The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-20 00:00:00

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" I Da l e _ OlOOO fined W1)° 0 1 rose st au a e _ e icie „ . 0h; Ow, at Su °log es" , e pre 7 arc' °/ ri rear oats to 1 _ te at t the 31 10° yoog% o f t b the" , , e al l, to 1, 282 j 0t 133 ud sr '" P3Q HONEY -MARKET AND oiIiTIERIJIAL IPTELLIOt; TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a very quiet business in the General Discount Market, and the rates continue firm. It is generally expected that higher quotations will ere long prevail. The Delta from Alexandria has brought specie amounting to £57,119. One of Mr. Reinke's divers has returned from St. Thomas, and it appears that the Columbian lies in 38 feet of water. She has a very large hole in her side, and lays right across the entrance to the dock, which is sunk, as already known. Her cargo is being saved, but from all appearances it will require two or three months to clear away the wreck. The British Em pire (also a very large ship), which was ready for sea at this time, lies close to her, with 700 tons of ballast on board. The cotton and print goods al ready saved from the Columbian were much injured by water, from the fact that the cases had been crushed by the collisions, but they were likely to fetch fair prices, considering their, condition. Five divers were at work using Heinke's apparatus, and the West India and Pacific Steam Company have sent a vessel fully equipped to assist. Delays have occurred on account of the earthquake shocks which have passed over the island, and the divers were much impeded, and ran great risks from the absence of co-operation of the black labourers, who were too frightened to work. The New Honduras Loan has improved to li 2 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced k, to 22 23, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain at 18} 19k. The shares of the Auglo-Argentine Company were to-day quoted at to prem. The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Alliance Bank (Limited) will be held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, on Thursday, the 16th of January. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 18th of December gives the fol lowing reeults when compared with the previous week : Rest ... Pnblie deposits Other deposits £3,039,288 ... Decrease £2,807 7,146,320 Increase 1,362,532 19,000,485 biomass 320,962 On the other side of the account : Ctovernrnent securities £13,019,203 Increase £700,000 Other seeuritias ... 17,218,755 Increase 192,433 Xotes vuomployed 12,898,375 ... last-ease 735,780 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,888,620, being a decrease of £512,365 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £21,940,709, show ing an increase of £277,152 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the price of Consols With the corresponding week of last year lame Week At Present. last Year. Bullion 321,940,709 ... 418,815,714 Beserys ... 14,052,089 ... 11,713,229 Notes in circulation ... 22,888,620 ... 21,933,365 Rat, of discount 2 per cent. ... per cent. Price of Consols ••• 92f ••• 89} _ _ The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes as eompare4l with the previous accounts :—There is a further increase of £480,000, in the stock of bullion, thus raising the total to £40,378,000. At the same tilts commercial operations continue to diminish, a reduction of £72,00 having taken place in the amount of bills under discount. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, during the last few days, there has been very little auitnation. A moderate business has been reported in sugar, at steady prices, while Superior qualities of coffee have brought rather higher rates. Rice, fruit, and spices have remained inactive, at almost former values while iu tallow the dealings have been more nu merous, although chiefly of a speculative character, and quotation 3 generally tend upwards. The mar kets will close to-day for the Christmas holidays, and re-open on Thursday, 2cl January, 1868. The directors of the Brighton Railway have issued a circular to the shareholders stating their reasons far depositing a bill, asking for power to luereaso the share capital of the company by £ 1 ,000,000. They have also forwarded the fol lowing : " London-bridge Terminus, Dec. 18, 1867. " Memorandum signed by Chairmen of South- Eastern, Brighton, and Chatham Companies, Nov. 22, 1867. " We agree to recommend our respective boards ' 0 apply to Parliament for powers to unite the ma nagement (as one system) and to fuse the receipts of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company with those of the United London and Brighton and South Eastern Companies, the proportions to be takea by the London, Chatham, and Dover Company being decided by a general arbitration taking into account all the circumstances of the case, and not necessarily ,bound by th e p r i nc ipl e o f th e ex i s ting agreement between the South-Eastern and London, Brighton, and South Coast Companies. One arbitrator to be Appointed on behalf of the South-Eastern and Lon dbll, Brighton, and South Coast Companies toge er, and one arbitrator on behalf of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, the umpire being the Right Hon. Sir William Erle, the Right Hon. Ewart Gladstone, or the Right lion. Sir George Grey. This agreement is without preju dice if not assented to by the boards of any of the companies, and in such case is not to be used in evidence before any Parliamentary committees. " The undertakings to be managed by a joint committee, consisting of three nominees on behalf of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Corn 13,any, two from the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, and three from the South-Eastern Corn- Pally. (Signed) 44 E. W. WATKIN. " S. LAING. " GROSVENOR HODGKINSON." Two O'CLOCK. Rather more firmness has been apparent in the tlglish Stock Market. Consols have improved 4, viz., to 921 f for money, and 92i for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities. are 92 "; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 28s. prem. ; India ° per Cents., 1114 1121 ; ditto 4 per Ce..ts., 1101 Enfaced 51per Cents., 1081 ; ditto 5 per Cent. li ebentures, 1051 5 ; and ditto Bonds, 575. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been teore active. Italian have advanced 4 to 01 1 ; Greek, 4to 121 13 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., to I; but Spanish Paasive have declined 4 to 254 26 ; kexican are unchanged, at 154 ; and the 3 per Cent. Spanish at 354 36. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares in one or two ', lls tances are a shade flatter. Anglo-American ele grap h h ave receded to 19, Atlantic Telegraph I c l Stock to 434 444, National Discount Company 1 /3 ° I 4, and Royal Mail Steam remain steady at 62. 