Freehold DWELLING HOUSES in Falmouth for Sale. MESSES. OLVE I AND SONS are in- structed U offer for Sale by PUB- LIC AUCTION, at the King's Arms Hot 1, Falmouth, on Monday, the 10th d y of June next, at Six \ o'clock in the evening, subject to - i \ the condit ons to be then produced, the followi » g HOUSES. LOT 1.— All that Fi eehold Dwelling House, Courtlage, and Premises, situate in and being No. 5, P ince Street, in the Bor- ough otwblm6 th, now in the several occunanons of Messrs. Allen, Roberts, and Ceplin, and! producing a rental of £ 254^ 8. per auburn. LOT 2.— All that Freehold Dwelling House, Garden, and Promises, situate and being in No. 5, Beraemy Place, in the Parish of Falmouth, [ no r in the several occupa- tions of Messrs Kestell, Arthur, and Best, and produ ing a rental of £ 24 10s. per annum. | Lot 1 is situate in tht principal thoroughfare in tho town. Lot 2 is \ ery conveniently situa- ted for the markets, kn< is in the direct Toad and close to the peopuo'i park now being formed. Both properties arl w > 11 adapted for business or private occupation, a id being held for short terms, early possession nay be obtained. To view the properti< j apply to the Tenants and for further particul rs to the Auctioneers, or to ME BEG NALD ROGBBS, Soliciton and Proctor, Falmouth. Dated Falmouth, 28thMay, 1872. MUtotery, Mndks, Very Cheap Pure Amuya Black Dress ani Mantle 5 Some Jobs m Kid Gloves- Job SUk UmbriUas atsd Pt Miliinerf— iery attrodp/ < An early toll hAU f/ estem JT1L OOBFIELD will Sell by AUCTION, 11. on Tuesday and Wednesddy next, June 4th and 5th, at Carnmenellis Vieawge, within four miles of Red- ruth and Holston, the whole of the Modern and Genteel Ilonsfhold Furniture Band Table Linen, Musical lofctruments, Dinner, Dessert, Tea, and Breakiaat Services, Glass, and numerous other Effects of the above Vicarage, the property of the Be v. [ W. 8. Lach- Scayrma, leaving the / county. Bale eJh day at One. handbills for detailed particulars. Dated Auction Offices, May 29th, 1872. Homoeopathic Medicines, P: iEPABBD BT J. M. KENDALL, M. P. S, Chemist by appointment to the Exeter, the Torquay, and the Plymouth Hommopathic Dispensaries, can be obtained in FAXMOU: h of his Agent, Mr. W. HL SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market St. Mr. STEPHENS had the honor of being the first person to take the likeness of any member of a Royal Family by the Photogra] hio process ; First Class Silver and Bronze Medals have been awarded him by the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, he being the ' only Medallist for Cartes de Visite taken in the County. Mr. SIDDONS has alio claims in the j roduotion of the Negatives and Enlargements for which the only Medal has been awarded by that Society for that class of Photographic Work. Also, Bendall's THEOBROMINE COCOA tbe purest and most delicious extant, in Tins, Is.,' 2s., and 3s. 9< L each. Genteel Honses to be Let or Sold in Obelisk Road. London JCoxue, Sfalmoxtth. Jladam, / J beg to inform yOu, that my &% qul ffiaamA. are nam (!) fieri, with all the heading Jfovelties for the/ Summer Season, in Prenek and fynglieh Millinery, ( opstumes and Skirts, Silk and Gashmere • Mantlet and Jacket*, Janoy Sill* and $ rosl dairies. 3ht favour of a call will oblige. Vours obediently, / &\ fflowninq. DRES8 DEPARTME MT - y Th* Stock is much larger and more varied tlum in • J \ A previous seasons. Special attention it directed to the \ \ umlenrwUionetl Cheap Line*-.