The Express. — London, England, 1865-12-30 00:00:00

‘• 4. THE JAMAICA INQUIRY. (Prom PrastesMaperini.) In moot cease of colonial complication, the hest way is to leave the ClDiOniata to rattle their s ff ain in their own way, and repel Dative auras:on is thew own rough and reedy nienaer.• Bat we crooot abandon our Nortlt A m e r ican colonies without a blo w struck fee them, if they call for aid ; and having seaurned the fall responsibility of abolishing slavery, we ca meo{ look us calmly whilst the eolouredmen aneeiterrolnating the whites, or the rebates ere flyszem and banging the coloured men by the hundred sa the strength of a (perhaps) imaginary mbelhoo. e have no doubt at all that there was abundance of the in. eurroetionary apiiit an the one aids, and an abundance of esc itea e pprebeneice en the other. The coloured popula bon, hire roast other demote:arid communitiee, may have warded tidy arms, oombinatioo, and leaders to attempt s i m ultaneous rising ; and, know mg or fearii.g this, thea privileged minority took it for granted that they had risen, and proceeded to deal with them accordingly. The rapidity with which the °adagios of false alarm spreads I. a familiar phenomenon. The popish plot aras the utterly baselees invention of a known scoundrel yet, so long as the belief in it lasted, no reasonable nien's life was mfr. "To deny the reality of the plot," says Hume, "was to be an accomplice; to Leonetti was criminal: royalist. republican, Anti:braes', sectary, courtier, p ri t r k parties concurred in the illusion. The city pret axed for defence as if the enemy was at its gates ; the ehatat and pasts were put up ; and it was a noted eating at that Limo of Sir Thomas Player, the chamteriair, that, we, • nit for these precautions, the whole citinna might rise the neat morning with their throat. cu.." Both boo ice, altar hearing Oates' evideuce. voted—" That the lords and commons are of opinion that there b..th bees, and still in, a damnable and hellish plot, contrived and serried on by the popish recusants, for mutdering the King, for .::beetling the government, and for rooting out and destroying the protestant !chalet." Matanlay, speaking of the lame period, says—" The caeital and the whole nation wee mail with tatted and fear." A Jamaica assembly is at lesat es likely to be carried so ty by A popular frenzy as an English parliament. TWA. therefore, are of small account in the argument, and may prove neither wore nor leas than the iitreogiti ems erten; of the panic. All possible allowance should be mile for the governor, who has the character of a humane mare. and doubtless acted for the best ; but public conbdecce in his judgroeot was rudely shaken by his first report, in lie attributed the outbreak to the publication of a tenirereto letter not intended for publication. which he himself had published. No one can doubt that if Dr. Underhill had been in Jamaica during the outbreak he would have been Large!, like Gordon. In alater report the governor relies for his justification on written and oral information. "the whole tending to show that sedition and re'aelito.ar retention were widespread throughout the land which is equally true of coins district. in Ireland. What we want are overt acts; shove all, let us have the proofs of that overruling neire , rity which compelled the rammary trial of Cordon. It la not enough to prove that he was guilty of trauma It must be further shown that the supreme law, the salus popy‘i, removed his case from the jurisdiction of the regti lar trtbunals. Martial law, independently of the Mutiny Acts, is aintol, the law of necessity, which proverbially has so law. The Dual of Wellington put this plainly enough ebea.he stated that it visa the commandiog odict r's own will and discretion under the circumstances. It is the same kind of law which just/ ties uou private citizen in killing another to preveut a felony, not to punish one ; and here is the point to which &Meatiest should be recalled. There would have been no need of the Bloody Assize of Jtila ry if the reacired work could have been legally despatched by Kirke. It may turn out that, although there wag no rising or resistance after the 13th of October, the a. ...torte of suppresaion remained incomplete, and that the reheilton would have broken out anew if Core.. had not been hinged on the 23rd. But decisive proof to this effect slyraid be forthcoming, or the irregularity of the proceediog wf:'. be mewled as something more than a technical error. From all that has yet reached us, we can hardly con ceive a ease, or a criminal, less adapted to a drum-head coact martial. When the Attorney General (Scott) had been speaking nearly nine hours on the prosecution of Hardy f r to awn io 1791, a sagacious juryman remarked that if it took so long to prove, there was probably no treaaoo in the can. This remark recurred to us on leaning that Uolosiel Nelson, most conscientiously no doubt, occepied six hours in making up his mind on the prelimi. nary charges against Gordon, and that the trial hutted from 2 p.m. till long after dark. The evideooe on which lieu• tes-urts and etudes are to adjudicate should he short, clear, direct. and positive. Constructive treason is obviously beyond their provisos. A greet orator protested that be did not know bow to draw up an indictment aitainst an entire nation. There w, ad he a similar difficulty in drawing up as indictment against the entire white population of Jamaica. So far as is knows, they shared the delusion of the governor, if it use one. The two assemblies, the council, the magistrates, the law officers, the civil and military authorities, were all of one mind ; and he was placed hy actslamatieu, as well as by the local law, in the position of • dictator cheiged to see that the republic came to no ham. A. tremendous weight of reapouaibility pressed neon him if he differed from all about him ; and he could have bad smell reason to doubt of the legality of hi. proceedings, when his attoroey.geoeral, mondier of the English bar, who accompanied him in the ship that carried the ill-starred Gordou to !kraut Bay, thinking that the courts-martial were not getting en fast enough, felt it his duty to lend a hand in the capacity of a captain of volunteers. Whatever tee result )(the inquiry, therefor, provided the public safety was the sole object, we pietuwe that her Majesty will not be advised to revoke the molt coutpreheosive Act of Indemnity that may be passed Lk' the local legislature. The course taken lay the government is the beat they could have taken. To resist inquiry, had they been so inclined, would have been out of their power ; and no iuqulry could have been instituted without an Oeertuilug authority on the spot, to prevent intlmida. boo rad reassure the timid. We shall now sea whether entire unauitnity does iudeol prevail among the whites to the necessity of the wholesale 'bootleg, banging, and lloggiug that have startled us. " Tnis negro couspit.stv, - say* the Ti mez of December 1.1, "may not have hid the organisation of the Fenian republic ; there may hone bees no duly-appointed chief, no lass, or rules, or pessaords ; the plan of a campaign may not twee Leen settivd. but that there was a vague but general purpose to rise LlO.lll the platters, to revenge supposed injeries, and to pluoder the estates at the first suitable opportunity, we see no 1011 Kn to doubt, having regard to the belief of the parses on the spot, who have full means of kinking an opinion. The Jamaica negroes have dose this before, why should they out do it again I.'" Why out, indeed, considering the footing en Lich they now steed with their former masters. But dues i.e this " vague hut general putt...tee," eheeever it rue , to panic point, justify a meal to martial law—to martial i.vr exe cuted by Wade of lieutenants ill the racy and etnegus of voluiitean li there was to chief, no rule on pasawced, no plait, there ass nothing but whet will proltaley he dis coverable in Jamaica at any time, at, long as the rnmed cl.a• rector of its population shall remain ; so that the future goretameut of the cavity is one of the most slffieult pro blems that can be submitted to a statesman. Fresh and nnfotrseeu causes of embarrassment are constantly •rising. The promised inquiry cannot take place withLtA an Act of Assitably authot iteog the esantinatiou of witnesses on oath. Tito local legislature may refuse to pass such an act, mid a col:di:et with the imperial legtslature must ensue. We hope it is not of evil augury that a division ou the Jamaica Bill caused the resignation of Lord Ilelbouree's government in 1,1:19 Co:it:llEßi lAL TRAVELLER , ' l/ISNER , .