k - t AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. PtTBLISH& D, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE QUAY, FALMOUTH. NUMBER 569 TH. A- 2SRSM: ISSI02SR ABBOAD. FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1872. PRICE ONE PENNY. gate by Suction. PENRYN. Highl'j< Ulratlu -: Sale of a fresh imporlalioji of Timber, direct from the importers, ON THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 2X MR. CORFIELD will Sell by AUCTION, on the ahore day, without the least reserve, an entire Cargo of / Deals, Battens and Boards, Ex Phoenix, Bjonnes, master, direct 0 / from Christiana, consisting pf— yy? 6296 feet Best White Deals V 8240 „ Bed Battens 5220 „ White Battens 17474 „ Bed Battens 6£ by 2J 20106 „ Bed Battens 6 by 2£ 11249 „ White Battens 6 by 2 J 4240 „ Bed Battens 5 by 2 1210 „ White Battens 5 by 2 PREPARED FLOORING, grooved and tongued, and beaded, viz. : 143 Squares Prepared Flooring, by 32 Squares ditto 6£ by 1 182 Squares ditto 6£ by } 56 Squares ditto I 6 by \ 28460 Pieces of Fir Staves / 18 by J 143 Mast Pieces, Spars and Poles Several Cases of Mouldings, sf., Stc., & o. Luncheon at One. Sale at / Two. Approved three months' bills will be taken in payment for purchases exceeding £ 30. Detailed printed catalogue* may be had three days prior to the sale by apply ing at the [ offices ofthe V A^ UCTiqNEEB, Falmouth. Dated FalmoutVAriril 20tli, 1872. gate taj luitiffn. Barton of ^ fenwarlie, Parish of Mawnak TO BE LET BY TEN ) ER, for a term of seven or fourteen year i, from Michaelmas, 1872, all that desirable Grazing, Sheep, U Dairy Farm Called or known as PEN YARNE. situate iu the parish of Mawuan, con listing of a comfort- able newly built Dwelling house, commodious Barn, Staple, and other Jonveuient Outbuild- ings, with about 136 acrcp ( more or less) of rich arable, meadow, and pasture land, now in the occupation of Mr. TRKMATNB. Also, all that highly attractive MEADOW or close of land, known ai the ROD CLOSE, measuring about 8£ acrel ( be the same more or less), situate in the pirish of Budock, and in close proximity to the fdregoing estate. These very productive lands are approached by good open roads, / in a good agricultural neighbourhood, within ihreo miles of the market towns and railway suctions of Falmouth and Penryn, eight miles fdbm Helston, and twelve of Truro, within a riot fence, and well watered. The taker of Pcnwferne will be at liberty to enter and prepare far wheat tillage, and will be required to execute a lease and counterpart containing the usua/ convenants, to be prepared by the lessor's solictor, at the taker's expense, and to purchase at h valuation of tho pres ent tenant the thrashing machine, preparations, See., On view from W a. m. to 5 p. m. by applying to Mr. F. BOBBINS, the Hind at Penwarne. For conditions and detailed particulars apply at the Oi^ fces of Mr. CORFIELD, L^ nd and Estate Agent, Falmouth, to whom tenders are to be sent on or before 6th day of May nefct. N. B.— Thejproprietor will not bind himself to accept the Jiighest or any other tender. Dated April 20th, 1872. Port of Falmonth. To Ship Owners, Ship j Builders, and Others. Sale of Three Ships, Gridiron, Ship Building Materials, & c., on Thursday, May 9, 1872. MR. ROBERTS HAS been instructed by Mr. B. BLAIIEY, Ship Builder, & c. ( who has declined business in consequfence of ill- health) to Sell tbe followuij Valuable Properties, jr- by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Thurs- 0 day, May 9th, 1872, commencing at . . 11 o'clock precisely, on board the " Ganges," near che Bonded Stores, and at the Smp Building Yard, Arwennck, Fa/ mouth, subject to such condition as shall be then read, if not previously disposed of by private treaty :— The handsome and superiorly built Brigantine r Thistle," 126 Tons register, carrying about 230 Tons, classed AI at Lloyds,/ with all her Standing Bigging, Sails, AnchorsI Chains, Stores, & o•, as per inventory, as she n » w lies, in one lot. The well- known and strongly- built Keteh " Shamrock," 37 Tons^ ister, carrying about 60 Tons, built by the owner in 1870/ classed 5 years at Lloyds, with all her Standing and Running Rigging, Sails, AnchorsV patenl Windlass, Chains, Stores, See., as per inventory, as she now lies, in one lot. Also, the very BTrrfntrrfc and strongly oak- built Barque " Ganges," With Gridiron, Derrick, and Stage attached, in one lot. ABOUT 3000 feet of firstJquality English Oak 20 large Mast Pieces, in red and yellow pine Several large Spirs. 2 spare Topmasts A quantity of seasoned Pine, from £ in. to 4 in. thick About 10 tons tar Iron, assorted 8 tons of iron ( Jhain Cable 2 wood- stocked Anchors Excellent Har/ d- Machine for making Trenails Ditto ( Mtto for punching Metal 2 Bottle Jacks. 2 pairs excellent Timber Wheel 2 large Weighing Machines, with weight! About 30 owt. of galvanized iron and other Nails of various sizes Sheathing Metal. Metal Bolts. Copper and/ Composition Nails A large quantity of Sheathing Felt Several large double and treble Blocks Iron Pull/ ys. Ash and fir Oars Paints, Pntch, Patent Dryers, Oil, & c. Together with a large assortment of Ship . ilding Materials, Tools, & o., & c. Goodb on view the day preceding the Sale, from 10 till 4. For further particulars apply to the AUCTIONEER, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. Dated April 26th, 1872. Valuable Freehold Dwelling Houses to be Sold. Messrs. OLVER & SONS HAVE been favoured with instructions from the Executors of the late Mr. Ben- jamin Bowden, to Sell by PUBLIC , AUCTION, on Monday, the 6th / 0 / day of May next, at 5 o'clock p. m., IS. at the Fountain Hotel, Market ty v Street, FalmoutM, the following desir- | H able and Valuable To Milleis, Corn Factors, & others. TO BE LBT, for a term of 7 or 14 years, from 29th September next, determinable by either party at thd end of the lirst 7 years, all that Flour and Grist Mill, Called or Uiowu by the nanio of ROSCARRICK MILL, with the newly- erectcd and comfortable Dwelling House, Labourer's Cottage, and Out- buildings, land about 8 acres of rich meadow, ara- ble and irchard Lands, now in the occupation of Mr. Wctber, situate in the parish of Budock, within aUont two miles of tho towns of Penryn and Falmonui. The Promises are replete in every respect, in good condition, land very productive, and the mill fitted with all necessary, modern and good fry. jcriptive particulars and conditions apply 8 of Jtr. CORFIELD, Land Agent, Falmouth To vifw apply on tho premises. Dated April 20th, 1872. First- class Kookbiuding. PERSONS wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of sending in the parcel now making up for transmission to a first- class Bookbinding Establishment, should forward books and numbers which they wish to have bound, to the Printing Offices on tbo Quay, as early as possible. Charges, moderate— quality of work, the best - styles, modern and elegant. FRED. H. EARLE. Parish, of Budock. To Fanners Nurserymen, ( iardeners,/& c. rpo BE LET BY TENDER, for a te » 4 of 7 or JL 14 years, from Christmas, ISfe, all those very desirable productive and beautifully situated Closes of Land, Admjeasuring^ a^ lS^ Gp., with Uie COTTAGE and ERECTION tWejajNinown afe the HUNDRED PODND,\ lying andlVing in olose proximity to the picturesqueSuid charming grounds of Penwarne and Penjerrick, in^ jho pariah of7 Budock, now and for many years in > he occupation of the Rev. M. Nowell Peters. . The property is approached by a line open road, has a southern aspect/ abundantly supplied with water, and situate within three miles of the Fal. mouth and Penryn Railway Stations. To view apply on the Premises to Mr. F. Roberts; For terms and conditions of letting apply at the Offices of / Mr. CORFIELD. / Land Agent, Falmouth, to whom Tenders must be sent on or before Mon- day, 6th May. N. B.- VTke highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. Dated April 23rd, 1872. To be Let by Tender. rpO be Let by Tender, tbe Globe Hotel Tap, Falmouth. Tenders, stating the Weekly Rental to be given, will be received until the 2oth inst., by Mr- WM. WARN, Falmouth, From whom all particulars can bo obtained. Falmouth, 19th April, 1872. IJHIIS fag Suction. Freehold Properties, Subject to sdeh conditions as will be then and sliere produced:— LOT 1.— All that valuable Freehold Dwelling House and Premises, known as the New Inn, situate in High Street,/ in the Borough of Fal- mouth, now in the occupation of Thomas Gerry, and heldoiOlease bv him, ol which 2 years remain Unexpired. TJhe New Inn has a frontage of about 38 fe^ tfh High Street, and contains on ground floor f fear, Bar Parlour, Back Parlour, Tap Boom,/ Drinking Boom, Cellar and Scullery. On ^ haf first floor : good Dining Room, and 3 Bedrooms. On second floor; 6 Bedrooms. Behinjl the same is an excellent Brew House and other conveniencies, also 2 large Yards, Ine about 27 feet by 20 feet, the other abfcut 51 feet by 25 feet, in one of which is a liwelling House now in the occupation of Getrge Lewis, containing 3 rooms at a rental of £ 9. LOT 2.— All tlat valuable Freehold Dwelling House, No. 15, jBeacon Street, now in the joint occupation of John Trenoweth, John Thomas, Joanna Hicks,/ Alfred Polwin, Mrs. Roberts, and Mrs. Martin, at a gross rental of £ 28 16s., and having ai frontage on Beacon Street, of about 31 feet J also a yard behind, the same about 27 feet by 30 feet. Also, adjoining the above Premfees, but entered from Harbour Terrace, a Dwelling HouBe, in the joint occu- pation of Chjhrles Tong and S. Key, producing a gross rentll of £ 11. LOT 3.— Two Freehold Cottages, near to Lot 2, and also/ entered from Harbour Terrace, now in the occupation of Edwin Thomas and his under tenants, at a gross rental of £ 10, and with a frontage* of about 40 feet 6 inches. The wtfole of the above Premises are folly occupied/ and, at present Rentals, have always been sought after, thus offering good and safe returns for the capital invested. For farther particulars apply to W, J. BOWIJEN and JOHN HALY, jun., the Executprs, or the AUCTIONEERS, Green Bank, Falmouth. Dated 12th April, 1872. Hofttsopalhis Medicines, PREPARED BY J. M. ill li MAIL, M. P. S, Chemist by appointment to the Exeter, the Torquay, and the Plymouth Homceopathic Dispensaries, can be obtained in FALMOUTH of his Agent, Mr. W. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, £ 0, Market St. Also, Bendall's THEOBROMINE COCOA the purest and most delicious extant, in Tins, Is., 2s., snd 9d. each. Are yon troubled with a Ctragh 7 THEN lose no time in applying for S 0 L0 MP N'S Pectoral Cough Mixture, Which is one of the best Preparations sold for the cure of Coughs, Golds, Hoarseness, Influenza, See., and' the relief of Asthma and Bronchitis. It is adapted for p ersons of all ages, aud is sold in Bottles, at 7£ d., Is. lid., and 2s. 9d. each. Prepared, by W. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market Street, Falmouth. N. B.— Tho middle- sizo Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinarjl Cough, or give abund- ant satisfaction in more extreme cases. The House for Tea. Teas of rare fragrance & strength Economical Tea for Families Black Green or Mixed th^ Finest Spring Crop. J. D. DEAD, Tea Dealer & Grocer, High Street, Falmouth. jfogiittftg jotirts. Opposite the Polytechnic HaU, Church St. Price and Quality not is be surpassed in ibe County. CHEAP, QUICK AND GOOD PRINTINQ at the Olficea of this Paper. MARTIN'S Beautiful Bn MARTIN'S Pine Flavour^ Tea, 2/- per lb MARTIN'S Choice Mixed! Teas, 2/ 3 per lb MARTIN'S Genuine FaWuv Tea, 2/ 6 per lb, 61bs for 14/- Carriage paid toaty railway station in the county. T The People'a Grocer, & o„ Penryn. MARTIN'S Sparkling Limp Sugar ( beautifully while), 5d. per lb i Moist Sugars all Prices. The People'a Grocer. Ac., Penryn. it Tea, 1/ lOi per lb The People'a Grooer, Ac., Ponryn The People'a Grocer. Ac., Penryn. The People's Grocer, Ao., Penryn. MARTIN'S— Presh- roasteJ Coffees, 1/- to V^ g*^ Grocer, Paar? n, MARTIN'S— Choice Now traits, all prices The Peorie-, 0rocer, Poary„. MARTIN'S Prime New Mild- cured Bacon, 4/ 6 per dozen lbs I The People s Grocer, Ac., Penrya. MARTINS— Good Boiling Peas, 10id per ^ Peop„, 0rocer, PeatTn, MARTINS Pure New Lwd, 6d per lb „ , , „ s Grocer, Ac., Fenryn. The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. MARTIN'S Best Treacle, 61bs for llid MARTIN'S Genuine jlillbay Soap, 3£ lbs for 11- - L, x The People's Grocer, Ac., Ponryn. MARTIN'S Prime Smokid Bacon, 7id per lb The People's Grooer, & c., Penryn. Jam, 4id per lb or 6d per pot The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. J^ ARTIN'S New Season jVTARTIN'S— New Season Marmalade, 7id per pot The People's Grooer, Ac., Penrya Samples free on application at either of J. MARTIN'S Establishments, Lower Market Street, or vVest Street, Penr/ n. All Goods delivered Carriage Paid. Orders by post promptly attended to. ^ FALMOUTH. CLARKE AND CO., ARE NOW SHOWING AN IMAIFSNSE STOCK DiJPlIJfrlOflLTIIS Fancy Silk and, Silastic Coatings Silk and Washing Vestings Fancy, Scotoh, and Angola Trouserings, SUITABLE P^ R THE APPROACHING SEASON. GG- THE^/ HAVE ALSO A LARGE VARIETY OF BLACK AiJO FANCY COATS, Braided and Velvet Collar, 12/ 6 to 35/- „ / „ VESTS, Double and Single Breasted, i/ 6 to 10/- LIGHT . AND DARK TROUSERS, Blocked Bottoms, 6/ 11 to 15/- 1000 JUVENILE SUITS, Elaborately Braided, 5/ 11 to 21/- SILK HATS, 3/ 11 to 12/ 6 FELT AND STRAW DO / 6 to 5/ 6 CAPS OF EVERY KIND / 4J to 2/ 6 SCARFS, COLLARS, GLOVES, SHIRTS, BRACES, BELTS, PORTMANTEAUS RUGS, ETC. ' * ICT O T I C IE . Cheap and Good Printing at tbe 0dices of this Payer. J. F. TRULL, AHTIST F: 2QTQQRAFHER, 2P- AJI jMOUTH. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1873 A CASE FROM A LONDON POLICE COURT. At the Southward Police- court, In London, Sarah Hurray, ' aged 22, and Mary Lynch, aged 23, desperate- looking women, woll known to tho police as companions ol a gang o Igarotters and thieves, wcro placed at the bar for final exa- mination, charged with committing a murderous assault upon Susan Snellgrove, cutting ono of hor eyes out and I wounding her so seriously that for somo timo her lifo was despaired of by the authorities of Guy's Hospital. | Inspector Mason prosecuted on behalf of the Commissioners of Police, and Mr. Moore was in attendance on the part of the Associate Institute for the Protection of Women and Children. The prosecutrix, who had been unablo to leave the hospital until the present occasion, was led into court and placed in a chair near the clerk's desk. Her head was bandaged up, the right eye being entirely gone, and- the- left- so seriously injured that she could with difficulty see anything. On being sworn she said she lived with hear husband at 19, Lansdowne- place. Kent- street. On. the morning of tho 20th of March last a 35EecGve came to her and asked her what she knew about a highway robbery committed a week or two previously in the Dover- road by a yonhg1 man named Harris. She had mention etf it to 6ome persons a day or two previously, and admitted to tho constable that she paw '• Harris commit the robbery: but she was afraid to give evidence, as some of Harris's friends would murder her. He handed her a subpeena, and told her she must go and he would pro- tect her. She accordingly told her husband, and ac- companied the detective to the Sessions- house, Newing- ton- causeway. She saw the prisoners there and several offtheir companions, who threatened her. As soon as she was plaoad in the witness- box the court was cleared, and, after giving her evidence, Harris was convicted and sentenced to eight years' penal servitude and seven years' police supervision. As. she feared being attacked, the Chairman ordered the detective officer to see her home, which he did. Two dioure afterwards ehe was two doors from her house, going to order eoals. when some one struck her on the back. She tur » ed. round and saw th e prisoners close to her. JSeitherofthetoi eaid anything, but Murray gave her a violent How on the right eye, causing blood to spurt out and giving her . intense pain. She stooped down and exclaimed, " I ' am stabbed !" and before she could reach home a mob surrounded her and tore all her clothes off. Two con- stables shortly afterwards came up and conveyed her to Guy's hospital, where she was kindly attended to. • On the following Monday her right eye was taken out, and the left eye was rendered almost useless. She had seen the prisoners before in the street, but was not acquainted with them. On tho morning the trial of Harris came on she went to the house of Mr. to go to the Sessions- house and give evidence against Harris, when he said, " For God's sake don't go, or you wffl be murdered; you had better Bay you know no- thing , ibout it" He} fdeo pointed to Murray, and said, " That's his wife." Murray then said, " You had better go with me, and if I don't ' do' for you Eome one else will" " Witness left the house and then accompanied the detective to the Sessions- house. On the Sunday after she was attacked the prisoner Murray was brought to her bedside at the hospital, when she recognized her as the woman wh6 struck her on'the eye.. Murray cried and said 6he was sorry. She admitted having struck her on the eye. A few days afterwards the other prisoner was brought to her' bed- side, and she recognized her as the other woman who attacked her. In answer to the Magistrate she Said that after the constable had left her at home the prisoner and several others came to the house and threatened her. Murray said, " TO gouge your eye out before the night is over." She did not hear Lynch say anything. She did not know Harris before she gave evidenoe against him. She had seen hipi in the street on, two or three occasions ; but she did not know whether he was con- nected with either of the prisoners. Murray here said, " She hit me and I hit her, and weJxJlh. tdl, and- flhe- Ml over a- barrow, and must hive cut her eye." The complainant was recalled, and denied having ETTUCK Murray or falling over a barrow. Lynch exclaimed, using very bad language, " What I have to say will be to your betters in a highecjceurt." The Magistrate having cautioned ihe prisoners in the usual way, Murray said that Lynch was not with her when she attacked the prosecutrix. Lynch was not at the Sessions- house on the day of Harris's trial She further added that she was drunk when she did it. Lynch declined saying anything at present The Magistrate oommitted them both to Newgate for trial, and bound over all the witnesses to prosecute at the next Central Criminal Court Sessions. In connection with the above, " A Magistrate " has written the following letterto The Times :— The Times of Friday, April lOth.- contnba In its Southwark police news a full report of the circumstances under which a poor woman named 8usan Snellgrove was deprived entirely of one eye and nearly lost the eight of the other!. Mrs. Snell- grove waa subpeenaed as a witness for the prosecution of a man named Harris for a daring watch robbery . from tbe person in broad dajlight. Harris was tried at the . Surrey Sessions in March last bfcfore_ Mr. Hardmmi, chairman, ana convicted, the evidence of Mrs. Snellgove being very important in estab- lishing the indentity of the prisoner, whose friends did all In their power by threats and intimidation to prevent her appearing io the witness- box. They even had the audacity to continue their menaces within the precincts of the court. The chairman, remarking the terror- stricken manner in which Mrs. Snellgrove gave her evidence, had the court cleared, and ordered tbe police to apprehend a » y perspn who tould be identified as having threatened the witness. She, how- ever, either could not, or would not, give their names. Alter the conclusion of the. case th « Chairman gave s'rict direc- tions to the police to see the witness safely home, and hold themselves in readiness to protect her if any attack should afterwards he mode upon her. Ubey did aa he directed, and cautioned Mrs. Suellgrove on no account to leave her house that evening. Some time later, the mob having dispersed and the street being apparently clear, ahe In- cautiously ventured forth to make, some necessary pur- chases, having no one else ( to send,- and her husband being a cripple. She had not cone many yards when she was sud- denly attacked from behind; her right eyeball was com- pletely snashhd, and her clothes were torn from her l> ack. Since then ehe has been in Guy's Hospital, where Mr. Hard- man visited her on the following day, and did what he could to comfort her under her terrible affliction. The poor woman's a~ ony was heartrending to witness. It- was neces- sary that the injured eye should be removed, as the inflam- mation was extending to the other eye. This was- accord- ingly done, and the left aye, alt Ho ugh naturtflly very weak, will, it Is expected, atUl be preserved to her. - ' The case is one strongly deserving of public sympathy, and it is hoped that a substantial sum of money may be jajsed sufficient to maintain Mrs. Snellgro've beyond the reach of want for the rest of her life. Messrs. Benson and Partridge, the magistrates of South war k Police- court, have arranged with Mr. Hardman that they three Bliall act as trustees of any money that may bo received on Mrs. finellgrove'a behalf,, and employ it as they may think best for her benefit- Two women have been committed by Mr. Benson to tako their trial at the Central Criminal Cottrt on the flth Of May if or feloniously wounding Mrs. SnellgrrfVe. IT they are found guilty it will not, perhaps, form the least part ot their punishment to know that their victim has been substantially rewarded for the irreparable injury sho has sustained. Only those who are intimately acquainted with the criminal classes la the metropolis can form any Idea of the extent to Which intimidation of this kind is carried on, and the consequent difficulty experienced by the police in obtaining evidence. LABOUR IN FACTORIES. CONVERSE DEMONSTRATION. ( From Punch.) It ia proposed that, before the tyrannical Govern- ment Parks Bill shall have passed theLords, the middle and upper classes, taking a lesson from those that con- stitute the basis of Society, shall assemble in their thousands, and march through the streets on a Sunday in procession to Victoria Park, there to hold a demons- tration with the object of enforcing the immediate re- peal of the Income- tax. The demonstrators will com- prise a very large number of persons, clerks and other people of respectability with slender or precarious in- come, on foot, as well as numerous gentlemen and ladies in carriages and on horseback ; and they will proceed to and return from their destination with banners em- blazoned with coats of arms flying, and violins and pianos playing ; whilst a chorus, with band ip attend- ance, will keep on singing " Vita La LlUrUir and other operatic selections, By this display of numbers and determination it is hoped that a section of Society at present subject to tho injustice of inquisitorial con- fiscation will succeed in obtaining for themselves the concession of equality before tho tax- gatherer. At iiampstead a servant woman was cleaning a window on the second floor of her master's house, when she fell Into the area below, striking and breaking an iron bat in her descent. The doctor callcd In found that her head was dreadfully Injured, and that rfeath must havo been Instan- taneous THE Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death,' and considered that all persons engaged In wltidow " leaning should utu one ol th.. machines now obtainable lor protection Uoiu acciucnu like this. Tho Manchester Chamber of Commerce hold its quarterly meeting cm Monday. Mr. Hugh Mason, tho President, in introducing the business of the day, said tho quartorly meetings of the Chamber were for tho purposo more of conference among the members than of reviewing tho action of the directors during the quarter lust expired. Many subjects of a most valuable character had been suggested for • consideration at those quarterly meetings, and it was that which mado thoso meetings BO useful. Ho did not think, there- fore, that it would be out of placo if ho oc- cupied a few minutes in speaking upon a bill » which had just baen introduced into Parliament, and which might affect a great industry in this country— he meant tho cotton industry. That bill pro- posed to impose further restrictions upon tho hours of labour in cotton factories of adult women. That bilL which was introduced by Mr. Mundella, was backed by several other influential members of Parliament, several of them connected with the cotton industry. In January a very large conference of working men was held in the town of Nottingham, and one of tho principal topics under discussion at the conference was the question of the hours of labour for men. He had followed the daily proceedings of the con- ference with considerable interest, and he was dis- appointed to find that they occupied their time in discussing tho hours of labour for themselves only ( hear, hear), and that the hours of labour of child- ren and young persons in factories 6oemed never to have entered their minds. He thought it was rather selfish on the part of those men, for he found that there were a great nvftnber of persons connected with the cotton industry who wero opposed to further re- strictive legislation as regarded adults, but who were in favour of ftfrther legislation of a restrictive charac- ter as regarded youtig persons and children. At • resent young children could be and wero intro- luceHintb the factories at the early age of eight years, but he thought at the present day a little more timo should be afforded children for education and re- creation, and therefore, ns an employer connected most intimately with tho cotton industry, he would not hesitate most warmly to recommend that no child should be admitted into the factories at a younger age than nine years. He would go a step further. At present, when a child had attained tho age of 13 years, up to which - time it had worked half tune and Vone to schodl' half ' timo, that child was then free to leave the school and to work full time equal to any adult It seemed to him that a little further time should be allowed to thoso children, and that they should not be allowed to work full time until they had attained the age of 14 years. Those two years which he would propose to give to children were very im- portant years, both for education nqd for affording tho necessary rest and recreation which were so vital to their health and growth. In his opinion, tho present hours of labour in the factories were moderate, and were very different to the hour*- which he had worked when, at the age of ten years, he wa « sent into a factory to earn his daily bread* Mr. Leigh, a cotton operative, of Hyde, near Manchester, at a conference of working men in London, had stated that tho cotton factories were still ill- ventilated and the atmosphere full of dnst and that the work had got heavier. Those statements were ' contrary to the facta. ' Mr. Leigh at the same time claimed further restrictions of the hours of labour in favour of women, on the ground that frequently they had to go to work before their husbands, and the husbands returned homo before their wives. More shame tor those men to allow their wives to go into the factories at all. ( Hear, hear.) If those men were husbands in the proper sense of the term, and had any regard for the comfort and well- being of their wives and children, no working man with the present wages need drive his wife into the factory to earn her bre » " L If- the man who thus sent his wife and young children into tho factory spent his own earnings as he ought to do, those wages at tho present day, especially with the help of the elder mem- bers of his family, Were amply sufficient to maintainin comfort the whole of his family. A statement, therefore, like that madeby Mr. Leigh, and which, he was afraid' waa true, wits no reason why further restrictions should be imposed upon the adult labour of women in the factories. Mr. R. Baker, tho Inspector of Fac- tories, in his last report to the Home Secretary, made 6ome remarks with regard to the observance of " Saint Monday " among the working classes ; that explained why wives went to work before their husbands and husbands returned from work before their wives. He believed married women should not be occupied- in factories, or anywhere else but in their own homes \ but let the reform be effected in the right way. Let'ft be done by those would- be bread- winners becoming really what many of them were only nominally. Ho hoped this question of the hours cf labour would n6t be made tho football of political parties. ( Hear, hear.) Thero were strong indications that that was to be the case, and at present we wero told ad nauseum that one great political party conferred the Ten Hours' Bill on tho working people and that th ® other great party opjiosed it The fact was that the most eminent men of both political parties in the country took different sides on it, irrespective of their party opinions. Ho thought the question ought to be left to the operation of those natural lawB wruch had already done so much to benefit men, women, and children working in factories. He had taken the liberty to make these observations on tho Bill in ques- tion beciuse it vya8 one which, if passed, would seriously interfere with the great cotton indusUy. If we were to have legislation on the subject, lot it be based on the whole truth; but, abovo all things, he was very anxious that an exceptional and abnormal time, such as the present was, in re- gard to labour and capital, should not be the timo when important legislative enactments affecting them should be passed. < Heai. f, ' JTiere had been, of course, very considerable prosperity in the cotton trade during the past year, but that prosperity waa on the wane, as very many in the trade were prepared to say. The raw ma- terial was 70 per cent, higher than it was exactly 12 months ago; and the cotton trade was never profitable for k long time when the raw material was at an un- usually high price. They knew that factories had been partially stopped in many districts, especially in East Lancashire, apd that profits had entirely disappeared. Ho thought he was justified in lookingtorward, unless a change occurred which he didrot foresee, to very considerable distress, to bankruptcies and compositions In connection with tho great cotton industry ( hear, hear); and therefore he was desirous that the present exceptional state of tilings should not be used in order tbn, t permanent legislation should lie fiatried into effect. At all cvei^ s, let the country wnit a little longer, ind see tho result of the tiqie ot activity which, he was afraid, was about drawing ta- a close. i Mr., Tv. Ha worth said people generally apdeared'to think that this question of the hours of labour was merely a question of a few hours in tho week between the employers and the operatives. But in tho limited concern with which be was connected he found that tbo proposals contained in the bill would, if carried out, cause a change to the extent of £ 20,000 a year. Tho firm should obtain £ 20,000 a year more for the aamo amount ol.' produatioij, or it vj- ould bo in a worso posi- tion than ft had bien in before. It that sum were mul- tiplied by the number of establishments which woull be affected by the bill, there would be On aggregate ^ vhicli should make people pause. Mr. E. Walm^ ley, of Stookpo^, also addressed the Chamber. On the motion of Mr. P. B. Ferguson, seconded by Sir E. W. Watkin, it was resolved that the speeches of the chairman, Mr. HaWot- th, and Mr. Walmsley should be printed, and a copy sent to each member of tho House of Commons. ,,,, v « ,; Sir E. W. Wijtlrfn referred tdfthe effqrts that wero being madd to Ibifiice the Government to buy up tho Irish rajlways, and n,- iid that in ^ conseqqenco of tho nimouM which y/ ere going about on the subject, there ho/ 1 been a remarkablo development in the prico of Irish railway stock. In the caso of ono railway, tho n/ 1 vapee haa been from 8 to 37 ; in another, from 13A to 37.1, ; in another, from 33 to 81 : in- anotbor, from 40 to 05; - in others, frorti 60 to 93,' and from 99 to 112, and so on. If tho same thing were to arise with regard to the English railways, the country might find itself in a . difficult position some morning, for he need not Hay tlmt if such a rumour got about with re- gard to English railways, the ppirjt of rampant specula- tion would be greatly stimulated. Ho thought tlio Chamber should tako the question of tho railway system into consideration,' and if a ' social meeting wero held, the advocates of the various viows now pi mulgatcd ' could meet, and they might between the.... strike out somo course which would bo adopted by Parliament itself. lie proposed that a special meeting | ni tbu Chamber ahouid be callcd to consider the ques- tion of railway amalgamation, and also tho question of the acquisition or control of railways by the States. Mr. Ferguson seconded the motion, which was passed. THE CUCKOO. ( Da; WAITS, adapted to an uncertain Spring tfm « .) Tis the voice of the Cuckoo I heard him come, plain; But ho camo here too soon,— Shall I hoar him again 1— Punchi AGRICULTURAL WAGES.' Tho Hon. Edward Stanhope sends us [ The Times) the following statement, showing tho comparative earnings of agricultural labourers in the principal countries of Europe, with the purchaso- power of money and tho usual diet, where it has been possible to ascertain these particulars. Tho statement is, Mr. Stanhope informs us, founded mainly upon the Reports of Her Majesty's representatives abroad on the Tenure, of Land, and on the Condition ofthe Industrial Classes in Foreign Countries 1869- 70- 71. Reforence is also made to the appendix to tho lecture of Mr. James Howard, M. P., on Continental Fa* ningand Peasantry. For comparison, tho rites of iWages and diet in Great Britain and Ireland are appended. Tho table deals only with hired labourers, and avoids all mention of the small proprietors at home or abroad. Ono disadvantage in the way of the foreign work- man is, Mr: Stanhope remarks; the number of holydayB or village ffiter, which number in Russia from 30 to 100 during the year, in Austria at least 76, in Turkey 48, and which are vory numerous in Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland:— " AUSTRIA. — Wagos— Gallcta, M. a day In summer and Gd. in winter ; at harvest, is. to Is. 2d.; SUeaia, men, £* a year ; women, £ 3, with board and lodging ; Moravia, 8d. to Is. 4d. In Summer, nnd Od. to lOd. in winter ( Dr. Fuchs, 1800). In 1867 the average wages were from £ 3 to £ 4 for men, or £ 1 to £ 3 for women with board and l » dging. It has since risen ( Lytton). Purchase- power.—. Samo as in England at Trieste; 25 per cent, leas at lUgusa. Diet— Aa a general rule, well- fed ( Lytton). *' Br. LOHJM.-^ Wages avorsgo 73. toll. Id. a day for men, and 4id. to 8d. for woman, with extra at harvest ( official 1S62). From Is. 2d. to Is. Sd. for men, and from 8d. to 10d- for women ( Pakauham). Purchase- power.— Necessaries as dear, luxuries cheapcr. clothes dearer, than in England ( Consul Grattan). Diet.— Coffee adulterated with chicory, without milk or sugar, black or brown bread, butter, lard, vegetables, and fresh or salted pork. Very many have only potatoes with grease, bread, and chicory ( Pakepham). *' DENMARK.— Wages, Is. Sd. to Is. 8d. a day, or M. to 10d., with food. . Beer and brandy- at harvest. Hours of work, 12 to 13 in sammor, anil dnjllght in winter ( Stracheyjf Purchase- power.— An unmarried operatlvocan barely live on 10s. Gd. a week ( Strachey). " FRANCE.— Wages, Is. 7d. a day in summer, or Is. Sd. In winter; women, lOd. and 7d. ( M. Leconteux). A farm labourer engaged by the year has £ 12 or £ 14 and his board, costing about as much ( M. de Plmpin). Purchaso- Swer.— No real difference, but on French modo of living per cent, leu ( Vereker). 15 per cent, moro than in Eng- land ( Hamond). Diet— Soup made of pig's lard or beef suet, vegetables and bread porridge ( Hamond). " GERMANT.— P, RCSSIA PRorau— Wages, Gd. tola, a day for men, and Dd. to 7d. for women, with house rent free, potato land, and medical attendance, or £ 3 to £ 4 10s., ana board, for men. " POMERAKIA.— 54s. to 75s., or oven 160s. a year, and board, with meat threo or four times a week ; food worth, " RHINELAKD.— Is. in summor and 10J. in, winter, with house rent free, or la. to la. 3d. without it Hours of work 12, or In harvest 14. Diet.— Porridge, milk, dried peaa, potatoes, vegetable*, and herrings. Meat on holydaya. Such boarding valued at £ 0 to £ 13. ( Harris- GastreU). " SAloNT.