The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN and GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAYS.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

INTERIOR of the NEW THEATRE.—The
BUILDER of this week contains a View of the Standard

1111:STR 1 TR AINS between the City, IClng'ss:rons.oower-shrnst
p.rtlan.l.road Regent-circus), Raker-street. Paddington
tor enstni Palace and West London Line'. 111=-
tua..mith. shepherd's-bush, Notting-bill, and Westisuurne-park.
lanuibuses inert the trains at Portland-road for Regent-circus.

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Invested Asaels--t" pwsrds of Tire Millions.
Annual Income—Half a Million.
Claims raid—seson and a Quarter Million&
Fogrillass of the profits allotted to the Assured Quhaquennially.
Beassmes hitherto added to Polities—tpwards of Four Millions.
Policies upon the participating scale effected during the sur-
real year Intl will share in the profits to be distributed at the
mat iltrisdon, which will be made up to Slit December. ISM.
For Prospectuses, Statements of Accounts, Le.. apply to the
follow at the OWL Fleet-street, o.
WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNIE., Actuary.
TO-NIGHT, TO-NIGHT, TO-NIGHT.

Theatre, about what we have done W
1867—Mural Decoration with Illustratioas from Sir Walter
Trevelyans—ltems from Rome—Malta—Physical Engineering
from Cheops to today—Jerusaleni—Sanitary Work In Liverpool
—The Courts of Law Competition and other papers, with all the
Artistic and Sanitary News.-1, Vorketreet, Covent-garden, and
all newsmen. A new volume begins next week.

than snit AUMarv.

CHATHAM, DECEMBER 26.
GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL. The pirocnetlinis
and sentences of the general courts-martial which reoent y
assembled at this garrison for the trial of three soldiers for
acts of insubordination, were promulgated to the troops
of the garrison this morning. The prisoners tried were
Private Thomas Roche, 2nd battalion of the 14th Regi-
ment, Private Henry Crowdock, lit battalion of the 2nd
Queen's Royals, and Private Tan Jackson, 82nd Rte.
meet. The prisoner Roche was arraigned for assaulting
pOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. meet.
D. Creigh, 14th Regiment, by striking him
E, FRIDAY, December 27, 187.-1111 the NEW CHRIST- with his cap during the time he was confined spry/moor in
MAS ENTsitTAINM EN tts, summing in novelty and aplandour the cells, and with making use of disrespectful language
even the innst sumessful efforts of former years, will be repro- Colonel the Hoe. J. J. Beetle. He
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seated for the fourth time TO.NIGHT (Friday), Dec. 27, and towards
every evening during the week. sentenced to receive 50 likes, and to be imprisoned
and kept at hard labour for two years. The prisoner
NEW COMIC BALLET, introducing peculiar Crowdock was tried personving loaded his ride and threat-
ed to shoot any who attempted to appapprehend
A effects, and supported by SIM. Denim and Wards, from .his
on the =canon of n along absent from barracks
the Theatre de le Porte St. Martin, and Mr. F. Evans. called
X. X or HORGIBUSTF.R and THE HAPPY FISHILRS, without leave. The court sentenced him to be imprisoned
Deems by Milano. Scenery by W. Callcott. and music by and kept at hard labour for two years. The last prisoner
Eiviere -THIS DAY, Dec. 27, 1887.--ROTAL ALHAMBRA tried was private John Jackson, who was sentenced to be
PALACE. branded with the letters "B. C.," to be dismissed from
the service ignominy, and to be imprisoned disgusting La
A NEW
GRAND SPECTACULAR BALLET years with handlabor, for making use of disgusting lan-
and 'TRANSFORMATION SCLNE, called the GOLDEN page on the occasion of the sentence of a district ocivrt-
PLORS. The scenery Invented, pentad. and constructed by martial before which be had been tried being read out to
Ur. William Windt the Dimino by HIMao, the Musk blitYriere, the assembled troops.
lagraby a double compeny of dancers and
l. ALHAMBRA PALACE, THIS DAY,V2I,7. 19117.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.
Managing Director, Mr. Y. Strange.) Three Ballets, 200
o.sre, 60 Inetnunentalists, Singers, Acrobats, Wesad ; M-
ame, Latest Telegraroa, Saloom, Sapper-rooms, lavatcsies,
Smoldngrooms, Evening Papers ; 10 Orchestral Pisces Ivory
Night. Open at Half-past Seven, begin at Eight. Prices—la,
te., and 6d. ; Reserved Seats, ea ; Pefveta Boxes, trots Al la.
Ros-eflies open trona Eleven to leer.

