The Brecon Reporter and South Wales General Advertiser

-u. THE NEWS BUDGET. New Amusement.—Two clairvoyant gentle- named Bonheur, are attracting crowds to the t1.e Napoleon, Paris. They go through all the Mas which may be called legitimate, but do the tnovelty of drawing the portraits, blindfolded, chalk on a black board, of whomsoever is called The likenesses are generally capital. If a Mr. is called for and the suggester- objects to the less, who can tell if he is right, when the clair- 4t declares that his portrait is of the real Smith ? Champion tor Crinoline. -Elihu Burritt has forward as the defender of crinoline, on the 9 of the increase of figures-no-t of ladies, but the 'es of manufacturers. This great man calculates no less than 10,000 tons of steel are annually con. ed in making hoops, and that the employment of IIr in the manipulation must be most extensive. o away with such a source of revenue would afore be manifestly impolitic, and even lacking test in the welfare of the country. r e remember that when Thackeray died, a N.Y. (paper prefaced its announcement of the fact l the remark that the news from Europe was of fte a holiday character." In much the same airy in a Boston paper thus records the death of the of Carlisle: "The news is unimportant. The !h of the Earl of Carlise is announced. His death excite deep regret in this country, where he had If friends, all of whom he deserved, for a nobler 'never lived." leath by Drowning during the Fog.—In- t Ration was forwarded to the Wandsworth Police- Son respecting the death by drowning of a man blown) on Saturday evening. It appears that he 'Walking from the railway station to the Feathers ton, when he missed his road during the dense fog prevailed, and instead of crossing the lock Hg-bridge, walked by the side of it into the water, Was drowned. Several persons heard the splash to water, but on arriving at the spot could not see thing of him. The body was found on Sunday, and fteyed into one of the outhouses at the Feathers, to it awaits identification. Wbiddirig the Banrs.-A correspondent of the > kman gives the followid g: "The worshippers in Iarish church of Eatho were much surprised on ay when, after the precentor had read over the %s of two persons about to seek conjugal bliss, heard a voice from the body of the church exclaim, g to forbid it.' It appears that the objector was Father of the aspirant bridegroom, and that the lady is the daughter of a clergyman who resides far from Edinburgh, and with whom the young i IL. W hois at present barely seventeen years of age, who,will, we understand, come into possession of § a quarter of a million sterling on attaining his Jllrity-was at one time boarded." |e late Mr. Joseph Cunard.—The death of '"on. Joseph Cunard, which recently occurred at Residence, Upper Parliament-street, Liverpool, paused general regret. He was a member jae firm of Cunard, Wilson, and Co., the well- ■j«i shipbrokers of Liverpool, and was justly t i^iecl for his good business qualities and up- ^less of character. It may be worth while to •Hhat it was Mr. Cunard who sold at auction the 14han steamship Great Eastern, when the peeu-, misfortunes of the eompany brought that vessel wie market. On 'Change Mr. Cunard was ex- jJly popular, his genial disposition, invariable and goodness of heart making him a rmi- 1 favourite. At the time of his death he was _r"89v'an years of age. Hon. Mrs. Yelverton. — A paragraph j. |? been circulated to the effect that the Hon. t j Dgworth Yelvorton had become a convert to ;j °JI°asism, the following note has been sent by her (^ooatemporary:—"Sir,—I thank you for affording ^?°PP0*tunity of authorising you to contradict the i Uthful report that I have abandoned the Catholic y a Having suffered so much bitter persecution for j Conscience sake, it would indeed be great folly to 1 o • 0 so maeb endurance and the reward Sjused to those who persevere to the -end.—Yours «nfuiiyj THERESA YELVERTON. Crauford's Hotel, jnbcrgh, 14th Jan., 1865." j?6 Bishop and his Jeweller—McnsignoreI Bishop of Moulins, some time since of M. Gerbaud-Hallier, of Paris, a number of stones to decorate hia episcopal mitre. The supplied on the 10th of January, aecom- 'oh lL y amounting to 2,400f. The prelate till Price3 exorbitant, and applied to the Commeroe to appoint arbitrators to esti- lat 1 va^ue ^e sfr°ne9> his counsel engaging i whatever sum was so fixed should be at once paid. Jeweller's counsel insisted on the payment of his Tan 9 Tribunal has now appointed to examine the etones, and to present their Drt to the President. T&erehant Prie.Mr. S. Wilson, late the Vi* r. Messrs. Titus Salt, Son, and Co., stated, at /Meeting held in the dining-room of the Saltaire Mills h t week that for many years past more than ,1%0,000 per annum had passed through hie hands Salt's account, independently of the enormous 11 Paid on his estate account in Saltaire and other The object of the meeting was to present a tt ei salver to Mr. Wilson, on behalf of Messrs. Salt's i& f&Peoplo, to which Mr. -Salt added a purse of .