The Leeds Mercury from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England • 6

THE LEEDS MEBGEY, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1877. I'titi Lbr'd CEMe'ellor has issued an oirder authorlaiiig' closifie dt the' ctdUfity' cdiitt'S oh' the1 iihi, the' 24th; and 26tls of BSctfmb'eT. Bright' Ab the Alfied dim. Ass-bciatibn, vfritSs' tO' tliS 'Ami) fKift oOar; MMv'Me Gha-. befs, As ireqifeilt tefereiitife is MANCHESTER (Beffe Mr; Jt8vtiiB THE ALLEGER FRAUDS ON THE MIDLAND BAXLWAf COMPAS1T.

hearing of this case was resumed yesterday. The prisoners George manufacturer; superintendent of" permanent way; Thomas Herrick, inspector of permanent way; ami John larrfber t. statibuitnaer-werS WWdSbf having between the" lStol January and the 31St July last, falsely fad fraudulently to cheat and defraud the Midland Kailwav Coippany of divers large sums of money and large quantities of bricks, coals, timber, and other materials, the property of the company. Mr; Hibfenr, Q.O., ahd Mr. Siisty were- for tHS prosecution: Mr.

AsniKOSis, Q.C. and Mr; Bhee appeared for Tiokjef Mr. ADDisojr.for Westerman; Mr. Lemssche for Lambert; and Mr. Matiikson for Herrick.

The first witness oalladl yesterday, wua Cjuirics Gabriel BiaU, solicitor to tlie Midland Railway Company. He said lis' had exdrdihea aiid compared the' locomotive power hook with the guard's journal. Tile' ldfc'Ohilitive power boot ought to contain every itom that appeared in the guard's journal, anil there were no entries in it of the materials taketi to Tickle's brickyard. There were only a few eritrieis regarding the things taken to Cumwhintou station. On the' 5th April all the entries in the journal were those of things taken to the brickyard, aud the locomotive power which ought to be a correct copy of guard's journal, the entry referred to rubble taken to Cumwhintou.

That was a totally false entry. The- witness Markldiifi', recalled, said the lodtirudtive power book was entirely iu his handwriting. In the guards' book, uuder date of May 31st, he found an entry, 10 waggons ol stone from Lazonby quarry to Cumwhin-ton." In ths' locomotive book lor thesaine date appeared tfio' words ti the column headed atone for walls." Witness could not say why he entered those wordB. There was, an entry inthe guards' journal, uuder date of tlie 2lst of June, oi two waggons of stone from Lazohby qtiarfy to Cuinwhinton, and twd waggons of sand detached at Cumwhintou. In the book that witness kept there was the following entry Four waggous of stone from Barron Wood to Cumwhinton," with the remark, Stone for He could not Bay why he lifid turned two waggons of atad iiitb two of atone, and added the yords, For' Siding" The Judge Baid there were two other entries in which ilmilar inaccuracies occurred, and lie asked witness how lie accounted for the fact.

Whey had he entered, for instance, in, his own book li loads of stone when in the guard's book the entry waB 12 Waggon loads of stone and two of mortar Witness. ildid it because it would be easier to dopy" into the book. The Judoe. Then. you have simply falsified the entries fo save yourself trouble is that what you mean What fiirtbet trouble would it have been for you to write "mortar?" It is only one word more.

Witness. It was to save trouble. I don't rMember anything else. The Judoe. And that is really what you mean Witness replied that it was easier, as it made a line less.

He further said, in answer to the Judge, that WeBterman frequently oahia to the office, but he did not often look at the book to Whioh Witness had been referring. James Bite, olerk in the office of Mr. Herrick, at Carlisle, Baid he kept the time-book referring to the work of the gangers Who were engaged with the ballaBt-train. 'brickyard tltai' cbiild not pwi. tively say-belonged Co the company -iHniM he Derby, and wasthe traiai engineer of the Midland Eailway GOtn." pany; In the spring Of this ye'ta bf lSka Wee Shut to Armathwaite for lining a'tuririel Oil the Settle and CarlislS seiitisii of the railvtay.

No tfdtSoti Whatever litis any to apply tho'Se bricks to any other ptilp'oso than! tlie lining Of the The (idifliiany hcWer gave niiy person authority -to's'eii mortar frbin IMzoUtif mrHribi tti get sixteen wheelbarrows and two 6rriiill tip trucks' in the company's svorfcs'aBJj. It wis not 8iipj08ed iiiitil the present charges atoUe1 that the bWmp'any's Workihsfi were being employed to cdhsti'tiei bfrickyardo br anything of that Sort for jiersdiis' outside the' company. Cross-examined by1 Mr. AitiiHciSE. -The railway AifnV pauy oWnett ibAS stHne quarries', aud tlley ohdaii'ioiidlly' Bold itorie under a regular order.

They also sold old slSepers aid 'other use'dJiip' timber' as' nriiWbad. Thtiy' sold new elee'bera. Cro'ss-exaniiiiea bjf Mr. AiiiSON. He, had Beard that Wfeste'rhiaii had wished1 to return, to thecompahy 3,000 of their which ha had used in buMiiig his: house at Curriwliintoh.

Thii. Ileattie, (Carlisle), slated that was the con, tractor who built Westorinau's house at Cumwhintou, uud he was one of the three trustees under an assignment which Westermau had made since the present proceedings began for the benefit of, his oreditors. Gross-examined by.Mn Westerraau either spent or incurred to the total of 2,019 iu connection with the building of houBe and two cottages at Cumwhintou. He (the witness) k'hew of nothing -wluoh belonged to. the Bail way Company that wstS used erectiug thhae buildings except brioksj and they were used in the outside walls.

In reply to a question, Mr; Addison explainedvthat the stone used in buildiiig Westermun's housa-aud cSttagee at Cumwhinton aUo came bv rail, but it was bought; Tho witness said that that was true, and ho produced aii order issued rdni the company's; chief offices to the effect that he was be sup'plied for a certain price With efcono' frbm the company's quarries'. Mr. Adbison. I desire to. show that hotbi'hg was taken ftom the company blit 3,900 bricks.

Do ybu know that Mr. Westermah afte'r'v7ar'ds" bought U'OO bricks, aiid le'it them With the company to replace those he had taken Witness. I have heard of it. Mr. S.UYI.Y.

Wo never heard until last night that any bricks had been offered to us. John Mouffas Ssmpilli Superintendent of Police at Carlisle, stated that ou the 3rd of Ootober last he appre bended Thomas Horriolc at Scdtbyj and shortly afterwards he apprehended Lambert at Gumwhintop He placed Lambert and Hdrriok togethdr in a. gig, and as soon as they saw one another Lambert said to Horriok, "This is a nice scrape you have got me into." Horriolt replied, I think some of you have got me into it." The Witness afterwards took Westermau into Folice-sergeaht lloddfi (Carlisle) stated that on the! 3rd tilt, he apprehended Tioklo, who, oh hearing' the warrant read, exclaimed, "Oh, that Westefiriiiii! That Westermau On the way to Carlisle he added, Any bricks that I got from the ftailway Company I always This was the last witness for the proBeoution, and when he had given his evidence, Mr. Suxly summed up the case agathBt the prisoners. JXoberl Adair, newspaper editor and keeper of the Government Stamp-office at Maryport; and.

Joseph Trice, engineer and iroufounder, were oalle.d to speak respecting the aharactar of the prisoner Tiokle. Mr. Adair said that he had known Tickle all his life, and had always found him to be a man of the highest character. The prisoner was a trustee of the town uud harbour of Mary-port. Mr.

Price tiiso expressed, great esteem for Tiokle, whom he had known intimately for ten years. Mr. Addison addressed the court on bBhalf of Westermau, who felt, he saidj the deepest contrition for what had taken place; Ho was ohly 29 years of age, and in consequence of the extraordinary pressure of work and responsibility which devolved Upon him iii connection with the opening of tho Settle aud Carlisle BailWay he was almost fotoed into irregularities which dt first were condoned by' the Bailway Company because committed for their benefit, but which ultimately, and almost unconsciously to hiniBelf led him by imperceptible degrees hito aoto Which he would not hava done had he had less wdrit and more time for reflection; The Judge intimated at thii close bf Mr. Adflisoii's address, that ho w6uld hear the remaining speeohes for the: defence this (i'rlday) morning. The Foreman of the jury said that the jury ware of opinion that there Was no case against Lambert.

