The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE DV

The North German Lloyd's steamer Deutschland,
Captain Weasels, from New York on the 21st ult.,
has arrived at Southampton. She brings the usual

mails, 83 passengers, 101,415 dollars for England,
118,400 dollars for Rance, 8,750 dollars for Bremen,
aagi 1,700 tons of cargo, consisting chiefly of
tobacco and option. Throughout the entire passage
the Deutschland experienced stormy easterly winds,
rain, heav squalls, and high sea.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.
Congress meets to-day, but is expected to adjourn until
Monday.
General Mower hu issued an order removing numerous
judicial officials at New Orleana.
The Georgia Reconstruction Convention hu been
ordered to meet at Atlanta on the 9th December.
The Convention elections in North and South Ceti ma
commenced on Tuesday. The negroes unanimously rited
the radical ticket.
The Alabama Convention hu "track out the clause dis-
franchising all persons refusing to vote on the ratification
of the new constitution of the State.

The Tribune says that Mr. McCulloch will in his report
strongly denounce currency payment of the principal of the
bonds.

Senor Garcia, the new Peruvian minister, presented his
credential, to the President yesterday.
The Herald alleges that annexation to the United States
was openly and generally advocated in British Columbia.
Mr. Dickens has been cordially received at Baton. '
Advims from Mexico state that President Juarez ten-
dered Admiral Tegethoff an escort to Vora Crux while
transporting the remains of the late Emperor Maximilian,
but forbade any public demonstration.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.

QTTEENSTOWN, Dec. 3.

The Inman steamer City of Baltimore, from New
York on the 23rd ult., arrived at Queenstown this
morning (Dec. 3) with 31 passengers and 1,0001. in
specie. She landed mails and passengers and pro-
ceeded for Liverpool.

(Via Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.

Congress met on Thursday and adjourned until Monday,
when the judiciary committee will report upon the im-
peachment. A resolution to pay the public debt in coin
has been introduced in the Senate and tabled.

Senator Sumner has introduced a bill providing for the
political equality of citizens in the district of Columbia
irrespective of colour.
It is generally expected that Congress will repeal the
cotton tax.

Mr. Thaddeus Stevens occupied his seat in the House of
Representatives on Thursday.
The elections in North and South Carolina have resulted
in favourof the Convention, the conservatives offering little
opposition. The delegates elected are nearly all radicals.
- -

General Mowen has removed the Lieutenant-Governor,
the Treasurer, the Auditor, and several other state officials
in Louisiana.

The Nee York Timm says that General Grant's report
estimates the military appropriation necessary for thefiscal
year ending June 30,1869, at 77,000,000 dole.
At a convention of conservative negroes, held at Rich-
mond on Thursday, the cultivation of friendly relations
with the whites was advocated.

Mr. Davis arrived at Richmond rid New York yesterday.
There was no demonstration. His council deny the report
that they bad protested against t►e trial taking place
before Judge Underwood.

THB RECEPTION OP MR. CHARLES DICKENS
IN AMERICA.

A letter from Boston of the 19th says :

