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WOOLWICH ARSENAL FRAUDS. The jury was of opinion that there was not evidence en ugh to support the charge, zin re- turned a '.eidict of ftot yuilhj.

THE OLD KENT-ROAD OUTRAGE. At the Central Criminal Court, London, yesterday, before Mr. Jtistii-0 Hayes, Thomas Pnull, 35, shoemaker, was in- <iicte,l for feloniously wounding Charlotte Peake, with intent to ir.urn'T her. In other counts lie was chai'gt d with intending to diahle her and do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Pi.hu.tl and Mr. Collins prosecuted; Mr. Straight and Ir. f:, S. Campbell defended. The cliTunwtauces of the case, which will be in the 'rc'coUfct??oft)te))?)tic, Ii" within" wry ,mall pompa". Ih, pro-eruirix lived at N-. b-, 'lraialgar-road, aa.l it appeared that about two o'dopk in the afternoon of Mon- day the 'tli Ai-ist. the house was fa-deued up. and Mrs. rf'J?w..?Iv?"?dowutorC!.thcrseh'.Hfrd:n)Khtei-.i Louis:) r.:?p.w:?ur'-tftin on the second no?r.:nid she and her mother were the only pl'I"01l' in the house at the time. A few doors ot)'. a servant girl named lit id was cleaning windows, and she said that she saw r man go down the area steps of Mrs. Peake's house • that man she swore was the prisoner. He returned and Reckoned to another man, and they then went down the area together. About ten minutes afterwards they caiue out and ran uwiiy. It seemed that when the men went down-stairs, they for id open the kitchen door for the purpose of committing a robbery. They then went upstairs to the fir-t-fVor, and entered the bedroom in which the prosecutrix want Mrs. Peak said, "What is it;- What do you Th; re was no reply, anil s he thl'U :lid..¡ Are you come to rob the house: Upon that the prisoner, accordin- io struck her it violent blow on the forche.id with a iemmy, or something of that sort. She s;id, Are nic. au(I the prisoner then struck her by the cries of .lier xoked downstairs and saw the prisoner. He }If¡,1 on the step as if he were about to go upstairs, jltiut upon .-ooiujj her turned round and went down stairs, t >n the Mill of August the prisoner was taken into custody by Detective Kanger. lie denied all knowledge of the matter, but he was nositively identified by the girl field and Miss Peake, who picked hiui out from among.other Jllen, p hiul oiit from other lr". Peake, who was very seriously injured, also iden- tified the prisoner ItS soon as she wus suiliciently recovered to leave the house. The only defence Fct up for the prisoner was that his identity the evidence. The learned judge having summed up, the jury found the pri- soner guilty ei wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Evidence was then given that the prisoner had been pre- viously convicted upon two occasions of housebreaking, with violence. 5,'r. Justice Hayes said that, taking into consideration all the circumstances of his previous character, he felt that he Should not he doing his duty it he gave the prisoner any chance \'1' couimittr.g another act of violence of this de- scription. and he therefore sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude for his natural life.

ALLEGED CHILD-STEALING. At t, W, trim t, r Police-court yesterday, n working man. name 1 i r l V. i l liauis, living at 1>», iuitun-^treot, '\Vc.turt.?"L?'.??ito.h'.ScU\t?.ittinstn.? stmte. to his :f.- t ;ii' e and alucc nn ler the following circum- r£)f¡:¡:}¡i¡(t:¡:1[:i¡; at ,bout eight o'clock in the cH'nill, his little boy, two years and :?nify-fs<)i?,KJw?'dWi))ift??,wcntoutto T)hv;? was mi? ,ed. He had given information to the ?hee?mtnotr.ceofthcchiMcuuMh.hmnJ.sot?t there WU' CH'ry HaSon to beli, tl,, I,z,,l b(?,?? Mm; IL-Je come to the magistrate for his assistance. The loy had j'ight hair, dark eyes, a speck or mole on the Chili was dr«~«l in n. black frock, lace-np boots, and white socks. lie thought the child niii l'.t have been taken away i'or the nu.rose of adoption by some person so inclined, and by that mean, trusted that the child would be returned to Dlr. he tlc!el)ly- sympathised with the poor man in his liws. but could not help liim.

ILLEGALLY DETAINING A DIAMOND II NECKLACE. A jewdlcr, namell Myers, appeared at the Guilohall, London, vest. rdav. in answer to a summons, charging him vitli detaining a'diamond necklace, t he property of Maurice Cortou'ki, a'.iorman. Mr. lUichannn. for Mr. Gortouski, paid his client had been in LOl:"Ol1 only a fortnight, ,when lie lost I'rus.ian note-to the extent of a ?:e uvnt to Myciv, to <]j>po.sc of the nock.ace in <iu°stion. llo uecorJin^lv wmt to a coil'eo-hou^e, nfc ot. /;t!uesV.p l n<-e, AMyato, v 'hero lie saw Mvcrs in u sale-room, ilc olVere-i the ne- h!aco for s:tle, but Myers not agreeing as to t!:< T-vice to give it back to hit, He to into a seullle, wb% icli he, however, jtvoi'u-l. Mr. li, izel)t the he con-Mer' <\ he ha l purchased it legitimately.—Mr. Gor- ton 1:: "01,01'1'1 the uarratiyc of his solicitor, ami saill that; the value of the necklace wa jglo, he offered it to )lFr, for .UU, and the latter said he could not gire him n?'-<t!m.S?'. Mye:v afterwards o'?fere(I Cll, but he rcfa;eù to take it, Myers then became very angry, and said, T in if you shall have it." and at the ?., ti-? nbti?ecl M?-ex-? szii(I th?t Mr.(i'ortoui,kioS('re<? the n"klaœ to him for £ 11, and ultmmtcly he gT?e,l to pay th?t nmount He thought th,r, had been legitimate | sale.—Aldermuu Lu<k decided that Myers ,boulT return the necklnee and pay £1 1"d, to complainant for hià ex. peases,—The mon,?y ww iwwediatdy paid.

