The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-06 00:00:00

week. In hie manner, adding the estimated 131,630, ve
diould make the weakly supply of 1863 into 21,000 bales,
whet the 48,700 of 1860. The inquiries he had made
convinced him that all funds entrusted to this committee
should be carefully husbanded.
Mr. M. Ross agreed in the main with Mr. Ashworth and
Mr. Ashton as to the probable supplies of cotton this you.
If the American war continued, we might expect O,IY half-
time working for 1863. It was gratifying t while two
years ago we consumed 83 per cent. of American, we had
now, excluding American, a prospect of about 45 per cent.
of the usual supply from other parts of the world this year.
Unless lower prices should become current both for the raw
material and the manufactured article, his own estimate of
22,000 bales consumption per week this year would
hardly be realised. Exiatiog prices largely interfered
with consumption. Considerably lower prices would, how.
ever, create convulsions, of which little notice bad been
taken. A fall of 23 per cent. on the stocks now in hand
would be the ruin of numbers. Assuming the continuance
of the war, we should require all the money that could be
obtained for at lent three years to come to keep the opera-
tires alive. As probably many years would elapse before
the supply of cotton would equal the demand of recent
years, it behoved the independent operatives to tarn their
attention to other forms of industry.
Mr. ASHTON was of opinion that there would be amply
sufficient cotton for half-time employment this year. He
estimated the supply at 13,0110 bales.
Mr. J. Purr said the commencement of scarcity found
the continental spinners much better prepared, owing to
their greater stocks, than were the English. In the last
month or two of 18(12 aii increased demand for the raw ma-
terial
becom exhausted, and it was p sprunL op
ton the continent— a proof that the stocks
re werobable that the ex-
porta theretofrom Liverpool would increase. Protective
tariffs would enable foreign manufacturers to con-1
tinue at work longer than English, besides
which they were more used to Indian cotton. I
The proportion of cotton available for our own rnanufac-
toren during the year would from these canna be lees pro-
bably than was anticipated.
SurJ. K. Stiumxwoirro thought that opinions such uhad
been expressed on this subject, coming from and having forth*
most part the approval of a committee representing, as this
did, the chief landowners, capitalists, and commercial ex-
perience of this and a neighbouring county, could not fail to
be regisnled with interest.
After scene further conversation, in which members of the
committee generally seemed to concur with what had been
said, the subject dropped.
Mr. FARNALL stated, in reply to a question from Lord
DERBY, that be had been informed by the clerks of certain
unions wherein a decrease of pauperism was apparent, that
the decrease in question arose from increase of work. Some
such arrangement SA was mentioned by Mr. Hutchinson
last week was contemplated at Blackburn. He war bound
to say the improvement was expected to be only temporary.
la reply to • question from Lad Egerton, he added that
weekly information from 27 anima showed that there was
' no such amount of contagious disease or fever se would ap-
pear from a recent *Moment in the Times. He proposed
to communicate regularly with the medical officers of the
different unions.

Mr. MACLUEIt stated that a considerable quantity of
port wine bad been presented to the committee. and would
be distributed to fever petiolate and others for whom it was
required.

The following gents were mad* (the figures between
parentheses denotuig the °umber of weeks over which they
extended) :—Bactip (4), 8001. ; Shawforth (4), 2001. ; Open-
sham (41, 1001., clothing ; Norden, 1501. ; Cr:iambs (4),
3501. ; Bolliugtoo (4), 2501. ; Rochdale (4), 2,5001. ; New-
ton Moor (4), 2501. ; llosaley (4), 4501. ; Charley (4), 7501.;
Bury and Elton (5), 1,0001. ; fitalybridge (4), 1,0001. ;
Blackley (6), 801. ; Hawkshawlan• and Totting to Lower
End (5), 501. sod 501. for clothing ; Failsworth (4), 1754 ;
Hurst (4), 2004, and 2001. for clothing ; Pendlebury and
Swinton(6), 3001. ; OswaldteriMie (3).2001. t._• fit Margaren
Chaddratoa (4), 901. ; Hindley (4), 401. ; w hitworth
Fscit (4), 4001. ,• Balderstone and Osbaldestos (4). 304 ;
Rishton (3), 501.: Blue Pita (4), 1301. ; Bolton (5), 2,0001. ;
Ashton (4), 7501., and 1,0001. for clothing; Oldham (5),
1,0001., sad 1,0001. for clothing; Millbrook (4),1501.

