biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-30

MUSIC AT TER CRYSTAL PALACE.

An interesting experiment wee tried here yester-
day, with the view of esessteining whether the tones of a
pianoforte wormild be selleleatly audible sad diMiset to
admit of its introduction into the scheme of musical per-
formances within this vast glue estdoeue. Reatilestisg
that the pleasant, has bequeath been found insffestive is
Bzeter-hall, and nosstiasse eves In gaudier areas, it striae
fairly have been amassed that the Inset instrument of its
Mass would searcely be heard in the esermens uses of the
Crystal Palau. To solve this Tunics, Messrs. Col-
lard, the well-known pianoforte makers, snowed
one of their read pianos to be pissed is
the metre trumps, on the platform venally sampled
by the band of wind isstramests ; -sad
J. L. Hatton, the pianist, bye anise of performance .n
venous styles, pat both the eapabilities of the piano sad
the pesslierities of the situation to the most complete and
satisfeeesey test. Costrasy to all expectation and theory,
the slut was admirable. Every note was distinctly hand,
eves in the softest passages; the tone, fir from being
assegre and this, as might nesessbly hive been predisted,'
we. fa 1, round, sad mmorens ; indeed, the most reassike-
his sad usupeeted malt was, in the power of scsessone
Malawi by the instrument in suit ea apparently sebum.-
able situation. Mesh of this may probably be din

to thoozorlissos of MOWS. Collard's piano, as. doubtless,
the psesliarly sharp sastallis finality which gasonlly ohs-
notarises tits foreign piano, although it night retain Its
brMisaoy, would be insapable is nob • locality of pro-
dada; say rew.fabils ants.
Mr. Baths, Mon powers as • vosalitt an seareely in-
ferior to his skill as a pianist, nog 'sunk soap in dtifwent
Mho ; and Mr. Vas Moddsgben (from /Minh) per-
famed on the wislia • diMsult Muria of his owa coma&
lasa with brilliant assondso. The elm ma to *very in-
stants ovaa Wm la tbs galleries Ma below, and no pos-
tal malt lofts. non ix doubt that whammy of what
is grusrally tamed " shambss mule" any be mat norm
tally gins alibis the Crystal Palm. It is to be hoped
that the dinstan will add this baton to their gown
plan, as it man ihil t• be gratifying to the visitors ; aad
whoa it is rannabarad that by far i larger pardon of Os
works of all the Mesita amporen assists of "Amber
neon" it Mows that the iatniostio• at sash works to a
Crystal Palm stalemating have a redadag sad elevating
btgsaa oa the popular tone tar the art.

The Hon. Tawas Hams& Howard numb ttr
Right Han. T. F. lasseft on a Comnisslonsr
Wood% Pm" and LW Mamma Hr. Reward
to a Webs: of thaw moat Sul ot dolfolk, and is
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Lusiowno. Ho sot fa podhamot boo le4l to
16111 tar
entbmongb. of Molmoskty, wham din
dodbik istmio powsrfol.
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mind with ow imp. that an as mono these thst sok
amilisk7 4360• P• raids 7411 gang to ow Crimes: II Hatilsrintis ons sal tem
Mara of too Mot. ProVeosor Otaltsmet nom lie pat at Coasiaatiasglo. Goosnl Tssadho
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London, England, 1855-01-02

THE NEW RETURN OF NEWSPAPER
STAMPS.

The return of newspaper stamps just issued gives
the idiewisi malts:
First Quarter. Siscend Quarter.
Daily News . . 319,191 348,044
'brain Herald . . 303,000 259,000
Mersin Post . . 206,000 229,000
Illornimg Chronicle. . 102,500 188,000
Express . . 177,133 198,389
Globs . . . 176,000 195,000
Sua . • . 168,000 192,000
liaadard . . . 103,000 104.000
London, England, 1855-01-02

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nun boat UM Odipps le, Ballafia-stran. by Two o'clock as the
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LONDON. TUESDAY. JANUARY 2.
•

LATEST
NEWS FROM ABROAD

THE CRIMEA.

Russian despatches from the Crimea of the 23rd,
show that nothiog important had occurred before
Sebastopol to that date. From the 18th November
to the 18th December, the Allies had received rein-
forcements to the extezt of 24,000, including Turk..
The Saint Louis was encountered at Cape Matapan
en the 14th, with 1,000 French troops on board.
Twenty-five transports, with reinforcements and

supplies, had passed Cape Saint Ange in five days
with a fair wind.

Despatches from Vienna state that Prince God-
chakoff has urgently pressed Count Bnol to allow a
representative of the Germanic Confederation to
take part in the further conferences at Vienna.
The Governor of Odessa has published a tranquil-
lising order of the day on the subject of an appre-
hended visit of the allied fleet.—Daily News.

The Patrie publishes the following private telegra-
phic despatches:
RUSSIA.
WARSAW, Dec. 30.

General Sievers has left for the head-quarters of
Radom, pursuant to an Imperial order. His depar-
ture took place with inch precipitation that he had
not even time to take leave of his son. The first
corps, and a division of grenadiers, are concentrated
between the Vistula, the Nicer, and the Warthe.

DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, Doc. 31.
M. Scheel and the Conot Pinson have refused the
portfolio of Foreign Affairs.