"The great event in Boston to-day has been the arrival
of Charles Dickens from Europe par the steamer Cuba.
Through the agency of the telegraph minouneements were
made which gave currency to the belief that the Cuba and
the distinguished novelist would arrive in the middle of the
afternoon, and although there was no public ovation or
demonstration contemplated, • crowd of several thousand
persona assembled around the wharf where the steamer
was expected, and, in spite of the inclement weather, re-
mained until the failure of their desire was assured. If she
had made her time the Cuba and Mr. Dickens would
hive been in Boston at three o'clock, and inasmuch as
'them was the unusual interruption of half{-dozen hours
from Halifax, the fears of a disaster were not without
some shadow of foundation. At about half-past *even
o'clock, however, it was announced from the Old State
House news room that the Cuba was approaching Hull, on
her Donne to Beaton, and that elm had been boarded by
the United States tugboat Hannibal Hamlin and Mr.
'Dicke= taken on board. The tugboat proceeded imme-
diately to Barton, and arrived at Long Wharf in about an
hour, and full half an hour in advance of the Cuba.
Among those who were on board the tugboat were Mr.
Dolby, the agent of Mr. Dickens, Collector Russell, of the
port of Boston ; Oliver Wendell Holmes, General Sherwin,
Hon. Josiah Quincy, James Fields, of the publishing firm of
Ticknor and Fields, and several other literary celebrities.
After the customary greetings and congratulations •
repast was served on board the Hamlin, and
when it was finished she had arrived at her dock in
I Boston. The party then took earriages and proceeded
immediately to the Parker house, where Mr. Dickens will
remain until his departure for New York.
" The first aeries of his readings will begin in Tremont
Temple on the evening of December 2, and his first in
New York will be given on the evening of the 9th.
Mr. Dicken's voyage from Liverpool to Boston was one
of uninterrupted pleasure, and while declining for the
present all public ovations, he nevertheless feels pro-
foundly gratified for the many manifestations of welcome
which the American people have already showed towards
him. Mr. Dolby, him advance agent, has already disposed
of some 8,000 tickets to his first series of Boston readings,
and there is no apparent diminution in the number of
applicants. A considerable number of them have probably
been bought up by speculators."
The Net° York Herald comments upon the Anita in its
characteristic Atli,. We read :—" Charles Dickens arrived
at Boston on Tuesday, the 19th of November, by the
steamer Cuba. Seven thousand of the philosophers of
' the Hub, in breeches and in petticoats, awaited his
arrival on the dock • but they lost the opportunity of wel.
coming him with the usual demonstrations of toadyism,
inasmuch as he left the steamer on a tug, and directly he
landed hastened to his hotel in School-street. To make
amends for the lose of • chance to take the horses from
his carriage and to haul him up to Parker's, the Bostonians
all met before sunrise on the first day of the sale of the
tickets for his readings in the tri.mountain city, and, be-
sieging the book store of his publishers, created • furore
unequalled since that excited by his arrival in the same
city 25 years ago. The police force had to
be summoned in order to preserve peace and order
among the eager purchasers of tickets. Nothing like this
furore has been occasioned since his first visit, unless we
except that which marked the reception of Jenny Lind on
her arrival in this country. Mr. Dolby, the agent of Mr.
Dickens, appears to be a sort of refined Barnum, with all
the enterprise and none of the vulgarity of the notorious
showman. The Boston journals inform us that Mr. Dolby
has already disposed of more than eight thousand
tickets for Mr. Dickens' first course of readings in Boston.
But Mr. Dolby seems to have failed to profit by our recent
suggestion—that the price of tickets for Mr. Dickens'
readings might safely be put at • higher figure than he has
set upon them. The consequence of this mistake is that
the specalators have got possession of no inconsiderable
number of tickets and are selling them at twenty dol-
lars a-piece. By the time that Mr. Dickens reaches
New York it seems not unlikely that the price of
tickets will advance to .hundred dollars or more. At his
first visit Boston fell into ecstacies over him. The excite-
ment occasioned by his arrival was in the beginning like a
cloud no bigger than • man's hand ; but it soon swelled to
• hurricane of adulation, which afterwards reached its
height at the Dickens ball in New York, and then subsi-
ded. It will be easy for the New Yorkers to beat the
Bostonians if the former think fit to enter into
competition with the latter. If the Bostonians can as-
semble seven thousand people to welcome Dickens, we
can assemble, at equally short notice, seventy thousand.
We can afford to pay higher prices for tickets than even
those demanded by the Boston speculators. We can have
an auction, at which some rival of the batter who made
his fortune by bidding two hundred and twelve dollars
for • referred seat, may double, if need be, that
sum. We do not know what has become
of Geniis. who became famous for the highest bid at Jenny
Lind's first concert, but here is certainly a chance for
Knox to become equally famous. Dickens might have
spared himself the trouble of bringing over any London
clothes, for the tailors and hatters and boot makers of
Boston and New York must be ready and eager to take his
measure and supply him with a complete outfit, replenish-
ice it as often as circumstances may require.
Neither Bostonians nor New Yorkers seem disposed to
listen to our advice,so far to moderate their enthu-
siasm in behalf of ickens as to abstain from making
themselves ridiculous. We think they might do this, and
still manifest their hearty appreciation of his genius. But
it appears to be useless to try to check any of those storms
of popular excitement which periodically agitate the
American mind, whether caused by Jenny Lind, Japanese
Tommy, the Prince of Wales, or Mr. Dickens. We can
only advise the public to keep as cool as possible, and Mr.
Dolby to tanks the moat of 'the latest sensation' as long as
it Inotii"

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.
(THIS DAY.)

The fifteenth annual meeting of the members
took pleas this day, at the °Moss, Norfolk-street, Strand,
Viscount RMIELAGH in the chair.
Mr. GRUNENEN, the secretary, having reed the Myer.
tisement convening the meeting the anbjoined report of
the executive committee wee read:
" It is the iileasing duty of the executive comm,ttee
submitting their fifteenth annual report, to present, for
the approval of the shareholders a highly satisfactory
statement of amounts and balance sheet, duly audited, for
the financial year which closed on the 30th September,
1567 :—Tbe annexed returns show the total cash receipts
for the respective quarters of ISt i-7, and the grand tot, s
since the formation of the Conservative Laid Society in
September, 1852 :

Quarters end Les

Dec. 25,1866
March 25,1867
June 24, 1867
September 30, 1867

1.723

Totals to Michaelmas]
Ido6

Grand totals to /1:11a81-
mu, 1867

10,60

szses

Shares I
rum- i Total I Romlsaa
plehal. Shares.

