The Aberystwith Observer

The CALAMITOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HARROW STATION. An accident occurred on the London and North Western Railway to the Liverpool Express Train leavlag the Kuston- station at five p m. last Saturday, resulting in the loss of seven lives and severe injuries to several persons. The scene of the catastrophe was nearly a hundred yards from the Harrow station, and the cause may ba thus briefly stated :— A luggage train of empties" preceded the express, aud after passing Harrow, some of the trucks of the former b3came de- tached, which the driver did not observe until he had travelled ome distance. He therefore returned anl succeeded iu coupling the trucks, but he had no sooner done s. than the express came up agd dashed into the luggage train, creating such havoc as is rarely witnessed, even in a railway disaster. There seems to have been no defect in the signalling, as it is proved the danger light was put on, but owing to the dense feg that prevailed at the time it was impossible for the driver or guard of the express to see it. The express train was drawn by two powerful engines, the first of which was thrown on its side, and the second taking a leap over and resting on it, and in that position it continued in motion, tearing to pieces all that csune in its way. The force of the collision completely rolled the lug- gage trucks together, "heaping them up," to quote an eye- witness, "like a mountain." In addition to the guard's van, eeveralof the carriages belonging to the express, mott of them firet-class, were thrown on the top of the trucks, and the screams and terror of the unfortunate passengers were heartrending. When the accident became known assistance was soon at hand; and in reply to messages the authorities at Camden- town and Euston quickly despatched the appliances COm- monly made use of in such cases. To aid in the search for the buried passengers the fragments of the broken tracks were set fire to, and the fire thus occasioned did not tend to lessen the melancholy surroundings. Much difficulty was experienced in rescuing the occupants of the various com- partments—the carriages being piled up as already described. Pickaxes and other means were resorted to in tearing por- tions of the carriages asunder, and as the sufferera were extricated therefrom they were attended to and the most urgent cases sent into the town. Here a fortunate passenger was seen applying his handkerchief 88 a bandage to the head or arm of a fellow traveller, and brother directions the same attention was being paid to a broken arm, leg, and other injuries. The labour of extricating the dead and weunded from the wreck lasted over more than tour hours. Among the earliest got out was "Mr, Balfour Stewart, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Owen's College, Manchester, whose thigh was fractured. The appliances of the local svrgeons not being equal to the emergency, Mr. Warne, a local builder, im- provl«ed a pair of tplinta, which, with other aids, enabled the sufferer to remain at root until Sunday morning, wben be was removed to the residence of Mr. T. II. Lambert, of Northwick-vllla, who had also housed on the previous even- ing Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Stoke-upon-Trent. Mr. King, of Blossom-street, Norton Folgate, who had sustained a severe fracture of one of his legs, was conveyed to the Station Hotel, where, at a later hour, was brought Mr. Royley, ol 8, Stanhope-street, Hyde-park-gardens, who had remained under the wreck of the train lor nearly four hours, without any possibility of being rescued, in a state of collapse, and died at an early hour on Sunday morning. Tne Rev James Inches Hillocks. Congregational minuter, of Stoke Newington, who has suffered severe injury In his feet, was removed to Mr. Warne s residence. Mr. and Mrs. Barraclough were taken to the Queen's Arms Hotel; Mrs. Wood, of Birmingham and her cousin, Mr. Harrison, were received by Mr Bourne' Sergeant Smrt, 8th King's Foot, was taken in by Mrs Lan- der, and hU prisoner, Private John Yates, a deserter from the same regiment, was taken charge of by Mrs Roman Several others, the nature of whose injuries are descS below, went on to London, some remainC under ^Srerf Mr. Skelding, at the Euston Hotel, whilst others were con veyed to their respective friends. wnUat oUlers were °on- The subjoined is a list of the killed W driver, aged 40 i Mr. Jeffreys, »t Manchester, Mr. Jordan, of Cheadle Hulme, near Man- chester Mr. Bell, cf Bolton Miss Bell; Mr. Smith, of Tib- ^a^chester; Mr. Rowley, of Stanhope-street, Hyde- INJURED. Professor Balfour Stewart, of Owen's College, Manchester fractured thigh and general shock to system Mr. Taylor, of Stoke-on-Trent, bruised and shaken Mrs. Taylor, both ankles sprained, contusion of elbow and severe nervous shock. The Rev. J. Inches Hillocks, severe injury to ankle Joint and general sheck. Sergeant Sturt, 8th King's Foot; contusion on the cheek and general shock. Private John Yates; contused wound of left ankle. Mr. King, of Blossom-street, Norton Folgate oontuslonof knee, and injury of the leg. Mr. James Hilton, slight con- cussion. Mrs. Wood; injury to right hip and leg. Mr. Harrison; general shock. sar. J nines Lamb, of Manchester, lacerated wound of heel of left foot, with contusion to arch of foot; Mrs. Lamb, con- tused and lacerated wound of foot. Among other sufferers who went on to London on Saturday were Mr and Mrs. Allen, of Dublin; Mr Reed, of King-street, Snow-hlil; Mr. and Mrs. Heaton, of Manchester; Mr. Bourgoln, of Hamburg Mr. Clapshaw, of Chichester-street, auburn; and Mr. Pickering, of Stoke-upon-Trent. The bodies of Mr. Bell and Miss Bell, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Smith, and the engine-driver Shelby were left at the railway station, that of Mr. Jeffrey, at the "Queen's Arms," and that of Mr. Rovrley at the-Station Hotel. Mr. Bell and Miss Bell were reoognlzed by letters found In their pocket-books, which enabled the officials to communi- cate with their friends. A gentleman to whom Miss Bell was engaged came down to Harrow on Sunday. He had bade her good-bye at Boston on her leaving the station. Mr Jordan was identified by the season-ticket between Manl Chester and London found upon him. Mr. Smith was identified by documents found upon him, which showed that he was a partner in the house ol Fisher, Sons, and Smith, of Tit* lane, Manchester. The driver, William Shelby, was a man of great experience and courage, and invariably travelled with a favonrite dog- a half-bred fox. When Shelby's remains were discovered under the dome of his engine, his dog, which had escaped unhurt, was found watching near the body. Shelby has left a wife and four children. Mr. J eflrey was recognised by a letter addressed to him at the Langham Hotel from Mr Rithardson, of Frederlck's-place, Old Jewry. His wife tele- graphed to Ruston station on Saturday night to know if her husband was in the train, but his death was not knowt to the railway authoiities until Sunday. Mr. Rowley here his sufferings with great fortitude for nearly four hours, being kept up by the administration of small quantities of brandy and when extricated was sufficiently conscious to direct that a telegram should be sent to his wife and mother in Cheshire, conveying his regret at having to inform them that he bad met with a very serious railway accident. After having been got out he gradually sank, and the doctors in attendanse were unable to sanction the only chance of saving l»im—amputation. After a time lockjaw ensued, which was soon followed by death. Miss Butler remained in attendance upon him until the last. The escape of the stoker of the pilot engine, John Claride was very remarkable. He was thrown completely over his engine, and was found crawling some distance from the wreck, where he was removed to the gas works, when, on recovering himself, he remarked My mate's gone where's his dog 1" alluding to the dog mentioned above, and which was found with one of his legs somewhat injured. The escape of Gemmell, the Manchester guard, is scarcely less wonderfuL His van was broken into a thousand pieces, but, with the exception of a severe shock, he has sustained no Injury. „ All the surviving sufferers concur expressing their gratitudotortheattentionshowntathembothbytheomclalsot the company and by the residents in the neighbourhood, who had the duty almost to themselves during the first half-honr after the accident. Mrs. White, wife of the chief porter was most assiduous in supplying all needful accessories for the medical men. Among the passengers who escaped serious hurt were 1\Irs Grimshaw and her daughter, of Aspley, in Bedfordshire They remained for the night with Lord Charles Russell, at Pinner-lodge. Mr. Mumford, assistant locomotive superintendent, was upon the spot soon afterthe accident, and with Mr. Clare foreman at Camden, took command of the staff of workmen engaged in clearing the up and down main lines. This was a work of great difficulty, but plenty of appliances from Camden being at hand the men applied themselves with a will, and before two o'clock en Sunday all three lines were OPA?mosUhe? first train to reach Harrow from the north was the Soctch express, which brought the Hon. T. C. Bruce, and Mr R R Dean, directors of the company, and Mr. Flndley assistant 'manager, who alighted and joined their fellow labourers. Only one of the three lines at this station was clear-that in use for the up goods and cattle traffic. It was at once evident to a practical mind that the only manner in which the railway could be safely worked would be to use this single line of rails both for up and down trains, entering at Watford at one and at Willesden at the other end. Telegraphic notice was.sentto Fjiston to start no more trains until further orders, and thus the instantly increas- ing traffic was gradually sent forward. The next important duty was to despatch out ot London the Irf*^ mail and the Umlted Scotch mall, both of which, after a delay of a couple of hours in starting, were passed safely o^rtoe iringle iBlear line. 615 p.m. out of Euston, with all subsequent trains except the mail, remained on that qloloc* OIlPÙf stotolngi tIwq It left freighted with ^bout 800 passengers, who had exhibited throughout the six hours' detention in that station. The following account of the accident is by one ofthe passengers :-The five o'clock express left the Euston station, with its usual punctuality, on Saturday evening- i*" accompanied by a Mend. We were both bound for nome —my friend for Dublin and I for Cork. At starting|weaw not notice much the length of the train. Being old travellers, and having acquired a strong prejudice against occupymg » carriage either too near the head or the tall of a train, wo selected, as usual, one of the centre carriages. I was HT>ng to sleep, when all in the carriage were suddenly foroea w«" much violence against each olher. My friend aud I were ior»u nate in escaping with a few bruises and a shock to our nerves, which we did not get over for some minutes. T*o soiaiew to whom we had been speaking in the carriage did not escape so well. Their injuries seemed to be serious, but not lawi. We were all In a state of great consternation for some t.me. As soon as I recovered from the effect? of the shock, l opened the door of the carriage and looked out. w»s very foggy, and I could see nothing I resumed my seat, and remained for a few minutes in the utmost state of sus- pense. The people in the o irriages on each side of mei baa now begun to oall loudly for the guard and ask what was the matter. My friend aud I descended from our carriage. example was followed by all the passengers who escapeji, and were sufficiently well to enable them to get out. lie fog was not thick enough to prevent us seeing by » number of lights in the distance that we must have just passed a station, and some of the passengers maee out that it must be the Harrow station, and so w was. We took the lamps out of all the carriages, from the middle to the end of the train, and proceeded to see ^hat had been the cause and what was the nature of the accident. As well as I could see in the imperfect light there were\ m carriages to the train. In front of the train had been two powerful engines and their accompanying tenders. The nrai engine and tender were smashed to piece! The second en- g ne was found lying on its side with its steam still In full blow and looking in the darkness like some hideous monster The drivers and stokers of the two eneines were nowhere to be seen The first half dozen carriages from the seemed to have besn sadly affected by the collision, f°rs™* now the accident appeared beyond doubt to have been, ine first carriage was completely destroyed. One man had Deen caught by the thighs, and his legs wrenched from his body. Some of the passengers in the second carriage appe^ed to be past all human relief, with what struck me as exhibiting much prompitude lights from the Harrow station and three gangs of workmen, with more lights and all necessary ap- pliances were on the spot, and the melancholy business of seeing after the wounded commenced. Watching thf opera- tions of the workmen were several railway offl0?ul medical men from London. Fortunately among the pas- sengers were a couple of medical men The wounded were oouveyed on stretchers to the Harrow station, where their temporary wants were kindly atfceided to by many of tne residents of Harrow, who, on hearing of the aocident, came to the station and were profuse in their offers and acts of benevolence. The dead that could be extricated from what remained of the smashed carriage w*re laid upon one side oi the line. I oounted six it was generally believed that the driver of the first engine was killed instantaneomly. The person cut In two was iu the first carriage. Two were killed in the second. Another person who had his head cut through, and a lady made up the hapless half-duen. Our friends the two soldiers, who had some short time before been energetically discussing the probability of England going to war with Russia, were among those who had to be taken on stretchers to the Bar. row station, in the waiting room of which they were accom- modated as well as could be under the circumstances. Alto- gether some 50 or so persons must have been seriously in- jured. Leaving the railway officials and their gangs of men to complete their Bad work, all the passengers who eould walk groped their way in the fog along the line ci rails to the Harrow station, taking it for granted that all .aJ?°j been suspended, and that they might do so with impunity. There was general disappointment when it was found that the Harrow station had no refreshment bar attached to it. Private generosity, however, supplied the want, and bottles of brandy and cigars were freely cir- culated. One gentleman, whose name I vainly endeavoured to ascertain, deserved special mention for acts of practical kindness and benevolence. Some ladies, who were in a shocking state of nervousness, were, with their friends, taken to ms residence and remained there till a train was ready to take them back to London For nearly three homrs we had to remain at the Harrow station. During that time the cause of the accident became known. A goods train had passed the Harrow station fu'ly a quarter of an hour before the time for the coming up of the afternoon express, and should have been at the time of the accident off the down line Some of the trucks or vans however, had become dis- connected from the main train and men were engaged in getting them out of the way when the express," not being able in the fog to see the signals which were out, ran into them, so that it was not at all unlikely that the killed were confined to the passengers in the express train. It wss close upon ten o clock when some of the passengers got back to Euston, where a crowd of people had assembled, and much excitement prevailed. Among the fortunate persons who escaped with only slight shocks and bruises were Mè. Michael Feely, of Cork, and Mr. F. R Devsrill, of Dublin.

