Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AM ERI C A. H The Peruvian mail steamer brings American advices to the 15tli, or two days later than those received by the Asia. The military news is made up of rumours proba- ble and improbable. In the last classification is a report taken from the Richmond journals that General Hood had re-captured Atlanta, together with four Federal corps. It rests solely on the authority of the Richmond journals of the 14th inst., and it should be remarked that the despatches from General Sherman, dated the 12th, mention no fresh movement at that date. General Hood, therefore, must have performed, in twenty-four hours, under very disadvantageous conditions, the work which occupied General Sherman for several weeks. The Southern journals are, however, jubilantly prophetic about General Hood's movements. Before Richmond and Petersburg all seems to be quiet. A despatch from City Point says the Confederates renewed the attack on the 2nd corps, on the north side of James River, on the 18th, but were repulsed. The New York World" has a rumour that General Grant has removed his two divi- sional commanders, Generals Warren and Meade. It is said they pretested against his orders to assault the strong works of the Confederates in their front. These officers were engaged in the late movement intended to isolate Petersburg. It is necessary to remember that the World only gives this as a rumour. The long expected attack on Wilmington is said to be nearly ready. A land force will co-operate with the fleet. Admiral Fan-agnt is invalided. Guerilla bands have entered Maryland. It now appears that the Pennsylvanian elections have ended in favour of the Democrats. The home vote is in their favour, and it is now stated that the soldiers' vote will not reverse it. In Maryland, the elections run in favour of the "domestic institution," and not in favour of the anti-slavery constitution. The last gov- ernment loan of forty millions of dollars had all been subscribed. A letter from Vice-President Stephens, of the Con- federate States, has been published, in which he declares that through the Chicago platform COllies" the first ray of light from the North." This is a compliment to the Democrats. He favours an armistice and a convocation of states, and he calls the acknowledgment of state rights the only key note to peace."

LATEST MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. CORX.- Yesterday: At our market there was a moder- ate business in wheat at the full currency of Tuesday, and in some instances rather more money was obtained for amber American. Oats were in slow request. Barley, beans, and peas were without change. Indian corn was held for ;3d. to GLl. per quarter more money, which checked business. There was a good demand for flour at a shade over Tuesday's rates. LONDON. CATTLE.—Thursday: The supply of English beasts here to-day was limited—of foreign extensive, but in very poor condition. All breeds met a dull sale, at Monday's cur- rency. The best Scots and crosses were worth from 5s 2d to 5s 4d per 81b. Wit-li sheep we were fairly supplied, and the mutton trade ruletl inactive at previous rates. The top figure was 5s 6d per 81b. Calves—the show of which was goocl-sold heavily at a decline in value of 2d per 81b. There was a Mr inquiry for pigs at full prices, but milch cows were dull. BIRMINGHAM. COEX.—Thursday At this day's market there was a short supply of wheat from the farmers, but a large quan- tity was offeing hy the dealers, and although we have no alteration in our quotations, the turn was in favour of the buyer. Fine barley quite as dear; light qualities cheaper.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIPTTHS. CADDICK-On the 14th, at South Set, the wife of Mr S. Caddick, of :t daughter. DUDD-On the 23rd, at Poolmouth, the wife of Mr Jona- than Dodd, of a daughter. DAVIES-On the 23rd, the wife of J. C. Davies, Esq, M.D., Ivy House, Holywell, of a daughter. JONEs-On the 23th, at Fairfield, the wife of Mr John Jones, of a son. JONES-011 the 20th, at Cattle Market, the wife of Mr Edgar Jones, gardener, of a. daughter. MADDOCKS—On the 17th, at Five Fords, the wife of Mr John Maddocks, of a son. PHILLIPs-On the 21st at King_street, the wife of Mr W. Phillips, grocer, of a son. PAIIKY—On the Gtli, at the Moss, the wife of Mr Isaac Parry, of a son. STEW A RD-Ou the 24th, at Edwards' Square, the wife of Mr Steward, of a daughter. M A R R I A G E S BRAJISOM—OWENS—On the 2Stli, at St. John's Church, Chester, Mr Anthony Bramsom, of Dunstable, Beds, to Miss Mary Owens, of Shrewsbury, both late of Wrex- ham. DAVIEs-KENT-On the 20th, at the parish church, El- lesmere, by the Rev. W. Bradshaw, Mr John Davies, farmer, of Loppington, to Miss Mary Kent, of the parish of Ellesmere. HUGHES ROBERTS—On the 22nd, at th.Congregational Chapel, Llangollen, by the Rev. E. Evans, Mr John Hughes to Miss Mary Roberts, both of Corwen. GRIFFITHS—OWEN—(Jn the 21st, at the Registrar's ollice, Doigelley, before Mr J. Jones, Registrar, Mr G. Griffiths, miner, Boutdda, to Miss Rebecca Owen Barmoutli. HUMPHBEYS-JONES-On the 22nd, at the parish churc, Dolgelley, by the Rev. Lewis Jones, Mr Thos. Humphreys, joiner, to Miss Sarah Jones, both of Dol- gelley. MARSH—SCOTT—On the 20th, at Lucan Church, by the Rev. J. George Scott, A.M., rector of Bray, assisted by the Rev. C. Ensell, incumbent, Major A. L. Marsh late of the 55th Regiment, son of the Rev. George Au- gustus Elliot Marsh, rector of Bangor, Flintshire, to Susan Agnes, daughter of the late General Sir Hopton Stratford Scott, X.C.B., and Lady Scott, of Woodviile, Lucau. PRICE—RALPHS—On the 26th, at Ellesmere, by the Rev W. Bradshaw, Mr Samuel Price, grocer, Charlotte-row, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr Edward Ralphs, Bricklayer's Arms Inn, Scotland-street, both of Elles- mere. ROBERTS—JONES—On