The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-29 00:00:00

-,~~., THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.--- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CiIIATTERTON. Special Morning Performance of the Grand Pantomime THIS DAY (Saturday), Dec. 29, 1866, and on every Mon day, Wednesday, and Saturday during the month of January. Free list entirely suspended, public press ex cepted. On Monday Morning next, Dee. 31, the Boys of the Royal Military Asylum will attend with their Band, Children and schools at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre :—First circle, dress circle, and stalls. TO-NIGHT (Saturday), Dec. 29, her Majesty's servants will perform the Comedietta, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING : Messrs. Sinclair, Harcourt, J. Johnstone ; Miss Isabel Adams and Mrs. Hodson. After which, the Drury-lane Grand Comic Christmas Annual, entitled NUMBER NIP; or, Harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant Mountain, written by E. L. Blanchard, with gorgeous and fairy-like scenery, designed and painted by Mr. William Beverley. Gro tesque masks and costumes, invented and illustrated by Dykwynkyn. Fanciful Ballets (Procession of the Jewel Guards, and general business of the Children, 150 in number), arranged by Mr. John Cormack, with popular and characteristic music, selected and composed by Mr. J. 11. Tully Characters in the opening by Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss E. Bodenham, Miss Hudspeth, Miss Cardonnt, Miss Sey mour, Miss L. Wilmot, Miss E. Brougham, Madlle. Forma Stussey, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, &c.; Mr. Tom Matthews, C. Seyton, F. Barsby, Fitzjames , J. Robins, E. Clifton, 11. Naylor, and Master Percy Roselle. The harle quinade includes the services of those popular panto inimists Harry Boleno and Mr . C. Lauri, clowns; Mr. W. A. Barnes and Mr. J. Morris, pantaloons ; Mr. J. Cormack and Mr. S. Saville, harlequins; Madame Boleno and Madlle. Adele Marion, columbines. The Infant Drummer, Master Vokins— An Irish Jig by the Smallest Irish man ever seen, Miether Paddy Son. The Devil's Chapeau, by Majilton the Grotesque. A new Troupe of French Dancers, 16 in number. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward stirling. Prices: Private boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and 5 guineas ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 35.; pit, 2s. ; lower galiery, le. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office open from ten till five daily. Doors open at half-past six, commence at seven, and terminate at' eleven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING. ROUGE ET NOllt. Maurice D'Arbel (a Gambler), Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland, Fitzpatrica. Dalton. Reynolds, Lom,s, Newbound, Andrews, Anderson, Vivian, Bennett. and Edward Price ; Miss ll en rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Preceded by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. 11. Widdicomb. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Geo. Vining. Tills EVENING, 13ARNABY RUDGE. MissA Thom son, 3irs. Henry Vining, Mrs. Charles Horsman, and Miss Katharine Rogers; Messrs. S. Calhaem, F. Villiers. J. G. shore, C. Horsman, and Mr. George Honey, To conclude with the IN VJSIBLE PRINCE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, 'fllrS EVENING, A MERE CHILD. Messrs. Howe, Gordon, White, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Fitzwilliarn, ',awe, Powell, itc. After which, A LESSON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Lothern, Chippendale, Compton, Howe, Kendal. Gordon, Rogers, Braid, Vincent, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Wright, &c. Followed by JENNY LIND AT LAST. Miss lone Burke ; 31r. W. Farren, &c. • To conclude with a GRAND BALLET DIVERTISSE MENT. Didlle. Sophia. Commence at Seven. TTIHEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Dec. ;29, at Seven, A SISTER'S PENANCE. Miss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt; Messrs. H. Vezin, Killington, Ashley, Eburne, Romer, a a d Stephenson. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE MOUNTAIN DHU ; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY, AND 'I HE LAKE. Messrs, J. L. Toole !(his 4th appear ance rii.ce his provincial tour), Paul Bedford, Ashley, Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss I urtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, ac. ROYAL OL,YMPICt.THEATRE. N Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. H. R igan. THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs. Horace WE;an, H. Neville, G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews ; Miss Milly Palmer, Miss E. Farren, and Mrs. Charles &lathe. s. Atter whit.h, the successful Burlesqle of FAUST AND MARGUERIIE. Mesdames E. Farren, Sheridan, and Stephens ; Messrs. G. Vincent, W. 11. Eburne, 1). Murray, dtc. Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Messrs. Porsche, Belford, and G Murray ; Misses Swanborough, Johnstone, and Hughes. After which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled GUY FAWKES Messrs. Thorne, James, Robson, and Fenton ; Mesdames Swanborougb, Laynham, Johnstone, Ilughes, Newton, *c. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Commence at Seven. ITOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. 1_ Sole troprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EN - ENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. lielmore, Miss Foote, siiss Lehnoa. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Bclniore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Itaym nd. HEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. N ation. The Great Nation-al Pantomime unanimously pronounced by the Press and Public to be a gigantic success. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the elegant Comedy, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. Fernandez and Richardson, Miss Louise Laidlaw. After which, the Great Nation-al Pantomime of HUSH A-BYE, BABY, UPON THE TREE TOP. The gor geous and artistic Scenery, including the Grove of Golden Palms, Ladybird's Bower on the Emerald Stream, Frog Island, and the Kingdom of Lowther Arcadia, painted by Mr. Julian Hicks • and assistants. The quaint Dance of the Toy Soldiers and the fascinating Ballet of Ladybirds arranged by Mr. Milano. All the popu lar Airs of the day, including Champagne Charlie," " Mousetrap Man," " Costerrnonger Joe," " Tho Galloping Snob of Rotten Row," "Johnny Comes Marching Home," " flunkey Dorum," "Work, Boys, Work." Misses Caro line Parkes, welly Nisbett, Marshall, Gwynne, Burton, 'Toward, Kelsey, the favourite Children Danseuses (Misses Fanny Higgs, F. and A. Wright), Mrs. Caulfield ; Messrs. Atki n s, Stevens, Arthur, and Milano will appear. The Original Little Rowena is specially engaged as Clown ; Miss Austin (from Paris), Misses Grosvenor and Sim inonds, Columbines. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S.— MORNING PERFORMANCES of this the best Children's Pantomime in London, every MONDAY MORNING. Performance at 2 o'clock. IVEDNESDAY and SATURDAY being the only Morning Performances on the Surrey side of the water. N.B.