The Brecon County Times Neath Gazette and General Advertiser for the Counties of Brecon Carmarthen Radnor Monmouth Glamorgan Cardigan Montgomery Hereford

DEATH OF A CHILD FROM DESTITU- TION. Dr. Lankester held an inquest at the Perseverance Stephen-street, Lisson-grove, touching the death of Anne Hooker, of 14, Great James-street. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was 10 years of age, and the daughter of a labourer in the employ of the parish of St. Marylebone. Her mother was dead, and upon her father marrying again she went to live with her grandmother, who is very badly off. She had been unwell for some little time, not having sufficient nourish- ment, and on the 28th ult. was found dead on the floor of her grandmother's room. The post mortem examina- tion showed that death was caused from inflammation of the heart and liver, accelerated by want of proper nourishment and medial attendance, and a verdict to that effect was returned.

TO HORSE AND CATTLE KEEPERS. THE NUTRITIOUS COCOA-EXTRACT FOE HORSES AND CATTLE. —It will put a horse into condition when all other means have failed. It will biing a cow to her nailk when all other means have failed. It increases and enriches produce. Horses fed on the Nutritious Cocoa are &i«:ays Leaders jn the field, "Winners at the steeple-chase. First at the post, and invariably take prizes at tbe agricultural shows. Bell's Life, July 14th, 1868, says It is the finest,&n-I cheapest; cattle food in the market 250 feeds as sampla, sent free to any address, for log. Joseph Livesey, mana^A', Nortb British Cattle Food Cam paay. "L<;pdon Depot, 17^j £ ishops- gate-street Without, E.G. d

A &S PASSING EVENTS. VICOMTE DE PAIVA, late Portuguese minister to the Court of the Tuileries, but transferred to that of Berlin a short time since, died on the night of the 26th, of an attack of apoplexy. He was most popular, and his death is deeply regretted. THE Figaro announces the intended marriage of a brother of Prince Charles of Roumania to Lady Mary Hamilton, daughter of the late Duke and of Princess Mary of Baden. One of the Hohenzollern's brothers was killed at Sadowa, another married to a sister of the King of Portugal, and a third governs Roumania. THE committee appointed by the Swiss Government to ascertain the amount of damage caused by the recent inundations in Switzerland has not yet published its report; but a letter from Berne says the sum estimated is fifteen millions of francs ( £ 600,000). THE reported loss of the Starry Banner in the Atlantic is believed at Lloyd's to be a hoax. No such informa- tion has been received at that institution, and no steamer bearing the name of the vessel alleged t3 have been lost, and answering to her description, can be found in the American Lloyd's list of shipping. Ferther, letters re- ceived from Boulogne up to Monday midnight made no allusion to the landing of the survivors at that port on the previous day. M. DE LESSEPS has officially sanounced to the Chamber of Commerce at Berlin that the works of the Suez Canal will be terminated on the 1st of October next. THE insurrectionary Provisional Government of Crete, and all the insurgents in the island, have made their submission. THE noble Victor Hugo gave his annual Christmas Fete to poor children at Hauteville-house on Thusday last. The HUe guests were first feasted, and then pre- sented with bundles of good warm clothing. In ad- dressing to the assembled visitors a few words, the poet referred with pardonable pride to the manner in which his charitable idea had fructified in the metropolis, where over 122,000 children have been assisted since he gave his first "juvenile party." THE latest item of news from the East is the startling intelligence that twelve hundred Greek volunteers, with their leader, Petropoulaki, have been captured in Crete, and the prisoners offered to the French Admiral. It seems somewhat improbable that such a body of men in a friendly country could have been captured but it must be remembered that though war is believed at Athens to be inevitable, yet actual hostilities have not actually broken out. The reply of the Turkish Govern. ment to the Greek note refusing to comply with the terms of the ultimatum has been published, but the public are already in possession of the facts of which it treats. Mr. Morris, the diplomatic agent of the United States at Athens, has been instructed not to take Hellenic subjects under his protection. A regiment called the Royal Guards is being formed at the Greek capital. THERE has been a good deal of hard fighting in Malaga, where the Republican insurgents have been attacked by General Caballero de Rodas and beaten, with the loss of 400 in killed and wounded and 600 in prisoners. Tranquillity is said to have been again restored. THE collection of the unpopular grist tax has com- menced in Italy, and, as was expected, serious dis- turbances have taken place in consequence, chiefly in Lombardy and Piedmont. In some localities the military and the people have come into actual and fatal collision. Two men-Lockett and Kirk-have been sentenced, the one to two years', the other to 18 months' imprison. ment, with hard labour, for attempting to defraud the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. They claimed compensation for a quantity of goods which they falsely alleged to have been destroyed by fire. SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE has consented to fill the post ef governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, sub- ject, of course, to the sanction of the shareholders at the meeting to be held on the 5th inst., for filling the vacancy caused by the retirement of Earl Kimberley. THE Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. Tait have been commanded to attend her Majesty at Osborne Oil Tuesday next, when his Grace will do homage to the sovereign. THE ceremony of confirming the election of Dr. Tait. to the see of Canterbury took place on Wednesday morning at the church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapsids-, m the presence of a large number of spectators. The see of London tb'" becomes vacant, and all patronage that falls in the diocese until the new bishop is ^elected and confirmed, and has done homage (probably for the next five weeks), will belong to the Crown. A THIRD of the sufferers from the recent gunpowder mill explosion at Faversham has just died. Five out of the six survivors remain in a dangerous condition. ( ^ERRIBLE explosion occurred at noon on Wednes- day at the Haydock Colliery, in the Queen-pit, belonging to Richard Evans and Co., near St. Helen's, seven miles from Wigan. Twenty-two lives were lost, and several men severely injured. The shock was very violent, shattering the rails and the tubs into splinters. BISGBOVE, the murderer, who dashed out the brains of a man named Cornish by dropping a heavy stone repeatedly upon his head, and whose revolting letters of confession have been before the country for some time, has been respited. The murder was a most brutal one but the Home Secretary is believed to have interfered to stay the usual course of the law on account of the apparently unpremeditated character of the act. THOMAS JoNEs, a collier, was apprehended on the charge of having murdered a little girl near Wigan, who, it will be remembered, was killed by a collier who entered the house in the absence of the parents, killed one child and wounded another by striking them on the head and neck with a hammer. It was proved that Jones was ignorant of the deed, and he was discharged. A GIRL of thirteen has been committed for trial at Pickering, in Yorkshire, for a malicious and determined attempt upon the life of two children. The girl was in service with a farmer of the name of Dodsworth and having some cause of complaint against two boys of the family, she obtained some poison and mixed it with the sugar used by the, household to sweeten the coffee at breakfast. The whole of the family partook of the poisoned coffee; but though some of the members of the family were seriously affected there was no loss of life. The girl admitted that she knew the stuff she had used was poison. THE examination of the directors in the case of the now notorious" Ova-rend, Gurney, and Co." was re- sumed the other day before the Lord Mayor in the Court of Common Pleas. Three shareholders, Dr. Tborn, Mr. Peek, and Mr. Clark, were called, and stated thlt eey had been induced to take shares by the state- ments which were issued by the authority of the directors, Mr. Howell, accountant, was then called to give evidence. Be gave an aecount of his investigations into the affairs of the old firm, and the limited company under the direction of a committee of shaieholders, and the object of his evidence was to demonstrate that the old firm was insolvent to a large amount. The whole indebtedness of the old firm was over fifteen millions, and this vast amount was carried on to the debit of the new company. THE special services under the dome of St. Paul's were resumed on the evening of Sunday. The great festival organ used on the occasion of these special services has been much improved; and in other respects the services have been rendered more than nsually attractive. Crowds were unable to gain admis- sion.

