The Sun. — London, England, 1861-01-09 00:00:00

T.:IIE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. EXTRAORDINARY SCENES AND ACCI DENTS ON THE ICE. Some great novelty frequently takes place in the me'cropolis to draw, according to the phrase, " all L'ondon out of doors," but the most extraordinary lapectacle that was ever witnessed on the Ser -pentine River, in Hyde park, took place yester day, and was not concluded at an advanced hour last night. For some days past, since the frost set in, it was contemplated to have a grand inspection of several of the volunteer rifle corps on the Serpentine, to be accompanied by an exhibition of fireworks and nocturnal torchlight skating matches. As far as the latter was con cerned it was carried out with the greatest spirit, but the authorities, being apprehensive that if the former were allowed, a fearful sacrifice of life might ensue, they sent round to the different depots warning the commanding officers of the danger that was likely to take place in the event of their sanctioning such a proceeding. The muster of volunteers expected did not in consequence take place; and, judging from the crowded state of the ice and the vast multitude of persons who lined the foapromenades, it was exceedingly fortunate that it did not. Mr. Inspector Grant, of the A division, with nearly 50 constables, were placed on duty in Hyde park, in order to keep a way clear for the persons who might become immersed or otherwise injured, to be passed to the receiving-house. During the day-time about thirty thousand per sons, including many members of the skating club, amused themselves upon the ice, but after the shades of the evening set in, a sight took place which, according to Mr. Young, the secretary, and Mr. Williams, the superintendent of the Royal Humane Society, had never before been witnessed in Hyde-park. Shortly after five o'clock some thing like 50,000 persons went upon the ice in Hyde-park, and there were nearly half that numb er who carried lighted flambeaux, causing a reflection in the sky as to resemble from a distance a terrible conflagration in the West-end of London. Booths, tents, and marquees were erected in sundry direc tions upon the ice in this park, which, together with the immense number of blazing fires fixed on the ice, for cooking purposes, made the Serpentine look like a country fair on a large scale. The banks on either side of the park were crowded, there being, it is computed, over 150,000 persons present, and towards nine o'clock the carriage roads became crowded with vehicles conveying members of the nobility and gentry, who had been attracted to the place to witness the evolutions on the ice. From Charing-cross to Apsley-gate one continuous stream of persons kept wending their way towards the park, and about half-past nine o'clock it was with the greatest difficulty that either men, women, or children, could pass back wards or forwards. At that time the pyrotechnic display began in earnest. Alt sorts of fireworks were lot off on almost every part of the frozen river. Catherine wheels, rockets, flower-pots, crackers, &c., were momentarily let off, to the amusement of the pro menaders on the banks and the skaters on the ice. There was also on the Serpentine a large pavilion, beautifully decorated, and illuminated with Chinese lanthorns. This had evidently been got up by some enterprising publican in the neighbourhood, for every description of creature comforts could be obtained there, including ham and beef, ale and porter, and, according to a large label affixed in the tent, " Gladstone's Freneh Wines." Various other tents for the sale of refreshments, &c., were placed in rows along the east end of the river, and also on the north shore. Not fewer than 300 persons were actively employed at coke and charcoal fires in roasting chesnats ; but the most singular thing that was seen was a lamp high enough for a man to stand in, which was illuminated with the patent lime light. This was patronised by a great number of soldiers and ladies and gentlemen who amused themselves for hours, by going through the " ex press train" skating match, a variety of polkas and quadrilles. Immense pans of coloured fires were carried along the ice, and as the skaters with their links, and the ladies sliding passed by, made them look like unearthly spectres. These proceedings had the effect Of 'amusing the many thousands on the banks, but they were attended with almost fatal consequence to several persons. Thomas Kelley, of No. 7, Crescent-place, Bromp ton, and Esther Kelley, ventured upon the ice which had been broken for her Majesty's kitchen, and they became immersed in eight feet of water. Under the direction of Deputy-Superintendent Murphy, and the exertions of icemen Higginbottom and Webb, they were got out, taken to the Receiv ing -house, put into hot .baths, and afterwards to bed. They were attended to by Mr. Young, the secretary, and Mr. Williams, the superintendent, and they happily recovered sufficiently to be re moved to their home in a cab. Had it not been for the exertions of the icemen, both must have been drowned. At a late hour last night three ladies were en gaged cutting sticking-plaster at the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house for dressing the wounds of the injured persons caused by being tripped up by the skaters. A great number of men and women were thrown down and severely cut. One case was of a serious character. A lady, who refused to give her name, fell upon the ice, and, as the " express train" skaters were passing over the ice, the point of a skate entered her forehead, and laid it open. The ice in most parts of the river is now 10 inches in thickness, and even that portion where the un fortunate gentleman was drowned, is now seven inches thick, but the tremendous fires made last night on the ice has tended greatly to weaken it in those places. At ten o'clock last night a great number of ladies undertook to skate a match, for a sum of money, near the eastern end, but for what amount could not be ascertained, but the prize was won by • a Dutch female, whose evolutions appeared to excite the admiration of all spectators, including some of the members of the Skating Club. At the time announced for the closing of the park gates, many thousand persons were still on the ice, and great fears were entertained of its safety. Mr. Young, the secretary, and Mr. Wil liams, the superintendent, had hot water baths ready in case of an accident of a serious character taking place, and Thputy-Superintendents Murphy, and Parsons, with Jenner, Green, and a number of other icemen volunteered to remain during the night at the Receiving-house, to assist in case their services might be required. The police were of great assistance to the Humane Society by clearing away to some extent for the carriages to pass along the drives, and, up to the time our Reporter left the Receiving-house, no fatal accident had fortunately occurred. TilE REGENT'S PART.—Upwards of 6,000 per sons, including men, women, and children, dis ported themselves upon the ice in the ornamental waters of this Park ; among the number were seve ral hundred ladies of the aristocracy and mem • bers of the rifle corps. Fortunately no immersion took place, but a gentleman named Edward Kean, of 11, Mortimer-market,was tripped up by a skater and received a severe cut on the head. He was re moved to the Royal Humane Society's tent, where the injuries were dressed. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—The ice on the ornamental waters had about 3,000 sliders and skaters upon it during the day. Several serious accidents occurred, amongst which were the following : Richard Francis, of 6, Monument-court, Charing-cross, broke through the ice near the bridge, but was got ou t b y J ose ph White, one of the Society's men. He was taken to the hut and attended upon by Dr. M'Cann. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. James Mel ville Felstead, of 25, Stafford-place South, also broke through the ice, but was rescued bysome courageous strangers. About a quarter of an hour later Thos. Casey broke through into the water, but was This sufferer rescued by iceman Benjamin Poovy. resided at 40, Parker-street, Drury-iane. At a quarter to 3 o'clock, David Brennan, of 18, Shoe-lane, Fleet -street, became stunned by being tripped up on the ice. He was taken to the So ciety's tent and attended to by Dr. M'Cann. At half-past 3 p.m., Elizabeth Amerson, of Bel grave-mews, Belgrave-square, broke through the ice near the centre of the river, and became im mersed. She was however rescued by iceman Parry, and was enabled to return home after being attended to by the Society's officers in the tent. NATIONAL ESIBLE3I OF SCOTLAND.