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THE NEWS BUDGET. 0 Extensive Fire.-London has been visited by another heavy conflagration, though, fortunately, it is nothing compared to the great destruction in Tooley- street. The fire took place on the premises of Messrs. Harrison and Wilson, sugar-refiners, Dock-street, and the damage is estimated at about £ S0,000. One man was very seriously injured in an attempt to escape from the flames. Oxford Local Examinations. The Oxford local examinations have now been held for the fourth time on the system originally established by the Uni- versity. The certificates granted were 599 in all, or above 100 more than in 1860, and nearly 120 more than in 1859. The proportionate increase, taking into con- sideration the number of candidates, is 6 per cent. on the numbers of 1860, and 10 per cent. on those of 1859. Accident to a Railway Guard.-A railway guard, named Natrass, in the employment of the North- Eastern Railway Company, was killed the other day upon the line between Newcastle and Darlington. It appears that he fell from one of the carriages. The train proceeded a considerable distance along the line be- fore he was missed, and when found, his body was in a fearfully mutilated condition. The Baron de Vidil and the French Jockey Club.-The statement that has gone the round of the papers to the effect that the French Jockey Club has declined striking out Baron de Vidil's name from their list, and that several members of the aristocracy have consequently resigned," is incorrect. The Baron's re- signation was enforced before the trial took place, and he is no longer a member of the club. The statement re- garding the aristocratic resignations is equally incorrect. Explosion of a Gasometer. A frightful ac- cident occurred at Bridgenorth lately. A new gasometer bad been erected there, and whilst in process of com- pletion, it was left in charge of a watcher. The watcher was strictly forbidden to use a light, but it appears that he disregarded the injunction, for whilst he was on the top of the gasometer, a terrific explosion took place. The watcher was fearfully mutilated, and the top of the gasometer was blown into an adjoining field. Two Students Drowned.-A party of nine young men, chiefly students, went the other day to the beach of Aberdeen to bathe and practise swimming. Suddenly they found themselves beyond their depth, and though the alarm was instantly given, and the lifeboat launched without loss of time, two of the number, Alexander Milne and Alexander Grant, both students, and from the country, were drowned. A third young gentleman was also, when taken out, nearly dead. Distribution of Naval Prize Money.Notice has been given that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of the amount awarded for the destruction of pirates in the China Seas on the 25th February, 1858, by Her Majesty's ship Algerine and two boats of Her Majesty's ship Calcutta. Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commencement of distribution and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. Commissions without Purchase.-lt has been decided by the General Commandirg-in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, that henceforward all candidates for commissions without purchase shall be required to pass through the Royal Military College but the claims of those gentlemen who have already been noted prior to this date, as applicants n' for appointments without purchase, will be recognised, and considered so far as the very limited means at his Royal Highness's disposal will allow. OiiiJlibus Accident.-A little boy, nine years of age, was accidentally run over in the Kennington-road the other evening. The boy had been sent by his father with a message to a customer in Penton-place, when on returning across the road he got between a cab and an omnibus running in an opposite direction. In his anxiety to avoid the cab, he unfortunately got knocked down by the omnibus, the wheels of which passed over the back of his neck, killing him on the spot. A Young Man Impaled.-A serious accident has just happened to a young man, the son of Mr. Lupton, plumber, Goodramgate, York. He was engaged in cleaning some dining-room windows at a house in Skel- dergate, when the apparatus upon which he rested gave way, and he fell upon the iron palisades in front of the house, one of which penetrated his leg, and inflicted three very shocking and dangerous wounds. He was at once removed from this painful position, and carried to the hospital. Suicide through Shame.-A case of conceal- ment of birth at Littleborough has been the occasion of a most tragic occurrence. The child, it appears, was the illegitimate offspring of a female named Hill, residing in Littleborough. She was one of the members of a family of three, two sisters and a brother, and they had all borne highly respectable characters. When it tran- spired that the child belonged to the younger sister, the brother, who lived in Manchester, was deeply affected, and, in a paroxysm of grief, he drowned himself. The child, it appears from the evidence and from the con- fession of the sister, was dead before it was thrown in^ the canal; but the unhappy Mother will be cbo-f>ca with the offence of concealing the birth of ^nua. A Lady Burnt to T)-ii.