The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Jan. 3, 1861. The intelligence of the sending of a month's provisions to the French squadron at Gaeta is fully confirmed. It would be useless to form any conjecture as to the designs suggested by this step, there being such a variety of considerations involved in the resolutions of the French Empe ror on this subject. If the urgent solicitations of the Northern Courts have nothing to do with the prolongation of the sojourn of the squadron before this last refuge of the Bourbon dynasty of Naples, England, it is well known, still continues to use all her inflence in the ()flick dlitEtiOn. It is stated that tiro branville has come to Paris for the express purpose of pressing the views of the British Government on this subject on the attention of the Emperor, and that his lordship has laid the greatest stress on the fact, that so long as the French squadron continues its protec tion to Francis 11., it will be quite impossible the Ministry to announce land that tIIZ - ie ig 61 15 7 16 44 A 1:•botile ,of Eng- Chid rstand ine htii6ll t i ne two G gbdd overnments on the Italian question, Of course no one in Italy can now seriously dream of the restoration in any shape, or in any part of Italy, of a Neapolitan Bourbon ; and, therefore, the conclusion is unavoidable that the Emperor Napoleon is merely using the young monarch at Gaeta as a puppet for the furtherance of his own designs with reference to the Italian movement and to Austria, to be cast off whenever these purposes are served, A traveller Wild has hitt fettirneci tfoni a visit to Venice gives a most melancholy picture of the state of things at Venice at the present moment. "No trade—no stir of any kind ; an occasional Gondola may be seen gliding along the waters of the canals ;—that is all ; except, perhaps, some Austrian officers who are smoking and walking about in the Vlacd of St. Mark ; and some iiierCharits arb ei7idktlr tIW it last lvf . ,*c!. !" *riier things are alto Ketner different at Milan. There, all is agitation, and bustle, and ferment. Sabres are being sharpened and rifles put in order. In the cafés the Garibaldians are descanting on the, future campaign, At the theatres the audience sing the hymn of the great patriot, and in the streets one hears constantly the " song of the spring," which thus commences— Garibaldi d nel Caprera, Sperando la primavera ; It proceeds as follows :—" In the month of April he will take the field on horseback, and every one will then be ready for the 'great ball enemies will not be able to resist this Mail sent by the Saviour." s fcir j' l drdrttt • • a rasa) Mid SUWWI 0; , erytning, accoruing to him, is quiet —the inhabitants are displaying " Piedmontese patience." "At Turin, the people are engaged in preparations for feting the King on his return. It was intended at first to offer his Majesty a sceptre, the cost of which was to be raised by subscription, with the words Xing of Italy inscribed on itl but a device dtill riidi ingeiiioiis has been jsitexeci upon, and they are now to present him with a very beautiful laurel crown, ornamented by a star of precious stones, above which there is to be written the motto of the first Duke of Savoy, wait on'lny star.'" According to the version which the 111oniteur publishes of the Emperor's allocution to Lord Cowley, on New Year's Day, the expressions used by. his MaSesty, with respect to the prospects of the Continuance of . peace l w ere l ess sa n gu i ne o h that sUbject than l wai infelted the bflginal version of, his tadrhga id th e di p l omat i c b o d y on ; occasion ; but really the alteration is of very little consequence, for, as has been very aptly said with reference to all the expressed sentiments of Napoleon 111., it is doubtful whether they would be followed by confidence in the utterer, what ever Might be the tends eitipldfed in conveying them: It by the way, that his Majeit t had a look of considerable anxiety at the 6ifimencement of the reception, but it afterwards wore off, and he walked about among the groups of distinguised persons present, leading the Prince Imperial by the hand. He ttddressed himself partieuldrly to Prinbb Metternich, telling the ViiiiCe to be sure to convey his congratula tithis to his august master, on his having opened the new year by inaugurating so many admirable reforms. The Archbishop of Paris was also pre sent, and stood not far from the Emperor, a cir cumstance which gives the best eontradietion to the reports which have been so industriously spread of late that the Cardinal had resigned his functions as a member of the Privy Council. The Empress still appears a prey to the grief caused by the loss of her sister. Her Majesty, who was present at the reception only for an hour' burst into a flood of tears a little before entering the nparttitent in which the high officers of the jialace haq astettileti tti prestsitt their respects to their: Majesties, the Empress, who appeared whdliy absorbed by her feelings, shortly after kvards repaired to the Palace Chapel, without raising her eyes to look either upon the Emperor or upon the personages by whom he was sur rounded. A court ball was announced to have taken place on the 9th, and the Empress was to have been present, being anxious that her own private grief should not prejudice the interests of the public; but it is probable that the death of the King of Prussia will lead to the invitations to the fête being withdrawn. The Court News man says that at a late visit paid by her Majesty to the superb establishments of Alphonse Giroux, she was dressed in the deepest mourning. It is announced that the 11th Division of the Corps of Military Administration, which is com posed in a great measure of persons connected with the victualling or baking department of the army, is about to be stationed at Luneville: fact which by most persons is regarded as another bellicose symptom. The Franco-Belvia— conference for the treaty of coma - :ree w an Belgium held a s itti ng th e d ay b e f o ,, yesterday. It appears that the plenipo sentiaries appointed by the two countries to con sider this important subject are only four in number, MM. Thouvenel and Rouher for France, and MM. Firmini Rogier and Ledts for Belgium. The commissioners associated with the French plenipotentiaries are not the same as those who were employed in the negotiations with England; —and one of the attaches in the French Foreign- Office officiates as secretary. THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE TREATIES OF PEACE BETWEEN CHINA 4"113 ENGLAND AND FRANCE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A lett er Petersburg s dated th e 30t h N ov. ( N.s. ) t o t h e St. some detail a zeite, of the 27th Dec. (e 0 S.), gives m a the conclusion °l3fe eting the friendly part taken at and the allied anibthe peace between the Chinese the Russian A ni b a maa dors, by General Ignatieff, esader to the Court of Pekin. After narratin g the defeats sus t a i ne d by the Tartar army and th e who were given : a captu re of the Europeans proceeds as follows up t T ong-c h ou, the letter During this period our p lenipotentiary, General an Ignatieff, set o ff for Tien-tsin, arrived at th e head quarters of the allies. Th e latter, on approaching Pekin, were still undecided as tothe expediency of entering a city so p o p u l ous ; they ha d sent to the to Chinese a sum mons , ca lli ng upon themaccede to the terms proposed, before the Ist of October,and stating that failing th e i r d o i ng so the city would b e bombarded. General Ignatieff, who h a d a pl an o f the e.t ointed out to the allied comm an d ers the spot occuipledp residence of the Russian E m b assy, and received the h a ss u r ance that that side of th e city would not be fir e d e upon. At the same time he obt a i ned from the Chine se a safe conduct for Colonel Baluzek, w h o had orders to ascertain the position of matters as egards the Embas sage in the besieged city. The Colonel found all the members of the mission in perfect health, and he informed General Ignatieff of the fact. At the same time the General received a written communication from the brother of Bogdy-khan and other high dignitaries acting as a Regency in the absence of the Emperor, who besought his excellency, in the name of the friendship which for two centuries had subsisted between China and Russia, to save China from destruction, and to act as a mediator between the Chinese Government and the Allies. Seeing this disposition on the part of the Chinese to enter upon negotiations, the allies, according to the representations of our plenipotentiary, consented not to enter Pekin, not to burn the palace which had been sacked, and to encamp their troops under the walls of the city, upon which they were placing their cannon so as to command the interior of the city. General Ignatieff entered Pekin at the beginning of October, with a suite of fourteen Cossacks, and alighted at the Embassy. All the high dignitaries referred to presented t emselves before him immediately. .He explained to nJ that it was Osulutely necessa r y for them to assent to all the demands of the allies, and he obtained their full consent to all the terms insisted dn. Out of thirty-eight persons belonging to the truce party who had been captured, the Chinese returned nineteen in various detachments, stating that no more were in their hands ; but, finally, after urgent and re peated demands, they sent in nineteen coffins ; enclosing the corpses of the Unfortunate Martyra, disfigured and Mutilated by the horrible tortthes inflicted on them. Amongst these unfortunates was a commissary-general, a French - colonel, an attaché of the English Embassy, Correspondeht Of the Tines , &c: General . Ignatieff pointed out to the Chinese dignitaries that this barbarous act constituted a. breach of international law, which would call down upon them the vengeance of all Europe —even that of Russia, notwithstanding its friendship of two centuries' duration ; and that the only way for them to save China front the fate lilcli it hdd thtis merited, was to consent to the whole of the 'demantb of the Allies. RETIREMENT OF THE MINISTER OF WAR FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The following address has been issued to the electors of South 14 , Sidney He'rbe'rt:-- iU THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHER'S DIViSION OF oiri4-rt. Of ifitig. GENTEI4EI4,-h is with pain acid feet that I find myself compelled to relinquish the seat in the House of Commons which I have so long filled as your repre sentative. The incessant attendance and late hours unavoidable to a member of Parliament seeking thoroughly to dis charge his duty, and aggravated in my case by the labour of representing a heavy department, have proved too much for my strength, and