1n the Railway Share Market th ere has been a Partial recovery after the late severe depression. Caledonian and South-Eastern have each risen 1, Gr eat Eastern 4, North-Western 4, Midland 14, 1., ancashir e and Yorkshire 14, and Metropolitan Per cent. Great Western, London, Chatham, I t " Dover, North-Eastern (Berwick), and one or wo others remain without change of importance. The For e ign an d C o l on i a l li nes rem ain inactive, 1t , a bout previous values. San Paulo are marked 14 Great W es t ern o f C ana d a 164 , Fast Indian 1 11 4 4, and Great Indian Peninsula 1104 4. ita - kLtericau St,curities continue firm. Illinois have va uced 4, to 89 90 ; while Erie shares are firm at o ",° 0 ; and U n it e d St a t es 5-20 B on d s a t 711 724. ' 4l -1k shares are very quiet. London and 3 Co unty are m ar k e d 544 ; London Joint-Stock, 35 ; ~ 4k °f Egvnt 361 371 ; and Union of London, 361. c T he directors o f th e St. J o h n d'El R ey Mi n i ng re °ln rallY (Limited) have received the following ',Port, dated Morro Velho, Nov. 16, 1867 : torc'cluce for O c t o b er, 45 , 519 o i tavas ; f rom 5 , 676 ore yield 7,575 oitavas per ton. Cost for Oc i 9,367 ; profit for do., £8,187. Produce,- cl ays of Nov., 13 , 955 o i tavas; y i e ld , 7 , 141 oita vass per ton. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two P.M. 33(14i11e58 in - the market to-day hae remained very quiet. Seton, Chiverton Moor, Bassett, East Bassett, and North Crofty are a shade fl otter Annexed are the latest quotations : East Carn Brea, —; Chiverton Moor,. 5f 51 ; Chontales Gold, 31 3g; Clifford Amalgamated, 54 6; East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 41 ' 51; East Lovell, ; East Russell, 25s 275; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Groat Lasey, 171 181 ; Great Retallick, ——; Great Wh-al 16 17 ; :Marko Valley, 6} fit; North Crofty, 2} 2 3 2 -; North Treskerby, 308 32s 041; Princo of Wales, 188 508 ; Wyk, Basset, ; South Caradon —; South Frances, 25s 27s ; Tineroft, —; West Camden, 10 11; • West Chiver ton, 65 671; West Seton, ; When: Basset, 75 E 6 ; Wheal Grenville, 268 28s; Wheal Mary Ann, 19 21 ; Wheal Seton, 75 80 ; Great South Tolgus, 19s 21s 03 ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --s Od —s Od ; East Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Basset, 75 8G; West Frances, 9 11; Wheal Buller, 16 18. • LA.TEZ , T CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 4.30 r.m. The English Funds are aglin a shade firmer. Consols for money have improved / 1., to 921 I-, and for the account 111,3 r aro steady at 924. Foreign Stocks show little variation. Mexican, owever, have advanced f, to 15i Italian Greek, Spanish, and Turkish Securities remain at previous quotations. The following were the closing quotations o some of the principal railway companies shares : Caledonian, 73 to 73i ; Great Eastern, 311 to 314 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108; Great Western, 43i to 44 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1201 to 121 . Brighton, 49 to 491 ; Metropolitan, 113 to 113 k; Midland, 102 to 1021 ; North Eastern (Berwick) 98i- to 99i; South-Eastern, 661 to 671 ; and North Western, 1131 to 1134. At the Bank of England, to-day, there were no gold operations of public finportance. BRITISH TUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. cieVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 net :Aat. Consols Do. Account, 1 " per Cont. Reduced O2/ -1 1 Sew 3 per Cent 921 1 1 1 New 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. can. 1873.. — tnnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telet,,raph), Au.,., 19.08 — E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 8621 per Ct 25 28 pm Do £5OO 25 28 pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 25 28 pm Bank of England Stock. 41 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. judiau Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l - Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 58 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 lO3l 1 1 Do. do. 1877 • Do. do. 1882 Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ' 1051 5 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1853 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 761 1 I Do. £lOO Bonds Buonos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cont. C uilian 6 per Cent Do. 4 per Cent h o. 6 per Cont., B . -- Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 93 Do., Scrip' £32 paid - — C ii-mblau, 6 per Cent. Danish 3p \r Cent., 1825 D ,nubian Principalities, 7 perlCent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 . — Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cow... e4yptiar, 7 per Cent — ))•.,. Sowed Issue — D ~ .C 5 )0 Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds BB, Do. Id6l 00. £5 10 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds , .... 86} 7 G - ovornnusnt Railway Debentures .... 93-1; $ Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account CDo oupons . . Aectiunt tate,tuala 5 per Dent .. • 5 per Cert., 1865 L. Account ~ — Do. Mareinmaila Railway — Ni.xicaz 3 por Ce-mt Ditto for Account Dn. Id; , - — Dc• 6 per (2cnt. Auglo-French — .toutexidr;ar. C per Cent. . — •1 oristi imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — 'o 3 pc.r Cen — Do. Defor•ad Do Land Warrante (Hectares) Peril - 4m 5 per Cent, 1865 . — Do Account 73 2/ Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarrea) .. . Do 41 per Cent.. 18C2 Do AIL ntt Portuguese 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,';; 39{ 1 Russian 5' per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Duteb, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds-. Do. do. £B4 15s. do 834 Sardinian, 5 per Cent • Spanish 3 por Cori . . Do Acchunt Do Nov Deferrdci Do Account Do Passive Do Accaant Do Corn. Cert. of Cou,. not fuuded Do Account. '2urkisli 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 18G Do Account O•• 6l 601 Do .£lol' Bonds ... 614 '2 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Dent., 1865 DJ Account Do 6 por Cent., 1865 . 514 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. D. , Account , Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London= Ausrnsu o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch Zit per Cont. Ex. 12 GO, Do. 4 per Cent. Cortificates . French lieutes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f. Italia). 5 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 45 'TREED O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 924 Do. Account - f DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEWCASTLE. (By Telegraph front Northern Daily Express.) NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE (12 Noon), Dtic. 20. A large fire is raging on the splendid black of buildings on the Quay-side. It commenced on the premises of Messrs. Bell and Dunn, ship chandlers. Their 'property and stock is completely destroyed ; and the fire is now rapidly spreading without any adequate supply of water to check it. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ••••• (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Fr;day Morning. Arrived, Dec. 19- Maria, from New York. Arrived, Dec. 20—Miranda (steamer), from Patras ; Avon, from Palermo ; Leo (steamer), from Rotterdam ; Belgium (steamer), from Ostend ; Metropolitan (steamer), from Hamburg; Fulton (steamer), from Dunkirk. Sailed—Blanche (steamer), for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Fide, bark, frcm London, for Cardiff ;. from Algoa Bay, for London ; Lienan, from London,• for Bahia; Pietor, from Sundsvall, for Cardiff ; Rubens, from Drummer, for Bordeaux. SALMON IN THE SEVERN.