— Wages, Is. to Is. Sd. for 12 hours ; women, 6d. to 9d. Diet— Bread, butter, choese, soup, vegetables, coffee, and beer. Meat only on holydays ( Burnley). " BAVARIA.— Wages, la. 2Jd. a day for men, and lljd.- for women on the average. Diet.— In south, meal with butter, fat, or milk, cabbaccs, and potatoes: In north, meat two or three times a week, instead of the meal and coffee ( Fenton). " WUP. TEHBERO.— Wages, Is. 2d. to Is. Sd, a day, with food, er £ 5 or £ C with board and lodging In a farm- house. The necessaries of life cheaper, and the standard of living much lower. Diet— Potatoes, rye broad, and elder; very It tie meat ( Gordon). ItALY.— Wages— Lombardy, U. to Is. 7d. a day, without board; ' Bologna, lOd. to is. 6d.: Parma, 6d. to lOd.: ( Naples), ltd. to Is. Sd. ( Berries). ThU does not refer to tho aUtayen. Purchase- power.— At Brindisl as 14 to 10 In England ; at Naples, as 14 to 8. Diet.— Very llttlo animal food, but principally macaroni, bread, fruit vegetables, and wine. " NETHERLANDS. — Wages in Gellcrlsnd, 81. to lOd. a dsy for men. and Gd. to 8d. for women, or £ 5 to £ 10 • yaar, with board, for farm servants. Purchase- power.— Necessaries about as dear, luxuries much dearer. Diet.— Tea and coffee, black andfbrown bread, butter, vegetables, and fat; fish In season ( Locock). " RUSSIA.— Wages, by the day la., by the month 7Id. a day, by the aeason C- i < 1. a day; at harvest, 2s. a day; on well- managed estates they work from 4 a. m. toO p. m., with three h6urs' rest ( Mlohell). Purchase- power.- One- half for natives, aitd for Englishmen one third cheaper than In England ( Consul Steuens). Diet.— Cabbage or mushroom soup, baked buckwheat eaten with milk, oil, or butter, and rye bread ( Mlchell). " SPAIB.— Wag « a— Galicla, men, 12d. to 14< L ; women, 7< L to 10( 1., or £ 4 to £ 0 with board, washing, and a suit of clothes; Murcla, Is. 4d- a day without, or Sd. with board ; Gulpuzcosi, la. 2) d., or 8d. and food ; women, Sd. to lOd. ; Biscay, Is. 8d.: women lOd. to Is. ; Valencia, Is. to la. Gd. Purchase- power.— Food far chcaper, but meat • luxury. Diet— Bread, vegetable*, and ' ga* pa< iho '— cold soup of siloes of cucumber and bread steeped In vinegar and water ( Ffrench.) " SWEDEN.— Wages, for men, 7d. to 2s. 2d. In summer, and 3- 1 to Is. 84. In winter ; for women, 4d. to la. lOd., and 2Jd. to la. respectively ; farm servants, with board, £ 3 to £ 3. ( OoslInsV Pilrchase- power.— Wages bear a greater pro- portion to tho expenditure than in England ( Jocelyn). Diet. — Potatoes, rye, oats, and barley ; milk abundant; salt herrings, but no meat; beer ( Gosling). " SWITZERLAND.— Wages, lOd., to la. Sd. In winter, nnd la. 8d. to 2a. Gd. In snmmer. In remote districts still less ( H. Boyet). Working day generally reckoned » t 13 hours. Purchase- power.— Hoard for a man averages from 6s. Od. to 7a, 3d. a week. Diet.— Milk, coffeo, che. se, potatoes, vege- tables, and soup ; meat rarely ; wine and beer. " TURKET.— Waces, Is. Od. a day, or £ 7 to £ 14 a year, with board and lodging ( Consul Moore). Diet.— Brown bread of mixed grain, staved beans, leeks, and a llttlo mntton. " ENGLAND.— Wages, for men, from is. Gd. to2s. 9d. a day, averaging over 2s., with extra money for harvest and piece- work. Diet.— White bread, bacon, potatoes and vegetables, cheese, tea, coffee, and beer or cider. Milk and butter scarce. In tho North a good deal more meat, especially for tarin servants. " SCOTLAND.— Wages, l! a. to 15a. a week, being partly paid in kind, or £ 18 to £ 24 a year with food. Diet.— Oat- moal, porridge, brood, potatoes, milk and butter, toa and c » ffoe, a little bacon, but other meat rarely. " IRELAND.— Wages, Is. to Is 8d. a day, or Gd. to la. with food. Diet— Bread, potatoes, oatmeal, milk, whisky, and a little bacon." INTOXICATING LIQUORS AT RAILWAY STATIONS. Tlio National Temperance League are anxious to diminish, if not to suppress altogether, the salo of intoxi- cating Honors at railway stations. With that view, thoy held what » called a conference last week, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, London, and invited re- presentatives of tho railway companies to be present The meeting adopted tho resolution which follows:— " That this meeting would suggest that great caro should be taken that rofreshment- rooms should list be established unless there appears to bo a public necessity for them ou tho part of tho passongers ou the railwoy ; that Intoxicating liquors should not be hawked on any station ; that refresh- ment- rpoma at the various stations should bo as much as pos- sible conllned to the legitimate uses of travellers, and should not bc& omd more bars for the solo of Intoxicating liquors to tho publlo ; that tho rules aaalnst tho companies' sbrvants on duty purchasing intoxicating liquors should bo rigidly enforced; that the travelling publlo should bo warned against the system of treating with Intoxicating liquors tho guards or companies' servants; that tho propriety of ex- cluding tho salo of spirits at refreshment- rooms ( at any rate, at many of the stations) should havo tho attention of tho boards ; that In re leltlng refreshment- rooms caro should bo taken bv tho boards that ample refreshments, such as tea and coffee of good quality, ahouid be sold at moderate prices ; and that all the main stations on each lino should as far aa practicable, bo supplied with good drinking water in con- venient places free of chargo." Prlnco Arthur occupied the chair on Tuesday night nt the annlversury fostlval of the City of London Hospital for Dlseosca of the Chest. Subscription* were nnqwaced to the amount of^, 70t!.' Last week tlio mortality in LOIUIQU and 20 other largo ( owns of tho United Kingdom waa at the rate of 25 deathB annually to overy 1,000 persons • stlmatod to be living. In the metropolis 2,262 births nnd 1,410 deaths were re- gistered, tho former having boon 100. and tho latter 171 below the average. Forty- elglid persons died from small- pox, 77 from measles, 11 from scarlet fever, 7 from diphthorla, 72 from whooplng- oough, 22 from different forms of fever ( of which 3 wore oertilledaa typhus, 16 as ontorlo er typhoid, and 3 aa simple continued fever), and 18 from dlarrhien. Tho mean temperature was 40" 2, and all but corresponded with the avcru jo ot theiame weak In M yearn Jisrtlianmts lirtdligmtt, HOME, F0BEIGN, AND COLONIAL, MORE AMERICAN FRAUDS.— Tbo Now York Herald states that; In consequence of the investiga- tion ordered by General Grant, it has been found that, during_ the administration, of Andrew Johnson, the collection of the whiiky. and tobacco dues was a mere farce. A " ring " was formed which enabled its mem- bers to avoid the imposts levied for the purpose of reducing the national debt, and it is stated that its efforts wero so successful that the Stato haa been defrauded of upwards of one hundred and sixty mil- lions of dollars. Prosecutions have been ordered • gainst a large number of people, and, ai many of them aro persons who lately occupied official positions and plaoea of respectability and trust, tho discovery and its attendant litigation aro creating considerable excitement in all^ parts of the States. OUB LAST WAR.— In hia farewell order to the Cachar Column on its safe return from a very trying, if comparatively bloodless, campaign, General Bour- chier bears admiring witness to tho discipline, energy, and unflagging services oi hie troops ( says Allen's Indian Mail). Hard work, he truly said, had been their lot, work done with a will " under the most try- ing circumstances of heat and frost" The only shelter alike' for officers and men consisted of rude huts of grass or leaves. They had to march day by day over precipitous mountains, rising at one time to 6", 000ft., and to make 103 miles of good road for elephants ; but their, Bpirits " never flagged, and when they met the enemy they drbve them from their stockades and strongholds until - they ware glad to sue for mercy." After specifying the several services rendered by dif- ferent parts of the column, the General has a word for the younger officers, who are specially congratu- lated on having had " such an opportunity of gaining experience in mountain warfare." The services of all wilk no doubt, be duly appreciated by tho Commander- in- Chief, by whom we must remember that the plan of the campaign was originally devised, and who may, therefore, claim no little share in its successful issue. We, for our part, are inclined at present chiefly to congratulate the troops on having got through their work with so few miscarriages before the rainy season set in. , - FBEEDOM OF WORSHIP.— At the usual monthly meeting of the executive council of the Association for Promoting Freedom of Worship, attention was called to the opinion lately expressed by the Bishop of Man- choeter, that pew rents. " though contrary to the theory of thq Church of England, and themselves an abomination, were sometimes a necessity." It was re- solved that, without proposing to interfere with exist- ing pew- rented churches, the society considers that in new churches for parishes of 1,000 families, the weekly offertory in aid of endowments is better than pew rents from ahundred of those families, asspreading the duty of giving much wider, and being more convenient to the great body of the trading and industrious classes, whose in- respectfully denies the statement which appears in resolution of tho Church Building Society, namely, ' that there is a stratum of the population lying beneath the reach of the ordinary ministrations of the Church,' and would refer for its disproof to the hundreds, of free churches, like that of Manchester, throughout the country, which are frequented by the poorest and most numerous class— the ' poor in vile raiment'— whom tho unjust and unchristian treatment condemned by St James, now keeps from attending the ordinary pew- rented churches in all our large towns." THE BRITISH MUSEUM.— A Parliamentary paper issued on Tuesday morning contains an account of the income and expenditure of the British Museum ( special trust fund) for the year ended March 31, 1872 ; returns of the nnmber of persons admitted to the Museum from 1866 to 1871; and other particulars re- lating to various departments of the institution. The total number of visitors to the Museum during 1871, exclusive of readers, was 418,094. This was a smaller number than in any preceding year since 1866 ; the numbers since that year ha vine been— In 1867, 445,036 ; in 1868, 461, HO ; in 1869, 400,635; in 1870, 427,247. The number of visitors to the reading rooms, for study or research, in 1671 was 105,130 against 98,971 in the preceding year. THE CARLISTS.— It is sad for many of us to remember with how many generations of these Carliat Pretenders it has been our lot to live ( remarks The Times). This present Don Carloe, Duke of Madrid, who aspires to rank in the roll of Spanish Sove- reigns as Charles VII., is the grandson of that Dpn Carlos who, after harrassing his country with civil war for nearly ten years, made a solemn re- nunciation of hia claims in 1845. Fifteen yean later, and precisely this very day, the 23rd of April, his son, another Don Carlos, bearing the title of Conde de Montemolin, also surrendered his pretensions to the Throne, both in his name and in that of his brother Ferdinand, their renunciation being the only condition on which they could escape the consequences of their landing on the coast near Tortosa at the head of 3,000 mutinous soldiers, whom General Ortega, the Governor of the Balearic Isles, had won over to their in- terest*. Both before and after that time the Car list cause had been only in so far strong that it was looked upon as the priests' cause ; but the alliance of the Church with any worldly Potentate is always subordinate to her own interest, and as the Pope had soon substantial proofs of Isabella's devotion to the Holy See, ho wa3 as liberal of his blessings t* the Con- stitutional Queen as he had over been to her despotic father; and towards the close of her reign any move- ment on tbe part of her Legitimist enemies, being dis- countenanced by the Pope, bad become almost impos- sible. Even the vacancy of the Throne in 1868, and the accession of an excommunicated King three years later, would hardly have revived the hopes of Don Carlos and his partisans had they not found allies among those enthusiasts who looked forward to the tri( imph of the Comte do Chambord and of his White Flag in France, The Carliat levie des boucliers in Spain is, or was, only intended as tho prelude to that Ultra- montane crusade which was to re- establish French and Papal predominance in Europo. It comes just now rather too late in tho day. It will probably turn out a foolish abortive effort, as so many have been before it; and, if it have any effect even in Spain, it will only be to strengthen the foundation of a' Throne which, if it has no friends, can never bo allowed to fall by the band of such enemies. AN INTRUDER UPON THE POPE.— Tbe Gior- nale diRoma relates a curious incident which occurred at the Vatican a few days back. A half- crazed lay schoolmaster, troubled with scruples of conscience, re- solved to speak to the Pope in person, and, joining a deputation which waB entering the palace succeeded in passing tbe sentinel and attendants at the doors. He. then concealed himself and stayed for the rest of the day and nil night in his hiding- place, and early in the morning found means of introducing himself into the chamber of tho Pope, who, on entering from adressing- room, discovered tho stranger on his knees in an at- titude of supplication. His Holiness was greatly alarmed and pulled his bell with impatience until assistance came and rid him of the intruder. Pius IX. afterwards remained for two days in a state of in- describable agitation. GOOD PICTURES GOOD INVESTMENTS. — No body can say that Art is on the wane in England after reading tho returns of the Gillott sale of modern British pictures, so far as it has gone, remarks a London contemporary. On Saturday last a Maoliso fetched 750 guineas, tho " Passing Cloud" of Hook 600 guineas, nnd LInnoll's " Hampstead Heath" 1,660. Webster's " Travelling Jeweller" brought 3,650; nnd a second Linnell, " The Woodlands," 2,500. AClarkson Stanfieldmade 2,700: and a Miiller. •' The Chess Players," 3,950. Four Turners realised the sum of 6,750 guineas and the day before a picture stamped with the magic name of David Cox brought hard upon £ 4,000. Two days' sales alono of thiR col- lection have swelled the proceeds to the enormous total of £ 73,200, which is pretty good proof that tho art of painting has enthusiastic patrons, aud that the manufacturer of steel pens knew what ho was about when he used to go the rounds of the studios with liis poekets full of crisp bank- notes. Comparing these notable prices with the sums which the painters re- ceived for their work, it seems no longer strange that good works fetch now- a- days so much money. A nrst- rato picture is as fine an investment as a man can make; but it must be first- rato. Nothing else than instinctivo good judgment could have brought toge- ther such a gallery as Mr. Gillott's, A CONTRADICTION.— Somo few weoka ago, under the headingof " WaaDickens Ever a Stroller?" the Bn'ton Airier copied from the _ Yctc ? prk Triune that Mr. Dickens in his early life had beea a memoer of a strolling theatrical company, aud that many of the characters and incidents in Nicholas Nicklcby wero suggested by the acquaintances and experiences which this episode in the novelist's life had furnished. It seems that a friend in London forwarded a£; ' papercontaining the extract in question to" o eldest son, who, in the following note, question:— , Office of AU the Tear Round, 18th March, 1S72.— My dear Sir,— Many thanks for fho very remarkable extract from the Boston Courier. There Is no donbt that the statement Is untrue in every particular.— Very faithfully yours, CHARLES DICKENS. " COME" AND " TAKE."— The Lambeth Water Company, so Mr. John Taylor, their engineer, writes to The Times, are going to improve their " intake." Bravo, L. C. I Then it isn't true that the London Water Companies only t. hinlr of improving their income. — Punch. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.— Tho Parliamentary Committee of the London and Provincial Licensed Victuallers have published a series of objections to Sir Robert Anstruther's bill relating to the sale of intoxi- cating liquors. They affirm that the formation of local districts and the election of licensing boards is a direct recognition of the permissive principle, and is in antagonism both to Sir S. Ibbetson's Bill and that of the Government; that tho provision that no licence for. music or dancing shall be granted to any person hold-' ing a victualler's licence, or to any premises adjoining a public- house, is unjuBt to the present holders of' music and dancing licences, and introduces an entirely new principle of licensing such places ; and that the* clauses respecting Sunday closing, the meetings of benefit societies and clubs, and the prohibition of the employment of any person under eighteen for the supply of drink, are injurious, oppressive, and unneces- sary. MATRIMONIAL CHANCES.—( From the Man- dusUr Examiner):— " Gentleman, middle- aged, with moderate Independent in- como, wishe3 to make the acquaintance of an educated musical lady, with a view to matrimony.— Address, in good faith," Ac. " A bachelor, 40, in geod business position, gentlemanly, and temperate, would be happy to correspond with any lady who 1s well Informed, ladylike, and of good family, with a view to matrimony ; real address.— Address," < tc. " A widower, aged 33, in good business, with villa residence, moderate income, no children, wishes to make the acquaint- ance of an educated and domesticated lady, with a view to matrimony: age from 24 to 32; must be tall and good look- ing; mu3t havo an excellent character: means no object — Address, in confidence, with carte," < to. A REMARKABLE DOG.— At th9 Liverpool County Court, Edward Tomkinson. a butcher, brought an action against Ann Haigh, for the recovery of £ 10, the value of a large Newfoundland dog belonging to the plaintiff, and alleged to have been lost by the de- fendant According to the plaintiff's statement, the defendant being recently at his house, had obtained the dog for protection on her return home. _ It was also stated that the animal was quite familiar with the several ferries, and that it was in the habit of going to and returning from Cheshire in boats Selected at its own discretion. Tho defendant said that the plaintiff had himself offered her the dog as a protector on the occa- sion in question, and that she thought it had gone home, it having got away out of her house. The plain- tiff, however, denied having since^ een the dog. The judge held that it was a case of gratuitous bailment of the dog. the defendant being only liable in the case of gross nAglect of which there was no evidence, and dismissed the case accordingly. 1 RATHER ' TOTHER.— Serjeant Ballantine pleads ad a reason for letting the Claimant ont on bail that, " as the question will be one of his identity with Arthur Or, on, it will be necessary that he should see his witnesses." We should have thought that all that would be necessary would be that the witnesses should see him.— Punch. ' MIDNIGHT MEETING MOVEMENT.— The 11th annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the movement was held on Monday evening in Exeter- hall, London. The secretary read the report, detailing the operations of the committee of the movement throughout the past year. One midnight meeting at leist had been held every week throughout the year, and in some districts extra meetings have been held. The total number of fallen women who had attended the midnight meetings during the year had been 2yl04. Of this number 154 had been rescued from their miser- able life at the meetings, and 34 by after applications. The total number thus rescued and placed in homes during the year had been 188, the great majority being between the ages of 17 and 24, and more than one- third orphans. The total income for the year, including the balance of £ 317 and £ 1,000 donations and subscriptions, had been £ 1,492 10s. 10d., and the expenditure amounted to £ 1,192 6s. 5d, leaving a balance of £ 300 4s. 5f\ The invested fund was £ 1,000. The meeting was then addressed by several speakers, and the report was adopted. AN OMNIVOROUS ANTELOPE.— Tbe Naval and Military Qazette records the following:— A death has recently taken place in tho army which, although it can scarcely be chronicled in our obituary column. Is nevertheless not unworthy of a passing notice. '• Tanby," tbe celebrated antelope of the 7th Hussara, has paid the last d* bt of nature. A pott- mortem examination revealed the fact that " Tanby" had an ostrich- like capacity for eating singularly indigestible substances. In his stomach were found several brass knobs, a sponge, half a yard of flannel, and sundry other articles which are not generally recognised as articles ol food— even for antelopes. " Tanby'a " head and horns will, wo understand, bo preserved by the regiment tn memoriam. Requiescat in pace! AN EGYPTIAN HAREM BURNED.— A corres- pondent at Cairo writes :— The harem at the new palace' at tho ' AbMsIyyah, near Cairo, was burned on Tuesday night, the 9th of April Thirty rooms were consumed, but no ilve3 were lost. The women were all sent off by night to another palace, and the Viceroy followed them early next morning. The fire broke out at 1.30 p. m. His Hiehness is said to be greatly anneyed by tbo event. It was only a couple of years ago that the ptdaco at Er- Ramleh, near Alexandria, was burned just as it was finished, and there was also a considerable lire In the palace at Rls- et- Tln. Whatever may have been the cause ef those fires, this is said to have beeu occasioned by gas. It cou^ d hardly havo been caused wilfully, seeing that it com- menced in the women's apartments, to which there could be no acccss from without. A FOREST ON FIRE.— A fire broke out a few days ago in a state forest, near Pau. The Prefect, having put in requisition the services of a detachment of the garrison, immediately proceeded to the spot; but, whilst they were engaged in extinguishing the fire on ono side, the flames spread rapidly on the other. Fortunately tho lieutenant- colonel of the 18th of tho Line arrived with about 100 moro men, and their united efforts wero crowned with success. About 30 hectares ( 2- J acres each) of young copse were consumed. The disaster was attributed to the imprudence of a smoker throwing away a lighted cigar. WELL CLASSED.— In an article headed " The Agricultural Labour Question," wo read, among other news of the " movement," that " the Newmarket market trainers figure as agricultural employers, and their men as agricultural labourers. But the classifica- tion may bo defended. If our labourers are serfs, what are trainers' labourers but adscripti glebee t Isn't their work altogether of the turf, turfy 1— Punch. TRAFALGAR AND WATERLOO.— Ono of very few remaining officers who were present at Trafalgar has just died at Paignton, aged 82— the Rev. Henry Bellaiw, a descendant of the ancient family of Kirby Bellaira, Leicestershire. He onteied tho navy when 1- 1 as midshipman, nnd received two wounds at the battle of Trafalgar. From ill- health he loft tho navy, but subsequently received a commission in the 15th Hussars, together with his brother, the late Sir William Bellairs, and served at Waterloo, thus taking part in both England's greatest battles. He subsequently entored tho Church, and became rector of Bedworfh, Warwickshire, of which county he was a magistrate. A HARD FIGHT FOR LIFE!— An inquest has beon held, in London, on the body of Anno Hutchin- son, aged thirty- threo. The deceased wap employed as a noedlewoman, but becamo destitute through ill- ness. Although her landlord considerately allowed her rent to fall into arrear. sho had to pawn articles of furniture to live. Sho at length npnlied nt the " White- chapel Workhouse for a little out- door relief, but waa refused, somebody saying, " Come into the work- house ; that is tho place for you." Her pride, it ap. pears; forbado her to adopt the suggestion, and she locked herself up in her room for several days. On Monday night Biie 6tolo out of the house nnd sold somo 1 clothes, buying with the proceeds a small quantity of food. It Svas, however, too late ; on the following day she died. A medical examination of tho body showed that tho deceased had undergone acute privations. The coroner remarked that a needlewoman in London always had a hard fight for life. Verdict, " Death from disease of tho lungs, ao celerated by starvation." V SATURDAY, APRIL 27,1872 THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. IrfWp- flonse of Lords. April 22, the Lord Chancellor gave notice vi his Intention . to move on Thursday next a resolu- tion relative to the bankruptcy of a peer, to the cflect that all the debts under the bankruptcy being diicharged, and there being no other debts, their lordships were satlifled, according Vj the terms ofthe Act. The Doke of Richmond gave notlco that ho should the following day ask the Secretary of State whether Her Ma- jesty's Government would assure the House that farther proceedings will be suspended In the Geneva Arbitration if the / ndirect Claims are- not withdrawn by the United States. His object would not be to raise a debate, but to obtain an answer to the question. £ Lord Oranmore, In asking for tho correspondence with tho United States' Government and General Schenck relative to the Counter Case, accused the Government of vacillation and expressed an opinion that It was degrading to this country to ask the American Government any question as to the propriety of presenting our Counter- Case. Earl Granville said that no motion had been put „, u paper. lie had no personal objection to produce General flchenck's letters If it was necessary to do so, for although they had been marked " private" In the first Instance, yet that <- 4iaracter had been subsequently removed from them. He denied the charge of vacillation which tho noblo lord had made against the Govern- ment As to tho Counter Case, there was a understanding, for neither Government was bound to pre- sent a Counter- rase at all If the arbitration did not tako Kice It wonld be an advantage that such a document should before the public. Their action had not been dependent on the position of the United States, and the communlca- tloiu between him ( uid General Schenck had necessarily been confidential, but now were so no longer. With regard to tho American reservation of rights, It was Impossible for him to make anv explanation. The Marquis of Salisbury asked whether the American Counter Caso would be presented to Parliament f Earl Granville replied that he had put such a question to Oflneral Schenck, who said he would telegraph to his Govern- ment as to what reply ho should make. Xha answer had not yet been received. The motion was withdrawn. Lord Lauderdale, In asking what steps had been taken to carry out the recommendations of tho ilegcera Commission, condemned the employment of a ship like the iltgcera on a voyage to the other end of the world. Lord Camperdown gave reasons for declining to enter Into • controversy on the subject, and Bald that the Admiralty The Duko of Somerset approved tho suggestion that a careful record should be kept of the defects of every ship. The Act of Uniformity Amendment ( 1872) Bill and the . Reformatory and Industrial Schools Bill were read a third time and passed, and their lordships adjourned. In the House of Commons, in connection with the Alabama claims, Mr. Disraeli gavo notice that to- morrow he would Inquire of her Majesty's Government whether they are prepared to givo the House an assurance that further proceedings in the arbitration at Geneva will be suspended unless the claims termed the lndirectfclalms are abandoned ot Withdrawn by the Government of the United States. ) Mr. W. Fowler gave notice that on an early day he would move for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1866- 69. Mr. Card well, replying to Lord Elcho, said he had com- municated with H. B. H. the President of the Patriotic Society and with CoL Lindsay, and they had noobjectlon to devoting a small. portion of tho Patriotic Fund to tho proper main- tenance of the graves of the officers and men of the British army who fell In tho Crimea, but he was Informed that it did not fall within the duties and liabilities of the fund. He admitted that tho matter was well worthy tho consideration of the Government. The Lord Advocate, in answer to Mr. B. Cochrane, said that the Scotch Education Bill would be proceeded with when the Ballot Bill had passed through the House ( laughter). In answering a question from Lord Elcho, Jlr. Cardwell stated that Salisbury Plain will be the scene of this year's AutumnManccuvres. Auxiliary Forces from the Three King- doms will be asked to attend, and the mantcuvreB will com- mence on the Slst of August The House then went into Committee on the Ballot Bill, and made more rapid progress than at any previous sitting. Clauses 6, 6, and 7 were agreed to after very brief discus- sion and with a few verbal amendments. On Claude 8, which defines the general powers and duties of the returning officer, Mr. Graves proposed to make provision for taking the votes of officers in the Mer- cantile Marino, registered seamen, and licensed Pilots who may be compelled to go to sea between tho nomination and tho opening of the poll. It was supporteu by Mr. C. Bykes, Mr. R. Fowler, Mr. Magniac, Mr. T. Collins, and Mr. Scourileld, but resisted by Mr. Forster, and on a division the amendment was negatived by 241 to 154. Clauses 9, 10, and 11, which also relate to the duties of returning officers, raised no discussion; but Mr. Hunt moved the omission of Clause 12, which provides that no voter shall be compelled to disclose his vote in any legal pro- ceedings relating to the election. Such a prohibition, he de- clared, was secrecy run mad; and Mr. S. Hill, who sup- ported him, said that the provision would wipe out the Corrupt Practices Act. Mr. Foster refused to part with the clause, which, he held, was necessary to prevent the object of the bill , being defeated, and on a division it was carried by 193 to 01. The arrangements for the polling- places In Scotland ( Clause 16) engaged the Committee for somo time. • Ulti- mately the clause was agreed to as proposed, an amendment It necessary to communicate with the Government of Belgiun before deciding the question of tho extradition oi . Marguerite Dixblancs. The Erench Minister of Forelgt Affairs had explained that It was the Invariable prac uce, of the French Government, Before deciding upoi the* surrender of a criminal, to communicate wilt the Government of tho country to which that crimina belonged. He was In communication with the Belgiai Government on the subject, and ho presumed an answei would be given at once, and that only a few days'delai would be caused. The Belgian Minister at Paris had assured his Excellency that ho had no doubt in tho pre- sent case his Government would at once express tneii concurrence In the surrender. He ( Lord Enfield' would semind. tho- hon.- vmember that there was nc extradition treaty between tWs country and Belgium. The extradition treaty' between Great Britain and Franc* made no exceptions as to tii^ satlonallty of person's whose extradition was domanded: and so far, therefore, as thai treaty was concerned, tho. Belgian Government had no legal right to refuse the surrender of Marguerite Dixblanc. The extradition treaty of thd United States was precisely slmilal to that of- France. Mr. Newdegato moved for leave to bring In a bill for the appointment of a. Commission to inquire Into the increase and character of Monastic and Cbnvsntual Institutions ^ Great Britain, into the ( jjnditibns under which property or income is held by them, and other particulars with regard to them r and also under what circumstances and securities it may be desirable to promoto the emigration of Nuns who wish to quit their consent life. Mr. Bruce briefly Intimated the assentof the Government to the introduction of the bill, remarking that there were several points in tho subject which deserved the attention of Parliament, and leave was then given to bring In tho bLLL Mr. Candllah next moved for leave to bring In a bill to re- peal the 25th Clause of the Educatlen Act, and repeated at some length the familiar arguments against the Clause which have been urged on previous occasions. Mr. T. Collins opposed the motion, alleging as a reason that the House had already decided this 8ession against dis- turbing the Act, and maintaining that the country had decided unmistakably in favour of religious education. Mr. F. Powell also opposed the bill, which would throw back the cause of education, and argued generally in favour of religious instruction. Mr.- Dixon urged the Government to deal with the question ; once, as the grievance was spreading, and was felt chiefly by those who had been the staunch est friends of the Prime Minister and the Government. Mr W. E. Forster regretted that Mr. Candllsh had not been permitted, as a matter of courtesy, to bring in his bill without opposition ; but If Mr. Collins pressed his opposi- tion he should vote with him, for It would be misleading the House to hold out even the semblance of a hope that the Government would support any sflch measure. After the question had been so recently discussed and decided, it was unusual, to say the least, to renew the discussion ; and as a practical matter, this attempt to modify Clause 26 *— is premature. Until we had a mtoch larger supply Board Schools, simply to repeal the Clause would ike It Impossible to carry out tho principle of compulsion; . _ it would be impossible to imprison a man for not sending his oh lid to sohool unless schools were provided to which he could take no conscientious objection. As to the Irritation said to be produced by the Clause, Mr. Forster replied that however that might be the work went on, and he instanced the case of Stockport, where compulsion had been worked most judi- ciously and effectively, and with very small cost to the Kates. Mr. Forster guarded himself against the supposition that ho had given a pledge to bring in a compulsory measure next year. All he undertook was to urge on his colleagues his claim to have the general question of Compulsion con- sidered, and in that case the 25th Clause must be dealt with. But, while admitting the Clause to be open to re- considera tlon in some points ( though he maintained he had no ground for anticipating the conscientious objections taken to It), Mr. Forster adhered to his former opinion, that In any modification the parent must have his choice of schools where the materials for a choice existed. Mr. Beresford Hope Indulged In some severe observations on the blgotory of the Secularists, and Mr. Miall retorted by comparing him to " Nick Bottom " who was always ready to play any part, from " the Ercles vein " to " roaring like a sucking dove." He deDled that tho Secularists were opposed to religious instruction, but they desired that it should not be given by the schoolmasters. The discussion was continued by several other lion, members, after which, the House divided, and refused leave to bring in the bill by a majority of 201— 316 to 115. The Building Societies BUI was read a second time. Tho Committee on the University Tests ( Dublin) BiH waa fixed for Thursday. The other orders were disposed of, and the House ad- journed at five minutes to one o'clock. TRADITIONS OF THE OLD WARS. A correspondent of The Times, in writing upoh Sardinia, remarks:— One principal object of railways In Sardinia is to put all the best parts of the island in easy communication with tho Important port of Terranova, one of tho finest natural harbours of tho Mediterranean, which more than once afforded shelter to the whole of Nelson's fleet, and of which that great Admiral expressed the highest opinion. It gives a vivid idea of the decadence of Sardinia and of Its prosperity In ancient times when wo learn that Terranova had a popu- lation of 150,000 souls in the days of the Roman Empire. Something of its former greatness may be traced In the ruins that remain. It is interesting, by the- by, to noto the traditions of the old wars between Great Britain and France which still linger In the Island. 