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rough 'street gents, puted 1862, xyable tin :-- cwt. 21d. ld• 10/d. sd. buyers cental in, at Lion in p e r qr love. 16'1100 ;es are ►edium Oats I, with ey was ;at, 59s beans 38 st. ; qr. for o 4s 6d , 0 3s 3d Ick. I stock• to 61d to 61c 1 to 71j. LO SUP' 12 COW' goods orward Iso, the rye the Howl wife of %Ma ), jor 8 3 d f Jose !hurcbt tev. .i' rset, to Esq., Los bire, es all 4 ertslet, 4 , late . *aro , ego' , Epq., ~' _ N G of strand Idlese°' DR UR Y-LANE THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock, THIS EVENING her Majesty's Servants will perform MISS EILY O'CONNOR. Principal characters by Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Arden, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Roxby, Mr. T. Mathews, &c. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the Christmas Annuals of this Theatre have been r.b pie-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Coini'; ; Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HeAJSE THAT JACK BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and het onderful Dog. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from sunset to sunrise, P...nd enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a ire, a beast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney sr nakinr-j, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY, Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt. Craven, Brow, &0,, &c. Masks, Symbolic Devices, .rersonal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. 11. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Ch anges, and Transfor nv,tions, by M r . Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H. Adams, H. Longhorn, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments Mrby Mr. Hinckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by . Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the Flowers supplied by Rimmers process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening i nven t ed and written by E. L. BL A And th e w h NCHARD. ale arranged and produced under the imme diate euper;.ntendence of Mr. ROBERT ROBBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). "Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get her poor Dog a bone ; when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the p oor D og had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn"), Miss P. Hunt; the Squire, Mr. Tom M a tth ews; D ame Wiggins of Le e , M r. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Gmb ; Parish .. 13 eadie, Mr. B um b le ; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, Whackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c. ; R ose tt a (the " Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable Pranks ped Bose—The her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— A•rrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own beartL, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. ................ Miss Lanza. Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammitton, Step ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer. Hawkins, Delaney, Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel- Grandton. Ballet, Chagne-a-L an t erns, by the Misses GUN NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation! The Incantation I I and the Evapora tion ! I ! THE VILLAGE GR_W AND ROADSIDE ALE OIdSE. Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (1114 Cl erk), Mr. Tanner ,• Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Scrape Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway; lo r, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tight& ; Mum- Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, M‘Phun, &c. ; St. George, rge, Mr. E. Roe ; the ./raon Orson 1 Mr. Sealyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Warden. Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear , Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land- Iv, Mr. Treblex ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, 2 , Flap, &C., &c. ; Sack Padding, Mr. Merryman. l-.a v ow the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village i te ° el that f ollows —Coming of Age in the Olden Time j v f the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is b' e s'ed in another —the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub- TA E "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). : G u r lt r i:.e d nu S b e b e a n r a d. Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by The Dreamer and the Worker —The Vision of Pleasure Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the attcY-store of Dykwynkyn) —Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, arPeLter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli tureputian Labourer:4 Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia- Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf "rin Makers and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Axiliaries. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser; The Deg, By Hi mself; The Cow Madame Brindle ; The Cock Priest (" All shav en and shon"), Mr. J o ll yman ; The doo, (" That cr owe d i n the Morn " ) Master Cocky-doodle- Realisation o the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare work in the collectien of Master Smith, London. FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight), Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. SQUASH -HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. Row the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The r eward„, and h armon i ous movements of the Fairies on a ‘./rand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. Pairloquins ...... Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. i;'nes .... The Misses GUNNISS. erto shins,..... Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. ........ Messrs. FORREST and HULINE. iar4-166tl ne .... Signor LORENZO. 2 ..... Mr. STILT. SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY, -',TERI OR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STREET. AleBs ra• Ifuline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. evenChrixtinas Presents —every Man (and Boy) to his Post, Ip!othe Post -Man —Clown rides the high horse, which rc_ves his rock a-head —Two Young Men from the Country, mcielown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor du c leW"lati)—a thorough Blow out—a /kl!tn in very re fit:l:7les c.ircumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing rolie . 111 an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the and bin Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row UIOWB - _ up a policeman—the end of this scene is all uBtle"--0413. Not Crinoline 2.--THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. 