the 25th, at Salem Chapel, Dol- gelley, by the Rev. D. Davies, Barmouth, Mr William Roberts, shoemaker, Barmouth, to Miss Gwen Jones, Brynygwin, Dolgelley. DEATHS. DAVIEs-On the 21st, at Plaspower, Catherine Davies, widow of Mr Jacob Davies, aged 69. EDWARDS—On the 24th, at Coedpoeth, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Ebenezer Edwards, aged 17. EDWARDS—On the 21st, Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. R. Edwards, rector of Llanfechell, Anglesey. GRIFFITHS—On the 26th, after a severe illness, Mr Wm. Griffiths, printer, Dolgelley. Deceased was a useful local preacher belonging to the Independents. HEYWARD-On the 17th, at Waterloo House, Kind's Cross, London, William Heyward, Esq., aged 38. ° HUMPHREYS-Ün the 22nd, at Maesydre, Mold, Sarah, wife of Mr Thomas Humphreys, aged 54. PHINIx-On the 22nd, at Wrexham Fechan, Mr John Phmix, aged 72. MORRIs-On the 27th, Sara Jane, the beloved daughter of Mr Thomas Morris, farmer, Talwrn, aged 8 months. NUNNERLEY-Ûn the 23rd, at Maesydre, Mold, Mr Wm. Nunnerley, aged 66 years. PARRY-On the 20th, Mr Thomas Parry, for many years the faithful servant of John Stanton, Esq., of the Hol- lies, Ellesmere.  ?rton-street, Mi.Mary Ann WiUiams, apd 3'.

SECOND EDITION. I THE MURDER OF MR. BRIGGS. TRIAL OF MULLER. FRIDAY. I The examination of witnesses for the prosecution was continued on Friday. Among the persons in coui u were General Peel and Sir George Bowyer, M.P. The first witness examined was Glass, who identified the watch, and said he was in the employ of Mr Hodg- kinson. On Tuesday the prisoner Muller came to him and told him that wanted him to pawn a watch and chain for £4. That was his own watch—he (witness had seen him wearing it. He told prisoner to come again next morning, and he did so about half past nine o'clock. They both went together to a pawnbroker named Barker and took a chain out of pledge. That was No. 3 chain the (the prisoner's.) They paid JE1 to get it out of pawn. They then went to Mr Cox's of Princes-street, Leicester-square, and got JE4 on the watch and chaiu. Muller took the money, and he witness took the ticket. He paid 5s for the ticket, and had given the pound to to take out the chain. They then went back in an om- nibus to the Bank, where they parted. Muller said he was going to the London docks. Jonathan Matthews, examined by the Solicitor General said he had known Muller for two years and a few weeks. Muller visited him and he visited Muller. About the latter end of last year witness had a new hat, and the prisoner said he should like to have one like it. He looked at the hat, put it on his head, and said it was too small. In consequence of that he bought one at Walker's, in Crawford-street. Believed that the lining was striped. He bought it on the Saturday following, and it remained at his house until the following Sunday week, when Muller came for it and took it away in the hat box. Muller did not pay for the hat, but made wit- ness a waistcoat for it. He saw Muller wearing that hat until three weeks before the murder. He had seen that hat and box produced, and believed them to be the same. He knew the hat by the brim being turned up more at the side, as the prisoner wished it to ( be. He had described the hat to the police before it was shewn to him. The brim was lined with paramatta. On the Tuesday after the murder he picked up a small card- board box with the name of Death" upon it. Cross-examined by Serjeant Parry Knew the hat by its being turned up. That was one of the means by which he identified it. He could not tell the number of hats he had had in the course of the year. He had stated before the magistrates that he bought a hat in Oxford-street, and took the old one away with him. He did not know what had become of. He was wrong in the date he had given as to the purchase of that hat. He had stated that he bought a hat at Down's Long acre, a fortnight before the the murder but that was not true—it was longer ago than that. He had al- tered his statement because he had found out that the shop of Down's did not exist at the time he stated. He found that out by going with Clarke, a detective. He could not identify ill bis own hats. Did not hear of the murder until the Thursday after the murder. He had been on the cab stands and had talked with his brother cabmen. Had been into public houses for refreshment but had not heard of the murder. He took in a weekly paper and sometimes a daily paper. Gave information to the police on the 18th of July. He knew Muller was going to New York by the Victoria. He had been to hisiliouse to wish his family good bye. On the night of the murder he was out with his cab. Serjeant Parry Did you not say before the coroner that you did not know where you were on that night— that you must have been out with your cab or in bed ? Witness Yes; but I have looked for a pocket book I had lost, and have found it. I have made inquiries, and find I was out with my cab on that night. Witness con- tinued that he had made inquiries from his master and found he was out with his cab. His master had since sold off. He had not always been a cabman lIe had been a trainer about ten years ago, and after that a cab- driver. He had driven for Mr Hubble, of the London General Omnibus Company, but never in the service of a private gentleman as coachman. He had been in business iu Brixton but never had been a bankrupt or insolvent, but had run into debt and could not pay it. The witness then went on to state that in 1850 he was in Norwich driving a coach, and being young he went on a spree," and absconded. For that he was tried by a juiy, and got three weeks' imprisonment. They wanted to make it a theft because a posting book, a spur, and some other articles were in his box unknown to him when he went away. The depositions of the witness before the magistrate and coroner were here put in