The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-10 00:00:00

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TEE GAIETY THEATRE

The 'dew chieliy Mare, micas is the Strand,
hetr.4een Wellingtaadreet and Catharine-street, and
rertly bull on the site of the Strand Mullahs% is now in
so , forward • state that is creak* le asibilivdy an-
nounced to *a plisse cm itemday, the 21st ins t. like
most other theatres, it has been erected in an incredibly
sheet space at e;tot, owing to the poseilar mode of he
cmistractice, The whole budding is extrunsly solid. In
fact, the tine allowed the architect, though short, lies
been abundant,ee isproved by the bet that 11 has net yet
been found netelsaiy, nor with it be secemery it is
believed, to work night hoer,. To the insaperieneed
eye the interior, as we saw it yesterday, with its
is-Mends of scaffolding, its army of busy workmen, ita
CCILICkI• hammering, sawing, planing, and other noisy
operations aught well semplat doubts of the new hove
being finished so early as Monday week. But division of
labour is a magic power. • very few days, we are
sieured, will ruttier for order to begin to appear be this
chaos ; and a few days more will maps to rendre this
large and elegant theatre ready to receive the tudieemble
audience brought together by the attractions of a " first
night."

710 Gaiety is osisseiderably larger and very moth men
lofty than its neighbour, "The New Globe," the comple-
tion of which we annouied a few days ago. It possesses
more than 2,000 seats. Occupying the greater part of •
square plot of ground between fear thorenglifirm, it has
the advantage of having four distinct enirmsem—die

principal of which is in tie Strand. The Intillaoll leads
by a few steps to Ow lova of the etas, and by a broad
winding staircase to the balcony, grand tier, and upper
boxes. The entrance@ to pit and gallery are in Oatherine.
street ; the stage door is In Wellington-street ; while an
enhance, destined for the yes 4 royalty, is at the back
of the theatre in Exeter-street. All these entranoss,

however, would be thrown open OA mita in case of ire or
panic.
In connexion with the theatre will be an extglisive
restaurant, occupying the roans over the front entrance
in the Strand, and extending for s considerable distance
along the side of the Molding in. Gathesim-earest. Theulk
entirely didinct hose the theatre, it will have a cerridee
of access from every tier of the bows. This tionvenisat
feature in the arrangements, though new here, is well
known and appreciated in coadlnental theatres. The
Gaiety restaurant, however, is a little behindhand in build.
leg, end though new in course of erection, will net be
opened far some weeks.
The specialitds of the Gaiety will be operetta, comedy,
drama, and extravaganza. The programme for the
opening night, on Monday week, consists of Mr. Jonas
operetta of The ilea iferkyouas, in which Mr. Charles
Lyall and Mies Constance Loseby will sustain the chief
parts; and a comedy entitled On the Cards, founded on
the French play of the Aseasaatetsr, in which Mr. Alfred
Wigan will appear, supported by Mir Madge Robertion,
Miss Ellen Ferree, and a French actor—M. Stuart, of the
Gaiety and Porte St. Martin Theatres, Paris. A new ex.
traveganra, written by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, and based
on the opens of Robert 4 Diable, will conclude the anium-
meets of the evening.

riILYTECHNIC IIVBTITUTION.—The managers of
tie Polytechnic have their Christina* preparations
already well advanced. The large hall is being newly
arranged and decorated, and is, after Christmas, to ex-
hibit some new features, the novelty of which must not
be damaged by any premature disclosures. Om novelty
was, however, introduced yesterday evening, when Pro-
fessor Pepper gave an interesting lecture, historical and
deseriptive, of a watch, apropos of a new system of con-
struction, which has recently brim adopted by Mr. Streeter,
of Conduit-etreet. Thin gentleman, wishing to neutralise
the advantage which the Swim watchmakers have over
their English competitors, through the abundance
and cheapness of labour, has introduced the Ame-
rican system of making watches by machinery, the
American machines being, of oouree, improved by
English care and finish. The result is that a third
of the price is saved, and the watch is better,
through the greater accurs:y with which the minute
wheels., copy and levers are cut. The principle* in
fact, the same which has been carr:od out with success ire
the government small-arms factories, where all the
minute parts of a rifle are muds byvnachinery with an ac-
curacy and certainty which could not poaibly be ap-
proached by baud labour. Mr. Streeter makes his " parts
of a watch" in the same manner, saving thus an immure-
eity of cost in labour, whilst at the same time he produces
an accuracy of fit and proportion which can only be
secured by machinery. Professor Pepper gave a lucid and
interesting explanation of the principles of watch con-
struction, and then showed bow efficiently they eoald be
carried out by Mr. Streeter's machinery. A very crowded
audience listened with attention to the lecture, and fre-
quently applauded the lecturer in the course of his
observations.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 9.—APPOPS. TRENTS.--CUp•
Lan J. E. Parish, to the Cosisek, oonoldmi?tiod, Com-
- Knocker, '

