... 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 ...

... 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. Garden, in discharge of his bail, for having com- mitted an assault upon Mr. Alderman Salomons, the magistrate who ...

... Forwards and backvvards—'tween pillar and post, Was a saying of which we could formerly boast; But now that old saying is gone to the ground, Since pillar and post both in one can be found. Merthyr, Dec., 1858. SCALLOP. ...

... DREADFUL CkATSTROPHE AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE. |IFTUEN KILLED AND NUMEROUS PERSONS INJURED. t One of those terrible events which occasionally I strike the public mind with a thrill of horror, oc- curred yesterday afteriioon at the Victoria Theatre, i in the Waterloo Road, involving the death of no less than fifteen young men, whose ages varied from sixteen to twenty-four years, and serious ...

... How often do we see really useful and practicable schemes frustrated, or left to languish in abeyance, ,through the obstinacy or self-interest of those who should be the leading promoters and strenuous ad- vocates of the same. As public journalists, it would not be seemly for us to enter the arena of discussion, or join issue with any particular class, having for its object the elevation of ...

... A LEVIATHAN BREWERY.—There is at present in process of erection at Burton-on-Trent, by Messrs, Baker and Sons, of Stangate, a brewery, which when completed will cover nearly four acres of land, and pre- sent one faqade of more than a quarter of a mile in length. This brewery, which has been designed for Messrs. Samuel Allsopp and Sons, is intended for the exclusive production of East India ...

... 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 ...

... , DENBIGH, FRDtAY, Dec. 24. - I -WA _ _WA.- 1tl..D:an Jh Beforo the Mayer and I'r. Pierce. ohn Roberts, a husbandman in the employ of Rd. f Owend Esq., Lleweny Hall, appeared in custody, i n chargted with attempting to steal corn from his master's c barn. Daritg the process of winnowing, Mr. Owen t had found the loss of corn, and a watch was made dur- c in- two nights, wbioh proved effectual ...

... On Mnda evning incomliace with a very T numerously-signe requisition, te Mayor (M. this Samuelson, sq.) conveed a publi meeting in the the sidern the poreyof, petitioin ariae tfrpes the etnsion oftefachise voeb alo, triennial parliaments, and a ioreeuldsrbto trod of representatives to be representd Tem tigwho was addressed by MO] Mr James Clay, one of the members for the -borough, who, in the ...