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London, England, 1869-12-30

MARRIAGES.

HILL—WitsON—Cn the 27th inst., at Holy Trinity Church,
Knightsbridge, George Wooitl Hill, Esq., to Elizabeth
Eleanor, oldest daughter of the Rev. John Wilson, D.P.,
of Durham House, Chelsea.

ROWE—SHARP - On the 23d inst., at Craven Chapel, Lon-
don, Henry Bryant Rowe to Rachel May, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Sharp, formerly of Maldont
Essex.

DEA TBS.

BETHAM— Onthe 23d inst., at Brixton, Mr. John &thaw/

of Lower Thames-street, aged 72.
RONALD—On the 26th inst., at 5, Manchester-square, R 00"
land Ronald, Esq., aged 84.

London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS'
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SIM Office N 0.112, Stud'
in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex•'
Tixureclay, December 80, 160'i
London, England, 1869-12-30

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning. Evening.'
THURSDAY... ..... 5O min past 11 0 ruin past .12
FRIDAY ......... min past 12 5U min past 12
SAT DItDAY .• 12 min past 1 4U min past . 1
SUNDAY 5 min past 2 28 min past 2

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TUESDAY... 37 mm past 3 53 miu Last 3

SCIENCE AND ART.—A striking instance of the immense
value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of
killed mechanical labour is the balance-spring of a watch. From
its extreme fineness and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than one
ounce, and exceed in value 11,000. A most interesting little
work, describing the rise and progress of watchmakin , has
been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and the
City Steam Factory, 53 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which
is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various
kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices Mr. Benson (who
holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published
a pamphlet on Artistic GoldJewollery, illustrated with the most
beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Locket; &c.,
&c., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These
pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they•can-
not be too stiongly recommended to those contemplating a pur
chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are
thus enabled to select any article they may require end have it
forwarded with perfecteafety.
London, England, 1869-12-30

A MODEL PRISON.

The admirable arrangements and discipline at
Wakefield Prison may be advantageously studied b-2-
thou managers who find difficulty in making then
involuntary lodgers pay even a little towards theit
maintenance. The treadmill is only used at Wake-
field for intractable prisoners. The establishment
possesses steam-power and machinery, in this respect
resembling the great continental and Amenear:
gaols, where the inmates are trained as Tactic&
workmen, and made to relieve the pockets of tlx
ratepayers. At Wakefield the average earnings of eaci
c)nvict are £7 14s. a year—not a large sum, certainly.
bat a great improvement on the old system. The arti-
chs manufactured are chiefly mats, but the Governor
SAyS: " If we did not make mats, we could turn am
mAchinery and I.Lbour just as well to other purposes.
al, for instance, the manufacture of steam-engines.'
The competition with outside workers is at the worst
very little (a few pence or farthings per individual),
and the advantage gained to both prisoners and rate-
payers more than outweighs it.
London, England, 1869-12-30

EMIGRATION.

Mr. Lowe says he does not believe in the Govern-
ment doing for the public what the public can do
themselves. . He and some of his colleagues are
always afraid that the State as such will be doing
too much. These fears have probably had their due
Weight in leading the Cabinet to refuse to give any
farther aid to emigration ; though it may be
emit Ministers are opposed on principle to
sanding away our citizens -to the colonies. What
tio Government, however, refuses to do, private en-
t 3rprise will attempt. Several men of note, with tht
Dike of -Manchester at their head, have formed them-
salves into a society, or rather a limited company, to
assist the working classes to settle in the colonies.
They call themselves " The Emigrants and Colonists'
A.: d Corporation (Limited)." They adopt the style and
mlnner of the usual joint-stock enterprises. The pro-
sp3ctus gives the capital of the corporation at £250,00(
in shares of 5.7,1 each, of which 10s. is to be paid co
application, and the remainder on allotment. O.
what principle this new company will work is not
very clear. The object of the society, we are
told, is "not only. to. provide passages for
approved emigrants and. their families, but
a'so to procure for the settlers a suitable recep-
Con in the colony they may select, or, in other words,
to forward them from their 'port of departun
in this country to their new homesteads. To thi:
end concessions of land are to be obtained, either b‘
purchase or otherwise, on terms -which will enabi,
corporation to make grants to settlers gratuitously o
on easy terms." -Amongst the trustees are thre,
well-known M.P.'s—Lord Bury, Mr. It. It. Torrens.
and Mr. N. Fowler.
London, England, 1869-12-30

Leatourt IN NEW TORE.

There are in New York 11,843 mechanics belonging to
trades unions. Of these, the carpenters number 2,000, the
bricklayers of the second order 800, journeymen
tailors 1,300, clothing cutters 800, horseshoers
400, and other trades in lesser numbers. The Operative
Plasterers' Union has adopted a resolution, permitting
its members to work on unfinished buildings at the
standard wages of 34 50c. per day of eight hours, which
they have not hitherto been allowed to do. The Daughters
of St. Crispin have twenty-four lodges in connection
with the Grand Lodge of the order in the United
States. The largest lodge is at Rochester, New York, where
there are 700 women. At Lynn,
_Massachusetts, 1,800
women are engaged in manufacturing shoes, of whom 460
are daughters of St. Crispin. Work is not flourishing in
New York, though prospects are rather better than
they were last year. It was estimated in December
1868 that more than 50,000 men and nearly as many
females were suffering from want of employment. In some
branches of industry there is, however, a good demand. In
New York itself the demand for female domestics is greater
than the supply. German girls are scarce, while English
and Scotch servants are not to be had. In the
Southern plantations there is great demand for
labour, hut the employers are unable or unwilling to pay
the passage money of these they hire. The cold weather
has stopped many hinds of work, espectllly-oti ill& rail-
roads. The La 1)07'1' Ere?, a »5e re port 3 n iTtild en stoppage in
-theliiiilicAtlonk for railwaylands, though had I eon
called forin two months. In Kentucky thcre is a demand
for miners, who receive 200 dollars a year with board and
lodging. The c-migrant asylum in New York has now
thirteen hundred inmates, with no immediate prospect of
providing for them out of doors. Immigrants to New
York have a right to relief from the Commi,,sioners of
Charities for a term of five years from their arrival.
London, England, 1869-12-30

TEE EXPIRENG IL4s.ruzETTCY LAW.