menders H. H.. to the Fly, commissioned ; J. W.
Erik, to the Lynx, . ,nimisioned ; J. F. G. Grant, to the
Donegal. 6mM-commander Samuel Winnsoott, to the
Asia, additional for the Resistance. Lieutenants W. R.
Harwell, to the Lynx ; Richard Evans, Charles D. Eden,
Edmund F. Jeffreys, and Charles H. Taylor, to the Cos-
sack; Ho L. Pearson, to the Fly; Cecil W. Beaumont,
to the ; Ernest B. Wadlow, to the Juana.
Sub-Lieutenants Alfred S. White and Arthur C. Jenner,
to the Cossack ; Archibald 0. Hill, to the Scorpion ;
Mountjoy Squire, to the Lynx ; Francis H. Hemery, to
the fly. Navigating Lieutenant Samuel H. Spry, to the
Cossack. Navigating Sub-lieutenants Francis Rowlett,
to the Elk; Joseph H. Dutton, to the Hercules;
Thomas Hawkins Smith, to the Lyn: ; Edward
B. Hodges, to the Hornet ; William J. N. Bards
to the Fly. Paymaster Bertram Mittord, to the Cossack.
dien.tant raymasten Edward M. Ommaaney, to the Coe-
park ; John B. Inglis, to the Black Prince. Navigating
Mid.hipman Charles S. Nedham, to the Cossack. Clerk
Charles Kendall, to the Cossack. Engineers William
Barclay and John IL Harvey, to the Elk: William H.
Green and William G. Marta& to the Hornet. First-
claw Assistant-Engineers Joseph Lilley, to the Elk ; and
John R. Atkins, to Hemet.