I have at last most reluctantly arrived at the conclusion that I must not risk the result of another year of so .ouch fatigue, I entered Parliament a Very young man. Through yoUr favour I haVe,representeil the division uninterrupt edly for twenty-eight years. I hate neter had to iee2 for another constituency. Neither has this uninterrupted honour been the result of a complete identity of opinion, nor have I purchased it by any dishonest submission of my opinion to yours. Not doubting my earnestness, you have left me a free agent, and s though differences have eiisted and been 'preservedly expressed, yott have treated me With a Cori. fidende and an indulgende whith I tail never feflet. For myself, I can truly say that I have neter made a toy or a pastime of the position you have given me, bUt I have looked upon it as a solemn trust, and have laboured constantly, assiduously, and to the utmost of my ability; ad to discharge itd dtitieg as best td insure what appeared to me to lie the ptiblie good: Through the favour of the Crown I hope still to be enabled, though at the cot of less physical exertion, to take a part in the councils of the nation, and the inte rests which you have hitherto committed to my hands will not be less sacred in my eyes when no longer directly confided to me by you, In bidding yon foretell, I most offer W the many and trtte friends who have given me so generous and Constant a support my most warm mid heartfelt thiaiikg. MOO , thank aso Pit* Who' been opposed to me for a forbearance and courtesy tionoUroble td itiedi end now most gratifying to me to remember. To all I offer my best wishes for the future, and I pray for a continuance to you of every blessirg. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most grateful and faithful servant, S. HERBERT. Wilton, Jan. 1. EMIORATION FROM THE MtItSEY IN 1860 . . The official returns of the emigration trade of the port of Liverpool for the year just concluded have been completed at the Government Emigration-office, and through the courtesy of Captain Prior, R.N., emigra tion agent at this port, and the obliging officials, we are enabled to present the annual resume of the emigration trade of the port. When contrasted with the returns of the year 1859, the present exhibit little change in the aggregate numbers Which took their departure from the Mersey. " tridei the Att" during the past year 265 +esSeig; 8f an agOegate tentrage Of 681,650 tons, and manned by 13,868 seamen, Were "Cleated" ty the Government officers, and these conveyed 68,285 pas sengers (2,796 cabin and 65,487 steerage) ; of the latter 15,896 English, 2,551 Scotch, 42,918 Irish, and 3,122 foreigners ; against in the previous year 68,131 passengers . (2,185 cabin and 65,406 steer , age), 19,080 English; 3,811 Scotch; 40,454 Irish, and 2,421 natives of ether countries. These ntims bers are independent of ships "not Under the Act," which are not subject to the provisions of the Passenger Act of 1855-passengers by royal mail steamships (Cunard, Canadian, and African), and in vessels carry ing not less then 50 passengers. To the United States and ( I ,andda the emigration ftom the Mersey for the year 1860 has been brisk, and shows an improvement of upwards of 4,000 souls when compared with the pre vious year, the numbers to the United States in 1860 2,115 cabin and 52,765 steerage, against, in 1859, 1,561 cabin and 47,137 steerage passengers. The second, or June quarter of the yell-, was, as usual, the briskest in the passenger trade to the Western Continent. In that cititlrter 52d rabid and 24,895 steerage passengers sailed. The last three months of the year were, as usual, the most quiet. Only 457 cabin and 7,291 steerage sailed during that period. The largest monthly emigration was in April-197 cabin and 9,795 steerage; and the smallest in the opening of the month of January, when only 97 cabin and 9,795 steerage passengers took their departure. Of the emigrants to the United States during the year, 47,203 were Irish, 11,305 English, 1,925 Scotch, and 2,622 foreigners. Of the latter 400 were German Mormons, shipped in the William Tap scott for New York, with 371 English and Scotch Mor mons, in May. To the Canadian provinces " under the Act," 113 cabin and 720 steerage passengers took their departure, 194 of whom were English, 67 Scotch, 323 Irish, and 32 foreigners. The number conveyed last year was 544 steerage passengers. The reason of the paucity of Canadian is owing to the weekly steamships, which are not classed " under the Act," carrying the majority of the passengers to those provinces. To the Australian colonies the passenger trade has been exceedingly dull, and exhibits a falling off of about 5,000 when compared with the returns for 1859. This, however, is attributable in a great measure to the comparative cessation of Government emigration to South Australia and New South Wales. To Victoria 31 ships carried 536 callin and 8,290 steerage passen gers-3,537 English, 1,113 Scotch, 3,201 Irish, and 456 foreigners, against 508 cabin and 9,883 steerage in 1859. July was the busiest month in emigration to Melbourne, 111 cabin and 1,170 steerage passengers having sailed; and the dullest was March, when only 1 4 Ewa Luz steerage were despatched. To New South Wales the Government Emigration Commission ers despatched four vessels, carrying 1,572 passengers -486 English, 147 Scotch, and 919 Irish emigrants. In the previous year 3,480 Government passengers were despatched. To South Australia (Adelaide) only one vessel sailed during the year with 360 Government emigrants - 145 English, 167 Scotch, and 48 Irish, against, in 1859, 1,053 emigrants. To New Zealand there was only one vessel sailed during the year with nine cabin and 171 steerage passengers -82 English, 38 Scotch, 49 Irish, and two foreigners. In 1859, 104 cabin and 1,317 steerage passengers sailed from the Mersey for New Zealand. It should be stated, however, that several of the Melbourne clippers also took passengers to New Zealand. To South America ten cabin and 32 steerage passengers (all Irish) were Conveyed to Buenos Ayres, and to the Cape of Good Hope ten cabin and twelve steerage-eleven English and one Scotch. To the East Indies two troopships, one of them the ill-fated Conway, wrecked off the island of Madeira, all on board saved, sailed with 565 souls-336 English, 90 Scotch, and 134 Irish. In "short ships" 8,254 cabin and 7,287 steerage passengers, total 15,491 souls, sailed from the Mersey, against ; 7,918 cabin and 4,806 steerage; total, 12,724 in 1859-an increase dur ing the past year of 2,767 souls. These passengers were conveyed by mail steamships to New York, Portland, Boston, Quebec, and Africa (West Coast). To the United States the numbers were 5,806 cabin and 3,789 steerage; to Canada, 1,522 cabin and 3,051 steerage; to New Brunswick, 20 cabin and 30 steerage ; to Nova Scotia, 6 steerage ; to New South Wales, 9 cabin ; to Victoria, 50 cabin and 568 steerage ; to Jamaica, 24 cabin; to British Guiana, 42 cabin ; other 'West India settlements, 32 cabin ; to South America, 240 cabin and 91 steerage ; to the West Coast of Africa, 446 cabin ; to the Cape of Good Hope, 9 cabin ; to the East Indies, 44 cabin ; and to China, 4 cabin passengers. The nationality of passengers in " short ships" is not defined. The aggregate total of passengers, therefore, in vessels "under the Act," or, " not under the Act," amounts to 83,676 souls in 1860. against 80,855 in 1859-an increase of 2,821 upon last year's returns. TORCHLIGHT SKATING MATCHES ON THE SERPEN TINE. - The weather on Thursday night continued intensely cold, with a cutting north-easterly wind, which had the effect of rendeiing the ice in the various orna mental, waters of the different Royal Parks, the Crystal Palace, and other suburban places, and amusement gardens in the metropolis, much firmer than on the previous day, therefore less danger of the ice breaking was to be apprehended than on any day since the present Wednesday .mn r.,!. first set in. The thermometer at the Royal Jactimane Society's receiving -house, in the shade, during of frost , ight, was as low as 27 deg., being 5 deg. stood at the ni ne o'clock on Thursday morning it still to 31 same returned point, but at noon the mercury as cended The barometer durin g g and that point was 1 deg. of frost. IrnTehaursdav was 30 to 34 deg., and the weather was Mr. Superintendent Wil liams as being heavy and f b o y , the Skating Club patronised Several members of sheet of ice ; during eacetaill Tuesday,evolutions. the day they went through various Should the present weather continue grand pyrotechnic display will take place on t h e in a this park, which was originally intended to take place on Monday, but owing to the night demonstration of of the Foresters at the Crystal Palace on Monday, it has been postponed for a day. Lord Ranelagh has been to the Humane Society and has expressed his desire that if the ice should become sufficiently safe that the Volunteer rifle corps should have an opportunity of going upon the river, so as to see what appearance they would maim when scattered about. THE DIOCESE OF MAURITIUS: A meeting was held in the Hdpe-hall, Hope-street; last night, with a view to calling attention to the exist. ing wants of this important diocese. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Rector Campbell. There was a large number of persons present in the body of the hall. The CHAimiAN, in introdtieing the subject for which the meeting was conVened, said that the peculiar clairtlS of this mission hold make thediselieS apparent to every reflecting The Bishop of Atinarrttrs then Ose, gutigate qii in teresting account of the Operdtions of the mission in the distant island which fdirnS his (Hoe*. He said that there was one congregation ot people ii Port Louis, the chief town of the island of Mauritius, by whose efforts the mission had been placed in the position which it now ocedpied, It Was chiefly to proyide for the spiritual wants of the st - Zilt - ire that the,' , were so very anxious to have collections made in behalf of the diocese. For the accommodation of the sailors they had now estab lished a Sailors' Home in Port Louis. He impressed on the:audience the necessity ofsupporting the missionaryasso ciations going on in the Mauritus and other British foreign Possessions. 