The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1464.

posing of the water in which his imp has been I
steeped. He used perhaps to run it into the I
nearest stream, where it poisoned the fish. The
fishery laws now teach him that he must not do
that ; and somebody else teaches him that that I
fetid water, applied to the soil of his field, not
only immediately loses its foul smell, but marvel-
lously enriches the land.
All this experience, and the immediate interest
about the drought, and the stir about agricultural
improvement in Ireland, seem to point to brighter
days coming. The drawback is the old one—the
miserable fact of the insecurity of capital and
comfort and safety in that most quarrelsome
country. The demand for linen and ita raw ma-
terial is there ; the manufacture is there ; the
agricultural conditions are there ; the good will
and services of patriotic gentlemen and a favouring
government are there ; the lively Irish mind and
the loving domestic Irish heart are there, ambitious
for children, if not for self—that they should
prosper better than their fathers have done. But
there is still something else there, a curse which is
too likely to blight the golden harvest of prospe-
rity which the tillers of Irish soil might enjoy.
Belfast riots and agrarian murders stand in the
way of the millions of money which would pre-
sently be created in Ireland by flax and its seed,
if only capital and the occupation of land were
as secure there as in the other parts of the raided
Kingdom.

Int Court.

BALMOItAL, SOT. 7.

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke and
Dachas of Saxe Coburg and Prisms Helena, drove yester-
day to Loch Bulig, from whence they west to leohrory,
returning home by Tornahneh and Claim fibeiL
My Mosier arrived at the Castle on Monday and had the
honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal Family
last eight.

Despatches were sent yesterda► from the Colonislafflos to
the uovemors of the Falkland Wanda and Canada.

Tueir Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Edward of Saxe-Weimar hare left the West Cliff Hotel,
Folkestone.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster,
who are at omen: residing at Motcosabe House, will pro•
used to Scotland in a few days, on a visit to Sir Michael and
Lady Octavio Shaw Stewart. _

The Marquis and Marchioness of Claaricarde are
among the blab& visite= at 13adsa-Badee.

The Marquis of Hastings, the Earl and Countess
Howe, and Mr. Hastings and Lady Edith Hutinp, were
amongst the company putout at the annual meeting of the
Sparkenboe Farmers' Club, at Ashby-de-IsZoselto, on
Wisdom:lay.

et a meeting of the Curators of the Edinburgh
University, held on Wednesday, Dr. James Spence,
was elected Professor of Surgery, in room of the
late Profaner Miller.
The Cork Mathew testimonial committee resolved
at their last meeting —" That this committee respectfully
recommend the trade societies and other association who
intend Skies part in the ceremonial of unveiling the statue
of Father Mathew on the 10th of October next, to avoid the
use of party colours and emblems in their banners and other
decorations." A resolution was also adopted expressive of
the desire of the committee—" That all wands borne
is the proceed= should be tipped with while ribbon, as
emblematic of the purity of Father's Mathew's life."
The Marquis of Drogheda's fine schooner yacht
was io the Golden Horn, Constantinople, on the 31st ult.,
having the marquis and marchioness and a party of friend'
on board.

M. Emile de Girardin is at work on a drama in
three seta, to be called La Supplice dune Penne. It is
expected that it will be brought out at the Vaudeville
Theatre, Paris.

M. Lejean, French Vice Consul at Maeaaoua, on
the Red Sea, has arrived at Marseilles. M. Lejean, who
wee imprisoned by the Emperor of Abyssinia, and est at
liberty on condition that be should quit the country for
ever, left the English consul there in irons, in which he had
been placed by order of the Emperor Theodorns, for not
having given him a favourable answer to some absurd pro.
pod of nrirrisge.

The steamer Eldorado, from Alexandria, which
arrived three days ago at Toulon, brought a large collection
of wild animals presented to the French government by
the Kings of Siam, as well as two enormous chests full
of valuable seeds and vegetables. Among the beasts are •
Thibet bear, • Cardboge monkey, • Mongolian pheasant of
extraordinary eke and wonderfully beautiful plumage ; also
• miniature doe from Pegs, • magnificent Mekong tiger, a
black Siamese panther, remarkable for its eke end ferocity ;
a Barman peacock of singular beauty, two hooded pigeons,
of which the fecundity is so extraordinary that it is expected
to make the fortune of the fancier who may be able to
acclimatise them in Europe ; and a black watereerpeat, the
bite of which is said to produce the same effect as • violent
attack of apoplexy. To the above are to be added two
Siamese buffaloes, which in that strange country are trained
to run mete, as hones are is England and France.

