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30/03/1872

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Falmouth & Penryn Weekly Times and General Advertiser

Date of Article: 30/03/1872
Printer / Publisher: Fred. H. Earle 
Address: On the Quay, Falmouth
Volume Number:     Issue Number: 566
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Salmmiftf k Strop wmm, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE QUAY, FALMOTTTTT. NUMBEr 566 FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1872. PRICE ONE PENNY. gate by luctirrn. FREEHOLD DWELLING HOUSE ANL GARDEN, in Florence. Place, FalmoUth FOR SALE. ' Free and Positive Sale of Timber, direct from he Importers. mR. CORFIELD kill Sell by AUCTION, ill. on Thursday, 4th April next, an entire and well- assorted Cargo of prime I Red and White Wood Goods, direct from Christiana, for positive sale, exj" Haabet," Jeorgenson, master, Consisting of 6620 feet of Remand White Deals, 9 by 3 65ft6 feet of Reyl Battens 7 by 8 « 66 feet of E* 1 and White Do. 6lby2J ' 11063 feet of / Ditto 5 by 2 7096 feet of / Ditto 8 by 3 About 100 squaoes of Floorings, grooved and tonguefl, 7 by 1J, 6 by 1}, 0 by 1. 8149 HardWood Staves, 34 by f' 6776 fir StJves, 18 by 24 to 6i , 240 superior Mast Pieces 231 SparJ and Poles. Luncheon at One. Sale at Two. Detailed printed Catalogues may be obtained three days prior to the sale. Further particulars obtained at the Offices of the AUCTIONEEr, Falmouth. Dated Ma » | h 21st 1872. PBNR7N.— Thursday next, 4th of April. MR. coRFIELD will Sell by AUCTION, I at and near Barn Farm, adjoining I the Borough of Penryn ( immedi- I ately after the TimberSaleof Deals, | Battens, Boards, & c., on that day at I Penryn), a quantity of ASH, I SYCAMORE, and other , Timber Trees. Dd view by applying to Mr. Sanders, on the premises. Dated Auction Offices, March 28th, 1872 . Casawes Parish . of St. Gluvias, within li miles of Penryn and Perranwett Railway Stations. RICH PASTURAGE TO LET. ME. cORFIELD will hold a SURVEY at the above Barton, on Thursday, the 11th day of April next, subject to the conditions to be then read, in convenient lots, for Letting about 40 Acres of Rich Grass thereon. The Auctioneer desires to call the special attentioi of graziers, dairymen, breeders, an d others t< this letting. The fields are well- watered, in excellent conditio:!, and noted for their rioh grazing aaaliti. es ; the Grass is very forward, ready for lie reception of cattle, and will be let clear of all rates ind taxes, until the 28th September, 1872. Basin< ss at Three. On view bv appking to the Hina, and further particulars had of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Dated March 28th, 1872. " V FOE GOOD PRINTING, in the best style o! workmanship, with the greatest expedi- tion, at the most moderate changes, apply at the office ot this Paper. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. To Mine Agmts, Contractorsf Ship and Boat Builders, Coopers, " Farmers, and others. NEWQUAY. ME. CORFIELD will Sell by AUCTION, on Tuesday, 9tH April next, at the Pier, Newquay/ an entire Cargo of Deals, Battens, Prepared Flooring, Spars Poles, & e„ Ex " Zwalor,* Larsen, master. Detailed particulars now in the course of preparatioj^. iiBusiness at 2. See] subsequent advertismeat / Dated Falmouth Martfi 28th, 1872. PENRK&^^ rsJiL, 11th April next, at 3. ME\ C0EFIELD will Sell by AUCTION, \ at the Pearyn Railway Station, in Xconvenient lots, consigned for posi- to sale,/ upwards'of 5000 feet of Prune/ Ash Plank, Varying from to 5 inches thick, also abeut 160 dozen of oak Spokes, Felloe/ Naves, < fec., & c„ & c. See future advertisements. Farther parti- culars had by applying at the Offices of the AUCTIONEEB, Falmouth. Dated Auction Offices, March 28th, 1872. To Persons keeking a comfortable Country Residence, ibith early possession. ANTRON,/ Mabe, within one mile of Pmryn Railway Station. TO BE/ LET, for such term as may be agreed upon ( with or without a few acres of rich mmdow land), all that comfortable and beautifullr situate country residence known as ANTRON, with a stable and carriage- house attachedJ late and for many years in the occupa- pation of William Rogers, Esq. On vjfew by applying on the premises. To treated for terms apply to . r. CQRFIELD, Land Agent, Falmouth • Dated March 27th 1872. The House for Tea. Teas of rare fragrance & strength Economical Tea for Families Black Green or Mixed the Finest Spring Crop. Xj H. HEAD, Tea Dealer & Grocer, High Street, Falmouth, FO ( R SAI/ E. FOR SALE J by Private Contact, on account of the owner's decease, a large, first- class Mackerel and Pilchajd DRtVING BOAT, named " Cock lof ttfe Wa1ft," now ready for sea, with a string of new Nats just barked. For further \ particulan5 apply to Mrs. Elizabeth S. Turtier, Ohnfch Street, or to Mr. Wm. D. Turne^ p, HiVh St., Falmouth. " NOTICE. ALL Persons h'aving any Claim or Demand on the Estate of the late Mr. JOHN DAVIE TURNER, Grocer and Tea Dealer, of No. 1, Church Street, Falmouth, in the County of Cornwall, wM died on the 27th day of Feb- ruary, 1872, are desired to send particulars thereof on or/ before the 1st day of April next to the undersigned, in 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 above- mentioned date to ELIZABETH SARAH TURNEr J Executrix. Dated Church Street, Falmouth, / March 5th, 1872. Coach House and Stable. TO BE LET, at Lady- day, a Coach House and Stable on Wellington Terrace, Fal- mouth. Stabling for two horses. Apply Jo T. HART, Polbrean, Lizard. ^ Wanted Immediately. / \ NE HUNDRED NAVVIES AND U LABOURERS for the construction of Government Railwavs in New Zealand. Ship to sail 9th April. For particulars apply to R. F. THOMAS, JOHN BROGDEN it SONS, Falmonth. ftera Notices. J. F. TRULL, AETIST PHtlTDGHAPHEH, iF- A- LiM : OT7TH:- OppoaUe the Polytechnic Hall, Chut A St. ARING/ OUT Worth • CLEARING OUT AT IM L/ AVIN'S \ ~ / PEI RYN, Who wiy offer foi Sale Large Lots of Cheap/ and Useful Drapery, AT VERY L 5W PRICES. / day C SATURDJf Y ) and On MONDAl TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY next week. aRT PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, 42. High Street ( formerly the Liberal Association Rooms ), fALMOUTH . MR J. S. SIDDONS, for many years Opera ; or and Manager at Mr. J. F. Trull's, respect- - LY- L fully informs his numerous friends and the public generally of the 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 public patronage. Portraits from Carta de Visite to Life- si; e, plain or finished in crayon, water or oil Color. Views of all kin< Is and oat- door Groups take. 1, and Works o ' Art copied. Prices of Cartes do Visite— Twelve fc r 6s.; Six for 4s.; Three for 2s. 6d. I Prime Potatoes. AT the Store, Minnie- Place, a fine sample of Prime DUNBAR REGENTS, now on sale at 9dV per gallon, or 8s. per cwt. The same quality tor seed, at 8d. per gallon, or 6s. 6d. per cvt. CAuTION Tichborne Bonds. SPURIOUS Copies of the above, being now in circulation, all parties issuing such will be proceeded against. Genuine Copies are registered at Stationers' Hall, No. 273, March 11th, 1872, find can be had wholesale, at 8s. per dozen; single copies on receipt of 13 stamps. These Bonds are at the present moment causing great commotion in the Metropolis, and are selling by thousands.- Each one is a great curiosity, being guaranteed as a genuine copy of a real bond. Applicants will oblige by addressing the Envelope:—" Application for Bonds. Messrs. FOLKAHD AND SONS, 57, Bread St., Cheapside, London, E. C." ( Saitml. Part of a House to Let. npO BE LET, with immediate possession, a PART OF A HOUSE ( consisting of Floor of Three Rooms), in Lansdowne Road ( lately called Obelisk Road), Falmouth. The House is pleasantly and healthily situa- ted in close proximity to the Quay, Dock, and Railway. Apply at the Offices of this Pap^ r, Kimberlcy Grammar School, FaluiontU *„• May be had ai the Ofira of the F. an l P. Weekly Timet, at It. each. THE HOUSEKEEPERS of Falmouth and Neighborhood are respectfully invited to try SOLOmON'S celetrated English Baking Powder, ( For making Bread Tea Cake3, & c.. without Yeast), and judge for theniselve- i whether the professional Oooks anl others who have declared it to be the be* t that ^ used, are correct in so saying- Sold by most respeotnble Grocers, also by the Manufacturer, at 4' J, Street, i-' almou'. h, in Packets, Id. and 21.1 aud u Tin Canisters, at 6d., Is., and 2s. each] Ask for Solomon's Baking Powder. Homa^ paihis PREPARED BY J. > 1. REViHLI sl. PA Chemist by appointment to t.- je Kxoler, ine Torquay, and the Plymouth iloruce > pathic Dispensaries, can be obtained in FALMOUTH of his Agent, Mr. W H. SOi. OMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market St. Also, Randall's THEOBRO l'FNE CO ) v the purest and most delicious extant, in Tins, la., 2s., ond 3s. 9d. each. H/ fR. CORFIELD is instructed to offer for IlL Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Green Bank Hotel, Falmouth, on Wednesday, 3rd day of April next, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, subject to the conditions to he then produced, all that very desirable freeheld Messuage or / Dwelling House, Known as No. 2, Florence Place, with the courtlage, " offices and the NEWLY erECTeD COTTAGE 1 at the back, with the flower and kitchen gardens attached belonging thereto, now in the occupation/ of Miss Barnett, as an annual occupier,' at a rental of £ 30 per annum. The House was built for occupation by a recent Proprietor, and is in everj respect com- plete and convenient in its arrangements. It is situate on the western entranc^ of Falmouth, overlooking the Bay and the picturesque sur- rounding scenery, and contains dining aud drawing- rooms ( with folding/ doors), five bed and dressing- rooms, W. C., stud servants' attics and all necessary offices. The Property may be sean ( by card only) on any day prior to the sale/ between the hours of 3 and 5 in the afternoon./ For cards of admission to view, and for fur- ther particulars, apply at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Dated 20inv4Iarch, 1872/ — I To MineUfalt. Contraktors, Ship and Boat Buildet^ Coopers, Firmers, and others. PENRYN. Will be ready in a few days. ADDRESSES delivered at falmouth, Feb. 27th, 1872, the day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the restoration to health of His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales ; by the Rev. J. BALY, M. A.. Rev. fc\ E. COULSON, Rev. E. G MOSES. B. A. Published by reqt& st of the Mayor, Magis - trates, Corporation and Inhabitants of Falmouth. PRICE SIXPENCE. Published by R. C. RICHARDS, aud to be had of the Bookseller, Wanted to Purchase Old Indian China. & Curiosities JOHN BURTON, M^ BKRT ST , FALMOUTH, IS OPEN TO PURCHASE EVERT DESCRIPTION OF Old Indian China and other Curiosities, For which the highest market value will be given. HEAD MASTER : Mr. J. B. EADE, C. M., F. R. G. S., London. St. Peter s^ J) iocesan College, Exeter. / FREVIH AND CLASSICS : Mr. F. TR^ SCWT, Bi... Trinity College, ASSISTANT KNOUSH MASTER : Mr. W. BfOWDEN. THE following is a/ Extract of a Eeport made by the Revl E. P. Arnold, H. M. Inspector of Schools received by the Rev. Chancellor Bhillpotts/ Archdeacon of Cornwall, during the time Mr., tlade was master of the School at Budock : / " It was a real pleasure to examine this School, where all the work ia done with life and spirit and genuine heartiness. I The Master is one of those few men whp combine thorough devotion to their work with a natund genius for teaching." The course of / tudy is adapted to the pre- paration of the raipils for the Local Examina- tions of the tfniversities of Oxford and Cambridge; th/ Civil Service; the preliminary Medical and Law Examinations; and for general Mercmtile pursuits. For three/ years consecutively ( 1868- 9- 70), the younuest successful candidates at the Oxford Local Examinations, from the County of Cornw/ ll, were ENTIKELY educated at this School; and in 1870, the Degree of A. A. was obtained by a pupil only a little over THIBTBBN TEABS of age, being the youngest with only three exceptions in ALL ENGLAND- FALMOUTJI" TWorkjgg Neil's Club. HE ASJNOI MEETING will be held at tb£ Rooms/ of the Club, Bell's Court, on Eastei Mamay/ Tea will baprovided at 6 p. m. ( tickets, 6d. oach), afW/ which the Annual Meeting will be held. Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock. Are you troubled wit i ..' » i i ? THEN lose no. time in applying for SOLOMON'S Pectoral Cough Mixture, Which is one of the best Preparations sold for the cure of ICoughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Influenza, Itc., and the relief of Asthma and'Bronchitis. It is adapted for persons of all ages, and is sold in Bottles, at 5 ^ d., Is. lid., and? s. 9d. each. Prepared by W. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, MArktL Street, Falmouth. N. B.— The mitli le- aiza Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinary Cough, or give abund- ant satisfaction in uoro extreme cases. I AN EXECUTION AT SATORY. The Special Correspondent of The Times, writing from Versailles, gives the following graphic account of the terrible, execution which took place at Satory last week:— ' Versailles, March 19. Preau- de- Wedel, convicted of the murJer of poor Gustavo Chaudey, the first victim of the Commune was executed as Satory this morning, shortly after six o'clock. lie died so bravely, and so strenuously protested his Innocence— pro- claiming It with his very last breath, Just before he fell- that enough public sympathy may possibly be felt for him to strengthen the hands of the party who clamour fiercely at the execution of any Communist. It Is, therefore, but right, perhaps, to remind those who may have forgotten the cir- cumstances ol Chaudy's murder, that it is not as a Com- munist but as a criminal guilty of the most heinous crime known to the law, that Preau- de- Wedel has been put to death, and that, therefore, those only have a right to protest against his punishment who protest against all capital punishment, on whatsoever grounds. Prtau. de- Wedel began life at seventeen as a convicted thief, and subsequently1 com- mitted- o » her offences, lor the last of which he was In prison when the Communo camo into power. His fortunes then underwent a sudden and very singular change. Raoul Rigault released him, took a fancy to him, and, probably finding that he was the sort of man to be relied upon when a specially ugly or dangerous piece of work had to be done, made him one of his aides- de- camp, and before long Intrusted to him the assassination of Chandey, against whom Rigault had a personal grudge. For this crime he was tried before a court- martial at Versailles, and, though I was not myself present at the trial, I am assurM by an English friend who was there that the evidence > « ainst the accused was over- whelming— amply sufficient to have procured his conviction In any English court. Prtaude- Wedel was clearly proved to have brought the firing party to the prison in which Chaudey was confined, and to have hlmselk given with his own hand the coup- dt- grdcs to the murdered man. There was also evi- dence to show that on the same occasion he presided at the murder of two gensdarmes, and himself shot down one of them, who attempted to escape. Under these circumstances no one unprejudiced by party feelings can blame the authori- ties fur having inflicted the sentence of execution. On the other band/ it is only Just to the dead mail's memory to state that, despite the repeated entreaties of the priest who attended him that he would confess his crime, and ultimately his own consciousness that nothing he might say could save him, he persistently asseverated his innocence from first to last, and did not even shrink from going Into eternity with the asseveratioh on his lips. His courage never, indeed, seems to have left him for a moment. According to the usual, but somewhat strange custom, it was not till three ojclock this morning that he received the first Intimation that he must prepare to meet death in a few hours. He was sleeping peacefully in his jell at the Prison de Noailles when he was awoke and told that he was going to be - taken to the Prison de St. Pierre. He knew perfectly well what this meant, and said so with com- plete tang / raid. Like Ferrfc, his chief anxiety sMined his toilet: he carelully packed up a change of clothes, and on his arrival at St Pierre his first question was if there was a barber there to shave him, His death warrant was formally | read to him, and after hehad Been searched to see that he , had no poison or other means of self- destruction about his person, newas asked if he had any last wishes he would like observed. He wrote severallettrrs, among them one to the widow of Chaudey, and another to the President of the lie- public. He then dressed himself with elaborate care, chatting away cheerfully all the time about his trial and various other topics to the two gaolers whose duty it was never to leave him for a moment alone. They withdrew, however, when the Abbt Follet arrived, to whom the prisoner confessed himself, declaring that he died a good Christian. It is not often that the best of men prepare to face death with such extraordinary calmness and nerve, and when the criminal, after shaking hands with his warders and thanking them for their oonsiderate treatment, passed through the prison gate, and In as easy, Jaunty a manner as if he had been going on a pleasure- trip, and puffing away at his ' cigarette, mounted the step of the carriage waiting for him, something very like a murmur of sympathy and admirati. n broke from the hitherto silent crewd. " II va Inen brax*- mcnt « la mart," I heard a man say to Us neighbours. Per- haps his slight youthful figure and good looks combined with his courageous bearing to conciliate plty- I mean momentary pity; for from the previous remarks I had heart among the crowd 1 don't think they felt any real sympathy with the prisoner, or stall doubted his guilt. They were composed chiefly of soldiers in undress and men in blouses on their way to their morning's work, and I was much struck by their quiet and orderly behaviour. They were not very numerous, however, partly, perhaps, owing to the earlr hour, partly^ the overwhelming manifestation of poliM which would have apeedily checked any large gathering. The whole length of road from the prison to Satory. a distance of two miles, was lined with police who had been posted there all nlght as a precaution, I presume, against a barely possible attempt at Two gendarmes and the abbfe entered the carriage with the prisoner, if csrriage it could be called. It was more atrictly a rough sort of ammunition waggon drawn by four white Worses. Placed in the middle ol a strong escort ol cuirassiers, It set off at a slow solemn trot lor the place ol eTtook1" a roundabout route In order to get ahead, and, driving quickly, arrived at Satory some time before the pro- cession. The place of execution was the ^^ d used tor S ora t. oirioi ol .01 m,, compos ol dtUctamU sss- i g? mtog. w it were, a huge hollow trilateral. Its wide in- terior wki kept rigidly clear of trespasser., an outer belt of cavalry not allowing them, at most points, even to approach the main body ol the force. In the morning air, Clear, tol « ht. and fresh, though cold, with a keen March wind, the whole scene looked much more like the preliminaries of a brilliant review than of a solemn tragedy, and the crowd outside the ring almost seemed so to find it, tor. though on the whole the? were well - behaved, they did not preserve anvthlntr like the same attitude of silent reverence by which I! had been struck in the crowd outside the prison. They were composed almost exclusively 01 jnmiarj_ men » » camp dose by, and there were a few women with whom the aoSLs cracked Jests, no slight diversion being occasioned b, the efforts of the more eager . pecUtors to clamber up in aome trees, from which a good view of the forthcoming spectacle was to be had. A large sloping mound which rose JSstouUide the ranks, almost In a line with the spot destined tor the execution, was as thickly covered with human beings as the Grand Stand on a Derby Day. Below tt^ caroelya hundred yards off, was a plain rough piece of w'oSTIt was the post in front of which the criminal was Joonto take his Kststand. Near it were the dozen soldiers who formed the " pOoton ^ execution" commanded by an officer, and as they formed the one solitary group, in grim isolation, within the lines, their movements as they primed or examined their arms could be distinctly seen^ and1 were watched with the keenest interest. It was noticed that thoy loaded and set apart four spare rifles side by side on the ( round, as If Intended tor the coup de gr& c*. All this time Ivery eye was being constantly strained in the direction from which the prisoner and his escort were to appear, and and soon alter sir o'clock a loud beating of drums and blow- ing of trumpets told that they were In sight. It is one ol the strangest and most discordant features in these execu- tions that the approach ol the poor wretch doomed to an Somlnlous death is announced by a quick double beat ol ms rattling out the same stirring measure as welcomes the advance of a victorious general, and as the doomed man alowly draws nearer the rattle is caught up from drum to drum. Jarring horribly on unaccustomed nerves. To- day It dlonot cease till he lid been driven up close to the execu- tion post. He then got out ol the van, courteously saluted « he passed them, a group of officers and walked to the nost with a perfectly steady step, ana DOia, upngut uearuj8. KtSf^ malltrof reading out this death- war^ twss again gone througfi^ i^ Fron^ -^ u nom du ~ uple Prague U eixiirne conseU de guerre MMaVtr- , aiUei a rendu It jugeinent tuivant. Prtau de W'dclcst amdamiU a la inert pour complicitydans tate ChaudeyA soldier approached to bandage his eyes, £ 5? Prtau waved him off, and obtained the commanding Sneer's^ permission to remain unbllnded, decUring that he w° not afraid to look on death. Meantime, the firing party V. J is, within n tew i. aces, and were getting their rifles ready. The Abbt Follet bad barely time to receive the last almost convulsive, embrace the prisoner gave him, bending forward to throw his arms round ^ confeWs neck. As the abbt stepped back Prtau de Wedel quickly recovered his erect position, and drawing himself up to his lull height, waved his cap with the right hand, pressed the left upon his heart, and exclaimed in loud tones, so clew and ringing that they might almost have reached the farthest linesT " Soldats, it inocuri innocent; vUtl droit au caux. Feu " Simultaneously with the utterance of the words, tho officer raised hU sword, and with it rose the rifles of his men. Before the echoes had died away, the sword and rifles fen together; two volloys flashed in such quick succession that neither eye nor ear distinctly caught the pause between them, and a riddled maas of flesh and blood dropped heavily, like u straight- foiling clod, to the ground. His death must have beeninstantaneous, for the firing was so good that out of twelve bullets ten struck him, . cigTit In the vital M. Nevertheless, after the medical examination of the body, tho usual coup de grdce was given, as a matter of form, by a " idler with one of tho spare rifles. The body was then atretched out Add left entirely alone, in orderthab tho fr^ ns midit file past It In quick marching order, with drums beating a lively sir, and It Is hard to imagine a SllercXst than that between the Jovial bands, Ml o f movement and lusty Ufe. and the pale Jpturfled face of he motionless, deserted corpse. The marching: pa orej, tho whole painful ceremony was at an end, and nothing was lelt but to takethe dead miu's body to- the cemetery, theuqe to be consigned to his relatives and friends X cannot say that the ceremony struck mc as, on the whole, morally very m- sRsSfep « he had at least the merit of being bravo. _ There arc two classes of penonaid! whMni itjJgMj* truly said that their wcr. l Is as good a* their bond- tliosa word is never broken, and llioso whoao bond la good lor nothing. , , , A gentleman, meeting an old friend whom he: had. not Acen Tor a long lime, congratulated hlca on lately coming nS possrasi Jof a large landed estate. " There was such a rep'rt" replied tne other, " but joa may depend uponit that it VM tiulte ground^**-". CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS. • A. Quack advertises a compound that will euro every- thing, from a bad character to a bad temper. How to prevent flie3 from getting at your bacon in summer. Eat it all In tho early spring. " Why don't yon ask your sweetheart to marry you? —- I have asked her.*—'* What did she say r—" Oh, I ve the refusal of hor." It is eaid that a Yankee baker has invented n new kind of yeast, which makes bread so light that a pound of it weighs only oight ounces. T j. Sbe i3, aU ray fancy painted her," as the young In dlan said to his favourite squaw, whoso face ho had Ju3t bedaubed with vermillion and yellow ochro. . A'f trial, recently, in Arkansas, the jury returned the following verdiot:—" Guilty, with some little doubt03 to whether ho is the man." Smith has electrified humanity Dy tne discovery i that much sickness in Now York is occasioned by bad health. ' A Bachelor has left a boarding- house, in which were a number of old maids, on account of tho " mlserablo fair set before him at the table." I There is a man in Cincinnati in possession of a power- ful memory. Ho is omployed by tho Humane Society to " remember the poor." Tho man who is courting Miss Demeanour thinks vory seriously of breaking off the engagement A man who had been married twice to ladies both Kates? Catherlne' 211 vised his friends against taking dupll- It is eaid there are two thousand husbands and wives in Indiana and Illinois applying tor divorces, with every prospcct of success. An American editor pubhslied a Ipng leader op hogs. A rival paper in the same village upbraids aim for obtruding his family matters upon the public. A young widow has established a pistol- gallery in New Orleans. Her qualifications as a teachor of tho art. ol duelling are, of courso, undoubted ; she has frilled'her inan. In Arkansas, a man stone- blind is said to have been appointed to the bench. The fact that Justice Is blind is hardly a good reason why her minister should be so too. Two cousins, named Crickett, were married, last week, in Jefferson County. We are opposed to such cricket matches. A Mr. DOIT has declined a challenge in Missouri. He says he will " fight under no circumstances." He is no battle- door. " I didn't denounce yon," eaid a sauoy young fellow to an editor, " but only your subordinate. I merely made a fling at your staff."—" Well, sir," replied the editor, suiting the action to tho word, " then my staff shall have a fling at A man advertises in a New York paper for a " com- petent person to undertake the sale uf a new medicine." and adds that '• It will be profitable to the undertaker " ' It is recorded that an extraordinary surgical opera- tion was lately performed, which killed the patient. The doctor, at the last accounts, was doing well When some men complain of being always abused by knaves and villains, we are Involuntarily reminded of the old maxim— two of a trade cant agree. There is a firm in Elgin, Illinois, known as Gray and Lunt." Half the letters came V> them directed. to . Lay and Grunt" Natural, but not eomfUJm- ntary. A New York man, who recently returned from Washington, in reply to a question as replied, " I have been after an office, had. got the refusal ol it" \ " The wicked don't live ont half their days," addla cood man to his negro Servant—" Dlt U queer, said Cuttr: "• Him no live out half his day 1 Dto I s'pow he dio " bout ' leben o'clock In de forenoon." The following words are engraved on a sign over a restaurant In greenbush., New Vark ;-" Mrs. Murphy1* porter- house lor sale by the pint or quart." \ _ A paper out West has for its motto, " GoodVill te all men who pay promptly. Devoted to news, fun, and iPpUng money." Never borrow a ootton umbrella: a silk out be obtained with the same degree of effort, and lasts fulte as At a town meeting ont West, it was recently voted " that all persons In the town owning dogs shall be muzzled." One of our contemporaries speaks of a community In which " every man is his own doctor." We fear that in that community every patient has a silly doctor, and every doctor a silly patient. The editor of a far- west newspaper, being challenged lately by another editor, coolly replied that any fool might give a challenge, but that two fools were needed lor a fight An'American traveller says that he knew a young fellow down south who was so fond of a young woman that he nibbed off his nose kissing her shadow on the wall. A couple of western editors are publishing bitter hand- bills against each other, which Induces a contemporary to remark that there is a great deal of billing between them, but no cooing. , A Western editor apologises to his readew • omewhAt alter this fashion : " We expected t » have a death and a marriage to publish this week, but a violent storm prevented the wedding, and the doctor being taken sick hlmsell, the patient recovered, and we are accordingly cheated out ol hoth-" An honest old lady in the countjy, when told of her husband s death, exclaimed, " Well, I do declare, our troubles nevercome alone I It ain't a week since I lost my best hen, and now Mr. Hopper has gone, too, poor man ! An American editor remarks — " An Englishman has Just published a book, advising all men to • mind only their own business.' Why doesn't he mind hu, Instead of telling other people what to do J t An Amercan paper ( having a son of Erin for IU editor) repotting the loss df a steamer, says. The capUm swam ashore ; so did the stewardess, fhe wss lmured^ for five thousand pounds sterling, and was loaded with pigs. A letter was lately received at the Chicago p< wt- offioe, directed '' To an Honest Man/' The chief derk sent It to the dead letter department, with tho candid confession that the man did not live In Chicago." An American paper says, " A mad boll broke looee last week in the streets of C'mclnattl, and rushed furiously through a crowd of men and boys. It waii sn Instance of knocking down of a score of persons by a bull rueh. head, no wood to cook with and nothing to cook, general Smpus in the town, and all about nothing In particular ; whisky plenty, water scarce, loafers in abundance. An old Carolinian once said: " I was born in the last day In the year, the last day In the month, thsjast < lay of the week, very late in the day, and have always been behind- hand. I believe It would have been fifty dollars In mypocket, 111 had not been bom at all." An advertisement in an Illinois paper lately, netting forth the many conveniences and advantage to be derived from metal widow sashes, among other partlculsrs ob- served, " thatthese sashes would last forever ; and after- wards. If the owner had uo use tor them, they might bo sold tor old iron." , . A Coroner in Arkansas, after empanelling his jury said, " Now, gentlemen, you are to determine whether the deceased came to hU death by accidence, by Incldenoe, or by the hand of the Incendiary." Tho verdict was, that' The deceased came to his death by accidence In the shape of a bowle knife." A Gentleman of Alabama was lying in bed one morning, when a friend stepped in snd said, '" JSmith, break- fast Is coming up."—" Let Itcorno." replied Smith, with a ook of defiance, " I'm not afraid of it." There are trees BO tall, in Wisconsin, that it takes two men and a boy to look to tho top of tbeiiL One i looks till ho gets tired, and another commences where ho There are two reasons why some people don't follow the advice, " mind your own business." First they haven t any business, and second, no mind to bring to it. Hather poorly off, that style ol humanity. The following is from a local paper :-" Pe « ons wishing to see the editors will generally find them at tho printing office. In their absence, however, invitations to SIM aid challenges to fight, should bo loft cither with the publisher, or in our table drawpj. __ " Class in the middle of geography, stand up. What s a pyramid r-" Afjlu ol men In a circus, one on top of the other."-" Wheres Kgypt t— Where It always was. - " Where is Whales 1'-" All over the sea."-" Very welli stay there till I show you a spccles of birch well known in this country." Bridget was hired in a female boarding- school, and was told to ring tho first bell at six In the morning. Athalf past six o'clock tho pupils were required to attend prayers ; tut for several mornings after ISrldget commencod hor labours, many were unusually tardy, giving as an excuse, that they did not hear tlio rialug boll Sure mum, JM replied, " 1 never rings it very hard, tor fcar 1 might woke tho young ladles 1" A MILLIONAIRE.--' The editor of the New Orleans p& vuno calculates that he is bitten by two millions of mosquitoes every night. • 1 AN INFERENCE.— A man, being aesured. thot the sun never rose in tho west, said It was very strange, as ho had a cousin In Iowa who ' was alwa) S writing how plouantlt wss in that district He conoludcd it must bo all moon- A QOANDABY.— To sit on a sofa between two pretty rfrls, onu with black eyes, Jet ringlets, and rosy chocks— the other with soft blue eyes, sunny ringlets, and red olieeksand jipg— and both laughing at you at the sarno tlmo. We know i of nothing more trying. TELEGRAPHIC REiPuitXiflG. A novel and successful experiment in telegraphic re porting was made in connection WitHWBe Oxford and Cambridge Boat Kace on Saturday, which has proved toBeone ofthe most interesting circumrtances of the °° loonier to transmit a description of the race as it was rowed, arrangements were made, by the proprietors of the " Central NewB " in London to pay out a cable from one of the steamers which follow the racing boats. Permission to pkee this cable and , pay it out from the Cambridge steam- boat was readily accorded by Mr. Goldie. There is no novelty in telegraphine through cables M they are being paid out, but there is no precedent for performing such aworkot the pace of the racing boats. Mcreover whatever happened to the cable a stoppage of the boat during the race was impossible, and therefore the most perfect arrangements were necessary *>° Dtam success. These arrangement?, as far is the cable was concerned, were earned out by the, JLeto- graph Construction and Maintenance Company, ind the officer of the postal telegraphs « ye every assistance in the use of land wires and the tribution of the intelligence. The difficultiesid! the work were much increased by the fact that the whole of the final arrangements and reporting had to be done in the midst of an unusually severe snow storm but in spite of all this, the leading facts connected ^ the race including the varying positions of ga crew*, and the times at which they reached well- known jomta, were telegraphed before the race was conclud « L IJy this means the " Central News" wa. enabled to transmit throughout the, kingdom and to ^ before readers hundreds of miles distant, more information respecting the race than was known to the spectators on the bulks of the Thames. EPITOME OF NEWS, BBITISH AND FQBEIGN. The Marquis of Lome has kindly consented to be- come one ofuie patrons of the National Society for the Pro- tectlon of Young Girls, established In 1835. Father Hyacinthe. BPe^ g, •| BMe Sod ® ^ meeting in Boie the other day, declaredthatlnthe Bible lies the real greatness of nations, and that England owed her power to It more than the Great Charter. An elderly schoolmistress is mentioned, in the receot report of a Church of England School Inspector, who when ho proposed to her that the children should sing, shook her cane in the faces of the young folt and said— Now, you little wretches, sing ' Christ U merciful,' will you ? The late Father Taylor said that Daniel Webster was the beet man he ever knew ; and of Collector Kussell. his son- in- law, he once remarked, .'