1 think I men- tioned in a former letter the cannon shots still Sticking in the wall of the best house in Cagliarl, each one with a date below it, and which were fired by French men- of- war at moments when British protection was not at hand. In tho little town of Maddalena, on the Island of the same name, a low pyramidal column supports a large bombshell fired by the French, and which fell through the roof of tho church, but did not explode. This failure of the bomb to complete Its destructive duty was recorded as a miracle, and It Is also an article of faith at Maddalena that the missile was fired by the hand of Nspoloen Bonaparte himself, then serv- ing as an artillery officer on board a French ship of war. moved by Mr. Gordon to substitute the she'riff for the Lord Advocate as the authority to fix new polling- placcs being do- feated by 165 to 90. The Irish Polling- places Clause ( 18), which extends over four pages of the bill, was also discussed with some minute- ness. Several verbal alterations were mado, but it only gave occasion for one division, when Mr. Bruen proposed that In all Irish counties there shall be a polling- place within four miles of each elector, with the proviso, however, that a poll- ing district need not be constituted for less than 100 electors. 1 It wa3 negatived by 219 to 136, and when tho clause was agreed to the Committee was adjourned until Thursday. The Honse then took up the Pacific Islanders Protection Bill, which waa considered in Committee. The other orders were disposed of, and tho House ad- journed at 6 minutes after 2 o'clock. In tho House of Lords, April 23, tho following bDls ' re- ceived the Royal assent by commission— viz., the Mutiny Bill, the Marino Mutiny Bill, the Oyster and Mussel Fish- eries Protection Bill, and the Bank of Ireland Charter Act Amendment BilL The Lords Commissioners were— the Lord ChanceUor, tho Duke of St. Albans, and Viscount Eversley. The Epplng Forest Bill was road a first time. Earl Granville presented to their lordships a copy of the American Counter Case. Late the previous evening General Schenck received, a telegram stating that it had been pre- sented to Congress. The Duke of Kichmond rose, according to notice to- ask whether her Majesty's Government are prepared to give. 1 the House an assurance that further proceedings In the arbitra- tion at Geneva will be suspended unless the claims termed the indirect claims be abandoned or withdrawn by the Government of the United States. Tho course which the Opposition took, his Grace added, would depend upon the answer. Earl Granville in roply said that notwithstanding, the threat which had just been uttered, in tho opinion of the Government it would not be to the public intorest for them to make a declaration of their Intention until they knew how the American Government received tho despatch of tho 20th March. They believed they would receive the support of Parliament in maintaining their present position and that any declaration would only weaken their position. The County Buildings ( Loans) Bill passed through com- mittee. The Bishops Resignation Act ( 1869) Perpetuation Bill was read a third time and passed, and their lordships adjourned. In the House of Commons, Mr. Newdegate presented a largo number of petitions in favour of an inquiry into the snbject of Conventual and Monastic Institutions. with regard to the subject of a royal residence in Ireland, and when they had a decision to announce they would not wait for the opportunity afforded by a question. Mr. Stacpoole gavo notice that on an early day he Would call attention to the subject. The Postmaster- General, in answering a question put by Mr. John Talbot, said that he would givo directions that for the future bank holidays should be observed In tho post- offices as far as possible without inconvenience to the publlo business. Mr. Gathorno Hardy : My right hon. friend ( Mr. Disraeli) has asked me to put tho question to her Majesty's Govern- ment of which he has given notlco, viz.:— To Inquire whether her Majesty's Government are prepared to gl7c the Housa an assurance that further proceedings in the arbitration at Geneva will be suspended unless the claims, termed the In- direct claims, are abandoned or withdrawn by the Govern- ment of the United States. Mr. Gladstono : I nevor felt any surprise or expressed any complaint that this question should have been put, but I hope the right hon. gentleman wfllnot bo surprised that if I speak at the date at which It is put to me, 1 must adhere to the declaration which I made about ten days ago, Inas- much as the consideration by which that declaration was dlo- tated is still In full forcsj, viz., that wo do not think It advisa- ble to announce any decision whatever as to tho course which ltmay be our duty to takeregardlng proceeding further with the arbitration at Geneva, until we knotf In what manner tho Government of the United States proposes to deal with the note whicfc was addressed by Lord Granville to General Schenck upon the 20th March The answer to that note we understand to be upon Its* way. I would simply add a few words to that declaration. We have no doubt whatever that we shall recelvo tho support of Parliament In maintain- ing the position which we have held as to the scope and in- tention of the reference mado to tho tribunal at Geneva, but I fear any early declaration at this stage « f the diplomatic correspondence wonld not tend to strengthen but to weaken the position of the Government. When I say " this stage of tho diplomatic correspondence," I mean that stage that It continues to hold, and must hold, until wo havo re- ceived the reply of tko American Government to which I have alluded. Lord Enfield, In reply to Sir. G. Jenkinson, said that Lord Lyons reported that the French Government had considered THE TWO CASES, 8ays John Lemoinne, " Tho English Counter- caso Has strength writ on Its plain, straightforward face." " That's nat'ral ( says Sam, with some Impatience}— " Strong counter- cases suit shop- keeping nations. But how abeut my case f Guess that will funk ' em 1r— . Not while John Bull can weigh bounce and smell bunkuip. — Punch. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS' STRIKE. Several of the farm labourers at Newton, niar Sudbury, Suffolk, were summoned before the magis trates at Bexford last week, on the charge of " un- lawfully hindering and molesting other labourers with a view to coerce them to leave their work." The in- formations were laid under 34 and 35 Vict., chap. 32, entitled " An Act to amend the criminal law relating to violence, threats, ' and intimidation," passed last year. The master alleged that in one of the cases he saw the men at work in the fields Sloughing before breakfast, and shortly afterwards e saw them riding their horses home, accompanied by a crowd of about fifty persons. One of the defendants was riding one of the horses. The complainant him- self was not called. In the second case it appeared from the evidence of the eame witness that the com- plainant had three men in his employ hoeing wheat, when three of the defendants went to them, and, although he warned them of tho consequences, they all went off together, and joined the la- bourers who had struck. One of the complainants was called, and described what took place, but said that the defendants merely beckoned to him and his mates when they were at work, and told them of tho strike. The men Baid they were all agreeable, and would strike too; and told their master they must join the company. They then went away, carrying their tools with them. The witness was much pressed, but re- iterated that he was quite agreeable to leave his work when asked; he waa in no bodily fear of the defendants, and his tools had not been interfered with by them, or he hindered in the use of them. Mr. Jones, for the prosecution, submitted that there was a watching ana besetting " under the Act. Mr. Mumford, for the defendants, denied that the Act had any reference to the case at all, but was passed to prevent the outrages of trade unionists, and protect both master and man. It would be a mon- strous stretch of the law if any conviction in the present instance took place, as there was not the shadow of a case. The magistrates, after a lengthened consultation, dismissed the coses on the ground that no coercion had been proved. Mr. Jones intimated that other evidence was pro- curable, and that probably there would be an appeal A large number of farmers were present during the proceedings. ""' I I Nearly all the men havo resumed work, some on " piece " work, and others at an advance of a shilling a week. The wages have been also slightly raised in other parishes in the district. From the 1st to the 20th inst., tho Exchequer re- ceipts amounted to £ 1,300.057, a substantial Increase over the corresponding period of las: year. The expenditure dunng the three weeks was nearly seven millions Tho balance at the Bank exceeds five millions and a quarter. It is announced from Potsdam that the Princess Im- perial oJ Germany, the Princess Royal of England, gave birth to a daughter on Monday evening. Tho Princess has now oeyeu children, rix., threo sons and four daughters. THE TICHB0RNE CASE. In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Tmesday morning, the Attorney- General applied in the case of the Queen v. Thomas Castro alias Arthur Orton, alias Sir Roger Tichborne. Bart., to show cause against a rule which had been obtained to admit tho prisoner to ball.— The following is a condensed The Attorney- General : The true principle which governs these applications is whether tne prisoner gives sufficient security for his coming forward to tako his ' trial. If your lordships think 6e does so in this case, i tha Crown has no right, and certainly no wish, to j keep the, man in prison. _ 1 After some discussion as to the authorities upon the I* Jmt, ,1 The learned counsel said that both in the charge of | perjury and forgery the question would be whether the prisoner was really the person he represented himself i to be. The case on th ® part of the prisoner atithe re- cent civil trial was supported by a number of state- ments excessively defamatory to other persons— state- ments bringing them before the bar of publlo opinion, and extremely offensive and painful to their feelings. The alleged perjury was, therefore, one of the gravest crimes of which a person could be guilty, and the al- leged forgery was attempting, and successfully attempt- ing, to raise money to a large extent on security signed in the name of a person whom the prosecutor said was dead. The Lord Chief Justice : If the porjury be estab" lished, I am of opinion it would be far more serious than even tho forgery, to which the law assigns a much heavier punishment. As regards the bonds, the people advanced the money as a speculation, and in many instances against the law which piohibits money being subscribed for such litigation, and if it turns out that they have been deceived, they will be entitled to no sympathy. Whereas the perjury involves not only an attempt to rob an innocent person of his birth- right and inheritance, but also brings in question in a most marked manner the honour, character, and con- duct of more than one individual. Therefore, morally speaking, to my mind the perjury is far more serious than the forgery under the particular circuuqstance^ assuming always, of course, that it is made out. The Attorney- General: I entirely concur in your lordship's remarks on the'two crimes. Ishould inform the court that on the part of the prosecution it will bo necessary to bring witnesses from the other end of the earth, as the evidence taken on commission both in Australia and Chili cannot be received in a criminal case. i The Lord Chief Justice : That is a very serious element in our consideration, looking at the delay which must necessarily take place. The Attorney- General: But if a man commits a crime 14,000 miles away and comes back to this country, he must not complain if it be necessary to seek wit- nesses from that distance, Tho Lord Chief Justice : If the original charge of perjury were the onlv one we should not interfere with the bail named by the Chief Justice of the Common Pleaa, but the second charge of forgery, to which a much more severe punishment is attached, would, if the prisoner be conscious of his guilt, offer a greater inducement to him to withdraw from trial. On the other hand, looking at the probable lengthened im- prisonment, is it right we should keep him in prison if he can find reasonably sufficient bail? The Attorney- General: I repeat that I have no other wish, than that the man should be produced at his trial. It was here stated that the bail fixed by the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was— the prisoner in £ 5,000, and two sureties in £ 2,500 each, or four in £ 1.250. In reply to the court, the Attorney- General said he believed that the prosecution would be prepared for trial in November next. Mr. Archibald also appeared with the Attorney- General, but did not ar^ ue the case. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine was heard in support of the rule. The Lord Chief Justice, in reference to the difficulty of the jury in a felony case having to be locked up during the progress of the trial, said he had heard with great satisfaction that the Legislature would be asked to alter the law on that subject. Mr. Gifford ( who with Mr. Montagu Williams also appeared for the prisoner) briefly addressed the court. The Lord Chief Justice, in pronounoing the judg- ment of the court, said they were of opinion that the application of the prisoner should be acceded to. Looking to the probability, as the counsel for the defence had suggested, tnat the prisoner would only be tried for perjury, to the fact that the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had fixed the amount of bail for his appearance on that charge, and also that many months must elapse before the trial, and that the extradition trea- ties rendered the chance of escape much less than for- merly, their lordships thought that the bail originally | fixed was sufficient to ensure his appearing at the trial. The prisoner woujd therefore be released on giving that amount of baiL It was arranged that the Crown should have forty- ' eight hours' notice of the bail, in order that they might have a full opportunity of inquiring into the sureties offered. SPUTTERINGS FROM " JUDY'S" PEN- THE CRIMEAN GRAVES.' In tho House of Commons, on Monday evening, Lord Elcho, quoting a letter which appeared in The Times of the 30th of March last, and which contrasted the care taken of the Russian and French graveyards in the Crimea with the neglect of tha English grave- yard, and mentioned that the French graveyard was maintained in proper condition at a cost of £ 200 a year, asked whether a small portion of the Patriotic Fund might not be applied to the proper maintenance of the graves of the officers and men of the British army who fell in the Crimea. Mr. Cardwell Baid the question appeared to him to De one of law. He had spoken to the President and the Chairman of the Committee of the Patriotic Fund, and they personally took no objection to the proposed expenditure ; bat, on reference to legal opinion, it was found that the matter was not one within the duty and the liability of the committee. Lord Elcho: Will the right hon. gentleman take into his consideration the question whether the Govern- ment could not do what is required ? Mr. Cardwell: The question is one well worthy of consideration by the Government. ( Hear, hear.) TRIAL OP COMMUNISTS. The last party of Communists accused of taking part in the muraer of the hostages, are now on their trial before the Sixth ConBeil de Guerre. Before that same Conseil the murder of Gustave Chaudey on the 23rd of May, the slaughter of the Archbishop and his com- panions on the 24th, the slaughter of tne Dominicans on the 25th, the slaughter of tho gendarmes in the Rue Haxo on the 26th, have been described by tho papers in all their horrible details. The nine prisoners now before the Sixth Court- martial are accused of murdering Moaseigneur Surat, the Abb( 5 Bi; court, Father Houillon, and M. Chaulieu. In the acte d'accusation it is asserted that on May 27 the infuriated Communists meant, as a last act of • vengeance, to massacre the thirteen hundred hostages whom they held. One plan was to shut up a number in a church, and then set fire to the building. Another proposal was that a battery of ten guns, placed on the high ground of Pfere la Chaise, should play upon the prison of La Roquette, till every hostage was destroyed. The near approach of the regular troops, and the panic which followed, prevented the accomplish- ment of these two plans. During the general confusion, Monseigneur Surat, tho Abbt5 Becourt, Father Houillon, and M. Chaulieu escaped from the prison, three of them dressed in the clothes of con- demned criminals. Thanks to this uniform, which served as a safe- conduct amongst the Communists, they wero able to pass safely by one or two barricades, but the good clothes of the fourth unfortunate excited the attention of the crowd that filled the streots. The whole of them wero arrested, recognised, carried back to La Roquette, placed in an angle of1 tho wall, and hot. Two of the prisoners are woirien. They are sail young;.' thp eldest beihg twenty- six and the younges a boy of fifteen. _ Everybody who has been in Florence is aware that on lloly Saturday a dove, charged with fireworks, Is sent at mid- day through tho Duomo from a house hard by. It should explode at a given moment, and set off the rockota, which are a signal for tho bolls— silent during the previous 48 hours— to clash forth simultaneously, and proclaim the end of Lent. A popular superstition, once deeply rooted, has It that If the fireworks explode properly a good harvest may be confidently relied on. This year the dove went off too « oon, and the fi" ••> ensuing did not fail to bo regarded i.^ jrtentoua by THE Spendthrift's Prayer— leave me a- loan will ou ExTRAOKDDfABr Phenomenon— A feat of arms. WHY is It dangerons to take a nop when travelling?— BO- Cause tho train runs over sleepers. A CATASTBOPIIE.— A party of Americans went hunting and, after three days' sport, returned with nought but a cat, as trophy. NtJX- CRACKEits.— Shiflaleghs. ADVICE to Fair Anglers— Don't flshfor compliments. ASS- ASSINATIOX— Donkey slaughter. ExTRAORDINARr MADNESS OP JHE SEASOH.— The mawied man who stopped out late the other night found a ilea in hla ear when ho got home. HALF- PAT officers are generally of retiring dispositions. THE truest Mstory- bookW^ JDr ever bought lies on a shelf at this present moment. A MA N of Many Parts— the hawker of an EH cycloprcdia. SOME ballet- girls are puzzles— some aro POSER*. THE Best Thing fojutho ChanceUor to Tako Oir-' Himself. A RE\ IE5UE CUTTER.— Mr. Lowe. fe—" SIGNS of " thejimes."— The news- boy in tho morning ring ng the area bell; and whistling a popular melody. A CERTAIN celebrated sculptor's talents are said to be so infectious, that even the people who sit to him make faces. IT'S very odd that a sovereign should bo under a crown. THE Lord Mayor's " 81r " prize.— Knighthood. THERE IS a shoemaker's Journal lately started— be sure you ask for the last edition. — Judy. EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN- There has been formed in California a corporate company that proposes to reclaim, by a very extensive . System of sea walls, all tho marsh land in tho State. According to intelligence from Livadia, the congenia climate has already had a most bcneflclal effect upon tho. shattered health of the Empress of Russia. The other evening a spectator while in Manders* Menagerie, at Shrewsbury, foolishly tried to shake hand with a large Bengal tiger. The greeting was not reciprocated : the tiger showed his claws and the man felt them. He is now under surgical treatment. The Prefect of the Paris police has delegated a number' of Inspectors to watch over the morals of the audiences at catfi concerts. The missfon of the police Is not only to prevent Improper songs being sung, but to see that tho singers do not offdnd public morality by their gestures. A writer in the current issue of Oood Health says :— " We must say that to us the only argument for the tolera- tion of smoking lies In the high moral excellence of many of the men who Indulge In It." In the London papers of last week waa the following advertisement :— " Court.— Hermann Vczin," ** Court.— Ada Cavendish." A collection of twenty- five pins, very well made, t is said, has Just been found In the subterranean vaults of Thebes. Made more than three thousand years ago, they show that the modern Invention Is only a re- invention. On Friday in last week, an old woman, named Ann Gilchrist, died at Canterbury at the advanced age of 102 years and four months. She retained her mental faculties up to the last. Two soldiers of the Army of Paris have been honour- ably mentioned In general orders by General Ladmlrault— one for defending himself with his Bword against four assail- ants with knives, the other for using his bayonet against a person who refused, although challenged, to keep clear of the sentry's beat. A benevolent London School Board gentleman, re- cently questioning a little boy on serious matters, and wishing to imbue his mind with a sense of comfort and socuritv, said, " Should your father and mother die or forsake you, do you know who will take- you upf " Yes, sir," said tho scholar. " And who V asked the gent " The police," was the reply. The handsome majolica fonntain which was erected by Mlnton In tbo Great Exhibition of 1S62, at a cost of some £ 2,000, will occupy a prominent position at the south en- trance of the East London Museum, Bethnal- green. The height of the fountain will be 21 ft., and its width 40 ft. On Monday evening there was a meeting of sym patbisers of the Tichborne claimant In the Ancient Druid C- lie- house, Nottingham. Mr. Hughes presided. Sergeant ks, a witness on the plaintiff's side, addressed the meet- ing. A resolution was passed stating that the claimant had not had fair play, and recommending a subscription to be made on his, behalf. All the Nonconformist places of worship in Oke- hampton wore closed on Sunday out of respect to the memory of the late vicar ( Archdeacon Downall), and in order that the congregations might attend the parish church, There funeral sermons were preached. The cultivation of opium has been tried in the pa3t year In several parts of tne colony of Victoria, successfully as far as the quality is concerned. The commercial results are not yet stated, but it appears that the article has realised to the grower from 23a. to 30s. per lb. There Is a duty of 10s. per lb. The death is announced at Homburg, after a long illness, of Lord Audley, of Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire. His Lordship was born in 1817. and succeeded to the title while In his minority. He was also a Count of the Holy Roman Empire. His lordship was twice married, and leaves two daughters by his first wife, who was a daughter of the late Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell ' The Committee of the Ballot Society have pas9ed two resolutions, expressing satisfaction at the course taken by the Government in their conduct of the Secret Voting Viscount Mabon has been elected to the School Board for Westminster by a majority of nearly flvo to one over his opponent, Mr. George Potter. The town of Lawlew, Iowa, which three years ago was a patch of hazel bush with only on o house Insight, shipped 12,000,000 lb. ot railway freight last year. In order to insure as far as possible the safety of tho Cpowder works at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, tho gu- ps are In future to bo lighted by means of electricity. There is an advertisement in the French papers fo* £ 60,000 first mortgage on a chateau built by Napoleon HL at a cost ef £ 210,000. On Monday morning five houses belonging to Sir Stafford Northcote, and situated near the hon. barono soat at Pynes, Exeter, wero destroyed by fire. A* handsome and aristocratic young lady in reduced circumstances has been appointed keeper of a toll- bridgo over the Neuse river, in North Carolina. Considerable » " misapprehension appears to exi- t respecting tho proper rates of postage to be paid npo-- nowspapers, books, and patterns addressed to Italy, many packets, of each description being posted dally without sufficient payment. The execution of Pierre Rouette, condemned to death for murder, toolTplace at Dijon last Friday morning in the presence of a largo number of spectators. The criminal showed gTcat terror, and had to be almost carried up tho ladder of the scaffold. When tied to the plank, Rouette seemed to havo become Insensible from fear. The South London Press reports that forty- seven Bouth London tradesmen were last week fined at Newlngton for having unjust weights and measures In their pos- The Belgian iron trade displays great animation, and prices are very firm. S » great Is the activity In affairs, that when tenders were Invited a day or two sinco for rails for the Sta, te system no tender was delivered. Archbishop Manning has issued a circular order to the clergy of bis diocese prohibiting the employment ot femalo vocalists In their cbnrch choirs after the end of Sep- tember next. Mr. Alfred Bosser, Head Master of St Mark'a College Upper School, Chelsea, has been elected Vlce- Princlpal OT the Exeter Training College. The internment of Bourbaki's army in Switzerland cost the Republic fully twelve million francs, of which about two- thirds have been repaid by France, leaving four millions still dno. William Turner has obtained from the Court of Queen's Bench a rule nisi for the recovery of his daughter, a girl about five years of age, who remained In her mother's custody after the marriage was dissolved by divorce. Paper carriage wheels are proving far more durable than thoso made of iron. A set on a New Jersey road has run 160,000 miles, worn out one set of steel tires, and Is still In good condition, with a new set. The ordinary iron wheel* only runabout 75,000 miles Last week several large sailing vessels bound from the Tyne for the East Indies and the South were detained through the Inability of the ship masters to make up their A bill has been brought in by the Marquis of Har- tington and the Attorney- General for Ireland to explain and amend the Landlord and Tenant ( Ireland) Act, 1S70, so far as relates to the purchase by tenants of their holdings. As the northern express passed Ditton station on Friday night, the booking clerk at the station made an at- tempt to cross the line, but he was caught by the buffer of the engine, knocked down, and the train went over him. When picked up it was found that his head had been com- pletely severed from his body, and that one of his feet had been cut off. One of the features of the Vienna Exhibition is to be the displaying of the manufacturing process of everything shown. The building will bo, in fact, an active workshop. Ladles' work is to be done on a large scale, and their powers of usefulness displayed. It is said that they will be shown making puddings, nursing the babe, and fascinating tho loving husband after his day's toll. Bill, and urging them to proceed with the measure In spite ot all opposition. On Monday morning a return was published of certificates of naturalisation Issued to aliens by her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Homo Department, givlag the names and descriptions of such aliens, and stating the countries to which they belong. Slnca 1S6S only one alien — namely, PandeU Italli, B. A., born at Marseilles— Obtained tht! right of sitting ifl parliament and being of Her Majesty's Privy Council. J, In the House of Lords, on Monday evening-, the Lord Chancellor gave notice that he would move a resolution with respect to a member of their lordships' House who had had the misfortune to become bankrupt. The resolution would be to the effect that, it appearing that the noble lord in question had discharged all his debts' und& the bank- ruptcy, and there being no other debts due by him, their lordships were satisfied as to his right to resume his place in tho House under the Act of last session. After the sale of " the wild beasts" by auction at Edinburgh the other day. It was attempted to convojr the elephant by railway to Manchester; but tho huge animal not contented with the infra dig. horse- box, smashed It to pieces by sending Its head right through the front end of. the enclosure, and without tho least ceremony its hindquarters through the other end ! The temporary destruction of the property did not mar the amusement of tho spectators. It proceeded on thd Journey on its poor feet. • i On Saturday, a prisoner in the House of Correction, Clerkenwell, London, undergoing a sentenco of 14 days' Im- prisonment, was working on the treadmill when he cried out that his legs were broken. The whole of the prisoners to the number of about 100, were immediately called off and the wheel was stopped, wheh it was found that either from aiifcident or design his legs had got entangled tnthd machi- nery, and that both were broken. He- was immediately picked up and taken to the Infirmary, whdre he was attended by Dr Smiles, the prison surgeon. There was great alarm among the 300 prisoners at work on the wheels, but order was quickly restored A disputed point in the history of the Infallibility dogma has been elucidated by tho Archbishop of Paris in ids recent pastoral. He affirms. In contradiction of what was not a very rare opinion about a year ago, that the dogma was subscribed by hi* lamented predecessor, Monslgnor Darboy. The latter wrote to tlje Popo on the 2nd March, 1S71, ex- pressing his adhesion, pure and simple, to the ddgma. The Pope answered him In a letter of March 20, which tho late Archbishop was nevor allowed even to read. Whllo In captivity he was so utterly lsolatod from Ills flock that he had to leave unfulfilled his Intention of promulgating the dogma. His correspondence with the Holy Father has now been published. Archdeacon Denison, at a visitation lunch a few days since, referred to his well- known repugnance to Govern- ment school Inspection. One of her Majesty's Inspectors proposed to come to his ( the archdeacon's) school twenty- fire years ago. ne said to tho inspector, " I love you very much ; you are a very nice man : but as Bure as possiblo If over you come here I'll tell the boys to put you Into the pond." The gentleman did not go, and was a very wise man for not going. T( ie next school inspector who went to his school asked particularly whether the children sang; and Mrs. Denison, who came up at the time, told the children to sing " Goosey, goosey, gander," and whether the Inspector thought it was a cut at him or not, he ndver went again. On Saturday, a painter named Hesketh, of Scholea WIgan, was suddenly killed in consequenco of his Incautious handling of a loaded gun. He was employed at flindley Hall, Pemberton, and, in the courso of his duties, ho had to re- move a gun from one corner of tho room. He began to play with the weapon, saying he would bo a rifleman, although he was told the weapon was loaded, when, by some means, the charge exploded, and entering his head Just below the chin killed him almost Instantly. Deceased was married, and has left ouo child. The death is announced of Mr. Richard West- macott, R. A., in his 74th year. He was the son of Sir Richard Westmaoott, the celebrated sculptor, was brought up under his father's eye, and In 1620 ho went to Italy, where ho spent some five or six years in studying tho galleries of ancient art. Soon after his return to England,, in 1827, he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy. In 1833 ho was chosen an associate of that body, to tho fuU henourB of which ho was admitted In 1849. and ten years later he was appointed Professor of Sculpture. He had retired somo years from the active work of his profession, but wa3 we" known both as a lecturcr and a writer on artistic aubJo « ts. A curious practical question in mercantile juris- prudence has been raised under Scotch law— whether two persons who are " entirely devoid of capital" can form a company? The rule of law universally admitted Is, that It Is essential to a copartnery in Scotland that the partners " share In the loss, as well as the profit, and the difficulty arises from Its being Impossible to lose where " nothing " u at stake. The year 1815 is memorable in many ways, but there are not many monev- lenders who trace back their transac- tions to such a date. It appears, however, that In that year a bill for 100 dollars, with interest at Id. a day for so long as the bill remained unpaid was given by some officers at Quebec to a Canadian arnjj contractor. The bill was never paid, and its holder now presents it to the War Department for settlement, giving the agreeable Intimation that he has threo more in reserve. The Interest on this bill of £ 21 now amounts to £ 86, a lesson in the science of progression. About 12 o'clock on Monday a fire, whichj created some alarm, broke out in a servant's room in the third story of the North Western Hotel, Liverpool, belonging to tha London and North- Western Railway Company. There being an ample suply of water throughout the hotel and several hydrants, a hose waa quickly brought Into play, and the Dames were extinguished In about half an hour. Tho Are dldnot extend beyond the room were It originated. An over- heated flue is supposed to have been the cause of it. A shocking accident occurred at Cambridge on Satur- day. A young man named Parker, son of the station- master at North- road, on the London and North- Western Railway, waa returing to North- road with a basket of meat, which he was carrying, and ran along the line to get into tho carriages while they were in motion. He was run over by the train, which passed across hla head and shoulder, his brains being scattered over the line. Deceased had himself been employed upon the line, but was subjected to fits, and had lost his employment in consequence. THE MARKETS. MARK- LANE.— MONDAY. The wheat trade Is characterised by an increased amount of firmness. The supply of English wheat has been limited, but the quality has been tolerably good. With a moderate at- tendance of millers, the demand has not been active, but prices have ruled firm, and all qualities have been held fbr li. per qr. advance. Tho market has been moderately supplied with foreign wheat The demand has been firm, at Is. per qr. advance. The supply of barley has been moderate. French samples haveexpenenced aheaithy Inquiry, and other sorts have been steady. Prices have had an upward tendency. Malthas sold quietly, on former terms. There has been a good show of oats on offer. The demand ha3 been steady, at 6< L to IS. per qr. more money. Maize has been steady and rather dearer. In ' beans the demand has been quiet, at late rates. Peas have sold at about previous quotations. The flour market has been quiet, but firm. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET,— MONDAY. A fair amount of firmness has been observable In the cattle trade to- day. The supply of beasts has been about tho average, and the quality generally has been good The trade has been steady, and the prices have been quite 2d. per 81b. higher. The best Scots and crosscs have sold at 6s. 4iL, and occasionally at 5s. 6< L per 81b. From Norfolk Suffolk, Essex, and Ciynbridgeshlre we have received about 1,760 Scots and crosses; fropj other parts of England, 250 various breeds ,- and from Scotland, ' 84 Scots and crosses. FoU average supplies cf sheep have been on Bale, including a large show of foreign. Tho quality has been good, particularly as regards the English stocks. Although the demand has lacked activity, a moderate amount of steadiness has been apparent. The best Downs and Jialf- breds havemade5s. 10d, and In some fow Instances 6s, per 81b. Lambs have been firm, at 8s. 6d. to 0s. 6d. per Sib. Calves have been quiet at about late rates. Pigs nave sold at previous prices. - did Inf. ooarse beasts.. 2 10 8 6 Second quality.... 3 8 14 Frlmo large oxen .. 4 8 6 2 Prime Scots, & c... 6 4 6 6 In! coarse sheep .. 3 8 4 4 Second quality .... 4 6 4 10 Prime coarso wool'd 6 0 6, 6 METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET. Moderate supplies of meat havo been s. d. a. d. Prime Southdown 5 8 6 0 Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small 6 4 6 0 Large hogs 8 8 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 6 6 0 Lambs 8 6 9 I Qr. old store pigs ea 0 0 0 0 - MONDAY. The trade has been firm, but not active at our quotations. Inferior beef 3 4 Middling ditto.... 4 0 Prime largo ditto.. 4 6 Prime small ditto.. 