The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-20 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA (From tie Times' Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Dec. 0. General Sherman's retreat through the heart of Georgia to the Atlantic is the most remarkable episode of the war. It is now 24 days since finding Atlanta, conquered with so much difficulty, to be untenable, and the road back again to Chattanooga was barred against him, he took the resolution to march to the seaboard, carrying fire and havoc be. fore him. He has not marched so rapidly as he an ticipated, but he has done fully as much mischief as he planned, and far more than other half dozen of his competitors for the favour and gratitude of flu exterminating North. ,He has threatened so many cities at once, and bewildered opposition so much by the mystery of his movements and intentions — he has bean so well aided by his subordinate gene. rals,`both of infantry and cavalry, and has exhi. bited such audacity both of conception and execu tion, that if he reach the Atlantic in safety with o nly one half of his army he will be entitled to the highest place among the real heroes of the war, and will stand out in the page of history in bold and robust relief by the side of such generals as M'Cleilan, Barnside, Pope, Hooker, and Meade, and o7ertop even Grant in heroic stature by the head and shoulders. But if he fail—if the forces gather-. ingon his front and rearunito to overwhelm him and his whole army in a pitched battle or in a succession of battles at every step of his further progress— Sherman's name will go down to posterity as that of the rashest, instead of the boldest, of generals— the execrationsof the South will in any event follow his memory for ever, and the North, with the pro. verbial injustice of the people, will measure him by his results, and forget him as speedily as possible. The Northern public owe to ,the Southern journals almost all the information yet received of his movements. Sherman tolerates no correspondents either in camp or on the march, and, even, if he did, he is in a hostile country and cut off from all communication either by rail, or telegraph, or the common road with his • own Government and people. His average march appears not to have exceeded seven miles a day, and if this be the case he has not yet reached the middle point of his perilous adventure, and will have to incur for the future a much larger danger, and to bD ffi 3 or defeat a greater amount of opposition than he has incurred at any previous stage of his progress. If he be, as many accounts place him, midway be. tween Macon and Augusta, and in a position to fall suddenly upon either of those cities, ho may yet for several days be able to foil all enemies ; but as soon as he passes much to the eastward and threatens either Charleston and Savannah, or march to the coast without risking an attack upon either of these well fortified places, all the elements of opposition on his flanks and rear will be enabled to combine and force him to accept battle. It is claimed that Mr Lincoln and Mr Stanton are in possession of recent intelligence from Gen. Sherman in the highest degree consolatory and encouraging for the North, but few people are found to believe the statement. If such intelligence had been received it would be flashed over the telegraphic wires to every part of the country to keep up the public spirits and keep down the price of gold. Bch' as this has not been done the public have come to the conclusion that there is no news whatever but such as the Southern journals choose to communicate to their own people, and the general character of such news is sufficient to prove that Sherman's cl , fficulties,so far from hay ing been surmounted, have only commenced ; and that if he reach the Atlantic and the co-operating fleet, he will have tc do harier fighting than has yet tried the mettle of his trustiest veter The state of affairs in Tenneuee is quite as excit ing, as in Georgia. General Thomas is striving to retain military possession of the State, and General Hood to recover it for the Confederacy. Hood, though repulsed at Franklin, continues to act on the offensive, and is besieging Nashville at the head of an army which is asserted, it is not known with what truth, to outnumber very greatly that of his antagonist. Nashville is strongly fortified, and poasibly well provisioned, and may be quite as able to stand a long siege as Richmond, so that the public, impatient to hear news from that quarter, may have to moderato its expectations and prepare fir something lets stirring than the capture of that city by a sudden coup de main, or a triumphant sortie of the besieged upon the be- siegers. By to-morrow there will be a glut cf news of a &If rent description. There will he the President', annual Message to Congress, the opening portions of 'which have been already telegraphed to the evening papers, and the correspondence of Mr Seward with the representatives of the Federal Govern, meat in England, France, Germany, Russia, and every part of the world where Mr Lincoln main tains either a Minister or a consul—a correspon dence filling no less than 3,000 closely printed pages, and suggesting that Mr Seward must have as many eyes as Argus and as many hands as Briareue, beaides the superhuman industry of llsr cedes. There will also be the Reports of the Naval Department and the Post-dace, and the Financial Report of Mr Fessenden—a document which will probably be considered of far more importance in America, if not in Europe, than Mr Lincoln's Mesa sage or Mr Seward's despatch% however credible either may be to the statesmanship or the industry or their authors. The great " phosphorus conspiracy continue to employ the energy of the military and tho vigi lance of the civic authorities. It is assumed both by General Dix and the police that the plot is of Southern origin, and consequently the Son!hern refugees in this city —against none of whom is there as yet to be discovered a particle of proof of com plicity in the crime—have been ordered to report themselves at head-quarters, either to receive per - 1 mission to remain if they can give a satisfactory account of themselves or to be sent to Fort Lae layette or back to their native South as cireume stances may dictate. It was supposed that upwards of 20,000 such persons were resident in New York; but no such numbers have yet presented themselves before Gen. Dix and his adjutants. As a warning to them, whatever their numbers may be, that they cannot with impunity refuse compliance with this order, the police on Sunday morning made a simul taneous descent upon all the hotels where people of Southern birth and Confederate opinions bid sym pathies are known to congregate, but only succeeded in arresting about 19 out of a list of 80 which had been handed in as that of suspicious characters who required looking after. Most of these gentlemen were able to give a satisfactory explanation of the business that brought them to this city, of the em. ployment of their time since their arrival, and of the reasons why they had neglected to report them- Calves. After their names, place of birth, age, height, complexion, general appearance, business, and resi dence had been duly entered in the " black boot," they were severally discharged, with a caution as to their future behaviour. The remainder were held in durance, to await further inquiry into their character and antecedents. The consequence of this measure was that yesterday and to-day crowds of Southern people presented themselves at the milli. tary office for enrolment. The groat majority of them were women and children, driven from their Southern homes by the miscues of war, while others 'were merely timid or cowardly people who had no stomach for the he i r, and preferred peace and quiet cause, however noble, A and a whole skin to any Lichmonti paper, whose comments upon the plot are copied into