'Messrs. Forrest, Corrnack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. Thellquin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader -4:1 Cl Guide —Clown tries to take the chair—the head of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and „own becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— i'',eivn and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the Merry Musical Bells --Pantaloon rather hard pressed— (:attival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his 11 t rap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well "own character —Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. k•---THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Might hours at the Sea-side for 2s fid—Duty off Paper— 'Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequi n gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on the Quiet —Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals Messrs. Neverintiffre, Toolate, Deanne, and Ille ssrue—Ciown burns his. fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale gf goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands! The Sands I I The Sands! II Come unto these yellow sands. Mas A Sailor telling a Ya rn an d a b oa t L y i ng t oo —th e Pi er ter's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert —fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters --a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) .--The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm AOP ppears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE .SPLENDOUR. 0 Doors open a t h a lf -past Six, to commence at Seven 1;Z a c t k the cotetOsfafocre before the opening. i o t, p a e n n d ing G . alleries, may be °r A MOST DESIRABLE B REAKFAST BEVERAGE. PPS's COCO A. (commonly called Epps's Ilomceopathic Cocoa). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo rating power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most des4able breakfast beverage. ilb., lb., i and llb. padketa, at Is. sd, per lb., by Grocers. DR. CULVERWELL'S LAs•r NEW WORK ouRsELv Es. , ' Price ls., by post Is. 1a.,. of Mann, 29 Cor n hil l . hill — On la., .Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Strict ure , llt ernorrholds, B eetired Marriage : Impediments removed, and He a lth y Offspring Dr. C. may be consulted daily till 12, at The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's -le-Grand; and from 1 till 9 pin. at 3, Great Marlborough-street, 7w I) - R. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 2s. till 5, and is. Gd. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, is. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF TILE PRESS. `` The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.. —A re ,. 3 , 'useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the olirieter of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the 1 .,° 8 1 -o ffice, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of lute ii,7"nZinformation, while those who have alr ead y en couraged o b' s new system will derive additional a dvanta g e if t hey serve some of the practical regulations which , the writer "4 "vours to enforce."—Herald and Standard, N0v.12,1851. ...,“ The Post-office Turkish Batho9, St. Martin's-le-Grand. "*. Culverwell has alreadnow,stablished the reputation of a i:Oble physician ;he has proved himself to be a worthy 01.1,,,,rithropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart the aturkish ve r ' le City, an institution that more nearly than any disco -oi. pf modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice th e ric, than Bath. any proposition or invention yet hed, . . Our object being m erely to establis direct n ne 4ention of our City readers to the fact that they possess which, Wl . t h whA the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand , midmost country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, his baths admirable in effect. Dr. Ciilverwell has ptted up visitor'ell a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, Arts; 2. co , nsidering the space at his disposal, is truly sur f,47) ,uhile everythinz that taste or delicacy could desire wur .... ., 4.1 1 , 4t....h. c ,_77 Tat i el obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the We may justly say that if a man ever feels r :n o d ner 3, m m ad i e s , it is On:COMilig ()tit of it N°. 21,732, PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND, 15, Meorgate-street, London. Established 1810. TREASURER —John Abel Smith, Esq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members and Friends of this Fund will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, BishopsgAte-street, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 18t2, at Five p.m. precisely. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., Treasurer, in the Chair. By order of the Board, WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. 15, Illoorgate-street, Dec. 31, 1861. The Annual Accounts may be inspected at the Office a week prior to the Meeting. 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It is used in a soft state, without pressure or path, and hardens into a white enamel. It remains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary and arresting, the decay. Directions for use enclosed. Sold by all chemists and media nine vendors, Price ls, TEA.-STRACHAN and CO.'S Strong Rough " Domestic" Black at 3s. Id. per lb.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S File " Inter mediate" Black at 38. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornbill, Lon don, E.C. TEA. _ STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing Room " Black at 4a. 2d. per lb.-26, Corn hill, London, E.C. Dr. Hassall'a Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current true on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. KEATING'S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER OlL.—Having frequently examined samples of PALE COD LIVER OIL, as imported by Mr. Time. 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MEDICAL REVELATIONS. k,,,ELF-TREATMENT SIMPLIFIED, thro u gh " the aid of the TEST-TUBE, URINOMETER, and MICROSCOPE, when employed for special diagnosis in all disorders of the nervous, sexual, and generative system, in cluding spermatorrhcea or seminology, loss of power, noctur nal and diurnal wastings, and withering of the nervous tissues, &c. By Dr. WATSON, Member of the Ecole de Medicine, Rouen, National Academy of Sciences, Paris, and Fellow of the Imperial Institute of France, &c. Presented to "Nervous Invalids," with a view of superseding medicines and expensive consultations. Sent post free on the receipt of two stamps, by Dr. Watson, 27, Alfred-place, Bedford square, London. Consultations daily from eleven till two, and six till eight, on all those ailments and infirmities peen liar to youth, manhood, and old age, and which tend to em bitter and shorten life. For distinguished qualifications vide diplomas. GTVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. 