—When the Danes from Englandinvaded Scotland, they availed them selves of the pitch darkness of night to attack the Scottish forces unawares. In approaching the Scottish camp unob served, and marching barefoot to prevent their tramp being heard, one of the Danes trod upon a large prickly thistle, and the sharp cry of pain which he instinctively uttered suddenly apprised the Scots of their danger, who imme diately ran to their arms and defeated the foe with great slaughter. 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Carter, Coroner for the Eastern Division of Surrey, to inquire into the cause of the death of a man known as Jarvey, who was killed by a lion in Astley's Amphitheatre on the morning of Monday last, under the cir cumstances detailed hereafter. The investigation created a great degree of interest, and the room was crowded with members of the theatrical profession. Mr. G. W. Barnard, of 14, York-road, Lambeth, appeared to watch the case on behalf of Mr. Crockett, the proprietor of the lions. Mr. Samuel Hinton having been appointed fore man of a highly-respectable jury, the gentlemen proceeded to view the body, which presented a frightful spectacle. The Coroner then called the following evidence : Thomas Crunes—l am stud groom to Mr. Batty, who is the proprietor of Astley's Theatre, situate in Bridge-street, Lambeth. I have seen the de ceased, who was in my master's employ as a labourer, called a washer, that is, of carriages and harness. I did not know the deceased by the name of Smith, but only as Jarvey. I think he was about 26 years of age. I have known him to be in Mr. Batty's employ about six months or a week longer perhaps. On Monday morning, about a quarter to eight, I got up (I sleep in the house attached to the theatre), and coming to the stables, having to pass through one stable to get to another, I Game to an empty one, when just as I got to the door leading . from the first, I heard a noise, which seemed like a man kicking with his feet. The sound was as of a person having wooden shoes, and I knew it was Jarvey, because no one else wore wooden shoes in the theatre. Illy impression was that a large stag, the property of Mr. Win. Batty, had got out, and had pinned Jarvey against the wall. I immediately made a spring forward to kick, as I thought, the stag, when I saw some one on the ground. Whilst I was in the act of raising my foot I heard a heavy footfall on the ground, and turning round I saw a lion within a yard of me, on the left hand. The lion was loose. I sprang forward to get into the large stable, where the horses were, and succeeded in getting in. The door opened inwards, and I in stantly closed it, but not till the lion got his paw on the door. I could not fasten the door, as there was no fastening, but I held it till the beast went away when I made my escape by another door into the yard. I there saw Reynolds and Mr. Crockett's man, named Edward Brown, and supposed they knew of the escape of the lions, because they had something in their hands—one a stable fork and the other a spade. lat once said, " Have you sent for Mr. Crockett !" By the Coroner—Who is Mr. Crockett ? Witness—The gentleman who performs with the lions. By the Coroner—ls he the proprietor ? Witness—l believe not. Nothing had been said to lead me to think they knew anything. I said, " Is there any one else besides Jarvey." By the Coroner—Had you seen Jarvey ? Witness—Only his clogs and feet, not his body or person. They said, " No. Are your stable doors fast." By the Coroner—Who went to seek for Jarvey ? Witness—No one but Mr. Crockett. By the Coroner—What was the object of asking you if your stable doors were fastened ? Witness—Because it has been well known amongst us that the lions were very ferocious, and we thought they might try and get to the horses. When Mr. Crockett eame he fetched Jarvey out instantly from the drive, but that was about 20 minutes after I first saw Jarvey's feet. Jarvey was then dead. I did not see any other animal than the one lion behind me, nor did I see anything being done to the deceased. I last saw him alive on Sun day night about half-past seven. Henry Golding, the night watchman at the theatre, deposed to knowingthe deceased, but at this stage of the proceedings some interruption took place in consequence of two or three of the jury asking irrelevant questions, , the witness not having seen the deceased in the morning alive. The Coroner called Thomas Reynolds, who said—l am groom to Mr. Batty. I sleep on the premises, and knew Jarvey, the deceased. I saw him between half-past seven and eight on Monday morning come in at the middle door of the stable out of the hall in Stangate-street, which is the entrance for those employed. He was alone. I was at work in the stables. He wanted to know what he ?could do, and appeared quite well and hearty. I said I had no orders, and he said he would go up to the harness room, which adjoins the stable in the ride, which ride is an enclosed and covered building. He went out of the stable into the yard, and closed the door after him. About two minutes after he shoved open another door of the stable I was in, and he holloed out, " Oh! oh!" in a tone a! if affrighted. As he shoved the door open a lion attacked him at the back. The lion had reared up and got hold of him, and tore him down, the door closing. I called out "Jarvey, Jarvey, what is the matter !" He made no reply, and I went to the other door, which has panels with glass in it, but could see nothing. I went outside and spoke to a man who comes for the manure, and we went together and shoved the wicket door open, and there saw a lion with the man Jarvey in his mouth. The lion was holding him as a dog would a rat, and looked at as us we opened the door. The lion had hold of Jarvey just below the stomach. The man was not crying out or moving of his own accord, or trying to get away at all. I thought he was killed because he made no answer when I first called him. lat once went for the keeper, named Edward Brown, who came down, and I went for Mr. Crockett, at 3, Belvidere-road. He came im mediately and took a fork with him, and in a, minute or two Mr. Crockett brought Jarvey Out quite dead. His clothing was dirty and torn, his cheeks and underneath his ears were torn. By the Coroner.—Did the marks appear to be made by teeth or claws ? Witness.—By the claws, I think, as they are su injuries as would be made by such an animal's claws. By the Coroner.—llid you see blood about him ? Witness.—Yes, about his head and face. By the Coroner.—Was there any large wound ? Witness.—l did not see one. By the Coroner.—Have you any doubt how he came by his death ? Witness—l think the lion killed him. There are other lions on the premises, but I did not see them loose. A lengthened discussion then ensued as to the necessity of seeing the premises, and having medi cal testimony as to the actual cause of death, and the jury desiring these two points to be elucidated, the inquiry was adjourned. FRIG lIT.FU L DBATH. Last evening a painful inquiry was held by Mr. G. S. Brent, the Deputy Coroner for the 'Western Division of Middlesex, at the residence of General Power, 26, Hyde Park-square, on his daughter, Miss Maria Eliza Power, aged 61, who.lost her life by fire, adding another victim to crinoline. Mr. John Power having identified the body of the deceased as that of his sister, Dr. Alfred Keyser, of 21, Nor folk-crescent, deposed to having attended the de ceased about halt-past 9in the evening of Thursday last. He was in immediate attendance and found the unfortunate lady most extensively injured. She had been removed from the room in which the accident occurred. Her head, face, shoulders, back, arms, and hands were most dreadfully burnt, and she was insensible. He powdered her with flour, applied cottonwool, and administered medicines. He consulted two other medical gentlemen, but in spite of their attention, after being delirious, she died at half-past 4on the following afternoon, having survived the frightful injuries she had re ceived about 20 hours. The cause of death was the shock to the system,and exhaustion from the burns. Capt. G. John Power, late of her Majesty's ser vice, who appeared with his right arm in a sling from injuries received in his endeavour to