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)f " , % ical o w, IV' b °134 a , i _ . 11 44 ' 4. 3 01 . Pork, .) 8d to 4s 01 per 8lbs:to sink I e (as , -3 , 140" 01 1.0IIGH BOP Mit RMET. wc. ,_ S ; b usiness is iloing to-day iu our market, that itt% 8 IStnalL price s are a l most nom i na l. The show of Pie COURT CIRCULAR. The WINDSOR, DEC. 23. k wing had the f°11 " honour of dining with her Du e Y last evening :—Her Royal Highness the of K en t, t h e L a d y i n wa iti ng t o herßoyal 11" 4 " ° ss , the B aroness d e S pe th, and Colonel the C. B. Phipps.Th lA bc , e b and of the Grenadier Guards was in attend , - the Castle during dinner, and her Mgjesty s Per v f a p te b and attended afterwards in the evening, and () "'fled the following selection : Ai r i e . ri tire de " L'Enfant Prodigue." Auber. See ns,e et Chceir " lek Adel" t r telt slt2nZ i `) "Pre aux C' -lerold. Alt r he Queen, with the Prince of Wales and Prince T l V , ..v!alk e d i n t h e H ome P ar k t hi s mo rning. h l3 . n'incess Royal and younger branches of the IT,'krnily took walking and pony exercise. it t tl l , "`Val Highness Prince Albert went oushoot ?tin morning, attended by Colonel lion. C. B. tee, Colonel" Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel Bou- G e, and Lieutenant- Colonel Biddulph. k il e i. tlerai s ir Julius Hartman, Lieutenant-Colonel . th; r, and Captain Grundell are expected toarrive Th Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty. s got,„Mirquis of Ormonde and Lieutenant-Colonel d al s G et s • a ir o v od have succeeded Lord Waterpark an e S st t y ov . in as Lord and Groom in Wait °`o h er At,iLord 04 John Russell proceeded from Windsor Cast le LOC 4°l 'daY evening, to his residence, Pembro ke to EP hichrnond Park. His Lordship return ed te ll l3 , l t l yesterday morning. His Excellency the Lo r i " Ambassad or had an interview with the Noble s ,Lord„'„ 4 . t his official residence, in Downing-street. Dad e left town in the afternoon, on a visito_th_e . 1 444 ~.'clford, at his seat, Woburn Abbey, Bed L h /t e r ' zt i e „ —. ., 4 rquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left wiits''h42-I.Q.day evening for his seat, Bowood Park, L l 4o Adolphus Fit zclarence had an interview with k b ! : r ge Grey y es t er d a y a t the Home-office. ce. co talt r i., teb eg were received at the Colonial-offi ce Th e Governor of St. Helena yesterday. tat Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ti ) 'ealerd a • Sir b ward I , Y in the Privy Council Chamber. '4 4 b fan gave judgment on an appeal, " Somes the j e ride," (the Sir George Seymour), affirminttdg Y cl in gill "t of the Court below. Lord Cranworth 'e'ehancellor Turner attended. A 1 / a a 1) ,. (74. e Of BEAUFORT STEAMER LOST. fcl l—° L, DEc. 23.—At a b o ut 10 minutes before this morning, a serious accident occurreod_in eallisi a near the Black Rock, in consequences f C°ll4 °ll between the Newport steam- packet screw Itea til o f th e new, and powerful iron-built C c Dtb v\ e r of the Avon and Severn Steam -Ship orn hiehfzi„l44 steam -boat called the Duke of Beaufort, 44 urn3er lY plied between Bristol and Chepstow, ti 1 41 4 t 3 1. 1. "ent1y een used in towing.vesselassup and "e.Bristol Channel. The morning w exces. t iter thick and y foggand in the lower part of the (Pe nt in by the rocks ks on one side, and by Leig h Se vern the other), r" it was particularly dense. The 1 741qii as stated by th ose on board of her, was th! up the river very cautiously, going hotly shor e at the rate of about two knots ' ll The rat e at w hi c h t h e D u ke of Beau tots," g °i ng, she having a sailing vessel in tow thltil, ascertained. The crew of the Severn, al bl4° „ 1 , 4 NM 100k -out was kept, were unable to see 4 "e of Beaufort until they were close upon t ° k tiii rl ;;,, tl soon, however, as she was observed by them e stern, w 'wn, Capt. Lowther, the commander of th t Tl t d - ' 'who was himself looking out on the platform, t t t e i t l l ;i il n t e l s a . " Tb f i a s vean . immediate order to reverse tantl done, but the vessels Ptt4alsctinas were close s t i o ns ether y ; and, before the t o t ile Y nt cehe ollision could be sufficiently arrested, a The shock is stated ' 1 44 s' Yen, severeislon took p pty bufc, one. lace.T he Severn is a very li`Qtavessel, constructed for high speed, with t /ltif o „ ung bow; and her bow taking the Duke of t t °4 °r l her larboard-uarter, at about six or 1614 tr ° lhk h tof the bow , she cut a o her almost immediately. Happily, h 1 inthe crew 1t u4keer sideew of Beaufort at once saw their danger , )- "ev er l . a nd succeeded in getting o n board of image.D rod' in time to see . the t a owstnainill-mfauteen.d 13 . The Severn did no su , ii ti , -____________ TURF . -th 4'PS GUIDE T 0 TIIE indis iltshtek,rst edition for the ensuing year of this . _ Jtht bu't rade mecum of the patrons of the Turf"_., L k,,,. t 14 . r a 7 e rl P..t.l.l_2lihhed, containing . the usual amount f 0, the , it s tf."ol w ell - arrang e d information. 0 Di li work so well and Edition lill , "3' to say a sy widely liable. The Spring to l il t C P ,P, e at in March r, ntaining, in addi t i on known, it is un illriall ' s 11 : 0etn is i ;f . i the s present n uto be furnains n v o olume, the Januaryandi.rhpos. d he vrious other details _ f_.................-_-_-:—.---- T h° n tt•TtIR ItECEIVT PRIZE FIGH • Ilt_tull:tt:T..da,Yiniasftfrnoon last, at Bel ',., Ls oo, 1 : and Dr. Peach,, ThomasPaddock,Whiting, Joseph tti ‘ 4 )ii, Jamesso(i Williams, Thomas Wm r„ befo r before Johnnry having with t Ails T "Au Taylor, were charg ed d'tch in this %lot uesday previously, at Turn 1 t persons, to 3' (De r h • • h other % the nu Yshire), assembled with and created ti oto nTher of ens thousand and more, Majesty's ~tilbjettts disturbance, to the terror of her wii. Ilia ll .1 ;: 4 1 , and did assault William Wragg ahcl their t l tity, , constables i the execution of a 115 tir' an d that they' ' i in remaining for . n ftf ter th • persisted read by Jedediah Ititt , 'el e Riot Act had been - It a ' 44 1 inst. a ‘r,Pi-'eared that on the morning of the 16th 0 ,..,_, 11 44. 4er1 y 4 timbe r of persons went to the Cross- La here the„,4 Public-house, in the arish of Turnditch, w s 0 „ ktoo'i co h ouse, much e d' P e taking the feg 4, 3 , 3 ) eh a _ damage , e ls, and breaking t o w 4 b ed ", and tables for cud g - i_tiasd 6 e s for the same purpose. That to 6 With Paulson prepared RI - It r °Pes, and Paddock and landlord l'eUt for' t he priz 1, • 501. The his . a money ~eing dil __ m ade Itti.e4ra th parish constable, who epee y n h„ ll ,eei and dischar ed the men from the place. the 'te[o,,,"`' nu effect nd g a message was sent to twenty k lititi br a t es .1 ; anclw i li:n the men had had about.tvved in Si r 81 de and John Strutt, Esqs., arrive Hopkins, 4,4 tsrritige accompanied by Captain nte !tior),,?h horseback. Mr Jedediah Strutt mounted to 9ttrl the- 41.1 d was endeavouring . to get to the ri r og tili . Rio, Act, by winiam IN ra . gg, t o ',, r c i ?h, tab ' leofi3el being er assisted w hen there was a cry raised ,s4tealt‘'el'll them ou P t," ' and a number of ruffiansbead, ',Nil he 1114 b eat Wragg fearfully about the Riot e Waa ne • Strutt read the \‘' "cl these nsible. Mr. f seeing that i, r kg /g en left the round, a ter were ; 3 4 a ,w as wellcared for. Warrants __. ~ ; e t: “ ) . 1 the app of Paulson and in% ' c hit `l any o th" - r engaged in the fight, and _tn .n teki ef th „ft ers engag the De b police succeeded 1 ttiiiig. paulsonernpoaodnanek, andr Williams, on the ti)Pteel3l44l-toad, and the others were subsequently "ellded, and identified as bein at the fight. nlitt " for 'the assize, the magistrates 4 1 41 11 , to trial at but Taylor, a del 12 ,7 1 a take bail for any of them el ti n. /' II ' t b ef . Callaghan, a h e An ore the examination closed, , b ., a ‘* Vetit °wll br uiser, was brought up in custody, Y the Prt,io-rY constable:who had apprehended him on /t ith hi? Saturday night, under a warrant, charged ,It i Z yi ng taken an active part in the fight. hen he Trlt% eo'as remanded until Tuesday morning, w lie ctiuMitted for trial. "led that he was at the fight at all. ,I ‘l‘,ka %,"4t co:I(StiIRE PENITENTIARY.—.A pen itentiary and tii; f 4 tl , o F rs . r e of being erected for the city of Glasgow .com. 4,,tri f or .L.ana, k . • !he intention is, that criminals is 011441...3,. ritltplle!_i.nstead' of,y andaeasratp rt tl t • ' t ene year a half, or two years, are to be_ titOit e l 'Pa: The building is situated in . the Drygate,llll - to the . general penit . en sub eti 1 Y oenind the present B idewell. It is a plain, Nr' I str . ward. It is four t , i eB b, ucture, in the sha of one long c. 4r Y, VI. The first lowest story' i+ devoted to cull :,, Wa„9.,.0r12* a 'The second and t ir N'!tt f ." t g, and heating purposes.. . l They are about k 14 t ue cells for the unhappy crimina s. . i Ilk% l'tnber, and ranged in a double line, divided by t et ~.ge of c . are Ingeneral they are ten tei l _uld , considerable width.. wide; but there are a few p 4 _, l Of V e n r ct ten feet long by six additional conveniences, a pt al 1-4,Rr proportions, and with . cr . minals. I n the tli g to tte of "the Places, intended for sick 1 e allotted for what 1,, _t)e th e e _ l lPer flat or story is a side sp a a r c e two large class ekt':4,. aire,.., ch apel, and on eitherrAbove the whole are tcoe,, l t lsiv e .. 