ABERDARE BOARD OF HEALTH. The ordinary meeting was held y?crd.<}-,pr?ent- le"rs. R. H, 1:1.)', \('¡'"irwau), James Lewi" T. D¡w:es, I? i e ?,,i-s. R. H. D. D?i. T.Pu?h/W. D?vies,T. Burns, D?ie!DaYid, and Ki :Morgan Phillips. ??Scro?the last meeting were real .nd con- firmed. THE ELECTION EXPL^J-.S. Mr. PUGH called attention to 1-1 v » el"tio?l, ?lich ?ei-c as follows :-J. T. J.??,? and |<>». printer', £ V.> lOs, Od.; H. AVdliami. 10 .bp at 21, tlO 10s.: John Hughes, 1G days, at 1(M„ £ ^V% tHr. j J. Hol- lif.r i.ii. ^vs at 12s., « £ 29 Ss.; his !I??k?? 21 uay^ at -Is., 12- 11-. i>d 9 ('ollcdor, and distributors, ^9; 5 collec- tos and distributors, XI HI, total, £10 13s. He wished to know if th,r? was any objection to thcse accounts bcm= placed before thc public throug" the newspapers. The CH,URL\" saul there was no objection. Mr PeGn having requested the press to pnbJish the ac- coun!s s?idhe? ?ou!da'io)ika to kn?v the names of the ?l?,k? ,ho the ?L25 113. (id., and their ''??"' orec TK DAVIS s.iJ that the money ? paid to Mr. Hol- lier, and the clerks did not r(??c-ive any of it, for they wcre Jifr Mid thL clerks did not receiTe ?y of it, for they were "?'L' Vu«H remarked that the sum I)ii(I Hollier and his clerks amounted to Jjii 2s. Od., which w„s a very lal'e ?.?DAVis observed that lawyers ,or, c,y dcar. They on?tto?vetewcr clcction, and then the cost would bje 1, Mr. PVGH aked if My cl?eek was ke?t upon these pay- to lall.. H,,11*???'. c:,r:oI C S^d he heUeyed they -S g* gentlemen, and when they did o it was no, uatul to do Slleh thing. ?r ?'?vis thouKht?r. Tugh did ouiterightto call the ?tteution of the bo?-d to it, for it was Tei-y lal'g'c \1m, 4! TheCmn:M?-s.-ndhe)!'tdcaUed"th?e?tt?eNt)o?not\i,?i boar? ?tuight before, to the matter, for he thought "17;   it -s .0 hrge, cous.deri? -Ilr. T D^s Siot Uiinkitwassolarge, considering th" nmonnt f k done, t^r»Sk~le«!d to famish Mr. Pugh with all the particulars he rc?uiri;?. THE OKKAT V.'KSTKKN RAILWAY J Mr. L?-is called attention to tne state 01 thf.Abcrnaut.road, whose taU was ivport.d in the Tl t^Ytrn ?.of?tur?Y. He thought it ?-m?f.ndtbe props which -upportcd it cnero?heJ reatly upon the road. ?? Sr?'EYut: said it would be in that state only for a few <]?Y-ton?r.Thecom)'anvwerewa;tiui; for the girders. Before Ion" 'n new bridge would be in tts place. The Clerk was then ?(l?rcd to write to the comply to ur-?hemto ii?o every effort to get the bridge repaired, and to have the timbers removed from nnuernea.il it. THE CAST; OFDAVIP WO.  ;? R ? I The Cn.uitMAN said tliat tne case oi tau —— Dyer. for infringing the Act, had been dismissed by lIlr. Uishop at the Police-court. The clerk had applied for a The real question was, had the magistrates power to review the order* of the Board. The superior courts had decided that thev had no authority. The mnpstrates had onlv to make the order upon the mall who had an unin- habited house. He believed Mr. Hollier had maoe a mistake in giving any evidence on the case. lIe ought to haye declined to do ;-0. it letter from tho lown-v, ^eriv of Newport. who.liad been written toon the rabject, stating his opinion that the magistrates had only to victioii, ttil(I had no power to decide whether the local ooaid was right or not. He thought they had a very good case for tlie superior courts.. Mr. Pf.iH thought they would be acting very wisely to let the matter drop, and remain as it wrong step in inte rfering with the man at all. Ihcro Aas not any workman's hou.e in Aberdare more habitable tliru David Dyer's. The CHAiRMAX sa.i.1 that about two yeM's ?o?L)Pi chuiced the house from a set of stab'es into a dwet?ns. hous?, and put tenant, therein without b?viii? .uhmitted any plan oft the alteration to the board. Proceedings vere taken aeainst him, and ho. having most likely been advised by his lawyer that he could not stand against the Hoard, put the tenants out. About a twelvemonth ago he IIgai-¡ put tenants in without submitting any plans to the iioard The matter cam dr..v under the notice of the Loar- and those proceedings which culminated in the Police-court were taken against him. The principal reason that the.e proceedings were taken at all was that Dyer had deceived the Hoard. For converting the stables into a house, ami submitting no plan to thu Board, he could !ia\o been punished severely. However, six months aaving I elapsed, the 35ourd had r.o po.vor to punish him. Mr. T. DAVIES thought it would oe weu w IM»« UL- cidcd what authority the magistrates had in the matter. Mr. Pew I said Dyer had lost twelve months rent, and lie had just before invested < £ lo in putting the house in 'EI,HE CHAIKMAN said Dyer was bound to comply with the la Mr. p¡:(;j!: The expense of the action must not be borne by the pawh, then. The l'IIAII:)IA: Of course the expense will be borne by the ratepayers if the board takes any action in the matter. The medical officer has said the house is not habitable. Mr. Puuh said that Mi. Bishop had taken the trouble to go personally to visit the house, and he had decided it was habitable. They ought to abide by what he .aid. The CiiAHiMAN said there was no use in plans of houses being lahl before the board if the proceedings they took were not conclusive. Mr. D. DA YlS did notthink the mag-istrnte, Iwl nny j tiriei- diction in the matter. It would be very right to have the question decided as to what authority they had. The DKITTV T'L"i £ K read a case in which the Superior Court had decided that the magistrates hitd no authority whatever to review the orders of the board. The CiiAUiMAN asked if the board were prepared to go ou with the appeal. Nr. T. DA VIES proposed that the appeal be prosecuted. Mr. 1). DAVIS seconded the motion. lIlr, PUG II movcd as an !lme!lllment that the appeal be allowed to drop. "X?'ot?'?seconded the amendment, and the motion WnS THE PRIVIES IX THE GADLY^ROAD. :1', p¡;¡¡ called attention to four privies at the bottom of the (iadlvs Tip. He said the doors were visible ivom the public thoroughfare, and people eouM into them. The surveyor was ordered to report to the board upon the question. TRAMl^h. J '-1- ThpC'HUn?IAXasMInsnpctor Hewlett IWNO PIC- 'qpnt) if)"'h?anYin?tn:ction9fromMr.SHpermtcuL[ent Thoma rl'IH('tiu tramps. 1 Inspector H<>wu;r!' -aid he had received none. Til? -be Stiperiiitendent !TbouMSt?bout the matter on Saturday. NEW STKKETS AT ABERGWAWR. L- The SURVEYOR reported that the cost 01 maitin^ JJCUUOL- street, Aber^'wawr, would be J::?f), awl thut of Davis-street, Abergwawr, A:'21tL '???ns of the strect3 were siKncdhythc boar? .u? tenders for the materials were ordered to be advertised for. I THE VACANCY IN NO. 1 A hi). 1 11/1 The CHAIRMAN moved that trw Nacanc.) i- .0. -1. 11 I'll- be tilled up. He had -real pleasure in proposing that Mr. W. T. Lewis, the Mardy. be appointed to till that vacancy. Mr. T. DAYIKS had great pleasure in seconding the mo- tion, Mr. Prtiii moved, as an amendment, that the vacancy reniain until the next clc(-tioii. The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. AV.L. Lewis woula he n very valuable member of the Board, especially if any ques- tion of the waterworks should arise. Mr. Pugh's amendment was not seconded, a ho motion was agreed to. THE WATER KUL'I'IN. Mr. LEWIS said that at the lust meeting toe Lnairmau hail called attention to the inadequate supply of water to the outlaying districts. He (Mr. Lewis) thought the uiatter required great attention from the Board. The various districts suffered greatly from the insufficient sup- ply. He begsred to That in the opinion of this Iioard, the time has arrived when active and immediate iuea>ures should be taken to secure au adequate supply of water for the whole of the populous portions of the dis- trict, and tiuit a special meeting he convened for Thursday, the ft)th instant, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of considering the best means for effecting this object." He thought, however, that no measure should, be taken in hand without a public meeting being called to consider the whole question. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the spccial meeting would be merely preliminary. No steps would be taken without calling a public meeting. Mr. D. DAY ia seconded the motion. CHAIRMAN thought it was absolutely necessary that something should be dune to get a better supply of water. From his own exp-Tieneo the people must have had a very inadequate supplv of water during the past two summers. I]ven in the districts supplied hc,t the people must have suffered, for the water was turned off during the day for ti ration, and the wisest course they could adopt was to c, 11 a special meeting to discuss the question. The motion WtlS carried unanimously. THE ABERNANT-ROAIK I- I,- T.?. 41,? The CHAIRMAN drew auenvon w me Abernant-rond, which had been laid before the hoar<1 some time a<*o. Mr. James Lewis would see Mr. Fothergill and consult with him about the road. The board proposed that the road should cost iU,5nO, and that the Abcrnnnt Iron Company should pay onchalf, nnd the board the other half. He was desirous that the company should take it in hand, for they could do it more economically than the boar.).who might get into disputes with the company about the lines of railwav. Mr. Fothergill and Mr. Lewis could go through tho estimate and plans, which the Surveyor would bring up to them. He should propose that such a course be adapted, and that those gentlemen having considered the matter fully, should let the Doard kliOW what their views were. Air. LEWIS signified his willingness to act as the Board wished. ?'? Board accordingly agreed to the Chairman's uggc. tion. THE NEW RATE. A new rate of 5,1. in thepound was ordered to no maue lur the ensuing six months. PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS. n1 f\ L.01 1 fin The CHAIRMAN mitt that there was irom Ai,wvw«i,iw owing to the Board for private improvements. An order was made at his suggestion that ? list of the ???in?f-omo.ch street, anA when they wore due, :11Te o;7:;(lfO the Bt1: 1tt the -new of pressing f,?r p?yme.t. Vfter Tome deMlto'y coQTersatwu about the public pMk, 1 die Bwd KM.

