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The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-01

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(aruna's TILZGRAIIII.)
ITALY.

TERMINATION OF THE MINISTERIAL
CRISIS.
FLORENCE, Din. 31.
The following are the members of the new Italian
Ministry :

Cenl. Della Marmora President and Minister
for Foreign Affairs.
Signor Chiaves Minister of the Interior.
Signor Scialoja Minister of Finance.
Senator Defalco -
ship and Justice.
Signor Jacini
Works.

It is generally believed that General Cadorna will
be Minister of War, and General Angloletti will
retain the portfolio of Marine. 1

ITALY AND THE ZOLLITEREIN.
BERLIN, Dar. 31.

The treaty of commerce between Italy and the
Zollverein was signed to-day at the office of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is asserted that the protocol of the treaty
states that the exchange of the ratifications will
imply the recognition of the kingdom of Italy.

THE AUSTRIAN BUDGET.
VIENNA, Dn. 3L

The financial statement of Count Lariech,
Minister of Finance, and the Budget for 1866, have,
been published to-day. The public expenditure
for the ensuing year is fixed as 531,273,881 florins,
and the revenue is calculated at 491,134,735 florins.
The deficit is 40,139,146 florins, which is lees by
one-half than that of the past year. Several reduc-
tions have been made in the different branches of
the administration.

FRANCE AND THE GREAT GERMAN
POWERS.

BERLIN, DEC, 31.

The Spenersche Zeitung of today says :—"Letters
published in the Cologne Gazette and in some other
German papers, apparently from semi-official
writers, assert that an alliance has been, or
shortly will be, concluded between Austria and
France. We are ignorant on what authority such
a statement has been made ; at all events the most
ardent wishes of Prussia would be realised
should the relations between France and Austria
become more favourable than they have been
of late years. It can but gratify Prussia
if the position of her ally, both in her home
and foreign affairs, becomes more satisfactory.
The supposition that an alliance between Austria
and France would be opposed to Prussian interests
could only be credited by persons unaware of the
real political state of affairs."
London, England, 1866-01-01

TEE EIVEZIIII IXTURNZ.

The returns of the revenue for the three months and
year just expired are analysed by most of our contempo-
raries. The net result of a comparison between the returns
and those of the oocrespondieg periods in last year exhibits.
of wane, a decrease, in consequence of the heavy reduc-
tions of taxation in the last budget ; but thin decrease the
Times remarks, is surprisingly below what might
have been expected. Mr. Gladstone remitted taxa-
tion to the extent of five millions in the finan-
cial year, and be estimated the probable recovery,
in consequence of iecreawsd consumption, at a million and
a quarter, so th►t the decrease whioh he anticipated on the
whole year was 3,778,0001. This would give a dooreseo foe
London, England, 1866-01-01

THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT
ASSOCIATION (Limited).
Capital suOumun—JOHN Cbscribed. I.6,OOO,OOO.HAPMAN, Paid u 4400,000.
Manama—Henry J. Barker, Hag., and . Prager
Sandeman,
This Association makes advances upon approved mercantile
and other securities, and rewires money on deposit at interest
for short or long perieda.
Depositors for periods of not less than three years may procure,
on application at the °Mom, debentures of the Association,
bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable quarterly by
coupon " to bearer" attached.
W. C. WINTERBOTTOR, Secretary.
27, Lombard-street, London, LC.
London, England, 1866-01-01

JAMAICA.

The Daily Naas notes in the Jamaica advice. the
absence of the exciting military reports which have formed
the staple of previous mails, the loss not being compen.
sated by the opening of any new vein of intelligence. The
time had not come, as the Kingston Morning Journal
openly says, for the people of the island to speak freely,
In the assembly a return had been moved for of
the number of persona OW by the rebels and
of the number of rebels killed ; but the govern-
ment divided against it, and the motion was lost.
As to the legislative measures which occupy so large a space
in the advice., it is inconceivable that the imperial govern-
ment should ratify seta pseud in a state of panic or in
the confused excitement and suspicion which follow a panic,
Happily the government has succeeded in con itituting the
Jamaica commission, whose work will be to enlighten the
government and the nation by their inquiries, though not su-
perseding in any way the established machinery of justice.
The Herald allows that if the government have done
well in issuing a commission at all, they could not have
chosen men better fitted for the work; but the very
appointment of the commission is a slur both upon the
governor and the parliament of Jamaica. That parliament
has given an honourable acquittal to Governor Eyre, and
the Herald knows of no process by which it is open to the
crown to revise such an acquittal by a colonial court
of competent jurisdiction. Possibly the white population
may refuse to aid or recognise the commissioners—a course
which would place the latter in a very undignified and
embarrassing position.
The Tekgroph assumes that the constitution of the nom-
mission gives no one any cause of complaint, and that it
will prevent any jarring conflict whith the local admi-
nistration, securing the authority of the governor for the
due appearance of every official document that ought to be
produced. The inquiry will doubtless present to parliament
au array of facts which will guide us to determine very
much the future government of the colony.
The Star comments upon the extraordinary legislation
which is reported by the Jamaica mails. It appears, in the
opinion of this journal, that the governor and the majority
of the legislature and governing class in the island are living
in a fool's paradise, or that, somehow or other, the world
has gone all astray, and that we here have fallen upon quite
a different order of rates both of courage and morality.
London, England, 1866-01-01

