The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

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drama.

NEW VEEN'S.
A three-act drama of strong &Martin intareet,
written by Mr. H. J. Byron fee Mr. J. L. Tab, Inn pro-
she'd at this bones last night with the meet perfect and
genuine mores, under the title of Dearer than Life. Like
moat new dramas now produced in London, it has bad lie
preliminary rehears is or trials in Liverpool, and eevesel
other large and theatrical country towns, and, unlike
acme drums, it has met with even a more favourable re-
ception in London than in the provinces. Unlike drama',
too, that are "written to order" for an eminent and
popular comedian, it is very far from being a one-character
piece, and Mr. Toole has shown his good taste and judg-
ment in not cutting down the various secondary cha-
racters provided by his author. The interest felt in the
principal part is not decreased by the prominence given to
the other personages of the (hams, and no objection can
be made to them, except that some few have no active
connection with the story.
The plot of Dearer than Life is very homely, and the
main interest bears some little resemblance to that of the
Por!or's Knot. The management have thought proper in
place the drama on the stage with some of those " lime.
light effects" and orchestral accompaniments that are p
nerully associated with plays of a more sensational natant;
but Dearer Man Life can very well dispense with these
accessories. Mr. Toole's pathos is not increased by the
tremulous performance of Mr. Wallerstein's admirable and
admirably conducted band, and there is much absurdity in
hearing broken-down tradesmen, and more broken-down
paupers, speaking huskily through music. Mr. Byron's
play has neither burglary nor murder in it, and it is a
pity to waste such powerful effects on crimes that never
go beyond eniberslement.
The chief character, represented by Mr. Toole, is a
thriving tradesman named Michael Garner, who bas a
wife and one son—the petted darling of his mother. This
eon, corrupted by a reckless companion and
spoilt by his mother, is a speculator on the
turf, and a mild kind of spendthrift ; and to provide
funds for his extravagances he uses the property of his
employers, a fins of solicitors. His character is not nn-
knewn to his father, who commas his faults out of love
for his mother ; and when the inevitable exposure comes,
Michael Garner takes his son's place and accuses bimetal
of over-speculation and dishonesty. The son leaves the
country, and the Garner family fall into the most extreme
poverty. The rascally companion of young Garner at-
tee.pts unsuccessfully to supplant him in the affections of
hi i betrothed, a niece of the old people, and the mother
mil:learns that her son is guilty and her husband inno-
OVEt through a drunken raving fit of the latter. The son
returns—reformed, penitent, and rich—just in time to
sari his family from expulsion from their lodgings, and
the piece concludes in the happiest manner possible.
This is a very brief and perhaps inadequate summary of
the story—a story that is clear, simple, and sufficient to
ea...-y the three tolerably long acts into which it
Is divided. Though the play la well constructed, Mr.
r'7oll has not indulged in what we may call the severi-
ties of construction. He has introduced several persons
at a party given at Michael Garner's house in the days of
his proorcrity who hare no necessary connexion with the
Ist, 7, and who only serve to indicate the kind of society
in which the chief character is moving. One of these
ehr.racters (excellently played by Mr. C. Seyton) sings a
ge:.ial song about " an honest man," but sever appears to
be? Michael Garner in his misery ; and this neglect the
author probably intends to be a satire upon " convivial
geniality." Another character, flitting in end out, and
played with remarkable force and judgment by Mr. Lionel
agh, I. a drunken old brother of Michael Garner's, who
rt.. is money for drink, and causes the scapegrace son to
be suspected of more criuw s than those of which he is
really guilty. This character, although only seen in
the first mid last acts, has a real, though slight, hold
upon the story, and is wade most effective by the
actor. The mat act, in fact, is brought to a triumphant
couclusion by Mr. Lionel ltrough's tragic power in a Bane
in which be endeavours to open his sister-in-law's eyes
to the real character of her petted son. Those who meek
lent the half-drunken old men's denunciation in the
first, act when he re-appoare in the third act will feel
the t Mr. Nyron has weakened its effect by making the
old man confer that he was robbing his relatives, and
bringing them to poverty, at the time he was accusing his
nej Ilea of swindling and stealing.
The real rascal of the piece—one Bob Garritt, is some-
wit disappointing, as be does nothing lout threaten a
hel:dess girl, and look savage. The part, however, that
of a flash, uneducate I " loafer," is so characteristically
mule up mod repiesented by Mr. 11. Irving, that very little
Indt can be found with the author for providing such a
ch..racter. Michael's son, lois niece, and his wife are all
tor care:tilly and naturally represented by Mr. C. Wynd-
leen. ANN 11. lio,llloll, and Mra. E. Dyas ; Mr. John
CI ',ton, dropping the young " swell " for once, is
.elleistly made up and impressive as a middle-
a; 1 lawyer, the wronged employer of Michael's son, and
M.,. E. mini is wonderfully life-like ea a vulgar dunning
11..dhely of a garret. Mr. J. L. Toole, se Michael Garner,
ei a remarkably effective part—a part that runs through
be.sly the whole gamut of stage humour and pathos—par-
tit ilarly in the last act, and he does full justice to it.
Allowance being made for the anxiety of a first night with
a new piece (his own property) in a new theatre, we have
never seen him act better. Thom who hare witnessed his
Caleb Plummer will probably find traces •of this artistic
impersonation in the third act of Dearer than Life, but
tins will scarcely reduce the value of the new performance.
It seems to us to only want a little snore repose—a
little less angularity of action—to wake it perfect.
There is one indulgence that Mr. J. L. Toole should
Merely deny himself, and leave to inferior actors—the in-
dit:gence in malapropisms. Whether written by the author
or pat in by the actor, they are far too plentiful in the last
act, and represent a form of humour that is antiquated
an 1 elmetrappy. If souse few traces of Eccles in Caste
caa be found in the maudlin drunken pauper who is given
to Mr. Lionel Brough ; and if other diamas and other
characters are also faintly reflected in this new venture of
Id r. Byron':, there can be no question that Mover than
L o`e has secured the great end in view, the unmixed
ripplause of a very large mixed audience. The interest
incresaes as the play progresses, and the third act ham the
rate merit of being stronger than the first. It is almost
unnecessary to may that the chief actors were called before
tL.curt.inrepeatedly during the performance, and that
the author was loudly called for at last. and appeared, to
bow his acknowledgments.

