The Brecon Reporter and South Wales General Advertiser

THE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT EDMONTON. The following are the details of the terrible tragedy which took place at Lower Edinonton on the 26th of December It appears that for some years past a coaehsmith named William Gudgeon and his wife, a very quiet, hikrd-wortiiig woman, Anne Gudgeon, have occupied a six-roomed house opposite the Great Eastern Railway Stiation at Lower Edmonton. They had fire children, the eldest of them being a girl of 14 eara of age. On Chrietmas Day the mother of the children complained to her husband of being unwell, and she went to bed at seven o'clock in the evening. At eleven o'clock at night she got up and went c'own stairs, and joined her husband and children. They remained together for an hour, and then the whole family retired to rest. The husband states that he and his wife Blept in a bed in the front top room of the house, and that in a corner of the same room a bed was made up for three of the children. When the Woman was going to bed she looked very wild, and she said to her husband, The light of the candle states in my eyes; put it out." He did so, and he thes fell asleep- At that time the youngest child, a bit by, aged six months, was alive, and was lying asleep n the father's bed. At two o'clock on Wednesday mornirg, Selina Gudgeon, a little girl, aged 10 years, was awakened by a quantity of'blood being "spurted" over her face. She states that when she opened her eyes she was horrified at seeing her mother kneeling over the dead body of her little brother, Timothy George Gudgeon, who had been lying asleep alongside her Bister, Sctrah A mm Gudgeon. His throat was out in a fearful manner, and blood was gushing from the wound. The mother looked very exoited, and she held an open razor covered with blood in her right hand. "W ben she saw that she had awoke the girl Selina she leant over toward her and caught hold of her. The girl screamed, and a fearful struggle then ensued. Selina, for the purpose of protecting her throat, Caught hold of the bed-clothes, and held them over it She oried out, Oh, mother, why do you not put that razor down ? You have killed Timothy, and noiv you want to murder ua. Why do you want ti." cut our throats r" The girl then struggled, slid out of bed, and rushed downstairs, followed by her mother, who continued to hold the open razor in her hand. The girl ran into the lower front room, followed by the mother. The little girl felt in the dark, and found a match-box lying on the table. She struck a light, and then she saw her mother outfing her own throat, and the blood flowing from the wound. The light then went out, and she heard her mother fall upon the floor. Running up stairs, ebe went into her father's room, and found him in a eouud sleep, and by hia side lay the dead body of the little baby. The child's throat was cub from ear to ear. Selina caught hold of her father, shook him violently, and told him that her mother bad murdered two of her brothers. The father, having hurriedly dressed, ran out of Mia house, and called in a Mrs. Robinson, the wife cf a railway employ6 that lived near. While he was a»ay the girl went to another room, where two of her uncles slept, and woke them up. One of them, Thomas Gudgeon, brought in a polioe sergeant. When they entered the front parlour they found the dead body of the wretched mother lying near the firoplace. Her head rested on the fender, and there was an open black. handled razor lyiog on her breast. There was a severe gush across her throat. An iron pail, partly filled with blood, was xie-r her head. Dr. O' Brien, of Church- Btreet, Ed montom, who was called in at the time, said that the wound was self-inflicted, and that it must have oauaed almost instantaneous death. The* police and the doctor- tben went up stairs, and in the front b< droom they found thedeadbodiesof the two children. Thedoctor examined the bodies, whioh wsrelyingin pools ot blood. In the bed corner they found Timothy George Gudgeon, a boy aged foar years, lying dead. His throat had been cut, and it was the opinion of the doctor that his death must have been instantaneous. The little baby had been killed in a similar manner. Tbtr police then questioned Selina Gudgeon, and she g*ve the account of the dreadful occurrence which we have narrated. When the father returned he said that he bad neither heard nor seen anything before he was awoke by. his daughter. It is thought that if the little girl had not been accidentally awoke by her brother's b ood eoming upon her face all in the house would have been murdered by her mother. The family have ?ery respeot&ble connections in the locality. The wife wag a sober person, and had been latterly very ill, and uliler the care of a doctor. Some sbort time' ago a brother-in-law of the de- ceased woman's died, Jiving a widow and five children, and the fact that they were badly off, and thut she could not do as much as she desired to do for them, preyed upon the decea.,¡ad'a mind. The painful affair has created great excitement throughout the district, and large Qrowàs visited the houoe during the week where the makers were com- mitted. The Inquest on the Bodies. On Saturday Mr. Payne held an inquiry at Lower Ei nontou into the deaths of the mother and Murdered children. Trie jary having been sworn. and some formal evidence having been given, William Gadgeon was called, and