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VIVA VITALIS, illustrated with 100 Engravings from Life (of Cases attended at the Hotel Dieu, Paris, and other Hospitals), descriptive of the baneful effects conse quent upon the errors and excesses of youth and maturity, and the debility arising from the too frequent indulgence of the passions, containing a prescription of the Author's Invi gorating Lotion, an external appl cation, with directions for its use, with an Essay on true and false Spermatorrhcea, every stage of Syphilis, and all uretnral affections, showing how manhood can be restored with increased muscular develop ment, by the most simple means ; thereby removing all Dis qualifications and Impediments to Married Life. By MEDICUS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Eng land, and Licentiate of the Royal College or Physicians, Edinburgh, registered under the New Medical Act, who may be consulted at the residence, 44A, Maddox-street, Regent street. London, W. 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The above work contains most useful and interesting information on the physiological changes which occur in the Reproductive System during the periods of youth, puberty, and manhood ; and on the due attainment of that degree of functional vigour upon which the hopes of posterity depend. It also points out how all the attributes of Man hood can be preserved to an advanced period of life, how they are lest, and how they can be recovered. It is free from the gross exaggerations, alarming descriptions, and dangerous remedies so generally resorted to by persons, who, prac tising with false medical qualifications, inflict most serious injuries, and render judicious treatment frequently abortive. 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"The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this and n t l ru d li ,..... v i a , l s u nn ab I d e a l; T ot, a ti a n , d , little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in yo u th or more frequently premature old age."—"Daily Te legraph," March 27, M. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain end sympathising manner on the various disqualifications ind impediments arising from hervous excitement and de bility and to invalid suff ering from y ou thf u l e rr or s a n d .xcesees it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann, $9, Corubill. Jhuro 01 Cinsultatl9a7 l 9 t 9 3 and 6 ts• 4/ Sundays, 10 till 2. •~-~~ 77 . imukui * *i 11 11 S , • "' • f kr •• . -‘ 4 1. , • 41tri t: .•" A,, tqo IWAA.7 - 44.1. 111111111 -->C•.../) (\ ntic. *Kenzie has quart rmas t mud of Balaklava, the hottest d s . N lEws pAp _ t cc - 4 „.„„. ,• "f 0 cle 4lk of China. Wetherall has qtyig:TW -- % 4, 2 4 11144 , ' ••=4 We , 1.0 cfs , _ olszti ' R °IT. ' I , * fem 1 • 19 4 1" , Less knot but worked in the Crimea, in India, and worked, as he can work, in many a IL scarcely less laborious field. Mare comes fresh from_ the great success of China in all medical matters, and Power with the reputation which he gained in active work confirmed by his labours at the desk of the commissariat. Conolly, and hosts of old familiar names and faces, arc guarantees that whatever is to be done will be done well. It is no harm to say, notwithstanding, that we hope it may be nothing. Of the regiments too much can scarcely be said, as far as I can judge from a very imperfect glimpse, but I believe they are well lodged and well fed, and in a few days I shall be able to speak positively on that and on other matters from actual observation. The weather is fine for the time of year, though the thermometer is down to six degrees in the morning PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. tween New England end the West, butliet New England see to it that the conflict does not become irrepressible." So far the Cideago Tunes. Let it not be said that England had hand, act, or part in the results which arising from future and pest mismanagement and want of moderation and common sense. Let it not be charged against us that we took a slave Con federation out of the dut and made it a nation; and, whatever the end, let us preserve such an attitude that to the recriminations and invective of the man of our blood who at the other side of the Atlantic may wail over his shattered fortunes we may reply, "Thou canst not say I did it." As to the remark which I have so often hoard, that England shoald at the very first have aided the North, will the tone of the press of the United Stat es, the com mercial policy of its Congress, the thr eats held w a and recognize should ogn iz e have yo u , said it t o may the b e o South, bser v observed " r thate never over us, and their past conduct in our times of diffi culty had alienated as far as could be the feelings of the mother country, and, little disposed her to reverse the policy on which she has actedfor so many years. If mediation was spoken of with scorn, an, offer of help would have been received with insult, could it have been possible to make it. England, indeed, has not said she would never recognize the Southern States, but neither has she acted as she undoubtedly would in the case of a similar insur rection elsewhere, and given the assurance that when the seal had been set to their long testa ment of toil and blood she would admit them among the nations. But for slavery, can one' doubt the Confederate States of America would have been recognized before this year was out ? When we are taunted with our indifference to a contest in which the United States is fighting against a rebellion of slaveholders, we can reply that the Government distinctly repudiates the idea of doing anything but conquering the slave holders and enabling them to enjoy the protection of the Constitution, and that we, on the contrary, have shown the purity of our principles and the depth of our aversion to slavery by the endurance of much suffering in our material interests, and by the departure from fixed modes of action and well defined precedent, owing to our dislike to slavery and our detestation of those who make it the basis of their rule and the glory of their social system. The Northern papers know well enough that the way to avert danger of recognition is for the people to act energetically, to contribute out of their means to the war, to furnish troops and money, and to be successful. If they win victories and conquer their enemy, European nations will not dream of interfer ing, though England may regret to see the United States added to the number of despotic Powers and trampling on foot her own principles. But Mr. Chase has not got a penny. There are 50,000,000 dols. not yet taken of the 7 3-10 loan. There is suddenly, after much vaunting and boasting, found to be a lack of sailors. When the soldiers come to receive the Treasury notes in lieu of the gold to which they are entitled by law there may not be so much facility in procuring men. Again, one can only say that, if the North suffers as much as the South, and endures it all, it must win. But it has