IMPOsPION tri A Snip's Carzats.—A penalty
•_l/.. with cost-, has been imposed upon a Liverpool
bo:.rding-homm keeper, named Goodman, for shipping two,
travelling Polish s'Aziers as " abie-bodied " seamen. Tue
two men had leen staying at Cloodinan's house; he bad
I,:weeented to them that glaziers were iu gym! reel/test
airfoad, is-d that it they were to arum° a seafaring garb he '
cu ld emdly get them shipped. The Poles magnum to the
scl.enie aml having equipped them in a nautical dress,
C ,odrisiat shipped them on board the Pwriot Queen.
bound for Calcutta, telling the captain that they were
" vien; but strong and excellent idiom. The men
cored tile necessary papers and obtained the advance
metes, of which Goodman claimed a share, this being really
the object of his scheme. He then quitted the ship, and
when it put to set the captain speedily found that he had
be,a most tho•otighly imposed upon. The Poles could do
no ship work, and were, besides, so sick that they were
utterly useless. Enraged, the captain swore if they did
not leave the ship at Cork be would kick them ashore.
Seeing hew they hr..' been duped, the poor fellows were
glad enough to land at Cork when the vessel called there.
T..e walked from Clark to Dublin, and thence embarked
ter

Court LEOISLATION.—An Ohio paper relates an
iroident that lately occurred in Muskingum C'ount7, which
illustnttes as clearly as possible one of the abstudities of
colour legislation. Among a large number of coloured
persons in that county, who form a well-to-do community
by themselves, was one mulatto, whose children bear no
outward evidence of being descendants of the patriarch
whom Nnah cursed. As thole people paid a Urge amount
of money in taxes for the support of schools, without
enioying any of the benefits, the mulatto refened to deter-
rened to test the question by sending his children to
nehooL Of course there was great indignation in the
village, and a committee of the school directors of the
county was sent to the school to expel the intrnders. The
teacher refused to point out the individuals who had dia.
turhod the peace of the school by their unwelcome pre-
fence. the had no complaint to make against them, and
WA willing they should remain. The committee selected
three who, they thought, bore the strongest evidence of
belonging to the proscribed race, and ignominiously
eimelkd thole. The scandal was great when it was disco-
vered on the next day that the children of three of the
wealthiest white men were the victim, of the movement
ag-inst negroes. The ludicrous result of this raid was the
establishment of schools for " coloured" children' sad the
exemption of the wealthy negro.a from further oosstrlhn-
tens to the education, of their poor white nelgisbeens.—
Aston Ad‘ertiser,Da. 25.

CENTRAL ORIMIN.

