The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-14 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULARS.

Prompted by a morbid feeling which exist' in the minds
of so many people, crowd' during the whole of this morning
surrounded the house in Waterloo-road where the above
murder was committed, and amongst whom the wildest
rumours circulated as to the cause of the act, and the mode
io which it was perpetrated. One thing is certain, how-
ever, that a fearful struggle must have taken place, as the
mans hands and face were severely cut, evidently by the
instrument which caused the de►th of the woman. The
men alleges that he was first attacked by the woman, and that,
wresting the razor from her, he cot at her iu self-defence,
and had no idea until be saw the woman ly iog on the Boor
that the wound he had inflicted was of such a fearful de-
scription.
The prisoner was removed this morning to Southwark
police-court in a cab, strongly guarded by policemen, and
followed by the yells and hootings of the people.

EXAMINATION AT THE sOUTHWARIC POLICE

'ooliii-COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL.

This morning, long before the court was opened,
a dense mob of persons crowded about the doors, anxious to
be admitted, it being understood that the man Wright
would be brought up for examination. Shortly altar the
liminess was oommenced the prisoner was placed in the
dock before Mr. Burcham, charged with the wilful murder
of Matis Grew. He is a youngish-looking man, about 30
years of age. of light complexion, and a short beard, but no
whiskers. He seemed very collected when taking his place
in the dock ; but, after looking round the court a little, his
couuteuenoe fell, and he seemed much &jetted during the
examinatioo.
Ann Ireland, a young woman occupying the first-floor
front room of 11, Waterloo-road, said that the prisoner and
deceased lived lathe room above. They seemed comfortable
together up to Saturday night, but at 4 o'clock en Sunday
morning witneen use roused from her slumbers, and on open-
ing her door to entertain what was the matter, she mot the
prisoner coming from his room, with his sleeves tucked up,
and one of his some bloody. She ran up and found deceased

on the floor, bleeding from cute in the throat. She was DO(
then dead, as she feebly told witness, " He hail cut my
threat" flee pu the alarm, and the polio, were called in.
Mr. Hump, surgeon, 88, Waterloo-road, said he was
called in to 11, Waterloo-road, and in a room on the sewed
floor he saw the dammed lying on the flow with her threat
out in a frightful manner. The main arteries wars asvered.
which wu sufficient to cause death.

Edward Newton, Police-constable 76 L, ssfd he was
celled into the hones end found the princess in the room
war the deesseed. A razor wee handed to wits's% end the
wham said, " I did it with that, end I suppose I shall
bang." Witness then took him into custody.
The prisoner declined to ask nay of the witnense
questions, and made no snorer to the charge.
. .

Mr. &velum committed him for trial at the puma 014
Bailey sussioas, sad he was at coca remand to Newpre,

Canrierr COUNCIL—On Friday summonses were
issued from the Foreign-office for a cabinet council to be
held on Wednesday next, ad Lord Palmerston's Aida! resi-
dence in Dowsing-street. Viscount Palmerston remains at
his town residence, Cambridge House. The Duke of New.
castle, who is better, costiaess at Thomas's Hotel. Lad
Russell is residing at his Lodge in Richmond-park.—
Observer. _ _ _

DEATH OF MIL GODFREY, BANDMASTER OF TEE
COLDSTREAM GUARDS.—ne death is announced of Mr.
Godfrey. the veteran bandrouter of the Coldstream
Guards, which honourable position he had filled for wady
40 years. Some of the most popular instrumentalists el the
day bed been under his tutorage. Hr. Godfrey, who was
in his 75th year, had the esteem of his officers, and likewise
those under his command. He sou only ill a few boon.
DEATH or DR. PARAF.4.—We regret to announce
the death, after a lingering illness, of Dr. William &rosy
Parkes, who expired last Friday evening at his residence, la
vernem-terrace, Kensington-gardens. The e.seesael gen.
tleman married some few years ago Mm Amy Bedg wick, the
actress.
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THE HEALTH OF SIR WILLIAM BROWN.—The
health of our venerable townsman, Sir William Brown, still
cautious' a source of anxiety among all clams. Towards
the rad of last week it was considered that more (avowable
symptoms had manifested themselves, and up to yesterday,
at one o'clock, he wee reported as no .one.—Liverpool
Albion._ _ _