A gentleman who was a passenger also gives the fol- lowing account of his personal experience of the acci- dent :— I was a passenger for Alderley by the five o'clock train leaving Buston on Saturday last. I have always hitherto travelled in a Manchester carriage, but, fortunately for my- self, the porter having chaTgeof my luggage put me in a Roch- dale carriage, which was the fifth from the engine. After 1 had arranged my luggage I walked down the front of lhe train to see if there were any passengers in the Manchester carriages that I knew. I saw poor Mr. Rowley, who was killed; and had I been quite sure that it was hf, I should have Joined him, as I had occasion to speak to him upon some matters 01 business. But the fog was so thick that I could not see his face sufficiently well to be certain that it was not a stranger; so I went back to my carriage without speaking to him, and to this, In all human probability I owe my escape from the sad fate which has overtaken him. I may mention that the Rochdale carriage was a new composite carriage, con- taining a second-class compartment at each end, two first- clafS compartments, and a luggage van. I was in the second firet-class compartment, and there was only one other passenger. We sat with our backs t6 the engine, I in the middle, and he at my right hand nearest the door. Just before reaching Harrow station I heard a fog-signal. I listened for another, but, not hearing one, thought that I must have been mistaken, when I suddenly felt a check to the train, which I thought was caused by the steam being sttut off. I immediately called to my fellow-passenger that there was something wrong, got both my legs upon the seat on which I was sitting, squeezed my back and shoulders well against the cushions, and got my elbows between the supports. I had hardly done thh, v.h n there was a tremendous shock. The carriage immediately left the metals swerving to the right on to the six-loot, between the down and up lines. There was a grinding and a rend- fng of timbers, and for five or six secondg the carriage oscillated violently, then reemed to mount up Into the air. Another shock followed, a slight sound of breaking glass (which I believe was caused by the crushing of the globe of the lamp, which went oui) and tbe carriage turned on its side upon the up line. My fellow-pas- senger and myself were thrown on the side of the car- riage. Neither of us being hurt, we climbed, by means of the divisions of the seats, to the window, and got out. I crawled along the sloping side of our carriagei ana ex- tricated three or four passengers from the compar ment bfhlnd, and two gentlemen and a lady from tne one m front. During all this time I kept my cigar 'nt^?gh0ck of so much, from the accident of our position, was t the collision mitigated. I then sat ou the top of »n fouI,d to look round me and see what was to be done- of the that the front of our carriage was resting x'nrney we engines, from which at the commencement of our J nla_ must have been nearly 100" feet, having was a cen- betweenus. In front of u* and on the down oI fra fused mass of ittbris fully 80 feet high, comp05 on ments of carriages, wheels, and machinery Which down line, and alongside of us, was the Iuggsg6L-rjagg «n had been immediately behind the Rochdale c van which I was. The greater part of the enclosure of our had been swept away, apparently by the there were the carriage. I have since been informed thattner In which I fragments of another carriage underneath the on ^ave ^,een was, and on the top of which fragments it nm*. ^bblsh in mounted before it turned over. Under the he#p Scries were front of us were several passen gers, whose groans an (he traln heartrending. The passengers fromthe rearo rgetic in and residents in the neighbourhood, were mos* g from endeavouring to remove tho broken pieces ofThe off the passengers who were burled beneatn mentioned.; names of these good Samaritans have already nts to Mr. but I should like here to make my ackoowie nderlng help, Noakes, of Bushey. who was most active in re TWO soldiers, and who kindly offered me a bed at his house. ,four Stewart, who seemed to be badly hurt, and Professor l>a" on a who had been lying in a most distressing among the mass of heavy fragments heaped upon him, transport- first got out; but there were no means at hanu ^ench off ing them to the station. I induced a porteir w covere(j with a crow-bar a door from a van. l'his, idlers. Two with cushions, formed a bed for one of the edasstretchers other doors wrenched off in a similar way serve who were for Professor Stewart and the other sola* though then earried by willing hands to tho station- gpraine(j heyond a severe shaking, one or two bruises, tba(; those aand, I am not much worse, I earnestly an(j North having the oontrol of the affairs of the Lvn eaDS by which Western Railway will be able to dev'sa some m aggurance passengers travelling on their line may have". „ag0 tra(l)g „,a,t there are not, scattered all over the before the which are timed to be shunted only two lg cage passing of the fast trains following them. „Dress train M I am credibly informed, that th j an(j but left the Willesden Station more speedily than 'heard of for this in all probability, we-should never have^n^ oi the accident which has carried distress and the many homes. Half a minute more weulu luggage train cut of the way."

