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23/03/1872

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Falmouth & Penryn Weekly Times and General Advertiser

Date of Article: 23/03/1872
Printer / Publisher: Fred. H. Earle 
Address: On the Quay, Falmouth
Volume Number:     Issue Number: 565
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Inlmntiflj k Imp Iwfelij Mm% AND ( GENERAL A DYE RTISER. PUBLISHED,, EVERT SATURDAY MORNING, BY FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE QUAY. FALMOUTH. NTJMBrs 665 FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1872. PRICE ONE PENNY. \\ v> ding Bull V farrow golds at per ton gab Inj guttimt. Tresooth— Parish of Budool Wilkin Thru MiltJS of the FalmmOj and Ptnryn Hail way Stations. On MONDAY tint. March 26th, it 2. MR. COEFII, > will Sell by VUBLIC AUCTION, at the aboTe/ Barton, the following surplus Fat Stock, By dirention of the Proprietor, T. Harry Tilly, Esq., comprising— 61 Fat Wethers") Very superior and of an 12 do. Hoggets ) undeniahle quality 4 Eipe Fat Steers 3 do. Heifers 1 Pure Bred Durham Y< 1 Handsome Store Sow 13 Slip Pigs Also about 20 tons of Mi 40 bushels Poland Black deed Oats, at p< I bushel A useful Stanhope Gig, Plough, Ac. For further particulars apply at the Offices of the 7 AUCTION7EEE, Falmouth. NOTICJE. Tenders are solicited for/ the Mornings' Milk of a valuable Dairy of 8 Cows delivered daily, from the above Barton, frtfm the 1st of Apnl to the 29th September, 18i2, either at Penryn or Falmouth or ( if required) at the Railway Stations. JKO treat applw to . COEFIELD, To whom Tencfors are tif be sent on or before 12 o'clock the morning if the day of sale. Ddfcd March tilth11872. N. B.— A pti& hcd Catage to be Let on this K Estate, at 10 s. per week. FREEHOLD DWELLING HOUSE AND QARDEX, in hldfrence Place, Falmouth, v FOR SALE. M E. COEFIELO is instructed to offer for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Greet Bank Hotel, Falmouth, on Wednesday, 3rd day of April next, at p o'clock in the afternoon, subject fo the conditions to be then iroducep, all that very desirable Messuage or Dwelling House, Known as No. 2, Florence Place, with the couitlage, offices, and the NEWLT ERECTED COTTAGE at* the back,/ with the flower and kitchen gardens attached belonging thereto, now I in the occupation of Miss Ban ett, as an annual occupier, at a rentil of £ 30 per annum. The House w as built for occupation by a recent Propriot 3r, and is in every respect com- plete and conv nient in its arrangements. It is situate on the western entrance of Falmouth, overlooking th s Bay and the picturesque sur- rounding see tery, and contains dining and drawing- room ( with folding doors), five bed and dressing- • ooms, W. C., and servants' attics and all necess iry offices. The Propei ty may be seen ( by card only) on any day p ior to the sale, between the hours of 3 and 5 in ; he afternoon. For catds c f admission to view, and for fur- ther particuh rs, applv at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Dated 20tl March, 1872. NOW ARRIVED. jBusinws Notices. £ 1000 Worlbf of QLEAKINGR OUT AT M. L/ yVIN'S i P EyN E Y N, Who will offei/ for Sale Large Lots of Cheap autr Useful Drapery, AT V9EY LOW PRICES. ce on Tuesday next, FOE 7 DAYS ONLY. HOUSEHOLD GOODS — in Sheetings, Towels, Counterpanes, lis, Blankets, Flannels, Carpets and ' drpetings, Curtains, Damasks, Ac., Ac. SILKS in a great variety, Dress & Monrn- I ing Goods, Shawls and Mantles, Umbrellas, Stays, Hosiery and Gloves. i rticulars see " Penryn Advertiser." \ discount on all purchases above 20s. iSnsiross ImwniiteMtrts. Prise and Qjility aai to ba surpaasai in ths Sounty. MarTIN' 3 JA3TIN' 3—— Fine Flavoured Tea, 2/- per lb • Beautiful Breakfast Tea, 1/ 101 per lb The People a Grocer, / hp.. Pflnryn. The Peri|' K'' a Grocer, Ac., Penryn. MABTIN' 3 Choice Mixed Teas, 2/ 3 per lb Tlie People's OroAr, Jtc., Penryn. MARTItrS ' Genuine Family Tea, 2 6 per lb, 61bs for 11/- Carriage paid to any railway station in the county. Tho People's Grocer, Ac.. Penryn. Ti/ TABTIN' 3 Soarkling Lump Su? ar ( beautifully white), 5d. per lb ± u- ~ Moist Sugars all Prieos. The People's Grocer, & o.. Panryn. MARTIN'S Fresh- roasted Coffees, II- to 1/ 8 per lb The Poople's Grocer. Ac., Penryn. PHOTOGRAPHY. MRS. [ DXJI^ STA. N ( Widow of Mr. W. H. DUNSTIN) begs respe> uully to inform her friends and the f pubhc that Copies of all Portrai^ ta$ e4/ uy her late husband aa still Arrangements are beiu? mid^ to RS- OPiltf the Gallery for Fir^ b- olass Portraiture, of/ which due Itfotice will be given. And she hereby returns hor sincere Ithanks to all who have patronized them, and hopes for £ / continuance of their favors. Dated Berkeley Place, Feb. 21, 1872. Detailed printed Catalogues may be obtained three days pnor to the sale. Further particulars obtained at the Offices of the AUCTIONEEE, Falmouth. Dated March 21st 1872. FOE GO' D PRINTING, in the best style ot workmanship, with tho greatest expedi- tion, at the most moderate charges, apply at the office • : his Papc. m iOTOpiC GALLERY, 42. High Street ( forme ij the Liberal Association Rooms ), K A. iL M OUT H . ME. J. S. SIDDONS, for many ye irs'Operator and Manager at Mr. J. F. Trull's, respect- fully informs his numerous friend > and Lie public generally of tho town and neighborhood that he has, in conjunction with Mr. J. C. STEPHENS, entered upon the above- mentioned Premises, and trusts, by the exercise of his well- known skill and careful manipulation in the production of Photographs guaranteed not to be surpassed in this or any other town, that they will obtain a fair share of pubhc patronkge. Portraits from Carte de Visits tl Life- siza, plain or naishsl in crayon, water or oil Color. Views of all kinds and out- door Groups taken, and Works of Art copied. Prices of Cartes de Visite— Twelve for 6s.; Six for 4s.; Thr6e for 2a. 6d. Legal & General LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY 10, FLEET ( S21., TEMPLE BAR. - rtounded 1833. The Parliamentary Accounts reanired by the " Life Assurance Companies' Act, 137J mavbe obtained on a Plication. PolioieB of this Society are guaranteed by very ample funds ; receivo nine- tenths of the totaljorofits as Bonus ; enjoy peculiar*"" Whole Worm'' and other distinctive Privileges, and are protected by special conditions against liability to future question. TRUSTEES : THB ET. HON. THB LOED CHANCELLOE, THS EIGHT HOW. THE LOED CAIEN3. THB EIGHT HON. SIR W. BOVILL. LOBD CHIBP JCSTIOB, C. P. THB RIGHT HON. SIR EDWARD VAUGHAN WILLIAMS. • THB HON. SIR GEORGE ROSE. SIR THOMAS TILSON. THOMAS WEBB GREENE, ESQ., Q. C. JOHN OSBORNE, ESQ., Q. C. ROBERT B. FOLLETT, ESQ., TAXING MUS- TEK IN CHANCBBT Ths iouji for ? oa. Teas of rare framnce & strength Economical Ilea for Families Black Green or Mixed the Finest Spring Crop. J. H. HEAD, Tea Dealer & Grocer, High street, Falmouth. To be Let A COMMODIOIt r\ in Bell's Square, Apply to Sir. JAC< OitED HOUSE « it, at Lady- Jay. vqv. FOR SALE. Settlement Policies in favor of Wife and Children now granted in terms of the Married Women's Property Act, 1870. E. A. NEWTON, Actuary and Manager. Agent for Falmouth, HARRY TILLY, ESQ., Solicitor. FOR SALE A by of the o^ tier Maekercl and lychki named " Cjck p. tne sea, with a stripdg of new Nets just barked! For furth/ r partiqulars appiy to Mrs. Elizabetlidr Turner, Church Street, or to Mr. Wm. D. Turner, 52, High SW, Falmouth. ' ate Contract, on aocount o^ per's j^ SL- ease, a large, first- class rd DRIVING BOAT, Walk," now ready for MARTIN' 3 Choice New Fruits, aU prices The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. TARTIN'S Prime New Mild- curei Bacon, 4/ 8 p3r dozen lbs The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. MARTINS Good Boiling Peas, 10id per gallo n The People's Grocer, Ao., Penryn. MARTINS Pure New Lard, 6d per lb The People's Grocer, & o., Penryn. MARTIN'S Best Treacle, 61bs for 11 id The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryfr^ ]\ JARTIN, 3 Genuine itlillbay Soap, 3ilbs for 1/ - The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. J^ ARTIITS Prime Smoked Bacon, 7id per lb The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. MARTINS New Season Jam, 4£ d per lb Qr 6d per pot i The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. A/ TARTIN'o— New Season Marmalade, 7ii j> er pot The People's Grocer. Ac., Penryn Samples free on application at either of J. MAETIN'S Establishments, Lower Market Street, or West Street, Penryn. All Goods delivered Carriage Paid. Orders by post promptly attended to. Part of a ilonse to Let. rpO BE LET, with immediate possession, a PAET OF A HOUSE ( consisting of a Floor of Three Eooms), in Lansdowne Road ( lately called Obelisk Eoad), Falmouth. The House is pleasantly and healthily situa- ted in close proximity to the Quay, Dock, and Eailway. Apply at the Offices of this Paper, NOTICE. A LL Persons having any Claim or Demand on the Estate of the late Mr. . JOHN DAVIE TURNER, Grocer and Tea Dealer, of N. o. 1, Church Street, Falm^ rfth, ia the County of Cornwall, whgfflie. 1 on ttfe 27th day of Feb- ruary, 1872, ire desire/ to send particulars thereof on omieforo th^ lst day of April next to the undesigned, x* order that the same may be liquidated. / And all Persons Indebted to the said Estate are hereby requested to pay the same on or before the ah^ ve- mentioned date to ELIZABETH SARAH TURNER, Executrix. Datei^ hurch Street, Falmouth, March 5th, 872. Will be m dy in a few days. ADDRESSES « elivered at Ealmouth, Feb. 27th, 1872, tie day of TXianksgiving to Almighty God for t le restoration to health of His Royal Highnes AiSertyEdward, Prince of Wales ; by the , H/ Rev. J. I CLYTM. A., Rev. J. 1 ^ hOtlLSON, Rev. R. GjyAK^ SES, B. A. Published by reqruest of the Mayor, Magis trates, Corporapcp and Inhabitants of Falmouth. / PRICE SIXPENCE. Published by R. C. RICHAEDS, and to be kad of the Booksellers. Waniidi to Purchase Old Indian Stti aa & Cupiosiiies JOHN BURTON, HAEKPT ST., FXLVOCTH, IS OPEN TO PUFICHASE EVEBY DESCEIPTION OF Old Indian China and otiier C ar '. osi : ies, For which the highest market value will be given. CAltTION Tiohborne Bonds. 8PURIOUS Copies of the above, being now in circulation, ail parties issuing such will be proceeded agaihst. Genuine Copies are registered at Stationers' Hall, No. 273, March 11th, 1872, and can he had wholesale, at 8s. per dozen; single copies on receipt of 13 stamps. These Bonds are| at the present moment causing great commotion in thj • Metropolis, and are gelling by thousands. Each one is a great curiosity, being guaranteed as a genuine copy of a real bond. I Applicants will oblige by addressing the Envelope:—" Application for Bonds. Messrs. FOLKABD AND SONS, 37, Bread St., Cheapside, London, E. C." %* May be hcui of iL Offices of the F. and P. Weekly Takes, at Is. each. Are you troubled with a Coagh ? npHEN lose no time n applying for SOLOMON'S Pectoral Coigh Hixture, Which is one of the best Preparations sold for the cure of Coughi, Colds, Hoarseness, Influenza, Ac., a id the relief of Asthma and Bronchitis. It is adapted for personp of all ages, and ia sold in Bottles, at 7id., lsJlid., and2s. 9d. each. Prepared by W. II. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market Stieet, Falmouth. N. B.— The mid. lle- size Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinany Cough, or give abund- ant satisfaction in more extreme cases. THE HOUSEKEEPERS of Falmouth and Neighborhood are Respectfully invited to try SOLOMON'S C61eb* ated English Baking* Powder, ( For making Bread, Teal Cakes, Ac., without Yeast), and judge for themselves whether tho professional Looks and otli- rs who have declared it to be the be^ t that is usbd, are correct in so saying. Sold by most respectabl) Grocers, also by the Manufacturer, at 40, Marl et Street, Falmouth, in Packet1*, Id. and 2d. t at d in Tin Canisters, at 6d., Is., and 2s. each. Ask for Solomon's Baking Powder. Homsopathic Msdicines, PRP- AHERT BY J. M. KEMALL, M. P. S, Chemist by appointment to the Exeter, the Torquay, and the Plymouth Homoeopathic Dispensaries, can be obtained in FALMOUTH of his Agent, Mr. W. 3. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, ' 10, Market St. Also, Ecu Jail's THEOBROMINE COCOA* the purest and most delicious extant, in Tins, Is., 2s., and 3s. 9d. each. PENRYN. Free and Positive Sale of Timber, direc; from the Importers. ME. OOI FIELD will Sell by AUCTION, oi Thursday, 4th April next, ail ei tire and well- assorted Cargo of p ime Bed am t White Wood Goods, d rect from Christiana, for positive s le, ex " Haabet," Jeorgenson, n aster, consisting of 6520 feet of Red and White Deals, 9 by 3 6686 feet of Bed Battens 7 by 2$ 8266 feet of Eed and White Do. 6£ by 2$ 21053 feet of Ditto 5 by 2 7026 feet of Ditto 6 by 3 About 100 squares of Floorings, grooved and tonaied, 7 by 6 by 1$, 6 by 1. 8149 Hardwood Staves, 34 by | 5775 fir slaves, 18 by 2* to 6£ 240 superior Mast Pieces 231 Spari and Poles. Lunchetjn at One. Sale at Two. I'dack Mo i^ c and Stable. TO BE LET, at Lady- day, a Coaoh Hou- o and Stable on Wellington Terrace, Fal- month. Stabling f ir two horses. Apply to T. HA IT, Polbrean, Lizard. - ¥ HE FALMOtTTH L PENRYN WEEKLY TMI& SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1872 ^ BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. Saturday. March 16,1872, was the birthday of him ( who was ushered into existence sixteen years ago in a splendid apartment of the Palace of the Tuileries amid ' the booming of cannon and the sounds of national re- joicing, as befitted the advent of a son and heir to the Imperial throne of France. It will be remembered, too, that tho deliberations of a solemn conclave, re- presenting all the Great Powers of Europe, assembled . n Paris to settlo the conditions destined to end a tre- mendous struggle which had been long raging in the ( East between England, France, Turkey, and Sar- dinia on the one aide, and Russia on the other, were momentarily suspended, in order to gratify the desire — the superstitious whim, some called it— of Napoleon ILL and his Imperial Consort that peace ihoald be re- stored on that day which gave France a future Sove- lay was the second anniversary the Prince Imperial has passed on English soiL He came a fugi- tive to England a few days after the Revolution of September 4, 1870, and, after a brief sojourn at • Hastings. took up Bis residence with the Empress at Camaen- hoQse, Chiselhurst, where they were re- joined by the Emperor only after the conclusion of rpeice and his release from Wilhelmshohe. At the • date bf his arrival in England the . health oi the Jyoung Prince, which had never been very robust, [ was rendered still more precarious in consequence lof the disastrous campaign of 1870, and the repose and • quiet ofhia new place of residence, coupled with the bracing Banish atmosphere, soon effected IB his physical • ppearancajB well as in all other essential respects, a change trfaly marvellous. Jfrom a slight and somewhat • effeminate lad, he rapidly grew into a strong, healthy, " Well conditioned youtn, fond of outdoor sports and exer- icises, an excellent ^ horseman, aud in aH respects as ruddy Mid hardy as the majority of English boys of his age. . There is m bis entire bearing a manly simplicity anost engaging, and immediately noticed by all who come Snto- contact with the Prince. Many of those who saw fiim on Saturday for the first time since the residence W the Imperial family in England declared that no ( One who had known the Prince Imperial two years agt> jwould now be able to recognize him in1 the stalwart youth they had come to congratulate on the attainment | nf his sixteenth year. Among the ladies and gentlemen who came from london'at an early hour to present their respects to the Emperor,- the Empress, * nd- the- Prince werePrinjee Xucien Bonaparte, the Prince and Princess de la Moskowa, Due de CambaaSres, Comte and Comtesse de la . Poeze, M- and Madame Bartholoni, M. Bene- detto, Comte Casabianca, Vicomte and Yicomtesse Casabianca, M. Lefebre and son. Baron and Baroness de Bourgoing, Madame and Mdlle. de Saulcy, M. Dollfus, Comte de Lab& loy& re, Baron Lambert, Baron H. Mario de l'lsle. Baron de Montbrun, M. Algouini M. Th& oulde, M. Benoit, Mrs. and Miss Vaughan, Misses Hervey, Mrs. Jay ( of Blenden- house) and Miss Tucker, Mr. Arthur Meyer, and many others. Shortly after 11 O'clock their Majesties and the Prince Imperial, with their household suite, composed at present as follows,— the Due de Bassano, Comte DaviUiers Regnsult de St Jean d'Angfly, Comte Clary, Marquis de Bassano, Baron Corvisart, M. Con- neau fls, Madame Lebreton, and Mdlle. Lharminat, — and accompanied by all- the ladies and gentlemen who had arrived in the morning from London, sat out on foot from Camden- house to attend Divine service at the Roman Catholic chapel at Chiselhurst, distant Sdxrat a quarter of a mile from Camden- house. Their Majesties crossed Chiselhurst- oommon, respectfully greeted by large numbers of . persons assembled to see them, ana upon entering the chapel took their places in chairs provided for them, immediately in front of the altar. A high mass was then chanted, several priests taking part in the impressive ceremonies, Which terminated with the Te Deum, the performance of the entire mass occupying nearly an hour and a half. The pretty little chapel was charmingly decorated with flowers, Mid was, of course, crowded in every part At the conclusion of Divine service the Imperial family returned on foot to their residence, accompanied by their friends, and again saluted with every demonstra- tion of sympathy by a throng much more numerous than had previously assembled, A simple reception was held immediately afterwards by their Majesties and the young Prince, on the spacious lawn in front of the principal facade of Camden house, each of those present receiving a kindly pressure of the hand, and a few courteous words from the Imperial family. The Empress, who appears to have in some degree recovered from the terrible mental tziak she has recently undergone, manifested, by her winning vivacity and gracious manner, her Hvely ap- preciation of the sentiment which had brought together the ladies and gentlemen assembled around her; and the Prince Imperial made the best possible impression upon all present by his manly, unassuming attitude, and the beaming smile with which he received the felicitations of his friends. LIFE AT THE DIAMOND FIELDS. The Special Correspondent of the DaUy Telegraph, writing from Dutoltspan, Cape Colony, Jan. 9, has sent an interest- lag sketch of his visit to the African Diamond Fields, from Which we make the following extracts >— I have just returned from a little Christmas trip in a south- westerly direction. In England some natural curiosity may be felt as to the character and value of our latest annexation ; and I would fain gratify the in- quiring spirit First, then, I will cenfess that no one could be more astonished than myself to learn how monstrous is this slice of Africa over Which the Union Jack now metaphorically flies. . . . The diamond region now worked, though fifty miles long and near as many broad, is only a fraction of the space on which our lion has laid his paw. But few maps, I Bhould suppose, will yet be found in which the places and lines enumerated in the proclamation are set down. The eastern boundary on the south line— Ramah Mission House, upon the Orange some ten miles to the eastward of Hopetown— is distant from Old Platteberg, the eastern limit on " the north, fully a hundred miles as the crow flies; but, in point of fact, the boundary runs at an obtuse angle outwards through David's Graaf. The northern line, which inclines considerably to the east, is eighty miles in direct measurement from Old Platteberg to Ron in g. The western boundary— Koning to Kheis— through the northermost spur of the Lange- Bergen • mountains, is rather over 150 miles. While the Orange River, forming the southern frontier, would count nearly the same distance in a straight course, the river frontage, with its windings, is actually calculated at 220 miles. Taking a diagonal line from Old Platte- berg to Kheis, we have the respectable figure of 200 miles. This is no mean territory for a kingdom. But I am bound to admit that her Majesty the Queen possesses not, in all her mighty Empire, another etrip of country so unlovely. I have seen a good deal of it, and I speak without prejudice. Such a weary, dreary waste scarce Aden's self could show. Wide plain succeeds to plain, broken only by naked piles of pebbles or low red hills. A dull green carpet of wild camomile, or a duller spread of scanty grass, stretches to the horizon. Through the burnt herbage shows the - pale rqd sand. At intervals an aloe roars its low and prickly head, or a dwarf acacia, three feet high, forms a landmark visible for miles. In the dry and dusty water - courses — deep riven bv the ffurious rains— a brighter patch of green betrays the feathery cotton- plant of the Cape. On the low ' hillocks, parched as a heap of cinders, grow thorny thickets among the stones, each shrub six feet opart from its nearest neighbour. For fifty yards on each • side the Vaal or Orange rivers there are trees, willows, and acacias ; but the earth is bare and sandy as else- where. Once or twice during eacb day's ride the travel- ler exclaims, In accents of delight " Why, there's a tree 1" as some poor, feeble camcl- thom comes into view, which would tnink itaelf ridiculed in England if we dignified it with the name of bush. Flowers there are, indeed, of no mean beauty, but lost in the colourless waste. i About every twenty miles one reaches what we are pleased to call a " farm"- eome nasty hut, standing behind a pool of rainwater, and inhabited by the filthiest race of savages on earth, the Boers. Such un- utterably dirty dens ure most of these— nine in ten would be a generous average— that even men colonial . lx> rn, who are not used to bo particular, will ait outside • in the shadow of their carts, whilst the team is resting, rather than enter them. Poverty is not tho excuse for the farmers' beastly habit*. Wretched though the county looks, it is well- liked by sheep. The man whose family all pig to- gether in two cabin*— with stinking skins piled m each corner, raw fl< . ih drying upon tho rafters, every dis- gusting parasite in heaps upon the floor— shears perhaps fivo thoupand fleeces in tho year, and owns some hundred head of horses and cattle, , . The only Kaffir village I have yet had tho oppor- tunity of visiting is one inhabited by families of tho Basuto tribe, situated at the junction of tho Vaal and Orange rivers. I never eaw English cottages half so clean. Tho floors are of puddled clay, but there is not a speck of dirt or discolouration upon them. I should think the women must sweep them out punctually each hour of the'day. Smells are simply non- existent No cooking, nor washing, nor dirty work of any kind, is allowed to be done beneath the roof. The Kaffir architecture has a quaint and barbarous appearance; but to eater the neat, dark, roomy hut is to be instantaneously oonvinced that here is the true style of building for this climate. One steps from the blazing sun without into a sweet and wholesome atmosphere, cool as English April.. . . The Kaffir meets you at the door, his clean black face all smiles and welcome. Tho fat and sturdy babies, whose development of adipose tissue would drive an English matron wild with envy, suck a well- washed thumb as they watch the stranger with bead- like eyes. There is not a speck of dirt upon their round brown bodies, still unconscious of sun- burning. The women and grown girls hastily throw a spotless handkerchief across their shoulders, and tfll display their snow white teeth in unaffected joy to see an English- Through all the territory I traversed there are or have been diamonds found. We passed the very house where that first gem was discovered which has been the mother, one may say, of all these busy diggings.' We saw the boy who picked it up, now grown into a stupid, filthy youth. He has found two or three more since that time, among the pebbles behind the house. Not an inch of soil has been disturbed to look for them. If the sparkle of the stone should catch tho Boer's quiek eye, he will condescend to 6toop and pick it up; but that is alL There are plenty of young Dutchmen on the fields, digging and sorting like men ; but they are the ne'er- do- weels of the colony, not the farmers. At another place a 55- carat diomond had been dug out in the garden plot In the Basuto village we saw ^ bran- new waggon, resplendent with pain, t, and twelve fine oxen belonging thereto— the proceeds of one lucky glance upon the sand. This spot at the junction o£ the Vaal and Orange Rivers, appears to bo unusually rich. The Kaffirs don't dig on their land, any more than tho Boers, but they traverse it more frequently in hunting, and have perhaps- quicker eyes— though in this respect the descendants of the stolid Dutch hove almost if not quite, attained to the savage level. Prob- ably not fewer than a score of stones, mostly laige, have 1 been picked up at the junction. In this neighbour- hood, most certainly, the " Star of South Africa," now lying at Messrs. Hunt and Roskell's, was discovered. As many barren places claim the honour as did Grecian cities Homer's birthplace; but one thing is quite decided— the Hottentot who found it first offered his prize for sale at a little store standing all lonalv on " The Hook," just opposite the outflow of the VaaL The storekeeper was away, and his assistant did not like to risk so large a sum as £ 200— the finder's modest price. Niekirk, the man who first suspected that his neighbour's pretty plaything might be a diamond, had the next offer, and he bought the stone for £ 400 worth of goods and cattle. He sold it in turn, for £ 12,000, to Messrs. Lilienfeld, of Hopetown, who disposed of- it to Messrs. Hunt and Roskell for" 5~ targer sum— but how much I do not know. I closed my last letter with direful rumous of dis- turbance at New Bush, otherwiso called New de Beer's, or Colesberg Kopje. I am gratified to add that tho rioters earned their proceedings no further. The buring of five canteens and three tents satisfied their sense of justice. Mr. Giddy, our new Magistrate and Civil Commissioner, has shown himself to be the de- termined man wan tea here. ... It does not need explanation to convince any one that special legisla- tion is required for a business so unusual as diamond- digging. Tho " Star of South Africa" itself might be hidden in the hollow of a man's hand, in the folds of his cummerbund, in a hundred places about his person. Much more is this true of smaller gems. A negro might hide £ 5,000 worth of his master's property in his cheek, and not be suspected of anything more improper than a " quid." In Brazil a slave works stark naked, but his class have a real grievance to complain of if thefts imputed to them are bare suspicions. And there is not a trick prac- tised at Bahia unknown hete. Two days ago, a Kaffir asked leave to return home on the plea of an incurable sore upon his leg. His master, unwilling to lose a " boy, examined the wound, which was sloughing badly. He pursued his kindly interest so far as to squeeze the place— whereupon a nineteon- carat gem leaped out! There is no way of keeping men honest; but it may, alj least, be made as difficult as possible to dispose of the stolen property.... _ Let terrorists say as they like, the health of all the camps is astonishingly good. London itself is not more free from disease, although every condition of health is here violated. MR. BARNUMS EXHIBITION! The exhibition by Mr. Barnum at New York of four Fiji TslanH cannibals must be deeply interesting, and not the less so on account of the melancholy shade which hangs over it ( remarks the Pall Mail Gazette). According to the New York Tribune, Mr. Barnum has obtained three of these natives by depositing 15.000 dols. with the American COHSUI as security for their return in August. 1874, to the king of a hostile tribe who had captured them. On their j- eturn they are to be killed and eaten. Mr. Barnum, lVds said, is torn by conflicting emotions in consequence of tjbe position he occupies with reference to these unhappy men. Not only is his word pledged to deliver them up at the time appointed, but he will suffer a heavy pecuniary loss if ne allows his feelings of compassion to overcome his sense of duty. Those, however, who know him best incline to the opinion that at the hut moment he will submit to any sacrifice rather than send the attractive islanders back to satisfy the demands of Fiji justice, and that in the end the king of the hostile tribe will find himself baulked of his vengeance. In themeantime it is satisfactory to hear that tne spirits of the captives are not seriously affected by the terrible fate which awaits them; liberally daubed with paint, and with ostrich and peacock'B feathers on their heads, they perform war dances to the accompaniment of mono- tonous songs. They are supported under their trials by a woman, who has been educated by missionaries, and who accompanied Mr. Barnum's agent volun- tarily. This lady reads passages from the New Testa- ment printed in the Fiji language. Not the least delightful element of the exhibition is an accomplished dwarf, who varies the entertainment by playing on a flute through his nose. The tupe, it is stated, is as enlivening as variations on two notes can possibly bo. It is to be hoped that Mr. Barnum himself will not let his grief with regard to the cannibals prey too much upon his mini What with the Scripture- reader and the dwarf who plays the flute through hla nose, the cannibals must admit that so far as society goes Mr. Barnum has left no stone unturned to make the brief period of life still remaining to them as pleasant as possible under the melancholy circum- stances. THE LILLIPUTIAN REGIMENT. Captain the Hon. J. Colborne, 11th Regiment, has patented an invention which is certainly a great im- provement on the wooden blocks formerly in vogue, but never of much real use, as on aid to the drill- book. A pigmy battalion of six companies, with the proper com- plement of field officers, officers, guides, markers, band, drummers, and buglers, is mana- uvred on a miniaturo field or chart, obout 5ft. by 4ft., lithographed with diagrams of the Field Exercise for Infantry aa revised in 1870, The figures are the ordinary leaa soldiers of the toy- shop, conectly coloured, and carrying sloped armB. They are soldered to tin slides, which join to- gether, and can thus bo placed upon the chart by naif- companies, sections, companies, or battalions. Movements from column into line and from line into column are indicated on the chart by red and black arrows. The formation of square is painted, blue, and positions in column and lino are coloured red and black.. Tho chart shows ten different movements, besides the maimer of throwing out a line of skirmishers. Captain Colborne, it appears to us ( nays The Time*, from whom wo are quoting) has devised what is likely to prove a very material and practical aid in drill inirtruction, especially to those Militia and Volunteer1 officors who may not have learnt tho new system or who may have sufficient opportunity of learning it on parade. The idea of an actual regiment > s realized as it nover was by tho old " blocks;" the eye is taught ns well as the bead, and the difficulties of the drill- boolc are smoothed away. There is no reason why this first chart of ton move- ments should not be followed bjr others showing the more complicated battalion forma- tions, brigado movements of Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery, and the three arms combined ; and the system might even include divisional field days. We should odd that a card supplies the words of command, and that the positions of the officers are correctly shown. A few lessons with the Lilliputian Regiment will give more confidence to a young officer than many days patient study of the drill- book, and will be found very useful, fer instance, to those seniors who, perhaps, after a retirement of Bome years become connected with a Militia or Volunteer Regiment when they have grown somewhat rusty in their military knowledge, and run in danger of that misfortune known as " clubbing a battalion." AMERICAN STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS. The accidents to steamboats on United States waters during the last four years, according to a recent report of the Secretary of the Treasury, were 028 in number, of which 102 occurred on the Atlantio coast, 339 on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, 69 on the lakes, and 16 on the Pacific coast There were 151 accidents by fire, 56 by explosions, 87 by collision, 42 by wreck, and 190 by sinking. Of the accidents by fire 38 occurred on the Atlantic coast 88 on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. 23 on the lakes, and 2 on the Pacifio coast Of the accidents by explosion 18 occuired on the Atlantic coast, 25 on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, 9 on the lakes, and 4 on the Pacific coast Of accidents by collision, 31 oocurred on the Atlantic coast, 37 on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, 17 on the lakes, and 2 on the Pacific coast Of accidents by wreck 15 occurred on the Atlantic coast 2 on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, 17 on the lakes, and 8 on the Pacifio coast Of accidents by sinking. 187 occurred on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, and 3 on the lakes. The losses in the 526 accidents amounted to property valued at 13,373,850 dols. and 1,455 lives. The Phila- delphia Ledger says that tho above statistics of losses, it is believed are underestimated. " EARLY CLOSING" IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Timet has the following leader on Mr. CoWns'i motion for " early closing" in the House of Commons; and It cer- tainly seema rather anomalous that the Legislative Assembly who have so much curtailed the hoars of work by the passing of the Factory Act, should themselves be so often at work until and oven during the " small hours of the morning:"— The business of the House of Commons on Friday lost opened, it must be confessed, ominously for the fate of Mr. Collins's motion on early closing. Mr. Ayrton had been asked whether during the Session the Ele^ trio Light would be exhibited on the Tower. He replied that the matter had been under consideration, but that the House sat so long and made such late nights of it that the cost of so expensive an illumination would be more than the country could afford. For a few hours, or up to midnight, perhaps, it might be managed, but when it csme to 2 o'clock in the morning as a regular thing such extravagance was out of the question. The First Commissioner added that under these circum- stances he was entertaining suggestions for a " sufficient light" on some " more economical plan ;" so that bad hours bringabout more disadvantages than people would imagine. However, Mr. Collins took something by his On the first view of the case it might seem reasonable to determine that except under special conditions of pressure or urgency, tho House should rise when the day was done, and midnight would certainly be no illiberal limit to working time. That, in fact, was the argument of Mr. Brotherton in days gone by. He made a practice of moving the adjournment of the House on the first opportunity after the clock had struck 12, and he did, by virtue of his persistence and, as was signifi- cantly added, " conciliatory manner and appearance," succeed frequently in cutting short the sittings of that generation. Mr. Collins, however, did not venture to go so far as this. He only proposed to take half- past 12 as a limit beyond or after which " no fresh opposed business " shouia be commenced or proceeded with. The importance of these limitations is material. Business actually before the House might be continued, business unopposed might be taken up and forwarded or despatched, but no new contoverted question could be raised. Under the present system, with a score or two Notices on the paper, no member can tell whether the particular motion in which he is interested may not, at some time or other of the night suddenly come on. The consequence is. that all are kept up together, mostly, as was remarked, in very ill temper and by no means in a state of mind becoming a legis lative body. Often, too, as Lord John Manners and Sir Henry Selwin- lbbetson observed, the time thus stolen from repose was stolen to no purpose, being spent, not in despatch of work, but in angry conten- tions as to whether the work should be allowed to go on. Indeed, up to this point and on the substance of the question, there really was very little difference of opinion. It was only by those officially responsible for the conduct of public business that the proposal was resisted, but that, as the reader will acknowledge, represents a most important exception. Nobody, we may be very sure, desires, for mere pleasure's sake, to turn night into day, bnt the business of the country must be carried on, and if it could no longer be despatched after midnight, still more of it than at present must bo left undone. Mr. Gladstone disclaimed for himself and his colleagues any such depravity of taste as seemed imputed to them, and asserted, with obvious reason, that if any people were interested in keeping early hours, it must be the Ministers of the Crown. But Ministers are accountable for the work of the Session, work requires time, and time must be found within the 24 hours of the aay. As it happens, the hours after midnignt, not- withstanding the drawbacks alleged, are often excep- tionally favourable to the despatch of business— the work then being greater and the debating less. Nor is it of much avail to quote the precedents of oarlier times, for the work of Parliament has grown like all other lands of work, and the habits of the last generation_ would not suffice for the needs of the present We our- selves are not unqualified to speak upon the subject It was urged, indeed, in the debate, anlbng other argu- ments, that the functions of journalism in placing the proceedings of Parliament before the country were seriously obstructed by theBe late hours of business. That is certainly the fact; but the clear necessity of tho case confronts us still, and the protests of Government after all, are only protests on behalf of tho public. Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Forster stipulated for late hours simply because they are more responsible than the other speakers for the dispatch of business, and because they see that if the House were to rise, as a rule, before 1 o'clock in tho morning, the work of the Session could never be got through. There was, however, a way out of the difficulty. If those who are interested chiefly in debates could have an opportunity of retiring, while thoso who are accountable for the completion of buisness remained behind, the matter might be arranged on satisfactory terms. That, indeed, was the course indicated by Mr.' Collins in the terms of his mo- tion ; but Mr. Gladstone, with characteristic in- genuity, took exception to each of the definitions pro- posed. No " new opposed business " was to be pro- ceeded with, but what waa to constitute " newness " and what " opposition 1" The termq were ambiguous, and should bo modified so as to give them a stricter meaning. Accordingly the Prime Minister substituted a Resolution of his own, which Mr. Collins accepted, though it somewhat curtailed the original proposition. It was remarkable that though everybody hod ap- parently understood the motion first brought before the House, nobody seemed exactly to comprehend the version intended to be more luoid. Mr. Fawcett. how- that this night- work has been accepted, but simply because it has been found that no other time is practi- cally available. The practice cannot be defended in itself, for though old proverbs tell us that " night brings counsel," the saying was never pointed at such proceedings as ours. The justification of the system is to be found only in the fact that nobody could tell how to improve it without doing much more harm than good. Take the late hours away fro ti- the Legislature, and Bome other hours must be found instead. Look at the work to be thus displaced, and say how that is be performed in future. Carry out the investigation till all the business for which time is now found somehow or other is provided with correspond- ing time under the new system, and see what the result will be. If Parliament has too much on its hands, and Ministers have too much on their hands, that, unfortunately, is only the lot of most of us. It is the lot of our own time. We do not see much prospect of its being b'ghtened, and it cannot, we fear, be evaded by any arbitrary or nominal curtailment of the hours of work. VERY SMALL DEBTORS. ever, explained, with tho assent of Mr. Gladstone, that in future " members might leave theHouse; athalf- past twelve " with a perfect assurance that no measures on wiiich they might wish to speak would come on in their absenco. That point therefore is gained, but tho Prime Minister was fain to add that ' he dia not conscien- tiously hold it to be a very safe attempt," so pressing is the business of the nation compared with tho tune available for its'despatch. Tha fact is that however real may be tho grievance of these late sittings it cannot easily bo rectified by the application of an arbitraxy Resolution to any single point Lord Bury reminded the House that tho Congress of the United. States generally began to sit at ooii, and'odiournod at five, and certainly, at this aoint, wo might " Americanize our institutions" with Such apparent advantage. But the thing could only lie done at the cost < 4 a revolution in all the habits ofc Englishmen. Betweeh 12 and five hnlf tho members of tho House of Commons are engaged elsewhere, and it may be affirmed, generally, that wo have come to tliia pass ouly by necessity, nnd involuntarily, through ^ reaulta of experience, It ia not from predilection tlon exercised by these tribunals ( says the Pail Mall Gazette):— In 1870, the year which the return covers, the number of plaints issued throughout England and Wales was in round numbers 911,000. Of these no fewer than 526,000 were entered for sums between 53. and 40s.; 67,000 for sums between Is. and 5s.; while in 1,304 cases the county court was actually made the means of recovering debts of not more than Is. Two or three columns of statistics illustrate the working of the credit system, for the sake of which mainly our county courts appear to exist It is shown that 85 per cent of the plaints entered for Bums of over 5s. and under 40s. were " for goods sold and delivered, or money lent, or where credit may be inferred to have been given voluntarily;" while 82 per cent of the plaints under 5s. and 69 per cent, of the plaints for the sum of Is. and under were of the same character. These being the circumstances under which by far the larger pro- portion of th6 debts sued for are incurred, the working of the county- court machineiy for the recovery of these debts ia equally suggestive. The number of executions against goods' issued in 1870 was about 180,000. Of these 60,000 were issued for sums ex- ceeding 40s., and sales Were made in 2,900 cases. The bulk oi the execution^' 109,000, were issued for sums between 5s. and 403. ; but sales were only made in 1,750 cases. The number of executions for sums be- tween Is. and 5s. was 9,900. The fact is hardly credible, but so it stands recorded, and when we also find that only 35 of these debtors were " sold up," the result may be owing largely to the circumstance that there was nothing to selL But there is still a lower deep, 152 executions were issued for sums not ex- ceeding ls.( but only one poor wretch suffered his goods to be sold, or, perhaps, had any to be sold. Viewing the judicial time wasted, the public money spent, and the costs inflicted on debtors in the re- covery of these paltry sums, some of our law reformers may perhaps begin to question the truth of the legal maxim Be minimis, and may also begin to doubt whether the maintenance of the credit system is worth such sacrifices. But wo are not yet at the end of the chapter. Another incident of the credit system is the gaol, which hucksters and tallymen still help to fill. In 1870, 6,700 persons were imprisoned by county- court judges, and of these contumacious debtors, 2,900 owed more than 40s. ; 3,790owed sums varying between 5s. and 40s.; and 37 enjoyed perhaps to them the luxury of board and lodging at the publio expense, " where the sum in respect of which default was made did not exceed 5s." This is imprisonment made easy. It is sometimes said that the prospect of comfortable quarters in a gaol, especially during the inclement winter season, gives a stimulus to vice. But it is only fair to admit that the poor but honest man who does not care to qualify himself by crime for the interior of a gaol may obtain warmth and regular food there with little difficulty, by running up a score of 5a, or even less. This is a highly considerate arrangement placed within reach of the poorest classes; and when we nnd that during a single year six or seven thousand small debtors took advantage of it, we cannot deny that it is largely appreciated. Whether the rate- payers appreciate to the same extent the privilege of feeding and lodging these persons is perhaps more doubtful, especially as the some ratepayers probably have to feed, lodge, and clothe the family of the same debtors in the workhouse during the period of deten- tion. Meanwhile the public has the satisfaction of knowing that, in cases where neither debtors nor rate- payers enjoy the county court process, tallymen and small tradesmen find it exceedingly convenient in the conduct of their business, and by means of executions and imprisonment, or the threat of them, can enforce from tne husbands of foolish wives and others pay- ment of sums for which they would otherwise never dream of giving credit Let commerce flourish 1 But it is clear that by some limitation of the machinery for recovering trumpery debts we should ease the labours of the county court judges, reduce their numbers, make them not quite so palpably the tallymen's debt collector^ and thereby diminish to a not inconsiderable extent the number of the inmates of our county gaols. NATIONAL SECURITY. WHAT of Army Reorganisation? Nothing certain there is but tixatlon.— Punch. A NEW STEEL PROCESS. Steel- making experiments have recently been carried on at Cleveland, Ohio. The materials used were " Silldan" ore, mined in York County. Pa., and common Lake Superior pig, puddled together and making steel. Tho Pittsburg Com- mercial gives tho following account of the experiments :— " Somo time since, to solve its doubts, the Cleveland Iron Company ordered several tons of this ore for, on experiment The shippers gave directions as to how it should be used, and twelve per cent of the pulverised ore was added to a furnace of common pig iron. The mass was worked iu the same manner as if bar iron was to be produced, and in one hour, after passing through the same operation as the bar does, the company had several tons of very fair steel. Tools were made from it A bar was sent to a manu- facturer of springs, and he pronounced it the most tenacious ana malleable he had ever tried, and the company immediately secured a contract with an Ohio Railroad Company for 500 tons of steel rails. The Otis Works, of Cleveland, also made an experiment. The percent of the' silician' ore was increasedlto 20, the mass was put through the same process as common bar iron, and the result was steel which has been pronounced equal to any which the cutlers of England can produce. A manufacturer of cutlery in that city gave some of the steel a thorough trial, and he says of it: " Al- though drawn from ingot to the small sizes we use for blades under very unfavourable circumstances, it comes out when worked down and hardened as fine almost as silver, finer even than the best English steel we ever used. It seems to work well all the way through; it works kindly under tho hammer, scales well when hardened, polishes black when finished, edges right on the oil stone, and cuts well and holds an edge. Could I get this steel in the right shape and size I should like to uso it for pocket- Knives all the while.' Desiring to make a further and severer test, a specimen of the steel was sent to the Remington Manufacturing Company to see how it would work up in a gun barreL The barrel passed through the tests, and waa only burst when filled with powder and dis- charged. It has been tried as springs for watches and clocks, and found to meet every demand required." gtiscelkincmts Intelligent*, HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL, POST- OFFICE BOYS' EXAMINATION.—( From the Leisure Hour.)— Tho simplest scheme of examina- tion is that fixed for the post- offico boys, which consists of twenty fac simile copies of addressed envelopes, in every variety of writing, and ten short compoHnd addi- tion sums. The nddresses are lithographed on a sheet having double columns, the riglit- hand column being blank, in which the boy is to insert his own interpreta- tion of the' address given. In making copies of theso postal addresses some ludicrous mistakes are committed. Cornelius Town is made- ® do" duty for " Camden Town," and To S. Joe S. for " 70 St. Jno. Str." One boy Rives Mr. Chester Esq. as his most able translation of " Manchester Sq." Some of tho boys that thus \ stumble and blunder in their' endeavours to read mixed ' handwritings, exhibit considerable sharpness in refer- ence to arithmetic, triumphantly handing in thei* paper of sums in much less than the prescribed fifteen minutes.^ Others, however, who succeeiMn correctly deciphering all the addresses-. completelj^ Bl in their attempts - ad arithmetician^.' A few s- Bf to be en- shrouded in hopeless obscurity— beginnit^ their addi- tion from right to left— adding up the three columns of pounds, shillings, and pence thus :—£ 95; 22; 18J— and occasionally declining the terrible task altogether. In such cases, the boys ore required to write their re- fusals on the margins of their papers ; the said refusals being put. in two instances, in the following forms respectively :—" cant not duam." " i don't No how to doe These summs." MAIBIMONIAX CHANCES !—( From the Man- chester Examiner):— " A gentleman, age 23, tall, and holding a good situation, wishes to correspond with a lady with a view to matrimony.— Address," & c. " A young gentleman, of moderate means, wishes to corre- spond with a joang lady with a view to matrimony.— Ad- dres," < tc. " An educated gentleman ( 28), respectable position, wishes to meet with a suitable wife ; enclose carte.— Address," & c. " Young lady wishes to correspond with a gentleman In good position with a view to matrimony; strictest confidence. — Address," & c. " A young gentleman, In business, but with private means, wishes to correspond with an amiable young lady, with means, with a view to matrimony.— Address, enclosing carte, stating age and full particulars," 4c. " Young lady, of prepossessing appearance, highly respect- able. in a good po3ltlon, with a little Income, wishes to meet with a partner for life; strictly confidential— Address," < fca " A gentleman, 26, of very good family, and fair prospects, will be happy to correspond with an amiable and prepossess- ing young lady, of some private means, with a view to an early marriage. As this Is strictly bona fide, pledgeB of honourable conduct will be given and required.— Address, in the first instance, enclosing carte,'' & c. MURDER NEAR COVENTRY.— An old woman, named Sarah Oldhams, aged 70, died at Foleshill, near Coventry, on Saturday morning, from injuries received a fortnight ago. She lived with her son, a weaver, named David Oldhams, and apparently 30 years of age. On the night of the 2nd inst, hearing screams proceed from the house of the Oldhams, some neighbours ven- tured in, and there found the old woman seated on a chair, bleeding from wounds above and below the eye, and the son standing in the kitchen, his hands covered with blood. He s- ud he had " killed his mother and done for himself." Police- constable Knight and Inspector Oliver were Boon on the scene, and took the man into custody. On the way to the police station they called on Mr. Orton, surgeon, and the prisoner asked that gentleman to go and see the deceased, and do what he could for her. He afterwards said he had not been drinking, and he thought he must have been " possessed." From the medical evidence it was clear the deceased had died from the wounds inflicted by the prisoner, and a verdict of " Wilful murder " was given by the jury. " TEMPUS FTTGIT."— FUDGE.— Bandersnatch says that he cannot endure the common cant about the Value of Time. Does Nature value it ? Dots she not ordain that one- third of every twentv- four horns shall be wasted in sleep ? A man of Bixty will at her command have wasted twenty whole years. Let ns follow Nature, and be as idle as we choose, says Bandersnatch.— Punch. A MURDEROUS TRIBE.— Speaking of the Afre- dees, tho tjribe to which the murderer of the Viceroy! belongs, the Indian Observer writes that " they are for ever fighting, and the smallest pretext is sufficient to justify a battle." Our contemporary continues, " General Sir Sydney Cotton mentions in his book on the frontier, that he chanced to see one of their battled, in the Viciniey of the Kohat Pas3. Two villages had quarrelled about a mulberry tree. ' The fight, when the general visited the spot, had continued for thiee days. A great number had fallen, but the wrath of the survivors had not been lessened a whit All this time, and within eight of the battle, the women were pursuing their avocations in the most unconcerned manner, carrying water as if nothing extraordinary were happening. They were, as the general says, too much accustomed to that sort of thing to pay any attention to it" THE MAZARINE BEBLE.— With reference to the vellum copy of the New Testament found at Lam- beth, which was proved to be an odd volume of the Mazarine Bible, a " Bookseller" writes that the copy of this Bible Bold at the Duke of Sussex's sale was bought by the late Mr. John Lealie, the bookseller, for the late Dr. Daly. Bishop of Carlisle, for £ 290. Another copy was sold by Messrs. Sotheby, after a competition between Messrs. Trubner and Sir Thomas Phillips, and was knocked down at over £ 500. Some dispute arose as to the authority for the purchase, but the book did not come up forcompetition again. OUR " CIVIL LIST" ( AND MAY IT SOON BE ABOLISHED !)— Persons on whom we must call— Punch TWIN- BROTHERS !— A brief letter from Dor- chester. Mass., to tho Boston ( U. S.) Advertiser, tells the following :—" There are in this town two twin brothers, whose resemblance to each other is eo strong that strangers can hardly tell them opart They keep a grocery and provision ' store,' and were one day bringing in bags of meal from a waggon, which was out of sight from inside the store. Nathan had his coat on, but Eli was in his shirt- sleevas. A stranger in the shop watched them coming in and going out one after the other, but only one was visible at a time, and at last he exclaimed to Eli, ' Well, you're the smartest man I ever saw ; but why do you keep putting on and taking off your coat?' These brothers ana several other men were in the habit of getting up very early and going to swim in the ' Reservoir Pona,' and once Eli going, as was his wont, to Nathan's house to call him by tapping on the pane, saw his own face reflected from the glass, and taking it for his brother called out ' Come on, they're all waiting foryou.'" " YOURS IN THE GOSPEL."— The London correspondent of the Liverpool Albion writes :—" An eminent firm of English contractors bavin? a very large contract in a distant colony, advertise for workmen skilled and unskilled. I have been favoured with the Krusal of one of the applications, which I copy ver- tim ( spelling, capitals, italics, and all), only ex- cluding naoie3 and addresses. Here it is:— ' Dear Sir,— I have hbard that a firm at are sending men to , and I having a desire to go, I ask of your son ( which is a Particular friend of mine, and I believe a thorough Partaker of Like Spiritual Things) if he knew any- thing of this firm mentioned Above, ho told me ho did not, or, at Least, would not Give me the nessessary Information, so he kindly refered mo to you. You will Please Excuse me for taking this Liberty, as we are total strangers In the flesh, but I trust not strangers to the Predous Blood which Bought our Pardon on tho Cross. therefore If you are Acquainted with any one of this firm, and thustavour mo by Getting my name Put down as a Can- didate, you would Confer Upon mo a Lasting Obligation.— Yours In the Gospel ' Does not this beat ' Wanted, a light porter, who fears the Lord, and can carry 2 cwt !' " CHICAGO RECOVERING !— A Chicago letter in the New York Times says :— We are showing our gratitude to a liberal world by supporting 2,000 saloons — the police report 1,6S7— five theatres, and still further to exhibit our poverty and need of _ assistance from abroad, we are told that plans are being drawn for a 400,000 dollar opera house. So you see we intend to keep up with the " civilization of tho age," notwith- standing the great destructiom which came upon us last October. But I would not have yon suppose that all our energies and resources are expended on these panderings to the vicious elements of society. Tho support of 2,000 saloons at 5,000 dollars each ouly costs 10,000,000 dollars a year, and this ia a mere bagatelle, even for burned- out Chicago. " No FOLLOWERS ALLOWED."— TheSoui/ iion- rfon Press says that the following story is related at Peckham as absolutely true:— An old maiden lady recently engaged a cook on the express understanding that no " followers'* were to Do allowed. Matters went on smoothly enough untn Sunday evening la, when tho old lady in question unexpectedly Intruded herself Into tho cook's domain. On entering th° shrill scream of a loquacious parrot which had been doomed to penal servitude in the kitchen on account of the had habit he had of making unearthly noises. The old lady put her ftneers Into her CMS— and it would have been well had she kept them there; for the moment she withdrew them, Poll muttered. In scpulchral tones, " He kissed cook." Theso words to tho apparent discomfiture of cook, Immediately attracted the attention of tho old maid— such Impropriety, indeed— no wonder I " What?" she exclaimed, gazing eagerly upon the bird " Under dresser," replied Toll, in the Bamo husky voice. Notwithstanding cook's protestations that rats had been heard under said dresser, the mistrust. Insisted on an investigation. There was 110 help for it; the table- leaf was raised, when, lo ! the astonished mistress dis- covered thoro concealod a full blown— not a pollccman, but a guardsman booted and spurred. " My cousin, ma'am,'' said the blushing cook: but the expl- mation apparently was not considered satisfactory, as the old lady ia advertising for another cook, with this addendum -" Nono uocd » ffiy under luxtj - fiyo I" i LA IL V IMEf^ AL PARLIAMENT. " 7"* L° rd*' to f^ T to Qtbdcl Eari GmrrWe. » u ilnnt tasodlMa. was nz£ alU* A teaay that be ta. 1 rwirri few Geseral OcheiKk a copy of lfcn*!' i( r ™ ihiA « rt1MO.,„ nBrl That de^ itdi to tovtte an saver Ina the BrttiA Ooftnant Ct, 4CT Umm drni. u » rw, It » u tepcecM. for tim to state the time at which th « enrrespaataMa woald be prodnnd or what > u th « [ r^ tl rtiU of the nar*** a" Ba. ue eo^ d assure their lordahtpa that UM miVtr to reference to thi. matter which » U Ult by the MBTE M thared by UM OncraaMi*. who were inn oi UM wpoauUiity that rested oo them. ^ Luri ColvflW at Colrossaakad whether certain officers who were paetted w - r. vtgnt and lieutenants In the brlgvla ot Guards on the jut October, 1871. who have performed the dntiaa attached to that rank dace thst date, and bare been presented to her Majesty u enmxniariaced offlcen [—'. in an! lieutenant* la the Guard.) by UM colonel* ot ihetTr^ » p » ctlre regiment*, are to be deprlve- 1 ' f the lm,- in[, tl.. ni reduced to the rar. k of sab- lieutenant. Tha Marquis of Upon had hen requested by the Seawtary l War to ttate the portion of the caw. Tux oOaanTZ whom th. noMe k> cd had ailnded recited their appoint- ment. mt. Ject to the new arrangement. that might be made and they had sigted a docurrent to which tr- y accepted that •• Mill What Zi.'. been dote waa to apply the new BMXmnb to them. De n. reouettad to My that thoa. offleeri who hart been gai/ tted would retain thotr UUasMdwtrtUd aot toe* the honorary nu to which they adjoBmeii. * 1Ur° Mloa toIlclred' « " er which their lordihlja hlUSl^ Sff Ut Halke. gav. notice of hia Intention to uk leave to bring to a bin for the puntihmeut libel, and for the better protection of private Siaracter. Mr Brace, replying to Mr. Locke, * ald that a llcendng bfl had been drewn op b » the Bom. office. bat he could not • tale when it would he Introduced. It waa not true that any coplea had beea laaued. Mr Rental 0 » borna aaked the First Lord of the Trearery whether the announcement contained to the papere relative to MM PEN. Ion granted to the widow of the late Viceroy ot India « u correct, and If that were the only provision con- templated by her Majestrt Government Mr. Gladstone said that he had had no official commmlca- Uon on the rabject from the Council of India, and the noble lord the Chief Secretary waa not 111 hU place owing to India- P" rftl"-: hat be I- U. Ted It wat true that the Vitiated by the paper* te- day had been granted by the Indian Govern- ment, and no other question of provision had been raited. He understood that the provision for kidy Elgin was £ il « 0 • year, one half of which was from Imperial resources on account of Lord Elgin having discharged many diplomatic duties for the Imperial Government. It teemed to him, therefore, that the prceent provision was larger than that made for Lady Elgin. Mr. Gladstono having answered the previous question, proceeded to uj :- I will take this opportunity of com- pleting my reply to a question put by the right hon. gentle- man the member for Buckinghamshire on Friday last. The rep* of the 0<. vernment of the foiled State, to the com munication of Lord Granville, dated tho Srd February U dated the * 7tb February, and wa. placed In tho bands Of Lord Granville on the evening of the 14th March. This reply from the American Government la couched In courteous and frisndly term. It does not adopt our views, and In the opinion of tfce Government It requires an anewer, which. Indeed, the Government ol the United Btates appeared to anticipate and to invite. The dispatch or letter, as I believe It should be termed, con- taining this reply on the part of her Majesty's Government will, as we hope, be sent to the American Minister in time for OCM of hi. usual mode* of communication with his Govern- meet- that U to « y, on or brforeThnrsdsy next. I understood the right hon. gentleman to have put a question as to tha mode which tbe Government of the Queen though the most conve- nient of dealing with this despatch with rcpoct to laying It before the two Honees of Parliament, and I venture to say it woujd not. In our opinion, be conalstent with the public interest that the incomplete correspondence which has taken place ahould be laid before Parliament at tbe preaent time. With . respect to an apprehension which he appeared to express, that It would be a matter of necenlty for Parliament to deliberate opon the subject of the Treaty of Wash- ington with regard to some deoidre isiue before the 16th or some other day of April. I have to observe that St rouldbe premature to assume at the present stage that there will of necessity be any Interruption at or before that date to the proceedings contemplated by the tresty. As respects the production of tbe documents,^ both the House of Representatives In America and the Senate of the United States which as the House is aware, occupies a peculiar and authoritative position In respect to the ratification of trea- tlos— both these bodies, as we understand, declined to call npon tbe President for any Information as to the tenor of his communication* with tho British Government, and we both hope and anticipate that the House of Commons will, under the existing circumstances, observe a similar forbearance. We shall, on our part, be most desirous to give any toformstlon wo posstu to Parliament, at tho earliest moment which the pubho interest will permit. I have only to add. Sir, that while upon the one hand we continue to be most anxious to csm out the Ireaty of Washington ; on the other, I trust we shall be found not to fail to that sense which the Htato and the nature of the ease, and the honour of this country may demand On going into Committee of Supply on the Naval Estimate*. Mr. Corry called attention to what he considered bad been tho mischievous effects of Mr. Chillier.' changes at the Admiralty, and moved a condemnatory resolution. Basing himself chiefly on tbe evidence given before the Mtgcero Commission, from whloh he mode copious extracts, Mr. Oorry, Indicated the numerous points In which he conceived Mr. Childers'scheme had tailed. He approved what had been done to assure the supremacy of tho First Lord, but under the new syitem he had not suffloicnt means of obtaining pro- fessional advice. In like manner he condemned the eleva- tion of tho Controller to be a member of tbe Board, the Contraction of tho Parliamentary Secretary'* dutlee, tha position of nullity to which tho Permanent Secretary had been reduced, and other minor changes which had made " confusion worse confounded" in the department, and ho urged Mr. Goachen at onoe to retrace hi* predecessor"! After remark* from scToral other hon. member*, Mr. Childers commenced hi* defence by oxpresalng hi* regret that he thould have to make it to * o thin a House ( there were not mora than a doxen members present Premising that when he undertook his reforms ho waa conscious of the difficulty of hi* task and tho possibility of failure. Sir. Childen referred to the principal Naval debates since Sir James Gra- ham* change* ( 18S2) to prove that all Naval reformer* to and out of tho House had recommended the creation of a respon- sible Minister of Marine, and had regarded the Board arrangement* with dUfavour, and al. o that they re- oommended that tho Controller should have a seat at the Board if there wore to be a Board. All his reforms were made In concert with hi* colleagues, and It wa* not until he came into collision Qrst with one and then with another thai their partiality for a Board revived. A conjultatlvo council tho 1' irst Lord ought to have, but to submit all the current business to a Board waa a waste of time, and destructive of progress and promptitude. Mr. Childen admitted that thurc were shortcomings in his scheme, — for Instance, there wa* a want of permanenoo In the neads of Departments— and, with regsinl t « the much criticised re- arrangements of the Secretariat and other minor arrangements, he pointed out that ho was prevented from completing them by his illness. He claimed for his changes generally that they had been as successful as he had expected, and that they would be appreciated by the country. But for them the numerous improvements he had effected to the condition of the Navy, Its Increased effldency, and more economical management, could not have been earned out. Lord H. Lennox denied that Mr Chlldera' Naval reform* had been so successful as he boasted He eulogised the Board ivstem, contending that whatever shortcoming* at- tended It could be remedied without dertvetion. Mr. Goschen admitted that experience had shown modi- fications to be necessary to Mr. Chllders' syitem of adminis- tration but he thoroughly agreed with its cMentlal principles — the divldon of the Admiralty Into departments, tho separate performance of work, and the possibility of tracing what every man did. H would bo unwise to go back to the old Board, but no First Lord could get on wfth- I out profcnlonal advice, and as a guarantee, there- fore, for consultation, there would hereafter be regular meetings of the Board for the consideration ot profesdonal and technical business. Mr. Gosohen went on to explain to | detail the further changes which he propoeea to make at the Admiralty The Controller will cease to be a member ot the Board, and will be restored to hia former podtlon of a permanent official, being relieved from the too heavy pressure of work on him by the apppototment of a Deputy- ControUer or Director of Iwky. rdi The Controller will have a right to attend the B.- ard when his designs are discussed and step* will be taken generally to Improve tha Hahu oi the * deo- tlOc officials. On the prrtmuul side of the office the Chief of the Staff will be abolidied. an additional Sea Lord will be appointed to the Controller's place, and a Naval Secretary will be created. As to the Parliamentary Secretary though be will be mainly res|- oniible for finance, he will no longer •• confined to that branch, but will reprerenttha Depart- ment with a full knowledge of all the buainesa before It. Sir J. Elphinrtoue wished to have th* debate adjourned, and pre « s* d a motion to that . fleet to a division : but waa KraU- n by M to 23. After thi* he gave way on the under- standing that the general disemmion may be renewed in Com- mittee either on vote 1 or votes. Mr Corey, motion wa* I negatived, and the Estimate* were adjeomad until Thursday. i The Master and Servant ( Wages ) BUI wa* read a weond 1 time. The other older* were dl « rv- W of. and the Hon** adjourned at SO minute* past 2 o'clock. In the Hme of Lord*. March 19. Lord Derby gave notice that on Friday be would ask the Foreign Secretary tor aa « pi » naU< MofUM policy of the Government to regsrfd to the Treaty ot Washington. Lord Redeadale also gave notice of a Resolution on the JiekesM Claims, to be moved on a future day. The Archbishop at Canterbury, In mo vine tbe second reading of th* Acta of l aiforaity Amendment BoTSd that UM reeoameedtfion* of the iltnal OcwmlMtoTmlght bedmded to to two part.— thoaa which oould be earned (• to efect t- y general oonaent, an4 by two or three simple alterations to UM Act of Uniformly, sad thoae which required an altenlto- to the RabHc. and opoo which rr « t diversity af optotaa prevailed. The hill, which iealt ooly with UM tnw cat* c « y. waa f^ Jed « « . the nectary of * o » * to r- ctTth* •* « - ef* jrp^* Lian. It prwUa4 a short farm at Service h- l- week days . a special Mrrtoe < m occa.: - s af ddm- "" T* 3 • ckaan. tarrtat tH- k^ ivto^. Ac. : a third "••• fcnwy c^- irtwfSpeSSaiedhrSSS thTsnday hv the ooiarfoa af Use L* aay or tha G mncsi-. o Service - and. fcnaHy. it exteoda to r « .- Wh ^^ « -••* • J-'- ty « >>> y « d by UM Criren- iies<* a sermon oafy by a CoEact or the L^ Jen * T~ tM " ervlres were to be trader UM * aactk> a cfth. Eahop. » D . bort Sarvice ws* u* forth ID t4e ISr* 111: 4 vI1-,!'< had received the hearty cuocw- the elm and laity, sad thev he trurted eaaUe UM CTOX U, minister more edecteally to the iptritaal neceadtle* of the people. lard Shaftesbury haOed Uti* bill a* an tostalmset of the deeper and men sesreMnt rrf. ynns necessary ia the Chnrrh. SlrtSE^ n^ d^ i^ ^ VaS> il "" ° rUaan 10 The Bishop of London aid that great dc- ubU were ecter- Mned^ tha* to the legaUty and the expediency of Evening Its bill waa read a second time. tte Biahopr E^ slgnatton Continuance BID wa*, on the notion of UM Archbtahop of Canterbury, read a seond Primate then moved the aecotvl reading of C* » n*- Bealgnatlon Bill, which appUe* Jo Cnhe- lnl authoriUea the provtrions of the Act for fegu- Wtog the resignation of Use Bishops. Adverting to the recCTit conferences of the Bishop*. Deiru. and Canons « t Lambeth, t* ^ U Uut only one spint tad been placed, to make our Cathedral* more generally use- ful At the last meettng there had been some diversity of otdnlon a* to an appeal to Parliament to alter certain obaclate Cathedral statute), but the Deins and Chapter* were * enslble of the great duUaa thay w. re cnUed upon to perform, and these appointments were by no manna to be regarded u sinecures. The bin was read a second time. I* rd Bomilly moved the second reading of the Marriage* ( Society of Friends) BUI, which was oppovrd by Lord Cairn, on tbe ground that It would open the door to an alteration Ur to members of the E* tabH* hed Church. Upon a DtvUlou. the second resdlng was carried by a majority of one to e thin Hoase; Lord btan hope com pi lining, on coming from the lobby, that no arrangement had been made for taking the Wvtiiun by clerk, or voting papers. Lord Chelmsford called attention to the Report of the Marriage Law O. mmlsslcn. presented in 1963. Glaucing at the labour* of the Commission, ef which he wa* Chairman, the evidence collected, and the conclusion at which they urived— namely, the advantage of making the marriage law of the United Kingdom uniform— ho complained thai nothing had been done. | The Lord Chancellor bore testimony to Lord Chelmsfaid's i lealous labours on the Commlsdon. butdefend* d tho GOVBTH- [ ment upon the ground* thst their hands were full, and that they^ were^ charg.