The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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NEW YORK, AUGUST 3.

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FLOB.ENCK, Ammer 13.

The New York VenstitetionidConteiltion iiittleesl .T .)yam has been insufferable all over Italy.
very slew progress. It halt now been sitting two At Pdtpaito and in the Sicilian provinces it has
months, and has settled 'nothing except the.suf-: led telooneiderable increase of the terrible malady
figs question. The abolition of the prope4y quit-) which li afflicting this country. During the first
Meatiest (250 dollars) now exacted of coloured few der August as many as 168 deaths per diem
voters seems to berdecided upon, but the Cowen- i were r. " rted in Palermo. This was the number
Lion is divided as;t6 the propriety of iticapanithigi whioltforne to the knowledge of the police ; but
this amendment in the constitution, and siibmittingl raanijeises are kept carefully concealed. The dead,
pe inatriunient as 11-whide for the popular approval, it is 41, are even secretly buried in their homes
lend offering the amendment separately, so that , try th friends, unwilling to give up their bodies
those who ere opposed to the amendment may) lie ' withif4the prescribed period, 24 to 28 hours after
enabled to vote against it without having to vetol decease.
against the whole constitution. The Democrats, it li
Therpular belief in the agency of poisons still
ta hardly neoe®ary to say, are -in favour of aUb.lcontin and leads to shocking results. At
brining the amendment separately, the Republi- 14 cv •
VX small district in Coeenza, a scene was
tens of embodying it in the constitution. The.
titer]. 'biassed unparalleled in modern times.
latter are perhaps more affected in shapiag,.4tir i Then ' of the first case of cholera which occurred
course orw this • matter by umuUderatiunacaliamg , there fear and consternation. Unfortu-
put of • Federal politics. than • the. .tonuart wild , these feelings were as usual scoom-
but both .
are affected by them to • a Ar-
k_ I ' the dread of poison. The rumour that
tabs web': ' ' The ittPtitthrum west* " the ' , cisterns, and reservoirs of the district
limed into advocating negro suffrage et theliCeth 1 io,.t.
rs. isoned got wind, and spread like wild fire.
by the position which the national safety
has milihe rtunate inhabitants, paralyzed by fear,
palled them to take with regard to Avian Cat :the , shut yes up in their dwellings, and did
South, even if they did not, sincerely belienvin itil,
hot deer to drink any water, or even to use it for
Pi4ice and expediency ; while the Democrats are aye of cleanliness. Whilst this excite-
'driven by the same saute into opposing it,*or at all.' omit, the public mind a malignant
events into treating it as a doubtful and exceptional sumo got abroad, inculpating a certain woman
question, the decision of which must he left til the at the thor of the evil deed. The woman pointed
people themselves, separate and apart ir°raftverri! out to e popular indignation was a harmless crea-
thing else. No one can deny, howeder,• that the aura; known in the district as a fortuneteller.
exaction of :a property qualification front the
neiroee, however justifiable it may have been in No con jilaint had ever been uttered against her,
,ands hikes everyone's friend. No sooner did the
.1846, when the present constitution mite adopted.-• ,
1 rntao t abroad than a hue and cry was raised.
half become, through change of circumstances, un- LA um; assembled, and it was determined that
justifiable and absurd. In 1846 the negroes of the. this po creature should be seized and put to
Mite were unquestionably, as a elass,very inferior,•l death. , Having made their way to the woman's
both in intelligence and property, to the rest of the' dwelling they felled her to the ground, tore her
community, and to require 'of them the possession
body tot pieces, and, lighting a large bonfire, threw
of a small amount of property before allowing them the bl4ding remains into it. A daughter of the vic-
to vote was simply requiring them to show that they tim, a girl of 15, thrilling with horror at her mother's
had risen to the average level of the white voters. Imam . screamed
wildly
at this terrible sight,
Since then, however, an enormous body of iene- .