THE Lose OF TEE 11111ERNIA.—The riaosengers
and crew of the Hibernia who were picked up on the
night of the lith November arrived in Glasgow on Tues-
day. The additional narratives thus obtained, in all essen-
tial particulars confirm that of Captain Munro. The up-
setting of the boat hi charge of the ch of mate is attri-
buted to the fact that it was heavily laden, that • there
were several women and children on NNW, and
that, notwithstanding the difficulty of managing it
in such • gale, a sail was hoisted. Two naming boats
were comnuinded by experienced seamen, and as they
would naturally steer into the channel of the West India
and American barters, it is probable that they may have
been picked up. But es-potato to the elements in such a
store for any longer presod than twenty-four boars would
open out before-the ill-fated castaways the prospect of a
far more dreadful fate than that which befell these in the
boat commanded by the chief mate.
FATAL RAILWAY AOClDENT.—Yeetenisty Dr.
Lankestcr held an inquiry at the Royal Free lieepitel,
Gray's-inn-road, relative to the death of William Den-
ton, aged 25, who having been a traveller by en expree
train on the Great Northern Hallway, was found in a
dying state rin the line u,ar the Heven liisteni-road libi-
tum. corn the evidence of several witnesses it appeared
that on 1 hunrlay last the deceased was bringiug up •
horse from Peterborough to Loudon by express tram.
whirl. would arrive in London at 5.33 p.m. Ito was in
the aurae carriage as the helle of which, he had charge,
but in a separate compartment. He was provided with a
snit, lied there VMS a hap Le could raise so as to look
to the Lone. The train siopperl at Rite liin, where
des. else,' got out and re-enteri d the carriage, and leaning
over the deer, had rorue convenation with one of the
aerials. The train then started, and on alim.kerling speed
at the Edgware Junction the door of the carrive in which
he was sitting was observed to be swinging to and fro.
The driver could not stop, as he would have had to come
to a standstill in the tunnel, and the train y was
taken to its destination. A telegram wasthen sea to the
Nevem tiisterid-read station, when a max with a lantern
was sent down the line, and about 30 yards from the
junction, and 100 yards from the station, he found the de-
ceased insensible on the line, when he was speedily cone
veyed to the lioyal Free Hospital, where he died on the
following morning. It is euppoeod that he opened the
door for souse purpose and fell out of the carriage. A
verdict of "An:kinked Death" was returned.
THE NEW STREET SEMAI.IIORE.—Sir R. Mayno
has issued an official notice regulating the duties of riders
and driven with reference to the new semaphore. The
signal for cauti ~,, is formed by the arms of the instrunieut
being lowered to an angle of le degrees, and by night with a
green light, and the signal for stopping by the extending
of die alma to • right angle with the pillar, and by night
with a red light. By the signal " Caution," all persons
hi charge of vehicles and hones are sensed to aces over
the ci seeing with care, and due regard to the safe of foot
passengers. The signal " HMI)," will only be splayed
when it is nee esary that vehicles and hones shall be actu-
ally Mewed oe each side of the ereadtim to allow the pas-
sage of persons GU foot i nonce being thus nom m to all
personsrhairgo, of t..l,i,•hki and liormro to clone et
the cro.sinv.- Welt/ an MAVRic of l'OliOe
Of the Sfetrepi:is..._,,p'cq net. id.
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thigh the Ira eentliente Wed. who lisfsialhasa tha
hem states the Infenisties wee needled he eh et the
dek ef the ewe ens chetah The agar wee • hoy=reas
faith Laden bedew% who did ad receive tbe
till late Beth, idtetnone. though I est basene_shig ine he
how antes* chmealy ermensted ugh. The Ugh MR elf
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Whet so edit that It was geserally behoved be =beg=
chords the weight to The Men, who was
_basweeer,
tacked: freely dews to I to 1, which prise Vex. Gress
accepted at the Oath. Peahen, Globule, sad Deeneelt
wive the stud fended el he eunsladmr, but the tenser per-
tained way badly, rehire the hat tease, whilst Globule shad
get no nearer than Nib, the not bibs reduced to • mad
between The N.. sad The lamb ; lard PoeleWe horse seemed
to bah the beat of It • few dear from bone, but 11e NV
with renertable gonna_, sat won by • ant seek. •
splendid display of bonemandip between Mr. Thiene sal .