4 . g_3 . _ . nearly completed. The wall around the f 4 ti n , Which or store -rooms. extent,is in the course beo 4 r , er eo ,.", 1 of considerable high. There is to , ti, k rgre tt o 'o, and is to be thirty feet 11 to the eniten -I)otl,l3l3lrounicat ion from the Bridewe governorship. ,) la e.. , uof which are to be under the same . 44,0 Pected inmates in J u lto be ready for the reception of . cis placed t 4 l)ll ‘ P tia l: "' 3• • Whether from accident or design, it it may tio t etirlentlY near the notorious rookery, from which .1 liv able propor t,4 bi ',,aS"ably inmatespa that a Consl( er w Consti -404 ''' 4 fUtUre ' 'll be drafted.— Glasgo , Qi . wall (IT TT A VT —The :reta -- -1 1 0 IN THE UNITED STATES ....,- • • 14 0 - o United States av 3 O pt the • in the nav laws arising . n !h n , We t , t serious defect when le" , by e °f s ubstituting any mode of . punishment Confinement ,re or i„,i,,erPoral chastisement was abolished. tio With irons • the only punishment left to the tbs. 111,. ,rt of t , is urt tates a co '441 • "e oflicer. Outside the United S I , t ti l z , e 3 altllo3t. impossible, and therefore no punishmentent i l i t , itnlicted for positive wrong, save imprisonm . . 41 t 4 4 . to th e ia, a, aboon and not a Punis re,„ . ai t ,___ o Y t s,tnu vicious,. is of flogging ' has proved detn et al to 4,'",ter,tervhe abodlitioi.l submitted that the wisdom %Qtclitntiat " ri " a e ctinen i t ce, c an it t is r.y i I be tested until some b :%fer,tl notrne of punishing guilt be previded—either y te '' , 1 11 % 13 , 4 he ship officers the power of appointinge lii r a!tial, or some other more approved means. It' ded C ta ' *4l ' 4 of the whole subject is urgently recouirnen gtes4. COLEMAN-STREET. The following were the numbers at the close of the poll : Mr. Hale (deputy) ... 91 I Mr. Johnson Mr. Hall 94 I Mr. Batty 76 Mr. Webster Mr. Davies Mr. Perkins Messrs. Read, Vallance, and Bracher, consequently, are not elected. CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN. The poll for this ward was taken at the ward school-room, Philip-lane. At its close it stood as follows : Mr. Brown Mr. Iloole 69 Mr. Lloyd 5O Mr. Brass 6B Mr. Thwaites Mr. Dewar Mr. Smith (deputy)... 66 Mr. Jackson l9 Mr. Bennocb 65 I The first eight were declared duly elected. CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT. The poll for this ward took place in the ward school-room, Redcross-street. It closed as follows : Mr. Cuthbert Mr. Jones ............... 144 Mr. Ring Mr. Johnson 124 Mr. Mead way Mr. Ey kes I 123 Mr. Watson Mr. Hold ............... 122 The first eight were declared duly elected. LANGBOURN. The poll resulted in the election of the following gentlemen : I Mr. R. Bache ......... 123 Mr. Snelling ............ 1 04 Mr. H. Miller Mr. E. Shaw ......... PORTS At the close of the pot numbers : Mr. G. Wright (dep.) 102 Mr. Wm. Christie 9O Mr, John Parker 9O Mr. Thos. C. Hayward 80 Mr. Jas. R. Thomson 74 Mr. Venables was the consequently is ousted. Mr. G. Brooke 95 Mr. E. Howard 9l Mr. S. Unwin (deputy) 90 I Mr. C. Sully 9B ,OK EN. 11, the following were the Mr. John Annis Mr. Elias Davis Mr. George Vile 59 Mr. John Venables 74 'new candidate. Mr. Vile WATER. Notwithstanding the abundance of cold water in this u m s e a s t e w a, s a e p r h e a s e v r e y v at v t o b f u t h a e l a i l m t h i t an d n d i d p e r a o m o f o t i e t s r m wa a t n e i r f y old eli of human comfort. We regard it very much in the light of a nuisance—as a thing to be kept out—out of our houses, out of our streets, out of dress; and we de fend ourselves against it by slated roofs, waterproof cloaks, umbrellas, and impervious galoshes. We are not fond of drinking it, except mixed with something stronger. We have rather an aversion to its coming in contact with our skin, except where it is unclothed. Our face and hands may know water familiarly, but that part of the skin which is clothed knows too little of it. The bath is not habitual to us as a people. Public baths and washhouses have done something to familiarise the popular mind with the necessity of a more frequent use of cold water as a general abluent ; and we are glad to see that bathing is going on in those es tablishments throughout London, at the rate of about 700,0001. a year. But this is less than one bath an nually for every second person. It is to be feared that our people, without exception of class (for the rich are almost as neglectful as the poor in this respect) are to all intents and purposes " the great unwashed." Our towns are, with very few exceptions, badly supplied with water. We do not appreciate its value. We are better supplied with beer than water. What a lesson the Romans set us in their magnificent aqueducts, which throw the works of our peddling water companies entirely into the shade. Even comparatively barbarous and rude peoples set a higher value on the use of cold water as an abulent than we do, with all our civilization.—Eliza Cook's Journal. Advices from Berlin of the 20th instant announce that the new Prussian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan has just made its appearance. The amount was equal to about 2,400,0001. sterling, and the issuing price was 100, with a small commission to the chief subscribers. It had made no impression on the Berlin Bourse. The scrip would be issued on the let of January. LAUNCHES ON 111 E THAMES. A SPLIT IN THE CABINET. lIRL MLN T OF LORD PAL MERSTON. (From the Times) A few days ago, after the departure of all the Ministers from London, and at the near approach of Christm is, a Cabinet Council was unexpectedly sum moned, although no assignable cause of public interest had occurred to explain this sudden requisition. This Cabinet was held on Monday, the 22d inst , and it was remarked with surprise that Lord Paltnerston, one of the most assiduous members of the Govern ment, was not present. From tbese circumstances suspicion was excited, and surmise became rife. We now have it in our power to remove all further uncer tainty on the subject, for we are enabled to announce, that from the day on which that Cabinet was held Viscount Palmerston ceased to hold the office of Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, or to be a member of her Majesty's Government. It would not be easy to overrate the importance of such an event both to the stability of the Ministry and to the foreign interests of this nation at a time unusually critical in the affairs of Europe. But on both these grounds we believe that when the motives of this deci-ive measure are more fully before the country, they will be found to be such that the dignity of the Queen's advisers and the best interests of the state rendered it indispensable. Difficulties had arisen, not only in the conduct of atlairs with foreign States, but in the transaction of business con nected with our foreign policy at home, which had shaken the confidence of Ministers in the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and had weakened the control which the First Minister is bound to exercise over every department of the Government. These diffi culties are not of yesterday, though they may have been heightened by some recent expressions of senti ment which have been received with irritation abroad, and with astonishment at home. Her Majesty's Go vernment could not be indifferent to the fact that, from one reason or another, the administration of our foreign affairs by Lord Palmerston had apparently left him without an ally in Europe, and, as some think, without a friend. That, undoubtedly, is not the natural or proper position of England, or of an English Minister, especially at a time when our sole interest and object should be to cultivate amicable and pacific relations with all foreign States, and when, in fact, those amicable relations are established every where but with the Foreign-office. For ourselves, we have so often had occasion to criticise Lori Palmerston's administration of the Foreign Department,when he was supported by an united Ministry and a powerful Par liamentary party, that we the more willingly abstain on the present occasion from reviving the charges which were then, we thought justly, brought against him. We had rather call to mind, if his long Ministerial career be now brought to a close, the in defatigable activity he has often shown in the public service, the vast capacity for work, the courage in presence of dangers, and the charm of social manner which have made him, in spite of all his faults, a favourite of the House of Commons and of one great party in the country. Thinking as we do of the principles, or rather the want of strong consistent principles, on which his policy has been based, it would be affectation in us to express either surprise or regret at this termination of his services. We have long held that policy in all its bearings to be essentially mis chievous to this country as well as to others ; and in the present state of Europe it needs no very penetra ting discernment to discover that it was likely to lead to far more serious consequences. It was Lord Pal merston's misfortune, if it was not his fault , to have e xcited among the elder statesmen of Europe a degree of hostility and distrust which exaggerated all his defects and denied all his merits. Nor, on the other hand, could much reliance be placed by the Liberal party on his attempts to second