Galspani quotes a letter from Berlin, dated the
28th ult., which says :—" According to recent ac-
counts from St. Petersburg, it may be considered as
certain that the Emperor of Russia will for the pre-
sent refuse any ulterior concession. Very cosfiden-
tial communications have been made in this sense to

the Prussian Cabinet." And a despatch from
Warsaw, dated the 29th alt., stating that a ukase
had been issued, ordering that for the soldiers
terming the garrison of Sebastopol, each month's
service shall count for a year.
London, England, 1855-01-02

PROM ♦ PRIVATE EOLDIRR._

Heights of Sebastopol, Nov. 24, 1854. '
Dear Father end Mother,—Our lut engagement was at a
place called Inkermann. Our enemy attacked us on our
right, before we were properly up and dressed. They even
came iato OUT tents, and killed several before we were
aware they were upon us; but I am happy to say, before
we had taken our satisfaction upon them, we gave them a
severe dressing, which caused their estimated loss, be-
twixt killed, wounded, and prisoners, to be about twenty-
two thousand. It was a dreadful sight to see for the throe
or four succeeding days, as we altogether, that ia Eng-
lish, French, and Turks, were employed burying the dead
and carrying the wounded off the field of action. I never
wish to witness such a sight again ; it makes me shudder
when I think about it: even to this day there are some of
the dead Russians not buried—tke Russians would not take
the trouble to inter their own deed—it fell to our lot. The
Russians are very cruel people; for instance, when some
of our men were giving their wounded a drink of water to
quench their thirst, alter they had turned their heads, they
would immediately fire at them, and in many cues fatally
—those who a minute before snowed their compassion to
prostrate foe. I firmly believe there is not a more humans
race of people than the British. for I have seen the French
and Turk show their hatred towards their enemy ; they are
very cruel, but not so bad as the Russians. Never was
Drltbh conarinito called Into requisition as in this last battle
on that remarkable day, the 6th of November, gunpowder
trump. We commenced the fight about half-past six a.m..
and it termined about four p.m. with a glorious victory on
our side • but I am sorry to say our general was killed—he
was no Other than the gallant Cathcart, who subdued the
Rears in the Cape. Poor old Cathcart wasgreatly es-
teemed amongst the division he commanded. We likewise
lost our Brigadier:General ()oldie ; he was colonel of the

•
67th Regiment. We deplore his loss too ; he was kind and
considerate towards those that were under his command.
In fact, I believe the British service never was better vim
mended than in this present war. And I must not forget
to inform you of our fountain head, that is, my Lord
Raglan—we give him the name of Daddy, and well worthy
is he of having that appellation, and being over such an
army as he commands. The Duke of Cambridge we term
the Soldier's Friend ; be would as soon speak to me as any
of his own rank; he inquires how you are situated, and if
your allowances meet your wishes; of course he is an-
swered by the word " Yes t" he smiles and converses with
any one. Stich are our commanders, and such the men de-
serve. Deer parent., I hope you will excuse my bad in-
dieing, Itkewlse my bad writing, for my only table is the
crown of my cap, and my chair the green swara.—Your
affectionate son, CIRLILIS ll*na&otr a.
London, England, 1855-01-02

THIS DAY—Two o'cLocK.

The Englieh stock market continues characterised
by a gloomy feeling, and prices have experienced a
further fall of f, per cent. Consols were first marked
91, and have since drooped to their present quotation
of 90i to 1 ex div. for the 10th of January.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at
901 to 90i ; the New Three per Cents. at 90 to
91; Bank Stock at 208 to 2081 ; and Exchequer
Bills at 4s. to 7s. prem.
Foreign stocks are very dull. Turkish Scrip hail
been sold as low as 741, and is now quoted 741 to 75;
Mexican is called 201 to 211; Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents., 171 to 181 ex div. ; and Russian
Five per Cents., 97 to 99. Dutch Four per Cent. Cer-
tifieates have been dealt in at 911 to ; Equador
at 3. ; and Brazilian Four-and-a-Helf per Cent, at
91g
London, England, 1855-01-02

THE AFFAIR AT PETROPAULOWSKI.

We have been favoured by the Admiralty with
the following :
No. 19.
President, at San Francisco, Nov. 15, 1854.

Siv,—As a sequel to Captain Sir Frederick Nicolson's
letter of the l9th September last, addressed to me, the
duplicate of which was forwarded hence on the 16th ult., I
beg to transmit lists pf the names of the seamen end ma-
rines belonging to her Majesty's ships who were killed at
Petropaulowski, or who have sines died of their wounds.—
I am, air,

(Signed) CHLRIIIA PREDBRICL, Commodore.
Ralph Osborne, Req., M.P., Admiralty.
President, San Francisco, Nov. 14, 1854.
Return of officers, women, and marines belonging to her
Majesty's ship President, who were killed, or have died
since from wounds received in the attack on Petropaulowski.
Officer.—Captain Charles A. Parker, Royal Marines.
Seamen.—Jams Ariell, able seaman; James Callaghan,
ditto; David Stedman, ditto; John Leask, ordinary;
Richard Tamil, ditto, George Darren', ditto.
Marines. —Richard' Turrell, private ; John Seines,
ditto ; Francis Russell, ditto ; George Henderson, ditto ;
Robert Woodard., ditto.
(Signed) RICHARD BORRIDOZ, Captain.
List of men late belonging to 11.11.8. Pique, who were
killed, sad who have shim died of wounds received in the
operations against the batten's and town of Petropaulowski,
Kamteckatka, on the 4th September, 1854 :
Joseph Batt, muter et arms; W. H. Garland, 2nd C.
ord. ; Daniel Davey, A. 8., died on board from wounds on
13th September; James Alfred, captain foretop; Charles
Browne, ohne C. Browne 11'Dermot, leading seaman, died
on board from wounds on October 15; Noah Yates, sail.
maker's sew, ditto on September 7; Thomas Morri-
son (1), ord. ; Joseph Hatch, ..b. • James Thirl.
well, a.b. ; Joseph Down ord.• Jam.. 'Marks, boy let
class. Royal Mariaes—L;naaa' Rave, sergeant; John
Carter, sergeant; Joseph Jackson, private; Henry Jeffries,
private, died on board from wounds on 6th September ;
Thomas Heyman._ private ; William Came, private, died
from wounds en 15th October.
List of persons belonging to her Majesty's ship Virago
killedb during operations, and since died from their
wom : _

Killed at retropealowsti, September 4, 1864—George
Tee, Meter ; Henry Fowler, gasser, R.m.A gra ems ;
Thomas Marlyn, private, R ii., &Celan; George Julier,
muter, 1t.11.A., died on 14th September; Suaaal Ser-
geant,ki dam stoker, died 14th October.