POISONING BY A SERVANT. A servant girl, named Scales, not quite 13 years of age, has been charged at Pickering with attempting to poison a family. This serious offence was committed the other week at a farmhouse in the Thornton Marshes, the poison having been mixed with the sugar of which Mr. and Mrs. Dodsworth, three children, and two farm lads partook. Six of these are now recovered, but as regards Mrs. Dodsworth, Mr. D. Rebertson, of Thornton surgeon, stated that he had just seen her, and she was not sufficiently well to give evidence. Scales was com- mitted for trial on Friday. She had mixed some tartar emetic and nitre used for agricultural purposes, and which she had been told was poison, with the sugar used by the family, and the result was that her mistress and three children were made seriously ill. On the morning when the poisoned sugar was used, the girl asked to have her own coffee sweetened with treacle, but deliberately put the sugar herself into the children's cups. Subse- quently she complained of feeling ill, and her mistress gave her some camomile tea, sweetening it with the poisoned sugar, which the girl had not had sense enough to throw away, and she consequently suffered as well as her victims. When she was taken into custody she said I should not have done it, but the boys punched' me and pushed me about."

ALIjEGED MM.BEZZLBM.BNT FROM THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Edward Hughes was charged at Bow-street with embezzling the sum of Y,2,005, the moneys of the Metropolitan Board of Works. Henry Edwards, assist- ant in the accountant's department of the Metropolitan Board of Works, deposed that he had known the defendant ever since 1864. He was the chief accountant, and every confidence was placed in him. The de- fendant's books had been very carefully examined, and were found to be short of .22,005, cheques he had handed to him to pay amounts that were owing, which he had failed to do. When he was called upon for his balance he could not find it. There was the sum of Y,665 138. Sd. which was handed over to the defendant in 1864 to be paid to some amounts to the credit of the board to the bankers, when the amounts due on those accounts were ascertained. By reference to the bankers' books it was found that that sum had not been paid to any account. Witness had a conversation with defendant concerning the gross total that was deficient. When he was shown the extent of his indebtedness he said it could not have been so much. Mr. Wolley, an assistant accountant, prepared one balance from the private pass-book of the defendant, to whom it appeared £1,140 had been handed over by the board, and not accounted for. It was by defendant's own pass book that witness knew the sum of X665 13s. 83., above alluded to, had been received. Witness had carefully examined the sum of X112 10s. received by the defendant from Messrs. Lantlan and Beedel, to be paid to the board, and which had not been done, although the amount is entered in defendant's private pass-bo,.ik,-FLirther evidence is to be offered, for which purpose the case was remanded. The magis- trate aid he would take bail. Two sureties to be found in X500 each.

