The Express. — London, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

THE HETTON cozuver sinosloN. A ,:orreepoutlent of the Newcastle Chronicle, emu's on Sunday night, gives the following particulars of the attempts Blade to recover the bodies of the =fortunate men who have perished by this explosion . . Shortly after the dispatch of oar parcel last night, the workmen engaged in imploring the pit succeeded in reaching some of the dead bodies, aid le brinier them to the bank. About myth o'clock the corpse of Jahn Weaves was brought up in a black deal oath, met doers for the parpwes , and was oueveyed to the homed kis lesiva At so o'clock nine bodies had bete breeshilitp sad coaveythaway in a similar mapper, and sues thee lime, up to a lets bear this erring, no more of tha dead ham been rassalerel The following are the names of them braeglit eat of the pit :—John Onerous, or Gnome, Oarbewcrest: airrha iraTP.M. Morena- lane ; James 1682. 011141111 , 4111114 ; Robed Place ; Anthony Youq, leeenhethemaienit; Joseph Seat, 49, Ca. rolise-stort i_Robert Hall, Tentherien-street ; William itithaadaaa, ThrinrimoludWilibrallbrisy. Merton-lane. Them me„ Shadow WU LS bake is the pit. Man y of the dame' were herd dreedlal/y mangled, and eves their friends end reindleas bed dlilleaty in reoognicing some of them. The remains of mob, whim obtueed in the pit, wee wrapped in ileaneland plassibs the coffin, and then sent to bath and cenveyedle their ye beam ; hut in core queen of the mem given, Welshes identity was unforta natal, tuA unirsquest. The melee of Perrone ova, abaci* pntarely severed Wrisegb the mane, end was otherwise so fearfully mutilated thee the membsie of his own family wee oily able to identity bin by obeerrhig a well reasesubred pea ow, his forth's& The reessiesed Mambos were on to th e house aan family, who were may able to Sheathe lardy woad thst el their relative from fact that thew were shoes es the feet of lids seines, and their miming Mead er = were bosh. amoeba as moves wen, it is in add that la memo, whys* in • *Atari iaatauca, arena aritAira of the eafeetrast• de erred betrayed as almost heredilho degree of ladlfferesos to 1 the sod fate of benhashes& We miler to the case of Wright. He wee formerly employed ow works at the Cereal _ sia. 1 et ElLdeahani, and wiule there be we a rather free liver, bat meson of the express whisk his parenits involved, he bit tiryetal Palace and came to the mirth, and during the throe he has been employed at Hettoa Colliery hi con dom he. bees is all replete example/7, and be wan Kip pered to be saving maw from hie hard earning'. But his wife was addicted le the bottle, and we are credibly in formed that while the mad mother of Wright was in • state 1 bordering on frosty, ise herein the tidings of his death, his I worthier wife was ea the bed in a state of intoxication. The ease of Joseph Bolt, whose wife died recently, and who has left a family of soma &althea, is not so painful as might at fiat be supposed, three of his sous being able to work for the rest, but there are still far too many families in which the loss of him who supplied the daily bread will be bitterly felt, and for the Week of them we understand a subscrip tion list will be opined Saturday night was exceediagly stormy, the 'DOW/ falling heavily, bat nevertheless number" of noxious persona con. maid wilt the colliery were to be seen sanernbled round the mouth of the two thefts from dusk till dawn. Sunday morning was winterly but not wild, for though the now fell fast, and the roads to Berea were almost impassable, yet the absence of wind lessened the rigour of the storm. At the morning service in the church, the Rev. J. T. Nichol, teeter of Hellos, alluded in the course of his sermon to the dreadful calamity which had scattered denotation amongst %is parishioners, and announced hi intention of delivering a specie' sermon on the "object on sort Lord's day. In the course of the afternoon and "riming the church bell tolled solemnly in wafting of the death of the sufferers, and its measured clang ?mounded dismally over the comparatively silent streets and roads of the vi ll age. At the pit' s mouth plain black collies were piled upon each other, and near the shaft was a single one, bound with chides, reedy to be lowered on receiving the 'Sisal that another victim of the explosion was ready to be placed in the unpretentious receptacle of his remelts. The inclemency of the weather had the effect of preventing any very large assembly congregating near, or visiting the pit, but 'Mall numbers of men were continually going to or coming from he vicinity, while those more im mediately interested is the operations were of course in • very unsettled condition. It is remarkable that at no period mice the explosion have the female conaccioes of those is the pit assembled on its bank, nor were there more theater* or three, apparently disinterested wanes, to be thaerved there today. Belays of men wreaght eft hoar " shifts" in the pit, under the suponntendeeee of Mr. Lindsay Wood, Mr. Daglaish, and other indefatigable viewers, and were actively =i extinguishing the Ire in the stables, clearing away in for the recovery of the corpses, and in improving the ventilation. Two engines orpipee were kept playing on the &ales but the Sr" has not both quite extinguished at the time of writing. It is, however, expected that the Samar in the rubles will speedily exhaust them se lves, or be sub dued by the Unearth:greens of water poured on them. The carcases of the horses and ponies were found in a semi rooted condition. Reports of the state of the works were furnished by each viewer, as he arrived out of the works, to Mr. N. Wood in his cake. LOW4•II'4 shaft, which had bees prevented from working by the dissris at the bottom, was got into operation early in the afternoon. The men employed at this colliery appear to have been rather above the average of their clam for piety and oederli new. The father of Robert Hall is a member of the Wesleyan body; Anthony Young was a primitive methodist, ands man of excellent charioteer ; James Hot was • very stela,' man, and was a singer in the choir of the Wesleyan chapel. Ferrumon was an eccentric character, and cense from A colliery et West Moor ; Morley was noted for his jocularity ; and Wm Barbarisms, known to his melee ley the soahriquet of "Scotch Willy," although 60 years of age, W only worked at two collieries during the whole of his W e. Scott was a mu of very quiet de meanour, awl most of the rest of the mem, if not re markable for ateadinesa, were sot cooepicurar foe the Is. ethimaidalile extreme. Assay, theme mite hen bus connected with the eel- Vary me weed ulna irldali have bovine 'unseat to sides ponds. 31z. Matthias Dunn, her Majwilp's lespelso of Mises, wee espied at those cod' arise darn. the grid Wass in the cool trade in 1831 and MI Mr. Folder, eanyultieg viewer, wee formerly en played here ; awl Mr. Boyd, who is bow one of the in spectors of the colliense, known in mining Oneida") , es "131ackeoste," was also assiatent viewer at the Nellie collieries. Several bodies are distinct) ?Whit in thepit. lecturing it is said those et Low sad Nit chyme, which will be brought to bosh as seas as they us be obtalsed. Of Scott it is mend Het, while adan weeries to escape with those who lave egewiwed, be beam dal:trams through inhaling foul air, rohisill 5* prodad. wad was obliged tole left to his fate. Anions the buidosin current regard* the explosina Is a ineguir indasse of opacity evinced by • pony in the plt at the lase of the ea plasioe. This little cruel, which steeds (sly three fist and a few awhile is bele* filed hy the damn meow, and was drives by • bey of the sane of Proud. After the shock of the espied= the boy woe hued elegies to its seek. end on hi Wag baba away by the escaping party the poop follenred time ; hell es • sew dank pee moue" idol:. whisk secissileted the was sad boys to crawl, it wee thin& that the posy end be left behied. From the almost llama Wilda" of the disunite* eves. tore, however, the hey wesisheed to pot ha handkerchief mooed its seek sad waist to drag it forward. Ois