^ Ida with bringing to too many measures Jft* wh' » Marriage Law Amendment Dill had aot been brought in during the early pert of tha Session, when their Lordships bad to little to do The Go- vernment could pa** nothing but sensaUonal measure* no*. Lord Rlpon pointed oat that a Government which had carried an Education BUI and an Endowed Schools Bill, and waa now engaged upon a Mines' Regulation Bill and a Sanitary BUI, waa not fairly chargeable with bringing to only sensa- tional measures Their Lordship* then adjourned In the House of Common*, 81r Chariee Dllke'* attack on the Oril list aUracted the largest House of the Session. Pretty nearly every seat In the body of the House had Its occupant at the time of prayers, and the Peers' and other gaUeries were closely Oiled Before the business of the evening began, Mr Disraeli gave notice that after Easter he win call attention to the state of our relaUont with the United States. Mr. Grave* gave notice that on an early day after Easter he would call attention to the effect of the recent naviga- tion law* of Prince upon British shipping, and move a reso- lution. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to Mr. Harvey Lewi* . aid that he had come to no resolution to regard to any alteration to the mode of assessing and collecting tho Income tax, but if he did so, due notice should be given. Mr. Homnsn asked Mr. Glad* tone for a pledge that no faturo proposition m » de for tho settlement of the dtffcrenco • hall be accepted a* final until Parliament ha* had an op- portunity of expressing an opinion on It. Mr. Gladstone, 1 however, declined on the ground that he had not been able to consult hi* colleagues on ths pplnt, whereupon Mr. Mtowin11 noUce ho would repeat the question the , 8ir C. Dilke having risen to introduce the motion of which ho had given notice relating to the Civil list. Lord Bury said : Mr. Speaker, I also to speak to a question ol privilege. 1 hold In my hand a copy of the oath which is taken by every hon. member of this House, and it 1* to these term*:—" / do twtar that I will be faithful, and bear true a lis giant* to ller Majesty Queen Victoria, her ktirt and tuc- eeaori, according to law. to help me God." On the 21st of Nor. last thohon. memberforCheUeaia reported to have said that he himself would makeno concealment of the fact that he was a Republican. ( Opposition cheers.) He is reported a. speaking exactly to tho same effect in several other newspapers. The question I have put to you, sir, as a petot ol order Is whether those two statements are not somewhat Irreconcil- able- ( cheers)- and whether, if the lart statement of the hon. baronet Is not explained and repudiated, he will not hare been guilty of an Infringement of the solemn declaration taken at the table of the House ? (" Oh, oh," and cheer*.) I am fortified in my reaions for answering the question by the fact that every item of the return which the hon. baronet wishes to move for can be found In tho Library of this House, and is within tho reach of every hon. member. The motion! therefore, can only be, aa it seems to me, a colourable method of repeating ( Cheer* from . the Opposition, which drowned tho conclusion ot tho sentence.) Mr. A. Herbert: Mr. Speaker, I rise to order. ( Cries of " Order.") The Speaker: Lord Bury Is in possession of the House. ( Cheers) Mr. A. Herbert again rose, but ipeedDy sat down amid repeated cries of " Order." Lord Bury: I beg, sir, to ask whether It'Is not for tho honour of thB House, or within the power of this House, before hearing the hon. baronet the member for Chelsea, to ask him whether he repudiates or acknowledge* the state- ment which be Is reported to have made on tho 21st of . No- vember last. ( Hoar, hear.) The Speaker : Tho noble lord ha* called my attention to the oath of allegiance taken by hon. members of this House. I apprehend that tt is no pert of my duly to toy what i* coo- sbtent, or what 1* not condstent, with that oath-< hcer, hear)— but looking at the term* of the motion proposed by the hon. baronet, I do not for my part see In it any violation of that oath. ( Cheers.) Sir C. Dllke, on rising, was received wKh a faint cheer from a few gentlemen about him and with loud groan* from the Opposition. He began by disclaiming all Intention of going Into the wider question raised by Lord BARY: hi* aim was to thvw that Parliament had a general and ipeclal right to inquire Into the management of tho Civil List, end that there ought to bo such an inquiry. In support dim nrst contention, ne quoted a variety of precedent., from 178? downwards— though, even If there were no precedents, Parliament should create one— and he • rgned that toqulri< a. at tho beginning of a reign, when alone they were now made, were insufficient and futile. TheoWeet of such an Inciulry wa* not to destroy the vested interests of the holders of sinecures and unnecessary offices, but to pre- vent new interest* being created, and to facilitate tho next * cttlcment of tbe Civil List. But precedent* for Inter- fering with the arrangement* made at the beginning of the reign had been created by what he called " resump- tions by the Crown," such as the tuns charged on th* Esti- mate* for the conveyance of member* of the Royal family entertainment of Royal gneats the grant of the Lodge* to tho Royal Park* to individuals, sc. Pasdsg on to explain tho nature of the return* he Intended to move for, Sir Charle* dwelt on the Importance of obtaining correct information a* to tho expenditure of the Civil Lilt and the saving on It, which be asserted couM neitkir legally nor In policy be tranafirred tj the Privy Puree. On thU part of hi* subject and for the porpote of Illustrating the obscurity and lrregulariti- a of the Civil List a. count* and the failure ol thoee responsible lo comply with tho Civil Lilt Act, he entered Into a lengthy and complicated examination of the Exchequer account* from the beginning of the reign. Next, be discussed the character of the Hereditary Revenues and of the Duchy of Lanes* Ut, maintaining that they are public property, ana mat me present arrangement 1* an inconvenient fiction. At thi* part of hi* speech Sir Charle* withdrew hi* statement that the Queen paid no Income Tax, expresatag hi* regret that he had been mldod. He gave various reason* to support of the opportuneness of the Inquiry daring the present reign— the public belief that the Sorerelgnhad accumulated large savings : the grants to the Princesses, which be asserted were entirely unprecedented ; and the secrecy maintained to respect of Roy d Wills, which made it lmpoalble to ascer- tain , the Sovereign's private fortune. The only two objec- tion* to it were the alleded decrease of the Civil List, an t the ; absence of all demands on accoast of debt* ; bat the first, ; be aaacrted. was not true, and tbe second waa Irrelevant. Finally, he urged th* lmpartane* of granting the Inquiry In ; view of tbe impression which prevailed th « t under the ( shadow of the Crown large sums were wasted ' ^ When Sir Chart** sat down there wa* a cry for a Division, Mr. Gladstone roae, and touching first on the statement that the Inquiries into the Civil List at the beginning of the reign were atflfii, reproached Sir Charle. with tome warmth for careless investigation into hia facta. Tha Committee which sal st the bediming of this reign had made a careful investi- gation, and the Civil Ust showed a very large reduction on the two former reigns. Of Sir Chariest figures, he ot* erred that they left a very confused hapreaion on the mind, and be complained that he bad not famished tbe Government with particulars, although he had been re- ffneated beforehand. To go Into the charges arising oat of these accounts was quite Impossible without notice ; l- ut they and his observations about dnecaras were eouaHy bedJe UM question, and would not bear tha InfaNDce which Sir C Dilke icggested. A* to hi* motion, some r- n* o of the Information aaked lor was already be- fore the House la s dtferent form. Bat, with renrl to the new portion. Mr. Gladdace said it was fc- u. se to nrml.' er tt without referring to the toctdeot to which tha motion arigisaicd. By tha vfortaaate • peech at New cut >, Str Charts* ha* hro « ght the sub- cEic^ Uie'form Tra^ Govwronra" 1 wS^ pl" pc* 1, peg- xant to uj, gr^ u body of tfe pe^ le.^ condemning the drcmaatancas attending this meatis^ Mr. Glkistoee was Wily cheered. especiaUy when he declared that it wa. Sir C Dili, s duty, tn hts mmed character of a " public Instructor? to have made tt clear to his sadlence that Parliament was solely responsible for the CJvfl List, an 1 thai the Qaeeu had nothing to do with the seulaamt of it It. grant the gotloawoaM be to propagate a belief to the country that to the NewcastiTn££± andls'an IsjTuti^ noTt^ dEw To the creation of such aa imps ladm the Gownmeotn* unwOlng to contribute. Eutogixtog her M. jesly. faithful adherens to her compact with tbe nation, and contrasting It with termer times. Mr. GUdrtcoe mentioned that the Qu^ en had since the commencement ef her reign spent L& O, V » cm private pensions, and he urged tha evil nre- codent It would set so future Sovereigns If the people at- tempted to reopen the life bargain. A* a matter of policy • ad at a matter of rrsteful duty to UM Sevenigu. he ask « l th* Hooae to reject the motion, and without further dia- cuadon. This ISM suggestion wa* loudly cheered, and Mr. A. Herbert, In endeavouring to second the motion, wa* met with a storm which formme time entirely drowned hi* voice. A* the cries of " Divider, mingled with groan* and an occulonal hiss, hilled, he wa* heard to be apologising for Sir C DOke for his unintended personal attack on the Sovereign, whfle pit- claiming hi* own preference tor a Republican form of Government. Thi* redoubled the uproar, but Mr. Herbert persevered resolutely, an- i * ent out for a glass of water to sign of ha urfl. n-. hlng determination to be heard out. Tbe Speaker interfered In his favour, but with only slight eflect. and presenUy the Opposition In a body, a* well a* a oonsidtrahl* nu: n'> er on the Ministerial aide ,-.. » i.. r, the House. Mr. Herbert went on. comparatively undisturbed by Dolse, to controvert some of Mr. Gladstone'* objection* Irat he was presently brought to a stop by a motion to count the House Three timet this motion was made, but on each occasion the Speaker found more than « 0 members to be prerent. A fourth member then called the Speaker's at- tention to the presence of " strangers.- npon which the galleries were cl ared amid much confusion, and the Re- porters were excluded with tho rest cf the outer world. At tbe end of sbout an hour " strangers" were readmitted, and the House was then fuund to b* engaged to dividing on tho qu- stlon ef the'AAjournoMnl of theHouse. It waa under- * to » l that Mr. Herbert had talked nearly the whole time, a- d that Mr. Mundella had * dd a few words agalnit the SjTto23? nV ^ moUoB m<' JOQrnkeying been beaten by Mr. Fa « oett said that though a year ago ho might have voted for tbe motion, now that It wa* astoclated with the > ewcastla speech, which he thoroughly disapproved, he ihoiild vote agdnat It The queation ot Republicanism ought not to be raise! on a miserable hagglo over the cest of the Queen * household LMd ® ' 1 pwrtested against s remark of Mr. Fswcett that the Conservatives had attempted to stifle discussion. They had listened In silence to Sir Charles Dllke and it wa* only when Mr. Herbert rosq, who had no connexion wfth tho question, that tho Interruption* bogan. The Hou* e then divided on the motion, and it found two supporters only ( besides tha two toilers), tbe number* being 270 to 2. The result wa* cheered fcom both sides The Municipal Corporation* ( Borough Funds) Bill wa* read a second time, after a ihort conversation, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. The Salmon Fltherie* Bin was referred to a Select Com- , mlttee, and the House adjourned WILLS AND BEQUESTS. ( From the IUuttraltd London Newt.) The Dowager Marchioness de Preaolx ( Catherine F& icit^ Ambroisini Rouille de BoLssy) having died intestate and possessed of personal property in Eng- land, letters of administration of her effects were ad- ministered to in London under £ 12,000. Tbe will of James Stansfeld, Esq., J. P., lato of Moorlands, Halifax, was proved in London on the 1st inst, by bis son. tbe Right Hon. James Stansfeld. MP., P. C., the acting executor, power being reserved to tbe testator's daughter, Miss Maria Stansfeld, the execu- trix, to prove hereafter. The personal estate was sworn under £ 70,000. The testator died January.' fy last, aged eighty. Tbe will is very brief, and the tes- tator has bequeathed tbe whole of bis property, real and personal, among his six surviving children. The will of Miss Mary Ann Lowry, of Durranhill- house, Carlisle, was proved in that citv, on the 14th ult, by her sister, Eliza Lowry, and Edwin Hough, the personalty being sworn under £ 25,000. The tes- tatrix has left her mansion and furniture to her said sister Eliza, besides other property. She has devised certain real estates to the most Reverend Louis Gorris, D. D.. Lord Archbishop of Porte de Spain, in tho Island of Trinidad, absolutely. She bequeaths £ 200 to the Catholio School at Carlisle ; £ 200 to the Carlisle Dispensary and £ 100 to the Car Hale House of Recovery for providing free beds in that institution : all free of duty. Tbe testatrix by her will, dated December, 1865, bequeathed the surplus residue of her property to the English College at Rome ; but she states that, " in consequence of Rome having been taken by force of arms from the Pope its Sovereign, and the Minister of Victor Emmanuel having begun to confiscate the religions houses at Rome, and also private property." she has revoked the said bequest, and baa bequeathed the surplus residue to be divided into three part*. L To the Catholic Bishop of Hexham, for the building of a new Cathob'c church at Carlisle. 2. To the Societies of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris and in London. 3. To the Rev. Thomas Drinkwater, of Dring, £ 1,000 free, and the remainder of the third division to Philip John Canning Howard, to go along with the estate of Corby Castle, devised to The will of Mr. Henry Fotherefll Chorley, late of 13, Eaton- place, was proved in London, on the 2nd inst., under £ 43,000pi- rsonalty. Among the bequests are the following :—£ 600 to build a lifeboat, to be named the JohnRuttcr Choriev; an annuity of £ 200 to Maty, eldest daughter of Charles Dickens; to his friend Charles Dickens, of Gad's- hill- place, £ 50 for a ring, in memory of one greatly helped by him : to Michael Costa, £ 50 for a ring. The will and oodicil of Mr. Henry Hardstaff, late | of Hache- court, near Taunton, in the county of Somerset, has been proved in the principal registry by his widow, Elizabeth Hardstaff, the solo executrix, the personal estate being sworn under £ 45,000. Tes- tator gives to his wtfe" a " legacy of "£ 000, the deer, live and dead stock, trines, Ac., absolutely : the mansion, parks, & c., of Hache- court, with th* plate, furniture, ' & c., for her life; to hia daughters by his first wife, legacies; and the residue to trustees, upon trust for his wife for her life, subject to an annuity to the widow of the late Mr. William Oakes, and after her death to be divided among his children by her. Besides the property in Somerset, testator was possessed of a mansion at Shirland and freehold property in Derby- shire. The will of the Right Rev. Henry Coostantine Hux- table. Lord Bishop of Mauritius wa* prove.! in London under a nominal sum; that of the Rev. W. Braith- waite, of Jersey, under £ 40,000; that of Mr. Edmund Yorke, MA., Fellow of St. Katherine'* College, Cam- bridge under £ 30,000 ; that of Mr. Dixon Claphiun, of 9, St Maij Abbot- terrace, Kensington, under £ 30,000; that of Thomas Shntt Atkins, Esq., of 11, Oxford- square, Hyde Park, under £ 16,000 ; and that of Joseph Gillot. of Edgbaston, and The Grove, Stanmore, was proved at Birmingham under £ 250,000 personalty, and a copy is now depositee! in the London Court of Probate. The number of births in London last week was 2,443, and of death* 1,476. the former having been 45 above and the latter 200 below the average. ^ ' On and after the lstol April third- class pawengere win be conveyed by all trains upon the Midland Railway. A meeting of Protestant Ministers was held in Paris on Saturday to the Evangelical chapel near th* Place de la Bastille. A unanimous deddon wa* come to that a work- room for young clrlt of that religion sbonld be at once , erected, the site selected being a piece of vacant ground to the Avenue das Amsndlers batween the Boulevard dn Temple and the canaL In the oonne of some observations at a public meet- ing. held to the Commcrdal- road, London, Lord Shaftesbury tn speaking of the Alabama claims, advised this country to maintain s manly snd dignified bearing, which would pre- vent mischief, and eventually weld the relations between the two countries Into a more solid friendship th. n had hereto- fore existed. Mazzinfs funeral took place on Sunday at Gene*, when the car on which the coffin was placed was fol- lowed by at least eO. ftXJ persona Around It were the intimate friends of the deceat* d. snd In the proendon were the mem bers at the municipality, sad deputation* from Pisa, Naplca, Venice. £ « . Deputation, from the working men s aodetlca, and from the 1 >- ges of the Freemaaom' were also present The theatre* and cafta were all closed— A demonstra- tion tn honour of the 4ece » aed patriot aUo took plaoe to Roma. About fifteen thousand persons marched to pro- resdon from the Piazza del Popolo to the Capitol, and on a large ear wa* a coUoasal figure of Italy crowning the bast of UaxzinL All shadee of political opinion were repre- • eoted to the procession. Along UM line of route moarntog tigs were hung fr- m the win lows. At th* Capitol server*! speeches were delivered. Perfect tranquility preTaOfeL and aot > poiiaaman va* to be aaen to the Oreet*. REPRESSION OF VAGRANCY. A aQb- oocastittee appointed to c- cntUcr the tot mcaa> cf repressing vagrancy and mendicity to country districts hat reported a* follcws bo the special vagrancy committee of the Charity Organization Society -— " 1 That in view of the varying circumstances of different counties, your committee are not at present prepared to recommend the universal adoption of any system a* equally raited to all localities. " 2. That your committee have evidence that a great decrease in the number of vagrants and com- mittals has ensued upon the adoption of the Dorset bread ticket system, as now in force in Kent and Dorset, yhich provides that nb wayfarer can remain in want of necesEkary food. This Is effected by means of an extensive distribution of bread tickets for delivery to indigent wayfarer?. This system has the additional advantage of enlisting the assistance and co- operation of the public generally in the repression of vagrancy and mendicity. 3. Your committee are bountL however, to notice that a very large reduction of the vagrancy of the whole country has taken place owing to tbe improve- ment in the labour market, ooupled with a more stringent enforcement of the Vagrant Act They re- commend that the information collected for this com- mittee, together with a copy of these resolutions, be forwarded to all chairmen of Quarter Sessions, mayors of boroughs, and chairmen of Boards of Guardians, and that they be requested to bring the matter before the local authorities in their respective districts, and to be so kind as to communicate the result to this committee." SPUTTERINGS FROM " JUDY'S" PEN. OJTB of JUDY'S young men being asked whether a hat could be called** u tile article, replied, " Yes, I chapcan to." She gave him hi* " month " npon the spot THK ' Art Union— Marriage. A Jkwisn contributor * » r* he can tee but little difference between an agreeable dish and a dis h)- agreeable. SOME vegetarian* would not touch honede « h, yet they wUl eat cobe and chestnuts. • • - SWtaSK/ piffiTX* """"" ta'- ntKKH THE Band of Hope.— A husband. Ctnuovfcr— The Oxford and Cambridge " eights." get their teak* before the raoe. * ^ Shall Fry— Whitebait A LITER- AP. I Character— A lady pig. A WIFE'S Settlement— A knock on the head. A MOTTO for Scotland.— There'* the rub. » vA,". t, t;^ T., c"' ABLB '' Proceeding— Tha cross- examination In the lato libel caso. ELSCTIOH Intelligence— That thown by a borough that re- turn! a Conservative. A GRATE Mistake— Cheap coals. QUEET.- BOW can a very low ball- dress bo highly Im- proper. y^ MUdles^ oneraDy inclined to be bald f— No. thej^ dont EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. General Butler was intended by' hia parents for a clergyman. — Philadelphia Ledger. The evidence taken by the Mtatrra Commission was published on Tuesday. It fills a foUo volume of 760 pagea.| Dr. Pusey is recovering from his recent indisposition, although hels still unable to see friends or leave hi* room. A third edition of Sir Henry Holland's book will appear shortly. The publisher of an American reprint advertises the work as Recollections of Fatt LIfo." Rome is on tiptoe for the expected visit of the Prince and Prtoccss of Wales, who should arrive In the Holy City about tho 25th. No leas than two hundred and fifteen cases of drunkenness were brought before the Dublin magistrate*, after St Patrick'* Day. A work on the late war has been published by the Due 4a Grnmont. Tho Duke throw* the whole blame of the war dpon Prince Blsmarok. The fields of corn and rye in Normandy have the most flourishing appearance, owing to tho early spring tem perature. The meadow* promise also the most abundant grass crop*. At Dundee, on Sunday night, a disturbance took place. Two constables, who had arrested a boy for malicious mischief, were attacked by a largo crowd, supposed to be Irish, and very severely ill used. Conferences have a peculiar oharm for the Old Catholics. They had been holding another at Bonn, but It was only preparatory for a Grand Congraaa which win tako place at Cologne In the autumn. Le Sticle of Monday says that tho Government have granted Lady Mayo a pension of £ 20,000, and a sum of jM000° f° r ter cliildrcn' whUe ** Tempt puts thopendon at Eight waggons of an empty coal train were precipi- tated down an embankment near Birmingham, early on Saturday morning, but beyond smashing In the front of a house, no material damage wo* done. The Cologne Oasette't Paris correspondent writes " Many ladle* of tho great world wear now at the ball* a mourning toilet, compotcd of a black silk dress, ornamented wit" white lace and red rose*, and diamond tears In the hair. Such an expression of grief cost* only 14,000 franc*." A telegram from Malta announces that her Majesty's iron- plated tcrew steamer Lord Clydt, of 18 guns, whllo at- tempting to assist a ship stranded at Pantellaria, an Italian Island to the Mediterranean, was carried on shore by tho current. Assistance had been sent from Malta. In London, on Sunday afternoon, a meeting of me- tropolitan shopkeepers' assistant* waa held In Trafalgar- square, at which it was retol ved to form a trading association and to appeal to Parliament for an application of the Factory Act to the case of the petitioners. Appointments in the Supply and Transport Depart- ment of the War Office aro hereafter to be made by open competition, to be conducted by the Civil Service Com- mlssioners, to whom application! may be mado for parti- culars of the examination about to be hdd. Ono hundred razor grinders have struck work at Sheffield. They have been earning £ 3 10s per week, work- ing six hour* for five and a half day*, and the master* think their demand for an Increase, ranging from 6 to IS per cent. very unjustifiable. " The celebrated Theresa Longworth, alias Mrs. lelverton, aliat Lady Avonmore, arrived at Hong- Kong a » hort while ago for the purpose ot giving pubUc reading* there. She has come from San Francisco after an American tour. From China the will visit Australia."— Bombay Le Nord says that the collar of the Order of the Golden llecco which was sent by King Amadeus of Spain to tt ® Comte de Flindre Is the Identical collar which was worn by Chriitopher Columbia, and with which he was inverted with the Order, by Ferdinand and Isabella, In honour of the discovery ot America. At Dublin, on Sunday, the usual crowd assembled, and proceeded to Glasnevin Cemetery, to the monumenl crected to tho memory of Allen, Laridn, and Gould, who ZZjm* MaccUeiter in. 1887. The grave* of quietly n* Uon* U4t5 were viiitcd. Everything passed off By direction of the Lords of tho Admiralty the usual notice has been issued at Chatham, stating that all hired workmen will be discharged on the Slst March, and those required re- entered on the 1st April; but this dis- charge tt not to any way to affect the gratuities to which tho men may have become entitled through long tervlco This discharge U merely of a formal character, as tho men an ai- wayt re- entered. | The Dorset system of relieving vagrants by means of oread tickets supplied to various towns throughout the county ha* worked remarkably well to the suppression ol mendicancy. The number of vagrants relieved at the union* show* a reduction of 60 per cent a* compared with 1600, the year previous to the formation of the Dorset Mendidty Society The committal* for offence* ( specially applying to vagrant* and tramp*) under the Vagrant Act also show a . J1/*^" of 60 per cent The society, carried on at a cort of £ 100 per annum, tus effected a great saving to both poor id county rate*. - x case terribly illustrative of the result* of our great tional vice came within the cognizance of the borouah coroner on Tuesday ( say, the Liverpool Albion). The srife of a labourer had been a drankwdfrom the time . of her twel" J ® *" « f>. np to UM hour of her death. During the part i montL she had been drunk eveifdif On Saturday afternoon both the and her husband were drunk The f eceaud lay down on the bed. and her husband heard her make a gurjllng sound, when he called toasiUtr arasffiSKiSssf 1 ^ JH^^ Tf rather more thanVven mill!?" rf peoplettgWtoLondon and the 19other large cities of the Inited Ktogd , m furnishing weekly return^ the birth- rate fi^ jrj?^- £ 2 tcTZTtZ "'- barghST^ Ia'attrtt wat to Hgh aa SS, which among the English towns WM onlv " ceeded by UM rat*. In Liverpool lid SnnderU^ Tte Census er. umeralicn to April last showed that Jlonof EJinburga had c. ni^ nSy^ de^ ffi^ overstated to teTta l£<* » the population was all httt stationary dnrlag the pasl Tie Birmingham ganW, have resolved todnBand shorter hoonand ut per day extra. ^ Coarajaption was the disease which caased the d- rt* There were 6,89$ Excise prosecwtfcw. for the year eaded March. 1STL tor tha violation ol tt » licwoeeUwa. It is said that the Pope ha* sent a magnificent cameo to the lottery new being got spby the Duchetaol Madrid te the poor Car lists of Spain. ' The Ne# York papers of the 2Sth ult pnbTtih three columns of matter relative to the State rhant. « ivtng trans- mitted by cabl* The HtraU gives a map of thefceU of the procession from Buckingham Palace to St Taul s. and from St i'aul's to the Palace. The J « k » SttU publishes a letter from Mr. Disraeli to the Arcfcdeawun of Buckingham, to which he sayt " My nam* tt entirely at the service of the Churvh IVfenc* Insti- tution. sad all the aid that I can ever afford to the Nat and most sacred of cans*." On Monday morning a return was published of the number cif oonvtct^ uns under the Game JU « • in England and Wale* from the yea* 1871. The total eonvictiotdlFere &. 01X and the 4* chaifae I. S6S. For being oht armed, taking gam*, and ttssiitayig gamekeepers, the convictions numbered 6J, and acqultau 18. The latest speculation aa to Marshal Bazainvfc, that If a oourt- martial, oonslatlng of twelve officers of hts own rank could be convened, be would certainly be MMghtt* trid for the capitulation of Meta As this teema to be Im- possible, the only other alternative tt hi* remoWtlom the list of Marshall, which the Government wlU be obliged to concede to public opinion unless tha Assembly should authorise tha constitution of an exceptional court. A curious strike— not of ' hands' b& fof feot— threatened to Vienna last week. It was whispered in tha Cthat the ballet had refused to go ' on.' Luckily, at the moment the masters came to a compromise with their • feet' and only one, la Salvionl, ha* really ( truck. Sh* had certainly no more than 41,240 a year— a miserable pittance, though gcnloa ha* starved on lea before now."— Orchet& a. Monday waa thb twenty- fourth anniversary of the tHrih ot herRoyal Highness Princess Louise, who wat staying at Windsor Castle with the Marquis of Lome. Ths band oi the 1st life GuanU, by command of her Majosty, playod a serenade at seven o'clock In the morning beneath the windows of tha PriBcvis's apartments at the Castle. The bells of St George's Chapel and ol the parish church wire also rung, and a Royal salute'was fired to Iron our of the occasion. It haa been notifiod from tbe War Offioo that a sum ot £ 2.000. given by, Government for the guld crown and chalice taken at Magdala, will be . distributed among tho troops, as to the case of the proceed* realised by the salo ot other property captured at that plaoe. Discharge! soldiers who participated IA the previous distribution should si once apply for a share to their regiment*, but no claim win be entertained which doe* not reach th* regiment concerned on or before the lit of Augnat. 1S7J. Th* next of kin of deceased soldiers are not entitled to participate to this dis- tribution. " Victoria Hospital" wan tbe somewhat vague term under whloh a legacy ot £ 1,003 was be^ neafh*! by the lite member for West Surrey. Two institutions— the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children, Queen't road. Chelsea, and the London Hospital forDtteateaof the Chest In Victoria Psrk— put to their claim ; ( he Utter, on tho proved fact thst the testator, Mr. Briscoe, had, fbr twenty years, taken a warm Interest to tho hospital, oi which he waa a life governor. On those grounds Vloe- Chancollof Mdlns ordered the legacy to be paid to that hospital, and the othor Institution hat ap- pealed to the Lord* Justices Admirers of the noble art of self- defence '— If any such omaturet are dill to existence*— will have little cause to ooDgratulate themselves oh the remit of the fight which took 5lace at Long Reach, on Thursday and Friday last, between ohnuy Connor, or FuJham- flelrt*, cowherd, ana Thomas Calls. In ffrst plaoe, the brutal conteit, although It con- tinued for tho better part of two days, was Interrupted by the police before tt had reached a ' icicntiflc' termination; in the next place, tho ropes and stakes, snd all the para- phernalia of the rlnfc, have been confiscated by the author- ities, snd most of the parties concernod have been locked up without balL In the third and last placo, one of the cos>- • atantt, CaUl « , tt dead."— Dnily Ttlegruph. THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY MABCB 23.1872. ( Kentra1 Prime I'otat AT the Stor^, Mtinnie- Placc. n f. ae sample of Prime DUN BAR R KG C TS, now on sale at 9d. prt gallon, or 8s per cwt. The fntnr quality for seed, at 8d. per allon, or fis. 6d. per cwt. gCIATICA. Hi » v wood, Henry D. Brandrith, 57. street, Liverpool. ' Dear Sir,— Please tol send mr ar. Pther six doeen of Allcock'a Plasters I and d. « en Brand- reth's Pill's, Is. ljdl Tho P!- .> r- seem to produce wonderful results. 1 hare L< oaroely a day passes bat some one is lefli - if too of the cores thsy are making. Shoa- Mifn in various parts of the body disappears a- if b . nagic. Only on Sunday last Mr. Jacob ' ley* md, Albert- terrace, 8 tarkey- street J Heywxxl is formed tae that he had been troubled with * ci<- ica for three years; so bad waa it thfc bat twelve month, of that time that he waa nnable to i Uow his em- ployment. He had tried m « rv< 3 ors, been to Matlock, and spent £ 2 - on s larv y- adveriffled electric- chain belt, but all to n< pi rose- 8ome one at last persuaded him to ' » - or Plasters. He< aid he had no faith in the t he would try them, for hs was atufek fa i ; rr-? ooald not make hia pain much worse, an it woald only be a little more money sent aftei « i <• So he bought two ; one he pladed " n i high, and the other on hia back, and a W*'* • for his work. Itia now Six inOijttw . > and he has had no return of hia £ aius.- Y- j trnl^ lifalmoutji & | 3erap iStokltj Straes. SATURDAY, MAR. 23, 1872 TBB state of the landing- place at the Market Strand, which formed a subject for comment at a late Council meeting, when the question was re- mitted to the Borough Local Board, has given rise to a numerously- signed memorial to the same body, ealling the serious attention of the Board to the present disgraceful state of the landing- place ;" urging the Board to " call upon the contractor to complete the work without any further delay ;" and stating that, unless this be done, tho memorial- ists will repr- aent thejease " to the Secretary of State for the Home Department or tho Board of Trade, whichever may have power to compel the work to be carried out forthwith." There is, no doubt, just cause of complaint. The old landing- place has been taken away, and the new pier is unbuilt, so that the public accommodation at the Strand is totally unprovided for. It will be a matter for the Board seriously to consider whether a temporary landing- stage ought not to be at once provided ; as, if the contractor proceeds promptly with his work ( which he should be compelled to do or relinquish) it will be some time yet before the now pier will be available for traffic. There is also, we understand, great cause for complaint in regard to the Fish Strand pier, as no excavations have yet been made to enable boats and craft to come alongsids at low water ; so that actually there is less accommodation now at low water than under the old state of things. Ws think this is a matter the Local Board might well also consider in connexion with the Markot Strand grievance. FALMOUTH. EARLE'S RETREAT CHAPEL.— The Rev. S. Pollard will preach here to- morrow afternoon, at 3 ; on Tuesday evening next, commencing at 7, the service will be conducted by Mr. Thomas Hodgkin, of Newcastle, banker. SCHOLASTIC DISTINCTION.— The Right Hon. the Lords of the Privy Council on Education have conferred upon Mr. John Lewarne, late of the Kimberley Grammar School, Falmouth, a certifi- cate of the second class. THE NEW CAPE LINE.— The second steamer of the new Cape line— the Estella— sailed from this port early on Thursday morning, taking thirteen bags of mails and nine passengers. Letters gfo forwarded by this line fortnightly from Falmouth j postage, 4d- the half- ounce. PRESENTATION OP A TESTIMONIAL. — On Thursday last, the • agjneers, workmen, and ap- prentices at the Falmouth Poandry and Iron Works, presented to Mr. Geo. Skinner, fchejr foreman, a vary handsome gold chsin and locket, as a token 0f the respect in which he is held by them. A VALCABLE COMPLIMENT.— The Govern- ment of the United States of America has compli- mentally conferred the privilege of full patent rights on Mr. Fred. E. Duckham's ingenious and most useful application of hydraulics ia his sus- pended self- acting weighmg machines and dynamometers. EASBTER TUESDAY.— A social tea and enter- tainaeat, in connexion with tho chapel of All Saints, will take place on Easter Tuesday, at the Polytechnic Hall, full particulars of which will ap- pear in our next issue. The entertainment promises to be a great success, maay frienda having kindly offered to assist at the same. BAND OP HOPE ENTERTAINMENT — A enter tainment of a varied and interesting character is to be given by members of the Baptist Band of Hope, in the School- room, High Street, on Tuesday even- ing next. A similar entertainment ( full of is trac- tion and amusement) which was given, by the same parties, a short time since, drew a crowded audience, who were delighted with the highly effec- tive manner,, in which it was carried out. THE GOVERNOR GENEEAL OP INDIA — At the request of several friends who were supporters of Lord Northbrook when he represented the united borough of Penryn and Falmouth in Parliament, the Mayor of Falmouth communicated with him to solicit his company to a complimentary dinner prior his departure for India, and received the following reply" Sfcratton, Michelderer Station, March 16th, 1871 My dear Mr. Mayor,— I wish I could have sent a different answer to your telegram asking me if I could dine with » » y old constituents before I leave for India, because nothing would have given me greater pleasure. It is, however, as I paid you, quite impossible. I start early Thursday woflfog, and it is literally the fact that I have not tVQ hours disengaged up to that time. I must ask you to be eo kind as to tell my friends this, and say that although I shall not be able to wish them good- bye, I shall not the less retain a grateful and affectionate remembrance of them whilst J am in the East.— Believe me, yours truly, Noamwootf." UNION TENDERS.