biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-12

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOVSE.

William Browning, who described himself as a caster-
monger, but who was recognised as an associate of thieves,
was charged with a daring robbery.
The complainant was Mr. John Ashton, a farmer, stay-
ing at present at t he Farmers' Hotel, Salisbury-square,
and it appeared that on Friday afternoon he happened to
be caugh•. in the crowd who were following the Lord !
Mayor's procession, and whilehe was standing at the corner
of Queen-street, he was hustled and robbed of his watch,
which was worth 71. His great coat was buttoned at the ,
time, but the thieves contrived to unbutton it and break
the watch from the guard. The prisoner was one of the
party, and wa■ standing close to the prosecutor, but the
watch was not found, and it was no doubt passed away to
some of the prisoner's companions. When he was searched
2/. 4s. in gold and silver were found in the possession of
the prisoner, which there was every reason to believe was
the result of the afternoon's depredations.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, declared
that all he did was to endeavour to assist the police. (A
laugh.)
Sir R. Carden said that was a very likely story. He
then ordered the prisoner to be remanded, that some in-
quiries might he made about him.
The prisoner begged the alderman to permit the money
that was found upon him to be given to his wife. He as-
' mired him that he had worked " werry hard " for it. (A
laurih.)
Sir R. Carden said be believed be bad got it very easily,
but in all probability he would have to work bard for it
before the affair was concluded.
The prisoner was then remanded.
A peat many prisoners were charged with committing
London, England, 1866-11-12

LAMBETH.

Mr. Harding, the owner of several houses in Park-row,
East-lane, Lockafielde, let out in single rooms, was sum-
moned for neglecting the property so that it has been not
only a serious nuisance, but most injurious to the health
of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Mr. Bell, the
inspector of nuisances, and Dr. Iliff, the medical officer
of health for the parish of Newington, said the drainage
was defective, the houses themselves in a state of neglect
and dilapidation, and the place was a perfect fever den.
The defendant said the state of things described was
much owing to the negligence of the tenants themselves.
Mr. Norton remarked that whatever the cause they
should not be tolerated any longer, and made a peremptory
order for their entire reparation in seven days.
London, England, 1866-11-12

REMARKS.

...... .
On Saturday night and yesterday morning he gales veerhtg
In IW/St lostane., from south or south-west to north-west pre-
vailed on the British coasts. To-day, the winds are moderate
front the westward. A (rush fall of the harotnetur appears , how-
ever, to lie commenehig to the west of Ireland, and the tempera-
ture on the west coast of France livery high. Further unsettled
weather Is therefore probable.

Madame Ristori, having closed her engagement
in New York, was at the last dates playing in Boston,
and will visit Philadelphia near the end of November.
She maintains her popularity undiminished. Mr. Jeffer-
son was playing Rip van Winkle in Philadelphia.
_ . .

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The operas already announced for this week at
her Majesty's Theatre are Faust (to-night), Der Freischiitz
(to-morrow night). Dos Giovanni (Wednesday—morning
performance), and Le Nose di Figaro (Thursday). On
Saturday night the brief aeries of performances will come
to an end.

--
The fellows of the College of Physicians have
requested their president, Sr Thomas Wutson, to sit for a
portrait to adorn the college walls, and Sir Thomas has
consented. Sir Francis Grant, president of the Royal
Academy, is engaged on a life-size portrait of Lord
Stanley.

The Smithasnpton Times states that if Mr. Rus-
sell Gurney accepts the office of Solicitor-General, his re-
election for Southampton will most probably be ippoted.

A private letter has been received from Washing-
ton, stating the probability that Mr. Seward will resign in
consequenoe of the death of hies favourite daughter, and
that his resignation will cause very important changes in
the United States cabinet.
London, England, 1866-11-12

THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON RECRUITING.

(From the Army and Navy Gazette.)
The report of the royal commission upon the
recruiting of the army—the most important document as
the interests of the service and the efficiency of our
rrZtraly establishments upon which we have bad to com-
ment—is now placed before her Majesty. Without, there-
fore, violating etiquette, we may satisfy the anxiety which
exists throughout the ranks by giving a brief description of
its leading recommendations, which, no doubt, will form
the conditions of service in the army from the time that
the next financial year begins. We shall do so without
any word of comment beyond repeating what we have
already said—namely, that the changes proposed are
likely to be eminently satisfactory to those
soldiers who are now deliberating as to whether
they will prolong their term, and to those who may
in future accept service. We believe that the
periods of service recommended by the commis-
sioners are twelve ye .as for the first and nine for the
second term for all branches of the army. Those who re-
enlist are to have en increase of pay of twopence per day
for the second term, and after its completion a pension of
one shilling a day, both being irrespective of any pecuniary
advantagenow obtainableforgood conduct. Along with these
attractions an additional gift of clothing each year, and an
increased meat ration per day are to be enjoyed by all sol-
diers. We are also glad to say that Aldershot and other
similar camps are in future to exist only during a few of
the summer months, and that officers and men will be in
winter quarters in garrison towns. Soma other improve-
ments are likely to be carried out, which will unquestion-
ably tend to make the service popular. Altogether, we
may congratulate Lord Dalhousie and hie expenenced col-
leagues of the commission on having boldly yet judiciously
framed changes well calculated to meet the difficulties
they were assembled to overcome.
London, England, 1866-11-15

ALEXANDRA ORPHANAGE.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly general meeting of the governors
and subscribers of this charity was held at noon at the
London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill; Alderman Lose, M.P.,
in the chair. . . . . . .

