The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-19 00:00:00

THE WEATHER. After the heavy fall of snow which took place yesterday morning, the biting, northerly wind almost departed, leaving the temperature much milder, al though the thermometer at the Receiving-house re gistered 25 deg. daring the nighs and up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning. After that hour it gradually rose, until at noon it had reached 331, but again gradually decreased, and at 9 o'clock at night it stood at 31, or 1 deg. below freezing point, with a slight wind from the north-west. The following is the report from the various parks : —On the Serpen tine the ice is in good condition, being from three and a half to four inches in thickness. There were 10,000 persons on it during the day, without any casualty having occurred. Last night at 9 o'clock there were about 2,000 persons on the ice, either skating, walking, or sliding, with a bright and clear moon. The banks were crowded with people. On the Round-pond, Kensington, the ice is also in good condition—three and a half inches thick. About 6,000 persons were on it during the day, without any casualty. On the Long-water the ice is sound, and of the same thickness as above. About 7,000 persons were on it during the day and no casualties. In St. Jaines's-park the ice in many parts is dan gerous. Upwards of 7,000 persons were on it dur ing the day. There were 15 immersion; and 11 persons badly cut from falls. These cases were all attended by Dr. M'Cann. About 8 o'clock in the afternoon Robert Trowbridge, a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards, had a severe fall, resulting in con- cussion of the brain ; and about the same time John Sheppard, 23, Burnham-street, Plaistow, fell while sliding, and fractured his knee-joint. The navigation of the Thames was partially opened for lighters towed by steamtugs. The traffic to Dover was resumed on Thursday night on the South-Eastern Railway. The traffic between Canterbury and Ramsgate on the South- Eastern is entirely suspended on account of the snow ; and on the same line yesterday the snow was lying nearly six feet deep between the Saltwood tunnel and Shorncliffe. The trains from Dover arrived safely, however, at Cannon-street yesterday morning, though a little behind time. The snow on the Kentish coast has been very heavy, and the pas- sage from Faversham to Ramsgate on the London, Chatham, and Dover line is completely blocked. The company have, however, obtained the sanction of the War-office to allow all available men from the garrison at Chatham to assist in removing the snow. A train which left Ludgate-hill on Wednes- day night now lies buried in the snow between Bekesbourn and Adisham, and a luggage train, con sisting of the engine and 42 trucks, is in the same predicament on the Ramsgate branch. 'I he telegraph wires between Faversham, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs, and Ramsgate are broken down, and all communication stopped. The traffic on the Great Eastern Railway, interrupted on Thursday by very heavy accumulations of snow on many parts of the line, was reopened almost everywhere yesterday, and the main line trains ran with tolerable punc tuality. By far the heaviest fall of snow yet experienced in the North Riding of Yorkshire occurred on Thursday night, and the roads are all more or less impassable. The work of cutting out the imprisoned railway trains in the Specton cutting, which had to be left on account of the exhaustion of the men, has been undone, and yesterday morning the line which had been cleared was again blocked up. There are drifts quite 10ft. thick in places, and the goods train which first stuck fast is quite snowed over, only the top of the engine funnel being visible. The pass?n gers by the imprisoned trains have been got out, and have returned either to Scarborough or Driflield, and some of them who wished to be at Scarborough, and had to go round by Mahon, were about 30 hours on the journey, one whole night being spent iu the snow. Yesterday a telegram stated that the line was ob structed from Seamier Junction to Filey. Gangs of mcn were at work at the Sedmer end and at the Brid lington end of the obstructed line; but as snow con tinued to fall, and was so light that the least wind drifted it, it was not expected the traffic even on a single line could be resumed yesterday. Fortunately the Malton and Driffield line is open, though on the Mahon slope of the `Voids a great fall of snow has occurred. The trains get through, however, with two powerful goods engines attached. The Hull traffic is all worked the Malton way. The line be tween Malton and Scarborough is in places greatly drifted, but trains, though late, get through with two engines attached. The Whitby line yet con tinues open, but the snow is so deep that the car riage steps cut through it. On the Thirsk line there is also a great amount of snow. The great snow fall is seriously impeding the coal traffic, and supplies are very short. On the moors the snow is stated to be some feet thick. A collision occurred on the Blyth and Tyne Rail way on Thursday afternoon, near the Backworth station, through the line being so much blocked up by drifted snow. The drifts had been heavy during Wenesday night and Thursday, and as there is a heavy coal traffic on this railway great efforts were made to got it clear and keep the traffic open. Not withstanding the best efforts of the manager, the trains could not be got to Tynemouth before the afternoon, and one of the up-trains ran off the line between Whitley and Earscion, blocking up that part of the road, and the up-train passengers had to be transferred to a train on the down line. The pas sengers by the 1 30 p.m. train from Tynemouth were thus transferred, and were run up to the Backworth station, the engine pu3hing them up from the rear. At the Backworth station the Tynemouth branch joins the main line. The engine was detached from behind and ran on to the main line to be put in front of the train, and to bring it on its proper line of rails. While this was being done the train, hav ing got a push, ran down the line of rails between Tynemouth, and could not be stopped. The car riages were met by an engine which was sweeping the line of snow, which ran into it, smashing up the hindmost carriage, and severely injuring several of the passengers. Mr. Donaldson, the engineer to Backworth Colliery, was taken out of the broken carriage which was knocked off the rails. lie was quite insensible, and blood was pouring from a number of wounds in his face and head. One of his eyes was much injured, and his left leg was out of joint. He is in a most critical condition. Mr. Nicholson, farmer, Monkseaton, had some of his ribs broken ; and Mr. Hall, of Cairnside, another farmer, was badly hurt, having bad his legs jammed between the seats of the carriage. Other persons were hurt, but not seriously. The snow was lying deep in the county of Northum berland yesterday, and there had been another fall during the night. The Scotsman of yesterday says of the storm in Scotland :—" The snow continues seriously to inter fere with railway traffic over the country. All the through trains from the south were detained yester day again considerably past their time. The express from Carlisle at 6.28 a.m., and due at the Waverley bridge station at 9.38, did not arrive till 10.51, being a detention of an hour and 13 minutes. The