-Anotber of those fear- ful accidents, causf" "e extremely inflamable nature of lad'es Sv-"Iier dresses, has just occurred in Paris. A fnv.;ga lady, staving at an hotel in the Rue Hyacinthe, St. tionore, was preparing tea for two female friends who had led to see her, when one of her sleeves caught fire from a spirit lamp on the table, and all her dress was im- mediately in a blaze. TIer two friends rushed out of the room, c-ving for help, which it was impossible for them- selves to" render. The waiters of the hotel were immedi- ately on the spot, but before they could extinguish the flames the unfortunate lady was so dreadfully burnt that she expired the next morning after dreadful sufferings. Painful Case.-A curious yet painful case hap- pened recently in Taunton. The daughter of a tradesman had been ill for some time, and death was hourly ex- pected. At length, to all appearance, the fatal moment came, and the spirit was supposed to have winged its flight. The necessary offices for the dead were then performed; the body was laid out, and the shutters of the shop were closed. In an hour afterwards, to the consternation and joy of her friends, re-animation took place, and the supposed deceased was able to speak. The shutters were again taken down but we regret to state that, after the lapse of a few hours, thev were again put up, the sufferer having gradually sunk until death in reality terminated her existence. The New Eegimanta. — The new regiments— the 19th, 20ill, and 21st Hussars, and the infantry from the 101st to the 109th-will appear formally in the. next number of the Army List, but without any of the officers' names. The 3rd, 4tb, 13th, and 14th Light Dragoons will also appear for the first time as Hussars. The facings and uniform of these regiments will be like the present Hussar regiments, and officers appointed henceforward will provide themselves with the new uniform. The shakoes of the men will be retained until the expiration of the period for which they were issued, and will then be replaced by the busby.-Army and Navy Gazette. Compensation for Injuries by Railway Accidents.-A meeting has just been held in the City of a number of shareholders interested in the principal Metropolitan Railway Companies to consider the subject of the awards of juries in cases of railway accidents, with a view of taking preliminary steps to petition the Legislature to restrict the compensation within^ certain limits commensurate with the injuries actually inflicted on person or property. It was stated that one of the great companies bad disbursed last year no less a sum than £ 80,000 bv way of compensation for accidents on their line, exclusive of law expenses and the cost arising from damage to the rolling stock and the per- manent way. Strange Conduct to a Young Lady—For some time past a young lady, resident in Leeds, has been Subjected to a series of annoyances, in consequence of her refusal to encourage the attentions of an artist. The other evening, while she was standing near the door of the vestrv of Brunswick Chapel, a pistol was discharged at her, the contents passing close to her face, though, fortunately, not inflicting any injury. Numerous anony- mous and threatening letters have been sent to her and to her relatives, it is supposed by a companion of the artist, (the latter being at Rome), and it is not improbable that he is the person who committed the outrage. The J'oung lady was greatly alarmed, and the police are engaged in investigating the case. The Birmingham Musical Festival.-This great musical festival has just been held, and has been eminently successful. The conductor s baton was in the hands of Mr. Costa, and all the leading artistes who usually tvke part in these great musical ra-unions were engaged. The opening oratorio was Mendelssohn's "Elijah," which has been performed every year in Bir- mingham since its first production in 1846; and this time with a success equal to any previous occasion. The ) audiences were good, as may be judged from the fact that the opening daj's receipts amounted to £1,809 17s. lOd. Handel's "Samson" was performed on one occasion, and there have been a number of miscellaneous concerts each evening. The total receipts amounted to £10,970 7s. 5d. Austria and Hungary.—The most important continental event of the week has teen the dissolution of the Hungarian Diet, and the address of the Emperor of Austria to his Reichsratb, in which he comments on and defends that grave step. The satisfaction of the parties concerned appears to vary inversely as their temporary success. The Hungarians are delighted, and the Centralists at Vienna are cast down. A s'.ormy debate is still going on in the Lower House of the Reichs- rath, in whith the Poles and Bohemians are assuming a very menacing attitude. Fatal Fire.