Ideards. The Limb was atesehtleg to hands Sir. (hens':
awe illi" and it is evillest Oh slis stun bah been very sew
at Chrism bad he set mad* the remake at tie pees
iblinriZ. Dlr. 111enes reenapeend Mr. Gress fee hat
eststabe by • whin ease el it to-day, ant se sots sold
bah laden bar with mw Mimes or bath Msg. Rh-
caleher. • " sehell" then Mr. nee§ stedah._ get the GA
date et tbe purl belse shied, to the Waft Of
Mob. Camay Q. C., Gleinde, and Rik of he ohne, peessaillig
pest, sone of the renslader geliag he sesame. Greselsadier
speeted maser, but he tort himself to he bea en the
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midis Wag
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ts Ximpbsay. Mr. the
The Kiin, mold draw Use weight undl the equivalent to
the weigh( tithe saddle bad been put into We scale. DceaUe of
the sport are appended.
Ter Humes.' Itreartsca sea of 3 soh each, with 10 added,
for hunters; certain allowaisres ; gentlemen riders; peufmsionala
blh extra. About three mallet. IA sub..)
Mr. R. Walker's Fenny Nan. .by Omuta Ri-b, 4 Its,
I let 1:111,
Mr. E. Anthony'. Nrdie (b-bl. Wok xis 41b
the. Widebouee) 1
Mr. J. Bill's Rillesnms, aged, NA (Mr. Lantoul I
The following Elio ran :—lineolute, Tun Bohm, Brecht,
Laura, Rejected, Pamobanger, and Violet.
Betting : Ito I met Funny Nan, 4 to 1 art Rasolote, 7to I
aElgiutt Be, and 10 to I " hot three." Pensioner made play,
tellowed in the order masted by Rejected, linsokete, and Boded,
Funny Maa and Violet bringing up the rear for half a mile, when
the le ad was taken by Itrelot,Reedate
i.e.
afte r refining, Tom Bowline joined the w&usimicL. Rfnesonej"44
Lot stet eh sing the water-Jump ha sea pared by • and
Puny Men, who attended on Dirket and Randute es passing
the .tand, Pui,Larger and Violet gradually tailing of. A lade
and • half from home Brieket seemed the command, Funny
Mee, Bootie, and Resolute following fur the next half-mile,
when Bucket fell and Birdie took up the naming, elosely fol-
ks. dby Panay Man to the last fence, when, fairly over which,
the latter headed Birdie, and won essay by • length RifrfllV4M,
oho tamed Reeedute in the last half yule, was a third, Reso-
lute fourth, and Tom Bowline MTh, nun. of the others paring
the poi.
A Main we PT Air of I POT.. each with 15 added; winners
extra ; winner to In. oold for Al env.. About two milts.
Mr. Thomas's Bt. Patna, by Knight of Owynne, aged.
lid Bib . (W. White) 1
Mr. T. Ones'. La Pique, 4 ye, int 7lb ... _Ow e. (human) •
Mr. Atkihs Aerobia, aged, hut Jib (Mum/ord) 0
Betting : 6t04 on La Niue I to t egst Aerobe*, and 4 to 1
erg 131. Patrick. La l'kue made play for half a mile, when she
was heeded by lit. Petrie* At the neat few* Acrobat refund,
and at the ineeeeding Aster le La Pique are to grief, and tit
Patrick was allowed to ranter in slaw, the other pass not being
revexed with. The winner was sold to Mr. T. Items for
falegDie ErAITDICAP 111'•1•1 I. RA, 1 of 5 WT. oath, with
50 added; winners extra. On., aide sad a half, over four
gights of hurdles..
Mr. W. emir's Life Ouitrdonann, by Lifetnat—Trutb.
6 yrs, lid bib tine. bib ex.; !P. Knott) I
Mr. Reeves' Homan Mead, 4 ynt, lint Kb ... (W. Reeves) I
Mr. Rrayley's Enna Donna, 4 )nn,, lout tUb (H. Day) •
'1 be following Abu ran .—At4aota, Reanstalk, Chance,
tiplito, lialantatica. Tavietoek, Poleaxe, and Cater.
Mr. yley declared to von oath Prima Donna.
Betting : 6 to 4 sot Ile thialdifiClAß, 4 WI 041114 Kr. Brayler,
paireouplid, 6 to 1 abet Cater, and 6to 1 aged Roving Maid.
1 Iplom made play
_over the that light of buriho, with • slight
Mad of Roving Maid and Atalanta, seat to wh we.. Cater and
Life Boardman, Mx. Derriere parr fall , while (Barre
trueght up the rear. After dewing the second of hurdles
Atalanta took up the terraniag, hipline, Roving Kew. and Coke
inieireding her, life Guardsmen, Prima Doses, and Tartish*
following in a cluster, with Beanstalk at the herd of the rub.
In this way they ran for three-quarter* of • mil«, when Lite
fluardornan jamd the leaden. and beaded Atalanta heifenessils
from bowie. The latter being hasten immediately afterwards,
Boob* Maid and Prima Donna became second and third, but
although Roving Maid made vigorous efforts she failed to reads
Life Guard/mu, who won Amity by a length. Fide lengths
divided the ,erond and third, 811111MIUSCS was fourth, Atalanta
fifth, Tavi.tork sixth, Been.talk seventh. with Ulphu. and Cater
next. (bane. fell at the Wet hurdle..
_ . .

