The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1867.

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on Tuesday evening the members fur Stockpeit
addressed a crowded meeting of their constituents in the
large hall of the Mechanics' Institution of that town.
Mr. E. W. 11 "a rain. ILP., said ho would take upon
himself al: the responsibility for having given the first
nervation of a conference between the tueniben for
that b..rough and their constituents, with a view to
the calling of that meeting. They bad now arrived
at :t position in the discussion of the reform question
when two alternatives were presented to them ; and he
and his honourable colleague thought the time had
come when they ought to take counsel with their con-
stituents, and be guided by their instructions. When
he addressed his constituents in January he said that
if Lord Derby's government pledged themselves in the
Quetu's speech to deal fairly and justly with reform.
although he and Mr. Smith belonged to the liberal party,
while the ministry was censer ative, it would be their
duty to take care that the government measure
should have a fair consideration, that it should be read
a Amon.' time, and should be fully and fairly considered
in committee.—(Have you .lone that?) He and his hon.
colleague had been amongst those who thought that
the bill ought to go into committee, and they had been
blamed for it. They were bound to say that they .lid
not repent of having assisted to get the bill bad
upon the table of the House of Commons, in order
that it might he discussed not only in that
home, but also in every public meeting through-
out the country. To his mind the difficulty of the
government bill was the restrictions it placed on
compound householder*. He desired that those reetric-
nous should be done away with ; and it was with a view
to make more votes, and to place all householders on the
same pLin platform of justice, that they voted for Mr.
Chu:swim's amendraent. That vote would make a diffm
nue of from 200,000 to 3110,000, voters in England ; and
desiring most earnestly to go on the sound, old-fashioned,
and just principle of household suffrage, he felt that it was
right to vote for the largest number of electors, and not
to follow the government, who gave the working clause
a boon with one hand, and dragged it away with
the other. Their great object in calling the electors
together that night was to take their inatructions upon
this subject. If a large majority of that meeting told
hint to support household surf rage, restricted by personal
payment of rates and two years residence, they would
not agree with him, but he was ready to bow to their
decider' and vote for the smaller number. He, however,
believed that they would he for admitting as many as
possible within the pale of the 'mutilation. (Cheers.)
lie was not in the sestets of the Whig party, because there
were few men who cared less than he for party, for the
simple reason that he wanted nothing from either of them ;
but he hoped Mr. Ghe [stone would drop his proposition
for a V. rating—(hear. hear)—and that all parties would
join together to carry household suffrage for the boroughs
of this country. (Cheers) Had Mr. Gladstone succeeded
on Friday night, people said there would have been a
dissolution. He. however, thought there would have
been no dissolution, bet a resignation of the ministry ;
and what would have been the consequence ! Her Majesty
must have sent for new advisers, and the result would
have been the formation of a ministry which, in his
opinion, would have been partly composed of the best men
in the conservative government, and would also have
included earnest reformers like Mr. Gladstone and Lord
Granville. and it would have been brought together
simply mid solely with a view to carrying a thorough
and sound measure of reform. Such a ministry would
have had a majority of 100, and the country would have
had a thorough measure of reform carried through the
House of Lords. He therefore contended that he haul
voted rightly, both in the interest of the people and at a
matter of policy. With regard to the county franchise, he
thought they would be of opinion that he ought to vote for
a 10/. rating franchise in counties. They were not going to
have the ballot, but there was • proposition for the use of
voting papers. He preferred a little touch of the ballot,
and his recommendation was that instead of using voting
papers, the electors of any place should, after any election,
meet. coy within a fortnight, and decide whether the
voting at the next election should Lake place openly or
by ballot. The effect would be that if there haul been an
election with a considerable amount of animosity, in
which probably, by some accident, the beer barrel had
' been :Mewed to run, the honest and intelligent electors
(who always formed the large majority) would meet and
determine that next time the voting should be by ballot ;
but if, on the other hand, the election had been conducted,
as elections frequently were, with the greatest moderation
and good temper, they would be for open voting. He
honestly believed that his suggestion might possibly be a
solution of the question of the ballot. With regard to
the present government, if they went fairly for unmis-
takeable household suffrage, whether it pleased those
with whom he had been accustomed to act or not,
