The Express. — London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

R T , Eit --\, A,/ .e. o ell / • !". „ -4irr,7 z - ( -- tt 1-'x,:il.rtg..ge-*. I ; MARKET& 04 DEC. 15. —The detr and is more ntisol radar, wad a Lir 'moult of Wes full price.. Rua in gool demand. 4 UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, I. IIIDAT Ernermoi.—Tbe tallow market was he closing quotations am au follows all the year, 49a. ; Jaecuiry to Merck 6d. ; !larch, Ws. 6d. ; October to De. town tallow, without cheap, 495. set At 90 alike offered, about 709 casks sold st sad 186.3 Y.C., 47e. 3d. to 475. 6d. ; reweighafi 475. to 475. 6d., fine, to 46e. ea., good first pipas„ Wm. 61 Coalus oil, quiet . Oeyloe, 475. 6J. No dydney on offs,. Agog, 44e. 10d. IRPOOL, Dec. 15.—The cotton market y and Saturday, waiting further American 'on wee submitted to of about gd. per the demand revived upon accounts pee ed receipts in the American ports; and I since to the same effect, although wer quotations, a large business bee been p e k es here rallied, and the week closes yesb to the Bank rat* uot B Island has beau in good request . American, after receding ;d. per lb. in the week became decide', firmer, and la above last week io the ordiaary sad Breed hoe not vaned Stiroutir the in much improved denoted. Ilan, ess, and • decline of about gd. perl in the week, is quoted Id. to la. in middle quail. e lower descriptions above former rates. io good request without material cheese sdia was freely offered at lower rates, bug sued, prime fully recovered, sad have Id. per lb. in the better qualities ; the are firmer, but not quotably dearer. Japan the market is very moderately sup. y higher rates. Speculators have taken , 11,770 balm exporters, 22,260 bales ,360 bales, We have had • fair demand let en d ra ther instiller market. The sales f which 3,000 are for export and upscale. wing ere the official quotations middling, 210. ; fair Mobile, ?Ad. ; fair uplands. d. ; middling, 21 id. tord‘y. the 30th inst., and Monday, the be kept ass close holiday in the rattan DS.—Miatcaurrt•, Dec. 15 . — ShiPliat quiet today, since ttie arrival of Amrsiesa but Teri strong. With spinner under some of them deeply engaged for weeks is • strong feeling among many producing will be maintained. So far es cordd he has been no giving way amongst shipping me trade yarns there has bora • steady rather less business doing. Them hes change in prices. The finer counts of there seems to be • good demand for ere difficult to purchase for immediate oth market was more sensibly affected b► Yid). then that for yarn. It artery nos of prices, and led to operations today tided. There is, however, very little dispo• sr hand, to make any concerns in priers. Ti generally so well eugrged, and there I brews of stocks, that, as far as we can see, mounts to very little is actual reduction of are more eager sow to accept the offer em earlier is the week, but they show so pt business by loweriog their quotation with but • small business, there is so hinge, or apprehension of a greet fall i• t Liverpool and in this market we close with ion than was expected is the morning er's news first came to hand. 1118FOILD. Dze. 15.--Thsre was a small lat to-dais market. Candition not good dry samples maintaioed late rates. Barley at rather surer rates. Beane and pass fully tc.ls.—We had a good supply of wheat at oar rade ruled doll at last week'. rabic Malting request at full pities, but inferior and grind. re difficult to quit, and in sow. cone were la. and beans the same se last week. •• • • • Dm. 15.—T0-day's market wu thinly at what there was not mfrs than ordinary sinaod, bat the rates of this day week wore r, difficult to more, bat press eh neg lected. Oatmeal, &fn. cad 841- wi par loaadd firm. Other articles unsita red. . . ' - " •—— - - fa, Dze. 15.—Wheat mete with a steady bat sale • value unaltered. Fiat barley is fair er kiiXls quiet, at late oaten. Beaus sad oat' Averages of the we, k ea bog Dee. u.:- ) qrs., ,at 495. 7p.; barley, 1,000 qra, al NDON, Dec. 15.—Buddle's West Hulls,. Hartley, 19s. ; Hastings Hartley, 19s, 3d. But" 16a. 3d. ; Wall/ End Adorn acts, la End Bern°, 20e. 6d. ; Wall s End °Goforth, Its End Hatton, 20s. 6d. ; . End Haswell, ad 11.tton, 21a. ; Walls End Repot Orange ! ills End New Belmont, 21.5. ; Walls End mroae. 20s. 61. ; Wats Era Pittiagtos, End Ru.eel'a Hatton, 20.. 9d. ; Walls Ead 61. ; Walls End Caradue, 21.. 34. ; Walls 21s. 6d.; Walls End Hartlepool, 21s. 9d.; *ugh Hall, 21s. 3d. ; Wails End East Haiti*. Walls End South K-floe, 21s. 3d. ; Walls a. 91 ; Carway and Lltaryo Malting, 24r. orth Staffordbhue, 17.. 6.l.—Ships at market. USELESS POOR AND THE WEST LONDON Thursday evening the chairman sod members Committee of the West Loudon Coles Board assembled in the boardroom of the workhonee, of witnessing the opeuing of the wards been prepared in the remains of the old haw •tion of the casual poor nailer the Mom/geed wed temporarily in Hill, and made permanent th of May of the preseut year. Mr. on, the chairman of the c mmittee, who has indefatigable io his exerthme to carry out no of that act, was highly applauded far hie up i to . the evening o f ro.l.Limsgd=ndto t the he iod re were present Messrs. J Bothell Vice-Chair • we, IL Mackenzie, W. R. Hough, J. T. Slater, worth, J. Wood, Dr. Wilson, cud some others. • said that, in connexion with his committee. he had done him beet to cars , ,du , the Howe ct. Mr. Farnell, the Poor-law Inspector, had .e arrangements, and he expected in a few days to tificatefrom the Poor-law Board, by which they recouped all the expenses to which they had r the purpose of shelteriog the honed/se poor. on and some few others then west through the prided to the reception of the poor, and ex ir satisfaction at the •rr,neemenre which had Between the hours of G sod it some 100 persona emele) applied for a eight's l o dging. The tales applicants were of the most vsried, and in some e most improbable ch.recter. Several objected he night's lodging at the cost of being bathed oakum in the morning, mid left in disgnst--re ether to receive the accommoiation offered to e arrangements made we hay.. ii , ready described• h as, we believe, are not squalled in the metro- I Press. BROTHERS WITII ONLY Two LEGS •moNcer • the neighbourhood of C u•le Dieu a family of hers have only two less left amougat them. A so Mr. Wilson, surgeon, amputated the right leg Adikio, of Wingate, who bad his limb severely the Hartlepool Railway. TM' person has two Os. of them, residing at Shottoo, a short time both his legs ; soil the other, who is in America pr e viously had a leg ounput ded. The father of here, it is said, had alsl tae inisfortune to lose legs. 'HS, MARRIAGES, &NU DEATHS. BIRTHS. 4.11, !SON. —Met:luta r 13 at Idiand4r , ck-place, Edtn ade of .1. R. Br,. ott,no, of a daualiter, to nil. r 13, at V pin-r Canning-street, Lie( rpool, the , of a An C. December 14, at Mnsitateue-place. Ruseellattuare. :of It. Southey, 11, 11., of t.-- Detemlwr 14, at Earnbnrough.hnuse, Upper Fly/acn e a ife of Y. A. stutter. ErN., )1 D., of &deo ibler. —December 13, at raven•hill.a.irdens, Myth:lark, the F. Tagart. Eau , of a eon. 1. —lb.rember 14, the wife of the Rev. J. K Vernon. nrate of Ceylon, Eager, of a eon. MARRIAGES. —PROLE.—December 14, at Trinity . Church, Marlie• ,b•tnettant-Colibel W. Jervis, of Liorlepark, Syilealtenb Harriett Prole. t December 14, at West Stewart-street. by the Rev. Dr M.-Cittloch, Mr—lames Mat-Cu m. to daughter of J. Neld. .JOSE". —December 14, at the Church of St. Clement in the Strand, by the Rev. A. C. U .ymouJ, J. C. luval'a tan, to Eliza Lucy Alicia, daughter of G. W. Esq., of Essex-street, Strand. DEATHS. %Vs.—December 13, at Dulaietbcomnam, Surrey, U. W. we, , aged 43. ELL —Dacember 14, at lfauglatnn-phice. Ampthlll - tgut re t lane, widow of the late 11. Campbell. Esti , aged ala tV—Deevaber It, at Bakeratreet, Mr. T. Gurney. aged •December Fl, at The Grove, Stratford. Erbel, Mr. m 11.11, aged 36. Friends will plesee smapt thiatutleaa, :Y.