CONFESSION OF WIPE MURDEB SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO. After the disposal of the ordinary night charges at Lam- beth, William Sheward, aged 57, giving his address the Key and Castle Tavern, St. Martin's-at-Oak, Norwich, was brought up in the custody of Inspector Davis, of the P division, and charged before Mr. Woolrych, on his own confession, with wilfully murdering his first wife, Martha, at Norwich, on the 15th June, 1851. The pri- soner, a gentlemanly-looking man, was so weak and feeble that he had to be seated during the hearing of the case, and wept bitterly, and appeared to feel his position deeply. Inspector Davis, having detailed the circum- stances under which the prisoner made the confession to him, said I asked him if there was anything that had occurred to unsettle his mind, as he might be then labouring under some delusion. He replied, No, it is too true. I left home on Tuesday with the intention of destroying myself. I intended to have cut my throat with the razor I have got in my pocket." I asked him for the razor, and he at once took the one produced in a case from his pocket. He then said, "I have been to Chelsea to-day and yesterday by steamboat, in- tending to destroy myself, but the Almighty would not let me do it. I wish I could have done it." Prisoner then desired me to take down something in writing, and I did as follows, as he dictated:—" I William Sheward, of Norwich, charge myself with the wilful murder of Martha Sheward, my first wife." This statement was then signed by the prisoner. He appeared perfectly sober and natural in his way. He made the following further statement on Saturday morning. I asked him if he would give any particulars of the crime he had charged himself with, and when and how the deed was done, and he said, Yes, I will. It was on the 15th of June, 1851-1 cut her throat with a razor." I said, "How did you dispose of the body, or how was it that it was not discovered ? and he replied, "The body was cut up and I believe a portion was kept in spirits of wine at Guildhall at Norwich by order of the magistrates." I then asked him how it was he now came and confessed, and he said, I went last night to a house in Richmond-street, Walworth, where I first saw my first wife, and that brought it so to my mind that I was obliged to come and give myself up," andlagain he said, You'll find it's quite true, and they will know all about it at Norwich." Prisoner further added that he kept the Key and Castle at Norwich, and previous to that kept a pawnbroker's shop fourteen or fifteen years, and at the time of the murder was living at St. Martin's-at-the-Palace, Norwich. Mr. Woolrych (to prisoner): You have heard the evi- dence have you anything to say in reference to it, or to put any questions to the inspector ? Prisoner (faintly but firmly): No, your worship. Mr. Woolrych Is the statement made by the inspector correct ? Prisoner Yes, your worship. Mr. Woolrych I shall remand you for further inquiry. Prisoner Very well, your worship. The prisoner was then taken from the dock, and, under the direction of Mr. Woolrych, at once conveyed in a cab to Horsemonger-lane Gaol.

SELLING A HUSBAND. At the Borough Police-court, Liverpool, Abraham Wolfe summoned a German woman, named Henrietta Kotha, the keeper of a public-house in Pitt-street, for having assaulted him. When the complainant had stated his case—Defendant: Vat you say is not all true. Ven did I first make use of your name, sare ? Complainant: Vhy, you said to somebody," If you vant a husband go to Air. Wolfe" (loud laughter). Mr. Lamport, one of the magistrates What did she mean ? Complainant: Vhy, she bought a husband from me for ten pounds, and he is in court now (laughter). De- fendant (with German enthusiasm and demonstration): Mercie! mercie! (loud laughter). Complainant (with assurance) I've got a receipt for the money (renewed laughter). Mr. Anderson (clerk to the magistrates) Where is the receipt ? Complainant: Oh, I've got it at home. Defendant (shrugging her shoulders): Mercie 1 mercie! (laughter). Complainant: It vas a vedding, sare—and she saw the man, and she says to me, I vil give you £10 for that man." Defendant (with still greater demonstration) Mercie! mercie! mercie! (great laughter). After hearing the evidence, the magis- ate, dismissed the case.

THE RITUALISTS AND THE RECENT JUDGMENT RESPECTING LIGHTED CANDLES. Freemasons' Tavern bids fair to be as memorable a trysting place for ultra-Ritualists as Exeter-hall for ultra-Evangelicals. A correspondent informs us that at the meeting on Wednesday of those aggrieved at the recent decision of the Judicial Committee, no definite conclusion was arrived at. The Archdeacon of Taunton presided, and read a paper, which had been approved by Dr. Pasey, counselling submission, but protesting against the court. Mr. Bennett, of Frome (backed, it was understood, by Mr. Nugee), was for opposing the court tooth and nail, but Mr. Mackonochie, in a very temperate speech, said that as he had pleaded before the court, nothing remained for him but to submit to it, and this he should do, without wishing to prejudice others. Such moderate men as the Revs. M. Cowie, C. W. Page, and J. Oakley, were present, but, though they, with the Hon. C. L. Wood (who made an admirable speech), the Rev. J. G. Cowan, and others counselled moderation, others were of a different mind. Dr. Lee, Dr. Little- dale, Mr. Le Geyt, Mr. Perry, and other pronounced Ritualists took part in the discussion, and our correspon- dent say that the depressed tone of the speeches generally formed a striking contrast to the violent and confident language used in ultra-Ritual journals. No fear Qf. secession, except among ladies, seemed to be entertained. A committee was appointed, including, among others, | the Hon. C. L. Wo id, the Revs. T. T. Carter, T. W. | Perry, Dr. Lee, and Dr. Littledale, Mr. R. Brett, Mr. [ Tarosr, to consider the matter, and import to an ad- jouraai meeting to i»e on an early, .date.—John ( Bm.

