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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1874. METEOROLOGICAL MANCHESTER. 4 Barometer cistern 123ft. above the level nf other instruments 106ft. above the level of tho ae-barometer reading at eight a.m.

unon The fell to 29-940in. upon the 2d; rosa 8t aa upon the 4th; fell to 29 upon the vh 022i eleven pm. upon the 7th rose to 30 408i an at were four barometric oscillations during thl era amount being 0 800in. There were tfioetP88 oscillations at eight a.m. the amount bein ieJatUfe The mean temperature of the week w5, above the average of the last 25 years above the corresponding week last year Th was remarkably fine and warm for NoVnmS8 We marked by a sudden fall of temperature but the week.

G. V. a of Old Trafford, Manchester, November 9, 1874 31- ros the week ending Novejibeh 7 Babombtzb: Mean.Kj Fab. level. In.

80163 3008 0, Lowest foot of al OUMn Banes 0-468 Tempera tubs 1 Adopted mean deg. Bango for tbe wee Dally rangn Maximum In shade Minimum In shade maTimiim in sun Maximum in sun black bulb In vacuo Minimum on grass Temperature In gTOuna at surface Ditto 6in. below Ditto 121n. below Ditto ot evaporation Ditto of dew point Ditto of mil dew point 48-5 23H 12H 60S 87'0 air Elastic force of covered Days on wWohVt fell 74-3 330 0'3 2 'fJW) 0t Daily 0-0; 472 458 2-7 BUXTOx. Height of barometer cistern, 1,015 feet abovn fs of the sea.

Enwa J. 8C i'91 Devonshire Hospital, Buxton. Fob thb Week ending Novembpr Nov. 29-013 26-931 29-070 28- 998 29- 161 29-287 29-380 600 53-0 550 64-6 53-4 51-4 50-2 42-0 45-0 47-2 41-5 87-0 30-0 40-5 ao-o 88-7 8S-5 88-7 85-0 88-9 90-4 I 3 Thermo- 2g "2 fcr. jw5ST 38'9 13-5 77T '5 i 43-0 2 1 49, lit 508 jWeatber.

9 5 5 -f- 10 7 8 1 I C. hLy. I blue iky; e. I Bainfall. Wind.

Hov. 2 S.E. 124 3 W. l97 4 S.E. 208 5 -180 6.W.

119 w. 66 I N.W. i 61 8 B. 65 PHYSICAL COST OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR. THE M.

Cnenu, medical inspector general of the French army, whose statistical and clinical observations on the Crimean and Italian campaigns were, says the Pans correspondent of the Times, exceedingly valuable, has published a similar work on the last war. He reports the losses sustained by the French to have been as follows: Killed, disappeared, or died of wounds and diseases, 138 871: wounded by the enemy's i fire, man dSed by marching, 11,914 missing are treated dead, bese figures include 2 881 officers k.Ued or who died of wourlds and disease and 96 musing, with 17 240 prisoners who died in Germany, 1,701 SwiUer-land, iid 124 in Belgium. While 17,240 deaths, then, occurred in captivity, only 1,220 soldiers were killed at Gravelotte, the bloodiest battle of the war. The German losses were or died of wounds and disease, 40.741; missing and treated as dead, wounded, 127 867. To these have to be added killed, 6,690 wounded, and 1,539 missing in skirmishes, patrols, and slight engagements.

The Germans had I 44,000 deaths, thi French the Germans 127,000 wounded, the French 143,000. The French had 11,421 men disabled by plates de marche that is, through defective socks, boots, and gaiters; while the Germans suffered but little from this cause. M. Chenu shows that in the Crimea and in Italy, as well as in the last war, disease was more fatal than the sword, this being partly attributable to commissariat, outfit, and hospital shortcomings. A FRENCH BUBBLE COMPANY.

Tho history of a bubble company entitled the Territorial Bank of Spain is now being investigated, says the Paris correspondent of the Times, writiDg on Wednesday, by the Correctional Tribunal of Paris, and tho position once held by the chief defendant increases the interest which the case would, under any circumstances, have excited. M. Clement Duvernois, who in 1870 was Minister of Commerce, and subsequently founded the Bonapartist organ the Ordre, and M. Charles Fornerod, formerly director of the Credit Foncier Suisse, are charged with contravening the law by starting a company without its capital having been subscribed and a quarter of it paid up; with declaring fictitious dividends; with misappropriating shares and funds to the detriment of the other shareholders, and with making false representations as to the Company's position. Ernest Rasetti, a man of letters; Jauret, a journalist; Alexandre Duvernois, journalist; Caperon, a banker; and one Barre, are charged with aiding and abetting them.

Caperon and Rasetti have absconded, and five other persons originally included in the prosecution were dismissed in the course of the preliminary investigation. According to the evidence of M. Magnin, who was deputed to ascertain the facts, the Territorial Bank of Spain was formed at Madrid in October, 1869, with a capital of lOO.OOO.OOOf., in 200,000 shares of 500f each but it gave no sign of life till 1872, when M. Clement Duvernois joined the concern as Chairman of the Board. He induced the Madrid Syndicate to certify that 30 per cent of the capital had been subscribed, although this had not been done, the object being to get tho company's shares quoted on the Madrid and Paris Bourses, and at a meeting of pseutfo-shareholders he announced that the requisite proportion of the capital had been paid up, boasted of the shares having reached 20 per cent premium on the Paris Bourse, and gave a flattering account of the prospects of the concern.

The fact, however, was that of the which should have been handed over by Caperon as the proceeds of the issue of shares, he deducted as commission, and only paid in giving bills for and shares of questionable value for tne remaining Caperon could only dispose of seventy share, and he refused to meet the "bills. Eventually a compromise was made, by which his claim against the bank was reduced to which sum he handed over to the Swiss Credit Foncier in settlement of a debt. By this time the which had been received from Caperon, or which the sale of the securities deposited by him had realised, had been entirely absorbed by expenses of management, while no business whatever had been done. M. Duvernois, however, having now the entire control for the Paris Directors had resigned and the Madrid Board was entirely inactive obtained from tho Dutch bank of Overkliftand while a fictitious traffic in the shares was carried on at the Bourse, in the hope of inducing the public to purchase them.

In November, 1873, Overklift failed, the bank bsing in their debt; but the operations on the Bourse were continued, and Duvernois issued a balance sheet which represented that the net profits amounted to This result was arrived at by reckoning the profits expected to ba derived from transactions with four mining and land companies as having been already earned, whereas these undertakings all proved aboitive on account of want of sufficient capital, and, instead of a surplus, there was really a deficit of The difficulties of the bank increased, and its creditors became clamorous. In February last an English firm undertook to buy 50,000 at lOOf. each, but the money was not to ba paid till May. In the meantime a new syndicate was formed with a vie to float the shares, and it was represented that the bank had surmounted all its difficulties, was in possession of a large capital, and was engaged in important transactions but the shares continued' to fall. By April the baalc ha lost all its interest in the four concarn3 to which it had mado advances; ono of them had been transferred a man named Wolf in discharge of loins which hs hid made to pacify the most urgent creditors, and another, a canal company, had been sold up by the Spanish Government in default of payment of the stipulated annuities.

