The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

CROATIA.

AGRAII, Disc. 29.
A conference called together by the Ban of
Croatia to deliberate upon the organisation of an
autonomous government for the country was
opened to-day.
The Emperor and Empress are expected here,
to be present at the installation of the Ban.

AMERICA.

NEW YOBS. r!5e....29.

The extra Cunard steamships Tarifa-and Siberia
arrived to-day at Boston, the former at 6 a.m.,
and the latter at 2 p.m. The Allan steuerdiip
Austrian arrived to-day at Portland.
Closing Priees.—(}old dosed at 1341 ; the
highest quotation during the day was 133 ; the
lowed, 1341. Sterling exchange on London,
1091 ; 6-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 1101;
ditto, 1886, lon ; ditto, 1886, 1101; 10-40 Bonds,
1061. Illinois, 142 ; Erie, 39. Cotton, Middling
Upland, 251. Petroleum, standard white, 311.
Flour, extra State, 6 dole. 930. to 7 dole. '63e.
Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 10e.

fiIICCICIIIO RAILWAY AOCIDENTS.—The passion-
ger whose death we mentioned ye-tenlay ast having imeurred
at the Shrewsbury railway station was Mr. smith. It
fortunately happened that hie mother and sister were in
the weitiug-room, and were not eye-witnams of the acid-
dint, which created a deep sensation throughout the
crowded station.—A sad accident also happened on the
Bristol and Exeter Railway on Monday. Richard Bryant,
in tie employ of the telegraph company, wad engaged in
repairing the telegraph wine between Wellington and
the Tiverton-road station. He stepped between the rails
to get a tool just an an engine was paving, and was
struck in the back and knocked into an adjoining field. A
leg and an arm were broken, and he received other in-
juries. His life 14 daliaired of.
AGRICI'LTVRAL PitOnl.ll(7l:4.—The weAk opened
with a thick foggy day, but with no rain, although this
was threatening. Mcnday was a very wet day through-
out; wind S.S.E. ,• thermometer 48 deg.; barometer down
to 29.30 inches. From Scotland it was reported:—" We
have bad changeable, wet, and stormy weather, with an
occasionally good day ; temperature mild. Should the
weather become dry some autumn wheat would yet be
sown." Tuesday morning was fine, and the day held up,
but rain set in at 6 p.m., and a wet night was expe-
rienced. From the West Riding of Yorkshire it was
stated:—" This week opened with damp and dingy
weather, followed by heavy rain on Sunday night ;
and our full river and watercourses show the
state the land must be in from such a conti-
nuance of wet." From the East Riding our ad-
vices run :---`• Weather continues very mild and open, a
good deal of rain has fallen, and Nome armaments, of
winter would now be desirable,
.especially for the wheat
put, which looks well, but is getting too foward."
From Northumberland it was, written :—" The weather
has been very wet during the last few days, but this
morning is fine. The wind haa.been west and south-weft,
blowing at times very harsh" Wednesday was tolerably
fine, but the atmosphere was damp ; thermometer, 48
degrees; barometer down to 29.341 inches. Thursday
morning was very unsettled, after heavy rain in the night,
shoe ery in the afternoon, and with a wet and very
boisterous evening ; thermometer 47 degrees, Lamm der
213.50 inches, being lower than at any period time
the early
_put of 1867. From Warwickshire it was
stated :--- 'We have a continuance of almost spring-
like weather, allowing cattle sufficient nourishment iron
the ja,turcr. More seasouable weather is now desirable,
especially for the young wheat . plant, which a warn tem-
pciature amid abundance of ant is pushing too forward.
The potato crop is fist din. '-hing under the comb:nisi
action of disease and fo:ced consumption." From Suffolk
we Lear: "The weather since our Lit has been stormy,
and much min has fallen." From another part of the
[ lame county it was remarked : "Since my last we have
laud heavy ruin, and the barometer to-day is rinoseally
low." }riday was a very fine day, clear, briar :y, sad
bright; wind W.N.W., thermometer 43 and baro-
meter miring, being up to 29.20 in. Our &deices fro:n
the West Riding of Yorkshire said : " Sine() Tuesday we
have to report continued damp mil showery weather."
Saturday morning was flue, but rain set in daring the
afternoon and the evening was very wet; blowing again
strong,
strong, and threatening a boisterous night. During this
week there have been heavy kills of ram, particularly in
the night, and the low lands in many counties have been
flooded ; while where not so heavy there has been a suf-
ficiency of wet for every purpose ; and the wells are quite
replenished, as water-mills enabled to work all their
power, where not stopped by backwater ; for in aurae dis-
tricts this has at last heen a complaint. The atmosphere
has proved too damp for wheat threshing, and supplies
will consequently be short until we have an improvement
inthe weather. Barley will still, however, be thrashed,
the condition not being so important an that of wheat,
aud the demand encourages the farmer, to bring it out as
fast us pomade. Still there is a falling off in the amount,
although there were 4,769 qrs. returned more than wheat.
Very high prices for choice malting qualtiee are now paid
at all the leading markets, and as yet them is no stop to
the advance, maltstere being determined to secure prime
parcels as long as such can be obtained.—York-leas
press.
I'AYENT OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENAINOTON.
—Number of visitors for the week ending Dec. 26, 8,031.
Total minder since the opening of the museum free daily
(May 12, 11614), 1.466,667.
DuNvit.rx mai Co., Belfast, aro tiro largest
had.r. of Wbbky In Om World. 010 Id- It Whisky 14 rorms-
striob dby tie no dial profession in pr, fonoto to ravn-li
Suillit 41 :n I soloe and eanw for boom W4l or ozporlotioo. Quota
t... 11.1 oil appli,ution to WIMP*. Donvnle and f 110f4st ; 1,
nufort.builklitwo, Stnabd, London, W.O.- -lA4vortlisoinnts I

