The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-25 00:00:00

Tll E qur N _, . - • VIONEY MARKET BHA - R.l; Maaii:STS-Nesterday.) ,,INEs LEASED AT FIX - ED RENTALS. All. Leasing Closing Prices Business RAILWAYS. Bhr. Paid RAILWAYS. AIITD Companies. yesterday yeste t day Closing Price. Business dons COMMERCIAL IMELLIGENCE. Bhr. , aid RA1LWAY5._........, --____ -....-..-...--...... St. 1071Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 92 - 94 _..--..... yesterday; yes t er day. St. 100 i Clydesdale Jo. Caled.on_ 95 - 97 94 , 5 This being Christmas Day, all places of business - - 25 all Col.Stour Vy. ,E.U.&E.O 12 - 14 resort in the City are closed. 12i lf trabg. Nottng. Bost. St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c elt.Northr 128 - 13 2 & Eastn. June._ ~ 45 - as 5 all E. Un, 11, Sh. E. Count. 35 - 4 50 all 3elfast & Ballymena 8 - 85 , St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-YESTERDAY. 1.3 i . all Riming. Wolverh. & Neils. Direct. (From the Official Lisl:) Stour Valley .. 68 -70 St. 100 Do. New Do ••• .-. ••• Bus iness done. St. 1.00 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & 25 all ,Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. ... - ... Hulk Stock - - ... 50 all Bull at Selby. V. & N.M. 1.05 - 106 tPer Cent. Reduced Animated 931 5 R 25 all 'Blackburn 95 - 9e. 25 all Do. 5 Shares. Do NNew 3 per Cent. Annuities 935 4 i 25 all 3lvth hr Tyne original 125 all Do. 4 Shares. Do - ... ew-. - .. laths Scuds, £lllOO - - - 125 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern. 12 - 1 3. Ditto, tinder £l OO O 2O d St. 100 3ristol & Exeter-- 83 - 88 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 - 24 Woutole for Account - ...... .. 815 - 824 815 2 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co. 92 -94 93 Hz:hew:l6r Bills, 24d. St. 100 Mester & Holyhead 33 .-- 35 10 95 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 1 - ad 21000 • .- par 3d 1 p 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 7 - 9 55 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. eseo 1 p 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. -.- •- and Matlock & Midld. 2j - 2e. Snail - 45 4 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 89 - 91 90 5 Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 3 5 per Cent._ - 10 all De. A. - a. 64 54 Newmarket Ditto. 1359 - ••• BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. par - ip I PRICES' OF FOREIGN FUNDS-YESTERDAY. 50 45 Dnblin&Belfasthinc ... - •-( 3 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 54 - 56 555 5 Brannan 5 per Cent. - 8.3 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ... ..... ... - ... Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 96 St. 100 East Anglian ........ 185 - 19 • 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... -- ... Mexican 3 per Cent l9l 20 all Eastern Counties....: 575 - 58 a 585 75 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &la .W. ... - ... Peru v i an Bonds, 45 per Cent 76 5 St. 100 EasternUnion , A. s t k. 40 - 44 125 all Do. 5 Shrs..a Do -- .- Ditto Account 77 St. 100 Do., do. 8..... ....... . 30 - 32 St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Nort i . 128 - 131 Russian Bonds, 1822, S:, St., 5 per Cent - 25 8 5 Do. New A.... ..... ... - - ... 10 all ,Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 71 - 7 71 5 Ditto,4 per Cent. 974 25 175 East Kent ..... 17 -18 12 all !S. Staffordsh- M.MClean 8/ - 9 Spanish B e eads, 3 per Cent. - 93 50 all IWearVal.g6pc Stk.dtDar. _ - ... , Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent, - 315 31 Ditto Account .... - .- St. 100 ! WiltsdiSomrst Gt.Westn. 82 - 84 Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9si St. 100 !Edinburgh& Glasgow 61 - 62 PREFERENCE SHARES. Ditto Account 9 54 i 4 i :0 all lEdinb. and Peebles... ... - ... • Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - - 30 291 30 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. 'Vene z uela Bonds, 4} per Cent - ... Dividends on the above payable in London. St. 100 ,Furness .. .016 .... 000 St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 89 - 91 Belgian 25 per Cont ex. 25 francs .. - St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 89 -91 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ... Do. 46 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs . • 96 lO all 'Great N. of Scotland 9 - 95 St. 100 Calelln..£lo 45 p. c. 91 - 961 955 4 St. 100 ,Great Northern ...... 974 - 98 97/ 7 8 , St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 55 p.c. ... - ... 'A tittEE O'CLOCK. St. 100 ;Do., A. Stock - 84 82 3 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - _ Consols account, Jan. 8 93slad St. 100 IDo. B. Stock ...... 122 - 123 1225 3 , 64 all Cork&Bandonssp.e. ... - ... St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West(lre). 96 - 98 64 all Dun.Perth.UAber.J. 6 -•64 THE OTTOMAN BAIVK. St. 100 IGreatWestern. ....., 54 - 544 51 31 45 1 St. 100 E.Anglian Cls.ASh. ... - - St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 58 - 62 St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 105 -- 110 12 all Irish South-Eastern. - - ... , St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 106 - 112 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 76 - 79 161, 145 Do. , Thirds 7l - 85; St. 00 Ea,s.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 105 - 108 St. 100 Do. No. 2 ...... ...... 'O3 - 106 SIR,-The only investment which has not taken a rise 165 12 Do. New Thirds . 7 - 85; St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 121 - 124 1231 in consequence of the improved general and monetary St. 100 Lancash.&Yorkslsh 93 - 93/ 935 5 20 all East Un. ' G. 6p. c. ... - ... aspect of affairs, is the Ottoman Bank , with limited 16 ' 6 Do., do. F £l6 - 13 5 all Do. Si.,O per cent. ... - ... liability. This arises from the directors studiou sl y 3 1 4 Do.,Wst.RidiugUn ••- •••10 all Do. 104 Debentr.Sh. ... - ... keeping secret the enormously large and productive 20 i all Do. Southport. - ••• St. all Do. do. 4 per cent_ ... - ... business which the bank is doing. It is their duty, as 115 all London & Blackwal 55 - 65 55 6 St. 100 East Laucash.6 p.eta. ... - ..• they did before, at the suggestion of the Times news- St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst 105 - 106 1055 6 5 all EalzW. York. J. sths ... - - Paper, when their stock was similarly depressed, to St . 100 London & N. Weston 96 - 965 965 5f 6 5 10 9 Edi n .&Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... - ... Publish to their shareholders the true and, I believe, 20 all Do. Fifths -- ... St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 67 - 69 flourishing condition of their affairs. 10 ; all Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8,..t •.. - ... St. 100 Furness, sp. c....... ... - ... 125 5 Do. Eighths ld - 4 c 4 St. 100 Glam. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... - .., Your obedient servant, A. IV. St. 100 London & S.Westeri 9 3 - 94 93 4 i St. 100 Groat Northn. 5 p.c. 115 - ill London, 21st December, 1857. 25 all Liadndrry.dlColerain; ••• - ••• St, 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. . - ------ - - 25 all Lndndrry. & Banish • - •••, „,,„ at 10 p. c. prem..,, 106 - 108 107 G SPORTIN INTELLIGENCE. St. 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln. 39 - 39 6 on t St. 100 Do. 45 per cent 97 -9997 8 10 ; 1 Metropolitan ......... ••• - ••• 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 -410. 10 1 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's p. c. prem. - 62 BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-THURSDAY. 1 arrangement ...... ••• -•-• 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPrt 94 - 104 TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. St. 100 Midland 835 -89 BS I 985 9 20 18 Gt. S &W. (I re l an d) ... - ... 9to 2 agst Clydesdale (taken) St. 100 Do.Birraing.drDerby 63 - &I 6.1 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. ... - ... 50 . all Midland G.West.(lr.) ••• - ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.dxll.Ex.spc 55 - 6 7 to 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken) 25 i all Do. 5 Shares ... -- ... St. 100 Do. con. red. 45 p.c. 86 - 88 9to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 100 ! all Newca.stle &Carlisle.. ••• - ... St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 81 - 83 10 to 1 eget Lord of Lora (taken) 25 ; all Newpt.Abergs&Hrfd. 12 - 13 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 81 - 83 82 DEBBY. 50 ' 9 Newry & Enniskillen a. - ... St. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 93 - 95 95 11 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 20 ; all Newry, Warrenpoint 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. 94 - 95 100 to 7 agst Toxophilite (taken) & Rostrevor -- -. , 10 all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. 155 - 166 18 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) St. 100 Norfolk.. V - 61 60 595 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 94 - 91 20 to 1 agst Sedbury (taken freely) 50 ' 35 Northn.Connties Un 1 - 3 4'' St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 67 - 69 C 8 9 25 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) St. 100 North British - 503 491 261 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 175 -18 s St. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 134 all Do, do. do Bl - 9.7 25 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) t Dock Stock .Oll .... 0.11 20 . al Do. do. do 135 -13 i- 135 - ' St. 100 Do., A Stock ......... ... - ... St. 