6.011

1,109

B t
!1,706 6 I
36,941 11 9
!8,59118 2
?2,944 4

116,963 011

SAW

125,674

963,11C0 610

r,Tss 'T,Too,ess T II

The total withdrawal' since the formation of the society
(1852), to Michaelmas, 1867, are 306,7491. oe. 2d. ; the
total sale of land for the same period is 537,0501.19 x. Gd. ;
the reserve fund to Michaehnas, 1367, is 13,348 i. 3s. The
register of rights, fixing the rotation for the selection of
rsoharermitenhh.eame
Iberia:071:816;
plots on the society's estates, when offered for allotment,
stands as follows :—Completed, 6,738 ; drawn, 3,46;
,783.
rhts
thThe
tzledsenierrinetylinipat
seniority, 1,80t1; total, 11,90'2 ; deduct rights exervisedu
e
e
estates, &e., 9,193 ; tinexeroised rights, 2,709. The last
rewgya:ginterNo.wo2ersif
membership is No. 18,968. The last share number issued
the formation of the society. The increased receipts en
deposit have been to the extent of 15,6071. whilst the de-
crease in withdrawl" on the two accounts daring the year
has been 9,0731. The repayments on land show en in-
crease of 7,0881.; and the anent income from interest
has also increased 1,4551. The amount added to the
reserve fund has been 1,6791. 16s. ld. The increased
balances on share and deposit accounts are 18,5001. for the
former and 16,531/. for the latter. The increase of assets
has kept pace with the general progress; the admen.' to the
allotting on lard are 7,7491. in excess of the previous year,
whilst the increase in the advances for building is 2,:1071.
The shareholders will learn with gratification that the cot
of the extensive alterations in the offices, and the outlay
connected therewith, have not been left as • liability to be
paid off year by year, but the entire amount expended has
peonat once written off. The reserve fund, amounting to
13,00 W. in 1865-6, having been increased this year to
15,0891. 13a. Id., the executive committee have been
enabled, after deduction of the expenditure on the pre-
mises, to leave the reserve fund at 12,0001. The directen
can also indicate with satisfaction to the members
the insignificant item shown in the balance sheet,
as • lou on the building advance account.
Another matter which, although not referred to in the
ammo* is one which must afford much gratification to
the holders of lands on the society's estates, is the earlier
tion of premiums on ?lots which have been sold during the
;sat year. On the sales which have come under the ire-
mediate mittee, without reference to the
disposal of of the office by &Bottum the profits
have been e instenoes very large. The estates which
have thus particularly found favour with the generalpublic
are St. M are Twick en ham, and Isle worth, the Brighton
Round Hill Estate, the Wanstead, the Wood-green, Nos.
1 and 2, the Putney and Fulham properties, Old Ford and
Kentish-town, Seven Sisters, Finchley, Ramsgate, ho.
The four auditors appointed at the quarterly meeting, on
the 15th of October last, namely, Mr. Clemow and Mr.
Goad, elected by the shareholder", and Mr. Push fines
and Mr. Winstanley, nominated by the board, met on the
29th of October and subsequent days, and verified the
vouchers, books, end securitie,s, and signed the balance-sheet.
The executive committee are enabled, after leaving the
reserve fund at 12,00 W., to provide for the interest of 5
per cent per annum on shares (completed or paid • year ia
advance), and for the interest of 4 per cent. per annum en
deposit investments. The committee are also enabled to
add to the accounts of members holding uncompleted in-
vested shares, not in arrear (in respect of which no interest
hu been paid), • bonus equivalent to 6 per cent. per
annum ; and on shares paid • year in advance and up-
wards, a bonus of 1 per cent. will be added to the accounts
in the pass-book. As regards the additional interest of 1
per cent., to which the holders of completed shares will be
entitled by the present dogmatises of bonne, the amount
will be included in the half-yearly Lady-day interest war-
rants, issued and payable on and after the Ist of May next.
Thus every payment on the shares on the register at the
present annual meeting, not being in arrear, will realise 6
per cent. per annum for the financial year ending the 30th
September, 1867. The rate of interest on shares (com-
pleted) and shares in progress (paid a year in advance) will
remain for the present as 5 per cent per annum. The
half-yearly warrants up to Lady-day and Michael-
mas will be eeued at the customary periods—namely,
the Ist of May and the let of November. The
rate of interest for the deposit department, that is,
for investors who are not members of the society, will re.
main unchanged at 4 per cent. per annum, payable bail-
yearly, at the same period as the interest warrants on
shares. The ordinary quarterly meetings were duly held
on the 9th of April, the 2od of July, and the 15th of Octo-
ber. The following members of the executive committee
retire by rotation, viz.:—Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart, M.P.,the Hon. Robert iourke, Colonel A. Meyrick, Newuham
Winstanley, Esq., and being eligible, offer themselves fee
re-elootioo. The new estates allotted this year have been:
East London &tate, Forest-gate, Ist portion, Dec. 13,1866;
North London Estate. Finobley, Ist portion, March 22,1810;
Malvern Link (West Woroestetshire), May 8, 1867 ; South
London Estate (Putney, No. 5), East Surrey, June 28,
1867 ; East London (Forest-gate, No. 2), August 2, 1867.
The Malvern Link Estate was allotted after • public men
Mg at which Viscount Ranelagh and Colonel Ileyrick were
present as a deputation from the board. This inctureeque
property is within a few minutes' walk of a first-clam
station on the Worcester and Hereford branch of the Great
Western Railwa_y_. The society's land has an extensive
frontage to the Worcester and Malvern turnpike road, and
is free from the heavy rates of Great Ifelvere, being with-
out the boundaries, in the parish of Leigh. Buddha
operations have commenced, and the contract for the
' roads and works has bean completed. The South London
Estate (Putney No. 5) is situated opposite the Cedes,
Putney No. 1, on the banks of the Thames, and adjoins
the society's other estates at Putney. The land com-
municates with the Upper Richmond-road, through the
new road on the fourth Putney Estate, called Disraeli-
road, and is within • few minutes' walk of the
High-street of Putney, the railway station, and the
bridge. As the fourth Putney estate has been disposed
of, the adjoining property (Putney No. 5) has been in de-
mand, and there hair been a good sale thereon. The allot-
manta of the first and second portions of the Forestuate
estate (East London) have been very successful. In the
acquisition of this property, which, from its proximity to
the station, and to Wannead estate, presents every induce.
went for the continuanceof the building operations already
commenced, with houses in occupation, the committee
were much influenced by the consideration of the Iw'
portant question of the house accommodation for the
working classes. The diminution of houses from vs.
rims causes within the metropolis is yearly on
the increase, and the opening up of new dis-
tricts within an easy distance from town is becoming im-
peratively necessary. The executive committee in recent
purchases have endeavoured to rind estates which, when
allotted, would meet the requirements of working inn,
and the experience of the society has proved that the roily
industrial classes prefer to buy • plot, and build a house
thereon, out of savings from the exercise of their skill and
labour, rather than be dependent on any aid which assumes
the aspect of public patronage and of private charity.
Land and building societies afford freedom of action and
perfect independence to the workmen desirous of power-
ing his own freehold dwelling-house, and the commercial
interest in such purchase is keenly appreciated by him in
preference to any philanthropical support. The extra-
ordinary progress of building operations near the Roca-
hill estate, Brighton. the construction of the new line, drail into Kemp Town, and the proximity of a new statna
close to the society's property, have induced the committee
to allot the unsold portion on Thursday, the 12th of
December, the plan of which has been drawn, in accord-
ance with the requirements of the locality. The directed
have the pleasure to announce to the shareholders that
no time will be lost in offering for allotment the firs*
portion of the Clapham Junction e.:ate. The fine
frontages of thin property (known as Bolingbroke-park:
with mansion and grounds) to Wandsworth-common aod to
Battersea-rise, the 'proximity of the estate to two stationer
and the increasing demand for house Accommodation in the
southern district of the metropolis, afford every ealweit-
tion that the Clapham Junction will prove a most eligible
acquisition for the society's purpose. The executive com-
mittee having, during 15 years, provided the various
classes of the community with the opportunity of weal"
tog land to admit of the erection of first-class mansions, la
wales of cottage property, have commenced their sixteenth
year with as promising prospects as have heretofore sr
tended their now loinecontinued labours to promote the
prosperity of the Conservative Land Society. Advancer*
will be taken of every legitimate opportunity to extend
operations, which, however, will be dependent on the ex'
ercise of caution and vigilance in the watching of ramme'
cial changes, and financial transitions. Assisted by the
friendly feeling so uniformly displayed by the shales
holders, the directors can look forward with confidence 02
secure futurencoust. _