— At the meeting of the Board of ' I oar- liana on Thursday, the following tenders I r supplies were accepted :—- Mr. J. Dun- ning— Beef, rounds of, not less than 30 lbs each in weight, without udder and in ono entire piece ; pin rounds or bosoms, free from bone ; beef suet; mut- ton, neck and legs, at 0Sd. per lb. Messrs. Treve- na and Cock, Penryn— Oatmeal, 16s. l* d. per cwt. ; salt, Is. 9d. per do.; tapioca, 2d, per lb. ; tea, Is. 8d. and 2s. 6d. per lb. ; mustard, 0d. per do. ; soda, 9s. per cwt; starch, 31d. per lb. j candles, 5s. 9< L per dozen lbs. ; treacle, 2d. per lb. { roll tobacoo, 3s. 8id. per lb. ; blacklead, 6s. per gross; blacking, Is. 7d. per box ; bread, best fines, 2Jd, per 21b. batch loaf; best seconds, 5( 1. per 41b. round kettle loaf ; flour, 39a. 9cL per sack of 280 lbs. Mr. Furneaux, Penryn— Arrowroot, 8d. per lb, ; taddy snuff, 3a. 9d. per lb. Mr. Harvey, Falmouth— Sugar, 3Jd. and 5< L per lb; soap, best Millbay, i% t, 3d. per cwt. Mr. Roue, Falmouth— Peas, 6s. 3d. p? bushel; aaco, 2Jd. per lb. ; nee, 14s. 3d. per cwt.; peppar, / R per lb. ; blue, 7d. per lb. Mr. Spershott, Penryn Porter, Is. 4d. per gallon. Mr. Bullmore, Trescobeas— Milk raw, 9id. per gallon ; scald, 3Jd. per gfOlop. ffr. Osborne, Falmouth— Making coffins for persons above 19, 12s. each ; above 8 and under 16, 9s. eaeh j above 1 and under 8, 7s. cach ; under 1 year 5s. ' Fk* tenders of Mr. Geach and Mr. Lavin for drapery goods pp accepted. DEATH OP A PROMISING YOUNG MAN.— In- formation was received by the. afflicted parents, on Monday, of the death, by cholera " Daphne," of Mr. Edward Hawke Genn, son of W. J. Genn, Esq., of this town, at the time sub, lieutenant ot that ship. The deceased was just rising into position ia the navy, in which he was a promising young officer, A letter was received rom him a few days ago written in his usual health and spirits— but on Monday the mvi , uews of his death came in a communication from a pother officer. Mr. Genn lost his eldest son short tjmo sinco, who had ^ one to Australia for the benefit of his health, and died there— now he has lost his second son— again far away from homs. Tho sud- den and sad stroke has plunged Mr. Genn and his family into tho deepest affliction, and evoked for them the fullest sympathy of the inhabitants, i H. M. S. " Daphne " is the vessel which conveyed tho remains of the lamented Lord Mayo, the assassinated governor of India. In the account of the recoption of the body on board at Calcutta, given by the correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, a touching reference is made to what is evidently the burial of the late Mr. Genn. He says " Tho solemnity of the scene had an added shade. Tho " Daphne " had buried a young officer that morning, and while tho body of Lord Mayo was being received on deck the captain and several of his crew were lying below dangerously ill of cholera." FALMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY & INSTITUTE.— The ninth and last lecture of the winter course was delivered on Thursday evening, by the Rev. H. S. Fagan, M. A., vicar of St. Just, on " Old Tra- vellers and Modern Traders." Dr. Elwin in the chair. Tho lecturer took Marco Polo as a type of the old travellers, and showed how infinitely super- ior they were to the traders of oQr own day, who do all in their power, through greed of gain, to make the white man and his Christianity a reproach in all the heathen lands. Ho denounoed, in earnest and outspoken language, the atrocities of the kidnap- pers by whom the unsuspecting natives of the South Sea Islands arc carried to slave in Queensland and other places, and laid the death of Bishop Patter- son at their door. Yet news has recently arrived that tho villages of tho island where tho Bishop was killed have been shelled by the " Rosario." Of course, nothing is done to the real criminal— the European trader. Something, he contended, must be done, and that promptly, to put down ( not to regulate) this infamous traffic— pursued under the specious title of " free labour." He said, and we havo no doubt most justly, that it would have beeu far better for these savages had no European ship ever been seen among them. He paid a tribute to tho missionaries for standing, whenever it is pos- sible, between the native and the whiteman. A very cordial vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Fagan for his admirablo lecture. BOARD OP GUARDIANS.— The meeting of the Guardians on Thursday lasted from two o'clock till seven. There were twenty guardians, Mr. M. H. Williams in the chair. George Traviss, of Helston Road, Penryn, having applied for relief, the clerk was requested to call on his son to maintain him ; also to cause proceedings to be taken against Henry Prior for the maintenance of his wife. A letter from the Local Government Board was read, ac- knowledging the receipt of tho recommendation of the Guardians that no collector should be appointed for tho parish of Constantine, that office having be- come vacant on the death of the late Mr. Reynolds, and stating that under the circumstances they should rescind the order authorising such appoint- ment so as to enable the vestry and justices to nominate and appoint an assistant- overseer. The fever wards committee recommended the adoption of the suggestion of Mr. Trebilcock that a cooking apparatus should be provided for the new infectious wards, and also recommended that the drains of the workhouse should be diverted so as not to pass under the infectious wards. The rccom- mendatious yyere adopted. The resolutions passed on the istult,, reqjnring the medical officer of the workhouse to examine all pa# pera within 12 hours after their admission, was rescinded. lfofci. ee was given of intention to move at tho next meeting that the medical officers for the Constantine and Penryn districts be re- elected for the ensuing year. Mr. Treuerry having stated that he would vaccinate in bis distent at 3s. per case, the clerk was requested to prepare the necessary contract. The out- relief committee recommended yarioqs rules to be adopt- ed in tho administration Qf gut- relief.— $ e § o} yed that tho rules be printed, that each guardian have a copy, and that the consideration thereof be ad- journed to tha neXt meeting. Mr. T, Bennett, of Green Bank, h « ylng given notice of appeal to tho petty sessions against fciy » poor rate for the parish of Budock, the assessment comwftteg were authorised to appear as co respondents, Tbn fob lowing monthly calls on the soveral parishes for the ensuing half- year were signed:— Budock, J6109 ; Constantino, £ 103; Falmouth town, £ 80; Fal- mouth parish, £ 154; Mawnan, £ 28 ; Mabe, £ 36 ; Mylor, f 70; Penryn, £ 66 ; Perranarworthal, £ 40 ; St. 158, PENRYN, TOWN HALL CLUB.— We are glad to state that the adjourned meeting referred to last o* k has been held and that the result is satisfactory to the many members who attended. Thanks were voted to the chairman and secretaries of the society,— Cornwall Gazette. ] No audiTors. — An election of two munici- pal auditors for Penryn was advertised to take place at the Guildhall' / some days ugp. feu* no person being nominated the election could flot he made. The late auditors, Messrs. Teague an, d Hicks, were therefore by law compelled to serve the second year, but both refused to do so, and the Town Clerk then issued notice of another election On the arrival of the day fixed it was found that IW nomination had taken place, and Penryn is accord- ingly without auditors to examine tho corporation accounts. CORNWALL ASSIZES. THESE Assizes wero opened at Bodmin Tues- day last, and business in the Crown Court com- menced on the following morning before Mr. Baron Martin. Jlj his address to the Grand Jury, his Lordship, in remarking on cases of homicido, took occasion to say - " The ninety- nine hundreds of cases of this description of violence, where $ hev were not for robbery, arose wholly from drunkenness, and ^ t appeared to him that the people in authority > n this country ought to put a stop to it. He was satisfied that all cases of manslaughter of this kind arose from drunkenness, and if the men were sober nothing of the sort would happen." At a later period the Grand Jury made, on the same subject, the following IMPORTANT PRESENTMENT. " The Grand Jury, iu finding a true bill in tho case of Richard Body for homicide, desire to record their opinion, that in auy alteration of the licensing law, it should be made legal to examine the defend- ants in cases of drunkenness as to when and where and from whom thoy obtained the liquor, and that tho punishment for supplying drink to any pcraon at all the worse for liquor should be made much more severe than at present.— BEAUCHAMP TUCKER, Foreman." The JUDGE, in reply to it, said he would take care that it shou1d be forwarded to the Home Secretary. ' Tllfcre tyere / Mypy'tiTf0 cases down for trial, twenty- four of yffiwfare for ffoffJl& Following are of local and general intiresf, • • o THE ROBBERIES OF WHEAT IN FALMOUTH HARBOUR. Wm. Drew, 48, labourer, and Thomas Kendall, fisherman, wero indicted for stealing a quantity of yheat, the property of Stephen Gore, from a Vessel called the Friends, lying at Falmouth ; John Jacket. marine store dealer, Falmouth, was indicted for roccm: ig the s^ mo well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Honry LOPes, Q. cy M. P, and Mr. Henry Clark ( instructed by Mr. Tilly, of Fal- mouth) prosecuted; Mr. Folkard defended Jacket, and Mr. Lewis appeared for the other pri- soners, both gontlomen being instructed by Mr. jenkins, of Penryn. ParMnulftrB 0116( 1 ' mve already appeared in tho columns of the Falmouth and Penryn Weekly Times. Among the witnesses were Capt. Gore, master of the ship, and Superintendent Julyan, the latter find- ing whoat at Jacket's house. In answer to his lord- ship, Mr. Julyan and marine store dealers did not generally purchase corn. His Lordship: I should think not. Mr. Julyan said Jackett was a general dealer as well aa a marine store dealer, and he had seen a little Indian corn in the window of his shop for sale. Mr. R. H. Lashbrooke. corn sampler, stated that there was no comparison bstween the wheat in " The Friends " and in the " Mary " and " Pioneer; " he had sampled the cargoes of all three ships. — Mr. Thomas Webber, J. P., of Falmouth, who said he had been in the corn trade all his life more or less, sampled the cargo of the " Fides." and stated that it was infsrior to that brought by " The Friends." Two brothers, named Lake, boatmen of Flushing, were the principal witnesses against Drew and Ken- dall, one swearing that he saw them hoisting bags out of their boat into Jacket's store, and also that he saw them in their boat alongside " The Friends"; the other assorted that he saw them emptying bags into tho water round Trefusis Point— An oyster dredger, named Banks, residing at Flushing, corroborated the evidence about the prisoners emptying the bags. The two Lakes stated in cross- examination that they had been refused admission on board vessels because of cases having come to the knowledge of the captains that the crews were made drunk, and the cargo stolen. Mr. Carvosso emphatically denied that he had sent to Jacket, saying that he would purchase as much wheat as he had to sell, as the servant Trevarthen as- serted. Mr. Lewis's defence waa that the whole case was a concoction of the brothers Lake, the motive for it being that between Henry Lake and the prisoner Drew there had been a quarrel, which resulted in both of them being fined by the magistrates. There were also disputes between them about money matters. The evidence of the Lakes was subjected to a scathing criticism at the hands of Mr. Lewis, who pointed out many parts which he said were open to be discredited by the jury. He accounted for the prisoners having possession of the wheat by stating that it had been given them by the crew of a foreign vessel for services rendered, and that this vessel went to sea before they were apprehended. Mr. Folkard, for Jacket, maintained that there was no evidence to prove that he received the wheat with a guilty knowledge that it had been stolen, even if it had been stolen from the brig " The Friends," which, however, he asserted had not been proved by the evi- dence. He pointed out that the evidence of the ser- vant Trevarthen proved that when the first corn was KII' « wv* Lu. koh'- i avvajr, mm ouo uiui; uucu IV because she had seen him do so before. She had also said, in reply to his lordship, that she did not tell her master of the transaction. The excellent character of his client after 40 years' residence in Falmouth was put before the jury very strongly. His Lordship, in summing up, said the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners could have done no better thing than look after cases of that kind so as to pro- vent robberies from vessels, upon whose arrival the prosperity of the port depended. It was of very great importance that the system of pilfering grain or any- thing else from vessels coming to the port should be brought before a jury, and the present case, althoueh a very long one, had been very properly conducted, and its importance warranted the time it had occupied. The jury found the prisoners guilty, but recommend- ed Jacket to mercy on account of his previous good character. His Lordship, in passing sentence, aaid it would be very destructive to a port like Falmouth if vessels putting in for the purpose of getting orders were sub- jected to persons prowling about, giving money to the crews while the captain was absent, thus affording them the means of getting drunk, and then taking portions of the valuable cargo. He hoped the present proceedings would be a warning to all boatmen about Falmoutn that it was stealing to take from crews part of the cargoes of vessels, for no ono had a right to touch the cargo except the captain, and if any officer, other than the captain, or any man gave these things he would beguilty of theft as well as the meij who received. However, as this was the first case of the kind be would sentence Kendall and Drew to only three months' imprisonment, and Jacket to one month, If auy othur ca* es of the kind came on such light sen- tences would not be again passed, CHAPEL ROBBERY AT BUDOCK. Albert Pardon, 17, mason ( imp,), and Thos. Rule. 15, seaman ( imp.), were charged with breaking and entering ( be Weslayan Methodist Chapel, at the parish of Budock, on the 5th of March, with intent to com- mit a felony,— Mr, Clark prosecuted— The entey was effected on a Tuesday following a Sunday on which a collection had been made, but as the money had been removed the visit of the prisoners was a singularly unprofitable one. The guilt of the prisoner Pardon was clear, but Rule had all along denied his participa- tion in the crime. His statement before the magis- trates, the one he adhered to now, was that he en- deavoured, but unsuccessfully, to dissuade Pardon ijrQm breaking jnto the church. After Pardon had Iffojufty ijj ^ wcut | t) fqr a moment, he neither broke nor stole anything.'— Pardon now urged drunkeaness in extenuation. y- The jury returned a Verdict of guilty against both prisoners, recommending Rule to mercy. — Pardon was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and Rule, who had received testi- monials of good character from his employers, to a fortnight's imprisonment. BIGAMY AT BEDRUTH. William Potter was indicted for feloniously marry- ing Gertrude Crebo, Redruth, on August 30th, 1871, Priscilla, his former wife, to whqm he was previously married oq Jjfy 24th, 1837, being then alive: Mr. St. Aubyn prosecuted, Mr. Collins defended The pRi- soner pleaded guilty, but in extenuation, Mr. Collins stated that in consideration of receiving £ 200 the prisoner's former wife, Priscilla, had left the prisoner altogether, HE then went dowu into Cornwall, where he was born, and while ill there met with & young woman who afterwards passed through the ceremony of marriage with the prisoner. The young woman had been told of the circumstances of the prisoner, that he had been married, and she refused to tend upon and nurse him in the house unless the marriage cere- mony was gone through; whereupon the prisoner was foolish enough to marry her. When the first wife behoof this, she came down to the place where he was living In cornWalL and sOon after a messenger came to him, and told him; if ite'^ ld' nofc giye her more mony she would prosecute him for the offence he had committed. Mr. Collins contended that no wrong had beeii done, for prisoner's wife well knew that when she received the £ 200 she was free from him. Mr St. Aubyn, on behalf of the prosecution, said he was pleased to say that hu entirely concurred with his teamed friend's remarks and recommended the 6richer most strongly to mercy. The prisoner_ was ltiD bound oyer in Ins own recognizances of Sop tq appear when called upon. ACQUITTED ON THE GROUND OF INSANITY. Mildred Sawdie, 36. charwoman ( well), waa charged with stealing, on tho 16th of February, at Egloshayle, a cloak, the property of Mary Ann Pascoe.— Mr. Lewis prosecuted.— The prisoner, who behaved in an extraordinary manner in the dock, alternately contra- dicting and acknowledging the statements of the wit- nesses, » R, d qecMlonally laughing at the proceedings, stated that ahu bL- lowged London, and that she had been married twice to the same cornishman— once m 1853, and again in 1855. Evidence was given to show that she had been an inmate of the Cornwall Lunatic Asylum, and this evidence the prisoner supplamented by saying that she had been confined in that establish- ment three times. By the advice of hia lordship the jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity. The prisoner, who at first was delighted at the idea of an acquittal, did not seem to approve the addition to the verdict, and on learning that she was to be con- fined during her Majesty's pleasure, protested against ' •— incr confined in the asylum, stating that if she jSSttTatyasto bo mT hte shL' W0^, J away" with herself, . epforctyg Jlffl tftrpav u, dition that she was a " determined woman," She piteously continued that that never came to Cornwall without spending her time in the asylum or the work- house, and that she had now come to the gaol. ' As she was being removed she fell fainting on the stairs, and was with difficulty taken away. „ A 8uccession of Sentences.- At the Camborne Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, Charles Fitzwilliam was brought up on remand charged with a criminal assault upon Julia Hocking, of Camborne, aged nine years. It appears from the evidence given by Mr Butlin, sur- geon, that the assault besides causing other injuries has resulted in an attack of " St. Vitus's dance. The prisoner was sentenced on this chargo to six months imprisonment. A econd charge was brought against bin: for buying 1. , than 56lbs of brass, for this offence he was fined :., and in default of payment to be committed for two inontlis to prison. The pri- soner being under police supervision for seven years from January, 1871, was i tiled upon to prove gettin his living honestly, which i failed to do. For this he was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, making in all twelve months. II J has been three times con- victed for felony. Re- Valuation of Property.— The Advantage of Professional Assistance^ - We announced to our readers a short time sinci that the Assessment Com- mittee of the Penzance Union was dissatisfied with the overseers rating of the new flour mills in Gulval, erected by Messrs. Branwell and Messrs. Bazeley, and also with the rating of Messrs. Bolithos' smelting- works at Chyandour, anr: also with the new ice- works erected by Messrs. Ashwell & Co. The gross rateable value of tho whole only a mounted to £ 263 per annum. The Assessment Committee decided to have the whole valued by a thoroughly competent and experienc- ed surveyor. On enquiry they ascertained that Mr. T. R. Olver, of Falmouth, 1 .1 been engaged h / several assessment committees in the county, and had, more- over, given great satisfaction when last employed by this Union in valuing for rating purposes the whole of the wharves, foundries, mills, and other extensive works of Messrs. Harveyt at Hayle. They decided, therefore, to call him a" ain to make this valuation. Mr. Olver has surveyed the various premises and has sent in his valuation; the result being that he estimat- ed the grow rateable value to be £ 430 per annu a. The Assessment Committee, at their next meeting, adopted his valuation and gave notice of the same to the respective owners. If they desired to appeal, they were asked to do so in time for the next meeting. Messrs. Branwell and Messrs. Bazeley gave notice, and the appeal was heard on Thursday last, when the parties were in attendance and also Mr. Olver. Mr. Branwell explained that if he kept the whole of his mill- stones at work he should not find fault with Mr. Olver's valuation, but, inasmuch as that he had been burnt out twice, in re- erecting the premises he had provided surplus mill- stones and machinery to meet such a contingency, and claimed a reduction, on this account. Mr. Bazeley claimed a reduction, because of the difficulties ot getting coal, grain, & c., to his mill, and for various otli r reason Mr. Olver was called upon to reply. He explained thi> dhj.. unties always attendant on va : p mi s j to occupied by the owners and th'u J ilir highly- satisfactory maiu how he ~ ' hi-, tion, which was in detail. After two hour.' dis<. jsior and deliberation the Assessment Committee decided to fix the gross rateable value at £ 410. The Assessment Committee requested the chairman ( the Rev. W. W. Wingfield) to thank Mr. Olver for the vei a'. le and careful manner in which he hid marie his v. atiun, and for the lucid explanation he had given of it. It was in the highest degree satisfactory; and no alteration would have been made in it, but for the explanation given, for the first time that day, that a portion would only be used in case of an accident : on this account they reduced it the £ 20. This valuation will make a net increase of about £ 17 per annum to the rates of the parish of Gulval.— Penzance Cornish Telegraph. '' A Visit to Epps's Cocoa Man ufactory. — Through the kindness of Messrs. Epps, I recently had an op- portunity of seeing the many complicated and varied processes the Cocoa bean passes through ere it is sold fop public use, and, being both interested and highly pleased with what I saw during my visit to the man- ufactory, I ^ liougLt a brief account of the Cacao, and the \ Jay it is m^^ focter*.' . by Messrs. Epps, to fit it for a wholesome and nutritious beverage, might be of interest to the readers of Land and Water."— See article in Land and Water, October 14. Breakfast - Epps's Cocoa.— Grateful and comforting. " By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the Operations of digestion and nutri- tion and by a cnperul application of the fin; proper- ties of well- selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfist tables with a delicately flavoured beverage whioh may save in many heavy doctors'bills." Civil Service Gazette. xade simply with boiling water, or milk. _ 3ach pat ket is labelled-" James Epps and Co., Homceopathic Chemists, London."— Al-> makers of Epps's Cacaoine, a very thin beverage '., evening use. Manufacture of Cocoa. Cacaoine, < fc Chocolate — " We will now give an ac.^ unt of the process adopted by Messrs. James Epps ud Co., manufacturers of dietetic art cles, at their ? rks in the Euston Road, London."- See Article in ?& rt 19 oi Cassel's Household Guide. IR THEBE ARE ANY LA" Tf! S who have not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH, t ny are respectfully solicited to give It a trial, and carcf ilty follow out the directions printed qn every package ana if this is done, tlwy will Say like fche Queen's Laundress, it is the finest Starch thsy ever used. Wher you oak for GLENFIELD STARCH, see that y ju get : fc, as inferior kinds are often substituted for the > ke of extra profit. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. JjirtfcB, farri' ics. anb Deaths, B1 itTHS At Falmouth, on Saturdi lust, the wife of T, Harry Tilly, qf a son— s* illborn- At Market Street, Falmi'itti, on tho 6th l ist., th* wife of Mr. A- Geach, draper, of a son. At Mabe, near Penryn, o'> Friday last, th^ wife of Mr. Samuel Williams, National schoolmast r, of a daughter. 0 M ARP. I - VG- KS. At Mawnan Church, on Suuday last, by the Rev. W- Rogers, Jarnea Rowe, Esq., to Mrs. Grace Pasc. - j both of Mawnan. OKAI'HS. At Calcutta, on- board H. M. S. Daphne, February 2J. • 1 of ch'oleci, Edward Hawko Genn. sub- lii- nteni. nt, B. y:,' « d « 2t surviving son of W. J. Genn, Esq., , f Falmouth, aged 21 years. At Woodbine Cottage, Pi rrananvortiial, • i ^ rid > y , Elizabeth, - wife of Mr. John Kendall, ayed 70 ye $ fttft5 to the (£ i> itor This department is freely open al! wholesome diS' cussioii, and fail- criticism, of maUeiv affcctinj the public, and of local interest. The in.-: rtion of a letter is no guarantee of the Editor's approval of_ its contents, SEAMEN'S HOSPITALS. SIR,— The following pn. i, raph is copied from las' Saturday's Lancet;—" A duty of a penny per tou i# now levied at Smyrna and Constantinople on all British vessels that enter these porta, for the support of tlie British Seamen's Hospital. This plan uight be adopted with advantage in the ports of the L uited Kingdom, and is, indeed, now in operation in C rdiff, the contribution not being, however, in this case com- pulsory.— It is calculated that if a half- penny rate were levied upon all tonnage that entered London, Liverpool, and oth jr chief ports ( and this charge were commuted to a fixi d sum ns regards those vessels that make short and oft- repeated voyages), a sure and sufficient income would accrue to hospitals established solely for sailors, many of which are in a state of debt and ainginesa that does not redound to our credit as a ":- ne nation."— Yours truly, s. pKES Gopi% M> D> March 19fh, 1873, COUNTY NEWS. Forestry at St. Mawes.— The balance sheet of Court 4060, of the Foresters' Friendly Society, for the year 1871, has just been issued. It must be gratifying to the friends of the late secretary, Mr John Isabell, deceased, to find that the accounts of the Court for the past year ( after undergoing a close investigation) havo been found correct, notwithstanding the reports to tho contrary which havo beeu freely circulated. TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENR / N QUAYS. , MORNING. EVENING. SATURDAY ... Mar* 23 4 19 4 37 SUNDAY 21 4 67 5 13 MONDAY 2T> 5 32 • 5 47 TUESDAY 26 6 5 6 23 WEDNESDAY 27 6 40 6 56 THURSDAY -' S 7 13 7 33 FRIDAY 29 7 51 S 8 Rojal Cornwall \ u flnli. Patron: H. I^ kcthe j'RINCE OF WALES. APUBLIC MERITING » • held in the GUILDHALL, at 8 o> WU p. m., this ( Saturday) evening/ for the pt- rpo:.- ot present- ing to the winners fne " Silver BP . gcs ' given bv H. S. Mackenzie, Esq., and raced for at the last Royal Cornwall Regatta. TT/ OS. W* BB 1 RR 8 S. YML: / AC > P Mon- aecs" Falmouth, March 23rd, Mf2 wanted Immediately. One HUNDRED NAVVIES AND labourERS for the construction of Government Railways in New Zealand. Ship to saiLBUi Apijil. For particulars apply to / i R. P. THOMAS, ty JOHN BROGDEN A SONS, falmouth. READ HELDS, AND SEE THE GREAT BENEFITS DERIVED FROM A la IID. ARTICLE. Allcock'a Ponfus Piaster* have reliev- 1 sufferers when in the greatest pain and all other remedies had failed. Physicians and surgeons of all schools recommend them. A doctor said the other day :—'" I do not know whether Alloock's Plasters oontain all the virtues yon ascribe to them, but this I do know: no plaster or local application hasiever given my patieati » " cb great comfort" We pmbllsh a few cases of ear - showing th£ h wonderful virtues. Farther e » idenc » > of, their value to sofferine lumaaity ill be demonstrated to any one cal iiow- a- principal agency- \ JKFLAMMAT^ ON OF T0H ' UNGS. u Henry D. BrUj Wh, ? larlotte- street, Liverpool. , " Dear Sir,— We beg to • testi- monial as to the !• : fieac Porous Plaster*. Jamer Radcl-. C • .. street, Mosely. say" he h tyen . ' bo I five weeks puffer'titf fr 4i infl- loa » ( 4. He eonirhed oontic dally, • - si^ o and difficult * of brnlithing, * fioi sa low that he was unhble to r - . without support. He appliei one at • era. and found relief in fiftein mi out » w > ich ht says the cough stepped and in*' oration ceased. He is now < Juite reoo— The abort is exactly his owl statement ne.— Yours respectfully, T " JO'. ' JiCELB. . " Pro BOSTOCK, " 24, Stamfordrftree*, A « ,, der- Lyat " NoTemMr 24,1871 RHEUMATISM OFJ THE WRIST H^ nryD. Brandreth, EM., 5" Great Char- lotte. street, Liverpool. JG Crowti- street, Li Tel- poo1. NOT. list. 1871. Di ir Sir,— Three months s. uee I eo « w not - ttf right ' land, owing » o rheumatism ie jj ecd bfT. y vrrist, and orer keo weeks I was in frtf- M pair — unable to fidd * ny relief- After trvu.,- many remedies, I wis at last persunded ft. try Alloock*!! Poroiu PlahteM. I bound one noiid my wrist; in tbrie days I had great relief, and in a week's time Was perfect ly cared Your plasters are a blessing! to the afficted. have positive informatioa of jtbeir being of grea benefit in bronchitis and sathma. It will gire me pleasure to answer anj communication con- cerning them.— fours truly,! THOMAS DAVIBS. gRONCHITI8. Henry D. Brandreth, E. « q., Liverpool. 106, liampton. street, BirminKbnm. Nor 27,1871. Dear Sir,— I have for some mouths p ist been n the oabit of using Allcook"* Porou* Plasters ( procured from the establishment of Messrs. Snape and Son, 18, Great Hampt- n.- » re « t, of this town) wbea saffuring frt> iD bro- e. itis and serere painB ia the side, » nJ b- tv n e » ery occasi- found immediate relief wli^ rc i I had previously consulted two million! cr. n without derif. Lg the least benefit. I can w tnfidence recor. mend them to any one satfor, rom ths same complaint.— Yours refcp^- f u 7LBS ALLCOCK'S POROUS are sold by all Druggists, at • with full directions for u*>, or to suit. TBE Turd Plaster i » ipeeiaii.. families and phy^ irians. ^ piasters. Pr. ce 14. per y » r ••>* yard, or 4a per qai » rier. PRINCIPAL AaB. tcr roa ti i ( Wholesale and " ! » 57, GREAT OHARLOTTK .-, F. ' , B.— A Plaster sent to any part u. : tf. tj for 16 stamps. THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEK * General xIiiitaiHictments. MONEY READY| TO BE ADVANCED BY THE General llatial Persian, rt Land, Building and Investment Society, CHIII OFFICE:— U, BSD FORD" EOW\ LONDON, W. C. TP JSTEB8 :— BOBFIST NICHOLAS ' O rLBH, Esq., II. P., Cornhill, E. O. JOH? PEEEMAN, Esq., J P., Woodlane House, F « lmouth. ALDSBMAN Tnoms S. | OWDEN, Bishopsgate, E. C. ADVANCES pron>" tly made upon security of Fresliold or Leasehold Proporty, majable by monthly or quarterly instalment!" for fiiceei years or less, by which means prop* rty may b-> acquired by paymenn slightly esceedidg tie rental value. Surrey Fee and isgigtration, £ 1 3s, fid. on applications of £ 500 and under. INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT.— Dep. i its received bearing interest at thi rate of £ 5 per cent, per annum, withdrawable on short notice. SHARES, value £ 10. 625 id >. bearing interest at the rate of '; 5 per cent., and participating in profits declared, mav ' r, Jized by single payments or m nthly subscriptions este iding oyer a term of years. For full particulars apply to THOMAS CORFIHLD, til ! County Surveyor, Arweuaek St.- . t, Falmouth. CHAELES PHILLIPS, tb o Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmoutn . Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BINYON, 44, Bedford li , w, London. Sternal 3n L, Y TIMES. 8ATUHDAY, MABCH. S3. 1 » ? 2 ornaments. ST_, A. IDE OLYBE., FuroisMns ail 1 Ge j& i il Ironm mger, PI imber, Gas Fitter lad Manufacturer, STRAND, If AX, MOUTH. Is 8 din/ of SURPLUS STOCK at great reduction in prices. Balance ivory- handle Kniv3 ' Os., 12s., 16s., 20s. per ioze i. Black handle Knives and Forks, 6s., 8s., 9s., 10s., 12s. doz. Carvi ig Cnivea and Forks, : II'., 3 6d., 4s. 6,1., 5s. 6. L, 7s. 6d. pair. Electro- BY EOYAL: : TTEBS PATENT. JA M. B8 Q- XB Sole d'anuljacturers of the A- TvEn^ coisri^ - FIXED BS AND CO., o- TJA^ nsro The Cheapest and best Manure in uso. ' JConsumors are warued tliat uoue is genuine unlesi tho bags bear the Trrde Mark and are secured with a li ' " ' " * r ' ' - - - - - . eaden Seal. Also Manufacturers of " Patent Amtnoniatcd Phosphate," especially adapted for Wheat Barley and Oats ; aul of Bone, Blood and Spjcial Mauurcs of first- rate quality. Particulars of J A - IES ' HBB3 AND COMPAQ, Works : Victoria T > oks. . Office London, E J., or t » « ; r mln.- i llj uts. f,.,.. V -„ i. f E. lfl^ Mark Lane, npaii", i'onryn. " ug ' i. ... • Silver Table Spoons and Forks, 20s., 24s. doz. Do. Di- jserl Spoons and Forks, 16s., 18s., 20s., 24s. doz. Do. Tea Spoons, 8s., 10s., 12;. doz. Da Sugar Boxes. Salv - re, Cake Baskets, Toast Racks, Tea Pots, Cruets, & o., & c., & c. Bronzed Tea Urn^ and Kettles - i S, mds, 20s., 25s., 30s. upwards. Tea Trays from 5s. per set of 3, single Trays from Is. Gd. Fen rs, parlour, Is. 6d., 2s., 33., 4s., 5s. Fenders, dining room, 5s. Fenders, drawing room; 12s. Fire i- ons, 2a. 6d. to 30s. per set. Rnmford Stoves from 3s. upwards. Register Stoves from 8s. upwards Cocking Ranges from 10s. Apparatuses from 20s. upwards. Patuuc Mangles, 30s., 45s. Washing Machines,' 2s. 6d., 60s., 90s. Chaff Cutters, 45s. 50s. Iron Cots, 7s. 6d. to 30a. Iron Folding Beds, 6a. 6d. Iron French Beds, from 10a. to 30s. Half Tester Beds, Mattrassos and Palliasses, i Lamps, Gas Chandelier;, Gas Brackets. Water Closets, aad all plumbor's Fittings. Estimates given aud 0,. itract3 entered into oihor for work or supply. PHOTOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT. CHURCH STREET, FALMOUTH. J". : B\~ T! R, TJLL Begs to return his sincere thanks to his numerous Patrons and the Public generally for their kind patronage and support for the past twelve years, and at the same time to inform them that he is now sufficiently recovered from his long illness to enable him to undertake the duties of the Studio, and to introuace bis long contemplated NEW STYLES OF PORTRAITURE, Which, requiring not only careful manipulation, but tho eye and hand of an Artist, could jno t entrusted to the hands of an ordinary operator. Tbeie beautiful productions of Art and Photography combined, are now ready for inspection at the Studio. EVERT DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK AS USUAL. THE BLOOD! THE BLOOD II THE BLOOD MI CLARKE'S World Tamed Blood Mixture FOR CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD from ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising from youth- ful indiscretion or any other cause, cannot be too highly recommended. It Cures Old Sores Cures Ulcerated Sores in the Neck Cures Ulcerated Sore Logs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on Face Cures Scurvy Sores Cures Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures Glandular Swellings Clears the Blood from aU Impure Matter, from whatevar cause arising. As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and warrant" : roe from mercury— which all pilii and most medicines'. " Id Tor the above diseases contain— the Proprietor solicits f> Iter: re to give it a trial to test its value. Thousands of Testimonials from all p? rts. Sold in Bottles 2s 3d each, and in Cases, containing 8 Bottles, Us each, sufficient to effect a pei- manent core in long- standing cases, by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to any address on recoipt of 37 or I3J stamps, by F. J. CLARKE, Chemist, High 8treet, LINCOLN. WHOLESALE AGENTS :— % fiOLAY * 80N8, LONDON, AND ALL THE WHOLESALE hOU8E8. INVESTMENTS. rm& ke Safe and Profitable Investments, Invi- should apply for the • NVESTMENT CI1. LAR, published monthly which contains val inform ition regarding ever' kind of Stocks and S! with s-• ictions of th') lies', securities, returning 5 to 20 per cent. Gratis ac 1 post free on applies. HANDY BOOK FOB ISVEITORS, post free, 10A ' BRITISH MINES AND M NTNO, post free, 2L BARTLETT & CHAPilAN, Share Dealers, Cornhill, E. C. 43 300 page - ' " 1 mHE HO. MJSO' v I JL OR ( an BpUv LM. R. C. S- — A Ii'i'idiu and pr. sscri " 1 i • ! Homreipathjc Oh . ' 170, PiccatLlly; . ii v:. u stwBC Falmouth, E. Mioheli. Choi•-!•.:,._ • .>•> ' I. Bennetts, chemist. Penzance. ii Bu . 7, Chapel Street. Truro, T. B. Percy; s.- rr. oll : J. E- Rickard. Agents for Epps's Glycerine Jujubes, for Cuueh, Throat- Irritation, Voice. Sold only in labelled boxes, 6d. and Is. CAUTION •— Each bottle or tube of medicine is secured by a band over the cork bearing the signa, ture, ' James Epps and Co., Hoinceopathic Chemists, - London," without which iu no case can they be genuine. p. p. 180, cloth, Is. ; post free for 13 stamps. TVOG DISEASES TREATED BY HOMCEOPA- U THY. By JAMES MOORE, M. R. C. V. S London : — James Epps anil Co., Homceopathic ! Chemists, 48 Threadneedle Street; 170, Piccadilly ; aud 112, Great Russell Street. WANTED. Now P Wished, Foolscap Octavo, 386 p. p. toned paper, clotli, an- tique, bevelled boar Is, gilt back and side, Dedicated to BOB BUT ALEXANDER GHAT, Esq., and patronised by his Worship the LOBD MAYOR of London ; price 6s., Bulo, Reuben Ross: a Tale of the I Manacles, Hymn, Song & Story, . 