With the commencement of the new year a change, bor-
dering on revolution, will take place in the law affecting
bankrupts. The Act passed in the late session comes into
operation on the Ist cf January, and during the
pastN few weeks signs have not been wanting to
chew that advantage has been taken of the
less stringent law passed in 1361. A remark-
able circumstance was observable in the London
Gazette of Tuesday night. It contained a list of bankrupts
sent up from the Manchester District Court, without the
usual announcement of days of meeting. This results from
the extraordinary pressure put upon the court, in common
with altthe other courts, caused by the rush of persons
anxious Ito place themselves under the operation of the
existing laW.before the end of the year deprives them of
all further opportunity of doing so. It has been stated,
we believe correctly, that during the present month
the usual number of bankrupts on their own petition has been
nearly trebled. The adjudications in bankruptcs on Wednes-
day occupied nearly two columns of the-11-arming Post—fully
one-half of the bankrupts belonging to the metropolis. The
extraordinary number of bankrupts has tended to greatly
delay the hour of publication of the Gazette.
The ordinary time of issue is seven o'clock in.
the evening, but as the adjudications have lately
occupied, on an average, nearly sixteen pages, the.
publication has not been commenced until after nine, and
sometimes as late as eleven o'clock. It may reasonably be
expected that, on the advent of the new year, and with
the commencement of the new Bankruptcy Act, the
Gazette will no longer be delayed through an influx of
bankruptcies.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT THE

CROYDON THEATRE.

On Wednesday night a most alarming accident oc-
curred at the New Theatre, Croydon, during the
performance of the pantomime of "Ali Baba." ' The in-
troduction had just concluded, and the transforma-
tion scene had taken place, when the dress of Madile.
d'Arnauld, the Columbine, burst into a blaze. A panic
ensued, and Mr. Clarence Holt, the manager, who had just
quitted the stage, on which he had been called by the
audience to testify thei r approbation of the scene, again
rushed on, and, divesting himself of a large winter coat
that he was wearing, he threw the lady down, and, by
wrapping the coat round her, he succeeded in extin-
guishing the fire. Madlle. d'Arnauld was, however, very
severely burnt on the thighs and arms, besides sustaining
a severe shock to the nervous system. She had, it
appears, unconsciously placed herself, while forming a
group with the other pantomimists, too near some floor
lights behind the first set. Dr. Sutherland was imme-
diately in attendance, and every attention was rendered
to the unfortunate young lady, who remains in a very
critical state. Had the occurrence taken place on Boxing-
night, when the theatre was full to overflowing, a serious
calamity must have occurred. As it was, there was a
general rush from the house, and many ladies fainted.
Mr. Holt, the manager, and Mr. Griffin received some
burns in rendering assistance.
London, England, 1869-12-30

Theo, ceremony of enthroning Dr. Temple took place in
Exeter
lathedral on Wednesday. The BishOP entered his
e
diocese 0. n Tuesday, and staying during the night at
sowfAmi at the house of the Rev. Prebendary Sanders,
his
old aster at Blundell's School, Tiverton„ came
over to thii. city,-on Wednesday. At the East Gate his
Lordship was met by the civic authorities, the High-
Sheriffs f itd Undt tr-Sheriffs of Devon and Cornwall, and
the repres egtativesk (If the various friendly societies in the
borough, l'he lime of route to the entrance to the
Close was n rowded. At this point the Bishop
MB called noon to receive an address presented,
by the senie to;d. olar of the Episcopal Charity Schools of
the City, ee: ehei tecldrese besought his lordship to act as
patron of the e .thool, a request which was immediately
complied with. 1 'rem Broadgate the procession, which was
now headed by •0 e choir, the Dean and Chapter, and about
a hundred of th e e..ergy of the diocese in their surplices and
hoods, moved t swatels the western entrance- of the cathe-
dral, a hymn Ire ing snug upon the way. On the choir being
reached, the p,i; U. op and the Dean retired to the chapter
house whence, a ser the reading of the second lesson in
the ordinary mo ;:it, 1g service, his lordship was conducted.
into the choir by a lone 'procession, and was
installed in his throne ley the Dean, and Chancellor Har-
rington. This =mouse ever, his lordship (the cathedral
being crowded to, excess): preached an extempore sermon
of fifty minutes'eluration, „taking for his text the words
found in theel4th. verse of the Ist chapter of the Gospel
according to St.. John, " And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us e(an d we 1_ ieheld His glory, the glory as of the
only Begotten of the Fathccr,) full of grace and truth." The ser-
mon dealt with God's thine progressive revelations to man,
Conscience, the Written iWord, and the Lord God Jesus
Christ. Each _of these revelations was elaborately
explained and illustrated, the bishop saying that
it had been determination not to lose a
single day after MS appearance in his cathedral as bishop
of the diocese in speaking to his reverend brethren upon
these grand and important subjects. It should, he said,
be his aim, God permitting, to encourage them
ky embodying in his works the spirit of the words
of his sermon that day. He earnestly besought all his
hearers to remember that conscience was above all other
faculties, the Bible above all other books, and the life of
Christ above all other lives. t
Dr. Mackarness, the Bishop-Elect of Oxford, was present
in the Cathedral.
London, England, 1869-12-30

WESTMINSTER.

