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To be followed by the Great Christmas Pantomime. entitled 4RIMALKIN THE GREAT; on, HARLEQUIN Puss IN Boors, tNn THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery by Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire strength of the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe of Pantomimists; and combining the grandest stage effects of any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Doors open at half-past R. commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. "fHEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, INTRIGUE: Messrs. Howe, Ken - lal, Clark, and Miss Fanny 'Wright. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp ton, Astley, &c,; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Hill, &c. Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR. M essrs. Comp ton, Kendal, Weaihersby, Buckstone, jun., &c. ; 3lesdames Wright. Burke, Gwynn, &c. Commenee at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. delmore, Mrs. L. Murray. itt a quarter to 8, MONTE CRISTO. Mr. Fechter, Mr. Benja mm Webster, Mr. G. Behnore, Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. Ashley, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Stuart, Mr. C H. Stephenson, Mr. C. J. smith, Mr. Romer. Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss C ar lotta Leciercq,Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Nelly Harris. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, THE SECRET. After which (at 8 o'clock) Dion Boncicault's new drama, in f - )ur acts, entitled AFTER DARK. a Tale of London Life. Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, C. Harcourt, J.G . Shore; Miss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds an-I assistants. To conclude with .%I ASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. ')oors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Boa-office open daily from 10 till 5. ' In active preparation, a new Drama, entitled MARIE ANTOINETTE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, at 7.30. THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Clarke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bufon and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD Or' Th.L CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes, L. ➢Maitland, &c. To conclude 'nth HUE AND DYE. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. -At 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to 8, Mr. J. Byron's original Comedy, in five acts, entitled CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David .fishe Newbound, Andrews, Tindale, Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Breman, Berend, Hughgs, and Stephens. cIT. GEORGE'S THEATRE (ST. GEORGE'S Li HALL).—Great Success of SauDANAPALL'S.—The new Drama, SAVED, and the original Ninevitish Burlesque of SAR PANAPALUS (received with roars of laughter and applause). Every Evening. at half-past 7. The best Shilling Pit in London. __ - - Morning Performances on Tuesday. Jan 19, Thursday. 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Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Tuts EVENING, at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At 8, AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. W. Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murray; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore, Maclean, Holston; Miss Emma Barnet and Miss Rose Leclercq Concluding with MASTE a JONES'S BIRTHDAY. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. ... Tuts EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to 8, CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher, Newbound, Andrews, Tindale, Hurlstone, J. Clarke: Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Bremen, Berend, Hughes, and Stephens. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD: 3lessrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with HUE AND DYE. QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. THIS EVENING, DOT. Messrs. J. L. Toole, S. Emery, HE Stephens, C. Wyndham, and L. Brough ; Mesdames Montague, J. Rignold, Diane, and Everard. And THE GNOME KING Mr. Toole. With A RACE FOR A DINNER THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. TH7E4 EVENING, at 7, SLASHER &CRASHER:Messrs Atkins, Vaughan, G. Vincent, &c.: Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which. at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H Neville, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and H. Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver. THIS EVENISO, at 7.20, A LOVINi; CUP. Mr. Dewar. Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by Trip, RISE AND FALL OF 't IC II A It D or. A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar Mr. Danvers: Miss Collinson, and Miss M. Oliver. To con ziude with EVERYBODY'S HUSBAND. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of 10 iSf4 Marie Wilton Tuts EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HA Z ARV. And INTRIGUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, The Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton, and THE MARVELS OF ELECTRICITY. C BRISTY Wednesdays MINSTRELS. St. James' and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 's Hall, all the Every Night, at 8 year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE PALLETS, Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays, 6d.; Children under twelve. 6d. rib . 11 . 11 , ) 4 ✓ LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1869. As the time fixed for the opening of Parliament draws nearer and nearer the movement in favour of the Ballot gathers strength and consistency. We are glad to find that some notable additions have been made to the ranks of its supporters, and that the question is no longer scornfully put aside, openly ridiculed, or passed by with absolute indifference, but recognised as one that merits the deliberate attention of all thoughtful and public-spirited men. The most conspicuous among the recent converts to the Ballot, conspicuous alike from his ability and his position, is the Home Secretary. In addressing the electors at Paisley, on Thursday, Mr. BRUCE naturally touched upon the chief topics of the day, and entered at some length into his reasons for now supporting the Ballot. Up to this time, he said, he had never declared himself on either side with respect to it. Ile saw what he considered to be material ob jections to it, while at the same time he was forced to acknowledge that the existing system was in many ways faulty. The institutions of a country ought, in his opinion, to be such as would foster a truthful and fearless spirit in the people, and SYDNEY S3IITH, who has been, contrary to his usual influence, a formidable obstacle in the way of this much-needed reform, supplied him with eloquent and emphatic protests. MILTON, too, expressed the principle on which Mr. BRUCE, like many other conscientious men , founded his opposition, when he spoke with contempt of the " fugitive virtue" which shrinks away from the combat