said he was awoke by the child Selina, when bwfouiid the two children in the bed, murdered, thbir throats being cut, and on coming down into tbe parlour he saw his wife in the fireplace with her throat cut, and a pool of blood by hor side. There had been no unhappiaess between them, and he could not aooosnt. for the act of his wife. She was very fond of the children. His wife was quite rational the night beore. Sergeant Elamilbn produced the razor, which wit- re-H ivuti&ed as the one he used to keep in the pantry. Samuel Thomas Gudgeon, a lad, 13 years of age, et-ixt he slept down in the little parlour on Christmas iii^ht. Ho w&3 awoke by his sister, aud when he jaiftped up he few hia mother king ia the kitohen de,],õ. SfclHa Gudgeon, a most intelligent-, and evidently well brought up child, paid: I went to bed en Ci,;riotm*b night witbmy sister, who is bigger than I aCYI, and my brother Timothy, I was aroused by my rinj-her st-m^ing jver sue. I saw her by the light of t .:1H Eitreet lamp. My brotb.gr Tiamfchy was next th.6 .1 tJ 7&A "A& I. wall. She leant on me, and reached over to Timothy, and something wet spurted on my face. She out his throat, and I after s-arda saw blood on the wall, She had something white in her left hand, and a razor in her right. The thing in her left hand was a napkin. My brother did not cry out. My mother then left the bed, and I saw her kill the baby. She then came back to my bed, and was going to kill me. I struggled and got the clothes over me. I said, Please do not kill ma; please put the razor down. She caught hold of my hair, and I struggled and begged of her not to kill me. I got my head under the clothes. She got off the bed, and put the razor on the mantel-shelf. Sarah woke, and mother asaed her where the slop- pail was. Sarah said it was OR the landing. Mother then took the razor out of the room. I followed her. Sarah stajed in bed, afraid to get up. Mother went into the kitchen, and put the pail down near the fireplace. She knelt down and out her throat. I ran to the fireplace and screamed. She kept kneeling, and then fell over. I ran up stairs, and awoke my father. My uncles were in the next room. I screamed, but my uncles thought I was calling out in my sleep. Mother had leoked verv strange for some days. Mr. Thos. Gudgeon, one of the uncles, said he did net hear any screavas he hoard the child call to her father, and immediately afterwards the father came into his room, and described what had taken place. Police-sergeant 17 Y described the scene in the house, as the ohild bad dsne. Mr. John O' Brien, surgeon, practising at Edmonton, said he saw the woman on Christmas morn- ing. She came aDd complained that there was some- thing the matter with her throat; there was nothing the matter with it. I told her, to quiet her, that she might put a mustard poultice on the back of the neck. She was very strange in her manner. I do not think she was in a sound state of mind. William Gudgeon recalled My wife was getting up a subscription to pay for a mangle for her sister. She exerted herself a good deal, aud succeeded. I do not know that the death of her sister's husband preyed upon her mind. The coroner summed up the evidence, and the jury found that the deceased killed the children and herself in a fit of Temporary Insanity.

FATAL AGGIDENT A I' THE AGEI- COLTUBAL HALL. Jost at the close of the grand pageant of the Meeting of the Monaroha" at the Agricultural-hall, on Wednesday night, an occurrence took place which not only had a fatal issue to one of the performers, but which created such an intense degree of excite- ment amongst the audience, which numbered at least from 18,000 to 20,000 persons, that it was a marvel- lous circumstance that serious injury or farther loss of life had not taken place in consequence, The pageant had passed round the vast arena OK* hippo- drome of the hail twice when, in obedience to the enthusiastic shouts of the audience, Messrs. Sanger directed the magnificent triumphal car, containing the represeucation of the Queen of England and her court, together with the English procession, followed by the whole caval- cade of horsemen, to proceed round a third time. This car, which is 30 feet in height, and, it is stated, weighs nearly five tons, and lighted with gas, was drawn by nine spirited cream-OL loured horses, each outside horse being attended by grooms in the royal livery. The car had just made thy turn of the we&tern extremity of the arena, at a rapid speed, when one of the grooms, named Thos. Gibson, aged 27, cither from missing his footing, or some other cause, was seen to fall, ancLso rapid was the pace that before he could be extricated the wheels of the ponderous machine passed over him. It was the stoppage of the cavalcade that first called attention to the matter, as at the momentthe band was playing the National Anthem, and the people hurrahing. The moment, however, the dis- covery was made, hundreds threw themselves over the galleries into the arena., and tha confusion was so great that it was with great difficulty the poor fellow was conveyed to the minor hall, where Mr. Greenwood, surgeon, of Chapel-place, saw him, and pronounced life extinct. The pocr fellow was literally crushed. So intensely excited was the crowd that it required all the efforts of the police, under Inspector Judge, to clear the building. Messrs. Sanger deeply deplore the loss of an old and valued servant.

