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Fire Premiums £.580,0 - 0 Life Premiums 210,0:0 Interest on Investments 160,0( 0 £930,000 An. ) 1 ,, 2 raeneles are established for effecting bo h Fire and Life linces, and facilitating the payment of Premiums in alt I ' LB of the world. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to Pe Company. M JOHN ATI(L S, Resident Secretary. ovember, 1864. 1 1 , IttO . YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Royal Exchange, London, November 23, 186 f. E Ti le Court of DirAtors of the Corporation of the Royal Beange Assurance DO HEREBY . GIVE NOTICE. that pir Transfer Books will be SHUT from Tuesday, the 13th December next, to Tuesday, the 3d of January follo by wing ; ~, t the ANNUAL GENERAL a their 'Tarter will be holders at their Office COUßT on the R pp oy ointed al Kxchange, WE DNESIAY, the 21st of December, at Twelve o'clock ; and that a Dividend will be ocnsidtred of at the Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. IMPERMPERIAL OTTOMAN BANK. lAL NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that an INTERIM it b,,?TRIBUTION b way of INTEREST, up tu the 3 'at 1864, of , 10 y s.per Share (the limit allowed by the st atutes), will b e payablep on the 2d January, 1865, on the paid of the Bank. h it tie Coupons No. 3, of the Provisional Share certificates tt B , t be deposited at least eight days previous 'y, but wilt ba t fved on and after the 12th instant. orms for leaving the Coupons can be had on application. 'Dation Agency. 4, Bank-buildings, Lothbnry, 9th December, 1861. 106 fill WI VA R P D R E o S f E t h N e T N A O T R I T OT' of the o'o-NIGHT, at Eight.-106thREPRESENTATION k the WORLD of MAGIC.—Miss R ANDERSON. the C i n c ond-s'ghtedPrices, Is. and 3s. To be red at ST. JAMES'S HALL,Piccadilly. The Great . 4 De Tying Mystery , and Cabinet Seances. by Miss Lune er tb rson and Mr. Sutton, will terminate the Programme Evenin , . and Saturday Afternoon.in hROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. ~ JOHN PARRY, will appear in THE RIVAL COM RIOERS (for a limited number of representations). To be k r Owed by THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY. (Mr. and 11,..tt GERMAN REED). Shakespearian Visions of Rosa ligui, Witch, Touchstnne, and Ariel, illustrated by Mrs. Ger on Reed. ConeM ud JOingHN with MR ..__ROSELEtt..F AT THE AI DE, by r. PARRY. l j•very Evening. (except Saturday) at 8. A Morning Eepre- Otation every Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Unreserved seats, Is. C I. 'tf4. • stalls, 3s. • stall spring chairs, ss. Stal:s may be e ured'in. advance;without iee, at tll2. Gallery, COMMODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN. , In consequence or their engagement at the Crystal I t i l i ;aad w ulpat e t' - s d eG a 17 t y an h u e e i r e Levees ut a w t i v i3 J e A re kl em E al S e l 4 BOXING DAY, when on that day, and during the as there will be Three Performances Daily, viz.. 11, 3, and clack. A Levee every evening this week at St. James's 'all, Piccadilly, at 8 o'clock. 4 ue !,rices, is. and 2s. ; eserved stalls, 3s. each. Children r 10 half-price in rand2s 3s. places. 11 II E .0 _X F 0 R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPHEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Illique), is achieving . an unprecedented success. Vide, the 11 ) ng : "King, Bceotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and %,,;apirited " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, t'horns ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva, t th ., 4ll a, Venm, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a' d final Minuet Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz -017, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and "celles. nothing can be prettier of its.kind ; nothing can eo with V•ater spirit or be more heartily enjoyed by the audience." Athen Ee um. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. THE DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talli~tt. 3IONSTRE CHARME, by M. SILVESTRE. I IieIrAITBANS in their famous Character Sketches, BRAY bi• Mr. ILLIA.M RANDALL, Mr: GASTON ti s uRRAY , LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of day. Instrumental Solos, c. , &c. Admission ea, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private ' ) keS,.los. sa. IeANTERBU - RY -HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). PI t, \ RFUSIE and BOUQUET, the NEW OPTICAL ILLU -1 R r 'N, in wh'eh the whole resources of the establishment are ,2 11 ght into requisition, written by Mr. W. P. Vandervell. The usual Operatic Selections, the Anthropophaginian, &c. Wehrnedy by Mr. W. Randal', T. Stacey, W. Hilton, and the o hdrous Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and elle y. '011:1;0 Irustrations of Negro character by LITTLE 808 Admission—Area, ed. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. kOYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-strcer, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus'. Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS. 2Peratic Selecticns, &c. Prima Donna, Miss ELLI.tON. Com!c strength of the Company includes ANNIE t t ,AMS, NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO. BOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and tpuily; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian Oelrns and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, first appearance in Engiand. l' ermanent prices —Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, Is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GRE VILLE. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, • Leicester-squar e . 4i, PEEDE RICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) -- Sole Lessen and Manazer. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. thThe preparations now in full progress for the production of 1 1 Grand Lyrical and Terpsichorean Entertainment are tan . ' a scale of magnitude and splendour never before at 11)ted in England. kOYAL ALIT.AMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. FREDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Manager. - OPEN BOXING NIGHT. IT Pvcrards of £lO,OO are now being . expended in alterations, woration, and improvements of the most mignificent cha. ter. . kOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. m• FREDERICK STRANGE (tate of the Crystal Palace: Sole Lessee and Manager. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. Il l Y e pnderful and astounding scenic effect produced by Real THE TORRENT CASCADE. kOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. VREDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Manager. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. ~-kil3 and CHORUS of ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS / 0 , baCngst the Engagements now being completed will be s'lld the following well-known and popular Artistes : MISS PEARCE, PRIMA DONNA, li hr es Fanny Harrison ' Madame Marie Forbes, Madame P al- Vre,Burges ; s and the Mi Sarah Rowe s , Edith ses Ro Villiers, se Palmer Low , Agnes Nelly Corrither, er umnalpal,l Tenors —Mr. 4c. tinci : H. De Brenner, and Mr Henr y be r t i • ‘t k h r- nelpal Baritons•—Mr Theodore Distin, from the Royal Van Opera Covent-garden, and IVeEiArs. St. , Albyn, Vito. J , rvil, Lincoln, Hunter, Hines, ar m,' Lloyd, Henley, Ashton, drc. hOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. • REDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Manager. OPEN BORING NIGHT, 4 - m l -gement of the wonderfully popular Australian Comic Iltcorist, THE GREAT BARLOW. QpThe next wonder is the Marvellous, Eccentric MUSICAL HER, the Laughter Demon of Paris. LE PETIT BLONDIN" I+ 4 , display his Balancing precocity on the Low Rope, ele `ed only a few feet above the level of the audience. IfOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, kr Leicester-square. . FREDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Manager. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. the e Lldies for the Grand have been eleed from chief Theatres at home and ßallet abroad. Princiselected se pal D an MADEMOISELLE BIOLETTI, (From the Grand Opera, Paris), 17 h0 has been expressly engaged for this establishment. itOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, r. Leicater-square, FREDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace: Sole Lessee and Manager. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. A n ~R A. .axND SUPPER SALOON furnished in the most 'flous manner, has been erected. NI. boors will be thrown open on Boxing Night, December qp at Half-past Seven o'clock preesely. Musical Director, Mr. J. W. HIRD. The Sele:tions and Choruses under the direction of Mr. J. CAULFIELD, Jan. Leader of the Band, Mr. GOUGH. Stage Director, Mr. H. BOLEN°. Sole Proprietor, Mr. FREDERICK S ITANGE. tio i l i qefq : —Private Admission through Private •Cl Is. • Reserved Seats , 3s. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Balcony *nd ; triiper Balcony and Hall, 6d. • NtiOGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. t h i e V Y will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during weeic and play new music nightly. Admission, One Shilling. AD Am E TU SS AU D'S EXHIBITION, tt k t vv ere4.ll , l:ty ye i n u a i Vi e e n ßazaar gth PORTRAIT MODEL IIik 4II ,LLER taken from life, and corre cted from the Cast 0 Y Doctor Donovan, of the Phrenological School, 111, ‘Ld, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. ?Ded from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. Ad mittance, One Shilling; extra rooms, Sixpence. No. 22,018. WILLS' NEW NOVEL. On Frday, Dec. 23, in 3 vole., 1111 E THREE WATCHES, By W. G, WILLS. Also now ready, in 3 vole., NOT PROVEN. A Novel.. Hurst and Blaokett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE.—Tne CHEAP EDITION of the SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT, by the Author of " East Lynne," I NOW READY at all tlooksellere and Bookstalls, crown Bvo., with Two Illustrations, Gs. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NEW WORK ON AMERICAN EOCIETY. This Day, in 1 vol., price 10s. 6d,, THE DOBBS FAMILY IN AMERICA, By our Own . SPECIAL" CORRESPONDENT. 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The house is pleasantly situate; contains dining, two drawing rooms, nine Led-rooms, three dressing-room', library, house keeper's room and offices, conservatory, garden, three-stall stable, two coach-houses, .te. It stands on high ground, and the views from it are good. Distance from the sea about a mile. Price £2,Boo.—Particulars and cards to view at the City Central Estate Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. IRINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA _Mg has been, during thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and untversllly accepted by the Public, as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp .ci ally for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular tee of this sim ple and negaat remedy has been found highly beneficial. Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purity) by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. BED•ROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried." —Thin, very hard candles sold in boxes le. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. _ _ EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. • " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," In packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candlesticks to fit thin candles, is. and 2s. 6d. each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. She , wood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. capsuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot ,. Price's Patent," from fid. ties, 6d. and Is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold 05n the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." . _ Retail throudb. any Grocer. Wholesale by Price s Patent Candle Company (Limited), London EE T H.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The exclusive right to this Patent was Secured to Mr. Eskell, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's Royal seal (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at his residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime. are made, and fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. 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The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Franois Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." - Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb, Ordinary quality .. •• rs. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb Second quality .. .. • • .. Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • • • • is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Eatablishmmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. .AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the acuity pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly' beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after takin,g it. Prepares omiy and sold by W. LAIIBERT, Chemist, 8, King-WAlliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. 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OX - . --e- ' - --,. •:: ' . _l, er mortal), to decide whether th ere ~ 14illi .--3 '':'C' .. or impropriety in gentlemen Croulating placarcikTf thillort. g He must repeat he thought it very improper to attempt to divert from the c rown fi nes which belonged to it when an 7 offence had been committed; and he suggested they had bettor just change their title to the Anti-British Tobacco Society, which would confer an unmitigated amount of good. Mr- Morleyinquired whether it eras not a misdemeanour at common law ? Was it not competent for the magistrate to commit the defendant under the 18th of Elizabeth, cap. 5 (an act to redress disorders in common informers) by which it was enacted that it any person should, by colour or pre tence of process, or without process uron colour or pretence of any matter of offence, &c,, should be guilty of an offence). Mr Selfe observed that his colleague and limed, in an ticipation of the hearing of this case, had looked closely into the matter, and had found by the statute of Elizabeth that it only referred to cases in which process might he taken in a superior court. Although magistrate's, by some of the casts they had referred to, had concurrent jurisdiction with . the superior courts, yet this was not a case cognisable in a superior court, and therefore proceediiags could not betaken before him under the statute. . The summons w. 3.3 then dismissed. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1864. URN 1 I'U BE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. 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Smoking and Billiard Rooms— numerous Bath-rooms—Carriages on the premises—first class Private Equipages at command —Omnibuses running to all the railway st .tions—Postal Letter-box—TelegrAph Office day and night—Photograph Studio—a staffof servants speaking all languages. _ _ _ Tr EET H. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTlSTRY.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TEETH. upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing' to avail themselves of professional assistance by :masoning ➢lr. ALBERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has ent,bled him to effect such - admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. Entry of the Royal Guards into Berlin, BERLIN, Dec. 17. The weather, yesterday an unpleasant mixture of snow and wind, seemed to have arrayed itself to day in festal robes to celebrate the entry of the Guards into the capital from the seat of war. Both snow and storm had ceased, and the severe icy cold of the last few days was somewhat diminished. Although not in the same degree as at the entry of the Brandenburg regiments, ten days ego, the city was nevertheless decorated to a considerable ex tent. The private houses exhibited flags, and many were adorned in addition with garlands and wreaths, The streets were crowded with the masses, all streaming towards the broad thorough• fare Unter der Linden. The decorations provided at the expense of the town for the reception of the Brandenburghers had been left to do duty on this occasion as well. The municipal authorities in their robes of office occupied a gallery erected between the Palace and the Opera-house. Depu tations of the trades' unions with flags, banners, and bands had taken up their position at the mo nument of Frederick the Great on tha northern side of the • Linden. Shcrtly after 11. coclock military music heralded the, approach of the troops here in garrison, who took up their position upon the Paris square and the south side of the Linden promenade. The King had ordered that the four regiments of the Young Guards, who now returned from their first campaign, should be received by the elder infan try and Grenadier Guards. Behind those four regiments the discharged men of the troops about to enter, who had participated in the campaign, were drawn up under the command of Lieut.-Col. von Blucher, while the remaining troops of the garrison, and deputations from the g.arrisons at Potsdam and elsewhere were posted on the south of the Linden, between the Wilhelms-dtrasse and the Palace. The regiments about to march in had assembled in the meantime on the paradeground before the Bran. denburg gate. They consisted of the 33 and 4th Foot Guards, together forming a combined brigade; the 31 and 4th Grenadier Guards constituting th? combined Grenadier Brigade—the Ist Posen In fantry, Na. 18, and the 5.11 Brandenburg Infantry, No. 48, making up the combined Infantry Brigade. These troops were followed by the Hussars of the Guards, the Brandenburg Cuirassierßegiment, No. 6, and the Brandenburg Jagers, No. 3. Next name the Artillery, consisting of a 6-pounder and a 4-pounder battery, and the procession was closed by the fortress and pontoon companies of the Guards. Field-Martial Count von Wrangel rode upon the right wing, while his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Carl occupied the centre, each leader being followed by his respective Staff. The parade was under the immediate command of Lieutenant-. General von Plonski, who also rode in front of the troops, accompanied by Lieutenant-General von der Mulbe. Major. General von Schlegel com manded the combined infantry brigade of the line, the Brandenburg lagers, and the fortress and pon toon companies of the Guards—Duke Wilhelm, of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, led the combined cavalry brigade and the two batteries. The band of the Field Artillery marched upon the right of the batteries. The Generals and officers who had been promoted since the campaign and were summoned to Berlin to take part in the entry took up their position to the right of the troops they had led, or rode with the Staffs to which they had been attached. Officers at present in Berlin who had been transferred to other regiments rode with their old corps, as was the case with the officers of the Landwehr who had served during the campaign. The troops were accoutred in field marching order, with cloaks, above which the offisers wore their sashes. All officers who had made the campaign wore the white bandage upon the right arm. The Dannebrogs captured in the field were car. ried by the companies by which they had been taken. All the men were decked with wreaths and flowers. The ladies, who have always shown such great kindness in caring for the wounded who passed through the cap . tal, had provided each soldier with a wreath and a patriotic poem.] The flowers and wreaths were carried by the men upon their Meantime the Generals and superior officers not serving with the troops had assembled on horseback at half-past 11 before the Palace, to accompany his Majesty to the scone of the inspection, while the officers on foot took np their position at the statue of Prince Blucher. Shortly after noon his Majesty appeared, surrounded by the Royal Princes, Herr von Bismatk, and the Minister of War, and accom panied by a very brilliant and numerous suite. The Queen and Queen Dowager, with the Crown Prin cess, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the Princesses followed in carriages, and were at once received with loud cheers by the people and the troops. The bands struck up the National Hymn as the royal party proceeded slowly along the centre of the Linden promenade to the Brandenburg-gate. At this point Prince August of Wurtembarg waited the arrival of the King at the wing of the four regiments of the Old Guard. On his Majesty coming in sight the troops presented arms, and the King, followed by Prince August of Wurtembarg and the Generals and Commanders of regiments, proceeded through the Brandenburg gate to the parade ground, where the troops, under the command of Priuce Friedrich Carl, presented arms along the whole front. Prince Friedrich Carl than rode for ward to meet the King, and when his Majesty had reached the centre Lieut.