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Jlss WIHSLOW'S SOOTHIH ® 8TBUP » 0 » CHILDREN I ijhoiid auava be used when Children are cutting tooth; it relieves the little sufferers at onoe, lti- ra- dnoes natural quiet sleep by relieving the child bom pain, and the little cherub awakes " « bngh'. « » s button." It is perfecUy harmlees, and very pit to taste. It soothes the child, it softeus the y m sllays all pain, relieves wind, reffulatf > the bo - li, and is tho beet known remedy for dysentery <. n0 diarrboja, whether arising from teeth: ng er othe, causes. Mr » . Winslow* ® Soothing Syrtp ia sold by thousands of Medicine dealere in all parte ol . the world » t la 1W per bottle, and Millions of Mother* can U^ ifv to H.^^.- Mtnulaetoiy, 496 Oxford Sweet, I 3sT O T I O IE . Cheap and ( i « oj! Printint al the Offices of this Paper. MAl'i'lN & WEBB. MAKTJPACTURF R8 OP Genteel Houses to t et or Sold in Obelisk TO BE LET OR SOLD, v i immediate possession, two elegant. signed and commoc ious DWELLINGS ( n ; w, y- built), in Obehsk Koad, comman'iing the iinest views in Falmouth. Each House comprises 2 Parlors, 2 Kitchens, 5 Bedrooms, W. C., and a small Cellar; with a Garden in front and convenient Courtlage at the back. Vpply to Mr. JAMES MITCHELL, Builder, Falmouth. '\ Tlw Lion, the Net, ami the Mouse."— To pre- lt Pastes, aud unprincipled Traders from deceiving the publi- the proprietor of POWELL'S BALSAM OF Anx._ t. iw ri^, compelled t" adopt the above Trade Mirk ( Lion, Net, md Ion ), and this design will in future continue to app. - f up i t! ie wrapper of each genuine Bottle, and any > m n " ing it « - ill render themselves liabl « t. » Ft : " S MMI . VT. | The following lett r v ill near u , • r : ful curative pr- » (, ties n —" H « sr Vl^ je ty's Gun li . aI East Coast of Scotland, 7th - Sir,— Having had a mt distrr which caused me man/ si- • i.. days, 1 was recnmiQeudc i EARL > F CAITBMESS, to I ' Balsam of'Aniseed, auu 1 .• •. a first d. se I found immediate .-. e . . v it hnv- ing to suspend my various duties; and t. ie first . sn- jJlbottle completely cured me, t lerefore I ... IVJ the grt itest confidence in " fully recoini jendiag it to the million. Most res[ icctfully yours, W. LlNZRLL, H M. G. B. ' Netley.' To Mr. Powell." Prepared and Sold by THOMAS POWELL, 16, Blackfriars Road, London ; aiid Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors through- out the World. In Bottles only, at Is lid and 2s 3d . * ch. Ask for " POWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED." FRAGRANT FLQRILINE.— For the TEETH and BREATH. ' . f- w drops of this liquid on a wet tooth brush pro- j 1 ... ^ : t delightful foam, which clearscs the Teeth j I ,, ,- u All Miipurities, strengthens and hardens the gums. I >> ri its irtnr, and arrests the progress of decay. It ' ..- ivi tot u'l - eth a peculiar and beautiful whiteness, I and .- npa>-. • a leli^ htfnl fragrance t> tho Breath. It Iv'ii, n I unpleasant odour arising from decayed u - c:., a disordered stomach, or tobr' ' co smoke. The Ftagrant Floriline is purely vegetable, and equally I adapted to old and young. It is thi greatest toilet discovery of tlie age. Sold in large bottles and elegant I .... .- s itis. cd., by all Chemists and Perfumers. H. C. J ; U. vLLur, Proprietor, 493, Oxford Street, London. Lf< I m i ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE Off BEST QUALITY, SPOONS AND FORKS, DINNER AND TEA SERVICES, PIATEE DESSERT & FISH EATING KNIVES, CAIN TEEN CASES, & C. TABLE CUTLERY OF THE FINEST QUALITY. CATALOGUES POST FREE. ADDKESS CAEJIIFUIILY I! 76, 77 & 78 OXFORD STREET, MANSION HOUSE BUILDINGS, CITY, LOISTIDOIT. WORKS: SHEFFIELD & LONDON. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE, THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINB. CHLOROICNE is admitted by the Profession to bo the most wonderful end val oabla remedy ever discovered. CHLOKODYNE is the best remedy known for Oonirha, Consumption, Bronohltis, Asthma. CHLORODYNE effectually checks and arreete thos, too often fatal disoases— Diptheria, Fever, Croup, Ague. CHLORODYNE ecu Uke a charm in Diarrhcea, and is the only specific in Cholera and Dysentery. CHLORODYNE eifrotoally cute short all attacks of Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitation and Spasms. CHLORODYNE is the only palliative In Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Goat, Cunccr, Toothache, Meningitis, to. From LOBD Fm » cts OOTOTSHIM, Mount Charles, Donegal, 11th December 1868. " Lord Francis Conyngham, who this time last year bou-' at same of Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chl.- irod\ Tie from Mr. Davenport, and has foand It a most wonderful medicine, wi'l be glad to have half- a- dozen bottles sent at once to the abovo oddi ess." " Earl Bus^ ell oommunicated to tho College r Physicians that he received a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Manilla, to the efft- t that Cholera has been raging fearfully and that tho ONLY remedy of any service was CHLC L; ODYNE."— 8ee Janeet, iBt December I8 « i; CAUTION.— BEWABE of TIRA'.- i ,. IMITATION8. CAUTIOS.— Vioe- Chancellor F W. PIGL OOD stated tb. it Dr. ' OLLIS Bxowxt . v un loubtedlv. I^ vantnr of OHLORODYNE: that tho story r the Defei- i. ant, F » * EifAW, wan del' > on » tely nuirue, \/ hioli, hi rjgroltod to saj*. Hadr been sworn to.— Bee Timet, 13th Jnlj^ IW Sold in Bottles at Is 1* 1.2s 3d. 4* 6- 1 r. nd lis ea* h. Nouoisetau. without tho woros " Dr. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S OHLORODYNE " on the iJovernmen'. Suunp. Overwhelming Modic.. r • • nmy accompanies eanh boiflo. fy^ T MAsuTACTumns— J. T. DAVENPORT, 83 Great Bussell Stroot, Bloomsbury, London. mm. THOUSANDS are at this moment rejoicing over the beautiful heads of Hair restored to them by using NEWMANE'S HAIR GROWING POMADE, which was never known to fail in pro- ducing hair. Price Is. and 2i. 6d. p REY HAIR RESTORED to its original color; VJ Greyness prevented and the growth of the Hair promoted by using NEWMANE'S HAIR LOTION. This is at onco the CHEAPEST and BUST HAIR RESTORER out, as it has stood tho test and is pronounced soperior to the higher- pricod London preparations, FREE from DANGERO0S POI- SONS, and certain in its action. Try one Shilling Bottle and be convinced of its efficacy. Bottles li. and 2s. 6d. each. QCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by O NEWMANE'S HAIR WASH. The Best and Cheapest Hair Cleaner extant. In Bottles at 6d. and Is. Sold in Falmouth by W. F. Newman, chemist, Market Street GLENFIELD STAROHifg"^ If there are any ladies who have not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH they are respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow ont the directions printed on eyery package, and if this is done, They will say, like the Queen's Laundreu, It ia the finest Starch they erer used. When you ask for Glenfleld Starch IN that you get it, Aa inferior kinds are often substituted for tha sake of extra profits. Beware there for o of spurious imitations. fHE' BAG of BAGS" for TRAVELLING DRIBMKO « n « WRITIWB. tka moat compact uul metal n « — A. B. O. DESPATCH IX Xlfin WRI(( n « <•..., VI Si. JUM.', SurM. « jv„ n ' TO CAPJTAJ. rST. i and SHAREHOLDERS. L Divi'i" - L v ! 10 t « 20 per cent. lJ^. d SHAKl'SX r; fVKSTMKNT CIRCULAR ([ JO'tfree): Inmud M. mtlily; uowready; 12pages. S ue Imc--> tui., ut.. in l^ i^ ILsh and Foreign Railways, Debciitiinv, iiiaes, Furuign lionds, American and ' ' i. Io. iiU StOcfcWic. 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RIBBONS, WOOL, SILK, FEATHKBB, Completely Dyed la 10 minotea without soiling the handa. VW taMraeMoBS aappSd. OfaUCOMaMk BEECH - LOADERS. „ SECOND HAlOk EECH - LOADERS. FROM AO 10a ECH- LOADERS. BOUGHT FOR QAMM. OATALOOXnt AND FRIOl LIST, ( RTAMF8. WHISTLER, 11 STRAND, LONDOH. VALUABLE DISCOVBRY FOB THB HAIR 11— A very meely perfumed hair dressing, called " The MEXII aa Hair Renewer," now being sold by most Chemists and Perfumers at 3s 6d per bottle, is ta-. t superseding all " Hair Restoicrs"— for it will posit, th, restore tn every case, Grey or White hair to its original colour, by a few applications, without d'jeinq it, or leaving the disagreeable smell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as pro- moting the growth on bald spots, where the hair glands are not decayed. Certificate from Dr. Vera- mann on every bottle, with full particnlnrs. Ask for " IIIE MEXICAN HAIU RENKWEB," prepared bv H. C. GALLUP, - m Oxford Street, London. BBOWV'S BRONCHIAL TsocHas. forthecnroof Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma, CatArrh, or any irritation or sorenees of the throat, are now imported and sold in this country at la lid per box, put up in the form of a " losenge." It la the must conveni, . t, pleasant, safe and sure remedy for clearing and strengthening the voice known xn the world. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher saps: " I have often rooom- mended them to friends who were public speakers, and ey have proved extremely service- mine in many cases they able." The genuine have the words " Brown's Bronchial Troches " en the Government Stamp aroand each box. 8old by all medicine Tendon.— Londoo Depot, 493 Oxford Street rjlEAWLINESS.- W. G. NIXEY's Reflnefl V 11LACK LUAO > okl « wrywbct « b; . ii al. opkwprr,. fJLEAN LINES S^ wTq. NIXEY' s Refined V ULACK LKAD tor piM1. litot Movw. Ac., aqual to bormUltMl WG. NIXETi Refined ELACK LEAD. • " OlMnUiimB."— Th » proprlelor brp. to CAUTION tli » pubtle • Cttin^ t being IrnpoMd opoa by unprU. clpltO li. dt. miiL, wlx.. wlik - — J — rnater proOt. » r « ni » nut » ciurlnB and » eodUi « itioua ... — N1XB1. SAW n- u - v - jajuart. U TRY MECHI'S MAGIC STROPv ALIO Hit MAGIC PASTE AND PAZOP. g. Sold by all Perrumers throughout the Klngd" ^ JOHN JOSEPH MEOHI, assisted by Sen, bn one of tho largest Stockn In London of Ar tf^ t* wiitcd for WEOOINQ, BIRTHDAY, OR COMPLIWENT^' LMSENTS, and at Prices suited to the re^ njj^^ i* 0f. all. DRESSINQ BAGS AXO CASES, M VMTTFIS ^ GENUEMEN, WITH fllLTHTI 41TB HOVKT1XOS. DESPATCH BOXF/ 4 p^ TTED & EMP7T. WSITI^ q QASEa. & c. TitusraATBD C^^/ jux^: K* S KM' '. on AI PUCATIOH. MECHI, ^ E « eg © flt St' uet London, W. '' ajniqiif/ i nail L'wiryu Itekh / im.-, .. /, VF'/ Pu'Aifhe/ l KRKDEB/', K HOM^ HT K. Kuidiny H No. 9, I Iocs, in tht I ot FaltniMjA , it Ai> < moral ftmtiuy Cffir tt- t Ounv, i'i the laid Pvxth un V'ii' \ 23, I. 2 ai x. fHE FALMOUTH & T- KNUYTC WEEKLY TIMES- RATUKOAT, MAECH 23, 1872 Cjcrjws of % gag. ( By an Occasional London ' Correspondent.) [ Tho remarks under this head aro to be regarded as tho ex- pression ot independent opinion, from the pen of a gentleman In whom wo have the greatest confidence, bat lor which we nevertheless do not hold ourselves responsible.! Although the reply of the United States Government to Lord Granville's note has not, for State reasons, been published, the main purport of it is pretty well known. At present, the negotiations arising out of this unfortunate treaty have not effected any practical advance to a pacific solution of the difficul- ties in abeyance, but that this solutiofi will come sooner or later is almost a certainty. The people of America and of Great Britain, as well as the respec- tive Governments, are equally desirous of maintaining peace, and on this one great fact our hopes of a peace ful settlement of the dispute depend. Meanwhile commercial affairs are so unsettled by uncertainty that your correspondent for one earnestly wishes that Lord Granville and Mr. Fish would negotiate by Atlantic cable. What time this would save I Parliament has not done very much this session as yet, but her Majesty's faithful Commons are beginning to want their holidays. Mr. Gladstone thinks it will be practicable to give hon. members twenty- one days at Easter and Whitsuntide together. Very likely, and possibly just as much work will be found to be done at the end of the session, as though the Easter and Whitsun holidays were curtailed. But, neverthe- less, it is certain that the House is not equal to the im- mense amount of work that each succeeding session brings, as was conclusively shown during two recent debates. Members who conscientiously devote them- selves to their Parliamentary duties find that every session the work becomes more and more laborious, and it is not surprising, therefore, that it has just been proposed in the House of Commons, that no fresh opposed business be proceeded with after half- an- hour past midnight " It is not in human nature,' says Mr. Gladstone in opposition to this proposal, " to wish to remain in the House till two or three o'clock in the morning;" and, accordingly, the Premier has sug- gested a plan which, the House having adopted it, will tend to shorten the sittings. This is a gain so far, but it is evident that something is still required to be done either to facilitate the dispatch of parliamentary business, or to have more time devoted to it The latter alternative hon. gentlemen are never likely to agree to, and so we may congratulate ourselves on the former having been approved of. The Army reorganistation scheme, proposed by Mr. Cardwell, and which seems likely to be in the main adopted, undoubtedly has some good points and some bad ones— that is a statement to which almost every one would assent, the only difference being as to the relative amount of good and bad. This I shall not canvas, but there is one part of the Government scheme which I think will, on attempting to carry it out, cause more opposition than the originator of the scheme ever thought of; I allude to the creation of 68 " centres " or barracks. It is universally admitted that the contiguity of barracks is by no means desirable, and there are already indications that the inhabitants of districts where it is threatened to establish centres will make this fact nnirrintafrpftMy known. I should say that most people's minds are made up about the Ballet— for or against, as the case may be— and that people generally are becoming rather weary of it It is therefore consolatory to learn, on high authority from more than one quarter, that the House of Lords will in all probability this session accept the proposal that voting shall be by ballot and that thus we shall at last get rid of this long- vexed question. The well- wishers of France must watch with anxiety the terrible financial difficulties that now afflict her. M Thiera has stated that 140 millions of franca are still wanted to balance the budget, and the taxation he consequently seeks to impose on the country is tremendous. The Government proposes to obtain fifty- one millions on textile fabrics, and sixty millions by taxes on raw material. This is a serious matter even for ourselves, and taken in conjunction with what is called the denunciation of the French treaty of commerce, we are placed in a very awkward position. " The Government of M. Thiers," it is stated, " are now levying upon goods imported into France in English and American ships much heavier duties than are charged to the majority of other Powers, and they deny their liability under the treaty of 1860 to give us a position equal to that of the most favoured nation." This is creating a very unpleasant feeling on the part of our commercial community towards France— a feeling, by the way which strongly contrasts with that which dictated English succour to the distressed French during the war. And as to France herself, her Government seems to be pureuing'a suicidal policy to enable her to nurture her revenge against Germany. For example, it is said that the French Minister of War will demand a vote of 200 millions of francs— eight millions sterling!— for engineering works, chiefly for the construction of forts. Poor France! she appears to have fallen on evil times, and her immediate future is dark and cloudy I The system of boarding out pauper children has not received half the attention it deserves. It has been tried to only a small extent, and, naturally enough, it has not succeeded in every case, but it has in tbe large majority of cases. The last attempt of the kind to which public attention is drawn has proved eminently successful. One of our unions some time since placed 25 orphans and foundlings with working people, labourers, & c., in the country, and the condition of these children having been carefully and officially inquired into, it is found that on the whole it is highly satisfactory. Would it not be well for the guardians of the poor throughout the country to give this system a trial? It bids fair to lessen the aggregation of paupers in our workhouses, to provide hoy and girl labour where it is required, and to im- prove the health and morals of the juvenile pauper. Is all that nothing? And as to the expense, it is les3 than keeping children in the workhouse. Some evidenoe just given before a committee of the House of Commons ought to famish a warning against the first giving way to a passion for intoxicating drink— a passion that is productive of frightful and innumerable evils if once it is allowed to gain the mastery. It is stated that about 15 per cent, of lunatics in the Manchester Royal Asylum are cured, but only about 7 per cent of dipsomaniacs, or persons who are afflicted with the mania for drink. It is then twice as difficult to cure this mania as it is to cure mania from other causes. This small per- centage is certainly not very encouraging to those who advocate the establishment of asyi'nms for the habitually intemperate. And I am afr. dd that if wo had asylums for this class, tho institutions would have to be very largo and very numerous! The University boat- race this year excites cer- tainly not less interest than usual, as evidenced' by the conversation one may hear anywhere and by tho extent to which ladies don something or other of a dai'k or light blue, according as they favour Oxford or Cam- bridge, or mayhap according as the dark or light shoJe suite hair and complexion ; as also by the blue ties which gentlemen now adopt Every year this great i contest for the " blue riband of the Thames" creates as much interest as any public topic of the time. Parliament will of course stand ad- journed- on the day of the race, being Saturday, but were it to take place on any other day of the week I should not bo at all surprised at an effort being made to obtain an adjournment. As it is, most of our legis- lators— so large a proportion of whom having been educated at one or other of the Universities, naturally feel the honour of Alma Mater at stake— will manage to see the annual display of skill and pluck, and if the day be but fine, the banks will be lined with spectators of all classes. The interest in this race is healthy, just because the contest is thoroughly genuine, and purely for the honour of the thing. Long may it remain so. As there are many people who come but seldom to Londoh, it is easy to imagino the puzzlement of the stranger who, not having visited the Metropolis, say for ten years, rambles about the neighbourhood of the Holbom Viaduct, trying to identify the neighbour- hood with what it was when he last saw it, and he will also be surprised that so large a quantity of land in tho locality still remr : us unlet. This source of surprise is not likely to last muc longer, and if our friend the stranger goes home to Blankshire and two or three years hence again rambles about the neighbourhood of the Holbom Viaduct, once again he will be unable to recognize it Another great change is about to be effected. The Londonj Chatham, and Dover Railway have com- menced the works for their new station on the Holtbra Viaduct This station, which will cost some £ 70,000, will be the city terminus of the line, and as running powers frill be given to other railway companies, the traffic to and from this great central terminus will be immense. Of course this will involve a great demand for building land adjacent, and already arrangements have be£ n made to build a large, commodious, terminus hotel, atj the cost of £ 50,000. In a word, this part of London- is now entering on a course of vast improve- ment, and in a few years' time it will become one of the most important business localities in the whole metropolis, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ACTION FOB FALSE IMPRISONMENT. The plaintiff, it appeared, was tenant of some pre- mises in Manchester, of which the defendant was owner. The plaintiff wished to make a skylight in the roof, and employed some workmen to do the work; they were engaged in doing this when it came to the know- ledge of the defendant, who, it appeared, did not wish the skylight to be made. The defendant thereupon ordered the plaintiff and his workmen to desist, and, on their refusing to do so, called in a policeman and charged the plaintiff with doing wilful damage to hia premises. The policeman, having ascertained that the' plaintiff was the tenant in occupation, suggested that they should go to the station and take his inspector's advice upon the matter, and thereupon put his hand on the plaintiff's shoulder and said to him he must go with him to the police- station. The defendant and his son walked first to prefer the charge, followed by the plaintiff and the policeman and some neighbours who went to bail the plaintiff out, if necessary. The in- spector refused to take the charge, and the plaintiff was set at liberty. He had had to walk in custody with the policeman through two or three of the streets of Manchester to the police- station, and the present action was brought to recover damages for this illegal arrest and false imprisonment The defendant's case was that he never gave the plaintiff into custody at all, but that they both volun- tarily went to the station- house to see the inspector about it, bnd he was guided by what he said. T- Tin Lordship having summed up the conflicting testi- mony. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, £ 150. •' AN OLD STAGER." At the Bow- street police- court, in London, George Hanks was charged with attempting to steal a gold watch and chain from Alfred Hooper. The evidence for the prosecution having been given, the prisoner drew a somewhat voluminous manuscript from his pocket and commenced reading his defence in a very rapid manner. He alleged tnat he and his father had had seven pints of beer on the day in ques- tion, and that he ( prisoner) was in consequehce naturally the worse for liquor. It was therefore very possible that under these circumstances he might have knocked against the prosecutor. With respect to his hand upon tne prosecutor's chain, that was purely an accident He ( the prisoner) placed his hand in his own pocket, as he thought, to get out his pipe, and might have by mistake touched the prosecutor's The prisoner's defence created considerable amuse- ment incolirt, and some person, speaking to his friend rather audibly, stated his opinion that the prisoner was an " old stager." The Prisoner ( breaking out with indignation): No, I'm not an old stager. The Magistrate : What is that you say? The Prisoner : I heard some one pass a remark that I was an old stager. It is not true, sir. I have never been charged before. The Magistrate: And you Bay you are ' not guilty of the charge ? Prisoner: Certainly not. The Magistrate : Well, I must commit you for trial. Prisoner: Can't you settle the case here, sir? The Magistrate : Not if you plead " Not guilty. Prisoner: I'd rather have it settled at once, sir. The Magistrate : But I have no power to Bottle it if you are not guilty. Prisoneri: Very well, sir; then I'll plead " Guilty." ( Laughter.) The Magistrate: From the manner in which you have conducted your defence I am convinced that you must be a very old stager. I should think this is not the first opportunity you have had of defending your- self, or, if ft is, you must be a very clever man. I must commit you to prison for three months with hard labour. Prisoner: Thank you. I'm quite satisfied with that EXECUTION AT OXFORD. The execution of Edward Roberts for the murder of Ann Merrick, to whom he wished to pay his addresses, took place on Monday morning on the old scaffold ( used on fofmer occasions when public executions were held), in a retired spot within the Castle grounds, just under St George's Tower. There were only thirteen persons present, including Calcraft, - who arrived at Oxford on Sunday night. The culpfit partook of the Holy Communion in the chapel on Monday morning at about half- past seven, from the bands of the gaol chaplain, the Bev. John Thorp. The mournful procession Bhortly afterwards moved to the place of execution, where it was met by the under- sheriff ( Mr. J. M. Davenport). The culprit, with his arms pinioned, walked firmly to the scaffold, but was very palu. After the wretched man had shaken hands with his gaolere, to whom he spoke Inst, tho bolt was drawn, and the culprit expired immediately. He has preserved great composureduringthetryingordeal, for which ho seemed fully prepared. In accordance with the Act of Parliament, all those present signed a declaration that judgment ot death had been executed, and the black flag was raised on tho tower over the lodge. A coroner's inquisition afterwards eat on tho body, which waa eventually interred in a grave in the old churchyard, within a few feet of the gallows, and next to that of Kalebargo, who was executed twenty years ago. A crowd of people assembled outside tho gates, to whom, however, there was nothing visible, and tho only announcement of what was going to take place was the tolling of the chapel and parish church bells. Tho unhappy man admitted the justice of his sentence, and for some time past lias exhibited great penitence. It is said that since tho condemnation be has written to tho mother of his victim asking her for- glvenessj which he obtained. This is tho first execution which has taken place privately in Oxford. At a meeting held at the Society of Arts in London on Tuesday, Dr. W. Smith ) n the chair, It was iinanlmnuiily resolved to form an association tor tno protection of cony- right property. ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARIS SOCIAL REVOLUTION. On Monday night it was intended to celebrate the establishment of the Social Government of the 18th March, in Paris, by a public meeting at St. George's- hall, Langham- place, London. The meeting was said to be " under the auspices of members of tho Inter- national, the Democrats of London, and the refugees of the Commune." The names of several members of the Communal Government were announced as amongst the speakers. Before the hour mentioned ( eight o'clock) for commencing the proceedings, the door was surrounded by some hundreds of persons, mostly foreigners, mixed with whom were some policemen. The hall, however, was ominously dark, and the door was shut Eight o'clock had come and long passed, when at last the expectant and impatient crowd seemed to come to the conclusion that it was not intended to open the doors at alL It is said that the proprietor, apprehensive of the result, declined to give the use of the hall for the purpose intended. After giving expression to their indignation, the crowd dispersed in various directions, singing the " Marseillaise." The Daily News thus describes the proceedings at another meeting of tho Communists, or " Communalists,'' as they prefer to be called :— The new Hall of Science in the heart of the City of London, was on Monday evening the Bcene of a meet- ing, in which ex members of the Communes of Paris and Marseilles were the leading actors. They met to- gether to celebrate their exploits of a year back, and to appeal to the sympathies of those who were somewhat vaguely styled Internationalists. Tho room itself is a meeting- place ior discussions of advanced opinions generally, and when not so occu- pied it is used as a dancing academy. In an adjoin- ing room working- men meet together to smoke and drink and play at games less exciting and dangerous than those of the Communalists. The latter word is used with an object The ex- members of the Commune protest against being addressed or treated as Commu- nists. One of the speakers prefaced his speech with an explanation that while Communists desire to establish a new system of social and political economy, they, the Communalists, aim at founding municipal institutions in every great city, and in making every city act to- gether for the common good of the country. To all ex- ternal appearance the Communalists and thrir friends are neither bloodthirsty ruffians nor pitiless brigands. The worst of them have the air of attorney's clerks ; the best that of members of liberal professions. One of the earliest acts before the meeting was con- stituted was to hoist a red flag on the platform. This flag was irreverently called " a dirty rag " by an Eng- lish working man, who professed himself generally favourable to the objects of the meeting. After this flag had been duly placed in front of the table, before which M Dupont, the chaiman, an ex- member of the Paris Commune, was seated, the latter appealed to the meeting to appoint assessors representing the different nationalities of Europe, ending by express- ing a hope that a Gennan might be included, " if that were possible." This request was rendered into English by Citizen Smith. The proposition did not appear to take tho English part of the audience by surprise. Ofle of them rose and proposed an English assessor, who deprecated the honour, whereupon Citizen Lew, the proposer, on being appealed to, showed himself ready to represent his country, and mounted the platform amid the plaudits of admiring friends. Citizen Fagan promptly undertook the same duty for Ireland. A gentleman, whose name Bounded like Shaw, stood forth as a native- bom Spaniard to do duty for his country. _ A gentleman, with an appropriate name ending in ski, took upon himself to care for the interests of Hungarian Poland, an act of patriotism which elicited from an English throat a hear for Poland." The German representative could not be found, in spite of an appeal in French and German for any German in the audience to exhibit himself. However, it was intimated that the German section was coming in a body at a later period, and this satis- fied the occupants of the platform. A spectator, whose appearance was rather that of a capitalist than of a working man, and who regarded the proceedings with a cynical air, betrayed his sentiments by expres- sing his wonder that no representative of the Isle of Dogs had been chosen. Of the three Kingdoms, Scot- land was the one that had reason to complain, were she not too sensible to consider thd'matter a grievance. No representative of the Scotch nationality was called for. One was present, that is, if the Glengarry cap be the token of the Scotchman. Perhaps, however, the audience would not have been satisfied with the genuineness of the gentleman unless he had figured in kilts. While these tedious preliminaries were in progress, the audience increased in numbers, till between four and five hundred were present A very slight sprinkling of the fair sex diversified the audience. These were the wives of Communalists, and where by no means ill- favoured or unintelligent They were dressed with all a French woman's neatness. But they looked care- worn and anxious ; the struggle for existence was con- spicuous in their features. Ihe English mothers with her offspring was there, almost as a matter of course, and the child Boon began to manifest its dissatisfaction with the proceedings. In the chairman the meeting was fortunate.) He had none of the dare- devil in his face or speech. His fair hair, full light moustache, clear eyes, and earnestness of manner favourably impressed the beholder. His opening address was brief and pointed ; was well de- livered and well received. He told his hearers how the conquerors wrote history, and the conquered had to Bubmit to calumny. He said that but two countries, Switzerland and England, had- given an asylum to the refugees, and he denounced in language whioh was certainly strong but not exaggerated the unfair- ness of those who wished to render their exile alike more difficult and more bitter by stigmatising them as robbers and assassins. That they might have robbed and slaughtered half Paris he said was true, but he de- nied that that they had been half as criminal as the supporters of order, who made Versailles their base of operations. Then followed the speech of the. evening, tnat is, the most purely French speech of the whole. It was delivered by Citizen Landeck, a delegate from the Commune of Marseilles. He sketched the history of the rising, and, with all the fire and gesticulating emphasis of a Southerner, magnified his own party and dis- paraged the one opposed to him. The chief point he made was to the effect that the Prussians were chiefly responsible for the outbreak of the 18th of March. Had they not entered Paris the people would never have overturned the Government; but he failed to ex- plain how Lyons and Marseilles, neither of which directly suffered from the incapacity of the Govern- ment of National Defence, nor were entered by Prussian troops, should likewise have established the Commune. To the charges brought against the members of his party, and that which concerned the hostages in particular, he replied by saying that no order was given to alay tho hostages, and that had it been given, the act would have been one of simple justice. As for the burning of Paris, the demolition of the houses, the battering of the Arc de Triomphe, conduct of which not even the Prussians had been guilty, he cited them, to show the vile character of the Versailles party. Chiefly, however, did he glory in tho overthrow of the column in the Place Venddme, that standing insult to the principles of international union and good feeling. This speech, long though it was, was listened to with attention even by those who did not understand it. Indeed, the general behaviour of the audience was remarkable. Whatlier they were chiefly animated with curiosity, whether they did not care much about the subject, or whether they had heard eo much about the matter as to be not easily roused to enthu- siasm over an old story, I cannot tell ; but the calmness of their demeanour waa notable. Each one had paid twopence for admission. Some pa- tronised a bookstall at whioh the pamphlets of a highly- flavoured character wore soli Tte lad who presided over the stall was vociferous TII re- commending his wares ; shouting out in succession the "' Age of Reason,' one penny," and " ' Republicanism in London,' one halfpenny.' Somo of tho pamphlets did duty in the Chartist days, and one of the audience, who notified to a select circle that he was an old Chartist, expressed himself by no means in favour of tho French Democrats. He Beemed to have prospered since Chartism was the rage among those who had little to lose and everything to pain ; and, his circum stances having altered, his opinions had undergone corresponding modification. Despite tho unpleasant associations connected with the Communalists, their meetiug together as they did last night could do no harm to any human being. Their programme is summed up in the words which not ft tew English working men can easily compre- hend, " Liberty, Equality, Solidarity, Fraternity." Tho several speeches were filled with appeals to justice and with expressions of a belief that posterity would do justice to tho conduct of those who had been maligned. One speaker was careful to impress upon his hearers that in reality the Communalists only did what English revolutionists had done in 1688, that municipal liberties were what they desired to oDtain, and that arson, pillage, and murder were what they de- feated. I learned that the majority of those who have taken refuge in London are engaged in earning their daily bread by hard labour. Some have obtained places of trust in foreign houses of business. The artisans have for the most part found employment A certain pro- portion live no one knows how; that is, they manage to exist. If theirpublicproceedings are always astemporatg in character as the proceedings of that evening, their presence and political action in London need excite no apprehension. The truth is that the celebration of the " Communalist Revolution of Paris" was eminently orderly. It would even appear a trifle dull to any who attended in the hope of witnessing a fiery performance and hearing sanguinary speeches. RELICS OF FALLEN GREATNESS. In London, last week, at the periodical auction at the Baker- street Carriage Bazaar there was brought to the hammer several interesting relics of the Second French Empire, including four state carriages, sets of harness, & c., described in