k AND OENEBAL ADVERTISER. PUBLISHED, EVERy SATURDAY MORNING, BY FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE QUAY, FALMOUTH. NUMBER 571 | jalr. hg Hurtum. 8HOBTLY EXPECTED. MB. COBFIELD announces that lie expecting the arriral of a largi and valuable oargo of Deals, Battens, Board Spars, & c., Dinet frost Christian., ex Kringdonjwhich will b. . old in duo eoors., by AUCTION rtPraiyn. T 9m fttbleqnent idvertisemmU I>. t « d M » 7 3rd, 1872 PKELIMIN. FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, MAY U, 1872. PRICE ONE PENNY. NOTICE. Carnmenellis Vicarage, within four miles of the towns of Redruth and Helston. MR. CORFIELD has been directed to submit to puBLIC AUCTION, in due course, without the least reserve, the whole of the modern tod genteel Household Furniture, Bed and Table Lin nn, Musical Instruments, Dinner, Dessert, Tea and Breakfast Services, Glass, and numerous > ther effects of the above vicarage, the propertr ot the Rev. W. S. Lach- Sczyrma, leaving the county. See subsequ nt advertisements. Dated Auction Offi cs, May 1st, 1872. WANTED. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, a steady, respectable Youth, to the Painting and Glazing Business. Apply to Mr. E. J. Earle near the Church, Falmonth. To Masters of Vessels. C « ABGOES OR IRON OBE for Cardiff I may be had MF<^ vey Harbour, at all tides, in deep water. Freight, 3A. per ton. Apply to JAMES HAYES, Polruan, Fowey. Dated 3rd May, 1872. First- class Bookbinding. PErSONS wishing [ to avail themselves of the opportunity ot" sending in the parcel Off making upfor transmission to a first- class bookbinding Estnlilishinent, should forward pooks and numbers which they wish to have ^ ound, to the Printing Offices on the Quay, as fearly as possible. Charges, moderate— quality of work, the best - styled, modern and elegant. FEED. H. EARLE. Legal & General LIFE ASSUrAnCE SOCIETY 10, FLEET ST., TEMPLE BAR. - founded 1836. The Parliamentary Accounts reauired by the " Life Assurance Companies' Aot, 1870T maybe obtained on a ilocation. This Society has taken i leading part in free, ing Life Assurance Contracts from all noodles s restrictions. The " Proposal Form " is most simple in its terms. \ The PoUcies are " Indisputable," that is, free from future challenge. The Invested Funds bear an unusually high proportion to the Liabilities. The Guaranteeing Share Capital of One Mil- lion ( £ 160,000 ;- iid up) is fully subscribed by 300 members oi the Legal Profession. Nine- tenths of the Profits belong to the Assured. 9 Settlement Policies in favor of Wife and Children now granted in terms of the Married " Women's Property Act, 1870. E. A. NEWTON, Actuary and Manager. Agent for Falmouth, HARRY TILLY, Esq., Solicitor. ithout Excellent Boat for Sale, reserve. / MESSES. OLVEB & SONi/ are instruct- ed to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, without reserve, onr Saturday, the 26th of May. 18727 at half past 3 o'clock in the afternoon precisely, at Flushing Quay/ in the Parish of Mylor, that first / lass Mackerel & Pilchard Driving Boat, 0 Narted /' COCK OF THE WALK", mth all her Nets com- plete. This Boat is 35 feet long, 10ft. 6in. team, and 10 feet deep, estimated' to carry from 18 to 20 tons. / All hifr Sails and running gear are in excellent condition. She is well supplied with Nets, 8 of them perfectly new, never having been used. The above is sold in consequence of the death of the proprietor, and will be offered in one or such other lots as may be determined on at the time of Sale. Further particulars may be had of Mr. W. D. TTBNBB, 52, High Street, Falmouth, or of the AUCTIONEERS, Green. Bank, Falmouth. Dated Falmouth, May 10th, 1872. . psiittss amurommgiitg. MARKET STREET, FALMOUTH. MADAM, Having just returned from London, I have OPENED MY SHOW ROOMS, WITH ALL THE LMDIMiPPFTiSlASi \ / 4/ Millinery, Mantlek Dftyes, Skirt$, Costumes, & c., & c. Very Cheap Pure American Cotton Shirtings. Black Dress atod Mantle Silks— much below value. Also, black Silk Vtlvds. Some Jobs in Gloves— double and single buttons. Job Silk Umbrellas and Parachutes. Millinery— very attractive and becoming styles. An early call will be esteemed. Yours respectfully, H. PENLERICK. DRESS DEPARTMENT SILKS FURNISHING DEPART, CARPETS CURTAINS SHEETINGS WOOLLENS D I M I T I E S~ Col- The Stick is much larger and more varied than in previous seasons. Special attention is directed to the undermentioned Cheap Lines:— The New Tassore CUfh, for Costumes, at 9d per yar- l, worth 1*. The Clouded Alpacas, for Ditto, at lOJrf per yard, . • th Is 3d. The Satin Striped Alpacas, for Ditto, ' at 18fd per yard, worth 2s 2d. . Black Silks by every manufacturer of repute, in Cachemire de Soie, Oros Grain, Qros de Londres, find Black Glace— wear warranted. Specially Cheap Lines at 3/-, 3/ 9, 4/ 11}, 5/ 6. A choice Assortment of Colored Poult de Soie. ored Broche and Foulard Silks— newest shades and . designs for the present season. Black Silk Velvets, in every make and quality. 1 E N T ••• This Department is supplied with every Requisite for Family Use, and as all goods have been purchased from the manufacturers previous to the recent great advances, these goods will be found much under ma- nufacturers' present prices. ... Brussels, Tapestry, Felt and Killer minster. Floor Cloths. ... New designs in Lace, Lino, and Net. ... A large parcel of Finlays and other weU- knoum makers, especially cheap. ... Blankets and Flannels at last year's prices. ... White and Fancy Chintz in great variety. cLArkE AND CO., Tailors & Outfitters Falmouth, ABE NOTED F0R i Boys' Suits, ays' Suits. Boys' Suits. Boys' Suits. Youths' Suits. Youths' Suits. Youths' Suits. Youths' Suits. LESLIE C. KELWAY, Bookseller, Stationar, anjtFancy Dealer, OPPOSITE ROYAL HOTJZCFAT. MOUTH, HAS just received a new lot of WAing Desks, Wort Boxes, Dressing Cues, Leather Bags, Sed- dtin Puraes, Work Baskets, Albino i, linl a gent- raj/ Assortment ( fHh^ ewest FANCY GOODS. Also a splendid selection of BOOKS suitable for presents. Envelopes, thick, high flap, from 6d. per 100 or 4s. 6d. per 1000. Good Note Paper, 6d., 9d., Is., Is. 6d. per packet of 5 quires. TOUR PATRONAGE EARNESTLY SOLICITED. AlbumB, from Is. to £ 1 Is. Cle^ cr'a Soaps and Perfumes in every variety. A cheap lot of Brushon and Combs/ Ask for Samples of CHEAP Paper and Envelopes at O. KELWAY'S. Labourer Waut^ l; WANTED, an able- bodied and steady LABOURED, who may expect perma- nent employment by the FAlmouth Parish Local Board. . / Apphcations^ th/ teilunonials to be sent to the undersigneiA 0n| y5r before 12 at noon of Friday nextjithe 17tn instant. By order, / / WARN, Clerk. Dated Falmoutii Parish Local Board Office, May 10th, 1872. Messrs. 0LVER & SONS WILL Sell by PUBLIC AAJCTION, on Monday next, 13th Aay of May at the residence of tie Bev. J. C. \ Bedolfe. Stratton / House, Green 10\ Bank, Falmouth, commencing at 11 I \ o'clock in the forenoon, the whole of I tho following / Household Furniture and other effects, enumerating in DIKING BOOM :— Carpet, H « arth rUg, Fender and Fire Irons. Chimney Ornaments handsome gilt Chimney Glass, mahogany Sliding Dining Tabid, Table Cloth, set of mahogany Chaup in hair seating, Couch in ditto, Easy/ Chair in ditto, Fold- ing Easy Chair, Wlidow Drapery, Gas- light Chandelier, mahogany Side • Table, Music Stool, Coal / Scuttle, Pictures in gilt and other frames, & c. PIANO- FORTE, by 6ctzman & Plumb. BBBAKFAST BOOM -.-- Tabled Cheffonier, 6 Chairs, Fender and Fir* Irons, Side Table, TapcSlry carpetJ Hearth Bug, Easy Chair JWindow Dfrapery, Tea Urn, « fco. BACK PAELOUH:— Carbet and Hearth Bug, ' Fender andJHre Irons, mahogany Table, 6 mahoamV Chpirs in seating, Easy Chair, Boolcshclves, Fender and Fire Irons, copper Cjal Scuttle, few volumes of Books. / JOBBY STAIBCASE : 4- Passago Canvas, Door Mats, Stair Carpets, Stair Bods, < fce. JBDBOOM, NO. 1 :— HAlf- Tester Bed & Drapery, pair of Palliasses, feather Bed, Bolster and Pillows, Cnest of Drawers, mahog- any Washstand, marble Slab, double Chamber Seti Towel Horse, Looking Glass, Carpet and Hearth Bug, Fire Guard, Chimmey Ornaments, Toilet Table and l) raperfr, Caned Chairs, Bidet, Bedsteps, & p. BEDBOOM, NO. 2 :/- Iron Half- tester Bed and Drapery, p/ air of Palliasses, Chest of Drawers, Washstand and Chamber Set, Toilet Table, Looking Glass, Towel Horse, Tapestry Carpet and Hearth Bug, caned Chairs, Bedsteps, < fcc. BEDBOOM, NO. 3/:— Iron French Bed, pair of Palliasses,! Washstand and Dressing Table, Towel Horse, Looking Glass, Chamber I Set, caned Chairs, Chest of Drawers./ BEDBOOM, NO.| 4 .— French Bed, Dressing Table, Washstand, Carpet, caned Chairs, dlc. KITCHEN :— Dekl Tables, Chairs, Dish Covers, copper Tie a Kettle, Waiters, Veruvolver, Scales and Weights, Fender and Fire Irons, Clothes Horse, Frying Pans, Candlesticks, Knives and Forks, Sauce- pans, Bbilers, Salting Pans, Wash Trays and Scools, & c. China, Glass, and Earthmware, the usual assortment of each./ Aso a variety of GrEENHOUSE PLANTS. The Auctioneers invite attention to this Sale, the whole Are genuine goods for positive sale, the proprietor leaving the neighborhood. May be viewed on Saturday previous to day of Salo. For further particulars apply to the AUCTION EEBS, Green Bank, Who have Houses to Let on Teliidy Terrace, Harriet Place, Dunstanville Terrace, Ludgate Hill, Market Street, and Florence Place. Dated May 1st, 1872. ' ' MABE. A Fir at- clots/ lor m, acU . pted to keep a Diary qf 40 NyCtmi , to Let. TO BE XT TENDER, for a term of seven or fourteen years, from Michaelmas, 1872, all that splendid / Grazing and Diary Farm Known as HIGHER SPARGO,' lying and being in the parish of Mobe, xmtain£ ng a newly- erected Farm- house, convfeniei t Barns, Stables, Bullock and all other necesSar ' Outbuildings, with about 170 acres ( or thereaboi ts) of very superior Arable, Meadow, and Pasture ( Land, now occupied by the proprietor, Mr. Thomas Medlin, declining farming. This very desirable/ estate is in a high state of cultivation, is situate/ within about three miles from the market towns and Railway stations of Penryn and Falmouth, and ten from Helston and Truro, is exceedingly well watered, within a ring fence, and is considered by competent judges to be one of the most productive grazing and dairy farms in the west of Cornwall./ The tenant will/ bo expected to accept a lease, and execute a counterpart thereof, to be prepared by the lessor's solicitor at the tenant's expense, containing covenants for payment of rent, rates, taxas ( except landlord's property tax), tithe rent- charge, ana other out- goings payable in respect of the said farm, and to keep and leave tho premises in repair ( except walls and slated roofs), and the usual covenants for the cultivation and management of the farm/ On view by applying to Mr. John Rowe, the hind, on the premises. Plana, conditions, and detailed particulars ob- tained at the Offices of MR. CORFIELD Land and Estate Agent, Falmouth, to whom ten- ders aj- e to be sent on or before the 20th May next. Th^ proprietor does not bind himself to accept the Highest or any tender, fiction Offices, Falmouth, May 2nd, 1872. V* ry Eligible Business Premises for Sale. MR. COBFIELD has boon instructed by tho Proprietor to Sell by PUBjLIC AUC- TION, on Monday, the 13th/ May next, at Gray's Albion Hotel, Falibouth, sub- ject to the condi tioas to be J than read, the Fee Simplo and Inheritance of and in all thosa very desirable / Business Premises, Now and for many years used as a Smith's Shop, commanding a good frontage on Kolligrew Street, Falmouth, now in the occupation ofi" Sirs. Dinnis, at the nominal rental of £ 16. Thi> desirable Property being so tentral for the carrying on of a lucrative business m close proximi- % y to the Market, Town flail, ami the New Pier now in oourae of construction at the Market- strand, offers to capitalists and others a rare and unusual opportunity for securing a safe/ and profitable Investment. I jar Business at Seten. For farther particulars apply at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Dated UMy Srd, 1872. / MFalMOUTH. R. COBFIELD fflu been instructed to submit faK PUMJC AUCTION, at Gray's . AlBion Hotel. Falmouth, on Monday, of May ilstant, at 6 o'clock in th^ vening, sub j opt to the conditions to be tnte road, in/ the following or suoh other Lots as m^ y be agreedon^:^ the time of sale, the] undermet$ 6nedl very valuable ' ' Messsages or Dwelling > Houses, Situate, lying Jad being at the south end of the Ropewalk, Falmoiltb ( near the Grove Hilll Lodge), known a » * f GLYNN COTTAGeS, Held for an absolute term of 100 years from 1870, at I computed rent of £ 2 on each lot, viz. I— \ Lotl. All that Detached Cottage Residence,, feeing No. 1, containing Parlour, Kitchen, Scullery, c and 3 Bedrooms, together with a productive Gar- den . Plot, Courtlage, knd Out- offices belonging thereto, now in the occupation of Mr. Wiltshire, att • computed rental of £ jl8 per annum. Lot 2. All that othir Cottage Residence, being No. 2, oontaining Parldur, Kitchen, Scullery, and 3 Bedrooms, with the Coartlage, Garden Plot, and Out- offioes, now in fchej occupation of Mr. Volk, at • rental of £ 15 per anium.. Lot 3. AH that central Cottage Residence, being No. 3, adjoining, containing Parlour, 2 KiWhens, and 4 Bedrooms, withlthe Courtlage, Flower and Kitchen Garden, and Out- offices, in the occupation of Mr. Gregory, at a rjsntal of £ 18 per annum. Lot 4. All that other or Western Cottage, being No. 4, containing Parlour, 2 Kitchens, Pantry, and S Bedrooms, with the produotive Garden Plots and Out officea, now in thj> occupation of Capt. Tucker, at the annual rental, of £ 15. Tho above eligible Property forms one of the prettiest blooks of Ornamental Cottages that have been offered for Solo in Falmouth for several years, beautifully situated Within ton minutes' walk of Ike Railway Station ind the surrounding charming waUta, and commanding beautiful peeps of the Harbour, Trefnsis Grounds, & c., & c. On view any day prior to tho Auction, between the houre of 11 and a. m., and 3 and 5 p. m., by applying at No. 1. Farther particular i obtained at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. DaWd May 3rd, 187* 2. STATION, PENRYN. MR. OORFIELD will Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Thursday, tho 16th M* y, k* Throe o'clock in the after- noon, afc or near tbe Railway Station, Pearyu, consigned for positive sale, Ash Plank, Spokes, & e, consisting of SOtO feet AJi Plank, 14 inch to 5 inch. 60 dosen Dry Ash Felloes, 2J, 3, and 5 inch. 10 ,, Dak Ditto, 3 inch. SO ( Prime Heart Spokes. 66 „ Sapling Ditto. 15 Narrop- LeaTElm Trees. 1 Prime Chestnut Tree. 50 Small Ash for Pick, Shovel, and Hammer The whole will be sold in convenient Lots to suit Buyerr further particulars had by applving at the offices ef the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Datad Auction Offices, May 3rd, 1S72. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY. MAY 11. 1872 MOUNT VESUVIUS. An Occasional Correspondent of The Timet, writing from Naples, the 27th alt, gives the following sketch of the eruption of V< suvias— a phenomenon which he no doubt very correctly doicribe* as " really Indescribable :"— So awfully sublime a spectacle & a Vesuvius pre- sented, and still presents, it is impoesible for the mind to conceive, and I am almost tempted to lay down my pen in despair and confine myself to a rei> ort of the dreadful calamities to which both eyo and ear can testify. Yet, before I do so, let me say a few words more about the marvellous grandeur of the spec- tacle. On the night of the 25th and 26th some friends who were in the Atrio del Cavallo, and gazing on tb stream of lava which was gushing out towards the north, were appalled by a heavy, rumbling sound, which sent them flying, and soon afterwards there was the noise as of many waters rushing down with impetuous violence. Another mouth hod opened and the lava, tumbling headlong over the most precipi- tous part of the mountain, threatened to sweep every- thihg and every one before it. . . . Like a moving wall of living fire came down this new stream, scorch- ing those even at a considerable distance, and lighting up the sky with its lurid glow. In a short time after the whole of the mountain seemed to be on fire; thqse black spots which marked the division between the principal mouths were no longer Visible, the partitions had given way and one huge mass of flame rose up to the heavens, casting its light on the straight or tortuous streams of liquid fire which wore rushing downwards. Not one bright flame was it which fascinated the sight, but rather a continued series of flakes of fire, distinctly : visible, with which were intermingled stones that rose ' to a great height and fell all round with a crushing ' weight. There was a general cry of " Fly, fly 1" on the i mountain, and all who could escape did so : bnt, alas I there were many victims. During tl. e whole of this terrible night the mountain shook violently, and the , thunder rolled incessantly, giving frech impetus to the I fiery deluge. Se it contiuued throughout the 26th, ! and so, with less violence, has it continued throughout this day. At more than 20 miles' distance that savage ' and oeaseless roar shook the windows, while in Naples the ground trembled beneath the feet, waler in large I vessels wai markted by undeletions on the surface, and i many houses which have suffertd from the continual I shocks have had to be strengthened and propped up by poles. . . . April 28. .'... Here, in Naples, we nre walking on dust, we ' are eatine dust, and are breathing it, too, far more than is fgroeable. Clouds of fine ashes have succeeded to 1 those of fire, and tho mountain and everv object for I milos towards the north are obscured by a dense dWud. 1 Emerging from it— fur I have been half round Vesuvius ; to- day— respiration bec& mo clearer as one got to Torre | del Greco, but even now what a grand sight is pre- I seated to us from that place! The heavy breathing I of the volcano was distinctly audible as it sent up r continually masses of smoke, which mounted high I into the air, until the highest fell over by its own | weight and was scattered over the soil for many miles. For ever gushing out and swelling in propor- tion they rise one over the other and fill the air, so that ' the sun this morning looked like the m » on in a mist. I Breathing was lalynioupolose Under Vesuvius, and my 1 eyes are smarting even now. On proceeding further ! I learnt from the authorities at the Prefecture that I tho country on the east sile of the mountain, in- cluding Ottarano, Pompeii, S. afiti, and lioeco Reale, i wis safe, although it one time a stream was tepidly i running down in that direction. Heavy showers | of pumice stone and fine ashes, however, fell on ' S^ afati and Cava, which mi^ ht have produced a j disaster at the former place, where there is a powder I magazine, but water was thrown over the powder; | and from Pompeii, as also from Reeiua, all the Govern- ! ment cmployie were removed. There were still, as I lobked up. jets of smoke or vapour bursting forth from a dozen places, indicating great activity, and one shot out horizontally for a considerable • ii- tanije above lorredell' Aununziata; but what are these compared with those rivers, those oceans of flume and fire which blazed all Friday, and brought ruin on some thousands? I . Offlci il reports ' give the number of the victims at 200. It is, I hope, something less, and I believe it to be so, for even men in office with whom I have conversed are ' of that opinion. A considerable number of persons no doubt fell sacrifices to their curiosity late on Thurs- day riight, or rutber Friday morning, whea the burning fountains cf the deep were opened, and the living fire burst forth impetuously and pursued and overtook many a poor wretch. ' 1 hey were brought into the hos- pitals as soon as they were found, some roa- ted, some skinnpd from head to foot; and this sad work con- tinued at intervals throughout the day. " The very nails of one were pendaut with the i- kin," says a medica j friend, " and on eman'I was obliged to leave on the moun- tain. who was dying, and mu> t now be a cinder." Most of these have died I here were many, liowuver, who were buried beneath tho lava. Fr » m 10 to 15 peasants who were cutting wood between Somma and Vesuvius 1 were, accori line to the newsjwipers, swallowed up by the deluge, and 40 persons were destroyed in a like mauner at San Seba- stiano, a small town with 2,000 \ inhabitants on the wesU- ru side of the mountain. On seeing the lava approach they asceuded a belfry, one of the distinctive features of the country; but another stream surrounded it, it fell, and all were lost. I give the reports as I have heard them. San Sebastiano, and Man, a townxhip of ' 9,000 inhabitants, are both alont- t entirely destroyed by that great stream which ruehed down upon them from the north- west side of the coneu " I witnessed the desolating; scene." said oue who had been a spectator, " when tho first bou? es were, de^ froyed. There was a brilliant conBigraiion, and then a crash, and, as it were, a grand dwplav of fireworks, occa- I eioned, as I imagine, by the lava falling into the ! wells.". . . . ! Tho authorities, who have anted with great prompti- ! tude, have proved themselves equal to the occasion. They eent four steamers to t) » e Granatefla to bring away the panic stricken multitude. The railway carriages were u- ed gratuitously, and the Customs barriers were supreaseo for the time,, Corporate bodiea and individuals were no less active in the city: 4') 0 beds were sent fmmvoue. of the hospitals, and 750 persons were received in several public establish- ments. Moreover, the municipality voted 40,000 lire for immediate necessities. There are less agree- THE TICHBORNE CASE. a mouthful of dust which the wind brought with it. I am not exaggerating in the slightest degree the aspect of things. Naples was and is something like London in a November fog, and what I have seen and felt enables me to realize the fate which be- fell the doomed inhabitants of Pompeii; and this morning It is the some. No sun, not even under the aspect of a hazy moon— though I believe it to be a fine day— and looking into the courtyard of my hotel I see the aahesfalling like a ScoUhmJst, and the ground below covered deep. Nay, the very table on which I write is rough with dust, and every article of dress I have is beyond the care of the facchino. Where will all this end ! is asked by many who fear they may be caught in a trap, and perish like the PompeianL Last night I went among other places to the Qucstura and received the latest reports of the dead and wounded. Of course, as I conjectured, they show im- mense exaggeration, and justify the reserve and caution which I have observed. According to these lists 12 persons, all Italians, are missing. Of 13 wounded who have been taken to the Hospital of the Pellegrini, six have died, and those, according to our authorities, include all the casualties. No English or Americans, for I inquired particularly, have been discovered or reported among the victim', and none are missing from the hotels. We may trust, therefore, that all of our blood, whether brothers or oousins, are safe. Time, however, must yet be given for further investigation. The authorities are naturally as desirous as the various " interests" are to reduce the magnitude of the cal- amity and allay anxiety. Two statements, to which I have referred in my letter of Saturday, I found to be entirely erroneous— one that 40 persons had' perished in the belfry of San Sebastiano— only ono pereon was killed— the other, that 10 or 15 woodcutters fa » m Sunt Anastasia had been destroyed. All the journals made these statements, which I rejoice to be able to deny. Sot only has the land been shaken, but the sea as , for captains of vessels and others assure me that their vessels shook and trembled on_ Thursday and Friday night, and if I am not mnch mistaken, so must they have done last night For myself, I have scarcely slept a wink, so great has been the noise of the mountain. The rumbling, followed by loud roaring, hafl been incessant during the whole night; like the deep hollow sound of a tempestuous sea on a rock- bound coast, it has boomed for many hours, and my windows have shaken and rattled in harmony. This morning the volcanio energy of Vesuvius is even greater than yesterday, and the colour of the du- t is black. They are sweeping it up in piles in the street* and on the tops of' the houses, for it threatens rain, and woe betide the wells. At every six or seven paces one meets with a pile of this dust, of- which iron forms the principal element, but the blinding shower comes; down afresh, and renders the scavengers' labours useless. Many of the English are hurrying away panic strrck, for as I sit here, five hours after commencing this letter. Vesuvius roars more ferociously than ever,, and not merely my window, but my room trembles. . . . able' features in the history of tho last three days to report, but I muit stop and return to tho sub- ject to- morrow, for there is much' more to be said, Yet paniotricken as they were only a lew hours since, and with the shrieks of the victims altaost ringing in their ears, many" of the fugitives are already returning to the homes which they had abandoned. I Baw them as I stood at Torre del Greco this afternoon coming in with apparent indifference, bearing article* of bedding and furnituro and clothes. There were mothers with infants in their arms, and decrepit old men and women with bundles of household stuff. Their homes are not destroyed, but how soon may desolation bo their lot- that hugo black mass bebiaJ their town which is now disgorging millioiis of tons of dust looks menacing enough I There is, however, a power stronger thai- fear of death, and that is love of home. We are all compelled to use umbrellas as a protection from the dust. It falls in a thiak and heavy shower. April 29. Yesterday, early in the morning, Portici was so dark at eight o'clock that the lamps were lit, and the bells were rung, not exactly as announcing danger, but as suggesting to the timid that they mi^ ht flit if they deBirea to do so. At Torre dell'Anunziata it was clear, but on returning to Naples the wind, I found, had changed, and that dark mass of smoke and fine ashes which rise from Vesuvius hung like a thick mantle ower the city. I wentj out la( e at night to gather information. Every person was carrying an umbrella, and if not lowered on turning a corner tho mouth was filled with fine dust, and the eye3 paid the penalty of the negleot. Cabmen couldscarcely see the road, and many in front of their hats had hung a hand- kerchief. The gaslights burnt as dim as rushlights'' « o that civilization seemed to have receded fully half a century. With my umbrella lowered J. pushed along, coming at times bolt up agninst a person as blind as inyBelf, and sometimes finding myself under a horse's head ; for the streets were covered an inch deep with fine sand, as though for some festive occasion, and the clatter of hoofs and the rumbling of wheels were almost inaudible. Naples, busy, gay, and noisy, na It commonly is, was, comparatively speaking, like the silent city of ttyp dead, for a darkness that might be felt had fallen upon it, and only muffled sounds announced that fife was not quite extinct. I stood near the Palace with a crowd, and, looking towards Vesuviua^ Qjcperienced al- most a feeling of relief 91 a jmijment^ y glimpse of a stream ot fire, but the rent in the mouth TO quickly closed, and i gulped down an willingly, THE FLAG OF DUNDEE. ( From " PUMCH ") All—" Sonny Dttndec." " On FrMny night a a meettflg of Domestic Servants resident aDundee and neighbourhood wai held. Two girls addreised e meeting at some length, contending that Domestic Servant* were entitled to half holiday weekly and a free Sab- bith every fortnight, or a fall holiday once a fortnight. Hours should be from six to ten, and no labour on Sunday except what was absolutely necessary. ' A long slid animated discussion afterwards took place as to the reitrtctkms which wete placed upon the wearing apparel of the Servants. If they were compelled to wear what was generally known as a ' flag,' It should be at the expense of the Mistress. The opinion was however, that It ought not to b& worn at alL Mistresses had qo right to Interfere with Servants' apparel lit any way so lpng as it was paid for. What right had Mistresses to pry Into the character of their Servants? It was high time that the Domestic Servants should form themselves Into on or- ganlzatlon, whereby they would be enabled to secure Infor- mation as to the cbahicters, temper, and conduct of those who might become their employers. It was agreed to lurm an Association."— Dundee Advertuer, April 20. , , '.' SERVANTS' GRIEVANCES.— A crowded meeting of Gentle- aeps Servants was held last night at the Temperance Hall, • eamington, to dltcuss their grfevanbes Mr. SollU, butler it Leamington College, presided, but the great mass of the aeetlng consisted apparently of coachmen, gardeneii, nd stablemen. The Chairman asserted that the condition f many Gentlemen's Servants was worse than that f, slaves, complalnei of the long hours butlers, afdiners, and others had to work for the wages they re- eived, and advocated shorter h> urs a. id Increased pay. A teholution was unanimously adopted for the fornuti n of a Tifion ot butlers, gardeners, grooms, footmen, and porters. : hefrs were glvefl for the' Maids of Dundee,'- and^ t the con- fusion of the meeting a number of members ware enrolled." - Leamington Courier, April 25. To the Leamington flunkeys ' twas Sollis that spoke: V Ihe Warwickshire labourers' strike Is a joke To what when toe strike the : ensatlon will be- come follow the housemaids of Bonny Dundee t ' Come, from buttons to butler, from tiger to groonii' Come, gard'ner from greenhouse, and coachman from brougham; Come open your grievances, open them freo, 1 And follow the ' flag' of tho Maids of Dundee." Stop So 11 is who can, now he's once on his feet, Though Leamington's dowagers plaintive may bleat, Though her bilious old Indians more bilious may be. When Leamington follows the lead of Dundee. " Come, from buttons to butler," ic. As Sollls the wrings of the liveried made known. Some thought of the trumpets at Jericho blown. And those lights hid In pitchers seemed butlers to be, Ere they followed tho housemaids el Bonny Dundee 1 " Come, from buttons to butler," Ac, ' What, though with three meat- meals a- day wo are crammed. Till in laced coata and plash fullers' ilgures feel Jammed ; Though with beer, and e'en wines. Servants' ' Alls may flow Why should menaot strike here, 1/ maids strike in Dandee ? " Come, from buttons to butler," Ac. ' Even hedgcrs and ditchers can strike, so one hears, And If they ' re Labour's Commoners, we are her I'ters : Who should know on which side our bread's buttered but Though for grievances Leamington mayn't be Dnhdee I " Come, from buttoua to butler," <£ c. ' Let Masters complain wo " re ' fed better tban taught ;' There's an answer to that, which it Is ' So we outfht |' Why If Servants' ' All fare, Uko its schoolin' sh.' U d bo, Twouldn't breed pluck to follow the Maids of Dundee 1 " Come, from buttons to butler," & c. • If you ask mo our object— for what In I goes f My answer Is simple—' I follow my nose. [ see, Something wrong somewhere soon It will smell out, you'll 1111 it does, we will march with the flag of Dundee I " Come, from buttons to butler,'* & o. ' There are butlers from south, there are gardeners from And from pnntry to pinery wiord has gono forth— • Find out wrongB, If wrongs ore: If not, miulo let them be. And up with tho dig of the Maids of Dundee.' " Come, from buttons to butler," & o. ' There's Jeames In his powder, bis plush, and his pride ; There's tho groom In his leathers, cravat squarely tied; The state- c < acbmau in wig and bouquet, broad as three— Body- aervauts and guards for the inulds of Dundee ! " Come, from buttons to butler," Ac. • Our hours aro too long: keys ain't left In the locks: Wines are booked In tho cellar, and plate In the box : Tradesmen's tips ain't the good they was once and should be;— Here ore reasons to follow tho Maids of Dundee f " Come, from buttons to butler," 4c. 80 tho war- notos from Sollli's brazon trump blown Huvo their wrongs that still languish In livery made known; And If Servants raise statues, it statue let's seo Of Sollis embracing a maid of Dundee ! " Come, from buttons to butler," < to. ' WARE VESUVIUS !— Vesuvius choked the Slder of the Plinies ; as it servod that Philosopher, ierves ninnies.— Punch. , THE LATE HORACE MAYHEW.— With a very Jeep sorrow we reoord the loss of another old friend Mid colleague. Horace Mayhew has been unexpectedly Jailed away. Associated with this periodical from nearly its earliest days, he was for years au inde- fatigable and valuable contributor, and when foitune had rendered him independent of labouxv he continued to shore our counsels, and he never nbated his earnest interest in our work. Thitf tfestimonial is easy. - But when we' would speak of the manly simplicity and jhildlike affection of his nature, of his indomitable cheerfulness, of his ready generosity, and of his singular sweetness of temper, we can write only what luiiBt seem to those who know him not, in excess of the truth, while it fails to do justice to our own knowledge of a beloved friend. But in the affectionato memories of us all his worth and lovingneas will bo trea- ured while metaory remains to us. Heavy is the grief that has fallen on those who lived in friendship with the kind, the juat, the gentle " poirny " Mwtfhew.— i'wxX THE GORDON PEERAGE. r 1The case of the Gordon Peerage, on behalf of the Eight Hon. John Campbell Earl of Aberdeen in the feeerage of Scotland, claiming a writ of summons Parliament as Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen in the fceerage of the United Kingdom, again came on for fcearing. in the House of Lords, on Friday in last week, When their lordships assembled as a Committee for [ Privileges; Lord Redesdale in the chair. The noble • nd learned lords present were the Lord Chancellor, IrOrd Chelmsferd, and Lord Colonsay. | Sir Roundell Palmer, Q. O., Mr. E. Gordon, Q. C.. • Did Mr. Hugh Cowie appeared for the claimant; and * h « . Attorney- General t* nd Mc. Charles. Clark watched the caso on behalf of the Crown. ! The oase was opened by Sir Roundell Palmer, and » portion of the eviaence on behalf of the claimant heard • bout a month ago. It will be recollected that the case tarns principally on the supposed death by drowning At 6 © * of the late Earl of Aberdeen, who, being of a iromantio turn of mind, adopted a seafaring life under )& e name of George Osborne, and is said to have been grashod overboard m 1870 when serving as first mate on Board the Heraj ot Boston, then on a voyage to Australia and China. The next brother of tho late ( Rarlhaving also met with his deathly accident, the idaimant, tne youngest of the three brothers, preferred ( he preaent claim to the title, after having established Lis right to the family estates before the Court of Ses- r> n in Scotland. The Countess of Aberdeen, with her two daughters. Was present in the peeresses' gallery at the sitting of the House,' bat in giving her evidence she. occupied a Beat in the body of the House. ' Her ladyship having been sworn, said— I am a damghter of Ihe late Jlr. George Bailie of Jerviswoode, and I was married td Tayaouth Castle, in the county of Perth, to George John James, the fifth EaH of Aberdeen and second Viscount Cordon, on the 5th of November, 1S40. I had three sons— Oeorge, bom on the 10th of December, 1841: James Henry, fcora on tbr 11th ol October, 1S16and - John Campbell, bora on the ' Srd" of August, 1847. " Eha youDgest alone Is now surviving. The two elder died un- married. My husband died on the 22nd of March, 1S64. § Sj eldest son George left as on the 2nd of January, 1S6S, and tailed from Liverpool about a fortnight afterwards I hare never seen him since. After ho left England I received letters from him from time to time, the last of which'Is dated the « 4th ot April, 1869. I produce the letters f so » eceiT* d,. and I- also produce a letter received from George by my second son, which has tinea come Into my possession. Stat letter is dated the 15th of March, 1667. I should be glad to be alio wed to retain possession ot the letter*. £ have alls wed copies of them to be printed, with the exception of certain paragraphs which relate to strictly private family • utters. The Attorney- General: So far as I am concerned, my lords, t am satisfied with the copies of tho letters as verified by " ber ladyship. Sir. WaMdn, photographer ot Begent- street, Identified • everal photographs as being those which he hsid taken of ihe late Karl before he left England. One ^ a* a very - lUge ue taken In July, 1865, and others had been taken at Wimbledon when his lordship was in the Scottish Eight. Ei had koowp his lordship previously very well. He also Identified the Amertaan photographs as being those of the late BarL , Lord Chelmsford z - If there were any opposition to this Claim we should not receive that evidence. We should look at the photographs and Judge tor ourselves. The 0 - unless of Aberdeen: - These photographs taken by Mr. Watkin are those of A? son Gewge." Toe American phatog ai hi produced are also likenesses of him. They are • ad photographs, and there Is some chmge In the face, but Bet nsore than I sheuld bavo rrpected t > find after a ltpse ttf three years. The upper part of the face Is unchanged, but the lower part is altered, principally in consequence uf bis having gr , wn a beard. Her ladyship then Identified Ihe handwriting in various books and pispers forwarded ( rem America as being that of her. eldest son, and recognized keveral articles found in the sea che t of George Osborne • s bearing the name of tradesmen with whom h^ r son f or- merly dealt. Her ladyship then proceeded to Bay,— My s n Seoige was a tall joung man. Ha was 6ft ljla. before he left Kng and, and he Informed me some time afterwards in his fetters that be had crown another hslf Inch. H: s compl xlon wasfalr. His eyelashes were dark. He sto pedallttlo. He w< s rery fend of athletic exercises from his boyhood, add he was el an enthusiastic turn In everything ha undertook. He way apt to persevere, and not to give anj thing up when he had • noe commenced it. He was a very good shot. From his' carlleat life be was fond of the tea, and he winhed to m.