express from London by the east coast route, due in Edinburgh at 8.30, was 31 minutes late. The fast train from Carlisle to Edinburgh, leaving at 2.16 a.m., and due at 5.40, was 20 minutes late. The train from York was 29 minutes behind time. The train from Perth by the Scottish Central line, due here at 9.45, arrived punctually. In consequence of a fresh fall of snow the Aberdeen line has been again blocked up. We are informed that in the Vale of Yarrow the snow is lying to a depth of 8 feet. In Inverness, we learn from the Courier, tha streets are partially blocked up, and to vehicles almost impassable." The following appears in the Dundee Courier of Thursday :—" A train which left Peterhead on Sa turday at 12.20 arrived at Ellon about 40 minutes late ; but about 3 o'clock, when about a mile on this side of Udny, it got fast in a snow drift. Some 30 men were put on to try and clear the way, but very little progress wag made. The engine was detached from the train and went ahead to make way for its Passago, but when a short distance from ti ew Machar it got into a heavy drift and stuck fast. The passen gers, about 30 in number, remained in the carriages for a time, hoping the engine would return or another would be telegraphed for; but after several hours, there being no signs of help, most of them repaired to a small housa at a crossing and got their toes warmed by turns during the succeeding night ; while some of them remained in the carriages and ' roughed' it as best they might, without either light or heat. We have been informed by some of the passengers that had it not been for the kindness and hospitality of the woman in charge of the cross ing, who supplied the ladies with tea, some of them might have perished in the carriages with cold. They were constantly in the hope that an engine would soon be sent to take them on, and were, on the one hand, afraid to go back to Udny lest they should lose their fare, and on the other to go to New Machar, which was not far distant, lest they should be met unawares by the returning engine. It would appear that, although word had reached the passengers that the engine was sticking among the snow, no one told them that they would not be relieved till morning, or advised them where to seek shelter over the night." The Earl of llarrowby o I Education. The annual general meeting of the subscribers to the Birmingham and Midland Institute was held on Monday evening ; the Earl of Harrowby, K.G., the president, in the chair. his lordship was ac companied by the Mayor and by several officers, past and present, of the institute. The noble PRESIDENT, in moving the adoption of the report, said the report had informed them that the institute was going on increasing, and it was, in deed, most satisfactory to know from that exceedingly able document that the most intelligent progress was being made, not only in one direction, but in all directions. It had appeared to him at a meet ing that he had attended that morning that an institution of their town—the Children's Hospital— was in a very satisfactory state ; and he was re joiced to find that that institution was also in a sound condition. In the first place, the subscribers last year were 641, now they are 710—a notable in crease. The industrial department showed an increase of nearly 30 per cent., there being about 300 persons in attendance upon the classes. Indeed, this was a most remarkable increase, and one calculated to en- courage in the highest degree those engaged in the good work. At the corresponding period of last year there were 1,067 in attendance upon the industrial lectures, and there appeared to have been at the corresponding period of last year an attend ance of no less than 1,371. (Applause.) Indeed, the figures disclosed a very satisfactory state of things; not only was it encouraging in regard to the number, but it was also encouraging in regard to the gravity of the subject. There was, besides, a very considerable increase in one of the more enter- taiuing departments—in a department not sc purely intellectual. The singing class had increased from 169 to 278. That was very well—(hear) —it was Pleasing to see progress made in one of the great accomplishments which are a charm to existence. (Applause.) lie was glad to see this, because itwas not merely an ornament, but an aid to intellectual development. There was one very satisfactory in crease--or what he should rather term a creation— and that was the class for Latin. (Hear.) Although he was no worshipper of Latin, and although he bad denounced the practice of compelling the learning of Latin in preference to other languages, yet still when he found that at once, after the starting of the class, in the first term, there should be so large a number as 93 in the Latin class-93 who without any immediate hope of reward sat down to the learning of a difficult language, the benefit of which was in the future, in the development of their men tal capacity, of the understanding, of the power of thought and expression and style—when, he said, he saw these results they were very encouraging, and left no doubt whatever of the benefit to be de rived from the Latin class now in full operation. (Applause.) The increase also of the French class, which had always been a very popular class, showed that it still maintained its popularity. Then as to the lectures—the penny lectures were an increasing attraction. They had been delivered from time to time by persons eminent in science and literature, and no doubt they had been the cause of attracting considerable numbers to their walls. The increase in chemistry was very considerable, and the class presented all the features which one would look for in a satisfactory work of the kind, which was not merely an exercise for the understanding, but a most charming pursuit, that could but interest every one who joined in it, and promote not only a better knowledge of the subject, but lead to new disco veries. (Hear, hear.) It was not only desirable, but it was necessary that a knowledge of chemistry should be spread among the population of Birmingham, a populatiou composed of so many industries with which the science was connected. There was one point which struck him as a stranger, and perhaps it was because he was a stranger, and that was the small number who attended to study practical mechanics. (Hear.) Ile believed, if he read the figures correctly,they only numbered about 20, out of a population of two or threehundred thou sand people. It was singular, at least it appeared so to him, that out of so dense a population, out of so vast a number of industrial people devoted to practical mechanics of all kinds, there should be only so small a proportion as 20 willing to devote themselves to the study of practical mechanics. This seemed at first sight rather remarkable; but perhaps it was attributable to that desire which most of them had when learning their work to get rid of " shop" as much as possible. (Laughter.) Looking at the increase in the numbers under all the other heads—looking at the very pleasing state of the Institute from all the other points of view which had been presented to them that day, per haps this was the real explanation of the very small amount of attendance upon the practical mechanics class. Well, so far, he was saying that they had been making progress. First, he had remarked upon the large increase of subscribers ; secondly, he had dwelt