The committee in their report acknowledged the sup-
port given to the charity by their friends and the publ.o
generally, and state that 48 infants will, after the present
election, have been admitted within the short space of two
years from the commencement of the charity. The present
season of distress and suffering, arising from the cholera,
led to a proposal being made to the committee to
admit an extra number of infants at a special election,
for such orphans only as those whose parents or father
only may have died of that disease. This proposal was
accompanied by noble offers of contributions, and of two
more houses, rent free, for the reception of infants ;
hut the committee were obliged reluctantly to
decline the generous offers made to them for
this special object as they did not feel justified in in-
curring the additional expense that would have been
necessary. The attention of the committee has been much
occupied of late in reference to a suitable site upon which
to erect houses for extending the operations of the charity
but hitherto without success.

---.--
The CHAIRMAN, after expatiating on the benefits con-
ferred by the charity, announced that the committee had
nearly completed the purchase of four acres of land at
Horivey-rise, upon which it was proposed to erect pre-
mises which would be adapted to the growing usefulness
of the charity. The purchase money was 3,3001., and a
benevolent gentleman had promised to give them 1,000/.
for building purposes if the friends of the charity esta-
blished the necessary funds. . . _

A resolution expressing the assent of the meeting to the
proposed purchase of land was unanimously adopted.
The polling for the election of 12 infanta then com-
menced.

The Dublin Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday
decided in the case of " lei'Grath r. Geraghty" that a
beneficed clergyman attending a visitation in the diocese
to which he belonged is exempted from arrest under an
execution. The defendant was at the same time arrested
under a ca. sa. issued out of the Court of Common Pleas ;
but that court, to whom the first application for discharge
was made, has not yet arrived at a decision on the case.
Should the judges of that court not arrive at the same
conclusion as the Queen's Bench, a singular state of things
would arise.

A grand service was held yesterday at St. Mark's
Church, Woointone, in Hants, to celebrate the completion
of an addition to the church. About 20 clergymen offi-
ciated. The church is beautifully situated, close to
Southampton-eater, on the eastern bank of the River
Rehm, and in the midst of a thriving village, consisting of
an immense number of elegant villas.
London, England, 1866-11-15

The boy's father said he sent him out becomes they were
alive' for a loaf of bread, and the boy went out to get a
i„, halfpence. He gave his boy some matches to sell.
"ifirjrnox said that formerly pawns used to send their
Orin out to beg, giving them a few rmall things such
onsubes, and the eildr escaped. last session an act
dement was palsied putting en end to the thing, and
so; whether the children were selling thing or not, they
vere wally lisble, though perhaps it was not
own. The constable must make inquiries generally
*eel end the boy's teetimouy, and report the result
ort week. In the meantime the boy would go to the
an
WANDSWORTR.

THZ ZYTIOT CAST.—CURIOUS Anent.
Jolla ?Gilley was placed in the dock on a charge of em.
muslin; various rums of money amounting to about 801.
luk,ntsi to Mr. George Day, a solicitor, of Bt. Neots,
gun on.
kir. dean defended.
Repressed that the prisoner was one of the persons
bud for annoying Mr. Robotham, of Chatham-road, New
wundueortb, whose effigy was burnt, and on the report of
ike care coming under the notice of Mr. Day, he came up
*London to give him 'recharge.
Kr. stated that the primmer was a clerk in his
deft without notice on the 31st of January, 1861,
of he did not hear of him again until he saw the report
the other case. Before he left witness sent him to
irs farm to superintend the getting in of the harvest, and
while there he let land, without his authority, to several
uminne, giving them a receipt for their rent paid in ad-
He did not account to him for that money.
Mr. Daystan thought that was hardly a case of embezzle-
Wnest.
itness--He gave receipts in my name.
Dayman—lf you repudiate the acts of letting you
ire act entitled to the money. The money moneymust either be
pa on your account or acknowledge the lettings as valid.
Mr. Day then said he would confine the case at present
le the account which the prisoner left in the office, which
'bowed that he had a balance in his bands of 421. Re left
tie service without accounting for that money.
Kr. Wilson cross-examined the prosecutor with respect
to a farm book which he had at Hunti:rat,wbut he
Maid that there was a balance due to the
Mr. Delman thought the ease scald not proceed at pre-
sot without the production of the farm book, which
sight balance the account left in the aloe. No doubt
f a man leaves hie service without notice that was a
obas circumstance.
The prisoner said he left because he was required to
nuke an affidavit in Chancery that he could not do.
Mr. Daman thought there was no evidence of embezzle-
sent. There might be a case of larceny, but as there was
110 "edema of it at present the prisoner was entitled to his
Waite.
The prisoner was then liberated.
London, England, 1866-11-15

MR. GLADSTONE AT ROME.

In the Jour-Iyd de Rome of the 10th we read :
" Mr. Gladstone has sent us the following :

" To the Editor of the Journal de Rome.

