biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-05

HAYDIARKET.

Yesterday, we were called upon to peas lodg-
ment upon an adaptation of a. piece of M. V. Hardon's
produced in Paris in 1864, and not remarkable for Es
parity, and to-day we have to record the production at
Cie above theatre of a three act comedy, or rather, melo-
drama, of lat,r date, but of not higher morality, by the
same author, which has been " done into English" by Mr.
Gilbert Alleckett. Those who are familiar with the cur-
rant history of the French stage will remem-
ber that hat year a comedy was produced with
fair success in Paris (we forget at which theatre,
and the importance of the work is sot sufficient
to justify the trouble of searching) which bore
the title of Lea Bons 11714rsois. This comedy has now
found a translates., and the result of his labours
was performed last night at the Haymarket under the
title of Ammon& aad Hearts. The five acts of the French
original have been condensed into three, but the trawl-
later, unlike Mr. Hobett,on with Lc Ih:yel, has taken no
pains to purify the French story. French garbage, licensed
by French government ofEcials, is turned into Anglo-
French garbage, licensed by the English Lord Chamber-
' lain, and served out to audiences who have at least the
outward appearance of respectability, and who include•
many ycting persons ane. a few children.
London, England, 1867-03-05

CLERKENWELL

Ilenrg (Aorge &di inq, age.l NJ, described as a printer,
residing at 13, Veralaca—treet, Cray's-inn-road, was
charged with being drunk and wising the death of his ,
wife, Nary Snelling, by beating her head on the stones,
and thereby fracturing her skulL

Mr. H. Allen, pros7cuting officer of the Associate Insti-
tute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Pro-
tion
et Women, watched the mae, and Police-sergeant
Browning, 401 A. watched the ease on behalf of the Cum-
missioners of Police.
Mrs. Sarah Wallace said she was the wife of Thomas
Wallace, a blacksmith, of 12, Veralam-street, Craja-irin-
read, I know the prisoner, and he resides next door to me.
About 10 minutes to 7 o'clock on Saturday night the pri-
sone: is lamUady sent in her little boy to sap' that she was
wante.L I went :,*1 No. 13, and in the aitelien I found •
Mrs. Snelling, the prisoner's wife, sitting with her legs
under Ler, her head banging forward, bleeding from the
head, and she was supported by Mrs. Hawkins. I took
hold of her by the right arm, and I tried to see if she
had sense to speak, hut ■he could not. I told the child to
go up and tell the prisoner that his wife was dead. lie
did not come down, and tLen I went into the yard,
and I heard the boy tell him that his wife was dead,
and he said, " Let her die and be —." I said to him,
London, England, 1867-10-11

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSZ

A clerk from theUlio;Orlir. William Watson, of
Ethelburga-house, 70 and 71, Bisbopegate-street, appeared
to answer a summons taken out against Mr. Watson, at
the instance of a Jareman named Faulkner, who sailed on
board the steamship Dantes, which left London for the
Brazils in May, 1866.
It appeared . that the complainant had received an ad-
vance note for C. 10s., payable by John Watson and Co.,
Bishopmgate-street, and that on arriving at Brazil the
vessel was sold, and complainant discharged. Before
leaving the ship he received his wages, from which the
amount of the advance note was deducted. The object of
the summons being taken out was to compel payment of
the advance note, which shortly after the vessel sailed had
been taken to Mr. Watson's by &friend of the complainant,
named Thos. Richardson, residing in High-street, White-
chapel. Richardson said that when he called at the office
defendant told him that his principal was not in, and re-
quested him to call again. Subsequently he called seven
or eight times, and was ultimately told that the note had
been paid. He asked to whom, but defendant said he
could find that out.
_ _ _ _

Defendant said Mr. Watson had never bad anything to
do with the Dantes, or with any vessel trading to the
Brazils, and be thought it was very hard that he should be
annoyed in this way.
The Lord Mayor said it was a very serious case. There
was no doubt that the complainant had been swindled out
of 6f. 10s., and he should therefore adjourn the case till
Saturday week, when Mr. Watson would be personally
present.

- William Fox, lately chief mate of the ship Sailors'
Home, summoned Mr. George Stanton, shipowner, for the
payment of the sum of 81., which had been withheld from
his wages.
Complainant said that he sailed in the Sailors' Home to
Shanghae, where he got a discharge, and since returned to
England as chief officer of the Taeping. He had only re-
ceived 321 for his services on board the Sailors' Home, but
WS] entitled to MX. The additional N., however, had been
refused.

Mr. Thomas Paterson, superintendent of Mr. Stanton's
ships, appeared to answer tho summons, and stated that
payment of the money bad been refused in consequence of
the captain having written that the complainant had been
dismissed for drunkenness, and put the owners to consider-
able expense.
The complainant, on the other hand, produced a cha-
racter which be hadreoeived f rom the captain testifying to his
sobriety, and stating that he had only been discharged in
consequence of personal disagreements between them.
The Lord Mayor ordered the balance of the wages to be
immediately paid over to the complainant.
London, England, 1867-10-11

INDIA.

BOMBAY, Ocr. 4.

71bs. shirting', sr. ; 811bs. ditto, Gr. 10a. 40's
mule twist, Ili. Cotton quiet. Shipments of the
week, 6,685 bales. Exchange on London, Is. Hid.
Four per Cent. Government Securities, sol ; Five
per Cent. ditto, loci ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent.
ditto, 112. Freights to Liverpool, 40s. The
latest London date is Sept. 30.

CALCUTTA, Ocr. 3.

811bs. shirtings, 7r. 2a. Market better. Ex-
change on London, Is. 11 7-16 d. to Is. 114 d.
Four per Cent. Government Securities, 891 ; Five
per Cent. ditto, 1061 ; Five and-a-Half per Cent.
ditto, 112. Freights to England, 725. lid.
The native holidays commence to-day.