—December 11, at Naples, of cholera, after I few ' Hines', Arthur flange), oldest son of Thomas liankey, of - uuare, aged S. —December 16, at his residence, 18, otuton.road. Meet pton, John Hodge, Itsq., of the firm of Spalding and , Drury-lane, In the 74th year of hia age. •• • - - I awl Publlebed bI Wrtmen Kam HALM, of No. Se wdetreet, to the Pity of tendon, Printer, at the in Loinbard , etreet, In tha heeinet of whitatitars.-• DICIXSZIL 111. 184 rfiSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' cllf 1 THE LATE KING LEOPOLD.—To appear in s o ckwaviard, London) LINE of sTEAYand PACK T J. • few days, the best and most eqmpluto Blihi E %NIT of to ALSTEALIA.—For MELBOURNE, Port Phillip, direct that lamented Sovereign. Translated by yeast permission from rail...eve the Docks on Saturday. 40th January, calling at the '• ludtpendauee beige" with • Portrait !roma drawing of th), the splendid clipper ship LINCOLNSHIRE, 1.100 I his late Majesty's special artist. Price Is ed. Iran. EDWARD CHARLET° Commander: lying In the East 13, Burielgh.street, Strand, and all bookseller& g.gla ))set• Bur accoonnedatlons for all claases of Deegan an failarVard. and sheep will carry an experienced surgeon.— ). ly to ALLPORT end MORGAN. with gyare.INVONEMRAM and SONE, 7. Leacienhan-street. Price Is. 6.1. bound in cloth for presents or the drawing-room, 2a. Oci., " VVERYBODY'S BUSINESS" will be in .I.:A EVERYBODY'S handl, and la EVERYBODY'S month, EVERYWHERE., on the 40th Deossaber. Dedicated, by permisaion. to the Right Hononrolite Witham Ewalt eladitone, N.Y., Chancellor of the Eicheipter, 9 VIENSLAND. BLACK BALL PAS SINGER L—New arran with 11.41.'s Government. Reduction ot S gements teerage Yam to CM Colo- Land wigs 00, to all Oakes. nywaCLOUD, for BRISBANY, Moreton Bay, direct, packet gr Mk December. This renowned clipper ship, built by Donald past and purchased specially for the Bkck Bali Queensland trade. is oue ot the Anent models and fastest ships in Or ? odd : has just returned from the colony in 74 days from mad to land. and again be despatched punctually to date. KY anrivalled accommodation for all claret of passengers, and i s Sid with a patent distilling apparatus. to JAMBS BAINES and Co., Liverpool ; all agents for gg Ball Line; and T. M. MACKAY and Co., I, Leadenhall ppk, Leedom. B.C. FILM FROM W livintron A W QuEENBrowN TO NE YOBS. TWICE M.. PRE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and I PHILADELPHIA STEAM-PH IP COMPANY intend de- I igaketag 'hob. tullpoweretn•brollt Iron Earn litesmlthlps, a nnying Um United Elates FROM uvirsavo for NEW YORK. CITY OF LONDON. Wednesday, Dec. 10. CITY Or MANCHIENTER, Saturday, Dec. U. CITY OY BALI IMORR WeansadaN Dso. tr- Ale new withering, dad saarmaa Fridays sad p t rdayd Gab pump by the mall steamers Nang esM Wednesday, 11, Malan guineas , accordla to the socomaaatlos. CAM, =dby the Friday's and s steamers. lb golosaa passage Includes a fetll supply of COOkedr:iio lll . t•r Canada and the United States booked b on lllN E L S:attrall i. te 2 nir t =n e rer i IDE YACZY, 61, King Williamotreet. LoOdon. nITERLA.ND RO -OOMMITNICAT lON 1./ by /YEAH to INDIA, APBTBALIA, de., via F.GYVT n• PENINSULAS and OILIANTAL BTFAM NAVIGATION Oldn'ANY BOOK PASSKNOKBB and mosim Cargo and Parcels al their London dice for Gibraltar, Malta, Kurt, Aden, Ceylon, gedfse, Calcutta, the Straits, and China, by their stamen =pton en the eth sad tOth of every month Yalta, Egypt, Aden, and Bombay, by those of the end Kfth of each month • and for Newlin's, Oeorgde dosed, Melbourne. and Sydney, by the steamers fi n,tees the 40th of every mooch.—Yor further particulars M k : the Company's Mom. Lesdenhallatrest, LC, Lea M: ce Oriental-place, Southampton. STEAM to DELFZYL direct.—The magnificent paddle-steamer W lIISPEK, Captain G. RI V KM, .. .in clear for Ole above port on ICESDA V next, the 19th Instant, taking geode at through rates of freight for Groningen and all parts of Batt► Holland.—For freight, e., apply to NI I LIA PPS, GRA VE:,4, pgILLIPPS and Co., St. bunstan's-house, E.C. DRlMRN.—Direct Route to Hanover, Brune- Ina, and Central Germany.—The North Gerona Lloyd's erst-elass screw 'learner scawiass, captain D. ERNST. go be despatched from Horselydown on THURSDAY. the 21st lastant (weather permitting , , at 10 ►m., calling at Brunswick Ric Blachwall. for Irnewwfirts, at 12 noon.—Fares to Bremen. mid Ll . return tickets, £3 and El lea—Apply at CHAPLIN'? Oatmeal Warn. Beseuteireus, W. or to ?BILLUPS, GRAVE'', ?BILLUPS and Co., St. Dunstan's•house, St. Dunstan's-kW, LC. ATLANTIC and GREAT WEST ERN RAILWAY (NEV YORK DIVISION). —FIRST MORT- Oka BONDS. pICiNSYLVANIA DIVISION }SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. OHIO DIVISION INTEREST PAYABLE let January at the Consolidated Bank (mated). TN, COUPONS from the above Bonds will be PAID on MON DAY, the let January, at the rate of 48. to the dollar, and meet be left two clear days at the office of the Company, 5, Westmin iterchambers, Victoria-street, 1% e.toiluater, &W., previously, for maralnation. If tout by post, a cheque for the amount will be remitted. weetrainster-rbsmb•rs, victoria-street, Westminster, Dec. 10. ISt). THE IMPERIAL 31ERCANTILE CREDIT AssocIATIoN coital enbsoibed, £5,000,000. Pairing, 000,000. CRAIIOI AN—JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq. MARMMAll—lleury J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association makes advances upon approval mercantile sad other securities, and receives money on deposit at tutored Ilr short or long perie.t.s. For the convecienre of depositors for a Oxed term of three pen, debentures may be °Winne,' under seal of the ..s.,ociation u *wpm fur quarterly int.rast suedes& payable at these Wm. W. C. WINTERBorrom. Secretary. tombard-street, E.C. NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. The full benefit of the redaction of duty to le. 6d, per Notts giveu to insurers elfectine poi:cies with th - e Compstiy. By this reuction the GNUS SYSTEM of the Milt W Cll UNION, the cost of Insurance is reduced to a minimum amount. EXAMPLES tt PREMIUMS REDUCED BY BONUS. • • --- Annual Is. of Polley) Rum Insured. I Premium. geduced Prem. now payable. A. 4. d. 120 19 2 35 0 0 19 16 8 4 0 4 --- i. t, a. d. 441,411 92,540 222 4 4 150,156 12,000 t 3 0 0 4e4,173 6.'04 35 14 0 606975 5,000 7 10 0 The rates of pry 'mum are in no case higher than those charged W the other prineatki offices giving no bonus to their insurers. The duty paid to Government for the year 18E3 was i5t.17.2 W.; the amount toeinsd on binning stock was a:10,203.2:5. ler proppectuAes apply the Societe' offices, 5, Fleekstreet, and Surrey-street, !Vow ith. THE OXFORD.—THE MARKET GIRLS , an Operetta, by J. Offenbach. in which Miss Russell, T. A. St. Alb) n, awl the whole taleut of the establlahment will wear, with aucmeuted band and chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jiagbmian, THIS At E.NI G. THE OXFORD.—THE HUNGARI AN BROTH ER.'s and ,ASTER, KIRALYY, In their new Enter tainment, Ile. sra. Do:iah sad Davies, H. Power, the TYAubalis, Herr Preskow, the Russian kontwant, and other available talent THIS BYE-NINO. _ _ _ STODA RE. —27211 d THEATRE ..1 MYSTERY, Egyptian-hall.-11ARVELS in MAGIC and VF,STRILOGUIsM, as perfoimed by command before her 'Majesty the lim•en and the Royal Family at Win dsor Castle, Tuesday Evening, Nov. 21, 1885. Great actuation crested the mysterious illusion of the SYRINX, the birth of Flower 3 3 eM. sod 4 todarl - 's celobrated Indian Baaket Feat, as only Irorre d by him.—EVERY EVENING, at 8; Wedaesday and 1. at 3. Also an extra performance on Boxing-day Gllealar, Dec. at 3 o'clock —Stalls at Mitchell's, Old Bond *eat, asid boa-ofhce, EjiyptiaiyhalL—Adialsalon, la, Sts.; and Malla 3a. Almost miraculous."—Vide "Times," April 18, 1865. T HE PANTHEON TURKISH BATHS, 3. Great Marlhorough.street, W. ladles, Moods) . senUemsn, all othw days. OOVERCOATS.