" Sir,—The Corriere Delia no has published a pretended
account of the interview which his Holiness deigned to
grant to me on the 22nd of last month. I extremely regret
that the kindness and the extraordinary condescension
of his Holiness, which determined him to accord the favour
of an audience to a person so little worthy of it, should
have been the occasion of such a narrative. The editor of
the journal in question was doubtless led unwittingly into
error. Scarcely had I read the report than I sent to some
friends at Florence and London the most complete dir
avowal of it. Informed some hours since that it has also
reached Rome, I take the liberty to send you these lines
with the object of assuring anyone who has read the ac.
count that it is without foundation of any kind whatever.
" Believe me, &c., your obedient servant,
" Nov. 9, 1866." "W. E. GLADSTONE.

His Highness the Prince de Teck and her Royal
Highness Princeu Mary Adelaide have taken Lady Marian
Alford's residence at Prince's-gate for six months.

The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and family,
on their return to town from Clamber, will inhabit their
new mansion on Carlton House-terrace.

His Excellency Count Apponyi quits London
this month for Austria, in order to be present at the mar-
riage of his daughter, the Countess Helen Apponyi, with
the Prince Borgbese.
London, England, 1866-11-15

ATTINGELUI STAKES.

Zoo
Amour Prow.
Kis Fanny

9 ran.
LONGLEATE HANDICAP.
Volunteer ...
Minas
Prima Donna . .
19 ran. Won easy.

v. 1
a. 2

CALDECOT NURSERY.
1
Greenback
... 2
Venom
Knight Errant ... ... 3
NEWPORT GOLD CUP. One mile.
Noolsey, Special, Wastwick, Sao3harometer, Wild Agnes,
Valiant, Caithness, and Ostreger are hero.
BAWKSTONE WELTER CUP. One mile one furlong.
Volunteer, Cranford, Valiant, Vigorous, Dean Swift,
Resbena, and Kenilworth are here.
PAID Foßrut.--Stockinger, Jack o'Lantern, Ethelred,
and Lady Bohun.
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COPELA.ND NURSERY. Five furlongs.
Jeannie Deana, Land Tax, Icicle, Easily, Gipsy Queen,
Canard, Freemason, Turaxippus, Python, Hardee, Graf-
ton, Knight Errant, Dutch Admiral, Prima Donna, Vice
Team, Changeable, Anchorite, Brown Tommy, Bedford,
Topsail c, Greenback, Gentle Gale, Venom, The Dybbol,
and BlondeU f are here.
Paw FORPElT.—Pericles, Rescue, Cheltenham, Rus in
11rbe, and Juanita.
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LONGNER HURDLE RACE. One mile and three-
quarters.
Shakespeare, Clown, Brick, Joker, Reinfrid, Dean
Swift, and Fortunatua are here.

THE RECENT EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES ON THE
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

STRATFORD POLICE-COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
Henry Buckle and his wife, Caroline Buckle,
were brought from Ilford Gaol for re-examination on
charges of receiving goods which had been stolen from
trains on the Great Eastern Railway.
The male prisoner has already been committed on charges
of receiving stolen property, and both were remanded
to complete other cases. The female prisoner was now
committed for being concerned in the robbery of two
ostrich feathers and a syphon enema, which were proved to
have been stolen while in the care of the railway
company. A fresh charge was gone into against the pri-
loners, that of being concerned in the robbery of some
pairs of stays, and on the application of the police they
were remanded.
The prisoners were accordingly taken back to Ilford.
The wife, who appeal s to have been respectably brought
up, seemed to be much affected.
London, England, 1866-11-15

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The Times, treating of Ita'ian deficiencies, says that the
first aim of the government should bete inquire by what
means the people above the must absolute want may be
made to give up doing nothing. Government in Italy bas
become a mere manufactory of places and placemen,
Italian bureaucracy in many branches of administration
mustering far stronger than even the French. The Bala.
ries are paltry, but the leisure is unbounded, and to be
made to do nothing under pretence of doing something is
precisely what constitutes the Italian's paradise. To
burden the state with this vast host of official sluggards is
in itself a great evil ; but by no means the greatest evil.
The real mischief lies in the influence this organised,
legalised, and, as it were, hallowed idleness has on the
community at large. A beginning, it is said, of financial
reform is to be made in a reduction of the army to a force
not exceeding 150,000 men, and it is unfortunate that it
should not be equally practicable to proceed to the imme-
diate dismissal of two-thirds of the civil army of anyloyie.
The Daily News observes that the accounts froni Madrid
depict a state of relations between the rulers and the
ruled which amounts to a complete dissolution of the
political order of society. The acts of the government
are the result of a mixture of abject superstition and ser-
vile personal fear. Though the treasury is empty and
public taxes are being paid in advance, new convents are
being established and other ones enlarged. Every indi.
vidual for whom the priesthood will not vouch is in danger.
There is no protection but in and through the confessional,
and in one country of Europe at least it may be said with
truth that the church is the only ark of safety. It would
be the merest folly to undertake any revolution in Spain
which did not contemplate the complete and &nal removal
its incorrigible sovereigo, who might well spend her
remaining days with the ghostly counsellors to whom she
has sacrificed the nation.