BALI 01 • RtrealAN Pain AT LAITEL—Lama,
30.—Ponnant to the decision of the High Court of
Admiralty, the sale by public auction of the Atlantic
(linesian prise) took play yesterday afternoon is the
custom-house of this port. Atm, a pretty smart oempeti.
don the Atlantis was knocked down to • Leith bean for
the sum et 2,2401. The effeets of then of the said
vessel ware also sold is the NMI manna. Tb. sale was
eamdarded bb,yldr. David Thom, Leith, broker to the High
Coat of Admiralty, and by Wm. Psth, (jingo's., Emu
OHIO* Of S,lt. COstafal, Leith.
London, England, 1855-01-02

FROM AN 0771C1R.

Before Sebastopol, Dee. 11, 1854.
Sebastopol is as pretty and entire as ever, excepting ire-
medistele in front of ear batteries, where some poor huts
were knocked down, and their place has been supplied by
more formidable batteries. The ships are all right, because
as soon as we construct a battery to hemmer them, they
remove to another position; the steamers exhibited their
vitality very energetically the other day against the French
heel. The garrison have plenty to eat and drink; they
have filled two of their docks,with rain water, and our
people can set great flocks griming en the other side. h
is said that they have a great deal of typhus, but they can
scarcely staffer more than ourselves. Our men are ragged,
starving, haggard, dirty, and all sickly. It is not a
matter of half rations or quarter rations, but of no
rations for three days running, cad nisei ounces of meat in
fear days. In this division we are very fortunate in that
respect ; the Light and Fourth are the greatest sufferers
from the almost entire want of transport. Yesterday we
had in amp—that is, lying on the ground under canvas-
-8,180 sick, which number it was impossible to reduce from
the sale canse,so the French offered their mules and am-
bulaimes and this morning removed 1,100, whose places
will be immediately supplied. This is a very mild day, but
we must look for bad weather say day, and if our tents
give way, there can be no saving us. It is said they are
sending out wooden houses from England, but at present
it would he impossible to carry any of them up from Bala-
klava. The French have little or no sickness, and their men
are healthy-lookiag, happy, and clean ; simply, I believe,
bemuse they would never dream of undertaking a cam-
paign without the means of feeding and clothing their
troops. Oar reinforoements, of °mine, suffer more thaa the
older campaigners. Smis fifty or sixtofficers have applied
for leave to sellout; they are happy In being able to leave
whoa they choose.
London, England, 1855-01-02

ENIGMA.

Lay Israel in his tents outspread
Where Arson's waters burst :
Shone Column's sun high overhead ;
On Moab's hills fa envious dread
While solemn sacrifices bled—
Stood, looking down, my first.
And he, as ancient scrolls rehearse,
Besought the Prophet for a curse,
Invoking war, dismay, and death
Upon the host e■amped beneath.
Where Heels, in the northern seas,
Awakes in dreadful energies,
And bursts his hoses bound ;
And earthquakes, heaving with the dwelt,
Belch horrid Ares, and split the rook,
And deep snlpbureous vaults unlock,
There is my second found :
Wild war the lone leelander sees
Of Scandinavian deities.
As torrents down s mountain's aide,
Forth did the brave sin hundred ride
To urge the kettle's deadly tide,
And crush the Museovite :
Bat in the storm of shot and shell
The horse and rider mangled fall ;
And woe, alma l the tale to tell
Of that hereto Vet.
There la my whole : forgot no more,
The Isaias's wild and fatal Aare
Ilia write ea England's page a maw
Nos previa is lap iodise kw.
W. W.
London, England, 1855-01-02

SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER.

Jane Offer, the wife of a groom resident at Win-
chester, has ban committed to prison on a coroner's war-
rant for the wilful murder of her infant, aged about one
month. The prisoner bad been low spirited, because she
found she had no milk for the child. The demand was
found deed in bed by the father on his return home, and
Mrs. Hobbs, prisoner's mother.in.law, deposed that after
the child bad been summed by a surgeon, the mother
wished to go up stairs and did ea. In about tea minutes
after they heard her crying out, as if in hysteria, " What
*heti Ido ? What shell Ido ?" She afterwards went out
and down stairs into the kitchen, throwing herself on the
floor. When witness got into the kitchen she put her into
a shah, and she said, "That baby would have been alive
to-day, as well as it was yesterday, if it had not been for
me. I have been the death of my child." Witneu said,
" Jane, tell me what you have done." She said, " I
rammed the flannel with the spoon into the child's mouth."
Witness asked her why she did not call her. She said she
could not, the devil was with her. Waited till the child's
father came, and then told him that such a thing as that
lit not to be concealed, and she 'koala tell the
Polies-constable James Stratton said that whilst he had
the mother in charge she began crying, and said, " I should
not have done it if 1 had breasts to suckle the child." That
was said when Mrs. Badman brought the flannel. Mr.
Mayo, the surgeon, asked what portion of the &noel it
was, and she pointed out a corner, which she said she put
in the child's mouth with her finger, and not with a spoon.
Mn. Badman said when she was called by Mr. Offer,
she went in and saw the child, which was quite dead.
Blood was flowing from the right nostril, and the lips were
black. The flannel was on the table. The mother made
no observation, but to take the flannel out of the way.
Witness observed to Mrs. Hobbs that the baby had been
strangled or suffocated under the clothes, the lips were so
black.
The prisoner, upon being asked what she had to say, after
she usual caution from the coroner, said, " I have nothing
to say," and declined to call any witness on her behalf.—
Hampshire Independent.
London, England, 1855-01-02

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocz.