Ixotenranw Free. —An incendiary fire took
gam early on Monday morning in • house on the top of
hingswell-street, Bideford, late in the occupation of Mr.
Charles Irma,. Gunpowder and paraffin oil were found
strewed about, and • dark lantern was discovered with a
candle burning, also matches and other combustibles.
A good silk hat and • very old carpet bag, smelling
strongly of paraffin, were found on the premises. The
property was sold about • fortnight ago for 4501. to • Mr.
Robert Kingsford, of 17, Great Queen-street, London,
and the insurance policy was handed over at the same
time, the insurance being for 6001. In three days from
• the time of the fire the policy would expire. On Monday
night • man, who gave his name as William Cairns, was
arrested by 8 • tendent Vanatone as he was about to
leave Bideford by the last train. He immediately tele-
graphed to Mrs. Withers, of No. 17, Great Queen-street.
London, apprising her that he was arrested on • charge of
setting fire to a house, and asking to have money for-
warded. As he was walking over the bridge in custody
to the police station, he threw • brown paper parcel be
had in his possession into the river ; it has not yet been
found. This parcel the accused had left at the Mimes
Rowe's, Mill-street, in the morning of Monday, and called
for it in the afternoon. On Tuesday the prisoner was
brought before the mayor, Dr. Ackland, Mr. T. L
and Mr. T. B. Chanter. He was respectably dressed in
black clothes, about 22 years of age, and of very good ad-
dress. Mr. Chas. Small* smeared on behalf of the Weetel
England Life and Fire Insurance Office for the peewit-
tion, and called Superintendent Vanstone, who deposed
that • fire took place on Sunday night in a house lately
occupied by Mr. Charles Veysey, and he had reason to
believe that the prisoner, William Cairns, set the house on
fire. Mr. Smile applied for eight day' remand. The pri-
soner said be was • stranger to Bideford, but he could give
• pod account of why he came there. He had left his
wife at Exeter, where she was to spend Christmas, and
bad come on to Bideford against her wish to see • friend,
• woman whom be had known in London. He objected to
the remand unless some evidence was given to justify it ;
observing that his detention was a serious matter to him,
as he held • responsible situation. If they had a clear
case, as they mid they had, they could now proceed. The
Mayor said Mr. Sande must produce further evidence.
Miss Ellen Balch said the accused came to her mother's
house, the Terminus Inn, on Sunday evening, at nine
o'clock, and took • little brandy and asked for a bed. lie
asked it they went to bed early. Her mother said "
but he could stay out until 11 o'clock." The prisoner had
on a high hat, apparently a silk hat, and a dark carpet
beg with him, and he took the bag out with him. He
returned just before midnight. Cross-examined by the
prisoner : The bag was not very small ; thought it was •
high hat. The hat and carpet bag found in the house
were produced; and the prisoner asked if witness could
swear to them as being the ones in his 'on on Sun-
day night. The Mayor, however, said he had better re-
serve hie defence, as they had decided to remand him
until Saturday next at eleven o'clock. Prisoner asked foe
bail, and to be allowed writing materials to write to his
friends. This was conceded, the letters written to be
under the inspection of the superintendent of polka.
Prisoner stated that he could get good bail from friends
at Tiverton. The police, thinking that there must be
other charges against the prisoner, took him in the after
ipart of the day to Mr. Tedrake's photographic establish-
ment, and bad his portrait taken for the_purpom of being
sent to various pollee-stations.— Western Morning News.
FIRES DIMINO CHRISTMAS. —The official report of
the chief of the fire brigade pest-rday morning supplies the '
annexed details of numerous outbreak' during the previous
48 hours :—At • quarter-past eleven on Tuesday morning
• fire broke out on the premises No. 76, Wood-street,
Cheapside, in the occupation of Messrs. lryse and Co.,
warehousemen, damaging wood lining and partition by fire,
and gas pipe melted in gas meter in the front room hue.
meet ; stock in basement and upper part of warehouse
slightly damaged by hest and smoke. At seven p.m.
another fire occurred in Wood-street, Cheapside, on the
premises No. 52, m the joint occupation of J. H. Collins-
bourne, brace and collar manufacturer, Messrs. Powell
and Co., trimming manufacturers, and Mr. S. Manlove,
burning out the back room second floor (used as work-
room) and damaging the contents in back part of ware-
house ; first floor and rest of house and contents damaged
by water, ho.; and the back skylights of No. 33 adjoining,
occupied by Messrs. A. Shippey and Co., trimming menu- ,
facturers, were much broken; insured in the General, '
Sun, and Liverpool, London, and Globe Piro Offices,
At 11 p.m. • fun took place at No. 50, Railway Arch,
Prince of Wales-road, Kentish-town, tenanted by Mr.
Knight, builder; extent of damage, arch (used as work-
shops) and contents burned out. Arch No. 31, occupied
by Mr. T. Ansel, nurseryman, partition and part of flooring
damaged by fire and contents by removal. Arch No. 49,
used as stables by Mr. T. Topping : some bay burned and
flooring damaged by fire ; and about 140 feet of the
Hampstead Junction Railway station severely damaged by
fire. At 9.30 on Wednesday morning a fire broke out at
No, 7, Hatthiffe-buildings, Woolwich-road, the private
dwelling of Mr. Price, caused by • defect in copper flue ;
damaged about 9 feet of timber, and lath and 'dilater par-
tition burned and cut away in back room ground floor
and No. 6, adjoining, occupied by Mr. Hill, was similarly
damaged. At 11.13 p.m. a fire took place at the coffee-
house occupied by Mr. J. Hicks, situate at No. 2, Fox-
' lane, Kispland-road, which burned out • cupboard under
the Maim, and damaged rest of house by heat, he.
DESTRUCTION OF GRAIN AND SNUFF MILLS BY
Fi RE. —A fire of • destructive character broke out on Tues-
day night at Boag's mills, near Slateford. The premises,
which are situated in a hollow by the side of the water of
Leith, are very extensive. The fire was discovered
between eight and nine o'clock by Mr. Craig. the occupier,
who had been attracted from his house by a strong smell
of burning. He observed dunce issuing from the top of
the grain and snuff mills, and immediately called for
assistance. The local appliances for extinguishing the
flames were promptly pot into requisition, and • mounted
messenger was despatched to Edinburgh. On the arrival of
the firemen from the city the progress of the thanes was
arrested, and much valuable property consequently pre-
served, but the buildings in which the fire originated were
burnt to the ground. No estimate of the damage sustained
by the fire can as yet be formed, but it must be very con-
siderable. The grain and snuff mills have been entirely
destroyed, the machinery in the rice mills has been very
much damaged, and • large quantity of grain, rice, beans,
end barley, with which the mill was stocked, has been
completely consumed. The premises are, it
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partially insured. It is suspected that the fire
in the careless use of • lamp.
HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE THROAT, 32,
GOLDEN-SQUASH, W.—During the week ending 21se
December 364 patients were under treatment, of whom 32
were new saws.

