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HIE SUN, LONDON, 1' U ESDAY E VENING, AUGUST 27, 1867.

NEW NOVEL BY LADY BLAKE.
Now ready Lt all the Lthra: ICS, in 3 vols.,
T HE SISTERS OF SAINTHILL,
By LADY BLAKE.
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L 0 ND 0 N and NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
DERBY RACES, August 27th and 28t1, 1867.
First and Second-Class Ordinary RETURN TICKETS
issued from London (Euston) end Wolverhampton to
DERBY, on MONDAY, 26th August, and intervening
days, will be availablo for returning by any Traia on any
clay up to and including Thursday, August 29th.
By order,
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, August, 1867.

1 01-IN GOEN ELL tt pit CO.'S CHERRY
tP TOO FR PASTE is ;:rrt•Atly eilperfor to any tooth
powder; gives the teeth It pearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to
the breath. Price Is. 6d.—lted Bull Wharf. t't, Upper
Thames-street, London.

The Barbarous. Murder at Alton.

Some particulars appeared in the papers of 3 es-
terday of a murder, unparalleled for its brutality,
committed in the quiet marl: et town of Alton, in
Hants, on Saturday evening. The facts which have
already transpired show that, about half-past one
o'clock on the afternoon mentioned, a little girl
named Fanny Adams, eight years of age, left her
home near the church, in company with a younger
sister and a playmate named Minnie Warner, for the
purpose of playing in the meadow adjoining Amery
Farm, which is situated a few yards distant from
the home of the deceased. The meadow is crowned
by a hop-garden of considerable extent, approached
by a grassy and sequestered lane, from the entrance
of which a charming view of the quiet old town is
obtained. It was in the hop-ground referred to
that the crime, of which full details have now come
to hand, was committed. It appears that at two
o'clock the children, having partaken of dinner,
were engaged in play near the entrance to the se-
cluded lane, when a man, described as wearing a
black coat, with light vest and trousers, and who
was sitting on the gate, beckoned Fanny Adams,
the unfortunate deceased, towards him. All the
children approached, and singling out the deceased,
he offered her a halfpenny to accompany him for a
walk in the adjacent hop-garden. Seeing that the
other children were disposel to follow he distributed
amongst them three halfpennies, telling them to run
away and buy some sweets. They accordingly did
so, and, as they were leaving, saw that the man had
taken hold of the girl's hand and was leading her up
the lane. They also saw that the poor child began
to cry, and heard the man say these words :
" Don't cry, my dear ; keep quiet, and if you will
come up into the hop-garden I will give you
some more money." From this time until
seven o'clock in the evening no thin g
more was heard of the deceased. The
child, not coming home to tea, her mother
became alarmed at her absence, and made inquiries,
but nothing was elicited beyond the statement of
her companions, that she had been seen going up
the lane with a strange man. Between seven and
eight o'clock the same evening a labourer named
Thomas Gates, returning from work, had occasion
to cross the hop-ground, when he was horrified at
beholding the dissevered head of a child resting
upon two hop-poles placed at the foot of the hedge,
and lying horizontally on the ground. The man
took up the head and ran with it to the row of
cottages at the foot of the meadow, in one of which
" the parents of the unfortunate child reside. The
neighbours, who were standing in groups talking
about the missing child, on seeing the head imme-
diately declared it to be that of Fanny Adams.
With a coolness which would seem almost incredi-
ble, the man Gates took the head to the father's
cottage. All doubts were then set at rest, the poor
mother identifying the head as that of her daughter,
and immediately falling into hysterics, from which
she has scarcely since recovered. The police were
at once communicated with, and search was made
fcr the remaining portions of the body. The larger
portion of the population of the town having speedily
become acquainted with the barbarous fate of the
child scoured the hop ground and adjoining fields
to discover, if possible, the body of the deemed.
Within about twenty yards east of the hedge, and
between growing hops, were found a leg and thigh,
with a stocking and boot on, and near the same spot
the right arm and hand, severed from the elbow,
were discovered. A little further to the right, the
left hand, severed from the wrist, was found, and
some distance below were the mutilated remains of
the trunk. The other foot, which was the left,
was picked up by a young man named Henry