.' Thomas Is not exactly a saint, but ho Is a very sweet sinner." The treasures of Notre Dame, which already com- prise a number of precious objects, are about to be increased by the addition ol a veritable historical relic in the shape ol the cossack wopi by MoKttfgnettr Duboy on the day of his death. ltlls a Violet vestment, well worn, swinea vmu tux* and blood, and ahowing distinctly the marks of bullets. The curious who visit the church ef Notre Dame may now see tne cassocks of the three Archbishops of Parts who died by assas- sination— of Monsclgnecr Aflrt. killed on tho barrlcide of 8t" Antolne; of Monselgneur Sibour, killed In the church of St Etienne du Mont; and of Monselgneur Darboy, killed in the prison ol La Boquette. The Government intend to grant the House of Com- mons twenty- one days' holiday at Easter and Whitsuntide. An enterprising Chicagoan is going to Europe to sell photographs of the Ore. An olfl lady followed up an Episcopal bishop as he travelled over his diocese, and was confirmed several times before she was detected. She wlshet the ordinance repeated because she hkd " undentood it wss good for rheumatism. It is posted up in various parts of Pans, Warning to CoadbMB t" The Society for Protecting Animals warn ceachDeenVthst according to law, they will bo severely punlflSd lfthey llltreat their horses. M. Prfidhomme, in the decline of life, was talking with his nephew, to whom he related stories of his youth. " But uncle," suddenly exclaimed the young man, " what struck you most during your life*" " My deu boy. It wss yo^ r aunt f A Chicago journal considers the destruction of about a cartload of " original poetry" In Its offloe as the most gratifying feature of the fire. Viator Hugo is to receive a franc and a- half a line tor his new romance, Peuplt Souverain. A cordial welcome to Rome has been experienced by ths Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Boyal Highnesses started from Genoa on Fridsy night, and arrived In the Holy CUT on Saturday. The King ol Denmark received them at the railway station, with Sir A. Buchanan and several members of the Legation. Two " Victoria Hospitals "— one at Chelsea and the other at Victoria Park— lately laid claim to a legacy be- queathed vaguely by the late Mr. Briscoe, M. P.. to " Victoria Hospital.- Vice- Chancellor Mallns decided In favour of the Victoria Park Institution, but the other asylum appealed to the Lords Justices. It was ultimately arranged that the beouest should be equally divided between the two. A workman has sent tho following letter for publi- cation from which the following Is an extract :- In the debate on the Army Estimates. Mr. Jacob Bright says, " that our total expenditure in this oountry amounted to as much as £ 15 per family ; while, as every one know, there were many families in this country who do not earn £ 15 with less than half- a- year's toiL" Now, sir, I should like to ask him a question I have a wife and a family of four children ; my Income from my labour amounts to about two pounds a week we use no taxable commodities that lam aware of except half- a. pound of tea, one pound- and- a- half of coffee, and two pounds of sugar weekly. Now, would ho or say of his followers ( and many of them are old women! be kind enongh to tell me what my annual share of the public: ex- penditure amounts to J I have more than a strong suspicion that there is not a nation under the sun where the working man pays less Imperial taxation than he does in England. 11 wrong In my opinion, ^ should belglad k> be corrected. " We have before us a sad tale of the sufferings of the officers and men of Her Majesty's ship Chanticleer. lately Ed oft at Sheerness. It is stated that she sslled from Eng- d with a crew of 176 all told. She lost by desertion 1 officer and 71 men ; 5 officers were tried by court- martial, 12 officers left by exchange or other causes, 80 petty officers and men left owing to their time having expired, most of whom would have volunteered afresh if thov had not been glad to get away, and 82 men and boys contrived to get into other ships.*— Army and Ifavy Gazette. The Knoxvitle ( Tenn.) Timet thus describes a " wild woman: "— We saw a genuine champion of woman's rights vesterdsy. We know she was an advocate of such by the long steps she took, by the Important swing of her body as she walked along, and by tho Immense and manly size of the piece ol tobacco from which she was extracting the Juice." An exceedingly choico and select collection of postage- stamps has just been disposed of by Messrs. Sothohy, Wilkinson, and Hodge, of Wellington- street. London. The following were the rarest specimens:— A 20 cents, St Louis stfmp, only one other in orlstence—£ 812s. ( ditto). A Jefferson Market Post- office stamp, pink unique. £ 0. Another variety of the same, unique - £ 5. Boyd s City Express Post, largo oval, unique : this is struck over a Fomeroy stamp—£ 7 16 » . A 13cents. Sandwich Isles stamp, fiinire in fancy border ; a very fine specimen of this rare stamp—£ ® 10s. A 6- cents. Confederate States' Nashville stamp slate, unused, vory scarce—£ 6, A 3 cents. Marion stamD black, written figure, unused : bolleved to be unique — Scuinoas. A 10- cents. ditto, extremely rare, unused- 0 guineas. A 2- ccnts. Memphis stamp, light bluo, unused—£ 5 ( ditto). The whole, consisting of 276 specimens, produced £ 252 17s. 6d. _ A beautiful inscription, it is said, may be found in an Italian churchyard :—" Hero lies KsteUa, who transported a large fortune to heaven In » cts of charity, and has gone thither to enjoy It." " You ue very handsome," Baid a pentleman to a lady —" Ah I" said tho lady, " so you would say if you did not think so."—" And so you would think," answered he, " thoush I did not say so." Mr. Giffard applied to Vico Chancellor Wickens on Saturday lor an extension until the 1st of May of the dato from which tho Injunction restraining the Great Western Hallway from allowing the morning down express and tho at tern c « n up express to stop less than ten minutes at Swindon, Bhould coilio Into operation. Tho injunction it will bo remembered, was granted on the application of tho lessee of the rofreshmont- room at Swindon, but in order to avoid the inconvenlonce which would bo occasioned to the nubile by a sudden chango, it was arranged that tho Injunc- tion should only operate after tho 1st of April. The company wished to appeal. < uid now asked for an extension of tlmo In order to allow oflho appeal being heard by the fu court The application was opposed, but tho Vice- chancellor said fnat ss tho question to bo decided was so Important he con- sidered ho should bo onlyjdolng what " was Just awl fair In Siting tho company tfte^ eustoniba& d for Theexten- Mon was, however, prajitedjby thosdnrtl as an indulgence to tho company, and the company must pay tho coats on botn aldos of the application: never got acquainted with the map. that finds them. Can any ono answer tho question before tho next rain : i A smart- looking gdnflcmui presented himself at a parsonage, and aahl to tho minister, with a pleasant bow, " Sir you buried my wlfo Ave mouths ago, and 1 was so pleased with you on that occasion, that 1 havo now come here to ask you fto marryimo." If there were a Miss Robinson Crusoe on a desolate Island, with uo ono to plcaso but her own reflection in tho water, she would yet every day make and weu tho newctf dubious. " Man is a great creature, even if he is a little stingy about the franchise," is the frank acknowledgment ol Grace Greenwood. It is said ikat M. Thiers always u » cs the electric telegraph for the transmission of his invitations to dinner. Some one sent to the Prince Imperial of France on his birthday a branch of the Parisian chestnut tree, called " Tho 20th March." There were over 200 bouquets forwarded to his Imperial Highness, and 1,800 letters. Prince Pastani, a descendant of a noble " Venetian family, and once the possessor of an immense fortune, has recently died id Piris in the mosfchumble circumstances. He ruined hioitalf by a Sferies of disastrous speculations. " I am BO afraid," said a young Parisian- lady to an English mllor. " Why. ma'am ?" ' Because, sir lord, I am approaching " the thirty.'" and she laughed her old- fashioned summeriest Mllor faid bluntly, " iou ntedn t be afraid, ma'am, because tho danger's leaving you, as I guess. A pocket fire- escape has been invented. One of the building laws of the city of New York deserves attention elsewhere ; it requires that, whenever walls are supported on columns such columns shall be made fire proot In accordance with the patent of Mr. Cornell. The Palmyra Journal has for severil weeks been soliciting " short articles" from its subscribers; and last week one of Its readers sent in a baby's under- gument, Somewhat dilapidated, Wut short enough to come within the rule. The Journal had a wood- cut made of it, and claims henceforth to be an Illustrated paper. The author of that wonderfully successful child's book, Alice in Wonderland, and of the equally popular one published this year caUed Through the Looking Ula- it, who writes under the name of " Lewis Carroll," is Canon Light- loot, of Christ Church, Oxford. A young lady was married without shoes or stocking? on, the other day, in accordance with an odd whim that such an act would bring her good luck. Apropos of a cat having nine live', a cautious | American philosopher of the Mill school writes : If a kat iz . killol In the fall ov the year, and lays aU winter under a sno I bank, and don't thaw out in the spring, and keeps quiet , during tho summer months, and ain't missing when winter • ets in agin, I hav alwus eed that that kat waz ded, or was | playing deadful fine. Fanny Fern tells of an aged female who thought she was " as young as ever she was, and as handsome as she never was. Wyoming boasts of a lady judge, before whom several highly Important cases are waiting to be tried. The other day she was ohllired to vacate her seat, and the cause of Wyoming Justice will suffer disastrously for a month at least The causc of this may be briefly stated in one word —•• Twins" AVincennea photographer advertises -.— Babies taken and flnlshod In ten minutes," which is rough on the babies. In Minnesota recently a coroner's jury declared a man to have been " severely fro sen to death." The Emperor Napoleon has become an honorary member of tne Athentcum CluU A patent has been granted in France for the prepa- ration of a finish, or starch, for vegetable tissues, yams, & c., which is not soluble in water, and which, therefore, when once applied, will remain throughout several successive washines. On Sunday morning, about nine o clock, while two boys were walking in the Queen's Park. Edinburgh they ob- served the body of a woman lying in a hollow on the sloping ground. Information was sent to the police, and the body, which was almost entirely naked, was removed. The clothes were found lying scattered about The unfortunate woman appears to be about 40 yean of age. It Is supposed that she had met her death by violence, as she is considerably bruised, and there are mark* as 11 she had been severely kicked. Barnum is announced as shortly about to arrive in . Paris. Salisbury Plain is spoken of as the probable scene of the next Autmmn Manoeuvres. At a meeting on Satur- day It was announced by Colonel Loyd- Llndsay that Mr. Cardwell had not succoeded in procuring suitable ground in the North of England. The reported alliance between Germany and Italy is now contradicted by the Opmione. The Opinions says there exists between the Governments of Berlin and Borne only " a very cordial understanding against the common News has been received in Paris from Madrid that the King has not only no Intention ol abdicating, but that he is prepared to . letend his crown to the uttermost il circum- stances should require it It is stated from Berlin that the German Roman Cathollo bUhops will hold a meeting next month to determlno their future atUtude towards the Government A duel was fought on Sunday at Paris between N. Bogat, of the Pay, and XL Blchardet, of the Conairt. M. Blchardet was wounded In the chest On the news of Lord Mayo's assassination reaching Rangoon, the Armenian community held a special service at the Armenian Church. The community with their priest chanted on their knees their National Anthem, praying to their Maker that a recurrence ol such a dastardly outrage ss tne murder of his Excellency Karl Mayo, Viceroy, and Governor- General of India, may never take place. The children of the Prince and Princess of Wales left Windsor Castle on Monday morning lor Chiswick House, where they will stay until the return of their Boyal puents from tho continent From a private letter from Rome, under date March 14th, we take the tollowing extract:—" We are all wqnder- lng at the Prince of Wales's medical advisers sending him ( rem London, where the death- rate is 2* 2 per « mt, to Borne, where at this moment it is 51 per cont., with diptherla, lever, and small- pox to help It."— The Rock. The Queen left Windsor last Saturday afternoon for Baden. Her Majesty proceedsd by special train to Ports- mouth, whore she embarked on board the royal yacht, which • ti^ ed next morning Idr Cherbourg. At the Somerset assises held at Taunton on Siatur- dsy. the Jury returned a verdict lor £ 600 damages in the case of Wilcox c. Godrey, an action for breach ol promise. The German Correspondent says that the Old Catho- lics of Kdnlgsbers have resolved to form a congregation of their own They at present number 19? souls, but It Is sup- Cied that two- thirds of tho members of the Catholic Church that place ( 600 in all) will Join them. We are informed, Bays the New York IWftumr. that the Bev. Mr. Cudworth, the chaplain of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, " has adopted an original course of praysr. He addresses himself," says a Boston letter- writer. " to legislators, and touches on legislative topics . he upholds tho good, counsels the patriotic, and handles tne questions that come before them En a novel way.' This may bo all very fine and entertaining, but the Legislature employs and pays Mr. Cudworth to pray; and it does not strike us that this is quite so much like praying as It is llko speech- making, or lecturing. However, as Mr. Cudworth is not engaged to pray for us, his method of supplication may ba ! none of our business. Mr. F. A. Milbanke, M. P., writes to the Daily Tele- graph to say that he did not" crow " in the House of Com- mous last Tuesday night as Mr. Odger said he did. I beg to say also," Mr. Mllbanko continues. " that I never chal- lenged Mr. Herbert, and It might bo as well- though it slgulfles nothing tome— that Mr. Odger should make hlmsell acquainted with facts before ho brings such accusations against any man, whether a member ol Parliament or not. All the women of tho villages on the shores of the Gull of Mexico are in the habit of swimming. The. young ladles, wo presume, are all diving belles. A Berlin lithographer has invented a paper to be used for currency purposes, which ho claims will defy counterfeiting. The protection is In the colour of the paper, which cannot bo chemically analysed neither Imitated by photography. Each State can have its own colour, which can be kept a secret. The prooess is not more expensive than that now employed in preparing tho present paper. Notes and Queries says :—" Inan old town in South Walos, where tho custom of ringing tho curfew still con- tinues. wo have heard children warned that tho hour of rest was come as signified by ' Mary Hose.'" The question is asked by Note l and Queries whowas Mary Rose J Itls thought this must be a misprint, and instead of Mary rose, It should have been Mary went to bed. Henry Ward Beecher said to his congregation in a sermon on home and lllo hospitality on Sunday :-" I honour the woman who comos to mo, when I call, In the dress suited to her work. I don't like to sit buried in plush in the waiting parlour three quarters of an hour for a toilet « nav Is good enough lor you is good jmough lor your• Meids. Beecher, old boy, leave the girls' dress alone, talk about other and less sacred things. Canard- mongers are digging King Amadeus's gfave with a vengoanco, and finding him a successor. A ruipour has been started at Madrid that Prince Bismarck ke. ps o sharp eyo on the present critical state of aUslrs there, and has not relinquished tho hope Of yot including Spain among tne appanages of the House of Hohenzollern. At a " leap- year party " in Chattanooga, recently, the young ladles who formed the committee oi management had posted up in conspicuous parts ol tho hall such mottoes as the following: " We mean business," " None ol your poverty dodges,'' " Waiting is tedious," Ac. A young woman whoso father's palatial residence is situated in ono of tho principal streets of Missouri's capital recently, In tho space of a single twenty- four hours, managed without discovery to get herself tied in tho matrimonial knot to eight different mon, and told them all to come at tho same time tho noxt day to obtain her father's blessing on their union. They all did so ; and tho scene, that ensued may bo better imagined than described. Forty days to the. month is an economical ana in- genious method of calculating salaries. This elongatca calendar U about to bo temporarily Introduced into the Civil Service of Turkey. Colonel Fisk's 250 canaries were sold by aucU< m in New York recently. One of them sold for 10 doUats 60conta Tho musical- box of tho steamer t^ tpiay » a very choice selection of twelve tunes oonjdddtwl ono oi uio finest In the country, was also In tho wt^ « ue, as was tho working models of the . uamers of too llne. about a In length, wid wrought In solid silver and goia. The Murderburg Bulletin "^ W^^^' oi^ thS the dally Origin of a town in a CsWrnlan region ol tne " Great Republic." . , i Cape diamonds are, according^ latest. accounts, ae- oressed in value, but tho diamond dealers at Cape town Keep Sp their spirits. They are assiduously nursing a project for the federation ol all tho South African colonies, diamond fields included. At a spirit meeting the other night, a gontlemim reauested the medium to ask what amusements were most tularin the spirit world T The reply was " Reading of our obituary notices." A school committee in the United States, now flmt celebrated on account of Its Alabama claims, are re- nted to have 1- nM up their opinion of an examination Ktheyhadatter. de I by making P^ Ds^'^^ -" You have orthog aphatised weU and yon have ^ ciphered good, but you haint not sot stilL Ahevening class would be the making of you." It is said that most extraordinary war preparabonsare going on In Germany. One who writes to ns on the subject fays it would appear that war was Eminent and athlng tteUy expected, bythese proceedings. Alter aU it nwjr be only to meet aiid counter- check the vivacity of France m the samqltne. All Paris is at present laughing over a clever smug- gling device which toe valiant French octroi man have jure detected. The heavy duties on spiritB have of course made the smuggling sisterhood ( most of the smuggling now- a- oays U by women) doubly eager to bring into Paris an extra quan- tity ol the precious liquors, and this they hsve accompilsnea in a most ingenious manner— viz., by wearing zinc corsets " provided with rotundities which can easily contain four or five gallons of brandy." For a time the trick succeeded ad- mirably, but at length tho officers began to be suspicions ol the magnificently developed busts Which contrasted oddly In some of the ladies with the " inadequate necks and faces- A staff ol lemale searchers was enrolled, and the cheat discovered, Warwickshire has been for some time the scene of an agricultural strike, which Is daily assuming larger propor- tiens, and is now said to extend to eight counties. The men demand an advance from 12s. a week to 181 but the farmers set their faces determinedly against the " Union. Two young princes, the sons of the Archduke Charles of Austria, had a warm dispute in the presence ol no less a person thin the aughrt Emperor himself. Greatly excited, one said to the other, " You are the greatest ass in Vienna! Highly offended at a- quarrel In his presence, the Emperor Interrupted them, saying, with indignation, " Come, come, young gentlemen, you forget that I am present. A woman in New York professes to have discovered how to make people live for ever, and on the proceeds It is said manage hersell in the meantime to live remarkably well! ThTplan is to pour something into your eyes, and something into your ears, and rub something all over your head. All these requisites are sold at a high price to pur- chasers who wish to make themselves a nuisance by living longer than Is requisite. A protest has been made by the ladies of Ephraim, on Sundays, and donate the amount for which thoy sell them towards the emigration ol the p » r to Utah. Miss Maria S. Rye, who has transplanted to hap- piness in a Canadian home so many hundreds ol poor orphan or neglected girls, makes an appeal for f arther assis- tance to carry on her praiseworthy object We hope she will succeed. Those willing to aH her may ^ that Miss Rye's offices are removed to Avenue House, PMK- ham, where all letters should be addressed. Office hours, 11 ^ - , , • • We thought we were going to indulge in a poetic poem when we commenced, " Mary had a Utile lamb Its fleece was white as snow. But BurVs the largest stock; ol butter, cheese, and ham you ev< ir know.- This, howeve^ wss mere Yankee advertising, appealing to the national taste and feelings. Mr. Pritchard, barrister- at- law, of Delhi, has read a paper at the Society ol Arts, London, In favour of giving a representative in Parliament to India, as the only means ol maintaining England's supremacy there. The discussion which followed endorsed the views ol Mr. Pritohard. Lord Mayo's children are said to have telegraphed a message to the murderer ol their lather, " May God lorglve you I" _ FAkJWOViTU fc PftNUYN " vrtfEKLY TIMIS& SATURDAY, MAECn 30,1872 DAWDLERS, ( From the Liberal Re vie v.) System is a great thing. It will enable men to ob- tain what at tirst glance seems unattainable, and do an amount of work which to those who do not know what system i\ further than that it is a word of six letters, seems almost superhuman. The government of thft country could not go on for one single day without svst « n. To take one branch of the service alone— the Poet- office— without system, what a dead lock there would bo! To say nothing about getting our letters with regularity, we might be thankful if ever we got them at all. Why, the amount of work that is done is something extraordinary, and the few mistake* that are made only serve to show how perfect are the ar- rangements as a whole. Let any one make a mental • calculation how many communications— letters, news- papers, and parcels— are posted in a single day, and he will have some slight idea of the magnitude of the work - clone. Well, as in the public service, so it is much the same in the concerns of private individuals. The men who Are systematic are successful, and the men, as a rule, Who are not, fail. The former can do as much' work - again in the day with as little labour as the latter. People wonder how this is, but they have no occasion to do HO. The man who is always doing something, even in the intervals which come between great under- takings, will do a great deal more than he who devotes Buch momenta to picking his finger nails. It is related that a oertain individual wrote a very readable book, by merely taking advantage of the odd moments which every man must have at his disposal. If he was wait- ing for a friend, out would come paper and pencil, and he would set to work for the five minutes. Ordinary people would merely waste that time; and it would be so much taken out of the day at their disposal. They would not even think that they could use it better than by heaping reproaches, mentally, upon the head of the person who was keeping them waiting. With- out going so far as to assert that it would be well for all men to be like the author in question, it may safely be said that there is an amount of time wasted by a certain class of people, which is most regretable. Hew many people are there who think it is not worth while to set to work to do a certain thin?, because, at the expiration of half an hour, they will be called upon t © do something else— who deem it preferable to spend such time in dawdling I And it must be remembered that many such intervals occur every day in the lives of most people, so that the absolute waste of time is really very great indeed. Besides, this habit of-^ pwd- ling, like every other eviljhabit, grows upon its victim. The unfortunate being, who has many such intervals - at his disposal, and dawdles them away( comes, in time, to find that they are not sufficient, and that he must encroach upon time which he has no light to. Thus work which ought to be done, remains undone, and the dawdler runs a very good chance of becoming a victim to the disease sloth. Proof of all this may be found in the fact that people, whose occupations are of a spasmodic character— that is to say, when they have plenty of time which is their own, and yet not their own, inasmuch as they are tied to a certain place— are rarely found equal to regular and sustained exertion. The shopman, for instance, is not good for much if ever he is put to real legitimate, downright labour. Men's nervous energy becomes sapped, and unceasing work is a bogie, the thought of which fills them with dismay. As has been said, dawdling, after a time, becomes a disease. Men and women dawdle when they should be working, and, even to save themselves from sinking in the social scale, they cannot rouse themselves to make a determined effort to prevent their further descent. They may not be downright lazy, but any- thing that is a trouble to them they leave undone, even though there are important issues depending thereon. They will do things if they are told to do them, and, if work is thrust upon them, will not give way to useless lamentation. But they seem unable to decide for themselves. Things that are left to them to do as their judgments suggests are left undone, and opportunities that might be seized and turned to good account, are let slip because the people have not the requisite energy and determination to grasp them. They know that 6uch is the case, and feel that they are frit- tering their time away. And what do they do ? They lay the blame upon other shoulders than their own, or attribute it to the force of circumstances. Had they been differently circumstanced they would have acted differently. They see others passing them in the race of life whom they are quite convinced have not the same ability they have, and their hearts are filled with bitterness at the eight. But still they do not reproach themselves, and make a determined effort to escape from those influences which are destroying their energy and industry. They attribute everything to luck and chance. Had they been placed in the same position at the beginning as those who are pass- ing them, they would have galloped on just the same as they are doing. But fate was against them, and prevented their getting a fair start. And so they go on from youth to age, becoming more dawdling and misanthropiiaL It must be granted that there is much force in th § complaints of many of these dawdlers. They have been placed in an unfortunate position; they, perhaps, have not had a fair start; there may have been all the influences at work to induce dawdling, and a lack of motive to sustained exertion. But, this is no excuse for continuing in the same plight, and letting all the opportunities which are presented to every man slip by. No, the man who possesses that best of all the gifts of God- health, a strong pair of hands, and average abilities— has no excuse for setting himself down and saying I am, a blighted being, and am powerless to overcome the influences which are against me. He can go away and leave them behind him ; he can throw off the old asso- ciations which enervate him and make him different from other men. He may have got a bad start, but dogged perseverance will, at any rate, enable him to catch up to many who got off before him, even if it does not enable him to come in a winner. He can avoid the alterna- tive which is in store for many dawdlers— a life of semi- degradation and dependence; and, being the unfor- tunate object of a feeling, often manifested, very near akin to contempt, which animates the breasts of all those who started when he did, and have left him a long way in the rear. Dawdlers, then, can save themselves, if they will: let them see that they do it. Let them be assured that, if the beginning of the journey is rough and uneven, it will only enable them to more thorougly appreciate the flowery and eaay. paths along which they shall afterwards travel. THE CORN MARKET. ( From The Timet of Monday.) weather " 36, Seethlng- lane, March 23. " To state the present situation of the grain trade will be to array against each other a number of opposing facts and contrary opinions. Writing three months ago I observed there was a probability of future business moving in a rut of about Ms. for wheat, 30a. to 37s. for barley, and although the season has been one of exceptional mildness, full supplies on one hand and a chronic slow demand on the other have kept prices within the range thus indicated. The LEE other quotations of wheat were ton. to 5GB. : of barley, 36s. to .'{ 7s. ; and the quotations at the end of March are 55s. M. wheat, : j7a. 7d- barley. There has not been room for value to swing far on either side, but as a rule the incline has been downward, for if Eng- lish wheat has not fluctuated Is. per or. the changes on foreign wheat cargoes, especially Black Sea sorts, have been 8s. between the highest upward fluctuation and - the lowest currencies of a week ago. That s]> eculation waa an absentee from European markets was noticed before, and I only repeat it to add that it has not yet zeturned. *' Not a few disappointed holders and importers are willing to believe that the character of the winter season alone has thwarted their undertakings, but this idea most be disputed for the reasons given early in Jairaarjr— namely, that the actual hulk of European production was large, and had led to the accumulation of stocks acquired at moderate rates. But on other grounds it is not permissible to conclude that the mild winter has controlled and depressed the value of wheat. Of cattle( corn, oats, maize, beans, it has done so most decidedly, for. the last three months being mfld and wet, farmers have been prevented for- warding the bulk of their stocks to market and have thus a large reserve to sell in summer, that other- wise would have been in frosty weather thrashed out and in the hands of millers. Probably this accession of home grown stock would have balanced the deficiency of foreign supplies shut up in Ice- bound ports. Figures multiply, and to produce those published in a single week respecting the corn trade would serve rather U> bewildar tho r « « fer than to en- lighten him ; but clearly the value of statistics demands recognition always, and in this season particularly, when a large amount of tapital, probably three or four millions sterling, lias been saved to England and France, from a knowledge of tho wants and resources of each country, as furnished by former records. Tho ex- perience of the very deficient year 1867 enabled me to estimate, last autumn, that France would only require four or five million qrs. of imported wheat, and the United Kingdom some nine million qra. And at this moment, after five months, these figures are, appa- rently, as nearly accurate as any that can be quoted, and had the commonly expressed views of deficiency, which added six million qrs. to tho above, been verified, the price of bread- Btuffs ( apart from tho cost of tho extra quantity) must have certanly advanced 10s. per qr. The cconomy of the French nation in diminishing their requirements of wheat throughout the winter has entirely deranged the trade of all Europe ; while the weekly recurring fact of France exporting largely of barley has astonshed the world, who looked to that country as a customer whose competition would command high value. In this matter the course of business has been entirely re- versed. The value of flour in Paris, of wheat gener- ally in France, is the one chief cause of dulness in the English and European markets. For several weeks past the price of Paris flour has receded, and at its present currency— 40s. to 42s.