declared hitherto that the war has not caused it any great inconvenience or suffering, and there is haste to approach taxation on the part of a C _ n gress. The people of Canada are learning a useful piece to them. Tho annexation party is heard no more, of knowledge or two frome peoplewat is 0 f p a c s a s i n n a g d a s , o l c o l y os a e l the connection, prepared t o to in theirtha Crownroo room and stands to defend their homes and altars against invasion. So far as I have gone, in no place in the Queen's do minions is there greater attachment to her person and authority. The Canadians see with sorrow the calamities which afflict their neighbours, notwith standing all the ill-advised menaces of the Northern press ; but they felt naturally indignant at being spoken of as if they were a mere chattel, which could be taken away by the United States from Great Britain in order to spite her.. With such turbulent and dangerous elements at work close to them they will, no doubt, eagerly assist the autho rities in their efforts to secure their borders and their country by putting the Militia on a proper footing. The patriotism of the Legislature can be g re i l v i e ed he e r n b t e o do stin t b h l is oo . d,Eunngelaednsd be, to d oa o th idt e rest, and hemagni ficent dependency of the same Crown as that to which she is herself subject in maintaining her indepen dence. At some future day I shall continue my notes of the hasty little tour I am making here in the depth of winter in relation to military and other matters; but I cannot refrain from reverting to the commence ment of my letter, and congratulating the country on the orderly, efficient, and well-regulated regiments it has sent out here—a handful, to be sure, but refreshingly efficient. It is most agreeable to• hear praise instead of grumbling, and to know that amid no ordinary difficulties the troops have been landed and conveyed across the snows of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick se i n lfve t ee h sl e ipa m r o o tuh n d t e h mo f o o f os J tu a er ti a u erm a m r p y y. without any casualty or mishap worth mentioning, and that the arrangements were tehaetmo egn w r, o eaa r nt t h d y t lee o ma f rpnt e a v tt e hi r oa y nt exemp lary aih o nre m eyys m smh i aa n vi andeana conductedet commendation. though or utt makesdeportment nteht exposed pomfo u ss when we see the cheerfulness, soldierly look, clean by the hospitality of the New Brun swickers and the cheapness of intoxicating liquors. And what vicis situdes of service officers and men have seen! Here is a face yet burned with the suns of India encircled in fur cap, and peering into the railway carriage to welcome some well-known friend from China or Aldershott. There marches a sturdy Guardsman, one of the few who remain of the men of Alma and Inkerman, with that breast. Hereis one mos t gracious Queen ! they feel proud in sadness of th e ir name now—one of " the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade," who heard that bright, even i ng sm of al t l h l e a o d l d d er ß of e g m lo e r n y — o n a his s a when our good ship was gliding through the blue waters of the Dardanelles, the rich chorus of those manly voices, most of which are silenced for ever Soldiers, merrily me rch away I Soldier's glory lives in story, His laurels are green when his locks are gray, Then hey for the life of a soldier 1" LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(Feb. 21.) EXCHEQUER COURT. Sittings in Nisi Prius after term at Guildhall. — (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) MARSH V. DRIFFIELD-BREACII OF PROMISE EXTRAORDINARY. - - This was an action for a breach of promise o f marriage brought by the plaintiff's next friend. The defendant pleaded about a dozen pleas. He first denied the promise —then that a reasonable time for his performing his promise had not yet elapsed—that the plaintiff was not ready and will ing to marry him—then, that she had, after eon neetion had taken place bets een them, been un chaste to other men, whose names were set forth in the pleas—that the plaintiff had exonerated him from his promise—lastly, that a written agreement under seal existed between them, whereby Fthe de fendant undertook to marry the plaintiff at his mother's death, which set aside the other promise, and, that his mother was not yet dead, and that the defendant had paid a sum of money to the plain tiff, which she had accepted in satisfaction of her claim upon him. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. DoWdeswell were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins, ,Q,C., and Mr. Prentice for the defendant. The learned counsel, in stating the plaintiff's case, characterised the defendant's conduct as the most profligate and heartless that had come before a jury. The plaintiff was the daughter of a Willer residing at Beacon-house, Great Totham, Essex. The defendant, who was the son of a clergyman, was also a farmer in the immediate neighbourhood, and farming about 170 acres of land. The plaintiff and defendant became acquainted in 1857, which re sulted in courtship and a promise to marry fri Tune, 1868. He was introduced to the plaintiff's parents, and received as her accepted suitor. About this time he wrote her as follows :- 4, My dear little Love, my dear little Duck—(laughter) — * I hope you are alive and kicking—(roars of laughter) — and looking as well, as fresh, and as pretty as you always do. I shall be delighted to hear from you, but much more to see your lovely countenance. (Laughter.) I hope you will not desert your Charlie." The letter concluded with sending her lots of kisses. In the autumn of 1858, after his introduc tion to the family, he seduced the plaintiff, and in the May of 1859 he communicated it to Mr. Cope land, the plaintiff's brother-in-law, and promised that he would immediately make her his wife. The his promise, was prov id e d , but he did not keep day was named for their marriage, and .us• (Laughter.) She alleging that he was too nervo • 'which was afterwards confined in London o f a ch i ld, was now living. The parties appeared to keep on intimate terms, and in December, 1860, he said he could not marry her till after his mother's death, but afterwards wished it to take place immediately, and arrangements were made for the marriage taking place in London, because he did not like to „ be married in his own neighbourhood. The license everything was procured, and he came to London, and saw her the night before the day appointed at her sister's'. He left, and promised to be early to breakfast the following morning, and then be married. The morning came, but not the bridegroom, who again excused himself on the ground of nervousness. She afterwards received from the defendant the follow ing letter, which, it is almost needless to say, created roars of laughter : "Dec. 21. Green Dragon Hotel, Bishopsgate street Within, London. "My dearest, dearest Loo,—Heap . , if you like, 10,000 curses on my head. I had a fearful night, and never closed my eyes. My life is to me truly and really a hell upon earth. I am again in this fearful, nervous, excitable state. I thought I should have cut my throat last night, 1)o pity me, Loo, and pray for me. I do, indeed, love you and your heavenly babe, though not lawfully begot. Ido indeed truly love it. Kiss it for its father's ' sake. Now do, pray, my dear girl, wait till my mother's death. The poor old lady won't, in all probability, live very long. You have my word and honour and every surety of my marrying you then. I swear to act by the agreement which you have. I dare not see your dear face, the dear little chicky, or your poor old mother. lam like a hunted devil this morning. I imagined ray poor old mother last night saying to me next Christmas-day, " Charles, are you I" married ' I could not have said, "No," if we had been, and then all must have come out. Thank God, I gave you the SS, so that it will cost you nothing. £4 4s. will do for your next Christmas quarter, and with the rest pay your fares, have a fly from Witham, and buy dear chicky, and get self a hat. Now, pray dear Loo, do not write blowing me up. 1 thought I would try (so help my God it's true) if I had the moral courage, to marry you, in the face of what I have last promised my dear mother, you, and Mrs. Copland. I can't do it, dear Loo. Cheer up, my old girl; you have plenty of good sense and nerve. Nothing on earth prevents my having you now but my mother and the losing of £3,000 or £4,000. Take care of my carpet bag and the things in it, great coat, and blue rug for me, and I will either send for them at Beacon House or call for them when better. Now, do not form a wrong opinion of me. One day I will have you ; God, I believe, has ordained it, but not yet. Firit kiss chicky, and your old mother, and a thousand for yourself.—Believe me one day your future husband, and devoted and attached "0. l J. D . RIT:m e LD e d ." (Renew Mr. Baron Martin—ls there not a postscript ? (Laughter.) Mr. Huddleston—Yes, my l o laughter,) " P.S.—I am afraid it is the mind, Levey, my dear old. mother." (Laughter.) After this it appears that the parties occasionally met, and it was again arranged that they should be married in 1861. Again everything was pre pared and ready, but again to be disappointed. The defendant was staying in plaintiff's father's house, and the following morning left , having fixed the wedding day; he made an excuse that he must w m en o t th h e o r ni w e' as and go home to receive some money for some cattle, and, called, a t e n da deposed t er pu to - he accordin glye plain tiff' s the present action had been brought, and the learned counsel urged that ting off the marriage. Under these circumstances it was a case for exem plary damages. Th the main facts in the case. She believed o the defen dant had £3,000 in the funds. He made a will providing for the plaintiff and her child. In cross-examination she said—My daughter is in her 21st year. Ido not know that she is a high spirited girl, She was at one time an apprentice at Maldon, and came home once a week. About Au gust, 1859, she left the Haunch of Venison, Temple. bar, where she had been barmaid about six weeks. After she came home, Mr. Pell came down, by the defendant's invitation, to have a day's shooting. He slept on the couch, and I know nothing could have happened. The defendant did not come the next day for her, and Mr. Pell left. (Several letters were put into the witness's hands, but she was unable to say they were in her daughters handwriting. ) I never saw anything wrong in my daughter's con duct- I don't know that she was fond of Mr. Pell. Mr. Hawkins — I suppose Mr. Pell had not a Mrs. Pell to look after him ? witness—No. No more has others. (Laughter.) I don't know that my daug hte r Heston. She has worked atwas a dressmaker at sister-ia-law, in th e old li. d ressmaking with her Rent-road. I never asked my daughter where, wh en, tell with the defenden, or how she became ae tell their parents ant. Children don't always everything, (L aug hte r .) My daughter never said of her child. the defendant w a s not the father Witnesses were called to prove that the defendant always be havedaffectionately Mrs. Dickin son, to the plaintiff. She stated that son residing in Pimlico, was called. plaintiff was aft er the action was brought the staying with her. The defendant called and saw the plaintiff. He if going on her she was going on with the action. She said, " Yes." He said, " Then lam a ruined man." He afterwards said to her, " Louisa, will you make it up?" She said, " No." He asked, " Not on any conditions ?" She said, " What conditions ?" He replied, "Why, I'll marry you." (Loud laughter.) She said, " I don't want any more of your promises. I want action. I have had enough of your promises already." (Laughter.) He replied, " I will marry you next week, and here's Mrs. Dickinson as a witness. Mr. Baron Martin—l wish he had. (Laughter.) Witness—He said he would marry her the next day if he thought he could get a license. Witness said she thought he could, as she knew a friend of hers who had been married at a day's noti ce . (Laughter.) He asked t he plaintiff to go and dine with him, and afterwards go to the theatre, but she declined. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Hawkins said the parties had come arrangemen • t There would be a to an Verdict for the plain . tiff for £2OO damages. 1 Verdict by consent for plaintiff—damages £2OO. Firm and clean and straight as of yore under all his load of greatcoat, furs, and boots, struts the soldier of the 47th, mindful of De Lacy Evans, "little Inkerman," and of the greater in which it was eclipsed. Will he be as trim and neat, I wonder, if they take away his white facings P Of the old " fours," the second brigade of the division, which with the light divided the " general" fight ing, the 41st and 47th, though, perhaps, no better, always looked better than the 49th, be cause of their facings. And the influence of facings, indeed, goes much further than that in general society. The hotel in which I live—a very attentive host s doing his best to complete the re semblance by extensive dilapidation —is as like a barracks as can be. The " St. Lawrence Hall" i s in a military occupation. The obstacles in way of "alterations" ar e bestridden by Guardsmen, Rifle men, and Engineers, on their way to breakfast and dinner, as if they were getting through breaches, orderlies and soldier servants, who to limit the suffrage immensely. To appreciate this boon properly, pray be with the quaint quarto full of orders, and military In the hall Raebpuunbalaicnacne of s e n soldiers, ators, "tobacco o orderlies idlers smoking as much as you like, but, I am glad to say, not chewing—nor, as a New York paper th d e more In the now and then do a little of what is called *, • flirting with the passing demoiselles de • sertnee, tubs outside in the passage, doors of rooms open—a la caserne— militazy chests in perspective , • passagespc expec torant:'arepsar Hart on the tables. Here • and short pipes and is a Staff which has been picked as a brand from the burning—at all events, it has been well tried •in fire and in war. The General himself, urbane, courteous, shrewd, firm, has no Mouravieff to fear--nor worse, no hunger to dread from any, beleaguering foe on this side of the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1862. PUBLICATIONS. HURST AND BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY. 