• Gen. von Plonski pre sented the report. As the King rode down the franks he was greeted with a joyful "Good morn• ng" from the various regiments. The inspection being ended, the King halted in the middle of the formation and ordered that the colour-bearers, as well as their officers and soldiers who had been decorated and had distinguished themselves during the late war, should step forward to the front, where they formed a hollow square, with the colours in front. Hie Kijesty then-rode into the square, accompanied by the princes and general. officers, and made a hearty inspirating speech to the men, which was received with loud cheers. The King said:— " I see your return with joy from a war brought to a glorious end. When I permitted the newly-formed regiment of the Guard, united in one division, to take part in this war it was my intention to give these young regiments an op portunity of making for themselves a history. They have fulfilled this intention in tho highest degree, and have fought with distinguished bravery. The same remark ap plies to the older established troops hero assemtlod, who have added a new and unfading leaf in this war to the gar. land of firna adorning their hcnourable history. I rejoice to see so many collected around me who have so distin guished themselves by bravery that I was able to confer upon them my visible thanks as a lasting recognition of the claims the army has to the thanks of_ [myself and the fatherland. I have determined that all flags and standards that have been borne on the theatre of war shall for the future bear upon the banderol the riband of the newly granted war medal, and those which were carried at Duppel or Alsen the corresponding riband of the memorial cross celebrating those engagements. And it is my conviction that these newly decorated flags and standards will be fol lowed in future by my brave troops with as much devotion, valour, and, with God's help, victory, as I am proud to ac knowledge with my Royal thanks that they have been in the war just brought to a glorious close." The King then gave the word to fall in, and the troops formed for the march into the city. His Ma jesty rode in ;front followed by Prince Friedrich Carl, and Generals, and their suites. In the rear came the different regiments-who had taken part in the late campaign. Amid the cheers of the people the King entered the capital. As his Majesty passed through the BrandenburgMgate the troops stationed in the Paris equare saluted, and the bands struck up the National Hymn. The King proceeded with his staff to the middle of the Linden promenade, where it was pro posed to pass the returning troops in review. The regiments entered with bands playing, and as each passed through the Brandenburg-gate it was saluted with presented arms and three loud cheers by the regiment. of the Old Guard stationed at the Paris-square. When all the regiments had passed in the Old Guard returned to barracks. In the meantime the returning troops, headed by the band, had marched down the Unter den Linden, where they were greeted on all sides by loud cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs, and almost buried under wreaths and garlands of flowers. At the statue of Frederick the Great the troops formed for the march past, which took place in the same order as the regiments had entered. The carriage con taining the Queen, the . Queen Dowager, and the Crown Princess halted close to his Majesty, while the rest of the Royal Princesses surveyed the epee. tacle from the windows of the Palace. The two regiments of the Grenadier Guards were led past the Royal carriage by the King, while the Crown Prince, riding to the right of General von der 31ulbs, headed the inf&ntry brigade of the Guard. Then followed the infantry, the riflemen, and the pioneers. The Artillery, led by Prince Carl, brought up the rear.. The march bding concluded, the colours were carried Into the palace. The number of Dannebrogs borne by the Guards'amounted in all to 17. • Naval and Military Intelligence. The division at Alderehott tinder the command of Lieut.-Gen. Sir I. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., marched from the camp on Thursday morning to take up a position on the Hog's-back, With a view to check the progress of an enemy adeancing upon Alder shott frcm the southward by way of Godalming. For this purpose Puttenham village and common were selected by the Lieut.. Gen. as the principal points of our position, frcm 'their offering many defensive facilities, and commanding the only road open to a large advancing army, which would have its eie+eteebearing up s on—Guildford. The Cdvairy Brigade and D troop I.teat Ihrse Artillery, under the command of Major-Gen. Hodge, marched from Aldershott by way of Ash, Ash green station, and thence to the Hog's-back, forming the left of the intended position, with its left resting near the third milestone, from Guildford. The Royal Scots Greys, under the command of Col. Darby Griffith, C. 8., formed the left, and a squadron of this regiment, under the com mand of Capt. Prendergast. proceeded on patrol duty on the road in the direction of Guildford. The Royal Dragoons, under the command of Meier Ainslie, formed on the right of the Scots Greys, and at the same time the 14th Hassare, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Thompson, proceeded to the and formed the advance of vthilelagaermoyf. P u ttenham , am e en ttree,P, under the command of Lient.eCol. Mitchell , took up position near the vil lage, occupying an elevated piece of ground or, Puttenham-common. The Ist Brigade and 'the E and F Batteries, 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, under the command of M6jor-Gen. Taylor, marched through A T onghem , and formed the en uttenham downs. The Brigade consisted of t he 3lat, 59th, and 85th Regi ments, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Eager, Major Romer, and Col. Grey respectively. The E ice:lnmanded'by Capt. Phelips and unlimbered and brought the overlee king Puttenham. The and gmuanj soFr into m Batteries, t coksietni ozD 2d Brigade,es,with under the Qemmand of Major. General Bat three guns of the Royal Artillery, marc h e d through Bagehbt-g r een, a nd formed on the Hog's-back near the road leading to Seale. The 2d Battalion Rifles, commanded by Capt. Farquharson, to 'the southward and f o rmed the advanced Post of the infantry. The Ist 60th proceeded Royal Battalion 14th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Budd, and formed the h 62d n g ef the army on the Hog's back ment, under the command of Colonel Ingall , C. 8.) formed on the left of the t e right under,the command of Col. the left of the 14th. The 3d Brigade, under the command of Col. Munro, C.B, 14th. agau, The cm., 31 fo ß rm ri e g d ad o e n , Brigadier, of Aldershot-bridge to A aY thence proceeded to the Hsohg nbk -ade Ahm marchedeeinn b y ande en the right of the cavalry. The brigade consisted of the 39th, ,asf-ogrr 75th, and 83d Regiments, under the commend of Major Currie, Lieut.-Col. Gordon, and Lieut.