The Week.

were much bruised . On the Brighton Railway two engines travelling from Battersea to Croydon , ran into a goods train near to the Streatham Junction , Much property was destroyed , and four men were seriously injured . Mr . Spurgeon preached at the Tabernacle , on the 2 Sth ult ., against ritualism . Ho declared High Churehisin to be bastard Popery , and Broad

Churchism dishonest infidelity . The great danger to tho Church came , he said , from within , and not from without . Ho deprecated legal interference , however , and urged prayer by all Evangelical Christians for the interposition of tho Holy Ghost _ In the Central Criminal Court , on the 29 th ult ., the trial of the second policeman who is charged with perjury , was

postponed until next session . Mr . Sleigh proposed to submit some new evidence to tho jury , and it was considered only fair that the defendant should have ample opportunity of rebutting it . Moses Moses , upon whose premises in Petticoat-lane , tho police recently found a large quantity of stolen property , was brought up for further examination at the Mansion House .

Some of the articles found were identified by the persons from whom they had been stolen . The prisoner was further remanded . An inquest was held at the London Hospital on the body of Major Thomas Clark , who committed suicide by jumping out of the window of a house in Fiusbury-square . The deceased was taken by his brother to the residence of the a

medical man who lives in the locality , and it was during the consultation with him that ho made the desperate leap , from the effects of which he died a few days afterwards . The jury found that the unfortunate man committed suicide while in a state of insanity . On the 30 th ult . upon the invitation of the Lord Mayor , the most prominent gentlemen connected with the Atlantic Telegraph enterprise were entertained at a grand banquet at the Mansion House . Unfortunately his lordship was

prevented from presiding in consequence of indisposition , but his place was filled by the senior alderman , Mr . Alderman Copeland . The Government wore represented by Lord Cranborne , Secretary of State for India , who made a speech in reply to tho toast of the House of Commons . In connection with the Atlantic Cable , speeches were delivered by the Right Hon . James Stuart Wortley j

Sir Samuel Canning , Sir James Anderson , and other gentlemen who have taken a prominent part in connection with the matter . The proceedings did not terminate until a late hour . The Norwich Musical Festival began on the 29 th ult . Ou the 30 th ult . the Prince and Princess of AVales went to Costessy Hall , tho seat of Lord Stafford . There they were received with great

honour . In the afternoon it was expected that their Royal Highnesses would visit Norwich . Mr . Gower was one of the witnesses examined by the Reigate Election Commissioners . He stated that he had explicity declared that he would sanction no bribery , and ho added that whatever improper practices were resorted to were not known to him at the time . A few days

a <* on man named AVebb was brought up at the Mansion House , charged with being concerned in scuttling the ship Severn , on a voyage from Newport to Shanghac . On the 30 th ult . Joseph Stansfeld Dean , alias Alsop , was charged with being concerned in the same affair . Dean had been clerk to a ship and insurance broker , named Lionel Holdsworth , who bought tho Severn and

insured her . Twelve cases alleged to contain arms wore shipped on board the Severn in the name of Alsop and Co . They wore stated to be of the value of £ 1 , 225 , and were insured for £ 1 , 500 . Before the ship , which was scuttled off the Cape de Verde Islands , was actually known to be lost , Alsop and Co " , made a claim on the assurance company . Suspicions were aroused , and an inquiry set on foot , when it was discovered that tho cases , nstead of containing arms , really only contained sal * ) while

Alsop and Co . turned out to be the prisoner . He declared he had been made a tool of . The case was remanded . A very remarkable case of forgery and perjury came before tho presiding magistrate at Guildhall Police-court ou tho 30 th ult . The accused was a man named Thomas Slater . Tho evidence quite turned tho tables , for at the conclusion of the hearing the magistrate , Colonel 'Wilson , declared the chief witness , a

young lad named Eade , to be both a thief , a liar , and a verywicked fellow , and regretted that he could not sec his way to prosecuting . The details of the case are very singular . The accused person was of course at once discharged , but the unfortunate man had previously suffered some days' imprisonment in consequence of the boy's representations .

Sir Roundell Palmer , on the 31 st ult . laid the foundation-stone of new schools in connection with St . Thomas's Church , Hemingford-road . At a collation subsequently he made a speech in which ho insisted on the necessity of all education partaking of a religious character . Sir E . Collier , the late Solicitor-General , and Mr . Morrison , M . P ., addressed their constituents

at Plymouth on Tuesday evening . Sir R . Collier spoke almost exclusively ou the subject of Reform . He vindicated the conduct of the lato Government in introducing the Reform Bill last session , and declared that its rejetion was due to the disinclination of the House of Commons to pass any substantial measure of Reform . Upon those who rejected that measure he

charged the existing agitation in the country . Finally , he said if the Derby Government brought in a genuine honest measure he would support it . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The Priucess Dagmar , preparatory to her marriage with the Czarewitch , has been admitted into the Greek Church . On her reception she took tho names of Maria Feodarowna . Great preparations are being made for the

marriage . By tho treaty of peace between Saxony and Prussia , tbe former for all practical purposes ceases to be a separate kingdom . She is to enter the North German Confederation , Konigstein and Dresden are to have mixed garrisons . Prussia is to furnish garrisons for the other towns until the Saxon army is reorganised . Then Saxony pays Prussia nine millions of thalers indemnity , makes over to her the Lobau

and Gorlitz Railway , and gives her sole control of the Saxon telegraph wires . The Zollverein Treaty is to continue in force , and Saxony undertakes to regulate all her diplomatic relations on the bases laid down by the North German Confederation . A story as to Denmark has been passing current for some days , and has been set out by our contemporaries in very solemn

fashion . It is that Prussia and Sweden have come to the resolution to divide Denmark between them , Prussia to have the mainland and Sweden the islands . He must be credulous , indeed , who will believe in any such thing just now . There is not the shadow of a pretext for the act of spoliation ; and , apart from what other Powers may say , it is certain that

Russia would not stand idly by while such a partition was going on . Count Bismarck yet lives , and he is far too shrewd a politican to attempt any such thing as is here spoken of . It is asserted that the endeavours of the French Government to bring about a reconciliation between the Pope and Italy are likely to succeed . "Victor Emmanuel is said to be personall y

very anxious for such a reconciliation . It is far from being improbable that an agreement may become to . At any rate such an agreement would seem to be the very best thing for the Pope . The King and Queen of Saxony arrived at Pillnitz on the 26 th ultimo , and they seem to have had a very warm reception . The King was very civil to the Prussian commandant , ancl all kinds of courtesies were exchanged .