Mamuou-Hotom C,oumirraz.—The total amount
received during the last three days, is aid of the fund for
the relief of the Lancashire operatives, is upwards of
90,0001., 16,0001. of which was received in the course of
yesterday akar, and which sum was chiefly mode up by
remittances from India—namely, 10,0001. from Bombay,
and 4,0001. from Calcutta (being a further remittance,
making a total of 19,0001.) Amongst the other subscrip-
tions was 2001. from Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's
Island ; De la Roe and Co., 10011; collected at the,' Swiss
Church, Bloomsbury, 1001. Us.

BLACSBUILN.—Of 27,780 operatives employed in
trade. connected with the cotton trade, 13,413 are still out
of work, 4,009 are working short time, and 10,358 are
fully employed. It is believed that many will also mamma
work in the course of the prompt week. The adoption of
the new system of relief has bad the effect of reducing
the number of recipients of parochial relief, although it
Mu only been in operation two days. The returns of the
relieving officers, promoted to the guardians at their
meeting on Saturday last, fully bore out this fact, the
number relieved in the union during the week being
21,116 against 21,207 in the previous week. Of this num-
ber 17,364 belonged to the Blackburn relief district, 1,308
to the district of Oswaldwiatle, and 2,460 to the Over
Derwen district. A deputation from the relief committee
waited upon the board to inquire why the guardians bad
not carried out their part of the agreement during the
past week. In consequence of their not having done so
many persons had only received the ordinary relief instead
of the increased allowance, averaging In. 9d. per head,
sad the deputation asked that the relief so given be made
up, so that the poor should not suffer by the change. It
was urged in reply that the time had bolo too brief to
carry out the arrangement, and that the relief allowed
that day for future diatritiutiou would be upon the in-
creased scale. The matter of making up any deficiency
was, however, one which the board could not entertain as
a whole, though they thoughts( giving it in a few came
The deputation wished the board also to take .11 the ordi-
nary cases, and leave all the extraordinary 0n... arisieg
oat of the oottonarisis, to the committee. At present the
latter were relieving orphans and old people who, they con-
tended, ought to be trader the care of the guardians, as
their relief of L. 6d, per bead was insufficient in such meta
The guardians agreed to nodertake the rebel of this clam,
and oleresso to hod medical attendance for the whole; of the
disted.

Painrow.—Dnring the peat week no particular
change bee taken piece ie the cotton trade of Preston.
Thirty- ix of the milk are still closed. 5.255 operatives
are working full time ; 579 five days per week ; 990 four ;
6,701 three; 109 two; and the remainder, 12,787, are en-
tirely suesployed. Than has been • slight decrease in
the on:Ow of persons receiving relief from the committee,
but this affords no certain indication of • definite return to
better times. Lest week the committee relieved 10,711
ewes, including 39,836 persons, at • cost in provisions of
1,1971. 3L Ild As compared with the previous week,
these figures show an increase of four in the mem, • de-
mese of 116 in the number of persons relieved, and en
inereese of 251. Its. 9d. in the amount expended. Daring
the verse period the committee have distributed 600 toes of
fuel and 1,5001. worth of bedding and clothing.
Bose.—There is a marked diminution in the
distress of the Bury union. Out of 265 mills, 86 are work-
ing frill time, 36 are working full time, with a reduced num-
, her of hands, 112 are working ',hod time, and 61 are
stopped altogether. During the past month there ha. been
a decrease of 1,249 in the number out of work, a decrease
of 3,307 in the number working short time, and as ilICZ•6110
of 4,656 in the number on full time. Several of the large
milk are also extending their hours of labour. Several
mills that have been stopped are resuming work, and the
operatives are in hopes that the worst period of the distress
is over.