—A. pro spectus hsa been issued of the "Commercial Travellers' Union. which, the committee of management state, has beta estaliiiabed" in conseopieore of the recstit sliseussioa on the ijui,t ion of the us ige at the commercial table, which at prompt compels those dining to pay for • pint of wine, whether they drink it or not. The union has for its ot;set the abolition of this custem, on the greuods— I at. That the principle involved is of itself mdieally unsound, vas., the payment of one article 'applied at • loss, or at any rate without profit, by giving an undue price for another. 2nd. liecasee it is undoubtedly • growing opinion that the habitual drinking of wine to that extent, at that hoar of the day, is neither necessary nor agreeable to the individual, nor doe it conduce to his comfort er sneers in doing business immediately afterwards." Atter sonic re mark,. on the origin of the custom, the committee pro ceeded to nay, ths: for front «Littoral's,/ all that has bon written on the subject. they differ from much, and at pre sent has , not adopted nay plan to °doss tart. ad of the custom to imestiue. "They feel that it is to the commer cial :art, theibselers, an a great body, that they must look for its volution, and for the present merely seek to draw their attention to the uogoundueas of the principle and the evils resulting from the practice, mail in doh% so to mac .r• tain to what extort a change is desired by those who are the iuterested parties—commercial men theruselvea. They do cot wish that this landlord should, lose any of his profit. ; they would be sorry that the com forts .'r conveniences of any members of the body they tepresent should be in the least iuretfered with ; they would not Le pvUt a to any arrangement erbkh would involve an ea.ra stpetio to those who ere in the habit of taking e ise, and wish to continue to do so ; the r one and only vriph is that the commercial man should be permitted to enjoy the comforts of the table—at the most convenient hour or the day-•aud the society of his fellows. without being compelled, io order to do so, either to drink that which he feels be ii en nit need, or to pay f what he do a not have. Let the principle be agreed to and supported by the body, and the comanttse feel that the remainder of their task will be stay. A few carefully considered toola tion* posed at meetings of commercial meo, and a cont. municstion tromp landlords on them trout this committee, will accomplish all that is desired. to the meantime, it becomes the duty of thine who agree with the board in their views to aid by discussing and ventilating the sub ject, and seeki - g to remove, by fair argument, the preju dices of nisay of those who now oppose it." Dr BLRUY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH HECTORING RF., TVLI:NTL AI4BICA FOOD cures, without medicine or Inconve nience. dypeisda Ondinettion;, cough, iuthma, consuloption de bility, roustipation, €ll4.lThrto, dysentery, nervous, bilious, l iver, scud stomach complaints, and raves Ertl times its owe la etheiremedies. 60.000 cures annuelly. - Du Barry and Co., No. 77. 11400Nit.*trtml, LOO4OO, W. In two. at la lid. 11b., Es. ad.. plea .2.2, 241;4..601.; also at 61, Grecechurchatreet a, Alteap. gide ...eV 150, and 996, Osifordetrest and at Girucers.—jgdver tbedisedel i THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1865 THE POLICE COURTS. MAN.cIIoN 111)WiE. Henry Matthews, a well•dreesed young m an, wu brought before the Lad Mayor in the cuy of Hancock, a detective officer, by whom he bad been appreheedal at Sheffield, obargo;l with stealing some A, amble shawls, Wks, and other property Waging to his employers, Messrs. Harper. bays, Evans, and Co., warehousemen, of 04 • . Change. Mr. Liodus, 'elicitor, of Cheapaide, conducted the prose- album It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner went into the service of the prosecutors in July last, but left their employment in the beginning of September by mutual consent, and at the time no suspicion was entertained of his honesty. From an examination of the boots very shortly afterwards, however, it was disooverid t that the prisoner had been robbing his e mployer., d that be had misappropriated valuable property to • vary considerable extent. It appeared that the prisoner had exercised the privilege granted by the prosecutors to the persons iii their employ of par clueing any articles they might require at cost pries, sod, in this way, the prisoner bad professed to purchase shawls, pieces of silk, and other articles. The firm would not allow any credit upon these trassactions, sod in the ordinary MUM of business the articles that were so purcheied should have been taken by neeo of the other clerks, from the department to which they blonged, to the .maltier, who would enter them in the books, and the prisoner ought then to have paid for them , b at instead of this it appeared that the prison er, contrary to the regulations of the establish ment, took the parcels himself, stating that be was going to the cashier, but instead of doing so, he walked off with the property, and owing to the mode in which the robbery was effected, some time elapsed before it was discovered. Hancock, the officer, proved that io consequence of le formation lie had received be went to Sheffield in pursuitan of the prisoner, and met him walking near the Town-hall, d took him into custody. He informed him that he was charged wi th ro bbing his employers , Messrs. Harper, Kaye, sod Co., of Old Change. and he said it was all right, sod he hid been expecting it all day. He thee risked the prisoner why be had omitted to make the entries of the goods in the books, and be replied that it was for the purpose of enabling him to wrong his employer.. He asked the prisoner where he was living, end he said that it would not be of any added use to go to his lodgings, as there was nothing there, sod he that be had pawned every article the moment he obtained possession of ir. The prisoner added that be was and t in diffi culties when he entered the prosecutors' service, hat his creditors premed him, and he committed the robberies to satisfy their demands, and be also said that he was anxious to make every reparation in his power, and he told him where all the stolen property weir pledged. Several pawnbrokers were then examioeil, who proved that the prisoner bad pawned the silk, shawl', &c., which they produced, at their respective shops. The prisoner, in reply to the Lord Mayor, said he had no answer to make to the charge. The depositions were taken preparatory to the prisoner's committal for trial. MARY LEBONE. William Jeffrey, between ten and eleven years of ego, was charged with robbing his mother of the sum of re. Id. The mother, Carobs* Jaffrey, ststal she Lad been a widow for several years, aod got her living by chafing or anytbing - she could get to do. Oo Thursday evening when she retuned home, being very tired, she laid down on the bed and fell saleep. When she awoke ohs missed Cs. Id. from her pocket. When her son (the pr loaner) retuned home she spoke to him of her low., and, after some hesitation, he said be had taken it. As he was continually rubbing her and takrng property from the room she called in a police- LAST EXAMINATIONS. Jan. 26. Eldridge, caiedoniaaduad and Cursltor street, literary writer-Feb 2. S. I'. Day, New Slillmen.strett, Blooms bury. author-Feb. 2. C. Candy, South-mews and Manchester mews North, 31ancheaterAguare, farrier-Jan. lb G. Sparkes, raddingr boutmaker-Jan. Bryant, Vale.pleee, Ha m m ersmithistad, hairdresser-Jan. 2 1 1. 11. A I 61511. Panes street, Oxford street, hatter-Jan. 30. K .I.llsley. Reeding. builder-Jan. 30. G. E. Hell, Deal, tutor-Jan. 30. K. Gilbert, Soutlmsreseentrnews and ThatieLstreet, Burtontecrose .cres- cent, cab proprietor-Jan. 33. T. Sparke. Upper Whi street, St. Luke, greengrocer-Jan. 3u. J. Beattie. Stanlorroad, hall's ls'ud , attorney-Jun. 30. 11. R. Towers, Charicsetreet, St.. Jobit's•woml, late coarkeeper -Jan. 30. W. V itches, Merk.la , 0, City, euninsission agent-Feb 2. J. Junes, Elawareroads outfitter-Eel, 2. W. It. Jones, Mile End-road, baker - lel , . 2. W. Paterson, Cullum-street, Cit y, manager to a book sent'. -Fels. 0. C. Eaton, ilubberdele, Derbyshire, firmer-Feb. 2. S. Waller, Alderegatesatreet, grocer-Feb. 2. 1. Fishbourne. Shettieki, steel merchant-Feb. 2. C. H. Belcher, Sheffield, toms ms ai brewer-Jas. fl. W. Fermu,Sandbach, Cheshire, victualler - Jan. 20. H. Paul. Valenders lauigton, Hampshire, market ger slemr-Jon. :0 G. Trimming, Alton, Ilautpslure-Jan 11. E. Sanderconilo, Yortuti. Hampshire, grocer-Feb 1. 