save his sister, said that on Thursday evening last they had just dined, and while sitting in the dining-room, about half-past 9 o'clock, in company with his father and a friend, he heard a violent ringing and screams proceeding from an upstairs room. He rushed up into the front drawing-room, and saw his sister in flames behind the curtain. He seized her in his arms and endeavoured to extinguish the fire. No one was at band, but at length the gentleman who had been His t diningsiser subse quently with them came to his assistance. she observed was onesla slanting n t g h can dlestheh candlestick,in t htooi whennh innerh r drawing-room tat and in so doing, as her back was to te pu i the t st u e p v r e T he t r , dress caught fire. She knelt down on the carpet, and tried to extinguish the flames, were useless. She then rang the bell, an but l di e r r a e n ff i o n r t t e s the front drawing-room, and enveloped herself in the curtains. Wh en h e en t ere d the curtains were blazing from the t o p t o th e b o tt om . The dress which his sister wore was of net material over a black silk petticoat. The deputy coroner said he was surprised that the lower part of the body was not burnt. Captain Power said the crinoline kept the fire off. The deputy coroner remarked that in this case the crinoline was both the bane and the antidote. It had been the means of producing the injuries to the upper part of the body, but had pro tected the lower part. Dr. Keyser said that Miss Power was in an evening dress, and the upper por tion of the body was uncovered. The flames must ebfayseilbekedan mask, y severe, for the curtains, whi c h were lined with worsted, were nearly consumed. The jury returned a verdict of " Death from the mortal injuries to the body by burning, the result of accident." E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1861. • TILE FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE LON DON, CILATILAX, AND DOVER RAILWAY. TEYNHAM, JAN. 8. The inquiry into the frightful accident which took 'place on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, at a short distance from this station on Saturday night last, whereby James Plested and Edward Ogden, two firemen employed by the com pany, were killed; and Maddison, the engine driven, so severely injured that he died the follow ing day, was held at the Railway Tavern this morn ing by Mr. Thomas Hills, one of the coroners for West Kent, and a very intelligent jury. The coroner and jury, prior to the commence ment of the inquiry, proceeded some distance up the line to inspect the scene of the calamity. The large and powerful engine which had been turned over into the adjoining field, had been raised, and was standing by the side of the line. It was, how ever, a complete wreck, the front wheels having been rent off, and the engine itself twisted and torn in an astonishing manner. Of the carriages com posing the train all were destroyed with the excep tion of a first-class one, but the only portion of this distinguishable was one of the seats, every other part having been smashed to atoms. When it is known that there were only three passengers in the train it can be understood why the number of deaths was not greater. The names of the three men killed are—Edward Ogden, fireman ; John Maddison, engine -driver; and James Plested, fireman. Their bodies lay at the Railway Tavern, and after the jury had per formed the unpleasant duty of viewing them, the following witnesses were examined. John Goodyear, the guard of the train, said that he had been guard on the line ever since the opening of the Western Extension. The de ceased, Edward Ogden, was fireman. The other bodies lying dead are John Maddison, engine -driver, and the fireman. The train to which the accident occurred was the 7.45 train from London. It con sisted of two third, two second, and one first class carriages, and a break van, in which witness was. The train proceeded safely until approaching the distance signal, Teynham station. The time was about 10 o'clock. The break van in which witness was was the last in the train. The first thing ho felt was the carriages jumping. He then put his break on, as he thought there was something wrong. After that he could remember nothing until he found himself lying in the six-foot, be tween the up and down line. About a minute be fore the accident he had looked out, and found all safe. Witness could really tell nothing about the accident. Ogden, the deceased, was a fireman in the employ of the company, and was proceeding to Faversham, but witness did not see him after leaving Chatham. The deceased Maddison was the engine -driver, and the third deceased, James Plasted, the fireman. Witness saw them both on the engine at Sittingbourne. Mr. Stephen Williams, stationmaster at Teyn ham, said, at 10 3 on Saturday night he was look ing out for the down train, and saw it coming. Suddenly he missed the head-light and heard a great noise of steam blowing off from the engine. He then ran towards the train, and met the guard coming. On reaching the spot witness found that the tender had left the rails, and the engine was lying in the adjoining field on its off side. One of the third-class carriages had crossed over on the up line, and was on its wheels. Of two of the first-class carriages which occupied the train one was in the ditch, and the other across the line, both being de stroyed. The other carriages were not so much destroyed, and were reclining against the ditch. On searching about for the bodies of the passengers witness found the engine-driver. In answer to witness he said he was not seriously hurt, and with a little assistance he thought he could get up. Witness assisted to remove him to the rails, and then looked round and saw a first-class passenger, who said he was not at all hurt. After telegraphing to Faversham for assistance, witness returned to the spot and found the two deceased, Ogden and Plasted, and had them removed, both being dead. Witness walked up the line, and where the ballast appeared to be first disturbed. The piece of iron produced was given to him by Grant, one of the plate layers,who was summoned to render assistance. The piece of iron now shown to the jury formed one of the horn-plates off the front off-side of the engine. The Coroner said the other horn-plate was off, and he wished to know where it was. Mr. Martley, locomotive manager, said it was in jured by the accident, and had beenknocked off since. Witness continued—The front wheels of the en gine were some distance off, imbedded in the bale last. The effect of the horn-plates coming off would be to deprive the engine of all support. The road had stood very well, and with the exception of some of the rails being bent, none were displaced. Before his death the engine-driver told witness he could not make it out at all, as the train was com ing along very nicely; he had felt a sudden jerk, and could remember nothing more. By the jury—The piece of iron produced was picked up about 40 or 50 yards from the engine. Wm. Grant, a platelayer, said he was called to the scene of the accident about 11 o'clock on the Saturday night, and was close by when the piece of iron shown to the jury was found. It was lying about four feet from the line near the level crossing. The foreman of the jury remarked that the cross ing in question was not a public one, but merely from one farm to the other. The witness Grant, in answer to further questions put by the coroner, said the ballast was very much torn up near the spot where the horn-plate was found. The Coroner said they had now discovered how the accident had occurred, and it was useless to multiply witnesses. The jury then deliberated for a few minutes, and handed in a verdict of " Accidental death, from the breaking of the horn-plate of the engine; but how it was caused there was no evidence to show." The proceedings then terminated. Leh TEE ACCIDENT OV THE SHREWS. BURY AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. HEREFORD, JAN. 8 This morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. P. Warburton, coroner for the city of Hereford, resumed the in quest ou the bodies of the two unfortunate women who were drowned by the accident on the Shrews bury and Hereford Railway, near the Moreton. sta tion, about five miles from this city, on the after noon of Friday last. The unfortunate deceased were, Miss Sophia Lowe, of Curzon-park, Chester, aged 32, and Mary Jones, of Breinton, near Hereford, aged 15, the daughter of a labourer. The railway