•
The storm which bae prevailed sineo Sumlay hee
not been attended, re far as is known, with a single
ellFt Of y beyond the surpesed lost of • watermaii na ne 1
Jew r Smith, by deuterium; ea be was pirommlinx alone
with MOM Whims to ill-Ariadn• -as Spelled Saar-
who
was a quiet man. was much respected! am amid leaves a
widow, brit his on fy ren lute arriret at the axe of
manhood: and is • licensed waterman plying betirma
l'entrinciith and Gosport. As yet neither the brat
nor fl o body have limn recovered ; but come
few articles which am supposed to have been
in it, aid which point to the conclusion that the b rat w tr
swami ed. and that in that way Smith wan drosrucl
bare floated on to the beech near Langston. The Ariadne
and the &rapid, which were detained in eon-eV/CHO of
the vet-alone of the gale, sailed from Spit/bawl thin af ter-
row the former for the Mediterranean. and the latter
for (jusenstown, and thence to Alexandria, with troops
for service in India.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 24.-ROYAL MARINE LIGHT
iItrANTRT.—The following named genthasea Lee beat
appiuted lieuteuanh4 in the Itrateteldarinee : —.Hoary
Vaneitttut, and Partial Heade.—

TBE INTERNATIONAL TACHT ALITCIT.

(From the New Toth Spirit of the Times.)