—A fire occurred a few days ago on the premises of Messrs. Green and Co., wholesale brush manu- facturers, 8, Kent-street, Southwaik, facing Captain Williams's pipe-stores. One of the inmates found his room filled with a dense suffocating smoke, and upon jumping out of bed found the flooring so hot that he could scarcely stand; he, however, managed to run to the top of the building, screaming "Fire." Mrs. Green came to a window with a child in her arms, and was rescued by means of a fire escape, as was also a man who got upon the roof. A child slept on the second floor in a back room, and the father went to attempt its rescue. The premises were gutted, and the bodies of the father and child were afterwards found in the ruins. A Chinese Burglar.-ChIp Lye, a young China- man, was charged recently at the Thames Police-court with burglariously breaking into the Strangers' Home for Asiatic and African seamen in the West India-road, Limehouse, and stealing therefrom a cash-box, containing £385, a silver chain, and other property, belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Marsh Hughes, the secretary of the Home, and others. The case was clearly proved. The prisoner, who is a native of Nankin, behaved very sullenly, and on being called upon for his defence, ex- claimed, in very fair English, Me got nothing at all for to say. I know you will send me to prison. Nothing to say. Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial. Sir Robert Peel and the Dublin Constabu- lary.-An inspection of the constabulary reserve and depot force took place recently in the barracks, Phcenix- park, Dublin, in presence of the Right Hon. Sir R. Peel, Bart., M.P., Chief Secretary for Ireland. After a general salute, the men were wheeled in open columns of com- panies, and marched past in slow and quick time. They were subsequently put through several manoeuvres by the commandant, and through the manual and platoon exercise by the acting adjutant. Sir Robert Peel, ac- companied by Sir Henry Brownrigg, then visited the riding-school, the men's rooms, the store rooms, cooking- house, and the school room, and expressed his satisfac- tion with all that had come under his notice. Having concluded the inspection, the entire force present were drawn up in square, and Sir Robert Peel addressed them. The Builders' Strike.—In accordance with the promise made to the delegates of the London trades by Sir George Lewis, the Secretary for War, the sappers who have been working on the Chelsea barracks for the last three months have been withdrawn, and the con- tractor, Mr. Higgs, left to make his arrangements with the regular operatives. While the Government have given satisfaction in keeping their promise on the above points, the employment of soldiers on Mr. Myers' con- tract at the stables at Aldershott is engaging the atten- tion of the operatives, as an equal violation of the prin- ciple of neutrality on the part of the Government between the masters and the workmen. It is said that the num- ber of soldiers belonging to different regiments working cn the stables is 120, skilled artisans and labourers; the pay of the sappers being Is. per day, mechanics of line regiments, Is. 3d. per day, and labourers 9d. per day. There are about 25 bricklayers, 20 carpenters, 6 masons, and the remainder ground men and labourers. No civilians whatever are employed. Important to Treasurers of Friendly Societies.-At Hammersmith, Mr. Charles -eptimus Large was summoned by Mr. Robert Maher, a trustee of No. 6 Lodge of the Loyal United Friendly Society, for unlawfully withholding X7 10s. belonging to the society. — The. defendant offered to settle the claim in a week.- Mr. Heritage, for the trustees, said he must proceed, as the defendant had not kept any of his promises made within the last eight months. He had been treasurer of the society, kept the George, in Great Queen-street, Lin- coln's Inn-fields, and when he quitted possession of the house in January last be was indebted to the society to the amount of £7 10s. The general society numbered 22,000 members, and it was most important that the funds should not be misapplied. There had been many cases of the kind lately, aud it was necessary that some check should be put to it. Applications bad been made to the defendant for the money, but he had only put them off with promises.—Mr. Dayman said he would adjourn the summons for a week, and unless the money were paid he should deal with the case under the act, and he should have no alternative but to order him to be im- prisoned for any time not exceeding three months. F'rG"Lld upon Lady Mary Eoss.— Julian Crap- IlDski, a Pole, was charged at Marylebone, with frau- dulent representations to obtain money of Lady Mary Ross, of 60, Portland place.—The prisoner left a packet of letters at the house, some purporting to be signed by Lord Wodehouse, and others connected with the Foreign Office, stating that he had been a doctor in the French army, and was in great distress, being obliged to leave France on account of belonging to a society which was against the Government. He made an urgent appeal to her ladyship for assistance, but the letters were placed in the hands of the Mendicity Society, and an officer having traced him to Warwick-square, Pimlico, he was taken into custody and recognised as an old offender, having under various names, victimised the Duke of Wellington, Lord Leigh, the Countess of Waldegrave, Lady Grey, Lady Stafford, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and others.— Committed to the House of Correction for three months. Brutal Assault by a Father on his Child.