Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1866-12-14 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE KING AND THE TAILOR—A Berlin letter has the following:—" The King and the Princes have returned•from their shooting excursion at Dessau His Majesty during his visit., was received at the entrance of a village by the principal inhabitants, preceded by the schoolmaster, charged to deliver an address. The document, being well drawn up, was very graciously listened to, and the King shortly after asked for a copy, as his Majesty wished to preserve it. The schoolmaster, greatly pleased, drew from the pocket of a new coat which lie wore, a paper, and handed it to his Majesty, who, on opening it, exclaimed with a smile, 16 thalers 20 groschen ! I promise you the bill shall be punctually paid.'. The schoolmaster, in the confusion of his joy, had handed the King the tailor's bill, left in the pocket of the new coat.'  TIIE EFFECT OF A MOH PRICE OF LABOUR IN THE JOINERY TRADE —We must not shut our eyes to facts, whether we be employers, operatives, Or masters. The foreigners are upon Us. On Wednesday week more than a thousand deal moulded doors, with many thousands of feet.of jamb linings and skirtings, all from Stockholm, were sold by auction at the Albert Warehouse, Limehouse. We have seen the doors: they are well made, principally by machinery had from England, and to our usual sizes. There are several other cargoes to come; and there is little doubt they can be sold at a profit for very little over what the labour alone in producing similar 'work would cost English builders. The cleaning off of the doors might be improved, but this could be done here. Even that part of the work, however, is not bad.—The Builder. A St. Petersburg letter mentions circumstances that will not be palatable in this district. The naval ministers of the empire are carrying out a plan of having everything done at home. Three iron-clad frigates are in course of construction by a Russian firm in St. Petersburg, by whom two monitors have already been built. In this establishment, the materials are all the produce of the country, and the workmen are all Russians,—the design being evidently to encourage native industry, as the vessels will not cost less than if they had been purchased abroad. It is believed that the same system will be adopted with respect to railroads ; and that the enormous RUM formerly sent away to pay for the fleet and for railroads will thus be retained in the country. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON TUE CALEDONIAN IRAILWAv.—On Tuesday night week, an accident of a very alarming character occurred to a passenger train on the Greenock section of the Caledonian Railway, a short distance above Port-Glasgow station, whereby eight bullocks were cut to pieces, and another one injured. It appears that cattle to the number of about twenty had been liberated from the West Highland steamer Mary Jane, which came in collision with a hopper barge during the evening, and that they had been allowed to roam into fields where it is stated, there is no fence to protect cattle from passing on the line. Consequently during the night a number of the animals strayed upon the railway. The train which leaves Glasgow about ten o'clock was proceeding towards Port• Glasgow at full speed, when the herd of animals was observed on the line by the driver. To stop the train was impossible before the herd would be overtaken. The engine and train, therefore, passed over no fewer than eight bullocks. cutting them in pieces. Another animal was considerably injured, but the rest escaped. —Glasgow Herald SUICIDE or A