\ ko tt his profession. His father once applied to get him ad- mitted Into the Navy, but- being over 14 he was too old to be admitted. He afterwards engaged In a remarkable adven- Sure that of going over to France In a small Sklft " It was a most dangerous feat. He started from St. Leonards and went over to Boulogne, and afterwards returned from that place to Folkestone In the tame maimer. Ho was accus- tomed to carpenter's work, and onco made himself a sea • kest. He was very fond of children, and was In tho habit of talking to them and of telling them stories. He was a pro- Ident In music and was food of drawing. The Attorney- General having intubated that he had no questions to put in the way of cross- examina- tion, ber ladyship withdrew. Sir Roundell Palmer proceeded to argue in favour of the admission dt bent we of the evidence taken in America and elsewhere under the Conimission ap- pointed by the Sheriff depute in the Court of Session. He adverted to the difficulty, if not impossibility, of collecting again such a body of evidence as had been riven before that Commission, owing to the fact that the witnesses then examined, being principally sea- tariag men, were now dispersed over tne four quarters ef the globe. The inconvenience and expense to which the claimant would be put in sending out fresh Com- missioners to America, China, Japan, and other parts of the world, wotild be enormous. He sub- mitted that the evidence should be received on three grounds :— In the first plaoe, it would be impos- sible for their lordships to require the personal attend- ance of witnesses who were American subjects, and who resided out of their jurisdiction ; secondly, the retoor service of heir general or special in the Courts of Sootland was constantly received by their lordships as conclusive evidence; thirdly, the course • f proceeding prescribed by 31 and 32 Victoria, chap. 101, directing the procedure for the service of heir, hid been strictly followed in this case. In issa- tng the Commission the Sheriff had discharged a judicial duty under an Act of Parliament' which re- quired h'm to take every care that the evidence re- ceived should be properlv sifted. Their lordships had admitted evidence taken by Commission in the Borthwick perage claim, and it was a common practice to admit such evidence in the courts of law. At all tventa, this was good hearsay evidence to show when the party was last heard of. Under these circumstances he respectfully submitted that their lordships would receive the evidence de bene cue. The Attorney- General, in offering his opinion to their lordships, said this was not a question of the weight, but of the admissibility of evidence. Their lordships were the sole judges - what evidence they should admit or reject, although they had frequently ttated that they desired to be guided in the matter by the usual principles of legal practice. Their lordships were asked to receive in a peerage claim evidence taken for another purpose by a Commission of the appoint- ment of which the Crown had had no notice and to tt was not a party. The admission of such evidence, would, in his opinion, be contrary to principle. How- ever great the inconveniences of requiring a fresh Com- mission to be issued might beto the claimant, their lord- • hipe could not be expected to set aside their usnal prac- tice in order to suit the convenience to those who pre- ferred claims of this character, which, if held to be estab- lished, would bind all the world for all futqre time. The learned counsel on the other side was wrong in assert- ing that their lordships were in the habit of receiflffg the Sheriff's retour as conclusive evidence, it being received only for what itwas worth, aud even in the Court of Session it might be subsequently challenged. The question of hearsay evidence as to when the late- Earl was last heard of did not arise, inasmuch as the presumption of death having been put forward, evi- dence of death must be given in the usual manner. If their lordships received this sort of evidence, although in the present case they would, perhaps be advancing the interests of justice, they would be establishing a most inconvenient precedent, which it would be mo- t Injudicious to follow in other cases. Under these cir- cumstances he submitted that their lordships would; cot receive the evidence now tendered on behalf of the • Jaimant. After some consultation. The Lord Chancellor, in advising their lordships to receive the evidence, said that they were sitting as a • ort of grand inquest to determine whether the late Earl was dead, and whether tho present claimant had shown that he waa entitled to a seat in their Lord- ahips' House. The evidence in question had been taken in a judicial proceeding instituted with the viejv of ascertaining the same facts that their lordships hrui to ascertain, and if they were to reject it they woufcl deprive the claimant of tho means of establishing hif light and themselves of the most valuable evident that could be procured in relation to the claim. He trusted that it was not a part of thesr duty to shut their eyes to evidence of this character, und therefore bo should advise their lordships to ndmit the evidence, jravi:^- i, to J, aU- jjC tC ( i » iClIliilW! B'litUiel any and what further evidence might be required to support and corroborate it. " Lord Chelmsford thought it would be a denial of justice for their lordships to reject this evidence. 1 Lord Colonsay concurred. The evidence was- then received. Some farther evi- dence having been given, On tho motion of the Lord Chancellor, it was re- solved that the claim had been established. Claim allowed accordingly. " THE QUEEN v. HENRY ALLEN." " *' J On Saturday, In the Court for the Consideration of Crown Caws Reserved. th » - Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, Baron Martin, Baron Channell, Mr. Justico Willes, Baron Bramwell, Mr. Jmtioe Byles, Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Mellor. Buon Figott, Mr. Justice Lush, Baron Clcaahy. Mr. Tustlco Hannen, Mr. Jmtico Grove, and Mr. Justice Qualn— slargor of Judges than wero ever before assembled— met to Kmsidor tho cause < jf " The Queen v. Henry Allen"— which was a case of some Importance on tho law of marriage as bearing on the ofionce of bigamy. Tbe question raised and reserved in this case was whether the offence of bigamy is committed where the Iecond marriage is invahd, as being within the pro- libited degrees of consanguinity or affinity. It arose thus:— The prisoner, after the death of his first wife, re- married, and then, his second wife atill beipg alive, married the nieco of his first wife. Prior to LoraLynd- hurst's Act ( 5 and 6 William IV., 64) marriages withil the prohjbited degrees of affinity were not void at law, but were only voidable, during the life of tff^ parties by 6uit in the Ecclesiastical Courtsj and after their death Could not be invalidated. That Act, however, declared that marriages celebrated between persons within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity should be absolutely null and void to all intents ttnd purpcMes whatever. The question was as to the effect of such a marriage with reference to bigamy when the second marriage was within the Act. It was admitted that Whea the first marrmse was within the Act, as it was | null and void, the second marriage would not be bigamous. But was it so as to the eecond marriage ? As to this, th^ counsel for the prisoner relied on the . opinion of the Judges (' clivei'ed by Lord Chief Justice Tindal in the House of Lords in 1844 in the celebrated , case of " the Queen v. Mills" :—" The words of the ' Act are, if any person, being married, shall marry any | other person during the life of the first husband or wife, uio words ' being married' in the first clause, and , the words ' mnfry apy other person'in the second, ! must of necessity denote marriage of the same kind and obligation." ,( 10, VUirk and Fintllt/' s House of Lords RenorU, 6$ 9. J The prosocution relied on a case in this country, before Lord Denprun (" the Queen e. Brown," 1, Oarrington and Kiiman't Crown Cascif 144), wh^ r^ it was held by that noble and leai- ned lora that martaagA meant oruy the ceremony of marriage, and that, therefore, in a case like the present the offence was committed. But then that was only the ruling of a single Judge at the assizes, and in answer to it the counsel for the prisoner relied on a more recent case before the Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases in Ireland, before 11 Judges— Chief Justice Christian, Chief Justice Monaham, Chief Justice Lefroy, Chief Baron Pigott, Justice O'Hagan, Baron Fitzgerald, Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, Justico Keogh, Baron Deasy, Baron Hughes, and Mr. Justice O'Brien. That was a case where, by tho law relating to marriages between Roman Catholics anjl Protest- ants, the second marriage was " null and ' void." The majority of the Court— seveo to four- held that the Crime of bigamy had not been committed, bat four of the learnwi Judges— Chief Justice Lefroy, Chief Justice Moaabam, Mr. Justice O'ffagpji, and Mr. Justice Keogh— held otherwise, that the crime had been committed. Mr. Balien was for the prisoner; Mr. Warry was for the prosecution. ,, ,. The counsel for tbe prisoner argued that Lord Cbief Justice Tindal and the Judges had laid down in 1841 to constitute the crime of bigamy the second marriage must be as valid as the first ( but for the former mar- Vhige), while the counsel for the prosecution argued that this was not so, and that it wa3 enough that the married man went through the form and ceremony of marriage. In the coarse of the argument, The Lord Chief Justice observed that the essence of the offence of bigamy consisted in on outrage, uprta ' public decency, aud this wasnot the less perpetrated whether the second marriage was valid or invalid. The Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Mr. Justice Willes observed that the offence would not be the less committed because both parties were previously married. Baron Martin observed that thee& sence ef the crime consisted in the injury to the individual, and the conse- quent offence against public justice. Mr. Justice Blackburn, however, observed that the offence was not the less committed merely because the woman last married was aware of the previous marriage. Baron Channell observed that if this marriap was valied a man might legally marry a woman and then marry her daughter. Mf. Justice Lush remarked that he thought it waa enough that the form and ceremony ef marriage was legally gone through, and that there was such a mar- riage a3 would be valid but for the personal disability to contract another marriage. Mr. Justice Blackburn observed that ono of the Irish Judges, Mr. Justice Christian, had drawn a dis- tinction between the invalidity of the form. or cere- mony of marriage and the invalidity of the marriage by reason of personal disability; and that learned Judge had suggested that the Irish esse was one pi the former class; and if that were so there would be no inconsistency between that pose and the oth^ r. After the argument, the learned Judges retired to consider their judgment, and were absent some time. They then returns into court, and The Lord Chief Justice said : Considering that a case, if not qaite the same as the present, at lttest closely resembling it, has been lately been before the Judges in Ireland, and, considering also the gonerol importance of " tbe question, we bave determined to reserve oar judgment, which will be delivered next Term. . , WORTH KNOWING! In a report by Mr. Leigh, the city officer of health For Manchester, on the progress of sanitary improve- ment in that city which was presented at the meeting ) f the City Council last week, he mentions one remark- able circumstance in connection with the duties of ivbiU- w. ishera which he says is worth recording. They risit infected houses after tho disfnfectors have left ; hem, and strip off the papers fiom tho walls, subse- quently wash the wails with solution pf caustic soda, 1 nd clf- an the paint, &. Q., therewith. They state that ; be number of coats of paper which they find covering ihe walla of cottage houses vuries from three coats to Sfteeh coat. j, the latter being the maximum number found, and that the paper has usually a disagree- ible fusty smell; And it is remark lble that theee mea bave nearly all had fever or other infectious disease, contracted in the performance of their duty, ilthouiih the houses provioub to their visits had already been disinfected by chlorine, carbolic acid, & c. It would Feem, therefore, that the absorbent power of the paper covering the walls is such as to enable it to retain she germri of infection, if such tnere bo, or at all events the infectious matters, and to protect them to a con- jiderable degree from the actiou of the disinfectants, so that on the paper being ^ removed and torn up these become liberated and infect the men. On tbe other baud, it is a very rare occurrence for an infectious disease to break out again in a house which has been [ ully treated by the disinfecting officers and whito- washers. Until tho plan was adopted of stripping sff tbe paper and dressing tho walls aud painted surfaces with caustic soda, the recurrence of the diseases was not anfrequent. This, adds Mr. Leigh, shows tbe necessity, even in tbe better class of houses, after the occurrence of infectious diseases, of not being satisfied with mcro gleaning, whitewashing, i and rcpaJnlint:. pnifor tho removal of all BiUJpr fjcpm tbe walls, ana the wnshing of these with some power- ful corrosive that may destroy nil injurious organioi matter. Mr. Leigh points out in hiB report that during the. ten years between tho last census'apd that of 1801 not less than 15,417 pfcttdifk haW BMdHvithin the city of; Manchester from five infectious febrile diseases, of) whom four- fifths wero children under ten years of age. And yet during all that time, he says, whllo £ 30,000 a year was being expended in the gratuitous treatment of the various ailments cf tho poor, exclusive of paupers, only five beds in all Manchester wero appropriated to { bo reception of children sick of infectious disease, In the Court of Common Pleas, on Friday In las* week, the case of " Tlchborne Mostyn " was heard before Lord Chief Justice BoviU, and Justices Bylesiflrett, and Drove. In this ease Mr. Hawkins, QC, wt^ whom were Mr. Matthews, Q. C , and Mr. PurceU at the sitting of the Court on behalf of the defendants, moved for an order calling on the plaintiff to pay the costs of the action " Tlcbborno v. Lushliigton" before being allowed to proceed to trial In this action. Mr. Olffard, Q. C., showed canse In the first instance. It appeared from the statement of the learned counsel and of the affidavits on whioh he moved that the plaintiff in the present action was the same as in the action " Tichborne r. Lushington;" that the de- fendants were substantially the same— they were the trustees of the Doughty estate for the infant heir who was the heir to the Tichborne estateB in the former action; tbe title to both estates was the s une and the israe in both. cases was the same— whe- ther the plaintiff wa^ Sir Roger Charles Tichborne. The defendants in theuast case had succeeded, and had been put to great expense in defending the former action, the taxed costs being stated in one of the affi- davits to be over £ 40,000, and that would" probably mean costs altogether amounting to £ 70,000. He now moved, in accordance with the authoritie- s, that before the plaintiff be permitted to try the same question over again he be ordered to pay the taxed costs of the former trial Under the 202nd section of the Com- mon Law Procedure Act, 1852, the defendants had given the Claimant 20 days' notice to proceed to trial at thi next sittings after Term. Mr. Giffard thowed cause on the ground— first, that the parties in this action were not the same as in the last action. The defendant^ as trustees, were trustees for other interests, as well as for the infattt heir. He also contended. that the circumstances under whiflh the verdict was found, on evident that Roger C. Tichborne had been tattooed and that the Claimant was not, w « » a surprise on the Claimantno notice of each a,, de- fence having been given. The Claimant had- nevtr been asked if Lord Bellew had not tattooed him; and the evidence on the matter given by Di. Lipscombe and the questions asked of him were for the purpose of corroborating the Claimant that he had todt been tattooed, and not for tbe purpose of- contradicting him; and the questionsp01 th ® Claimant himself in cross- examination whether he had ever been tattooed, rather pointed to him as, Ar$ » ? r . Orton, who, it was said, nadfbeea tattooed. 1' hedefonceQn which the ycrdiot had been obtained had been kept dark, and had been unfairly sprung upon the Claimant as a surprise ; and the circumstances' wete Such that the1 learned- counsel cop tended he would have been entitled to halve moved for a new trial on the ground, of surprise. Seven or eight witnesses wer* c* Ued to prove- tattoo .^ JJaikA on Roger C. Tichborne, the fact of his having been tattooed not having been previously raised^ as to give the Claimant notice thatthiB was a material ques- tion to be tried : • and in . this way the minds'of the jury had been brought tp a conclusion agallist hiiti. If, in the course of the trial,, this question had beoh ' raised, it might have been a* ked of some of the 80 witnesses called for the plaintiff,, who. knew , him well,, whether they had ever seen any tottoo m^ rks on R? ger C. lifh- borne's arm, that being deuie d by the plaintiff Their evidence, if replied, as to that one fact would have lost most of its weight, and it would- nearly have doubled the Claimant's costs. The Claimant, had, therefore, elected to be nonsuited; and- to try his case in another action. The defendants could not complain now if the question of the tattoo mark*, was to be tried. They had . got the verdict by this course of pro- cedure on a point which had never beeil put to th » plaintiff's witnesses; < . .. Mr. Hawkins, in reply, was surprised , to hear his friend resist this rule on the ground of fiili'pnse. Why did he not produce* some affidavit of" some one who had seen the arm of Roger Charles Tichborne, and who could swear that therfe Were fid tittdb. marks on it? There was abundant notice, to the Claimant of the questions to be raised, and' Dr., Lipscombe had, been asked by Mr. Serjeant Ballantine whether he was not onder an itiiprestion that! there1 was semc sort of mark on his arm, and he was asked sfrhat sortof a mark. He said, " The mark was an initial, as impressed on my mind, particularly of its being very bidiy done. I got it into my head from One of the family mentioning it." On crosB- examinatioa he said he had toll}.. Mr. Bowker that the mark was " R. C. T.," with a cable or some device over it— a device of a ship and amermaid. Mr. Glrfard. I thought the device spoken of was " Fhith, Hope, and Charity." . Mr. Hawkins: A very fishy representation 01 Faith, Hope, and Charity, for the witness reinArke^ t^ opgM it must have been done by a man, a very bad hand at it, or drunk. How could it be said after this evidence that there was no intimation' of the defence, and that the . Claimant was altogether ignorant" of it. Besides, Moore and Boyle mighp have Wen recalled and asked the question whether Roger Charles TiChpbrae was tattooed. There was also ample ground to jOTtify tho jury in arriving at the conclusion they had. done with- out the tattoo marks. His learned friendhad been in- structed to inake this statement of surprise with a view of aiding the money- box. ( A laugh.) The defendauts had here been put to £ 70,(^ 0, or probably,£ 100,000, expense, and were they again to be put to similar ex- pense to try the same action ? Mr. Giffard teid there was nothing about £ 100,000 in the affidavits. His friend mast have been instructed to make that statement for the newspapers. ( A laugh.) Mr. Hawkins proceeded to contend that on the notes of evidence Mr. Seigeaut Ballantine gave up the case on the understanding that the jury had mpda up their minds on the whole case, and not on the tattoo marks. Mr. Justice GroVe: Suppose that when the ques- tions were asked about the tattoo marks during the plaintiff's case that it had been in the mind of Serjeant Ballantine that' Orton had got a tattoo mark on his arm, then the question pnt to the Claimant and other witnesses about tattoo mirks yonld pppear to b^ ve re- ference rather to Otton tban to Tichborne, and'would not be notice of the defence to bifn.'' Mr. Hawkins said be could not 09same that., Mr. Justice Grove; You have given the claimant notice to proceed with his action, and he obejp the notice : and now you ask for an order that he bo hot allowed to proceed uutil he has paid tbe costs of the for- mer aotion; and if the order shojild he granted do you say that under the 202d section of the Common Law Procedure Act you have a right to sign judgment, whon the cao^ e is called on in afe^ days if be has not paid the costs ordered ? It. you maintain that," Ifehould ' hesitate before agreeing to makethe order. < Mr. Hawkins contended that he was entitled to giYa tho Claimant notice to proceed to. trial, and also to in- sist on the costs of the former trial being paid. Mr. Mathews was heard on- the same side. Tho Chief Justice, in giving judgment, said it waa perfectly plain, upon the affidavits and on the state- ments of counsel, that the a^ tiorla at i « sue were the same. The plaintiff was the same in both cases ; the question to be tried was the same in both — namely, whether the plaintiff was or was not Sir Rogei^ Charles Tichborne. Both actions were, brought. against tha tenant in possession to fry the title to the estate. Sub- stantially in each case the defendant wajBame^ and the question involved was precisely the same. The last acticn had been tried during a period of over 100 days, and at the conclusion of the 103d day the jury had inti- mated their opinion on the case. The. jury said, " We havenow heard the evidence regarding thetattoomarki and, subject to your Lonlship'sdiiections, the jurydo aot require any further evidence." Upon this, at the request of Serjeant Ballantine. therefwaa an adjourn- ment. On the Court reassembling after the adjourn- ment, the leaded, counsel ( or tbq plaintiff referred to the tattooing and, supposing tho jury to bej" governed by that evidence ana not_ by ± he_ general evidence, he stated he could not withilraw from the case, a* he was in % position to recall certain witnesses and other person as to that. The jury retired, aud on their return the fore- man shid, u I am desired to express that the judgment of tho Jury' tf as based on the entire evidence;" Upon that stotementhisbrotherBallantineadvised the Claimant to submit to a nonsuit The plaintiff npm> roppged topro- jeed to try the same question withregnidtotbetyoughty ( states. This, according.* the prMticetf the Courts, bo could hot do without paving thb coste of the former proceedings. His Lar^ bq. here referred to Puld- i Practice, cd. 1823, p. 1,232; to 6 I. It. 741: and to 12," Q, B., 3il, as laying down that 131I0 of practice. He had qome to the contlusuon that this application oould not be resisted on tho groundof sur- prise. The only question waa whether tho Court Should not allow the order to handover for a time. Ho thought the right course would be that tho timo for proceeding to trial should extended to si^ months. If the money could, not B^ fuutd in MX months, it probably would not bo found at all. . On those terms he thought the rule onglit to be mane absolute, that the Claimant proceed to trial and pay tho costs in C months. The other learned J udges gave separate judgments to tho eamo effect The case occnpied the whole day, ijyiftiiUAL PARLIAMENT. 1B the How of Lords, May « , the Newport ud Pfllg- wenll v Water Bill * u rnd a lecond time, and the Tun bridge Gas Bill, the Bristol Local Board Bill, and the But Glo'. o- atenhlie Railway Bill were read a third ttmo and Lor J GranvIDe appealed to Ear! Raasell to postpone the notion which he had placed upon the paper with reference to the Indirect Claim*. He promised that before Parliament adjourned be would make a statement to the Houie, or would product paper*. Earl Russell laid that It was most necessary that their lordship* should have plenty of time to consider the matUr, ami he could not conaent to postjmo hi* Motion, unless the noble lord would give aomc assuifftce that their lordships, Douse would adjourn later or meet earlier to that the question might be discussed before the meeting of the arbltra'ora. Earl Granville ( aid he should have no objection to make an; arrangement* for a full discussion to tako place if hli tatement was considered unsatisfactory. The Earl of Derby hoped the papers would be presented CD Monday night. The llanpits of Salisbury expressed a similar hope that the papas would be presented on Monday next. Earl Gr- nvilla promised that every opportunity should be flvtn for dUcussfon, and. In answer to the noble lord, » aid there was nothing In whit he said last year or this on the subject that he wished to retract bom. Earl Russell, on that assurance, consented to postpone his motion for another week. Upon the nomination of Peers to serve upon the 8el* ct Committee on the Appellate jurisdiction of the House, there was a » mart discussion. It was pointed out by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Grsnvllle that out of the 25 Peers • elected hy Lord Cairns 14 might be regarded as unfriendly to the Lord Chancellor's propotal, and only 11 In Its favour. ! Lord Uatheiiey further adverted to the caricature of the liQl drawp by Lord Cairns, to the party complexion of his Efx- erh, snd the state of the Opposition benches durlns that debate. These Imputations were vigorously re- sented by the front Opposition bench. Lord Derby reminded 1 the I>> rd Chancellor that tke mutter referred to the Select > Committee waa not limited to the Lord Chancellor s Bill, but comprised the whole subject of the Appellate jurisdiction. The Duke of Blchmond protested against the Imputation of party motives, merely because the Opposition Peers had come down to thr<> w out what they regarded as a bad bilL Lord Salisbury said their lordships were not to pack their luries bemuse a certain result was desired: whereupon Lord Gran- ville retorted that this was exactly what tbe Government complained of Lord Calms asked whether Lord Penlance and Lord Houghton were not to be reckoned among the MlnUUrial Peers on the Committee, and avowed hlsb- llef that there * ere not 30 Peers on the Ministerial benches who approved the bilL Lord Rlpon rejoined that It vU not necessary f » r the friends of the Government to defent} the bill, as the Lord Chancellor at an early stage expressed hie willingness to refer It to a Committee upstairs. Lord Chelms- ford disclaimed going into the Committee with any party motives. Ultimately tbe Select Committee was nominated, with the addition of Lord Ossulston's name, and their lord- ships adjourned. In the Honse of Commons amongst the petitions pre- sented was an enormous document ( brought up by sir. Bathbone). signed by 77,420 inhabitants of Liverpool, includ- ing 22,000 mechanics, and a large number of medical men and ministers of religion. In favour of the Permissive BUL Mr. R Wyndam stated that on the 21st Inst he would call attention to tbe release of the Whitehaven rioters be- fore tbe term of their sentence of Imprisonment had ex- pired, and would move a resolution. Bir C. OToghlen asked the Attorney- General If, according to the existing law. any rellgioua qualification Is necessary for the office of Lord Chancellor of England or Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland ; and, especially, whether a Roman Catholic or a Jew, OT either of them, is eligible te hold either or both of the said offices. The Attorney- General, In a long speech, lasting over twenty mlnu es, recounted the various statutes which had been passed on this subject, snd gave It as his opinion t'- at all restrictions In the nature of declarations or oaths Imposed by the Acts of Chnries II., George L, i and Geo- pe IL, had been repealed, but upon this point an hon. a d learned Mend of his ( Ud not agree with him. As regarded the Lord- Llcutenancy of Ireland also, hu was of opinion that tbo religious disabilities attach- ing to Roman Catholics were repealed, ana as far as Jews were ct. no roed, If they could take the oaths substituted by the repealing Acts passed in the present reign, they might hold any office in England or Ireland. Sir O. Jenklnson asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the correspondence issued to members on Friday, the Srd li. st, on the subject of the guarantee of the loan of two millions and a half to Canada, as compensation for the Fenian raids Is complete, or whether any additional letter or letters are yet wanting ; and, If so, when it Is expected that they » 111 be printed and delivered to members; and when the subject would be brought under the notice of Paf- H- meut. Mr. Bruce, replying to Mr. Newdegate, said he had re- ceived a memorial signed by the magistrates and inhabitants of Whitehaven, praying for a remission of the sentence of the Ave men sentenced by the Lord Chief Baron for having been concerned lu the riot at Whitehaven. That memorial was sent to the Lord Chief Baron, who sold that considering the men had served ten out of the twelve months of their sentence, and their belug no evidence that they were personally directly Implicated In the infliction of the ln- Jml.