The JtroOB said he must admit that he was of the same opinion. There was no dbubtthat Lambert ought to havo reported respecting the carts being used to oouvoy building materials from Cumwhinton station to Westennau's new house. But the irregularities were not crimes, and if the jury had come to the conclusion that they ought to. return a verdict in. favour of Lambert there was no reason why they should not do bo that night.

The jury then found that Lambert was Not Guilty, and he was diBoharged. The Court afterwards adjourned till this morning. The Siege of Plevs. The Times special correspondent, fififig-fiont Haaduilr'feb, Arm'- ul Bulgaria, Bogot, Nov. 10," says On tho eveumg ot'ti bth I receivSU.rliyjjass ta visit the Eussian poaltiohs-tu first granted since the recent restriction's upon correspondents were relaxed.

Yesterday, rnorniu' sailibd oul to viiit the btftpdst3 beyond aun ahinmg brightly as I lelt theao head-quarteis, ai'a aii weather Signs. indicating thd return bf an Indian summer Aa I jieated Badicbevo I met.a dense bank of fog cowm from the. gloomy vajiey of Plevna, and so inteusetvas ty sudden dafltue'ss that a human form could not be uisjm. fttiisb'fed at it distance 6h liiiiidrsd. yards; Tin's wa the smoke from the artillery of the allied armies a tho iron messengers of death ara hurled into that dociued circle day aiid night without a Sufficient interval I nit the' weiry Moslem a mucluhe'eded night's rest.

Thd was damp and noxious ana so charged with sulphmi, odours that it did not requite a vivid imagination to iu the trstv'elle'r was entering oiiS of tile giilfS iri BWitfl'S I lost the road ait ohce and wandered about, expecting every moment that Osman PaSiia would, take advantage of this signal opportunity to force his way through the allied lines. ol finding or see tin aiiy thing, Iwds cOmueilert to return to' Bogot SftSr i itig the road by a fortunate accident. It Uauiau diu not uae the mist of yesterday, one may iiifer that never intends attempting to bf'eai out "di his piesent uncomfortable limits for he will never hava a more favourable opportunity. At halt-past tive.tu the after, hooii a tremendous artillery and infantry fire broke out dii General Skobeiefi'S froiit. heat Brestovec and it tni for three hotns when the Eussian troops under tkolieitij carried apositiou ontbe.Greeu Hills ou the southern of Plevna.

At ten the Turks returned to the attack- raeapturtd the position, but only held it until inictupi-f when it waa again taken by the Hussion led by At five thia morning the Turks again made two td regain hold of their lost position, but were THe mist lasted all fhrbugh the night, and wliVii I reached the front near Brestovsc this souu after day-break it so thick that I loco short rifle i-inge of the Turkish trenches without kUowW I niet SkobelMf near the village above-meutioueii, ha has his head-quftrtets, as he was coming iu from hard night's woik. Btestovec is within caunou aim rj9 range, ahd several persons were hit during the past night in thd village. The Turks appearing reconciled to their ioss, I left SkobeleiTs head-quarters at two in the after, noon to return to Bogot. Aa I mounted the lull the village the rdisi rose; ahd the Turks mace auothei demonstration ou the captured position, aud for half an hour a furious fusillade railed between tite eouteu.iiio lines, theTurks even shooting a few cartridges ioruiy suj benefit. The Turks, however, were again driven hDcu and since that time very little firing has occuried', Skoboleff immediately threw up a redoubt on the cupnuei position, and this gave fiBe to a report circulated at headquarters in Bogot that a Turkish redoubt had been taken by Skobeleif's troops.

The Bussiau loss last uicht was about 350 killed ana. wounded, among them hem? three bfficbrs of SkobelefT a staff. The intense darki-eas of the misty night presented anything like accurate tiriut', which accounts for the small loss. There were slnu enough fired to have slain au army corps. Tho result of thiB BuBsiau success is to shorten the line around l'lm ns, Sfid consequently to push Osuian Pasha still closer towa'c the ceutre of the circle npw held hy him.

The constructed along Skobeleft'a front are nanny, ana if the whole allied line is well protected, Osuiau's fnil appears to be beyond doubt. The amount dt jiiovisiotu in Plevna still remains a subject of much eonjectuie. it is not believed possible, however, that Osman can havo more three three weeks supplies. Mr, Jolm Todd Having written, to the Bishop ol Ely pointing out that if his Lordship would suggis: ta the vicars generally the propriety of letting glebe'lae to the labouring poor at au agricultural rent, he vrojhi do them good service by assisting them to help thtmselvc, which would tend to diminish pauperism, his lordship has replied approving heartily of the suggestion. A JPK1VATE-GOKFIDENOE OFFICE.

A "Ecsideilt of New York," "not knowing," as he says, "wiictijti any ot Het Majesty's Minifiters may he in town," sen. us" a cutting headed Perils for Great Britain," ifom the New York Sun ol November 1, with the hope that may be able without inconyeuieuce to bring it uuder notice of tha Government. He adds: "There is ue doubt that Kossa ia gathering a larga amount of mouty. I rather think the Government here would not beiujis-posed to take hold of him if it had a decent excuse." The following is the extract from the Sun The skirmishina fund amounts, to-day to 41,724 said O'Donovau i Boasa yeaterday, in response to an inquiry. In wliuw possession is it 'It is in bonds, and ia kept in a tale deposit vault, of which I hold the 'It is undei.

stood, of course, that this money is to be used for Ii etan-i against England but is there any plan agreed ou 'I have plans, but to make them pujplicwould defeat 'Will you intimate in what general way the fuuu is to 'No, 'Are you uuder any pi omise tc the subscribers iu the matter Not any. They navn confidence in me. that is 'Is there any oratum-iUon that haa Or is to have control of the money 'W-1, there ia an otganisation at least a number of well-tuov Irish Natioualistsare banded with Will you gnu any particulars about 'That would hi How much do you expect to acuiKV! before before begiuniug operations aKamst Euuiuna 'I cannot "A hundred thousand dollars 'Ice not care to 'At whit rat is the luud growing 'From 600 to 1,000 "dblfars per week. Last week received over 800 This conversation was held in Mr. Eossa's office, which is one railed euciosme in a row of others at 263, Broadway.

He sells tickets there, aud receives subscriptions to a Wfeniy newspaper, as a painted sign indicates. An express messenger delivered an envelope, and Mr. Bossa tooi oat of it a 5 dol. bill the aggregate of subscriptions by hands in a Massachusetts town, he said. 'To stue ti.o case the inquirer continued, you have iu yoni possession over and are receiving contributions at the rate of 500 dols.

to 1,000 dols. a week, ti expenditure of which is to be secret, and ior which y.u are practically accountable to Thut oi way of looking at was the Can I get further information on tha subject 'No, sir. All tkt I wish to say to the public on the subject iB said iu tot Irish World. Here is a copy of the last inquirer withdrew, takiDg with him the newspaper. In it nearly a whole page is devoted to the skirmishing funs aud it ia through its influence, added to Kossa's leputa-tion aa an Irish patriot, that the mouey is raise.

The department ia headSd, "The National Movenicut, aud it begins with 'Maxims for Skirmishers' amotg which were the following Humane Wat fire. -The shortest, swiftest, and cheapest warfare that does the greatest material damage to the enemy with the leaBt loss of life to either side is the most huinauo w.u-fare. Cheap Warfare. This is the age of dyuumite au. torpedoes, agencies with which nature has come forward to aid tho weak, the poor, and the enslaved.

Cheap warfare! Let thia be tho motto. War against England witt the smallest number of men and the least possible expanse. Begular Warfare nearly Obsolete. Fleets are now almost useless. As the ironclad drove out of existence the old-fashioned wooden ships, so the torpedo will drive oat the ironclad.