CAB PROPRIETOR:.; AND THE PUBLlC.—Charles
Barrel, a large cab proprietor, of Ledbury-road,
Bayswater, was charged on a summons by Inspec-
tor Usher, public carriage inspector, for letting to
hire a hackney carriage after receiving notice from
the Chief Commissioner of Police that it was unfit
for public use.

The offence was clearly proved, and Mr. Usher
said, within the last fortnight the defendant had
been convicted twice and fined the full penalty of
13 a day on each occasion ; his carriages were in a
very bad state.

Mr. Benson imposed the full penalty of £3 and
costs, which he hoped would be a caution.
William Goddard, Robert Copley, Wm. Jarvis,
and Thomas Hughes were charged with similar
offences, but there being no previous complaint the
mitigated penalty of 10s. and costs was imposed.
London, England, 1869-12-30

THE 3IORALITY OF FIELD SPORTS.

The controversy between Mr. Trollope and Mr.
E. A. Freeman on the morality of field sports, and
especially fox-hunting, has resulted in another letter
from the second of those literary magnates. The
subject, however, appears pretty well exhausted.
Mr. Trollope in his last communication laid much
stress on the incidental advantages of the
sport—the exercise, the improvement of the breed of
horses, Sze. Mr. Freeman, in reply, urges again that
those are list to the point. If the chase of the fox
inflicts torture upon the animal, the incidental ad-
vantages cannot be held to excuse the cruelty. It is
no doubt extremely difficult to draw the line as to the
exact amount of need which justifies the putting of
an animal to death. But it is clear that in the case
of fox-hunting the primary consideration is the sport ;
the death of the animaLserves no directly good pur-
pose. Moreover, when animals are killed from
necessity they are, or ought to be, put to death with
as little pain as possible. A fox, on the other hand,
is tortured to death, and if there were no torture
there would be no sport.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam Short ... it 181 ... 11 19
Do 3Ms ... 12 lf ... 12 1
Rotterdam — ... 12 lf ... 12 1
Antwerp — ... 25 37 ... 25 42
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Brussels — •••
Hamburg h ... 13 101 .. 13 11
Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 22,
Ditto . 3 Ms. ... 25 35 ... 25 40.
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120* ... 120 i
Vienna ... 12 65 ... 12 70
Trieste . ... 12 65 ... 12 70
Petersburg
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Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz — ... 49 ... 49
Leghorn
Milan — ... 26 75 ..„ 26 77,
Genoa — ... 26 75 ... 26 77
N aplos
Palermo — ... 26 75 ... 26 77.
Messina
... 26 75 ... 26 77,
Lisbon — ... 511 ...„ 52
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New York ....•... ••••••• ..,
Oporto — ... MI

BREAKFAST.—EN's'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COM-
FenriNG,—The very agreeable character of this preparation has
rendered it a geueral favourite. The 'Civil Service Gazette' re
marks:—" The singular success which Mr. Epps attained by his
homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by
any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the Operations of digestion and nutrition
and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected
cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a deli-
cately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doc-
tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in tin-lined packets, labelled "JAXES BITS and Co., Home-
patio gamititol
London, England, 1869-12-30

TIIE SUEZ CANAL.

The special correspondent of the Daily .News gives
some interesting descriptions of the Suez Canal at
work. He mentions one very important fact. It
will be remembered that nearly all the correspon-
dents who wrote at the opening of the Canal com-
plained of the shifting character of the banks.
Holes appeared at some places in the sand, and
unevenness in other places gave evidence that the sides
were not so hard as might be wished. The Daily News'
correspondent has discovered a great change. The
banks are now quite consistent. The lumps of
sand which formerly fell away have ceased almost
entirely. Tho action of the water when steamers
meet, or when a large vessel goes by, has had a pre-
cisely opposite effect to the one feared. After a
certain quantity of loose side stuff was cleared
away by the disturbed water, it seems as if the
banks had been knit together and made stiong
wherever the wash reached them. Th:s it?
especially the case at a portion of the Canal between
Lake Ballah and the bend before Timsah is reached.
Running along the foot of the bank, and at the point
where the water joins it, may be seen a ridge of sand
so far solidified into rock that shining seaweeds are
growing,, and float backwards and forwards as the
water is forced up and down by the action of the
steamer.
London, England, 1869-12-30

Closing rusineS
Share NAME. Paid. Price done
10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11
IO •Do J 3 lO 41 51
50 Albion l5 10 8
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 2.24 p 221
20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 14 21
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 5 5 4
23 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lim.
25 Bank of South Australia all SO 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 131 161
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, rnd China all 17 18
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
Loudon, and China all ra 12
20 City lO 10 11
100 Colonial 23 1 41
10 Consolidated, lint 4 1 / 4
50 Delhi and London, lint
50 East London, lin,
20 English and Aut,!-icau, lint 19 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
ue,ro lint .. ...
20 English, zteottish, and All 3
tralinn Chartered
ZBl 'long, liong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do new lll 4 5
100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 It;
20 Imperial Olt, -alll./1 lO 24 ;:i
,5 lonian all 19 'l2
23 Do new 5 6 3
Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 34 21
130 Do sp. e. D 01113861, 30 all 73 i 6 SO
WO London Banki of Mexico

