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

THE SET N, L 0 N D'ON, FRIDAY EV E l ,l9l:brp, ITE C E MFBIE R 25, 1857. MriNEY MARKETI t3HAATI MA11,11.6T3-kYesterday.) .ir RAILWAYS. .A;;TD Closing Prices Business dons COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Shr. c'aid RAILWAY& yesterday; rester lay. • This being Christmas Day, all places of business - 124 B knabg. Nottng. Bost. resort in the City are closed. 61 Eastn. Jun 0.....,. 41 - Si 50 all Belfast & RaPymsus 8 - 8 •. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING FRICES-YRsTERDAY. IA all Birrang. Wolverh. & ( From the OSicwl List:) Stour Valle y ...... ... 68 - 70 Business dome. St. 100 : irkenhd. Lancsb. & IS +nk Stock ..... 2IBA Cheshire Junct ••• - as 3 Der uel.t. Reduced Annuitlet ............... 9.31 i i i 25 all Blackburn 9l - 91 IT3tv 3 per Cent. Annuities .................. 931 / 25 all Blvth & Tyne original Lelia Horde, ;r.:100 - ••• Ditto, under 1;1000 2O d St. 100 Bristol & Exeter.... 8 `) - 88 Cot sots foe ACCOIllet - 821 814 2 Bs thequer Ms, 2.0.. . .St 100 Chester & Holyhead 33 .--• 35 . £lOOO - 9 £5OO 1 P 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• -•-- S osli. ........ ... ..... . . 3dl p 2 p 20 all Cornwall 34 - • 4a 4 Exchequer Bonds, IbsB, 3i per Cent.... - 10 all De. A ... - -. Ditto, 1859 - ••• t PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS - YESTERDAY. 50 45 Dublin&BelfastAinc ••• - ...d Braaaaan 5 per Cent. - 8a Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 96 St. 100 East Anglian . Mexican 3 per Cent l9l 20 all Eastern Counties__ 57a -68 i 58 1 1 71 Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent 76 5 St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 40 - 44 Ditto Account 77 St. 100 Do., do. 8............. 30 - 32 Bussian Bonds, 1622, £ St., 5 per Cent - 25 82 Do. New A ••• - ..• Ditto, 44 per Cent. - 18 Spanish 13okids, 3 per Cent. - 93 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - 20 all East Suffolk ...... ... ••• - ... ••• Ditto Account .• , 26 10 4 Do. - Turkish Bonds, p t a cent 6 Ditto Account 9 si i 4 a St. 100 ;Edi n burgh &Glasgow 61 -- 62 ;0 all 'Edinb. andPeebles_ ••• ••• ' Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - 30 291 30 Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent - ... Dividends on the above payable in London. St. 100 Furness - ••• Belgian 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs - , St. 100 'Glasgow& S.Western 89 -91 Do. 4 4 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs - St. 100 ; G r eat Northern 9 71 - 98 97 4 7 8 ft ti ttER O'CLOCK. St. ,100 Do A. Stock - 84 82 3 Consols account, Jan. 8 93A 4 ad St. ;100 D(:) . ., , B. Stock ...... 122 - 123 1221 3 _ _ St. :100 , Gt. Sth.&West.(lre). 96 - 98 TEE OTTOMAN BANS. St. 100 "Great Western. ...... 5 4 - 54 ii 51 3 4 4 i 1 St. 100 too. Str.V.R. gua•St 58 - 62 - - ..- 12 all 'lrish South-Eastern. I ••• - ••• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 5C all 'Lancaster &Carlisle. 76 - - 79 SIB,-The only investment which has not t a ken a rise 161, 14.' . Ibo Third 5............ 74 B ip 16k1 12 Do. New Thirds . . 7 - 4l in consequence of the improved general and monetary St. 100 Laneash. &Yorkshitc 93 - 931 931 k aspect of affairs, is the Ottoman Bank, with limited 16 1 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... 4 - 6 liability. This arises from the directors studiously 3 ' 1 Do. , Wst. Riding Un. ••• - ••• keeping secret the enormously large and prcductivs 20 1 all Do. Southport. - ••• business which the bank is doing. It is their duty, as Ilk all London dr Blackwal 51 - 64 51 6 they did before, at the suggestion of the Times news- St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst 105 - 106 1052 6 paper, when their stock was similarly depressed, to St. 100 London &N. Weston 96 - 961 96/ 4k 6 4 publish to their shareholders the true and, I believe , 20 , all Do. Fifths - ..• flourishin condition of their affairs. 10 ' all D0.,16/.Sh.,M&B 0 ••d -•- e 4 - i g Your obedient servant-, A. W. 1.24 5 Do. Eighths I. St. 100 London & S.Weatert 93 - 94 93 4 4 London, 21st December, 1857 . 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraint ... - - 25 all Lndndrry. di Ennisk. • - ~. .., 0 ,, , ul SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. St. 100 Manch.Shef.diLincln. 39 - I 10 ; 1 Metropolitan ......... •••• - •-,N 10 " 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's BETTING AT MANCHESTER,-THURSDAY. aoe .... ... arrangement ...... St. 100 Midland - 89 88 / 1 98 4 9 TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 9to 2 agst Clydesdale (taken) St. 100 Do. Birming.&Derby 63 - - 64 631 • • • 7 to 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken) 50 all Midland O. West. (Ir. ) ••• 25 - ••• , all Do. 4 5hare5...... , .. ••• 9to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 100 ' all Newcastle&Carlisle- ••• - •• 10 to 1 agst Lord of Lorn (taken) 25 , all Newpt.Aberg.& - - Hrfd. 12 13 DERBY. 5() ' 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ••• 11 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 20 • all Newry, Warrenpoint 100 to 7 agst Toxophilite (taken) & Rostrevor 18 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) . St. 100 Norfolk... 59 - 61 60 594 20 to 1 agst Sedbury (taken freely) 50 ' 34 Northn.Counties Un 34 - 3id 25 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) St. 100 North British - 50 3 49 / 25 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) St. 100 North Devon, Rail. di • Dock Stock ...... - ... - - St. 100 Do., A Stock ......... ••• - ... DEATH OF MR. ARCHIBALD PRENTICE.-We an- St. 100 Do., B Stock ... ...... ••• - ••• • nounce, with deep regret, the death of Mr. Archibald St. 100 N.Eastern-Berwick 95 - 96 9 5 4 4 5 Prentice of Manchester, which took place yesterday 26 all Do. do, Extension _ .., - i .. d morning, at eleven o'clock. Mr. Prentice had been in 25 I 161 Do.do. G.N.E.Purch. 5 1 . 