A 5E1J.0.... tkrtirtatnamt of 3 laws. earth with 30 added ;
wewbt for are; limner to be mold toe 30 wow. About two milts.
kr. litabowit'a bbint Bea..' "

Nerit, lotor llarrAuld, by beauice
or Barromby - tiololro Lady, b yro, Hot 61!,

Krause) I
lir. Birdie's Frailty, yr., 11st Mb 'VP (W•White; V
Br. T. tinee's Burn, 4 yr. 10411 b( 330) ligirAiBpenee) 3
The following also len , lilanyinede,
Bedford, Leotard, Rapture, }altar, Bawkikaw, liportienan.
Betting : 6 to I apt Sumo and Frailty, 6.t0 1 mpg !)meta?.
mire. 10 to I lict Frailty, and 100 to 8 " bar four.' liewkihavi
rat oat the work, followed by Leotard, Frailty, Dunatisleame,
Tartish, and Raptor,, Orman lying well up in the reek,
less whipped in by ilYortainan. In this eater they ran for •
quarter a mile, when Bedford took second place, and Itapture
soon *Bermuda took up the running, 11,Iford, Moan, Wiry-
:mile and Illawludiaw following dowdy mer the fence
oppndta the stead, where ttporternan refused. After going
• mile Bueaa drew up to Bedford, and Baotou, dropping bark,
lAallard tout up the running with human, Raptor~, Duiletaffnage,
and Bedford following, Faint Mart binding the remainder. of
whom Fakir refund at the finis: a mile from ,rame where Boil-
fold wsii Instils, and Leotard retiring imenedishaly afterwards
Frailty took up the running, fianyunde, Sewn, and Lir:Raul
following till half a mile loin home, when Faint Hoot took
i•rioag plate, and htailing Frailty within the straight won easily
by two lingthe •, four Irople, divided the second SDI And,
Leotard wee • bed fourth, terleigh fifth, Dunstalnage Math.
Ciallimede t•evtailt, and itePtur, unfit_ while Bedford did not
pal■ the pest. The Witeer was eold to 31r. Birdie for 87 guineas,
and Mr. limn claimed Frailty.
Tee 311.111104411 u li illlll. .re of 15 anvil. each, IO ft. with 200
added ; winners extra. Tbrix mate. (46 subs., 14 of whom pay
3 wit. eaeli to the fund.)
Br. B. Omen's The Nun, by Fly-by-Night (b-b), aged,
.11111 i ... .. .. _.... _ .. . ..(Itr. Thumal I
Laid Poedett's The lamb, 6 yrs., 114 ino ...(Mr. Edward,. I
Yr. Beene's Flattatcher, yrs, hut 71b _.. (W. White 3
The following also run.—Akiburdi_ Liomatch, For-
tin:we, Manton, QC, Nilotic, and Bah.
Betting : 6 to 2 apt The Lamb, 3to I eget The Nun, I to II
apt Itesdoser, 7 to I apt (ilobuk, Bto 1 apt Drapatels, 10 to 1
each apt Aivibiade and Branton, 100 tot mot and Ii to)
apt leusilie.

THE COLECTION TO FAILLTI4.II SCRlortt CA.,E), AT Sr.
ALOANII.--The ObitCtiOti to Farleigh, who cam, in gist for the
fiellinr Steeplecitiam at st. Albano., was board by the 'steward. of
that sleeting at Kingsbury yesterday, and they decided that ho
sae the winner. King it hpasluo, who came in second, has been
clamed by Mr. Jaekvon.
Toe Kee.- The mare, who won the Metropolitan Handicap at
Kiuglibury yesterday, was reported by the agent of the Tekeraph
Kay to have been struck out of all her engagements. at that
nor beg, and a notice to that effect wee lwbliehed in the papers
on Wkdne-Way; but Mr. Ursa the owner, never authorised bow
to 1, airanhed, nor had the (Irk of the Charge received any
untiMulion of tlw ...watching. The Telegraph Company's reper-
',Maria.. dates that he received the information from an eletial
in The ia,pie) neat id this Clerk of the thane.

COURT OP mom/ ruisa—Dio, L.

