14 JANUARY 1865, page 3

At The Westminster Police-court Yesterday Week Father...

the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, was examined before Mr. Selfe for having induced the daughter of Mrs. M'Dermot to leave her home and to live in a Roman Catholic refuge. The......

The Case Known As "the Plaistow Murder" Ended On Thursday,

when Ferdinand Kohl was found guilty of the murder of Theo- dor Furhop, and sentenced to death.......

Mr. Stanton, The American Secretary Of War, Has Received By

post a box containing four pills, and no explanation. What did the mysterious present symbolize? Were they bitter pills,—one to represent each year of the renewed Presidency ?......

A Company Has Been Formed, Supported By The Credit Foucier

of England, called the City of Milan Improvements Company, with a mixed English and Italian directory, and a capital of 600,000/. They have acquired seven acres of land in the......

The Present Week's Return Of The Bank Of England Shows

an increase in the stock of bullion of 163,7981., as compared with the preceding statement, the amount now held being 14,097,390/. In the reserve there is an augmentation of......

Consols, Which Left Off On Saturday Last At 891 For

money, and 90 to 90i for account, closed yesterday at the same quotations both for money and time.......

Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading Foreign...

off at the following prices :— Friday, Jan.6. Friday, Jan. 13. Greek .. 231 .. 241 Do. Coupons .. .. — .. — Mexican .. 281 .. 24 Spanish Passive .• Do. Certificates .. — .. —......

The Feeling Of The Parishes Adjoining To Wimbledon Common Is

pronouncing itself strongly against Earl Spencer's Bill. At a pri- vately called but numerously attended meeting of freeholders and others residing in the vicinity, held at......

A Most Curious Account Of What We May Call "natural

pho- tography" comes to us from Florence. On the 15th April, 2nd June, and 22nd August of last year occurred murders of three housekeepers in Florence, committed apparently......

A Question Which Has Greatly Agitated Theatrical Society...

everybody else was settled on Wednesday by Mr. Tyrwhitt. The proprietors of the regular theatres feel aggrieved by the pro- prietors of the irregular theatres or music-halls,......

The Closing Prices Of The Leading British Railways...

on Friday week were as follows :— Friday, Jtill. 0 Friday, Jan. 13. Caledonian 133 132 Great Eastern .. 48 47 Great Northern .. Great Western.. 137 791 136 8 1 1 West Midland,......

The Bishops Of France, Such Of Them As Are Not

Gallicans, have been placed by the Encyclical in a very embarrassing position. It is part of their creed that the Pope is greater than Cm3ar, but then Cmsar pays their wages,......