— whether for immediate or future delivery three months hence, competes with the London and New York markets, and in its moderate level forcasts the range of value up to next harvest " Since the beginning of the year there have been off our coasts two large fleets of grain ships, followed by a small one, now on offer. These fleets have been absorbed without much difficulty, as sellers made con- cessions from time to time, and thus foreign wheat samples have sunk in value until they are relatively cheaper than native grain, whereas m the autumn they were dearer, a position never maintained for a long period. " These glances to tho past are only made that I may revert to the present and future. Last week opinions went to their lowest depth of discouragement: this week they are rapidly swinging upward and forward under a strong impulse of reaction, set in motion by the most inclement weather, perhaps, ever known even in March. To- day, wheat cargoes are Is. Gd. dearer, and on Monday a rise of 2s. to 3s. per auarter is expected. Such upward steps must rest on le snow that now covers our fields, and which is an unstable footing to rely upon. As regards the weather, the solitary point in its favour is that seven degrees of frost anil a blighting north wind had better come now than later. The mischief already done is con- fined to a few forward fruit trees. Barley is too close above ground to be injured, and tho wheat is strong enough to bear the cold. The most serious inconveni- ence from the weather is Its postponing the sowing of Lent com, already late. But as regards any general injury to the prospects of harvest, we must wait until May to estimate them. In respect to wintry weather, at this period of the year, suspending foreign shipments, it is impossible to anticipate any serious result, and the single advantage the season is likely to give sellers is the creation of an improved demand, that will exist only while bad weather prevails. But those holders who look for an advance in prices wish to convince them- selves that the rise will rest on the solid foundation of decreasing stocks and diminished supplies, refer- ring to the fact of a much smaller number of grain ships being on passage than is sometimes the case. Against these views there is the clew statement that large granary stocks exist in London and else- where— stored from the unusual imports of December, January, and February; and next, there is existing an immense tonnage^ of steam shipping, waiting to be employed, and offering at very low freights to shippers abroad. These vessels, probably 200 in number, and carrying 3,000 to 7,000 qrfc, may In any fortnight glut Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool, Cork, Hull, or London with grain, almost immediately after the ship- ping lists have published their sailings, and thus the spring and summer trade is at the mercy of rumour. Let a rumour on " Monday go forth that Mark- lane is 3s. dearer for wheat, and an almost certain result would be an immediate increase of shipment', since if a few Russian ports are as empty as they are said to be, and if Trieste has not a shipload of Bonat wheat to export, the existence of available stocks, when navi- gation is free, will be^ quickly demonstrated by their arrival in the United' Kingdom if the experience of the last six months furnishes a guide. Behind all argument, for or against prices rinng, the fact seems forgotten that wheat at Kin. per < jr. mu » t be considered above its mean value in the United Kingdom ; and next that, if in this special n ason it was only worth 56s. in the autumn, with all the uncertainty of winter before it, with all the large estimates then formed of French wants, of English, and even of Italian wants to support and push up value, is it likely that in April, with the growing corn green in our 3,500.000 wheat acres, with the impression as to a large French de- mand vanished, and with our granaries still heavy with stocks, the price of wheat should advance, and in face of the inevitable fall that must succeed, whenever fair harvest prospects become assured ? What miller will buy stock on the faith of summer trade, after having for six months of winter lost time and money in the manufacture of flour cheaper than wheat, and when even the offal ( that sometimes, fetching a good price, enables him to suffer a loss on flour) has fallen 30 j> er cent, in value, in competition with oats at 19s., barley at 26s., beans at 34s., and maize at 30s. per qr. ? Fine samples of wheat, English and foreicm, from scarcity, muit probably keep in good demand, until another season gives a good supply, nor is it desirable that the very low currencies of cattle, corn, and feed- ing stuffs should fall further - there have been serious losses on them already— but with the reserve of ordi- nary wheat in farmers' hands to be brought to market, with the French, Belgian, and Gerxnau markets de- pressed, and with no fears of summer scarcity, I can- not but expect to see the value of common wheat re- cede slowly through the summer to that lower level above which it has been raised for two seasons by war, and the locally deficient wheat harvests of England and France.— I am, & c., IL KAINS- JACKHON." JOE GRIMALDI'S BROTHER. The aeeouati which have lately appeared In the papers of the sudden disappearance of persona who have never since been heard of, lmi brought to recollection the following anecdote, which la given In Dlckeni'i J/ fm</ tr « o/ OrimmUli : " Grimaldi was one evening in November called from the atage, when he found two strangers in waiting. They were young men of gentlemanly npjjearance, and upon hearing the words, ' Here'B Mr. Grimaldi - who want* him J'one of them turned hastily round, and warmly accoated him. He looked about his own age, and had evidently been accuittomed to a much warmer climate than that of England. He wore the fashionable evening dress of the day,— tliat is to say, a blue body- coat with gilt buttons, a white waist coat, and tight !> antaloons, — and earned in his hand a small gold- isaded cane. '. Toe, my lad I' exclaimed this person, holding out his hand in some agitation, ' how goes it with you now, old fellow?' He was not a little surprised at this familiar address from a person whom he was not conicious of ever having seen in his life, ami, after a moment's pause, replied that he really had not the pleasure of the stranger's acquaintance. ' Not the pleasure of my acquaintance !' repeated the strange*, with a loud laugh. ' Well, Joe, that seems funny, any- how ! ' He appealed to his companion, who concurred in the opinion, and they both laughed heartily. This was all very funny to the strangers, but not at all so to Grimaldi : lie had a vogue idea that they were rather laughing at than with him, and, as much offended as surprised, was turning away, when the person who had spoken first said, in rather a tremulous voice, ' Joe, don t you know mo now V Ho turned, and gazed at him again. He had opened his shirt, and was pointing to n scar on his breast, tho sight of which at once assured him that it was no other than his brother who stood before him— his only brother, who had disappeared under the circumstances narrated in an earlier part of these memoirs. They were naturally much affected by this meeting, especially the older brother, who had been so suddenly summoned into the presence of the near relative whom long ago he had given up for lost They embraced • gain and again, and gave vent to their feelings in tears. ' Come up stairs,' said Grimaldi. as soon as the first surprise was over ; ' Mr. Wroughton is there - Mr. Wroughton, who was the means of your going to aea,— he'll b « delighted to see you." " The brother* were hurrying away, when the fnend, whose presence they had quite forgotton in their emotion, said. ' Well, John, then I'll wish you good night.' ' Good night, good night I* said the other, shaking his hand ; ' I shall see you in the morning.' ' Yea,' replied the friend ;' at ten, mind / " Atten, pre- cisely: I shall not forget' answered John. The friend, • to whom he had not introduced his brother in any way, departed ; and they went upon the stage together, whore Grimaldi introduced his brother to Powell, Bannister Wroughton, and many others in the green- room, who, attracted by the singularity of jiis return under such circumstances, had collected round them. Having his stage business to attend to, he had very little time for conversation ; hut, of course, lie availed himself of every moment he could spare off the stage ; and, in answer to his inquires, his brother assured him that his trip had l> een eminently success- ful. ' At this moment' he said, slapping liis breast- pocket 41 have six hundred pounds here.' ' Why, John,' said his brother, ' it's very dangerous to carry so much money about with you.' ' Dangerous !' re- plied John, smiling ; ' we sailors know nothing about danger. But, my lad, even if all this were gone, I should not be penniless.' And he gave a knowing wink, which induccd his brother to believe that he had indeed ' mado a good trip of it.' At this moment Grimaldi was again called upon the stage ; and Mr. Wroughton, taking that opportunity of talking to his brother, made many kind inquires of him relative to his success and the state of liis finances. In reply to these questions, ho made, in effect, the same state- ments as he had already communicated to Joseph, and exhibited, as evidence of the truth of his declarations, a coarse canvas bag, stuffed full of various coins, which he carefully replaced in his p> cket again. As soon as the comedy was ended, Grimaldi joined him ; and Mr. Wroughton, having congratulated his brother on his return, and the fortunate issue of his ad ventures, bade them good night; when Grimaldi took occasion to ask how long the sailor had been in town. He replied, two or three hours back ; that he had merely tarried to get some dinner, and had come straight to the theatre. In answer to inquiries relative to what he intended doing, he said ho had not bestowed a thought upon tho matter, and that the only topic that had occupied his mind was his anxiety to see his mother and brother. A long and affectionate conversation ensued, in the course of which it was proposed by Joseph, that, as his mothor lived with himself and wife, and they had a larger house than they required, the brother should join them, and they should all live together. To this the brother most gladly and joyfully assented, and, adding that he must see his mother that night, or liis anxiety would not suffer him to sleep, asked where she lived. Grimaldi gave him the address directly ; but as he did not play in the afteipiece, said that he had done for the night, and that if he would wait while he changed his dress, he would go with him. His brother was, of course, glad to hear there was no necessity for them to separate, and Grimaldi hurried away to his dressing- room, leaving him on the stage. I" he agitation of his feelings, the suddenness of his brother's return, the good fortune which had attended him in his absence, the gentility of his appearance, and his possession of so much money, altogether confused him so, that he could scarcely use his hands. He stood still every now and then, quite lost in wonder; and then, suddenly recollecting that his brother was wait ing. looked over the room again and again for articles of dress that were lying before him. At length, after having occupied a much longer time than usual in changing his dress, he was ready, and ran down to the stage. On his way he met Powell, who heartily congra- tulated him on the retnrn of his relative, making about the thirtieth who had been kind enough to do so already. Grimaldi asked him, more from nervousness than for information, if ho had seen him lately. ' Not a minute ago,' was the reply ;' he is waiting for you upon the stage. I won't detain you, for ho com- plains that you have been longer away now than you said you would be.' Grimaldi hurried down stairs to the spot where he had left his brother. He was not there. ' Whom are you looking for, Joe ?' inquired Bannister, as he saw him looking eagerly about ' For my brother,' he answered ; ' I left him here a little while back' ' Well, and I saw and « T> oke to him not a minute ago,' said Bannister. ' When he left me he went in that direction J ( pointing towards the passage that led to the stage- door). ' I should think he had left the theatre.' Grimaldi ran to the stage- door, and asked the porter if his brother had passed. The man said he had, not a minute back.: he could not have got out of the street by that time. He ran out at the door, and then up and down the street several times, but saw nothing of him. Where could he bo gone to ? Possibly, finding him longer gone than he had antici- pated, he might have stepped out to call upon one of his old friends close by, whom he had not seen for so many years, with the intention of returning to the theatre. This was not unlikely, for in the im- mediate neighbourhood, there lived a Mr. Bowley, who had been his bosom friend when they were boys. The idea no sooner struck Grimaldi than he ran to the house, and knocked hastily at the door." Grimaldi's inquiries were useless ; and, strange to say, all further inquiries were equally so ; and from that time to the day of his death ho novor heard of his long- lost brother. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. In their sixteenth Report, the Commissioners state that in their last Report, in July, 1670, they men- tioned that important alterations in the method of ap- pointing to the Civil Service of the United Kingdom had been introduced by* an order of Her Maiesty in Council dated the 4th of the previous month, but for- bore to enter into any details respecting those altera- tions because the time had not yet come at which the most material of them were to take effect. Another year they say has now passed, during which the changes to which they then referred have been cm- bodied in regulations framed in pursuance of the order above mentioned. Various causes, however, have delayed the full development of the now system thus inaugurated, and they are not yet in a jioaition to furnish any adequate statement respecting its opera- tion. The Commissioners tliink it iietter, therefore, again to defer the givipg of details pn tho subject, and to reserve them to a further Beport, which they hope to submit to Her Maiesty early in the coming year ; to which Report Will be appended copies of corre spondence that has passed between them and the chief authorities of various departments respecting the Home Civil Service. Tho CommissionQO have thought it desirable also to reserve for the same occasion the remarks which they have to offer on the subject of the Entrance Examina- tions for the Army and of tho Examinations for ad- mission to the Civil Service of India ; confining them- selves at present to a brief statistical account of the more prominent facta concerning them. Two exami- nations for appointments in the military service bare been held since the date of tho last report— vis., one for tho Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and the other for the Household Brigade. At the former of these examinations 177 candidates competed for 40 ap- ] xiintments ; at the latter, 37 candidates competed for 16 appointments. The open competition for the Civil Service of India waa attended by 229 candidates, tho number of appointments being 35. Tho final examina- tion of the candidates selected in 1869 was held in May last, when 47 candidates were passed as qualified for immediate service in India. Two examinations have been held for appointments in the forest service of India. In one of these, held in November, 1870, 32 candidates were examined, and six selected for training in Germany. In the other, which was held in March, 1871, 24 candidates were examined, and three were selected for training in France. An open oompetition for entrance iuto the Indian Civil Engineering College wai conducted under the directicn of the Commissioners in June last At this examination 220 candidates pre- sented themselves, of whom 50 were selected. THE SNOW BLOCKADE ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. A Csllfomlan paper glrea tho following aketeh of winter travelling In tho , JKar Wcit":— The first few daya in tho blockade all hands wero pretty well supplied, particularly tho first- class pas- senger*. At every station they came to the stores were cleaned out of all provisions. Six, seven, or eight would form a mess ; commitsaries were appointed) cooking utensils were improvised out of oyster cans, and gridirons were made out of telegraph wire. At six In the morning cooking was commenced. Not less than a dozen cans, containing different varieties of food, were on the stoves at either end of each car. Turna were taken by each mens in cooking and clean- ing dishes ; in one can would be oyaters, in another owons, in another pop- coin ; on the gridiron would bo sn elk or beef steak broiling. Whenever a station waa reached at which delicacies could be obtained, select dinner parties were given. At times tbo supply of water failed, and snow melted. Lights could not be obtained for several nights, and candles were pur- chased by passengers. When no clean towels could IH> had, bed tslieeta wero mado to answer tho purpoeo. Ia this manner did several hundred souls subsist for four weeks. A number of passengers in the second- class cars took cold. A man in the train, who pretended to be a celebrated magnetic doctor, tendered his services voluntarily, saying he did so out of sympathy. The day prior to reaching Ogden he presented written bills to all those he had attended in any manner. He was laughed at at first bnt as he stoutly insi- tcd on his pay, ho was threatened with a thrashing if ho did not leave tho car instantly. He did as he was requested. A young couple who were married in New York, and left the same day for California, expecting to be there in a week, spent thirty- three days of the honey- moon in the blockade. Two babies were born In the train on the night of tho 15th ult. With the exception of throat diseases the passengers generally enjoyed good health. One little girl, five years old, died on the 13th of inflam mation of tho lungs brought on by the bitter cold She was travelling with her mother and younger sister and brother to join her father in Montana. Want of means forced them to take passage in a second- class car. When she was taken ill room was promptly made for her in the ' Sleeper Michigan,' but all tho kind attentions and care l> estowed on her failed to save her life. A rude coffin was hastily made, and tho remains were placed in the baggage car, witn a view to their burial at Corinne, where friends of the family resided. PRACTICAL AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL ! The Elberfeld system of poor- law relief Is about to be experimentally tried at Macclesfield. One evening last week a public meeting was held at the Town- hall to make preliminary arrangements for introducing the new agency for investigating applications for parochial relief, instead of through the medium of a relieving officer. It seems that Mr. Doyle, the Poor- law In- spector who was sent over by the Local Government Department to report upon the poor- law system in operation at Elberfeld, Crefeld, and other towns, has had the sanction of Mr. Stansfeld Jo recommend the adoption of something approaching to that system in some one or two towns in England, where he think* the conditions favourable. The experience of two weeks at Elberfeld satisfied Mr. Doyle that the system of relief adopted at that place was very far in advance in many respects of any- thing he had known in the history of the English poor- law, and he had no difficulty in deciding that Macclesfield was of all places the one best suited for the experiment There are about 400 relief cases in Macclesfield, and it is proposed that there shall be a corps of 100 volunteer assistant guardians, each of whom will have the supervision of four cases, and will endeavour to make themselves acquainted with every circumstance which ought to be known before relief is given. The assistant relieving officers, it is suggested, shall meet once a week in their several wards or districts, and make recommendations to the regular guardians upon the several cases investigated, and in this way it is believed that the deserving poor will be found out and justly dealt with, and a great man of imposition and idleness detected. A resolution waa proposed by tho Mayor and carried:— " That thli meeting having heard the explanation of the Elberfeld system of relief, and the proposal to Incorporate part of that ayitem on the present administration of relief In this union, U of opinion that It U very desirable to carry It out and that the names of aaalstant guardians be now taken for the purpote." Several names of assistant guardians were accordingly given in, including Mr. Brocklehuret, M. P., ana several working men. THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. The increase in tho yield of gold in Victoria in 1871, as compared with 1? 70, is not so large as was antici- pated. The exports of Victorian gold show an increase from 1,222 798 oz. in 1870 to 1,355,477 or. in 1871, an ajiparent difference of 132,679 oz. in favour of the latter ; but a comparison of the quantities held by the- banks at the two periods reduces the increase to 21,538 oz., and the actual yield of 1871 to 1,303,379 oz. The calculation of the Mining Department is far more favourable, the estimate of the yield of 1S71 being 1; 368,200 oz.; but this estimate is based upon informa- tion obtained from gold buyers and others by the local mining purveyors and registrars, and is thought likely to be not so accurate as tho statistics of exports and the banks. The average number of miirtiH employed in 1871 was only 58,101, so that the labour employed in the production of gold was less than in any of the preceding five years. Averaging the value of the gold £ 4 per ounce, the pro- duction in 1866 was equal to 31s. per week per miner ; in 1867, 35s. ; in 1868, 36s.; in 1869, a trifle less than 31s. ; in 1870, a fraction more than 32s. per week; and in 1871. about 31s. Gd. per week. The total amount of the dividends declared by public mining companies last year was 932,000. Taken altogether, tho resulta although not so good as was anticipated, are regarded m of a satisfactory and encouraging character. It is thought that In all probability, at least for many years to comcj the minimum yield was reached in 1870. All the mining districts appear far healthier now than they did 12 months ago, aiid the difference which tho new discoveries at Sandhurst and tho spirit of enterprise excited by them will doubtless create is only just begin- ning to be felt JAPANESE STUDENTS IN AMERICA. The Philadelphia Ltdger says that the Japanese students at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, have been the subject of a recent report from Commodore John L. Word en, the superintendent of that institution, to the Secretary of the Navy. There are at present two Japanese students at Anna- polis, Zun Zow Matzmulla, who entered in DeaalS69, andKoroka Katz, who was admitted in June, 1871. The average standing of these young men is fair, and their conduct is excellent and they do not interfere in any way with the discipline of the Academy. A third Japanese, I » e, Sataro, was admitted to the Naval Academy in December, 1869, but in consequence of his imperfect knowledge of tho English language ho has reoently left thu institution for a private school, for the puri> ose of better fitting himself for the course. Matzmulla, during liis second academic year, in a sluss of forty- five members, stood number eight in mathematics, eleven in chemistry, fifteen in French, forty- one in seamanship, thirty- three in geography, and twenty- six in tho respective branches of drawing, history, and rhetoric. Koroka Katz, during the last three months, in a class of eighty . nine members, stood number forty- one in mathematics, thirty- eight in sea- manship, fifty- nino in grammar, and fifty- one in the respective branches of !• rench and history. All charges for these students are paid by the Japa- nese Government and they consequently add nothing to tho expense of tho Academy. The Japanese cadet- midshipmen are subject to the same rules and routine of duty as the other students, and they attend morning rrayera and divine worship, exhibiting interest in the services and paying respectful attention to religious instruction. WIT AND HUMOUR. AN EDITOB'S DEFENCE OF A FRIEND. An American editor, vindicating tho prlvato character of a friend who had been condemned for tho crime of aheep- ateallng, thus defends him :— " We have known Mr. Thomas for twelve . years: our acquaintance commenced with the great equinoctial storm, which blew down our grandfather's bairn. At the time he was a young man in the prime of life and we think, raised tho beat marrowfat peas that we ever ate. lie was a good mathematician, kind to the poor, and troubled with fits; in all the relations of husband, father, uncle, and trustee of common lands, he has fol- lowed the direct standard of duty. Mr. Thomas is at this time forty- three years of ago, slightly marked with small- pox, an estimable citizen, a church member, a man of known integrity for ten years ; and aa to sheep- stealing, that ho would have done if he could get an opportunity, is without foundation in point of fact Mr. Thomas could have stolen our lead pencil several times, but he didn't do it" TJIE NOBLE GAMH OF CRICKET 1 The following colloquy took place between an en- thusiastic admirer and player of tho game of cricket and a gentleman whose regard for his personal comfort led hi ™ to eschew such unruly sports, as he termed them. . What ia the matter with your finger 7' " Struck with a ball, and drove up," was the reply ; " but it ia a noble game." ^' Precisely. And your thumb—^ fri useless, is it '' Yes, struck with a ball, and br£ m," 1 hat finger joint?* " Yes, a ball struck it No better game to improve man s physical condition- strengthens one's sinews." " Vou walk lame; that foot isn't it ?" " No ; it's the— the— the— tho— well, a bat flew out of a player s hand, and hit my knee- pan. He had the innings." " One of your front teeth is gone V' " Knocked out by a ball; an accident" " Your right hand and your nose have been peeled — how's that ?" '' And you like this kind of fun V " Glory in it! It's a healthy game!" THE OUT- TRAVELLED TRAVELLER. A traveller came down very late for his breakfast, and the meal was hurriedly prepared. The landlord, feeling the food was not quite up to the mark made all sorU of apologies around the eater, who worked away in silence, never raising his head beyond the affirmative influence of his fork, or by any act acknowledging even the presence of mine host. This sulky de- meanour rather vexed the landlord, who, changing the range of battery, stuck his thumb in his armholes, and said : Now, sir, hang me if I hain't made all the apologies necessary, and more, too, considering the breakfast and who gets it; and I tell you I have seen dirtier, worse cooked, and a deal stingier breakfast than this several times." Tho weary huncry one laid down his knife and fork, swallowed the last mouthful, and modestly looking up to tho fuming landlord, exclaimed, " Is what you say tru<- ?" " Yen, sir." " Well, then, I'll be hanged if you liav'nt out- travelled me." " MY OLD UNCLE." I remember one Silas Gray, a queer fellow, a citizen of the world, who, ' when he heard a traveller's tale, always chimed in with one more extraordinary- stilL Such as this :— Did you ever go to the Rocky moun- tains ? Well, I wonder at that You may bo sure you don't know the world My ancestors came from there, and in my younger days we often used to talk about an old uncle that was living there about a cen- tury ago. He was a crack shot, and when he came down to see grandfather, brought a particular long gun with him. I thought I might as well go and see what they had done with the old man. Well, do Ku know, that district is so remarkably healthy, ; h up in the air, that people never died. They get old and shrivelled, and lose their faculties pretty much, and the neighbours tie them up in a sack, and ticket them, and hang them up in the church. So when I got to the place I went to the church, and asked tho man that had charge, if he knew what had btiooine of mv old uncle. The man said he didn't know, but if I would come along with him we'd see. So we went round " and examined the sacks, a pre- cious lot of them. Sure enough, there was my uncle's name on one. So the man asked me if I wi « hod to speak to him. I told him I wanted particularly to do it Well, he took down the sack, and in- side there was my uncle, as dry as a mummy. He put him into warm water, and after a while the old man began to open his eyes and sneeze. At last saya I, Well, uncle, can you speak?" and he said be could. So I began to chat with him about our relations. The old man presently tired, and began to yawn. Says he, " If you have anything particular to ask about I guess you had better make haste, as I am getting tired, and want to be hung up again."—" Well, then, uncle," says I, " I do just want to know what became of a par- ticular long gun you used to have."—" Look," says he, " under the thatch at the north- west corner of tho house, and you'll find it"—" Thankee, uncle," says I ; and we tied the old man up again. Well, I found the gun, and loaded it with a pound of powder and six pounds of shot. In my country the pigeons are so plentiful, that unless you drive them away, they eat up all the grain. Somebody has to go out every mewn- ingto shoot them. Well, I wos anxious for my turn. So I got up very early, long before daylight, ana I laid the gun along a fence, just to sweep the field » a I thought I sat down to wait for morning, but some- how fell asleep. When I woke, the ground was lito- rally plastered with pigeons. But the jjun swept just over their heads, and twos no use firing at tnem aa they lay ; but I thought that was no great matter, so made ready. " Hallo !" says I, and up they flew. _ I let fly, but the hundredth of a second too late. Not a bird did I kill, but we picked up two bushels and a half of legs and feet off the ground. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Two young men waited upon the late Mr. Peter Cute, of New York, to ask his professional assistance. One of them commenced:—" Mr. Cute, our father • died, and made a will." " Is it possible" I never heard of such a thing," answered the lawyer. " I thought it happened every day," said the young " It's the first case of the kind," replied Mr. Cute. •' Well," said tho young man, " if there js to be any The fee was riven, and then Mr. Cute observed:— " Oh, I think Iknow now what you nffean. You mean that your father made a will and died. ' Yes, yea— that must be it — that must be it" But ho took the fee, nevertheless. BROTHER BEN. An American paper says that away down cast is a town called St. George. In this town lived a man by the name of Andrew Jobson. Andrew's reputation was not so good but that it might have been better. Once upon a time he went to Thomaston in his fishing- boat to sell some fishj and" Was espied by the sheriff. Andrew, seeing the sheriff come on board his boat supposed him to be a customer for fish, and answered his questions with all the confidence imaginable. " I believe your name i3 Andrew Jobson," said ths " Yee," said Andrew, " my name is Andrew Jobson, the world over, and I don't care who knows it" " Then," said the sheriff, " you are my prisoner." " Ah, but stop a moment" said Andrew; " not quite so fait; you have made a slight mistake in your man. It's my brother Ben whoee name ia Andrew." A MERMAID YARN. " Tommy, havo you ever seen any of them are mars- maids they tell on ? " inquired Dame Nichols of her son, just home from a voyage. " Wal, no, mother— cant Bay for sartin as I has. But I seen one of the maremen one day." " You did, Tommy 1 Where was it ? Tell us all about it my son." " Wal, ye see, mother, when I was In the old Or- phtui, homeward bound from Liverpool, we g^ t on the Grand l'. ank in thirty fathoms of water, and as it was a fine, pleasant Sunday morning, almost calm. Captain Cole concluded to let go anchor, and set all hands te fishing for cod. Wal, we'd been fishing ' bout an hour, when there climbed up by a rope that wits dangling down overboard, and jumped on deck, the queerest little chap I ever clapt my two eyes on. lie was obout four feet high, all covered with seaweed and barnacles, and had a star- fish shell for a cap, and oyster shells for shoes, and a blue akin and green eyes, and a nose Jiko a spoon. Where's tho captain ? " he piped, as t- on as he lit on deck.—" There ho Is aft" Ned Higgins an- swered; and with that tho little man of tho sea clattered away aft on his oyster- shells, and going right up to Captain Cole, he scraped and bowed, polite aa a dancing- master, and says ho-' Captain, I beg pardon for troubling you, but I've como upto aak if youH be so kind aa to heave up your anchor ? You see, sir, you've dropped it right before my door down there and my family can't get out to go to church.. - By all means, my d^ u- sir,' the captain sauL shaldng hands with the mareman. ' Man the windlass there, Mr. Transom, and heave up tbo anchor.' With that Mr. Mareman thankel tho captain, clattered away to th. side, and slid down that are ropo into tho soa ; and that's the first and last tune I ever saw a mare- man, mother." Two Dutch sailors were on Monday convicted at the llonilon- House, London, of having unuggled lSSlbs of foreign manufactured tobacco, and each of them waa sentenced to a fine of £ 100, with the altematlTe of alx months' lm THE FALMOUTH aND PENKYN WEEKLY TIMES. POLYTECHNIC HALL, FALMOUTH. PrOFESSOr Of MUSIC, rEDRUTH, rESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL gIVE AN EVENING concert . , in the ABOVE HALL, Wednesday next the 3rd of April, 1872, > ap, 3Jlbs for 1/ - The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. jbn, 7id per lb The People's Grocer, Ac., Penrya. ITARTIN'S New Season Jam,/ 4id per lb or 6d per pot j The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. " VFARTIN'S New Season Marmalade, 7id per pot I The People's Grocer. &<•., I'-' tiryn Samples free on application at either oty J. MARti'S Establishments, Lower Marke Street, or West Street, Penryn. ' All goods delivered Carriage Paid. Order* by post promptly attended to. EASTER Entertainment and Tea. A SOCIAL TEA AND / musical Entertainment In connexion with the Chapel of All Saints, Will take place at the Polytechnic Hall, on Tuesday next, April 2nd, l872. For full particulars see programmes admission to Entertainment— 1s. 6d, reserv- ed seats; Is., second seat. 5; 6d., third seats ; Tea— adults 9d., children 6d., each, Tickets for the Entertainment may be had of Messrs. Lake & Co. Market] Strand, and Church St., where a plan of tije Hall may be seen and seats secured. Tickets for the Tea, for whidh early applica- tion is requested, may be had of Mr. W. A. Bennett. Market Strand. READ HERE, AND SEE THE GREAT BENEFITS DEBIVED FROM A 1". Uv. ARTICLE. Allcock's Porous Plasters have relieved 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 Allcock's Plasters contain all the virtues you ascribe to them, but this I do know: no plaster or local application has ever given my patients such great comfort." We publish a few cases of cures, showing their wonderful virtues. Further evidence of their value to suffering humanity ill be demonstrated to any ouo calling at tho principal agency. parts of the body disappears as if b7 nugio. Only on Sunday last Mr. Jacob Heywood, Albert- terrace, Starkey- street, Heywood, informed me that he had been troubled with sciatica for three yearS; so bad was it the last twelve months of that time that he was unable to follow his em- ployment. He had tried many doctors, been to Matlock, and spent £ 2 on a largely- advertised electric- chain belt, but all to no purpose. Some one at last recommended him to try your Plasters. He said he had no faith in them, but be would try them, for he was stuck f'ast; they could not make his pain much worse, and it would only be a Little more money sent after the rest. So he bought two ; one he placed on is thigh, and the other on his back, and a week after he was ready for his work. It is now six months ago. and he has had no return of his pains.