hi pike" into the sup his little charge followed Ids there ilea, sad was with bin dams eddy to beak, both Win susteisol °sly a trifling slageling. la their statement et the eiresnstesese trosseeted with the panfal disaster, the n o es who have werrired to • great nine eniseide. °seep Osehese of lie woe working is the sect! way. Is the ad lent Clarltoe's pit Me Shahs the Wakens', would be shed twenty media be. fare pam Thursday sight ; end when he felt the shuck, he sadhi grow , Join load, if he felt himself all right. The remark was se& shut the air was right, and they per severed with their oil hasp. They saw some men, and wham they pi to than they pet out their lamps, solidi taties the " Davy" is their pheee. Four in number, they proceeded up the engin beak is the dark ; but, meeting the leeake, they were compe ll ed to retreat. They after wards fell I. with the not duly the men, and their slumbers bummed to envoy. They travelled up the Lack drift, when they caught heeds, endeavouring to make their way to the shaft through the Lowden return. While they were its that road, they lost fun of their comcanioes-- William Gentian-, Hobert Dudiser, Joseph Scott (dead). mai Ralph Hope. When they got to the abaft, the tried everyway, but alw was staadmi full, and they could get no further. Cleghore caught one of the rappers, and mid to I,:s mate, " Now, mate, I have got one locoed, this will tell them that there's somebody alive here." He pee them what is called " the shaft rep." They got au answer, tell ing them they must rest contented there, as no one could get duns at that time. They sat for six or seven hours. They got to the Downs shaft about twenty minutes before 8, sod they then got out. The tunas-emu, John Curry, also had an extraordinary wear*. He was employed at the furnace at the time ; and he states that the explodon went jut him like light n.uw He knew that the pit hod "fired" some way ; and he :mole lii way to the shaft as fast as be could. He had sot a great distance to go, but he came through some after-damp Co the road. Before the accident all was going on very inteuent with him. He bad just put the furnace right. and the ra was a good are on, the fret canning it to draw harder than oa ins:bury necuions. There win a sort of . sharp air coming to her at the time. and just so he was going in she elute away and met him half •way. He left behind him all his clothes oreept three he had cm for firing. Everything wee blown to pieces. He sat a "canny" piece in the dark before the other men cam- up, am! when he saw them he became more coolent. They had lamps whey they came hi him. There is a double door next the furnace. One of thin we. blown down, and the other, which stood, helped to keep the aft...damp off him. It was, he says, the door that saved him. The 'haft where they wanted to get up was duped op, and he ultimately came up the Epplitton pit with the met : - of the probable canoe of the explosion the Chronicle "thl this point wear* now aide to .perk with a greater degree of cer4iety ; although of cov.rxe tho matt., remains to be decided by the jury whom duty it wall he to investi• pie the ease. la the ate time, however. we Sr. informed that the several practical geetlemee who have rutted the put c incur in the opinion diet the explomon lid on4iaated in lb. engine fees. The boiler hr., it im asserted. bed formed apa retort, cad &Milled off a quentor of °Misery pm. which, site.. filling the flues, had ignited. and thereli oecavioavd the rateatmplte. This theory seems further to be fourded on the circumstatiee that the stoppinp atml doors •r• all blows from • ourainua mairi, ,Der• THE EXPRESS, TITE:SDO &ENING, DECEMBER 25, 1860.. THE POLICE COURTS. the Plum crossed the weggon way. Near to this is the shaft, which was also - blown down, allowing vent fur the gases is all directions. The flues themselves have been eoUrely destroyed from an interual force, bring blown outwards, which could not have happened had the explo sion had it. source in the working. The entire force of the shock is close to the bottom of the shaft, exteoding In wards, with decreasing effect. The flues, which consist of a more lining of brick, bad afforded a ready exit to the ex plosive force. The boilers have been used for about thirty years ; and oa no previous occasion, we believe, bee a similar accident occurred. By the force of the explosion, it is supposed that one of the boilers has bees lifted from its position, but the °then are ernadered to be oafs. T 66 official inquiry, which will be opened to-day, is likely to involve a somewhat curious and scientific question, • the ouly Gemmed, of a like character, we understand hefts that which took place at the Yelling saw years ago." tLiRLBOROUGH-STREET. Maria Johnson, of 8, Charlwoodatreet, Pimlico, • good. looking young woman, • b•lletdancer, wee charged with annoying Mr. John Hawkee, of 34, Cumberland-street, Pimlico, • musician, in the orchestra of Her Majesty's Theatre. Frorithe evidence and the defence, it appeared the two bed cohabited together some time as man and wife, and that two or more children had been the result. For some .Mnvt they had parted, and she was cadent with ea from him for the support of her offspring and aseesif, bet learning lately that he had taken up with another women, she had in jealous rage gone to the theatre, boxed his earn, and otherwise annoyed him. All this had occurred before he wu compelled to give her into custody. Defendant said she wu sorry, but could not help her fe trred to find bail to keep the peace towards the can pkinant. WORSHIP-81'REET. Joh* ltserdoit, a tall, reckless-looking man, was before Mr. Baer with subbing Pulicw-censtable hm= 192 H. 11sevideses of the injured man showed that be, at a late hoar {he previous night, had occasion to interfere in a disturbonee Ia WhitechapeL The prisoner, who was there, walked away, and the Mikes followed in his path, his duty ailing him that way. Suddenly, the prisoner, without a word being spoken, turned round and dealt him a terrible blow on the side of the head. A struggle ensued, and with assistance the fellow was secured ; another constable per ceived something glisten in the prisoner's hand u be nused it to strike, and subsequently a clasp-knife was found in the road where the act was committed. evidence; stated that the wound wee very suers arid dangerous a portion of the temporal artery being divided, thereby omasioning a vast flow of blood. The prisoner solemnly swore that be bad not been ia pos session of soy knife at the time in question ; but Mr. Knox observed that be &bold certainly send him for trial, adding that had there been a tittle of testimony re lative to any former samault be would have sent him to the anima. Fully committed. SOLZFRIVARIL. Ellen Mahoney, ovoro, dowsed in the workhouse garb, wee chugged with beag drunk and dis orderly in Bermondeey workhouse co Sunday afternoon, and annoying the Wadi& Fairborn, the porter of the workhowe, said that on Sun day afternoon, about eve o'clock, he received information of the disturbance in one of the women's wards, aod on pro ceeding there he saw the primmer in a state of intoxication, and shoring all the other female*. He removed bar by order el the muter gave her into custody. Mr. Burnham—Had she been out of the workhouse Far:bum—No, W. She had miroonducted herself pre viously. Burcham—Thu how did she get the liquor to make her intoxicated! lairbara—Other women were allowed wit of the how" ad waned them must have brought in apirita and gives to her. — Mr. Burnham—Aare you no means to prevent spirits Wei brought into the workhouse in that way ? Faarburn—lt's not allowed, sir. Ur. Edwin (chief clerk}—llou't you search them u they eons in? Fairhurn—No, sir ; Dot always. In fact we have oot done it for a long time. Mr. Edwin—l should recommend you to do it this time of the year, or you will have much disorder in the house. Mr. Burohiso-How did the prisoner conduct hermit Ibirbura—Very bad, sir. She sang lewd coop, and ripest the Wale& La answer to the charge, The prisoner said it was Christmas time, and she had a afis drop ol ram given tuber