— The New Tutor* \ / » Cloth, for Co- Humes, at 9d per yard, worth Is. The \ \ / \ Clouded Alpacas, for Ditto, at lOJ- J per yard, ) / ] worth Is 3d. The Satin Striped Alpacas, for Dills, / at 182- 2 per yard, worth Is 2d. silks C _/ . ... Black Silks by every manufacturer of repute, in / Cachemirc de Sole, Oros Grain, Oros de Londrei, / • nd Black Olace— wear loarramUd. / Specially Cheap Lines at 3/-, 3/ 0, 4/ 11*, 8/ 6. / A choice Assortment of Colored Poult > le Soie. Col- / ored Broche and Foulard Silks— neurit shades and / designs for the present sen nn. / Black Silk Velvets, in every make and quality. FURNISHING DEPARTMENT This Department is applied rcM every Re- piisife for / Family Use, and as all goods have been purchased • po BE LET < pB SOLD, with immediate JL possession, two elegantly- designed and commodious DWELLINGS ( newly- built), in Obelisk Road, commanding the finest CIJXS in Falmouth. EachjHouse comprises 2 Parlors, 2 Kitchens, 5 Bfedrooms, W. O., and a small Cellar; with a Gatden in front and convenient Courtlage at the back. Apply to Mr. JJAMES MITCHELL, Builder, Falmouth. Wanted to Pnrrhase did Indian China & Curiosities Eft AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. PUBLISHED, ^ EVEUY SATUBDAY MORNING, BT FRED. H. EARTjE, OFFICES O. N THE QUAY, FALMOTTTH. ZSUHBEB 574. ^ alts fry • rJsssgsBE& p zSi FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1872. PRICK ONE PENNY. A Bazaar and Faa^ y Fair IS AID OP THE CORNWALL Home for Destitute Little Girls, WDl bis^ eld ewly in AiWt next, in the GROUNDS AT GYLLNODUNE ( tfcnwKh the kfnd penniwiyB of Mn. W. ters.) LADV PATRYNESAES • L « dT Klinth. 8t Anbyn Mr. Ewtwjck TADR AxmUVMu MN. R. N. Fowler lK Mm. P. P. Smith TfiHon. Mn. Tmn. joo Mn. K. M, WiUi. m. Un, ARTHO* Tr* m. yne A* • debt of £ 200 is still recuioiDg on the New Bnildinff, the Committee anxious to Mmore it, ana evn£ st! j entreat all the friends of thii Talnable Charity to he ^ ToH. Contribntions of Work, Books, Picl Plants, and other artieler will be thank Hilly nalitid by any Member of the Committee; Or br tho Hon. Treasurer. Miss KSABBS, Eelle- Vue Terrace; or the Hon. Secretary, Mia* FRANCIS, Stratton Villas, Falmouth. Sudill's Hair Restorer la toially different from any other kind, and haa bean pronounced by tho Medical Pro- fession to be perfeetly harmless. It will positirelr Bestore Grey Hair to its Orininal Colour in a few days without dyeing it or leaving th* disagreeable smell of other Bestorers. [ era the Hair beautifully soft, glossy and luxuriant. It wffl not only Bettor © Grey Hair to ita Original Color, but will oause New Hair to grow cm Bald Spots, unless the Hair Glands are decayed, when no stimulant $ alts tot Suction. Whaa the New Hair makes its appearance be careful not to bnrah it too raoeh. Dtreebons an enclosed with each Bottle. In Bottles Is. and 3a. Sd. each, rur. asn OHLT BT THOMAS 0. SANDELL, rtmnnarmttval Chtmiil ( b) ExammaUm J, YEOVIL' Sole Agent for Falmonth : Mr W. a SOLOMON. Dupensiim Chemist. JOHN BURTON, MAfi^ UT sr., FALMOUTH, IS OPEN TO PURCHASE EVERY DESCRIPTION OF Old Indian China and other Curiosities, For which the highest market value will be given. MARKET STREET. FALMOUTH. MADAM, J Having just returned from London, I hartJ OPENED MY SHOW ROOMS, WITH ALL THE / LIMimiSfTiSEASi K, <£&, & 0. rtimgs. 6ueh below rail*. Also, bkwJt Silk VtUtis. s and single, buttons, vhdu. 4 and btceming styles, / esteemed. Yours respectfully, H. PBNLERICK. STEPHENS & SIDDONS, P HOTOG^ IAPHERS, 42, HIGH STREET, FALMOUTH. i; ,—; Likenesses from the smallest to th: largest size, plain and finished in Crayon, Water or Oil Color, Landscapes, Mansions, Ships. Sea / iews, and Groups; WORKS OF ART COPIED. CURTAINS SHEETINGS WOOLLENS DIMITIE S-- from tht manvfac/ urrr. urnww U> tlw. rvxal nrtni adwuoA, Uw ! tood* vilt Ufowi faarA u. trr ma. Hufoctartr*' /, rf « ni prim ... Brwei., TapeUrg, P'Jl and KidderminMer. r; Ciotts. "" — 1T**> La*, I.' no, amrt Ntt. ... A > aryc