- ! and h cries attracted the notice of the crowd,
rant foreigners have entered the State, who in
who d have seized her and have made short
ignorance, brutality, ferocity, and venality, I say i work of her also, had she not been saved by a
advisedly, are far below the negroes in any
brave man, at the peril of his life. After this
Northern State ; and the spectacle of Irishmen bloody ork, the crowd—composed of men, women,
voting freely, in virtue of the possession of the and c dean—spent a good portion of the night in
male sex and five years' residence in the country,l
, den& and revelry close to the spot where the
while negroes are &impelled to produce evidence . ohomoromoins of their victim were lying.
of the possession of property, strikes everybody
as I At pingobuoco, near Roaeano (we are still
repulsive and absurd. The Democrats would be .
'in the Neapolitan territory), another deplorable
as ready to adutit this as anybody if they had t
tolinctAea
took place. The first case of cholera
deal with the suffrage of this State on its own : ill t"ite .
strict occurred in the person of an indi-
merits ;but they cannot deal with, it without in-
I vidual in easy circumstances, who had previously
fluenciasein a greater or less degree the progress of Ipartako
too freely of the pleasures of the
event; at the South. However, there is little cause- !
table, .. in company with several friends.
tion that the republicans will hate their way,
and 1 The ddenness of the case—the man was
the eonstitution wißbe submitted to the popular , .
off within the hour—created suspi-
vote as s whole, so that if the people do not like dons
poison in the mind of his nearest re-
the suffrage amendment, they' will have to reject wives. His friends
were
regarded
as the
the entire instrument.
..._ authordof his death. His mother, wife, and sinter
Fatital&-044104-41taugb ably aupPortell. by mur• TONI -uffrarn the side of the oorpee,-weeping,moen-
-13. W. Curtis, and only opposed by two speeches, ing, tearing
absurdity have rarely been surpassed in their hair, and clamouring for re-
which in venge. This at once stirred the multitude, who
this country, was rejected by a heavy majority. It collected around them. Great excitement soon
was rejected, I think, not because the majority have prevailed. Pikes, sticks, choppers—every avail-
anything they can put on paper to say in reply to able instrument was seized on the spur of the
Mr. Mill, or any other of its ablest advocates, or moment, and the mob proceeded to the dwelling
because they really fear the effects on government of one of those friends of the deceased who had
of giving votes to the mass of American women ;.
been pointed out as the most intimate amongst
but because the minds of all thoughtful Americans : them, and therefore the moat guilty. The unfor-
are more and more disturbed by the influence of ltunate man, as well as the other inmates of his
the Irish on politics and society in this country, I house, warned in timo of the popular phrenzy, had
and because they fear that for a long time after made his escape. The same was the case with the
the admission of women to the suffrage, it is not other companions of the deceased. The multitude
the wives and daughters of American farmers and could therefore only wreak their vengeance on the
artisans, but of the Irish labourers, who would goods and chattels of their intended victims by
avail themselves of the privilege, so that the effect smashing everything they could lay their hands
of the change would be simply to double the politi- on. Unable to cope with these madmen, the few
cal force of the worst elements of society. These
riflemen in the place shut themselves up in their
considerations, I admit, act more power-
lly in the Eastern States, barracks. Mob law prevailed throughout the
fu
sad particularly whole of the night, and various disturbances
in this one, than elsewhere. When I predicted moaned,
some months ago in one of my letters that the ex-
periment of female suffrage would be tried before
very long in some of the States and territories, the
World of this city quoted what I said as a good
joke. In Michigan, however, the best educated,
I think, and most New Englandish of all the
Northern States after Massachusetts, a provision
has just been inserted in the constitution by the
revising Convention now sitting, and will be sub-
mitted to the people very soon, which doubtless
adopted, giving votes to women, and I am still con-
fident that within three or four years you will see
the experiment tried in a. large number of other
States ; but in the Eastern States, in which the
Irish most do congregate, it will be, I think, a
good while before it is attempted ; and for the
reasons I have given above. The Americana dread
seeing Irishwomen vote, and the Irishmen are not
anxious to have them vote. The catholic influence
and catholic education here, as elsewhere, are en-
tirely thrown against the modern movement for the
emancipation of women. Easy divorce—deplorably i
easy it has become in many of the States—as well
as all measures tending to make wives indepen-
dent of their husbands ; the appearance of women
in public as lecturers and speakers ; the meddling,
of women in politics, are heartily denounced by the
catholic clergy, both in books and sermons, as in-
jurious to the family relation and opposed to the
best interest of society, so that the republicans,
who fear any further extension of the suffrage in
the Eastern States, find that they are supported
in opposing this particular extension of it by the
very persons who would, it is feared, abuse it.