One of the political envoys despatched by the King o'
Hanover to Berlin just before the formal annexation of
the little kingdom, has lately published an account of his
interviews with Count von Bismarck, and of the appeals
and arguments by which he vainly endeavoured to dissuade
the latter from declaring the dethronement of King
George's dynasty. One point, says the Star, which he pressed
strongly was, that the Hanoverians in general were
attached to the House of Guelph, and would be sorry to
lose their King and their independent existence. To which
the count candidly and calmly replied that doubtless many
of the Hanoverian people loved their King, and would be
nom to pea him dethroned ; sod he added that he, the
count, honoured them for such sentiments. Doubtless,
London, England, 1866-11-15

REMARKS.
The windshare retnrned to went and south-west with rain on
oiw western coasts. and barometric pressure is diminishing as
rsPthheneli;USre probable. le.nolarehmt'd yesterday. A renewal of stormy weather

LIFEIOtT gERVICE.—PORTRUSH, DOWN, Nov.
12,—During a strong gale from N.W. yesterday (reports
the Rev. J. Simpson) the schooner Margaret Caldwell, of
this place, was at anchor in the Skerries Roads, when the
banme Cariven, of Londonderry, running for the same
anchorage, got foul of her, and carried away the jibboom
and cutwAer. Both vessels commenced to drag, and
the schooner showed signals of distress. The life-
boat Zelinda, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was
thereupon promptly launched, and on arriving alongside
the vessels found that their anchors had fouled. The life-
boat put some of her crew board the barque, and they
assisted in hauling up the chain cable from the locker, as
the crew of the barque were unfit to do the work, being
quite exhausted. The lifeboat rendered other efficient
help to the barque, and then boarded the schooner, anti at
the request of her crew of six men the lifeboat brought
them safely to land, after having secured the vessel as well
es possible. The scene on shore when the schooner was
observed to be dragging her anchors and drifting on a lee
More, was very exciting, as the master end all the men
anon Fed to Portrush, and the cries of their wives, mothers,
and sisters were heartrending in the extreme.
London, England, 1866-11-15

4 PRINCESS'S DOWRY.

A letter from Copenhagen, in the Moniteur,
soya :—"The Princess Dimmer, the bride of the Grand
Duke Alexander, receives a rich dowry, not from her
father, as is usual in ordinary families, but from her hus-
band and her father-in-law, Alexander 11. By Art. 3 of the
treaty signed on the sth October, the Grand Duke assures
to his consort-1. A sum of 50,000 silver roubles (4fr.
each) as a morgengobe or wedding present. 2. A sum of
100,000 silver roubles given by the Emperor. The capital
of the above 150,000 roubles is to be invested in the
Russian Funds, and the interest to be paid to the princess
3. An annual allowance of 50,000 roubles as pin money.
The maintenance of the new grand dacha's's household
will besides be supported by the imperial treasury. Should
the princess become a widow, her jointure is fixed at 85,00
roubles a year, with a residence suitable to her rank, and
her court to be continued at the charge of the state.
Should, however, she then quit Russia, the sum
would be reduced by one-half. The jointure would
likewise cease in case of a second marriage.
Even in that eventuality the princess would maintain
possession of whatever property she may have acquired
pet sonally and independently of her husband, as well as the
morgengabe and the interest of the 100,000 roubles pre-
sented by the Emperor. Lastly, the princess can only dis-
pose by will of the morgengee in the event of there exist-
ing no children by her first husband. By a note delivered
before the signing of the contract, and which is annexed
to that document, the Danish plenipotentiary engages in
the name of his sovereign to tako the necessary steps to
obtain from the parliament of Copenhagen a sum of
00,000 rix dollars (sfr. 50e. each) for the dowry and trous-
seau of the princess. That was the form adopted on the
marriage of the Princess Alexandra with the Prince of
Wales."
London, England, 1866-11-15

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.
Mr. J 0311611 being Scott, the proprietor and editor of the '
Reporter newspsper, and Andrew Wilton, the publisher,
were summoned. before Alderman Cotton for publishing •
libel on the Queen Insurance Company.
Mr. Edwards (of the firm of Sewell and Edwards), of
Gresham-house, Old Broad-street. appeared for the com-
pany, and said he was pleased to be able to state that he
had obtained an apology from Mr. Scott. It only remained
for him now to read the apology, and then, with the
mission of the court, withdraw thie summons `
wire
Queen Insurance Company v. James Irving Scott, ror
and proprietor of the Reporter.—Legal proceedings having
been instituted by the Queen Insurance Company against
Mr. James Irving Scott, as editor and proprietor of the
Reporter newspaper, for statements and other matters
alleged to be libellous, contained in an article published in
that journal of the 6th day of October, and repeated or re-
ferred to in the numbers of that journal of the 3rd and
10th instant, which statements and matters (con-
trary to the desire and expectation of the
writer) ere likely to be productive of injury to
the Queen Insurance Company, Mr. Scott hereby
begs to express his regret that such statement and other
matters have been so written and published by him, and
also to declare that the statement and suggestions in the
said articles in relation to the loss of the reserve fund
and other matters were written wholly in error. And
Mr. Scott trusts through this apology and explanation
that in the minds of the public, the policy-holders, and
agents, the high degree of confidence to which the Queen
Insurance Company is justly entitled will not be in any
way affected.—Dated this 13th day of November, 1866.
J. Isviso Scorr.—Witness, E. E. Jackson."
Alderman Cotton said he thought the case bad now
assumed the position that it ought to have done in the
first instance. He regretted that it had not been done
earlier. He thought it was of great importance to the
company to have that libel settled. In the interest of the
Queen Insurance Company he hoped Mr. Scott would make
a most ample apology, and be very thankful to the com-
plainants for the manner in which they had acted.
The summons was then withdrawn.
London, England, 1866-11-15

THE KSTEOE DIEPLAT.