ALL the CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES.
TIM DAT, Deo. 27, 1867.
ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE,

MORNING PERFORMANCE.-THIS DAY,
at Two o'clock.
ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.
Prices:—Ana, Promenade, al d Pint Balcony, : Peals, 7e. :
Reserved Ikeda, Is. A few Private Boma. Beata may be booked
at the Box-office between Eleven and roar.

KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1885.
Thin celebrated old HUSH WHISK gained the DUBLIN
FRIZZ MEDAL—It is pore, mild, mellow, delicimm, and very
wholesome. Sold in nottles, 3e. ed. each, at the retail houses in
London ; by the agents In the principal towns to England ; or
wholesale at 8, Croat Windmill.stmet, London, W.—Observe the
trod seal, pink label, and cork branded ..Kinahan's LL Whisky.'

gAIICE.—LEA and PERRINS'
.Iv.lncirinunmen LUTE

IT* delicious condiment. pronoun:owl by ocanolesson
THE ONLY 000 D SAUCE"
Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRIN&
The public so. repertiully cautioned agidneut worthlees Ina .
S. and shank' see that Lea and Parrbas'namee are anisrapper,
blall, bottle, and stopper.
ASK tor LEA and PEEBLES' SAUCK
Sold wholessle and for erport by the Proprietors. Worcester ;
If wars CROSSE and DLACICWEIL Mesas. BARCLAY ono
SONS, Leaden. &a, dc.; and by grocers and oilmen universally. '