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc.St. ... - .., DEATH OF MR. ARCHIBALD PRENTICE.-We an- St. 100 Do., B Stock - -. St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... - ~„ uounce, with deep regret, the death of Mr. Arc hibald St. 100 N. E astern - Berwick 95 - 96 954 i 5 St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 ... - „ ... rrentice of Manchester, which took place yesterday 25 i all Do. do. Extension - ... St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 132 - 137 morning, at eleven o'clock. Mr. Prentice had been in 25 1 161 Do. do. G.N.E.Purch , 21 - I . ld i 52 St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4112 - 115 50 ' all Do. Leeds - "2 St. 100 Lot:I.& N.W., Coy. & Rood health up to Monday night, when he retired 83 - 84 835 13 5 St 400 Do. York Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ... early to bed in consequence of feeling indisposed. Oa St. 100 North London ..... Tuesday morning he was seized with paralysis, resulting 10 31.1 N.&S.Wstn., Ham - P late 3d Shares ... 150 - 160 fro m congestion of the brain. He had attained the age stead, and City Jn ... - . 4 125 all Londy.& Color. 5 Sh. ... - ... Of sixty-five years. He was a native of Lanarkshire, 20 175 North Staffordshire 3 - 3 4 125 all Londy.&Ennis. 5 Sh. ... - :.. being a descendant of the old Cameronians of tha t 20 a ll North Western.. -- • -- 135 14 St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 111 - 117 County. He came to Manchester about the year 1812 , 10 I all N. &S.Westrn. June. 8 - 9 84 6 45 Do. do. do. £6 ... .. 1 --a 4 1 and being an ardent reformer began at an early St. ;100 Oxford Worcester & St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cont. 63 - 66 Period to take an active part in movements for Wolverhampton 3O - 31 31 1251 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ... Political and social reforms. He was also an 20 16 Portsmouth lO -8 d 124 all Do. 44 per cent ... -- .. 10 10 Rhymm,y l26' 105 Do. do. active promoter of local reforms, and as a writer in ... - ... ... - ... St. 100 Scottish Central 104 - 106 St. 'lOO Mid.Consol.6p.c. St. ... - ... Cowdroy's Manchester Gazette, and afterwards as pro- St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St 24 - 25 St. 100 Do.Con.Br,,Bir.6p.c. 130 - 131 130 1 Prietor and editor of the Manchester Times (from 1828 St. 100 Shropshire Union 46 -48 St. 100 Do, 45 pe c. Pref. St. 95 -97 to 1847) exercised considerable influence on the public 10 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer 4 - 3 . St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. 85 - 87 mind. He was a most earnest advocate of parlia- 50 100 South Devon.. ... 33 - 35 10 1 all New., Aber., &c., pr. taentary reform, and, as a member of the Council of St. ICO South Eastern .. • 69 - 70 695 9 5 , 5 p.c.red. sp.e.pm. ... - ... the League, laboured with success for the repeal of 10 all IDo. 45 per 3 . Shares ... - ••• 10 !all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. 105 - 114 the corn laws. On g iving up his connection with the St. 100 !South Wales.- 785 - 795 idlo , all Norflr.Deb.4p.c. Sh. ... - ... Manchester Times 1847, his friends and admirers 20 all IS. Yorksh. River Dun 12 -14 .i St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ..• - ... subscribed and purchased an annuity for him. And 20 10 Do. - 6 d St. 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 18 4 7 ... - ... few men have earned more respect and confidence 20 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok 9 _, 11 St. 100 Do.Wv.V. s p. ~,1847 ... - ... 25 all Stockton & Darling 35 - 37 St. 100 North British 191 - 103 1015 Ite consistent politicians than Mr. Prentice. His 25 15 D o . do. , 1854 ...... •-•- •-• 7 35 Do. 71. Preference.., ... - ... death w ill be a source of unfeigned regret to all earnest 25 5 D o . do., 1855 - - "' St. 100 N.H. Berw. 4p. c. Pd. 193 - 95 reformers throughout the kingdom. &... 165 Stockto n H ar tlepl. ... - ... 17 81 Do. do. do l5 - 4 THE UNEMPLOYED IN PAISLEY.-The number of St. 100 Taff Vale..., ........... .... - -. 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc.No.l ... - ... I leemployed still continues to increase rapidly, and the St. 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 ...... ... - ... 12 4 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 ... - raieery and destitution prevalent in the town are 25 10 Do.Yorkll.&S. Pur ll - / i daily becoming more and more apparent. In con- 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... - ... 20 all Vale of Noath 195 - 205 20 20 all North Staffordshire.. 215 - z2l 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny ... ... St. 100 Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 lideration of the continued distress, the parochial •-• all St. Waterford&Limerick ... - ... p.c., Ist guar. ......111. - 112 112 boards hav e agree d t o i ncr ease the rations of bread N all ,West Cornwall St. !100 Do. Ip. c. 2d guar... 101 - 103 and meal allowed to the unemployed ; and a 10 all West End of London St. 1100 Do. do. Debentr. St. ... .- ... few webs are bein given out to the more de and Crystal Palace 7 - 9 85 all Scot. Cent. New Prof. .. - ... serving and distressin g cases. The fund for the supply 5 all Do. A - 33 St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 110 - 112 110 11. of coals is well nigh exhausted, we believe, but it has 5 all i Do. B - 6 St. 100 Do , do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 102 - 101 already b een th e means of greatly mitigating the desti- 20 all West London ...... , ... - ... St. 100 Do. d 0•33 p.c. pf. St. 68 - 72 totion. On Tuesday the Earl of Glasgow had an inter- 10 all Do. First Class ... - ... 25 all South Devon 95 - 105 View with Provost Brown, and expressed his intention 20 all Do. Second Class... ... - ... 10 all Wmbledon &Croydon ... - ... 10 all o. fixed 44 pr cent. ... - ..., of subscribing 1001. to the coal fund, and also of supply leg a quantity of beef to the publicsoup kitchens. Such BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ann.) of £1 Os. 6cl. 22 - 22,, Generous conduct is highly to be commended.--North - 100 Do. 44 per cent 94 - 96 - 955 [CO all ,Atian. and St. Law. 1 .. --..„ St, 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh 93 - 95 aritish Daily Mail. 18 9 ' Bombay, Baroda, and , . St. 100 Do. New 45 pr. cent ... - _. TRZ SAINTE CHAPELLE AT PARIS. - T he Sainte Cha- Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 14 - 15 105 5 1 St. 100 . Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - ... Pelle, not far from the cathedral of Notre Dame, and 18 all Do. - SOO St. 100 o. do. 45 p. c ... - ... near the Quai-aux-fleurs, is one of the wonders of Paris. 20 all '.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar ... - ... 205 18 Buffalo & Lake Hui% 65 - 6 d 141 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c. ... - ... It was begun about the year 1245, from the designs of 100 100 Buff., Bmt.&Godch. 1 80 ..... 85 25 19 Do. do. do. Pierre de Montreuill, the architect of the castle at Yin- 100 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, ... -. Cannes, and the refectory and chapel of the Virgin of Do. do., 1 July, '73; 75 - 80 St. ,100 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. ... ___... ... t he Abbey of St. Germain-des-Pref , which for its size 100 100 Do. do., 1 June '74' 75 - 80 77 , • i BRITISH MINES. and beauty nearly equals that of Sainte Chapelle. Sainte 20 2s. Calcutta and S. Lg. ... - .. ..2/ 1 , Alfred Cons. (Phillr.) 12 - 13 Chapelle is not great, but it is much admired, and aff• rds 20 ,2s6d Central Oude (Lim.) ... - ... 2 0 . 14 British Iron .... -• 7 4 proof how much sublimity may be attained even 20 108 Ceylon A shares l4 a- 15p ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 100 - 110 With small dimensions. It will not yield in beauty of 20 1 Do. B. do. ~ - ... , 10 1 Dev• Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 420 - 440 174 all Demerara - .00 rte kind to any of the most famous churches of France. ... 275 East Basset (Mogan) 90 - 100 I 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - 15 i ... 1486 Great South Tolgus_ 135 - 145 Its construction is not a little remarkable. It consists ea. 100 East Indian p.lO - 111 1105 10 1 a Of' an upper and lower chapel ;the latter at present is on 120 15 Do. C Shares l/ -2p 1 7 ••• 1113 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 4- 5 „.. 7B Grt.W. Vor (Heletn.) 4 - 1 Wier for the restorers, sculptors, and glass painters ; 00 all D 0.45 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... - ... ••• 13s Lady Bertha - I. but a spiral staircase in one of the towers conducted 100 all Do. do. do. '59, do. ... - ... ‘ 45 to the celebrated chapel, where a profusion of 20 all Geelong Melbourne ... 75 N. Frances (Mogan) 8 - 9 s plendour almost dazzles - where very magnificent guar. 5 per cent. ... 184 - 191 185 19 ... ... N. W.Basset (Mogan) 114 - 125 ... 6/15 North Wheal Crotty 4 - 5 Painted- gl a s s windows, of the 13th and 15th centuriee, St. 100 ,Gd. Trunk. ofCanada 43 - 45 444 4 6 100 all I Do. 6p. c. Deben... 80 - 85 81 2 5 ... 15 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 - 19 rich row their magical tints over the interior exceedingly 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5 20 all , Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. 214 - 22 215 a .. "ell with colours and gold ; the ribs and stare of the 20 4 IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. 1 - lie 55 - ... 6s, Sort Cons. Min. Co. 15 - li 15 graining are picked out in vermillion and gold, on a blue 205 all ;Gt. Wostn. of Canada; 19 - 195 195 i 5 ... 