their efforts for the establishment of constitutional government; for we believe that his very last act in power was to express his unqualified approbation of the French coup dela& This want of personal good will between the English Foreign Secretary and all the leading Cabinets of the continent operated as a practical disqualification for the transaction of important affairs, and had a ten dency to deprive this country of its just influence abroad. With nothing definite to quarrel about, the position of the Queen's Ministers at several Courts had become incompatible with the duties of their mission. These inconveniences would, however, have been of less account if there had been a more cordial union of opinion and conduct between Lord Palmerston and his colleagues. But we are now entitled to assume from this severance of their official connexion, that although they had chival rously stood by him when he seemed plunged in insurmountable difficulties by his acts of intem perance and indiscretion, they were not insensible to the painful consequences of such a situation. And if we w anted any proof of the justice of the expostula tions we have sometimes felt it our duty to address to the late Foreign Minister we should find it in the fact tbat Lord Palmerston's colleagues have at length separated themselves from him on grounds probably dissimilar from those arguments we have consistently opposed to him. On their responsibility to the Crown and to the nation, which outweighed at last in their minds all party interests, personal ties, and the habits of long intercourse, they have felt that the time was come when Lord Palmerston could no longer hold the seals of the Foreign Department; and if any other office in the State was proposed to him it was, at any rate, not accepted. No doubt, under any circumstances, the difficulty and hesitation which must have attended such a step before it was irrevocably taken were greatly increased by the necessity of finding a successor to a Minister whose experience embraced forty years of official life, and whose activity had absorbed all the business of his office. But we have reason to believe that the seals have been offered to, if not al ready accepted by, a nobleman who, though compa ratively young in political life, has commanded the praise and esteem of the country in all the position 3 he has hitherto filled. We believe that such a man, entering upon one of the most arduous and important offices not only in this country but in the world, may con fidently rely o n the support of that nation whose interests it is his first duty to protect and to repre sent; and no less on the friendly feeling of those foreign States whose interests are identified with our own ,in defence of the general principles of legality and peace. This change, important as it is, has been dictated by no personal or party motives—for they all tended in the opposite direction —but ban haverm perious sense of duty an d necessity, and we no doubt that it will be considered by the country as a sacrifice, not hastily or inconsiderately made, to the public good. (From the Morning .Herstld.) Our readers may have perceived, yesterday, that amongst the names of those Ministers reported by the Court Circular to have been present at the Cabinet Council on Monday, there is no mention of Lord Palmerston. We have been informed, and we be lieve the information to be correct, that on Monday morning Lord Palmerston sent in his resignation to Lord John Russell, and that after the Council was over Lord John proceeded to Windsor to inform the Queen of the fact. We have heard various surmises as to the immediate cause of the retirement of the Foreign Secretary—it suffices to say, that we believe re liance may be p laced u p on our statement, that Noble Lord now only holds the seals of office until re placed by his successor. Rumour is rife at the West-end of the town that Lord Clarendon is likely to join the Cabinet; but it is impossible, at the time we are writing, that anything can be known with certainty upon the subject. Should the reports now current, however, hereafter turn out to be cor rect, we suspect Lord John Russell will find great difficulty in filling up the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ire land, and therefore we are strongly of opinion that the secession of Lord Palmerston, who has been notoriously, fora considerable period, the main prop of the present ricketty Administration, is very likely to produce a complete break-up of the Cabinet. (From the Morning Chronicle.) MINISTERIAL RUMOURS. —The non-attendance of Lord Palmerston at the Cabinet Council hsld on Monday at the Foreign-office, and the departure of Lord John Russell for Windsor the same evening, have, in connexion with other circumstances, led to a general belief that important Ministerial_changes are in agitation, but nothing positive has transpired re lating to them. THE F O RTIFICATIONS OF PLYMOUTH.—On Friday evening, about seven o'clock, Captain DPl,urcan, of the 19th R eg iment, when retur nin g from Stoke, unfortunately missed his road, and, instead of going in a southern direction, went westerly, across the Brickfields, and fell into the trench of the unfinished fortifications surrounding Devonport. Several persons were attracted to the verge of the moat, but no as sistance was rendered until a little boy went to the main guard, when a corporal of b Marines and woe to privates pro ceeded to the spot , and, y the sound ofvoices, suc ceeded in discovering the gallant officer, who was imme diately conveyed to Moorshead's Royal Hotel, wher e that , his me di c al attendants, we a re happy to say, stated beyond the severe shock and highw slight contusions, he had received no injury." It is time that the dangerous portions of these incomplete defences should be so guarded as to prevent the repetition of such accidents, which are some times attended with fatal results. Yesterday morning the body of Thomas Knight, a gunner and driver of the Royal Artillery, stationed on Maker Heights, was found in the en trenchment which surrounds the redoubt. The poor fellow was absent from muster the previous night, and, as far as can be ascertained, was last seen alive on Thursday in the Rising Sun public - house in Devonnort. When discovered his was fractured, and he had received other injuries of a frightful character. Tua HERRING FISHERY AT L O WESTOFT.—OUT herring fishery voyage has closed much more satisfactorily than was ar ticipated. The gloomy forebodings of those w hose capital is embarked in the undertaking, at the com mencement of the season, arising from the slowness of the catch, and the disasters caused by the stormy weather, have a ll been dispersed by the excel l en c e of the latter catch, an are d the latter prices which have been obtained. The boats taking their accustomed station on the beach till May, when they will again be in requisition for the mackerel season. — Ipswich Express. In the foreign exchanges the rates upon Paris and Ilamburgh were about the same as last post, but upon ADl eterdarti they were quoted a shade higher THE CITY ALDG At the final close of the day, the numbers were : Mr. IL 05mond Mr. J. Lake (deputy) 116 Mr. R. C. Bucknall lO7 Mr. G. W. Clifton ... I 1 1 Mr. E. Fisher lO4 Mr. R. B. Whiteside ... 110 Mr. Mor g an Mr. Freeman The election consequently fell on the first eight. BILLINGSGATE. The polling commenced at ten o'clock, and closed at three, when Alderman Sidney declared the num bers to be : Mr. James Roberts Mr. W. Williams Mr. R. M. Phillippa Mr. W. G. Barnes 69 I Mr. Deputy Curling 54 Mr. Benjamin Bower 67 *New candidate. The first eight gentlemen were therefore declared duly elected. The Alderman said, however greatly he regretted that Mr. Curling, after serving the public so many years, had been placed at the bottom of the list, he had great satisfaction in thinking that he could fall back upon the services of Mr. Bower, whom he should nominate as his deputy.—(Hear.) The successful candidates, having taken the usual o aths, severally returned hanks; and on the motion of Mr. PIPER, seconded by Mr. R. WESTALL, a vote of thanks was unanimously given t o Mr. Curling for his faithful and efficient services during a period of thirty-one years. Mr. BOWER then proposed a vote of thanks to Al derman Sidney, which was seconded by Mr. BARNES, and carried by acclamation. Alderman SIDNEY, after acknowledging the com pliment, said he felt it necessary to make a few re marks, in consequence of Sir John Musgrove having yesterday thought proper to bring his name before the public. He did not complain of Sir John for having done so, and would take that opportunity of saying that the warmest and most kindly feeling ex isted between them. He had had the honour of know ing Sir John for many years in his private walk in life, and had always honoured and esteemed him.