and read. Elizabeth Matthews, examined by Sergeant Ballan- tine, said she was the wife of the last witness. Had known Muller for two years, and he was in the habit of visiting at her house. He asked her husband to buy him a hat, and he did so, the brim of which was more turned up than her husband's. About a fortnight after he came and fetched it away. The hat produced she be- lieved to be the one. On the lltli July he called again, and said he was going to l lerica for Messrs Hodkinson, and he was to have a salary of JE150 a-year. He had a gold chain on (No. 2), and he took it out of his button-hole, and shewed it to her. He took a small box out of his pocket and gave it to her little girl to play with. The name of Death was on it. The child played with it that day, and then it was put into a drawer. He remained at the house about three or four hours. Edward Watson, examined by Hannen, said he was in Mr Walker's employ, and had been there for four years, but left last week. The hat produced was Mr Walker's make. The lining was peculiar, and not gene- rally used by hatters, nor was it used always by Mr Walker. It was only used for a time. The price was about 8s. 6d. Mr Walker examined by the Solicitor-General, said he was a hatter carrying on business in Crawford-street, Marvlebone. The hat and box produced were bought at his shop. The lining was peculiar. He had only one, or perhaps he might have had two, but not more. He could not tell where he bought it. It was one from about a sample of five hundred, almost all different. George Clarke examined by Mr Hannen, said he was a sergeant of the detective force. He boarded the Vic- toria in New York on the 26th of August in company. with an American detective named Tiermaun. The pri- soner was on board, and was called from the after part of the ship. When he came witness laid hold of him by the arm. Muller said '-What's the matter?" and he answered, I am an officer from London, and I charge you with the murder of Mr Briggs on the North London Railway on the 9th of July." He said, I never was on the line," or I never was on the line that night," witness was not sure which. He took Muller into the saloon, where Tiermann searched him in witness's pre- sence. He took from Muller s pocket a key, and witness said to him, What is this ?" He replied, That is the key of my box." He asked him where it was, and he said in his berth. He went to No. 9 berth and brought out a large box. He the asked Muller if that box was his, and he said it was. He opened the box and found a watch sewn up in a bag, and asked him if it was his, and he said it was. He then found the hat, and Muller said it was his. He asked how long he had had them, and he said he had had the watch two years and the hat one. He then kept him in custody on board all night, and took him on shore next day. Mr. Thomas James Briggs, son of the deceased, said he last saw his father alive on the 9th of July. He heard of what had oecurred about two o'clock on Sunday morning, and that he was taken to the Mitford Castle Tavern. The watch produced was his father's. He had not worn it, but his brother had for many years. He also recognised the chain as that of his father's. The hat produced was bought of Mr, Digance, 18, Royal Exchange. That hat was his father's. Thomas Titmarsh, a watchmaker, said he knew Mr. ?r?s He knew the watch as belonging to Mr. Briggs. SlU^repa^d/t him in February, 1863. He w;ld ?ve £8 or ?10 for the watch, but i?rSiy cost ?bout OWxO, Mr. Digance repeated his evidence respecting ° havinga made Ir. Bngg s hat. 0 0 There was a breathless silence in court when it was announced that the case for the prosecution was closed. Sergeant Parry then rose and said that he was confident that the young man at the bar would have a fair trial at their hands. He was sure that they would obey the in junction of his lordship that they would discard from their minds all that they had heard as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. There had been articles in the newspapers asserting his guilt, and there had been others maintaining his innocence. It was for them to regulate their own actions, but he would say that such a course was unusual, and very detrimental to the person whose life was a stake on such a charge. He would not assert that the prisoner was innocent, but he would demonstrate to them that the prisoner was not and could not be the murderer of Mr Briggs. Before they could find him guilty of murder they must be as morally certain, by the chain of evidence, that he was guilty as if they had seen him commit the murder them- selves. That chain of evidence, he had no hesitation in saying, had not been supplied, and did not exist. There were four points on which the prosecution relied—1st, the hat found in the railway carnage 2nd, the hat found in the prisoner's box 3rd, the watch; 4th, the cham Now, upon all these points, he should show the jury that the evidence was unsatisfactory and incom-    hT\ clearly shown that Muller ever tliattb tri+w i Whl^ ? ??' ? <? ? ? ?d hadn i lS T* ? ?' ?