1 - Ai 52 50 ' all Do. Leeds good health up to Monday night, when he retired B3 - 84 834 13 a early to bed in consequence of feeling indisposed. On St 100 Do. York St. 100 North . London 9O - 95 Tuesday morning he was seized with paralysis, resulting 10 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp from congestion of the brain. He had attained the age I stead, and City Jn ..• - ~g ~,,, of sixty-five years. He was a native of Lanark shire , 2 0 I 174 North Staffordshire 34 - ''g 8- 14 being a descendant of the old Cameronians of that 20 I all North Western.. o.l, - county. He came to Manchester about the y ear 1812, 10 all N. & S.Westrn. June. 8 - 9 8 4 and being an ardent reformer began at an early St. 100 Oxford Worcester & period to take an active part in movements for Wolverhampton 3O - 31 31. - 8 d, political and social reforms. He was al s o an 20 16 Portsmouth lO - 10 10 l eilymney 1 St. 100 active promoter of local reforms, and as a writer in • ••• Scottish Central lO4 - 106 Cowdroy's Manchester Gazette, and afterwards as pro- St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St 24 - 25 prietor and editor of the Manchester Times (from 1828 St. 100 Shropshire Union to 1847) exercised considerable influence on the public 10 6 Sitingbo-arnediSheer 4 - 3,' mind. He was a most earnest advocate of parlia- 60 1.00 South Devon 33 - 35 meiatary reform, and, as a member of the Council of St. 100 South Eastern. ..... - 70 694 9 4 the League, laboured with success for the repeal of 10 all Do. 44 pen. Shares 7 .. 8 . 4 _-- 51 the corn laws. On giving up his connection with the St. 100 South Wales 20 all S. Yorksh. RivorDun 12 -14 ,- x d , Manchester Times in 1847, his friends and admirers 20 10 Do.. - 6 d subscribed and purchased an annuity for him. And 20 all 'Staines,Wok.,&Wok 9 - 11 few men have earned more respect and confidence 25 all Stockton & Darling 35 - 37 as consistent politicians than Mr. Prentice. His 25 15 Do. do., 1854 - - ••• death will be a source of unfeigned regret to all earnest 25 5 Do. do~ 1855 . reformers throughout the kingdom. 164 Stockton dt Hartlepl ... - ~. .. THE UNEMPLOYED IN PAISLEY.-The number of St. 100 Taff Vale .O 000 unemployed still continues to increase rapidly, and the St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 . .., : :.... -__ ... misery and destitution prevalent in the town are 25 22 Thames valeo f I l i _ l e a a v t . h D . . . .r 194 -20 a 20 daily becoming more and more apparent. In con alll Waterfd. di Kilkenny ... - ... Sideration of the continued distress, the parochial 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - • _ boards have agreed to increase the rations of bread 20 all West Cornwall ... - ,„ and meal allowed to the unemployed ; and a 10 all West End of London few webs are being given out to the more de and Crystal Palace 7 - 9 serving and distressing cases. The fund for the supply 5 all i Do. A - 3{ of coals is well nigh exhausted, we believe, but it bas 5 all Do. B - 6 aiready been the means of greatly mitigating the desti• 20 all West London - ... tntion. On Tuesday the Earl of Glasgow bad an inter- 10 all I Do. First Class . - ... view with Provost Brown, and expressed his intention 20 all Do. Second Class ... - ... of subscribing 1001 . to the coa l fund, and also of supply 10 a ll IWmb led o n & Cro y don, ... - ... ing a quantity of beef to the public soup kitchens. Such BRITISH POSSESSIONS. generous conduct is highly to be commended. -North 100 all ,Atian. and St. Law. I ... - ... British, Daily Maid. 18 9 'Bombay, Baroda, and I THE SAINTE CHAPELLE AT PARIS ,- T he Sainte Cha- Cen • lnd,guar.sp.e. 11 - 11 104 4 i pelle, not far from the cathedral of Notre Dame, and 18 all Do. - -. near the Quai-aux-fleurs, is one of the wonder s of Paris. 20f 18 Buffalo & Lake Hurl_ 64 - 6 d 141 It was begun about the year 1245, from the designs of Pierre de Montreuill, the architect of the castle at yin- 100 100 Buff. Brnt.&Godeh. t BO _ 85 100 100 6p. e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72' f cennes, and the refectory and chapel of the Virgin of Do. do., 1 July, '73' 75 - 80 the Abbey of St. Germain-des-Pres, which for its size 10 0 100 D o . do., 1 June, 74 75 - 60 ;77 and beauty nearly equals that of Sainte Chapelle. Sainte 20 2s. Calcutta , and S. East. ... - ... 1 i Chapelle is not great, but it is much admired, and affords 20 2s6dtCentral Oude (Lim.) ..... - _., a proof how much sublimity may be attained even 20 lOs 'Ceylon A shares ,11 lip with small dimensions. It will not yield in beauty of 20 1. Do. B. do. 1 ... "..... .11 174 all Demerara,. -.- its kind to any of the most famous churches of France. 20 2s Eastern Bengal - 1 4 i Its construction is not a little remarkable. It consists St. 100 East Indian JllO - 111 3.1 N 10 i t of en upper and lower chapel ; the latter at present is on 120 15 Do. C Shares l/ - 2 p 17 atelier for the restorers, sculptors, and glass painters ; 00 all D 0.44 p.e.Bnds. ' '57 ... - ... but a spiral staircase in one of the towers conducted 100 all Do. do. do.' '59, do. ... - ... us to the celebrated chapel, where a p rofusion of 20 all Geelong & Melbourne splendour almost dazzles - where very magnificent guar. 5 per cent. - 194' 184 19 painted glass windows, of the 13th and 15th centurie', St. 100 Gd. Trunk. ofCanadal 43 - 45 444 4 5 100 all a,il G D t o in 6 r. p. n e. Deben 180 - 85 81 2 4 throw their magical tints over the interior, exceedingly pert. 21 - 22 2 i rich with colours and gold ; the ribs and stars of the 202 4 Do * . New, guar. g.sPen, SP.C. 1 4 - 11 , 5 1 4 - 4 groining are picked out in vermillion and gold, on a blue 204 all Gt. Westn. of Canada l P 19 - 191' 198 1 i ground; much of the surface is sown with fieurs-delis 204 10 Do. 3 , New ll4 -14 1 in gold, as was a common habit at the time in royal and 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57, ... - .., rel•gious buildings. Nothing can be imagined more 100 all iDo, do., '76, p. '6O-105 - 110 elegant than its golden spire, most carefully elaborated, 100 all Do, d0.,'73, do 1 ,105 - 110 rising 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 a l l M p a o d , ra d s o , gu , 5 a r. per r a p . . c.: 1 24 1 0 1 9 1 4 7. 