Some weeks ago wo published, with arch com-
ments as we thought suitable, the letter of Mr. Add) iry.
owner of the Englsh yacht Caueiria. to the New York
Yacht Club. It will bo remembered that the letter in
question made some suggestions, and invited noveral c in-
tests. The fiat was, that the New York Club should
select and rend ricer to England. in time for the Cop
area of the Royal Yacht Clith arid Royal Yacht Squadron.
a vestal, er vessels, not more than twenty per cent. laror
tonnage than the Cumin ie; that, after the Americau ve.sel
had lanticitated in such of those races as should be conve-
nient, she rhould sail an ocean match from the Isle of
Wight to New York against the Cumbria, under no re-
strictions as to sails or number of crew, and without
giving any allowance for difference of tonnage. The
third projositiou was to sail the beet of three matcher
around Long Island, with allowance for tonnage.
Of the answer the New York Yacht Club may have made
to Mr. Aebbury we have no knowledge, but in another
part of this paper we give letters to the gentleman in
question from Mr. Henry U. Stebbins, owner of the
Phantom, and Mr. James Gordon Bennett, jun., owner
of the Dauntless. From Mr. Stebbins's letter we gather
the probability that the reply of the Yacht (dub to Mr.
Arhbury merely sets forth the conditions under which the
Royal Cup, won by America in England, is to be sailed for.
These conditions were imposed by those who presented
the Cep to the New York Club,. and it m not at
liberty to depart from them. We give these conditions
with the lettersof Mr. Stebbins and Mr. Bennett. It will
be seen that the cup is made a perpetual challenge trophy,
the club which may bold it being liable to be challenged
to be sailed for its further perseeesima at any time, and
the place and terms of the race, unless there is mutual
agreement to the contrary, being provided. The New
York Yacht Club has it na its power to agree to Mr.
Asbbury'a conditions for sailing the best of two in three
matches sroaad Lose Island, but it is not eompelled to
agree to them. The letter of Kr. Stebbins to Mr. Ash-
bury is cordial and handsome. It congratulates the
owner of the Cambria on her victory over the Sappho,
warns him of a cordial and hospitable reception here
next fall. if becomes, and states that Mr. Stebbins will be
ready to test tl.e sailing qualities of the Phantom against
those of the Cambria iu any match that may be agreed
upon after the arrival of the British yacht in our waters.
So far, ro good. We now mine to Mr. Bennett's letter,
which, as will be seen, is quite as polite and handsome as
the others, and a good deal more likely to lead to real
bunions in a ship-shape, seaman-like sort of way. When
we commented so favourably upon Mr. Aehbury s sugges-
tions, we declared that the real pith and marrow of the
three lay in that which propoosl a race of three thousand
miles to westward and windward, without restric-
tions as to canvas or crew. Mr. Bennett seems
to have thought so ton, and therefore he agrees
to rail his yacht the ISauntless against the
Cambria from ( owes to New York, or from Cowes
to the A:ores (Western Islands of the sailors) awl back.
or any other 1114 eof three thouissuil miles at sea. He
prefers this to railing races in inlaid waters. and wo
believe him to be in the right. Ocean races afford inireli
truer and better tests of the speed and weatherly iptalities
of the yachts., of the science end sagacity of their navi-
gators, and of the skill and hardihood of their sailing
masters. Therefore he may exclaim :

Their idle Phantom
freely mud th,m,
Rut there'. an anthem
Yore dear to me

sung by the rolling billows of the deep blue are One
objection indeed may be advanced against the match
which Mr. Bennett is willing to sad against the Cam-
bria after his arrival in England next May. His
schooner. the Dauntless, is considerably larger than
Mr. Ashbury's yacht, but that Mr. Bennett cannot
help, and we do not think that it would make
any material difference to the result. In very heavy
weather it might do so, but in the summer time, when
light winds prevail to a considerable extent, the smaller
schooner aught often have the advantage in going close-
hauled when the breeze was weak and baffling. There-
fore, we think an ocean match at least will grow out of
the correspondence which has taken plain: and if such a
one is arranged between the two famous @choosers Cam-
bria and Dauntless, as yachts worthy of representing the
kindred and maritime peoples of the British Islands and
the United States, a world-wide curiosity will be created,
and no small addition made to the pleasurable interest of
civihsed mankind.