- ?Psch was a princi- pal witness on this pomt, but she had not noticed any ether persons, while she had devoted special attention to Muller- He had watched Mrs Repsch giving her evidence, and she had given it vehemently, but he could en h W'th d not conscientiously charge her with perjury. With regar d to evidence of Matthews, he thought it was absolutely worthless as affecting the prisoner. He did not assert that Jonathan Matthews was the murderer, or a party to the murder. His descriptions of the hat were loose in the extreme, and he only remembered it because it was turned up at the side by his direction, but he had told a different tale now, and had said that he recognised the hat in consequence of Muller having lifted it off con- stantly on one side. Matthews said he was certain that the hat found in the railway carriage was Muller's, but he admitted that he had left his own hat at the hatter's when he bought another, and that hat of Matthews might have got into the possession of some other person who actually committed the murder. The learned ser- geant conmente(I upon the ignorance of Matthews in reference to the murder for 0 so many days, especially when the case had appeared in all sorts of ways, at the coroner's court, before police magistrates, and in police reports, which comprised the literature of cabmen. There was he contended, no solid, no unmistakeable proof that this hat belonged to Muller. With regard to the watch and chain, Muller had to contend against the fact that he had told untruths about them. His possession of the watch and chain was certainly a mystery, but there were many mysteries in the world which would never be cleared up, and the docks were a most likely place for such articles to be purchased, as stated by Muller. He might have sold his trousers on the vessel, and that was a very likely thing, for he was a man who was always buying, selling, and chaffering; moreover, he had no money when he started, and 11s. were found upon him when he was arrested. He had now offered to the jury what he thought a not unreasonable interpre- tation of the prisoner's proceedings, and with the excep- tion of the false statements he had made, his conduct had been straightforward and open to the world. At the docks he gave his right name, although he was said to have committed a great murder on the previous Saturday. He pledged everything in his own name, and when at sea he wrote a natural and creditable letter to his friend, Mr. Blythe, in London. All this seemed quite inconsistent with a guilty mind. Muller had de- clared when seized that he was never on the line, and that statement there had been no attempt to contradict. There was one part of the case which he almost defied them to reconcile with the prisoner's guilt. Mr. Briggs was a man 5 feet 8 inches or 5 feet 9 inches high, strong, and in robust health, to whom the prisoner at the bar was a mere stripling. The distance between Bow and Hackney Wick was 1 mile 1,414 yards, and the body was found within 700 yards from Hackney Wick station. All this attack, and the body dragged across the carriage and thrown out, all in the space of a minute and a half; could they believe that so slight a young man could have committed such a series of acts in a time so incredibly short ? could that struggle which ended in the death of a powerful sober man have been perpetrated by the young man at the bar ? He maintained, moreover, that the murderers of Mr. Briggs, whoever they were, came with their own weapons, and that the murder was not com- mitted by means of the stick which was found in the carriage. The learned Sergeant said he should call Mr. Leigh, who saw two persons with Mr. Briggs in the carriage at Bow. Next, you have been told Muller said he was going to see his sweetheart. I shall show you he did go to see a girl of the town who did not know him by his right name. Mrs. Jones, the landlady of the girl, will say on that night, after nine o'clock, he went to her house in the neighbourhood of Vauxhall-road and asked for the girl, who was out. He talked for ten minutes. He had on his slipper. An hour after the girl Eldred returned, and next morning Mrs Jones told her that her Frenchman had been. The way Mrs Jones and Eldred fixed the time is by the telegraphic message I hold in my hand. That telegram was received by the girl on the 9tli from a man damed A. G. Strangham, saying he should come on the next day, Sunday. If he proved that Muller was there at nine o'clock, it would interpose an- nother element of great doubt. This Mrs. Jones has two other lodgers unfortunates. Muller's visits to this place are the sole stain upon him, but when we know what is going on from the highest to the lowest we should not pour out our moral indignation on him for this. The telegram is genuine. 1 will prove it beyond all doubt, and show that Muller went to the girl Eldred to whom he said he was going. I shall also call before you a certain witness, the weight of whose testimony will not be great, an omnibus conductor, who is unable to iden- tity Muller in the prison, nor can he fix the date, but he remembers, at seven minutes to ten o'clock on one night three or four months ago, a passenger got up on that 'bus who had a carpet slipper on one foot, and that 'bus was from Camberwell. The time tallies with his visit to Mrs Jones, or John son. Every effort had been made to find the person from wham Muller purchased the hat, but he regretted that those eftorts had not bedn attended with success. The learned sergeant then proceeded as follows-I shall call a witness in respect to the hat of Mr Briggs, who will tell you that in the second-hand trade it is not unusual to cut down hats and sew them. There is one more observation, which I ought to have made before, of great importance. It is this—that no marks of blood have been found on Muller's clothes. It is idle to say he made away with his clothes. Clearly lie did not before lie got to the docks. No doubt the assailant of Mr Briggs must have been covered with blood. Gentlemen, I believe I have urged on your attention every topic that I thought might be fairly ad- vanced on behalf of the prisoner at the bar. I hope I have done my duty. The case is one of great suspicion, and I hope you will forgive me for saying if the fact is not proved it is equivalent to a declaration of innocence. If ever there was a case that required care it is this. Your sentence once pronounced and inscribed you can never recall. Yours is the power given to no other insti- tution, the transeendant power of saying whether this young man shall live or die that is the awful duty you have to perform when you leave that box, and I conclude as I began, in expressing my fall confidence in your honour and care. It is for you to give judgment, and I trust and pray that that judgment will be one of mercy. The court then adjourned at ten minutes to five. The It is doubtful whether a verdict will be given to-day, (Saturday) although the court will sit at nine instead of ten. When Mr. Briggs, son of the deceased gentleman, give his evidence. Muller, who was sitting down at the time, instantly stood up and appeared to devour every word the witness uttered, but with. an expression of sympathy that was strikingly remarkable.