The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-18 00:00:00

THE CHEAPEST DIARY EVES PUBLISHED. pocRET DIARY FOR 18 70, Second Edition. containing the following useful infortnation:— Almanack Corporation of London Transfer Days of Public runds Postal Information Weights and Measures • List of Bankers Stamp Duties Army and Navy Agents Foreign Moneys I Cab Fares Ministers of State Ready Reckoner Also A DIARY, arranged on the moat approve I plan, and neatly printed on good writing parer, Price One Penny, or post-It - ea for Twopence. E. MOSES and SON, MTNORWSanaIAI,DOATE, NEW OXFORD-STREET. LONDON, TOTTEN HAM-COURT-ROAD. And BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. To he obtained also at the Metropolitan Railway and other Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co. IVIETROPOLITAN anti GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS. WORKMEN'S TICKETS, at, a Reduced Fare £r Four pence per day, will be issnotl at ITamtnet smith, Shepherd's Push, Lhtimer ltond, Notting Hill, and Westbourne Park, in Moorgate Street, and intermediate Stations on the Me tropolitan Line, on and after the Ist December. For full particulars see special notices. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. etole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Trits EVEN 7; 0, at 7, BELIES . OF THE KITCHEN. At 8, FOR3IOS A : Messrs. Barrett, H Irving, David Fisher, Brittain, Wright, John Rouse; 3lrs Billington, Slissos M. Brennan, Mae donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED PLUMES HOLBORN THEATRE.ROYA.L. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, the laughable Farce of THE BATH ROAD. At 7.45, Lovell's celebrated Play (in five acts), of LOVE'S SACRIFICE: Mr Barry Sullivan ; Messrs. George Honey, J. C Cowper, Charles IJorsman, Lin Rayne, Lunt, Dyas, Arthur, &c. ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rignold, Miss Amy Fawsitt. Mrs. C. Horsman. &c. To conclude with STATE SECRETS. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting Mans ger—Ammo( SoLLIvi:4! G 1 OBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, 3Lr. Sefton Parry. Immense success of,the new Comic Drama. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY : Miss Lydia Foote, Mr Henry Nevill a. At 7.t5, Mr. ByronN new and original Comic Drama, in three . acts, written by him se lf , ent i tled NOT SUCH A FOOL A S HE LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, Mr. H. J. Byron. To conclude with THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS: Mr I. Clarke and Mrs Stephens. A now burlesque, by Mr. Henry J. Byron, in which Miss ny Josephs will appear, is in active preparation. p OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Ull Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS : Mr tla.rke. Followed by THE TOODLES: Mr Clarke. After which, INO; Messrs Thorne. James, Fenton, Turner Mesdames Sheridan. Newton, 'Maitland, fie. To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL' 'r HE Til IBI) EDITION OF " THE SUN,' sr,ivirur all the SPORT!. N M\VS of the day. may he sco MY MA NTON'S house, "The Swan and Horse Shoe.' Little Britain, City, E.O THE LATEST EIMION c.f "THE SUN' may be seen at Licht k ei - ety FA et.fur at Yr. J EWPolere, the Ostcrd Anus, 114 h-htreet, CAmden-t,,wn I.IE LA FEST EDITION of 'l'l IF SUN • supplied, as Roon as üblished. Every Evening, by W ALEXANDER (lrzo Prooks) p , Newspaper Agent, i\ o. 4, Die Osvendish street, Dxford-utreet EDITION of " THE SUN slupplied as soon as publi,died, every live/Ili:2', by S. WrLsoN, newsagent, and sre,ill agent for the Nurtt-western. District, 24. Delaneey-street. Camdon town, N W ftloh. _ T ilt' APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN.' ■i . BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES, BEST ORKMANSH IP, and LOWEST PRICES at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-mado or made to measure, br all ages, all occa sions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and r""' An ?immense-7assertment of WINTER CLOTHING, in all the newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19d. to £5.: BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10s. Gd. to 455. For the convenience of Ladies accom panying their Sons there is a separate de partment for Boys' Clothing, and it is fur nished with a splendid assortment of Suits, Overcoats, and Clothing for all occasions, including all the favourite designs atd the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E• AinSES and SON enables them to guaruntee a faultless fit. _ Ord••rs horn persons who are not known to the firm should !.e accompanied by a remit tance, or a London reference. Any Article not worn or injured will he ?.iteerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, From which no abatement can be mado. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats end Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is un aqualled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. A very large assortment of BLANKETS, from ss. 4d. the pair. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices,. with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be spoke Tailors, llabitrnalcors, Woollendrapers. Hatters, Ilosiere, Boot and Shoe Manufac threrß, and General Ong: tit r for all Classes. irty, following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDON. CORNER OF MINORIES AND A LDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER OF TOTTENHAM-COURT -ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD. Country Branch: 13R VDFORD, YORKSHIRE. , A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce eommodi , ies valuable to every householder nigh anal low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, fie. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwieh. J OHN GOSNF.LL and CO.'S CIIERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to nny tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decty, and imparts a pleat . ant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6(l.—lied Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUPt AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. C.OSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect in;: this wow: +dui liquid. It is now offered to the public tL a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. _ _ Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. ineluaine hrosh. Rod Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames- Orem: London. E.C. TTI43 HEAR R YA L , 1)111111Y-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. F. T. Chatterton. THIS EVEN:NG, at 7, ItELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At S, FORMOSA. new four-act Drama, by Dion Boucicault: Nfesrs. Barrett. IT. Irving, David Fisher, Brittgin Wright. lob/. Rouse: Itrq Billington, Misses M. Brennan. Macdonald. and Katharine Rod ;era. To conclude with the farce of DORPOIVED PLUMES. THEATRE ROYAL, II A YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Iluelrmtone. THIS EVENING. at Seven, FOUNDED ON FACTS. Mr Compton. At ba r lf-past Seven, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES : Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mr Bnekstone, jun.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hill, &e. Concluding with (by desire') HIGH* LIFE BELOW STAIRS : Mr Kendal, Mr Buckstone, Mr Howe, Miss F. Wright, and Miss F. Gwynne. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. WEBSTER. - - - - - THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. THE LONG STRIK.F.: Mr Benjamin Webster; Messrs A. Stirling, G. Belmore, J. G. Taylor, W. Rignold, MISS Furtrulo, TO conclude with LOST AT SEA : Mr G. Belmore, Mr A . Stirline, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold. Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss Rose Leolercq, .Bins Eliza Johnstone, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Lennox (4 rey. Box-office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance.;; QPO RUN G.—.l OIIN ROBERTS supplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE. SUN" as soon as pub ished.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER,.-G. R. GI,EN lE. Sporting Library, 4, Conns.u;lht-terrace, Edgeware road delivers the LAT NI EDITION of , THE SUN " at the mulles' possible moment after leaving the press. He is able. to delivei Copies in Town, the Suburba , an d i n many parts of the country at a comparatively early hora the same evening, say 40 ranee b: Q 45 o'clock _ _ (Wen by 'post punctually attendwi to LATv,ST EDITION of " TIIE SUN " tc i he seen - r_ very Evening by 810 at Mr. ROBERT 31sAcom's Ezitannia, gensal New-town. TUE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen every Evening. at Eight o'clock, at Mr GILLMAN'S, " The Wheatsheaf," High-street, l...amden-town. THE LA I'EST EDITION of " THE SUN " 7. lI3L3fES begs to inform his friends and the pnbli, generally that he sq ,pileg the LATEST EDITION of "TH} SON " as sooti - as d.—No. le, Hampsteatl-road N.W. THE LATEsi EDITION of " THE SUN" ttupp'le4l rt.y scan as enntaining all the LATER" niV.AVS and SPORTIN(4 TN'TEI,LIGENCE. by II W HARRIS Nea-epnperAgent, 4, Bla.elciriars-roa.l. London, S. r I ME SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen in the Coffee, Ileum, at the "Southampton Arms," High btre4t, Camden-town, where all Sporting and I'olitical events are freely discussed. rilliE LATEST or SPECIAL EDITION of 1 THE SUN" every Evening, at Eight o Clock, at Mr ROBE " The Black Cap," high-street, Carndcn-ttwn.j T HE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at IL W. SMITH'S "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- TILE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "Tho Wehington,"Wellington-street, 3 rand. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIRECTORS have now the pleasure of submitting the following statement, showing he financial position of the Company:— The CAPITAL availvtle for the purpose of meeting any unusual calamity happening to the assured is Two MILLIONS STEELING. The amount actually paid up is £288,495. This, with the accumulated funds in hand, exceeds £1,800,000. For the satisfaction of the public the whole of the se curities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent auditors, and the following is an extract from their report to the last annual meeting: " The whole of your books have been audited ; every document, every account, every voucher, your bank-book, and every security - all have been most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful security in the whole." A detailed List of the Investments of the Company, as already published, may be obtained on application. Au independent valuation of the Life Liabilities, as at 31st December, 1808, has also been obtained from Mr. Samuel Brown, the result being— LIFE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. Number Net Value , Aecumu of l Assurances;ated Fund Surplus. 13,844 £765,021 £912,643 21,260 23,287 '44 137,544 156,345 V 23,825 'C1,122,975 .£177,G22 18,801 .£198,450 town. General Life A s surauces, less re- Assurances Children's En dowments Annuities (Im mediate and Deferred) Total.. 14,472 The valuation has been made at 3 per cent. interest, and the net premiums only Lave been taken, so that the loadings for future profits and expenses are entirely held in reserve and not brought into the valuation. Tho results show a considerable surplus in the Life branch, amounting in the whole to £198,410. JOHN H. M•LAT',EN, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. FOUNDED ON FACTS: Mr Compton. After which, NEW' MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr Buckstone. Concluding with 111011 LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Mr Buckstone, Mr Kendall, Miss F. Wright, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. Tuts EVENING, at 7, TfIE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stirling, Mr G. Belmore, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr ig,nold 31i s Furtado, &c. Followed by LOST AT SEA : Mr G. Belmore, Mr A. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss R. Leelereq, and Mrs L. Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. TIM; EvENiNG. tit 7, A HOUSEHOLD F L, Y. At ".'5. NOT SUCH A FOOL AS El E LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS: MrJ. Clarke and. Mrs Stephens. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, at 7, TILE BATH ROAD. At 7.45, LOVE'S SACRIFIC: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, &C. And STATE SECRETS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. His EVENINC4. at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TOODLES. And INO. Concluding with TILli CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-pack. OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Adunasion, Is.; on Mondays, gd. Children under twelve, Ca, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office open from 11 to 4. , tr • 1 ,- Jo , 4 1%.• r .1 , • 4 -I I 111 - - butt. LO? DOW, SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1839. The death of the Welsh " Fasting Girl" puts a period to the conjectures which have becn haz trded on the subject, and relieves her from a condition of much discomfort. She died on the eighth day of the real fast, which was begun under surveillance on the 2d inst. It is worthy of no' ice that eight days is considered to ba the full period that any person can live without taking any nourishment. It as stated that the nurses had received special instruc tions to administer stimulents and food, subject to the advice of the medical attendant, in the event of her showing any symptoms of exhaustion. It is said that she died after a few hours delirium, and that her parents refused to offer her food. The chamber in which the girl lay was strictly searched before the watching began, and the only suspicious circumstance that has been reported is that on one occasion a nurse, who pretended to be asleep, detected that an effort was being made to con vey food to the bedside. It is not fair to those who have had the care of this watching business to pass many comments on their management until further proof was forthcoming, and it was clearly ascertained on what principles they carried out their plans ; but it certainly seems, at first sight, that the girl should have been forced to take some nourishment rather than be allowed to sink for want of support. It is .possible, however, that the parents might have interfered to prevent this, and in the confusion that ensued the poor girl might have suffered great inconvenience. During the week that has passed since the last experiment began, the opinion has been gaining ground that a " cleverly planned trick" was being carried out." It was even reported that a letter had been received in Cartnarthen from a relative, who had previously stated it to be his belief that the child fasted, and that ho then declared that the story of the fasting was a falsehood, and that she was dying. Perhaps in awaiting more confirmed details of the affair, it would be well to consider the course which has been pursued by the outside world. Whatever was the real truth respecting SARAH JACOBS, whether she fasted voluntarily or involuntarily, it cannot be denied that the case has been treated with great inconsistency and imprudence. How much wiser it would have been for the public to have let the matter rest for the decision of the proper judges, instead of persisting in personal