— (Hear, hear.) Upon a recent occasion, when a vote of thanks was proposed in the Court of Aldermen, he (Alderman Sidney) considered it an act of indiscre tion for the proposer to touch on points on which a difference of opinion existed—one, the recent visit of the Sovereign to the City ; and the other, the trip to Paris of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen with the Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition. With re spect to the visit of the Sovereign, the citizens of London always looked upon it as a very high honour, and were prepared to show their liberality on all such occasions by expending a large sum of money —as one means of expressing their loyalty. But his contention with Sir John Musgrave was this:—There was a great difference between a Lord Mayor, for any private honours or position, taking steps to give the Sovereign an invi tation in the name of the municipality, and the muni cipality giving an invitation in their common name. Now, if the city of London or the cor p oration of London had by a manifestation of its opinion ex pressed a desire to be honoured with a private visit from the Sovereign, every one would have backed that solicitation. But if an individual, in the name of a corporation, pledged them to a course which they were afterwards reluctantly obliged to follow, they had great reason to complain of that indi vidual.—(Hear, hear.) Such was the charge he had made against Sir John Musgrove in the Court of Common Council at a time when the doors were closed, and also at the time the vote of thanks was proposed in the Court of Aldermen. He (Alderman Sidney) should not have said a word on the subject but for the doubt which had been thrown on the course he had taken. With respect to the other part of the statement of Sir John Mus grove, he should scarcely have alluded to it, but for an apparent inaccuracy. Sir John Musgrove stated that, upon his receiving an in vitation to go to Paris, Alderman Wilson said he would move that the Lord Mayor go in state, and Alderman Sidney opposed it, and that he said he did not intend to go in state unless it was the desire of the corporation, in which case he should sacrifice all personal feeling. Now, in this statement Sir John Musgrove had fallen into a great error. He (Alder man Sidney) recommended Sir John to go as Lord Mayor, and not in his private character. The dif ference between himself and Alderman Wilson was this :—Alderman Wilson wished the Lord Mayor to go in state, at the expense of the city of London. This proposition he (Alderman Sidney) opposed, and thought the honour sufficiently great, of Sir John Musgrove having been the first Lord Mayor who had been invited to visit a foreign country in that capa city, for him to go at his own individual expense. He therefore opposed Alderman Wilson's proposition, and was thankful that neither the Lord Mayor nor the corporation touched one sixpence of the public money for any such visit.—(Hear, hear.) That was the only difference between Alderman Wilson's re commendation and his own.—(Hear.) BRIDGE. ;LECTIONS. !tTE. ion in this ward yester- The polling for this ward took place at St. Magnus Church, London•hridge. Sir Chapman Marshall presided. At the close, at four o'clock, the numbers were : - - T. Pe wtrons (dc p.) GS William Knott .. 68 Henry Matthew ... 65 James Low 6B John Hill 6B Mr. JosiTh Whetham 66 Mr. Joseph Arnold 63 Mr. W. Johnson 39 Mr. W. Brown The eight gentlemen highest on the poll were de• Glared duly elected. CANDLEWICK. Sir George Carroll presided at the wardmote, held at St. Clement's Church, St. Clement's-lane. At the close of the poll the numbers stood thus : Mr. Evans (deputy) ... 38 I Mr. Powse . Mr. Bond Mr. Dakin Mr. Blades The old members of the Common Council were then declared to be duly elected. Mr. Rowe was defeated. In spite of Yankee and Scotch competition, the ship-builders on the banks of Old Father Thames bid fairly, nut only to hold their o wn, but to excel in the dimensions, as well as in the excellence of their ves sels, the whole world. Yesterday were launched three of the fir est ships that e ver swam on the water —vessels, the performances of which will not only bring credit on their respective constructors and owners, but on the country that gave them an exist ence and a name. The first launches were from the building-yard of Messrs. Mare and Co., Orchard Wharf, 13lackwall, on whose premises are building at the present mo ment about 500,0001. worth of steam-ships of all classes, and for all countries, including those of Eng land, Spain, Austria, Egypt, and Rome. Those launched yesterday in the presence of the representa tives of the Pacha of Egypt, and most of the com mercial steam companies of Great Britain, were, first an iron steam-yacht for the Pacha of Egypt, of 2200 tons, to be propelled by machinery of 800- horse power, .by Maudalay, - Field, and Co. Her principal dimensions are as follows : Length betwer.n perpendiculars. 282 fact. Length of livel * tot:tonnage, 258 feet. Breadth of tonnage, 40 !tot. Depth in hold, 39 feet. Drift of wat(r 18 feet. A vessel of such tonnage is naturally adapted for a heavy armament, and consequently she is pierced for the following number of guns : Spar deck, 12 10-inch 84-pounder broadsides, 56 cwt. Spar deck 12 10-inch 84-pounder pivot guns, 85 cwt. Main deck, 14 10-inch 32-pounder broadside, 56 cwt. Thus, whilst ostensibly constructed as a yacht for his Highness, she can be turned into the most power ful steamer afloat for war purposes. The launch was a most successful one, and her appearance on the water realised the most sanguine expectations of the agents of the Pacha. The second vessel launched from Mr. Mare's es tablishment was the Lady Jocelyn, screw steamer, built for the General Screw Steam Company, who have the contract for the conveyance of the mails to the Cape of Good Hope. This vessel is the third of the larger squadron of the company, and it will be seen by her dimensions that this enterprising company have boldly ventured on their success in their smaller screw vessels, to make up their sacrifices for the public good by increased speed and accomodation in building a more powerful squadron. The Lady Jocelyn 's dimensions are— _ . Length between:the perpendiculars, 240 ft. Ditto of the keel for tonnage, 216 ft, q in. Breadth for tonnage, 39. Depth in hold, 25. Burden in tons, 1,572: Draught of water, 19 ft. Engines of 300-horse power, constructed by Meudsley, Sons, and :Field. She is also pierced for guns for the following armament : For 20 to 32 pounder broadside guns (56 cwt.) Two 10 inch pivot guns (85 cwt.) The third launch on ,the Thames yesterday was from the building-yard of Messrs. Green, of a ship called the Challenger, designed to compete with the Yankee clippers. The British public have already seen what has been done by British enterprise in the successful trip of the Stornaway, Captain John Ro bertson, from China to the Thames, in which she distanced all American competitors, and we doubt not Messrs. Green's reputation as Thames ship builders will insure for the Challenger that superio rity which their ships have ever borne. The circumstance of the above launches led to a dinner given by Mr. Mare, at the London Tavern, last evening, to his friends of the various public steam companies ; and although considered a private enter tainment we may state that it was attended by the directors of all the great steam companies of Great Britain, including Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., Mr. Fox, M.P., Captain Fitzroy, R.N., Captain Mangles, Mr. Green, Mr. Hartley, Captain Nairne, Mr. Haddo, Captain Barber, Mr. Howell, Mr. O'Beirne, Mr. P. bolt, Mr. Field, Captain Ford, Mr. Robertson, &c. On this occasion the prosperity of the screw company was heartily toasted, when Mr. Currie, in reply, re ferred to the contract taken for conveyance of the mails to Australia by a party who, having secured the contract, was endeavouring to form a company. Mr. Currie, however, assured the company, that, notwithstanding that the Government had not thought fit to accept their tender, based upon the most economical calculations, the ships of the screw company would, nevertheless, run to Australia. Mr. Hartley, on behalf' of the Peninsular and Oriental, spoke of the rapid success of that company, from their first construction of ships of 200 tons, to the stupendous order lately given to Mr. Mare for turning out the Himalaya, of 3,200 tons and 1,200 horse-power ; and Captain Mangles, on be half of the Royal Mail Company, deplored the tem porary restrictions of the Admiralty, that compelled them to construct wooden vessels for their service, and thereby prevented that great and influential com pany, of which he was a director, from availing them selves of the skill, ability, and facility which Mr. Mare's establishment possessed of contributing to the extensive fleet of steamers at least one vessel con structed of iron. We may add, that Mr. Mare was complimented on his enterprise, and a toast of pros perity to his firm was heartily responded to, and a spirit was evinced on the occasion which goes far to assure us that ship-building on the Thames may yet bear comparison with any other place in the wide world. DEC 23.