--A very interesting spectacle was witnessed last Sunday by hundreds of per sons taking their walk down the right bank of the Severn as far as Diglis-weir. At that barrier across the river numbers of salmon of all sizes, from the smallest grilse to the monarch of the river, weighing between 311 b. and 401 b., were leaping and working up the weir, trying all sorts of manoeuvres in their frantic but vain efforts to surmount it. It was evident to all who witnessed the movements of the fish that it was impossible in the then low state of the water for them to get over the weir or through either of the passes. Fortunately a fresh came down the river on Sunday night, and the next day the water rose sufficiently to enable the salmon to get over; and we hope by this time they have arrived at their spawn ing beds at the head of the river, where only the spawn can be safely deposited. We hear that some vagabonds have made several attempts during the night-time to take the fish while lying at the foot of the weir, but their at tempts have been frustrated by the police and officers of 'the Fishery Board, who have kept a close watch on their movements.— Worcocerthire Chrynicle. rallic-'• THE SUN, LOND,JN, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER ‘zO, ("11D1 • L .p 5. k. • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. ST.• ALBANS RACES—Tins DAY. LUTON PLATE. Port tiro Oldminster Guide SELLING PLATE Countess 8010 Carnbroe Killarney Eight ran. The othor racas are postponed. clout that the prison authorities were to confine their attention to the inside of the prison and not do anything to guard the outside? Witness—That will be for the police to answer. The governor nor none of the persons in the prison knew what was done outside. A Juror—lt is most important we should know from the Commissioner of Police what was done for the protection of the outside; at present there seems to be a great want of precaution: Coroner—l think so. Is. Inspector Thompson here ? Inspector Pottcr—No, but I can tell you what was done to protect the outer walls previous to the explosion. We had h:Ad frequent anonymous com munications. On the morning of the explosion three or four plain clothes constables were place.' at different points of the prison to watch at:lief:Jed persons, and two o tiers were appointed to patrol round the pri3:l)n. I had never 11 , :ard before that a communication of the nature spoken of had been sent to the Commis sioner of Police.-- We had been informed of some attempt t) rescue the prisoners, but nothing about an explosion. A Juror- •Then there ware al - nut four oflic3ra to watch the prisoners in all? Witness—There were three plain clothesmcn and two officers in uniform. The latter would go round the walls of the prison in about a minute and a half. The Coroner here directed that Inspector Thomp son should be sent for. John Abbott—l am 13 years of age. Igo to school of an evening. I can read the Bible,, and I know it is right to tell the truth, and wrong to tell lies. If I take God's book into my hand, I know I must tell the whole truth, and nothing else. lam now a patient in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Be fore the. explosion I lived at No. 5, Corpora_ tion-lane. On Friday last I was at home in the afternoon, and at a quarter before four the explosion took place. I was then standing at the door. I . first . 1331 V something on the other side of the roal on the footpath. It was covered over with a white cloth. It looked like a large basket, and was quite close to the wall. About a minute after I saw a man come across the road from St. James's-buildings and go over to the barrel. He lifted the cloth a little off it. He had two squibs in his band. He put one on the pavement. There were some little boys then play ing with the lighted paper. They picked up one of the squibs, and the man put the other into the front of the barrel. The two boys offered the man a piece of paper alight, and then the man lit a luci fer. I did not see where he took the match from. I then saw him light the squib in the barrel with it, it began to fiz. The men stood for about a minute. He had one foot on the kerb and the other in the gutter. When he saw the squib began to flare he moved away. When the squib had burned about half way he ran away. When the people saw the man run away they also ran away. The ,man went towards Rosomau street. Mr. Bird told a policeman, and as he walked towards the barrel it went off. I first saw hat the thing under the cloth was a barrel when the man lifted the cloth off. Coroner—What did the policeman do? Witness—Before he got to the barrel it went off. Coroner—Would you know the man who put the light to the barrel? Witness—Yes. Coroner —Have you been to the priaon to see come men there? Witness—Yes. Coroner—Did you see there. the to who put the squib to the barrel? Witness—No, sir. Coroner—lie is not one of those whom you saw ? Witness—No, no. Coroner—You would be sure to know him again ?, Witness—Oh, yes, sir. Coroner—How long did you see the barrel before it went off ? Witness—About four minutes. Coroner—Did you see a policeman go by during that time ? "Witness—No. Coroner—Do you know the other boys that were playing ? - Witness—Yes; I was on the doorstep when I first saw the barrel. I was hurt by the bricks. A Juror—Did you see any person throw a box of matches across the road ? Witneu—No. A Juror—Does the police know the interior of the house in Corporation -lane in which the men ere seen at the window ? Inspector. Potter—No ; but the presence of the men is satisfactorily accounted fur, as they were at work at the time. Inspector Thompson having entered the room at this point, he was at once called before the coroner, ho, having read over his former eviaence, then proceeded to put further questions to him. Ile said —There had been before the explosion a communi cation from the police to the governor of the prison. It was to the effect that an attempt would be made to rescue the prisoners Burke and Casey. The governor said that if I had any communications to make relative to the safety of the prisoners to put them ou paper, and they wo.Xd be considered. The report given to the Governor was that the wall of the prison would be mined, and that he was to take precautions to guard the in te rior. The police, it was stated, would take the necessary measures for the protection of the out side. As I left the prison on that occasion I had no suspicion that anything would take place at the moment, and I went round the prison to see that the police were properly placed. The Coroner said a great deal of what had been stated was not evidence, but as there had been a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates, and as they had complimented the authorities, which were their own officers, he thought it right the police should give their explanation. A Juror—lf it is not an unfair question, what should you have considered a sufficient force to protect the outside of the prison ? Witness—lf the information had been reliable, I should have thought a great many constables ought to have been placed outside, but the information► being of the nature it was I think constables to patrol round the prison were sufficient. Inspector Potter—l never heard a single word about the prison being about to be blown up. A Juror—Then you ought to have done so. inspector ,Thompson—Tho Governor thought the information very vague and unsatisfactory, and said that if he lived until the prison was blown up