-6100. 'Ofigevity.—In these days of doubt and discus- i I1 as to longevity, it may be interesting to be able assert a well vouched for fact, namely, that Sir 7 proy Kelly's mother lived, as the register will f ft»6' an^ all -her faculties at that -age. n death was caused by an accident. Sir Fitzroy Is great-grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Campbell, fSs of the Duke of Argyll, lived to 99, and was also by an accident. A favourite goat jumped on • 'and the consequent fall ended in dtath. K ^enaium for Pews.-The Rev. Henry Ward fj Sj161 presided this year, as usual, at the annual i vA0* Pews an<^ aisle seats in Plymouth Church, I U.S. The proceedings took place in the it eh on the 3rd inst. The premiums bid were much tot! a^^ver before. The highest bid last year 200 dole.; this year, 400 dols., which, added to I rent, makes the largest "total payment for the if £ for oB0 P?w 520 dols. Twelve pews were sold at f )3 (including premium and pew rent) exceeding i each, and sixteen more brought above 300 I Soldier's —Henry Seymour, a private ■ji 5th Regiment o» ^as charged, at Worship- 1 '0n<J assault and indecent exposure. On the toping evening Mary Jesse, wife Qf a shoemaker, of j].walk, was walking with her husband from the J I, Barracks in tLe City-road, wbeje they had been 'J a friend. The husband was a little in advance |i when prisoner, who was in front 0f a pastry- |j s, exposed himself to her. She ran forward and i £ ner husband, who came bank ana saw him in the | |k6 Position, and, on remonstrating, he■toofc^off h]g I & aimed a blow at him as well as the wife, bnt ji .We only slightly injured as they closed upon jfr Theiioise brought out ono of the sergeants of Militia, on seeing whom the prisoner ran He was followed and found concealed m a H np a court, and given into custody. The defence ifjS* Was drunkenness. The colour-sergeant o £ the Ipot gave prisoner a good general character, bat tilison sentenced him to three months and hard lyj1* for the exposure, and one month for the as- (pi and expressed his astonishment that, knowing drunken soldiers made of their belts, the mili- ) authorities should allow them to leave their vkB with them. i 5 faster in the Channel.—An English vessel, rue Blue, of about 200 tons burthen, having 9w of eight men, while on her return from 9 ganem, on the African coast, laden with barley, L driven towards the cliffs at Equihen, near I (L°gne, by the violence of the gale that raged the itt last week. The captain having discovered ^4 vessel had touched the ground during Friday igr> ordered both anchors to be let go, but towards a^o'clook the following morning both chain-cable3 6f A and it was decided to launch the boat and keep extern. The crew, got into it, but, seeing that the wf was driving towards the breakers, they cut the f CO"ko in the hope that they might beach the boat on f i^jj^aratively safe spot. Unfortunately, notwith- i Me ?? a"^ efforts, the wind and the currents I J. 'ae frail bark on the rocks, and it was broken 'llOVf 6s' ,lve men the captain were thus but two, the mate and the cook, were saved rSW-6 j?rave sailors at Portel. The abandoned vessel, rin'v about by the tempest, sank about eleven f? 2k a short distance to the westward of Boulogne ifJg OUr- The crerw of this unfortunate vessel ma- a oetter J$,te3 for a few days previously they had rescued thirteen sailors in the Bay of Biscay, and had taken them into Queenstown. The delay caused by going out of their course on their humane errand pro- bably caused the loss of their own vessel. Snatching a Watch.—At the Salford Town- hall, a chair mender, named Joseph Pike, was com- mitted for trial for stealing a watch, the property of Mr. J. H. Gordon, of Cheetham. Early on Friday morning, as the prosecutor was passing over the bridge leading from Victoria-street into Chapel-street. the prisoner, who was accompanied by two other men, whilst asking Mr. Gordon where he could get some beer, snatched the watch and ran off. He was chased and caught, but the other men escaped. The watch was not recovered.—The prisoner was committed for trial. Housebreakers CaT,)ight;. The warehouse of Mr. Joseph Morgan, candlewick manufacturer, &c., Dncie-bridge, Manchester, was left secure at half- past one on Saturday. At half-past seven Mr. B. Beckett, having occasion to visit it, found that a window had been broken and a door prized open, and, instituting a search, he discovered two young men concealed in a cupboard. One was Archibald Richards, who had been employed ten years iB 2ilr. Morgan's workshop: and his companion was Francis Mara. They were brought up at the Manchester City Police-court, and committed to the sessions. Death of the Dowager Countess of Tanker- ville.