TILE CHANCERY VACATlON.—Yesterday, at the
lion; Chambers. Mr. Marshall, the chief clerk, heard a
number of summonses. The vacation will terminate on
the 6th January.
TBE LEGAL RECERS.—To-day the oomnron law
offices resume business in preparation for the Hilary term,
commencing on the Ilth January.
Tit g FUTURE OF TRADES' ITroo xa.— -During the
Kest ut month the Trades Union Commissioners have
held several sittings for the purpose of agreeing upon
their leport. which it is understood is now completed, and
will he laid before parliament early in the next se—ion.
It is stated that the repent will he ono of the majority
only, and that amongst its leading reeeminendatious wit
lK found, that trades unions, under cattail' limit,. sh raid
be recogrihed by law, suit their funds placed under its
protection: that the rubs( of thee unions should bo
biraling only on their member*, and that any attempt to
tramcar them upon unwilling workmen should be punish-
Otte by law; that the utmost freedom of labour should
exist in all trades; and that the benevolent
and trade funds should be kept entirely distinct,
and that no moneys subscribed for benevolent purposes
should under any (ileum:dances be applied to troupe or
other esti aneous objects. It is this but recommendation
that will meet with the strongest opposition from the large
end more influential trade societies, such as the engineer*,
matens,joiners bricklayers, plasterers, boiler-makers, &c.,
on the ground that Laving subscribed the money them-
selves, they have a right to •
epaso of it in any way they
think Fel er. Already, in d
anticipation of the report of
the comminioners, the trades and trades councils through-
out the country are forming cansittures to protect the in-
terests of the unions by a united action and opposition to
the clauses of any bill that may be laid before perhament
founded on the report of the commission that may inter-
fere with their fundamental principles, and the right to
amalgamate their funds, if they think proper eo to do.
THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS AT TAUNTON.—
REPRIIMS or Swerr.—We learn with gratification that
Mr. Oakley, governor of the Taunton County Prison, has
at length received a communication from the HOW-Office
signifying the Queen's commands that the execution of
the el ntenee of death wised upon Robert Sweet be re-
si tit cal until furthersigui of liar Majesty's pleasure.
—• 11.(streti Mowing Aeirs.
LANDPLIE ON THE TEAM VALLEY RAILWAY.—
Intelligence has been received of a landslip which has
tido u plate on the Team Valley Railway, noir Chester
Dow. flue line of rails was stopped. Assistuite was
ileivdeltrd from Duiliain. The ream Valley Itsilway
wee only opt lied for traffic on thu Ist instant.

71111111720110L1T41V IVIIIN 401, 1867.
--w•--- . •
AEPITTNITXT TO TOE XSTOOPOITTAN 0011310:1 POOll VUT •D. •' t
'1 ho following official ducuiuoute have been for••
watch d to us for publication : - 1
ii e, the Poor-law Board, acting melee the Mettorditista
I our Act, 1567, do heathy as OM • a tho /mead tOliOtil WI
la, 41. es and places where there is a , poor rate in the '
nuttutolis, the undermentioned a 1111 l outs as their r.sepso-
tive tot trihntfons to the Metropolitan 'Nieman Poor Fond„
in rcstrit of the half•year ended at Lady-day, 1808:
Amami amount •
talon, Pariah, or Place. rauatile ' of
valor. nontributios:
Bermondsey, St. Mary Magd. £21615,38 *1,807 4 II
LetLisal-gletn, St. Matthew 2 4 306 1,810 17 81
1 amberwell, St. Wes
Cliel•es, Ft. Luke
Clerkenwell, St. James 231,0'21 1,925 3 0
1 nibs=
04 4110 St., Hanover-square 90.1,812 7,418 11 Or
George, Si., in the Feat 181,119 1,603 6 6
Geot pe, St., the Martyr,
Southwark
Bile., St., in the Fields, and
St. George, bloessabary
Gleam/oh 363,813 3,074 2 0
ltscluey
Bemptead, St. John 204,772 1,760 $ Ilj
}Whom lll 446 1,4.37 17 11
Winston, St. Ma,
llenematon, St. Mary Abbott 713,149 6,944 9 101
I siibeth, St. Mary 701,028 6,34/ 18 0,
• Isfeislasue 212 149 2,41411 4
Linden, City of r 1,836034 16,301 2 6
andon, Fait ' 187,896 4463 15 10,
LoLdoO, We 4 Mimi 1,416 19 2
Luke, • St., Middlesex 224,11111 1,374 1 4'
Margaret, St., and St John, •
• Weatuaisister 071,932 3,1111 3 8
Mai ylebons. St.
Mile End Old Town
Newington, St. Mary
Olare, St.
1 addngtou
Pancras, St 1,049,417 8.74.5 219,
l'• par
Rothetbithe,t4t.Mary 113,921 974 6 10
Saint Saviour's 210,646 1.604 10 10
51 oi•t1 tth, St. Leonard
Stepney
St, kid • • '461,013 3,341 14 6
V. 11111411R4 nth and Clapham (.0I 421 5,01 213 6
Wettm.mier :A1.221 4,42; 16 10
N't bin chat il 237,071 • 2,410 11 10
IA oolwith 246,447 2,11c1 6 *
The t hatter Home 1,918 16 4 8
Gray'••inu
1.•• Cfr re of the Collegiate
Church of St. Peter
liner Temple
DI turtle Temple
Lncoln's-inn

