and that was Mrs. Bruty, who said she was afraid of him. That is the truth.

Stammers simply said he was not guilty.

The Chairman said it was a fearful and a disgraceful fact that at the present day an old and mutilated man should meet with such a fate, and that no one of all the crowd of men and women present should have interfered to save him, or even have told the police of what was going forward. The prisoners stood committed to Chelmsford Gaol for trial at the next spring assizes.

OCTOBER.

5. His Majesty the newly-elected King of the Greeks, brother of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, arrived at Dover at three p.m., from Calais, by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's new steamer the "Samphire," performing the passage in one hour twenty-six minutes. His Majesty was accompanied across the Channel by Lieutenant Morgan, R.N., the naval superintendent of the company. His Majesty was received on arrival at Dover by the Greek Consul; General Sutton, commanding the garrison; Captain Triscott, R.N., Admiralty Superintendent, &c., and after partaking of lunch at the Lord Warden Hotel, proceeded by special train to Victoria station, London, on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. The arrangements at the station at Dover were under the superintendence of Mr. Cox, the station-master, who had charge of the train to London. His Majesty arrived at the Victoria station punctually at six o'clock, the special train performing the journey in two hours and ten minutes.

On arrival at the Victoria station His Majesty was met by his brother-in-law, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and was received by Lord Harris, the deputy-chairman, and Mr. Forbes, the general manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and proceeded direct to Marlborough-house.

6. EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.-This morning, about half-past three, the central and western parts of England were shaken by an earthquake. Comparing the various reports received from the districts over which the wave of agitation travelled, it appears that the shocks were as nearly as possible simultaneous from Milford Haven to Burton-on-Trent, and from the Mersey to Plymouth. The sky seems to have been clear and the air still, an observation quite consistent with the experience of travellers in countries where earthquakes are most frequent and violent. The shocks were in many if not in most places unaccompanied by any subterranean noise. In all the effects were about the same-the

furniture was shaken in houses, gates rattled, and high buildings oscillated alarmingly, but no actual damage was done. In the case of a vessel at sea, about twenty miles from Milford Haven, which felt the earthquake, the captain says that the ship reeled as if she had struck on a rock.

A zigzag line drawn from Liverpool through Derby, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Worcester, Hereford, and Taunton, to Exeter, would seem to mark the course along which the main shock proceeded. The shock seems to have been general throughout a large stretch of country, embracing South Staffordshire and parts of Warwick and Worcestershire.

THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND AND THE EARL OF LEITRIM.-On the occasion of the Lord-Lieutenant making a journey through the extreme western part of Ireland, he was refused accommodation at a little inn belonging to the Earl of Leitrim, at a place called Maam, in Connemara, in consequence of orders given by the Earl to his tenant the innkeeper, which were contained in the following letter:

"Galway, October 6, 1863.

"King, I will be obliged to you to fill the hotel with my tenants forthwith. Let every room be occupied immediately, and continue to be occupied; and when so occupied you will refuse admittance to Lord Carlisle and his party. If there should be the slightest difficulty as to filling the hotel, the occupation of the rooms, my desire is that you will fill each room with the workmen; but you must not admit Lord Carlisle, and consequently the rooms should be occupied previous to his coming there. Any orders you may have received notwithstanding, I rely on your observing my wishes to the letter.

"Yours faithfully,

"LEITRIM.

"P.S.-I will pay for the tenants using the rooms."

When the vice-regal carriage was within two miles of Leenane, it was met by a police-constable, who delivered a note to Mr. Hatchell, the secretary of his Excellency, who, in reply to the constable, said he would make all right at Leenane. The note, which turned out to be from Mr. M'Dermott, S.I. of the district, conveyed the information that accommodation could not be obtained at Maam, where it was intended the vice-regal party should stop for the night. At Leenane, Mr. M'Dermott conversed with Mr. Hatchell for a considerable time, after which Mr. Hatchell called one of the postilions, and told him that he would be required to go to Cong direct, instead of stopping at Maam. This seemed to be rather unaccountable to the postilions, who stated that it was a very long journey, being twenty miles from Leenane. Mr. Hatchell replied that he was sorry to have to ask them to drive so

far, but he was obliged to do so, as they should go to Cong that day. The horses were then put to, and his Excellency having thanked Mr. M'Keown for his attention and kindness, the journey to Cong commenced. On nearing Maam a large number of persons were collected on the bridge, no doubt out of curiosity. The resident magistrate of Oughterard was on the spot, and a party of constabulary, who paid due homage to the vice-regal party as they passed. As the carriage approached the hotel, Mr. Hatchell stood up and requested the horsemen on no account to stop there, but to pass as quickly as possible towards Cong. The order was obeyed, and they reached Cong after a sharp drive of twenty miles, which was accomplished in three hours. Mr. Burke's hotel was selected as the place at which his Excellency should put up, and every thing possible was done to ensure his Excellency's comfort during his short stay at the town of Cong, which is remarkable for the natural curiosities with which it abounds. Mr. M'Dermott, S.I., drove into Cong at an early hour, and had all the arrangements made for the proper reception, of the party. His Excellency thanked the postilions for their good driving, and dismissed them, as he proposed returning per steamer from Cong to Galway.

As soon as this extraordinary act of discourtesy to the Queen's representative became known, it excited a general feeling of surprise and indignation throughout the district. An address to the Lord-Lieutenant, signed by a large number of peers, magistrates, and gentry of that part of Ireland, expressing their strong sense of the impropriety of Lord Leitrim's conduct, and their regret at the insult offered to the vice-regal dignity, was presented to the Lord-Lieutenant. As a mark of the disapprobation of the Crown, Lord Leitrim was superseded in the Commission of the Peace for the counties of Donegal, Leitrim, and Galway. The only excuse offered by the noble Earl for his conduct consisted of allegations as to the prevalence of agrarian outrages and disturbances of the peace, from which he had himself been a sufferer, and the responsibility of which he imputed to the lax administration of the law in Ireland under Lord Carlisle's government.