(ashes Mw Julies Shea)
Barak dews, 26, was **pa with the wilful mortis GC
herteessdtiM
the promeution. The primmer
was
by lb. Mail*
Ty. iamb el this ease lay in • very sorrow estelTlet
=yes denseelle servant to Mr. Pester, a al
TB'swhigtele. rd fee ewes lime preffliens 6th
of November a sesphion was entertained that the was be
the family way, bail gm denied that it was the fact. Oa
the day essitiessed she was observed to be very
medical man was sent for, to wham the prisoner aamtews
that she had given birth to a child, but she said that it
was dead, and was in a box La her bedroom. IJpa a week
being made the dead bed? of a full-gown child was die.
covered in the place indicated, with a pipes of woollen
string tied tightly round ita threat ,• and according to de
evidence of the wpm, the death was ocessioned
=dation. The medial evidence, however, as
hap In all them mum, failed to show that the
child ever sked such a state of existence as to satisfy
the requirements of the law.
Mr. Sleigh made a most feeling appeal to the jury far
the prisoner, and the jury, in the result, AequWe her el
the murder, but found her guilty of ilatisamtring to cow
mai the dead body of the child. They, however, at the
NMI time, recommended the prhonee to mercy on amount
el her preview good character.
Mr. Justice &bee sentenced her to 15 months' imprimis
meet, with hard labour.
(Before Mr. Justioe Smith.)
William Balkiest, a bootmaker, aged 39 was indicted
for feloniously wounding his father, with intent to mar-
der him.
Mr. Malign Williams prosecuted, and the prisoner was
aselehried.
On the indictment being read to him, the
guilty. The Imis judge asked him illetsgeWler
frialware of the serious nature of the charge, sod be
then said that he would leave it in his lordship's ham&
Subsequently he stated that he did not intend to isender.
and a plea of not guilty was accordingly entered.
The facts of the case have appeared very recently. The
prisoner lived with his father at Islington, and it seemed
that while sitting down to partake of some food a quarrel
arose between him and his brother-in-law. The father said
he would not allow anything of that sort theme, and the
prisoner then left the room. In a few minutes be
returned, and boiling back his father's had, inflicted a
severe wound co his throat.
A question arose in the course of the seas as to tbs
sanity of the prisoner, and Dr. Gibson, the surgeon el
Newgate, having been called, he deposed that he hod
visited the pawner on several occasions since the let
January, and had no reason to believe that his mind was
affected.
At the close of the evidence the jury returned a verdict
of Guilty, but recommended him to mercy, as he appeared
to be labouring under some delusion.
Mr. Justice Smith sentenced him to six yam' peel
servitude.
John Blake, a labourer in Woolwich Arsenal was in-
dicted for feloniously wounding Thomas Whelan, with
intent to murder him. A second count charged him with
wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Pater, instructed by Mr. Chappell, Gonda:4olllm
prosecution.
The prosecutor is also a labourer in the Arsenal, end
lived at Plamstead. On Saturday, 26th October, be so-
companies' his cousin, Mrs. Wren, who is a cripple, to
Woolwich, a distance of half a mile. They returned be-
tween 9 and 10 at night, and on their way had occasion to
pass through Armstrong-street, where they observed the
prisoner standing beside the fance of one of the houses.
Shortly afterwards Whelan received a blow on the bask ad
the neck, which ar
mora to fall, and Mrs. Wren who
was leaning on his ar f support, also fell to the grimed.
The prisoner, who was the person who struck the blow,
then knelt on Whelan's chest, and struck him with his
fists on the face and head. 'Whelan said to him, " I have
never offended you in my life, and if it is money you neat,
I have got none." After some struggling he managed to
regain his feet, but the prisoner again knocked him
down and kicked him in the side, and struck him
with Mrs. Wren's crutch until it broke in two.
Blake then ran away : and the prosecutor, who
had become insensible from the injuries inflicted on
him, was picked up by two man. On the fella • Mon-
day the prisoner was apprehended, and when charged
with the offence before the magistrate, he stated that he
lived in Armstrong-street, and was in the act of taking
off his boots when he heard a woman's once. On ,g
to the street to see what was the matter, he alleged that
he saw the prosecutor with his arms round Mrs. Wren's
neck, and that they were having high words. He remon-
strated with Whelan, who struck him on the face, and in
return lie then knocked him down, and a scuffle took
place between them. Evidence was, however, given to
show that Whelan and Mrs. Wren, who are both married,
were perfectly sober, and were walldng quietly along the
street when the attack was made upon them.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully
wounding, and the learned judge sentenced him to six
months' hard labour.