Allen in a field adjoining the hop plantation,
where it had evidently been thrown with suffi-
cient force to carry it over two high hedges and an
intervening lane. The left arm was also picked
up in this field. Horrible to relate the eyes
had been gouged out with almost scientific
skill. At this time the intestines and heart
were missing, but on the following (Sunday)
morning further search was made, when both these
portions were discovered, the former not far from
the spot where the trunk had been found, and the
heart in an adjoining field where it had been thrown.
The body displayed several fearful stabs and gashes,
the ribs being severely punctured, the calves of the
legs and thighs had been completely ripped up, and
the intestines entirely removed, leaving the mere
frame of the body only. The right ear was picked
up in a corner of the' hop-ground by itself. No
traces of the eyes have as yet been discovered, and
the right breast is also missing. In consequence of
the disjointed and mutilated condition of the whole
of the body, it is impossible for the medical gen-
tlemen to determine whether the poor child had
been violated. An ineffectual attempt appears to
have been made to cut off the left arm from the
shoulder. The deceased child was the fourth of a
family of six children, and was a tall, comely, and
intelligent girl. She bore the appearance of being
several years in advance of her age, and was of a
lively and cheerful disposition. The clothes worn
by the unfortunate child were found scattered about
the plantation. They were 'much torn. The dis-
severed remains were placed in a truck and conveyed
to the police-station, where they at present lie,
awaiting the coroner's inquest. In the meantime,
Superintendent Cheyney obtained a description of
the man in whose company the ill-fated girl
was last seen, and, aided by his local knowledge,
he concluded that the person described exactly
answered to a young man named Frederick Baker,
whom he knew as in the employ of Messrs. Clements,
solicitors, of the town. Ile thereupon proceeded to
the office of Messrs. Clements about nine o'clock
in the evening, and saw the accused sitting appa-
rently engaged in his ordinary avocation. Super-
intendent Cheyney then inquired if he had heard
of the murder, to which the accused replied " Yes ;
and they say it is me, don't they ?" Leaving Baker in
charge of a police-constable, for the purpose of
making further inquiries, the superintendent shortly
afterwards ascertained that the prisoner was the man
who had given some coppers to the children, as pre-
viously alluded to, and on returning to the office,
accompanied by one of the children, he asked him if
the statements were true. He admitted the fact,
but said he was innocent of the crime of murder.
He was identified by the chili, and the superin-
tendent removed him to the police-station, on sus-
picion of being the murderer. The melancholy news
had rapidly spread, and an immense concourse
assembled in the Iligh-street outside the office,
whose menacing attitude and threatening language
necessitated recourse to a stratagem on the part of
the superintendent to effect the prisoner's removal.
lie was accordingly taken through the back pre-
mises, and safely lodged in a cell at the station.
Here he was closely searched, and in order that no
link in the chain of evidence might be missing, Mr.
Cheyney caused him to be stripped. This was done,
and all his garments taken from him. The light
tweed trousers were marked with blood. On both
the legs there were signs of very recent washing,
and they were still quite damp. The socks wore
by the prisoner were wet, the result evidently of a
recent washing. The front of the waistcoat was
splashed with blood, and the wristbands of the shirt
were saturated with blood. The prisoner's boots
were sodden with wet, leading to the supposition
th it ho had washed them in the rivulet near the
scene of the murder. In his pockets were found
the sum of £1 Gs. 41. in money, and two pen-
knives, one of which contained three blades and the
other two. Neither of these appeared to be of
sufficient strength for the committal of the atrocious
crime, and no sign of blood could be discovered on
them. The prisoner was asked if he could account
for the state of his clothing, and he answered that
he could not; but as to his trousers legs he had,
when out, a habit of stepping into the water. It
appears that on the day of the murder the ei§oneK

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E. G. HOLLAND,
43, MINCING-LANE, CITY,

importer of Havana Cigars, is enabled to supply that want,
and sell, direct from the Manufactory, foreign goods, which
must give greater satisfaction to their customers, and leave
the Trade as good a profit as they now got out of British.