25 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 340 - 350 around ; much of the surface is sows with fieurs-delis 204 105, Do. New 'l4 -15 d ••• 2S, Cam Brea (Illogn.) 35 - 41 111 gold, as was a common habit at the time in royal and 100 all IDo. Bibs, payable '571 ... - ... ••• 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 220 - 230 224 tel•gious buildings. Nothing can be imagined more 100 all Do . I do., '76, p. '6O 105 - 110 5 45 Pam. S. &L. Min. Co. i - 1 10 9 Tin Croft 3 - 4 elegant than its golden spire, most carefully elaborated, 100 all IDo. do., 73, d 0.... 105 -no 40 Un.Mines (Gwonnap) ... - .. ••• tiein g from the high roof and glittering in the blue sky. 100 all 'Do. do., '73, without' It has all the delicacy we see in goldsmiths' work: It option .101 - 103 ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camas.) 4 - 1 20 all Madras, guar. 45 P.C !19 - 20 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. 21 - 22 215 Ass said that Raoul, the goldsmith, directed the execu -20 a ll Do. do , 5 per c. 1 215 - 225 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 - 1105 tion of the ornaments. This architectural gem St. Louis 20 10 Do. 45 p, c. Exton. iid - /p i 104 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 145 - 155 Purchased for placing in it certain relics he collected in 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c.' 1 - lip' 53 6 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth). 280 - 290 venice and Palestine. They had not yet begun the 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, 1 - 15,p 55 65 55 6 ... 55 Wh. Edwarcl(Calstek) 64 -74 triclinic pavement. The restorations, directed by Leduc 20 55. 'Gude (Limited) - ... ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 14 -16 arid Lamle, evince great care, patience, and skill.- The 20 5 IScinde, guar. 5 per e 25 - Fp .., 8 WlLMa.Ann(Menht.) 45 - 48 . guilder. 20 all IDo 44 Ms. Trelawney(Lis.) 23 - 25 `ST. PAUL'S CEURON, DORKING.-The church an d - - Parsonage stand on a sloping piece of g round, in the FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. °ll takirts of the town of Dorking , ne a r the Dee p dene, - 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 65 -6464 5 20 7 5 Australian 5 all Belgian East. Junct. .1 - 15 t he residence of Henry Thomas Hope , Es q ., b y whom 20 18 Ardennes 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4 d -- par . .- the site was given. The church is built of Bath stone 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued and flint ; the roofs are covered with tiles:sin style it is 20 16 Beziers to Graissessa.c ... - ... at £5 pm) - 2i arty Decorated, or Geometrical. The interior is fitted 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiada ... -. , 4 „P with open stain deal seats, accommodating between Coal Mines and Ry. 3 - 45 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 10 - 11 10 4 , 00 and 600 people. There is a small western gallery, 20 12 Dutch Rhenish -4 a 81 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. 20 all Eastern of France - 27 Dun Cobra Co, ofC Mountain Jamaicaopp esjr.a at n ts , C sj o iu p . 1 - dy . " - a f orming part of the solid construction of the bnilding, 40 1 .. - .. 1 3 1 .1 1 7 .0.5 -- 3 1 1 .1 2 9 .: s upported on stone arcading. The east and west win- 20 all Do. New do 20 2s. Euphrates Valley - ~, ... 16 Copiapo we are filled with painted glass, by Hudson. The 20 18 Gt. Central of France ... - ... a ai ll i Walls of the interior are ornamented by ecclesiastical 20 all Great Luxembourg... 7- 75 per Mining Co. dq•-• • , Twee, in stamped stucco. The west gable terminates 10 4 Italian Junction 2 all Fortuna - id lea bold oak shingled bell-cot. The church aud fences 20 all Lake Coast. & Bale ... - ... 20 all General - 145 15 3 all Linares oost about 2,700/. The parsonage adjoining is of new 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - ...d 81 - 84 5 14 Lusitanian brick and stone dressings, and cost 1,500/. The church 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 -45 p 105 1,4 - id 1 all Mariquita - „. 1 ‘ 11 ( 1 parsonage are built at the sole expense of John 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... -.. 1 all New Granada - •Idabouchere, Esq., of Broome-hall, who has also libe- 20 all Lyons and Geneva... 26 -27 1 all Noveau Monde tiny endowed the church. Mr. Ferret', of London, was 20 all Mari a & Meditcrran. ... - ... - -- . 335 all t Antonia - 6 154 i the architect. The contractors were Messrs. Shearburns 1 Port Philip 10 all Do. Now -- -. sad Son, of Dorking.-The Builder. 20 all Namur & Liege - 2 CLEVER CAPTURE.-" Two glasses of your best ale, 20 all Do. do. 6 P. c. Prof. 195 - 20 285 all United Mexican 3 5 - 45 l andlord," exclaimed Mr. Choop to a burly red-headed 16 all Northern of France.. 374 - 38 38 lean with a villanous countenance, who came forward 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8 - 9 59 1 il l : . 1 0: 1 1 90 :021 0 1AD A Dus t oo l i a ci n Nraio t e i . c 6wnp T . scowling suspiciously. The landlord's back was hardly 20 all Paris and Lyons 331 -34 341 turned before a quick whisper was exchanged between 20 all Paris and Orleans 52 - 54 25 19 Australian Agricult. 24 - 26 245 Timothy and Mr. Choop. We were lighting our cigars 20 7 Reeife & San Fran., Alien the landlord returned with the ale. He showed us (Pernam.) g. 7p. C. 1 d .-- 8 • 9 10 all ißerlinWaterWorks.. 4 - 5 into a small room, and we left the countryman smoking 10 74 Rome and Fr . 'anti ... - - • 20 d! Royal Danish ...... 14' - 16 ci Royal es. 1 .( Li m 31.1...... MISCELLANEOUS. : .... .. , at the door. He seemed to be a thirsty soul, this country- 50 40 Brit. American Land 30 - 35 all Royal Swedish 5 -z„, ic nae• for he called for glass after glass, as if determined onloo 324 Canada 20 all Sambre and Meuse... 7 -- i 2 110 - 115 113 125 getting drunk in the shortest possible time. He drank 10 all Do. 55 per cent. pref. 7 -- 8 20 all Southern of France.. 21i - St. all Copper', Min. 1105 11 5 00 much that the landlord's big jug was at last ex • of Eng. 27 - 32 25 all IDo. Pr o f- 7 haunted, and be lighted a candle to go down into the 8i all West Flanders 4/ - $ , 2 p. cent. 23 25 cellar to draw more ale. Hardly bad the landlord reached 10 all Do. 54 per c, Pref - 9 22 225 5 all 'Crystal Palace - 5 all Do. Preference the bottom of the cellar steps before the door was quntly 20 + all W.& .W. of France 265 - 27/1 3 - 45 4 locked behind him. Mr. Choop's apathy vent 20 6 !Western of Austria._ ~. - ..• 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 all Eastern Steam - .. • in a moment. His eyes flashed, his teeth glistened, 20 all ; West. of Switzerland ... - ... ... ...... ... he e looked dangerous. all Wiest aden aG o you into the garden," 6 .. ••• - ••• St. 100 ,Electric Telegraph ... 102 - 105 he whispered to me, "and take your stand below Do.B p. cent. . 6 all ... ..... .. 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... _ . 20 an Zealand the window on the left. If Jim Riley jumps out- ___-_ ego '...... ovo 5 all lEn.drAust•Cop.SmCo 11 -11 14 10 I.oB.!Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. _ tho ug h I don't think he'll have time-lay hold of him, JOINT-STOCK BANKS 9 all ,Eur.&Am.Stin.(lim.) 45 -- 55 54 45 and stick to him till I come. Now, Ti m, quick and . 20 ell Gon. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... - „., Silent 1" Mr. Cboop aud Timothy, each pulling out an • 40 all (Australasia 79 - 81 15 14 'Gon. Steam Navigat. .. - ... ugly-looking staff, crept upstairs as stealthily as two 125 181iBank of Egypt -35 d 154 20 5 London Discount ... 11 15d 31 burglars, while I hastened into the garden. A min. 100 50 ! Bank of London 4O -45 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 35 -35 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co ... - „. 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... - ... Bled noise of shouting and oaths, crowned by a 50 all ,British N. American ..„ _ .., 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... - ... woman's wild shriek, the crash of a falling table, 20 8 C.Bk.of Incl•Au.&Ch ... - ...d Mr. Daike 10 85 Do.ExtensionTeleg. ... - ... and then the window was flung up, and 100 50 ,City 56 - 60 10 all Mexican&S.Americn ... - ... dashed madly through, followed clo sel y b y Choop. mos ...... ... 100 25 Colonial i 25 5 Nat, Discount Co. ... 25 - 15.1 3 They came to th e together, grounB a lm os tan d rolledloo 20 ; Commercial of Lend. ..„ - ... 205 10 6 !Netherlands Land.... -11 aver in a fierce stru gg l e . B u t Mr. Darke, twice as strong 20 all iEng.Scot.&Aus.Cat. 18 - 184 10 all Do. Do. as his opponent, was uppermost, sitting astride of Mr. 20 all ILon.Ch. Bk.of Aast. 174 - 185 171 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf. iss. at 1 d 2. - 3 Choop-only for one momen t next y arms 20 all , Ditto New - ... nt, for the m 5 2 Do. Do. 'London and County - Were round his neck. I gave him a sudden pu'l back, 50 20 1 ••• -. 271 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 -18 50 i Lud.&E.Bnkng.Corp ~„ - ... St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. . . - ... 95 6 With all my strength. Choop, now on his feet, whipped -• NO 10 I Londou Joint Stock. ... - ... 285 1 all N. B. Australasian.- . 5 - i out his handcuffs, and had M r . D ar k e sa f e and 20 Lond.andWestaninst. ... - ... 454 i 20 all 'Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... - ... fast before that individual could reco ver hi s b rea th. At ' 100 35 National Pro. of E 1 all Oriental Gas --15 this moment Timothy appeared, extorting Mrs. Riley-as 20 10 Do. New ... -- ... 