he should attain a good old age. Thomas Knowles, 200 G —Superintendent Gar non told me the prison was to be blown up, when I, Ranger, and Sutton were appointed to watch the prison. I did not believe that antexplosion would be attempted. At 12 o'clock I went up itosoman street, up Corporation-lane, and at that time, being in front of the prison, I saw Allen. I was in Cor poration-lace about four times up to the time of leaving about half-past two. Ranger left me to follow Justice. Sutton was left. Coroner—Then there was nobody else left to patrol round the prison ? . Witness—No, at least Idon't know anything about the matter after I left to watch one of the suspicious people hanging about the prison. John Moseley, another of the boys playing near the barrel, was next called, but as he did not un derstand the nature of an oath he was not examined. Edward M'Leau, the house surgeon, the deaths in each case arose from suffocation and loss of blood,.except Evans, who died from chronic bronchitis, the bruises on the face and neck accele rating her death. Mrs. Jarvis recalled—l have been to the prison but I did not see there the m in who fired the barrel. Inspector Thompson said the boy Moseley could speak to certain matters that occurred the day be fore the explosion. The Coroner —He does not understand the nature of an oath so we cannot examine him as a witness. If he is instructed before the trial he will be in a position to give evidence on that occasion. A Juror—ls he one of the boys that said " It will do, master ; it will go now ?" Inspector Potter—No, he is not. The Governor of the House of Detention was then sent for by the coroner, and the inquiry was suspended until his arrival. Capt. Codd having arrived, The Coroner said a statement had been made that a communication had been made from the police to the prison, and he had thought it right that be Ole Governor) should be sent for in order to give an explanation if he thought proper. Inspector Thompson said on Thursday he went to the prisdn and went into the exercising yard. B.Jore he lift the prison, Cal tain Codd passed up. and he then told him that Sir R. l\layne had received certain information which led him to believe that an attempt to rescue Burke and Casey would be made by undermining the walls. He (the Governor) sent for the chief warder, and then he (Tho npson) stid if the Governor had any sugeestions to make he would convey them to Sir R. Mayne. Captain Coll said he was very obliged to Sir Richard, that he thought he had enough to do to mind his own business, and that he would take care of the prison inside'. Cant. Codd —I had, on a former ocelsiork, Slig gPsA that a cordon of policemen should be placed entirely round the prison walls. The Coroner— Inspeutor Thompson, you did not, in your evidence, st tte the matter as precise as you have now done. I presume you did not state the Governor's observations entire to Sir Richard. You told him all but that which you thought would In considered positively offensive. Inspector—l repeated all to . Sir Richard except the latter part. The Coroner--You have beard, Captain Codd, what the Inspector has stated. What do you pay ? Capt. Codd , --In the substance it is quite true. Coroner—lf formal information was sent to you that some disturbance was likely to take place, that the walls were to be undermined, don't you think some active steps ought to have been' taken to pro- tect.tl , e prison ? Capt. Codd—Excuse me, sir. When prison,rs with Fenian tendencies were first sent to the HouE.e of Detention I did wake communication. My sug gestion was that a cordon of police should be placed entirely round the walls. I confirm all the state ment of the Inspector, except that I did not wish to be discourteous to Sir Richard. So far as my duty went I acted. It was not Fart of it to offer suggestions to the police, but had I done so after being told that the walls were to be undermined I should have`suggested the placing of a cordon of police entirely round the prison. The Coroner—How many officers would that have taken ? Capt. Cold did not answer that question, but went on to say the suggestion was ffrst made when Groves was sent to the House of Detention, and again when the Fenian prisoners Burke and Casey arrived. The chief warder went down and saw Inspector Bryant, who told him he had received an order from Sir R. Mayne on the subject The Coroner—Then you never suggested the matter personally to Sir R. Mayne ? Captain Cod—No. The clerk to the Justices went down to Sir Richard Mayne when Groves first became an inmate in the House of Detention, and Sir Richard Mayne said he could give no far ther assistance. Inspector Thompson—No suggestion was ever made about a cordon of police. Coroner—No, he says not to you. Captai❑ Codd—l said on Thursday that if Sir Richard Mayne would take charge of the outside of the prison I would take care of it within. The original information came from. Sir Richard Mayne, and I natural;y thought after that that he would take care of my outer walls. Coroner—Then it was no part of your duty to Guard the outside. Captain Codd—No, I had nothing to do with that. I consider the outer walls in Sir Richard's custody precisely iu the same way as the other houses in The metropolis. A Juror—Do you know how many police were stationed outside the walls of the prison ? Captain Codd—No, I acted up to my duty and took care of the inside. The Coroner---I think something further than what was done ought to have been done to protect the prison. If a man receives information that his house is to be attacked by robbers, he take stops accordingly. I cannot h e lp t hi n kingi that the Commissioners of Police ought to have done tnnch more than ho did for the protection of the outside of the prison, and the governor something more for the safety of the inside. The terrible affair took place because no police were about to see what the men did when they first arrived with the barrel. (Suppressed applause.) I don't think proper protection was made by the police after they had been informed that the walls of the prison were to be tind,rmined —there ought to have been a much stronger 01rd around the prison. clad the police taken better precaution the inference is, that this wretched scene would not have taken place, and the poor creatures. would not have lost their lives. (Applause.) I must beg that these manifestations be not repeated in this place while iu a court of justice. Captain Codd—l am an old soldier ; I told the police I would take care of the kernpl if they would take care of the shell. lam anxious that my ob servations should not be misunderstood with resp3ct to what I have said on the occasion of Groves . com ing to the House of Detention. I may be imagined from what I have said that no attention at all was paid to my representations. What I wished to con vey was that when I sent for the services of twenty constables or so for the inside of the prison, the Commissioner said he could not spare officers to guard the interior. The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Desmond, Allen, the woman Justice, and some persons unknown." The proceedings then terminated. FURTHER FENIAN ARRESTS. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Nearly a week has elapsed without any one, Ex cept the three prisoners already brought before the magistrate at Bow-street, being arrested, but at length it is believed that four persons have been captured who are likely to be found as having taken a prominent part in the late Fenian outrages. It was rumoure'l that they would be brought be fore the magistrate at Marlborough -street Polic,!- court. This idea, however, was erroneous, as all cases of this description would of cou rse be I;rought to Bow-street. The prisoners were brought before Sir ThomaS Henry, and their names are Nicholas English, 8, Holland-street, Hanover-square ; Pa trick Mulvaney, 20, Slaerrard-street,Golden-square; W. Desmond, 10, Cross-street, Regent -street ; and John O'lieeth, 10, Smith's-court, Great Wind mill-street. Mr. Poland, instructed by the solicitor from the Treasury, prosecuted. . It was Understood there was a fifth man in cus tody, but this was to be taken as an entirely sepa rate charge. Mr. Poland said he appeared to prosecute the four men at the bar for treason-felony. A warrant had been issued for their apprehension, and they were taken into custody last night.. by Sergeant , Cole. With regard to O'Keefe, he must state that he had been in custody on Saturday and dis charged ; but it was thought right to re-arrest him. Ile did cot propose to do more that give evidence to justify a remand, and then perhaps they could be brought up with the others on Monday. Charles Cole, Police-constable, said—l had war rants last night for the apprehension of the four prisoners. At 10 o'clock l a st ni g ht h e went to the I Lion and French Horn in Poland-street, Regent street, which is kept by a person named Kava nagh. Ile had known the house before. He had seen all the prisoners at that house many times. He knew they were particular friends. English lived in Poland-street nearly opposite. Ile used to keep a leaving-shop in Dudley-street. Witness did not know whether he had worked at any trade of late. He knew that Mulvaney lived in Sherard-street ; he is a tailor. He saw English and Mulvaney at the French Horn, and 14 or 15 other persons there. i He was in plai n clothes. Bunco was with him n the same wa y. Other officers in uniform were with him. Wh en he went in he saw Mulvaney standing up and English sitting down on a form. Bunco took hold of English, and witness said, " English, I hold a warrant signed by Sir Thomas Henry at Bow-street for your apprehension for treason-felony." lie - got up in a great rage. I said, " I have told you we are police-sergeants, you have no excuse, here is the police constable in uniform by our sides, to prove we know what you are." I then touchel aaulvaney on the shoulder, and told him I held a warrant for his apprehension. Ile sai 1 he (lid not understand. I repeate I what I had said before, and added, "You must go with me." English then became vtry And was obliged to be dragged away by force. When he .got outside he was much more violent than he was before. I then saw him thrown or knocked down on the floor. Bunco got hold of him, and some one had hold of him behind. There was a vast crowd, and English halloed out, " Now, my boys, for the revolvers." After some difficulty I got him to the station. Mul-. vauey was quiet. When he cried out, " Now, my boys, &c.," there was a mob; and I saw about a dozen round Bunce. There were other constables outside. He did not know how many there were. They should not have been able to get them to the station-house unless they had had a good force. I they went to 10, Cross-street, Regent-square. Win. Desmond lives there. He is a bootmaker and . a volunteer in, the 46th Aliddleaex, I found him in the second floor front room. I said, " Desmond I hold a warrant to apprehend you for treason felony." He said, Mr. Cole, nothing of the sort with me." I said you w ill have: to :go. He said there is no reason why one Desmond should be bad, that I should be bad. On searching the room he found a life preserver, rifle, and bayonet. He went quietly to the station. Searched him and - found nothing on him. At two o'clock he went to Smith's-- court, Windmill-street, and knocked at the first floor door. I could h ere th ere was some one in the room, wind on their refusing to answer I put my foot against the door and burst it open. I saw O'Keefe in a little room. He pretended to be asleep, but &nice said, " Get up Jack," he looked at me and said, " What do you want now"? This man, alluding to Buno., took me on Saturday ni.sllt. I got turned up for that, and shall soon get turned fur this. I told him what I apprehended him for now was a difLlrent affair altogeihcr. lie went quietly .to the station. On Monday, the - 17 Ci of Deoember, Jaisies Vangitan oa him at his house, and gave certain in forination. The in".:3 - on - r I),,amond s ti,l what Mr. C , , - )le ha I stated w:is qaite correct, except thlt h sai i,‘• If onse lle,s1non:1 was is tro.e)le there was ir.) reason way he shoulal." olie,le said that they treated him w•oil last hight,, but they put a revolver to his head on Saturday. Mulvaney said that he did. James Vaughan said that ho lived in Farmer street, Golden-square. He was a tailor. Ile knew Timot•iy Desmond, a man in custody, but not here to-day. He hid known him five years, and he was a tailor. He knew Win. Demon'', the present prisoner. He had known him 18 months. He knew English, and had known him four or five years. G'Keefe he had known two years. 0 Keefe—Please to look at me. I don't think you do know me. Witness—Yes I do perfectly well. He thought that O'Keefe was a shoemtker. He had known Mulvany 18 months. He was a member of the Fenian brotherhood. He became so in 18G5. Au oath was administered to him by Timothy Desmond, the other prisoner. Th 3 form of the oath was, "I promise, by the divine will of God, to do all in my power to obey the laws of the Society F. B. to free and regenerate Ireland from the yoke of England." When the oath was administered he kissed the book. Timothy Desmond used the words. The name of the society was used short--F. B. It means " Fenian Brotherhood." We were the only per sons present. It was at a place called Duck-lane, Goward-street, Soho. It was in the open air. He knew that it was the practice. only to administer ' the oath when there were two together. One sworn could swear another. If a member sweats in a cer tain number of men he is raised. He had been in the habit of frequenting the Lion and French Horn publichouse, Mrs. Kavanagh's. - He had met all the prisoners there on different occasions. He believed them to be members of the Fenian brotherhood. He remembered a meeting that took place on a Sunday three mouths ago. Before that meeting Timothy Desmond spoke to him three days previous. He told me then there was going to be a meeting held at Kavanagh's. He said that the watch raffle had got too stale : they were going to try a meeting for the Church to see how that would take. It meaning English, had got the room from Kavanagh. He told witness to be there early, and try to fill the room before others came in. Witness had contri buted to some of these watch raffles. They were held week after week for the purpose of buying arms. Timothy Desmond meant, when he said that the raffles were getting stale, that they should have a meeting for the purpose of buying arms. lie had attended the raffles himself. Desmond said that the arms were wanted " damned bad." No thing more took place then. Witness saw Desmond again