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The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-02

IRISH CRIMINAL STATISTICS.

The kerxiii 'oil Irish Criminal Statistics for 1866, com-
piled by Dr. Hancock, which has just been published,
Presents some favourable points which it is gratifying to
have to notice at a moment when there is unfortunately so
much to record to the discredit of the country. We find
that the year 1866 presents a smaller number of persons
for trial at assizes, the Dublin Commission Court, and
quarter sessions than any year of the last ten. In 1857
the number was 7,210, in 1866 it was 4,326. Allowing for
the reduction of population, the decrease of crime in Ire-
land in ten years is from 122 to 77 in each 100,000 of the
population, or 37 per cent. This result would be much
more satisfactory if we had not to set off against the
general diminution of other crimes a progressive increase
in the charges of treason-felony. There were none of these
cases in 1863, there were 11 cases in 1864, 44 in 1865, and
52 in 1866. The statistics are stated to be on the whole
highly creditable to the tradesmen and labouring
classes. There was not one for trial for destroying
machines or goods in process of manufacture in 1866. There
were six for demolishing buildings, and three for combina-
tions. Two persons were executed, which is about an
equal proportion to the executions in England and Wales,
having regard to the relative populations. There were 64
verdicts of wilful murder brought in by coroners' juries,
which is 42 less than 106, the proportion which 402 verdicts
of murder in England and Wales in 1865 would give for a
population equal to that of Ireland. Infanticides and
other murders were more numerous in England than in
Ireland. The numbers proportionate to 175 verdicts of
infanticide in England and Wales in 1865 would be 46 for
Ireland, whereas the total number was only 40. The pro-
, portion to 277 other verdicts for murder in England and
Wales would be 60 for Ireland, whereas there have only
been 24. In both countries, however, infanticides are
excessive compared with other murders. The characteristics
of Irish crime are indicated by the number of indictable
offences returned by the police and not disposed of
summarily, compared with those observed last year,
the most unfavourable being treasonable and sedi-
tious offences, malicious offences, against pro-
perty, riots, assaults, inflicting bodily harm, and other
assaults. There is an excess in the number of minor
offences disposed of summarily, arising probably from the
fact that the police are twice as numerous in proportion
to the population as in England and Wales. The Dublin
metropolitan police are in the proportion of 1 to 302 of the
population, while in the London district the force is in the
proportion of Ito 457 of the population. In the rest of
Ireland the police are 1 to 450 of the population, and in -
tll3 rest of England and Wales 1 to 902 of the popu-
N.,
'ation.
London, England, 1868-01-02

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

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MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASES, FLAT, AND
HURDLE RACES.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1.
A Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 25
added; winners of any hurdle race or steeplechase after
Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., 7lb extra ; the second to save his
stake. About two miles.
Mr. Spark's ch h Tumult, by Commotion—Oulton Lass,
5 yrs, lOst 121 b
Mr. J. Milling's Ross, aged, lOst 71b (J. 'Perratta) 2
Havannah and Molly also ran.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Tumult, sto 2 agst Ross, and 6to 1
agst any other. The favourite cut out the work for about
fifty yards, when Ross went to the front, Tumult and
Havannah following on nest, and Molly last. In this
way they went past the stand the first time, and to the
fence at the top turn, where Havannah fell, and was not
afterwards persevered with, the favourite and Ross coming
locked togetbor about twenty lengths in advance of Molly.
No further change took place until getting to the last
fence into the course, which Tumult cleared first, but
he was almost immediately headed by Molly, who had fast
overhauled the two leaders, after coming round the turn.
At the hurdles opposite the stand Molly gave way, and
falling at the next flight the issue was left to, the other
two, who alternately led to the bottom turn, where Ross
was beaten, and Tumult, being left in front, won in a can-
ter by half a distance.