Further investigation has reduced the ^f^f'^j^t^frooda collision Into a narrow compass. As a train eoQDijD,.cilain trucks bound for Rugby passed that station" f broke. The former part of the train ran "X probablv mile, the inteution of the engine-driver, ^nto „ aiding until unoonscions of the breakage, being to back l {verDOOi passed Z* ° olock express for Manchester and U „ P^tlon • An officer of the company, having nolieed tbe P > along the line, and had Just succeeded in^e waggons by a duplicate chain when the mlTeise^ them. On the flret warning a ^Vh^d the enK London had been turned to danger, and signa? he ?Vw ? t*le express seen this, or even collision Dlaced v^ M^ deDS?,y accustomed te exercise T *7 bi8h". and a driver ^artoI1 Bletchley or habitual care at Junctions such as ^,e i0ok-out at so mai/i'' &lrHo £ 8 not^uite 80 auShester carriages were smau a station as Harrow. Rlrmineham lank nearest the engine, Liverpool next, "J1 carriage, as those All the seven killed were in a oc»po*\ tm8nt« are called a°break S ac? sev°?d cla?heClr car and the two loco^ a break van running between their atoms • and th« motives. This carriage was smashed £ atoms ami the wonder fs, on seeing the wreck *» of the pasgengers that seven were killed, but that *7 Barraciouzh who ?odePindth^ liVeg; £ • 'ound them- rode in the last compartment of tn°t .hock th*v snr>0„, selves saved miraculously. On thf ffond to have all^h^ on thl6t^n Bh°H°^t 01 haw rebounded over the ledge ?n»n «n !^?,,and«t^nC^t ^they were discovered almost into an adjoining field, where tney rarrIaKe w geveralv uninjured. Passengers in the ne: ngiT go Whii„ <n shaken and bruised, but not danger'D y u the Birmingham carriage the coMslon^was «o«o^ Wt Ol those who escaped wlth the»r ^ded and ,0r a'toe Stewart was the most seriously t Th hopes of his recovery were of the slig 'B<1 and estimable professor had sustained t*« W™!°« ^h, one Just above the knee and the second h £ h<ir Notwlth- standing these shocking injuries, Mr. B^Uour ^Stewart. has maintained a cheerful composure, favourable liirht was happily regarded in a more favourable lighfc _sir William Fergusson was expected to -JJ th fter- noon of that day. All the other persons injured by the acci- dent are progressing favourably.

Referring to thia sad accident, the Pall Mall Gazette remarks:— „ „ The terrible accident which has o< £ unred neM the HaiTow Station on the London and North Western M»a, u another proof, if any were needed, y of a thorough reform in the system of rallw y ag • allowing for the possibility of accldentsarlslngfrom defec- tive material, the public have rifLcwedaffaln^^n travelling on a railway they 8hall„b„ U n^exo.nB« f^ »e possibility of collisions. A dense fog is £ <« .rail- way slaughter. The arrangements o* the company should be such as to provide against the |u s?dde° failure of the ordinary mode of slguaih^g- y t is not too much to ask that the absolute W°ck system may be adopted, at least in foggy weather. m««« lowed to pass a station until a message is received from the next station difficult to see how a collision couldposstbly occur. We do not expect railway companies to care £ r the' uves <their passengers, but It Is marvellous to see that their reisktessness ot life is equalled by their recklessness of property. Apart from the damages which the sufferers them as compensation, the destruction ef their»alldngstock must be a serious item in their balance sheets When we con- sider that an express engine costs not less than £ 3,500, and that on the London and North Weste"i than three of them have been either smashed or serloMly injured in two days of last week, we may form.some little idea of the •ablimt iudlflerence ahown to the peoooury interests o! the company. We cannot help pitying the shareholders. I Cases of course will sometimes occur of aecidents (similar to that not long ago at Newark) arising from circumstances apparently beyond human control; but in nine cases out of ten raUway accidents are caused by faults of management, carelessness, the overworking of servants, or the crowding of trains timed for unequal speeds. It is the old story told in different ways over and over again.

BETS ON HORSE-RACING. In the Court of Queen's Bench, the cause of Jonea v. Sir Minto Farquhar," has been tried, and was a case of considerable importance with reference to beta on horse races. It waa an action brought to recover £1,22138., and was tiled before Mr. Justice Hannen in last Trinity Term, when a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court on a point of law. The plaintiff was a jeweller carrying on business in Paris, and had considerable betting tran- sactions on horse.racing in France. The plaintiff and defendant were members of the Salon des Courses inParic, which was similar to Tattersall's Subscription Room. In November, 1867, the defendant lost £3:32 to the plaintiff, B240 to the Duke of Hamilton, who was also a member of the Salon des Courses, and other sums to other members, which the various parties had commissioned the plaintiff to collect for them. There was a rule of the club in Paris that all beta were to be paid in a week, or the parties would be de- clared defaulters and cease to be members, but in con- sequence of the plaintiff guaranteeing payment of Sir Minto's losses he was allowed to continue a member. On the 31st March, 1868, the c.e. eadant executed a deed to the plaintiff for the payment of the above sums, amounting to £1,121 3?., but Sir Minto failed to meet his engagement, and this action was brought to recover the amount. Mr. Russell (for the plaintiff) argued that the law of England did not render all betting illegal, but simply refused to enforce by the aid of a court of law a mere betting contract. In the present instance the covenant to pay was under seal, and although the consideration of it was void, the covenant would stand as being good at common law without consideration. The case found that according to the law of France gambling debts were recoverable in the courts of France where the amounts were not excessive. The case farther found that the debt in question would not have been held to 'be excessive in that country. The courts of England had in several recent cases given effect to the law of France, by enabling parties to recover in Eng- land gambling debts contracted in France and not illegal by the law of that country, and he cited amongst others the case of Kemp v. Kemp," 8 Law Reports, New Series. Mr. Justice Blackburn, in delivering the unanimous judgment of the Court, assented to the view of the law as laid down by the learned counsel for the plaintiff, and gave judgment for the amount claimed, with five per cent. interest from March 31,1868. Judgment for the plaintiff accordingly.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. On Friday, the 25th of November, a metal case, hermetically sealed, having a boatlike bottom and BUT- mounted by a metal flag on a staff, with hemp lines attached to the body of the case, to give a means of picking it up if met wuh at sea, was washed ashore on the coast of Cornwall, near Penzanee. On the case were painted directions for the case to be delivered to the nearest Lloyd s agency, with further directions to the agent to open the 6ase and^forward the letters &c placed inside to the post, for delivery at their respec- tive addresser. One of the letters was addressed to a newspaper correspondent at Portsmouth, and was for- warded to him by Messrs. Mathews, Lloyd's agents at Penzance. The following i8 a Copy 0f this message from the sea 6 "Schooner Yacht; Cambria, Nov. 20, 6 80 D M ICM I.F iA ,0 V long. 7 82 W.-Dear Sir Wela, .• ,n Iat' fenger'"to the deep with this^ encloSd^' \vAa flniahed taking third reefs in foresail and mallhere Is every appearance of a dl.t>: night, but glad to sa we have the S:d to the Inst. We passed to:day at 330 'th American ship Enoch Talàot, bound up Channel 1: every appearance now of strong westerly wiDdl 'We are goI]'g ten knots. Yoms truly, R. S. j\[¡¡,ster." This "sea messenger" is the invention of Mr. Julius Vanderbergh, of Southsea, as a means of preserving papers, &c-> from a ship lost, or in imminent danger of being lost, at sea. If not seen and picked up by some passing 6 messenger will be almost certain eventually rive on the land, and may thus convey ashore the tale of some helpless ship, whose loss, with all onboard, could by no other means be learnt. The launching of the sea. mtsstnger from the Cambria was purely an experiment testing its capabilities as a car- rier of in ell gence from off the sea, and its capture near Periwce, with the subsequent delivery of the letters with which it was freighted, is evidence of per- feet success.