on the Saturday. lie went into Kavanagh's parlour with him. He said that a number of the people would be led to believe that it was for the Church, and we should all try to be there, as Father O'Connor was going to give a good lecture. On that Saturday night he saw at Kavanagh's three now at the bar—English, Mul vany, and O'Keefe. They were in his company and Desmond's in the same room. It was whispered that there was a warrant out against them. He made an arrangement to meet Desmond the next day, and they went to Kavanagh's. When they got there they saw English, Mulaney, and O'Keefe there. English was very busy. Father O'Connor was in the parlour and another man with him. Desmond asked English if he had not better go inside.] Ile said, " Not yet, foe he had got the tem perance on, and it would nut do to have meetings like that in a public-house with Father O'Connor : they might have visitors whom they did not care to receive. They then went inside the Temperance Hall. That pl tee is next door to Kavanagh's. There were :shout 130 or more there alto gether. lie was amengst the numb It was given out that this was a meeting to build a church in Ireland. There were no bills or tickets printed. He believed there were cards, but lie did not see the:n. He had never seen Father O'Connor before nor since that night, the prisoner Mulvaney, Father O'Connor, the Chairman, and some one else on the platform whoM he knew. O'Keefe and English were standing up against a door till the hall was nearly filled. Then O'Keefe came inside the hall. Ile did not see.Wils ham Desmond there. Th hall was full. O'Keefe and English were on the look out to see no con stable or detective should come in, and they were to give us the tip. No money was paid for entering, The chairman first spoke, 'and said they all came there for a charitable purpose, and to hear a lec ture on Ireland which Father O'Connor would give them. Another party spoke next, and then Father O'Connor spoke. lie said he was not prepared to give a lecture, and said he would speak to them a little on Ireland. They all knew, he supposed, what he came there for. Of course he came there to get contributions to build a high church. lie then laughed and the people clapped, which led witness to believe they all knew what they came there for. lie said it was a mistake for the people to think that the clergy were against the people. • That they were not. Timothy Desmond then hollowed out —" How about Maynooth." Father O'Connor said, " I was not prepared for that." He then said, "I'll tell you, al though the clergymen take an oath they take it to be loyal to their God, the Church, and then to their country.".i4lle then proceeded farther, and Keefe said, " Bravo, you are not like Father Moriarty or Cullen." At the end of his speech he said, " You think Ireland is almost dead, but believe me she has got a kick in her yet; and, believe, ire, that kick will go through the belly of John Bull." Ile was speaking altogether about fifteen or twenty minutes. The sentiment as to John Bull was rec;ived with great clapping and cheering. A collection was then made. .Mul vaney went round on one side, and another party on the other side of the hall. The collection was made on a plate. It was passed round the room from form to form. Mulvaney took the chair, and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman. They then left the hall. lie did not know what they callee,ted. He subscribed 61 that night. The people on the platform who had the money went inside Kavanagh's. Neitlnr before nor -iucc had I e ever seen o'Connor or the ehairman. On the Tuesday after this he went to John-street, Golden square. He went with Timothy Desmond to a public house there. He went insi le. There were about thirty other men there. lie saw all the pri soners there except William Destnoncl. He did not know the name of the house. He was t )1d by Timothy Desneond that the " Boss" was to be there that night. He understood that to mean the Head Centre, and he was to come from Manchester. He did not come. They waited till 10 o'clock. It was about half past seven when they went there. English said that it was no good waiting, that the "Boss" could not come on any occasion. He said something, very important must have detained him. He afterwards took part in a raffle. It was osten sibly for a destitute widow and children, but it was in reality to buy arms. Timothy Desmond told him so. On Tuesday last the 10th December Timothy Desmond and the prisoner English came to his house in King's place, and Desmond said that he had brought Mr. English round with him to know about the cards, the money for them that was owing. Witness had purchased some cards, ten white ones and two green ones. The price of the white cards wss sixpence and the green ones one shilling. Ile got three from Timothy Desmoed, bat the initials of Mr. English were on the back of each of them. Hu had had them three weeks. The lot would be 75., and that sum and Gs. that he . had borrowed of Desmond, was owing. lie sol I the cards he bought to different parties. The cards were to aid the wives and families of the Manchester prisoners. There was to be a meeting addressed by Clinton Hoey. None of• these tickets related to the Bower Theatre. They said that the money was wanted very badly, and he told them to come down on the Friday night. Desmond asked him whether he would go to Stangate with him. He said he could not, as he was rather busy. Witness asked Desmond to come down on Friday night, and English said, " No, you can't ; I will come clown," On the Friday, Timothy Desmond came to . him about half-past one or two. He hollded - out " Ahoy l" lie said " Hone; Ted, have you been muddling it this morning ?" He said "Nu, I have been having a little drop." He said- his sou Danny had gone to sea that moruiug. He asked witness's wife if she had seen anything of his wife. She said " No." Witness s " You don't mean to say year wife's hooked it then." lie said, " Yes, she has, and by the God that • made me she'll never lay beside me again." My wife says, " Don't,be foolish," and be said "Goody" and kissed her, and, said he was to take a jump. He did whisper to witness, and told linethe trick should be done between half-past three and four o'clock, as Anne Justice had found out the right time for the prisoners to exercise in the yard. He said that it must be done. Witness asked him what, and ho says to blow up the House of Detention. He says, When I am gone, Aliuny, I don't expect you'll see me no more, unless you do a corpse, and it' I am off and unarrested, the next placa will be Millbank. O'Keefe will do the trick, with Bill Desmond, for Massey, Corydon, and Duvaney. So, 3tinny, gobd bye, and pray for me when 1 am .blasted into eternity." lie then squeezed my hand very hard and kissed the and then left. Ha seta that Justice had found it out by going in with Casey's dint - eh.. He said that witness was not to give any money to hie wife, but to English, and if he did not conic down for it tr • give it to no one but his d tugh ter Poly. His wife was not near eneugh to hear. Eeglish came to him that eveeieg exactSy 5 minutee past :seven o'clock. Ile was in a very excited state. lie said, '' For Go is s ties Muggy give me as nauelt as you cati." It was money he meant. lie seid, " I want all I can get to send some one off." Witness asked