The fleets" of Europe aud America are at the mercy of the stealthy little enemy, and the best type of the torpedo boat carries no crew. England's Pear. Three men and a few pounds of dynamite are more than a match for the mightiest frigate. Months ot preparation, hundreds of men, the biggest gnus, and all the latest improvements go down hetota the apparently insignificant assailant. England to-aay is beg'iuniug to couut the cost of her expansive an cumbrous ironclad, and a vague aud unpleusiut idea is just shadowing itself on the British mind that all this preparation for the defence of tlie island may have been The mysterious hints about torpedoes and dyuamite are repeated week after week iu various connected with accounts ot new inventions ior ti.t sort of warfare.

A contributor from Providence wiitvs as As skirmishers, it behoves us to ourselves With such appliances as are calculated to crowu our efforts with success. In this connection I should wish to draw the attention of the skirmishers generally to an item appearing some time ago in the papers with the caution "Bottled Death." At a recent meeting of the Paris Academy of Sciences, a exhibited a small vial of osmium, the most deadly poison known. In a short explanatory oti'ire he remarked that 201b. of the metal would be sufficient to poison the entire population tua world. One-thousandth part oi a grain oi osunc free in a volume of air of 100 cubic yards, would posiis such a deadly influence that all persons respiring tins air would he poisoned.

What makes it the more uaogtroes is the fact that it has no known Some por-ons with fine drawn consciences may exclaim that this wouli be a terrible way of making war." Mr. Rosaa, as u' of that page oi the newspaper, says of the poisoning We do not lack men who tike riskot sett. 1.3 a smell of osmium aud alluues to somebody idea that 'it would be a grand thing if a bottle of ti.at osmium were smashed in the English House of Commons, while a full House was passing. coercion laws for The ackuowledgments of receipts show that the comes generally in small individual contributions, tioni all parts of the country. Many of the donors are worr.pi), who give 25c.

to 50c. each. Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, and other factory towns give most liberally." A Whtt-armed ASSAILANT. Charles Brooktr, The Prince of Wales tias' consented to preside aiadirin.er tdMneldiirJtarch.ridstiti alia of the tods of the Princess Mary village Homes for Little wis, situated at AddleBtoue, in Surrey. Upwards bf .150 little giris a'fa mi in the'B'e horneti; for wBbae maintenance funds, arcl urgently iie'edsd.

The Church of Oil WcdnesdaY, at the meeting qf the, Scottish Episcopal. 11ld in Edinburgh, the Bishop of St. Andrew's presiding, it was agreed ia e'xpf e'sji to the CbiiiroCation of the Prcfvitices' b'f GanttStb'iiry' and York the thanks of the Synod for thd brother.ly ByrnpSthjrand consideration shown Church in Scotland by passing resolutions in regard to the pro-deedingso'i' BisUop' SerAles; kdttdf Sir JqliiiMiid-may, who mysteriously disappeaf dbbat a weett aadj has arrived at his tutor's at Eton; Aier being left at Clap-ham Junction, about to depart for Windsor, it appears lid went if and took ap'arthiehta thdfB tor a week. The reason for this strange conduct appears to have been a desire to avoid an examination which ne would have had to undergo on his return to Eton. The Tithe Redemption Trust.

The quarterly b'bafd Hi this trust was held dii Wedhes'day lit tlie offices, Sit Stephen's' PfiiadS Ohdiiiersr9i Bridge-street, Westminster Lord John, Man uersj JVI.P.j chairman, of the board, presiding. There were tire6entthe Rev. W. W. Malet, Bev; Harcouft SKrlile, 'Mr.

O. Dingwall, Mr. H. Gi'dVtfi iiiid the Be'Vi Dr. A.

F. Lee; secretary. A grant of 50 was ordered in tho case of IJawdeu, diocese of Manchester. Among other cases before the board were1 liderBhot, dibcesb bf Winchester ToWdtiltl, didcs'Sfl of Exeter; Blsokfbrdbyj diotjese of Lichfield; Farewell, dibcese of Lichfield and Hitchamj diocese of Norwich. The Blane Medals.

the biennial adjudication df the.gold medals founded by the latb Sir Gilbert Biaae'j Bart.j haa faSe.ht.ly been inade in accordance with the terms of bequeat, by the jiresidents of the Royal College of Physjoiaus and Surgeons and the Director-(jfifler'al tf tie Medical Department of the Navy, add they have been awarded to Fleet-SUfge'oh Adam Brunton Messer, M.D., for his journal as staff-surgeon of H.M.S. Pearl for the year 1875, when on the Australian station and to Fldet-Sutgeon Fraudis William Davis, for his journal of H.M.S? the flag ship Ou the China station, for the year 1875. THE JpAKfeBS MUBEUSt OF HYGIENE. This museum; whioh iB in course of fbrmation at University College, Gower-strdet, London, is in a fair way towards completion, and will soon he available for the purpose ot diffusing a praotical. knowledge of many branches of sanitary science.

The Executive Committee consists df the Professors of Medioinei Hygiene, Architecture Engineering, Chemistry, and Surgery, aiid their aim has been to make the museum as widely useful for teaching purposes as possible. The Council of the College have devoted an area of for the purposes of disblay, and contributions in the shape of books, dhartB, plans, models, app'aratlis, are arriving almost daily; The Iudia Office, tha Museum of Economic Botany at Kew, the South Kensington. Museum, the Hygienic Department pi the Army at Washington and tho city of Brussels, besides many' manufacturing firms and individuals, have already made valuable contributions'. The inuseuih is divided into a library and eight classes. The library will be devoted entirely to works on hygiene, reports, pamnhlets, Class 1 is devoted, to local hygiene and "sanitary engineering, and will consist mainly of plans, views, drawings, illustrative of drainage, sevveraga, water supply, burial, and the hygiene of crOwde'd diatribts.

Class 2 deals With hygiehio architecture, and will be illustrated by plans and drawings pro-petly classified, and puoked in portfolios for easy reference. Class 3 illustrates the important subjects of lighting and warming class 4, clothing aud olass 5, food. This will Be, perhaps, the largest class in thd rddseum, and will be illustrated by specimens) drawings, models and will deal with the important subject of diet from every point of view. Class 6 deals with personal regime and comfort for invalides, including the transport and care of sick and wounded iri battle; class 7 with safety and rescue; and olass 8 With the hygiene of the professional and industrial classes. Ah elaborate prospeotus has been printed and ciroulated, at the expense of Mr.

Twining of Twickenham, who has been most generous in his contributions to the.museurn, which will be forwarded to any persons interested iri hygiene bh application to. the Secretary of the. ParkeS Museum, University College, London. Board of Trade Inquiry. A Board of Trade Inquiry, held at Glasgow, into the loss of the ship julia, of LlaneHyb oh Lagghn Book.

Cornwall oh the 26th Ootober, has resulted in the suspension of the certificate of-the master, John Davis, for tweke months, and the cancelling of the certificate of the mate, Alexander Gloag. The when the accident occurred, waB bound from Glasgow to Surinam with a cargo of coal. The Court Of Inquiry found that the master negleoted to take the usual care in the navigation of the vessel by having left the deck and remained below till the casualty occurred, and by leaving the navigation of the vessel to two irresponsible men that the master intrusted the navigation of the vessel after midnight On the 24th to the mate and one man only; that he loft spirits iri an open looker within roaoh of the mate and others of the crew, by which the former be-oame intoxicated and unfit for duty, that the mate went below during his watch, leaving the navigation of the vessel to only tha man at tlie helm; and that at the time of the casualty the mate Was ittoxiodted and incapable of navigating the ship; ufon Clergymen and Others. At the Southwark Polioe-coUrt, London, on Wednesday, David Jackson (64), described as a commission agent, residing in a back room at 254, Waterloo-road, was brought before Mr. Benson, on a warrant, by Sergeant Morgan, a Scdtland-yard detective, charged with unlawfully aiid fraudulently obtaining a past-office order or 1 Is.

lid. from the Bev. Fwdk. W. Wflllbufn, with intent to cheat.

Mr. Blanchard Wontner prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury, and the prisoner was undefended. Mr. Wontner, in opening the case, said there were a number of charges against the prisoner, who had for many years Carried on a system ot swindling, tha victims being ahiofly country' literary societies and clergymen. He was only prepared with one case that day The Bev.