1 . - 1 2 2 0 2 0 3 4 was said that Raoul, the goldsmith, directed the execu - 2 28 tion of the ornaments. This architectural gem St. Louis 20 10 Do. 41 . p. c p . Ex c ten. purchased for placing in it certain relics he collected in 20 5 Do, 3d Ex g. sp.e 1 - P I 15116 20 5 Do. 4th Ex.," do. 1 1 -1.1 i) 'si 6k 51 6 Venice and Paleitine. They bad not yet begun the mosaic pavement. The restorations, directed by Leduc 20 ss. Oude (Limited) and Lassus, evince great care, patience, and skill . - The 20 5 iSeincle, guar. 5 per ci 24 - 3" p Builder. 20 all IDo ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, DORKING -The church and -- -- -- parsonage stand on a sloping piece of ground, in the FOREIGN. outskirts of the town of Dorking , near the Deepdene , 10 a ll A n Rotterda the residence of Henry Thomas Hope, Esq. , by whom 20 18 Ardennes the site was given. The church is built of Bath stone 5 all Belgian East. June;. ..i. -- ii and flint : the roofs are covered with tiles. •In style it is 20 16 Beziersto Graisses Early Decorated, or Geometrical. The interior is fitted 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse uP with open stain deal seats, accommodating between Coal Mines and Ry. 31 - .4 20 12 Dutch Rhenish 6 " and 600 people. There is a small western gallery, 44 - 4 a 84 f •20 all 'Eastern of France forming part of the solid construction of the building, 20 all Do. New supported ou stone arcading. The east and west win - .. - .., dows are fill e d w i th painted glass, b y H u d son . T he 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... walls of the i n t er i or are ornamented by ecclesiastical 294 ' devices, in stamped stucco. The west gable terminates 18 Gt. C entml of France ... - ... 20 - all Great Luxembourg 7 - 74 10 4 Italian Junction in a bold oak shingled bell-cot. The church and fences 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ... - ... cost about 2,7001. Th e parsonage ad j o i n i ng i s of new 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - ...d brick and stone dressings, and cost 1,600/. The church 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 -41 p 10/ and parsonage are built at the sole exp , ense of John 5 all Lucca di Pist.sp.c.p. ... - Labouchere, Esq., of Broome-hall, who has also Jibe- 20 I I all Lyons and Geneva 26 - 27 rally endowed the church. Mr. Ferrey, of London, was 20 all Lyons & Mediterran ... - - •... all the archit ect : Th e con t rac t ors were M essrs . Shearburn 331' Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New -- 410 -. - and Son, of ;Dorking.-The Builder, 7 l -84 74 CLEVER CAPTURE.-" Two glasses of your best a l e, 2 landlord," exclaimed Mr. Choop to a burly red•headed 201 0 6 all a a ll Namur D No o i . t h e do. l & 13.6 L op i f. e F g c e ra. Prof. nee. 1 3 9 724 - 2 3 0 8 38 man with a vill anous coun t enance , w h o came f o rward 1 0 a ll NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8- 9 9 scowling auspiciou s ly . Th e l an dl or d' s b ac k was hardly 20 a ll Paris and Lyons 33/ -3 4 34 11 berried before a quick whisper was exchanged between 20 I a ll Paris and Orleans 52 - 54 Timothy and Mr. Choop. We were lighting our cigars 20 7 'Reeife & San Fran , when the landlord returned with the ale. He showed us (Pernam.) g. 7 P. e • I d -- 8 P 9 into a small room, and we left the countryman smoking 10 7i Roma and Vresesti ••• - 1 6 at the door. He seemed to be a thirsty soul, this country. 20 all. Royal Danish . 142 -- man, for he called forglass after glass, as if determined on A - i _5 all Royal Swedish • ...... , I getting drunk in the shortest possible time. He drank z l B a a ll i 3 711.)re and Mtense.... 7 ..... , 2 so much that the landlord's big jug was at last ex- 20 an Soleg r nr . afi r c e e f .. 21 - 8 22 224 haunted, and he lighted a candle to go down into the 81 all West Flanders 4 cellar to draw more ale. Hardly bad the landlord reached 10 all Do. 54 per e. Pref,, B. - ',.:,, i the bottom of the cellar steps before the door was quietly 20 all W.&N.W. of F ran ce 261 - 4 ' ' 2. locked behind him. Mr. Choop's apathy vanished 20 6 ,Western ofAustria.„ .., - ••• in a moment. His eyes flashed, his teeth glistened, 20 all 'West. of Switzerland ... -. ••• he looked dangerous. "Go you into the garden," 6 all I Wiestaden - ...• he whispered to me, "and take your stand below 6 1 all I Do.B p. cent. pref. ... - ••• the window on the left. If Jim Riley jumps out - 20 I all Zealand. ........ „ .., - though I don't think he'll have time-lay bold of him, • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. and stick to him till I come. Now, Tim, q uick and silent I" Mr. Choop and Timothy, each pulling out an 40 all lAnstralasia, - 79 -81 crept , upstairs as stealthily as two 125 ugly-looking staff lBllßank of Egypt - 334 1 5 1 burglars, while I hastene d into the g arden: A min- 100 50 ,Bank of London 4O -45 gled noise of shouting an d oaths, crowned b y a 40 all !BreCol.Bk.eeLn.Co ... - - .• ; _ .. woman's wild shriek, the crash of a falling table, 50 all British N. American - I ... 60 ... , • and then the window was flung up, and Mr. Darke 20 100 5 8 C.Bk.of Incl.Au.&Cb d 0 City 56 - dashed madly through, followe d closel y by Choop. 100 25 ! Colonial - ... ... ..They came to the ground almost t o g ether, and rolled 100 20 ' Commercial of Loud. - 204 over in a fierce struggle. But Mi. Darke , twice as strong 20 all Eng•Scot.&Aus•Cnt. 18 -18 a as his opponent, was uppermost, sitting astride of Mr. 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk of Aast. 171 - 181 17/ all Ditto New • Choop-only for one moment, for the next my arms 20 were round his neck. I gave him a sudden pull back, 50 . 