—Rear-Admiral Berkeley, of the Board of • Admiralty, and Captain Sir Baldwin NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH Walker, Surveyor of t h e Navy , have been on an official visit to this port and dockyard to-day. They w ent on board the Britannia, 120, Captain Gold for the Mediterranean command, and subsequently on b oa rd the Rodney, 92, fittin g for foreign service. Gold smith i e t y h , fittingafterwards f o the fl proceeded a on board the Excellent gunnery-ship, Captain ll.g of ear-Admiral Dundas, D. Chads, and were present during some practice on board that ship this afternoon. They also visited the Simoom, Edinburgh, St. Vin cent, and other ships. The depot of the 67th Regiment are under orders to leave the Isle of Wight, f or D over , on the Ist of January. They compri se 12 officers, 440 men, and 100 women and children, and they will relieve the first battalion of rifles ordered to the Cape of Good Hope. '[be Birkenhead steam-frigate mill remain at Spit head till the 2d of January. Another fatal accident occurred in the dockyard yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, to William Hurry, a shipwri g ht. D eceased was i n the act of locking up his ch es t, which was placed at the edge of the railway, and b e f ore h e could g et away he was knocked down by one o f the carts w hi c h was passing at the time with three tanks on it, from the factory to the Simoom, the wheel of which passed over and shattered his leg to pieces. lie was conveyed to Has lar Hospital, and amputation being found necessary, he died under the operation. D ecet ,,,,ed was a widower, and leaves five children totally unprovided for. Wind N. by E., weather hazy. Yesterday and to-day a body of I.'o men of the 48th Regiment have been engaged in the great gun drill, on the platform battery, under tie tuition of the Royal Artillery. They are to be continued at this drill for three weeks. We are informed that this in struction of the troops of the line in artillery practice is to be carried out in other fortified garrisons. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front tle G e neral Post-office by the night—and M by the morning-41spat4h.) When made up in , from what When PLACES. duo. General Post-office: for t dim . London: ;patched. I - ------ —T- --- America (by Brit. pkt.)N Dec. 26 . .. Liverpool .. Dec. 29 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Jan. 6 .: .. Li v erpool ..Jan. 1 America (by U.S. pkt.) M .• s c anaiript. Dec. 25 Africa (West coast) •• N 14th of the month nahouth Jan. 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dever • • Dec ' 28 Belgium •• .. •• N Daily .. .. „ Dow .. Daily Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month Solthampt. Jan. 16 Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Soithampt. Jan. 16 California(via Chaves) M 2d & 17th of mouth SoLtham pt. Dec. 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month nymouth.. Jan. 3 Constantinople * .. • . N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dyer • • Dec. 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Dec. 20 Channel Isles •• .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Tle.Sat Twicedaily .. N 7th 17th 27th of ni o D ye r Greece* •• .. .. Dec. 30 Chili .. .. .. . M 17th of the mo n th Southam pt . Dec. 20 France . . .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Direr • • ll am b u rgn .. .. N Tuesday & Friday L on don .. Tnes. Sat. iloiland .. .. .. M Wednes. & Sattu% L on don .. Men. Thur Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth S out hampt. Dec 20 Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Ilol:head•• Twicedally India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month,SoutaraPt. Jan , 23 India (via Marseilles) N Sth& 24th emonth l Dove • • Jan. 2 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month SonthaMpt. Jan. 23 Mediterranean (via 1 Marseilles) .. .. N Bth&24th ofmontb Dover " Jan. 2 Mexico .. ~. .. M2d of the menth.. Southampt. Jan. 5 M a d e i r a .. .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16 r ,7th,17th,19th,27th Malta* •• •• tI & 30th of month i Dover Deo. 2 8 Nap l es * .. .. .. N,sth 15th 25th °fins Dover •• Jan. 2 Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Jan. 2 Peninsular.. • • .. DI 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Dec. 26 Peru • • .• .. .. M l l7th of the month S outharept. D ec. 20 Tuscan y* .. .. .. N sth 15th '4sth °film Dover .. Jan. 2 West Indies .. .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. Dee. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 3,112 d of the month .. Sonthampt. ,Jan. 5 • The mails to those c French packet vi a Marge' The direct llavre mall month will be made up t 12d of the month . ountries thus mar; Ales. Sonthattlpt. IJan. 5 ied (•) are conveyed by from London ♦ia i lirec times a week Southampton during this only, instead of daily. SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful instance of the un certainty of human life occurred on Frid ay i n thi s t own . It appears that Mr. John Gill, veterinary surgeon, was fol. lowing his usual avocation, and about one o'clock accom panied Mr. Pearson, coachman at Birk's H a ll, an d M r . Machin, as far as the Pine Apple Inn, in a break (a sort of carriage used for the purpose of trying yo u n g L orses ). Upon returning, Mr. Gill and Mr. Machin alighted at the Northgate Hotel, but before they got into the home Gill was observed to stagger. He was assisted into the house, and medical assistance sent for, but in a few minutes he was a corpse. The deceased was a member of the 2d West York Yeomanry Cavalry.—Halifax Guardian. The accounts from the continental bourses repre sent the prices of public securities as being well maintained, although very little speculative business had lately been transacted. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT RA.WMARSH. RAWMARSII, NEAR Ro THERHAM, TUESDAY.—AII coroner's inquest was impeemelled this morning by Thomas Badger, Esq., of Rotherham, coroner, to in quire into the circumstance !s connected with the awful explosion at the Warren Vt de Colliery, near this place, on Saturday morning. 'The inquiry took place at the Star Inn, in two cham hers connected with which appeared the appalling spectacle of forty-three disfi gured corpses, lying side by side, attired in their tat tered working dress, in the precise state in which they had been brought out of the pit. The CORONER having addressed the jury, they pro ceeded to view the bodies. On their again assembling the following evidence was taken. Some of the wit nesses who were called first were absent in at tendance at one or another of the funerals : John Roebuck, of Rose am engine tenter at the Warren Vale Colliery. I went to attend to my duty at the pit about five o'clock on last Saturday morning. I was the first at the pit hill. I lowered the whole of the men and boys into the pit, with the exception of two who did not come that morning, down as soon as possible after. The greater part were down before a quarter past six. As near as 1 can say, I 1 , 1 down men and boys to the number of 70. It was, the duty of Sylvester, the fire-trier of the nine feet bed, to go down the first to see that the works were all safe. I was never cautioned not to let others down till he had reported that the pit was safe. It was not his duty to report as to the state of the pit. I did not know whether the pit was safe or not. The practice at this pit was, that as soon as Sylvester had gone down, any other man could follow without waiting for any re port as to the state of the pit. No notice has ever been given to me as to the men going down, except ing that I was not to let any one down till after Sylvester. I have regularly let the colliers down along with or after Sylvester. Ido not recollect that he ever went down alone the first thing in the morn ing. It has not been considered the duty of Sylves ter or Kay, the underground steward, or any other person, to go down into this pit before the workmen to report as to its safety. Sylvester made it a practice to go down every morning at half-past five, but he was later that usual. I was in the engine -house when the explosion took place. It was about five minutes to seven o'clock. Ido not know the cause of the explosion, nor can I form any opinion. I worked the engine from Saturday morning till to-day at ten o'clock, and brought up the whole of the bodies. I think the whole of those in the pit have been got out. I never left the engine from Saturday morning till ordered this morning to attend the inquest. The men at the pit are not furnished with Davy's lamps, the pit being considered safe to work with the naked candle. The last body was got out late on Sunday night or on Monday morning. The examination was proceeding when our parcel was dispatched. ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION. THIRTEEN LIVES LOST. Oa Monday morning a dreadful explosion of fire damp occurred near Wigan, Lancashire, by which thirteen lives were lost. The colliery is that of Mr. A. F. Halliburton, at Ince, near Wigan ; and the explosion took place in what is called the "Deep Pit " or " Arly Mine," the shaft of which is upwards of 900 feet deep. The workings are very extensive, and run south• east and north-west from the bottom of the shaft. Hitherto they have been so free from the explosive gas, which is such a scourge to people in this kind of employment, that the coal-getters worked with naked candles. There has not been an explosion of any consequence before, though there have been what the colliers term " flushes," by which men have been slightly burnt. Firemen, however, are employed to examine the workings with lamps before the coal-getters are allowed to work every morning, and on Monday morning these men proceeded down the shaft as early as four to half-past four o'clock in the morning. They reported all safe, and at five to half-past five nearly one hundred men and boys proceeded to work, descending the shaft, and proceeding to their places of destination in the workings. Seventeen men proceeded to their destinations in the south-east levels, and the remainder took the opposite direction, to a very remote part from the others. About six o'clock the report of a terrific explosion was heard, and the greatest consternation was created among the topmen and people about the surface of the pit, who, not knowing the extent of injury inflicted, became anxi ous as to the best course to be pursued under the circumstances. The signal, however, was soon received by the engine-tender to draw up some of the workmen, and the greatest haste was used in extricating them. It was ultimately ascertained that the explosion had occurred in the south-east workings and that the whole of the people in the other portion s of the mine had escaped all injury except what was . _ likely to result from the sulphur or choke-damp which succeeds these terrible catastrophes. From the south east levels only four persons escaped, and these were so exhausted with choke-damp that it was with diffi culty they could give any idea of what bad occurred. From the account given by a boy employed as a draw, it is probable that the explosion occurred in a bay at the face of the coal, about 1,650 feet under ground to the south-east of the shaft. This youth said he descended, with a coaler named Robert Davies, at a quarter past five o'clock, and soon after getting to the far end of the level where Davies worked, he was despatched towards the shaft with a tub of coals that he had filled. He and his little brother had reached a shunt about 450 feet from where they left Davies and some other colliers and drawers, when they stopped to rest, and two other drawers joined them. They had sat talking about ten minutes when an explosion was heard, and terrible gusts of air came past them with such force that the rails on which the carriages ran were torn up, and driven past them with great violence. A piece of iron went so close to him that it struck the edge of his ear and wounded it. Small pieces of coal were carried along by these blasts and great number s o f these small particles struck his back with such force as to enter the skin. lie started immediately after for the shaft; but, recollecting his little brother, he turned back, and, as well as the sulphur would per mit, shouted for him. His brother was suffocating almost from the sulphur, and could not reply, but laid hold of him as he was passing, and he raised the boy up and assisted him to the shaft, which they reached much exhausted. After these boys were rescued, search was made for the other workpeople, but it was near 11 o'clock before they were found, 13 of them dead. The following are the names of the killed :—Ro bert Davies, a married man, who leaves a widow and four small children ; Joseph Topping, married; John Topping, son of the last-named collier ; Henry Top- ping, also a son of Joseph Topping ; Henry Mea dows, John Hiram, Elisha Hiram, John Whittle, married ; Wright SJuthern, Matthew Edge, Thomas Bushell, James Jolley, George Pigott, in all seven men and six boys. Some of these unfortunate men have been dread fully burnt, especially Whittle, who bad been one of the earliest to descend the mine. The only conjecture that can be formed of the cause of the explosion—all the parties having been killed who were near the scene of the catastrophe—is from the statement of the youth we have already mentioned as having rescued bis brother by so mere a chance. He says that when he left Davies he had heard Davies tell Whittle that he should want a road dressing, and that he directed Whittle to do it. He said that Whittle replied that it could not be done, or at least that it would take the whole day to get the necessary props ; and that Davies then directed Pigott and a workman named Barnett to go into an old bay close by, whence all the coal had been taken. Supposing them to have done this it would probably cause some of the loose earth from the roof to fall in, thus displacing and driving into the other workings some of the fire-damp which usually settles in these old roofings, where the naked candles of the workmen would fire it, and cause the explosion much as that was occasioned which took place so recently near Rotherham. George Pigott, one of the sufferers, was the fireman for that part of the pit, who had gone to examine the state of the air in the morning, and had returned to give some directions to the colliers when the explo sion took place. A good many of the sufferers are a good deal burnt, and some have had their limbs broken or dislocated, and been much injured with the force of the blast, as well as burnt. Mrs. Colonel. Bloomer is said to be so gratified al the slight progress Bloomerism has made in England, that she intends visiting us in the spring, accompanied by the gallant colonel and a brilliant suite of ladies who have adopted the new costume. A magnificent performance, en titled, " Every day and every hour" (illustrative of the in numerable advantages of dress reform), will, most probably, be acted by the dazzling corps in one of the London and several of our principal provincial theatres, and the:admis sion will be very considerable.—Bristol Paper. 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ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—At the usual quarterly meeting of the Comitia Majora, held on Monday, December, 22, the following g en tl emen, h aving undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College :—Dr. Garrod, Harley -street ; D r . Bethell-place, Ca m b erwe l l; Dr. i 'shop, Albion ! street, Hyde Park; Dr. Hassell, ark-street, Grosvenor ! square! SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS A SIMPLE AND COMMEEIENSIVE MEASURE OF " CHAN CERY REFORM." BY A BARRISTER. 1. That the distinction of " bills" and "claims' shall cease. 2. That whereas written "interrogatories," as at present framed, are unintelligible (and inexplicable) to the party required to answer them, and the "answer" is, consequently, the ans wer of the "drafts man" and not of the defendant, (the "stating part" and "charging part" of the " bill" being likewise prolix, perplexing and unnecessary); and whereas a complete "discovery" may be most effectually ob tained by the viva voce examination of the defendant at the trial of the cause, it is expedient that " bills and answers," " demurrer s ," "exceptions," " pleas," "replications," and whatever is comprehended by the term " pleading," shall be entirely abolished. 3. That every suit shall be commenced. by a "plaint," in the nature of a "cl a i m ," con sisting of a statement of the r e l at i on b etween the parties together with a summary of the object of the proceeding (as iu the "prayer" of a "bill"), and of nothing more. 4. That no subpoena shall be served or issued. 5. That printed forms shall be provided a pplicable plicable to the utmost vari e ty o f cases, and that one such printed forms, adapted, if need shall be, to the parti cular circumstances of the case in hand, but with ex press restriction to the object of the suit, and signed by the plaintiff or hi s so li c it or , s h a ll b e served o n the defendant, or his solicitor; such " plaint" ha • rin g been previously filed of record. 6. That the fee payable on filing such "plaint" shall be two shillings and sixpence. 7. That within fourteen days from the service of such plaint there shall be delivered to the defendant or his solicitor a paper headed— A B Plaintiff } " Facts proposed f o r a d m i ss i on, " C D Defendant containing—each numbered separately—the main facts on which the plaintiff's claim is grounded, and that such paper shall be returned with the word " ad mitted" subscribed to each separate " fact" which the defendant may choose to admit; the "facts" not so subscribed being taken to be denied, and_ to require proof by evidence. 8. That the plaintiffs shall be at liberty to set down his cause for " hearing" on the expiration of one fortnight from service of the " plaint" provided that such " hearing" (unless by consent) shall not take place in less than a month from the time of setting down. 9. That the plaintiff may set down the cause for hearing at the assizes for the county in which, or nearest to which, the matters involved therein have occurred, or in which or nearest to which the princi pal witnesses requisite for the support of his case may be resident. 10. That notice of setting down the cause shall be given on the same day ; but that no " subpcena to hear judgment" shall be served or issued. 11. That if a cause shall not be set down for bear ing within three months 'of serving the plaint therein, it shall, on the expiration of that period, stand dis missed for want of prosecution, without any notice or application whatever • and the co s t s , as aga i nst t h e plaintiff, shall be taxed forthwith. 12. That the plaintiff shall sustain his case at the " hearing" (in default of sufficient admissions) by the viva voce examination of witnesses, the plaintiff and defendant being, respectively, competent witnesses, and that either party may demand a jury for the de cision of any disputed matter of fact. 13. That not less than fourteen days prior to the "hearing" the plaintiff shall make known to the de fendant whether he purposes to subject him to exa mination, and shall also furnish the names and resi dences of the witnesses whom be designs to produce. 