The gold mining shares remain dull. Agua Fria
are quoted Ito 11; Nouveau Monde, Ito ; Colo-
nial Gold, to 1; and Great Nugget Vein, Ito t :
all per share.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 351
to 361; Peel River, 21 to 21; North British Aus-
tralasian,l to 1.
United Mexican shares have been dealt in
The mining market continues generally dull.
London, England, 1855-01-02

THE POLICB COURT&

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1 Masers' Compsay, and 11. ia postage stamps from 0. A. M.

Richard Agkilt, driver of one of Pickford's vans, was
brought up for final examination, for having mused the
deem of Alfred harattel Angell, aged 14, through negligent
driving.
The foram iridium having been read over. • witness
was called en behalf of the prisoner, who stated that the
accident happened through the boy pushing his truck too
close to the van, which caused his being thrown between
the wheels of the van.
Mr. Currie, in committing the prisoner for tr!al said, as I
am informed that there has been an inquiry before the
coroner, resulting ins verdict of "Accidental death," and as
the principles involved in the case are very important sad of
hourly occurrence, I think it my duty to state the reasons
why I consider that • farther investigation ought to take
place. The law applicable to cases of this kind is the same
whether the proceedings be civil or criminal. To relieve
the party charged from the consequences of the act, it must i
not only be lawful in itself, but at must be done with due
caution. If the driver be guilty of any cataloguing, honed
his employer are liable, if the property or person of another
be injured ; if death be caused, the driver is guilty of man-
slaughter. Ihe prisoner was driving a van drawn by three
hones in the New-road, in the same direetion as that in
which the deceased, a boy of 14 years old, was pushing a
track The van was driven about flee miles an hour, and
so loaded that the prisoner meld not see any object after be
had peeled it, though the wheels of the van might not
have done so. Under these circumstances it IMP his
duty, when parting any carriage, to be particularly
that be left plenty of apace between the
wheels of his vas and Wee of the ether vehicle.
I as of opinion that it was not mills due caution for the
mimosa, to leave mi 'mall • space between the wheels of his
Nu sad those of the trash as would be filled up by a slight
inclination of the shaft of the track towards the van. It
would be very likely that the person pastries the truck, as
London, England, 1855-01-02

NINES.

MONDAY ETININO.

There have been some inquiriWTO:claTio7slarett.
in Clijah and Wentworth, and Nuntcos, and Penrhiw,
but the mining share market generally is very fiat
and inactive.

The Gold Mining shares remain dull, with little
demand.

The General Mining Company's shares were quoted
11. higher.
For shares in new undertakings the current quo-
tations (which, however, are in most cases little more
than nominal) are subjoined:
Connemara, to a per share ; Culchote Copper, ato f
per share; Sue Ricer (of Jamaica), ato a per share
Jamaica Copper, fto f per share; Cologne Lead,
to per share; Dhurcrle Lepper, fto 1 per share ; Great
HUM United Tin, 3.16 to 6-16 per sh. ; Iberian, f die. to
par ; Oberahof, ato 1 per share ; l'eninsulsr Mining, 1 to f
dis.; Tamar Mafia, fto j per eh. ; Clarendon (of Jamaica),
f dia. to par; South Dcron Consols, 1 to 1 per share;
San Fernando, fto I per share ; Great Cnnnis, to
dia.; Leckamor Copper. Ito per share ; Oakeley, 101.
to 201. per share; Dalton Iron Ore, par to a prem.;
Wheal Tehidy, lf to lf per sh. ; Treweatha, 3 to 4 par
share ; Ballygoneen, to f per share ; Sortridge Console,
If to If per share; bictealfe (of Jamaica), 1-16 to 3.16
per sh. ; Adelaide Land and Gold, fto f per sb. ; 01116-
y-ffrith Rhed7u, f dia. to pm.; Treburgett Consols, f
to a per cab. ; Port Royal (of Jamaica), j to f per share;
Welsh Potosi, par to prom. ; Vale of Tawny, 6-16 to
7-16 per share ; New Linares, a to 1 per share ; Great
Cambrian Mining and Quarrying, to j per share; West
&Midge, to per share,- British Aurralian Gold.
1-16 to k per share ; North Kingston, kto per share.
Gladbacb Zine, a to 1 per share; Lake Bathurst Gold, 1-16
to per share ; Ludgran Lease, 7.16 to 9-16 per sh. ; Austra-
lian Consols, jto per share; London and Virginia
Gold and Copper, die. to par ; Lusitanian (of Portugal),
par to fpm ; Wildherg Consols, to If per share ; L'Aigls
d'Or, 1.16 to 3.16 per share ; Great Wheal Vor, f to 1a per
share ; New Grenadian Land and Loan, 1j to 11 prem.
London, England, 1855-01-02

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Anifo Henderson, from Liverpool for Calcutta, N0v.17, tat. 3
31 W.
Grafton (1.), bound south, Nov. 18, lat. 1 8., lon. 31 W.
Henry Ellis, from Bban4bos for London, Nor. 5, lat. 27 8., lon. 37
Harold, for Calcutta, Dec. 26,15t.47 N., lon. 17 W.
John Mitchell, from Calcutta for London, Bept. moat. 9N, la.
04 E.
Majestic, from Madras for London, Dec. 5, 10.27.16 N., lon. 34.15 W.
Prompt (barque), from Bombay for Liverpool, Nov. 11, lit. 18.93 4e
lon. L 5 W.
Bea Jacket, from Liverpool for Melbourne, Dee. 99, 8 miler W.W.11
Ho'yoake.
Wanderer, lor Hobart Town, Nov. 23, tat. 9 N., lon. 74 W.