company were represented by their solicitor, Mr. J. J. Peele, of Shrewsbury, who stated that every information which the company could give with reference to the lamentable accident would be forthcoming. The jury first proceeded to inquire into the cause of the death of Sophia Lowe. One of the jury said an impression seemed to exist in the mind of the jury that they should view the line where the accident occurred. Mr. Peele said he thought it would be unneces sary, but if the jury wished it they could do so. The Coroner said the jury would be better "able to form an opinion of that after the witnesses had been examined. Richard Johnson, town-clerk of Hereford, said he was acquainted with Mr. G. Lowe, the father of the young lady whose death they were met to in quire into. He resided at Curzon-park, Chester. He had seen the body of Sophia Lowe. Her age was 32 years. Thomas Jones said he lived at Breinton, and worked under Mr. E. Thomas. He hed a daughter named Mary Jones, who was in her 15th year. She had been staying at Letton, near Leintwardine. She came by the train on the Hereford and Shrews bury line on Friday. She got into the train at the Eye and Berrington station. He had seen the bodies in the station, one of which he identified as that of his daughter. Edwin Brown, the guard on the Hereford and Shrewsbury line, said he acted as assistant guard until the time of the accident. The accident hap pened between Dinmore and Moreton. To the best of his knowledge the accident was caused through the breaking of a tire. The carriage of which the tire broke was the ono next the engine. It was a second-class carriage, and the one in which the deceased persons were. About 300 yards before the accident happened he discovered that something was the matter, but he could not tell what. He saw the ballast flying, and applied the break immedi ately. The train became disconnected from the engine, and the carriage in which the deceased were and the break van were thrown into a dike by the side of the line. There was a considerable quantity of water in the dike at the time—from four to five feet deep. He believed that the place where the accident happened is called the Haywood-cross ing. He was immersed in the water, head down wards, and after he got out he rendered all the assistance he could to the passengers. He was pre sent when the two bodies were taken out of the water. The eldest (Lowe) was then quite dead. The other one died in about ten minutes after she was gottal e o n ut out th o ey f t he were w a ter So removed . s oon as t o ae ot the ta ted bodies were en e s ar t o accident ohappened.Hereford. No o The bodies he r weremeans afterwards wherehe t re moved to but those used could have been applied to stop the t i r d a e i n n t . ified (T b h y e tbhreowkeintn e w ss h . e ) els were produced and by By a Juror—The tire was properly xmn i t n h e e v e l 11 r fi n p o e t c i to e r d b an e f y o r g e r e l a e t a e v r i ling j e a o t m i Q i n n s o t n e r. that a I p e a rhtaodf the line than any other part before. He had not examined the line stce. - He used every means in his power to resuscitate Jones. 'He had a large fire made in the cottage and the girl stripped and her body rubbed; it would be about five or six minutes after Jones was got out that the body of Miss Lowe was got out of the water. The girl never spoke. He did not know tte body of Miss Lowe was under water until after they had examined the carriages. The driver and stcker rendered all the assistance they could, and he then despatched them to Here ford for medical assistance. At the time of the accident the train would be going at the rate of 25 miles an hour. nere was no means of communi cation between the guard's van and the engine. He had seen the apparatus used for that purpose on the Newport and Abergavenny line, but he did not approve it. The guard's van was turned upside dbwn. Edward Jeffreys, superintendent of the locomo. tive department at Shrewsbury, said he had been a locomotive superintendent for 18 years, and before that time for seven years employed in the manu facture of railway stock. He was at Shrewsbury when he heard of the' accident, and he went to the spot the same evening. It was so dark when he got there that he could not see anything, and he left instructions with his inspector that everything should remain as it was until the following morn ing. The next morning he went down, and found the carriages in the ditch as described by the wit ness Brown. He immediately proceeded to inves tigate the cause of the accident. He found an axle broken and also a tire, as well as several other axles bent ; on walking along the line from where the accident occurred towards Dinmore, about 400 yards, on the Dinmore side, of where the accident happened, he found the piece of tire marked No. 2, and which he showed to the jury as the first frac ture ; it was lying on the right hand side of the line, walking from Dinmore to where the accident happened, he found the small piece of tire marked No. 2 44 yards nearer to Hereford ; and 21 yards from that again he found the piece marked No. 3; and 87 yards farther he found the large piece marked No. 4, which had evidently been dragged along the ballast, anti which accounted for the ends being ".burred" and for the ballast being scattered hott by trio ThA rligtanna between the spots where the first piece of tire was found and where the accident occurred was 247 yards ; the accident took place near a level crossing, and there were some side cuttings or deep ditches on each side of the line. His attention was then called to the position of the carriages, and he found they had become completely reversed from the order in which they were placed in the train. He at once discovered the cause—the second-class leading carriage, of which the tire was broken, had evidently left the line between 2,50 and 260 yards from where the accident occurred, and bore away slightly to the right, striking, unfor tunately the gate post of the level crossing, and the other carriages followed in succession, all being turned quite round. The large post of the level crossing was broken. The speed of the train must have been very much reduced, otherwise the carriages would all have been smashed to pieces. As it was very little damage was done. He had since removed the carriages, and was satisfied that the accident arose from the breaking of the tire. The tire was broken into four pieces, and there was no flaw or fault at any of the fractures, neither had any of the fractures taken place at the welds. He had had the dyke dammed up and pumped perfectly dry, and was satisfied that nothing remained at the bottom. He considered that the frost made the iron more liable to fracture, as they had had frequent instances both before and since the accident. A juror—l have examined the tire, and as a prac tical man I consider it very bad iron for the purpose Witness—Considered it very good serviceabl iron, and would have worn well for a year or two longer. He was quite satisfied that the tire of the wheel was broken before the accident. Every pre caution was used to prevent accidents on the line. They never had a tire break before, and they had only had one axle break since the line was opened, That only caused a delay in the train—no one was injured. A juror—l have observed that when a train is in motion the rails bend to the weight of the car riage. Do you think that elasticity would in any way be lessened by the action of the frost? Witness—Undoubtedly it would. The line be came rigid, and that was the cause of the accident. This concluded the evidence, and the inquiry was adjourned for a fortnight, in order that the other guard might be able to attend and give evidence. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING THE MONAGHAN MURDER. A correspondent of the Belfast Newsletter gives some particulars in reference to this tragio event not contained in either of the accounts already transmitted : " MOI4AMIAN, Jan. s.