E. G. H 0 LL AND, Importer,
43, Mincing-lane, City.

ALESKELL, Surgeon Dentist, Author of
• "Dental :_'u^r„ery," "Pure D nti-dry," " Dental
ALx,thesia," &c, may be consulted DAILY as hitherto,
from Ten to Four o'clock, at his only residence,

RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT

WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
Exurnirloris ot 1851 and 18G2), is allowed by upwards of
l'wo hundred Me•lical Gentlemen to be the moat effective
Invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use
of a steel spring, ea o'tea hurtful in its effects, is here
avoided—a soft bandage heing worn round the body, while
the requisite resisting power ij supplied by the rdoc-Niain
pad fuid Patent Lever, fitting; with so much ease and ohm-
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sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, And th I truss,
which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum
ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to
the manufacturer,

Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, Vie., 21e., ?6s 61, and 315.64 Postage, is.
A Double Truss, 31s. Od., 42e , and 528. 3d. Postage, Is. Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 61. Postage, Is. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
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each. Postage, Od.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 223, Picoadilly.

lIEALTFI RESTORED wurrour MEDICINE OR

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IMPORTANT CAUTION,—BCWAPC of the many unsavoury
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thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote
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Cure No. 7', of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord
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Cure No. 47.121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme
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Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two
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BARRY DU BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ;
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matter at what age. The Agus Arnsrella has none of tLe
properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
bottle, or in hall bottles, lOs. 61. Testimonials from artistes
of the highest order, and from Individuals Of undoubted re-
spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John
Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumed to her Royal
'Highness the Princess of Wales.•

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HELP for the DESTITUTE SICK.—
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL. D4".11;
shire-squam City. Instituted for the immediate gratulto,l
Relief of the Sick Poor of every Nation awl Creed. without
letters of recommendation. FUNDS are urgently needed to
maintain its effioienoy.
BANKLus—Messrs, Barnett, Hoare& and C .. 62, Lombsrd-
str eet. JNO. GURNEY FRY. Chairman.
CEO. e'"roiN, Secretary.

SCHOOL OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, &C.
Admiralty, 26th July, 1867.
The LORDS COMMISSIONERS of the ADMIRALTY
hereby give notice that the arrangements for the ADMIS-
SION of PERSONS, not already in the Government ser-
vice, to the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering, as Admiralty Pupils, will, for the present
year, be as follows :
Candidates must not bo less than 18 nor more than 21
years of age, and must have served at least two years in.
private shipbuilding or engineering establishments, or
must give satisfactory proof that they have in some way
been so connected with shipbuilding or engineering opera-
tions as to become well-grounded in the elementary prin-
ciples and practices thereof.
The pupils will be selected by competitive examination,
the subjects for which, and numbers of marks assigned
for each, aro as follows : Marks.

I ONDON kNOßtif-WESTERNRAILWAY.
.X-1 CHEAP RX,;URSION TICICH:TS t') I:IIA.LVER.Y.
Every FRIDAY and. SATURDAY, until further notice,
Excursion Tickets will be issued from the undermentioned
Station to Malvern, by any of the Through Trains, on
Fridays and Saturdays, available for returning by any
Train up to the following Monday Evening inclusive.
FARES FOR THE DOUBLE JOURNEY.
Ist Class. 2nd Class.
London (Euston Station) ... 255. 9d.... 18s. Od.
Tickets aro available to Great Malvern Station. Pas-
sengers from London travel via Cradlev and Stourbridge.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, August, 1867.

ONDON and NORTII-WESTERN RAIL-
SVAY.—BIRMINGIIAII MUSICAL FESTIVAL,
August 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th.
RETURN TICKETS (First and Second Class) for
BIRMINGHAM, issued from any Station on the London
and North-Western Railway, at which Tickets may
usually bo obtained, on MONDAY, 26th August, or any
of the four following days, will be available for the Re-
turn Journey by any Train up to and inclusive of the
Mail Trains on the night of Saturday, 31st August.

By order,
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, August, 1867.

CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
Rouse, August 21, 18G7.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
tho OFFICE of LORD lIIGIi ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN_ and IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on. TUESDAY, the
Ist October next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be
ready to treat with such persons as may bo willing to
CONTRACT for Supplying and Delivering into her Ma-
jesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned Ports the
following quantities of

SALT PORK,
all of the cure of the present season, viz. :

Navy Pork.
DEPTFORD. 4,800 tierces 4,800 barrels.
lIAULBOWLINE 2,400 „ 2,400 ~
Each tierce of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and
each barrel 50 pieces of 41bs. each, instead of the number of
pieces formerly contained in the tierces and barrels.
Tho Pork to bo delivered into the respective Stores as
follows, viz. :—One-third of each quantity for each place
by the 15th day of January, 1868 ; another third thereof
by the sth day of March, 1868; and the remainder thereof
by the 30th day of April, 1868 ; or any greater portion, or
the whole, at any earlier period, if preferred by the party
tendering, and to be. paid for by bills at three days after
date, which will bo sent to parties as usual.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole
or for such part thereof only as they may deeth fit, or for a
greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an
unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
Every Tender 'must specify the name of the Person by
whom the Meat is intended to,be cured, the Brand of the
Meat, and the place of cure.
Tenders for Pork of tho cure of the United States of
America will not be admitted.
Persons tendering for more than one Port must give a
separate Tender for each- Port.
Persons tendering must give a reference to a Banker for
each surety propose ; and they are desired to take special
noti o that the use of Wooden Hoops is abolished, and that
Iron Hoops only will be required for the Casks in accord-
ance with the conditions of the Contract.
A Form of the Tender may be obtained, and the recently
altered conditions of the Contract, to which particular at-
tention is called, may be seen in the Lobby of the Depart-
ment of the Controller of Victualling, Somerset House; at
the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth ; or by
applying to the Agent Victualler at Haulbowline ; or to the
Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick,
Belfast, Waterford, and Newry; or to the Secretary to the
Postmaster-General at Dablin ' • or to the Commander con-
ducting the Packet Service at Liverpool.
No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100
tierces, or 100 barrels.
Np Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the
printed form provided for the purpose; but it will not be
necessary that the party tendering, or an agent appointed
by him, should attend, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and to his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope
the words "Tender for Salt Pork," and must also be de-
livered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling,
Somerset House.

The Contractors will have to pay one-half the amount
of the Stamps on the Contracts and Bonds.
By order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

BUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BILLFAST,

Ls regularly supplied to the Souse of Lords.

" V.R." IRISH WHISKY.

••_••
DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH
WHISKY, BELFAST.
London Offices find Stores,
4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, ,W.C.
Established 1808. Quotations on application.

FAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork.—" The purest spirit and safest drink in the
world."—London Offices 7, Printing-house-sqnare,
next the i• Times." ,

TAMES DALY and CO Distillers, John-street,
Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the
trade with their celebrated Whiskies. in casks or oases, and
to take orders in bond and for exportation, at their offices, 7,
Printing-house-square, London, E C., the only house in the
square not occupied by the "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies
bring the highest prices in the Australian and othe^ Colonial
markets, as may be observed by reference to the "Journal of
Commerce of Victoria," by which it will be seen that their
whiskies fetch id. per gallon and Is. per case over the next
best, and Is. 6el per gallon and 6s. 6d. a case over the lowest
quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ye y old
mellow whisky in the finest condition, matured in sherry
casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, supplied on the
most reasonable terms.

E, M. REILLY AND CO.,
• GUN AND RIFLE MANUFACTURERS,
502, NEW OXFORD-STREET, London.
Gentlemen should inspect their Stock of CENTRAL-
FIRE 13REECII-LOADERS, on the Latest Improved Pat-
terns, from 20 guineas in cases complete.
Also their ordinary PIN CARTtiIDGE GUN, on best
systems, from 10 guineas.
A large Stock of Second-hand Breech and Muzzle-loaders
at moderate prices.

TIM RUIN OF THE FEW IS THE GAIN OF IRE MANY."
THE Panic of '66 and its consequent depression
of the Colonial Markets enables the "EAST INDIA
TEA COMPANY" to offer TL A.S LOWER THAN EVER.
Six Pounds of Good Tea for as. adl. can't be dear.
delicio
The Company's KAISOVi'S by the Clipper Ships are really
us.
9, Great St. He
streetlen's Churchyard, Bishopscrafe-
, Churchyard,
1, 18G7.

H YAM & Co.'s ATTIRp,.