17 Briggs, Keswick, Cumberland, veterinary a 01,^eon-Feh. 7. R. Roe, Northampton, shoemaker - Fe b. 7. W. Kent, Northampton pet, i, W Kolonson„ Northampton. tailor-Jan. au. W. Beldam, ltluntisham, Huntingdonshire, farmer-Jan. SO. J. Hilt Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, potato dealer-Jan. 24. G. Barnes, Old !Sea ford, Nottinghamshire, fl s hnionger-Jan- 24. J. .1. Ramsdell. Nottiugliam, Journeyman Joiner -Jan 24. T. Burrows, Not•ing. tns, but manufacturer - Jan. 17. W. Oster, Walkeringhani, Nottinghamshire, wheelwright - Jan. 13. J. Hay ward. Suuthamp ton/Journeytnan boutinaker -Jan. 3. 11. Tupper, Freonantie, Hen's': hire, pork butcher-Jan. 0. T. Griffin. Eastbourne, Susses, painter -Jan. 9. W. (lark, Lewes, Sussex, shopkeeper-Jan. 17. I'. Shotton, Byton, Durham, journeyman capstan litter. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ACTS. GAIINETT AMP SIOSELLT O,,Lu MININO C..MhANV no AMERICA (LIMITED . Jan. 12, at 12, at Basinthall street-petition fur waidntg up. DECLARATIONS Or DIVIDEND'. Glonog Old•stleeteuml, licensed victualler-2nd dyed of 1, 01.1 Jan. 3, t a n d subsequent Wednesday, at Par kylis'. Baslnghell.streeL honor Nu111...L.1, Chiltonstreet, Rotherhithe, builder-Ist dend of Is. 0., Jan. 3, and subsequent Wednesday, at Par- Bessnghall-street. lIENhY ATWLA.II and AL)'1.1.3. ATWOOD, I:lOU...stet road, Old Itrompton, market gardeners- let dis Mend of ts. 104., Jan. 3, and .obsequent Vieducgthly, at Park) is, Basinghollsstreet. WILLIAM A1.11.4.t5, Lloyd's CotfershoUse, Kclal Exchange. under writer -lat die deed 411.1. Jan. 3, and subsequent Wednes day, at Perky fise, Basiughali. treet. Otottcgtb idss, Freshwater, bleu( ight, builderst dirblemt of 2g. 30. Jan. 3, and sUbscqUeld Wconcsday, at Parkyni, B minghalbstreet. En wI:1 s 001 MKR, Cable.strect, Wiiitechapel, baker-let dividend ED 2' 31,1.. Jan. 3, and subsequent 11 eduesday at Parkyus' Basinghalbstreet. 1111110. Aaron Bellingham, 211/, said be took the prisoner into custody, and be told him the charge. The ptisoncr said be took the money. In reply to the charge, the prisoner said some boys told him to get some money to go to the play to see the panto mime. and be picked his mother's pocket, but would not do it again. Mr. Matedeld sentenced the prisoner to four days' im prisonment, and to receive ten cuts of the birch rod. The juvenile delinquent stood complacently when be heard the four days pronounced, bat when the whipping was mentioned ha burst out into loud wailing, and was removed to the cells. WESTMINSTER. William Mitchell, a man about 30 years of age, of re spectable appearance, was charged under the following cir cumstances : Alias Emma Itamaby, the daughter of respectable greats, residing at Pimlico, said that a little after eleven on the previous night she was returning from a juvenile party with another young lady, when the latter, in stopping at her house in Rape Ugh. grove, found the defendant sittiug upon the steps. She sue cueded in getting in-doors without mulestatioo, but nom. plainant was abut out. It was raining at the time, and complainant had an umbrella up. She was hastening home, when the defendant followed and took the.umhrella from her, and on so doing struck her on the shoulder with the handle of it. He afterwards struck her oa the left shoulder. A policeman came up, and took it from hum Mr. Selfe—ls he a Amager to you? C o mplainant—Perfectly. Mr. Safe— Did he hurt you? Complainant—Not much ; be frightened me more. Mr. Selfe—lle did not attempt any other liberty with you' .'omplainant—He did not. Mr. bairn (to defer,Ltot)— What do you may to this! Dofeadwit-1 was drunk, And don't know anything about is. Mr. Belfe—What are you'. Defendant—A joiner. Mr. Selfe--What do you earls! Defendant-1%. per week. Mr, Selfe—l shall fine you 1%. &I. for the asaault upon this young lady, and if you don't pay it you will be coin• nutted fur seven days. ----- DIV IDItiNDB. Jan 15. T. llawkeswortli. Deeds, curlier -Jan. 13. G. Shackle ten. "Arils, corn dealer-Jan. 1 , . It Fawcett, Bradford. sue tioninr-lan. 11. G. J. Kett, Liverpool, photog,raphie artist - nt and W. Rose. Liverpool. commission mer chants-Jan. 13. S. Kilhourn. BtanaLead, sittfolk, dealer. PA RTNEE: I III ist DISSOLVED. J. C. D. Itt•van. 11. W. Cole, and W. T. Ilax;ris, Bishopagate street Withal. oil brokers, si far as regards 11 W. tole-R. • Phelps and G. Atherton. Yeovil, Soniemetshlre, glove ma- nufwlurers -R. Hall, W. R. hid lentost, and B. Hall deceased), II uddi.rstield, cloth merchants - .1. Lowe and I. Ferntor, Ilioories, donators-C. Stuart and T. 3ledley, Halifax, tool maker -N. Loyd and J. Stott. Failothrth, near Manchester, spinners-J. Bennett and D. Bennett, Upper Derkeley•street. Portmandthiare, builders-J. Tordotf and J. Dobertsbaw, Thornt••n, York hire, commission agenta-W. Bob tomiey and W. Butterworth, Rochdale. tool makers-It. Bignall and C. Id nail, New Radford., Nuttlaigharashire, lace manatee turers-A. Klocktuann and J. N. Fewer, Austin(' lars•passitee, City, merchants-IV Yewdall. J. C Yewdall. and w. Yewdall, Calverley Itramley . and Leeds. cloth manufacturers, at far as regurvls W. Ye.olall-1 1 J. Cunningham, Everett-terrace, Vic tor' m Docks. and H. Connop, Eardlsland, Hetet. dvbire. patentees for sae ten machine -11. th Li ppke and A. Slather. Upper Thames street. geral dealers-C. TrUireli, G. Sands. and W. Trowel% New Cross•road, Surrey, egg Importers -Y.. Cooke and A. Good. are. Oldham. rolling board manufsctorers-J. Herren and G. Mason. Leeds, felt cloth manufactiirers-J. A. Frerichs and J. H. Frerichs, Manchester-R. benniston, J. Il'Fartatie. anti G. Adair, Tunstall, Staffordshire, ironstone masters-H. Turner .1. Lea, and Jane Lea (formerly Jane Turner , Uphollan•l, Un easier', grocers-W. Shackleton, C. Hole. H. Buckley. and c. Hudson, Kelghley• Yorkshire, spinners, so fur as regards 11. liackley-T. S. Ward and IL Todd, jun., Kin tou•upon drysidlers -M. D. Lasker and G. D. Hall, Tower Roal Cannon-street, City, and Roe Venation, Parka, leather mer• ; chants, and Frieburg, Haden, leather inanufacturers. SCOTCH BRQUESISATIONS. DONALD STEWART, Kintallen, Araleabirt, storekeeper, Jen. 2., at the Faculty Hall. Claagow. Spit Crank, Glasgow. Beaker, Jan. 2, at the Faculty Hall Glasgow. LAMBETH. Elizabeth Simmons, a smartly-dressed young womao,wl:o was mid to have up to the present off...oce borne a good character, and weo it appeared was on the point of noir. riage, was finally examined before the lion. G. C. Norton on • charge of stealing a torantity of wet linen, of the value of fit., the property of Mr. Henry W. Shelkirk. Sarah Eliza Bartholomew, servant to the prosecutor, said that about eight o'clock on the night of Monday week she missed several articles from the garden that bad been hung out to dry, and at that time she observed one of the articles, a sheet, in its proper place, but to a few minutes after it was gone. The witness gave infor mation of her loss to thew lice, and the prisoner was taken into custody. Mr. Alfred Goulding said he resided next door to the prosecutor, and that the prisoner wee received into his house preparatory to her being engaged as A regular servant, but the person to whom she had given • reference fur her character refused to give her one. On Monday week the prisoner had been in his house, but left to go LOMB between seven and eight o'clock. The constable in the case said the priacip.il evidence against the prisoner was Ler footmarks in the garden of the prosecutor, as well es iu that of her master, and about which there could be no mistake. Her mistress found fault with her for the noise occasioned by the high heels of her boots, upon which she lopped them off with • chopper, and the marks thus left across distinct that there was no mistaking them. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. Charles Griffin, a die ty-looking your; fellow, was brought before Mr. Woolrycb, charged with assaulting George Reeves, with intent to rob him, is the York-road, launbeth. The prosecutor said he was a commission agent. residing in the York-road, and • little after 12 o'clock on the pre vious evening he was returning home, and just u he had passed the York Hotel, the prisoner ran agaiest him. He pushed him off, when he butted against him and *sized bold of him. While they were struggling together the prisoner commenced rifling his pockets, but • gentleman cams up and he relinquished his bold and ran off. Mr. Woolrych asked him if he was robbed of anything' The prosecutor replied that he could not tell, as he was not outran what amount of mosey be had in his pocket. He, however, missed four or five shillings, and his watch was pulled out of his pocket. William Hooper Short, • commercial traveller, laid be had just left • friend's house in the York-road, when his attention was attracted to the prisoner and the prosecutor struggling together. He turned round, and perceiving that the prisoner was rifling the other's pocket' he went to his assistance. sod the prisoner ran off. Witness, however, pursued hint, and captured him at lag under the railway arch in Vine-street, and banded him over to a constable. The prosecutor was recalled, and in answer to the magis trate said that he bad been drinking with • friend in the York Hotel, and was a little the worse for liquor, but he was not into:tented. Christopher Church, police-constable 96 1., said he war on duty in the Waterlooroad about one that morning, when be heard cries of "Stop thief" in the York-road, and on going there sew the prisoner running towards the arches, pursued try the witness Short. A little whileafter wards be took him into custody. la sourer to the charge, The prisoner said he never assaulted the prosecutor nor attempted to rob him. There was not the least foundation for the charge. Mr. Woolrych told him that the evidence wee much against him, and as some inquiries must be made about him he should remand him until Tuesday next. HAMMERSMITH. Mr. Llnyd Jane& of 21, St. Peter's-vinare, Humor smith, was aummoced by a c a bman named Miller for 24. 64., the fare for the hire of big vehicle from the Castle standing at Nottiog-hill to the defendaut's nsideoce. The complainant said the distance was over two miles, and scoordiog to Mr. Thiyman's opinion of the Cab Aet be was entitled to charge 35., as the jouroey wu completed outside the radius. The chief usher then explained to Mr. Ingham that Mr. , Dayman was of opinion that a cabman could oot end his ' fare at the radios point at the rat e of sixpence per mile and then commence beyond at the rate of Is. a mile, for if he could he might be entitled in some cues to Is. dd. far part of a mile, and that would be contrary to the intention of the act of parliament. He always decided that a cabman wee only entitled to charge Is. for the mile ending outside the radios. and the rate of Is. a mils beyond bob:lgoe* eon times* fan. Mr. Itigliticiraferreill ter the. eat 16 and 17 Victoria, I FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. 1 LON bON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST --.---_ RAILWAY. 127, section 13anwhieh stated as follows:—" It shan ' t. Islimitenldfcrti,l'hais accupeTceirreYi.!.llp,ru. eY nigh cmc f. : l P, ..Z i y thi m il u : h o c , isAlrEct or SOUCITORS AND FURTHER raitrcut.sgs TO BE The folios ing circular - has been issued by the OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OP TIDE cater e[etersen, Huntley of this oompeny :—" The directors of the Lorelei, t 1 Brigbtoe, and South Coma Itailvay have bad their atten. .thin drawn to schools: issued (18th December instant) by eaParetfeauremeietoneel"kichaba.etalls, iwtegrThdequilidoelowarihkg sh b 2r a b e i i °OUST OF zatignurrcrwr. rissicatt,TirsOesati.-itraxer.) tour m a " frsns Uhaciull'urucci pro such cirri". ' hull JOll ,l S TYN^r P-. park• Place, Eclulligten.corpeiiter, to surrender the directors of the South Butt= Itailway Company to be discharged beyond each circumference." lie told the Jan. 10, at 11. their proprirdoes, h e So of the policy Proposed to be cabman his opinion Was that he wee entitled to sixpence a paint As iioinsyipen. Royal-creseent, Notting-hill, general met, paretied by them in the erianine session of petliament ,• and mile tip to the radius, and beyond la. The moment that be chant, Jan. IA at IL 0 oldKr•tid.oo4oooo..J,,.loAtte. in tbe interest of above 60U joist proprietors of Brighton mane to the mdius be commeoced the increased scale. It form ItAOSDA , L , K, l'iii y , • . Illituatird., at. Luke's, dairyman, Jam 10, at It. and Smith Eastover Kock, the Brighton board deem it to be might so happen that he could get Ils. 6d. for less Leans 1 LirßlTlit.oolUrCromer.street, Brunswick-inure, 011 and colour- . their duty to submit the following statement for considers. mile, bet he (Mr. highest)) could not help that I man Jan. 10, at It I Mon. In that circular the Brighton board are charged with Au order was made on tbe defendaut to pay 2c (4. and 1 Jana:4'3.B6ml Flom, Euston .road, clerk in holy orders, Jan. ! a breach of the agreement made between the two companies IN, mats, he stating that if the complainant had asked him 1 10 . a t 1 . . 'in 1864, by sapportrog the ' Surrey and Suarez' line in the • a second time, and explaineslwhy the fare was to much, in- JOHN FASTIIOI'F., Deptford-dockyard. Inspector of stores, eon. 1 last session. This charge the Brigliton board emphatically stead of giving him a ticket and driving o ff , he should have ' It at 1. paid it rather than have been troubled with • summons. JoStrit }fume Lacs, Doddingtomgrove, None), painter, I deny, and express their surprise at it* being repeated after Jan. 16, rt e I i the unaeimou• decisions of the select committees of both v -s--.—,..---r-• 16, at 11. WILLIAM hoe al.ocii, New-road, Ilornoey, sub-contractor, Jan. ' bonne of parliameet where the whole opposition to thebill was based on the question of an alleged ' breach of faith.' TES MYSTERIOUS DSATH NEAR VICTORIA , RLICS EliwAßn9 Lasating, Bread4treet.hill, and Mercers By thew eement before referred to, the Brighton and South PARE . . te ace Highgate, merchant, JAIL 1 0. at 12. IJon ff ts IAi , ;RAM Li iciitiAirr, Warwiek -crescent, Maidahlii West, Eastern boards mutually undertook not to make any inroad 'ho chemist, Jan. 24, at 12. lute the ' system' of each other, and the Brighton board mein. WILLIAM I. ATIAN, 13uslis-buildiugs, Kentish-town, journeyman tato that the rey aed Sesser line from Croydon to An inquiry was hold yesterday evening at the Alexandra T , Victoruepark.road, by Mr. Humphreys , paint,r, Jan. Xi, at 12. Groosehridge is so ialringement of that agresuieet, as will relative to the death of Ann Br.innige, who died under sus. ' G 1.010.111 ACGVAT CHAIinAN. Fredorick-street, Graysionvoad, be sees by the acoomploying map. tinder tbe agreement of picious circumstances ou Chliatinereeve. ' house . gent, Jan. 24, at It 1864, moreover, the troll= of the South Eastern Company is 0 AHDIOLTuA ILeadeuhall-street, and Coburn-street, Bow. Charles Bromage, a respectabic.looking elderly Mani 6r :tii i' , vii-itmission agent, Jan. 24, at I. to be admitted to Esatbourne by mama of the Brighton deposed—l live at No. 5, lihrimitil•rOad, Victoria.park, and (.J•inoa „nom rower:, OrCerenor-hotel, Pimlico, late captain in Compeny's line from Tunbridge Wells, and the Brighton am • retired dyer. The deceamel, who was 65 years of age, the army. Jan. 24, at 1. board, in adopting the Surrey and Sussex line, have merely wee my wife. On Saturday last 1 left home about six YriWitlio DYER, Crown-at, Sorely, pyrotechnist, Jan. 14, at 2. 000neeted the two points of their 'system' at , Croydon and o'clock in the evening, with the intention of going to market. ii Kee! wit.i.i.tx team Chatham. baker, Jan. lit, at i. Groombridge, and thereby shortened the distance to St. I can't recollect where I went or eh:A I did, as I had a little el.ine Si tear. SiKidill!titiat,,iwniteentap4t tailo , r i J a a u il ‘ . l 24 ;l, ll . l. 2 e. Leonardo and Hawing., in the same way that the South drop before I started. My wife was an invalid, and bad ri , . , ,, *.. ,, , , 4 ''" 11 ." .. T i l i ' '' x n a str y sr , '34 e rt , Eastern are doing by their new line through Sever:maks. ro 1, . ion.), 'corms . . appra r, an. , a 1.. kept bar bed fur a long time. How I got home on Saturday . Pierer' ei ELL Yil, city-roar, bristle merchant, Jan. 24. at I. It should be also Moue iu mind that the exating Brighton Jam e Ido riot know. 1 was taken home by Mr. and Miss . J aims p wax, cow.croes.etreet, Smithfield, cosich builder, line to Hastirigs was made several years before the South James, and I must have bad another drop after they went : Jan 'A, at :I. Eastern constructed their preeent line to that place in op away. I most hare fallen, as, iu the morning, I found Gioema MARCUS TIIORNBACII, Southampton, late pork butcher, position to the Brighton company. The question of myself in the passage downstairs lying in a pool of blood. I Jan. 24. at 2. • breach of agreement ' was contested before the se.ect That Was between num arid ten o'clock on Sunday morning. 