THE LITERARY FRUITS OF 1868. The following, taken from The Publishers' Circular, published Jan. 1, 1869, gives the amount, numerically, of the works issued in Great Britain during 1868 Our record of title-pages for the past year showi that 4,581 new books and new editions have been published in Great Britain during 1868, exclusive of mere re- issues and entries for alterations of price and importa. tion of foreign printed books of this number of 4,581 no less than one-fourth were issued during the last two months of the year-viz, 569 in November and 534 in December and adding to this total of 4.581 new books and new editions 408 importa- tions of original American books and 103 registrations of alterations in price on reissue we have a gross total of 5,092 works which have passed through our columns during the year, the fall transcript of the title-page of each being copied verbatim for the guidance of the literary world. A classification of the titles comprising this total gives nearly one-fourth of the whole as upon theological subjects-viz, 984 to education, philology, and classical literature, 446; juvenile works, 524; novels, 40S law, 340 arts and sciences and fine-art books, 429 trade and commerce and political economy, 397 travel and geographical research, 238; history and biography, 273 poetry and the drama, 217; year-books and annual publications, 225; medicine and surgery, 193; and miscellaneous, 418."

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A SWEET- HEART. At the Sheffield Police-court, a young man, named Edward Henshall, has been committed for trial at the assizes on a charge, of attempting to murder his sweet- heart, Mary Ann Barthorpe. The prosecutor was only 17 years of age, and Henshall had been keeping company with her for about six months. About three weeks ago he called at her father's house and asked her to meet him at his lodgings that evening. This she at first refused to do, saying that she would rather he came to her house, but on his persisting she consented to meet him at his lodgings at half-past five. In the evening she went to his lodgings, which were in Fox-street, in the outskirts of the town, and having no public lamps in it, and at his request they went for a short walK. Whilst they were talking together he put his left arm round her neck, as if he was about to give her a kiss, but in- stead of doing so, with the other hand he drew a razor across her throat and. then ran away. The girl was sub- sequeatly taken to the iafirmary, where she has remained ever since, and she is only just able to give her evidence. HenshaJl, on running away, proceeded to Manchester, where he was apprehended ,0;\1 the following ,day by .at detective ifcam Sheffield. '( Ú:

TURKEY AND GREECE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 30. ) A telegram, dated the 29th December, trom the Governor-General of Crete, conveys the following intel' ligence :—" The military measures taken to destroy the J remains of the volunteer bands who still existed in the part of Sphakia called Calicrati, have just been entirely crowned with success. Petropaulaki and all the foreign volunteers in the island have laid down their arms and surrendered to the imperial troops. The members of the so-called provisional Government, and all the chiefs of the Sphakiote bands, have decided to quit definitively the island. They will be sent on board steamers to Greece." CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 1. The Porte received the invitation to the conference yesterday. It is asserted that Fllad Pacha will represent Turkey. The day of the meeting of the conference not fixed.

SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. PARIS, Jan. 1. The Emperor received the diplomatic body and the ministers of state at the Tuileries at one o'clock to-day- His Majesty is stated to have made the following reply to the congratulations of the diplomatic body 1 receive with pleasure your congratulations, and I am glad to testify to the conciliatory spirit which animates the different foreign powers, and which allows difficulties; when they arise, to be removed. I hope that the yeat 1869, like 1868, will remove alarms and consolidate peace, which is so necessary to the civilised world."

AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, Dec. 8. The Treasurer's budget has been approved by tW South Australian Parliament. MELBOURNE, Dec. 8. A conference is expected to be held at Sydney iO February next to discuss the question of intercolonial free trade. The shipments of gold to England since the departure of the last mail amount to. 64,875 ounces. SYDNEY, Dec. 6. The members of the new Cabinet have been re-elected Advices from New Zealand state that the rebel Maoris have committed frightful atrocities. Fifty EuropeanS with their families have been massacred. The Goverv ment is accused of being lamentably incompetent. B0, eruits are being enrolled in Victoria to assist in quelling the rebellion.

INDIA. News from Bombay, December 12th, states that ef tensive preparations are being made to give the nevf Viceroy a brilliant public reception on his arrival herdy and it is expected that the Governor of Madras and the Commissioner of Scinde will visit Bombay to meet the Earl of Mayo. It is authoritatively stated that no battIø had occurred in Afghanistan before the evening of tho 26th of last month, but the Ameer of Maimama had made a diversion in favour of Shere Ali by advancing towards Baihand, and seizing Siri Pool. The BoiribO#' Gazette, however, publishes news in confirmation of itS previous announcement that a battle had been fought. The Friend of India (Calcutta, December 11th) saYS the Viceroy proposes, at the instance of the Maharaja^ of Cashmere, to withdraw Dr. Cayley from Ladackb. The Friend of India regards this step as cne threaten* ing ruin to the trade with Cashmere, which promised' well upon the appointment of a British agenc in that country. With reference to an intended extension of telegraphic communication as far as Singapore, a recom' mendation has been put forward by Colonel Robinsen favour of a plan for laying a submarine cable from the Bengal coast to Rangoon.

