... 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 ...

... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NHW YcAR. Mr. Editor, at this genial season of the year, so inspiriting and gladdening to the whole family of man the great an- niversary of the birth of Him who came to seek and to save them that wpre lost, and to bring Peace on Earth and good-will to Man; when angels visited the earth to announce the astounding intelligence: in anticipation of the important ...

... 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 ...

... CHRISTMAS ATXRAirriOXS IN CARDIFF, Our publication day Win- that previous to the general market, we were prevented last week from doing more than taking a enrsory glance at the preparations being then made for a Christmas display; we have now much pleasure in entering more into detail. The butchers of Cardiff and its neighbourhood came out in their usual first-rate style this year; their shops ...

... In one of the law courts lately, the audience were much amused by an unintentional admission, on the part of one of the counsel defending a party who had been copying the Name, Labels, and forms of packages of tha celebrated GLBNFIBLD PATENT STARCH. The judge coul I scarcely conceRl his indignation at the fraudulent attempt, and told the counsel to advise his client to alter the appearance of ...