MEETING OF RATEPAYERS AT CANTON. A public meeting of the ratepayers of Canton was held last night, at the Canton Market Hotel, for the purpose of considering the interests of the ratepayers and nominating suitable persons as candidates at the forthcoming election of members of the Local Board. The retiring members are Messrs. French, Glaves, and Thos. Williams. There was a fuUatteudaneeofratepayers. Mr. J. CAER moved that Mr. Dame) Jones takes the chair. Ch Kev. H. CHESTER said that he would cordially second the pronoial, but at the same time he must enter his protest against hole-and-corner meetings. A preliminary meeting, P. sort of hole-and-corner meeting, he believed had been held to decide who should he called to the chair that even- in" Now he qv-ite agreed that it would be difficult to find a more suitableperson than Mr. Jones to preside over that meeting, and he cordially seconded the motion that he should occupy that position, but he thought that the pro- meters of all future meetings should have the courtesy to leave those who were to form the meeting to choose their own chairman. Mr, JOXES then took the chair. In opening the pro- cocdings he said that with regard to the protest against hole-and-corner meetings he had simply to remark that, on Wednesday, he was asked by a ratepayer whether, if a meeting of ratepayers was called, he would allow himself to be nominated as chairman, and his reply was, Ye,; I am quitejeontent to do my best to forward the interest of the district." He did not give his consent with mv intention of keeping any one else out of the chair. (Hear hear) He had no knowledge of any hole-and- corner meeting, rxd so far from supporting any such a thin". he had always advocated the principle laid down by the gentleman who had made the protest. The object fcr which they had met that evening was to hear an account of the stewardship of their retiring members, and also, if satisfied with the conduct of those geutemrn during the term of office, to renew the trust they had reposed in them, or to discard them by electing more suitable men for the position. Whatever the result at which they arrived, whether they were agreed to renew their confidence in the retiring members or elect new representatives, they should not forget the important consideration that a man should not be chosen because he was a member of this or that sect, or because he was of this or that political party, but by reason of the business tact and experience which hewns capable of bringing to bear upon the deliberations of the local board. (Hear, hear.) I. L,-t it wonid be his privilege to appear again before his fellow-townsmen, and in giving an account of his conduct during his period of office, he should tell them this-that he would not thank any man for giving him his vote because he belonged to a certain party. (Hear, hear.) If he was not deserving of the votes of his constituents upon his merits, he would not thank any dcctor for tys vote if it were expected of him that he should go into the council as the political tool of a party. (Cheers.) Now, with regard to the special purpose for which they had been brought together, he thought, in the first place, that no man ought to be elected to a seat at the local boarii unless ho were a resident in the distrct; in the scsond place, that he should be an owner of pro- perty; and thirdly, that he should be a man who 1m.! plenty of leisure time at command. (Hear, hear.) In choosing a representative, those were the three (tiialifica- tions they ought to insist upon, not forgetting, of course, to supoort the candidate who, possessing those attributes, also united with them an aptitude for public business. (Cheers.) He concluded his remarks by inviting the retiring members to address the meeting. Mr. GLAVES at once rose, and disclaimed all knowledge of the hole-and-corner meeting to which allusion had been made. He was a man who stood upon his merits, and if the ratepayers were not content to accept him upon those terms, then he should certainly not ask them for their sup- port upon any other terms. (Hear, hear.) However, be- fore he gave an account of his term of office to the meeting, h e should like the man to explain himself with regard to his hole-and-corner assertion. (i;Hear, bear," tutl Ltugh. ter.) 1: ev. II. CHESTER (stepping up to fee table): I suppose I Hill the person referred to by the gentleman who has just asked for an explanation P Sir. GLAVEI Yes, you are the person, but I don't know your name. (Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN I think we had better let any little remarks which have been made about hole-and-corner meetings go by. I know that the allusion was not meant Cor Mr. Glaves, but for those who got up the placard, and h > was not one of those. Mr. GLAVES*. But, for all that, I should like him to ex- plain. (" Heal' and laughter.) hey. H. C'HKSTEK: Well, I will settle the question at one j. Wo have come here for business, and not to quarrel, (iicar. hear.) When I rose to second the proposal that Mr. Jones should take the chair, I simply spoke to a prin- ciple. I said I did not know whether there had been a hole- and-corner meeting, and, if there was one, we do not know who concocted it. We are summoned here to discuss our interests as ratepayers, and I hope that the course which has been adopted on this occasion of bespeaking a chairman will not be set up as a precedent for the guidance of future meetings. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GRAVES All right. (Laughter.) A IIATEPAYER I think Mr. Glaves had ample reason to ask for the explanation, because it is my opinion that the person who made the assertion desired to throw fuel on the tire. (" Hear, hear," and laughter). Mr. GLAVES then briefly explained his course of action during his term of office as one of their representatives. He said that he had been a member of the Local Board since its formation, and had always endeavoured to do his duty to the ratepayers. He had been a firm and con- sistent supporter of all measures of improvement which had been brought before the Board. He was not one of those who advocated those improvements upon the principle that the ratepayers should pay for them, but that they should be done at the cost of the owners of the property. (Hear, hear.) There was a question now in dispute between the owners and ratepayers with regard to the improvement of Severn-road. There were a few small owners in that locality who objected to bear the expense of improving that road, and wanted to place the charge on the ratepayers. Throughout his career at the Board he had objected to that principle, and he should always "stick to it like a leech"- (laughter and cheers)—though he was an owner himself. (A Voice: "Bravo.") lIIr. STACEY then proposed, and Mr. BAXNER seconded, a resolution nominating Mr. Glaves for re-election.. Mr. GLAVES nominated Mr. French for re-election, and Mr. BANNKR seconded the motion. Mr. J. "WILLIAMS moved, and Mr. CROSS seconded, the nomination of Mr. W. Tresedcr. Mr. CARR proposed, and Mr. WUIllY second, ed,, the nomi- nation of Mr. Benjamin Francis, which was supported by Mr. HVTOFINS, remarking that Mr. rancis had already been returned on three diifereut occasions, and had always discharged his duties to the satisfaction of the ratepayers. 1\f,. lUr. WAUND"IW eonipiamuu tmib .m. Williams, two of the retiring members, had not attended the meeting to answer any questions which the ratepayers miirht feel disposed to put to them. Mr. GLAYES said that the reason„Mr. French was not present was that he was not in good health. Mr. EIERY, in supporting the nomination of Mr. Tresedcr, strongly urged the desirability of a policy of im- provement being adopted, and consistently and rigidly carried through by the local board, pointing out that Canton had everything in its favour, and it only required that tho roads and sewerage should be efficiently made. Mr. EDWARDS, by way of supporting the principle advo- cated by the previous speaker, gave utterance to the follow- ing impromptu couplet, which was received with great laughtcr 0, Canton Rilly peoplc! You built a church without a staple! Mr. TRESEDKII and Mr. FRANCIS then addressed the meeting. They depressed themselves in favour of public improvements. A show of hands was taken, with the following results For Mr. Glaves, 17 Mr. French, IG; Mr. Trescaer, 45; Mr. Francis, 48. The proceedings then closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