14 said that a niiniber of the Indians actl others in the Island of Matiritids had been cen+etted to the Protestant religion, hilt Ohtiraacs and sehdoli were nitieh needed fdr them ; and it vas to provide this great desifleratilin that the speaker hd come to England, and he hOped that the necessary Rinds woifid he raised. In concluding a lengthened and eloquent discourse, the rev. prelate hoped that every one who felt disposed to help the good cause would do so with a liberal and magnanimous spirit. The meeting was then addressed from the side-gallery by a working man, whose name we aid not obtain, who said that he had been to the Island of Mauritius, and had witnessed the good effects produced by the missionary labours of the respected prelate who had addressed them that evening, and the eiceniplaiy band of cieromezi who aSsiSted hint in spreading gospel truth in this henighted The Rev. Canon 14PNEILE then rose, and w' as teceiVed with loud applause. He said,—Not as a matter of form, not in compliance with a custom, however honoured, but as a warm expression of brotherly kindness and Christian admiration I propose a vote of thanks from this meeting to the Bishop of Mattritins. (Cheers.) tod hafe had a spetinien; f staB gOilig id say 6f ishinaty Meeting; but I mat gal- of a hittiself; You haire hdd a real missionary befbre Yon—zgeographi cal deseription of tiodntry ; disbriminafing de.§6lpiiong of character; touching anecdotes, hiendkd the simplest Christian instruction: All the real elements of the irripditariCe; and difficulties; and enddrance of missionary enterprise, haie been M the most animated colours before you this evening, that it has be 63 my Fit i u for many a day. (Applause.) And now, Mr. Chairman, I think I should be inflicting a penance —and, mind you, I am not fond of penances—. (laughter) ---instead of conferring a benefit, if I were at this late hair, and on such an evening as this, to proldtt this Meeting by Making a speech. But while listening td the elteellerft observations that we hare just liedttl ffOrri out friendi tht b'ish'op; another testinionY—and they Conte from all quarters was been added to that he hai laid before its. Bat as I IVaS say ing, I was strut( With the remarkable fact While listening to these observations. Hear What you Will of missionary labours—hear what you will of missionary difficulties—explore where you will in missionary history —you find everywhere that everlasting, damnable, and corrupting mischief of Popery before you, interfering everywhere with the gospel of Christ—(hear, hear), — snatching away, as you have heard to-night, blessed and life:giting !looks from the poor negroes. Is it not marvellous is there not a raging and eternal controversy between that syitem=that vile system —and Heaven itself. Must not th'e . 'Math' of God fall upon a system organised and &hied out with such pertinacity and perseverance alt the world over, against the truth of God, as revealed in his dear and divine Son. It is most remarkable. It was not in any controversial spirit the thing was touched— it came from the reverend bishop in the matter of narrative, but the fidelity of the historian and truthful narration, compelled him to exhibit the black features of Antichrist. (Hear, and loud applause.) Such is the spirit of Popery ; it must always work out its hideous, vile, and hateful practices against the gospel of God. The learned axd talented divine then went on to say, that the acts of the apostles were not yet con cluded—he knew that the inpired writings which we called by that name had been concluded many years ago --=but acts bearing the apostolic stamp upon them, such as had been described and performed by the gifted prelate Chi had addressed them that night, were truly apostolic ; and had not yet been concluded. He finished his speech by proposing a vote of thanks to the Bishop of Mauritius, which was seconded by Mr. Ward, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, in puffing the motion to the meeting, took occasion to remark that he very seldom touched on Canon M'Neile's favourite subject—that of Popery—as he knew it was left in far abler hands while the Canon had to do With it,—Jaughter,)—but still he could not refrain from bearing his testimony to the baneful influence of that system in a case which had come under his own personal knowledge, where a Roman Catholic priest ordered a number of poor Irish emigrants to thro;v into the sea bibles and other books that had been given to them by some piously-disposed person Mr. CouncilloriSTßAfxs, in proposing a vote of thanks to the rev. chairman, said that he had collected £l3O for the missionary work in Mauritius, independent of the donations that had been given in that evening, and within the last six years £1,103 had been subscribed for the same purpose, but it was all applied to the good object for which it was given. . _ The vote of thanks to the Chairman was caned with acclamation, after which the proceedings closed with the episcopal benediction from the Bishop of ➢tauritius. We were informed at the door of the hall when coming out that several persons' pockets had been picked by some disreputable parties who had gained entrance to the meeting. THE DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JAIcITARY 5, 1861. _ES_EItpAY. COUNTY COURT V (Before Mr. W..A.'Huvtoisr.) lettitiN & Ed: 0. Ram--This was an.action brought to recover the sum of -..t,17 10s. 61:1 1 for damage to sacks •of flour, ex Atalanta, frefit Ilbrdectx.. Mr, Deighton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mi. Martin' for the defence. The case was tried on the 21st ultini6i ried kiAginent reserved. Yesterday judgment was given as follows try MT. W. A. Hulton :—The facts of this case, which I reseffed from my last court, are in a narrow compass. The defer lit,' the master of the ship Atalanta, by his bill of lading ackievreciged-that he had received 500 sacks of flour dry and in gebti eondition, and he promised in effect duly to deliver the gal* at. Liverpool, the perils of the sea being excepted. Thoi bill of Whig wits endorsed over to the plaintiffs, and they; relying Oil the defendant's representation, paid the Mt /Rae of ,the cargo'. On the arrival of the Atalanta in I Lidefle/(4 it vies fou'dd that a Contidcrable part of the .flour was in a had enittliam, and the maim! • brought to recover ComPensatioff fo'f size inktry. On the hearing the. defendant asserted that the goods were in good t - endAion when Slipped, and atteMpted to prove that the damage had been occasioned by the perils of the sea. But he failed in this/anti the evidence' of Mr.„Cunliff showed that so far from that being the vise, the flour had been injured previously to its shfp. P theta, .The question therefore is, whether the defendant is liable Wei these circumstances ? The case of " Gadsden v. M'Lean, l ' 6.11,,180, was strongly relied on to show that he was not lialife,'Fnieso was proved that he made the representation with a full' knowledge of its falsehood. I do not think, however, that Aid' ease can be considered as a judicial determination to tit t elfteut, The defendant had on the plaintiff's affidatfl teen attested, and held to bail under a Judge's order and on a motion to set aside the mini: and to &nag the frail band the court said— co4rirki it opinion that the affidatit on which the adef ,fOr the capiai issied doeg not disciote any good cause of action:* The groild of the Mimi it said to be fraud, but to constitute lila A Would lie rtecessart to show that the master had knowledge of the ieriWu s tid state of the oats when they were shipped. All that the' stfildavit states in support of that charge is a conversation into thonaster seeins.to have been not very fairly entrapped. Upon .the, Whole we think that remedy enough will be given to thT Merida& by ordering the bail bond to be delivered up to be eateelted without costs." Undoubtedly, many of the facts in th'a't case, as stated in the plaintiff's affidavit, are very great to those in the case before me, and if that case would be donsidefed as an apress,judicial determination that no action eJi±ld 10 Maintained under the circumstances as stated, I shoat of Ottfo, hate held myself bound by it: Mit I thkrik ' that ttee atttithlt, the decision of the coiitt tan Only, apidx Whenthac*iii is htuitglit efpressly for a fraudulent mliiie,P4eSentation,. and; in stA air action, perhaps, according id trie regent decision ' the plaintiffs could only recover by slintfing tlYat the de fendant had been guilty of moral as well as legal' But I think that the practical inconvenience of such doctrine, as applied to these commercial documents, is so Manifest and extreme, that it ought not to be extended to anothet action in which the question of fraud does net direofty, arise'. And s*loh in my opinion is t'h'e cafe liefdre lii of/ea, it is an action for rWdf. deVieileg &drab* to Centred: The first step in such an i t etitfrf erg?? to' aseertain What the. eon. tral was. The defen' ,iepireiielifi by the bill of lading that he has . received goods of d certain 4dalifyi and in, effect promises to deliver such goods with rem; iditt ofeeption,.. Now, is the defendant Wind' by such represetaciffen ft nlitY IA ptemised that he signed the bill of lading in bin dial dente, and that no attempt was made at the hearing to shift NY feettoirkbility,lf such existed, on to any other named person.. I tlitaki there fore, that on principle the defendant is boana. Ido not stop to consider whether he is so bound by the recent act on bills of lading, 18 and 19 Victoria, cap. 111, and whether the third section of that act applies as well to the quality as to the quantity if the shipment. I hold him bound on grounds apart from any statutory tegulation, The defendant had peculiar means of ascer taining the condition of the cargo, and it was his duty to state' that dodditiod Will f. Ile must be presumed to haye knovin that the fepfese'nfatictri Would be communi cated , to those who had no' meant' in themselves of kneWledge, and who Would act upon Ms representation. He might have guarded himself by a limited signature, but he signed the bill Witliont any reservation. This representation was acted tip* and the plaintiff was induced thereby to alter hiS petition; and to make a payment which he otherwise would riot have made ; and on these grounds I hold him bound. Then the defendant being so bound, and it being clear that the flour was injured when it arrived in Liverpool, I think that the only defence open to the defendant was to show that the injury came within the exception—viz., that it was occasioned by the peril of the sea, and that the question having been disposed of by the evidence of Mr. Cunliff, I hold the defendant liable. As to the damage, I adopt Mr. Cunlifi's estimate, and find a verdict for 27 10s. lid. COURT OF PASSAGE.-YESTERDAY. (Before E. JAMES, Esq., Assessor) A BEERHOUSE TRANSACTION. GUNNARD V. BANNRS.