The reminder of the cases tried in this court presented
no features of importance meriting a report.
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Comnimioser Kerr.)
Frederick Wood, meat salesman, surrendered to take his
trial oe an indictment charging him with exposing for sale
is a public market meat which was unfit for human food.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Edward Bosley appeared for the pro-
secution, which wee instituted by the Commissioners of
Sewers for the City of Loudon, and Mr. Serjeent Ballantine
(specially retained) attended with Mr. F. H. Lewis for the
defence.
It appeared from the opening statement of Mr. Sleigh
that the prisoner, a meat salesman carrying on business
in Tyler's-marketadjoining Newgate-market, bad directed
that a cow should be sent to a slaughter-bouse in Holloway,
to be there slaughtered and dressed for market. The cow,
on its way to Holloway, became ill, but still was able toned;
the slaughter-house, where the animal was killed. After-
wards the appearencee which the carcase presented were so
bad that the meat was greased previous to beim seat up to
market. The carcase arrived at the defendant's shop on the
following day, where it was seen and seized by one of the
market inspectors, as being unfit for human food.
The evidence adduced to support the Lion esta-
blished the fact that the defendant bed se opportunity
of seeing the carceme at Holloway, but not after it reached
the market, where it arrived beton he (defendant) tame to
bedtime, and was found hanging amongst some good meat.
Mr. Commissioner Kerr stopped the eerie, and the jury
immediately returned a verdict of Acquatal, and the de-
feedant was discharged.

BOLTON.—The report of the special relief com-
mittee of the Poor Protection Society shows • decrease of
631 in the number of persons relieved, and • saving of 601.
in the amount granted, ucompared with the previous week.
The number of persons relieved was 9,317, at • cost of
5001. The committee distributed lest week 100 owL of
wale, &large quantity of bedding, clothing, Am.
CARLIZILL—The weekly return of the Carlisle
Relief Committee shows that 1,667 families, oomprising
5,997 individuals, have been relieved during the last week
at a emit of 2161. 9s. 11d. The number of recipient. and
the amulet aspendoxl show a coosiderable decrease upon
t_lnireneding week, though there is an increase as nom.
with the week before that. Contributions to the
and ooetiDueto flow in with gratifying liberality.
. _

NoiroLL—The Bishop of Norwich hee now re-
ceived reruns of collection' for the relief of the distress
from 738 parishes is his diocese, which, it should be reeler.).
bored, also embraces pert of Suffolk. The aggregate amount
of the collection is 7,0381.

WoLvaituaerrrow.—The total amount subscribed
is Wolverhampton to the cotton districts relief feed is
3,6071.. of which 3,0001. has been transmitted to the Cadre'
Committee at Blanchester.

LCXI3II. —On Friday, the ■ubecription lint in
Loads is aid of dm food for the relied of the distressed
cotton districts amounted to 26,6071.

At the last meeting of the Lancashire Relief
Committee at Dublin, a letter was read from the Rev. Mr.
Meaney, a priest at Blackburn, who sakl :—.• From a
twelvemonth's experience as a member of every committee,
aad, with one or two exceptions, every sub-committee, I
feel greet pleasure in being able to say that in Blackburn
the eatholics have received a fair and impartial share of
Public relief. How, then. may I ask, can say catholic
jnernahat, either in Lancashire or Ireland, laud his influ-
ence to stop the charity of those who think proper to use
their right of giving their money for the support of a people
who Are seen now suffenug meet severely without any
fault of than?"

DE. Di JoNox's LIGET-BROWN COD Lrirsa Ol
Enfeebled and tonacinted convelsecenis. In the vela bops or re-
pining flesh and strength, often resort to heating tonics and
motive stimulant. The celebrated foreign Physician Dr.
Tanfdi. b. well rem/irks •—•• These only momentarily and dealt-
WIT lisTlni ettendes depressed by sickness, whilst this
'Brander, oil immediately imprrni s the eh) lopoetic rlegral•
es the body. restores TP.CUIIr power and permouently
PtatithEtehes vigorous health."--Sold only le impsuled bottles,
fa. ed.. ts.9cl.„ sad Ss. by Dr. de lough's agent Anwar, Hanford,
nod Co., IT, Strand. Loudon, and • --tindvettomisoli