— Yours truly, W. BECKETT- RHEUMATISM OF THE WRIST Henry D. Brandreth, Esq., 57, Great Char- lotte- street, Liverpool. 30, Crown- street, Liverpool, Nov. 2lst, 1871. Dear Sir,— Three months since .1 could not use my right hand, owing to rheamatism in and in my wrist, and over ten weeks I was in great pain— inable to find any relief. 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He applied one of your plasters, and found relief in fifteen minutes, after which he says the cough stopped and the expectoration ceased. He is now quite recovered. The above is exactly his own statement to me.— Yours respectfully, " JOHN BICKLE. . " Pro W. BOSTOCK, " 24, Stamford street, Ashton- under- Lyne " November 24,1871." sCIATICA. Heywood, Octobor 9,1871- Henry D. Braudreth, 57, Great Charlotte, street, Liverpool. Dear Sir,— Please to send me another six dozen of Allcock's Plasters and two dozen Brand- roth's Pill's, Is. ijd. Tho Plasters seem to produce wonderlul results. There is scarcely a day passes but some one is telling me of the cures they are making. Rheumatism in various BRONCHITIS. Henry D. Brandreth, Esq., Liverpool. 105, nampton- Jtreet, Birmingham, Nov. ' 17, 1871 • Dear Sir,— 1 havo for som- 3 months past been n the habit of using Allcock's Porous Plasters ( procured from the establishment of Messrs. Snape and Son, 18, Great Hampton- street, of this town ) when a offering from bronohitis and severe pains in the side, and have on every occasion fo ind immediate relief, whereas I had previously consulted two medical men without deriving tho least benefit I can with confidence recommend them to any one suffering from the same complaint.— Yours respectfully, GEORGe STYLES. aLLcOCK'S PoROUS PLASTERS are sold by all Druggists, at Is ljd oach, witth fnll directions for use, or in any size to suit. The yard Piaster is speoially recommended Jor families and physicians. One yard equals 18 plasters. Price 14s per yard, 7" 6d per half yard, or 4s per quarter, PrinciPAl AgEnt of FOr Great BrITIAN ( Wholesale and Retail) : 57, GREAT CHARLOTTE ST., LIVERPOOL. . B.— A Plaster sent to any part of tho country for 15 stamps. To Builders, & C. THE TRUSTEES of tho Penryn Wesleyan Day School invite TENDERS for the Enlargement of the School according to the Plans and Specifications as Approved by the Committee of Council on Education. The Plans & specifications may be inspected at the officcs of Mr. William Hosken, Com- mercial Road, Penryn, during business hours, from the eighth t} the fifteenth of April next ( inclusive). Tenders ( addressed to the Trustees) are to be delivered to the Rev Edward Crump, Wesleyan Chapel House, Penryn, before 12 o'clock at noon, on the, 16th of April next. The Trustees dO not bind themselves to ac- cept the loWesst for any Tonder. Penryn, 30th March, 1S72. The famouth & Penryn Weekly Times. pears that on Mrs. Allen returning from the town, where she had been on business, and going upstairs she perceived smoke issuing from the attic door, on opening which the room appeared to be full of fire. An alarm was given, and the inspector of police with some of his men were quickly on the spot, and soon aftor the Fire Brigade arrived. The fire was speedily got nnder; not, however, before some of the roof rafters had been burnt through. Con- siderable damage was done to some of the carpets and furniture of the house, but we understand Mr. Allen's loss is covered by insurance. WESlEYAN INSTITUTE. — A lecture in connec- tion with the Wesley an Instituts was delivered on Monday evening by the president, the Rev. J. E. Coulson, subject, " St. Paul." Mr. Hallamore, one of tho vice- presidents, occupied the chair, and, in introducing tho lecturer, observed that he had always felt a deep interest in the welfare of tho in- stitute, and was sorry that his many eugagements prevented his attending the weekly meetings more frequently. The lecture occupied over an hour in delivery, the rev. gentleman setting before the audience in a forcible manner the principal charac- teristics of the Apostle, detailing the course of his travels, commenting on the success attending his ministry, and deducing lessons to be learnt from his zeal in his Master's cause. There would, doubtless, SATURDAY, MAR. 30, 1873 THE BUDGET. IF THeRE ArE ANY LADIES who have not yet used tho GLENFIelD STArcH, they are respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, they will say like the Queen's Laundress, It is the finest Starch they ever used. When you ask for glEnFIELD STArcH, see that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. WHEN the Chancellor of the Exchequer, last year, foiled in his attempt to impose a tax upon matches— which many people think now would not have been such a bad tax after all— gave us the additional burden of 2d. more on the income- tax, there were complaints in various quarters that this tax was not then, and would not be, required. Events have certainly, to a great extent, warranted these assertions. The past financial year has been one of unusual— we were about to say unprecedent- ed- prosperity. Mr. Lowe, it would seem, reckoned OIL a yield of revenue, from all sources except the income- tax and miscellaneous, to the tune of nearly a million less than for the financial year 1870- 1. But the cessation of the Franco- Prussian war and the re- action of activity after stagnation, docs not appear to have been sufficiently counted upon. Be this as it may, our revenue has agreeably disap- pointed Mr. Lowe's calculations, and he therefore had a very pleasant task before him on Monday night, when no rose to make his financial statement. There had been, he showed, a most satisfactory in- crease* of revenue in several departments, tlie total result being that the entire estimates were £ 72,315, 000, whilst the total receipts had been £ 74,525,000, being a total increase of £ 2,220,000, or, taking sun- dry other items into account, a surplus of £ 2,815, 000. Here indeed was glorious ground to work upon. The fact in itself speaks volumes for the prosperity of the country. With a revenue of more than two and three- quart jr millions over an expen- diture, it cannot bo denied that the country is doing well, and it must be borne in mind that this surplus income is, to a very large extent, owing to tho in- creased consumption of taxed articles by the great mass of the people. Customs were estimated to produce £ 20,100,000, and they have produced £ 20,1100,000 ; and Excise, which was estimated to produce £ 22.420,000, really produced £ 23,300,000, while tho Post Office and the Telegraph service aro slio vn t) be pecuniarily in a thoroughly health condition. Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer is indeed to be congratulated on having so very favourable a ctate or". financial affaire to deal with. We do not L : re enter on party politics, but it is certain that the Ministry is in such a position that a favourable Budget or an unfavourable Budget is a matter of unuscally great importance to them. But what wt, a? taxpayers, have to do with is the division of their s plena id surplus of something ap- proachins to threo millions. As we plight have ex- pected, more ia a considerable reduction of taxation. The first reduction will bo on the house tax, and offices and promises of a similar character aro now to be exempted from this tax. The tax on coffee L also to be reduced from 3d. to lid. per lb. ; and that on chicory in a corresponding proportion. It may be doubted whether it is advisable thus to duco the duty on chicory, seeing tint it is so largely used for purposes of adulteration, but cheaper coffee will be a great boon to the working classes, and we hope may have some tendency to decrease the at tractions of the public house. The most important chanc ; that Mr. Lowe proposes is the reduction < n tho income tax. It now stands at 6d. in the £, and ___ proposes to reduce it to 4d. He, moreover pro- poses to extend and develope that system of deduc- tion from the taxable amount of small incomes, which, FO far x3 it has already gone, hat done some- thing to relieve the middle and working classes from the oppressive weight of this burdensome tax. Tho present limit from which a deduction on account of income can be made is to be extended from £ 200 to £ 300, and the amount to be deducted from £ 60 to £ 80. ministry, and deducing lessons to be learnt from his zeal in his Master's cause. There would, doubtless, have been a larger attendance if the inhabitants generally were better acquainted with the method of conducting the institute. A collection, which amounted to"£ l, was made on behalf of the library fund. THE CORNWALL RAILWAY AND FALMOUTH HARBOUR.— The Cornwall railway is now ripe to achievo prosperity. All that it wants is a brisk traffic increase. But the traffic does not increase very briskly in the Cornish district - it has not hitherto. It goes on enlarging steadily and well, yet not brilliantly. It has been on work for years, and the result is that List year, 1871, its gross revenue reached only £ 108,867, which, for 6o£ miles, we need not say, is a small take. If it had half as much again it would have a small traffic for a trunk line lino, but if it possessed only £ 125,000 a year traffic it might pay some dividend. Its fixid interest, & c., charges last half- year were £ 615,420, and as the line is worked at less than 50 per cent., it might very well pay working expenses and the £ 66,420 fixed charges, and leave some small amount for dividend out of the £ 125,000 a year traffic. But if the traffic increases with anything like the vigour which may now be expected from the greater use made of Falmouth harbour, and other circumstances, in a very few years, n5t only should £ 125,000 be reached, but much exceeded.— Herapath's Railway Journal. ROYAL CORNWALL YACHT CLUB.— A public meeting was held at the Town Hall, on Saturday evening last, under the presidency of the Mayor, W. H. Lean, Esq., for the purpose of presenting the silver and other Badges, given by Mr. H. S. Mackenzie to the apprentices of Cornwall, and rowed for at the last Royal Cornwall Regatta, in FALMOUTh EArLE'S RETREAT CHAPEL.— The Rev. R. G. Moses, B. A.,' will preach ( his farewell sermon) hero to- morrow afternoon, at 3 ; and on Tuesday evening noxt, commencing at 7, tho monthly united ayer meeting will be held, to bo k conducted by Mr. Sydney Broad. TEA AND ENTErTAINMENT ON EASTER TUES- DAY.— Our columns of this day contain an adver- tisement of .. special evening entertainment at the Polytechnic hall, on Easier Tuesday. The pro- gramme is a long and attractive one, and promises to be a great success. THE RECTORY.—' The Rev. T. Baly, rector of Falmouth, has been appointed Archdeacon of Cal- cutta. The roctory at Falmouth will become vacant about Midsummerthe living in under tho patron- age of tho executors of thi late rector, the Rev. W. J. Coope.— Western Morning News. THE FALMOUTH AND ST. COLUMB BANK.— At last tho affairs of the Falmouth and St. Columb Bank, which failed so disastrously in 1866, are finally closed, and an additional dividend of 7d. in tho £, making a total of 7s. Id. in the £, is to be paid to the creditors. The trustees, in their final statement, observe that in administering an estate of such magnitude great difficulties have arisen in its administration, much increased by tho compli- cated accounts oxisting between that firm and their London agents. WIFE DESERTION.— The Board of Guard- ians seem determined to put a stop to tho practice of wifo desertion, which has of late been sO pre- valent in this union. On Thursday a warrant was obtained for the apprehension of a man named Edwin Troon, who had some time previously left his wife and family chargeable. Inspector Middle, from information obtained, procoeded to London, and succeeded in apprehending the man, who was, on Tuesday, brought before Mr. J, K. Kinsman, county magistrate, and committed for three weeks with hard labour. Tho expenses attendant on tho prosecution amount te over £ 5, and it seems a pity tho magistrate did not give the prisoner the longest term of imprisonment possible. AlArM Of FIrE.— On Wednesday evening last, . i tiro - house occupied by Mr. Allen, lodging- house keeper and cab proprietor, at- Florence Terrace, It ap- boarding punts belonging to the pilots' and outfit- ters' cutters. Mr. R. R. Broad made the first presentation to James Hodgo, and in doing spoke of the liberality of Mr. Mackenzie in offering such prizes for competition. Another badge was presented to Henry Fittock, by Capt. Tilly, one of the hon. secretaries of the late Royal Cornwall Regatta. The last regatta, he said, was second to none in the west, and he characterised this last act of his, in connexion with tho last regatta, as the best. Mr. R. M Goodfellow, the other hon. s- o., then presented the third to Charles Hancock. Mr. Goodfellow cherished a hope that the Royal Corn- wall Yacht Club would bo even more successful thau the Royal Cornwall Regatta had been. Mr. William Vincent, the ewner of the boat rowed by the boys who won the badges, was then presented by Mr. Mackenzie with the " Silver Badge ," which will become Mr. Vincent's property should his boat be successful next year. Mr. Mackenzie felt pleasure in giving these prizes for competition— for he was desirous that all tiiu boys belonging to Such boats should be in a position to know the currents of the harbour, and this was his object, to give them a practical knowledge in ascertaining the proper course to continue when pulling. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Mackenzie for his gift, and also to the Mayor for presiding. The former expressed his determination to give his assistance s beforo, which was now being managed under the favorable auspices of the Yacht Club. The latter recommended the successful winners to wear the badges on all public occasions, and not to rest until thay posseSS themselves of two each— one for each arm. At a meeting of the members of the Yacht Club, held previous te the public meeting, it was decidcd, by a majority of eight, to take up quarters for tho prosent for tho accommodation of tho members of the Club, at the Falmouth Hotel. Application was also sent in by the Green Bank Hotel, for which place 16 voted, and 24 for the Falmouth Hotel, making only 40 who voted out of 100 members. disturbed soon after by hearing a strange noise pro- ceeding from the adjoining room. They came to the conclusion that a burglar had entred the house. They quickly made their exit through the window, taking the two children with them, and, strange to say, they both alighted on the ground, re- ceiving no injury beyond a severe shaking. They proceeded to Summercourt_ ( a quarter of a mile distant), and soon succeeded in arousing many of the inhabitants, who proceeded to the house in battle array, armed with guns, pistols, fire irons, shovels, pikes, whitewash brushes, & c., & c. This noble army was led by a young man, to whom great praise is due for his gallant conduct throughout. On arriving at the house they were somewhat pleased to find that the marauder had not left, as his movements could plainly be heard from the outside. The expert commander at once stationed guards at the windows and doors, _ and then, with two of his braves, all well armed, quickly forced an entrance, ascended the stairs, and entered the room. They instantly sighted the burglar, and commenced the attack, and after a short but sharp contest they succeeded in terminating the existence of the wretch— a poor little rat in a gin. Horrible Death. at Helston.— A fearful accident occurred at Helston on Saturday afternoon. At the foundry of Messrs. Williams & Son, preparations were being made for casting, and the furnace fire was being got up in the usual manner, through blasts of air driven by means of a water- wheel. Suddenly the " wheel stopped, caused as it was thought, by the slackening of a band. " William Hawke, the foreman, went to an adjoining apartment to examine the gear, and found a breakage in a large wheeL Remarking on this, he heard the exclamation, " Hawke, I'm done for " and looking in the direction of the sound he saw Charles Lander, one of the boys, on the ground at a short distance. P. C. Wedlock was pass- PENRYN. CHArGE OF STEALING DRAPERY. — Peter Masons, a travelling bookbinder, and Josiah Hargo, a journeyman joiner, were brought before the Pen- ryn magistrates, the former charged with having, on the 23rd inst., stolen from the shop of Mr. Lavin, draper, a box containing about 600 yards of lace, edging, & c., the latter with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. They were both committed for trial at the quarter sessions. EAST KIRRIEr PETTY SESSIONS.— These ses- jns were held on Wednesday last, in the Guild- hall, before M. H. Williams, Esq. ( chairman), and Col. Tremayne ; Joseph Inglehart, of Budock, waa fined 5s. and costs for being drunk and riotous Elizabeth Sanders, of Perranarworthal, James Bowden, of Falmouth, and Alfred Timmins, of Penryn, pleaded guilty to allowing their cattle to stray on tho highway, and were fined respectively with costs. Philip Hopkins, William Henry Tre- genza,, and Thomas Toms, pleaded guilty and were fined 5s. and . costs, for being present in a public house when the same ought to have- been closed. William Lacey, of Helston, was fined 5s. and costs, for being drunk and refusing to quit the cornish Arms public- house. John Thomas Besanko was fined lis. fid. and costs, for having lis house open for tho sale of beer, on Sunday, the 17th instant, during prohibited hours. Overseers were appointed for the several parishes in the division, except St. Gluvias and Gwennap. COUNTY NEWS. Inquest on a Young Woman.— An inquest was holu by Mr. John Carlyon, coroner, at tho Sevan Stars Inn, Stithians, touching tho death of Jane Opie, aged 28 years, who died on Friday last in hor mother's house. She had been servant at an inn in Falmouth until tho last three weekS when she waa brought home in a vehicle. Whilst in Falmouth she had con- sulted a medical gentleman, but after her return to Stithians she was not seen by any medical man. Ann Opie, her mother, Elizabeth Andrew, and Jane Buzza gave evidence as to the state of deceased. Mr. henry Harris, M. D., examined the body of deceased, and found that death was caused by unabated inflam- mation of the right lung and liver. The disease must have existed a long time. A verdict of " Death from natural causes " was returned. Burglary.— Capture and Death of the Burglar. — Many of the inhabitants of the quiet village of Summer- court wers aroused from their peaceful slumbers, about twelve o'clock on Sunday night last, by t le screams of two young ladies.. It appears that these young females were ( with the exception of two small children) the only oocupants of the house, the heads of the family being at the time absent from home. Thoy retired to rest about eleven o'clock but were ing on _ the road, and Hawke called for assistance. They lifted the boy, and found him fearfully mangled and bleeding profusely. In a very few moments Mr, F. C. Bullmore, surgeon, arrived, and he was soon followed by Mr. Roskruge. The medical gentlemen saw the case was hopeless, and did all that was pos- sible. They managed to secure the femoral artery, thus stopping the great flow of blood. Before this was done, however, life was ebbing. The poor boy exclaim- ed, " Where am I? I am choking :" and then died. On examination it was found that he must have been caught in the machinery, and drawn in. First the left thigh, then the pelvis, abdomen, and right side of the chest were lacerated, and torn, and crushed— literally broken on the wheel— and the body presented a most horrible appearance. A large iron cogged- wheel, weighing four cwt., had a quarter part of its circumference broken out, the iron Yielding as the body passed through the machine. Whether Lander had gone to the place to oil the bearings, or why he left his work in the foundry, is unknown, as he had not been missed from his ordinary place. The father of deceased is Mr. Benjamin Lander, of Church Street, who was from home when the dreadful event occurred; but Mrs. Lander arrived at the works, and was recognised by the dying boy, who more than once exclaimed " Mother." He was about eighteen years of age. " Church Revival at Camborne."-- A correspondent signing himself " A Churchman," write i to a contem- poary under the above heading, stating that -" A most unusual work hai been commenced at Penponds district church, near Camborne a revival in the Church of England. Penponds is a small district church, the district formed out of Camborne parish. The Rev. W. W. Butlin has been the incumbent for 22 years. The population is over 2,000. The revival commenced iu Penponds Church school- room about five weeks ago. During the last three weeks a prayer meeting has been held every evening except on Sundays. Miss Butlin, the daughter of the incumbent, has taken an active part in conducting these meetings, assisted by many excellent Wesleyan Methodists, who have offered up prayer. The result has been, as far as can be judged, the conversion of 40 persons, many of them married women. During the ! ast four Sun- days Penponds Church has been crowded during the afternoon service. There are seats for 300 persons. Every sitting has been occupied, and on two of those Sundays there were probably not many less than 500 people in tbe church, occupying every available space. Twelve forms were brought in, but these were . speedily taken possession of and many persons were obliged to stand." During the last three Sundays a prayer meet- ing has been held in the church at the close of the afternoon service, which has given great satisfaction to many religious persons. The incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Butlin, has always offered up the first prayer, and perhaps three other persons have offered up prayer afterwards. The meeting has been closed about five o'clock. The afternoon service commences at three o'clock, and hymns have been sung between the pray- ers. The week evening prayer meetings are always closed at nine o'clock. The school- room has generally been filled, and on many occasions numbers of persons have been unable to obtain admission. The Rev. Mr. Butlin, who is greatly respected in the district, is said to have stated that he could not set his face against a revival in the church, but expressed himself as being thankful that they were honoured at Pen- ponds wita such a blessing. " A Visit to Epps s Cocoa Manufactory.— Through the kindness of Messrs. Epps, ' recently had an op- portunity of seeing the many complicated and varied processes the Cocoa bean passes through ere it is sold for public use, and, being both interested and highly pleased with what I saw during lay visit to the man- ufactory, I thought a brief account of the Cacao, and the way it is manufactured 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 11. 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 careful application of the fine proper- ties of well- selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water, or milk. Each packet is labelled-" James Epps and Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London."— Also makers of Epps's Cacaoine, a very thin beverage for evening use. Manufacture of Cocoa, Cacaoine, & Chocolate.— " We will now give an account of the process adopted by Messrs. James Epps and Co., manufacturers of dietetic articles, at their works in the Euston Road, London."- See Article in Part 19 of Cassel's Household Guide. BIRTHS At Market Street, Peuryn, on Monday last, the wife of Michael J. Lavin Esq, J. P., of a son. At Robartes Terrace. Devoran, the wife of Mr. Lush- ington L. Goodman, of a son. MARRIAGES. At Falmouth Church, on Sunday last, by tho Rev. E. P. Xicboll, Mr. James Richards, P. O., to Miss Emma Eade, both of Falmouth. At Falmouth Church, on Tuesday last, by the Rev. R. Matson, Mr. John J. Harris, gardener, to Miss Rosina Reeves, both of Falmouth. At Wesley Chapel. Falmouth, ou Thursday last, by the Rev. A. T. Hocking, Mr. Samuel Boynes, mariner, to Mrs. Mary Jane Jeffree, both of Fal mouth. At St. Mary's Wesleyan Chapel, Truro, on Tuesday last, by the Rev. S. W. Rowe, Mr. W. Firth, of Taunton, youngest son of the Rev. B. Firth, to Ellen, youngest daughter of Mr. Jonathan Rowe, of Truro. DEATHS. At Bar Cottage, Falmouth, on Monday last, Mr. William Phillips, aged 77 years. Drowned at Cape Town, South Africa, 27th January, by the capsizing of a boat, William, youngest son of the late Mr. John Trevena, of Sparnon House, Redruth, aged 18 years. At Lemon Street, Truro, on Wednesday last, after a long illness, Maria Martin, the beloved wife of W. H. Jenkins, Esq., Mayor of Truro, aged 63 years. MR R. H. HEATH Tickets may be had at Mr. R. C. RICHARDS'S, Stationer. m*. 9 THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. Central MONEY READY TO Be ADVANCED BY THE General Mutual Permanent Land, Building and investment Society, beDFOrd• Sentral Htiiiouitmitents. PhOTOgRAPHY. MRS. DUNSTAN ( Widow of Mr. W. H. Duxsh./} bcgscLbc^ tfally to inform her friends and the 1 ^ pubUftnat Copies of al » Portai^ iii^ n i » y her late itusbani can still / be iiiid. Arrangements are being- nuKe to RE- 0P13N th! Gallery for First- class Portraiture, of which due Notice will be given. And she hereby returns her sincere thanks to all who have patronized them, and hopes for a continuance of their favors. Dalai Berl'lvj Plaa, Ftb. 21, 1S72. CHIef OfFICE :- 3W, LONDON, W. C. TRUSTEES :— ROBERT NICHOLAS FOWLER, Esq., M. P., Cornliill, E. C. JOHN FREEMAN. Esq., J. P., Woodlane House, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS S. OWDEN, Bishopsgate, E. 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JameS gIBBS ANd CO., Sole Manufacturers of the AmmoniA. - FIXeD guAno The Cheapest and best Manure in use. ^ Consumers are warn: I that none is genuine unles3 the ba'^ p bear the Trrde Mark and are secured with a leadon Seal. Also Manufacturers of ' ~ Barloy aud Oats ; an I > i Bono, Blood a Particulars of JAMES GIBBS AND , „, London, E. G., or their authorize! Aleuts, tbe Wd3t of Eagjind Bonj and Manure Company, Penryn. " Patent Ammmmul Phosphate," especially adapted for Wheat, its at. ! r Itjno, ami 8p : eial Manures ( if lirst- rate <, u ihty. Particular* CO. MPiNY, Worlds : Victoria Tocks. Offices: 16, Mark Lane, THE BLOODI THE BLOODII THE BLOODIII CLARKE'S World Tamed Blood Mixture FOR CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD iVom ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising from youth- ful indiscretion or any other cause, cannot be too highly reoommended. It Cures Old Sores Cures Ulcerated Sores in the Neck Cures Ulcerated Sore Legs Cure8 Blackheads, or Pimples on Face Cures Scurvy Sores Cure8 Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures Glandular Swellings Clears the Blood from all Impure Matter, from whatever cause arising. As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and warranted free from mercury— which all pUU and most medicines sold for the above diseases contain— the Proprietor, solicits sufferers to give it a trial to test its value. Thousands of Testimonials from all parts. Sold in Bottles 2B 3d each, and in Cpses, containing 6 Bottles, 11B eaoh, sufficient to effect a permanent core in long- standing oases, by all Chemists aril Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to any address on receipt of 2? or 132 stamps, by I F. J. CLARKE, Chemist, High £ treet, LINCOLN. WHOLESALE AGENTS:— • iROUW & 80N8, LONDON, AND ALL THE WHOLEBALE H0U3E8. INVESTMEB) TS. rmake Safe and Profitable Investments, Investors should apply for the INVESTMENT CIRCU- LAR, published monthly, which contains valuable information regarding - ivory kind pf Stocks andShares, with selections of the best securities, returning from 6 to 20 per cent. Gratis and post; free on application. HANDY BOOK FOR INVESTORS! post free, 10s 6d. BRITISH MINES AND MIXING! post free, 2e 6d. BARTLETT & CHAPMANi, Share Dealers, 36, Cornhill, EjC. Now Published, Foolscap Oftavo, 3S6 p. p., lotted, paper, cloth, an- tique, bevelled board*, gill bad: and side, Dedicated to ROBERT ALEXANDER GRAY, Esq., and patronised by his Worship tho LORD MAYOR uf London; price 6s., Bulo, Reuben Ross: a Tale of the I Manacles, Hymn, Song & St Dry, By JOHN HARRIS, Author of " Luda," " Shah- sperms Shrine," <& c. SLADE OLVER, Furnishing and General Iron manger, Plumber, Gas Fitter and manufacturer, STRAND, FALMOUTH. Is Selling off SURPLUS STOCK at great reduction in pricos. Balance ivory- handle Knives, 10a., 12s., 16s., 20s. per dozen. Black handle Knives and Forks, 6s., 8s. > 9s., 10s., 12s. doz. Carving Knives aud Forks, 2s. GcL, 3s. Gd., 4s. Gd., 5s. 6tL, 7s. 6iL pair. Electro- Silver Tible Spoons and Forks, 20a., 24s. doz. Do. Dessert Spoons and Forks, 16s., lbs., 20s., 24s. doz- Do. Tea Spoons, Ss., 10s., 12s. doz. Do. Sugar Boxes, Salvers, Cake Baskets, Toast Racks, Tea Pots, Cruets, & c., & c., & c. Bronzed Tea Urn-, and Kettles on Stands, 20s., 25s., 30s. upwards. Tea Trays from 5s. per set of 3, single Trays from Is. 6d. Fenders, parlour, Is. 0d., 2s., 3s., 4s., 5a. Fenders, dining room, 5s. Fenders, drawing room, 12s. Fire Irons, 2s. 0d. to 30s. per set. Rumford Stoves from 3s. upward Register Stoves from 84. upwards. Cooking Ranges from 10s. Apparatuses from 20s. upwards. Patent Mangles, 30a., 45s. Washing Machines, 1' 2a. 6d., 60s., 90s. Cliaff Cutters, 45s. 50s. Iron Cots, 7a. Gd. to 30s. Iron Folding Beds, 6a. Gd. Iron French Beds, from 10s. to 30s. Half Tester Beds, Mattrasaea and Palliasses. Lamps, Gas Chandeliers, Gas Brackets. Water Closets, and all plumber' 8 Fittings. Estimates given and Contracts entered into eiher for work or supply. Homceopathie Medecines and Handbook. 300 pages, bound, la. ; by post for 14 stampa. THE HOM( EOPATHIC FAMILY INSTRUCT- OR ( an Epitome of). By RICHARD EPPS, M. R. C. S.— A hundred diseases are fuUy described and prescribed for. London : James Eppa and Co., Hoinoopathic Chemists. 4S, Threadneedle Street; 170, Piccadilly ; and 112, Great Ruaaell Street. Falmouth, E. Michell, chemist. Helston, H. Bennetts, chemiat. Penzance. A. H. Buckett, 7, Chapel Street. Truro, T. B. Percy ; Serpell ; J. E' Rickard. Agents for Epps'a Glycerine Jujubes, for Cough, Throat- Irritation, Voice. Sold only in labelled boxes, 6d. and la. CAUTION*— Each bottle or tube of medicine ia secured by a band over tho cork bearing the aigna, turo, " James Epps and Co., Ho myopathic Chemists, Loudon," without which in no case can they be genuine. p. p. 180, cloth, la. t poat free for 13 atamps. DOG DISEASES TREATED BY HOMCEOPA- THY. By JAJAh MOORE, M R. C. V. S. ' London:— Jarnes E[ ps and Co., Homceopathic Chomuts, 48 Threadn£> dlc Street; 170, Piccadilly ; and 112, Great Russell Street. WANTED. i rTANTED IMMEDIATELY, a steady, VV respectable Youth, to the Painting and Glazing Business. Apply to Mr. E. J. Earle, near the Church, Falmouth. N. WESTCOTT, Cargo Clerk and ( ieu ral Mercantile Accountant, GYLLYNG ST., FALMOUTH. THIS new work is well adapted as for Birthdays, school festivals, i Ship's Average, Victualling and Wages' Accoimts calculated, and Surveys . Neatly Copied. " Vessels' Half- yearly Returns to Shipping Master made out. Tradesmen's . Books kept by the Year. Deeds Engrossed and Made Up, in tho newest London style at the shortest notice. d as a PRESENT days, festiv- ds, marriages, Christmas or New Year. A discount allowed by applying AT ONCE In the Author, ICilligrew Street or to Mr. R. C. Richards, bookseller, Market Street, Falmouth. Elegant copies may ordered, in red miroceo. h ivy gilt, prbe 3s. 6d. London Publishers : Hamilton, Adams, and Co. Exeter: F. Clupp. K- PiPS'S OOOOA. j Only in | lb., £ lb.. and lib Packets— tin- lined & labelled. Sold by the Trade in all Parts. Prepared by JAS. Eprs and Co., Homoeopathic ! Chemists, London. ficnteei Houses ( « be Let or Sold in IMielisk Road. ' HO BE LET OR SOLD, with immediate l_ possession, two elegantly- designed and commodious DWELLINGS ( newly- built), in I Obelisk Road, commanding the finest views in Falmoutii. Erch 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. 1 Apply to Mr. JAMES MITCHELL Buildor, Falmouth. New metalpocb- t Vesta Box, with patent spring Cover.— Bryant and May have recently introduced a very useful little Pocket Vetta Box, with a most in- genious and trimplo spring cover; it is a novelty in • very way, and will soon come into verv general use- being of metal instead of card, and retailed, filled with vistas, at one penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist or Chandler will supply it. WONDERFUL EFFICACY OF MR. CON- GREVE'S REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION.— Sec the new edif Confrere's book _ HH— HH . - LUNGS ; or. Decline, and the Only Successful Treatmentshowing that formidable disease to be curable in all its stiges ; with additional Cases of Cure, and Questions for Patients consulting the Author by letter. Poat free from the Author, Coombe Lodge, Peckhun, London, for Five Stamps. MRS- Wr* BLOW'S Soornnto STBUP roa CUTLDRKN I Should- always be used when Children ere cr. tting teeth ; it relievos th © littlo sufferers at once, it pro- duoes natural quiet sleep by relieving the cMld from pain, and the little cherub awakes T' aa breht as a button." It ia perfectly harmless and very peasant to t* st « . It 6oothee the chid, it softens the gums, allays all pein, relieves wind, regulate* tbe bowels, and is the best known remedy lor dyscnUrr and diarrhcea. whemer arming from teething cr ott ' oaasM. Mr. WirsioWs Soothing Syrnp i » sold bv thousands of Modiolne dealers in all r. vti of . the world at la ltd per bottle, and HilHona of Mothen can tertlfy to tU virtaa.— Maaniactary, < 38 Oxiari Btowi, and Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors through- out the World. In Bottles only, ^ tls I'd and 2s 3d each. Ask for " POWKIX'S BALSAH or ANISKED." FRAOBAXT FLORIUNE.— For the TEETH and BREATH. A few drops of this liquid on a wet tooth brush pro- duces i delightful foam, which cleanses the Teeth from ad impurities, strenirthens and hardens the gum.-, prevents tartar, and arrests the progress of decay. It gives t-> the Teeth a peculiar ana beautiful whiteness, and imparts a delightful fragrance to the Breath. It U-.- th, a. iLscmietod s* -. v\- in. or t- % x- e* » i <?. T. • Fngrann Floriline i purolv v: e-. It. aud erjaiDr adapted to old aud younii. It is th « r aiV^ t tiilet discovery of th..