to cheer her up. Yr. Dingman endeared her to 14days' hard labour in the Howe al Carnahan. LAMBETH. Jews Greenwood, a private belonging to the 3rd Batta lion of the Grenadier Guards quartered at the Tower, was charged before Mr. 72liott with demolishing 13 panes of glees, and cranking several others in the Walworth-road. Sergeant Pay, P, said that at half-pair one o'clock on that morning the Walworth- road, when he heard a load glass, sad on going to the plate he foetid the priso ner at every gas lamp he passed, and observed that wend were broken. He spoke to the prisoner and pointed out two or three of the lamps be had broken lo sot. his reply was that if not taken to the station he should - r peat many more, and be in Goa sequence took him there, and charged him at the station with the offence. Luke Roger& lamplighter to the South Metropolitan Gas Works, in the Kent. road, said that on going to extinguish his lamps on that morning he found that thirteen of them were broken, and the glass in the others cracked. The pro rr.tzebelonged to the South Metropolitan Gas Works. The dons was 10s., and the witness MY told b" the °Mops of the company to inform his worship, that if the prisoner had not saMcieut to y for the doicark, ke Iv dad with the case as be t proper, prisoner, who o ff ered nothing in defence or erten tire of his co nduct, beyond stating that he was drunk at the time, wee ordered to pay the amount of the damage, or be impri soned for too days. Tai Law Ain) F.StriTT Coram—Yesterday the oaken d the manes law courts were closed until Sitar• day, and, with the empties of the Court of Queen's Bench, the courts stand adjourned until the commencement of term. Th e Court of Qestea's Beath will et to-morrow, to conclude the case " Stokes v. the astern Col:intim Railway Company," and on its rising will be adjourned until term, which begins on the 11th prou. The equity court's:bourn* on Saturday, and the offices were closed till the 7th January. The courts will not re-open until tem. The Divorve Court has also adjourned its sittings until term, and cannot * until the second day, for the want of proper accommods twa. The airmen of that court bare coosiderably increased since last term. At the commencement of Michaelmus term the arrears numbered 156, hut in consequence of the time o=l in the Shedders' case the divorce cases were not rued an advanced period of the teem, and the result hr tress an accumulation of bullion. la the casseremely heard the Judge Ordinary, who has now the power of a tall court, has only pronounced a decree n isi, giving all parties an hrid be wi o th pportunity of s held. howing collusion, or th at mate rial facts GANG OF COMMA CAVONT.—On Saturday even ing, as Detectives &own and Thomson were passing along (Wimp* they observed William Smith, a " land shark," who is well known among his thievish saw ciatai under the cognomen of Sulphur Joe," in coma piny with another questionable-looking fellow. Sus pecting that Smith might have something upon him which belonged to some other body, they adnitly took him into a close unobserved by his companion, who doubtless wondered whence he had gone. On search ing Smith's pockets they found eight counterfeit florins upon him, and accordingly at once sent him to the nearest police-station, The detectives then lost nu time in visiting Smith's house, at 122, Gallowgate, and there they found a complete set of coining apparatus, of the newest and most scientific kind, which bad apparently been re cently in ma. Among the apparatus were two galvanic batteries, bottles of acid, he., and which, doubtless, had been in requisition to electroplate the coins after being mat. The detectives had just finished • complete over haul of the house when the other man entered, and owned that the apparatus found belonged to him. He was, of course, then taken into custody, along with Smith's wife ; and the three prisoners will to-day be remitted to the sheriff for examination. The second man is unknown to the Glasgow police ; bet he seems an old thief. He gave the name of John Thomson, remarking that that wee only one of his names, and the name that he had generally seen in the newspapers referring to him. He is an Englishman, about 40 years of age, dark complexion, and stout made. The fiorim are good imitations of the genuine coin. —Gies goat Daily SulciDg BY A FAM•LZ SARVANT.—Yestorday af ternoon an inquest was held at the Barrack Tavern, Wool wich, on the body of Mary Ana MGowen, aged eighteen, a young woman in the service of Major-General Sir Eklund Dams, K.C.8., who committed suicide by taking poison on the previous Saturday night, It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the daughter of Joseph M'Cowen, a gunner of 'toad Artillery , and had formed an acquainta nce with • young man belonging to the regiment, which ber pa rents did not approve. On the previous Saturday night she was observed to become suddenly ill, and staggered and fell. Dr. Evans of the Royal Ordnance Hospital, was promptly in at tendance, but life was found to be extinct ; and upon searching the deceased, a small bottle was foetid in her pocket which bad contained cyanide of potassium—a poison used for renovating gold lace—and to which the de ceased had access. The jury returned • verdict " That the deceased committed suicide by taking poison whilst labour ing under temporary insanity." CRYNTAL PALACE.—The Cbriatmas revels com menced yesterday, and from half-past eleven in the morning till six in the evening the ante+ taiinnents never ceased. The decorations of the False* are exce ed ingly tasteful and appropriate to the season. of course the Fancy Fair and Revels will be closed this (Christina.) day, but the Palace will be open to the public, and there will be musical per forenames by the orchestral band end on the great festival organ. The Revels, under the direction of Mr. Nelson Lee, will be resumed to-morrow and continued during the week, the Palace remaining open to a later hour than usual, and being illuminated at dusk. The ice on the lakes is in excel lent condition, and attracts peat numbers of &lidera and skaters. MURRUM or PATINTII, Sorra KiNBINGTON.— Number of visitors for the week ending Dee. 22, 1,889. Total number 'hum the opening of the Yuma free daily (12th hay, 1858), 3W,912. [Adeortiaeuteut. J—HOLLOWAY'III OINTMZNT AND PlLLlL—AlllkTrinte or MR Ale PASSAOM—IdiId, damp, foggy weather deteriorates the Idomi, and hip the foundation of disease°, the throat, windpipe, and lungs. On the least indica tion of Irritation In 'hese organs, Holloway's inestimable that ment should be thoroughly rubbed twice a day on the threat, leek and chest. In all Marrs of Ingseem, ootds, and bronchitis, this treatment may be followed with ed,cletcy and safety. The ointment should be rubbed upon the skin, so salt is rubbed Into meat It will then penetrate and preserve. A change for the bettor is anon perceived by . the patient, whose steady ',ro ma' towards begin, smarms Mende All 4 with gratitude acknowledge the restorative powers of Holloware Ointment THE CORN TRADE. (From the lidisnMene Express.) BRITISH. _ The sudden • Witt:o;37e frost, while it has put a stop to moat d labour, &11 ... an earlier prospect c 4 ame lioration in the wimples of Fes ' wheat than was at one time expected. This benefit is the more welcome in come queuee of the prospective diminution of foreign supplies, hitherto so indispensable to the manufacture's( good-quality flour. The ravages, too, of the slug, which were becoming merions where the oewly.planted wheat was well up, will be put a stop to. Should, too, the openiug of the year be dry„ many piece* of heavy land may be got in order for th e early spring, and equal, if not excel, the late autumnal sowings. Foreign imports, though still on all extraordinary scale, have not stopped the upward teodeocy of prices for good samples, which throughout the country have in creased in value fully ls. to 2s. per qr., although some Mama note but a alight advance. Red American wheat ham been most in favour, from its dryness and strength the ; ; g el. imports only serving to attract attention. The avenges this season are about Be. per qr. under th e Now al Ws. upon 50s. is 40 per cent., midway is per cent. ; and at this ratio, at least, we must estimate the deterioration of the new crop, without entering upon the question of potatoes. Foreign markets have again been I without any particular features; and the approach of Christmas has had its influence here and abroad, operations being restricted. French prices have been steady, or rather dearer, as well as Dutch and German. Belgian markets have more decidedly then, as has Odessa ; but Egypt, and the ports in the Mediterranean, have been calm. Many matters and high freights have made breadstuff@ rather easier again in New York. The arrivals off the coast since the 13th instant were 11 =of which 5 °argon were wheat, 3 mane and 3 The business reported was as follows, p artly on r—Mantua wheat, 60e. ; l Twang (Auks 535. a l .r g he e ld Taganrog 545., Sandornirka 60a. aa ~ and 645., American 595. 