ANOTHER 'VOLUNTEER MARKER SHOT. 011
Thursday an inquest was held at Hingham' Norfolk, on
the body of Mr. J. Vince, marker to the local volunteer
corps. Major Gordon stated that three successive shots
had missed the target, when he fired the fourth, hitting it.
Not seeing the usual signal from Vince, he became alarmed,
and sent Private Simmonds to see what was the matter,
when he found the unfortunate man lying on his right
side, without sign of life, the ball having entered his chest.
Other evidence showed that the unfortunate occurrence
was purely accidental, and the jury returned • verdict ac-
cordingly. The deceased is believed to have been in-
cautionale using a telescope when the accident happened.
STRANGE SUPERSTITION IN WILTSHIRE. —At the
Cricklade Petty Sessions an elderly matron, named Eliza
Glass, the wife of William Glass, complained to the
Bitting magistrates that she had been upset "by her
friend's who had met at the Leigh for that purpose.
She stated that she lived at Purton Stoke with her hus-
band. and that her father, with others of her relatives,
lived in an adjoining house. Some time ago her father
kat, or missed tremble house, the sum of 4/.1 but whether
in notes or gold we have not beard. Surmises were rife,
and ultimately—so the woman said—suspicion, appa-
rently without foundation, fell upon herself and husband,
and steps wore at once taken to prove the parties guilty.
The theory formed by the relatives was that the woman had
stolen • key, sad that by means of this key her husband
had succeeded in abstracting the money. The friends
met at the Leigh to teat the accuracy of the theory by the
" Bible and key." A Bible was procured, the key said to
have been stolen was placed on a particular text—com-
plainant thought it was a passage in the Song of Solomon—
the book was closed and tied tightly ; and • piece of string
having been passed through the handle of the kvy,
which was allowed to protrude, the Bible was suspended,
and allowed to swing. Now was the critical
' moment. It is for one of the persons concerned to
think on the suspected individual ; and if the Bible,
when suspended. should turn from its original position
in a certain direction—with the edges towards the
person using the test—it is a sure sign of guilt. In
this instance the complainant, being suspected, was
thought upon, the Bible turned its edges towards the
tester, and Mrs. Glass in her absence was found guilty—in
other words, was " upset." What was to be done! She
must consult the oracle too. Procuring a New Testament,
THE limn Flax CROP.—Dar. Donnelly, Registrar- heart a key on the words " Blessed are the pure in
General, has published a return of the acreage under flax ; and the It si:tisfactory. The Testament
in 1866 and 1807, compiled
in each county and provincedid not turn ; she was acquitted. Here was contradiction
from information obtained by the constabulary and metro- between the oracles, or the Old and New Testaments' and
polite' police. The return is published,being being in • fix, the poor woman came to ask the
as in former magistrates what was to be dcoe. The chairman (the
years, in anticipation of the general abstracts which will
the acreage under the various crops, and also the Rev. T. Maurice) told her that the bench could not inter-
givenumber of live stock, by counties and provinces. The fern, and that she ought to he satisfied, if innocent, with
returns for 1867 exhibit • decrease, compared the approval of a good conscience. Probably the key heel-
with 1868, news will again be resorted to in order to clear up difficul.
of 10,402 acres. the total this year being 2:i3,105 acres, Wilts Herald.