his constituents might depend upon it—unless they
ordered him to do otherwise—that he should support the
government. (Cheers.) U, on the contrary, their object
should be to carry • deceptive reform bill, the govern-
ment would receive from him a most determined resist-
ance. The question of reform was stopping the way,
sad he thought the meeting should support three
propositions first, that an honest and oomplutte, Re-
form
Bill should be carried ; secondly, that that Reform
Bill should be carried this session ; and thirdly, that, if
possible, it should be carried by the present government.
(Hear, hear.) He felt most acutely the responsibilities
under which they were placed with regard to this question;
and for the sake of party he would not do anything to pre-
vent an immediate settlement of the question. What did
they see around them ! Things at home were not very
brilliant or comforting. This year was not so prosperous
se former ones had been, and questions might arise between
employers and employed, and they would all deplore it if
those questions became mixed up with the discussion of re-
fonu and added to it an element of bitterness. Foreign affairs
were not what could be wished. There were dangers looming
in the future which might place this country m • position
when it must defend itself against attack. Were they to
meet that time as • disunited people! No. This was •
time when men must sacrifice party ties and preconceived
ideas to obtain that great desideratum—the carrying of an
honest reform bill, which should unite in defence of the
country and its interests every person belonging to every
class in the community. (Cheers.) In reply to • ques-
tion from Mr. G. Burrows, the agent of the Stockport
Conservative Association, as to whether the object of Mr.
Gladstone's amendment was to add more votes to the
register or to reject the government Reform Bill, Mr.
Watkiu said the object of any step must be measured by
its consequences, and he bad shown them that the effect
of Mr. t: De's amendment would have been to add to
the register 900,000 or 300,000 more voters than the
government bill. He did not intend to vote for a K.
rating against a motion for household suffrage. (Hear,)
Au EL/Wren—Will you vote for household suffrage,
pure and simple!
Mr. WATK IN—Most distinctly.
Mr. J. B. SMITH, M.P. said that while he had been in
Cparliament six reform bills had been brought before it.
orti:: one who voted against the conservative reform
bill of 1859, but he had since determined not to repeat
such a vote. The propositions of both Mr. Disraeli and Mr.
Gladstone had in them a conservative element, viz., a
desire to keep off the register the lowest rented and mst
ignorant householder. To effect that, one sought to im-
pose restrictions, while the other gave the franchise
without restrictions to all persons above • 51. rating. He
first heard of the meeting in the tea-room from Mr. Dal-
glish, whom he met in Kensington Gardens on Sunday
afternoon. He attended the meeting, at which it was pro-
posed that Mr. Locke should bring forward as amendment
in opposition to Mr. Coleridg&s motion. He (Mr. Smith)
suggested that that was not • judicious course, and said
he thought it would be the better course to appoint half
• dozen gentlemen to wait upon Mr. Gladstone and
represent to him the feelings of the meeting. That
course was adopted, and he left the room to secure • seat
in the house, which was likely to be crowded. He had
not taken his seat long before Mr. Coleridge entered,
perfectly unconscious of what had taken place in the tea-
room and evidently full of his intended motion. It was
not until after the Speaker took the chair that the depu-
tation returned with Mr. Gladstone's consent to the
views of the meeting in the tea-room, and the
bill consequently went into committee. Some of
his friends had disapproved of the course he took, and
he bad been called a malcontent ; but he felt it to be his
, duty to give the government an opportunity of going
into committee. If they did not then produce a satin-
' factory bill, they might dissolve parliament, and appeal
to the people. He considered he had dealt fairly with
the government. He haul offered no factious opposition,
and he would offer none. He was very full of hope that
• reform bill would be carried this session. He was
sorry to hear of the badness of trade, and Sir J.
Watts had that day said he bad not seen such • state of
t trade for thirty years- Much of that Sir James attributed
1 to the agitation of the reform question. He (Mr. Smith)
urged all to unite in settling the question, and in trying
- to get each a measure as would be of the greatest benefit
to the country. In reply to a question as to which side
I he would support, Mr. Smith said be hoped that when
parliament reassembled the government would be prepared
, to make such alterations in their bill as would meet the
views of the House of Commons at large, and if they did
l so he should support them ; but as to any particular course,
l be did not think any wise man could make that pledge.
• On the motion of Mr. Alderman EISK HIGGS, seconded by
the Rev. Mr. Faint, a resolution was passed thanking
Messrs. Smith and Watkin for their explanations, and ex-
, pressing the hope of the meeting that they would do their
, utmost to carry in the present session • full and honest
i measure of reform.