THE EXPRESS, . TUESDAY -EVENING f, JANUARY
CENTRAL CRIMINAL CObliT. THE POLICE COURTS.
Jaime Tptler, 39, pleaded guilty to two indictments,
charging him with embezzling various suers of mmey, the
property of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
way Company.
Mr. Lilley, who appeared for the prosecution, informed
the court that the prisoner was employed as clerk at the
goods station of the company at the Bricklayers' Arms,
and the mode in which he had committed the offences to
which he had pleaded guilty was by falsifying the accounts
of the carmen who were sent out with_ goods, or rather by
neglecting to give them the proper bills of charges, and
then receiving the amounts himself, which he had no busi-
ness to do.
The Recorder inquired the total amount of the prisoner's
defalcations.
Mr. Lilley mid he believed they amounted to about 201.
V together.
The prisoner was sentenced to twelve moothelord labour.
Joie Bonito., 19, porter, and James Merritt, 27, labourer,
were charged with burglanously breaking into the dwelling-
house of William Earl and soother, arid stealing 1,300
yards of silk, value 2001., their property.
Mr. Pater conducted the prosecution ; she prisoners were
defended by Mr. Daly.
' The prosecutors, in this case, carry on business as um-
brella manufacturers in Monkwell-street, City, and on
the night of the 29th of November the warehouse
was locked up as usual, no person being left
upon the premises. The place was entered during
the night by some pertain' clambering over the roofs
of the adjoining houses and forcing open • skylight, and
then obtaining access to the warehouse by meant of a rope
ladder, which they left behind them, and • large quantity
of silk was stolen. Os the morning of the 30th, about eight
o'clock, a cab was seen to draw up close to the warehouse of
the prosecutors, and the prisoner Horoby, who was in their
service as porter, and two other men, were represented to
have got out of the vehicle, and they were seen to place
several large parcels in it, and the cab was then driven off.
The principal evidence against the prisoner Hornby wu
that of a young woman living in the neighbourhood, who
swore positively to his being one of the men who were no
doubt engaged in the robbery • and when the
prisoners were taken into cusicdy, Merritt ad-
mitted that he was in company with bombe during the '1
whole of the night of the 30th of November, and they both
gave contradictory statements with regard to the manner is
which they had been engaged on the night in question, and
one statement, that they had slept at their lodgings, was
clearly proved to be false. On the part of the prisoners an
attempt was made to set up an alibi, and several witnesses
were examined whose evidence went to show that
of dcu.a
the evening the 29th of November, and until half-
twelve o'clock at night, they were at • public-house
the Prince Regent, and that they went from this public-
house to • coffee-shop in the City-road, where they or
mained until half-past eight o'clock on the morning of
the 30th.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury, after • short
deliberation, found both the prisoners Not Guilty.
THE BANE PAPER ZOREIET.
It is expected that the trial of the six prisoners,
George Bundler, Robert Cummings, William Barnett,
Richard Brewer, James Griffiths, and Henry Williams, who
are charged with stealing a quantity of Bank of England
note paper from the mills at which it is manufactured at
Laverstock, in Hampshire, and also with having endeavoured
to carry out se extensive system of forging Bank of England
notes, will take place to-morrow morning. Sir Fitaoy
Kelly and Mr. Bovril. Q.C., am specially retained, with
Mr. Giffard and Mr. Matthew, to conduct the prosecution
pre behalf of the Bank of England. Serjeant Ballasting is
specially retained, with Mr. F. IL Lewis sad Mr. D. D. Uses,
to defend the prisoner Brewer ; Mr. Pater and Mr.
Greenock are retained to defend Boucher ; and Mr. R.
T. Smith will defend Cummings. The other prisoners are
undefended. Among the charges that will be preferred
egpinst the prisoners are that of feloniously forging certain
mike of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Reg-
ina, with having feloniously and without lawful SEIM
.sad authority in their possession divers sheets of paper, the
words "Bank of England" being visible in the substance of
wash paper. They will also be charged with feloniously
having in their possession divers sheets of paper upon which
there was an impression of certain words, figures, numbers
and ornaments resembling a Bask of England note. The
prisoners will also be charged with having forged Bank of
England notes feloniously in their possession, and.likewise
with being feloniously in peonsasios of eis epos which
portions of the motel:its of a Bank of l note were en-
graved. There are more than sixty vitalism to be examined
for the prosecution, and the trial will last two, if not titres
days.
NEW COURT.
(Before T. Chambers, Esq., Q.C., Common Serjeant.)
Louis Geyer 40, electro.plater, was indicted for kilo-
slowly having in his possession certain instrument. for the
manufacture of counterfeit coin.
Mr. Clerk, with whom was Mr. Poland (instructed by
the Solicitor to the Mint), conducted the prosecution, and
the prisoner was, defended by Mr. Utley.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Brennan, inspect-
ing to the Mint authorities, that on the 6th December
lest he went, accompanied by several police-officers, to the
resklestos of the prisoner in • retired place knows as
Leslie's gardens, Bermondsey, about 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing. The house consisted of three rooms, one above
another, and on Mr. Brennan reaching the top room he
hand two galvanic batteries, properly charged with acids,
ladles with white Metal recently fused, plaster of
Parks, antimony, sand, film. and all the usual implements
wed by the makers of counterfeit coin. The prisoner was
himself apprehended while attempting to escape from the
window of the second-floor room, b 7 Sergeant Leathers, of
the P division, to whom he said, Oh, dear, I thought I
had got out of the old (meaning Brennan) way. I
naves thought he would have found me out here. So help
me God, I have not been making for two or three days ; but
it is a fortunate job that you mom so only, for had von
cane • little later you would have had me all to rights ;but
you will find enough to get me committed for trial, but I
.shall be ' turned up' "—a slang term for acquitted.
- The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but the Common
.flerjeant deferred sentence, in order that the opinion of the
Courtfor Crown Cases Reserved might be taken as to whe-
ther the galvanic batteries found on the prisoner's premises
11111110 within the 24th section of the 24th and 25th Victoria,
dos, a machine for the making of counterfeit coin.
&stenos was accordingly deferred.
Elizabeth Pike, married, was found Guilty on an in-
dictment charging her with feloniously uttering counterfeit
tam.
Mr. Cranford and Mr. Poland prosecuted ; and Mr. P. N.
Lewis defended.
In reply to the court, Yr. Braman Meted that be had
known the prisoner ever since the par 1858, and had fre-
quently seen her in custody for uttering base coin, and that
she had several times been convicted, and on the last she
had undergone a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment, with
hard labour.
The Common Serjeant, in passing sentence, told the pri-
soner that she was an moarigible offender who would not
take warning from what she bad already undergone. From
the document before him it was manifest that since the
year 1838 her whole time had been taken up in the commis-
sion of crime and its expiation.in prison. Under such circum-
stances he should tail in hi duty to the public if be did
not pass a sentence of severity, and that sentence was,
that she be kept in penal servitude for the term of five