20 London! and County -- -- : 271 50 ILnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp .7. - ;* with all my strength. Choop, now on his feet, whipped .2_ 50 10 London! Joint Stock. ... - .... 284 out his handcuffs, and had Mr. Darke safe and 100 20 )Lond.andWestminst. .•• - - 45 4 i 1 00 fast before that individual could recov er his breath. At 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ... this moment Timothy appeared, esco r ti ng M rs . Riley-as 20 10 Do. New I suppose she ought to be called -and carr yi ng wi th much so 228 National Bank care the small black portmanteau. Mr. Choop opened 20 it, and I perceived it to be half full of w a t c hes, rings, 25 all Orien tal Bank Corp. 32 - 34 33 124 3 pins, and jewelry of various kinds. The woman's veil all INew South Wales.... 20 20 Ottoman Bank ...... 184 - 184 184 4 now thrown back, showed me the midnight traveller 100 25 Provinc al of Ireland ... - - ... 61 minus the moustache ; a bold, forward -looking, good- 10 all Do . New. .............. ... .. • featured woman, bearing her misfortune with a baut 5 1 R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. ... -....-. indifference that excited Timothy's admiration. The 25 all S ou th Australia •33 = g 7. landloid, kicking at his cellar door and calling to ho let 25 all Union of Australia-. 49 ... „14 out long before this, was released by Timothy ; and very ••• 24 Do. New ............... ... 22/ blank h looked when lie beheld bow his guests bad 51 , i; 10 Union of London.... ... - .....- d suddenly come to grief.-Dickens &toehold Words, .. 1( 00 . 5 •(.? Vo i a t" tt ual of . L0ud ....“"1 " - ma, ..s _ Lon. Ch. Bk .of A ast Ditto New London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock. Lon d. andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales.... Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank PrOYine al of Ireland I Do. New. R Ans. B. &G. Im .Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now, Union of London Unity Mutual Norstrnßk of Loud LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Leasing tompanies. Closing Prices yesterday Buckghamsh. 1 Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Pre st. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews. & Her I S. Stalfordsh WearVaLg6pc Do.. Wilts&Somrst Cal don... E.13.6rE.C 1 t.Northu E. Count. Caldonian. 'Do. IGt. Westn. Y.& N.M. Do Do S. Eastern Peto & Co. Do Ln. &N. W & Mild Midland IE. Count.. Do Do ... Do L. di I\. W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.4Dar Do Gt.Westn 92 - 9 4 95 - 97 12 - 14 128 - 132 31 - 4 ~ios ios ••• 12 13 ••• 23 24 92 —9 4 1 §d 2 89 9 1 par 4p • 54 56 128 - 131 7f - 7 I -91 30i -- 31 82 -- 84 I PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 51 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork&Bandonsip.c. 6 :- ii R = Rsl .... ••• un.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas. Co .Ex,sp c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East 'En. G. 6p. C. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh.' Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane ash. 6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furnoss, 5 p. o Glas. do 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom., Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc IDo. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh Do. do, do Do. do. do *6 1 ei 105 - 110 106 - 112 105 - 108 103 - 106 121 - 124 St. St. 5 10 100 100 100 100 100 67 - 69 FIB -- 1i• .06 - 108 97 - 99 26i 13A 20 St. 100 100 100 100 100 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &1.3. G. 5 pc.'sTo. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. ds N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lon. & S. W. 7 per ct. St., 121 1 126 1 St. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh 1 M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent ] Do. do. do. L 6 Do. do. 31 per cont.' Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 60 - 62 9i - 104 5/ -- 6 86 -- 88 81 -- 83 81 -- 83 93 -- 95 9i- 9: 15A -- 162 9 1 -- 9 1 67 -- 6 In. 8/ -- 91 131 -- 13 St. 12i 12 12j Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. di 11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pna. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norfk.D eb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. t.,1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N.B. Beres. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do. Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York IL di S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar • .••••• Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. New Pref ( Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c 1 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon .' • •• 132 - 137 112 - 115 1150 - 160 111 - 117 - 66, - 131 :95 97 , 85 -= 87 25 10 L 0.6 Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 P. c. Do. do. 46 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. INVaterfddiKilk. 6 pc. iiii = Ili 116 - 103 93 - 95 14 - 95i 4 'l23f C 8 9 ••• ••• 21 - z 2 111 - 112 101 - 103 110 - 112 102 7-- 101 68 - 72 9A - 10?, 22. - 22, 94 - 96 93 - 95 130 1 BRITISH MINES. lion 110 11 . . 2/ 12. Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 12 13 20 14 British Iron . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) t loo 110 10 1 Dev. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.) 420 440 ... 271 East Basset (Mogan) 90 100 ... 14s 6 Great South Tolgus l3l 141 ... 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4 5 ... 7i Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) i -- 1 ... 13s Lady Bertha - 1 ... 71 N. Frances (Mogan) 8 9 ... ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 6 ••• 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 -- 19 ••• 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 5 ••• 6s.Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 1 11 ... 