No assete, in short, remai ed, and on tho 14th of April Duvernois was arrested for the which the bank had received. Nothing remained, and the accounts had been so loosely kept that very imperfect information could be obtained as to the disposal of the funds. It appeared, however, that had been lost in abortive enterprise that had been paid as commission, that th Paris expenses and sums sent to Madrid for unknown "purposes had swallowed up that Rasetti and the Comte de Choiseul were debtors to the extent of and that of the remaining no account could be given. The concern, in fact, according to the confession of two emjloi4s who left it some tima bafore the collapse, had been a bank only in name, without capital and without acting directors; its operations had consisted almost exclusively in speculating with its own shares, and endeavouring by fictitious dealings to prevent their steady depreciation. Duvernois was subjected yesterday to a searching intirrogatory.

He was pressed as to whether he was not in difficulties in 1872, when ho joined the bank. He acknowledged that he had neglected his newspaper abandoning the substance for the shadow and that M. Laflitte had offered him credit to the extent of but he maintained that at that time he was almost sole proprietor of the Ordre, that for a literary man hia position was excellent, and that he had no nesd of engaging in speculations. He was reminded that his correspondence with Rasetti, whom be had appointed manager of the Ordre, showed him to be cnbarrassed, and that he Bent his brother to Spain to attempt ail kinds of operations; but he insisted that May he wa3 offered for his paper, though he subsequently sold it for a quarter of that sum; he explained fiat Jauret, who was employed on the paper, brought him into communication with Caperon, who underto fr issue 100,00 shares, guaranteeing to float 25,000, and whom, ha said, he took for a man of substance. Hrt admitted that he was very imprudent in requiring no security fro-n Caperon, but urged that the Madrid Board were equally remiss.

He denied all share in the sham list of shareholders drawn up in August, 1872, and declared that he had little to do with obtaining the recognition of the Company by the Bourse, thisbeing managed by Fornerod. He acknowledged that he was responsible for circoiars beiDg sent about the provinces in order to dispose of the shares, but maintained that at tho time the Company's position was described as flourishing he ooliavei it to ba so. The Judge, however, reminded him that his correspondence with his brother betrayed his knowledge of its precarious condition. He disclaimed responsibility for the balance-sheet, and with regard to an item of which appeared in it to his credit, he stated that his name wa3 used in the accounts in a way which he never understood. The other defendants were interrogated to-day.

Fornerod insisted that all legal requirements were complied with, but left thi3 point to be argued by his counsel. He disclaimed any share in the arrangements between Caperon an I Duvernois, or in the preparation of the report submitted by the latter to the Madrid meeting. He could not remember having had a conversation with him a3 to procuring a quotation on the Bourse. He retired from the concern in September, 1872. Jauret represented himself as merely the secretary, a post to which Duvernois appointed him, his salary being He disclaimed any responsibility for the management of the affair, and Eaid he signed the circular representing that 25,000 shares had been taken by order of Duvernois.

The bank, he added, owed him for arrears of salary. Alexandre Duvernois eaid he acted simply as his brother's agent. On being asked to give a clearer answer to the questions, he said he would not accuse his brother. C16ment Duvernois, in the course of Alexandre Duvernois's examination, said he could have obtained advances from other houses than Laffitte's; he could have found money whenever he wanted it for a Bonapartist paper, and the Ordre was in a prosperous position. Barre wa3 next interrogated, and the calling of witnesses was then commenced.

Db. Dr. Kenealy's statement that he has been disbarred is incorrect. A special meeting of Benchers of Gray's Inn is summoned for the 26th inst. and Dr.

Ketealy has been invited to appear. The Manchesteb School Boabd and Coir-ruxsoBY Attendance at School. At the City Police Court, on Wednesday, before Mr. Headlam, Mr. F.

O. Ruspini, clerk to the Board, appeared to prosecute in 72 cases where the parents had neglected to" comply with the provisions of the Elementary Education Acta, 1870 and 1873, by not sending their children regularly to school. Ten of the parents were fined 5s. each, nine were fined 4s. 6d.

eacb, six were fined 4s. each, and twenty-one were fined 3s. 6d. each, la seven cases of non-appearance warrants were granted, two cases were withdrawn, and 17 cases were adjourned to give the parents another opportunity of compliance. Ten adjourned cases were heard, and were disposed of a9 follow: Two further adjourned, and the remaining eight were withdrawn, the parents having complied with the law.

Four cases wera also heard in which the defendants having failed to appear to summonses were apprehended and brought up under warrant. Fines were inflicted in each case Birch, Orrell, near Liverpool; 2, Mr. T. Williamson, Linacre, near Liverpool. Best crop of swede turnips, not less than four and under eight acres: Mr.

Whittingham, Ashley Hall, near Altrincham; 2, Mr. C. Sherwin, Tabley. Best crop of mangold wurtzel, not less than six Mr. JameB Birch, Sefton, near Liverpool; 2, Mr.

H. Nield, Best crop of mangold wurtzel, not less than three acres and under six: Mr. G. Milllngton, Ravenscroft Farm. Best crop of mangold wurtzel, not less than one acre and under three: Mr.

T. Williamson, Linacre; 2, Mr. P. M'Gregor, Ouston. Best crop of cabbages for cattle, not less than one acre Mr.

H. Nield, Worsley. Best and most valuable crop of potatoes, not less than four acres: Mr. John Birch, Orrell, near Liverpool; 2, Mr. Whittingham, Ashley Hall.

Best made and thatched hay or corn stacks: Mr. Wm. Johnson, Hall Gate; 2, Mr. James Hatton, Southworth Hall. THE SOCIETY'S TITLE.

The Chairman said the next subject in the programme was the proposed change in the Society's name to The Royal Lancashire and Cheshire Agricultural Society." They could, he thought, effect that change without discourtesy to other societies, for the reasons already stated; but it would conduce to the interests of all parties if they postponed their decision until the result of the forthcoming conference with the Cheshire Society was.known. (Hear, hear.) He would take the opportunity of reading a letter (dated Brighton, 6th November) which the Secretary had received from Lord Bgerton. His Lordship wrote: As I see by the circular sent to me that at a general meeting of the Manchester and Liverpool and Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, to be held at Warrington on the 12th, it is proposed to alter the name and revise the rules of the Society, and amongst other things to appoint patron, (rules 2 and 3), I beg most respectfully to resign the office of joint patron, to which the Society was kind enough to elect me on my father'sdeath. My health is nowso uncertain that I feel lean no longer be of any my retirement may facilitate the proposed change to only one patron. At the same time I would entreat the Society to believe that I shall always retain a deep interest in its prosperity, and be happy in any way I can to assist it.