—We regret to learn that the Dowager Countess of Tankerville has expired at her residence, in Hert- ford-street, May Fair. The deceased, who, up to a few days of her death, was apparently in her usual state of health, was suddenly seized with paralysis, which deprived her of the use of her right side, and was attended with loss of speech, and her ladyship gradually sunk under the attack. The lamented countess was born 5th of October, 1782; she wa,s the daughter of Antoine late Duke de Gramont (and aunt of the present duke), by Aglaé, daughter of the Duke. de Polignac. Her ladyship married 28th July, 1806, Charles Augustus, fifth Earl of Tankerville, and by that noblenan, who died in June, 1859, leaves issue the present Earl of Tankerville and the Countess of Malmesbury. Charge of Perjury against a Duke.—At the Petty Sessions, held at the Town-hall, Woodstock, before Mr. H. Barnett and the Rev. W. S. Bricknell, Mr. George Oaborne, farmer, of Church Handborough, applied for a warrant fox wilful and corrupt perjury against John Winston Spencer Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, committed at Blenheim Palace, on the 9th of November last, by making an affidavit before Mr. R. B. Hawkins, a, Commissioner for taking affida- vits in the Court of Chancery, which the complainant alleged his Grace knew to be untrue. The proceedings arose out of a trial between the parties some time ago. The magistrates, without going into particulars, told the cossplainant that he must apply to the Court of Chancery for redress, as they had no jurisdiction. Mr. Osborne contended that, as the offence was com- mitted in the sessional district of Woodstock, they could take cognisance of it. The magistrates decided that they bad no power to entertain the application. The complainant, who evidently was surprised at the decision, stated "it was his determination to prose-, cute that man (meaning the Duke) to the utmost." Incendiarism in Yorkshire. On Saturday, morning, about five o'clock, the stackyard of Mr. J. Crust, of Garten, was found to be on fire. The men had got up and had been to the stable, and had re- turned to the house for breakfast when the alarm was raised. It was found that one very largeoatstack was burning, and that many more were in danger. Sir Tatton Sykes's engine, fromSledmere-house, was soon there, and another from Driffield, and, as the stacks were very fortunately wide apart, the fire was con- fined to the stack in which it had been originated. Had the fire occurred during the night everything must have been burnt. The damage sustained will be about X200, covered by insurance in the Yorkshire office. The fire is believed to be the work of an incen- diary. On Saturday night it was reported that the police entertained suspicion of a certain person. ]Dea-th of Sir Francis Digtoy Legard, Bart. -Intelligence of the death of this much respected barcnei has just arrived at Ganton. The health of the deceased baronet has for some time been in a critical state, in consequence of which his medical 'advisers recommended an immediate change of resi- dence to the island of Madeira. In the hope of arresting the distressing symptoms of pulmonary con- sumption with which he was severely threatened, he went thither. Sis feeble constitution, however, not- withstanding every possible precaution, .gradually be- came weaker, and finally on the 5th insi., whilst still at Madeira, he expired, at the age of thirty-one years. Sir Francis is succeeded in the barorratey by ilis -brother, D'Arey Widdrington Legard, who wasi born at Ganton in 1843. A Female Willimir.The drama, of "Black Eyed Susan" was recently produced at the Hay- market Theatre, Melbourne. I" A. special feature of the performance on this occasion (says the :A%s- tralasiam, of November .2C, 1864,) was the repre- sentation of the character of William who pourtrayed the noble qualities asd peculiarities of Jack Tar with surprising fidelity—as natural as though she had been 'to the manner born,' or passed the greater portion of her life on board a man-of-war. In the course of the drama, Lady Don sang s The Bav of Biscay,' 'Bound 'Prentice to a Waterman,' and «All in the Downs.' The first-mentioned song was enthusiastically re-demanded, and a, double hornpipe, danced by William and Susan, was also encored. The Cotton Distress.