GOVERNMENT INSITRANCE AND ANNEITIER.—The
tional post-offices are now opee for the receipt of
insurance of lives or the purchase of govern-
under the act 27 and 28 Viet., cap. 43, and
of the premiums becoming due to the Poet.
from time to time, under contracts for the
or the purchase of government annuities,
lent of any sums which shall become pay.
ttnaster•General under the said cootracts
(Bletchley Station), Matlock Bridge (Mat.
rberth, Neston (Chester), Newcastle Emirs
Olney (Newport Passel), Paumaeoruswr
ly (Leeds), Pwllbeli, Sedgefield (Ferry-hill),
, Sbioston on Stour. Sidmoutb, Sitting-
-7 (Chesterfield), Stilton (Peterborough),
hiry), Wavertree (Liverpool). These offices
such purposes during the hours appointed
Klima of money-order business. A handbill
principal rules of the Government Is-
lenity-office, and of the Poet-office Savings
printed for gratuitous distribution, and
obtained at the above-named offices. A
Welsh of the hand-bill has also been printed
in Wales, and copies may be obtained at
Wales which has been opened for the trans-
inment Insurance and Annuity business. The
from time to time, be extended to other post-
.hoes named above, and due notice will be given
!oolong. If application be made to any port-
- lxtension of the measure to his °Moe, he
rrt the circumstance to the secretary.
LOSPITAI9.—The Salisbury and Win-
sla state that a cottage hospital for the
poor on the Savernake estates and in the
orough and Ramsbury, is about to be 'stab-
'rough by the Marchioness of Ailesbury, and
AS undertaken the satire expense of fur.
opting the premises, while the latter with the
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London, England, 1866-01-01

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(ulna's micastaus.)
AUSTRIA AND FRANCE.
PARIS, JAR. I.

Yesterday the Austrian Ambassador, Print*
Metternich, on behalf of his sovereign, mooted
to the Emperor, for the Prince Imperial, the Order
of St. Stephen of Hungary. At the ceremony of
the presentation Prince Metternich said his
Austrian Majesty wag desirous that the heir to the
French throne should early learn the sincere in-
terest which he felt, and would never cease to feel,
for his imperial highness.
The Emperor, in thanking Prince Metternich for
this act of the Emperor of Austria, replied that he
was deeply touched, and added that the Prince Im-
perial would always preserve that high mark of
solicitude on the part of a sovereign to whom his
father had vowed sincere friendship.
Generals d'Alleville and Vinoy have been ap-
pointed senators.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Doc. 31, Emilio.

Count Hompesch, the new Bavarian Minister,
and the members of the Corps Diplomatique, were
received in public audience to-day by the King.
To-morrow his Majesty will receive the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, D. 31.

The Royal Mail steamship Scotia arrived here to-
day (Sunday) at 7 p.m. She embarked the mails,
passengers, and latest telegrams, and proceeded at
midnight. All well.
She experienced a terrific gale.
London, England, 1866-01-01

STODA RE.-CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.-
THEATRE of MYSTERY, Egyptian-haII.—MARVELB in
MAGIC and VENTRILOQUISM, as performed by command
before her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at
Windsor, Tuesday Evening Nov. 21, 1866. Great attraction for
Christmas—Magic, Ventriloquism, Inexhaustible Showers of
ktriaMal Presents, the marvellous SPHINX, the birth of
Flower Trees, and utodare a celebrated Indian Basket Feat, as
only performed by him—EVERY EVENING, at 8: Wednesday
and Saturday, at 3.—Stalls at Mitchell's, Old Bond-street, and
liox-eMce, Eceptian-liall—Admission, la. and Ea Stalls, Ss.
" Almost mirsculous.”—Vide "The Times," April 18,1806,

THE OXFORD. - CHRISTMAS ENTER-
TAINMENT. The MARKET GIRLS and KING
CHRISTMAS.—These highly successful Operettas will be per-
formed in addition to the usual varied programme of the above
establishment. embracing the services of all the most talented
Artiste. now In London. Conducted by Mr.Y.Jenghmans—EVEßY
EVENING.
London, England, 1866-01-01

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PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