(Before the Common Serjeant.)
George Barrett, 19, and Mary Willie, 19, remanded
from last session, stood indicted for feloniously and
maliciously setting fire to the dwelling-house of Mary
Withers. They were also charged with stealing two
pillows and pillow-uses, a counterpane, and two sheets.
Mr. Daly prosecuted, and Mr. Beeley defended.
The circumstances of this case were somewhat peculiar.
It appeared that the prisonea, who lived together as man
and wife, occupied a room on the second-floor of a house
in Exeter-place, Chelsea. A little after 10 o'clock on the
night of the lird December, the male prisoner went down
stairs to the landlady, Mrs. Withers, and asked if she
had been in his room. She replied in the negative, and
he then said that some one had robbed the place and set
it on fire, and that everything was safe when be had gone
out at 6 o'clock. The landlady accordingly went up stairs,
and on the top of the bed saw that there had been a fire
and that one of the blankets was partially burnt. The
articles specified in the indictment were also missing, and
the offence imputed to the prisoners was that they had
stolen the articles and attempted to set the place on fire,
in order to throw the blame on some one else.
The jury Arquilled the prisoners of the charge of arson.
Willis pleaded guilty to stealing the sheets and pillows,
and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.
This concluded the business of the session, end the court
at its rising adjourned to the 2th of January.

libtixilarrit %au

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY

6—.51 steal Pthiththrath yetharday,
'newel* thenti&goef lie. ,7" New Bu-
ll& Oaths. for that
I=aseatilltheall=orrrecl
etieliels, it the nth . tottiger7 to the bye laws of
zeneko
_ll777ffilaisuad=red for the company, and Lord
was
beliM=said he believed the facts wen not disputed,
Le. the - should be emended, ea it
ins dated that the sdimm tens eammitted me the lift,
whereas it was map estithible4 en the flOth
Loth Renelegle add be veal sat tidth mailing any
usbakia *Nike, In fest las weld plead guilty.
lir.Dooke—fflien I almil the you en the mitigated
pen&: al Kb. and sods.
; but I do nee with to before
yon tteemso-efaitlaw-breaker ; and I pleaded
gOty it wu merely to mu time, as I do not dispute the
fact ; but still Ilan scam observation to offer.
Mr. Cooke—ln that cam you must withdraw yeez piss
of weft, and I mast hear the evidence.
Itnderiok John Passies, gamed on the Meireptithenliall-
way, mid—l was in charge of the 10.55 train ea Ibe OM.
ing of the 20th December last. I maw his laiiipsohbg
at the Aldan/ate-skeet station ; the Mein was Jerktt
off, end I spoke to him and motioned tires lar
smoke. In the h ,as the bath was el. IS is mammal=
elble that he (Lord ) might ast have
me, but I afterwards men it to him ei the thereing-
don station and he said there was no oft there to annoy,
and he would smoke and be damned to me.
Cromexamined by Lord Ranelegh—l don't think that
there were more than two firdolain passengers on that
night. I told you that amoldng was not allowed, and
cautioned you on the previous niAt.
Lord Ranelagh said' that smoEng in railway carriages
now was the rule and sot the exasptm, and renamed&
tions had been made so the directors of the Metropolitan
Railway which it was hoped they would in common
just' s(' adopt se to smoking carriages.
Mr. Mislay mid the bye laws prohibited all smoking
and the directors had had the eltiiiiiect. of saiataigrly
carri-
ages before them, but
on a line of railway %Vag such an enor-
mous number of peasengers as they
Lord Ranelaglt- said he did not wish to appear as a
breaker of the laws, but still what he had to my would he
thought acquit him of the charge of wilful law breaking.
It was well known that at the time those bye laws were
made smoking was the exception and not the role ; now it
was the rule and not the excerption. This was felt by
mavadrsilway companies, and they had very properly
to the requirements of the public ; but It
appeared that the Metropolitan Railway Company deediaed
to grant any convening* to theirpasmagers. Hereeolleetel
a am of " Chitty v. the London and Heighten Company,"
• where the company had presumed to detain a gentleman
for smoking on the authority of their bye laws, and that
• gentleman brought an action against the company, and
obtained 5001. damages, and on the judgment being
• appealed against it was confirmed.
Mr. Cooke said that on looking into the bye laws of the
company he could see nothing there which would authorise
him in setting them aside ; and as they were before him
he would have to decide by than.
Lord Ranelagh— I may also maths, sir, that I was
once fined 10s. for smoking on the Richmond line, and
• within a week afterwards smoking carriages were plead

on that line.
Mr. Cooke said that with respect to the Metropolitan
Railway it was an underground one, and perhaps the
directors were right, under the circumstanose, in prohi-
biting smoking, He should in the present instance fine
the defendant 20e. and costs.
The amount was immediately paid.