against 263,507 acres in 1866. This decrease has
taken place chiefly in Ulster, where the acreage in DARING ASCENT.—The weather-cock on the
1%6 waa 245;356, and in 1867 234,491. showing a steeple of the Kenmare Roman catholic churchhaving been
decrease in the last-mentioned year of 10,865 acres. broken by a storm, three brothers, by name Crimmin,
There is also • decrease, amounting to 020 acres, in undertook to replace it. The highest window of the spire
Munster, where the acreage was 4,170 in 1866, and being in the shape of a triangle on the top, and projecting
3,250 in 1867. Leinster and Connaught both exhibit an from the main work, they got on this dangerous point, and
increase. In Leinster the extent under flax in 1807 is erected a small sciffold of two or three treble deals. From
8,050 acres against 7,262 acres in 1866, and in Con- this they placed two ladders, tied out of each other, to the
naught the figures are 6,719 acres in 1866 and 7,314 acres top of the mason work, and on this frail support *wended
in 1867. The decrease in Ulster is praicipally in the to the height of 150 feet. One of them, named John, but
counties of Antrim, Down, Londonderry, and Tyrone, better known by the oognomeu of Garibaldi, crept up the
while there is an increase of 2,812 acres in Cavan. In iron bar on which the weather-cock was fixed, and, holding
the preview of Leinster the county of Louth shows an on to the cross, took off the silent chanticleer, amidst the
increase of 1,136 acres. The returns for the whole of wondering gaze of an admiring multitude. Next day he
Ireland for the past four years were as follows i-1/0:4, again ascended, and, taking a pot of paint in his band,
301,693 ; 1866, 251,433 ; 1866, 263,107 ; and 1867, repainted the cross, and put up a new weather-cock.-
253,105 acres. /take Chronicle.

SUICIDE BY A BAPTIST MINISTER AT
BEDFORD.

•
CM Thursday morning a report became prevalent
is the town that an elderly gentlemen had been found
drowned in the riven This unhappily proved true, as will
be seen from the evidence taken before Dr. Prior, borough
coroner, at the inquest held at the Ship Inn, St. Cuthbert s,
on Thursday afternoon.
John William Thornbee, Minister of the Particular Bap-
tist Chapel, Castle-lane, identified the body as that of
George Wright He was a minister of the same denomi-
nation as himself, and bad charge of • congregation at
L.kenheath, Suffolk. He was 52 vein of age. He had
been visiting him during the last three weeks. He had for
some time been suffering great mental depression, brought
on through the loss of his wife. The witness con-
tinued—Since he has been at my house he has been
somewhat better than before. The last few days when
walking with me, he asked me whether certain parts of the
rive' were deep. He has told me that several times he has
beer tempted to commit self-destruction, but he had die-
ng it He has oceaaionally been very much tempted
to blaspheme, and he has told me that he would rather the
by his own band than do it. Lest night he was very touch
depressed, and could not come into the chapel, but re-
moaned in thevestry. We returned home about 8 ; he then
told rue that he thought he was lost. I talked to him about
en hour and • half. He afterwerde fell asleep in his chair.
He awoke about 12 o'clock, and then retired to his rows.
He was very much agitated, and during the night kept
coming in and out of my room—l should think
about twenty times. The lest time I sew him was about
half-past 6. I afterwards said to my wife, " Mr. Wright
is very quiet, be must be asleep." She got up and went to
his room, and found that he was gone. I thought he was
gone to take a walk. We examined the house all through,
sad then went in search of him, but without success. A
little girl afterwards brought the news that some one had
been taken out of the river, and it was believed to be Mr.
W ' ht. He spoke about making his will a few days ago,
and Turnley and Slisrman's clerk came. In the
clerk's presence he told him that he had not been in-
fluenoed in making his will. He left 5/. to his servant girl,
19/.195. to his housekeeper, and 2001. to Mr. Thorebee for
his kindness. Witness said he thought deceased was
worth somewhere about 1,000/.
Policie-constable Haynes said he went down to the river.
He found the body at Mr. Rainbow's public-house. lie
found • purse, a pair of gloves, • bunch of keys, and I,{d.
on his person. Afterwards sainted in conveying the body
to the Ship Inn.
Ebenezer Hart said be was working at the pits near
Mn. Layton's. Mee. Layton told him that there was some
man drowning in the neer. Four of them immediately
rowed down the river in • boat. I saw the deceased in •
floating position in the water, with his stick in both hands,
where the river parts for the overshot. I put my oar under
his arm. He floated round the boat, and then we got
him in. He appeared quite dead. We took him to Rain-
bow'. beershop.