ISagusd) " RAXILLACR, Chairman.
(Countersigned) " CliaaLra La-wia Gautimimist
Sacratary."

We read in a letter from Rome of the 27th »H•
—" I regret to say that Mr. J. Soholey's wound is Dell
to prove fatal to him, although hopes for a favourable
issue were entertained for several days after the 'input**
tion of his arm."

11
THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EV
LAW INTELLIGENCE. THE POLICE COURTS. THE THREATENED CAB STRIKE AND THE
(THIS DAT,) (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS.
-..-
i COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. _....__ LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.)
' :- Sings at Nisi Prins in Iliddlesex.-(Before Lord Chief MARLBOROUGH-STREET. From the report of the several delegates acting
Justice Buvill and a Special Jury.) A FRACAS ABOUT A NEWSPAPER. in concert with the Hackney Carriage Proprietors' Asso-
-
i
. MEAN r. THE NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Aboard Allied!, • respectable-looking man, was charged elation, there seems every probability of the request to stop
This was an action to recover damages for injuries sus. before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. William Strange, running the cab. after 4 o'clock this afternoon being acceded
i • TA upon the defendants' line. publisher of the Sporting Life. to. It may, however, be 6 before the streets will be
)lr. liuddleston, Q.4'., and Mr. H. James appeared for Mr. W. Strange said-I reside at Osborne House,
r
, plaintiff ; and Mr. Gilfard, 14. C., and Mr. Hume Wil. Holland Park. Last evening I was at the Oxford clear, and even then about • dozen " outsiders"
V 1 ois for the defendants. Music-hall, when the defendant came up and may continue to ply. The arrangements for the
r
The plaintiff, an Irishman, 32 years old, ham, sine 1858, spoke to me. A warm discussion ensued between meeting at Exeter Hall were completed this
s ,
1 n working as a journeyman tailor in this country, and us as to • newspaper I was connected with- the Sporting morning. It is understood that four resolutions
, • rad. s lib his wife's assistance, about 3/. a week. From Life--the defendant having once been engaged as will be submitted-two relating to the objections raised by
s
:,, commencement of this year he was affected with a • OtltTasser for the paper, and I being the publisher. The the cab ,
1 cab proprietors, as hinted at in the Express of yester.
igh, and symptoms of consumption set in. In May be defendant made some very offensive remarks, and
s .ut to his native country for a month, and on said be would punch my head. Not wishing to day, and the other, denouncing the high rate of duty im-
t-e 290 of June he returned much improved, and have any altercation at the Oxford Mtnic-hall, and posed on the body, and protesting against the clam°
ig; train at Liverpool for London. On the as I wished to see a gentleman at the Beaufort restricting the fare of a shilling per mile
s y up an accident happened, which was known Club, in Rathbonmplace, I left the hall, and
toasses in which the vehicle is called off
the W.,rrington accident, pommeled in consequence went to Itathbone.place, but in consequence of the
i ... ,emetliaig wrong at the points, miming the passenger defendant following me all the way and making use of the rank. What may be the effect of the strike on the
t: uu to run into a coal train, and on that occasion five per. most abusive and offensive language, I did not go to the railways it is not easy to conjecture ; but the officials at
were killed. The defendants admitted that the club but turned down a passage, and the defendant then theNorthWesternand Great Western are stronglyopposed
odent was caused by the fault of their servants, and came up to me and wanted to tight, saying, " Now, you
to the movement, and yesterday the superintendent at the
I i rehire the only question to be determined was the -, I'll give you something," and he snatched my Euston terminus sent • notice to the cabowners intimating
„..,,auit of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled. stick ont of my hand and struck me on the hat, ssmashingm
o when the plaintiff arrived in town the doctor found him it (the complainant exhibited the hat in a smashed condi. that if they were not there to-night to take the traffic
- ,:•fering from • severe shock and from pains in the back, tion), and he then struck me in the eye with the stick. away they would not be admitted to-morrow. It should
t:, chest, and under both knee caps. He had also a short I called out " Police," and the defendant then threw the be mentioned that at meet of the leading stations the cabs
i i,,,king cough. He was kept in bed for six weeks, and stick away, and it went through the window of a ng for hire are privileged, the companieslyi being paid a public-
I es at the end of that time very weak. The plaintiff's house. A person came out of the public-house and asked p.
3 an account was that he was now afflicted with swimming me who stick it was, and I said it belonged to me and yearly rental ; and it is only in some instances that the
..1. the bead, and there was • stiffness in one knee, which they then told me that it had gone through their window. vehicles having the "No lamps " bill affixed are
:-evented him putting that leg so far back as was the I told them that though it was my stick it was thrown admitted into the station. Cabs having this an-
f • ictice of tailors when sitting at work. He had done no by the defendant. On a constable coming up I gave the nouncement were refused admission to the Victoria
iork since the accident, and he said that he was incapable defendant into custody, and before the constable the de-
terminus • but such the confusion on the arrival
doing any. fendant again abused roe.
i,
Two medical gentlemen were called for the plaintiff ; The defendant -I deny the whole charge. I did not of the trains that the company afterwards yielded.
t and while they stated that the plaintiff undoubtedly was speak to you first at the Oxford. Did you not call me • The South Western station is an exception to the rule,
f , 'Tering very seriously from consumption at the time of her, cheat, beater, and challenge me to fight' any cab being admitted to the station on payment of one