THE IRON, COAL, AND HARDWARE I TRADES OF THE WEST MIDLANDS. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. Trade is mending here a little. Pig makers in the North of England are, therefore, selling somewhat freely. The demand extends alike to the best Hmmatite and also to the Cleveland samples; but tho latter are somewhat interfered with by West of England brands. Besemcr iron is not so stiff as it was some time ago in cases in which right good orders can be given. Indeed, we have heard of b;s. bd. having been the price in such transactions. A reduction in the make of Bessemer steel between now und the time at which the chief parts of the patent will lapse is understood hereabouts to have been checked by Mr. "Bessemer consenting to terms from his leading customers by virtue of which they continue to make as heretofore. The dcpuntI for stccl 1'0 ils, stcel plates, and r.teel bars increases. So, too, do the inquiries for railway iron, not rails aloue, intended as well for our own colonies as for the North of Europe; and some makers of railway fencing for India are extremely busy upon work of this class, which when laid will stretch over hundreds of miles of ground. Railway fastenings for permanent way are giving employment at the ironworks and at the manu- factories. The last eastern mails have brought fair orders '1 ntwl fl few bars. lor iittii rous, sneew, uuu America and Canada are slightly better. rbe home I demand keeps up for sheets, both singles and lattens and there is a fair inquiry for girder plates and angles. Un- derhandsarescarceatsomeoftheworks, and so, too, are boys. Hence several puddling furnaces are put irlsiao:,r want I of the former, and mills are impeded in their work, want, ing the latter. Low wages keep away undcrhands, and tho Factory and "Workshops Acts have driveu many of the hoys out of the works. Masters who have been applied t a have not returned answers to the applications made by t'tle ironworkers for an advance of wages. The question will be considered at the preliminary meeting in this town this day week, but it is not at all likely that any advance will be conceded. The colliers are murmuring, but are not taking any definite action, nor are they thought to be likely to do so. Where, however, they find that .their masters have a tolerably good number of boats waiting at the wharves to be filled they will not display tho custo- mary energy in sending to bank the requisite quantity of the mineral.

THE CRICKETING TEAM FOR At:STRALIA.-The hitch bptwan the English cricketers and the agent employed to en,a c them for a trip to Australia, is likely to be adjusted, fhe following professionals will form the Elei,?n'. ?° 0. Shaw, A. Shaw, J. Oocroft, F. SUeock, Wm.her, Mw tin, Jupp, Pooley, Humphrey, Griffiths, and BoutherteA. Md the voyage will be ealy in the QUWRS moutb.

ADJOURNED LICENSING A'.T NEWPORT. Yesterday, the Mayor and Messrs. Homfray, W. Evans, and?w. W. Morgan, sat at the Po lice-court to dis- pose of the applications for licences. In I commencing the proceedings the Mayor made some observati ons on the pro- visions of the new Act of Parliament, and s- aid it was the determination of the magistrates to suppress all houses of bad repute, in the hope of thereby abolishing- a great deal of the crime and immorality attributable to drunkenness. He further stated that the magistrates had determined, in reference to the new applications for spirit licences, to I grant no new licenccs tor tiie present. A number of double-licensed houses, which hM: been left over, were then granted, some with a caution. The beer- house applications were next heard, and a nuziber were granted. Some of the most objectionable cases were refused, on grounds like those hereunder stated. Bee Hive Inn, Canal-parade, Henry Workman. Mr. Lloyd, junr., appeared for applicant. Convicted 01" Monday 111.11? Mr. Lloyd stated that h? chiefly represented the 1 ami- lord. The present tenant was about to leave at the end of the month, and it would be rather hard on the landlord if the house should lose the licence for the misconduct of th9 present tenant. They would undertake to get a nevr tenant. -Licence refused, house being disorderly. Seven Stars Inn, Canal-parade, Daniel Hagert. Super- intendent Huxtable stated that applicant had been convicted eight times under the iJeerhouse Act, and 25 times for various offences the landlord had been convicted; 13 con- victions against his wife. The hous was a harbour for prostitutes and thieves, and notoriously bad characters, and the applicant rented eight or nine houses as brothels. Mr. Cathcart said he appeared for the applicant, and hoped SuperintendeutHuxtable had spoken authentically. Hewas not aware that such was the character of the house. Mr. Huxtable said his report was copied from the magistrate's charge book and signed by them.—Licence refuged. George Young, Crown and Anchor, Canal-parade, the property of Daniel Haggerty. Reported as the resort of prostitutes and bad characters.—Licence refused. Hag. gerty became insolent, and the Mayor ordered him to be locked up till the rising of the court unless he apologized. Haggerty apologized, and was ordered to leave the court. Alexandra Victualling Stores, Thomas Gwynne Thomas. Mr. Cathcart appeared for applicant. Mr. Evans asked what could be done when the ground-landlord said he would refuse to let the house as a beerhouse ? After a short consultation, Mr. Homfray said he did not sit on the bench as a repre- sentative of the Tredegar Wharf Company, but he wished to observe that the applicant had received a notice of eject- ment.—Granted. __n.. British Flag, Castle. street, William Lenay. beverai previous convictions, and a child murder committed in the house: a harbour for prostitutes, convicted thieves, and crimps.-Refuse,I. Three Cranes Inn, George-street, James Robbins. Several convictions. Has prelUlôes occupied by prostitutes. The Mayor wished the applicant good morning," and re- fused his licence. Irishman's Arms, Mellon-street, Richard Rogers. Busi- ness carried en in a clandestine manner on Sunday morn- ing. Mr. Evans said if he were the Superintendent he would catch the individuals. The Superintendent said if the Bench would sanction plain clothes for his men he could do it then. The Mayor advised the applicant to give up the business.—Licence granted with a caution. Appli- cant said he had never been caught. Mr. Homfray said he had better say, I am much obliged," and go, without open- ing his mouth further. Hamburg Bar DancingSaloon, Commercial-street, Adam Selby. Three convictions, but the last in 18(17. Mr. Cathcart submitted that the grounds upon which the Bench had power to refuse a certificate were four, and read the section of the Act. The applicant bad borne a good character since 1807 secondly, as to its being the resort of prostitutes since then, his argument was that the last con- viction had worked its effect. It was only those two points that effected the case in question. The present law was made after these offences had been committed. The Mayor said there were three very heavy convictions. The Chief Superintendent also stated that the applicant always closcd his house entirely on a Sunday.—The Bench agreed to grant the licence, and a wine licence was also granted. Alexandra Inn, Commercial-road, Robert Woolley. One conviction for Sunday trading. Mr. Homfray said he had heard a very bad character of the house. Two sergeants were called, an,1 did not improve the applicant's position. The Bench took into consideration the fact of the appli- cant have acted the (iood Samaritan" in a case where a man was fearfully beaten.—The licence was granted, with a caution.