without facing the adversary. What, then, it may be asked, has been the reason for Mr. BRUCE'S sudden declaration in favour of the measure which he has hitherto always opposed in words, if not in action ? The last election, with all its drawbacks, has done some good by its very evil. Mr. BRUCE has little hope that the ballot will greatly improve our position in respect to bribery, neither is he sanguine of its effects in checking the intimidation practised by the rich towards the poor, which he thinks the growing public feeling is more calculated to mode rate. But the four months of the election have shown him so much bitter political intolerance, so much angry feeling and dangerous excitement, that he can not believe the continuance of the existing system to be desirable. Some small tradesmen, he remarks, have, during the four months of the election, been subjected to constant harass by threats of the with drawal of custom not only from their rich customers, but from their poorer ones also. As Mr. BRUCE justly observed, there are occasions on which it is right and just for a man to be put to the test, when he is called upon to sacrifice his interests, his private feelings, and bis duty towards his family, but it is doubtful whether the election of a member for his borough or county comes in everyday life under this head. " I am satisfied," observed the Home Secretary, in conclusion, "that to permit of your having orderly elections, in order to protect the more quiet and peaceable of our population, of those who are not very staunch politicians, it is necessary that we should have a system of secret voting." We may hope, therefore, that Mr. BRUCE will use his influence in the Cabinet in favour of this long-delayed but necessary measure. If his colleagues are wise they also will throw themselves into the advancing force, and not cling to the system which has proved in every respect defective, which has fostered corrup tion and permitted intimidation, and which,while pro fessing to encourage a high tone of political morality in practice, exposes our electoral system to the contempt and the reproach of all who look beyond the surface. At the great meeting in Arundel-street on Friday several impressive speeches were made in support of the ballot. The Chairman, Mr. MILNER GIBSON, declared that scarcely any one who had taken part in the late contest could he'p being perfectly conscious that many voters had been forced to vote against their wishes and opinions, whilst others had abstained from voting for fear of giving offence. Mr. MILNER GIBSON is sanguine as to the prospects of the ballot. He admits that the Liberal majority is not identical with a ballot majority, but still be believes that a large proportion of the Liberal members are absolutely fa vourable to the measure. The Government, he believes, is neutral, but the First Lord of the Admiralty was a staunch supporter of it, and the Home Secretary, as we have seen, has pronounced clearly on its behalf. Mr. GIBSON thinks that the best men of all parties are interested in maintaining purity of election, in putting an end to intimidation, and in extracting a genuine and independent expression of opinion from the electoral body. Some years ago Mr. GIBSON heard the present Lord Chancellor, then Mr. PAGE WooD, speak on this very subject, and his arguments were clear and conclusive. The whole case, said the present Lord HATHERLEY, lay in the question whether the constituencies could or could not be trusted. Mr. MILNER GIBSON supported this view of the case, and declared it to be his conviction that, having shown confidence in the people by giving them votes, we were now bound to give them protection in the exercise of the newly acquired franchise. Mr. REED, M.P., and several others of the new members, spoke strongly in favour of the measure, while Mr. BUXTON, who only half likes the Ballot after all, de livered an interesting speech. Mr. ONsLOW, M.P., who has himself an election petition hanging over him, boldly came forward in defence of secret voting. His speech was chiefly noticeable for a very just remark. He said, in allusion to the common complaint that the Ballot is , c un-Engl . sh," that the old soldiers at the battle of the Nile would infallibly so condemn the ironclads of the present day. We must move with the times, and so moving the Ballot was inevitable. We shall be glad to find that it is inevitable, for the public mind is not yet thoroughly awake to the vast importance involved in it, and we must not forget that however urgent is the demand for a better sys tem of voting, it does not proceed from those large sections of the community who are themselves impli cated in the questionable transactions which it is the office of the Ballot to prevent and to counteract. CORNWALL is the only divided county in England which returns an unbroken phalanx of Liberal county representatives. It is in this westernmost county that the question of agricultural legislation is being most seriously discussed. Though not so essentially an agricultural county as Norfolk, in the extreme east, though the interest felt in cereals and roots has to be divided with pilchards and copper, not the less are Cornubians taking the lead in a very important movement. And verily there is no lack of subjects for agriculturists to consider. Until lately they have discussed, if at all, to little purpose; for, having no proper organisation, they were unable to make themselves heard in the councils of the nation. No doubt the county squires were numerous, and not seldom vociferous. But the interests of the squires and the tenant farmers are not always identical, are sometimes even antagonistic, just am the interests of bankers and directors may be opposed to those of traders. The last have for several years had their organisation in the shape of Chambers of Commerce whereat some of the most important of recent legislative Acts have been framed. The farmers are naturally a slower race than the traders, and, living in the country, have fewer opportunities of conference. But at last they too have formed associations called Chambers of Agriculture. These are of a more useful kind than the old farmers' clubs, for they were little better than drinking parties. The result has been remark able. Low, inarticulate grumbling have de veloped into loud and articulate complaints ; prayers to ITERcuLEs that he would help the cart out of the rut have been succeeded by vigorous efforts .on the part of the carter to help himself. Vague aspirations after improvements have strengthened into definite proposals for bringing those improvements about. Thus it comes to pass that in the far western county which was almost the first to establish Chambers of Agriculture, a vigorous movement is now going on for agricultural reform. The most prominent subjects before agriculturists at the present moment are county financial boards, local taxation, and the management of highways. With regard to the first subject, it is announced in the Chambers of Agriculture Journal that the Govern ment are preparing a bill for the