- s which were the cause of Mr. Murphy's death, and no suiiscquint disorder having arisen, he recommended that the rcnydnder of the sentence should be remitted. He ( Mr. Bruce) therefore saw no reason to depart from the ordinary practice of acting upon the opinion of the Judge who tried thecaso. In answer to Mr. Wyndham, he said that It was not usual to print memorials with reference to such questions. The Marquis of Hartlngtor. In answer to Colonel Taylor, said that the numerous Instructions and amendments placed upon the paper In regard to the Irish Church Act Amend- ment Bill would entirely alter Its scope and character. If, therefore, these amendments and instructions were withdrawn, he would undertake to Introduce a second bill embodying the Instructions and amendnsenta of which he had given notice, and such others as the Govern- ment could accept. Sir C. O'Lophlen, in reply to Mr. Newdegate, said he did not now intend to proceed with the Religious Disabilities Abolition Bill. Mr. Newdegate gavo notice that he should oppose the with- draw al of tho mea « ure. The main business of tho evening was the Scotch Educa- tion Bill, which stood for Committee, and oathe motion that the speaker leave the chair, Mr Gordon moved a resolution declaring that, having ro- « ard to past educational legislation and the practice In Scotland, Which provided lor instruction In tho Holy Scriptures, such law and practice should be continued by provisions in this bllL The Lord- Advocate In objecting to the resolution, declined to discuss Its subject matter until the House got Into Committee. He denied, however, that religious teaching hud ever been secured by any law, although he admitted that practice had always sanctioned It, and the bill would leave both law and practice entirely untouched. Lord H. Scott supported the resolution, and Mr. ITLaren also urged the necessity of some legal provision in reference to r. llgious education, lest every parish in Scotland should become a battlefield. Sir J Paklngton oomplalned of the refusal of tho Govern- ment to argue the point, and warned them against flying in the face of the unanimous feel ng of the people of England and Scotland In favour of religious Instruction. The discussion was continued by several other hon. mem- ber?, and Mr. Forster„ who was received with sarcastic cheers said that if the Llborals had been silent It was because they thought the point could be better dlscoBsed In Committee, and they woflldnotbe parties to a waste of time. He expr. ssed his surprise at hearing the hill called a secular bill, for it waa framed on exactly the aame principles as the English Bill. It did not Interfere with the practico of re- ligions teaching, and Indeed he would be no party to the dis- couragement of religious teaching, but it did not Interfere to compel It by law, which would do more harm than good. Mr. Hardy protested against the attempt to stifle discus- sion on this important question of religious education, and maintained that Mr. Gordon had a right to demand a de- bate. Ha supported the resolution, because without It the bill wonld bo taken to give a Parliamentary sanction to secular education. Sir R. Anstruther justified the silence observed by himself and his friends by their determination not to be parties to w<' it might retard the progress or prevent the passing of the bHL After some observations from Mr. Newdegate and Lord J. Manners, the resolution was carried against the Government by a majority of seven— 116 to The announcement of the numbers was received by tbe Opposition with treme ndous cheering, Tho Committee on the bill was fixed for next Monday. The next business was the Irish Church Ac* Amendment BUI. The next stsge was Committee, and notice had been • ITen of nolssa than eight Instraetlons besldea several pages 5f amendments to be moved In Committee On the Mahals of Hartlngton. however, undertaking to bring in this Boston a general measure for amending the Irish Church Art. which wEild arc brace all the various points raised, the bUXaftec sons discussion, was allowed to pass through Committee. The ether orfers were disposed ef, and the House ad Jourued at a quarter to 1 o'clock. In the House of Lords, May T, the Bart of Campsrdow* laid on the table of the House a copy of all tho ocden wUch had been Issued by the Admiralty since 1660, restricting the ase of ooal In her Majesty's ships. Mr. John M'Callum, the claimant to tho Breadalbane peer- age. was called to the bar, and ordered to file a new petition In this case on or before that day month. The amendments to the Prison Ministers Bin were re- ported. A conversation foUowed between the Duke of Cleveland and the Duke ol Richmond, respecting some ver- bal amendments to the bill, and those were agreed to. Another amendment, which was proposed by the Dake of Richmond to make dear the meaning of the bill, was at first resisted, but eventually agreed to. Lord Dufferin. In moving the second reading of the Party Processions ( Ireland] Act Repeal BUI, said the Irish Execu- tive had come to the conclusion that the powers which they possessed under the common law wars saffldaat M prsvent a breu- u of uie peace. I ( would be t lie duly of the lruu Go- vernment to take due precautions to prevent the coUlstorti and bloodahed which had too frequently resulted from party Ecessions. No doabt the Act was regarded with dlsfavouj a considerable portion of the population. He trusted t the people of Ireland. In re entering upon tbe privileges which Parliament was willing to restore to them, would show a generous forbearance for the susceptibilities of their neigh- bours. Lord Cairns congratulated the Government upon havlna taken a wise course, . nd one which would promote peace and S" stness in Ireland. A conclusive reason for repealing the was that It was Impossible for any Government to carry U out without Incurring suspicions of partiality. After a brief discussion, the bill was read a second time. The Pacific Islanders Protection BUI passed through Com- mittee. The R/> yal Parks and Gardens Bill was read a third time and passed, and their lordahips adjourned. In the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. Cross the Ecclesiastical Courts Registration Bill was read a first time and a as ordered to stand for sscond reading on the 31st July. Capt Arshdall presented a petition from Roman Catholics j of Kilkenny, protesting against the proceedings of the Papal | Legate In Ireland In endeavouring to Introduce into that : country certain laws passed In Rome, and to removo Roman Catholic priests out ot the Jurisdiction of the courts of law. I The petition was read by the Clerk at the table. I Mr. Ralkes gave notice that on the 4th of June he would caU attention to the state of pubUo business In the House, and would move a resolution. Mr. Rylsnds gave notice that on the 4th of June he would move a resolution in favour of placing treaties upon the table of the House before their ratification. Mr. Butt stated that on tbe 4th of June he would move fox leave to bring In a bUl to amend and extend the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1870. Mr. Fawcett Intimated that on an early day he would call attention to the recent Treasury minute relating to the re- muneration received by the law officers of the Crown, and would move a resolution to the effect that that minute should not continue in force beyond the time during which the present law officers held their offices. Mr. Gladstone said that hon. members would no doubt, be aware of the announcement made by the noble lord, the Foreign Secretary, In the House of Lords tbe previous dsy; and, ss there hsd been no distinct reference to the House ot of Commons, hon. members might wish to know that the same intention on the partoftne Government held good with respect to the House of Commons At the very earliest moment they could put Psrllsment In possession of a statement in refer- ence to the negotiations » ltb the American government, they would think It their duty to Uy tbe papeia upon the table, or to make a statement which would allow the House to Judge bow far they had been acting In accordance with the wishes of the House snd the interests of the country. Mr. Onslow ssked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would state to the House the rtason why the Government Intend to use the public money for the purpose of proaecut lng the claimant to the Tlshborne estates. And why, in the case of Overend and Gunji- y they refused to prosecute on tha ffround of its belnir a nrivate matter f The Chancellor of the Exchequer, In answer to the last part of tbe question, said that the KlrstLonl of the Treasury and tne Attorney- O » neral In 1869 defended the conduct of the Government with regard to the prosocutlnn of Messrs. Overend and Gumey upon three principles. The first was the question whether there was likely to be a conviction; the second what was the moral turpitude of the offence, and the third, whether It was likely if the Government did not prosecute private persons would come forward to prosecute! They argued that Messrs. Overend and Gurney had not been guilty ol any great degree of moral turpitude, and that such offenoes were unhappily vary common la the commercial world, the dlffennoe being ^ bat in this par- ticular case great and wide spread ruin was caused. They argued that It was scarcely likely, under the circum- stances, that a conviction would be obtained, and that If they did not prosecute there were plenty of persons with sufficient means to Institute a private prosecution, and they were so far justified that a prosecution^ did take place. Ho proposed to answer the first part of tho question with regard to the prosecution of the claimant of the Tichborne estatea in reference to these three principles. This case was entirely distinguished from that of the Ovorend and Gurney and from hiost Eibllc prosecutions, In that this prosecution was not itltuted or suggested originally by the Government, but under the powers given to lilm by Act of l'arlla- mont by the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who tried the case, and who bound over the Inspector of police to prosecute, and thorefore It was a very difficult thing for the Government to refuse public funds to give effect to a decision so solemnly made by legal authority. It appenred to him that, in the first place, without pre- judging the case, there was s fair reason to expect a con- viction, and for this reason that the claimant in this case was a witne « s himself, and that the jury stopped tho case, mentioning as one ground for It that they did not believe a particular fact to which he had sworn to- With regard to the question of moral guilt, If the claimant was guilty of the charge made against him, it was difficult to Imagine a higher degree of moral turpitude. If he were guilty, he was guilty not merely of misrepresenta- tion such as was charged against Messrs. Overend and Gurney, but of a wilful and corrupt attempt to deprive a helpless In- ant of his inheritance, and of seeking to take away by false swearing the houour and character of a most respectable lady. If he were guilty, he was guilty of having produced a great amount of disturbance and Inconvenience to the public service. Therefore, he thought there could be no doubt that as to the turpitude of the offence charged the Government were per- fectly Justified In coming forward to prosecute. If they did not prosecute, it was hardly to be expected that the family who had already suffered so severely In costa ahould como forward for the sake of public justloe and endeavour to hring this man to punlsluneut. lie entirely concurred with tho Attorney General In the propriety of the prosecution being conducted by the Government. Mr. Hormcm gave notice that he should ask the right hon. gentleman the names of the firms to which he referred when he said that commcrclal dishonesty was very general. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he had simply stated the purport of the defence made by the Government in 1869, and he declined to be drawn Into any controversy as to the accuracy of tbo statements. Mr. Wren- Hoskyns called attention to tho position of the Ordnance Survey, and mov d a Res ' lutlcra In favour of expedlatlng its progress. Mr. Ayrton explained that the work was of a kind which oould not suddenly be hurried on. seeing that the Staff employed on it required training ; and the sam devoted to It—£ 100 000 a year— could not be In- creased without lncrea » ing the taxation of tho country or stinting some other service. Mr. Gregory. Mr. W. Fowler, and Mr. Hereford Hope made soma observations, and tho motion was then withdrawn. Sir C. OXoghlen moved his vote of censure on the appoint- ment ol Colonel White, M. P. for Tlpperary, to the Lord Lieutenancy of the County of Clare: but on a division tho Resolution was negatived by 257 to 41. Tbe other business was disposed of, and the House ad- journed at half- put 2 o'clock. A REMARKABLE SUIT AGAINST A FRENCH NEWSPAPER. The Civil Tribunal of Beau vain has jjst been called opoD to give judgment in a remarkable suit brought against a French newspaper. On the 16th of December, 1670, the authorities of the town of Mdru received a note from the Prince of Saxony, General- in- Chief of the Army of the Meuae, inviting them to pay a fine of 50,000 francs for having permitted the circulation of false news. The Prince added that if payment were not made by midday the amount of the fine would be doubled, and M£ ru should receive a garrison which should remain in posse& rion until tho uttermost far- thing had been paid. Tbe mayor and municipal council wero thrown into a state of despair upon learning " the stem, ead terms" of thia message, and it iras hurriedly decided that a deputation should wait upon the Prince, and beg him to remit the fine. The deputation was so far successful that the amount of the hue waa reduced to 10,000f.. which M£ ru paid, and the cloud passed away. But the mayor and municipolity had no intention of per- mitting thia grievona loss to fall upon the corporate funds. The unfortunate " newa " had appeared in the local paper, the Journal de Mini, and the mayor and municipality called upon the proprietor to pay for tho luxury of printing it. Tho proprietor declined to admit his liability, and the cage having been carried before the Civil Tribunal at Beauvais, the town of M< 5ru baa not only been noniuited, but baa been condemnsd to pay all costs of the trial. French bookbinding will be represented by about 1,000 volumes at the Kensington Exhibition. The Dublin Amnesty Association have forwarded a memorial to Mr. Gladstone, praying fsr the release of the poUtloal prisoners stUi In oonfiuement Thev rely upon some observations of tbe Prime Minister made in answer to a question put by the late Mr. G. B. Moore in the House of Commons in March, lsTO, and which they construe Into a promise that the prisoners should be liberated on the return of a better state of things, oonsequent upon the Irish reme- dial legislation proposed by the present Government The Amnesty Association now contend that tranquUlity and security prevail in that country, and press for the fulfilment of the hopee which they built upon the remarks ot ths premier two years age. A MOSQUITO STOBT.— Captain Jones, of 8tonington, Is responsible for the f- llowlng :— On his passsge from Xew Ynrkafew dajssgo, he oh*- r » od, one summer afternoon, a heavy cloud arise from the land, and. to his great surprise, arproach the veaseL Suddenly It broke near him, and covered the deck with millions of mosquitos, w hile part of tha fic^ k went through the tr. ainsall. leaving nothing but tho bolt ropes hanging Idly to the spare. Corroborative evidence ol this astonishing tale was founl In ths person of a " down- east skipper." " h > heard the st- ry, and who, on comparing dates with the narrator, declared tha* two days afterwsrds he was boarded bj the same flock ef maHaiWs, sad thay wrrtmuui* hTAtxhe*. WHERE DO THEY INTEND TO STOP! The Scotch servants must not forget in settling their little differences with their employer* that tbe public have some rlalm to consideration as well as themselves, and that there are interests in this world almost as important as their own ( remarks the Pall Mall Gazette). The " doctors' coachmen" in Edinburgh, moved, doubtless, by the spirited action of tbe Dundee house- maids, held a meeting on Thursday evening to protest against " Sabbath duty." The meeting was largely attended, and after some conversation of an edifying nature the following resolution was unanimously adopted:— " The doctors' coachmen having met and taken into con- sideration the length of time they are daily on duty, and the additional S » bbath labour they have to do, resolve to bring the matter under the notice of their employers, with a view to some arrangement being come to which shall free them from Sabbath duty: and that a committee be ap- pointed with power, by conference or otherwise, to lay the matter fuUy before their employers, and to report to a sub- sequent meeting." It was decided to conduct their negotiations with their masters in a " conciliatory and respectful spirit," which is very kind of the coachmen, Ijut it is to be hoped that the doctors will not allow themselves to be either cajoled or bullied into letting their patients suffer in order to meet the wishes of their servants. Sunday brings no rest to the sick bed, nor is it a holiday to the diseased and dying. " CRESSWELL v. CR0WDY." In tne Court of Queen's Bench, last week, before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Blackbnrn, Mr. Justice Lush, and Mr. Justice Quain, the ab . ve causo was heard, and was an action by a nephew agai' St bis aunt, on an agree- ment to pay him an annuitv on account of his pro- mising not to many a cerain lady. Tho declaration set forth that In 1868 the aunt, fivm her care and affection for hi r nephew, who was 23 years of age, conditionally on his not marrjing ace tain young lady, a widow with three children, whom he had lately met on board ship on a voyage from the Cupe of Good Ho. e, agree! if he should continue unmarried to tho young lady to allow him £ 300 a year during his life. For some reason or other, however, the defendant had Inter- mitted her paymo. ts, ar. d In 1871 this action was brought to recover some arrears. The aunt demurred on the ground that the co-.. tract was not legally valid. Mr. Manlaty, Q. C., and Mr. Wood Hill were for the plaintiff, the nephew ; Mr. Bfown, Q. C., and Mr. F. M. White were for the defendmt, tho aunt. Mr. Brown urged that there was no legal considera- tion. The Lord Chief Justice: Oh, yes, there waR; the nephew agreed to forego his natural freedom of mar- riage, and to give up the young lady he was attached to. Mr. Brown: Perhaps she would not have had him. Mr. Justice Blackburn: Never mind, he agreed not to ask her. ( Laughter.) Mr. Brown : Perhaps he had asked her and she had refused him already. Mr. Justice Blackburn : In most cases I have heard of the lady refused in the first inatanse. ( Much laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice : Tbe aunt appears to have had such a persuasion that the lady would have him that she thought it necessary to bind him not to pro- nnsn to her. Mr. Brown: Ought such a contract to be enforced 7 Tbe Lord Chief Justice : Why not ? Aunts should not enter into such agreements if they don't intend to keep them. ( Laughter.) Mr. Brown : It is contrary to public policy, as it is in restraint of marriage. Mr- Justice Blackburn : Marriage with a particular lady, that is all; not restraint of marriage generally. There are scores of cases in which obligations not to marry particular persons are valid. Nay, there is a very bad case in which the stipulation was not to marry any Scotchman ( much laughter), yet it was held . valid, though it was strongly urged that it was likely to raise ill blood between the two countries. ( Great laughter.) It is not a restraint of marriage generally. Mr. Brown : Yes, my lord ; but if the aunt won't let him marry the only ladv he loves, the probability is that he will not marry at alL ( Much laughter.) Mr. Justice Blackburn : Oh, that is too romantic, Mr. Brown. , Laughter.) Mr. Brown : My lord, this lady is a widow. The Lord Chief Justice : What of that ? He may be very fond of her. ( Laughter.) Mr. Brown: She has three children. ( Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice : What then ? He may ba so fond of her that he may not care about that. ( Laughter.) Mr. J ustice Quain. — Or he'may be BO fond of children that he may really prefer it. ( Laughter.) Mr. Brown went into the cases to show that con- tracts against marriage were invalid ; but Mr, Justdce Blackburn challenged him to cite one in which it was held that a contract not to marry a par- ticular person was invalid, and no such case was cited, the learned Judge asserting that there were many cases to the contrary. Mr. Brown, however, still urged that the natural effect of preventing a young man from marrying the only woman he cared about was to deter him from marrying at all, and this the law deemed mischievous. Mr. Justice Bhckbum again asked for an authority in point, and it * as admitted there was none. Mr. Justice Lush : It is a common thing to leave a provision in a will for a widow on condition of her not re- marrying. # i The Court, without calling upon the counsel for the plaintiff, pronounced judgment in bis favour. There was nothing, they said, in the agreement in restraint of marriage generally, and, therefore, there was nothing in it which made it illegal or invalid. No doubt a general contract not to marry at all would be invalid, but this was quite different. Judgment for the plaintiff. HORRIBLE MURDER AT GENEVA. A correspondent, writing from Geneva, the 3rd Instant, says:— A barbarous murder wa3 committed here on Friday last, the 26th of Anril, and the measures taken by the murderer to conceal the deed surpass in horrible details any of the sensational and atrocious murders which have of late agitated the public of Europe. The victim is one Vioget, about 65 years of age, a money lender well known in Geneva. He had not been seen since last Friday at his place of abode in the quarter of the Madelaine, where he occupied three rooms filled with old furniture, old clothes, odds and ends on which he had lent money at usurious interest, or which he had purchased at low sales. He lived entirely alone in the midst of this accumulation of pledged property. His prolonged absence rather surprised his neighbours, causing some suspicion of foul plav. The police authorities, informed on Tuesday last of this ^ circumstance, set watch near the premises, and about 6 o'clock in the evening a man was detected trying to open one of the doors of tbe apartments, which he at last succeeded in doing. Inftantly arrested ' and interrogated, ho eventually confessed ths following facta, though the horrible con- fession he made did not seem to trouble his con- science. On Friday last, he said, he gave Vioget a rendexvous at his own apartments in a Btr< st of the Earn Vives, oh some business connected with a loan be had of Vioget— quarrelling with him about tbe money. Yioget accused him of being a cheat and thief, and enraged at this accusation he knocked him down with a hatchet, and afterwards murdered ' him. Tbe deed was no sooner accomplished, than he I felt horrified, not knowing what to do with the body, but at last decided to^ adopt the horrible process of cutting it up into small pieces with the intention of burning them La the furnace of the room he occupied. This confession was hardly believed by the Commis- sary of Polioo, to whom it had been made; but on Wednesday morning, when the Procureur- GeneraL tha Jugs d'lnstruction, a medical gentleman, and the Com- missary of Police proceeded to tbe scene of the murder, they found the statement to be too true. They found the remains of the body cut up aa the murderer had described. In one bucket were the entrails, in another a quantity of congealed blood; in a trunk and in a cupboard other parts of the bodr. Portions of tho limbs and the greater part of the nead, of which only tbe bones calcined remained, had been consumed in tbe furnace. Eeports of another person being an accomplice in this hotrible butchery were current, and a butcher's boy was arrested; but on accounting lor his occupation for the last few days, he was soon after released, and it seems probable tbe murderer alone and deliberately consummated this disgusting work. His name is Yeuchet, and he is a native of a village in the Canton ds Vaud. H « ii shut t » p4 tlawly watched, in tho town A LADY'S LECTURE ON CHARLES DICKENS. On Saturday evening a select company, invited to hear from Miss Kate Field, an American lady, an oral commentary on the genius and personal character of the author of " Pickwick," met at Willis's Rooms, London. Miss Field began her lecture by saying she had de- livered it often in America since the death of its illustrious subject. She then proceeded to give a vivacious and genially fair criticism of the writings of everybody's favourite author, not shirking notira of his imperfections of style, and even ad- mitting that " there is an occasional slip in giain- mar," but contending earnestly that what he pro- fessed to know he knew, and what he did not knov he nerer attempted. With amusing reference to the doubt whether Dicken* truthfully painted character, Miss Field declared that Mrs. Nickleby, sitting in pre- sence^ there, had actually asked her whether it Wan conceivable that such a person ever existed ; and of course there was a laugh at this playful rally. Several anecdote?, not all of them new, but so pleasantly and profitably turned to account as to come with a certain freshnessupon the lady's bearers, were told of the kindly and generous humourist who was too soon lost to his country and the world. For example, the story told by Thackery against himself, as to his youngest daughter's asking him why he did not write such pretty books as those of Mr. Dickens, waa repeated ; 03 was also the companion incident of the little American girls' ih- genuous conver- ation with Dickens, and of their decided agreement in opinion that " David Copperfield" was the best of his works. The large- hearted humanity of Charles Dickens, his spe ial regard for and sympathy with all who could be called his fellow- workers in litera- ture. and the consequent reliance which the unsuccessful or the unthrifty often placed on his benevolence, engaged the passing remarks of Miss Field, who told of one uyihg author's having left as his only legacy the sadly twrn- forting words, spoken to his wife, " Dickens will not let you starve." Nor did he, as the; lecturer added, with feeling emphasis. The fondness of the $ reat author for animals formed part of Miss Field's subject: and she narrated how, on bis return from America and other distant regions visited by hfm, he was always welcomed home by a number of dogs of all breeds, in whose society he took great delight. For ravens he seemed to have a peculi ir fancy, and it is quite a mis- take to suppoie that Grip was his only corvine ideal, he having bad at different tUnes three birds of tha species, the last of which was the one that, having been stuffed, waa sold for a large sum by auction, when the Dickens relics were dispersed by Messrs. Christie and Manson. With such gossip, raised above the ordi- i nary level by an interest which only a very tew persona | speaking the English lauguage would affect to contemn, Miss Field varied and embellished a critical discourse , not deficient in graver matter. SPDTTERINGS FROM " JUDY'S" PEN. SIKOCLAR ADVEnTrsrnE. fr.— It Is placarded about the walla, " Cook's Maj Tour iu the Waldenslan Valleys " Kow, who said they mayn't f No doubt. If they desired it, and could afford'time and money, the Waldensian VaUU might travel also. CLASSICAL.— Mrs. Malaprop, hearing that the Centaur who educated Achilles' waa half man and half horse, wanta to know whether tne dlscentaurs. who are trying their best to make Christian education Impossible, are half man and halt THERE are so many Ins and outs and queer holes In Hastj Ings proper, that a recent visitdr has christened it " Warrert Hastings," and doesn't know if he to " Warren "- ted In so doing. A PRUDENT omnibus conductor, going down a steep hlU, may be compared to a frugal boutewire, as ho locks up hi< wheel ( weal) an< i ( thereby) saves his bacon. MRS SMITH observes, that scolding Is a woman's sphere. Mrs. Kobinson retorts, " that It is no woman's fear " to scold her husband— provided ho deserves It. To be Posted— Paid letters, and betters who haven't paid. THE REWARD OP PATIENCE.— Some anglers wait for dace, and catch nothing. SHERIFF'S offlcere aro good- natured fallows, after all; they're always happy to serve you. To MAKE JAM TART.— Leave out tho sugar when you pre- serve your plums. THE Land of Cane— Tho place where sugar comes from. I Q0ZMQ on Circuit— Taking a turn on the treadmill. EPITOME OF NEWS, BBITISH AND FOREIGN. A telegram from New York states that Niblo's Theatre was totally destroyed by flra on Monday morning. The Emperor of Germany has caused to be for- wards! to the Lord Mayor » f London 1,000 Prussian thalers (£ 14i; ' 3. lod ) as contribution from his Mi. J s y to the geni- ral luud In aid of tho sufferers by the famiue in Persia. The John Bull und » retails that, in Committee on the Government licensing Bill,, amendments will be Intro- duced by the Duke of Kichmond embodying the leading clauses of Sir H. Selwln- lbbetson's BllL Lord Mayo's colleagues in the Disraeli administra- tion of 1868, have addressed to I* dy Mayo a lolnt message of condolence, which they s* y they offer as a tribute ol heart- felt sympathy. The five men who at la » t Summer Assizes were sen- tenced by the Lord Chief Baron to twelve months' Imprison meut for riot and assaulting Mr. W. Murphv, antt- Popery lecturer, woro reWassd from prison on Saturday by order ol the Secretary of State. At a meeting of tbe Municipal Council of Dublin, on Monday, a letter from the Lord Lieutenant's private secretary was read, In which It was stated that the Duke ot Edinburgh ha> l appoln ed the 4th of Junt for his arrival la DuMIn, and that he would open the Exhibition of Arts and Industries on the !> th. The Imperial Crown Prince of Germany and Princess Victoria now have seven children— Prince Frederick ( 27th January. 1& 59), Princess Charlotte (! 4th July, 1860), Prinoe i Henry ( 14th August. 1862), Pr< nc* ss Victors ( 12th April, ! 18- 6), Prince Wnld mir ( 10th February, 1868). Princess j Sophia Dorothea ( 14th June, 1870), and the baby Princess. I The openir. g ot the Royal Academy's Exhibition for for the present year was celebrated aa usual by a grand banquet In London, on Sa> unlay, at which most of the prin- cipal artists and patrons of arts " assisted." Very Interest- lop speech's were made by the Chairman ( Sir F. Grant), the Dnkes of Edinburgh and Cambridge, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Gladstone, & C. The Broad Arrow saya the arrangements for the autumn manccnvres are pr ureselng satisfactorily. The cam- paign will coixmence on the let of September, ths troops having hem prevloudy assembled, the defending force on Pen- sty Down aud Lady Down, near Salisbury, and the In- va-' lng force near Blandtord. Each force will consist ot about 15,000 men. A newspaper Correspondent at Naples says that vast estates h ive heen Completely ruined by the eruption of Mount Vtsuvius. The number of persons who had left their homes wns estimated at 50 0" 0. Manv were, however, re- turning. The Siunli ipallty of Naples has voted a sum of 120 000 francs for the sufferers, and the King has given 50 000 francs. It is cousidered that the present eruption hss been one ot tho most terrible that has ever taken place. A model is being exhibited at the Westminster Palace Hotel, Loudon, of a steam ferry boat, by Mr. Evan I* lgb, whereby he proposed to convey mil way trains from ths English to the Fiencn const and vice vend. The model repre- sents a vessel 600 feet louir and 60 feet wide, amidships, and 8,000 tons burden. It would take on board over four trains, * r about 7b luiigsge anil 17 pass « Dg « r carriages, and when lully loaded w.. uld not draw more than sis feet ot water. Psris is rivalling London in high prices for pictures. At a recent sale, Courhet's produced respectively 8,6501, 13,50or., and 17.600f " Villed'Away after a storm," by Corel, J 7,0 Of.: " Flowers," painted for Madame Gvorgea Sand, by De U Croix, lS, 00of. " Christ In the Bark," same, « 7,000f. ; and " Tasso in prison," same, 40,0001. ; " The Forest of Foutalnblean," lA< t, 17,500f ; " Tbe Apothoosls of Napoleon," Ingres, 16, OXrf.: and " Aug Clique," same, 19,0001 At the Invalided the fifty- first anniversary of I Napoleon's death has been celebrated by a solemn Mass, attended by the veterans. As last year they omitted their ! procession to the ruins of tbe VenJOme Column, but several of them made the pilgrimage privately, and deposited their Immortelles on ' he broken ba » e of the monument. Accord- ing to a statement by one o( themselves, there ars BOW ouiy eighteen survivors of the old army of ths Empire. The Jardin des Plan tea is now nearly re tenanted. At the commencement of the war, the most valuable Inmates were sent to board and lodge in fritndly oo on tries ; those that remained experienced some of ths horrors of the siege : food running short, the commonest of the « nlm » l « were sacriBced ; then came the turn for the choloeet ; two ela- [ ihants were sehl to the butchers for > 7,000 frasea, three ante- opes realised 4, 00 franrs, and two camels 6.0. O fraccs. The excessive cold killed off the monkeys and birds. The Com- mune brought fresh misfortunes ; the shells fell so plenti- fully that no assistant dare venture from his hiding- place te tend the Inmates ; oae man was killed and two others died from the wounds received while endeavouring to do some- thing for the collection ; the projectiles killed two valuable horses, a Jerusalem ass, a llama, rome deer, monkeys, and pheasants. One monkey was found dead with a few splinters of a shell gathered In a comer ot his cage : a panther was set tree by a cannon ball smashing open its crib, and the animal did great damage. The Communists furthermore fared sumptuously on the birds— aiany si « Ush ha4 kns y » rbaserl at fabulous prices. The late executioner of Paris has bequeathed hlf library and curiosities to the National Richelieu LI > rary. At Per ® La Chaise, in Paris, is to be seen tho follow- ing epitaph :—" Here Ilea Madams X— » who was gently neas aud virtue itself, and so merits an exclusive tomb. The French Government have reconfirmed the decree of pnxcrlption against Earl Blind, under an otuiniiio* slgued by M Lefranc. It is said that a national scheme for music . l educag tlon on a large scale Is about to be made pnhllo. sir Michael- Costa Is named as tho chief director, and tho period or education for each pupil to extend to Ave years. A riot, arising out of a disturbance at a place oB public amusement, has occurred at Khark- n, hi Russia^ The troops who were called out flred upon tbe people, audi many were killed and wounded. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will ta^ o the command of the Crathie and Ballater Volunteer*, and Colonel Faruuharson, of Inverciuld, Is to give the members ol th » corps Highland dresses ol the tartan of his clan. A ti- cmendtfM hallBtorm, of ten minutes duration devastated tho west end of Prague on the 2lth ult Some of the hailstones weighed three ounces, the average being tht size of a Albert. The French Academy, at • late sitting, awarded « prize of 4,. OOf. to M. Ball an do. Director of tho literary inatin/ e- i at the Galt6 Theatre, for " services rendered to the cause of popular instruction.'' An American paper says, " We have adopted th » eight hours system In this office. We commence work at eight o'clock in the morning, andclosd at eight In the even* tag." Mr. Van der Weyde, of New York, is now exhibit-' Ing in London a process of stippling photographic portraits, which occupies very little time, snd produces a softness o » effect, which cannot be excelled In many days of labour by ordinary chalk treatment. According to the Damke Tidender of Thor « havi> ( Feroe Islands) a monstrous association of pirates has been- discovered at Belklavik. and immense stores of plunder found concealed In caves. It is understood that the < 11* appearanco of many ships may be traced to their doings. The Committee of the Crystal Palace Bible Stand have obtained permission from the Imperial CommissiI nem of the fa. thc< ming Vie. na Exhibltl n to erect a Bible Stan* there, for the gratuitous distribution of separate gospels nil other portions of the Bible to the visitors. On Monday, the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair held a visitation at the Church of St Martin's ln- the- Flild^ London. The Archdeacon In his chargo said that never wa » the Church more virulently assailed ou all sides than It wa » now. It was a question whether Churchmen wero doing aia they could and all they ought to do to defend It. I His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, aa " an officer connected with tho Admiralty," will serve on th » committee appointed by the department to consider th » best mode of saving life at sea, regard being had to the specla* character and duties of her Majesty's ships. I It is stated that somewhere near Akbarpore. in th » district of Fyzabad, a boy was found In the den of a wolf. 1 indhas boon brought to the dispensary. The boy cajinot s » cak, is very lean and emaciated, llkea to live in retire ® puces, and devours raw meat. I A new toy has just appeared in Paris. It » ft teetotum with four sides, on wtilch are Inscribed the wordg Legitimacy, Orleanlsm. Bonapartlsm, and Republic. The game consists In betting on the side which may turn up whe » the Instrument has been spun. According to a late communication by Ehrenberg- to the Academy of Science at Berlib, he has succeeded la determining the existence of 648 species ot organic forms, absolutely invisible to the naked eye, and yet huld In suspen- sion in the atmosphere. The total number of births in England and Wales In 1871 was 707 148. The deaths were 61 » , 09d; and there war therefore an Increase In the population of 82,047. Thr number of marriages w » » 190,015. In London th » l umber of births was 112,535, and of deaths 80,832, giving an excess ef births over deatns of 32,203. The Congregational Union, at its annual meeting- held In London, on Monday, adopted a motion, proposed by the R « v. R. W. Dale, expressing hearty concomnce with the principle affirmed by the Manchester Conference— that in any system of national education secular Instructions alour ahould be provided by the State. A meeting has been held to raise a memorial to tb » late Professor Maurice. It was decided that subscription* should be asked for three objects, erecting a bust In W est- mlnlster Abbey, placing the London Working Men's College In a position of greater prosperity, and establishing lecture ® on the history and study of the Bible. The Japanese government has promised to take » considerable part in the Universal Exposition at Vienna la 1873. Specimens of natural produce will be » ent. Including a hundred specimens of tea, with tea trocs In all staggi ot their growth; also, manufactures of silk, porcelain, peper, papier mache, and others. K Japanese house will be erected In the park, and specimens of objects used in the worship ol the country will be exhibited. The Queen has appointed a Royal Commisflon te advise upon the best mode by which the United Ktogd-. m, its Colonies and Dependencies, may be represented at tho in- ternational Exhibition at Vienna In 1873; for which purpoi* the Prince of Wales, the British Ambassador at Vienna, the Lord President of the Council, Earl Cowper, Lord Htniy Lennox. Lord Acton, and Mr. Henry Arthur Brassry, have been named Commissioners; with Mr. Philip Cunliffe Owe ® as Secretary. A deputation of science teachers waited on Mr— Forster on Saturday, and laid before him a statement of alleged grcva ces In connection with the payn cuts by r suits, and the modo of examination adopted > y the Educa- tion Departmeut. The right l. oa gentleman, In reply, eld- ou no hope that the Legislature would make any c anp in tbe scale of r numeration. If the examln. iti us hail Deea stringent andcapr clous, it was contrary to the wl » h of the Depar meut, and the representations which hid been made tLiuuld be lully carefully considered. II I fc 1 THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SAT'KDAY, WVT I. 1972. iiltttlDlI. ME. CORFIELD will Sell bv AUCTI'lV, on Thursday ' 23rd \ Iay. at 3. ( or thereabouts, at Penryn, a Cargo of Deals, Battens, Boards, Spars, * c., &.(., direct from Christiana, ex Krindon, ill conveniei t lots. rpo Falmouth Hotel, Falmouth. New Billiard Boom and sundry Additions. FAIMODTB HAKBOUH. Petroleum Act, 1872. FALMOUTH hA RB0uR . THE PETEOLEUm ACT, 1871. TENDERS are A^ Xired for suDdiy altera- tions and additions to the above- named Hotel. 