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. All inquest w.4a opened before Mr. Carlton, coroner, on Thursday evening, at Greenilithe, on view of the bodies of four persons who had lost their lives by firs. The names of the deceased were Elizabeth Henry, aged 32; Bertie Henry, ag d 4 years; Walter Henry, aged 6 months; ap, d Mary Poole, aged 15 years. The jury found the remains of the bodies to consist of little more than oharred or calcined bone. The premises in which the fire commenced comprised a substantial briok building, two storeys in height. It was occupied by Mrs. Henry, who carried on a grocer's business, and whose husband died a few months ago, leaving her with a family of three children, two of whom, with their unfortu- nate mother, have been burnt to death. A Mrs. Frances Kempton, a widow, lived in the house with her late sister, Mrs. Henry. These females, with the children, slept in the top front room, and the young girl, Mary Poole, who. acted as a kind of servant, and was the daughter of a tradesman living next door, occupied the back room. It appears that the grand- father and grand mother of the children had spent Cbristmas iDay with the family, and, on leaving at half-past seven for London, they took with them Mrs. Henry's eldest girl, that she might spend a few days with them in town. Mrs^Henry, the children, and the other two inmates retired to rest about eleven o'clock on Christmas nigkt, when the shop and other parts of the bailding appeared all right. There is no gas used in the village. Aboat. half-past three the following (Wednesday) moraing Mrs. Kempton was aroused by a strong burning smell, and a quantity of smoke filling her apartment. She imme- diately called up her sister, Mrs. Henry, who woke the children, and on going to the staircase it was evident that the whole of the lower portion of the house was on fire. Any attempt to escape by means of the stairs to the front door was impracticable. It would seem that in the dreadful terror which the poor creatures were in, they weat- ihto the back room in the hope of finding some means by which they might be resaued; and Mrs Kempton jumped out of the win- dow on to the roof of an outhouse, a distance of some 20 feet. She waa much burnt and out about her peraon by the fall, and notwithstanding her dreadful suffering, she made short work of it in getting into the back-yard, and, knocking at the rear of the house of the next door neighbour, Mr. Poole, she so got through to the front street, when she was removed to the White Hart. By this time the fla.mes ha.d shot out from the lower part of the house, and the few waterside men who were about hastened to the spot to render wht aid they could. By some it was thought that Mrs. Henry and her children were seen at a front window for a rhorl; time. The last that was heard of Mrs. Henry by her sitter was her calling, in the moat heart-rending manner, "For God's sake, save the children!" How- ever, nothing could be done towards rescuing them, and the mother and her two children, with the young servant girl, perished. The fire continued, and attacked tbe adjoining house of Mr. Poole, a tradesman. He managed to get out with his wife and eight children, but the wife was much hurt. The building of the late Mrs. Henry was soon consumed, and the upper part of the next house de- stroyed. Messages by telegraph were forwarded to Dartford for the engines, and on their arrival they did their best to check tbe conflagration. The police J^ere also prompt in attendance, aud on. the ruins being sufficiently oooled, they proceeded to make a searoh for the remains of those who were known to have perished. In the course of the morning what was left of the bodies of Mrs. Heary, the boy, and the young girl were dug out, but the remains of the infant were not fou^a nUftil the following morning. Tney were tbein PIELeed in a sbell to await a coroner's inquest. Mr. J. Goldsmith, of Gravesend, having deposed to the iden'i-y of what he considered to be the remains of Mrs. Henry and her two children, and Mr. Poole having given similar testimony in reapest of the remains of his causer, The Coroner said it wa,a desirable that they should have the testimony sf Mrs. Kempton, who was- now lying in a eai state in that hotel, and other parties who might be able to give some information relative to the outbreak. Is was a very sad occurrence, and the inquiry was of considerable_ importance. Be therefore suggested that tbey adjourn.the, invesfigatitja "is osr<fer to Kojapton to attend. i 1 ■* L --J" ,¡.¡¡. The jury acquiesced, and the proceedings were accordingly adjourned. As may be imagined, the melancholy event has created quite a gloom over the district. The deceased ady, Mrs. Henry, was highly respected.