THE STEANOR TBRATIIRNT or WORKHOUSE CHIL-
DREIK—Os Tuesday a discussion took place at the meeting
of the Preston board of guardians with reference to the ex-
traordinary proceedings which have taken place, and have
just been made known, at Walton-le-Dade workhouse.
From what transpired, it appears that on the 23rd of het
month, Mr. Patterson, master of the workhouse named,
applied a quantity of mercurial ointment to the beads of
a large number of boys who were inmates of the establish-
ment. Next day some of the boys became ill, and on the
following day others were taken iIL Some of the guardians
and Dr. Smith, the medical attendant, were at the work-
house on the latter day, but the governor said nothing to
them about the illness of the boys. The day after,Dr. Smith
and one or two of the guardians again visited the house,
when they sacertained that three or four of the boys were
unwell, but in the absence of proper information it was
inferred that they were simply out of order through the
extra Christmas food they had partaken of. Subsequently
the attention of Dr. Smith was drawn to a boy named
Patrick Burke, who was ordered to the Preston House of
' Recovery. Dr. Smith was not, however, informed what
the boy was suffering from, and the supposition was that
be was in some fever. Four days afterwards Burke died,
and it was not until then that it transpired that menurial
ointment had been put upon his head. If this had been
known earlier, it is probable that the doctor could have
saved the boy's life. In the meantime an anonymous letter
with reference to the condition of the Walton workhouse
boys was sent to the workhouse committee, who went to
the place, and found fourteen boys in bed, and nineteen
who were suffering from swollen throats, ulcerated
tongues, and great weakness. Four of the boys had also
been removed to the House of Recovery, hut neither this
fact nor their illness had been registered by the governor.
One of the boys sent to the House of Recovery bad, it at..
peered, got his arm broken some weeks before ; but it is
stated by the boy that the governor refused to let the
desks know of it. The bone was wrongly set by some
person. At present the boy is in the House of Recovery,
when he has been suffering from the application of mer-
curial ointment. His arm will have to be re-broken and
set again. The governor say•that, with reference to the
ointment, he only applied a piece about the site of • bean
to each buy's heed. All the boys are now recovering.
Relative to the boy Burke • coroner's jury has returned a
verdict of " Accidental death." On Tuesday, Mr. Parks,
one of the guardians, regretted that the verdict had been
given so soon, as the jury could now have had • great
deal more information on the subject. Mr. Patterson,
who came to Walton from Manchester, and who for-
merlyed in Rdinburgh, sent in his resignation to the
guard• II on Tuesday, and requested its immediate accept-
sum rather than suspension. The guardians decided to
suspend him, and to request the Poor-law Board to
send down an inspector ;for the purpose of making •
searching inquiry into the management of the Walton
workhouse.

Tau MURDIR OF • COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS
IN SHROPSNIRE.—Yesterday the adjourned inquiry into
the mysterious circumstances attending the death of Mr.
Barnard Z the Birmingham commercial traveller,
whose murdered wee found in a ditch near Stnekley
an the '29th November, was resumed before the coroner at
Dawisy. Mr. Leeks, solicitor, was present to watch the
case on behalf of Kr. George Harris, one of the witnesses,
with respect to whom there recently spread through the
district an extraordinary rumour circumstantially deecrib-
tag how he had committed suicide, leaving behind him a
enafeesion that he was the murderer of Zuguan. On the
opening of the court the coroner said he had received
• meannnieation from the Home Secretary in reply to the
nnanlaisas request of the jury that government would
afar • reword for the detection of the criminal without
waiting for their verdict. Mr. Gathorne Hardy said it
was not usual for government to offer a reward in such
oases until • coroner's jury had returned • verdict of
wilful murder against seine person or persons unknown.
It weer not for him (the coroner) to criticise the custom
of the Home-office, or to my whether it would not
lave been conducive to the ends of justice to depart from
it in the present instance: but be would put it to the jury
whether they would close their inquiry on the evidence
sa In their possession, in which case he presumed a
reward would be offered fo;thwith, or whether they would
hear the additional evidence which the police were pre-
pared with, and which, he might say, did not materially
serve to elucidate the mystery which surrounded the
identity of the murderer. The jury decided to close their
tbotaiwithoet hearing further evidence, and after brief
on returned the following verdict :—" The jury,
eassidering that it is most desirable that a government re-
wind altould be offered, and which, according to the reap
anideation from the Home-office, cannot be done till •
verdict has been returned, find • verdict of wilful murder
some person or persona unknown. At the lame
Est
eirhey cannot but express their regret that no reward
has yet hem offered after the unanimous expression of
their opinion that a brutal murder had been committed."
SINGULAR CANE Or LOBB AND RECOVERY