—This was an action to recover £5 deposit on a non-fulfilled contract. It appeared that on the Ist of November the plaintiff had agreed to take a beerhouse in Titchfield-street from the defendant. The house was to be re-papered, and it was to be entered upon within a reasonable time. According to the state ment of the plaintiff, on the 11th the repairs were not done. He went to seek the defendant on the 14th, ready to pay the money and enter forthwith ; but the defendant alleged that the agreement specified that be should have entered before, that all the repairs had been completed on the Bth, and as he had violated the agree ment he had let the house, and the £5 deposit which had been paid had been forfeited. Mr. Deighton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall for the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for the plain tiff, damages £5. HISTORIC SOCIETY. The first archeological meeting after the recess was held in the Free Library, William Brown-street, on Thursday evening, Joseph Mayer, Esq., V.P., in the chair. The following gentlemen were admitted as new members :—Hermann Barr, Ph. D., 15, Sandon-street ; George Jones, 36, Hanover-street; Edward Samuelson, Huyton ; and John Wilson, 30, West Derby-street. The donations included several volumes of transac tions and proceedings from other societies ; also, a small and a large two-handled patera, a small lachrymatory, and twenty-six coins, in copper and silver, from Saracenic stations in Sicily, presented by Signor G. M. Ferri, of Sicily. Dr. Kendrick also presented to the society a copy of the Portland vase from the mould of Pickier, the celebrated gem engraver, taken before the original was broken. Even then it contained a fracture, which Wedgewood notices, and this is shown in the present case ; so that Mr. Franks and Mr. Syer Cute ping had no difficulty in distinguishing thr former from the more recent fractures. The following interesting articles were exhibited by Mr. Mayer :—A series oftgold torques, collars, rings, &c., foirnd in Ireland ; a collection of gold Etruscan orna ments, consisting of necklaces, ear-rings, unguentarias, finger-rings, &c.; curious gold chasings, by Michael Moser ; a chessman, made of the tooth of the sea horse, about the middle of the sixteenth century, found whilst working sewers in Salisbury in 1846 ; and an ivory vase, of very elaborate workmanship, consisting of carved flowers, insects, &c., taken as part of the " loot" during the Indian mutiny. Mr.II. ECROYD Smix exhibited a notable illustra tion of the revolving cycle of fashion, as shown in the copperplate of a Doncaster tradesman, engraved just a century ago, for imprinting his tobacco papers. Upon one side are represented a couple of Indian youths stand ing upon tobacco barrels, and smoking away in the ap proved style, supporting a fancy shield-plate, inscribed, " Francis Smith's Best Virginia." The reverse is re markable through its personating the " Virginia," by a young belle of the period, in place of the " Virgin Queen," thus supplying us with the fashionable head dress of that day, and also the mode of wearing the frontal hair, which closely resembled the present one, and even comprised the "killer," or " kiss-me-quick," now in vogue both here and on the Continent, and presumed to be quite a modern ornamental device. _ _ _ ThrOugh the kindness of Miss Smith, of Mersey terrace, Seacombe, an interesting historical relic . was exhibited, viz., a portion of the hair of King Edward IV., secured by one of the workmen when the vault and leaden coffin of this monarch were accidentally dis covered, March 13th, 1789. The wooden coffin of his queen (Elizabeth Woodville) bad evidently been placed upon the leaden one of the king, but decayed fragments of this, with the skull and a few bones, alone remained. A. circumstantial account of the discovery and state of these remains, with graphic illustrations, was published by the Society of Antiquaries in the Vetusta lifonumcnta, vol. 3. Mr. Hughes described a curious volume, preserved and highly prized in Anglesea, called " Llyfr y Bardd coch," never yet printed. It is frequently resorted to to settle disputed boundaries, and contains a fine collec tion of pedigrees. One of these, showing his own descent from Marchudd ap Tynan, Lord of Abergellan, founder of the eigth royal tribe, was laid on the table. Dr. KENDRICK exhibited an ancient document, respecting a courier to William :—" To all Postmars. in Scotland,—You are hereby required to furnish ye bearer hereof, being a speciall mes sengr. to his platy. King William in Ireland, with too able horses from stage to stage, to Portpatricke, he paying ye Vsuall Raites, as you will answere ye con trary. Given undr. my hand at Carlile, June 29th, 1690, pr. John How." The distances stated under neath were very different from the present ones, the miles being longer, and fewer in number, viz. :—" To Annan 12 miles, Drumfreize 12, Stonehouse of Blackett 10, Gatehouse of Ffleet 14, Minigoffe 12, Gleuluce 12, Portpatricke 10 ;" 82 in all. The paper of the evening was by Mr. J. T. Towson, F.R.G.S., on "Educational Tests of the Qualifications of Candidates for Public Offices." He advocated thoroughly the system of competitive examinations, for though intellectual ability is not all that is required, it is indispensable ; and even when candidates fail to per form all they wished they are better than most who never tried. From January, 1853, to January, 1861, a period of eight years, he had himself examined 8,176 persons in the ordinary subjects, and 47 in extra ones; of the latter 21 passed,—but the 26 who failed, and about 50 others who prepared for the extra examination but eventually did not stand, were all far superior to the ordinary men. Some curious instances of the effects of mere patronage in past times were stated ; and it was shown that even the members of the Royal family are not exempted from the stringent rules of modern tunes. After some discussion, in which Dr. Hume and others took part, thanks were voted to Mr. Towson for his valuable communication. A paper from Mr. Buxton was expected, but that gentleman was prevented from finishing it by illness. LIVERPOOL POLICE couitT.—YEsiEmsAi (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) A LIKING fqR , PERFTURY. • A very hide lOokidg „toting woman named Bridget Doyle, was charged by Mr. CI-edift Ftfitbatiti thuggtst, Church-street, Everton, with having stolen gdali bottles of scent, and a silver thimble, belonging to Mrs. Fairbarn. The prosecutor said the prisoner was in his employment about a couple of months, and for the last fartitiglit .sefetal small things were missed. She got notice to lettire . , and on 'Mfrs* evening she was going, when her Vol Wag gearab,ed in the Ititeteni and the bottles, of ,perfumery, fOand:, tri one of het dresses, Mrs. Fairbtitli got the _thirab7e. The *hie Of all the things was about s's, The priiciiiei said Ale vie!s sent . out of a message by her, mi s t r e s s, and while she' Was out her bi l a ffai brought out to the .. kitchen. The bob knew ,notltUtg about , the bottles except- one, whidh ti bet'tde O4; Obi alleged ! that some one else pht the things in her box,Xedatise , the mistress had A spite, to her. Mr. Raffles—For what , Because she said T spoke had about her to some you'll; filen: The,,lady waspalled, when she denied having any spite towards the ptisoner, j avd.s4id she did not get a good character with her, and wds very, fmlish in taking her. When she was only a short time in the house, witness missed some small things out of a cup board, and she charged the prisoner with theft ; she at first denied it, but after that confessed, and asked , forgivness, and she was forgiven, and after that tha j prigOaet (diked to stinte young men on waste gioutid in the locnlity, did ifittiOs,gitfe het notice to leave. Of course .the lady . denied. hating tint the thfrigs in the p'itioner's Vol its was insinuated:. ,She got the thiMble in 6p4 of the OtaO'her's dresses ; , The kiriso ner again denied in the. radii energetic tom . is that she had taken the things. She was ordered to be terliarided for a week, but ! the witnesses were told that they need not attend again. LIP OFF. A sailor named James dertard Was qljarged,by another sailor named William Hardy with having bitten f a piece of his lip off. The facts were these : The parties iteie on board a ship in one of the docks when the prisoner was drunk, and without any provocation be ran at the prosecutor, seized him by the neck with his hands, and bit a lake piece quite out of hi s l ower lip. The priso ner admitted did etiying he was drunk at the time. He 'as gent fof • (:13efor r e lir. RArriirt. • - • BEETtridtisi KE RS' CASES.. . . Charles Such, Spitalfields was suninfoiled glinday trading. A woman was produced who proved that file ale was got in another house, and not in the defendant's. Dismissed. James Trafford, Tenterden-street, was charged for gunday trading. Fined £2 and costs. Jin aesChisenhale , street, was charged for doing blisities4 at tirehifrited hours, Ti he defence n this ease alas fathet nofel--:to wit, . that a vtontan fhci Was Midfo be leaving house with beet; had no tieet, bid st citor/ df stay o go'ose !, Acquitted oh' the defence: (Befoie Messrs.. Rittx:lN and RATHBONE) vii/O Is Ribirr Mary O'Neil, of Rupert4treet i ,,iyal ; eumjnened, Jiy Police-officer 637, for having on the nigli.t ffie tgth of December used obscene language. The officer Said on the night in question the defendant collected a crowd of about one hundred persons in the street, and she created a great disturbance and used most obscene lan gtlage, Mr. Cobb for the defence, produced a Mr. etarthside :and a Mrs. Sedwell, who swore as follows. Mrs. O'Neil keeps a grocer's shop in Rupert-street, and both the witnesses stated that Mrs. O'Neil and her son *erg Offing ttp thf shop shatters, when the police officer carne up and ,tisied her what she was doing? and then he dragged her along the Sifeet and said she was drunk and out her m'o'uth: th: ' She * itpt dttink, dor did she Use any fonl language Whateiet. There was not one hUndied persons, nor ten in the Street at the time. On this the magistrates dismissed the case. Michael O'Neil, the hushatid of the /ad defendant, was summoned by the same officer for being drunk and disorderly. The officer said at the time the last defend ant was using the bad language, the defendant came out and acted very disorderly, and he was drunk at the time. The two former witnesses were produced, and they stated that when the officer was dragging Mrs. O'Neil to the station, the husband came out from where hOfas reeding the paper in the parlour, and asked the dfficer What lid ilds taking his wife for? When the officer turned on' hint and said he was drunk. The wit nesses stated that he Was not drunk,- and the magistrates dismissed the complaint. PUBLICANS' CASES. Arthur Gordon, of Great Richmond-street, was sum moned by officer Cartwright, 679, for allowing persons to be drunk in his house on Christmas Day, at 2 35. The officer stated that ho saw persons leaving the house very drunk and disorderly. Mr. Cobb, for the defence, said the house was very well conducted; and he called some of the persons who were alleged to have been drunk, and they swore the opposite of what was stated by the police, and the magistrates dismissed the com plaint.