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and South America, lint. 20 5 4
1,20 Loudon and Brazilian, Hui. 45 C 5 ;9
20 Do new 71 5 41
100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 11 13
23 Do new 10 11 2 p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241
20 London and County 2a 401 501 40
50 Do new. issat2op.m,l6pd ll
London Joint Stock 3ll 321
Loudon and South African al 8 9
100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11
50 Loudon & Venezuela, lim l2l ...
100 London and Westminster 2O 57 SSI
100 Do Scrip, iss at 1.0 pm 2O
100 Merchant, lim 25 61 58
10 Metropolitan, lim . all 71 71
00 Midland, lim 2O 13 1
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, him l5 3,1 1p
00 National Provinc. of Eu‘'d 42
10 Do
50 National. 3O ...
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., 11w. 10 6t 51
30 Provincial of Ireland 25 00 in
10 Do new. all ...
100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, him 25 14 13
100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8
25 Union of Australia all 46 41 471
100 Union of Ireland, lint
50 Union of London lb 37 38
London, England, 1869-12-30

MR. CARLYLE RIGHT.

Some weeks ago Mr. Carlyle incurred a little
censure for suggesting that on the recently erected
statue to Marshal Keith at Peterhead, the name " Hock-
kirch " should be substituted for " Hochkirchen." The,
.town clerk of Peterhead, before venturing to tamper
with the- word on Mr. Carlyle's authority, and re-
quiring some better assurance of the accuracy'of the ori-
ginal inscription, consulted Professor Ranke of Berlin,who
states his preference for " Hochkirch ;" so that Mr. Carlyle
has better authority on his side than his eager censors
supposed. " Hochkirch," says professor Ranke, "is more
grammatical than historical. Everybody speaks now of
the battle of Hochkirch, not Hodzkirchen." Ho
admits that the latter is not absolutely wrong in grammar;
but, so far as usage is concerned—which is, on Horatian
authority, the true touchstone of werds—Hochkirch,
as
the only form adopted by the more recent books, is to be
preferred. Mr. Carlyle, therefore, though possibly over-
stating the grammatical objection to Hoch-Kirchen, was
quite justified in recommending the obliteration of the
'last two letters, and substituting "silent granite."
London, England, 1869-12-30

LONGFORD.

The nomination for Longford County will take
place on the last day of the old year, and the polling
on Monday next. The two candidates are Mr.
Greville Nugent (Liberal); son of the late retiring
member, who has been made a peer, and Mr. John
Martin, who represents " the Fenian interest." The
Erening Post, which strongly advocates the candida-
ture of Mr. Nugent, says that Mr. Martin has not up
to the present given his sanction to any of
the proceedings of those who call themselves his
supporters. But at any rate his partisans are active
enough. The feeling of hostility is so bitter that in
some instances the rivals have come to blows. An
exciting contest is looked for.
London, England, 1869-12-30

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 AngiOlSlesican Mint all 141 14
25 Australian Agricultural
25 Australian Mort. Land and
Finance, lint.
10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Inn
10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 111 14;
10 Do. New _ all

100 Bolekow Vaughan, inn. Su 13 13
5 Bombay 5 54-
5 Do. Now 4 li 4d

55 British American Laud 44 15 17
20 British Indian Tea, Ihn all 21 31
20 British Ship Owners
29 Canada Company all G 4 66
10 Canadian Loan and luwst-

anent, lim 2l .. ...
20 Ceylon Company, Rm. lO si 2;d
20 Do. A shares
10 City Discount, lim 6
25 City of Loudon Real Pro-
perty, limn 9 51 4
30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 6
25 City of Moscow Uas, lim all
50 City Offices, lim 25 23 22
50 Colonial, lim.
Do.
50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 pr 1
10 Company of African Mer-
chants, lim.
20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 25 27
25 Copper Miners of England,
pref. 71 per cent,
London, England, 1869-12-30

THE CHURCH IN NATAL.

A member of the Church in Natal writes to the
Telegraph protesting against the pressure which-is
being put upon all in that colony who uphold the
authority of Bishop Colenso, to make them receive
Bishop Macrorie. Notwithstanding that Bishop
Colenso has been duly consecrated and confirmed.
notwithstanding that the Privy Council has decided
in his favour on nearly all points, the religious
societies in England are refusing all aid to congregs;
tions who hold communion with him. A number (
colonists put some land in trust with the Bishop o'
Natal for a church, and applied to the Christia:
Knowledge Society for a grant. It was promised
But Bishop Macrorie -visited the place, and i•
was then stated that the grant would only
be given on condition . that the buildinp
be erected on other land than that wit!;
which Dr. Colenso had to do, and that only
supporters of Macroric be allowed to preach. The
majority of the inhabitants, however, would not
consent to these conditions, and the promise was
withdrawn. Is this, asks the Telegraph correspon-
dent, fair or just ?
London, England, 1869-12-30

LIFEBOAT .EI?T'ICES IN 1869.