4 10 Veal 5 0 s. d. a. d. Inferior mutton.. 4 0 4 6 Middling ditto.... 4 8 6 2 Prime ditto 6 6 5 10 Large pork 3 8 4 0 Small pork 4 10 6, * 8s. 0d to 0a. Od HOPS During tho past week a steady feeling has prevailed There has been a moderate Inquiry for choice Weald of Kent and Sussex hops while the demand for yearlings his been fairly active, at full prices. Olds have remained qulot. Mid and East Kents, £ 10 10s. to £ 17 ; Weald of Kent, £ S 10s. to £ 10 10s. ,- Sussex, £ 716s. to £ 9 9s.; Farnham and country, £ 11 lis. to £ 10. Yearilngs : Mid and East Kent, £ 3 to £ 0 10s. Weald of Kent, £ 3 to £ 5 15s.; Sussex, £ 3 to £ i 6s.; Earn ham and country, £ 0 to £ 7 ; Olds, £ 1 6s. to £ 2. WOOL. The podtlon of tho wool market has been unaltered At the public sales of oolonial wool there has been a fair amount at animation. Fine qualities have been In request, at full currencies. Other sorts havo been dealt In auletly. Current prices of English wool:— Fleeces— Southdown hoggetts, la lljd. to 2s. 0} d ; half- bred ditto. 2s. Id to 2s. 2d ; Kent fleeces 2s. Id to 2s. 2d.; Southdown ewe, and wethers, Is. tlOJ. to Is. lid Sorts— Clothing, Is. 2d to Is. 8d.; Leicester, Is. fid. to 2s. 6d. FISH. Pickled herrings, 25s. to 30s.: red ditto, 12s. to 22s. per barrel; bloaters, 2s. to 3s. 3d. ; kippers, 2s to 4s. per box; turbot, 8s. to 12s.; brill, 4s. to 6s.; dorey, Ss. to 6s. each • mackerel, 2s. to 3s. Cd. : mullet, 8s. to 12s. per dozen ; sole*. Is. to Ss. Od. per pair; whiting, 12s. to lSs. per basket; lobsters. Is. to 4s.; crabs, is. to 3s. each ; native oysters, £ 10 10s.; pearl ditto, £ 3 3s. ; common ditto, 13s. to 35s. ner busheL POTATOES. Tho supplies of potatoes have been less extensive. There I • THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SAT'inPST, APTITL 27. 1872. iJusinrss Imioratentfta. LESLIE C. KELWAY, Bookseller, Stationer, and Fancy Dealer, OPPOSITE MYAL HOTEL, FALMOUTH, HAS just rtwivetl a new lot of IVrAint ^ oaks, Work Boxos, Dressing Caaoa, Leather Bags, Seal- skin Purses, Work Baskets, Alliums, Mil a general Assortment oK flic Newest FANCY ( iOOOS. Also a splendid selection of BOOKS, siitabWfor presents. Envelopes, tliick, high flap, from Cd. per 100 or 4s. 6d. per 1000. Good Note> Paper, 6d., 9d., Is., Is. 6d. per packet of 5 quires. TOUR PATRONAGE EARNESTLY SOLICITED. Albums, from Is. to £ 1 Is. Cleaver's Sftnps and Perfumes in evory varioty. A cheap lot of Brushes and Combs. Ask f6r Samples of CHEAP Paper and Envelopes at Xj o. KELWAY'S. TO BE LET, with immediate possession, a PART OP A. HOUSE ( consisting of a Flour of Three Rooms ), in Lansdowne Road ( lately called Obelisk Road), Falmouth. Tho House is pleasantly and healthily situa- ted in close proximity to tho Quay, Dock, and Railway. Apply at tho Offices of this Paper, / PHOTOGRAPHY. The Oxford : iud ( amhridjc Photographic Association WILL/ Open an Establishment at No. 9, Berkeley PlVce Falmouth, On the First of May, for the productiS ot PIBST- CLASS WilKK in all kinili anil sizes of PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS1 VIEWS * > n the most liberal terms, Which may be known on application as above. On the first two or three days the. PUBLIC trill be taken Gratis, and a Copy supplied. Clergy, Ministers of all denominations, and Public ( rentlemen, will always be taken Free of Charge, and Six Copies supplied. hor best xoofk an appointment is particularly desired. Dated Falmouth, April 16th. 1872. The Bankruptcy Act* 1869. In the County Court of CORNWALL, / widen at TRURO. N the matter of proceedings for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Cred- itors." instituted by WILLIAM: JENKIN, of the Globe Hotel, falrnouth), in the County of Cornwall, Innkeeper./ The CredkoiVjof tllo abovo- named WILLIAM JENKIN are hereby informed that the first instalment of the composition herein is payable on Friday, the 2jjxli day of April instant, and following Saturday and Monday, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., at tho Office of the Trustee, Mr/ WILLIAM WARN, in Church Street. Faliyouth, and they are further informed that it is/ necessary for them to prove their debts, anato produce all bills, notes, or other securitie/ hela by them, before they can receive the said/ Composition. j Dated this 23rd daj of April, 1872. TILLY AND CO., Of Falmouth, Attorneys for tho said Trustee. READ HERE, AND SEE THE GREAT BEN EFITS DERIVED FROM A IS. IJd. ARTICLE. I Alloock's Porous Plasters hi » - reliwd sufferers when in •! ^ reat st pain and tu • retnedie* had ailed. Physicians and - iiveons of AII —'. ool* reoomm- od them. A doctor iuiJ the other dm> :—" I do not know whether Alloock's Piasters oonlain all the Tirtaes joa ascribe to them, bat this I do know: no planter or local application ha? ever piren my patients such yreat comfort." We publish a few cases of cores, showing heir wonderful rirtoes. Further evidence of their value to Buffering humanity ill be demonstrated to u. ny one calling at the principal I 5 F LAM M ATI ON OF THE LUNGS. " Henry D. Brandrfctb, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. j Dear Sir,— We be* to enclose another testi- monial & B to the efe- acv of Alloock's Porous Plasters. James Ralcliffe, SUmforl- street, Mosely, MTS be had b^ u oonfined to his bed fi » e weftf'i" offering from i| ifl » mmation of the longs. He o- ak- hed oontinoallT, with great expectoration anJ J. fficalty of breathing, which brought him so low toot be was nnable to rise in bed without support He applied one ol your plasters, and found relief in hfteen minutas, after which he says the cough stopped and the expectoration ceased. He i » now quite reoorered. The above is exactly his own statement to me.— Yours respectfully, " JOHN BlCKLE. . ^ " Pro W. BOSTOCK, " 24, St& mfonLstreet, Aahton- under- Lyce " Nor ember 24,187L" Wanted, A GENTS to Sell HARDWARE A FANCY GOODS. Wholesale trade li* t sent. Apply H. MAY, Sandpitts. Birmingham. Falmouth Union. Appointment of Collector of Poor Rales for Falmouth Union. / ' T'HE Guardians, at thei/ Meeting to be held - 1- on the I ytjn of Mar next, will elect a COLLECTOR POOR KATES for tho Town of Falhi^ uth, at/ h Salary of not exceed- ing £- 10 per annum. / Applications for the office, in the hand- writing of the applicants, accompanied by testimonials, to be sent to me oa or before the 8th proximo, endorsed, " Application far the office of Collector of Poor Rates/' W. J. GENN, Clerk. Union Office, " Falmouth, 26th April, 1872- BENSON'S watches, Clocks, Gold Jewellery, SILVER AND ELECTRO- PLATE. Hey wood, October 9,1871- Henry D. Brandieth, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. Dear Sir,— Please to send me another six doten of A Hock's Plasters and two down Brand- retb's Pill's, Is. lid. The Plasters seem to produce wonderiul results. There is scarcciy a i t> ut some one is telling me of the i they are making. Rheumatism in various part* of the body disappears as if by magic. Only on Sunday last Mr. Jacob Heywood, Alberu terraoe, Starkey- street, Heyw< x> d, in for mod that Le hud been troubled with sciatica for throe year.; so bad was it the last twelve months of that lime that he was enable to follow bis em- ployment. He had tried many doctors, b © « n to Matlock, and spent £ 2 on a largely- advertised electric- clwin belt, but all to no purpose. Some one at last persuaded him to try your Plasters, lie aid he bid no faith in them, but be would try them, for he was stuck fast ; they oould not make his pain much worse, anJ it would only Iw H little more money sent after the rest. So he bough' tw .; one be plao « l on is thigh, and the other bis back, and a week aftor ii « ready for hie work. It now six months ago aad he bu£ had no return of his paiui— Your* truly. W. BBOKETT- Loyal Family, Prince of Wales. Pbize MEDALS— LONDON.^ DUBLIN h PARIS. RHEUMATISM OF THE WRIST it WATCHES Of all kindi, at 2 to 200 i/ ain/' U. LEVER, VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL. DUPLEX. CHRONOMETER, CHRONOGRAPH, KEYLESS, CENTRE SECONDS, , REPEATERS, INDIAN, &. c. The I'lUt! ftt* hlont. BRACELETS, BROOCHES, RINGS, EARRINGS, STUDS, NECKLACES. PINS, LOCKETS, CHAINS, CROSSES, ha. CLOCKS Of all kind*, at' 1 to 1000 CHURCH. TURRET, CARRIAGE. CHIME. DINING & DRAWING ROOM, HALL. LIBRARY, SHOP, BRACKET, & c. Silver aid Electro PLATE All the new design*. DINNER SERVICES TEA L BREAKFAST SERVICES CRUETS, BASKETS, INKSTANDS, FORKS CLARET JUGS, SPOONS, he. B my wrist; in three days I had great relief, and in a week'* t cni was pcrfeotly cured Your plasters are a bl<— In? "> ' he afficted. have positive information of their boing of gMa benefit iu brf- nchitis and asthma. It will give me ij) « a" ore U> answer aq v communication con- • erning them.— Y « jur » trql » , THOMAS DAYIES. A RONCHITI8. Henry D. Brandret^, Esq., Liverpool. 105. Hamptou. street, Birmjn/ liarn. Soy. 27, 1871 - iJinr Sir,— I bav « for months past been n till- oabit of tuing Allceck'- Porous Plas'ers •( procured from lha esUblisbment of Messrs. Snapo and Km, 13, Groat ILunpton- itreet, of tbif town ) wl ou suffering from bronchitis and wvero paiija in tbe side, and have on every occasion tound imrnodiate relief, whereas I had previously consulted two medical men without deriving the hast IjeuutU. I can with confidence rooommend them U, any one suffering from tho same complaint.— Yours respect! ully, EORUE STYLES. L \ j C O C K ' s POIl O U S V LA S TEES an: BMU by all Drufjgu. tti, at la lfcd each, wiW' full directions lor us<;, or in ( iny size to suit. Tbe y ird Plaster is sjjcc'iallv recommended lor tat/ iiliex and physiciun*. One y « rd equals 18 pliihl- is. I'r c- lie [ x; r yard, 7s 1^ 1 per half Vurd, or le [ per quaru- r. PKINCIPAL AUFC. SCY v. u Qekat BKITIAN ( Wl. oi. Malo and a.. tail ) : 07, (, iu . 1 ( JII AliLOT'l'i. ST., LIVERPOOL. B/— A i'laslur eeut to any part of tho country for 15 • tnmpa. '' A Visit M E/ ipn i Cocoa Manufactory. — Through the kindness of M. ^ rn. Eppn, I recently hod an op- portunity of seeing tho many complicated and varied procewiea the Cocoa bean pa « « us through ore it IH wold public two, and, being both interoated and highly pleased with what I saw during my vinit to the uaan- ufactory, I thought a brief account of the Cacao, and the way it in manufactured by Meiwrs. Bpps, to ht it for a wholesome and nutritious beverage, might bo of Interest to the readers of Land awl Water. — See article in Land and Water, October 14. IlrtakfoX. Kii/ ii'i Cocoa.— Urate/ uI and com/ ortv _ " liv a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- tion aqd by a careful application of the line propor- tion of wellxflloctert cpeoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfiutt tablet with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save IIH many heavy dootorri'hillw." Cunt Heroict OaxtU. Ma- le simply with boiling water, or milk. Each packetislabelled--" JamesEpps and Co., Iloi/ ncopathic Chemists, London."— Also makers of Eppb'u Cucaoino, a very thin bovorugo for | evening use. t^ Eneml. part of a House to Let. time in tho Now " Public" in reading, conversation, or mutual improvement, and will find newspapers and various periodicals at hand for their use. Tea, coffee, and other provisions, may bo had, when de- sired, at a cheap rate. PIKE'S HILL WeSLEYAn CHAPEL.— A very handsomo Davenport was presented to Miss Handley, in tho school- room attached to this place of worship, on Wednesday last. Miss Handley has long presided at tho harmonium in the chapcl and tho gift was mado in recognition of her kind and elliciont sorvices. It bore, on a neat silver plate, tho following inscription :—" Presented to Miss Handley by tho Pike's Hill choir and congregation as a mark of esteem. April 24, 1872." Ihe choir was entertained at a sumptuous tea on tho occasion by tho Rev. G. E. and Mrs. Polkinghorne, after which the presentation took place. The pleasuro of the procoedings, which wore of a very interest- ing character, was considerably enhanced from tho fact that Miss Handley was quite ignorant of tho objcct of tho meeting until the moment of the pre- sentation* PIANO- FORTE RECITAL.— The annual piano- forto recital, by the pupils of Miss Martyn's Academy, took place on Thursday last, at tho Poly- technic Hall, before a large and appreciative audi- onco. The entertainment, which was of instru- mental and vocal music, was decidedly successful, and tho various performances drew forth warm and general applause. It would be invidious to partic- ularise wnerc all did so well. The wholo of the pupils ( numbering about thirty) evidenced careful training ; their progression in musical education from last year being very appreciable. The piano-' forte playing shewed that Miss Martyn's teaching included a careful attention to touch, expression, and timo; producing very pleasing results on tho occasion, tlio two pianos ( which were certainly none of Broadwood's hest) being made to discourso sweet music, under tho agile fingers of tho young ladies, as regular as clockwork. The vocal per- formances, consisting of songs, part songs, and cho- runaos. worn ltenntifnllv rendornd — At. tho rinse nf heeled over. It was noticed that those on board saw danger and apparently tried to lower the sail, which was belayed, but this could not be done, and the lee bow getting tinder water the boat filled and^ jank. For two minufcn a man was aeon HtruLr'lm^/^ t tho sea, bnt was soon lost sight of. Three boatS^ fut out from Porthleven immediately, and a hat and coat were picked tip near whore the boat went down. Two oars were also found. It was afterwards ^ discovered that the boat belonged to William Munday, of Mullion, who, together with two of his sons, and John Henry Williams, a carpenter, aged 21, is drowned. He had some nets making for him at Porthleven, rid was informed that they would be ready that day, when he promised to fetch them. Tho bodies of tho unfortunate men are not likely to be recovered. One probably got entangled in tho boat's gear as she went under water. The accident is supposed to have occurred through making fast the sail. Another correspondent statej that on the day following tho accident, the coast guard of Porth- levon, together with throe other boats, went out and dredged for the bodies, but without success. On Tuesday morning the mizon of the boat was picked up near Porthleven pier. The accident happened within a mile of Porthleven pier, and being seen, three boats at once put off, but on arriving on the spot only a hat, coat, bag. a pair of oars, and a boat's bucket were found floating on the water. One poor fellow was seen from the shore to struggle on the surface of the water some minutes. There are various conjectures as to the cause of the boat sinking, of which the most [ probable would seem to be that the " step" of the mast having given way, a plank was forced out of the | boat's bottom, and that she gradually filled without capsizing and thus sank. The names of the poor fellows that were drowned are William Munday, his sons, Joel, and Henry, and their friend John Henry Williams. The last- named, who was a carpenter, living at Mullion with a widowed step- mother, was shortly to have been married— a pitiable case enough, but poor Munday's fate seems to be the most distress- ing. The brave coxswain of tho Mullion lifeboat as he was. and one who was really respected by all with whom no came in contact, who in his occupation of fisherman had lived a life of peril, thus suddenly, mysteriously, in bright weather, together with his two sons, finds a watery grave, to leave behind BORWICK's CUSTArD POWDER. Makes delicious Cujitards and Blanc Mange. Custards made withjit are a great improvement to all Fruit Puddings and Pius. Vast numbers uso it and no family should be without it. SOLD by all Grdcers and Corn Dealers, in Id. and 2d. packets, and Gd. and Is. tins. 8ATJBDAY. APRIL 1872. the evening a cordial voto of thanks, moved by Mr. liallnmore and seconded by Mr. F. H. Earle, was given to Miss Martyn, by acclamation, for the ex- cellent entertainment aho had afforded on tho occasion. FALMOUTH UNION.— Tho following is an offi- cial list of the elected guardians for the union :— Budock - Messrs. Elias Geach and Michael Sanders. Constantine— Mr. W. R. T. Pender and tho Rev. R. F. B. Rickards. Falmouth town— Messrs. W. T. Scott, T. Webber, E. T. Turner, and A. Chard. Falmouth parish— Messrs. P. H. Gutheridge, Jacob Olver, and S. Jacob. Mawnan— Rev. W. Rogers. Mabe— Mr. J. Bath. Mylor— Messrs. M. Doble, J. R. Rowe, and R. A. Daniell. Penryn— Messrs. J. Blarney, J. Mead, W. Manser, and J. Michell. Perranarworthal— the Rev. E. Hawkins and Mr. J. Richards. St. Gluvi& s— Messrs. M Lowry and E. Martin.— The first meeting of tho Board of Guardians since tho election was held on Thursday last, when there was a largo attendance. The first business was the election of a chairman, when Mr. Jacob Olvor proposed tho rc- election of Mr. M. H. Williams, which was seconded by tho Rev. E. Hawkins, and carried unanimously. Tho vice- chairmen, Mr. J. Olver and tho Rev. W. Rogers were also unanimously re- elected. Tho following were elected to form the assessment committee :— Messrs. M. H. Williams. Norway, Bull, and Enys ( ex- officio) and Messrs. Jacob Olver, Geach, Ponder, Blamey, Doble, Martin, Bath, Webber ( elected guardians). A committee was also appointed for investigating the accounts of the Union with refer- ence to tho maintenance of the Paupers, examining tho dietary, & c., consisting of the following guard- ians, viz. - Messrs. M. H. Williams, Jacob Webber, Blarney, Lawry, Geach, Pender, Bath, and Rev. W. Rogers. Mr. T. S. Skinner having tendered his resignation as rate- collector, for the town of Falmouth, notice was given for an election of his successor at the next Board day, and the clerk was requested to advertise for candidates the Falmouth pa]> era. The financial statement was read, showing a balance in tho treasurer's hand of € 471 17s. 4a., with an arrear of £ 181 due from Falmouth Town. Cheques were signed amounting to £ 342 1 la., including tho exi> enses for the election of guardians in Mylor, amounting to £ 11 12s. 3d. widow and five ciiildren unprovided for. We sincerely hope that the fund which is advertised as opened for the relief of tho bereaved family will be liberally filled Mylor Burial Ground.— On March 14, 1871, and on the representation of Rev. J. W. Murray, vicar, tho Admiralty granted and conreyed to himself and churchwarden of the parish a piec; of land, containing 2r. 3p. 22y., as an extension of the former burial • und, and on condition that a public road, not less feet wide, with a footpath of 6 feet, should be made through the same. On the recommendation of Captain Norway, R. N., the whole work of fencings, road making, See., was placed in the hands of Mr. Thomas Hicks, by whom the work has been most successfully and admirably completed, and at the following cost, vi/.. :— vtaking new road with fences, he., £ 74 Is. Id. ; conveyance of land, £ 12; extras, 9s. These chargts hive been met as follows :— By the Admiralty, £ 5; collected by Mr. Doble, church- warden, £ 18; by Mr. G. S Enys, of Enys, £ 25; by Rev. J. W. Murray, sale of timber removed in the work, £ 9 10s. 4d. IF ThErE ARE ANy LADIES who have not yet used the GLEnfIELD STArCH, theyare respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow ont the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, theywill say like the Queen's Laundress." it is the finest Starch they ever U'ed. 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. Manufacture of Cocoa, Cacaoine, < t Chocolate. — We will now give an account of the process adopted by Messrs. James Epps and Co., manufacturers of dietetic article s, at their works in the Euston Road, London."- See Article in Part 19 of CaueTs Household Guide. yew metal pocket Vesta Box, with patent spring Cover.— Bryant and May have recently introduced a very useful little Pocket Vesta Box, with a most in- genious and simple spring cover"; it is a novelty in every way, and will soon come into very general use— being of metal instead of card, and retailedL filled with vestas, at one penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist or Chandler will supply it. on Tuesday evening next, at 7. MEDICAL.— Mr. J. Bellhouse Bowden Triggs, of University College, London, son of John Triggs, Esq., of this town, has passed an examination in the science and practice of medicine at the Apothe- caries' Hall, and received a certificate to practice. AN OLD WOMAN Missing.— An inmate of the Widow's Row, named Jane Hancock, aged 70, has been missing since Tuesday. Her mind lias ap- peared weak for some time, and it is feared she has drowned herself. A reward is offered for her recovery. ThE NORTH MAIL ACCELErATION.— ON and after the 1st of May the North mail, which now reaches here at 5.50 p. m., will arrive at 2.5 p. m. ; a gain of 3} hours, and enabling replies to bo sent on by the London mail. There will be no train ar- riving at 1.15 as at present, tho 2.5 train ( which will leave Plymouth at 11 a. m.) superseding it. THE FEIENDS' MEETINg HOUSE.— We un- derstand that it is intended to take down and re- build this place of worship, tho present building, from the bulging of the ceiling and other indica- tions, not being considered any longer safe for oc- cupation. The chapel at Earle's Retreat, having been cordially placed at their disposal, will bo used by the Society of Friends during the rebuilding. NArrOW ESCAPE.— On Tuesday evening some ildren were playing at tho Well when a little fellow, named Edwin Rawling, fell over the quay, PeNrYN. d was in the water several minutes before au alarm was made. Thomas Pearce, belonging to tho militia now under training at Pendennis, happened to be nigh, and on hearing the outcry, be rushed to the spot and jumped into the sea, just in time to - save the child, wlio was taken out in au almost in- sensible state. POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society has just issued its annual report for 1871 aud the associated papers, many of which aro of high and permanent value. Tho principal ur(.— On the Comparative Health and Longevity of Cornish Miners, by Robert Blee ; on tho Patent No- Plus Ultra Respirator; on Firmin's Tell- tale Boiler Gauge; and on the Burleigh Rock Drill. The record* of tho meteorological observations of West Cornwall aro, as usual, very complete aud of great utility. Tho volume is excellently edited by the secretary, Mr. J. H. Collins, F. G. S. THE THANKSGIVING ADDrESSEs. — Tho ad- dresses delivered at Falmouth church and Wesley chapel, on the ' 27th February last, tho day of National Thanksgiving, have been published by Mr. R. C. Richards, aud a copy, elegantly bound in silk, sent to tho Quoen, also one to tho Princess of Wales. The following acknowledgment has been received :—" Buckingham Palace, 18th April, 1872 — Major- General Sir T. M. Biddulph is desired tc acknowledge tho copy of addresses delivered at Falmouth, to bo presented to tho Queen, and to signify Her Majesty's gracious acceptance of them. He will forward the copy intended for the Princess of Wales to Her Royal Highness's Soorctary." NEW PuBLIc HOUSe. — We understand that a British Workman Public House, after tho plan of those which have attracted BO much at- tention in Leeds and clsewhero, will bo op « il""- i to the public in Swanpool Street, on Monday, morning next. this, woeunderstand, will be . " A Public- House without the drink.' Where men can sit, talk, road, and think, Then safely home return . ' Working men will be welcome to spend their leisure EAST KIRRIeR PETTy SESSIONS.— These ses- • ns were held on Wednesday last, before M. H. Williams, J. B. Tucker, M. V. Bull, and J. K. Kinsman, Esqrs.— Wm. Stevens, of Falmouth, Francis Kent, of Gwonnap, and John Williams, of Gwennap, wero fined 5s. and costs for being drunk and riotous. An order was made on Josoph Knight, of Redruth, for ' 2s. per week for the maintenance of the illegitimate child of Mary Jane Gregor. Richard Rusden, of Penryn, and Emily Tregoning, of Budock, wero fined Is ( id. and costs for being present in the house of John Thomas Besanko when the said house ought to havo been closed. James Clarke, of Gwonnap, was summoned by Richard Rooke, for assaulting him,— dismissed. Jas. Kins- man, sen., and Jas. Kinsman, jun., wero summoned by Rooko for assaulting him,— dismissed ; there was a cross summons, and Rooke was fined 14s. Gd. and costs. Wm. Thomas and Jethro Martin were lined ' 21s 6d., for having their houses opon for tho sale of beer during prohibited hours. Wm. Rowe, of Constantino, was fiuod Is. 6d. for allowing' his cart to remain on tho highway so as to cause an ob- stcuctiou. Mr. Wm. Odger was appointed as- sistant- overseer for Gwonnap, instead of Mr. Henry Morcom, resigned. marriages, anb deaths. BIRTHS At Kimberley Place, Falmouth, on Tuesday last, the wife of the Rev. R. G. Moses, B. A, of twins— daughters. At Woodlane Terrace, Falmouth, on Monday last, the wife of G. B. Zuppelli, Esq., of a daughter. At West Cowes, Isle of Wight, on the loth inst., the wife of the Rev. T. Wenn, of a daughter. mARRIAGeS. On Wednesday last, at Wesley Chapel, Falmouth, by the Rev. J. E. Coulson, Mr. Charles Chard, joiner, to Miss Mary Jane Warren, both of Falmouth. At Camborne Church, on Tuesday last, by licence, by the Rev. W. P. Chappel, Mr. Robert Tresidder, of Penryn, to Miss Georgina E. Cook, of Camborne. At St. Gluvias Church, on Wednesday last, by the Ven. Archdeacon Phillpotts, Joseph Wild, eldest - on of Mr. Joseph Ellerbeck, of Liverpool, to Lizzie, fourth daughter of Mr. W. E. Tucker, of Broad Street, Penryn. D eATHS. At Belle Vue Terrace, Falmouth, on Monday last the wife of Mr. John Williams, aged 59 years. At Broad Street, Penryn, on Friday, Elizabeth Harvey, wife of John Mead, Esq., aged 28 years. At Green Bank Terrace, Falmouth, on Monday last, Edward Maunder, Esq., Staff- Commander, R. N., iured 67 years. At Bodmin, on Wednesday last, Susan, wife of Henry Mudge, Esq., surgeon, in the 41st year of her mar- ried life. Drowned, at Plymouth, on tho 16th ultimo., Edwin, eldest son of the late Mr. Henry Pascoe, of Bar, Falmouth, aged 29 years. lgitfniturc. COUNTY NEWS. Fire at constantine. — Much commotion was caused at Falmouth on Saturday last, by tho arrival of a messengur on horseback bringing tho report of a fire then raging at tho Churchtown, in tho parish of Constantine, about seven miles from Falmouth, with a solicitation from the Rev. R. F. Rickards, the vicar of tho parish, that the Fire Brigade and Salvage Corps should at once come to the tho spot. The brigade were quickly called together, and sixteen of their corps, together with their engine, drawn by four horses, wore soou on the way to tho scene, under the command of Lieuitenants Latchmore aud Jacob, und Dr. W. K. Bullmore, Captain Olvor being absent from town. Twelve of the Falniuuth Salvage Corps soon followed, under the command of Lieutenant Thomas Webber, Captain E. C. Carne aud Lieutenant Lean being ill. On tho arrival of the corps, however, tho fire had been extinguished. It originated in a dwelling- house, occupied by a widow, called Elizabeth Ann Matthews. She had loft tho house about eight o'clock in the morning, leaving fotu- small children therein, aud was not at home when it took placo. In tho inner corner of tho liouso there wus placed some furze, aud it is supposed that the children hud boon playing with matches. The house was covered with thatch, and is entirely destioyed. Tho udjoiuiug house, occupied by Elizabeth Williams who kept a small grocer's shop, is also destroyed with its contents. Neither of thu houses was insured. Men, women, and children wero actively employed in carrying water aud rendering assistance to put out the lire - the women more particularly indefatigable. Thu roofs of the two adjoining houses caught fire, and tho furniture was removed, but the roofs wero cut away, and the property saved. There were aho thatched houses at the buck of tho burning property. The roofs of these also caught fire, but wero extinguish- ed without much damage. Tho damage is estimated at £ 151). Sail Accident in Mount's Bay. - Four Lives Lost. - At midday on Friday a small sail boat, such as are used by crabbers, was observed making for Porth- leven, in Mount's Bay, from tho eastward. Tho weather was bright, but squally from N. E. When Off the harbour, distant about one mile, tho boat Power with. God: Scriptural Holiness and Prevail- ing Prayer. By the Rev. Joseph Finnemore. London : A Osborne, 29, Farringdon Street. A neatly got- np tract— tho sixth of a series written by different ministers, in which scriptural holiness is presented in various aspects— that does great crodit to the heart and pen ot its writer; the pleasant momory of whose goings in and out in this neighborhood, during his ministry in the Falmouth Wesleyan < ' ircuit, is cherished by a largo circle of friends. Mr. Finnemore's little work deals very effectively with its subject, and evinces great depth of scriptural and spiritual knowledge. We cordially recommend its perusal.—[ It will mtorest many tQ learn that Mr. Finnemore hae accepted a most cordial and uuanitnous invitation to remain a third yoar in his present sphere of ministry at Maltoij, where ho removed on leaving Falmouth.] The Dore Bible. London : Cassell, Potter and Galpin. This edition of the Holy Bible is now issuing at householder may be enabled to possoss a copy. Tho 220 drawings, from tho penoil of M. a people's price ( monthly parts, 9d.) so that every largo pago 0_, Don*, by which it is illustrated, ovidonco fertility of imagination, grandeur of troutinont, aud tho most daring and astonishiug originality ; and, toge- ther with the typography, combino to make this edition a magnificent work of art, suoh as any oue might bo proud to seo ou his table. TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENRYN QUAYS. MORNING. EVENING. SATURDAY ... April 27 7 33 7 53 SUNDAY 28 S 15 .8 36 MONDAY 2; i t) 3 9 33 TUESDAY 30 10 7 10 42 Wednesday.. May 1 11 26 — — THURSDAY ......... 2 0 8 0 52 FRIDAY 3 133 2 8 i tit. nn Factory ( tiuj C'Jjj Slow Itaonu LUDGATE HILL & OLD BOND STREET, LONDON. THE HOtJSKKKfiPERS of Falmouth and Neighborhood nre rospectfiillT inritcd to try SOLOMON'S CeleLmU- d Knuli. U Baking Powder, ( For making Broad, ' ' ea Cakes, Jcc., without Yeast ), and judge for themselves whether tho professional Cooks ant others who have declared it to be tho bo- « t that s used, are correct in so s tying. Sold by most rcspet table Grocers, also by tho Manufacturer, at 40. ilarket Street. Falmouth, in Packets, Id. and 2< ., and in Tin Canisters, at Gd., Is., and 2s. eat h. Ask for Solomoii's Baking Ponder. FALMOUTH EArLE'S ReTrEAT CHAPEL. — J. F. Elwin Esq., M. D., will preach ( a farewell sermon) here to- morrow afternoon, at 3 ; and Mr. James Mitchell BORWICK'S OUTH ANP* PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY. APRIL. 27. 1878 Genteel Hlonsi Sold in A) CAUTION Ticaborne Bonds. 8PUSIOUS Copies o'tlie above, being now in circulation, nil parties issuing such will be proceeaed against. Genuine Copies are registered at. Stationers' Hall, 2s'o. 273, March. 11th, 1872, and can bo hid wholesale, at 8s. per dozen ; single copies on ' cceipt of 13 stamps. These Bonds are at the present moment causing great commoti > u in the Metropolis, and are selling by thouss nds. Each one is a great cnriosity, being gu i'- anteed as a genuine copy of a real bond. Applicants will oblige by addressing the Envelope :—" Applicatioi for Bonds. Messrs. FOLKABD AND SONS, 57, Bread St., Cheapside, London, E. C." \ Want* d to Purchase Old Indian Shin % Curiosities JOHN BURTON, MAKK 3T ST., KALHOOTH, IS OPEX TO PURCHASE KVEIiY DES( KIETIOS OF Old Indi an China and other Curiosities, For which the h ghest market value will be given. TO BE LET possession^ coming lious Vyf1 Obelisk Hoad\ Vc Falmouth. JJUC 2 Kitchens, 5 Cellar; with a Q Courtlage at the Apply to Mr.. VR With immediate aV/ r± Z* atly- d°' Wed and A I. LEIXGS ( newly- built), in J mding the finest views in • i/ louse comprises 2 Parlors, l » e> lrooms, W. C., and a small ifiirilt'n in front and convenient J back. TAMES MITCHELL, Builder, Falmouth. rpHOUSANDS ire at this moment rejoicing over I the ljeautiful heads of Hair restored to thorn by using NEWMANE'S HAIR GROWING POMADE, which.' was never known to fail in pro- ducing hair. Price Is. and 2a. 6d. ry KEY HAIR [ RESTORED to its original color ; VT Greyness prevented and the growth of the Hair promoted bjy using NEWMANE'S HAIR LOTION. This to at once the CHBAPKST and BEST HAIK RESTORER dut, as it has stood tho test and ia proununeed superior to the higher priced London preparations, FREE from DANGEROUS POI- SONS, and certaip in its action. Try one Shilling Bottle and be convinced of its efficacy. Bottles 1b. and 2s. Gd. each. SCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by NEW MANE'!} HAIR WASH. The Best and Cheapest Hair Cleiner extant. In Bottles at 6d. and Is. Sold in Falmoutfi by W. F. Newman, chemist, Market Street. | QTANDARD 13 ANK, BRITISH SOUTH O AFRICA, LIMITED, 10 Clements lane, Lombard- st., Londo I, issues Drafts on the Diamond- fields and 15 princip 1 towns in South Africa. This Bunk transacts ever r description of Banking business. IF YOU VALUE YOUR HEALTH USE BRAGG'S PURE CARBON OP. IVEGETABLE CHARCOAL SOLD in Bottles, 2a, 4s and 6s each, by all Ohemisti* and by J. L. BRAGG, Sola Manufacturer, 14 WIOUOBH Strut, OjlTmdish SquiSB, LOSDOS, W. I710R GOOD PRINTING, in the best stylo : of workmans lip, with the greatest expedi- tion, at the most: noderate changes, apply at the office of this Pape \ MOitfEY B& ADY TO BE ADVANCED BY THE tteaeral / Aatual iPeriu^ ueak Laud, Building and Investment Society, CHIEF OI* ICB :— M, BEi ) FOED ROW, LONDON, W. C. 3BUSTEES :— ROBERT NICHOLAS F( WLER, Esq., M. P., Cornhill, E. C. JOHN FEEEMAN, Esq., LP., Woodlane House, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS OWDEN, Bishopsgate, E. C. ADVANCES promptly made upon security of Freehold or Leasehold Property, repayable by onthly or quarterly instalinontf for fit'ti en years or less, by which means property may ba quired b}- payments sightly exceedidg the rental value. Surrey Fee and registration, 3s. <? d. on applications of £ 500 and und< r. TC VESTMENT DEPARTMENT.— Dt posits received bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per per annum, withdrawable on short notice. SHARES, value £ 10, £ 25 and £ 50, bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per cent., and par ; icipating in profits declared, may be realized by ingio pa} rments or monthly subscriptions es tending. over a term of years. For lull particulars apply to THOMAS CORF1ELD, the County Surveyor, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. CHARLES PHILLIPS, ; he Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BIN YON, 41, Bedford Row, London. THE BEST INVESTMENT OF THE DAY FOR A SMALL OUTLAY And where , Beer ^ nd Fi Soda- Wkter ' bu^ kiesa ^ U-/) \ C/ J) 83 ^ eXbLio ; i J § 1llM'S- r Ginger " _ J aSrateddJinkB. The book, of 60 pages of illMtr. itiona and ini'ormltion, forwarded for three atampa. s. BAHNETT, Engineer, 23 FOBSTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N. EPPS' 8_ OOOOA. 0nfl3i ? aad lIb" Packets- tin- lined & labelled, bold by the Trade in all Parts. Prepared by JAS. RPPS ; TND Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER Gold Medal, Havre, 1868; Gold Medal, Paris Society of Arts, 1869 ; FOB ITS BOTEBIOBITZ OTKB Alti ( mum BAZOO POWDERS. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER makes delicious Bread without Yeast BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER makes Puddings, Pastiy, and Pie- cruate with less Batter and EggB. THE VILLAGE BROUGHAM, the VICTORIA Brougham A the Park Bronpbaii. . Reotstebed. 1st, forms perfect open or closed carriage; 2n< l, Broncbami: Victor£ i; 3rd Brougham. Victoria & Driving Phaeton, all in the most perfect planner. Mud eany size. PonyPhaetona in every variety/ Draw- ings aent. JJUDDLECOMBE, 67 Gt. Quoen Etiong Acta, WO. ' CONOMY IN GRAPE MOURNINI I ONE FOLD of KAY & RICHARDSOW NEW PATENT ALBERT CRAPE AS THICK as TWO FOLDS of the old md! THE BLOODI THE BLOOD II THE BLOOD HI CLARKE'S World Tamed Blood Mixture FOR CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD from at. t. IMPURITIES, whether arising from youth- fll indiscretion or any other cause, cannot t » loo highly nminiMTiiWI It Cores Old Sores Cures Ulcer ate d Sores in the Neck Cures " Ulcerated Sore Legs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on fm Cures Scurvy Sores Cures Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures Glandular Swellings 01 jars the Blood from all Impure Matter, from whatever cause arising. A* tU » mixture ia pleasant to the taaie, and warranted bM from mercury— which all pills and most taadlcinae Bold tar the abors dtoama contain— the Proprietor ooUdai nfltan to give it a trial to ten its rata*. Thousands of Testimonials from all parts. Bold in BoOkai Sa Sd each, and in Oases, containing 6 Bottle? 