the New York j ournals of this morn ing, fervently hopes “nnw "cowards as a G s e thes p e i T.' :t aa inv i nhgis p such oB. `'sneaks'' and session, will incontinently cause them to be hanged. The Richmond papers disavow all approval of th e conspiracy, if such there were, and. would rath er that Boston sh on ld b e b urn t i n retell:anon for th e atrocities committed by Sherman and Sheridan, and those smaller soldiers, but greater tyrants, M'Neil, E!rbridg and Payne, than that New York and the innocent hotel proprietors a n d th e i r gues ts shonld enffer. Of the "plot" itself there is nothing new to record. If the conspirators were Southern agents, they have been far more successful in keeping their secret than in effecting their purpose; and if they were thieves, there is more honour among them than the police or any one else could have anticipated, for not one has informed against his associates, although a free pardon and large pecuniary rewards amounting to nearly £5,000 sterling have been offered for the conviction of the offenders. The mystery up to this time remains impenetrable, and every theory that is broached to account for the cir. cumstances, not only of the failure of the attempt, but of the skill of the perpetrators in evading de tection is surrounded with so many difficulties that in despair of any better solution many people incline to the belief that it is neither a Confederate nor a Federal plot, nor a conspiracy of thieves, but the solitary attempt of a cunning madman goaded to revenge by brooding over real or imaginary wrongs which he has suffered at the hands of the Northern- Government. Not that this theory is better than any other, but that it is newer, and as such finds momentary favour with the lovers of sensational talk or sensational reading. It is announced, on authority, that Mr Chase has been rewarded for the good service he rendered to Me Lincoln when he withdrew from the Presiden. tial contest, by receiving the coveted appointment of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There now only remains General Fremont to be provided for, and as the Embassy to Paris would suit him, and as he can speak French like a Frenchman, it is con sidered probable that General Fremont will be named as Mr Dayton's successor. Mr Chase's ap pointment will be generally received with favour. It is true he made a failure in the financial de partment, but the American public is generous to its servants, and finds excuses for:the shortcomings of Mr Chase in the Treasury in the candid admission that if he did ill it was not possible for any known financier to have done better. Besides, they have not only condoned but rewarded the failures of Mr Lincoln, by affording him the oppor. tunity to repeat them, and they will not press more hardly upon Mr Chase, one of the very honestest public man in the country, and of more undoubted capacity than any Minister whom Mr Lincoln has yet called into his service, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. A special meeting of this company was held yes. terday at the London•bridge station ; Mr L. Schuster in the chair. The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said his duty would not be very onerous, as nearly all the measures he had then to submit had been agreed to at the ordinary general meeting by the shareholders. The first resolution he had to propose was that the agreement for the amalgamation of the Banstead and Epsom Dawns Railway with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway be approved, and that the directors be authorised to do all that was necessary for carry ing the same into effect. Mr J. SCOTT seconded the motion. Mr C. CHILD wished to know on what terms the amalgamation was to take place, Mr FAITHFUL, the solicitor, read the agreement, which was to the effect that the original agree ment, dated July 23, 1808, be cancelled, and. that from the date of the present agreement the two "companies should be amalgamated, the Brighton Company paying to the Banstead Company £'34,127 to be divided among the shareholders, and the shares to be cancere3. The resolution was approved and adopted. The CHAIRMAN then submitted a resolution authorising the amalgamation of the Horsham and Guildford Direct, tilway Company with the Brighton Company. Mr WISHAW seconded the motion, The Solicitor read the eg cement, from which it appeared that the unthrtt.hing of the Horsham Company was to be vested in the Brighton Coma pany on the latter paying X 65,000, to be divided among the Horsham and Guildford shareholders, and the shares to be cancelled. The resolution was carried unanimovly. Formal resolutions were also passed authorising I the amalgamation of the East Grinstead, Groom bridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway Company with the London and Brighton Company, on payment by the latter to the former company of £73,276 to be divided among the shareholders, upon which the shares were to bo cancelled; and approving the amalgamation of the Brighton, Uck field and Tonbridge Railway Company with the London and Brighton Company. The payment of interest on the 1,9J3 41 per cent, preference shares of the former company was to be deferred until the opening of the line fcr traffic, and the aura of £105,184 was to be paid over and distributed among the Uckfield shareholders, end the shares are to be cancelled. The meeting then sep:rate?, BANSTEAD AND EPSW,I, BRIGHTON, UCK- FIELD, AND TONBRIDGE. Yesterday consecutive meetings of these come panics were held at the Londonebridge terminus, under the presidency of L)rd West, Mr Schuster, and Mr Scott, when resolutions were passed unanip. mously, in accordance with the Act of Parliament, for the amalgamation of these companies with the London, Brighton, and Suuth Coast Railway Com pany, and authorising the directors to do whatever might be necessary to carry the agreement into effect. Under these circumstances the companies would not clriv;:ne any further meetings of their respective proprietors, as all the four uldertakings would in future be merged in that of the Brighton Company. MALVERN AND COLIVALL. trA short line of railway has just been projected between these places, forming a loop-line i❑ the Worcester and Hereford Railway, by which the tunnel through the Malvern Hills will be avoided. The Worcester and Hereford Railway from Mal vern to Hereford being a single line, and the traffic very considerable, the freighters and pas• sengers complain of repeated detentions and de lays. A diversion out of the main line at Malvern Limb, through North Malvern, Cow leigh, and Mathon to Cclwall is therefore projected. The distance is under six miles and the landowners are all favourable. The estimate for the works is 580,060, and responsible contractors are prepared to undertake them for that sum. It is proposed to hand over the line when made to the Great Western Company on their guaranteeing a rent of £4,000 per annum, being at the rate of 5 per cent. on the capital. GREAT WESTERN AND OGMORE VALLEY An arrangement has been concluded between these companies, by which the Great Western agree to lay down a narrow guege rail between Bridgend, Cardiff, and Newport, with running powers to the °galore Valley Company. Tho Ogmore Valley Company had given the necessary Parliamentary notices for several new lines, the object being to secure narrow gunge communication from the Ognr,re and Llynvi valleys to the ports of Cardiff and Newport—but in consequence of the satisfac. tory arrangement arrived at with the Great Western Company the Bills are to be withdrawn, and it is Expected that a large increase of trade will be the result of this arrangement. rHE SUN, LONDON", TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1864. 