By • juror—He wee taken out between twenty =antes
and half .past 9.
Joseph Rainbow said—l was at work in my garden at
half-part 6. I saw deceased come down the path which
leads from St. Cuthbert's into Thames street. He appeared
in a great hurry, and was going at the rate of five miles an
hour. Shortly after he passed by my house in • very
hurried manner. I saw no more of him until they sent for
me at half-past 9.
At this ■tage of the inquiry, it was stated by the coroner
that de eased was seen by four young men in a boat before
be was seen by Ebenezer Hart. One of these young men,
named Matthias, who was sent for, was not forthcoming.
Rowland Hill Coombs, M.R.C.S., said he was sent for to
see the deceased ; he was quite dead. Used Dr. Sylvester'.
system to restore him, but without avaiL Besides two
small bruises, there were other mark. of violence. He we
of opinion that death was caused by drowning, and he
should think he bad been in the water upwards of an

The sixth half-yearly ordinary general meeting
was held yesterday, at the Westminifter Paw, Hotel; the
Earl of DEVON in the chair.
The report of the directors has been publ.4,hed-,
"
The CHAIRMAN, inmoving its adoption, rem.,r,,, 0, ',-
fully explained what had been done in the hail...year, and
the eircumstansee which bad prevented the

been
as rapidly swas denied . There had, &owner.-
no =Menai' interruption, notwithstanding Hat
ankles in placing the debentures and securities of the earl-
patty owing to the depression in the money market, and
consequent delay in obtaining the land for the line..
The board had every confidence in the success of the
undertaking, and they bowed their opinion on the large
and ins eating traffic of the Metropolitan line. The want
of pecuniary resources had raised difficultke between the ,
directors and the contractors, bat they had beim advised
and co-operated with by Mr. Parsons, the cbairwa*,dtbe
Metropolitan, who had suggested various moditcations of
the contract, involving oonoessions on both sides, and
the result was, be believed, that that part
of the line between Brompten and Westminster,
bridge would be open by the oommenoessent
of the summer of 1868. For this purpose it would he
necessary to make the unissued debentures available, and
that would be done under the powers dthe act which was
DOW about to pass, and the non-passing of which up to the
potent time would render it necessary to postpone the
"pedal meeting for authorising such issue. It was pga.
posed that the new debenture stock should be offered pr 6 •
rata to the shareholders ; and he had no doubt if it were .
issued on fair and reasonable terms, as it would be,
would be mainly taken up by the present proprietors.
He anticipated that the abandonment of the Huston and
Charing-cross line would largely benefit the Metropolitan
District line, with which to some extent it would have
competed. Every facility would be afforded to the London
and North Western, or any other company, to bring traffic
from the north to the south of London.

Mr. SNEBILIFV, 11. P., seconded the motion.
After moms diacusases the report was adopted.
The meeting wasEald'ourned to Thursday next, in older
to consider a resolution for authorising the
creation of the debenture stock.

hour.
Joseph Thomlinson, clerk to Messrs. Turnley and Sher-
man, said—On Saturday last I prepared a codicil to • will
for the deceased. He left 51. to his servant girl, 191. 19..
to his housekeeper, and 2001. to Mr. Thornbee. Deceased
appeared quite satisfied. He was rather taciturn, and
I had to question him several times. The instructions
were originally given to me in writing. To show his
state of mind, when the name Helen was read to him,
he said there was an "a" to be put after the " n."
Twenty pounds had been put down first of all to Mr.
Thornbee. Deceased said that was wrong. It was only
like twenty ponce for all the kindness Mr. Thonibee had
shown to him.
Before the evidence of the last witness was taken, the
room was clearad,•aal on the admission of the reporters
the Coroner said the inquest was adjourned until the
next day at 4 o'clock. It was stated that the object in
adjourning was to obtain the presence of some of the
deceased'. relatives, and also the parties who were in
the boat and last saw him alive.—Cambridge lade-
pauknt.