establishment of county financial boards. This is probable enough, and would be only a redemption of the pledge which Mr. GLADSTONE gave during his election tour in South Lancashire. At least three private members of Parliament, as we gather from the speech delivered a few clays ago at Truro by Mr. ST. AtTBYN, have measures of their own for carrying out the same change. The principle of all of them will doubtless prove the same, that representation and taxation should go together. Hitherto, a few gentlemen, wholly irresponsible to the ratepayers, and checked in their expenditure only by the consideration that heavy rates affect them selves, have had sole and entire power to levy what rates they pleased, and to expend them as they thought fit. In many cases, doubtless, the rates have not been excessive, nor has the expenditure been otherwise than judicious. In many cases there will be little, if any, economy effected by transferring the taxing power from the magistrates to the ratepayers. But at least the principle which we have mentioned will be respected, and all cause of grumbling will be taken away. Moreover, it must be admitted that the magistrates are not always discreet, and they are sometimes tempted to expend the county revenues upon any of their friends who happen to hold official posts. Even a fair and just payment is criticised now by those who have not been consulted with reference to the making of it. In the details of the several measures there will be room for a good deal of diversity. For instance, it is still a matter of controversy if the proposed Board should consist wholly, or only in part, of elected representa tives; if magistrates should sit there by virtue of their magisterial office, or be compelled to ask for the popular vote. _ _ Far more important than the question of who shall tax are the questions who shall be taxed, and for what purposes shall they be taxed. Present arrangements are by no means satisfactory. If we take the poor rate, for instance, we find repeated evidence in history and in modern Acts of Parliament that this rate is one which ought to be levied on every description of pro perty, and that every man should pay it in propor tion to his ability. And yet, as a matter of fact, there is many a parish in which the person able to pay most pays almost nothing. Being a non-resident he escapes almost untaxed, although his income may be as large as that of all the residents put together. There is no reason to suppose that this escape was intended. The original Act of ELIZABETH orders the taxation of " every in habitant parson,vicar, other, and of every occupier." The word emphasised has been interpreted to mean being, A that the inhabitant is liable only provided he is also an occupier ; a rendering which seems to do violence to grammar as well as to justice. There are also certain kinds of property, as well as certain kinds of property-holders, who have hitherto escaped taxation. Such are mines and woodlands. It is certain that they will not escape much longer. Of no less importance is the question as to the objects for which ratepayers shall be chargeable. Local taxation has increased, is increasing, and, there are many to add, ought to be diminished. It could pro bably be shown that there are many burdens, under which the county ratepayer is crouching, that might fairly be thrown upon the broad shoulders of the nation. The police rate is one of these. But it will be necessary to shew that any real advantage will accrue to the ratepayer, and that, too, without a larger gross expenditure, before the change is made. That done, the prin ciple of substituting national for parochial rating may be extended to the important category of the poors rate. This radical measure has, in fact, just been advocated by the Devonshire Chamber of Commerce. A national rate of this description is undoubtedly the most just; before we adopt it we must be quite sure that it would be the most expedient. Local checks upon extravagance are a guarantee for economy, which should not be given up without the certainty that they will no longer be wanted. ARCHBISHOP 31A2vN1NG AND THE ECUJIENICAL COUNCIL. A pastoral letter was read yesterday in all the Roman Catholic churches throughout London from Archbishop Manning, which dealt exclusively with the Ecumenical Council to be held in Rome towards the close of the present year. He says that during the last few months the Pope has written three Apostolic letters, of vital importance to the Ca tholic Church and to the whole Christian world. The first is the Bull convoking an Ecumenical Council to be opened in the Vatican on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in this year ; the second is a paternal invitation to the patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops of the Eastern Churches, now, unhappily, in schism ; the third is a loving appeal to those who in the Western world have been separated during the last 300 years from the unity of the faith and of the Church. Dr. Man ning solicits the prayers of the clergy and laity of his diocese for the happy issue of the Ecumeni cal Council, and enjoins the clergy to hold special services each week for the same purpose. The council will, it appears, be called the " First Council of the Vatican," as it will be held in the right transept of St. Peter's. The transept will, it is said, accommodate upwards of 2,000 persons, and will be so arranged that the voice of each speaker may be distinctly heard throughout the whole council chamber. The stalls erected for the accommodation of the prelates will cost £9,000 or £lO,OOO, and to make up this sum, as well as to meet the other enormous expenses which the Pope will incur, subscripo ions are being actively raised in many Continental nations, and also among the Roman Catholics of England. The labours before the council are so immense that it is considered six months will not suffice to complete them. THE VOLUNTEERS.—The St. Martin's division of the Queen's (Westminster) have just concluded a competi tion, which has been carried on at Wormwood Scrubs range during the late inclement weather, for a challenge cup, value 52 guineas, presented by the ladies of the Royal parish represented by the division. The ranges fired over were the usual ranges—namely, 200, 500, and 600 yards ; and Corporal Leete, who was one of the representatives of England in the International En fl-ld Match, made nineteen out of a possible twenty at the standing (200) range, on a Wimbledon target ; Pri vate Cheeswright, another well-known good shot, mak ing 18. The best scores at the close of the match were Sergeant Hooper (who was also a representative of Eng land in the International Enfield Match) and Corporal Leete, each 42 ; Sergeant Hunt, 41 ; Private Chneswright, 38; and Ensign Starkie, 3G. The tie between the first two was decided by the ranges being fired over again, when Corporal Leete win with 41, as against Sergeant Hooper's 40. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Blaufort-buUdings, Strand,' London W.Q.