I rrnumoL, DEC. 30.-B.tes to-day: Great Eaatern, 424 —len-
ralhiro and Yerk.hire, (—London and North Western, 126
Manchester, Sheffield, and Llte.,,lnshire, 6tj j—South intern,
41 4 —Buffalo and Lake Huron, 6} 9-16 9-In 1 9-16 1 114.6
tl-161—Grand Trunk of Canada, 384 7 81—Great Western
,d Canada, 10 7.16 4—isin, 574 4 - Great Luxembourg, 14—
Samure and Sieuse, 84— Eastern Exchange Hank, 1 orsis
Western, —Albion Marine, 1 d.—liritish and Forellra Marine,
2 11-16 p.—Maritime Laurance, d—Thsmes and Niamey, 6 616
5 16 p.—Natioisal Steam Company, 11 d.
aLiNCHINTER, DEC. 30.—The market was quiet, and prices
terineiern,
6171 sinirmhatat lower.
tf aund Lake
t Nortnbuerronn
Grand Trunk of Canada, 34 ;—Great Western of Canada, l
Ilee—.
7C-I.olldoll and North Western, 11213—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 63 21—Metropolitan, 1364 ti—South
Eastern, • , 1 44—Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (Limited),

Eight Somersetshire farmers were fined last week
for violating the recent government orders respecting
traffic in cattle. Their fines amounted in the aggregate to
nearly 40/.
DIiCOVERT NEAR GEELONG.—/A petrified tree
and specimens have been found in the Golden Horn claim,
at a depth of 258 ft. The specimen exhibited at the Sleek
Ball Hotel is a vitriated log taken from a ford tree about
4ft. in diameter. Pieces of the fossilised tree examined by
the microscope glisten like a galaxy of diamonds. The
fossil log is on view at the Black Bull Hotel, and will repay
the inspection of lovers of natural productions. In the
same claim, at a depth of 200 ft.. several frogs, embedded is
bluestone, have been disinterred. of a green sad yellow
colour, without any signs of month or respiratory organs.—
d ustralian paper.
An American paper states in the most elegant
part of the cemetery at Ringold, in Georgia, there is the
Ifollowieg inscription on a tombstone:— "Sacred to the
memory of Tennessee Thompson, inn. He lived to enliven
the happiness of his parents three years. two months, and
twentv-three days, when death tore him from the moan.
I talc's brow. An
_caught and bore him o'er the sea,
. and placid him in God's White House, to liver and play
through all eternity."
IttErsosoLnAN FR= HOSPITAL, Divonottiss-
SATURDAY En:onto. souks; Crry.—The aggregate number at patients relieved
Consols, which closed yesterday at 871 ex during the week endreg Dee. 30 wee—Med...l, 783 ;
div., for the 9th January, opened this morning at surgical, 555 ; total, 1,338 ; of which 623 were new cam.
London, England, 1866-01-01

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY
oorwry.

NtSTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN,titii the INTEREST, at the
rate of 6 per cent. per *news, will in future be PAID HALF-
YEARLY, on the lit January and let July.
On Mes;clay, the Ist of January next, the proportion Wend
accruing since the 13th September last will be paid at the onto
of the Registrar of the Comma', 21. Austinhiam
Provisioffial Scrip Cmglat to bearer must be forwarded to
the Registrar at the above Mhos, la order that the dividend war-
rants may be duly prepared. F. RITSO, Registrar.
27, Anetlntrlars. LC.
London, England, 1866-01-01

TRAFFIC RETIIRM.

BAILWAVIL Miles Pas. Mel. Total..
apse. wagers. chandae. lea h.
Week ending Oct. 31. IL i I &
Northern of Bum, Arta 19 —.— 079 '
Ditto Oct. 110
Ditto Nov. 6
Ditto Nov. 11 •—• NO
Week ending Dec. 9.
Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 11,155 15,778 MU
Week ending Dec. 16.
Belgian Beaters Junction 161 133 271 404
Ditto Dec. 23
Week ending Dec. 17.
London, Tilburyoftc. —
Week ending Dec. 24.
Belfast end County Down 461 600 810 770
Bridol and Exeter
Caledonian
London and Blackwell
North Britith

903 302 1,305

RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN THE EASTERN COMM.
—The extension of the Teodring Hundred line from Wr
hoe to Wesley is expected to be opened for teal
week, but the Camp extension to St. Botolph's, wit
new central station for Colchester, will probably
closed till February 1, in consequence of the Beard 01
requirements as to some more comprehensive *rota
of signals than bad been provided at the Hythe junt
the Great Emden not being likely to be completed
that date. The Lynn and Sutton line has been foci
by Captain Tyler on the part of the Board of Trade.
gallant captain suggested &few alteration" as regards signik
site., but, upon the whole, the line met with his appall
Traffic is expected to be commenced in a week or two,
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY:
A very serious accident occurred at the St. Ives stance
Saturday to an official named William Lambert, wh,
at the time engaged in coupling the trucks of a good.
on one of the sidings. Lambert was in the act of
under the buffers, when be tripped and fell.
caught against the metals, and the train being it.
the flat part of the wheel passed over his foot, crot
into the earth. The poor fellow was taken home, wberN
was attended by Dr. Adams and Dr. Deane, who and
&avowing to nave the foot from amputation. Lamberts
a call man, and his duty was to attend to the signal';
had notbiog to do with the trucks. He is the (atheist
lute family.
OXFORD AND THE GREAT WESTERN WORILIo.
A rumour has been very prevalent in Oxford during lis
past week, that the Great Western carriage matodaddl
will not after all be brought to Oxford, but will be to
moved to Swindon, which is antedated a much mare ern
gible situation.
ADULTERATION OF BUTTER.—HaIf a pound d
fresh butter was lately purchased at a respectable Us&
man's shop at Blandford, and after being melted fully Os
soda half °alma of a whitish sediment was found at is
bottom of the dish. On examination thin proved is
principally composed of flour, so that in the one posO
butter rather more than one.fifth part was composed of 1.
stance used for adulteration. The butter in question "11
the prudnee of a dairy about a mile from Woodford-1U
Grocer.
London, England, 1866-01-01

IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT
ASSOCIATION (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the THIRD ORDINARY
GENERAL MELTING of the Shareholders in this Association
will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street, in the
Clty of Landon, on TUESDAY, the ?Ord day of January nest,
at I o'clock p.m. precisely, for the purpose of receiving the
report of the directors and statement of accounts, of declaring
a dividend, and for general p By order of the Board.
W. C. WIN2EROM, Secretary.
27, Lomhard•atreet, Landon, Dec. 29, ISSIL
London, England, 1866-01-01

HYAM and Co.'s GARMENTS and PRICES.
The new Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Overcoats
and Capes, las. 6d. to 42a ; Knickerbocker, !Mon. Harrow,
and Osborne Sults, its, 6d. to 45a.; Jackets, Pa 6d. to 251.;
Trousers Si. hd. to Ha Od.; Vesta, as. 13d. to 7a Od.; Jacket'
amd Ve.sia alike. 16s. 6d. to 275. 6d.
London, England, 1866-01-01

LA M BERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM,
an effectual remedy, without confining the bowels ot
electing the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to
De the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds,
confirmed caws of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre-
quently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce Incurable,
admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing.
In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial.
Moons deprived et sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca-
boo, may depend on relief In a few minutes after taking it.—
PrepaM only and sold by W. LAMBERT. chemist, 8, King Wit.
hatu.street, Charing-crou, London, and by all druggists, in
bottles, INC and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. Be particular
/ad ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address
we engraved on the stamp.
London, England, 1866-01-01

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Dzc. 30.

The Kiog and Queen of Portugal arrived here by
rail this evening. Their Majesties were received at
the station by the ministers and several of the
nobility and leading citizens.

MEXICO AND AMERICA.
PARIS, Dm 31.

The Patric of this evening states that diplomatic
relations will shortly be established between the
United States and Mexico.

JAPAN.

BERNE, Bac. 31.

The Swiss government have received official in-
formation from Yokohama announcing that the
representatives of the European powers have gone
to Asakka to demand of the Mikado the ratification
of the treaties and the reduction of the import
duties by 5 per cent.

AMERICAN Maim—The mail steamers due from
America this week are the City of Boston, from New York
on the 23rd ult., the Allan Company's steamer Hibernian,
with correepoeding dates from Portland, and the Cunard
Company's steamer Java, from New York on the 27th
ult. The City of Boston and the Hibernian may be expected
to arrive, the former at Londonderry, and the latter at
Queenstown, to morrow, Tuesday ; the Java will probably
reach Queenstown on Friday evening or Saturday morning
mast.
London, England, 1866-10-27

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL

Tlimnas Slater, of GA, Regent's-row, Bow-common, who
was described on the charge-sheet as a blacksmith, was
placed at the bar, before Alderman Copeland, charged, by
direction of Mr. Commissioner Kerr, with having com-
mitted wilful and corrupt perjury at the Central Criminal
Court that morning.
It appeared from the evidence that on the 20th of Sep-
tember a youth named David Eade presented en order
purporting to be signed by Dr. Thompson, of Mile-end-
road, to Mr. Joseph Shepard, a butcher, carrying on
business at No. 5, Jubilee-street, for two pounds of beef.
He weighed the beef, but directly he saw the order he
detected that it was a forgery. He pos to Fade to
go to Dr. Thompson, and they accordingly went, when
that gentleman told Mr. Shephard to give Fade into cus-
todT. That was done, and he was taken to the Thames
Police-court, before Mr. Woolrych, who remanded him.
Eade then stated that be received the order from the
prisoner Slater, and the police found where he lived,
and produced him on the second examination.
Slater swore that he did not give Eade the
order, and knew nothing at all about it. The youth
was thereupon committed for trial, and Slater was
bound over to give evidence. At the trial at the Central
Criminal Court yesterday he repeated that he did not give
the order to Eade. The jury returned • verdict of not
guilty, and Mr. Commissioner Kerr directed the prisoner
to be taken into custody and prosecuted for perjury.
Mr. Shepherd, Dr. Thompson, and Christopher Ginn,
121 K, gave evidence, the substance of which is contained
in the foregoing statement, atter which
David Fade, the youth, was called, and gave his evi-
dence in accordance with the above statement.
Alderman Copeland remanded the prisoner, but offered
to take bail, himself in 201. and two sureties in 10f. each,
or one in 20f.
London, England, 1866-10-27

Is, :13.

