... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... For some time past an unpleasant feeling has existed between the 17th Regiment and the 2nd Warwick Militia, both quartered in the Citadel. About 100 of the 17th are recruits from Ireland, and their cause is warmly es- poused by the inhabitants of King-street West (formerly Stonehouse-lane), many of whom are Irish. It appears that oil Sunday evening Sergeant Clay, No. 2 Company, 2nd Warwick, ...

... FEARFUL CATASTROPHE IN LONDON- SIXTEEN LIVES LOST, Between four and five o'clock on Moadav afternoon 15 persons were killed, and more than that number seriously injured at the Victoria Theatre. Waterloo- road. For some years past it has been the practice at the Victoria Theatre to have on Boxing-day a day performance of thepantomine. That course was followed on Monday, and the theatre which is ...

... r CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS- T| Saturday last being Christmas day, the board n^il\ on Friday, E. David, Esq. in the chair. Weatten^e | the meeting as usual, and found that the Fina0^ Committee had held its sitting—the first since the^ appointment in April last—and had passed a bat J of bills which were presented for payment. It also stated that they had agreed to meet in fuW\ on the last ...

... THE SOCIETY OF THE IMMACCULATE CON- CEPTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF DRUNKENNESS. A monster meeting of the above society, of which the Rev. R. Richardson is the founder, was held at the Theatre, on Tuesday evening, the Mayor, Henry Sheppard, Esq., presiding. On the stage we noticed the following gentlemen :—R. F. Woollett, Esq., W. H. Brewer, Esq., Dr. J. J. Buist, Messrs. James Murphy, A. ...