panel or Firfay. and mairrg, ^ penally duap. . BUudbrU airt FtinneU at laM year's pricu. ... White ami Fawn Chinii in gnat riri'ty. Snittal, Stable and Coach house to let. GOOD Premised, in excellent order. Apply at the! Officos of this paper. NOTICE. IJAMBS SAWT/ K, will not be aniwarable ) from thia date for any Debt or Debts con- tracted bj mj wife, Elizabeth Lean Sawle. JAMBS 8AWLK. Falmouth, S9tb May. 1872. Falmouth Harbour Order, THE ANNUAL MEETING of the COM- MISSIONED will be held at their Board Room, Quay, Falmouth, on Wednesday, the 19th day of June instant, at twelve o, clock at noon. Tho Accounts of Eae ^ Commissioner* to the 31st day of March latfc will then be examined and settled. The Statement and Account required in that behalf are printed, and lie at th^/ Bce of the Commissioners, Quay, Falmouth/ wady for the inspection of tho creditors, rut^ fNfcyors, and other parties intei^ stcd. Dated this first day of Juno, 187& By order of tha Commissioners, ^ W. J. QBNN, Clerk- EDMONDS'S ( LiTB WOMB WELL'S) Royal Windsor Castle and Crystal Palaee THE Largest and most valuable travelling ZOOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENT in the kingdom, will enter this town in a GUAND PROCESSION, on FRIDAY, June 7th, wkere it will be located SATURDAY over. FAREWELL VISIT. Mrs. EDMONDS, in making her final tour through Cornwall, begs to return her moat sincere thanks to the inhabitants generally of Falmouth and its vicinity,; for the very liberal patronage at all timea bestowed during the lifetime of her husband, the late Mr. James Edmonds, and to inform them that never has her Menagerie been so replete! with novelties, both rare and valuable, as upon the present oesasion. The additions since the last viait are very numerous. Amongst them will be found tbe MONSTER RHINOCEROS, Or Unicorn of the Ancients— the only speoimen in the provinces, costing the enormous sua of £ 2000— a sight in itself. Tho GNUS, or Horned Horses from pcntral Africa, the Hamadryad or Child of I the Sun, the Great Bonassus, the Black Clouded or Tree Tiger, the Family of Tasmanian Devils, the Infant Chac- mas or ' Dog- faced Baboons, together with an unrivalled concourse of the Animal Kingdom, including a pair of highly- tr^ bed MUSICAL PERFORMING ELEPHANTS, Which actually play musical selections on the Grand Organ, Ac., Ac. Last but not least must be mentioned the beautiful and much admired WAR CHAROER " HAMXL," The favorite horse of the late King Theodore of Abyssinia ( which is still retained in the Menagerie ). ADMISSION to view the entire Menagerie, 1b., Children under 10 years of age, 6d. 8PECIAL NOTICE.— On Saturday, Jane 8, being the last day bore, there will be a grand Select Day Feeding, s Musical Promenade of the Elephants, exhibition of Hamel, the favorite War Charger of King Theodore, Ac., at 3 o'clock ia the afternoon. Admission on this Special Occasion, Is. Cd., Children and Servants, Is. Carriages may be ordered for 4- 30. THE VTLLAGB BROUGHAM, th ® VICTORIA Eg: z^ issssise^ sass& s TWELVE OABTES da VTBITK, 2a 8di 1 U M. ttT- aW'M U » • ' h ,1.1 I W la^ FAlillOUTH Volunteer j Fire Brigade. ALL PERSONS hivinK CLAIMS on this Brigade are Mqoestea to send in particu- lars of tho same to he undersigned on or before the 1st da; of June next, so that they may be examined and paid , , M, TI OKAS li. OLVER, Captain F. V. F. B. Dated May ' 2- lth, II 72. Bonython, Cory, near Helston. • MONDAY FTEXT, » 4> JUTTB, IT » . VFE. COSFIKLDWIU ktU by AUCTION, at the Barton/ of Bonython, pariah Hfivy, near Haliton, 20 prima STEEB8 ( 0 iffr FAT' WKTHtRS, of undeniable A pm br* l\ Berfford BULL, 0 months lie property^ Hr. Vopham. On Thursday neit, June 6th. VTS. HAMS wfll Sen by PUBLIC AUC- iH- TION, at