The City Steeplechase Handicap of 5-sovs each, lft, with
50 added ; winners of any steeplechase or hurdle race

after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra; the second to save
his stake; about three miles and a half.
Mr. T. Withington's Imogene, by Hobble Noble—Ex-
hibition, aged, list 51b (E. P. Wilson) 1
Mr. T. Brady's Birdie (late Luzy Bones), aged, list 111 b
(J. Ruder) 2
Mr. Bullock's Kate Terry (h b), aged, list 51b

(.T. S. Terratta) 3
Mr. Alexander's Queen of Hearts, aged, list olb

(J. Page) 4
Mr. J. Murphy's Carlow, 6 yrs, 10st 91b (J. Murphy) 0
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Imogene, Queen of Hearts,
and Birdie, and sto 1 (at first 5 to 2) agst Carlow. After
settling into their strides, Imogene made play, closely
followed by Birdie, Kate Terry, and Queen of Hearts in
the order named, the rear being brought up by Carlow,
who refused the first flight of hurdles, and took no further
part in the race. Meanwhile the others came on and
passed the stand almost abreast of each other. After
rounding the top turn Birdie took up the running, Kate
Terry being second, and Imogene third, Queen of Hearts
being now several lengths in the rear of the latter. They
ran in this way to the Stretford road side, where Imogene
dropped back into the company of Queen of Hearts, the
pair being several lengths in the rear of Kato Terry, who
followed close in the track of Birdie. No further change
took place until making the bottom turn, where Kate
Terry took up the running, the rearward pair joining
company with the leaders, the bank jump being cleared by
Kate Terry being slightly in advance of the other three.
London, England, 1868-01-02

FOOTBALL.

GREAT FOOTBALL MATCFI—ETON AND HAR-
R 0 W v. THE WORLD.
On Tuesday, at Westminster, the two groat rival schools
of Eton and Harrow attempted the somewhat arduous feat
of competing against a team selected from all the other
various schools and football clubs, and, as the result proved,
rather unsuccessfully. The Schools were placed under a
great disadvantage, whilst their opponents mustered thir-
teen liege men and true. At 2.45 a movement was made
from the Lodge, and at about 2.50 the bill was thrown up
in the air by the captain of the World, who, having lost
the toss, was compelled to play up from the Lodge goal,
with a slight breeze blowing straight in the face of his
fellow-players. Immediately at the start a united rush of
the men of the World forced the ball down in close proxi-
mity to the schools' goal, but without any decisive suc-
cess. A forcible kick from the to of the Schools' captain
once more launched the ball into tho centre of the ground;
where it was bandied to and fro by the legs of the 22
players, now borne along by the superior weight of the
one party, only to be sent speedily flying back by the ex-
cellent long kicking of the goal keepers of the other team.
At length C. M. Tebbutt, guiding the ball well down the
side of the ground, cleverly passed it on to M. Muir Mac-
kenzie, who, after a short and unmolested one, bore it
safely into the space between the posts. No goal, how-
ever, for the claim of the "off side" was at once acceded to
by their opponents, and the game wns recommenced. The
little band of the rival schools worked hard to wrest some
advantage from their more numerous opponents, but the
odds were too great, and the ball but rarely travelled into
the innermost lines of the World. Several times the fight
was carried up almost into the centre of the Schools, but
each time the good play of the goal-keepers had proved
equal to the emergency. A long kick by C. M. Tebbutt,
badly fielded by a celebrated back player, at last secured
the desired result, and the goal for the World caused the
two teams to change sides. Until four o'clock the game
was kept up with unabated vigour, but neither party
proved successful in securing any further score, and thus
the victory rested with the World. Throughout the
match W. J. Dixon played most energetically for the
World, well backed up by E. Dasent and J. E. Tayloe ;
whilst A. F. Kinnaird, J. B. Martin, and Q. Hogg did
wonders for the Schools.
The following is a list of the players :
Eton and Harrow.--A. F. Kiunaird (captain), Eton;
J. R. Sturgis, Eton; C. Tait, Eton; Q. Hogg, Eton; C. W.
Alcock, Harrow ; J. B. Martin, Harrow ; V. K. Shaw,
Harrow ; A. Taber, Harrow ; and R. N. Ferguson (E.
Whittaker).
The World.—W. J. Dixon (captain) Westminster; J.
P. Nicholls, Westminster ; E. W. Wylde, Westminster ;
S. H. West, Westminster ; J. E. Tayloe, Westminster ;
N. P. Eastwick, Westminster ; C. Dasent, Westminster ;
M. Muir Mackenzie, Charterhouse ; C. M. Tebbutt, Wan-
derers ; A. Baker, Wanderers ; J. M. Hartung, C.C.C.
and J. Clote, C.C.C.
London, England, 1868-01-02

COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW VOLUME.