7 Plans and specifications may be seen at any time at the Hotel. Sealed Tenders AO be sent or delivered to Mrt. Barrett, Falmouth Hotel. Falmouth, on or before Saturday, the 11th May, 1472, en- dorsed Tender for Billiard Room, Jcc/' CO! 1SWALL Home for Destitute Little Girls, tHE rEV. S. H BOOTH, of London, will 1 PrEACH ( D. '.) in tho Baptist chapel, Webber Street, on ti JHDAT, 12th Inst., morn- ing and evening. 1 Collections in aid or the above Charity at the close of each Service J BYE LAWS. 1. The Owner or Master of every Ship carry- ing a cargo, any plrt of which consists of Petroleum, to which the a' ' Act applies, shall, on entering Harbour, immediately give notici the nature of such cargo to the hour- Master, and shail place his ship in such place as the Master shall direct, and whilst anv such Petroleum shall remain dn board, shall not remove his Ship wiWiout the written permission of the / Harbour- Master, except for the imrpose of proceeding Petroleum shall be discharged or loaded only between sunrise andr sunset. The holds of every ship carrang Petroleum shall be freely and properly ventilated from the time of hen entering the Harbour until the petroleum shall have been all discharged or the ship shall have left Ahe Harbour. 4. No Ship shaU/ te allowed to have a fire or light onVxrord durinfg the time of dis- charging, and no Smoking shall be allowed op/ the ship/ or any lighter into whichU> « roleum shall be discharged. 5. Petroleum qhall not be/ discharged into any lighterMexcept such as may be author- ised for that purpose by the Harbour- Master, and no7 un- authorised craft shall be allowed to lie alongside any ship discharging Petroleum or having Petroleum on Every ship or lightei1 having Petrolenm on board shall keep conspicuously exhibi- ted, from sunrise to sunset, a red flag, and no such ship or lighter shall at any time be left without a sufficient on board. / PENALTIES. For mooring, landing, or otherwise dealing with any ship or/ cargo in contravention of the foregoing Bye Laws, the owner or master of such ship or the owner of such cargo/, as the case may be, sball each incur a penalty not exceeding £ 50 for teach day during which such contravention continues; and the Harbour- Master may cause such ship or cargo to be removed at the owner's expense to tho place appointed for mooring the same. If notice of thaarrival of any ship with Petro- leum/ on board is not given to the Haryour- Master, as required by the foregoing Bye Laws, the owner and matter of such ship shall each incur a penalty of not exceeding £ 500. NAMES AND EXPRESSIONS. The Names and Expressions used in tho foregoing Bye Laws shall have the same mean- ings as are assigned to the same Names and Expressions in the Act. Wanted to Purchase Old Indian China I Curiosities JOHN BURTON, MARKET 6T„ FALMOUTH, 18 OPEN TO L'BILCHAME EVE11Y DESCILL FTTOS OF Old Indian China and other Curiosities. . For which tho highest market valuo will be given, benson's Watches, Clocks, Gold Jewellery, SILVEr AND ELECTRO- PLATE. By Special Appoint- ment to H, 11,11, the Prince of Wttfa, PBIZE MEDALS— IA) NDON, DUBLIN K PA11IS. WATCHES Of oil Kindt, at 2 to W guineae. LEVER, VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL. CLOCKS Of all hnJe, at 2 to 1000 umnm- CHURCH. TURRET, CARRIAGE, CHIME, DINING A DRAWINQ ROOM, HALL, LIBRARY, SHOP, BRACKET, Ac. Silver and Electro PLATE All the new design*. DINNER SERVICER TEA £ BREAKFAST SERVICES CRUETS, BASKETS, INKSTANDS, FORKS CLARET JUGS, SPOONS, & c. WuHtrattd Catalogue of Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, & c., poHt free lor % ltainp* r Watches, Clocks, Jewellery ami { fylte to all parte of tho world. Silver and Electro Plate Catalogue post free 2d. Watches repaired by skilled workmen. Old Silver, Jewellery, Watches, 4c., exchanged. Merchants, Shippers, and Clubs supplied. steam. Factory and City Show Rooms LUDGATE HI LI, & Old BOND STREET, LONDON. DUPLEX, CHRONOMETER, CHRONOGRAPH, KEYLESS, CENTRE SECONDS, REPEATERS, INDIAN, & c. Gold JEWELLERY The latut faAwht. BRACELETS, BROOCHES, RINGS, EARRINGS, STUDS, NECKLACES, PINS, LOCKETS, CHAINS, CROSSES, 4c. Mrs. Eastwick .' Mr. R. N. Fowler ' Mrs. P. P. Smith Mrs. E. M. Williams ill the the FOK Straw HATS Felt HATS Silk HATS Men's HATS Youth's /. HATS Boys' . VT./.. HATS New .../... HATS Cheap ... HATS Smart . /. HATS GO TO clarke FALMOUTH. To be * » !<!. SA. TJBDAY, 1VEA- Y 4- 1. 1872, NOTICE. A Supplement is issued,- witheach number of the F. aud P. Weekly Times this day. FALMOuTh . EARLE'S RETREAT CHAPEL, -=• The Rev. W. Rowe wijl preach here to- morrow aftornoon, at 3 ; and Mr. W. H. Bond on Tuesday evening next, at 7. CHRISTIAN UNION.— The fourth of the series of monthly religious services lor the promotion and expression' of Christian union, will be held in tho Congregational chapel prj Monday eyoning next, when the address will be given by the Rev. W. Freear, on " the bonds of Christian brotherhood." SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSIONS. — The anniver- sary services of the Pike's Hill Wesleyan Sunday School take place to- morrow. Tho preacher on the occasion is tne Rev. J. R. Berry, whose earnestness and eloquence on former visits to tho locality have made him very popular. Wo understand that a selection of sacred melodies will bo sung by tho school, morning and evening. ELECTION OF RATE COLLECTOR— Mr. T. S. Skinner, who for many years had hold the office pf rate colloctor for the Town, and had secured the good- feeling of the rate- payers by his considerate conduct in that office, having been compelled to resign through ill- health, five candidates entered the field for tho vacancy ; and on Thursday last, at the fortnightly moeting of the Board of Guardians, the ctltaction, took place, when, on the motion of Mr. T. Webber, J. P. ' seconded by Mr. Chard, Mr. J. R. Corlyon, accountant, of Market Strand, waB unanimously appointed in the place qf Mr. Skinner, WOBTHY OF ATTENTION,-— As will bo seen in our advertising columns, a group of very pretty cottages, situate at the bottom of tho Ropewalk, is to be sold by auction ou Monday next, by Mr. Cor- field. Tho four cottages of which tho group is composed, are lotted separately, and are well worth the attention of persons of small incomes having a littlo capital on hand, who may easily bocome thoir own landlords by invoking the help of a Building Society: the " Mutual, whose advertisement appear* in our oolunma, being * ver ready to ad vango money for tho purchase of house- praperty, nearly to the full value of the premises, which may be repaid by monthly or quarterly instalments extend^ ing from 5 to 15 years. LECTURE AT TIIE TOWN HALL.— On Thurs- day evening last an eloquent and able lecturo was delivered in tho Town Hall, by the Rev. S. H. Booth, pf London, R, H, Broad, Esq., in tho chair. The subject was " Robert Blake, admiral of the Commonwealth." Tho lecturer carried his audionco with great skill through' tho stirring times yfhen that bravo but kindly old patriot livefl, and brought out many graphio pictures of Englaud in those bye- gone days. The lecture was brought to a tfoso with a powerful and earnost appeal for peace. The proceeds of tho locturo wore given to the Cornwall Home for Destitute Little Girls. Tho rev. lecturer is to preach on Sunday morning and evening, in Baptist Chapel, Webber Street, in behalf of same charity. ROYAL CORNWALL YACHT CLUB — A deputa- tion, consisting of Lord Wodehouse, the commo- dore ; Messrs. T. Webber and s. Jacob, tho hon. secretaries; accompanied by tho members of Parliament for Cornwall, waited on the Right Hon. Mr. Goschen, by appointment, on Tuesday last, at his official residence, with reference to the applica- tion which was made for a warrant for tho above club. The deputation having been introduced by A. Pendarves Vivian, Esq., M. P., and the hon. secretaries having submitted the list of members, and tho number of yachts aud the tonnage, Mr. Goschen stated that the considerable increase of yacht owners anil members since the application in January last, enabled him to grant the required warrant. Lord Wodehouse thanked the right hon. gentleman, and the deputation withdrew.— We learn that H. R. H. the Prince of Wales has intima- ted his intention to present a valuable vase to be sailed for at the forthcoming Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Regatta. PENRYN. A MUSICAL ENTEBTAINMENT will be given in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock, under tho patronage of Mrs. Enys. The iroceeds will be applied to the purchase of new iooks for the Parochial Library, so ably managed by Miss Nona Phillpotts. PRESENTATION.— As a token of esteem and acknowledgment of the valuablo services of Mr. John H. Davey, who was eminently useful in con- nection with the Bible Christian Sunday school, and who is now on his way to America, he was pre- sented, prior to his departure, with Kitto's Cyclo- pcedia of Biblical Literature, by his fellow teachers, all of whom contributed. COUNTY NEWS. Disturbing a Congregation.— At the Ruan- high- lanes petty sessions, on Monday, Stephen Johns, and Edward Johns, of Gerrans, were charged with disturbing the Rev. F. H. Scrivener and' the congregation, during the celebration of Divine service in the pariah church of Gerrans, on the 7th ApriL Fined 61 3s. each, including costs. \ JVCW Potatoes.— The first new potatoes of the district were drawn in the nursery grounds of Mr. Richard Stodden, on April " 29th, at Gerrans church village, and taken to Falmouth for sale. The writer thinks this manifests a degree of mildness and salubrity almost equal to the Mount's Bay district, and, there- fore, very beneficial for invalids, & c. Desertion of Wife and Family at St. Mawes.— On Sunday William Lower, mariner, of St. Mawes, was apprehended by P. C. Gibbons under a warrant, charged with neglecting to maintain his wife and family, whereby they became chargeable to the funds of the Truro Union. Prisoner was on Monday taken before the Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen and the Rev. L. M. Peter, and ordered to pay £ 3 2s. Id., cost and back arrears allowed by the parish, and he agreed to allow his wife 8s. per week. Proposed increased Wages to. the Police Force,— A special adjourned sessions was held at Bodmin on Tuesday. The police committee submitted a. re- or- ganization scheme, which by a process of laying on with one hand and taking off with the other manages to increa. se the wages of the police at the small cost of £ 85 to the county. The first class constables would receive au advance. of Is. a week, raising their wages to £ 1 ' 2s. 2d. ptr week; a portion of the second- class men would receive fil 0s. 5d. a week— an advance of Is. JOd., whilst the remainder would be classed as third, and receive 18a. Id. per week, or an advance of Id. upon the wages at present paid to recruits. To avoid the necessary extra charge upon the rates involved in this scheme it is proposed to abolish the rank of inspector, the duties of tne office to be done by the sergeants, without extra pay.— The further con sideration of the scheme was adjourned to the Midsummer sessions. A Body Brought from California.— Last Sunday a very striking and remarkable scene wa3 witnessed in Crowan churchtown, the interment of a young man, Mr. Rogers, of Praze, whose embalmed body wa » brought, by the affectionate regard of a brot^ er ^ the long distance from California to his native land to be interred in his native Cornish soil. The day was fine, and there was a very large concourse of people estimated to be upwards of 2,000. All the arrange- ments were excellently planned and carried out bv Mr. W. Edwards, of Crowan, the undertaker. The body was committed to the grave, and, after the soleujn service for the dead, the rev. and respected Vicar qf Crowan addressed a few heartfelt, affecting words to the spectators, which were listened to with great attention, after which the large assembly dispersed as orderly as they came. It was a very interesting and solemn occasion, and will not soon be be forgotten by those who were present The Coloneley of the Cornwall Rangers.— Major H. R. S. Trelawny, senior major of the Cornwall Rangers Militia, is promoted tq the ranic of lieut.- colonel- cominandaqt. Qoncernmg this promotion the united Services gazette, says -— The fierce combat which rijged in Parliament and in Pall Mall some few months since between the Lord Lieutenant of Corn- wall and tho War- office authorities respecting the command of the Cornwall Rangers Militia will doubt- less bo in the memory of oqr readers. On the retirement of Lieutenant Colonal Coryton, Lord Vivian offered the command to an officer of the Guards, who threw up his commission in the House- hold troops to enable him to accept it The senior major of tho regiment, Major Trelawny, feeling himsolf slighted DV this proceeding, laid his case before Mr. Cardwell, who asked to be informed on what grounds the claims of Major Trelawny were overlooked, and not receiving satisfactory reply, refused to confirm the lord- lieutenant's nominee, or any other than Major Trelawny. Lord Vivian refused to recommend the major, and hence the whole affair has remained in abeyance until the power of control over the militia has been withdrawn from the lord- lieutenants, and Friday night's gazette announced the promotion of Major Trelawny to the lieutenant- coloneley and command. Strange and Fatal Accident.— An inquest was held at Breage, on Thursday, concerning the death of Ann Kitto, a single- woman, a< jed 25 years, who died on Wednesday. On the evening of Sunday, tho de- ceased complained of a pain in her aide, and her mothor applied turpentine clqtt^ tq the pavt affected, but tbi « not giving $* jliejf hv mother docidcd to put on a mustard poultice, A lighted candle stood by the side qf . the bed, on which the turpentine cloths were left, While the mother was down stairs she h° ard a scream, and running upstairs found deceased on her knees on the flour and her clothes in flames. The mother immediately tried to extinguish the flames, , aud succeeded, but found that her daughter had been severely burnt about the chest, throat, and other parts of her body. Medical assistance was procured, but tho young woman gradually grew weaker, and died on Wednesday. Johanna Andrew, a neighbour, was called in on the night of the accideut, an4 deceased told her that in turning round in tho bed she upset the candlestick, and the turpentine cloths took fire. The mother was too ill to give evidence. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Sad Calamity. — Three Lives Lost at a Picnic.— A pleasure party, consisting in all of seven persons, went to Treguimal, between Newquay and Crantock, on Tuesday afternoon to tea. About half- past seven o'clook it was proposed to have atrip in Gunnal Creek, and five of the party consented to go, the others de- clining in consequence of the boisterous stn, tei of the weathei. These live were capt Martyn, of Tregun- nal ; his younger brother, Mr. Silas Martyn, of Cran- took J MR. JOEL rowe, Trevollan ; and two young ladies about twenty years of age, viz., Miss Bessie Tromayne, daughter of Mr, John Tremayne, of St Columb, and . Miss Elizabeth Hawke, sister of Mr. W. T, Hawke, draper, St. Columb, and carrying on business with her sister at Newquay. Thoy embarked in a boat belonging to Capt. Martyn, made a trip across the creek In safety, and were within fifty yards of the shore, ou thoir return trip, when f\ sudden squall struck the boat, whose sails were hoisted, and capsized her. She immediately filled and sank, and her five former occupants were left struggling in the water. The straggles of one, however. were not of long duration. Mr. Silas Martyn had, in the accident, received a severe blow on the rignt leg, which prevented him from swimming: and, with an exclamation of, " O, Ned, we shall all be drowned," he disappeared beneath the waves, and was seen no more alive. Capt. Martyn and Mr. Rowe each seized a lady, and made desperate efforts to reach the shore. Finding that with1 their burdens this was impossible, they exerted themselves in keeping them above water, hoping that assistance would soon arrive. For several minutes the gallant men stir A'd, whilst the onlookers were powerless to " Render help. What might have been possible in calm water and with lightly- clad actors could not be performed in a rou;, rh sea and with heavy wearing apparel. Borne down by their saturated clothing, it wa3 Jang a struggle to keep even their heads above watef, and at last this was impossible. It became apparent tliaj the ladies mu3t be abandoned or all must perish, and iwith the reluctance of brave men Capt. Martyn and Mr. Rowe relinquished their hold of their weaker companions, and struck out for the shore. Thoroughly exhausted, and impeded by their wot garments, it was with great difficulty that they reached it. A hour and a half afterwards the dead bodies of Miss Tremaine and Miss Hawke were found floating in the water,'* nd on Wednesday morn- ing the body of Mr. Martyn was picked up. " A Visit to Eppss Cocoa Manufactory.— Through the kindness of Messrs. Epps,' I recently had an op- portunity of seeing the many complicated and varied • processes the Cocoa bean passes through ere it is sold lor public use, and, being both interested and highly pleased with what I saw during my visit to the man- ufactory, I thought a brief account of the Cacao, and the way it is manufactured by Messrs. Epps, to fit it for a wholesome and nutritious beverage, might be of interest to the readers of Land and Water." See article in Land and Water, October 14. Brcakfa. il. - Epps's Cocoa.— OraUful and comforting. " By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- tion and bv a careful application of the fine proper- ties of well- selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water, or milk. Each packet is labelled-" James Epps and Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London."— Also makers of Epps's Cacaoine, a very thin beverage for evening use. Manufacture of Cocoa, Cacaoine, < fc Chocolate. — "^ Ve will now give an account of the process adopted HyMessrJ. James Epps and Co., manufacturers of d^ tjc articles, at their works in the Euston Road, LoSuon « "-- See Article in Part 19 of CatsdVi Household Guide..' IF THERE ARE ANT LADIES who have not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH, theyare respectfully solicited to givfelit a trial, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, they will say/ like the Queen's Laundress, it is the finest Starch they. ever used. When you ask for GLENFIELD STARcy, see that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. New 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 • very way, and will soon come into verv general use— being of metal instead of card, and retailed, filled with vestaft, at one penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist or Chandler will supply it. FRAGRANT FLORILINE.— Forthe TEETH and BREATH. A few drops of this liquid on a wet tooth brush pro- iuces a delightful foam, which cleanses the Teeth from all impurities, strengthens and hardens the gums, > r » vents tartar, and arrests the progress of decay, lit jives to the Teeth a peculiar ana beautiful whiteness, and imparts a delightful fragrance to the Breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arisiug from decayed teeth, a disordered stomach, or tobacco smoke. Thei Fragrant Floriline is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old aud youn?. It is the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold in large battles and elegant wses at 2s. Gd., by all Chemists and Perfumers. II. C. GALLOP, Proprietor, 493, Otford Street, London, Sirt^ / gacriagM. an) MABBI'iP ^^ Chapel. J?^ mouth> Sunday lart, by the kftM. • - - Polkinghorne, Mr. Samuel Coombe, - to Miss Mary A. Prideaux, both of Western Cottages, Falmouth. At Pike's Hill Wesleyan Chapel, Falmouth, on Sun- day last, by the Rev. G. E. Polkinghorne, Mr. Joseph Olver, farmer, to Miss Priscilia Gay, both of Swanpool, Falmouth. At Trevadlock Cross, Lewannick, on Friday, Mr. William Prout, of Market Street, Falmouth, to Miss Jane Cole Hicks, of Altarnun. DeATHS. At Killigrew Street, Falmouth, on Sunday last, James, son of Mr. Henry Bolitho, aged 1 year. At Grove Place, Falmouth, on Wednesday last, Jane, widow of Mr. William Toms, innkeeper, aged 84 years. At Mount Stuart, Torquay, on Thursday last, of consumption- Louie, second da aether of T. S. Beauchant, Esq., of Falmouth, aged 16 years. At Falmouth, on Saturday last, suddenly, Mr. Thos. Pearce, of Devonport, aged 68 years. At Devoran, on the 23rd ult., Grace, only daughter of Mr. Hugh Maunder, aged 43 years. At Mevagissey, on Friday, the wife of Mr. Michael Burns, Ben., aged 41 years. In London, on Tuesday last, Humphry Williams, Esq., of Carnanton, Cornwall, in the 81st year of his age. At his residence, Trevarno, Helston, on Friday, Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., a justice of the peace and deputy- lieutenant of the county of Corn- wall, on his 69th birthday. At Tregavethen, Kenwyn, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thomas Clarke, at the advanced age of _ 89 years.. Deceased was born and bred and always lived in the house in which he died. At Constantinople, about 10 days since, Mr. Thomas Hingston Harvey, solicitor, third son of the late Rev. W. Woodis Harvey, rector of St. Mary's, Truro. . This department is freely open to all wholesome dis- cussion, and fair criticism, of matters aflectini the public, and of local interest. The insertion of a tetter is no guarantee of the Editor's approval of its contents. THE COMING REGATTA. SIB,— I saw a short time ago in your useful paper, a notice to the effect that in all probability an ocean race from Dartmouth and Plymouth would take place to this Port in connex. on with our Regatta, but would it not be a novelty, and somrf thing that would assist in attracting visitors to this town at that time, if tho committee of the Yacht Club would arrange to give a priue for the steamers of this Port_ to contend for, I believe we have some smart running steamers here, aud if each one ran on their respective merits twice around the Gauges and Manacle buoy back to tho starting point, it would be a run well within sight of almost every one that chose to witness it, and one sufficiently long to test the steaming qualities of some steamers against one or two others, that I understand are stated to run very fast even without steam. I have no doubt there would bo no difficulty whatever in coming to an understanding that if these one or two steamers in question, should by any misfortune happen to require a little steam on the rim, they would be allowed to use the vory small quantity that thoy might require. ONE OF THE SIJOW COACHES. TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENRYN QUAYS. HORNING. EVENING. SATURDAY ... May 11. 7 15 7 31 SUNDAY 12 7 48 8 5 MONDAY 13 8 25 8 43 TUESDAY 14 9 5 9 28 WEDNESDAY 15 9 57 10 29 THURSDAY 16 11 2 11 41 FRIDAY . XI Q 19 MR. CORFIELD W I Sell by AUG HON, on Monday, J7th May, at H. at the King's Arms Hotel, Falmouth, several Free! old Messuage , or Dwelling Houses. Beershop, Bakehouse and ' vi- uiises thereunto be on gin g, situate, I3 ing and being in Beacon Streer, in the * Town ol Fal noutli, in the several occupations bf Messrs. osvoar, Share, Snow, Pippin and Hosken. MR, CORF! ELD w 11 - ell by AUCTION, on .\ lnesd y, 29th May, at 3, at the red Lion Hotel, Truro, the Fee Simp! • and inheriiance of and in all. that very superior Barton and Dairy Estate called trevease," Most eligibly si uated in the parish of Constantine, n the occupation of Mr. John Gluyas, under a lease for 21 years, from lichaelmas last, at the yearly rent f £ 200, and com- prising about .60 acres statute measure of pi oductive meadow, arable, and pasti re land, a commo dious Dwelling Ususe, new Barn, and Cart- house, intensive range of excellent Cattl - houses, sufficient for 40 bullocks capital Piggeries, and other conv jnient agricultural buildings. AIBO, the Fee Simple and I heritance in rever- sion, expectant tn the death of a person aged 80 3 ; ars of age, of all that Tenement Called Little Tiwrease, containing 8a. 2r. 36p,, adlftining the above- named estate, in the occupation of Mr. Henry Williams. Messrs. SMITH, ROBeRTS, & PAULL, / The Solicitors. For the Benefit of the Concerned- Sale of Bottled \ Y\ Stout, tamp Ovens and covers, and 7 It other Goods. TO be Sold by PUBLIC auCTION, at the the Falmouth Docks, on Thursday next, the 16th mat., at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 100 barrels, each containing 4 doz. quart bottles of STOUTy 7 60 barrels, eacl> containini; 7 doz. pint bottles of siouY. \ T 395 CAMP OvEn COVERS ( 3o oroken), froni 13 to. lyineWs diameter. 13 cases of bATH BriCKS ( more or less damaged). \ ) J \ 3 large SOLDEIL POTSX 1 large GARDEN vaSE broken). And 9 cases of MATCHES ( BryAnt & Mays). Beine a portion of me cargo of the barque " Woodville," which » ut into Falmbuth in con- sequence of damages/ occasioned by a collisiou on her voyage from Liverpool to Brisbane. The Stout is in excellent condition, but the Camp Ovens and / Covers, Solder Pots, and Matches, have been more or less touched by sea water. The Goods will be Sold in lots to suit the convenience of purchasers For further particulars apply to Messrs! G. C. FOX & Co., Falmouth, or to HENRY POLLArD, Auctioneer. Dated Falmouth, 10th May, 1* 72. " VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of provision; of the Petroleum Act, 1871, the Falmouth Har ) our Commission- ers have framed and adopted xhe following Bye Laws, and iutend 10 apply to the Board of Trade for confirmation thereof after the expira tion of one calendar month from the date of this notice. And further notice is hereby given that objections to the proposed Bye Laws may be lodged with me, the undersigned, at my Offices, in Church Street, Falmouth, at any time before the expiration of one calendar month from the date hereof. W. J. GENN, Clerk to tile Commissioners. Falmouth, 4th H » y, 1872. A Bazaar and Fancy fair IN AID OF THE CORNWALL Home for Destitute Little Girls, Will be held early in Augns^ next, in the GROUNDS AT GYELYNGDUNE ( Through the kV. d permission of Mrs. Waters.) LADY PATRQNESSES : Lady Elizth. St. Aubyn Lady Agusta Vivian Lady Williams \ The Hon. Mrs. Tremayne. Mrs. Arthur Tremayne As a debt of £ 200/ is still remaining on the New Building, tho* Committee aro anxious to remove it, and earnestly entreat all the friends of this valuablo cbarity to help them in this effort. 7 Contribution/ of Work, Books, Pictures, Plants, and orfier articles will be thankfully received by any Member of the Committee; or by the Hon. Treasurer, Miss KRABBE, Belle- Vue Terrace; or the Hon. Secretary, Miss FRANCIS, Stratton Villas, Falmouth. TO BE SOLiOthre/ 60- gallon Oil Cisterns, a 11- feet SKoi|^ ounter and Desk, Tea Canisters, Tobacco Jars, Scales, Weights, Coffee Mill, & c. / Apply to W. HoLSTius, Quay, Falmouth. Borwick's Custard POWDEr. Makes delicious Custards and Blanc Mange. Custards made with it are a great improvement to all Fruit Puddings and Pies. Vast numbers use it and no family should be without it. SOLD by all Grocers and Corn Dealers, in Id. and 2d. packets, and 6d. and Is. tins. THE FALA'OUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SmTRDAY, MAY. 11.18T2 ffustness lottos. SLA- IDtEj OLYEB, Faraislnas and General Iroamoifeer, Plumber, Ois Fitter and . Ylannfactnrer 8TRA. NI), FALMODTH I, Sellin? off SURPLUS ISTOCK at great reduction in prices. Bdaace . i- oty- handlo Kaives. 10.., 12.. I&. fcft,. p<, r doze^ BWk h„< Ue ^^ „ nJ p,,,.^ ^' k, i *• f° rT ^ M-. 3" 6d„ 5s. Od., 7.. Cd. pair. Elitro- Do. Tea Spoons, 8.., lte., 12s. djz. Ite >,„., aJ Boios. Salvers, Cake Baskets, Toast Hack., Tea Pota^ Lraste, ie„ fa fa. Bronzod Tea Urns anj fettles on Stands, 20s„ 25s., Mi. nprards. Tea Trays from 5s. per act of 3, . ingle Tray, from la. Gd. \ Fenders, parloir. Is. 0d., 2a, 35., 4s„ 5.. Fondei dining room, 5. Fenden, drawing room, 12s. Fire Irons, 2s. 6d. to 31k. per sot. Rumford Storei from 3s. npwarda. Register stoves from 8s. upyards. CookingRanges from 10o. Apparatnaes from 20.. npwards. Patent Mangles, 30..,' 45,. Washing Maohines, 12s. 6d„ 60s., 90s. ChScntters, 45.. 60. Iron Cota, 7s. 0.1, to 30s. Iron Folding Bits, lis. 6d. Iron Freneli Bods, from 10s. to 30s. Half Tester Bods, Mattraucs and Pallias. es. Lamps, Gas Chandeliers, Gas Brackets. Water Closets, and . all plumber's Fittings. Estimates given and Contracts ehtered into eiher for work or supply. Pries and Quality not to w surpassed in the County. MARTIN'S Beantifnl Breakfast Vea, 1/ 104 per lb The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn ] y[ ASTIN'S Pine Plavonred Tea, W- per lb I The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. lVfARTIN'S Choice Mixed Teas, m per lb I The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. ] V[ ARTIN, S Genuine Family Tea, 2/ 6 per lb, 61bs for 14/- Carriage paid to any railway s ation in the county. The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. ]\([ ARTIN' 3 Sparkling Lump Sugar { beautifully white\ 5d. per lb Moist Sugars all Prices. The People' 3 Grocer, - Ac., Penryn. MARTIN'S Fresh- roasted Coffees, 1/- to 1/ 8 per lb The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. MARTIN'S Choice New Fruits, all [ prices The People's Grocer, & c.. Penryn. MARTIN'S Prime New Mild- cnred Bason, 4/ 6 per dozer, lbs The People's Grocer, . fee., Penryn. jyfARTItra Good Boiling Peas, 10id p9r gallon The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. ]^ ARTIN'S Pnre New Lard, 6d per lb I The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. MARTIN'S Best Treacle, 61bs for 11 id / The People's Grocer, & c., Penryn. J^ ARTIN'o Genuine tfillbay Soap, 3iibs for 1 - The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. MARTIN'S Prime Smoked Bacon, 7id per lb The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. JJARTIN'S New Season Jam, 4^ d ;> 9r lb or 61 per pot The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn. J^ ARTIN'S New Season Marmiladal 7H per pot / The People's Grocer, Ac., Penryn Samples free on application at either of J. MARTIN'S Establishments, Lower Market Street, or West Street, Penryn. AU Goods delivered Carriage Paid. Orders by post promptly attended to. General gniumnreiiietiti MONEY READY T6 BE ADVANCED BY TI E General Mutual IVrm; incit Land, Builtliug anil Investment Society, CHIEF OFFICE :— U, BEDPOBDl ROW, LONDON", W. C. ttotices; BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER OoU Modal, HWRE, 1868; Qold Med* l, Pull 0* Arts, 1869 ; FOB m SCTKMIOBITT OTBT TBUSTEB EOBEET NICHOLAS FOWL EIEsq., M. F., CornUill, B. C. JOHN PfiEEMAN, Esq., J. P., Woodlano Home, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS S. OWIIEN, Bishopsgato, E. C. JIML BORWIOK S BAKING POWDER makes deliciouB Bread without Yeast BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER makes PuddingB, Pastry, and Piecrusts with teas Butter and Kgga. ADVANCES promptly made upon security of F - eehold or Leasehold Property, repayable by onthly or quarterly instalmentf for fifteen ye , rs or less, by which means property may ba quired by payments slightly exceedidg the r ; ntai value. Survey Fee and registration, 3s. 6d. on applications of £ 500 and under. NVESTMENT DEPARTMENT.— Deposits deceived bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per r per annum, withdrawable on short notice! SHARES, value £ 10, £ 25 and £ 50, bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per cent., and participating in profits declared, may be realized by ingie payments or monthly subscriptions extending over a term of years. For full particulars apply to / THOMAS CORFLELD, the County Surveyor, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. CHARLES PHILLIPS, the Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BINYON, 44', Bedford Row, London. ON FRQJVf fjjfp BTTTTWKTHiTtTOi^^ BRYANT & MAY'S ARE NOT POISONOUS. CONTAIN NO PHOSPHORUS. LIGHT ONIYqnTHE BOX Sold LY Grocers. Chemists. Ironmongers Chandlers. Stationers & c. cver. ywhekk. WHltECHAPEL ROAD, idNDOir, DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODY- NE. THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE. ^ R^ Rti^ A' 17 ^ Fraftaaioii to b « the most wonderful and Talaableramedj em dlaoonnd. CilLORODYN E ie the beet remedy known for Coughs, ConenmpUon, BronoMtie, Asthma. ^^ T^ S'rt^^ effictQaUT checks end erreetethoee too often fsUJ disowee- Diptberis, Fercr. OnMp, CHLORODVNE acts Uke a charm in Diairbme, and ia the only specific in Cholera and Dysentery CHLORODYNE effectually cut* short all attacks of Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitation and Spaa ma. CHLORODYNE is the only palliative in Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Go it, Cancer, Toothache, MonrngWa, Ac. From LORD PaAitoia COIMFGHAM, Mount Charle , Doneeal, 11th December 1888 " Lord Prancta Conyngham, who this time last year bought some of Dr. J. ColUs Browne's Chlorodvno from Mr. Davenport, and has found it a most wot lerful medicine, will be glad to have half- a- dozen bottles eent at once to the above address." " Earl Russell communicated to the College of Physicians that he received a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Maj ilia, to the effeot that Cholpra has been raging fearfully and that the ONLY remedy of any service was CHLOEODTNE."- Bee lancet, let Decombor 18 « 4. OATJTION.— KEWAHE of PIRACY and DUTATIONb. OAUTIOK.—^ Vice- Chancellor Sir W. PAGB \.' OOD stated that Dr. J. COLLIS BBOWNB was, uniloubtedly, the Inventor of CHLOBODYNB ; that the storr of the Defendant, PSBBMJJI, was deliberately untrue, which, he regretted to say, had been sworn to.— See Timet, 13th July 1864. Sold in Bottles at Is l$ d. ! s 9d, 4a 6d and lis each. None is genuine without the words " Dr. J. COT. LTB BROWNE'S OHLORODYNE " on the Government Stamp. Overwhelming Hedital Testimony accompanies each bottle. Sou MAjrunoTimM:— J. T. DAVENPORT, 88 Great Russell Btreet, Bloomsbtiry, London. TPHOUSANDS are at this moment rejoicing over 1_ the beautiful heads of Hair restored to theiii by using NEW MALE'S HAIR GROWINO POMADE, which was never known to fail in pro- lucing hair. Price Is. and 2s. 6< L GREY HAIR RESTORED to its original color; Greyness prevented and the growth of the Hair promoted by using NEWMANE'S HAIR LOTION. This is at once the CHHAPE3T and B& JT HAIR RESTORER out, is it has stood the test and is pronounced superior to the higher- priced London " preparations, FREE from DANGEROUS POI- SONS, and certain in its action. Try one Shilling Bottle and be convinced of itB efficacy. Bottles Is. and 2s. Gd. each. SCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by NETV MANE'S HAIR WASH. The Best and Cheapest Hair Cleaner extant. In Bottles at 6d. and Is. " Sold in Falmouth by W. F. Newman, chemist, Market Street. The House for Tea. Teas of rare fragrance & strength Economical Tea for Families Black Green or Mixed the Finest Spring Crop. J. H. HEAD, Tea Dealer & Grocer, High Street, Falmouth. JUDSON' 8 DYES.— 18 Colors, 6d. each. T> 1BBON8, WOOL, SILK, FBATHEB1, XV OompIoUlT Drod Is 10 miaotM Are yon troablel with a Congh ? ' J^ HEN lose no timo in applying for S0L01I0^^- S Pectoral^ Cough Mixture, " Which is one cfi tTicAest Epilations sold for the care off CoyMs, tt^ blds, Hoai^ enega, Influenzal wt( d[ the j& iC^^ if Asthma and BroTBKas Jt . i It ia adapted for persons If a/ es[% nd is sold in Bottles, at 7id., Is. lr} d., and2s. 9d. each. Prepared by W. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market Street, Falmouth. N. B.— The middle- size Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinary Cough, or give abund- ant satisfaction in more extreme cases. THE BEST INVESTMENT OF THE DAY THE CHEAPEST PACKAGE OF TEA IN ENGLAND. FOB A SMALL OUTLAY, Beer and Boda Water Machine, as the pnblio taste Is BO W much on tb> j increase for _ a< rated drinks. The book, of 60 pages of illustrations and information, forwarded for three stamps. S. BAENETT, Engineer, 23 FORSTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N. Homoeopathic Mdicines, PREPARED BT J. 91. KENDALL, Jl. P. S, Chemist by appointment to the Exeter, the Torquay, and the Plymouth Homoeopathic Dispensaries, can be obtained in FALMOUTH of his Agent, Mr. W. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market St. THE HOUSEKEEPERS of Falmouth and Neighborhood are - respectfully invited to try SOLOMON'S Celebrated English Bakiig* Powder, ( For making Bread, Tea Cakes, & c.. without Yeast), and ju lge for themselves whether the profess jnal Juoks and others who have declared it to be the be « t that is used, are correct in so saying. Sold by most respectable Grocers, also by the Manufacturer, at 40, Market Street, Falmouth, in Packets, Id. and 2d., and in Tin Canisters, at 6d., Is., and 2s. each. Ask for Solomoa's Baking Powder. N. WESTCOTT, largo CSdrk auil ( ien: i'a! 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Each House comprises 2 Parlors, 2 Kitchens, 5 Bedrooms, W. C., and a small Cellar; with a Garden in Iront and convenient ! Courtlage at the back. Apply to Mr. JAMEs MITCHELL, - Builder, Falmouth. TWELVE OABTES DE VISITE, 2. SD-. THE " HAG of BAG S'' lor TRAVELLING . _ I'lU-^ UJ ! Inrcni « d by MAPIMN & WEBB, MANTTFA0TUREB8 OP ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE ^ OF BEST QUALITY, I SPOONS AND FORKS, DINNER AND TEA SERVICES, PLATED DESSERT & FISH EATING KNIVES, CANTEEN CASES, & C. TABLE CUTLERY OP THE FINEST QUALITY. CATALOGUES POST FREE. ADDRESS CAEEPUIILYII 76, 77 & 78 OXFORD STREET, MANSION HOUSE BUILDINGS, CITY, Loisrxjoisr. WORKS: SHEFFIELD & LONDON. B POWDER ORWjOK'S BAKING POWDER •?>, 801( 1 everywhere, in Id. and 2d. Packets, and Cd., la., 2a. 6d. and Be. Patent Boxes only, and not loose by we, ght. Be sure to aak for and see that you cet BORWICK'S GOLD MEDAL BAKING POWDER. REECH - LOADERS. SECOND HANB. EECH- LOADERS. PBOH iglO 10s. EOH- LOADBBfl. BOUGHT FOB HI—, ATALOGOE AND PRIOB LIST, S 8TAMP8. WHISTLFa, 11 8TRAND. LONDOK. ACHINESE CADDY, containing 16 lbs. of reaUy good Black Tea, sent carriage freo to any railway station or market town in England, on receipt of 40s, by PHILLIPS } CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLUM ST. CMR. GOOD TEA CHEAPER THAW EVER. STRONG to Pino Black Tea, Is Id, Is 6d, 2s nnd 2a 6d per lb.; 40s worth sent carriage free to any rai. . ay station or market town in England or Wales, on receipt of 10s by PHILLIPS & CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM ST. E. C. Prime Coffee Is 2d. Is Id, Is 0d. A Price List Free. PHILLIPS 4 CO. have no ngente, and no connection with any House in Worcester, Swansea or Witney. VALUABLE DISCOVER? FOB THE HATO!!— A very nicely perfumed hair dressing, called " The Me-: icac HMratenewer," now being sold by most Chemists and Perfume ™ at 8s 6d perhottl,-. is fast superseding all Hair Restorers "— for it will positively restore in every case, Grey or White hair to its original colour, by a few applications, without dyeing it, or leaving the disagreeable Bmell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as woll as pro- moting the growth on bald spots, whero tho hair glands are not decayed. Certificate from Dr. Vers- mann on every bottle, with full particulars. Ask for " THE MEXICAN HAIB RENEWEB," prepared br H. 0. GALLOP, 493 Oxford Street, London. MNS. WWBLOW'B SOOTHINO SYBOP FOB CHILDREN I Should* always be used wl en Children are jrattmg teeth; it relieves tho little sufferers at onceT it pro- lines natural quiet sleep by relieving the ohild from pain, and the little oherub awakes " as bright as a button." It is perfectly harmless, and very pleasant to taste. It soothes the cl ild, it softens the gums, allays alP pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhcoa, whether arising from teething or other causes. : Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup is sold by thousands of Medioine dealers in all parts of # the world at 4s ltd per bottle, and Millions of Mothers can tq its virtua^— Manufactory, 408 Oxfoid Street, BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES, forthecureof Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, or any irritation or soreness of the throat, are now imported and sold in this country at Is lid per box, put up in the form of a " lozenge." It ia the most convenient, pleasant, safe and sure remedy for clearing ana strengthening the voice known in the world. The Rev. Henry Ward Beeohpr says: " I have often reoom- mended them to. friends who were public speakers, and in many cases they have proved extremely service- able." The cenuine have the words " Brown's Bronchial Troches" on the Government Stamp around each box. Sold by all medidna vendors.— London Depot, 498 Oxford Street. STANDARD BANK, BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, LIMITED, 10 Clements lane, Lombard- st., London, issues Drafts on the Diamond- fields and 15 principal towns in South Africa. This Bank transacts every description of Banking business. IF YOU VALUE YOUR HEALTH USE BRAGG'S PURE CARBON OR VEGETABLE CHARCOAL SOLD in Bottles, 2s, 4a and 6s each, by all Chemist^ apd by J. L. BRAGG, Sole Manufacturer, 14 WIOMOBB STHEHT, CAVENDISH SQAIAA, LOXDOS, W. ECONOMY IN CRAPE MOURNING. ONE FOLD of KAY 4 RICHARDSON'S | NEW PATENT ALBERT ORAPE IS AS THICK as TWO FOLDS of the old make. HE BLOOD CLARKE'S " World Famed Blood Mixture TTOR CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD J fiqm ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising from yooUf fcMnd^ CTatton or any other cause, QMinot be too highly Cures Old Soros Cures Ulcerated Sores in the Neok Cures Ulcerated Sore Legs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on VMM Cures Scurvy Sores Cures Canoerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures OHandAlar Swellings Clears the Blood from all Impure Matter, from whatever cause arising. Am ttata mixture is pleasant to tbe taste, and warranted treo t; an « cny- wUob all pilU and most medlcinee » oM tor the ( km ttMMB oontaln— the Proprietor aoliolu nAm to giro tt a trial to Met Its rata*. Thousands of Testimonials from all parts. • old to Bottles fc Sd each, and to Oases, o Bottles, lis each, wifBnkmt to eflbct a permanent core m tong- standlng cam, by en Chemists and Patent MMarine '• to I « to any addreas on reooipt of » or in stomps, by » Chemist, High Stmt, LFFLOOLS. ' SBALE AOBHT9 :— 4HD AU THE WHOLESALE H0U8E8. GLEN FIELD ' Her Majesty H laundry If there are any ladies ^ lio liave not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH they are respppfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefally foliow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, They will say, like tho Queen's Laundress, • It is the finest Starch they ever used. When you ask for Glenfield Starch see that you get it, As inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profits. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. The Falmouth a. id Penryn Weekly l\ mei it Printed and Publishc- l by FKJEDKOIOK HOBABT KABCE, residing at So, It, Wodehw. 1' lv. e, in the Pariii o1 Falmouth . at An tiinerat 1 tit ting Offices on ( ht Qy. ii/, in the nid Parith tn cAi: s.:- jyt MAY • i, J2- F * THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATUEDAY, SLAY 11.1S72. its of % gajr. ( By ai » Occasional London Correspondent.) ( Tfeo remftrVs un< frr this head are to be regardod id ttio ex- | Aie* fAii At ln< lej> ei* jcnt opinion, Irort the'pen nt a gtiitlcnian in whom wc liavt Vhe greatest confluence, but ( or Which wo nevertheless u0 v. ot hold oursclvuL responsible.' Parliament is hard at work, and legislation proceeds • steadily tf not swimmingly; but wp have got over that Brason of political excitement which disturbed us erc- , While. Therutnonni of growing hostility of feeling, ... andetan of warlike mutterings betv^ eh France and Prussia, have died away; the threat of ministerial resignation and the rod in tcrrorem of appeal to the - country have become affairs of the past; politicans > agr « e to differ about tho Ballot Bill, and decline to • c^ rry the matter beyond differences of opinion and an • osea& ional separation in the lobbies ; knd above all there is now almost the certainty of an amicable ar- rangement of that unfortunate dispute about the In- direct Claims, so that altogether the political world is - only mark « d by that healthy aotlvity of opinion and action which the public as a whole have no cause to regret. It is pretty generally admitted, I should say, by tftttse whom it may concern, that the present London mason is an unusually brilliant one. The almost entire absence of her Majesty from London, and the absence of the Prince and Princess of Wales are of erurse much regretted, but they do not act 60 much as < kawbacks to the gaiety of London society as might have been supposed. At any rate the present London season is decidedly brilliant, and the fact is one in " which all sorts and conditions of people in the mighty Metropolis are interested, for this fact means active employment that would otherwise be dull in numerous branches of trade. Some people say the London season • epens with the doors of Westminster Palace— others, • With those of the Royal Academy, but certain it is - that we are in the season when Burlington House - displays its artistic treasures to all who can afford - to inspect them. The Exhibition this year is iidki - utably a very good one ; the number of exhibitors « nd the scope and variety of the pictures are above average, and crowds of interested spectators will - throng the galleries during the summer months. And - we have several other picture galleries, holding forth " their attractions to lovers of the art of painting. In many other respects, too, the metropolis— par excellence - 1lu city of commerce, rather than of pleasure— is . - especially attractive just now. The sight presented by ' the Ring and Rotten Row any fine afternoon ( fashion- ably called morning) is interesting even to the Uati Londoner, and still more so to the foreigner or the provincial visitor ; nowhere else can so aristocratic a ( gathering of equestrians be seen. At present the theatres are all life and activity, but the fine warm v ® renmgs will soon thin their audiences, if that is the teorrect word. Meanwhile, concerts are thick and " threefold ; popular singers and players are reaping an ^ abundant harvest; managers are, it is to be hoped, making money; and " all who music love" have only - to choose from the attractive programmes set before them. And for thpee who find their pleasure in a very different way— who aid tho religious and benevolent movements of the day— there are the annual meetings of our great associations, ths banquets in aid of hos- pitals, homes, refuges, and a hundred other forma of philanthropy; while the Crystal Palace and the London International Exhibition offer their varied Attractions to all who can afford to enjoy them. Add ' to all this the undoubted activity of trade, and the general employment of the working classes, and it must be admitted that the aspects of Londpn society are now specially enjoyable. D any one would take the trouble to doit, it would ) bs very interesting to havo a detailed statement of the result of the various trade and labour movements, say during the last five years, showing where and how far ths employed or the employers have severally gained or lost I think the result would be rather astonishing. That the employed classes have been the gainers on the whole admits of no doubt, and still the movement lor increased wages or for leas working time— and some- times for both— proceeds apace, and in most cases the « sployed classes are likely to gain their immediate ends. I am merely noting facts, and leave the thoeghtful reader to draw his own conclusions. But I will just suggest one consideration which ought to weigh with working men. They ahonld not only make hay while the sun shines, bnt house their hay before fhe storm comes. The present is a season of. great • ommercial activity, but the season may not last. There is a great deal of speculation, and much of it of an unhealthy character. Nejv companies are - starting trp like mushrooms, aod, almost as a matter of course, there will be sooner or later* period of i Miction— and n » t improbably of failure and disaster^ If so, the effect will not be long before it influences the position - of ths working classes. The moral is obvldos. the fall of the auctioneers' hammer. Take a few ex- amples : a drawing by Turner, of Powis Castle, 1,210 guineas ; another drawing, Windermere, 1,950 guineas third, Heidelberg, 2,650 guineas; a fourth, Ehrenbreitstein, 2,650 guineas; a fifth, Bam- borough Castle, 3,150 guineas; the contrast being " large Rubens," 1,200 guineas; a Wojver- mans, 600 guineas; and a Hobb ma, 250 guineas. Take the three highest- priced drawings by Tur- ner, and they average £ 2,580 each; whilo three paintings by the world- renowned masters named averaged only £ 680 each.. The fact seems to indicate that the glory of the ancient masters is on the wane, and at any rate the marvellous money value of Turner's drawings is a curious fact Apropos of paintings, tho Royal Academy banquet and the opening of Burlington House ore among the prominent topics of tho hour. The speech of the Premier is remarkable as showing how hard a worker and a thinker he is. Amid all the excitement and labour of political lifo he finds time to read appreciatively laborious articles in the Quarterly, and to entertain an audience with an elaborate disquisition on the state of the arts in this country— a speech which would lead some people to think that Mr. Gladstone has chiefly devoted his time to the study of art. As to the Royal Academy it is daily crowded, and the exhibition Certainly holds its own in comparison with all former exhibitions. Temgnera accuse lis, and wo ourselyes are not un- willing to own the soft impeachment, that we on unfortunate in oar statues and monuments; and we certainly have been unfortunate qb tp the Wellington monument in St Paul's— not ip £ hp, monument Itself, lor we have not got it, bntanfiortuaate inasmuch as we havo not got what we have paid'far. , The Iron ! Duke died in 1852 ; it took Parliament, four years to decide that Wellington should have » bUAuO, not t ® cost more than £ 20,000; two years more were occupied in . deciding who vrss to be the - sculptor and who - the modeller; aad now, twenty years after the Duke's death, the model has not been completed. Mr. Goldsmid, who brought forward a motion on the subject, fcos in one sense " taken nothing by his . motion," but he at all events calledif » rth a humorous dissuasion . on tho subject, and then " the metion for > papers was withdrawn;" £ 0 that all we have to do is^ to | grin and bear it." We, pay the money, and our children ' will have the monument The late Mr. Gillott must havo pwueesd consum- « mate taste as . ah amatenr of pictures, « ud the sale Of 4 his collection at the rooms of Meesra. Christie and Hansen shows that he alse had a * ery excellent ^ judgment as to the money value of paintings, for ' lis purchases now turn out to havQ been very good investment. Six dajtf sals at these rTOom has produced no less a sum than £ 104,600— a . splendidfortune in itself. The crowding and crushing • at this picture- mart have been unequalled at any pre- ceding picture sales, and the anxiety to become the possessor of any one of Turner's paintiaga or drawings has been specially remarkable— witneej the faot that Tomer's drawing of " Bamberough Castle " was knocked down for 3,150 guineas. The great artist himself could have little thought that one + 1 Lis drawings would ever fetch this priee, though it ilt w. 11 known that he scarcely llluHtrated tie poetic maxim, " on their own merits modest mou are dumb/ uor o » uld Mr. Gillott have anticipated so extravagant a ;* ke for one drawing. But then it was* " Tomer," and Tamers are just now all the rag ® . By the way, it is now nearly thirty years since a the* unknewn author • wrote an elaborate work, chiefly devoted to the praises of a then unappreciated painter. The book was writ tea " by tu Oxford Graduate;" the painter whose works were held to le proof of tho superiority of modern painters to the ancient masters was ^ , Jl wru"'- Mr- John R » " kin must . be in ** VU « II -. option of his « stt*> aU, DM tcrtoJ by THE " ALABAMA" QUESTION. The Otoerrfr discusses In a venr Judicious spirit one point about tho Alabama diiUculty which Is growing Into great mportance. Tho writer tnii:— " There is some danger of our losing sight of the real object the negotiations which resulted in the Treaty of Washington had in view. This object was not to oouclude a treaty— not even to bring the matters in dispute between England and America before a court of arbitration ; but to remove all causes of offence between' the two countries, and especially to relieve us from the apprehension that in the event of our being involved in a continental war, or in domestic troubles, we should find the United States giving aid and encouragement to our enemies at home or abroad. With the view of removing the ill- feeling which existed towards us amidst the American people on account of alleged or real offences, committed during the Southern insurrection, we agreed to express et for sins of omission if not of commission ; to lowledge our liability in respect of certain rules of International Law, not recognised at the time the mis- doings imputed to us were committed; and to refer our conduct to an independent tribunal. Whether the treaty was a wise one or not, or _ jther, even if it had been successfully carried out it would havo guaranteed us against offences and an- noyances on the part of America in the event of our being laid open to attack by the exigencies of war, are points on which we need not enter. This much, how- ever, is clear, that the essential condition to the success of any project for restoring amity by arbitration con- sists in its character and circumstances being such as to satisfy the American people. In the United States even more than in England the policy of the Govern- ment is dictated by popular op: nion ; and if the popu- lar opinion of America should hold, however unjustly, that this country is guilty of grave offence towards the Republic, for which we have made no adequate atone- ment the laws of neutrality— supposing England to be involved in war— will infallibly be infringed by American Alabawias, with or without the connivance of the authorities- " It follows, therefore, that if the Geneva con- ferences are to result in a really valuable settlement it can only be by their award tatisfying the demands of public opinion in the United Stitos. Is this likely to prove the case, suppling the arrangement now contemplated should be ultimately carried into action? That is the question; and we confess as yet we have not obtained any satisfactory answer. ... In nego- tiations with America we aro dealing not with a court, or a party, but with a nation. For good or for bad, we have to treat with a people, not with a Ministry whose tenure of office is limitwL Let it be understood clearly across the Atlautic that the withdrawal of the indirect claims, not by a diplomatic device, but by a distinct national understanding, is an essential condition to the execution of the treaty; and then we may confi- dently hope that the good sense, fair dealing, andpracti- cal wisdom of the American people will approve their withdrawal. But whatever may be the result, any final arrangement between the Governments of the two countries is useless, if not worse than useless, un- less it is clearly understood, sanctioned, and ratified by the judgment of the American nation. ME. ELIHU BUEEITT AND ME. CYRUS FIELD ON TUB " INDIRECT" CLAIMS. The New York papers of the 24th ult publish letters from Mr. Elihu Burrittand Mr. Cyrus 3? ield to Judge Peters, at Washington, condemnatory of the indirect Mr. Burritt writes: I think I do not attribute to others only what I feel myself when I express the belief that thousand! of intelligent and patriotic Americans are at this moment deeply afflicted by tho sentiment that the lmmedlato ]" » cl of our honour as a nation has been imperilled by theprescnUUou of those " consequential claims." IdonotthinkftUgolnj,' toofai to suy that the whole thinking mind of this country regard them as fictitious, groundless, and hopeless. They present, both at home and abroad, no aspect of fairness or sincerity. No intelligent mind could believe, if our own Supreme C urt At Washing- ton were substituted for the Geneva tribunal, it would award a dollar on these unfathomable " fanciful claims." No one expects a dollar of award hy tho Court of Arbitra- tion of Geneva, if they go to its b- ir. As you have put it most clearly in your resolutions, no couutry in the world could have greater reason for attaining from raising the question of the consequential responsibilities of neutrsi nations than ours, for our p- ist history shows that no people on earth are more suiceptlble of active sympathy with foreign struggles, or more tempted to clandestine and illegi- timate enterprises of tills very kind, by the very romance as well as profit of contraband commerce. I think it is not too muoh to say that these consequent ial claims aiv costing the two nations 20,000.000 dollars weekly, in their effect upon trade, stocks, and all those setsttive interests that draw their life from even permanent public confidence. Tho erection of the nigh Court of Arbitration at Geneva is, to my mind, the grandest act that was ever consummated by two great nations. It was a noble and lofty remonstranco lifted up In the view of the wholo world ogalnst tho Insensate arbitra- ment of the sword. Haring { feeled this gn at whlto throne of Impartial justice, why should we bring to Its bar a case soiled with confessed rottenne » s— claims that we know and confess to be worthless, and which Hie tribmnal Itself kuows that we do not expect It wffl a< l>. It or treat as slnccre and serious ? I can find no stmllo adequate to rrprcscntmy sense of this sharp practice and its over- reaching folly. To say that It la the des4 fly that taints the apothecary's ointment is to use a small flguro ; but ft Is the most cxprcslve that I can apply to a policy which I most deeply feel touches our national dignity to the quiak. Mr. Field, in his letter, states I have vltited Newhaven, rktisflelphia, ' Baltimore, and Washington, and I havo hardly found a person who does not regret that these cMmih'H beoVnot into eur « nse, and, who Is not deslroue thst they should Ueat'onoe withdrawn. Ono item included in these claims IH the expenses of tho war from the battle of Gettysburg, wbtch w. mli amount to t. ver one thousand millions of dollars. Con any one bollnvo that the English Commissioners ever Intended that such a demand should be conskjeiel by tlm arbitrators/ particularly a* one clause of the tMity Stipulates tliatthofaSiCUutof the rewrd, if any, should be paid In cold at the city of Washington mlthln one year f Would th « - y have co: nente4 to plo igo ithelr government, to the possible payment of an amount that icould not be liqnldated » KMn the timer why, If such enormous claims wore to be preferred, did not the Amorlcon Commissioners Insist upon their tftajtInserted In the treaty, and thereby prevent' the possibility at any mlsunderstand- Wf great prluciplo ot arbitration wiilnot fall on account of such a misunderstanding, and tho solution socms palpable, for whilst It Is easy, dlgnlflod, generous, and magnanimous, between two nations of about equal power, for ono of them to walvo a claim to which she considers herself entltled. lt would bo Impossible for tho other to be bound by a decision that renders her a debtor on account of a claim which she docs not own admit that sho ever agreod to submit to arbitration. I am convinced that such a solution of tho question would bo applauded by every nation In the world, and would do honour to tho great Eepubilc ot the Unitou States." THE GOVERNMENT LICENSING BILL. On Tuesday afternoon deputations from the National Association for amending the Liquor Traffic Laws, the National Temperance League, and tho Band of Hope Union waited upon Lord Kimberley, at the Colonial Office, to propose amendments in the Govern- ment Licensing BilL Among those present were the Archbishop ol York, Archbishop Manning, Mr. J. W. Pease, MP., Mr. W. Morrison, MP., & c. Sir liobert Anstruther, MP., introduced the depu- tations, who, he said, wished to amend the Govern- ment Bill as follows :— 1, Limitation of licences to population ; 2, Eatepayers to be associated with Justices as the licensing authority ; 3, Greater limitation of hours of sale; 4. Power to licensing authority, with consent of ratepayers, to close houses during the whole of Sundays. Archbishop Manning suggested that it would be ad- visable in this measure to introduce amendments for the purpose of giving the ratepayers a joint voice with the magiutrates in tho granting of licences, and he showed in various ways that tho ratepayers were having to pay the costs of tne crime and pauperism of the country, which was owing to intemperance j and, that beiDg so, they ought to have a voice in deciding upon the number of houses they would have in their im- mediate neighbourhood, for they wero the best judges of their wants and requirements. Other fpeakere having addressed his lordship. Lord Kimberley, in reply, said he did not see any possibility of associating the ratepayers with the magistrates, but he was glad to see that they were willing to support the Government in their endeavour to carry out the restrictive principle of the bilL He assured them that the Government required all the force that they could muster to carry out the provisions of the bill as it stood. The deputation attached much importance to associating the ratepayers with the magistrates, but he asked why those sauie ratepayers did not send men to Parliament who represented their viewB on this ques- tion if they were in a majority. The Archbishop of York said that was not a fair way of putting the issue, for members of Parliament were elected for various purposes, and in many districts other matters than the bquor traffio would be of panv- mount importance to guiding the electors in their choice of representatives. ! The deputation then withdrew. TUB ENGLI3H AMBASSADOB ON Tfll " INDIMCT* CLAIMS. At the annual dincer of the Society of fit. George, which took place on the 23rd ultimo at Dtilmonico's Hotel, in New York Sir Edward Thornton, tlia English Ambassador tc tho United Htatca, in responding to the toast of " Her Majesty^ Minister and Representstisn> in the United States, said :— " I have been obliged to remain hi asblngton more eon- stantly than would havo been tho case it I Jiad not been solely gni4ed by my own inelluaHon. At the time ot tho conclusion of the Tteaty of Washington, I was gratified at having had Uie honour of boinR one of tile slpnera. I had the firmest faith in Uie principle of arbitration. I have stllL No ons supposes that the British Commissioners ewer had an idea tk. it claims for Indirect damages wero ever Included in the treaty. A subsequent thorough examination ot its wording has not persuaded them to tho contrary, bnt has confirmed their original and publlely proclaimed beltef. Tho Government of tho United States decloro that t. Vy think otherwise, and they undoubtedly have aright to f. inn their own opinion. I can bsJ hope, L. wovor, that t.' iu proient attempt to upply the THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. On Monday, the G7th annual meeting of this society, precoded by an examination of the pupils of the boys' school, was held in the Training College in the Borough- road, London. Earl Russell had promised to preside, but having a more pressing public engagement his lordship was unable to be present In a letter to the secretary the Earl stated :— " I remain faithful to the principles of the society. For many years I hare contended for those principles against the partisans of secular U- aching on the one hand and on the other against the adherent of the rules ofthe National So- ciety, which Imposo the obligation of learning the catechism on week dan and of attending the worship of the Established Church on Sundays. It has appeared to me that any system of tcaching which omitted religious instruction must be faulty and Inadequate It likewise appears to mo to be necessary that the society should adhere, with the most simple comment and explanations, to the words of the Blhle. I therefore trust that the society will continue its labours, and that they may be more and more success- ful. In various ages of Christianity doctors Invested with the authority derived from the Pope, or placed in their hands by the schools, have added to the Holy Scriptures, and inter- polated doctrines for which no sufficient warrant could be found in the Bible. The attempts to make such doctrines a part of the education of these Islands have of late years had mu'- h influence on persons of authority, civil and ecclesias- tical The Jesuits of Rome are endtaroaring to gain posser- si > u ofthe means of education in Irelsnl. and the Jesuits if uxfoid are wuiklng hard to acquire oontrol over the educa- tion of Englund. Let us hope that these machinations will be resisted by the lovers of religious liberty In England and In Ireland. It Is to be hoped that noit year the members of tho Government will declare themselves enemies to a'l oppression ot Dissenters, for they cannot expeet a Baptist parent would bo satl » » ed to pay a Ux for the promotion ot infant baptism, or that a Prrsbjterian will be willing to send his son to church to pray for a blessing on ' the order of bishops. These attacks on freedom of conscience may be relinquished, and probably will be, before any long time shall elapse. ^ " The state of Ireland In respect of education Is more criti- cal Unless speedily chocked by the House of Commons, the Ultramontane party, who had so signal a triumph last year at Rome, will next year train a triumph equally signal at Dublin. For my part I will only ray that this Is not a time when either the liberal clrrgy of the Establishment or the Protestant Dissenters ought to go to sleep. Let them be op and active." In his lordship's absence tho chair was taken by Mr. J. Gurney Barclay, the treasurer of the society, who was supported by, among others, Lord Ly veden, Mr. Cowper- Temple, k. P., Air. Charles Reed, MP., Mr. J. C. Steven Ron. MP., Sir Walter Stirling, the Rev. Dr. Binney, Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Kemp- Welch, the Rev. G. M. Murphy, Mr. Stiff, and the Rev. A. MurselL In the report, which was read by Mr. Bourne, the secretary, attention was called to the fact that no single School Board had adopted the secular system, and of the 46 which had decided how much religious in- struction should be given in the schools, 8 had resolved that tho Bible should bo read without explanation and 38 that it should be read and taught ' The Borough- roftd and Stockwell Training Colleges had been enlarged, and two new colleges opened at Darling- ton and Swansea, so that tho society had accommoda- tion for 130 male and 225 female students. At Christmas 197 students who presented themselves for examination gained each the highest certificate, and during last year the colleges sent out 126 duly qualified teachers. The number of students in residence was 332. In the six schools tho Dames on the register numbered 1,422, and the total attendance 1,281. Letters and reports had been received from schools assisted by the coclety in France, Spain, India, Madagascar, and the South Seas, and the Bahamas. The income last year was £ 15,576, and tho expenditure nearly £ 300 in excess. The report concluded by giving tho estimate of 4,500 as the number of oualified teachers that would in all likelihood be required almost immediately for School Board schools. Lord Ly veden, in moving the adoption of the report, said the great education question was yet hardly solved, for nextyear the Government would have to deal both with tho compulsory and secular schemes of edu- cation. He argued that the compulsory clauses of tho Act wero unsuitable, and could not be properly or justly worked, and that education would lose very much of Its value if \ t was to be conducted in any spirit of party or sect. He trusted the society would continue to advocate tho liberal principles on which it was founded, for, Whilo other systems and things would become obaoletd the necessity for education would last for all time. 1 Mr. Cowper- Tomple, M. P., who secondod the reso- lution, aaid, while it would be difficult to over- estimate the value of tho society's work during the past 66 years, it still behoved trljem io look to the future. The establishment of a national system of education would no doubt relieve the needs hitherto felt by the friends of voluntary education, but it would increase the pressure- on the society hs regarded its training colleges, To meet the requirements for efficient teachers there ought to be enlargeJ, strengthened, and improved mefcni given to the society to train masters and mis- tresses, and be was convinoed that it would be almost useless to send into tho field, e* en tomeet an emergency, pereonr only half trained and educated. He rejoiced to think that the arrangemontefor primary education had not been disturbed by ths Education Act, as he belieVed them to be well fitted to supply tho wants of the Eng- lish people. The new law had not weakened the obli- gations upcfi parent*, but, while putting good schools withid their reach, had simply roquired them to send their children, duly respecting at the same time their independence. It was of more interest to ihs nation that the rising gen- ration should be educated1 and culti- vated thh « i even to tha family or to the children them- selves. believed the compulsory clauses would bo found •*> operate practically and usefully, and without inlJictlng any great hardship either on tho children or the parents. Tho religious diffi- culty, by which the Act had been nearly ship- wrecked, had been miic, 1* exaggerated by mere theorists, bu£ was very small to actual practice. Tho British and Foreign School ej xtem had fthomi that ths Bible might be taught in a practical, efficient, and mveful, but still in an unsectarian way, and withbut going into the con- troversial and theological disputes now so rife. Tho determination of the School Boards not to exclude the Biblo, based as it was on a free and uncontrolled ex- pression of public opinion, showed the soundness of the feeling of tno English people on this great question. Mr. Cowper- Temple concluded an able speech by com- menting on tho freedom allowed in educational matters, and by dwelling on the advantages rendered by the society in the cause of an unsectarian religious education. Mr. Charles Reed, MP., supported the motion, urging that the London School Board had solved the so- called religious difficulty in a practical manner, and without infringing religious liberty; that they had treated the Bible as an undenominational book, and that they were convinced that efficient religious educa- tion might be given without trenching on tne doctrines or tenets of any particular sect He fully confirmed the statement in the report of the great demand for experienced and qualified teachers. The motion was carried unanimously, as was also another moved by the Rev. Dr. Binney, and seoonded by Mr. Stevenson, MP., to the effect that the meet- ing believing that the reading and study of the Bible, without tho uso of any formularies, secured what was most important in the religious teaching of schools, commended the plan of the Society to the friends of all sects and parties as the most satisfactory basis of union. Several other speeches were made, and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE " KING OF SMOKERS." A somewhat remarkable character has, It seems, lately passed away in Holland. Mr. Klaes, known by the name of the King of Smokers, died the other day near Rotterdam. Mr. Klaes had, according to the feelgian papers, amassed a large fortune in the linen trade, and one portion of a mansion be had erected near Rotterdam was devoted to the arrangement of a collection of pipes, according to their nationality and chronological order. By his will, which he executed shortly before his death, he directed that all the smokers of the country should be invited to his funeral, and that each should be presented with 101b. of tobacco and two Dutch pipes of the newest fashion, on which should be engraved the name, arms, and date of the decease of the testator. His relatives, friends, and funeral guests were strictly enjoined to keep their pipes alight during the fu- neral ceremony, and afterwards to empty the ashes from their plt> efl on the coffin^ The poor of the neighbour- hood who attended to his last wishes were to receive annually on the anniversary of his death 10 lb of tobacco and a small cask of good beer. He further directed that bis oak coffin should be lined with Uie cedar of his old Havana cigar boxes, and that a box of French caporal and a packet of old Dutch tobacco should be placed at tne foot of his coffin. Hia favourite pipe was to be placed by his side, with a box of matches, a flint and steel, and some tinder- for. as he truly said, there was no knowing what might It has been calculated that the deceased gentleman during his eighty years of life smoked more than four tons of tobacco and had drunk about 500,000 quarts of beer. SOCIETY FOR REPRESSING DRUNKEN- NESS IN PARIS. At the instance of the leading members of the French medical profession, and with the concurrence of tho Acarilcuie de Medi- cine, a society has recently been founded in Paris with the object of repressing drunkenness which is shown to be steadily on the in- crease. It is hoped that similar societies may hr formed in the provinces, and that the Assem- bly may be induced to put additional taxes upon the salo of intoxicating liquors, and to give the police greater powers than they now possess for puni- liing any infraction of the present laws ip reference to tho liquor traffic. Whatever difference of opinion there may be as to tho means by which this end is sought to be obtained, there can be none as to tho prevalence of the evil itself, as proved by the statistics collected by th « society. The annual con- sumption of alcohol was 53QQ00 hectolitres in 1820; it stood at' 950,000 in li^ O, and is now more than a million. There is a cabinet to every 102 inhabitants, and more cabarets than there are schools. Accidental deaths resulting from drunkenness, which averaged 331 a few years are n^ w estimated at 587. Crimes having thfeir origin in the same cause have increased in like proportion, while madness is shown to have also made as rapid strides during the same ntervaL IPsiHi^ ncoits Intelligence, HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL. RELIGION IN THE ARMY.