the catalogue as being '' late the property of the ex- Emperor of the French." Of the vehicles there were two of a Bomewhat imposing character. They were C and under spring State coaches, with patent axles, Salisbury boot, hind standards, and hammer cloths of dark blue witn deep red fringes. The inside linings of green satin ana silk, though slightly faded, were of the most luxuri- ous and costly description, while the heavy crimson corded Batin holders for the Imperial footmen, might well have raised a feeling of deepest envy in the breast of the proudest " servant of quality." Each vehicle had four massive gilt State lamps, of elegant de- sign, and richly ornamented, besides four lamps of plainer make for use on less important occasions. Owing, perhaps, to their solemn cumbersomeness, and somewhat tawdry appearance, the bidding for the Imperial State coaches was far from spirited, and they were knocked down, without much ado, at 64 guineas and 68 guineas— not a third of their original cost Another carnage— one of similar design, though a much less conspicuous object fetched 46 guineas; tho other, a posting landau, also painted green, and having the favourite green linings, found a purchaser at 31 guineas. The armorial bearings of Napoleon had in every instance been carefully erased from the panels and hammer- cloths. The famous Ehrler, of Pans, was the maker of these now decayed equipages ; and they were, it is understood, bought by an English speculator at the late sale of the Emperor's effects in the French capital. They have, it is understood, now passed into the hands of a London undertaker, who will forthwith convert them into mourning coaches. " To what vfle uses may we come." " PARSIMONIOUS GRATITUDE." The Times places the above heading to the following reso- lution, which had been sent from the India Office for publi- cation :— " Resolved unanimously by the Secretary of State for India in Council that, having regard to the eminent services rendered by the late Earl of Mayo as Viceroy and Governor- General of India, to the munificence with which he maintained in that office the dignity of the Crown, and to his death by a deed of violence to which he was exposed in the discharge of his public duty, a life annuity of £ 1,000 be conferred on the Countess of Mayo, to be paid out of the revenues of India; and. further, that there be paid out of the same revenues the sum of £ 20,000 for the benefit of the younger children of her ladyship and of the late Earl of Mayo. " March 15,1872." On the above, the Globe remarks :— There must surely be some strange mistake about the resolution passed and published by the India Office, and which The Times inserts under the very appropriate heading " Parsimonious Gratitude." It cannot possibly be that the India Office, even though it be ruled by his Grace of Argyll, can have resolved to insult the widow of the late Viceroy and to discredit the English character by offering her Ladyship a life annuity of £ 1,000 a year, and a capital Bum of £ 20.000 for the benefit of the children of tho noble earL It is not thus that the British people provides for the families of those who fall at the post of duty while sustaining the highest offices of the Crown. Everybody knows that for the first few years of an appointment like that held by Lord Mayo it is difficult, if not impossible, to avoid a drain on private resources. His Lordship left no effort untried to give prestige to the name of tho Sove- reign in India. A feeling of uneffablo disgust will overpower and stifle all other sentimente when it is known to what a depth of humiliation the pitiful parsi- mony of an economical Government can stoop when the subjects, we might 6ay the victims, of its patronage are not particularly powerful. It is quite out of the questicin that the Administration should be permitted to practise its petty economy in a matter of Buch moment. The only doubtful point is bow the procedure of the Government shall be brought under the cogni- sance of the Legislature. The Times ot Tuesday hag the following leader on the sub- ject ol the grant to Lord Mayo's family :— We cannot think that the reply made to Mr. Osborne by the Prime Minister on the subject of the grant to Lady Mayo will give satisfaction either in England or in India. It is to the effect that in the opinion of the Government the grant is sufficient; a pension of £ 1,000 a year and a sum of £ 20,000 being more than an equi- valent for £ 2,000 a year, which was the amount of pension allotted to the widow of Lord Elgin. Precedents furnish a very effective argument, and to a certain class of minds they are irresistible. If it can be shown that a thing has been done once, it ia oopHuded that it must be done again, in exactly the same manner, on any similar occasion. Wo beg, however, to suggest that tho death of Lord Mayo by the hand of an as- sassin is an event which lies entirely outside the order of precedent. The first impression the paragraph we published yesterday made upon us, and, we believe, on the public generally, was that, having regard to the position of the deceased, the manner of his death, and the usual scale on which great public services are rewarded, there was somothing niggardly in tho grant allotted to Lady Mayo. That impres- sion is not removed by a further consideration of the caso. It ia difficult to conceive any injury greater than that which tho widow and children of the late Governor- General have suffered in the loss of their natural protector. Lord Mayo has been cut off in tho full strength of manhood. At tho time of his death he had not completed his fiftieth year. Little more than three years ago he was selected by the Government of tho day for the office of Viceroy, and it is acknowledged on all sides that the choice did credit to the discernment of the Minister. At tho time of his death he had won for himself the re- putation of being one of the most successful Vice- roys who has ever governed India. Europeans and Natives have united to lament his fate and to honour his memory. A man of Buch powers and such a re- putation must be looked upon as having a valuo for his family analogous to that which he had for his country. His family are deprived in a moment of one who in the courso of natnre might have lived for many Sears, taken a foremost rank in political life, and hold le highest offices in the State. Lord Mayo, it must be added, possossed only a very moderate private fortune. Tho income of tho Viceroy is magnificent, and no doubt a man who goes to India determined to mako the place remunerative is able to lay by a considerable sum yearly. Lord Mayo . how- ever, was not one with whom these private considera- tions would provail. His first object was to maintain the influence and to increase the usefulness of his great office. Ho throw himself into the work with a zeal which few have ever equalled, and he dis- played a dignity and splendour unsurpassed in the annals of hia predecessors. He visited one Province after another, received the Native Princess with almost unexampled splendour, saw with his own eyes tho con- dition of tho land and the wants of its inhobitants, en- couraged European enterprise, and his labours ceased only with his lite. With the courtliness and the politic display of Lord Wellesley or Lord Dolhousie ho united an attention to details and a willingness to undertake what may be called the drudgery of official life which formoneof thcmostvaluablequalitiesofan Indianstates- men in these days, when tho period of war is at an end and tbat of material improvement his besun. In the I midst of his career he is cut off by the hand of an - Surely the manner of his death raises tho case of his family above all precedents ? Nevfc yet has a Governor- General succumbed to such a fa'W and we may hope that foe generations the murderof Lord Mayo may be an act unj- j iili le J ia Indian history. We have no desire b. draw comparisons, but, as the precedent of Lord Elgiij has been mentioned by Mr. Gladstone, we may say that the death of a Governor-. General from natural causes does not impose on the State the same moral obligations as a death by assassination met in the immediate discharge of a public duty. Viewed in connexion with all the cn- cumsta^ xa— the eminence of the deceased, the value of his life to his family, and the terrible and excep- tional character of his death,— the grant appears totally insufficient, and we hope it is not too late to re- consider the subject, and to manifest a liberality more worthy of a great nation. Since the old Pension List— the Black Book of tho last generation of Radicals — has* been effectually cleared by death, and pensions have been granted only for specified and undoubted services, there have been no complaints from any order of Liberals against an honourable provision for those who have performed eminent services to the State, or the families they leave behind them at their death. As the nation does not grudge the high salaries of diplomatists ir Governors, so we cannot recollect a single instance of latey ears where an adequate pension to the widow or family of an eminent public servant has elicited any remonstrance. What, then, is the Government afraid of ? In the case of Lady Mayo it has only after much delay and hesitation determined on this nig- gardly proposal. Is it supposed that either in Eng- land or in India a liberal pension would create popular discontent? In India the people are accus- tomed to see immense revenues paid to the descend- ants of Native Princes to be spent in sloth, de- bauchery, and vice, and it is perfectly ridiculous to suppose that a sufficient annuity to the widow of a murdered Viceroy who was borne to the grave amid the mourning of millions would occur to any ontf of them as unreasonable. In England we know too well that this parsimony, which is now so conspicuous in high places, does not lead to an£ real economy., There is always a fight going on about somo trumpery saving, yet— be the excuse what it may — we have the most expensive Government that has ever existed in England in time of peace, and » hundred thousand pounds appears to be piled on tho expenditure for every hundred that is saved by the most grinding economy. We would earnestly appeal to the Government to behave justly, if not generously, to the family of one of the most able, popular, and munificent Viceroys who ever left the shores of England— a man who, disregarding his own interest, upheld on all occasions the dignity of the Crown he represented, and who has met an untimely fate in the actual discharge of an unwelcome public duty. FEARFUL' SCENE IN A MENAGERIE. The Home correspondent of the Morning Pott, writing on the 9th instant, gives the following acconnt of a terrible scene witnessed in a menagerie in that city on the previous day :— A man of the name of Venturelli, from Reggio, Modena, was'going his habitual round, and giyipg the public all the zoological particulars concerning the ferocious animals belonging to the menagerie, when, on arriving at the cage of the lions, the un- fortunate idea came into his head . to pass his arm through the bars and caress one of the lions. The animal seized the forefinger of the right hand with his teeth,; in- order to free his right hand, Venturelli passed his left arm through the bars; the other Hons sprang upon him, and in one in- stant, before assistajpa could be procured, muti- lated him horribly with their claws and teeth. The unfortunate man's arm presented a shapeless mass of bleeding flesh and bruised bones, mixed with 8hredsof clothing. There was a cry of horror through- out the building, and a good many persons occupying the back seats, and not being able to see what was the matter, thought that one of the lions had escaped. Imagine the terror and confusion. Some ladies were carried out fainting; others, shrieking wildly and overcome by their fears, leapt over benches and balus- ' trades with Marvellous agility. The Municipal Guards and the police had been endeavouring for some four or five minutes," with their drawn sabres, to put an end to this dreadful scene, when the lion tamer, Bignar Bidel, entered the cage, and with astonishing courage marched straight up to the savage animals, one of whom'; had stretched his paWoutside the bars, endeavouring to drag through the head of the unfortunate Venturelli. It was a curious sight to see these ferocious beasts, almost maddened by the sight of human blood, become suddenly docile and subdued before the mes- meric eye and authoritative voice of the intrepid Sig- nor Bidel, who, after compelling the animals to re- linquish their lacerated victim, gave them a good beating all round and sent them into different cages. The one which remained no sooner saw his master's back turned than he set to work to devour the torn and bloody fragments of flesh and clothing which covered the floor of the cage. The lacerated and fainting Venturelli was immediately conveyed to the Hospital of the Consolazione, where ether was adminis- tered to him previous to amputation of the right arm. A surgedh ana attendant remained with him through the night, and following morning hope3 were enter- tained of his recovery. ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON ST. PATRICK. Sunday ( the 17th) being the festival of St Patrick, Archbishop Manning preached to a crowded Irish con- gregation in the Catholic Church of St Patrick, Soho, London. He referred, in the first instance, to the wondorful fidelity of the Irish people to the Roman Catholic faith, which they exhibited as strongly as ever in the days when men established churches by Act of Parliament, or by the national will, as it was called, or by collecting themselves together for the purpose of setting up a church. St. Patrick, were he alive, would teach them not to learn the faith themselves alone, but to teach it to their children. He would tell them it was not enough to see their children taught to read and write and sum, to sew, or to work ; but that first of all, they must learn to be Christians and Catholics, and then they might learn what they liked. St Patrick would tell them tliat if they sent tb<> V children to any Bchool but a Catholio one, they woi V. learn all but the one thing necessary ; and woe to the fathers and mothers who sent their children to schools where the Catholic faith was not taught! It was not enough for them to send their children to Catholic schools unless they taught them by their own good example at home. Let them be just virtuous, truthful, and, above all, let them be temperate and sober. He hardly liked to speak of the latter subject except to name it as he passed on. He had been for many years jealous of the cha- racter of the Irish Catholics when this festival came round. How could they best honour St. Patrick in the e^ es of men? If the festival passed without any man committing an excess, that would be the best way to honour St. Patrick. The eve of this festival was a Saturday night, and the festival itself fell on Sunday. He prayed God that to- morrow morning he might not read anything or hear anything during the week which would make his heart sad and heavy over the children of St. Patrick in London. Let them become an examcJe to men round about them, who, if they could find fault with them, would find it There were sharp, keen, un- friendly eyes upon them in London. Many 6harp and cutting things were sometimes said to him ; so let them not leave it in the power of people to say these things again. Let them bo united in charity. Here in Eng- land, where the Christianity of their forefathers was breaking up, dissolving, dying awav, there was still the Catholic Church' standing united. As St Patrick would have prayed, so he prayed God that n6 Catholic man or woman should be out of the Church— no poor little child out of the faith— out of the careful teaching of that faith which he had inherited. FRENCH ACTION AGAINST THE INTEBNATIONAL. The bill against the International enacts that any Frenchman joining that association or any similar as- sociation, shall be liable to imprisoment for from three months to two years, and to a fine of from 50f. tol, 000f. He will also bo liable to lose his civil and fan Uy rights for a maximun of ten and a minimum of five years. The imprisonment is increased to five years, and the fine to 2,000f., for a Frenchman or foreigner who is functionary of the International, or in any way propagates that society's doctrines. > Such persons are, moreover, liable to remaiu under police supervision for a subsequent period of from five to ten years. Abettors of members of the International aie rendered liable to from one to Kix months' imprisonment andto he fined from 50f. to' 500f. Tho law is ordered to he promulgated throughout the country. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMESk SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1872. , The arrival of the Indian mail supplies us with flies of [ Bombay papers to Feb. 26. The Times of India ( Bombay) r, bUshes tho following " heads of intelligence : "— The remains of thp late Earl Mayo have been sent from India on board the Daphne amid manifestations iof the deepest public grief. Her Majesty's ship Daphne left Calcutta on Wednesday last, and the Glasgow wilj wceive the late Viceroy's remains at the Sandheads. fThe Countess of Mayo is not expected to stay even nijjht in Bombay on her way to England. Her lady- chip will on arrival here at once proceed on [ board the Glasgow. The sentence of death passed Upon the murderer of Earl Mayo was confirmed ( by the High Court of Calcutta on the 20th iiiRt iThe Scotia nas proceeded to the Andamans with the ( necessary orders. At the instance of the justices of the [ peace in Calcutta, the chairman has convened a special general meeting for the 22nd inst, for tho purpose of voting an address of sympathy to her Excellency the Countess of Mayo. Lady Mayo will be accompanied to England by the Hon. Mr. Robert Bourke, M. P., and probably by Captain Lockwood. It is not im- probable that the Hon. MTB. Burne will also accompany her ladyship. The King of Oude is reported to have been much moved when he heard of the tragedy at the Andamans. He ordered all his establishments to be closed for five days, and all b » t one of the gates of his palace to be shut, including particularly the. one through which Lord Mayo passed on the occasion of his Excellency's visit. He had also desired that the religious ceremonies which took place on the occasion of the Bakr- Eedfestivalyesterdayshouldbe un- attended by music or pomp of any kind. His Highness tho Maharajah Scindiah showed his regret at Lord Mavo's untimely and sad death by going into mourning, as alsodid his courtat Gw » lior. M mute polls wijre fired at Morar, and all the bazars and public offices were closed for two days. The Calcutta public are not satisfied • with the mere mhnicipal expression of grief at the death of Lord Mayo on the part of the corporation of Justices. A public meeting of the inhabitants is de- manded. H. H. the Bans of Dholepore arrived in Agra on the 16th instant. With good taste and feel- ing, his Highness especially requested that the usual ealute should be dispensed with as a mark of his respect for the memory of Lord Mayo, and regret for the calamity which has lately befallen the government of India. ' The admiralty all but refused the Glasgow to convey the remains of the lamented Viceroy j Earl - Mayo, to England. As it is, the Glasgow, because of £ 1,000, is only to be allowed to gojto Suez. It is, says the Pioneer, a curious fact that when the Glasgow, with the late Viceroy on board, arrived off [ Rangoon, not one of the European pilots on the look- out for her managed to sight her. A native boarded her and had the honour of towing the Glasgow[ into the river. 1 ! ; A most disquieting apprehension is again, abroad among officers of the Indian army as to the value of the pledges given them by parliament. The determination to " shelve " a large number in spite of guarantees is said to be persisted in at the India Office. Appeal will pgain be made to parliament. The issue of a paper costing one pice, containing the news of Lord Mayo's assassination, is said to have had an immensB sale. The first edition, 8,000 oopiea in all, * vas sold in a very short time, the press being actually onabto to keep up with the demand. The Pioneer, which supplies this information, does not tell us where the paper was published, but thq mention of our authority will indicate the locality sufficiently cloBely for all practical purposes. To- morrow, the 27th, ia to be held throughout India as a day of special thanksgiving for the recovery of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. All pubhc offices .. J?? 6 ' our men saved from the second cutter all agree that the boat bohaved admirably, without shipping any water oi any consequence t01 the moment she waa swamped by the sea breaking and taking her on the broadside in the un- fortunate attempt of bringing her head to wind; they aU say that Mr. Jukea and Mr. Talbot were among the first to be washed away. While deeply lamenting the loss of these Joung officers, one of whom was a near relative of mlno, it i a sad pleasure and consolation to bo ablo to speak to tho nigh merlU of both of them, who have always shown zeal in the performance of their duty, and were ever foremost In cases of danger and saving life, and had gained tho respect and affection of all who knew thorn. " The bright side remains to this sad narrative— namely, the promptness and alacrity in executing orders on the part of officers and ship's company in a moment of great anxiety and excitement. when It was necessary to work the yards, head and after sails, in conjunction with the steam, to lay the ship in exact position for rescuing life, In which service I waa ably assisted by Staff- Commander Poundj. " I think it only my duty to bring to notice, for the favour- able consideration of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad- miralty, the conduct of Lieutenant Bromley, Mr. Egerton, midshipman, and the crew of the first cutter, who, having seen the other boat swamped, willingly risked their lives In order to help their shipmates, with tho unfortunate result already stated. " It is also my desire to especially report the gallant con- duct of Mr. Ellis, boatswain, second class, bomo for tha instruction of cadets ( a survivor from the late Her" Majesty's ship Captain), and George Loram, quartermaster, who, at great peril of their Uvea, went down with slip- ropea under the port- quarter of tho ship to attempt rescuing a drowning man ; but the heavy swell and rolling of the shin rendered it impossible, and Mr. Ellis narrowly < Sscapod with his life. " I have the honour to append a nominal list of tho gallant officers and men who were lost on the occasion as well as a list of the four men saved from the second cutter, I have the honour to bo, Sir, your obedient ter- O " W. C. CARPEHIHB, Captain. To the Secretary to the Admiralty." AN INTERESTING CASE. A WEARY TRAVELLER. EXECUTION OF THE ASSASSIN. CALODTTA, March 17, 10.3 in. Shere Allee was hanged on Tuesday last. He stated that he had resolved to murder both the Viceroy and General Stewart, and when he beard the guns announc- ing the Viceroy's arrival he sharpened his knife in the jungle. It is supposed now that he was not hiding at the pier, but quietlv joined the party, and in the dark crept close to the Viceroy. No clue to anything like conspiracy has yet been discovered Shere Allee made eo other confession but that he could not resist the im- pulse to kill the Viceroy. DREAPFUL LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA. TOnMpondence^—£ r° m 4116 Admiralty following *' Her Majesty's ship Ariadne, Gibraltar, March IX. uZSH'Im! I' my, P? fnfQl ^ ty to report the very largo and fameritab e lgM of life which occurred on tho Wrung of friday the Sth tast., In lat 4015 N„ long. 1210 W.. 130 ndles Blatant from the coast of Portugal, between Oporto~ and Lisbon, when Mr Jukes, sub- lieutenant, and Mr Talbot! tub- lieutenant, and eight seamen perished in the gallant bu{ unsuccessful attempt to save thefao of aseamali who h^ d fallen overboard, making tho total lots two sub- UoutenanU and nine seamen— In all, IX lives. muuuu •* I have also to report the loss of both quarter boats with til their gear I will endeavour to glveia detail an ' exact tc count of what happened. " " On the morning of the 8th Inst, about six o'clock, the foot- ropes of the malntopsall ( a half- worn sail) carried awav Hid tho sail split, and It was then shifted by the watch! which was completed about 7.16. Soon afterwards, in re- setting the malntopgallant sail, Felix Eichardson ( ordinary) tell overboard from the maintopmast crosstrecs. The shlo Was then running under single- reef topsails and foresail srfth a strong breeze from W. ff. W. on the starboard quarter with a long heavy following swell, causing the ship to roli toots 1 Wlnd Oto 7; the 8*> eed 01 "^ Pto 10 " The ship was Immediately brought to the wind on the Itajboard tack and hove to and the cutter waa lowered and pulled in the direction of the man When the boat was of the ship she behaved well, and made good way ^ gainst the wind and » ea, and I apprehended no danger to 8, o'clock finding that tha ship was drifting tonsiUer^ bly to leewnrd of tho boat, and the wind increas- fce, with heavy squalls, I hoisted tho cuttcr ' recall,' and ttdered full steam U be raited with all despatch, atdThaving bwered the screw and furled sails, waa ehabled to corn- pence steaming to windward la ( lie Ulwtioa eX the cuttec These grumblers may have mtoy reasons to be dis- satisfied with their present places of abode. Few houses in London are without some obvious defect, and familiarity has brought out all the distressing- draw- backs of a situation which at first seemed promising enough. The dark forebodings of iriends have been partly justified It is- a singular circumstance that no human being ever proposed to live in any district of London without receiving the most compassionate warnings and subsequent con- dolences from his friends. Tho happy owner of a secluded little place in Brompton, who is just beginning to grow proud of hi garden, his old- fashioned rooms, and his wall o'ergrown with ivy, is suddenly made wretched for l£ fe by some awful hints about the lowness of the situation, the level of the Thames, the difficulty of drainage, and a hundred other vague and immeasurable evils. " What I going to live at Highbury !" greets the unhappy ex- perimentalist who has just been congratulating himself on hi9 acquirement of a roomy house, for which he would have paid twice as much rent if it had been in the neighbourhood of Holland- park, or within cannon shot of the Achilles Static Mysterious problems in sewerage, perilous conditions of temperature, the probable coat of living, and a thousand other contingencies, are thrust before the man who has the temerity to choose ahouse in London. But when he has onco really got into his house, he most likely finds himself not much the worse ; and the chances are that, whether with the intention of justifying him- self, or with the meaner hope of making his fellow mortals run an equal risk, he will immediately urge every one he meets to come and live in the same locality. These complaints about the difficulty of getting a house, however, are not based on any scientific objec- tions to certain sites. Of late years the public gene- rally has received a good deal of instruction in artistic matters, and has acquired new tastes. The protests of Mr. K us kin and many others against plaster, for example— which several of these critics seem to regard as an iniquitous composition into which a mad cannot dip his fingers without defiling his soul— have done some good service in teaching the public to prefer honest work to mere- tricious decoration. But with this legitimate prefer- ence have grown up a multitude of other desires, all of which would be praiseworthy enough if it were pos- sible to satisfy them in a large and crowded town like London. We should all of us, doubtlesi, like to have houses surrounded by the charms of natural scenery, shut out from the inspection of neighbours, and bmlt thoroughly, honestly, and securely. But this sort of ideal house, a mansion in the skies of imagination, is very rarely to be found within a convenient distance from those haimt3 of business with which a residence in London is ( frequently connected. Here and there a lucky citizen drops down upon some snug little place, hidden away like a nest amid green trees, and yet no further removed from Whitehall or from the Exchange than BayBwater or St John's- wood. The evil done by the good fortune of this one man is incalculable. A ll his friends1 think they, also, ought to have charm- ing retreats buried in leafage; and still within had of the " Underground." Accordingly, when they go forth to look for a house, and find nothing but the ordinary brick and plaster erections, appearing in lines, and squares, ana crescents like so many slices of a gigantic barracks, their lamentations fill the air. The fact is, there are plenty of houses to be let; but they are not good enough for the folks who want to move. Our aims in this direction are impossible, or next to impos- sible ; and, in most cases, the wretched husband and wife who have been wandering up and down the world of London in a vain search for a little Paradise, are at last driven to take refuge in an ordinary terrace, and become as other mortals are. THE " RIGHT" AND " LEFT" SIDE OF RUHLA! The consequences of the extension of the Prussian military system over the whole of Germany ore begin- ning to make themselves felt in the smaller States. Already taxation is growing at an alarmingly rapid rate, and is beginning to give rise to a demand for greater centralization. A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says that the income tax is now greater by a third in the Grand Duchy of Coburg and Gotha than in Prussia, and as the only apparent means of keeping down the expenditure is to get rid of some of the mul- titude of officials rendered necessary by the minute subdivision of the territory between the petty princi- palities, & strong deaire i8 growing up for a consolidation of jurisdictions. The left side of the town of Ruhla, for instance, with 6.000 inhabitants, belongs to the duohy of Saxe- Gotha, whereas tho right side belongs to the grand duchy of Saxe- Weimar; and each half has its own independent offioials— administrators of justice, clergymen, scSol- teachers, and so forth. It is ex- pected that in compliance with the general desire negotiations will be set on foot to bring all Rulila under a common government. Should this be effected, it will not only result in a considerable reduction of expense, but will in many other ways be productive of benefit to the town. At present, if any one wishes to EUO a resident of the loft side of the street he must do so in Gotha; but if he has recourse to law against a resident on the right side, that he must take proceed- ings at Eisenach. Preau de Vedel, who had been condemned to death for the murder of M. Gustavo Chsudoy, a writer on tho SQcle, who was shot during the rulo of the Commune In Paris, was executed on Tuesday, at Satory. lie showed great courage to the last, declared In aloud volco that ho was Inno- cent, and told tbo llrlng party to aim straight nt his heart. Most oi tho spectators ol the scene were soldiers, In tho Vice- Chancellors' Courts, the cause of " The Attorney. General v. the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Batley and others," which waa heard on the 20th ult., on demurer, came bofore the Court on a motion on bohalf of the Attorney- General and relator* for an Injunc- tion. The object of the suit was, as may be remembered, to restrain the Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Batley from purchasing a chain and badge for the Mayor out of the borough rates. From the evi- dence it appeared that the General Purposes Committee of the borough had on the 21st of November passed a re- solution to suggest to the Town Council the necessity of providing a gold chain for the Mayor, and reeom- ' mended that one should be purchased at a cost not exceeding £ 200. Designs wero afterwards submitted 1 and approved, and at a meeting held on the 23rd of December a design for the chain and badge wa » ] selected The chain was to be 48 inches in length, to weigh 30 ounces, the quality to be 18 carat gold, and the cost £ 200. The emblems on the chain were to be,— centre, a bale of wool, or shoddy; on tho right a sheaf of wheat, and a fleece on the left. It was further determined that the names of the past and present mayors, with their years of pffice, should be engraved thereon, as also should the names of future mayors as they served the office. Several ratepayers, who objected to the purchase being made out of the rates, held a meeting, at which the pro- posal was condemned, and afterwards sent a deputa- tion to protest against the resolution. In the Town Council the question was formally put and carried that the chain should be purchased, 11 voting in favour of and eight against the resolution. The dissentients then filed a bill in the Court of Chancery to restrain the purchase as a misapplication of the rates. , The case was new heard on a motion for a interim injunc- tion. The arguments principally turned on the Municipal Corporation Act ( 5 and 6 Will IV., cap. 76), which, in sec. 92, enacts that all corporate property qhould be brought within the borough fund, and then enacts how the money shall be applied; first, to pay- 1 ment of debts contracted previously to the passing' of the Act. then to the payment of the salaries of i the_ borough officials, the costs of prosecutions, the ' maintenance of the borough gaol, and the payment i of constables. The statute then goes on to say, V j of all other expenses not herein otherwise provided for, which shall be necessarily incurred in carrying into effect tho provisions of this Act, and in case the borough fund shall be more than sufficient for the purpose afore- said, the surplus thereof shall be applied under the direction of the Council for the public benefit of the inhabitants and improvement of the borough. Mr. Greene^ Q. C., and Mr. W. Barber now moved for an interim injunction to restrain the Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, their council, treasurer, officers, and agents, from purchasing, or otherwise providing out of the borough or district rates, or out of any other rates levied or to be levied for publio purposes wjthin the borough, the chain and badge in question,'. or any similar or other decoration for the • reonal use or aijornment of the Mayor for the time " March, 3,1B72. " People say Friday la an unlucky day. To- day I witnessed the most awful accident that you can well Imagine. At half- past seven this morning an ordinary seaman, named Felix Richards' fell overboard from the malntopgallant- yard. The lifebuoys were thrown to him, and also the large lifebuoy that hanga at the stern waa let go, but we do not think that be reached them. He waa seen to rise after he fell and strike out, but I think he must have been insensible, as he fell on his back In the sea, and his fall must have been over 200 feet. The ship waa going 12 knots before a galo of wind, and rolling very heavily at the time Tho second cutter was manned, two sub- lieutenants ( Mr. Jukes, who had charge of the cadets, and Mr. Talbot, the son of the clergyman and Captain Carpenter's cousin) volunteered to go in charge. The boat was lowered with great difficulty, but managed to getaway. They pulled to the place where the man fcll- the Bhlp meantime had hove- to ; they pulled away till at last we lost sight of them We began to get very anxious for their return ; we thought that they might have been swamped, so at 8 40 a. m. we got up steam under six boilers with all possible speed, and commenoed steam- ing to windward at 9 50 a. m. We atlaat sighted the boatonour starboard beam pulling before tho wind, and we were trying to get as near to the boat as possible to pick her up, when » tremendous sea caught her and swamped her. It was now about 11.15 a m. Immediately we saw the accident the first cutter was manned. Lieutenant Bromley and a midshipman named Egerton, got into her, but in lowering the boat It went down bows first Into the sea, owing te the after fall Jamming and the foremost becoming unhooked. Somo of the boats crew managed to climb up the boat'sfalla to the davits, but most ef them were thrown into the sea and went to leeward. Every- thing that waa handy was thrown overboard that we could lay hands on— life belts, cork Jackets, gratlnes, & o.; ropes'- ends Were thrown to them, and all the first cutter's crew were saved but one man, who was crushed under the counter of the ship and was not seen again. " While all this waa going on the second cutterwas capsized by another heavy sea, and the crew were hanging on to the bottom of the boat; two or three were clinging to oars. I counted thirteen hands in the boat when she left the ship ; after she had been capsized I counted ten— three had been washed off. I think Mr. Jukes waa ono of the three. I then . saw three more poor follows washed off, and there were only seven left on the boat. We at last managed to get to windward of the boat and to drift down on her 1 broadside on, but we could not get nearer than 200 yards; and now there were only five men on the boat and ono man clinging to an oar. A boatswain named Ellis, who had been saved from the Captain, secured himself to a rope and jumped after him, seeing he was exhausted. The man at last was brought to the ship and managed to clutch at a rope's- end hanging from the davits, but when the ship rolled the other way he was lifted out of the water, and, having no strength left in him, he let go, and waa crushed against the ship and went down directly. Ellin waa hauled on board nearly drowned. Meanwhile we had been doing everything in our power to rescue the men clinging to the boat; one waa washed away, the other four we managed to aave. It was a most fearful sight to see these brave fellows, who had gone away to save a shipmate's life, washed off the boat one by one and go down close to the ship Just when they expected to reach her safely. They had left the ship at 7 30 a. m. It waa now 12 o'clock, and they had been pulling hard against a gale of wind all that time. They did not pick up the man that fell overboard first. We were notable to pick np either of the cutters, as they were bottom up, and the sea waa running too high; so we are minus a couple of cutters." FACTS v. ELOQUENCE. On the lengthy speeches made by hon. members In Parlia- ment, a correspondent of The Times throws out the following suggestions:— The House of Commons, presumably, wants to be able to do its work. It is the duty of every good citi- zen to assist towards such a consummation, and I should be obliged, therefore, by your giving me space for a suggestion. • Most Members of Parliament probably read your excellent summaries of the debates. Why should they not do more— i. e., study them attentively, and, remarking how wonderfully you pick from a speech of two columns its matter and reason, and serve them up in five lines, model their style of speaking upon theso summaries ? In these busy days an original suggestion is worth an hour of beautiful oratory, and brevity is tho only part of wit which is required. Let members distinctly understand that when thoy nre on their legs tho House has no time to hear their apologies for being in that position, their best jokes, or their most caustic remarks on other members : nor will its verdict be altered by any amount of self laudation or depreciation. Let it be clearly understood that the Speaker's eye will most easily be caught by him who uses the fewest words; and let the Prime Minister set a elorious example by forswearing enigma and mystery, and renouncing ( tho amount of self- denial required by this it is hard to realise) his undoubted right as a Minister to say as much and mean as little as he can. As to who is to be permitted to speak at all let the Speaker keep a book— to be called, eay " the Winnow. 