upon the Large increase in the attendance upon the classes—upon many of the most useful and se rious classes as well as upon those cl IS3CS which con tributed to refinement and entertainment. But there was one new element which he should be very sorry to pass by without notice—that was the ladies' class. (lle,ar.) Ile confessed he looked with great favour on this new department of instruction, and he was glad to see that it had proved successful, and that it was increasing. He did not dread the import ing of anything like a masculine character into the female mind by the labour necessary to obtain sound and well constituted knowledge; on the contrary, there was no fear whatever of interfering with the feminine characteristics. It was an advantage to hus bands, brothers, and sons that women to the peculiar qualities which distinguish female character should add the advantages of a sound and well-conducted un derstanding. And he confessed that he should be ex tremely glad to find that the ladies did not neglect the study of Latin. He believed it to be a great help and assistance in promoting accuracy of thought and expression, and that anything which induced in the female mind sound thought and accurate expression would be very advantageous to their intellectual character. It was, as they knew, one of the subjects of the day how to dispose of female labour ; how to discover the most advantageous mode of employing the great amount of female capacity which was very often lying idle for want of a proper field and a pro per opening. By carefully availing themselves of the advantages offered by that institution the ladies would become properly qualified teachers ; and even if this should not be their scope of labour, they would reap great advantages through life from the study which they had undergone. He thought there were several of those young ladies present to whom he should in a short time have the privilege of offer ing prizes, and he was sure that nothing would oc cur in the presentation of those marks of honorary distinction which would in the slightest degree be calculated to repel the finest nature or prevent the ladies coming forward to receive the mark of their zeal in the pursuit of knowledge. (Cheers.) He, therefore, after looking back at the past, felt himself able to encourage them to go on in this good work, extending it from time to time, feeling their way to new branches, enlarging the sphere of their opera tions, and while at some times they followed the public mind they would try at other times to guide it. Ile believeclthey had already encouragement before them. Ile was convinced that this was BO ; they saw the results that had followed—were they THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1867. witness without any legal formality. We further beg to tell you that we are one e more engaged to advance £200,000, on £600,000 Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds, iiich bonds a house of standing in the city assures ug will be forthcom ing. We intend to investigate: this affair and to follow it up. Should the traniction be carried through we shall inform you of the fact. Should the bonds not be forthcoming we shall have no ob jection to give you the name of the City house above referred to.—Waiting your answer, we are, dear Sir, yours truly, (Signed) calculated to deter them? He was informed that several of the lectures which had been delivered were very popular, and had attracted some consider able notice. They should take encouragement, then, and perhaps they would feel justified in following precedents which had been set them in many other cases—viz., to create a demand. He believed that in education this was very often the case, and fre quently it was desirable. They must not wait until the were asked for a certain class of students for a certain work. They much teach and make progress, and merit would declare itself ; it would create a want, and there would soon be a demand for it. When excellence was observed it was speedily ac , kuowledged ; it then became attractive, and was next desired. (Applause.) This was how they must proceed ; but they must take heed, and they must never despair. At present, however, happily there was no ground for entertaining anything ap proaching the feeling to which he had referred. (Hear, hear.) Now, they had before them motions and resolutions enough on the agenda to occupy a Parliament. (Laughter.) He hoped there would not be so many divisions as there were likely to be in the forthcoming Parliament. (Laughter.) There were certain points upon which they would exercise vote by ballot. The Legislature bad not got quite so far, but he believed they would exercise the vote in kindness, and as it was exercised in many pri vate societies. There were as many books to dis tribute as would occupy them some time ; and there were so many prizes to distribute that he should only be warranted in speaking of the time that would be required in awarding them by experience. (Laughter.) When he was in Birmingham a few months ago he took the liberty of suggesting a few topics, which had caused some discussion in the public journals. He was still of the same opinion as then, and he believed the result of the adoption of his suggestions would have been the promotion of greater interest, and at the same time to elicit the display of a greater amount of talent. The things which most interested men were politics and religion, and under proper control he believed their discussion would be free from all inconvenience, and would highly benefit the classes. He could not but think it was highly important that they all should be brought round to a state in which they could meet together calmly, and quietly discuss the things upon which they differed. (Hear, hear.) Let them learn to listen a little, let them learn to reason a little, and then they would hear pa tiently what had to be said against their own convictions. He had an illustration in his mind's eye at that moment. There was a case in point only a few days ago at Stafford, where, at adecture by an eminent Professor, the representa tives of labour and capital were present. They all knew that there were sometimes disputes between the two, and that when employed and employer were brought together the meeting was likely to partake of a lively character. Well, the Professor was very able and well qualified to deal with the subject ; and it was rather amusing to observe the members of one class, when he gave a little turn of the scale, give a little murmur ; then, when he gave a little turn the other way, there was another mur mur from the other class. He thought that discus sions of these questions and discussions of other matters not relating to trade might be conducted calmly and philosophically. If this could be done it would be a great advantage to all parties, and would improve them in many ways, of which they could not gain a view from their present position. He believed they had all a great deal to learn in this respect, and they should all try to discuss mat ters on which they differed without animosity, with out angry feeling, and without reference to party. He next referred to the accommodation for the students of the Institute, and expressed the hope that as the members increased they would have ac commodation for all who presented themselves for participation in the advantages it offered. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks was awarded to Lord Harrowby for his services during his presidency, and Mr. Com missioner Hill, Q.C., was elected president for the ensuing year. " FELDECOFF AND CO." " 5, Westminster Chambers, S.W., Dec. 15, 1866. " Dear Sirs, —In reply to yours of this date, I shall be most happy to confirm, as a witness or otherwise, what I have stated to sou so emphatically, that no one is in a position to ask for such a loan as Mr. Curtis mentioned to you. As to the pro posed loan of £200,000, either directly or in directly, it is a swindle. This company has not borrowed any money during the year 1866, and it is not likely to want any for a year to come.—l am, dear Sirs, yours faithfully, JAMES M c HENRY, To Messrs. Feidhoff and Co., 16, Water-lane, E.C." " 16, Water-lane, E.C., January 2, 1867. " James M'Henry, Esq. "Dear Sir, —Your favour of the 15th ult. reached us in due course, and according to our promise we now beg to inform you that the £600,000 Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds referred to in our respects of the 15th ult. have not been produced ; that Messrs. Trevite and Greig, 77, Cornhill, were the parties with whom we had been negotiating, that the statement in writing put forward by them was Wanted to raise £200,000 on £600,00 0 Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds. There is nomistake about the bonds being forthcoming, &c.' That since we put the matter in our solicitor's hands they have written to the latter, that Mr. William Abbott, sharebroker, 10, Tokenhouse-yard, had been their principal, and had handed them the statement re ferred to ; that Mr. Abbott had got the business from Mr. James Madden, 3, Leadenhall-street, who had written it. Our solicitors have since issued writs against T. and G. for Ij. per cent. commission on the whole amount in two actions, one as for commission, the other as for damages. The writs have been served, and the defendants' solicitor has entered into an engagement to defend the actions. Messrs. Glenn and Co have also been served with writ for commission, per cent. on £50,000, and their solicitor has entered his appearance. We have further opened proceedings against Messrs. Morgan and Carter, accountants, 21, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, E.C., for com mission, £3BO, for a loan of £50,000 on £150,000 Atlantic and Great Western Consoli dated Bonds, for which no bonds were produced. All these actions are pending in the Queen's Bench, and will, unless settled to our satisfaction, proceed to trial. These measures of ours have had the effect that since the 17th ult., the day we placed the matters in the bands of our solicitors, we have not again heard of any loan being wanted, and we are informed that since that time this loan fever has altogether ceased.--Wishing you the compliments of the season, we remain, dear Sir, yours truly, (Signed) " FELDHOFF AND CO." " 5, Westminster Chambers, S.W., Jan. 3, 1867. " Messrs. Feldhoff and Co., 16, Water-lane, E.C. " Dear Sirs,--I have your favour of the 2nd inst., and approve very much of your energetic measures. May I be allowed to print your correspondence ? I am, dear Sirs, very faithfully yours, (Signed) g‘ JAMES APHENRY." " 16, Water-lane, E.C., Jan. 4, 1867. " James 11I'llenry, Esq " Dear Sir,—ln answer to your yesterday's favour, we beg to say we have no objection what ever against your publishing the correspondence which has taken place between us.—We remain, dear Sir, yours truly, _ (Signed) " FELDIIOFF AND CO." Miscellaneous American News. At the banquet given to the Congressional excur sionists at Memphis several political speeches were made. Senator Wade spoke at length, declaring that Congress would take no steps backwards. The President on the 19th December, through the War Department, directed General Sickles to issue an order, suspending in his department until further instructions articles five and six of his General Order, declaring that corporeal punishment should not be inflicted upon any person other than a minor, and also interfering with the State law on the subject of vagrancy. In compliance with the request made in the same letter, a copy of the order directed to be issued has been received from General Sickles' head-quarters. Through the Atlantic Cable we have the informa tion that the Radical members of Congress are per sistent in their efforts for the impeachment of the President. has been very ge nera ll y assigned. The . whole Soci etyinin ois delegation have th e i r names upon it, The call for a Congressional Nati ona l Tempe rance and the committee have invited Andrew Johnson to affix his autograph to the call, and then preside at their meetings. If he declines General Grant will be invited. It is the intention of the members im mediately upon organisation to issue circular let ters to all the Governors inviting them to agitate the subject with the Legislatures. Darling's Committee have developed extensive frauds in the manufacture of whisky in New York city. They find nearly every revenue officer there in complicity with illegal stills, while many very prominent citizens are seriously compromised. One been serving a few months, destitute when appointed, now n and liveri e d servan t s , an d inspector, whokeeps waswho his chasa absolutel y r carriage i only age lives in an elegant mansion, for which he paid promptly on its purchase. They will continue their iuves,iga'.ions after the holidays. The Post-office at Port Deposit, Maryland, w:is entered on Monday night, 24th Dec., by burglars, and all the letters in the office rifled, including the mail matter of the Southern and the Eastern mails, and also for Lancaster and Washington, to be mailed next morning. From 600 to 700 letters were taken away. An officer of the Post-office Department has left Washington to investigate the matter. Work on the Pacific Railroad has been suspended for the winter. It is open for 268 miles west of Omaha, or about half way to Denver. The fare freightthroug is 85 htoDceennvts a eris po s u l n o d o . or $25 for 300 miles of railway, and $75 f or 300 m il es o f s taging. Express The Commissioner of Crown Lands has received from the inspector of the Medoc gold region rich specimens of gold in quartz and sand. The inspec tor reports mining operations carried on in five concessions in Medoc, and 14th concession of Hun tingdon. From one lot between $l,OOO and $1,500 have been taken out. Gold was first struck at a depth of 20 feet. From specimens of quartz seen the inspector is of the opinion that gold exists through the townships of Rawdon, Medoc, and Eliziver, and portions of Marmora and Tudor. Three thousand persons visited the mining regions last month. The Philadelphi a Inquirer remarks that " the proclamation of the President, showing that by recent regulations made in France, vessels of tho United States are t o b e a d m itted to enter the ports of that country up on the same terms as French vessels, as far a s regar d s t o nnage duties, is an agreeable commercial fact. The favour being granted, it is ours to reciprocate, and so we have the official announcement, that, in consequence, French vessels, hereafter in our ports, or so long as the said French regulations are in force, shall pay no greater tonnage duties than our own vessels. Reciprocity in these matters leads to better feeling in others, and amity is strengthened and enforced by the mutual obligations and duties which arise between nations." The National intelligences gives the following estimate of the production of gold in the United States daring the year 1866 :—" The value of the ' bullion in lumps, bars, ingots, or otherwise,' . ance of education now, as when he struggled for a pub- sponding increase in the tax arising from this article. assessed during the fiscal year 1866, is given by the lic school system in Pennsylvania, has obtained in the A yet more remarkable increase is seen in the internal revenue returns at $81,389,451. Of this house the appointment of a committee of seven "to growth of the returns of income tax, from amount $70,032,805 was assessed in the Pacific and report a bill to establish a system of free common $20,567,350.26 to $60,894,135.85. The Commis .