FATAL FOLLY. A shocking affair happened on Sunday last, at the house of Mr. Amoore, farmer, of Ulcomb, a village about six miles from Maidstone. A boy named Jesse Fridd, 11 years old, was on a visit to his sister, a ser. vant in Mr. Amoore's employ, and while the family were at church the house boy, Charles Fuller, took up an empty gun that was standing in the hall and began firing off caps. He then took up another gun, and, not knowing it was loaded, pointed it at the boy Fridd and fired. The shot entered his back, and be fell to the ground. The poor boy expired in about three hours, after suffering great agony. Fuller, who is described as a very well-disposed lad, underwent an examination before the magistrates on the following day, but was remanded in order to await medical evidence. A fatal accident haa also occurred to Mr. Edward Lloyd, wine merchant, of Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday night. He was in his dressing-room with two friends, when he took a new revolver from a drawer, and re- marking, "See what I have bought to protect my wife," handed the weapon to his friends for inspection, holding it by the muzzle end. One of them took it in his hand, and immediately one of the barrels dis- charged, and the bullet entered Mr. Lloyd's right breast. Surgical assistance was at once called in, but the position of the bullet could not be ascertained, and the unfortunate gentleman lies in a very precarious condition.

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS. A Hudson City genius tried a flying machine of his own invention, the other day. It is feared that he will be permanently deformed. A "lexan sheriff haa been removed because, say the local journals, he reported too many persons as killed while resisting arrest." A Illinois candidate denounces the Administration for taking the tax off planners, wot we don't use and keepin' it on whiskey, wot we do." An ingenious New Yorker has learned how to keep an umbrella. He buys a large cotton one, fractures two ribs, and breaks off two inches of the handle. No one steals it. The following poetical will was filed recently in a surrogate's office at New York :—" Unto my beloved wife- All my worldly goods I have in store I give my beloved wife and hers for ever more. I give all "ply I no limit fix. This is my will, she my extcu- nX. latest idea in the advertising line in New York steamboat to ply on the North and East Rivers, r Vj^enae placards on the upper deck, setting Af «• A6 business of those who pay for the display. riovJ1'? if *"ese placards are illuminated. The craft is named the Novelty. is termed a "Novel ■ -p1 haa been introduced at the Theatre ■ 08 n' U.S., where the troupe, headed by the well- f actress, Miss Lydia Thompson, has been per- v. -A-U the company, chorus, &c., assembled K green curtain, and after the orchestra played x ut Me in my Little Bed," the voices took up the orus, making the vast theatre ring with— Come, sister, come, kiss me, good night,' For I my evening prayer have said I m tired now and sleepy, too, So put me In my little bed The effect upon the vast audience, we are told, was electrical, and the encores were deafening. It obtained more applause than any other feature of the per- formance, and inaugurated an entirely new musical notion in theatrical business SCENE nr UTAH.—First Mormon—"I wonder who that blonde is ? A nice figure Second Mormon— "Why, don't you know? It's your wife." First Mormon—" So it is. I thought I had seen her before." During a late trial of a case in Canada, a Dutch witness persisted in telling what his wife told him. To this, of course, the counsel objected, and it was so ruled by the judge. He-would proceed again to tell "shust how it was," when the counsel would sing out, How do you know that?' "My vife told me," was the answer. This was repeated several times. Presently the judge, becoming unable to contain himself longer, interrupted, Suppose your wife were to tell you that the heavens had fallen, what would you think" Veil, I should tick dey vas down."