13. INAUGURATION OF A MEMORIAL STATUE AT ABERDEEN.-The ceremony of inaugurating the memorial statue of His Royal Highness the late Prince Consort at Aberdeen took place in presence of Her Majesty and various members of the Royal Family. The occasion excited great interest, it being the first on which Her Majesty has appeared in public since her widowhood. The statue, which was subscribed for by the city and county of Aberdeen, is of bronze, by Marochetti. It is placed upon a polished granite pedestal, and represents the late Prince seated and wearing a fieldmarshal's uniform, with the robe of the Thistle over it. In one hand he holds a scroll, and in the other the field-marshal's hat. Her Majesty arrived by a special train from Balmoral, and was re

ceived by the Duke of Richmond, the Lord Provost, and city and university officials. Prince Alfred arrived from Edinburgh by a previous train, and there accompanied Her Majesty, Princes Arthur and Leopold, Princesses Helena and Louisa, together with the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Prince and Princess of Hesse. Sir G. Grey was the Minister of State in attendance. A procession of carriages was formed to the centre of the city, where the statue stands. Previous to the uncovering of the statue, Mr. Anderson, provost of the city, presented an address from the committee of subscribers, in which they refer to the honour conferred on that part of the kingdom by the annual presence of the illustrious Prince in the county, and to the fact that Aberdeen, a few years ago (1859), was signally favoured by the exertion of his great talents as President of the British Association at its meeting there. The Queen, through Sir G. Grey, returned a reply to the address as follows:

"Your loyal and affectionate address has deeply touched me, and I thank you for it from my heart. It is with feelings I should vainly seek words to express that I determined to attend here today to witness the uncovering of the statue which will record to future times the love and respect of the people in this county and city for my great and beloved husband; but I could not reconcile it to myself to remain at Balmoral while such a tribute was being paid to his memory, without making an exertion to assure you personally of the deep and heartfelt sense I entertain of your kindness and affection; and, at the same time, to proclaim in public the unbounded reverence and admiration, the devoted love, that fills my heart for him whose loss must throw a lasting gloom over all my future life. Never can I forget the circumstances to which you so feelingly allude-that it was in this city he delivered his remarkable address to the British Association only four years ago, and that in this county we had for so many years been in the habit of spending some of the happiest days of our lives."

After the address and reply, the Queen was pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Lord Provost, thenceforth Sir Alexander Anderson. Prayer was then offered up by the Principal of the Aberdeen University, and the statue was uncovered in full view of Her Majesty, who, along with the members of the Royal Family, stood in a balcony opposite. She gazed for a moment with earnest emotion on the striking likeness of her late illustrious husband, and then retired. Her Majesty left for Balmoral soon after three o'clock. It rained heavily throughout the day. There was no cheering and no display of flags, except on the shipping; but dense crowds lined the streets.

The Lord Provost of Aberdeen afterwards had the honour to receive the following communication from Sir George Grey :

"My Lord Provost,-I have received the Queen's commands to

convey to you the expression of Her Majesty's entire approval of the arrangements made for the inauguration of the statue of the Prince Consort at Aberdeen on Tuesday last. The Queen fully appreciates the consideration which was shown for her feelings by those who took part in the ceremony, and by the inhabitants of Aberdeen generally, on an occasion which was one of severe and painful trial to Her Majesty, notwithstanding the mournful satisfaction which she derived from the marks of esteem and affection universally shown for the great and good Prince, whose loss to herself and to the country is a constant and undiminished cause of the deepest grief to Her Majesty.

"I have the honour to be, my Lord Provost,
"Your obedient, humble servant,

G. GREY."

- TAMWORTH ELECTION.-The polling for the choice of representative of this town in Parliament took place. Party feeling ran high, in consequence of a number of the constituency taking umbrage at what they considered an improper interference of Sir Robert Peel in the interest of Mr. Cowper. An affray of a somewhat remarkable character took place between Sir R. Peel and a Mr. Bradbury, an active supporter of Mr. Peel. Sir Robert was conducting one of Mr. Cowper's voters to the Town Hall, when he was hustled by the mob, and, in forcing his way through, he appears to have accidentally upset Mr. Bradbury over a coalscuttle. The latter immediately arose and struck Sir Robert on the arm with his walking-stick. The police then interfered, and, after some explanation, Sir Robert apologized to Mr. Bradbury for any personal inconvenience he might have caused him. Sir Robert Peel subsequently, in passing through the crowd about noon, was hissed and hooted, and although accompanied by a body of police, one of the mob threw a quantity of nutshells over him. About half-past four the Mayor, amidst loud cheers, officially declared the poll-Mr. Peel, 224; Mr. Cowper, 167; majority for Peel, 57.

17. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN SOUTH WALES.-An explosion, which resulted in the loss of thirty-nine lives, occurred at the Morfa Colliery, Margam, Glamorganshire, three miles from the Port Talbot station on the Great Western Railway, and about eight miles from Neath. It is situated on the estate of Mr. Talbot, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, and is worked by the Messrs. Vivian and Co. Generally, there are from 800 to 1000 men employed in the pit, or dependent on work connected with it. The underground workings extend for miles, and every day about 600 tons of coal are worked, which are shipped either at Port Talbot, Briton Ferry, Neath, or Swansea. The coal is bituminous, being part of what is known as the south crop of the Vale of Neath coal basin. The pit is between 110 and 120 fathoms deep, some of the levels being as much as 900 yards from the shaft. The colliery is