- age. S.-! d in lar- o b> tt! ^ and elejant vat* is at is. 6d.. bv all Chemist, ujid Porfumers. H. C. GALLCF, Pwpriabr, Oxford Street, London. MAPPIN & WEBB, MANTJFA0TUREB8 OP ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE OP BEST QUALITY, SPOONS AND FORES, DINNER AND TEA SERVICES, PLATEE YFLOL DESSERT & FISH EATING KNIVES, FEJ^ J] CANTEEN CASES, & C. rSj TABLE CUTLERY r <> V> "[ The Lion, the Net, awl the Moiisc.''— To pre- vent PUUFCCS. ana unprincipled Trader; from deceiving thp puou... tho proprietor of POWELL'S BALSAJ OF A_-> l. jr. t. o Iv. a compelled to adopt the above Trade iLirk ( Lion, Net, and Mouse), aud this design will in future continue to appear upon the wrapper of each genuine Bottle, and any one imitating it will render themselves liable to FINE or IMPRISONMENT. The following letter will bear testimony to the wonder ful curutiveproperties of this OLD COUGH MEDICINE. -" Her Majesty's Gun Beat,' Netley,' Wick, North East Coast of Scotland, 7th September, 1868.— Dear Sir,— Having had a most distressing and severe Cough, which caused me many sleepless nights and restless days, I was recommended by His LORDSHIP THE EARL OF CAITHNESS, to try your most invaluable Balsam of Anise- xL and I can assure you with the first dose I found immediate relief, even without having to suspend my various duties; and the first small bottle completely cured me, therefore I have the greatest confidence in fully recommending it to the OP THE FINEST QUALITY. 5 CATALOGUES POST FREE,. ADDRESS CABEFTJLIIYM 76, 77 & 78 OXFORD STREET, in MANSION HOUSE BUILDINGS, CITY, L03STID03Sr. WORKS: SHEFFIELD & LONDON. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. THE OEIGINAl AND ONXY GENUINE. CHLOHODYNE in ^ ltrt, f/. l b, the Prefb^ ion ( obe the mart wtmderfni « id remedy. CHLORODYNE » the beat remedy known tor Coughs, Consumption, Brcnchitia, Asthma. CHLORODYNE effectually chocks and arrests those too often £ atal diseases— Diptheria, Fever, Croup Ago* CHLORODYNE acta like a charm in Diarrjca, am. ia the only spcoflc in Cholera and Dysentery CHLORODYNE eflbotnally cntuanorttJl attacks of Epilepsy, HyB'trir T : ipiUUon and apasms CHLORODYNE is Ujb only palliative in Neuralgia, tthanr- itiT^ Goul, Cancer, Toothache, Meningitis, Ac. ftra ruxxca CoiryoiiiX. Mount Charles, Donegal, 11th December 1868 " Lori Prancis GonyiighHn, who Una timo mjn year bought somo of Dr. J. Codis Brov.- ne'a Chloro- j- oe j> om Mr. Davenport, and has found it a most wonderful medicine, will be glad to have half- a- dozen bottles sent at nnr* tn tho above addrcsc." " Earl Hussell communicated to the College of Physloians that he received a riisnnmh from her ilajerty's Consul at M. oniUa, to the cff^ ct that Cholera has been ralin/ f^ Xllv and that the ONXT remedy of any service was CHLOHODYITE."- S » e C- CT i^ l IMITATIONS. '•' r L Coi_ u Blown unloubtedly, tho Inventor of r o CACTION.— BEWARE Ft CATOOW. — Yiee- ChsceeDor Sir W. PAOB WOOD stated thai OHLOEODrrj: that the story of he Defendant Praiti- r, • ely nntroe, which, be regretted to say. had YN3: I • Hto.- S « 3W1. ISth July 188 Sold in £ o-^ lesatlalid, asft. v 6. r.. T'. j 6' jcIj. Hkj.: ,- ianiaojv-'- hntthewords^" Dr. J. OOLLISBROWNE'S CHL0R0DY.\ 3 ' ^ n the " ivou.--: ti'- xi • « ,- yerwTrlmiij Ujdical mony accompanies each bottle. DAVS3TPOHT, 83 Great EcaseU Street, Bloomabory, London. '" pHOUSANDS are at' this moment rejoicing ® v* f JL the beautiful heads of Hair restored to th « a by using NEWMANES HAIR GROWING POMADE, which waa never know* to fail in pro- ducing hair. 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ILLUSTRATED CAtALOGUES FReE ON AppLicaTion MECHI, 112 regent Street London. W SATO EH AY% .. Aui'i * HE FALMO'tfTH fr PENRYN WEEKLY TMES SATURDAY, MARCH 30,1872 PALM SUNDAY AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES. At tho Pro- Cathedral in London, last Sunday, ( and also in other Roman Catholic churches, but not with the same lengthened ceremonial in all) the right of blessing palms and carrying them in procession took place before High - Mass. The blessing of palms oc- cupied a considerable time. During the ceremony the chobr sang the " Hosanna Filii David," and lessons were chanted from different parts of Holy Scripture, including tho acoount of our Lord's entry mto Jerusalem. The palms when blessed were distri- buted to the congregation, the choir singing the " Hosanna in Excelsis.' A procession of clergy, bear- Topics of the Day ( By « n Occasional London Correspondent.) [ ijorafiarks under this head are to be regarded as tho oxv independent opinion, from the pen of a gentleman In whom Wd have tho greatest confidence, Volt for which wo n « a^ elt » a8 uo not hold ourselves responsible.!, Snccassive attempts, both in the House of Lords and in^ Co& Dicms, to induce Ministers to say exactly iW pWR ® said and done with regard to the ••^ Jjrect claims" of the United States Government have felted, beyond obtaining from members of our < 5o^ pMaent that it is their intention to maintain the treaty of Washington if possible, as well as the honour of tfee Country. Lord Malmesbury, on Friday night, " DUwtnhJBflly spolco the views of a large proportion of our countrymen, when he asked for an assurance that " tho Government will maintain " the ground of a refusal to admit the inclusion in the arbitration of those indirect claims: iriany form whatever;" but this Lord Granville declined to give, replying, to use his own language, in " generalterms." This reticence on the part of our Government, though it is strictly in accord- ance with f recedent, decidedly creates a somewhat un- easy feeling in the pubSc mind. The unhappy dispute is yny difficult of settlement, but that it will bs, at all settled without war is a' moral certainty, and that^ at jijreeent is our only consolation. Thfe'Wflhual report of the Civil Service Commis- eicuiprs, , jjfst issued, affords additional proof of Jfce development of the desirable system of promotion TJV morit, as opposed to the old and pernicious Bystom. of appointment and promotion by favouritism. During the year there were seven open competitions " for' anointments in the public service, the competitors altc^ eth er numbering 666. The competitive system has recently been extended to some of the d4> partrnehts in the " War Off ice, and the sooner it i3 adopted in all the public cfi^ es t'he better. But meanwhile the public may be eongrat ulated on the growtli" and development of this healthy principle of selection by merit. The country " thus gt AS far better served than under th6 old- corrupt - system , while a wholesome spirit of emulation amongst young, men is - encouraged. A ? > ui is " now passing through Parliament which it i3 to be ' hqped may in due timo become law— the bill deal- ing v rith the payment of wages and with the " truck " syst em. If the measure be allowed to pass through the remaining stages it will effect a grand reform in the condition of the working- classes in several districts ncn tr afflicted with the system alluded to, besides which it ( rill prohibit the payment of wages in public- houses or in any retail shops, ic., where goods are sold in • w hich the masters deaL There has been very little discussion this season as to the evils of the truck 8 ystem, winch are supposed to be well known ; bet t hey are not well known nevertheless. Each district l& at may be affected by a particular phase of the truck ' system may understand that particular feature of it ( which prevails in that district, but the working- classes, a whole— or any other class, for that matter— little iknow how widely is this pernicious system ex- * tended and how injuriously it works. I have just been conning over the report of the royal commissioners on the truck system ( on which report theBill alluded to is fonnded), and have been at once surprised, amused, and disgusted at the curious defVibpmerits of payment in " kind," which ought rather to be called unkind. I find that there must be more than half a million of men, women, and children, in- various parts of the country, who are paid in tcuck. I learn that in one district, in the watch manufacture, some masters who truck, but not in provisions, pay in waXche3 and trinkets 1 A workman who gave evidence says that if a man does not take these he would not get any work from such masters, and that a man may reckon he does very well if he gets a watch for £ 5, and Bells it for half that sum. Another workman was charged £ 6 10s. for a watch, pledged it for 303., and sold the ticket for IDs. These masters have " no work " for a man if he will not take a watch and work out the prioe. A pawnbroker in the neighbourhood had no less than 800 watches pledged at his shop during six months. In districts, where the payments are monthly, the^ nen obtain advances, only one fifth in money, and the rest in provisions, & C., much of which they have to re- sell at ^ ther. shops at a loss. The details of the system, which the commissioners give " with chapter and verse," may be said to be painfully interesting, and it k strange that, considering what successful efforts the working classes have made to improve their posi- tion in ojher respects, this truck system has lasted so long. The only conclusion is that the vifctims of " twofe* could nothelp themselves— which just shows how valuable is the measure now before Parliament. ' ' •' — « *— r., , . Third- class passengers on railways bring more re- venue to the Companies than do either of the other classes, but the third- class as a rule are scarcely treated ' fairly. Two Railway Companies have now, however, done this tardy justice. The Midland Company has announced that from the commence- ment of April, third- class passengers may book to go " by any train on any of the lines in connection with this Company; while the North Staffordshire Com- pany announces that a similar course will be adopted, two through expresses being excepted. I sincerely hope that these Companies will find their account in this new arrangement, undoubtedly generous as com- pared with those of most other Companies, and I b slieve that it will be found so. Third- class passen- gers who have enjoyed the benefits of railway com- munication, have had to submit to disadvantages from which other claraes are almost wholly free. Oil lorn? journeys this is especially the case. The poor" man or wonuui who has to travel 100 or ABO mil", finds that the only third- class train goes at an unconscionably or an awkwardly late hrxfr; that the time is not faithfully kept; and thx£ lie or she arrives at the destination at a very awkward time and unnecessarily fatigued. But poverty lias compelled submission. All this is now to be altered on the two lines referred to, and the experi- ment— for it must be regarded as only an experiment— will be watched by railway companies, and especially shareholders - on the look- out for dividends, with some litUe anxiety. One effect will undoubtedly be to in- duce people to travel third- class who otherwise would have travelled second; and as this will'make the seoond- class somewhat more select, people who yvoilld hape travelled first will go second, as it is briefly ex- pressed. This of course means, so far, decrease of revenue. ' Whether these enterprising Companies will make up, or more than make up, this decrease, remains to be seen. CHARGE OF PUBLISHING A LIBEL. At the Greenwich Police- court; Mrs. Emily Shak spear. of Harrow- on- the- Hill, Middlesex, appeared la answer to her bail, charged with having, on the 10 th of October last, mali- ciously published a false and defamatory libel concerning Lydla Croudhman. The case has been several times before the Courti having been adjourned from tiipe . to timg insider tfiat the husband of the defendant, who Is an officer in command of bla. regiment at, Madras,, might bq, . ponj- municated with, the. objeqt heingjto removtjtiw proBtr cutionfrom a criminal to a civi^ court. This object had, however, not been attained, and- tfe? case was accord- ingly proceeded with. The t » ctf,' as stated in a lengthened examination, were , very simple. • The complainant, at the time- of ith » alleged, libel, had left the service of the defendant, as housemaid, three days previously, receiving a character from the defendant ( who then resided at Abberville- house, Blackheath- park), which obtained for her an engage- ment as under kitchen maid in the "' Bath Hotel," Bournemouth. The day before the complainant entered upon this situation the defendant called ipon her and accused her of having stolen a £ 5- note. It had been taken, she said, from several Other notes in" a purse which had been left in tho pocket of a d£ ps3 carried by the prosecutrix frojm the bed- room of a young lady then in tne house as a visitor, but formerly engaged as a governess in the family. The charge was denied, and on the next day, on proceeding to Bournemouth, complainant had produced to her, by Mr. Briant, of the Bath Hotel, a telegram, received frorti the defendant, accusing her of having committed the theft stated, and adding that she was under police surveillance. In consequence of this the complainant bad been out of a situation. The original telegram'Vas produced by the Post- office authorities, and it was now proved by George Shakspear, a 6on of defendant, who had been sum- moned as a witness, that on the day in question he received it from the defendant with the money and instructions to take it to the lilackheath Post- office, and that it was in his sister's handwriting.' The Magistrate said he had no alternative but to send the oase to the sessions, and bail in the sum of SSKTwas" then taken for the defendant to appear and answer the charge at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. I _ lergy, bear- g the cross, lighted candles, and palms then followed, during which ruimerous anthems wore chanted. At the lower part of'the church all forming the procession passed out but soon a few re- entered and shut the door. Those within then sang a " Hyinn of Praise," and at the end of each verse those outside sang in reply the words, " Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit. Rex Christe Redemptor." This ceremony is symbolical of the Church on earth joining with the celestial choirs in pay- ing homage to Christ. After the hymn a priest knocked at the door with the Cross, and the door was then flung open, to indicate that by the Cross Heaven wos opened to mankind. The procession then passed up the church, and the Mass commenced. During part of the Mass the Passion, from the Gospel of St. Matthew, was solemnly chanted by the clergy— one singing the narra- tive part, another the words of the Saviour, a third the words of others, and a fourth representing the cries of the crowd. This occupied about an hour, but the congregation could easily follow it, as the words in Latin and English are in most Roman Catholic prayer- books. In the evening the Stabat Mater was sung in many of the churches, and between each division a short expla- natory discourse was given'by one of the priests. A Correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph gives the follow- ing description of the above ceremony:— On Palfh Sunday, then, is commemorated the entry of Christ into Jerusalem, on the first day of the Pass- over week, from Bethany. On that occasion, the Sacred Narrative informs us, tho great crowds of those who had come up for the annual festival hailed the Nazarerie teacher with genuine popular enthusiasm, and roused hopes in His followers that, at last, the time for actual Messiahship, as they deemed it, had come. " They took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet Him, and cried ' Hosanna 1'" ^ Having been informed that the Archbishop of West- minster would officiate at the Benediction of the Palms which still perpetuates the memory of this striking incident, I went some time before the hour appointed, which was half- past ten, to the Pro- Cathe- draVKensington. • • A Bmall congregation was gathered for Low Mass, nearly every member being clothed in black ; and certainly nothing could be further removed from the " sensational" than the whole tone of this service. There was no music of any kind. The low, monotonous sound of the priest's voice at the end, and the occasional tinkle of a little bell at the more solemn portions of the celebration, were all that broke the silenpe. Soon after half- past ten this congregation dispersed, and that for . High Mass assembled. It gradually assuiped vast proportions ; and by the time the Arch- bishop arrived th%, spacious edifice was full, without being crowded,*, ftr. Manning, on reaching the Sacra- rium, proceeded at once to the archie'piscopal throne on the north side of the chancel, where he was joined by Monpignor £ apel; ap drafter a short interval of silence, during- whtoh he - and Jhi^. attendants remained picturesquely grouped at tjio throne, he proceeded to vest himself. - Oqe by one the Archbishop as- sumed the amice, girdle, stols, cope, and mitre ; and, when this was done, the choir and clergy of the Cathedral entered, tho former in black cassock and Burplice, the latte? in rich purple vestments, but all in solemn silence. Being seated, by the courtesy of a member of the congregation, imme- diately in front of the high altar, I had ample oppor- tunity of noticing all the details of the very striking ceremony which took place. On the super- altar were several very large branches of real palm, and on a table at the north side huge bundles of the same, waiting for benediction. I had previously inquired of th# verger what it was customary to substitute for palm; and was told by him that real palms were usedat the high altar, but box and other cheap, ( Qjb^ titutcs were used for the general congregation. In this, however, he was mis- taken : none but real palms were used throughout: and, as these are procured with some difficulty, and every member of a very large congregation was sup- plied with a good- sired branch, the expense must have been very great. The actujd Benediction service, which precedes High Mafls, and is'oj muph greater length than I had antici- pated, comroonces with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, which wpre read by the celebrant and his assistant priests, the Archbishop still occupying his throne. These wek- e, of course, in Latin, and, on their conclusion, 1; he Archbishop commenced the Benediction proper by reading a prayer commencing " Auge tidtm, & c." Several prayers, special to the occasion, Followed, in one _ of which supplication is made that " as the dove returning to.^ the ark brought the olive - J} ranch ... so vftiosever receives this creature < if the olive- tree may find protection of soUl aqd body." Tho Archbishop then fumed the bundles o( palill branch^ with incense, sprinkled them thrice with holy water, and proceeded to distribute tfaem_ to the- clergy and choir. Many of these were of gigantic size; those held by the Archbishop himself and Monsignor C^ pel, could not havp been less than nine or tep feet high ; aqjl by the timp the whole large botjy of prieStg and choristers were so,- provided the effect was very striking irfdeed Soipe of the palms were quite yellow, and appeared to hp . dried ; others were fresh and green. One very smjill gentjemaii in the choir in 8peptaqlea., who, of coiysq, came in for one of the largest'' seemed almost overweighted with his treasure, The lady whose seat I occupied tqld mr, with y e^ ultition, that the Archbishop was going to give her his when tfie servico wan over. When each of the occupants of the chan- cel had received a branch, smaller portions of the sam- j were distributed to the ( ^ vfiole congregation, who ad- vanced to the foot 6f the altar, as if for communion, arid received the branch from the officiating priests, reverently kissing it as. it was given. I hid my little child with me and of course, tiny heretic though she was, nothing would do but she must have her palin- branch and put the case fairly to the gentleman in a surplice wh<> was rhaTsJialling the long files of the con- gregation to their places, and, I am bound to say, he acceded to her request as readily as though she had been of the number of the faithful; J and the claim's green palm- branch now surmounts a, portrait of tl^ o Archbishop Which has for many yepirs hung in n^ y study. - After this distribution occurred by far the strangest, and to me at first a scarcely intelligible, portion of the ccremony. A procession was formed of all tho oc- cupants of the chancel, who, chanting a lugubrious kind of antjhem, passed to the west end of the church, and right out of the great doors, which wen? closed upon them. Only two of the choir remained : and in this AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. A despatch from Albany to tbe New York Times of March 13, says:— A terrible tragedy occurred at the village of Greenbush. opposite this city this afternoon, near High Bridge, Alarum's Crossing. On Second- avenue, Greenbush, there lived in a small frame- dwelling a man named Samuel Fargue, with his family, consisting of wife and daughter, the latter being about eighteen years old. About two o'clock this afternoon two shots were heard in rapid succession, and shortly after, Fargue was seen to pass into a wood- shed, back from the house, and the daughter came screaming out of the front door. By this time several of the neighbours were attracted to the spot. On entering, Mrs. Fargue was found lying on the front room floor dead, having been shot through the head. Struggles were heard in the shed, which Fargue was seen to enter, and on proceed- ing thither, a most horrible spectacle was witnessed. Fargue was found writhing about on the floor, with one band clasping a jagged rusty old jack- knife, while from a wide gash in his throat the blood was spurting as from a fountain. Blood was spattered over the sides and floor of the shed, and was running in a little stream out in the yard. Soon after being discovered his struggles ceased, and he was dead. Fargue was a shiftless character. He had been out of work for some days past, and after an altercation with his wife seized a revolver lying near and shot her. He fired at NINE MONTHS ON BOARD 4^' ONTOON. A GAME CASE. The canse of " Hemsworth v. Mann" has been before the Master of the Rolls, and was a suit instituted in the interest of tho present lessee of the rlpht of shooting over extensive estates In Norfolk and Suffolk, called the Shropham estates, to restrain the tenants of a farm on the property from committing fin alleged breach of the covenant of their lease relating to game. The covenant in question stipulated in effect that the tenants of the farm should not kill or destroy, but do their best to preserve, Ihe game and fish, and should not shoot or sport over the land, or set traps or snares on the banks of the coverts above ground on any part of the lariH, except for killing and taking rabbits. The right of jcilling and taking rabbits was reserved to the,/ tenants throughout the estate by the lease of the shooting, such tenants doing no injury to the game, nor setting traps and snares on the banks of the coverts above ground. The plaintiff complained that the defendants had constructed trapping banks" round the greater part of the coverts called " the Grove" on their farm, which were stated to prevent the free ingress and egress of game, and to obstruct the lessee of the shoot- ing in the enjoyment of his. sporting rights. These " trapping banks " were described as consisting of an earthen bank, 3ft. high, surmounted by close wire fencing, and fortified with briars and furze, projecting on the inner side to an extent of 8in. or9in., and acting like a chevaux de frise; thus forcing the rabbits to take to the holes left for their ingress and egress, and in which traps were placed. The plaintiff asserted these trapping banks were not constructed for the genuine purpose of destroying rabbits, but really with a view of destroying hares and phea- sants. The defendant said that it was impossible to avoid occasionally catching a hare, however care- fully the traps might be set, and they admitted catching a few hares, all of which they said they had Bent to the lessee of the shooting. Another ground of complaint was that the defendants bad employed their shepherd to disturb the young game with his dog in the summer of 1871, but the defendants denied this charge, and said that the shepherd was solely employed for the purpose of driving the rabbits out of the corn, and they said that they had discontinued the practice since the filing of the bill in September last. The de- fendants oonteuded that they had a right to erect and maintain the " trapping banks" as a protection to their crops from the ravages of rabbits, of which they alleged that the lessee of the shooting kept up an enor- mous quantity, particularly as their farm was not let at a game rent, and they submitted, in conclusion, that the suit was beneath the dignity of the Court. The Master of the Rolls said the parties had shown an amount of hostility towards each other, which was not unusual in disputes relating to game. The trapping- banks his Lordship thought were legitimate so long as rabbits only were trapped. The defendants admitted that a few hares had been taken, but it was impossible to avoid occasionally taking a hare, and such hares as had been taken had been sent to the lessee of the shooting; and upon the whole, if the case had rested there, he should have been disposed to leave the plaintiff to his remedy at law. But there was this further point to be considered — that the defendants had employed their shepherd to drive the rabbits out of the corn. If in so doing he had disturbed the partridges in their nests, or injured the young birds, that would be a breach of the cove- nant. That, however, was not, in his lordship's opinion, tho real cause of the suit; and, moreover, the defendants had discontinued the practice upon the filing of the bill, and stated on oath that they would have discontinued it sooner if asked to do so. The bill must be dismissed with costs. After my arrest in the last days of May, 1871, I waff taken to Versailles and slept for four nights on the plains of Satory, together with 20,000 other prisoners,: men, women, and children. No one was to stir during! tho night under pain of immediate execution. The rain- was pouring down in torrents on the 27th, 2Sth, and 29th. We were all drenched, and yet forbidden to move. Sixty prisoners died during the night of th » 23th from the effects of the weather. A well- knowii painter besides me was wounded by a bullet aimed at another man whose agony had obliged him to rise. On the 29th 000 of us— myself among the number— weie thrust into cattle- trucks without seats, with several " guardians of the peace," revolvers in hand, ready to blow the brains out of the first man who betrayed any suspicious movement. I shall always remember the 24 hours of agony which I passed then, without either food or drink, and when we at last reached Lorient several women were in a dying state. The population of iLorient showed no ill- feeling against us as we were marched through the streets, bound for the port. We were shackled. The serpent* devilU and argousins conducted us on board the Pru- dcnce, to be kept there for 48 hours until the pontoon La Vengeance was fit to receive us. It was on the 1st of June that I boarded this watery prison, in which L was to remain for no less than nine months. On arriv- ing there we had to submit to the most wanton brutality on the part of our keepers ; there was no necessity whatever for this, for most of my companions were enfeebled, or . ill, or deiected. The only object handed us in the shape of bed and covering was an old threadbare rug, inhabited by legions of insects. I was- luckier than most of my comrades, being quartered in a battery where light could penetrate through the port- holes ; while a great number of my fellow- prisoners, who had done no worse than I, were stowed on the lower deck. I dt> not think many of these unhappy creatures ever saw the sky ' yr nine months. La Vengeance is an old man- of- war. The two other- pontoons, PHSlope and Prudence, were dismasted and' covered with tiles. The battery of La Venycancey where I remained, was divided into two compartments,, separated with trellis work. The lower deck was divided in the same way, thus making four chambers. The prisoners were in some sort under water, in a kind of cage, for a stout trellis surrounded each cliambrfe. Marines and sailors were on continual guard in the corridors, with cutlasses in their hards. On the first day, and ever after, our beds were the bare boards, with one scanty rug to protect us from the coli- Many sleepless nights did I pass, but after an experi- ence of two months I was fain to submit to it. Every- morning the drum used to beat the Diane at 5 o'clock, and every one must be up, unless he wished to be in- carcerated for 20 days in a cachot situate in the hold of t}( hulk;; At firttj the Quarter- master oKMrtd'us £ o- form in plats de aix ( I quote' his_ expression), and to elect a chef de plat. His duty consisted ip receiving our food through the trellis. Each man was allowed half a pound of bread for breakfast, and nothing elsoi As ti Cur drink, we had plenty ctf water from the tank in the , battery. Not so on board the Prudence .- " thQ prisoners were there obliged to drink very foul Water through an in^ iarubber tube at certain hours oT the following is a complete programme of the regimen, we were subjected to:— At half past five o'clock In the mcrtning, breakfast, consisting, is I said before, of half a pound of c< 5arfle bread, somewhat similar to'- that we had eaten in the latter days of the siege of Paris. At aix we washed • the battery, throwing about 600 litres of sea water on the floor. t The process, which lasted two hours, was a relief to the prisoners, for it gave them the oppor^ tunity of toJrinp a little exercise. At 3 we washed our linen; at 9 a few lucky men received the letters that carUB1 addressed - to them; and which were always opened beforehand by the officers on' guard. The doctyr used to come at that time, and he h3d plenty* of work in store, for the miserable di^ t Wairtot.' touch for many poor' fellows. He invariably^ prescribed sulphate of quinine. In spite of his e. are, 50 men died of scurvy within three months. At 11 o; oloekour dinner wa^ giv^ n us ; it consisted of half- a- pinfc'ofTpe! a sotrp, a quarter , pf a pound , of bread.' and ' TO'giMinfcs , pf biscuit. At half- past 12 the prisoners de aervtcc were agaipflailed outtftplw^ tlie. compartment. . Wq., had supper at 4 o'clock— that is. half a- pintof broth, dry peas that oould not be oaten,\ jl25 grammes of bread, and £ 0 grammes of biscuit.' Sudh'^ aS Our daffy fdrfe.' It tiiatf seem bad enough on paper, but the reality was still wforse. I know some prisoners who died as much from starvation as from fever. At half past 7 the' retraite sounded, and at 8 a blow \ yith a cane on the- wall was a signal for absolute silence. From time to time those among us who were regarded by the officers with les3 disfavour than the rest were allowed to go on deck for a few minutes. Our cooking utensils will give you an idea of our fare ; wo had a wooden bucket for ten men, two tin cups, one spoon, and . . nothing else. - From the 10th of November we had, it is true, 25 centilitres of wine and 60 grammes of meat on Sun- day ; and from that date we were given twice a week some salt beef, but this wa3 so bad that none could INCREASE OF HEART- DISEASE. The tendency of modem investigation into the in- fluence of civilisation on longevity ; seems tor show a twofoli series of agencies at work ( says the British Medical Journal). On the one • ha! nd, r sanitary im- provements and the lessened mortality from epidemics Undoubtedly tend to diminLih the average death- rates ; but, on the father hand, there is practically much less improvement in total death- rates than might be expected if these ameliorating causes were not counterbalanced by the iucreasfiiy fcjtality of other classes of disease, such as diseases of the brain and heart. It is important to recognise the precise facts. The excess may, probably1, to some extent, be regarded aaan unavoidable result of the ( jreat mental strain and hurried excitement of these . times,' ih which steam and electricity mark time for ns^ in an overcrowded eo » r rhunity, where competition is carried to tho highest point, ? nd where the struggle^ for eziatepce, not to say for intellectual and other distinction,, ia carried on with sleepless and exhausting energy. But an evil re- cognised is sometimes half cured; and the intellectual classes, looking at figures suoh as those Dr. tQuain has displayed at his > interesting Lumleiou Lectures at the College of Physicians on Diseases of the Walls of the Heart, may well consider the propriety of attending to the hygiene of their lives, as well as of their houses; and to remember that,' to enjoy and benefit by even pure iair, soil,' and water, they must avoid disabling heart and brain by the incessant labours which too often make useful lives joyless, and embitter the harvesting of the crop which has been too diligently sown. These warning figar& s. tell that, during the last twenty years, the total of deaths of males at all ages from heart- disease has Ihcreased in number from 6,746 ill 1851 to L2L423 in 1870. The percentage of deaths from heart- disease fo£ 1,000 of poppl^ tlqn, kvihg was " 755 between the years 1851" and 18oo;' it has risen to r08< 5 from 1806 to 1870. This increase, it must be Observed too, has taken place wholly in coniiedtion with the working years of active social life. There is no change in tho percentage of deaths from this cause in males under 25 years of age. Between 20 and 45 years of age it has risen from ' 553 to " 709, and that al- most exclusively in males, for there is almost no. in- crease in the percentage of females dying from heart disease during the 25 years of life from 21 to 45. These figures convey their own lesson, and warn us to take a littlfc more care not to lull ourselves for the saka of living. The public are not permitted to know much on a ^ natter in which, nevertheless, they must feel consider, able interest— tho revision of the Bible. Every now and then a. paragraph, evidently a communique from the Revisers themselves, appears in the London daily papers stating that the Old ( or the New, as the case may be) Testament Company of Revisers met such- a- day, that such and such persons wero present, and that the company carried their revision to such a point. But I believe two books of the Pentateuch and two of the Gospels have been printed, as revised. As these are complete in themselves, would it not bo well to publish them ? There must be no little anxiety, and a natural and healthy anxiety too, on the part of most students of the Bible to see whai alterations in tho Authorised version have been made » by tho Commis- A WAVE OF COLD.