— Thomas Howell, a labourer, of 6, Bedford-street, New North-street, Holborn, was charged at Clerkenwell a few days ago with assaulting his child, Elizabeth, aged 11 years. The prisoner was in the habit of getting drunk and assaulting his wife and children. The poor child had a large bruise on the hip, besides a number of other brakes about her person, and a black eye, which the prisoner was alleged to have caused.—The prisoner said he never struck the child until the day before, and then it was because she had stolen some money. This state- ment was denied by the lodgers, who said the prisoner was a confirmed drunkard, and was constantly beating his wife and children.— Mr. D'Eyncourt said it was not proved that the bruises had been done the day before, but he should order the prisoner to find two sureties in £10 to keep the peace for six months. He was locked up in default of bail. Prince Albert and Prince Alfred at Car- narvon. — His Royal Highness Prince Albert and Prince Alfred, accompanied by Earl Granville and the Hon. Colonel Phipps, visited Carnarvon a few days ago. The royal party paid a short visit to the venerable castle, in which the first Prince of Wales was born, and then passed on to Beddgelert. Owing to the hurried nature of the visit, the authorities were not made acquainted with the first arrival of the party, but upon their return from Beddge'ert they were received at the station by the mayor of the borough, Mr. Llewelyn Turner, who was introduced to the Prince by Colonel Phipps. The mayor expressed his regret that he had not been aware of the royal visit in time to receive their Royal Highnesses, and to show them the castle, explaining that he was out yachting with Colonel Sir John Jones, and arrived ashore too late. Prince Albert said the mayor was free from all blame, as the visit was so hurried that it was hardly to be expected that any pre- paration should have been made. The mayor, who is alao the Commodore of the Royal Welsh Yacht Club, then described to his Royal Highness the principal fea- tures of the race for the cup presented by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, which was won by the Cecilia yacht on the previous day; after which the Mayor of Carnarvon presented the Mayor of Pwllheli. The royal party then depart, d by special train under a salute of 21 guns fired from the brass field-pieces belong- ing to the corporation. Remarkable Accident with Gunpowder.— A few days ago a remarkable explosion of gunpowder took place on Southsea Common. From the facts which have been ascertained, it appears that a party of men belong- ing to the Royal Marine Light Infantry, quartered at Forton, were walking between Lumps Fort and the ship- gun battery, near Southsea Castle. Near this locality if a pump, on which it is said one of the party struck a light and ignited a piece of paper, in order to light a pipe. After he had done so he threw down the paper on the shingle at the back of the battery, when another marine, named William Lewis, of the 70th Company, stooped to pick it up to light his pipe. When about to do so, however, a very loud explosion took place, caused, it is surmised, by the ignition of several pounds of gun- powder thrown loosely among the shingle. Lewis was blown backwards, and it was found that he had sus- tained serious injuries. Both hands, h's fac-e, and cue of his thighs were burnt, bis trousers reduced almost to ashes, ar.d one of the medals he wore was blown away. He was taken into Southsea Castle, and afterwards re- moved to the Gunwharf Infirmary, when he was con- veyed to Haslar Hospital. At present considerable doubt exists as to how the gunpowder became deposited in this place; but the most reasonable surmise appears to be that surplus powder had been accumulated by one or more of the men for the use of one of the batteries, and that. a greater quantity had been accumulated than couMbeweIlkept. The surplus could not safely be re- turned, and it is supposed that it was shaken out on the shingle to prevent discovery. Coolie Emigration.—According to an < facial letter from the Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Trinidad Colonial Secretary, published in the West India journals, an expert fee is to be charged to the West India coJonies of one rupee per head en the first 5,000 coolies shipped from India, and half a. ri pee per head for an excess of that number. A protector of immigrants is also to be appointed at a salary of 700 rupees per month. According to the Ittter above men- tioned the total emigration of coolies from Calcutta in 1857 was 7,242; in 1858, 13,539; in 1859, 26,672; and, in 1860, 24,575. Attempted Murder.