_e- THE ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE ON A WIFE. Oa Thursday, an inqnf&t respecting the death of Harriet Wager, wife of Edward Wager, of the Bleak. low Farm, Haswp; Year Bakewell, Derbyshire, was held at the Newburgh Arms, Haesop. The husband of deceased was not present at the commencement of the inquiry, but after three 'witnesses had been ex- amined it \Vas thought beat hat ha should hear what- ever statements might be made respecSik-g himself. The jury adjoHrsed for a abort time, while the local superintendent of police could go to and return from Bake well, where the priaoner was in custody. A brother of the deceased, a mineral agent, of Evam, identioed the body, and stated that his shfozi was married to the prisoner on the 4fch of November, 1866, she bung at that time 44 years of age. Mr. E. M. Wrench, surgeon, of Baslow, deposed to having mace a post-mortem examination of the body at Bleaklow Farm. He found a severe lacerated wound on the upper lip, extending into the mouth and right nostril, and looking as if it; had been caused by a blow from below upwards, such as a kick. It had been such a blow or kick as would have made most people insensible. The left side of the nose was also bruised, and the borie beneath the nasal bone was fractured. Several other carts of the body was bruised. He believed tbut the immediate cause of death was stiffjcatiou by drowning. Alice Hancock, a single woman, living at Sfoney Middleton, stated that last Sunday the deceased went to her father's house, and stayed there all night, be. cause, heating that Wager was drnlnn?, she was afraid of what he might do. Oa tha following BiorBit.g de- ceased asked witness to go with her to Bleaklow- house, and ehe did eo. When they arrived there the door was looked, but they found that the key had been placed under a atone. Wb.ttt)t deceased was unlocking the door she witawn to see if the crooner. wai about the outhouses. She leaked, but not finding him ehe entered the house. Mrs.. Wager then be- gan to put things fetraigat -&»d prepare Wa, and begged witness to etav, as 8ne feared her husband's return. She asked, her BOB, a little boy, to go to the New burgh Arms, at Haseop, and fetch his father home. The lad refused, and then a man named Redfern, who had oalled at the house for some milk, was asked and went. In a short tia-o he returned with Wager, &ad' ag Mrs. Wager saw them coming across the fields she ran up-stairs so that she might be out of the way until she ktiew what sort of a temper her husband was in. He saw her at the bedroom window, and, calling her a bad name, aaked her why she had left his hoase. She made no rbply. He then entered the house, and in rather a rough way placed one band on witness's shoulder. In the other hand he held a bottle of spirits, which he put to her lips and pressed her to dlink, but she refused. She called deceased to came downstairs, and when she did the prisoner began upbraiding her for having left the house, and pushed her about with liia hands. She told him sh<j could not do with him coming home at two or three o'clock in the morning to ill-use her. After eomo more words, they all fsat down to tea. There were the deceased and her hus- band, and the man Redfern and witness. Redfern went a say immediately after he bad Snifhed his tea. During the mal the prisoner behaved rather singu- larly. He upbraided his wife, called her family by foul names, and at last got up, and taking her by the foul names, and at last got up, and taking her by the shoulders, pushed her oat of the house. They both en- tered the house again, and the wife sat down, but not for long. She got up and went out, and wiiiiec-s g(jirg to look for her, found her standing uj)dc-r a shed in the farm- yard, She said sLe was afraid to go into the house again, and on witness saying that it was getting dark and she must go home, deceased implored that she would not leave. Witness insisting npongoing home, the deceased said she would go with her, and they went into the hsuse to dress. Wager was than sit- ting on the sofa., The wife went out first, bat with- out having any bonnet on, abd the-n witness, whom the prissner followed, and asked where his wife had gone to. She told him she did not knew, and tried to get away from him. He hindered her from reaching the road by driving cows first to one gate and then to another, but at last 6he olimbed over the stackyard wall. He followed, and caught her by the bhoutder but just a.t that time the deceased called out to him to let witness alone. He at once ran to where she was standing, and she, seeing him do so, screamed Murder," and ran away. He gave chase, shouting that, if she did not come back, he would kill her. She still ran of, jumping over two walla in succession. Witness saw no more, for sbe herself ran away frightened. Whilst Atill near the farm she heard another scream of Murder," and immediately after that a Witnesa etiil rah to- wards home, and meeting soffiapcople on her way she told them that some oueought to go to the form, or murder would be done. A miner, named Roger SaHerp, stated that ho was returning home from work with his father, atid on passing through the Bleaklow grounds they heard a noise as if a weman was crying in distress, and a man was using brutish language to her. They then saw prisoner and his wif and she called to them, saying that if they did sot help her she would he murdered. The prisoner caught hold of. her by the skirt and threw her down, she b-iug at the time within two jardaof the banks of fohe Vair. dam. Whilst on the ground she oried out, "O'a! Edward, you've murdered me," and then strugqtlod uu gn, her ksees, the prisoner bending over her all the time. Witness happened