About ilir;eYeairs ago Yrs. Stewart, llontbey, while feed-
ing her calves, allowed one of them to tuck her fingers,
but on withdrawing her hand beheld with consternation
that her marriage ring and another which she wore as •
keeper had diaappeared, the calf having apparently oval-
lowed them. la eensequenee of this the animal was kept
at Montboy, where it was rested, fattened, and dual-
tered last week, when a proper search wu made for the
miming treasure, and at the tint incision made upon the
intestines, both rings were found as *lean and as bright as
they were when they went aminslog three years before.
Brakes Adureiser.
At • meenw at the Lancashire Presbytery, held
at St. Cleoige's-Prosbytwias almarch, Liverpool, on Tar
day, the Rev. B. H. Landis glue notice of Ida integrates
to more at • future ineedag that as it la desirable that*.
presbyterlliso Marti ths masa la lonised should em-
brace a the presbyteries abiders sat mogregatioas is
that past of the ldatiem without meeption, an sweeten
be presented to the synod I. take rash steps as asap as
Mum ON= aZlPialte he opening up segenatime wilt •
vise to the pelitenden of web adaisters end eteinen.
tans within tie %Made elm& of the anion.
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efauca, aro* 1101114 lad IWir da
isi moiltdas awssesses, apeman
distrlewa, bearria. siNmegls.
. leesank
Th... Lew sai White bed resisted el
ON at s Idlers tie op. It save
Inss Wiest sem rssesilsa—lissa las ;
II& • MIR lOC at IL per assi.—Da Parry wilmUilsgest-
E Pietawas sot sat se
• a. assseeta =la% usertairessi
ailipeas dimills.—µdbuelimay

EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1868

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whentriams resewlles for Amstar& I bag fie
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obemtelly me for tide posemm. wad I alai be glell
to met faded the Wein le wej Loam ale&
or to the preedies d am eamgray mime Mi-
nna me enger, on reeds* ea Wileeties fball I base
so. I les be le elle le With* sway
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loyahy will te arierrimir sit& a mill lid
wM
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or abanoter, of Landoa lebineen'a
pithy with the doings and kelpie of the
hood.—l am, Ito., WM. Miff 81TX0132.
Temple, Jan. 8.

so mu roar enamours Kamm TSB
May it please your Majesty,—We, the undersigned blab
subjects of your Majesty residing in London and its
visinity, dram respectfully to Garvey to your Majesty the
expression of our indignation and sorrow at ohs meat out-
rage at Olerkenwell perpetrated by arida evil-dimmed
and misguided persons ; and we beg at the same time to
assure your Majesty of our unaltered devotion to your
con and throne, and our determination to
'a government against all treseonabl=pool
disturb paws of the realm.

The Irish Address to the Queen lies for Avatars al the
undermentioned plases :—Mr. Digby Seymoorb chambers,
2, Dr. Johnson's-buildings, Toughs ; the Mandard news-
paper-06os, Shoe-lane, Irleetelreet ; the Hindquarters of
the London Irish Volunteers. Terkstasek Adelphi ; Lon-
don and North Western
_O2 I• ti N. sad
Ilaydon-square Stations ; Lands end Om* We tees
Railway, Nine-elms; London and 81. Xrithatine Desks ;
Surrey Commercial Dock • City of Lesion Gas Light Oom-
, pany, Dorset-skeet, Salisburrquare ; South Metropolitan
Gas Light Company, 589, Id Kent-road ; Surrey Con-
sumers' Gas Company, Hotherhithe ; Raterliff Gas Light
Company, New-crane, Wapping ; British and
Steam-wharf, Lower East Smithfield ; Meows. Bilby, Nel-
son's Dock, Rotherbithe ; Messrs. Dndgeon, 10, London-
street, Fenchurcb-street ; Messrs. Ashley and Earle, 5,
Charisesquare, Holton ; Mr. J. B. Thompson, 06, Long-
acre.

BRITISH CORN TRADE.

Mouth'itorikasie ZoorouL)
The rue ontatmool vitt gm ponorol moms@ ot 6Os,
rod oissed M MY. N. por v. 2% loop ot prim los boat
from Md. 3d. is Monk to 700. ld. la November, maids(
the Morton 10t. 10d. por qr. Tho imports is 1887 is
who'd aid lour were ANA 8,700,000 qa, or dont ow•
third more them is MIL 'Pima lso bora rho la odor
thir:wook d 2a, and in sem plasm at 3s. to is., sod oven
mom Thoorrtrtlo add the Good ottoe Decontor 27 were