AUSTRALIA.
(Via Trieste.)
MELBOURNE, Auover 28.

The Legislative Council has rejected the Appro-
priation Act, containing a grant to Lady Darling of
20,0001., and the Ministry have consequently re-
signed. The Governor has called in advice, and
matters at present are in an unsettled state.
In the meantime all government payments are
stopped.
A member of the legislature has been found
guilty of forgery, and sentenced to seven years'
imprisonment.

Business is dull. The export of wool during the
past month is 4,464 bales.

The following gold ships have sailed for England
during the month :—The Wave of Life, with
25,000 ounces of gold ; the Sussex, with 32,250
ounces ; and the Great Britain, with 109,750
ounces.

SYDNEY, Munn 24.
Parliament has voted the sum of 9,0001. for the
reception of Prince Alfred.
The Land Bill has been unfavourably received.
The Assembly proposes to make grants in order to
induce immigration.

The :banks have reduced their rates on deposits
and discounts.

CHINA AND JAPAN.
(VA Trieste.)

HONG KONG, Accurr 28.
Great anxiety ii felt in Pekin at the near
Approach of tale rebels. •
A fall of 20 taels- in Bilk had taken place at
Shangbae.
London, England, 1867-10-11

TRANCE AND GERMANY.

The report that General Fleury has brought back to
Paris peaceful assurances from Berlin, is perhaps only an
agreeable way, the Daily Non suggests, of describing that
confidential agent's impression of the state of feeling in
Prussia and throughout Germany. Peaceful assurances
are needed only where aggressive designs are suspected and
menacing intentions are announced, and this is eminently
not the case with Prussia. The letter written by the Em.
peror Napoleon to M. de Lavalette in August last year, which
has obtained publicity, discloses the fact that the French
Ainbaasador at Berlin had discussed with Count Bismarck
the principle of granting compensations to France in con-
sequence of the extension of the Prussian dominions in
Germany, and it was only when the project got wind and
German indignation bad been aroused that the Emperor
signified his amicable acquiescence. It is strange that
French diplomacy should have been outwitted twice and
thrice in the same way within six months. The Emperor
Napoleon wished to keep his private bargain with the King
Grand Duke of Luxembourg a secret ; but the King Grand
Duke's conscience became sickbed o'er with the pale cast
of Bismarck, and the secret was exploded at Berlin. A
month or two later Count Bismarck drew from a too ardent
secretary of embassy a paper of confidential " instrue-
Cons," which, in the altered form of remonstrances and
demands, set the susceptibilities of all Germany ablaze.
All this, so far as Count Bismarck is concerned, was per-
fectly legitimate finessing. The Daily New concludes
with saying there is good reason to hope that the better
instincts of the Emperor's nature ate at this moment deter-
mining his course of action, and inclining him to a policy
of conciliation and neutrality abroad and public liberty et
home.
London, England, 1867-10-11

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before ))[r. Payne.)
Edward Larrod, a respectable-looking man, was indicted
for stealing a horse-rug, the property of Jonathan Carter.
Mr. Harris prosecdted ; Mr. Cooper defended the
prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was a servant to • gentle-
man who hid some homes at livery is a stable at Chapel-
street, Chelsea. There were other horses there, and one
of the prosecutor's. On the 25th of September, at 6 o'clock
in the evening, the rug was on the,horse of prosecutor,
and at 10 o'clock it was missed. At a quarter past 9 the
same evening the prisoner sold the rug to a man named
Hill for Is., stating that it was a perquisite to which be
was entitled in consequence of his master having new
clothing for the horses. On prisoner being apprehended,
he stated to police-constable Cheney, 282 T, that he had
bought it for Is. :U., and that if he was let go he could
produce the man from, whom he purchased it.
A number of yritnesses were called, whogave the prisoner
a most excellent character, and stated that he had lived in
some most respectable families, and had always conducted
himself well.

TllejUryfound the prisoner Guilty, but most strongly
reoommended him to mercy.
The judge thought the justice of the case would be met
by ordering the prisoner to enter into his own recogni-
zance, in 2:5/. and his brother in 201., to come up for judg-
ment if he should be called upon.
The foreman said the sentence was most satisfactory to
them.

The prisoner, who seemed [Fateful to the court for its
mercy, entered into the required bond and left the court
with his friends.
London, England, 1867-10-11

THE BISHOPS AND THE PRE99.

The Bishop of Capetown again lays himself open to the
strictures of the Times. He first attributes the articles of
our contemporary on the subject of their dispute to
Dr. Stanley, which leads the Times, in repudiating the
insinuation as ridiculously unfounded, to remark that the
bishop has lived a long time in the colonies, and has for-
gotten, it seems, that it is the habit of gentlemen to
respect the anonymous character of newspaper criticism.
The bishop, who first asserted that both the conference
and convocation had agreed to elect a Bishop of Natal,
now says he has nothing to do with the proceedings of con-
cocation, and that it is of no great importance what the
actual proceedings of the conference were. In one sen-
tence he denies that Dr. Colenso has any legal rights:
in the next sentence be says that whatever rights
he has in law have been respected. To a complaint
which he proceeds to make that if Dr. Colenso is success-
(al some of the Bishop of Capetown's supporters will be
reduced to beggary, the Times replies that the Bishop of
Capetown is not the person to utter such a lament. It
was he and the Propagation Society who withheld
Bishop Oolenso's salary until they were compelled to
pay it by • court of law, and who have threatened
to deprive any missionary of his salary who should con-
tinue to obey Dr. Colenso. They have actually done their
best, by this means, to " reduce to beggary' one clergy-
man, one of whose chief faults seems to have been that
ho had once been a carpenter, and it is under the influence
of this threat that the Bishop of Capetown has received
from the clergy of Natal the support which, if we re-'
member aright, he exaggerates in his letter to-day. He
has no scruple in reducing others to beggary in carrying
out his own views, but he raises an outcry as soon as the
same process is applied by right of law to his own friends.
The Standard insists that a new Bishop of Natal has
been elected, and will go out with the sanction of the con-
ference and the express approval of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who is himself a subscriber to the endowment
fund of the new see.
London, England, 1867-10-11