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 340 350 ... 2S. earn Brea (Illogn.) 31 41 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 220 230 224 ••• , 5 41 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. i 1 10 9 Tin Croft — 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... _.... ... 1256 V. of Towey ( Camar. ) i 1 ... 11 \V. Basset (Illogan) 2l 22 21} ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 100 110 1 ... 51 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 145 155 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 2BO 290 ... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 6i 7i ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 14 16 ..., 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. 45 48 41 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 -- 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7A Australian 1 10s. 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Registered 20 5 .Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can. 100 281 Van Diemen's Land 9 11, Business yeitirday 94i6 GLASGO WINTER atROUlT.—Dec: 22. (Before the Lord Justice Clerk.) THE EAGLESHAM POISONING CASE. John Thomson, alias Peter Walker, a young man apparently about 28, 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 er 26th September, within a house in John-street, Glasgow, occupied by Archd. Mason, manufacturer, he, the said John Thomson, alias Peter Walker, did admie 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. Heriot--I am wife of James Watson, tailor in Eagleshara. 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'Donald, a wright, lived on either side of her. I pointed out to Mr. Lamb where 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 half-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 ie 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 pat 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. Ful 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 and remarked that Felton had not gone up to Aggie'e. The others in the house said he was speaking to Muir. They went away 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. M'Donald was at the door when I went out. Muir and Fulton passed. Mrs. M`Doneld said—l hear a strange moan, do you? I said, yes. Whisht, says she, what can that be ? I said—lt will be Aunt Nannie, the car rier's wife (Mrs. Hugh Montgomery), who was then unwell. She said she would go in and see. On going 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 bad been sent for, arrived he said she bad bitten her tongue. I saw it was bitten. Hugh Montgomery came in, and asked if I had loosed her dress. I said, "No." He cut her stays. Mrs. M'Donald went out for the doctor. I wiped away th e s l aver two or th ree times, and it came again. She sighed and moaned ,strangely. The slaver seemed to come up her throat. Before the doctor came in Ibathed her hands 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 them 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 had been when she took it, as if we bad 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 oil his coat.; 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 contnued to moan, and the breath tame in heavier lifts from her breast. Her eyes were motionless and inclining ❑pwards. When the doctor came in *he gave " Fonder moan, and I thought perhaps she had observed him. I asked the doctor—" Do you think she ha's been taking anything ?" 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, and like to burst. She seemel 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 glass) 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 say whether she swallowed anything. The doctor thought it was something wrong with her stomach. She t 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. M'Donald recommended bleeding, as she was so stout, b ut the doctor sa id h er pulse was too weak. I went out f or a rubber, and on coming back the doctor said sh e wou l d not bleed. I don't know if be ap lied the lancet. I 'tent out to te ll aun t h ow Aggie was, and on retur n i ng I f ound her getting white about the lips and thou g ht a ll was over. The d oc t or had gone away for something, a n d when he returne d 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 net see it. I never heard Aggie say anything of pr i sone r but that he was a liar. He told her h e would bring her a nice Bible from Glas gow, but he b roug h t her an o ld-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, when he told me, " Yon see what your lass has done." He said "he would be but he would be upsides with the --, and work them a turn for that." This was about August. He did not speak to her for some time after. I have a brother, Finlay, a sailor, and he sent her money, 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 was 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 about. 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 Saturda y , the 12th, the prisoner came in with John Ferguson, the carrier's boy, and asked for pen and ink. He sat down and wrote, bat 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 was 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 fir the toothache. I bad often beard my sister complaiuing 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. 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 ch an g e colour. She was naturally ch eer f u l, a nd I never knew her to have suffered any disapp o i n t me nt. 