—The murdered men, Jas. and Robert Shaw, resided in the townland, and are said to have gathered a considerable sum of money. In fact, I have been informed that the two unfortunate men were worth considerably more than £7OO. Although their circumstances, there fore, were considerably above the average, yet they seem to have lived miserably. They had neither servant, bed, nor blanket. I was pointed out the place in which they slept, a stable (a portion of their dwelling-house), which was also occupied by two horses, for one of which the murdered men recently refused £5O. It was also stated—and I have reason to believe it—that for the past five years they never undressed in retiring to rest, and yet they seemed stout and healthy men. I give you this preliminary sketch in order that you may better understand the narrative of the murder. It seems that the unsuspecting men repaired to the door to speak with the persons outside. Robert would seem to be the first to open the door, for when found he was lying inside on the floor, his head being towards the interior of the kitchen, as if he had been shot from outside. The doctor de scribed the wound that caused death as being a gunshot wound, entering behind the ear and going out at the left side of the crown. While Robert was being murdered James seems to have lost self possession, and must have passed over the body of his murdered brother to reach the door, not avail ing himself of a loaded fowling.piece that was found in the house undischarged, and on reaching the door he was fired at, the ball taking a portion of the skull and a large quantity of the brains, which were found adhering to the top of the door post, the ball grazing the other part of the side wall, where its mark is very visible. Thus you will perceive Robert was shot near the door, James was shot next at the door, and, like Robert, fell in side. When the bodies were discovered yesterday, at 1 o'clock, James's body was lying across Robert's legs, and from this fact it appears evident that James was shot after his brother. A second party is, I understand, also arrested, but the evidence for so far is not clear against either of them. Though this is perhaps, as diabolical a murder as you have ever recorded in your columns, yet there is one thing about it different to many other murders. The deceased were quiet, harmless, inoffensive men. Though Protestants, I believe they have been at no place of worship for many years, never were, so far as I know, connected with any party, and always lived on good terms with all their neighbours. At the same time I must observe they could not have been murdered for their money, as it was pretty generally known that they seldom kept any in their house, and what motive could have led to such an awful crime is for the present a mystery." SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the week ending Jan. 5, 1861, the visitors have been as follows —On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days), 3,669; on Monday and Tuesday (free evenings), 1,884; on the three students' days (admission to the public, 6d.), 1,387; one students' evening (Wednesday), 183; total, 7,123 ; from the opening of the Museum, 1,815,549. [ADVERTISEMENT]. —It is ever a pleasing duty of a journalist to introduce to his readers some new discovery calculated to benefit that vast portion of our fellow-crea tures, which has the strongest claims upon our sympathies. It is with this feeling that we call the attention of invalids to the following extracts from Du Barry's interesting report of Cures without medicine by Du Barry's Revalena Arabica Food. Cure No. 52,422.—Bridgehouso, Frimiey Surrey, 3d April 1854. 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The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sent carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re. gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abbir, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Ox bard-street ; 330 and 4.51, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and Co, tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, and Co., King William-street, City; at 127, High Holborn; and all grocers, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 8. GUILDHALL.—AIderman Allen having dis posed of the ordinary business of the day, devoted the whole of the afternoon to the investigation of the numerous applications for temporary assistance from the funds of the poor-box. Upwards of 100 letters of recommendatio I were opened and exa mined, and although some were evidently attempted impositions and others from interested persons — such as landlords, bakers, and other tradesmen, with whom the poor people dealt, the number re lieved with amounts varying, according to circum stances, from 21. 6d. to £l, or £1 108 each, was between 80 and 90. The majority of these were old women, almost on the verge of the grave, either from sickness, or old age, and some apparently from starvation. One poor creature said she was 79 years of age, and had upon her hands a son 58 years of age, who was paralysed, and unable to do anything for a living. The magistrate kindly , advised her to go into.the union, but like all re spectable poor, she entertained an aversion to enter ing an institution which would have separated her from her helpless son that not even the fear of death could have conquered. She said she had 3s. per week from the parish, and if she could obtain a trifle to help her over the hard weather, she would attend her son" very carefully," and work for both. Another ease was that of a very decent-looking woman, 87 years of age, who said she got her living by hard work as a charwoman •, but the most extra ordinary case which came under the magistrate's observation was that of a decrepid old man, 93 years of age, who stated he had worked for Mr. Crawsbay, the iron merchant of Upper Thames street, for 40 years, and during the last 14 years he had not been able to do anything to obtain a living. The magistrate asked if Mr. Crawshay, who is known to be a most wealthy man, had done any thing to assist the applicant. The poor old man said he had done nothing for him. The system there was "no more work—no more pay," and he had not been able to do any work for the last 14 years, but the parish had been very good to him. They had allowed him 4s. per week, out of which he paid 2s. 6d. for his lodging, so that it left him ls. 6d. per week to live on, "and that was not much." Thr•turuNi•thv alderman in relieving this aged claimant with a trifle, expresses tilts surprise that Mr. Craw shay should have suffered an old servant, after hav ing had 40 years of his services, to become a burden upon the union, without holding out the slightest assistance to keep him from starving. He rejoiced, however, that through the charitable contributions to the poor box by benevolent persons as well as public companies, the means—though he regretted to a very limited extent—were placed at his com mand to alleviate a portion of the great distress which at present prevailed among the poorer classes in every distlict throughout the metropolis, in consequence of the inclemency of the season. It required the utmo3t discrimination in the dis posal of the poor-box funds; but he felt that where the claims were Lc) numerous and the distress in each case equally apparent, it was difficult to decide what to do. If he followed his own inc!inations the funds at his command would be totally inade quate to meet the wants of all the deserving cases. He must therefore relieve, not so much according to the circumstances of each case as to the amount in the poor-box, which ought not on any account to be left without the means to assist tho-n peculiar cases for which it was first instituted. If he had not lavished the money upon all who applied, he trusted it had been given judiciously, and if he had erred at all in its d;stribution, he hoped it had been on the side of charity, as he would rather sabmit to a little imposition than that one truly deserving • person in distress and destitution should be neglected. _ _ BOW-S TREET.—Edward Bruce, who had the appearance of a working man, was charged with stealing a greatcoat from the War-office. Mr, John W. Smith deposed—l am Commissary- General-in-Chief at the War-office. About half-past i 2 o'clock this day I left my office for a few minutes, and on my return I met the prisoner coming out of my room with my greatcoat on. Though I thought there was something suspicious in the appearance of the prisoner with such a coat on, it did not at the moment strike me that it was my own, but on entering the room I missed my coat, and then it occurred to me that he had stolen it. I followed and stopped him, saying, " You are wearing my coat." He denied it, but I said, " Oh, that won't dt," and made him take off my coat and restore it to me. I then sent for a policeman and gave him in charge. The prisoner declined to say anything in defence. He described himself as a gasfitter, and said he lived in Gardner's-lane, Westminster. Mr. Smith observed that as several similar rob beries had been recently committed, and as some a the servants of the War-office had been suspected, it would be perhaps only just to them that the prisoner's lodgings should be searched. Mr. Corrie concurred with this suggestion, and remanded the prisoner in order that it might be acted upon, William Aukland, a repulsive-looking young fellow, was charged with robbing Mr. Richard Young, the Mayor of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, of a gold watch worth 20 guineas, as Mr. Young was leaving Drury-lane Theatre at the close of the per formance on New Year's.