the residence of Ml. Waltar TruaeoU, Prinoe Street, Falmouth, the whole of hit genteel and UMftil'/ Hsoseholi Fnrnitnre, Bedding, Carpets, and all other Effects therein, without reserve, the proprietor leaving the county. Me at i o'clock precisely. Goods on view in the Morning. Farther particulars in hand- bills or of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. THE HOUSEKEEPERS of Falmouth and Neighborhood are respectfully invited to try SOLOMON'S Celebrated English Baking Powder, ( For making Bread, Tea Cakes, Ac., without Yeast), andjud£ e for themselves whether the professional Cooks and others who have declared it to be the bctj that is used, are correct in so J saying. Sold by most Respectable Grocers, also by the Manufacturer, jft 40, Market Street, Falmouth, in Packets, Id. hnd 2d., and in Tin Canisters, at 6d., Is., and 2s. each. Ask for Solomon's Baking Powder. STiADE\ OLVEB, Furnishing and General Ironmonger, Plnmber, Gas Fitter and Manufacturer STRAND, FALMOUTHv Is Selling off SURPLUS STOCK at great reduction in prices. Balance ivory- handle Kniv" « , 10s., 12s., ' 16s. j 20a. per dozen. Black handle Knives and Forks, 6a., 8s., 9s., 10B., 12s. doe. Carving Knives and Porks, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., 4a. 6d-, 5s. 6d., 7s. 6< L pair. Electro- Silver Tablo Spoons and Forks, 203., do A Do. Dessert Spoons and Forks, llis., 18s., 20s., 24s. dor, Do. Tea Spoons, 8a., 10a., 12s. dos. Do. Sugar Boxef, Salvers, Cako Basketa, Toast Racks, Tea Pots, Cruets, Ac., ate., & c. Bronzed Tea Urnaand Kettleeon Stands, 20s., 25s., 30B. upwards. Tea Trays from 5a. por act of 3, single Trays from la. 6d. Fenders, parlour, Is. 6d., 2a., 3a., 4a., 5s. Fendore, dining room, 6a. Fenders, drawing room, 12a. Fire Irons, 2s. 6d. to 30s. per set. Romford 8tove « from 3a. upwards. Register Stovea from 8a. upwards. CookingRanges from 10B. Apparatuses from 20s. upwards. Patent Mangles, 30B.( 45a. Washing Machines, 12s. 6d., 60s., 90s. Chaff Cutters, 45a. 50s. Iron Cote, It. 6d. to 30a. Iron Folding Beds, 6s. 6d. Iron Fronch Beds, from 10a. to 308. Half Tester Beds, Mattraafles and Palliasses. Lamps, GaV Chandeliers, Gaa Brackets. Water Closets, and all plumbers Fittings. Estimates given and CKiOtraots oUtored into eilier for work or supply. TVriTHAWKyroilua . raoa. rj fee a J.^ 1 weU eduoWd LiD aa Apprentice to tha Ironmongery Butineu. 7 Falmouth, Mar * M1>. » 7>. To Tailors. TJTTANTED for the Outfitting Buaineu a "" Person a, fitter and Porcman^ one Willi: ( r to make hlmfclf generally uieful, and to work on thVWrd when not otherwiaa engaged. \ Apply to Mr/ JACOB, Arweaaek Stmt, Falmouth. , /' I May Mth, 187J. the palmouth & penryn weekly times. SATURDAY. JUXE 1, 187 " THfi QUEEN v. ALLEN." Ya tho Court fortho consideration of Crown Cafes reserved, tho above cauBO has been beard, which was reserved by Baron Martin Irom tho laqt assizes, and waabridly this :— It was an indictment for bigamy, the prisoner— a second wire b. lng alive— having married a niece ol a former wife, de- ceased. There had been in two similar cues decisions In this country by tingle Judges at the assizes that tho offence of bigamy was committed, thongh the second marriage was in- valid ; but tho learned Baron reserved the point In deference to the judgments the maJ6rity of the Irish Judges— seven to four— In a more recent case before the Court for Crown Cases Reserved in Ireland, and also a decision of Mr. Jnstlco Creswell in the Divorce Court, and the opinion of Lord Chief Justice Tindal, In tho case of the " Queen v. Mllles " in the House of Lords, that the second marriage must be valid: Tho Court in this caso seemed, during the argument, to enter- tain a contrary opinion, but