RECORD OF WRECKB.—We publish todayß
nasal " Monthly Record of Wrecks. The list of to-day
completes the put twelve months, and the number cif
lures reported In each month is u follows:—January,
318; February, 179; March, 122; April, 99; May, 101;
June, 99; July, 73; August, 73; September, 76; October,
228 ; November, 205 ; December, 253 ; total, I,B26.—Ship
piny Casette.
London, England, 1855-01-02

FATAL ATTEMPT TO SLIDE DOWN A ROPE.

On Tuesday an inquest wan held in this town, says
the Huddersfield Bannister, on the body of; William
Mandan, aged 30 years, who came by his death in rather an
unusual manner. It appears that a chimney, forty yards
high, has just been erected at the new gas works, and the
deemed was sent with two other mon to remove the
scaffolding. They ascended to the top of the chimney, and
after sending every thing down by means of a rope, they
ought to have had themselves lowered in a box, or basket.
One of the men was let down in this manner, and by some
means or other fell out cf the box when about six yards from
the bottom. Diseased and the other man remaining at the
top of the chimney were ignorant of this mishap, and the
master of the wades, who was stationed below, did not tell
*ma he bee limy Amid hes confidence. Joseph Wood, the
man who wan with dlesaund, asked him if he could go
down by the rope ugly. Deceased maid he could, and pro-
euded to make the dement. When he got half-way down
he lost heart, and Mopped, 'eying est it was hard work.
Everything was dew by than gamest to encourage him,
and he wu advised to rest can bead and hold by the other,
but suddenly he said, "Oh, des! " and fell down the rope
in a moment to the bottom. He was taken to the hospital,
and on examination it was found that there wu • compound
fracture and dislocation of the right ankle, which was
driven through the foot, and a comminuted fracture and
dislocation of the left foot. The eighth or ninth dorsal ver-
tebrae of the spine was aloo:fraotured. The lower portion of
his body below the fracture of the spine was completely
paralysed. The cam was hopeless, and he died soon after.
The comes stated that a man thirty years of age ought to
have know whether he was capable of owning down by
the rope se not, and as he did not choose to descend by
imam dile tub, there could be no blame attaching to lb.
Orahanae—The jury then returned a verdict of " Amideatal

' SHIPPING INTELLIGENCZ
LIIIHRPOOL SHIPS AT FORZION POHIII.-0
New Orleans ; Infanta, and The Duke, at Sarasenaalat
men, at Baltimore ; Adelaide, American Oak% ad
Gallatin, at New York ; Euphrates (sc.),
asTrieste;illt
Washington, at Alexandria; Wiliam Ward, ate
Aussie Louise, at Bordsaua.
London, England, 1855-01-02

AUSTRIA.

A letter from Vienna, of the 27th ult., in the Poet
Gazette, of Frankfort, says: "If indications be not
deoeitful,-.Prince Gortchakoff is making preparations
for departure; at least we are assured that he has
dismissed his steward, and has caused the rich fur.
niters which he had recently purchased, to be valued
by an auctioneer in order to be immediately sold.
These news are, however, in complete contradiction
with the gaiety which the Prince displays.".
The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Vienna,
of December 27, which says "All the officers on
leave of absence have received orders to rejoin the
army of Gallicia. The 3rd Regiment of artillery has
received orders to leave this for Wilkie on the 3rd of
January. Baron de Hess is to proceed on January
10 to Lemberg, to assume definitively the command
of the army. He is to be accompanied by General
Letang. It has been decided that an army of reserve
of 40,000 men shall be formed in Moravia, with its
head-quarters at Olmutz, and for the last week troops
from Italy , have been on their way for that
destination.'

We learn from Vienna that the line of electric
telegraphic from that capital to Jassy is completed,
and that despatches would be forwarded from the
lit inst.
London, England, 1855-01-02

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

The Horticultural Society have issued their cir-
cular for meetings in the present year. Among the changes
which take place, we observe that the garden meetisets are
to be held on Wednesdays instead of Saturdays. The c.,ld
nem of the spring weather, and the backward state of vege-
tation of late years, it is stated, have rendered the society
anxious to find some place near London is which their first
meeting could be held, instead of at Chiswick ; sod they
now announce that her Majesty's Commissioners for the En-

hibitiou of 18.51 have placed the grounds of Gore-house at
their disposal ; and that in consequence the great meetiog
on Wednesday, May 16, will be held in that place. In order
to render the meetings held in Regent-street more import-
ant than they have hitherto been, the sys:em of awarding
medals for numerous objects, specially enumerated, has been
introduced to a greater degree then heretofore. In addition
to this, the council now invite the exhibition of every vain
able article connected with gardens, which may be either
remarkable for novelty or intrinsic excellence ; the merits
Of which objects will be recognised as far as the fonds of
the society will allow. Among the more important of these
article., they mention ornamental plants, and useful fruits
and esculents of aU kinds, models of improvements in horti-
cultural building'', improved garden implements, and
" whatever contributes to garden decoration." Examples
illustrating the operations of arboriculture, and specimens
of novel kinds of textile materials from all qu-rters, " whe- '
eller home or cslonial," are also invited. In order that vi-
sitors may be able to inspect conveniently the objects which
the council hope this to bring together, the exhibition will
be open to inspection, on the usual days, for four clear
hours, in the months of February, March, and November;
and for Ave clear hours on other evasions. A rumour that
the society were about to abandon their garden at Chiswick
is st.ted to be " wholly without foundation."
London, England, 1855-01-02

ADULTERATION OF FLOUR AND BREAD,

TO THE EDITOR OE TEN DAILY EWE.