investigations which were carried on with no medical knowledge to guide them, and no experience to decide the real merits of the question. It is no exaggeration to say, that if the parents of this (fasting girl have been imposing on public credulity so long, a great part of the blame attaches itself to those who showed themselves so willing to be duped. There is nothing so absurd as the mania for excitement which possesses some people, ani the restless craving for some novel subject of attraction, be it a desirable one or not. The superstitious ex citement that attached itself to this affair appears almost incredible in this age of progress ; but so it is, and the record of the IVelsh fasting girl may well cause the enthusiastic admirers of the nintecuth cen tury to feel ashamed. had they brought the light of common sense to bear upon the matter, they must have acted iu a very different style. Had SARAH .T.tcons and her parents been let alone, and no notice been taken of her state but what was ,Icried from regular ir.formatiun obtained from in); artial accounts, it would have been 3ettled months ago whether the scheme was an i►n -1 osture, or whether the girl was really suffering from an incurable affliction. At any rate the parents were greatly in fault, fur they ought not to have allowed the unhappy condition of their child to have been made a trade of, and their doing so alone was so sufficient a proof of want of right feeling that persons of discrimina tion might surely lhave departed to return no more. A new actor ha;, however, appeared on the scene of THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1869. all these doubts and speculations, these affirmations, contradictions, and retorts, and in the presence of a visitor, who will not be gainsaid, the truth may well be spoken. The only satisfaction, if the word can be used with any degree of appropriateness, in the affair that we can derive from the story is, that it offers a solemn warning to the thoughtless, the curious, and the unwary. While some have been qucslioning and others doubting a life has passed away, and who shall say that it has closed as happily as it might have done. If, instead of giving way to the worship of the mar vellous in the affair, the parents had contented themselves with seeking the remedies that might have been found, SARAH JACOBS might now be restored to comparative health. At any rate they would be spared the reproach of having made their suffering child an object of wonder and pity, instead of shielding her from observation and softening the affliciion that had befallen her. There is much that is incomprehensible in the affair, but at least let us learn what we may from the sad story of the Welsh Fasting Girl ; - and in future let the curious and idle leave those who are mysteriously afflicted to the care of their proper guardians, while the latter should put their trust in that PROVIDENCE which holds the issues of life and death, and abstain from all pre sumptuous interference. WE have great pleasure in calling attention to the Workmen's International Exhibition which will be held in London in the course of next year. It has long been imagined that these international shows are becoming too plentiful ; but the idea has esta blished itself and will not be repressed. This workmen's exhibition, moreover, is a novelty which deserves every encouragement. The distinguishing feature of the display will be that every object shewn is to be accredited, not to the firm which owns it, but to the artisan who actually called it into being. All articles will be signed by the name of the con structing workman. In cases where there is a division of labour, as, for instance, in the construction of a watch, each separate part will be assigned to the maker, and thus the various steps in the manufacture of any complex piece of workmanship will be exposed. British and foreign processes are to be compared, and illustrative lectures are promised. This praiseworthy idea has met, as it deserved, with very influential assistance. Mr. GLAD STONE is the President, and a powerful array of nobles and gentles of all parties support him. On the executive committee, artisans mingle with men of position. A promising subscription list is already shewn, and a very pleasing sight it is to see the five shillings of au operative silver-plater in close juxtaposition with the King of WURTEMBERG'S £lOO. Earnest co-operation is guaranteed from abroad. Italy is one of the foremost helpers in the work. Local committees have been formed in several Italian cities, and a picked detachment of twenty artisans will be sent to visit England. In most of the great German towns also, at Pesth in Hungary-, and Warsaw in Poland, committees have been formed. Nor are France, Den mark, and Belgium behindhand. Lastly, the Council have decided to admit agricultural produce and raw material used in manufactures, and thus such places as Norway, Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, and Madeira, will be able to put in an appearance. There is every reason to believe that a very creditable display of foreign workmanship will be sent over, and it remains only for British artisans to see that the honour of their country does not lose by the comparison. The public will soon be able to judge for itself respecting the relative merits of home and foreign manufactures, and it is to be hoped that the English workmen will not fail to uphold their ancient name. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY AND CENTRAL INDIA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Lieut.-Colonel French in the chair. The CHAIRMAN a ti,l there was nothing very strik ing iJa the report, but, on the whole, it gave a satis factory account of the company's affairs. Ile said "on the whole," bec Luse there might be one or two things which were not altogether satisfactory ; but the company was, he believed, on the way to great improvements. If the traffic had not been so large as they 'night have expected, that was in a great measure accounted for by the panic whielrr hail been in India, and the depression of trade which still existed there, but he had good reason for saying that sunshine would soon appear. The open line had been further increased, and cow made 308 miles, having 46 stations. The line was maintained in a good state, and some difficulty had been experienced in the bridge works on the river Saburmuttee, which was a rapid river. The screw ing of the piles for the piers had caused some trouble, but the bridge would be a strong one, and the cost not very great. TEe 2/ miles of line from Ahmedabad to the north side of the River Saburmu t tee were just finished, and would shortly be opened, making the total length 311/ miles. The final arrangements for the goods terminus at Colaba, on the harbour side of Bombay, had not yet been com pleted, but he hoped that the land would soon be placed in the hands of the company. There had been a falling off in the second-class fares of £156, but an increase of £2,840 on the first and third classes, the second-class deficiency being in consequence of a reduction in the fares and a diminution of the mileage travelled by the pas sengers. A reduction had been lately made from four pies a mile to three pies in the third class (four pies are equal to a half-penny). This had been done at the extremity of the line, and this was done at the suggestion of the Government, with a view to encourage the traffic and increase the prosperity of the country. The company would lose nothing by adopting the Government view, and it might tend to increase the receipts. The total work ing expenses amounted to £185,948, as com pared with £177,571 in the corresponding period. The percentage of expenses to receipts was G 6.94 in 1869, and 64.24 in 1868. But this was not quite a fair comparison, for if special charges not applicable to the half-year were elimi nated in both cases, the figures of ordinary work ing cost would stand in 1869 at £143,956, or 55.88 per cent. of the receipts ; and in 1868 at £147,174, or 58.38 per cent. of the receipts. The train-mile rate would thus be 6s. 3-17 d. in 1869, and 6s. 3-86 d. in 1868. The principal item in the special charges was £18,333 on account of the works of repair and strengthening rendered necessary by the damages of the monsoon of 1868, amounting to £53,921, which had been placed to a sus pense account. The net revenue for the half-year amounted to £91,785, and the total amount of advanced interest by the Government to the company to the 3th June last was £1,660,856. He felt confident that the 73 miles of extension lines to Veerumgaum and Wudwan would be constructed with expedition, economy, and efficiency. He moved that the report and the sta*ement of accounts be adopted. Mr. HARTRIDGE seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors closed the pro ceedings. POLICE INIELLIGENC'E.