1 10s. Do New Shares sd -5p I suppose she ought to be called-and carrying with much 224 National Bank - 25 21 care the small black portmanteau. Mr. Choop openedall 'N w South Wales ... 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 72 - 74 735 20 ' ° it, and I perceived it to be half full of watches, * al l 'Oriental Bank Corp. 32 - 34 33 121 3 50 10 Do. New . rings, 25 5 - 6p 15 pins, a n d jewelry of various kinds. The woman's veil, 20 20 !Ottoman Bank ...... 18/ - 184 181 1 50 all Etney Iron no w th rown back, showed me the midnight t rave ll er, 100 2 5 Proving al of Ireland ... - ... 61 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5l - 56 minus the moustache ; a bold, forward-looking, goo d. 10 all Do. New ............... ... -• ... 1 all icot.Austral.lnvest l5 - 14 11 i featured woman, bearing her misfortune witb a haughty 5 1 R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. ... - ••• - St. 100 S. Atte, Gov. 6 p.c.bds ... - ... indifference that excited Timothy's admiration. The 25 all South A ustra lia ...... 33 - 35 25 all South Austral. Land 33 - 35 landlord, kicking at h• cella r door and calling to be let 25 all Union of Australia... 49 - 51 isl all Submarine Tel. Seri i - i out long before this, was released by Timothy ; and very ••• 24 Do. New l4 1 all DO. Registered - blank he loOked when he beheld how his guests had 60 10 Union of London .. .. - ••• ' 221 20 5 True. Ln.Co. Up. Can . --- rs Suddenly come to grief.-Dkkenis Household Words. 1 (0 50 U • ''l ' _ 0 Unity Mutual ... -- ...d 100 285yau_DieziOn's Land.. 9 •-' il ° _ YU Weetrnßk of Lona ~, •-• md LON i 3 ON, p 1 . ; Al t E V ONtI:NP, GLASGO IV WINTER CIRCUI T.—Dec. 22. (Before the Lord Justice Clerk.) THE EAGLESHAM POISONING CASE. John Thomson, alias Peter Walker, a young man apparently about 23, of respectable exterior, was placed at the bar charged with murder, as also administering prussic acid or other poison, as also contravention of 10th Geo. IV., cap. 38, section 2, in so far as, Ist, on the 13th September, in the house in Eaglesham occupied by Agnes Montgomery, a reeler in a mill, now deceasedg and residing there, he did feloniously administer, or cause to be administered or taken by her, a quantity or quantities of prussic acid, or other poison, in consequence of which she afterwards died ; 2d, in that, on the 25th or 26th September, within a house in John-street, Glasgow, occupied by Archd. Mason, manufacturer, he, the said John Thomson, alias Peter Walker, did admi nister to Agnes Stenhouse or Mason, wife of Archd. Mason, a quantity of prussic acid in whisky or some other article, with intent to murder her, and did her grievous bodily harm ; 3d, on the same date, and in the same house, did administer in a similar way, a quantity of prussic acid to Archd. Mason, with intent to murder him, and did him grievous bodily harm. Janet Montgomery or Watson, examined by Mr. Harlot —I am wife of James Watson, tailor in Eaglesham. Agnes Montgomery was my sister. We lived on the ground-floor of the house, and on the other side of the floor lived my uncle, Hugh Montgomery, a carrier. My house enters from the street, Hugh Montgomery's from the entry. My sister Agnes lived on the floor above my house, in the middle room. Clarkson, a mole-catcher, and M•Doneld, a wright, lived on either side of her. I pointed out to Mr. Lamb whore the furniture had been. My sister was 27 years of age. She was a reeler in the mill. The prisoner lived in my house, and came on 23d June, and remained till 25th September. My sister died on Sunday, 13th September. I had seen her that afternoon, and saw her last in health at half-past 4 in the after noon. She was then quite well. My sister was a healthy woman. [Witness at this stage became faintish and had to sit down. Water and eau de cologne were administered to her.] She was standing in her own entry when I saw her. I asked her where little Jeannie, my daughter, was. She said she gave her to Mrs. Cameron. This was at hall-past four. I saw her five minutes after, and she then appeared to be well. She was with William Young, and speaking to him. He lei a witness here. I had missed a loaf before that, and said I knew where - it was, at the foot of the tick bed occupied by the prisoner, between the straw and the cotton of the bed. She said, "Put it on a plate, and put it down for a dessert." I went away a message. Was absent about three minutes. On returning found prisoner in the house at his tea. My husband was also in the house, E. Hinshelwood, and Robert Gall. We had tea together, excepting Hinshelwood, who would take none. Prisoner went out after tea—l think About five or ten minutes after I went in. After he went out, James Fulton, a baker, and William Muir came. Fel ton asked for him, and was told he was either up at Aggie's or down the yard. This would be, I think, about a quarter past five. I did not observe the clock. I did net take tea with them at that time, but after , wards. I looked out mad remarked that Felon had not gone up to Aggie's. The others in the house said he was speaking to Iduir. They went •a way out of my sight ; did not notice where. My husband, Hinshel wood, Young, and Gall went out, leaving me in the house. Janet was in the house. I had two daughters ; my eldest, Janet, three years old past in August, and Jeannie, eighteen months old. I came out after them. I got little Jeannie from Mrs. Cameron, and Mrs. McDonald was at the door when I went out. Muir and Fulton passed. Mrs. McDonald said—l hear a strange moms, do you! I said, yes. Whisht, says she, what can that be ? I said—lt will be Auet Naunie, the car rier's wife (Mrs. Hugh Montgomery), who was then unwell. She said she would go in and see . O n go ing in I found that the moans were proceeding from Aggie's house. She seemed to be quite insensible, and never spoke. When Dr. Scott, who had been sent for, arrived he said she had bitten her tongue. I saw it was bitten. Hugh Montgomery came i n , and asked if I had loosed her dress. I said, "No." He cut her stays. Mrs. McDonald went out for the doctor. I wiped away the slaver two or three times, and it came again. She sighed and moaned strangely. The slaver seemed to com e up her throat. Before the doctor came inlbathed her bands with water. Muir and Fulton came in, and an attempt was made to make her take a little water. I held her hands and told thorn to bring warm water, as they were cramped. The right hand was cold, and I put it into the warm water, when the cramp left the fingers, and went up the arm, but came back afterwards. By this time the prisoner came in, and and said the doctor was not to be found at his own house. I said, "Run to the school house for him." The doctor came with Muir and the prisoner. The doctor looked at her, and asked how she bad been when she took it, as if we had been in the house when she got something. I said he saw her in the same state as we did. Prisoner raid that when going for the doctor he had felt so unwell that he had to lean his back either to the bridge or the tree. The doctor said, "Get her into a bed," and the prisoner then said, "Oh, yes, get her into bed." and he put off his coat.l I looked to Fulton and Muir to go away, and they left. Prisoner put on his coat again, and he went. She was put to bed, and codnued to moan, and the breath same in heavier lifts from her breast. Her eyes were motionless and inclining upwards. When the doctor came in she gave a louder moan, and I thought perhaps she had observed him. I asked the doctor—" Do you think she has been taking anything T" and he answered quite calmly; " Well, I don't know." He did not look smart about her. There was no sweat on her face, which was red, swollen, add like to burst. She seemed to have a difficulty in breathing when put to bed, and her moans seemed then rather to stop. She gave heavy sighs at intervals. When put to bed the doctor ordered her a little toddy, and I went down stairs for half a glees] and made some in her own room, with water from her own kettle. I saw no tea or tea pot. I could not say whether the doctor or my uncle gave her the toddy, and could not nay whether she swallowed anything. The doctor thought it was something wrong with her stomach. She - became weaker and weaker after she was put to bed. I went and got some more spirits, and bathed her breast and forehead. I went out to send some one for my sister, Mrs. - Young. Mrs. Young attended her, and went into bed to take off her stays, and rubbed her arms. Mrs. McDonald recommended bleeding, as she was so stout, but the doctor said her pulse was too weak. I went out for a rubber, and on coming hack the doctor said she would not bleed. I don't know if he ap lied the lancet. I went out to tell aunt how Aggie was, and on returning I found her getting white about the lips and thought all was over. The doctor bad gone away for something, and when he returned she was dead. It was about six o'clock when she died. She was buried on Thursday, the 17th. I was in Glasgow when the body was lifted afterwards, but did not see it. I never heard Aggie say anything of prisoner but that he was a liar. He told her he would bring her a nice Bible from Glas gow, but be brought her an old-fashioned one with plates, and she called him " a cursed liar." I never knew them differ but once, when Agnes and Janet Dollar threw water on him. I remarked, w h e n be told me, "You see what your lass h as done." He said "he would be but be would be upsides with the --, and work them a turn for th a t." T h i s was a b ou t A u gust. He did not speak to her fo r some t i me after . I