Letters from Biarritz say that the town is pretty
full, although the imperial visitors of last year are sot ex-
pected. The Rassiaus seem to be patronising this halt
Spanish wateriarplace, amongst whom are the ?risme,
Labasoft de Roystoy, nre Princess Peakevitch ; the Primes
Gortchakoff ; Baron Meindorif, charge d'affeires at
Rome, &c.

His Royal Highneea Prince Humbert is amusing
himself by doing the ordinary sight-seeing of Paris and it.
environs. The other day he went to the fair of St. Ger-
main, and dined with his sister and the Priees Napoleon at
the Hotel Henry IV. The Havre journals state that Prince
Napoleon and Prioce Humbert are to leave that port oil
board the yacht der„me•Napoleoo for Cherbourg, whence
they will proceed to England.

The Italian Theatre at Paris opens on the let of
October. Amoopt the lady singers engaged are, Mesdames
Adomati, Charton Demeur, De Mirk Lablacbe, Barbara
Marchisio, Rorie& Pear°' Carlotta Marchisio, and Mdlle.
Adelins Patti. The male Magus announced are, MM.
Busgli, Corsi, Franchini, Nand's, Negrini, Dells Sadie, k.c.
The names of Mario and Tamberlik do not appear.

The Circassian refugees still afford busy work to
the Turkish goveroment transports. Several mailing vessels
had arrived at Constantinople daring the week ending 31st
from Trebizond and Sainsous with an aggregate of 2,200
Circassian, who were at once carried on to the colony form-
ing at Silivria. The Or/NZ Pseha had brought a flee body of
80 men, to swell the ranks of the C•rcaaalaiia who have
already entered the Turkish army.

A correspondent gives the following details from
'brads of a conflagration already mentioned by telegram:—
"A terrible conflagration broke out here in a large ware-
house for crude petroleum on the banks of the Danube
about] 2 runes from the town. The establishment belonging to
an English comp►ny has been completely destroyed, and the
loss is estimated at from 200,00 W. to 240,0001. The endea-
vours made to arrest the progress of the fire were useless, as
it found every minute fresh material accumulated in these
warehoaus. Cast-iron tanks, containing from 2,000 to
3,000 gallons of petroleum, burst with a terrific explosion,
and their ignited contents flowing on the ground extended
the fire in all directions, until it covered a surface of up-
wards of 30,000 square yards. The bridge, used as a landing
dock, and two barges were alio devoured by the flames."

It is estimated that 90,000,000 tons of water per
hour pare over the Fells of Niagara.

The Sandwich Islands are now exporting molasee
to C►lifornia.

The Dorset and Somerset Railway Company are
about to establish a steam-packet communication between
Poole and Cherbourg almost immediately. The Cherbourg
and Poole authorities hare agreed to exempt the steamers
from harbour dam.

SPIRITS IN PAsSLNORRS' BAGGAGR.—By a Th-
ready Limed regulation of the Commissioners of Customs,
their otßeers, throughout the United Kingdom, are in-
structed not to charge with duty any quantity not exceeding
a reputed quart bottle of drinkable spirits, of any strength,
when totted io the baggage of parasegers &mein,/ from
abroad. The great redactioa which has taken place in the
rata of duty since the former regulation was promulgated
forty four years ago—under which any quantity exceeding
a pint was chargeable—is assigned ma a justificatMa of the
relaxed rule.