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CArTICN TO CAB PROPRIETOBS.—Edward Webb of Wil liam's-mews appeared before Mr.linom to answer the com plaint of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of working a horse in an unfit condition. George I oung, officer cf the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, said that ho saw the defen dant driving a horse attached to a Hansom cab, the horse being very lame. Ho stopped the defendant, who admitted that the horse had been lame, but was better then. Mr. Cherry, the Government Veterinary surgeon, said that when he first saw the horse it was very lame. It was a little better, but was totally unfit for cab work. Defendant sAid ho Lad driven tho horse some time, and it was one of the best he over had. Ho paid 15 guineas for it, and it could do 10 miles au hour without the whip. A gentleman he was in the habit of driving said it was the best hors() ho was ever behind. lie only had one other horse, and ho was not g,,ing to have this one de stroyed. Mr. Knox said no one wished him to have the horse de stroyed. He could sell it to some ono who would put it to lighter work. The defendant called a larder, ❑amed Howe, living in William's-news, who said there was nothing the matter with the horse. Mr. Knox fined the defondant 20s. and costs, or 14 days. THAMES. TDB Bow BANDITTI lIEVIVED.—SeveraI boys were brought before Mr. Paget charged with committing auda cious robberies in Bow, Bromley, and Poplar. They form part of a baud of young scoundrels who, a few months since, created some alarm among the shopkeepers by their effrontery and depredations, and were called the Bow Banditti. Many of them were captured and sentenced by the magistrate of this court to three, four, and six months imprisonment and hard labour. Among those brought up to-day was Alfred Begot, aged 15 years, who was charged with stealing 121bs. of meat from the shop of Mr. John Turner, butcher, 148, Campbell-road, Bow. Tho prisoner and another cut out a pane of glass and helped themselves to a shoulder of mutton, a half shoulder of mutton, and a piece of beef. They were going away with the meat when the prosecutor saw them and pursued them. One boy escaped with a shoulder of mutton. The prisoner dropped the meat he had stolen and it was recovered. The prisoner was captured, and he made a detrrmiued re sistance. Edwards, 472 K, said the prisoner had lately come out of prison, and was a prominent member of the Bow Banditti. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Paget com mitted him for trial, and directed that the judge who would have to try him should be informed of his career. Other boys were disposed of in a similar manner, or sen tenced to imprisonment. It was stated that a baker in Bow, who had suffered much from the Bow Banditti, had surprised three of them in his shop, closed the door upon them, and before he permitted them to leave, administered to each a sound horse whipping. ACTP2N AGAINST A PRINCESS AND THE EX- Q UEEN OF SPAIN. The Civil Tiibunal of Orleans has just given judg ment in a suit brought by M. Gillion, a jeweller of that city, against the Princess Isabella-Fernanda of Bourbon, Infantaof Spain, and against the ex-Queen Isabella, her sister-in-law, and against the French Minister of the Interior. ' In 1860 Princess Isabella arrived at Orleans to place her three children to be educated, the boy at Petit-Seminaire, and the two gills at the Convent of the Sacr6-Coeur ; her Royal Highness, on the invitation of the Minis ter of the Interior, went to the grand apart ments of the prefecture, where fetes were given in her honour. On the observation of the princess that, not expecting to be received with such honour she had not brought with her any jewels, and consequently could not appear in a state befitting her rank, the Prefect requested M. Gilliou to submit to her Royal Highness his stock of wares. The tradesman, confiding in the recom mendation of the functionary, allowed her to se lect different articles to the amount of 11,7121 r., in addition to a suite of pearls and amethysts, valued at 6,000 fr. The Infanta was to pay for the jewels after her return home, but the drafts of M. Gillion were returned dishonoured, and he after wards found that she was hopelessly insolvent, hav ing enormous debts, while her sole resources con sisted of an allowance from the Treasury, but which is not liable to seizure by:creditors. Her reputa tion in Madrid was, besides, that she coul 1 not obtain credit for any article of the most insig nificant value. M. Gillion consequently brought the present action to recover the 11,712 f. from the Princes:, j.intly with the French Minister of the Interior. The 6,000 f. Were claimed from the Queen because the jewels were forwarded through .her Majesty's diplomatic agents. The Court rejected the demand against the French Minister and the Queen, but condemned the Infanta Isabella-Fer nands to pay the sum of 11,7121., with interest and costs. ALARMING. We have heard, says the Pall Mall G'azette, of a most mysterious and disagreeable occurrence at the Towor of London which is enough to sot the nerves of the whole nation on edge. For some days, or rather nights past the shadow of an axe has appeared on one of the walls of the building ; this shadow made its last appearance, unless we are misinformed, in 18-18, but what it has been doing since that time we cannot say. There is no shyness whatever about it now ; it does not object to be stared at, and excites the curiosity of all who have the privilege, if not the pleasure, of inspecting it. ART AND LITERATURE GOSSIP FROM TUE "ATHENA:UM." The next number of the ..4thenauni is to contain a com plete " Survey of the Literature of Europe and America in 1869." Improvements are promised for next year's paper. It is now certain that the Government will introduce a new Educational Bill. ➢lr. Froude's " History of England " is selling in America in an edition, nearly as elegant as that of Eng land, at a dollar-and-a-half per volume. Mr. Sant has been made R.A. Mr. Satchell has in hand a biographical index designed to furnish a guide to the contents of the principal bio graphical dictionaries—English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, &c.. and to all the separate lives he has been able to meet. Mr. Satchell has got 100,000 names down; and has been at his work ten years. The Dowager Marchioness of Hastings, in her forthcoming "Fairy Fancies," follows the example of the late Duchess of Newcastle, who illustrated the " History of Alnwick Castle," and that of the