The year which is now about to close will long
be remembered as one of the stormiest on record. It
is, however, gratifying to know that it will also be
well remembered for the great exertions which
have been put forth to save shipwrecked persons.
It appears that during the past twelve months the
boats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
have been the means of saving during boisterous
weather the crews of the following distressed
vessels on the coasts of the British Isles :—Scar-
borough fishing-boats, rendered assistance ; brig
Beatrix, of Whitby-, assisted to save vessel and crew,
7 ; brig Pearl, of Shoreham, 8 ; barque Eliza
Caroline, of London, remained alongside; ship
Hannah Yetterson, of Bergen, 20 ; ship Ingrie, of
Amsterdam, 9 ; schooner Elizabeth Miller, of
Thurso, 4 ; schooner Matilda Calder of Findhorn,
8 ; barque, Adelaide, of Pernambuco, rendered
assistance ; schooner, Amelia, of Torquay, 8 ;
schooner Doddington, of Dumfries, 1; schooner
James Cuchow, of Ipswich, 7 ; brigantine, Helena,
of Liverpool, 1; schooner Mary Lloyd, of
Carnarvon, 4 ; brigantine. Rebecca, of Carnarvon,
6; schooner Sally Green, of Liverpool, rendered
assistance ; schooner, Frances Ann, of_ Goole, 3 ;
brig Belle, of Sunderland, 9 ; bark Fieremosca, of
Genoa, assisted to save vessel and crew, 13 ; boat of
the brig Elizabeth, of Blyth, 8 ; trawler Start, of
Brixbam, 4 ; schooner Gaspard, of St. Maio, 1 ;
bark, Cora, of Havre, remained alongside; schooner
Claften Winkel, of Aalborg, 7; brigantine Thomas
of Poole and Padstow shoreboat, 14 ; brig Carl, of
Rostock, 7 ; schooner Alexandrienne, of Pornic, 6 ;
schooner Lord Coke, of Middlesborough, 4; Austrian
brig Veritas, assisted to save vessel and crew, 3; brig
Queen of the Tyne, of Shields, 8 ; bark Liebertas,
of Genoa, 14; bark Lady 'Westmoreland, of New-
castle, assisted to save vessel and crew, 18; brig
Robert Bruce, of Belfast, 7 ; bark Selina, of Fal-
mouth, 8 ; ship Calcutta, of London, 8; scho-ner
Friends, of WeNt Hartlepool, 5 ; schooner William

Thompson, of Dumfries, 4 ; schooner B'ossom, of
Thurso, 3 : schooner William Wallace, of Duudalk,
saved vessel and crew, 5 ; lugger Isabelle, of Dinan,
4 ; steamship Hellenes, of Dublin, 21 ; schooner
Prudence, of Wachet, 3 ; brig Phillis and Mary, of
Blyth, assisted to save vessel and crew, 8; schooner
Lady Anne, of West Hartlepool, assisted to save
vessel and crew, 5 ; ship Electric Spark, of Boston,
U.S., 22 i yacht ikootio, of Dauuloro last, =fated
London, England, 1869-12-30

Pants, Dec. 29.
The trial of Trauppmann was resumed this
morning at 10.50 a.m. The prisoner appeared
much the same as yesterday, though if anything
rather paler. Ile slept well last night.
Trauppmann says that Gustave Kinck was killed
by his accomplice, and that he was not the mur-
derer. He still persists in affirming the statements
he made yesterday, denying others which were
brought forward.
No fresh evidence Las transpired.
London, England, 1869-12-30

THAMES.

JUVENILE TIIIEVES.—James Isaacs, aged 14
years, and Lewis Smith, aged 11, half-naked and
wretched-looking boys, were brought before Mr.
Lushington, on remand, charged with stealing a
box of figs from the shop of Mr. Selle, a grocer, in
the Commercial-road, East.
The thieves have been living in a thieves' colony
in Spitalfields, and went out every morning to prey
on the public, and bring home what they could.
Isaacs had been in custody several times, and twice
convicted summarily and punished for petty
offences. Smith had also been in custody, and once
was punished by a sentence of short imprisonment,
and another time Mr. Paget kindly released him on
a promise of his mother to look after him and keep
him out of bad company. A few days after this,
George Smith, a detective officer of the K division,
saw the prisoners in the Commercial-read. They
visited several shops, and among others Mr. Selle's.
['he shop was full of customers, and while Isaacs
covered his companion from observation Smith
helped himself to a box of figs, which he banded to
Isaacs. Both ran out of the shop to fall into the
hands of the detective. They were searched, and
a few small articles of millinery were found upon
them. The mothers of the children said they would
keep their " dear boys" out of danger and the way
of temptation in future.
Mr. Lushington said the appearance of the boys
was a convincing proof they had been neglected,
and their parents were, he was informed, living in a
thieves' colony. They were sent out to thieve daily.

It was a bad state of things. He should not be
doing his duty to society if he allowed the prisoners
to go at large, until there was an opportunity of
their being reformed. He should send both to
Feltham Industrial School—lsaacs for three yeare,
and Smith until he was 16 years of age.
Mrs. Isaacs —Don't send my dear boy to prison.
Mr. Lushington—Your dear boy will be taken
care of in a reformatory school.
London, England, 1869-12-30

LA QUEUE •SE FOR3IE.