-eve. Early on the evening in question a man named Carney, who is employed to call carriages at the box entrance, had noticed the prisoner loitering about with some suspicious•looking companions. At the close of the performance he was there again, still with companions, though Carney could not swear that they were the same. As Mr. Young, with some ladies under his charge, was waiting for his carriage, a rush was made, and his watch was stolen. Carney saw the prisoner with the watch in his hand, while it was yet attached to Mr. Young's waistcoat by the chain, and then perceived the chain hanging loose. Carney seized the prisoner as soon as he could, bat not till he had passed round one of the columns of the portico, when' he might easily have passed the watch to a companion. He pleaded " Guilty." Mr. Young suggested that the prisoner might assist in recovering the, watch. The prisoner said he could not find his accom- plice. - He was committed for trial. LAMBETIL—A medical practitioner residing in the vicinity of Astley's Theatre, and one of those called in on the discovery of the frightful catastrophe there on the morning before, made an application to Mr. Elliott to know if he had not the power as a magistrate to prevent a highly danger ous - practice now going on at Astley's Theatre of bringing lions on the stage, and keeping such ani mals in the precincts of the house, by which one poor man had lost his life, and another had narrowly escaped. The applicant gave a description of the fatal scene in which the unfortunate man Smith had lost his life, and said that the account which he had read in the newspapers that morning, instead of describing the catastrophe as one of a truly alarm ing character, and denouncing the practice of such performances, would serve as advertisements for the exhibition, and make the lions positively popular. In the statements that had gone forth to the public it was said that the lions were soon brought under control by their keeper; but it was not so ; for he (the applicant) could affirm that it was more than half an hour before they could be secured. The poor man Smith had his jaws smashed by the teeth, and his thigh frightfully lacerated by the claws of the lion, and while the animal was standing over the poor fellow licking his blood a second man came up,'and, thinking it was the stag, was about to give it a kick to drive it away. At this instant he saw a second lion close to and about to attack him, and he had therefore to run for his life, and had a very narrow escape indeed of losing it. In the applicant's opinion, the consequence of permit ting such performances would be, some time or other, a more serious calamity than even that which had occurred ; for if one of these lions should jump into the pit or the ring, without even the intention of injuring any one, the terror of the audience to get out of its way would be so great that several lives must be sacrificed. Under these considera tions, and really feeling that some such calamity as that which he had pointed out would occur, the applicant felt it to be his duty to wait upon his worship to know if he possessed the power of sup pressing such performances, and if he had, respect fully to solicit the favour of putting it into effect. Mr. Elliott replied that he was not aware of any power which the law gave him to suppress the dan gerous performances complained of, and the only remedy which he recollected was by indictment for a dangerous nuisance. A coroner's inquest would, no doubt, be held on the deceased, and a proper inquiry take place, and if the jury should be of opinion that there was any negligence in the matter respecting the keeping of the animals, or danger in their performances, their verdict might lead to the accomplishment of the object desired by the applicant namely, a discontinuance of the exhibition. When informed by the applicant that, notwith star ding the fatal affair in the morning, the lion performances went on at night with increased zest, Mr. Elliott remarked that, to say the least, the exhibition on the part of the management was in extremely bad taste, and there could be no doubt whatever that the presence of lions on the stage without all necessary control was most dangerous, and should not be allowed. The applicant inquired if the Lord Chamberlain had any power in such a case, and Mr. Elliott said he was not aware, but no doubt the permission on the part of the proprietors of the theatre of dangerous or improper performances N ;ould seriously affect their license from the Lord Chamberlain. GREE,'NWlCH.—Yesterday morning, imme diately upon Mr. Maude taking his seat upon the bench, betweel; 300 and 400 ablebodied men, prin cipally engaged in the southern main drainage works, but who are at present thrown out of em ploy by the severity of the weather, headed by the Rev. J. P. Courtenay, connected with the London Diocesan Home Mission, waited upon his worship with the view of seeking soxe relief for themselves and their distressed families. From an explanation entered into by the rev. gentleman it appeored that the whole of the men then surrounding the court had been idle since the setting-in of the p resent frost, and consequently they and their wives; and families were suffering the greatest hardships. It was therefore hoped that out of the poor-box some relief might be afforded. The Poor Law relieving officer had been communicated with, and the usual orders had been offered the applicants, as ablebodied persons, of work in the union-house, but, as tb e amount to be earned would not exceed Bd. per day, this would be w holly inadequate to provide for their wants. A conversation then took place between Mr. Maude and the rev. gentleman, in which his worship sympathised with the men in their present position ; but observed oat the duty of relieving the general distress existir:S in the district could not be undertaken by the court. A few bene volent gentlemen had, however, interested them , selves in the matter, and the list of contributors to the fund being raised had been hea ded by a donation of £lO 10s. out of the limited fune l a placed at the disposal of the magistrates of that court. The Rev. Mr. Courtenay having remarked th3t he would place himself in communication with some of the committee of the fund, thanked his worship and retired. The above body of men since the com mencement and during the progress of the southern main drainage works have conducted themselves in a remarkably sober and quiet manner, gaining the respect of the residents of the locality, and regu larly attending various religious And social gather ings which have been originated in their behalf. TILE KING OF PRUSSIA. If much admonition could make wise, no monarchy ought to approach in wisdom to the Kingdom of Prussia. For a considerable number of years Prussia has been alternately cajoled and rebuked, complimented and reviled, by the Press and by the Diplomacy of every Power in Europe. Prussia occupies, in fact, exactly that position with re ference to which people are most prodigal of advice or dissuasion, of praise or of blame. The kingdom is composed of heterogeneous parts ; its policy is the strangest mixture of opposites and contradic tions. Nothing can be said of it which does not require to be qualified by an infusion of its contrary. Prussian liberty is tempered by a strong mixture of absolutism. Prussian education is neutralized by a concomitant dryness and formality. It is a military country, but its army scarcely rises above the organization of a Militia ; it is a Parliamentary country, but the Press and the people are alike submitted to the absolute control of the police. One might have thought that a nation so circumstanced would have contented itself with the attempt to reconcile and combine the discordant elements which struggle for mastery within her ; but Prussia is a