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

des Par Mer- Total, Total,
ItAILWAYs. open, sewers. ehandise. 1867. 19841
Week ending August 5. i A g A
Northern of Buenos Ayres. 19 663 389
Week ending August 17.
Bombay, Bgrods,dt'eutral L 300 1,213 1,124 3,387 1,789
-- - - -

Week ending Oct. 4. •
Seltaat and N. Countlee 1.343 960 2.304 2150
Dublin and Meath
Londonderry & Coleraine
Waterford and Kilkenny Si 230 369 699 65,
Week ending Oct. 3.
North Eastern 23,367 63,667 77.024 74,528
^ - -

. .
Week ending Oct. 6.
Dallasite(' County Down 441 M 6 267 303 737
Brecon and Merthyr 72 300 966 1,271 1,167
Bristol and Exeter 1361 4.902 9.301 8,303 7,319
Great Eastern 7021 2903 19,661 40.924 39.191
Great Northern
Great Western' 1311 41,063 40.921 81.334 140,296
North British

SINDCLAR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO A
WORIEHOUSE.—On Wednesday, at the Hull workhouse,
an old lady possessing a considerable income from house
and other property, and living in a well furnished house of
her own applied for admission to the workhouse as an in-
mate. She was willing that the guardians should take
possession of her property, receive the income, &c., and
although told that she (mold not expect any treatment
different from that of an ordinary pauper she persisted in
her application. She had she mid, lived alone for many
years, and she felt that she would be much better taken
care of in the workhouse than outside. The guardians
ultimately acceded to her request, and arrangement' were
made for receiving her at once into the house.

• Anothet_poor lad, of the name of Henry Webb,
aged 14, whose parents aside at 20; Samoetatreet, Wool-
wich, has succumbed to the frightful injuries ho received
in the lamentable explosion of Saturday last.
London, England, 1867-10-11

sabal mat Military.

PORTSMOUTH OCT. 10.
The Esk, 21, screw-corvette, Captain J. P. Luce,
will be paid off at Portsmouth on the 17th inst.

The Torch, 5, screw-vessel. Commander George Douglas,
sailed from Bpithead on Wednesday afternoon for Sheer-
ness to pay off.
The Colossus, 80, screw, having been sold out of the
service, was towed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday
morning by a merchant tug, and proceeded to London.
The Dee, steam-storeship, Staff Commander George
Raymond, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon from
Plymouth.

The Nelson, 72, screw, Acting Commander Payne, got
under weigh from Spithead on Wednesday under ateal to
prove her compasses. Yesterday she took out her powder,
and to-day she will come into harbour to be docked
through a defect in her machinery.

ADMIRALTY, OUT. 10.—APPOINTMINTA,—N&Vi-
Rating Lieutenant Richard T. N. Pearce to the Cumber-
land, for service in the Trafalgar ; Sub-Lieutenant Robert
0. Webb, to the Tamar ; naval cadet nominated. Robert
H. Walpole; clerk, Wm. S. Richardson, to the Duke of
Wellington.
SCENE IN ALDERSDOT.—Much alarm was occa-
sioned at Aldershot the other nifht, between 9 and 10, by
the report of brawn's several times repeated. The mili-
tary police were quick] on the spot whence the reports
proceeded, and su in taking into custody a lance
corporal of the 80th Regiment named Cheval, who in a fit of
delirium tremens or incipient insanity had escaped from
barracks with a breechloader and 22 rounds of ball-cart-
ridge. When arrested he bad fired off six or seven rounds,
but fortunately without doing personal injury to anyone.
On being questioned he declared that ho was defending the
camp from a force that was on Clew's-hill, and was out
skirmishing. He was taken to the regimental hospital,
and is slowly recovering. It is stated that he bad been dis-
charged from the 25th Foot for some mad freaks perpetrated
while under the same complaint.

Several accidents occurred during the volunteer
review in Sefton-park on Saturday. One poor wtnuhn,
who had been shot in the head, died on Wednesday. She
was a widow, and leaves a family behind her unpro-
vided for.
London, England, 1867-10-11

A STREET NtiIMANCE.

The Times supporta an appeal made by one of its
correspondents against the grotesque procession on Lord
Mayor's Day. All the other municipal bodies have dis-
carded these usages, but aim* the City barge was made
over as a smoking-room to one of the Oxford boating clubs
the show has rushed down the Strand with all its roaring
absurdity. The last Lord Mayor's coach, it seems, is sow
in possession of an African king, who sits in it on
all state ceremonies and receptions. Its successor stands
without a rival. Where everything has been renewed and
modernised the city of London is flaunting its absurdities,
as if to astonish the natives unaccustomed to such
pomp. The only practical results of the display are
the stoppage of traffic and a harvest for the thieves,
and just now a far more dangerous class are look-
ing out for their opportunity. Tho show is simply an
antique usage, kept up, most probably, because there are
some hundreds of people with a pecuniary interest in it,
which there happen to be the resources to meet. It is a
street nuisance and nothing more, and contributes to
make the City a standing object of ridicule to men of the
world and of the taste which now prevails.
London, England, 1867-10-11

BAVARIA.

MUNICH. Ocr. 10.