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iti smarmy da gais fee Warne
snstaindy a slip at sea.
Ms G. Reeinaset 40., and Xr. Xedeod for
the plain. ifis plaint mid Mr. =wood. (104 s
.
far * • • ,A 't
we gton ~the Misibillik
(streill=Z
Prefeseor ' that he was amisdnimal with Me
1 Imams of sword-leh..The sword was amemeedi of. lOC
hardtlst bony 'unease known. and was covered eift
substance still harder, like the mewl of atm*. Hs was
•acquainted of Ms own knowledge with two inetsmosa
I of animals harts* In both wise
.dm awards were beckon erratead left tite vessels' ides.
The swords ware in very tight. The brittlsams of boas was
in the ratio ad in bardmine or dimity. He knew at ao
'lnstance of the sword he Mss withdrawn from a
sideS lilies' of hi owls striedge or hoes mak.
The dillsollp of Wrestles would depend apes the eakat
of wood that bad been peneinted. One specisom
penetration was at TV-MIL In that the
wed was an eld gm lie sword was fowl in
os the vaned. own desedMien of *hi ease
Ana ffe sword bad " penetrated &liter •*.I 8,
lea, and hod oh Webers to the ef 14
needy that extent of sward hail brokesia
cm. lea
ant of the blow, sad had bass rosiest
in the wood. The fibres of the oak timber
bays been beldam! crushed as by the passage of a swivel
W. A rossirgasissa was in the British Hamm and
was dollar Is OM more. The vessel was an Hag Lahr
mu, and the sweet bad gme in at least *Wm Wise.
la Se proud tedoses, so fat as he medersteed, the mod
bad penetrated three WIMP' wood, and the point had
Oen posed Ole mos*, end be was nolateL=ea sa
thet ass that extradien llbd net tam Had the
swirl gone into fourteen or even ten of wood, he
ebeeld say that the fel could not ortstrate it. He
thenlClllte In give as Whines at a. eldp being struck,
*Oka Wee ewe under the obasnalion of lit. Hugh
Cumniage, a very distinguielsed notorlit mad emirate
obesrvu He had eiartired a ship at !Amin lie the
purple of • romps is the PM* to sense* epederuse of
natural Wen. They get Isseabeed Lthe Bay of
!mama, and Xr. Cummings, about Won in the mora-
lise, was *Meg in Ms cabin, when cashit a Meek es
though tkolhlfillstd Much a rook. Hed epos deck,
sod omo that el the essw. bad rushed there too. The
hied was thaws' over at ones, but this, was so eenating
within 60 Or 10 fathoms. Animation was &Waded to a
seat dashing in the sea over tke bow of the mann, and
then they saw a sword tlek lfift. lam. It had ran its
sword through the timbal of the ship and into a berth
beyond. The struggles of the lab to extricate itself ended
in its snapping id the sword close to the Wad,
and it was left in the timbers. Mr. Oummings told him
!Professor Ole that he
mud % taw the lab that had killed
itself by the re ure of somesenent on the efforts
that broke off sword, day des rug over
sad alternately exposing its parolebah and lelfel7 belly.
Mr. Cumnungs returned to Valparaiso. There did not
appear to have been any great danger to the ship, for the
sword was firmly in. It bad been calculated in Smith's
" Maritime History of Memashasetts" that the blow
showed as much force as that of 14 Mews of one of the
!erg.: double-banded hammers, that it would require
blows to drive oue iron bolt the same depth into the
timbers.

The Lord Chief Joellee—The blow of the sword-Ash
must have almost the force of a caanon tali.

Professor Owen—Just so; in my dmcription I compared
the blow to that of a swivel shot

Mr. Frank Buckland said that the great power of the
sword-fish was in forcing itself a-beed; its power wax in
ita tail, like the screw of a ship, but the fish could not "
astern." (Laughter.) It would base some slight power
in that direction.

Milwood—llut suppose the fish was jammed by the
head

lir. Huckland—l think if I had a sword-fish by the
beak he could not go back. I have notiowl with live
salmon that they always try to go forward, not
back. Whether a word-fish could extract its
beak from the side of • ship would of mum de-
pend upon the depth that it had penetrated into the
wood. If it were in to the demth of the breadth of one's
bead, be did not think it possible that the fish could get it
out. He did not think that in the present instance it
could have been withdrawn. The copper would clench
the sword. The hole in the copper was shown to the wit-
ness. He said, " The sword-fish having got his beak in
there, I think he could not get it out amun. I would not
give much for his chance." (A laugh.) Ile had looked
through all the books ever written upon sword-fish.
and there was plenty of evidence of their having got their
beaks in, but none of their getting them out again.
ems-examined by Sir 0. Hony man—You never had
bold of a live sword-tbh by the beak and tried whether
you could prevent him going backward-. sort of
devil, pull linker t"
Mr. Buckland—No ; but > should hie to. (Loud
laughter.)
Sir 0. llonyman—Ot emote you would not differ in
opinion from Profewor Owen t
Mr. Buckland-01 course no ens can differ from Pro-
fessor Owen. (Laughter.)
Sir G. Honyman—Then I have nothing more to say to
you.
To the Judge—Though a fish had no backward power,
them was considerable lateral power, whip might be used
to wriggle a sword out of a hole.
Some other evidence as to sword-fish having broken
their swords in weeds was given, and several specimen, of
the swords were produced and examined by his lordship
and the jury, and there were also two specimens in court
in which the words were embedded in ships timbers.
The jury, after considering the matter for a few mo-
ments. said that they were all agreed that the damage to
the ship was reined "by contact with some substance
other than water," and that probably it was caused by •
sword-lab.