In this change of name I hope the Society will remember that there is already an agricultural society for Cheshire, who held their meeting this year at Warrington. I am not a member of it; but etill I think that without their consent it would be scarcely right to appropriate their name. There is likewise the East Cheshire Agricultural Society." The Committee had decided, in reply, to assure Lord Egerton how highly they appreciated his services to tha Society, but they would not accept his resignation until the arrangements which were in progress as to amalgamation with other societies were completed. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman, Mr. G.

C. Hale, Mr. J. H. Law, and the Secretary were appointed a committee to confer with the Cheshire Society with reference to amalgamation.

In the course of a discussion which took place exception was taken to the proposed change of name by Mr. Vernon, Tarporley Mr. Roberts, Saltney Mr. T. F.

Jacfc-son, other gentlemen; and the Chairman's suggestion was agreed toJ The rule3 of the Society were then revised, and the meeting afterwards proceeded to appoint officers. Lord Winmarleigh undertook, at the request of the meeting, to endeavour to obtain Her Majesty's consent to become patron to the Society. His Lordship said he had great hopes that Her Majesty would confer that honour upon the Society. A general committee was then appointed, and Lord Winmarleigh was elected president for the ensuing year. Mr.

Thomas Rigby was unanimously re-appointed secretary, at a salary of 200 a year. The meeting was adjourned. HEALTH OF MANCHESTER. The annexed returns of the Manchester and Salf ord Sanitary Association show that 1,815 new cases of disease were under treatment public practice during the week ending November 7. The number in the previous week was Four cases of small-pox are reported by Dr.

Rice, house physician, Royal Infirmary. Of these tln-t were admitted in the first instance to the Children's Dispensary from one house in Little John-street, and reported by Mr. W. A. Benshaw, assistant medical officer.

The other occurred in Upper Duke-strect. Measles and whooping cough have increased, and scarlatina decreased s-lightly. Four cases of typhus have been met with ngainst seven last week. Of these three are reported by Dr. Rice, Infirmary, and one by Mr.

W. Needham, senior resident medical officer, Manchester workhouse, Mr. Price, medical officer, Cathedral Poor-law district, states that the case of typhus reported last week from a cellar in George Leigh-street has proved fatal. A considerable decrease of typhoid is observable, but other fcrms of fever show little variation. Eighteen cases of erysipelas are reported against eleven last week.

The deaths in Manchester have been at the rate of 22 7 per 1,000, and the births 465. In Salf ord the death-rate has been 24 6, and the birth-rate 43-3 per 1,000. The deaths in public practice amount to 63, or 1 in 27 cases. Return from Pauper, Charitable, and Public Institutions of Manchester and Salford. New Cases of Disease coming under treatment during the week ending November 7, 1874, compiled from the weekly returns of the Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association.

Manchester: eoor-law districts' and Infirmary; Infirmary In and out natlents. St Marys. Clinical, and Loch Hospitals Ciiy Gaol and Workhouse Salford: Poor-law districts'' and Workhouse andGaol. Hiilme Poor-law districts' ar.d Dispensary. Chorlton Poor-law districts, Dispensary, and' Southern Hospital Workhouse Ardwlcx Poor-law district, end Total Corresponding number last year 1 Deaths in public' practice 5 i 7 13 15 93 8'i i 44 10 lc-o a i 2 13 1 i 4 25 31 I i i I 2 I 4 7 I 24 16 23 I 58 i i 4 12 76 '30S (1254,1815 1 1 2 1 I 17 4S 65 Note.

Certain diseases, such as fever. Insanity, o. are sometimes transferred from the outdoor medical relief to the workhouse, and are then reported twice over. These cases are, however, as far as practicable taken Into account In the oonoluslons drawn from th weekly returns. Return of Births and Deaths in Manchester and Salford for week ending November 7, 1874, compiled from reports of Drs.

Leigh and Tatham, medical officers of health. Karnes of custnets ana population in ib4. An coats 51,734 Deanssrate 23,212 1 London Bead: 20,302 2 Market-street: I i 16.288 St. George i Trinity! Islington: Ord sal: Begenti Crescent: St.8tephen: St. Matthias: Greengste: Pendleton: 28,898 Broughton 16,739 Holme: 79,010 Chorltoooa-H 51,301 Aid wick: 29,229 Cbeetluun: 22,655 Total 2 I 11 6 1 9 1 49.112 1193 Corresponding 3 I 17 I 6 63 89 51 860 I I I I On Wednesday Professor Leone Levi opened the tenth session of the Articled Clerks' Society with an address, in the course of which he considered the proposal to establish a new school of law, and, pointing out that the Universities and Colleges have already abundant means at their disposal for law studies, suggested that the Inns of Court should encourage such studies by prizes and scholarships to law students at those places of learning.

'8-3 a Cj 2gl2 a'sc alga i I Ml i i i a a 30 I 111 i I I i I 4 10 2 7 28 3 3 16 121 ouj 811 i 1 2 9 i 1 4 10 21 150! 19S ill! i I I 1 2 i 5 i 7 40 181 218 3 4 i 10 i 2t. 41 I I II 1 I i I i i is 'Sg Sit I 3 3 4ri -S filL-il i if iaMlis 2 2 1 5 I 13 i 23 i 12 9 I 50 I I i i I I I 5 6 12 5 I 51 14 i I i I I i I 2 7 It 5 1 5 16 1 2 1 4 I 3 I 3 14 2 1 I II 5 13 22 18 I 9 62 33 1 1 1 3 8 1 3 3 1 5 11 9 5 I 1 i i 2 2 2 7 4 I a i 5 i a i 4 a i 15 2 6 9 3 5 i 5 2 I aj ij ijj i I i i i I 3 1 3 4 13 7 5 20 'ill i I 1 6 8 5 3 16 1 2 7 14 21 15 12 77 1 6 11 18 3 1 41 1 4 5 10 3 2 29 1 i S'H 7 4 19 1 i 2 I 11 i 6 1 9 i 49.112 jl93 jl04 69 426 i i i i i i i i i IMPORTANT DECISION ON BETTING. In the Bail Court on Wednesday, before Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Lush, an appeal was heard from a conviction by the stipendiary magistrate of Sheffield against the proprietor of a cricket ground for having permitted betting. The information was laid by the Town Council of Sheffield against the appellant, under the Act for the suppression of betting, for that he, being -the occupier of Hyde Park Cricket Ground, in the borough of Sheffield, unlawfully, knowingly, and wilfully did tho said place to be used by soveral persons named in the information for the purposes of betting with persons resorting thereto, centrary to the statute; and upon that information the stipendiary magistrate convicted him in the nominal fine of Is. for the purpose of having tho point decided by a superior court.

