The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1862.

house, and the child was conveyed to the workhouse, where
it now remained.
Mr. Bareham asked how old the child was!
The mostable replied about sixteen months, but it maned
In a vary weak state. While conveying the prisoner to the
station-house she blamed him for saving her, as she fully
intend d to commit suicide.
Mr. Horsham asked the prisoner whether she bad any-
thing to my in answer to the charge, which was one of a
very serioaa nature?
She replied in a sullen manner that she had nothing to
my,
Mr. Mitcham remanded her to prison, so that the medical
officer, as well ma the chaplain, might have an opportunity
of examining her. He also directed the constable to com-
municate with her friends, requesting some of them to at-
tend before him on the next examination.

EXECUTION OP FERDINAND° PETREANI
FOR THE MURDER OP THREE PIERSOSE ON
THE HIGH SEAS-(TEM DAY.)

WINCHESTER, TOILSDAT M011111:10.
This morning, at eight o'clock, Ferdinand°
Pedestal, en Austrian seaman, wee hung at this town for
the mustier of the captain, the captain's wife, and the first
mate of a British ship named the Winthrop.
At a quarter before eight o'clock, she under sheriff,
W. Brooks, Fag. • the governor, Henry Barber, Eq. ;
the surgeon, Dr. L'yford ; with the other prison officials,
visited the convict in his cell, and Calcraft then proceeded
with the horrible details of his office. The culprit expressed
an earnest desire to be almost stripped of his clothing, an
musty which was acceded to as far as consistent with .pro-
priety by thegovernor, and the wretched man was stripped of
hisecat and waistcoat, having on a very finely worked fronted
shirt. Father PACi63OII motioned the repetition of the pre-
scribed formularies of the Roman catholic church with the
utmost vehemence, and the repetition of the prayers by
the culprit was distinctly heard by the pantos in the
lame opposite the gaol long before the procession was
visible upon the scaffold. On reaching the drop the father
confessor, who waved the crucifix inaemantly in front of
the criminal, exhorted him to repentance, and the wretched
victim, who then trembled violently, joined earnestly in
the prayers. In the midst of the prayers the drop fell, and
the confessor, kneeling by the side of the pendent body,
prayed with a fervour of intonation and gesticulation that
provoked the indeceut laughter of some of the mob. The
priest continued on the scaffold repeating the prayers until
half-past eight, when he descended, and thanked the go- 1
vernor for his kindness to the dammed. The body was cut
down miter hanging the usual tires, and the large crowd dis-
persed.

SHOCKING -ATTEMPT OF A FATHER TO
MURDER BIS DAUGHTER.

The man (if we may disgrace the name by using
such an appointive) Isaac Thompson, who for the heinous
mime of wilfully roasting his child to death at the Strain
await. his trial at the forthcoming Stafford Assizes, has
again for the third time been at his murderous work with
another of his children. In this case, although the child
has very narrowly eaceped immediate death, the particulars
are no less revolting. We may say at the outset that its
recovery is regarded by the medical men se impossible.
On Sunday night, about half-past 11, Thompson returned
home. having been carousing in a public house up to that
hour with his wife. He appears not to have. come home with
her, for on his arrival he demanded to know of his daughter
Hannah, • girl about nine years old, " where her mother
was." Hannah is the oldest child but one, and all the other
children were in bed upstairs. She replied that she did not
know. He directed her to search for her, and the child
returned without dndiag her mother. He at once seised
• poker, which is about 18 inches long, and worn to a sharp
point at the end, and thrust it into the head of the child to a
depth of about 34 inches. The blow penetrated above
the left ear, and, bursting through the scalp to such •
depth, it is questionable whether it did not go into the
brain. She bled profusely, her clothes being oomitoet6y
.
stunted with the blood. Another daughter,
the eldest child, hearing the noise and the groans
of her sister, rushed downstairs, and sought by her screams
out of doors the assistance and attendance of their only
neighbour, Mrs. Sprodsou, the house being detached and
isolated from other houses. A number of people were at-
tracted by the cries, and on arriving did all they could for
the poor girl, and at once fetched the police. Having put
Thompson in safe custody, Sergeant Tomlinson sent for Mr.
H. Ballenden, surgeon, of Sedgley, who attended and re-
sorted to such expedients to save the child as his medical
skill suggested. At the time our reporter despatched his
parcel he had just learned that the state of the poor girl
was perilous, and scarcely the shadow of • hope remained of
her recovery.
The prisoner maintained quite • cool and indifferent
demeanour from the time of the transaction to the hour he
was lodged in gaoL —Birmingham Gazette.