-Col. Hankey, re spectively. The whole of file troops were in posi tion at 11 o'clock, when Gen. Pennefather, attended by his Staff, rode over the line of defence, and then' proceeded to the advanced post on Puttenham.eem. mon. The signal having been given, a few guns were fired by the Royal Hers° Artillery from the eminence on the common. Gen. Hodge then brought his brigade down from the it back," with the exeep. tion of the three troops of the Greyi thrown out on the left of the high road. The Cavalry Brigade formed in line on Pattenhemacommen, advanced by echelon of regiments from the centre, retired by ale ternate squadrons, and re-formed line. Gen. Taylor advanced his Brigade by . /ine of regiments, and after clearing the-road of the supposed enemy formed line on the ground which 'had been occupied by the cavalry. General Bates also deecended the Hog's back with the 14th and 62d Regimeete, and formed line in rear of General Taylor by alternate lines. A few other mar cenvres followed to check the enemy, supposed to be coming on in force against this point, and the proceedings were shortly afterwards brought to a close, and:the troops returned to quarters, which the infantry reached about 2 o'clock, some of the regiments having been under arms six hones. The field-day wan one of the most remarkable in which the Aldershot Division has been engaged for some time, not only on recount of the scene of action, which was about seven miles from the Camp, but for the selection of the position and the admirable man ner in which all branches of the service were handled by the commanding officers. The half-yearly- inspection of the cadets of the Royal Military College, Sandhuist, and of the Rid ing Troop and detachment of Royal Engineers sta tioned there, under the command of Gel. Lacy, was made on Tuesday by Field• Marsha- the Duke of Cambridge and a Board of Commissioners. The D atteneed by his stuff, and accompanied by the Commissioners, arrived shortly after nine o'clock when a Royal salute was fired by the Royal En gineers, under the command of Capt. Hale, The Duke then proceeded 'to the lecture-room, where the cadets were already assembled, and addressed them for about 20 minutes, pointing out to them the proper course to pursue to become masters of their profession. The Duke and party subsequently breakfasted with Licut. Gen. Sir Harry Jones and a number of officers of the College at the Governor's, house, and at half-past 10 arrived upon the parade, when the cadets were formed in line, with the de tachment of Dragoons (mounted)on their right and the detachment of Royal Engineers on their left. The Duke, who was received with the usual salute, minutely inspected the line, and the cadets then marched past in open column of grand divioione in slow and quick time. They then performed the manual and platoon exercise under the command of it. U, Fox, and the bayonet exercise under the com mand of R. U. 0. Johnstone. Several battalion moves meats followed, under the command of R. U. 0: Guyon and U. 0. Rogers: The several exercises and movements were well performed, and the Duke expressed the highest satisfaction at the appear ance and discipline of the cadets, and, after visiting the riding school and the gymnasium, proceeded to the Staff College, which he inspected in .every partment, and with the same result. • After' lunch.. ing with the officers studying at the Staff College and a number of guests, among whom were Lieut.- Gen. Sir S. L. Pennefatber, K Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, See., the Duke left for London. The Cbrismas vacation in both colleges commenced on the following day. The Secretary of State for War has decided that the huts at Aldershott Camp, appropriated to mar ried soldiers shall in future be occupied by 'four, instead of five families. The regimental returns at Aldershott, just issued, show the following average number of points and olassification per cent. of men at target practice at that station on the 30th of November, 1864 :—Comm missariat Staff Corps—figure of merit, battalion, 24.02 ; best company, 25.04; best shots, first period, 54 points; second period, second class, 48 points. 2d Dragoons—figure of merit, battalion, 2328; best troop, 27.00 ; best shots, first period, 53 points ; second period, second class, 43 points, 14th Hussars —figure of merit,battalion, 2284; best troop, 24 . 66; best shots, first period, 44 points; second period, second class, 36 points. Ist Royal Dragoons—figure of merit, battalion, 2093 ; best troop, 24 81; best shots, first period, 60 points; second period, second class, 47 paints. 39th Regiment—figure of merit, battalion, 57 40; best company, 69 63 ; marksmen per cent., 2 ; best shots, first period,- 58 points ; second period, second class, 49 points ; third period, first class, 25 points. The Lords of the Admiralty have arrived at a decision with regard to the Equadron of wooden vessels which have been for some time lying idle on the stocks at Chatham dockyard in various stages of progress, but on neither of which has a single hand been employed for some years past, all the available workmen having been withdrawn and attached exclusively to the ironeclad ships under construction at that dockyard. The wooden vessels on which all work has been suspended in clude the Bulwark, 81, 3,716 tons, 800 horse power; the Belvidera, 39, 3,027 tons, 600 horse power; the Menai, 22, 1,857 tons, 400 horse power; the Rein deer, 17, 950 tons, 200 horse power ; and the Myr midon,• 4, 695 tons, 200 horse power. An order was yesterday received at the master•-shipwright'e department directing the Belvidere, the Menai, and the Reindeer to be taken to pieces, and their timbers and materials to be used for the general service of the The Belvidere was laid down several years wince as an improved 50• gun frigate of the eume cleSs as the Dryad, building at Portsmouth dockyard, and some others, but when rather lees than one-third completed all work upon her was euspended. It was subsequently proposed to complete her as an iron clad, which would have necessitated her being " con , verted," but as the Admiralty have at length set their faces against any further conversions of vessels, this idea was abandoned, and she will at execs be taken to pieces, her timbers being well seasoned from the length of time tho frigate has been in • frame. The Menai, on the Adjoining slip, was laid•down for a 22-gun screw corvette, of greater tonnage than some of the old line-of.battle sailing ships, and was one of the last of the wooden ships at Chatham dockyard from which the shipwrights were with. drawn. The Reindeer, the other vessel ordered to be taken to pieces, has further advanced towards completion than any of the others, and a short time since it was understood that she was again to be taken in hand, instructions having been received from Whitehall directing her to be surveyed and a report made upon her state and the length of time it would take to bring her forward for launching. Subsequent orders, however, directed that she should be broken up. At present no instructions have been received at the dockyard as to the Bulwark, which is one of the old type of 90• gun two•decke:s of the Zealous class, subsequently completed as an ironclad. The Bulwark is about one-half finished, and as she is the only large wooden vessel at Chatham not ordered to be taken to pieces, it would seem pro