gT.PADVIS CATHEDRAL—The Bilhop of London
has conferred the hooorary canonry in St. Paul's Cathedral,
vacant by the death of tie Rev. Alexander APCaul, D.D.,
nom the Rev. Edward Hayes Plnmptre, M.A.., Profewo of
Pastoral Theology, King's College Landau ; and the hono-
rary canary in the same cathedral, vacant by the death of
the Rev. T. Ainger, LA, upon the Rev. Thomas Fraser
Stooks, LA., incumbent of St. Ann's, Highgate-rise' for
manyyears boo. secretary of the London Diocesan CLunli
&althea Society.
CHARTER-HCIIISE COMMEMORATION-DAY. —Sahli,
day being the anniversary of the death of Thomas Sutton,
the founder of the Charter.houm, war kept within the
old building with the usual appropriate celebration—
Divine service. a Data oration, lad • marmot in the tall ;
the stewards for the year Wog the Bight Hon. Lord Tnuo,
Mr. Charles Cavendish Clifford, IL P. for the Isle of 'Wight;
Colonel J. Clark. Mr. John Leech, the celebrated utast ;
the Rev. Sir Charles Clarke, Bart., vicar of Haswell,
Middlesex; the Bev. Janie Stuart Hippesley Horner,
prebendary of Wells ; the Rev. James Marshall, one of the
masters in Westminster School; and the Rev. G. T. More,
student of Christ Church, Oxford, lately one of the master.
of Charter-house School ; all, of coarse, old Carthusiam
The school broke up for the holidays nominally on Friday.
Most of the scholars left on Saturday. The school will
meet again on the 21st of January.
COLLEGE or Pam.x.rroos. —At a meeting of the
council of this corporation on the 12th Mat. the dip;orna
of licentiate to Mr. L E. Pinches, R A., and to Mr. E J.
Weightnian, A.C.P. The following ladies and gentlemen
were elected members of the college :—Mr. T. W. Bonnie,
Gainford Academy, near Darlicgton ; Min Frances Copley,
Margaret-street, Wilmington-Noon ; Monsieur A. Hank
Newtoo- Glasgow ; Mrs. T. G. Kelley, Milton-Ur.
race. Vauxhall- • toed ,• Mr. Philip Norm, Pis Nast.
Reed,
School, Mold ; Mr. R. E. Pugh. Tredepr; Mr. W.
St. Mazy, Newington ; sod Mr. M. A. Rees, High
Wycombe.
THE VACANT JUDGESHIP. —Tb ere is a rumour
in the courts of law, this morning, that the Lord Chan-
cellor has offered the seat en the judicial bench, rendered
vacant by the death of Mr. Justice Wightnian. to Mr.
Serjeant Shee, sad that the lamed gentleman has accepted
the appoistmeet.
WILLS AND BEQVESTSI, —The will of Mrs. Sarah
Brydges Willyams, of Mount Braddon, Torquay, widow at
Janie Bredges Willyams, of Carnanton, in the county of
Cornwall, Req., and colonel of the Royal Cornwall Militia,
has been proved in the Prerogative Court by her sole sur-
viving executor, the Right Hoc. B. Disraeli. The testatrix
by this instrument, dated November, 1837, after some
legacies to her godchildren, bequeaths the whole of her
estate to the said Right Hoe. B. Disraeli, "in tortimony of
her affection and of bar approval and admiration of hi
efforts to viodicate the mos of Israel." Personalty anon
under 40.0001.—Timm.