country, if not of any deep or settled purpose, of many wants, tendencies, and proclivities. Prussia wants very much to take the lead in Germany, and to rally under her banners all that is liberal and enlightened in the great Teutonic nation ; but here she is met with this difficulty, that she cannot make up her mind to become really and thoroughly liberal herself. She has a sentimental desire to claim as her own the Duchy of Schleswig ; and if speeches and songs could make that Danish Duchy German soil the deed would have long since been done. Prussia believes that she has a common in terest with Russia, though she isjealous of the power of her colossal neighbour. She hates while she is nervously anxious to conciliate France. She is , drawn towards Austria by a common fear, and re pelled by a mutual rivalry ; and assures England of her warmest sympathy, while she carefully stands aloof from her policy. It is not to be wondered at that such a nation should perpetually be the object of remonstrance and expostulation ; for, while there is in her something to make everybody hope, there is also in her something to disgust and disappoint everybody. We stand now at the entrance of a new reign. Of the late' Sovereign it may be said with truth that he fairly represented the country over which he ruled ; that no man had given cause for more hope or for more disappointment, had devised more schemes and seen fewer brought to any prac ecal result. On the accession of his brother to the R e vncy he took up a position which seemed to promise, well for the liberty of his country. The party of tii'e Kreuz Zeitung, with its romance and its fanaticism, had fallen from power, and we were encouraged to hOPe that the change we witnessed was the dawning of a new and brighter era. But we have found reason to retract our sanguine aspirations. Schleinitz is, after all, much the same as Manteuffel, only with a , little prettier name; and as for the development of vublic opinions, we find Prussia very nearly exactly where she was. But a Regency is proverbially a time of irresolute councils and tardy action, and we may hope that, now that the Regent is converted into a King, we are at length to see the accomplishment of our long deferred expectations. Apparently we were never further from their realization. There are domestic influences at work which urge the present King of Prussia to cast aside the vacillating policy of his brother, and to present himself to Europe as the founder of a dynasty of the Napoleonic, or rather Caesarian type, where the King, being placed at tile head of the army, regulates all things by his absolute will, and recognises no power in the State except his own. Opposed to these promptings are the straggling nature of his dominions, the danger of discontent among at least a portion of his subjects, and the uncomfortable position of a power hemmed in by France, Russia, and Austria, none of them true friends, and all of them capable of becoming, at very short notice and on very slight pretext, exceedingly for midable enemies. Thus is the period of uncertainty protracted, and the nation kept in ignorance whether it is to have any policy at all, and whether that policy is to be absolute or libe ral, patriotic, or dynestic. While things are in this uncertain state, the King publishes an address to his people, and we naturally seize on it with avielii`,y, in order to deter mine what is to be the future of Prussia and of Germany. The laic King, we are told, laid the foundations of great things, though we cannot for get that these great things have, as yet, nGt ad vanced beyond the foundations. The King pfo mises to guard the bequest of his ancestors, though whether that bequest be Prussia oe its Constitu• tion we are not told. His hand, he promises, shall protect the welfare and the right of all, in every class of the population. It shall sustain the precious life of the nation. According to our notions, the life and welfare of the nation would be better pro tected if intrusted to the nation itself. The con ditions of Prussia's power are, the King tells us, founded on her spiritual and moral powers, her religious feelings, the combination of liberty and obedience, and the strengthening of her military force. What all this means we do not pretend to know, and we are only sorry that the welfare of a State to which we wish well does not rest on some more intelligible basis. Tile King will observe the Constitution, and, though the confidence of Europe is shaken, will seek to maintain peace ' • bat if war shall come he relies on the courage of his people, and the blessing of God on his mission. Such is the programme which Prussia has before her, and he mdst indeed be a shrewd interpreter of involved diction and metaphysical jargon who can pronounce from this aggregate of unmeaning words whether it is the intention of the King of Prussia to make the Constitution of his country a reality, or to leave it only a form ; to assert her position among the Powers of Germany, or to balance for ever between " I dare not" and " I would ;" to rely on a policy which may conciliate to him the feelings and aspi rations of large masses of mankind, or to go on in perpetual see-saw where every step is the formal negation of that which went before it. We cannot even venture a conjecture; we can only express an opinion, that never was there a period in which Prussia might with more solid benefit adopt a manly and, above all things, an in telligible policy. Russia is thoroughly crippled, financially as well as militarily, by the results of the war in the Crimea. France has incurred so much distrust as seriously to diminish her influence. Austria is bankrupt in finance, and apparently on the very verge of dismemberment. Germany needs, above all things, a l ea d er , an d th e leadership now obtained might easily, perhaps, be preserved for centuries. The revolution of Italy has given a vast impulse to the Liberal cause throughout Europe, and has convinced all men that in the days in which we live the advantages of absolute power are more than compensated by its instability. The downfall of the temporal power of the Pope has given a considerable impulse to Protestantism, and the prosperous finances of Prussia may bear an advantageous comparison with the ruined exche quers of the great military monarchies. A tho roughly constitutional State in the north of Germany might at the present moment exercise a power of attraction which timid politicians little dream of. Before the irresistible prestige of free Piedmont the jealousies and animosities of the most divided nation of Europe has been hushed into silence. To . note Gem lany under one head would be at ones an 1 / 4 (asier • and a more enduring triumph. All this might! , be if the King of Prussia could only be induce a 7neartily and sincerely to wish it ; but as yet he makes no sign, and we must not be disap pointed tO Bee this opportunity also buried in the same g. rave which has already engulfed so many others.— -lime& 7R(1.111 THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 8. Orders for the Court's going into Mourning on Thursday nex t, the 10th instant, for his late Majesty the King of Prussia, viz. : T he Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, whi.te gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The Gentlemen t 8 wear black full-trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to chstnge the Mourning on Thursday, the 24th inst., viz.:— The Ladies to wesr black silk or velvet, coloured rib bons, f:Lns and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or whits and silver stuff A, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full-trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Thursday, th e 31st inst., the Court to go out of Mourning. WHITVHALL, JAN. 7. The Queen has 'been pleased to order a conge d'elire to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of IV o►"center to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by tile death of the Right Reverend FathCr in God, Doctor Henry Pepys, late bishop thereof ; and he .r Majesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said De.qn and Chapter, Henry Philpott, Doctor in Divinity, to be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Worcester. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Creelman, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Nova Scotia ; and Andrew Nicol, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Arthur Henry Paget. Esq., to be Page of Honour to her Majesty, vice Phipps. %VAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 8. BREVET. - - The undermentionedpremotions to take place conse quent on the promotion of Colonel A. B. Stranshaw,Royal Marines, to be Major-General in succession to Lieutenant- General James Irwin Will's, Royal Marine s , _ deceased : Brevet .Colonel William Clendon, on the Retired List of the Royal Marines, having at the date of his retirement been senior to Colonel Stransham on the effective list of the corps, to have the honorary rank of Major-General. Brevet LieutenAnt-Colonel Nathan Smith Gardiner, Major half-pay Unattached, to be Colonel. Major George Mein, Depot Battalion, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Captain Richard Atkinson, 12th Foot, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the death of Major-General Samuel Brandram Boileau, on the 23d December, 1860 : Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel John Rowland Smyth, C. 8., from Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruit ing District, to be Major-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Wells, C. 8., 23d Foot, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major George E. Hillier, half-pay bth Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant. Colonel. Captain Henry William Goodwyn, half-pay Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of Lieutenant-General Henry Rainey, C. 8., Colonel of the 23d Foot, on the 26th December, 1860 : Major-General Thomas Perronet Thompson, Lieutenant- Colonel, half-pay Unattached, to have the rank of Lieu tell ant-General. Major-Ge.neral Edward Wells Bell, Colonel of the 66th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel William James D'Urban, from Lieu tenant-Colon el half-pay Unattached, Colonel on the Staff at the Cape of Good Hope, to be Major-General. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Henry George Hart, half-pay Depot Battalion, to be Colonel. Major Anthony Ormsby, half-pay Unattached to be Lieu tenant-Colonel. Captain Edwarti John Dickson, Staff-Captain at the Isle of Man, to be Major. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas Godfrey, egg merchant, Forston-street, Shop herdess-fields, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. Leonard Sewell, merchant, Savage-gardens, City, Jan. is, at half-past one, and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Richard Andrews, ironmonger, Tottenham-court. road, Jan. 18, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Robert Palmer, porkman, Hornsey-road, Jan. 18 and Feb. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mark Robinson, shoemaker, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, Jan. 18 and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Benjamin Fawcett, grocer, Huddersfield, Jan. 21 and Feb. 18, at eleven, at the Commercial-buildings, Leeds. John IVl•alcaster Nicholson and George Plummer, cabi net makers, Manchester, Jan. 25 and Feb. 13 , at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Thomas Barnes, hotel-keeper, Wokingham, Berks, Jan. 18, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Wiseman, printer, Luton, Bedfordshire, Jan. 16 and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Broughton Howson, chemist, Oxford, Jan. 16, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Eugene Keith, builder, Bayswater, Jan. 16, at two, and Feb. 19, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.: George Kynerstone Paling, draper, Wolverhampton, Jan. 18 and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Benjamin Tompkins Gosling, wine merchant, Hanover cottages, Regent's-park, Jan. 22, at one, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Thomas Board, mattrass manufacturer, Nelson square, Blackfriar's-road, Jan. 19 and Feb. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Rowland, builder, Coleman-street, New North road, Jan. 19, at eleven, and Feb. 18, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Henry Edwards Jordan, commission agent, formerly of Grosvenor-square, now of Borrowstounness. Alexander Tie'Ausian, grocer, Rothesay. William Walton, builder, Glasgow. James Bendall, wine merchant, Dumfries. William M‘Lay, fish merchant, Glasgow. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL-JAN. 8. To-day we had a fair average attendance of buyers, who bonht an average quantity of wheat, which sold at former prices. Oats and beans maintain their value. Barleys at a sligkt advance on late prices for good sorts. Peas rather higher. LEEDS-JAN. 8. Our market to-day was fairly attended by millers, but business was of a retail character. Wheat must be noted at no advance upon the rates of last market day. Barley was quite as dear. Oats and beans held for former rates. No arrivals by water this week, but a fair show of grain by railway. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE-JAN. 7. At this corn market there was only a middling show of English wheat. The trade was healthy, and sellers made fully late rates—white wheat making 62s to 765. red 52s to 68s. The demand for barley was good, and continues the same in value. Oats were in small supply, with an inactive tone, from 24s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans made from 48s to 54s per qr. LYNN-JAN. 2. A limited supply of wheat to-day, which was in limited demand, and prices unaltered. Barley in request, at rather higher prices. Oats were disposed of in favour of the seller. Beans taken off at high rates. Old white 56s to 62s Old red 48s to 548 8ar1ey...... 38s to 44s `Oats.. NORWICH CATTLE. The show of store cattle to-day unusually small, but as buyers were not very numerous, business was transacted on easier terms, and at the close a clearance was effected. Scots, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; shorthorns, 4s to 4s 6d ; Irish, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Devons, 4s to 4s 6d (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts a large show, at 8s Od to 8s Gd per 141 b. • Sheep—There was a poor supply of sheep in the pens. Fat sheep, 8s 6d to 9s Od per stone ; prime, Os Od. Pigs—A fair supply. Store pigs, 23s to 255; fat por 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone. [ADVERTISETTENTI—HoIIoway's Pills and Ointment.-- Surety against Danger.—Since winter has fairly set in in creased caution is required to preserve the health; but, notwithstanding every precaution, many are afflicted with asthma, plem isy, bronchitis, ushered in by colds and coughs. Holloway's medicaments are admir a bly a d a pt e d to over come all inflammatory affections of the chest; the curative properties of the ointment, when rubbed on the chest and back, over respiration and circulation cannot be questioned. Thousands who have tried it for pectoral complaints have testified to its power in subduing sough, irritation, and in flammation. Holloway's pills should also bo taken in ap propriate doses, as they materially expedite the sanitive ope ration of the ointment, and exercise the further advan tage of purifying the whole system. BIRTHS. BARR.—On the 7th inst , at 19, Vernon-terrace, Brighton, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Barr, Bombay Army, of a son. COMPTON. — On the sth inst., at Seaforth House, Stanford road, Kensington, Mrs. Compton, of a son. ORANMORE.—Un the 6th inst., at The Mount, Ayrebire, Lady Oranmore and Browne, of a son and heir. _ _ MARRIAGES. BAGSHAWE—STANSFIELD. —On the 7th inst., at Sain Mary's, Holly-place, Hampstead, William Henry G. Bagshawe, Esq., eldest son of Henry R. Bagshawo, E gg ., QC., to Harriett Theresa, eldest daughter of Clarkson Stanfield, Esq., R.A. BOYLE—ROBINS.—On the 7th inst., at Hagley, Worces tershire, the Rev. George David Boyle, sixth son of the late Right Hon. David Boyle, of Shewalton, N.B , to Mary Christiana, eldest daughter of the late William Robins, Esq., Hagley. . DEATHS. BACII.—On the 6th inst., atWeymouth, Dorset, Theodosia Elizabeth, wife of Rear-Admiral Sir George Bach. BARRETT.—On the 7th inst., at Combe Longa, the Rev. William Barrett, M.A., of Lincoln's-inn. CLEmEricE.—On the 6th inst., of rapid consumption, in her 2Sth year, Ellen, the beloved and affectionate wife of Mr. William Clemente, builder, No. 6, Villiers street, Strand. CROKE.—On the 6th inst., George Croke, Esq., J.P. for the counties of Oxford and Buckingham, aged 68. DISNEY. — On the 6th inst., at 66, Charlotte-street, Fitz roy-square, Captain Henry Napier Disney. 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