have a brother, Finlay, a sailor, and h e sent her mone y, which she got at Jamaica Bridge. It was lifted every two months— about 4/. in the two months. It was the Custom-house where she got the money. It wa s well known in the village that she got this money, and prisoner knew it. I heard deceased speak of another time when prisoner told lies, but cannot say what a bout. Aggie's room was unusually clean when I entered it. There was no appear. ance of a fire having been kindled. There was a bundle of sticks beneath the bed. The furniture was in good order, and everything in its usual place. On Saturday, the 12th, the prisoner came in with John Ferguson, the carrier's boy, and asked for pen and ink. He sat down and wrote, but I cannot say what he wrote. Thetwo went out. I thought he wrote wanting something from Glas gow. On Friday, 18th, my sister's furniture WM divided. I saw no money. Mrs. Young found 2d. I had ano ther sister, Mrs. Renfrew. When I went in on Sun day the fire was good, and the water warm in the kettle. I only saw one phial in the house marked " poison." I understood it was fit the toothache. I hal often heard my sister complaining of toothache. (Shown bottle, and identifies it—marked " Creosote, poison.") There was also a scent bottle in the house, but I did not know it was hers. There was a tumbler, which Mrs. Mont gomery got at the division of the things. I saw it in the house in the press, when some one had asked for a drink. There was something in it—dry and white, like sugar. Did not notice my sister's hair change colour. She was naturally cheerful, and I never knew her to have suffered any disappointment. I never saw her take fits, and have not seen her lying an hour for many a year. I never heard her threaten to destroy herself. I know prisoner only by the name of Jock Thamson. (Shown a woman's hat.) K n ow it be my sister's.) There had been some beer bottles—empty, so far as I know—sent down to Dollar's. B es ides the tum bler I have mentioned there were other two which lay on the top shelf, and v ere never used. On Sunday night we searched for the key, in the case and every where, but could not find it again. Saw the key again on the 2d October. (Shown key, an d id en tified it.) The key generally stood in the door, a n d I k n ew it well. She was in the habit, when she went ou t t o church, of locking the door and taking the key w ith h er . Prisoner worked in the same house as a tailor, and when the family took meals he generally went out. After the Sunday be had always to be called on to rise in the morning, which was not done before. He took little Janet out with him more regularly than he had before been accustomed to.. I was in the house when my (laughter said something to me —the 29th September — the day before I gave the information, and it was in consequence partly of what she told me and what I bad heard from the boy Ferguson that I gave the informa tion to the fiscal. _ _ Mrs. Renfrew and Janet Watson, daughter of the last witness, were thea brought in. Mr. Ilenot proposed to question her, but Mr. Moncrieff objected ou account of her age, and she was withdrawn. Mrs. Watson recalled, and hit irrogatid by the Lord Justice Clerk—My daughter Janet can't read, but I have taught her simple questions, and tried to make her understand her duty to God. She seemed to treat such subjects seriously. I have taught her to tell the tiutb, and she seemed to understand and obey. I have not found her telling falsehoods. When she made a state. ment I believed what she said, and partly on t h a t ac count I was led to give the information. She told me of it o her own accord. Prisoner was then away from the holm D r E C E ATIVE R 2 5 1 8 5" 1. At the time she spoke to me I was dull, and she was sitting on the floor, and she suddenly began to Fay some• thing to me. She told me all she had to say, and I put some qoestions to her afterwards. By Mr. Iferiot—She is an intelligent child, and has an excellent memory. Cross-examined by Mr. Moncrieff—l never snibbed Agnes' door inside, and cannot speak as to the kind of lock. My sister's feet and face were swollen. Janet slept with me before and after the Sunday. The Lord Justice Clerk complimented the witness on the clear and intelligible way she bad given her evidence. After some further evidence of a c )mparatively unim portant nature, the court adjmirned till the next day. The jury appointed to inquire into the origin of the accident which occurred at the Ou-e Vitriol Works at TIE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR lIOTVDEN. y on , , concrete. A. T erefs(pd fel- Mr. Gtt:er had a o! 22 feet in diameter, but the foundathin of the chimney shouid have been Etronw , r on acconn, ..f its greater solidity. Would prefer a concrete ft , ond a tion under ad circumstances, whatever the nature of th, soil. Carter's tower has never given way ; it is about GO feet . high ; concrete should not. contain stones of greater size than 2 inches cube. When a ch4iney is observed giving way when near completion, the proper wsy world be, in my opinion, to rectify it or take it down. Did z hear of any of the workmen refusing to go to work On the day of the accident. The inquest as again adj turned on Wednesday evening till Monday next. Mr. Leeman and Mr. Carter watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Auderton, jun., pinprietor of the works ; Mr. Stead, on behalf of Mr. Wilde, who under took the rectification of the chimney ; and Mr D.iwlby, on behalf of the widows of three of the dectwi(d. THE AMERICAN MAIL ROBBER. The _Newhaven Register gives full particulars of the detection and arrears of William S. Tucker- man : A most important arroet took place in this city on Sunday evening, for extensive mail robberies committed within a few weeks past. These robberies embraced the entice letter mail on several occasions made up at Phila. delpbia, New Orleans, and other points, for Boston, at least one mail from Boston for New York, and several others of less importance. The officers of the Post -office department, it seems, have been secretly on the alert to ascertain where and by whom the alarming depreda tions were committed, the management of the case baying been placed in the hands of Mr. Holbrook, one of the most experienced special agents. It soon appeared that the missing mails were chiefly those which would go by the railroad route between New York and Boston in the Sunday night trains. Alter a good deal of watching and careful investigation it was believed that Springfield was one of the points selected by the robber for his boll operations, but it was not known until Sunday night, the 22d ult., that any discoveries were made at that locality. The trains from New York and Boston meet there, and it was observed that the mail car from Now York was sometimes left for a few moments without lights or fas tenings. On the night in question Mr. Holbrook and. Mr. Clark, of the New York Post-offiee, were on the train, in dieguise, on its arrival at Spring,field, and just as the lights were withdraw,' from the baggage or mail car, took up their position therein near the mails, and ready for an emergency, naturally supposing that the rubber, his deeds being evil, preferred darkness rather than lignt. A roomettes euspeeee, and foot-tees were beard near the car and uperi the platierin. In au in 4a,rit the dtier opened, and the expected visitor entered and in-tanily struck a match, ostensitev with which to light a cigar, already "in po=ition," but really, no doubt, to see if all was right. During the momentary light from the aforesaid match, it is difficult to deter• mine which had the advantage, Uncle Sam's men or the lucifer match adventurer ; but, believing that the latter would have the best of it unless something' was done speedily (Holbrook intending to pass himself and companion off as bona fide passengers just stepped, into the baggage car for a "smoke"), coolly says to his assistant, "Tom, where's that good cigar you offered me?" To which Torn immediately responded by hand ing out the cigar. Before even this was accomplished the match had done its worst on both sides, the watchers and the watched. " Give me a light, if you please," says Holbrook to the supposed mail robber, whereupon the favour was instantly granted, and both were smoking away, thus far equally in the dark. Presently the train began to move, and the stranger moved too, jumping off while it was in motion. To carry out the it el of being ordinary passengers, the company, joined by Mr. Chapin, postmaster of Springfield, had to continue in the train, believing that the object of the robber had been thwarted for that night, at least, if indeed he had not been per manently alarmed. Not so, however ; for the New York letter-pouch from Boston was abstracted that night . while the vigilant officers were going east towards Boa ton. Fully satisfied from this discovery that the em. ployes of the railroad companies were in na way impli cated, more rapid progress could now be safely made in ascertaining who the stranger could be, when on com paring notes the description answered well to that of a person who had frequently passed over the route, endeavouring, with too much euccesse to secure the confidence and favour of the conductor and baggage men, particularly those on the Sunday night trains. No suspicion has arisen, however, as of course the loss of the mails was unknown to them, and yet it now appears his frequent passage and unusual familiarity had been made the subject of some conversation. Further exer tions resulted in ascertaining the name and locality of this agreeable traveller, and a close watch