3-1 per cent., and the re.eleetion of Mr L. H. Hasle• wood and Mr John Hegan as directors, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman and the directors the proceedings terminated. RIBBLESD ALE. The first extraordinary meeting of this company was held at Blackburn on Wednesday—Mr E. Hardacre in the chair. The report stated that the Royal assent to the Act ofincorporation had been given on the 231 of Juno last, and the engineer had since masked out the railway. The directors understood that there ware two new lines of rail way having junctions on their line pi ojected—v'z., one by the North of England Union Railway, and the other by the West Riding Junction Railway, The former line was intended to continue the Rib blesdale Railway through Wensleydale, and after ward 3 jbin the West Hartlepool at Darlington, The other prej:•cted junctio n li ne was to pass f rom Chat barn and f orm a j unction with the Midland Ril- way at pdslack, near StiPton. The report was adopted. TENDRING HUNDRED. It appears that the works on this company's ex. tensions to lireelf:y and Walton are progressing satisfactorily. The Walton section is to be ready for.traffic early in thespring,and the line to Weeley a few months late:. The Hy the, Etet , -street, and St. Botolph's line has been contracted for by Mr Munro. The whole of the land has been purchased and is now in possession of the company, The first work to be proceeded with will be a bridge or via• duct over the river Colne, and it is expected that the line will be ready for traffic simultaneously with the opening of the extension to Weeley. INDIAN BRANCH. The fourth ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held on Friday at the London Tavern— Lieut.-General D. Sim in the chair. The report stated that the subsidy of £lOO per mite for 20 years for the Benares branch had been granted by the Government of India. The contract for the whole of the lines of railway in Oude and Rohilcund, with the special conditions to bo an nexed to it as:proposed by the Government of India, was received by the directors on the sth of August last, and certain modifications which the directors considered necessary in some of the conditions had resulted in a further reference being made to the Government of India. In the meantime, and pend ing the settlement of the conditions, the directors had informed the Government of their intention to confine their construction operations to the Luck now aad Cawnpore branch. The conditions referred to do not in any way affect the main question of the assistance to be given by Government in the way of land and subsidy. Mr Wilson, the com pany's engineer, who was about to return to India, had during his stay in England been fully engaged in arranging for the several designs of: the permanent way, rolling stock, and stations being carried out, and as every thing required for the Lucknow and Ca wnpore branch would be despatched to India early in next year, there was every prospect of the line being opened for traffic early in 1866. The period which had elapsed since the opening of the Nulhatee line was still too limited (being little more than six months) to exhibit any great development of traffic. The line was a very short one, only 27 miles; it was cut off from the city of Moorshedabad by a wide un bridged river, the Bhagaruttee, and it had to com pete with the river navigation. Notwithstanding all those disadvantages, the line, which was an ex. perimental one, already paid more than any other railway in India, and it was believed that when the arrangement now in force with the E Ist Indian Railway had time to work, the receipts from the goods traffic would equal those from passengers, and that the estimate originally given of the line return• ing a dividend of 10 per cent. and upwards would be found correct. The chief engineer, Mr. J. E. Wilson, reported with regard to the Nulbattee line that the permanent way was in better condition than when he last reported it, and that there could be no qucstion as to the perfect efficiency and dura• bility of a light railway constructed on this system. The carriages and waggons had also performed their work most satisfactorily. The Lucknow and Cawn pore line had been steadily progressing since May. The whole of the land, with the exception of the station ground at Lucknow, lied been handed over to the company ; and such progress had been made with the works as would admit of the rails being laid in the course of next spring. The embankments would be consolidated by the next year's rains, and the line could be opened early in 1866. The setting out of the other portions of the Oudh lines in the neighbourhood of Lucknow and Benares had been completed. The capital account showed £200,693 had been received and £120,139 expended, leaving a balance of 1.:50,554. The CiitaißmAN, in moving the adoption of the report, eaid that this was the first Indian railway company formed without a guarantee from the Go vernment of India. They had, however, a small subsidy from the Government, which would be ad vantageous to the company. They had adopted an economical mode of construction, and the line would pass through a rich and fertile country, which would be far more profitable than having a guarantee. They had a concession for 800 miles of cheap rail ways in Ondh and Ilohileund ; it was a flat and level country, particularly favourable for the con etiuction of railways. The line from Bazar to Saht.runpoor, near the northern extension to Delhi, was .50) miles in length, and ran parallel with the general drain 9,7 , ,, of the country. They had very few rivers to cros., and tho directors calculated that the expense of construction would not ersceed £5,000 a mile. The engineer had estimated the cost at be tween £4 500 and £5,000 a mile, or about one-fourth of the cost of the East Indian Railway with which it ran parallel for a considerable distance, through a simillr country. The Oudh and Rohilcund con cession had been received from the Indian Govern cunt, but certain obj ctions had to be settled. The subsidy was £lOO per mile per annum for 20 years, and the grant of the necessary laud by the Govern ment. There could be no doubt that those lines would be remunerative. The line from Cawnpore to Lucknow would be 44 miles in length, from Lucknow to Byramghat 24 miles, and 12 miles be yond—total, 80 miles. This section was commenced in May, was now in progress, and would be opened for traffic early in 1866. There was a very large traffic from Byramghat to Cawnpore, and it was estimated that it would yield 20 per cent. on the outlay. They had at present sufficient money to carry them on till March next, when they would make a call of £1 per share, which would enable :ht - m to go on till September. They also proposed to issue debentures guaranteed on the security of the railway. Some conversation then ensued as to the best mode of dealing with the working people in India, and of affording third-class passengers suitable accommodation. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, authorising the directors to issue debentures for three, five, or sev..ll years, with the option to the holders to renew them or convert them into paid-up shares at any period six months prior to their be coming due; enabling the directors to issue shares paid up in full for that purpose : and authorising on all shares paid up in full, in addition to the 5 per cent. now paid, a participation in any increased dividends that the company might declare from time to time. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ARICA. AND TACNA. Tho ordinary general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices in New Broad street—Mr J. P. Kennard in the chair. The report stated that with the Ist of July, 1863, had commenced a new period under circumstances more favourable than any hitherto experienced, in asmuch as the company was then for the first time relieved from Government interference, and the natural resources of the undertaking were left to their own development. The net eernings for the year amounted to £29,143, and sufficiently proved that nothing was wanting to secure the prosperity of the line beyond the uncontrolled exercise of such rights as the original concession gave, and which had been unjustifiably set aside by the Peruvian Government to the manifest detriment of the under. taking. The accounts now presented laboured under the disadvantage of an adverse rat of exchange, ranging from 361 to 38d. The just claims of the company were still unrecognised by the Peruvian Government, although cfficially acknowledged in principle by the Dircctor.General of Public Works. Those claims were on account of-1, loss resulting from the forced reduction of tariff during 33 months; 2, interest on outstanding arrears in Lima ; 3, commissions incurred in recoveries made there ; and 4, expenses of London agency. The length of time that had elapsed and the weary rou tine of evasions to which they had been subjected led to the unwilling conclusion that diplomatic action alone cratld obtain them justice. The improved re ceipts enabled the clirectots to declare a dividend of 3 ! Per cent., which they recommended should be payable from the 27th inst., ices income-tax. The CIIAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, dwelt upon the main features of the report, and remarked that although the receipts wcre now higher than they had previously been the directors had hoped that they would have been better still. Business was bad and politics unsettled, but arrangements with regard to the Republic of Bolivia and other matters were in progreas which efhrded a prospect of larger dividends in the future. The report was then unanimously adopted, as were resolutions for a di6tribution of a dividend of MELBOURNE AND HOBSON'S BAY. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the five weeks ending Oct. 20 last amounted for pas sengers to £3,347, and for goods, &c., to £3,865 — total, £7,302; and for the corresponding period of 1863 to £6,074, showing an increase of £1,229. The average receipts per mile per week amounted to £243 against £202, showing an increase of £4l. VICTORIAN. The traffic receipts on the Victorian Government railways from Jan. 1 to Sept. 8 amounted, on 196 miles of railway, to £331,721, and for the cor• responding period of 1863 to 1308,482, showing an increase of £23,289. ROYAL DANISH. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the month of October amounted to D 1,620, egainst £3,435 for the same month in 1863, showing an increase of £1,185. ROYAL SWEDISH. The traffic receipts on this company's line amounted for the month of October to £1,353, and for the same month of 1863 to £1,157, showing an increase of £196. DEMERARA. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the fortnight ending the 12th of November amounted to 5,360 dole., against 4,056:d015. in the corresponding period of 1863, showing an increase of 1,394 dole. The Frightful Catastrophe at the Black heath Railway Tunnel. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday afternooi, at 3 o'clock, Mr E. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, opened an inquiry at the Railway Tavern, Blackheath, into the circumstances attending the death of five men, named William Jones, William Wade, William Seeby, Robert Morris, and Henry Smith, alias Peachy, who were killed by the frightful accident which took place on Friday evening last, in the Blackheath Tunnel on the North Kent line of the South-Eastern Railway. Mr Freeland, solicitor, and Mr Knight, traffic superintendent to the South Eastern Railway, ap• geared to watch the proceediega on the part of the company. The Jury having been sworn and Mr Whittaker chosen as foreman, The Coroner observed it was scarcely necessary that he should refer to the fact that a fearful cala- , mity had occurred in that locality, except for the purpose of reminding the jury that it would be their duty to make a most searching investigation, in order, if possible, to arrive at the cause of the death of these unfortunate men. The jury were no doubt aware that for a long time a very important regula tion, conducive to the safety of the public, had been observed upon the North Kent and other lines of the South-Eastern Uailway, viz., that no train should leave one statisn for another station until a message was received that the line was clear. It would be for the jury to consider whether this ex cellent regulation bactbeen observed on the present occasion, or whether this accident had arisen from its non-observance. The coroner then referred to various points in the case which were especially worthy of attention. Mr Freeland said that Captain Tyler, ME., the Government Inspector, had that day gone over the line, and was then ia attendance; but if his evi dence would not be required at present he was anxious to leave immediately for Scotland. The Coroner said he niust take the evidence in the ordi nary course, and did not think that the evidence of Captain Tyler would be required'on that day. The jury having inspected the bodies of the deceased men returned into court, when Mr. Woollett, barrister, stated that ho appeared on behalf of Jones, the signalman tit the Blackheath station. The followil g ev:dence was then taken : Thomas Wingfield, of 10, Charlotte-street, Old Kent read, identified the bxlics of the deceased men, and stated that they had been in the service of the South-Eastern w,y Company, as platelayers or labourers, for some 3-care, with the exception of Jones, who had only been employed about a fortntgl.t. Thomas Dowsett, of Ashford, an engine -driver in the service of the company, said ho had charge of a ballast train on Friday afternoon last. Ile started from Dartford with the train about a quarter-past three. The train con sisted of 22 loaded trucks, two breaks, an engine, and ten der. It was an ordinary traia and weighed the same as other ballast trains. The boiler had a pressure of about 1101bs to the square inch. They stopped between Dartford and Erith to heave out the ballast from eight trucks. They then took on nine other loaded trucks of ballast and bricks. Nest stopped at Abbey Wood, where they de• tached the eight empty tracks and proceeded to Charlton station, where he stopped by signal, and remained about 15 minutes. When he left the Chitrlton station the train con sisted of 23 loaded trucks with breaks and engine. The front guard rode with him, and he acted under his direc • tiona. A number of men were in the break behind the train,arter-past four o'clock, Between Dockyard a ockyard stations the train was slackened in order to enable some men to get out, After left CharltonC Arsenalha r 1 andton a the b o n p r oceeding through the tunnel a b out half way the train comm enced slipping in conseq uence of the greasy state of the the rails, and the ballast-guard Lancaster got down and proceeded back to uncouple halt of the train. Ho then came back to witness to say the train was =coupled. and at the same moment witness felt a jar, and said, " Some-. thing has comp into us, either back or front, I do not know which." Lancaster then told witness to proceed on with the front part of the train to ßlackheatb, and he did so, At that time he was aware that something had ran into the hind portion of t heiballast train. On nearing the Blackheath s tation witness held up both hands to the first person ho saw belonging tO the company and called out "hold hard." He then shuntwi his waggons, and imme diately afterwards Lancaster caarte running into the station and gave information that the t.pllision had happened. By the Coroner—He had been in the employ of the com pany for two years, and previously in the service of the Great Northern Railway Company for eight years. He did not think that the load of ballast was too much fat• the en gine. He, as well as Lancaster, the stoker, and the breaks man, was perfectly sober. Ballast trains were not fixed to any time as to arrival at any station, 7 but had to make the best of their way between the Passenger trains from station to station. He could not state the length