The terrible accident at Bristol raises the questio,
whether the French system of forming a queue,
tail, at the doors of theatres may not be practicabh
This rut.) is invariably enforced at all Parisian place.
of entertainment. The entrance to the theatre i:
protected by strong barriers. Beyond these a length
tile of would-be spectators form themselves two ane,
two as the queue, and are expected to wait thei)
turn. Thus the possibility of a crush is avoided.
Same such plan is adopted at our railwa:,
stations, but nowhere else. In America, says tilt
Te!egrapli, the queue system prevails, not only a;
theatres, but at popular chapels, at railway d6p6te
at steamboat wharves, at the doors of the dining-
halls in hotels ; and, impatient and mercurial as tin
American people aro supposed to be, they patiently
suhmit to temporary restrictions of which the result i;
certainly the comfort and safety of the general body.
No doubt the result on great occasions is a noisy
string of people stretching far down the street; as ;
French paper says, the surrounding inhabitants ei
savent quelquc chose ; but a policeman or two 'nigh
ke.-.3p something like order, and surely noise is bette:
than a fatal crush.

OBITUARY.
Mr. Thomas Creswick, R.A., has just died. II
was born in )811, and contributed to the Roya
Andemy Exhibition at the very early ago of it
D wn to the present year he has been a regain
exhibitor. Few artists were more popular, eithe
ampngst their brethren or with the public.
London, England, 1869-12-30

THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi-
dently recommended as a simple but certain
Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all
the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so
uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice
tailed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.'
Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape-
rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir-
cumstances, and thousands of persons can now boar testi-
mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they
have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of
20 years.
Sold in bottles at is. lid., 2e. 9d., and lls. each, in
every town in the kingdom.
CAUTION.

Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not
be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations
winch have sprung up in consequence of tho success of
N orton's Camomile Pills."
London, England, 1869-12-30

THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASI 8 ACTS.

rn her second letter to the Daily News on this -un-
inviting subject, "An Englishwoman" continues her
pretest against the Acts, She bases her arguments
on the assumcd existence of a right of per-
sonal privacy belonging to every woman, ball or good.
To violate that is to commit a crime—an outrage—
the " extremity of outrage." And she hints vaguely
at stories of innocent women who have confessed,
under the torture of the new T 1, sin which thfiv
never dreamed of, and of real sinners so unable to
eadure what is 1107 V imposed I:lion them as to
faint or to go mad. She alain urges that the
law was passA in the dirk. The press did no.
falfil its usual function ; the legislature was ignorant.
Brt supposing a proper knowledge to have existed,
for whose benefit was the law imposed? For the
n,in says this writer, and for him only ;
while he is as great a sinner as his partner
1a,3 suffers EO indignity. In fact, however, the law
was devised with no such intention. It ova=
to prevent the decay of the nation, to preserve the
iaaocent, who shilir from the effects " unto the thirCi
and fourth generation." In conclusion "An English-
man " fervently urges that the Acts virtually
aclmowledge prostitutionAs a necessity ; they le ally
give the trade a right to continue; they "establish
the evil woman.
London, England, 1869-12-30

DOCKS.
st East and Weig,lndia lOO 1?4 126
Loudon and St. Katherine 100 tO 52
100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all
Millwall Freehold Laud.
Et Dock 0 2 31
st Southampton lOO
st Surrey Commercial lOO 0 11
London, England, 1869-12-30

LAW AXI) POLICE.

A trd'EL I3frosmoN.—A Belgian named Alexis Ensor
alias Rinedson, has been charged at Lambeth Police Court
with defrauding Marguerite Loutz, a young Belgian
woman, of 16 stamps, valued at 13s. The case was founded
on a cruel imposition by means of advertisements, and it is
expected that an extensive system Of swindling will he
brought tolight. The advertisement which deceived Mile.
Loutz was insert ed in a Belgian paper, and was for a governess
to the daughters of the Baroness de Foutieres. Millie.
Loutz replied to it, and forwarded 16f., that were de-
manded for certain preliminary, payments. After some
correspondence, she came to London, when the fraud was
discovered. The prisoner was remanded. •
CRUELTY TO A CHIMNEYSWEEP.—A chimneysweep,
named Whiteley, at Huddersfield, has been sent to prison
for six months for cruelty to a boy, aged 10, whom he had
beaten severely and ill-treated.
CURIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST.
—A singular trial has taken place at Inverness. A
Roman Catholic priest, named Macdonald, was charged
with assault. He had endeavoured to shrive the late
Captain Ross, at Fort Augustus, but Mrs. doss resolved he
should not, and over the dying man's bed a fight took

place, in which the defendants were on one side, and Mrs.
Ross and persons she had called in on the other. The
pr:cst insisted that Captain Rcss wanted to be a Roman
Cathclic; Mrs. Rcss, supported by several witnesses, main-
tained that he did not. After hearing the case, the jury
found the defendants guilty. Mr. Macdonald was fined
£lO, and the other defendants £2 each.

STABBING A RECRUITING OFFICER.—A labourer named
Toney has been charged at Halifax with stabbing Hem y
Scholefield, a recruiting ccrporal of the Royal Marines,
with a pocketknife. The prisoner wished to enlist,
but was told by the corporal that he was not
tall enough, and there was a slight dispute between
them. Soon after, while the recruiting officer was walking
in the street, he felt a blow at the back of the neck, and

found he was stabbed. The prisoner, who was seen run-
ning away, was committed for trial. The corporal is re

covering.

. _
ATTEmPTED nu:DEL—Great interest has been excited
at Blelksham by the trial of Worthy Itich, who was
charged with robbing the house of William Butler, endea-
vouring to murder Ralph Butler, and setting fire to the
house. William Butler, the owner of the farm, deposed
that en the evening of December sth he went to chapel,
leaving his brother Ralph in charge of the house.

When he returned he found his brother insensible and
mach injured by blows on the head, a chest of drawers
broken open and money taken from them, and a bed on
fire. The son of the injured man identified the prisoner
a 3 his uncle. He war, cleverly captured by a constable,
who obtained the £lO reward offered. The prisoner was
remanded.
London, England, 1869-12-30

DEATH OF A CONV,ECT.