Our oontemporarieathis morning contain a variety
of communications detailing more or less minutely obser-
vations of the heavens made during Tuesday night and
yesterday morning, and four of the journals discuss the
subject in their leading article columns. The Times de-
scribes the spectacle in picturesque terms. Some meteors,
it says, shot across the heavens, leaving long, bright, and
lingering trains, the star itself seeming to explode, and in-
stantly disappear. Some darted as quickly and as bright
but without trains. Some struck the sight, like sparks
from a forge, everywhere at once. Some seemed to fall,
over trees or houses, bright to the last, but with the
ruddy hues of a lower atmosphere. Look where we would
it was the same ; in the far west and throughout the en-
tire north, there was either the bright glancing
speck of light, or the long train, or what seemed
an actual ball of light, that illuminated the country, and
was slow to die away. As the night advanced these
meteors chased one another across the sky, following one
another's track, or tanning aide by aide. The heavens
seemed alive with this unwonted host. There were times
when it seemed as if a mighty wind had caught the old
stars, loosed them from their holdings, and swept them
across the firmament. In the course of two or three hours
there must have been many thousands of these visitor,
usually so rare. Even when the sky became partially over-
cast, they still showed themselves at every opening, and
shone through the veil of clouds. Few, indeed, who saw
it had ever seen the like, or could expect ever to see it.
Thrice in a century this earth has to encounter an im-
mense cloud of stones revolving round the sun, in an
orbit of the same size as its own, but in a central/ direc-
tion. Will this atmosphere of ours always prove an abso-
lute protection, and turn off these bolts, as merit is said
to do the shafts of en‘,/ and detraction? That is a ques-
tion at least to be thought of.
London, England, 1866-11-15

FATAL FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS.

INOTTEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Humphreys, the Middlesex
*Honer, held an investigation at the Black Eagle Tavern,
Spite!fields, into the origin of a tire at No. 6, Pelham-
street. by which Robert Dukes, aged 18 years, lost his life,
and Nicholas Simlick was seriously if not fatally injured.
The jury viewed the body of the decased, which waa
literally reduced to a cinder.
William Dukes, 6, l'elham-street, Spitalfields, said that
the deceased was his brother, and he lived with wa-
rless at 6, Pelham-street. The ground floor of the work-
shop attached to that house was occupied by Mr. Siinlick,
a match-boxmaker. On Tuesday morning last at half-past
6 o'clock, while sleeping in the same room as the
deceased, he was awoke by loud cries of " Fire !"
He and the deceased jumped up, and they found the two
story workshop to the rear of the house in flames. Being
anxious to save the property of Mr. Lucas, the occupier of
the upper floor, who was their stepfather, they both, de-
ceased and witness, went into the building and began to
throw some of the furniture out. The heat and the smoke
income so great that witness to save himself had to get
oat at the window. He believed that his brother intended
to do the same, but was overpowered by the fire before he
could do so. The deceased was a carver by trade. The
Ire originated to all appearance on the ground floor.
After other evidence,
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death by

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THURSDAY, NOYEMBER 1&, 8 A.M.

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London, England, 1866-11-15

LAW REFORM.

The Daily News refers to the energy with which the
state of New York, followed since by sixteen other of the
American states, has emancipated itself from the incom-
prehensible system of jurisprudence which she ;^herited
from ourselves, fusing law and equity into one, and dwells
on our delays and timidity in the same matter. So marked
is the difference that it may be that very shame will com-
pel our lawyers to cease the open resistance and
covert obstruction with which for the most part they
have hitherto met the consideration of the topic.
In lsll3 Lord Chancellor Westbury propounded a large
scheme for Past consolidating the whole statutes, and then
digesting the reports so as t i reduce them to order and
symmetry ; but since his lordship's fall it does not appear
that anyone of the law officers of the crown has thought it
worth his while to prosecute a subject on which, as we
have seen, parliament has so often expressed its anxious
wishes, and for which it actually two years ago voted a
sum of money to make a commencement. Perhaps, since
Lord Westbury has now returned to judicial work, he may
be able to enforce the undertaking of the far more im-
portant task with which he seemed to wish to connect his
name. The digest ought to be prepared with a distinct
understanding that when it has received for a year or so
careful and general consideration, it is to bo enacted and
to become cur written code. For nothing less than a code
will ever meet the wants of the intelligent public.
London, England, 1866-11-15