—HAMILTON hod KIMPTON call especial altentlon to the. NEW WINTER tiooo4 for OVERCOATS, and invite an early inspection of the Ism. N.B. specimen garnanta always on hand. No. 10, Strand, opposite Exeter Rail. HYAM and Co.'s JUVENILE CLOTHING. Hymn and Cn. , 0:6 and 67, Otford-street, have spiritist i2Tas gem cot, y thn Nnivcist Moes and the most deal!. eLk matenuls b are which in the produ d ction of every descrip tion of Boys' and Youths Clothing. HYAM and Co.'s GARMENTS and PR ICES. The new Prince of Wales and Prince Mire.l Overcoats and 6.1. to , K oickerbocker, Ston, Harrow, sad O ca sCne rd. to 455.; Jackets, Bs. Bd. to 2ts ; Trousers, so. ea t. 15s 0.1.; Vests, Y. bd. to 7s. ed.: Jackets sad Vests alike, Lis to 275. Ocl. ITYAM anti CO., GENERAL TAILORS, CLO t:Ki, HAILERS, HOSIERS, Re., Re.; 61 awl 67, Otford-street, W. 21. and 23, New.street, 111rnstuttbsul ; 61,BrIggate, Leeds : :Lod 22, Westgate, Dewsbury. BLOSSOM of HONEYSUCKLE , a d e li cate and thatineue perfotne, extracted from the flowers, by JNO Win= and Co., Perhirnere to If RAI. the Peewee of Wake. lire • Tliree King-court, Lombard.street, London. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BA LSAM, an efkcinal remedy, without confining the bowels or electing the head, truly etbsseions and pleasant, la admitted to be the best medirme for iruunalintely relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient consumption. It ire gently cures persons ohms the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent ben coughing. 1a approaching sousompsiou its effects are truly eficial. ?Moons deprived of sleep, or ovin lying down for fear of suttoes- LIN, may depend 011 roller in a few minutes after taking .8 IL _..red only and sobi by W. LAMBERT, chemist, 8, King Wit ,ffrtet. Charing - cross, London, and by all druggists, In ant three qua n tities in one, 2s. nal. lie particular Wok for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The came and address Ilestogravial on the stamp. THR INVIGORATIVE NERVINE ESSENCE The moat wlentinadly prepared and most powerful ante• the cordial ever lutroduced ; r e stores to thew normal condition at the secretions, on the integrity ot which Perfect health do - It Bo t he r e for debility ot all kbada, and from of oon among ohe ingredients, pepda•and phosphate of soda, will Prove kighly beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. " 110 0 la per bottle, or four quantal.. In On* for tea Pots arets. Mears. Baumgarten and Co.. es., Oltafttwlllwg. uedlts. Yeachurcbatreek London. RAYN,S WORSDELL'S PILLS, the BDT PrRTFIER of the BLOOD known la Medicine, Bola their largely- t ateuded sale sad genera aztoPti"Y bb 41 1 classed ae a boasebold ueoem k ibb ary. Bold b y all adidoe alidara. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (asuna's TYLIEGRAII9.) INAUGURATION OF KING LEOPOLD 11. 8111'93E1.9, Doc. 17. To-day King Leopold 11. took the oath to the constitution before both houses of the Belgian parliament. Upon leaving the palace at Laeken, the Queen, in deep mourning, preceded the King in a carriage drawn by six horses. The King followed a few minutes afterwards. His Majesty received the congratulations of the burgomaster of Laeken, and after replying in gracious terms, started on horse back, accompanied by the Duke of Flanders and the Archduke Joeeph of Austria. The King and Queen were received with enthusiastic cheers along the entire route, and arrived at the House of Parliament at mid-day, where a similar reception awaited them. The King wore the uniform of a lieuteuaat-general of the Belgian army and the grand cordon of the order of Leopold. Bareheaded, and with out stretched hand, his Majesty pronounced the words of the constitutional oath in a firm voice. The taking of the oath to the constitution created great enthusiasm. Vv ----- His Majesty then made a speech, in which he stated that Belgium, as well as himself, had lost father. He was moved by the homage of the I nation and the sympathy of foreign sovereigns and princes, and thanked them iu his own name and in the name of his country. His Majesty continued "I shall religiously follow the example and the pre cepts of my father, and will never forget the duties imposed upon me by this precious inheritance. I will be a Belgian King from my heart and soul. I love those great institutions which guarantee order I and liberty, and which are themost solid bases of the throne. My constitutional position keeps me aloof from the confiictof opinions, leaving the country to decide between them. I desire to give those who devote themselves to the crowning of the national edifice, the assurance of my co-operation. By activity and progress Belgium will retain the sup port of foreign powers." His Majesty repeated the words uttered by his I late father upon ascending the throne—" My heart knows no other ambition than to see you happy,* and concluded by imploring the Divine assistance and protection for himself and Belgium. k r His Majesty's speech was received with great I enthusiasm. The Queen then presented her son to the Cham bers, and their Majesties took their departure amid shouts of " Vise le Rol et la iteine " Vive le Comte de Hainanit The presentation of the addresses of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies to the King will take place this evening. The exact text has not yet transpired, but the tenor is known to express a desire for concord. The city is adorned with flap, the houses being bung with decorations. A. general illumination will take place this evening. AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND. VIENNA. Dec. it;. It is asserted that the articles of the treaty of commerce between England and Austria have now been finally drawn up, and wiil be signed by Lord Blomfield and Count Mensdorlf-Pouilly to-day. FRANCE AND SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 16, EVENING. The joint financial committee of the Swedish parliament have agreed by 9 to 6 votes to propose that the Franco-Swedish treity of commerce should be rejected. PRUSSIA, BERLIN, DEC. 16. The Vice-Preshlent of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, Herr von Boekuw-Dolfla, died here sud. denly this afternoon. PREEN' ASONS'-il ALL. —JAMAICA MEET -- A , a meeting consisting of gentlemen belonging to the independent, baptist, wesleyao, moravian, and presby terian deoominations of the metropolis, bold at Free masons -hell, on Friday, December 15, 1865, the Rev. Dr. Raleigh in .tbe chair, it wee resolved—" That this meeting has heard with surprise and indigna tion that a bill has be en laid before the Legislature of Jamaica, by the gover nment of the Waal, for the regu lation of religions worship, a bill which would destroy the liberty of worship and teaching hitherto enjoyed by the people of that island. That, notwithstanding the with. drawal of the bill by the government, there is reason to believe that another of somewhat similar tenor will be brought forward. This meeting, therefore, begs respect fully to request of her Majesty's government that they will, in this sad every inch case, instruct her Majestfe repro , seatativa, the Governor of Jamaica, to refuse his sanction to any iaterference with tbe religious privileges of the people, and that her Majesty's gov ernment will continue impartially to secure to every class of het Majesty's subjects in that island equal religious and educational privileges." DIPLOMATIC ETIQUETTE. —The Memorial Dipla matique, in reference to the withdrawal of the French and English ambassadors from the fete held at Berlin on the . occasion of the marriage of the Princess Alexandrine, says —" To understand the conduct of the ambassadors of , Fnce and England in the care in question it is necessary to ra remember that, according to diplomatic etiquette, embaesadon, as representing more particularly the persons of their sovereigns, only yield in precedence to princes who are the brothers or sous of kings. The bridegroom of the Princess Alexandrine having only the title of duke would have had to give way to the representatives of the Western Powers ; for still greater reason the majority of the German Primes noted at the royal table would have had to conform to the laws of etiquette. That