The expected marriage of the King of Bavaria
will not take place ; his Majesty's engagement to
the Duchess Sophia having been broken off.
The public announcement of this fact will shortly
be made.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, Ocr. 10.

The return of the Bank of France for the week
ending to-day shows the following changes com-
pared with that of last week :—lncrease--Bills dis-
counted, 9,800,000 f. Decrease—Cash in hand,
25,600,000 f. ; private accounts, 15,000,000 f. ;
notes, 3,125,000 f. ; Treasury balance, 1,600,0001. ;
advances, 200,0001.
London, England, 1867-10-11

MIRCELLANE,II.79 TOPICR.

Commenting upon the serious struggle which is now
witnessed in Austria between the middle classes of the
empire and the hierarchy relative to the abolition of the
Conoorslst, the Tines observes that the quarrel possesses
far greater interest than any arising from the same con.
tention in France, Italy, or Spain. The Latin races rush
wildly into extremes on these matters, but are subject to
equally violent revulsion.. The Teutonic people proceed
more deliberately ; but to recede is against their nature.
In France, in Spain, in Italy the priest is perpetually
being put down, perpetually regaining the upper hand.
But any ground that he may now lose in Austria will be
lost to bim for evermore.

The Daily News gives various illustrations of legal
absurditioa which appear in the reports of the registra•
tions revisions of the present year. If these technicalities
are applied to the long lista of the new voters, the revising
barristers will find their system break down under the
London, England, 1867-10-11

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Oct. 10.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the
Reichsrath the Army Bill brought forward by the
committee on military affairs was adopted, with
some slight alterations.
Tho Upper House elected to-day committees to
consider judicial, political, and financial proposals.

THE VASTERN QUESTION.

VIENNA, Ocr. 11.

The Preys of this day publishes a leading article,
in which it says :—" According to intelligence of
the same tenour from several quarters, negotiations
are being carried on to bring about an understand-
ing between France, Austria, England, and Prus-
sia, with the view of morally restraining Russia
from solving the Eastern question in a one-sided
manner, and also with the object of effecting a har-
monious solution of European questions generally.
The proposed journey of Baron von Beust to Lon-
don is said to be connected with these endea-
vours."
London, England, 1867-10-11

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(azormes nu:GRAIN.)

THE GARIBALDIAN INVASION OF THE
PAPAL STATES.
ROME, Om 9.

The official Giiirtinle di R, 41141 of to-day says :
" The Garibaldians who fought at Ischia and
Valentino have received reinforcements, and in-
tend to fortify themselves at Farnese. A column
of Pontifical troops has been sent to engage them.
Other columns have been despatched towards
Caprarola, Soriano, and 13omarzo, where there are
Garibaldian bands.

" No engagement has taken place in the province
of Sabine since the fights at Moricone and Monte-
libieti. In that province a band of volunteers
occupies Monte Carpignano and has attempted to
occupy Nerola."
According to the Osservatore Rontann the band
at Monte Carpignano is composed of about 000
men, whose numbers are daily increasing.

BONE, Ocr. 9, Dams°.
Many persona have been arrested and conveyed
to the frontier.

An insurgent band is entrenching itself at
Farnese.

A great movement of the troops of the line is
taking place at Foligno to prevent numerous bands
in the frontier provinces of Reiti from joining
Menotti Garibaldi.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Ocr. 10, Ernum.
It is stated that the legislative session will open
on the 18th of next month.

The Etendard of this evening mentions, in con-
nection with a letter of the Emperor Napoleon re-
cently published by a London paper, a despatch to
the same purport written by the Prince de la Tour
d'Auvergne, on the 28th January, 1864, and says:
—" We are thus led to acknowledge that the policy
of the Emperor towards Germany, ever dictated by
the elevated sentiment of the interests of peace
and the independence of peoples, has never allowed
itself to be diverted from WI course either by the
suggestions of national ambitbn, the force of cir-
cumstance, calculating incitement, or unjust, mali-
cious, and perfidious criticism. This policy, which
is one of justice and moderation, is also one of
strength and dignity."
The departure of the Emperor and Empress from
Biarritz is finally fixed for the 18th inst.
London, England, 1867-12-23

- - -
FOREIGN MAILS

BOME.&Y MAIL.—MABSEILLES, DEC. 21. —The
Mardis arrived at 1 p.m. to-day. The mail leaves for
London at 5 p.m. - _

THE OUTWARD AMERICAN MAHAL—QUEENS-
TOWN, Dec. 22.—The royal mail steamship Cuba arrived
here at noon to-day. She embarked 78 sacks of mails,
passengers, and telegr►ms, and proceeded for Halifax and
Boston at 3.30 p.m. All well.
London, England, 1867-12-23

BELDING, KEITH, and Co., American Bank-
en and Merchants. 80, Lombard-street, London, issue
Hills of Exchange, payable In currency or gold In any part of the
nited states: make onlecnoeset Drafts or Accounts: purchase
American products, and nape Consignments suitable ter
American market., an conmalealom
London, England, 1867-12-23

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms
o 1 the present year the National Lifeboat Institution has
ooetributed to the saving of 1,027 lives from various shipwrecks
ens a vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended
IMAM in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments. In
adduce:l to granting £2,444 for rewards. The Committee of the
Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to
enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 156
Lifeboat listaidisiunentr.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London end
country bankers, and by the Richard Lewis, Mo., at
the Institut/ow, le, John-street. Ad lAnd°°.

PARIS FAIMIMON FIRST-CLASS SILVER MEDAL, ME
JOHN BROGDEN.
London, England, 1867-12-23

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is steady at the following price.:-Town
tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 434. 3d. ;
December, 43.. to 435. &L ; Spring, 43a. 61. to tle. 9d. ;
March, 445. to 445. 3d.