bable that she may be completed as an ironclad, which would necessitate the removal of one of her decks, besides other important alterations. The engines - of 800-horse power (nominal) constructed for the Bulwark are now in the ironclad frigate Royal Oak. The screw of her Majestya corvette Niger, 13 guns, i❑ basin at Woolwich, and fully rigged and stored for service, was yesterday shifted to alter the Well. nation of her fans, which it is expected will increase her rate of speed. The iron paddlewheel vessel Oberon, at Woolwich, is ordered to be fitted with an experimental verti cal tubular boiler, the invention of Capt. the Hon. Arthur Cochrane, C. 8., which is in course of con struction at the Thames iron works at Blackwell. The Oberon has undergone a complete overhaul ; her iron hull has been thoroughly repaired by the factory department of Woolwich yard, and the in. terior has been well coated with Day's patent ma rine composition, ordered to be employed in the whole of her Majesty's iron ships. Some consider able delay has been occasioned in completing her refit in consequence of the non-arrival of the new boilcr,otherwiao the ship would have long ago been ready for sea. The screw steam sloop Mutine, 17 guns, under thorough refit at Woolwich, is ordered to be ready for service and removed from the hands of the fae• tory and shipwright departments on the 31st. A batch of 40 second-class lads belonging to the flagship Fisgard at Woolwich were yesterday re moved to the training ship Dauntless, Coastguard service in the Humber. The number entered during the past month amounted only to 77, being comider ably below that required by the Admiralty order, amounting to 30 per week. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty—O. H. Whalley, nominated to a naval cadetship ; E. J. B. Bird, chief engineer, to the Cadmus; B. F. Pine, chief engineer, to the Highflyer ; H. Knight, engineer, to the Cadmus ; J. Sumner, engineer, to the Highflyer ; J. Adams, assistant engineer, to the Ilighflyer ; H. J. Iles and J. D. Chater, assistant engineers, to the Cadmus. COLLISION AND SHIPWRECK IN THE CHANNEL, —FIVE MEN DROWNED, — About seven o'clock on Friday evening last the smack Lemon, Hutchings master, of Pad stow, came into collision, nine miles south by east of the Lizard, with the schooner Catherine, Roberts master, of Barmouth. The latter vessel vn.s so much injured that she sank immediately, and with the whole of her crew, five in number. Tho captain, however, clung to a rope, and was picked up by the Lemon after being 20 minutes in the water. Tho captain's son was one of the crew. The Lemon had her bowsprit and topmast carried away, and put into Penzance ,on the following day. The Catherine was bound from Portmadoc for Milton, with a cargo of slates, and the Lemon was from Cork for Plymonib, cargo nc4. stated,— Western Illorning Yews. - PRICE. . .... ...4d :STAMPED'....Sd. Ist Surrey Head-quarters. ......,..........,-<, The somewhat novel proceeding of laying the foundation stone of Volunteer headquarters took place on Saturday afternoon at Camberwell, in con. nexion with the Ist Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps. This regiment has very commodious head-quarters at Peckham, but as the ground on which these stand will be required by a railway company, by whom compensation will be paid, a large space of ground has been taken within a few hundred yards of Cemberwellegreen, and a large drill hall, with it t e h e f r o e r . a n c e a x l Anis b+Mur d a t o t , a l i t o h n e , I t: s s p c b c e t e o n l e c v om ery rac r ,n eq u u d is General; bad accepted the invitation of the regiment to perform the ceremony of laying the stone, and notwithstanding that the weather was most unfa vourable fur outdoor display a very large concourse of people had assembled to witness the proceedings. The G Company of the London Rifle Brigade, under Captain Sewell, acted as a guard of honour, and the Ist Surrey was under the command of Major Irvine, in the unavoidable absence of Lieutenant Colonel Macdonald. The Rev. Daniel Moore, the Golden Lecturer, and Chaplain of the Ist Surrey offered prayer, and Major Irvine made a short address to the assemblage. After referring to the fact that the Ist Surrey Regiment was within a few hours of being the first body enrolled in the present volunteer movement, the first 'being the let Lancashire, -he went on to trace the progress tbe regiment had made, and stated, amid the loud cheers of his hearers, that so firmly did the corps belitive in the perma nence of the movement, that the site of ground on which they stood had been tam' fOr a term of 99 years. The stone, which bore a euitable inscription, having been adjusted in its place; Col. M‘Murdo declared it " well and truly laid." He said, perhaps, the general public were not aware of the use of headquarters, and he might, for their information, state that headquarters bore the same relation to a regiment that a capital bore to a country, being so situated as to be easy of access to all, and being the centre of all authority. He dwelt upon the importance of all volunteer regiments hav ing headquarters, and expressed himself as being convinced of the permanency of the movement, for, he said, those who were volunteers now would find their children growing up with the same feelings which had animated them, and join ing the regiments of which their fathers were the first members. He concluded by expressing his regret at the absence of Colonel Macdonald and wishing the let Surrey the success which he said it certainly deserved for the spirited undertaking which had been inaugurated that day. Major Irvine then presented the Inspector-General with the trowel with which the ceremony had been per formed, and called for three cheers for the gallant effieer, to whose efforts he attributed the success of the movement. These were given with hearty good will, and Colonel M'Murdo, in responding, said that it was owing to no Government, and it was certainly owing to no officer in connexion with the Government, that the Volunteer move ment had arisen and gone on so succes. fully as it had. The movement Las its origin in the loyal aspirations of the people, and the feelings which had originated it had and would maintain it in all its integrity. A vote of thanks was given to the Chaplain, who very briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the Volunteers, headed by the excellent band of the let Surrey Militia, marched to the Peckham headquarters, where the members of the London Brigade, who had formed the guard of honour, were hospitably enter tained by their comrades of Surrey. The Lnti-Tobacco Society. _s___ At the Westminster Police-court yesterday Mr Thomas Reynolds, secretary of the British Anti-Tobacco Society, 10, Carnden-square, Camden-town, appeared to a summons charging that he did feloniously and directly cause to be received by Mr Charles Edward Innes, knowing the con tents thereof, a writing demanding of the said C. E. Innes, with menaces, and without any seasonable cause, the sum of 40 shillings. Mr lanes, a desk in the War-office, was at the Barnes Railway Station on the sth Thcember, and having arrived a long time before the train by which he was to depart be came due. he seated himself at the end of the platform, Which was uncovered, and began smoking. A person came up to him, accompanied by a porter of the company, and requested the porter to take his name and address, for in fringing the bye-laws of the company, and he said he was an agent of the British Anti-Tobacco Society. Mr Innes gave his name and address, and put his pipe out at once; and afterwards wrote a letter to the secretary of the society as follows :—" Sir,—This morning one of your society's agents took down my name and address, at Barnes Station, for smoking. Will you allow me to submit to yen. the fol lowing explanations, which he will be able to corroborate. Ist. Having more than half rn hour to wait for the next train, I was sitting in the open air away from the station, and annoying nobody. 