The appellant occupied as tenant a house with a piece of enclosed land adjoining, which -ho used for cricket, foot races, and other games and sports. The public were admitted on the payment of 6d. each. On the occasion in question there were present between fifteen and twenty professional bettors, who stood on chairs and stools on different spots calling out the odds on a foot race. There was a man behind each who recorded the bets in a betting-book.

The persons so betting paid Is. each, and received a check. The stipendiary magistrate was of opinion that the defendant knew what was going on, and took no steps to prevent it, but that he might have done so, if he had been so minded. The learned counsel who appeared before the magistrate for the appellant made no attempt to controvert this part of the case, but he contended that the ground was not a place of public resort for tho purposes of betting. There were two points for the decision of the Court.

First, was there a user by the betting men of the ground for the purpose of betting with persons resorting thereto within the meaning of the Act and secondly, does the statute include the incidental and partial use of the place for betting purposes, or must it be confined to what might be termed tho permanent, dominant prominent use of the placer1 Mr. Philbrick, Q.C. and Mr. Crompton appeared for the appellant, and contended that the object of the act was to suppress betting when the money was paid before the contingency happened, and which had become a great evil. Mr.

Justice Blackburn said it must be taken that this was not a single use of tho place, but that it was one that explained the system that was carried on. Tnere could be no doubt that the appellant knew and permitted the betting to be carried on. Mr. Philbrick said the grounds were for the purpose of sports. The betting had been merely incidental.

He further contended that the word place" did not apply, but that it must be construed ejusdem genene with the words house," office," but it did not necessarily follow that it should be roofed in, as the primary object of the grounds was not for betting purposes. Mr. Barker appeared in support of the conviction. After hearing the arguments, the Court held that the conviction must be affirmed. The Legislature by passing this act had no intention of interfering with betting and wagering as ordinarily transacted.

Betting was left as a matter of honour, being deprived of its legal obligation. The mischief which the Legislature intended to correct was not that kind of betting, but a degenerate kind of betting that had sprung up, taking the character of ordinary gambling and of a most demoralising character. The wordB of the act went beyond the preamble in order to reach every possible chance of escape from its provisions, or otherwise it could easily have been evaded. The Legislature intended to suppress this kind of gambling altogether, and so the Court must construe the act. The facts of the case brought it within the letter as well as the spirit of the act.

Conviction affirmed. THE ALLEGED FATAL BOTTLING OF A VOTER. Yesterday the inquest on the body of Samuel Saxon, who died on the 3d of November, was resumed at Ashton before Mr. F. Price, coroner.

John Thomas Kerrison, auctioneer and printer, said that on the night of Sunday the 1st instant he called at the Friendship Inn, and saw and shook hands with Saxon. Saxon ordered some liquor, but could not pay for it, and witness paid. Was only in his company a few minutes. By Mr. Chorlton (for deceased's relatives): I did not ask him anything about voting.

In reply to the Foreman, witness said ho had nothing to do with bottling the deceased. Many years ago he was concerned with the Liberals in bottling a number of men, but was so disgusted that he never took part in anything of the kind since. Samuel Warren, oiner, said he saw Saxon drinking two glasses of whisky at the Friendship Inn. Afterwards got into a cib with him and some other men and drove to Stalybridge, where they remained half an hour. They then returned to Ashton, where ho got out of the cab, and he did not see Saxon afterwards.

By Mr. Chorlton: I did not know where the cab was going. I was told by some of the other men to get in. I cannot say whether Ross Andrew, Joseph Ellis, or Walter Allen we're ia tho cab. I know the first two.

William Bailey, salt dealer, said he had two horses, nnd was engaged by Mr. Peak, cab proprietor, to drive a cab on Monday, the polling day for the municipal elections. He took his horse3 to Mr. Peak's yard about eleven o'clock, put them in a cab, and drove the cab to the Commercial Inn yard, where Saxon was put into tho cab. James Lingard and another man were standing beside the cab, and Lingard told him to drivo to Mossley, but they stopped at Stalybridge and returned to Ashton, and then drove to Oldham and Failswortb, stoppingat soveral public-houses.

They returned to Ashton shortly after four o'clock, stopping at the Conservative committee-room in Cavendish-street. Saxon had nothing but a glass of brandy all day, and nothing to eat. Two men, named Wood and Knight, were on the box with witness, and Lingard was inside with Saxon. By Mr. Chorlton I keep a rag warehouse.

Saxon was not lyins; among the rags there all the Sunday night. I did not see him; the place was locked, and my mother keep3 the keys. James Lingard, butcher, said that on Monday the 2d instant he was at the Commercial Inn yard, and wa on the Bpree. He recollected seeing Bailey there, but did not remember telling him he was his gaffer. He went along with the others in the cab, but did not remember anything of what took place during the day.

He did not know what they we'-e driving about for. Petor Brook, cardroom jobber, said that about three o'clock on Monday afternoon he was passing the Halfway Hou3e at Bardsley, and hoard some one moaning in a cab standing at the door. Ho looked inside, and saw Saxon sitting at the bottom, and asked what he was doing there. He replied that the Tories had bottied him, and he wanted ty go fcorr.e, fcr ho was poorly and starved. Witness then saw Lingard on the public-house steps, and told him it was a shame to keep the old man there.

Lingard answered, I know he is poorly, but I durst not take'him back till four o'clock." Lingard then opened tho cab door, and put Saxon on the seat. Lingard was sobsr to all appearance The landlord of the Halfway House-was then called. Several of the Jurymen expressed the opinion that there should be some evidenca as to whore Saxon had slept on the Sunday night, and how it was that, when he arrived home after the polling, his clothes wtre soaking wet. It was also stated that Wm. Andrew atd John Burrows were seen putting Saxon the cab on Sunday night.

The Coroner said it was a pity this information had not been given sooner. Everybodv mut deprecate the affair. Bat Saxon must have kno'wn to some extent what the object of the men was, and nj doubt he submitted to what they did to get drink. It was very improper and reprehensible, and tin who did it deserved censure; but be did not see how tliey could be made criminally responsible for the man's death, fcr he did not appear to have been forced away agnii'tt his will. The Jury returned a verdict that death had resulted from natural causes, brought on by loar-cciitinued exposurewo cold, taking into account tha aie of the deceased.