—No charge for bills or booking. To prevent disappointment, seats must be booked in advance. ritlilE "SUN" NE I VSPAPER.-- O. IL GLEN IE, Sporting Libra r y , 4 , Connau ght terrace, Edgware-road, is specially appointed Atizi t' to d , liver the LATE Jti)iTION of " Till , : SUN " at th e earnest possible moment after leaving the press. tie ix able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparativcly early hour the runic LYening, say 40 miles by 9 o'clock. Orders by Post punctually attended to. riillE ~S UN" NEWSPAPER. - U. R. GLEN'S delivers the LATE EDITION a CiielseA, 7.10 ; Kilburn, 8; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30 Uxbridge, 9.20; Walford, 8.43. THE LAST EDITION of " TIIE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LA I'EST AEWS and S2OI{TING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. 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Lists of Prices with rules for Self-measurement and Fas Lion Sheet, with Patterns and "History of London," gratis and post free. POPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present Time. Part the First, from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1066. E. Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgate • New Oxford-street, and Tottenham-court-road, London ; And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF AND VEGE TABLES AT FOYNES. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY.. Somerset House, 27th December, 1866. COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 15th January next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will b e ready to treat with such persons as may bo t o con tract for supplying all such quantities of Foynes I is V an E d G .,, E ,e T ss A els ß a L t ES, for the u F s R e L o S f Il her ° l4 -X laj ß e E st E y' F s s a h n ip d s may be demandel from the 15th January to the 30th Jun a, 1867, both days included. The Contractor is to supply good fat well-fed Ox Beef, as no Heifer meat will be admitted. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. Tenders must be made at rates per 100 lb., and no atten tion will be paid to any offers not so made. The Contractor, in claiming payment for the supplies, is to make out his invoices in pounds at per 100 lb. The Contractor to reside on the spot, or to have an agent resident there. If non-resident, the name and ad dress of the agent must be inserted in the Tender. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application in the Lobby of the Department cf the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, or to the Postmaster at Foynes, where also the conditions of the contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Noon on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and must also be delivered at the department of the Comptroller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract for Fresh Ox Beef, and £lOO for the Contract for Vegetables. The Contractor to pay half the amount of the stamps on the Contracts and Bonds. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. Now Ready, in Ono Volume of 760 pages. imperial Rvo, `with three Illustrative Plates and a Glossarial Index, price 365., THE ANNOTATED BOOK o f COMMON PRAYER; being an Historical, Ritual, and Theolo gical Commentary on the Devotional System of the Church of England. Edited by the Rev. JOHN HENRY BLUNT, M.A., P.S.A., Author of " Household Theology," &c., The Publishers venture to place this Work before the Public as the most complete exposition of the Book of Common Prayer that has yet appeared. Every portion of it has been carefully reviewed in respect to its Origin, History, and Meaning; and it is believed that as much information is condensed into the text and notes as could previously be obtained only from a large number of his torical and ritual works. Besides the contents of an ordinary Prayer-book, this volume contains as much Illustrative matter as would fill five octavo volumes of 400 pages each. A few copies have been printed in royal 4to, with large margin for MS. notes, price £3 35., half-bound in morocco. Purchasers of Part I. are recommended to complete the work without delay. Rivingtons : London, Oxford, and Cambridge. - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rlllB DAL—Morning, 7h. 30m.—Afternoon, Bh. Om ro-Monßow.-Morning, Bh. 28m.—Afternoon, 9h. Om, says Dr. LETHEBY, has been in the re duction of organic impurity. In the year 1851 the quantity of organic and other volatile matters dissipated by heat from the solid residue of the Thames supply was 2.46 grains per gallon ; in 1866 it has been only 1.05 grains. In the Kent water it has declined from 2.61 grains per gallon to 1.04 ; in the New River water from 2.79 to 0.89 ; and in the East London water from 4.12 to 1.04. This improvement has been effected in three ways ; by selection of better sites for the collection of the water, by careful filtration, and by the storeage of the filtered water in covered reservoirs. Notwithstanding all these advantages there is evidently a good deal more to be done, as is proved even by the above figures. We are, there fore, glad that there is promise of the whole sub ject being fully and impartially inquired into by men of practical ability. The state of the London crossings has long been the subject of comment, and indignation has often been justly expressed at the culpable neglect that is manifested in their arrangements. The great clingers which foot passengers incur at every large crossing are indeed so plainly seen that it seems extraordinary something should not have been done before this to rectify the evils so loudly complained of by all who face the perils and inconveniences of a walk through town at this season. Besides the risks to life and limb, the loss of time and the stoppage to business must be taken into account when we dwell upon the mat ter, and surely it is high time that something definite should be done, and that a change for the better should take place. Foreigners who visit our metropolis must be surprised to find so enterprising and wealthy a community submit to such discom fort and annoyance, and still more that they should be willing to incur such frightful risks for want of timely means of prevention being adopted. It is true that from time to time suggestions are made and plans proposed by some daring individual, but little or no heed is paid to them by those who might render the project available for public safety and convenience, and after a time the discus sion is dropped, and what we did with yesterday we can do with to-day. Among the several schemes put forward, one of the best seems to be that of constructing light iron bridges across the most crowded places, and this idea has for the most part been very favourably re ceived. It seems strange, however, to find that there really exists a remedy for the evils which cause so much complaint among those who frequent the crossings from Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to Farringdon-street. When the Par• liamentary