The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

PROP7NOIAL SHARZ AMBZETB.

Bt101110013•11, DEO. 94.—nde eachange was doted to-day, and
will be alto on the Seth instant.
Dusan, DOC. 13.-7bree per Cant. Comb 89 801—New Three
per Cant. stock, 871 1— Ditto for account, lick January,
571 to I—Ditto for new account, 581 88—llibernian Bank MU.
d), 401— National Bank Pot paid`. 90— Ditto New,
ed at 25 prem. paid,, 51— National of Liverpool
110/. paid), for account, 14 119—Ditto New limited',
Wned AS 6 prem.', ;IL pildl,ll2l—ProAnelal Dank MX tick 805—
Royal Bank 110Lpald07 311—Union Bent'Larnited paid ,2:11
—Connolly, Mining Compsny (Lhnited, ,If paid., 27a. 6.L
25a
Great Southern sod Western (1001. paid„ sail 80—Midland Great
Western Oa PAW/. 116 - Ditio balm 251. paid.. 17( 171 1—
Dublin. Wicklow, sad Wer/ord, 6 per cent. redeemable (paid in
101.

BOXINO-DAY.—The appearance to-day of the
London streets and those in the suburbs afford evidence that
Boxing-day is being honoured with its wonted fes-
tivities. At every turn a stoppage of Misname is indicated
by closed shutters, to which are affixed the notifications of
" Will not open on Monday." The early omnibuses from the
outskirts wits shorn of the City clerks proceeding to
business, and who make up the allotted 12 on the " knife-
board." and the more select "13 inside." The various
amusements in the metropolis have been freely patronised—
at the Crystal Palace in particular, to which the public
were conveyed from London •Isidge and other stations in
rapid succession throughout the morning. Where amuse.
ment is to be found** holiday maker appear to be wending
their way—one and all betraying a resolution thoroughly to
enjoy themselves.

" DONATO," TEL ONE-LEGGED DANCER, AND THE
RIVAL MANAGELL—OE WimibevEly LA Mr. Rolt. Q.C.,
instructed by 7 Mr. F. Stanley, made • special application to
Vice-Chaoalke Wood for as injunction to restrain Donato
from appearing at the Royal Eaglish Opera, Covent-garden,
where he has beet annouoced as the leading attraction In
the Christmas pantomime for to-night. The application
was made at behalf of Messrs. Camille Lad Menet, thea-
trical agents, who twelvemoothe ago engaged Donato, and
re-engaged him to Mr. Charles Morton, of the Oxford and
Otnterbury Halls, for Donato's appearance at the former
ball. His Honour grated an interim in unction, and the
matter will be agaia area this moruing (Mooday).
TER MVILDEL AT VERIY.-111 our Saturday's im-
premien we gave the details of • mast atrocious murder,
committed by • county court bailiff, named Potter, upon
his wife, Sarah Potter, between the hours of 12 and 1 on
Thursday night, by stabbing her to the heart with a spear.
The inquest on the body of the murdered woman was held
at noon on Saturday, in the town-hall, Derby, before Mr.
Coroner Val lack. Potter, who is coasigned to the county
goal pending the magisterial inquiry, was not present
during thus proceedings. Inspector Gress dripped that
the unfortunate woman came to him at his house, in Tot/Be-
etroot, between 9 and 10 o'clock on Thursday night in •
very excited state. Her Sager was bleeding, and the said
that her husband bad threatened to murder her. She wee
sure he was crazy, and said that Le ought to be taken to
the lunatic asylum. Between lu and 11 o'clock
on the same evening be met her again in
the street. She said she dare not go home,
as Potter had again threatened to kill her, as be was jealous
of • lodger she had, who is • tailor. He had been calling
her a prostitute, and was very violent. Witness advised
her to go home. Jobs Thorp, sergeant of police, repeated
the statement pivot by him on the previous inquiry, as
already reported. Elisabeth Clements. • daughter of the
deceased, deposed to the repeated ill-usage experienced by
her mother at the hands of the prisoner, and to a violent
quarrel which bad taken place just previous to the
murder being committed. W. Glover said that he
lived next door to Potter ; that he went to
bed at • quarter past twelve on thnnelay night,
and, whilst undressing, heard a ery at murder.
It was the deceased, whose voice be 1 know and
recognised. The cry was • little stifled, and he beard it a
second time. He shouted to his mother, who was down
stairs, and she went into the yard and shouted, "What are
you &boot." but there was no reply. He beard the cry of
"murder" for the third time, and thee his mother came in
doors again. Mr. Feet, 'Devoe, made • post-mortem
examination of the body. There was • punctured wound
through the sternum, which penetrated through the peri-
cardeum into the right ventricle of the heart. On applying
the weapon produced by Sergeant Walker to the wound, be
found it to comspood, and be bad so doubt that it was
the weapon which indicted the wound, and caused the
death of the deceased. This was the principal evidence,
and after • brief charge from the corone. the jury re-
turned &verdict of " Wilful murder" spiast.henes Potter,
and he was committed on the coroner's warrant to take his
trial at the Derbyshire March assizes.
Gaaorrtso AND ITS CoNszuumccta.—Oat the
15th October last • man named Edwin Thomas, employed
as • collector by the Royal Liver Friendly Society at
Liverpool, was garotted arid robbed in the neighbour-
hood of Marylebooe, in that town. Being drunk at
the time when he reported the mss, the police did not
believe him. He was taken ill on the following day, and
grew worse until Friday last, when be died. An inquest
was held on Saturday. and the deceased's medical attendant
stated that the primary cause of death had t oen eoesurop.
thin, but the deceased had been injured by violence such as
gArotting would cause, and death had been accelerated as •
coneequen w. The jury found that as the story rested on
the deceased's statement to his friends, there was no evi-
dence to show how the injuries had been caused.