had taken time to consider their Judgments. The Lord Chief Justice now delivered the unani- mous judgment of the Court, overruling the opinion of the majority of the Irish Judges, and affirming the contrary view of the minority and two of the English Judges— that the offence of bigamy bad been com- mitted- But for the statutory, disability to marry the niece of a deceased wife, the prisoner would no doubt, have been guilty of the offence. The question was whether the statutory enactment that Buch a marriare should be " DUII and void" altered the character of the prisoner's act as to going through the ceremony of marriage, so as to make it not amount to the crime of bigamy. The same question in effect had arisen before Lord Denman, and also in an analogous case before another ofc the. English Ju< Jg?% and they had both held that the offence of bigamy was under circum-, stances committed. This Co jrt would have hadno hesi- tation in arriving- at a' sifefilor conclusion hod it not been focthecase in Ireland so cloeel$ vanalogoUs to the present, 1 and which, from the high authority of the Court- waa entitled to the moat attentive consideration. They had, therefore, taken time'to consider their judgment. The question there wa3 decided, by seven Judeea against four, against the prosecution. But after giving the . fullest consideration to the reasoning of the majority of the Judges, this Court found themselves unable to concur in it, and bad arrived!' unanimously at the'opposite conclusion^ that the opinion of £ ha dissentient, Judges, and tpf the , fcw6, Epgli# h Judges, wasiright., The reasoning pf tha majority of the Irish Judges was mainly founded upon the argumentl that in the enactment of the statute against bigamy ^ iSJfc. that " any person who, being married.' shall marry another person," the words " shall marry" in the second clause of the ' SCnteiice mtttt mean the same as the words " being married'' in the first clause; and that as there the words clearly meant a valid and legal marriage so they must in i the other part i and that so, to pemstituto the offence, the second marriage must— apart from its being bigamous— be > ad valid as the first. The authorities wiled upon for thii view were the opinion of Lord Chief Justice Tindal, in the H, ouse of Lords, in the case, of . the " Queen P. Milled," and the decision of Mr. Justice Cresawell in tho Divorce Conrt. But as to the former case, the point now in question did not really arise; for the question there was asto the validity of the first marriage not the second; sothatthe opinion of Lord Chief Justice! Tindal was extra judicial; and by way only Of arguJ ment or illustration { and to this it mustbe added tb atshe expressly said, the other Judges concurred only, in Jus conclusion, and that his reasohing was bis own. There was this difference also between that case and the pre^ sent— that there, by reason, of a statutory. prohibition, the form of marriage was not in itself valid or effectual as between the parties— one of them being a Pro- testant, and the marriage ceremony being performed by a Roman Catholic, priest ; and so in the case before Mr. Justice Cresswell, the ceremony of marrive was not properly performed and was not legal by the local law, and all that he decided was that the second marriage must be in a form recognized by law. The distinction was adverted to by Mr.' Justice Christian, one of the Irish Judges in the case referred to. The majority, however, went thd length of oven- tiling the decision of Lord Denman, and their judgment proceeded upon the broad ground that the second marriage must be as valid as the first. This Court, however, differed wholly from th^ t view, and were prepared to hold that if the