powers to extend their line were given to the London, Chatham, and Duver Railway, a very suitable provision was made, which compelled the Company to construct a foot-bridge, which was to be parallel with the viaduct thrown over Lud gate-hill. This was really done, and these means of safety and convenience are actually there, but the entrances to the doorways which are on the piers and on which the bridge rests, are closed up, and this is indeed au extraordinary state of things. Why time should be lost, serious evils encountered, and loss of life take place for want of a little lively exertion we find it difficult to account for, and certainly, wherever the fault lies, it is a very inexcusable one. Surely some one can find out who should be responsible for this great neglect, or, at any rate, the municipal authorities should look into the matter. Here we have a notable instance of how much carelessness and indifference pre- vail in matters which are obviously comlected with public safety, but we hope that he new year will see a new state o, things inaugurated. 'We see no reason why this means should not be adopted at other crowded crossings ; while the erection of an obelisk at such ones where inconvenience is now felt would be a great relief. At any rate, the evil exists, and a remedy should be found for it without any loss of time, or a great responsibility will rest on those who have the means and the opportunity to provide a remedy, and thus obviate the great inconveniences and dangers which foot passengers now suffer from We learn from Hanover that the deputation of Hanoverian officers who went to Vienna to solicit King GEORGE to release them from their oath of allegiance have returned to announce the success of their mission. The ex-King's instructions are to be carried out on this subject at once. An order has already been given, which has been approved of by the Governor-General, conveying the notifi cation that all officers and officials are absolved from their oath of allegiance, and further more declaring that all officers and non-com missioned officers and men are dismissed from the Hanoverian service who belonged to the late Hanoverian army ; this order likewise takes in those who have already entered into the Prussian service. No doubt there will be great exultation in Berlin when this intelligence is well known, but in dependent observers must consider it as another proof of the arbitrary course upon which the Prus sian Government has entered, and to carry out which to the full extent it seems prepared to sacrifice truth, honour, and justice. A more harsh and un called-for proceeding than this wholesale monopoly of military power by King WILLIAM could not well have been devised, and, so far as we can judge, the plans thus entered upon are entirely subversive of that unity and community of interest upon which so much depend. Whatever care and caution had been adopted, it would at all times have been a difficult and delicate task to effect so complete a change in Germany. The Originator of The Volunteer Movement By a vexatious and wholly unaccountable typo graphical error a paragraph inserted by us in our impression Richards, yesterdayof h t ine3d recognition ci City of L of o Lieutenant- Colonel London oR.v. as beyond all doubt or question the Originator of the entire Volunteer movement here in England, was balked of its good intentions as a means of accord ing honour to one to whom honour is certainly duel by an absurd interpolation of the word " Belgian' i in the very heading of the paragraph-announcement thus alluded to. Our only satisfaction in refer ring to a misprint so entirely unaccount able and inexcusable, arises from the reflec tion that we are at any rate afforded thereby this fresh opportunity of testifying to the literal ac curacy of Captain Bertrand Payne's statement the other day, when speaking in the highest terms of eulogium about Colonel Richards as the patriotic author, so far as any one individual can be regarded as such, of a movement which in so very brief an interval has furnished England with hEr noble auxiliary army of Rifle Volunteers. SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF SMALL-PDX IN ST. MARYLEBONE.—Yesterday, at the meeting of the guardians of St. Marylebone, letters were read from Dr. Whitmore, medical officer of health, and from Mr. Benson Baker, medical officer of Christchurch district, calling at tention to the prevalence of small-pox in the district, and suggesting that the board should provide a place for the reception of patients. The Rev. Ll. Davies, rector of Christchurch district, attended the board, and urged them to take immediate action in the matter. It appeared that there were between 60 and 70 cases in the district, and there have been 11 deaths. The guardians immediately appointed a committee, with power to act, to adopt thane ceeciary mane to meet tlio'clnorgenoy. 'THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINa, DLCEMBER 29, 1831 L A TEST INTEL LIGE NOI7. (RE UTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CROATIA. AGRAM, December 29 The national party has resolved upon suspending all negociations with the Hungarian Diet and the Austrian Government, should an unfavourable re ply be given by the Emperor to the demands con tained in the address of the Croatian Diet. THE GREEK CHAMBERS. ATHENS, Dee. 27, The Chamber has almost unanimously elected M Crestenetes, the Opposition candidate, as President M. Deligeorgis, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has tendered his resignation. THE BRAZILS. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 27, Exchange on London, 491 to 49/ ; dollars, 2,340; wet salted hides, 33/ for 60 pounds ; dry salted ditto, 39 for 22 pounds; wool, 65 to 98 ; lumber, 46 to 49 ; sugar, 22. RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 8 Marshal Caixias has arrived at Tuyuty. Admiral Tamandare and General Polto Alegre have resigned their commands. at 4l+ 4 44. *, 44a, LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1866 , We are very glad to find that the very important question of our Metropolitan Water Supply is likely to be dealt with in a comprehensive manner. A royal commission has been appointed, consisting of the Duke of RICHMOND, Sir JOHN TIIWAITES, Colonel lIARNEss, R.C., Alderman PHILLIPS, and Messrs. HARRISON and PRESTWICK, for the pur pose of ascertaining what supply of unpolluted and wholesome water can be obtained by collecting and storing water in the high grounds of England and Wales either by the aid of natural lochs or by arti ficial reservoirs at a sufficient elevation for the supply of the large towns. They are further to report which of such sources are best suited for the supply of London and its suburbs, and also how the supply from the remaining 'sources may be most beneficially distributed among the principal towns. This is a step in the right direction, for it has long become evident that we must seek some purer and more distant source of:supply than any we at present possess, if we wish to preserve the public health, and ward off the attacks of dangerous epidemics. England