Sin WILLIAM HENRY BODKIN.—On Thursday
evening the mayor, oorporation, and justices of the pesos
for the borough of Dover, assembled at the Lord Warden
Hotel, for the purpose of presenting addresses of congra-
tulation to Sir W. H. Bodkin upon the honour of knight-
hood which he has recently received at the bands of the
Queen. The learned gentleman has filled the office of
in-
tieohnicohfptehrieodauthheorihastinco.
mar ondedlythe
4resthir faitthfanudl and Recorder of Dover for the pest thirty-three years, during
cient discharge of his duties, but by the exercise on all
occasions of personal courtesy and kindness of manner.
As soon as intelligence reached Dover that the honour
of knighthood had been conferred upon him, it was re-
solved that addresses of congratulation should be pre-
sented to him, and on Thursday evening this was done in
the presence of • large assemblage of local dignitaries and
official. Sir W. H. Bodkin, who was deeply affected,
replied in suitable terms.
Ma. PERCY WYNDHAM, M.P., ON REFORM.—
At tbo dinner held in connection with the exhibition
of the Cumberland and Westmorland Agricultural floiisty.
held at Wigton. Cumberland, on Wednesday, the Hon.
Percy Wyndham, M.P. for West Cumberland, referring to
the Reform Bill, said—" Many view it with great alarm. I
quite agree that we cannot tell where it may lead us io,
bet I do not think that those who are admitted to the
franchise will go end see together as a class. Some
my that it will be exceedingly conservative ; and I believe
it will, but in the best sense of the word. I have much
faith in Englishmen, and think that it is more important
how these changes are made, and in what spirit they are
done, than the actual change itself. Ido nut believe that
the new set of voters will act together as a clam hastily
and selfishly for their own interests. I consider one of the
first questions for the consideration of the legislature is
that • system of education must be made universal
throughout the country. I hope that no difficulties con-
nected with the subject, great as they are, will prevent our
overcoming them. With regard to reform, I may add I
don't think that there is any reason to fear the great
change which parliament has seen fit to make."
THE DiscovEav or Coat. IN Notes.—The disco-
very of a vein of coal on Sir Robert Clifton's estate near
Nottingham is regarded as one of some importance in
'dentine circles. It has been frequently maintained by
geologists that it was impossible for coal to be found
on the south side of the Trent, except at an enormous
depth. Their contention was that it was cut off by
what is termed the great Nottinghamshire and Derby-
shire Fault. For many years the late M.P. for Notting.
ham was under the impression that the mineral might be
discovered under his estate, and about twelve years since
he engaged persons to bore, but they stopped at about
140 yards deep, and it was surmised that they were bought
off. The matter lay in abeyance until last January.
Since that time trials have been going on, which, on
the 9th of this month, culminated in the finding of a
valuable bed of coal at a depth of only 187 yards. The
mineral is of the finest quality. At the present time the
discovery is of great importance, as it opens up a vast
field of fuel and mineral. It is thought that the same
please contains beds of coal worth many million pounds
sterling. It is also belived that ironstone of good quality
abounds in sufficient quantities to make KU additional
source of revenue, besides immense beds of clay, which
leave been tested and found equal to the best qualities of
bricks. Perseverance in this case has met with its reward.
Tas NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS CATTLE TRADE.
—Since May the efforts of the North Riding Chamber of
Agriculture have been directed towards the re-opening of
the Melton cattle market for the two ridings. The chief
obstacle has been the clerk of the peace for the North
Riding, through whom the application to the Privy
Council must, as a matter of form, pass. This gentleman
declined to act on the requirement of the divisional Goat.
mittee, and afterwards refused to forward the application,
although instructed to do so by the chairman eat quarter
sessions, Earl Cathcart. The obetructions placed in the
way by the clerk of the peace were duly reported to the
Privy Council, and yesterday their lordship. intimated to
the secretary of the North Riding Chamber of Am ical.
Lure that they had required the clerk to forward the
memorial. It is, therefore, expected that the 'Milton
and other North Riding markets will be open next week.