—There was a second charge against the same defendant, for doing business on Christmas Day. The charge was proved by Inspectors Moore and Tomilson, who got two police and other men drinking in the house. Mr. Cobb contended that there was no proof of sale. Complaint dismissed. Lydia Hodson, Blundell-street, was charged for doing business on Sunday, at hours prohibited. y Mr. Bluck, for the defence, endeavoured to show that the persons found in the house drinking were travellers from York shire, and that the refreshments supplied were for travellers. Mr. Bluck called witnesses to prove the case for the defence; and the magistrates being of opinion that it was a good defence, dismissed the ease. Jane M'Loughlin, Park-roacil was summoned for per mitting drunkenness in her house. The fault in this case was laid on the defendant's servants, as she was ill in bed. Fined ss. and costs. Joseph Bishop, Tipper Stanhope-street, was summoned by Superintendent Sibbald under the following circum stances :—The superintendent said the defendant had a public-house, and detached from it was Mr. Bishop's private house. On Christmas-day two officers went into Mr. Bishop's house, where they found some friends of defendant's drinking, and, thinking it was under the one license, they reported the case. Mr. Bishop became annoyed, and complained of the officers for having intruded into his private house and disturbed his friends. He complained to Major Greif; of the officers, and then an information was laid for having an internal commu nication, in . order to try the question. Mr. Bishop con tended that the communication was not internal but for the purposes of his family and private domestic use. The question was, had the police a right to enter the house of Mr. Bishop ? If the house was not licensed, the police had no right to enter it, but then the defendant would be liable to a penalty at the suit of the Excise ; if the house came under the license, then the police would have a right to enter. After some discussion, it appeared that the place is situate as at present for the last six years. It was ultimately agreed to have the house under the license, and therefore the case was dismissed. THE BOROUGH SESSIONS. These sessions were held yesterday, in the Crown Court, St. George's-hall, before the recorder, Gilbert Henderson, Esq. The usual formalities having been gone through, the following gentlemen were called and sworn on the grand jury:— Robert Hastie Wilson, merchant, Oldhall-street, foreman. Michael Belcher, cotton broker, Exchange-buildings. James Jenkinson Bibby, merchant. Water-street. Tyndall Brigid, merchant, North John-street. Andrew B. Byrne, merchant, Tower-buildings North. William Cusack, corn merchant, Drury-lane. William Henry Dixon, merchant, Rumford-place. Gerard Lynch, therehant, James-street. Edmund Preston, shipowner, Shaw-street. Alfred Redcliffe, iron merchant, Wentworth-street. Frederick Saunders, merchant, Water-street. Godfrey B. Shaw, broker, India-buildings. Mathew Strong, merchant, Chapel-walks. Thomas Sleigh, jun., broker, Exchange-street-East. Francis Thorneley, broker. Hope-street. Edward Tennant, merchant, Fenwick-street. Henry Wood, iron merchant, Goree Piazzas. Thomas Dormison, merchant, Toiver-buildings-Ea.t. Joseph Henry Dickenson, merchant, Orange-court. His worship (who appeared to be labouring under a slight cold) then proceeded to address the gentlemen of the grand jury, but from the cause already mentioned, and the very disadvantageous position of the reporters' gallery for acoustic purposes, his observations were occa sionally not very clearly heard. He said that the calen dar which was then before him, and which was more complete than the printed list, only comprising the names of thirty-one prisoners, contained the names of forty persons charged with various offences, and who had been committed for trial during the last four weeks. This was undoubtedly a very small number, comparatively speaking, but still it could not be taken as a clear and irrefragable proof of any diminution of crime in the neighbourhood, because it might only indicate a temporary lull, or it might be that a greater number of persons had been summarily convicted. In order, however, to satisfy himself upon this point, he had referred to the returns from the.gaol, and he found that the number of prisoners in that establishment was only about 684, whereas in 1858 and 1859 it never fell below a,mininium of about 894. So that from this fact they had a result shown, both in the number of pri soners for trial, and in those at present confined in the gaol, 'on the whole most satisfactory, as proving that crime was not on the advance. He also observed that under the present system of penal servitude, a great number of persons who had been convicted, returned to increase the amount of crime, and amongst that class he found the names of two prisoners who would be tried at the present sessions ; but it was satisfactory to know that so small a number had returned to this district. With respect to women who had been sentenced to penal servitude, the number returned was extremely low indeed, which was also a gratifying fact. The only case of any importance, in a commercial point of view, was that of a person in the service of a master-porter in the town stealing from his employer thirty-six sacks of wheat, which amount of corn a miller of respectable status had received, without making proper investigation as to the precise manner in which the party had become possessed of the article he offered for sale ; but when the facts of the case were laid before them, the gentlemen of the jury would be in a better position to form a correct estimate as to the culpability of the recipient of the stolen property. There were also several cases of picking pockets, but none of them of any such importance as to call for lengthened remarks. After a few other observations, his Worship dismissed the jurors to their room with the bills of indictment. The trials of prisoners were shortly after proceeded with. VERDICTS AND SENTENCES.—Hannah Stokely (28) and Ann Gill (29) were found guilty, the former of stealing two £5 Bank of England notes and two pieces of paper, the monies and property of Joseph Simons, and the latter of receiving part of the same knowing it to have been stolen. Sentenee deferred.—Robert Ander son (39), a sailor, was found guilty of stealing a gold watch and chain, the property of William Bruce, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment.—Owen Carney (57), a labourer, was found guilty of stealing 19 lbs. weight of cotton, the property of James Hewitt and others, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment.—John Graham (19), labourer, and Christopher Malone (54), cooper, were charged, the former with stealing a bell. and other articles, the property of Richard Richardson, and the latter with having received the same knowing them to have been stolen. Guilty; sen tence deferred.—James Robinson (26), tailor, was found guilty of stealing a gold watch, the property of Robert Horsfall, Jun., from his person. Sentence deferred, FALSE IMPRISONMENT. _ - - MA.C.KINTO.iII V. TIALMSUAW. —ln this case Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Deighton for the defendant. It was an action for false imprison ment. The plaintiff is a glass stainer, carrying on business in this town, and the defendant a licensed victualler. They were relations by marriage, and the dispute arose about the title to a public-house, called the Neptune, at 36, Canning-place. This was kept by Mrs. Rachel Gilson, mother-in-law to the plaintiff, and sister of the defendant. In November last she made an agreement whereby she let the house to the plaintiff for a sum of £lOO, and an allowance of 103. per week. It appeared, however, that this arrangement met with great opposition from other members of the family, and the defendant claimed that he paid Mrs. Gilson £3OO for the house. The plaintiff, however, was in possession, when on returning home on the 28th of November, he discovered a crowd about the door, and the shutters put up. The defendant was inSide, and on the plaintiff entering, ordering him out. He refused to go, and an altercation took place which was terminated by the defendant giving the plaintiff into custody for refusing to leave. He was taken to bride Tell at half-past ten o'clock at night to half-past one o'clock next morning, when he was bailed out. He appeared before the magistrates next morning, but no one appearing against him - he was discharged. It appeared that he had not since applied for re-possession of the house. The agreement between the plaintiff and Mrs. Gilson was put in and read ; and thin being held by the learned assessor as conclusive of the right of the plaintiff to the possession of the house, and therefore of wrongful imprisonment, the case was resolved into one of damages ; and after consultation, a verdict by consent was taken for the plaintiff, with £5O and costs. ASSAULT. BARTLEY V. PRITCHARD.—This was an action by a tenant against his landlord for an illegal seizure of furniture, and for assaulting the wife of the plaintiff. The case as opened was not sustained, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff by consent—damages, one farthing. DEBT. Risimaa v. Oorrxrz.—Thisw as an undefended action, for the recovery of £6 is. 6d., the value of wood sold by the plaintiff, Mr. Rimmer, timber merchant, to the de fendant, who is a joiner and builder in the town. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. ANOTHER ACTION FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. BYRNE V. WCARTEN.—In this case Mr. Littler appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 'Russell for the de fendant. The plaintiff is a journeyman cooper, and the defendant a master cooper, carrying on business in Bond street in this town. The plaintiff was formerly in de fendant's employment, but was dismissed, without his wages or tools, on the 4th of -November, in consequence of same casks having been spoiled. He was forbidden to come upon the premises again ; but he returned on the Monday morning to claim his w a ge s an d take away his took The defendant ordered him off, and, seizing him by the collar, dragged him to the gate. He after wards gave him in custody of a police-officer for "annoy ing him, and creating a disturbance at his place of busi ness." He was taken to bridewell, and was kept there for four hours. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, damages £5. COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. BROWN v..Jouxsox.