The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-23 00:00:00

[TWOPENCE

THE STOPPAGE OF THE LIVEIZPOoL
ROYAL BANK.

The Royal Bank of Liverpool wu established in 1839, and
did a large and profitable business until the panic of 1847,
when it succumbed to the commercial storm of the period,
principally owing to the failure of the great firm of Barton,
Irlam, and Higginson. It was, however, resuscitated,
owing chiefly to the exertions of Mr. Samuel Holme, and
all went smoothly until the suicide of the manager, Mr.
J. Chaffers, who was succeeded by Mr. H. A. Withers,
the present manager, whose policy of seeking " large"
accounts is, of course, now much questioned.

In the course of yesterday the Union Rank of Manchester
transferred their account from the Royal Bank to the
National Rank of LiverpooL

The foundation stone of a new church for the dis-
trict of Kennington was laid yesterday by Mr. Cazenove.
It is designed to relieve the pariah of St. Mark, which con-
tains a eery large population, and has but one church. The
new building will be dedicated to St. John, and an eccle-
siastical district will be assigned to it.

The Devon House of Mercy, at Bovey Tracey, in
connection with the Clewer Sisterhood, was opened yester-
day. Holy communion was celebrated by the Hon. and
Rev. Canon Courtenay, and the sermon preached by the
Rev. T. T. Carter. The Earl of Devon presided at the
,luncheon.

The barrister aita to-morrow (Thursday) at Rad-
ler' Hotel, Bridge-street, Black friars, for the revision of the
lists for the parishes and places within the City of London:
and this will be the end of the revision for tho county of
Middlesex for the year 1867.

Dow:emu-waxer' Oc-r. 19.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Hon. James Terrence Fitzniaurice
to be inspector of prisons in the Island of Ceylon. Her
Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-
Colonel Roland Macpherson, HA., to be colonial secretary
for the Straits Settlemente.—Gazette.

SOCIETY or ENOINZEIIII.—At a meeting of tho
Society of Engineers, held on Monday, Mr. W. If.
Le Feuvre, president, in the chair, the adjourned
dimussion on Mr. Ewing Matheson's paper, "On the
quality of Iron as at present used," took place. A
paper was read by Mr. J. W. Worseam, jun., "On Me-
chanical Laws." The names of fourteen candidates for
election at the neat ballot on the 4th of November were
announced.

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ALTERATION OP STREET NAMES.—The following
alterations in the names of public thoroughfares have been
ordered to be made by the Metropolitan Board of Works :
Westbourne-groveNorth.Richniond-ternice,and Richmond-
villas, Bayswater, to be called Artesian-road. The names
Chepstow-villas and Chapel-terrace, Notting-bill, to be
abolished, and the whole line of thoroughfare to be called
Denbigh-road. Bpringfifild-terraoe, Hackney, to be incor-
porated with Glashin-road. The names Upper Homerton
and the
and Lower Homerton to be abolished, e whole line
of thoroughfare called High-street, Homerton. Upper
Southwick-street, Hyde-park, to be called Southwick-
street. The subsidiary names in Molesworth-street, Lewis-
ham, to be abolished. The houses in the above-named
thoroughfares are also ordered to be re-numbered. The
houses numbered '2, 2a, and 1, Brook-street, Hanover-square,
are to be altered to 74, 75, and 76. No. 65a, Harley-street,
Cavendish-square, to be re-numbered 64, Great Marylebone-
street. _ _

Tug MURPHY Meng AT BIRMINGHANL—At the
Quarter Sessions at Birmingham this week a number of
persons who bad been out on bail on the charge of taking
part in the Murphy riots came up on their recognisancws.
The Recorder itir. Adams) expressed his satisfaction that
the peace of the town had not again been disturbed, and
in his judgment the majesty of the law hail been suffi-
ciently vindicated by the defendants coming up to receive
judgment; he was content that judgment should be
postponed, the defendants going out on their own re-
cognizances to appear ag..tin in that court when called
upon. For the last few days the town of Blackburn has
been thrown into a state of commotion by the visit of
Murphy, the refusal of the magistrates of the borough to
grant him the use of the Town Hall for his lectures, and
the persistence of Murphy in holding his meetings in
licensed ball adjoining the town, which bad been closed
by order of the magistrates.
MASONIC HALL AT LLAI‘DVDNO.—A masonic
hall, the first, it is believed, that has been erected in
Wales, is to he opened with great ceremony at Llandudno,
on the with inst., by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart.,
M.P., Grand Master of the Province of North Waist and
Salop, supported by the highest dignitaries of masonry in
the province. The programme of the proceedings has
already been issued, and there is every prospect of the
gathering being a most interesting reunion of the masonic,
brethren. The visiting Freemasons will arrive at Llan-
dudno from various parts of the province about half-peat
!II o'clock a.m. The opening ceremony of the lodge will
I take place at about 2 and the provincial grand lodge
will assemble at 2.30 p.m., after which a grand procession
will be formed, which will proceed to the parish church to
; bear the consecration sermon by the P. G. chaplain ; the
procession will then re-form and return to the ball, when
the inauguration ceremony will take place in accordance
; with the regulations of the craft.
New CAD LAW.-111 the New Traffic Act, which
will take effect on Friday week, there is a provision that
every cab is to have a lighted lamp outside, and when fit
1 for public use a mark, which is to be reversed when the
vehicle is allowed to get into a condition unfit for the
public. For offences under either provision the penalty is
; not to exceed 40s. _