I An Ohio paper says the prospects of the coming
crop of wheat are of the most encouraging nature. From
nearly every section the winter wheat upon the ground is
reported in the best possible condition.
HEALTH itEdTuKED BY Du BARRY'S FOOD TO THE
81,311101, nerves, Moss. and Boer. curing dyspepsia (Indira-
coestipatlou. Merril.. acidity, headache, neuralgia,bye
feria, palpitation, sieeplesenesii, debility, casting, cough,
asthma, fevers. consumption, tow spirits, 00,000 annual cures
which had resisted all mrdlclnes, including that of his Holiness
the Pope —Tlas, at Is lid ; 1113 .81 9d, tta, : YLIO.. 45e.
—Du Barry and 1.. ,rf, Regent-street, London ; also at Fortnum
and Mason's: and at el. Oraeechurrh-street ; 4, Cheapside : 63
sad 150, Oxford street ; sad all grocers and chenuste.—(Adrer
tisement.]

tattu intelligence.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Apeti. 17.

Sittings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice 13orill and
Justices Ityles, Keating, and Smith.)
r. THE UNION MARINE IN,IURANCE COMPANY

(LIMRID.)

This came was tried before Mr. Justice Shee at Liver-
pool, when the verdict was entered for the plaintiff for
46W., but the present motion was for a rule to enter a
nonsuit, and the question was stated to be one upon which
at present there was no authority in the books.
Mr. E. -lames, Q.C., in moving, said that the facts were
admitted. The action was upon a policy of insurance for
2.3001., effected upon 43 bales of cotton, which were
shipped on board a vessel called the Caroline Nasynith,
at Mobile, for conveyance to Liverpool, and the plaintiff
claimed to recover as for a total loss. The vessel
sailed with 2,493 bales of cotton on board,
of which the plaintiff owned • considerable por-
tion more than that named In the policy.
The ship was wrecked on the Florida reef, and some of the
cotton was lost, and another portion was so damaged that
it was not in a fit state to be sent on, and it was therefore
sold at Key West. 2,262 bales, however, reached Liver-
pool, and of these 617 being identified by their marks were
delivered. From the remaining 1,645 the marks were
obliterated, and the bales could not be identified, and there-
fore they were sold, and the produce divided rateably
&wren:rent:Lig tohne vtahroi ous
,
owners.ore sold IdilatniuneybeVefestbal, wesaswhTil.
Among the bales which were identified there were only two
which were part of the plaintiff's 43, and these two were
delivered. The plaintiff's contention was that as he had
not received his 41 bales he was entitled to recover as for a
total lasso( them ; but, on the other hand, the defendants
said that before the plaintiff could so recover he must
show that the 41 bales really were lost, and were
not amongst those which arrived at Liverpool.
If this were not so, then it would follow that all the other
owners of cotton who were insured, and whose bales could
not be identified, could recover for a total loss, when it
was evident that the greater portion of the cotton was not
lost. This being so, it was submitted that the plaintiff
was entitled to recover only for an average, and not a
total loss.
The court said that what the sea bad done was not to
work a total loss, but rather • confusion as to the owner-
ship of the cotton.
Rule granted.