19,866
13,61.10
17,244

12 2 8
1(0:i 11 0
108 6 et
113 14 0

Totals £16,884,93.1 £110,707 15 8
Given under our hood aad nal of office this llth day
of Lectmber, 1868. Davos. Pewitlent.
Ftracto, Secretary.

TO JORN LAMBERT, wearnmr, IitECLITER OP TUX ICIPRO-
POLITAX 0010 ION POOR FUND.
We, the Poor-law Board acting under the Metropolitan
Poor set, 1867, do iraue this our precept under our and to
you, and do hereby direct you to repay out of the Metro-
paten Common Poor Fund to the guardian; of the
level al under-mentioned unions and parishes in the metro-
polio", and to the masters of the bench, treasurer, gover-
nors, or other body or persons having the chief control or
authority in the several other under-mentioned Same
in the schedule here-under written, being the *monads
actually expended on amount of such unions, pendia,
and places respectively during the half-year ended at
Lady-day, 1868, in respect of expenses which are to be
repaid out of the raid Common Poor Fund. The echedobe
reterred to :

Es • repsystila wat
of °maraca
Names of Cokes, Parishes, Peer to eaoh Uice.
and Hama. Parish, snd Place.
Bermondsey, St. Mary Magdalen 52,074 3 2
Bethnal-green, St. Matthew
Camberwell, St. Giles
Chelsea, Mt. Luke
Clerlenwell, St. James
Fulham 1,484 14 .
George, St., Hanover-agnare 3,670 12 7.1
George, St., in the East
George, St., the Martyr, Southwark 2,417 1 3
Giles, St., in the holds, and St.
Georgt•, Bloomsbury 1,238 6 2
Greeenwich
Hackney
Hampstead, St. John 912 12 1
Holborn 1,127 7 7
lelnigton, St. Mary
Kensington. St. Maly Abbotts
I smbetb, St. Mazy
Lewisham 1,616 10 7
London, City of
London, East
London, West 2,008 17 14
Enke, St., Midd!eses 1,343 0 4
Muimu et, St., and St. John, West-
minster
Maryiebone, St 8,288 12 si
/dim Lad UM Town 3,000 2 4
?gra :t!gtou, St. Mary 3,767 6 il
Cravi r, St.
I adihugton 1,616 4 1
l'auenis, St. 8.449 7 1 I
I'ophir
Eotberhithe, St. Mary
Faint Saviour
Shorediteb, St. Leonard
Stepney 5,776 6 '..:
SI rund
Stiaud (Si. Martin in the Fichh.)
Westminster
Wandswotth and Clapham
V Litechapel
Woolwich nil.
The Charter-house nil.
Gray's-inn
The Close of the Collegiate Chula
of fk. rt ter
Inner Temple
Middle Temple
Lincohiis-inn .

nil.
nil.
nil.
nil.

Total £130,068 17 11
Given under our hand and sad of office this 11th day of
December, Is6B. Havou, Praiudent.
H. naroso, Secretary.