2L That on being requested to desist I at once did so. On these two grounds I believe that, though I have made myself liable to your society's action in letter, I have not done so in spirit. Hoping this will meet with your favoruable consideration, I remain your obedient servant, C. G. INNES," To which he received the following reply: Dec. s.—Sir, --I have no power to act in the matter to which your letter refers. I am deputed to pay the rewards offered for the conviction of offenders as described in the bills which are in circulation, and those who spend thei time in efforts to got the rewards would justly complain if they were not allowed to secure that object.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, Thous REYNOLDS (secretary)." This was succeeded by the following; " British Anti-Tobacco Society. Established 1853. 10, Camden-square, Camden New-town, London. N.W. President, IL E. Gurney,Esq. Vice-President, The Right Hon. the Earl of Mayo, the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, Sir W. C. Trevelyan,Bart., the Rev. Sir N. Chinnery, J. Leigh, Esq., B. Scott, Esq., N. Janson, Esq., J. R. Jeffries, Esq., S. Morley, Esq., W. H. Ewing, Esq., H. Pease, Esq., J. Compton, Esq.. R Charlton, Esq., G. Thomas, Esq., T. Thompson, Esq., Sir W. Johnston, and R. Barrow, Esq. Secretary, Mr. T.Rey nolds." The above was in print and written under it the fol- lowing :—'• Dec. 7, 1861.—Sir,—I sent your letter to the gentlemen who have offered rewards for the conviction of smokers. I send you on the other aide a verbatim copy of their reply. It remains with you to decide whether the case shall be proceeded with, or whether you pay the fine and avoid the costs and exposure.—l am, eir, your obedient ser vant, THOMAS REYNOLDS, Secretary. P.S. I will not allow any steps to be taken till Thursday morning." The letter referred to as enclosed was then put in, and was as follows :—" Dear Sir,—The reward is offered to be given upon conviction. If the offender confess his fault and pay the fine 40s, he may avoid a prosecution, and the rewards shall of course be given, in addition to what may be ob tained from the guilty party. The parties are thus secured against loss of time. The preient case seems clear. If the smoker will not arrange matters quietly, and must be pro . - scented, the instant he is convicted the complainants legally claim, and shall receive the reward, as well as the £2 to which the offender is Habra by the laws of the railway com pany." Mr Selfe here said he thought the case had failed upon the point that there was no absolute demand of money, but merely a suggestion that complainant might pay. Mr Selfe then asked Mr Lewis to explain to whom the 40s was to go. Mr Lewis replied to the man who discovered the offence, which was made clear in the letter complained of. Mr Selfe—No ; he was to receive the rewards. If any one offended against the bye laws of the company, and thereby made himself liable tun penalty, the fine went to the Queen, and it was highly indecent, to say the least of it, to induce any one to compromise an offence to divert the penalty trem her Majesty's exchequer, and put it into their own pockets. It was the phrase, "If the offender confess his fault and pay the fine Of 405," that had induced him to grant the summone, as it was really asking the complainant to pay then. Mr Lewis said that it would be g iven Lathe porters and others. ho l‘ o i r r ' ted out that to sus tain this offence a man must be put in fear , an d com p lainant had not been. Mr Selfe observed that on legal gtounda this case failed, Is S i e r lfe Lewis observed ha they had no more ri g ht to it than either d. Mr Lewis pout became the money must bo demanded, but here it was only suggested. It had been decided that such a suggestion, even where it was intimated that property would be destroyed, and the person who wrote the letter could give information about the destruction of the property, was not a demand, nor a menace. Mt Innes had behaved like a gentleman in the transaction, and so far from being menaced or in a fright, he thought that the defendant was more likely to have been in a fright at these proceedings than Mr Innes had been, and the menace must be such.as to put a man in personal fear, and Mr lanes had not been: therefore the ease techbicalfl failed. He did not sit Were as an arbi- Murder in Durham. Since the dreadful murder of o ld Mrs H&lii,ey, at abbletrct, near Chester-le-street, the county of D u i hsru has happily been free from any crime approximating to deliberate taking of life. A shocking event, however, has Just occurred which has put an end to this impunity from crimes of a capital nature. A_ dreadful wife murder has taken place at a small colliery village of The Spey, near Winlaton, county of Durham. This village is situated about a couple of miles from Winlaton, and is on the bor ders of the Chopwell plantations. The Chopwell estate, some few years ago, was brought under the attention of Parliament, and some curious revelations as to its injudie cious management came tint in the discussion on the sub ject. The estate on which the plantations are was for merly the property of the unfortunate Earl of Derwent water, and was confiscated to the Crown in 1715, and is now under the charge of the Greenwich Hospital Commis sioners. The village of The Sporn and the colliery attached to it, which bears the well-known name of the Garesfield Colliery, is situated on the borders of these plantations. The colliery is the property of the Marquis of Bute, and is worked by his agents. It was Funk about 1800, and bee continued working ever since. It produced a famous coking coal, and the coke made from it is recognised as the host made. The colliery is managed with much ability by the viewer, Mr. Green. Amongst the pitmen employed at this Colliery was a hewer named Matthew Atkinson, aged about 45. He had worked there for several years, lived in a small cottage inThe Spen with his wife, Ellen Atkinson, a woman aged 43. She was better known in the village and neigbe bourhood as Nelly Atkinson. They had no family. Atkinion appears, from all we can learn, to have been a quiet, decent, orderly conducted