— The meteorological ob- aervations now made and telegraphed daily in America disclosed, in February, the path of a great atmos- pheric wave of cold across that continent. Tho Chicago Tribut. c states that on tho night of tho 11th the telegram to that city announced that at Fort Ben- ton the thermometer had suddenly fallen to 15 deg. below zero, but none of the other signal stations ex- hibited any marked change of temperature. On the 12th the thermometer feD 35 deg. at Omaha. At Chicago it stood at about 43 deg. until midnight, with a very b'ght movement of the atmosphere: the icy wind then arrived, and tho mercury dropped 33 deg. in ten hours, and fell still lower in the evening, the wave passing on towards the south- east. It traversed the distance from Fort Benton to Chicago at the rate of 25 to 30 miles per hour, and it is stated extended at leant 100 miles north 6f tho line from Fort Benton to Omaha, but not BO far to the south. Thu baromtter tout as rapidly aa tho thermometer fulL A SINGULAR DEFENCE. At tho Liverpool Assizes, Colin Mackay, a Livorpool Iron merchant pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Liverpool, In November last, forged and uttered a bill of exchange for £ 187 3a. lid., with intent to defraud :— It was urged for the defense that during his previous career he had borne a most excellent character, and moved in a very respectable position. Inl869he wasun- fortunate enough to meet with a serious accident whilst travelling on the London and North Western Railway, which caused 8ueh serious injuries to his general system, that after some time it was found necessary to place him in a lunatic asylum. After remaining there for some time he recovered from the effects of the accident, but in 1871, whilst travelling on the same railway, he sustained another accident, which renewed some of the worst symptoms of his former injuries. Through these misfortunes he was for a time incapable of'conducting his business, and his mind had never regained its former strength and clearness, and he was still subject to fits of aberration. Medical evidence was called to prove the state of the prisoner's mind when the forgery was committed, but Mr. Justice Mellor in passing sentence, said he could not? entertain the suggestion that the forgery was the result of aberration of intellect consequent upon tho railway accidents, nor could he allow that consi- deration to intervene in passing sentence, for if the punishment he should inflict should prove prejudicial to tho prisoner's health, the prison authorities would mitigate it. Making all allowances he must pass a sentence which would prevent people supposing that an offence of this kind could be passed over. The prisoner was then sentenced to fifteen months' im- prisonment, with hard labour. position a hynin was sung antiphonally, the singers l^ ft inside taking one Verse and those outside the other in alternation. This hymn was written in ecclesiastical — or, at least,' certainly riot classical— elegiac couplets, commencing as follows:— Gloria, laus, et honor tibi sit, Eei, Chrlsto, Eedomptor; Cnl puerile decui prompjlt Ilosunna plum. Israel eB tuHex Diividis, et lnclyta proles, Nomina qui in Domini, Bex benedlcte, venls. To this was responded :— Ccctus In cxcclsls te laudat cmllcus omnia, Et mortalis homo, ct cuncta areata slmuL There wore a great many couplets of this kind, and the effect of the large body of voice without, responded to by the duet inaiao, was remarkable in the extreme. At last tho cross- bearer outside knocked with the foot of the crust) » t the door, which was thereupon opened, and the procession re entered and passed again to tho chanoeL A Catholic Manual of Devotion for Holy Woek explained this proceeding, as follows :— " This ceremony represents our pilgrimage in this mortal life, in which we unite in the pro- mises of God with the blessed in Heaven, and live in hopes that the gates thereof will bo opened through the merits of the cross of Christ" After this tL'o regular High Mass proceeded as usual; but, although there was no sermon, the service lasted until nearly two o'clock, the Benediction of the Palms not being over until after twelve. The Ladies' Catholic Association of San Isidro, Madrid, is stated to have latoly celebrated, by a religious • orvlee, tho return to their church at a great number of Pro- . testanta, including ninety children ( vbo have been received Lite the schools ot tho Association). __ THE INTERNATIONAL IN IRELAND. A meeting was held at Cork on Sunday, convened by the working men, to denounce the International. The place of meeting, the Athentcum, was crowded to ex- cess. Among those on the platform was a Mr. Do Morgan, a reputed local secretary of the International. A [ mechanic named Murphy presided, and opened the proceedings. He quoted pamphlets to show the connection between the Irish International and tho Paris Commune. De Morgan and some of his sup- porters interrupted him, and after a fight De Morgan was elected as the chairman, and continued to speak in the same strain. The Internationalists renewed their interruptions, and a second melie eusued. The platform was invaded from the body of the hall, chairs and tables wero broken, and the pieces were used as weapons. Partial order having been restored, a cooper named Cronin proposed resolutions denouncing the International, and declaring it the instigators of the atrocities committed in Paris. This caused a renewal of the tumult, and the legs of chairs and tables were freely used as weapons, both parties being apparently equally successful. A- man named M'Car thy succeeded, notwithstanding, in making a brief speech recommend- ing tho acceptance or rejection of tbe International on conditions. The < uproar became so great, however, that the chairman had to declare thomeuting dissolved. The International party then sought to continue the meeting on their own account, and the disorder was renewed, and when the excitement was at its height, . somo of the International party seized a red tablecloth and hoisted it amid triumphant shouts from their own adherents and hisses from the other side. A struggle ensued, in which the obnoxious flag was torn down. l. he meeting was a scene of disorder during the wholer time it lasted— an hour and a h « lf One Inter- nationalist is said to have produced a revolver. ever eat it; and more than half of the prisoners be- came scorbutic. During September a number of police agents came down from Paris to inspect us. We were closely- scrutinised by them, probably to see whether any repris de justice were among us. One of my comrades,, on being insulted by a turnkey, uttered a few indig- nant words, on which a lieutenant struck him with his cane, kicked him, and, after further maltreating him, sent him to the cells in the hold where he remained thirty days. To be in the cells entailed the withdrawal of half a ration, and of wine on Sunday; and the cachot was so narrow that the prisoner could scarcely move in it. M Jules Simon came one day with his son on board La Vaipfancc, and, in order to ascertain each man's real position arid degree of guilt, he remained 20 minutes among 600 men ! Many knew him already. One old man, who had been taken by mistake, spoke to him, and M. Jules Simon promised to have him released. In spite of this assurance this old man was liberated only in January. The Minister said that in a rasna of 40,000 men some must be honest and innocent; and yet not one of us felt the effects of M. Jules Simon's words. For eight months I led this dreary life. Our numbers daily diminished— not from the' mise en liberty of any prisoner, but from death Towards the end of January I was dying with scurvy, when, on a welcome afternoon, I was called up, and dragged myself painfully on deck, and then I was told, without any explanation, to return my rug and spoon. Still ignorant of my fate, I was embarked for Lorientj taken to the Prefecture with a batch of others, and given a passport for Bou- logne, with four francs to live upon on my way there. I was then despatched in a slow train to Paris, whence, after a sojourn of five hours, and without being per- mitted to see any of my friends, I started again, and two days after I arrived at Boulogne, penniless and almost starving. I had no time to look about. The Commissary of Police took my passport from me, and despatched me to a steamboat which was on the point of starting for Folkestone. I arrived at this last town in a pitiable condition, weak from disease, absolutely destitute, and friendless. I made my way to London on foot, and had it not been for the charity of the good people who gave me a piece of bread here and there on ihe way I think I should have starved before reaching this metropolis. He is a first- rate collector who can, upon all occa- sions, collects hli wits. Never trust with a secret a married man who loves his wife— for he will tell her, ami sho will tell her slater, and her sister will tell everybody. A gentleman rode up to a public- house in the . untry, and asked who is the master of this home? " lam, sir," replied the landlord; " my wife has been dead about three weeks." A theoretically benevolent man, on be'rng asked by a friend to lendhlmaioverelgn, answered him briskly. « ith pleasure;" butsuddenly added, " Dear me, how unfortunate I I've only ono lending sovereign, and it is out. LABOUR IN CHICAGO.— The General Secre- tary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Engineers his received advices from Chicago which do not encourage the emigration of skilled artisans to that quarter. A large number of building operatives have been attracted from England by the hope that the late fires would have created a profitable market for their labour, and many more contemplate following them. The popular notion, however, that Chicago is at present a working man's Paradise appears to b « considerably exaggerated. Your readers will not look to mo for a description o£ the University Boat- race, on which so many special re- porters have employed their pens, but I have a word or two to say about it. It is a pity that this great aquatic contest is not rowed later in the season— in May, for example, on account of the weather. True it is that it is not so lo. ng ago that the Derby was run in a snow- storm, and were the great annual aquatic con- test deferred till that merry month, we might still have a snow- storm to mar tho general effect, as we had last Saturday, but still it would not be so probable. The wretched weather spoiled this last gallant struggle for the blue riband of the turf— that is, as a holiday And an exhibition. The banks of the river were a moral ari a caution ; the river itself was horrid in its • oheerlessness; the water was lumpy-; tho flags looked flabby, dabby, and shabby; the light blue and dark blue " favours" were mostly undistinguishable through the wet; the ladies were few and< ar between; the niggers, the conjurors, and the stall- keepera were dispirited; and the snow, slush, and mud, in fact exer- cised a most depressing effect on the whole affair. But still it was a splendid race, and- crowds of people, whom mo weather could deter, tried hard to enjoy themselves l^ nd the race. But for the miserable weather, I believe ' this University boat race would have been witnessed by greater numbers of people than ever, for the contest seems to create greater interest every year. The result not at all surprising; It is well known that Cam- bridge has been the favourite throughout, and that Cambridge would win could not have been doubted by Any one who saw the struggle during the first eight or ten minutes. But for bad steering now and then they fcould have won by more than the two boats' lengths which separated them at the finish from their gallant competitors. And the Light Blue not only won; but they rowed with decidedly more graoe and elegance than Dark Blue. I never saw finer rowing than that of Cambridge this year. It was " the poetry of mo- tion ;" the regularity of movement was equal to Signor Costa's baton, or even the piston of a steam- engine, while strength was combined with grace and good " form." Take it altogether this great contest is one of which England may well be proud. After a one likes to see gentlemen contest for a prize, considering how many competitors in various kinds of contests are certainly not gentlemen ; while a grand feature of this race is that it is rowed for tbe honour and glory of it, and not for money. Of course there is a deal - of betting on the result, and thousands of pounds change hands, but the race itself is rowed for even less than the crown of laurel which used to reward the victors in the Isthmian games. It is the struggle for the mere honour « f victory which is the great charm of the contest. SATURDAY, ItAECTT 30, 157: TOE FAMromr £ PENRYtf WEEKLT TfifEf. IMPK SAL" PARLIAMENT. THE BUDGET. On Monday, March 25, the House of Commons having gonl pito Committee of Wayi and Means, The Chancellor of the Excheqmer ( aid that before he pro- ceeded to bring before the consideration of the committee ft comparison of the estimate of public expenditure on the expiring financial year with the actual results, there were a few observations which ho might profitably make with regard to the principle on which " he pro- posed to institute that comparison. The ordinary course that had hitherto been adopted was to compare the budget estimate with the actual result, but on the present occasion he could not show the committee the actual result became one week of the financial year had not yet expired. He could, however, give the expenditure with an accuracy • which would be sufficient for all practical purposes. Ho imagined that he could Introduce some improvement Into the estimate with which that actual expendi- ture was to be compared. .... The expendi- ture of the financial year mlcht be divided Into four portions. The first was the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he opened what appeared to him. as far as he could Judge, the amount of expenditure lor the coming financial year. The second was the Intro- duction ( which invariably took place) of supplementary estimates during the season ( hear, hear). The third was the embodiment in the Appropriation Act of the expenditure which had been agreed to by the House in committee of supply, together with that which was agreed to in those sup- plementary estimates. The fourth stage was that in the auccceding session, when there was generally the introduction ol another set of supplementary estimates which authorised further expenditure. To comparo, therefore, the expenditure of one year with the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was to compare the whole with a part, be- cause more expenditure had been authorised than that which Ills statement conveyed. He should, therefore, cempare the expenditure of the year with the whole of the grants which had Oven made, Including the supplementary estimates, and this course he thought must commend itself to the com- mittee, because it would give them the most ample Informa- tion, and prevent any tricks being played with them. The right hon. gentleman went on to say that ho wished to submit to the House that they mu « t recognise, under the new state of things, supplementary estimates as a neces- sary part of our finance. The present stat* of things was that all the expenditure that was made in pursu- ance uf the votes by Parliament was subjected to an appropriation audit, and consequently the estimates were mado very closely, so that 11 any unforeseen source of chargo should arise It was very difficult to mako the esti- mate suffice. It waj thedeslre of the Exchequer tliat the whole of ths expenditure of the year should be paid in the year. There were two ways by which to avoid supplementary estimates, viz., by returning to the old and loose way ol preparing the estimates, or of making provision for contin- gencies. Qo had always preferred the system of supplemen- tary estimates, because the vote then came under the con- • lderation of Parliament before the money was expended. He held also that votes ol accounts could not bo dispensed • with. Comparing the grants during the year just expiring with tho actual expenditure. It would bo found that the total grant lor the Interest ol debt during the year was X20,91o, 000, whilst the actual expenditure was £ 20,840,000. As regarded thg other charges on . the Consolidated Fund, Abolition of Purchase grant, were £ 16.465,000, the actual expendlure belnft'£ 16; 200.000; the Kavy estimates, £ 9,892,000, the actual CJrpetfdltur0-£ 6,9OO, OOO ; Xhe Civil Service estimate, « 10 995,000; i and the actual expenditure, £ 10,< 00.000 ; the Ppjt- oillqe estimate, £ 2,470,000, the actual expenditure, £ 2,410,000; the telegraph estimate, £ 420,0j0, the actual ex- penditure. £ 420,000; thopacket services estimate, £ 1,143,000, - tho actual expenditure, £ 1,139,000 ; the collection of reve- nue customs, and inland revenue estimate, £ 2,620,000, the actual expenditure £ 2,578,000. The result was that the grants for the whole year were £ 72,736,000, and that tho actual expenditure was £ 71,720, showing a decrease ol sEl. OlG. OOa Comparing tho actual expenditure with the total of the appropriation account, the total expen- diture was £ 71,720,000, and was less than the total grant, including the supplementary estimate just » ntcd; by. £ 1,016^ 100; it was less than tho total grant under the Appropriation Act by £ 713,000 ; and Jt was less than the original estimate In the financial state- ment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer by £ 5S8,000. The okpltal account of the telegraphs had not yet been closed. The cost of abolition of purchase, which was estimated to be £ 000,000, had turned out to be little more than £ 400,000. The supplementary estimates during the year amounted to £ 42^, 000, and even with that addition the expenditure fell far under tho amount. The difference In the Civil Sen- ice Estimates was acountcd for by the non- expenditure of £ 40,010 in the education vote and of £ 250,000 for building grants, scionce and art department, natural history, museum, < tc , which mated to produce £ 201,000,000 had yielded £ 203,000,000; tho excise, estimated to produce £ 22,420.000, had yielded £ 23,300,00J : stamps were estimated to produce £ 8,750,000, and they had yielded £ 9,750,000; taxes were estimated to produce £ 2,330,000. and h « d yielded £ 2,330,000!' in- come- tax, estimated to produce £ 8,820,000, had yielded £ 9,6GO, 000: the Post- office, estimated to produce £ 1,070,000, bad yielded £ 4,670,000 ; the telegraphs, estimated to pro- duce £ 750,000, had yielded that sum; of tho Crown lands, estimated to produce £ 376,000, the same might be said : and tho miscellaneous estimates, which wero placed at ' £ 4,100,000, had yielded only £ 4,000,000. Tho result was that the estimate was £ 72,316.000, and that tho yield was £ 74,53- ri, 000, showing a net excess of £ 2,220.000. Deducting the expenditure from the yield of revenue it would be found that there was a surplus of Income over the expenditure of £ 2,815,000, of which £ 1,016,000 was due to the curtailment ol expenditure. The surplus balance In the Exchequer on the 31st March. 1872, would be £ 8,890,000. During the three years just ended the Government had added to the debt £ 8,9: 13.000, ol which £ 3,607,000 was created lor the purpose of tho telegraphs. In the same period they had paid oil debt amounting to £ 21,073,000. The total debt will amount on the 31st March to £ 792,740,000, of which £ 731,787,00) was In funded debt, £ 65,737,000 In annuities, terminable in 1835, and £ 5,220,000 ia unfunded debt. The expenditure for the coming financial year was estimated as follows :— Interest on debt £ 26,830,000 Other charges on the Consolidated Fund .. 1,780,000 Army estimates, not including the abolition of purchaso .. .. .. - 14,824,000 Uavy estimates .. .. .. .. 9,608,000 Civil Service 10,652,000 Bevenue Departments .. .. 2^ 21,000 Post Office.. .. .. .. .. 2,010,000 Telegraph Services 600,000 Packet Services 1,135,000 Abolition of Vurchaao 853, OOo Customs .. Excise .. Stamps .. Income Tax Post Office Telegraphs Crown lands Miscellaneous receipts IO. OOO > 0,000 2,350, Of 9,950,000 4,770,000 850,000 375,000 3,330,000 The result being that tho estimato for tho year 1872- 3 • was £ 74,915,000, exceeding tho revenue of the year 1871- 2 ly £ 380,000. The total expenditure was £ 70,400,000, the cost of abolition of purchase making It £ 71,313,000, showing a surplus of Income over expenditure of £ 3,002,000 Considering next tho manner in which they should dispose of this surplus, tho Government pro- posed to exempt from Inhabited houso duty premises occupied as offices and places of business even though in- habited by a caretaker and his family, provided tho value of the apartments allotted to tho caretaker does not exceed £ 20 a year. The duty on coffee and chicory was now 60 per cent, on their value, Jand yielded in all £ 495,000. it was proposed to reduce that duty by onehalf, by which the revenue would sustain a loss of £ 230,000. It was also proposed that the limit of the exemption from Income- tax allowed on £ 00 of all incomes of £ 100 and up to£ 200, should bo extended to incomes of from £ 200 to£ 300, and that the amount exempted shonld be increased from £ 00 to £ 50. ( Tills would involvo a cost to tho revenue ol £ IG5,000. Last year theylncreased the income- tax by two- Ence in tho pound. They now proposed to undo what was en done, and to reduce the tax to 4d. in the £. These chances would reduce the estimated Income for the year to £ 71,075,000, and tho estimated expenditure being £ 71,313.000, It would follow that there would still bo a surplus ol £ 302.000. Tho customary desultory conversation lollowed. In the conrso of which Mr. White repeate'd his complaint that EMr. Lowo habitually under- estimated tho Revenue; Mr. Sclater- Booth dissented from Mr. Lowe's views as to tho expediency ol supplementary Estimates; Mr. Powell and Mr. Greene complained that the brewers' licences had not been reduced, and Mr. Pease found lault with the continuance of the heavy military ex- penditure. Mr. W. Fowler, Mr. Harcourt, and Mr. iluutz also complained ol the extravagance of tho Estimates, and the falsification of all the promises of economy; while Mr. Gcrdon, Mr. A. Klnnaird, and Mr. Read joined In call- ing for somo reduction In the tax on agricultural horrcs and shepherds' dogs, and Mr. Grieve advocated the claims of the Suiiar Duties to remission. Mr. Crawford expressed a general approval of tho Budget, and Sir. Alderman Lawrence re- peated his objections to tho Houso Tax, which he Insisted ought to bo abolished. Mr. Ward Hunt criticized Mr. Lowe's arguments on Supple- mentary Votes, and his statements as to tho balances, and rcmmdtd him that he had omitted to mention whether ho Intended to re- impose the Tea Duties which expire this year, anil also to explain how tho three millions and a- half for tho barracks were to bo raiscd. Colonel Barttelct congratulated Mr. Lowe on having pro- duced a commonplace Budget. Sir T. Sinclair characterized It as a rich nun's Budcet. Mr. Macflo, Mr. Bo wring, Mr. Monk, Mr. M Mihon. Mr. Scourfldd. Mr. G. Bentinck, and Sir G, Jenkinson also made, somo observations, - and the Chancellor of tho Ex cheque rj having replied, thejnecessary resolutions for amending the Incomc Ta. t, House Tax. and Coffee Duties, and for continuing the Tea Duties were agreed to. The report was fixed' for Thursday nekt week. • Tho Houso then went into Committee on tho Ballot Bill. Tho other orders were disposed of, and the House ad- Journed at two o'clock. SKETCHES FROM THE BOAT RACE. Under the head of " Our Break," a Correspondent of the Daily News gives the following sketch of the Boat Race :— We were a gloomy party in that great drawing- room on Saturday morninjj. 1 he young men hod come in scowling. Their boots Lad been splashed on alighting from their Hansoms. The flowers in their button- holes, dexterously pinned up by a smiling damsel in Brooks's, had been hopelessly crushed by their top- coats. Then the girls appeared, looking at once down- cast and anxious. What about those white tulle bonnets, and the beautiful cream- coloured gloves? Our hostess in vain strove to lend the party some of her own cheerfulness and good humour. It was well for her to be merry. She was not going to the Boat- race. But we really did not know what positive rage, anger, and despair were until the Frenchman came. '' I told you so" was written all over his face— between the lines, one might say. " Do you start'!" he said to our hostess, as be gravely shook hands with her. " It is English holiday weather, is it not ? You are ac- customed to snow for your holidays?" " Snow?" echoed the girls in dismay ; and then as we turned to the windows by common consent, lo ! there were white soft flakes floating down through the cold grey atmosphere. They increased. The air was thick with them— wo could scarcely see the trees in the square— and a great weight fell on every heart. We knew it was all along of that Frenchman. Why had he come in smiling ? He was rejoiced to see the snow. At this point our hostess addressed the young folks in a pretty little speech, and said that as it was absurd to think of going to the Boat- race, they might as well have their luncheon party at home. Meanwhile, how were they to occupy the three hours? The girls glanced at each other. The young fellows with the crushed flowers in their button- holes had a look as of billiards in their eyes. Our hostess remarked that the Haymakers was a pretty dance. Sir Roger de Coverley, too, had its merits. But unfortunately, when we were plunged in these bewildering doubts, the cockatoo had a fit, and everybody ran away to assist that interesting bird. " Whether we should have been driven into dancing country dances at ten of the morning, it is hard to shy ; but the snow deceitfully ieft off for a few minutes, and a sort of pale glow shone along the dull sky that brooded over the square. It was not sunlight, nor anything remotely resembling sunlight ; but it stirred a little hope in some gentle bosoms, and anxious questions were asked. The party that hesitates is lost. Orders were immediately given to put the horses in the break— a scuny after waterproofs and rugs resounded through the house— there was a brief settlement of places— a sound of hoofs in the street outside— and then & glimmer of tho shining blue b * * * s of the two postilions. The calash- top was drawn forward- all the girls thrown, in a moss of white, and pink, and blue into the centre of the carriage, and covered over with the skins of wild animals, and rugs and plaids- while the rest of us got up on the front and hind seats and proceeded to arrange our white Mackintoshes so that they would drain off the expected water. Our hostess kissed her hand to us. M Crapaud removed his hat some distance from his head, and finally put it on again. And then— ho. lictors, clear the way !— our horses Bprnng forward and we found ourselves whirling down Grosvenor- place and into King's- road, and so on to Parson's- green and Fulham. It was now snowing hard. The girls had long ago disappeared ; where once that bright mass of costume had been visible we saw only the tops of umbrellas and the calash- top, with a fringe of fur peeping out. The trees on either side of us were laden with white ; the road underfoot a canal of mire. There were, nevertheless, a large number of vehicles bowling down the level thoroughfares towards Putney'bridge. " When the snow ceased sleet fell; when the sleet ceased a bitter wind fluttered through our mackin- toshes and chilled our veiy bones. When we came in sight of the river, a more desolate prospect could not be imagined— a dull, leaden- coloured stream flowing through a sort of grey, low- lying mist, with a gloomy sky overhead, and a wilderness of falling flakes between. We got over the bridge. We drove past the deserted common, and down into Barnes. We took up our position on the banks, where an enormous black- hued crowd had congregated along the miry shores, and got down to see whether any of our partners baa been frozen to death. WelL they had survived, if here and there a trace of delicate blue was nevertheless visible in the pale peach- tints of a fair face. They were better off than the determined young women we could see in the crowd, who had tramped through the mud with their lovers and friends, and were now patiently enduring the sleet, or trying to fence off the biting wind with a big umbrella. They were in good spirits, too, those buxom girls who stood on the banks with their companions, reminding one of the brave little woman whose praises Alfred de Musset ep- r\ cr. Vous m'aimlez un pen, mon bel ange, Et tandls que vous bavardlez, Dans cctto plule et cette lange So moulllalent vos chers petlts pleds. iiuncheon was a happy idea. A wag asked whether we would have the champagne iced; and we thought of throwing him into the river. " Please, I can't hold the glass," said the belle of the party; and the young fellows had nearly thrown the wine over her dress in their anxiety to hold it for her. Never was any liquid so cold. It seemed to catch the teeth like the pincers of a dentist. Wo were afraid that the frozen plates would crack if we touched them ; and as for the knives and forks, they made one shiver to look at them A flake of snow floating in to settle on a slice of tongue— cold tongue, it was called, as if that were a recommendation— was no uncommon visitor. We spent as much time as we could over thi » fortuitous meaL We hoped we should forget our sorrows ; and sometimes the snow and the sleet did really cease, and the umbrellas of the crowd were lowered. As for any small passages of flirtation, which had doubtless been dafkly anticipated by some of our young folks, nobody Kit a microcephalous idiot could have dreamed of such a thing. _ " What gars ye tremble sae, Annie?" the lover might have asked, quite confident that her agitation was not caused by any stolen glance or smuggled letter. But here a great commotioh became visible among the crowd. Every one pulled out his watch. " They must be coming, was the cry. Plates and glasses were hastily removed, so that the ladies might stand up, and then they were helped to mount into the loftiest perches. The excitement was intense. The Light Blues were seen to shoot through the railway bridge, while a great hoarse cheer arose from the banks ; and then the Dark Blues— that we used in former days, from this very point, to see easily leading away from their opponents— came gallantly but hopelessly up behind. The cheering con- tinuedj then it was succeeded by an extraordinary rustle in the crowd— as if every one were moving and talking after the strain of watching the. boats— a gun was fired, and we knew that Cambridge had won. Now the rosettea worn by our postilions were light blue. Such small traceries of blue as appeared in the costumes of the girls were pale in colour. Had we not the right, then, [ to drive home in triumph, our postilions testifying to the accuracy of our judgment ? At dinner in the evening all our sorrowB in that break wero recounted. With laughter, if not with weeping, all the story was told again. And now that the girls had recovered their natural colour, they wero j proud of having gone out on such a deterrent day. I Another Correspondent gives a sketch of the Race from Barnes Bridge: and he does not appear to have had apleasant time of It :— It must be admitted that in bad weather, out of all the cold, raw, miserable stations on the course, an ex- posed railway bridge is the coldest, rawest, and most miserable. The wind and snow and sleet have their own way with you entirely. On Saturday a few prudent people had brought camp- stools, and these cowered under the iron- work, and tried to shelter them- selves from the piercing blasts ; but the majority had no such resource, and stood it out bravely, ! or miserably, according to temperament ; the I ladies, who were most inappropriately attired, de- I claring they " didn't mind the wet a bit," or : " rather liked a good blow than otherwise," <( rith sus- ' picious asserveration. It was a terribly trying day. The snow was not flakey or featheryt but came down in huge, half. frozen lumps, like iced half- crowns. The wind blew stoadily from Put* ey, and for a full hour those looking out were pelted and battered by the aleet. The broad pathway in front of the houses by the river was so crammed with umbrellas that it seemed as if a crop of gigantic black toadstools had sprung up in the night. The double line - of cabs and carriages was stationary, and those who filled them were hiding them- eelvesundertarpanlina, shawls, and waterproofs. Under ordinary circumstances,, the vehicles and horses here are kept moving by the police, and preserve their rotation as they move in an endless round, now dis- appearing up a back thoroughfare, and now coming again to the river front in endless succession. There was nothing of this on Saturday. No one asked any one eke to make way or to move on. All were jammed together in a narrow line for shelter, just as poultry may be seen clustering under a trail on a pelting day. There were few pretences at hilarity among that soaked mass of pleasure hunters. Now and again a shout or a laugh came up to the bridge, and heads would be seen emerging from water- proofs or peeping from carriage windows, in the vain hope of their owners being inspired with passing merriment. But the thick atmosphere and the all- pervading wet hung over them like a pall; and their efforts at gaiety were dismal indeed. .... A mild wonderment on the part of everybody that any one but themselves should have come down " for pleasure " on such a day, seemed the prevailing sentiment; 3nd the scene on the banks at Barnes was only less depressing than that on the river or that on the other side to them. As for the banks last named, thev presented one expanse of deso- lation. " Phizzer's Standi looked like the damp firework its name suggested. Its empty boards shiny with wet, implied an amount of dreariness which it seemed impossible to evolve out of such innocent materials as watar and bare deal. As the time for the race drew nearer this stand partly filled, and a hand- ful of resolute men dotted the marshy ground near it, but these increased rather than diminished i the general gruesomeneSB; and colds in the head, | coughs, catarrahs, and rheumatism were the most | lively topics suggested by their appearance. The ; outlook was as cheerful as this during the whole time of waiting, and when the guests at the hand- | some house near the bridge turned out in a body 1 and relieved the solitary policeman who had guarded ; its terrace from the public, by taking up their position ; by the low