1 u.c accident they added that their opinion was that the The complainant-No. I called you a scoundrel for penny, and no notice is taken there of the objectionable
1 asease had been increased in intensity by the accident. what you said of me.
a No evidence was given upon the part of the company Mr. Tyrwhitt-What was that •. placard. At the Brighton, South Eastern, Great Nor-
i tut Mr. Giffard addressed the jury upon the question Tho complainant-He said I was • thief, a liar, and all them, and Great Eastern Railway stations the cabs are
- :be amount of damages to be awarded. that sort of thing, and that I was never in any way con- admitted se usual.
✓ The jury after considering the matter found for the nected.with the Sporting Life, but that it was • Mr. It may here be mentioned that the authorities at Moly-
- olaintiff-damages, 7:41. Stephens. He also said he would punch my - head, neux-street and Stone's End police-stations have refused
t SECOND COURT. and let me have it.
to pass cabs ; a similar course was pursued yesterday at
a ;Minis at Nisi Prins in Middlesex.-(Before Mr. Justice Police-constable James Swain 68 E-At half-past 11
i Byles and a Common Jury.) last night I was in Rathbone-place, and the defendant was King's-cross-road on account of their not having lamps pro-
a BLoCE AND WIFE E. WILLIAMS. given in charge by the complainant for assaulting him, and perly trimmed and lighted well. The clause of the act of
seeing his eye bleeding I took the defendant into custody. a 'This was an action to recover damages for injuries sits- parliament having reference to the lamp question moral-
e tained by the female plaintiff. The defendant-He called me • liar, a beater, and
na y came into operation on the Ist of November ;
', Mr. fatten and Mr. F. Turner appeared for the scoundrel, and he wanted to fight me under a public-house "
as " such time between sunset and sunrise" has not
lamp ; but I told him that was too public a plaoe, and but
• plauntiff ; and Mr. Begley for the defendant.
t The plaintiff, Mr. Block, was a misfitter, in the went down a mews. He then said to me, " Now call me been " fixed by the commissioners of police," it has not
I' employment of the Itatcliff Gas Company, and
a liar," and I did so ; be then struck me and I struck him,
_ been carried into effect. It is, however, probable that
O on the afternoon of the 17th December Lot his and he defied me with his stick. I never struck him with after the meeting to-mg• ht instructions will be received
s wife left her home in Johnson-street, Commercial-road, the stick, as he asserts • and it was through my parrying after
Sir Richard Mayne.
a blow he aimed at me that the stick flew out of his hand, from
o and at the corner of the street she stepped into the road - The .
O to meet. At this moment • van belonging to the de. complainant had no witness, but a person who was
O fendant, • ginger-beer manufacturer, was being driven called by the defendant, and who' said he was a friend of
both ladies, stated that'
he did not see anything of the
round the corner, and it knocked Mrs. Block down, andBATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)
i the wheel passed over one of her legs just above the assault, but he heard the complainant and the defendant
best be done by 8 L.X.
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t, so doing the wheel unfortunately again passed over the
~ Mr. , „,_.Tyrwhitt-I think justice will
1. injured limb. In consequence of the very serious bruising him over both parties to keep the peace,
e to the calf of the leg gangrene set in, and for • fortnight her 'WESTMINSTER. B. T. W. IL ..--]ham
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O life was in danger. On the 3rd March she was discharged THE BEGGr.IO TRADE AND THE MARQUIS TOWNSIDEND'S 12 P. D. o• ---
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e canon of the accident, and Mr. Llewellyn, the house sur. A rough-looking fellow with • stature approaching the Aberdeen. .2.1 U N.N.W. 1 1 N.N.W. bso 0.31 6
I- geon, was of opinion that she would never have the proper gigantic, who gave the name of David Deacon, was brought Leith .24 38 S.W. S 8 N.W. sb - -
5 use of her leg again. , before the court under the following circumstances : Ardmore .82 36 N. 3 9 N. b - 1
1 A good deal of evidence was given on each aide as to who The Marquis Townshend said-Last evening, about Ofaencaltio.,_. „_ - .36 4tB N.Y.W. I B N.N.L. hsc 0.12 -
b was in fault, and the jury found a verdict for the de- 5 o'clock, I saw this man begging in the Willow-road. He ••••'•?-** .46 41 N.E. 210 N.N.E. rho 0.34 4
.1 tenant.of me. He was dragging about a poor lame child CseccPehea4ar.e p,,,Li
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begged. that could hardly walk, and was carrying another 35 w N.M. 4 5 N.W. be - 4
1. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, four ears old, in his arms. When he was given into cum Holy _ .24 40 N.N.W. 410 N.N.W. 00 6.18 -
I Sittings at Nisi Priu*-(Before the Lord Chief Baron and tody he denied having begged. I thought it right to bring Presmnes-- .30 41 N. 3 9 N. we 0.20 5
6 a Special Jury.) him before you for exciting sympathy by dragging these 21616 -- - 2° 30 14.14.11- 6 6 N.N.W. so - 6
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a JOHNSON r. HEDSON AND OTHERS. poor children about this inclement weather. They were 2,,,,b0jeL1ar2212
• This was an action for libel. The defendant pleaded not taken to the workhouse. - - - - -
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e 1121117. Defendant-I did not ask anyone for anything. Weyrooatb 20.3& N. 5 e N.W. sb 0.e2 4
e Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Joyce appeared for the Mr. Arnold-He begged of you, my lord! What did he Portsmouth .12 33 N. 4 8 N. c - 2
a plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. Day for the say ? London 30.06 33 N. 4 8 N.W. abc 0.01 -
1. defendants. Marquis Townshend-" Give me a trine to buy bread." Yarmouth.- 22.97 18 N.N.E. 10 12 W.N.W. ac 0.44 4
a When the jury was sworn, Mr. Arnold-And be begged of others! sough. .1038 N.N.L 810 N.W sh 0.08 6
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5 Mr. Serjeant Ballantine said the action was brought by a MarquisTownshend-twenty people, before I found 24444,...." _ _l _
R hiildy reniectsble solicitor for • libel which bad been a constable.