has no lack of water, but what withour manufactures and our sewers we are doing our best to poison it. It will be some time before a more rational system of drainage is applied in extenso, and even when that very desirable re form is carried out, there will remain all the manu factures which require water, and which are not cal culated to improve the salubrity, or the attractions of a stream. Not very long ago an adventurous experimenter extracted a bottle of pure paraffine from the waters of one of our English rivers, and countless are the details brought forward con firming the unpleasant impressions which are generally entertained on this subject. The inti mate connection between epidemic disease and impurity of water has been abundantly proved, more particularly with regard to that terrible visitor whom we have much reason to dread, though there is no doubt that typhus fever and many other fatal maladies owe their dangerous prevalence more or less directly to this cause. The remarkable coincidence of the limited area of the cholera's ravages, with the supply derived from any particular company this year, has pointed the moral most forcibly, so as to impress the most sceptical and least observant, and we are glad to find it has not been lost on the authorities. Since the quality of the water supplied to a district is a matter entirely beyond the control of the inhabit ants of a particular district, it is plainly the duty of the Legislature to take care that the water sup plied to them shall be sufficient in quantity, and free, at least, from organic impurities. On both these heads there have been serious shortcomings. The poorer and more popul ous districts especially suffer severely from the insufficient and in termittent supply, and while this subject is under discussion it would be 'well to con sider whether it is not desirable to make it compul sory on landlords to construct in every house a proper place for storing water, sufficient at least for one day's consumption, by the ordinary number of inhabitants. In small, over-crowded houses, where the different families have but twenty minutes or half an hour daily in - which to catch their day's supply for washing, cooking, and drinking, in tubs, buckets, or other open vessels, there is not much likelihood that enough will be secured for health, comfort, and decency ; or that, if tolerably pure when it leaves the reservoir, it wi keep fresh for the twenty-four hours ensuing. The tendency of stagnant water to attract bad smells, &c., is so well known that it is a common plan to put a pail or tub of water in a newly painted room to take off the smell, yet no one seems to apply this principle to the contrivances of the lodgers in our crowded and dirty courts. Dr. LETHEBY has just published some interesting tables respecting our metropolitan water supply. The facts which he gives are both valuable in them- selves and interesting from a scientific point of view, but we are not bound to accept the conclusions which he draws from them. He seems doubtful whether any more improvements can be made, and evidently thinks that the condition of the water supply has very little to do with the cholera. The health officers of the eastern dis tricts where the epidemic was most severe do not, he says, accord in their opinions with the popular hypothesis, but he does not disclaim the necessity of calm and deliberate investigation. At any rate there has been a marked improvement in the quan tity and quality of the water supplied o the metro polis in the years 1851 and 1 866, and this has pro bably a great deal to do with the diminished action of the cholera, The moot marked improvement, SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 28 The Captain-General of the province of Madrid has ordered the police to institute a rigorous search in order to discover the authors of a clandestine pro clamation against the Government, which has re cently been in circulation. FRANCE. An Imperial degree has been published, based on the law of the 19th of May, 1866, abolishing ton nage dues in French ports on and after the Ist of January, 1867, except for vessels of those nations which, like the United States, impose differential duties upon French vessels in their own ports. The report of M. Behic, which precedes the decree, states that the English Government have under taken to bring forward in the next Session of Par liament a Bill for the abolitio n o f l oca l d u ti es of a differential character. " The English Government," continues the Minister, " do not contest our right to re-establish tonnage does in event of the rejec tion of their bill by Parliament." The Commission upon the Anglo-French Fisheries Convention held their first sitting yesterday at the Ministry of Marine, under the presidency of M. Chasseloup Laubat. BOURSE, Dec. 28, Two o'clock. The market is heavy, and all securities are lower. Threes are at 69f. 50c., with per cent. fall ; and there is a similar decline in Italian Fives—at 56f. 50c. to 56f. 55c. Credit Mobilier shares have again fallen below par, at 497 f. 50c., with a loss of 12f. 50c. Comp toir d'Escompte lose 7f. 50c.—at 850 f. Railway Shares likewise are lower—Lyons at 898 f. 75c., and Northern at 1,198 f. 75c. English Consols are telegraphed with a decline of i f. Three o'clock, The market has closed as follows : 4 per Cents 9B 35 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 45 Do. end month 69 471 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1390 Bank Shares 3555 Italian Loan 56 53 Do. end month 56 50 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - rAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1197 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 895 Southern 5BO Western — Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 383 75 Noi of Spain l2O Saragossa 135 Ditto to Barcelona Roman.,. 77 50 The Colliery Explosion in North Staffordshire. Yesterday afternoon a public meeting, called by he Earl of Lichfield, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, was held at Stoke-on-Trent, to consider the subject of assisting the sufferers from the colliery accidents at Barnsley and Talke. Lord Lichfield presided, and was supported by the Earl of Shrews bury and Talbot, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord San don, Sir E. M. Buller, M.P., the Rev. L. T. Starner, Mr. Child, and others. Lord Lichfield explained that he had called the meeting to consider the raising of funds for the sufferers at Barnsley and Talke, but he had found since his arrival at Stoke that the feeling of North Staffordshire was decidedly that the money raised in that division of the county should be devoted to the relief of the sufferers at Talke, and not divided as lie had suggested. He willingly gave way to the feeling which he had heard expressed, but he thought it would have been far better to have sent all the money raised on account of the late accidents to a centre committee. There would then have been a uniform scale of relief in both cases, and a central committee would have better dealt with the surplus, which he had no doubt there would