was set upon all his movements, and every preparation made for his detection if he repeated the robberies. Just before the train left New York on last Sunday even ing he arrived at the depot, in Twenty -seventh-street, but the special agent had arrived before him and taken a position in the baggage or mail car, where he could both hear and see without being seen or heard. On this occasion, as had often happened before, the baggage of the suspected party consisted of a large trunk, which he declined to have marked for any particular point, sayi ng that if be met a gentleman at Springfield, where the trains meet, he should return to New York that night. " All right," says the baggage-master, and the afore said trunk was placed by itself, where it could be rest dily controlled by the final dec'teion of its owner. Before reaching Stamford he again appeared in the baggage car, where he was purposely left alone for afe iv moments while "wooding-up," and the opportunity was improved by transferring the New Orleans mail ponce from its proper place to the trunk of uncertain destination. Be coming subsequently a'arrned at an unguarded yet trivial v ill e e r n e t e n w t h o i ht thee e h o a n n d d u s c t w o r :r a e b b : j e r k i l n e g ft u a p l e for be a a s dexterously removed the deposits from the trunk back to their former position. The rest of the story can be told. in a few words. At the depot in this city, Mr. Hol brook came out from his close quarters, and at once arrested Wm. S. Tuckertnan as the author of all these bold mail robberies. Upon hie person and in his valise were found the most overwhelming evidences that no mistake had been made in the man, and he was soon after committed to gaol. The trunk referred to and its fixtures bear the strongest proofs of having been prepared for the illegal purposes to which it was put on this occasion, having a peculiar lock to admit of its being opened without the slightest inconvenience or noise of a key, and the valise which was found inside containing heavy iron weights, lest the lightness of the trunk at one point and the heaviness at another, after receiving the mails, slieud attract attention and lead to suspicion. His uniform and gen. almanly deportment and very respectable appearance had prevented any suspicion among the hands as to the object of his unusual civilities and familiarity, and fonds ness for emoting and liberal distribution of the best quality of cigars had furnished the pretext and paved the way fur often riding in the baggage-car. It is hoped that the lesson taught of the risk and impropriety of al lowing outsiders in the cars provided for mails and bag gage, wi'l not be lost upon the managers and employes of New England and other railroads. The prisoner was formally brought before the United States' Commissioner, C. R. Ingersoll, yesterday, and hie hail fixed at 20,000 dots. his examination has nut yet taken place. Tuckerman is about 35 years of age, and he was for merly trea'urer of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company. He has an estimable wife residing in New York.—Nett/ York. Times, Dec. 3. SECOND DAY. The Court opened at nine o'clock, and the prisoner took his seat in the dock, appearing as ceol and collected as on the previous day. The prisoner's declaration at Paisley was read, in which he said that he knew deceased, and saw her on the 13th Sept., about four o'clock P.M., as he came borne from church, and noticed her go home. After dinner be went out, and saw little Janet Watson tap on Agnes' window, and cry on him to give her a bawbee. He went up and met her half-way up the stairs, and after wards weded with her to the garden. He did not see Agnes at that time. After half an hour be was told Fulton and Muir wanted ,him, and went to them ; and, while speaking to them, was told to run for the doe or by Mrs. M'Donald, as Aggie was ill. He denies having told John Ferguson to go for prussic acid, but sent him once for lavender water. He did not poison Agnes Montgomery. John Ferguson, carrier's boy—l am assistant to Hugh Montgomery, carrier. We go to Glasgow on Wednes days and Saturdays. I know prisoner, and have done so for many months. On the 12th September I was in James Watson's house. Prisoner was there at work, and also Mrs. Watson. Ho asked me for pen and ink. He wrote a line for me to get something from Hugh Hart's. He said I was to let no one see the line, and to keep what I got until he asked me for it. If it was " speired" at me, I was to say the stuff was for a portrait painter. He gave me 6d. to pay for it. I went to Glasgow. I rode in a van with Adam Gall, and showed him the line. He told me I would not get it. I went to Hart's, and gave the lint to George Stirling, who read it. He said, who is it to ? I said that was on the order. I don't recollect if I said it was for a portrait painter. Stirling gave me something—a clear liquid— in a small phial, all closed round with paper. We got back to Eaglesham between one and two on Sunday morning. Prisoner came at 10 o'clock to the stable and got ,his parcel. He said " Don't tell no one ; see you again." I gave it him as I got it. He said be wanted it to dye his hair, to make it black. I saw Agnes Montgomery that Sunday forenoon, and heard she died it night. I saw prisoner at 10 o'clock on Monday morn ing. He made no mention of her. On the 23d September I lent him a pencil, and he wrote a line. He told me to get the parcel where I got the last. He said it would 'oat 61., and asked if I would pay it for him. I said I would. I took the line to Hart's, and gave it to James Young, along with a bottle for hair-oil. In the after noon I called and gave the hair-oil to my master, and put the small bottle in my pocket. We got back to Eaglesham at two on the morning of the 24th. Pri soner came to me at the cart about 10 o'clock. I gave him the bottle. He said if any one asked me what I had bought, I was to say it was 21. worth of lozenges. William Cameron was present when I gave the second phial to the prisoner. Adam Gall, ham curer, Glasgow—l drive a van. On Saturday, Sept. 12, I gave John Ferguson a drive. He showed me a line. I read a portion of it —" Please give the bearer a 6d. worth of prussic acid." It was very wet at the time, and I did not notice the signature. I said it was poison, and asked who it was for. He said it was for an old Irish woman, to poison an old man. I understood this as a joke. I said he would not get it. He said he would, over at Hart's, (Shown a line). This is the same hand. George Stirling, shopman to Hugh Hart—l know John Ferguson. He came to the shop on Sept. 12, and produced a written line for prussic acid. It was, " Sept. 1857—Mr. Hart,—Please give the bearer 6d. worth of prussic acid, and oblige John Thomson." I asked who John Thomson was, and Ferguson said be was a tailor. I asked if Montgomery knew of this, and Ferguson said no. I asked what it was for. He said for taking like nesses. I said that was a rare purpose. I then gave him a two-di achm phial with prussic acid, wrapped up in a paper and sealed at both ends. On the 23d Sept. I saw the boy Ferguson. He gave a line to James Young, which asked for 61. worth of prussic acid. It was in the same handwriting. Young asked me about it. I said Thompson got it before for photographic pur poses, and was to get it again. This letter, No. 37, is in the same handwriting as the lines which are now amissing. The first was destroyed in 10 days, and the second one went amissing. I gave A. C. Christie, a witness, two two-drachm phials, and filled them with prussic acid. Ferguson got some hair-oil on 23d Sept., which he gave to Montgomery. Cro s-examined—l never before heard of prussic acid being employed in photography. It was Scheele's prussic. Re-examined—The oxide of potassium is used for photography. His Lordship administered a sever rebuke to Stirling, for so carelessly selling such deadly poison. Several witnesses were then examined to identify the handwriting of the prisoner, and the bottle which had been in the house of the deceased. A number of other witnesses were examined with the view of showing that on or about the 25th September, while the prisoner was lodging in the house of Archibald Mason, in John Street, Glasgow, he had gives whisky, which was supposed to have contained arsenic, to Mason and his wife, both of whom suffered from it. Surgeon Scott, who attended on the deceased, de scribed her symptoms and death, which he attributed to apoplexy, Dr. Daniel Mainlay, Paisley, deposed to having made a post mortem examination of the body of Agnes Montgomery, and to having found prussic acid present in the stomach. He also examined the bott!e labelled " H. Hart, druggist, Glasgow—prussic acid," and found it to contain within 4 per cent. of anhydrous hydrocyanic acid. He also examined the black bottle out of which the Masons received the whisky from the prisoner, and found that it contained prussic acid 87, alcohol 108.9, water 382.23 in each fluid ounce. Keeping prussic acid in view, he would say that the deceased died from its effects. I.le could not ascribe death to apoplexy. Mr. Douglas M€Lagan was afterwards examined, and gave similar evidence to Dr. M•Sinlay. The Court was then adjourned till to-day. DARING ATTRIIPT.