When the jury was sworn,
Mr. Serjeant Palbiotite said the action was brought by •
respectable solicitor for • libel which bad been
published by the defendants, but be was happy to state
that the jury would not be troubled with the case as the
Vendants bad expressed their regret at having
contained,
for which they were satisfied there was no foundation, and
consented to a verdict being entered for the plaintiff with
V. damages.
Mr. Serjeant Parry, in accepting, on the part of the
this retmatation and apology, said the libel in
volition appeared in a weekly paper called the Tomahawk,
sad reflected seriously upon the professional character of
Its client. The learned counsel then briefly re-
fined to the nature of the libel. It appeared that
it was contained in an article in the number of the
14th September last headed " The Peep Show
(No. 1). The working of the Morning Thunderbolt. In two
tableaux." The words complained of had reference to an
action brought byMr. Emery, the comedian against the
Comment newspaper for libel, and imputed professional
sisconduct to Mr. Johnson, who acted as attorney for Mr.
Emery in that case. The learned serjeant said that as the
(repent action was only brought for the vindication of
character, and not for damages, his client was content
Inds this withdrawal of the charge and this public
apology, with such damages as would carry costs.
The Lord Chief Baron said he bad looked into the ease,
ad be thought this was a satisfactory termination of it.
Verdict for the plaintiff. Damages. U.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Defendant—l never begged of anybody since I have
been born. I always work for my living, and it is not
likely I should beg while I can work. I shan't do that.
Did he see me begging
Marquis Townshend—Most certainly, as I have stated.
Mr. Arnold—l shall remand the defendant, in order to
see what is known about him.
Defendant was then remanded till Friday.