be from the fund now being raised. He hoped, if there was a surplus, it would be devoted to the establishment of a per manent relief fund for the widows and orphans of the colliers, so to obviate the necessity of making ap peals to the public for relief whenever an accident occurred. The Earl of Shrewsbury moved a resolu tion expressing deep and heartfelt sympathy with the sufferers for the calamities at Barnsley and Talke, and admiration of the brave and noble qualities dis pliyed by those who assisted in the rescue of the in jured and the recovery of the dead. The Earl of Harrowby seconded the resolution, which (as were those succeeding) was passed unanimously. Mr. J Bateman proposed that the funds raised in the northern division of the county be devoted to the relief of the sufferers from the Talke accident, which was seconded by Sir E. M. Buller. Mr. S. Child then moved, " That any surplus that should remain of the fund now being raised should be applied towards the establishment of some permanent fund for affording relief to sufferers from any further colliery accident in that county." This was seconded by the Rev. Sir L. T. Starner. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. On Thursday afternoon a meeting was held at Tunstall, and a subscription was opened for the widows and orphans. Upwards of £lOO was contri buted at the meeting. Further subscriptions to the local fund have been received, among them the fol. lowing :—Mr. E. Wood, £lOO ; Mr. C. B. Adderley, M.P., £5O; Mr. W. D avenport, £25; Mr. W. Brown field, £2O ; Mrs. Clive, £2O ; Workmen at Berry hill and Holly -bush Collieries, £l6; collections at Christ and St. Mary's Churches,Tunstall, £21135. 4d.; Mr. H. T. Davenport, N. (per Rev. O'Neil Pratt), Mr. W. S. Cope, Messrs. Pinder, Bourne, and Co., Mrs. Clive's workmen, Messrs. Elsmore and Foster, Mr. E. Clarke, and Mr. J. Johnson, £lO each ; Lord Hatherton, £25 ; Mr. John Bateman, £lO ; Lord Harrowby, £2O ; Mr. J. Southwell and workpeople, £l5 ; Collection at Ham Church, £l5 ; Messrs. Macintyre and Co., £lO 10s. CHARGE AGAINST THE BIRMINGHAM PROOF HOUSE MA.STLP..—On Thursday Mr. March, the master of the Birmingham Gun-barrel Proof House, was summoned before the magistrates of the town for allowing two gun barrels to leave the proof-house without the usual proof marks. Mr. Brooks, a gun manufacturer, was the prose cutor, and he stated that ho sent a double-barrelled breech-loader to the proof house and had it returned to him in due course. He subsequently discovered it had no proof marks, and had he sold it in that state he might have been prosecuted. The defence was that the gun had been properly marked, and that the marks muse have been obliterated in the process of "finishing" at the prosecutor's factory. The bench took this view of the case, and dis missed the mums. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, _ip. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided. The Em press was not present, and it has been remarked that her Majesty has not attended the recent Cabinet Councils. The return of the bishops of the Neapolitan pro vinces to their respective dioceses continues to be effected without difficulty. Cordial relations are being established between the prelates and the Ita lian authorities, and the populations everywhere evince their satisfaction at the return of their bishops in the midst of them. The Russian Government has issued an Imperial ukase, making some important changes in regard to the effective state of its military fleet of the Black Sea. The following are the particulars of the regulations for the future' composition of the maritime forces of Russia which now navigate those waters. The station on the coasts of Mingrelia, the principal points of which were the towns of Soukhorim-Kaleh and Novoroff, is suppressed. The establishment of Nicolaieff (a military port in the Government of Kerson) will itself be shut. The Imperial Govern ment will only reserve to itself in future the admi nistration of the lighthouses, the telegraphs, and the hydrographical establishments. There will only remain armed five small steamers devoted to the service of the Russian Embassy at Constan tinople, and that of the lighthouses of the cruising points on the coast of Mingrelia and Asia Minor. The flotilla of the Caspian Sea is also reduced to three steamers, destined to cruise near the coasts to prevent piracy. The position of Nicolaiewski, on the borders of the river Amour, centre and provi sioning point of the Pacific station, the Indies, and China, will also be considerably reduced. A young garotter, who attempted to ply his vocation on Christmas Eve, found himself very much out of luck, as an account of his doings will testify. Auguste N., a young man about twenty, is a cook—at least he says so. This may or may not be. What is certain is, that about midnight instead of being engaged in his useful profession of fortifying the stomachs Of those who were keeping up Christmas night he was wandering and gaping about the Boulevard de Grenelle. His object, pure and simple, was to ascertain if by chance there should happen to be a stray sleeper on the benches which line the Boulevard who might have a toler ably well-filled purse in his pocket. Such a person there appeared to be who was sleeping, and indeed snoring, on the bench at the extremity of the avenue. Auguste advanced stealthily on tip-toe, and what was his joy on perceiving :by the light of the moon that the sleeper had a splendid watch chain glittering over his waistcoat. What a prize ! Auguste did not hesitate a moment in endeavouring to become possessed of it. Who would have thought it ? When Auguste made a snatch at the chain, it resisted, and, what was worse, the owner of it re sisted also, and seized the thief by the collar. At the same instant three other persons made their ap. pearance, and aided the sleeper with the watch chain to conduct him to the police station in the Rue de Violet. The explanation of Auguste's mis hap is this. There have been of late several rob beries with violence in the neighbourhood in ques tion. The gentleman with the chain who had excited Auguste's cupidity was no other than a policeman in plain clothes, who, with his colleagues, had been advised to keep a close watch in the neighbourhood. lie was not asleep, but, on the contrary, was wide awake. Another mortification to Auguste, arising out of this adventure, was to learn that a bait:had been prepared for him. The splendid gold chain which tempted him to folly and crime was made of brass. The policeman, with a malicious desire to impart useful knowledge and give to Auguste an opportunity of hearing some thing to his advantage, mentioned the interesting fact on the way to the station. The members of the Scientific Congress, recently held in Provence, had an opportunity of tasting a savoury culinary novelty. The proprietor of the Hotel Noailles, at Marseilles, where they dined, invented a dish which he called the Scientific Con gress sauce. In the middle of the dish figorpil York ham, surrounded with truffles, sweetbread, chicken, mushrooms, and other nice ingredients. They