Some excitement has been caused by the death
Thomas Wilkinson, a convict in Portland Gao'
through corporal punishment. Accordivg to on
version of the story, the man had burned som'
clothing and paper in his cell. Captain Stock
a visiting inspector, gave summary judgment_
and sentence of thirty-six lashes; and on f•
certificate from Dr. Blaker that the prisoner was
fit for corporal punishmegt, this penaltywas in-
fliaect The culprit, I§Agkid boredishu
London, England, 1869-12-30

the interests of their faith deep in their hearts.
They pledged themselves to support Mr. Greville-
Nugent. The speakers were the Revs. N. 0.
Flanagan, P.P., T. D. Lee, P.P., and M. Mona-
han, C.C. The clergy in a]l the chapels in the
Granard district exhort€d their flocks on Sunday
to mind their work and not to interfere with the
strange' s.

SIIARE L 157.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

ouIIINABY tiEtAILICI3 AND STOCKS.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1809 T
London, England, 1869-12-30

SUNDAY TRADING.

At a meeting held on Tuesday evening to promote
the voluntary closing of shops in London on Sunday,
some remarkable figures were quoted to show
the extent of Sunday trading in the capital.
One resolution deplored the fact that, at the
lowest estimate, 70,000 shopkeepers and their
aisistants were engaged in business on the
Lord's Day; and the report of the London City-
Mission was quoted as evidence that in one district
18,444 shops and public-houses out of 39,768 were
opened on the Sunday. This does not look much like
keeping a day of rest.
London, England, 1869-12-30

FOOLHARDINESS ON THE ICE.

•
The foolhardiness .of people in venturing upon the ice
when in a condition totally unfit to bear them, was exem-
plified in numerous instances in the London parks on Wed-
nesday. One of these was of a characer which excited a
large amount of interest and indignation. Along
an obviously unsound sheet of ice, a man of
mature age insisted on walking, accompanied by
him little girl, a child of about 11 years of
age. Not three minutes before he left the bank the
deputy superintendent of the Royal Humane Society,
stationed in St. James's Park, had expressed the opinion,
as he critically examined the spot, that something would
happen ere long, and proceeded to post another man on
daty in the vicinity. As the father and his child essayed
to cross the ice, the little one exulting in the
feat, the shouts from the hundreds of specta-
tors who lined the banks on either side should
have sufficed to convince the man of his danger.
To all these shouts, however, he appeared to be utterly
indifferent, and persisted in pursuing his course. Once
the little girl fell, and was dragged up again by her father,
only a second time to slip and fall. Yet still the man
continued in his course, careless of the peril to which
he exposed his child. The extent of that peril was soon
made manifest, for in another moment the third tumble of
the little girl was sufficient to break the ice. As she
d:sappeared, in clinging to her father, she dragged him
into the hole along with her. Great excitement
was manifested on the banks. So fragile was the ice that
the struggles of the man and child broke the margin of
the hole like so much glass, and the skaters and sliders in
the immediate neighbourhood were frightened to approach
to render assistance. Help fortunately was at
hand in the shape of the Royal Humane
Society's officers, who after some difficulty suc-
ceeded in rescuing first the father and then the child,
both of whom were conveyed to the Royal Humane
Society's tent. The man whose stupidity exposed his
little girl to so great a danger, will not soon forget the
hoots and hisses with which he was greeted as he was
dragged to the shore. , ",.
London, England, 1869-12-30

ASSISTED EMIGRATION,

The Government of New South Wales have not been
successful in their Assisted Emigration Dill. Mr.
Parkes declared that the Catholics bad used some unfair
means to increase their share of the money that was given
in proportion to numbers under the denominational sys-
tem of education. The money was employed for ecclesi-
astical purposes and not for education. The fun•ls that
might now be devoted to assisted emigration would most
likely be absorbed by the priests, who are anxious to in-
crease the number of their people in New South Wales.
A national emigration scheme is looked upon as the ono
most likely to succeed.
London, England, 1869-12-30

AUSTRIAN TREATY `VITA CIUNA.

Tho Austrian Treaty with China is worthy of notice,
as it flews the improved state of our communications
with the Chinese. The Chinese have refused to
allow foreign vessels to trade, on account of the
confusion that has been created by merchant consul;
in the East ; rand in many instances the Engl's::
Government have appointed only salaried consular funs-
tionaries. Tho Court of Rome expected, through the
Austrian influence, to gain further concessions for Catholic
converts, but such has not been the case, as the Chinese
have objected to the introduct'on of any clause
which gave the foreign authorities the right to
claim protection from the native law for Chinese subjects
converted to Christianity. It is a satisfaction that the
Austrian Government has been able to extend its views on
commercial subjects abroad, and to conclude treaties with
China, Japan, and Siam.