— A return has been published showing the number of non- commissioned officers and men in the army according to their religions denominations, stating— 1. Episcopalian Protestants ; 2. Roman Catholic* ; 3. Presbyterians4. Other re- ligious denominations. It appears that Episcopalian Protestantstaumb- r 114.1C0; Roman Catholics. 44,392; Presbyterians, 16.904; other religious denominations, 7,568; total, 183,204. ANOLO- AMBIIICAN COPYRIGHT.— A memorial of British authors on the subject of copyright in the United States was s- nt to Lord Granville on the 19th ult, in which hoprs aro expressed that the American Government would reconsider tho policy in virtue , of which they as authors enjoy no rights which American citizens aro b mud to respect. The memorialists further state that they understand that the demands of pub- lishers in this country have hitherto been the most formidable obstacles to the negotiations of a Copyright Convention; they ara of opinion that the interests of our publisheis in American copyrights are quite in- dependent of the just claims of British authors; and that tho latter may be fully admitted without recogni- tion of the former. Americans admit tho claim of tho British author to be paid by them for his brain work, while they do not admit the claim of the British book manufacturer to a monopoly of their book market. To give the author a copyright is simply to agree that the American pub- lisher shall pay him for work done; to givo the British publisher a copyright, is to open the American market to him on terms which prevent the American publisher from competing. Tho memorial duly appreciates the force of this distinction, and suggests that further negociations should be opouod with a view of securing a copyright to British authors under such conditions. Among the numerous signatures appended to the docu- ment are thoseof Sit John Lubbock, M. P., Mr. Hux- ley, Mr. T. Hughes, M. P., Miss Martineau, Mr. Her- bert Spencer, Mr. G. II. Lewes, Mr. John Stuart Mill, ftlr. Froude, Mr. Carlisle, Mr. Ruskin, Mr. John Morley, Mr. Charles Darwin. Dr. Tyudall, Mr. Shir- ley Brookes, Mr. Edward Dicey, and Mr. Sala. Lord Enfield has acknowledged th « receipt of the memorial on behalf of Lord Granville, and has promised the careful attention of tho Government. BRITISH COMMENCE.— The Board of Trade re- turns issued on Tuesday, for the month of April, show a further expansion of our foreign trade, the exports being £ 21,033,516, as compared with £ 16.848,442 in April, 1871, and £ 17,335,470 in April, 1870. The imports were £ 28,367,787 as compared with £ 29.105,367 in 1871 and £ 28,199,545 in 1870. The accounts show that our imports during the present year have amounted to £ 114,525,203, being an increase of £ 10,173,859 as compared with the corresponding four months of last year. Our exports during the past four months have amounted to £ 78,208,880, being an increase of nearly £ 12.000,000 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Two MEN SUFFOCATED BY GAS.— A serions accident has jiiBt occurred at the gas works at Dieppe, France. A well into which the refuse- water of the factory Is drained off, was being cleaned out, when a workman, named Dnbnvc, who was below, became overcome by the mephitlc vapour and fell insonsible. The foreman, M. Bouteiller, descended and succeeded in attaching ropes to Dubroc who waa drawn up and soon recovered. His rescuer, however, was not so fortunate, as he succumbed in his turn to the noxious gas. Hia brother immediately wont down to his as- sistance, but shared the same fate, and M. Allard, the director, seeing what had occurred, hastened to aid them. Ho was alw> ovurijowered, but a man, named Delepine, followed him, and succeeded in tyine rapes to his body arid bo was got up. Ho was insensible for along time, but evontnallv recovered consciousness. Unfortunately thtf two brothers Bouteilkr wsrs quits dead srhen brought vo the surface. A RIVAL TO TEA AND COFPEB.— It is stated:, tea and coffee are threatened with a Brazilian rival,; called guarana. Guarana consists of the seeds of aj tree known to botanists as the paulinns sorbitis, which is very abundant. The tree produces a fruit about tha size of a walnut, containing five or six seeds. Th ® seeds are roasted, mixed with water and dried. Before twice as much of it in guarana as there is in tea. Ths effects are similar to thcee of tea and coffee. THE CORN LAWS IN JAPAN.— Information from Yokohama announces that this year the rice crop has been BO abundant in Japan that the Government- has published an exceptional authorisation for the ex- portation of that article, such permission being generally refused. The produce destined for sale is that which., will remain in the Government depots, tho amount of I which is estimated at 500,000 pikus of 60 kilos, each. The export will be in a great part to China, where th ® harvest has been scanty, the difference in the price* offering a considerable profit. Some portion wjll prob- ably be sent to the United States of America, bnt th ® European markets are not likely to bo much affected. by the Japanese contributions. THE NEW FORTIFICATIONS OF STRASBTTRG. — Stra3bnrg, according to German journals, is to be sur- rounded by a girdle of eighteen forts, at an averag ® distanoe of about one German mile from the enceinte of the town. Five of tho3e forts to the north- west of th ® city will be first built. Their construction has been undertaken by various companiesof contractors, and aro to be completed by the 1st April, 1875. A commence- ment has been made by erecting a number of temporary dwellings, sufficient to accommodate from 800 to 1^ 000 masons at each of the sites, These men will chiefly come from other parts of Germany, as the Alsatians are disinclined to accept employment on the works. The remaining thirteen forts will not be begun until the first five are completed. The total expense is estimated at from thirty to forty millions of thalers. When all are finished, and not till then, th ® old fortifications will be demolished. AMMONIA AS A CURE FOR SNAKE BITES.— AJI{ many as 8,000 persons die annually, in British Indi » l and Burmah, from the effects of snake- bites. The In- spector of Police to the Bengal Government report ® that of 939 cases, in which ammonia was freely ad- ministered, 702 victims have recovered, and in th ® cured instances the remedy was not administered till three and a- half hours after the attack, on the average. In the fatal cases, the corresponding duration of time was four and a- quarter hours. " VITALITY OF FISH.— A small fiah imbedded in ioe, was found by some workmen engaged in taking ice from the Humboldt to fill an ice- house. The little; fellow was solidly encased in ice as clear as crystal, and when placed in water and the ice gradually melted from about it, its rigidity left, the tail quivered, and,, after turning over a few times, it swam away as if nothing had happened. How ions his minnow- ship had been thus housed is not known, but probably nok less than two months. MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL COMMISSION.— Mr. Newdegate's bill for appointing Commissioners to inquire respecting monastic and conventual institutions in Great Britain proposes that the inquiry should b ® made into { a) the numbers, at the passing of this Act and from time to time since the beginning of the pre- sent century, and the respective situations and cha- racter, of monastic and conventual institutions in Great Britain, whether having, wholly or in part, edu- cational objects are not; ( 6) the property or income held by or for such institutions, and the conditions on which the same is held; and whether the mode of acquisition and the holding thereof, or the purposes for which the same is held, are in contravention of the principle of the law against superstitious uses, or of th ® law of mortmain, or of the law relating to charities ( c) what regulations are needed with respect to con-; vents ; ( d) under what circumstances and securities it may be desirable to promote the emigration of women, j SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS AT Sr. PAUL'S.— 1 On Monday evening a special service for Sunday- school teachers was held at St. Paul's Cathedral. London, and the space under the doine tvaa crowded. The gathering, was one of tlnusual interest;' for it appeared to include laymen and women of every position- and condition in life. There were rich and poor, " young men and maidens." grey, beards long past the meridian of life, and aged women, all devoted to the great work of in- Btilling religious principles and knowledge into th ® minds of the risiiig generation. There wus an unmis- takeable expression of earnestness about moat of th ® , faces, which showed how deeply thosS pre3ent felt the reality and the importance of their work. A most eloquent sermon was preached by tho Bi-. hop of Car- lisle from CoL ii, 5, 9, and 10, on the dangers of the " philosophy and v; iin, conceita " of the present day. A collection was made in aid of the Church of En- land Sunday- school Institute. The Bishop then dismisaed the vast congregation with the Apostolio Benediction. EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.— The nnmbcr of emigrants who left the Irish ports in 1571 was 72,004,1 being 3,476 fewer than 1870 ; 28,066 were from Ulster, 15,850 from Leinster, 13,199 from Munster, 9 049 from Connaught; 764 were persons belonging to other coun- tries; 5,076 are not in this respect described, 41,924 were males, and 30,0S0 females. 47 " 7 per cent of the whole number were 15 but under 25 years of age, and 28" 7 per cent, were 26 but under 35 ; so that rather more than three- fourths of the emigrants were 15 and tinder 35 years of age. 12 per cent were under 15; 11 per cent were 35 years old or upwards. 22,569 em- barked at Queenstown. 18,959 at Belfast, 10,499 at Londonderry and Maville, 9,£. 92 at Dublin, 3,246 at Dundalk, 2,259 at Drogheda, 2,154 at Cork, 952 at Wexford. THE CZAR'S COURIERS.— The Emperor Ni- cholas was exceedingly exacting in the demands he made upon his military couriers. They were required to travel about twelve miles an hour, and could never Btop during tho whole journey for more than thre ® minutes at a time for the purpose of changing horses. The distance was nothing, the rule was inflexible. It was only a few men who could stand this sort of work, and one of them was our general. When holding that humble military rank, he one day, as courier dashed up to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. He reported himself to the aide- de- camp on duty as the bearer of despatches from the Caucasus. The aide- de- camp immediately reported his arrival to the Emperor, whi » always received these important documents with Lis own hands. Tho Emperor returned quickly to the room, where he found the courier lying on the floor, either fast asleep or insensible. Tho unfortunate fellow was pulled and shaken, but without tfny effect; overcome by the fatigue of tho journey, ho seemed to have sank into a helpless lethargy. What could ba dono! No man ought to sleep before the Czar, even under such circumstances; but the Czar himself was equal to the emergency. He went up to the mes- senger, stooped down, and whispered in hi9 ear, in the language of the post- house starosta, " The horses are ready, Excellency!" " All right," shouted tho now- awakened courier, believing he was still on tho road. The man's promotion was rapid from that day.—" Jcai at Home; # r, Pictures 0/ Russian Life." By Herbert Barry. THE PROPOSED RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.— On Monday the joint Select Committee on this qu( « - tion was engaged in examining Sir Edward Wat km, the chairman of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire and th ® South- Eastern Railways. Whilo saying that he deemed amalgamation almost a necessity in the present state of the railway system, amalgamation which would destroy competition would be an unmitigated evil to the public, and an injury to the smaller companies. His suggestion was that a universal system of lunni. g powenfahtrald be devised, and he, also, on the part ot the forty millions of capital he represented, advocated ths adoption of the prinoiple by which the pnldi* should have the right of sending their traffic by any route they pleased. In cases of misuse of power by the company having running powers, the owning company should have power to appeal to an arbitra- tionDoard, and rice versa. Ho objected to government control, and he instanced the state of the French rail- ways in support of his objections. Tho French rail- ways were amalgamated on the principle that ths government protected them against competition, and the result had been that for years they were nun- pro- gressive. while in England groat progress had been made. The arbitration board should consist of five members, three to bo appointed by the government, and two by the railway companies, at regular intervals. The decision of tho board should bo linaL All the amalgamations which had hitherto taken placo had been advantageous to the public, but what wan to ba avoided was the destruction of competition. TLij w. 14 ths danger parliament must avoid. SATURDAY MAT 11, 18721 THE FALMOUTH & PENBYN WEEKLY TIMES. THE ifiiSH CO « V£ « TION ACT. In connection with thia snbleet, which Is one of Interest la Ireland at the preaant time, the lolluwmg letters appeared In • aesdsy's Timet 1 Sir,— In yoodBing article of thia morning, com- menting OD the debate upon Mr. Smyth'* proposal to repeal the Iriah Convention Act, yon say « — " Mr. Bntt went farther. In replying to Lord Hsrttngtou, and, harlns avowed that be ihould like, bat for the Act. to •• laemWe a Home Rule Convention in Dublin to agree upon a plan for an Irtih Parliament, declared that. « if necessary.' ae wootd aaiemb'e It in defiance of all the Convention Acts Upon the Statute Book." And in another passage, after referring to Lord Har- tington's statement that there is in Ireland, " no re- striction on the general right of public meeting, bat only a prohibition of meetings purporting to be repre- sentative, and usurping the functions of Parliament," you go on to observe hat— " la Ens- land and Scotland the bare Idea of convening a taock Parliament to supersede or compete with that sitting * t Westminster would have been scouted as ridiculous even / when vast numbers of the middle claaies had no votes, and crest towns, like Birmingham, had no members. It will hardly be pretended, especially after the avowal of Mr Butt, that a similar state of thlnzs exists In Ireland; on the con. ( Irary, the scarcely concealed design of those who support the- Convention Act Eejxjd Bill'Is to setups mode Par Uament In Dublin." Permit me to say that I did not avow any intention tor wish to hold any assembly in Dublin of the kind indi- cated in your words. The assembly which I wish, and, On spite of the Convention Act, hope yet to see is of a ! different character. I wish to see men meet together [ who may represent the opinions and sentiments of I* 4 Home Rulers " in all parts of Ireland. I wish first Ao obtain tbeir formal approval of a plan of federal jtmion guaranteeing the authority of the Crown over ithe connexion between the two countries, and I wish nhat they should also agree upon the main outlines of a ffJan for such a federation, so that it might be pre- Jaented to Parliament not as framed by any individual, | fcut with the general assent of those who are anxious for a domestic Legislature for Ireland, and with an assurance that they would accept it as a satisfactory settlement of the relations between the countries. Such a Convention or Conference wouH be no more •• usurpation of the functions of Parliament than any ' of the Conferences which are constantly held in Lon- don by delegates sent from different parts of England [ to deliberate upon questions which interest large masses | ® f people. If I mistake not, there has been this very year a / Conference of persons representing the Nonconformist , [ congregations of England, for- the purpose of obtaining ( Ishanges in the Education Act, and I think also to pro- mote the disestablinhment of the Church. Any attempt to obtain such a representative meeting I In Ireland is made a high misdemeanour by the Con- ftentlon Act. If I were to reouest the Home Rule \ ^ Association of Limerick to send representatives to a meeting in Dublin to meet similar representatives from the Hume Rule Association of Belfast to confer upon the nature of a plan to be submitted to Parliament, ! such a meeting would be ail unlawful assembly. It , ( would at once be met by the express words of the Con- | jrention Act that . " All assemblies, oommlttees, or other bodies of persons ' elected or In any other manner constituti d or appointed to . represent, or assuming or rxerclslng aright or authority to represent, the people of tl>! » realm, or any. number or de- i lacriptton Of the people of tl j » ame, or the people of any ' ^ province, county, city town, or other district within the laame, under pretence of petitioning for or In any other ! • manner procuring an alteration of matters established by l& w In Choreb or State," tare unlawful assemblies. A meeting of such represen- | ftatives mi^ ht under that statute be dispersed oy any ipeace officer; and if his entry was resisted into the | Soom where it was held he would be empowered to | \ anter by force, and apprehend every person present. | It is, let me say, a mistake to suppose that this Act only to Conventions naurping the functions of you assured mm Uu » c such m proposal b* d only to be madeto command universal assent, and I cannot help sddine that, with a wisdom beyond that dis- played on Thursday by the Ministers or the Parlia- ment, you pointed- as, indeed, you do in the article of this morning— that the removal of these arbitrary re- strictions would add nothing to our strength if we were strong, and would make manifest our weakness if we were weak— in either case would bring our plans and projects to the test of full and open and free discussion. 1 — I have the honour to be, your faithful servant, Londoe, May 4. ISAAC Ben. Sir,— Will yon kindly permit me to state that in moving the repeal of the Irish statute, the 33d George III., chap. 29, I never dreamt of setting up a mode Parliament in Dublin? Home Rule ana Fenianism were drawn into the debate, not by me, but by the Government. I desired to elicit an answer to the question, why, if the Nonconformists of England can hold a conference at Manchesteron the subject of Irish education, the people of Ireland dare not hold a like conference for a like purpose in Dublin? That was really the question in issue, and it was answered by a lane majority. It is & curiom circumstance in connexion with this Act that it has never been employed against what you would call rebellious movements in Ireland. I was Intimately connected with the party of 1848, but the Convention Act never troubled m. Neither have I ever heard of its having been employed against the Fenians. It is maintained simply to prevent the Irish people from deliberating in an orderly and constitu- tional manner upon Irish affairs.— I am yours obe- diently, P. J. SlITTH. Iloose of Commons, Msy i. Parliament. It applies to all assemblies assuming to " be repreeentative. This was the judicial interpreta- tion put upon the statute in the memorable case quoted ( by Sir John Gray in the debate on Thursday night, tine first meetings of the t'atholic Association were made the subject of prosecutions under its provisions, because a cummittee was constituted of persons selected by the Roman Catholics of the Dublin parishes. Many • f the subsequent proceedings of the Associations were carried on under a system of ingenious contrivances to constitute assemblies which were really representa- tive without violating the letter of the law. I may, perhaps, venture to remind you that even in your columns L have been taunted with not having proposed a detailed . plan of. Home Rule, and when I • pointed out that I baa doqe fip, I was met by the state- ment that I could givfl no assurance that those who were looking for self- go vernment would be satisfied with s plan as moderate and constitutional as that which I proposed. In connection with Mr. Butt's letter, The Times of Tuesday, in a leader, says Mr. Isaac Butt ha « addressed to us a letter on Horns Rale so temperate In Its ttfne, and so plausible in i's state- ments, as to Indicate bo'h tho deilro Slid tho capacity of conciliating public opl ion in tbis country. Ho sa « ures us, In ( he first place, that he did not aruw oa Thurs- day night any wUh or Intention to assemble a Home Bulo Convention in Dublin of t\ ie kind supposed 14 our comments on his sptecli. This assurance w © are boDnd to accept..... Ho tehs us that he " wishes and. In spl e of the Convention Act, yet hopes, to see ' an Assembly which shall represent Homo Bulers In all parts of Ireland, which snail formally approve " a plan of Internal union cuarauteilnsthe puthprtly of the Crown over the . connexion between the two countries." and which shall also a.- ree upon the main outlines of a Federal Union, to be laid before Parliament rtn behalf of the Home Bale party, upon the distinct understanding that it would be adopted by that party " as a satisfactory settlement of the relations between the oquntrles." We quite agree with Mr. Butt that sach a body . could not bp Called together Without contravening both the letter an< l the spfrifol ( SfTffsh Con- vention Act, and we do not care to enter upon the questibn whether it would be more properly described as .'.' a mock Parliament" or ai a mock Constituent Aucmbly. b'a doubt the Act was passed to prevent , not only the usurpation of strictly legislative functions, but the usurpation of Constitu- ent functions, or any other functroQi which might encroach on the province of Pnrlument, hy any As- sembly purporting to bo representative. TTie policy wh'ch dictated it, Whether rljht or wrong, Is no more arbitrary than that wUlch dictated the Aot declaring that meetings, otherwise perfectly legal, held within one mile of Westminster Hall shall be treated as un'awful Assemblies. If It la exceptionable legislation to prohibit Irishmen from convening leprcscntatlvo Assemblies, it Is equally eicepJ! tlonal legislation to prohibit Londoners fmrif meeting for the ' preparatioa of petitions or remonstrances within a certain distance from the Houses of Parliament, . In both- cases the exceptional legislation was justified by tpecLU reason}, whicg are assumed tq be still In force; and It Is the radical weak-" ness of Mr. Butt's letter that ho Ignores the special reasons for maintaining, or, rather, for not repealing, the Irish Con- vention Act No one pretends that. If no such Act existed In the Statute- book, It woula bo the duty of the imperial Parlia- ment to pass one now in the precise form drawn up by the Irish Parliament « | 1703 It was freely admitted by Lord Hartlngton and ilr. GUdstouo that, like tho Peace Prcservatlbu Aut, it shodl. l be regarded as a measure of temporary necets ty, to. bo dropped ai soon as It can be dropped without opening a door to agitation of a kind which Mr. Butt himself professes to deprecate. What has to be proved is that Its almple re- peal at the present moment would Involve no serious risk ot this result, and Mr Butt muU forgive us for observing that his own offer to stand ball for the good behaviour of his . countrymen does not seem to us a security on which the Government conld safely rely. " I am perfectly persuaded," says he, " that If the law permitted us to hold afree and open conference of Delegates fruin the UomeBulcrs of every part of Ireland, their assent would be given, either unanimously or by an overwhelming majority, to a plan based upon tb^ i principles I havo proposed." With great respect for Butt's knowledge of Ireland and poweis of advocacy, we can not affect to share this persuasion in the smallest degree. On the contrary, our conviction is that nothiug half so moderate qr constitutional as Mr. Butt's Federalism, unpractical as we hold It to be, would have the least chance of accept- ance with a Home Rale Convention, unless it were - packed— nay, even If It were packed— siih members of the Association which Is ^ Iretdy pledf- eil to this very scheme. . . . We cannot forget thit Mr.' O'COnnell, whorr. Mr. Bntt so bitterly opposed in early life, indulged a similar dream of rallying a Constitutional Repeal party on the basis of moral force, that even liU marvellous ability signally failed to control It, and that a savage affray occurred between tho Old and Young Jrel& nlent In tho city of Limerick, which Mr. Butt represents. We cannot for- get that Mr. Butt himself, having proposed In 18C7 a comparatively mild scheme for " flxlty of tenure" as a final settlement of the Land Question, was hurried within two short years Into tlio snpport of far more revo- lutionary projects, under a pressure which " he was powerless, if ever attempted, to resist. WUh th? se aud similar Inci- dents In our memory, Hth tho disclosures of the Galway In- quiry before us, with a profound distrust of Irish political courage, with a suspicion amounting to certainty that Fenians are far butter organized and know their own minds far more clearly than Nationalists, we have no inclination to see College Green or Its neigh- bourhood made the scene ot Mr. Butt's represent- ative eiperlment— especially If an antl- Uome Rule Con- gress should be convoked simultaneously at Belfast. Probably the existing Union would ultimately gain strength from the exhibition ol internecine divisions among its opponents, but in the meantime the healing process which Ireland is now unconsciously undergoing would have been disastrously Interrupted. . . . I am perfectly persnadedthat if the law p 40 hold a free and open Conference of delegates from I the " Home Rulers ", of. every payt of. Ireland, their '| assent Would be given, either unanimously or by an I • verwhelming majority, to a plan based upon the prin- ciples I have proposed. We would then with authority' ! present these plans both to Parliament and the English nation, as embodying the wishes and satisfying the re- quirements of the Iriah people. It is no doubt possible by indirect and circuitous means to obtain, although far less Fatisfactorily, the same result. It is very possible by a litrle care to • vade the words in which thia ptnal statute has defined the crime which it creates. This is the weakness which attends all penal statutes, as compared with an en- forcement of the principles of the Common Law. The Convention Act is one of those statutes to which nothing more than the obedience to its letter ia due. It would, no doubt, be possible to evade it as it has been evaded before. But any one who knows human nature will admit that the feelings of imen coming out of a Conference under such circumstances must necessarily be disposed to an unfriendliness to the existing order of things. Any persons disposed to resist the counsels of moderation would find a popular topic of orcument in the fact that the Imperial Parliament have insisted on retaining in Ireland restrictions on the right of popular meeting and combination which in England have long « ince been Bwept away. It is the fate of many an arbitrary law that it only adds force and exasperates to proceedings which it is powerless to prevent. I write only in theanxiety that I should not be un- derstood as having stated any wiih'to see a " mot Parliament" assembled in Dublin. Every lawyer knowB that, wholly independent of any statute, any any attempt to usurp for any assembly the authority of Parliament would amount at U-' St to a high mis demeanour. I did wish to see a Convention represent- ing tho Home Rule of the country, which I believe would be perfectly constitutional, and, but for the Con- Tendon Act, perfectly legal. I may, perhaps, venture to trespass on your space | j_ - - » j— :„ „„,•„. h tn thmw blume upon the " When ACBOSS the CHANNEL, from LONDON to PARIS. Rsferring to the dI3 « eent schemes that have been sug- gested to make this disagreeable passage across the Channel a little more pleasant, TlU Timet has the following leader :— The question ot improving the means of Communi- cation across the Channel between this country and Prance is rapidly assuming a practical shape. Atten- tion is fairly directed to it, and, in d* ys when capital- ists are ready to go to the ends of the earth to find employment for their money, it would seem impossible that so urgent a need as that of bringing London and Paris closer together can long be neglected. Accordingly a bill is now before Parlia- ment, entitled the International Communication Bill, which is certainly not deficient in enterprise ; and the Board of Trade, at the request of the House of Commons, has lately presented a Report upon the proposal. This Report offers an instructive comparison of the various schemes already suggested ou this sub- ject ; and our readers will be aware that a new sug- gestion has within the last few days been put for- ward. ... If that suggestion be practicable it may at least postpone our difficulty; but it will be convenient to bear In mind the general condi- tions of the problem, and to review the solutions hitherto suggested. They may be divided into two classes-^ It is either proposed to abolish the Channel ot to diminish its inoonveniences. The former mode of proceeding would of course be the most satisfactory, since it would be complete ; but, unhappily, there is no sufficient ground for hoping that it would prove im- mediately practicable. Ine Channel can only be abolished either by a Bridge or by a TunneL The idea THE HOUSE OP LORDS AND THE " INDIRECT" CLAIMS. Tht Timet ot Tuesday, In • leader describlne the excite- ment In the Hoo_ « o of Lords the previous evening, and i? ug- gesting the possibilities of the future, says :— The House of Lords has rarely exhibited a more re- markable scene than was presented at the commence- ment of yesterday's sitting. There was a large attendance of Peers, there was an attendance almost equally large of members of the House of Commons, and the space about the steps of the Throne appropri- ated to Privy Councellors was thronged with Ministers and ex- Ministers, who had come from the other House despite the attractions of a debate on the Scotch edu- cational Bill, which was to end in a ministerial defeat. A Royal visitor testified by his presence the interest felt in the solution of the Ala'xima difficulty by neutral Powers on the Conti- nent. All had come to hear what Lord Russell had to say, and Lord Granville had to answer. The difficulty of pressing Load Russell's motion was not to be disguised ; but the difficulty of consenting to an increasing bewilderment of diplomacy was, at least, equally pressing. Tho Ministers of the Crown felt the cntioal character of the emergency, and Lord Granville anticipated LoTd Russell by pledging him- self that, if he would postpone his motion once more, he would be prepared on Monday next to present to the House all necessary papers relating to the pend- ing negotiations or to make a full explanatory state- ment. ' ofaBridgehas really been entertained, and it would be rash to pronounce any'scientific dream inoapable of rea- lization. But, at all event*, it is as yet only a dream, and the Board of Trade only mentions it to dismiss it from consideration. A Tunnel would have seemed but a few years ago a scarcely less ambitious proiect; but some steps have actually been taken towards testing its practicability. The only opiniqu the Board of Trade expresses with respect to it is that it ought hot to be allowed to stand in the way of improvements more im- mediately available. ItmustcertainlybeaworkofyearB; and meanwhile it would be hard for travellers to be de- barred from such relief to their present discomfort as shipbuilders and engineers might devise. If. how- ever, the Tunnel be really practicable, it would seem to deserve consideration in comparison with any scheme which, though nominally less ambitious, would risk a corresponding expenditure of time. Eveii should a Tunnel be ever constructed, a certain number of pas- sengers would, perhaps, still prefer the sea passage ; but it would not be worth while, for their benefit, to construct works as elaborate aa if there could be no alternative means of transit. The immediate question, therefore, relates to the Second class of projects— those for diminishing the inconveniences of the Channel passage. Theaialso, as discussed in tho Board's Report, are two in number, but the recent letter of Captain Dicey must now be taken into account as offering us a third alternative. Of these schemes the boldest- is that of the Inter- national Communication BilL It, in fact, approaches very nearly to an attempt to abolish tho Channel, IF) T it would practically provide a moving bridge in tha form of a Steam Ferry. It contemplates the construction of very large harbours both at Dover and on the French coast— either at Calais or at Audresellea - 2- ta accommodate eteamere 450 feet in length, capable of taking oh board ordinary railway trains. It is thu3" intended that the stealers' should simply afford a movable junction; there would be no change of ( iaiTiage for passengers, nor any alteration of truck or transhipment for goods. The trains, in fact, would run through between London and Paris almost as di-' rectly & if the Channel were really bridged or tun- nelled. The conveniences of such an arrangement are obvious ; but the question is whether they are so much greater than thpee offered by a tfioderate scheme as to justify the heavy additional cost which would be in- surred. The promoters of the second scheme would be satisfied with improving the existing harbours so far as to admit steamers as powerful and commodious as those which now fttn betwefeu Holyhead and Kings- town. It is estimated by the Board of Trade that the coat of the former scheme would be about £ 3,000,000, while tbat of the latter would be £ 1,500,000. In both cased the cost of the works on the French side is taken into account, as well as the price of the new steamers. Now, we have already expressed a etrohg opinion that, if it be necessary to go on board ship at all, there is very little advantage, if any, in avoiding the mere