PARTICULtRS OF TALLOW.
London, England, 1867-12-23

CITISTMAS.—Another Novelty in Candles.—
lELDB PATENT PARTI•COLOURED CANDLIM, to
Orals or stripes, of Rose, Olsen. Mauve. or Amber. Primes. ed.
pr lex box of four candles, as used at the City Reception of the
%alien, and at ihe Lord Mayor's Banquet. May be obtained of
11 dealers in teem and country; wholesale of J. C. and J. FIELD,
ipper Marsh, Lambeth, London.
London, England, 1867-12-23

UNITED STATES 5-20 and 10-40 BONDS
at proem{ prices pay over 8 per cent. KEITH, pa• cent per
annum, respectively.—Mesars. BELDING, and Co..
American Bankers and Merchants, 80, Lombard-street, London,
BUY. and BELL, or EXCHANGE these BONDS for any others, or
others for these at the current rates of the day, charging one
sonimission only for exchange ; and cult the Coupons on Amer'.
eau Bonds and Btocks.—Further particulars and a Synopsis of
Acts authorising these loom, alio l'amphlot ea Bonds, by pool or
on application.
London, England, 1867-12-23

December 31, 1857.
Share capital
Loans

"* E 16,190,672
... 4,522,302

£20,712,974
In 1866 the account stood thus :

December 31,1868,
Share capital
Loam

122,696,787
6,123,246

228,820,033

In the event of the proposed arrangement being
carried out the capital at the close of next year
will be materially increased--about 26,500,0001.
in shares and 7,375,000/. in loans, or within a
fraction of 03 per cent. in eleven years.
This is not reassuring, particularly since the
disposable revenue by no means keeps pace with
the growth of capital. What, however, is of more
importance is the admission that not far short of a
million of money has been spent in advance for
providing additional rolling stock and so forth.
The directors may certainly be congratulated on
their frank statement that they have laid out this
money without specific authority, but their laxity
cannot be too strongly condemned. It destroys
all confidence. What confidence can there be that
every great railway in the kingdom may not be at
this moment subject to a heavy, but unacknow-
ledged, debt?
The whole system must be changed. The irre-
sponsible manner in which railway directors have
been allowed to pledge the credit of their respec-
tive companies without control, and too fre-

quently with purposed, or at least proved °email-
ment, should be done away with at once and for
ever. It is strange how differently these things
are regarded. If the directors of a bank should
deliberately spend an enormous amount of capital
in behalf (we will admit) of their shareholders
without saying anything about it, and suppressing
all mention of the same in their half-yearly ba-
lance-sheets, they would stand a good chance of
being brought to sharp account within a very short
delay. Railway officials, however, appear to be pri-
vileged persons. Director, Contractor, Secretary,
Solicitor, or Engineer, have hitherto been allowed
to do very much as they like.
It is to be hoped that a thorough change has at
length taken place ; many signs show that it has
begun, and is steadily progressing. Hitherto
railway companies have always had some-
thing to conceal. The practice is an old one
—it dates from 1847—but is now being got rid
of. A little more firmness and some forbearance
will place this great interest in its proper position.
It is the largest and most valuable joint-stock
property in the empire, and any injury to it
affects all classes.
London, England, 1867-12-23

ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE

GAS WORKS AT WAMINGTON.

(BY TILEGBAPIL)
WARRINGTON, NoNDAy.
A special edition of the Warrington Guardian

announces that four of the gas works workmen were ap-
prehended this morning who had pulled the plug out of
the purifier near the burning coke. Happily the act was
discovered before an explosion could take place. One of
the prisoners is a well known Fenian.

A telegram from Glasgow, in the Post, says
" Four hundred yards of blasting' rope have been found
to-night (Sunday) in the ash-pit near the Cowcaddema
gasometer-one of the largest in the city. ' Blasting
rope' is powder hid or surrounded with gutta-percha, and
is an explosive agent much used by miners for blasting
purposes."

MURDER IN NORTHUMBERLAND.

Sergeant Hall, of the Northumberland constabu-
lary, has been found dead on the beach at the foot of New•
biggin-moor. One of his eyes was knocked out, the face
injured, and his watch gone. His hat was found • mile
off. A prize fight had been stopped, and it is suspected
that he has been robbed and tossed over the cliffs by the
ruffians engaged in it.
London, England, 1867-12-23

THE ALTON MURDERER.

The execution of the condemned criminal, Fre-
dei:ck Baker, aged 29, is to take place to-morrow morning
at 8 o'clock, at the front of the county prison. The pri-
soner is respectful and attentive to all who are engaged in
attending upon him. He is frequently visited by the
governor of the prison (Captain Baines), and by several of
the visiting justices of the county, who periodically attend
and inspect the gaol. The chaplain of the prison (the
Rev. Foster Rogers) frequently visits the prisoner in his
tell, staying with him for lengthened periods of time. It
is generally supposed that some statement in the way of •
oonfeasion has been made by the criminal, and that he has
given some particulars respecting his awful crime.
London, England, 1867-12-23

RINSIEL'S CHRISTMAS SHOW. —The largest
and most elegant imortment of fancy articles for
I'RESF—% TS In London.—The Guinea Musical Scent Box, musical
album, ste.; the revolving musical Christmas Um the magic
rose tree, containing a singing bird, and numerous other novel.
ties. Ornaments for Christmas trees from ed. Christmas cards
and oehets, &e.-oe, Strand ; US. seret-strest ; as, Canada
and Crystal Palace.
London, England, 1867-12-23