Frederick William Wellburn said he wao the Vicar of Overton, near Marlborough. Iu August last he was about forming a library in connection with the schools iu his nariBh, and wrote a letter to a South London paper for instructions and assistauoo rb to the formation of the library. His letter appeared iu that paper, and a few days afterwards he received a letter signed, D-Jackson, newsagent, 254, Waterloo-road," enclosiug copies of advertisements offering to supply journals at half-price, arid sent post-free the same day. Witness repliod to that and received another from the same person, styling, himself "bookseller and enclosing othor advertisements offering fo supply all sorts of scientific and standard works (a list of which Was given) at a very cheap WittieaSj however, did not at the commencement require such expensive wovka consequently he wrote to the same addresa to inquire at what price he would forward post free for six mouths the Graphic and Fundi. On the 13th of September he received tho letter produced, agreeing to forward those publications as desired, both inclusive, at lis.

payable in advance. Believing it was all right, he forwarded a post-office order for that sum, payable to D. Jackson, 254, Waterloo-road. Not receiving the publications wrote to that address for an explanation, arid a week afterwards received the post-card produced from the same person apologioitlg for tha omiBBion, and promising to aeud them punctually for the future. Not receiving them be communicated with the Commissionors of Police, at Scotland-yard.

Deteotive-sergeant' Morgan, from Scotland-yard, said he received the warrant to apprehend the prisoner, arid found him iu A baok room at 254, Waterloo-road. WitnesB told him the charge, when he refused his name and address, and said he knew nothing about it. Witness took him into custody, and found a lout-book on him, showing that he paid 4s, 6d. a week for the room. There were no newspapers, bobks, or publications about, showing that any business was carried on.

The room was scantily furnished, and ot the upper part of the house. In answer to Mr. Wontner, he said he had been employed since 1875 inquiring about the prisoner, and received 45 reports.con-ceruing him from all parts of the country. Among: his victims were clergymen, missionaries, schoolmasters, and others. His circulars emanated from Heygate-street and Wansay-street, Walworth, and a number of other plaoes.

He had never been a newsagent or bookseller in his life. Mr. Benson remanded him for a weok. Charge op Sending: Threatening Letters. At the Cork Police-office on Wednesday, C.

P. O'Sullivau waB roturned for trial at the Winter Assizes on the charge of waiting threatening letters to Lawrence Hynes and William Baarden. All three are avowed Nationalists. The letters acoused Hynes and Bearden of taking money from the Mayor for a discreditable purpose ou the occasion of the Duke of Connaught's visit, and intimated that if they did not return it they might prepare for death. The Mayor denied that he bad given money to any one to keep the city quiet during the Duke's visit, and added that there was no oooasion to do so, Hynes and Bearden denied knowing of auy plot to attack the Prince.

Inciting to Commit Robbery. At the Lambeth. PoliCe-oourt, London, on Wednesday, Daniel Welch (23) was aharged with inciting Jane Ann Peek, a girl about 18, to Btdal money, and with-being a deserter from the 8th King's Boyal Irish Hussars. Jane Aim Peok stated that She Was now in the employ of Mr. Blandford, baker aud dairyman, of Cator-streot.

About the latter eud of November, 1876, she became acquainted with prisoner, and shortly afterwards consented to go out with him. In the oourse of conversation he asked her to get hold of her brother's oaah-bbx and bring it to him. She told prisoner she could not comply with his request. He asked her to get a penknife to force open the drawer whore the cash-box was kept. If she obtained tho oash-box she was to bring it to him, and he would have a cab waiting for' her at the corner of tho street, in whioh he would take her away and marry her.

In order not to arouse suspicion she Was to leave her brother's house without hat or jacket, and he would provide such artioles in the cab. She refused to comply, but afterwards, at his solicitation, she agreed to take a sovereign of her brother'a money order to enable him to get a ooat out of pledge aud buy a new hat. She got the amount by taking small sums at a time from her brother's till, and gave it to the prisoner. After she entered the service of Mr. Blandford the prisoner threatened if she dirt not got some money for him he would tell her brother how she had robbed him.

Ho also made use of other thieatB, whioh caused her'to take eStoral sums of money belonging to hor employer aud give them to him. Constable Marchant said hehad known t.heprisouer from hiB boyhood. He waa a most notorious thief, and hid been convicted on many occasions. Mr. Barstow committed the prisoner for trial.

A Boruible Exeoution. Advices from Columbus, Georgia, state that on the 2nd of tbi month a ingro named Owen Wright, who assaulted a white married lady near Crawford, Alabama, Was taken out of gaol at Seala's Station by a party of about 100 citizens, who carried him to thKintatilt and 'them burnt' him. WhSh matrie'd h'8ri At the fritrib' she w8 di-agei Her parents Iboked tfith diafivoar Oh ths thSriiagS) But there was no unwillingness on their p'art to allow Her. to go to her jhuBband. Eyidenoa was, then given the adultery of the respondent at Forest HbDpN called no1 witnesses' for the defetifc'e-, anil ifi aadr'isih'ng.

tho Court he ooutended that there; wits rib' ldgal Qe'sr'tiori: Sir Robert PaiiiiMOEE said that upon tjhe evidence lie was bf ojriiiloii that there Was no bona )ide offer of the husband to reside with his wife; diid that he tivilde'u' his duty in not, finding her a home. The denied, aiid fortified tub conclusion, iid had come to that tlie respond edt had been guilty of legal de'Sortibh, therefore he jirMbunc'ea a decree! Hiti) with costs. fefjjaiaBwwB7iat. LOCAL AP GEIER1L Woefiirtirolil MiECHAiribs' On Wednesday eve'hihg the Bev; SV S. Abtidtt, Vic' df Wood house, lectured to a large auaienc'B 6n ''Borne English Proverbs." The in his opening remarks, said thdt iii Choosing ths tiiib hi had udrjihStly aimed at coiifih'ihg his idc'turB Within dtftthite limits that is, td ihe proverbs of out ovtn nation aiid hthguage, and ohly to take spine samples even of these.

done so it would have been impossible bring his remarks within the Scope bf a B'iiigle Jedtiire. Whether, a' man have a b'kcK Skid' 6r white, ifiau is maii all the' world over; he'nee it is hot siifpris'ihg to find bliat a large1 ridmher of proverbs are of universal application, and are id SubstaUCB repeated by different nations and people's both Civilised and uncivilised. are, however other proverbB which are national. Ifi a.ct,everyjnation has its own proverb, and tHoy aiffi (is a rule, it very true! index of hatidhal elidractef Before, hdwSiierj proe'eediiig to deal-with shine of our national proverbs, he must put in a precautionary remarki We must not suffer ourselves to be the slaves of. a We must not think because a proverb is in everybody' mouth 'it must therefore be both true and good.

Sortie are to' be taken with alldwdnde and Uisor'e-tioh others are misapplied and sortie few radically' false and bad; Proverbs, in fact, are trite BayingS) like well-worn coins, coins agaiUj are not all of equal value. Some are of gold, some, of Bilver, and some of baser metal, arid Bdnie there are that are leas' than iiothing as cufrent coins, lot they aiB followed a long string of proverbs uhddr thblr different heads i.e.; objeotiouable proverbs; prdvorbs, the meaning of whioh may be perverted general prndeiitial maxims; proverbs having reference to.jOur speech and conduct; domestic and social proverbs; some, general proverbs'; arid, finally, religious proverbs' alt of whioh, together' with the lSSturWa thereto, were highly appreciated. A vote of thanks to Mr. Abbott and to Dr. Probisher (who, in the unavoidable absenoe of the President, occupied the chair) brought to a olpso one of the most successful lectures of the.

present Bession. Richmond Tom Council, A- special meeting of the Council was hold on Wednesday evening, when the following ohairmen were appointed to the various committees Watch. Aid. Croft; Hoiise, Buildihg'a, Aid. Crdft; Lahdsj PUiitatiods, Ba'css, and Fait'Sj the Mayor (Mr.