MORE FIZZE AND Loss or LIFIL—(THIS DAY.)
—This morning, about a quarter past seven o'clock, a fire
broke out in the premises of Mr. Atkins, boot and shoe
manufacturer, Church-street, Rotherhithe. The inmates
fortunately succeeded in effecting a safe retreat, and the
engines of the parish and London Brigade promptly
attended. The total damage is considerable, and it is un-
known whether the sufferer was Minted or not. A fire
took place in the premises of .1. T. Ballenger and Co.,
!Irrand tea-dealers, carrying on business at No. 80 and
igate. The discovery was made by some of the in-
mates, who fortunately succeeded in extinguishing the fire
before the arrival of the engines, and before it had
extended beyond the third floor. A fire of a very distress-
ing character took place in the apartments occupied by Mr.
0. Kaye, Church-street, Greenwich. Here an aged female
was burnt to death. It appears that whilst she was sitting
in front of the grate a spark flew out of the fire and sat not
only the poor woman, who was 68 years of age, but also the
flooring on fire, The residents, with the assistance of the
neighbours, managed to pull the unfortunate woman out of
the blazing room, but the body, however, was so frightfully
burned that the flesh when touched peeled off.
THE RECENT FIRE IN SoHo.—The Times pub-
lishes the following letter :—" As a means of replying to
the numerous inquiries relative to the arrival of the fire
escapes at this fire, arising out of your report thereof '
on Saturday, allow me to say that, after careful
iestigatioe, I find that the nearest station
xford-street, opposite Dean-street) received the
alarm between 18 and 20 minutes past 11. The conductor
was quite ready, and used such exertion that within two
minutes he was at the fire with his fire-escape. It was the
immediate means of rescuing three children from the second
floor, all of whom must otherwise have perished, and the
conductor has severely burnt himself in bringing the last
of them out. After this further access was impossible.
While thus testifying to the alacrity of the attendance of
the conductor with his escape, I am sorry to be compelled
to say that a delay of valuable minutes occurred at the fire
before the escape was seat for, and 1 have no hesitation in
declaring that had the first thought been to send to the fire-
escape station (not 300 yards distant), the whole of the chit.
drat might have been saved. —I remain, Sir, yours obediently,
SAMPSON Low, Jun., Secretary Royal Society for the Pro.
tectioe of Life from Fire. 47, Ildgate-bill, KC, Dec- 29."
A BALLET GIRL ON FIRE AT THE BRIGHTON
THEATRE.—Ou Saturday evening last an accident, which
fortunately was not attended with such serious results as
was at first anticipated, occurred to one of the ballet girls
at this theatre. During the representation of the panto-
mime, the performers were making preparations for the re-
ception of one of the great personages, when one of the
ballet girls approached too near the foot lights and her dress
caught fire, The scene in the theatre cannot be described
on paper—it completely baffles all attempt at description.
Women fainted and were carried out of the house, and the
shrieks were terrific. Fortunately several gentlemen were
on the stage, and succeeded in extinguishing the flames, and
when order had been restored, the manager, Mr. Nye Chart,
banded io the poor creator* in order to let the audience see
that she was not so much injured as had been anticipated.
We are also told that she appeared on the stage at a later
period of the pantomime. We are glad to say that the ma-
nager has decided in future to have wire work over the foot
lights, which will prevent any similar rioei4ent.—Sesseez
EVI7RLAUGHTER BY FURIOUS DRlYlNG.—Yester-
day afternoon Mr. Wm. Carter ludd an inquiry at the Duke
of ClareeeeTavera, Kennington, respecting thedeathaf Henry
Polley, aged 18. who was killed on the previous Monday.
under the following circumstances. Stabbings, 187 P,
said that about five o'clock the previous Monday evening be
sew a cab driven along at a furious pace (ten miles an hour)
towards Kennington-park. Deceased was in the act of
stepping off the kerb to cross the road when the cab turned
round the corner at the same rate and knocked him down.
The wheel passed over hie stomach, doubling him up. At
that instant the cabman called out, but made no effort to
pull up. Witness stopped him, but he refused to come
back. Witness insisted upon his doing so, and placed the
deceased, who was bleeding, in the cab, and asked the
driver to take the lad to the hospitals He positively re-
fused. He was the worse for drink, and witness took him
to the station. He was let go, but when deceased died the
next day the inspector ordered witness to take him again
into custody. He was therefore not now present. The
Coroner said that it was strange that the police should
manifest such eagerness to interfere with the powers of the
Coroner's Court on every occasion that they could. Their
conduct deprived the accused of the opportunity of giving
any explanation, or of contradicting any exaggerations or
mis-statements, thus left the court no option but to re-
turn verdicts of manslaughter on ex parte statements. Mr.
S. &ashy, a merchant, corroborated the testimony of the
policeman. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter
against Frederick Wootton. the driver of the cab."
THE ()ANTLER MEMORIAL.—The committee ap-
pointed to realise a fund for this object have received
1,0001., and a fell-length statue of the great factory king
is to be erected in one of the principal towns of the West
Riding—probably Bradford—where the short time move-
meet originated.
. .