ALES, GLYCERINE, and 130AP.—A Gold
J litpedal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to Price's
latest Candle Company (limited!, for "Candles, Glycerine, and
'cap "—the only one to any Beal& exhibitor for these three
Wogs combined. The chief candles of the company are their
BELMON I E" and "PRICES PARAFFINS:" for these who
,n at have the extreme transparency of pure parafilne: their
• MEDAL PALMITINE," and "SHERWOOD PALMI-
IL\ F.," for these who, while desiring candies of great beauty, re-
pine she steady brilliancy of light and freedom tram smoke and
well : their genii old fashioned " Belmont Sperm and Wax," and
"Best," " Nu. 2," " No. 3," and "Battersea" composites fur those
who require only perfect hurtling without caring for trans-
parency: and their "Chamber" candles, hard, and of small dia.
Deter to avoid the dropping of grease when carried. Their new
Wet wan. " Pitleg'S SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE," contains
tall its weight of their distilled glycerine, and should be
he one toilet soap in especially in winter, because of Its
aludrable edicts he prevuesnedng chapping of the hands and face.
Mere ought also to he in every house one of the sealed bottles
d their patent distilled Glycerine, known everywhere as " Price's
Glycerine." two or three drops of which, mixed with three or
bur times Ns much water, will in a day or two remove chapping
and roughness of skin, whether of adults or children and
when this is cifected, a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine
applied once a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping
and roughness. Insist on having " Price's Glycerine" in the
Company', own sealed bottles, quantities of cheap Impure Glyce-
rine helm' now sold in the shops bemuse of the low rate at which
the dealers isn buy It in comparison with Price's. AU the good
pence' uutito:itics abroad, as well as at home, order "Price's"
as the one only Glycerine to be used.
" Price's Nye Patent Night Lights," for burning in the wide
Owes ate believed to be the very best night lights made.
Price's Child's Night Lights" are known everywhere, and ere
excellent for burning without a glass.
London, England, 1867-12-23

A NEW COMIC BALLET, introducing peculiar
eferte, and supported by MM. Dsubsn and Wallin, from
I the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, and Mr. Y. Evans, called
X X. X. or GOROIBVSTER and THE HAPPY FISHERS.
Dawes by Mum. Scenery by W. Callcott. and music by
Riflery. MONDAY, December ES, 1887. ROYAL ALHAMBRA
PALACE

AA NEW GRAND SPECTACULAR BALLET
and TRANSFORMATION SCENE, called the GOLDEN
pu' SIP'S. The scenery Invented, painted, and constructed by
Br. William Calmat, tbliDances by Milano, the Matte by Stiviere,
supported by a double company of dancers and Ogarantes.
!WEAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, MONDAY, Dee 113, IM7.
London, England, 1867-12-23

TO- NIGHT, TO-NIGHT, TO-NIGHT.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.
MONDAY. December Ilk IBM. All the NEW CHRIST-
ILAS ENTaRTAINM ENT& vaporing la novelty and splendour
MU the rued successful efforts of former years, will be repre-
sented for the first time TO-NIGHT, Monday, December IS, and
every evening Chrlstuissday excepted) during the week.
London, England, 1867-12-23

KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
DUBLIN EXHIBITION 1865.
This celebrated old IRISH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN
PRIZE MEDAL—It la pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and vsa7
wholesome. sold In bottles, Ss. ed. each, at the retail houses in
London ; by the agents In the principal towns In England ; or
wholesale ate, Great Wlndmlll-strest, London, W.—Observe the
rd seal, pink label, and cork branded •• Kinahsn's LL Whisky.
London, England, 1867-10-29

TO TEL EDITOR 01 TEL ZIPRL'IL

SIR, —As our next issue does not appear
Saturday, will you permit us, through your columns, t,
apolgime for the eitraonfinary blunder in our first pass,,"
Saturday. It is there stated that " the Bank of LiveiT,4!
stopped on Monday." It should have bees the " Rom
Bank of Liverpool." Our readers in Liverpool would kt
once see lobe mistake, but the Bank of Liverpool ia tot,
the less entitled to an apology, which we cheerfully 11:4,.
—We are, Lc., TOWNSEND and HUTTON.
Editors of the Spectator.
We were unaware that a Beak of Liverpool woo it
eziatesee.
1, Wellington-atreet.
London, England, 1867-10-29

IN RE J. P. ERMAN.

The bankrupt, described as s mining agent, of 5, Fins-
bury-chambers, London-wall, applied for an order of dis-
charge. Debts, 275/., and there are no assets. He at-
tributes his difficulties, amongst other causes, to losses on
mining shares.

Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee.
In answer to questions, the bankrupt stated that he had
obtained his order of discharge under a previous bank-
ruptcy in 1863. The mines in which he held shares had
suspended working. Calls had been made, and he con-
sidered the shares were of no value in the market.
His Honour granted the order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Wore Übe Recorder.)
CURIOCS CASK OF BIOAWT.
. -

Crony Proneia,Wl,l;l;a7leclhiliTtO a ch►rge of felo-
niously marrying Slisath Farnbeld, hia wife being at the
time alive.

Mr. Montagu Williams, who appeared for the prisoner,
said that his first wife, to whom he had been married
about ten years, had left him several times and stopped
away for a twelvemonth at a time. He had married the
sewed wife under the impression that his first wife was
dead, and she was aware that he had been married before,
and was ao party to the present prosecution, but was
anxious to be allowed to state that the prisoner had be-
haved very kindly to her since their marriage.
Elizabeth Farnfield, the second wife, • good-looking
woman, apparently about 40 years of age, then got into
the witnewbox and in answer to questions put to her by
the learned judge she said that she bad known the pn-
1011eT for 12 years and she was also acquainted with his
first wife and knew that she was constantly in the habit of
leaving home and remaining away for long periods. When
she married the prisoner she said it was currently reported
that his wife was dead.

The Recorder told the witness that she ought to have
taken the trouble to endeavour to ascertain whether this
report was true, and she had brought all the trouble upon
herseU. He then sentenced the prisoner to one month's
imprisonment.
London, England, 1867-10-29

*purttng Enteiligentr.