THE GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRICULTU- RAL SOCIETY'S SHOW AT NEATH. The second day's exhibition of the above Society took place yesterday, but from the very unpropitious state of the weather, the attendance of visitors was not so large as was anticipated. The children of Alderman Davies's and the British Schools, together with those from Mr. Davis's Academy, were admitted at 10 a.m. gratuitously. The Cwmavon band were compelled to take refuge in one of the sheds, where they played at intervals throughout the day. The horses appeared to be most uncomfortably placed, as no kind of shelter was provided for them; consequently they had to endnre, with their grooms, the disagreeable drizzling rain which continued throughout the day. The exhibition finally closed at 0 p.m. We uti?r?f,d that a series of athletic sports, concluding with a grand display of fireworks, will be given as a finale to the proceedings, should the weather permit.

CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS AND 1 VACANCIES. APPOINTMENTS. The Bishop of Winchcstcr has collated the Roy. Robert Pender Hutchinson, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, incul11- hint of Christ Church, Cambcnvcll, to the rectory of t. Thomaa'a Winchester, vacant by the resiguation of the ltcv. Christopher Bowcu, M.A. The Bishop of R"h,y has ,ii. I the Rcv. Thomas I r. mau Rowscll, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, eurato of St. !ark's, Rcigato, to tho incumbency of the new church of the Holy Trinity, Eltham. Tiie Bislnp of Mnnchostcr has instituted the Rev. William Johnson, M.A., to tho vicarage of St. Saviour's, Bacup, vacant by the proferment of tho llcv. W. Whitworth. The Bishop of Chester v has collated the Rev. Andrew Fuller CI?t )r, M.k., vicar of Nantwich, to an honorary canonry iu Ches- t.r Cathedral, and 1,?? i.? t,t ?t,, the Rev. Richard Ilobsou to the vicarage of St. Nathaniel's, West Derby, and the Rev. Gcorgf Cole to the vicarage of St. Michael's, Toxtuth Park. The Bishop of Bangor lias instituted the nev. Richard kellr M. A., vicar of Clynnog, to the rectory of Festiniog. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter have presented the B ev. Charles Mackworth Drake, M.A., viear of Seaton-with-Beer t, the vie"e of St. Veryan, Cornwall, vacant by the death .1 the ltev. S. J. P. Tri?t. lÙ>Thit/R;'1 Chiches?A. curato 01 Prc-stwie n has heen appointed to the rectory of D(!vûuir ?'h?I? Carr G. Aeworth, M.A., mmto of St. P.i?l'? ( Jhureh Preston, h.? been '(1 btt'? cl,?l- Patronage & )0ioty to the vicarage tHojTiflt obrfJb;l dlfh 0f the Hm..md Rev. Digby WaJsh. M.A. ° The Rev. Job. Owen, ?.A., has been prc»*ntod to tt 0 vicarage of East Austey. Devonshire. of E.?t A.?t(?y' in ;Z?r. have been ?..f,-d ?p.,? tb Q Rev. John Bowdeu Trend, M.A S Mary's Hall, "ud l'onnr rly curate of St. ?i?'8 Church, Uxbrft.aafittpon theRt;v.)ttt' ???mm't, I.A., of St. Ed? d H:dl, Oxford, law ono of t .? M.t?rz? iu Bedford Grammar School. Tho chaplaincy at Homburg, h"?' mnferrcdupo,i the llcv. Claudius Buchanan Brigstocke, M.A. ? St. Ed.ud Hall, Oxford, late British chaplain at Turin. VACANCIES. The incumbency of St. Mark's, Dalston, by the death of the Rev. W. Yates Rooker, M.A.; patron, the r, ctor of West Hack- i'lie prehendaJ stall of Ferring in Chichest er Cathedral, by the death of the Iwv. Stephen Barbut, M.A. j j ,tron, the Bishop of Chichester. The rectory of FinpUI, near !rddleh' ?, Yorkshire, by the death of the Rcv. Edward Wyv,M-1 wortb .i:O a year; )?ron? Mr." M.WyyiU. "?'' ?ye- The (wtory o 81 uiii .tlionf Yr by the d,.tl? f the 1cf!.r1 ,;Jinï¡; ,iepn!o!.hM'W.' WyvU). (Mr. )'VilI w or -?Lan of Fiug&d which falls to the gift of (.r. 11', of Ripon.) CliimiL by the prc-fer- The ineutnbcncy of Christ Church. Camhcrwell, by tbe prefer. mcut of the Rev. R. P. H.t, hiw?, ???. j worth ?(? year; patrons, Hyndman's trustees. I IJ:n::l;¡fIsh, S. worth £ 120 a year; patron, the Rev. C. Cook, M.A. TI,? ,'iclI.re of Scatfn.wlth.F ,,r, nenT A,.i.,t,?, by tho pre. ferinciit of the Rev. C. M. U rake, M.A.; worth 1--0 a year; putron, the Hon. Mark BoUt. the Ho-f H?IW, u«a" ■ Winchester; worth 980 a year, and a house; patron,Jthe Rev. J. n. Youm:, LA. Tho curacy of Allin^'tot,' ''?' worth £ 100 a year; patron, T' A 'g', Vi ts ire; worth 1100 a year; patron, the cnmcy of Holy Tri' ?}ty Church, South Shields: worth £ 120 a year patron, the Rev T. Dixon, M.A. The loi a ¡ili:l; Jt 1 :r!¡,A¿f Rndham, Herts; worth I £ 90 a year, with titWat theBisliopof Rochester's next ordination; rrh i'{;.tll-;t "a;iifpeheswr's uext ordination; I The curacy of tlm at Harwood, Accriugtou; worth LIOO lycu; patron, the I to v. A?. M. Haslewood. Tho curacy ot OJdingtn'j, Stow-on-the-Wold worth £ 90 a year, and hom«'! 1 putron, the Rcr. W. Wi^'in, M.A.