to turn his back, and on looking round again he saw the deceased just falling in the water, and heard the plunge. He could not say whether the prisoner had pushed her in. An inspector of police stated thut he assisted to draw the body from the darn, and besides the cut on the mouth, saw that one eye was black, and that the body looked as if it had been bruised in roasy places. He want to the house, and took the prisoner in custody. After having been cautioned by the coroner, the prisoner made the following statement:— On Monday evening I went to the Bleaklow Farm, and had tea with mv wife and Alice Hancock. After tea we had a little "nonsense," and my wife took offence and went away, and said sbe would not stnd it any longer. I went out of the door to see where she was, and I could not find her. She came to a stoue wall close by the stack-yard, and she said, "I have seen plenty I am quite satisfied. I'll make away with myself Defore I will stand this work." I said, Don't be foolish; come into the house," I also said Alice Hancock will stay all nigiit (she had promised she would stny), and we can have a game of cards." She then came into the hou,e, and as soon as she came in I gave her a kiss, and told her not to be so foolish, as what I had done had ody been done in "non- sense." I also said, There's little Bell, down in the field. I wish you would call him, as I want hiui to tie up I some strange beasts which I have just got, and which have not been tied up before." So she culled to him, but he would not come to har. She then said, He's a little bad 'un, like all the Oliver familyShe then went out, and Alice Hancock stood at the door. I called again to the boy, and in a short time afterwards illY wife looked I over a wall which was the distance (If [I Oflld off, I touId not understand all she said in consf-quen'e of the distance she was away from me, but I understood her to say that I should not see her asrain. She said something else, but I could not catch what" it was. Aline Hanc ck tteen started off home, and I went tn see where my wife was gone. I saw her going over a wall into the deep rak- and I followed after her, and found her lying nurter a rook in the deep rake. Her mouth was bieedinsr. At tl. i, time Alice Hauctck had not come out of the field, as I bad to pass LeT to so where my wife was lying; she, however, came over the wail close by where we were, and I a-ske d he-r to turn back nll stay with us. Whilst I was speaking to her. my wife (-¡lart-ed up, as if she was going home. I followed her, and when he got to the gate to go home, she walked quickly up the wall si te. I called out to her and a/died her what she was going up there for. As soon as I said this, she illllde a litlle turn, and without speaking jumped straight int" the dam. I went up to give an alarm, and when I got to t he edge of the dam I saw Roger aud Richard Sellers, who were jui-t going by. I called out to them, When my .wife jumped im o the water I was more than a dozen ;ards beltinl her. Tiie t""o men (Roger and Richard Sellers) took no notice, hut walked straight on. I then turned round ami cahed Alice Hancock. She could not have gone far, alJd c<-rfcat> ly not out of hear- ing, but she did not return, and I tint n >t ee her uin. I palled my shoes off, thinking that I would jump into the dam mi self, but my heait misgave I was very much flurried, of course, as I had never before seen ally person, drowning; hat, if I had kaowm ttamuch then tts I do now, I would hiive jumped in as>d wta>ed with her. I remained on the bauk fretting for a fe w muiute*, hut, of course if' was all over thee—shs was goue ti m. i 1 hea went 10 the house, thinking of having some one there to as-tigt me". bur, he did not come. The clothe* which w< re- ("IIU<1 in t,ne water came off her justa" she plunged lofo the water. Theybeemedto unbutton and to float behitid her. After a VdlY t jury returned a verdiefc of Wilful. Murder the p.-Woucr, asset he was then cotnmitied fo? trial at the Dai ^'A«e:.S58. T'lie inqy,,tih;;r::tGd {;:me bunre. 4.1

OUR" CITY" ARTICLE. ALL description of business was almost neglected for the week closing the old year. The markets for securities, produce, and manufactures were every- where neglected, the disposition being to avoid new engagements as much as possible. Through this state of things the various departments pre- sented a stagnant situation, and for the next week or two in the new year it is net probable there will be much animation. The position of the Money Market, now that the new year has arrived, is for the moment quite exceptional. Mot withstanding the favourable con- dition of the retutfas of the Banks of England and France there is not> very full supply of money, and the rates continue to be wtll supported. Th« terms of discount rule rrom 3 to 3i per cent., but 8 2 a good deal of business has been transacted at 31 per cent. The business in the market for British stocks has not been on an enlarged scale, but sufficieut to produce a flactuation of between 5 and 6 per cent. At the commencement of the year, the prices btood at the best point; and it was about the middle of May that the lowest quotation was current. No great movement was apprehended from the beginniog of war between