The Jury also wished to express their strong disapprobation of the manner in which several of the witnesses had given their evidence particularly Barber, Warren, and Lingard; and also their disapprobation of the conduct of all the persons implicated in tbe matter. THE LORD RECTORSHIP OF ST. ANDRSWV. A meeting for the nomination of candidates for the Lord Rectorship was held last night at St. Andrews.

Mr. Harry Dick presided. Mr. Brown censured the promoters of Mr. Darwin for withdrawing that gentleman without giving the supporters of the Marquis of Salisbury intimation, as well as those of Degn Stanley.

Mr. Brown proposed the Marquis of SSasbury. (Great cheers, hisses, and uproar.) He proceeded to speak of the benefits that would accrue to the university by havirg a Cabinet Minister as its rector, who would doubtless further the establishment of the proposed chair of education. Mr. Williamson, in seconding, pointed out the administrative abilities of the Marquis, more particularly with reference to the Indian famine.

Mr. Lawson proposed Dean Stanley as the one most suitable for the office. Mr. Robertson seconded. The meeting was conducted amidst great uproar, and the speakers barely secured a hearing.

Fatal Gun Accident nkak Dhrby. A fatal gun accident occurred at Dalbury, near Derby, on Wednesday. It appears that Mr. George Cotton, son of the Rev. H.

J. Cotton, of Dalbury Rectory, went out alone to shoot, about three o'clock ip the afternoon, and as he had not returned at seven o'clock in the evening the family became alarmed, aud the coachman was sent out in search. He soon found the unfortunate gentleman lying dead in a field near to a rabbit warren, about a couple of yards from a fence. Both barrels of the gun, which lay close to the deceased, were empty, and on examination of the body the contents of ono of "the barrels were found lodced in the breast. Manchester Boabd of Gdabdians.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held yesterday at the Poor-law offices, New Bridge-street. Mr. C. Sever presided. There was no business of importance.

The following are the relief returns for the week endin? Satur-' ay last. Outdoor: Cases, persona. 2.127: cost. 184. Os.

8d. which, as compared with last week, show a decrease or one case, an increase oi 10 persons, and a decrease of 7. 5s. lid. in cost; and compared with the corresponding week of last year a decrease of 190 ca3es, 385 persons, and 32.

0s. 9d. in coBt. Indoor: Workhouse hospital, 1,192 persons; Crumpsall Workhouse, Swinton schools, including 42 belonging to other townships, 692; total, 3,046, being a decrease of eight as compared with last week, and an increase of 120 as compared with the corresponding week of last year. Fever patients included in the above, eight; small-pox, 1.

FATAL GAS EXPLOSION AT ASKAM-IN-FURNESS. Yesterday afteracon a newly-constructed gasholder, owned by the Corporation of Barrow, and erected near Aefeam-in-'FurnesE, exploded, and one man was killed and two others i a jured. The holder had been tested during the last f( weeks with air, in order to ascertain its holding capac ity. These tests were considered satisfactory, and the process of filling it with gas was com. menced yesterday, under the superintendence of Mr, Scott, from the Barrow Gasworks, assisted by T.

Harris, a workman from Barrow, and John Pennington and Henry Walker, of Askman, from Barrow. Pennington had been instructed to do nothing till the gasholder had filled, but he mistook his order, and lit the test pipe on the top of the holder. Mr. Scott saw this, and hearing a rumbling noise warned the men that disastrous results might be anticipated. A terrific explosion ensued, shattering the top of the gasholder, sending the heavy balance weights to the ground, and blowing inta the air the men engaged in the work.

Harris was thrown a considerable distance, and fell with his Bead on one of the metals of the Furnees Railway. His skull was fractured, and he died instantly. Pennington also fell on the rails, and received severe injuries. Scott fell on the railway bank, and had his wrist dislocated, his fingers lacerated, and his ribs injured. The two injured men are in a critic il state.

RAID ON AN OYSTER DREDGING FLEET. (special telegram.) Cork, Thursday Night. For the last three days several fishing boats have gone on the oyster preserves of Mr. Smith Barry, at Fota, and dredged for oysters in dofiance of the owner. To-day a large party of police proceeded to the place, accompanied by the resident magistrate.

There were fifteen boats engaged dredging, and it was feared resistance would be offered, but when the resident magistrate commanded the men to stop they desisted. They were called upon to return the oysters they had taken, whereupon all the boats were rowed away. The police pursued them in boats, and succeeded in capturing four of them, the occupants of which were taken prisoners, but were subsequently liberated on their own recognisances. The fisherman asserted a right to fish there, alleging that they were on railway property, the Queenstown Railway line running close to the spot. Some years ago similar raids were made on these oyster and Mr.

Smith Barry was put to considerable trouble to prove his title. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Ykstjbbdat. SALFORD BOROUGH OURT. THE ALLEGED FHATJD ON THE RACECOURSE COMPANY. Isaac Walker, a clerk in the employ of the London and North-Western Railway Company, and living in Herbert-street, Ashton Road, Manchester, was charged on remand with stealing a number of tickets of admission to the grand stand and ring on the Manchester Racecourae at the last autumn meeting.

Mr. W. Cobbett prosecuted on behalf of the Racecourse Company, and Mr. Saajly appeared for the defence. The facta of the case as laid before the court fcr the prosecution have already been reported.

The Racecourse Company had employed the prisoner as a clerk for the race week, and on the 4th September last, which was the second day of the meeting, he was in the stewards' room, when Mr. Davies (the assistant secretary) requested Mr. Alderman Bake (the chairman of the company) to burn a number of tickets which had been collected at the gates. The prisoner objected to the burning of the tickets, and while the matter W8B being discussed he was seen to take up two bundles of perfect tickets from the table and put them into his pocket. He then went to the door, where he was met by a boy, and the boy went away to a booth near by.

A short time afterwards a number of persons went to the booth and purchased tickets, which were subsequently found to be tickets of admission to the grand stand and ring on that and the following day. Mr. Cobbett now said that he had no more witnesses to call. He had made inquiries respecting tho man Dale, who was said to have sold the tickets in the booth, and he did not think proper to call him. Mr, Smyly said he hoped that the Bench would not allow the case for the prosecution to close without the gentleman who was present when the alleged robbery was committed being called.

Sir J. I. Mantell said the Bench could not interfere in the way the prosecution chose to conduct their cise. Mr. Smjly said it was the duty of the prosecution to do all they could to get at the truth, and not merely to call such evidence as would procure a conviction and as that had not been done, he contended thot it was the duty of the court to call the witnesses whom the prosecution had declined to call.

Sir J. I. Mantel! It is quite possible though I don't offer any opinion on tho point that neither Mr. Alderman Bake, nor any other of the gentlemen who were in the committee-room, might not have sesn what it is alleged the prisoner did. Mr.

Smyly We have challenged every fact. Sir J. I. Mantell Mr. Ashton agrees with me that we cannot interfere in the course which the prosecution wish to take.