AN Acoo, /PUSHED SCIlIDE.-The following singular note was re cently addressed by a candidate for the post of hapel, eeper to the deacons of a Liverpool chapel:— Sir au<" t Gentlemans of Committe of Hos PInse Cnpel, —I was i ierc from a member that your guile father publis tha the? e was want a Capel Ceper for new Braspitteraine Capel in Clarance Street, and I offers myself for plase. I vaa not be a member but was have it in my mind to offer myself and if was yet Capel I comes a member quick stier s. I was not mared but was have a woman who is lner flber in my minds eye to marry er. I certifize that I will kiv dO the Capel awful clane—My professun is labor and I w- as work sometimes for-. Plase let us no as soon ? ou can as I was like to by fernish for new hose. I was sit under gallery in Rose Plase, and I was to be 29 ears in my life. 1 remene, Gentlemans, your umblo scrvan -i1'cr£o(¡L Albion. 'U' TlI 1 J1 T J- THE TRUCK SYSTEM.—mr. rsaicer, one oi tne inspectors of Factories, states in his report recently issued, that a sub- inspector has apprised him of the existence of the truck sJstcm in the glove manufacture at Bingwood, a place which has long becn the seat of manufacture of a peculiar kind of knitted glove in various materials. The sub- inspector reports that the work is done by the gloving hands at their own homes, and that on their bringing it in to their employers they are compelled to take out the es- timatcd value of their work in goods, chiefly drapery and grocery. When they wish for money, he says they are obliged to go round among their friends to ascertain who wants any such goods as they have to take. He adds that they are, of course, expected to dispose of everything at a reduction of price, even on the value at which it was ren- dered to them. He says he is credibly informed that some of the leading employers of this labour who happen to be drapers, for instance, have a grocery counter solely for the payment in kind of their gloving hands, but from which they do not profess to sell to the pume." Mr. Baker re- uwiw that he is afraid the ruçi J1SWm preY? In pW of tita Stalk Country.

LIFE ASSURANCE DODGES. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a letter from a corres- pondent, which it says" throws some light on the extraor- dinary expedients to which some of the assurance officer are in the habit of resorting for the purpose of extending their bnsiness at all hazards and any cost." The correspon- dent has furnished our contemporary with the name of the company in queAion,'anditis bynomean.?a?-mallorobse re one. The foll."ing i? the snhetauce of the communict- tion :-About four months since a friend called on me, and, presenting me with a ticket, asked me if I would dine r with him in the City that evcniug at eight o clock. I had no objection she dinner, ut naturally asked the festivity. He replied that he was quite ignoraat of tho cause of the spread, as he termed it, or the name of the host, and that the tickets were given to him by a gentleman whom h9 casually met at the bu* of the tavern, and with whom he had a few minutes' conversation oir general topics. We went, and found a dinner laid for about twenty, wi(I fifteen or sixteen gentle- men sitting ahnost in soImm silence, for they were nearly all strangers to each other, and like ourselves, seemed in ignorance as to why they were brought together. We all seemed to-be waiting fcr our mjsterious host, but, witfc the exception of an ener.Tttic yoivog gentleman who rushed in and oat, and at about half-past eight ordered dinner to be served, no one appeared whom wo could honour as the fouader of the feast. Wo dinedr and a very good dinner it was. No wine; that, I think was a mistake, for winc- opeis the heart and muddles the brain, and the Company might have reaped a profit on the investment of a doiea of port. The cloth was cleared, a collection made for the waiters, grog ordered, and then the murder came out—our lively friend appeared with a lot of reports, <&c., a venerable gentleman favoured us-with a lang discourse on the advantages of life assurance, aud of the Life Assurance in particular, and finished by calling on aU of u* who were not already assured to do so at once in their ottice, adding that in a private loom upstairs gas an,1 a !}1edicallllltJl had been laid on for oiw special convenience, and a clerk from the offiee would assist us in making out our proposals for any sum np to 110,000. We with diffi- culty resisted the voices of our charmers and escaped, after promising to give the Life Assurauce Company the preferellcu whenever wo insured our precious lives."

A WONDERFUL STORY. It is said that in the tombs of the Necropolis of ancicnt Egypt two kinds of mummies have beeu found. One is in- complete-that is to say, all organs necessary to life have been separated from them; the other, on the contrary, is quite complete. Having observed this, a Swedish chemist. Dr. Grussolbech, who has the reputation of being both great and learned Professor at the University of Upssal, has come to the conclusion that the Egyptian mummies are not all, as has been Baid and believe,1 for som thousands of years, bodies embalmed by any process of preservation whatever, but that they are really the bodies of individuals whose life has been momentarily suspended, with the intention of restoring them at some future time, only the si-erct of preservation has been lost. Meanwhile Professor Orusselbach adduces many proofs in support of his idea; among others, his experi- ments during the last ten years, which, he 8ays, have always proved successful. He took a snake and treated it in such a mauncr as to benumb it as though it had been carved in marble, end it was so brittle that had he allowed it to fall it would have broken into fragments. In this state lie kept it for one or several yearj, and then re- stored it to life by sprinkling it with a stimulating fluid, the composition of which is his secret. For fifteen years the snake hag brcll nntlcrgcing all existence composed of BUccesgire deaths and resurrections, apparently without sustaining any harm. The professor i* reported to have sent a petition to his government, requesting that a criminal who has been sentenced to death may be given to him to treat him in the same manner as the snake, promis- ing to restore him to life in two Farg. It is ?..Ier?tood that the man who undergoes this experiment is to be par- (Ie ,t¡; hleJi:¡:isGJ i¡, "e:i or rejected the learned chemist's proposal is not known.

BETTING IN LONDOX.-LAST NILUT. GUEAT EASTERN RA\L1\"AY HAN PI CAT. 100 to 7 a:t AnurautU colt, tiuid w t. 7 -Vtx,t 100 to 7 Th-tr, t 100 tu Ô Addai41,. t Ij) to 1 Any otbor rr::I¿2:.i.: J.L \IV "g:" nu.u. ¥" 12 to 1 15 to 1 Likiy E*elyn f, 0, 10 to 1 laid I\t.. ttrst. 1.000 to 55, 100 to 3\r,erfll th* OJ id U fifties twice token previous 1000 to 65 — The Palmer, t 100 C John Davi" 0 500 to 20 Yiwiium, o, 1,500 to 451 5o0 to 20 — Mifs Peddie colt, 1000 to 4 ) Toby, 0, take 1000 In 30 1000 to u starter, 0, 300 to 101 onco tako 100 to :3 1000 t,) 35 Tarabnu, 0, 100 to 3 t and w S t,o 1 Fairwiud, o, 1000 to 30 t 40 to 1 CedI, t and 0, 200 to i and 50f) to 12 also taken HO to 1 Our Mary Ann, 0 40 to 1 Lupez, t and 0 40 to 1 m ltoyal IIcatl, 0 40 to 1 Phantom, o W to I Marquis of Carabae, 0 1000 to 20 — Red Rice, o 1000 to 13 (jarc1euer) t and 0 1000 to 15 Pcabody and Re,icrueinn, 0 1000 to 10 Robespierre, t IOU,) to II) Crown Princess, 0 10 JO to 10 ltooc" o 1.000 to 10 Atonemeut,o 1000 to 5 Morn:1, 0 1000 to 5 Paul Joneo, t, 10 to 1 Sir Joseph Oawley's lot, 0 Offers to back W. and J. B. Day's lot. 2500 toluJ ast Cecil and Fairwiud coupled, w 20 to 1 Trxiban and Syceo coupled, 0 5i>0 even on Starter v. Vacuum, o CAMKlIW.tSHIKE. o to 1 t Prior, t amI 0 25 to 1 Cocoa Nut, o 25 to 1 Vacuum, 0 1000 to 40 — Typhoeus, 0 lUOO to 30 Lady Evelyn filiy, t and 0 1000 to 30 Defcudcr, 0 1000 to 30 Faraway, 0 40 to 1 Phautoiii, 0 1000 to 18 — Fairwind, 0 1ool) to 21) Mdlle. Do Fliguy, o 1000 to 15 Viscount, 0 10(K) to 10 Knight of the Garter, o 1000 to 10 Vespasian, o Offers to back Jerry Down "nd Valbtiou gelding, No price named. DERBY. 9 to 1 apst Suushiue, 0, 10 to 11 12 to 1 Kingcraft, 0 1000 to 40 Astolio, t thrice o 40 to 1 Coutts, t to €225 1000 to 15 Catherine Logic colt, 0; take 1000 to 10