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H E A R T-J O URNA L,
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Line Engravings.—I. "Orlando and the Wrestler," after D.
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This Number contains, in addion to the above, the Tenth Part
of the ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of the PARIS EXHIBI-
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choicest specimens of Industrial Art.

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London, England, 1868-01-02

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Births.

BARTTELOT-7011 the_3lst ult., at Find on Manor, Sussex,

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the wife of Brian B. Barttelot, Esq., of a son.
PALMER—On the 30th ult., at Augl sea-place, 'Woolwich-
common, the wife of Uommaudor Palmer, .11. N., of
daughter.
WHITING—On the Ist inst., at Battersea-rise, Mrs. Henry
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Mordan, Esq., of Albion Lodge, Upper Holloway, and
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LANE—LANDALE-011 the 31st ult., at St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, Portobello, William, eldest son of Win. Lane,
Esq., of Vernon Mount, county Cork, to Eliza Gray,
sixth daughter of the late D. Landale, Esq., St. Mary's,
iiirkcaldy, N.B.
London, England, 1868-01-02

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 2.
Neither the Moniteur nor any other newspaper'
has been published this morning.
No reliable information has yet transpired about
the Emperor's speech on occasion of the reception
of the diplomatic body yesterday.

BOURSE, Dec. 31, Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 6B 82
Credit Mobilier
End of month 162 50
Credit Foucier 1337 50
End of month 1335 -
RAILWAI

Bank Shares
Ital'an Loan
End of month 44 55
Mexican Loan -
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 3l 50
Deferred

Account

Orleans ...

isiorthern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern— 550

Western
Eastern • • 52Gb
Sardinian

Austrian
Lombard 343k
North of Spain —
Saragossa
Roman —

RAILWAY INTEL LIGENCE.

SOUTH-EASTERN.

The gross traffic receipts on this company's lines
for the four weeks ending the 14th of December
amounted to £88,478, less £2,844 for collecting and
delivering goods, &c., leaving £85,634, to which was
added £2,922 for rents and sundries, and £3,610 for
steampacket service, making the total receipts
£92,166. From this was deducted the expenditure,
£52,204, including rates, taxes, tolls, Government
duty, and expenses of steampacket service, leaving
a net sum of £39,962. The total receipts for the
19 weeks and three days ending u above amounted
to £603,729, and the expenditure £257,049, leaving
a net balance of £346,679.
London, England, 1868-01-02

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur-
day until Feb. 15.. Children and schools admitted at
reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre:—
Stalls, dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per-
formance only. —THIS EVENING (Thursday), Jan.
2. and every evening until further notice, will be per-
formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en-
titled HONEYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by
Messrs. Joseph Irving, C. Warner, J. Moiris ; Mes-
dames Kato Harfieur and E. Melville. After which will
be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas
Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled
FAW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant
Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William
Beverley. The characters in the opening: Miss Pool,,
Mesdames Edith Stuart, Kate Harfleur, E. Mel-
ville, Carew, Blair, CorH, Amy Herbert, Hall, and
Anais Tourneur, premiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph
Irv;.')g (his first appearance this season), Messrs. Moreland,
J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitcheson ; Master
Edward Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master
Russell, the living Miniatures; Master Percy Roselle.
The Harliviinade includes the services of those popu-
ls,- pantoniimists (forming a treble company),
I jars. Boleno, C. Lauri, and Tom Dot, clowns ;
Dl Jssrs. Barnes, Morris, and Master Russel, pantaloons ;
Messrs. Cormack, S. Saville, and Algar, harlequins;
Messrs. Sidney and Jelina, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri,
Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, columbines.
The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels : Majilton the Gro-
teso,ue ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka
and Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling.
The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the
humorously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected
and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action
of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's
scenes, arranged by Mr. John Cormack. Costumes
by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes,
one, two, three, four, and five guineas ; stalls, 7s. ;
dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3s. ; pit
2s. ; lower gallery, ls. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office
open from ten to live daily. Doors open at half-past six,
the performance to commence at seven o'clock.

)TIIEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
`O'S EVENING, A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern.
Bucks.`one, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weatheraby, &,c , and
Robinst..n•

After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE
BRIGAND. Messrs, Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid,
Weathcrsby, Johnson, &c.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton,
&c.

Commence at Seven.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining.

THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great
Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF
LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na
Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger.
Mess.s. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For-
rester. H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett,
Rachel ,Sanger, and Mrs. Addie.
London, England, 1868-01-02

LATEST INTELLMENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
CROOKHAVEN, Jan. 2, Noon.
The Inman steamship City of Boston is now
passing Brownhead Signal Station.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2.

The steamer reported yesterday morning off
Crookhaven, as the Inman steamer City of Boston,
was not that vessel, but the City of Limerick, from
New Orleans.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, Jan. 1.

The Tanjore, from Southampton, 27th Dec.,
arrived to-day at 10 a.m., and left at one p.m. for
Alexandria.

MARSEILLES, Jan. 1.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Moeria, with
the India and China mails, arrived here at four
p.m. to-day.
London, England, 1868-01-02

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IFE OF NELSON, with original Anecdotes,
J Notes, &c., by the Old Sailur,.author of " Tough
Yarns."
London ; William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Chen pside.

The-Fifth Edition, revised, price 3s. 6(1., by post
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London, England, 1868-01-02

THAMES.

II VERY ItARD SKULL. Dennis Haydon,
rough-looking fellow, with a most extraordinary
countenance, and who is certainly the greatest
ruffian that ever appeared in the dock of a police
court, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with
violently assftulting his wife.
The prisoner is a brothel-keeper in that sink of
iniquity Victoria-street, Bluegate-fields, Shad-
well. He has been frequently convicted of
violent assaults, and on one occasion he
savagely kicked and beat a police-constable, named
Burt, of the K division, who was disabled for ever.•.
For this offcnce he was tried by a jury, convicted,
and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment wad
hard labour. On another occasion he was sentenced
to two months, and ou a third occasion to fourtee u
months' imprisonment and hard labour for
assaults on the police. He has also been con-
victed of other assaults and disorderly conduct,
and he has participated in more than one robbe•cy.
One of his brothers had been convicted of uttering
base coin, and is now undergoing a sentence of
penal servitude. The two Haydons ever since they
have left their native country, Ireland, hare in-
dulged in a career of lawlessness and crime. Last
night Dennis Bud= quarrelled with his wife, a
wretched old woman, because she had riot
London, England, 1868-01-02

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London, England, 1868-01-02

WESTMINSTER•

A DRUNKEN RUFFIAN.— John Purchase, a stable-
keeper, was charged on a warrant with assaulting
Mary Ann Maudry and Frederick George Knight.
The warrant was issued in disobedience of sum-
mons.

Prosecutor Knight, who lives at 30, Bessboro'-
place, said—Last Monday fortnight, about half-past
one, the defendant came and asked for 141bs. of
coals ; witness's partner, Maudry, said she
would not serve him, and he then said he would
well knock witness's pen down his throat if
he came to the door. lie then struck witness and
used filthy language, and when Mrs. Maudry came
and requested him to desist he struck her also.
Mrs. Maudry said the prisoner told the people out-
side not to deal at the shop, said it was a bad
house, and called witness a filthy name, when she
went for the police.