14. That a " cross cause" shall be regulated, in all respects, in like manner as the original cause ; and that no postponement of the original cause shall take place in regard to any matter connected with the " cross cause." 15. That no " court fees" shall be payable. 16. That " affidavits" shall not be filed or read, except on a motion for an injunction, or for the ap pointment of a "receiver." - 17. That the " order" or " decree" of the Court shall be taken down verbatim, as pronounced, and having been revised, and signed by the Judge, shall be read aloud by the Registrar in court; and that the said " decree" shall undergo no subsequent alteration whatever. 18_ That an " office copy" of such " decree" shall be delivered to the parties on payment of ten shil lings ; and that no other "office copy" shall be in use. 19. That it is expedient that the Court shall, in all cases, as far as may be practicable, enforce its own decrees ; and that, in pursuance of this object, in every case in which an "accou❑t" is directed—elecu tors and administrators, trustees, partners, surviving partners, &c.—shall, on the requisition of the plaintiff, and without any warrant or other process, render a complete account, with yearly or other periodical re sults or balances, verified on oath ; a❑d that on non compliance with such requisition, within a prescribed time, the defendant shall be Rabb-. to certain pecuniary penalties, or to cons. quences in the nature of " judg ment by default," in the came. 20. That the plaintiff may, at his option, adopt the account so rendered as the basis of a final decree, or subject it to the test of a minute investigation under the superintendence of the Court. 21. That, in the latter case, the books and all ne cessary documents shall be placed in the hands of an official accountant of the Court, who shall, at a time prescribed, furnish a " report," as in bankruptcy, and that such official accountant shall have power to ex amine the defendant personally before the Master, with a view to the explanation of any portion of such books and documents. 22. That such investigation by the official accoun tant of the Court shall, at the option of the plaintiff, take place immediately on a decree for an account being obtained. 23. That there shall be no "hearing" when the facts in admission clearly afford a ground for a "ju dicial administration," or other inquiry sought. 24. That every cause, with any appeal therein, shall be fully determined and disposed of in twelve months from its commencement, according to the practice now in operation in several of the United States of America, and established in the Prussian dominions upwards of a century ago. 25. That the " Rules of Practice" shall be posi tive, concise, and intelligible; clear, that is to the apprehension of suitors themselves, who shall be en titled, as of right, to information respecting the ne cessary steps of process from the proper functionaries of the Court, a salutary usage existing in several other countries. 26. That no departure from the "Rules of Prac- tice" sanctioned or excused—under express circum stances, by a judge—shall be cited as an authority or precedent; it being manifest that, under such a sys tem, rules can have no definite import or significance whatever. 27. That the costs of procedure, and of all profes sional employment incidental thereto, shall be pre cisely defined; that the rules as to "costs" shall be imperative, and that the distinction of "costs as between parties" and " costs as between attorney and client," shall be abolished. 28. That " Term fees" shall not be charged. 1 29. That all " bills of costs" shall be exhibited during three days, in a conspicuous place in the pur lieus of the Court ; that the " taxation of costs" shall be a public proceeding, and that the taxing -master shall report to the Court any case of excessive charge. 30. That Latin terms (pro con fesse, &c.), and all merely technical language, shall be disused. 31. That, insomuch as "Equity" is supposed to be an ingredient of "Law," and "Courts of Equity" are bound by established rules of law, and are, in no sense, tribunals of arbitration, the phrase "questions of Law or Equity" should be exploded—the notion in volved therein being obviously incompatible with anything like fixity of le . gal doctrine. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, D=c. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was active to-day, and prices higher. The transactions reported were—Great Western (Original Shares), >`6—York and North Mid land, 22 1 ,E—Taff Vale, 149. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23. STOCK Excusstan.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Caledonian, 16 1 ,x—Eastern Counties, 6%—East Lancashire, Preference, Fifths, b%—Lancashire and York shire, 59 1 ,4—Ditto, Fifths, 8 1-16—London and North- Western, New Quarters, 3 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32%—Ditto, 61. New Preference, 9-16 p.— Midlands, b7 l ,fi—South-Eastern and Dover, 21—York and North Midland, 22%. 1 4 BIRMINGHAM, Dn. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share ma r ket o p ene d f i rm this morning, but does not close quite :so s t rong . T he only transactions reported were—Midland Stock, 57 —London and North-Western, Quarters, 3% p. THE MODERN JACK SEIBPPARD.--A letter from New York states that there can be no doubt of the identity of the notorious George Hackett with the person who on the 27th of June last broke into the stores of Mr. Williams, of Newark, New Jersey, and stole from thence watches and jewellery to the value of 5,000 dollars. Re was subsequently arrested in a house in New York, known as the Five Points, in company with another Englishman, and all the stolen Pro perty found in his possession. The thieves, who passed un . d e e t f the names of Shields and Thomas, made a desperate u r t ance, wounding the officers severely ackett ultimately secured, and committed to prison. pe l3a astonished the made a most daring attempt to esca- Pf and he seemed to turnkeys by the never-ending supply _ of to remove have in his Possession. It with cluibisetrebm resist ance, him to a new cell every day, so being brought up for his attempts to break from P r i i r L T !. 1 a ry, and was sentenced to trial he pleaded guilty fignouennt and ingenious were more ' hi a s n s d en t t w e o nc m e ten years' imprisonment for the attempt to ee judge caP to " put on the other eight, so as coolly requested the ~ His accomplice was sentenced f h t i li e t e . h e O u S n eate he P ar r i i n s g on to make the even twe nty. to eleven years. qua rters, " which the gaoler guarantees will " hold in ~ sn ug it and both are now, writes our correspondent, It was rumoured yesterday at the THE ARMY.--It if necessary." the death of General Paul clubs that . ld in all probability be conferred upon Lieute- Anderson .wou reg iment vacant by them to eternit y, rt l aut..Gejaeral John lkitChkol2. 1 i HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The present return shows that the mortality in 1 London, by w hi ch recent weeks have been distin -1 guisbed, s till ma i ntains a position which indicates an unfavourable state of the public health. Since the middle of November the weekly deaths have been in succession 1,132, 1,279, 1,3 16, 1, In the d 194, and in th e week endin g last weeeaktheandinintolnBdtohnDthecll4b6er;,l44t7if itpnhflaerurien,o)nzr.: Saturday 1,20 6. theraiseddtality of that wee k b e excluded from the cotu it appears that the average number of death s in the corresponding weeks of 1841.50 was I,OGO, which p if corrected for increase of population, is 1,166. o n this corrected average the return of last week shows an excess of 40. It will be seen on inspection of the table of fatal causes that two classes of disease, the zymotic or epi c-It-ink, and that which comprises affections of the respiratory organs (exclusive of phthisis and hooping_ cough), proctced last week almost the same amount of mortality, the deaths enumerated in the former being 251, those in the latter 252. Bronchitis was fatal in 105 cases, pneumonia in 110 ; in the three corresponding weeks of 184 S-50 the former di , ease ranged from 68 to 110, the latter from 81 to 117. Asthma carried off 18 persons last week, laryngitis and laryngismus stridulus 5, and plearisy 5. Phthisis was recorded than has been usualordedasthecauseof a death the ) same period, hit 150 cases, rio 7 l . , hich is ' more the weeks not having aver,e,g , d 11 12 co o r . responding nnliouirlebethrsani Diseases of the respiratory organs sh ow co ll ect i vely a gradual decrease during the last three we eks, is which the deaths attributed to them were 333, 284, and 95 ' ) . On the other hand, zymotic diseases tak en together h ave maintained a more uniform rate of morta lity, and are now more fatal than usual at this time ; th e deaths from t h ese i n t h e l ast three weeks were 249, 2 43, In the present return the deaths of 33 children and 3 adults a re ascribed to small-pox, those of 22 chil dren to me as l es, of 2 5 to 'looping - cough , of 1 i to croup, of 5 t o t h rush, of 3 to remittent fever, of 2 to infantile f ever , of 1 to syphilis, of 41 persons to scar latina, of 19 t o diarrhoea an d dysentery, of 6 to influ enza, of 1 to int erm i ttent fever, of 50 to typhus, con tinued fever, & c ., of I to rheumatic