Sia,—The cue reported in your journal of yester-
day of a systematic mister. of alum with flour is the pro-
mos of grindins, is a very important one, and it is nicely and
prominently amplified in your leading article of to-day.
This question concerns particularly all Paterfamiliases, and
being one, I take the liberty t. ask your insertion of a few
woes on the subject.
We may safely leave the miller to the police magistrate,
but il,e baker is amenable to the consumer, and adopting
the ides with which your leading article concludes, I beg to
make a suggestion as to the way in which the " line may be
drawn" between the baker sad the public. Our bread
having as regularly advanced in adulteration as the prices of
wheat has risen, reached at last a point which led to the
discharge of the baker, and, in traasferring my custom to
soother, I exacted from hint a pledge that, whatever the
price of the loaf no alum should be used In the manufacture,
which I submit to you may prove an example worthy of
general Imitation. To remedy a long standing evil a be-
ginning must be made somewhere, and often the simplest
mans are the most effective. How long have the public
been crying out against the crowded state of London-
bridge, when all at once the simplest remedy is devised,
namely, a elassifleation of the traffic, which bids fair to re-
sway a stupendous grievance, not only at one
but
effectually. CITIZEN.
December 30.

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English transport were on shore at Bashat's Point (Duda-
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London, England, 1855-01-02

FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION ON THE

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

THETFORD, Dzc. 31.

Another terrible railway accident occurred near
here on Saturday night last, a goods train having run into
the up mail. Two persons are now lying dead in this
town, and three others seriously injured. The carriage'
and one engine are complete wreaks. An inquest will be
held to-morrow (Monday) at four o'clock in the after-
noon.

The following account of the disaster has been forwarded
to the Doily New office by the secretary of the company on
whom line it occurred :

" Butarn Counties Railway,
"Secretary's Office, Bishopegate, Jan. 1.
" Sir,—l regret to inform you that an accident hap-
pened to the up mail train from Norwich on the night of
the 30th ult., at a place called Two-mile Bottom, situated
about 2} miles on the London side of the Thetford station,
which resulted in the death of two persons, and injured
three others. In approaching the spot where the accident
occurred the line passes through a short cutting, and then
emerges upon a slight embankment, which continues up to
and beyond the place of accident. All this portion of the
railway forms a curve, and is on an incline in the direction
of London. A special up cattle train left the Trowse station
at 9.10 p.m , and shunted at Attleberough for the up-mail
to pas,. The mail train passed Attleborough, and the
cattle train followed after the lapse of the usual time. The
mail is duet* leave Thetford at 11.1 p.m. It arrived and
left there at 11.7, or 6 minutes late. It then proceeded on
its journey, and came toe stand at Two Mile Bottom in
consequence of the breakage of a jib or cotter of one of the
connecting rodeo( the engine. When the train wu brought t• a
stand the guard went back to give the usual signals, but it
teems probable, from the preliminary investigation which
has taken place, that he had not gone the dietaries required
by the company's regulation', and, moreover, did not place
the proper number of detonating signals on the metals,
which he had abundance of time to do, as the special cattle
train passed Thetford at 11.28 p.m., or 21 minutes after the
mail train left, but, owing to the regulations of the corn-
pony not having been attended to, it ran into the mail
train at a considerable speed, whilst standing on the line.
" The whole of the circumstances are undergoinfan inves-
tigation, but I regret the following list of casualties. John
Burton, driver of the mail train, who was underneath his
engine at the time attending to the broken cotter, killed.
Mr. Meager, an assistant to an undertaker, since dead of in-
ternal injuries. Mr. Bicknell, Mr. Meager's man, slightly
bruised about the head. The Rev. Mr. Hepworth, of
Boteedele, ribs injured and head bruised, but is doing very
favourably. Goode-guard Cornell, leg fractured
" Everything possible has been done to alleviate the
sufferings of the parties injured, and I am happy to say that
they are going on satisfactorily.
" I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" J. °WIN, Secretary."
London, England, 1855-01-02

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

Sroaa.—This market has opened for the year with vety
large public sales, which indicate the 'desire of holders to
sell. To-day the sales are going as well as was anticipated,
as bayou are found at a slight decline upon the prices which
ruled previous to the holidays. The reflood market steady;
brown lumps, 435. ; grocery, 435. 6 I, to 495.
COMM.—There has not been a public sale to-day. Na-
tive Ceylon quoted 46i. 6d.
Tito.—The trade are buying steadily of good and fins
qualities. Common coogou quoted 10d. buyers.
Cottox.—No sales reported.
Rl:al.—This article continues dull of sale.
In other articles no material alteration.

LONDON MEEKLY DOCK RETCH
1 IsiportaLl Dethered.f

Msoaa.W. India
Mauritius
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1,450
',WO

Bengal tliladrse
Foreign
onus, W. I.

Yoche
Ceylon
Lorne, B. P

gorayerV:lndla ...