trouble of changing seats between a railway train and a ateamer. On the con- trary, to those to whom all sensation of a sea passage is disagreeable, the deck or the saloon of a spacious steamer would probably be much more plea° ant than the interior of a railway carriage. But on whichever side the balance of advantage lies, we are quite certain it is out of ftH proportion to the difference in the balance of expenditure Represented by the comparison be- tween three milliona and a million and a half. If we could rtily on crossing the Channel in Holyhead steamers for an expenditure of the smaller sum, it would be extravagance to spend the larger. , It would - eeem deoisive of the question to ohserve, farther, that while the smaller scheme ia undoubtedly practicable, we are at least without any experience to convince us of the practicability of the other. The Hydrographer to the Admiralty doubts whether duringgales from the south- west heavy trains could be carried across the Channel in such vesseb as are designed; and the ex- tensive works necessary at Dover alone, in addition to the expense and the time they would require, would probably interfere considerably with the existing constructions - of the Admiralty and the War Department. The smaller scheme is designed by Mr. Hawkshaw for the Dover Harbour Board, and it receives the countenance of the llydrographer to the Admiralty and- the support of the South- Eastern Rail- way Company. The Board of Trade, however, ob- serves that " it rests with tho Duv^ t Harbour Board, who, it is understood, are opposing the present bill, to prove that they can and will carry mto effect their own plan." The promoters of the International Communi- cation Bill possess the advantage of having alone pre- sented an actual proposal to Parliament. But, on the other hand, their scheme depends on so many un- certain conditions, among them being the anticipated co- operation on the French side, that it may be doubted whether, after all, it can as yet bo regarded as a definite proposal. UNITED KINGDOM ALLIANCE. toy adding that it ia unjust to thn. w blumo t Irish Parliament for the passuu- ot this Act. it was the policy of the Eliyli h G • vernment to meet popular demands by ooeroo.., Act* just ns unconstitu- tional and aibitrary were ua-> ed VJMWI this very sub- ject . f public meetings. The S- x Acta of Lotd Castle- reach were for a long time the obje « ; t of the fiercei in- vective of reformii'g and liberal pJitioians. Ihese Acts were swept fiorn the Statute Book of England, whilo in Ireland new laws were devised for the suppression of the popular cxm- saions of opinion. The result is that tl. © .. dinw^ tratmn of affairs in England has b- en bright into _ harmony wdth the wishes and feelings of the |> eople ; IU Ireland it has not. Treasonable conspiracies in England have be- some a matter of history, but' ^ hi^ ryoulyasro- mote as the policy of coercion. The ' I hisUeWcKl Con- piracy is of a later date than the Act restricting publio SCB. In Ireland the cow id tenn of a treasonable Snfedemcy is made the cxcuse for contmulng on the Statute Book the hasty and arbitrary legion of former times. With reference to the Conven- tion Act, it is not too n, uch tx, ^ y that ^ many •• meetings of delegates have been the most effectual instram nt in promoting many of thereat political wd^, " CZf^ T Tuld hive subjtted ' i? very " otto ^ to th. pama and penalties of the Coimfiti. si Act The pobcy pursued in each country has produt^ tf Mtund result— in Enplaud, good government, UjralU, and contentment; in Ird^ d, ttr'jbVcrtmtut, disaffection, and secret annexations. . , , Let me add a cLxdng sentence, arid remindyonthat tho proposal t> repeal the CW. n » >; » • iA « did not originate with the " JM » nlTWMnvitatien to- my fritnd Mr. Smyth to pn. p ,- e M r, t** l came from yfireelL With \ shat has turned oat to be a rash re- ItrZ* ou the good ai- i liberality Gt OQt ruU^ J, A conference of the London friends of the United Kingdom Alliance was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on Tuesday, to consider not merely the Per- missive Bill, but tho general aspect of legislation on tho liquor traffic. Mr. Bwanton presided, and wa3 sup- ported by Archbishop Manning, Canon Jenkins, Mr. W. S. Allen, MP., Sir W. Law son, M. P., Mr. Thos. Whitworth, MP., and others. Mr. J. H. Raper, Parliamentary agent of the Alliance, opened the proceedings. He said the Per- missive Bill was by no means put forth as a rival scheme to any of tho numerous measures now before Parliament which proposed to deal with the liquor traffic, but was simply intended to supplement any one or more of the Bills which might be passed this Session. Archbishop moved the first resolution. " Tbat this council, thoneh recognising that the Govern- ment Licensing B. 11 now l> efore the Legislature Is In srine of Its clauses a slight amendment of the present anomalous and destructive syatem, deeply r> grett that tho Bill contains no provision enabling the inhabitants of a district to protect themselves from sny authority 1- sulng llcenccs in any district when the owners an l occupiers of property therein are strongly opposed to the existence of tho liquor traffic in their midst." Canon Jenkins seconded the motion. Mr. W. S. Allen, M. P., while advising the Alliance to accept all that was good in other bills, urged them never to cease in their agitaticn until Parliament had conceded tho principle of local option embodied in the Permissive Bill He moved,— " That this Council, while generally approving measures placing lncieased restrictions and limitations upon the liquor traffic, calls mast earnestly upon moral and social reformers. In and out ot Parliament, to urge upon the Government the wisdom and justice of inserting cLiuses lu tho Intoxicating Liquors ( licensing) Bill, rendering it illegal to fores licences fur the sale ol Intoilcatlng liquors into any locality against tho will of the people." Mr. William Tombstone, of Manchester, seconded the motion, which was supported by Sir Wilfrid Law- Ban, M. P. He warned the friends of the Alliance not to be over sanguine as to the result of the- motion for the second reading of his bilL If the Totea id its favour were larger in number than last year, it would encourage them ; if smaller, it would only spur them on to renewed exertions. The third resolution, which, like the othets, was carried unanimously, was as follows:— " That this Council earnestly Implores the representatives of the people In the Houte of Commons to evince alike thew patriotism and sense of Justice,)* giving strenuou: support' to the inotiui lor the second re- dln, t of the Fetm& five Pro-' . hibliory Liquor Bill on the Slh day of May, and : thereby enable the po » ple of caih community to pirtec. thrmielvea and their homes from the inroads of a traffic at war with every Interes of humanity, and adverse to Uiu welfare and prosperity of the nation." The Queen held a Drawing- room at Buckingham Pala » on Mo iday afternoon. The £ mpresr ol Germany ac oomc& aled tier LLucstr to Lutdoa. A very singular conversation foJowed. First one, then another, and, again, a third and a fourth Peer rose, each most reluctantly, each banging back till the last moment, so that the interlude seemed to be at an end half- a- dozen times before it ceased, but each feeling that there must be no misunderstanding about the sup- plied settlement offered by the Ministry. A very Seneral agreement was at last concluded. Next londay the Ministers must unbosom themselves. Whether the pending negotiations be or be not at that lime concluded. Lord Granville must take the Peers into his confidenoe. . . . It cannot be denied that this remarkable conversa- tion produced a certain sense of relief. This was tho result of many causes. Some were, perhaps, pleased that a difficult discussion had been for the time avoided, but there was a general source of satis- faction in the thought that on Monday next the ehd must at last be reached. Ministers have seven days' grace aud the American Governmen^. have seven more days for reflection. If the English and Ame- rican Ministers do l not. agree , by the end of the current week that tha. . presentation of the Indi- direct Claims at Geneva shall be superseded by a joint Memorandum addressed to the Arbitrators, Lord Granville will have to promise on behalf the Government that they will take no further step in tho Arbitration until the Indirect Claims are withdrawn, or to accept an Address from the Lords to tho Crown, praying tnat further proceedings may be suspended until the same end is arrived at. It must, indeed, be clearly understood that Lord Russell does not call upon the Cabinet at Waohington to make up their minds what they will do. President Grant and his Ministers may keep their counsel till the 11th of June, and if at that time they withdraw the In- direct Claims, the Arbitration will go on without interruption. The effect of Lord Russell's motion ia simpjy to put on record in the Journals of Parlia- ment what has been affirmed over and over again in and out of the two Houses of the Legislature — that we cannot go on with the Arbitration whde the question of liability for Consequential Damages is left open before the Arbitrators. We look upon this as so much a matter of course that we cannot but re- peat what we have before said— that we regret the Government did not accept it a fortnight since. The question is whether the Ministers contemplate it as possible under any circumstances that they should go to Arbitration at Geneva with the claims for Conse' quential Damages hanging over the nation. . . We sincerely hope Lord Granville will be able to announce next Monday that the presentation of Indi- rect Claims will be suaperseded by an agreement on the part of the American Government to instruct tho Tribunal at Geneva to disregard them. We are persuaded that the clearer definition of our own purpose resulting from last night's conversation will assist rather than impede this wished- for end. There is no concealment as to the character of American opinion on the subject. It is impossible to find any person in the States who does not say that he never expected the Arbitrators would award a single dollar for the Indirect Claims ; it is rare to find any one who does not condemn their insertion in the Caso delivered at Geneva. A few offer an apology for having presented them to the judgment of the Arbitrators, and the great mass would have willingly retained them on the record, seeing that they have been presented! This can be easily understood. None of us like to withdraw from a position we have asromed in a private matter, and, there is, perhaps, even greater difficulty in assenting to the propriety of something like a national recantation. But, when it becomes a question between superseding the Indirect Claims and letting the Arbitration drop and the Treaty of Washington become abortive, the verdict of the Ameri- can nation will not, we believe, be uncertain. It is not even now uncertain. The preponderance of opinion in the States cannot be misunderstood. It is, in fact, only a question how far the President can risk his fchance of re- election by consenting to the withdrawal of what has been imprudently put forward. ... tural Labuurexs u atun, u » uai - J. j » nlpoiung tha preliminary conference; and that he shall further ex- plain, m reply to his inquiries, that the chairman aa4 two other members of the Chamber of Agriculture wil be willing to meet any three members appointed by the committee of the Agricultural Labourers* Union M their representatives. ° Mr. Muntz seconded the resolution. Mr. King thought, in joining such a conference, the Chamber was acting as is union of farmers, whereaa there had been a great outcry agaimt tha labonro^ unioJL Mr. T. Draper ( Kenilworth) stiongfy protested against the oprxmition shown to the labourers' union, and said the Wells bourne farmers' resolutions, pla- carded a boot th e erran ty, intimidating men from joinmg the union by threatening to turn them out of the* situations and their cottages, was moat illegal, ins « n- siderato, and uncalled for. The resolution, having been discussed, waa carried unanimously. Mr. Muntz proposed that the resolutions atreed to at the last meeting as to payment by piecewoVk, lad in coin, not in kind, be sent to every member of the Chamber in a circular lettew, with a request that th © recommendations be carried out as far a-< practicable, in order to remove misapprehension aa to the value re- ceived by the labourer. Mr. Dnn seconded, and moved as a rider, that th © farmers also be requested to pay the labourers their wages the day before the local maiket, in order that they may have the opportunity of laying oat UMUT money to the best advantage. In the discussion that ensued conflicting opinieu* were exprewed. W. tQ doing away with the practice « f supplying the men with beer'at the hay and com harvests. On the one hand, it waa contended that tha men preferred the present plan, and needed good ale to preference to the adulterated stuff they got at tha public- houses; and, on the other hand, it was argued that the supply was- excessive, led to intemptranae. and was extravagant on the part of the labourer. If he needed beer he oould have it at home, and his wife and family could share it. The resolution was ultimately adopted. A crowded meetirg of delegates from the i agricultural labourers' unions in Leicestershire i held at Leicester on Saturday night Addressee warn delivered by Mr. Strange, a representative ot the War- wickshire labourers, and by several labouiers of Leicestershire itself, who entered into details aa to the mode . in which they were oompelled to live on fr « fourteen to fifteen shillings a week. It waa stated that in some instances an advance of two shillings a week had been conceded ; in others the beer had been stopped. The delegates resolved to support the farm laboured union, in obtaining increased wages and > in improving their Condition generally. The Economist remarks that oni of the phenomena connected with the agricultural labourers' strike ia tha dinplataement of labour likely to ensue. The labourers are obtaining some advancement of their wagw, whether owing to th? atten. pta to form unions or net is a different question ; but this is far from being tha only change that ia talcjng place. The labourers, to some extent, are migrating to manufacturing town, a circumstance which woul4 tend to raise the price af labour in the places thpy le » vp; but it is probably lesa effective than might . otherwise be the case, from tha unsuspected fact tha^ the English agricultural labourer has not after all been at the bottom of the scale, and that there ia an inferior labour only too ready, to take his place. . THE LABOURERS' AGITATION IN WARWICKSHIRE. The meeting of the County Chamber of Agriculture at the' Warwick Shire- hall on Saturday last . proved that to the farmers this labourers' agitation is a serious matter, for, whilst avoiding any pledge as to terms, the meeting showed eveiy disposition to court reconci- liation with the men ( writes the Correspondent of the Daily Nevis). This may be accounted for by the re- markable success of the Labourers' Union, which has now extended into the adjoining counties, and in a few weeks is to bo expanded, by a congress of repreBenta- tiveSj into a national union. At the same time, owing to migration and the state of the labour market, the price of labour is still going up, and therefore the pro- bability seems to be that the longer the " arrangement" is deferred, the less favourable will be the terms for the farmers. The wages of labourers have risen already from 12a. to 14s. and 15s., but the union insists upon the 16s., arguing that able- bodied men can get their I 23s., and even 27s., by taking the train to the northern counties. The object of the farmers' meeting on Saturday waa | to conaider what further steps could be taken to bring about an adjustment of differences, the offer of a conference by the Chamber three weeks ago having been declined by the union, on the ground that the organization of the labourers was not completed Mr. | John Ford, of Leamington, presided. The mo* t j prominent members of the Council, including several landowners and about thirty tenant farmers, wero I preaent. The first question discussed, with a view to the I amelioration of the labourers' condition, was Mr. I Reed's Bill for requiring agricultural children between the ages of eight ana ten to attend an elementry school 250 times during the year, and those betwaen ten and twelve to make 150 attendances. After consider- able discussion a resolution was passed, approving of the bill as it stands, against an amendment limiting the attendance to " schools, recognised by Govarnment, for which only six voted » snowing tho disposition of the meeting to take advantage of every possible means of education for the labourers' children. The Chairman having refevred to the series of reso- lutions, paesed at the last ineeting, with the view of bringing about a better understanding betwewi em ployers and employed, the secretary read a letter he- wrote to the corresponding secretary of the Labourers1 Union, enclosing the proposition for the labourers to. appoint three representatives to meet three landowners and three tenant farmers on the following Saturday with the above amicable purpose. In his reply Mr. K Russell taid :—'' The executive committed would have been glad'to know a little more about the properly ap- points representatives. What are the qualificatipna that they are supposed to possess f " The resolution of the executive wa3, " That in vitw of the present in- complete state of the formation of the Agricultural Labourers' Union, this meeting is of opinion that the proposal should be postponed for the present" Tho Earl of Denbigh said aa he was the jaopoeer of - the resolution expressing their readiness to meet the labourera in conference, he wished to propose this resolution in answer to the one sent by the labourers— " 3L] hut the secretary be instructed to acknowledge tho receipt of the lettef from the secretary of the Agricul- A STIR IN THE KITCHEN. ( From Punch.) Emulous of the example of her Caledonian sinter, the English female Dumestic Servantis about to initiate a movement to better herself, and to form an Associa- tion to protect her interests against that worst of aK tyrants, d& pota, enemies, oppressors, and down- tread ere—" Missis." Preliminary conferences have already been held in halls and kitchens of tha fkst respectability, and as soon as the weather is finally settled, a great open- air meeting will be called at an hour convenient to those whom a hard fate compela to- dish up a late dinner, at which the following pro- gramme will be recommended f » r adoption, as essential to the comfort, happiness, self respect, and indepen- dence of all those whom suckumstances oblige to resort to domestic tervice for their livelihood :— No Servant to accept an engagement until she has first received a satisfactory character from the Mistress who is anxious to secure her assistahco. * Public waiting- rooms to be established, at whiek Mistresses, qhall attend ( at their own cost), to ba in- spected and questioned by their intending employtts. No Servant to permit, on any pretext, the slightest difference in the quality or quantity of the prnvisiona supplied to the parlour and kitchen. Tho best tea always to be provided, and an absolute prohibitian to bejplaced upon the use of moist augar. No miatreas to enter her Own kitchen, witheat giving previous notice of her intention to its occupants. No cupboarda, sideboards, store- rooms, or cellar* to be kept locked. Free access to the beer- bnrreL No Servant to be rung up in the morning, or ex- pected to retire to re- t at a certain hour at night. No interference to be allowed with a Servant' 4 dressy of which aheis tobe cohsidered the bfBt and only jutfta. Artificial flotfers, veils, jewellery, parasols, chignons, and high- heeled, boots to pass unquestioned and oar notice*^ , I, No restriction to fee' pl&' ced on kitchen company^ Male friends to have the entree to that apartmeat whenever it may be agreeable to them. ( This last stipulation to be a tint quay non). Cold meat to be eateu only at breakfast,, luncheon, tea, and supper. Charwomen to beengaged to undertake tuch OMPMS and disagreeable diftibs as washing,' scrubbing, blaeh- leading- grates; lighting fires, preparing the rooms for the redeptioh of the family ill t he morning, making bedB, ql « anin( j boots and knives, & c. Servants with musical testes and acquirements- tobo allowed the'tise oFthe ' pihno. A supply' of nfcw.- papere,' magazines, and reviews, and a subscription to a circulating \ ibiary for the « x- clusive attommodationvf the kitchen. The total abolition of the irksome and bee bar* us custom of washing at home. All such degrading terms as " pltxa," " wages," " character,"" and " maid of all work, t" • » « foibiddea ; and, in" their- atead, " situation" or " engagement," " salary,"-''. teetimouijdH," and." general domestic " to be employe4.1 The word '' kitiieu " to be gradually discontinued in favour of " Serviuits' Apartment." Two bhlj- holidftva a Wek.' Vacatioiii} at Cbriatm^ f, Easter, and WhiteiMIWe, nnd a ninth's have of abserice &- the?' summer ( without any, de- luciion from 6alary), fur ther sea side, the. Contiutmt, Ac. An ovening party once a month. Tn^ Sunday qutation to be a nutter of special ne- gotiation ; but all leave of absence on tbat day to be c insid^ red to apply to the whole of it, and no hour to be fixed for the return of domestic to their dutiea at night. • ... All salaries to be paid, in advance, and Servant* to be entitled todraw aa much money as they please en account Servants not to be required to- glva Varning, but all existing customs, as regards notice, wages, & c., on the past ofexployers, to remain in full force. The extension of the franuhuo to Dvtmeetic Servants. No caps. Prince Bismarck la reported to be indiojyv^ d. The phytlclars declare there Is no serious eaose for apprehension as lour as the ImperUI Chancellor avail* blniieUiot vrh » ? 1a pofeslbly tha most difficult aastoraUve lorlilm to obtain-^ lA correspondent at Naplea, in some fnrther parti- culars which he sends of the crest eruptlr n of Tern via isjs thSt tho very shape nf the mountain hss bosa ch iused, as tht. ngh an enrthqnako hfcl taken place. UilW hsve sppoar. 4 where but a few days before stones itood for vMtors tores* Ofton : and preclploes have been formed wblcfc alnmjtprtveni fnrther advance. The putb to the Uhsertalory Is covered with tinders a foot deep, and the conntry round uUot is a soens of ntter desolation, not a single twe nor my trace ox Vegetation being ltift. Last week the aggregate mortality in London and twenty otberlsrg* towns In the United Kingdom was it tha r* e of 26 deaths anutully to every 1 OM pets n. estimated to be living- In tha metropolis 2.340 birlA » andl. SjJ death, tvsra mistered, 1 the furtner having twen 12, and tW latter 117 below the average- lwo Persons dlrd from small- l oa, M from measles, 11 frvm scrlet fever. 6 from rilpUthcm. 81 from whopplng- consh, 20 from dUKrsot forms of fever jot wb Ich 5 were certined as typbus. 10 aa enteric or IjhoM. Sf. d 6 as simple continued » ' r- m dlsrrbiM T » e ji.- an temperature daring tb » « e. k was 12 0. or X8 above the average tor the corresponding pvriod in W - Still, it will be admitted on all hands that something ought to be done, and if we had to choose between the Steam Ferry and nothing, Parliament might be tempted to let the promoters risk their money. But another consideration has still to be taken into account, which, even if the Dover Harbour Board actually put their scheme into working shap*, might justify a suspension of judgment. Let us remember that the whole problem starts from the inadequacy of the existing harbours to admit vessels sufficiently large for the commodious accommodation desired by travellers. The only reason why Holyhead steamers are not now running between Dover and Calais ia because the har- bours, especially on the French aide, will not admit them. The sole object, accordingly, of Mr. Hawk shaw'a scheme is to improve the harbours on both aides to a sufficient degree for the admission of comfort- able vessels. But what if the difficulty could bo solved by a mere improvement in the construction of ships ? That is Captain Dlcey* s suggestion. He be- lieves that vessels could be constructed which would offer all the requisite comfort and convenience, and which would enter the harbours of either coast with even greater facility than the present packets. He de- rives his suggestion from a rude device employed in tha coast waters of the Indian seas for neutralising the action ofthe surf. To give a rough description of his plan, he would cut a ship in halves from Btem to stern, and unite the two halves by girders, placing the paddle- box^ s in the midddle, and constructing over the girders a spacious deck. Such a vessel, he be- lieves. might have a very ahaQow draught and would be extremely steady and buoyant. Professional opinion can alone decide whether such a plan is as feasible as Captain Dicey believes. His authority is considerable, and he sa^ s ho has the support ot practical men. But if such vessels can bo built, it is at least evident that the scheme of the Dover Harbour Board will become auperflnotn, and still more any larger scheme. Moreover, it iff no sjiah^ argument for at l « ii3t trying Captain Dice v'sechemeth at tb(< experiment might be mode at the cost of a single steamer, and without any . co- operation from Frt^ noe. All schemes for improving the harbour.* must be. hampered by « bo latter condi- tion, while schemes fpr improving ships aro 4r, tirdu within onr own competence^ Tho ingenuity of our men of science is now fully directed to the 9 uestion; 1 and mechanical science would certainly seem * aa capa- ble of accommodating ahipa to harbours u - uUpting harbours to ehip3. THE F AJiMOUTH & P^ NRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY MAT 11,1I75J "• IMPRISON& D FOR FRIFE." ' following * « fti* cts are from a Tery interesting story ta JL • Hit Ttar Roiend ( May 4), to which useful Journal wjrejer oar readers, assuring them that the whole of the • wiry will Interest them much more than the extracts we » w fits; - At six o'clock on the morning of Thursday, the 21st • f September, 1820, passers- by were surprised to see that the shatters of the shop of Christopher Baumler, aweU- tcBo com- chandler, who kept a brandy shop sear St Laurence's Church, in the Konigstrasse, Kurern'berg, were singularly enough, still up. As Biiumlrr waa ft'thrifty bUBtling man, who usually fltitrif open his doors aa early as four to accommodate Waggoners and carters arriving for the early markets, a • rowd, half curious, half alarmed, soon collected round the house. Friends and neigh bourt rang, but no one answered. At last some of the younger and more impe- • OOOB obtained permission of the police, and, planting a ladder, ascended and forced open a first- floor win- dow. Some evil agency had evidently been at work, f « r drawers, clients, and doeets had been burst open, md evidently by a robber. Evil agency, indeed, for hurrying down stairs and going into the shop they dis- covered in a corner cloBe to the door the bloody corpse • f Schirts, Baumler's only maid- servant, and in the parlour, near the stove, the corn- chandler himself, dead, with b irsixll crashed in. Bet ween two bins of meal and salt the servant was lying on her back with her head shattered, ftnd her feet, which bad no shoes on, turned towards the door. Her face and clothes, the floor, the two bins, and the wall s were sprinkled with blood. Not far from the bod y « small comb waa picked up, and a little further on there were some fragments of another. In the very fu rthest corner of the parlour, which was furnished W ith table and benches for customers who came to drink, a nd between the stove and a small table, the ahuddr r idghbours found the body of poor Baumler a tret • Minis back, the head resting on a email overturned • tool. A pipe, and several small coins, lay near the ibody, as U the murderer had dropped them when Silling the oorn chandler's pocket, which was turned janside out, and stained red by the crusl hands that had f* vidsntly ransacked it for money and for keys. The - floor, stove, and wall were covered with blood, tho satool was saturated, and there were even red splashes -< « B the vault of the ceiling nine or ten feet from the iov. A baker, named Stiedhof, who lived near the seene the murder, at once came forward to inform the jo lice that Banal era maid had bought two halfpenny jells at his shop the evening before, at rather more than a quarter before ten. His wife remembered recognis- ing the girl just as she was going away, and asked her if there were customers at her master's. The girl re- plied sulkilv, vexed at being sent out so late, " Yes, there are a few fellows still there." As the girl left, the baker's wife looked out of the window into the J over the state of things, suddenly changed liia tactics. He became violently truthful, requested an audieuce of Feuerbach, and made a confession whioh he said must lead to the instant detection of the murderer. The story of the suspected man ran thus : On Monday, the 18th of September, he went from Dieabeck to Langenzenn, determined, in consequence of hia misfortunes, to leave his native country, and to enlist as a soldier in Bohemia. While pitting in a melancholy mood by the roadside, near Langenzenn, two men, followed by a couple of dogB, camo up to him, asked what waa the mattery and, hearing; hia distress, expreaaed great interest m his fate. They told him that they were hop merchants, of the name of Schlemmer. from Herebruck ; that they were brothers, and had ricn relations in Bohemia, whither they were going with a cargo of hops, and offered to take him with them to Bohemia, where he would be sure to find employment They added that on the morrow or the next day ( Wednesday, the day of the murder) they should be going with a hop cart into Nuremberg, where they had a cousin, a corn- chandler, of the name of Baumler, who lived near the church of St. Laurence. - street, and remarked to her people how deadly silent it was. It was evident from this that the murder of the girl must have taken place on her return to her master's Loose with the rolls, and that Baumler must have been murdered during her absenoe. Baumler did not usually dose his shop till eleven, but on the night of the murder, a • handler named Bossel, who lived opposite, looking out about a quarter to ten, saw, to his surprise, that Bunder's door was dosed. The mnrderer had done this on the girl's departure ; he must have killed the • handler, shifted the glass door off its hinges ; closed the street entrance, and waited himself to open the door lor the poor girL The bell at the door was found stuffed with paper, no doubt to muffle the sound if any neighbours should be passing. The murderer, it was proved, bad stayed, ransacking the house and changing his clothes, till half- past ten, as a shoemaker named Puhlex. who passed Baumler s house at that hour, saw no light in the shop, but a light burning in the first floor. The moat re- markable thing was, that no one in the adjoining bouses had heard a scream, cry, or groan, issue from Baumkr'B house. Neither had two watchmen who were guarding some loaded waggons in the street close by. The wounds on the two bodies the surgeons pro- nounced to have been produced by blows from a hatchet, and the ribs of the man and his servant appeared to have been broken by the murderer stamp- ing on victims. The persons of the town who had drank that night at Biumler'a were then examined ; they all agreed in remembering a silent black- bearded, dark man, who had smoked and drank clove brandy from six o'clock, and had remained there alone when they left about nine. ... He called hmself a hop- merchant, and • aid he waa waiting for a companion who had gone to the play. Suspicion soon led to the door of a certain Paul Foreter, a man recently discharged from the Schwa- bach bridewell, and who for several days before the murder had been observed suspiciously lurking round Baumler's house. Foreter's father was a miserably poor day- labourer, who lived with two daughters of bad character in the suburb of St John. Forster him- self resided with a woman named Margaret Preiss, at Dieebeck. On searching her house there were found two bags of money : the one containing two hundred and nine florins and twenty- one kreutrers, the other one hundred and fifty- two florins and seventeen kreutEers. As the gendarmes were conveying Forster through Fiirth, a waiter of the inn came forward and identified the prisoner as a man who had come to the inn early on the morning after the murder, dressed in a dark grey cloth great coat. He went away for an hour, then returned in h dark blue coat with a brown one rolled up under hia arm. The latter coat he had requested the waiter to take cate of for him for a week. The waiter was to be sure and show it to no one. The brown great- coat when examined Was found in some places stained, and in others sOaked With blood. The next step in Bavarian procedure waa the terrible " Augenschein," or bringing together th © murdered persons and the supposed cnminaL . . . Foreter stood between the two ooffins, with a habd on each « orpse, but he betrayed no fear and no emotion. From the very begining nothing could be extorted from Forster. He even professed himself ignorant of why he was arrested, although from the shouts of the mob he said be had feared he was suspected of murder. He had been at Nuremberg seeking employment on - the 18th, 19th, and 20th of September, andon the day the murder was committed left by the Frauen Thor for the auburb of St, John, where his father lived. He had slept In a gardener's bay- loft that night, and when the people got up at one o'clock in the morning to begin thresh- ing, he had gone to Diesbeek, reaching there by about four p. m. the next day, the 21st As for the bags of money, he had a tale ready devised. They were part of a treasure hidden at a apot between Fiirth and Farn- bach, by Xavier Beck, a jeweller, convicted of bigamy, who had been confined with1 him in the Schwabach ImdeweH. Nevertheless, through the midst of these black lies tenth was already darting keen rays. Two of the men drinking at Baumler's on the night of the murder identified Forster aa the silent guest, although he had since shaved off his thick black bwd, and had had his long hair cut cloae. Margaret Preiss— Foreter's mistress— also gave evidence enough to hang a dozen men In any leas dreamy and disputative country than < Jermany. Darker and darker grew every hour the clonds over ^ Torster. A girl named Margaret WSlflin deposed she " aaw Walburga Foreter bring an axe surreptitiously to ' Paul Forster, who was wailing for her in St John's churchyard. On seeing Margaret notice the axe, Wal- burga desired her brother to take the axe to Nuremberg i wd get it ground. Foreter cast an angry glance at , ritcees as he left The following morning Walbnrga nut Margaret and told her of Baumler's murder. 