hint who, and he said, " What, have yoe heard." Witness replied "No." IL:thee said, "The House of Detention is blown well up." lie said he had not seen Desmond, but he hal promised to titeeahim in an hour, but he did net. Witness asked hint if he would see him that night. fie said that he did not expectle should. Witness then gave him two shillings, and told him he could not give him more, as he was rather slack. He then said, " Jimmy, for God's sake, get as much as you can for me." lle then left. He was there, about seven or eight minutes • he told hin t n o particulars about the e xp l os i on . He saw hint in the following morning in Tyler-street. It leads from King-street to Carnaby-street. He went . out to buy a newspaper. It was about half-past eleYen o'clock when he came out of the shop. He saw English looking at the pla card. He said " Good morning" to him. • He seemed then very excited, and said aloud, " Diabo lical!" which word was on the placard. He added, " We will burn the whole of London before Christ mas: that will be more diabolical." Witness asked if he had seen Desmond : he said no, and wished him good bye. The same day witness came to Bow-street at about half past 12 o'clock, and saw the prisoner Keife in the street. He was standing outside the publichouse with another man not in ca ;toly. He saw witness, tan over to him, and as al him if ho had seen English. He replied th .t he had seen him in Carnaby-street. Ii then ran across the road and joined two men. went into the publichouse, and they began to to k about the explosion. Some three or four :per so is were there. O'Keefe was one. 'Witness said it yes a bad job about the amount of damage done as regards life, and that it was horrible to think of it. O'Keefe replied, " Anything that can't be done without a great sacrifice." At that time 'Wm. Desmond came in. He said to witness, :` Minny, what do you think of that d— fool? Sin's come around to me, accusing tne of saying th; t he was a coward." Witness asked him who it was. He replied,'" Ted's wife. You never beard me say it, die you ?" He replied no. \‘itneis tuid it was a bad job. Desmond replied that it served them d— well right, that they had uo business to be there at all ; that we sent him back, and told him to go home and sleep for an hour. This meant Timothy Desmond. English then came in. The conversa tion was than repeated. English said that they had sent Timothy back, and he had no business there; that was at the explosion. They then all left, and witness went home. He went on the Sue day to Kavanagh's. He saw Desmond, English, and Mulvaney there. They were at the front bar; Englssh was drunk. He asked Desmond to come . out: Asked him would he gv down with him. He replied he would. We all went outside. He asked Des 'mond where he was going, and he replied to the " Boas" to take hack au answer of a message. lie said he was in Hooper-street, Westminster, but they persuaded them not to go, as it might lead to them being suspected. lie said the best thing they could do was to settle Derby, Stanley, and Hardy. Desmond said there would not be so thought of doing the trick for them by the public as what there was over the last affair. They then went home. lie left %I'm. Desmond at his door, Cross-street, Gol len square. It was at half-past 11 o'clock. lie was at Kavanagh's that night at 10 o'clock with Mulvany. lie was in a l ri vate bar with some others. lie called Nick to have a glass of grog. He drank out of the gi , ss and gave it to William Desmond. Last Monday he gave ieformatien to Sergeant Cole. Ha had known him for a number of yearn. Witness knew he was very clever as .a police-sergeant. He told him he wautel to make a statement. Cross examined by Desmond—l have seen you at the raffl24 often. I did not see you at the meet ing a hen Father O'Connor was there. The raffles were on Saturday night. I came to Kavanagh's on Sunday to see who was there. I did come to your house on Tuesday with two young men. You never said anything about standing on your own defence. Cross-examined by English—lie believed that Father O'Connor's meeting was private. He did not say there were no cards.. 113 siid he believed there were, but he did not see them. Cross-examined by O'Keefe—There were a lot of strikers at Kavanagh's at that time. A greit many tailors assemble there. There were a great many tailors drinking at the bar at the time. I have heard that there is a reward. Mulvaney said it was no good his asking any questions, but he hoped that the magistrate would allow hint to see his wife, as he was in delicate health, and wanted to ariange at his work. This was acceeded to, and the prisoners were then formally remanded until Monday next. KINGSBURY STEEPLECHASES. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. —T ho sto War& havo-.-ovor ruled the objoction against Northern Light, on the ground that he carried the proper weight, in accordance with the original conditions publish.td in the Racing Calendar. WILLIAM TOPIIA NI, Clerk of tho'Course. I . IIE FENIA& OUT AGE. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST —(TIIIS DAY.) The Coroner's inquest into the circumstances that led to the deaths of the three persons• who lost their lives by the explosion at the House of 'Detention, on the 13:h inst., vas resumed this morn ing, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Prior to the opening of the proceedings the Coroner informed the jury that since their last meeting another death had occurred, viz., Martha Evans, and he thought the best course to pursue would be for the jury to view the body, and include it in the present inquiry, which would avoid the necessity of holding a separate inquest on it. The jury having been re-sworn, proceeded to view the body, and on their return the following evidence was taken : Sergeant Abel Whiting, Ne. 8 G, said—On Fri day last about four o'clock, just after the explosion, I saw Martha Evans struggling among the ruins of the falling house, No. 3A, Corporation-lane. With the assistance of others I got her out, and she was sent to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. She seemed very much hurt about the head, was very black, and bleeding copiously. She was unable to speak. Coroner—That is all you know of that part of the matter ? Witness;—Yes. .1 may state, however, that I helped to rescue her daughter. John Wells, gunner in the Royal Artillery, said —I was standing at the corner of Meridith-street, when I heard the explosion. I saw a large quantity of smoke, and went to the spot, when I saw a woman's arm amidst the ruins. I borrowed a saw and cut a beam in two, when a man came up and said " For God's sake safe my wife." I got her out and she was taken to the hospital. William Evans—l reside at 6, Warner's-place, Clerkenwell. The deceased person, Martha Evans, was my mother ; she was 67 years of age. Her health had been bad some time. I saw her in the morning previous to the explosion, at her house in Coporation-lane. _ _ Klrs: Crawley—l reside in Clerkenwell-close. 