—John LiDCh, who stands charged with wilfully stabbing Anne Parsons, has just undergone a further examination before the Lord Mayor of London. The young woman being in a very pre- carious state, it was considered advisable that bEr deposi- tions should be taken. This being done, they were read to the prisoner, and ran as follows: — I livewith my mother, Mrs. Baker, who keeps a public-house in Crutched- friars. I have been married, but my husband is absent from me. I know the prisoner. He was employed by my mother in the cellar, and to attend to the business. He left the house about nine c.r ten months ago; it might be a little more. On Wednesday last, between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, I went out on an errand, and met the prisoner at the corner of John-street, in the Minories. I fpoke to him first. I said, "Halloo John! He said, u What business have you to come here to meet me ? I said, I did not come purposely to meet you as I know of." Ee began to swear at me because I went out the night before with a young man and woman for a ride. He swore at me, and took out the knife, a clasp knife, and opened it and said, Consider this in your heart." I said, "Go on with you nonsense;" and be put the knife back into his pocket, and he called me ali soits of terrible names. Some words ensued, and he took out the knife a second t'me, and I thought be put it back in his pocket. He then knocked me down by a blow on the side of the neck, and two females lifted me up, and I found I was wounded. As soon as he knocked me down he crossed the road, and I did not see him after. The prisoner John Linch, now present, is the man. I was taken to Dr. Cook's, and afterwards to the hospital. On being cress-examined by the prisoner, she said:—I met you on Monday night, and on Tuesday night I went out for a ride. I saw you on Monday night. I did not say on Monday night that I should not be able to come out on Wednesday night, because I should have a hard day's washing. Mr. Daniel Reeve saw the woman and the prison-r standing at the corner of John-street, and heard her call out, Seize him, seize him he has stabbed me! The prisoner was then remanded. Mineral Discoveries in Canada.—The mine- ral discoveries in the country south of the St. Lawrence, between Quebec and Montreal, continue to excite atten- tion. The gold mines on the Cbaudiere are now being examined by several companies and individuals, and I have no doubt they will reap a rich reward, for the gold is very coarse and the nuggets are abundant. The Roman Catholic clergy have hitherto discouraged the search for gold there, because they fear the influx among the peaceable and moral population of Lower Canada of the desperadoes who often frequent gold diggings; but I do not think ttey will endeavour to stem the tide any longer in this respect, and we can only hope that the evils they dread may not come upon us. Gold-mining in America is much like olter pursuits, in that it requires to be steadily and patiently pursued, The industrious labourer is sure to make good wages, if no more, and it is only the few who stumble upon big nuggets. It is the copper mines, however, which now engage the chief share of attention. Several have been discovered, apparently as rich as that at Acton, which has made a village of 500 grow to a town of 5,000 in- habitants in three years, and companies are being formed to work them, while a Mining Agency Association is aeing formed to introduce these mineral locations to the English market. These new mines, it must be remem- bered, do not, like the Harvev-hill and older mines, require deep excavation. The ore lies almost on the surface, and you quarry it, as you would stone for roads, by blasting.- Canadian News. Endeavouring to obtain Goods by Fraud. -At Marlborough-street a few days ago, Leopold Kroph, a native of Pesth, Hungary, was charged as follows;- Mr. Thomas Edwards, shopman to Messrs. Swan and Edgar, of Piccadilly, said the prisoner called at the shop on the previous day, saying that he came from Mr. Tom Taylor, of 501, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall," and he examined some shawls at from X15 to £18 each. lIe selected four shawls, and said be wanted some silk dresses for the ladies, and that Miss Taylor wanted a grey silk and a black silk dress, to be sent with the shawls. All the articles were sent to Mr. Tom Taylor's residence. He gave n.e a printed envelope, "Local Government Act Office, 8, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall." The value of the goods was £48 12s. 6d.—Benjamin Balding, in the emplov of Messrs. Swan and Edgar, said: I took the goods to the address, and left them with the hall-keeper. On leaving the door-step I met the prisoner, and he asked for the goods, saying, Mr. Tom Taylor is in a hurry for them." I told him they were inside, and be went in, and, from what I had heard, I asked the hall-keeper and another person in his presence if he was the person who had been there before, and they said "Yes." I asked the prisoner where Mr. Taylor' was, and he hesitated, and said the order was at Swan and Edgar's, and he bad none. I asked again where Mr. Taylor wao, and he said in French if I would go with him he would show me. I said, That is not sufficient," and he then said, Bedford- square. A gentleman present said Mr. Tom Taylor was at Reading now, but would be in town in a few days. -The prisoner was remanded, and, on the application of the shopman for the restoration of the parcel of goods, Mr. Yardley said he saw no occasion for the police re- taining any portion of it, as it had never in reality left their possession. It could be identified if necessary. Attempted Murder and Suicide.