—On Thursday last a very auda cious attempt was made by a gang of, it is believed, five desperate fellows to break into the residence of the Misses Anderson, Belle Walk, Moseley, in Worcester shire. Fortunately, however, it was unsuccessful, and through the gallant exertions of Hawker, followed up by the activity of two other officers of the Worcester shire constabulary, two of the thieves were apprehended, and are nose awaiting their trial. Their names are Thomas Smith and James Pettifer, and they describe themselves as boatmen. The particulars of the occur rence were detailed before two magistrates for the county of Worcester, at Balsall Heath, on Saturday. The prin cipal witness was Police-constable Hawker, who stated that about a quarter-past one o'clook on Friday morn ing, whilst on duty at Moseley-wake-green, he passed the back of the Misses Anderton's house, and as he was doing so be heard a noise resembling that of a door being tried. He went across the road towards the garden, and stood in the shadow of a wall to listen, and had not bet n there more than a few seconds when the garden door was wrenched open, and a man cautiously made his ap pearance. He looked around him to see that all was clear, and then observed, "Now, then, come on, it's all right." Hawkes stepped from his concealment, and turned his light full upon the man, whom be now posi tively identified as the prisoner Smith. Smith imme diately turned back acrose the garden, closely followed by Hawker, but the latter bad not gone many yards when he heard footsteps behind him, and on looking round he perceived another fellow close behind him in the act of raising a formidable bludgeon to strike him. The blow, which he had not time to avoid or resist, descended heavily upon him, and be was felled to the ground. This person was about such another person in appearance as the prisoner Pettifer, but he could not swear it was the same. He speedily recovered himself, and the men having in the meanwhile escaped, he called up Matthias Yardley, the Misses Anderton's servant man, and started off with him in pursuit. On the way, he called Police-constables Lane and Humphries to his assistance, and described minutely the personnel of the depredators. His search, however, was un successful ; but about three o'clock Lane, who in company with Humphries and another officer had been on the alert, met the prisoners near the Moseley toll-gate, walking at a rapid rate towards Birming ham. From the description given him by Hawked, he was induced to stop them, and ask where they came from, and what their names were. They said they had come from Worcester, and had gone there with a boat, and had been paid off, and received 75., of which Smith said he had Os. remaining. Lane then inquired what places they came through, and they said they could not tell. He then asked them the name of the man who I had paid them, and they said they did iot know. Smith then said, " What's the matter t" to which Lane replied, " There is of something of importance the matter, and you must go back with me." The prisoners said they were willing to ge, and were taken to Miss Anderton's, and remained till Police-constable Hawkes came. Hawkes, on seeing Smith, immediately identified him, and expressed himself morally certain that Pettifer was the one by whom he was assaulted. They were afterwards removed to the lock-up at King's Heath, and on being formally charged with attempting to break into the Misses Anderton's house, they said they bad never been near the place, and repeated their story relative to having walked from Worcester. A subsequent examination of the premises and grounds by daylight resulted in the discovery that one of the panels of the front door bad been drilled with a centre bit, but owing to the fact that the back was plated with iron the plan of effecting an entrance by these means was prevented. An attempt had been made to force the door open by leverage, and failing in this, the rogues had then tried to lift the sash of one of the windows by similar means, but without effect, and they then directed their atten -1 tion to the garden gate, so as to get at the house in a different direction. In the garden a crow-bar, with which, upon examination, these operations bad clearly been made, and a heavy bludgeon, were found, and foot- prints were also traced in the garden ; on comparing the prisoners' boots with which, under the direction of Superintendent Humphries, they were found unmis takably to correspond. The prisoners, who, in reply to the charge, declared that they were as "innocent as babes unborn," were then committed for trial at the next sessions.—Arraingbani Post. Howdendike on the 12th inst., when seven persons lost their lives and several others were injured, by the fad of a chimney upwards of 120 feet high, have met on few occasions. Only the reporter of the Eastern. Counties Herald was admitted to the inquest-room by the coro ner, Mr. R, B. Porter, that functionary stating that, in his opinion, one representative of the press was quite .uffieient on such occasions to give the public an account of the proceedings. From the report of the inquest thus furnished we subjoin the most material evidence : E lward Marriot examined—l live at Howdenolike, and am working chymist and manager at Mr. And erton's vitriol works ; first entered his employment in July last. Was also employed to superintend the workmen engaged at the chimney and the works connected therewith. Furnished plans and specifications for all the works except the chimney ; with it I had nothing to do, ex cept to see that the men did their duty. These works were the first I had put up. The chamber and burning house were as strongly built as any in England. There are only two others equally strong. I have been brought up a manufacturing chymist, and am therefore acquainted with such works. All vitriol chambers are constructed on the same principle, but ours was stronger. The sides of the chamber I considered sufficiently strong without diagonal bracing. I know of a larger chamber con structed in the same way, and of only the same sized planks. The erection of the chimney commenced in August. The foundations stood upon warp in the first instance, then concrete formed of gravel line and sand, the quality of which Ido not understand. I had the overlooking of the workmen employed at the chimney from the commencement. The height of it was a little more than 42 yards. Had never in the course of its erection cause to find fault with the manner in which the work was done. When it was about 1G feet from completion I observed that it had fallen from its perpen dicular. The erection was nevertheless continued. Saw no further alteration in the perpendicular until it was finished, when in about a week after I observed a further change. It was then about 14 inches from the perpendicular. At that time Mr. Wilde was employed in putting up a lightning conductor, which was fixed against the chimney. I mentioned the slanting of the chimney to Mr. Wilde's man, whose name was " Sam," and he said they were in the habit of straightening chimneys. I reported the state of the chimney to Mr. Anderton about a month since. Thy chimney had not at that time fallen more than fourteen inches. My orders from Mr. Anderton were to n nice the chimney particularly, .and if it gave way any more to let him know. Ooserved the chimney every day on that account. I, in the course of three or four days, observed a further deviation of four inches. Reported the matter to Mr. Barker, book-keeper, who informed Mr. Anderton of it. About a fortnight after that Mr. Wilde came down to straighten it. During thi- fort night the chimney had not gone any further. This was about the let of Dec. Mr. Wilde's wan commenced ope rations by taking out a course of bricks from the chim ney about 10 feet from the ground on the river side. The chimney leaned from the river. He took the bricks out one by one, in regular succession, replacing each as he took it out by a thinner one and an iron wedge, This operation extended nearly three-quarters round. Saw Mr. Wilde at the works the first week his man Sam came. He took my lamp from me one evening to examine the chimney. After Sam finished the outside he went inside. I did not see what he was doing there till after he had left off working. He was at it till the morning before the accident. lie had not then finished. I was passing that morning by the chimney when it leaned over, and I noticed cracks on that side. I called Mr. Barker's attention to it. We examined the chim ney together, and then called Sam. He came out. I asked him whether he had noticed those cracks before. He said no, and that he did not think it safe to proceed any further. He then left us, saying he would telegraph for his master. Sam did not work there afterwards. I noticed the bulging out of the chimney on the same day ; it was on the side of the lightning conductor, and was three or four feet from the ground. It was on the side of the inclination I observed it " blistering"— that is, a portion of the bricks peeling off, which extended about three quarters round in the solid part of the chimney. The solid part extended about seven feet up for about a quarter of the circumference. That quarter lay towards the burning house. I was inside on Friday night, the 11th, about 9 o clock. Saw a crack there on the left-hand side of the arch. It was about 12 or 14 inches long, and a quarter of an i nc h wide, running straight up, I noticed the inner rim at that time, and saw that the same operation had been performed on it as in the outer one, but running all round. I inspected the chimney on the follow ing morning at seven o'clock, and several times during the forenoon, and saw no diffepence from what it appeared on the previous evening. Mr. Wilde and his man came over the middle of that forenoon. The man pointed out to him the bulging, and he asked Mr. Wilde the cause of it. Mr. Wilde told Sam that the latter had not relieved the two mid-feathers (connecting