- Rocky Mountain States mad territories, and the re- schools for the district of Columbia, from which sioner, among his recommendations, suggests the mainder chiefly in the Atlantic seaboard cities. It no child six years old or more, residing in the said increase of the amount exempted from this tax to is estimated that in the gold-producing regions of district, shall be excluded, except for improper con- sl,ooo.—Pittsburgh Mining Journal. the country at least 25 per cent. of the product duct ; the schools to be supported by taxes impar escaped assessment, and that of the gold assessed in tially levied on the assessable property of the dis the Atlantic seaboard cities one-half is of domestic tries, together with such fixed annual appropriation production. In view of these facts, and taking the as Congress may grant." The committee appointed internal revenue returns as a basis of estimate, the is a strong one, and very properly embraces but a production of gold in the fiscal year 1866 is calcu- single Democrat. lated at $93,219,374. The production of gold in The Nation remarks—" We see it is proposed, in 1865 i 3 -estimated at $73,541,358, an increase in order to prevent a certain class of frauds upon the 1866 of $19,675,015." Department of Internal Revenue, that the United From Harrisburgh we hear that a very exciting States should go into the business of whisky contest for the Speakership of the House closed on making. People who habitually drink spirits the evening of December 31. The successful can- would no doubt be very glad to know that the faith didate was Colonel Glass, of Allegheny. Colonel of the nation was pledged for the goodness of the Glass was opposed by Mr. Qiay, of Beaver, but national beverage, and even the insn who has got after a hard contest Mr. Quay withdrew before no further on his 'road from the caster to the entering the caucus, and the result was the unani- gutter' than the drinking of tea and coffee might mous choice of Colonel Glass. No other nomina- properly enough rejoice philanthropically that some tions were made by the caucus, except one for the at least of the spirits drunk were innocent of vitriol Clerk of the House. It was understood that a State and turpentine. And the injury to the Treasury Treasurer was to have been nominated that night, now daily inflicted is certainly immense and calls but owing to the excitement attending tln loudly for a cure. It is notorious that a ship question, it was postponed. The election of detective in search of an offender has Senator does not take place on January Bth, as has before him a task of hardly more difficulty been stated, but on January 15th, the same day on than this—to find a distiller. Then if he which the Governor is inaugurated. Another waits long enough his pains are pretty sure to be correspondent writes :—Dec. 31—At a caucus held rewarded. But it would be a singular way of this afternoon by the Republican members of the remedying the evil of fraudulent returns and the Senate, the following were chosen officers of the bribing of officials to encourage universal illicit Senate :—Speaker, Louis W. Hall, of Blair ; Clerk, distilling, and this would surely ensue. What is George W. Hammersley, of Philadelphia; Assistant certain about distilling is, that whenever the tax on Clerks, Lucius Rogers, of McKean, and Colonel Fred. distilling is high enough to make illicit distilling Hitchcock, of Luserne ; Sergeant-at-Arms, Major profitable, illicit distilling there will be ; and if the William Hinkson, of Chester ; Doorkeeper, Edgar tax be very high, there will be a great deal. This King, of Fulton ; Messenger, Robert Sharp, of Phi- plan of putting down dram-drinking has been 1 ladephia ; Librarian, Jacob Styers. tried in Great Britain and failed. Drunkenness Commissioner Wells announces his intention of does not diminish under it, while the quality of defeating the House Tariff Bill, and has said to a the liquor is lowered, and fraud and perjury distinguished North-Western senator :,--‘, I intend greatly increased. Government distilling in this to kill it, if not at this session, then at the next." country, managed by a system of rotation in office, The wool-growers charge boldly that he has gone would probably combine every known form of over to the interests of the Free-traders. rascality and vice, exclusive of crimes of violence." Ground will be broken on the European and A son of General Robert E. Lee has been chosen North American Railway, Bangor (Maine), on the Professor of Mathematics in the Maryland Agricul -Ist of January. The mayor, city councilmen, and tural• College at Bladensblirg. He is a graduate of other prominent citizens will be present. The West Point, and an ex-officer of the late Southern bridges are being built, and the work of grading C on f e d erac y, will be commenced early in the spring. There is no Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, has introduced doubt that this great national enterprise will be into Congress a bill for the establishment in Wash rapidly pushed to completion. ington of a library and reading-room for the free 'The number of fires recorded in late American use of Government employes. papers are unusually numerous. From Chicago we Since Mr. Campbell, the new Mexican Minister to hear that on the 31st December a destructive fire Juarez, has been in Mexico some thieves have occurred at Minneapolis, burning down the Chro- visited his residence in Ohio, and stolen all his nicle office, and nine buildings on Washington- horses, carriages, and harnesses. avenue, between Helen and Minnetonka streets. Hepworth Dixon has announced that his work The loss is $lOO,OOO, with an insurance of $50,000. on New America will be published early in On the previous evening a fire at Sterling (Illinois) January. destroyed four wooden buildings, including the stores " St. Elmo," Miss Augusta Evans' new story, of Allen Green, grocer, and M. D. Lewis, gun- will be published simultaneously in New York and smith. The loss is $lO,OOO, with a small insurance. London. Also, on the 31st December, the Park House at New- Alderman Lowe has written a letter to a New port was destroyed. Loss about $6,000. Insured, York daily, in which he announces that the aerial At New Haven the same day, an explosion took bridge to span Broadway, corner of Fulton, is to place at the oil refinery of Cowles and Leete, on be erected without delay. Long Wharf, instantly killing the foreman, Fred. Mr. A. T. Stewart is about to retire from active Thompson. The building immediately took fire business. and was consumed. The loss is about 815,000. On Mr. Hamilton Murray, president of the City the same day at Cleveland a fire broke out in the