Emanuel Davis, 234 B, warrant officer, said the
prisoner was described as Mr. Burgess on the war-
rant, and last night, in company with the prosecu-
tor, whom he took to identify, he went to prisoner's
room and read the warrant. Prisoner said he would
not go, and_ordered prosecutor out of his room; fol.
lowing the order up by striking him over,witness on
the nose, making it bleed ; he kicked and refused to
go, and had to be dragged by force', and when they
got to the station door he caught hold of au old gentle-
man that was passing, struck him with: both fists,
and knocked him flat on his back ; he was drank
and resisted very much, besides using very bad
language.

Prisoner had nothing to say to the first assault,
but to the second pleaded drunkenness, and that he
ordered Knight out of his room.
Mr. Arnold said his conduct throughout the whole
transaction was most atrocious, and sentenced him
to two mouths' hard labour, at the expiration of that
time to find a surety iu £lO to keep the peace for
six months.
London, England, 1868-01-02

OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
.>L _ _ New Management.

Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan.

THIS EV ENING, FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. Ashley
11. Wigan, Addison, and C. Mathews ; Mesdames L. Moore and
Stirling.

To conclude with PETTICOAT PARLIAMENT. Messrs. R.
Soutar and G. Vincent; Mesdames L. Moore, St. Henry, and E.

l'arren.

Commence at Seven.
London, England, 1868-01-02

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASES, FLAT, AND
HURDLE RACES.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1.
A Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sous each, 1 ft, with 25
added ; winners of any hurdle race or steeplechase after
Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., 71b extra; the second to save his
stake. About two miles.
dr. Spaulee ch h Tumult, by Commotion—Oulton Lass,
5 yrs, lOst 121 b
Mr. J. Milling's Ross, aged, lOst 71b (J. Terratta) 2
Havannah and Molly also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Tumult, sto 2 agst Ross, and 6to 1
agst any other. The favourite cut out the work for about
fifty yards, when Ross went to the front, Tumult and
Havannah following on next, and Molly last. In this
way they went past the stand the first time, and to the
fence at the top turn, where Havannah fell, and was not
afterwards persevered with, the favourite and Ross coming
locked together about twenty lengths in advance of Molly.
No further change took place until getting to the last
fence into the course, which Tumult cleared first, but
he was almost immediately headed by Molly, who had fast
overhauled the two leaders, after coming round the turn.
At the hurdles opposite the stand Molly gave way, and
falling at the next flight the issue was left to the other
two, who alternately led to the bottom turn, where Ross
was beaten, and Tumult, being left in front, won in a can-
ter by half a distance.
The City Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, lft, with
50 added ; winners of any steeplechase or hurdle race
after Dec. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extia ; the second to save
his stake ; about throe miles and a half.
Mr. T. Withington's Imogene, by Hobble Noble—Ex-
hibition, aged, list 51b (E. P. Wilson) 1
Mr. T. Brady's Birdie (late Lazy Bones), aged, list 111 b
(J. Butler) 2
Mr. Bullock's Kate Terry (h b), aged, list 51b
(J. S. Terratta) 3
Mr. Alexander's Queen of Hearts, aged, list 51b
(J. Page) 4
Mr. J. Murphy's Carlow, 6 yrs, 10st 91b J. Murphy) 0
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Imogene, Queen of Hearts,
and Birdie, and sto 1 (at first 5 to 2) agst Carlow. After
settling into their strides, Imogene made play, closely
followed by Birdie, Rate Terry, and Queen of Hearts in
the order named, the rear being brought up by Carlow,
who refused the first flight of hurdles, and took no further
part in the race. Meanwhile the others came on and
passed the stand almost abreast of each other. After
rounding the top turn Birdie took up the running, Kate
Terry being second, and Imogene third, Queen of Hearts
being now several lengths in the rear of the latter. They
ran in this way to the Stretford road side, where Imogene
drepped back into the company of Queen of Hearts, the
pair being several lengths in the rear of Kate Terry, who
followed close in the track of Birdie. No further change
took place until making the bottom turn, where Kate
Terry took up the running, ,the rearward pair joining
company with the leaders, the bank jump being cleared by
Kate Terry being slightly in advance of the other three.
London, England, 1868-01-02

THEITRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW.
After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his
6th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R.
Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin
Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 6th appearance), Mrs.
Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c.
Commence at 7.
London, England, 1868-01-02

THAMES.