Shaw) Finance, Aid Thompson; Gas and Watery Aid. Mason School A.ttendanoBj the Mayor Drainage, and Sewerage, Mr. March. same committee and chairman haye been appointed ioi the purposes of the Sanitary Act. Practical Cookery In Soii6dis.

She SohbOl Bottfds of Scotland have iecently been exercised tin the subject of cookery. It appears that in several plaoes teachefa have been edgaged to give What are oalled demonstration lessons to the elder girls. The teacher usually Btands before a gas Btove and explains to a hundred, and sometimes two hundred, girls how. to poach an egg, or make a Cup of coffee, a thing rarely well done in the cookery suhool. Sometimes the teacher discourses on ft soup or stem These lessons seldom occupy three-quarters of an hour, and it has been discovered by some of the School Boards that for, all prac tical purposes Buch teaohing is almost valueless.

The girls who attend these demonstration lessons give flippant answers, and even repeat rebipes, but are. almost aB igiioraut of practloal cookery as if thoy had bevdr aeen a saucepan. In this difficulty Mr. Buck-master has been called in, and he Bays what passes for the teaolling 6f cookery in many schools is no tsaohing ttt all," aud he accordingly proposes a plan by which he believeB tha great majority of girls may receive some practical instructions in cooking before they leave Bchool. Object lessons on food and cookety, with simple illustrations, are to be given to all girls by schoolmistresses preparatory te any practical itistf action whioh is to be given by qualified toaoherB.

Provincial towns training teachers, according to their own views, he thiuks, will lead to complication and difficulty, because there is no dnifotm standard of examination. Tlie school at Kensington was far better suited for this work than any provincial school, and was established for this purpose, and is at present quite equal to the demand lor teachers. Mr. Buokmaster says; There ought to be in all large towns school prttctiCB kitchens' in eduneotiou with girls schools. Bach of these kitohous was to be fitted up with not loss than twelve fireplaoos, snob as girls use in.

their own homes, with dresser, table, saucepans, and other oulinary apparatus. Each girl is to have 64 square feet, and in this area everything is to be done, from the lighting of the firo to the placing of Whatever has been cooked on the tablbi All this is to be done uuder tho direction of the teacher, whose whole time is to ho occupied with teaohihg practical cookery. Mr. Buokmaster thinks that each girl vrotild require on aft average fifty hours instruction, and that such a school would give' a sound praotical knowledge of cookery to two hundred girls evdry year. The cost of working such a school lie estimates at 1 per head for every girl passing through the kitchen.

Tho fodd is to be sold fit a price sumoieat to cover the cost of the materials, or eaten in the Bohool. It appears that all efforts to instruct girla after they leave ahpol and the, wives of working men have been a failure, aud it has beou suggested, if there be no time for this teaching while a girl is at school, souiesubjeot might be dropped or made optional to make room for it. Buokmaster admits that his plan is an experiment, because no school has yet put it into practice but he says experiment or trial is the only way in whioh we can gain a knowledge of what is really possible. He sees little dift'oreuoe, and hb more real difficulty, between the teaching of praotical ohoihistfy to boys and practical cookery to girls, and as most persons are agreed as tothoimportuiico of a girl knowing something about tho preparation of hor daily food, the experiment is worth a trial. The Question of Foreign Cattle Aocommo-dahon as A meotiug of tho Hull Town Council WaB held yesterday, the Mayor (Aid.

Waller) presiding. The minutes of the Laud Sales Committee cohtaiued a report on the suitability of the Citadel and Edward's-placo sites for the accommodation of foreign oattle. The committee, with one exception, reoomraeuded that the Counoil should give their consent to the Cattle Market being removed to the Citadel estate, as it was the most convenient site possible for all vessels of this iafeest draught of water, as they usually came up With lie flood tides. Special objection was taken to the Bdward's-plaoe site, on the grouud that it was in the midst of a densely-populated neighbourhood, in which several cowkeepers resided, and where the cattle plague was lately very prevalent, and the committee had reason to believe that if the depflt was made in ICdward's-place, in cash of An outbreak of cattle plague, it would be instantly Closed1 by the Privy Council. On the confirmation of the minutes being pronosed, Mr.

Elam moved, us an ainendmeut, that the Council instruct the surveyor to prepare plans and estimates for the Edward'B-plaoe site. A long discussion ensued, after which a division was taken, and the amendment was declared carried. ALL ASSOOIATION CHALLENGE COT. Tlie whole of the first ties in this cupiave now been completed as followB Upton Park beat fioohester by three goals to tioue; 1st Surrey Bifles heat ForeBt School by one goal to none; Claphatn Bovers beat Grantham by two goals to none Old' Harrovians beat 105th Regiment )jy two goals to nono Swifts beat Leyton by three goals t'two; Cambridge University beat Sodthill Park by tlree goals to one Pilgrims beat Bamblors by one goal to none; High Wycombe beat Woodgrauge by four goals to none; Bomnauts beat St. Stephen's, Westminster, by four goals to none; Wanderers beat Panthers by nine goals to one Hawks beat Minion by five goals to two St.

Mark'B saratohed to Barnes; Maidenhead beat Beading Hornets by ten goals to none Beading beat South Norwood by two goals to none; Great Marlow beat lleudonbytwo goals to none Old WykhamiBts scratohed to Old ForeBterB Oxford ITniversity beat Herts Bangers by five goals to two Darwen beat Manchester Aasooia-tion by three goalB to ono; Sheffield played a drawn game with Nottingham; Druids beat Shropshire Wanderers by ono goal to none; Union scratched to Eoyal Engineors; and Queen's Park (Glasgow), a bye. Serious Aocidsnt at BelesA Railway Station. An accident likoly to be attended with fatal results occurred at the-Bailway Station; Belper, on Wednesday, to a porter named James May, who but recently went to Belper. There is a level orossing for passengers arriving with and going by the south trains, and it was being swept byIay at tho time of the acoideat. Whilst so employed, two goods trains approached unobserved, the one from the south and the afegr from the north.

The result was teat he was struck Gy'ione of the buffers of the engine of the north train, Mid thrown a considerable distance. Ha was as soon as possible attended by Mr. Johnson, Belper, the oompatoy's surgeon, who found that his head, left side, and body generally had been seriously injured. Up to yesterday May still lay in a critical "condition. THE BAIL-WAT AOOIDENT AT NORTHAMPTON.

The polioeman Wilson, who was seriously injured In tho recent railway accident near Northampton, and whose leg was amnutated, diod at the Northampton Infirmary on Wednesday. This makes tho fourth life lost this accident. Leeds Board or Gtiahdians. Return, of the number of persous relieved during the 6th weak of tho Christmas quarter, ending Tuesday, the 13th day of 1877, and the corresponding week of last year: Indoor Poor. Workhouse 810, Industrial Sohools 227, vagrants relieved 383 total indoor poor outdoor poor at a oost of 300 Is.

total in and out door poor 5,133. Births, deaths, 2. Corresponding week, 1S76 Indoor Poor. Workhouse 722, Industrial Sohools 193, vagrants relieved 287; total indoor poor outdoor poor at a cost of 301 9s. 2d.

total in and out door poor 4,814. Holbeok TFnion. Return of the number of porsonB relieved during tha sixth weok of the December quarter, ending Saturday, the 10th day of November, 1877, aud the corresponding week last year: Sixth week December quarter, 1877 vagrants relieved, 78; total indoor poor, 110; total outdoor poor, 6M ut cost of 6d. total in and out door poor, 614. Correspond'-ing weok of last year vagrants relieved, 7i; total indoor poor, 98: total outdoor poor, 476; at a cost of 39 17b.

3d. total in and out door poor, 674. Being rua.de to Mr; jjnghf remarra ai jteocoaaie hbnftiiiaole' gfehtleiitin fell ttirdiigh a misprint Ihsteo.fl of holding, as stated; the 958 parsdiis possess 29748402 acres, which is 16 more than dne-third of the entire reported exteutof the United Kingdom; exclusive of the metropolis." Tiimpi.h Hah. A Civil 'RnErineer" writes to say that, having been the first to, call attention to the daiigerous' itate of Temple Bar. he thinks it necessary to again refer to the condition of the structure', which now exhibits the opening of cracks and the dislobdtitih of some of the pilasters dh its face.