COMPULSORY CJJVRUM RATES A30 THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM. Dr. Vaughan, the respected vicar of Doncaster, h6 come forward as a voluntary witness to the a pecuniary point of view, which in that town at least have followed the abolition of compulsory church rateS' One of the arguments always advanced by the supported1: of the obnoxious rates was, that, if the legal power enforcing them were removed, no dissenter would bO willing to contribute anything like the amount whictt the law exacted. At Doncaster, however, the voluntary has exceeded in amount the compulsory rate, and D'. Vaughan, in congratulating his parishioners on t-h> fact, added that his experience was that not dissenterSj but churchmen, were those who the most often refuse" to contribute. If, he said, the church tried to live 111 peace and harmony with dissenters she had nothing fear, but would find from them generous, firm, Christian support.

THE OLD AJND W YEARS. The departure of the old and the advent of the nevf year was celebrated at many of the churches and chapels in London. The Wesleyans take the lead iO these observances with their watch nights. Amongst the Congregationalists or Independents there was not such a general observance of the custom still, in many of the chapels, as at Craven Chapel, Regent-street, oIle of the largest in London, there were very hearty services* A very large number of the evangelical elergy of te Established Church had midnight services, especially III Marylebone, St. Pancras, and Islington. There waS, perhaps, a still larger proportion on the Surrey side of the Thames. Amongst the Ritualists there were not" many night services. At All Saints', Lambeth, hoW" ever, there were" solemn vespers" at 10'30, with sermon by the vicar (Dr. F. G. Lee) from the 12$ verse of the 90th Psalm, followed by the Te JJcwiiy i" thanksgiving for mercies vouchsafed during the past year. In a few churches the clergy prefer a morning service on New Year's morning, and some (Dr. Cammirg amongst them) held services on Friday evening.

SHIP ON FIRE. '1 The ship Ocean Home, Captain Spence, from AntworPir bound to Liverpool, laden with compressed bales of hay, caught fire at Spithead, about one o'clock on Saturday morning. The fire soon obtained the mastery of the ship, when the captain slipped the cables, got sail upon the vessel, and ran her ashore under Haslar Hospital, at high-water mark, with the intention of scuttling her. Nothing could arrest the progress of the fire, and about six a.m. the masts went over the vessel's side. The Ocean Home belonged to Messrs. Duncan and Shaw, of Liverpool, and was partly insured. All her crew got oil shore in safety, but the captain has lost all his clothing and instruments, and the other officers and crew the greater part of their clothing. The hull of the ship is burnt down to within Am feet of her copper, and IS entirely.burdt out inside. I. I: 7:

8) ,Hç.r:man'3 mode of doMct incporrat ons of Pure Tea.-1,l[> plied, to the public through Agents,—is found very fwtosn- ^geousrtji oonejjjBfrs, as uniform .quality .and real cheejpsiass ig ascureji

EPSOM. RACES AND MR. STUDD. A pamphlet used to be published annually, called A Thunderbolt for Rome," and certainly Mr. Clark's certifi- cate of the new Epsom course may be called A Startler for Studd." We hope that the committee may stand their ground firmly, even if the Derby has to be declared off, and that they will give a X2,000 plate in its place round the new course. The demand that they should sign a lease for twenty-one years, at zC2,500 for the first year, and £1,000 for each of the others, is an outrageous demand, which every turfite should help them to resist, and it does not make it any better that Mr. Studd should offer to give half of it in the first year to a ."take. Mr. Briscoe, M.P., the present lord of the manor, is, we hear, opposed to such a step, and all the precedents to which it would give rise. If he were to die, they know nothing about the terms they might make with his successor. They might not have the Downs at all, and yet be hampered with a £ 1,000 a-year rent till 1888. They have made a very handsome offer to take Mr. Studd's part of the course for 9750 a year, for five years certain the ninety-nine years' lease to be deter- minable after that at a year's notice. The great majority of owners would hail the avoidance of the Derby and who is to bring the actions ? The betting men cannot, and it has been held already at Nisi Prius that the chance of cattle or horses winning prizes at a show is too remote a consideration to support an action. Why should it be held differently in the case of a race ? Mr. Studd's portion of the course is very small, and why need they pander to such rapacious demands for the sake of a course which they don't want ? Mr. Studd has every reason to be satisfied. He got his new estate entirely out of his Salamander winnings, and," un- willing Latimer" as he may be, he has rewarded the British public for the money he get out of them by being the indirect author of a better Derby course-so, at least, Mr. Clark thinks. His mind should, therefore, be at peace without thirsting for fresh gains; and the grand stand proprietors must make up their mind to be quite a Brother Bountiful with added money. As it is they give £4,000 a year. The doubt which hangs over the Derby of the two next years should be promptly set at rest, and it certainly seems the duty of the Jockey Club to move in the matter with the new year.- Sporting Magazine.

THE REVENUE. The revenue returns for the year as well as for the quarter have just been issued. Daring the past three months the national revenue has amounted to 419,079,095, a net inerees3 of zCl,553,115 over the figures of the corresponding period of last year. The revenue for the year has been 271,860,677, or £ 3,197,161 more than was returned in 1867. The increase has been shown in the receipts from excise, property tax, crown lands, and miscellaneous whilt, under the headings of customs, stamps, taxes, and post. office, there is a falling off. The increase in the return., rroui income tax alone throughout the year wa* £ 3,148,000.

STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. L'W here twe places are mentioned, the last named is that at which the Depot is stationed.1 Corrected up to Janttary 2nd, 1869. CAVALRY. 20th, 1st bat., Aldershott; 1st Life Guards, Windsor 2nd bat., Cape of Good 2nd do., Kegent's-park Hope, Shorncliffe Royal Horse Guards, Hyde-21st, 1st bat., Curragh; Sad park bat., Madras, Preston 1st Dragoon Guards, Sheffield 22nd, 1st bat., New Bruns- 2J\d do., Bombay; Canterburyl wick, Chatham; 2nd bat., 3rd, do., Chichester Newcaatle-OD-Tyne 4th do., Brighton ;23rd, 1st bat., Bombay, Wal- 5th do., Aldershott mer; 2nd, bat., Newport 6th do., Longford 24th, 1st bat., Malta, Shef- 7th do., Colchester field; 2nd bat., EaBgoon, list "Dragoons, Dublin Sheffield 2nd do., Cahir i25th, Xst hat..Aldershott} 2nd 3rd Hussars, Bombay, Canter-! bat., Bengal, Preston bury 26th, Bengal; Dundee 4th do., Bengal; Canterbury !27th. Chatham 5th Lancers, Bengal; Canter-28th, Gibraltar bury 29th, Canada; Colchester 6th Dragoons, Manchester |30th, Nova Scotia; Chatham 7th Hussars, Bengal; Can- 31st, Malta; Chatham terbury 32nd, Mauritius; Colchester 8th do., Edinburgh 33rd, Portsmouth 9th Lancers, Newbridge Sltfa, Aldershott 10th Hussars, Aldershott 35th, Portsmouth 11th do., Bengal; Canterbury 36th, Bengal; Pembroke Dock 12th Lancers, Dundalk j37th, Bengal; Pembroke 13th Hussars, Canada; Can- 38th, Bengal; Gosfort terbury 39th, Ferrpoy 14th do., Dublin MOth, Carlisle 15th do., York fllst, Bengal; Colchester 16th Lancers, Madras; Can-,42nd, Edinburgh terbury :43rd, Jersey 17th do., Heunslow j44th, Kilkenny 18th Hussars, Madras; Can-,45fch, Madras; Chatham terbury 146th, Parkhurst 19th do., Bengal; Canter-147th, Birbadoes, Pembroke bury 48th, Malta 20th do., Bengal; Canterbury 49th, Bombay; Colchester 21st do., Bengal; Canterbury 50th, Sydney, Chatham 51st, Portland MILITARY TRAIN. 52nd, Malta, Shorncliffe Troops 8,13,14,15,16, and 19,'53rd, Canada, Shomeiiifa Woolwich 54th, Belfast Troop 17, Chatham and 55th, Bengal, Sheffield Chichester 56th, Watertord Troop 3, Kensington and Ee- 57th, Aldershott gent's-park 58th, Bengal; Pembroke Troop 18, Portsmouth 59th, Ceylon, Gosnort Trpop 22, Hileea 60th, 1st but., Canada, Win- Troops 2, 4, and 11, Dublin Chester; 2nd bar, Calcutta, Troops 1, 5, 6, 7, 20, 23, and Winchester; 3rd bat., Ma- 24, Aldershott drag, Winchester; 4th, bat. Troops 9 and 10, Curragh New Brunswick Win- Troop 12, Shorncliffe Chester Troop 21, Devonport 61st, Bermuda; Gosport i62nd, Cork FOOT GUARDS. 63rd, Cork Grenadier Guards, 1st bat., 64th, Maita Parkhurst Wellington Barracks; 2nd (>5th, Dublin bat., Tower; 3rd bat.,tJ6th, Dublin Dublin [67th, Portsmouth Coldstream Guards, 1st bat., 68th, Manchester Chelsea; 2ed bat., Windsor 69th, Canada; Preston Scots Fusilier Guards, 1st 70th, Kinsale bat., Wellington Barracks; 71st, Gibraltar; Aberdeen 2nd bat., Chelsea 72nd, Limerick 73rd, China; Shorncliffe INFANTRY. 74th, Gibraltar; Stirling 1st Foot, 1st bat., Madras, 75th,HoDgKong; Shorncliffe Chatham; 2nd bat., Bombay, 76th, Birnaah; Sliorncliffe Chatham 77th, Bengal; Gosport 2nd, 1st bat., Bombay, Chat- 78th, Canada; Aberdeen ham; 2nd bat., Aldershott 79th, Bengal; Fort George Srd, 1st bat., Bengal, Shorn- 80th, Fleetwood cliffe 2nd bat., Bristol Slst, Buttevant 4th, 1st bat., Dover; 2nd 82nd, Bombay; Chatham bat., Dublin 83rd, Gibraltar; Colchester 5th, 1st bat., Bengal, Shorn. 84th, Jamaica; Colchester cliffe 2nd bat., Alder- 85th, Bengal; Shorncliffe shott 86th, Mauritius; Parkhurst 6th, 1st bat., Bengal, Col- 87th, Malta; Walmer Chester 2nd bat., Alder- 88th, Bengal; Parkhurst shott 89th, Athlone 7th, 1st bat,,Bengal,Walmer; 90th. Bengal; Preston 2nd bat., Bury 91st, Dover 8'h. 1ft hnt Bombay, Chat-;92nd, Bengal; Aberdeen ham j 2nd bat., Aldershott |93rd,'Bengal; Perth yu. ibi but., i;ape ot Good 94th, Dover Hope, Pembroke; 2nd bat., 95th, Bombay; Pembroke Dublin [ybth, Bombay Colchester 10th, 1st bat., Japan, Chat- 97th, Aldershott ham; 2nd bat., Shorncliffe 98th, Aldershott 11th, 1st bat., Bengai, Park- S9th, Cape of Good Hope hurst; 2nd bat., Cape of Preston Good Hope; Parkhurst 100th, Glasgow 12th, 1st bat., Devonport; 101st, Bengal; Walmer 2nd feat., Bengal, Gosport 1102nd, Bengal; Shorncliffe 13th, 1st bat., Gibraltar,!l03rd, Bengal; Shomclift'e Shorncliffe; 2nd bat., Gos-104th, Bengal; Walmer port 105th, Bengal; Shorncliffe 14th,1st bat.,Bengal,Chatham: 106th, Bengal; Shorncliffe 2nd bat., Melbourne, Chat- 107th, Bengal; Preston ham 108th, Bombay; Gosport 15tb, 1st bat., Bermuda, 109th. Bengal; Chatham Chatham; 2nd bat.. Cork Rifle Brigade, 1st bat.,Canada, 16th, 1st bat., Canada, Col. Winchester Chester; 2nd bat., B&rba- 2nd bat., Dev<H>j>ort_ does, Colchester 3rd bat., Bengal,; Winchester 17th, 1st bat., Newry; 2CK £ 4th bat., Cheater bat., Mullinghar i 18fch, 1st bat., Curragh; 2nd COLONIAL COARO. bat., New Zealand, Col-lst West India E, eZt,, Siorri, ohsster Leon a IsSlkh, 1st bat,, Bengal, Shef- 2iid do., Bahamas iiald,; 2nd bat., Madras, 3rd do., Jamaica. ) Sstwfiiald 4th ap, iBstrbadoes, i