9 senses of whisk i aflisflowmallawde l winissils:9lo7.
I ham, 1 oaks, EtWitem temmesii as
Wbs 42 Is elk de, Dee Gilds seri Mirka,
61e. Utak, Elk M peas, Bewlieredd Oki to
Oh Ilk, Cellicialwa es. AL b 72s.,Banat 63e. 6d. to 685.,
Vella tea U. t. 635.. amps 645. to 655. Baas
61k, Pella Sle. to Us. ed Bigot.. 5.1., ed.
to 56k, Disergalen 57.. to 63.. pee American
685. to ria. Big" 1 eargo, 46.. frd. lige; I ono, 51..
Beans, emple, 40s. Id. Oats I amp, als. 61.
The sake of Earn* whose NAM LA week were WEI
psi, se 675. 41. NAM 114. qra. 1•81. The Liebe
tie were MAIL aw qrs. The Meets WM ihe
kr the week Dm 28 ware 8311,4911 'Mk
whisk 129.774 sWik Meek Monday in Mark-lews sem I
mewled we weell Wei& sepplies of wheat ; bue them wail
plientiret faseigi, itisiwiling 10,000 qrs. from Amides. 'Be
show ef simples on the Essex and Kentish stands was ex-
hem* limited, sad pality mostly inferior. The few lots
of to. wen peeked el at le. per qr. edema*, but hems
hispeeihis to fares ell the remainder. Notwithstanding
the eleadswes of fenelim really fine samples obtained Is.
Memos, but low despth.ns were no dosser. It wee the
sense Mil Sealing saws, there being • good sale for bet
quenelle. On Wednesday there were 690 qrs. per mask
9,520 qrs. foreign. With mall supplies, and a return of
=hgo market for English wheat was very firm, and
really line brought rather more money. The
kedge trade had also an aspect of decided improvement,
and few holders would sell unless at la. per qr. advance.
Eddies returns were 720 qrs. coastwise, 15,520 qrs.
kedge. The tone of the trade was still firmer, and Esg-
Be
peitles, with the country markets decidedly MI%
ware fully Is. per qr. higher. All sorts of foreign wen ep
and American red, which for • time had hem hie
pemed,was 2s. per qr. dearer, and also moms other lbw
seetn. The arrivals of country Sour on Monday were hiss
thew of late, and there were but few foreign sacks, hauls
holes lees plentiful. The trade gmerally had • firmer es-
peek Country sorts, especially good marks were fully as
dinar, so were foreign necks, and some hailers of barrels
would PM sell without an advance of 6d. Town rates
IMO eftibieh change. On Wednesday there were 1,210
reeilweksre mast, 100 sacks 2,840 barrels foreign. The inw
taws on Monday_ was confirmed, and factors wore
sot dimmed to sail Norfolk' or other country sorts at
forms rates. Holders of foreign, both sacks and barrels,
were confident of the future, and not disposed to sell unless
full pekes were paid. Friday's quantities were 1,330
seeks per mad, 100 sacks 2,840 barrels foreign. To-day
there was a decided edemas in country qualities of fully
Is. per seek, end she risme improvement was realised in
fere* mots ; barrels also pined in value Gd. per barrel.
With • moderate supply of UMW on Monday prices were
fully as dear. Oa Friday the quantity imported was
2,780 qrs. only, and there was • very firm market. The
supply of English barley on Monday was limited , and the
foreign trifling, and exclusively from America. Rather
more money was oesesionally paid for the finest malting
sorts, and other descriptions were generally somewhat
who, however, only purchased in retaiL
g being a seriously losing concern. On Wednes-
ere were 30 qrs. coastwise, 1,150 qrs. foreign. Prices
from these limited supplies were fully as dear as on the
previous market, both as respects melting sorts and infe-
rior qualities. Friday's arrivals coastwise were 830 qrs.,
with 1,150 qrs. foreign. With the twat intense, and
Namely any increase on Wednesday's imports, all
descriptions were fxL to le. per quarter dearer.
The malt trade on Monday remained inactive at
previous rates. No change was noted on Friday, the de-
mand remaining limited. There wee another Leavy arrival
of foreign oats on Monday, including 15,000 qrs. from
America, with • fair supply of home-growth, though
Scotch and Irish aorta were absent. The trade inquiry
not being auffielent to clear the quantity offered there
was • reduction of 6d. per qr., more especially on inferior
new sorts, these being most abundant. On Wednesday
there were 50 qrs. per coast, 180 qrs. Irish, :4,460
qrs. foreign. This supply being counteracted by a severe
frost, which was likely to moodily limit arrivals, an
advance of Gd. per qr. was realised. Friday's returns
were AO qrs. coaatwise, 180 qrs. Irish, 41,500 qra. fo-
reign. The increased supply, with higher rates de-
mended, checked the upward movement, and though Mon-
day's rates were folly maintained any advance was doubt-
fuL There was but a moderate supply of beans on Mon-
day foreign included; nevertheless the trade was dull, and
English sorts barely supported the previous rates. With
simper weather at the close of the week prices were firm.
There were very few English pees on Monday, but • heavy
arrival from Canada of white boilers. Hog feed were rather
cheaper and though. there wee still an inquiry from
Sweden,for white, navigation being doubtful, prices were
rather in buyers' favour. The frost on Friday advanced
white boilers Is. per quarter. The linseed supply
being moderate prime were well supported. Scarcely
anything was passing in agricultural seeds, but
there was more general confidence as to prima.
Monday's advance of Is. on wheat in London brought •
ready response in the country, where foreign swivels are
comparatively of small influence. The dullest marketa
were either arm or Is. per qr. dearer, while very many
noted an improvement of Among these were Hull,
Boston, Lynn, Ipswich, Mansfield, Chichester, Newark,
i Barton-on-Trent, Bristol, Gloucester, and Newbury; while
; Bury St. Edmunds and Manchester were up 2s. to 3s.
1 Many of Saturday's markets were up 45., and some even
a ss. per qr. Liverpool found • brisk demand for wheat at
• 6d. to' d. per mental higher rates, with • further advance
d of 6d. on Friday. Spring corn generally has been fully as
y dear, especially barley, which was but little offered. In
ip Scotland prices have not much altered. Edinburgh was
ad quiet for wheat, but fd. to 1.. per qr. dearer for barley.
to Dublin was up 6d. per barrel for wheat, end 3d. to Gd. for
met barley. At Cork no fine quality corn was sold.
in-