81 w was carrying her brother's wet boots in a ba dcet The same day Walburga told another wit- ne » • that " if things went well, she would soon have a ne* r petfciooatas well as new boots." On first searching For mer's house, the police had noticed an axe wrapped in » wet rag lying behind the stove; they afterwards found thia weapon behind a stack of wood. There was a stain of blood on the handle, and Margaret Wolflin, by a oertain flaw, recognised this axe as the one she had been Walburga hand to her brother in the church- yard. On her first examination Walburga confessed that her brother had borrowed the axe for a burglary he had planned, and which he afterwards told her had been unsuccessful. On a second examination, how- arer, being closely pressed and admonished by the judge, she confessed that her brother had said to her OH the night of the murder:— " I have committed a crime. I have done a great thing. I have murdered a man I Fetch my father quickly, I am going hop picking. Yon wash tho axe and the boot*, and take care of them for me, so that no MS may think anything of the matter." At this crisis Forster, after ruminating in the prison On the following day, the 19th of September, he went to Nuremberg, walked up and down the street near the churoh of St Laurence, inquired of a barber for Baum- ler, and asked who the woman in the house mipht be. He was told that it was the maid. He waited in vain till six in the evening for the Schlemmere ; then re- turned to the suburb of St John, and slept in the shed. On the following morning, the 20th of Septem- ber, he again went into the town, and after wandering about till four in the afternoon, the thought struck him that he would go and take leave of hia sisters before starting for Bohemia. On this occasion his sister, Wal- burga, gave him an axe, with the request that he would take it to the grinder at Nuremberg, whence she would fetch it herself. At about five o'clock, as he was going with an axe to the grinder, he met the Schlemmera, wh asked him to carry a letter to the post for them a quickly as possible, offering to take care of the axe in the mean time. After putting the letter into the post he returned to the spot, but did not find the Schlemmsre, and passed the time in walking up and down the street, until abont six o'clock, when he went into Baumler's house, and drank some red clove brandy. At a quarter before ten, when all the other guests were gone, the Schlemmera arrived, and Baumler greeted them as cousins. Soon after they sent Foreter to wait in the Caroline- Strasse for their cart, which was coming from Fiirth drawn by two white horses. This he did ; and soon after a quarter to ten, the two Schlemmera came to him, carrying a trunk between them, and one of them with a white parcel under his arm. At this moment the cart drove up with two men in it, to whom the Schlemmers said that they had had great luck; they had won the great prise. They then made him get into the cart with thun. At the gat* of the town they told him that as had had such luck they should not go into _ nia, but that, in order to show him how kindly they felt towards him, they would give him something which might assist him in his own country. They then gave him the white parcel, whioh one of them had under his arm, and at the same time returned the axe to him. He then went back to the suburb of St John, and on opening the parcel found in it a great- coat, m pair of boots, a pair of trousers, and three bags of money. Towards the close of the trial Fonter must have seen, and indeed he acknowledged as much, that, in spite of his courage, obstilacy, and cunning, truth could not be overpowertfl, by fahles and • various. His obstinate perseverance m denial must, there- fore, be attributed, not merely to a hope of thus avoiding capital, punishment but also to pride. Impressed with a conviction of his own mental superiority, and ambitious of a character for dauntless courage and immovable strength of will, he waa re- solved net to allow the judge to gain the slightest advantage over his feelings or his understanding. If he must fall, at least he would fall like a hero. If be could not avoid the fate of a criminal, he would avoid the disgrace of a confession wrung from weakness or cowardice. ... .... During the whole of the six hours' examination, this extraordinary man stood, without ever resting. He only once hesitated when he was cross- examined about the dress and appearance of the two fabulous hop- merchants of Herebruck. The police, who seldom keep their minds entirely unbiassed, now began to hunt on an entirely wrong trail. They suspected that Foreter had had accomplices, and searched high and low for the imaginary companions for whom Foreter, in the brandy- shop, had said he waa waiting. Two men had been seen under a tree on the bank of the river under the fortress of Nuremberg, where Foreter was chained, and. on their pelting the soldier, he had fired at them. Foreter's sister deposed to see- ing some one waiting for him when he returned the axe. Moreover, it was reported by his friends that poor Baumler had had nearly two thousand florins stored in his house, whereas only three hundred and sixty florins were found in Forster's possession. Bavaria waa dragged from north to south— even as far as Frankfort- on- the- Maine arrests were made; all friends of the murderer and his suspicious sister were examined, so were many convicts who had been his special intimates, but all this led to nothing. It is difficult to see what more evidence could be wanted than was already in possession of the judges. Forster had been observed reconnoitring Baumler's house before the murder; he had been identified as the man who remained in moody silence in the shop the very night of the crime ; Baumler's clothes, smeared with blood had been found in his pos » esaion; hia own sister had declared that he had confessed to her his committal of the act The vey axe ( and the murderer bad without doubt used an axe) that he had used had been found at his house ; he had failed in proving any alibi ; his boots had been seen stained with Hood. Yet the German lawyers plodded on, till thirteen long examinations had given time for one thousand three hundred questions bekig put to the un- wavering, inflexible, iron- hearted wretch. Obdurate as a Hindoo fakir, stubborn as an Indian chief, he stood for five or six hours together, without flinching or wavering. Btatue but for two large dark prominent eyes I which were filled with rage and despair, and naually fixed on the ground. That Forster, impenitent to the last, died in prison long aince, there can be no doubt, I but Feuerbach, in his remarkable work, does not men- ! tion hia death. We leave the murderer, then, in the deepening gloom of the prison cell, and in that ominous darkness part from the doomed wretch for ever. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. ( From the IltiutraUd London Newt.) The will of the Right Hon. Emma Sophia, Dowager Countess Brownlow, who died Jan. 28 laat, aged 81, eldest daughter of the second Earl of Mount- Edgcumbe, and relict of the first Earl Brownlow, was proved in the London Court, on the 4th ult, under £ 14,000 personalty. The will of William Rashleigb, Esq., formerly M. P. for East Cornwall, late of Menabilly, was proved in London under £ 70,000 pereonalty, by his relict, the Hon. Catherine Bashleigh, eldest daughter of the eleventh Lord Blantyre. The wills of the under- mentioned have been proved, viz. : John Kerr, Esq., of Trochrague, merchant and shipowner, of Greenock, in Scotland, under £ 333,000 personalty; Sir R. Mulholland, Esq., in Ireland, under £ 100,000; Robert Cox, Esq., writer to the signet. Edinburgh, under £ 25,000 ; William Burton Penfold, Esq., late of the Island of Maderia, merchant, under £ 35,000 ; Major General Gloucester Gambier, C. B., under £ 1,500 ; CaptainHueh Barton Gledstanes, under £ 14,000 ; Lieutenant William Channel, 79th Highlanders, under £ 20.000; and Charles Home, Esq.. of Beulah- hill, Upper Norwood, late of the Bengal Civil Service, under £ 25,000. The wills- of the following ladies have been proved, namely, Mrs. Maria S. Drammond, 15, West bourne- terrace, Hyde Park, under £ 70,000: Mrs. Caroline St Clair, of 31, Inverness- terrace, Bayswater, under £ 45,000; Mrs. Lucy Darby, of Ebbro Vale Park, Newport, Monmouthshire, under £ 40,000; Mrs. Ann Hammond, formerly of Cambridge- terrace, and late of Chilworth- street, Westbourne- terracc, under £ 30,000 ; Mrs. Hellen Sandilands, Belsize Park, Hamp- atead, under £ 20,000; Miss Mary Martinean, Hornsey, under £ 35,000; Miss Harriet Shad we 11, of Worcester, under £ 20 000; Miss Rebecca Elvey, of Charlton, Dover, under £ 30,000; and that of Mrs. Mary Baker, of Milbrook ( at Winchester), under £ 60,000, which contains the following charitable bequests— viz.. to the Royal South Hants Infirmary, £ 2,000; the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, £ 1,000; the Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Victoria- park, and the London Missionary Sod sty, £ 500 each, free of duty. side of everything, especially of other peoples' concerns, and takes care to let them see the dismal aspect, too. No doubt he experiences a sort of gloomy pleasure in making other folks, something like himself, melancholy and misanthropical. Occasionally these prophets of evil are people who have met with real disappointments, and, to a certain extent, have become soured and gloomy. More fre quently, they are beings who, for the lack of real troubles, manufacture that which passes for them. In time they succeed in persuading themselves, perhaps, that the world is a very sad place, in which there are numberless snares to trap unwary mortals. Now, there is no objection to any man, woman, or child making himself or herself— as the case may be— miserable. If they like that sort of employment we, at any rate, shall not grumble at them for indulging in it PROPHETS OF EVIL. ( Tram the Literal JUtiete.) There are a number of people moving in our midst who take their pleasures sadly. Thsy wear an aspect of impenetrable gloom, suggestive of a career of life- long disappointment Their speaking faces proclaim the fact that they are blighted beings, who have been cruelly and unjustly treated. The remembrance of their wrongs predudes all possibility of their ever again being blithesome creatures. There may be jpy and mirth in the world, but not for them. They we dead to earthly pleasures, their faces can never smile again, or their voices be raised above the most melan- choly of melancholy drawls. The utmost they can do is to bear their fate with becoming meekness, and to point out to people in general the pitfalls into which they are liabletofalL Thiathey do with much complacency. With a bitter kind of satisfaction do they throw cold water upon the ambitious aspirations of many a proud youth. He, in his innocence, exults, perhaps, over the prospect before Mm There lies the world; in it there are numberless priceless prizes awaiting him, and which he has only to put forth his hand m order to obtain. He can, with little trouble, secure a princdy fortune, a peerless wife whose beauty and virtnes shall be the talk of the world, and who will bestow upon him such affection as man never before received from woman, and crown himself with immortal fame. They inform of ten, by an appreciation so singe "* ly correct that when you go away von cannot helfVfthinking, " That woman ia positively amacing; there is no beating her." The book- learning of Frenchwomen stops, pretty generally, with their school days; but that famous theory of " education by contact,' which they practise with such consummate skill, goe* on through their entire lifetime, and ia the real source of the elastio knowledge which auch numbers of them make ua believe that they possess. This, however, would not be possible if, in such special cases, they were not good listeners as well as good discoursera. They take in new notions from the mouths of others, dress them up in a disguise which few can penetrate, and then parade them as their individual property. Of the many brilliant qualities of the race, there are few which have the worth of this one. It sets to work the moment two people are together; for two implies talking, and talking and picking up new ideas are synonymous processes with women such as these. IS JUPITER INHABITED? Even those who have denied that Jupiter can be the abode of life, and have formed altogether unfavourable ideas of his condition, have pictured him nevertheless as the scene of continual calm, though the calm iB, according to their view, the calm of gloom and desola- tion. They recognise in Jupiter an eternal winter rather than a perpetual spring. Whewell, for example, in thatonce famous work " The Plurality of Worlds," maintained that if living creatures exist at all in Jupiter, they must be wretched gelatinous monsters, languidly floating about in icy seas. According to him Jupiter is but agreat globe of ice and water with perhaps acinderynucleua— a gladal planet, with no more vitality in it than an iceberg. But when we begin to examine the records of observers, and to consider them with due reference to the vast proportions of the planet, we re- cognise the fact that whatever may be Jupiter s unfit- ness to be the abode of life, it is not of an excess of stillness that his inhabitants ( if he have any) can justly make complaint Setting aside the enormOua activity of which the mere existence of the belts affords Evi- dence, and even regarding such phenomena as the for- mation of a disappearance of a new bdt in two or three hours as merely indicative of heavy rainfalls or of the condensation of large masses of invisible aqueous vapour into douds,— there have been signs on more occasions than one, of Jovian hurricanes blowing persistently for several weeks together at a rate qompared with which the velocity of our fiercest tornad* ee seems utterly insignificant During the year 1860, a rift in one of the Jovian doud- belta behaved in such a way aa to demonstrate the startling fact that a hurricane was raging over an extent of Jovian territory equalling the whole surface of our earth, at a rate of fully 150 miles per hour. It is not too much to say that a hurricane of like vdodty on our earth would destroy every building in the _ territory over which it raged, would uproot the fcjghtieat forest trees, and woala cause in fact universal desolation.— From 41 J. Giant Planet" in Cornhill Afopaline. THE BAUER MYSTERY. As nothing has yet, unlortonately. been heard of the mis- sing Russian, Mr. Bauer, In connection with the melancholy aflalr hU employers have sent the following ; o The Times for publication:— To your courtesy we are indebted for the widest publicity in reporting the disappearance of our late manager at Moscow, Mr. L. R. Bauer, in January last. Up to the present moment, we have not received the slightest reliable information in reference to his fate. A letter was addressed by him, under date the 27th of January ( the same date as his last letter to ourselves), to his father at Pskov, and also one to hia betrothed at Riga. Both were couched in the moat earnest and affectionate terms, e should so suddenly be cut on rrom all be neid dear or loved in this world, and bidding them a last farewell The opinion of his family and friendB is that he wrote truthfully, and the annexed letter, just received from our manager of the gasworks we are erecting at San Paulo, Brazil, strongly corroborates this impres- sion. For our own part we have hoped, and believed until now, that so valued a servant would eventually be restored to us, but the information received from Mr. Jones has virtually destroyed that hope, and w* are almost forced to the conclusion that Mr. Bauer is no longer among the living. — We are, & c., WILLIAM BLBWS and SONS, Contractors to the City of Moscow Gas Company, Ac. Vew Bartholomew- street, Birmingham. May 3. FRENCH CONVERSATIONAL POWER. ( From " French Some life," in JUaekteooiTi Magazine.) Our- neighbours enjoy another superiority, and a vastly greater one. They possess and fed their language, as a nation, with a perfectnesrf, a complete- ness. and a hand in esa, which but few of us attain with English. It is no exaggeration to assert that, taking us as a whole, we do not know how to speak. We are, relativdy, a silent race; conversation, even in the educated classes, is not regarded as it is in France, as a necessary element of life; our children are not bronghtnp to talk; they are not guided by their mothers to choose their words and turn their phrases; facility of expres- sion is not considered by us to be indispensable; many of us are content to hold our tongues ; we are uncom- municative by nature, and we make no attempt to modify that disposition. The French, on the contrary, wield words with never- failing ease. Their language is a tool to which they are so accustomed that they can turn it to any use ; their fluency is inexhaustible, and generally they speak with grace and grammatical exactness. Special cases are excluded on both sides in this com- parison ; it applies solely to ordinary talk of ordinary people. We are not thinking of the nature of the thoughts expressed, and still less of oratory in any of its varied forms. Parliament, the pulpit, and the bar, involve unusual study and careful preparation, and therefore he beyond the subject; outdoor gossip and fireside chatter are the true tests of the talking powers of a people : it is to them alone that we can look for evidence. And, furthermore, we must take the lower strata into our account, for it is especially amongst the moat untaught that the national tendency will come out with the greatest distinctness. Viewing the subjeet in this broad light, it seems difficult that there can be two opinions on it France is palpably brimful of people who scarcely ever leave off talking, and who, by mere force of exercise, if not innate skill, acquire a dexterity and facility of wording which no other land can match. They may talk non- sense all day long, there may not be one idea worth re- membering in all they say ; but they pour out sentences with an unceasing flow, and in a form which proves that at all events they know their language tborouahly. This capacity is certainly one of the most striking features of French life; we find it, in varying degrees and stages of development, wherever we turn our ears. From childhood to old age everybody talks, and, so far aa rejrards the mere roll of words, talka welL Whether the higher classes, as a whole, apeak better than thev do in other countriea is a question difficult to dedde, for the answer it dependa almost entirely on the accidents of experience, and on per- sonal sympathies and likings. One witness may be all for France and another all against her, each following the bent of his own prejudices, each guided by hia own means of observation aud by his power of forming an opinion on such a subject ^ But without going into this thorny poiqt, it may be advanced as a generally admitted truth that the better sort of Frenchwomen speak with a gaiety, a daah, a facility of simile and contrast, and a readiness of & propot, which carry their talking very near to what we understand by brilliancy, and that some of them reach absolute perfection. It is natural that it should be so ; for where the constant object is to amuse and brighten, the means must gradually adapt them- selves to the end: cause and result become some- what identical; the speaker talks to laugh, and laughs because she talks. Is not thia a cheery and an enviable attribute? Is it likely that the character of a people can remain permanently un- affected by such influences, or that the brightneaa, the insouciance, and perhapa even thfe frivolity of French nature, are not atrengthened and augumented by thia charming chattering of the women? Un- fortunately they are not all alike; though they all talk volubly, they are not all amuaing. If they were, France would be all over what it is only here and there— the home of the pleas an teat society in Europe. But when one has the luek to stumble on a type of the higher sort, it is indeed a privilege to look and listen, and feel the apell which women of such a kind cast around them. The exceptional cases in which French- women attain to the utmost height of indoor doquence dwell in the memory of those who have met with them ; it would be difficult to forgot the deep indent which they produoe. The mastery of words is wonderful, and it is aocompanied by such a wholesale scatter of odd comparisons, unexpected images, strange illustrations, wild paradoxes, and tempestuous fancies, that the assemblage of all these dements Bee ma momen- tarily to add fresh brightness to the air. and moat cer- hlm that it is quite possible he may become a beggar and die in a workhouse. Better men thajhe have done that before now. He is told that his wife may tmrn out a virago, a slut, or a drunkard; and it u pointed out to him with great clearness, that, out of the mass of the people who plan to become famous, not one in a hundred achieves anything but the most miserable failure. It is hinted— very broadly hinted-- that there are more talented men than himself living, and that luckless beings are pursued by a sanguinary Nemesis when they least ex- pect it They do not say it will be so, but it would not surprise them if his future were one of the most abject misery. They have seen so many people fall into the slough of despond, when they have floundered till they were hopelessly lost, that nothing would astonish them. It would strike a disinterested on- looker that they would be rather glad than otherwise to see their prophedes of ill- omen verified : but this is, no doubt, a mistake. Though thev do their best to dishearten people, and give every- day life a cheerless and gloomy aspect, thev profess to regard all mankind with the most profound charity, and avow that they are prepared to make, as they " are ever making, great sacrifices on its behalf. Probably, then, the injury theydo, they do unconscinudy. But this much is cer- tain. They have no word of comfort for the despair- ing souL The man who is bankrupt in puree they plainly infer will shortly be bankrupt in reputation, and he who, in his trouble, is looking round for hdp and succour, they bluntly say i* looking in vain. The prophet of evil flourishes among all classes of the community, and has a word to say in re- ference to every passing event. When a pic- nic is arranged he straightway Bets to work to make everyone concerned feel miserable by declaring that it is very likely the day will be wet Not even will a gloriously fine morning upon the day chosen silence his croak in gs. As he travels alone in carriage or boat he keeps a sharp look- out for stray clouds which have a auspicious look, and his search is rarely in vain. In commiserating; tones the ladies are asked if they have brought their umbrellas, or if they have anything on which " will spoil." H the nasty- looking cloud floats away inte space, and the sun shines out bright and warm aa ever, though rather disappointed that hia evil prognostications have come to nothing, he is no way disheartened, but straightway sets to work to dis- cover fresh signs of bad weather. If tho weather proves too settled even for him to saying anything dishearten- ing in reference to it, he has other cards to play. He has a strong suspicion that a particular wheel on carriage is by no means safe, and that it will be coming off, thereby placing the party In great danger. Or the boat is cranky, tendency to turn over and has a — an event which could not happen, he asserts, with- out putting everybody in the most serious jeopardy ; indeed, it would be nothing less than a miracle if everyone in the unfortufte oraft did not perish. Ho ia continually haunted by doubts that some of the party will take cold. H he finds them reclining upon the grass, in touohing tone* he advises them not to do so, informing them, at the same time, of some of the awful effects of suoh folly which have come under his personal observation. He has a horror of the chilly night air. In trembling ficeentB he beseeches everybody to wrap themselves up warm, because nothing is so dangerous as a cold caught under such circumstances. He knows more than one unlucky mortal who has rone to an early grave by auch means. When he parts from those he has attempted to warn and save, his la* t words are, " I hope you wen't catch oold," delivered in such a tene that those whom he is address- ing cannot avoid the conviction that, if they do not do so, no one will be more astonished than he wilL All this may be very considerate and very kind, and people ought to feel very thankful, perhaps, that so much in- terest is taken in their welfare. But they don't. They persist in regarding the prophet of evil as an unmiti- gated nuisance, wh* damps their spirits when they want to b « merrj, and is cnly enjoying himself when he is making everybody else miserable. In addition to all this, the prophet of evil deems himself privileged to criticise the domcstio economy of almost every house- hold into which he has any insight The heart ? f these criticisms is, that the majority of people are going to' the dogB as quiokly as they can go. When told that his neighbour ia indisposed, he asserts with portentous face that he for some time has Been that the unfortunate man has not long to live. And no argument will induce him to think that this is not the case. When speaking of the national business he is equally doloroua. The country ia going to rack and nun, and nothing can savo it There are troubles looming ahead which no one but himself can properly eatimato the importance of. He dooH not see that anything can be done to avert them. The nation has had its day of triumph, and, like Greece, and Home, and Egypt, it must have its hour of humi- liation and distress. In short, he looks upon the dark tainly gives the novice listener a new idea of what words ca » do. Time does not weaken this impression; habit docs not wear it out; as it is produced but rarely, its very scarceness makes it live. But even if it were universal its reality would not be much diminished, for its cause is so intensely pleasant that no custom could lead us to insensibility of itB charms. The men have less of this peculiar power; most of them know their language well, and, as far as mere machinery goes, are as productive as the women ; but, with rare exceptions, they do not handle forms so capriciously or a* luxuriantly ; their imagery ia leas fantastic, their contrasts are less vivid, their outpour- ings is less torrential It is the women who represent the talking qualities of the nation; it is they who ehow us practically what the absorption, assimilation and re- production of other people's ideas can do to produoe the appearance of wideipread knowledge and of well digested thought. Frenchwomen do not read/' at least not as we under- stand reading here ; and yet many of them apppar to know something about everything. No subject oomes amiss to the practised Pariaienne. If the conversation turns suddenly towards some fact or argument of which she never heard before, she listens for three minutes, and then dashes ipto the midst, plunging right and left, making at tw^ t" importable mistakes, which she covers up by dexterous xfte& ling, but ending, nins times out " Hie San Paolo Gasworks . San Paulo, Breall March 26,1872, " Gentlemen,— I am in receipt of your letters Informing me of the disappearance of Mr. L. K. Bauer. I am very greatly touched by the horrible event When we parted at Moscow we parted as two brothers would; he embraced mo as no man save a father has ever done; he promised to write to me Instantly In any difficulty business might bring about; we sketched out how each was to pull with the other, how wo were not to bo separated, though we lived in different hemispheres; and I came away satisfied that you had as good and faithful a servant m Bauer as you ever had In any man. Of his connection with one of the numerous associations professing freedom for tho Baltic Provinces and for Poland he has Informed me fully, and of his bitter sufferings In connexion with his vows ; and when it became necessary to appoint him in my stead, it was only on tho distinct arrangement that he should marry at Christmas, 1S71, and then look out for a magasin having store- room beneath or In rear and apartments over It for his occupation. 8uch " in act would, I knew, bring him fase to face with the association, and In any such con- test, supported by a loved wife, and protested by the position your Moscow business furnished him with, the issue was In his hands. The fact of his youth having been allied to such institutions wonld not weigh against Mr. Bauer In the eyes of the General Governor of Moscow, and to him I urged any appeal which might become necessary during tho strife, and also to myself I undertook to run over to Moscow at any time on his Informing me the hour had come. His appointment to a business position was essential to his marriage, and I many a time dwelt on tho urgent necessity there was for marriage among the young men in tho HOtel Haldy ; many will remember tbese adju- rations of mine, and they may possibly now see their point Bauer promised he would many, and I promised to secure him from your service what would enable him to live com- fortably. " From this you will see I am not surprised that trouble has befallen him, but I am sorry it did not happen in Russia. In London I know of several such associations, organized, officered, and managed entirely there: and the conse- quences of their actions are never traced te them in England Many a' poor fellow falls in an Hnaute In- stantly suppressed and seldom reported ; but that does not affect smug John Bull. The organizations are perfect in Iondnn ; they are only deficient in action in the locality to bo adrantared by associa- tion. In London, then, Bauer was mnch less safe than in Russia. It is always a difficulty to a foreigner how police can be useful for protective purposes, they are known ouly for repressive purposes, and strangers hesitate to utilize them. Baner, doubtless, arrived at Eosten for the 12 o'clock train, and was there accosted by an agent, and, unfortunately, in his exceeding great courtesy, would balance his head two or three times, and proceed to address tho agent Instead of de- manding a seat from the guard and leaving the ageDt to himself. Of course the agent wonld have a plausible story with which to detain Bauer, and in this, the first minute of tho attack, life or death to Bauer were in the scale. Failure was Irretrievable. Steady progress towards bis scat was salvation. But I have several times found bim in Moscow staying In the street to listen to the aDollcatlous of strangers. This Is a habit I have studiously avoided Eng- land and abroad. In a thousand ways it la dangerous The letter of January 2T is quite Bauer's style of exprei ion. Phrases in it are indisputably his. Russians Bpealring t > Rus- sians say ' my brideBauer, to my wife and me, invarjibly said " my girland other instances I could name, bu I you have the original and can test the handwriting. " If I were in England I could readily ascertain whether he really had fallen under the displeasure of his associativa ; but no assistance would be rendered me at this distance. Satisfaction ia quite possible on this head, and also upon tha point if ho sent to Russia for adjudication, for I do not think action would be taken in London beyond his belnj; sent to Paris or Russia. " I notice the Telegraph points to possible defalotions. My knowledge of the position sets that aside. The sum open to him was valueless to him. I am as certain of his supe- riority to temptation of that kind as I am certain of my own; and I am equally certain Bauer was quite in liffereut to the temptations of London life. Yon will And no one person charge him with intemperance or Immorality, and I am confident Messrs. Laidlaw and Son's maniyer will join in assuring you that tho whole of Biu^ r's Intercourse wi^ h him was, as It was with me, * insu- larly pure. From none of these sources will help couio to you in your search. If that second letter ( February 2) is tie production of another, then ay first hope that he has In tn attacked with the fear of those devils being near him and hod lost his reason, vanishes. He would not, under anv such attack of insanity, perpetrate the second letter. ' I ho flr.- t be would ; but If the second is not In his writing, then I have little hope of your finding him in England " Ton have lost a most valuable servant, and I have loit tlio dearest friend late years have brousht mo. My wife ( who also besought him to marry) is quite n able to b- JIrve t -> story. All seems to her ike a miser ble dream ; it Is no possible, she says. Had wo been In England he * Quid h^ va been safe. " I await with anxiety further intelllcence from yu, and remain, " Gentlemen, yours very respectfully, " JOSEPH ID WARD JO. NES. " Messrs. William Blews and Sons, Birmingham." . ERIAL STEAM NAVIGATION IN AMERICA. The ASrial Steam Navigation Company have applie to the Legislature to make them au appropria'. i. Ti c 25,000 dols., to construct an avitor ( fays the S: Francisco News Letter). The propriety of this <.. cession is found in the history of the exwrtions of i i company and the efforts of Mr. Marriott, who twenty years has been engaged in the study and periment of perfecting a flying machine to navu the air. This gentleman, after long and patient stu > and by the application of entirely novel lifting propelling machinery, dispensing altogether with t balloon, succeeded in perfecting an as rial vessel, ma buoyant with gas and propelled by stw. m, whirl, the presence of a hundred gentlemen in San Irnncit arose from its anchorage, sailed through the guided by its helm, and m all respects was gover by its machinery, with and against tho v The experiment waa pronounced a success, and all c r curved in declaring that the invention was mo- t v derful, said that it demonstrated the possibility < navigating the air and of practically u- ing the air a highway of oommerce. An acddental hredesti - the model, which had been constructed at grn « > pense by tne Atrial Steam Navigation Company. Inventorhadjexhauated himself, pecuniarily, in aim tade of models and numberless attempts to put successful operation his brain work. H it hud i already been demonstrated that the invention v. - success, there might be an impropriety in going t State for money. Legislators might shake their )• apd say all this is the airy nothing of an invci brain: but now that this thing ha* been illu- ir.. now that it is known the only impediment to tl e • gation of the air is the pecuniary means to c » the ivessel, Sdenoe may dearly say to the :- t have demonstrated the fact; I have shown that air is navigable in a vessd of a certain ct nstruit. now give m « th* means to build this vessel. At last, on the 22nd of July, 1821, sentence was passed. Convicted of the murder of Baumler and his maid- servant, Forater waa condemned to imprisonment for life in chains. His sister, Walburga, for aiding and abetting in the murder, received twelve months in the House of Correction, and Margaret Preias was acquitted. In prison Forster was like a bronze statue. Ho said to some of bia fellow- prisoners, " If evor I get into trouble again I will persist in denial till my tongue turns black, aud rota in my mouth, and my body is bent double." The rascal had known perfectly- well that unless he made a voluntary confeasion ( for torture bad been abolished in Bavaria in 1806) the Bavarian law did not allow him to be put to death. The being exposed in a pdlory in chainB, with a placard on his breast before Baumler's shop, in the Konlgatrasse, did not shake for a moment his nerves of steeL In 1817, during hia imprisonment at Schwabach, this murderer had written a sentimental autobiography, which he entitled, " The Romance of my Life and Loves." It seems that, as a W, he had hung about public- houses, running errands for the citizens who came there to play loto. He had then become a foot- boy to a Prussian baron, with whose children be used to play. Refusing to become a shoemaker, he had turned gardener, till in 1807 ho waa drawn in the conscription, and enrolled in a regiment of the line. He made the campaign against Austria in 1809, was taken prisoner, and ransomed himself. - DL- miased on furlough, ho became a tavern keeper, and was punished for theft upon hia guests. Twice deserting his regiment, the incor- rigible man was sentenced to. run the gauntlet three times Wkwards and forwards past one hundred and fifty men, and to return to military service for six additional years. On the very day of his punishmeut he again deserted, and again received the same sentence. In 1815 he was found guilty of de- sertion. fraud, and conspiracy, and drummed out of the regiment. He then turned day- labourer and thid alternately, and in 1816 was tried at Nuremberg for theft and house- breaking, and sentenced to three yearn and six months' imprisonment in the HOUBO of Correction. In consequence of hia good conduct in prison, however, Foreter was re- leased at the expiration of three- fourths of his timo, exactly four weeka before the murder. The hyi> ocritl- cal and sentimental autobiography of Foreter. in spite of Home faults of spelliug, displayed considerable clover- nesa, and was stuffed with texts of Scripture. Forster is described as having a vulgar, heavy countenanco. The lower part of his long narrow face wus of unusual kngth. Hia expression, singularly animal, revolting and hard, never changed, so that his hesd seemed like that of A marble