3d., Egyptian Midi 445., and ItidUra 43.. 13 anon of maize at 33.. to 3k. 70., 1 Dna& shipping 38.. 6d., and Odessa, foe 41a 3 eargasa of barley at 28s. fid., 29,., and 261.11 4 .7 1 1 of Egyptian beans at 375. 6d. and 385., and 1 dLentils at 31a. &I. — The sales noted last week were 62,753 qrs. wheat, at Ills 5d., against 124,600 qrs. in the corresponding period of bet year. The London averages were Ws. 7d. on 1,403 qrs. The arrivals of wheat and flour into the principal port of Great Britain for the week ending December 12th were equal to 287,619 qrs., of which 22,088 qn. were colonial. The imports of last month were 986,023 qrs. wheat, and 515,748 cots. flour. The London wheat trade on Monday opened on large foreign, and moderate home supplies. The showed samples during the morning from Kent and Faux were on a small scale, with very little good. This was quickly shared off at Is. to 2s. advance, the inferior being onl y . partly sold. Many country buyers of foreign again appearing, the advance d Friday was supported ; the prices obtainable on all fine dry American being fully 2a. over the previous Monday, and is, to 2s. better for all other descriptions. Arrivals off the coast sold at only is. per qr. improtement. On Wednesday there were 370 qrs. per coast, and 7,440 qre. foreiga. The little English wheat of good quality showing today went off readily at fully the previous roam ; and there was • moderate demand for forenti, at equally good prices. Fri day's returns were 690 qrs. per coast, and 16,150 qrs. from abroad. Notwithstanding the approach of Christmas, good English samples were then in fair request at rather over the previous quotations ; and there was an increased inquiry for good American. There was an ordinary supply .of country flour on Monday, with plenty from Amuuma. Norfolk+ being scans were held at ls. to 25.. per sack advance ; and ri Amecan barrels we equally improved in value, bat town millers did not TAW their top price, which remained at 575. On Wednesday there ware 420 sacks per coast, and no foreign. The absence of foreign arrivals, and scar city of country samples, caused holders to mak more money again for Norfolks ; but this checked sales, u there was a good show el foreign only held on former terms. The re turns of Friday were 420 'mks per coast. sod 20 sacks 9990 brb. foreign. Norfolks were then held at 435, or Is. • Monday ' s rata ; and foreign, both in sacks and barrels, was firm, but without much doing. Town prices were pointing upwards. There was • fair supply of barley on Monday, both British and foreign. The finest malting being in re 2ri_a_ fully ea dear ; but the medium and lower • both Eoglish and foreign, were only • slow ' sale r' former rates. On Wednesday there were 2,280 qrs. per coast, and 3,920 qrs. foreign. There was a quiet trade on this day for all sorts, at former rates, good malting bein g most in demand. Friday's returns were 3,270 qrs. per coast, and 4,560 qrs. from abroad. This day was much as the previous • and prices would probably have been higher but for the time of year. The imports for November were 244,426 qrs. The malt trod* was very firm on Monday, and, for very fine parcels, rather dearer. Bates on Friday_were firm. The supply of foreign cats was very large on Monday, but from Scotland there were very few arrivals. The consisted mostly of Danish and Swedish qualities, on fine sorts of new, were 6d. per qr. dearer ; but graaary Lar"iof Russian old, being previously held WO, were not s crop red in value, or the lowest new sorts from other parte. On Wednesday there were 1,860 quarter* per % 1,540 quitters Irish, and 6,830 quarters tongs The supplies of last week prevented any farther advance, and business neurally was on but • limited male. Friday's supply was 4,640 quarter* per coast, 1,540 quarters Irish, and 11,770 quarters foreign. There was then very little passing, and where vessels had °alienated their la days, holders were anxious not to laud ; buyers • y, bed • turn in their favour. The November imports were 234,476 quarters There was • moderate supply of beans on Monday, both English and foreign. Fine old English, and dry new somisles, were la per quarter higher ; holders of old foreign mostly asking more mossy. Enema were firm at the week's end. The imports for November wen 46,751 quarters. I There was a large arrival of white peas, principally from the Baltic, on Monday ; though of other sorts the supply was moderate. Maples, from scarcity, remained I dear ; but done were dull, es well as white boilers. There was oo imbsequeut change. The total imports for Novena. I ber were 43,561 cin Them was • fair supply of linseed on Monday, with lass eagerness in the demand, though previous rates were main tained. (Ikea sold steadily, on rather eerier tones Fri day's market bad a more buoyant appointee,. The meld market remained gait* in mho. Clove seed was held at previous rates, both red and white. Trefoil also was firm, but canary was very dull, though only the previous rates were demanded. Other seeds were without quotable change. Several of the country markets bad again but short sup plies, farmers preferring to get their samples into better condition ; good market. were, therefore, 2s. w irt z. , higher for wheat-as Hull, Manchester, Spalding, • Newmarket. Some, as Alford and St. Ives, were 2s. to Is. per qt. dearer. Birmingham, Market Rum, and Otinsborough markets were Is. to 2e. up ; Leeds, Louth. and Newcastle only ls. Sheffield, Worksop, an d Newark being only firm. Liverpool advanced as Tuesday, 3d. per cental on wheat, Oats were firm. Barley, beans, and peas 3d. per 601 be., and fiderm. higher. Mains ale rose Sd. to Is. per qr. Os Friday also there was • good trade, at • further improve moat in wheat did. told. per cental. Spring corn firm, and anise held higher. The prices of spring corn have spin rather improved, more especially barley, beans, and oats. In Scotland the trade has improved. At Glasgow Scotch wheat improved 6d. to is per boll, and American 6d. to 9d. Barley and oats also 6d. up, an d beans Him. There continued a good sale at Dublin for native produce, wheat, barley, and oats all being cleared at an advance of 6d. to L. per bd. Foreign wheat was held ray firm. Maize 6cL to le. per qr. higher. FOREIGN. The bakers in Paris having long restricted their pur chases, in the expectation, of a decline, hove at last Leen forced to buy in larger quantities, and so rather raised! prices, which have advanced to 64f- to 65f. per 157 kilogramme. for the top quality (equal to 41s. 9d. per -28003. English). The four marks also have recovered their relative value, and become scarce at 63f. pet 157 kilos. (40e. 9d. per 2801 b.); but distant deliveries, may four months from March, were only If. more. Wheat had also slightly advanced, say 9d. to ls. per qr. on the week, powers obtaining 36f. 50c. for their best qualities (Ms. 9d. per qr.), 34f. 50c. (52e. Bd. per qr.) being had for secondary qualities ; millers, however, were cautious buyers, though Normandy had taken some quantity of good at 35f. to 3M. 50r„ (54e.) Rye was steady at former rates, say 23f. per 115 kilos. (35e. 6d. per qr.) for Au old ; new 9d. per qr. Ins. Barley was dull and difficult to sell at previous rates. Fine oats ware firm ; choice still obtained 32f. per 160 kilos. There was more firmness in rapeseed in consequence of frost. Cloverseed remained in calm, 140 f. per hale being the top quotation for new red. Trefoil 4M. per hale. The country markets were mostly Arm, or rather dearer for wheat, but Bordeaux and Nantes were unchanged. At Antwerp there nits an improvement in the value of foreign wheat of Is. per qr., sad on native of 2s. per qr. ; new Baltic and American, 61e. 3d, ; Bordeaux, 62e. 6d. ; hue American winter Me. 64. ; Marianople. 