—This was an action to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the negligence of* me of the defendant's servants. Mr. Williams appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall for the defendant. It appeared that on the 4th of October last, tile plaintiff, a girl eight or nine years of age, was walking down Love lane, out of Great Howard-street, when a lorry full of bales of cotton came up, and halted close to the parapet, when a bale of cotton was suddenly thrown off the top of the waggon by the carter, and struck the deceased to the ground, breaking her legs and inflicting other in juries. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages £l3. , A CHEAP GOLD WATCH. OLDFIELD V. THOMAS.—In this case Mr: Conway appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bolton for the defendant. The plaintiff is a journeyman ropemaker, and the dekndant a pawnbroker, carrying on business in Lime-street, in this town. In the early part of October the plaintiff, with some others, went into a public-house in Dale-street. There a young maa was offering for sale the ticket of a watch which was pledged with the defendant for 20s. He wanted 10s. for the ticket; and having satisfied the plaintiff that he had a right to dispose of the property, they went together to Mr. Thomas's shop, where the watch was shown, the 10s. paid over, arid after payment o f th e i n t eres t, th e watc h repledged in Oldfield's name. Shortly afterwards the plaintiff wanted to release the watch, when he found that it had been stopped, as it is technically called, as the property of a young woman named Mary Smart, residing in Yorkshire. Miss Smart was called for the defence. She had come from "Wisconsin, in the United States; and not having money enough to carry her to her friends, she had given the watch (which was a gold one, and worth £25) to her uncle to pledge for her. He had got 20s. on it, but finding that not enough, she had given the ticket to the young man referred to, to get the watch pledged for a higher sum, but he had sold it, as stated, and she had seen no more of him. A verdict was returned for the defendant, but a bill of exceptions tendered. MELANCHOLY DEATHS OF A MAN AND HIS WIFE.— On Tuesday morning a painful sensation was excited in the neighbourhood of Thomas-street, Bristol, by a report that two persons, a man and his wife, had been found dead in their bed, in a small tenement in Hamilton court, near Messrs. Garton and Stone's yard. This report proved, unhappily, correct. The names of the deceased persons were William and Caroline Saunders. The bodies were lying in a perfectly natural position, apparently asleep, the countenances of both being calm and composed, and there was no evidence of struggle or violence previous to death. It appeared that gas had escaped into the room from a pipe passing underneath it, and suffocated them. .kIfUSESItItTTS, TuEArnt 80y4r . - 4 LTThepinifomirne at thi's plane fin proves' wonderfully uinfil retittikibn,- aetl it is likely to become as popular as its . ri;'af ta.1:11 fieighlibUY, "Little ' 86-Ficp." The action of the cops s tkr 60(4 perfect, and the 4atieia original'and'pic ,.. uicsque. Path& ferpect, ind 664; th# phatorrifirg at this theatre undoubtedly beam' the palm: arid: *ltholiith the ballet at the A'mphitheatre is far above mediocrtil, g tingt, vie think, succumb to that of its royal brother in thestyare; The harlegtiinade,; too, is excellent, the pantomimists beim n'asv well upin thgir mirth-inspiring, care-dispelling btisfiress, Since ot: ' lest Peace the theatre has been crowded nightl r p and , the andien4S - have . testifled their pleasure at the general getting up of a:m . l/1 - 66' in. the most enthusiastic manner' ROYAL Am PHITHEAtai.- , :i" Little 80-Peep" in; creases its popularity at each repferentatitm,. and is nightly attended by delighted audienceS, Th'clinge which a Christmas Pantomime produces in file &cite ; quer of a theatre is scarcely less magical than the i infernal changes of the pantomime itself. We no Toligef tont for "it beggarly account of empty boxes," but hale' iristead rows of smiling faces, a pit full of noisy rebels " firoth the gloomy court f care," and a gallery such as vie &ate nof attempt to describe, and are, in' fadt, almost afraid, to Pict 'e e'en in imagination, as ft is sb' intimately associated it/ ear minds with hair-breadtl9 esdapbeffehf suffocation, dislocation, and other mishaps svithont termination.- There are; how- ' ever, other changes scaretit . less wonderful thin that we have just noticed, which the Christmas pantomime lags out in that emporium of dust, Cdbsebs, and tinsel-- ware- - .2-Alre theatre. There is a change in the audience so greet thlit a stranger might doubt the evidence of his senses, and retae• to ,teqefe that Mr. Blank, sen., as seen at a represettiaVoili Of ifweet, was the identical Mr. Blank, sen., who is indigeri'ni,.. himself with a fit of such uproarious laughter at "The grand Local Comic Christmas Pantomime." These trantfoiiieitiitn are so evident at the Amphitheatre, that we could noir refrain; from passingly alluding to them. The scenery is sc' i gorgeous and effective,. that the success of the piece inrglit s:afelS; fie left to that alone ; but there is, besides, the hallef, , antler the direction of Miss Bramah, and the harlequinade; eterintended by Messrs. Foster and Appleby, making, altogettef, it Christmas treat which has never been surpassed at this of any other theatre in the town. . __ ROYAL COLOSSEUM.—Since our last notice of "'Ale 13`eatd," the Coloeseum has been crowded nightly with Anthill au'diences, Under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Batille i the carps de ballet have attained a degree of perfection that *o'nld' do, credit to any theatre in town, whilst Mr. Harrison, the Clown ; has brought his own department to a similar satisfactdri condition, As for the story or opening of the pantomime, if its been so judiciously arranged as to avid the fault, so common to these burlesques, of tiring the patience of the auditory by being timidly extended. Mr. S. W. Lawler, who 1 leads the "snpernataals," sustains his exalted situation With' gireat fidelity:and hitnicur. The other individuals wird ale dbilheenedi i'n' the teneporag resuscitation and final overthfoir'et flie..tyrannicaf Rue Beard, are also well fitted to their &Rhone'. The scenery' is extremely beautiful, and the whole &fait rehinf of the pantomime reflects great credit upon the resctria of the establish ment and the liberality of Mr. Heath. .. HENGLER'S CIRQUE VARIETE.—It iS very 0 , 6110E1 that the occasion requires us to chronicle the failure of any of the many ventures which Mr. Charles Hengler has Made since he has established himself in the good ophiion of the public of this town. His present Christ mas gan'fontriiine has proved, as we have before stated in these columnS, ere nuctonbted and indisputable success. That success was wet' *flied: The spectacle was of the most gorgeous descrilitiofif baring been produced reLmidless of expense, and on a seAr of grandeur and itibertifiberice in perfect keeping with eS'e' character of the estaßrit*ent. Thousands bare visited Valentine and Orson since its list production ; and from' the intrinsic excellence of th',l piece itself, we confidently anticipate for it a long and successful run. THE PANTOMIME AT THE ADELPIff TIVEATRE.—The Christmas pantomime at this house is drawing crowded and ,delighted audiences every evening. The ,tiblie of this very well got-up and splendidly-managed represeir. tation is "Prince Peerless, who was turned into an Eagle." The machinery, transformations, incidents, feats, • and the performances generally are very good. The scenery is admirable, and the entire pantomime is ode of the best ever witnessed at this house, Go and see if. WINDSOR Nell& MENAGERIE.—Edmonds', late , Wombwell's, Menagerie is announced to arrive here at noon on Tuesday next, from Prescot t making a great display ? with a team of war citliels and elephants, driven tanderri by the Champion lion tamer of Great Britain. The exhibitic'n' is' also accompanied by two specimen of that extraordiorify race of men, the Zulu Kaffirs. Fourteen thousand persons visited Wombwell's Menagerie at Bolton, on Tuesday and lifedintsday last. A SHARK AND A SEAL.—A bottle-nose shark wite caught a few nights' since in Christchurch Bay, in a sprat net, and damaged the fishing smack with its tail before it was killed. It was seven feet long. A seal was shot a short time since at the back of the Isle of Wight. Two of them were together basking close to the beach. MR. COBDEN ON THE CIANCtfE Or ALCIIEILS.—Mr. Cobden, writing from Algiers on the Dfth of December, says : " The weather here is a complete contrast to what you are experiencing. On Christmas Day the English residents met at church, and on coming away everybody remarked, ' How warm it is !' We have green peas every day for dinner, and ripe strawberries, and beautiful roses and flowers in'the gardens. With good British steamers to Marseilles we ought to be only seventy-two hours front London. It is a wonderful change of climate with so short a time and distance." A STRANGE TEXT.—In one of the Aberdeen churches, on Sunday last, a young preacher somewhat astonished the congregation by giving out as his text the last four verses of the first chapter of the Ist Book of Chronicles —" The dukes of Edom were : duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, duke Aliolibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 'duke Kenaz, duke Tolman, duke Mibzar, duke Magdiel, duke Irani. These are the dukes of Edom." Though the text was, as an intelligent lady of the old school remarked, " gey affectit kin," it was very well handled — the burden of the lesson being—Who were these men ? what has been the influence of their lives ? and what, brother, will be the influence of your life and mine ? Aberdeen Herald. A SCENE IN THE SOUTH SHIELDS COUNCIL.—A fine scene of uproar and confusion occurred in South Shields Cauncil on Wednesday. An excited councillor named Young, a Surgeon, bad been inveighing against the town improvement committee for allowing the roads to become impassable with "slush" and mud, and had twice, in the course of his harangue, Imentioaed the name of his .Satanic majesty, by wav of Ovine force to his argument, when Mr. Tait quietly reminded him that the unswept snow in front of his own door had been a :great nuisance to pedestrians. Mr. Young fired up mightily at this rebuke, and told the speaker to his face that he was a "liar." Such unbecoming language had never been heard in the council before; and the mayor town-clerk, and nearly every councillor in the room, demanded that the words should be recalled. Mr. Young doggedly refused to retract the expression ; and when Mr. James corrobo rated Mr. Tait's charge, Mr. Young retorted, "It's a lie." The council broke up in great disorder; and it remains to be seen what steps the Mayor will take to enforce his authority in the chair, and vindicate the, character of the body over which he presides.