Austria and Prussia, and the celerity of its conclusion showed that the latter Power had conducted hostilities with prudence. Since the depth of^lepression in May, when the Government letter was issued, a gradual recovery has followed, and we are now within a fraction of the full prices attained at the opening of the year. The fluctuation in Exchequer Bills has been pretty exteasive; they havegonefrom lis. prem. to. 18cs. discount; and they were once. niorR 7s. to 11s. premo The foundation of English Stocks is much tti onger than before the crisis, in- vestments having- naturally flowed into them, in consequence of the indisposition to make other purchases. With the round of another few months we shall find a fresh change, and other classes will have again come into vogue. Already Indian and Colonial classes have sprunsr into importance, the Six per Cent. Debentures of Victoria especially commanding attention. Friday there was a decline of in Consols, and on Satui day there was another decline of J per cent., owing to the closing of some heavy Bull accounts, large profits in many cases tempting realisation. A fair amount of business was done on Monday in the market for American securities, and quota- tions have varied to some extent. United States Government Six per Cent. 5-20 Bonds, on the decline in quotation for gold at New York, have been firm, aud closed f per cent. higher, viz., at 72f 72 £ The 1865 issue has -risen j-to 71i 72. Etie Shares, however, have declinedi to 451 46. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures 2 to 52 54, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonjds i to 40 £ 41t. Illinois Shares, which have been in request, have advanced f to 794 80. The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great Western Bailway for the month of November, 1866, amounted to 497,250 dollars, against 614,849 dollars in the corresponding period in the Drevious year, showing a decrease of 117,599. The ship- ments of oil over the line from January 1st, 1866, to Sfpteaibor 31st, amounted to 1,065,605 barrels, showing an increase over the corresponding season of 1865 of 281,660 barrels. Bank Shares have been in moderate request, and prices in several instances have shown-an up- ward movement, Bank of Queensland advanced £2 to 39 41; Imperial Bank, X2 to 5 7 prem.; London and Brazilian, £2 to 13 11 dis.; London and Westminster, £ 2 to 96 98; Standard of British South Africa, X2 to 12 10 dis.; Eng-ish and American, £1 to 6 4 dis.; London Joint-Stock, XI to 43 45; Merchant. Bi.Lk XI to 1-5 *7* Union of London, .£1 to 44 46; Alliance Bank, 10s. to 6 J- 2 5¡ dis.; British and Californian, 10s. to 2§ It dip.; and Metropolitan and Provincial 10s. to 9 8 dis. Miscellaneous and Ifinsjice Shares have latterly been dealt in to a fair exteat, and generally at slightly enhanced prices. Discount Corporation have improved 1J to 13.1 Hi die., City of Moscow Gis I to Sf to 7t dis., English and Scottish Marine 1 to 8 6 dis., L-adorn and Financial 1 to 19 15 dis. National Steam Navigation 1 to 14 12 dis., Eojai Mail Steam 1 to 95 98, Latid Securities to 3* 2* dis., Berlin Waterworks -} to llf 12|, International 11 4 im mcial J to 2 1 dis., while Credit-Foncier of ;r England has declined | to 5|- 5 | dis., Anglo- American Telegraph | to 15 £ to 15|. and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents. 3 to 68 72. In the Mining Exchange -on Monday a con- siderable amount of business was transacted. Messrs. Ward and Jackman remark:—The advance so long anticipated in metals has caused a great reaction in the Mining Market, shares in most of the dividend and many of the progressive mines having advanced considerably, and we believe all who are connected with mines in Cornwall and Devon will have good reason to congratulate them- selves on the very favourable prc spe jts with which they will commenca 1867. Annexed are the closing prices:—Camborne Yean 1 1-1, Chiver- 4 ton 6! 7, Chiverton Moor 55t, Clifford Amal- 2 1 4' gamated 9 91, Cook's Kitchen 8 81 Chontales 2 21 3, Devon Great Consols 400 420, East Bas- set 21§- 23, East Car*don 5f 6, East Cam Brea 3 3 £ East Lovell 8| 9, Great Laxey 17 18, Great Betallaek 23s. 6d. 24s. 6d., Great Wheal Vor 14t 15, Herodi-foot 32 34, Ma,rke Valley 4 41, New Tamar 13s 9d. 16, 3d., North Eoskear 5 6, North Trfiskerby 2. 27, North Wheal Crofty 3} 3., Pro- vidence 241 26, South Basset 4,1 54, Soutll Cou- durrow 10s. 12s. 6d., South Wheal Frances 22 24, Stray Park H 2, Tineroft 12 13, West Ciiiverton 53 54, West Caradon 13 14, West Wheal Frances 14 16, West Wheal Stton 120 125, Wheal B^aet 62: 67J, Wheal Buller 18 20, Wheal Crebor 103. 2 12s. 6 Wheal Grenville 25s. 27s. 6d., Wheal 2 2 Setou 1371 14,21, Wbeal Trfeiawny 10 12, Wheal 2 Uny 1 H, Prince of Wales 26s. 27s,