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Advertiser" will in future be published at The Cross, Oswestry, and at The Royal Tea Bank, Church Street, Flint, every Saturday morning, in addition to the principal Offices at Wrexham. Advertisements re- ceived at each of the Branch Offices up to POST TIME on Thursday evening will appear in the following number. After that time, to ensure their insertion, they must be forwarded direct to the Office, Advertiser Buildings, Hope Street, Wrexham. C. Poysar," and One of the White Negroes," letters reached us too late for insertion this week, but shall appear in our next.

I THE LAMP PILLAR AND ITS DARK SHADOW. Although much of the acrimony and ill-feel- ing which marked the first days of the history of the Wrexham Charter of Incorporation have now happily subsided, there is one event which happened at that period which still continues to exercise an influence on our municipal contests —an event that has left a dark shadow behind, which lengthens and darkens as the substance recedes. We refer to the battle of the lamp pillar. We are not going to tire our readers with another recital onliis thrice told tale- how it came to be erected—how those who recommended it afterwards turned round and denounced it-how it formed an election cry- how tradesmen who happened to be in the Council lost a wealthy customer by supporting it, and how, on the other hand, tradesmen in the Council gained a wealthy customer by op- posing it-how it ultimately disappeared, was said to have been carried to a distance from the town, deposited in Afon Sych, where, under the chemical action of that peculiar stream, it be- came a pillar of gold, from which a large nug- get is hewn every November to be spent in drunkenness, disorder, and riot. These are facts patent to all who have watched our an- nual municipal contests, and the lavish manner in which the sinews of war circulate amongst the red party. The only myster y not yet cleared up is how the gold is distributed. Is it banded through a hole in the w?U, as was J the practice some years ago for ?br?d notes to take the first step from the hands of the forger? Or is it deposited in one of the sewers and afterwards brought to the surface by one of the night men ? Whatever mode is adopted for passing this secret service money into the hands of the electioneering agents, one thing is certain, without it we should never have a red candidate in the field at all. It is notorious that the candidates on this side are guaranteed their expenses, and that is the reason why independent men refuse to ally themselves with this clique. No man with a spark of honour would sell himself for such a miserable mess of pottage. Let us judge of the working of this system 6f buying candidates by the four men it has brought out on the present occasion in the in- terest of the Red party. Upon what principle have the Red candidates been selected to op. pose the four retiring Coiii-icillors ? Is it be- cause of the high position they hold as trades- men in the town ? Is it because of the moral weight which attaches to their names ? or is it because of their great intelligence, or public spirit ? We are sure that none of the above considerations have swayed the Party into the selection of its representatives, for the simple reason that they neither represent the trade, intelligence, nor public spirit of the town. Then what is the basis of selection ? Is it the dodge of an enemy to local self-government and house- hold suffrage for the purpose of bringing those institutions into disrepute ? If anything tends to disgust intelligent people with municipal institutions it is the fact of electing individuals -to fill public offices regardless of their fitness of the duties to be performed. And the Reds by their selection for the forthcoming contest have certainly lost sight of the fitness necessary for the office. Let us imagine for a moment these persons elected, with what dignity they will march in procession to church, clad in their robes of office. Fancy them appointd to pre- sent an address to the Prince of Wales on the opening of the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway! Or if they should be called upon to appear before Royalty, clad in court suits, as some of their predecessors have done. Or—what is nearer home- be elected Mayors, and preside at the administration of justice within the Borough (if the Wrexham Mayors ever will do so again.) While we write, a host of probable municipal fixes rush through our brain, and the whole thing appears such a tis- sue of absurdity that to treat it in the serious manner it should be treated is simply impos- sible. Does the Red party really mean to push their candidates on to the poll ? or is it a farce got up to amuse themselves, annoy the Whites, make the municipal electors of Wrexham a laughing stock, and then withdraw their men ? If these are the best men the party can boast of, then the sooner the better they write Icabod upon their walls, for their glory is departed. Talk of indecency in public appoint- ments, why no greater infringement of public indecency was ever perpetrated than the issuing of the joint address of the Red Candidates. We feel sure that the burgesses of Wrexham will, by their votes on