The Boston Traveller says that thouuseds of
blacks and whites will starve is Louisiana and Mississippi
this winter, owing to the dearness and scarcity of pro-
visions.

SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.)

Two olhoor.

The railway market is generally firm, but busi-
ness is circumscribed, through the attention of
the dealers being mostly occupied with the
fortnightly settlement, to be completed to-day.
London and North Western, Midland, and Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire stooks haveimproved kper cent.,
and South Eastern j. Great Northern is firm.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
97i to ; Great Western, 68 to 1 ; Midland,
1281 to 129; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1091 to
; asledonian, 114 to 116; South Eastern,
84 to I ; Great Eastern, 461 to ft ; Great
Northern, 124 to 126} ; and London and South
Western, 104 to 102.

Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are steady,
at sl to 4 prem. Antwerp and Rotterdam and
West Flanders are inquired for. Indian railway
securities are firm, and Canadian quiet.

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

The funds to-day are firm, and the tendency of
prioes is rather favourable, although there is scarcely
any actual advance. This is settling-day in shares
and foreign stocks. Several of the principal English
railways present an improvement of lor per cent.
although the market remains very deficient in
business. A good effect has been produced
in the Stock Exchange by the arrival
of an enormous amount of specie (as referred to
below). Foreign stooks are still rising.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentals opened at
70fr. 16c., being bc. better than yesterday.
Consols are quoted 924 to 4, ex div., for
money, and 92 9.16 to 11-16, ex div., for the ac-
count (Jan. 8). The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
924, 1, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921
4; New Three per Cents., 921, 4 ; New Two-and-a
Half per Cents., 754 ; Bank Stock, 234 ; India Five
per Cent. stock, 1071, 1084 ; ditto, for account,
1081 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863,
1001 ; ditto Bonds, 295. prem. ; Five per Cent.
" enfaced" rupee paper, 1054 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 1121 ; and Exchequer Bills, 13x,
9s. prem.
Foreign stocks are firm, and the tendency of
prices in most cases is upwards. Portuguese
and Venezuelan scrip, as well as Italian
Five per Cents., are in better demand.
The Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted 84 to 85 ; tat
of 1858, 701 to 71; that of 1862, 714 to 1 ;
the Consolides, 411 to 4, showing a fresh rise of
per cent. ; Venezuelan scrip, 14 to 14
dia. ; Russian scrip, to 4 prem. ; Portuguese
scrip, 4/ to 1 prem. ; and the New Peru-
vian Loan, 93 to 4, being decidedly higher.