•— The trial of Anne Laurence, on Friday, at Maidstone for the murder of her son concluded with a verdict of Wilful Murder." Mr. Ribton made abla use of the elements of doubb which surrounded some parts of the case in support of the prisoner's own de- claration that her paramour, Highams, was the real murderer, but was not able to bring the jury over to this vie w of the oase. Previous to the sentence being passed the prisoner created quite a BDBaHon by 8aying, "I declare before God and man that I did not kill the child. My ocnssel has defended me wall, but if I coald have oroBS-Pxamiced Highams myself [would have made him tell the truth." Sentence of death was than passed by Baron Channell in almost apologetic laogaagG, and the prisoner maintained with unshaken firmness a cool and unmoved demeanour until she was removed from the dock. Murder to Prevent a Marriage,—! murder waa committed the other day at No. 10, Rue de Chartree, Periq, M. Lemaire, the proprietor of the hellls, a uian 68 T, ears of age, was to be marned In two Lys to a person named Bain villa, aged 44, who lived on the same floor. She had a daughter of 17, and Lemaire a sen of 19, described as of a mild diaoo. Bit-ion. This yoath w»3 greatly opposed to the mar- rsage, and had asked hia father for a statement of accounts, but the latter said that such a course was not unti. l the young man came of age. Qn the ovaRittg t!i question tb.a soa called Mme. Bainvilie ineo the father's aparfcjceafc, but ehe had scarcely entered when he rsiafced on bcr. and stabbed her tepeatwlly with a poEiard-feiife, caueiag haj? death in a few minutes. The noise attracted the. notice of the "neighbours, Mid the assailant was,taken into custody. He was quite o»la:, an £ dsoiared that be tad wished Co marry Mdllft, Ba^mlla, bat w$a. refuse^; he added tbafc there wera three persons to' .kill -'and himself afiesTatda, He h*s been committed for trial, afiesTatda, He bxs been committed for trial, ,J. ). ".a

I Sonbmt anb Cotmtrg :lbr¡ The Money Market. CITY, JAN. 1.—Public securities are ia demand to-day, and the general course of pric -s is favourable. Consols have been purclwert to a large extent in antici-pation of the re-investment n«st week of a portion of the dividends, and have risen t to 316per cpnt. The heavy payments incidental to the end of the year having been ciimj;leted, the discount market is quieter to- day, with a larger supply of money offering, and fewer billa ixi circulation. Consols are now quoted 901, to i, ex div., both for money and tbe aoconnt (January 10.) There is a good demand to-day for British railway stocks, and the gener d tendency of prices is upwards. Metro-' politan gtock is now quoted 12GJ to 127 Great Western, i: London and North-Western, 121;- to 122; Midland* 123 to 1.34: Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1291, to f; Cale- donian, 122 to 124; South Eastern, 69 to Great Eastern. 29 to -j; Great Northern. 11^ to 119J; ditto A, 129i to f London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to and North British, 37 to 4. BANK OF ENGIILWD.—All Account, pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Viet., cap. 82, for the week endiag on Wednes- day. December 2Q. 1866- ISSUE DilpARTMENT. Notes issued «.Je33,307,880 V3,307,880 Government debt 211,1015,100 Other securities. 3,984,900 Gold coin & bullion 18,307,880 Silver bullion w. 03,307, BASEINO DBPARTMBirr. Proprietors*eapit'l £ 14,553,OOOiGov-emmentsecu- Best 3 2^4 rities (inc. dead Public Deposits 8.706 351 weight annuity) £ 13,011,222 Other 18,592,^24 Other Securities 20,241,25*} Seven days and (Notes 11,374615 other billa 450,61 Q;Gold& silver coin 939,978 £ 45,565,9721 £ 45,566,97*' December 27.1866. F. may, Deputy Cashier. Trade. MAUK-LANE, DEC. 31.—Our market to-day -was rather ecantily Rupplied with EuelUh Wheac, in but middling con- dition. The chow of foreign Wheat was tolerably good. Fine malting B srley moved off steadily, but grinding and distilling sorts were inactive. We were fairly supplied with toreigu Oats bat the supply of English was limited. In Beans, very tifin jras. passing.—The sale for Peas was -I- tiD4. heavy.—Bath Euglfih and foreign Flour a fair demand. ) ■ -CUR'RPXT Pttr-ctg.ENGLISH. ¡ Per Qr. For qr. WHEAT. S. B. OATS. S. B; Esx.Knt.,rd., old 55 to 66 Scotch, feed 24 to 31 11 „ new 59 to 64 Scotch potato 30 to 86 Esx., Knt., w., old 58 to 72 Irish, white 21 to 25 „ ne<K 52 to 58 black 22 to 32 Norfolk and Lin- i BUNS. coin, red, new 69 to 65 M'azagan 40 to 44 BARLEY. Tick 41 to 44 I Malting- 38 to 55 Harrow 44 to 48 I Distilling 39 to 44, Pigeon 49 to 5S Grinding. 31 to 35 PEAS. MALT. Grey 37 to 40 Essex, Norfollt, aud Maple 39 to 43 Suffolk 72 to 75 White 41 to 45 Kingstonand Ware 72 to 7, FLOUB. Brow 08 to 63 Town made, per KYE. 2S01bs 54 to 57 j New 32 to 3 t Household 47 to 50 OATS. Country 43 to 46 X English,feed 32 to 36 Norfolk & Suffolk, | It potato. 28 to 31 ex ship 43 to 45 FOHEIGN. J WHEAT. OATS. Dantzic and Konigs- Danish & Swedish. 24 to 30 j berg .61 to 74 Bussian 23 to 29 Rostock & Mecklen- BEAKS. Rostock & Mecklen- BEANS. burar 58 to 68 Danish .o. 37 to 43 Danish 5 to 60 Egyptian 40 to 42 Bussian, hard 52 to 57 PEAS. „ soft 58 to 61. Maple SO to 39 American, red — to — Boilers 39 to 41 „ white — to — IHDIAN COKH. BARLEY. White 30 to 40 Grinding SO to 31 Yellow 36 to S9 Distilling 36 to 19 FLOUR. Malting 40 to 42 French, per sack «. 44 to 50 OATS. Spanish, 45 to 50 Dutch brewing 23 to 32 American, pelbutel 27 to 33 „ feeding 21 to 27 Canadian „ 27 to 33 f I WAKEFIELD, Die. 2S.—Trade quiet, and prices un- altered from last week for aU articies. Meat a ad Poultry Markets. j NEWG ATE AND LEADEN9 ALL.