Bank, died at Oswego, Dec. 31. crockery and glassware importing house of W. 0. A private in the Rifle Brigade was accidentally Fowler, on River-street, and burned for five hours. killed on Christmas-day at the Victoria Barracks, The loss on stock and building will reach from Montreal, by falling down stairs. $50,000 to $60,000, which is well insured in eastern Secretaries Seward and Welles did not receive companies. At one time a terrible conflagration visitors on New Year's-day, on account of recent was threatened, as there are several oil works and domestic affliction in their respective families. liquor stores in the vicinity. Many other instances Mrs. Senator Patterson and Mrs. Stover were to are recorded from over-heated stove-pipes, careless- receive, with the President. The opening of the ness, or explosions of oil. The destruction to pro- New Year was to be observed as a holiday. perty, and the risks to life, imperatively demand It is stated that Sir- Moses Montefiore has de- , the greatest caution to be exercised, and stringent ternained, sin ce hi s re t urn l as t spr i ng f rom t h e 11 0 1 y regulations to be enforced with regard to safe cu,s- Land, to erect another hospice at Jerusalem for the tocly of inflammable and explosive materials. residence of several poor Israelitish families. This The Royal Engineers have been surveying the building w ill b e on a large scale, and is to be near south side of the river St. Lawrence, for the last to that whi c h was erected in the year 1859. six months, for fortifications to protect the city in At Albany recently a little boy named Hogan that quarter. It is understood that the Kingston, was playing among some empty potato barrels with Ottawa, and Toronto districts will shortly be sur- three or four children. He got into one of them veyed for over 200 miles. feet foremost, and hi s i nnocent companions play- The internal Revenue receipts of the United fully raised the barrel upon its end, thus placing the States, Jan. 1, were larger than they had been for boy upon his head. I n t hi s position he was left sev eral weeks, amounting to one million and a until the blood rush e d t o hi s head and his face had q uarter dollars. become black from th e cause. When removed he was taken to his hom e , b u t di ed in a few hours General Ashley, Chairman of the House Com mittee on Territories, has remained in Washington afterwards. during the present recess, attending to committee Samuel B. Ruggles, one of the United States Commissioners to the Paris E xpos i t i on, i s now in business. lie has prepared a bill to be reported on the reassembling of Congress, having in view the Washington for the purpose of conferring with the reor ganisation of the Southern States, not, however , Government and Congress on the pr esen t con di tion remanding them to a territorial condition, but re- and prospects of that affair. He reports a very cognising the present arrangements until conven- large amount of cereals, mineral products, ag,ricisl tions can be called to remodel the respective State tural machinery, &c., as having arrived a t th e Governments. agency in New York, and that everything looks Grounds and buildings for a coloured university most favourable. have been purchased in Washington by General EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—The number of emi- Howard, one of the trustees. At this institution grants which have arrived at New York during the preachers, doctors, and teachers will be fitted, the year will closely approach, if it does not exceed, first two professions, it is said, being united. The 230,000; probably a quarter of that number has college will be opened about the Ist of February. arrived at other ports in the same time ;so th a t th e The American Social Science Association ha s de s year's emigration may be roughly estimated at about tided to hold during the year special meetings of 300,000. 'The increase over last year is very con the several sections into which the society is divided. siderable, and yet, looking to the causes tending The section on education is to meet in Boston on thereto, it is not marvellously large. The produc the first Wednesday of March, President Sears, of ing power of the country is largely increased by Providence, being the sectional chairman, and Hon. emigration, and the tax-bearing strength of the John D. Philbrick, of Boston, secretary. people considerably advanced. It is estimated that A party of miners who were recently coming every emigrant—man, woman, and child—is good down the Missouri river in a mackinaw were at- for an import of specie to the amount of at tacked by Indians near the mouth of the Yellow- least $6O. Many, it is true, bring very stone, and the entire party murdered. little or nothing, except their readiness and We make the following extract from the Nation : capacity for labour; but others have their hundreds, and even thousands, a n d th us make up the average. —" President Roberts has characteristically eno u g h written to Lynch, one of the condemned prisoners Taking this average as correct, the immigration of t in Canada, expressing his (Ro berts ' s ) re g ret that he this year has added t o our supply of hard money, the is not to be hanged, and exhorting him , if he is handsome sum of ab ou t $18 ,000,000. There s h ou ld be some more efficient provisions than are now hanged, to die bravely. The Fenian farce would hardly have been complete without this little touch. existing, to transfer this great flood of people at Artemus Ward's willingness to have the blood of once to the interior from the seaport cities. In the his wife's uncle shed on the altar of his country is central, western, north-western, and south-western very like Mr. Roberts's devotion to the cause of States, their means and labour can be employed to Ireland. It seems so easy in the Bowery, N2ll more use and profit to themselves; and the cuuutry York, for another man not to be afraid of being at large than in the great cities on the Atlantic or hanged in Toronto." on the Gulf. The labour market in this city is It is said that a new oil has recently been dis- .already overstocked, while the farming districts of covered in some of the shales of Central Mis- i the West and the rising country towns of the souri. It is non-explosive, and reported to be interior afford opportunities unparalleled anywhere superior to ordinary petroleum. About sixty gal- for every one not only to gain a living, but soon to ions are obtained from a ton of the rock. rise to comparative independence. Even for pro- The Legislature of North Carolina has passed a fessional men, such as physicians, civil engineers, &es, the advice is best, "'Tarry not a m omen t bill granting a general pardon and amnesty to officers and soldiers of the United States and of t h e longer than absolutely necessary in the city w h ere Confederate States, for offences committed against you landed—bend your steps at once to the West." the criminal laws of the State, in the discharge of —New York Times, Dec. 29. their duties. A report of the superintendent of the Mint in The New Bowery Theatre, New York, belonging the United States shows that the coinage in to Mr. Lingard, was totally destroyed by fire on the that country of gold, silver, and copper between afternoon of Tuesday, the 18th of December. the years 1793 and 1867 amounted to 987,500,000 Whether truthfully or not, it is officially an- dollars, of which 845,500,000 dollars was gold. The nounced, through the Mississippi Clarion, that in coinage in Calfornia for eight months of last year that State, freedmen may, and dopurchase and hold was 9,642,000 dollars in gold, and 500,000 dol legally, real estate, and bear arms without a license. lars in silver. There is coloured emigration from South Caro- WEALTH OF AMERICAN MINES AND MANUFAC- Iina to Liberia and Florida ; and white and coloured TURFS.