walls run. ping between the outer and theinnerrim of the chimney) ithich rested on the solid part of the chimney. Mr. Wilde then waited for Mr. Anderton, who on the previous day had been sent for to meet Mr. Wilde. He arrived about noon, and I joined them. He asked Mr. Wilde his opinion as to the chimney, and the latter said he need be under no apprehension about its falling. He then told Mr. Wilde that if there was any danger he had Letter undermine it and throw is into the field. Mr. Anderton added, " Can you do that? Mr. Wilde said he could, but, to make perfecly sure, would telegraph for another man. Is my presenceherepea - edly assured Mr. Anderton of the safety of the chimney. The latter directed Mr. Wilde's attention to the bulging out in the chimney, and asked the reason of it. Mr. Wilde answered the mid-feathers were not sufficiently relieved. Mr. Wilde said he thought after a while the weight of the chimney would come on the river's side, because at that time the wedges on the river side were quite slack. Mr. Wilde promised he would not leave the chimney. I found the lightning conductor of the chimney after the accident. It was all curled up together to the length of 15 or 20 yards. The men made not the slightest objection to return to their work after tea on the night of the accident. They stopped to finish because there was only two hours' work to do. I was in the vitriol chamber about four minutes before it fell in. I went straight from it to the foot of the chimney, which I examined with my lamp. I observed no change since morning. I was first made aware that the founda tion had given way by a brickleyer named Winsley. I told Mr. Wilde of the circumstance the first conversa tion I had with him, which was after the man lied com menced cutting the chimney. My decided opinion is that the chimney would not have fallen if it had not been meddled with by Mr. Wilde. His man did nothing more to the chimney after I pointed out the cracks to him ; in my opinion the chimney fell from an over pressure on the solid part, caused by the non-removal of the two mid-feathers resting on the solid part ; I mean the nod-feathers ought to have been relieved. I remember Mr. Wilde giving instruction to his man to relieve the mid-feathers on the side where the bulging out appeared ; during some part of the operation the chimney was brought hack a foot to the perpendicular. I told Mr. Wilde at that time the chimney was coming over very nicely. I told Mr. Wilde on Saturday night that the chimney would not have fallen if hie man had acted in conformity with his instructions. After I had been in the chimney on Friday I told Wheldrake, who was with me, that I considered it safe. Before Mr. Wilde's man came there was a slight creek over the man-hole on the outside. I never noticed any difference in the crack till Mr. Wilde had brought over the chimney, and then it began to open. Mr. George Anderton, jun., examined—l am the owner of the vitriol works. They were commenced in August last. A specification was prepared for me by Mr. Butler, Cleckneaton, land surveyor (the specifica tion was put in and read). I advertised for tenders, and received one from Messrs. Abraham Roberts and C Cleckheatou, offering to build the chimney for 651. 10s. They were men of experience. We signed a contract. Mr. Roberts came over. I let the wood-works by ten der to Midgley and Ogden, Bradford. W hen Mr. Roberts came over we had some conversation as to the foundations. In the orignal plan stones were to have been placed above the concrete, but Roberts advised me not to have them, as the foundation would be as good without them. I asked him if there was a sufficient thickness of concrete, and he replied there was. I spoke also to Sinclair, a brick layer, about it, and his answer was the same, I was then satisfied the foundation would be good. Mr. Roberts then sublet the building to Winslades, of De -vs bury, so that in fact the chimney was erected by the later. When it was about one-fourth of the way up I noticed it leaning a little from the perpendicular, and asked the Winslades if they had any fear respecting it. They said they had not. I then allowed the chimney to go on. It was completed about six weeks ago. Before its completion I arranged with Mr. Wilde about putting up a lightning conductor. His designation is "telegraphic engineer " After the finishing of the chimney I heard from Marriott that the chimney leaned more out of the perpendicular, and that Mr. Wilde could straighten it. Afterwards con iractt d with Mr. Wilde to do so forl, Si. On Friday I. received a message fromAr.,Marriett or Mr. Barker, to the effect that I should go over in the morning, as they were afraid the chimney was going to tumble. I came over, met Mr. Wilde at Howden station, and asked him the state of the chimney ; he said it was cracked a good deal, but he was perfectly satisfied it was safe. Wilde stated that he came to telegraph for ropes and tackles, and another man to secure the chimney ; we then drove together to the works. (Mr. Anderton next gave evidence respecting the state of the chimney and his conversation with Mr. Wilde on it, but which did not materially differ from the statement of the witness.) Mr. Barber came up, said he had been inside the chimney, and did not see the inside wall to b; any worse, that it "ailed" anything. Mr. Wilde was of the same opinion. I left orders with him that if there was any danger he should pull the chimney down, and that he was not to leave it on any account. He promised he would not. Mr. Wilde told me the bulging out was owing to the two mid-feathers not being relieved —that the weight of the chimney bad been thrown on the outer wall, but that the chimney itself had gone back some little, so that the outer 'wall was again re lieved. Win. Sinclair, bricklayer at the Rilpin works, exa mined. Mr. Anderton consulted me about the foundation of the;chimney, and recommended concrete Saw a tracing of the plan, which showed that concrete was to be at the bottom, then two courses of stone, upon which the base of the chimney was to rest. Recommended all solid concrete instead of stone, to get rid of the joining. Not much accustomed to the erection of large chimneys, but was of windmill towers, equally heavy, the foundation of winch A POPULAR ERROR. A comparison of the mortality of London with that of continental cities, has led to a general opinion, some what abruptly formed, that London is the healthiest city in the world ; the recorded annual mortality being about 25 per 1,000, whereas in continental cities the ratio varies frotu 30 to 40. Therefore, runs the popular belief, London is the healthiest city in the world. And the same philosophy carried a little farther, tends to rouse suspicions as to the necessity for such an amount of . drainage, vontil'tion, and other sanatory improvements as are now contemplated. The healthiest city in the world, it is argued, least needs all this additional labour and expenditure, since Utopia was not described .o be anywhere in these latitudes. Amidst all this jumping from conclusion to conclusion, a rather important cir cumstance seems to have been hitherto overlooked. However careful and reliable are the returns of the Re gistrar-General, they are by no means accurate guides of health ; by which is implied the sanatory con ition of the living. And it may be seriously doubted whether the pleasant fiction about the general healthiness of the inhabitants of London is even founded upon Met. The statistics recently published afford some significant evi dence on the subject. They show that if only 2} per cent. die in each year, 25 in every hundred, amongst one class alone, are yearly so ill as to require gratuitous medical treatment at hospitals and dispensaries. When we remember that this number is exclusive of all those treated as paupers, and of the whole of the middle and upper classes of society who can afford to pay for medical attendance, it seems somewhat premature to boast of our healtLiness. And here exists a olue whereby we may readily e x • plain what appears at first irreconcileable--that the extent of sickness is not necessarily in exact relation to the amount of mortality. The medical attendance gra tuitously bestowed on the sick poor of London far exceeds that provided in any other city in the world. There are 600 medical men constantly and officially employed, without fee or reward, in staving oft death from the poor. Not one of these but can lay his hand on many patients whose lives he bas prolonged, and others who only creep towards threescore years and ten by the aid of constant patching up ; but at last die at a good old age—illustr a ti ons of the creeking doors that proverbially hang_ so long on t h e i r ping'', and the cracked panes and chipped teacups, the secr et of whose escape from further harm consists in the greater care bestowed on them.—Lancet. LOLA MONTES AGAIN.—This 11-known person, who arriv( d by the Felton from America, on her way to Paris, is stated by the New York Times to be lci out to marry i once more. "The bridegroom sthe Prince Solkoweki, who is blessed w ith the follow ing array of titles : Prince of Bielitz, Count of Reissen, Count of Schonmi, Count of Kobel's), and Count of Lessa. His estat es , w hich are ve r y lar g e, are situated in Upper Silesia. He has been residing, however, for several years in the northern part of this state on a farm which he purchased and still owns. He is about forty years of age. There have been no reasons assigned for his erratic course in becoming a New York farmer. It is stated that when married he will return at once to Austria."