57a. 3d. ; Petersburg rye, 33a 6d. ; Odessa barley, 313.94. Louvain quotations were to 625. for red wheat. lu Holland there had scarcely been any quotable change, but Amsterdam was fkl. per qr. dearer for rye, in come queers of a demand for the Rhine. Barley was also firm. liaintricht was, however, 2e. dearer for wheat. Rotterdam was only firm, new white to 555. '6d., old to 675. per qr., Polish and red to 725. per qr. Mayence noted a slight im• provement m wheat, rye, sad barley. The lakes in the neighbourhood of Berlin were covered with Me, and river navigation was closed. The impplies by water being thus cut off, rates were gradually improving, and large trauactious fur future delivery had taken place. Several of the Swine markets noted an advance in but the averages in Bavaria were slightly lower. A rise wu noted is Cologne, Me. being pud for wheat. Though frost was rather against prices at Odessa, a re duction in freights, and the necessity of fulfilling contracts, bad enabled holders of wheat to obtain Is. per qr. advance. The total sales for a week in all pain wei • 35,000 qrs. ; wheat, 375. 6d. to 48s. ; rye, Zea. ; barley, 18e. 6d. to Ws. 9d. ; oats, 13a. 104. to 16e. 10,1.; liusee.l, 13a 6d. to 48s. blurs bunters bad beau doi at Gonau.ntinople, at fully forgoer rates ; for alone afarvu 10,i00 qrs. wheat sod Turley bad been placed, and an equal quantity for borne cousumption. At tignyrua trails wee calm, but prices firm ; wheat, 48e. to 545. Less was doing at Alexandria, in consequence of duller advice. from the west, and the high rates of ex change ; good wheat was, however, still in demand. Beane and barley also were actively sought, awl their scarcity alone made males small.. A fortnight s transactims comprised about 23,000 quarters. Affairs at Leptom had generally been calm, but about 10000 qra . hiarutoople wheat for January and February delivery bad been taken at 545. 6d. to Ms. ; a shipment, however, of Marian le of the same weight had been taken at 52a. Bd. per qr. This was on Roman amount, nothing else during the week being bought for that destination ; but 7,000 qrs. of maize had been taken for the Ecclesiastical State.. The weather has been very bad, and as wheat sow ing was not completed there was some anxiety respecting it. With the close of the year the markets at Santander were getting very dull, and prices somewhat declining. As severed womb' were in the road, and arrivals from the in terim were seldom, but small stores were left, so that any large demand would instantly affect markets. The top price of flour was about 425. 6d. per 2801ba. ; seconds, 38s. per 28011 a. Wheat was generally held at 60a, with 57a. 6d. bid. The Castilian market. were vary dulL Soft wheat being very scares at Algiers, had risen to 32f. per 100 kilos. (58s. 6d. per qr.), hard only 27f. (495. 5d.) A peat deal of wheat had been sown under very favour able circumstancea Monetary pressure still had some influence on wipes at New York, though the closing of the Western end of the Waal was limiting supplies : low flour was sc. to 15c. easier per brl. ; Brandywine and Baltimore, 10c. to 15e. ; Canada Club Wheat to 1 d. 11e. per bush. (equal to 37a. per qr.); amber Wisconsin to 1 d. 12c. (375. 48.); winter red Western to 1 d. 20c. (405.): Chicle° spring, 1 d. 6c. (355. 4d.), all per 48011*. Shipments from the Ist to the 4th December :-Wheat, 201,099 bush. ; flour, 21,801 brim. ; maize, 30,092 bush. Shipments from lit January to 30th of November:-Wheat, 11,906,309 bush. ; lour, 1,729,699 brim. ; maize, 2,937,432 bush. FRENCH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The Monideur publishes the following article : We published on the 19th inst. the comparative tables drawn up by the Administration of Customs and of Indirect Taxes, presenting the imports and exports of the principal kinds of merchandiee. It will not be without interest to te a r . : of the more striking results set forth in these ts. The first fact that attracts attention is the large imam in the importation of certain raw materials destined for French manufacturers. Cotton, of which the quantities that paid duty were in 1858 715,000 metrical quintals (=lithe. each), and in 1859 739,000, attained in 1860 the enormous figure of 1,160,000 quintals. Even when deduction is made of the quantities sent abroad, them remains 1,083,070 quintals ; that is to say, 344,000 more than the quantity consumed in the correepondizperiod of 1859. The quantity of raw wool introduced commerce special) in 1860 amounts to 480,500 quintals, w • tin 1859 ii was only 368,319 quintals, and in 1858, 318,102, being in favour of 1860 an awmentation of 112,181 quintals com pared with 1859, and of 162,318 compared with 1858. As regards oleaginous seeds the importation in 1860 has In creased by 169,758 quintals in comparison with 1859, and by 205,066 in comparison with 1858, the quantities b 877,215 in 1860, to 707,457 in 1859, and 672,179 "1 in 1858. An analogous movement has taken place in the introduction of oils from seeds, also in special commerce ; the quantities imported, which in 1858 were only 36,269 quintals, and in 1869, 57,373 1 having risen in 1860 to 124,314. Of indigo, the quantities consumed haft almost doubled in 1860, compared with the average consumption of the two preceding years, being 14,600 quintal to 8,900 in 1859, and 6,900 mlB5B. The importation of coal for consumption does not cease to increase in a large ,pro =7laving risen in 1860 to 49,649,847 quintals, or 42 more than in 1859, and 9,915,176 more than in 1858. Among metals, the import of rough castings and bar heel has sustained a certain depression, outings 219,209 quintals in 1860, to 398,1136 in 1859, and to 598, i g in 1858 ; bar iron, 3,766 quintals in 1860, to 11,769 in 1859, and 135,486 in 1858. In the importation of copper and' zinc, however, there hie been an increase. Thequantity of oer which was only 103,341 quintals in 1858, and 107,352 in 1859, attained 130,816 quinMls in 1860 ; and that of zinc, which was it 31,197 in 1858, and 217,452 in 1859, rose to 271,263 in 1860. As regards the consumption of sugar, coffee, and cocoa, that of the first presents an manes* of , 20,729 quintals compared with 1858, and of 60,432 compared with 1859 ; of the second, 57,623 and 41,687 for the two yean ,• and of the third, 7,646 and 5,194. In exports, all French fabrics have proeeesed, and present in 1860 thee quantities :-Woollen fa • 78,937 quintals to 60,427 in MO, and 56,171 in 1858; cotton, 93.346 to 83,275 and 87,311 ; flax and hemp, 19,925 to 17,477 and 18,519 ; and silk, 31,424 to 31,109 and 23,746. Machinery slid machani. cal object, have also immersed, having amounted to 5,743,525 f. in 1858, 0,027, 5961. lit 1850, and 6,886,368 f. in , 1860. ALLEGED DANGEROUS STATE OP ANOTHER COLLIEBT. Reports have for some time past been rife throughout the colliery districts ea to the very dangerous state of Howell Colliery from fire damp, where, it will be remembered, an explosion took place some years ago, with distances results sad lamentable loth of life. Amongst other promatiseary theriathes, it is said more shafts for ventilating purposes am wiromptonly required, owing to the very peat meat d the workless. The men employed on the colliery are thoweslvai folly aware of the extreme danger to which they lam dailysobjeeted, bat with that combination of apathy sad Imadilmesd ao commoaly e ngendered by an habitual contact with the kasardous, ace content to work on, if not altogether resardlime of the