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As a whole, perhaps, the average of intelligence, which is understood there to mean reading and writing, may be higher among the United States volunteers than among the British regulars ; not much, how ever. The Sanitary Commission of New York, a very patriotic and thoroughly American body, did not attempt to claim more than three-fifths of the United States armies as of American birth. The immediate descendants of Irish and German parents are thus included among native•born Americans, though they are in all respects except birth Irish and Germans still. Very probably they have not par t;tken to the full or to any great extent of the advan tages of public education. But, taking the statement f o the ou Commissioners—which, sem—eitsitn may r s —which, by the by, is a ver y e the patriotism of th e N or th ern p be doubt e d w h e th er i n rea di ng, s o rpiu l as reflection n oe on writing, and arithmetic there is any great supe riority on the part of the United States troops over the British. I admit that in some regime n t s o f th e as sm ce a r and of su c h i n t e lli gence may enable a man to argue on s, New England States there is a higher average of a tshu s ce m ha a rk y dne i or n ws d of hisl u e c d e him ge officers, to believe he is competent to criticise the conduct of a campaign. There is an immense amount of newspaper reading and letter writing, but of the former there is more than of the latter, for our own mailbags are ample enough to satisfy any one that the same preponderance which is maintained by London over New York in corre spondence is to be found in the English army over grbler who fi n d s f au l t w i th What is it, th en , w hi c h the American. Many Irish and Germans here h ave no inducements to write letters. Few are una bl e wouldt ore ad s a t their isfytheum newspapers. the expenditure of standing armies that he h as go t value r h e is withmaney when he co n t rasts the British troopsthe battalions on t h e Potomac ? It , which is the cbsedience vise very h ye life efficiency o f di se i p p r l o i o d e u c ; e t d h e b y l a o t b t e e r d i i e s n o incor porated, and, in motion or at rest, acting by fixed rules, with something approaching to certainty in its results. This small army could be massed toge ther with its artillery and transports in a very short time, and directed with precision to any one point, though it is now a series of detachments on garri soni:ale'and it has With all gent outlay, and tu heeit lhi ebre duty r es al r vi a fa t l h nr rather rt occ than. asional corps baggage s. sx t d raa ' n a y a the cost of transporting it, the force in a few weeks will be far less expensive than an American corps of the same strength, and it is no disparagement to the latter to say they would be less efficient than the British: I do not speak of actual fighting, for our battle-fields in Canada alone tell how desperate may be the encounters between the armies. Our force is under the orders of experienced officers. The staff consists of men who have seen service in the Rus sian War, in Asia, in India, and in China, and who have witnessed the operations of great European armies. The United States is now laboriously seek ing to acquire experience at a, cost which may be ruinous to its national finances, and a delay which may be fatal to its cause, but it cannot galvanize the inert mass with the fire of military efficiency, though it burns, we are told, with hidden volcanic energies, and is pregnant with patriotic life. The use of an army in war is to fight, to be able to move to and after its enemy, to beat and pursue him. It is not to be wondered at if the work which Great Britain has only partially accomplished, notwith standing the greatness of its progress, should be only begun in the United States. The aptitude of a large mass of the inhabitants for arms, whether they be foreign or native-born, is marred by many things. There is the principle of equality intruding itself in military duty, confounding civil rights with the relations between superior and inferior, between officer and rank and file. There is the difficulty of getting men to follow officers who have no special fitness for their post. A soldier may be made in a year, a company officer cannot be made in three years, There are many officers in the American army of great theoretical and some practical know ledge ; there are many in the British army, lazy and indifferent ; but no one would think for a moment of comparing the acquirements, in a military sense, of the officers of the two nations. In the Crimean War, when our army was enlarged at a time that severe losses had much diminished the number of officers, we saw that our standard was considerably lowered by the precipitate infusion of new men. No wonder, then, that the United States had and has great difficulty in procuring officers of the least value for a levy of more than half a million of volunteers. But the system itself is a most formidable barrier to success. Under no circumstances can it reach a mo derate degree of efficiency, unless the test of subse quent examination be rigidly enfored. There is no superiority of rank, of military knowledge, of per sonal character, of social position, to create an emu lation in the mind of the private to be the obedient but daring equal of the officer in the time of danger. To such general remarks there are many and brilliant exceptions. In the course of time, the personal qualities and the reputation for bravery and skill of officers would stand in the Republican armies in lieu of those influences which move the British soldier. No one is foolish enough to think or say that the private follows his officer because the latter has paid so much money for his commis sion or has so much a year. The gradual rise from one rank to another is a guarantee of some military knowledge, at all events, of acquaintance with drill. Social position counts for much. Men who are equal before the law are very unequal in the drill book. It is to me lamentable to see so much faith -in a cause ; such devotion, zeal, boundless expenditure, and splendid material comparatively lost—to behold the petted Republic wasting away under this influ ence and the vie inertia of the force it has called into being. It is a lesson for the nations ; but it has not yet