THE DUKE OF BEDFORD'S CHEIATNIAN STOCK.
The 24th annual sale of fat stock took place at the Park-
term, Woburn Abbey, on Friday. Thies was a large at-
tendance of buyers from London, Oxford, and the principal
towns in the South-Midland Counties. The stock consisted
of 66 Hereford, Devoe, Scotch. Highland, and crass-bred
oxen and hoiden; 3'. Down ewe, half-bred, shearliog, three.
year-old, Shropshire, Scotch, and two-year old cross-bred
mothers. and 40 pigs. The prior for the sheep ranged from
475. to 92e. a head, the highest figures being obtained for a
lot of prime four-tooth half-bred mothers, and the average,
71s. 7d. The cattle also sold well, particularly the Rae-
ford. and Soots. The prices were from 211. to 47/. 10s.,
and the average 291. 9& 7d The proceeds of the sale weft—
sheep, 1,1301.; cattle, 1,9751. pigs. 1721.—total. 3,277/.
EMPLOYMENT or CHILDREN IN THE POTTERIEt--•
The committee of the Staffordshire Potteries Chamber at
Commerce have issued a report on the above subject. The
committee assert that the half-time system of the Factory
Acts is for several reasons voids pted to the pottery trade.
They regard as a backward step the proposal of the Royal
Commissioners to legalise working from so early an age IA
eight years, and they point out that a system cf official
inspection would be productive of peat cost and annoy-
ance to the manufacturers. The report concludes in the
following terms :—" Having thus gone through the dif-
ferent proposals contained in the commissioners' report,
we shall now conclude with the following summary of the
principal points to which we think attention should be
directed in any legislation that may take place so the sub-
ject : —l. Prohibition of employment in the maoafictories
'of all children under ten years of age. (Every child to be
entitled to receive a certificate of age from the registrar of
births without charge.) 2. Requirement of a proper coarse
of education in the case of children between 10 and 13 who
have not learnt to read and write 3. Prohibition of work-
log overtime, oc during meal times, by children under 13.
4. Ascertaining the best practical means for improving
those depa!tmenta of the work in the manufactories which
are found injurious to the health of the workpeople."
THE ISLE or WIGHT FORTIFIC TION-. —The greater
portion of the workmen employed at the Sandmen Fort were
Paid off on Tuesday last, is °onerousness of the works Win
suspended for • time, es it is contemplated to nuke cos-
siderable alterations in the present pleas, so as to be m-
elded to mount guns of heavier metal than waist first it
tended.—Hants Independent.
DONATION TO THE NEW YORK POOR BY THE Rls
NIAN Orriceas. —The officers of the Russian Meet subemited
4,500 dollars prior to their departure for Hampton Road%
for the benefit of the poor of this city. and Admiral Lie
eaffsky has enclosed the &mould to Mayor Opdyire.—.Mo
York
THE MBSION To Monocco.—We have stated in
a former number that in censequesce of cruelties practised
by Spanish officials on Jews on the coast of Morocco. Sir
Moses Montefiore had been charged by the Board of Depu-
ties of British Jews with It mission to Morocco. We are
now able to announce that letters from Madrid, which ar-
rived in town on Saturday last., state that Sir Moan bed
been favoured with an audience by the liners and kiog of
Spain, and that the worthy beronet was highly satisfied with
the result—Jewish C7.roniele. _

CHARADES SF CONIFIEDNE. —A charade was per-
formed at Compiegne on the word Cminve. The syllable
6,ur was represented by a Sultan, personified by M. Aguado.
surrounded by a number of charming women. The eat
syllable me was shown by four ladies &weal to represent
the four division. of life. The whole word was set forth SI
the tableau of Judith holding in her heed the head of
Holopberney the teme..e figure being dressed in a robe of
wondrous richness—gold brocade covered with diamombi.
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENI:LIsH AND FRENcH
NOrELlsrli. —Of the many differences between French rod
English novels one of the most striking is to be found in
the tutees. with which French novelists ester into the
busieess arrangements between their Ammeters, the appa-
rently well-founded coofidence which they .how in iliseuo
sing them. To an English novelidt, Oven if he is a novelist
of a high clam, all such matters are an unknown land. Thee
are palmed over in general terms. and every device is used
for the porpoise of avoiding details. French novelists revel
in such things. Perhaps a third of Ralzac's stories is filled
by minute *comets of the affairs of his characters. He is
as fond of financild statements as a chancellor of the exche
quer, and when a lady is to be merged, he appears t.. think
quite as much of the claims of the marriage contract as of
the marriage itself. Halsey carried this to a length which
was almost absurd. but he only exaggerated a Mete highly
characteristic of his coontrymen. One efTeet this is that
much more is to be learnt from novels *bout France thee
about England, and of the facts to be so learnt few are more
striking to an English reader than the comparative freedom
of adios of French married women in all matters of
business. In French novels the mother of the heroine, or
the heroine herself if married. is always taking an active part
in mow matters. She invents, she Apneulatea. she make.
hinnies with her huabend or her Bon-in-law, she bore sod
sell., and does as she pleases, till the English render, if not
unused to the miseries of trusteeshiµ wonders bon
the trustees of her settlement cooked sleep in their beds
without hideone visions of breaches of trust and irate equal'
fudges. His wonder would perhaps be increased if he knew
that on the other side of the Channel there are no marriage
settlements in our sense of the word, no trustee.. and no
courts of equity.—Cornhill Mafm:lnr for I>ecember.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittiap at Nisi Prins in Loactos.— (Before Lord Chief
Justice Erle and a Special Jan.)
IFIRMINGER r. IC4GLAND.