ETA

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aitasec and a tof AWNS'
of I
er '
The gee doubts r say Mira German
ment is likely to meet at all, and thinks that in the
interest of the freedom of Germany it would be better •
should not. The Prussian Landteg and the parliament
cannot coexist with anything like the attribates they now
claim. One or the other must mass to exist or fade away
into a mere shadow, and all the probabilities are in favour
of the belief that the parliament will seer that fate.
The secret of the Sheffield outrage, the Herald inlets,
cannot be in the sole possession of any single individual ;
there must have been principals and there must have
been agents in the transaction. The fact that even a
reward of 1,2401. hu not tempted any one to break the
silence is the most ominous feature of all.
Referring to the gross miscarriage of justice at Bolton,
in which a rebut was sentenced to merely three months'
Imprisonment, with hard labour, for one of the most
brutal assault; on a lady ever recorded, the Telegraph
demands from Mr. Walpole an immediate inquiry into the
circumstance. There is no pickpocket, or fence, or poacher,
or swindler, who when he receives his sentence may not
contrast it with this man's, and bitterly deride the in.
equalities of our law, unless the senseless men who
have brought Quarter Sessions to such ridicule 1.3
degraded.
London, England, 1866-10-27

Mr. Hayman replied that be butt bring an action
spinet the relieving officer.
Applicant—ln this court I
Mr. Hayman—No, in the County Court. The relieving
officer is the person on whom the onus Is cast to carry out
the Isw U the friends of the .lee4l refuse to bury. He has to
pay the expenses out of the poor rates ; and if the friends
are able to pay, then he can recover from them in a sum-
mary manner. It is not his business to give you any
trouble in the matter. It is his business to see that you are
Psi&
ANTICIPATING THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.
Samuel Walker, 15, and floury Poky, 17, were charged
with discharging fireworks in the Wandsworth-road on
Friday night. At the time a cab with a lady inside was
stn in the road, and some of the fireworks struck the
hone, and the driver was just in time to prevent it from
running away.
Mr. Hayman said the lady might 'have lost her life, and
be must make an example el the prisoners. He fined
Patsy 205., or 14 days, and Walker 5a., or seven days.
London, England, 1866-10-27

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

James Wardell, a painter, in the employ of Messrs.
Ranting, upholsterers and decorators, St. James's-street,
was brought up for final examination before Mr. Knox,
charged wish wilfully damaging a picture and defacing
other property belonging to Miss Angela Burdett Coutts,
of No. 1, Stratton-street.
Mr. Wontner, jun., appeared for the prosecution ; and
Mr. R. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the prisoner.
The prisoner was committed for trial, bail in 1001., and
two sureties! of 50/. each being taken.

THE DISTURBANCES AT NORTBMOOR-GBEE:
CRUBCH.—At Bridgewater, on Thursday, George Kitch,
alias Turpin Kitch, was charged with unseemly and riotous
conduct in the above church, and with assaulting the Rev.
James Hunt, on the 7th instant, under tbe circum-
stances already reported. The Rev. Mr. Hunt deposed
to the assault and riotous conduct, and in reply to
a question as to how he conducted the service, said he con-
ducted it in a manner ruled by the highest authority in the
land to be the only correct way, and the way in which it
was conducted in five hundred other churches. The
offences were proved, and the prisoner pleaded guilty to a
similar offence on the 14th inst., after which the chair-
man sentenced him to twenty-eight days' imprisonment,
saying in doing so that a stop must be put to such indecent
behaviour, "however much we may disapprove of the
practices at this church."
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CHOLERA AND DIARRIECRA MEOW.
--.---

DIATER

ON THUNIMAT, OOTOlia Z.

Population
to middle

at 1.866. Chaim its
West districts
North districts 686,021
Central districts ... 359,219
East districts 607,915
South districts 873,548

Total is London ... 3,037,991 12
Geoseal Regidif-olles, Soeurset How, Oct 28.

CsomurA nr Tin NORTHMAN Town.
cholera somewhat mitipled its violence at North
on Wednesday and Thursday, though then were
fatal eases onhoth dim da The dimmer' mom
have left the more quarters of the t 0,., ,
ea the two days mratiosed its victims was take;
_talonif
among the overcrowded population in s"
other streets of a like character to it ; but WI
were conned within tie districts sunliog trt
He ese
etivegly suspected of being polluted and impure. Ai t
Coble Dane, where some more fatal oases have ocemisti
old well from which the inhabitants procured their Mai
ing water has been looked up by order of the Beam
Health. Cholera has bees very fatal in the small tows d
Houghton-lalipring ; and in the pitvillege of wlddisiti,
in the comity of Durham, there have been 11 deeds theiv
the month from cholera. The cholera does not appsir
extend in Newomtk,on-Tyne ; a few mem are reparbk
but none of them have proved faiaL The pehlis • •••
looks better at Busdorlaarl.
London, England, 1866-10-27

HIGH WATER AT LON DON BRIDGE.