fever, of 7 to erysipelas, and of 13 women to puerperal eral fever 00o sides the death s o f 6 other women puerperal disease). Of the 38 cases of small-pox, 27 occurred to males and 11 to females. In three cases it is stated that the sufferers bad been previously vaccinated, in 19 that they had not been vaccinated, and in 16 the feet of vaccination is omitted in the re gistration, either from neglect, or because it could not be ascertained. Three were registered in . the Small -pox Hospital, as follows : On the 12th December a tallow-chandler from Wootten-street, Lambeth, aged 23 years, di e d o f small-pox (13 days) confluent, unmodified, died (4 days). He was vaccinated at the age of 9 nacriths. On 13th December a labourer from Qneen-street, Southwark, aged 19 years, small-pox (15 days), con _ fluent, unprotected. On 15th December a female servant from DenLett street, Fitzroy-square, aged 14 years, small. p ox ' B4 days) confluent, unprotected, convulsions (5 days). In the south sub-district of St. Giles-in-the-Fields three children died of small-pox, one at 36, Short's gardens, on 10th December ; another at 2, Parker street, on 11th December ; and the third at 1, Lin coln-court, on 14th December. Mr. Faulkner says , with regard t o th e first :—"lt was not 'face in ateS _ _ in consequence of a prejudice which the father enter tained against vaccination. It is remarkable how many amon gs t th e poor o bj ect to vaccination, princi pally from th.e want of a proper information with respect to its efficacy. I saw the child that died in Parker -street about a week before its death; it was then in a very bad state, and I suggested that aid should be imm e di a t e l y applied for, which, however, was not obtained till f our or five day s later." In St. James, Bermondsey, at 4, Pleasant-pl ace on 15th December, the dau g ht er o f a stonemason , aged 5 years, died of " scarlatina (6 days)." This (saya Mr. Martin) is the third death from scarlatina in the same house within thirteen days. The dead body of the first child was kept for twelve days, notwithstanding repeated remonstrances, within a few feet of other children, who sickened and died ; a fourth child is now labouring under the disease. The house, consisting of two rooms and an outhouse, is ill-drained and ventilated ; the supply of water is insufficient, and flows into a butt close to a privy, which overflows. In Camberwell, at 61, Waterloo-street, on 10th December, the daughter of a carpenter, aged 8 years, died of "scarlatina maligns (14 days)." Mr. Searle states that "an open sewer runs within a few yards of this house, and the effluvium from it is faid to be most offensive. The mother believes that this was the cause of the disease." In the sub-district f Hack ney-road, at 6 Boundary-street, on the 14th Dec., the daughter of a sawyer, aged 5 years, died of "scar latina angino3a (3 weeks);" and at No. 1, in the same street, on 10th Decemb-er, the vi if.e of a et rd wainer, aged 33 years, died of "puerperal fever; 18 (Ilya after childbirth." The street is deectibed by Mr. Murray, the registrar, us " close, crowded, and undrained." In the same Pub-district, at Pond cottage, on 12th December, the wife of a commercial traveller, aged 26 years, died of "uterine i aamorr hage (14 hours), cause unknown." The house stands in front of Banker's-pond, which emits a fetid smell. In the sub-district of City-road, at 3, Pouna's• passage, on 18th December, the daughter of a coal porter, aged 8 years, died of " typhus (one month".) This (says Mr. Hamlin) is a small house, consisting of two rooms, badly ventilated, and having defective drainage. In Bloomsbury, at 16, Coram-place, a child died of " typhus gravior (3 wee4). l Mr. Yardley was told that several cases of typhus have occurred in this place and Russell-place ad joining, both of which places are built in a pit some ten or twelve feet below the neighbouring streets. Last week the deaths of four persons were ascribed directly to intemperance, and that of one person to burns received in consequence of intoxication. One person died from exposure to cold ; 8 children from want of breast-milk. The deaths of 7 children were caused by suffocation in bed ; one died from drinking hot water. A boy, aged 3 years, died of " croup ("13 days), tracheotomy (9 hours)." The son of a labourer, aged 3 years, died of " varicella (23 days), erysipe las." Two children, aged 3 years and 1 year, the daughters of a carpenter, died on the 16th and 17th December respectively, at Deptford, of " influenza, bronchitis, convulsions," after two weeks' and three weeks' illness. Two children, aged 2 years and 1 year, the daughters of a cheesemonger, died on the 11th December, and at the same hour, of hooping cough. On the Ist December, at Charles- place, Prince of Wales-road, Kentish-town, the wife of a labourer, aged 39 years, was "found dead from exhausti on , caused by want of prop e r nour i s h ment. " An inquest and post mortem examination were held. O n 3 December, in the same sub-district, a butcher died of a wound inflicted by the horn of art A new police-station is about to be erected within Hyde-park, near Albert-gate, and the Commissioners . of Police are to defray the expenses. THE RECORDERSHIP OF a letter to the Phinn, Esq , Recorder of Portsm outh, oleetng n on Monday, sent PoNT i OUTH —Thomas council of that borough, read e at la ving by the appointed to the the transfce• of Mr. t solicitorship of the Treasury. Greenwood, Q. C., to theassis an i r n e c h o i r s d ersh resignation i EXPENDITURE ON PUILIC BUILDIN6S.— In the pofD o e t Commissioners of Woods and Forests just issued report of the . v t o h n a p t o o rT, t c ia b cant b of cons iderable sums expended on public an account is given buildings vo ted in the two last session s o f P ar li ament. By a late Act public buildings will be s e p ara t e f rom the Woods and Forests. On public buildings and palaces, 98,7111. 16a Ordnance-office, Pall-mall, 7,000/. 2 1. 2d.; Buckingha m Palace improvements, 5,175/. 19s. 7d. ; ditto, the inclosure of arch, &c., 5,649!. 18s. 6d. ; New limes of Parliament, 113,825/. 2s. 6d. ; Holyhead Harbour, 7,930 i. is. 41 ; British Museum buildings, 25,0961. 14s, 7d. ; geologcal sur vey, 17,296/. ss. 5d.; Nelson Monument, 1,3164 i s . 10d. ; metropolitan improvements, 22,626/. los. 2d. ; ditto, lades street from the docks to Shoredltch, 46,432/. ; Battersea Park, 22.505/. 14s. 7d.; blenai and Conway Bridges, 2,81 Qt. 18s. 3d ; Windsor town improvements, 21,7811. 9a. 961. ; situ New Forest drainage. 1,1181.95. 2d. • A ECADEACONEr or C OVIINTET.—The &way far Promoting Church Ac commodation within the Arekdea: conry of Covent r y h as been in operation for ste as en h Y el e r s at The first meeting for the formation of the ° °°°l t tir w as resolved Lichfield on the 23d of January, 183 h, wllen 1 At that time to fort* a Diocesan Church Building Y od m art l o i the diocese of the Archdeacon of Coventry f o .P- 3 3. , 5,3 a the archdsaeonry was Lichfield ; but in November, _, l , - - , d e n to the diocese of Wor separated from Lichfield, ' Lu became attached to this archdea cester, and the society ti rrOmoting Church Accommodation. conry as its Society for Promoting t the society all the grants have been Since the formsti?rn bounty was extended, Kenilworth only paid to which their bounty amount of money granted by the society excepted. ir T x i r the total number of sittings provided has has been B ' 34 d numbers, about 20,000; number of free sit tings,rout]been, in Ilan Sixteen new churches have been built, ant 12,-- have been enlarged ; the cost of each sibting sixteen churc hes --- • soc i ety has bees 14s. 3V. Of the total sum expended to the socie . ved 1,9001., Birmingham, 1,800/ A,,th Coventry has re ", ~ .. er st e, 900/. Aston (near Birmingham), 7001., Foitihill 6804 N o u n neaton 250/., and Sutton Colddeld SOU A NUT FOR GEOLOGISTS.—EIirarn de Witt, of this town, th who has recently returned fro m Californi a , brought wi him a piece of the auriferous quartz rock, of abort the size of a man'sb ition fist. On Thanks g ivi ng - day it was brought for e the floor and split o xhi to a en.,friend when it accidentally dropped upon Near the centre of Man was discovered, firmly em bedded in th e quartz and slight)/ corroded, a cut iron nail, of the size of a sixpenny nail. It was entirely straight, and had a perfect head. By whey was that nail made ? At what period was it planted is the yet uncrystallized quartz? How came it in California? If the head of that nail could talk, we should know something more of American history than we are ever likely t• Jan•w. Spring field (U.S.) Republican. The prevalent impression regarding the p roba bilit ya the of a continued influx of specie steadily opertaste;rorni English market, and prevents political .v ;r n om the amount exerci sing more than a subordinate influenc e. the next Bank ro of the late arrivals, it is believed tha t ____ bac 1 ow use °l9 will show a total larger than bee "K °l9 exiitinoe of the establohnisat „ I ..." Ors ....1 resir i, 04 VS. 1 th e preof ' oig h i S yoro Ili° c 64 0 5) ;7) . ‘ 1 1 „ 11 l ot 0 rv, I. 0 0 1 111 7 5 0 ' ' *s e ll i or tO bi* ibert i : : ;rots; 011 iio 4 o o‘ Polio ik *Op 9yo or or' 11 0 , de 14 t of ) 0 )01 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA.Y EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 18b1, k