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.) Snow it be my sister's.) There had been some beer bottles —empty, so far as I know—sent down to Dollar's. Besides the tum bier 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, and identified it.) The key generally stood in the door, and I knew it well. She was in the habit, when she went out to church, of locking the door and taking the key with her. Prisoner worked in the same house as a tailor, and when the family took meals he generally went out. After the Sunday he bad 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 daughter said something to me —the 29th September — the day before I gave the inform a ti o n, and it was in consequence partly of what sh e t o ld me and what I bad heard from the boy Ferguson th a t I g ave the informa tion to the fiscal. Mrs. Renfrew and Janet Watso n , d a ughter of the last witness, were then brought in. Mr. Heriot proposed to question her, but Mr. Moncrieff objected on account of her age, and she was withdrawn. Mrs. Watson recalled, and interrogated by the Lord Justice Clerk—My daughter Ja ne t c an't read, but I have taught her simple questions, an d t r ied to make her understand her duty to God. She seemed to treat such subjects seriously. I have taught her to tell the truth, 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 that account I was led to give the information. She t o ld me of it 0 f her own accord: Prisoner was then away from the house At the time she spoke to me I was dull, and she was sitting on the floor, and she suddenly began to say some thing to me. She told me all she had to say, and I put some qoestions to her afterwards. By Mr. lieriot—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 had given her evidence. After some farther evidence of a comparatively unim portant nature, the court adjourned till the next day. SECOND DAY. The Court opened at nine o'clock, and the prisoner took his seat in the deck, appearing as ceoland 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 en the 13th Sept., about four o'clock P.M., as he came home 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 afterwards prooseded with her to the garden. He did not see Agnes at that time. After half an hour he was told Fulton and Muir wanted ,him, and went to them ; and, while speaking to them, was told to run for the doer 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. He 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 "dais parcel. He said "Don't tell no one ; see yon 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 at night. I saw prisoner at 10 o'clock on Monday morn ing. He made no mention of her. On the 22.1 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 cost fid., 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- >il, 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 2d. worth of, lozenges. William Cameron was present whoa 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 be would, over at Hart's, (Shown a line). This is the sane hand. George Stirling, shoptnan to Hugh Hart — l know John Frguson. 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 6 , 1. worth of prussic acid, and oblige John Thomson." I asked who John Thomson was, and Ferguson said he 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-drachm phial with prussic acid, wrapped np in a paper and sealed at both euds. On the 233 Sept. I saw the boy Ferguson. He ghve 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. Tee 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 231 Sept., which he gave to Montgomery. Cro s-examined—l ',ever 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 Stleing, 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 wera 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 given 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 ho attributed to apoplexy. Dr. Daniel M`Kinlay, Paisley, depor.ed to having made a post mortem examination of the body of Agnes Montgomery, and to .having found prussic acid present in the stomach. Ile also examined the bottle labelled " H. Hart, druggist, Glasgow—prussic acid," and found it to contain within 4 per oeut. 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. He could not ascribe death to apoplexy. . . Mr. Douglas M`Lagan was afterwards examined ; and gave similar evidence to Dr. MeKinlay. The Court was then adjourned till to-day. DARING ATTEMPT.—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 Hawkes, followed up by the activity of two other officers of the Worcester shire constabulary, two of the thieves were apprehended, and are now 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 Hawkes, who stated that about a quarter-past one o'clock 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 to wards the garden, and stood in the shadow of a wall to listen , and bad not been 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 fell upon the man, whom he now posi tively identified as the prisoner Smith. Smith imme diately turned back across the garden, closely followed by Hawkes, but the latter had 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 he was felled to the ground. This person was about such another person in appearance as the prisoner Pettifer, but be 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 bias by Hawkes, 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 6s. remaining. Lane then inquired what tell plac. He h e s they t came on askedthrough, tthem m an d the th e n y o s m a e i d o f they tho could m oo who had paid them, and they said they did not know. Smith then said, " What's the matter !" 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 go, 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 had 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 had 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 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 had clearly been made, and a heavy bludgeon, were found, and foot prints were also traced in the garden ; on comparing the prisoners' boots with whicb, 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 beesione,--Birptinghom Pose. TILE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BOWDEN. The jury appointed to inquire into the origin of the accident which occurred at the Ouse Vitriol Works at 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 four 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 preps was quite sufficient on such occasions to give the public an account of the proceedings. From the report of the inquest thus furnished we subjoin the moat material evidence : Edward Marriot examined—l live at Howden-dike, and am working chymist and manager at Mr. Anderton'i 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 work. 