Tuesday next, shew that they will not bring our municipal institutions into disrepute by returning mere party repre- sentatives, but that they will shew their appre- ciation of ability, intelligence, and indepen- dence, by returning the four independent candi- dates to the Council. We feel anxious that the stain which has every year, with the exception of the first after obtaining the charter, disgraced our municipal contests, should be blotted out. We have become a bye word among the neighbouring Boroughs. The Red party, with abundance of means at their disposal, allow the beer barrel to run ad libitum. The White party catch the infec- tion, or fearing to be beaten, determine to fight the enemy with their own weapons, and the town for the nonce becomes a perfect pandemo- nium. The only remedy is to stop the supplies. Let the respectable portion of the community I bestir themselves—let those who arc jealous for the moral element of the town do their duty- let those who have a stake in the town act on the defensive-let all who love their town j unite as one man to prevent municipal institu- tions becoming a mockery, a delusion, and a snare. A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether this time will strike terror into the enemy's camp the effects of which, like the dark shadow that has tollowed the removal of the pillar, will be felt long after the cause has been lost sight of. Let the Red party only see that they can be beaten by an overwhelming majority, and, notwithstanding the temptation of plenty of gold to be had on easy terms, they will think twice before they take the field again. Then, and not till then, will our Charter become J to us, what those who advocated its introduc- tion depicted it would be, a blessing instead of ¡ a curse.

LONDON SAYINGS AND DOINGS. I (From our own Correspondent. NOTHING of greater interest existing to gossip about a great deal of unnecessary attention seems to be directed to the visit of the Emperor of the French to the Czar of the Russias. People do not give Napoleon credit for meaningless compliments, and cannot but believe that there is something significant in the meeting of those two principal potentates. The unsatiable longing for Congress is said to be at the bottom of Napoleon's politesse but whom or what the desired Congress is to affect does not transpire. France and Russia have not been on the best of terms of late, and if the Czar can satisfy his ambitious Brother, it will doubtless be a means of fostering a better understanding between the two countries. A rumour has been current in Paris ta the effect that I a marriage is on the tapis between Prince Humbert, heir to the Italian throne, and an Austrian Princess, and that Austria. will give the Prmcess Venetia for a dowry. This would be a capital way to arrange the Venetian difficulty; but it is, of course, a mere idle rumour, if not a joke-a joke that the Austrians will not at all relish. I cannot trace the origin of the rumour nor confirm the report that is going the rounds of the papers res- pecting the dissolution of Parliament in the course of the ensuing month. No better reason is vouchsafed by those who have given currency to the statement than that the Government has been so satisfied with the register in course of correction by the Revising Barris- ters, and with the reception that has been given the representative men of their party wherever they have I shown themselves in the provinces, that they are deter- mined to avail themselves of the apparently favourable time for an appeal to the country. I have, however, the best reasons for discrediting the rumour and cer- tainly at the clubs, and other places where the best- informed gossip-mongers congregate, there is not a sign ot the great party struggle being imminent. "Rest and thankfulness seems to be the motto of the existing Government, and all the importance and agitation of the Opposition during the recess will be unavailing in hastening the event to which both sides evidently look forward with confidence. The tragical drama whose first ghastly scene was j performed on a midsummer night in a railway carriage has approached its closing act—the trial of the prisoner. The Recorder charged the grand jury on Monday, and on Thursday the case commenced in earnest. On the side of the prosecution appear the Solicitor-General, Mr Sergeant Ballantine, MrGiffard, and 3Ir Beasley, whilst Mr Sergeant Parry, Mr Metcalfe, and Mr Besley u. ? for the defence. The retention of the eminent coun is sufficient proof that the details of the whole busi --ss will be sifted to the bottom. As the recorder remari.. 1, the whole aftair lies within a very narrow compass. If I the witnesses are to be believed, if the evidence is ilo. refuted in some startling manner, it is impossible to detect any solution but that to which the popular finger  has been pointing ever 5iiic, -),, I captured. By j thehme that these lines are in print, howevpr the time that these lines nre in print, however tb °aSe be opened until next week. Next week will sett\ not m doubts, let us hope, to the satisfaction of justice all while Muller himself reads a great deal" In i Can. verses freely," as if his mind were tolerably at e con. It is with unqualiifed satisfaction that I ?««?*■ IS WI unqua ltie satls.actlOn that I S(\G th George Grey has interfered in the flagrant ca t alr I referred in one of my recent letters—the s?? '? the poor boy to six months' imprisonment for "f half a dozen wal-nuts. The thanks of the ?r '?? due to the press for so promptly interfering on I, b\ ar and I am glad to see the magistrate has b?n?"??. by the Home Secretary, who has advised her }1, Jed to reduce the prisoner's sentence to one month.Jsty prisonment. s J.  °V  a™ P?'