was why the Grand Chen. berlain informed beforehand the two ambassadors that in !the nuptial banquet no seats were reserved for them, as from their rank they could only occupy places of honour. The ambassadors, oa the other had, could not abandon a prerogative which is attached, not to ther persona, but to the representative character which they officially beer. isn To me ntioa only one example , during the Converse of Par i 1 1856 Lord Cowley a lwa y s &banned from appearing at the diplomatic dinners to which Lord Clareadoo was invited ; for although the latter as Wainer of Foreign Affairs waa hi s chief, Lord Cowley, as repreeenting Queen Victoria, had, at the court of the Tuilerin to which he was accre dited, precodeoce of the Minister of Foreign Affairs." A public inciting, prieided over by the mayor, was held at Halifax of Friday night, for the mime of memorialising Earl Rowell to institute a prompt and thorough tavestigation into the cireunsstanen of the late outbreak in Jamaica. Satisfaction wee expressed that the government had already appoiated a cemmiseioe to proceed to the islairel, sad the temporary supersedure of Governor Eyre was accepted as an eeriest that the inquiry would be full and impartial. CEYdTAL PALACE. -- HALP-A-CILOWN DAY. SATURDAY by s , 16.—Admisaions on payment, 813 season tickets. 4, ; total, 5.018- EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (not ous owl oonzarnpur.) PARIS, SUNDAY Evesnm. The Moniteur du Soir, in confirming the news that Admiral Pareja had proclaimed an effective blockade of several ports of Chili, observes that notwithstanding the decree of the Chilian govern ment, abolishing all import duties in thirty other ports, commerce is not the less suspended ; and says :—" It is true that the people of Chili were expecting by the next packet the confirmation of the rumour that Spain accepts the good offices of France and England for effecting an honourable arrangement between the two parties." Prince Lucien Bonaparte, apostolic prothonotory of the Holy See, has been appointed by the Pope to witness the marriage of the Princess Anna Murat and the Duke de Moucby, which will be solemnised in the chapel of the Tuileries at noon to-morrow. The bride and bridegroom will pass the honeymoon at the Chateau de Mouchy. The France says there is no truth in the reported engagement between Prince Humbert and the Princess de Leuchtenberg. The litigation about the management of tie Con stitutionnel and Pays, caused by the necessary re tirement of M. Grandguillot, is likely to end in those two journals being more ostensibly in the hands of the government than they have ever yet been. The shareholders have been offered a tempting guarantee for their dividends to concur iu the scheme proposed. Count Welles de Lavalette is again spoken of as likely to be the political director, b•it one report is that a little known connexion of the house of Bonaparte—Prince Ernest Napoleon de Looz-Boontwarem, who married in 1839 Princess Marie Louise, daughter of Prince Godoy do Bas sano—would not disdain the honour of having Boniface under his orders. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Dee. 16.—APPOINTMENT,—Lieute nantx John Inglis', from the Achilles, to the Cambridge gunnery ship at Devonport ; Francis C. R. Baker, from the Excellent, to the Achilles, 26 Channel squadron. Assistant-Paymaater Charles Harvey, to the victory, flagship at rortamouth„ for service to the Secretary'aoffice. Masters' Assistants C. H. S. Douglas, to the Dee; John H. Woolwatd, to the Oberon, 3, in the Medway. Naval Cadets (nominated)—Cecil F. Oldham, Robert S. Cumming, and W. H. Maitland DottgalL PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17. The Industry, 2, iron screw store ship, Master Commander C. T. Void, arrived at Spithead this morning from South America and the West Coast of Africa. The customary respect was yesterday paid to the memory of his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Shortly before ow o'clock the squadron in harbour hoisted the flag of Belgium balfmast, end the Victory, flagship of the corn. mander.in.chiet, began to fire minute goes, the firing being taken up alternately by the Excellent, the Garrison, the Doke of Wellington, and the St. Vincent, and it ceased shortly before four o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT THE VICTORIA C —SeTeRDAT,3r.m The attendance at the club to-day was meagre, and scarcely au/ thought was Riese to speculation. The only bete actually made were upon the Derby, the subjoined three animals having been DERBY. backed for a " teener " each. 21 to 1 apt Janitor 't) IDOto 1 apt Stablar 15 to 1 Blue ILtband(t, L/LLYWHITE'S GUIDE TU CRICKETERS. Mr. Fred. Lilly white, the compiler and editor of this work, has just published the 21st edition. It is carefully got up, aadema- prises the Laws of the Game —Introductory Precepts for the Vows* Cricketer, by that celebrated cricketer, N. Felix, I Esq.—Management of a Mateo—Hint' respecting the Duties of es timpire—Rules for the Formation of a Cricket Club--The Averages for the peat Seawao—The Aselysis of the Bowling—lnnings over 50 of late—Scores of 100 or more made since 1850—Review of the Samoa —The Char rectors of Gentlemen I'layers at Oxford and Cambridge, is well as other CoUeges and Schools—Remarks upon the Professional Cricketers of England; and some notes upon no leas than 187 gentlemen who are considered by the author worthy of notice. THE JAMAICA COMMITTEE. A committee has been formed under this title in order to watch the progress of the official inquiry about to be iostitated by the govern. meet into recent greats in Jamaica ; to bring about a scorch. fog parliamentary inquiry into the past and present condition of Jamaica; and to provide Mrs. Gordon and others who may have unjustly suffered from the proceedings of the civil and military authorities in Jamaica with competent legal andstenoe to conduct their several cases before the commission. The Chairman of the Committee is Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P., and among the members are Mr. J. Stuart Mill, M.P., Lord Alfred Churchill, Mr. Bright, M.P., Sir Thomas Powell Beaton, Professors Caine% and Gold win Smith, fcc. The secretary of the committee is Mr. F. W. Chown, 56, Fleet-street, to whom subscriptions should be sent. THE OUTRAGE BY A YORE,IIIRE MAGNTRATE.—A report has already appeared in our colonies of an extraordi nary assault alleged to have been committed by Mr. Lloyd. chairman of the Thirsic petty wahine, upon a youth 17 years of age. The case has been before the magistrates, and the statements which have appeared were fully borne out. Mr. Lloyd took his seat upon the bench, but Mr. Bell, another magistrate, tried the cue. Mr. Lloyd gave the fol- lowing evidence:—When 1 was on the road through Thoruborough I overtook the prisoner, who soli cited alms of me. I got off my horse, when the defendant jumped over the hedge into the field and ran away. I ran after him over the field and pursued him, when be took refuge in the gutter beneath a thorn bush. I struck him once or twice to make him surrender ; indeed, I should bays felt it my duty to have bit him again if necessary to bin apprehension. The defendant cried out murder, and I told him to shout out loader, as I should the sooner get some one to assist me in taking him into custody. I told him unless he surrendered I should feel it my duty to stay with him there all night. I folded my arms, with my whip in hand, and stood over pmt. Eventually the wit. eases, Weighell nod another man, came up, and I gave LONDON AND NORTH WraiTERN RAILWAY.