11a each, sufficient to affect a permanent care In Long- standing caaes, by all Chemists and Patent Medicine p. p. 180, cloth, Is. ; post free for 13 stamps. DOG DISEASES TREATED BY HOMCEOPA- THY. By JAMES MOORE, M. R. C. V, S. London : — James Epps and Co., Homa- opathio Chemists, 48 Phreadneedlc Street: 170, Piccadillv • and 112, Great Russell Street, WANTED. ANTED IMMEDIATELY, a steady, v v respectable Youth, to the Painting and Glazing Business. Apply to Mr. E. J. Earle, near the Church, Falmouth. Chemist, High 8treet, LINCOLN. '• ESALE AOENTB:— 4ND ALL THE WH0LE8ALE H0U8E8. TWELVE CARTES de VISITE, 2s 8d: I so, U Carte enlarged to 10 lnohaa, 03; tab Inn, ts. bam} ttrta with Himps. t'ertsot ooplcs and original rttqmj Ireft. London Fbo( o. 0opyln « Company, 304 Rejonnv jfootat t&> PoJv- Uoimir . id to High Holbom. Umdoo. V. B. D. Fujjjri. M » r » « ir JUDSON'S DYES.— 18 Colors, 6d. eaohT RIBBONS, WOOL, SILK, FBATHKBS, Completely Dyad In 10 minot « e lUiMnttau i lwlf0Ofii^ plMnrieto- . SlADE O LveR, Farnishiagr \ aud Geaeril Icoja^ j- rsr, Plumbsjii Fittsr aai Manufacturer, STRAN ). FALMOUTH. Is Selling oIF SCTfiPLIJS STOCK, at great reduction in prices. Balanco ivory- handle Knives, 103., 12t » ., 16s.. 203. per dozen. Black handle Knives and Forks, 6s., 8s., 9s., 10s., 12s. doz. Carving Knives and Folks, 2s. Gd., 3s. Gd., ' Is. Gd., 5s. Gd., 7s. Gd. pair. Electro- Silver Table Spoons and Forks, 203., 24s. doz Do. Dessert Spoons and Forks, 16s., 18s., 20s., 24s. doz, Do. TeaSpoons, Ss., 10s., 12s. doz. Do. 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SIDDONS, for many years Operator and Manager at Mr. J. F. Trull's, respeot- 1V_ L fully informs his numerous friend's and the public generally of the town and neighborhood that he has, in conjunction with Mr. J. C. ViTEPflENS, entered upon the above- mentioned Premises, and trusts, by the exercise of his >\ Ull- 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 fro n Carte de Visite to Life- size, pliia or nuishel ia crayon, water or oil Color. Views of all kinds and out- door Groups taken, and Works of Art copied. Prices of Cartes de Visite— Twelve for 6s.; Six for 4s. ; Three for 2s. 6d. MAPPIN & WEBB. MANTTFACTXTRERH OP ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE OP BEST QUALITYA SPOONS AND FORKS, DINNER AND TEA SERVICES, PLATEII DESSERT & FISH EATING KNIVES, CANTEEN CASES, & C. TABLE CUTLERY OF THE FINEST QUALITY. CATALOGUES POST FREE. ADDRESS CAKEFUIILYI! 76, 77 & 78 OXFORD STREET, MANSION HOUSE BUILDINGS, CITY, Xjonsri^ oasr. JJQRKS: SHEFFIELD & LONDOIT BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT JAMB8 Q- X3BS AND OO, Sole Ma lufacturers of the ^. i^ IIJVEOISri- A. - FIXED a- TJ^. 3SrO The Cheapest ind best Manure in use. N. WESTCOTT, ( argo Clerk aini ( ieu nil Mercanuic Accountant, 1, " WATERLOO L'D , FALMOUTH. Ship's Averatre, Victualling and Wages' Accounts calculated, and Surveys ^ Neatly Copied. Vessels' Half- yearly Beturns Shipping Master made owt. Tradesmen's Books kept by the Year. Deeds Engrossed and Made Up, in tho newest London style at the shortest notice. MRS. WrasLow'fl SOOTHING STROP FOB CHILDREN 1 Should- always be used when Children are cutting teeth; it relieves the little suffererc at once, it pro- natural quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes " as bright as a button." It is perfectly harmlesu, and very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allaya all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether srisiiij; com teething or other cauBes. Mrs. Winalaw'a Soothing Syrup li sold by thousands of Medioliie dealers in all parts of . the world at la lid per bottle, and Millions of Mothers can testify to tta virtoa.— Manufactory, 468 Oxford Street, Tjgadn. Q L ENFIELD Qrn A D rhlir is the only kind used in Majesty's laundry If th re are any ladies who have not yet used tho GLENFIELD ST^ BCH they arc respectfully solicited to give it a tri/ ll, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if mis is done, They will say like the Queen's Laundress, It is the litest Starch they ever used. you ask For Glenfield Starch see that you get it, As inferior kinds are often substituted for the sate of extra profits. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. THE CHEAPEST] PACKFLGEOFTEA IN ENGLAND, Acnc.- F. SE >•. » * » , umim u lb.. « nail, god Black Tea, . T, I. c. m. i^ . free to any railway aladim a imrlM AWN in E » gW OINMPT OLM>, by v phi ™ ps 4 co- t4 MEB0HAHI8,8 KING William 8t. cm LOUDON, B. O. A PttlCB L! 5T Till GOOD TEA ( JHEAPER THAN EVER ST1"' BI ™ ' 1 T ™ ' 18 M- " M. 2 » and Ja M p « lb : 40b ..... rtb h. 1 r. t free to any raL^ y stadM or market town m Ea- land or Kale., on ro5eiiroffc.^ PHILLIPS 4 CO. TEAIMERCHAKTS, 8 KING WILLIAM ST E. 0 Pm, PFfp0 » C? a?„ 1* KZi' '• « ." » A Price LiatFraa. riilLLir,. . CO. haka no r -- and no connection witt any Honae m Worcester, Swanaea or Witney. HEECH - LOADERS. EECH- LOADERS."" 00 ™ ™ EOH- LOADHBS. * E° M ^^ 1 OUGHT FOB T" OATALOGUS AND FBIOI LIST, s BTAMP8 WHISTLES, 11 STRAND. XX) NTK » . FKAORAMT FLORILUXE. — For the TEETH and BREATH. A few drops of this liquid on a wet tooth brash pro- duces a delightful foam, which cleanses the Teeth from all impurities, strengthens and hardens the grans, prevents tartar, and arrests the progress of decay. It " ives to the Teeth a peculiar and beautiful whiteness, a: id impart- a delightful fragrance to tho Bivath. It removes all unpl . L- ant odour arising from decayed t? eth, a disordered stomach, ox tobacco smoke. The Fragrant Moriline is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old and young. It is tlie greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold in large bottles and elegant c ises at2s. Gd., l> y all Chemists and Perfumers. H. C. C- ALLUP, Proprietor, 493, Oiford Street, Irt> ndon. V- OIUANLE DISCOVERT FOB THE HAIR 11— A vory nicely perfumed hair dressing, called " The Mexican. Hair Konewer," now being sold by most Chemists and Perfumers at 3s 6d per bottle, is fast superseding all " Hair ltestorers"— for it will positively rest org in every case, On IJ or White hair to its original colour, by a few api'". . ations, without dyeing it, or leaving the disa;: r< i nolo smell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly bc; i\\ il/? u], as well as pro- moii'ig the grov.- th on bal(\ apots, where the hair glarui t nre not decayed, Cor'. ii'icato from Dr. Vers- u oil ovjry bjttln, with fuil particulars. Ask for " THE MEXICAN JU13. \..:. i.\ YZH," prepared by H. 0. GAM,' W\ V 133 Uxford Street, London. DnawH.' fl Bbokchial TBocnns, iorthecureof Cloughs, OoldEj Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Abthma, Ca'^ irrh, or any irritation or soreness of the thrdat, arc. now imported and sold in this country at Is ltd " per box, put up in the form of a " lozenge." It is Voe moBt convenient, pleasant, safe and sure i- omedy for olearing and strengthening the voic^, known in the world. Tho Rev. Henry " Ward B^ e- cher says: " I have often recom- mended them to friends who wore public speakers, and in many oasea they have proved oxtremely service- able." Tho genuine have the words ' Browns Bronchial Troches " on the Government Stamp around each bor Sold by all medioine vendors— London Depot, 493 Oxford Street. The J-' altnrmti- and Pewjn Weekly Times ia Printed I « <••'• •• WDBEIOK HCU\ BT EARLE, * e. iciing at Ho. 9, » • • V. e, in tie Parish • it t'almauih , at hi\ . at ' rwuu Offices on IU QUmi. in the • aid Pais* on SATVRUA APRIL 27, IWJJ » Homoeopathic Medr/ znes and Handbook. 300 pages, bound, Is. ; by post for 14 stamps. rPHE HOMOEOPATHIC FAMILY INSTRUCT- JL OR ( an Epitome of). By RICHARD EPPS, M. R. C. S.— A hundred diseases are fully described and prescribed for. London: James Epps and Co., Homceopathic Chemists. 4S, ThreadneedJe Street ; 170, Piccadilly; and 112, Grjat Russell Street. ^ Falmouth, E. Michell, chemist. Helston, H. Bennetts, chemist. Penzance. A. H. Buckett, 7, Chapel Street. Truro, T. B. Percy ; Serpell ; J. E- Rickard. Agents^ for Epps's Glycerine Jujubes, for Cough, Throat- irritation, Voice. Sold only in labelled boxes, Gd. and Is. S § CATJTIOIT— Each bottle or tube of medicine is secured by a band over the cork bearing the signa, ture, ' ' James Epps anil Co., Homteopathic Chemists, London," without which in no case can they be genuine. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER Bold everywhere, in Id. , nd 2d. Kck.", Ind « d., 1. 2a. bd, md 5., ftteot Boxes only, Si not loo,, by to, >,> ht. Be irare to aek for and see rt -,. von ... t BORWICK'S GOLD MEDAL SSNQ TO WD^ THE FALMOUTH & PEftRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1872 funics of % gatr. ( By an Occasional London Correspondent.) . [ The remarks under this head are to bo regarded as tho ex- pression of independent opinion, from tho pen of a gentleman . in whom we havo tho greatest confidence, but for which wo • nevertheless do not hold ourselves responsible.] Politically, we are all at " sixes and sevens," owing to the Critical position of the Ministry, and tho varying phases of the political situation afford material for discussion and surmise according to the latest newB of the moment and according also to tho political sympa- thies of those who discuss the matter. There is more- over considerable uncertainty and some misgiving with regard to our unhappy quarrel with America, but there nevertheless seems great probability of an amicable sofr- tlqment. The position appears to be this— that tho United • States Government will not formally withdraw the in- direct claims, but that on the other hand the Govern- ment will not insist on them ; that a settlement on • the basis of the direct claims is perfectly feasible, and that claims wbich ought never to have been asserted • can be allowed to stand over— and to die out by lapse of time. Her Majesty's visit to the ex Emperor and Empress of the French at Chiselhurst, on the anniversary of the Birthday of the former, was a graceful and kindly act, and the cheering and congratulations of those who were fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the royal party showed how this kindliness was appreciated, and how heartily the Queen is beloved. Of coupse it will be easy to found surmises on this visit, and to draw poli- tical conclusions from it, but while quidnuncs indulge in this sort of thing, those who have more calmly studied her Majesty's career know full well that such visits as these never have any political significance, and that in this case it was a mere friendly greeting • by the sovereign of a mighty empire to a " monarch retired from business." It may be said that our Government has so many • difficulties to contend with, in regard both to America and home questions, that it would not be wise for it to call Spain to account in the matter of the slave trade, and that Spain is now in so unsettled and disturbed a state that it would be cruel to call her to account now. But the discussion that has taken place in the House of Commons shows that slavery is still carried on in Cuba] to a scandalous and saddening extent, and that Spain is bound to us by treaty to abolish slavery in that island. Among other facts, it is stated that in Mach, 1869, the Cuban Assembly declared slavery abolished, and that 100,000 slaves were set free, and that, nevertheless, the Spanish Government took possession of these poor creatures and worked them as slaves ; and that a new form of slavery has been esta- blished in Cuba in the persons of the Chinese. Spain Is by treaty with us bound to abolish slavery, and yet her Government refuses to do so, and carries on the revolting slave traffic with all the horrors peculiar to this trade. For many reasons it may be an awkward • time to interfere now, but it is to be hoped the subject will not be allowed to drop. And there is another kindred subject in regard to which wo havo been called upon to interfere— the cruel treatment of JewB in Romania. Both the motions relative to these matters were withdrawn, but they gave rise to earnest and animated discussion, and as treaties in both cases give us the right to interfere it is highly probable that these debates may yet be productive of friendly remon- strance with Spain and Turkey severally, if of nothing Mr. Straight has given notice of a bill empowering the authorities to punish with whipping men who commit Tiolent assaults on women and children. And I, for one, believing that in the case of such men— if that word is to be applied to them— flogging is the most effective punishment, hope this bill may become law. At present robbery must be added to violence before this punishment can be awarded, but many cases of per- sonal violence without robbery are worse than others with it, and it would be well to try the effect of the cat o' nine tails on the brutes ( though it is libelling tho brute creation to use the word) who cruelly attack " the weaker vessel." The administration of this punishment is, I think, a wholesome application of the Xex talionu, or law of retaliation, which was in vogue among the Jews. By the way, it would be well for those who are likely to come under theoperatipn of the new law, if it is passed, to read the statement of a medical journal on the effect of flogging. " Familiar as we were, ® sayB the writer, " with surgical operations before the days of chloroform, we believe that not the most serious and protracted, including amputation, trephining, lithotomy, tooth- drawing, or all of them put together, were half so painful as flogging L" Sup- posing we have such a law as that contemplated, it • would be well for wife- beaters to know these facts. It has often been remarked that naval and military men have an uidue share of honours conferred « pon them. Successful warriors are raised to the peerage, or have orders and distinctions bestowed on them, which seldom fall to the lot of men who are eminent in art, science, or literature. But during the reign of Qneen Victoria, we have had less cause to find fault in this respect than our forefathers had. We cannot, with any justice, say that men who spend their lives in studying the arts of destruction, or who gain distinc- tion amid the daughter of the battle- field, are ex- clusively honoured in their lifetime; or, that they alone repose in the temples set apart for " the mighty dead." I cannot call to mind any names in the peer- age that are specially associated with literary merit except those of Lord Lytton and Lord Houghton, but many subordinate titular honours have been conferred on men who had previously made a name in connec- tion with the arts and sciences. Many such honours will occur to the reader. The recent presentation of a testimonial to Sir Stern dale Bennett, reminds me how much musicians have been honoured, and worthily BO, during tho present reign. Sir Michael Costa, Sir Julius Benedict, Sir Sterndale Bennett, Sir John Goss, Sir Robert Stewart, Sir F. Gore Ouseley, and Sir J. G. El* ey— all these names show how wisely and liberally the Queen, *' the fountain ' of honour," has dispensed her rewards in comparison to preceding sovereigns. It may be rather late In the day to have a festival jn celebration of the recovery of tho Prince of Wales, but the May Day fUt at tho Crystal Palace, honoured as it will be by tho presence of several members of the royal family, will prove, I have aio doubt, immensely attractive. We must not . be too hard upon the directors. Their expenses are enormous, and they must, in justice to the shareholders, get up some great attraction for tho opening day of their spring and summer season, besides which it must be remembered that they planned a festival of this kind long since, but that it was thought advisable to post- . pone it. I hope and expect that the festival will bo a great success, aDdthat " the palace of the people's pleasures " will be thronged by visitors from all parts of the country. W « are always being told that such and such a number of " South London tradesmen" have been Wined for unjust weightaand measures. It may bo well to state that the South Londoners are Dot ono whit worse than tradesmen in any other quarter, but that the frequency of conviction In the former case simply arises from tho fact that the Inspectors In this district ore paid at/ cording to coayictjoan, which u w> t the case jjaewhere. Tho Aeronautical Sooioty has been learnedly dis- cussing tho merits of a certain instrument made to de- termine " the relation between tho velocity of tho . atmosphere and its pressure upon plane surfaces of varying dimensions and degrees of inclination." It will be seen that this can bo as plain a? a piko- Btaff, for wo read that " experiments seemed to indicate the law that the lifting force of inclined planes,' carried hori- zontally through air, was increased in. the direct ratio that tho sine bears to tho length of the plane, or the height of tho incline to the base." What can be raoro simple ? There was > a good deal moro discussion of an1 equally self- evident character. And then a paper " on Flight" was read, tho object of which was to show that it is possible for man to fly through the air if a proper machino can be made for that purpose ? Certainly, just so— if and wken. When Gog and Magog hoar tho clock strike one they oome down t^ their dinner J " Mary Jane," which is tho typical name ot the do- mestic servant, is becoming demonstrative. Nothing can show more forcibly to what an extent the working classes are asserting their rights than, first, the combi- nation amongst tho agricultural labourers, and, now, the. aggressive attitude of domestic servants. There may be much difficulty in ascertaining where the agri- cultural rising commenced, but there can be none as to the locality in which agitation among tho domestic servants begins— it is bonny Dundee. It seems that In that town a large meeting of female servants was held— I wonder how they all managed to get out— to form a protective and benefit society, and that the society was formed there and then ; that the girls com- plained of tho unreasonableness of their mistresses, and maintained that some organization should be instituted to enable servants to learn something of the characters and tempers of those . who sought to engage them; also that their hours should be from six in tho morning till ten at night, with " weekly holidays and a free Sunday every fortnight." When we hear of the nine, and even the eight hours movement, it is curious to find the domestic. servants stipulating for only sixteen hours work a <^ ay; but, my dear Mary Jane, you must know that your case is exceptional, and that the regu- lation of your work by hours is simply impracticable. I confess I do not know what you mean by " weekly holidays," but if you mean a day's holiday every week1 why I wish you may get it— and I should very much like ono myself! It will be interesting to watch whether the agitation among the domestic servants will spread, and what measure of success is to attend the movement At present it is certainly rather a start- ling of the times. THE BALANCE OF PARTIES. The possibility of a vital division taking place at no distant day has set both political parties estimating their gains and losses since the general election ( remarks the Daily Nevs). When the present Parliament as- sembled, on the 10th December, 1868, the number of Liberals ranged under the leadership of Mr. Gladstone was 3S7, while the Conservatives mustered only 271, thus giving the former a majority of 116. The first great division of the Parliament took place on the morning of the 24th Mar.- h, 1869, when the second reading of the Irish Church Disestablishment Bill was carried by 363 to 250— a majority of 11S. Since that time the voting power of the House has been diminished bv six mem- bers, Beverley, Bridgwater, Cashel, and Shgo, having been disfranchised. The losses were equally divided between the two parties. During the existence of the Parliament the Liberals have won tho following eight seats:— Bewdley, Bridgnorth, Dublin, Ijondon city, Nottingham, Norwich, Stalybridge, and Taunton. On the other hand, tho Conservatives have won eighteen seats — viz., Colchester, Dumfriesshire, Durham, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Here- ford, Isle of Wight, Newry, Notbi North. Ply- mouth. Shrewsbury, South wark, Stafford, Surrey East, Surrey West, Turn worth, Truro. Wareham, and tho Northern Division of the West Riding. The balance of advantage is, therefore, on the side of the Conservatives to the extent of ten seats, or twenty votes. Tho Opposition now numbers about 290, while the Ministerialists, including Whigs, Radicals, Roman Catholics, Dissenters, and Presbyterians are 360, a nominal majority of 70. The seat at Wexford is the only one now vacant. A SWELL ON A STRIKE. Bay fifteen shilling*. If you like, A week. I deem those wagea small; I wonder not that labourers strike. Hat how they live to work at all. With fifteen shilling* eVn per day Who conld drink wines of decent era I Or, If he got no better pay, Aifonl a pasaablo menu. dnch Income would a fellow bring, Have Decenaries, to debar A fellow's self of every thing. And smoke a threepenny cigar I His life he never could enjoy. So hard would he havo on to rub; A common tailor to employ : Belong to an inferior Club. Eut fifteen shillings, nothing more. A whole week ! That would render life Worse for a fellow than a bore. Fancytbat fellow with a wife. And yet those men are proUlairet I And they continue to increase I On wages ev" n the highest theirs I wonder labourer* do not ceo& e.— Punch. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. Tho paper read at the meeting of tho Bociety held in London, on Monday evening,. wo* ono by Captain Sherard Osborne, R N., on " Tbo Exploration of the North Polar Basin, and a Ri'jume of the German and Austrian Attempts to Reach tho Polar Cir; l. the Atlantic Ocean." Tho President (( Jen. Sir H. C. Rawlinson, K. C. B.) said that, knowing the great interest felt in all that concerned Dr. Livingstone, ho thought it would be agreeable to read a letter which he had recently re- ceived from Dr. Kirk, who was best able to form an opinion as to tho present position and prospects of the great African explorer. The letter was as followB :— Zanzibar, Jan. 15, 1872. Dear 8ir Henry.— Before getting your letter of ttfS 2nd October I had sent off a few lines by way of oponing a corre- gpondeaco and placing myself in communication with you since your election to tho geographical chair. I had little to tell you then : simply that Killmanjoro, one of tho African snow mountains, whose existence had bcon denied not many years ago, and had hitherto only been partially ascended by Von der Decken, has now been reached and ascended without danger or difficulty by a missionary on a holiday oxcurslon from his station at Monbasu. This shows how quickly, once the road ts known, othors may follow. Tho only point of scientific Interest In this last ascent rests In the small collection of Alpine plants kindly placed In my hands and transferred to Kew. I should now very much liko to see somo explorer* follow the trade caravans that every year sat out for Pangant and Monbassa, and, passing tho foot of the Killnango, and traversing the salt plains covered with thick layers of crude carbonate of soda, passes tho wild Masai and Wakasl to tho shores of tho Mle Lakes, there meeting with the people of Uganda and other* from Karagwo. Tills would be a Journey full of Interest and also adventure, and I was astonlsliod that Mr. Stanley, who, as correspondent of tho New York IlcrcUd, seems to hold a roving commission, did not follow the new and unexplored path, rather than take tho dull and well known road to Ujijl. In which there can be but little of Interest loft for an nnscientlllc traveller. You have heard of tho disaster that be- fell the Arabs of Unjanyembe In Boptember last: since thou there has been no communication from that part. I wrote at onco to Mr. Stanley, and asked him to do for mo all ho could In saving the second lot of stores sont on to Living- stone. These had reached Unjanyembe. and had been started by the chief on the road to UJIJI, where tho head man In chargo died, and tho party fell back on Unlanyembe. Before matters were ce- arranged the war had broken out. This Is all we know, and wo have no details whether Dr. L.' « thing* formed part of what wero lost or not. I fancy not, as tho chief part of the settlement was not robbed, only the out- lying settlers of tho station. My whole rollnnco is on Mr. Stanley. He win do his best, I feel assured, und I havo given him full power to act. What Ills alms are ho never explained. At first ho intended going up tho J. ufljl Elver and to Tan- ganyika. 1 believe his ultimate object Is to moot with Livlngstono. Jfe Is tho ogont of a New York paper, and In what way they intend getting their expenses back I cannot tell; but, a* it is a commercial affair, thoro Is but little chance of getting from Mr. Stanley any original newB, unless through tho columns of tho paper ho writes for. I doubt uul If ho IefirueU any real noffi ot Dr. L, ho would try to pass It on direct to Now York, In order that it might first be published in tho Herald. Ho used to amuse us here with tales of how ho passed on details from tho Abyssinian war to New York, and outwitted tho London correspondents.- Ho has, however, now met with a sovcro check ; ho has lost his goods and men, and ono, if not both, of his white companions. Ono died on tho march up— tho othor was Idiotic and almost dying at Unjanyembo. Mr. Stanley himself was ill, and after tho disastrous fight in which ho allowed himself to be involved he was so ill that he had to be carried on a litter. If tho negro chief is again beaten by the combinod Arab forces, ho will bo able to push on, and wo are sure also to tccelve news from UJIJI, and, perhaps, letter* from Livingstone; bnt until this war Is at an end wo can hope for nothing unless by tho round- about woy of Cazembe or Womba. Tho Parnguo road, I am told, is stopped, and If this continues it will force open that bydtne Masai. Tho last dlsputo of a" similar nature, closed tho UJIJI Ivory market foT three years, when the'accumulated proceeds comedown. It will bo tno samo again when onco, tho road is open, and I hopo that may como about soon. You wish me to say con- fidentially what I think of Dr. Livingstone's position, and I sco that you are not averse to taking any measures Into con- sideration that might lead to his being communicated with U only a fair prospcot of success oifered. This, I think, Mr. Stanloy will accomplish. As to Livingstone's position, wo know that at Cazombo's Town he waa out of aH stores, nnd living on tho generosity of various Arab parties- he met with. These Arabs havo long since reached tho coast, and returned — other expeditions, some of them to UJIJI, othors to had been ill, and illness had affected his temper; ho warnod us, indeed, that we might expect no further details of his pro- ceedings, until such tlmo as ho came to publish them in person. This, ho said, he regTetted, as an accident on tho way might lose for over the whole results he had accumulated. Sucn a letter waa seriously penned when African fever lay heavy upon him, and when ho was also out of quinine. It was boforo tho large supply of stores reached UJIJL Then ho had sot out to a placo distant about twenty or thirty days' Journey to tho west of the Sea ot UJIJL Tho object of this expedition was clearly to learn tho truth regarding the lako to which he had been told the water* of tho Cazembe and tho chain of lakes ho had followed all converged. No ono with whom I have come in contact has yet been able to descrlbo the country of Manyoma: It is an Ivory country, visited by the UJIJI traders; bnt these men seldom come to the coast. Llvlng- stono followed an Arab caravan, and we have heard of their safe arrival at Manjemse, but not of their return to UJIJL On their way back both the Arab caravan and Dr. Llvingstono camo to a standstill, and the men I had sent to bo his servants had left UJIJI with stores to assist him. Objection has Ween taken to tho story that Dr. Livingstone wrote to UJljl for assistance, because no one In UJiji could read his letter*. This is no objection whatever, as, no doubt, ho would get his companion. Mohammed Via Gharib, to use his pen, and write In Arabic or SwahelL If Dr. Livingstone remohes UJIJI wo know he will find supplies— diminished, no doubt, by exrpense* on tho way and losses in- passing that awful march, where men died from cholera— but yet, I trust, sufficient tor all ho requires. If he takes up goods at • UJIJI from the trador* at 500 per cent., his drafts will be honoured hore by mo; andonceatiyijl I do not see any dlffl. toZanxlt- * ' uouourou uuro uj mo; uiuuulcui V JI; I I uu uufc oce any uuii- culty in his way, either to return to Zanzibar or push on, as he seems to have intended, by taking canoes and following the lake to the norths Dr. L'l whole nlm and object has been to trace the Nile farther south, and we may rest assured he will not come out of Africa to leave that undone. My ewn conviction U, that he has bv this tlmo left UJIJl and passed north to trace tho Tanganajika and discover Its connection, if any, with Baker's Lake. If hd returns without doing this, wo may be quite sure be ha* made some great discovery re- garding the course of lakes to pats Cayombe's Town. Ono thing we must keep in mind— there is nothing discouraging In the last new* wo have received of him. and we cannot expect to hear again until the war at Unjanjembo ha* closed. Ho had received another letter that day from Dr. Kirke, dated- Zanzibar, Feb. 14,1872. Dear Sir Henry— I take tho opportunity of Captain Henett'a departure to the Cape of Good Hope, In her Majesty's iron- clad ship Ocean, to acknowledge your letter of Dec. 15, and telegram of Jan. 12. both of whloh came by the same vessel, from Aden. Undoubtedly had the letter reached before the telegram I should have had an expedition off -. and even now I Intend trying to get a few natives to go ahead In light order. the English expedition arriving in March will bo hope- lessly delayed by the rains of the Cood region until April Now Is the end of the best travelling season. The coast rains are about setting in, and those np country have nearly ended. Food Is abundant, and porter* are easily obtained. No news whatever has come from Unyembe since I wrote in September. I have heard many rumours, both concerning Mr. Stanley and the Arabs, but nothing of Dr. Livingstone or UIIJL I write this note by the Cape, but I hopo to anticipate it by a letter vii Seychelles.— Lver your*, Jons Km KB. Captain Sherard Osborne, R. N., then read his paper to one of the most briliant audiences of the season. He began by reminding them that he had in 1S65 called attention to the necessity of public interest being again directed to tho scientific exploration of tho 1,131,000 square miles of the globe's surface, which was still a terra incognita around the northern pole of our earth, setting forth the arguments in favour of reach- ing that unknown area by way of Baffin's Bay and Smith's Sound. The attention of the then First Lord of tho Admiralty— tho Duke of Somerset— was called to the matter ; but at that time an eminent German geographer advooated, against three centuries of English experience, a different route following what he believed to be a current of warm water flowing to the north- east towards Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla, believing a way could he thus found to the circumpolar area, where he thought a navijrahle sea existed. This created difference of opir' ~ hero, and the Duke of Somerset declined the sponsibility of deciding which route was the right one, until Arctic authorities could themselves agree on so important a point. Seven years had now elapsed; and, in unite of the zeal, enterprise, and courage with wluch the German explorers had endeavoured to give effect to this theory, the result proved the theory to be wrong, and that experienced Arctio voyagers who thought with him ( Captain S._ Osborne) to be right The result ' the German efforts confirmed English opinion that tl was no navigable passage between Spitsbergen and the coast of Greenland, the Pendulum Inlands and the adjacent coast of Greenland being the farthest part north reached by the Germans, as it had been fifty years before by the English navigators. Captain Carl Coldeweg, who commanded both expeditions, writing last May. Baid : " Onecan hardly resist the conviction that the hope of attaining the North Pole by ship, or of finding an open Bea around the Pole, are alike among the most improbable of things. I am quite of Osborne's opinion, that the best way appears to be through Smith's Sound, where you can penetrate every year to the 78th parallel, where thete is a lino of coast running north which has been sighted to 82 deg., along which one would have to work one's way with dog- sledges." Referring then to expeditions undertaken by Swedish explorers between 1853 and 18C3, Captain Osborne quoted thfeir opinion in con- firmation 9f British experience; that it is not possible to penetrate the pack On the Spitsbergen dbring tho summer; but they thought it posaiblo that a steamer might penetrate " farther north during tho autumn, though its pi- ogress Would then soon bo stopped by the cold ( and' darkness. 