• . MANSION-HOUSE.
Orisratitt, • well-dreiwed, respectable-looking
man, about 35 years of age, was brought up on •
charge of forging two bills of exchange for 3001. and 68/.,
purporting' to be accepted by Joseph Beach, of Worcester-
shire, with intent to defraud blame Spooner and Co.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Wontuer
attended on behalf of the prisoner.
Josh. Beach stated that he carried co business as a
miller at Dudley, in Worcestershire. He was • customer
of Mr. Turner, bp whom the . prisoner was employed,
and he always transacted business through the pri-
soner. The two bills produced were very much like his
writing, bat they were not accepted by him, nor by his
authority. He owed Mr. Turner :4681, 4s. on the 12th Nov.,
sad on the 12th December he gave the prisoner a cheque
for 3651. 13a 4d. which was that sum bee the discount,
and he produced his receipt.
The prisoner was remanded.
WESTMINSTER.
Catherine Harrington, a dirty, diminutive woman, was
brought before the magistrate charged with being drunk and
begging in 00'10w-square.
Police-constable William Kemp, 238 B, stated that on the
previous afternoon be was attracted by an outcry from
Onslowsquere, and on going there found the prisoner fol-
lowing a lady, who was going to church. Prisoner as she
walked after the lady was swearing at her.
Mr. Arnold—Did you hear what for? What did she my?
Constable—She was swearing at her for refusing to
give her a penny to buy bread. The prisoner was chunk,
and I immediately took her from the lady. On her
way to the station-house the prisoner mid that she had
come from Hammersmith that morning, and had got no
home. At the time she was following and swearing at
the lady the prisoner was accompanied by another woman
with a child without shoes or stockings, but she went away
directly I came up.
Mr. Arnold—Did you see the accused beg of soy one
else?
Wittier —I did not; but I was, after sbe was in cus-
tody, informed that she had been annoying a gentleman
at his house in Onslow-square, and had created a disturb-
ance there.
Mr. Arnold—What was her conduct in going to the
station-house? -
Witness—She made a great disturbance as she went
through the streets. She was altogether very noisy and
troublesome.
Mr. Arnold (to prisoner)—What have you to say to the
charge ?
Prisoner—l have got nothing to ray.
Mr. Arnold—Your conduct is very tad ; it is • very
mandalous case. Had the charge of begging been dis-
tinctly made out I would have given youths severest punish-
ment, but as it is not, I commit you for seven days for being
drunk and riotous.
SOUTHWARK.
A smart-looking young fellow, who gave the name of
John Perry, WU brought before kr. Burnham charged with
stealing • watch from the person of Robert Thompson, at
the entrance of the Surrey Theetre.
The prosecutor said that on Saturday evening last he
came from Brixton with • friend to witness the perform-
ances at the Surrey Theatre. There was a great crowd
waiting outside at the time for the doors to open, and
while witness was standing among the people a young man
came up to him and pointed to a board, on which was set
forth that persons could enter that way to avoid the crowd
on the payment of a small extra sum. Witness pot his bawd
in his pocket for the purpose of taking out the money to
pay for his admission, when the prisoner aims forcibly
in front of him, and snatched his watch, and passed
something to the other. He turned round to the prisoner
and mired him, and charged him with stealing him watch.
He replied that he did not steal the watch, but if he came
with himoutsidethe crowd be would show him the chap who
stole it. Witmer, told him be should not let him go as he
maw him steal it, and he bad no doubt he passed it to the
other man who ran off. A police-constable then came up,
and be gave him into custody.
Police-constable 186 L said be saw • disturbance among
the crowd at the Surrey Theatre, and on arriving there the
persecutor gave the prisoner into custody for steaks( his
watch. He searched the prisoner, but nothing was toned
on him. He asked for a remand, to enable him to appre-
hend the man who made his ammo
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery, or
having any connexion with the other man.
Mr. Benham remanded him until Thursday next.
THAMES.
Captain Randall Stow, the master, Louie Lou, •
foreigner, the mate, and Henry Francis, boatswain, of the
ship Martha Pope, from Honduras, were brought up on a
writ of habeas corpus from Newgate, charged with man-
slaughter in causing the death of • youth named William
Curtis by ill-usage and neglect on the high seas, and the
depositions being completed were committed for trial.