HYAM & Co., 66 and 67, OXFORD-ST.

Pure Mathematics, inClueling—Arithmetic, mensu-
ration, geometry (plane and descriptive), plane
trigonometry, and the elements of the differential
and integral calculus 2,500
Applied Mathematics, including mechanics and
hydrostatics
Practical Shipbuilding, including laying-off (for
shipwright's candidates only) 2,500
Practical Marine Engineering (for engineer candi-
dates only) 2,500
French 5OO
Elements of Physics and Chymistry 750
English Grammar and Composition
Geography and history
No candidate will be admitted whO does not obtain at
least two-thirds of the full number of marks in the two
first-named subjects, and three-fifths of the full number,
either for practical shipbuilding or marine engineering.
The last four subjects, although counting in the com-
petition, will not be considered obligatory.
The candidates who me.y bo selected will be treated,
while attached to the school, in all respects as the Admi-
ralty pupils; they will receive wages the same as dock-
yard apprentices, commencing at Is. 6d. per day fel- six
days per week for the first year, and increasing yearly 3d.
per day till it reaches 2s. per day; and in addition a sub-
sistence allowance of 3s. per day for seven days per week
while away from their homes, either at the school or in the
Doekyards.
Six months of each year, viz:, from November till May,
will be devoted to study at the School, and the remaining
six months to active work and the acquirement of practical
knowledge in the dockyards.
It is to bo understood that the Admiralty make no en-
gagement to employ these pupils after the completion of
their course of study; and they must rely on their own
worth as educated naval architects for obtaining employ
ment in their subsequent career. The number of such
pupils to be selected this year is one shipwright and one
engineer. Persons desirous of competing must forward
their names, with a certificate of birth, and of the grounds
on which they consider themselves practically qualified,
enclosing proper certificates to that effect, to the Secretary
of the Admiralty not later than the Ist of September.
The candidates should also state whether they wish .to
be examined as engineers or shipwrights.
The examination will take place uu the 23d September
cud three following days.
By command of their Lordships,
• HENRY GORDON LENNOX.

}JYAI%I & Co.'s TWEED OVERCOATS.

FJYAM & Co.'s SILK-FACED OVERCOATS.

IJYAM & Co.'s FACED MELTON OVER-
COATS.

HYAM & Co.'s SUITS.

FIYAIII & Co.'s MORNING COXrS.

HYAM & Co.'s PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.

lIYAM & Co.'s VESTS and TROUSERS.

}JYAM Sc Co.'s LADIES' HABITS.

JJYAM & Co.'s LIVERIES.

[JYAM & Co.'s HATS and HOSIERY.

['YAM and Co.'s PRICE LIST for GENTLE-
MEN.

GG and 67, Oxford-street, London.
ITyam & Co.'s Spring Tweed Overcoats. 21s. to 30s.
ITyam & Co.'s Spring Overcoats
ITyam & Co.'s Spring Reefer 2ss. to 555.
Hyam & Co.'s Spring Suits
llyam & Co.'s Spring Jackets
llyam & Co.'s Spring Frock Coats 3os. to 70s.
llyam & Co.'s Spring Vests Gs. to 14s.
Hymn & Co.'s Spring Trousers l4s. to 255.

IT YAM & Co.'s BOYS' SPRING CLOTHING,
66 and 67, Oxford-street, London. •
The first establishment in tho kingdom for Juvenile
Clothing.
Boys' Sandringham Overcoats-
Boys' Prince Alfred Reefer - to 80s.
Boys' Overcoats for Little Boys
Boys' Knickerbocker Suits lss. to 355.
Boys' Westruinsterand Osborne Suits lss. to 355.
Boys' Eaton, Harrow, and Rugby Suits 255.• to 425.
Boys' Jackets for School and Home 9s. to 21s.

ITYAM and Co.s SELECT DEPARTMENTS.
1. Gentlemen's (Nothing for Immediate Wear.
2. Bespoke or Order Department.
3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department.
4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department.

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left his lodgings to proceed to business, at ten
o'clock in the morning, and his landlady said that
he did not return during any portion of the day.
Ile seems to have left the office of Messrs. Clements
at one o'clock, tt, have returned again at four, and
it i., stated that between that hour and the time of
his spprehemion he was in and out the office.
several times.