—[Ad yortievnent T SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1869 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) EARTHQUAKE AT CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, Jan. 15. A sharp shock of earthquake has been felt in this city, and generally throughout the Assam dis trict. At Bekrar many buildings were damaged, and at Silchar the Bazaar was destroyed. Sir John Lawrence sails from Calcutta on the 19th inst. ITALY. FLORENCE, Jan. 18. The Spanish Minister, Senor Montemar, pre sented his credentials to the King yesterday. The Prince of the Asturias has arrived, and pro ceeded to Naples. ROUMANIA. BUCHAREST, Jan. 17. The Romanic positively asserts that a force of 20,000 men is being concentrated in the Bukovina, and says :—Every day large bodies of troops are being forwarded along the Arad-Vincz Railway to Transylvannia." AMERICA. QUEENSTOIVN, Jan. 18. The Royal Mail steamship Siberia, from'New York, arrived here at 8.40 a.m. to-day with 95 passengers, of whom 25 she landed, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9 a.m. All well. THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. BORDEAUX, Jan. 17. The Messageries Imperiales steamer, with the Brazil and River Plate mails, arrived here at 6 p.m. to-day. The mails will be forwarded at midnight. FR ONCE. BOURSE, Jan. 16.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 3050 Itr•l'an Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 31 50 Home Debt Deferred ...... 29 Cash Orleans ... 926 N orthern ... ll7B Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 535 Western Eastern • • Sardinian 4 per Cent. End of month -- 3 per Cent End of month 7O 10 Credit Mobilier End of month 273 75 Credit Foncier —1545 End of month — RAILWAYI Austrian Lombard 441, North of Spain Saragossa Roman 5O POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WE STAID+ STE R. DESPERATE ASSAULT UPON A MOTHER-IN-LAW. —James Randall, a bricklayer, was charged with assaulting and wounding Sarah Blackley, bis mother-in-law, by striking her on the head with an earthenware pitcher. On the case being called on, there was no pro secutrix. Mr. Selfe —Has anybody seen the prosecutrix ? Police-sergeant Gazee Lewis, B—l saw her this morning. She was going to the hospital. She said she shouldn't come against prisoner, as he was her son-in-law. Mr. Selfe—ls the injury serious ? Police Sergeant—Yes, your worship, it is. Mr. Selfe—Let me bear the particulars. Sergeant Lewis—At half-past nine on Saturday night I was called to 4, Franklin's-row, where I saw Sarah Blackley sitting on a chair with her head cut very severely across the forehead. She was bleed ing very much. I asked her how it was done, when she told me in the prisoner's presence that he had taken up the pitcher full of water, thrown the water over her daughter, and hit her across the head with the pitcher. Mr. Selfe—Was it his wife he threw the water over? Witness—No, her sister. Prosecutrix came to the station in a cab, and was then taken to St. George's Hospital. Mr. Selfe—And he has been the cause of this ? Witness—Prisoner was ill-using his wife, and her mother interfered. Prisoner—Me and my wife had a few words, and the pitcher slipped out of my hand. Mr. Selfe—l cannot allow a serious case like this to be withdrawn. Prisoner is remanded. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. D ISORDERLY GENTLEMEN AND THE P OLICE .—Mr. James Dickson, gentleman, of 32, Y or k- s t re et, Portman-square, and Mr. George Marsden, describ ing himself as a clerk, of 22 St. George's-road, Pim lico, were charged before Mr. Mansfield with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in or near Regent-street. Roliert on Sunday Freneh, said that about two o'clock he saw the prisoners, morning 13 C who were drunk, walking with three other gentle men, all arm-in-arm , down Lower Regent-street, and pushing persons about. After going a short distance the two prisoners commenced fighting with canes, and he then got between them and separated them and endeavoured to get them away, but as he could not do so, and there was a great disturbance, he with assistance took them to the station. Mr. Mansfield asked whether any one complained of the prisoners, and the constable answered in the negative. Dickson denied being drunk. Marsden said he would plead guilty to a part of the charge against him, but with extenuating cir cumstances. He knew nothing of the gentleman Car with him, and Langly had w ith him, and on puttin g out his w an ho al w te a r s ca a ti t on the cane to defend himself fell down. Police-constable John Morton, 62 C, proved seeing the prisoners, whu were drunk, fighting with canes. Mr. Mansfield ordered them to enter into their own recognizances in the sum of £2O each to be of good behaviour. Mr. Willham Ellis, or Charles Falkner -.both names being given—of No. 26, Norfolk-street, Strand, was charged with being drunk and disor derly in Leicester-place. Police-constable Johnston, 163 C, said that at an early hour that morning he saw the prisoner kick ing at the door of a house in Leicester-place, and as he refused to go away and struck him across the hat he took him into custody. In answer to Mr. Mansfield, the constable said the prisoner was ve r y d r unk at the time. The prisoner said he bad been drinking with a friend who was ab ou t joining his regiment, and took too much. Mr. Mansfield fined the prisoner forty shillings or a month. Mr. Allen Deveres, solicitor, of No. 4, Essex court, Temple, and Mr. Joseph Brown, same ad dress, were charged with being drunkand disorderly in the Haymarket. Edward Timberlake, 186 K, said that about two o'clock that morning he saw the defendants, who were both drunk, and arm in arm in the Haymarket, amusing themselves by calling cabs off the stand, and singing, at the top of their voices, " Up in a balloon, boys." He requested them to go away, when one of them said they must have all the cabs there if they thought proper. As I)everes was very disorderly he took him into custody, and Brown then flourished his stick about his head, saying, " Leave my friend alone," and one of the prisoner's other friends offered him £5 to let Deveres go, and Brown was then taken into custody. I)everes said be had had a little to drink, and that if the constable had shown a little forbearance be would have gone away. Brown demieci attempting to rescue Deveres. Mr. Mansfield imposed a fine of 10s. each or 7 days. CRYSTAL PALACE.—HaIf-a-Crown Day, Satur day, Jan. 16.