Adriatic, like the Doge of Venice, but the Baltic,
and, perhaps, Finland. On her side, as neither
France nor England will interfere in her favour,
Denmark is forced to look to the north.
The Opinion Nationale bewails in a brief and ;
forcible manner the termination of the Cohen
affair. The court of Rome has replied to the angry
remonstrances of M. Dronyn de Lhuys, which were
to make the Vatican tremble to its foundation :
let. That the infant was a willing agent ; 2nd. That
the parents when warned by the authorities did
not reclaim the infant. It may be asked if an
infant has a right to dispose of himself, and what
the catholic clergy would decide if a catholic boy
of 11 announced his intention of becoming a pro-
testant. That the child was not claimed must be a
mistake, as the mother of the stolen boy went and
complained to General Montebello. " The poor
mother may cry her eyes out, France will do
nothing for her. It was, however, formerly de-
dared that the French army was not sent to Rome
to strangle Italian liberty, and that the general who
commanded it should not permit, under the shadow
of the tricolor, the commission of any act at variance
with the character of our intervention. These words
are forgotten to-day. The tricolor still fiCION4 over
Rome, but it is not liberty that is protected by its
shadow. The glorious banner whose folds carried
emancipation to all the nations of Europe, and
before whose glory crumbled the dungeons of the ,
inquisition, serves now as the aegis of fanaticism."
This writing is strong for a country whose minis- I
ters object to the policy of their master being I
questioned. The French flag has received another
insult, and is paying dearly in honour and money
for the protectorate she exercises.
Prince Humbert, who is out shooting to-day
with the Emperor at Rambouillet, spent a portion
of his morning yesterday in the public sewers.
For a complete history of these vast underground
works, see "Les Mialrables." Whilst Jean Val-
jean was trying to evade Javart in these nasty
but necessary excavations, the " thinker," as
Dumas calla him, wrote the history of their rise and
prigreee•
A new paper is about to be started here ; it is to
cost nothing, but to have it for nothing you must
subscribe to another journal.
This morning the market has been more
buoyant, and a fair amount of business done at an
improvement. Threes, for the account, are now
at 66fr. 80c. Mobilier has advanced to 1,016 fr.
Railway market firm, but without much anima-
, tion.

TOTAL LOSS 01 TES BASQUE DEVEBEUL

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG
WOMAN IN THE REGENTS CANAL.
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INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This forenoon Mr. John Humphreys, Middle.
sex coroner, held an inquiry at the Black Horse Talmo,
ICinpland-road, respecting the death of Ann Holliday,
aged 17 years, who committed suicide under very extreur.
dimly arcumstanoes.
Richard Arnold, 6, Duncan-street, Loudon-fields, said
that about 12 o'clock oo Thursday morning he was on the
Hamerstombridge when be saw the demand on the top of
the parapet. A girl named Louisa Francis had • hold of
her, and kept her up. Francis called out that she could
not bold her looger. Witness ran up and saved her. Two
policemen came up at the time, and one of them took her ioto
custody, bat the other said, "Oh, let her go ; she is afraid
to drown herself. She would not have done it if no one w..s
has." He let her go, and she went away from the cacti.
but witness saw bee turn up another strut. He foliose.),
her, and saw her rushing up the street towards the Queen's.
road bridge. He overtook her. and mid, " You are a very
foolish young woman" She said, " You do not know
all." A crowd gathered, and she asked the way to
Oambridge-heath bridge.. The people said, "She does
not mean to commit suicide." After a short time had
elapsed wahine saw her getting over a paling next the toe.
log path. Louise. Francis caught hold of her dress, but
she struck Francis in the fie, end saying "There is oo use
in your trying to stop me," forced herself clear. Witness
jumped the palings but fell, and deceased pins*
into the water. There was a dog present, and wit-
ness sent the animal in, but it was not strong enough
to pull her out. A crowd gathered, cud amongst them tire
policemen. The drags did not come for a loog time. ok
methane said that be would go in after deceased, but he
did not like the job, and he was ten 'Mentes taking off his
shirt and trowsers. He maid that some one in the crowd
stole his shirtpin, and when be went into the water be kept
his watch in has hand. He could not swim very well, md
he came out again.
Coroner —With five policemen standing by, did be think
it necessary to carry his watch in his band I
Witmer said that the gentleman was very vexed about
hie pis being stoles). The police said to him that he could
have taken twenty shirts off while he was taking off one ;
but they did not offer to go in themselves. Ultimately the
drags were nought, and deceased was got out, dead. Wit.
Dees could not tell who the rolicenian was that let the
dimmed out of his custody in the tint instance. Deceased
appeared to be sober.
Louisa Franca, 5, Mildmay-svenue, Ball's-pond, said
that deceased lived with bee. Oo the Wednesday night
she met Charles Nicholson, with whom she lived. I here
was a quarrel, he struck her, and she mid she would commit
suicide. She was not sober. She tried to commit suicide
two yews ago.
Charles Nl:Dolmen, • seller of "canaries," or stained
sparrows, about the streets, a respectably dressed young
man, said that deceased lived with him as his wife. Its
mat her on Wednesday in the street, and asked
her for the key. She refused it, and threw money and
mud in his face. He struck her with his open heed,
not with his het, mod pushed her down. He knew she
walked the streets, but be gave her money to live upon. She
bad takes poison mos. It was said she poisoned her child,
and she was arrested for it, but it was a mistake. The child
died. She lived with another befonshe lived with witness.