Mr. Smyly: If all that has been stated is true there must have "been 150 or 200 perfect tickets stolen, and although each ticket was known to bear a distinctive mark, not one was presented at the gates. Several persons were present when the tickets are said to have been stolen, but none of them has been called to corroborate the statement of the private detectivo who swore that he saw the prisoner put the tickets into his pocket. Mr. Smyly then proceeded to call witnesses for the defence.

Mr. Alderman Bake, the chairman of the Company, said he did not see the prisoner put any tickets into his pocket. The tickets were on the table about two yards from and unless the prisoner "had served an apprenticeship to the Wizard of the he could not have taken any of them without witness seeing him." In cross-examination witness said he understood that the prosecution had beea initiated by Mr. Doming, one of the directors of the company. Witness had never been consulted in the matter.

Mr. J. Ji Davies, assistant secretary and a shareholder in the company, stated that during the ti ne the tickets were being burned by Mr. Alderman Bake the prisoner did not go to the door. At this stage of the proceedings Sir J.

1. Mantell intimated to Mr. Smyly that the Bench intended to send the case to the sessions. Mr. Mark Price, the secretary to the company, said that on Saturday, the last day of the meet ng, uo counted tha tickets received from the gates on the previous day, and found that there were 33 or 34 tickets le3 than hid bson issued by the company.

On the Monday folio ving ht) counted the tickets sent in from the gates on Saturday, and compared the numbers on the tickets with his book, and he found that there was not a single numbered ticket that he could not account for. The prisoner was then committed for trial, bul being acctpttd for his appearance. COUNTY POLICE COURT. Stripping Unoccupied Houses June3 ilin Eccles, alias Bobinson, a person well kno-n the poii jo of this city, was charged with stealing 1401b of leid piping from an unoccupied house iu York Terrace, Wifi-ington Road, Moss Side, and also with stealing a boiUr and eight grates from another unoccupied house ia Higher Chatbam-3treet, Chorlton-upon-Medlock. On tho 28th ult.

the prisoner went to a house in York Terrace, and asked for the key of an unoccupied dwelling next door, on the pretence that he had been sent by the landlord to make some repairs. The key was given to him, and also a hammer, which he said he wished to borrow. He then went away, and some time afterwards he was seen taking a quantity of leid from the house in a hand cart. The lead was sold to a broker, named Slater, in Gaythorn, and the prisoner was approaendea oy i'olice Constable Fitzpatrick on the 2d inst. at the Eye Hospital in St.

John-street, whither he had gone to have his eyes dressed. In the second case it was stated that the homo was broken into some time between the 19th and 26th October, and the crates and the boiler removed. The property had not been recovered. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the first charge, but denied tnat he was concerned in the second robbery. He was sent for trial on both charges.

Thb Sbizubh of Gtjnpowdkb and Fibbwobks at Camden Town. Mr. Henry Francis Drake, firework manufacturer, carrying on business at Bayhwn-street, Camden Town, appeared at the Clerkenwell Polics Court yesterday afternoon, to answer six summonses which had been taken out against him. The defendant pleaded guilty, through his solicitor, to two summonses for manufacturing fireworks, and agreed to their confiscation. Mr.

Poland agreed to this, and Mr. Hannay fined the defendant 20, being 10 for each summons and the ordinary costs of two summonses, three weeks to be allowed to pay each 10. In default distress, and in default of distress three weeks' imprisonment. A Schoolmistress Sued fob Thbashing a Child. At the Sheffield County Court, yesterday, an action was brought by Joseph Robert Dixon, as the next friend of William Fryer Dixon, against Miss Margaret Buckles, schoolmistress, for 100 damages for an assault.

The defendant is the mistress of St. Philip's National School, Sheffield, and the plaintiffs son was a schola-. On the 13th January the child was disobedient in class. The defendant thereupon took him out of the class, tied his hands behind him, and made him kneel, and whilst he was in that posture she thrashed him severely with a cane. The child went home, and the next day he was si ill that medical assistance had to be called in.

An abscess formed on his thigh, near to where there had been a swellirg caused by the blows. He remained in bed nineteen weeks, and was then removed to the Infirmary, where he now lies. He will beacrippleforjhfe, andinali probability will lose his leg. The medical evidence was that the abscess was the result of excessive punishment. The defendant denied that she had struck the lad more than twice, or that she tied his hands behind him.

Tha jury gai a verdict for the plaintiff for 13. THE MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AND ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AORIODL-TURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the members of this Society was held yesterday at the Lion Hotel, Warrington, to receive the report of the committee and an abstract of the accounts for 1874, and to make awards of prizes for root crops, Lord Winmableigh presided. There was a large attendance. The Sechbtaby (Mr.

T. Bigby) read the following report of the committee: "The year just paBsed has been marked by an addition to the name of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society, under which title most of us met here last November, through amalgamation with the -Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, whose operations were confined chiefly to the northern part of the county of Lancaster. The union of the two societies has been a topic of conversation between individual members for some years, but in February last it assumed the definite form of a proposal from the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, and a power of considering this proposal having been given to Mr. G. C.

Hale and a sub-committee, the subject was fully discussed, and ter a general committed meeting, in a meeting of the committees of both societies for arrangement of terms, and ultimately led to a general meeting of the members at Wigan, on the 9th of April, to consider and determine the question. Lord Win-marleigb presided on the occasion, and it was resolved unanimously 'That the amalgamation of the two societies be. forthwith effected under the following conditions: That the area of the Society be the two counties of Lancaster and Chester, and all other places within thirty-five miles of Warrington; that all that part of Lancashire north of the river Kibble form a fift-i district or division of the Society, and have an equal number of representatives on the committee as each of the other four districts of the Society; that the annual show -of this Society be held at such place within each of the five districts in rotation as may be fixed upon by the annual general meeting of members that tne subscriptions of members of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society for the current year qualify for membership in the United Society, and that the balance of its funds be paid to the bankers of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society to general account on or before the 29th September; that the amalgamated Society be called The Manchester and Liverpool and Royal North Lancashire Society for this year, and that its future name be reconsidered in November next, at the annual general meeting of membersf These arrangements have all been duly observed, and the sum of 810 has been received from the Royali-Jorth Lancashire Society. The operations of the Society for the year have ranged over its usual wide field prizes for best cultivated farms and crops, rewards for farm servants, and prizes for cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, poultry, dogs, grain and roots, cheese and butter, and for implements of almost every description, to ba exhibited in the showyard, having been awarded, amounting to 2,494. 10s.