come to its end. If standing armies there must be, let them be as complete in organisa tion as can be. If an empire must rely on volunteers as its main defence, let care be taken that they are organised and efficient so as to be effective, and re gulated on such principles of economy that they may not overwhelm with debt the country they are engaged in protecting by their arms. The w h o l e o f isbepfoarrealiyt can strike a bl ow . the North has had it s heart s et s o s n a t b h y e b ß a u d rn m si s d n e s e g x ez o aa ffi nria c le er in command h as b een a b out pedition. It is already naefasitlauffreo. ffiTchere a b b lo io w to ha a s ss n i o st t General him.eee fallen. et ra The hn en Burnside ed n ag T yn a h ol e r as useful to him as our Admiral was to Lord Raglan in the descent on the Crimea ; in fact, he has done as little as he possibly could do. The expedition was originally, as I anticipated, intend e d f or A qu i a as have reason t o t hi nk, diverted it to e Creek, on the Poto mac a nd James River. G e neral PMmelleiinfiT s h boats suited f or the former were loa quite u cn t ' for the latter. The President precipitated its departure. Some vessels were lost, others are fast aground, many ara quite unfit for the shallow wa ters, others are unfit for anythi ng. Alth o ugh the sounding ought to have been we ll k no wn or carefulcouldlynot studisdvessels were sent to p l aces w here they cross, or were run hard and fast on the bottom. At one time thousands of men were dence, rather than good guidance, they were saved from dying of thirs t. No want of of water, and it was by Provi proper boats were pro videdsufferinfogrfrriovmer And so the expedition stands fast in sight of the alarmed but fast accumulat ing and preparing enemy while agents are purchas ing vessels, and stores, and boats at New York and elsewhere for the force, which is but 14,000 men in all. With that, other combinations must go or stand over for the present. If Burnside should succeed in doing nothing more than fixing the Federal tooth in a bit of marshy coast and stirring up the alli gators in the swamps, he will have effected as little as Sherman, Phelps, or Butler up to the present writing. With all this time before them, the Con federates, if they have guns and materiel, ought to be able to give his present force a severe rebuff. It is quite true that the Confederates suffer from the same disadvantages as those which affect the Fedc• rals, but in a far less degree. Mr. Davis, early in the war, got hold of the army and subjected it to dis cipline. It was not so difficult to do so in the South as in the North, owing to the diarence in the people. The officers were appointed 7y him. The men were animated, as they are now, by an intense hatred of their enemy. Their armies were in a de fensive attitude ; a large number, comprising some of the best of the United States officers, sided with them. They are operating on the inner circle. But, after all, if the possession of the seaboard, the use of navies, the vast preponderance of population, the ability to get artillery and arms, and the occupation of the heads of the great river commu nications be not utterly thrown away, the North must overrun the South, if only the Northerners can fight as well as the Southerners, and if the North can raise money to maintain the struggle. Let us leave out of view the Slave element for once. The Abolitionists assert the most formidable weapon in the United States' armoury is the use of the emancipated slave, but it is rather difficult to see how the slaves could assist the North as long as they remain obedient and quiet in the South, or how the North can get at them by a mere verbal declaration till it has pierced the Slave States. Above all, it is not clear that it would benefit the penniless Exchequer of the North to have 4,000,000 black paupers suddenly thrown on it for support. Slavery is to me detestable. The more I saw of it the less I liked it. It is painful to one who has seen the system at work and its results to read in English journals philosophical—pseudo-philoso fical treatises on the subject, and dissertations on the " ethics and [esthetics" of the curse from which we shook ourselves free years ago with the appro bation of our consciences and of the world. If the North was not fighting to put slavery under the cegis of the Constitution, its cry of distress would move heart and hand in places where its appeals and promises now fall cold and dead. It has de cided on its own course, and its military operations cannot at present be much, if at all, influenced by the questions connected with slavery. Having arrived at the conclusion that the North must, under provisoes, succeed in obtaining possession of the most important points in the South, it does not follow that the latter is forced into the Union as a natural result. If the Slave States be true to their provisions they will no more belong to the Union then than they do now. They will be subjugated, that is all. The North is rapidly arriving at the conviction that they are dealing with enemies ; there is a cry going out to admit them to be so, and to ask the authorities to consider their captives as prisoners of war. " Free Corcoran" is suggested at Boston as a watchword for a public movement. " Hang Corcoran" is Mr. Davis's threat if a bridge burner is executed by General Halleck. Let us not seek to complicate matters by ill-timed interference, which would be unjustifiable also. The United States, whatever its internal composition was, must be admitted by foreign nations to be an entity—the agent of a Confederation of whose part we had no political cognisance. The revolt of the South was a surprise as com plete as the Indian mutiny. It was in May last year the United States collected the semblance of an army—in July they moved and were defeated. Then came the work of re-collection, re-organisa tion, and the formation of six armies along various parts of the frontier of their new enemy. It was not till the end of October the Federals could be said to have their levies in hand. Some movements in November we disastrous. Diversions and changes in the plans of the various campaigns were necessi tated by affairs in Kentucky and Missouri. The expeditions from which so much was expected did no more than claw on the parts of coast and occupy some points, where they remain, not by any means however, as the New York Times says, dispensing thereby with the necessity of maintaining a block ade of the adjacent ports, or opening ports in lieu of them. And at last winter came, and the state of the country now prohibits any combined ,move ments on a grand scale. In March the season will will be more favourable, and if a year elapses with out seeing the Northern armies well established in the South there may well be some fears that Euro pean Powers will claim a right to be heard in the interests of peace. It is now admitted that such must be the case by