CHEATING THE LAMPLIGHTER. William Hooper, who was described as a labourer, living at New Wimbledon, was brought up on remand at the Wandsworth Police-court, charged with begging from house to house. It appeared that the prisoner went to a great many houses, representing that he was the lamplighter of the district, and asking for Christmas- boxes. He was taken into custody at Wimbledon-hill. Morris Sanders was then examined, and he stated that he was still the lam-plighter of the district. He knew the prisoner, living in the same village where he lived, but he never employed him to go about to collect his Christmas-boxes. In reply to Mr. Dayman, Police- constable Davis, 237 V, who took the prisoner into cus- tody, said the prisoner obtained a shilling from a Mr. Finch under the pretence of being the lamplighter. He found 2s. upon the prisoner. Mr. Dayman inquired when Mr. Finch could attend. The constable said that Mr. Finch had expressed his intention of not prosecuting, and that he would sooner lose the shilling than have to appear. He stated that as soon as be gave the prisoner the shilling he saw that he had been "jewed," for the defendant decamped immediately. In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner said he had nothing to say. Mr. Dayman said that he had adopted one mode of begging by going about misrepresenting him- self. He committed Imn to prison for one month with hard labour, and a.t the same time told him that if Mr. Finch had prosecuted he would have sent him for trial. The prisoner, viho made no remark, was then removed the cells.