—Admissions by season tickets, 4,507; ditto On payment, 1,176; total Visitors, 51681 THE PUBLIC ENTRY INTO DUBLIN Or THE LORD-LIEUTENANT. Dublin correspondents give accounts of the entry 0 Earl Spencer into Dublin as Lord-Lieutenant. The Ulster, the steamer by which their Excellencies were sonveyed across the Channel, came alongside the Carlisle Pier at nine o'clock onSaturday,under the usual salute from her Majesty's ship the Royal George, which, together with the other vessels in the harbour, had its gayest bunting displayed for the occasion. On the platform, abreast of the steamer, a guard of honour of the 3rd battalion Grenadier Guards was formed in line ; and here also were assembled a number of distinguished personages, who were, after some time, brought on board, and presented to his Excellency by the comptroller of the household and the gentleman usher. At half-past eleven the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord and Lady Bruce, with their com pany, debarked, and proceeded to the train in waiting, the battery on the east pier of the harbour booming a royal salute, while the band of the guard of honour played the National Anthem, and immediately afterwards "St. Patrick's Day," and the Royal George and the gunboats in the harbour manned their yards. The Viceregal party arrived at the Westland-row ter minus, Dublin, at about twelve o'clock. The station was decorated for the occasion, the path along which the Lord-Lieutenant was to proceed being carpeted, and a canopy being erected outside the door through which he was to pass. His Excellency on arriving was received by the Lord Mayor, several alder men and town councillors, the city sarshal, the mace bearer, and other civic dignitaries, all wearing their robes of office. In accordance with an ancient custom the mace and the sword of the city were laid at his Excel lency's feet, and the keys delivered into his hands. The Lord Mayor was then presented by the gentleman usher, and bade the Lord-Lieutenant welcome in the name of the inhabitants of the city of which he was the chief magistrate, 'and expressed a hope that during his Excellency's viceroyalty he might be the medium of giving to the people of Ireland peace, happiness, and prosperity. The Lord-Lieutenant, in reply, returned his thanks, and gave back the mace, sword, and keys of the city, " being assured that their keeping could be entrusted to no worthier hands " than those of the Lord Mayor. Their Excellencies then proceeded to the street, and on making their appearance the military bands truck up " St. Patrick's Day," and the crowds in front of the station cheered with some warmth. Westland - row, as well as the other parts of the city through which the procession passed, was considerably crowded, many of the shops displayed colours, and most of the windows were crowded with ladies who were by no means chary of their expres sions of welcome. Troops of cavalry, in all the splendour of brazen helmets and nodding plumes, lined the streets, and kept clear a large space through which the procession had to pass. Considering that the streets which the pro cession proceeded through were but few in number, they cannot be said to have been much crowded. This is a fact not hard to be accounted for, as it is scarcely possible to imagine a morning more unfit and inauspicious. The rain fell without intermission, and the streets were in a hopeless state of; mud. Towards noon, however, the hour at which the procession started, there came a brief interval of sunshine. But this boon came too late to induce those whom the gloomy morning had terrified into stopping in doors to attend the procession, and the cere monial was, consequently, not witnessed by as large a number as one might have expected. The depress. ing influence of the weather may also be assumed to have been to some extent the cause of the lack of that warmth which generally characterises Irishmen on such occasions ; for though their Ex cellencies were everywhere received respectfully, en thusiasm was almost altogether absent. After their Excellencies had issued from the station a procession was formed. The town-major, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, on horseback, led the way, and was immediately followed by an advance guard of the 14th Hussars. To them succeeded the high sheriff of the city, Mr. Edward Hudson Kinahan, with the 'sub-sheriff, in their carriage of state. The next portion of the procession was formed by the members of the corporation. Immediately after the Lord Mayor's carriage came the Lord-Lieutenant on horseback. By his side rode Lord Strathnairn, the general commanding the forces in Ireland, and Major-General Cunyngbame, the commander of the Dublin division, both accompanied by their staffs. In the carriage that immediately followed sat the Countess Spencer, who gracefully and with praiseworthy assiduity returned the salutes by which she was on all sides greeted. In the same carriage were Lady Charles Bruce, the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, and the aide-de camp, Mr. Frederick Campbell. The two following carriages contained the remaining members of the vice regal household, and the procession closed with a guard of cavalry of the 14th Hussars. At twenty minutes to one o'clock the Upper Castle Yard was reached by the procession, and his Excellency having alighted at the principal entrance, was received by Sir Bernard Burke and the officers of the household, and by them conducted to the presence chamber. There the following high officials and leading personages were along with several others, presented:—The Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Kildare, the Earl of Charlemont, Vis count Monck, Lord and Lady Clermont, the Illgnt. Hon. Chichester Fortescue and the Countess NS' aide grave, General Lord Strathnairn, G. C. 8., G. C. S. I. , Lord and Lady Charles Bruce, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor- General, the Right Hon. Mr. Justice Lawson, the Right Hon. Sir Colman O'Loghlen, the Hon. Thomas Preston, Sir George L'Estrange, Sir Bernard Burke, Hon. Colonel Curzon Smythe, C. 8., the Dean of Derry, Dean of the Chapel Royal, the Dean of St. Patrick's, the Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, Commissioner John O'Ferrall, Mr. John Lentaigne, D.L., Dr. Nugent, Dr. Hatchell, DR Stannus Hughes, Mr. Calvert Stronge ; Mr. James Nagle, Clerk of the Crown ; and Mr. Ernest Villiers, aide-de camp. Mr. Jefferson Davis is reported to be suffering from heart disease, and a paper states that he is under the constant care of Dr. Smith, an eminent Paris practi tioner. We learn with much regret that the Baron Van de Weyer, formerly the Belgian Ambassador at the Court of St. James's, is lying seriously ill at his residence, New Lodge, Windsor Forest—so seriously as to occasion the gravest apprehensions.— Telegraph. The Railway News announces that the proposed new Brighton railway which promised to be the cause celebre of the coming session has come to grief at the trying ordeal of tho railway department. There was a quarrel at the board, and so the matter is at all events postponed. The supporters of Mr. Handel Corsham at Dews bury have determined to pay his election expenses, amount ing to £1,058. We understand that Sergeant Simon's expenses were over .