PROVINCIAL SFIARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. NOT. 14.--Salesi to-day: Great Eastern, 264 1-
-4, Lanovddre and Yorkshire, 124 e —London and North Western.
11,to 171 1 I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 49/ 1
• 81 j 91—Metropolitan. 1561 4 34—Midland, 1941—North Bri-
Doh, 361 4—South Fasters, 631 4, 1 * 3 23—Lancashire and York-
shire, pref.. 1565. par—North Union, A, 211—Great Western
of Canada. 121—United States 5-20 Bonds. no; c—Great Luxem-
bourg shares, 121—Alliance Bank Lolloi.llllind Liverpool Limited ,
Gil. British and Foreign Marine Limited . par—Maritime Insur-
ance , Limited % ltd.—Thames and:3leraey Marine 'Unlit NI?, Si p.
—Anglo-American Telegraph, 15141—Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent., 41 1-16 4.
II ASCUEsTatt, No!. 14.—Prices were weaker and generally
declined. A moderate business was done in some stocks. but
buy,ssi observed a moderate caution. Alliance Bank (Limited',
41 d —Anglo-American Telegraph Limited 141 15 141—At-
lantic Telegraph Preference S per ce-it., SO—Consolidated Bank
:Limited'. 1 p.—Great Pastern. 294—Great Northern A, 1271
Gt and Trunk of Canada, 181--Great Western of Canada, 121 1—
Great Western, 531 1 4 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire 124 I—New
ditto ordinary, 1 p.— London and North Western, 118 171
Manchester, Sheffield, and Linoolnshire,4ol 9 SI 9 1 1
981 94 9—Metropolitan, 1241 3/ 41 4—Mexican. 171 IS—Mid -
land, 1241—North British, 361 1 I—South Eastern. 64 31 1 1
k 1 3—Thames and Mersey Marine insurance ;Limited', p.—
United States 5-20 Years' Bonds, 694 1.
Binnuintisit, NOT. 14.—The sales to-day were—in Lloyd's
Bank shares, at 71 preen. ; Birmingham New Mill shares, at 2 :
Gloucester Wagon shares Limited •, at 117-16 ditto, fourth issue.
1 prem.: Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Waggon shares. at
; ditto, third Dane, at 7-16 ills. ; South Staffordshire Water-
works. at 6 3-16: and Muntes Metal shares, at 11 din. Closing
prices:—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed 31 per cent.,
at 701 to 714: Shropah!re Bank, at 5, sellers: Leeswood Cannel
and Gas Coal, at 11, sellers; and Patent Shaft and Axle-tree
shares, at 6 preen.,
Dentin, Noe. 13. —New Three per Cent. Stock, 87871—Ditto
for new account, Dec. 6. 874—Bank of Ireland 4.100 paid, WO—
Munster Bank ,Limited.. ,34 paid', 4—National Bank `LSO
paid', 671 67—Provincial Bank ;.C25 paid:. 81—Cork and Ban-
don (all paid, 12—Great Southern and Western ...glee paid, 91—
Midland Great Western (ZOO paid;, 594—Great Southern and
Western, 4 per cent. perp. (~ClOO paid!, 92.

Richard Thompson, a bricklayer, was brought
op at the Dublin head-office on Tuesday, for saying at a
public-house that he would fight for Stephens, who would
dine at the Castle next Christmas Day. The witnesses

no case was

against him were two private soldiers.
remanded.
The only things that have been landed from the
Weft India steamer Atrato, which is now lying in quaran-
tine off the Isle of Wight, in consequent's of the yellow
fever having been on board of her, are the mails, govern-
ment despatches, specie, and live turtle.
London, England, 1866-02-01

ANOTHER oar OF 100,0001. BY ma PEABODY.

The Tints announces another noble act on the part of
Mr. Peabody. That gentleman, it seems, bag placed in the
hands of the trustees an additional sum of one hundred
thousand pounds for the same purpose as the former en-
dowment: his donation now amounting to a quarter of a
million. Such a gift from one person is, probably, the
Times remarks, the most splendid set of munificence on
record. But the manner of this gift is even more admirable
than its magnitude, and is, in a still greater degree, beyond
any expression of our thanks. It is made during the life
of the donor. That he may increase the happiness of the
poor of London, Mr. Peabody, who is not himself au Eng-
lishman, nor bound tow by any peculiar ties, has denied
to himself the use and the pleasure of a quarter of a
million of mosey. By 'a very p.rtial ►pplic►tion of the
fund which hes been yet made, no lass than 850 persons
have already been rescued from the degrading con-
dition of ►heir former dwellings ; and the Tunes
ventures to doubt if the trustees will be able
to di-cover any more useful appropriation of the money
than a work of this kind. The collateral advantaps of the
fond in furnishing an example of what may be profitably
done in the way of good buildings for the poor are of
great importance, and a still further benefit from the
splendid example is that it may naturally elicit others of
the same character on a scale more proportionate to ordi-
nary means from other benevolent persona If everyone
would do but half as much in his own immediate neigh-
bourhood, according to his ability, as Mr. Peabody has
done for a strange country, the condition of the pour
would soon cease to present those sad and difficult pro-
blems which now mar the enjoyment of our highest pros-
perity. Mr. Peabody's name ought, in any case, to be
always cherished in the gratitude of the public, mad be
will be remembered by all classes of our countrymen as,
both by act and by example, one of the greatest beaefsc.
toes of the London poor.
London, England, 1866-02-01

PROPOSED REVISION OP THE PRAYER-BOOS.

DEPUTATION TO EARL RUSSELL.-(THIS DAY.'

This morning, a deputation, consisting of Lord
!bury (the president) and the council and members of the
amcciation for promoting • revision of the Prayer-book and
for sscur;ng purity and simphcity in She public worship of
Me church of Ragland, waited upon Earl Russell, at his
residence in Downing-street, for the purpose of pro-
mpting to him a memorial.
London, England, 1866-02-01

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.--Jas. 31.

Billings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock, and
Baron, Martin, Chappell, and Pigott )

BLIENDALE AND OTHERS V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY CONPANT. -JUDGMENT.