—There are moeler&te stipplies_0f meat, and the trade is steady. Per Slbs by the carcase• ¡ P. d. s. d a. d. to a. d. I Inferior beef 3 4 to 3 8 Capons, each. 0 0 0 0 Middling ditto 3 10 4 4 Caickens, each 2 0 SO Prime large 4 6 4 8 Ducklings,eaoh 2 6 4 0 Ditto small 4 8 4 10 Rabbits, each. 10 2 0 Large pork 3 6 4 0 Hares, each 2 6 3 6 Inferior mattou-3 6 4 4 Grouse, each 0 0 0 0 1\1 iddlin ditto 4 6 4 8 Partridges.eaeh 0 0 0 0 Prlmo ditto 410 5 0 Ph ants, each 0 0 0 0 Veal 4 2 5 4 Pigeons, each. 0 8 0 10 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Ostendfr. butter, Lamb 0 0 0 0 per doz. lbs. 12 0 17, 0 I Turkeys, each § 0 15 o4 Sntrlish ditto. 13 0 ■■ 1? 0 Goslings, each 4 0 10 0 French eggs, 100 8 6 10 0 Fowls, each 4 0 6 0 English ditto. 13 0 15 0 I METROPOLITAN. -A statement ot the supplies and prices o? fat livestock on Monday, Jan. 1, 1366, as C0JH« j pared with Monday, Dec. 31, 1866 I Per 81be. to sink the offaL Jaa 1, 18S6. Dec. 31, 1866. s. d. s. d. s. d. & d. I Coarse and inferior Beasts 3 4 to 3 10 3 8 to 8 K) Second quality ditto 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 8 Prime large Oxen 4 8 5 0 410 5 a- Prime Scots, &c .5 2 5 4 5 4 5 0 Coarse nnd inferior Sheep" 4 0 4 ? 3 6 4 0 Second quality ditto. 4 10 5 6 4 2 4 10 Prime coarse-woo!Iqd ditto 5 8 6 2 5 0 5 8 Prime Southdown ditto 6 4 6 8 5 10 6 4 Lambs 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 4 6 5 2 Prime small ditto 4 8 f 5 0. 5 4 5 8 Large Hrisra „„ 4 0 £ 4 i.6 r 38 16 4 0 Neat small Porkers 4 8 5 0 4 Z 4 6 Fruit and Vegetables. COVENT-GARDEN,,— Produce, both home-grown continental, if abundant, and now, when ,cqrietrn"sh over, there is a diminished demand for it. Hothouse grapes re- ()U' main as they were sveek. PeaTS !-t,ill consist ofWou Morceau, Chanmontel, Beurr6 Diel, and winter Nelis; apples of rib-tou pippin, Cox's orange pippin, and old nongariej. Oranges are both ex.)Ilent nn¡) nbuudant. Kent cobs continue to realise high prices. Exet-llent samples of broccoli con- tinue to arrive from the W-st; If England. Portngalonions fetch from 6s to 12 per 100. Potatoes are a trifle cheaper than they were hst week. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, chrysanthemums, Chinese primulas, pelargoniums, mlgxrot-, nette, and roses. FRUIT. a. d. s d. s..d. d Apples, p. bushel 4 otos 0 Oransres, p.100 2 6 7 0 Chestnuts, per Ijs.l^ 0 18 Peaches,per doz. 0 0 0 0 Currants, pr. siv. 0 0 0 0 Pears,kit,chen,dz. 2 0 6 0 Grapes, per lb. -4 0 8 0 „ dessert „ 0 0 Lemons,p 109 4 0 8 0 Pineapples, p. lb. 6 0 8 0 Nuts,cob,lOftlb 70 0 75 0 Strawberries,p.lb.O 0 0 0 Filberts, pr lb. 0 0 0 0 j Melons, each 3 0 4 0 VEGETABLES. I ad si EI d sd ArtiehokfiSjper doz.2 0 to 4 0 Mushrooms,perpott.l 0 16 Asparagus,per bun. 0 0 0 0 ftJustord&Creaa.p.p.O 2 0 0 Beans,kidney,p.|sv.0 0 0 Oj Onions, per hnshel SO 3 6 Beet, per dozen 1 0 201 » p?.ckling, p.qt.0 (T'0 0 Broccoli, p. bundle 0 0 0 0 Parsley, per sieve 18 2 0 Cabbages, per doz,. 1 0 2 Or Porenips, per doz,0 € (J G Carrots, per btmeh 0 4 C Peas, per qt .0 0 0 0 Cauliflowers,p. (loz. 2 0 6 0 Potatoes, YorV Re- Celery, per bundle 0 9 1 61 gents, pei ton .100 0 135 0 Cucumbers, each 0 9 1 0| Rocks, per top 85 0 95 0 Endive, per doz.1 0 1 6 Flukes, per ton 115 0145 0 Garlic, p«r lb .0 8 0 0 Kidneys, per cwt.0 0 0 0. Herbs, per buncb-O 6 0 0'Radishes, p. 12 bn. 10 16 Horseradish, p. bn.2 6 4 0 Rhubarb, p. bundle 0 0 0 0 Leeks, per bunch.0 3 0 piinnet 2 030 Lettuces, per score 1 0 1 6 Spinach, per bush. 20 8 6 Hint, parbuneh .0 6 0 3 (T 4 jjonaoa Produce Market. MINCIN^-LANE, JAN. 1.—SCIGAR.—Toere IS a more active inquiry,at full rates; the private sales include 600 hhds 100 tierces, fwd 100 barrels of Cuba Mu-'co^ado, at 30s Oil to 3ls 6d; 100 hhds ot Barb idoes. at 33s; and 500 bags of Man- ritius, at 29s to 30s. Refiaed is firm; brown lumps at 42s 6d. COFFEE.-There is mill a good demand for pletation Ceylon, i4.t. fu ly previous prices. TEA,-Thcre is a sdighi imi-rovement in the demand for this article, and prices are ba, detsing. RUM—A small p*rc«l of Daitier ira s»ld at Is 7d. SALTPETRE.—300 ba.g3 of Bengal sold at 18" 6<1 short prompt. COTNN-A fair business is doing at firm prices. JTOE.—The market has liein ,ictive for both parcels on the spot, and to ttrt-iue, at steady wrices. HEMP.—St. Petersburg clem REM aned steady at £ 31103, and Manilla at iC t7 to £t8, for roping. PRICES OF BUTTER, CHEESE, HXMS,&e-, st,pgr ewt —Butter Prieslan 1, 112s to lPo; Jersey, 91s to 110s Dorset, 128s to t32-i. Fresh: per ooz. 13s Od to 17s Od. Cheese: Cheshire, 7S;¡ tOS"8; Double Gloucester, 74s to ?Ss j Cheddar, 80s American. 611." to 7 Is. Ha ms: York, new 50s to 100s CO,, to 1!)(); Irish, new,.90s to 100s. Bi cor.: Wiltshire. 6t« fco 68» Tri=H. ijreen, 58s to 00s. HOPS, BOROUQH, DrC. Pittenden and Smrh report, a bettnr de n 1111 t han usit >1 at this period for of all d«serii>t,io s, Hf.o«k< in a very reduced state. "dGes are slightly Oil the advance.

;V A OA- PIANOFORTES,by C, "HAMPTON, 'JvKJKjKj atte&t tbe worth of thw mi.fear's pruicip'e of •juu.-tructioft. Tti« new Utust i-uind Catalogue, shewing r§~ •eut impro?eiHei)t», f<fe&. ?lj Oiisuriotteri?- Fisaxty-stki W. ,tc. To" new Utust i-uind Catalogue, shewing r§~ •eut impro?eiHei)t», f<fe&. 74, Oiisuriotteri?- Fisaxty-stki W. _t1,