—A shocking attempt to commit murder and suicide was made the other night by a man named Anthony Rayner, residing in Holmes's-yard, York-street, Leeds. Rayner had been in the habit of treating his wife-who bore the character of an honest, industrious woman-with disgusting bru- tality. He accused her of infidelity, and as she lay in bed one night he assailed her with the foulest abuse, and then announcing his intention of murdering her, plunged a knife into her right temple. The poor woman called loudly for assistance, and struggled as well as she could with her husband, who, in the meantime, got hold of a razor, and attacked her with that instrument. The daughter, hearing her mother's screams, ran down-stairs, and let in some of the neighbours, who bad been aroused by the noise, and who succeeded in snatching the unfor- tunate woman from her husband's clutches. She was taken into an adjoining house, and shortly afterwards removed^ to the infirmary, where it was found that she bad received a deeply iicised wound on the right temple, a small incised wound on the right side of the nose, and a very deep gash right across the palm of the left hand. Police-officer Garforth went to Rayner's house, and found Ra.ner lying on the bed with his throat cut. Garforth took him into custody, and charged him with attempting to murder his wife, whereupon Rayner re marked, Is she dead ? Upon being answered in the negative, he said, I am sorry she is not, dead, and myself also." The officer found, under the bed, an open razor, smeared with blood. He also found a bloody knife in the room, and the bed and bed-clothes were saturated with blood. The prisoner-whp it may be observed, was perfectly sober—was taken to the infirmary; on his way thither he again expressed his regret that he had not completed the deed. The woman is the more seriously injured; but neither husband nor wife is in immediate danger. The only reason Rayner gives for his murderous deed is, that he was suffering from hunger. I Application under the Divorce and Matri- monial Clauses Act.—At Westminster, the other day, Mrs. Rebecca Mary Ann Darney (possessing con- siderable personal attractions), applied to Mr. Ingham for a protecting order. She said her husband, who had been a surgeon, left her twelve years ago and went to Melbourne, Australia, and since his departure she had earned some property, which she wished to be protected, as it was the proceed!! of her own industry. His first intimation that he would leave the country was from the Isle of Wight, and on the 25th of May last she received a letter saying that he would return to England about the end of August. She had received regular remit- tances frcm him from time to time, but he has now been in England for a month and says be will never see her a^ain ar.d she only the other night ascertained that he hbs an unfounded suspicion that she had been unfaithful to him. Miss Adams, now in court, could state what occurred —Miss Adams said a person came to her house last evening and said a gentleman wished to see her at a short distance off. She went with then essecgerto agentle- man whom she had never seen before, but whom she recog- nised as being the applicant's husband, having often seen his miniature likeness round Mrs. Darney's neck and he put sevf iiil questions to her which she (Miss Adams) deemed it her duty to tell to Mrs. Darney.—Mr. Inghsm to Mrs. Dainty: When did you receive the. last remittance?— Mrs. Darney: Yesterday but it was only £3. Here is the letter.—The letter was produced.—Mr. Ingham You may forfeit all claim upon your husband by taking out the order you seek. h may be more to your inteiestto abstain fi om taking it, and a better understanding may be brought about between 3 cu and your husband he, at any rate, has not yet deserted you, as you have just received a remittance.—The lady and her friend then withdrew. Murderous Outrage.— EmmaBurcbeii was brought up at Marylebone a few days ago on a warrant, charged with an assault upon Robert Temple, a right porter at Marylebone Workhouse. Mr. Tubbs, the relieving-officer, attended to prosecute, and be narrowly escaped serious, if not fatal injury, owing to a most savage attack made upcn him by the prisoner, who, as soon ss he had taken his seat on a form in front of the bench, rushed at him and gave him two severe blows on the face with her left hand, and was then in the act of aim- ing at his hefd with the other, when Osborne, one of the (flficers of the court, seized hold of her, and rescued from her grasp a pair of sharp-pointed scissors, with which, beyond all doubt, she intended to stab him, for she exclaimed at the time of making the attack, "I'd stick the whole lot of you if I could." The evidence in support of the warrant was, that on Saturday night last the priscner went to the house and demanded admission, which was refused her, as she had been relieved only the day before, when she inflicted upon complainant one blow on the face and another on the body. Her lan- guage was shocking in the extreme. The woman was described as a most desperate character, half her time being spent in prison. She was ordered to find sureties for 12 months, and was ultimately locked up. New Minute cn Education.