man in his daily intercourse with those around him. He was unfortunate in his wife. His life was embittered, his comfort destroyed, his home rendered miserable by the dissipated habits of his wife, the unhappy murdered woman. We are informed that he had found kindness and severity alike ineffectual for her reformation. Uproar and disturbance, arising out of Mrs Atkieson's die sipatod habits, became at length so frequent, that when the neighbours heard them they ceased to regard there as of any importance. Oa one occasion Atkinson was brought up by his wife for assaulting her. This will account for none of them interfering to prevent the perpetration of this dreadful and afflicting - case of wife murder. We may mention here as a most remarkable circumstance that the pitman Smith, who was hanged at Durham about four years ego for the murder of Batey, a slater, nearWinlaton, lodged with Atkinson and his wife, who at that time lived at Blay don-on-Tyne. As in the present case Batey had been at a shooting match, and was murdered by Smith on his return from it. On Saturday Mathew Atkinson was present at a shooting match held at Hopson, a small colliery village on the other side of the river Derwent, and situated between Tanfield and Burnopfield, the latter famous as the scene of the mysterious murder -of the young surgeon, Mr Sterling. Atkinson appears, unfortunately, to have taken too much drink while at the match, and when he set out for home was undoubtedly the worse for liquor. He reached his own home between 10 and 11 o'clock. On getting inside he found his wife in bed, and from what has since transpired there is good reason for supposing she had been drinking. The miserable man would seem to have lost command of himself at the sight, and infuriated by this and the drink he himself had taken, he commenced a furious and murderous assault upon his wife, Shrill screams issued from the cot tage. At first the neighbours did not pay much attention to this; but the uproar at length became so terrible and three, the shouts of some ono within the cottage so agonising, that the affrighted neighbours gathered round the door of the unhappy couple to ascertain the cause. The sounds they heard that some one was using the fireirons, and giving fierce and deadly blows, while at frequent intervals groans and cries were heard from some one within the room. Tho nothbours were of course dreadfully alarmed at what they heard, and - knocked at the door to ascertain the cause, and finding no attention paid to the summons, they attempted to open the door. Atkinson called out in tones of anger that he would shoat the first that attempted to come in. They then loft the neighbourhood of the door, and not long afterwards Atkinson himself came out and walked about outside for about a quarter of an hour, talking to some of the neigh bours. At the end of that time he said to one of them '• I'll go beck and finieh the ---." No ono seemed to attach any weight to the dreadful threat; or at* least if they dii, their conduct would seem to have been shockingly callous and indifferent in not preventing the miserable man from completing the horrid tragedy. He returned to the house, and recommenced his savage assault upon the unfortunate womand ; and continued it until he became alarmed at seeing that his wife was really dying from his brutal treatment. This appears to have somewhat sobered him, and he would thus seem first to have in some degree realised the dreadful position in which his blind and drunken fury had placed him. He called the neighbours in. They found the poor woman lying on the floor, a shocking mass of blood and bruises. They lifted her upon the bed, but she only gave two sighs and then expired. Information of the horrid crime was immediately given to the police, and P.C. Harrison, who is stationed at Winlaton, was soon on the spot, and apprehended Atkinson for the murder of his wife. He was afterwards conveyed to the Blaydon lock-up by Sergeant Wood, where he now remains. When the police entered the house the scene which presented itself was truly hor rible. The floor of the dwelling apartment where the mur der had been committed was literally covered with the blood and hair of the murdered woman, as if she had been dragged about when the tragedy was being enacted. The poker. the tongs, and the ooalrake were bent in such a manner as to render them useless as weapons, and they also were covered with clotted blood and matted hair. The fire shovel too had been used by the murderer, and sonie ghastly work must have been done with it. Its handle was smashed and the blade coated with blood; and net satisfied with the weapons he had already used, the murderer had taken up the handle of the house brush, and in striking his victim had broken it twice. The body of the murdered woman when Dr Callender arrived, a short time before the police got to the spot, pre sented a shocking appearance. It was one mass of bruises and wounds. She was then dead. On the left temple was a large wound two inches long and of the same width; her left arm was broken, and four fingers on the right hand were also fractured. Oa her legs were cuts and bruises, and whether these had been inflicted by kicks or by the fire irons cannot be said. There was one large wound on the right leg which it is a wonder did not fracture the limb— as it was, it cut deeply into the flesh, leaving a hole as if a piece had been hacked out. Since the removal of the murderer to the Blaydon lock- up he appears deeply to feel the awful nature of his posi tion, and exhibits signs of great contrition and prostration of mind. —Newcastle Chronicle. THE MAORI WAR.—If this war should unfor• tunately once more break out, no blame can be attached to the naval and military forces which were origi nally employed in bringing the rebels of New Zealand to a proper sense of their duty. We fear, however, from the accounts which we have received by the last mail, that there will be more fighting before the island is reduced to a peaceable condition; but come what may, we have the satisfaction of knowing that perfect unanimity reigns be tween the members of the two services. There is a total absence of jealousy on the part of soldiers and sailors, an i all vie with each other in awarding honour to those who deserve it. Asa proof of this, we may say that we have seen an extract taken from a letter written by an officer high up on the staff of the military Commander• in -Chief, in which, after alluding generally to the fight at Tau range, the writer makes the following complimentary allu sion to Commodore Sir W. Wiseman :—" The Commodore behaved like a • brick' at Tauranga, and went about amidst a hail of bullets as unconcernedly as if he had been walking about the streets of London." We do not insert this brief but spirited statement merely to prove that bravery is not an uncommon quality with naval officers of rank . , but to show that an amiable feeling to exalt their comrades of the sister service reigns amongst the laud forces stationed in New Zealand.—Ar;;zy and INTavy Gazqte. 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