to advertise the work, and be had purchased three copies
since the former proceeding,.
Alderman Lusk said that, under these circumstances, he
felt it his duty to enforce the law, and he ordered the de-
fendant to pay a fine of 101., double the value of the three
copies of the work that had been purchased, and the costa.
He at the same time said that if the money was not paid,
the proper steps would be taken to enforce payment.
Mary. Anne Aldridge, a miserable-looking creature, with
a baby an her arms was charged with stealing a gold watch
and chain, value M., the property of Maurice Hornwood ;
and William While, a cabman, was charged with attempt-
ing to prevent the apprehension of the other prisoner.
The prosecutor was a master baker residing at Roston,
and he met the female prisoner in Shoreditch on Monday
night, and took her to a coffee-shop in Bishopsgate-street,
where they went to bed. At this time his watch was safe,
but when he awoke he found the prisoner was gone, and
that his watch was also missing. She was found next
morning at a public-house in Brick-lane, drinking with
the other prisoner, and when an attempt was made to de-
tain her by a person connected with the coffee-shoe where
the robbery was committed, the man laid hold of ham, and
she got away. Both prisoners were subsequently appre-
hended at a lodging house in Flower and Dean-street, very
drunk, and almost all the people in the house were in the
same condition, having, as it appeared,been treated by the
female prisoner, no doubt from the proceeds of the stolen
watch. A number of low characters who were in the
place attempted to prevent the prisoners being taken into
custody; and Hawker, the officer. was obliged to use a
good deal of violence before he could succeed in getting
them away.
The Lord Mayor committed the woman for three
months, and discharged the other prisoner.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(leave Richard Martin, a well-dressed person of " no
fixed abode or occupation," was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
charged with stealing three gold embroidered shawls,
value 1201., the property of Messrs. Lewis and Allenby,
silk mercers, No. 159, Regent-street.
Mr. William Morgan, assistant to Messrs. Lewis and
Allenby, said some time before the 23rd November List the
prisoner called at the house, and spoke to him about some
shawls. On the 23rd of November the prisoner called
again, and said he was extremely sorry that his sister
was too ill to call to inspect the shawls, and he
should therefore feel obliged if the shawls he had
selected, three gold embroidered shawls, were sent to her
house. The prism,' wrote the following name and ad-
dress in a book—" Edmund H. Leigh, No. 7, Bennett-
street, St. James', oppoeite the Duke of Beaufort's, from a
quarter past three to half-post." He went at the appointed
time to No. 7, Bennett-street, and was told the prisoner
was not within. He was shown up stairs, and on entering
a room he saw a female enter an adjoining room through
foldingdoors. He waited twoorthree minutes, when the pri-
soner came in, and he opened the parcel of goods. The
prisoner, in a kind of jocular way, put one of the
shawls on his own shoulders, and kept him in con-
' venation about the shawls, passing the shawls one by
one into the inner room, and holding conversation with the
female inside. The prisoner having thus got all the shawls
came over to him and said, "We will have one—just give
the lady five minutes to decide, end you can make out the
bilL" He was about making out the bill, when the prisoner
said to him, " I suppose you will not take
my cheque ?" He replied he would rather not,
upon which the prisoner said, " Then, I will
pay 7ou in notes," adding, " I will get you the ink," and
leaving the room as if to get the ink. The prisoner in
a minute ortwo came back, and said, " The ink is not in
that room, but in this," going through the folding doors
into the room where the female had previously gone.
After waiting a few minutes, a lady came upstairs and
asked him if he knew the parties, and on his replying
" No," she said, " Well, they are both gone." He went
into the inner room and found it empty, the prisoner and
the female having left the house, taking the shawls with
them. Last night he received information where he could
find the prisoner. He went to the Metropolitan Cafe,
Rupert-street, and on identifying the prisoner gave him
intocustody.
Police-constable Dawson, one of the C division detec-
tives, said he had information that the prisoner, who used
the names of Leigh, Farquhar, Watkins, Williams, Moles-
worth, and Wilmot, bad obtained goods fraudulently
from Messrs. Marshall and Snelgrove, of Oxford-
street ; Messrs. ShoolliredandCook,Tottenhameourt-road ;
Messrs. Smith and Durrsnt, South Audley-street ; Messrs.
Benson and Co., Ludgate-hill ; Messrs. Reilly and Co.,
Oxfonletreet ; Messrs. Houbigant, 216, Regent-street ;
Mr. Nicoll, 42, Regent-street ; Messrs. Jenner and Co.,
St. James-street, and other tradesmen.
The prisoner was remanded.

complainant got out she called the defendant a nasty
beast, and then she called to the porter to get out. He
said, " No, I shan't. because I am tired." An inspector
came then, and having called him out, the train went on,
and I got out at the Spa-road station. lam certain that
the action of the defendant was not an indecent moult,
and I have thought it right to come forward to prove that.
When the complainant was getting out he pat out one
hand to help her out, and the other be put down her
crinoline with. He made no indentation in her dress. He
was standing up to allow her to peas him. Witness added,
that he called out that the gentleman was innocent, but as
soon as the porter got out the train went on.
James Ramsay, an elderly man, said he was an iron
finisher, and resided at 19, Salisbury-lane, Bermondsey-
wall. He was in the same compartment with last witness,
travelling from Charing-croes to London-bridge. When
the train stopped at the latter station he saw the com-
plainant get out, assisted by the defendant, who put his
hand to her crinoline. He was sure that all he did was to
remove it from him, and that he did not act indecently.
After she got out she turned round and said, " You are a
nasty beast." The railway inspector then came up, and
witness said he was no such thing, and then the train
went on.