Ulimllanmrs JntcIIicjcnie, HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL. DESTRUCTION OF Two VESSELS BT FIRE.— Particulars have been received in Liverpool of the destruction by fire of the ship Louise Jowett and the fortunate escape of the crew. Captain Pearson, of that vessel, states that the vessel left Ardrossan for Mat an z as on the 20th July, and everything proceeded satisfactorily until the 4th September, when about ten o'clock p.m. a tremendous sea pooped the vessel, which carried away the gal ley, after hatch-house, and bul- warks, staving thecabin skylight and flooding the cabin. On the 10th of September the weather being fine and the wind light and variable, Cape Cabraon being dis- tant about twenty miles south to south-west, the captain observed smoke issuing from the forehatch. A Bearch was made to discover the seat of the fire, but it was impossible to remain in the hold, owing to the ic. tense heat. The hatches were at once battened down, and on the 17th, when the vessel was about twenty miles north-west of Mater Millos Point, in consequence of the fire continuing to increase in the hold, the barque was abandoned. At about four in the after- noon the flames burst out, and at half-past five o'clock the mainmast went by the board. The crew were afterwards picked up by a Spanish gunboat and taken to Nueritos Port. The captain of the Henrietta, who has arrived from Callao, reports that on the 5th ultimo in lat. 6 S., Ion. 28 W, he fell in with an iron vessel of about 800 tons dismasted. The hold was on fire, and the decks burnt through completely. No name could be made out, nor were there any traces of the crew. AN AMERICAN DIVORCE CASE.—The New York Tribune in introducing the story of arecent divorce suit to the public, very truly remarks that it is not often that all the characters of a story are hope- lessly corrupt. But in this particular divorce case, which is truth and no fiction, our readers shaU judge for themselves. A scheming mother-in-law who had objections to her son's wife offered him 30,000 dollar to divorce her. The son, who seems worthy of such a mother, congested. The wife, worthy of such a bus. band, agreed secretly with him to connive at the suit- on the promise that when the mother had been eased of the 30,000 dollars they would marry again. A book- keeper, worthy of his master, falsely swore to im- proper intimacy with the wife, and the court granted the divorce. Then the husband not unnaturally re- fused the marriage which he had promised, and the divorced wife spitefully went into the court and reveals the whole conspiracy. If Miss Braddon had given us that in a novel, what would have been said of its credibility ? A ROYAL SALOON CARRIAGE.—The saloon carriage used by her Majesty when travelling over the Great Western Railway, after having done good service for more than twenty years, has just undergone a thorough refitting. The carriage ia divided into compartments—the saloon and its retiring-rooms. T lie walls are lined with silver grey silk, trellised with tufts^ of the same material, and tie roof is composed of raised flutes of grey silk, radiating from a centre, and interspersed with crimson and grey gimp designs, the whole being finished with massive crimson ropes, interwoven by gold. The windows are fitted with silver-plate poles, from which depend freen silk cur. tains, trimmed and looped up with green and white silk cord and tassels. The furniture is in luxurious taste, the royal Bofas and footstools being covered with crimson brocaded silk, trimmed with gold and grey cord fringes, and the carpet is of crimson velvet. GOLD IN THE NORTH.—Considerable excite- ment has lately prevailed in the Highlands, owing to further reported discoveries of gold in Caithness Early in 1869 the occurrence of gold in that district was regarded as a fact, and highly favourable opinions were expressed by diggers as to its probable quantities. T e estate on which the most recent discoveries are said to have been made is that of Sir J. G. Tollemache Sin- clair, the present M.P. for Caithness, and that gen- tleman is represented as being willing to throw open certain portions of his property to competent gold diggers for systematic prospection, in order to deter- mine whether gold exists in sufficient quantity to yield remunerative employment. RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. — The Financier says:— Private advises inform ua that Immense quantities of munitions of war are constantly arriving at Odessa, the Crimea, and all places on the north coast of the Black Sea. It is added that the Eoti-Koutais portion of the railway now in course of construction in the Caucasus is to be completed in a tew months. The new contract up to Koutais, taken by Messrs. Crawley, Power, and Co., is to be finished by the 1st of July, 1872, subject to a penalty of £1,000 for every week exceeding that time. It can hardly be supposed that this Une is required for commercial purposes. The object of Russia rather is to secure her military position. It would, oi course, be incorrect to extract cause of alarm from move- ments of this nature, or to imagine that they necessarily mean war. But they certainly seem to mean that Russia is pushing steadily on to the realisation of her pet national idea—that of repossessing herself of the free navigation of the Black Sea tor war ships. We may be quite sure that with nothing less than this will she re&t content ARMS AND WAR MATERIAL FOR FRANCE.— Advices just received in Liverpool state that the steam- ship Lafayette, Captain Rosseau, one of the French line of steamers running between New York and Havre, sailed from the former port on the evening of the 16th of Nov. with a full cargo of arms and muni- tions of war, having on board no other goods than breechloaders for infantry and guns for field artillery service, revolvers, and carbines, together with cart- ridgestfcr the various weapons. This is the Bccond full cargo of arms which the Lafayette has carried since the commencement of hostilities between Prussia and France. The total value of the arms, &c., shipped from New York since the commencement of the war is estimated at about 6,200,000 dols. The statement that most of the arms bought in America by the agents of the French Government are second-hand weapons is not correct, as the small arms and artillery are new. The mitrailleuses and several full batteries which have been forwarded to France have been manufactured in the neighbourhood of Boston. THE HEALTH OF PRINCESS LOUISE.—The health of her Royal Highness Princess Louise con- tinues to improve. Upon the return of her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family to Windsor Castle the royal surgeons made a medical txamination of the affected knee of the Princess, when it is understood the inflammation consequent upon the sprain was found to have been considerably allayed, owing to the excellent treatment which had been pursued by her Royal High- nesses professional advisers. While progressing to- wards convalescence her Royal Highness, instead of walking, is using an invalid chair, which the Princess herself propels in moving about within the Castle. It seems that her Royal Highness first became aware of the sprain while coming down the slope of a hill in the Highland!?. Every care ia being taken to prevent unnecessary exertion on the part of the Princess, whose health is saidto be rapidly getting better. The Marquia of Lome was at the Castle on Monday, and since her Majesty's arrival at Windsor has been almost a constant visitor at the Palace. M. GUIZOT'S COURTSHIP !—The courtship and marriage of M. Guizot were, according to a London contemporary, the most romantic ever chronicled :— At the house of the editer of a periodical for which he wrote, he often met a young lady named Pauline de Meulan, who, like him, supported herself by her pen. Mademoiaelle de Meulan fell ill; she was the mainstay of her mother and sisters, and during her forced abstinence from literary labour the whole family were in danger of falling into distress. One morning she received a long paper, in a dis- guised hand, but in precise imitation of her own literary style, with a note stating that while her illness continued articles equally suited to the magazine on which she was engaged would be forwarded to her. When Mdlle. Meulan recovered her health, she made every effort to discover her uuknown benefactor, but 1D vain. At length he presented himself; it was the shy, austere man of letters whom she had so often met at the editor's house and shortly aiterwards ildlle. Pauline de Meulan became Madame Guizot. A VALUABLLE TRAIN.—Since the time that the heavy amount paid by the Chinese in Sycee silver, as indemnity for the war, was received in London, via the London and North-Western Railway Company, no train as heavily loaded with precious metal has reached London as one that arrived at Euston station from Liverpool on Friday morning in last week. It con- sisted of a special train of 13 covered goods waggons with chests containing 74 tons of Mexican dollars, value nearly half a million sterling. The chests were duly checked off by the bill of lading, and the specie was cleared out of the station within three hours of its arrival. The procession to the Bank of England con- sisted of three detachments of goods vans of six each. Consignments of from six to twelve tons of silver are not unusual on this line, but one of 74 is unprecedented, excepting the Chinese payments. FEATS OF TELEGRAPHY.—'The Engineer states that when the Russian American telegraph is com- pleted the following feat will be passible, A telegram from Alaska for New York, leaving Sitka, say at 6 40 on Monday morning, would be received at Nicoleaf, Siberia, at six minutes past one on Tuesday morning; at St. Petersburg, Russia, at three minutes past six on Monday evening at London, 22 minutes past fourton Monday afternoon and at New York at 46 minutes past eleven on Monday forenoon. Thus, allowing 20 minutes for each re-transmission, a message may start on the morning of one day, to be received and trans- mitted the next day, again received and sent on the afternoon of the day it starts, and finally reaches its destination on the forenoon of the first day, the whole casing place in one hour's time. OUT OF EVIL COMETH GOOD!"—"It may seem a f iion-to t*ie French people, in the midst has befallen them, to be reminded of tte thre?dbare trniam that < Good gnre T? i"iQariB the Twi€S> ia a leader). The French nation, however, could not have a better opportunity to consider and learn to know itself. France has been for these last eighty years more or less under the empire of violence^ almost universally a prey to bold and overbearing minorities, gaining the upper hand now in consequence of a street riot, now upon the outbreak of a civil or military conspiracy." "There can be for a nation no better time for mutual forbearance and sympathy than the morrow after a great general calamity. Even after 1815 France enjoyed a long period of order and peace. But at the Bourbon Restoration she had to accept order as well as peace at an enemy's dictation. Now, on whatever terms she may have to settle the foreign question, she will at least be thoroughly free in the arrangement of her domestic affairs. She has learnt at too great a cost how a sound foreign policy need be based on a provi- dent home Government, and her chance of having the Government best suited to her purpose was never more propitious than at this moment, when the whole nation IS up and doing, and when it can equally guard against dictatorship and mob rule." DEATH OF A GERMAIT POET.—The German poet, Adolphe Boettcher, has just died at Leipsic, his native city. He was born on the 21st of May, 1815, and at the age of 21 entered the University of Leipsic, devoting himself to philological pursuits, and to the study of German and English poets. Among his numerous poetical productions, his translations of the English poets occupy a conspicuous place. In addition to the works of Shakespeare and Byron, he translated the poems of Goldsmith, Pope, Milton, and Ossian. Among his original works are Agnes Bernauer, a drama; Songs of Midsummer, On the Watch Tower, A Tale of Spring, Till Eulenspugcl, Pilgrimage of the Flower, Spirits, Shadows, and a collection of smaller lyrics. THE" NEXT NUMBER !—A northern bellman once announced that there would be "no Lord's Day next Sunday, as the minister's wife had a big washing, and required kirk to dry the blankets." In like manner the Hindoo Patriot of October 3, announces that it will not publish its next number. The thing looks difficult, but here is how the Indian editor gets out of the difficulty:—" This is the third or last day of the great national festival-Durgo-Poja. The whole nation is engaged in worshipping, praying,, fasting, charity-giving, and other spiritual pleasures of the season. We are also in the full swing of the engage- mentf, the duties, and the innocent amusements of the season, and have no time to philosophise or moralise. We therefore give notice that the next number of the Patriot will not appear in pursuance of a time-honoured custom. We, as well as our establishment, claim the annual holiday." The accomplished journalist appears to be quite as 'cute as the celebrated Edinburgh magis- trate, who, in a trial wfcich arose out of the escape of a I squirrel from a box, inquired of the defendant why he didn't clip the beast's wings? But, your honour, a squirrel is a quadruped, contended the man. Quadruped here or quadruped there," said the bailie, "if you had clippit the beast's wing, it couldna hae got awa."

EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Smallpox is rapidly on the increase in the metro- polls. aPPrehenaions of war with Russia which have frnm pi a country, the price of lead rose irom ±.18 to £ 23 ptr ton. The price haa again declined. pi* k? sword bayonet issued with the Martini-Henry e 'or experiment is, says the ITnited Service Gazette, uni- versally condemned as being much too heavy, and as requlr- 1?S a very powerful soldier to use it with any efiect against lighter weapons. A Calcutta trade circular contains a passage which has an unpleasant interest for us and all Europeans who have commercial or other relations with China. It Is th18:- Saltpetre would have followed the downward course of the London market but for a demand which has set in for mlp- ments to China." As the Bombay Gazette remarks, "RIte pecrt meaDI gunpowder," Theodore Tilton, the great apostle of moral ideas and death-bed marriages, says the next viceopreaident of the United States must be a negro What next ? The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is advertised for rent. This is a nice opening for an enterprising business man. A boy named Leetch has been killed at Elgin in the force. °' tootba^1* Another boy ran against blm with great Only seven persons have declined the English mis- "5?'embassador from the United States, thus far. Why not appoiut a lady? farming appears to be remunerative. The in ten months' growth on thirty ostriches, lately sold rpu n"1641186(1 an average of £ 10 5a. per bird. rjraniit Beige of Brussels announces that M aagnac 18 about to Publish in that city a Bon apart lb t newspaper to be called L'Echo de la Patrie. magistrate of Sheffield, Mr. Davis- has announced his intention to punish severely all pawn brokers who take pledges from children. P The office of City Chamberlain in New York is said to be worth 150.000 dollars a year, 42,000 dollars of which he gets for the trouble oi drawing one cheque. uc D'Aurelles de Paladines has written a letter to the Momteur du Puy-de dome to say that he Is 65 and not as reported, 67 years old.—[How like a Frenchman!] "A nugget weighing nearly 751t»s. was recently dis- cevered at the Berlin gold-fields in this colony."—Melbourne Argus. A Sheffield paper states that William Broadhead visited the local theatre the other night, to witness the per- formance of "Put Yourself in His Place," a play which is wholly founded on the doings of tradea unionists. The Galveston (Texas) News, having obtained a corrected list ot the passengers lost by the foundering of the Varum., transforms the Mr. Jenkins, "M P. into Mr. P. M. Jenkins, of Galveston, who waa returning from a voyage to England In pursuit of health. The Birmingham fat stock and poultry exhibition was opened for j adgment last Saturday (the 26th) The total number of entries was 3 130, as compared with 2,823 last year. A sum of £ 2.100 is offered in prizes. In the dog show there were 865 entries. Miss Mattie Batham. who shot her seducer, a young man named M'Nash, in a boarding house at Wheeling, West Virginia, some months ago, because he refused to marry her, has been tried for murder and acquitted. Mr. Jacob Bright, M.P., speaking on Saturday night at the anniversary of one of the Manchester ragged schools, expressed his firm belief that England would avoid being led into war, and as a means to that end recommended all friends of peace to embody their views on the subject in a memorial to the Prime Minister. We hear that the demands sent into the Educa- tion Department for building grants tor elementary schools are beyond all expectation, and that it is likely there will be a very, strong pull at the Exchequer for fundg-iome say million f."—A thenceum. Professor Huxley, in a recent lecture on physio- graphy, said he calculated that it would take about a mil- lion years at the present rate, to complete the denudation of the Thames basin. It had taken a million and a half of years to reduce the basin of the little river Wandle 170 feet, and it would be five million years before Great Britain would be re- duced to the level of the sea. A rm in New York have, if report says truly, for- warded circulars to persons in England offering to supply counterfeit sovereigns of aluminium so cleverly made as to defy detection, and at about one tenth of the price of real sovereigns. The sovereigns are minted with the express deaiga of circulating in Great Britain." The proprietor of a London hotel was bustling about the other morning, with twenty things to do, when some one asked him why he didn't call up his waiter.—" I shan't call him as long as I can help it," replied he, for when he is in bed I know where he is, but after he's up I don't know where to find him." It is said that Mr. Richard Wallace, the testa- mentary heir of the late Marquis of Hertford, has given away £ 20,0C0 in Paris alone, within a period of little more than two months, to necessitous Englishmen and the in- habitants generally, and continues to subscribe most munifi- cently to various objects raised to mitigate the sufferings of the poor in that city. .From the details of a case heard before the county magistrates at Lancaster, on Saturday, it appears that horse- flesh occasionally finds its way into the London market as "sausage meat." Under this description the carcases of six superannuated horses had lately been despatched to the Metropolis. An American contemporary thus sums up American satisfaction at the forthcoming union of the Princess Louise with the Marquis of Lorne :—"If the Queen of England's daughter marries the Marquis of Lome, she will have an American brother-in-law, Lord Walter Campbell, who In doing business in New York." In case of war breaking out between England and Russia, the Moniteur declares France the only nation capable of affording an efficient support to the formfr Power by means of its powerful fleet, which would suffice, It says, when once the country shall be freed from the invader, to check, in conjunction with its old Crimean ally, the audacious ambition of the Czar. The bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society was presented to the Rev. E. W. Caul field on Friday at the Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare, for his heroism in saving a drowning lad from a deep Wiltshire canal last August, In spite of the rev. gentleman's age and delicate health. Colonel RawlicB presided, and the presentation was made by Miss Alice B Le Geyt, who four years sines received the medal of the Lifeboat Society for her gallant rescue of two boys at Lyme Regis, under circumstances of great danger. A man was charged before a London police magie- trate the other day with having been guilty of felony and embezzlement 30 years ago. The felony was represented by 7*. 6d. the embezzlement by jElO, and the defendant had endeavoured to make some amends by sending the prose- cutor, his former employer, 10s. worth of postage stamps. The Magistrate put it to the latter whether, after the lapse of so many years, he intended to proceed against the man, and the prosecutor replied that he was determined to put the law in force. Pending further inquiry, the defendant was released on his own recognizances. The last occasion on which a Princess of England married one of her father's subjects was when Mary, the daughter of Henry Vil., and the girl-widow of Louis XII. ot France, made a lunaway match of it with handsome Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. The erring couple were, however, speedily forgiven by the bribe's brother, then on the throne; and at a grand tournament held to celebrate this reconcilia- tion, the Duke appeared with his charger's housings 1W1 cloth of gold and half cloth of frieze. At the time of Louis XVIII/s triumphal progress throughout France, one of the Prefects was proud to inform His Majesty that there was no longer in his Department a single Hellenist,' or, as be explained, a partisan of the Pri- soner of St. Helena. Many of M. Gambetta's newly-appointed functionartesmay equally be ready to be*- witness that the V IP. J V, Wxlhelmshohe has not left one single friend behind him in all France that nothing remains of the sir or ot v°tes upon which Louis Napoleon stood from December, 181S, to June, 1870."—Leader in The Timet, v wil1 shortly pay a visit to the Empress Intend t0 letlVe ChislehUTSt for Cassel) ust at present. Tbe London Standard tn noticing the announcement, says :-Thte is very gratifXe news and will be hailed with cordial satisfaction by the great maioritv ol Englishmen. We have all felt the deepest sympathy with the Empress, but there is only one personage in the realm who is properly quaU&ed to express it Even the Prince o| Wales could not convey quite fM much by visiting the EJB. press as can be conveytd &y & visit fromthe Qaeen herself* Thomas Dowling, steward of Messrs. Perry, mill- owners, Ballinaeore, Westmeath, was shot on Friday night, when returning home, and when within a short distance of the police barrack. The ball entered a vital part and death resulted immediately. The only cause assigned is that the deceased succeeded a person who was dismissed by Messrs. Perry. The police were engaged at the time in searching let persons who fired at the police at Kilbeggan on Thursday last,-A gamekeeper in the service of Lady Margaret Char- teris, of Cahir, in the county of Tipperary, was also found murdered on Saturday morning, about three mitM from hia place of residence. The following is the correct list of the bridesmaids chosen for the marriage of the Princess Louise: Lady Con- stance Seymour, daughter of the Marqois of Hertford Lady Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of the Duke of Argyll • Lady Florence Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond • Lady Mary Butler, daughter of the Marchioness of Ormonde- Lady Alice Fitzgerald, daughter of the Marquis ot K11 dare • Lady Grace Gorden, daughter of the Dowag6t Marchioness oi Huntly; Lady Florence Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich; and Lady Agatha Bussell, daughter of Eaii R'ossell.

THE MARKETS. MARK-LAKE.—.MONDAY. E^LollAon of St™111 are moderate of both Hi*• foreign produce, and the corn trade omens with later to the davV'of''8 and Postponing business until than they were on that day. In wheat and flour no changes of value can be reported. Barley ia rather lower to gfn. while ma'ze, oats, beans, and Deas *«« iJTl8eui at full rates, opinion favouring sellers. There L ItiU ^smtll export demand for wheat, flour, and oats. America shipped last week 83,000 quarters of wheat, and a largTfle^ offfi ships is now on passage to the IT nited Kingdom. The country markets of Saturday were firm at a reduction of Is. to 2a. per quarter on wheat and barley. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY. The position of the cattle trade has been without material alteration. Only moderate supplies of stock have been on sale, but they have been equal to the demand, which has lacked activity. As regards beasts the quality of the arrivals from Scotland has been good, and some well-conditioned English stock has also been on sale. For all breeds the Inquiry hw been restricted, but prices have been maintained the best Scots and crosses selline at sa 61b. From Ltacolnshire, L.icestersMre ald North^pt^ shire we received about 1,250 shorthorns, &c.; fro^ £ th £ parts of England, 300 various breeds; from Scotland 250 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 130 head. With sheep the market has been less freely supplied. There has been a want of animation in the inquiry nevertheless, prices have been without change. For the best Downs and half-breds [ 51. lOd. to 6s. per 81b. has been taken, For calves there has been only a moderate inquiry, at about late rates. Pigs have been dull on former terms. Per 81b. to sink the off&L s. d. s. d. d Infer, coarse beasts s 4 i 2 Prime Southdown 6 io « a Second quality. 4 4 4 8 Large coarse calvM S « a. n Prime large oxen.. 6 2 5 8 Prime small .T 6 o ,2 Prime Scots, &c.5 8 6 10 Large hogs. a a K O Infer, coarse sheep 3 4 3 8 Neat small Dorkeii K I £ „ Second quality. 3 10 4 6 Suckling calvw o on I pr. coarse woolled 4 10 5 6 Qr.oldstpigg^h^ 0 26 Q I METROPOUTAS MEAT MARKET.—MONDAY The market haa been moderately supplied wtth meu. The trade has been at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase, 3 0 3 4 Inferior mntton 3 g'4 **6 Middling ditto. 3 8 4 2 Middling ditto 4 2 4 fi Prime large ditto.. 4 8 6 0 Prime ditto 4 10 6 2 rime small ditto.. 6 0 5 2 Large pork 3 4 3 8 Veal 4 8 6 4 Small ditto t 8 6 4 WOOL. Either more steadiness has been noticed In the wool market. At the public sales biddings have progressed with more freedom, and the downward tendency of prices has been checked. English wool has been quiet but ateady Current Prices of English wool Fleeces I Southdoim -hoggets, Is. Oid. to II. lid. half-bred ditto, is. 3d. to la. 4d. Kent fleeces, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. Southdown ewes and wethers, IOld, to 11fd.; Leicester ditto, la. Id. to Is. lid. Sorts: Clothing, la. 2d. to Is. 4fd. oombfng. lid. to Is. 3d. per lb. FISH. Pickled herrings, SOs. to 321., red, 12s. to 13s. per barrel ditto bloaters, 2s. to 3s. 3d. ditto kippers, 2s. 8d. to per box; turboto, 8s. to 12s. brill, 3s. to 6s. plaice, 12s. to 18s. trawl haddocks, lOs. to 17. soles, Is. 61. to 3s. 8d. per pair cod, £ 6 to £ 7 T>er ditto, 7s. 6d. to 12s. each; sprats, 2s. to 3s. lid. to Is. 3d. per lb.; mackerel, 2s. lo l smoked haddocks, 33s. to 33s. per barrel • lobster* 19s. crabs, 10s. to 16s. per do^Tbative commons, 15s. to 35s. per bushel. yssers, £ 10, POTATOES. These markets have been but moderately supplied with The trade has been rather quiet, at our Rooks, 45s. to 55s. per ton. Regents, 55s. to 80s. HOPS. A moderate business has besn concluded In tbe hon mar- ket. Choice and medium qualities have been dealt in to a P™ oiT"o..4S'fiS.7Sr:cnnlUUn C°untry' 10