He tfiat it is in such a rotten condition thut it not soon puneu it wili certfliuly tall, and that it hourly danger to human life. In the event of its falling and killing some v.onnhv lid oalm whitlil tlib Rrtdwh ill not taking Itdownbe.maiiBlaughter Or who would be responsible of FtiEL.rSir G.iB. Adderley, President of the Board of Trade, writes to the Times--" I thluk it well worth while communicating to the public, through the Times, if you will allow hie, the 'Coiite'uis of a letter, a copy of which I hava just re'eC'ived i'roni the firni of Brown and Marshall, railway carriage builders, Eirrfling-ham, stating that auriug the vear 1874 tho use of Barker patent fire-grates reduced their consumption bf'fuei ttt the boilers two-thirds, about 2,400 tous in the year, giving thehi mote powef than frefofs thd alteration was made, stld that these alterations were made without auy stoppage to their working. A printed circular signed by tha manager, dated last September 11th, asserts the continued success bf tlie esperi'riieiR dp to that tithe. As thii law imposes tho penalty on nbnicb'hsuriip'-tion of smoka unless the' best known inedns for it ate used, it is important chit this apparently effective' and ecdnomical process shddld be adduoible iu evidence arid advertised iii warning, dhd no leBS itself.be bbaetved and tested Critically as to the truth df ita pretensions." Benefit Societies.

A case of considerable importance a-s affecting benefit societies was heard on Wadueadav bv the magistrates at Billerioav. The Guar- dianB of the billoricay. Union applied for an order making toe 810K allowances aue itom tne jrroviueui. ouuiolv to one Jamea King payable to theni, on tha ground that King is, and has been since tha 8tli of March, 1375, an inmate of the pauper lunatio asylum at Brentwood, and chargeable to the common fund of the Union. The aociety baa hitherto paid the sick allowance amounting at first to 9s.

and more lately to 4s. 7d. per week, to the lunatic's wife and family, holding that their rulea reouired them to do so. Itwasalao contended that tne mainher being practically an inmate of a union house, no allowance at all was properly due. The magistrates, however, ordered the society to pay 2s.

per week to the Ciuaraians. Eailway Sehtants. Mr. V. Evans, gene.

ral secretatv of the Amalgamated Sooiety of Eailway Ser vants having written to the board of Trade on the subject of accidents to railway servants during 1876,. ho has received the following reply from Mr. (Jalcrttt air, I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your further letter of the 31st relative to the figure's relating to railway accidents, given in the General Beport upon the Accidents whioh have' occurred on the Bailways of the United Kingdoril during thd year and again calling tha attention of the Board of Trade to the fact that in that report no allusion is made td those accidents whioh havo ocouri dd to the Bervants of the railway companies while in the performance of their duties in the warehouses, yards, of the companies. In reply I am again to point out td you that'in the report iu question, which is stated to be founded principally on thd Returns of accidents which have occurred on the railways, it was not intended to deal with accidents Other than those which had occurred, riot ohly to those employed on railways, but also to passengers by railways in the course of working and of using the railways as a means of lbcomotioh." The Uses of Earthworms. A scientific journal has been' opening its columns to a discussion of the8ubjeot of earthworms and the effect thoy have on the soil iu which thev livB.

That thev ate a great nuisance on lawns and gravel walks everybody knows, and this fact in itself has proved suihoient reason tor instituting a searching inquiry for something compensating iu the way of meritorious usefuluess. Accordingly it has Daen pointed out that thoy perforate the soil, and thereby assist the percolation oi wuter auu tn: peuei.i tuiuu ui juutg julu uiu soil. But there are other very remarkable though obvious processes attributed to earthworms. By means of their casts in course of time tha soil they frequent is turned completely topsy-turvey. A case is mentioned in which tne cutting of a ditch revealed a layer of ashes and small cBal which had been originally placed on tho surface of the laud, but which after the lapse of some 18 years Was found about seven inches below, a result which there seemed every reason to believe waa due entirely to the continued throwing out of tiny mounds Of soil froin below the bed of ashes.

Tha earthworm would thus seem to be continually performing practi cally the Bame work as the spade, throwing over the aoil to a depth oi aiiout saveu inches? ana at the same time, as everybody riidst have observed, dragging down into it manure in the Shape of decaying leaves. We are told, too, that they perform an inmortant function in covering over with their "casts," or dragging into their holes, seeds of various kinds, which instead of decaying and i'orniirig foqd for tha Worm, germinate and grow. It used to be said that squirrels were really the creators of the British navy, bv burying acorus iu the Now Forest, A very similai, though, no doubt, a less important function is, it appears, performed by the earthworm. Globe. The Late Biding Match at the Agricultural Hall.

Mr. John Colam, secretary to the Koyal Societye ior the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, wiites to iu Standard in reference to tlie above-named match a8 ioiiowa At a meeting of the Council of the Society held yesterday (Wednesday), I was dosired to ask the favour of your permission to publish tha following particulars on the above anbjeot, ior the information of your correspondents arid thepublio who have takeninterest in the matter: The promoters issued an announcement to the effect that an English thoroughbred and a Mexican mustang would race during a period of fifty consecutive hours." The phraseology of this statement was sufficiently startling (intentionally so, no doubt), but whether uurposeiy misleading or not can be determined only by p'eraons acquainted with the original scheme. In order to allay tha apprehensions and disgust of the public caused by this announcement, an assurance was subsequently given by the promoters that the animals would be permitted to rest at intervals, subject to the discretion of the riders aud of two veterinary surgeons also that orders and directions from an officer of the Boyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals must be obeyed by either rider." The Council beg to atatethatsofar guarantee was unauthorised, no previous anplioatiou having been made for the attendance of the society's officer. A day before the commencement of the race the manager callod at this office to invite our attendance, when he was informed that officers had already beau told off for such purpose, and would undoubtedly intorpose should cruelty he committed, without reference to any request, stipulation, or condition of the managers at the Agricultural Hall. Ho wus told that an improper use of the society's name had beau made in the printed rules of the matoh as quoted above, aud that such adroit mautouvre was deBigued, it was believed, to screen the promoter of therace from all conoequenues of cruelty, as well aa to place responsibility on ourselves.

Some ot your readers who are not endowed with detective appreherisivenesa have complained of tho apparently unholy compact entered into between tho sooiuty and the promoters of the race; hence this explanation haa been considered necessary. The society's officers Were present from the commencement of tho race to the close, prepared to do their duty. They Btopped Telegram about five o'clock on the aecoud day because the animal refused again aud again to continue the monotonous contest into which he waa being urged by spur and oaua. The diaguBted thoroughbred, who had been accustomed to free galloping in open country, became obstinate by the mere drudgery of an apparently endless circuit on tau aud, refusing to proceed, had to be led round tho building three times in succession, occasionally a man walking behind menacing him with a stick, and Leon (the Mexican rider) facetiously dismounting his mustang to assist in such burlesque. It was obvious that the dogged determination of the animal Could not be overcome without violeuce and, as repeated cries were heard from the roughs for the infliction of such violence, tho Society interposed to prevent impending cruelty.

Another horse named Leopold then took Telegram's place, and continued (including intervals of rest) until Saturday evening, when the 'Society's officers protested against his further employment. Telegram continued the race ior about au hour, when tha officers again interposed to atop all proceedings the voterinary aurgeon, for the managers of tho race, and Professor Pritchard, for the Socioty, being requested to consider such protest by carefully examining each horse. These i gentlemen decided that it would not be oonsonant with humanity to allow any of the animals to proceed further, and thereupon the race terminated. It wili bo seen that all the horses engaged iri tho contest were disqualified by reason of fatigue. Loud complaints were made against the Sooiety's officers (who were greatly assisted by the police) ior preventing the free use of spurs and whips.