The parent; of the deceased said that she lodged three
doors from their house in Mildmay-avenue. She never had
a child, and she had only beep gives to loose ways for three
or four months. Other evideuee, however, was to a very
different effect. One witness stated that the deceased,
who wee a vary fine girl, had been " gay " to the knosiolgs
of tier parents ever since she was • child. She would not
have been 17 until May next.
The Coroner remarked upon the extraordinary nature of
the case. It was a preposterous act for the police to bars
let the deceased go free when they bad arrested her in the
very act of committing suicide. The state of profligacy (ba-
cked was a disgrace to all ooncerned.
The jury returned &verdict "that the demised onnmitted
suicide while is a state of unsound mind from drink and
debanehery."
The preosediap them terminated.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THD3 DAY.)

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The report of the Liverpool Licensed Victual-
lers' Institution, presented at the annual meeting yesterday,
states that there is a be/enos la favour of the benevolent
fund for the year ending Jane 30, 1864. of 3,509/. ; that the
balance in favour of the trade fund is 154/. ; end that the
total increase in the funds of the associatioe during the
pest year has been 1,5801.
PROHIBITION or TUB B 18110! or NATAL—Fa
some days post there has bees a remote which ken caused
considerable excitement is Leicestershire, that Bishop Co
lean ha engaged to preach at Lutterwerth, and also at
Claybrook, en adjoining village, next Sunday. The Rev.
Robert Henry Jchils4, who is the inctimbeet of these
livings, ginduated at Oxford in 1802, and may therefore be
supposed to be considerably more than 80 years of age.
The newly appointed Bishop of Peterborough (Dv. Jens')
has written to Mr. Johosoe, expressing a hope that be will
not allow Bishop Coleus° to officiate in his church, at the
same time intimating that if he dote so the Bishop of
Peterborough may feel it his duty to bring the matter under
the notice of the ecclesiastical courts.

Mnxr Ito op ma BarriiiAMOCIATION. The
banquets to be gives by the Mayor of Bata and Mr. Tite,
M.P., during the visit of the British Amociation to that
oily, will be on • sumptuous seals. The excursionists to
Frans, Salami', and the Valli will be entertained at a
luncheon in the Valle by Lord Cork, Lord-Lieutenant of
the county, and the ezeareitieists to Bristol will he also
provided with • hackie= in the Victoria Booms, Clifton.
given by the whine of Bristol. In • latter addressed to
the Mayor of Bath, Captain Chios, the secretary of the
Clifton Sniper irmi-bnrige Company, says he has ben
desired by the directors "to supremo their regret that
the bridge is not sufficiently forward for opening during
the visit of the Associatioe, for nothing would have bee
more agreeable to their feeliop and more appropristo
than opening that bridge for traffic in the presence of that
Association under whose auspices the fires stow was laid
ori the Someresiabire side over 30 year sgo." The Bath
Floral and Horticultural Society will bold their autumnal
floral fffie during the meeting, 'mated it over two days, and
admit members of the Association free. Many public
buildings and exhibitions will he thrown ogee for inspeetioo,
and the local committee and the citizens generally ars
doing their utmost to give the arms a hospitable sod
cordial reception. The Royal Pump-room will be used as
the Iteception•rocan oo sad after Monday morning, sod in
it a breech post-ofßos will be established for the 11001301•
modatioo of member and amorist e. _ .