£7,000, and that ho polled only 3,398 votes to Mr. Cosaham's 2,929. The money is said to have been found by Mr. Miser, the clothier, a near relative of Mr. Simon's. It is at th e request of both part i es th a t a petition has not been pr esen t e d against the return o f the sitting member, it being feared that a trial would lead to the dis franchisement of this new borough. If an intelligent foreigner, such as M. Alfred Assolant, or some other Anglophobist, were to take a walk round the new Smithfield Market and stop at the south eastern corner thereof, he would make a discovery which would fill him with joy at the thought of having found a new proof of the ignorance of the islanders. He would see on the spot above-named the corner-stone of the great building, with an inscription telling us that it was laid during the " Mayorality of Sir Thomas Gabriel, Bart." 0 Matthew Arnold ! is not this as bad as your pet abomi nation " Coles's Truss ?" A NEw SHELL.—Experiments will take place at Shoeburyness, by order of the War Department, on Thursday next, the 21st inst., to establish the properties of the new shell invented by Mr. Fitzmaurice Palmer, who claims to have discovered an explosive projectile surpassi ng for field operations any hitherto employed. The experiments will be conducted by a competent staff of Artillery officers, and many military and naval gentle. men, some of whom entertain a high estimate of the new invention, are likely to be present, as well as several repre sentatives of foreign Governments, who will watch the result with the greatest interest. THE DANGER OF RAILWAY WHISTLES.—On Fri day Mr. Bedford held an inquest at Westminster Hospital on the body of Moses Goddard, aged 40 years. The de ceased, it appeared, was a carman. On last Wednesday morning he was driving a horse and cart along the York-road, Lambeth, when in passing under the railway arch of the South Eastern Railway the horse took fright from the noise of the whistle from an engine and darted off at a furious pace. The - deceased was thrown off the vehicle and under the wheels of the cart, which passed over his neck and killed him on the spot. The jury re turned a verdict of accidental death. KEEPING CHRISTMAS IN KENTUCKY.—We learn from a gentleman who has arrived here from Sharpsburg, in this State, that on Christmas eve two young men, Richard Taylor and Joshua Sharp, son of Dr. W. Sharp, got into difficulty in a bar-room shortly before midnight, and when they went out continued the quarrel, one on each side of the street. The young men fired at each other, but one missed, and the cap of the other's pistol snapped. Both fired a second time simultaneously, and both dropped dead, one shot through the head and the other through the heart. —Louinille Democrat. SPIRIT OF TI4, l'utd.44o 401MINAL8, Notwithstanding its recent proposal respecting compul sory emigration, the Times is apprehensive that there may be difficulties in the way of a wholesale transporta tion of paupers. The class which we are most ready to send out are not the class which the colonists are most anxious to secure, they write for farm labourers, shep herds, clever mechanics, good domestic servants, and so forth, and what they receive are sometimes as little like these things as Falstaff's recruits were like [real soldiers. The people whom they want are not, however, to be had for the asking, and the Times finds some consolation in the fact that a great many of our destitute classes are only temporarily reduced to pauperism. Among the men and women, and whole families, receiving out-door relief in the metropolis, there must be a good many thousand who have descended rather rapidly and by pure force of circumstances to their unhappy posi tion. It is a fact well known to all conversant with the poor that a person may fall out of working con dition to indolence and dependence very fast, yet by no means irretrievably. The power and the wish for work depend very much on the physical strength and the state of the animal spirits. Bad air, trouble, a little excess in drink, or want of regular sleep, may utterly indispose a man for work in a short time. Of course, it must be admitted that the chief cause of such temporary and curable indisposition is drink. Food is always a difficulty; drink never, so long as there remains six pence in a man's pocket. But from the hour that drink is substituted for wholesome food, the body sinks, and the spirit follows. Though far short of actual drunken ness, a man finds it impossible to apply and to exert himself as he used to do. That will be found a fair account of a very large proportion of the pauperism which Mr. Goschen is very wisely resolved we shall be weekly reminded of. Well, there are thousands of such persons who might be arrested in their down ward career, put on shipboard, and landed, after a plea sant voyage, in full mental and physical condition for work. They may not be in all respects what the people out there want ; but, as our correspondent wrote from the Melbourne racecourse, a London artisan very soon puts on a new skin and something like a new physical frame alto gether when he is set to healthy work in a fine climate and on good wages. Even in our Lancashire cotton famine works it was observed how soon mill operatives became adepts at the spade, the pick, and the wheel• barrow, and might have passed for farm labourers. The Post comments upon the success of Scotchmen in every part of the world, and attributes it in a great mea sure to the system of national education which obtains in Scotland. Mr. Bruce at Paisley referred to this topic, and pointed out the advantages of a superior education. It will be observed that not only are the means of education so widely spread in Scotland that no child need be reared in ignorance, but that the character of the instruction is even more thorough, comprehensive, and sound than might be expected. The fact of boys actually passing directly from the ordinary national school to the university is more eloquent in praise of the constitution and practical excel lence of those schools than anything we could write. The next striking feature of the system is, as described by Mr. Bruce, that its success is due "to the rigid economy practised and the extraordinary self-denial both of the parents in making exertions to send their children to the schools and colleges, and to instruct them in the higher branches of literature, as well as the spirit of endurance and sacrifice among the students themselves." And here we have the key to the success of the system. Scotch parents value education as it should be valued, and prize it as people who have felt its power. The earnest. ness of the parents, too, as is generally the case where it is marked and genuine, is infectious, and hence it is that the students are credited with the "spirits of endurance and sacrifice" in pursuing their studies. Is it a matter of any surprise, then, that with such a such a start the Scotch man, go where you will, is to be found usefully, honour. ably and profitably employed? The Standard declares that the order promulgated in the Gazette of Friday is as binding upon the clergy as any Act in the statute-book, and that therefore it is lamentable to find the extreme Ritualists intend to set it at naught. We see nothing very heroic or magnanimous in this deci sion. The courage which inspires it stops considerably short of martyrdom. These gentlemen simply say that they will hold out against the law until