Indeed it was manifest to all persons present that the roughs, on becoming excited, were ready to applaud any degree of ill-treatment. It is from this point of view that the Council earnestly protest against any repetition of racea of this nature, the demoralising influence of which iB only too apparent, while cruelty to tho horses is inevitable except uuder the strictest watchfulness of the Society or the police. Belays of trained men wera necessary to prevent excesspa on this occasion. Should any speculator arrange a similar matoh for consecutive hours, it surely would be unreasonable to expect the incessant attendance of the police or of the Society's officers, although their surveillance would be indispensable to prevent oruelty. Public opinion, as gathered from your oolumna and those'of your contemporaries, we think, that the Agricultural Hall Company should decline to permit their premises to be used lor these disreputable and demoralising entertainments." 2'ry them." Within the past few weeks many thousands of coloured picture cards andoirculara hove beendistribute'd la Leads and neighbourhood, drawing attention to O.

BkasdAuek and Co. '6 new Ouealar Pointed Pens, and invitineal! to obtain trom their Stationers a sixpenny assorted sample box, and as result throo pens nave heen frnel? tested, ana it ia pleusinu to And the popular verdict endorses all the previous golden orinions that hftve been showered upon them. The? neither smutch nor spurt, tho points leini: rounded by an entirely new process, and the public are indebted to tho niuuufiieturers fo wtituut. Attn), E3a61i- Witness took his instructions from Herriok when the gangers did riot state in their book what thoy had been uoiug. No charges had been entered in the books for work done at the brickyard.

Be reaeived no instructions from Herrick to enter charges for the work. He had for the same reason made ho entries respecting the work done at Westel'maii's house, or at the bridge loading to the The book eohtaihtsd tSutries relating to the! fond leading to the house. Witness on one occasion asked Herrick if he was to charge auything for the bridge, arid he replied, ''Not this week." He had heard Herriok say ill the office that he wished the bridge had not been done." No entry had been made by witness with regard to hay odt on the railway slop'os. It was not witness's duty to make entrios respecting hay; Walter Fifth, agent for the Midland Railway Company at Carlisle, Baid that, amongst other duties, he paid the company's servants in the engineer's department. There had been weekly entries from the 1st January to 16th September last relating to iliouey paid to Thomas Bam-I'brd and Samuel Butler for horse hire.

Herrick had said to witness that Bahiford liV6d at Sootby, near whore he was Btationed, aud if witness yould give him the money he would pay Bamford aud get a receipt for it. Uiider date of September 7tli there was an entry relating to inone'y paid to llatiifard, and witness broduoed a receipt for tlie amount (Hi The receipt was given to hltn by Herrick; The 10s. waB for the hue of one horse for tweive days. Witness also paid the money said to be due to Samuel Butler for horse hire to Herrick. One IteniwaafU 5s.

Henry Herbert Zdveday, ohief inspector of tho traffio department of the Midland Eailway Company, said that Lambert was the Btatiou-master at Cumwhinton. It would be hip duty to take care that he had invoices for all gootls that arrived except by the ballast train. The ballast train only carried goods or materials for the company's use. It would be very irregular for largo quantities of Btoue, lime, sandj add other materials, to be conveyed by the ballast train uuless iilteudod to be used lor the company's work; If goods arrived at Cumwhinton by the ballast train that were not for the company's use it would be Lambert's duty to itSbdtt the matter to the goods nianagor. Any materials taken from Ounrwhihton Station to WoBterrnan's house could be clearly seen frdm the station, and they could not have gone without the station-master seeing them.

In September witness, went to Cumwhinton Station, aud had aii interview with Lambert. He gave Lambert to understand thai he had cOtno to investigate certain matters. Lambert told him that he had supplied coal to Mr. Tickle, he being allowed by the company to soil ooal as a private trader; but that a great deal of the coal had been taken from Cumwhinton Station to the brickyard by the ballast train. He said he had supplied altogether about 353 tons of coal on his oWn account.

When ha fitst amrngod to supplv coal to Tickle, Tickle told, him that if he saw WeBterman lie (Weatermau) would arrange to take it from the station to the brickyard, and have it unloaded. Iu consequende of that he (Lambert) had a conversation with Mr. Westermau, who told him that when he had coal to send, if he would let him kuow, he (Westermau) would arrange to have it convoyed to the briok-yaird. Witnbss told him that "he had allowed those irregularities to go on simply to benefit by the profit he had obtained by the sale of the coal, and Lambert replied that no private advantage to himself would cause him to forget his duty to the company, and that it was tho position of the persons concerned that kept hint from reporting the irregularities in the UBual way." Lambert told witness that Westermau had been building houses, and directed witness's, notice to. one large house and two cottages which he said belonged to Westermau, aud he told witness that large quantities of stdne had booujbrought by tlie ballast train and had been carted from Cumwhinton Station to WeBtermau's ground by the same horses aud oarta that had been used for work iri connection with the railway.

Lambert further said that bricks and other materials had arrived by Caledonian waggons for Wosterman without invoices, and he had reported the matter to Derby. Witness asked him in what wav he had reported the matter, and ho replied that complaint had been made from Derby of wrong sondiug of the Caledonian waggons, the complaiut coming in the first instance from tho railway oleanng Witness subsequently saw Herrick and Westorman on the platform at Derby Station, aud Herriok expressed a desire to make a statement. WitneflB at that time deolined, but ho subsequently agreed to take down a statement in writing. Wosterman was present, and also Iuspeotor Goodmau, Westorman did not disBeht from tho statement in any particular. Iu the Btaterheilt ho said there were three stacks ot hay iu his district thdt had not Been paid for.

He had had nothing to do with Belling either the luiy.dr tho grass, Uud had not received any money for hay or grass. Wosterman had told him that ho had a share in the horses. On one occasion he told Westermau that he had heard some queer rumours, and he wished to gat at the bottom ot the matter. He asked Wosterman to let him kuow what waB the matter. He (Herrick) never made any improper suggestion oi any kind during the time he was at Cumwhinton Statiou.

Lambert had said that there was only one course to adopt, and that was to have the books reoopied, and they could be dirtied; that tbey must be copied by a lad, and he would hava to be with the lad all the time, and see what he copied and what he loft out. He told Westorman that it would be a good thiug not to tamper with the lad, as if it were found but it would make the matter ten times worse. Witness, continuing, said that he afterwards Haw Westermau at Settle, aud WeBterman nBkod him if he could show him any way out of the difficulty, when witness said that he 'knew of no way except by making a statement to the ooinpauy exactly how the matter stood, end asking them not to proceed with the case. Westorman subsequently wroto the following letter to Mr. A.

Johnson, chief engineor to the oom-pauy, at Derby Improper nsa of the company's materials. Sir, I bnir to inform you that I urn sorry to say thut I have used a quantity of tho Midland liuilvray Company's materials tor iny own private use, the whole of whioh I would honestly he find to pny for if allowed both for materials and carriage. None of my men neither timekeeper, or ttttnserH are to blatno, Whatever hua bean done, 1 am the only one that ought honestly to ho blamed ior it, Riul punished accordinsly. I wish alto to suy tlmt if nu not allowed to pity ull charges both for materials and carriage, both for myself aai also for the bricks used, anil ulso the limo at Onmwhinton Brick Company's Works (Tickle's establishment), I will give myself up immediately to the proper uuUiorities. 1 have been oishteen years under the coinpuny, atd have done iny duty straiuhtforwarJly in ovary way and shape until I became thus ontanyled.

I havo no one to thanlt for it only Mr. (. Tickle. Ho has been my ruin, and my fnmily 'a ruin and dissrucej. aud when I onco was out of the atraisht lino I could not recover.

Unless the company are willing to take payment for all materials, usou, I Will, on receipt of a le'tfcai' from to that efl'eoc, to say that thoy will not, I will t'ivo uivsalf up to the police authorities without either summons or warrant. P.S. All I wish for is simply this that is, I simply think 'not tako other people's blaine that is to say, they know tho brioks were not mine or the lime ivus not mine tho wheelbarrows, the brick-barrows, the inolined road, the wagitous, nor yet the engine power of onr locomotives. I can say no more. The rnin of mo has bonn tho Cuinwhinton brioiyard and thoso connected with it.