—OD the prisoner into their custody, to be brought to the Saturday a special general meeting of the holders of London Think lock.up on a charge of vagrancy. Mr. Bell explained and North Western tackst was held at the Easton suitiou for to the prisoner the nature of the charge, when he said 1 a runty of purposee r. Moon in the chair. Mr. Saville, he did not beg, but merely bads Mr. Lloyd good night. Mr. ° acting secretary, having read the notice convening the Weighell sod the other witness testified as to hearing him meeting, the chairman said the first resolution he had to call out murder, which attracted their attention to the place. I propose was one to enable the directors, under the provi- During the examioation of these witnesses. Mr. Lloyd, who sloes of the London and North Western (Wales) Additional was sitting on the bench, frequently interrupted the proceed.. Powers Act, to convert 60,0001. shares of the Conway end logs, and Mr. Bell said he felt disinclined to go on with the Llserwat Railway into London and North Western stock. case, and intimated that he would adjourn it and locept bail He explained that the object was to complete the arrange for the prisooer's appeersnce before two magistrates. To mean which they entered into when that line was ibis elf. Mr. Lloyd said it would be a great inconvenience to ferret to them, and enable the London and North Western himself and the other witnesses. Ultimately Mr. Bell Company to exercise all the powers granted by the legisla- Proceeded with the matter, and alter tbe witnesses were m et to the Conway and Llaorwat Company. He should examined the prisoner was asked what he had to say in ion that they bad now held the whole thing in their defence. He stated—l left Mr. Galling, my master, at the own hands for a length of time. Mr. Westhead seconded Crown Inn. Think, and was going home to my master's, the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The chair when Mr. Lloyd passed me on horseback. As he was p.saing man then moved a resolution authonsing the conversion of I said, "Good night, sir." He drew up his hone and 400,0001. Hampstead Junction capital into London sod attempted to ride over me. 1 jumped over the hedge into N o rth Western stock. The expiation w hi c h he bed a field. He got off his horse, which he let go. I ran ! given of the first resolution was, he said, equally away—l was much afraid. He overtook and held me with applicable to this one. They had the Hampstead one had, and struck me several times with the whipstock. Junction line in their own hand' from the vethery fi wee rst. I got into a gutter, and put myself under a thorn bosh The motion having been seconded by Mr. Weead to protect my be ad. I called out " Murder." and Mr. unanimously approved of. The Chairman said the next re- Weighell and the other man came up. I did not beg. solution referred to the ILlaudailno line. It was to enable but said, "Good night, sir." The prisoner's bead was ' the directors to create 62,5001. new stock, bearing a pre plastered up, and hie hand was very much swollen from ferential fixed di vided at the rate of per cent., for the severe bruises. After the prisoner had made his statement redemption of the 2,500/. per annum which they mow paid Mr. aiu said he dismissed the it bad not been for St. George's harbour. The company's solicitor observed bees end Upon this marked sympathy was shown to the that that amountof newstock at a fixeddividendof 4 percent. boy by the public, both Inside the court and outside, which psr . annum wee th e suet equieeleue et VOOl. pee a nnum. was instantly suppressed by Mr. Bell, the presiding magi. Mr. Weathead having seconded the motion, him mast taste. After the termination of the case the boy was m oney a pproved o r, ari d rh o p r oceedings torogentad, examined by Mr. Hutton, and his wound' were dressed. PARLIAMENTARY Rtiontr.—A working men's He is now under the care of Mr. Hutton and Mr. Rust, of meeting wan held on Friday . night at Haddington, at Kosytoo, and, although recovering, is still softens, much which several resolutions bearing on the subjoin of reform from the blows on dm hand, arm, and head. Farther ; were a d op t e d. a n d a committee appointed with power to preesedinp are hrteaded to be instituted. form an asecciatioo, "having for its objects the ealveseey of ROYAL Fenn HORPITAL, GRAY'&INN-ROAD. — The 1 an extension of the franchise and other measures of warble number of patients relieved at this hospital during the . mestere reform, by all constitutional means within its week ending December 16 was 3,653, of which 1,210 were power." Mr. Hope, of Featoeharos, Mr, Brodlei,Mr. Dasher, new owes. and others, addressed the meeting. THE OVERLAND MAIL. By the arrival of the above mail we have re oeived advioea from Calcutta to Nov. U ; Madras, Nov. 16 ; Hong Kong, Nov. 1 ; Sydney, Oct. 21 (by telegraph to the 24th Oct.) ; Melbourne, Oct. 26 ; Auckland, Oct. 6, &c. CHINA. --- Piracy still continues in the Chinese Sess. The latest case reported occurred on board a Hamburg brig named the J. H. Booklemann. It appears that the marauders bad mistaken this vessel for one which a abort time previously bad left Amoy with a valuable cargo of sundries and a large amount of specie. On boarding the vessel they threatened to murder the crew ; and as their num bers seemed to favour the probability of the threat being carried out, the officers and orew were obliged to submit. The rascals then, after rifling the brig of everything of value they could lay bands. on, pointing pistols at the beads of the captain an d officers, compelled them to name where any valu ' abler were secreted on board. ; and the only resource left to them was to submit. 4 AUSTRALIA. NEW SOUTH WALE. His Excellency the Governor opened parliament at noon on the 24th October. There was only a small attendance of members of the Assembly. The vies-regal speech recommends the passing of bills to regulate prison discipline, to encourage the re formation of offenders by establishing a plan for the remission of sentences, and for the regulation of reformatory and industrial schools. It also pro poses the introduction of measures to amend the Municipalities Act, the Stamp Duties Act, the District Court Act, the Superannuation Act, and the Volunteer Act. It states that, notwithstanding the depressed state of things in the colony, the revenue this year will probably cover the expendi ture. It recommends the devising of a plan to attract a larger and more continuous stream of the better class of immigrants from England, and in vites attention to the desirability of selling inferior and back land at a reduced price. The reply to the Governor's speech was carried in both houses. NEW ZEALAND. In the Government Gu:etie of the 12th September the governor announces to the natives of New Zealand that the war which commenced in Oakura is at an end. The Daily Southern Cross of the 7th October says: The declaration of Mr. Fitz-Gerald's native Vey, as might have been expected, has prodneed no • effect upon the native mind, and has placed the government io an anomalous position, that when on the eve of declaring that the war has bees concluded, sod that the Queen's peace will be maintained by some curious proems of moral coercion, the rebels WO gatherieg strength to show our model native minister that he has placed too much reliance in them to suppose that what they cannot be made to do by a mild system of physical compulsion they will do . of their own fns will. Notwithstanding all the boasting about the capture of the Worm& Pa by his Excellency the Governor—and which was to bring about absolute pesos in the Wanganui district—the rebels appear to be just as untreatable u ever, sod General Cameron's views are now amply borne out, viz., that la s strategic position the Wererea Ps was worth. lees. But a few days ago a detachment of troops ventured out a few hundred yards from the pa, cm a receneoitriog expedition, when a smart fire was opened upon, them by a party of rebels, and they had to retire as quickly as they could, not, however, before three officers, a corporal, and a private were wounded, some of them severely. At Kalcaramea, another pout in the Wanganui district, a soldier of the 50th, who incautiously vectored into the buds, was meetly tomeltserked by the rebels. but, fortunately, was rescued from death. On the West Coast there are no more favourable sips of peace. From Poverty Biy—East Coast—we learn that very few of