This was a special c•se argued a few days ago, and raking
Important questions as to the mode of charging for packages
conveyed by railway companies on behalf of common
carriers. The action was brought by the well-known firm
of Pickford and Co., to recover certain overcharges, and
had been turned into a special case by order at nisi prius.
The first question was whether, when the plaintiffs cent •
number of separate packages consigned to one person (their
agent at a particular place), the defendants were entitled to
charge for them separately, or ought only to charge for
them at one rate as If they formed use consignment, the
payment under the latter mode being the lowest. The ae-
cond was whether they were not hound to make deductions
for the services of collection and delivery when those ser-
vices were performed by the plaintiffs. This wu, however,
conceded by the defendants, who consented to make de•
ductkos in respect of those service.. The last point had
reference to some extra charges made by the company upon
packages sent to the Isle of Wight.
The Court now gave judgment for the plaintiffs on the
first and second questions, and for the defendants on the
last.
London, England, 1866-02-01

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-JAN. 31.

Bitting' in Banco.—{Before the Lord Met Justice, and
Justices Blackburn and Mellor.)
LANDON V. THI 1300TH IASTZEN RAILWAY OOMPANT.

This wee a writ of inquiry to were damage! in the case
tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at Westminster. on the
6th December last. The plaintiff is • Frenchmao, and was •
passenger in the tidal team which wentover theembaukstent
sear Staplehuret, sad in that accident he tecesved serious
injuries. The plaintiff described himself as having a private
inquiry office m Agar-street, Strand, and that his income
was about 8001. per annum. The company admitted their
liability, and the plaintiff's surgeons and those employed by
the company agreed as to the nature of the injurier, and the
period at which the plaintiff might noose?. The jury, after
hearing the evidence, gave a verdict ler the phintiff.
damages 1,5001. This term Mr. Serjeant Ballaufne ob-
tained a rule to reduce the damages on the ground that
they were expensive.
Mr. Murphy showed cause against the rule.
Mr. Serpent Balleatine and Mr. Poland appeared in sup-
port of the rule.
After hearing Mr. Murphy,
The Lord Chief Justice said he thought at the time of
the trial the 8001. a year was rather shadowy. The plain-
tiff was entitled to substantial damages, but be thought
the sum given by the jury was too high. He was certainly
startled with the verdict, sad thought 1,0001. would have
been sufficient. _ _

Mr. nerjeant Banalities said he was instructed to offer
8001., but the compsny were ready to accept his lordship's
suggestioe.
The Lord Chief Jostles said there would be a rule abso-
lute for a Dew trial on the payment of costs, unless the
plaiotdi coesented to take 1,000/.
Rule absolute acoordingly.
This was the list day of term. The court will this day
(Thursday) sit at nisi prius.
London, England, 1866-02-01

THE FENIAN TRIALS.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY Maar.

Terence Byrne, who was taken in the act of
casting bullets in Dublin, was convicted to-day,
and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. The
prisoner bad been in the county of Dublin militia.
Patrick Dunno was found guilty of having attempted
on the 28th of November to administer the Fenian
oath to a soldier of the 24th Regiment at the
Pidgeon-house Fort. He was sentenced to five
years' penal servitude.
The fancy fair intended to be held to-day at the
Rotondo, for the benefit of the wives and families
of Fenian prisoners, having been prohibited by go-
vernment, no attempt was made to hold it.
London, England, 1866-08-30

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Ammer 28.
A denial has been given to the rumours current
that the Turkish government would not pay the
overdue coupons of the general debt on the 13th of
October next.

(Via Marseilles.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUCtST 22.
The principal theatre in thiscity, worth 10,000,000
piastres, has been destroyed by fire.
London, England, 1866-08-30

THE INSURRECTION IN CANDIA.

ATHENS, AUGUST 23.

The Turkish troops have not succeeded in sur-
rounding the insurgents in Candle. The latter
continue to fortify their positions. Families are
emigrating to Greece. European war ships are ex-

AMERICA.
(By Atlantic Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, AUOVErr 28, Evmsa.
Gold, 148/. Exchange on London, 156 i. 5.20
United States Bonds, un ; Illinois, 1231 ; Erie,
T3i. Cotton, 34c.

THE PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS. AUGUBT 29, 3.30 r.x.
The Bourse has been heavy. Bentea closed at
69.65, or about the same as yesterday.
London, England, 1866-08-30

MLSCILLA'frOUS TOPICS.

Referring to the evidence given before the bribery at
elections commissions the Times asks what is to be done,
and replies that there in but one answer—disfraaehise-
meet. The large population of Yarmouth raises a doubt
in the case of that town whether the summary punishment
which the guilty side of that constituency merit would not
be purchased at the coat of so numerous an innocent
body that the blow would involve a greater proportion of
innocent suffering than parliamentary justice sanctions

and approves. Yarmouth might be let oft, perhaps, with a
seven years' suspension of the franchise. But with respect to
Totng, Reigate, and Lancaster the course of justice is
clear, and there can be no doubt that one of the tint bills
laid on the table of the House of Commons next session
ought to be a bill for the total and perpetual disfranchise-
ment of those three boroughs. Such a measure is due to
justice, to respectability, and to decency. Nobody can
tell how many accidental obstacles may arise to a general
reform bill, and how long it will be before one passes
through parliament ; but here, at any rate, in the dis-
franchisement of these three worthless boroughs, is an
instalment of reform. Five mate would thus be placed
at the disposal of parliament to be given to more respect-
able and more numerous constituencies.
The Post devotes an article to the law between masters
and servants, under which the breach of an agreement
between employer and employed is as regards the latter
punishable criminally instead of being made the subject of
a dell action like matters of contract and agreement
between employers and employed. This grievanoe is, the
Post thinks, a legitimate subject of complaint, and after
considering both sides of the question it comes to the ma-
elusion that a law which seems to have excited the anti-
pathies of so large &class of the English people is a fair sub•
London, England, 1866-08-30