6d. The show was held at Stalybridge on the 9th, 10th, and 11th September, was a full average exhibition, and was said by a leading agricultural paper to be 'quite unique in the variety and extont of its exhibits, there being almost every kind of live stock and nearly every kind of farm produce to be The Society's chief prize for best cultivated farms was more numerously and perhaps more strenuously competed for than many years past, and your committee believes there is no better farm management or any more satisfactory results of cultivation of the same character to be found in the country than is to be seen on any of the competing farms. Your commit ee attaches much importance to this branch of its operations, as it believes that the competition for its prizes tends both to develope the enterprise and skill of competitors and to provoke the emulation and effort of their neighbours in the same direction by the example of good farming which they display. It is matter for regret that there is so large a deficit on the year's transactions, but this is explained chiefly by the excessively wet weather that prevailed during the show. The first clay was stormy enough to prevent many attending, but on the third day the heavy and continuous rain exceedingly reduced the attendance of On the second day the sum of 1,292 was received for admission, and had the next day been fine half that sum at leaBt would have been taken, which would have more than mot the deficiency shown in the balance sheet.

The Local Committee of Stalybridge received the Society's visit to their town in a most liberal spirit. After adding 692 to the prize list and 200 towards expenses, with a free site for the show, they spontaneously contributed a further sum of 103 from thoir funds on being informed of the probable loss the Society would su3tain, making in round numbers the sum of and your committee re. cognises their generosity and efficient co-operation during the show with its best thanks. To J. J.

Wilkinson, chairman; T. Ashton Harrison, Esq. treasurer; Ralph Bates, Esq. ex-mayor; and Noah Duckley, Esq. town clerk and local secretary, the Society is particularly indebted." Sisty-owo eg members have been added to the Society during the year, 24 have re3ienod, and 10 are deceased.

The total number now upon the roll, oxclusive of members of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, is 643. The list of members of the North Lancashire Agricultural Society i3 about 325; and if it may be presumed they continue members of the amalgamated Society, our total number of members, may be estimated 8t nearly 1,000. It has been proposed to hold next year's show at Preston, and your committee has bsen in correspondence and had an interview with the Mayor and Council of that borough, and reports that they give the Society a cordial invitation, and have offered a site for the show in Moor Park free of charge, which your Committee has inspected, and find to be admirably adapted for the purposes of the exhibition. The decision upon this point, however, and of other matters named in the notice paper now awaits your discussion and determination." The balance sheet for the past year showed the receipts to have been 5,837. This sum included S10 received from the Royal North Lancashire, the bilance of its funds, in accordance with the amalgamation arrangements; also members' subscriptions, 027; received from tue Stalybridge Local Committee to pay the prizes offered by them and awarded in the showyard, 692: and contributions from the same source in aid of the expense of the showyard, 30S; entry fees, 393; receipts for admission to the showyard, and for admission to the grand stand, 214.

The total payments amounted to 5,560, and included 2,491 paid in prizes for best cultivated farms, live stock, There was a balance in favour of the Society of 277. In addition to this, the Society, according to its general balance sheet, had assets amounting to 3,512, chiefly in the" form of Mersey Dock bonds. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the repart and accounts, said he desired to express thegi-eat pleasure which he felt at seeing so large a meeting of the amalgamated societies. It showed that they had taken a light step, and they wore encouraged to believe that the amalgamation would tend to the benefit of agriculture in Lancashire and Cheshire. (Hear, hear.) The Society now embrac3d a district of country, he believed, second to none in England, and, except the Royal Society, it had no rival in power, wealth, or usefulness.

(Applause.) Gentlemen might not be aware that a portion at any rate of their Bociety was the oldest in England. It was more than a century old, am1 embraced within its limits the whole of Cheshire and a large part of Lancashire. (Hear, hoar.1 He might say in passing that he did not think they would have fairly caTied out the objects of those who proposed the amalgamation just consummated unless they took a further step, and united, if it was possible to do so, with the existing Cheshire societies to form one organisation. (Applause.) Having done that they would show a face not surpassed if it could be equalled in any part of England, and would confer much greater benefit on -agriculture than even in its present state the amalgamated society could do. The Committee had considered this matter, and had resolved that before taking any final step with regard to the Society's name a conference should be sought with the Cheshire and East Cheshire Societies with a view to amalgamation.

(Hear, hear.) The whole of Cheshire, long before the formation of either of those societies, was embraced within the district of the Manchester and Liverpool Society; but, independently of that, he thought the societies named might be convinced of the advantages that would accrue from amalgamation. Another matter to be considered by the meeting would be as to the place for holding next year's show. Gentlemen would recollect that before the late amalgamation the North Lancashire Society stipulated, and it was on all hands agreed, that the show of 1875 should be held at Preston. It was hoped that the local society ould co-operate with them, and, with a view to obtaining their co-operation, negotiations had been opened with the Preston committee and conferences held, but, he regretted to say, without success. The committee had carefully considered the question, and, without having abandoned all hope that tie Preston Society following the example of siml ir societies in the towns hitherto visited wju see the propriety of co-operating with them, they adhered to the resolution to hold the sho next year at Preston.

(Hear, hear.) Independently of that, however, they could rely upon very cordial suppo from the town of Preston. (Hear, hear.) A deputation been most kindly received by the Mayor and Corporatio whohad promised to find a site for the show-(hear, hear) and there was every reason to believe that the show 1875 would be a most successful one. If, at the sam time, the Preston Society could meet their views, if. would be well, and a conciliatory course would still be pursued by the committee. (Applause.) Mr.

H.Neexd (Worsley) seconded the motion, and referred with satisfaction to the stable financial position of the society. The motion was unanimously passed, i A resolution expressing the thanks of the Society to the Stalybridge Local Committee for their exertions in promoting the success of the late show was unanimously passed, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the Rev. L. C. Wood.

AWARD OF PRIZES. The farm inspectors (Messrs. Rothwell and Hornby) read their awards, as follow: Rest crop of swede turnips, not less than eight acre3: J. Roberts, Well House Farm, Saltney; 2, Mr. H.

Nield, Worsley. Best crop of swede turnips: under four acres: Mr. John MANCHESTER COUNTY COURT, Ykstbbda? (Before Mr. J. A.

Russell, Q.C. Judge.) -lJANKBTJPTCY PBOCEEDISTGS. Affaies of Wike and Sosr. Mr. Stead, on Denair or Messrs.

uaiiender, Sykes, and Msthe-merchants and manufacturers, of this city, appeared a motion to reverse the decision of the trustee wbereb? he rejected the proof of Messrs. Callenderand Co against the joint estate of the bankrupts for 96,000 Mr LorJ (Messrs. Sale and Co.) was for the trustee. Mr stead said that the proof was presented to a great extent upj-guarantees for bills of exchange upon which MeaiH Callender, Sykes, and Mather had given their names! and that in many of its features the matter would ba similar to the caBe of the proof of Messre. Keighley Bros against the same estate, which had been admitted by the Lords Justices, and which was now under notice of appeal to the House of Lords.

gag His Honour said he thought that unTilJthdeTsioTof the House of Lords in Keighley's case was known he could not properly try the question. He therefora directed that the motion should stand'adjournei die until the appeal in the case of MessrajKeighley had bean decided. ASKHAM COURSING MEETING. Potron: Earl of lonsdale. Stewards: Captain Gaudy, Messrs J.