A VERY HARD SKULL. Dennis Haydon, a
rough-looking fellow, with a most extraordinary
countenance, and who is certainly the greatest
ruffian that ever appeared in the dock of a police
court, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with
violently assaulting his wife.
The prisoner is a brothel-keeper in that sink of
iniquity Victoria-street, Bluegate'-fields, Shad-
well. He has been frequently convicted of
violent assaults, and on one occasion he
savagely kicked and beat a police-constable, named
Burt, of the K division, who was disabled for ever.
For this offence he was tried by a jury, convicted,
and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and
hard labour. On another occasion he was sentenced
to two months, and on a third occasion to fourteen
months' imprisonment and hard labour for
assaults on the police. He has also been con-
victed of other assaults and disorderly conduct,
and he has participated in more than one robbery.
One of his brothers had been convicted of uttering
base coin, and is now undergoing a sentence of
penal servitude. The two Ilaydons ever since they
have left their native country, Ireland, have in-
dulged in a career of lawlessness and crime. Last
night Dennis Hayden quarrelled with his wife, a
wretched old woman, bocau.so and had not pro-
London, England, 1868-01-02

MINI CRIMINAL STATISTICS.

The report on Irish Criminal Statistics for 1866, com-
piled by Dr. Hancock, which has just been published,
presents some favourable points which it is gratifying to
have to notice at a moment when there is unfortunately so
much to record to the discredit of the country. We find
that the year 1866 presents a smaller number of persons
for trial at assizes, the Dublin Commission Court, and
quarter sessions than any year of the last ten. In 1857
the number was 7,210, in 1866 it was 4,326. Allowing for
the reduction of population, the decrease of crime in Ire-
land in ten years is from 122 to 77 in each 100,000 of the
population, or 37 per cent. This result would be much
more satisfactory if we had not to set off against the
general diminution of other crimes a progressive increase
in the charges of treason-felony. There were none of these
cases in 1363, there were 11 cases in 1854, 44 in 1865, and
52 in 1866. The statistics are stated to be on the whole
highly creditable to the tradesmen and labouring
classes. There was not one for trial for destroying
machines or goods in process of manufacture in 1866. There
were six for demolishing buildings, and three for combina-
tions. Two persons were executed, which is about an
equal proportion to the executions in England and Wales,
having regard to the relative populations. There were 64
verdicts of wilful murder brought in by coroners' juries,
which is 42 less than 106, the proportion which 402 verdicts
of murder in England and Wales in 1865 would give for a
population equal to that of Ireland. Infanticides and
other murders were more numerous in England than in
Ireland. The numbers proportionate to 175 verdicts of
infanticide in England and Wales in 1865 would be 46 for
Ireland, whereas the total number was only 40. The pro-
portion to 277 other verdicts for murder in England and
Wales wonld be 60 for Ireland, whereas there have only
been 24. In both countries, however, infanticides are
excessive compared with other murders. The characteristics
of Irish crime are indicated by the number of indictable
offences returned by the police and not disposed of
summarily, compared with those observed last year,
the most unfavourable being treasonable and sedi-
tious offences, malicious offences, against pro-
perty, riots, assaults, inflicting bodily harm, and other
assaults. There is an excess in the number of minor
offences disposed of summarily, arising probably from the
fact that the police are twice as numerous in proportion
to the population as in England and Wales. The Dublin
metropolitan police are in the proportion of 1 to 302 of the
population, while in the London district the force is in the
proportion of Ito 457 of the population. In the rest of
Ireland the police are 1 to 450 of the population, and in
the rest of England and Wales 1 to 902 of the popu-
lation.
London, England, 1868-01-02

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LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,

RETURN TICKETS from and to all Stations on the London
and orth-Western Railway where they can usually be obtained,
issued on WEDNESDAY, 23d December, and intervening days,
will be available for Return on any day up toLand including
THURSDAY, the 31st December.