Tun DIY —Morn ---Alt4Trho.;l2. 4h. lam.
TO-MOlSOW—Morning, 4h. 40m Afternoon. 6h. 3m.

LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27.

THE King of SAXONY has accepted the terms i
upon which the Prussian Government was willing
to permit him to return to his States ; and very
hard they are found to be. Saxony enters the
North German Confederation in accordance with
the treaty made by Prussia with her late imperial
ally, beingthe first German kingdom whose ruler has
accepted a dependent position, and acknowledged
the sovereignty of the Prussianmonarch. The virgin
fortress of Konigstein, and also the capital, are to
be garrisoned jointly by Prussian and Saxon sol-
diers. The Saxon army, which fought so well on
the Austrian side in Bohemia, is to return and be
placed under Prussian command ; it is to be reor-
ganized upon conditions which are to be decided,
not at Dresden, hut by the North German
Confederation, and in the meantime Prus-
sia will furnish garrisons for Leipeic, Baut-
zen, Zwickau, and the other chief towns of the
kingdom. The diplomatic representation of
Saxony will pass into the hands of Prussia, which
is also to have control over the telegraphic commu-
nications of the kingdom. Lastly, the country is
to pay to Prussia a war indemnity of ten million
dollars, or about thirteen and four pence a head
for every man, woman, and child in the kingdom.
Looking at the attributes of sovereignty in
Saxony which the King of Parana has secured to
himself by this engagement, we are tempted to ask
what is left for King JOHN, and what can be the
ground for the tenacity with which that unfor-
tunate KING clings to an impaired and degraded
title. This treaty reduces him to the rank of a
London, England, 1866-12-15

THE POLICE COURTS

GUILDHALL
Alfred Corks, the youth who was charged at this court
a few days ago with having forged the name of Mr. W. C.
Morgan to a foreign bill of exchange and endeavoured to
utter it, was again placed at the bar before Sir It. W. Car-
den, for further examination.
It will be recollected that a few days since a little boy
presented a foreign bill of exchange at the Chartered Mer-
cantile Bank of India, London, and China for payment, but
as they bad already paid the first of the set the clerk
caused an investigation to be made, the result of which
was that the prisoner was apprehended, but the other boy
got off in the confusion following the chase to apprehend
Cocks. The prisoner admitted that he found the bill in a
letter addressed to Mr. W. C. Morgan. No. 12, Leadenhall-
street, and that he tried to find him there, but the letter
was misdirected, as Mr. W. C. Morgan lived at No. 14.
He tried No. 12, and could not find the party, and in a
moment of temptation got the other boy to pre-
sent the bill. The most remarkable part of the whole
affair is that the boy who got away bad given his address
at 14, Leadenhall-street, the house in which Mr. Morgan
held offices ; and the solicitors on both sides now stated
that the boy did not live there, and had no connexion with
the building.
Mr. Clarke (the solicitor to the bank) said he appeared
for the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and
China. They had felt it their duty to give the prisoner
into custody, but on reflection they felt that he had com-
mitted no offence against them, and therefore they had no
complaint to make against him. They had made every
inquiry into the boy's antecedents, and the result had been
that the bank authorities believed the prisoner's state-
ment, that he found the bill in a letter, and after trying in
vain to find out the owner, he was seised with a sudden
temptation to convert it to his own use. Under these
circumstances he hoped the worthyaldennan would permit
them to retire from the preseention, as they felt the punish-
mint be bad already received would be a sufficient punish-
ment for his Odiaargioa.
The primmer was thee disgorged.
London, England, 1866-12-15

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WAnwicK, DEC. 14.
Mr. Justice Ryles took his seat upon the bench this
morning at 10 o'clock, and this trials of prisoners were pro-
ceeded with.
William Smith, 39, labourer, was indicted for having, at
Birmingham, on the ?2nd of August last, feloniously, wil-
fully, and of his malice aforethought, killed and murdered
Elizabeth Smith, his wife.
Mr. Bennett and Mr. Dugdale conducted the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Fitzjames Stephens appeared for the