1 'lir EtlJ;r2MALLAnnanin. Howard-street, Strand, musician, committees of both houses of parliament, as being the only I then found my wife lying at the bottom of the stairs. She Jai n tiii ' , Little., Abersychan, Monniouthab., grocer,Janagatil. objection that could be offered to a line which was so was sitting on the mat, and asked me for some water. I i Huey FIRTH, Westouauper-Eare, coptalii In th e ttmai Gls. obviously required by tbe public ,• but the South Eastern gave it to her, but she could not swallow it. She said i me rgetoinir, 0i1i,,, yae. 10, at objected to ita being in the beads of the Brighton company, to mss, 'Cod Almighty bless you, lam sorry for giving . CHARLES tiItREN, Redruth. watch maker, Jan. 8, at 11. who would thereby be brought within tbe same distance of you ao much trouble." 1 sand it was DO trouble. She then ARCHIBALD ( •lIIIICHAEL, Exeter. draper, Jan. 73, et 11 liastinge as themselves. The Brighton directors do not looked steadfastly at me, and died in about Bye minutes . I UF,O.hrEI6AT.ARINIISA.,N, Bllton.withilarrogate, Yorkshire, grocer She had only beenrum ou. She did not @We how enter on the subject of the proposed outlay of six minima WiW.la RoIiERTS and WILLIAM ToWNSoN, I Leeds, machine involved lathe new WU:tannin anbolneliof theSolith Emden' long she had been there. I conclude she must have heard makers, Jan. Is, at 11. and Londoe,Chatham, and Dovercompanies, which iasmatter ins is distreeri, and tried to comedown to me. I Nee present I MICHAEL PENISTAN and JIVSI DACIEetY, LIDCOID, ETOeen for the consideration of the proprietors of thou companies, when she died, but 1 must have fainted, because it was an Jan. 10. at 12- but the Brighton board are fully entitled to express their hour before I recovered consciousness. I called in two , FRLDEFII , K III.01,;1; CRAY, Sheffield, brewer, Jan. 1 4 , t at ie. Joligr:V:.l.l.l..us.a.i,iiti.rt,yrsittlasnsil:.;.:rcattiziros, Ramsbot ms, ci „. regret at the expense and serious interference with the n. iglibours at 11. I might have in the meantime revived , interests of their proprietors consequent on a parliamentary myself with some rum. I think my wife's death resulted Watt A Y ' A BEL% IL Rh An, At. Helen's., Laricuhire. theatrical ma contest, even when they have every reason to anticipate from excitement mail cold. She hail not been down stairs eager. Jan. 11, at 11. the same success in opposing the same scheme for the fourth before for threu months. EDWARD KANT, Aberistailli, .litriligansb., tall. r. Jan. 19, at 9. time, as in 1863, 1864, and 1865:they feel that the interests By the Coroner—l don't consider [wet the sows of Let Jost:rii ItoWER,, Aston.justalsireologbans, late retail li -r '''' r ! of their proprietors and the earning of remunerative divi. deetb, but I was the cause of the excitement and cold. 1 Jan. 8, at 10. Janice JAlllei deposed that on Saturday evening be saw An!: is 4 ..i rkiista..: 4 , Liverpool, licensed refreshment-house keeper, deeds are beat consulted by peace and not by war, by co operation and not by opposition, by developing the capabi. the last witness leaning over his railings in • helpless elate - ° J .r . ".. J vlf DUN 3 ALI , and PATRICK krDomeLe, Liverpool, printers, lame of neighbouring companies for the common intermits of drunkenness. Witness and his daughter took him hums. Jan. 10. at 3. of their respective proprietors, for whom directors ars only Mr. itrumage went upetairs, and brought down a half- ANN iivatcg, bootie, Lancasbire. publican, Jan. 16, at 3. trustees, and Dot by entering into hostile speculations which gallon jar of runt and gave witness a winieglass of it, but WILIJAN CASSON, ENCII4.II, Lancashire, manager for license took none himself. victualler, Jan V at S. can only result in iejury to each other. * William Storey, fd.E.C.S., deposed that be bad been .LORELT LLOYD, OBVlLNtry,libropalt., wheelwright, Jan g le, at 11. . --- --- I attauding deceased for a complication of disorders. lie bad '. ..ie: u vi n e ( ltlVl K 1 ... , n 7 t . ' :, i , ‘ ro m v h i ir ,:i ' e ' at 10 1 made a post mortem examination of the body, and his Ther . c i um i. J'au. a. at 11. ug . ss r ' ° cos opinion was that death was caused by serous apoplexy and JOHN iiriingss. tonth Shields, joiner, Jan. P, at 11. strangulation of the intestine', reeultiug from • tumour of ANN InAIOILLA WEST, widow, South !Shields, Jan. It long standing. There were no mark. of violence on the Dins Sarni, Wlvenhoe, Kiaes, brewer, Jan. 13. at 11. body, nor wss there the slightest stein of blood on her 111"xte resew. Bradfonl, commission agent, Jen 9, at 9 4S. clothes. Exposure to the cold on such a night as Saturday, 1 R " YA" TIIIIIIIWY, Eckinoton, Derbyshire, ndner, Jan. 16. at 11. lirla i i 4 l , aitc. ii. i .x x Ito Lusa. Stokabuta m -Trent, watch maker, when the thermometer fe ll to freezing point, would beaten the death of a woman in the condition of deceased. a .The l'orocer summed up, and "aid that in point of law no - criminality attached to the husband ; but in amoral point of view the affair was a most disgraceful one ; and if the husband had a @perk of feeling be would not wails , forget the part be took in the unfortunate occurrence. .1. verdict of "Death from natural ceusis, accelerated by exposure to the cold," was returned. TILE Lei:AL VArATION. —Yesterday in the law offices, including the Judges' chambers, business was re. mimed ou the termination of the Christmas vacation. The Chancery vacation will terminate on Saturday week. TILE MARYLEIioNE ltl URnett. —Yesterday morning a notice was issued under the authority of Sir Richard Mayne, the chief commissioner of metropolitan police, offering a reward of 7a/l, for the apprehension of R chard Jones, the man who is charged with the murder of John Flannagao, at 17, Niglitingeleatreet, Limon-grove, Mary lebone. Jones is represented as a man of live feet seven inches in height, with a fair , freckled complexion, a large red nos; brown hair and whiskers. He is en Irishman, a native of the province of Munster. When last seen be wore • pilot jacket, cord trousers, and • cloth cap. Ile is 4ii yeisrs of age. TILE CATTLE PLO:CIL—CONVICTION OF A RAIL WAY CoMPANY.—At the county sessions in Newark, on Wednesday, before Mr. E. P. Burnell, the Hon. J. E. Deniaiiii M.P. (Speaker , of the lute Housed Commons). aud Mr. l'.llmdley,the Midland Railway Company were charged with having on the lath lost. nolawf oily brought one cow from the city of Lincoln to Newark railway station, in the parish of Kelham. contrary to • notice issued on the 29th of November last. Mr. Cowley, of Nottinghew, repreeensed the company, and rained various points of law on behalf of the defendant; contending that the act of parliament did not apply to them as a corporation acting as public car tiers. The facts were clearly proved by the servants of the company. Mr. Cowley requested the court to suspend judgment for a fortnight, that he might ho ebbs to take counsel's opinion on the queetions reified by those proceediugs, this being, he believed , the nest case of the hied against a railway company. The court were of opinion that the company were highly culpable in not having given iostractions to their servants not to deliver cattle at Newark station after the prohibitory order was issued by this bench, and ordered the psymeut of • fine of 101. and :Cis. costs. Mr. Cowley risked their worship,. to grant a case for the Court of Queen's Bench, but the application was refused. The same day Edward Greenberry, of Newark, was fined 10/. for rending the cow above referred to from Lincoln to Newark, and was alito tined 51. for receiviog another cow on the following day from North Searle, in the county of Lincoln. CliAlLoE oF PERJURY AGAINsT A TOWN OWN CILLoIt.