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I their regard for a townsman who is personally po-
pular, and has won his place on the judicial bench
by the highest professional merit.
The privileges obtained by the passing of the
Offices and Oaths Bill will not be suffered to fall
into abeyance by the Corporation of Dublin. On
Saturday the Finance Committee moved a report
recommending that application be made to have
seats setapart in Marlborough-street Roman Catho-
lic Cathedral for the accommodation of the Lord
Mayor and the members of the municipal body, who
will appear ou the first opportunity in their robes of
office.

New Underground TelerapTe S; stem.

The prisoner, since his confinement at the station,
has not in any way referred to the dreadful deed
with which he is accused, but has maintained the
closest reticence. On Sunday the greatest excite-
ment prevailed in the town, and thousands of per-
sons visited the site of the harrowing tragedy, where
pools of the life-blood of the innocent child were
painfully visible. The morbid feeling animating the
public was conspicuously developed by the denuda-
tion of the hops and the cutting off pieces of the
plants And hedges growing in the immediate
vicinity.

The prisoner was taken yesterday before E.
Knight, Esq., one of the county magistrates, and at
the request of Superintendent Cheyney was re-
manded until after the coroner's investigation,
which will probably take place on 'Wednesday.
In searching the prisoner's desk at the office yes-
terday a well-kept diary, in the prisoner's hand-
writing, was discovered under the date " Saturday,
August 24 :" the following entry was written in a
bold and unfaltering hand :—" Killed a young girl;
fine and hot." The prisoner is a native of Guild-
ford, and for some years was in the office of Messrs.
Smallpeice, the eminent solicitors of that town. He
was afterwards employed by Mr. P. W. Lovett,
solicitors of the same place, and during his period of
service was found to be guilty of embezzlement.
He then absconded from the town, but on the in-
tervention of his father, a respectable master tailor,
who paid the amount of his defalcations, he escaped
prosecution. The prisoner subsequently obtained
an engagement with Messrs. Clements, of Alton,
with whom he has been for about twelve months.
The prisoner is a thin spare man, about twenty-
eight years of age, and possesses a countenance of
much mildness and benignity. He bears but an in-
different character in the town, and it is related
that a fortnight ago he accosted a lady in a secluded
pathway, in Alton, and made improper overtures
to her. These she resisted, and ran away. The
prisoner, not succeeding in overtaking her, pelted
her with stones. He has always been looked upon
as a man of great animal passions.
Although every search has been made for the
weapon with which the crime was committed, it
Ins not been found.

A large number of scientific and other gentle.
men connected with telegraphy throughout Europe
assembled on Tuesday last at the residence of
Mr. Donald Nicoll, Oaklands-hall, Kilburn, •for
the purpose of witnessing a setiei of experiments,
with an entirely novel species of underground
electric telegraph, which, whether in point of
cheapness of construction as well as efficiency of ser-
i ice, claims to be superior to any system of electric
telegraph c )rn mn n ication yet invented. The principle
upon which this telegraph system is constructed
consists of its being made in sections, of any
length, and at any angle, and laid down in
shallow or deep trenches at option, just as a line
of a railway may be laid, but without the slightest
necessity for " chairs," bolts, rivets, &c. The
system is of exceedingly simple construction, and.
consists of a zinc or other metallic semi-tube, or
species of gutter, in which any number of electric
wires can be laid in accordance with size. In the
process of manufacturing the conductors the wires
receive first a substantial coating of inorganised or
insulatory substance, then a coating of fibre, which.
is almost completely carbonised by the heat of the
compound, and each wire having been thus sepa-
rately treated is then embedded in the trough or
semi-tube referred to, of either 8, 11, or 22 feet in
length, and embedded in more of the insulating
compound. This insulating material does not de-
compose like gutta percha, which is known to perish
quickly. It consists mainly of epure Trinidad bitu-
men, and withl6-gange copper wires in zinc troughs
the system can be laid and completed for 20 per
cent. le=s than the present cost of the unsightly
overhead wires, either on poles or housetops ; and
if 22 feet sections be used, two men, one for pour-
ing in the molten bitumen at points of junction,
and one for fixing the wires, can easily lay over one
mile of sections per day, at about 25 per cent. less
than the cost of overhead wires either on poles or
housetops. As regards underground gutta percha
and india rubber-covered wires all that is effected by
them is realised by this system at a cost of about 50
per cent. less. It is also a feature that, inasmuch as