Mr. Mackenzie—What caused you to some forward?
Witness—l read the account in the newspapers yester-
day, and seeing what I did I thought it my duty to attend
the police-court.
Mr. Woolrych here observed that the imputations of
perjury whist the young woman rendered some further
'equines into the matter necessary.
Complainant—l wish to say a few words here, sir, about
the witness Seymour. He came to our house yesterday,
and asked to see me. I went up to him, and said, " Who
do you want!" He said, " Yr. Champion, or Chaplin—l
don't know which—wants you at St. Pancras Church." I
told him I should not go, as other persons wanted me not
to press the charge against the defendant. I declare I
never saw Seymour before in my life, and I never was in
the service of Colonel French, at Woolwich.
Mr. Woolrych here observed that the case had assumed
that importance that a thorough investigation into all the
circumstances must take place, both for the sake of the
young woman as well as the defendant and the public at
I .ar"e. He therefore further remanded him, accepting the
bail of Mr. Edward Easton wad Dr. Helsham for his atten-
dance on a future day.

Richard Cheshire, • private in the Grenadier Guards,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with a robbery in
a beerhouse.

Charles Raine, a London Dock constable, of No. 5,
Trinity-buildings,Oreat Tower-street, stated that on Tues-
day n. ight, at a quarter pest 10 o'clock, he was returning
home along Towerlill when be heard cries of " Murder
and " Police" proceeding from the interior of the Little
Tower beer-house, in Postern-row. On looking in he B&W
the prisoner and three or four other soldiers at the bar, the
landlady in fear and screaming, and the place in great
confusion. He got into the doorway and sw the prisoner
violently pushing the others, and at the same time he
drew the till out of its place, took the money out, andput
it into his right hand trousers pocket. The soldiers then
ran away and proceeded to the Prince Albert public-house.
He followed them, and gave information to a City police-
constable.

Mrs. Susannah Hayhow, the landlady of the Little
Tower beerhouse, said the prisoner and another soldier
rushed into her parlour and knocked down her husband
and another man named Sands. A rush was then made at
the bar, the till was drawn out, and the money abstracted.
The till contained a shilling'sworth of pence and half-
pence, two sixpences, a fourpenny piece, and a threepenny
piece.
The prisoner made a general denial of his guilt.
The case, however, was clearly made out against him
and

Mr. Paget committed him for trial.
WANDSWORTH.

Georpe Meador ;iisreainintscr on the charge of
severely ill-using Mr. Alexander Thorn, colleetir; clerk to
Moms. Young and Bainbridge, the brewers, of Wands-
worth, by beating him about the head with • stick or life-
preserver, while passing along Putney-heath shortly after
live o'clock on the evening of the 9th of January last, and
robbing him. There was a second man with him at the
time, but they both escaped.
Several witnesses were examined on behalf of the pH-
mum, for the purpose of proving an alibi. They stated
that about five o'clock on the 9th of January last the pri-
soner was at the Feathers public-house. Broadway, West-
minster, and afterwards he was present at a harmonic
meeting which was held on the same evening at the Two
Brewers, Stratton Ground.
Mr. Ingham, after bullring their evidence, which did not
exactly agree, intimated his intention of remanding the
prisoner for the completion of the depositions.
Sergeant Cole, C division, said that on the ith of
February last he apprehended the prisoner on another
charge, at a house in Plough-court, Fetter-lane, Holborn.
He was sitting in a room? and witness asked him " Is
this your room," and he said " Yes." He (the witness)
searched the drawers in the room, and found two life-
preservers, two Metals loaded with powder and hall,
caps and balls, two " jeramys," picklocks, new rope, a
knife, used for pushing lack window-fastenings, a candle,
and heifers. . . .

In reply to Mr. Mayo, Sergeant Cole repeated that the
prisoner said it was his room. A man was in the
room with him, but the prisoner said he was only •
friend who had come to have breakfast with him. Wit-
ness had been looking for the prisoner since the 11th of
January. He was acquitted on the charges which he pre-
ferred against him.
The prisoner was then remanded, and as he left the
court he declared that he was innocent, and that Sergeant
Cole knew it.