the natives are uninfected with Hauhanism, and that the most friendly of them appear to be halting between two opinions, that of maintaining their friendly relations with the Europeans, or giving them selves up wholly to the demoralising influence of Psi Marirism. The settlers have, with very few exceptions, left the district, and the last remnant of missionary in fluence, the mission school, has been removed. The friendly Arawas. supported by the government, are still fighting with the Bauhaus in the Maketn district. and have gamed several successes. The most recent skirmish reported was that at Mateta, in which four of the enemy were killed. We men. Coned in our last summary that the government had at length taken action to punish the murderers of Volkner, Mr. Fullooo, and the crew of the Kate. We have since received intelligence of the arrival of a part of the expedition at Napier and by this time, no doubt, the occupation of Opotiki and Wha ketone, the scene of the murders, has been accomplished. H.M.S. Brisk left Auckland on Friday eight last, to cover the landing of the troops, although it was not believed that any attempt would be made to oppose their disembarkation. The position of the settlers iv the Waikato is far from satisfactory ; the prospect of the removal of the troops having impressed them with a very unpleasant feeling of insecurity. The preparations for the removal of the 65th Regiment have already necessitated the abandonment of more than one port in the Waikato, and by the time that four other regiments are removed, which ministers say will take place in the course of four month?, the greater portion of Waikato will be untenable. It is already reported that the chief Rewi, who has all along been a most obstinate rebel. and has made no overtures for peace, intends to attack Kibikibi, which was formerly occupied by him and his followers . It is not likely be will do so yet, but we are afraid that the removal of the troops in any number will be the prelude to it. Military invalids, to the number of lit), embarked in the ship Bombay, and sailed for England on the 3rd inst. The New Zealand Herald of the same date re marks : We have to report more attacks of the natives on Europeans. Three officers, viz., Captain L. Bryce, Lieut. and Adjutant T. L. B. Batley, and Ensign P. W. Symonds, of the 2nd Battalion 14111 Regiment, went some distance from the Wereroa post up the river, and on return ing were shot at by s ome Maoris. All these officers were wounded rather severely, either in the leg, foot, or elbow. Lance-Corporal Green and privets John Carey were also wounded. A soldier of the :oth has been frightfully tomabawked about the head, and acres@ the mouth, near the Kakamarea camp, in the Wanganui district, where road-making operations have been carried on, nod another soldier was reported to have been shot. It also seems that a party of rebel natives have taken possession of the wreck of the Alexandra on the same coast, and kept up such a well-directed fire from either the versed or the gullies in its vicinity as effectually to prevent persons going to the wreck. They also amused themselves by bring at an adjacent comp, at long range. STATISTICS OF LIVE STOOK. We are requested to publish the inclosed copy of a correspondence that has passed between the Board of Trade and the Home-office respecting the collection of returns of the number of live stock in Great Britain, together with a copy of the ached alai to be issued by the Board of Trade, and of a letter I that has been addressed by Sir George Grey on the subject to the lord-lieutenants of the several counties. The form will he sent to, and is to be returned by, each occupier of land through the Poet-office (wherever available), and the return is to be made by the occupier upon the day that will be specified in the schedule, probably not earlier than the let March, 1866, owing to the very large number of schedules that will have to be printed and distributed. Office of Committee of Privy Council far Trade, Whitehall, Dee. 6. Sir, I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to request that you will move Seoretery Sir George Grey to 01M110 the county magistrates in England sad Wake (and the corresponding authorities in Scotland) to be informed of th e steps about to be taken by the Board of Trade for the purpose of ascertaining the number of live stook existing in GOMA Britain. My lords rely much upon the good offices of the county maisuates, whore assistance will be most valuable I. advising their own tenantry and the neighbouring farmers to give prompt sod careful attention to the schedule to be transmitted to them by post, for a return of thy camber of live stock upon land in their occupation. The piffilished correspon• dance upon this subject between the Cattle Plague Commis. sion and the Board of Trade will siplein the object of the inquiry, and my lords entertain the hope that the is. (mired information will be successfully obtained by volun• tary returns from the fanners and occupiers of land. But it is very desirable that no mesas should be neglected of gust) ingi against the refusal of information in consequence of misapprehension on the part of the farmers as to the intestine of the government in making the present inquiry. The collection of returns from so large a does of persons as the occupiers of land in Great Britain can only be undertakes by the government ; and it is of course desirable, on the ironed of public economy, that officers already employed in the public service should, if practicable, be made available for colieoting the statistics of live stock. In order. therefore, to avoid creating • new and wetly machinery, the distribution and collection of the schedules will bei ntr, intrusted to the Department of the Inland Revenue, acting on behalf of the Board of Trade. The schedule will bear the poet-office stamp for transmission to and return by each occupier of sot less than five acres of land. There will, therefore, be no occasion to trouble the occupiers by a personal application for the return, if they will only be good enough to rill up the schedule and return it by post according to the address printed upon it. As the value of the information will depend epos the completeness of the return., it will be necessary to make a further written or personal application to occupiers who neglect:to fill up end return the schedule. It is to hoped that this trouble to the occupiers and the officers e mployed will seldom be necessary, as it will occa- sion delay in the publication of the results of the inquiry ; and en early knowledge of the supply of stock in the country is manifestly most desirable. Every endeavour will be nude to obtain the returns with the least possible trouble and isooavonienee to the occupiers of land, and it is the earnest hope of my lords that English agriculturists will show themselves as ready to afford information of such special and national interest as the agriculturists in Scotland, Irelaad, and foreign countries. Copies of the oar ' respondence between the Cattle Plague COMIIIiS/1011 and the Board of Trade,and of the form of schedule to be issued by the Board of Trade are enclosed, which my lords suggest should bis transmitted with the letters from the Secretary of State.—l have the honour to be, sir, year obedient sernint, (Biped) .7. Earritaon T&Snenr. The Under-Secretary of State, Home-oaks. Whitehall, Dec. 13. Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 6th indent. requesting that the county magistrates in Englehd and Wales and the correspondiog authorities to Scotland should be ieformed of the Mere about to be taken by the Board of Trade for the purpose of secertainurg the number of live stock existing in Great Britain, I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to transmit to you, fee the information the Lords of the Committee of Council for Trade, copies of the circular letter which has been addressed to the lord lieutenaets of eonnties throughout Great Britain. —I aro, he., (Signed) H. WiDDLEGTON. Sir J. Emend Tesnest, Baud of Trade. Whitehall, Dec. 9. Sir,-1 have the honour to transmit to you the copy of • letter, with its inclosures, which has been addressed to thin department by the Board of Trade ; and I have to request to will be so good uto cause the purport of it to he madknown generally to the magistrates of your county. Her Majesty's government have no doubt that you will concur with them in the opinion that it is important to obtain with as much accuracy as possible the information which the Board of Trade is endesvouring to procure, sod they trust that the county magistrates will readily give any amersteue in their power towards the attainment of this object.—l have, &c., (Signed) G. Geer. The Lord• Lieutenant of the county of --, BOARD OF TRADE.—SCHEDULE FOR RETCRE OF LIVE 81'021. It is particularly requested that this schedule may be filled up on the day of , 1866, and transmitted, immediately thereafter, by post, as addressed on the other side. The returns of individual occupiers will not be pub lished. Number of live stock upon land in the occupation of( the undersigned cn the day of 1566. II separate farms in two or more perishes be occupied, separate returns of stock are to be made for each farm. Perish of , county of . 1. Stock taken is to grace is to be returned as belonging to the occupier of the land upon which the stock is grating. 2. Stock driven to fairs, markets, or elsewhere for sale, upon the of should be included in this return by owners of such stock. The number of cattle and milk cows, two years of age and above ; under two years of age. The number of sheep one year old sod above ; under one year old. The somber of pigs. Signed Occupier. The Cattle Plague Commissioners have reported that It in highly desir able to obtain returns of the number of cattle and sheep withinthe area of every parish in Great Britain. THE CATTLE PLAGUE AND IRELAND. —The coin mittee appointed by the Turd-Lieutenant of Ireland to inquire what would be the best course to adopt in case the cattle plague was to break out in Irelaud, have issued their report. They, in the first place, recommend the issue of a precautionary measure, requiring all persons who go out of the country with cattle to gain permission from the police authorities at the port of embarkation, to leave a deposit of Si., deport in clothes to be provided by the police, to return in the same clothes, and receive their deposit back on exchanging them for their own. They also recommend that the importation of dogs be prohibited; boxes and crates also used for the importation of goods should be branded, and not permitted to return . They also recom mend that ten persons be appointed by the government to go to England to gain information respecting the cattle plague, and to return in clothes other than those in which they prosecuted their studies. If the plague should break oat in Ireland, they propose that the infected district should be isolated ; and all circulation of cattle or sheep within it, or along the reads bounding it, be prohibited. To do this they recommend that the owner of any animal which shall be found to be infected be required to communicate the fact to the police ; that every constable have power to inspect cattle sheds ; that if be find a diseased animal he should report to the lord-lieutenant, or bis who should order an inspector to visit the spot ; that the constable should also report to the nearest magistrate ; that a certain line shall be marked round the district where the diseased animal is, and the space should be kuowo as an "infected district ;" that the locality of this district be advertised by public notices for tee miles arouud it ; that no live animal should be removed beyond the line, but any animal certified as free from disease might be slaughtered and exported beyond tho district minus the skin and offal, and the skins should not be exported before being disinfected ; no person attending on diseased cattle should be permitted to go out of the proscribed district, and no litter or manure should be exported therefrom ; fecal matter discharged by diseased cattle with their litter and useless fodder, should be buried four feet deep; that isolation be continued 21 days after the disease has dis continued within the district cut off ; that diseased cattle be slaughtered and buried six feet deep, unskioned ; that the skins be scored that they may be useless ; and that persons breaking the regulations made should be liable to heavy penalties. COLLISION ON THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.--• PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17.—A collision took plane at the Ply mouth Railway station on Saturday evening, by which several persona received severe shocks, sad sonic were badly cut and bruised. A passenger train bad just arrived from Launceston, and was brought up at the ticket platform, where the porters were engaged in taking the tickets, when a Cornisb train going oat of the station ran into a pilot engine and train crossing the main line. The Cornish train suffered no damage, but the pilot engine wu injured. and one of its trucks crushed. while a van disengaged from it ran into the Tavistock train, which was driven against its owe eerie' with great force, sad the permanent thrown together and evilest the CCITY 07 LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF me Caw, Vicious PAHL—Tito number of patients relieved at this institution during last week wee 1,269, of which 277 wen sow cans. CAMBRIDGE. 1)16. 111. Two LIBRARY.—The days for returning books are—Far N.A., December 21, between ten and four ; for 8.A., December 20, between ten and four. The hbriwy will be mommed for the quarter December 15th, at On o'clock. r • CAWS Catemis.—Mr. Charles Hope Day (B.A. 1864, bracketed sixth wrangler), and Mr. Charles Thew Mitchell (B.A. 1865, fourth wrangler) have been elected fellows of this 'Gaiety. Orem SCHOLLlLlglre.—There will be an examination at this college in March next for two scholarships of the value of 60( 4 per WHIM each, open to all persons who lave not commenced residence Is the ueiversity, and who are under twenty years of age in kles.4 B dity of the imaideatien. Tbpoe gretplhipe will be till the ardiasi7 coiled* examination, is 1867, and one them will be awarded for proficiency in classics, the other in mathematics. The exami nation in classics will take place on the 13th and 14th of Mardi, in mathematics on the 15th and 16th, and both examinations will be conducted partly by was of printed payee. and partly vita nee. The successful competitors will be required to enter their names at the wasp forth with, and to come into reside/we is October next. Further informatics may be obtained by applying to the Rev. N. M. Ferrer; Canine and Odes College , Cambridge. The college is prepared, on the recommendations of the examiners. to award additional scholanhips, if any camlidates besides the two automat al ones should appear of 'e fficient merit. OXFORD, IMO. 16, FOIAL 01./11191CM. Ct..ies - =.