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2,400

1,100
1,600
3,700
4,000
10
150
850
450

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21,600 ;3,200
117,000 64,000
105,003 f 168,01,0
847,00 1 170,000
700 ; 600
121,0 ! 15,0 0
49,700 96.206
6,100 12,700
1,2 6 4,860
15,600 7,800

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.
The market is quiet, with but little &inn. Town tallow
L quoted 631 nett cash ; Petersburg T.C. on the spot,
641.6 d. ; January to Muth, etts.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports trade without alteration. Prima
meadow hay, 725. to 804.; superior, 84s. to 90s
;interior,
655. to 85s. ;Jowls, 80 . to 80s.; elover, 906. to 115 s. ; second
out, 80'. to 100 s.; straw, 225. tl 275.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.—JAN. I.—New Year's Day
is observed sea holiday in the cotton and share marks ts.
Paz DuNmow FLITCH.—Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell,
of Crenbrook, Kent, having claimed Mr. W. lisrrison
Ainaworth's Flitch of Bacon, Mr. E. T. Smith, of London,
has kindly offered (on the same conditions) as a second
prise, a Silver Goblet, with a mashie inscription to a
second happy couple. Mr. Smith, in his communication to
the oommiuee, remarks—. The Flitch may be consumed,
but the Goblet will endure, and can be handed down from
parent to child, as a proud trophy of the happinwtoknoolt
ancestors." /••
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stone, the middle of the romtectft War".
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London, England, 1855-01-02

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

A Cuuuca Lune° ros BALE —The Rectory of
Elmswell, near Stowntarket, in the diocese cf Ely, contain-
ing a population .1 800, is offered for sale. It is repre-
sented es being worth 4921. a year, exclusive of the glebe
land., with a good parsonage house, surrounded by ens-
mental grounds. As en inducement to speculators, it is
elated that the present incumbent is upwards of 80 years
of age.
The Bishop of Lincoln has instituted the Rev. E.
A. Cooper, M.A., of Worcester College, Oxford, to the Rec.
tery of Great and Little Ludford, Lincolnshire.
A Canonry Rasidentiary in Bt. Asaph Cathedral
sad the Rectory of Y.ceifrog, near Mold (worth 1,0001. a
year), have become vacant by the death of the Rev. Row-
land Williams, B.D. Both appointments are in the gift of
the Bishop of St. itsaph.
The Rev. Edward Girdlestone, A.M., has been in-
stituted to the canonry founded in the cathedral church of
Bri.tol, vacated by the death of the late Rev. Canon
Harvey, on the presentation of her Majesty the Queen.
The Rev. Charles Augustus Tharlow took the
urns' oaths sad duly qualified fur the office of Chancellor of
the diocese of Chester, before the bishop, on Saturday, the
123rd December last, and was thereupon admitted thereto by
other 1 his lordship.

ROYAL MARIONETTE TREATRE.—MOPS. Desairaim
hes located his troops of dogs and monkeys at this favourite
little theatre. He has succeeded in bringing his intelligent
proteges to the highest pitch of training. It is an Astley's
in miniature: the most striking feats of the arena are re-
presented by monkeys mounted on dogs. Another very
aninsing scene is that of the Table d'Hote, where four
monkeys sit at table and disown the viands with due
gravity, attended by a most amusing specimen of the genus
waiter, who performs his functions in an admirable manner.
Is addition to the parfnunamos of these anitnahtb ing's
programme includes a polygraptie entertainment entitled
Hugo Vamp's Mirror of Irofo. This fe made the vehicle of
introducing several capite. sketches of character. One of
th- best is that of Joliet' Tramp, the ballad singe-, of King
Willism.street. There - of '
the Surrey Gardens, •
unity of displaying
famailoss, and his grey..
Ethos. Daring the evening
Rosa* pelectioa of ----

ere is also an amusing =antiphon of afterwards returning to rebind, and Lieutenaut.C;ilend
, which gives the ealitintor en oppor Adams exchangei into it lie bas amen bun with his rr gi-
the surprising quickness of his trans- went in this country, Ireland, and the !distant:omen°.
great vertatelfty of voice end count* Major-General Adams being on the :uptenumeeAry list, his
evening Mr. and Mn. Limpus gave a death will not tend to cause a vsCaucy on the geqatot
tYcili sod laitTossfolsl atDeie. ' one list
London, England, 1855-01-02

THE CONFERENCE OF THE 28ta ULTIMO.

A contest is going on respecting the accuracy and
the importance ot the telegraphic despatches which last
week announced a con ferenoe of the three allied powers
at Vienna, at which tjie Russian Envoy was present
The objection to the news appears to be the difficulty
of supposing any communication between the repre-
sentatives of states mutually at war, and neither of
whom has made direct advances to the other. This
difficulty however may be too much insisted on ; espe-
cially when it is remembered how many fictions the
diplomatic art has at command, and by virtue of which
the Russian Minister might be both present and
absent from the same conference. The Independence,
of Brussels, says " The announcement is perfectly
correct. Prince Gortschakoff was with M. de Bour-
gummy, Lord Westmoreland, and Count Bnol,
although some incredulous journals represent the
last mentioned as having been the intermediary be-
tween representatives of the Western Powers and the
representative of Russia, who, according to these
authorities, did not attend the British ,Legation.
If we are well informed, and we believe we are, the
business of the conference was to come to an under-
standing respecting the interpretation of the four
guarantees, but after a long discussion Prince Gort-
chakoff found himself unable to agree with the
representatives of the three powers. It was then
agreed that the Prince should refer to his govern-
ment, and that a delay of a fortnight should be
granted, so that he might be able to receive from St.
Petersburg the reply to his demand of further in-
structions. The conference having been held on the
28th of December, the term allowed will expire about
the 12th of January. It is thus certain that no
decision will be taken before that date, although the
treaty of December 2 fixed the let of January as the
term at which new resolutions should be taken."