110IttiCASTLE BOSSY FAlR.—This great Lincoln-
shire horse fair was opened on Monday, and has been re-
sumed the subsequent days during this week. The show
of horses, both in class and aggregate, amply sustained the
great celebrity of this annual fair. There was a large at-
tendance of horse dealers and breeders, and an extensive
business during the week has been transacted at the an-
nexed prices :—Superior riding horses, 75 to 140 guineas ;
steady going cobs, 25 to 41 guineas, and hunter* eat Walt
breed, 85 to 200 guineas. Young horses suitable for
private carriages and other bailiess wave-ea, tiO to 75
guineas; and ditto of superior stamp, and broken to
double harness, 80 guineas and %Tem& ; and matched
pairs of high class carriage horses, 20.1 to 250 guieess;
mum], well-grown, young cart horses, 40 to to guineas;
and active cattle for vans, omnibus, and other mailing
work, 40 to 50 guineas ; and aged horses for tamers' pur-
pose 20 to IQ guineas ; and cart colts, 25 up to 40 guinea&
Many high clam horses left the fair on transit tor L4bid=
The fair is open to-day (Saturday), and will be resl
two days of next week.
AocIDENT AT THE CURRAGH CAMP.—At a recent
grand review at the Currsgh • serious accident dourest
While the 12th Lenten were wheeling round in one of
their rapid charm, the hone of Private O'Reardon, who
was in the foremost rank, stumbled, and the rider was
thrown violently to the mound. A fellow-soldier, named
O'Connor, who was immediately behind him, failing in his
endeavours to restrain his horse, its hoofs descended on
O'll.eardon's head. By this unfortunate mishap he sus-
tained a dangerous fracture of the skull. O'Connor was
likewise unseated, and severely injured. The ambulance
was quickly on the pipet, and both the wound a..en
were conveyed where medical assistance sees at use
brought into requisition. O'Reaidon is not expected to
survive, but hopes are entertained of aConnor's recovery.
On Wednesday, as Marcus's first excursion
train to Bristol and the west of Lngland was passing •
level crossing near Charfield Station, tame twenty miles
from Mittel, it came into collision with a cow which bad
strayed on the line. The engine and the whole of the
carriages eleven in number, passed over it, cutting it to
pieces. Tbe passengers were severely shaken, Lut us
bones were broken.
A remarkable incident took place at Talton
on Wednesday night. A grand gala had been hob!, which
wound up with a display of fireworks. A sudden out-
buret of dame so melded • horse standing inn cab at
the railway station, that the animal took the up-line
towards York, and galloped nearly two miles, in the
"six foot," before it was stopped. Neither bone nor
cab was injured, and, strange to say, the animal managed
to avoid the numerous excursion indite leaving thiltou at
the time.
The swindling shopkeepers of the metropolis are
still being looked after. A petty session was li. Id in
Cpper.liall, Islington, yesterday, when about 100 tiades-
men had to answer summonses for posse ming franduknt
weights and measures. The usual tines were iufficta d.
A gang of experienced burglars having ar-
ranged to rob the premises of Mr. F. Clerke, jeweller,
Church-street, Liverpool, early on Wednesday morning,
were • little disgusted to find that • cabmen oe a
neighbouring stand would not leave the street. As he
could not help being a witness of their proceeiliegs it was
decided to engage him to drive one of the gto a
distant point near the river. During his aleenet the
window was fumed open and about 100 f. worth of jewel-
lery seized.

ALLEGED WIFE MURDER AT DONCASTER. —IIIOMR3
Slack was indicted at the Leeds Assizes on Thursday
for the murder of Ann Slack, at the Holmes, Don-
caster, on the 11th of July last. The prisoner and
the woman with whose death be was charged were man
and wife. They resided together at • small house in a
place called the Holmes, at Doncaster. Although they
had been married ten years they had no family, and ap-
for • long time to have lived very unhappily. The
reacred
ease alias addicted to drink, and during the frequent
absence of the prisoner from home in his occupation as a
bargeman, she was in the habit of pawning the smaller
articles in the house for the purpose of
tintersupplyin heself
with liquor. The prisoner at last ale° fell into mpe-
rate habits. Several of the witnesses for the prosecution
gave him the highest character for humanity, and
more than ono of them said that be had always been •
temperate and sober man until he had been driven to de-
spair by the bad conduct of his wife. On the 11th of July
last the prisoner, who had been absent from home on busi-
ness during the whole of the day, returned to his house
about six o'clock in the evening. He wee then intoxicated.