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 ups 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 conrso of its erection cause to find fault with the manner in which the work was done. When it was about 16 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'; 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. The chimney had not at that time fallen more than fourteen inches. My orders from Mr. Anderton were siro notice the chimney particularly, and if it gave way any more to let him know. Observed the chimney every day on that account. I, in the course of three or four (lays, 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 dow❑ to straighten it. During this fort night the chimney had not gone any further. This was about the let of Dec. Mr. Wilde's man 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 roued. 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. He 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 exernined the chim ney together, and then called Sans. lie came out. I asked hint whether he had noticed those cracks bilore. lie said no, and that he did not thick it safe to proceed any further. He then left ue 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. S aw a crack there on the left-hand side of the arch. it was about 12 or 14 inches long, and a quarter of au inch 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 diffepcnce 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 ning between the outer and theinner rim of the chimney) which rested on the solid part of the chimney. Mr. Wilde then waited for Mr. Anderton, who on the previous day had bee❑ sent for to meet Mr. Wilde. He arrived about noon, and I joined them. He asked Mr. tVilde his opinion :tfi to the chimney, and the latter said he need be under no apprehension about its falling. He then told :qr. Wilde that it there was any danger he had letter undermine it and throw the field. Mr. Anderton added, " Can you do that 1' Mr. Wilde said he could, but, to make perfecly sure, weuid telegraph for another man. Ira my presence herepea'edly assured Mr. Anderton of the safety of the chimney. Tim latter directed Mr. Wilde's attention to the bulging out in the chimney, and asked the reason of it. Mr. Ville answered the mid-feathers were not sufficiently relieved. Mr. Wilde raid 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 black. Mr. Wilde promised he would not leave the chimney. I found the lightning conductor of She chimney alter 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 bad 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 had 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 tuan 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 mid-feathers oughtto 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 back a foot to the perpendicular. I told Mr. Wilde at that time the chimney was coining over very nicely. I told Mr. Wilde on Saturday night that the chimney would not have fallen if his roan had acted in conformity with his instructions. After I had been iu 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 crack 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 Cleckheaton, offering to build the chimney for 651. 10e. 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. When Mr. Roberts came over we had some conversation as to the foundations. In the orignal plan stones were to have bee❑ placed above the concrete, but Roberta 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. 1 was then satisfied the foundation would be good. Mr. Roberts then sublet the building to Winslades, of Dews , bury, so that in fact the chimney was erected by the I 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. 1 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 tracted with Mr. Wilde to do so fori 4 51. On Friday I. received a message fromlMr.tMarriott 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. Auderton 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 witnei:s.) Mr. Barber came up, said he had been inside the chimney, and did not see the inside wall to be 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. H e 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. Wm. Sinclair, bricklayer at the Kilpin works, exa mined. Mr. A nderton 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 concreteh )n,tead of stone, to get rid of the joi n ing. TV accustomed to the ere c ti on of larg foundation chimney!, but as of windmill towers, e qua ll y heavy, the Not mach n of which 107 97 8 Was concrete. A. mill I erected for Mr. Carter had a base of 22 feet in diameter, but the foundation of the chimney should have been stronger on account of its greater solidity. Would prefer a concrete foundation under all circumstances, whatever the nature of the soil. Carter's tower has never given way ; it is about 60 feet high ; concrete should not contain stones of greater Rise than 2 inches cube. When s chimney is observed giving way when noar eompletion,the proper way would be, in my opinion, to rectify it or . take it down. Did zit hear of any of the workmen refusing to go to work of the day of the accident. The inquest was again adjourned on Wednesday evening till Monday next. Mr. Leeman and Mr. Carter watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Anderton, jun., proprietor of the works ; lqr. Stead, on behalf of Mr. Wilde, who under took the rectification of the chimney ; and Mr. Dawlby, on behalf of the widows of three of the deceased. TITS AMERICAN MAIL ROBBER. -The Newhaven Register gives full particulars of the detection and arrears of William S. Tucker mau A most important arrest took place in this