5 Mx/ l& ijsUkefcfC., and Mr. Ince, in the first place, took a preliminary objection to the case being brought before the Court o£ Chancery, as they contended that the . proper tribunal was the Court of Queen's Bench, and the proper remedy a writ of certiorari. The case was but a trumpery one, although, if it were argued out, that and other points of great nicety would have to be decided. On the construction of the Act they contended that it was a charge that ought properly to be paid out of the rates, a chain and badge being so ordinary a badge of a Mayor's office that it came to be regarded as essential to its dimity. In fact, if the Mayor of Batley were not provided with one and there were any meeting of Mayors on any public occasions, he would find himself the only Mayor without a chain. . . . , Mr. Greene : Not quite. Have you inquired of tho Mayor of Yeovil? ' Mr. Karslake. — No, I have not, but I have no doubt he has one. For I am quite sure that no borough in the western counties would have the meanness to have its Mayor unadorned. The Vice- Chancellor, without calling for a reply. Baid the borough fund was no doubtra trust fund, held by the Corporation upon a public trust, which was not a charitable one, and the Legislature had provided that in certain cases of abuse there should be a particular remedy by writ of certiorari. The question before the Court, however, was whether in this particular case it ought or ought not to grant an injunction. It was said that the sum in dis- pute was £ 200, was so small as to be beneath the at- tention of the Court, but it would be a matter of con- siderable regret if that were so. That sum would have to be raised by a number of small payments con- tributed by a number of persons of various positions in the social scale, and varying also in their pecuniary means ; and it was the dnty of the Court to see that money so contributed was not wantonly spent or wasted. But it was contended that the Court of Queen's Bench wa3 the proper tribunal and could more speedily and effectually deal with the matter. This Court was, how- ever, quite as competent to deal with the matter as a Court of Law, and if so, he should certainly not send the case to be tried over again before another Court. Then came the question whether the proposed ex- penditure upon the chain and badge was within the terms of the Municipal Corporation Act. Giving the most liberal interpretation to the statutej and con- struing it so as to allow the corporation acting as trustee every possible charge ana every reason- I able and justifiable payment iu reference to the i due discharge of their duties, and allowing them ! everything which could be " reasonably" included i in their costs, charges, and expenses under the Act, he still found it impossible to hold that the expenditure was authorised by or could be brought witVnn » >> « Ar> f — 1 V -"- 1-*- within the Act. Indeed, this particular charge might reasonably be called " childish and foolish." Forms and ceremonies, no doubt, had their usee; some persons might be and were, perhaps, more impressed by them than others; some people might even pay more respect to a Mayor if he never appeared in puolio except in a gilt coach with sue horses. But to suppose that any reasonable human being would pay more re- spect to a Mayor because he wore a gold chain, a chain which was bought for him out of the rates, a chain for which he had not even paid himself, and which was not even, therefore^ a proof of his own personal solvency, was a supposition beyond the possibility of belief. The Court had, in fact, throughout the case had great difficulty in regarding the case as a serious one; bat as it was, the amount in dispute, though small, was no objection to Hie interference of the Court, and the injunction must certaInly be granted to restrain the Corporation ^ from applying the borough funds to the purchase. A BRUSH WITH SLAVERS. Her Majesty's ship Columbine ( says a correspond- ent of the Indian Daily News) left Majimga, an island near Madagascar, on the 3rd of December, and 2t hours after fell in with a dhow, which was boarded, and a woman and boy found concealed on board. After a long deliberation the captain of the Columbine let the dhow go. The vessel continued her course to the south- ward, experiencing light winds and northerly currents, and anchored off the deserted island Joao- da- Nova on the 12th of December. Landing, however, could not be effected on account of the reef3. The Columbine left the same day. Sighting a dhow at two p. m., chase was given, and she was boarded from the quarter boats at five o clock, and was found to be full of slaves. There were 134 men, women, and children, and about 40 passengers. These were soon cleared out, and the dhow scuttled, after ascertaining that she measured 168 tons. The Columbine's destination being a river called Maintyramo, she anchored about ten miles from this place on the 15th December, and sent boats in to explore the river. On Sunday, 17th, at about four p. m., a dhow was observed coming from the south, close in shore. A whaler in charge of an officer was sent to board her, and at six o'clock the whaler was seen to commence firing at the dhow with the intention of making her lower her sail, and then ran alongside to board, but dropped astern again, the dhow, in the meanwhile, firing at her. One of the cutters was then manned and armed, and, on proceeding in the direction of the dhow, the latter seeing that she would be cut off, ran on shore, and could not be reached by either boat on account of the heavy surf. The cutter fired three rockets with- out hitting, and, as darkness was coming on, returned to the vessel. On the whaler reaching the ship, it was then for the first time known that an en- gagement had taken place between her men and the dhow. The encounter was severe. One man of the Columbine was killed, two dangerously wounded, and one missing, supposed to have been killed and left in the dhow. The officer in charge hod also a nasty spear thrust in the arm. The next day a demand was made by the ship to the governor of the place for the body of the missing man, also for the captain of the dhow and the slaves that were in her. The governor > remised the body, but said the dhow had no slaves in her, and that the captain and eight men of the dhow had been killed by tne boats of the Columbine. There is no doubt, however, that the dhow carried slaves, because the men of the Columbine saw them, and the mere fact of their resistance is proof positive. On the 19th, the body of the missing man was made over, his forehead having the mark of a bullet wound. John Thompson, an ordinary seaman, who was wounded in the abdomen, died on the 18th at six am On the same day the Columbine's crew landed, and set fire to tha dhow, and left on the 23rd, and drifted up with light winds towards Majimga. Lord Elcho presided over a special meeting of volun- teer commanding officers on Tuesday, when the difficulties I which have arisen in connection with tha proposed volunteer gathering at Brighton on Easter Monday were considered, and It was resolved that the anticipated field- day bo aban- doned. Fifty out of the fifty- two weeks of the financial year had been accounted for when the Treasury receipts were made up on the I6th Instant At that time the revenue • mounted to £ 71,776,625, and this was within £ 8* 0,000 of the whole year's estimate. Excise and stamp* had already exceedod tho anticipated returns of the full twelve months. The total recolpta are four millions and a half excess of those In tho corresponding period of last year- The expeudl- tnro has been £ 67,900,942. On Saturday last tho balance in the Bank of England waa £ 8,250, aia. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST OFHCE.— A cor- respondent of the Daily KHcs suggests a plan for deal- ing with tho question of/ Sunday labour in the Post Office similar to that- of charging extra for letters during the week. Let this principle bo extended to the whole of Sunvlay ; say, charge an extra 2d on all letters sent out on Sunday Tho miscellaneous correspondence— such as invoices, circulars, advices, and many other- sorts of letters which are not wanted till the Monday morning— would all bo detained by this simple ' expedient, and all letters of importance with the extra 2d. stamp on them would go out, nobody would be injured, and the Post Offioe officials would tQi a tase extent have the Sabbath day ti themselv « v There was quite a panic in Calutta last week until the arrival of the telegram in which it was announced that Lords Kimberley, Dufferin, and Northbrook were favourites for the Governor Generalship, as it had been feared Lord Sandhurst was a likely man to be offered the appointment. Major O. T. Burn will, at Lord Napier's request, act as his Excellency's private secre- tary, until the arrival of Lord NorthbrooL ' The Zemindars of Orissa have subscribed £ 1,700 towards scholarships in memory of Earl Mayo. While the gift is praiseworthy and valuable, the Zemindars have got a reminder that a better memorial would have been an announcement " that for the future they will behave better towards their ryots." AParsee lady of Bombay has written to a local paper to suggest that her co- religionists should present Lady Mayo with an address of condolence on her arrival in Bombay. Lady Mayo has addressed a letter to General Stewart, governor of the Andamans, begging him not to lay over- much to heart the sad death of the late Viceroy, which his care and forethought had done BO much to render impossible. General Bourchier's escape seems tobave been of the narrowest. The Looshai who wounded him was only at some eight yards' distance, and it speaks volumnes lor his bad shooting, that out of a barrel full of slugs, only two struck the general on the head and arm. The Loo 3hai'scompanion took better aim, and killed General Bourchier's orderly dead at his feet. The following are extracts from private letters from Her Majesty's ship Ariadne :— * „ " March 12,1872. I cannot add anything to my official report about this most unhappy disaster. The boat had not shipped a pint of water before the accident ( although she had been afloat for over two hours), which was caused by allowing the boat to pet broadside on to the sea. It was most unfortunate the jamming of the after fall of the second boat, as It not only placed her ere w In great danger by the swamping of the boat, but deprived us of the means * f rescuing tho othera. I trust that I may never see such a painful scene again; but I know that everything waa done that could be done, and that no mistakes were made. Poor Talbot and Jukes ap- pear to have acted splendidly; the first hauled a man ( among the survivors) from under the boat, and poor Jukea • pt on encouraging them all till the time he went down." Nominal List of Officers and Men Lost and Saved on tho 8th of March, 1872. " Officers an A Men Lost in Second Cutter.— William A. Jukea, Sub- Lieutenant; William J. Talbot, Sub- Lieutenant: William Benouf, ordinary ; Richard H. Thomas, ordinary, second class; Blchard Bailey, coxwaln of cutter; John S. Squires, ordinary; James G. Hewson, ordinary: Frederick Holland, ordinary ; Samuel Blackburn, ordinary. " Lost at Swamping of First Cutter.— William Heaney. ordinary. " Fell Overboard.— Felix Eichardson, ordinary. " Men Saved.— Samuel March ant, ordinary; Stephen Hazleton, ordinary; Henry Lybbey, ordinary: John Mar- shall, ordinary. " W. C. CARPENTEB, Captain." XUCi liAlxj LORD MAYO, On » ' 17th of February, sayB a correspondent of the J) aUv mics, Lord Mayo'sbody was brought up the river in the gunboat Daphne, and followed from the ganding- place to Government House, on foot, by uuch a vast and orderly array of mourners as has aever formed in funeral procession in India before. lOn the 19 th and 20th the coffin was laid in state, beneath Uio canopy in the Throne Boom, with every device < hat could add to the solemnity and impressive- ness of a place of mourning. On the 21st a fcineral pervke was celebrated by Bishop Milman, tho coffin iresting on a gun- carriage at tho foot of the grand stair- P, vthe shutters closed over every window of the t building where he had so often made us welcome i— where the warmth of his gracious presence will never ! be felt again ; and then we followed his remains to the ( river side, to the Daphne, which was to take them down to the Glasgow, on their way to Bombay and pome for burial. Lady Mayo will accompany her Bate husband's remains. If anything could intensify » ho deep sympathy with which her sorrow is regarded ( ttroughout the country, it would be the splendid for- titude with which she bears her great trial. • t 9.60 a- m. After steaming for a few momenta she waa observed to have borne up before the wind and to bo pullino towards ua. 11 " On nearlng the boat and In rounding tha ship to In order to place her under our lee, I saw the crest of a heavy sea "" J1" broadsido on as she waa endeavouring to turn head to wind which Instantly capsized her and completely swamped her. " Having rounded the ship close to windward of tho swamped boat, to which several of tho crew wero clinging, as wen as to tho scattered boat's gear, an attempt was made to lower tho starboard cutter ( now the lee one), but, unfortu- nately, owing to the after- fall fouling on the boat touching the water, she was immediately swamped, and her crew and S ® ? 6 ™ placed In great peril, all of whom were picked up witn the exception of one man, William Heaney. ordinary seaman, who waa lost. " It now only remained to place the ship In such a position as to drift over the wreck of tho first boat, and to save life as best we could by throwing ropes and gratings, < fcc., to the men in tho water. This waa done under considerable difficulty, owing to the heavy swell, the strong wind, and the great length of the ship, and wo succeeded In saving four " The » hlp waa kept under steam among and around the dOms of tho wrecked boat for a very considerable llmo, until all possible hope of any survivors had vanished, and. finally, wo bore up under sail for Gibraltar. Ing Machine "— in which all intending speakers shall in- scribe the now reason, new argument, important revela- tion, or practical suggestion they intend to embody in their speeches. By a neat arrangement of headings, the Speaker could ascertain at once whether the idoas, suggestions, revelations, or arguments were new or not, ana. if the latter was the case, he could strike ruthlessly out such parts as had been, or were to be, urged by some other honourable member; or, in case of his finding some aspirant's entry all stale, ho could sternly refuse to allow his eye to be caught at all by that gentleman. This plan, which should be taken up by some patriott would effectually put an end to party bickonngs, w- dch may amuse the House, but assuredly waste its time. Considering the moctal anguish experienced every morning of the Session by a man having work to do. but feeling bound to wade through the closely- printed columns of a debate, finding a ton of suet to each plum, imagine, Sir, the relief some such plan as this would afford to the oommunity at large, sitting happily at last, as they might if it were adopted, at their then " free breakfast table." THE DWELLERS IN LONDON. The following leader from the Daily New may bo sugges- tive to many readers who enjoy the com foils of country life, that the quietude of their pleasant rural homes is scarcely so much appreciated by them,; as envied by the denizens of large cities .-— At this season of tho year the complaints about the difficulty of getting a satisfactory house at a fair and reasonable rent, which are heard in vague murmurs from January to December, seem to reach their climax. Whether it is that the termination of the quarter is likely to turn out into open space a considerable number of tenants too hard to please, or whether it is that with the spring there comes into the mind of man an instinctive desire to choose an abode in some excep- tionally favoured spot, it remains the fact that at no other period of the year are lamentations on this subject so profuse and touching. We incline to regard the latter hypothesis as probably the more correct. The complaints come in many in- stances from people who have no pressing need to change their residence. It is merely the impulse of the vernal season— the impulse that makes the thrush set to work to build her nest in the whitethorn hedge, and the blackbird to begin building operations in some tall lilac bush— which prompts all sorts and conditions of men and women to dream at this time of the year of shifting their quarters and taking up their residence in some happy valley. They regard pleasantly- situated houses in the country, as they pass them swiftly in a railway carriage, with an eye of envy. When they take their walks abroad, they cast longing glances at houses in the suburbs which have nice gar- dens beginning to ( jet green. Captivating advertise- ments of " bijou residences," " eligible mansions," and " desirable ivillas," provoke in them a gentle melan- choly. They would fain seek quietude and comfort in some undiscovered and impossibly beautiful region; but questions of convenience- and cost interfere, and they are relegated to the ranks of unappeasable mal- contents. i . THE BREWERS' LICENCE. Mr. John Nash, writing to The Times, from tho Farmors Club, Salisbury Hotel, Fleet- street, London, on the Brewers' Licence, says :— I see by The Times that a deputation of brewers has waited on Mr. Lowe, asking him to repeal the duty of ' 3d. per barrel on beer, and I cannot help thinking the chairman of the Central Association, Mr. Clowes, made a great mistake, and prejudiced his own case, when he asked the Chai * ellor of the Exchequer to lay the burden on the shoulders of the maltsters. Will you permit me to relate briefly the history of this tax, which the deputation say, very properly, is unjust and vexatious, and, I may add, never ought to have been imposed at all, since it was only a substitute for another wnich was repealed in 1862? I was engaged along with many zealous and inde- fatigable workers in the agitatiorf for the repeal of tha hop duty for over twenty- three years, and when this impost was dispensed with, Mr. Gladstone, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposed to substitute the brewers' licenco in its stead. I, in the name of myself and my brother planters, with whom I was connected, protested against this change, and stated frankly that we, the hop- giwf^ s, would rather bear tho burden for another year, if tho^' tato of the publio rovenue required it, than have the impost transferred to the brewers, who are our best customers. This proposition was Dot accepted, and hence the brewers' grievance. Feeling, however, that the brewers had been hardly dealt with, and that a tax which we had been relieved from had been placed on their backs, the friends with whom I was associated took considerable stops to re- lieve them from it. In the following year, 1803,1 sent out circulars and some hundreds of petitions, which • were returned to me rigned, and were duly presented to Parliament in the ensuing Session ; and there the mntter ended until now, when, finding the bunion intolerable, there ia on attempt made to get rid of it. The brewera, then, have a grieve nco- Mr. Bass put the matter ihaiply when he said " k ® himself had paid since this duty was levied £ 90,000 as t^ for which he had not received 90 pence. He had oaid this year £ 10,000 before he could begin his business. All this was fortaoen by the hop- growertf when the tax was first imposed. Why, then, do not the brewers take the proper steps to procure the repeal of this un- wise impost ? Let them form a proper association, and let it be known, both within Parliament and through- out the nation, that they are suffering under an unwise and unjust tax, and it will be the first of its M if it escapes total repeal. I Learning from Murray, when en route for Schaff- , hausen, that Neuhausen, three or four miles short of j Sehaffhausen. was the right station for the Falls, and that at this place there was the Schweizer Hof, " one of the best hotels in Switzerland," I thought I could not do better than stop there, and accordingly did so, reaching it between ten and eleven at night. It was almost pitch dark. No one got out at the station but myself, and on the platform there was one porter with a lantern. When I named the hotel, he shook his head, and began to jabber. I did not understand a word, but seeing a light in the window of a large build- ing not far off, the outline of which I could just discern against the sky, I pointed resolutely to it, whereupon the porter shouldered my portmanteau, and lantern in hand, we made for this light. It was from a window on the ground floor, and on reaching it, we saw a woman inside, reading by a lamp. The porter tap- ped, the female came to the window, and between tno two there passed some noisy parleying and gesticula- tion, which presently ended in the porter grumpily putting down my luggage, and going back to the sta- tion with his lantern, and the woman leaving the room with her lamp. I was puzzled, but concluded that she had only gone away for the purpose of letting me in, and that in a few minutes I should be received by the bowing landlord of this famed hotel, and a host I of attendants, all eager to supply my wants.. I waited patiently for some time, but there was no sound | from within; all was painfully silent, the stillness being only broken by the distant sound of the Falls. Getting I a little fidgetty at last, I began tapping at the window myself. This brought the woman back, but not to let I me in. She walked to the window, looked angrily at me, shook her head, blew out her lamp, and shut the shutters in my face 1 The porter had gone away, the station lights were all put out, for mine was the last train either way, and here was I, standing alone in a road, in almost pitch darkness, with my luggage heaped about me— I didn't know where, except that it waa as nearly as possible in the centre of Europe— and with the apparent certainty of having for one night a taste o£ a tramp's life, and of sleeping under a hedge. What waa to be done 11 thought of groping my way a bout in search of an outhouse, and a truss of straw, but it was too dark, tomove, I might break my neck at any moment so, think- ing that a disturber of tie public peace ( if there was any public to disturb) would surely be provided for in some fashion, I began to halloo. After continuous shout- ing, a light appeared at the station; by its aid I managed to grope my way back, and there was the station- master, whose preparations for rest I had ap- parently disturbed, and who happily could talk French. I explained my dilemma, and he then told me with a shrug and a grin that the hotel was " fermd pour Fhiver " and that this woman was its only occupant. He declined to take me in at the station, and could only advise mo to walk to the neighbouring village at the head of the Falls. He hunted up the porter to carry my luggage, and we presently trudged off towards some lights that I could see in the distance, twinkling above some masses of dim whitish mist, whence the roaring came, and which I concluded, were the Falls. Arrived at the village, we entered a queer sort of house, climbed some steps, opened a door, and there were half a dozen German boon drinking, smoking, card playing, and furiously quarrelling. The landlord, reeking with tobacco and garlic, and all abominations, waa found. The porter explained my wants to him ; and, evidently excited at the idea of a customer with real luggage, he called his wife, and they promised by signs to accom- modate me as best they could. Here, then, in this German village pot- house, instead of in " one of the bests hotels in Switzerland," I had to pass the night I Remembering, however, my anticipations a short hour ago, of having to sleep in a ditch, I felt thankful for shelter anywhere.— A Winter Journey to Rome and back. By William EviU. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMESk SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1872. TRIAL " 0F~ WATtREN HASTINGS. ( From Etnpir* in Alia, by W. M. Torrer^ M P.) TTpon Sheridan fell the task of brir^ ing forward the charge of jruelty towards the Begv^ nia of Oude. An audience, consisting of palacemen, peers' sons, squiresof old family, East India proprieVjrg, and lawyers on the look- oat for promotion, was n. ot likely to be led away by a penniless playwright, on a great question of national policy and crim'lnal justice. But nature had { riven Sheridan oddB in the race which enabled him to distance all competitors, whether envious friends or party foes. His speech on this occasion having been, iiko most of his other works, composed in scraps, and owing its great effect at lost to adaptations on the spot, and unpramediated additions, was dependent for preservation on the reporter's pen ; and, from some « auso never explained, the pen on that memorable night lamentably failed. The House, fairly carried away by the versatility, eloquence, wit, and passion of the man, forgot itself, and mingled with its cheers the expressions of applause which have always been forbidden as disorderly. Pitt was riveted with admira- tion, Fox was loud in praise, Burke shed tears in the agony of his delight, and the fastidious Windham de- clared long afterward that it was the finest speech • which had been delivered within the memory cf man. Poor Sheridan was offered the next morning a thousand guineas for the copyright, but he was too happy in his new condition of celebrity and congratulation to sit down alone to work up over again what he had spoken. He- promised, and perhaps at times he meant to do it. But the dekcious hours rolled on, and he had not resolution to forego their enjoyment for the sake of future fame. The matchless invective is lost, and wo can only guess at its colour, texture, and strength by the influence it exercised on those who heard it, nearly three to one of whom voted as Sheridan bade them. He stigmatised Hastings as " a great delinquent, and the greatest of all those who by their rapacity and < rppresaion had brought ruin upon the natives of India ana disgrace upon the inhabitants of Great Britain." field, Morton, and Dorchester, Viscount Falmouth, the Bishops of Rochester wid Bangor, and Lords Fife, Somers, Rawdon, WaJsingham, Thurlow, Hawke, e upon Some days later Mr. Frederick Montague moved that the author of the impeachment should proceed forthwith to the other House, and at the bar of that " high court should lay the plaint of the Commons. Accompanied by many members, Burke appeared at their Lordships' bar requesting audience, and in set terms there preferred his weighty accusation. Hast- ings was taken into custody by Black Bod,, and bound over in sureties to appear before the Lord High Steward in Westminster TTall when called upon. Nobody at the time appears to have regarded with apprehension the issue of the impending trial. The friends of the great culprit went about railing againt the malignity of party, and the injustice of mining a distinguished man who had spent his best years in the service of the country, by compelling him to bring • witnesses from the other side of the globe, and to em- ploy lawyers to compile unreadable and unintelligible volumes of documentary proof. His successor Lord Comwallis, when tie tidings reached him, treated the matter aa a vexatious practical joke. " I am very sorry that things have gone so much against poor Hastings, for he certainly has many amiable aualities. If you are in the hanging mood, you may tuck up Sir Elijah Impey without giving anybody the smallest coucern." It is the old story: those who allow them- selves to be made use of as tools, when they are done with are flung aside with a scoff. The ensuing autumn and winter were spent by both sides in preparation. The name of Francis had been struck out of the list of managers by the Commons, on LS the personal enemy of the ac- cused, and that he had engaged with him in mortal combat Fox and Windham wrestled stoutly for their friend's inclusion- " A judge," exclaimed the latter, " ought indeed to be impartial; but it is new to question the zeal of a prosecutor." Burke, feminine in his affections and aversions, condescended to entreaty, and wrote to Dundas asking as a favour to himself that he should not be mutilated of his right hand. But the renegade was reckless, and Pitt was obdurate; there was nothing for it, therefore, but to stifle the glowing rage of Francis with splendid flattery. Burke in the name of the managers wrote him a letter— such a letter! It was lated from the committee- room of the House of Com- n ons ; it declared in the name of the managers that lie was indispensable to the achievement of national ustice ; and it adjured him not to forsake in their last resort the afflicted people of Asia, over whom he had SD long " exercised paternal care." Junius could not refuse; and in his capacity of assessor, throughout the protracted and arduous proceedings, he was never want- ing by the side of his illustrious friend. Among the managers were Fox. Sheridan, Grey, Erskine, Wind- ham, Anstruther, Elliot, and Burgoyne. After many postponements, the day at length arrived. It was sixty- three years since the peers had assembled as a court of justice for the trial of Lord Macclesfield. They were then much more limited in number. To the roll- call of the Lord High Steward upwards of two hundred peers now answered to their names, and proceeded from their own House to West- minster Hall, which had been furnished as a court for the occasion. The Heir- apparent and other Princes of the blood, many of the chief dignitaries of the realm, and its most brilliant lights of literature and art, were there assembled. The Duchess of Devon- shire was surrounded by the great Whig ladies, who Ccea encouragement on Fox and Grey and Wind- in the managers' box. The ladies whose sympathy was Ministerial occupied seats near the Duchess of Rutland; and every nook and cranny of the Hall was early filled by some more or less distinguished listener to tne unusual and almost unbelievable arraignment. Of all the notabilities of the day, Pitt alone was absent; not even once did he afterwards condescend to show himself daring the triaL The great Proconsul was conducted to the bar, and in compliance with old usage, was told to drop upon his knees. The indignity sent a sharper pang to his proud heart than the enumeration of all the crimes laid to his charge. It was but momentary. The Lord High Steward bade him rise and be seated : and there throngbout the day, and for days to come that seemed Innumerable, the tiny, pallid, plainly attired, but dignified and intrepid culprit, sat observing calmly the features of his judges, watching keenly every movement of his pursuers, and now and then con- ferred with Plumer, Law, and others of his counsel. It was a Btrange sight; and to us, looking back at it historically, it seems as strange as it did then. It was a signal experiment in the way of exacting accoun- tability, made with consummate skill, earnestness, and persistency, in a case where there was unprecedented need. Fitness in the tribunal only was wanting; but that want was irremediable. A court of peers had aforetime sat as judges and as jurors to try the guilt or Innocence of one accused of native treason, domestic violence, or breach of municipal law, the incidents of which were recent, and the proofs capable of being fairly weighed daring the sunlight of an ordinary day. But here was an appeal from mediaeval Asia to modern Europe, from] unintelligible Paganism to so- called Christianity, from the helpless- ness of the conquered to the privileges of constitutional freedom, from unnumbered millions of sufferers to two hundred Unties men of fashion— some old and gouty, others giddy and gambling, a few painstaking and con- scientious, and a few more benevolent and well meaning, but phlegmatic, hypochondriacal, and too easily bored. Estimated by the capacity derived from experience, there never was an Areopagus more help- less ; for precedent to guide them there was literally none. Estimated hy any theoretical standard, the constitution of such a court was simply absurd. .... When Hastings was at last summoned by the Chan- cellor to appear befooe the Lords on the 23rd April, 1795, to receive judgment, but twenty- nine peers in their robes were in attendance. A good many more, who shrank from sharing the judicial responsibility, appeared in their ordinary costume near the steps of the throne, curiously observing the forms of procedure, as though it concerned them not. The members of the Upper House had been considerably augmented in the interval, and numbered now two hundred and . sixty- two. Of these, forty- nine had acceded by inheritance, and forty- four had been created, or dected . us Scotch peers. Pending the suit, eighty- seven WIAO sat in the previous Parliament had died, or . had not been re- elected. Looking worn and aged L" y the anxieties of his seven years' trial, Hastings advanced to the bar, and once more knelt in submission. In turn the peers were called upon to say on their honour whether he were guilty or not. Six answered in the affirmative ; in the negative twenty- three. The six who were for condemnation weee the Duke of Norfolk, the Earls of Carnarvon, Radnor, Fitzwilliam, and Suffolk, and the Chancellor, Lord Louzhborough. Tho « e who voted for acquittal were Murkbaii), Lord Archbishop of York, the Dukes of Bridgewater and Leeds, the Marquis of Townshcnd, the Earls of Beverley, Warwick, Coventry, Mana- Boston, Sandys, and Middlcton. Lord Loughborough then pronounced the judgment of acquittal, and ordered the prisoner to be discharged. What a moment was that ot supreme excitement and exultation! Surrounded by nobles, prelates, eoui^ jersj. soldiers. India directors, agents, dependants, flatterers, and friends of all ports, the phlegmatic littl6' man was almost overpowered with gratulations. When they had ceased ambitious hope once more stirred within hi ™ ; and for a season he had Cause to fancy that fortune might return. His costs during the trial amounted to £ 76,528, and other expenses which it en- tailed had exhausted nearly all the accumulations of his guilty reign. A meeting of East India proprietors voted him, by way of compensation, £ 4,000 a year for twenty- eight years ; and capitalising the sum to meet his known exigencies", they advanced- him £ 42,000, to- gether with a loan of £ 50,000, vested in trustees for the purchase of Daylesford, that darling object of his boyish dreams, for which ho had gone so far afield, and waded so deep in sin and shame. Daylesfoad was won at last. The reaction in his favour spread; and by the advice of many influential friends, he resolved to petition the Crowirifor the reimbursement of his legal expenses. Ministers, notwithstanding, held aloof, and no persuasions could prevail on Pitt to present his peti- tion to the King. MR. REVERDY JOHNSON ON THE WASHINGTON TREATY. A large public meeting was held In Baltimore on the 27th nit. to promote the objects ol the American Peace Society, ilr. Eeverdy Johnson spoke aa follows:— I am about to speak on a subject at once interesting and delicate— interesting, because it concerns the happiness and prosperity of two great nations, and delicate, because the difficulties which now exist and which threaten to disturb the peace of the two countries fere now the subject of, negotiation. It may be that in the discussion of this subject I may have to find fault With our Government in its dealings with the question, but I hold it the duty and right of every citizen to ex- press his opinion upon all questions of the day, espe- cially upon such questions as invol / e the prosperity and feafety of the land. Thetreatyof the 8th of May, 1871, is threatened with failure. The cause of the appre- hended failure is that Great Britain asserts that cer- tain claims made by us under the head of indirect or consequential damages were never contemplated by the British negotiators of the treaty, nor by the Legis- lative or Executive departments of that country. The Government of the United States, on the con- trary, aver that the claims which have given rise to the controversy are claims which we are entitled to demand, oven if they are not embraced by the terms of the treaty. In order to understand the subject clearly I will pre- sent briefly the history of such negotiations as have preceded the Treaty of Washington, and which in some way or other relate to it Subsequent to the Treaty of 1783, and up to the Treaty of the 19th November, 1794, various controversies between the two Governments as to the interpretation of the Treaty of 1783, and as to whether the two countries had com- plied with its terms, took place. General Washington, a great soldier, but a greater Christian, managed by despatching a special Minister to England and securing the appointment of five commissioners to settle the dis- pute and evade a conflict Both countries were saved, the rights of the people of this country were protected, and a career of prosperity entered upon such as no nation, young as we were, ever before enjoyed. Soon after, however, other difficulties arose. England laid claim that native allegiance or the allegiance of birth was inalienable; that to be born on her soil was to make one through all time a subject of Great Britain, Under tms doctrine our naturalised, and EOMEtimes our native* citizens, were impressed from aboard our own ships, and the evils resulting from the enforce- ment of this law by Great Britain produced the war of 1812. That war proved to the world that the citizens of the United States were able to cope with the people of any other country, and proved especially to that country which had driven every flag but her own from off the ocean, that— ship to ship and man to man — the American flag was never in danger. One effect of that war was that no naturalised citizen was ever afterwards impressed from our ships. That lawmf perpetual allegiance we explodedby the results of the war of 1812. In the summer of 1868 I was appointed to represent the United States at the Court of St James. I told the Foreign Secretary, with a frankness which charac- terised my whole conduct in the premises, that before every other question must be settled the rights of naturalised citizens. The result was, that on the 9th October, 1868, a protocol was signed guaranteeing to every naturalised citizen, be he Englishman or Irish- man, on his return to his native soil, the protection of the American flag. ( Applause.) There was afterwards another question of dispute— the North- Western boundary. In my proposed settlement of the case the arbiter named was the President of the Swiss Republic. In the settlement proposed now the arbitrator is the Emperor of Germany. There is no other difference between the two arrangements. Next came tho Ala- bama difficulty. The South sent her cotton to Liver- > J.