—The examinee, is the final clerical school (Means. J. M. Wilms, C. P. Christie,. A. Watson and T. Fowler), ha.. this evening Wed their award of classes as follows. Class L George Orange Bal. Leine, scholar, Queen's College ; Alfred Barrett, scholar, Bala College ; William J. Courthope, exhibitioner, Mew College ; Sydney Prior Hall, scholar, Pembroke College P. A. Henderson, exhibitioser, Balhol College ; Francis Hoary home, scholar Ba ll iol College ; Earl of Morley, Balliol College; John William Oldie, Wadham College ; Hugh F. O'Hantee, Helms, exhibitioner, Rue Dose Colley; Rickard Robinson, scholar, Worcester College; Saoday, scholar, Corpus Christi College ; Join Holland Steenett, postmaster, Merton College; Edward Stuart Talbot, Cilt Church. Clem 2. Newmark' Atbogye. Corpus Christi College ; Arthur Ampton Attehre , q, scholar,Lincole College; Henry C. B. Bazely, Halms. WS bibioner, BeasesoesCollege; Ederardßisseall Bernard, Raster Colley Sicry Norris Chanter, echolar.UniversityCollege; Alexander H. Grey Crawford, Oriel College ; John A. Creed, Corpus Christi College ; Joeeph Doscholar. Wadhan. College; Henry Montage Deeper, scholar, Lisoola ; Collage ; Robert Barlow Gardiner, scholar, Wadham College Oswald Henry Elogurth, Queen's ; MOMS 0411100 Marshall, scholar, New College ; Richard Arthur Henry Mitchell, Balliol College ; William Moore, scholar, New College ; William Arthur Postern, Mertes College ; Leopold George Gordon Robbins, scholar, Trinity College ; Edmund Sutton, Trinity College; George Owed LOOS Thomson, exhibitioner, Exeter College ; Hyde Edwards Walker, exhibitioner. Worcester College • Frederick Edward Wanes, fellow, St. John's College ; William Wood, scholar, Oriel C Dyke College. am 3. Charles Thomas Dy Christ Cherish ; Francis Hill Baynes, New College ; Rictn Hinckeeman Boycott. Christ Church ; Cla H ude Dela ake val Cobham. seholer, lietversity College ; enry M Jolly", bible clerk, Hereon College; H. Jones, Jesus Collette Alfred Merlin Lewis, Jesus College Alexander Cahill blaberley, clerk, Queen's College.; Arthur Dialrgill, scholar, University Colley ; George Moore, exhibitioner, Exeter College ; Leigh Thomas Reodell , trigar, Bald College; John Henry Rogers, Wedbam College ; Cuthbert Routh, Queen's College ; Desmond Henry Wynn Sampson. exhibitioner, Magdalen College • William Sells, scholar, Queen's College ; Walter Edward ' Hamilton Soiheby, Bellied College ; Charles Evertors Fiscus Stafford, scholar, Ne • College • George Henry Withers, Exeter College. Class 4. Robert Dawson Mayo., Balliol College; Robert Hinny Moms, *choler, Quiet's College ; Reginald James Mom, studios, Chris t Cherub ; Jobe G. Swans. soe, Christ Church; James Tadman, exhibitioner, Ueinnity College. FINAL Nerasnancei, ticaom—Tbe following clam 116 was this ensuing issued by the examiners. liners. H. J. S. Smith, D. Thomas and W. From.—Class L Henry Dames, delay, Magdalen College ; Amherst David Tyree, post master, Marto° College ; Ernest Joseph Warne, Pembroke College. Clam 2. Nil. Class 3. Nil. Class 4. Nil. The Christmas performance of the Messiah will be given st Exeter-Loll on Wedwiedsy by Se Chas' Society, undo, the direction of Mr. G. W. Mart's. Mini Louisa ryas, Mr. Leigh Wilson (the new moor). Kr. Paley, nod other artiste. are engaged ; the band and chorus will number 700 performers. On thh occasion the whole of the hell will be carpeted, and the mats cushioned sad numbered. Tat MAPLE READERsEir.—We understand that there are 136 candidates for this appoinerneut, and that among them are some of the most accomplished readers and preachers of the day. The election is expected to take place during the ensuing term. —Times. Conroe or PRECEITORS. — At a meeting of the council of thin corporation on the 16th instant, the following were elected members of the college :—Mr. John F. Dra ws% Pershore, Worcestershire ' • Mr. Crawford DUllaa• Stoke Newington, Commercial College ; Mr. Jobs Brett Eminsoo, Phis Mathyolleth ; Mr. Jabal :lodes, Perk.bouse Academy. Wellington•street, Gloucester; Mr. H. J. Moore, British School. Cheltenham Palmer, Great Cocain. street; sod Mr. John Robson. &A., University College, Tax TRIAL OF MR. GORDON.—The Solicitors' Journal rye :—We do rot think that we owe any apology to our readers for drawing their attention to one of the gravest constitutional questions which could arise in the present day, viz. :—The limit of military authority in times of civil disturbance. We believe that the nature and ope ration of " martial law" is mach misunderstood, and that the law of this laud is is douser of being overridden, at least in our dependencies, by practically arbitrary audio. rite ; and we therefore desire, and consider it to be our duty es a legal journal to call attention as prominently as we an to what the law of England is on this subject. It la because the trial of Gordon raises this q.. .1 100 in a distinct form that we have given it so prominent a place in oar columns. We have said, and we repeat it, that the sumo Lion of a man guilty of high treasoo, by virtue of the sen tence of &military tribunal, is murder by the law of England, aster the man was actually taken in arms, and even then tf it was possible to try him in the Kits courts ; and as Lord Coke says the same thing (3 lust.), we do tot feel disposed to retract a word of it ; we have said, and we re peat it, that the judicial murder of a Bridal subject, how ever justly: he may have merited his fate, is of graver import than the horrors of the Indian mutiny itself • for the or are but the atrocities of a lawless mob, the ot her is the inroad of the executive power upon the province of the law. In what respect these entinients are incoasistent with our independence of party politics we other see there is now, we believe , no party, in England which holds the crown to be above the law, but if there be we are point. tally opposed to that party. THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF LONDuN.--011 Satur day the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works, beaded by Sir John Thwairs, the chairman, paid a visit to the spot on the Plaistow Marshes where the river Lea prise through the Abbey Mills, for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of the Abbey Mills pumping station —a building which is to rival the works at Crossness, and in which will be the means of raising the sewage of the low level of London to the great high and middle level sewers. Oa arriving on the ground the party immediately de. weeded into what apreered to be the bowels of the earth, some forty feet below the enlace of the ground, sod twelve below the bed of the River Lea. In descending, some 'teeming stones and rubbish attracted attention, and on inquiry it turned out that the material—gravel and excavated at this depth was really quite hot, es hot rat; as if boiling water bad been poured upon it, and the large atones retained their heat for a considerable time after being brought to the surface. The company pared through some of the completed sewer, which in its length of fire miles from the Tower has to go under two branches of the Lea and under the river itself. The subterranean pas. twee, which is about twelve feet high, was brilliantly lighted, and led to the site of the station, lied if the pleas may be taken as any guide, it will be a building as hand some as it will be useful. Mr. Butilgette, the engineer, read a statement, which was engrossed for median in the stone, showing that the sewer of which this was the mouth would drain 251 square miles, and would have to raise about 5,000.000 cubic feet of sewage • day, and that tie engine power, about 1,140-horse, was provided for the raising of 15,000 cubic fest per minute, so that all storm rains could be safely carried off. Mr. Foilsman teen formally laid the stoma. The works are being carried out under Mr. Edmund , Cc the resident engineer. Cooper AND ST:IeIDF..--Oti Saturday an inquest was held relative to the death of Henry Pettis, aged 25 Tears, who committed suicide when charged with being concerned in • burglary at No. it, Wanes-vines, Brzmstoo. It appeared from the evidence that the de r.s was a parer, lodes( at Bromptoe. He was a person of very respectable character, but on Thursday Let be was suddenly charged with being concerned in the breakieg into albs house of Mrs. Barrington, in Walton. villas, and stealing from it a quantity el jewelry and clothes valued at 1001., and belonging for the most part to Lord Seder& The edenee against h;m wu very slight. A man celled epos him at the time of the robbery, and he left his lodgings for Mn minutes, and afterwards whin he hand of the robbery he nearly fainted. When charged with complicity, however, he did not deny the fact, bat west into the wash-house. and there deliberately cut his throat from ear to ear, nearly severing his head from his body. Death was, of oseree, inreastaseous. The Corset having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." A navigation school for Hawaiians is in success ful operation in Honolulu.—Panama paper. 1 1