16 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[Jan. 7, 
nature—from regard to some pecuniary advantage—he 
formed the purpose of assassinating his friend; and that he, 
as far as he had the power, executed his purpose ; that he 
waylaid him, and fired at him with intent to kill him. 
As Her Majesty’ssAdvocate had found it consistent with 
his duty to restrict the libel, the court had not to execute 
the capital sentence; and he therefore proposed that the 
prisoner should be transported for life. Lord Medwyn 
and the Lord Justice Clerk coincided in this view, and the 
prisoner was sentenced accordingly. The prisoner, whose 
mental suffering had been apparent throughout, was then 
removed. He is described as being between 50 and 60 
years of age, of tall stature, which anguish had bent almost 
double ; and every feature in his countenance betrayed 
the misery which for the last few months he had under- 
gone. When the Rev. Mr. Watt and Sir James Ramsay 
gave their testimony, his tears flowed unrestrained, and 
during the timé the judges were speaking, his feelings 
were equally apparent. His pitiable condition is said to 
have moved the compassion of every one in the court, 
which was crowded to excess throughout the whole trial. 
Glasgow.—On Friday night, about nine o’clock, the 
embankment or breast of Glanderston Dam, near Barr- 
head, gave way, and the contents of the reservoir rushed 
down the channel of the burn with irresistible velocity. 
The first place which suffered from the flood was the 
Print Works of Springfield, occupied by Messrs. Hardie, 
Stark, and Co., where three entire houses and a young 
lad employed on the premises were swept off. The works 
of Springfield are entirely suspended by this occurrence ; 
the whole of the machinery, the goods in course of finish- 
ing, and the vessels and stock of printing materials, in- 
cluding about 3007. worth of indigo, were all carried away 
by the current, inflicting serious loss on the owners. The 
next place which suffered from the flood was the Print 
Works of South Arthurlie, occupied by Messrs. Hays 
and Sons, and situated about a quarter of a mile below 
Springfield. Here the destruction of property was mot so 
great as at Springfield, but the loss of life was much more 
serious. Two dwelling-houses, a large out-shed, and a 
byre, with all their contents, were instantly carried away, 
and'with one of the houses, the entire family of occupants 
were drowned and buried in the ruins. With the excep- 
tion of the husband, the other family shared the same fate 
as their neighbours; and nine persons have perished in 
the two houses. Besides this damage the current also 
swept down a portion of the garden-wall at Arthurlie 
House, the property of Mr. Lowndes. At two farm 
steadings further down, a good deal of property was like- 
wise carried off, and the bridge at Darnley was destroyed. 
THEATRICALS. 
Covenr GARpEN.—Miss Rainforth made her first 
appearance in Semiramide on Monday night, and though 
perhaps deficient in physical capability for the part, she 
won the good opinion of the audience, and established her 
claim toa high rank both as a vocalist and ari actress, 
The part of Semiramide requires no ordinary qualifica- 
tions, and Miss Rainforth displayed an energy in over- 
coming its difficulties which was hardly expected even by 
those who have long appreciated her merits as a ver 
accomplished singer. At the conclusion of the opera she 
was loudly called for, and was cordially applauded by a 
house full in every part.—A new farce called the High- 
wayman was produced at this theatre on Wednesday. It 
is not remarkable for any novelty, being manufactured out 
of old*and well-used materials ; but it is, nevertheless, 
full of incident and absurdity ; the audience are kept alive 
by a succession of ridiculous scenes ; and the object of 
producing a laugh is attained. As the piece is made up 
with mere conyentionalities, there is no plot worth un- 
rayelling,—but we may state that Mr. Bartley personates 
an old country Squire Jolly Boy, and that the other princi- 
pal characters are sustained by Mr. Harley, Mr. Meadows, 
and Mrs. Humby. 
SMiscellancous. 
Winter at St. Petershurgh.—The following account 
appeared lately in one of the Paris papers :—‘' Winter is 
more variable at St. Petersburgh than at Moscow, thatis, the 
cold does not reign there with such continued severity. 
Thus, for instance, it is said not to be a rare circumstance 
at Moscow to find a fruit-peeling, or any other matter, 
thrown by chance from a window, catch on the balcony, 
and, becoming immediately frozen, remain there suspended 
for the rest of the winter. Such a case could not occur 
at St. Petersburgh, where, although the thermometer 
often descends to 30 degrees of Reaumur below zero (354 
below zero of Fahrenheit), the neighbourhood of the sea 
combats the icy winds of Siberia, and unexpectedly brings 
on the most strange changes in the temperature. It has 
never rained, in the memory of man, at Moscow, during 
the months of December and January. At, St. Peters- 
bargh, on the contra y, rain frequently falls during these 
two months, and at that period it has been constantly the 
custom to replace carriages by sledges. 