A MILITARY JUGGXBNAUT.—We (Court jour nal) understand that some years ago a. Prussian noble- lnan submitted a formidable engine of war to the British Government, who declined the invention with thanks. The invents r, however, has ever mnce suffered from an acute attack of Anglophobia, and In the event of England being invaded next summer by a united caZ1l^and Prussian force, we may possibly have tion ieriy to repent our hasty refusal The inveii- an ill8 the All-destroyer," and consisted of caanonH aied Bteam car> bristlmg all o^161 whole nf^ri?e8' bayonets, and sworda. Around t mithtv jUr-ewas a barbed chevaux-de-frise, and a each side two-edged scythe was attached on «f tot of 8ix dnvi^ *h?elf- TbG men clad in by a detachment of eight powerful drove and 6 bullet-proof armour. No. 1 rapidly i No.2 8toked; Nos. 3 and 4 & ma whiln W™, K Previously loaded cannon and fire- "S grenades^rn' Q' 7> and 8 threw a hailstorm of thatnnftrmvA««^? g,tile It was expected Buch JuggernaS? W1 *tt*ck 01 ^-ft-dozen

AT ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH, IN LONDON, ON SUNDAY MORNING. In London, last Sunday morning, there was consider-, able excitement at the church of St. Alban's, Holborn, in consequence of the suspension of the Rev. Alexander Heiiot Mackonochie by a decree from the Arches' Court of Canterbury. The church was crowded in every part, and many present were evidently opposed to the high forms of Ritualism practised. The iuterest on the present occasion was greatly enhanced by its having been announced on Saturday by those papers which pubtieh the London list of preachers that Mr. Maekonochie would preach on Sunday morning. This by many was construed into a determina- tion on Mr. Mackonochie's part to put the law at defiance, and previous to the morning service the subject was one of general discussion outside the church. By some of the rev. gentleman's friends it was (stated that he had not received any legal prohibi- tion, and he was therefore not yet legally restricted. In a very short time the excitement became intense, for shortly before the commencement of the service a Queen's messenger arrived with a writ of suspension. He at once proceeded to the clergy house just as Mr. Mackonochie was preparing for the Communion Service. The excitement, however, reached its climax when the Queen's messenger affixed a copy of the prohibition to the door at the principal entrance to the church. The following is a copy of the prohibition served upon him, which was engrossed upon parchment:— II Martin v. Mackonochie.—From the Arches Court of Can- terbury.—Victoria, by the grace ot God of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Qaeen, Defender ol the Faith. To all and singular our liege subjects, being literate persons, whomsoever and wheresoever In and throughout our said United Kingdom greeting, Whereas in an appeal now dopendlng before the Judicial Committee of our Privy Council, in which, John Martin, a parishioner of the new parish of St. Alban's, Holborn, in our county of Middlesex diocese of London and province of Canterbury, as appellant) find the Rev. Alexander Herlot Mackonochie, a clerk in Holy Orders of the United Church of England and Ireland, and the incumbent and perpetual curate of the said parish, as re- spondent, a monition was issued, bearing date the 10th day of January, 18?#. and was duly served, commanding him, the said Rev. Alexander Heroit Mackonochie, to abstain for the future from the elevation of the cup and paten during the administration of the Holy Communion and from the use of incense, and from mixing water with the wine during the said administration of the said Holy Cemmunion, and from kneeling or prostrating himself before the consecrated elements during the prayer of consecration, and also frem using in the said church lighted candles on the Communion Table during the celebration of the Holy Communion at timea when such lighted candles were not wanted for the purpose of giving light And, whereas, on the 26th day of November, 1870, the Judicial Committee did pronounce that the said Rev. Alexander Heriot Kaakonochie had not obeyed the said monition, more especially in not having abstained from the elevation of the paten during the prayer of consecration in the order of the administra- tion of the Holy Communion, and from prostrating himself before the consecrated elements during the prayer of con- secration, and the said Judicial Committee did, therefore, order that for such, his disobedience, he the said Rev. Alexander Heriot Mackonochie, be suspended for the space of three months from and after the said 25th day of No- vember, 1870, from the discharge and execution of all the functions of his clerical office,—that la to say from teach- ing the Word of God and administering the Sacraments and performing all other dutiea of such his clerical office, and did direct that a decree of suspension be Issued suspending him accordingly, and that the same be published by affixing a copy thereof on or near the door of the said church on Sunday next, the 27th day of No- vember, 1870, and also by personally serving it upon the said Rev. Alexander Heriot Mackonochie. We do, there- fore, hereby command you that you do, on Sunday next, the 27th day of November, 1870, previous to the commencement of Divine Service, by affixing, or causing to be affixed, these presents under seal for some time on the principal door of the said church of the new parish of St. Alban's, and by leaving thereon sfflxed a true copy thereof, and also by showing, or causiDg to be shown, these presents under seai to the said Rev. Alexander Herlot Mackonochie, and by leaving or causing to be left with him a true copy hereof, notify to the said Alexander Heriot Mackonochie, and to all others whem it may concern, that he, the said Rev. Alexander Heriot Mackonochie, is suspended for the space of three months from and further the said 25th day of November, 1570, from the discharge and exercise of aU the functions of IV. ? office,—this is to Bay from preaching the Word of God and administrating the Sacraments, and performing all other duties of such his clerical office, under pain of the law, and contempt thereof, and hereof fail not.—Given at London, under the seal which we use in this behalf, the 25th day ot November, 1870. II. C. RoTHERY, Her Majesty's Registrar. "Suspension taken by Moore and Carrey, Doctors' Com- mons." The delivery of this document for a time caused the most profound interest and animated discussion as to what course would be pursued. Several legal gentle- men present gave an opinion that no legal document could be lawfully served on the Sabbath day.. As there was no professed ecclesiastical lawyer present, Mr. Mackonochie ultimately resolved to personally obey the prohibition, and the service was shortly after- wards commenced. There was no procession, the candles on the Com- munion table were not lighted, and there was no incensing, but the musical portion of the service was more than usually effective. The officiating priest was the Rev. Father Hows," assisted by the Rev. "Father Willington" and the Rev. "Father Russell." The Rev. Father Walker acted as preceptor to the choir. In the course of the service several contralto solos were sung, and duets by the contraltos and altos; the singers on tbeseoccaaions stepping from the stalls to sing in front of the Com- munion table, the Rev. Father Walker beating time with a baton. During the service Mr. Mackonochie sat in his usual stall, the one nearest to the congregation on the right hand Bide of the choir, and dressed in his usnsirobes. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Stanton. He took no text, but commenced by stating that the duty of preaching to them now devolved upon him, owing to a prohibition having just before the service been served upon their dear and faithful pastor, Mr. Mackonochie.^ He then proceeded to read extracts from the prohibition printed above, and then proceeded to say that— — _m. Tile dear people of St. Alban's knew that Mr. Mackonochie had been wrongly condemned. They knew that he had abstained from elevating the wafer above his head, as pre- vioufly commanded, and also that he had abstained from prostration before it. They all knew this for a certainty- knew it as an everlasting truth, as true as God Himself. Their courle had been a most difficult one, for they did not know what they might by law be allowed to do, and what hpnpi't&o They had endeavoured to obey the law, and Drisa tn fh^sen^t prohibition was not only an extreme sur- JndiVi»? n pri8!lt> but a'so to them their clergy. The uQiciai Committee of the Privy Council had condemned kiifov as 8tat8d by them, he had not abstained from °r prostrating himself before the sacred elements. charge, bending of the knees had been called kneeling ye, how couJd any act of service be performed without kneeling, and were they not, he would ask, when sitting at the table, with their knees bent ? If that, then, was the defini- tion of kneeling, could they or their clergy be surprised at the treatment they had received? Then, again, they were con- demned for prostration. He would ask whether bending before the altar for a moment or two could be truly called prostration, and he would, therefore, apptal to the good people of St. Alban's and ask what they had done to deserve such a condemnation They themselvos would understand how very dim ult it was when they were offering the sacrifice which the Church directs—when the Church directs them to give their whole attention to the Immaculate Conception, which is there (pointing to the altar)-to perform that sacri- fice without bendine the knee, or falling into some error by which they might be condemned. They, however must face the fact of the judgment which had been delivered, and also criticised by a very able lawyer, who had given his opinion as follows:—"Ic seems to me that it is drawn up so as to catch you whatever you do." Te him, the preacher, the present judgment seemed more obscure than the one before, and he would honestly tell them that they had laid a trap for them. and they, the honest people of St. Alban s, had fallen into it. They would all read the papers to- morrow, but the good people of St. Alban's must face the judgment. It would be asked by many.—How came the Privy Council to treat them so ? He would admit that they were gentlemen, that they were 'cute men, that they were reasonable men, but still would come the question, How came it possible that these men had treated them in the manner they had 1" He would ask all to appeal to their own hearts, and they would be able to make an allowance for the many sympathies and convictions there are. A man's mind is made up of so many delicate feelings, and by the many sympathetic shades the heart of man is influenced. The dear people of St. Alban's knew that there was what is called the odium theologicum—theological hatred—hatred of religion in the hearts of many. It would seem that in the past judg- ment as though it was thought that Ritualism must be stamped out at any cost. They, the people of St. Alban's, knew that there are men whodeteBt what they do there, that they hate the doctrine which they at St. Alban's love the most, and that they would try and banish from the church that for which they would die. Their priest, however, had made a mistake; but let them not be discouraged. Their priest and the clergy of the church were not oast down, for they considered the suspension the greatest honour that could have happened, and it would yet be asked how they came to be treated so hardly. Why m this year IE70 they all knew that Bishops have communicated with men who deny that Jesus Christ is God, and they have passed off scot free, while their own priest is suspended in this very year for adoring Christ in a form which at the very worst was but an error of judgment. The priest had but one life to live, but that was a noble one—to live and suffer for the glory of the Lord and Master. They rnnsS remember that a priest is a sacrificing man, and therefore his life mnst be one of sacrifice. It was true they would not hear his voice any more for three months, but as he sat in his stall his silence would be more effective than any human voice could be. lIe would remind them of the words of the Psalmist, "I became dumb, and opened notmy mouth, for it was thy doing, 0 Lord God of Hosts." The preacher then proceeded to exhort them to unity and to still greater love among themselves, and, above ali, to forgiveness and charity towards those by whom they had been condemned. What would be tho issue tf all this he did not know. They could not look forward to much. The idea seemed to be that they were to be crushed out without any consideration for their feelings as Christians or as gentlemen. A great calamity had fallen upon them, but they would still worship the same God in the same sacra- ments at the altar. They would continue to love all that is noble, true, and great, and pure, but at the same time he would say, let this truth sink into their hearts, and let them ask themselves this question. If the fruiti of the tree be such injustice and intolerance as this, what must that tree be ? The time would yet come when these things will be read, and it would be said of them. These men bore the brunt of the battle. Let them, then, remember charity. He would say to all, do not be bitter, but let them think of those who had done them this great injury with kindness, with gentleness, and peace. At the service which fonowed,in the communion the officiating priests elevated the paten, and bent and bowed as usual. After the service, many friends repaired to the clergyhouse to tender their expressions of sympathy to Mr. Mackonochie.