K. Thompson. J. Brown, and W. R.

Moiuibpv. Mr. Hay. Slipper: Mr. Kerss.

THURSDAY. There was a grand day's coursing at Knipe Scar to day. The meet was at Hackthorpe at nine o'clock, and a start was made at ten. Hares ran strong, only 15 being killei for 39 courses. A sharp frost over-night threatened to interfere with the proceedings, but the ground wash fair order when a start was made.

Koturns are appended: The KNIPE SCAB STAKES, for 16 Puppies, at 4. ICs.eacb. Winner, 34; runner-up, 20; third and fourth, fleacii. First Eound. Mr.

Cloudcsdale's Court Circle beat Mr. W. Graham's Urafortb Mr. J. Brown's Belle of the Nook beat Mr.

Musgrave's Mold Mr. Q-. Carruthers's Catlowdie beat Mr. J. Kichardson Dd Kow-mary (1) Mr.

T. Btrong's Annie Strong beat Mr. Amoa nd Jfcwby Lvi Captain Gandy's Orisedale beat Mr. J. In-ing's Indian Artist Mr.

Fen wick's Falling Mist beat Mr. J. Scott nd Butcher Boy Mr. Edson's Sally beat Mr. R.

Brown nd Bonaparte Mr. W. Graham's Nelly Whitehead beat Mr. T. Cant, nd Brile groom First Ties.

Court Circle beat of the Nook, Catloxile beat Annie StrotiR, GriseJale beat Falling Mist, Sally beat Nelly Whitehead. Second Ties. Court Circle beat Catlowdie, Sally beat Grist dale. Deciding Course. Sally, by Battler -Bitty, beat Court Circe, Cyclone Belle of Clifton, and won.

The ASKHAM CUP, for 16 All-aged atio. 10s. eacU. Winner, 40; runner up, 28 third and fourth, 5 each. First Bound.

Mr. F. Strong's Northern Light beat Mr. Bevills Ezremoot Mr. Irving's Indian beat Mr.

N.Ewbank's Barbara Bell (1-dn) Captain Gandy's Glencoin beat Mr. J. Ostle's Inigo Jones Mr. B. Biohardson nd Fan beat Mr.

J. Bell's Allan Water Dr. Edgar nd Maid of the Inn beat Mr. Graham's Lady Wln: head Mr. LoDgflgg's Boy in Blue beat Mr J.

Blenkinsop's Lanrig? Mr. J. Musgrave's Mary beat Mr. B. Johnson's Dr.

Keae3ly Mr. T. StrODg's West Cumberland beat Mr. W. Irving 1 Agot First Ties.

Indian beat Northern Light, Glencoin bt Fan. Boy in Blue beat Maid of the Inn, and Mary beat Cumjtf Second Ties. Indian beat Glencoin, Boy in Blue beat Mary. Deciding Course. Boy in Blue, by Marie k-Indian, by Marie Stuart.

The THRIMBY STAKES, for Eisht All-aged Dogs, Si Winner, 19; runner-up, 10. First Kouod. Mr. J. Hogarth's Margaret Ann beat Mr.

G. Bella Keal Mr. T. Little's Lowlander beat Mr. G.

Carruther Ciunojie Mr. J. Musgrave's Belle o' the Croft beat Mr. J. Coahs nd of Edinbro' Mr.

J. B. Thompson's Tulip beat Mr. H. Clark a Ooun.Ma First Ties.

Lowlander ran a bye, Margaret Ann.bg ar.d Belle the Croft beat Tulip. Deciding Course. Belle o' the Croft, by Folly-Fairy 1'nt Lowlander. by Little Idea Station. A PROPERTY DISPUTE.

The case of Lee v. Robertson was yesterday broughi hefore the Court of Queen's Bench. This wi teed before the learned Judge of the Salford Court, when the plaintiff was nonsuited. Mr. uj- M.P.

now moved for a rule forane ground of misdirection, the learned Judge having suited, holding that the agreement sued upon be by deed. The action was brought upon an ane by which the plaintiff agreed to fintori2l "ndt and the defendant to purchase a certain 01 a certain fief rent, and he was to erect biuldings up and the deed contained a provision that uai vejance should have been executed Bflberw pay to Lee, his heirs and ,2. int0 payable half-yearly. The defendant ena ei pension, and' he made the first of the hale" mcnts, and the action was brought in rasp second. The learned Judge ruled "JL.

the la ment, and that it ought to be by deed, i4. pression that it came under the 8th and Mb Mr. Justice Blackburn: Why did he thin -t-Mr. Herschell I don't know. L8t it Mr.

Justice Blackburn You must ha a ru.v come on as a motion. A divisional order was issued at -J-jJJdJe Wednesday directing that there sha'l tano utltil of any description with the Mwtim-Henry further orders. Kbpobted Duel bbtwres Ibo lmemb3r Freeman's Journal states that two fougM of Parliament have within the Pt funded. 3 duel, with the result of one of tne bong he In the course of next week the atatwjo Earl Derby, Earl Grey, Lord Glenolg, woitb, and other eminent statesmen. wta pl3Cdi completed at the studio of Mr.

Armsteadm D9 the niches prepared for them on he facaais Colonial Offices in Parliament-street. IN tB Thb Mabqdis of Bipon a Masonic Charities. The Marquis of aaJ sesses a large number of votes or girls' schools and the Benevolent InfJ bis secession from Masonry, each iadei grand through Mr. Bentley Shaw, the dfSW master of West Yorkshire, to be al ed Lodg-votes to His Lordship's original ttees of of Truth 521) in perpetuity; but the com eaMr of those institutions have unanimously tain the application. expJo3, th3 Gas Explosion at Babboj tb gas has occurred at Sharp TempM abo Strand, Barrow.

The proprietor came down six o'clock in the morning for the purpos pgy a traveller, and lit the gas the cofflg wW, afterwards he took a light into the gaa there, but had only just when a tremendous Implosion oi wbo0 IW was thrown to the ground. on a sofa in the coffee-room, the cdf windows of the parlour, and also ot emf 0 which were of thick plate 'heWceurtains oi doors and furniture smashed, and the cur efg rooms set on lire. joriuu-v a ba injured, and the fire was hood pu-- suppoi S-aS 800" annnOSf" pipe of tbe cnanuenenu mo occasioned the explosion..