were all covered like a mummy in papyrus, skilfully and artistically decorated. It is not often that a landlord's sauce is so well relished. The Courrier du Senegal, received to-day in Paris, states that the yellow fever has broken out with great severity at Glom, and has made nume rous victims. The population had taken refuge at Dakar on the Grande Terre, but there were an im mense number of deaths on board the ships on the station and in the garrison. A curious instance of the instinct of a carrier pigeon is mentioned, and proofs are given of the authenticity of the account. The bird had received some injury on the breast, and it sought some herbs from the fields, with which it covered the wound, and it is now almost entirely healed. The municipal statistics of Paris for the month of August present some interesting facts. During ' that month there was not a single fine day, for it was always cloudy or stormy, and there was rain on 25 days. The number of births during the month was 4,463—viz., 2,221 boys and 2,242 girls. The nuinber of deaths was 5 , 885 —viz., 3,025 men and boys, and 2,860 women and girls. The superiority in the number of deaths over that of births which was exhibited during the preceding month is attri buted to cholera, which, in the month of August, caused 2,386 deaths. Nevertheless, in spite of the epidemic, the number of births in the 12 months from August, 1865, to August, 1866, was greater than that of the deaths, for the number of births in Paris during that time was 5 4,230, whilst the num ber of deaths was but 53,100. The number of marriages was 1,458. Out of this number of happy persons, 53 men and 143 women could not write their names to the marriage register, and yet the Government is unceasing in its endeavours to pro mote the education of the people. A handsome monument has just been erected in the cemetery of Montmorency to the memory of the great Polish poet, Adam Mickiewicz. It is the work of one of the most eminent French sculptors of the present day, M. Auguste Preault, and affords a proof of the sympathy between French art and Polish independence. A portion of the cemetery of Montmorency is specially devoted to the interment of deceased Poles. On Christmas night the Duchess de Mouchy, formerly the Princess Anna Murat, gave birth to a son. The health of both is satisfactory. It is stated the Marquis La Rochejaquelain is seriously indisposed. An extraordinary quantity of snow has fallen during the last few days in the valley of Tigre (Savoy). A violent tempest has prevailed and immense avalanches have been precipitated into the valley. The snow is two inches in depth. There has been a completeinterruption in the communica tions. In Paris the weather continues mild, but rather dull and stormy. The rain, however, has not persevered. We (Law 7 imes) learn with regret that the Inns of Court Volunteer Court—the " Devil's Own," is declining both in strength and efficiency. At the time of Colonel Brewster's death the corps was perhaps the most admirably drilled and organised corps in the metropolis, and this was owing in no small degree to the colonel's obstinacy in adhering to the method of drill which he deemed the best calculated to promote the efficiency of a volunteer corps, although that method was in a degree opposed to the views of the War-office. A new system has been introduced since Colonel Brewster's death, and wo are informed that nine officers arid a proportionate number of privates have resigned. OYSTEIt U UMBO.—MiX well one tablespoonful of flour, and one of lard, and brown the mixture in a frying-pan ; take the liquor of two quarts of oysters, set it on the fire, and when it boils add the browned flour with chapped leaks and parsley ; then put in the oysters and let the whole simmer for fifteen minutes ; next sift into it a tablespoonful and a half of powdered sassefras to give it the fillet; leave it two or three minutes longer on the fire and servo it very hot. No spice but black pepper. This dish will require more or loss time to prepare, ac cording to the ingredients of which it is composed. For chicken or turkey gumbo the fowl must first be fricasseed. Any good cook will understand how to make a piquant and palatable stock of whatever she may select for her zuwbc4-271e QUM. :1 he Eyre Defence and Aid F and. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. Slll,—The enclosed letter from Sir John Scott Lillie, C. 8., received by me to-day, may possibly interest your readers.--I am, &c., ll.AmiuroN llumE, lion. Sec. 9, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, Dec. 28. " Union Club, Dec. 22. " Sir, --I am favoured by your letter enclosing a pamphlet, by the direction of the Eyre Defence Committee, which contains extracts from the evi dence laid before the Royal Commissioners with reference to the recent insurrection in the island of Jamaica for the subversion of her Majesty's Go vernment by the negro population of that island, numbering 350,000, while the white population did not exceed 14,000. From the evidence thus adduced and the pro clamation of Gordon (the instigator of this insur rection), his speeches iu the House of Assembly and elsewhere, referring to the successful insurrec tion at St. Domingo, in the neighbouring island of Hayti, which the power of the Great Napoleon and French nation (as he reminded the blacks) could not put down, and where atrocities of an un paralleled nature were perpetrated, as described by Alison in the following extract of a letter from Professor Tyndall, which you also enclose : " A vast conspiracy that was productive of cala mities of an unparalleled nature, and that had for its object the total extermination of the whites and the establishment of an independent black Govern ment over the whole colony. . . . The explo sion was sudden and dreadful beyond anything ever before seen among mankind. At once the beautiful plains in the north of the island were covered with fires, the labours of a century were devoured in a night, while the negrocs, like unchained tigers, pre cipitated themselves on their masters, massacred them without pity, and threw them into the flames. • • . . The cruelties exercised on the unhappy captives exceeded anything recorded in history. The negroes marched with spiked infants on their spears instead of colours ; they sawed asunder the male prisoners, and violated the females on the dead I bodies of their husbands.'