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the bitumen containing the wires, if placed 15 or 20
inches below the surface, the conductors incur no
liability of fracture, and therefore the cost for main-
tenance is of the most trivial character—a jet of
flame at any of the junctions enabling the operator
to repair or remove any damaged sections.
The experiments conducted upon this occasion
were of a very comprehensive character. The tele-
graph had been laid over the extensive grounds,
with points of communication between the ball of
the house, the lodge, and also the bailiff's cottage at
the other end of the property, and close to the
Edgware-road station of the North London Rail-
way, and various messages and despatches were
answered with the most surprising rapidity and
accuracy, the insulation being frequently tested by
the galvanometer. A large portion of the trench in
which the wires were laid was left open to show
the junction of the sections, and the ease with
which any inequality of surface or angle can be
dealt with. The process of joining the wires at the
junctions of the section was then exhibited, and is
exceedingly simple, being a hand machine, by
which at one blow almost any number of wires can
be joined. The size or power of the pressing
machine (either lever or screw) and number of in-
dentations in the plate or matrix forced upon the
wires can be increased as required ; indeed so easily
worked and understood is this process that it was
stated that boys were chiefly employed in making
the specimens laid down. In the course of various
remarks and explanations offered by Mr. Nicoll and
his friends other advantages were pointed out.
Amongst these were, that a larger number of wires
can be laid upon any other system at much less
cost, and the wires may be turned at any angle and
over any height or inequality of surface. Sections
containing any number of wires insulated by
this method can be packed and sent to any part
of the world, and fixed by unskilled labour at the
needful depth beneath the surface of sand or soil, or
they may be embodied in the silt or mud of sea or
river shore, For crossing open country or running
by the sides of common roads the trenches may be
formed by an ordinary sub-soil plough, and after
the trenches are laid and the sections filled in (ex-
cept to those possessing a key thereto), all traces of
the line of route will be speedily effaced. The sec-
tions, when beneath the surface, will bear great
weight, support extreme degrees of heat and cold,
and any number of wires may b 3 laid with ease be-
tween a double line of rails or down an ordinary
sewer. In crowded streets traffic need not be de-
layed or interrupted, as each boss or point of junc-
tion is in fact a testing chamber of continuity of elec-
tricity, and wires can thus be easily tested and re-
paired. Sections can be made in any length conve-
nient for transport in ordinary conveyances, and it
had been calculated that 20 miles of sections, con-
taining 50 or more wires, may be laid in a day by
30 labourers. Thus it was argued that the Eng-
lish Government could quickly lay wires from
Calais overland direct to India, and possibly suffi-
ciently compensate those nations granting conces-
sions for passage through their territories by
allotting a proportionate and free use of some of
the; wires. The system can form part of and
gradually be in!roduced into any other system
now in use, and it is obvious that the number of
wires may be almost indefinitely increased,
! economy being naturally promoted by a large num-
ber of wires being laid in one operation, but it is
important to know that the cost of each wire will
ordinarily average not more than 42,5 per mile ; and
as the insulating material is indestructible, and has
been tested as resisting even the attacks of the
white ant of India, the usual heavy coats for main-
tenance and repair will be avoided. It was stated
that the directors of the Isle of Wight and some
other railways had given orders for laying this
system of telegraph along their lines, and a general
opinion was expressed that from its vast reduction of
cost, facility for laying, and indestructible character
of the material of insulation, it will speedily receive
extensive if not general adoption.—Observer.

DUBLIN, Aug. 26.