CRIMINAL LllNATlCB.—Yesterday the Act of
Parliament to amend the law relating to criminal lunatics
was issued. The Secretary of State is empowered to libe-
rate a criminal lunatic on trial from an asylum, and also
absolutely or conditionally to discharge a crimini4 lunatic.
On the expiration of a sentence, a criminal lunatic may be
removed to a county asylum. _ _ _

- -
CURIOUS CHARGE or ROBBERY.—Mrs. Rogers, a
fashionably-dressed restaurant keeper, was charged before
the Liverpool magistrates yesterday with stealing 5/. The
circumetanoss were singular. A commercial traveller
named Haswell was getting a railway ticket on Tuesday
night at the Tithebern-street station (London sad York)
when he accidentally dropped his ticket, Mrs.
who was standing by, picked it up. Maxwell Rogers,il
the meantime pulled from his pocket some papers, includ-
ing a 5/. note, and laid them on the oounter. in order to
see if the ticket was amongst them. Immediately after
Mrs. Rogers had handed him the ticket he missed the 51.
note, and accused her of stealing it. She indignantly
denied the charge, but was taken to bridewell, where the
5/. note fell out of her muff. For the defence it was
urged that the note had bees swept into the muff by the
movement of Maxwell's arm, and without her knowledge.
The magistratesgave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt,
and discharged her.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE.—An in-
quest has been held at Dawley, Shropshire, upon the
body of • collier named Powell, who was Ulmd at the
late explosion in the Grange Mine ; and the following very
clear explanation of the cause of the accident was given by
Richard Ward, the " reeve," or foreman of the pit. The
witness stated that on the morning of the accident he went
down into the pit before the men arrived, and, as was his
custom, went round the work to see if any gas had accu-
mulated during the night. He found a considerable quan-
tity at a place where a slip had occurred, and at once went
heck to where the men were stripping for their work, and
informed them of the danger. Eight of them, each having
a naked candle in his hand, followed the reeve to see
where the gas was, and on arriving at the place Ward
says he pointed it out to the men, and told them to put
their lights out while he beat out the gas. The two fore-
must men blew out their candles, and Ward. who,
from the construction of the lane in which the
men were crowded, could not see whether the rest had
followed their example, forthwith commenced to " flap
out the gas" with his jacket, beating it in the direction of
the men. Immediately the gas fired at one of the candles
which had been kept alight, and a loud explosion followed.
Nearly all the men were injured, three seriously ; Powell
being so shockingly burnt from the waist upwards that he
died after a lingering and painful illness. Benjamin
Jaundrell, the man at whose candle the fired, gave an
account of the proceedings which vaned from 'Ward's
story only in the details of the carelessness displayed. He
deposed that he and his mates had gone to their work as
usual, taking their candles with them, and had commenced
picking, when the explosion took place. He was working
within a few yards of the spot where the gas was ; but he
denied hearing Ward order the candles to be extinguished,
nor did he know that be was going to beat out the gas.
On seeing the flame burst forth be threw himself on the
ground, and the gas passed over him, burning him only
slightly. The jury returned • verdict of " Accidental
death."

NORTH METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY. —A
special general meeting of the shareholders of this com-
pany was held yesterday at the offices, 4, Skinner's-place,
Size-lane, for the purpose of considering a bill pending
in parliament, Mr. Hawes in the chair. The solicitor
read the heads of a bill for enabling the North Metropo-
litan Railway Company to make a deviation and branch
railway in substitution for portions of their authorised
undertaking, and for other purposes. The chairman said
the object of the bill was to unction an improvement re-
quired by an alteration of the line of the Midland Rail-
way Metropolitan Extension Act. He moved a resolution
approving of the bill, which was carried, and the meeting
terminated.

CRYSTAL PALACE. - ONE SHILLING DAT.-.-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17.—Admissions on payment, 888;
ditto by season tickets, 1,814 ; total visitors, 2,700.

BREAKFAST. —E,P1.8.8 COCOA. —The very agreeable
character of this preparation has rendered It a general avourite.
Invigorating and sustaining, with a refined and grateful flavour
developed by the special mode of preparation applied, this cocoa
is used as their habitual beverage for breakfast by thousands
who never used cocoa before. Cocoa stands very much higher
than coffee or tea." Dr. Haman says, "and contahis every ingre-
dient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body: It
is made simply by pouring boiling water or milk on the prepara-
tion as sold. Vb., pn., and 11b. packets. This Cocoa, as being
preppd by Jas. Epps, the Hoinceopathic Chemist Ent esta-
ed In this country, is very generally called Epps, s Homeo-
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