(I_ANDLES, GLYCERINE, and SOAP.—A Gold
J medal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to Price's
Patent Candle Company ,Lindted)„ for "Candles, Glycerine, and
bap"—the only one to any British exhibitor for these three
things combined. The chief candies of the company are their
"BLLIION (IN L " and " PRICE'S PARAPPLYIL" for these who
must have the extreme transparency of pure paraffins; their
"GOLD lIED.iL PALA! MNE," sod "SHERWOOD PALMI-
TINE," for these who, while desiring candles of great beauty, re-
quire else steady brilliancy of light and freedom fr 3m smoke sod
smell; their good old fashioned " Belmont Sperm and Wax," and
"Best," " No. 1," " No. 3," end "Battersea" composites for those
Who require only perfett burning without cuing for trans-
parency ; and their "Chamber" candles, hard, and of small dia-
meter te avoid the dropping of grease when carried. Their new
toilet soap, " Micro sOLIDIPIED GLYCERINE," contains
half Its weight of their distilled glycerine, and should be
the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, become of Its
admirable effects In preventing chapping of the hands and face,
There ought also to he in every house one of the sealed bottles
of their patent distilled Clycerble, known everywhere as " Price's
Glycerine," two or three drops of which, mixed with three or
four times u much water, will in a day or two remove chapping
and roughness of skin, whether of adults or children ; and
when this is elected, a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine
applied,ace a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping
and roughness. Insist on having " Price's Glycerine" in the
Company's own sealed bottlea, quantities of cheap Impale Glyce-
rine being now sold in the shops because of the low rate at which
the dealers an buy it in comparison with Price's All the good
Medical authorities abroad, as well as at home, order "Price's
Y the one only Glt cerine to be oiled.
"Price's hew Patent Night Lights," for burning in the wide
'laves, are believed to be the very best night lights made.
Price's Child's Night Lights" are known everywhere, and are
ogoalleot for burning without a glass.

CV/IDLES. —A Hint to Purchasers. —Do not
nt../ make sure that yon know what price you are Whig Per
pound for your candles until you have stripped them and put
Wem In the scale. fierce candles are right weight without the
wrappets some with moderately thick wrapperisome with very
Mick wrappers, and same are not nearlyppers, t weight with
wrappers however thick. PRICAPS "GOLD MAL PALMI-
-41," "Sherwood Palmitine," "Belmont Spertr," and "Bel-
mont Wu," " Best," " No. 2 No. 3." and " Battersea"
ConiPoidtvit, " Pei. e s Parafflne,," and "Belem:tine," and all
the other candies of Prices Patent Candle Company (lAntlied),
ere full weight without the wrappers

WINTER OVERCOATS.
106, STRAND, OPPOSITE EXETER-HALL
OV=tention is given in this Establishment to WINTER
atAlti, and a select stock is always kept on hami at
HAMILTON and LIMPTON'S,
TAILORS and OVIROOAT-MARERS.

HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of won-
known on be had at reat RUMISII
OW, opposite the excellence
Britlah Mcan useuly m Gates. The very best steel
Hems Centel Spectacles, Hs and Iea—THOMAS ILUtRIS and
lON CAUTION the public against persons wing their moue
anablithed 17b0. No travellers oe agents.

PRRISTMAS PRESENTS and NEW YEAR'S
V OMR for all who court the gay and festive *cense—
DOWLANDn' MACASSAR OIL, a preserver and beautifyer of
the hair beyond all precedent. Rowlands' Kalydor, for Impart-
Ditt a radiant bloom to the complexion and a softness and deli-
cacy to the hands, arm-, and neck. Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl
Dentifrice, for giving a prod like whiteness to the teeth, and fa
rAce to the istailb The patronage of royaltv throughout
Pe. their general we by rank and faabion, snit the univer-
Pay known efficacy of these articles, give them a celebrity un-
led Id by chemists and perfamera—Ask for " Row-
••articles.

RIMMEL'S CHRISTMAS SHOW. —The largest
and mod elegant assortment of fancy articles for
PRF-E-Ns in London —The Guina Musical Scent Box. musical
dte.: the relohing nmslud Christmas tree, the megle
rose tree, containing a clueing bird, and numerous other novel-
Ornaments for Christmas trees from 6d Christmas cards
aid sachets, he.--oe. Strand ; 191. Itegant-street :U. Ceelddll
sui trYstal Palace.

GOVT and IMELNATISM.—The excruciating.
pain or gout or rheumatism is quickly relived and =ran
s few days by that celei.lAteri medicine,
BLAIR'S 001-1 and itHEUMATIC PILLS.
ru7 require top restralut of diet or oorlineinent during their
gee. ami are certain to pan out the disease attacking any vital
Dart, sold by all medlethe vendors at la. led. and e& W. par box
or obtained through any chendat

])B. SCOW'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS,
a never tailing remedy, prepared without say nearcnrial
waredleat will be found invaluable to wbo valor trombeforan
Sad them complaints. indigestion, wind. 'soma, nicktbssm, died.
°t tit* meg, Re. enr habitual costieeneee, as a ten*
dberient medicine, and as a waist d the biased, Hay a a arob
mid In their operations sad palatal to Ur miamaalk. I
create appeate, pr•mote solairamelve.ntb•
wttok nervous system—bold be • loom unt°41..86.-74:11
Inhametreet, Mating-cross, and by most tbsibils4N97
Id and three times tba quantity one. la. N. tar. So
=* Dr. Scott's halloos and Deer eilla nisi psalm aro to •
rim Waage, with MMus Lambert" imporad so Ow