—Lbs Wednesday, before the borough magistrates, at Loaceater, Mr. C. Townsend, photographer and house agent., High-street, a member of the town council of the borough, was placed in the dock to answer a charge of having committed perjury before the court, on the 13th of Nos ember last. The charge arises in a very singular matinee, Mr. Townsend was a candidate at the last election for the won ward of Dour:aster, and was returned at the head of the poll. Before his election, however, Mr. Townsend was subjected to very great annoyance from the publication and distribution of scurrilous placards reflecting upon his private character, and one more audacious than the rent impeached his " honesty, integrity, and morality." Mr. Thomas Daw, painter, admitted that he was the author of the bill iu question, and in a second bill atfirmsd that what he stated was true; end on this public declaration being made Mr. Townsend took out a summons against him se the publisher of a slanderous and malicious libel. Mr. TOWDI• end, before the justices, gave an emphatic denial to the statements in the alleged libel ; be denied that he had, as was represented, ever knowingly let houses as brothels during the Doncaster Septsruber meeting, or that be had represented to a person who took the house of a Mrs. Booth that Mrs. Booth knew for what purpose her house was required, and that 14/., which she had agreed at first to take, most be raised to 201., or the agreement would not be adhered to. Mr. Dew • in his defence, called evidence to show that Mr. Townsend did knowingly let Mrs. Booth's house as • brothel during the rime week, and that, by rspreseotiog to Mrs. White, to whom he let it, that Mrs. Booth, knowing for what purpose she wanted it, would not let her have it under 201. for the week, that sum was paid to him, of which he paid 3lra. Booth only the first sum ati palatal for, namely, 141. The magistrates, upon this evi dence, dismissed the summons, with costa sgaii.st Mr. Townsend ; and the present pro ceedings moth out of the evidence which was then given. Mr. Woodhead, on the part of Mr. Dew (who was the prosecutor) applied for a remand for • week, on the ground that his witnesses bed to oome from • considerable &stenos. It 11144 arranged by both sides that the bearing should stand sdjoureed to Wednesday next, and the bench accepted Mr. Town end's bail of 100/., and one surety to a like amount for his ap pearance at that time.—Leeds Memory. A Boit KILLED AT PLAY. — Dr. Lanke ater held -r• •-- - • - an inquiry yesterday at the Buffalo's Head Tavern, Maple bone-red relative to the death of James Fahey, seed 11, nag PROPOSED METRoPOLITAN EXTENSION LINE who died In the Marylebone Workhouse infirmary. Jam es THILOGGII GREAT PORTLAND•sTREET. — Yesterday afternoon Pierce, aged 13, deposed that on last Sunday her was I a meeting was beld by the inhabitants of Great Portland • street. and others affected by the above proposed line, in playing at " touch ' with deceased and other boys at ' the Infant School-room, Great Portland - street , to *madder Wall's-buildings. The deceased wanted to " bide," got into a basket which was placed on t he to p of a wall. the steps to be taken in oppoeition to the passing of the bill for tbe liee in parliament. Mr. Wingfield was Tot• d to the A boy named Hobbs, who also wanted to " hide," shoved chair. Mr. Laver, in explaining his reason for calling the the basket, which fell off the wall into the adjoining yard, meeting, said he was present at • meeting of the Marykbone a distsnce of 18 feet. lo the descent of the basket the . deceased fell out of it, and his bead came against the ; vestry last week, when a deputation waited upon the vestry stones with which the yard was paved. Hobbs said when Ito solicit aid in opposing a bill for earrying a line of rail down b T e be sh f a o t s h e:l , o o ff , the i hea d ee ls , : t .ed h e .saidw s not b t e a w ii e a ~, 1 Baker - street , The request was granted, and it was moved • re ed F tti b e e Ue . ic as er w.a. that the vestry oppose the Portland street 'one also, but _ A that proposition was rejected until thesubject was regularly not shoved off purposely The medical evidence shee "'" teought before the vestry. The course he therefore thought „ biARRIAGES. that the deced died on Monday from tbe effects of an IRD—RISSELL—Decemner aiii, at Trinity Church, WM,. they had beat adopt would be to send • deputstioe to the extensive fracture of the skull, extending (rein the top of D bourne terrace, llyde.park, by the Rev. Canon Morgan, vestr Several apeakers followed. and denounced the echeme Th . Drew, son of 0 Bird, laiq. • soiehtlebtalmuse, the head to the base. A verdict of " Accidental death " y . •lPortland•street as umbrae. sod moreover near su m o. to m ar , A nn 1 for • raf way al ong Russell, of St. John's, Waltham was returned. Carroty Ar LivaltrOOL.—The returns (which for . daegerour, as the street wee only ZS feet wide. On the stow. . _ ¶.. _. s_gington. i snolioo of Mr. Vokina, it was resolved to memorialize the SCH ENCR—PI Ix mber ~ a t NI. t many yearn have been published on the last Friday of the , vestry o f St. M a rtSobote to oppose the proposed railway, by the Rev A. ray, R, C. T. G Schenck. Or. Na..P to Agnes, year) relative to the stock of cotton actually in hand at s in its construction the traffic would be stopped, which . Bire. N.B. d ter of the late W. Pyle, of Airochar, Dumbarton- Liverpool, and the estimated stock, have been frequentlY would be very detrimental to tradespeople and those house complained of on account of the great discrepancy which , WaTra—llllTON.—December 28, at Prishy-on-the•Wreake. by keepers Who let &pant:nee* and probobly be the ruin or the Rev . W. Jones. Henry, son of W. Watts. of Oadby, Lake/s -ham been apparent in the totals between the real stock and many. Its close proximity would also be highlydangerous tershlre, to Elizabe th , daughter of the late T. Bryon, of Cps the estimates. lost year, when the statement was nate • ie so osrrow a street. A deputation and committee were l ploghasn. DEATHS. rally looked for with an intense interest, there was appo i n t e d. AWDREWS found to be • discrepancy of 110 . 000 bales . The Cot- C RYS T A L PAtacz. -- ONE SHILLING DAY, ..... .— D REW? , 17, at Cheltenham, Charlotte , daugh te r ton Brokers' eeriest'of the late Mr. 0. Andrews , aged 75 . Association turoed their r RIDAY, DEC. 29.—Adtalledoito Oa payment, 4,789 ; ditto ggu„—Laccober VI as Otoncester-place. Portmanaquare, Ann, attention to the subject, in order to prevent the by a „ ass . tickers , 1.40 8 ; ta w vide.; 6.197 . injury to the trade which these differences of calm. daughter of the late 0. Bell. Bel . card GI . . lotion caused, sod at length decided that the returns should DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL. LITHERLAND.—December 28, at Hollandrosa. Brixton, 8.01. --CHLOIIf ntimate AID COUGHL— I• his olatoraie work on Litherland. Req.. aged ye. for the future be issued quarterly, and that the most rigid „ Consumption end Bronchitis." Dr. Copland remarks :—.. in POTTER.— December Tr, at Stockwell park-road, Brixton, G. cue should be exercised by the secretary in obtaining seen. chronic bronchitis, especially when affecting Andrea. or when Potter, Zee . aged 74. rate weekly and monthly returns. The change has worke d f o llowing the w hooping congh or wades. una d u lterated Cod ETES:ART.—December 28, at Hampton Wick, J. Stewart, Esq., well, and yesterday when the returns were published on User Oil has prove' very Health The expeneoos of Dr. aged 7. Charge, the greatest eatisfactioe was expressed at the fact Lethe_hY.?del!Rcal... 011 In I. _ _,,, (Meer of Health lithe City of London, proves ISTEICKLAND.— December 28. at Oxf .I.d-terrace, Hyde park. that too. .. Ana," • ( his Elizabeth, wife of S. W. Strickland. Esq. that the damsels* between the estimate and the actual __,.. b ug.X."Z a iw ilt...l4l,'": tram mss mymtiamm I stock was only about 2,000 bales. Several hearty cheers "''' here so doubt of ita being a pare and unadulterated yetale." Printed and Published by WTI.LiAIf Rltt Ham. el :to. the were given. The following is the statement :— Total actual Bol a oab , La capenled 'apse s.' haa p i n u, a s , a ; t iturs, ed. • Lombard-arse. In the City o f Yondon, eter. the stock, 370,2'15 bales; estimated stack, 368.