of the ballast train. Each of the waggons were placed close—buffer to buffer. He knew by the time-table that about the time he left Charlton the express passenger train would be at Woolwich Dockyard. It usually takes about 15 minutes to come with a ballast train from Charlton to Blackheath. We have to notice a signal between Charlton and Blackheath, just at the entrance of the tunnel. On this occasion that signal was all clear. By Mr Freeland—The time allowed for a passenger train to pass through the tunnel is seven minutes. By the Coroner—lf we can't get on with a ballast train we generally move some of the trucks. By ➢lr Wooliett—The train slipped and went very slowly before it came to a stand. It is the duty of the breakstnan to go back and see it the train does come to a stand. He did not know whether the guard or any other person was pro vided with fog signals. By the Jury—He received no intimation before entering the tunnel that the rails were in a bad state. He had pre viously been with a train in the tunnel, when some of the ballast waggons were detached in the tunnel. On that occa sion the signalman was informed of it, and the guard had some fog signals. Robert Bartley, a stoker in the service of the company, residing at Ashford, said ho had been employed by the com pany ten years. He was with the train in Question, and on arriving at C'aarlton, the train was stopped, which was rather a bad thin, as they could not get through the tunnel so well afterwards. On getting - up to the curve in the tunnel the train came almost to a standstill, and witness got off and walked with it. The tunnel was then full of steam and smoke. Lancaster the guard, uncoupled the train and sent the fore part and engine on to Blackheath, Witness alter'. wards said to a signalman, "We have only got half of our train out and have left the other half in the tunnel," and the man said, ‘` Oh, what shall I do ?" Witness rejoined, "I don't know what you will do." By the Coroner—At that time the nignal was all right for us to proceed onwards, and he said to a signalman, " Don't signal us on as we have left part of our train in the tunnel." The shock of tho collfsion must have been great, or we should not have felt it in the front pa) t of our train. He distinctly felt a bump, When he found the line was very slippery ho got down tud placed some grit, S.; (~ on the rails. Ile had worked with the present driver of the ballast train since March last. Two down trains passed during the time that the ballast train vas proceeding from Charlton to Black heath. Wm. Henry Lancaster, of Ashford, said he was guard of the ballast train in (motion, and he thought the weight of the train was 122 tond. This wai not a heavy weight. He never placed a heavy train on the North Kent line. The train was detained itt Charlton about 15 minutes, which was an unusual time t He rode on the engine for the pur pose of giving. instructions as to taking up and setting down men. On leaving Charlton witness said they must get on as fast as possible, as a passenger train was just coming up. About half way through the tunnel the rails were in a bad state, and the train soon came to a stand still. Shortly afterwards the train came up and the collision took place. At that moment witness had not uncoupled the hind wag gons from the remainder of the ballast train, but ho did so after the collision, in order to send forward the en- gine to Blackheath as soon as possible. Witness slipped whilst trying to get on the engine, and he there- fore ran through the end of ilia tunnel to Blackheath station and informed the stationmaster, Mr Chapman, that a colli sion had taken place, as he could hear the cries of the pas sengers. Witness then went back with an engine to the spot, and found that one carriage had been broken up and others injured. As soon as possible the killed and wounded were taken away, assistance having arrived from London and Blackheath. The men killed were riding in a break which had been placed at the end of the ballast waggons for their accommodation. By the Coroner—There are no shafts in the tunnel, but there are man holes at regular intervals. The breaksman with the train is now in the hospital. D tvid Tucker, a signalman a:, Angerstein's Junction, be tween Charlton and Blackheath, said—On Friday afternoon l as t the 3 30 train from Woolwich arrived at Charlton at 3 39, aid he received the latter signal. A coal train left Angerstein's••wharf at 3 50, proceeding up, and witness signalled to Charlton, "All clear." The witness then described tae nature of the signals given. At 412 witness received a message from Blackheath that the coal train had passed, and at 4 14 he received another message that the ballast train had arrived at Charlton. About six minutes after the latter message the ballast train went past his box and entered the tunnel. At 432 he received a signal from Blackheath, "All clear," and sent on the message to Charlton. About 15 minutes after the passenger train went past his box and entered the tunnel, About 458 the guard Sparks came to him and told him to stop all up and down trains, as something was wrong in the tunnel, and he did so. By the Coroner—The atmosphere was very heavy in the tunnel on that day. By Mr Frceland—l have orders from Mr Knight to sand the rails at the entrance of the tunnel when necessary. I did not do so that morning, as I did not consider it necessary. The signals are, a bell at Charlton and a gong at Blackheath. Charles Edwin Bartholomew, a lad who is employed as assistant booking clerk and telegraphic operator at the Blackheath station, said on Friday afternoon ho rce3ived the following message—" From Charlton.—Train waiting." He received that message at 4 .31. A p;rter named Jupp conveyed that message from witness to the signalman, who was in la's box. Jesse Jupp, porter at the Blackheath station, proved say. ing to Jones, the signalman, "A train is waiting at the Charlton station," Jones replied, " Very well," and said he thought that something had been signalled up before, as he had received three boats. Witness left the station im- me iately afterwards. He delivered the message to Jones instantly ho received it from the witness Bartholomew. By Mr Woollett—Jones did not seem quite to understand about the signal, as he said he thought he had received a signal before. Zebulon Card said he was signalman at Charlton station. On Friday last a ballast train arrived at the station at 4.2, leaving the dockyard station at 3. 53. The train left Charl ton at 4.14. It was detained in consequence of a message received from Angerstein's signalman, " Stop all up." The next train was the passenger train leaving Maidstone at 2.40. That train was detained at tho Charlton station about 12 minutes, and left at 4.32, a message having been received from Blackheath, " All clear." George Claydon, stationmaster at Charlton, stated that in consequence of the passenger train being detained at the Charlton station 12 minutes, he sent a message upwards, "Train waiting," and inamediatcty afterwards received a message, " All clear up." By Mr Woollett---I made the inquiry, as the train had waited an unusually long time. John W. Cowen, a carriage cleaner at the Blackheath eta tion, proved seeing the front part of the ballast train ap proaching the station, and he informed the stationmaster that something was wrong, as the train was disconnected. Edward Duncan Chapman said he had been station master at Blackheath about 15 years. Oa the afternoon of Friday last ho received information that an engine and part of a ballast train was approaching the station, and he was then informed that several trucks and a break forming part of the train had been loft in the tunnel. He immediately went to Jones, the signalman, and said "I hope you have given all necessary and proper signals," and Jones replied, "I am afraid I have done something wrong, and have given ' all clear,' " Witness immediately tele graphed to