defence.
From the evidence it appeared that for a long time prior
to the unfortunate occurrence the prisoner and his wife
had lived very unhappily together. This was in a great
measure due to the familiarity of the deceased with other
men. The prisoner had been married to the deceased
some twelve or fifteen years, during the latter part of
which time the wife formed en acquaintance in the person
of a man named Langley, a machinist, who was at
that time employed at one of the Birmingham theatres.
At a subsegnent period the man Langley obtained a situa-
tion at a theatre in Liverpool, and after having been there
some time he was suddenly taken ill, and one of his first
acts during that illness was to send a letter to Smith's
wife, requesting that she would come and see him before
he died, and offering to send her a post-office order or to
send the money. Immediately after the receipt of
the letter the deceased went down to Liverpool
to see Langley, who exired two ays er her
arrival. The woman Smpith su'esequdently a
r fteturned
to the house of her husband in Birmingham, immediately
after which a quarrel ensued.. Words were used by the
woman which naturally exasperated him. She spoke of
Langley in the most affectionate terms, and intimated that
if he had lived she would never have returned to her hus-
band's roof. Owing to further provocation which he re-
ceived, the prisoner flew into a passion. and one night cut
her throat from ear to ear. He also struck a young woman,
who was in the house at the time, a violent blow in the
for-bead, from the effects of which she has since recovered.
The deceased woman was taken to the hospital, hut ex-
pired before her arrival. The prisoner gave himself up to
the police, by whom he was taken to the station, and when
charged with the murder denied all knowledge of it. The
learned counsel on both sides having addressed the jury,
the learned judge summed up, and a verdict of " man-
slaughter" was shortly afterwards returned. The prisoner
was sentenced to ten rears' penal servitude.
London, England, 1866-12-15

THE B..4IINSLEY CALAMITY.

MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF FUND.—(THIS DAY.)
Up to 1 o'clock to-day more than 5001. had been
received at the Mansion-house by the Lord Mayor in aid
of the fund which his lordship has set on foot there for
the relief of the widows and orphans of the unfortunate
men who perished in the colliery explosions near Barnsley
and in North Staffordshire. The Lord Mayor has himself
to-day subscribed 201., and his firm 201. ; the Earl of
Belmore, 101. 10s. ; the Countess of Behoove, 21. 2s. ; Mr.
H. W. Peek, 201; and many sums of 101. 105. have been
received in the course of the morning, with 71. Ins. rid,
from the clerks and assistants in the Bank of Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Smith, and money is still coming in.
The Lord Mayor has invited his brethren of the Court of
Aldermen and several eminent bankers and merchants in
the City to assist him in raising and dispensing the fund,
and there can be no doubt that this humane movement
will be conducted to a highly successful result in succour-
ing the bereaved families, and in making some permanent
provision for them.

ALARMING ACCIDENTN ON
RAILWAY.THE GREAT
WESTER

Yesterday (Friday) an accident occurred on the
Great Western Railway, at Reading, which jeopardised the
lives of the passengers by the 11.50mailtrain from Swiudor.
Some trucks were being shunted near the Reading station,
when one of them broke away, and ran down the
line some distance. Every effort was made to
shift the truck, but this could not be
done until the train from London approached.
The result was a collision, and the engine
was thrown off the metals, and became deeply embedded
in the earth. The passengers were much shaken and
alarmed, but fortunately none were seriously hurt. The
engine was considerably damaged, and a number of men
were occupied several hours in clearing the line.
London, England, 1866-12-15

THE POPE AND THE EMPEROR.

The Cardinal Archbishop of Rouen, Mgr. de
Enunechose, having addressed a letter to the Emperor
Napoleon asking for the continuation of the French occu-
pation of Rome, his Majesty, the Nourellude de Rouen
says, replied to the following effect:
" The Emperor feels as warm an interest in the Holy
FAher as his Eminence ; for the last sixteen years he has
used all his efforts to bring about a reconciliation between
the Papacy and the Italian populations ; his counsels
have always be n given to that end ; but he differs
from his Eminence on the means of protecting the
Sovereign Pontiff ; the French expedition, very legi-
timate when it was necessary to put a term to anarchy,
ceases to be justifiable now that the situation is changed,
and that a profound peace reigns in the Italian peninsula ;
his Majesty has entire confidence in the loyal execution of
the Convention of September, and considers that treaty as
a complete security for the exercise of the Divine mission
of the Holy Father."
Mgr. Donnet, Archbishop of Bordeaux, having
taken a similar step, his Majesty's answer was
nearly similar except upon a few points. The
Emperor explained that in order to be faithful to the
convention he must withdraw his troops from Boma, and
that should the treaty not be executed to the letter be
would know bow to exercise a pressure upon Italy. His
Majesty added that he would soon make known by a de-
spatch addressed to the French Ambassador what his inten-
tions were with regard to the Holy See.

Admiral Tegethoff, the oonqueror is the fight off
Lissa between the Austrians and Italians, is now in London,
Indian papers lately received state that Dr.
Harding is about to resign the bishopric of Bombay and
return to England, in which case Dr. Gel], Bishop of
I Mania, will in all probability be Bishop of Calcutta.
London, England, 1866-01-08

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The county magistrates adopted on Friday a
series of restrictive regulations viwy similar to those
in other districts. An order has been made applicatetelo
the whole county, under the powers of the order in council
of Deo. 16. In the course of a discussion on the subject
Mr. Dormice expressed an opinion that the government
should be memorialised not to allow cattle to pass through
the county by railway.
London, England, 1866-01-08

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OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.