AGRICULTURAL Pitoernefs.—The week opened
with a cold seasonable day, sad a damp atmosphere, but
no rain. Monday was cold and dry. Wind, N.N.E.;
thermometer, 38 degrees ; barometer, 30.20 inches. On
Tuesday morning there was a sharp frost, the thermometer
ranging down to 32 degrees throughout the day. Our
mimes on that day reported as under:—From the East
Riding of Yorkshire : Weather is still mild ; the wind is
now easterly with some appearance of frost. Winter
appears to have set in on the continent by the latest tele-
graphia accounts.' This dry weather will have
cabled the farmers to tort on the manure in
preparation for spring tillage, and the land will
be ut prime order after the frost experienced at intervals
for some time past. The wheat plant is represented in
places to be in a fair state, seasonably checked, and cer-
tainly with no complaints of its being " winter proud."
With all their efforts to deliver wheat freely, the growers
cannot keep up to previous deliveries. The return this
week was only 49,929 qrs., at 675. 4d, against 56,721 qrs..
at 66e. 9d. the previous week ; the eorresponding one of
the peat year was 57,445 qrs., at 60s. per qr. This short
supply Is far from snEicient for the local consumption,
for millers, anticipating that they would be enabled to get
se much u they wanted up to next March, have
allowed their stacks to ran down so low that they
have little left, and NO flocking to be
largest
ports of importation, where they con secure • good
perdu whilst there IS a line choice from the recent large
snivels. The wind favoured the verde nicking quick
from the United Sadie and Canada; had it con-
=fair for another week, all the vessels at sea from
thence would have been in ; but chopping round to the
eastward this week, a few stragglers are yet left out, and
eannokmake their passage until a favourable change takes
plue. The vessels from the south of Europe are also kept
wit, and these being numerous, their absence will have
some effect on prices. The deliveries of barley still fall
eft ; those of this week amounted to 80,742 qrs., at
41a. 9d,, against 82,892 qrs. at 41c. 21. the pre-
view' week ; the corresponding one of the past year
was 53,467 qrs., at 445. per qr. This grain 'deo
Ulm favour, and is looking up, In spite of the dull trade
foe =lt; and emits' deliveries Moreau, prices appear
likely to ran up a few shillinpper qr., if not immediately,
during seed time when fine samples will be much wanted
fee pleating. 'Fie thermometer for three nights registered
▪ fear, end nine deal of frost, with slight fall of
mow en Friday, and a little on Saturday, which proved •
doubtful day, be
still at night the thermometer was down
to 30 degrees, and a fall of mow was again threatened.
Tlis weld do more good than harm, saving the plant
hem the sharp frosts which may be expected ; and egri.
cultural prospects closing with the first week of the new
year atel tolerably cheering. !fart-lane Exprest.
ACCIDENT TO A MAIL Tsars.—Oar Tuesday night
rennin
ier widest happened to one of the !Mil trains
between Edinburgh and London, on the ,
and Carlisle section of the London end North
Western Railway. As the train was proceeding at its
mewl speed near Oxeaboirne, the tender of the engine,
thrush sea cones, get detached from the van adjoining,
and at the heed of the carriages. It being dark at the
time, end se no notes was Walled through the sevelliDee
the engleirdriver proceeded, and it ems not until • die:
tuft et six or seven miles had been traversed that be
bums awes' et what had happened, namely, that be bed
left lie teak. As coon as this state of affairs became
known the driver reversed his engine, the train was
reesiodond cute nocoupled the journey was coati-
nod The sail was Wiest an hour and quartee late t
Preston. No personal injury wee sustained through thea
mishap. Some time ago •similar neeident, attended with
rather nelowicansegnseso, ounmed between Rugby and

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