of vehicle, which no person gives up, becomes the most 
inconvenient in the world, being driven in the midst o 
snow and mud. The winter at St. Petersburgh, on ac- 
count of these sudden transitions, so unexpected and so 
rapid, is Oe ae formidable than at Moscow, and to | 
Strangers who - have not experienced its effects is particu- 
larly seri 
is, To defend one’s self from the weather the 
most constant and minute precautions are required. In 
October the Russians, and all who have been long in the 
country, assume fur clothes, and keep them in continual 
wear until the month of April, after the ice has broken 
up on the Neva, Stoves are lit everywhere, and eacl 
family lays in a stock of birchwood, the braise of which 
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is more abundant than of any other wood. There 
ig a servant specially appointed to attend to the stoves, 
and his duty is to keep up, as much as possible, an equal 
heat throughout the house. The best stove-keepers, whose 
fame procures them a high salary, are generally from 
Moscow. Twenty degrees of cold do not appear asto- 
nishing to an inhabitant of St. Petersburgh, though he 
then casts a curious look at the thermometer. At 23 or 
24 degrees, conStant rounds are made during the night to 
prevent the police and sentinels from falling asleep on 
their posts. Should the cold, bring on drowsiness, and 
the sufferer not be able to prevent himself from yielding 
to its influence, he must perish, as he can only wake from 
his sleep in the other world. At 25 degrees, the theatres 
are closed, and all those who are obliged to go out on 
foot, hurry along with their utmost speed, most anxiously 
looking at the noses of all those whom they meet in the 
street. If a sudden paleness—of which no intimation is 
given by any physical feeling—should appear on that part 
of the face, the passer-by rushes forward, and commences 
rubbing the afflicted feature of the alarmed passenger 
with snow, to produce animation. The same thing may 
occur to the operator himself before the hour is over. 
At 30 degrees of cold, the populace alone go out of doors; 
entire families shut themselves up ; and not a single sledge 
of any appearance of fashion is seen in the streets. Yet 
even then the military reviews are not interrupted, and 
the highest dignitaries, up to the Emperor himself, repair 
to them without a cloak. It must be evident that, with 
cold of such intensity, the sufferings of the poor must be 
dreadful ; yet it may be affirmed: without exaggeration, 
that the lower classes, in winter, suffer less in Russia 
than in France. There are placed in-the various quarters 
of every large town of the empire public establishments, 
heated by large stoves, where every person that pleases 
may take refuge.” 
Court of Cuancery.—In re Hartiey.—This was a petition to 
discharge an order of the Vice-Chancellor, by which certain 
Cornish miners were to stand committed for a trespass on the land 
of which a Mrs. Hartley is the receiver. It appeared that there 
is a custom in, the Stannaries of Devon and Cornwall, under 
which men may stream or board for tin, or open a waste land, 
or on land which has been already streamed. The ground in the 
parish of Wendron, on which the alleged trespass took place, 
‘was supposed to have been already streamed by a defunct com- 
pany called the Royal Duchy Mining, but this was denied. 
The Lord Chancellor, after hearing the circumstances of the 
case, was of opinion, that the order for commitment, as against 
the petitioners, ought to be discharged. There was no pretence 
for charging them with any intention to commit a trespass. 
It was clear that the object of the parties who employed them 
was ‘to try a right, and it was against them that proceedings 
might be had. 
In re Shore.—In this matter of the Lady Hewley’s charity, a 
reference to the Master was ordered by Lord Cottenham, for the 
appointment of new trustees. Those trustees have been ap- 
pointed, and a petition presented to the Vice-Chancellor to con- 
firm the Master’s report. A petition has also been presented 
against the confirmation of the report, on the ground that the 
selection of the trustees from so many different classes of dis- 
senters is highly objectionable. <A th’ petition is before the 
Lord Chancellor to get rid of the original order of reference 
made by Lord Cottenham, and a petition was now heard to 
obtain the consent of his lordship to the hearing of all the peti- 
tions before the Vice-Chancellor on the ground of the expense 
and loss of time which must ensue if the Vice-Chancellor heard 
and made orders on the first two petitions, and the Lord Chan- 
cellor afterwards heard the third petition, and rendered all the 
i nugatory by di i he original order of refer- 
ence. His Lordship, after hearing counsel on both sides, di- 
rected the hearing of all the petitions before the Vice-Chancellor 
in the same manner as if one of them had not been a petition of 
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title written by him. 
ENTRAL Criminal Court.—The third Session of the present 
Mayoralty commenced on Monday, before the Lord 
Recorder, Sheriffs, snd other city authorities. The only point 
in the Recorder’s charge to the Grand Jury which offers any 
interest for our readers, is his exposition of the law in reference 
to a charge of cutting a holly-tree, which involves a charge of 
felony under the statute. He said, that, with respect to the law 
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holly-tree, the property of Mr. Brown, and thereby doing damage 
0 the tree above the value of 20s, A second count alleged the 
dener. 
at last secured. There was as much holly cut off the tree as two. 
ould carry. The gardener stated that he was alarmed on 
the policeman came up with Ewerton in ‘his custody. Witness, 
after assisting the constable to handcuff him, locked him up. 