Tim PLarrrartows. —The hop harvest has
°rimmed in all the districts of Kent and Soar, sod
picking has become general throughout both Mid sr
East Kent. Contrary to previously =terrier opinions,
the yield this yrr will by no mere prove so abundant
sus ; indeed the belief is now general that the crop will
scarcely oar up to that of last year. The late rains, it is
true, have effected some slight good, but coming as they
did so late, and followed by exceediagly cold and frosty
nights, their brat was bet rid*. The reports from
may at Um pleatations weir= the fears previously et•
reeled, a/ the hops rain her attacked by lice, but it is
hoped these have come too late to do seer mischief.
Mord, however, ie on the Manama, and it ie eslealsted that
as mar as rathird of the =tire plantatior are more or
ler effected. la the rear hopgrowieg district around
Maidstone it is believed that the mop will be awn, fair one.
and some splendid seaseies have bees picked I. Gee coed air,
but in the e*hboozhood of Canterbury it is thought the
yield will not be so large se sou °dearly believed.
the mire hire of hops these know' se JOINIS'S are deemed
the beet, and will yield she largest map. wails the usually
supers, Geldings an described as Wag iedifferent both is
questity sad quality, and altogether below the average of
former years. The impel and Ooiaphs promise but s
small sup with a sleckeemiLi=iorlslie this deseripthx,
of hops is going off. the erect of land
oars hap °Martian at bereft* and 50,000 mere',
the yield is likely to be shoat 6 eat. per sere, white would
be equiveleat to • duty of usher 150,000 f. at the old rate.
In comertteace of the uneatideetory condition of the act).
sad the probable de Wow is the yield, the prices of hove
ere very high, rid Mid Keats nurgieg frees 1265. to 146"
per cwt, aid Weald of Keats wgtag from 106 s. to 132..
per cwt The reonale frees He lisp prelatical are
lees satisfactory, and the crop will, it is thought, be far
from a large or"

TUE POLICE COCltiti.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
EITUILNID TRAINPORTS.

Charles Baxter, a returned convict, was charged with
being at the back of some premises at Isliegton with intent
to commit a felony. From the evidence it appeared that
the police, between the hours of 1 and 2 in the morning,
beard some dogs barking, and on their going to the be&
of the houses that abut on the canal, and making a search,
they fouud the prisoner concealed. Ou seking him what
le did there he said that he bad been to see his brother
and that be was returning home. No; believing his story
the. took him into custody, and since then they had
ascertained that a burglary had been committed near the
place at which the prisoner was apprehended. At that
spot a chisel was picked up which corresponded with
marks that were on the doors of the house that bad been
broken into. The prisoner had been tried for burglary and
sentenced to penal servitude, and previotui to that had
beet several times convicted.
'The prisoner said he was doing no harm, and he did not
know what a returned convict was to do. He amid get
DO work, could not steal, and if be walked about the police
took him into custody. What was he to do, for on this
orcaoe he was only returning home when he wee taken
into custody, and charged with an offence of which be was
Dot guilty.
The magistrate said that seeing the character of the
prisoner be could not doubt but that he wail at the place
for an unlawful purpose. He then sentenced the prisoner
to three calendar month,' hard labour in the House of Cor-
rem ioc. . . . .

• • ---
MTh/ prisoner said he had better be in prinon than hunted
. .

. .
WORSHIP-STREET.
POUR TIMES isasiD.

Just Grasslialc otherwise Prances Galloway, which name
its no. gave, was charged with attempting suicide by
strangulation under these circumstances :
George Willis, a carpenter, living in Presidentatreet, We-
end, said—This morning while at breakfut I beard the
strect.door latch move, and on going into the passage saw
the prisoner in the act of passing to the rear of the house,
she made several excuses for being there, and suspecting
that her motive was robbery, I gave her into custody ; she
was molter.