1 was passing along Corporation-lane near the House of Detention at a quarter past four on Friday last. 1 was near Rosoman-street. I was walking on the prison side of the way. I noticed a large package, but I did not see it was a barrel until I got close up to it. It was covered over, and the end of it was quite close to the prison wall. I did not see the truck. I saw two men standing at the corner of a court (St. James's-place) opposite the barrel. I saw one of the men in front of the barrel. Afterwards one of the men at the corner of the court stepped forward and threw something to the men standing near the barrel, near which at this time two little boys were standing. Just before I reached the barrel I saw one of the little boys stoop down and pick something up, and the other then said, " That belongs to the man." One of the bf , s afterwards said to the man near the barrel, •• fhat will do master ; it wilt go," meaning that it was alight. As I passed I saw 'the squib burning. The man was then standing close to it. 1 then ran along and crossed over to the other side of the way and went towards Woodbridge -street. I there met a policeman, and called his attention to it, and he crossed over towards the barrel, and just as lie reached it, I saw the man dart off in the direction of Rosoman-street. Coroner—The man then had been near the barrel? Witness—Yes. I saw the policeman turn round, then I heard the explosion, and was thrown down. When I got up I seemed to be all in the dark. Coroner—Should you know either of the men again ? Witness—Yes. I saw one yesterday at the pri son, and I am almost positive he was one of the men in the prison I had seen throw something to the man near the barrel. I speak more from his dress than from his features, as I was not near enough to them, but I believe him to be one of the men of whom I speak. Coroner—Can you tell how long it was between your seeing the light and the explosion taking place ? Witness—About a minute ; the squib when I saw it burning was in a blue case. It stuck out of the barrel about the length of my finger. Coroner—You pointed out the person to the officer at the prison. Witness—Yes ; Sergeant Whiting was also pre sent. A Juror—Did the policeman you speak of see the man at the barrel. Witness—Yes ; I should think he must. The man I identified is the one I saw throw something from the corner of the court to the man at the barrel. A Juror—Did you see the man at the front of the barrel pick up what was thrown to him. Witness—No : one of the little boys picked it up. A Juror—Can you identify the man who fired the barrel? Witness—No ; I don't think I can, but I might do so by his size. Sergeant Whiting recalled—The person pointed out by the last witness is the prisoner Allen. Coroner to Mrs. Crawley—How were the men shown to you at the prison ? Witness —Separately ; the one I pointed out was the second one I looked at. • Chief Warder Moore, of the House of Detention, said—At the time of the explosion I was in the centre of the prison. I had noticed before a man loitering about for three-quarters of an hour before the explosion. This was the prisoner Allen. I had seen him come from Strutton's-yard and join the prisoners Desmond and Justice at the front of the prison. They all conversed together and pointed to the narrow passage opposite. I had previously been informed that the prisoner Allen had been seen upon the top of one 'of the houses in Woodbridge-street. I afterwards saw a woman looking out of one of the windows of the second last house in Corporation-row. I could see there five or six men also in the room. Five minutes after this I was conversing with the governor, when the explosion took place. _ _ Coroner—You had preciously had information about something likely to occur on Thursday? Witness—Yes. The warders were armed. Coroner--What was done to protect the outside? Witness - Nothing. That was left to Sir Richd. Mayne. coroner—Did you expect the attack would be by explosion ? Witness—No ; we had no intimation that a breach in the wall would be attempted, and the prisoners were at once remoaed to the inner yard. The pri soners would have been out exercising 10 minutes before the explosion had they not been removed. Coroner—Would that include Burke and Casey ? Witness—Burke would have been in the yard, the wall of which was blown down, but Casey would have been in the inner yard. Coroner—The information was sent to the police, was it ? Witness—Yes ; it was sent to Sir R. Mayne. Coroner—The Justices were not called together? Witness—No. Coroner—Did it appear to you that it ANOTHER, CHARGE. Michael Fennel, Stanley-buildings, St. Pancras , road, a most repulsive-looking ruffian, was charged with using foul and treasonable languagn in the front of a public-house bar. Mr. Smith, the landlord of the Duke of Clarence, sti,ted that he knew the prisoner as a customer and an being called Mick. Oa Saturday night be came into his house, where some workmen were assembled talking abent the shocking explosion which had recently taken plaee and cotnmisserating the sufferers. The prisoner said there was nothing to what to what they intended to do ultimately. The first time the Queeu opened Parliament she would be shot, that the whole of London would ba burnt and in darkness, because they had augurs that won't! penetrate into any metre. lie went on in such a manner that some of the people were frightened, and went out to look for a policeman. He remained there about an hour and a half, and after Lis exeitemett he sat down and. appeared quite composed. Ile worked at the Imperial Gas Company, and was an Irishman. The witness had ften heard him use such language. The prisoner denied that he knew anything about it, and stated that he was drunk, or no man would have made such observations. The Chairman of the Imperial Gas Company said that he represented the company, and they had re ceived an anonymous letter with regard to this man using language similar to that attributed to him by the landlord, but no such language had been heard at the works. The public, he believed, had con sidered that the company were supine in the mat ter, but he would assure them that wherever there appeared to be any sign of danger they took precautions immediately, in which they were greatly aided by the police. - Confirmatory evidence was given of the language used, and M Shore, the detective sergeant, con ducting the case, said that he had made inquiries into the matter, and he had been informed that ho had been heard praying that Ireland might be de hvered, and other similar remarks: The prisoners was then remanded till Thursday. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVE:\TING. :DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 19. Tito Qaeoa has been please I to appoint John RiwlluS Somper, Esq., to b 3 Chief Justice of tho Island of Seint Christopher and of the Island of Nevis. klir 31.1 .sty has als) he3o ploosol to appoint Thomas to he Attwo:ty-G,u3ral ; \Vinous, Winans, E-41., to be Treasitr , r ; Joan Irving, E,q. to be Audita-Cloneral; and iptaia Jelin Frederick 41.ilphus li'Niir, R. \., to ho C/Jlooial Enitwei• i fur the Straits Sallenteuts. COURSE OF EXCHANG.E.--This Evening< Amsterdam 8 port. 11 18} Di t t o 3 Moutha.l2 0 Rotterdam Antwerp — 2. 35 Brussels Hamburg — 13 V} Paris Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Iluuths.2s 30 tilneillos Frankfor: on the Ilaine 121 Viennl. — 12 3c Trieste — 12 3Z Petersburgn - Mt Berlin Aadrid — 48} Cadiz Leghorn Milan - 28 60 Genoa Naples — 28 60 Palermo molgatt. - 28 60 n 12 12 1 25 40 25 40 LS 10 25 20 25 35 25 35 12(11 12 45 12 43 82i 6 21 481 48 28 80 28 80 23 80 28 80 28 Si) 28 80 4111 11E1