Witness estimate 
variegated holly grafted on it. It could not b 
20 guineas. For the defence, Mr. Doane submitted to the Court 
case for the jury, as there was no decisive 
proof that the intrinsic value of the tree was above 20s. The 
tree was not the property of the prosecutor; he had only the 
control over it for the time being, and could not himself remove 
it from the garden. missioner Bullock said, that in his 
opinion there was a case for the jury to consider, as the value of 
the tree had been distinctly stated to be above the sum required 
by the act. Mr. Doane then addressed the jury at some length, 
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considerably above its real value. The Commissioner having 
summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both 
prisoners, Mr. Commissioner Bullock said, that the offence of 
which the prisoners had been convicted was worse than an ordi- 
nary felony, for, besides the actual theft, there was much wanton 
mischief done. The sentence of the Court was that they each be 
imprisoned 18 months, and kept to hard labour. 
Michael Meaghan was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful 
murder of ‘fhhomas Leary. is case, which has been already 
noticed, arose out of a drunken quarrel on Christmas Day, caused, 
it is supposed, by jealousy. The evidence was not of any public 
interest, and Mr. Baron Gurney, in summing up, observed that 
it was the opinion of himself and Mr, Justice Wightman that the 
evidence carried the charge no further than manslaughter. The 
jury brought in a verdict accordingly ; and Baron Gurney, after 
SPORTING. 
TATTERSALL’S, Tuurspay.—There was a small attendance 
and a very dull performance. The business, however, deserves 
a brief record,, Tux Derpy.—7 to 1 agst. Mr. Blakelock’s A 
British Yeoman (taken to 130/., and afterwards offered) ; 25 to 
agst. Col, Peel’s Murat (taken); 1000 to 45 agst. Lord Eglin! 
ton’s Aristides (taken); 1000 to 30 agst. Mr. Bell’s Winesout 
(taken); 1000 to 15 agst. Mr. Theobald’s Highlander (offers to 
take 1000 to 10); 1000 to 15 agst. Sir G. Heathcote’s Khorassan 
(offers to take 1000 to 10); 1000 to 15 agst. Duke of Richmond’s 
Oaks.—1000 to 35 agst. Mr. F. Price’s The Lily (taken) ; 300 to 
s Westminster’s Laura filly (taken) ; 300 to 10 agst. 
Lord Eglinton’s Egidia (taken). } 
MARK LANE, Fripay, Jan. 6.—There have been a few car- 
goes of North Country Wheat on the Market to-day, which have 
been sold at an advance of 1s. v.; of Essex and Kent there 
has been none on sale. On Wednesday there was a lively de- 
mand for Foreign at 1s. advance, Which improvement has been 
maintained this merning, but the sales have been to a limited 
extent only,—In Bonded there was not much doing. The sup- 
Monday’s currency was supported. : 
The Oat Trade was quite equal to Monday. 
BRITISH, PER IMPERIAL QUARTER, 
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Wheat, Essex, Kent, an nS «+ White 44 to 63 Red 
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orfolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. . , —to— White —to— 
Barley. « . +.» Malting rae yd 25 to 28 Grind. 19 to 25 
Oats, Lincolnshii id Yorkshire + + Polands 13t093 Feed 14 to29 
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— Northumberland and Scotch. .. . Feed —to— Potato 15 to 24 
Irish". 5 6 6 1 ee ew ee + Feed 91018 Potatol4 to 92 
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ns) Mazagan, old and new . 22 to 28 24to0 29 Harrow 86 to 30 
Pigeon, Heligoland . . . 20 toa3 Winds. 26 to 24 Longpod 26 toao 
Wt@ « + + + « + « » 30to382 Maple 27t029 Grey 
WEEKLY IMPERIAL AVERA 
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Wave Sag als ile ag 1| 17 9| a2 2} a 337 
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pee eee © | 47 8) 26 5| 17 4] 98 5/ oB1l} a1 2 if 
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8 weeks’ Aggregate Aver.| 47 9| 270] 17 5| 2 2} 29 n| a2 3 
Duties - ./ 20! 9 0/ @0l 1 6| 6| 106 
AnRivaLs IN THE RIVER LAST WEEK. 
jour. Wht, | Barl.( Mult Oats. | Rye. | Bns. | Peas 
English » 2047 Sks. — Bris. | 3793'| 7192 | g024'| 2048 | 2 | 9 6r7 
rights ay | me ee | i619 ene 
Foreign» — “ 1906 5, | 1035 | 388 — | = | 4050 | 230 
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK, 7 
Wheat jarle; Oats Flour 
English . - 3870 5910 10110 5930 
Trish. s+ - 500 10510 = 
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chambers, Bishopsgate-street, London, and late of Foley, Staffordshire, 
garthenware-manufacturer—J. Hodson, Reading, Berkshire, druggist—J. 
i Lepton, Yorkshire, manufacturer of fancy waisteoating—J. Wilson, 
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