—Alison's " History of Europe," vol. vi. p. 104. " If" Alison should refer in a continuation of his history to this insurrection in Jamaica he will no doubt give the late governor and the military au thorities there more credit than blame for the man ner in which they averted a repetition of scenes similar to those thus adverted to, and he may add that, if the LordLieutexiant of Ireland had followed the example of Governor Eyre by disposing of the Head Centre of the Fenians as the late Governor of Jamaica did of Gordon, Stephens would not have had the gates of Kilmainham opened with such facility to enable him to depart for America to re sume his machinations for the threatened invasions of Canada and of Ireland. " Finding, moreover, by the evidence adduced in this pamphlet that Gordon was in treaty with an officer in command of an American (Confederate) ship of war for the purchase of that vessel with all the arms and ammunition on board, after the ter mination of the war with the Federal States, and that he crowned all by a practical illus tration of his intentions at Morant Bay on the 11th of October last year, when, after driving our coun trymen by fire from the court-house there, the in surgents slew and mutilated them in the most cruel manner, as the French had been treated at Hayti, which (as it appears by the pamphlet) had been so frequently referred to as an example for his fol lowers, by which they would have no doubt profited —had not martial law been proclaimed—this ring leader apprehended, tried by court-martial, found guilty, handed over to the provost-marshal and executed on the 23d of that month, the sentence having been approved of by the different military authorities in the island, and ultimately by the civil governor, for which it appears he is now threat ened with indictment for murder, &c. "If this pamphlet , has been sent to me for my humble opinion on these facts, as having some know ledge of martial law, acquired under the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular war, and of the common law, as a magistrate of 45 years' standing, and I believe the senior on the bench for the metro politan county and city of Westminster, I can have no hesitation in saying filet had Governor Eyre and the military authorities acted in a less decisive manner (assuming the foregoing facts to be cor rectly stated) they would have incurred a serious responsibility by exposing the white population of that island to atrocities similar to those thus de scribed by Alison as having been perpetrated at Hayti. " If references were made to martial law and the dangers and confusion inseparable from war, mutiny, or threatened rebellion, instances could be furnished of executions, sanctioned by the Duke of Welling ton, and carried into effect by a provost-marshal, without even the ordeal of a court-martial, on charges of a far less serious nature than those for which Gordon was tried. " I witnessed myself, for instance, executions of this nature during the retreat of the aPied British and Portuguese armies towards the lines of Lisbon in 1810—the alleged offences being that certain soldiers had helped themselves to provisions, or other property, found in houses which had been abandoned by their inhabitants, and which would have fallen into the hands of the enemy, by whom we were closely pursued, within an hour or two after.; suoh alleged offences might consequently have been looked upon as more deserving of praise than punishment. The object of the Duke was, however, the preservation of discipline, and not to admit of any pretext for a deviation from it ; direc tions were consequently given to hang these offend ers on the spot, to the first tree on the roadside, as an example to others. " Making an example of Gordon and some of his followers was in like manner the object of the mili tary and civil authorities in Jamaica on charges of a much graver nature than those thus adverted to ; the result in one case being the salvation of Jamaica, and in the other of Portugal, which was the prelude not only to the final overthrow of the French army in the Peninsula and the invasion of France by the allied armies, but to the liberation of Europe from the power of Napoleon, who sent more than a million of men across the Pyrenees during that war (from 1807 to 1814) who never returned to France, a result effected by the aid of Great Britain, the organisation of the Portuguese army by British officers, its co-operation with the British troops, the strict discipline enforced by the Duke of Wellington, and the jadicious arrangements by which he conducted a series of campaigns in such a succession of years against the first marshals of France, or, as Canning described it in a speech on his visit to Lisbon in 1814:—' The arm of England was the lever that wrenched the power of Bonaparte from its basis. Portugal was the fulcrum on which that basis moved ; England fanned and fed the sacred fire ; but Portugal had already reared the altar on which that fire was kindled, and from which it mounted brightening and widening until the world was illuminated with the blaze.' In the attainment of such important results many illegal and unjustifiable acts of cruelty and bloodshed had no doubt been committed, as in Jamaica, which would not be sanctioned by any of our courts of law under other circumstances, many of which I witnessed myself, after the capture of various fortresses, by drunken soldiers who had been for days and nights in an ungovernable state, which the Duke of Wellington overlooked, and was supposed so far to sanction, as such acts had been looked upon as a reward for the dangers incurred in the storming and capture, though such cruelties were perpetrated not on the common enemy, but on the uuoffending natives inhabiting such cities and towns ; yet I never heard of any committees having been formed of philanthropists whose men tal vision had been so obscured by their zeal in the cause of humanity as to induce them to appeal to the public for subscriptions to the amount of £lO,OOO to enable them to com mence legal proceedings against the Duke of Wel- lington for having sanctioned acts of atrocity in separable from the conf giOnif of war, or of threat- ened rebellion requiring the aid of martial law fo their suppression. " The attainment of the end, under circumstances of this nature, is generally looked upon as a justi fication of the means, Finis coronat opus ;' and this is the opinion submitted for the consideration of the Eyre. Defence Committee, in reply to their com munication, by their obedient servant, "JOHN SCOTT LILLIE, • Late Lieut.-Colonel Grenadier Guards, and Major-General Portuguese Service. " To 11. Hume, Eq., Secretary, Eyre Defence Committee." irmlar. HER, MAJESTY, &c. OSBORNE, Dec. 28. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian and Prince Leopold, and her Majesty drove this morning with Princess Louise. POLICE INTELLIGsNOS.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF BREAKING A MAN'S LEG.—Joseph Tapley, 3 pressman, residing at 44, Dean-street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Charles Koslens, a Bel gian, and breaking his leg. Welling, 138 E, said ho was on duty in Forey-street last night, when he heard cries of " Police," and on going to the Yorkshire Grey public-house he saw a man.named Koslens lying on the ground. With the assistance of the bystanders he lifted Koslens up, and took him to the public-house where he identified the prisoner as the mall who had assaulted him. He (Welling) handed the pri soner over to another constable, and went with Koslens to the station, where he becarno so ill tliat he was obliged to be taken t o the Middlesex Hospital. On going to the hospital that morning to ascertain how Koslens was the surgeon refused to give him a certificate without an order from the magistrate. Kosleus, however, told him that his leg was broken. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said the prisoner was sober and Koslens drunk. The prisoner said he was drinking in the public-house • when Koslens, who was a stranger to him, came in, having a bad black ey3 at the time, and began quarrelling and abusing a female who kept him, as she said, by her prostitution. After that, Koslens kicked the female, and ho (prisoner) then told Koslens that if ho kicked the female again he would strike him. Koslens did kick the female again, and then he (prisoner), and some others ejected Koslens, who staggered, but be (prisoner) was net aware that he had broken his leg. It was purely an acci dent. He admitted ho was one who tried to get rid of the prisoner owing to his brutal conduct, and no one regretted more than he did that the prisoner's leg•wa s broken. Mr. Knox discharged the prisoner. SUSPECTED MuEDER IN DERBY- SIIIRE. The body of a married woman, named Harriet Wager, was found on Christmas-eve in what is called a vein dam, near her husband's house. The unfortunate deceased was the wife of a farmer named Edward Wager, who resided at Bleaklow Farm, near Calver. She had only been married about two months, the marriage taking place at one of the churches at Sheffield. Previous to her marriage with Wager she was a widow, and lived in the same neighbourhood. Wager had also been previously married, but he was not a widower, as his wife some time since obtained a divorce from him on the ground of cruelty. Although very re spectably connected, his father being a large gentle man farmer in the neighbourhood, Wager seems to have obtained a most unenviable reputation, as he has been several times in prison for violent assaults, and on one occasion, it is said, he was convicted of attempting to shoot a man to whom he owed a grudge. The married life of the unfortunate de ceased seems to have been unhappy in the extreme, for she was frequently assaulted by her husband, his cruelty commencing on the marriage day as he was taking her to his home. On Monday afternoon Mrs. Wager was visited at Bleaklow Farm by a young woman living at Sheffield, who had come to spend Christmas with her friends in the neighbour hood. She remained in conversation with her for some time, and about five o'clock she got up for the purpose of taking her departure. Either as she was leaving, or after she had left the house, Wager seems to have endeavoured to kiss her, or take some other liberty with her, for the young woman screamed and ran away. Wager's wife went out to see what was the matter, and as soon as she became aware of what her husband had been endeavouring to do, it is said she expostulated with him, and remarked that if he intended doing that she would leave him. It would then seem that Wager returned to the house and commenced assaulting his unfortunate wife, for the young woman as she was running away heard her scream. Shortly afterwards two men, father and son, who were working in the neighbour hood, were startled by some loud piercing shrieks, and on coming near to the back of Wager's house they saw the unfortunate deceased running away from her husband, and they were horrified by sod ing that the whole of the lower part of her face was covered with blood. Wager, it would seem, was following her, and was striking her as she was run ning. The poor woman in her distress cried out to the two men to come to her assistance, but they were afraid to interfere. Had they possessed the courage to go to l Mrs.Wager's assistance it is proba ble the poor woman's life would have been saved ; but as one of them was an old man, and would have been perfectly helpless in resisting such a man as Wager, they considered that the wisest course to pursue was not to meddle with him. Almost im mediately after Mrs. Wager had called out to them to come to her assistance they saw her fall on her knees to her husband, as if imploring him to have mercy on her. At this time she was near the bank of the Vein dam, and it would appear that the men, thinking that something serious would occur, were going in the direction of the village, probably to get some assistance. They had not gone fir when they happened to look bask, and on doing so they were amazed at seeing the unfortunate deceased in tile act of falling from the bank into the Vein darn• Whether she was pushed over the bank by her has' band,or whether she accidentally fell over, is at pre sent a mystery. But as the water in the deepest part is only sft. 2iu. in depth, Wager; it is assumed, might have rescued her had he been so inclined ; but instead of instantly jumping into the water, he called to the two men to come to the dam. TheY refused to do so, and as soon as possible communi- cated with Inspector Cruit. Wager seems to have used no efforts to save his wife's life, but to have gone quietly back to his house, for on Inspector Cruit arriving shortly afterwards at the dam he found the body of Mrs. Wager in the water. He, of course, had it immediately got out, and it was then seen that the blood which had covered the lower part of her face flowed from a severe wouni on the upper lip; in fact, the centre of the lip had beat cut clean away, as if by a heavy blow from a fist- There was also a bruise between the eyes, and a cub across the bridge of the nose. On Inspector Cruit going to Wager's house he found him sitting in 3 chair, with his head in his hands, and making 3 moaning noise. With a degree of courage tha t does him infinite credit, considering the man he had to deal with, he at once took him into custody co the charge of being accessory to his wife's death. An inquest on the body was held on Wednesday, and adjourned in order that a post-mortem exami nation might be made. On Thursday Mr. Wrench, surgeon, who made the examination, gave it as his opinion that death was caused by drowning. Ile deposed to finding the external injuries already re ferred to, and said that he found two lacerations oa the liver. The inquest occupied several hours. At the conclusion of the evidence the prisoner made a statement, admitting all that was said to have taken place between him and the young woman Hancock. Lie stated, also, that his wife went away saying that she would stay no longer, and that when he went to see where she had gone he found her wear the darn, into which he saw her, jump. He waa flurried, or he would have jumped in after her; and after re maiuing on the bauk. " fretting" for td few minutes he went home. After a very short deliberation the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Wager, and he was committed for trial, At the Marc h assizes at Derby. (farad Franc Whea Greni 135 1, Cooks ces, 2( 3 per i Do. 3 per New New Do. A.unui Do Exe Do., Do., Bauk I onaL Ditt Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Argon A.ustri erazili Do. io. Equad, Do., Do I Sgypti Do., Do Do. G reek Ou. G 'atm] Do, , Do. lesica Do. . Do 6 tilontel Rooris New G Do 3 Bardini. Do. A Sp•aik!, Do A Do N Do A Do P Do A Spauisb Do A Swodisl Do. 4 Do. S Tarkisli Do. A 0 0 Do. 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