they find it per sonally inconvenient to do so any longer, and then they will succumb. They will not comply with the law as it stands, but the moment it is pressed against themselves individually they will yield. They will not risk the chances of a suit, but they will burn their candles up to the latest possible moment. They are determined to give the authorities as much trouble as possible, but they allow us to gather that they are quite ready to cease from their disobedience the moment they hear the crack of the whip, It seems to us that conduct of this sort is unworthy and paltry, not to say childish. We can understand the cere monialist clergy resolving rather to give up their livings than comply with the judgment, and avowing their deter mination to take that step the moment the attempt is made to enforce their submission. We can also understand them coming to the conclusion that it is their duty, as law. abiding Churchmen, to render to it a frank and honest acquiescence, while at the same time they may intend to take every means in their power to procure a reversal of the decision. But we confess that the alternative course of defying the law as long as it is safe to do so does not appear to be a very high-minded policy. The people who traditionally act upon this principle are known as " the dangerous classes "--we mean nothing offensive by the comparison—and the public are compelled to maintain a police force to hold them in check. They habitually violate the law until they find it is too strong for them. Does not the ritualist policy square very closely with theirs ? The Telegraph asks if we shall abandon Gibraltar, and, if the sacrifice be made, shall the act take the form of a renunciation or of a keen bargain in the world's market? After looking at both sides of the question, the Telegraph thus sums up the advantages of retaining the fortress : The value of Gibraltar has been proved by long experience, and to surrender it would be to exchange an immediate and actual benefit for one that is only possible and remote. Further, if we once parted with the stronghold, we should never be secure against its falling into the hands of a powerful and unscrupulous rival. At the very least, the temptation of so brilliant a prize awaiting the boldest assailant would be an apple of discord amongst the Continental Powers, and would tend to multiply rather than diminish the occasions of international strife. Nor must we forget the serious risk that an act of surrender on our part would be utterly misunderstood. Sufficient is already whispered and suspected abroad respecting the inclination for peace at any price which is assumed to have taken hold of us as a people. It is generally believed that a claim against the English Government has only to be pressed with constant im portunity to obtain a more or less reluctant assent ; and that even the jealous instinct of self-preservation loses its force when the point threatened is remote from the heart of the empire. Would not a voluntary sur render of Gibraltar tempt to a series of fresh claims equally plausible, and would not a refusal become all the more difficult when each concession had materially reduced our power of resistance ? We entertain no doubt whatever that English sentiment will be nearly unanimous on the subject. When, indeed, the millenium has commenced, and when the " battle flag is furled in the Parliament of man, the federation of the world," then we may abandon the fortified posts which assist to maintain our supremacy, and to protect our vast commerce and possessions ; but, until that day arrives, England must, for the world's sake as well as her own, hold the vantage-ground which, with all her giant might, she has rarely employed otherwise than in the interests of humanity and the cause of freedom. The Star is considerably alarmed at the growing mode ration of all parties respecting the Irish Church. The only persons who deserve credit which is not generally accorded to them are the Roman Catholic clergy. There is a generally received belief among Irish Tories, and among the more politic and unscru pulous of their English allies, that much of what has been lost in open fight may be won back by stra tagem. The question of compromise in the matter of endowment has, indeed, been put forward so speciously and with so much urgency by many organs of semi-Liberal and pseudo-Liberal opinion, that it is no longer possible to disregard it. It cannot be doubted that from many quarters the leaders of the Liberal party are being pressed to entertain the idea of a compromise which, while it may lower the political status of the Irish Establishment, would leave to the Protestant clergy of Ireland the substantial benefits of endowment—little, if at all, diminished. The Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland deserve more than they have yet received for the energy with which they fought the Liberal battle at the general election against tremen dous odds in social and territorial influence. They have also taken the lead boldly and opportunely in denouncing the specious mischief of compromise. Mr. Gladstone, ten months ago, propounded a policy which was received with approval by the Legislature and endorsed by the deliberate judgment of the nation. All that the Catholic prelates have done is to ask that the policy so proposed shall be carried out in honourable accordance with the terms of its original and fundamental compact. They ask, in the words of Mr. Gladstone himself, for the total disesta blishment and disendowment of the Irish Church. Any compromise must fall short of that ; must be a pal liation and a makeshift fertile in new evils. The Roman Catholic prelates speak in the name of the Irish people when they protest against such compromises ; and we no anxiety as to the manner in which Mr.. Glad st,o-ie would answer the expectations of the nation which he has aroused from the depths of despondency to hope aild energy, -77?, girtubr HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan.',l6. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn ing, attended by Lady Churchill. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Jan. 17. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold/ Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, attended Divine service this morning. The Earl of Kimberley arrived at Osborne yes terday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.