The was as action to recover damages for false imprison-
ment. _ _

--
Mr. ssejeant Shee and Mr. Wood appeared for the plain-
tiff ; and Mr. Serjeant Ballantine for the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant Shee, in stating the case, rid that the plain.
tiff was a merchant in London ; and he claimed to recover
damages for having been given into custody upon • charge
of felony. His father was until his death an oil merchant
in the City, and soon after he died his widow entered into
partoership with the defendant, and one of the terms of
partnership was that the plaintiff should be a clerk to the
orm ; but that neither partner should dismiss him
without the convect of the other. The plaintiff's
mother died in January. Itti2. bevies begeathed to him
one-third of her share in the business, and he was also joint
lessee with Mr. England of the business premises. The
plaintiff, therefore, was in the position of having • share
in the business, and of being an irremovable clerk ;
is fact, he was more a partner than • clerk. The
plaintiff in consequence of an accident suffered con-
cussion of the brain, and this caused him to be shunt
for some time from the country house ; and no doubt during
his illness he was not so tractable u he had previously been.
On the 13th of April last he went to the country bowie,
and took up an oleometer, which he claimed as his own, and
which certainly was in some sense his own, and be proposed
to take it away. The defendant, however, called a police-
man and gave him into custody upon • charge of stealing the
article, and be =uptakes before Mr. Alderman Humphrey, who
dismissed the charge. At the station the plaintiff was
searched, and there was taken from him a bill of lading for
a quantity of chicory, and the detention of We document
for • short time put the plaintiff to a considerable Memel:r-
elent*, and to an expense of 10!. As soon as the plaintiff
was at liberty he instructed his solicitor toile= a writ, but
that gentleman being anxious to pretreat litiga-
tion wrote in a courteous manner to the defend-
ant, asking him to express his regret for the
course he bad taken end his belief that there was no foun-
dation for the charge ; and also to return 220 francs which
belonged to the plaintiff. in answer the defendant wrote •
long letter making a variety of complaints in reference to
the plaintiff's conduct ; but in the course of the letter
he said, "That Mr. Firminger should have suffered
any iodignity, or annoyance I much regret," and
he added that Mr. Firminger, believed that the
oleometer belonged to him, and that there was no fouada-
tion for the charge of felony. The money was returned.
The defendant pleaded that this amounted to an accord and
satisfaction. The learned medusa, however, unleaded that
it was not a straightforward apology which a gentleman
should accept; coutaioing as it did a variety of insinua-
tions against the plaintiff.
At the conclusion of the opening speech his lordship
communicated in writing with the counsel, suggesting an
arrangement ; a suggestion, which was, after • time, ac-
ceded

fierjeant I3allantine said that be would coseent, on the
part of the defendant, to a verdict for the plaintiff for 251. ;
and at the lama time he made the fullest and mart un-
qualified retractation of everything that bad paned to the
prejudice of the plaintiff, and declared Mr. England's belief
that he had acted in haste, and without any justification,
Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 251.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The December amnion of the Central Criminal Court war
wooed this morning before the Relit Hoe. the Lied
Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Finish, the Sheriffs. Under
Sberiffsko.