SINGULAR CASE OAP MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

A moot remarkable case of mistaken identity
has occurred at Kilmer:love, hi Hampshire. in which it was
supposed that • tailor at Trowbridge, named Jacob Long,
had bees drowned in a mill dam, a dead body having bees
found there. It appears that • man who gave the name
of Jacob Long, and who stated that he come from
Trowbridge, Wilts, applied for relief at the Kings-
clove workhouse, and was placed in the casual
ward. After breakfast on the following day he left,
and beyond being seen in Hingscleve nothing more
was heard of him. However, on Christmas morning it
was stated that • baker in Biogscleve, named Martin
Palmer, bad disappeared, sod could Dot be found. Inqui-
ries were made, and it was ascertained that Palmer had,
on the day immediately before his disappearance, been to
the workhouse and left • loaf as • sample of • tender for
supplying the union. It appears that there was • great re-
semblance between the men—Palmer, of Hingscleve, and
Long, of Trowbridge—and when the body was taken from
the mill dam it was believed to be that of the latter. An
inqueat was held on the body in the name of Jacob Long,
and the jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict
to the effect that the deceased, Jacob Long, was found
drowned, lbut how he got into the water there was no
evidence to show. The coroner's warrant for the burial
of the body was made out, but jest before it was re.
moved • juryman thought he would take • last look at the
body, as be was not altogether satisfied it was that of Jacob
Long. The result of his inspection was a perfect conviction
that the coroner and jury bad been mistakes in the identity
of the deceased, and that the body before him was Dot that
of Long, of 'Trowbridge. In order, however, to be
thoroughly satisfied of the accuracy of his surmise, the
wife at Palmer was sent for, and she at once identified the
body of her husband. Palmer's body was removed to his
native village for burial, bet it was thought that a second
inquest would have to he held.