1 1 They I'eteorded their opinion that an open polar'sell was mere hypothesis, destitute of all foundation from experi- ence, and' thoy, too, endorsed the opinipn of Erfgliah explorers'that tho only probability of succeeding was by dog sledges in tho spring. Here; then, were the reports for which the Dukq of Somerseb desired to wait. Captain Opborne then gave apricif of a voyage made by tw& Attbtriatf dffictfre last yea* Into thb sea between Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla, who thought of follow- wg the supbosed fculf ' stream. Starting ort the 21st of June, on the 10th of August th « y rettched Hope Island, where they found a current running- W. S. W. three knots fin hour. On the21st they'teached 77 deg. 17 mm. N., and between the 28th and 30 deg. of longitude found much lighter ice* but they were enveloped in an eWrnal fog; and on the £ 9ti » August, ' In' 41 cleg. 30- Aim. E. longitude, tliby struck against tho ico edge. On 2nd September they reached 78 deg. 37 tanin, N., whet'o they found very thick fog, with Contrary wind, but depth of water, and many other signs which led them to infer tho near neighbourhood1 of- land. Having recounted theno, Captain Osborne expressed tho opinion that all those signs read by tho light of Arctic experience pointed to tho existence of land not very far north of the position reached on the 40th meridan by the Austrian Expedi- tion, and by no means to an opening into the Polar Seas. Their littlo craft, only seventy tons, then Btood towanis Noya Zembla, tho sea, all tho way. beiiife free frfem ice. A strong south- west wind forced them back in a northerly direction, and on the 6th Soptomber they were in 78 dog. 5 inin. N. and 50 E., where they met Ice in an enst and west direction, with a heavy sea beating against it, nnd tho expedition then struggled homo,, tno navigation being highly perilous. Lieutenants Weigprecht and Parger, tho two officers in charge, seemed to jump to tho conclusion that, becauBO they could not trace the open water on the north Hhoro of Nova Zombln, thov had discovered the key to the open sea to tho north of Siberia. Captain Osborne, whilo admitting that there might be many open spaces, if not a continuous channel of open water late in the autumn, say October, extending from Nova Zemblaalong the shores of Asia, to Bchnng's Straits, which might bo well worth ex- ploring, contended that the reports of theso two the north, which were generally known under the term Gillie's Land, or, more recently, King Charles's Land ; and that the Polar basin would not be explored by any expedition in that direction. Summing up, he said, another seven years' labour had only confirmed old Arctic experience that the outpour of the Polar ice was too heavy and continuous from Gillie's Land to Green- • land for any ship to penetrate through it. He believed that outpour was incessant both summer and winter, and that sledging expeditions at any season of tho year northward from Spitzbergen would encounter to- day the same difficulties which Parry had in 1827. There was evidently land to the northward of the Nova Zenibla sea, and the south- west gales of » the'Atlantic forced up a body of warm water in the autumn by which a route might be found round Nova Zembla into the open water on the Siberian coasts. That was al- ready proved to be^ po3sible by a Norwegian, Captain Alack. On these grounds, and thoBe before stated in his previous paper, ho urged the Royal Geographical Society to tuxn thoir earnest attention during the present summer and autumn towards a resumption of the exploration of the Polar area by way of Baffin's Bay and Smith's Sound, and by means of sledge travelling parties, such as he had explored so many hundred miles of coast line in former years. That route re- commended itself, first, because it was the most ad- vanced known position towards the Polar area, with almost continuous land extending 82 dega. N. lat. Secondly, that from it, to the north- east and west im- portant geographical results awaited them; and thirdly, because that route offered the beat guarantee for the safety of tho people employed in the exploration of a vast unknown area. If the Arctic Committee, at present sitting under the distinguished and veteran associate, Admiral Sir George Buck, could show on those grounds that Polar explorations could and ought to be carried out, he trusted, for the sake of his country and his pro- fession, that the Admiralty might be induced to open to the Royal Navy this field for glorious enterprise and national renown. It would be a crying disgrace if the accomplishment of Polar discovery— a labour under- taken Dy British seamen and explorers in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and continued to that of Queen Victoria— should be achieved by the sailors or ex- plorers of other nations. Rather than see those laurels wrung from us, he would, much as he believed in the advantage and certainty of a Government expedition, advocate an appeal on the part of the Society to set forth. a private expedition in tho spring of the year 1873. _ ( Cheers.) An interesting discussion ensued, in which Admiral Sir George Buck, Professor Hooker ^ Admiral Richards, Admiral Sir Leopold M'Clintock, Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Scott, of the Meteorological Department, and other gentlemen took part, all agreeing in the views of Captain Sherard Osborne as to the propriety of an ex pedition, and his views of prosecuting it. AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE. At the South wark police- court, in London, a respectable- looking young woman, about the age of twenty- one, was charged with swallowing a quantity of laudanum, with Intent to commit suicide, on the platform of the London, Brighton, and South Coast , Kallway. Ierminus, London Bridge. It appeared from the evidenco of a police- constable that on Saturday morning, the 13th, he was o » duty, when ono of the porters of the Londob, Brighton, amd South Coast Railway called him into the station, where he found the prisoner partially insensible with a bottle labelled laudanum Iw her side. - H « immediately conveyed her to Guy'a Hospital,- where the stomach pump was used and other means applied to restore her to consciousness. On her recovery she said, " Oh, dear I Had he spoken to me I shtuld not have done it." She remained in the hospital two days, and as soon as she was able to leave he took her into custody. The magistrate asked what she had to do at the rail- way station. Tho superintendent of the company's police, who was in attendencs, said that he had been informed that she had kept company with one of the junior ticket- collectors, and came after him at tho station where he had to perform his duties, and he had told her she must not come there again. Some other misunder- standing, he believed, had occurred between them. She was seen to enter the station on the morning in ques- tion and call to the collector, but no notice was taken of her until one of the porters heard a scream, aud on looking round saw her Ml on the platform, with the empty bottle by her Bide. A constable was sent for, ana she was conveyed to Guy's Hospital. The Constable informed his worship that as soon as she recovered she said it was all through George. The Brother, a very respectable young man, here came forward, and said if his worship would discharge her ho would take care of her, as she had promised not to think of the ticket- collector any more. Her sister also said that she would take care of her. The Magistrate asked tho prisoner what she had to Bay in answer to the charge. The prisoner replied that she was very sorry for what she had done, and if his worship would let her go homo with her sister she promised never to make such an attempt again. The Magistrate, after suitably admonishing her on her attempt on her Kfe, and her future conduct, ordered her to be given up to her brother and sister. TRADE UNIONISM. IN THE KITCHEN On Friday night a meeting of domestic servants reside) In Dundee and neighbourhood was held. There was numerous attendance, the room being quite fulL The Dundee A& certuer says :— Two girls addressed the meeting at some length, con- tending that tho domestic servants were entitled to a half- holiday weekly and a freo Sabbath every fortnight. ITioy stated that tney saw nothing to prevent such an arrangement being carried out; but, if there really was anything to prevent all the servants getting away day, a full holiday once a fortnight might be substituted Then it was considered that if the ser- vants got np at six o'clock in the morning and went to bed at tenf there would be sufficient time to do all the work reouired of them ; while it was strongly argued that no labour should be performed on Sunday except what was absolutely necessary. It was declared that on Sabbath there wa3 usually special cooking, and that hence a great amount of labour was entailed on the servants, which they did not experience on tho other days of tho week ; and that Sabbath, therefore, entailed an amount of drudgery which was unbearable, A long and animated discussion afterwards took place as to the restrictions which were placed upon the wearing apDorql of the servants. It was contended that if they were compelled to wear what was generally known as a " flag " it ihould be at the expense of the mistress. The opinion was, however, that it ought not to be worn at alL The stipulations as to what should be worn in the way of dress and jewellery were also considered, and it was thought the mistress had no right to interfere with their apparel in any way so long as it waa paid for. Some humorous remarks were made as to the stringency with which mistresses in- quired into the character of their servants, ft was pointed out that they were perfectly omnipotent in their control of their servants' career, and it was urged that it was high time that tho domestic servants should form themselves into an organization, whereby thoy would be ouabled to 6c- cure information not only regarding the characters of those who might become their employers, but also respecting their general temper and conduct. It was agreed to form an association. FUNERAL OF SAMUEL BAMF0RD. Tho funoral of Samuel Bamford, the Lancashire Radical, and author of the well- known book entitled " Passages in the Life of a Radical," and other works, took place on Saturday, when his last mortal remains wero deposited with befitting honours in Middleton Churchyard Mr. Bamford died at tho age of 81 yeara, on Saturday, tho 13th instant, at Moston, near Middlo- toij, having been born in February, 1788. He lived to be a patriarch amongst Reformers. His connection with political life dates from 1810, when ho became secretary of a Hampden Club at Middleton, but it is, worthy of noto that at all times he was opposed to physical fotco movements and violence. Writ- ing his passages from tho " Life of a Radical" 30 years ago, during the Chartist movoment, he warned his fellow working men against the errors com- mitted a quarter of a century before, when a good causo had suffered through the vanity of leaders as well as tho wickedness of enemies, and counselled them to seuk their objects through honesty and simplicity in a peaceful agitation. Bamford had good reasons for giving this advice, A stalwart Lancashire weaver, ho had commenced political life determined to follow thii course himself, yet through attending the meeting at Peterioo, Manchester, which wafojptended to be a peaceful meeting to petition for PajpiAmentary Reform and a Repeal of the Corn LatffT^ Oat ended in a mas- sacre, he waa apprehended1 for a, breach of the law, con- victed ( though he shows how much the verdict waa opposed to the evidence), and Sentenced to 12 months* imprisonment. He says it was not until we became " ifested by spies, incendiaries,' and their dupes— dis- tracting, misleading, and betraying— that physical foroe was mentioned amongst us. Since the period at which he wrote this book, Mr. Bamford has lived a quiet and retired life ; and through the liberality and benevo- lence of a number of private individuals he was sup- plied with the means of passing the last 20 years of life in comfort, though by no means of luxury. To- wards the close of his life he had been made a honorary member of the Manchester Literary Club, and it was through the instrumentality of that club that a committee waa formed to honour him with a public funeral. The Bishop of Manchester was invited to conduct the funeral service ; btrt was prevented by i previous and unavoidable engagements. Writing to Mr. Howarth, the Secretary of the Committee, his lordship says :— I could have cordially united In honouring the man who wrote " Passages in the Life of a Radical," and who, in thai remarkable book avowed " the nation tu be the only party ho would serve" ( 11. p. 235); tried to teach the rich andpooii' employers and employed, that they had '* been all in error as respects their relative obligations " ( t 281); sought to bring all classes together on the basis of mutual sympathy and co- operation ; believed that, " Instead of wishing to create sud- den changes, and to overthrow Institutions. It were better that Ignorance alone wero polled down " ( L 270); and main- tained that the self- control and self- amendment of the in- dividual was tho onlysolid " basis ofallpubllcreform " ( Ibid.). If I had attended Samuel Bamford's funeral, I should like to havo hoard the lastchaptcrof the first volumo of his memoirs read over his grave. It contains counsels that Kngland seems to me emphatically to need Just now.— I remain, sir, yonr faithful servant, J. MANCZLBSTEB. J Mr. John H. Haworth. The funeral procession entered Middleton at about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, where many( thousands of visitors had collected from the surround- ing districts nnd were mostly crowded in and about tho churchyard to pay due homage to the occasion. About 300 or 400 persons preceded the hearse walking five- a- breast, then came three mourning, oaches and nearly. 40 other carriages of various descriptions. The church! was crowded in every part, the service being conducted by the Rev. Waldegrave Brewster, the rector, who, in! consequence of the coldness of the weather, read most of the service, in an impressive manner, within tho building. The rector was good enough to follow up the sug- gestion of Bishop Fraaer by reading various extracts from Bamford's " Life of a Radical." The chapter re- ferred to by his lordship is one appealing to working men and Chartists to show no violence. " Come to thine own bosom and home and there commence a re- form, and let it be immediate and effectual. . . • It is true the middle and upper ranks have scarcely been just towards you; they have not culti- vated that friendship of which you are sus- ceptible, and more worthy than they. Had they dona so, you would not have been in the hands you now are. But you can look above this misdirected pride, and pity it. The rich have been aa unfortunate in their ignorance of your. worth aa you have in the absence of their friendship. All ranks have been in error as re- spects their relative obligations, and prejudice has kept them strangers and apart." The interesting proceedings inside the church were followed by only a brief ceremony in depositing the coffin in its last resting place. The church and burial ground being seated on an eminence immediately over- looking the town, the scene of so many thousands of people collected there formed an exceedingly pic- turesque spectacle as witnessed from the streets. Tho weather, though cold, was exceedingly fine, and tho proceedings passed off with the decorum befitting such a melancholy occasion. " PECULIAR PEOPLE." ( From Punch.) People who like the bagpipes. People who dislike oystere. People who at this period of our commercial pros- perity, and when writing- paper costs next to nothing, cross their letters. People who Eay lei- sure, interesting, inhospitable, and applicable. People who have no poor relations. People who dye their hair. People who always know where the wind is. _ People who like getting up early in the morning. People who have more money than they know whafi to do with. People who possess a stock of old port. People who have never been abroad. People who give donations to street- beggars and organ- grinders. PeopLe who send conscience- money to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. People who take loag walks before breakfast. People who spend an income on flowers for tha button- hole. People who light and leave off fires on fixed days: People who like paying Income- tax. People who go to hot, uncomfortable theatres, full o£ fees. People who buy early and costly asparagus— nina inches of white stalk to one of green head. People who have no sense of humour. People who give largo parties in small rooms. People who lavish their money on the heathens abroad, and leave the heathens at homo to take care of themselves. People who have the ice broken, to enable them to bathe in the Serpentine in Winter. People who look forward to a time when thtl- e will be nj Income- tax. People who keep all their old letters. People without prejudicesf weaknesses, antipathies,' hobbies, crotchets, or favourite theories. Critics who are satisfied with the hanging of the Royal Acadamy. People who havo nothing the matter with the diges- tion, and can eat anything. People who take s'nuff. People who hold their tongues. People who go on sending contributions to Punch. EMPLOYMENT OF LADIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A meeting, convened by the Cambridge Board of Education, took place at the Guildhall on Monday afternoon, to discuss the question of " tho employment of ladies as mistresses in parochial schools." Tho subject was opened by the Rev. J. W. Cockshott, vicar of Burwell and rural dean, who stated that owing to the number of certificated teachers required and the inadequacy of the supply there was urgent need for enlisting all classes in the work. He proposed the employment of educated ladies, who should go through a course of training similar to that at existing training schools in order to fit them for the office. The rev. gentleman spoke strongly in favour of a scheme started by Miss Hubbard for providing a special training college— not so much for the acquirement of knowledge as lor fitting persons to communicate knowledge. It was to be hoped that if such a Bcheme were sot on foot numbers of ladies now offering themselves as governesses in private families would embrace tho opportunity. If, he re- marked, Christian ladies would undergo a system of domestic training to fit them for nursing the sick in hospitals, and Buch things, 6urely there would be nothing degrading in their undergoing two years' training to tit them for the higher work of teaching in our elementary school*. A letter was read from Miss Hubbard, in which she stated that there was a hopo of opening Bishop Otter's College as a traiuing school for persons who have not been pupil- teachers; 6he hoped the students would bo educated the expel annum. In tho course of tho lengthy ^ discusssion which en sued, it was stated that tho Ladies' College at Hitchin was about to be removed to tho vicinity of Cambridge, and it was thought that that institution would produce the persons required. The stipends of certificated teachers were on tho increaso, sufficiently so to make it worth tho whilo of persons from the upper middle- class to fit themselves for such employment Tho meeting ultimately passed a resolntion declaring that the experiment of employing " ladies " as teachers iu elementary schools is worthy of tho sympathy and support of all who are anxious to me^ t tho present urgent demand for teachers. she th. women of the middle upper class, and that expense of the training would not exceed £ 30 per SATURDAY. APEIL 27, 1872 THE FALMOUTH & PENKYN WEEKLY TIMES. ISSOTT v. SMITH." ID rh » Court of Our" before Lord chief f « Hce Borfll and Jutlcei k2M^ Sjt Brett, the cauio of " Zsaott e. B mi til Mr. Waddy iJH^^ 1 ^ an action for breach of promise of mimaW? and at the trial at Leeds before Mr. Justice Keating ibe verdict was for the plaintiff for £ 400. Now, unfWtunatdy, the amount of tho damages and coats amomted to more than all the pro- perty the defendant had in the world. Mr. Justice Brett: Ton say unfortanately. Mr. Waddy: Yes. The Lord Chief Justice : Doea it not often happen that a man is rained by a lawsuit ? The question was not altogether the amount of property of the defend- ant, but the loss sustained by the plaintiff. Mr. Waddy: The question was, what loss the lady had retained by the breach of promise. The Lord Chief Justice: Then there is the injury to her feelings and position. What she had actually lo3t might be of no value. Sir. Justicc Brett: I be? your pardon. I did not tmderstand your word " unfortunate," but I see yon sow meant a man without fortune. ( A laugh.) Mr. Waddy : It was not a esse where there was much Injury to the feelings. Mr. Justice Keating : Oh. I think the defendant be- haved very badly indeed. He tried to break it off upon the ground of poverty, but the lady checkmated him by saying that she would with him share wealth as well as poverty. ( A laugh ) Ihen he said he would go abroad, upon which she said she would go round the • world witn him. ( Laughter.* I think at last he wrote a letter saying that he would have nothing more to do with her. Mr. Waddy: And if he had been wise he would have written that a great deal earlier. ( A laugh.) He had been led along by a lady who was much cleverer than he was. He was a farmer, and she waa manager at Feter Robinson's silk warehouse in London. The farmer was no " match" for her, and ( said tho learned counsel) neither was L ( Laughter.) TbeLord Chief Justice : Were they young persons 1 Mr. Waddy : No, the plaintiff was 39, and the de- fendant 42. She went into the country once a year for a fortnight, and on one occasion she sai. l the defendant asked her suddenly whether she would be his wife, and her evidence was, " It may look strange, but I said Yes." ( Laughter.) Mr. Justice Keating: She also said that Bhe had known him some time. The defendant likewise said that he was worth £ 2,000. Mr. Waddy: It seems that she had seen him four years before and had not seen him since. Mr. Justice Keating: But she had heard that he was trustworthy and rich. Mr. Waddy: That was the source of all the mischief. ( Laughter.) He, however, had an affidavit as to the defendant's amount of property. The Lord Chief Justice said that the Court could not hear such an affidavit. The evidence at tho trial was that the defendant had said that he was worth £ 2,000, and he was not called to contradict it, and he could not now be let in to make an affidavit upon the subject. He ( the Lord Chief Justice) could not say, neither csuld Mr. Justice Keating, the jury were wrong tipon the evidence before them in assessing the damages at £ 400. The Court, therefore, could not grant any rule to reduce the amount. Bale refused. THE PROSPECTS OF CHOLERA." At the monthly meeting of the Association of Medical Officers of Health, held in London, on Satur- day evening, Mr. Netter Radclifferead a paper, entitled " The Prospects of Cholera," and based upon the in- formation which has been obtained concerning the prevalence and progress of the disease since the autumn of 1869. At that period, according to a historical sketch which formed the first part of the paper, cholera reap- peared in the city of Kieff, after having been entirely absent for more than twelve months. From the city it spread to the surrounding places, and in the course of a year it invaded nearly every part of Russia in Europe, extending its ravages in a marked manner along lines of railway and other channels of human inter- course. There were several instances in which it was conveyed from St Petersburg, by conscripts and other passengers, to railway stations in the provinces, insomuch that it was found necessary to make arrange- ments at some of the larger stations for the reception of any cases that might occur among the persons waiting for arriving there. From Russia the disease was carried iboth by land and sea, by railway passengers vid IKonigsberg, and by steamers or other ships to various ports on the Baltic, whence again it was conveyed in At least two instances to Hartlepool, and in one to Nova Scotia. It was taken also from Odessa to Constanti- nople, where it occasioned a great mortality. I Coincidently with the presence of the disease in [ Russia, it prevailed also in the Pashalik of Bagdad, tand followed the lines of caravans through Central lArabia. by way of Medina and Mecca, until it reached jGonfudah ana other ports on the Red Sea. Mr. [ Radcliffe traced out all these various migrations with tmuch minuteness, giving the dates of outbreaks at each place, and, as far as it could be ascertained, the prevalence and mortality, and then proceeded as . follows:— 1 I now come to a question which has more Immediate In- terest for us at this moment,— namely, what Is the prospect of this country suffering from or escaping an epidemic daring the present year I This question may be regarded from two distinct points of view ; first, with reference to the phenomena of the recent diffusion of cholera on the Con- tinent and in Arabia ; secondly, with reference to the con- ditions existing among ourselves, which are capable of promoting or retarding the progress of the disease. , As far as regards the first branch of the subject, I would tremark that the circumstances of tho recent diffusion { approximate very closely to thoso of 1852- 55. Then, as now, xho early cases appeared at first to havo been due to re- fcrudescence of a preceding and unexhausted epldemlo ; imt it is probable that in both the phenomena of re- crudescence marked tho more Important presence of Iresh migrations of cholera Into Europe from India by way tof Persia. The outbreak of 1852- 6, not only In Europe, bat In lothcr parts of the world, was one of the most extensivo on Irooord ; and, assuming a parallelism between the Initial phe- nomena of development and progress of that outbreak and [ those of tho outbreak of 1SG9- 71, It may be inferred that the [ future course of the latter will be somewhat similar, as regards magnitude, to the course of the former. Tho probability ( that tho diffusion of 11; CD- 71 was essentially a true migrating • epidemic of cholera Is increased by the consideration that, during its progress In Europe last year cholera became largely diffused in the Pashalik of Bagdad, and spread thence into ZKastern and Northern Arabia, and to tho eastern shore of the Bed Sea. Further, there has been only one Instance in [ Europe, that of 1858, of the occurrence of what has been aptly termed by Indian physicians a " regional diffusion" of the malady. In that year cholera, apparently first showing Itself In an active form In Hamburg, and prevailing there with considerable severity, broke out at various points of " Western Europe, from Ilelslngfors to Southern Spain, and • extended also into Morocco. Numerous cases were Imported irom the Continent to this country: but with the excep- tion of the thrco slight outbreaks at Wick, Glass Houghton, land on the Itchcn at Southampton tho disease did not ex- tend. Assuming that the recent diffusion may be of a similar • character to that of 1859, it would be impossible to forecast 9ts future ; but tho extent and universality of its prevalence tin Bonis, as well as tho other considerations which havo ( been mentioned, appear almost to shut out the hope that lit may prove to be regional only, and support the view that tit Is part of a general, and as yet uncompleted, diffusion. • On tho whole, therefore, a comparison of the events of 3890- 71 with those of previous outbreaks in Europe ren- ders it probable that there will be a further exten- sion of the disease in the course of the present year. The diffusion of cholera In Arabia, and Its presenco an the oast coast of the Black Sea, should give rise to serious dis- quietude : for in this direction Egypt Is threatened with the disease, and through Egypt the basin of the Mediterranean and the whole of Southern Europe. Great danger was appre- hended from the assemblage of pilgrims at Mecca In March, % ut It is now reported— I trust accurately, although no • official confirmation of the report has been received— that this year's pilgrimage has passed without an outbreak, not- withstanding the assertod presence of the disease in Mecca earlier In the year. Concerning the state of this country I would observe that all previous diffusions of cholera have been heralded by lesser outbreaks In the years preceding them. Last year there was no outbreak Of chntcr* in Ungland. but whcthr. r wo may hope to escape in like manner during the year to • come is a matter on which I will not venture a prediction. With regard to tho conditions favourable to the develop- ment and propagation of the disease, I think it may bo said ihat its too probable Invasion of England may b « eoiitcm- Jlisted without any exceulvc anxiety II only local authorities and upon the " If" must turn the whole gist of my remarks) can be induced to take precautionary measures in anticipa- tion of the eviL Speaking generally, the greater or less im- provements which were carried out, either In the water supply or In the abatement of nulsinoeS, in the principal cholera fields of previous epidemics, between ISSt and 1S6C, have been continued ilnoe tbe last- named period ; and tho condi- tions which chiefly favour tho development and propaga- tion of cholera never existed among us to so small an ex- tent as at the present time. Thus, tor example, is the metrepelif the dai^ ter of choUralc UrecUof oi the popula- tion through la waUj supply, the greatest of all the dangers to which that population has been exposed on Sxsmt xca& vu^ » fa n ;; since « rxi wiocn are taown to ha » e piayeC a part In previous epidemics, has now been removed by the completion or works which secure Uie comparative purity of the water delivered by tbe companies. At no previous time have the arrangements for the removal of nuisances from the metropolis or for dealing with in- fectious disease been more completely organized. Judging from the experience of 1866 it may reasonably be inferred that, unless from some accidental oversight or unfoneen circumstance, or from a failure of the local authorities to exert the powers which the law has placed In their hands, If cholera should visit London in the course of tho present year, It will not assume, except in very circum- scribed areasL the disastrous proportions of former outbreaks. The amended Sanitary Law of 1S06 gave to local authorities largely increased powers with resard to the abatement of nuisances and to the provision of hoepltal accommodation for cases of Infectious disease ; so that such authorities are now placed, with reference to cholera, In a position which they have never before held. The law now empowers them to take all essential precautions for the protection of the populations under their control, and throws the entire re- sponsibility of taking these precautions upon them. Nay more, the Sanitary Act gave further powers for meeting an epidemic of cholera as soon as certain sections were put in force by an Order in Council, which Order was duly Issued on the 29th of July, 1871. Whether, therefore, we regard the general sanitary state of the kingdom or the state of the law in respect to infectious diseases, the threatened invasion of cholera may be con- templated with less dread than in the case of any previous epidemic. A cardinal condition of comparative Immunity, however, will be proper action on tbe part of local authorities for the exercise of the Important powers committed to them. The excellent aad energetic measures taken last year, under the Order alreaay referred to, by the authorities in tho greater number of the ports liable to receive cholera from the Continent may be received. It Is to be hoped, as an earnest of like wisdom . and promptitude generally through- out the kingdom. Mr. Radcliffe's paper was followed by a discussion, sustained chiefly by Inspector- General Murray, Dr. de Renzy, the Sanitary Commissioner of the Punjab, and Dr. Buchanan ; by all of whom the news of the anthor were supported. Dr. Murray had been led by his observations in India to believe that the epidemic of last year was only one of the stages of the ordinary progress of the disease from India to Europe, and he cited some curious examples of the way in which the rate of progress of cholera was accelerated by a railway— now, in fact, it travelled at the same pace as the travelling public. Dr. de Renzy insisted very strongly that cholera never travelled, and objected to the word as mislead- ing. It was only carried by man or man's belongings, and went from place to place with him and his mer- chandise, or in the water channels which he had polluted. Dr. de Renzy drew a graphic picture of the water pollution in all- the cantonments of the Punjab, and described minutely the filthy state of things existing at Peshawnr and Mean Meer. He said that he had gone carefully over the question of water supply in India with the late Lord Mayo, who had been fully impressed with its great im- portance, and had intended to bring all the weight of his influence to bear upon the carrying out of improvements in this respect. With reference to human communication, Dr. decRenzy pointed out that the rail and roadway from Calcutta and the Lower Provinces to the Punjab must be regarded as tbe cause of the now constantly recurring epidemics of cholera by which the Province was impoverished and demoralized! Scarcely three years now passed without such a visita- tion, while formerly the intervals between epidemics had been as mqch as five and twenty years ; and the mativeay even among the better classes, attributed the change to tho permission of cow- killing by the English. Dr. Buchanan recalled to tho meeting the time, not so far distant, when the propagation of cholera waa suppceod to be due1 to all manner of cosmic, atmospheric, or othei- 1 vaguely- described and incomprehensible in- fluences, and congratulated his hearers on having now reached a solid basis of fact and knowledge upon which farther observations might be built with security. IN RE THE INDIA AND LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. On this petition for winding up the above- named compary, one of the numerous companies amalgamated with the European Assurance Society, some Important questions arose upon the difference in the principles applied to the " nova- tion • of contracts with Insurance companies according as the persons concerned are policyholders or annuitants. The arguments were commenced in the Court of Chancery on Friday, and concluded on Saturday afternoon. The company was established in 1846, with a capi- tal of £ 250,000, divided into shares of £ 50 each. In October, 1S54, Colonel Dyke purchased of the com- pany an annuity of £ 276, payable during his life. In 1S60 an agreement was entered into between the India Company and the European Assurance Society for the transfer of the business of the India Company to the European, which was duly carried into effect, but, as Colonel Dyke alleged, without his assent. After such transfer he received his annuity from the European half yearly, down to April, 1871, when the European became insolvent He now asked that tho India Company might be wound up under the pro- visions of the Companies Acts. The India Company had no longer any place of business or body of directors; but, upon application to the Court, Colonel Holland, who was chairman of the company at the time of the transfer of its business, was fixed upon to represent it. Mr. Glasse, Q. C., and Mr. Graham Hastings ap- peared for the petitioner ; and Mr. Pearson, Q. C., and Mr. George Murray appeared for tho liquidators of the European Society. . „ ., , Mr. H M. Jackson, for Colonel Holland, as repre- senting the India Company, contended— first, that there was a novation. Colonel Dyke having, in fact, assented to the transfer ; and, secondly, that whether he had assented or not was immaterial, as the India Company had power by their deed of settlement to make the transfer to any " approved" company ; and that, at all events, Colonel Dyke having stood by must be bound by the doctrine of acquiescence. The Vice- Chancellor said,— This is one of those painful cases which must necessarily operate very hardly upon one of two innocent parties. It is a peti- tion to wind up the India and London Company, and is presented by Colonel Hart Dyke, who, in considera- tion of £ 4,000 paid by him in October, 1854, became the purchaser of an annuity of £ 276 per annnm, payable for his whole life. This annuity was paid by the India Company down to 1860, in the early part of which year that company found that they had lost one- tenth of their capital. They then, in accordance with the pro- visicpis of their deed of settlement, took steps to wind npthe company, or bring its business to a close. There were various ways in which they could do this, but they adopted the course of transferring the business of the Company to the European Society. The case was elaborately argued by Mr. Jackson for Colonel Hol- land, and his principal point was that under the 164th clause of the deed of settlement the creditors of the company were bound by any transfer of its business, providing such transfer were made to any " approved" office. Now, I am clearly of opinion that the word " approved" in that clause means approved by the persons whose rights against the company are to be transferred. This is my construction of the clause, and it was also the construction of the company at the time of the transfer; for, instead of holding Colonel Dyke bound to accept any office they selected, they endeavoured to persuade him to accept the European. His Honour then referred to the correspondence, and continued,— Colonel Dyke did not in my opinion lose his right against the old company, unless he did something to accept the new company. In cases where Company A has transferred its business to Company B, questions have often arisen whether a person who pays premiums to Company B releases Company A, and it is now finally settled that by so doing he loses his hold upon the old company ; but there is a difference in principle between a policyholder and an annuitant, and this distinction is recognized in the importantcase of the Family Endowment Society ( Potts' case), where the question arose. In that case General Potts paid one sum for [ his annuity, once for all; here Colonel Dyke did the same. In that case General Potts had knowledge of the transfer, and after it went to the office of the Albert to receive the payments of his annuity, and in every act after the transfer the Family Endowment Society was lost sight of. In the present case Colonel Dyke re- ceives his annuity from the European with knowledge of the transfer. With that knowledge he was, in my opinion, at liberty to assume that the old company supplied the new company with the means of meet ing his annuity as their agents ; and the real question is whether he has done so much more than what was done in Potts' case as to enable the Court to say that he has relinquished his rights against the Indian Company and adopted the European. On tbe facts, I am bound to decide that he has not. The India Company were at the time of the transfer most desirous of terminating all their liabilities, but Colonel Dyke refused to agree with them, and so determined was he not to accept the new office that he threatened to file a bill in Chancery against the old company. It he had been induced to accept a new grant of the annuity, oc if he had taken an endorsement on his grant, as in " Blood's case " [ Equity L. R., 316), that the European had agreed thenceforth to pay the annuity, the case might have been different, and there would have been a novation. But this was not done, it was. however, argued that he stood by, and that no doubt is a strong circumstance, but it also occurred in Potts' case, and if acquiescence binds it would have bound it in that case ; so I conclude that mere stand- ing by is not enough. Suppose the European bad in 1865 refused to pay the annuity, I do not see how Colonel Dyke could have enforced it against them. It is said that an agreement was consti- tuted by the subsequent correspondence j but I am unable to see how correspondence like that in this case, which was a protest throughout, can take it out of the authority of Potts' case. Beirg, therefore, unable to treat this case otherwise than as governed by that authority, I am of opinion that Colonel Dyke has established the position of a creditor of the India Com- pany, and is entitled to an order to wind it up. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT. BISHOP TEMPLE ON THE SAI; E OF ADV0WS0NS. Continuing his visitation in the Archdeaconry oF Cornwall, Bishop Temple spoke on Friday at Laun- ceston on the evils arising from the sale of advowsons, and also with reference to the system of appropriating seats in churches. On the first head his lordship remarked that the mischief done was greater than the general public could see or appreciate. It caused very great scandal, not only to those who professedly belonged to the Church of England, but to those who stood outside. It was no answer to Eay that tbj grievance was a sentimental and not a material one. It was no answer to point to the results, and to say that they were not so bad as might have been expected. The very fact that it was shocking to the religious senti- ment was, in the administration of the Church, a very serious condemnation, and was derogatory to the dignity of the Church of Christ. No one could deny that a great many good people looked upon it as a very wicked and wrong; thing that offices in the Church should be, either directly or indirectly, put up for sale. Those who were outside the Church, and who felt any hostility towards it, were well aware of this feeling, and constantly spoke of the practice as a scandalous thing, and made use of it— and in some degree made just use of it— as a means of attack. Besides this, it was a very distinct mischief to the patrons of livings them selves, inasmuch as from the nature of the case it was inevitable that it should lower their idea of tbe trust altogether, and make them feel as if the appointment of ministers was not so much a trust as a property. Many were led to hold that the most important con- sideration was to use their patronage for the benefit of their friends and families, and that the duty of select- ing the best ministers was but a secondary matter. This was in itself a great evil and one that was insepar- able from the sale of advowBons. But the mischief went further, because the law attempted what wis almost an impossibility, to permit the sale of advowsons and next presentations and yet prevent the sale and purchase of the offices themselves. The barrier between the pur- chase of tho trust and the purchase of the office was daily becoming narrower and narrower, until at the present time it could hardly be maintained that there was any distinction at alL The law said that a trust should not be sold while the office was vacant, or with the purpose of creating a vacancy.- But every means was employed to evade the law, and this was demoralizing not only to the law but to the clergy themselves. It ought to be plain to any man that it could not be right for him to do that which in order to fulfil the law he must con- ceal. And if this was wrong in any one, how much more wrong was it in the clergy. And yet, although this ought to be perfectly plain, he had himself been solicited by clergymen to be a party in such trans- actions. The mischief was very serious, and was in- creasing from day to day. It was no answer to this to say that under the system many worthy men were put into proper positions : it was no answer to say that clergy so preferred did their work well. These evils were a secret canker that was certain to produce mischievous results, even though it might not be for a long time to come that they would get the result of downright bad ap- pointments. He did not object to private patronage as such. On the contrary, he believed that the pa- tronage of the Church of England was in itself an ex- cellent thing. It tended more than anything else to shelter a great variety of opinions, and it tended to- wards that healthy breadth and large toleration which was one of the moat valuable characteristics of the Established Church. What he objected to was, not to the patronage, but to the sale, which was by no means a necessary incident to it. It would be worth while for the Church to make large sacrifices in order once and for ever to do away with this system. It would be hard that private patrons should be condemned to lose all the money they had invested in the purchase of their patronage, and it would be but fair that thoso who wished to resign their trust should be compensated ac- cording to a fixed scale by the Ecclesiastical Com- missioners. It was undoubtedly a difficult matter to decide how this patronage should be exercised here- after. Some persons had suggested that it should be put into tho hands of the parishioners or of the Bishop. There were serious objections to both these plans. He thought a plan that would work very well would be the appointment in each archdeaconry of a small body of patrons— two chosen by the clergy and two by the churchwardens. He did not snv tht « • idj or even an unobjeo « °=* t'in way of meeting the case, but no miadJef that could arise from it would compare for a moment with the evil caused by the present practice. . With reference to seat appropriation, he said there could be no question that the sale or the letting of seats was illegal. He did not say violent changes were to be made in tho present system, or that there was not some good in it, but he maintained that if there was to be appropriation the wealthier members of the churches ought to provide buildings large enougWfor the aocom- i modation of the poor as well. And further, where seats were appropriated those nearest the clergyman should be allotted to the poor, to whom, imperfectly educated as they were, it was of the utmost importance that they should not miss a word, which might mean for them tbe loss ot a warie argument. As I am fully cognizant that there is no channel in tho world equal to The Times for circulating a state- ment of facts, I am induced to trouble you in the in- terest of all young women seeking employment. The salaries to . governesses it is well known are piti- fully email, to say nothing of the distant treatment they sometimes experience from members of the family in which they cnaqce be engaged. The social position of a governess- may in the eyes of some persons be considered superior to that of " a young lady " en- gaged in a housp of, business, but many ladies now avail themselves of the offer of such employment. In my own firm I pay young girls from £ 20 to £ 250 a year, in addition to board and lodging, with all the comforts and protection of a home. There are many boyses like my own where the fairest- opportunities and the most liberal salaries are given, ana which, in my judgment^ merit the attention of those parents who feel oonatrained to bring up their daughters to some special calling which may enable them to earn their . own livelihood. The. Bamarremarka may be made of the prospects of young, men who may be educated to pnly a. partial knowledge of trade. They can earn salaries varying from £ 3Q to.,£ 290 a . year, with board and residence, and I may, without being guilty of egotism 6ay that I have paid as much as £ 600 per annum to an individual I shopman, I apologize for troubling you with such details, but, more in the interest of socioty than of trade. I seek to make known facts which may prove welcome in- telligence in many a family whose son3 and daughters must seek a coufte of their own, whence to draw the future means of their subsistence. DITHTJC' Winn. — Alexandre Dumas commences his " M& noires'r witih the following passages:—" I was born at Villers- Cotterets, a small town in the de- Sartment of the Aisne, two hundred paces from the . ue de la None, where Demoustiers died, two leagues from Ferto- Milon, where Racine was born, and seven leagues from Ch& tean- Thierry, the birthplace of La Fontaine. My birthday was the 2nd of July, 1802, and I was born in the Rue de Lormet, in a house be- longing to my friend Cartier. My friend will some day sell me the house, so that I may go and die in the chamber where I waa born, and may enter upon tho night of the future from the same place where I emerged from the night of the past." This wish was not fulfilled ; but Dumas' body at ' « wt res*-" in Villers- Cotterets, and his grave preserves the same relative distances from the birthplaces of Racine & ud La Fon- fcaiif which h'i cradle din. AN INNKEEPER'S LIEN. The cause of " Threlfall r. Borwick " has been beard In the Court of Queen's Bench, when the case raised a curious point, and one of some general interest. A married couple went to stay a few weeks at an inn on the banks of Windermere, and took with them a piano hired from the AjntiiL They could not pay their bill, and the landlord kept the piano, for which the owner now sued him, and the point was whether the innkeeper was entitled to detain it. The case was tried at the Durham Assizes before Mr. Justice Lush, who summed up in favour of the innkeeper, the de- fendant, and he, therefore, had the verdict. Mr. Edwards, on the part of the plaintiff, the owner, moved to set aside the verdict on the ground that the innkeeper had no lien except upon articles he was obligedto receive, and that he was not obliged toxeceive such things as pianos. The Court, however, in the course of the discussion, appeared to think that the innkeeper's lien applied to all articles for which he would be liable in case of loss. No doubt, if the inmate did not bring the article, but hired it while he was in the inn, and to the know- ledge of the innkeeper hired k, so that the inn- keeper knew it was not his guest's, the lien would not apply to it. But it was otherwise where the guest brought the article with him, and the innkeeper therefore could not know it did not belong to him. In such a case the innkeeper would be liable to the guest if it was lost, and was, therefore, entitled to de- tajn it for his bilL The habits of men varied greatly, and were very different now from what they had been, but the law was still the same. Many articles might now be taken to an inn which would not have been taken in former times, and a piano might well be taken under some circumstances, as where a lady went to stay a month in a remote neighbourhood, where one could not be hired, or where a performer went to give a concert or other entertainment. The per- former in such cases always took his own instru- ment, and where was the line to be drawn ? Might a violin be taken and not a violoncello, or a double bass or a bassoqp and not a piano? Suppose a guest brought a piano, could the innkeeper refuse to receive him ? or, even if he had a right to refuse him, was. ho obliged to reject the guest ? And if he received him, and had no reason to suppose the piano did not belong to him, could he not detain the piano for his bill! However, after some discussion, The Court granted a rule nisi. The QUEEN'S VISIT to the EX- EMPEROR and EMPRESS of the FRENCH. The Queen paid a visit to the ex- Emperor Napoleon and Empress Eugenie, on Saturday, the 64th birthday of tbe Imperial exile. Chiselhurst presented an ani- mated appearance on the occasion, a large number of spectators being present at every point where the Royal party would pass. By the Queen's express desire the public were excluded from the platform, at Chisel- hurst, Mr. Alexander Beattie, one of tbe directors of tho line, who was Ahere to receive the Royal party, and Mr. Lord, station- master, only being presentwhen the train arrived. Her Majesty, followed by the Prince and Princess, were escorted to their carriage outside the station, and tbe Ladies in Waiting took their seats in a dosed carriage behind, and these, with the attend- ance of Lord Alfred Paget, equerry in waiting, and several of the Royal servants on horseback, comprised the cortege. The moment the Queen presented herself the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs became general, and such manifestations were continued diving the progress up Summer- hill till Camden- house was reached. Among thosfe present to greet her Majesty on her arrival at the residence of the Emperor were the Mai> quise de la Grange, Madame Le Breton, Mdlle. de Laiminat, the Due de Bassano, the Marquis de la Grange, the Comte de Villier, the Comte Clary, the Marquise de Bassano, and the Baron Corvisart. At the close of the interview, which did not occupy half an hour, the Emperor and Empress attended the Queen to her carriage, and the Royal party were quickly conveyed across the Common ( amidst a dense cloud of dust, which greatly marred the enjoyment of visitors), in the direction of the seat of Viscount Sydney, in the small village of FrognaL where her Majesty's stay was also of but short duration. The return to the railway station was a rapid one; Visconnt and Viscountess Sydney following the Royal party in their carriage. An affectionate part- ing took place in the waiting- room, where the Vicoun- tess knelt and kissed the Queen's hand, and in return her Majesty gracefully removed the veil from her face and kissed her ladyship's cheek. Vlcount Sydney then knelt and kissed the Queen's bond, and in a few seconds the august visitors took their seats in the royal saloon, and the train left amidst the most en- thusiastic chcering from these assembled outside and near the station. Altogether her Majesty's reception at Chiselhurst was a cordial one; during her presence the bells at the old church of St. Nicholas rang merry peals, and from the lodge at Camden- house the Union Jack was floating. A RUMOUR AND ITS EFFECT. " Our Own Correspondent," of the Daily Telegraph, writing from Versailles on Saturday, says :— " In an interview which I had this morning with M- Thiers, the President of the Republic denied, in the most formal and positive manner, that there existed any misunderstanding between the Governments of France and Germany on the question of the re- organisation of the army. In cases where any news of importance has either to be confirmed or denied, it is always better, if possible, to speak as plainly and ex- plicity as possible. For this reason, I have stated in as few words as I can what my _ information is, and from what source I obtained it. The intelli- gence which has been going the round of the papers for some days, to the effect that M. d'Arnim was on his way to Paris conveying from Prince Bismarck to M. Thiers a remonstrance respecting the reorganisation of the French army, has created not a little excitement in Paris as well as in other parts of France. Yesterday there was almost a panic on the Bourse. Securities and shares of every kind were d la baissc. Railway stock was unsaleable e? » pt at prices which entailed an enormous loss, and loans could not be had upon any kind ot Government security unless with a margin of nearly 50 per cent, below quotations. For twenty- four hours— ever since The Daily Telegraph of Thursday reached us— the French have forgotten even their amusements, and nothing has been talked of except the possible, if not probable, renewal of the war with Germany. Such being tho case, I asked leave yester- day to call upon the President of the Republic, and, with the kindness which M. Thiera has always shown me since I first met him at Tours in November, 1870, my request was at once granted. Nothing could pos- sibly be more unequivocal than the words of the Pre- sident : ' We know nothing, have heard nothing, and do not believe that M Bismarck has sent us any such message. The relations between the two Governments have never been more friendly since the termination of the war than they are at present. Not only has our Ambassador at Berlin, M. Gontaut- Biron, no informa- tion, nor has he received any communication whatever on this point, but his and other letters from Germany confirm us in the opinion that tho whole story is based upon a misunderstanding, or on some private remarks which have been looked upon as official M de Bis- marck knows quite as well as we do that the army we are reorganising is one of order— an army in- tended to preserve order in France, not to carry . war into any foreign country. All Europe is interested in France being internally tranquil, and to maintain that peace we must have a com- paratively large and a well- organised force, all the more so that there is now no longer a National Guard in the country. Individual Frenchmen may talk wildly about war and revenge, but what they say cannot in future be regarded as the sentiments of the Government or the opinions of the nation at large. A badly organised army is worse than none at all; and particularly so when it has to put down riots or revolution. The German Government knows this, and it is morally im- possible, even if it had the right to do so, that it could object to what will be simply a guarantee for the peace of France and of Europe.' M. Thiers in short insisted that there must be a mistake somewhere, and that it was most likely to have arisen from too much import- ance being given to some unofficial conversation of an official personage." An international will case has been decided in the Court of Probate. Mr. Cottrell, an Englishman, with a domicile tn Italy, made an English will in far oar of his brother, and subsequently an Italian will In favour of his wife. The brother obtained probate, bat the wlieft appli cation haa been granted tor nvc& tcs ft. THE WINNERS OF GREAT VICTORIES.' ( From the Daily TtUjrapS ) K It is now some five- and- thirty years since the stud of a late Lord Chesterfield was brought, on the occasion o£ one of his many temporary withdrawals from the Turf- to the hammer at Tatteraall's. Among the lots offereS for sale was a brood mare, named Octaviana, in whewo veins ran the purest and richest stream of English thoroughbred blood, and, at her foot, a lean and scraggy filly foal, of which Lord Chesterfield's cele- brated horse, Priam, was the father. So mean and shabby was the appearance of the foal, as, clinging to its mother's flanks, it shrank from the crowd ot surrounding strangers, that a shout of dcrisiv ® - laughter ascended from many a lip. and seemed1 to ridicule the idea of money being bid for Octavian^ and her unpromising daughter. But a man by whom the ridicule or the approbation of his fellows was held1 in li? ht esteem, and whose biography, now in its eighth edition, has furnished Mr. Disraeli with a congenial theme, had the hardihood to think and judge for bin*-' self; and the hammer fell to tbe bid of Lord George* Bentinck, who thus, for a trifling sum, acquired pos- session of an animal of which the name will live in racecourse history so long as tho Two Thousand Guineas. Derby, and Oaks shall continue to bo household words in these islands. That mean, disreputable, and Unlikely foal, under the namo of Crucifix, lived to win every race for which' she started as a two- year- old, and to put the coping-' stone to her victorious career by winning, aa & three- year- old, the One Thousand, the Two Thousand,, and the Oaks. Until, in 1866, a greater two- year- old' than Crucifix arose to obliterate the memory of her pre- decessor's matchless triumphs. Lord George's peerless1 filly was quoted as a paragon of which tho like would-) never again be seen on the Turf. The ten two- year- old dashes won by the fleet daughter of Priam brought an aggregate of between four and five thousand einnds to the exchequer of the noble lord who ini ter years abandoned all craving for " New-, market fame and judpnent at a bet," to spend his life in endeavouring to prove that protec- tion to agriculture and the greatness of En^- 1 land were convertible terms. In spite of the panegyrio1 bestowed by Mr. Disraeli on Lord George's political career, it is as the owner of Crucifix, Grey Memos, I and Miss Elis, and as the breeder of Surplice, that his' name will live longest in the memory of his country-' men. The confused and hesitating speeches delivered,! between 1S46 and 1848, by the noble number for Lynn' in the House of Commons bristled with figures so be- wildering and ill- digested that his arguments and infer- ences have lbngbeen buried with him in the dust. But| there is hardly a racecourse in England which is not still vocal with stories of " the great Lord George"— lust as, upon the morrow of each successive Derby, the Library of tbe House of Commons seems again to- echo back that " superb groan" which the victory o£' Surplice in 1848 wrung from his former owner and1 breeder. ^ It was once remarked by Horace Walpole that thero are some families of which the fame is based upon something that they have owned, rather than upon something that they have done. Thus an ancestor of the great Lord Chatham still lives an history as tho owner of the famous " Pitt diamond," and many a county family in Englaad is chiefly conspicuous from its possession of some unrivalled picture. But, unques- tionably, the ownership of an incomparable racohoreo bestows upon an Englishman a degree of celebrity; which few save the most illustrious amonghis_ con- J temporaries are competent to acquire. So what is tho' interest still taken in Captain O'Kelly duo but to thefact that he owned Eclipse ? Is there any other incident con- nected with the Batson family which has contributed so much to make their name live as the circumstance that, in 1834, that magnificent animal Plenipo- tentiary cantered in first for the Derby ? The con- temporaries of the lote Lord Eglinton have for the most part forgotten that he was Viceroy of Ireland ; but BO middle- aged man who ever visited a racecourse is likely to forget the stride of the Flying Dutchman, or the stoutness of Van Tromp. In like manner the namo of Colonel Pearson is known in every English- speaking land, where horseracing is honoured, because in 1866 he was the owner of Lord Lyon, and, in 1867, of Achievement. _ Moralists and purists, perhaps, will be ready to exclaim that the greatest act of Colonel Pearson's life was performed at the Battle of Aliwal, when heading a squadron of the 16th Lancers,] be made a cavalry charge of which tho memory still lives upon the banks of the Indus. But, to nineteen- twentieths of his fellow- countrymen, the connection between Aliwal and the gallant Colonel is unknown j while the fame and prowess of Achievement have been topics of general discussion. As a two- year- 1 old she performed the great feat of winning eleven) times out of thirteen starts; and at three years old, five race3 out of eight in which she took part fell to her share. We decline to lift the curtain which reveals her decadence as a four- year- old. or to enlarge upon the practical illustration afforded by her career of the old axiom which tells that " Early ma- turity means early decay." Sufficient for the moment- is it to recapitulate that, by her sixteen victories^ she netted for rher gallant owner no less a sum than £ 22,442; nor was there ever laid under the turf which in life she so much adomecL a fleeter or more honest mare. There have been many grander and m6re' faultlessly- shaped animals o£ which the' likenesses have been taken by Herring or Harry Hall, but a finer galloper " ne'er from the heath- flower dashed the dew " than the winner of the July and Chesterfield in 1866. Formed, like Alice Haw- thorne, in the shape and mould of a greyhound, Achievement was as pood a specimen of the flying two- year- old which it is now the chief aim of most or our breeders to raise, as will probably be seen during' the resicjue of the nineteenth century. » The article concludes by asking " whether it is nflfc to the extraordinary and forced development of speed! at two yeart old that we owe the scarcity of good horses in every class of which the employers of equine labour are at this moment universally complaining. Fron* every hunting county in England ana Ireland ascends a cry that hunters cannot be got, except at the most impossible figures, and that hackneys have disappeared or are disappearing from the land. The purchasers of remounts for our cavalry regiments are at their wits* end, and, if war were suddenly to break forth, tha cost and difficulty of acquiring the horses necessary for military purposes would be a problem more perplexing to Mr. Cardwell than the adjustment of the details originated by his vast scheme of Army Reform." • • SEAL MASSACRE; The ScoUman says :— The Arctic, Captain Adams, arrived at Dandee 6tt Thursday afternoon from the Greenland seal fishing, and brings very unfavourable accounts of tho season. She brings 8,000 seals, which will yield about 80 tuns of oiL The Arctic left Dundee on the 27th of February, and reached the ice off Greenland on the 11th of March, when a few bladder- nosed seals were met with. A north- west course was pursued till the 18th, whon a white- coat seal was seen. This was considered a good omen, as it generally indicates that a large number of seals are at hand ; but unfortunately the omen in this instance was a bad one, ana only eight old and twelve young seals wcro caught. On the 19th hard frost set in, and tho vessel was completely surrounded with ice and unable to make further progress. While the ship was beset; numerous ' packs' were seen. For seven days the frost continued unabated ; but after this the weather changed and the ice began to break up. On the 27th the Arctic bore np close to the seoling- groond. On this day all bands were employed on the ice ; the re- sult of the day's work was that 2,800 seals were got on board. 1,000 old seals were killed and ' binged.' Next day 2,000 were killed and ' tinged,' and a like number on the 29th. A swell began on tbe 30th, and after this date the success was inconsiderable. The seals became very much scattered, and the men some- times went nearly five and six miles without yetting more than one seal. About sixteen othw vessels were seen at this time. The Arctic then cruised about to the south and west, but no mor* seals could be seen, and on the 14th of April sb « bore up for home. Una weather generally was stormy, there being a great deal of ioe and strong frosts, and considerable difficulty waa accordingly experienced in cruising about, so that the comparatively few seals which were seen could not bo reached. Captain Adams reports that the Peterhead shipa arft clean with the exception of two, which have about 300 each, and that sixteen Dutch vessels are clean. The other Dundee vessels Lie fished aa followsEsquimaux, 5,300 seals ; Erik, 7,000; Narwhal, 4,000 ; Camper- down, 3,200; Intrepid, 3,000; Tay, 3,000; £ anr> craiq, 4.000; VicU/ r, 2,000; Diana, 300; Polynia, clean. The Camperdovn also arrived to the • raring. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATYfi& iY, APRIL 27,1872 THE SAVINGS OP THE PEOPLB. ( From the Saturday Rnitu ) Foreigners who write books about English ways of life almost invariably express their astonishment at the wastefulness and extravagance which they observt smong all classes of our countrymen, and especially among the labouring population. An ordinary middle- olass man or artisan in France or Germany would be miserable unless he arranged his expenditure so that there should bo a safe margin between what he spent and what he earned. He feels bound to make provision, not only for his own old age, but for his children, so that they may get a good start in the world, that his girls may have a dowry; however small, and his sons a little sum to help them in business. Indeed he probably expects, if things have gone at all well with him, that he will himself be able to give up work before he is incapaci- tated by the infirmities of age. It must be acknowledged that in England such providence is rare. An English- man of the same rank, as a rule, sticks to his work as long as he is able, makes as much money as he can, and spends it as fast as he makes it. At the most, he has perhaps subscribed to some Society which will support him when he is actually disabled by sickness, accident, or advancing years, or he has made some little assurance for his family at his death. But for the rest he is dependent on his earnings • week by week; and his children must shift for them- selves as he did before them. An English shopkeeper, clerk, or mechanic, would be equally amazed ana amused at the notion of saving up, so that at fifty or thereabouts he might bo able to retire from work on a Eodest independence. To a Frenchman or German e habits of our working- classes seem to involve a double waste. There is, first, the waste of labour which might be spared, and of time which might be devoted to repose or recreation. And, next, there is the, waste of money which is squandered on evanescent or doubtful enjoyments, instead of being frugally laid by in order to secure exemption from labour and anxiety in after life, and to smooth the way of the young people. The extravagant spendings of English work- ing men are at their height in the households of the iron- puddlere, or of first- class miners during a brisk Beason, when four or five pounds a week are literally swallowed in feasting and dissipation; but even among the poorest there are possibilities of economy which are apt to be ignored. It is impossible to deny the extreme wretchedness of large classes of our popula- tion. both in the towns and in the country, and any- thing which can be done to improve their condition must be welcomed as a step towards redressing what is at once a national scandal and a social danger. It may be doubted, however, whether a riBe in wages, however Ejd in itself, would be more than a temporary pal tive, unless accompanied by a change in the im- provident and reckless habits of the people. What- ever stimulates their independence and self- respect will be a gain in this respect: but to exchange dependence on an employer for the slavery of the Union is at the best a small and questionable advantage. Genuine independence is to be found only in those habits of thrift and frugality which provide for the future as well as for the present, and secure a safe margin between expenditure and earnings. It would of course be absurd to blame the working classes as if improvidence were exclusively their fault. Their wastefulness and extravagance are mainly the product of similar habits among other classes, from whose superior | education and enlightenment a better example might reasonably be expected. A simpler mode of life, a better understanding of what political economists mean when they talk of reproductive ex- penditure, among the upper and middle classes, would have its effect upon those below them. Perhaps the best way to encourage people to live within their means is to provide facilities for the safe and profitable investment of their savings. How far it is expedient that the State should make this its business directly is a question on which opinions differ ; but it will at least be admitted that the State, if it interferes at all, is bound to take care that its in- terference shall not, on the one hand, obstruct voluntary enterprise, or, on the other hand, convey a false im- pression as to the responsibility of the State for the security of the speculations which it takes under its supervision. Hence the importance of the questions which are now being investigated by the Royal Com- mission on Friendly and Benefit Building Societies. The Commissioners have not yet published the evidence which they have collected in regard to the working of the Friendly Societies ; but there can be little doubt that a large number of these associations are in a very precarious, and some of them in an absolutely insolvent, condition, and that the working classes have been induced to part with their savings— in the aggregate an enormous sum — to ignorant or unscrupulous speculators, who have been trading on the Government certificate that was supposed to guarantee the financial soundness of the Societies to which it was granted. In point of fact, the Registrar certified merely that there was nothing illegal in the rules which he approved ; but he had no authority to Bpeak as an actuaiy, or to investigate the financial constitution of the Societies which came before In many instances Friendly Societies are based on false actuarial calculations that must necessarily bring them to ruin, the rate of subscriptions which they re- quire at different ages being insufficient to meet the liabilities which will subsequently arise ; in other caaes the cost of management eats up the revenues, or perhaps the managers cook the accounts and pocket the plunder. It is obvious that the longer these rotten or fraudulent associations are allowed to exist the more numerous will be the list of victims, and the greater will be the injury inflicted on a class of the community who on every ground are entitled to sympathy and pro- tection. At the same time, it is natural that there should be strong interests opposed to a thorough in- vestigation which must end in an exposure of in- solvency, and possibly of malpractices into the bargain. There are the people who are now making a good thing for themselves out of speculations which would instantly collapse if the light were let in upon them, and who perhaps may also have more to dread than a mere loss of income ; then there are the members who trust that their Society will at least last their time, and who would prefer to have the deluge postponed for the commissfcDers report that the Societies still do business mainly with the working classes, or with a class only slightly superior . to them in station. In Birmingham, in Ashton- unior- Lyne, and elsewhere, thoy have greatly encouraged the construction of houses for the working and lower middle classes. The statistics of these Societies show that, notwith- standing our national reputation for improvidence, there is yearly an enormous sum in the shape of sav- ings seeking a safe investment; and also that the people cannot be said to be altogether divorced from the soil when we find that they are, through tho Build- ing Societies in possession of land equal to tie area of several counties, as owners, lessees, or'taortgajees. It is evident, from the operations of these associations, that there is no difficulty in purchasing large or small estates, if a sufficient price is offered. The question being whether the Building Societies should bo cut down to fit the law, or the law expanded BO as to adapt it to their developed con- dition, the Commissioners recommend that the latter alternative should be followed. They think that the exemption of stamp duty on mortgages should bo limited to securities for sums not exceeding £ 200; that the privilege of priority against tho estates of deceased debtors should be abolished; that the borrowing powers should be limited to two- thirds of the total value of the amounts for tho time being secured on mortgage ; that the system of registration should be improved so as to secure uniformity, and to allow of a discretion as to certifying ; and that some other modi- fications should be made in the existing law. Building Societies will, on the whole, gain rather than lose by these changes, and all doubts as to their position will be removed. the benefit of the next generation; and there is also a good deal of false pride and perverse jealousy on the part of the working classes, who are not indisposed to resent any interference with their concerns as invidious, if not oppressive. Now that the Commissioners ask for further powers to push their inquiries to the bottom, we may expect to find an out- cry raised against the proposed inquisition. " We have had," they tell us, " occasionally to receive evidence of which, we fear, none of those who heard it could doubt the deliberate falseness ; we have failed in many cases to elicit that which we believe would have