Dv.. J. a Mused.—Dr. J. D. Nforell, for-
merly of Bowdon, having been one of her Majesty's isspee.
ton of British schools in the north of England for seventies
years, and having this year taken a district south of Lando',
when he his resided the last few months, teachers cue.
meted with the schools that were under his inspection have
subscribed to a handsome testimonial, which was presented
at a conversations of the subscribers held on Friday evening
is the schoolroom of the Swedenborgian Chapel, Chapel-
street, Manchester. The total number of subscribers was
=O, and the total amount of subscriptions was nearly 90/.
The subscriptions have come from all parts of the country
between Cumberlaed and Yorkshire, is the north, and
Nottingham and North Walits.—Manditster Kormister,
THE CIDER CROP IN THE MIDLAND Curt:TlM.
The English vintage—if such a term sae be applied tothe
produce of the orchards of this country—is DOW drawing to
a ekes, awl has been the most remarkable within living
neinorg. Both apples and pears in the trait growing dis-
trict. of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire,
have this year lean almodant beyond precedent. and culi-
nary fruit is now selling by retail at a cheaper rate thin pa.
tatois. A more magnificent bloom was observed thin
that of the spring of 1b64, and although this is not always a
precursor of an abundant crop it proved so in the present
instance. Apple and pear trees were laden so thickly
that the branches frequently broke down odder the
weight of fruit, and although picking generally finishae in Oc-
tober there is here and there fruit still hanging from the
leafless trees. Geoerally, however, the fruit is small, in
cossequence, no doubt, of its great abundance, although
some parts of Herefordshire have produced this year the
finest fruit ever grown. The general price of cider fruit
has been Is. per pot of five pecks, and apples have been
gold at It. per too. An immense quantity of cider and
perry has been merle it the three counties named above,
especially Herefordshire, sod 62 ordinary price Is 1/. per
boyhood of 100 gallons, or 3d. a gallon. The fruit is
admirable is quality, end consequently the drink {seduced
is of the first class, and is expected to keep unusually wall.
A larger quantity has been made this year than has ever
bees recollected in oily use year, the quantity being only
restricted in some instances to the barrel capacity of the
grower.—X,fti”plians Daily Guani.un.