197 H took the charge She was put into
police-cell, and when I unlocked it shortly afterwards to
Min her to this court she was lying on one of the forms,
black in the face from the tightness with which a piece of
jape was fastened round her throat. I em certain that in
two minutes more she would have been dud. She said
nothing.
Police-constable 180 H—l have known prisoner for
years. Sir mouths since she was at Clerkenwell sessions
for steeling from a respectable dwelling-hoar ; previous
to that time, for a very cruel robbery of clothing from the
lodging of a poor family. In fact. she has been several
times untamed for that clue of offence usually com-
mitted by her, having in some way got into places onus&
by the occupants.
Bendel( (the gaoler)—On the 27th of last month she was
here on such a charge, and remanded. When the van came I
found her nearly dead in the cell, a piece of ribbon being then
tied round her throat so firmly that I could scarcely get it
cut. At the House of Detention she made a similar attempt
to destroy herself, and was kept under restraint until brought
here on the following week. She then expressed a wish
to die, and ultimately with two other prisoner on »mead
for trying to destroy themselves was ordered to find two
sureties in 20/. each, and their own recognisance, in 40& to
be of good behaviour for six weeks—this woman actually
obtained the bail u also did a youth named Tucker who had
endeavoured to poison himself. This is the fourth time pri-
soner bas been saved from strangulation.
Fully committed for trial.
WANDSWORTH.
INTRACIIIMMART PRLSERVATION TROY DRAWIIOI3.
_ . . .

Awe Wawa, a dissipated looking woman, Ti,WitobOre on
her face the reruns, of a black eye, wee placed in the dock
before Mr. layman, charged with attempting to drown her-
self in the Thames. _ _

John Kept said that on Tuesday afternoon he was @tend-
ing at the bottom of the Point at Wandsworth, where he
raw the prisoner at the back of the fence sear Mr. Langton's
brewery. He saw bee deliberately start away, run oa to a
wall, six feet high, and plunge off into the river. He imme-
diately unloosened a boat in which there were no sculls, and
shoved off to her. He caught hold of her head as she was
first going down, and dragged her into the boat. She must
have been drowned where she was, in fact at one time he
thought the was. An officer came and bathed her temples
with brandy.
Mr. Hayman (to the prisoner) —Have you any questions to
put to the wither!
Prisoner—No, sir. I don't remember anything about it.
Mr. Daman (to the witnese)—Was she sober
Witness—l should say not, sir.
Alfred Higgs said he saw the prisoner come down the
Point, apparently very drunk. and three men following her.
She stopped, and one of the men spoke to her. He left her
and turned back. Witness saw her jump into the river, and
assisted to get her oat
Sergeant Dudley said the prisoner had been detained at
the Wandsworth Union since Tunday evening.
Sergeant Girdler, 34 V, said be was called to the river,
and found the prisoner in a boat quite insensible. There
appeared no life in her. He obtained some brandy, with
which be rubbed her forehead, and poured a little into her
mouth, and in about ten minutes he found that pulsation
came. She could not speak for some time. Subsequently
she gave the name of Jane Wilson, and represented that she
lived in the neighbourhood of Hatton-gardes. He
conveyed her to the union, and on the way she
stated that she was a mother of children, and that
if wither was situated as she was he would do the same as
she had dons. A man whom the prisoner said was her hus-
band called at the station, and he refused to give any in-
formation about her.
. . _

There being no other evidence, the magistrate intimated
has intention of mending bee for
The prisoaer asked to be allowed to speak. She said she
wee very sorry for what she had done. She area under the
influence of drink at the tune. She asked his worship to
allow her to go.
Mr. Nyman replied that she bad been guilty of • great
piece of wickedness. . . .

,
The prisoner wee then remanded for a week, for the depo-
sitions.