the Americans themselves. In tervention is now talked of by people who would have scorned the idea of submitting to "the world in arms" a month ago. The notion of it is becoming familiarised as that of a possible evil. Men say, in deed, that it will unite all parties in the North as one man, and make them Abolitionists. Un doubtedly it is a menace which will set the armies of the North in motion as soon as they can be moved. The evil of bankruptcy, of an unpaid army, does not alarm them ; and the piteous appeal of Mr. Chase to Congress do not move them. Congress spending its time over Mr. Bright does not vex them. The ball at the !White House,—where " a large helmet in sugar at the top of the table signifying war, and a very large fort made of cake filled with quails candied, on a side table," were graceful re minders to the giddy throng that they were mortal Republicans in a state of civil tumult,—no more excites them than the pleasing squabble between the New York editors as to the priority of their invitations, but they are naturally moved by the thought of England giving a word of counsel to them, and shudder at the phantom of French intervention. The Ides of March are corn ing ; so arc the evil days which were vaticinated for the hero of the hour. There are again more voices raised against General M'Clellan. The cry of " On 1" to some place or other is being heard. Each dull delay is rebuked in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, and approval comes from the West echoing the sentiments of the people there, :who boldly declare in one of the Chicago papers, that they will not pay the taxation caused by a New England war. On that point the follow ing is a significant extract, and it justifies the state ment I made when 1 was in the West last June, that the States there would not contribute their proportion of the tax : " New England has furnished fewer soldiers, according to population, than any other district of the country, and she is the only district which is making money out of the war. So much is she making that it is her interest that the war should continue. She is making much more out of the war than she would make but for the Morill tariff. She will pay less taxes, according to population and wealth, for the support of the war, than any other district of the country, and at the same time will be taxed heavily to enable New England to make money out of the war. This latter taxa tion comes of the Morrill tariff. At the same time, the war, which has been brought on mainly by New England fanaticism, has destroyed the best markets the West had for its products, so that wheat, corn, oats, barley, beef, pork, and lumber scarcely pay the cost of raising. There is no disghising the f ict that the West is tiring of this sort of thing, and it will demand that the measures of taxation which Congress shall prepare shall be fairly adjusted with reference to the relative situation of New England, the Middle States, end the West. If taxes should be accord ing to representation, Illinois alone would have to pay half as much as all New England, whereas the wealth of New England is 20 times greater than that of Illinois. 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Glossop and W, Fearnley, cf Sheffield, and W. Hall and Joel Baxter, of Wadsley. The evidence against them was entirely circumstantial, but it was suffi cient to attach strong suspicion to them. When Baxter was apprehended he was not informed of the charge against him, but he told the inspector who arrested him that he supposed he would get off with four years, and that the police could not hang him for it. The prisoner Hall was apprehended at the Hillsbre' Inn, near the scene of the robbery, and he declared that he was never out of his house on the Sunday evening. The sexton of Mr. Morton's church, however, and another witness, proved that they saw Hall and Baxter loitering about the church, which is close to the parsonage, about 1 o'clock on Sunday. Another witness, who resides atWadsley, saw the two prisoners near the parsonage just as the evening service was commencing, and at 8 o'clock he met them coming along the road from Wadsley to Sheffield. Hall had at the time a parcel appa rently concealed under his coat. The other prisoners were not seen near the parsonage, but the foot marks which were traced by the police showed that the robbers had divided on leaving the house, and had gone different ways. A very curious circum stance was given as tending to criminate Glossop. About 7 o'clock on the morning after the robbery he was seen in a garden at Neepsend, near Wads ley, crouching down and searching in the hedge bottom. A man who was working in the adjoin ing garden asked him what he was doing, and the prisoner rose and displayed a handful of gold, and said " See, it has been growing here all night." This avowal was heard by another witness, and, coupled with the fact that £4O in gold and silver formed part of the plunder, had a suspicious ap pearance. The same morning another witness, himself unobserved, saw Glossop on the road be tween Wadsley and Sheffield, and watched him counting a quantity of gold and silver, and putting itinto:different pockets. It was also proved that the prisoner Hall had said, when asked to bet on a match which was played on the Monday, that he had got some of the parson's sovereigns, and that when he was placed in the cell he de scribed minutely to another inmate the value and description of the property stolen. He also said that the booty was under the sod, where nobody would find it. The evidence against Fearnley was not important. Hall appears to have been very communicative, for a witness named Riley detailed the following conversation with him :—" I was in custody at Rotherham on Tuesday, the 11th inst., for a breach of the peace. Hall was placed in the same cell. I asked what he was in for. He said for 'touching' at Wadsley, I asked, Have yen made a good ' coll ar ' the n ?' He says, ' Ay, middling.' I asked him what they had taken, and he said, About 200 quids' (pounds) worth.' I said, ' Well, they'll catch you.' He replied that they could not hurt them until they found the stuff. I said, They will find it.' He replied, 'Nay, lad, they can't find that ; t'money's reight ; it's planted.' I asked him what was taken. He replied, About £56 in gold, £2 10s. in silver, and about £l5O in plate,' adding, It did not matter, he could stand it." In a conversation about Glossop, who was also at Rotherham, Hall said he (Glossop) was a " rum devil ;" he had just come out of - " stir" (prison). Ho asked if all had been caught, and he said, " No, some had nipped' (absconded) ; they were fools for nipping; they should have stood their ground like them." For the defence it was insinuated that the witnesses had come forward to give this evidence of conversations with the prison ers after they had seen announcement of a reward. 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