... ltl WILLETT'S SPEECH AT THE INQUIRY. ^ilW?r Edition we gave an epitome of Mr. s addressed before the Inspector, but as there Plbl]0^ P°*pts in it which will bear extending, we ^is week in an enlarged form. fose t a(- the close of the case for the defence, ,° and spoke for upwards of an hour. He 0f „ e1.ad been most unfairly placed by the board Stan/I'lllans a ^se position. He had no right to ...

... At the Mansion-house on Thursday, Lieutenant Francis Higginson, who lately made several applications to the sitting magistrate at Guildhall with reference to some money which he said was wrongfully withheld from him by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, appeared before Sir R. W. Carden, in discharge of his bail, for having com- mitted an assault upon Mr. Alderman Salomons, the magistrate who ...

... Eoitlon. REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.-One hundred members of parliament have now identified themselves with the Newspaper and Periodical Press Association for obtaining the repeal of the paper duties. This amount of strength, organised without fuss or noise, and in the course of a few weeks, speaks well for the cause. Nothing succeeds like success, says the French proverb. Now, an agitation that ...

... IT is a remark that may be designated trite-that: few men now-a-days stand out above their fellows. With some limitation that may be correct, and yet the provincial journalist may not hesitate to notice the leading facts and features of a life that has been spent in one town, and where the residents in that I town have had so many opportunities of marking I the career of an old inhabitant. ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. MARK LANE, MONDAY, JAK. 17 Only a moderate supply of English WHEAT, but trade quiet at last Monday's rates white brought from 42s to 50s; and red 38s to 458 per quarter, a clearance being nearly made. Of Foreign not much on offer, there was a fair demand, and prices ruled firm at 44s to 52s; and Russian 38s to 42s. In FLOUR much done: town-made brings 39s to 40s per sack ...

... THE Journal o f St. Petersburg of the 18th inst. says Her Majesty the Dowager Empress has passed a good night, moisture having been restored to the skin, and the fever having subsided. The expectoration is easy, and the cough less frequent. INTELLIGENCE from Sweden states that the health of the King of Sweden is seriously impaired; his appetite and power to sleep diminish, and his strength ...

... CITY, WEDNESDAY, DEC. The funds remain steady, at yesterday's prices. The goverO | ment broker has made his usual purchase, but the transactions 1. J F this department are upon a very limited scale. The attention | the members of the Stock Exchange is almost exclusive11, occupied with the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreifP* stocks, which is in full pi-ogress. English railway stocks ...

... LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, DEC. 28. Corn market steady, with an improved demand for wheat, at ID. ADVANCE ON ALL DESCRIPTIONS. INDIAN CORN AND FLOUR DULL, LATE RATES. EGYPTIAN BEANS 32S CD TO 33S IN RETAIL. OATS ART OATMEAL QUIET. I SMITH FIELD HAY MARKET, DEC. 28. I TRADE HEAVY. PRIME MEADOW HAY, 70S TO 80S SUPERIOR DITTO, 1 84S TO 90S INFERIOR- DITTO, 55S TO 60S; ROWEN, 60S TO 70S; CLOVER, FT ...

... CAPERN'S POEMS.—Poems by EDWARD CAPERN. Lon don Kent and Co. 5s. BALLADS AND SONGS, by EDWARD CAPERN, Rural Post- man, of Bideford, Devon. This volume, which stamps Mr. Capern as a highly gifted poet, has just been issued from the press. He has been justly designated the Devonshire Burns. Like Scotia's great Poet, born of humble parents, reared in poverty, which precluded an early educa- tion, ...

... A FLATTING SACRIFICE.—Barnard Castle was once an old feudal structure, the residence of Lord Wake. When Henry VIII. lay at Hull he sent a messenger to announce a Royal visit to the castle, anticipating, no doubt, a loyal reception but the lord, instead of pride, felt only alarm for his wife, whom he loved truly, was very beautiful, and he feared the consequences should the amourous monarch set ...

... The Torquay paper of Wednesday records the par- ticulars of a catastrophe involving consequences so calamitous as to be scarcely paralleled by any that has ever before occurred within the neighbourhood of Tor- quay. The scene of the accident—Beacon-terrace—is very familiar to most, if not all, of our local readers. Healthily situate, with a warm aspect and a beautiful view of the bay, these ...

... THE MONEY MARKET. The funds yesterday showed animation at the com- mencement of business, but they subsequently de- clined. The reaction was produced by adverse rumours after the usual hours of business and on lower prices from Paris. The bank of France return was not considered encouraging, and that from the bank of England presented the features anticipated, through the distribution of the ...