Marchioness of Waterford, who illustrated "The Children of the Wood." BISHOP .ALEXANDER O!' THE CHURCH. The Bishop of Dorry, in the course of a sermon in St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin, said :—" They must always remember that, whereas science moved by progress, theology wont by regress. If their order was aposto lical (he added) don't give it up, as if evangelical truth were enough. Let them not listen to those who would lift up the axe upon their formularies. Should the formularies —the ancient formularies—be marred by the strokes of ignorance? Should their words be silenced by ecclesias tical amateurs and dilettante theologians ? If any addi tional reason for exhibiting their Church as an apostolic Church were required, they might find it in the present Council at Rome. Amidst the pageantries. the mutter of the Mass, the strong, thick, stupefying incense smoke, there were hearts yearning for truth. Outside there were laymen looking on in agony. They would not turn to a bran new Church, but they might turn to a Church free, catholic, reformed, and apostolic. The members of the Irish Church should, therefore, cleave to her, exhibiting increased tenderness in the hour of her humiliation." 11.11:10ETS.-7his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. 18.—Safi probably 10,000 bales. The market steady. 1111 , .:ARFAF.T.— EPPS'ri CJC )A.— GRATEFUL AND COM- Pownso.—The very agreeable character of this prepsla tion has rendered it a ge neral favourite. The Civil Service Gazette remarks :—" The singular success which Mr.Epps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by auy experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap plication of the fine properties of woll selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doc tors' bills.' Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only tin-lined packets, labelled JAMES EPPS and Co. Homeopathic Chemists, London. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. !MORNING. EVENING SLTURDAY 33 min past 1 54 min past SUNDAY 12 min past 2 lo min past 2 MosnAx 54 min past 2 10 min vist 3 TUESDAY . 30 min past 3 50 min past 8 WEDNESDAY 10 min past 4 28 min past 4 TnuitliDAY 50 min past 4 10 min past 5 FB.IDAY 35 min past 5 0 min oast 6 THEAMICAL AND MUSICAL MEJIS. The new theatre now in course of erection in the Strand will be opened, it is said, in March next, under the management of Mr. J. It Montague, not Miss M. Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. Rousby make their first appear ance in London on Monday next, at the Queen's, in Torn Taylor's play of "The Fool's Revenge." Drury Lane closes to-night until Boxing-night, when Mr. E. L. Blanchard's Comic Christmas Annual, "Beauty and the Beast," will be per formed. Miss Lydia Thompson and her troupe are still thliceeYeassnkien America. The fair Yankees with her last new ~ The Girl of th e P er i o d , " w hi lh re acting Lydia haswit h s t a g r r t e l e a d t head-dress iu and under a crowd d nt o s f a eah m v o a d s e l l yacht, fully rigged, Mr. James Bennett has been playing " Othello " at the Surrey Theatre with marked success. Planche's splendid burlesque, " The Fair One with the Golden Locks," will be revived and pro duced at the H _ a ymarket on Boxing-night. The Orchestra hears, on what it considers good authority, that Signor Mario has committed suicide at St. Petersburg. Ile is said to have poisoned himself with prussic acid. Grief for the loss of Madame Grisi, and the dread of destitution, are the reasons assigned for this lamentable act. The well-frequented hall of the Christy Minstrels was dark and silent last night on account of the lamented death of Mr. Henry Crocker, who died yesterday afternoon, after a painful illness of nearly two years' duration, at the age of 35. Mr. Crocker was one of the joint proprietors of the Christy Minstrels, and a performer in the original com pany, lie was a favourite with the public, and his loss will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends who esteemed his private character. (brmn the Musical Standard) Strauss, the chief of the French Court orchestra for dancing, has resigned his appointment. In New York Parepa and Patti have been the " sensations" of the week, Parepa's company being the best in English opera ever known in that city —not excepting the Pyne and Harrison troupe. Madame Sass, who has been singing with great eclat at Pergola, has received from the King of Italy a superb diamond bracelet, valued at 7,000 francs ; and in one of the bouquets sent her was a fine medallion inlaid with rubies and diamonds. A new journal devoted to music and the theatre has been started at Paris, under the title of " Le Tel6graphe," by MM. Strakosch and Vizentini. It has for its motto, " Dire vice, dire juste, dire vrai," three conditions not easy to carry out at the same time, and especially difficult to fulfil in the organ of an enterprising impressario. Mario has received a number of sympathetic con dolences on the death of his wife. The Duchess of Somerset has taken Grisi's daughters from Berlin, and intends to adopt them. It is stated that, although Mr. Wood has the " word" c.f ?[dlle. Roze to sing in lilndon next seas - m, M. Perlin, the French manager, has her " signature" to do the same at Paris ! The very extensive Distillery now beiug erected at Belfast, with all recant improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called "The Royal Irish Distillery." THE BERLIN SHOOTING CASE. Our readers may remember the recent attempt to shoot a clergyman in a Berlin church during the services. The trial of this " representative of German infidelity" has just taken place in Berlin, and has ended by the condemnation of the culprit, who was declared to be of sound mind, to twelve years' bard labour. Some of the points which came out at the trial are now published. Carl Billand is the son of a tailor in a small country town, and is 18 years old. He is charged with having discharged a tin ball at Dr. Heinrici during service, with the attempt to murder him. He pleads not guilty ; inasmuch as "man has no free will, he there / fore cannot be guilty. He has done the deed, but thinks, for this reason, to have committed no wrong." The young man is described as of only common appearance, and indifferent to his fate. His parents were highly religious people, and he too was of a religious turn of mind. While at school he used to copy out sermons, and read them to his fellow-pupils. When he left school he wanted to become an actor; but his father forced him to read for a schoolmaster's examination, which he did, but without being able to pass. Again he re newed his solicitations for money to enable him to pro pare for the stage, and this time the father yielded, frightened by his son's threat to commit suicide. He then led so dissipated and disreputable a life that the father withdrew his support, thus forcing him to return home. It was in order to avoid this that he determined to shoot "some clergyman." Many of his previous utterances— among them, that "he must become either famous or notorious," or his threat to kill one of the masters at school because he had done him some supposed injustice— shew a weak mind and an eccentric and violent dis position. THE TRIAL EIGHTS AT THE UNIVER- 8117E8. The Pall Mill Gillette thinks that rowing prospects are in favour of Cambridge at the present_ moment. Affairs on the Cam look brighter than they have been for many seasons past; not, indeed, that the, Cambridge repre sentatives in the trial eights were much to boaNt of, but that their opponents were so inferior. To begin with, there was more good rough material in the Cambridge trial eights than in those of Oxford. At an early date like