Charlton, " stop all up," and received a reply that the train had started from Charlton several minutes. He then felt certain that a catastrophe must have occurred, and stopped the half-past four down train from London, He also telegraphed to Mr Knight, the traffic superintendent, at London-bridge, informing him of the state of affairs, and afterwards did all he could to remove the sufferers from the tunnel. He considered that Jones was one of the most effi cient men employed at the station, or he should not have allowed him to occupy his position, By Mr Woollett—Jones had only been employed about a week at the signal-box continuously. lie was set on in consequence of the illness of another man. Ho first was on night duty three nights, and w,ts then on day duty. The hours for day duty were from seven until six, and the wages sere CI is per week. Ile was previouly employed as a porter at wagei of lfis per week. If the "arty for whom he was acting hod recovered, that man would have returned to his duty in the signal-box and Jones would have resumed his position as porter. The signalman has to attend to the traffic on the up and down lines. Jones had told witness ho should not like to be acting constantly as signalman, because he did not like the confinement ; but he had never told witness that he did not like the responsibility of the pcsitior, or that he would not have the position for 503 per week, It he had said this witness should certainly have considered him an unfit nrtn for the situation, and should have removed him. By Mr Freeland—Jones had performed similar duty on Sundays for the past 12 months, and witness considered him a very safe and most efficient man for such a duty. By the Coroner—lt was not an uncommon thing to par the trains in the tunnel. Any extraordinary stoppage in the tunnel was always reported to the general manager, and on every such occasion an inspector was sent down and a strict investigation made. If this accident had not taken place he should have reported the stoppage of the ballast train in the tunnel, and an inquiry would have taken place as to its cause. The tunnel was inspected every day by a ganger. He could not account for the stoppage of the bel last train in the tunnel unless it was that the locomotive had not soffieient power. The hours for the signalman were from 7 to 6 daily, and of course ho had to be constantly at his post. The Coroner observed it appeared to be a great many hours for a man to be poring over such important duties, with scarcely any intermission throughout the day. lie thought it was very probable that, had a passenger train come up between the coal train and the ballast train. th mistake would not have been made, but the ballast train coming immediately atter the coal train, the signalman was confused. He thought it was a very extraordinary and dan gereue practice to divide a train in a tunnel. It would be bad enough to do so on an open part of the line, but it mus be much worse in the tunnel, where the smoke and dark ness e% ere so dense that a light could scarcely be seen. Mr Claydon, stationmaster at Charlton, was then re called, and confirmed the statement of Mr Chapman, the stationmaster at Blackheath, as to the messages which passed between them after the passenger train had been started from Charlton. Mr James F. Cudworth, chief engineer of the South Eastern Railway Company's locomotive factory at Ashford, Kent, was then examined, and stated that he knew the engine which was attached to the ballast train on last Fri day afternoon. It was built by Robert Stephenson and Co., and was in every respect good, and able to convey the load attached to it on the occasion. It was a 16-inch cylinder engine, and all the wheels were coupled, It had more than sufficient power to convey a lead of 220 tone, but he believed that in consequence of the slippery state of the rails in the tunnel the engine could not use its power. Bad or crippled engines were never sent out from the factory. It would not be to the interest of the company or the servants employed to use such engines. The gradients in the Blackheath tun nel were 1 in 68. The witness was cross-examined by the jury without any material result. In reply to a Juryman, Mr Chapman stated that it was against all rules of the company for a train to back to get out of danger. Such a course would be attended with the utmost danger. The witness Dowsett was then recalled, and said that he had on that day seen the engine referred to at tho Brick layer's Arms station, and it was much out of order. The pumps could not be got to work. On the afternoon of the accident the pumps worked very well when the train left Charlton, but they did not work when the train arrived in the tunnel. In reply to the Coroner, Mr Chapman stated that on the afternoon in question no other person than Jones was in the signal-box, and Jones was not allowed to have any other person in the box. The book kept by Jones, in which ho had entered the signals he had given, was then produced, and Mr Chap man identified the entries as being the handwritieg of Jones. Mr Woollett said, on the part of Jones, he was quite ready to say that he had given the signal as stated. Tho Coroner—But we must have everything proved. If this should turn out a criminal matter, Jones cannot be allowed to crirainate himself. Mr Woollett then read two clauses from the book of instructions issued by the company; but they did not ap., pear to bear in any material manner upon the present case. This being the whole of the evidence at present adduced, the Coroner observed it would be necessary . to adjourn the inquiry. On the next day ho should hold an inquest at Woolwich on the body of the man Helium, who died at the Royal Marine Hospital from injuries received at the acci dent. Ho did not, however, propose to receive any evidence, but simply to have the body iden.ified. It would be well that some of the railway officials should attend notwith standing.. The inquiry was there adjourned until Wednesday week, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. - MITS.—The most recent intelligence of Sher man and his army is still imperfect and confused, but not quite so unintelligible as the previous rumours. From the moment he abandoned Atlanta and moved southwards, the people of the North lost all trace of him, and almost a fortnight elapsed be.. fore even the Confederate Government obtained any certain knowledge of his movements. That an army of 50,000 men, w ith all its trains, stores, and artillery, could disappear alike from friend and foe as com pletely as an Eastern caravan overwhelmed by a sand storm in the desert, is one of the most striking events of the war. When again heard of, it was through the Southern journals exclusively, and the information they could obtain was very scanty. The latest reports, however, are more exact in the impor tant points of dates and localities, and when compared make up an account which may be accepted as pro bable. To the Northern public the sudden movement was represented as a great military operation, in tended to continue the campaign by a bold plunge in to the enemy's country, to attack Augusta, and de stroy the powder works of the Confederate Govern ment. The capture of the city of Savannah was equally part of the plan. Cooperation in an assault of Charleston from the land side was even suggested as possible. Thereal purpose of Sherman was muchmora sample, yet difficult enough to:carry out successfully as he has discovered. It was to extricate his army from an untenable position by a rapid march to the sea coast and the aid of the Federal fleet. In the first part of his expedition he was so far fortunate that as he advanced he found no enemy before him. But the Southern troops now begin to appear, and it is by actual and not successful encounters, with them that his position is made clear. One portion of his army, following the line of the Augusta and Savannah Railway, has