Than en oely about 50 prisoners for trial at this armies,
and the proceedings are therefore likely to be very brief.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, emsgratulated
them on the prospect of their duties being very light. Al.
though the number of names is the calendar was small. be
vu sorry to say that the,. were four men which involved
the lose of buses life, hut of which only one was • chine
of wilful murder. In that man the prisoner wan a young
woman, and was charged with taking the life of her infest
d,ild. There could be very little doubt that the prisoner was
the mother of the child, and tluit the child died from violas"
but it would beta, the grand jury tory whether that violence
was intentional au the part of the prisoner. The sett
charge to which he called the attention of the grand jury
Van that of tsamilanghter, in which the prisoner was
charged with hay* esinsed the death of her htubsad by
violence. It vseased that the prisoner and deceased were
quarrelling, ri
ved demand used some abusive words together
with some nce towards the prisoner., and she wee mess
to strike hint over the head with sonnethteg, sod that blow
war said to have been the canes of death. The prronr
at first maid it wee a yard measure which she bad
used iu self-defenoe, but one of the within'ce de-
cribed it as being more like • piece of iron. The
prieoer afterwards said that the deoeseed wanted to fora
hu way into the room. and she to prevent hum tried to
pisch his knuckles I. the door and the iron bar fell upon
dim. The next charge was against a cabdriver for recklessly
driving. end easing the death of an aged female. It would
be for the grand jury to may in that case whether or not the
prisoner was driving in such • caroler manner as to make
him respoeiritda or whether it was as unavoidable accident.
The third charge of manslaughter was against
a Mager at one of the music halls, who, it
appeared, was called upon to sing one of his
Mil • third time, which the deceased did sot
appear to approve of, sod called out "Shut up." The pri-
mmer threw be hat at hint, and he called again " Shut up ; •
when the primmer jumped down and struck him with hie
fist on the head. He afterwards died, and the blow was
raid to have been the muse of his death. The surgeon bad
aid,however, that if the deceased had not bees drinking the
blow would not have mused death ; but his lordship reminded
the grand jury that if the prisoner in say way accelerated
the death of the deceased he would be guilty of man.
laughter. His lordship then alluded to • charge utmost
a man for unlawfully taking two children from the lawful
custody of their parents. tie exclaimed to the greed jury
that it would sot be secessery that the prisoner should
lake the children forcibly, es if it were done without the
Mowledge or ormeent of their parents. even if the child-
ma cosiest, be would be equally guilty. His lordship
alluded to • ass of raps, and then dismissed the grand jury
to fulfil their dirtisa

Rickard P;rlissi Ridley, 33, soldier, remounted from
last saunas, was indicted for noLtwftdly eedeavoariag to
riotais by false protease' the sem of 3001. from the British
Mutual Investment Loan and Discount Oompany. The
primmer Tina also charged with making a fake declaration.
To both indictments the prisoner pleaded sot
Mr. Gifford sad Mr. Williams prosecuted; Mr. Sleigh
drisaded.

From the opening statement of the prosecuting COOll.ll
it appeared that the prisoner had been formerly in the
brigonn Guarda, and afterwards beoomirig in want of money.
be applied to the Mutual Lout Company for the lose of
300 i. He was salted what security be could give,
when be stated that he was entitled to a
reversiouary intermit of a fourth share of 3,0001..
then invaded in the Three per Ceuta.. This, he
noted, would descend to him upon the death of bin mother,
who was then 76 years old. The seeretary of the lass
mummy told him that it would be °savagery to make in-
letries of the trustees of the will, when the prisoner urged
him [tot to do that, ag if it was heave that he was applying
far a logo his proved, might be injured thereby. It was then
imposed that he should make • declaration, which he
solemnly affirmieg that he was entitled to a part of
the Property is question. It was afterwards discovered that
bebe bM parted with his interest in the 3,0001. some time
ore.

For the dehisce it was contended that the prisoner had
ltrdrertently confounded the property in questioa and
wwe other to which be was entitled together, and so created
the confusion between the two.
The jury found the defendant Guilty.
Sultana) wu deferred.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
The December adjourned geoeral mission el the peace for
the cosety of Middlesex cererreeced this morning at the
iiessionshome, Clerkenwell-greem before the Amistana.
J adge and the following magistrates:—Mr. Peered! (chair-
-o~of the beech), Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Farberb Mr.
pine. Mr. Loveland. Mr. F. Palma, Mr. Negri
17.11"t°' 9°.__The, Mr. Rankine, Mr. Jobs Bentley, Mr.
e•arna Mr. weenies, and Mr. Charles White.
The Weeder contains the names of 75 prisoners for trial,
of whom ere Indicted for (eke., 15 ea for miedemnor.
ThOu°11"18 of ideation ere m follows :—Neitber reed nor
'rite. 15 read ally. 12 reed eel wise imperfectly, 39 read and write well, 5.
The grind jury having been more.
The Aesistset Judge briefly addressed them as to the
ware of their duties, and then dismissed them.