—The figures of the Report of the Commis to Louisiana and Texas. sioner of Internal Revenue present the strongest In Frank Leslie's illustrated Newspaper, Jan. 5, possible proof of the ability of the country to sustain page 253, there is a picture of an admirable colurns and pay its present debt. The total amount raised nar fountain, one of the projected erections of the from this source of taxation is $310,906,984.17, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to an amount within 22 millions of the total revenue Animals. These fountains will be so constructed of the British Empire, and far in excess of the as at once to supply water to thirsty passers from amount raised from similar taxes in that country. the faucets, to horses from the broad circular This is an increase over the proceeds of the last trough, and to dogs and other smaller animals pecu- official year of nearly ninety millions. The tax on liarly subject to suffering from thirst and tense- iron and steel, notwithstanding its reduction, has quent hydrophobia, from the small square trough produced $13,728,133.36, an increase of four and a at the base. They will at the same time form hand- half millions over last year. Petroleum pays some architectural ornaments to the streets, and we $5,317,396, an increase of nearly two and a quarter trust that so humane and useful a design will be millions ; tobacco and cigars nearly sixteen millions, very generally imitated. an increase of over four millions ; while spirits, There are at this time in South Carolina 11 cot- notwithstanding the evasions of the law, of which ton factories in successful operation, running 27,200 the Commissioner complains and almost despairs, spindles and 996 looms, the largest one, the Kalmia unless a self-registering still be invented, produce Mills, having 10,000 spindles and 600 looms, and $29,198,578.15, an increase of over 13 millions the smallest one, the Valley Falls Factory, having and the three mouths that have elapsed, since the 500 spindles. the fiscal year, show a more than come Mr. Stevens Arne to his convictions o the import- close of CO Uki TitY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. Wheat trade quiet at last Friday's prices. Fine barley rather dearer. LINCOLN.-FRIDAY. Our market was well supplied with wheat, and superior sorts were disposed of at is per qr. advance. Barley was a moderate show, and m e t with a strong demand at quite is per qr. more money. Not many oats on offer—the trade ruled firm at quite last week's prices. Beans came slowly to hand and commanded high prices. Peas were veil dear. New white wheat, 608 to 70s ; new red, 59s to 63s per 36 stone. Barley for maltinr,, 49s to 51s per qr ; grinding , 26s to 36s per 30 stone. Oats, 21s to 318. Beaus, 18s to 50s per 38 stone. DERBY—Fitt DAY. With a middling supply wheat met with a firm demand at quits is per qr. more money. Barley was sparingly represented, and a fair inquiry, prices advanced is per q!'• Oats were in good request, and fully maintained their value. Beans met with a very steady demand at extreme prices. New white wheat, 608 to 68s ; old red, 65s to GBs per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 44s to 48s per qr. ; grinding, 37s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s to 295; old, 298 to 315 per 24 stone. Beans, old, 50s to 525; new, 463 to 503 per 38 stone. The Atlantic and Great Western Railway, The following, taken from the Railway News, Of the 12th inst., with Messrs. Glenn and Co.'s reply thereto, may be of interest to our readers : Some correspondence has been forwarded to us for publication, relative to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, and which may serve to illustrate some of the means by which the securities of this railway have recently been so unduly depreciated and affected. We are informed that daily, for several months past, large amounts of money have been offered to be advanced upon the securities of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. Coincidently most of the leading bankers and finance companies have been importuned for loans, the object being to make it appear, on the one hand, that the company is in need of such loans, and, on the other, that its securities are in excessive supply. This singularly original method of " bear ing the market " has been conducted by about twenty persons and firms, who are clever at invent ing new combinations after each successive ex posure of their plans. We are informed upon reliable authority that it is not possible for any one to have control of the important amount of securities offered so freely. The correspondencefollowingis the E.C., Dec. referred to:— m, Water-1ane,1866. " James APllenry, Esq. " Sir,—Not having heard from you since the 7th inst., when writer left with you all our papers, relating to the loan on the security of Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, which Messrs. Glenn and Co. had asserted they were instructed to negotiate on direct behalf of the bondholder, for which purpose appointment had been made to meet the bondholder at two o'clock at Messrs. Glenn and Co.'s, to bring him and Mr. Curtis to the moneyed party, when, after waiting some time, no bondholder was coming forward, so that on that day the first loan of £50,000 could not be settled as arranged, owing to the default of Messrs. Glenn and Co., on account of which we claim our commission of £250 on this first loan, and refuse to go into the matter again until paid. Will you kindly let us know what result the interview had, for which you send a clerk of yours to Mr. Curtis? We also shall thank you to inform us whether you think our claim is strong enough on Messrs. Glenn and Co., so that we undoubtedly get the verdict, and also whether you believe in that case the firm would be able to pay the amount and costs. We add that, should you or your friends at any time wish to negotiate a loan on security of marketable commodities, which you want to have arranged quietly, we shall be very glad to receive your instructions, having no doubt that we could satisfy you and yours in every respect.—Sir, yours respectfully, (Signed) "FELDIIOFF AND Co, " 10th December, 1866. " Messrs. Feldhoff and Co., 16, Water-lane, E.C. " Dear Sirs, —I have your favour of this date, and, on reflection, I cannot think that the affair of Messrs. Glen and Co. is worthy of further notice from me. In reference to your offer of assistance in any further business, I beg most emphatically to state that I have not been a borrower of money during this last year, and am not likely to be for a year to come. But I thoroughly appreciate the kindness with which you have brought this matter before me, and shall be glad at any time to put any business in your way.