this, strength and general vigour are of more 'value than mere form, and if a fair nucleus of old hands remain on the Cam, men like Messrs. Strachan, Lowe, Phelps, and Close will offer good material from which Mr. Morrison can supply vacancies. At Oxford there was a fair amount of evenness in the rowing, and that was all; little strength, and still less of the old traditional dash and "devil" in the style set by the two strokes. Those men who rowed in best form did little or no work; those who did try to work were most uncouth to look at. Mr. Payne, of St. John's, will be a good man. Mr. Moss, of Balliol, ought to be made useful, but, though he works hard, he seems to have lost all idea of form since he passed out of the hands of Mr. Warre. Mr. Burgess, of Brasenose College, reputed a good man, and proved so before this, did not show well ; but we fancy this excuse may be pleaded, that he tried hard to catch the beginning of the stroke, but the stroke in front of him gave him no encourage ment in that way; so the two rowed like a pair of scissors. One anomaly presented itself iu the selection of the crews, namely, that Mr. Houblon, of Christ Church, was not one of the strokes He, at Henley, with three men behind him who had never rowed in a university eight, and only one of whom now finds a place in the trials, was able to defeat four university oars—two of them, moreover, subsequent mem bers of the Oxford v. Harvard crew, the third the "odd man" of the same, and the fourth the present presi dent. Since one four did not practise snore than another, one thing is plain—either Mr. Houblon's men were collectively better than the four university oars, which few would argue, or else his stroke compensated for deficiency of strength, and brought victory with it. The Pall Mall Gazette holds that if Mr. Darbishiro rows again for Oxford all will be well, but if either Mr. Woodhouse or L'hourdin attempt to take his place, tho odds ought to be on Cambridge. The Bishop of Orleans ; . is said to be preparing an indignant disavowal of the sentiments attributed to him by the Protestant and Revolutionary Press. The Tablet contradicts the statement that Dr Pol linger is ono of the authors of "Janus"—the Catholic work protesting against Ultramontanism. The Church. News will, it is said, cease to be pub lished as a separate paper at the end of the present year, but will be incorporated with the. Church Review. Iler Majesty the Queen has intimated her inten tion of giving £5O towards the erection of the new church of Holy Trinity at Richmond, which is now in course of erection. In his charge at the Liverpool Assizes, on Thursday, Mr. Baron Martin montionod that there wore six cases of perjury arising out of a jug of beer. His Lordship declared that if the cases went for trial it would be ono of the most expensive jugs of boor which the county palatine had bad for some time. Mr. Leppoc made a painful statement at the meet ing of the Manchester Board of Guardians ou Thursday. The amount of out-door relief is rapidly advancing; but beyond this the rolieving officers have ascertained that great dis tress prevails among many families, the heads of which "would rather Etarvu" than come upon the rates. Dr. Twells, Bishop of the Orange Free State, who is said to be at present in London, has sent in his resigna tion as a missionary of the Propagation Society. The Bishop of Cape Town, ill) metropolitan of South Attica, has cited Bishop Twells to a} pcur Left re Lim on the 31st of January, and if ho does not obey the injunction, ho will be formally deprived of his see. In a letter to bit clergy on confirmation and the age at which candidates should be presented to him, the Bishop of Peterborough says :—" 1 kayo it to your own judgment and discretion to decide at what ago you will present each candidate, only entreating you to pre sent none whom you do not know, from careful ex. animation, to be well acquainted with the letter and mean ing of the Church Catechism ; and also none whom you have not, to the best of your ability, further instructed in the meaning of the rite of Confirmation, and the blessings of that higher spiritual life to which it is tiro iatroductiort."-. THE WELSH EA,STING The Welsh fasting girl is dead ; and the nurses and the doctors are brought face to face with the startling position which we suggested a day or two back. The nurses have seen her gradually sinking ; they suggested to the parents that food should be brought ; both father and mother refused to offer her any, even when she became delirious. Shortly after three on Friday afternoon, while unconscious and without making any statement, the poor child died. The Times repeats tho " strange and obscure story." It attracted attention for some time, until at length the doctors were brought to consider the case. Dr. Fowler, a district medical officer of the metropolis, saw and ex amined the girl. He was told that about two year!: and a quarter ago, while 11 years old, the child was seized with vomiting of blood. She took to her bed, and never afterwards left it, except when she was lifted out. She immediately displayed an inability to swallow, and the sight of food at once brought on its. She also suffered from fits whenever she was moved. Her case soon became famous among her credulous Welsh neighbours, and at length attainod public notoriety. The consequence was that the girl became a regular exhibition. Her parents were small farmers, and visitors came to their farm in hundreds, not, of course, without leaving money and other presents. The girl was seen "lying in her bed, decorated as a bride, having round her head a wreath of :lowers," with ribands and other ornaments. Welshbooks were open before her. In this condition she is said to have remained during the last two years without touching either food or drink, except that her lips were moistened with water once a fortnight. It is unquestionable that there is no one who can impeaoh this statement from observation. She was watched some time ago by less skilful observers than on the present occasion. They (lid not notice her taking any nourishment, but they omitted to examine her bed. Her parents may be thought to have given painful evidence of their own belief in their child's story by refusing, even at the last moments of the present trial, to give her any food. If so, the manner in which she could have obtained food becomes still more difficult to understand. At length it occurred to some one to inquire at one of our great London hospitals whether it would be possible to submit the case to a thorough scientific examination. The autho rities of Guy's Hospital offered the services of four expe rienced nurses. A local committee was called, including seve ral doctors and clergymen ; written directions for watching were furnished to them, and the parents gave their con sent. As a preliminary, the girl's bed and " every rag in the room were thoroughly examined," in order to insure that no food Was concealed, and none was discovered. With these strict precautions, the watching commenced last Thursday week, at four o'clock in the afternoon. At three o'clock on Friday afternoon the child died, as we have stated. There never, of course, has been any room for reasonable doubt, says the Times, respecting the true expla nation of this extraordinary illusion; but this experiment will convince all, except the obstinately credulous. No sooner are precautions adopted to insure that the "Fasting Girl" really does fast, than the natural effects of absti nence are produced. The poor girl dies in delirium at the end of a week. By some means or other she must have contrived hitherto to obtain nourishment enough to sustain life. Very little would probably be necessary