The affairs of Mr. C. H. Turner, formerly chairman oi the Great Eastern Kailway, were yesterday before the Court of Bankruptcy for proofs of debts. Proofs amount- ing to < £ 50,000 had been tendered, and the bulk of the debts was for money lent. THE ORDINATIONS.—It is noticeable in the list of ordi. nations held iu the various dioceses last Sunday, that there are an unusual number of Literates," that is, of persons who have not taken any degree at either of the universities. The University of London, which used to be proscribed by the Episcopal bench, supplies several candidates. The Bishop of Cheater ordained a candidate from the Univer- sity of Brooklyn, New York; one from Bishop's College, George Town, Guiana; and one for the disestablished Church of Ireland, at the request of the Archbishop of Dub. lin. The Bishop of Peterborough also ordained a candidate for the Irish Church, at the request of the Bishop of Derry and THE NATIONAl. EISTEDDFOD.—A movement is on foot for re-establishing this Welsh institution on a permanent basis. We understand that Mr. C. Simner Cartwright, of London, has been appointed secretary, and that the future operations of the council will be directed to the attainment of success, without incurring the heavy outlays which have hitherto crippled all the movements of the institution. Of course one of the first efforts will be to extinguish the debt that exists. A series of concerts will be held in different towns in the Principality, and we can only hope that the work which has been commenccd will be carried to a sue. cessful result. There is no reason why the National Eisteddfod should not be made self-supporting, if the council determine to work it on a basis which will secure the unanimous support of the Welsh people. They are most interested in its prosperity, and to an intelligent appreciation of its worth they must be guided. THE SEVERN FISHERIES.—The annual meeting of the Board of Conservators of the River Severn Fishery district has just been held at Worcester, Earl Fitzhardinge in the chair. The annual report alluded inter alia to the sub- ject of pollution, which was no doubt a most deadly ob. struction to the increase of salmon in the river. In the upper district of the river, at the very source among the Montgomeryshire mountains, lead mines poisoned the water, and to this subject the Board had turned their at- tention during the past year, while at Gloucester the pol. lutions from gas-pipes, sewerage, and manufactories were most injurious. The Gloucester water bailiff reported that on Monday last (September 13) he counted no less than 37 dead and putrid salmon lying !n.th Severn immediately I ? ?, I- ?- .I- belOW .lOucester. vvitn regara TO ine inices ui "Ie past season in the Severn, statistics had been obtained with great difficulty, and these showed that in the middle and upper district of the Severn, between Tewkesbury and Milford weir, above Shrewsbury (beyond which point salmon could not ascend the Severn in consequence of the weir) and up to Volanoz weir on the Verniew (beyond which salmon could not pass for the same reason) 460 fish had been taken, of which only fourteen had been taken by anglers. In the tidal portion of the district, howcycr-viz" from Tewkesbury to the Bristol Channel-the number of salmon taken this season by nets and fixed en,-ine a'nMnted to upwards of 11,000. The total wcl^t of all the ?caugh?s estimated at nenrty 50 tona, and the com merdal value may be nxed at .ES.COO A )arge ?rot? very fine fish was'taken throughout the season, and the -a of grilse w&s very few, and the fish were remarkably fine. of erilsle XilfffJroport a large number of now L?how- ing themselves in the estuary. The income of the Board in he pst year had b..2916 15?. 21, and the expen?li. SM .M5CM3. J:i. but tfe: were out??tm&ug- clo?Us W.l mn tho *w* the b?M.