- convert it into materials of war In March, I think, there was fitted out at Liverpool the 2a, In the May or June following Mr. Laird, MP., built for the same agent as ordered the Florida other nations— the war of 1812, the Mexican war of 1846. and that last and most direful of all, which armed brother against brother, father against son, desolated one- half of the United States, and left almost every house in the North draped in mourning. God forbid that wo should do anything that would bring the United States again into conflict with any nation in the world, and above all that nation from whom we are descended, whose fame we have inherited, whose language we speak, whose freedom is the progenitor of our own, and whose civilization is the pride of the Christian world. Now what iB to be done ? I see but three modes of escaping the embarassment. First that England con- sents that these claims be referred to arbitration. I think she may do that with safety. Second, the inevi- table conclusion that these claims will not be allowed by the arbitrators. There is no court in the United States or England who would entertain for a moment such a claim. They are indefinite and illimitable. The municipal nor no other law would recognise such demands. England protracted the war two years. How can that be proved ? After the battle of Gettys- burg offensive operations by land on the part of the insurgents ceased! Did they? The battle of Gettysburg was fought on the 4th of July, 1863. General Lee surrendered in April, 1865. Why, Grant's campaign commenced in this interval. All the great, bloody, well- contested battles oc- curred after that. There were three or four petty cruisers on the ocean, and it was there all the offensive operations were carried on! Grant didnt think BO. He lost 100,000 men in this interval, and I presume, he reckoned the operations by which this loss was occasioned offensive in the extreme. Were I in the position of one of these English negotiators, I would say, You Americans have played us a clever Yankee trick in the matter of these consequential damages ; why. now go on and see what you can make of it Ihe best thing we can do in the matter is to with- draw the demand for indirect damages. England never contemplated their entertainment, much less the refer- ence of such claims: We shall gain by their abandon- ment, and make our case in other respects stronger than it is now. Let us leave this matter of consequential damages for subsequent negotiation. If this suggestion be adopted, war— that most dreadful of curses that was ever indicted by the wickedness of man— will be averted, and the two greatest nations of the world go hand in hand in the ways of prosperity and peace. ( The speaker was frequently applauded.) the Alabama. From day to day, from week to week, with an eve always looking to the interests of his country, Mr. Adams informed the English Govern- ment that this vessel was also intended to prey on the commerce of a friendly belligerent. I may mention here that Admiral Semmes informed me that he never destroyed a Baltimore vessel, his object being, as he said, the Yankee." During my negotiations at first on the subject in Great Britain, Earl Russell, the then foreign secre- tary told me that England had done nothing to render her responsible; that she hod fulfilled the whole of her neutral obligations ; that she had nothing to refer. He was succeeded by Lord Stanley. On the 13th May, 1861, the Queen issued her proclamation recog- nising the Confederate States as belligerents. Ivorrl Stanley at first refused, like Earl Russell, to refer the two points submitted by the United States to arbitra- tion, but after ascertaining that the temper of the English people had undergone a change on the subject, he consented, and in November, 1868, a convention was signed by which the two questions of England's right to recognise the South as belligerents, and her sur J want of vigilance in allowing the escape of the AI and other ships, were to bo submitted to arbitration. The Treaty was approved by the Executive here, sent to the Senate for ratification, and was almost unimously rejected, ( Laughter.) I was at~ no loss to know why. Now, gentlemen, neither I nor Mr. Adams had ever heard of indirect damages at this stage of the negotiations— nothing further than indi- vidual losses of the citizens of the United States. There was not a word alluding to consequential or indirect damages in the instructions to either of us. Now let me come to the Treaty of Washington. Public opinion in England was growing more friendly every day, and more favourable to a peaceable solution of the difficulties, till Sumner's famous speech on the subject, which set the whole of England in a frenzy- Sumner said he was astordshed at the effect of his speech, saying he intended it for a pacific one. I told him next time he intended to deliver apacific speech to get somebody else to write it We are charged with sailing claims for consequential damages amounting to thousands of millions of dollars. We say, or rather our Government says, that England is re- sponsible for the cost of the last two years of the war. Better had she taken part in the fight, and she wouldn't have half as much to pay. I am no apologist for England, but looking to the protocols of the 15th January, 1869, and the 8th of Slay, 1868, and comparing them with subsequent admissions, I do say that she has manifested an ardent desire to maintain friendly relations with us ; and that she has receded as far we could expect and farther than I had anticipated from her original position on the subject. She has agreed in the Washington T « aty to what she demurred to at first namely, that the international polity propounded for future guidance in the treaty shall have a retroactive operation on her conduct during our civil war. And this was a great admission on her part. Can we expect her to do much more ? Sumner said sho never apologised. Wo do not expect nations to go on their knees to apologise. It may be mentioned that not one of tho negotiators on our side has ever opened his lips to say that indirect damages were designed or were intended to be included within the forms of tho treaty. I hope, I ardently hop*, that these difficulties will not result in war. I see no necessity for it. I have lived to see throe wars between t United States and • dyAgeOT.^ o, but being too young to send agreatdis- i from every county in England and Wales) of the tance without personal care, his mother took him by actual amount of " common " found on an area wuich sea upon two or three occasions, In a BftllUng Tewf- BWIWMJUU* A/ A _ • T^ Bridport, in Dorsetshire. The vessel belongs Captain Angel, a friend of the Orton family. Finding that these voyages had a beneficial effect upon the patient it was resolved when he had reached the age of 14 to apprentice him to the sea. Accordingly on the 28th of April, 1848, Arthur was apprenticed to Captain George Brooks, of London, and he sailed in the Ocean from Gravesend on the 30th of the same month. The RECOLLECTIONS OP MAZZIN1. Nothing, perhaps ( says a correspondent of the Spec- tator). will " ' w --— axvj, i, wiii come back more vividly to those who have iust lost their friend than the way in which, while iving in an atmosphere of thought and feeling that seemed quite unlike our ordinary life^ he was able to enter into and sympathise with tne feelings of every day. " Mazrini." said a lady to me once, " can understand feelings that I thought no one but a woman could realise." Nor was tms confined merely to his own class, and those in socially equal intercourse with him. During one of his most severe illnesses he was staying in his favourite lodging in the Fulham- road, and was waited on by the woman who kept the lodgings. She, like all who waited on him, had become warmly attached to him, bat her awkward cooking was ill- fitted to his sick state. Unwilling to pain her by letting her know this, he used to hide away the dinner that she might not see that it had not been eaten. Hundreds such stories as this might, I vessel was bound for Valparaiso, and reached that Krt on the 3rd of November following, when Arthur, ving quarrelled with the captain, averted his ship and made his way to the village of Melipilla which is situatedabout 50 miles inland from Valparaiso. Here he arrived in a state of destitution, and being a foreigner, entirely without the means of subsistence, and unable to speak a word of Spanish, he became an object of sympathy, and a person named Thomas de Castro, a cattle and provision dealer, residing in the village, finding him a strong, powerful youth, took him into his employment. Hi a duties were to drive cattle, horses, & c., and being a good rough- rider— having been pre- viously accustomed to ride Shetland ponies, in which, as already stated, his father was a dealer— De Castro found him a very useful lad. Arthur soon becamo a great favourite with the Ca3tro family and other resi- dents in the village ; indeed, so attached did he become to the C'astros that he used to address them as " father1 and " mother." During his stay, which lasted up- wards of two years, he became quite proficient in throwing the lasso, and also acquired in that time a tolerable knowledge of the Spanish language. After a stay of about two years he expressed a wish to return to England, and a subscription was raised to enable him to do so. Returning, en route for home, again to Valparaiso, the port from which he had quitted the Ocean, he shipped on board the Jestie Miller, on the 18th of February, 1851, which vessel arrived at the port of London on the 12th of June the same year. He was then just 16 years of age, and weighed 13} stone. He went, upon landing, to the house of his parents at Wapping where he lived about two years. During this interval Arthur assisted his father m his business as butcher, but it appears they did not altogether agree. Soon after his arrival home he became acquainted with a young person named Mary Anne Loder, the daughter of very respectable parents, residing in the neighbour- hood. They were in the habit of walking out together, on which occasions Arthur was very fond of airing his Spanish. As time progressed the friendly relations between Arthur and his father did not improve, and the former resolved in consequence to go again to sea, declaring that he would never return to England daring his father's lifetime. In his 19th year, on the 30th of November, he again sailed from the port of London on board the Middldtm, Captain Storie, bound for Hobart m ship's butcher. He left the ship on its arrival at Hobart Town, and, having relations there, he soon found employment as a journeyman butcher, but afterwards opened a small butcher's shop on his own account in the " New Market" in that town. This ventur%, however, not succeeding, Arthur left that place in 1855 for Melbourne, where he engaged himself as '' utorJrm an " to a Mr. Foster, of Ginnea Land, in embraced one- fifth of the whole country. It may therefore, be assumed to give a fair representation of the extent of " common land" at thafctime. In ad- dition to the " common land " there isjfco a consider- able extent of " commonable land," tfw. is land held in severalty for a portion of the year, upon which, after the summer crops are removed, certain rights or pasturage are exercised in common during the re- mainder of the year. This was supposed to comprise 2,000,000 acres, but there is no certain basis for this es- timate. It is to be observed that these " commonable' lands " are subject to tithe rentcharge. and are also liable for land- tax and to rates for parochial and local purposes. The estimate of 1844 of " common" and doubt not be told, and yet as the interviews which I have had with him in that book- crowded little room in the Fulham- road come back to me, I like to think rather of the way in which he drew one out of oneself, and made one feel that each subject that one had been wont to associate! with low in triples or hard dogma had a higher and nobler side. I sadly remember that often the effort Beemed to me too great to live in that pure air of perfect selfishness and heroism which was so strangely out of keeping with the lower life around us. I well remember taking a friend of mine, an unromantio Scotch lawyer, to Mazrini. Never had I heard Mazzini so eloquent as on that day; the intense fervour of conviction with which he met one or two objec- tions which my friend put forward so touched the latter, that when we left the room he turned to me with flushed cheeks and eager voice, and begged me to bring him again soon. He often loved to speak of those whom he had worked with in his differentatruggles, and I remember his dwelling with especial delight on the services and sacrifices of Sitmor Petroni ( the same, I suppose, who is now one of the chief writers in the Roma del Popolo), and winding up with, " That is a man whose life must be written some day." In spite of the fierceness of his attacks in writing when they were needed, I never heard him speak bitterly in private conversation of anyone but the Napoleons ( the ex- Emperor and Prince Jerome), and even of them contemptuously rather than bitterly. An interesting anecdote about Mazzini appears in a new book just published in Paris under the title of " Le Dernier des Napoleons," and is reproduced by the Pall Mad Gazette. Sir James Hudson, then British Ambassador at Turin, once requested Cavour to give an audience to an English traveller who had just ar- rived. The Minister received his visitor very early in the morning, as was his custom. After tho usual courtesies haa been exchanged, the " Englishman"' described to Cavour a deep- laid plan which he had conceived for the restoration of Italian independence. Cavour was astonished at the boldness and thoughtful foresight shown by his interlocutor, and expressed his regret at not being sufficiently conversant with the English language to enter fully into all details of the scheme. The stranger then went over the whole plan in the purest and most elegant Italian. As he was taking his leave, Cavour said to him—" You talk politics like Machiavel and Italian like Manzoni. If I had a countryman like oni. if ih » j a countryman lik gladly givB up to him my place a Ministry. Pray tell me what can yourself, I would y President of the Ministry. . do for yon." " If such a man as I were your country- man." was the reply, " you woOld sentence him to death. If you wish to show your appreciation of mv advice, carry it out, and liberate Italy. So far, at least the protection of Sir James' Hudson will suffice for me." The stranger then left the room, first handing his card to Cavour, who read on it with amazement the name of AfurTirti- THE REAL ARTHUR ORTON. The London Standard gives the following outline of the career o( Arthur Orton, from hU boyhood days down to the year 1861, and It will, no doubt, be read with some lnteroat by tho publlo :— Arthur Orton was the youngest son of George Orton, who nearly all hiB life carried on a lucrative business of shipping butcher and dealer in Shetland ponies at 69, High- street, Wapping. In 1850he had an unusually good position as a tradesman, and amongst other large con- tracts was one which he had for supplying Chelsea Hospital with meat. His business, however, began to decline some years before his death, and at the time of his decease, in 1862, it was conducted by his married daughter, Mrs. Trengett, and Charles, his third son. He had several children, of whom Arthur was the youngett. Ho was born at 69, High- street Wapping, in June, 1834, and christened at the pariah church. When about nine years old a large fire took place at Hartley's Wharf, nearly opposite the house of Mr. Orton. It broke out during the night. The flames extended to the sido of tho road on which Orton's house was situated. The greatest consternation was caused, and the neighbours hod to fly for their lives, the roadway being very narrow* Previous to this occurrence the boy Arthur was strong and healthy, but shortly afterwards he became afflicted with the St. Vitus's dance, which malady was attributed by his friends to the shock ho sustained to tho nervous system on the night of the fire. Being thus afflicted, and at all times a pet boy, he was much indulged by his parents, and his education was con- sequently neglected, although when able and willing he was sent to a day school in the neighbourhood. During this time recourse was had by fe parents to various remedies for his complaint, but without any immediate effect. A change of air was, among other remedies, suggested, and Arthur was, accordingly, sent down to the house of Mr. Holmes, a friend of old Mr. Orton's and the keeper of an inn at Nettswell Cross, a small village in Hertfordshire. There he derived some little benefit by the attention he received. Having been ordered shower- baths, a bath of a rather primitive character was improvised during the boy's stay at Nettswcll Cross. Young Holmes, with whom Arthur slept, used to tako him into the brcwhouse every morning, fill a large watering pot with water, mount a ladder and pour it over his companion. After remaining at Nettawell several months, ho returned to his parents at Wapping. Being anxious to complete a remedy which had partially developed itself, Mr. Orton was advised to give Arthur a soa whose employment he remained for some time. Upon leaving Mr. Foster he continued to earn his livelihood as butcher, '' stockman," cattle driver. See., in different parts of Australia, until the year 1861, when he was living at Castlemaine, from which time all trace has been lost of him. THE EARLY DAYS OF MICHAEL FARADAY. ( From Ooldtn Houri. Michael Faraday had very little t< the rudiments of reading, common day- school; but and the circumstances of the family made it necessary that Michael should, as soon as possible, do something to support himself. At the age of thirteen he went as errand- boy to Mr. Riebau, a bookseller in Blandford- street One of his duties was to carry round news- papers to those who had subscribed for them. It shows how his early training had not been lost on him th at on Sundays it was his habit to get up very early, in order that his morning's work might soon be over, so that he might be able to return home in time to ac- company his parents to their place of worship. The remembrance of his early occupation caused him to have, throughout his life, a kindly feeling towards newspaper boys. It is said that he seldom passed one without giving him some friendly greeting. As a child Faraday had the character of being a great questioner. From his earliest years he had an inquiring mind, and he was eager for information on all subjects. An amusing anecdote is told of one of his juvenile metaphysical difficulties. He was waiting at the door of a house one day when the thought struck him to put his head between the iron bars of the area railings, in order that he might reason as to which side of the railings he was on when in that position. Suddenly, before he had come to any decision, the door opened, and in drawing himself back quickly he hit himself so severely, that he forgot to solve his problem. In 1805 Faraday was articled as apprentice to Mr. Riebau. It was expressly stated in his indentures, that " in consequence of his faithful service no pre- mium is given." His father wrote in 1809—" Michael is bookbinder and stationer, and is very active in learn- ing his business. He has been most part of four years ofnis time out of Beven. Ha has a very good master and mistress, and likes his place welL He had a hard commonable" land together, at somewhat over 9,000,000 acres, may, the Commissioners think, be ao- cepted as fairlv accurate In the 25 years since tho passing of the General Inclosure Act, 670,000 acres of these lands have been and are in course of being en- closed, an extent equal to an average English county. This leaves fully 8,000,000 acres still to be dealt with, which is more than one- fifth of the entire acreage of England and Wales. Of this vast extent of country there is reason to believe that upwards of 3,000,000 acres will be found in the lowland counties of England, and the remainder in the mountainous and moorland counties, and in Wales. A large proportion of the " commonable lands," which are situated chiefly in the lowland counties, is undoubtedly susceptible of more profitable use and cultivation after enclosure. In addition to the " commonable land" ( which at present is more or les3 under cultivation), it may be assumed as a very moderate estimate that, out of the " commons," one million acres might still be added to the productive area of agricultural land iu England. To accomplish this, at tho rate of progress hitherto made with enclosure?, many years must necessarily elapse. Even when that is completed there would remain about one- sixth of the area of the entire country still open, and subject to rights of " common," an extent so great as must show how erroneous have been the apprehensions expressed of the speedy enclosure of every common in England. In estimating the value to be attached to these figures, it will be borne in mind that they apply to a country of limited extent, where mining and manufacturing industry, railway extension, and urban population are con- stantly pressing upon the narrow limits of the cultivated land. The addition of one mil- lion acres would be sensibly felts it is more than has been won from the sea in three centuries and a half by the laborious industry of. the Dutch, and would be nearly equivalent to one- tenth of all the land at present under crops in England, exclusive of grass. Thi3 would be an outlet for labour and enlargement of cultivable country exactly the same as an addition of an equal extent of territory. Nor should it be forgotten that, when enclosed and cultivated, these lands would be- come a source of further revenue for all purposes of Imperial as well as local taxation, and, being held in severalty, would add to the quantity of land capable of being brought into the market for sale and pur* chise. By the Metropolitan Commons' Act no " common" " commonable " land within the area of the metro- politan police district can now be enclosed ( that is, divided and allotted in severalty) under the General Enclosure Act of 1845. And it has been proposed to adopt the same policy with reference to unwnclosed lands within certain distances of towns with largo populations, and thereby preserve open land in the immediate vicinity of such populations. Though it is advisable in the public interests to guard against such populations being hemmed in by injudicious enclosures, it shotild also be remembered that in some cases it will time for somo while at first going, but, aa the old say ing goes, he has rather got the head above water, as there is two other boys under him." Mr. Riebau ap- pears, indeed, to have treated Faraday with great kindness, and this was fully _ appreciated by his apprentice, and throughout his life continued to speak of nim in terms of the warmest affection. Many years later we find expressions in Faraday's letters, proving that he regarded his old master as one of his truest and most valued friends. One of the greatest services that Mr. Riebau did to his young ap- prentice was to give him every facility for acquiring knowledge. Faraday was not the lad to allow such opportunities to slip by unimproved. He writes: " While'tui apprentice I loved to read the scientific • b& oks which were under my hands, and amongst them delighted in << arcet's 1 Conversations on Chemistry,' and the electriaal treatises in the ' Encyclopedia Britannica.' Now it was in these books, in the hours after work, that I found the beginning of my phi- losophy. Do not suppose that I was a very deep thinker, or was marked as a precocious person. I was a very lively, imaginative person, and could believe in the ' Arabian Nights' as easily as in the ' Encyclopedia;' but facts were important to me, and saved me. I could trust a fact, and always cross- examined an assertion. So when I questioned Mrs. Marcefs book by such little experiments as I could find means to perform, and found it true to tho facts as I understood them, I felt that I had got hold of an anchor in chemical know- ledge, and clung fast to it. ... I made such simple experiments in chemistry as could be defrayed in their expense by a few pence per week, and also constructed an electrical machine, first with a glass phial, and afterwards with a real oylinder, as well as other elec- trical apparatus of a corresponding kind." His earliest note- books show that he listened most attentively to a course of scientific lectures which his master allowed him to attend, during the years 1810 and 1811, and that he studied carefully all the bookB to which he had access which elucidated the subjects there discussed. Ha also learnt perspective drawing on purpose to be able to illustrate these lectures with diagrams. WASTE LANDS IN ENGLAND. The Enclosure Commission in their 27th Annual Report State that during the last two years no general Enclosure Act authorizing enclosures, based on the Provisional Orders issued under the 8th and 9th Vict., cap. 118, has been passed; and, pending the decision of Parliament as to the future policy in regard to the enclosure of waste lands, they nave felt it their duty, in justice to the parties interested, to discourage fre3n applications for enolosure, and to prevent parties in- curring the expenses of holding preliminary meetings which might in the end prove fruitless. Tho Commissioners state that tho obiect of the General Enclosure Act, as explained by the report of the Select Committee of whioh recommended it, was to bring into use that large portion of the waste land of the country which was capable of profitable cultivation or other improvement, but which, from the expense of procuring and carrying into effect private or local Acts, was suffered to remain comparatively unproductive. The extent of waste land held in " com- mon n was then estimated at 8,000,000 acres, and that estimate was based on a return ( taken portly private property, cannot be sold or dealt with ing and otjier purposes. Outside the line which may be thought necessary for preserving in perpetuity sufficient open spaces for fresh air, exercise, and re- creation, the advantage to the country socially, economically, and financially, that every acre of its cultivable soil should be rendered as productive as possible, must be worthy of consideration. With regard to the labouring poor, the provisions of the Enclosure Acts as often misunderstood. The Com- missioners are empowered, as a condition of an enclo- sure, to set out where necessary a specified extent of land for the labouring poor. But that is not to be given to them, in property as to the owners qf Common rights. The labouring poor's allotment is to t^ let to them at a rent not lower than that of other agricul- tural land in the neighbourhood. They are not allowed to . build upon rt, or to exercise any rightepf ownership. The object was merely to supplement, where necihHary, garden allotments for the labouring poor. _ A combina- tion of go5d quality of land, and proximity to the dwellings of those for whose use they are set out, would appear essential to render those allotments a real advantage to the labouring poor. This combina- nation is too seldom found in common " land. The adoption of the principle in the bill, reported from a Committee last year, that in all cases some land should be set out for this purpose, with powers to exchange it for other land more suitable if opportunity occurs, will go far to assist in promoting this com- bination after an enclosure has been authorized. Of all modes of land tenure in a fully peopled country, there is none more prejudicial to improved cultivation than that of holding in common. The present large extent of open " common " land cannot be needed in rural districts for the health and recreation of the people. And if Parliament should sanction the pro- posal in the Bill of last Session that a larger extent than heretofore of the surface of future enclosures shall be reserved for public uses, this, even in the richer counties where enclosures will most rapidly pro- ceed, will secure adequate room for the exercise and enjoyment of the people, while, in addition to this, in the poorer and more mountaneous districts, there will long remain extensive wastes too poor in quality for any purposes of agricultural improvement, though the value cf some portions might De capable of im- provement by planting, and for pasturage. In this as in other civilised countries it has hitherto been held meritorious to increase the fertile area of its soil; and the Commissioners believe that still to be attainable in England to more than the extent already named. It would seem, therefore, they con- clude, desirable in the interests of the public, that there should be no further postponement and delay in the decision of a question affecting so large a proportion of the improvabletiurface of the country. THE SEA SERPENT. While on board the ship of which I was surgeon, an incident occurred which, I think, deserves to be re- corded as an illustration of optical delusion that might have become a source of error, and given rise to yet another story of the famed sea- serpent We wero sailing among the islands of the Miatau group, at the entrance of the Gulf of Pecheli. - There was a little wind, anil gentle ripples covered the surface of the sea. I was sipping my Congou at the open port of the ward- room on tho main deck, and while I wa3 admiring the setting sun, watching the rounded out- lines of the blue mountains and distant islands against the sky, and wondering at the number of sea- birds wheeling rockwards to their nests, my eye rested on a long dark object apparently making its way steadfly through the water. After observing it somo time in Hilence, I was sorely puzzled, and could make nothing of it As it was evidently neither a Heal, a diver, nor a fishing cormorant with the forms of which I was familiar, I went on deck to consult other eyes than my own. Sundry glasses were brought to bear on the suspicious- looking object, and after long scrutiny it seemed to be generally decided that it was a large snake, about ten foet long, ( mueh longer, according to some,) working its way vigorously against tho tide by lateral undulations of the body. So strong was this conviction, that the course of tho ship waa altered, and a boat was got ready for lowering. W ith a couple of loaded revolvers, some boat- hooks and a fathom or so of lead- line, I made ready for the en- counter, intending to range up alongside, shoot the reptile through the head, make him fast by a clove- hitch, and tow him on board in triumph! By this time, however, a closer and more critical inspection had taken place, and the supposed sea- monster turned out to be, in reality, a long dark root of a tree, gnarled and twisted, and secured to the moorings of a fishing net; the strong tide passing it rapidly, giving it an apparent life- hke movement and serpentine aspect— Travels of a Naturalist in Japan and Manckuria. By Arthur Adams, F. L. S. At the Manchester police court, on Saturday, an old man, who was respectably dressed, was fined 10s. lor having hawked brass aMrf studs at the rrince's Theatre, ( in Friday evening without being possessed of a license.
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