reached Milieu, a little town about 70 miles from Savannah city. It is in the State of Georgia. Sherman, therefore, has not yet been able to cross the Savannah river. Another division of his army has either returned to or been left in the neighbourhood of Augusta, to the east of which place a detachment of the Federal cavalry has been intercepted and either killed, captured, or driven back, The two portions of Sherman's force are still on the Georgian side of the Savannah river, and there are Southern troops between both the divi sions and the river itself. When the stream is passed they have still to cross the State of South Carolina, the division now pasted at Millen having the shortest route to traverse, to Beaufort, but through the most difficult country. On the frontier between South Carolina and Georgia the country is elevated and well wooded. Thence an army, moving towards the Atlantic coast, must descend to the "middle country," which is comparatively barren, formed principally of sand-hills. Then comes the wide belt of swamp and morass, inter sected by slusgish streams, that extend along the whole of the south-eastern coast. It is not unreason able to suppose that in such a country the Southerners will find some position where the pro.. gress of an army that must have been reduced in strenth end efficiency by weeks of continuous marching may be disputed. In addition to the diffi culties presented by the natural features of the country, the temper of the populatinn must also be considered. South Carolina, always dissatisfied and restless under the old Federal Constitution, was the leading State of the present disruption. It was the first to declare the Southern Confederacy, and the first to cceentence the actual war by the borne bardrnent of Fort Sumter. The successful defence of that fort and the city of Charleston itself against the repeated attacks of the Federal fleet has en couraged the spirit of the people, and no Southern State is more confident of the issue of the struggle. Taking the country and the population together, it is impossible to predict for General Sherman a pro gress through it so easy as he has found his march to its frontier. Even the Northern press cannot persist in representing Sherman's desperate march as a deliberate and skilfully-calculated military operation. We believe it was not a calculation, but a necessity. Sherman had no choice, except of difficulties, long before he quitted Atlanta. His position was simply that of a commander who has advanced too far into the enemy's country, and dis covers that his opponents have cut off his supplies and every line of retreat. Wawa he obtained pos- session of Atlanta it was only to find the Confederate Generals between him and any route north or west. But the country to the south and east was open to him, if he could traverse the distance that divided him from the points on the sea coast in the possession of the Federals, or within reach of help from the fleet. lie decided on this course, and must accom plish his object or fail altogether. There is nothing for him between the two extremes, His march is a repetition on a larger scale of the "great strie• tegic movement" by m hich ITCLellan transferred his army, after his defeat before Richmond, to llarrison's Landing, where it found " safety," and the Federal gunboats and transports. But the dis tance between the Yolk and James rivers is not, as in Georgia, measured by hundreds of miles. 11:Ciellan executed his mater ivre successfully, but the campaign itself was a failure. Sherman has undertaken a more desperate operation of the same kind. He must march to the sea, as no Federal fi.)tilla can ascend the Savannah to aid him. His difficulty is one of frequent recurrence in military history, ancient and modern. An invading army must keep open a line of retreat in case of being out-maeceuvred or overpowered, or run the risk of destruction or surrender, either fatal to the E X pedi- Con: The " ten thousand Greeks" were led by Xenophon from the plains cf the Euphrates to the shore of the Black Sea, but the enterprise was undertaken by the wreck of an army. 'inc retreat itself is celebrated in history, but it told the world that the invasion of Persia was a ruinous failure. It is possible than Sherman may save as much of his army as he can march to the chore of the Atlantic, but not the less will the invasion of Georgia have been signally defeated. PosT.—Tbe official Gazette of Turin contains the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel in giving effect to the legislative act which provides for the transfer of the seat of Government from Turin to Florence. The change is to be made good within six months from the date of the proclamation, which is the 11th inst. ; but there is reason to believe that it will take place at an earlier period in the ensuing year. Side by aide with this proclamation we have the text of the Convention of the 15th of September, together with the Act of itatification. It will be acknowledged that the terms of this arrangement make ample provision fur the safety of the Pope, if he should avail himself of the day of grace still offered to him for the reform and secularisation of his Government, and for the substitution of e municipal force for the retirir g army of France. Few subjects at this moment attract greater attention in Continental politics than the progress of the Italian Government in centralisation and in retrenchment. The transfer of the capital may now be regarded as a fail accompli. That measure will at once afford an increase of security in the international relations of the kingdom, and will add very considerably to the administrative power of the Government in con trolling the distant Neapolitan provinces. While this improvement is being effected in the political organisation, it is satisfactory to learn that, after the extraordinary expenditure which an abnormal state of things had brought about, there are indi cations of a returning economy. For the last five years Austria and Italy have stood face to face, menacing each other by the magnitude of their armaments, and yet neither being willing, or even seriously intending to strike a blow. It appears to be at length discovered upon both sides that a war of demonstration is the most expensive of all kinds of hostility ; for it is equally without end and with out object. There is nothing to terminate it, and there is nothing to indemnify or reward it. It is a condition of things that must necessarily have its development either in a rupture or in a disarmament. The moment the fear of the former alternative passes away the other becomes inevitable. In the relations between Italy and Austria we have just arrived at this stage. The two Governments have agreed that bygones shall be bygones; they have arrived at an understanding to respect each other's frontiers and each other's rights. All that is wanting to impart a formal character to this state of things is tho out ward recognition of the Italian kingdom by Austria and the exchange of ambassadors between Vienna and Florence. That is a result which we may look forward to with some confidence as likely soon to happen. In this state of things a disarm emen t becomes inevitable. Neither Italy nor Austria can afford their present eatablishments. Both countries are outspending their revenue ; and, since they have resolved to live on neighbourly terms with one another, a continuance of their recent extravagance would be simply reckless. Now, therefore, that the paramount question of the change in the seat of Government has been settled, the Italian Cabinet have no duty so urgent on their hands as that of eetting their financial house in order. The task is by no means an impracticable one. Both their foreign relations and their internal organisation enable them to do this without any great difficulty. The obstacles really i n th e wa y of retrenchment an d an equilibrium have certainly been exag gerated. W e are in the h a bit o f h ear i ng that .the debt is large, the current ex p en dit ure large, the re venue i nco n e siderable. These aro relative terms, but let us take the facts one by one. The Italian debt amounts— enumerating all descriptions, local as well as general —to about £160,000,000. In considering the sum we must bear in mind alto the popul a ti on . Th e little kingdom of Honer d, with popul a ti on of on ly 4,000,000, has a debt of not less ttt.. n £lOO,OOO 000 ' • and, in spite of this burde n , it s cred i t oLaude higher ee_e„,„„,„...t.