prisoner, and after that he did not see myttihei sem
him until he was taken into custody.of
By Mr. Lewis—The prisoner's books were in a mole
graceful condition, and did not appear to hare lee, ass
..
posted up for six months. Warms had beta
upon them ever since, and Hs hod not now got tile.%
"MrYthing. Lewlitse ssiclproPartliati"ar.
this was all the evidence he
to offer at present, and he asked that the primer*
be remanded.
Mr. Wontner said it wowed to him that these
evidence at all of eunbms- est. liven admitting theA
=ahad received the several rums of mosey
meentioned, there wee nothing to ahow trieej,
not amounted far them to Mr. Beinall, who had me hei
celled as a wittier.
Mr. Lewis said that Mr. Russell would, et esaft.
beuthcallerveiguasertienche;luenr=sl:ertituttttjaspproingtreiladerthle ;sf
dinaindinebesaheeh:hbs.,=uoA....:o47
master, as it was his daty to do, he had *Pr:sewed 6,4
to his own use by paying thou into his owl octfaish,
bankers.
Sir B. Carden said it appeared to him that got ge
evidence a clear MAO of embezzlement had tees oil
fished on the part of the preeecation, subieek et
to any. explanation that might be offend on the teat
the prisoner.
Mr. Wontner then said that he thought it dike to 024
behalf of the prisoner, and for the tearnntiat ge
onnumber of respectable persons who were won
quounted with him, that he was instructed thee *nth
who'c matter was fully inquired into, it would is Jed
that instead of his having embemled any of the memed
the prosec..tor, that Mr. Russell owed him 2,ooxiu
balance of account.
Mr. Lewis said he was astonished to hear kis hew
friend make such a statement, when the fact wu gi
prceecutor had been detreuded to an enormous extud
the prisoner, and it was a mere piece ot impenneese •
his part to instruct his solicitor to make the ametiee h
had done, for which there was not the slighted tease
lion.
The prisoner was then again remanded.
•
London, England, 1866-08-30

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(astrrza's latzaaime.)
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
VIENNA. Ammar 29.

The treaty of peace just concluded between
Austria and Prussia contains an article relative to
the Elbe Duchies. The abide stipulates that
Prussia shall continue to pay all pensions granted
by Austria to Holstein officials ; that Austria shall
band over to Prussia the amount of 450,000 Danish
thalers belonging to the Holstein finances, at pre-
sent in her keeping ; that no Holstein official shall
be _

called to account or otherwise molested for rea-
sons connected with past events.

(s:lron's =rms.)
CANADA.
APPREHENDED FENIAN RAID.
(Per New York.)
NEW YORK, ACM= 18, Noow.

The Canadians are agitated by all manner of
rumours concerning meditated hostilities against
them by the Fenian,. A great Fenian picnic is to
take place on Tuesday next at Clinton Grove, one
mile below Fort Erie, on the American side. Ten
thousand persons are expected to be present, among
them many prominentFenianoflicers. The Canadian

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authorities have taken extensive precautionary
measures in case of any attempted raid, and will
have a large force of military at Fort Erie and ad-
jacent points. It is believed that the Fenians will
avail themselves of the harvest season if they really
purpose another raid.
London, England, 1866-11-23

7HE LAW APF)t%TMEITS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

S'oce Ids accession to office Lord Derby has given away
in England and behind five of the highest judicial dig-Ms
tics. A harvest of vice-chancellorships is confidently
reckoned on, and the creation of three ',Mane judges
is said to he in contemplation. The had y
News allows that his lorl.hip, on the whole,
has exercised his patronage with fairness and discretioi,
but condemns tho system which unites law and politics,
and which has made Sir F. Kelly a Lord Chief Baron and
Mr. Whiteside a Lord Chief Justice. It is not desirable
that politicians should be judges, or that judges should be
politicians, and that the discharge of the highest judicial
functions in the most doubtful and difficult cases—and
such necessaxlly constitute the business of the supreme
Court of Appeal—should be a mere incident of other obli-
gations. On the contrsry, it should be in the handset' men
chosen exclusively on account of their special qualifications
for the work. The proposal which has been thrown out for
making the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Firsts, the Lord Chief
Baron, the Lords *Testicles of Appeal, and the Master of
the Rolls, official life-peers, is open of course to the
general objection of blending the judicial with the poll.
tical character ; for the holders of these offices would as
politicians vote upon questions, and it may be particular
cases which they might have to decide as judges. The
principle laid dos a and remorselessly acted on in the care
of Mr. Beales, of the separation of political and judicial
duties, applies even more strictly to higher offices. If a
better court of appeal is wanted than the House of Lords
now offers, it may be constituted out of the high func-
tionaries just named without making them peers ; while
for aid in legislation the legal element in the House of
• Lords, as it is now formed and recruited, is sufficiently
strong.