A similar Extension of Time will also be allowed for Return
Tickets to and from Scotland.

The Trains on Christmas Day will Run as on Sunday, with the
addition of the 7.15 a.m. Irish Mail Train from Euston, the 7.3)
a.m. Day Mail Train from Euston (with its Birmingham connec-
tions, viz., the 9.40 a.m. Rugby to Wolverhampton, and the 9.35
a.m, Birmingham to Stafford), and the 6.15 a.m. Up Mail from
Dublin due at Euston at 6.25 p.m.
The 7.30 a.m. Down Day Mail from Euston will be due at Car-
lisle at 5.45 p.m., and passengers for Scotland will go forward by
the Caledonian, Glasgow, and South-Western, and North British
Trains, at the same times as on week days.
W. CAWRWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, London, December, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-16

OUR CRIMINALS.

Mr. C. P. Measor, who writes to the Star, thinks,
with many another one, "that the time has arrived
for a great change in the treatment of the criminality
of the country." So he proposes for our edification
a system for suppressing crime at a small cost. He
seems to be much afraid of increasing the
powers of the police, preferring, it would seem,
to let the mice play than to give the cat power -which
she might use against the canary. He also fears that
by telling the police to mark out a criminal class,
few members of that class would be able to obtain an
honest livelihood. He would show favour to the
wicked in the hope that they would learn
righteousness. He has, too, an unaccountable
faith in the reformatory power of our prisons
over the convicted. He cannot understand why some
plan is not adopted to lessen the cost of our prisons.
At Alnwick it costs £ll4 a year to take in and do
for a prisoner. Altogether it costs something like a
million and a quarter to keep our convicts. He pro-
poses, say, a dozen large establishments for those
who have previously served out two convictions. Here
he would utilise the prison labour, saving, as ho
thinks, many thousands to the country.
London, England, 1868-12-16

RE-ELECTION OF MI?. GLADSTONE.

The Conservatives have apparently decided not to
oppose the re-election of Mr. Gladstone ; the Standard
speaks of the event as certain. A numerously attended meet-
ingof the Liberal committee at Greenwich has just been held
with the object of returning Mr. Gladstonewithout expense to
him. It was resolved that the hustings should be erected
on Blackheath (if there were no legal objection), and it
was stated that 20,000 persons would be present at the
nomination if the weather were fine. The Premier will be
proposed by Mr. Angerstein.
London, England, 1868-12-16

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chequer. The total number or new causes in the
Queen's Bench was 243, in the Common Pleas 242,
and in the Exchequer 255. The total number of
remanets was 159 in the Queen's Bench, 112 in the,
Pleas, and 30 in the Exchequer.
London, England, 1868-12-16

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind S.W. ; raining.

Arrived, Dec. 15.--J. L. Pye, from New York; Water-
loo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Souvenir, steamer, from
Brussels; Adalia, steamer, from Trieste.
Sailed.—Chaa-Sze, for New York; Cologne, steamer,
for Boulogne.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind, W.S.W., fresh.
Anchored.—Klein Kinderen, from Hardingen, for
Gibraltar.

Foreign Nail Packet List.

MAILS DIIE.'
A.nstralla and New Zealand, via SouthamptOrt.....Jan. 2
Ditto, via D'irseilles . Dec 28
Ditto, via Pal_ ama Dee 29
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verds, by Brazil packet ......
Cape of Good Ll.,pe. Ascension, and St. lielena Deo. 28.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou thampton Dec. 19.
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India,via Southampton ..........Dec. 19

vi tto, via Marseilles
Malta, Egypt, &o. Dec. 19.
Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 17
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southann ton
Ditto, Marselues Dec. 13
Newfoundland
Portugal ..... • ........... • Jan. 4.
United States, t. anada, California, &c., by British
packet
Ditto, by Canadian packet .... Dea 13