" Of late," says " Argus," " there has been
nothing doing of any conseqnence in the provinces, except
with the Cotswold, who had some good sport when the
Prince of Wales was staying with the Duke d'Aumale.
One day, after an excellent run of an hour and twenty
minutes, the Master presented the brush to the Duchess
d'Aumale, who was up at the death. Her royal highness,
however, would not retain it, but would insist on offering
it to the Prince of Wales, who at once put it in his breast-
pocket. Finding, however, the smell from it was not
quite se agreeable as lavender water, his royal highness
begged Mr. Robert Chapman, who had piloted him
throughout the run, to assist him in taking out the brush,
and replacing it his hind-pocket, which he did with great
address."

Mr. Chalmers Morton has written a letter to the
Times with regard to the results of the application of me-
tropolitan sewage to the growth of grass, at Lodge Farm,
two miles from the Barking outfall. Having had the man-
agement of this farm daring the past two years, be states
that 2,400 tons of grass has been obtained off comparatively
poor soil by the use of 300,000 tons of sewage. The lesson
taught by experience, is that 60 tons per acre, or 3,200
tons of gram off 53 acres, of ordinary land may be obtained
from 230,000 tons of sewage properly applied, and if 12
tons of grass per acre were deducted for the natural and
unassisted yield of the soil under an Essex climate, 2,500
tons of grass would be the produce of 250,000 tons of sewage.
" It is plain," remarks Hr. Morton, " that if a ton of good
grass can be obtained from every 100 tons of London
sewage, a handsome revenue will be yet obtained from
what now runs to waste at the Barking outfall. That
sewage-grown Italian rye-grass is admirable cow food we
have bad ample proof on Lodge Farm during the peat
summer."

The heaviest woman in Paris, Elizabeth
Veromque by name, tuts just died. She weighed 520 English
pounds. It appears that she attained this extraordinary
obesity when quite young. A latter of hen, written in May,
1818, to the President, ia curious :—" Citizen President,—l
am a fine woman of 27 years of age. I measure sft. Bin., and
weigh 400 pounds. I demand the honour of representing
liberty at the national fete which is about to take plea,. I
think no one could be found more suited to do so than me
on this solemn occasion." Citizen Marrait, however, re-
jected the lady', application.

A letter from Perth, dated Nov. 28, says :
" Yesterday morning not • few of the inhabitants of the
sister towns of Bud►-Perth were surprised at seeing the
national flag displayed on the Danube steamers, on the
flagstaffs along the quay, and on all the public edifices. It
was neither Sunday nor holiday, nor any particular anni-
versary, so what could be the cause of this display ? A
look up to the Royal Palace at Bud• explained the mystery
in • pleasant, though unexpected, manner. The imperial
standard was floating from its highest pinnacle, announcing
that the King of Hungary was in his palace at Buds. Al-
though it was known that he had some intention of coming
down for • few days, the time of his arrival was not fixed
up to the last moment, when he took, like any ordinary
mortal, the night mail train from Vienna on Monday,
arriving here at 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning."
QuEzturowN, Dmc. 3.—The Cunard (extra)
steamship Sidon, from New York, arrived here at 7 a.m.
to-day. She brings 80 passengers, 18 of whom she landed,
together with her despatches, and proceeded for Liverpool
at 7.15 a.m. All well.

The gale of the last few days continued to blow yesterday,
and is still extremely violent at Vermouth ; elsewhere it has mo-
derated. The winds are generally northerly. Barometrical
pressure has continued to rise with g.vat rapidity. To-day the
maximum readings are reported from Ireland. The extreme
cold of yesterday morning has diminished in intensity, especially
In Scotland. Snow and hail bare been very general. The re
ports from Corium and Studds:nes did not arrive until late last
evening ; the Helder not at ell.

LIVERPOOL, Die. 3,11 A.m.—The Cunard ',team-
ship Jaya is still outside the port waiting for a pilot.

THE BIRTHDAY OF THE Paniczes or WALES.—
Some 150 tradesmen appointed to their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated the anni-
versary of her royal highness's birthday with • ball last
evening. The general arrangements, under the direction of
20 stewards and the hon. secretary, Mr. Melton, were
most successful. The various loyal toast. at the supper
were proposed by Mr. W. C. Brown.

BIRMINGHAM CATTLE, POULTRY, AND Doo SHOW.
Bingley-ball was crowded yesterday, an unusually large
number of nobility and gentry from distant parts of the
country being present. The poultry Dales were large.
The dog-show at Curzon-hall was also thronged, and the
entry was a good one ; in all there were 691 animals—
which is about 150 below what it was last year ; the exhi-
bition does not, however, suffer on that account. There
are—of
bloodhounds, 16 ; deerhounds, 16 ; greyhounds,
18 ; foxhounds, 5 ; otter hounds, 2 ; harriers, 8 ; beagles,
5 ; fox terriers, 67 ; pointers, 96; matters, 92 ; retrievers,
52 ; spaniels, 80 ; extra clam for foreign sporting dogs, 3
—460. In the second division—" dogs not used in held
sports "—there are : Mastiffs, 14; St. Bernard., 14 ; New-
foundland', 9; sheep dogs, 13; Dalmatians, 6; bulldogs,
23 ; bull tethers, 24 ; smooth-haired terrier., 34 ; Skye
terriers, 7 ; Dandie Dinmont terriers, 8 ; broken-haired
terriers, 12 ; Pomeranians, 7 ; pegs, 10 ; Maltese, 7 ;
Italian greyhounds, 8; Blenheim spaniels, 3; King
Charles spaniels, 7 ; toy terriers, 20 ; extra °WASS for
large and small size foreign dogs not need in field sports,
5 ; total, 231.
SOUTHAMPTON, Die 3.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Sumatra passed the Needles
at 10.35 aar. to-day.