?.courts an application bash? made which deserves some notice. A solicitor eeo name and address are carefully given bv the h, (who no doubt have their reasons for doW0lapp!'f ri to the sitting alderman, and called his ??'" '-?P''? letter which had fallen into the said soliS .t?F"?"?'- This letter was signed pro Pollarky and Co ,tJl; and had been extensively addressed to "banl. :E merchants' clerks and also medical men Thr ,nd dates from that drearv neighbourhrn? flc/'r pretty Polly Perkins has b?n famo? Green and he says, "We are informed thaty? ??" connection with a certain advertising medical  are In as we are in the service of the public to brin t :t?a,nd any illegal practitioners, we offer you lucrati? t ??'? you will put into our hands such evidence-nf?'? the same," &c. The solicitor who mad. the 1 I. rt.ler I, < ¡ Pp Ica'l was "instructed by Mr Ignatius Pollakv °' C0Ur:ie took occasion to puff the latter. The s?) )' ? ?"e ns that the evident object of the partie S 'S to extort ns that "the evident object of the par? '? ? ??''t  from the unwary, which, on nuM; ??. \1 Pollaky is most anxious, if Poslule, to put' to- There can be no doubt of the genuineness of?f ? ? ?- intentions, just as there can be no doubt wj/ ,0 a y s I warns the public that he has no connl'ction wjt' grce.. shopkeeper of the same name, and that the I "t nbotill:r and-four-penny mixed, &c. Mr I'oliakv anri.-lour-penny mix£> ,e. l' 'ol1aky (a H. c- refugec, I believe), in fact, makesave'? good dgar;an tisement out of this application, and ,i?l do1 adver- his account in it. The letter which ha5\1 esst!ld brought forward is no doubt a link in a chainnowf .eeIl I. b t I d h f 't ].. 0 ?' tion but I won d er how far it (lfiers frn?  ?rr Pollaky himself occasionally issues Theefw l1C h 1 d  act IS that the whole detective system reauirc-sl ?.'? interference. A man of no character and no lS m^ ?e interference. A i-nan of no cliariteterLR(I no le-,itinilt. influence, posscssmg mcr y a good knowled? f ins and outs of the world and the tricks and d.i"? swindlers-knowledge by no means rare—in ,;et u a "private inquiry oinee;" and if he butb?-? advance, which these detective gentry make ? ? h t I' h" SlUe qua non, he may set his machinery at once to ?"' watching this clerk home from his office, making- in, ¡: ries about him all oyer the ndghbourC^ifr, • h' f' d' d. tl f' to his frien d s, &?e. or do-girg the footsteps of a mar?; I woman m pursuit of evidence for the Divorce Court■: 7 any other high and honourable work of the same kin(i A very bad feature of the system is that these detect-,es are fiercely tempted to make the evidence whicli h not arise, so that they may earn their money Th": annals of the Divorce Court show that this someti? has been done with very disastrous effects. WI, a;(' t I to call this detective spying and trap-spttin? un-En?iT but I believe it is at work far more in En.?)" most of us dream of. I I notice that the Birmingham maistrates have seizrd certain indecent publications that had been exposed in the shops for sale, and have announced their of taking proceedings in future against all persons exposing or offering these periodicals for sale." The magistrates here have taken upon themselves the ottice of public prosecutors, and they are highly to be hon- oured for doing so. It is a great pity that some similar action cannot be taken here. Many of the publications exposed for sale in our London shops, as well as many of the photographs, are of a disgraceful character, but there is nothing done to counteract it. Whether the Society for the Suppression of Vice has acted in an un- fair and partial way, or whether so many obstacles have been thrown in their way that they have given up in despair I know not, but certain it is that we now never hear of any prosecutions instituted by them. From some cause or another self-acting prosecutors, such as common informers, societies for the suppressson ot' this or the promotion of the other, never answer in this country, so great is the prejudice against any sponta- neous action of the kind; bat I cannot hut think we have rather overdone this opposition, and that, in (b1- fault of a public prosecution, we want something of the kind. At present a host of social evils of all kinds escape punishment for want of prosecution. Amongst these evils is the sale of publications, &c., which are a dis- grace to the age. A statement has been going the rounds to the efiVci that Mr Tennyson has made F.10,000 by his Enoch Arden," a statement which I doubted from the first. A writer in the "Queen" this week, alluding to this, makes a remark which is worth quoting—" Even at the high price at which this meagre volume of poems is sold, it would require a sale of more than lo0,0r>0 copies to yield such a profit as would enable Mr Tennyson to ( pocket the sum named, even supposing that every far- thing of the profit went to him." The writer then refers 0 to a probably exaggerated statement that Mr Dickens made X4,000 by his Christmas Carol at the same price, and adds—" If Mr Tennyson has pocketed a couple of thousand pounds for his Enoch Ard n." it is quite as much as the circumstances of the case will admit of, and a great deal more than the merits of h'r, work deserved. This is probal)ly much nearer the truth than the former statement, and I have the more reliance on the correction inasmuch as the writer iu the "Queen" is an experienced "litterateur." This is generally supposed to be the dnll season for the theatres, but it has nevertheless produced some novelties. Doing Banting is the title of a simply entertaining farce at the Adelphi, but the centre of interest is at Old Drury, where genuine successes have been achieved by Miss Helen Fancit and Mr Phelps in Cymbaline." Thanks are due to Mr Falconer for the spirited manner in which he has adopted legitimate drama, and from the crowded state of the theatre Ulzhtly he receives the most substantial proofs that his efforts are appreciated. I London, Thursday.