—At the recent meeting of the Central Executive Belief Committee held. in Manchester, the High Sheriff in the chair, it was re- ported that the number of operatives employed on foil time in December was 24,11,367, which is more than in any month in 1864, except july -,ind August. lure- spect of the numbers only partly employed, ior alto- gether but of work, the diminution was equally satis- factory and encouraging. The balance of the fund in the bank wa s on the last day of the year £ 73,25810s. 5d. The eminently gratifying condition of the fund may be understood from, the statement of the secretary, that the expense of administering the fund was no less than 1 per cent. on the receipts, or about £ 10,000 less than the amount allowed foar bankers' interest. A number of grants were made before the termina,tionof the meeting. Interesting Presentation.—Upwards of two hundred ladies and gentlemen assembled at the offiees of the London District Telegraph Company, Cannom-. street, London, a few days a,go, to witness the presen- tation of a testimonial to a young lady, Miss B. Oppenheim, on her leaving the service of the above company, where she had been for a number of years. The testimonial consisted of a fine gold -brooch, chain of elaborate workmanship, with a brequet: chain to match; both enclosed in an elegant casket, having a gold shield of the Saxon order upon the outside, on which is engraved the following inscription Pre- Rented to Miss S. Oppenheim, by the staff of the London District Telegraph Company, for her unre- mitting kindness since its formation." The proceed- ings gave the liveliest satisfaction to all who were present, and we notice the event with peculiar plea- sure as evidencing at once the merit of the fair th.pient of the testimonial, and the anprociation of that niqrit by these who, from constant association with her, were the best able to estimate it. A Long, Fast.—The Journal de Tovyrs mentions a singular fact which ,hl),s just taken place in the a *armer named Raffaitin, residing at Neuvy- gur-Barangson (Oher), whose son, twelve years of age, has been tor nearly ten months without taking any nourishment whatever, and has during that time fol- lowed his usual occupations without any outward or visible B e?ing. The malady of the boy first showed itself by a violent and almost continual cough, which at the end- six weeks caused a complete' loss of appetite, a-na the mere mention of eating pro- duced in him a feehng or nausea. His parents at first fancied that from some caprice he would not partake of their meals and preferred eating privately, and they kept a strict watch over him, but without being able to discover that he did so. The family applied to medical men on the subject, and adopted all the remedies recommended, but without any effect except that at the end of ten months he no longer experienced the feeling of sickness at the mention of food, and even began to eat a little. The Institution of the Duello.-A letter from Mentone mentions that a duel with sabres between a Russian military fanctionary and a German artist took place a few days back near that town, when the latter was dangerously wounded in the face and body. The cause of the encounter appears to be a woman of light character, who, imagining that the artist ha,d stared a her in an impertinent manner, slapped his face. The German then demanded satisfaction of the woman's protestoxj the Bussian, and the hostile meet- ing took place. A duel has also jasfc taken place be- tween Count de Choiseul Gonffier and a Polish count, in which the former was slightly wounded. He is now a private in a French cavalry regiment, and formerly took part in the Polish insurrection, during which he was captured by the Russians. The duel arose out of a discussion relative to the insurrection. A most daring burglary was committed at the lace warehouse of Messrs. Burrows Brothers., Stoney- street, Nottingham, late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning last, whereby the thieves succeeded in getting safely away with property, in checks, gold, and bills, to the amount of between £600 and < £ 700. This is the third warehouse broken open in Notting- ham during the past fcrtnigi-it. Death in the Hunting Field.—We (Liverpool Post) regret having to announce the death of John Myers, Esq.. a gentleman universally respected by the commercial community of, Liverpool. Around Leamington is the hunting ground of England, and, in order to enjoy the delightful sport during the season, Mr. Myers was stopping in that resort of the aristoc- racy. On Wednesday he was in the hunting field, and the hounds were in full cry. Mr. Myers was greatly excited by the sport, and his nephew, who was riding, by his side, noticed that he was somewhat unsteady in his saddle-a most unusual thing for him, for he was an excellent rider. At the next ience—one easy to take under ordinary circumstances—Mr. Myers was thrown from his horse. On being picked up he was insensible, and a conveyance was accordingly obtained, in which he was taken to his residence in Leamington, where he was staying for the season. Medical aid was quickly in attendance, Mr. Clarke, of Kenilworth, ac- companying the unfortunate gentleman to Leamington; but he never recovered consciousness, and died in about two hours after the accident occurred. He was fifty-six years of age. The deceased gentleman was recently a manager of the Bank, and resided principally at Crosby. Getting up a Company.