wall, it was as men who resented having to leave the luncheon table, and who promised themselves I compensation on their return. The black toadstools | grew thicker on the pathway as the hour drew near. I Figures in every kind'of hideous wrap mounted the carriage ® . An- itinerant photographer, of sanguine ; spirit, offered to take groups, adding, with dismal I cheerfulness, " As you look in the snow, ladies, as ' you look in the snow!" Three several bands of j itinerant Ethiopians essayed to sing, and were driven in succession from their " pitch" by force of cir- | cumstances. Who could sustain the character of a ! comic African with melted snow running down his blackened face and making it pie- bald ? Who could deal effectively with the bones when his own teeth : chattered in his head ; The minstrels below us gave it up in despair, and the public amusements in our • vicinity were limited to the observations of and com- j ments on the queer figures cut by acquaintances, j strangers, and Wends. The canoes, outriggers, wherries, barpea, and ferry- boats which were moving rapidly to and fro, came into collision now and then, as it seemed, to break the monotony. Warm language I was a relief somehow, and when one old man who was rowing alone had an oar broken by another boat bearing down upon him. one half envied him the j exertion he underwent in his efforts to save himself and j his craft from more serious disaster. Perhaps the | people in the barges and large boats anchored in full I view of the course looked most thoroughly helpless. There had been attempts to roof sorpe bfthesdin'tem; porarily with tarpaulin, which were successful for a time; but which gave way as the snow and wet accu- mulated, and which then half drowned the haplesp people beneath. The only sign of life on oile of'the largest barges was the head of an old gehtlfeifian—'- evi- dently a poor relation— which peeped out of a round hole in the deck, and whose owner was kept on the look out while his friends regaled or sheltered ' them- selves in the hold below. All this time Barnes- bridge was like the deck of a vessel in harbour, bat of a vessel bereft of every bulkhead, cabin, and other point of shelter, and with none of its hundreds of passengers permitted to go below. _ Ladies and gentlemen cast appear- ances to the winds, and a stroll from one end of the bridge to the other made one acquainted with some singular varieties of costume. There was great diversity of character, too, and it seemed as if one were learning the trite lesson that one man in his time clays many parts. For there were several Well- known public men upon the Bridge, and their metamorphosis wag extraordinary. Yon- der stands the bold smuggler of the transpontine stage— the man who used in former days to lounge at street corners, or before shop windows, and tempt the young and unwary with offers of cigars and bandanas which had never paid duty, and could be had in consequence for a song. His nor- wester, his dreadnought, and his heavy boots all tell the same story, and, but that he is a thought too nautical, his get- np would be perfect. Here is a solicitor in large practice, and one of the mildest- mannered and most astute of men. A few yards farther, and a member of Parliament stands as if for his portrait, in the character of a Thames waterman. Here is a man who won his honours under an Indian sun, disguised in a wrap- rascal, which looks older than the sword- cuton his reso? lute face, and which transforms him into a pig- jobber in reduced circumstances. As for the great commer- cial people, who; dare not for their lives go upon ' Change in the garb they figured in on Saturday, their name is legion; while many a form familiar to the frequenters of Park and How defied the Gfaces and showed itself a shapeless mass of moist frieze. Gal- lantry forbids comment upon the dresses of tho ladies. These were fully equal to the occasion; and if they did not disfigure to the same extent as those described, the triumph of their wearers was the greater. At last, after more than an hour's waiting and wetting, and when the snow and damp were at their coldest, it became known on the Bridge, no one knew exactly how, that the boats had started. All discom- fort was forgotten then. Even the reckless bore who after professing to calculate to a nicety what it would cost to roof the bridge over with glass, vowed that it would pay the company handsomely, as tickets would then sell easily for five guineas each— even ho lost his prosing tongue for the time. There were eager en- deavours topeer through thebank of fog towards Putney. Then the smoke from the steamers was seen round the bend to the left. Then the steamers themselves came in view. Then a couple of tiny white specks, which seemed to move with surprising slowness. Then a glimmer of dark colour above the white. Then tho colour resolved itself into blue oars, and then into blue of two shades, " Cambridge first I " and " Cambridge wins!" had been shouted long before this, and the race from where we stand seems over before the boats are identified with certainty. Then, there is a rush from one side of the bridge to the other, as the boats glide through, still with seeming slowness; and the fortunate people standing immediately above them criticise the pulling of the two crews loudly, and even the expression of their faces. Cambridge looks fresh and Oxford fagged, is the general verdict: and as the " Bravos" and " Hurrahs " echo and re- echo from bridge and banks, we see Cambridge win easily, and find to our astonishment that it has left off snowing, and in fact has been moderately fine for the last quarter of an hour. The excitement or the cold has kopt this knowledge from us, just as the sight of Cambridge coming back again causes a fresh snowstorm to fall unheeded. " Is Oxford never coming back ? " " She's fouled up yonder by that barge." " That was another boat!" " Here she is!" " Three cheers for Oxford y " Well rowed Oxford— better luck next time ! " and then there is a rush for the special train, and Barnes Bridge, and the Boat- race of 1872, become experiences to ruminate over under cover, and on cushioned scats. SCE>- E IN A SCHOOL- BOOM.—" First class in philo- , sophy, comoup. Ichabod, what are the properties of heat 1" \ —•' Tho properties nf heat Is to bake bread, bllo water, cook eggs, and • " Stop— next, what are the properties of heat?'—" The properties of heat Is to warm your toes when they get cold, by holding them to the flro and so forth."— *' Next. Ton, Solon."—" The chief properties Ofheat Is that It expands bodies, while cold contracts them."—*' Very good Solon. Can you give me an examplot"—" Yes, oir; 1q summer, when It's hot, the days are long, and In winter, when It Is cold, the days get to be very short—" Go to tho head, Solon : boys, take your seats :" and the- learned peda- gogue was lost in wonder that so familiar an illustration had escaped his philosophical mind. " CAUGHT OCT."— Old Mr. Irritable, to prevent Itinerant traders annoying him by knocking at his door to dispose of their wares, affixed to his knocker a label to this effect—" The inhabitant ol this house rvcTcr buys anything at the door— Hawkers, beware!" He w^ a dreadfully annoyed shortly alter by a load knocking at hU parlour window, from which he saw two fellows with clothes- lines, mats, and pegs to sell. Throwing np the sash In a pretty considerable rage, he bawled out " Can you read ? "—" Yes, master." answered the hawker " Then don't you see a notice affixed to my knocker that I never buy anything at tho door?"—" To bo i " J "" wp* would make bold, and try to do a little business at the w mdoW." Old Irritable straieht- , way made a purchase, but also sent for a painter, and had the following addition mr^ de to his announcement—" Nor at the window either," CUTTINGS FROM ENGLISH PAPERS. It is better to be born with • disposition to see thingw on the favourable side, than to aa estate of ten thousand » year. The best capital to begin life cm is a capital Wife. The first thing a man takes to in life- is milk— t£ w last is his bier. The greatest troths are tho simplest; the greatest men and women are sometimes so, to. It is an old proverb that " boys will be boys." What a pity ' tisn't equally true that men will be men. " Itis a poor rule that won't work both ways," exclaimed tho boy, throwing the rule back at the achool- " I mean to abandon my habits of life," said a dissi- pated gentleman.—" Are you sure, sir;' that they are not abandoned enough already." Some minds will always be alow till you cut them to the quick. Those who cry loudest " look oat for deceit," might' foTthe most part be properly told, in reply, " look in for de* eit" I " Ah! my good fellow, where have you been for • week back J—- Tor a irrat'Oaex ! Tm not troubled with a weak back, I thank you." " No, no I I mean, where hare I you been so long back f" Loan I Don't call me lot£ back, you scoundrel!" The following verdict was given in writing by £ h » foreman of a Connecticut jury :—" We of A Holon that th » DecO « t met with hir death front Vtoxant ladrmatton lo tho Arm prdust from sum Nnoan Canca." An old Dutch tavern- keeper, having just married Sis third wife, was askod his views of malWnjfoy. Ho replied. " Veil den, yon see, do first time I marrfw for love— that wes goot; den I marries lor beauty— dai yrv^ K00'. too, about ss goot as do first: but this time I n « Aes formonlah — and dls is petter as poth I" " Judge, rou'say if I punch a man in fun he can take me up for assault and battery T "—" Yes, air, I said that; and wbtt X say T repeat. If you punch a man., you are guilty of a breach of the poaco. and can bo arrcs ted for It"— " Ain't thero no exceptions?"—'" No, sir, no exception* whatever."—" Now, judge, 1 guew you are mis 8up- . pose, for Instance, I should brandy- punch him— v'hat then? ! —" No levity In court, sir. Sberiil, expose this , nm to tho atmosphere. Call tho next case," " Whose son are yen, my little boy?"—'"! ain't nobody's son; I'm Mr. Thompson's nophow, air/ A- false friend is like a puddle that only looks bright when the sun sUaes upon It. Philosophy is the common- sense of mankind di- gested. A quarrel is nine times out of ten merely the fermen- tation ol a misunderstanding. When the world has once gofr hold of a lie, it ia astonishing how hard it is to get It oat of the world. " That's what I call capital punishment," as the boy said when his mother shut him up in th£ F closet among tho preserves. In the days when rogues and thieves- were branded with tho letters R and T, Uttered men were more common than they are now. An Irish gentleman, at cards, having, on inspection, found the pool deficient, exclaimed, " Here's a ahilHng ahort ; who put It in 1" " I wish," said an anxious ma to her careless son. " I wish you would pay a littlo attention to your arithmetic. 7 —" Well, I do," was the reply; " I pay as little- attention to it as possible." The fellow who took offence, has not yet returned ity The man who cheoked his rage, covered, it with The boy who crept on a pace, subsequently walked on a plank. The shortness of life is very often owing to1 the ir- regularities of the liver. " My dear wife, I wish you would try to keeu your temper."—" ily dear husband, I wish you would try to got rid of yours." What day in Spring is a command to go ahead?— March fourth! What is that which makes everybody sick but thosO who swallow It f— Flattery. I " I think you must allow, madam," said a pomnous Gentleman, " that my Jests are very fair."—" Sir, your " jests are Use yourself; not oven their age can make them respect- able." " I see, madam, that the fools are not all dead yeti" —" If they were, sir, you would not be alive to tell it. 6 An engraving of a churchyard is agrave subject, but the tool that does It Is a graver. A physician once advised Sidney Smith to " t^ ke a walk U£ on an empty stomach.—" Whose stomach?" asked One of the miseries, of human life is going to dine with your friend up6h the strength of a general invitation, and finding, by the countenance of his wife, that you had much better have walled for a particular one. A man, courting a young woman, was interrogated by her father as to his occupation. " 1 am a paper- hanger upon a large- sc^ ilo," h' 6 replied. He married the girl, and turned out to be a bill- sticker. A Bhopkeeper, for his virtues, obtained the name of Little Jtascal A stranger asked him why this appellation was given him. " To distinguish me from the rest ol my townsmen," said he, " who are great rascaU." In one of the old English comedies, an undertaker reproves one of his mourners for laughing at a funeral, and says to him:—" You bad lellow, you! I have been raising your wages theso two years, upon condition that you should appear more sorrowful, and the higher wages you receive the happier you look 1" k The most carious thing in the world b a worn an who A popular writer Bays that a woman " shouM' be won by degrees," Certainly— win fint her « a rs and eyes, then her heart, theu her lips, and then hei> hand • Emerson tells us that " the tonguo ah ould b » a faithful teacher." Certainly tho eye oughfrto always has a pupil " I am told," saida gentleman to his frien \ " that Ned has married the pirl that discarded him,"—'" O hi I Ma BO glad; I am so delighted ! But no; why shoal d L. DOC The poor fellow never did me any harm I" "• T really believe, husband, that you anti your fellows will eat up everything we have got."—•" Oti^ no> w0 shan't, wife; wo mean to drink a part of 11." A good citizen is a peace- maker; and a buCS in a china- shop is a piece- maker, too. Almost every writer speaks of " Exportation sb nd- Ing on tiptoe," and she seems to havo been standing t hn » ever since the Invention of Iflttors. The wonder la- thattl ier " too'' bad not long since gitro way. By tho rules of war, it i » death to'stop a cansw a- balL If a man marry a shrew, is it to be • suppossd'he'^ a shrowd? The person who " stole a march " has been put » i » tho samo cell with " Procrastination, tho thid of Time." A young man who cast his- eyes on a young'lai3y coming out ol church, has had them replaced' by going t » alter with her, and now sees as wall as over. " What is the best guard against adversity? " aaid'a- pupil In tho art dl self- defence to his teacher, who was a noted pugilist—" Keep a civil tonguein your head,'" wss- the unexpected and significant reply. " You have only yourself to please," said » married Iriond to an old'bachelor. -" Yes, he replied, "" tout you don't know how difficult that is." A person fond of the marvellous told an improbable story, adding, as was his won't, " Did you over hear of that before I" " No, sir," said tho other; " pray, did yoaT" " I haven't another word to say, wife ; I never dis- pute with fools."— No> husband, you are very sure to agroo with them." There is no objection to broilt in a house, so tbey b » confined to the kitchen. We frequently see it stated that a scheme is oreioot- Wouldn't a scheme be advanced faster II it- could be sot on horseback? An advertisement | lately appeared, headed " iron bedsteads and bedding" It Is supposed the llnan moat be sheet Iron. Those who go to law for damages are pwtty suxe to- get them. Much smoking kills live men and cureedead swine. A WOBD OP EXPLANATION.— If a youn^ lady: " throws herself away," understand, she has maniad lor' love; 11 she Is " comfortably settled," undertland tliat ah » > has married a wealthy old man whom she hates. THE LOVE OP CHANGE.— Asovorcign, once irokau Into, soon goes ; and It . Is tho same with a resolution. A re- solution unbroken is hard as gold; once change it, and ifc Is thrown, as it were, into to many coppers, and zapidly melts away. A YANKEE BABBIETEE'S INDIGNATION. V-" What,- slr, havo my client did ? Nothing, sir, nothing. But there- stand the Lman what have did the mischief. 1 lira It were, ilr^ that with all the feroclty- o^ a bloodhound, seized a ihfhgto. and pursued his victim." COLOURABLE LOGIC.— How would you prove that- black was white t— By seizing hold of an Ethiopianeercnader, and giving his face a good washing. How TO LEARN ALI » . IOOE DEFECTS.— Quarrel with., your best friend. To ASCERTAIN THE NUMBER OP TODB TTOMI.— Publish a book. £ l young laay complains that a certain young lawyer of her acquaintance doesn't stick to his profession. It Is not known whether she means his profession of law or some pro- l fesalon made to her. A person being asked what was meant by realities of life, answered, " ileal estate, real money, anil a real good dinner, none of which could be realised without real hard In the work of James the First, entitled " True Law of Free Monarchies," it is laid down that a free monarchy Is ono in which tho monarch Is perfectly free to do as ho That was a triumphant appoal of the lover of an- tiquity, who, In arguing the superiority of old architecture over tho new, said, " Where will you find any modern build- ing that has lasted so long as the ancient J" Papa reading in hearing of an intelligent ohild— " The men were mustered on the deck preparatory to the disembarkation."—" Oh, papa," said the child, " how funny the men must hare looked all over mustard 1" Felix McCarthy, of the Kerry Militia, was generally late on parade. " Ah, Felix," said the Sergeant, " you are always last."—" Bo aisy, Sergeant Sullivan,* was his reply, " sure some one must bo last." It has been said that the difference between a car- riage- wheel, and a carriage- horse is, that one goes bettor when it Is tired, and the other doesn't. Somebody says that " snoring is the spontaneous escape of those malignant feelings which the sleeper has no time to vent when awako." On a person asking another if he believed in the ap- pearance of spirits, he replied, " No; but I believe In their disappearance, for I have missed a bottle ol gin slnco last night." An author, ridiculing the idea of ghosts, asks how a dead man can get into a locked room. Probably with a skeleton- key. You may wish to get a wife without a failing ; but what if the lady, after you find her. happens to be in want ol a husband ol the tame, character! Call a lady " a chicken," and ten to one she is an- gry. Tell her she Is " no chicken," and twenty to one she is still angrier. A glas3 of soda- water was offered to a country lad, who rejected it with tho greatest Indignation. " Do you think I am a salamander ?" said ho, " to drink water blUng hot?" A countryman was told at a tailor's shop that three yards ol cloth, by being wet, would shrink one quarter of a yard.—" Well, then," ho Inquired, " if you should wet a quarter of a yard, would thcro be any left." Some malicious persons assert that the- letters M. D., which are placed oiler physicians' names, si gully " Money At an agricultural dinner the following toast was given:—" The game of fortune: Shuflle the cards as you will, spades must win." People who accept bills for their friends- are called " sureties " for this reason,, that in nine cases out of ten they are sure to be called upon for the money. A pretty girl and a wild horse are liable to do much mischief; for tho one^ runs. away with a fellow's body, and the other runs away with his heart. " Jane, what letter in the alphabet do you like best?','" —" Well, I don't like to say, Mr. Snooks. —" Pooh, non- sense. Tell me right out, fane : which do yoo llko best."— J- S' Well ( blushing, and dtooptng her eyes), I Uke tJ the besV" Philosophers aay that shutting the eyes makes the sense of hearing more acute. Perhaps this accounts for tho habit some people have oi always closing their eyes during sermon- time. The barber who dressed tho- head of a barrel, has been engaged to curl the locks of a canal. Bough language is bad in youth -> when used by old people, it is bad- ln- age< " Pa, they tell us about the nngpy ocean; what makes the ocsan angry?"—" Oh„ lt has been crossed so often." I haven't taken a drop of strong liqnor for a year,'* said a man of questionable veracity.—" Indeed; but which of your features ara wo to believe, your lips or yiour nose I" Dean Swift, hearing of a carpenter falling through the scaffolding ol a house which he was on gaged. in repairing, drily remarked, that ho had got through his wo rkpromptly." Life may be merry, as well as useful. ? i3very person that owns a mouth has always a good opening; lor a laugh. By the use of eye- glasses, you may seo as much as is to be seen; by the use ol another kind ol - glass, you may see twice as much. Some kinds of colouring have beer, me conventional among the newspaper reports. II a chlU is run over he is " a remarkably fine boya man who beats his wifo is always a " thick- set, sullen ruffian:" a magistrate is always " worthy a prisoner is always " Impudent;" the swindler always " lashlonaMy attired;" an! a complaining ladv always " prepossessing. 0 ° The following story is told o£ an Irish ostler, who was sent to tho stable, to bring forth a traveller's horse. Not knowing which of the two strange horaea in tho stalls belonged to the traveller, and wishing to avoid the appearance ol Ignorance In ^ business, ' ao saddled both animals and brought them to tho door. The traveller pointed out his own hona, saying, " TT^ t's my nag."-" Certainly, ycr hononr, I knew that very well; but I didn't know which waa the other gentleman's. ' • A SCENE IN AN EDITOR'S SANCTUM* The Philadelphia Dispatch gives tho lollowing hsmorooa sketch A week or two ago onaof oar reporters had occasio*. i to refer to a certain womamwhom wo will calLHannah-- Smith, as a denizen of the Eleventh Ward. A day or ~ two afterwards, a huge man entered the office- with his brow clothed with thunder. In his hand he « arried a- fearful club, and at his side trotted a bull- dog, whom, hunger evidently had made desperate. With that- quick appreciation of situation which is creditable to • the superior intelligence of. educated men, the. editor o£ this paper and the proprietors dashed to the window,, climbed outside, slid down the lightning rod* and went, across the street to watch, the bloody Lray through, a- spy- glass. With the fearlessness oE conscious inno- cence we sat still, merely inserting our legs in two sections of stove- pipe, to guard against th/ i mis- apprehension of facts on the part of the bultdog, v Th9 man with the club approached. '' Ana ." yotutba editor I" he asked, spitting on his hand and rgrasjingj his club. Wa told him that the editor was out; that he had. gone to the North Pole with Captain Hull, an/ J that ho would not return before 1816, in time for the centennial, celebration. " Are you the proprietor ?" asked the man.. We explained to him that we were not. That tho proprietors were also out; that they had. gone to South America for the purpose of invest) gating tha curative powers of cundurango; and they eapected to remain there for several years. " Well, whoever you are," exclaimed • the warrior, nv name is Smith!.'" We told him we were glad; because, if thero was ono thing better than the possession of the nam* of Smith, it was the privilege of knowing a. man of that came. " But,, " Smith," we said, " why this battle* array ? It is absurd for a man to pub on his panopoly of war and frisk into editors' sanctums fumbline a club and accompanied by a disheartening bulWog^, simply because his name happens t> be Smith." He said he railed is lo bunt tbe hud of tha nian who had insulted his sister. " It is impossible,. Smith, thai? such a thing, could have been done by any one in this office." " Is it? but it was, thoughy and her name - was published too— Miss Smith— Miss Hanner Smith.'* " May we be permitted ta inquire, Mr,. SlJiith, what was the precise character of the affront offei.- ed to Hannah? " " Well, vou see,"" said Smith, " tha blackgua* d'sai(? she was a denizen.. And I want yoo to understand exclaimed Smith, becoming excited, and brandishing his club in a wild manner over our bead, while ' the bull- dog advanced and. commenced to sniff up and - downourr stove- pipe, " I want you to understand that, she is a decent young woman with, a good charaater, and none of your denizens and such truck. The man. who says she is a denizen is a blackguard and thi if, and 101 smash him over the nosa if I get a chance. They may say what they please about me; but, the man who abuses my sister has got to suffer." And Smith struck the table in a violent manner with his c'lub, whilt » tho bull- dog puthis fore- legs on the back of ' our chair. We pacified SmitA with a dictionary. We pcontad out to that raging warrior that the Webeterian difiai- tiou of the word denizen" gives such a person^ wn un- offending character, and deprives thu term of wiytlang like reproach. ' Smith said he waa satisfied,, - and he shook hands and kicked the boll- dog down stairs. The editor and proprietor?, seeing that all wsa safe, immediately climbed the lightning- rod, and s<> on ap- peared at the window, wher^ they were introduced to Smith, with the remark that they had returned from the North Pole and the clime of the cundurawgo some- what unexpectedly, in order to surprise their relations. And now we suppose Smith will be mad. because wo haye told this story about him, and he will be coming down to interview ua again in war's magnificently sttan array, with a fresh bull- dog. But it will be in - vain. We have rented an office in the top of the shot tower, and have planted, torpedoes and spring- guns I all the way up the stairs, j_\ Vo warn this incendiary I Smith to be aware. *? HE FAtMOVfTR V P^ NMcVN ^ vprkly T1M1 » SATURDAY, MARCH 30,1872 DAWDLERS. ( From the Liberal Review.) System is a great tiling. It will enable men to ob- tain what at first glance seems unattainable, and do an amount of work which to those who do not know what system is, further than that it is a word of six letters, seems almost superhuman. Tho government of thft country could not go on for one single day without system. To take one branch of the service alone— the Post- office— without system, what a dead lock there would bcl To say nothing about getting our letters • with regularity, we might be thankful if ever we got them at alL Why, the amount of work that is done is something extraordinary, and the few mistakes that are made only serve to show how perfect are the ar- rangements as a whole. Let any one make a mental • calculation how many communications— letters, news- papers, and parcels— are posted in a single day, and he " will have some slight idea of the magnitude of the work - done. Well, as in the public service, so it is much tho same in the concerns of private individuals. The men who Are systematic are successful, and the men, as a rule, " Who are not, ' fail. The former can do as much' work - again in the day with as little labour as the latter. People wonder how this is; but they have no occasion " to do so. The man who IS always doing something, even in the intervals which come between great under- takings, will do a great deal more than he who devotes Buch moments to picking his finger nails. It is related, that a certain individual wrote a very readable book, by merely taking advantage of the odd moments which every man must have at his disposal. If he was wait- ing for a friend, out would come paper and pencil, and he would set to work for the five minutes. Ordinary people would merely waste that time; and it would be so much taken out of the day at their disposal. They would not even tiTiinlc that they could use it better than by heaping reproaches, mentally, upon the head of the person who was keeping them waiting. With- out going so far as to assert that it would be well for all men to be like the author in question, it may safely be 6aid that there is an amount of time wasted by a certain class of people, which is most regretable. How many people are there who think it is not worth • while to set to work to do a certain thing, because, at the expiration of half an hour, they will be called upon tc do something else— who deem it preferable to spend such time in dawdling ! And it must be remembered that many such intervals occur every day in the lives of most people, so that the absolute waste of time is really very great indeed. Besides, this habit of-^ pwd- ling, like every other eviljhabit, grows upon its victim. The unfortunate being, who has many such intervals at his disposal, and dawdles them awaj% comes, in " time, to find that they are not sufficient, and that he must encroach upon time which he has no right to. Thus work which ought to be done, remains undone, and the dawdler runs a very good chance of becoming a victim to the disease sloth. Proof of all this may be found in the fact that people, whose occupations are of a spasmodic character— that is to say, when they have plenty of time which is their own, and yet not their own, inasmuch as they are tied to a certain place— are rarely found equal to regular and sustained exertion. The shopman, for instance, is not good for much if ever he is put to real legitimate, downright labour. Men's nervous energy becomes Sapped, and unceasing work ig a bogie, the thought of which fills them with dismay. As has been said, dawdling, after a time, becomes a disease. Men and women dawdle when they should be working, and, even to save themselves from sinking in the social scale, they cannot rouse themselves to make a determined effort to prevent their further, descent. They may not be downright lazy, but any- thing that is a trouble to them they leave undone, even though there are important issues depending thereon. Tbey will do things if they are told to do themJ and, if work is thrust upon them, will not give way to useless lamentation. But they 6eem unable to decide for themselves. Things that are left to them to do as their judgments suggests are left undone, and opportunities that might be seized and turned to good account, are let slip because the people have not the requisite energy ana determination to grasp them. They know that such is the case, and feel that they are frit- tering their time away. And what do they do ? They lay the blame upon other shoulders than their own, or attribute it to the force of circumstances. Had they been differently circumstanced they would have acted differently. They see others passing them in the race of life whom they are quite convinced have not the same ability they have, and their hearts are filled with bitterness at the right. But still they do not reproach themselves, and make a determined effort to escape from those influences which are d< their energy and industry. They attribute ev ? to luck and chance. Had they been placed m the same position at the beginning as those who are pass- ing them, they would have galloped on just the same as they are doing. But fate was against them, and prevented their getting a fair start And so they go on from youth to age, becoming more dawdling and misanthropical. It must be granted that there is much force in th& complaints of many of these dawdlera. They have been placed in an unfortunate position; they, perhaps, have not had a fair start; there may have been ail the influences at work to induce dawdling, and a lack of motive to sustained exertion. But, this is no excuse for continuing in the same plight, and letting all the opportunities which are presented to every man slip by. No, the man who possesses that best of all the gifts of God— health, a strong pair of hands, and average abilities— has no excuse for setting himself down and saying I am* a blighted being, and am powerless to overcome the influences which are against me. He can go away and leave them behind him ; he can throw off the old asso- ciations which enervate him and make him different from other men. He may have got a bad start, but dogged perseverance will, at any rate, enable him to catchup to many who got off before him, even if it does not enable him to come in a winner. He can avoid the alterna- tive which is in store for many dawdlers— a life of semi- degradation and dependence; and, being the unfor- tunate object of a feeling, often manifested, very near akin to contempt, which animates the breasts of all those who started when he did, and have left Him a long way in the rear. Dawdlere, then, can save themselves, if they will: let them see that they do it. Let them be assured that, if the beginning of the journey is rough and uneven, it will only enable them to more thorougly appreciate the flowery and easy,' paths along which they - shall afterwards travel. THE CORN MARKET. ( From The Timtt of Monday.) The following relate* to the position and prospects of the n- market, and the probable Influence of tho present lighten him; but clearly the value of statistics demands recognition always, and in this season particularly, when a large amount of fcapital, probably three or four millions sterling, has been saved to England and France, from a knowledge of tho wants and resources of each country, as furnished by former records. Tho ex- perience of the very deficient year 1867 enabled me to estimate, last autumn, that France would only require four or five million qrs. of imported wheat, and the United Kingdom some nine million qrs. And at this moment, after five months, these figures are, appa- rently, as nearly accurate as any that can be quoted, and had the commonly expressed views of deficiency, which added six million qrs. to tho above, been " 36, Seethlng- lane, March 23. " To state the present situation of the grain trade will be to array against each other a number of opposing facts and contrary opinions. Writing three months ago I observed there was a probability of future business moving in a rut of about55a. for wheat, • 36a. to 37s. for barley, and although the season has been one of exceptional mildness, full supplies on one hand and a chronic slow demand on the other have kept prices within the range thus indicated. The December quotations of wheat were 55s. to 56a. : of barley, 36s. to 37s.; and the quotations at the end of March are 55s. 5< L wheat, 37s. 7d. barley. There has mot been room for value to swing far on either side. but as a rule the incline has been downward, for if Eng- lish wheat has not fluctuated Is. per qr. the changes on foreign wheat cargoes, especially Black Sea sorts, have been 8s. between the highest upward fluctuation and - the lowest currencies of a week ago. That speculation • was an absentee from European markets was noticed before, and I only repeat it to add that it has not yet returned. " Not a few disappointed holders and importers are willing to believe that the character of the winter eea « on alone has thwarted their undertakings, but this idea must be disputed for the reasons given'early in January— namoly, that tho actual bulk of European, production was large, and had led to the accumulation of stocks acquired at moderate rates. But on other grounds it is not permissible to conclude that the mild winter has controlled and depressed the value of wheat. Of cattle, corn, oats, maize, beans, it has done so most decidedly, for. the last three months being mild and wet, farmere nave been prevented for- warding the bulk of their stocks to market and have thus a large reserve to sell in summer, that other- wise would have been in frosty weather thrashed out and in the hands of mfllere. Probably thin accession of home grown stock would have balanced the deficiency of foreign supplies shut up in ice- bound porta. Figures multiply, and to produce those published in a single week respecting tho corn trade would servo rather to bewildwr tho r « nd* r than to ea- verified, the price of bread- stuffs ( apart from tho cost of tho extra quantity) must have certanlv advanced 10s. per qr. The economy of the French nation in diminishing their requirements of wheat throughout the winter has entirely deranged the trade of all Europe ; while the weekly recurring fact of France exporting largely of barley has astonshed the world, who looked to that country as a customer whose competition would command high value. In this matter the course of business has been entirely re- versed. The value of flour in Paris, of wheat gener- ally in France, is the one chief cause of dulness in the English and European markets. For several weeks past the price of Paris flour has receded, and at its present currency— 40s. to 42s.