Tin Cams TRADE.—A special meeting of the
Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday, to con-
eider • communication received from Lord Robert Mon-
tagu with reference to the Foreign Cattle Market Bin.
It is intended by the government to pw • measure
through parliament during this short eeeeion to establish
a market near the metropolis exclusively for foreign cattle,
and the question submitted to the board is whether
they will undertake the erection and direction of such
market. In the debate which took place on the subject,
it was argued, on the one side, by Mr. L. Taylor, that
the board was rather too ready to incur responsibilities
at the expense of the ratepayers, and on the other by
several hon. members, that they ought not to shirk the
duties which their position casts upon them. Further, it
was urged that through the cattle disease • tax of • penny
a pound on meat has virtually been imposed upon the
public, and if by this market that disease could be
checked, the money would be well spent, and would no
doubt be adequately repaid. The following resolution
was carried by 14 against s:—"That the chairman be re-
quested to inform the President of the Privy Council that
the board ia willing to undertake the duty of erecting and
maintaining • market for the slaughter and sale of foreign
cattle should parliament east that duty upon them, re-
serving to theineelves the right of making such objections
as may seem expedient when the bill is laid before them."
Mr. Lowman Taylor denounced the transaction later in
the day at the Court of Common Council.

Amongst the valuable cargo of the fine ship
Lydia Williams, wrecked near Holyhead, were about forty
sheep and some cattle intended for the hacienda of Mr.
Jackson, in California, one of the sons of Mr. William
Jackson, M.P., and for the King of the Sandwich Islands.
The sheep—a fine selection of rams and ewes—intended for
his Majesty were a present from the Emperor Napoleon.
Titurroito ELnertori.—The Lord Advocate was
yesterday returned without opposition. Lord F. Fitzroy
had issued the following address to the electors in refer-
ence to his retirement from the contest :—" When your
late representative determined to resign hit seat for your
borough, a requisition, signed by a large number of elec-
tors, was sent to me (free and unbiassed so far as I am con-
cerned), without which I should not have come forward to
ask your suffrages. Complying with your request I can-
vassed the town, and met, as I naturally supposed I
should, a most friendly reception, together with the pro-
misee of a large majority of the electors. Since my can-
vass an opposition has sprung up, and I now find many
who had promised me their votes, and also several who
had signed the requisition, have placed themselves in a
position to forfeit their word. The means by which this
treachery has been brought about may be better imagined
than described. To bring back those voters already un-
faithful would compel me to use means I cannot conde-
scend to, nor suffer others to pursue on my behalf,
means that would dishonour me and add to the disgrace
of those who have already effected that for themselves.
I am sorry to be obliged to add that • person holding the
high position of one of your members for the county has
openly encouraged electors to break their promisee. Such
conduct speaks for itself. Returning my sincere thanks ,
to the upright and respectable portion of the electors, I
find I should best consult their comfort by accepting the
unanimous opinion of my committee, and doing what
now do, viz., retire from the contest"
DZATH OF MIL CHARLES GRAY ROUND.—This
well-known Essex gentleman died at Birch Hall, Colches-
ter, on Sunday last, after a short but severe illness. In
1833 he was elected for North Essex, and sat for the county
in parliament in the conservative interest for ten years.
After that he resigned his seat and entered boldly on the
battle for Oxford. The bon. gentleman and his support-
ers were, however, defeated in this attempt to secure
power for evangelism in the high church camp ; and
though there is little doubt that on several occasions the
conservatives of Essex would have been glad of him as a
candidate, he could never be induced to offer himself again
for parliamentary honours. He presided for a long period
as one of the chairmen of the County Quarter Sessions, and
wars for 30 years Recorder of Colchester. He will hi:suc-
ceeded in his estates at Birch Hall, we (Essex Herald) un-
derstand, by his nephew, Mr. James Round, eldest son of
the late Rev. J. P. Round, biz brother; for though deceased
married In 1838 the daughter of Major Brook, and this lady
survives him, he leaves no children.
A RASH JUMP FROM • RAILWAY TRAlR.—Yes-
terda7 morning, Benjamin Chandler, residing at Dale End,
Birmingham, came down toWarwick by the a.m. train
from Barmingham, arid forgetting to leave the carriage
while the train was stopping in the station, he attempted
to do so after it bad started for Leamington. In jumping
from the dap of the carriage, he stumbled and fell down
the steep embankment from the top to the bottom. He
was severely injured, and is at present lying at the Great
Western Hotel, in a somewhat dangerous condition.—
Birmingham Pad.
Mrs. Grinishaw, who was with her husband,
Jemmy Grtinshaw, When thrown out of a pony
by which they were both seriously injured, onal"&y
from the shock received by the accident.

UPSETTING OP A LIFEBOAT AND SERIOUS
.LOSS OP LIFE.

(BY TIMIGIAPR.)
YARMOUTH, TrrenAy.

At 10 this morning the Gorleston lifeboat
Rescuer upset in entering the harbour with • wrecked
crew. Twenty-six persons were drowned.