TATTEFtSALL'S.—MONDAY.
The Subscription-room was densely thronged, and the
adjustment of accounts was of such en extensive character
as to absorb nearly the whole of a lung afternoon. As
usual on these occtudons there were various versions as to
the nature of the settling, but on the whole, it was, we
believe, a fairly good one. Some large accounts were
t although not opened, and • few others were de-
ferredea with a certain prospect of being squared in a week
or two. It is agreed on all hands that backers have lately
bad • most disastrous time of it, and • temporary tight-
ness in se, eral quarters was not altogether unexpected.
Very little betting took place during the afternoon. The
Liverpool Cup was all but a dead letter, owing to the
acceptances being due to-morrow (Tuesday), speculators
being unwilling to do anything on the race in the interim.
The Two Thousand was introduced for the first time,
MogicruziAn being well supported at 4to 1. For the Derby
Sir Joseph flawley's three were mentioned by turns, Rom-
erucian and El ue (learn finding friends at their quoted prices,
and the three mixed being backed at 7 to 2. Efsavaiter was
also fairly in request at 40 to 1. Quotations as follows :
LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CCP.
10 to 1 on the held io(
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 µfit etr J. Hawley. Roskrucian ,t)
DERBY.
13 to aged Sir J. Hawley's Roolerselan
1400 to 200 Nam& of Hastlusts' Lady Elttsbeth (od7)
15 to 1 Sir J. Ilawley's Green Share :off)
MOO to 500 Sir J. Hawley, Blue 00w•
40 to 1 Mr. J. Johnstone's Harttoter t)
7to 4 err J. Hawley's lot ;t1
London, England, 1867-10-29

fowl n at,.l Nod!: 3 I' t..r,.1,*. do., cio., I.l6salan.
Weal West: n,.. - Ili clue lendorsioi.
Midland . ............ to t 1.16 to took
Dovers ............. to do.. el•mlng lenders to L.
iterw,ck
Miltiet°l'kl
in i cootailifo.
tior:o ltrtliL... to *hack.
Great Western ad. to 2d. ragtime.
Grand Trunk of t.31:4.14 Scwk Cal. to Is. dO.
Metropolitan
IlWwls .............. od to Is. do.
Eries
tilted States to-2v .... *to 3-la dollar coning"
The Union Bank of Australis has announced
the half-yeatir ir.tereat, due the let Nov., -on the
City of Melbe;urne loans.

In consequence of a circular received by Owe of
the creditors of Messrs. P. and H. Lewis, mer-
chants, of Cheaps'.,ie. haring branch establishments
at New York and :ilia Francisco, and whole liabi-
lities are supposed to be 100,0001., a meeting was
held yesterday, at the offices of Messrs. Ladbury,,
Collison, and %limy, the accountants.

MONDAY EVINING.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 944 to 1,
both for money and the 7th November, opened
this morning at 94 to 1, and closed at 941 to 11.
The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to L. The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, g ; ditto, foe
account, 941, 4, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
913, 11, New Three per Cents., 92„,
Bank Stock, 248 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 114,
1, 13/ ; ditto Four per Cent. " enlaced"' rupee
paper, 814 ; ditto Five per Cent., 104 ; ditto Five
per Cent, Rupee Debentures, 1882, 105 ; difite Five
per Cent. Debentures, 1873, 105/ ; ditto 'Bonds,
605., 61s. prem.

MINES.-(T1118 DAY.)

thrs (Mims.

There is very little business to-day in British
mining shares, attention being directed to the settle-
ment and the result of the Chontales meeting. Pricer
generally are, therefore, unaltered. A few 'trans.
actions have been reported in Chivertou 'Moor,
East Russell, Great Vor, Marke Valley, Prince of
Wales, West Chiverton, and Wheal Grenville.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are rather
quiet, but Chontalee are inquired for, at It to
dis. St. John del Rey are quoted 59 to
60. Don Pedro 2to prem. ; Anglo Brazi-
lian, par to I prem. ; Pestarena, *to prem. ;
Rossa Grande, *to ; Anglo-Italian, par to
prem. ; United Mexican, 2to ; Frontino and
Bolivia, 9-16 to 11-16; Port Phillip, I* to 1}; anal
Central American, dis. to per.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MA
(TEM DAY.)
(sr russiurs.)
(/tos sus sirs ocpsassrornsr.).

8rio;"--- lab COTTON.— • market Li ;117 q t. pro ly 10,000
bales.

Cum.—The market is well attended. Holders of wheat
aak dd. per coital advance, which checks business. Flour
sells readily at Friday's rues. Beans ls. Gd. ragz.i
Oats
dearer ; Bardi, 411. 6d. Oa and oatmeal unc
Indian corn maintains recent quotations.

LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
(DT TiLI011141.)
(nor ous ows cosssa(osossr.)
Factors demanded fully Friday's rates fur wheat, whisk
checked business. Barley rather lower to sell.
London, England, 1867-10-29

THE PRICE OP TOOD.

The discussion in the columns of the Times has proved,
our contemporary says, beyond doubt, that butchers are
°barging prices which cannot possibly be justified by the
state of the market. Before the cattle of Australia and
South America can be rendered fit for general consumption
they must be fed on a different systen.. Now that there
is such an evident demand for meat wo are assured that
the necessary alteration will be introduced. If Australian
beef is good now at 7d. per lb., we may be sure that both
Australian and South American beef will be better and
cheaper in two or three years. But this apart, English
provisions ought all to be • great deal cheaper than they
are. Exorbitant prices are partly due to the force of
habit, and to the discovery by tradesmen of certain classes
who will pay almost any price for the best articles. The
clubs are to be blamed in particular for having contributed
by their indolence to establish a standard which weighs
heavily on private purses. The practice of giving credit
is another cause that might be admitted. In face of the
facts now made known, however, the Times is inclined to
think a good customer will generally be able, by a de-
cided remonstrance, to obtain from his butcher a con-
siderable reduction of price. But this only solves the
difficulty for • time. A permanent solution requires
that there should be many more markets as in French
towns. Co-operative agencies in the shape of companies or
extensive firms, supply another means by which prices
may be lowered to a moderate level. Meanwhile any
tradesman who would adopt • more reasonable scale of
prices ought to be sure of an ample custom. If be does
not obtain it, the public deserve to be fleeced.