— whether for immediate or future delivery three months hence, competes with the London and New York markets, and in its moderate level forcasts the range of value up to next harvest. " Since the beginning of the year there have been off our coasts two large fleets of grain ships, followed by a small one, now on offer. These fleets have been absorbed without much difficulty, as sellers made con- cessions from time to time, and thus foreign wheat samples have sunk in value until they are relatively cheaper than native grain, whereas in the autumn they were dearer, a position never maintained for a long period. " These glances to the past are only made that I may revert to the present and future. Last week opinions went to their lowest depth of discouragement: this week they are rapidly swinging upward and forward under a strong impulse of reaction, set in motion by the most inclement weather, perhaps, ever known even in March. To- day, wheat cargoes are Is. 6d. dearer, and on Monday a rise of 2s. to 3s. per Suarter is expected. Such upward steps must rest on le snow that now covers our fields, and which is an unstable footing to rely upon. As reprds the weather, the solitary point in its favour is that seven degrees of frost and a blighting north wind had better come now than later. The mischief already done is con- fined to a few forward fruit trees. Barley is too close above ground to be injured, and the wheat is strong enough to bear the cold. _ The most serious inconveni- ence from the weather is its postponing the sowing of Lent com, already late. But as regards any general injury to the prospects of harvest, we must wait until May to estimate them. In respect to wintry weather, at this period of the year, suspending foreign shipments, it is impossible to anticipate any serious result, and the single advantage the season is likely to give sellers is the creation of an improved demand, that will exist only while bad weather prevails. But those holders who look for an advance in prices wish to convince them- selves that the rise will rest on the solid foundation of decreasing stocks and diminished supplies, refer- ring to the fact of a much smaller number of grain ships being on passage than is sometimes the case. Against these views there is the clear statement that large granary stocks exist in London and else- where— stored from the unusual imports of December, January, and February; and next, there is existing an immense tonnage_ of steam shipping, waiting to be employed, and offering at very low freights to shippers abroad. These vessels, probably 200 in number, and carrying 3,000 to 7,000 are., may in any fortnight glut Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool, Cork, Hull, or London with grain, almost immediately after the drip- ping lists have published their sailings, and thus the spring and summer trade is at the mercy of rumour. Let a rumour on'Monday go forth that Mark- lane is 3s. dearer for wheat, and an almost certain result would be an immediate increase of sMpments, since if a few Russian ports are as empty as they are said to be, and if Trieste has not a shipload of Banat wheat to export, the existence of available stocks, when navi- gation is free, will be quickly demonstrated by their arrival in the United^ Kingdom if the experience of the last six months furnishes a guide. Behind all argument, for or against prices rising, the fact seems forgotten that wheat at 65s. per qr. must be considered above its mean value in the United Kingdom ; and next that, if in this special season it was only worth 56a. in the autumn, with all the uncertainty of winter before it, with all the large estimates then formed of French want?, of English, and even of Italian wants to support and push up value, is it likely that in April, with the growing corn green in our 3,500.000 wheat acres, with the impression as to a large Frcnch de- mand vanished, and with our granaries still heavy with stocks, the price of wheat should advance, and in faco of the inevitable fall that must succeed, whenever fair harvest prospects become assured ? What miller will buy stock on the faith of summer trade, after having for six months of winter lost time and money in the manufacture of flour cheaper than wheat, and when even the offal ( that sometimes, fetching a good price, enables him to suffer a loss on flour) has fallen 30 per cent, in value, in competition with oats at 10a., barley at 26s., beans at 34s,, and maize at 30s. per that the very low currencies of cattle, corn, and feed- ing stuffs should fall further— there have been serious i on them already— but with the reserve of ordi- wheat in farmers' hands to be brought to market, the French, Belgian, and German markets de- pressed, and with no fears of summer scarcity, I can- not but expect to see the value of common wheat re- cede slowly through the summer to that lower level above which it has been raised for two seasons by war, and the locally deficient wheat harvests of England and France.— I am, & c., H. KAINS- JACKSON." JOE GRIMALDI'S BROTHER. The accounts which have lately appeared In the papers of the sudden disappearance of persons who havo never since been heard of, lias brought to recollection the following anecdote, whichls given in Dickens's Jfemoir* o/ Orimaldi :— " Grimaldi was one evening in November called from the stage, when he found two strangers in waiting. They were young men of gentlemanly appearance, and upon hearing the words, ' Here's Mr. Grimaldi— who wants him V one of them turned hastily round, and warmly accosted him. He looked about his own age, and had evidently been accustomed to a much warmer climate than that of England. He wore the fashionable evening dress of the day,— that is to say, a blue body- coat with gilt buttons, a white waist- coat, and tight pantaloons,— and earned in his hand a small gold- headed cane. ' Joe, my lad 1' exclaimed this person, holding out his hand m some agitation, ' how goes it with you now, old fellow V He waa not a little surprised at this familiar address from a person whom he was not conscious of ever having seen in his life, and, after a moment's pause, replied that he really had not tho pleasure of the stranger's acquaintance. ' Not the pleasure of my acquaintance ! ' repeated tho strange*, with a loud laugh. ' Well, Joe, that seems funny, any- how ! ' He appealed to his companion, who concurred in the opinion, and they both laughed heartily. This was all very funny to the strangers, but not at all no to Grimaldi : he had a vague idea that they were rather laughing at than with him, and, as much offended as surprised, was turning away, when the person who had spoken first said, in rather a tremulous voice, ' Joe, don t you know mo now ?' He turned, and gazed at him again. He had opened his shirt, and was pointing to a scar on his breiwt, tho sight of which at once assured him that it was no other than bin brother who stood before him— his only brother, who had disappeared under the circumstances narrated in an earlier part of these memoirs. Thoy were naturally much affected by. this meeting, especially the elder brother, who had been so suddenly summoned into tho presence of the near relative whom long ago he had given up for lost. They embraced again and again, and gave vent to their feelings in tear*. ' Come up utaini,' said Grimaldi, as soon as tho brst surprise was over ; ' Mr. Wroughton is there- Mr. W rough ton, who was the means of your going to sea,-— he 11 be delighted to aee you.' " The brother* were hurrying away, when the mend, whose prencnce they had quite forgotten in their emotion, said, ' Well, John, then I'll wish you good night.' ' Good night, good night 1' said the other, shaking his hand ; ' 1 shall see you in the morning.' ' Yea,' replied the friend ; ' at ten, mind I " At ten, pre- cisely: I shall not forget,' answered John. The friend, to whom he had not introduced his brother in anyway, depfirted ; and they went upon the stsge together, where Grimaldi introduced his brother to Powell, Bannister Wroughton, and many others in the green- room, who, attracted by the ningularity of his return under such circumstances, had collected round them. Having his stage business to attend to, he had very little time for conversation ; but, of course, he availed himself of every moment he could spare off the stage ; and, in answer to his inquires, his brother assured him that his trip had been eminently success- ful. ' At this moment,' he said, slapping his brcast- pocket, ' I have six hundred pounds here.' ' Why, John,' said his brother,' it's very dangerous to carry so much money about with you.' ' Dangerous !' re- plied John, fmiiling ; ' we sailors know nothing about danger. But, my lad, even if all this were gone, * indeed ' mado a good trip of it.' At this moment Grimaldi was again called upon the stage ; and Mr. Wroughton, taking that opportunity of talking to his brother, made many kind inquires of - him relative to his success and the state of liis finances. In reply to these questions, ho made, in effect, the same state- ments as he had already communicated to Joseph, and exhibited, as evidence of the truth of his declarations, a coarse canvas bag, stuffed full of various coins, which he carefully replaced in his pocket again. As soon as the comedy was ended, Grimaldi joined him ; and Mr. Wroughton, having congratulated his brother on his return, and the fortunate issue of his adventures, bade them good night; when Grimaldi took occasion to ask how long the sailor had been in town. Ho replied, two or three houre back ; that he had merely tarried to get some dinner, and had come straight to the theatre. In answer to inquiries relative to what he intended doing, he said he had not bestowed a thought upon the matter, and that tho only topic that had occupied his mind was his anxiety to see his mother and brother. A long and affectionate conversation ensued, in the course of which it wa3 proposed by Joseph, that, as his mother liv » d with himself and wife, and they had a larger house than they required, the brother should join them, and they should all live together. To this the brother most gladly and joyfully assented, and, adding that he must see his mother that night, or his anxiety would not suffer him to sleep, asked where she lived. Grimaldi gave him the address directly ; but, as he did not play in the afterpiece, said that he had done for the night, and that if he would wait while he changed his dress, he would go with him. His brother was, of course, glad to hear there was no necessity for them to separate, and Grimaldi hurried away to his dressing- room, leaving him on the stage. The agitation of his feelings, the suddenness of his brother's return, the good fortune which had attended him ii his absence, the gentility of his appearance, and his possession of so much money, altogether confused him so, that he could scarcely use his hands. He stood still every now and then, quite lost in wonder; and then, suddenly recollecting that his brother was wait- ing, looked over the room again and again for articles of dress that were lying before him. At length, after having occupied a much longer time than usual in changing his dress, he wa3 ready, and ran down to the stage. On his way he met Powell, who heartily congra- tulated him on the return of his relative, making about the thirtieth who had been kind enough to do so already. Grimaldi asked him, more from nervousness than for information, if he had seen him lately. ' Not a minute ago,' was the reply ; ' he is waiting for you upon the stage. I won't detain you, for he com- plains that you have been longer away now than you said you would be.' Grimaldi hurried down stairs to the spot where he had left his brother. He was not thpre. ' Whom are you looking for, Joe ?' inquired Bannister, as he saw him looking eagerly about. ' For my brother,' he answered ; ' I left him here a little while back.' ' Well, and I saw and spoke to him not a minute ago,' said Bannister. ' When he left me he went in that direction"* ( pointing towards the passage that led to the stage- door). ' I should thinlr he had left the theatre.' Grimaldi ran to the stage- door, and asked the porter if his brother had passed. The man said he haa, not a minute back.: he could not have got out of the street by that time. He ran out at the door, and then up and down the street several times, but saw nothing of him. Where could he be gone to ? Possibly, finding him longer gone than he had antici- pated, he might have stepped out to call upon one of his old friends close by, whom be had not seen for so many years, with the intention of returning to the theatre. This was not unlikely, for in the im- mediate neighbourhood, there li » ed a Mr. Bowley, who had been his bosom friend when they were boys. The idea no sooner struck Grimaldi than he ran to the house, and knocked hastily at the door." Grimaldi's inquiries were useless ; and, strange to eay, all further inquiries were equally so ; and from that time to the day of his death he never heard of his long- lost brother. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. In their sixteenth Report, the Commissioners state that in their last Report, in July, 1870, they men- tioned that important alterations in the method of ap- pointing to the Civil Service of the United Kingdom had been introduced by* an order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 4th of the previous month, but for- bore to enter into any details respecting those altera- tions because the time had not yet come at which the most material of them were to take effect. Another year they say has now passed, during which the changes to which they then referred have been cm- bodied in regulations framed in pursuance of the order above mentioned. Various causes, however, have delayed the full development of the now system thus inaugurated, and they are not yet in a position to furnish any adequate statement respecting its opera- tion. The Commissioners think it better, therefore, again to defer the giving of details pn the subject, and reserve them to a further Report, which they hope to submit to Her Majesty early in the coming year ; to which Report Will be appended copies of corre- spondence that has passed between them and the chief authorities of various departments respecting the Home Civil Service. Tho Commissioners have thought it desirable also to reserve for the same occasion the remarks which they have to offer on the subject of the Entrance Examina- tions for the Army and of the Examinations for ad- mission to the Civil Service of India ; confining them- selves at present to a brief statistical account of the more prominent facta concerning them. Two exami- nations for appointments in the military service have been held since the date of the last report— viz., one for tho Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and the other for the Household Brigade. At the former of these examinations 177 candidates competed for 40 ap pointments; at the latter, 37 candidates competed for 16 appointments. The open competition for the Civil Service of India was attended by 229 candidates, the number of appointments being 35. The final examina- tion of the candidates selected in 1869 was held in May last, when 47 candidates were passed as qualified for immediate service in India. Two examinations have been held for appointments in the forest service of India. In one of these, held in November, 1870, 32 candidates were examined, and six selected for training in Germany. In the other, which was held in March, 1871, 24 candidates were examined, and three were selected for training in France. An open competition for entrance iuto the Indian Civil Engineering College, was conducted under the directicn of the Commissioners in June last. At this examination 220 candidates pre- sented themselves, of whom 50 were selected. THE SNOW BLOCKADE ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. A California!! paper gives tho following sketch of winter travelling In the " Far West":— The first few days in the blockade all hands were pretty well supplied, particularly tho first- class pas- sengers. At even* station they camo to the stores were cleaned out of all provisions. Six, seven, or eight would form a mess ; commiBsariea were appointed} cooking utensils were improvised out of oyster cans, and gridirons were made out of telegraph wire. At six in the morning cooking was commenced. Not less than a dozen cans, containing different varieties of food, wero on the stoves at either end of each car. Turns wero taken by each mess in cooking and clean- ing dishes ; in one can would be oysters, in another onions, in another pop- coin; on the gridiron would bo an elk or beef steak broiling. Whenever a station was reached at which delicacies could bo obtained, select dinner parties were given. At times tho supply of water failed, and snow melted. Lights could not be obtained for several nights, and candles were pur- chased by passengers. When no clean towels could bo had, bed eheete were made to answer tho purpose, la this manner did several hundred souls subsist for four A number of passengers in the second- clas3 care took cold. A man in the train, who pretended to be a celebrated magnetic doctor, tendered his services voluntarily, saying he did so out of sympathy. The day prior to reaching Ogden he presented written bills to all those he had attended in any manner. He was laughed at at first, but as he stoutly insisted on his tiay, he was threatened with a thrashing if he did not eave the car instantly. He did as he was requested. A young couple who wero married in New York, and left the same day for California, expecting to be there in a week, Bpent thirty- three days of the honey- moon in the blockade. Two babies were born in the train on the night of the loth ult. With the exception of throat " passengers generally enjoyed good health. One e girl, live years old, died on the 13th of inflam- mation of tho lungs brought on by the bitter cold. She was travelling with her mother and younger sister and brother to jom her father in Montana. Want of means forced them to take passage in a second- class car. ' When she was taken ill room was promptly made for her in the ' Sleeper Michigan,' but all the kind attentions and care bestowed on her failed to save her life. A rude coffin was hastily made, and the remains were placed in the baggage car, witn a view to their burial at Corinne, where friends of the family resided. PRACTICAL AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL ! The Elberfeld system of poor- law relief is about to be experimentally tried at Macclesfield. One evening last week a public meeting was held at the Town- hall to make preliminary arrangements for introducing the new agency for investigating applications for parochial relief, instead of through the medium of a relieving officer. It seems that Mr. Doyle, the Poor- law In- spector who was sent over by the Local Government Department to report upon the poor- law system in operation at Elberfeld, Crefeld, and other towns, has had the sanction of Mr. Stansfeld to recommend the adoption of something approaching to that system in some one or two towns in England, where he thinks the conditions favourable. The experience of two weeks at Elberfeld satisfied Mr. Doyle that the system of relief adopted at that place was very far in advance in many respects of any- thing he had known in the history of the English poor- law, and he had no difficulty in deciding that Macclesfield was of all places the one best suited for the experiment. There are about 400 relief cases in Macclesfield, and it is proposed that there nli all be a corps of 100 volunteer assistant guardians, each of whom will have the supervision of four cases, and will endeavour to make themselves acquainted with every circumstance which ought to be known before relief is given. The assistant relieving officers, it is suggested, shall meet once a week in their several wards or districts, and make recommendations to the regular guardians upon the several cases investigated, and in this way it is believed that the deserving poor will be found out and justly dealt with, and a great man of imposition and idleness detected. A resolution waa proposed by the Mayor and carried:— " That this meeting having heard the explanation of the Elberfeld system of relief, and tho proposal to Incorporate part of that system on the present administration of relief in this union, Is of opinion that it i3 very desirable to carry It out, and that the names of assistant guardians be now taken for the purpose." Several names of assistant guardians were accordingly given in, including Mr. Brocklehuret, M. P., and several working men. THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. The increase in tho yield of gold in Victoria in 1871, as compared with 1870, is not so large as was antici- pated. The exports of Victorian gold show an increase from 1,222 798 oz. in 1870 to 1,355,477 oz. in 1871, an apparent difference of 132,679 oz. in favour of the latter ; but a comparison of the quantities held by the- banks at the two periods reduces the increase to 21,538 oz., and the actual yield of 1871 to 1,303,379 oz. The calculation of the Mining Department is far more favourable, the estimate of the yield of 1871 being 1; 368,200 oz.; but this estimate is based upon informa- tion obtained from gold buyers and others by the local mining surveyors and registrars, and is thought likely to be not so accurate as the statistics of exports and the banks. The average number of miiRH employed in 1871 was only 58,101, so that the labour employed in the production of gold was less than in any of the preceding five years. Averaging * he value of the gold £ 4 per ounce, the pro- duction in 1866 was equal to 31s. per week per miner; in 1867, 35s. ; in 1868, 36s.; in 1869, a trifle less than 31s. ; in 1870, a fraction more than 32s. per week; and in 1871, about 34s. 6< L per week. The total amount of the dividends declared by public mining companies last year was 932,000. Taken altogether, the results, although not so good as was anticipated, are regarded as of a satisfactory and encouraging character. It is thought that in all probability, at least for many years to come, the minimum, yield was reached in 1870. All the mining districts appear far healthier now than they did 12 months ago, and the difference which the new discoveries at Sandhurst and tho spirit of enterprise excited by them will doubtless create is only just begin- ning to be felt. JAPANESE STUDENTS IN AMERICA. The Philadelphia Ledger says that the Japanese students at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, have been the subject of a recent report from Commodore John L. Worden, the superintendent of that institution, to the Secretary of th6 Navy. There are at present two Japanese students at Anna- polis, Zun Zow Matzmulla, who entered in Dec « al869, and Koroka Katz, who was admitted in June, 187L The average standing of these young men is fair, and their conduct is excellent, and they do not interfere in any way with tho discipline of tho Academy. A third Japanese, Ise, Sataro, was admitted to the Naval Academy in December, 1869, but in consequence of his imperfect knowledge of the English language he haa recently left the institution for a private school, for the purpose of better fitting himself for the course. Matzmulla, during his second academic year, in a • lass of forty- five members, stood number eight in mathematics, eleven in chemistry, fifteen in French, forty- one in seamanship, thirty- three in geography, and twenty- six in the respective branches of drawing, history, and rhetoric. Koroka Katz, during the last three months, in a class of eighty . nine members, stood number forty- one in mathematics, thirty eight in sea- manship, fifty- nine in grammar, and fifty- one in the respective branches of 1' rench and histoiy. All charges for these students are paid by the Japa- nese Government, nnd they consequently add nothing to the expense of the Academy. The Japanese cadet- midshipmen are subject to the same rules and routine of duty as the other students, and they attend morning prayers and divine worship, exhibiting interest in the services and paying respectful attention to religious instruction. WIT AND HUMOUR. AN EDITOR'S DEFENCE OP A FBIEND. crime of sheep- stealing, thus defends him :— " We have known Mr. Thomas for twelve yeare: our acquaintance commenced with tho great equinoctial storm, which blew down our grandfather's barn. At the time he was a young man in the prime of life and we think, raised tho best marrowfat peas that we ever ate. He was a good mathematician, kind to the poor, and troubled with fits; in all the relations of husband, father, uncle, and trustee of common lands, he has fol- lowed the direct standard of duty. Mr. Thomas is at this time forty- three years of ago, slightly marked with small- pox, an estimable citizen, a church member, a man of known integrity for ten years ; and aa to sheep- stealing, that ho would have done if he could get an opportunity, is without foundation in point of fact Mr. Thomas could have stolen our lead pencil several times, but he didn't do it." TjlE NOBLE GAUB OF CRICKET ! The following colloquy took place between an en- thusiastic admirer and player of tho game of cricket and a gentleman whoso regard for his personal comfort led him to eschew such unruly sports, as he termed '' What is the matter with your finger !" pay a fine o priionm « nt " Struck with a ball, and drove up," waa the reply ; " but it is a noble game." Precisely. And your thumb— useless, is it with a ball, and biKtn," " That finger joint ?" " Yra, a ball struck it. No better game to improve a man a physical condition- strengthens one's sinews." " You walk Lime; that foot, isn't it ?" " No ; it's the- ihe- the— the— well, a bat flew out ol a player s hand, and hit my knee- pan. He had the innings." " One of your front teeth is gone ?" " Knocked out by a ball; an accident." " Your right hand and your nose have been peeled — how's that ?" '•' Slipped down at running— but only a mere scratch." " And you like this kind of fun ?' " Glory in it! It's a healthy game !" THE OUT- TRAVELLED TRAVELLER. A traveller came down very late for his breakfast, and the meal was hurriedly prepared. The landlord, feeling the food was not quite up to the mark made all sorts of apologies around the eater, who worked away in sdence, never raising his head beyond the affirmative influence of his fork, or by any act acknowledging even the presence of mine host. This sulky de- meanour rather vexed the landlord, who, changing the range of battery, stuck his thumb in his armholes, and said : Now, sir, ban" me if I hain't made all the apologies necessary, and more, too, considering the breakfast and who gets it; and I tell you I have seen dirtier, worse cooked, and a deal stingier breakfast than this several times." The weary hungry one laid down his knife and fork, swallowed the last mouthful, and modestly looking up to the filming landlord, exclaimed, " Is what you say true ? " " Yes, sir." " Well, then, I'll be hanged if you hav'nt out- travelled me." " MY OLD UNCLE." I remember one Silas Gray, a queer fellow, a citizen of the world, who, ' when he heard a traveller's tale, always chimed in with one more extraordinary stilL Such as this :— Did you ever go to the Rocky moun- tains ? Well, I wonder at that. You may be sure you don't lpiow the world. My ancestors came from there, and in my younger days we often used to talk about an old uncle that was living there about a cen- tury ago. He was a crack shot, and when he came down to see grandfather, brought a particular long gun with him. I thought I might as well go and see what they had done with the old man. Well, do you know, that district is so remarkably healthy, high up in the air, that people never died. They get old and shrivelled, and lose their faculties pretty much, and the neighbours tie them up in a sack, and ticket them, and hang them up in the church. So when I got to the place I went to the church, and nsk'yl the man that had charge, if he knew what had become of mv old uncle. The man said he didn't know, but if I would come along with him we'd see. So we went round " and examined the sacks, a pre- cious lot of them. Sure enough, there was my uncle's name on one. So the man asked me if I wished to speak to him. I told him I wanted particularly to ao it. Well, he took down the sack, and in- side there was my uncle, as dry as a mummy. He put him into warm water, and after a while the old man began to open his eyes and sneeze. At last says I, Well, uncle, can you speak?" and he said he could. So I began to chat with him about our relations. The old man presently tired, and began to yawn. Says he, " If you have anything particular to ask about, I guess you had better make haste, as I am getting tired, and want to be hung up again."—" Well, then, uncle," says I, " I do just want to know what became of a par- ticular long gun you used to have."—" Look," sayshe, " under the thatch at the north- west corner of the house, andyoull find it."—" Thankee, uncle," saya I ; and we tied the old man up again. Well, I found the gun, and loaded it with a pound of powder and six pounds of shot. In my country the pigeons are so plentiful, that unless you drive them away, theyeat up all the grain. Somebody has to go out every morn- ing to shoot them. Well, I was anxious for my turn. So I got up very early, long before daylight, ana I laid the gun along a fence, just to sweep the field as I thought. I sat down to wait for morning, but some- how fell asleep. When I woke, the ground was lite- rally plastered with pigeons. But the gun swept just over their heads, ana twos no use firing at them 33 they lay ; but I thought that was no great matter, so made ready. " Hallo !" says I, and up they Hew. I let fly, but the hundredth of a second too late. Not a bird did I kill, but we picked up two bushels and a half of legs and feet off the ground. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Two young men waited upon the late Mr. Peter Cute, of New York, to ask his professional assistance. One of them commenced:—" Mr. Cute, our father • died, and made a will" " Is it possible" I never heard of such a thing," answered the lawyer. " I thought it happened every day," said the young " It's the first case of the kind," replied Mr. Cute. Well," said the young man, " if there js to be any difficulty about it, we had better give you a fee at once to attend to the business." The fee waa given, and then Mr. Cute observed:— " Oh, I think I know now what you rate an. You mean that your father made a \ rill and died. Yes, yes— that must be it— that miifit be it" But he took the fee, nevertheless. BROTHER BEN. An American paper says that away down east is a town called St. George. In this town lived a man by the name of Andrew Jobson. Andrew's reputation waa not so good but that it might have been better. Ohce upon a time he went to Thomaston in his fishing- boat to sell some tislij and~ was espied'by the sheriff. Andrew, seeing the sheriff come on board his boat, supposed him to be a customer for fish, and answered his questions with all tho confidence imaginable. " I believe your name is- Andrew Jobson," said the sheriff. " Yes," said Andrew, " my name is Andrew Jobson, the world over, and I don't care who knows it." " Then," said the sheriff, " you are my prisoner." " Ah, but stop a moment," said Andrew; " not quite so fast; you have made a slight mistake in your man. It's my brother Ben whose name is Andrew." A MERMAID YARN. " Tommy, have you ever seen any of them are mare- maids they tell on ? " inquired Dame Nichols of her son, just home from a voyage. " Wal, no, mother— cant say for sartin as I has. But I seen one of the maremen one day." " You did, Tommy ! " Where was it ? Tell us all about it, my son." ' ] " Wal, ye see, mother, when I was In the old Or- phcus, homeward bound from Liverpool, we. on the Grand Bank in thirty fathoms of water, and as it was a fine, pleasant Sunday morning, almost calm, Captain Cole concluded to let go anchor, and set all hands t » fishing for cod. Wal, we'd been fishing ' bout an hour, when thero climbed up by a rope that was dangling down overboard, and jumped on deck, the queerest little chap I ever clapt my two eyes OIL He was about four feet high, all covered with seaweed and barnacles, and had a star- fish shell for a cap, and oyster- shells for shoes, and a blue akin and green eyes, and a nose Jiko a spoon. Where's the captain ? " lie piped, as soon as he lit on deck.—" There he is, aft," Ned Higgins an- swered; and with that the little man of the sea clattered away aft on his oyster- shells, and going right up to Captain Cole, ho scraped and bowed, polite as a dancing- master, and aaya ho—' Captain, I beg pardon for troubling you, but I've come unto ask if you 11 be so kind aa to heave up your anchor ? You see, sir, you've dropped it right before my door down there and my family onn't get out to go to church. — By ail means, my dJar sir,' the captain said » hakmg hand, with the mareman. ' Man the wmdlass there, Mr. Transom, and heave up the anchor. W ith that Mr. Mareman thankel tho captain, clattered away to the side, and slid down that are rope into the sea ; and that's the first and last time I ever saw a mare- man, mother. ' Two Dutch sailors were on Monday convicted at the Munelou- House, London, of having smuggled ISSlbs nf foreign manufactured tobacco, and each of them was sentenced to of £ 100, with tho alternative of alx months' lm- prUonmsnl
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