—At the Lord Mayor's Court an action was recently tried, "Rodogues v. Langley," to recover 47 10s. for printing a prospectus of a company, to be caned" The Boilers Insurance Company." The evidence showed that the company, though projected, was not established and the defen- dant, who had been a "public company's agent," denied that he was liable, as the plaintiff, according to his statement, agreed not to charge 'for a. prospectus unles3 the company was formed, or gone through," as it was termed. The plaintiff, of course, denied that any such agreement had been made. A printer, named Riley, said it was the practice in the City of London not to charge for prosD ectuses unless the com- pany was formed, and he had been obliged to follow the practice. He considered the charge extravagant. The defendant alleged that he had been agent for several companies, and prospectuses were not charged for. The jury gave a verdict for X4 10s. A Dock Full of Pickpockets—RichardJClynes aged 15, John Dixon, 18, George Walker, 22, Frederick Church, 15, Walter Webb, 18, James King, 16, and Ann Richards, were brought up on remand, at the Thames Police-court, charged with picking pockets. A few days since Mrs. Honora Haggerty, of 3, St. Leonard's-road, Bromley, was robbed by Clynes of a purse containing Is. lid. She caught hold of him by the collar. Dixon thereupon grasped her by the nesk, and Walker, Church, ana Webb pressed against the woman and threw her down, when Clynes ran away. On the same day, Mrs. Priscilla Clayton, wife of a bricklayer, of 188, High-street, Poplar, was robbed of her purse, containing £ 19 IGs. in gold and silver, by Walker, who got away. Mrs. Martha Busby was also robbed of a purse and .£2 12s. in money by the gang. A tradesman's wife and daughter, both living in Rotherhithe, were robbed of their purses, containing in the two < £ 13 17s. Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial. Garibaldi on Religious Paith.-The Italian journals publish the text of a letter lately addressed by Garibaldi to a member of the University of Pisa. It is a kind of profession of religious faith, and is couched in the following terms: You ask me what are the best means of instructing your young pupils. You must rear them in the love of whatever is true. As I gaze into space and give the reins to my imagi- nation, I perceive the works of the Almighty, as well as the mathematica1 harmony with which they are contrived and move: this announces a supreme Artificer. Animated with this faith, unable to cir- cumscribe my being in a material existence which is repugimnt to me, and anxious to satisfy the innate instinct of the immortalityef the soul, I love to in- dulge in the ennobling aad beneficent thought that my mind, though infinitely small, may form part of the infinite intelligence which presides over the universe; and here I do not dogmatise. I express my faith, and if any one can. teach me something better, I shall be eager to believe it." Dreadful Death from. H-landers. — An ad- journed inquest has been held recently, at King's Col- lege Hospital, on John Homan, aged forty-seven. Deceased., who was employed as stableman, became ill at the latter end of November, aad was admitted into the hospital with an abscess in the right arm. He got worse and worse, and a succession of abscesses formed. Dr. Cosey aaid Ðr. Johnson, physicians to the hospital, expressed their conviction that death had been un- doubtedly caused by glanders through contact with a. diseased horse. It was a fatal disease, and could not be cured. Mr. Cherry differed, and did not think the death was from :glamders, or he would not have lived so long. It was a disease horrible to contemplate. A 1 great deal of medical experience on this rare disease was entered into, and as to whether it could be con- tracted by breathing the infectious air of a stable in which a glandered horse was 'located, but no definite opinion was arrived at. Dr. ^Johnson considered .& person suffering from it must die within fourteen days, Verdict, "Death from glanders." Conviction's of Railway Servants.—Thomas Davison, an engine-driver in the service of the South- Western Railway Company, at Nine Elms depot, was re-examined at Wandsworth on a charge of robbery.— The prisoner was skipped at nine o'clock at night in LNine Elms-lane, by Police-constable Shannon, 89 V, who found several pieces of zinc, weighing 281bs., upon him. It was proved that the zinc belonged to the company, and had eorae off a building that had been pulledfjdown. The constable afterwards searched the prisoner's house, and found a variety of articles, con- sisting of gutta-percha tubing, sacks, lead, brass taps, timber, shsvels, &- c., eimilar to, those that were used by the company.