form of'marriage had been used which the law recognized t\ a binding, whether applicable to the parties or not,' the offtake was committed. The decision of this Court went upon' the ground taken by the minority of the Irish, Judges. . When it is said that the second marriage must be as valid is the first, it must be' borne in mina that al bigamous marriage is always invalid. An exception, 1 therefore, must be ingrafted on the proposition, a^ d that certainly involves a departure from the literal words of the statute. But when it once becomes necessary to seek the meaning of the terms of a statute, the tme rule of construction is to look to thei purposbJ of the enactment, the'' ttischtef to bel prevented, and the rombdy td' le" implied. And) on this view it could not bo considered that the( second marriage must be as valid as the first, 9r that the mischief to be prevented was polygamous marriages. 1 Polygamy— in the iense of a jtersoit having two wives, or husbands— was foreign to all' onr ideas, and was practically unknown in this country, 1 whereas bigamy, in the modern acceptation of the1 term, was unfortunately too frequent. It was always1 resorted to by one party in fraOd of the lavfr, sometimes1 by both, in order to give the colourof amarriage which did not really exist. The ground, however, on which! it was made penal was that it involved an outrage on! public decency and morality. It created a publics scandal by applying a form and ceremony, which the! law only allowed to a real and legal marriage, to one which was wholly Colourable and fictitious. It was obvious that the outrage and Bcandal would not beleqd bjecause the parties to the second marriage were under an incapacity to contract matrimony, and not less BO because' one of them had induced f^ e other to go through a fofin of marriage known to be generally binding, butinappfy cable in the particular case. Such instances as these," in- j volving aB they did all the public scandal and the out- rage upan public decency and tnorolityv were within the mischief which It was the object of the statute td punish and prevent. And the Court were Of opinion that they ought not to frustrate the operation of a very salutary statute, by putting so narrow a construction upon it as would exclude Such a case as the present— if the words are capable of such a construction as would ex- clude it. Now the words " shall marry another," may well be taken to mean " shall go through the forpi and ceremony of marriage with another person." Tho words were fully capable of being BO construed ' without being forced or strained, and as a narrower cop- struction_ would have the effect of leaving a pbrtion of the mischief untouched, which it must have been the intention of the Legislature to provide against, and thereby of bringing a grave reproach upon the Court,, they thought they were warranted in in- ferring'that the words wero used in sense referred to, and that they should best give effect to the Legis- lative intention by holding such a caso as the pro- sent within their meaning. To assume that the words must have such ^ construction as woujd exclude it, be- cause the Beoond maWage must be one which, but far the bigamy, would have been as binding as the first, appeared to be begging tho whole question, and to bo running directly contrary to the wholesome canon of construction which prescribed that where the language would admit of it, a statutory enactment should be so construed as to moke tho remedy coextensive with ehp mischief it was intended to prevent In thus holding it was not at all necessary to say that forma of mar- rfafee unkiiown to the law ( as in the caae be7ore'Mr. Justice Creswell) would suffice to bring a caae within the