—l am, dear Sir, yours faithf ally, (Signed) " JAMES ITHENRY' " 16 Water-lane, E.C., Dec. 15, 1866. " James M'Henry, Esq., " Dear Sir,--Your kind note of the 10th inst. has duly come to hand, and we are obliged for the expression of goodwill towards us it contains. As you did not answer our question in the matter of Nlessrs. Glenn and Co., we had to follow our own opinion in it ; and we beg to acquaint you that we have resolved to put them in court, which we in tend to do to-day. As your evidence relating to the interview, ordered in writer's presence, with Mr. Curtis, will be of importance, we beg to ask you whether we can count upon you as a wiling LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY. We bad only a limited attendance at our market to-dap, and both wheat and flour were in moderate consumptive request, at the extreme rates of Tuesday. There is s° little Indian corn offering that holders obtained au advance of fully 6d per qr. Beans slightly easier. Oatmeal steady. Oats in fair request at full rates. S TAME ORD-FRIDAY. About an average quantity of wheat, the demand for which ruled firm at is per qr. over last week's currencies. Barley a fair trade at upward rates. The supply of oats was scanty, and prices were in favour of the seller. Beans at top prices. New white wheat, 64s to 68s ; red do., 58s to 62s per 8 6 stone. Barley, malting, 44s to 50s; grinding, 27s to 653 per qr. Oats, new, 24s to 28s ; old, 28s to 32s per 24 stone Beaus, 52s to 54s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. RIPON-FRIDAY. - - ----- White wheat, 8s Od to Os Od per bushel; red, Gs 6d to 80 Od ; beans, 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; oats, 26s to 32s per qr ; barley 34s to 42s Od. BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY. The demand continues very active, and prices are about le dearer. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. 0. cl . Walls End Haswell... 28 0 Riddell East Hartlepool Pittington 22 0 Wharncliffe 0 Acorn Close 25 0 Buddle'sW es tll ar tl e y 18 Harton 25 3 West Hartley Brancepeth Cannel ... 18 0 Holywell Main 2O 0 Ships at market, 25—sold, 23. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton....„Jan. 19• Ditto, via Marseilles Feb 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet, Feb. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Deo. 21 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 27 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan 19• Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. J a n. 19• Ditto, via Marseilles ... J a n. 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton JAIL 19 ' Ditto, via Marseilles . Jan. 2 2 . Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles... Jan. 1 9 . Newfoundland .....Feb 4 Portugal , • Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. 'nited States and British North America, by Bri tish packet .. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork O •• Ditto, op Canadian packet, via Londonderry Jan. west Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Toneritre .. Feb. 3 West Indies and Paeido (except Baba nas and lioncturai) Jan 28 Bahaur..4, via New York. Feb 7• Cuba al(' Mexico Jan. 28 Bermuda, vla Halifax ... "The A nglo-French Commission on the fisheries," says the Etenlard, " continues to meet frequent l y at the Ministry of Marine. A spirit of liberality la manifested more and more amongst its member!' and there are reasons for thinking that it is in th ° sense the Convention of 1839 between the tw ° Powers will be revised. The principle of th e right of exclusive fishing, reserved to the fisher men of each country in the national waters, do es not appear open to discussion ; but a complet e liberty might be granted to those of both to lan d and dispose of their fish in the ports of either." From the educational statistics introduced into the fourth volume of the Census Report of the United States for 1860 we glean the following figures :—The number of elementary public sae ° is estimated at 100,000, and of elementary private schools at 50,000. Th ere are near ly 7,000 academie! and public high schools, and not quite 500 college° and professional seminaries. In 17 Northern Stat e t from which recent rep or t s h ave b een rece i ve d , snor e than 5,000,000 pupils a re t aug h t i n the 154113j1- schools, at au annual expe nse o f near l y $2 3,0 00,000‘ The Italie says that the Western Powers ha!! taken up the Eastern ques ti on diplomatica ll y ` Turkey, it says, has addressed to them a Note a lt er plaining of the policy of G r e ec e, a n d G r eece on 13 part has sent a counter-note, arraigning the calci net of Turkey, adding that if justice be not done to 1 ; she will adopt efficacious measure to defend 13 re rights. Upon this the Italie remarks that it is 113 %, easy to make threats than to carry them into ex ec o f tion. A war against Greece would be the sign al .„ o the ruin of the Ottoman Empire. If the Turks h a ' not been able to conquer the Greeks citil if ing a war of six years, from 1821 to 18 21 ' in 1866 they had not the power to red the island of Crete, how can th ey h ope t o cong." o. Greece ? Europe would not allow them to do 5 0 She would infallibly interfere, and the Ottorla, Empire would emerge f rom th e cr i s i s s h e h a d es° l c' if not ruined, at least very much weakened. , i ig On the 31st of D ecem b er l as t t h e M o nt C e 74 tunnel had been excavated to the extent of 6, :' de , metn - 2.7, le,ing 2,434 on the Aiodane or French 8 ,.. 1 , 0 0 and 3,940 on the side of Bardonneche. Of t,7 103 6,374 metres, 1,025 were excavated in 1866. ' 4 O whole length of the tunnel is estimated at 12, `,,c1 metres, so that more than half has been done, 5,845 remain. A new line of railway was opened last week he, ec l tween Calais and Boulogne. At present it is ° e ll only for local traffic, but about the middle of * le t the through trains to Paris will begin to run n tiv . it, and half-an-hour will thus be saved in the 3 ° ney from London. Births. BURNABY—On the 17th inst., at 51, Eaton-square, thot ° of Lt.-Col. Burnaby, Grenadier Guards, of a daug b p o lr CALCOTT—On the 17th inst., at 128, Stephen's-gree n, 9 0' lin, the wife of Major C. B. Cateat, 28th Regt., of 6 00 DELEYINGE—On the 17th inst., at 51, Oxford-stre ° ‘ wife of Ernest Delevinge, of a son. o Of PBERS —On the :17th inst., at Tewkesbury, the Yi lf the Rev. W. 11. Peers, of a daughter. Marriages. 0 1' HOOPER—STUART—On the 16th inst., at Stuart fol' county Tyrone, Edmund Huntly, son of the 13 n,d 1 W. F. 11. Hooper, incumbent of Wallington, to 0 %, Alice Maud Stuart, fourth daughter of the Earl of v Stuart. Nottnis—BovlLL—On the 17th inst., at St. George%„oo. over-square, Barry G. Norris, Esq., Bth Hussa rs t i ;-O,Y I son of 11. Norris, Esq., Swalcliffe Park, Oxfordslob" Mary, oldest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Justice Bovill. Deaths. VIP CROWTHER— On the 16th inst., Hen r y C ro wther, - Lockwood, near Huddersfield, aged 69. r oll FITZGERALD—On the 16th inst., Sir James D. ri f°s° aged 36. ;„ i ll ' M‘NAmAn ~ A—Ou the 18th inst., a t C as tl e -street, J , 5 6 61. ~ Mr. Arthur M'Namara , of Woodford, Essex, ag e- 111 0} ' MOORE—On the 17th inst., Mrs. Moore, APPlebi I. Leicestershire. hir g, SMITH—On the 17th inst., at Jordanhill , Renfrovr o Smith, Esq., of Jordanbill, F.R.S., aged 85. a 0 .6'1 TAYLOR—On the 17th inst., at 23, Charterhous o4 ' Henry Taylor, Esq., aged 57. _,•ei London : Printed tad Publi&hed by WIL LIAlt $ g of No. 112, Strand, Pii.iter at TIM SUN Olgo e • ositl Strand, in the Precinct of the Savn, in the ti* ritiddlesen.—Saturday, January 19, 1667. C o y Vi c Lo T 8„ for two ofn, for,