—Mr. Dayman thought the prisoner had been Car rying- on a systematic plunder, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment with j hard labour. Thomas MofEt, a. gasfitter, also in the ,employ of the company, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a bundle of gaspiping from, the station.—The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sen- tenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. j Testimonial to the Rev. Dr. Ce-m.pbeU.-L large number of ladies and gentlemen breakfasted to- gether at Uadley's Motel, New Bridge-street, the other day, for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to the Rev. Dr. Campbell, for many years the con- ductor of the Ch/risbia/n, Standard. The testimonial consisted of a sum of £ 3,000, contributed by no less than 600 individuals, in different parts of the United Kingdom, in the American and Australian colonies, and on the continent of Europe, including members of the One Universal Church. About 150 ladies and gentlemen sat down to breakfast. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury presided. The testimonial was presented to Dr. Campbell on the occasion of his entering upon his seventieth year, and retiring from some of his engagements in the press, and is addi- tional to a sum of £ 500 recently presented to him by the Congregationaliets, on his resignation of the editorship of the monthly magazines, which he founded for that body, and conducted in its interest for the long period of twenty-one years, yielding not less than £ 14,000 to the benevolent objects of the denomination. A Lady Swindler.,—Annie Graham, who was recently charged before the stipendiary magistrate at Liverpool with having obtained money by means I of forged letters, and remanded, was again brought up on Thursday. Three cases were gone into, and proof was given of the prisoner's having obtained 1-5 from the Rev. J. Hindley, St. George's Church, Everton; X.5 from the Rev. Mr. Anderson, and i3 from a lady named Glazebrook. It was stated that there were several other cases which could be proved; but it was thought sufficient to commit her for trial on, these three. The prisoner had written letters purporting to come from persons well known to those addressed, and in that way obtained the money, upon the pretence in each instance that it was a loan to the pretended writer. ( A curious correspondence has been published between lord Ebury and the Lord Bishop of Rochester. The bishop, on the 10th of January, wrote ta the noble lord, sending a copy of his charge, calling attention to an effort being made for the relief of some of the poorer livings of the diocese, and soliciting his lordship's help. Lord Ebury replied on the 13th, apologising for his delay by stating that he had no doubt of the propriety of the appeal, but of the answer it would be his duty to send. He asserts that there is no lack of willingness and means in the laity to assist in the work, and accounts for the work not being done by the necessity of church reforms. He points out, first of all, the necessity of the idea. 's being done away with that the clergy are a distinct caste; and next, the necessity of reform in the baptismal service, as well as in the burial service. He, however, expresses his intention to co-operate with the bishop in the scheme mentioned in the letter. Testimonial to a Fire-escape Conductor.— A meeting of the ratepayers of Wal worth was recently held at the Montpelier Tavern, for the purpose of ex- pressing their approbation of the services rendered by Conductor Harmsworbh, at a recent Sre in Lorrimore- street, at which he'nearly lost his own life in endea- vouring to save that of an aged lady. Mr. Superin- tendent Barton, of Hodge's Volunteer Fire Brigade, presided. The chairman expressed the' pleasure he felt in presenting the testimonial. He bad known Harmsworth for years, and he said that a more inde- fatigable conductor could not be found in the metro- polis. He then presented the testimonial, subscribed I for by the inhabitants, which consisted of a largo silver medallion, with gold centre plates, and wreaths of laurel, and the crown surmounted by three silver clasps. It bore an appropriate inscription referring to the gallant conduct of Harmsworth bt the fire alluded to. The medal was affixed to the cons actor's coat along with three others-two of silver, Mid one of gold—which he had received, from the Royal Society. Very Hard. A deputation representing the Market-gardeners, Nurserymen, and Farmers' Society, has waited upon Sir Richard Mayn'e to request that. the coffee-houses which were used by them and the salesmen in Covent- garden should be opened at three o'clock instead of four o'clock on market days. Sir Richard Mayne was informed that it was necessary for business purposes that the applicants should be at Covent-garden, at three o'clock. As most of them had to travel nine to fifteen miles and were exposed to the weather, after their arrival at Covent-garden it was essential that they should be able to get their break- fast. The wholesale market commenced at three o'clock, and, therefore, after that time they were busily engaged. In reply, Sir Richard Mayne stated that he did not consider it a special case, and must, therefore, refuse the application. Storms on the French Coast.