.k NRENIN IN WFATERN Rusista.—A letter from
A ilna, in Western Russia, conteios the following :—" no
lenher of persons arrested ia this city aloes frost the
ow:ampere:eat of the imurrectims to the 20th Aqui
embed the eaormous number of 1,245-1,147 men, sad N
"mcc• Acton them were 40 Roman catholic pried; two
44^ of charity, one priest of the Greek church with hie
c4hter, 105 1ud...., 523 nobles, 333 peanut. 46
alf:men, 4 profseson, 16 medical men, 33 clerks or shop.
''',,°' 13 *Witt., 29 militaa7 pensioners, he. All classes
°' irides hare furnished their contingent. The small town!, in the neighbourhood have not suffered lass. At
'tlk9ruir, the number of pence, imprisooed during the
Mind a
women and 4 armee. What ma be more
Neut. than figures r 1

THE ANNUAL GREAT CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

The important annual gathering of which we are
now about to give • brief sketch, is replete with interest for
the grazier and butcher, and we may also say, indirectly for
the general public. The grazier not only looks for the
reward of many months of anxious care and thoughtful con-
sideration in • fair return for his outlay of capital, but hopes
to find he has surpassed his neighbours by producing,
in one respect or another, • superior animal.
The butcher expects to share, in some degree.
in the grazier's success by being able to present
to his customers • more available article ; and the general
public is benefited by the improvement which we have bad
the pleasure of recording from year to year. The excellence
at which the science of cattle breeding has arrived is doubt-
less mainly owing to the wholesome competition evoked by
the prizes offered by the Smithfield Club and provincial in-
stitutions of a similar character. And while we must con..
fee that there is still much to be accomplished, we cannot
but wonder at the great improvement which is to-day
apparent in almost every class of animals, es
compared with our recollection of • few years since. " The
supply of the cattle markets of Smithfield and other places
with the cheapest and beet meat" is the professed object
of the club just alluded to, mid from our observation of to-
day we cannot doubt that the attainment of that object Is
rapidly progressing. The number of cattle on sale has been
I steadily increasing for some years past, as our comparative
statement will show. The supply of sheep has varied very
much, but this is not the time of year at which they are ex-
pected to muster strongly; however,to-day these ere plentiful.
The average quality is very good, better than on the great
day last year. There are many superior specimens of every
breed and from every grazing district. Lincolnshire and
Leicestershire supply us with some splendid animals,
principally short horns. Thee, fully maintain the
reputation they have enjoyed for the last two
years. Their superiority over other breeds is,
perhaps, not so palpable on this occasion, not
because they have by any means retrograded, but because
others are better represented. We especially noticed about
thirty very excellent Highland Scots from the latter county.
There are more and better specimens of the Sussex breed
than last year, and the western counties have contributed a
more respectable proportion. There is a goodly array of
Scots and Herefords in first-rate condition. Indeed, it the
the universal opinion that • finer lot of beasts was
never before seen together. Trade is very slow for them.
The butchers are holding back in consequence of the large
supply, expecting to buy cheaper ; and salesmen are con.
,Lining of lower prices. The number posted up as that for
which space was bespoken was 11,169, the actual number
paid toll for was 10,370. The weather is very favour.
able, yet it is not probable that all can be sold.
The supply of sheep is large for the day. The long-wools
are much better than last year ; there are several lota of
extraordinary Sue from Lincolnshire and Giouceatenhire.