Transactions are recorded as follows :—Braxil-
ian, 101; ditto, 1852, 1858, 1860, 934 ; Buenos
Ayres, 99 ; Egyptian, 954, 4 ; ditto second
issue, 95, 943 ; Greek, 16, ; Italian, for
account, 724, ; Mexican, for acoount, 324 ;
Peruvian, 1862, 934 ; ditto, for account, 934,
93 ; Portuguese, 1862, 484 ; ditto scrip,
44 prem. ; Russian, 98; ditto 1862, 943, ; Sardi-
nian, 824 ; Spanish Passive, 234, i ; Turkish,
1858, 704, 71 ; ditto 1862, scrip, 34, 3,
34 prem.; ditto paid up, 714, 71, f ; Venezuela, for
account, 244 ; ditto scrip, 14 dis.
The arrival of 887,0001. in specie is announced
to-day, the Shannon, from the West Indies, having
brought 685,0001., and the Mouarch, from Mel-
bourne, 202,0001.

Fouz o'CLoca.

Consols are quoted 94 to t, ex div., for money,
and 921 to I, ex div., for the account, being firm.
There was an active demand for money yesterday
in all quarters, including the Bank of England. In
the Stock Exchange the demand has decidedly in-
creased, and less willingness has been shown to
take in stock at the settlement now in progress.
The cause appears to consist in the fashion of piling
up large balances at the bankers at the close of the
year. In consequence, as much as 6 and 7 per
cent. per annum was paid yesterday for loans on
many kinds of foreign stooks until the next settle-
ment. It is probable, however, that with the turn
of the year renewed ease will prevail.
The Vienna Bourse is still buoyant, and the ex-
change continues to move in favour of Austria,
having descended on Saturday to 116.75.
The circumstance that the prices of Indian rail-
way stocks now include 6 monde' guaranteed in-
terest is bringing these securities into increased
notice, and the market for them has shown as
upward tendency for some days past.
The half-yearly meeting of the Brighton Railway
Company is convened for the 29th January.
A general meeting of the National Discount
Company is called for the 21st January.
The Master of the Rolls proposes, on the 15th
January, to make a call of 14s. per share on the
contributories of the Defender Fire and Life In-
surance Company.

The third annual report of the directors of the
London and Mediterranean Steam Navigation
Company, to be submitted at the meeting on
the Slst instant, states that the amount earned
by the company's steamen, Sicilia and Italia,
" notwithstanding the delays and interruptions
occasioned by the constant breaking down of the
machinery, is very considerable, and proves that
the trade of Italy provides an abundant and
profitable freightage from and to the Port of
London." The report concludes as follows :

In oonclusion, the aireeton desire to ware the share-
holders that, while they regret that the present report is not
of a more satisfactory kind, they matins' to entertain the
same favourable opinion of the trade in which the company
is embarked, and that they will adopt every means in their
power to reader its operations as speedily as possible pro-
fitable to the oompany.

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A paragraph in the report of Mr. John Ball, the
auditor, is annexed :
The profit and kr account exhibits • balance repre-
senting loss co the working of the period of 2121. lls. :
this result is due to the circumstance that very heavy
amounts have been paid during the period for repairs and
alterations to the original machinery of the ships, which has
proved • failure, and has necessitated not only extensive
current repairs and alterations, but also the construction
of new engines and boilers at a large outlay, the first in-
stalment of which outlay, namely, 4201., appears in the
balance sheet as a separate item.
It is notified that the bonds of the province of
Canada, issued on the occasion of the purchase by
the government of the stock held by private parties
in the Welland Canal, and which mature on the lst
proximo, will be paid in due course by Messrs.
Glyn and Co.
Messrs. A. F. Ridgway and Sons, of Leioester-
square, have announced that they will pay the
interest due the lat proximo on the City of Auck-
land Debentures. _ _ • -