The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEOUER AND THE MINT. The following correspondence has been forwarded for publication 1, Carlton-terrace, London, Nov. 23, 1870. "Sir,—I have the honour to forward to you a petition signed by 196 working men in the neighbourhood of Ipswich. II They are poor, and are gradually becoming paupers; every day's unwilling idleness is to them a most serious calamity, and I hope that you will have the kindness to from pauperism, and give them an early and vourable reply to their request.—I have, &c.t "GEORGE TOMLINE. The Right Hon. R. Lowe, M.P., Master of the Mint." To TIDa RIGHT HON. ROBERT LoWE, M.P., MASTER OF THE MINT. i gj. 'Walton, near Ipswich, Nov. 21, 1870. Mint, aid ask yo^ addrega y°u as Master of the pauperism. consider our case and relieve us from have iar a'hjng'tlme'been emnf8 work, and many of ns local advantage. a nwlonal as weu a «<' Colonel Tomline is anxious to contlne to oav ns our wages, and has sent to you standard sliver sufficient for 2,000 shilling*! which, without giving areMon, you have re- used to coin. V The man of your refusal it that we can earn so wag^ tha natlonal aa well all local benefits our work has ceaaeJ, we are forced to be idle, and pauperism Increases. The increased rates to relieve this pauperism are paid exslusively by our neighbours, who, therefore, find their means of employing us reduced. 'If as we are told, you stand in the way of our earning* 15s a week by claiming a more than doubtful, and certainly a dormant prerogative of the Queen, we respectfully submit that, without her knowledge, and as we believo, contrary to her wishes, you make a benevolent lady responsible for the misery of many of her subjects. <c i pray for a favourable and immediate answer, that you will coin 2,000 shillings which we may earn. you cannot imagine the feelings under which strong men pass their ldlo time, idle because the Queen s preroga- tive is claimed to prevent their gaining a livelihood; we cannot describe them, [Here follow the signatures.] 11, Downing-street, Whitehall, Nov. 24,1870. "My dear Mr Tomline,—I beg to acknowledge the receipt ot a petition, from some working men late!yIn y°ur. and to enclose an answer which 1 sh»ll be much obl ged to you to communicate to them. I propose to publish the correspondence. "Very truly yours, "ROBERT LOWE. "George Tomline, Esq., M.P."

To THE WORKING MEN WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION FORWARDED TO ME BY MR. TOMLINE. j" 11, Downing-street, Whitehall, Nov. 24,1870. My Friends,—It is my duty, as Master of the Mint, to buy silver when I want it to coin into shillings and other silver coins but not to buy it unless I want it for that pur- pose, because I have no other use for it. When Mr Tomline sent me his silver I did not want any to make into shillings, so I did not buy it. But there are a great many people who want silver for different purposes, and other people who buy silver to a profit by selling it again, and Mr. Tomline might have sold his silver to any of them and they would hive given him in exchange shillings, or perhaps gold, which he would have had no difficulty in changing into shillings. If a man has a pig to sell, and takes it to a town where there are several butchers, the first butcher may perhaps not want to buy a pig. But the man does not take his pig home again and say that the butcher has prevented him from selling his pig. He goes to the other butchers until he finds one that wants a pig, and sells the pig to him. I am very sorry that Mr. Tomline has ceased to give yc.n ment, but as he eould easily, if he ohose, obtain 2,000 shillings in exchange for his silver, and, indeed, in many other ways, you must not think that my refusal to buy his silver has anything to do with your distress. I do not claim for the Queen in this case any right except that which is possessed by you, and me, and Mr. Tomaae, and all Her Majesty's subiects—the right to refuse to buy the things we do not want.

THE IMPARTIALITY OF TRADE. The following letter from 'A German who wløhe8 his countrymen while being Prussianized still to re- main Just," has been opportunely sent to The Times for publication:— For certain political purposes much noise has been made in Prussia about coal and arms being furnished by this country to the French, but not a word has been said about the enormous quantities sent of woollen army socks, itock- ings, under-shirts, drawers, &c., or, above all, about the many millions of army wooilen blankets, flannels, which have been, and are beincr. forwarded to Prussia from Eng- land. The manufacturers in the north have worked their mills night and day for months past for Germany in the above articles, and are at this moment so full of orders for the same market that they will be fully employed till the end of January. Nay, not only are immense purchases made here for the German armies, but now. as in 1855 (when Prussia supplied Russia with anything in the shape of warlike stores she needed), letters are actually being received in this country from Prussian Porta which hold out the prospect of large order* for Russia iiFcase of war between the latter Power and England.

The official account of the accident furnished by the rail- way authorities says that the "real cause" was the dense fog which prevailed In the neighbourhood of Harrow at the time.