THE FIJI ISLANDS,

The European population of the Fiji Islands is rapidly
increasing. The inhabitants have addressed the President
of the United States, through the American Consul at
Leonka, desiring to be taken under the protection of the
American flag. They have been induced to take this
course by the policy which the English Government has
pursued towards the colonies.
London, England, 1869-12-30

A LANDLORD SOLVING THE LAND QUESTION:

Mr. Mac Carel, who has a large property in the county
Antrim, has adopted a course which his tenantry say
would, if it were generally followed, remove all necessity
for legislation on the Land Question. He writes :—" I
have instructed my agent, Mr. Nelson, to make known to
my tenantry that I will grant them leases of twenty-one
years at their present rents." It need not be told with
how much satisfaction this announcement was received,
EXCITING SCENE IN A THEATRE.—IIerr Band-
man, who is fulfilling an engagement at -Melbourne, acci-
dentally stabbed the lady who was playing Emilia to him,
in the last scene of "Othello." The lady fell prone to the
stage in hysterical screams, and it soon became apparent
that, as was at first thought, she was not acting. Herr
Bandmann, who seemed himself utterly unnerved, raised
her in his arms, and called to the audience to "fetch a
doctor immediately." A medical man, who was in the
dress circle, was quickly on the stage, and, as he found
that the lady was not dangerously wounded, the excite-
ment of the audience, which by this time was intense, was
quieted by Mr. Harwood, who came in front to announce
the fact of the lady's safety. This announcement was
received with immense cheers. It seemed that Herr
Bandmann had uscd a sword he had brought with him
from England, and which he had neglected to blunt, as is
customary among actors. He was earnest in his profes
sions of sympathy, and none will be more glad to 'hear
that Miss Bowling appears on the stage again this evening
than himself.—slielbortene Age, November S.
SODA WATER-ITS lIISTORY.—Few of our
readers who frequent the soda fountains are probably aware
of the manner in which the beverage is made. Soda water
is simply pure water impregnated with carbonic acid gas.
It is known by its agreeable, pungent taste, by iNhslightly
exhilarating qualities, and its bubbling and scintillation.
The water to be impregnated with the gas is placed in a
strong vessel, usually made of iron or copper, called
fountain. The gas, after being rassed through water ti
purify it, is conducted to the fountain, and, after sufficieni
agitation in contact with the gas, at a high pressurs, the
water becomes impregnated, and is then what is known
The first experiments were made by Venal
in France, in 17i70, end uLlislied in 1776 ; Ly Priestly
is 1733; and lat-,r 'r..y Bergman, Piaci:, Van Helmet, an-
ethers. Tha first reanufactery in the world was esti.
Ilished at Geneva, by Goss, au apothecary of that city
whose annual sales aenounte 1 to 40,0')0 Lott:us of " Eau tic
Seitz." In 1700, his partner, Mr. Paul, founded an eta
Miahreent in Paris, where were compounded not only tau
principal mineral waters of France, but even those of
foreign countries. From this time onwards laboratories
multiplied all over Europe, and the m: meaLtare of simph
aerated water is now conducted on so large a scale in al;
civilised countries that a very large amount of inventive
talent has been succespfallLemployecl in improving the
necessary aPpliatus, •

wat
London, England, 1869-09-18

THAMES.

AN UNSENTIMENTAL MAGIsTRATE.—Hannah Leary, a
woman about 30 years of age, of No. 17, Anthony-street,
St. Ueorge-in-the-East, was charged before Mr. Benson
with stealing a coral necklace, value 65., from John Isaacs,
dealer, of Cleveland-street, Mile-end-road.
The prosecutor was on his way home last night, and
was accosted by the prisoner, who made someovertures
to him, which he rejected, and told her to go about her
business. She clung to him, and he had some difficulty
to get rid of her. After she had loft him he missed a coral
necklace. He went after her and gave her into the custody
of Walter, a police--constable, No. 40 K It, who conveyed
her to the station house. Nothing was found upon her,
and the police-constable then wont back to the spot near
to which ho had captured the prisoner, and by the light of
his bull's eye lantern found the necklace. The prisoner
made strong asseverations of innocence, and Mr. Benson
said he should commit her fot: trial. She then aet up
a loud wailing, wrung her hands, and exclaimed, `• My
poor dear husband, he is coming home from sea, and it
will break his heartito hear I am in prison.py dear, duar,
dear husband! oh, dear ;no !"
Mr. Benson—Don't attempt to impose upon me by talk-
ing about your husband. You are a common prostitute—
prowling about to mob men. Stuff and nonsense to talk
alout your husband.

The prisoner—Oh, sir, lam not a prostitute. I am a
married woman.

Mr. Benson—Then I sincerely pity your most unfortu-
nate husband who has got such a vile character for a wife
You were walking the streets last night "soliciting pro-
stitution," in the language of the law, and have robbed this
man. You aro committed for trial.

BILKING A CABMAN.—John Scanlan, a tall, well-dressed
man, was brought up on a wit/rant before Mr. Benson
charged with refusing to pay a cab fare.
Merrett, an officer of the court, 296 K, arrested the pri-
soner last night in a beerhouse in Peckham. The prisoner
described himself as a builder, of Garsdale-road, Peckham,
38 years of age.
Thomas Cooper, a cab driver, said ho drove the prisoner
from Paddington to Bow; the fare was 6s. He had ex-
pended 4s. for a warrant and a summons, and a good deal
of money in looking after the prisoner, whose wife had
just paid him a sovereign, and he was satisfied.
Mr. Benson—You ought to ba ashamed of yourself Mr.
Scanlan to be evading payment of the cab fare and not
af.pearing to the summons.
Mr. Scanlan—l never received it.

Mr. Benson—l don't believe you. The summons was
left at your house. You have tried to shirk payment, to
bilk that poor man.

The Prisoner—l am very sorry. lam a gentleman, and
this is unpleasant to my feelings.

Mr. Benson—You are no gentleman, but a blackguard,
to attempt to oheat that poor man of his fare. Now go
about your business, and don't sot up any pretences to tho
character of a gentleman.