Verdict for the plaintiffs.
The amount of damages, it had been agreed, should, if
neeeemu7, be settled out of court.

COURT OF EXCIIRQUER.—Dzc. p.
Sittings at Nisi Prius.--(Before the Lord Chief Baron
and a special Jury.)

TELLT T. ILAIDII4O AND TIJIIQUAXD.
This was an action by Captain Pelly against Messrs.
Harding and Turquand, as official liquidators of the estate
of Overend, Gurney, and Co. to recover several thou-
sands of pounds in the shape c:f commission for obtaining
charters for vessels called the Queen of the South and
the Mauritius, and also for expenses incurred iu out-
fitting them for their voyages. These and some other
ships were employed by the English government in oou-
nexton with the late Abyssinian expedition.
The ease was a part heard one, and had been adjourned
from the last day of the sittings after Trinity Tens at
Cuildball.

Upon • suaestion thrown out by hie lordship the
parties entered into negotiations with a view to • settle-
ment, and it was announced that they would agree to •
verdict for the plaintiff, subject to terms.
Mr. Charles Pollock, Q.C., and Mr. Cohan were coun-
sel for the plaintiff; Mr. Watkin Williams (with whom
was
nt Sirs. Q.C.) appeared for the
defenda

&illidtealttsikann.l
• Aim at nsrmirea Asylum.
for 6; -111WIlitrilleesIelliog several bottles of
yea, IIM sew doom, the propel,
sf the M
Knave" inslesell by Mr. Morrison, cd Reigate,.
presented ; and Mr. Lilisy deeded the prbonor.
Dr. Wallington Orobee, tho medical superin-
towdont of said that thowilmisr Ins a night
adiarro
starsrer bierrit miler beer
ea alarming sidZi=s lattorg"de, he
opr. • a symbols •of electric bah hy
fdring • wires, all imbibe, to tias
doors with bells with big*Moos and spirt-
' rents ."•"•")- The prisoner was not aware
• ocalrbransi. * the sacrum. of ths ale of October,
about 20 solutes • four, witness was alarmed by the
ringing of the He immediately honied down,
quietly, with Mr. 1120tcreateward, to the store rooms,
where they found the at the mast larder, shirk
bad been seed a skeleton key still ranaining in
the lock. The prisoner was shamed with robbing the
asylum, when he said "he had only taken a few pears
that sight" He aho admitted that the skeleton key was
big, and that ha had no other keys.
• Mr. John Brown, the steward of the asylum, corro-
borated bat mese sad added that confidence was
regrind in the primer, who at tee
Wstore As soon as they had charge of him he hito
hinediss, and head him OM to the custodytook of a con-
to
stable. Sewers wad 9 the sense evens( witness
flogarintendiest Rogers to the prisoner's
end tared hello of dont, sherry spirits, cotton
Mee, camas, leek cloth, weeks a Meet, skeins
iofve wbon of Dere tell tale clock, and
Prot article to the board of manage-
met, eases adralliol.
WMas Rockland. e, meet of the Reigate police, said
he took the primmer into seedy at the asylum, and on
morebing bawls lewd • stades. boy that would open
any dose. Wiese -- hid wales to the pri.
soner's hoes, and bead
WW Wedand•
A esniebatn.hire to* pees nairona Mr. Lillry and
theLZen elm whiter by the loaned omen advice,
he gnat", withdrawing his phis of not guilty.
Monhos setaneed the prisoner to twelve
months' hard labour.