been important; and we have been compelled to leave almost untouched a whole line of inquiry"— aa to burial clubs and their influence on infanticide for the Hake of fees, we suppose—" of which the evidence of Mr. Aspinall, the Coroner for Liverpool, roav show the sig- nificance, but which, as involving criminal charges, oould not be adequately carried out without powers of compulsion and powers of indemnity." It is due to the working classes, as well as to justice, that these in- quiries bhouldnot be broken off in this manner. For the present the Commissioners have confined their reports to the subject of Building Societies, which are supported by the middle, as well as by tbo working, classes. There is reason to fear that there may be unsoundness in some of the speculations of this kind, where the borrowed capital is excessive in pro- portion to genuine assets ; and there can be no doubt that there is a serious incongruity between tho opera- tions of most of theee Societies and the law as it now stands. The Societies have, in fact, quite outgrown the law. Instead of being small local associations to assist working- men in the construction of cottages, they have become corporations of great magnitude dealing with va* t sums of money. It is estimated— for exact returns cannot be procured— that there are 2,000 Building Societies now in existence in England and Wales the total number of members being 800,000, with a subscribed capital of over £ 3,000,000, a loan and de- posit capital of over £ 6,000,000, total assets to the amount of £ 17,000,000, mortgage advances over £ 16,000,000, and a yearly income of more than 11,000,000. One Socicty has nearly 17,000 member*, another £ 10,000, and so on- The income of a single- Society is over a million and a half. Ho great in the confidence of the public in these enterprises that many of them have reduced the rate of interest to four, and even three, per cent, in order to check the influx of deposits which still come flowing in. In various districts the banks find it difficult to oompete'with them. We hear of single advances, not only of thousands, but of twenty ami thirty thousand sounds, being made by building Societies, sometimes on tho security of mills and factories ; and there seems to be no doubt that they have become to a large ex- • ffymiytfatgufe On the other hand, " TRADE UNION" AMONG THE FARMERS IN AMERICA, While agricultural labourers are combining in this country, a movement in the same direction H taking place among tbo farmers in America. Nearly 200 : armers and farmers' wives lately met at Clinton. Douglas county, Kansas, to discuss " the commercial element in agriculture." Thirteen resolutions were adopted, and numerous speeches made, which are re- ported in the Republican Journal of Laurence. It was contended that " the fundamental interest" now lies prostrate, contending. with other labour and professions at odds of from two to. ten against it ; that farmers are under the humiliating necessity of submitting to the unjust terms of persons whose emoluments are found in depressing the value of articles they wish to accumulate ; that if this sort of thing continues much longer, impoverishment and ruin will stare the farmers in the face ; and, finally, that this " ridiculous usage" is unnecessary, and that united and harmonions effort on the part of farmers might speedily extricate them from this galling and absurd position. The sug- gestion was made that farmers should store grais in huge warehouses of their own instead of hastily rat- ing with crops to the obnoxious middleman. This would enable them to follow the wise practice of other producers, and in the event of a plenteous season, or of a decreasing demand, hold their wares until the market is restored. Thus the surplus of one year would pre vide for the contingencies of the next, and the residts of a short crop or of a large over crop would be neu- tralized. It was stated that if 2,000 fanners united in a co- operative union they could obtain the beet of terms. For example, a grocery man in Laurence had already offered, if 100,000 dols. trade were given him, to do it at a profit of only six per cent. ; if 200,000 dols. at five per cent A firm had offered to famish clothing at a redaction of from 40 to 50 per cent, on the present prices. " Parties had agreed to handle grain for two cents a bushel." Governor Robinson remarked that the control of a warehouse would be of great advantage. Farmers could store grain and take receipts for it, and upon those receipts get all the money they needed for paying taxes and other bills, and thus take advantage of any rise in the market. Another speaker pointed out the double character the farmer sustains. He is merchant as well as pro- ducer. It is as dealer for disposal of his wares that he frequently fails. Almost any man of ordinary com- mon sense can raise fair crops, but when be goes into market as a trader among men who make that depart- ment a special study, he operates against heavy odds. The margin of ordinary profits oftentimes lays in a cent or a half- cent on the pound, or a few cents on the bushel. The farmers by proper organization could secure great advantages to themselves. In the end the convention elected a board of ten directors from among the practical farmers, " to pro- cure a charter incorporating the Douglas County Farmers' Co- operative Union with power to do a general mercantile, forwarding, and commission busi- ness, and to contract for tho doing of the same with other parties in the Interest of farmers." TWO RUSSIAN JESTERS. The following Interesting extract la from All the Year Round— a Journal containing not only much to Interest, but also much to Instruct the reader Jokes, like bills, require names to back them ; and it will be found that, in every nation, some one per- sonage, real or mythical, is selected as the lay- figure upon which all popular jests are by common consent displayed. The English have their Joe Miller, the Germans their Schiltbilrgerand their Tyll Eulenspiegel, the Americans their Colonel Crockett, the Orientals their Naeireddin el Khejab ; and, in the same way, the chosen godfathers of Russian humour are Bal& kireff, the jester, and Marshal SuvOrofL The latter name has long since passed into history ; but the former requires some introduction to non Russian readers. Popular traditions unite in representing Bal& kireff as the constant attendant of Peter the Great, who figures largely in all the (- tones attached to the name of his buffoon. Many of these stories are probably the fabrication of a later age ; but a fair proportion of them bear marks of authenticity, and, aa fair specimens of national humour, are worth quoting. On one occasion Balfikireff begged permission of his imperial master to attach himself to the guard stationed at the palace, and Peter, for the sake of the joke, consented— warning him at the same time that any officer of tho guard who happened to lose his sword, or to be absent from his post when summoned, was punished with death. The newly- made officer promised to do his best ; but the temptation of some good wine sent to his quarters that evening by the czar " to moisten his commission," proved too strong for him ; and he partook eo freely aa to become com- pletely " screwed." While he was sleeping off his debauch, Peter stole softly into the room, and carried off his sword. BalAkireff, missing it on awaking, and At the end of the same campaign several of the officers were relating their exploits, when BalAkireff stepped in among th » m. " I've got a story to tell too," cried be, boastfully; " a better one than any of yours I" " Let us hear it, then," answered the officers; and Balfikireff began. " I never liked this way of fighting, all in a crowd to- gether, which they have now- a- days ; it seems to me more manly for each to stand by himself; and there- fore I always went out alone. iNow it chanced that one day, while reconnoitring closo to the enemy's out- posts, I suddenly espied a Swedish soldier lying on the ground juBt in front of me ! There was not a moment to lose ; ho might start up and give the alarm. I drew my sword, rushed upon him, and at one blow cut off his right foot 1" " You fool 1" cried one of the listener*, " you should rather have cut off his head !" " So I would," answered Balikireff, with a grin, " but somebody else had done that already 1" At times BalSlrireff pushed his waggeries too far, and gave serious offence to his formidable patron. On one of these occasions the enraged emperor summarily banished him from the court, bidding him " never ap- pear on Russian soil again." The jester disappeared accordingly ; but a week had hardly elapsed when Peter, standing at his window, espied his disgraced favourite coolly driving a cart pass the very gates of tho palace. Foreseeing some new jest, he hastened down, and asked with pretended roughness, " How dare you disobey me, when I forbado you to show yourself on Russian ground ?" " I havn't disobeyed jou," answered BalAkireff, coolly; " I'm not on Russian ground now I" " Not on Russian ground J" " No ; this cart- load of earth that I'm sitting on is Swedish soiL I dug it up in Finland only tho other day 1" Peter, who had doubtless begun already to regret the loss of his jester, laughed at the evasion, and restored him to favour. . . . The stories told of Marshal Suvtroff are of a different order, and display, better than whole pages of descrip- tion, the wonderful way in which he contrived to adapt himself to the rude spirits with whom he had to deal, without losing one jot of his authority. What Napoleon was to the French army, SuvOroff was to that of Russia; now jesting with a soldier, and now rebuking a general; one day sharing a ration of black bread beside a bivouac firo, and the next speak- ing as an equal to princes and potentates. In fact, the two great sponsors of Russian wit form a most picturesque contrast. Balikireff has very much the character of a spaniel in a lion's cage— admiring, even, while mocking his formidable natron— behaving towards him with a half- waggish, half- affectionate familiarity — perpetually offending, and perpetually forgiven. SuvOroff comes before us as an uncrowned king, one whose authority needed no outward symbol; an auto- crat of Nature's making, full of a rough, hearty familiarity, that was in no danger of breeding contempt, and surrounded by men who enjoyed the bonhomie, while they dreaded the displeasure of the little pug- nosed, grimy man, who was in their eyes the incarna- tion of earthly power and grandeur. It must be owned, however, that in his own peculiar vein of pleasantry, the old marshal more. than once met with his match. One of his favourite jskes was to confuse a man by asking him unexpectedly, " How many stars are there in the sky ?" On one occasion he put this question to one of his sentries, on a bitter January night, such as only Russia can produce. The soldier, not a whit disturbed, answered coolly, " Wait a little, and I'll tell you and he deliberately began count, " One. two, threo," & c. Li this way he went gravely on to a hundred, at which point SuvOroff, who was already half frozen, thought it high time to ride off, not, however, without inquiring the namo of this ready reckoner. The next day the latter found himself promoted, and the story ( which SuvOroff told with great glee to his Btaff) speedily made its way through the whole army. On another occasion one of his generals of division seat him a sergeant with despatches, at the same time recommending the bearer to SuvOroff's notice. The marshal, as usual, proceeded to test him by a series of whimsical questions ; but the catechumen was equal to the occasion. " How far is it to the moon V asked SuvOroff. " Two of your excellency's forced marches," an- swered tho sergeant. " If your men began to give way in a battle, what would you do?" frightened out of his wits at the probable consequences, could devise no better remedy than to replace the- weapon with his own professional sword of lath, the hilt and trappings of which were exactly similar to those of tbo guardsmen. Thus equipped, he appeared on parade tho next morning, confident in theassuranee of remaining undetected, if not forced to draw his weaj> on. But Peter, who had doubtless foreseen this contingency, instantly began storming at one of the men for his untidy appearance, and at length faced round upon Bal& kireff with the stern order, " Captain Bal& kireff, draw your sword and cut that sloven ^ The poor jester, thus brought fairly to bay, laid his hand on his hilt as if to obev. but at the same tune exclaimed fervently, " Merciful Heaven 1 let my sword be turned into wood 1" And drawing the weapon, he exhibited in very deed a harmless lath. Even tho presence of the emperor was powerless to check the roar of laughter which fol- lowed ; aud BalAkireff was aUowed to escape. Tho jester's ingenuity occasionally served him in extricating others from trouble as well as himself. A cousin of his, having fallen under the displeasure of the czar, was about to bo executed; and Bal& kirclf presented liimsolf at court to petition for a reprieve. Peter, seeing him enter, aud at once divining his errand, shouted to him, " It's no use your coming here; I swear that I will not grant what you are going to ask 1" Oulck as thought, Baiaklreff dropped on his knees, and exclaimed, " Peter Alexeievitch. I beseech you put that scamp of a cousin of mine to death I " Peter, thus caught iu his own trap, had no choice but to laugh, and send a pardon to the offender. During one of tho czar's Livonian campaigns, a thick fog greatly obstructed tho movements of tho army. At length a pule watery gleam began to show itsolf through the mL- t, and two of tho Russian officers fell to disputing wlietlwr this were tho sun or not. BalA- kireff, happening to pons by at that moment, they appealed to him to decide. " Is that light yonder the sun, brother i " " How should I know? " answered tho jester; " I've never b « u Iwru before ? " THE VINEYARDS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. ( Prom the Journal of the Society •/ Arte.) Spain has always been one of tho foremost viticul- tural countries of the world. The mountains which run along its extensive coast- lines or accompany its rivers offer the most favourable situations and the most fertile soils for viticulture ; the southern position en- sures a sufficiency of sunshine to mature the grapes with more or less perfection every year, and the prox- imity of the Atlantic on one Bide and the Mediterra- nean on the other, brings the moisture by the aid of which the vine luxuriates. In consequence of these natural advantages, the wines grown in almost all parts of Spain have much taste and bouquet, and great strength and durability, provided they are sub- jected to proper treatment. Although there are no red wines which can compare with the Medocs and Burgundies, in the preparation of white, dry, fortified wines, such as Malagas, the Spaniards excel all other nations. Andalusia produces the wines which are of most importance to English consumers. In the pro- vince of this kingdom, which has Seville for its capital, is situated Xeres do la Frontera, with the convent of Paxarette, and the belt of vineyards producing the " vino secco" and the abocado." There, also, is Rota, which produces the best red wines of Andalusia. Second to these are Moguro, Neigo, Bancio, and Seville itself. Catalonia yields annually 20,000 butts of wine, which is mostly red. The plain of Ampurdan is covered with vines, and of many other Darts of this kingdom four- fifths of all cultivatable land is occupied in viticulture. Valencia produces annually 100,000 butts of win « . Granada, with its famed Malaga, pro- duces wines and raisins. In the mountains the vine attains almost tropical lumriance, and bears three harvests e\ ery year. AIT agon produces dark- coloured, strong- bodied wines, of good taste and flavour, from the celebrated vises, the " grenache," of Sabayes, and ths " carmena." and delivers them up to tho trade of Saragossa. The rough climate? of Navarro does not admit of such viticulture, while Galicia produces a little good wine for export, such as that of Ribadavia and Tuy. Biscaya, the most northern province of Spain, produces much wine, which is, however, unfit for exportation. New Castile produces the lightest and least- coloured, but most agreeable wines, such as the mracat of Juencaral, near Madrid. The Spanish Governments have frequently encouraged the produc- tion of wine, which forms the most notable source of wealth of the inhabitants of the Peninsula. The mam obstacle has been the difficulty of transport; but this difficulty is being rapidly removed, particularly by English enterprise and railways. The sherry wines are, generally speaking, the pro ducts of the district of Cadiz. Cadiz is the most im- portant maritime trading town of Spain, situated on the bay which bears its name, on the Island of Leon, and has 75,000 inhabitants. The district further in- cludes Xeres de la Frontera, around which the principal vineyards are situated ; San Lucar de Bara- meda, upon the banks of the estuary of the Guadal- quivir ; Trebujena, to the north of San Lucar; and Puerto de Santa Maria, to the south of Xeres, and upon the western banks of the estuary of the Rio Guadelete, which forms the eastern frontier of the sherry district. The vineyards of all qualities in the district of Cadiz amount to 33,355 English acres. There are four descriptions of soil which determine different qualities of wine. The " albariza" is the soil of the higher ground of the various sub- districts which surround Xeres de la Frontera, and is composed of carbonates of lime and magnesia, mixed with day. This produces the finest wine. To this fdlowBthe " barros," or red iron ochre soil, which produces a very fine wine, inferior only to that grown on the " albariza." In these two soils only about three butts to the acre are obtained. The " bugeo;" or alluvial soil, and the " arenas," or sands, produce inferior wines, in quantities of from five to six butts to the acre. East or north eaBt of the Xeres district the soil appears un productive. The dominating wine seems to be the " palomino ;" next in frequency seems to be the " per- rimo" and " canocaso." the " mantuo castellano," and the " beba," are also frequently met with. there was a waggon- load of corn- brandy. " Supposing you were blockaded, and had DO pro- visions left, how would you supply yourself ? " " From the enemy I "* " How many fish are there in the sea? " " As many as have not been caught." And so the examination went on, till SuvOroff, find- finding his new acquaintance armed at all points, at length asked him as a final j> 06er, " What is the differ- ence between your colonel and myself ? " " The difference is this," replied the soldier, coolly ; my colonel cannot make me a captain, but your icelleuey has only to say the word !" SuvOroff, struck by his shrewdness, kept his eye > on the man, and in no long time after actually 0- ive him the specified promotion. SuvOroff always affected the utmost brevity both in speaking and writing, the toreeneas of his despatches being almoBt unrivalled. Tho correspondence with Prince PotemHn, relative to the assault of Ismail, is unique in military history. Potemkin, copying the brevity of bis general, wrote to him thus : " Marshal, you will take Ismail within three davs. at whatever cost— Potemkin." Tho day after tho letter arrived SuvOroff carried the town by storm, with a loss of fifteen thousand men to himself, and thirty- eight thousand to the enemy summing up the fearful tragedy in one doggrel couplet, which, literally trans- lated, runs as follows :— " Praise to Qod, and praUo to thee ! Umafl's ta'en, and there I be " Tho anecdotes of tho great marshal's eccentricities— his habit of wandering about the camp in disguise, his whim of giving the signal for assault by crowing like a cock, his astounding endurance of hoat and cold, his savage disregard of personal comfort and neatness— are beyond calculation ; but perhaps tho meet character- istic of all in his appearunce in 1799 at the Austrian court, then one of the most brilliant in Europe. On beinq shown to the room prepared for him ( a splendid apartment, filled with costly mirrors aud rich furniture), this modern Diogenes said simply, " Turn out all that rubbish, , and shake me down some straw." An Austrian grandee who came to visit him was startled at these preparations, arid still more so at the first sight of tho marshal's " baggage," which consisted of two coarse shirts and a tattered cloak tiei up in a bundle. " Is that enough for winter?" asked tho astounded visitor. " The winter's the father of us Russians," answered SuvOroff, with a grin ; " besides, you don't feel the cold when you're riding full gallop/' " But when you're tired of riding, what do.' you do?" " Walk." " And when you're tired of walking?!' " Run." " And do you never sleep, then?" asked the petrified questioner. " Sometimes, when I've nothing better to do," re- plied SuvOroff, carelessly; " aud whon I want to have a very luxurious nap, I take off one of my spurs." The thunder- struck Austrian bowed and retired, doubtless considerably enlightened in his Ideas of a Russian general. It is worth while to chronicle ( however out of place it may appoar in a collection ( if jftHts) ono more story of SuvOroff, that which tolls hour tho grim vete- ran, already far on the road to tho bloodiest of his cam- paigns, rodo back for mile* iKr., lu, h t. be blinding storm to take ono last look at his sleeping children, kiatted and blessed them with passionate earnestness, and then rushed away like a whirlwind upon his mission of des- truction. Such a mail deserved mor$> merciful judg ment than tho stinging opitaph written upon him by a wit of tho nation which wrought his downfall : " A good soldier, but a bad general; a good servant but a bod courtier ; a good Russian, but a bad Europwui." No port wino comes to England that contains less of adventitious brandy than half an almnde, or 16 quart bottles, or nearly three gallons to the pipe. But the heap- bran died, so called rich wines, contains from 15- to 17 gallons of adventitious brandy in each pipe of 116 gallons. The principal reason for the addition of brandy to port wine is that it is the quickest and most certain means to make the wine the most marketable and valu- able to the consumer. TTie wine is not made drinkable any earlier than it would havs been without the ad- dition of brandy; on the contrary, it would have natured quicker in its natural state, but the brandy brings it into a quiescent condition. It is not liable to any subsequent little fermentfctioh ; it may be exported to climates hot and cold ; in other words, with 40 per cent of proof spirit in it, port wine will keep, but it tastes of spirits of wine, and must therefore be kept six or eight years in bottle ^ before it loses the taste of spirits of wine or brandy, and regains tho roundness of wine. If the Oporto wineproducer or merchant added no brandy to his wine, he would be obliged to keep it for five, six, or even seven years before ho could safely ship it. But the addition of brandy enables him to ship the wine three or four months after the vintage, if so inclined, or during any period exceeding that time. Thus the producer and merchant shift the onus of maturing the wine upon the consigner. Much of the brandy used with port wine is distilled from common winc- 3 of Portugal, produced out of tho Douro district, of which nine pipes give one pipe of brandy; but many thousands, up to 12,000 pipes are annually earned to Pdrtugal from Great Britain, to be used in the manufacture of port and " jeropiga;" tho latter is used for doctoring the common wines. If the manufacturers of port wine did not use brandy, they would be obliged to mature their wines in deep, cold cellars, of which they have not any at present sufficiently capacious to hold even a small proportion of their stock. The natural port could not, with advantage, be matured in the present structures called lodges. If tho merchants had to keep all their wines until ripe without brandy, their capital would be engaged much longer, and their operations would, consequently, be much contracted. It is there- fore clear tliat, As long as the makers and merchants can sell their port wine as at present, they will continue to make it as hitherto. Bat should a now method be found by which port wino can be matured in less time than with the addition of brandy, there can be no doubt that such methods will be used by many, and the public will be able to obtain tho natural wino at more moderate cost. Muck fresh land could easily be brought into cultivation, and much that is already cultivated could be improved into producing more wine, under the in- fluence of a regular and increasing demand. It has been stated that tho proportion of good, of abundant, and of average vintages is, when compared to bad and deficient one. s, larger in the Douro district than in other producing countries. According to some in- formation, gained by conversation with the wine shippers at Oporto, Mr. Consul Crawfurd was led to conclude that out of twonty- fivo vintages sixteen are- good, four . are of average quality, and tive only are bad. After this address, and J- he scholars' dutiful pro- tases, they retired to the Dolphin's ancient kitche » , supped, and then Mrs. Dump's-- went in and read prayers; after which'they retireyon for J^ jTormitory, where, in due time, the tine old lady^ l^ ousd, pressed the head of each upon its pillow : and', h" adibly prayed God to bless her honest, though hu~' Vle labours, as He will— dear, merciful Margerv pple— for any form or apDroximation to truth is HisC The infinitesi- mal pqint obeys the same laws as the sun which moves in majesty and splendour through the universe. For the first fortnight the eleven scholars were duly instructed by the four old women- servants in doing household duties; such as bed- making, chamber- sweeping, grate- polishing, and washing, ironing, and the care of furniture and linen. At the end of that time, tho great kitchen being entirely ready, Mrs. Dumple gave her first lesson. It was Mon- day morning, ten o'clock precisely, the steam flowed round the great stew- pan, the onions and potatoes were peeled, when Mrs. Dumple, in a plain chintz gown of lilac colour, a neat unadorned cap, and a Holland apron, the hue of snow, tressed to the new kitohen. There, seated, on an easy- chair, a little table before her, and a wide dresser round her. so as to form three sides of a square, and the girls duly standing in their neat attire, five on one side and six on the other, she thus began :— Irish stew— Remove ttafc potatoes to one side of the dresser, and the onions to the other, and then six of you slice the potatoes and five the onions, into nice even slices ( a potato on a ' plate was bfo'ught to Mrs. Dumple, and she showed how). Now remove the sliced potatoes by degrees to the largest cullender, and nicely rinse ; after them, the onions—( this was done). Now, five or six girls go to the larder, and fetch the twelve necks and six breasts of mutton, with which Mr. Whiteman, of Newgate market, has so kindly famished us, and thea attending to tbtr mode in which Cicely, my cook, will remove the super- fluous fat, and nicely cut up one breast and one neck, follow her example. Whilst four or five are doing this, let two attend to the stew- pan. fMre. Dumple was obeyed, and this preparation of the raeat being duly in progress, she turned her attention to the two girls now at the stew- pan.) 1 Now, Rose Clarkvoice and Jesate Hayler, pour in the bottom of the pan a pint of water J now place nicely in a dose layer of the fattest meat, now sprinkle over the tin measure, marked number two, full of salt, and number four, full of pepper; now a close layer cf th ® sliced potatoes, next an equal one of the sliced onions - r now half the same quantity of pepper and salt, and again meat, seasoning, potatoes, and onions. With a little of GIB'S superintendence this was all accurately and nicely accomplish^, and the immense stew- pan being full, one pmt of water was poured over all, the lid of the stew- pan pressed tightly down, and Tummus, who had taken upon himself this portion of the duty, was- called in to turn on the steam, which he did with as immense an amoimt of hissing force as if he were rubbing down the mighty steed of an Alexander, or a Nimrod of Brobdignag. " And now girls," spoke Mrs. Dumple, as she produced her ancient pinchbeck watch from her side- pocketr and without which ( the gift of Jonathan ^ n her wedding- day)^ she would not have risked the accurate roasting of a sparrow, " it is just precisely a quarter to eleven— at half- past twelve the stew will be done-^ and will1 not require to be touched till the lid be uenuapently raised — though, if the stew were in a oaucepan over an ordinary fire, two things would have to be particularly observed— it must be stowed slowly, and on no account allowed to boil; whilst it might want an occasional stir: though the great art of cooking this excellent- dish is, that by close covering the savoury aroma is- kept in. And so, girls, as there is leisure, clear neatly aw3y, and put some plates into the steam- closet to- warm, as Alderman Rudberry, Mr. Whitemop, and' the parish officers, are coming to taste the stew at half- past twelve o'clock precisely." And certainly half an hour before that time, such a splendid, savoury, life- giving aroma began to flow up- and down and around the ancient Dolphin at the gate- way. that passers- by stopped to ask what it was ; for, as Tummus said, " it operated like galwanism." In fact, so extremely savorons was the great Irish stew, and so finely compounded into one perfect aroma was- the pepper, the gravy, and the fiavorous onions, as to make Alderman Rudberry smell it before he alighted from his carriage, the poor brother of the Charter House as he stepped in the gateway, and the six or seven gentlemen of the vestry as they_ came up tho street, though at the moment they were discussing some questions of parish rates. But when they entered the kitchen and severally smelt it in perfection, when they saw thesimple apparatus, thenice order, the comely and neat appearance of the girls, and lastly tasted the stew itself, their admiration was still more self- evident ; whilst it might be remarked, in particu- lar, that Alderman Rudberry, after the first spoon- ful, set down his plate, gazed with a bland smile upon the scholars, and then going to tho window be- fore mentioned, looked out through ks now glnzed cavity, with a dreamy, abstract sort of benevolence strongly written on his face, aa if he mentally travelled onward into a future, full of pleasant, homely, cheer- ful scenes; just aa after rough ploughing, and the winter time, we live to see the flitting lark amidst tho greenness of the springing corn, or later, hear the rustle of tho harvest's ripeness. MISSINO J£ N OPPORTUNITY.— Wo observe by the University intelligence, that a gentleman has been olected at Oxford to " a Lucy Exhibition." Would it not have beon a delioato compliment on the part of the authorities to those females who are the sturdy ohamplons of their sex's rights, to have restricted the competition for " Lucy" exhibition to ladies?— Punch. COOKING MADE EASY. ( From " Industrial and Iloiuehold Tales.") On the appointed evening, therefore, when, as Tum- mus said, " the Dol'fin had fairly put on his white apron," tho eleven scholars came, and were duly re- ceived by Mrs. Dumple in her own private parlour close to tho bar, where, aftor each had received a wel- coming glass of tho Dolphin ginger- wine ( which, accord- ing to Tummus, " was lit to put life in a dead man") and a slico of Cis's plum cake, Mrs. Dumple folded her cambric handkerchief on her kc « p, rc ™ 10 tbo following little speech, Tummua atfa the four maids being permitted to be auditors " My clear Girls,— You arocomebither to lcaraof mo. who have had much experience in thueo- matters, ono ot u> » t useful,, yot strange to Bay,' most neg- lected thing in domestic lite— Cookery. (' Hear, hoar,' from Tummus, and ' hush,* from " Daniple). I want to instruct you in nicely roasting a small Joint of meat, so as not to sorvo it with a spoonful of hot water in tho dish, but with a nice quantity of good, thick, rich, savoury f/ ravy ; I also shall teach you how to boil potatoes, BO that tboy may be mealy and well done ; also to make mutton broth, Irish Btew, molted butter, and plain rice- pudding; and perhaps to theso I shall add Bome general information on domestic economy and manage- ment. I therefore hope, my good girls, that you will be attentive, stoady, cleanly, honest, frugal, and in- dustrious. In that case you will not only reap much advantage ; but whon fully competent, bo able to takogood places of all- work, or return to bless your parents' homes. But my exertions, or those of Alder- man Rudbcrry, will depend entirely upon your indi- vidual conduct." INDIVIDUALITY IN DREAMS. Men of consummate activity, even when imaginative, are sound and heavy sleepers, such as Napoleon was; and in sound and heavy sleep there is . no dreaming. But, in the imaginative, as such, sleep is so light that nothing but a slight film severs them from the outer world; and in light sleep, dreaming is never for an instant intermitted. The life of the imaginative is a failure, a disenchantment, a sterile idealism. It is well that sleep should bring them in dreams one of sundry compensations. Not that the dreaming of the imaginative in tbeir brief and feverish slumbers is joyous— far from it; but it satisfies their hunger for movement. A morbid conscientiousness is commonly an accompaniment of the imaginative temperament. And there is one sin whichmen of imagination conceive themselves in dreams to be always committing— divulging some secret, some hidden deep in the sanc- tuary of their souls. In dreams, likewise— and in dreams exclusively— they feel the utmost bitterness of remorse. There are few more striking features of dreams than that dreams, while reproducing the past, restore the- feelings which we had in connection with any par- ticular phase or event of the past. If we dream of our childhood, we have the feelings of our childhood ; if of our youth, we have the feelings of our youth. Awake,, wo can recall, the past by memory, but not by feeling ^ so that, in truth, wo cannot, awake, bo said to renew to ourselves that season of enchantment at all. Asleep,. we roll the years back, and have again, when dreaming, of days loag gone by, the emotions of youth or of child- hood. It looks as if there were a profounder, mora- potent memory than the memory of the mind, and as if the soul never forgot what it had once ft « lt, though the mind may often forget that which it has surveyed with the keenest attention. As related to the gwat question of immortality, this point is of oupremo im- portance. We are inclined to pride ourselves on our intellect, its treasures, its achievements— to boast of our reason as our divinest prerogative. But our intel- lect decays, and our reason grows feeble aud confused. Our soul, however, in dreams, has aa undying, an undiminished freshness, as if aver in sympathetic o im- mune with the invisible, which is its kingdom and its home. Dreams, therefore, victoriously oppose psychical identity in its most various aspects to a vulgar Mate- rialism. Frequent is tho debate whether djeains have any bearire on the immediate future— whether they have a Drophotic significance, and whether iu the ful- filment' of seeming prognostics there is uiore th; ia, mero coincidence. Assuredly it » not foolish to cltcvn dreams piuplioUo bctauoc wo may err In interpretsg- them, and to talk of coincidence is merely to emp.' oy a meaningless word. Let dreams, however, bo the predictions and the preludes of tho immediate futuio or not, they dart— and that is bottom— a holy and con. soling ray into the remotest futurity. Wo know from our psychical idontity in dreams, and from its count- less transfigurements, that we shall be divinely and for ever awako whon the dreams of earth ' arc no more. Doth God sloop ? Doth God dream ! If God sleeps not, dreams not, could the universo bo so rich in beauty, or oould there be grander and grander mvs- teries? The German, Schubert, has written an interesting work on " Tho Symbolism of Dreaming," which ven- tures into a region that English author* seldom ap- proach. In the works of Richter, also, there are many suggestive bints . on the subject of dreams— a subject well suited to Richter's singular geniua,— PrttlighL