to enable her to exist in such a perfectly inactive state as she has maintained. Whether the deception was wilful or not, the poor child has paid dearly for it. Her end is as piteous as it is extraordinary. At the age of 13 she has deliberately accepted a lingering death. Her resolution is equally astonishing by what ever motive it was prompted. It is the death of a mar tyr without a martyr's objects. Whether she deliberately preferred a slow death by hunger to detection and disgrace, or whether her delusion had obtained such a hold upon her that she believed she could outwatch the watchers, her endurance and power of will must have been put to a terrible strain. It can now hardly be hoped that the real secret of her apparent absti nence will ever be discovered. She herself has kept it to the last, and if her parents were cogni zant of it they are not likely now to reveal it. It may be wished, indeed, that the present experiment had been made before the deception or illusion had been main tained so long. The longer it lasted, the more strongly must it have been confirmed, and after two years it may very probably have been too late to shake or dissipate it. The case is now, and perhaps will always remain, a mystery; but nothing can alter the fact we have now before us, or the evidence it gives. How far the girl fasted previously we have no means of knowing. But when to our knowledge she was completely deprived of food, she died. The Daily News remarks that the result in this case was inevitable. There was no alternative before the girl but to cat or to die. She was herself, probably, in that condi ti on of entire weakness and prostration in which all desire for food had left her, and it was clearly the duty of those who had her in charge to force food upon her. The refusal cf the parents to do this may have been the result either of a blind belief in her powers of fasting, or of a dogged determination to play the game to the end. But however this may have been, it must now be rendered evident even to the most sensational lovers of the mar vellous that, however long the girl might have kept what was called her fast when only her parents were watching her, she could not keep it under the new condi tions of a strict and disinterested watch. At the touch of really serious investigation the case breaks down— as all sensible persons knew it must. Now, however, arises the rather serious question we put two days ago, as to where the responsibility of starving the girl to death rests ? Is it with the girl herself, with her parents, or with the watchers ?We will not venture an answer to this ques tion, and will not even venture to say that it must or should be answered. One thing, however, is and must remain clear for all future time. No Welsh fasting girls must any more ,be treated with this fatal seriousness. It is not science, but superstition, even to inquire into the possibility of any human being living a conscious life without food. The very profession to do so is either disease, fanaticism, or imposture, and should be treated as such. But the tendency to believe in marvels is perennial, and is perennially supplied with the wonders it seeks. This little girl might probably have been saved had her case been treated medically from the point of view of unbelief in her fasting powers, instead of from the point of view of an assumption that they might be real. Had food been given her instead of watchfully kept from her, she would probably have been now alive. She can, how ever, well be spared if the fatal result in her case explodes such pretensions henceforth, and we hear no more of fast ing girls even among the hills of Wales. We have reason to believe (says the Pall Mall Gazette) that the proposal to issue a halfpenny postage stamp, which is at present the subject of correspondence between the Post-office and the Treasury, is meeting with much op position in both departments. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has for warded a formal document to the Bishop of London, notifying that he is not consentient to tho consecration of Dr. Temple, under the circumstances of his perse verance in declining to disavow the teaching of Essays and Rev;ews. A clergyman of Nottingham—the Rev. Dr. Bedfora, curate of Colwick— has taken a strange course to induce the parishioners to attend church. They do not like the " High" service. He, to admonish them, has placarded the 90th Canon of the English Church. "The Churchwardens of every parish shall diligently see that all the parishioners duly resort to their church upon all Sundays and Holy Days, and there continuo the whole time of Divine service. And all such as shall be found slack or negligent in re sorting to the Church (having no great or urgent cause of absence) they shall earnestly call upon them, and after due monition (if they amend not) they shall present them to the Ordinary cf the place." The rev. gentleman called upon his churchwardens to carry out their duty iu visiting the people. SUICIDE OF A SCHOOLBOY.—An inquest was hem on Thursday at Oxford on the body of John Arthur Hone, a youth between 15 and 16 years of age, the son of a clergyman residing at Dradleigh, near Redditch, who was found drowned in the Chet well on the previous day. The Rev. F. W. Fryer deposed that the deceased was at his school at Oxford, together with his twin brother. He never complained, but sometimes showed signs of diffi culty in preparing his work, and his conduct was exceed ingly good. Ile suffered from indigestion. The father of the deceased was examined, and stated that he had not the slighteat complaint to make of his son's treatment at school. James Arthur Hone, brother of the deceased, said that the latter complained to him at school of being poorly, and he had consulted a medical man. Witness had never heard him talk of committing suicide. He was very- quiet and dejected when they were packing up to go home for the holidays, and left him while so en gaged, saying ho was going downstairs. Witness never saw him again alive. Had never known deceased to be threatened with any punishment. The following note, in deceased's handwriting, was found in one of his poc esk t • Darling Brother,—l feel that my life will on l y be a burden to tne and my parents if I live any longer. It is all right. I hope soon to bo in heaven. Don't trouble about me; I will soon see all your happy faces again with the angels in heaven. I quickly commit myself to God, in the hope that I shall soon be with remain, your dear brother, JostN." A witness stated that he saw deceased run into the river. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide while iu =mad Mac 01 paina. _ lIEIZ MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 17- Iler Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High' ness Princess Louise, walked and drove this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold left the Castle this morning for Osborne. LATEST INTELL LGENO (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) _~ _ AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The steamer Cambria (of the Anchor line) ar rived out yesterday. The North German Lloyd's steamship Berlin arrived out to-day at 7 a.m. The Inman Royal Mail steamship Etna 10 0 arrived here to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1201 ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1211 ; the lowest, 1201. Sterling Exchange on London lOBl. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 " 1885 ll2. " 1867 ll4l. 10-40 lllinois 132/. Erie Cotton—Ma upland 25/C. Petroleum—Standard White 3lc. Flour, extra state, $5.10c. to $5.70c. Corn, old mixed, $1.12c. According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis, and Co•' 0 report the week's receipts of cotton at all porto have been 110,000 bales, and since the Ist of September 1,117,000 bales; shipments to England 36,000 bales ; to France, 9,000 bales ; to the Continent, 16,000 bales ; and since the Ist Sept., 575,000 bales. Stock, 337,000 bales. Middling/ 11 6-16 cost and freight per steamer. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 17.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows ( per Cent. . lO2 75 End of mouth -- per Cent End of mouth 72 474 ;redit Mobilier• 208 75 Transatlantic 237 50 -relit Fonder 1742 50 Paris Gas 1345 Bank Shares 28,12 b 0 DaFan Fives ; 5 4 0 Austrian Fives -- Ottoman Loan 330 Do. Debt 4l 90 Spanish Threes 25i Home Debt Deferred Cash. 960 13? 1132 k 590 RAIL WA Orleans Western Northern trabburg, • ••• i.yons arid Mediterranean Southern.... 'o6f Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 45 80i 45 528 i THE POiVDER-.IIILL EXPLOSION. LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. A sensation, which it is almost impossible to d e " scribe, has been again caused throughout Honeslow and the surrounding districts within a radius of 20 miles, arising out of the deplorable explosion theS took place the previous afternoon in the gunpowd er mills of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey, at H a wn. From an inspection made of the works the calf thing that astonishes the visitor was not that three human beings should have been thus prematurely hurried into eternity, but that a far greater new" ber of persons had not also perished, considering th e immensity of the work and the large number of we ll women awl boys who are employed in different parts of the establishment, namely, in the 11 11 ° 4 rooms, the packing houses, the drying, corning' and other houses, which, if taken in the whole, wi ll approximate to 150 routs. This part of iNlessi l ' Curtis and Harvey's property covered over 30 acr es of land, and each department appears to have been carried out with due regard for the protection °f the men and women engaged in their dangerous calling. Each building was so constructed that 1° the event of a blast taking place the doors would he blown open, the vapour discharged, and the occ upant s exposed to less danger than if the doors open ed inwards. The corning house, in which the disaste r happened, was not more than 30 feet square, 511 ' the quantity of combustible matter in the place' for it can hardly be called gunpowder proper — W as stated to be under three cwt. Fortunately only three unfortunate men were engaged indoors ; h a there been more, they must all have shared t he same fate, for such was the tremendous 0 113 r acter of the shock that persons passing 01001 the public road, a distance of some three four miles from the mills, were hurled t ; the ground, a van filled with potties W a overturned, and some thousand berries blown O ver nearly a quarter of a mile of ground, presenting very strange scene. The poor fellow, Rutter, W a always considered a very sober and careful Din tad well knew the whole of the regulations of t li o place, and would always see that any man W h i , dared to smoke on th e p rem i ses wa s prope" punished. Hodges and Waters were also old trust worthy servants, but we un d ers t an d h ave left fe° ll, ties behind them unprovided for. Dr. DiP l° ? ( 2 the coroner, has be en i n f orme d o f t h e ca t as trop o " and it is understood that the inquest will be held °II Monday. THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN. For some time past it has seemed to mall ill : tluential persons living in Cambridge that it offer c i exceptional facilities for an attempt to o %t e/i s the education of women, since it contain s large number of trained and practised teacher s. , [he present time seems f avoura bl e for the es periment, as the University has recently We t : tuted an examination for women:on various e ilu jects. Accordingly, a gene ra l c omm ittee has be en formed of resident members of the Univers ity f .engaged in tuition, who h ave a d o pt e d a scheme °t arrangement for lectures during the ensuing Leer term. This committee c om p r i ses P ro fs. Adai r C. C. Babington, Cayley, Liveing, and Maurice, anf about 20 other Fellows and tutors or lecturers e° their respecti v e co ll eges . Th e l ec t ures w ill for tb , most part commence in the first week in Febru sr. " o and will comprise English history, English langel and literature, Latin, Greek, German, Fre li . s i algebra and the principles of arithmetic, practice arithmetic, geometry, logic, political ecouoeT botany, geology, and physical geography, chellos trJ i harmony, and thorough bass, and the theory o sound in its application to mu s i c . Th e lecte re ic will de delivered, generally speaking, twice a w e % within the period of University residence, 11 °, 0 1 0 die afternoon between the hours of 2 and 5. ' De 'ce for a single course of lectures will he 4)- c ,i guinea, and any woman having attained the ag e utit 17 is eligible for attendance. It is intended tP li , he scheme shall be self-supporting ; but the oe f l or nittee will be glad to accept any funds offere d lie formation of Exhibitions. The executive e° ;. o nittee are Mr. B onnem y, St. John's ; Mr. Fe rre c; Cams ; Professor Maurice and Mr. Peile, Christ ~ Mrs. Adams, the Observatory ; Mrs. nates°:;, it. John's L o d ge (t reasurer ) ; Mrs. F" re . fl e , Pastor Rouse ; and Mrs. Venn, 11, Tru rn P l , - ,,t - mn-street. The Rev. T. Markby, 10, street, and Mr. Sidgwick, of Trinity College, '- the secretaries. THE VENTILATION OF TIIE LAW COURTS.--4.10, Asserted that the death of Mr. Justice Hayes was B ec ri e d. rated by the foul air of the c o u r t over which ho P res it Whether this bo tr u e or no t, we know, and have o—Mts pointed to the f a ct, th a t th e a t mo sphere of the la w t a very far from being as pure as could be desire d e ; times it is littl e l ess th an p es tilential. We Ila v° 11 „,0 Au additional reason for the speedy erection of the 11- :ousts. Builder. co Then Exam) !mark it the fort on, but fall of f prices a fall are Cons( ditto, I duega, Excheqi 27 pre -- prom 44- per I Imdia ditto 5 per Cell per Ct Not n Shares, Great / au inprc tern, at to 48; 15,1 to (A) is I tern i, o 77Z 78/ and To] Western Midland (I3erwiel Bank in prices price bei at 10} I trian, 1] to 321- ; Comity, 68f to Stock, 3 to 38. The of John Be: being an Telegr blaintem at 35 to to par ; Anglo-A 141 to Iri The F dency is ing. Tu Six per Egyptian can, 131- In Arni 171 ; Illii to 86i ; to 811; a The su. Bank yes The N £184,500 and the I The At £60,000. A Bala 11 millio Messrs. 1 and three Ad view recently h the State The Ne of busiues the larges down by t gold specu members c vate grope facilitated desirous szu rality and The Pei concluded of Greene steamers. c nal, the el compound Messrs. Ci pleted on( for the s vessels, the Denny an of Southan India. Tl present 11 power. The ate Francisco England vi the next Vi Indicatic Suez Cana' the questic unite the route seem As to the have been much will Suez Cana affair may a private e invoked. little doubt accomplish The divi yearly Eau the 30th i ordinary a the divider) The stoi ton, Graha: ter, a hoes bilities to William W lila; has a] £7,000. At a mec and Co., cli unsecured the assets a VMS appoin At a mee W. Tinker, £9,000, wt pound. TI of assignin It is ann( of the late that an art the Agra I over the it assets of tl per share, 1 will be op resident in inatant. At the n and Londot duce the ca £5O to £25 We are pany that S the chainn quence of a hia colleagt gineer. The Masi Scott officia Widows' F 1 UOVERN: 2 per Cent. C - Ditto for A S per Cent. I New 3 per ( Now 2} per Do. 5 per Annuities, St Do. for 30 Do (Led St BRIT 2,027 V