Mr Winstar, the barrister, who frequently sat its pte0 in the Denbighshire County Courts, for the hue lir Richards during his last illness, died lately of ?MC of the heart at the early early age of fifty, He was favour- th  at   ably known as the author of a book called "llu?''° stained glass Painting." A U-NIVEPSITY FOR WALES.—We understand that Dr Nicholas, secretary to the London General (.o:!iu»-<r' has recently been visiting several of the Lu?er tuWM 'n the principality, at which meetings Imve been "?? resolutions adopted in favour of the project. He ?_ pected to visit Manchester about the inul<ae '-c-'? month, and the committee formed in that city 1,1 <Ü1 of the movement are making preparations for a nicotic- » which Dr Nicholas will attend, and explain the prcsei. position of the movement.  VISIT OP SOPHIA AND AxXIE.—ThMetwo j ,q purpose paying Wrexham a vi?it on Tnesil:? ???' ?_ vcmber 1st., when those who are tired of the „|'i,l!-31 the excitement of the municipal election Ma. i'CCr. aD hour's amusement and relaxation in the 311lsic TL?e programme is entirely new, and eo!"a"1S pieces, which in the hands of these talented artistes, (""p- not fail to draw down the house. ¡ ADDITIONS TO THE WoRKtIJ???-—?'? alHlüons 'o the Wrexham Union Workhouse, it appears, ar^-1^ "T' 1." f th fron. gressin? very satisfactorily. The I ()'i.# are M. ,J '1' .1" ;lrC and back buildings is completed. The ceilin?J'1^ a l so fixed, and the woodwork of the roofs r (,om- also hxed, and the woodwork of the roof? w" .?(jm- pleted by Monday next. When all is  the t '11' h' tf 'r' [1 \S .:a- master will be enabled to have a much L.. .?-?.?- tion of the paupers. MIDDAY MAIL TO LoXDOX, LiXERrOOL, 'D (,'r)!r K MIDDAY MAIL TO LONDON, LiNEiirooL, A-  ornr.K PLACES.—It will be seen by an adverti=euKll^| thcr part of the paper that what has so long beel! wt;o has now been established, namdy a nu( 1 a-^ has now been established, namely, a M" ?. t.?. London, Liverpool, Biikenhead, the "0' 7, 'Jl 1 'l' '¡, Scotland, and other places. The letter box ?' :i; 10 50, and the ba? made up at 11. There a weekly list of all the foreign mails when due, a w' j!eI1 despatched posted in the window of the posto'?' a list daily of the letters addressed to >> rexn • .? owners of which cannot be found. How COMMITTEES ARE GOT UP BY THE RED P^.TITV, -Soon after the list of the committee for the p'u-1'? ? securing the return of the four white?candMatcs 1? ? ? present municipal contest was issued, the i-c il lwh't  the way always imitate the movements of the   but never originate anything met in solemn couc? ?  <).y the Talbot to try to concot a list as a set oil. ? ? they met, but after meeting they had no names, or^ rate none that they deemed tit to put before the pibi-?-- One of the members naively remarked that as tu? Ol" rowed all their ideas from the whites there eoui? be b0 h h lU:tl"rer. harm in borrowing a few names from the sam?i ? So to work they went. The names of the whne? 'tt 1 I in a n3., mittee were written on cards and shaken up in  and picked out promiscuously by the comp'"?' ? satisfactory nature of this mode of gtting up a COIV ?. satisfactory nature of this mo de of getting up a c? j? tee will be best appreciated by ref?n-ing to :l l'r^ be found in another column, by which it wai e that a number of gentlemen have refused to go J „'B k I:> J Ù 1" ,c£: r't? market v, h the ragged Ica ideals who ?3 a'rty trie!