The Sonthdowns are sot eo wall repreeented as on former
occasions. There is a fair supply of half•breds. The
latter description meet with the readiest sale. The
butchers find them more marrimable for themselves,
sad more suitable, generally ■peaking, for their customers.
They are now grazed in almost all our grazing districts.
Trade is very slow for sheep of a prize character, yet they
realised about the same as usual on them occasions. We
cannot close this statement without expressing our satisfac-
tion at the arrangements of the market officials, sad it is
surprising th►t so large a collection of animals could be so
comfortably accommodated.
The following in a comparative statement of priors end
supply on the " great day" of this and ►he past five years:
_ _ _

THIS DAT,
.DIOC. 14, 1863.

d. ti d.
Beef . 3 4to 5 4 Berate 10,370
Mutton .. 4 6to 6 0 Sheep ... 26,290
Veal... ... 4 oto 6 4 Clakee ... 180
Park... . 3 oto 4 8 Pip ... 360
MONDAY, Die. 15, 1862. _ _ _

Beef ... 40 to 11. Ririe ... 8,430
Mattes ... 4 Bto 5 8 Blimp ... 20,90 D
Veal ... 4 oto 5 4 Ogres ... 178
Pork... ... 3 Bto 5 0 Pip ... 420
MONDAY, DEC. 16. 1861.
Beef... ... 4 oto 5 2 Beasts ... 8,040
Mutton ... 4 6to 5 6 Sheep ... 26,380
Veal... .. 4 4to 5 8 Calves ... 202
Pork.. ... 4 4to 5 4 Pip... ... 400
MONDAY, DEC. 17, MO.
Beef .. ... 4 4to 5 6 &este ... 7,860
Mattes ... 4 Bto 5 8 Sheep ... 19,560
Veal . , ... 3 Bto 5 0 Calves ... 210
Pork... ... 4 oto 5 4 Pip ... 515
MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1850.
Beef ... 44t0 6 6 Beale ... 7,560
Mutton ... 4 4to 5 6 Sheep ... 24,420
Veal... ... 4 4to 5 4 Calves ... 160
Pork... ... 4 oto 6 0 Pip... 430
MONDAY, DEC. 13, 1858.
Diet ... 4 oto 5 2 Beasts ... 6.424
Matto' ... 4 oto 5 4 Sheep ... 23,200
Veal ... ... 4 oto 5 0 Calves ... 115
Park ... 3 4to 4 0 Pigs ... 350

THE NATAL ACCIDENT AT ISLINGTON.

AWOURNED INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

•
This morning, Dr. lankester, the coroner, re-
sumed for the third time the inquiry into the circumstanced
atteednig the deaths of John Peace and Joseph Pearesorhe
were killed by the tellingly:lowa of the Wheats/waves publie-
house. Upper-street, Minton, on the morning of the 36th
Wt.

111. r. William Moseley, of Cumberland-terraes, Regent's-
park, said he held the chiles of district surveyor for Western
Islington. Hie duty was to carry out the requirements of
the Metropolitan Building Act. He had from time to time
to iospeet ~kiln progress to see that the rules end regu-
lations of the act were carried out, the primary
object being to see that buildings were erected with
refereace to prevent the spread of lire. Had no
power to interfere otherwise without special inetructioos.
He bad to see that the walls were of a certain thicknesa.
His duty did not extend to see that buildings were so con-
structed as to prevent their falling does. (Witness pro-
duced the sotsos he had received from Mr. Chapman, the
builder, in accordance with the act, on his ennameocing the
work.) To the beet of his belief the building in question wee
constructed in accordance with the requirements of the
act. The socidest must have occurred from circumstances
over which be had ao control. Had seen the building awe
it had (ellen. He thought the cause of the accident was
owing to the want of proper cohesion of the mortar and
cement. Had sent in a report to that effect to his superiors.
He thought the want of cohesion arose from the rapid rate
at which the building was run up. He saw nothing the
matter with the materials. He bad no power to interfere
with the rapidity of the building.
By Mr. Dennis—He thought the piers were not strong
enough for the building ; a solid well would have been safer.
The withal'. proceeded to state that he had several times
inspected the building, and had never found any fault
with it. Hs thought it was reckless on the
pert of the builder to undertake to begin
such a work ou the 14th of November, and to complete it
by the 25th of the following December. He believed the
primary cause of the acadset was the rapidity of the
erection. . . .

A mason named Kemp, who waa in the basement at the
time of the fall,was wader examination when our report lett.