—The Courrier tie Bayonnc states that the weather has been of late most stormy in that part of France. During a thunderstorm the steeple of the church of Bardos was shattered by lightning, and the roof of the church injured. At Bayonne the wind blew a hurricane, tearing up trees by the roots and damaging buildings. The country round was flooded in many places, owing to the torrents of, rain. At Biarritz the sea was so furious that it carried away a turntable, on which was a wagon loaded with stone, near the extremity of the port of refuge. The entrance to the docks of Aboure and Saint-J ean-de.Luz has been greatly damaged by the violence of the waves. During the tempest an English vessel, the Euphemia, Captain Anderson, bound for St. Sebastian with a cargo of coal, was driven ashore between Cape Breton and Oadres, and became a complete wreck. Two of the sailors were drowned. Death, oi Mr. Charles Grevnle.[r.. Charles Grevillewas found dead in his bed at the Earl Gran- ville's house, in Bruton-Btreet, Berkeley-square, on Wednesday morning. He had for a long time past resided with Lord Granville. It appears that on his servant going to his chamber at half-past eight o'clock to call him, as customary, he did not reply, and on closer investigation it was found he was dead. The medical man called in thought he had been dead at least two hours. He had been subject to attacks of gout, and during the last fortnight (shortly after the decease of his brother Algernon, private secretary to the late Duke of Wellington) had exhibited signs of declining health. Deceased was the eldest of the three sons of the late Charles, son of the Hon. Algernon Greville, secQJnd son of the fifth Lord Brooke and Lady Charlotte Cavendish Bentinok, eldest daughter of William Henry Cavendish, third Duke of Portland. He was born 2nd of April, 1794, and married 27th January, 1849, Emily, widow of Mr. Edward Baring. The deceased gentleman had for many years filled the post of chief and joint clerk of the Privy Council, and was also for a time Secretary to the Board of Trade and Plantations. His office, with that of the Hon. William Bathurst, at the Privy Council, was abolished in 1861, when both gentlemen were placed on a pen- sion. The late Mr. Greville was a polished gentleman, sad was held in high respect on the turf. He was a large breeder of racing stock, and took a zealous interest in the good conduct of all the arrangements affecting the great national sport. affecting the great national sport. A Tieket-of-Leave Woman.-Alice Jones, 30 I years of age, was charged, at Worship-street, under these circumstances :—A week since the prisoner was given into custody for robbing her furnished lodgings, the prosecutor, a Mr. Timothy Newton, of New Norfolk-street, -Bsthnal-green, deposing that four or five months since fche engaged an apartment at hia house, and conducted herself apparently with pro- priety until three weeks before Christmas, when she suddenly disappeared, without mentioning her inten- suddenly disappeared, without mentioning her inten- tion of ieavteg, .and it was subsequently discovered 1 that the bed linen had been stolen. He ga,ve informa- tion to the police, and a description of the prisoner, but not anything.could be ascertained until ha himself met her on the previous night, at Bermondsey. At first she denied all knowledge of him or the property, but when she perceived his intention to give her into charge she confessed ail, and offered to pay for the value of the things. At the request of Sergeant; Dods- worth, M division of police, she was remanded, although there was every desire on her part to have the case settled,; but the sergeant, and Bendall, the gaoler of the court, entertained strong suspicions of ,li,-r being an old thief about for a lengthened period. Inquiries were immediately set on foot by both these officers, and it was soon shown that she had been dis- charged from Brixton Gaol only a few days previous -to being given into custody upon the charge in question. The,prie.oner made no denial of this statement, and was further remanded for the whole of the evidence to be adduced in a complete form.