We have seen a published account of the protocol
of the conference of the 28th, in which it is alleged
that "it will have the effect of making that treaty
offensive se well as defensive ; and it may be con-
sidered certain that it will be followed up by the
announcement of the Austrian army having taken
the field as the active ally of the Western Powers."
We believe this announcement to be decidedly pre-
mature. The interpretation of the four points, as
now fixed by the three powers, must, of course, be an
important factor in the decision to be taken by Aus-
tria, but we believe that other elements at present
wanting must coexist with it before it can be
affirmed that Austria is about to take the field.
London, England, 1855-10-24

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoOn.
The gold mining shares remain without move-
ment.
Tin Croft shares have been dealt in at 31, being
firmer ; United Mexican at 41; St. John del Rey at
98; and National Brazilian (Coates), at 3.
Annexed is the Mining Exchange official list el
yesterday's sake :
Clijsb and Wentworth, 16; Header, 6 • Tamar Cones*
31. ; Weet Frances, 29, 30, 321, 351, 371 ; Wheal Grew
mar, ; Wheal Trefasw, 12.
We also hear of the following transactions in the
Stock Exchange, viz.:
Rwewares, 180; West Condon 1471 ; North Basset
311, ; South Caradon, 3121; B014;0110; ; North Crotty,
12; Tineraft. 3 ; Dares, 41, 6 ; Bt. Day Unwed, 11 ; Lady
Bertha, 21.., 221. i Wheal Oilcan, 6,1.
The gold mining share market continues without
business.
London, England, 1855-10-24

/. New Three per Gage., 871. if Long Almada.,
expiring in January, 1860, 31, 31 1 ditto, Thirty
Years Annuities, 1869, 31, 31; ditto, Thirty Years
Annuities,lBBs (new loan), 16 3.16, 16 6.16. Bank
Stock, 209, 2071. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Sap
chequer Bonds, falling payable in 1858 and 1863,
9E4,981.
'edit% Bonds ruled at 3s. die. to Is. prem.
Foreign stooks exhibit little alteration. `kaki&
Six per Cents., after marking 791, closed at 781 to
791. The scrip of the new Four per Cent. Guaran-
teed Loan has improved to 3: to 31 die. The swiped
the lest French loan was finally quoted 1 die.-to
prem. Business is recorded in the Seven per
Cent. Bonds guaranteed by Cuba, in favour of
the Matanzas and &vanilla Railway, at 9.
The sales of sugar to-day went off with much
spirit, at an advance of 6d. per cwt. over previous
prices. The sales of coffee went off heavily.
The land companies' shares today were
,quiet.
Bank of London shares advanced 1/., whilst those of
the Bank of Australasia were quoted rather lower.
The shares of the Electric Telegraph Company were
more offered. London Dock stock was dealt in at
991; Royal Mail Steam at 691; and New York and
Erie Railway, 3rd Mortgage Bonds, 1883, at 83
(exch., 41. 6d.). The original stock of the Crystal
Palace Company commands only 21. to 21. 2s. 6d. (61.
paid).
London, England, 1855-10-24

Four Moan'
Two Mete'

as, Jona.
Oaa Year's I
In. Coalbadt

The oessmerelal laws of all the nations in the
world have smelly been made the subject of an im-
portant work, which has been published at Paris by
MM. Mareseq and Dojardin under the following
title :-01 Manuel de droit ocausercial, Francais et
Etranpr, par M. Mooslaster,aveeat &steer en droit."
Sines its appointees, this work bee been justly ap-
preciated, net aims by merchants, who there find the
raise by mesas of which are settled the rights and
obligations efeenintereial people in all civilised coun-
tries, but also by the principal sovereigns of
Europe, who have welcomed this production ;
among others by her Majesty the Queen of England,
who has directed Col. Phipps to address to the author
a letter of ecegratelation. In examinieg this work
use is struck with the idea that it would be easy to
arrive at unity of legislation, at best so far as con.
London, England, 1855-10-24

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Ltvitiaoor., Our. 23. —The 'market exbi-
WWI eons* Weediness, but closed tamely. with little it say
cheep is prices. Too sales were b,OOO bales—comprisiog
4.000 AIDITIOSUS (1.200 being taken by exporters) ; 160
Pertain and Idaraubam, at ap. to 611.; 100 Bahia, at
bd. ; 360 BF/Toth'', at btd. to 60.; 500 &trot, at Rd. to
did. ; and 20 Boa Monts, at 10d. to 1.. 21. per lb.

COTTON 000DS.—Mmscitzernit, OCT. 23. —Manu-
facturers report that we hate not bad a more gloomy day
in this business since the year 1847. The enormous rates
charged hi London houses for discounts, eve. on first.elase
paper, which has three months to run, have takes) the trade
by surprise, and the day has been more signalised for getting
out of ingsgemeata here, than for totems upon new ones.
Furevirsiog no thence of being able to pay for goods that
bad been already ordered, some of our inerettay.ts have
countermanded sopagemeate to a very large &meant. The
sums named a% the moused two of them orders alone were
suflinient to show that the; risis is deemed no ordinary one,
std if this feeling its ground it must or roar
lead
to a suspension of work by many of oar mills, end throw
large numbers of working people out of employment. At
the same time that this tightens in the mosey market is
operating upon trade, a [triter plying way of American
cotton yesterday to tee eatest of id. to Id. per pound at
Liverpool has led to a storrespoading retrogression of prices
Inn, mad 'sweats:on In Morin slobs et lid. to IL per
London, England, 1855-03-08

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVIIII.OOI. SHIPS AT FOREIGN PORTS.—Hera,
San Bias; Parker, at Demerara; Eliza, Inconstant, sad
Wm. Stanley, at Vera Cruz; Athenian (a.s.), at Kamialsh;
Frankfort (a.s.), at Palermo; Science. at Naples; Fos,
Flame ; Augusta Louisa (aA.), at Gibraltar ; Martha, si
Seville; Oran Lass, at Dunkirk; Union, Joseph, and Frs.
phete, at Ostend.
SAILED POIL lavEksool..—Onward, Feb. 19, from
lermo; Margarita, Feb. 5, from Naples.