city on Sunday evening, for extensive mail robberies committed within a few weeks past. These robberies embraced the entire letter mad on several occasions made up at Phila delphia, 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 having been placed in the hands of Mr. Holbrook, ono of the most experienced special agents. It soon appeared that the missing mails were chiefly those which would go by the railroad rout. between New York and Boston in the Sunday night trains. After a good deal of watching and careful investigation it was believed that Springfield was one of the points selected by the robber for his bold 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 New 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 disguise, on its arrival at Springfield, and just as the lights were withdrawn from the baggage or mail car, took up their position therein near the mails, and ready fur an emergency, naturally supposing that the robber, his deeds being evil, preferred darkness rather than light. A moment's suspense, and footsteps were heard near the car and upon the platform. In an in stant the door opened, and the expected visitor entered and instantly struck a match, ostensibly with which to light a cigar, already "ia position," 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, "Tow, where's that good cigar you offered me ?" To which Tom 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 t) the supposed mail robber, whereupon the favour was insiantly 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 ioea 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 ruariently alarmed. Not so, however ; for the New York later-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 no 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 emcees., 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 sours 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 hint and taken is p os itio n in the baggage or mail car, where he could both hear and see without being seen or heard. On this occasion, as had if ten happened before, the baggage of the suspected party consisted of a large trunk, which he declined to have marked for any particular point, saying that if he 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 atore eai:l trunk was hissed by itself, where it could be rea• dily controlled by the final decision of its owner. Before reaching Stamford he again appeared in the baggage car, where he was purposely left alone fora few moments while ",vending-up," and the opportunity was improved by transferring the New Orleans mail pouch from its proper place to the trunk of uncertain destination. Be coming subsequently alarmed at an unguarded yet trivial movement of the conductor, a-id being left alone for a moment while the hands were " breaking up," he as '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 olose quarters, and at once arrested Wm. S. Tuckerrnan as the author of all these bold mail robberies. Upon his pee:son 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 w hi c h 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 cantaiuing heavy iron weights, lest the lightness of the trunk at one point and the heaviness at another, after receiving the mail., should attract attention and lead to suspicion. His uniform and gen• tlemarily deportment and very respectable appearance had prevented any suspicion among the hands as to the object of his unusual civilities and familiarity, and fond ness for sinoeing and liberal distribution of the best quality of cigars had furnished the pretext and paved the way for 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, will 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 his bail fixed at 20,000 dole. His examination has not yet taken place. Tuckerrnan is about 35 years of age, and he was for merly treasurer of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company. He has an estimable wife residing in New York. —Nero York Times, Dec. 3. 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 from 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 improvements as ventilation, and other sanatory 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 to 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 condition 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 fact. The statistics recently published afford some significant evi dence on tho subject. They show that if only 24 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 healthiness. And here exists a clue whereby we may readily e x . plain what appears at first irreconcileable—that the extent of sickness is not necessarily in exact rel a ti on to the amount of mortality. The medical attendance gra tuitously bestowed on the sick poor o f L ondon 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 off death from the poor. Not one of these but can lay his baud on many patients whose lives he has prolonged, and others who only creep towards threescore years and ten by the aid of constant patching u p ; but at good old a ge —ill ustrations of the t he cre akingdoors a last die at b a that proverbially h ang so l ong on their hinges, and cracked panes an d c hi ppe d teacup%,.s the secret of whose escape fr om f urt h er h ar m consists in the greater care bestowed on them.—Lancet. LOLA MONTICS --- A GA IN. —This well-known person, who arrived by the Fu lton from America, on her way to Paris, is stated by the New York Times to be about to marry once more. The bridegroom is the Prince Solkowski, who is blessed with the following array of titles : Prince of Bielitz, Count of Reissen, Count of Sch onm i, C oun t of Kobelin, and Count of Lessa. His estates, which are very large, are situated in Upper Silesia. He h a s 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 is becoming a New York farmer. It is stated that whey married he will return at once to Austria." 50 25 12 1 12' 11 1 20 St. 100 100 all 100 all 100 1.00 1 54 90 i 55i 5 71 i