The Ballarat has arrived from China with
734,697 lbs. of tea and 1,369 balsa of silk; the
Northfleet, with 1,020,936 lbs. of tea ; the Assy-
rian, with 617,407 lbs. of tea and 865 bales of silk ;
the Crysolite, with 566,100 lbs. of tea ; and the
Prince Alfred, with 907,200 lbs.
The well-known Diaries and Pocket-books for
1863 of Messrs. Letts, Son, and Co., of the Royal
Exchange, are now in course of issue, in every
variety of size and form. It is merely necessary to
remark that they ow.nbine all the excellencieewhich
have secured to them so large an amount of favour
from the commercial and general public.
The following extract from the commercial cir-
cular of Messrs. Geo. A. Lloyd and Co., of Sydney,
animadverts with deserved severity upon the reck-
lessness with which goods continue to be shipped
from Europe to Australia :
The commercial advice' are so far favourable that they
report a diminution in the value of shipments from Eng-
lend, which we hope will continue to be the cue in sae-
seeding months. Trade during the post month has been
very dull, and sales have been made with greet difficulty.
With the exception of cotton goods, which cannot be
bought at any price, as holders will not part with them,
we are unable to specify a single article in which • brisk
trade is being done. Rum and Geneva have been shipped
to this market lately in excessive quantities, end are sow
in consequence very much depressed. Rum 90 o.µ cannot
be quoted at more than 3e. sd. per gallon, while Geneva is
almost unsaleable, the prima offered by buyers being such
as no importers can afford to accept. Two ships arrived in
use day this month from Rotterdam, bringing 27,000
cases of Gemini, and we are informed that thou shipments
Sr. only a portion of contsucts for 50,000 cases purchased
by one house, sod 16,000 cases by another ; now, when it is I
remembered that our total consumption does not exceed
6,000 gallons per week, it will be seen that the two 'him
just arrived have brought sufficient for live months' con-
sumption. We have also advice. of the Hellevoeteluis,
having sailed for Sydney with 16,000 cases, and the
IConinklijka Nederlandsche Yscbtclub with 14,000 case',
orse half of which are for Sydney, with another ship of the
same size loading in Rotterdam entirely for Sydney. It will
therefore be apparent that with 15,000 cease in stock,
17,000 jut arrived, and 48,000 on the water, all for Sydney,
where the consumption is only 1,250 cues per week, we
are likely to have Geneva cheaper in Sydney than it is in
' Holland • and to make matters worse, shipments of a
.
similar character are going forward both to Melbourne and
Geelong. Under such cucumstancee. our friends who are
thus shipping will gain experienoe at rather too serials • mat

MONDAY Emma.

Consols, which dosed on Saturday at 924 to f ex
div., both for money and the Bth January, opened
and closed to-day at the same quotation.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, Pit 1, 4 ex div. ;
ditto for account, 92f ex div. ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 921, 4; New Three per Cents., 921, 4, f ;
Bank Stock, 232, 233; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1084, 108 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1864, 1004 ; ditto Bonds, 26.. prem. ; Five
per Cent. " sawed " rupee paper, 1064, f, 4 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1124.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quoted
108 to 4, ex div. ; India Bonds, 26e. to 295.
prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 13e. prem.
Foreign stocks continue to meet with • good
deal of attention.

The share7;itbe Alliance Bank of London and
Liverpool rose about 11. to-day, closing at 8 to
84 prem. London and Buenos Ayres Bank and
Standard Bank of Africa have likewise improved,
while London and Colonial Bank have declined.
Misoellaneous shares experienced little alteration.
There were some inquiries for Ottoman Gas.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 6j to 7
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 2 9-16 to 11-16 prem.;
Universal, lf to 14 dia. ; North British and Mercan-
til*, 15 to ; Commercial Union, jto f prem. ;
and London and Provincial Marine, j dis. to par.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—London and Northern
Bank, par to prem. ; Bank of Scinde, Punjaub,
and Delhi, par to prem. ; Bristol and South
Wales Zinc Smelting, j to 1 prem. ; Socidte EDAM.
dere of Egypt, to prem. ; London, Birming-
ham, and South Staffordshire Bank, to j prom.;
Anglo-Portuguese Bank, j to 1 prem. ; and Oil
Wells of Canada, j to 1 prem.
The new shares of the Atlantis Telegraph Com-
pany were quoted to j prem.
Natal Government Debentures were inquired
for.