consequences, indulging in some vague sad isdsdsiq bopeof future improvement. When and in what war this Moll ultimately be brought about, when questioned on the imalAiet, they are amt able to afford the most remote 'TM legielatare has, is morns measure, fulfilled a portion of the condition, attached to it— so far aa the working mbar is concerned —aa • paternal government, by appointing well-paid inspectors, with a view of guarding against Ilaseselaseholy disasters almost daily recorded; but this fact in Walt is as aothing, provided the duties attach ing to the Gibe are not fully and fairly carried out. These complaints as to the state of Haswell Colliery meat have some pretty good foundation, or they would not be so frequently beard. It is certainly not to the interest of the owners that th eir property should be thus jespordieed —setting adds the maiimtem of human life ; and it is to be hoped imam will at one, be taken to investigate the 'object, and In soma mem= reassure those most deeply interested in the date of *imp reports& —Newcastle Chronicle. CHARGE OP MAMILAUGHTER. An adjourned inquirywas concluded on Satur day before the coroner, Mr. D. Ashford, respecting the death of a Mrs. W. Orisdp, at the village of Milton, about three miles from Mbytes Mallet. The deceased's husband is • farmer, but has ecosiderable landed property in the village. The deceased died on the 4th instant, and an inquest was convened an the following Saturday. Mn. Disabeth Funeell, mother of the deemed, mid— My daughter was about 33 years of age, and was married to Mr. Orledge about two years ago. Her general health was very good till lately, when she suffered very much from the violence of her husband. 1 have lived with them overdoes they were minted, and have repeatedly seen him strike her and fling things at her without the slightest provocation. He often did it the first thiag is the morning. Oa use °cession, while they was raining from Walls, he best her about the head and shoaldwe with hi wallegoliek aid it was broken, and she told me she expected be would have killed her, She was so bad that she was obliged to be bolstered up in bed. She has been to Shepton mensal times to get out of the way of his violence, and on use occasion she took out a summons against him. Oa the 22nd of August I was from borne, but was seat fir and found my daughter in • neighbour's house, with two black eyes , and blood about her dmee. She also co osphined of having greet pains in her bosom, where she told me her husband had given her blow after blow, while she was cry ing " Murder!" The nipple was and the Meet very hard and swollen, sad, although have tried every mean; in my power I have liner been able to get it right moos Mr. Hudson, surgeon, was called in about • fortnight after, but she got worse and worse until the time of her death, which took place on Tuesday last Other evidence was given to show that the husband had repeatedly treated his wife with great brutality. The coroner slimmed up very minutely to tbe jury, telling than it mu their duty to ascertain whether the deemed died from violence or natural causes ; if by violence, by whom 'that violence was inflicted ; and then to see whether the offence amounted to murder or maneleughter. After • short deliberation, the jm• unalintoesly agreed to • verdict of " Maaslaughter," and a warrant wee immediately issued far the prisoner's apprehension and committal. Bail to say amount was offered for hie release, but was refused, and he is now in carcerated at the Menton Mallet gaol, awaiting his trial at the next Somerset Arises. THE LONDON AND NIDITINJUNE.4II STEAM NAnyunos COMPANY (LIMITED). The following is the first report by the directors : " In conformity with the articles of association, the chair men and directors lay before the shareholders their first soma' report. with • statement of &neonate from the corn. meeceineat of the company to this 18th day of December, and will very brndy agoleiii the measures adopted by thews to ratline the objects contomplated in the prospectus attar eampener. the side of which was the causing to be bails Mem vends adopted to the trade in which the coal posy peoprold to embark t and, secondly, to keep alive and foster all masedine between London and the various Italian polo, lentil the sompeny's owe vessels were reedy to Oa the whole manneas a eyelmindo and regular line of communication. ef the shares being taken up, exceptiag i h Lie liredses invited Madsen from several distinguished Irma fee the constructiou of two iron ;side e1 ... 7311 1 tune 11.11 E and the tenders of News. Scott, of Onion* imillidiesibes, Da* and Co., olltitocktoaos• Tees, were meested. s masortaary ben to date mare than the dime sad sentreols for thaw stemmas wen si =ared with the pests* ears, awl bad the minutia Chrlds Jobe Vino Han. die then superin tendent of the eampeny, whim Mare serving the direction think MD be at die depend of the sawarsay. During every Masi of their program do matedab and workmanship em ployed is their esseinedes errs been mod eiretsily exa mined end eisne by ea impede appointed far the purpose, and the WWI= ars talky satilfied - thet lbe vends will in all omen" he ended to the trade for 'high tiny are intended. Ms parted at which them dasmees ought to have been nompined, in conformity with the aim - tract; has DOW eapiesik and it is uotortunat• that deliewy has not yet takes Ors; The Italia, however, ia What, and haying seaters Ihied, sod the Sicilia is making progress. The shareholders may, however, rest assured that every means will be mad by the directors, consistent with perfect work sad safety, to hasten their completion, and thir Inst that in • few weeks the contractors may be • position to deliver the stearz,ers. Is the meantime, and from the commencement of the cow syampan, board have given their constant attention to the up a secular ernimunication between London and I means of chartering, and their experience now emblem 0111111 to express their ow. conviction that the trade —immensely increased sod developed as it will be from the remit events in Italy—bolds out prospe:te of the moat mtisfactory bind, and will, they have 00 doubt, so boos as the company's own steamers can be eqpiped in it, yield • profitahle return to the shareholders. The, directors would here add that previously to the final adoption of beans unginu they chartered the Thetis, the only vessel in which It Issd bees tested in voyages between Co eenock and Liver pool, to estisfy themselves of its efficiency in a long sea voyage, sad Captain Hall, at the request of the board, having been good *wash to sccompany the vowel, hie report satisfied the directors of the prudence of its adoption. The / hrectors would avail themselves of this opportunity to impress upon the shareholder the impovtsnoe and moremity of meeting their calls with regularity and promptitude. !filbert° they have discharged the periodical instalments due to the shipbuilders, but in case of further ilelays it may become a matter requiring serious consideration whe- Sher those shareholders who have not fulfilled their engage meats should not be sullied to the operation of clause 17 of the articles of seesciaticis, by which their shares would be forfeited. In couclusiou, your directors would observe that every possible exertion bee bees mode by them to for ward and promote the company's interests, and that they have every confidence in the future meccas of the under ' taluog.” FROZIN TO DIATII AT AN OTVITZII STALL—Last 'espies Dr. Chalice, the deputy coroner for List Middle. max, bald as inquest at the Marquis of Cornwallis public house, Curtain-road, Shorediteb, relative to the death of Agnes Edgell, aged 73 years, who died from exposure to the weather, under the following circumstance,. :-1L appeared from the evidence that the deceased lad kept an oyster stall at the corner of Charles-street, Pitfield.street, end cm Saturday sight last she was seen sitting en a chair by her stall. When her daughter and a lodger called upon her and asked her if the wanted anything, she replied, " Yes, lam very cold." The daughter went for some tea and bread and