THE LATEST FOR LADIES. COSTUMES FOR THE DINING-ROOM AND THE BALL. Like the majority of toilettes de visite, dinHer robes are still made a queue. A costume of velvet and satin, both of the same like shade of colour, has a long train trimmed with numerous flounces of velvet and satin al- ternately mounting to the base of the velvet upper skirt, made open at the sides so as to form a tablier, which is, however, connected with the skirt by long satin bows. The satin corsage is prolonged to form large bouffantes, bordered with a couple of small flounces, one in velvet, the other in satin, at the sides as well as be- hind. The tight satin sleeves have deep velvet cuffs trimmed with small satin ruffs. Among evening toilettes observed in the salons of Compiegne, the following de- serve to be chronicled. First, a charming robe in tulle illusion, embroidered over with narcissus in floss silk, with a perfect ladder of tulle flounces up the front of the jupe, on which myriads of narcissus appeared to be growing. A broad white satin sash, with ends embroidered over with the same flowers, looped up the jupe behind, displaying an under skirt of white taffeta slightly bouffantee. The corsage was extremely decollete, and rows of narcissus peeping out of bouillons of tulle encircled the shoulders in lieu of sleeves. Another toilette in tulle illusion was trimmed with three flounces, each surmounted by a ruche edged with narrow rose-colour satin ribbon, and which diminished in size as they mounted up to meet the tunic in green faye, trimmed with four blais of satin, studded over with roses, and edged with a deep white blonde. The low corsage in green faye, together with the ceinture, were en suite. A robe a queue, in rose-colour satin, was trimmed with rows of white lace, which, after starting from papillon puffs of tulle, in the centre of which were large satin bows, posed just below the waist, followed the sweep of the train. The corsage was composed of similar puffs and bows, and round the waist was a satin ceinture trimmed with lace. Another rose colour robe was in faye and ornamented in front of the jupe with a couple of large white lace lappets a satin tunic, made very full, and bordered with lace, formed an elegant upper skirt, which was looped up at the sides in double festoons by large bows. The decollete cor- sage was heart-shaped both in front and behind. An evening dress in pearl grey taffeta, and figured satin, had a long train plaited at the bottom, and trimmed above with a deep white lace flounce, surmounted by a narrow satin ruche. The upper skirt of figured satin, which was puffed out all round, and more especially behind, was bordered with a rich fringe, and looped up at the sides with large pinked satin rosettes. The low corsage was open in front to the waist to show a rich plastron of white lace between the pinked satin bands that, fringed with narrow lace, passed over the shoulders like braces and supplied the place of sleeves. Another evening toilette had the under jape in delicate violet satin trimmed with bouillons and flounces, a tunic in velvet of a deeper shade, and a second jupe a, traine in striped velvet combining the two shades of via. let. The low corsage was elaborately trimmed with puff of black lace. Ball dresses were spangled over with gold and silver stars, crescents, bees, and fleurs-de-lis, and embroidered with poppies, field flowers, jessamine, and forget-me-nots in their natural colours, with an inter- mixture of gold and silver thread. We observed them, too, in plain tulle wreathed all over with garlands of artificial flowers, looped up at the sides with positive bouquets, and si-ipported at the shoulders with floral bands. At Compiegne were several jupes of yellow tulle, some trimmed with numerous small satin flounces and with rosebuds and bunches of white lilac, veiled with tulle of the same colour. There were also jupes of white satin, enlivened with a positive trellis of yel- low, pink, and white roses, and of lilac tulle covered with frosted silver ornaments to represent balls of snow. One of the Empress's ball-dresses was made with a tunic of white satin, veiled with silver spangled tulle, and fringed with garlands of silver fuchsias, and which open in front and caught up to the waist, showed a tablier of apricot colour silk, trimmed at the bottom with three flounces of silver-spangled tulle and a fringe of silver fuchsias. A pale blue ceinture floated behind, and a fringe 0f fuchsias formed the bertha. Another robe in silver. spangled tulle had a tunic of cerise satin open up the sides to form a tablier, bordered with vine branches and leaves and bunches of silver grapes of their natural size. This style of trimming is the very latest mode for evening and ball dresses.-Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette.

STORMS IN FORMER TIMES. In 944 there was a storm which raged over the whole of England, and unroofed or destroyed upwards of 1,500 houses in London alone. In 1,091 a storm broke out which did an immense amount of damage. It was a storm from the south-west, like those which have raged during the past few weeks. The sky was laden with heavy clouds for several days and when the full fury of the storm wa3 experienced, people believed that the last day had come. Five hundred houses were destroyed in London. Passing over a number of noted storms, we need further mention only the two great hurricanes of September 3, 1658, and November 26.27, 1703. The former is that which blew on the night of Cromwell's death. Forster, in his "Life of Cromwell," says of the night of September 2 It was such a night in London as had rarely been passed by dwellers in crowded streets. Trees were torn from their roots in the park; chimneys blown down, and houses unroofed in the City. It was indeed a night which prophesied a woeful time to England, but to Cromwell it proved a night of hap- piness. It ushered in for him, far more surely than at Worcester or Dunbar, his Fortunate Day." The storm of November 26-27, 1703, has always been remembered as the great storm, and probably surpassed in intensity all the storms which have ever visited this country. In the floods occasioned by it 8,000 persons lost their lives; twelve men-of-war, with 1,800 men on board, were lost in sight of land; London sustained a damage of ;e2,COO,000 and 17,000 trees were uprooted in Kent alone. The Bishop of Bath and Wells was killed with his wife, when in bed at his palace in Somersetshire; and the Eddystone lighthouse was destroyed (Winstanley, its builder and several of his friends being inside it at the time) so completely that no vestige of it was ever afterwards wen.-Dailv News.

SPAIN, MADRID, Dec. 30. ] A commission of six members of the Monarchies*! { Committee has been appointed to act with the Governmenl ( to re-establish and support liberty and moral integrity at the elections. The Republican leaders have resolved to maintain the programme of their party. It is stated oB official authority that provision has been made for the payment of the coupons of the Internal and External Debt falling due on the 1st of January next. The army, under the command of General Caballero de Roda, has arrived at Cordova. The National Guard of Seville surrendered its arms without opposition. Ac < cording to a telegram received here, perfect tranquility j prevails in Porto Rieo.

THE PRINCE OF WALES. ANTWERP, Dee. 29. The Prince of Wales has arrived here, and has visited the citadel of Antwerp, accompanied by four officers of the British army.

THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. BRUSSELS, Dec. 29. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived here yesterday evening. Their Royal Highnesses were r8* ceived at the railway station by the King, and dined with the Royal Family at the Castle.

AMERICA. NEW YORK, Jan 1. Armed bands of negroes are plundering the plants tions near Savannah. They have rescued some negiff prisoners from the custody of the sheriff, and are picket* ing the roads and defying the authorities. The citizen* are organising to reinforce the sheriff, and proceed against the negrees. The national steamship Erin arrived out to-day. Being New Year's Day there is holiday on the Exchange.

SAN DOMINGO. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Intelligence received from San Domingo announce,9 that the revolutionary forces have been disbanded, and that the revolt against the authority of President Bae$ has been abandoned. I