— His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by his suite, honoured the per formances at the above theatre by his presence on Satur- day evening, 711 E LONDON, CHA7 HAM; AND DOVER RAILWAY. While the impression made by the recent reve lations of the extraordinary course of American railway directors is fresh, it will be well for the British public to bear in mind that a ease equally gross and far more injurious in its results is to be found in England. The position of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company defies analysis. It is now the third year since the stoppage of the company, and not a gleam of real information, much less of prac tical satisfaction, has been or can be obtained either by creditors, shareholders, or the public at large In this way from 15 to 20 millions of capital is treated without the slightest gain being obtained 131 anyone, since even the legal profession, whatever in' dividual sums, - may be squandered in such a business from year to year,are scandalised and injured byits re sults, and contrary to a vulgar impression lawyers al ways thrive best in the midst of commercial confi dence. At the height of the difficulty the Board obtained exceptional Parliamentary powers, intended to enable it to surmount many embarrassment s that might otherwise prove unconquerable, but the only use made of these powers has apparently been to keep the concern dormant, through the creditors being deprived of the right to move. No settle ment has been attempted of the unsecured claims , the litigation with the finance companies is COn: tinned, and the priority of the various classes el creditors is as undefined at this moment as when the break up of the company occurred, the comma' nity meanwhile suffering all the inconvenience that must necessarily be consequent upon such a condi tion of one of their most important channels Of metropolitan and coast communication. In the American proceedings lately reported there is 11° evidence of actual public pecuniary loss. The lines are efficiently worked, money is laid out upon them when required, and the evil of the whole move ments is almost limited to the fact that te r " taiu sets of gamblers are alternately enriched or impoverished. In the Chatham case there is no suspicion of dishonesty on the part of t he Directors or of corruption in the law courts, bu t the immediate ruin effected is nevertheless muc h more complete. It seems purely a case of in capacity, and if creditors and shareholders, 1) 4 keeping up a mutual c o n fli c t, c h oose t o permi t it to continue, instead of appealing to Parliamell immediately on its reassembling to put a stop to the misuse of the powers granted, they mu st no longer ask sy m p a thy, but l e ave the matter to the public, who will demand for the conlm ria u interest that the entire question should be hand led without further tenderness. It is useless for thos parties to protest helplessness. By common ac tion they could not only get rid of the present 1 335 .4 nagement, but contrive to pla c e the decision every point for the entire settlement of the unde r ; taking into the hands of a commission cons titute', of three or more men of unquestio ne d com merci al standing and experience, with unli m it e d power l 0 to decide and compromise e ve r ythi ng ac cording their views of equity, from which there should be no appeal. Th e p ros p ec t i s th a t un l ess s ome su c 0 decision be arrived at the whole matter will in see, years be precisely w h ere it now i s , w ith the exli tion of the te ns o f th ousan d s o f p oun d s that vii e have been annually disbursed in preventing all 011 from getting his own. THE CLAIMS OF WOMEN.-MlB6 Emily Faitu.-ill! f on the sth instant, delivered her lecture on the claicle women wo veirtlyi m crowdedaarktetdh eattention. audience. Philharmonic ht eR called odoi discourse , ufr Southampton , i t° t enthusiastic applause, and at its close the 'ea u ; g was wellnigh overwhelmed with compliments. O' ir A .l3- f to the interest excited on the occasion the committee ° repeat to th u e t seated tt ohHartleyedo lectures o o Institute n tahte Southampton,lh 5 a t v h e of requestedFebruary. bru aar yn Mre.dt forth Miss t h s i h s F es el a i : F t t t a b h e as en f i 111 se lectures at Reading on March 1, and Clifton, g er°- and 3. MILE w g I LATE FIRE AT CAMDEN TOWN.--B'''" f n • CONCERT.—The late fire at Messrs. Brockbanks, the P - o ° o forte manufacturers, has fallen with double weight °P o their unfortunate employes, who have not only been th r f, it out of work by the calamity, but have been deprived V. g . of the whole of their valuable tools. With a view ' o f sisting a large number of deserving workmen a bocligor gentlemen have formed themselves into a committee !it the purpose of organising a concert, the proceeds of O b tfl ic o , will be devoted to replacing the men's tools. The ° o f rities of St. Pancras have granted the gratuitous ceecog their vestry-hall, King's-road, and from the se c s t hs that has up to the present attended the exertions °; o t committee a very brilliant concert is to be expected of Monday evening, the 25th inst. Miss Poole, Miss A l,o'. Haldane, Madlle. R. Cherer, Madame Harrison, e n ", D oe Theodore Distin have already volunteered their as sist for the vocal portion ; the instrumentalists who P t to come forward include Mr. Balsir Chatterton (bar Pi s, (0 the Queen), Mr. Wells (flute), Mi s s Isabella Colec ie os pupil of Benedict), and Mr. Harrison (pianoforte)• f the committee are desirous that the concert shall be one ° n o, best that has yet been given in that part of the Inet t°r od and the laudible object for which it has been orgovor will doubtless be more than sufficient to ensure an ° flowing attendance. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S FAR'' „c 5 a 0 —Dr. Tait, now . Archbishop of Canterbury, preg eb° ol l l farewell sermon yesterday mot ning at Fulham 00 the parish in which his principal episcopal resideo" Bishop of London, was situate. His text was 1 r etyr i i oP 7, " The end of all things is at hand." The arobbi,'res? will probably leave Fulham to-day to take IV 133'6 dence for the present at Lambeth Palace. ~h e DEATH OF A GAROTTER IN NEIVGATE.----.`" n witg quest respecting the death o f G eorge K em p, a ged resumed in the Chaplain's room, a t Nevigate, died Paine, on Saturday after noon . Th e d ecease d die° frog tetanus, on Thursday week last, while awaiting blO eVY for robbery with vi o l ence . Dr. Gibson having gi sre { ti° dence that he had mad e a p os t- mor t em exam i n ation 0- tbe body, and that death had arisen from natural caus e 6 160 01 jury returned a ve r di c t i n accor d ance w ith the m 0 testimony. SUDDEN DEATH OF A SOLDIER. An incl lle ,l just been held by M r . C. J. Carttar, coroner for W es '', - as to the death of G unner M urp h y, o f the A batte'. 7 tb o brigade, Royal Artillery, who had been 16 years . 4 511 0 0 , service. The evidence proved that the deceased W 7 hi: gaged in scrubbing the room in which he reside7,lo' wife being at th e ti me ill i n b e d— w h en h e excial ete 'ito c. he feared he should faint, and almost immediately of the The deceased had been suffering from disease ° heart. Verdict—" Died from natural causes." sat FIRST MARCH OUT FOR THE SEASON. 11 ore day afternoon the 3d London (or Working-g ell'' pf ° : assembled at their rendezvous, Farringdon-stree t, e- 00 10"; ceeded, 300 strong, along Holborn and Tottenhe ° d P i f road, to Camden Town. The regiment was hes a e ol ° ,l brass and drum and fife bands, under the ceret6 04 Major Palmer, and presented its usual fine, ° et',- soldier-like appearance. „f 1. 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