The deceased, who was also drunk, was at that time in the
house. The prisoner entered, and a few minutes after-
wards a little girl, Florence Hopewell, who was playing
near the pneoner's house, saw through the window the
prbroner take hold of the deceased somewhere nelir the
shoulder, and howl him at the same time call her "
drunken —," upon which deceased set up a loud scream,
and ran out of the house. She then fell into the arms of a Mrs.
Slack, a neighbour, who had been attracted by the screams
of the deceased and of Florence Hopewell. She was then
bleeding profusely from a wound in the neck, and in • few
minutes died, the cause of death being • wound in the
neck which bad punctured the carotid artery. Prisoner
then attempted to commit suicide, but was prevented.
On being charged by the constable with the wilful murder
of his wife, be maid, " I have not committed wilful mur-
der ; it was done through drink. It is a very bad job, and
I am sorry for it." Mr. Price delivered a stirring appeal
on behalf of the prisoner, alluding to his wife's unfaith-
fulness, which had driven him to commit the deed. The
jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of
guilty of manslaughter —Twenty years' penal servitude.
" PICKING AND STEAL ENG. "—The death of a rail-
way guard, killed through being struck by a bridge while
he was on the top of a carriage endeavouring to detect
awaydamaging carriages, may surprise some who are not
e bow much mischief is done by passengers. In the
course of the evidence given last month before the House
of Lords' Committee on the bill which proposed to compel
railway cowponies to provide means of communication be-
t aeon passengers arid guards,Mr. Scott, the manager of the
South Western Railway, said—" I should no snore think of
intrusting our suburban passengers with means of commu-
nication than I should think of flying. Scarcely a day
passes that we have not several of our carriages damaged
they cut the linings and fittings, break the glasses, and
de.truy the lamps." Mr. Fenton, the manager of the
Metropolitan line, said—" We have to carry so many mis-
chievous people that we,
are obliged to remove all the
straps from the third class carriages; we have carriages
continually cut." Mr. Seymour Clarke, general manager
of the Great Northern line, said both of London and
Yorkshire—" These local (short) passengers to whom
no responsibility attaches are very mischievous ; they
have no luggage, and there is nothing by which they can
be detected ; you would be astonished if you knew the
amount of repairs we have to do resulting from pure
mischief." He says " they are fond of a bit of fun ;"
but, whether it be done from love of fun or mischief or
Pilfering, these persons are the enemies of the whole
travelling public and a discredit to us all.
THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON WORKS (Liurran).
—Mr. T. 11. Moreton, 81. P., chairman of the board of
directors, pnraided at the third annual meeting of the
shareholder of this company, held in Liverpool, yesterday.
The report and statement of accounts showed a loss on the
year's working of nearly 7,000/., which was attributed to
the continued and unprecedented depression in trade, '
which bad more seriously affected the iron branch than
any other. The chairman said that when the concern wee
handed over, the goodwill was valued at about 91,0001.,
he and his brother owning 4-6 tbs of the entire concern.
After duly considering all the circumstances in connec-
tion
with the present position of the company, they had
come to the resolution of relinquishing their share of the
goodwill, which would amount to over 60,000/. (Cheers.)
After • lengthy discussion the reports and accounts were
adopted. Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., and Mr. Bouch
were re-elected directors, and Mr. Crosby was added to
the board in place of Mr. Swainsou. Mr. Clay, the
managing director, on being appealed to, said he did not
fear for the future of the iron trade in this country. The
proceedings terminated with a special vote of thanks to
Messrs. Kendall, whose conduct was highly eulogised by
Mr. J. Beasley. Mr. Beazley stated that it gave a eons-
plete contradiction to the remarks now so prevalent, that
the honour of the British merchant during the last 20
years was very considerably depreciated.

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