-190; rose date quarts, Is. :by Dv. de e ndliea=e Miser, liartord, Mee he Lombard-street, In the Precinct of hid par. 466,370 balsa and Co., 77, Strand, London, —44deeetleensenti. , lamvaDA,T, moans lle, 18S6. TER MURDER AT DEVONPURT. An inquest was held on Thursday, at the Military Hospital Inn, Lower Stoke, Devour's, before Mr. A. S. Bose. carouser, on ' the body of John Thanes Johnstone, private, of the 65th Regiment, who had bean murdered on the previous day by • comrade. The jury baying viewed the body, which was lying at the Royal Military Hospital, Stoke, the inquiry was adjourned to the Petty Sessions room of the Devout:Port Town.halL The unwed. Thomas Lynch, who was placed in the dock, looked crestfallen, and evidently felt the serious position in which he was placed. Mr. John Beer, of the fires of Beer and Randle, solicitors, attended on behalf of the War Department. William Pickering, private, of the 65th Regiment, eta. Honed a t the Reese star acre, s aid—Between eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday evsaipg the prisoner and deceased were brought to the guard-room. They were both drunk, Lynch more so than the other. The men sat down. Lynch, who was bleeding from one eye, said that the deceased bad struck him. Deoessed told Lynch to go away from him, as he (Lynch) was an old man. Lynch did not attempt to strike the deceased then. They afterwards lay down on the guard bed. Witness was in the guardroom from seven o'clock in the evening of Tuesday instil ten o'clock the next morning. Apparently both of the men went to slee the p. Wit ness continued—At about • quarter to three on) morning of the '..7tis I was walkicg about the guard. room as sentry. Pinioser got up and went over to • corner of the mon neat where the deceased was lying c a... . I had otaerved the handle of a scrubbiorbrush (produced) iu the corner. Lynch took the stick in his hand and struck &mewed two blows on the hied. Deceased never spoke, and I do not think he moved. Lynch did not speak at the time, but was at once seized by a soldier, of the 62nd Regiment, with the stick in his hand. 1 shouted for the guard to come, and wept to the deceased and felt his pule% which was booties strong ; his pulse gradually lessened until he died, about three o'olock. about an hour. lie examined deceased and pronounced him dead ; the deceased being at that time nearly cold. About half put fi ve o'clock the body was removed to the Royal Military Hospital, Stoke. By the coroner bud jury—l know nothing of any previous quarrel, exceptiog what Lynch said. When the two men webe lying down they were not ekes together; other prime tiers were between them. When Lynch went over towards the deceased be still appeared under the influence of drink. William Palmer, private, of the 62nd Regiment, said—l was in the guard-room from Sao o'clock of the morning of Tuesday until ten o'clock of Wednesday yawning tut Ide not know what condition the prisoner and deceased were in when brought to the guard-room ; but they set down before the fire and were talking, but I do not know what they were talkieg about. After some further remarks in which he apparently contradicted the previous witness in one or two unimportant particulars, the witness proceeded—About • quarter to three o'clock I beard the sound as of a blow with a 'dirk. I turned round, and saw Lynch, with • stick uplifted with both heeds, strike • heavy blow across the head of deceased. I seized Lynch. The corporal of the guard took Lynch away. The blow I saw struck made a wound on the ear, from which a little blood flowed from the outride of the ear and ran down dectued's face Rad neck. Dr. John Mackenzie. assistant-surgeon of the 62nd Regiment, said—At about four o'clock on the morning of the 27th instant I was iu bed at my residence, at Stoke, when I was called up to come to the Raglan Barracks. I immediately went to the guard.room, whets I new the deceased. He was dead when I arrived. I found a wound on the right ear, the edge of the cartilage of which was slit ; the part appeared to be bruised, end the injury to have been Inflicted with • blunt instrument. A little blood was oozing from the wound and passing down the cheek. I found also • depression of the skull between the temple and the net. On the body being removed by my directions to the Military Hospital, I made a poet mortem examination. I then found a wound on the scalp near to the right ear, about half an inch in length, which woof through the scalp. I found also a circular wound about two and a half inches in diameter ; the bone is one place was separated from the table of the skull. This would be the result of a very heavy blow. The fracture implicated two bones, the temporal bone and the parietal bone ' • it extended scrota the hue of the skull as well. The scalp surrounding the wound and fracture was considerably bruised, the wound on the ear nearly communicated with the bruise, no if a blow had been struck it was in that direction. There was a considerable effusion of blood at the base of the brain and on the surface of the brain. I am of opinion that whatever canoed the external wound caused also the effusion and produced death. I found no laceration of the membranes of the brain. John Lilly, a private in the 65th Regiment, deposed to Lynch coming into his (*Beer's) room in the barracks between 9 and 9 o'cicck on Tuesday evening. Shortly afters werds g deceased came ia and asked Lynch what be was abeut, to which Lynch replied that he was not talking about decreased, on which the latter called the former a liar. Further words ensued, and whilst Lynch was sitting on the foot of the bed the deceased struck him. a struggle took place, and ultimately the sergeant p resent had both of them taken to the guard-room. When Lynch received the blow he asked deceased why he did it.. Both of the men were much intoxicated. Thomas Pollock said—l ant a private in the 62nd Regt. I was also a prisoner in the guard-roem on the night io ques tion. Deceased and Lynch were perfect strangers to me. After they were brought to the guard-room they were walking about the room for about en hour and a half ; deceased and Lynch bad angry words together the latter calling deceased a rogue and vagabond. Der;thsed said, " I know you of old, when you came after me with a fixed baynnet in New Zealand." Demand told Lynch several times to go away, as he did not want to have any thing to do with bier. Whilst Lynch was standing with hie back to the fire, and deceased sitting on the form with others in front of the fire, I heard Lynch say, " Your life is short, and so is mice." I could not undertake to swear to whom Lynch spoke these words. Deceased, Lynch. and myself, went and Lid down on the guard bed. I went to sleep. Some hours afterwards I heard the sound of two heavy blows. On going to see what was the matter. I saw Lynch in charge of the sentry, and blood flowing from the deceased's ear. 'The cape of a soldier's great coat was drawn over deceased's bead. Mr. J. Lynn, Superintendent of Police, said—On Wed. Demise , I proceeded to the Raglan Barracks, where I saw Thomas Lynch, the prisoner, and being informed of what hail occurred I charged prisoner with the murder, when he replied, " I never intuited to kill him." He OM going to say more, but I stopped him, observing, " It is a very se rious crime with which you are charged, and you need not say ;teething unless you like, but what you do say may be given in evidence against you." Lynch then said, " We had a fall nut in the barrack-room, and the blackguard struck me ;" and referring to his eye, said "That is the place where le struck me." I then took Lynch into custody on the ,Large of murdering the deceased. The Coroner then proceeded to sum up the rue, and after giving a summary of the evidence adduced, lucidly stated the law, [ miming out the distinction between wilful murder and nisnslaughter. All homicide was presumed to be mali cione until the contrary was theism by evidence sufficient to justify the act. To reduce an offence from murder to mao elanthter the act most be committed under the influence of provecatith. If there should be enfficient time elapse between any Arts of provocation for deliberation and reflection. then the come would he merrier. But when there was a suspen sion of reason and reflection, arising from fits of peesioo, and a fatal blow was then given, the crime would be one of mansle,:ghter. What the jury had to try then was, first, whether the wound in the head of deceased, and which resulted in death, was produced by a blow at the hands of the prisoner, and tbeo whether the crime was one or inlnslenghter or murder. To decide the latter point they would have to consider whether there bad sufficient time elapsed from the period of the provocation offered by deceased to the time the act was committed for any heat of passion of which the prisoner might be the subject to cool down ' • if so, their verdict would he Met of murder; and they would have to re member that the matter bad extended over several hours, and the parties had actually lain down to sleep. If is had been one continuous act—the provocation , and the blow—u he had already intimated, it would have been the lesser offence. After citing several cases to illustrate the state of the law as he bad laid it down, the learned coroner said that he was bound to tell them, con sidering the whole of the facts, that it appeared to him to be a ease of murder. The jury, after examining the stick with which the blow was hulloed, retired, and io ebont half an hour returned into court with a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against Thos. Lynch. who was formally committed to Exeter to take his trial at the ensuing emus for the county. THE HOT.ELY-'n , POOR At - T.