Tale bitranza ?raiz Wloax.—There appears to
b some doubt whether the coroner can bold an inquest, as
00 one can say that the bones found in the furnace are those
of Barton, and there is no body of which the jury can
"have the view." The direct way from the cabin to the
furnace is through a small doorway half • dozen yards away,
&edemas a plank on to the boilers, the descent to the fire.
bole being then by a flight of steps. It is probable that
the murderers threw Barton down into the fire-hole from
the plank just mentioned, and, unites they fell after him,
it is certainly possible that be was then alive and was living
when put into the formai, as finfirr-Inerksharn boon noticed
on the begrimed wall of the boderhome near this spot,
and other indications that a living person bad fallen from
the platform. The police ham not yet obtained any clue to
the miscreants implicated in the old man's death.
DEATH FROM STRYCHNINE—Lest night an ad-
journed inquest was held before Dr. Lankester, at the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, relative to the death of George Heinsett,
in the service of Messrs. Hopkins and Williams, wholesale
druggist., New Cavendish-street, whose death was caused
by strychnine. The evidence showed that on Christmas eve
the deceased and some shopmatei partook of some boor on
the premises, though its admission was prohibited by the
firm, On Friday morning deceased expressed a wish for
some beer, when a youth named Collis pointed to a bottle
from which the beer bad been taken, and which bottle was
in a room where strychnine was kept. Each of them drank
some of it, when Collis left. In a few minutes afterwards a
heavy fall was beard in the room • and upon an assistant
imed Brown going there, deceased was found on the floor.
He was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, and seen by Mr.
Devereux, the resident surgeon, who at once saw that be
was suffering from the effect@ of strychnine. He died in a
few hours. Collis, who seoompanied deceased to the hos.
pital, was suffering from similar symptoms to the de
ceased, but recovered. Mr. Devereux deposed that on
an analysis of the contents of the stomach he
discovered appearance. such as would be the result
of strychnine, and in this opinion he was confirmed
by Professor Taylor, who found strychnine. He gave a por-
tion of the beer to goioes pigs, each of which died in • few
minutes. The jury returned a verdict " that death was
mused by strychnine, but how it was administered there
was not sufficient evidence to show."
ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN • LIVERPOOL CIRCUS.—
As accident occurred in Hengler's Cirque Varike os Fri-
day night. The Nicolo troupe were going through the
" perch feats," and whilst they were so engaged, one per-
former having gained the summit of the pole, and another
having made a partial ascent, the man whose duty it was
to keep the pole in a perpendicular position from his belt
allowed it to lose its perpendicular, and the performers
were thrown violently into the ring. Fortunately no serious
injury resulted, but the men were very much bruised.
GREAT NOF.THERN RAILWAY.—The now lino of
the Great Northern will commence at Owstoo, in the West
Riding, and par through Dosicaster, Arksey, Barnshy. Kirk
Sandell, Hatfield, Armthorpe, and Cantley, through Wroot
and Haney in Lincolnshire. and Misterton and other places
la Nottiogliamshire, terminating by a junction with the
Manchester, Sheffield. and Liacoloshire at Cottam. The
estimated met is 332,000 f., to be raised by new shares or
Mock, with power so borrow 100,0001.
TUNBRIDGE WILLS AND EASTBOURNE RAILWAY.
—The route of this new railway will be from the Tunbridge
Wells and Hastings brands of the South Eastern. at Tice.
hunt, to the Hallam branch of the Brighton and South
Coast Railway, terminating at Eastbourne, on land belong.
Jag to the Duke of Devooshire. Powers are to be taken to
raise 370.0001., and to borrow 12040001. for the coostruction
of the works.

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