—/Vete castle Chronicle. THE IRON-PLATED FRIGATE DEFENCE.—The large iron-plated frigate ordered by the Government of Messrs. Palmer, Brothers, Jarrow-upon-Tyne, is in course of construction at the works of these gentlemen, and is now making very rapid progress, and, though inferior in size to the Warrior, she promises to be equally for midable in proportion to her bulk. Upwards of 1,000 men are at present constantly employed upon her, and they work almost under cover, while the whole exterior of the fabric is lit up by gas, so that the workmen may prolong their labours after sunset. Notwithstanding all the efforts which are being made to hurry on to completion this gigantic undertaking, it will be fully four. months before the work . will be -complete. A government inspector. is in attendance in the yard to see that the timber which underlies the iron plates, and which consists of Indian teak, is perfectly seasoned. MADAME PICCOLOMINI.— A Tuscan correspondent, describing a visit to that late favourite of the British public, Maria Piccolomini, now the Marchesa della Fargua, says :—" I was during a fortnight at a charm ing villa, three miles from Siena, the residence of the parents of our beloved and most celebrated artist, Maria Piccolomini, now Marchioness della Fargua, of the Dukes Caetani, and it was by a miracle that this dear creature did not find herself in tumult and great peril on the return of the Swiss, headed by that assassin, the too infamous Schmidt., in the city of Pieve, of which I will speak by and by. When I arrived at the Villa Piccolomini I found all the family reunited. Her sister Laura had, on the Bth of October, married a young Sienese, twenty-three years old, very rich, who possesses divers villas and a' beautiful palace in Siena. An heir to the family of La Fargua is expected in April." TILE RECORDER OF HULL AND TIM, PRESS.—Mr. S. Warren, the recorder of Hull, has, during the several years which he has occupied the post. invariably, at each of the quarter sessions, delivered a lengthened charge to the grand jury touching upon the principal legislative matters affecting the community at large, also the state of crime in the country, and the influence of the reformatory movement in checking, juvenile depravity. The past year having been one of considerable general interest, the recarder's charge to the grand jury, at the Epiphany quarter sessions, which commenced at Hull on Thursday, was looked forward to with no small degree of interest, and the spacious court at the Town hall was crowded in every part. What was the disappointment, however, when no charge was delivered, the recorder contenting himself with half-a-dozen words, having reference merely to the press, and then dismissing the grand jury to their duties, the whole affair not having occupied more than four or five minutes. The greatest sensation was at once manifested throughout the court,' and various conjectures were made as to the cause which had led the learned gentleman to be so brief in his remarks. At the last sessions Mr. Warren delivered a lengthy charge in which he referred to no less than 154 acts of Parliament passed during the pre ceding session, and which occupied nearly an hour in delivery. This lengthened charge called forth from two local papers a very severe castigation, the writers sug gesting that the time of the gentlemen composing the grand jury (being merchants and commercial men) might ne more profitably employed than in listening to the dry recital of 154 acts of Parliament, which could but affect them in a slight degree, if at all. It is pre sumed that, taking the press as the exponent of the opinions of the town, the recorder has decided for the future-to refrain from elaborate c'.arges. SINGULAR CASE OF CONCEALMENT OF Sys.—Last week died in Rigby's-yard, Selioles, Wigan, aged 97, a woman, whose name is believed to have been Betty Lavin. For about 50 years Betty has resided in Wigan, and during the whole of that period she has been known as John Murphy, having ,appropriated the garb and assumed the habits of a man, an d this so succ essfully, that none discovered the deception. During her resi dence in Wigan she has followed the occupation of a hawker, and as such has become known to a large circle of customers ; she has also been on the relieving officers' books for the last twelve months, and having been ill, she has been visited by Mr. Eaton, union surgeon. To a all nd t , he se what she i s stillha s b in e e o n r known sila a r s , th e In she her disease inform any person of the disguise she had so long assumed. As John Murphy she lived and died, as did an not John previous c Mu r ph y, N';o l o John Murphy her death was registered by the surgeon, and it was only when the final offices previous to rri ment were being performed that her sex was discovered . LATEST NEAVS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 4. The Monitor,- announces the death of Don Fernando de Bourbon at "Vienna. The Constittdirnmel says such bonds of the Turkish loan as may not be subscribed for on the sth of JUnuary will be taken by a company of bankers.- 71:VE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Jan. 4,3.3 a p.rn- The Bourse has been very dull. The final quotations of Rentes were 6 . 7.&5, or I.oe. higher than' yesterday. THE PRESENCE OF THE FRENCH FLEET AT META. The diplomatic correspondence between France and England, on the presence of the French fleet at Gaeta, is said to be most unsatisfactory. ARMISTICE AT GAETA. BERLIN, Jan. 4. A telegram has been received here from Naples dated January 3, according to which negotiations had been opened between the Sardinian Govern ment and King Francis 11. for the conclusion of an armistice of longer duration. ROME. The Patric states that the retirement of Mgr. It ode from the Papal Cabinet is looked, upon as &tided, and adds :—" It is said that Mgr. Bella will stwe,eed him in the office of Minister for War." The Patrie also asserts that the Neapolitan Royalists have succeeded in sup?lying the small fortra:lef Civitella with provisions. INSURPRCTION IN ROME. MILAN, Jan. 4. The Persereran:a publiaita• a few despatches, dated Rome, Jan. 2, stating that a manifestation was attmpted by the Sanfedisto party on the 31st of liecember, but failed. Pontifical and French patrols were traversing the streets of the city. Order and tranquillity prevailed at Rome. FRESH DISTURBANCES IN TIM ABRUZZI. The same journal also states that Covnt Tra pani was organising the reactionary movement in the Abruzzi, and had published proclamations. TWO hundred flourbonian volunteers had arrived at rrosinone, and had been despatched to the Abruzzi by permission of the Papal authorities. General Goyon had ordered the inhabitants of Frosinone to be disarmed, The French authori ties had seized several chests filled with arms. SEIZURE OF SARDINIAN VESSELS. PARIS, lan. 4. The Patric says :—Two vessels hoisting the Sardinian flag have been stopped at Galatz. Their cargoes have been seized and deposited in the custom-house. It is asserted that twelve rifled cannon, 150,000 muskets, ammunition, and gt - itYpowder formed part of the cargo. Russloi. Turkish, and Austrian guard vessels are keeping 21 strict watch at the mouths of the Danube. A CONSTITUTION TO BE GRANTED TO POLAND, The Paris Patrie reports that the Emperor of Russia has resolved to grant a Constitution to Poland, and to place it on a similar footing to that in which Hungary stands with regard to the Austrian Empire. GENERAL LAMORICIERE. General do Lamoriciere will be relieved from his parolc in six or eight months, when it is decided that he will resume the command of the Papal army. CESSION OF VENETIA. As Lord Loftus has not presented his letters of recall at Vienna, it is reported that he will be employed to sound the Government on the sub ject of 'Venetia, as a check to Lord Bloomfield. The new ambassador would compromise his posi tion. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 4. M. Richter, Director of the Ureditanstalt, died yesterday afternoon. The Austrian Guzette says a deputation from Gallicia was received yesterday by Baron Seiner ling, and presented an address, the principal demands of which arc indivlsibility of the pro vince, convocation of a dic . t for provincial affairs, use of the Polish language in official affairs and in schools, and finally, that Gallicia may send no members to the Council of the Empire. THE EAST. THE PRINCIPALITIES AND SYRIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 29. Saafeti Pacha, President of the Council of State, has been dismissed. Prince Couza has communicated with the Porte, denying complicity with the Hungarians, and reiterating assurances of devotion to the Sultan. The ferment in the Principalities still continues. News from Be) rout is to the 18th December. The European commissioners had returned from Damascus. The general feeling was in favour of Fuad Pacha. Great financial uneasiness still prevails in Galata. Exchanges have risen. Government securities are falling. PRUSSIA. The official Prussian Gazette announces Oita the Prince Regent assumed. the reins of Govern ment: as King William V. A Berlin letter says that the excitement in all the states of the Germanic Confederation greafly resembles the agitation which preceded the events of 1848. A Frankfort journal asserts that at an early sitting of the Germanic Diet a proposition will be made to call on the Cabinet of Turin for eate gorical explanations relative to the decree of the Governor-General of Ancona, in which Trieste is described as an Italian town. ADDRESS TO FREDERICK WILLIAM V. AND HIS MAJESTY'S REPLY. • BERLIN, Jan. 4. A deputation from the municipality presented to-day, in the name of the city of Berlin, an address , of condolence to the King. His Majesty, in reply, expressed his deep grief at the heavy loss which had been sustained by the royal family, and recalled how the late King, in addition to his attainments, always took the most heartfelt interest in the welfare of his people, and how the Princes of Hohen zollern had always entertained feelings of affection for their subjects, whose interests they considered identical with their own. The King continued as follows:—Perhaps you have already discovered that. in this respect I hold the same opinions. Formerly, perhaps, I was misunder stood ; but I can assure you that I have always had the same love for my people—l should not be misunderstood I stated the principles of my government when I assumed the Regency on the Bth of November, 1858. I shall invariably maintain those principles during my future government. I gladly accept the expression of your loyalty. A time may come when I shall remind you'of those expressions, for I reckon on the fidelity of my citizens, as the loyalty of my people has extricated us in situations of difficulty. Many changes have taken place in the course of the past year, - and all that-has-been done has not always been done right. No one shall induce me to abandon the principles which I have pronounced, and I give you the assurance that I shall with true affection for my people abide by these principles. I authorise you to communicate to the citizens of Berlin the sentiments which I have expressed to you, and I thank you for „what you have expressed in the name of the municipality. INDIA. REPULSE OF THE 'BRITISH TROOPS AT SIKIRS. BOMBAY, Dec. 12. Campbell's force has been repulsed from Sikirs, with the loss of between 30 and 40 men and one gun. vat jelling is in a state of alarm. Income-tax riots have taken place at Surat, and ,Bassein, the tax collector, was beaten. Capt. Cox and Lieutenants Alexander Brown and Patten have been brought to trial for the outrages committed at Cairo in Egypt. • The import trade is wholly suspended. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Vectis, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 5 yesterday morning. The mails, were to leave for London at 10 a.m. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the above mails, would probably leave Malta on the evening a the Ist, and may be expected at Southampton on! the 11th instant. MAIL NEWS. The Indus, from Southampton, with the out ward India mails, reached Malta on the Mth ult., and left at midnight for Alexandria.. The Valetta, with the mails ria Marseilles, arrived at Malta, on the 31st, at 10 a.m., and left at 2 p.m. for Alexandria. The Columbus, with the English maims of Oct. 26th, reached Calcutta Nov. 29. The Emu, with the English mails of Nov. 10th, left Ce7lon for China on December ith.. The Nemesis, with London mails of the satzuk date, Left Madras for Calcutta Dec. 10th. LONDONDERRY, Jan. 4. The Montreal Company's screw steamship , Canadian arrived at Moville this morning, and sailed again about four p.m., after taking on board the mails, passengers, and latest telegrams. The North Briton, homeward bound, has not yet arrived. SHIPPING CASUALTIES, &C. The Queen Victoria (s.s.), ashore near Plymouth, will be a total wreck. On the Ist instant the drift ice in the Elbe had so far increased that the fairway became im passable for sailing vessels. The remains of the Sourisquois, which went ashore near Bologne, will be sold, and probably the cargo, as it is damaged. About 3,000 packages from the Ardville, which went ashore near Boulogne, have been landAin a. sound condition, and will be forwarded to Lonstun_ The ship is in a tolerably good condition. The Grampian (ship), of Glasgow, was passed,. OH the 10th Dec., about midway between Fayal and Flores, waterlogged and abandoned, by the City of Benares. Her longboat had been hoisted out, as the tackles were hanging at the lower yardarms. Her topgallant masts were all gone and the topsails hanging to the yards.. THE TRENT. SOUTHAMPTON, hn. 4. The West India mail steamer Trent mak& tor dad• and left this evening. THE SHANNON. Nothing further is known at Southampton respecting the Shannon. GAZETTE NEWS. The Gazette notifies the appointment of John Hill Burton, Esq., to be one of the managers, and secretary to the General Prisoki at Perth- DEATH OF SIR PETER FAIR.BAIRN. LEZDS, Jan. 4. _ _ Sir Peter Fairbairn expired at h re,sidence t Woodsey House, at half-past one o'clocl. this morning. ELEVATION OF MIL SIDNEY HERNERT TO THE PEERAGE. In consequence of the elevation of Mr. S. Her— bert to the Peerage, and the necessity of having a representative of the War Department in the Commons, the Globe announces that the public will lose the services of Earl de Grey and Ripon, as Under-Secretary at War. Mr. Sydney Her bert will take one of the subsidiary titles of the enrldom of Pembroke, to which he is presorts:Ai:v(l heir. THE ICE IN THE THAMES, AND THE: WEATHER. There is a large quantity of drift ice in the Thames, but the navigation is not interrupted. The cold was severe yesterday, with a north wind. At Rotterdam, on Thursday, the Auckland (s.), which had attempted to get through the ice, was compelled to return. The following appeared in our latter editions of yesterday : The Countess of Eglinton died of rheumatic Aver. French official returns show that the number of travellers ott the public roads have increased since- the, introduction of railways. The Tiatro Paris correspondent disposes of the Em-- peror's New rear's address, by quoting the language of: a staunch Imperialist, who said—the Emperor can, it is true, by a single word. create the greatest alarm; while, with all the assurances lae can utter, unfortunately he cannot create. confidence. The . words of the Emperor do not appear to have made mnetrit.7pression anywhere. The Times says that the citizens of the United States may confidently assure themselves that there is no party in this kingdom which desire anything but the main tenance and prosperity of the union ; bat there is a right and wrong to every question, and the Times con sider; that, in this case, the right belongs, with all its advantages, to the States of the North. A GIRL'S HEAD SHOT . OFF. An accident of a Mal nature occurred at Halliwelli near Bolton, on Wednesday, which has thrown quite a , gloom over the neighbourboed, and plunged two families into sleep sorrow. It appears that a man named Henry Rostron, a stone-critter, residing in that town, was in the hahit of amusing himself by shooting, sparrows, and for this pqrpose he had the barrel of a finwling-piece with a stoke resembling the head of s walking stick. On Christmas Day Rostron loaded the barrel with twenty pellets, and wan going out to shoot when a neighbour came in to sec him about a horse. He hone , - diately placed the gun on Pi chest of drawers in then kitchen, and went out. At the same time, it had a ear on the nipple, which was afterwardstaten off by a young . maa named John Parker, who lodged in the house. The loaded barrel was then placed in the corner of the kitchen. It remained there until noon on - Wednesday. On tilat day . a young man named Thomas Ellen), abed 18 years of age, a factory operative, and nephew' el Rostron entered the house. While he was Mery Mrs. Rostron went mg to get something from neighbetning shop, and left Ellam reading a news , paper by the fireside. There were also left in the same room a little girl, Mary Elizabeth Rostroii, who was about four years old, and an infant in a cradle. The girl was losliting at an almanack when the mother wee(tt: • As' sseltunedn as the mother had tuned her back, Ellam welt tsp the 'barrel of the gun, and commenced snapping lice' Itek. After doing this twice the gun exploded, (O.A eafriet: away the upper portion of the girl's head, killing hor on the spot. .On seeing the frightful result of the explosion, Ellam ran out of the house to his own hom e . :011am's parents were both in, and were verv.much :elarmea at his cries. Some time elapsed before h e vat; able to speak, and then he exclaimed, " Oh, Pve killed lit, `le Polly."_ immediately proceeded to the he lime of Rostron, and found deceased lying on the floor before th , e h fi t re, m t a n d a e pool of blood, and scarcely reeognisab The father l a was the the accident . wear, at first, a serious com,l'exfl-Tiouse, he fact that on Tuesday, when-Ellam was in told took up the gun, and Mrs. Rostron imme t .i e j atel Y him to put it down, because it was loadeLl, inquest and he immediately replaced, it in the corner. An on the deceased was held on Thursday, at the Cr. 'in`.._ Arms, before Mr. Rutter, when the facts of the t s'r l 7 were fully' investigated, and a verdict of "Acciden ae.Y shot" .was returned. Ellam bears a very good ebara . c" ter, and was a great favourite in the house of his uncle. THREE PERSONS STARvED TO DEATH AT DENBIGH. Three persons T have died from starvation in the town of Denbig! t, l\ ham's-lane, there lived a family of five , orth Wale.. In a small dilapidated cottage, in A ra b and daughter,and two children of the ei viz., mother ; rho., 6s. a week, c small pittance of ss. or latter, upon ‘- The relief,son. mother was formerly in earned by the of t receipt of parish but in consequence he was dis continued, h "ie .-enciente the relief daughter coming oh and the fa, l 4 ' subsisted on the small sum earned by the son, i2 - ncl it app w ears that while t.me ago, they the son was with the militia, a sh eek o t r i , rh hs. e ouse had no money corning in for st•fo. , neat squalor and they lived in was th e scene o f i., .but one bed, distress. In the bedroom there WO- . 'inn laid, and on which the mother, daughter, and chii, , on this was in a shockingly filthy state. The st,S.' slip' ' ... a little straw in a no th er corner o f the room. Th •- child _ John Smith, seven wee k s o ld, died ou Sunday ; :•; 1 . 0 . • mother, aged 56, di e d a t e leven o'clock. on Monda, evening; and the daughter, Margaret Smith,- died on Tuesday morning. Dr. Edwards, the parish surgeon , was request e d to visit the house last Friday by the relieving officer, when he found that .F.lizibeth Smith suffered from asthma and general debility, as he found her before on previous visits. He ordered her half a pint of gin and medicine. The daughter said slit) "was pretty well. The; bed wis not fit for a hun:ati being to lie upon. The kitchen was not so bad, but the roof of the house was so much out of repair that the rain continually came through to the bedroom. The relieving officer had visited the house on the night pre• viols, and he and the relieving officer were there on Friday. Saw Elizabeth Smith again on Saturday, and found her better. Margaret Smith was in bed, and suffered from bronchitis, to which she had been subject for the last two years. Saw her on Sunday, the bed still in the same filtby.state. Saw her again on Men day, when he found that .a great change had taken place for the worse. The mother sat on the bed weeping on account of her daughter, who appeared to . .be dying: Some of the neighbours were in the house every- time he visited. There were on Monday plenty of sheets and blankets on the bed, but not before that day. Elizabeth Smith was able to take very little food, and so weak that he would not have been surprised if she died at once. He did not see the child alive. Wilo oo C 11F IT Stummes having just left Dr. „ hr . Hydropathic Establishment, where he pas been resid ac en_!,' sician since 1848, is continuing the hydropatb n i n c P r his vrivate residence, Abbey Villa, Malvern. _ „ I .i v ilegrf establishment is completed. His pa ti e nts a h! s ;;Hy'ereeted of using the public douches and other b tn by DI. Gully.