The Syria, from Southampton Dec. 27, arrived
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FORRIGN EMIGRATION THROUGH LIVERPOOL.—
From the statistics collected and just published by Mr.
Samuel Stern, of Liverpool, it swears United
the number of
foreign emigrants to Australia aid the United States who
pared through his office in 1885 was 8,151. The towns and
countries whence they came are as follows :—Hamburg
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London, England, 1866-01-08

sigLIGIOUSAMITING IS S AT FREZMASOICT HALL
(TH DAY).
--•--

This morning, the Earl of Chichester presided
cnr the lint of a caries of minewhat umniber raeccmge
sihsob we to be held during the week at Freemasons...ha
The noble earl explained that the meetings had been
wocged under the auspices of the Evnagelieal Alliance sad
meting of s similar character would be held
eiendiansoualy in various parte of the world. The Rev.
wool Peansfather, M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin,
hecembent of St. Jude's Church, Mildmay.perk.
shoo delivered an elaborate address, in which be dwelt apes
the wenn. which had been experienoed by Chrtniere
dossing the put year, sad the duty of confessing their
shortcomings sad sins. Several byrrine were sang
ood prayers offered, the large ball being densely
worded. It was announcedthat to-morrow Mr. R.
Nimg Banbury will preside, and that an address will be
mimed by the Rev. Adolph Saphir, 8.A., his subject
wog, " The Christian Church ; that its testimony may be
dense, its faith stronger, sad its devotedness, seal sad lib..
few enlarged." On the four following days the chair willbe
tam by Gomel Clarke, Captain Trotter, Mr. Rt. Baxter,
and General Alexander, addresses being delivered by the
ger. William Shaw, President of the Wesley= Con-
feree's ; the Rev. George Smith, D.D. of Poplar ; the Rev.
C. D. Marston, M.A., late rector of St. Mary's, Ifiu7l•.
wee. sod the Rev. John Offord, M.A., on various objects
el interest to the Christian world.

OTTOMAN FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION.
(THIS DAY.)
London, England, 1866-01-08

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BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that during the past
week the market has evinced greater signs of activity than
for SOON time past, late prices in all instances being fully
maintained. _

Mr. Malet and Mr. Morier are to receive the
Companionship of the Bath, u ► recognition of their valu-
able aseistanoe in arranging the commercial treaty with
Austria..

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—At the meeting
of parliament Mr. Denison will be moved into the Speaker's
chair by the Right Hon. W. Moosell, M.P. for the county
of Limerick, and seconded by Earl Grosvenor, M.P. for
Chester—not by Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. for the county of
Flint, as erroneously stated. The address in answer to the
speech from the throne will be moved in the House of
Commons by Lord Frederick Osvendish, M.P. for the West'
Riding of York, and seconded by Mr. William Graham,
M.P. for the city of Glasgow.—Observer.
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several heads of houses at Oxford. The gentleman that
fint claims our attention is that venerable oriental scholar
Dr. Macbride, principal of Magdalen Hall, who, although
from recent iequiries, is a little better, canoot at his ad-
vanced age (871 be pronounced out of danger. The Rev. Dr.
Bulley, president of Magdalen Cane, after a severe illness
has left Oxford for the sea side, and it is hoped the benefit
of • change of air will enable the rev, gentleman to resume
the duties of the presidentship next term. The president
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/ALSCELL.LNIOUS TOPICS.

The Tunes mentions some rumours that the King of
Prussia is beginning to draw back from Count Bismarck's
manoeuvres for obtaining possession of 6leswig•Holstein,
Threatened by Russia, undermined and counteracted by
Austria, invited by France to a bargain which he cannot
refuse without failure in his favourite plans, nor accept
without the certainty of setting a precedent of evil augury
and the probability of being grossly overreached, hated by
the Prussian Assembly, deserted by the King in the very
crisis ,ef his enterprise, acd distrusted by the heir-
apparent to the Crown, who regards him as a real danger
to the dynasty, the successful Count Bismarck, amid such
a host of enemies, with no re►l support except the
Junket party and their reactionary organ in the press, is
scarcely so enviable a person as he is supposed to be.
The difficulty which has arisen respecting the preserva-
tion of the Bunhill-fields Burial-ground is described in de-
tail by the Times, which enumerates some of the leading
nonconformists whose ashes give the place a peculiar
sanctity. However the dispute may be decided, therefore,
we may rest siesured, the Times says, that Baskin-fields
will be treated with as much respect as if it had been legally
consecrated ; and everyone will rejoice that there is no
danger of a contrary result. There are always ample
reasons on sanitary grounds for preserving these open
burial-pliers from interference ; but in a spot appropriated
to the use of so celebrated a body of men any desecration
would be more then usually unpardonable. England owes
to the great Nonconformists a debt only less than that
which she owes to her churchmen ; and the Ecclesiastical
Commission should be the last body, and we believe they
would be the last, to offer any disrespect to such splendid
and venerable memories.