iiiW---6(/MAION LAW RULES.—AL the commence-
ment of Michaelmas Term some new rules under the
recent Act for 'the Despatch of Business at the Judges'
Chambers will be promulgated. The masters of the
1 common law courts may officiate in matters specified in
the new rules, but not in relation to the liberty of the
subject.
1 E4L-ITARLE JURISDICTION IN COUNTY COVRTs.—
, Under the new act (30 and 31 Viet., c. 142) money paid
into a county court in equitable moceedings may be in-
-1 vested in a Post-office savings bank.
) REMOVAL OP ASHES AND Du:ie.—After the Ist
January, according to the New Traffic Act, the removal of
ashes, &c., will be prohibited between 10 o'clock in the
morning and 7 in the evening.
SHOCKING SUICIDE 01 A LUNATIC.—A shocking
. event is ref orted from Barnstaple. Mr. Jasper Cordon, a
Igentleman of large property, committed suicide on Friday
I afternoon under the following circumstances:—The
deceased was in his garden attended by his keeper, and for
some time the former followed his usual habit of picking
up leaves and sticks on the path. While the keeper was
, looking in another direction, the unfortunate gentleman
picked up an old rusty table knife, and, holding it with
both hands, succeeded in indicting fearful wound, in his
throat before he was secured. Ile was conveyed into the
house and strapped to his bed; the wounds were then
bandaged. The lunatic struggled fearfully to rid himself
of his bonds, and at length the bandages gave way, and
there was an instantaneous flow of blood. In a few
minutes death occurred. The medical gentleman said that
under the most favourable circuuisbinces life could not
have been prolonged beyond a couple of days, an the wind-
' pipe and main artery were cut.
DARING; TILL ROBBERY.-011 Monday evening
three lads, aged respectively 9, 12, and 13, went in the
vaults at the Angel Inn, Wellington-street, Leeds, and
asked a young girl behind the counter if she could give
them two halfpennies for a penny. As the girl was about
to oblige them two of the boys rushed behind the counter,
seised the girl, and by main force dragged her into the
middle of the street where they held her firmly until the
youngest of the trio succeeded in clearing out the till. lie
then ran out of the vaults, and after hailing hie con-
federates with "Come on, lads, I've got it," all three ran
off. Their booty amounted to 75., and soon after the
occurrence the police apprehended them with some of the
money in their possession. Before the magistrates yes-
terday they attempted no denial of their guilt. Two of
them, after • short preparatory imprisonment, are to be
kept in a certified school for five years and one for three
years.
CRIME IN VlCTORlA.—According to the census
of the colony of Victoria for 1866 there are 10 gaols, rnd
6 penal establishments in the colony. During the year
there had been 10,849 prisoners in the gaols, of whom
there were 5,389 epiacopalians, 3.240 Roman csailics,
895 presbyterians, 819 pagans, 163 Wesleyaes, 60 Jews,
3$ baptists, and 17 independents. Of those who Lad been
in gaol for felony there were 954 Englishmen or Welsh-
men. 871 Irishmen. 351 Chinese, 322 Australians, 2,:g
scotamen, and 253 foreigners. Of those in the penal
settlement, there were I.ire2 episcopalism, 622 Roman
catholic', 195 pagans, 54 Wesleyan., Z 1 Jews, 14 baptists,
and 5 independents. Of those for felony there were 433
Englishmen or Welshman, 247 Irishmen, 173 Chinese, 115
Australians, 100 Scotehmen, and 57 foreigners.
A GHOST IN A COLLIERV.—A strange affair hap-
pened • night or two since at Shirland colliery, near Alf i e.
ton, in Derbyshire. While the men were, as usual, work-
ing down the pit onepf them asserted that he had ,eon a.
ghost. The emeriti& was described as "in shape like a
man." Instantly the news spread throughout the pit,
and the collier' trooped together, with horror-stricken
countenances, demanding to be taken to Lank. When
those who were below had thus left work and hail come to
the surface, they met the "day shift" preparing to
descend. The story was told, and as the news spread from
mouth to mouth s similar horror to that which had pre-
' veiled below seized the new comers. The day note refused
to go down, and all the colliers therenpoo returned to their
homes. In this way nearly 200 mew and boys have •• laid
themselves idle," and the ghost presumably holds posses-
sion of the pit. A collier was accidentally killed in one
of the workings • few days ago.