The Queen's County Agricultural Society held its
fifth annual show at Maryborough on Saturday. It
was one of the best exhibitions which the society has
yet had, the entries being more than usually nume-
rous, and the quality of the stock very good. The
chief feature was the collection of sheep, to which
all the best breeders in the county contributed. In
a field adjoining the grounds in which the cattle
show was held, the Queen's County Horticultural
Association held its annual display of flowers and
fruits. The co-operation of the two societies, the
one devoted to pursuits of substantial utility, the
other to culture of a refined order, but each in its
way promoting the social interests of different
classes, secured a combination of attractions which
drew together a large assemblage of the local gentry.
The friendly alliance was cemented by a public
dinner in the evening, at which both associations
were represented. The Right Hon. J. W. Fitz-
pa:rick, M.P., occupied the chair.
Mr. Monsell, M.P., has done good service in call-
ing attention to the causes which operate against the
interests of the Irish butter trade in the English
market. The subject is engaging the attention of
local bodies in Cork and Limerick, who urge the
necessity of taking immediate measures to retrieve
the character of Irish butter, which now suffers in
competition with French, owing chiefly to the
greater care bestowed upon the making-up and
packing of the latter. At a meeting of the Lime-
rick Farmers' Club on Saturday, Mr. Harris gave
an account of a recent visit to English markets,
with the object of acquiring correct, information.
lie found that buyers complained that Irish butter
is fraudulently made up, that the tare is irregular,
that the butter is too strongly pickled, and is packed
so carelessly that its taste is deteriorated by the
flavour of the casks, and loss occasioned by hav-
ing to scrape it from the sides of the firkins. On
the other hand, French butter, though the ma-
terial is by no means so good, commands a better
price, and is coming more extensively into favour
because it is not so highly salted. It is made up
neatly in 561 b. casks, with cloths to protect it from
the influence of the wood. He spoke from expe-
rience of the injurious effect upon the Irish trade.
He found that nearly every store in Manchester was
filled with French butter. In Rochdale he could
make no sales—the French had obtained a start of
him. After failing in Lancashire, he went to Lon-
don, but there, too, ho failed, although he offered
the butter at a reduced rate. With respect to the
charge of fraudulent making up, he knew an in-
stance of 111 b. of salt being found at the bottom
of a firkin, but he felt bound to add that the far-
mers generally did not deal in this dishonest way.
The chairman mentioned the case of a butter-
maker in Cork who told him that 13 a firkin paid
him better than £3 Bs. paid others, because his
firkin contained 91b more of salt. These are start-
ling facts, which ought to make an impression on
the farmers. To require cleanliness and honesty
is to impose upon many of them conditions against
which their nature revolts, but they are indispens-
able to success in this important branch of Irish
trade, and it is to be hoped that the experience of
bitter disappointments in the exports to England
will oblige them to submit. Such unprofitable
tours as that of Mr. llarris will teach a necessary
lesson to the farmers, and the evil will cure itself
in time, but the danger is that before the Irish
makers can be persuaded to change their habits the
French will have so fortified their position in the
markets by continued improvements that they can-
not be dislolged. Every effort must be used to
effect an immediate reform and reinstate Irish
produce in the place which its superior quality, if
there were no serious drawbacks, would be sure to
command.
Lord and Lady Fitzwilliam set an excellent .ex-
ample to other proprientodrsreisnidilurgelfaourdsobmye
tvisitingm eui
their estates annually a
the midst of their tenantry. Their presence gives
confidence and pleasure to the people, who are
grateful for the attention bestowed upon them, and
the fact that their landlord can make personal in-
quiries respecting any causes of complaint, and judge
for himself as to the condition of the farms awl the
improvements which may be required, cannot fail to
have a beneficial effect. Coollatin-park, at which time
family are now staying, is a centre of gaiety and
rejoicing in honour of tle marriage of Lord Milton.
Among the entertainments which have been given
to celebrate the event not the least interesting was
on Friday, when 600 children belonging to the
several schools on the estate were hospitably received
in the park, and the most liberal arrangements made
for their enjoyment.
A compliment is about to be paid to Mr. Justice
O'llagan in Belfast, his native town, which must be
peculiarly gratifying, as it indicates a generous
spirit in political opponents. It is proposed to place
in the Town-hall a bust of the learned Judge, which
has been executed by Mr. Shakespeare Wood. A
committee has been formed, subscriptions have been
freely given alike by Conservatives and Whigs, and
on the list of trustees are the names of the Mayor,
the Chairman of the Harbour Commissioners, and
the President of the Chamber of Commerce, all
parties, in fact, co-operatiog cordially in testifying