I think that if I am puuishod they snoutd also be phnishotl. Wosterman allowed witness to read the letter when it' was finished. He told Wosterman that it did not contain the whole of tho truth, and that he could not expect tho company to consider him at all favourably unless ha told thi'ii ail about what had taken place. He further said that ul a uio.iB.-alo estimate the materials that belonged to the oommuiy in tho Cumwhinton brickyard wero worth about Wnstorruau replied, "2U0? 500 j3 neater tlie murk," or words to that effect. Witnesa behoved that Westi'rman toldjhim that everything except the ougine and machinery belonged to the company.

Iu roply to Mr. Addison, witness Baid he had known Wfcstoiuiun ior a longer period than eight years. He had never heard anything against his character till the preset! transactions. Ho did not think there were many who could him iti regard to ability. He showed great zeal iu connection with the Sottleaud Carlisle Railway.

In answer to Mr. Aiiiiito.ii;, witness said there were DIVOKOh! SUITS; In the Divorce Court on Wednesday, beforo the Pre-sideiit, without a jury, the Case of Gib bin 8 v. Gibhins, in which the respohdentis a lieutenant in the army, waBheard. Mi1. George Bro'wii appeared, for the petitioner, and the respbudent was iihrepieseuted.

Soon after the inamago the respondent left Ireland fbt Canada with his regiment, accompanied by his wife. While there he exchanged into the Canadian Eifles, and in 1870, when they were disbanded, he, with his wife, returned to Ireland. He was there appointed paymaster to the 80th Eegimeut of Foot, which wbb stationed at Belfastj where he joined it, leaving liis wife at Brdy. In 1872 he went to Ohiua, and she remained in Ireland. During that year a newspaper account Was brought to her notice of an action oforim.

con. iu which his name and that of a Mrs. Malcolmsou, also the wife of a captain in the army; who had himself been charged with infidelity, occurred. On this oho wrote to him, and received a reply acknowledging tho intimacy with Mrs. Malcolmson.

Hb returned to England and. she--saw him, but after a further absenoo she received iaformatiou last. July which induced her to go to Hastings, where she found him living with a lady who called him by his Christian name, and a child who called him pupa and her mamma. He and this lady (Mrs. Malooimsou) passed as Captain and Mrs.

Gibson, The President of the Court pronounced a decree 'nisi with costs, aud gavd tho petitioner tho custody of the children. In the Divorce Court on Wednesday the case of Lynch V. Lynch' was also heard. This was a wife's petition for a divorce. The husband answered, denyiuc the charges, pleaded condonation, sind aeked for a decree of of richts.

Tub netitionor was married to the respondent, Major Lynch, on the 27th of January, 1S74, ut the Parish Church of Stratford-on-Avou, where the petitioner's brother resided. The lady was widow with three children, and Major Lynch was a widower, with several daughters. The marriage had Deen an unhappy ono. The petitioner during her widowhood had ah allowance from her friends of a year, and the respondent, who had at one time been in good circumstances, hid a small income. By his marriage settlements With his first wife he had a reversionary interest to the extent of 400 a year, which he was empowered to give to ahy lady he might marry.

This lie settled on the petitioner, and charged the estate with the full amount, and soon aftor the marriage he cauBed the petitioner to mortgage this reversionary interest to the extent of 1,500. It was alleged that, very soon after the marriage the respondent treated hid wife With oruelty, threatening her, calling her names, and ill-treating her; "and iu consequence of hiB ill-treatment she left him on the 20th October, 1S76. Adultery was also charged as having been oonimitted With a girl who had been a servant iu tho house, and who Was lodging in Sotithwark, whore she was alleged to have been visited bv the respondent in November. Mrs. Lynch and her mother having stated the petitioner's case, Major Lyneh denied the allegations aSaiust him entirely.

He also denied that auy familiarities had passed between hini ilud the girl Tupman, who confirmed his stutomeut. The Judge said he was of Opinion that the petitioner's case whs not sustained by the; evidenoe. Tlie evidence as to cruelty Was most unsatisfactory, and nono of it established legal cruelty, whiio, if ho had boon guilty of cruelty, it had been condoned by the Wife, and hot husband had been guilty as no act to revive it. He thought the charge of adultery ought never to have been put oh the record, as there was no evidenoe to establish it. He therefore dismissed the petition.

Tho oauBe Bedhead v. Bedhead was also heard on Wednesday. This wag thepotition of Mrs. M.argaret Ann Bedhead for the dissolution of the marriage, ou tho grouud of the adultery aud desertion of hor husband, who answered, deuymg tho charges. Joshua William Bedhead, the respondent, Who is now undergoing a sentanoe of five years' penal servitude for forgery, was brought to the court iu the oustody of two warders, under a writ of habeas corpus.

In oponing the case, Mr. Inderwiok said that the oircumBtauces wore somewhat peculiar. Tne plaintiff was the daughter of Captain Thirkell, of Sunder-faud, and in the year 1870 she camo to London to vinit some friends, and made the acquaintance of, the respondent, who was then a clork in an engineer's office. After a short courtship thev were clandestinely married on Nov. 23rd, 1870, at Stepney Church.

At the end of the month the petitioner returned to her parents, and an arrangement was made that the circumstance of the marriage should be kept a secret. She, however, told her parents of the occurrence. From time to tima the respondent wrote to his wife, and though the petitioner was always anxious that they should live together, ho pleaded want of means, and asked her to have a little patience. While staying at the Queen's Hotel, Sunderland, he passed a cheque for 12 upon somo bank at which he had no account, and told his wifb that her mother mUBt pay tho money for his hotel exDonses. He subsequently wrote to Mrs.

Thirkell, asking for a loan of 250, saying that his creditors were after him like ravenous wolvoa;" but she objected to lend him the money. Some tiue afterwards the petitioner learnt that her husband had been sentenced to penal servitude for live years for forgery and for obtaining money under false pretences, whioh sentence he was now undergoing. -In the course of the trial a young woman was called, and it transpired that she had been living with the respondent as his wife, at Forest Gate, where they passed by the name of 'Mr. and Mrs. Hilton." The petitioner, Mrs.

Margaret Ann Bedhead, was called, and deposed aB to these faot's. In cross-examination, she said that her husband hod been courting her six weeks before the clandestine marriage took place. She did not then know that he was only an artipled pupil, and was not iu receipt oi a salary, though he said he wanted two years to complete his time. Ho wao in the habit of sendiuir her presents, but she had not roceived anything from. him since thoyear 1S73.

WastOt iWare tlMiiar husband was only seventeen aged 40, was charged at the Westminster Police-court 1 ti Wednesday, before Mr. Woolrych, with uulawiuily resenting a pair of loaded pistols at, an lthraittuag to shoot, Mr. G. Jaggs, a cab proprietor, or St. Lrm.uV......

Westminster, and Police-constable Pmlpot. Mr. J5 said he had known the prisoner as a uieud lor si-v-u years. On Tuesday evening, about seven, prisoner to his place with his wife. While in his (witness's) room, he struck his wife with a cane.

Ha took the caue fiom him, and he thereupon pulled the two pistols irotn his pocket, and, presenting them at him, said, I will biow the brains or any man out tnat comes near me. stable was sent ior, and on his arrival the two pistols wete nl.n.i t-nm n.ionnQr 'Clin fhn nT-iartfioi- llfin(T Senl'Ci large hunting-knife in a eheath waa found on him. au'j bullets. Iffreply to Mr. Wooirych.

the witness saw tuepn-soner held the pistols straight out at his head, but thev were capped and loaded, they were only half-cwke Acting-inspector Duke stated that when thepisto w-i brought to the station they were loaded, but the bullets were withdrawn. Mr. Jaggs stated the pr'son-si came to see his wife. Wliai prisoner camo tie stuleu he wanted his wife, and witness said, Ihera she is si.i came here for protection." Ha went away and in aho.it an hour and a half he returned with pistols and kn He insulted witness oft his first visit, and at tnat tne interview was dowuetairs. Prisoner Said lie was je.tlou.

of him (witness) on account of his wife. 1 here vvs the slightest cause for this jealousy. Vnsone 1 v. Captain Paget' servant. The prisoner said tbe th.ugs belonged to one box, and he brought them to Mr.

0 aliow them to himi-Mr. Wodrych remanded tliopf- -t ior a week, aud directed a report to be made as to a state of. naiad..