butter, but about half-past 11 o'clock the deceased suddenly became ill, and died is her chair before medical assistance could be gott. The deceased had been is charge of the stall about thirty years, and was a decent woman, much enticed by the neighbours for her cleanly and sober habits. Mr. Julia George Macke% surgeon, of Pitfield.atreet, Huston, slated that the deceased was dead when he was called. Life had been extinct five minutes, and he found her dead is a chair. He had male a post *wens examine lice of the body and found that the various organs were healthy and free from disease. The heart and lungs were coagested, and the immediate cause of death was cold and i exposure to the severity of the weather. On the night in question the deceased complained of the cold, and hail once had limns warm rum and water, although she was an abate alit,. maims. The jury returned& verdict that "the deceased dud from corigeetiou of the heart and lungs, brought on Ly ext.o,ure to tLe cold and inclemency of the weather while sitting at • public .tall." Mr. E. Waller, the officer, mid the devrased was well known among the inhabitants for her eccentric habits. SKATING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE IMPRESS. Sts, —Why should the public be prevented the pleasure of skating this year on the ice in St. James's-park and the Serpentine? It has been broken all round to prevent persons getting on. The ice on the round pond in Kensingtonlpardens (nut having been interfered with) was perfectly safe on Friday, as I was on it some time. We have sine had two severe nights' frost, particularly Saturday, when the thermometer in Piccadilly was as low as 21. I have been informed the ice has been broken by cid* of the officials of the Royal Humane Society, to prevent them the expenditure of a few pounds in employing the extra men during the skating season.—l am, Piccadilly, Deo. 23. A SKATER. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pam- Total, Total, RAILWAYS open imagers ehandlas 1000 1040 Week ending Dee. S Detroit andWilwaukee .. 186 fiat 1,566 2,002 1,140 Week ending Dec. 7. — . Great Western of Christla 345 6,415 4,006 4136 6,674 Buffalo and leke Huron 161 1,114 WI Week siding Dec. 16. Cornwall Week ending Dec. 11. London, Brighton, aid 8 Coast 5241 11,606 3.774 16,660 14,200 THE BIRXENCIHAM CHAMBER OP COMMERCE AND THE COLONISATION OF AFRICA—Oa Thursday text, the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce will meet to twinkler a question which, though primarily commercial, is essentially philanthropical- The chamber will only deal with it in its mercantile aspect, but the public will take more interest in its ultimate tendency. The question is that of promoting the colonisation of Africa by free amines, who are now living in Canada and the States of North America, and of assisting generally in the development of industrial re sources among the native inhabitants of Africa. Thee is in Loudon an emaciation devoted to the furtherance of these objects. At the heed is Lord Alfred Churchill, M.P., while among its members are Lord Ca' Ithorpe, Edward Bullock, Esq., of Handsworth ; the Rev. C. B. Snapp, of Perry Barr; It. W. Winfield, Esq., of Birmingham ; and many gentle. men of greater eminence in the world's public businese„ Lord Alfred Churchill will attend the meeting of next Thursday for the purpose of explaining the views this society advocates and of persuading our Chamber of Com merce to co-operate with it in advancing the cause it has undertaken.—Bireringhsei Daily Post. THE BELFAST LINEN TRADE AND THE TREATY Of COMNBECIL—On Friday last a meeting of the Associa tion of Bleachers, Finisher', and Linen Merchants a Ire land, was held at Belfast, to record a vote of thanks to Mr. Richardson, M.P., and Mr. W. Ewart, ILP., who had acted with other gentlemen in carrying out the arrangements connected with the new French tariff. Mr. Ricluirdeon, in returning thanks, said that the conduct of Mr. Cobden, in connexion with the treaty, was beyond all praise. His patient attention to the representa tions made to him by the deputation from Belfast, tbe care ful consideration which he bestowed upon the statistics re lative to yarns, tcc., with which they furniabed him, and 1 the effects which be made to bring the negotiations to a satisfactory termination, were deserving of their gratitude. In fact, he believed that none but Mr. Cobden could have brought the subject to so successful an issue. As for him self, he would be happy at all times to aid the assexiation in promoting the welfare of the Irish linen trade. It was resolved that a sub-committee be appointed to watch foreign tariffs, and to urge on government the necessity of having such remodelled on a liberal basis, and that a memorial re specting the Spanish tariff be at once prepared and brought under the notice of the government. THE INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE RUBY.— The inquiry into the loss of •this vessel, after lasting some days, terminated at Glasgow on Saturday. The court decided as follows s—After having maturely considered the evidence before us we deem it necessary to send the certifi cate of Mr. Forrest and the rustler of the Ruby to the Board of Trade. The ground of our opinion will be stated in the report which we shall have the hoeour of making to the Lends of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade. With regard to the misunderstanding between the coast guard stationed at the scene of the wreck of the Ruby sod the agents for Lloyd's within the district, we are of opinion that the officer of the coast guard and his men in no respect acted otherwise than consistently with their duty as pre scribed by the Merchant Shipping Act and the instructions therein furnished by the Board of Trade. A fire occurred, on Friday, in the woollen ware houses of Messrs. Jobe Ireland and Co.. at Kendal. The stock dertroyed is c ..imated at 3,000 f., sod of the build. *Lady the blackened walls remain. THE ORNAMENTATION of WATCHES WITH FMB AZT DuSIONIL—.'it Is singular that our &With miumfacturen of watches have overlooked the Importance of superior art stalk= for their productions. The fart Is the costliness of ma terial and perfection of mei:lantern in the smallest compass germ heretofore to have been looked upon an the exclusive standards by which a watch could be judged, the ornamentation being considered of no Importance. idgnilicatit signs of Improvement are, however. Indicated by at least see manufacturer. Au ob. servers of progress In all departments of art and manufactures, we feel much pleasure in adding our testimony to the fine taste which has been displayed In the selection of artistic designs for ornamenting watches by Mr J. W. Remain, of to and 34. Lad. catch 11. the manufacturer referred tn. Mr. Benson, as a long. established City manufacturer. has gained a reputation for the quality of his productions which stands second t o non e in th e City."—Son. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet. post tree for two stamps, is descriptive of every construct I.la of watch now made. Watches safe by poet Wall parts et the glubc.—[Ailvertti,meut.] 1A710!!„ It—Daresneter corrected and nialted — to ft deg. at mean we level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, eandng about ono-hundredth el an Inch diminution; and each 10 deg., above id dug., cisme nearly thrershruidrolths Increase. IL—Exposed thermometer is died& M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew potht). D.—Direction of wind (tree—not magnetic;. F.—fens a to 11—milmated . C.—Cloud (1 to 9). : b, blur sky, e, clouds;detached); f, fog; h, hall; 1, lightning; Tr, misty •a, OVIIIIIII (chin); r, ; s, mow t. thunder. iwpowled avoinnte—ass, rr. much rain. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MARKET& LONDON WEEKLY DOCK RETIJRNB.—Dpc. 22. Lutportd.DelivenL Pr, stuck bit Bnoaa--Westlndia eluks Mauritius bap Bengal and Madras bags Penang Foreign . . .... COrrzz—W.l Mocha p k ga Ceylon Ua gs Moos—W.l. bag, Foreign EITII—W I sae age 11,443 1299;, ifkgio 4,619 ,112,006 41.93 10,012 ma 97,972 15+ ,713 —I - 710 0,306 1319,242 .341,4:2 n 300 1 3,,,s 127 4,600 1 3,F1..1 4,449 1,271 18,360 31,8,7 1,021 6e4 I 7.2,8 ' 3,34. 