FALL OF BCILDINGs IN THE CITY.—NARROW Es-
Can OF SEVERAL PEnsona.—(Tins DAY.)—This (Friday)
morning. ballroom the hours of 1 end 2 o'clock, the inha-
bitants of Limmstreet Ward were alarmed for the mooed
time this week by bearing a tremectious noise similar to •
clap of thunder. A general turn oat immediately took place,
when it was found that the walla sod remaiming portions of
the premiss destroyed by fire had, owing to the high wind
which prevailed ►t the time, been blown down. There
were, as is usual after • conflagration of such magnitude,
number of firemen left in charge of the ruins until the
sufferers have mad. out their claims against the insurance
companies interested, and it was at first feared that every
use of them had been killed, more especially as they were
satiotts to recover from the ruins come fireproof make.
Fortunately at the moment of the fall the men had left
that part of the premises, and were examining • safe they
bad hauled out of the ruins, which contained the whole
of the hooka, vouchers, and notes belonging to the firm, and
which were perfectly uninjured. This fire has unfortu-
nately been attended with • far greater destructiou of pro-
perty than was at first anticipated. A Mr. Strong, a cigar
manufacturer, who occupied • portion of the building, his
lost over 700 f. worth of property.
ALLEGED CRIIIDIAL AMAULT.—Lient. Sidney,
of the Royal Marines, stationed at Chatham, was a Moods/
charged before the Rochester magistrates with criminally as-
saulting Caroline Ledbury, 13 you'd ego. According to the
statement of the little girl, she went from home about 10
o'clock on the evening of the 1811 ult. to the fair yard,
Gillingham, with • Mrs. dewier, who left her there, sad she
then returned towards her home elate. On the road the
defendant " popped " out of the hedge before her, sad asked
her to go fora walk with him. She refused to dos°, on which
be threw her in the hedge, end. putting his haled on her mouth
proceeded to act in • yeasty indecent manner toward■ her.
She heard some (*obtain approaching, on which thedefendant
left and went away. Her chin was scratched by hi thumb
nail, and her frock was torn. Mr. Carter met her, and she
accompanied hint to look for the defendant, and they fouled
him coucealing himself behind a cottage. She had
seen the defendant before that night, end before he threw
her into the hedge he took off both bit gloves. It was very
dark. The man Carter, when called upon to give evidence,
mid that, on looking out for the man who had moulted the
girl, he slew the defendant coming out from behind • cottage
sod putting hie gloves on. Before the witness spoke to him
defendant said, ' I did sot touch the girl." Prosecutrix. on
teeing him, cried and screamed that he was the man who
had unsuited her. Witoein ant for • police.constable,
who took him to the station. From the statement of the
police.coostatde it would appear that the defendant wanted
to " make it op," and offered to give anything to avoid the
disgrace of the affair. Several marine officers were called,
aid gave the defendant the highest character. After • con-
saltation, the magistrate. committed him for trial, taking '
his own *scanty in 1001., and two other sureties of 501.
A SAD OceraaaNce.—Art inquest was held on
Monday evening at the Town-hall. Cardiff, on the body of
a boatman named Thomas Evans. 25 years of age, who met
his death under the following extraordinary circumstances :
—A little ke,fore 12 o'clock on Saturday night deceased was
in conversation with • young woman, to whom be would
have been married in the course of • fortnight, and was
sitting on the parapet of • bridge that crosier the canal.
It is said that be had been drinking, and his future spouse
had just previously induced him to leave a tavern. Whilst
in the act of kissing and hiddieg her "Cod might," dm
ceased's bead suddenly fell hack, and ►i. ~poised body
fa into the canal, his bead striking an abet/neat of the '
bridge. Horrified at the eight of the hod. is the water, !
the young wont.* reused the neighbourhood by her ammo
se she ran rowel to the landing-steps, and resolutely jumped
in to rescue her betrothed, bat from the shock abe had ens-
tined she was powerless to bring the body ashore. AM.
shims came, and medical testimony certified that death
had been noes/dosed by a fractured skull, causing contusion
of the brain. Verdict, "Accidental death."
CKYIITAL PALACIL ONE SZILLIVO DAT.
TatIPIDAT, Stet 8. Admiedons on payment, 7,699;
Ito by reason tickets, 1,906; total, 9,503.

ragllah and Scotch',
Irish
foreign

Most. Barley. MAIL Osta. Pear.
1110 1000 %TO 220 aria.
420
aeon
4440 3180 .. ONO 0220 180
1—
IMO 4270 84/4 27444 . 1210 NO

Total

LIVERPOOL COTTON k CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)
3T IMAM= AND 11711131•110 SAL T. 1101•11.)
(MOM 008 OWN COHIMPONDINT.)

COITON.—The general tone of the market remains very
doll aad list, prices motioning Ter/ irregular. Salsa pro-
bably 2,000 or 3000 bales.
Cone. —A limited atteedance at market ; wheat slow end
2d. lower ; dour, 6d. euier for barrels ; neaten); 20e. to
20e. 3d. ladle° corn a moderate demand, at 29e. for mixed
American. Beans, oats, and oatmeal nominally unchanged.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. —(THIS DAY.)

(IT UNITED lUNGDON 11.3CTNIC =LEO. NAIR.)
(ROY 001 OWN CONINSPONDKNT.)
Market depressed. New wheat Is. lower. Old rather
lower where sales us pressed. Beans, turn dearer. Other
articles unaltered.