MIME/OTT ILIVOIIIt.
Judging from present foots the Daily News comes to the
London, England, 1867-10-29

THE CONSERVATIVE woiento MAN.

The Standard appeals in earnest terms to the" conserva-
tive working man" to support the fête at the Crystal Palace
on the 11th of next month. Just at this time it is highly
important that we should be able to distinguish the true
reformers from the false—the sincere amenders of the
constitution from its would-be destroyers—the loyal people
of England from the sympathiser. with Fenianism. It
must not be made a reproach to the conservative party
that they have achieved a victory of which they are
doubtful, or performed a work which they distrust. It is
particularly important that men of all classes should come
forward to disprove the malignant slander of " the radical
press," which charges them with insincerity as reformers.
The conservative leaders have no reason to be uhamed of
the fellowship of the working men of their denomination,
for, adds the Standard, "it has been their h►bit to be
deferent to their inferiors in social rank." On the present
occasion it is especially Incumbent on the conservative
leaders not to neglect this power of personal communion.
For the political chiefs of the party the Standard cannot
imagine any finer opportunity of announcing to the mass
of their followers the true nature of the work which has
been accomplished, and its spirit and tendency.
London, England, 1867-10-29

BETTING IN LONDON.-MONDAY.

The business of settling occupied so much time and at-
tention that very little of either was devoted to speculation.
On the Liverpool Cup there was, however, some occasional
Crng, and the Peer was backed somewhat extenaively
° win and for a place, the large bet of 1,000 to 300
being backed about the latter contingency. There was a
bet on the Oaks between Formosa arid Lady Coventry
of 500, the bakoer of the first-named otfering to make it a
thousand, an Mier which was, however, declined. AP-
pended are the prices :
London, England, 1867-10-29

FRANCE.

PARIS, Ocr. 29.
The Senate and Corps Legislatif are convoked
for the 18th November.

BAVARLt.

MUNICH, Ocr. 29.

Both chambers have assembled for a morning
Bitting, and it is expected that the refusal of
Prussia to grant to Bavaria the right of veto over
the resolutions of the Federal Council will be con-
sidered.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 28.
Count Pohien has replaced M. Urnsoff as Minis-
ter of Justice.

Owing to indisposition on the part of Count
Adlerberg, the Minister of the Imperial Household,
his excellency has been appointed to the post of
Deputy Minister in the same department.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
ALEXANDRIA, Ocr. 27.

The Sumatra left at 10 a.m., and the Bangalore
at 2 p.m. to-day. The former may be expected at
Marseilles on the 2nd, and the latter at South-
ampton about the Bth proximo.

OUTWARD MAIL OF 12111-18r0 OCTOBER.
SUEZ, Ocr. 27.
The Benaree left for Bombay at 7 p.m. to-day.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, Ocr. 26.

The Nyanza left at 9 a.m. today. All well.
She may be expected at Southampton about the
evening of the 30th inst.

DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN FRANCE

The Northern Railway Company of France
communicates the subjoined aecount of an accident which
occurred early on Sunday on that line :—" This morn-
ing at seven, the express train from Calais came
into collision, at the Oonesse station, with a
locomotive which was being shifted across the
rail,. Twelve passengers have been injured or
contuse& They were brought on to Paris by special train,
and, after having their iojenes attended to ten of their num-
ber were able to proceed to their homes. Two only were
taken to an hospital. The driver of the express train was
mortally hart, and the stoker sustained grievous inju-
juries. Two conductors and a railway servant employed
at the station received contusions." From other sources
we learn that the train consisted in all of 11 carriages,
nearly all completely filled, a peat many passengers tra-
velling by this train to take the last theme of seeing
the Paris Exhibition. The two engines passed completely
into each other. The guards' van was lifted into the air,
the next carriage, which had many passengers in it, com-
pletely under-ran the van and locked itself bodily
in the tender of the engine. Out of this carriage
several injured persons were drawn with extreme
difficult'. The next carriage had contrived to
bet again upon the line of rails, or partly so,
ut its occupants suffered severely, some of them
having undergone most terrible wounds about the face.
The next carriage was deeply embedded in the ballast, and
had been much struck with fragments of the engines and
tenders. Several passengers in it were severely contused,
some badly wounded. Several ladies were badly burnt,
one very badly. Many of the passengers quite in the rear
of the train were among those greatly injured, some from
the main collision, and others from the many secondary
collisions between the several carriages that were produced
by their passage over the broken-up way.
London, England, 1867-10-29

HAYILUIKET.

When Mr. Charles Mathews returned from
Paris, after playing before a French audience in Cool as a
Cucumber, be appeared at the Haymarket in the same
piece ; and Mr. Sothern, after exporting Lord Dundreary,
with all Lis insular eccentricities, to Paris, has re-imported
him with a full belief in his undiminished attraction. Mr.
Bcckstone gets a holiday, but the company is strengthened
by the engagement of Miss Madge Itobert►on and a Mr.
J. T. Raymond, from America, whom we hope soon to see
In something calling for more critical remark than the
secondary characters in what is left of Our Ame►ican
Cowin.