249 10,801 3,056 1,144 N , O sb.saa CORN.—Lrrriv, Dec. 24.—The weather during the re‘t week has been very t stormy with heavy falls of noow, 4t..1 aha p7 frost which still continues. Today's market th e y of wheat wee limited, best samples nadily corn .ma n tled an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. upon last Tuesd a y' . currency. Barley in fair supply, all useful malting esunpl.: may be quoted at least Is. per qr. more than last week. Grinding qualities no alteration. Wheat, white, 611 b. 631 b., 645. to 675. • ditto, red, 581 b. to 6216., 47 a . to 61a. Barley, best Chevalier malting, 631 b. to 541b.,411-. to 48e. ; ditto, runs Chevalier, ditto, 5261 b. to 531 h., es . to 445. ,• ditto, distilling, 60lb. to 511 b., 32.. to 36e. Bran ,, old, 631 b. to 661 b., 52e. to Ha per quarter imperial to the grower. SALMBURY, Dec. 24.-Our market this morning was very well attended, and a limited supply of grain. BUSiDe4 in all descriptions of pain was oonfined strictly to imnkediet wants, and the terms of last market in all Instance. folly maintained. Old wheat, 645. to 68e. ; new ditto, 4ms. t; 625.; barley, 345. to 455. ; cats, 265. to 28s. ; beans, Cis. 565. ; peas, 42a. to 48s. ; rye, 301. to 35e. per qr. Flou r , 495. to per 525. meek. Melt, 9s. to 10s. per bushel.. CATTLE.-Ber.ussuar, Dec. N.-Christmas-day ne. =ring on our usual market-day, the market was held tn. day, but It following the great Christmas show, the supply was meagre, both in quality and quantity, and with a o,is thin attendance, business was extremely dull, and prig. (according to quality) ranged much the same as at former markets. There was a mere handful of sheep and pir, consequently the transactions were very limited, but the was little or so alteration of terms. Best ox beef, lls. to Us. per /core ; cow and heifer ditto, 10s. M. to 111 4 best Down mutton, 84. per lb.; other breeds, 7d. to 7)t ; fresh pork, Tid. to Bd.; salted ditto, Bd. to 9d., and its, to lie. 3d. per score ; green bacon, 9d. to 9.)d. per lb. ; dry ditto, 10d. to 11d.; sweet pickled hams, 10d. to lldS; quarter old store pigs, 10e. to 14e. each ; cows with calves, 101. to 141. LIVZIPOOL, Du. 24.—Supply of beef and mutton much smaller, and it being Christmas-eve, very few buyers pre. sent. Still the stock will be all sold, at a trifle under laic week's prices. WEATHER REPORT. Domain 24, sawn" 8 AID 9 4.Z. A 11. Y. D. P. C. I. AsimDmr 29.16 16 W. W. 3 1 b Gamma 28.48 21 N. 1 9 f I Bust= 26 W. 2 9 Oorrinwom POl2llO 51t 29.95 & 2 1 f GALWAY 31.19 29 &W. 8 7 o IIaLI LlvEtroo3 VAmorsiss 28.37 36 33 8.& 3 6 be trga imenown W. 44 26 N. 2 b YAILKOOTH LONDON Lost Extreme 29.68 32 33 N.W. 3 1 3 &19w 29.48 36 S. W. 2 9 be DOT= 29.47 IS 6 1 9 YORTIIIOI72II PLYNOUTE Paw= .73681 T 28.62 36 35 N.W. 2 6 m Dala7 BAYOWW2 Lamm OA 817ALTIE& Kingston (barque), Cvtain Thompson, !TOM Landon to Alan Bay, which went whore at Dungeness yesterday, is making feet water, but there Is still a probability of ber being got oE The cargo t being discharged.—New Romney, Dec. 25- Kingston is safe In this harbour, making water ; small pa of cargo discharged and landed here; no part supposed to to damaged.—New Romney, Dec. M. Orion. of Papenburg, Captain Stack, from the Tyne to Alexandria with coats, was abandoped in a sinking state on the 19th Dr comber, 111 lake off Beach; Had ; crew landed at Dieppe - Havre, Dec. IL Ocean Monarch, from Montreal to this port, foundered In lon I: W. ; crew and and landed here.—Liverpool, Dec. It Prince of Wales (ship), Captain Mowatt, cleared for Liverpool.* the 15th November, and Is now waterlogged at the entrarar and likely to become a wreck, as the season is so tar advsorvi that ice may be mected ere she can be made safe for the winter.—Wrami Nov. BS. Bustin Castle themes), Captain Hobbs, of and for Plymouth. from Darien, Georgia, with Umber, arrived off here revel.° very leaky, and it is said will have to discharge. She sill pc bably be In to.morrow.—Hamilton, Bermuda. Nov. SO. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Alfred the Great :ship', from Matnithat for Ceek, Nov. 18, M .•-• - - Hotel a. Oaklam (ahlp), from Bombay for London, Nov. 20, let 12 8, Let 10 W. Chowtingbee ahlp), Nov. 18, off St. Helena. Cambrian ,Cape mall sir, from Plymouth for the Cape, Nov. li. let 91.30 8, lon 12 15 E. Duncan Dunbar. from London for Sydney, N.S.W., Oct. 8, Ist 11 8, lon 35W. O. 8. Panons ship` of New York, from New Orleans for Live pool, Dec. 13, ion , 15. lons (brig!, trvm Colon for London, Nov. 19, lot 14 9, lore 7.46 W. Marie Hurries (brig', steering S. Nov. 29, lot 6.b N, to 21.10 W. Princess Clotbilde barque,, from Mauritius for Cork, Dec. 1, L 11 N, lon 26.45 W. Tire following notice was issued from the Gen• ral Post-office yesterday, yia.—The sailing of the Bn oW:. appointee to convey the United States mails from Soul. ampton, has been postponed till Thursday the 27th. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH& BAKER.—Dec, ft, at Shakapere-villaa, Tottenham, the •itr ➢ir. B. Baker, of a daughter. BUBBIIXIK 7 Bec. 21, at King's Beath, Birmingham, the elf. • Mr. 11. Borincige, of twin sina. CAIRs).—Doc. 21, at Raldoon, Wigtonshire, the wife of J. Cu:. Mt. 11. P.. of a son. CAMBRIDOK.—Dee. 19, at Warmwell Rectory, Dorset, the si of (be key. X P. thanbridge, of a son. CARU . I3-WLlBoN :.7 llec . ..r, at Kastry Vicarage, Kent, the .: ciihis Rev. C. (.lortia-WilicTo, of a ion. , 21., at Chepstow-villas, Bayswater, the ail, of 1 Hakim. Boa., of a son. RODDINO.—Dm. 19, at Worksop, the wife of B. S. N 0.1404 of aeon. LEVY —Dee. la, the wife of J. Levy, Fart , of Upper *. street, of a daiighter. . LYON.—Dee itt., at Ealing. Middleaer, the wilted E. L) 011 , of a daughter. ISTEPIIENSpir.—Dec. 21, the wife of Mr. H. P. Repbri,..... of a daughter. WATIIEN.—Dec. 2!, at Chiataboret, the wife of W. H. IV ‘the Esq., of a daughter. MAILItIAGFA ALLEN—YEARNLET.—Dee. 20, at the parish church, 11,4i , T the Rev. H. Powell, Mr. J. Allen, to Min Mary Auer roux! both of Bolton. CUILRY—TREALWELL—Dec. 19. at St. Pancras Church. Her. W. C. Williams, M.A., E. Curry, EMI, of tun't crescent, Camden-road-villas, to Ann Elisabeth Ihk,a, daughter of Otptubt Treadwell, of Hackney. JONES—ANDERSONC—Dec. H, at Lewisham Churib, Bev. J. W. North, M.A., the Ken. G. 11. Joues, M.A.. a't place, Blackheath, to Isabel Sarah, daughter of the late Anderson, Bay. STBEETER—CHADOCK.—Dec. 20, at St. SlareareCt, Ike; E ' r•L t by the Rev. K. smith, the Rev. G. T. B. Streeter. Charlotte Llitabeth, daughter of C. Cradock, 1 . 1 9 • " 1 VISKY—ORACE.—Dec. 211, at St. Marylebone Chorea. • Rev. Air H. Thompoon, Bart., Captain C. Vese, B.N l' ll ^ Met Ablest Itheftleld Grace, daughter of the labs S. Gram'. • WORTH—HUMMEL— Dee. 20, at Bedford Chapel, E. , the Rev. J. J. Reynolds, Pannonia' Edward. R 4l of 110 Worth, lbw., of Eteler, to Caroline Louise. dauzide• • • late J, P. Hummel, Eaq„ of Kilburn, Middlesex. DEATHS. A./MANI:ICA—Dec. 21, at Bolaover•street, W. Annawal• itged 00. • ATILIESON.—Dee. El, at Manchester. Mr. J. Atkinson, x•?'• .1 RIDBON.—Doc. 21, Mr. W. Badaun. of Birmingham, BRAXLEY.—Doc. 20, at the Baugh, AlveethollW, nesr nem, H. A. Brumley, Hay., UV( 70. ORICHNWOOD.—Dec. 20, at M allingfonl, Barks Matt' daughter of the late C. Greenwood, Eaq., atm•l GUNNING.—Dec. 21, at Trafalgarsquare, eheises, J. Wag, Eq., aged eis. MOORE..—Bee. ta, at Woodlands, Cheshunt, }kris, th, re. of Robert Giggles, Eaq., In her 22nd year, Mil 01 " If Mkt of the late G. Moore. Esq., and sister of tb,- Llte Honourable 31r Edward Thornton. • OLDFIRLD.—Dee. IS. at Upper Westbourne-terrace 11•• I• C. F. Oldlield, Fan. EROCTEIL—Dee. 19, Matilda, wife of Mr. J. Procter. , d New road, St. John's-wowl, aged 41. !• STOCKER.—Dee. 21, at Southport, Lancashire, E St.. sepal 02. . VANDEItUROR.—Dee. 22, at Manchester. Louisa n • C. F. Vaadeburgh, Esq., M.D., R.N., aged 02. —--- - - Printed and ItialAiibmt by tryLume !Ma lIALNI. Lomberdstteet, thaw City .4 flirter 1 I)lSee, t "'Omni str..4, in the rrocinet OS VI TUESDAY, DECTSIBUR