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. A FAMILY OF SIX PEESOXS MUKDERED. Paris was horrified on Tuesday evening by the news of tl»e murder of a whole family at Pantin. near the fort of At.-beM]Iit?rs, in the b'jvliciu'. At three o'clock on Monday moaning a mother and five children, one of them a boy of lt3, were hacked to death and ?uperiieially buried. Tha bodies when found in the early morning were yet warm. They wen? well dressed, aiitl belonged to the bourgeois class. It is not jet* known who they were, Imt it is supposed that they arrived in Paris on Monday evening by a speciui train from Raincy. The fatiu*r of the childreii is SUi-pechd of being the murderer, but it is diflieult to suppose that one man could hnve Isiited so llnny. The btidies are all covered, with almost innumerable wounds. The following account is from Galig¡Y"?li An extra*' ordinary crime wa>. discovered yesterday moraing at Pan- tin, near Pari j-k A labourer -on entering his field, distant abcut 150 yiu'ds f,mm the railway station, ohwrved parts of biood-stained pocket handkerchief isolling from the ground, "hieh in that place had ovidEtltly been disturbed, and w.te- all aroraid rddcni'f1. The man at once gave information to t;lo police, and the tarth having bi-fln reu oveiU was found to con- ceal the bodits of six per"on8" all of wbom had been xnrdered only a hw hourvbefew. Thsy consisted of 11 woman about 4o, respectably dres.<e<1 and we:u»Bg gold earrings and watch and -jhain, besides having M' about 10f. in her pocket; a ycuug woman cf 18; a }:out i. of 16; and thre« ehildrcu, aged about 12, 1C, and ;"resrL-tiveI1.. The wounds which 11110'1 occasioned the tleath ef: th, Koman* who is supposed to be tin mother of the otlurs, L»«l been inflicted with a hatchet, or somo other heavy, cul'iiig in- 8'rullien while th? rest 'WI been t.bkd rcp< ateiH^ with a knife. The rOlmger children still convuls 'nl' las{>ed in their hands roll* and snusages which they haibcc £ >eatin{? when attacked. The young lvnn was literaII3 I)ic-ied all over with wonnd", and hul evidently ,Jtuggled h,ml to de- f-d the familr. An i.l??i,y at the rail :y 3t.tiom showe,1 that live tickets had haen received tfoj previous night from persons who had alighted from th.) last train. proceeding toward Paris, and who nwyprohaUy pi-.ove t;) be the victims. Ihthat ce the sixtS body may be ex- plained by the youngest laving travelled gratis, afi under age. The crime supposed to have b<*m oomn itted al{ou that time. Tho bodies have be«en remrved to tJ,e lI[jrgue. and an investigation is bong proceeded with; but v yefc nothing dcisivo em. beeiriascortained. The following account > of the mnder, whioii ha *e .:so been published, ape take: from .the FrJloh pap'.ir# On Monday morning afarm ltll)o-cer living at Pantin, a suburbau village jusl, outvie the • fortification- to the north. east of Paias, was orosting afield on his Wiiy to his work, whan his attent on was caught by lnrge 1 iols of hloo,1 in a. piece of wast I ground, part i of wbioli appeared to have been ploughed i*r. dug by an inexperienced hand. Whilst ponderiug on hew. the bloo 1, could haro ;;0'. there, he saw somethiag whit" undsr a ebJ., of earth, nml pulled it out. It was a whito pocket handkerchief, literally drenched with blood, nad oa remo ving it he m a human hand sticking aut of t'm gronnd. tie ran off. to the Com- 8 ui is <=ar 7 of Police* a ad soon returued to the slot with assistance,, aixl spadea« having bn procured, a discovery was mode which struak. horror into the hearts who behehr. it. SU dead bodies sucwsaively came to liht, aa shovelful aftir shovelful Ðf earth was removal, evidently those of a mother aid her live children, aU ,,j' them lite- rally cuttopieccs. The first bidy discovers! was that of alitflo girl of 7, Jaarfally hueked about the neck: the sccoad that of a boy of I t; 'iine third taat of a little giru a mere balvj; tho fon,t! was tha body of the mother, a wom-ia about I and then two lads of about 12 atil lLi. The bodies ha.1 beeu laid at the feet of cauli other, and were covered by about tf irte, feet of cartA, and the murderer had tried to give the < _> round the appearance of ploughed laui, forming it into ] urrows. 1-ne vu:uius WCl-C au iuuh itwpeviuuiy un-ssvu, one of the boys wore the uniform of one of tin y all had some rnonsy in their pockets, the mother's earrings had not been touched, and one of the boys had a watch. The people at the Pantin railway station remember a family whose appearance corresponded with that of the victim* arriving there on the previous evening (Sunday) with tickots fromRainey. It is said that the bodies were still ijuite warm when they were disinterrc,l, from which it is inferred that t'ae murder must have been committed at about three a.m. on Monday. The six dead bodies were placed on carta filled with straw, and taken to the Morgue. From nina o'clf jck in the morning thousands rushed thither to endea- vor tr to see the bodies, but they were not to be seen on the inr iined slabs of black marble on which the corpses of the n' jrecognised dead are usually laid, but placed in a chamber t .part, belonging to the establishment. The police on duty had some difficulty in keeping the people from overcrowding t the Morgue, where there was but one drowned man to see- 1 » P.. 1 1. 1.1 1 i. l.„ i *1. „ J.UA A report spreau uirougu tut: cruwu lUl mu uusuauu ui uiu lady and father of the children had been arrested. The bridges and quays were crowded. The mother is said to have been aicrintc. Hundreds were assembled outside the gate leading to the private room where the bodies lie. in the hope of witnessiniI their removal to their home. The I'ublic says that the bodies have been identified by a hotel-keeper ia Paris as thoso of a family which arrived in town a few days ago. It would appear that the victims were suddenly as- sailed, as two of the children's hands held couvulsively clasped in their death-grip a piece of bread and butter and a piece of cold sausage. The Paris correspondent of a London contemporary furnishes the following additional particulars. He says:—A few minutes from Paris, by the Xerthern line, is situated the little village of Pantin. Yester- day (1\Iond"y) morning, a labourer about to resume his work of digging up his field, was walking along a footpath which skirtcd a bit of waste land, when splashes of blood on the earth attracted his notice, lie stopped, and perceived a pool of blood in which a white substance was floating. It was a portion of a human brain. The ex- perienced eye of the peasant at once remarked that the earth had been freshly dug np, but not by an ol-dinu7 spade, or even b) a common labourer's. A white rag :ri¡tt:vef te afr:hlI,nrcr,¡¡ ¡;l:t hi:: to stoop and drag it from under a looscned sod. It was a bloodstained haul kerchief. He stuck his own spade into the ground, and a human arm ap- peared. Terrified, he threw the implement away and ran for a police commissioner. By eight o'clock he returned with that oificcr and the village dodo". followed by a crowd, who quickly gathered at the startling news. One amongst the latter volunteered his services, and (Itigup the body of a child about seven years of age; three gaping wounds in the neck, another across the left car. and a knife slit along the back of the head, accounted or his death. A second body, that of a boy about fourteen, who had been killed by three wounds in his head, was immediately found close to that of the cnil,1. A few more spadefuls of earth were removed, and the corpse of a little girl, perhaps of four years, dressed in a blue frock, a white petticoat, care. fully-drawn white stockings, and a little wllterproof cloak, was laid bare. On lit r face but a few knife-slits scarcely accounted for her death; the doctor raised her littlepetticont, and his hand was saturated with fresh blood, for from an enor- mous gash across her stomach fell out the intestines, whilst from the region of the heart flowed another stream* yet warm and red. A mass of petticoats close to her little feet, revealed a fourth body. By this time the excitement of the crowd was so great that some soldiers sent down from the adjoining fort of Aubervilliers were obliged to in- terfere to keep a space clear around those engaged in making these ghastly discoveries. The body of the mother waa next dug up. She wore a dress of black silk in her pocket was a purse containing eight or nine francs; jet earrings in her cars; her uuderclothes perfectly clean and in good order. Her death was instantaneous; the carotid artery of the right side of the throat hail been completely severed. Her clothes bore the marks of a blow iime(I itt her stomach, but the blade of the instrument had not penetrated as far as the flesh. There are no more! Si fait," replies one of the peasants from the crowd, "it must be a ooy. for the cap has gold lace on it." (All the ly- cc £$ of France wear cap; with narrow gold braid sewed on the seams of the cloth.) A boy of Clevel- and lying by his side a lad of IC), dressed alike, wearing the caps of a college and brown overcoats, were found, their heads cut open, and the wounds gaping and besmeared with fresh blood. The six bodies were warm when the police and the doctor first discovered them, the blood flowing freely from the wounds. Te six murders must have been perpe- trated by the light of wrly dawn, and the digging of the grave, which measured 13 feet in length, three feet wid^ and about two in depth, can scarcely have been terminated before daylight. One of the railway officials remembers the gold-lace collego caps of the two boys, but cannot recall the presence of any person at the station of P:mtin, either of ¡"uspieious appearance or apparently waiting for a party. The six corpses were placed on cart! filled with straw, and taken to the Morgue, whence I have just come. From nine this morning thousands have rushed thither to endeavour to see the bodies, but they were not to bo seen on the inclined slabs of black marble on which the corpses of the unrecog- nised dead are usually laid, but placed in a chamber apart, belonging to the establishment. The mutilated bodies were at once recognised by a cabman, and also by the master of an hotel. The police on duty have had some difficulty in keeping the people from overcrowding the Morgue, where there was but one drowned man to see. A report spread that tho husband of the lady and the father of the children had been arrested. The bridges and quays were crowded. I noticed several of our fellow-countrymen driving to the Morgue, but all must have been equally The mothervras cncci rife. Hundreds were asscmble-i outride the gate leading to the private room where 1 lie bou:es 1 in the hope of witnessing their removal to their home. It must be understood that when once a body 's recognised it « withdrawn from public gaze. I must not omit t? sa th the immense number of wounds on the body of? I:ul d sixteen testify to the courage wtthw)u<? be 'Itt?-Ptca t?o defend his family from the assassin or assassin,.

MURDER ON Tm: HIGH SeAS.-The Spanish vessel Vi"ihnt Captain Varmis, arrived at lalmout'a on Monday I night. She reports that 21 days since, when at sea. one of the seamen, ;n the midst of a quarrel, an v, knife into the neck of another seaman, just under the car, the cftect of which produced his death almost immediately. Informa- tion on her arrival at Falmouth was giT en to the consul, Mr A. L. Fox, who asked the authorities to detain the prisoner He was taken on shore, and lodged in the Falmouth lock-up. He is about twenty-one years of age. THE ALBERT ASSURANCE COMPAKY—We (Tim<<) have received the following note :-H Lord William Hay prisenta his compliments to the editor of the Ti, and begs to inform him that the London Committee of Policy-holders of the AJbert Assurance Company is engaged in the con- sideration of proposals both for reconstruction and for transfer of the business of the company, the result of I which will be submitted as early as possible to the policy- holders by public meeting. In the meantime policy-holders are recommended to continue payment of their premivUM to the proTiawaal vfifcial liquidator.