—A new minute has been issued by the Committee of the Privy Council on Education, establishing a revised code of regulations for the distribution of the Parliamentary grant. It provides that the managers of Fctlools may claim annually per scholar Id. for every attendance (morning or after- noon) after the first 100 attendances, and for scholars over 15 years old after the first 12 in the evening, but no third attendance on the same day is to be couuted at- tendances under the half-time acts to be multiplied by two. The Royal Commissioners estimated the cost of education 2t 80s. a year, and recommended that the average grant obtainable should be about 10s. per child, but never exceeding 15s. Now 15s. may be earned, ac- cording to this scale, by an attendance for 140 days twice a-day. But the calculation is this :-Taking a school of 100 children 20 might make less than 100 attendances, and so count for nothing, 20 between 100 and 200 attendances, 20 between 200 and 300, 20 between 300 and 400, and 20 between 400 and 440, making the gr.nt £64 3s. 4d., but it is reckoned that including the evening scholars the average would not exceed 10s. a-head; fcr the grant is subject to reduction on examination; one-third is to be forfeited where a child fails to satisfy the inspector in reading, one- third if in writing, one-third if in arithmetic, the nature of the examination to be regulated by the age of the scholar. The grant is also to be reduced for faults of instruction or discipline on the part of the teacher, or for continued neglect of the managers to remedy serious de- ficiencies, whether in the school or in the number of qualified teachers. A reduction is to be made also, if necessary, so that the grant do not exceed the amount of school fees and subscriptions, and do not exceed the rate of 15s. per scholar in average attendance. But, besides securing that the child; en have attended a proper number of times, and that some result has come of it, it. is required that in every school assisted the principal teacher be certifi- cated. There is, however, to be a fourth or lower class of certificates, which will include special certificates for teachers of infants. A teacher cannot be certificated without being examined but be need not go to a rjormal school if, being 22 years old, he has obtained at least two favourable reports, with an interval of a year between them, upon the school in which he is still employed. A pupil teacher completing his apprentice- ship may become an assistant, or may be provisionally certified (until 25) for immediate service in charge of a small rural school. The minute and code are to come into force after the next annual grant falls due, and immediately as to new apprenticeships; but where the next payment of annual grants falls due later than next March the managers may have that payment under this revised code if they take upon them the charge of the now current apprenticeships. Robbery by a Clergyman.-Rev. Henry Hol- loway, a clergyman of the Church of England, and stated to have been formerly chaplain to the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, was charged at Westminster the other day with stealing a reticule from the first-class waiting-room of the Chatham and Dover Railway, Victoria station, Pimlico. From the evidence then ad- duced it appeared that Mr. James Broderick, the station- master of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, placed a reticule in the first-class waiting-room on the previous evening while the prisoner was there, and shortly afterwards it was missed. Prisoner was then followed out, and upon being asked whether he had any objection to a large leathern bag which he carried with him being searched, replied, "Not the least," when, upon its being opened, the reticule was discovered, and prisoner declared he was not aware that it was there. In answer to the charge when before the magistrate, the accused said that he had put a number of papers out of his bag in the waiting-room, and having occasion suddenly to leave it, requested a gentleman who was with him there to replace them in his bag, and the gentleman must also have put the reticule in, considering it belonged to him.—Mr. Carpenter, superintendent of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway police, said he had four other charges of felony against the accused, but the prosecu- tors in three of the cases were out of town. — Mary Ogden, ladies' waiting-room attendant, said she watched the prisoner, and there was no one in the room but him- self. The reticule was 00 the mantel-piece, and when she first saw prisoner he was sitting at the other end of the room with h:s bag near him. He then moved his bag across the table to the fireplace, and she saw him open his bag. She went out and communicated what she had seen to Inspector Grave.—Inspector Grave kept an eye upon him until the departure of the train. Prisoner then went into the first-class waiting-room with a bag and umbrella. Witness asked him whether he had missed his train, to which he replied, "No, I am waiting for a gentleman going to Canterbury." Suspecting the accused, witness gave information to Mr. Broderick, the station master.—The prisoner was ultimately remanded.

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