—Mr. El. B. Farnar the Poor.law inapeeter for the me t r o p olitan district, ban convened a meeting of the guardians of the different unions sad parishes in his district to discuss the subject of a unifi.gra aystsm ef dietary and letour, and the carrying into more affective operaticg the provisions of "The Iletropnlitan Honaelers Poor Act, 1664." DEATH FROM FlEF..—Yesterday morning an inquiry wan held by Dr. Lankester at the Buffalo'. Head Tavern, Slarylehoue-ioad, touching the de.th of Sarah Williams, aged 77, who died last Sunday in the infirmary of the tilarylebene Workhouse. From the evidence of Edward Walton. aged 76, husband of the deceseed, it appeared that the old couple, who had been married 53 I years, lived together at 4.1, QueetHitreet, Marylebone. On Sundry morning, about four o'clock, the deceased got up and lit the fire to prepare a cup of coffee for her hus band, and while in the act of doing so her clothes became ignited. Her screams brought a lodger to her amistance, who burst in the door sod pulled the clothes off the unfortunate woman, but Dot before she habeas fearfully burned on the face, died, error, and back. The deceased was brought to the Workhouse infirmary, where she died is two hours. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." [Advertieenieut.]—HOLLOWAY's OINTMENT AND —A freuutot anus of goat and iheumatism u the inflam matory state of the blood, attended with bad digestion and general debility. A few doses of these Pills taken in time are an effec tual preveut.ve against gout and rheumatism, but any one who Sian an attack of either should use Holloway's Ointment also, the powerful properties of which, combined with the loduenoe of the pills, mast infailihly effect s core. These pills act directly on the blood, which they purity and improve, they alau regulate the secrenons. and give tune to the atomarh. and thus the whole system is invigorated at d put into a condition which enables it to stop the orpromet of the Wow, or throw it olt. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.- FRIDAY. TWO THOUSAND 100 to 21, sgst Knight of the Crescent t DERBY s to 1 agst Lord T.you3i 10 to 1 omit !Webber it; 22 t o 1 Blue itietuxii 60 to 1 ,-- Knight of the Ste to 1 bribery erWt (t. crescent 1 ) WATERLOO tRSING 2000 to 60 age Ur. Olbson'snotednetioe 3) MA RS E TB. --... TALLOW.—FILTDAY El-MSG.—The tallow market u quiet to-day. There were no public solo, and quotations are—Spot, 48s. 3d.; all, the month, 48s. to 3rd January, 45..; March. 491.; April to June, 495., ; October to December, 495. lid. to 495. 94. ; town tallow, 48s. 3d. net cash. Delivery to last evening. 466 ; arrivals, 299. Aus. tralion beef, 475. 64. ; fine Odessa sheep. 48e. Gd. to 46e. 94. No beef yet arrived. South American, 411.. first pipes, Cocoanut oil—Cochin, 51N. GI.; Ceylon, 475. Gd. Not Sydney yet offering, the late arrivals not landed. Palm oil—fine Lagoa, 441. Gd.; Palm-out oil, 40s. COTTON.—Liveapooc, Dec. D.—Cotton has been in fair demand, but freely offered throughout the 'seek. The tendency to increased firemen manifested on Frtday was checked by the advices per Bootie of large receipts at the American porta ; and the market closes quietly upon the announcement of the advance of the Reek rate to 7 per cent. Foe Sea Island there has been a good inquiry at previous rates. Ameeican continues is demand, but the recent imports are pieced freely upon the market, and price' have given way fully id. par lb. Brazil is heavy of bale ; and in Perusal and Manual= a decline has been submitted to of id. to 0. per lb. Egyptian is in fair re quest, and in the early pert of the week commanded full rates, but closes without change from Friday lard. In Smyrna a faar amount of lA/loess has been does, but prices an in favour of buyer.. The scarcity of East India has been very apparent this week, end while the lower grades are decidedly dearer, the better qualities fully support previous quotations. China sod Japan are in moderate Lave su pply and command extreme prices. Speculators taken, during the week, 7,000 bales ; exporters, 9,430 bales, and the trade 3'2,070 bales. We have bad a fair demand to-day, with a firmer feeling. The sales are 10,000 bales, of which 3 000 are for export and speculation. The toiletries; are the officiel quotatioos : Fair Orleans, `...'41.; middling, middlirg,2lo. ; fair Mobile. 221 a. ; middling, 200. ; fair Uplands, 22d. ; middling, 200. The stack of cotton in Liverpool, declared this morning, amounts to 370,275 bales, including 143,722 A mer ican . 36.004 Brazil, 31,(rzi Egyptian, 9,790 West lode, 144.759 East India, and 4,971 Chins and Japan, and proves remarkably correct in the total. It shows an excess in East India, attributable to reeshipments of this description from America, and also to receipts overland, partly included on arrival in the Egyptian stock. COTTON GOODS.—MAKHEYTER, DEC. 29.-Ibro ce ntral tone of the market has been one of quietness, with steady prices, but in shipping yarns we have had a very strong market, resulting to a fair amount of business. It sppears that many buyers of virus have beep holding back their orders, expecting that when the annual stock taking of cotton took place io Liverpool, the quantity would be found far in excess of the 'etiolate, end came a reaction in the prises of yarns hare. Wham the result was telegraphed to-day, showing the excess to be only 2,000 b Iles, these parties gave out their orders freely, and the market closes very strong. In home trade yarns the in srket has been steady, with a moderate busies.s doing, and prices without change since Tuesday. The rise in the Bank rate quieted the market yesterday, but the favonrah'e stock taking at Liverpool appears to have counteracted the effect to-day. In cloth sellers say the rise in discounts has had the effect of checking operations, and hail also prevented an advance in prices, which has been anticipated to.ilay. Under these circumstances buyers have been rather unwilling to give out orders to any considerable extent. The merket, however, has been exceedingly firm, pikes being, so far as there is any alteration, in favour of the manufacturer. What inquiry exists has been principally for lots available for delivery at once, such lota being very acme at present. Most holders are well cleared of stock. The market closes with but a moderate beaniess, but with extreme hardness in prices. C01151.-Cnitmsrolio, Dec. 3J.-We had a smell show of wheat at market to-day, end mostly in wretched con ditioo, each was *old at very irregular prices ; haat dry parcels maintained their late value ; red, 42a. to 46. ; white, 46.. to Ms. Beane and without ch IdNCOTN, Der. We h a ve had a fair supply of wheat, but the larger portion was in damp condition. Fine dry samples found purchasers at barely list week's rates, whilst other kinds hung on hand. Wheat, reirl, 435. to 48s. ; white, 484. to 564. Best barley% unchanged in value. Grinding, 295. to 331. ; malting, 34.. to 38.. Oats, 2:e. to 28s. Beans. 443. to 475. Idrritrool.. Dec. V.-At to-day's market there was but a small attendsoce; the business in wheat was correspond iegly limited. and in most clan at a reduction of Id. to 23. per cents. Floor neglected, but held for previous rates. Oats and oatmeal qfilet, and prices unchanged. Beans and peas both met a fair retail inquiry at ed ady prices. Irish priding barley scarce, and 1.1. per bushel higher. Indian inactive, at 3d. per quarter decline on the week. WAKEFIELD, DEC. 25.-As usual at the last market of the year, then is not much doing. Wheat trade du'l ; prices rather lower. Barley steady. Other article. un altered. Average for the week enAing Dec. 23.-Wbeat, 2.015 qrs., at 50.. 04d. ; barley, 1,069 qrs., at 365. ; oats, 59 qre., at 275. 9d. ---- 001.1..-Loirixld, DEC. 29.-Cowoo Hartley, 16s. M.; Eden Maio, 17e. 6d . ; Walls End Braddyl s Elation, 18s. ; Wells Did Hatton. 19.. ; Walls End liettou Le. 170.; Wells Fad Pittiniton, 16e. 6d. ; Wade End South Het too, 110 e. ; Walls End Hartlepool, Ns. 9d. Carway Duffrys 245. ; Shaw's Hartley, 184. Gd. • Walls Fwd North Sta ff ordshire, 11 3 . 6.1.--Shlta at saarkit, 54 sold. 34. • • BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. -.-- BIRTHS. BARRY.— December 28, at Tottenham, the* ire of If. Barry, Ex t., of a daughter. COLLloo24.—December 23, at Wimbledon, the wtk of 11. C. Col- Mon. nib. of soon. FARQUHAR —December 27, the wife of u. Farquhar, E.q , of FOWLY.B.—Deeemlier 27. at Grosirenor.house, Suubridgeure the wife of the gee. P. Fouler, of a daughter. JACK•ON —Doeetalwr 27. at W,,odlanils, IA e.rnail, Ulacklieath, the wife of J .1. Jackson, 1.11.4.. of a wt. SALTI2I. —December 27, at Eu.toti road, the wife of J. Saittel, of a daughter. ;MP