„ e....e.......... , r.,...............---._ sue the exception of than any other c eiuntry with ioa own. Italy, on the' other k' I 3 9 roam of 22,000,000 under ,'he dominion of Victor Ere . nuel. Again, the p o .nula t i o te of is about nd has a popolet Fiance half as much again as th,lt of Itat'y, the Italian. debt is nearly fourfold t he amon.nt of within manageable The Italian debt, therefore,. lies numbers or the compass, whether we look to the . . .. What is wanted is. in 0 wealth of the peculation. while the Fren ch of finality. Until , word, to give it ti. character - s a very that is done, the quest: iltubecorees ' serious consideration ; but: whea , .it is done.n heating it no more than an ordinary on of this debt rem the ev e° proportion to the population muck. D . ance that fresh age. Italian finance requires an assn. . s all. If the loans will not be uses: d, and that• b 'ate) ht , fr . d e e lo , w 1 he liabilities current expenditure can be diminished,.'e i n future' can readily be met withont annual deficite , of t he The interest on the debt is less than a thirt• fifths. • revenue; while in England it is fully two-ie I' •., g . M. Sella is understood to be resol ved to W about a financial equilibrium for 1865 : and the,o is no doubt that political events are f a vouring ! realisation of his policy. Wo have been of opinl9: throughout that the alarm with whic h his fro l l _' expose of the state of the national finance ic .. " d received some six weeks ago, was much 131°.u... reason. The truth that ;is Italian financ e was tarau unmistakably improving. Far 1863 the defiett v, bee_ ascertained not lees than £12,000,000. For 1864 it h-a bee _ ascertained to be kept within £8',000,000. Of cuurso ! this continued excess of expenditure ove r receil l 9 increases the difficulties of Mitri'sters as it goe s , °,. although the ratio of the excess is itself dimiei shror ; • But if the Government can see their way th f O 9O the wood, and find themselves in at position to brl the revenue and expenditure to an. equilibriu at; m, inconvenience will be but temporary, and can r eeoll„ be met. Since the appearance of M. Selle's budg,_ political events have undergone a considerably; change. The Austrian Government has give n ti „ earnest of its pacific policy, which TR meld have eze . `, cised a material effect on the budget of M. Sells hr e that budget appeared a few weeks later. But the event does not occur too late for esa ential chang.s in the expenditure of the Italian Go' Ternment. I t 1 4 felt that since Austria and Italy mean to live on gao',.. terms together for the future, an army of thrr! hundred and seventy thousand men is a mu ch fang; force then Italy requires • and that is qua rter of million would amply suffice to main ta..in her poli05" and position in Europe. Such a redtheti on, eembitleil with some other economies already int rocluced , wou„„ in itself close the hiatus in the year ly budget. .1.; the meantime, the Italian reveeue, u artier the BO pressure of taxation, is slowly but surely increasingf These changes would assure us that t he increase 0.! the national debt was ac an end. Thee Italians eau ° readily bear the burden they already , have. I tl it public revenue amounts to X25,000P00 a year; is considerably larger than the income of the Pru t. s : sian treasury ; and all that is wanting to enable t°".. Italian Government to live within it is t ha as suraec : that they should be left at peace. The (to nsoliclalire of the Government and the developr tion t of national resources may now therefore b e looked for e ward to with some confidence. Brigand age in th® south will necessarily decline when it is known °Lie,. the chances of foreign aid and succour are cut 0; Trade will gain a fresh impetus, and capital w. ll O be put forward with confidence for rep roduetl/e investment. Inched, all these things might , b ,, a ,, 1 0 happened before, if there had not year by ye ar u — ba some fresh alarm, We believe, however,. that t d coming year will open with happier aug tt:rie B ' 5 4 that all Europe will show itself prepared to e t 'J - , and profit by its repose. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCIIESTER—DEo. 17. ar ia We had a fair supply of wheat on offer at ortr ra_. , io r to-day, and previous quotations were maintained. P a ' unaltered. q,. 36' Wheat, white 40s 46s Beans,Mazagan••• - rm 40s red 36s 42s middle & 5ma11.35? :33s Barley Oats . 20s 25s grey ......360 NORTHAMPTON—Dxc 17. 'White wheat, new,, ' red, 4 6 39s to - 42s • new 37s i ° old, 40s to 44s per qr. Barlei new malting , 32s a 3 n o to other sorts, 26s to 295. Old oats , 28s to 32s • new, Au s o s s 27s per 21 stone. Beans, 36s to 44=. Peas,' 34 s to per qr. GLOUCESTER—DEC. 17. There was a good supply of English wheat to-dalw:B our market, which sold slowly at late prices. Foreigil in limited demand, at about former rates. Barl e y' °" and beans very dull. CHELMSFORD—DEc. 16. - is' ol/ At this corn exchange to-day the supply of whea t more than au average, bat somewhat out of condition. cd , dull trade, last week's quotations were barely maintai ll o . Spring corn met with a slow sale, at no advance in pri c „'", Wheat, old white 40s 45s l'eas 7 Partridp,o....o63 ''ig new 40s 41s i White 30 3 3 • 42 ,4 old rcd....393 40s ! Boiling ... :>s 353 new 376 40s Dun Ols ...-4 Barley 25s 325; Ditto new --3 ......0 Chevalier ..26s 33s f Beans, Tick, old ..3 4 8 ...... tt Grinding 20s 28s new. . Malt. Chevalier Gls 67s Harrow . Ticks .. 353 -- ... - 4 64s 68s l pew. .---$ 351 Oat: , 20s M 1 Mazagan .......333 KIRKCALDY GRAIN—DEC. 17. but We had large supplies of oats at our market to•claY, small of wheat and barley. Prices much the sauce as it' week. Wheat. Barley. Oath. First....3os,(d 2ls Od 16s Gd Second ..33s 0(1 22s Od 17s 611 Od 24s Od 18s Gd COAL MAILK ET. Frtoes of Coal per Ton at the oloie of the mange`' s. d. Walls End. 6 Hotton .............. 2 2 3 3 0 0 Hough ........... 9 South Kelloe ......... 22 9 3' Mussel's Hetton ...... 6 6 1 East Hartlepool ..... 3 3 ; Hartlepool ......... ' ITunstall .........• • . 0 3 Casson .............. Bell Framwellgato .. 3 Ships at market, 3) ; sold, 28, Lambert's West llart- ley 18 Bates'sWest Hartley lB iloly'well Tar-field Moor 18 Wylam ri Eden Main 22 Walls End. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DIKE. .„„ c 19' Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... 17a Marseilles ~........ Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. ....... Cape of Good hope, Ascension, and St. llelena•--v e- : 19. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.pc". a. via Marseilles ...Dc", .... .____ Falkland Islands - .. . .„ Da . 1 3 . Uibraltar, via Southa Cey nipt,n. India (Calcutta), and lou, vie Southampton. e ee e :2 l --"' via Marseillos..•• ec , <I. India (Bombay), via Southampton .... co , 2).' via Marseilles I) 5, Portugal.... Jao• ig, P Malta, _Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton pee. 2! via Marseilles m Dec. -2t. . Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet D °' by U.S. iacket..•• n o, 2 3 ' JO' ./9. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and T by en C e a r n ifl a 'e d . i .. ... P . a . c . k • e • t • . ;; e e. 1° : We6t, Indies and Pacific .. ....... ~._l l. I). Bahamas (via New York) ' j p ' ee g l i , Bermuda (ditto) Pee . 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