operation of the statute. Itmust not be understood that every fantastic form of marriage to which parties might think proper to resort, or that a marriage cere- mony performed by an unauthorized person or in an un* authorized place would be a " marrying" within the meaning - of the Act It was sufficient t « hold, na they did, that where a person already barred by an exr isting marriage went through a form of marriage known to and recognised by the law as capable of pro- ducing a valid marriage for tho purpose of a pretended and fictitious marriage, the caso was not tho less within the statutory prohibition by reason of any special circumstances which' independently of 1 the bigamous character of, tiM ttitriage, might comtitute a legal disability in the particular parties, or make the form of marriage resorted to - specially inapplicable in their individual casa Hie Court, therefore, were unanimous on th& d gfonndain holding the oonvittion v'n tho present case right v ( Vo° n Lidflon'preached one of bia'telling ind'cWrac- terlatlL'sermons at the Bishop of Wlnalu'ster's Trinity Sunday Ordinate, which took place at St. JQUUp's, Batteries. Between thirty and forty candidates, the* majority being graduates N* ere admitted to the deaeonate and priesthood, and the sermc- n i » as a stirring address on Che necessity of dodtlou ! u ™ irr> ilpti tie difficulties of the . Merleal career It ih' prcstnta/^? .1 A FRENCH TRAGEDY IN TSJT* OFE. In the whole of the criminal annals of France there Is not to be found a more ghastly and horrlbl* story than that into whioh tho Cour d'Assises des Bouches du- Bhfine has Imd thutfconttouS'^ 7c> tlsatl0IU' remar> « ^ e Daily Sews, The mere outlines of this lurid narrative, as they were first revealed eome few months ago, were sufficient to thrill the public with a sense of the desperate lengths to which evil passions may drive reckless men ; and now that the official inquiry has brought into full day- light the various motives and aims of the accused, no one but a Balzac or an Edgar Allen Poe could deal fitly with the depths of iniquity which are thus disclosed. The briefest recapitulation of the charge preferred against-, tjhe three prisoners will ehew that the ruin aids t who weaves his complicated of plots are simple and paltry when com- pared with itfie > tangled mesh of- guilty motives pre- sented to us by the " affaire Grego." Ori' the 16th of January last, this M. Grego suddenly disappeared. He was a merchant and representative of acom- P. tOTlfflH en^ flWWarR'PS WtK <$ 4 « yed m Marseilles. At" the tone of his disappearance he had just collected a large sum of money on behalf of jns r employ era : - and whfen the* discovery was made that he and the money were both missing from his apartments, the natural inference was that he had abscohded. - frith; .. the property of, his employers. Mr. Michel Samara, a friend of Gfpgo, and a member of the firm for » wham he acted, then went to several, acquaintances . pf.. the . missing man, more especially to two called Tel edano and Sitbon, who said they had not seen him. While the mystery remained in this stagfe, a certainfisheMan, bccofripanied Jff, SWfljngn and a bpy. hajving g< gH ojtftfoMst his lines, perceived an object floating ontiras^ a. He and his companions approached it and found it to be a large, black chest, so heavy that at cduld scarcely be hauled on board. One of the penmen foiOed it open, and recoiled with horror on finding within it a sack in which was the mangled cbrpse' ot a man, with th& legs sawn off, and the whole body smothered in blood. The chest and its contents were taken into Marseilles, and there it was speedily diacoverecUbat the murdered man waa the M. Grego whiibad disappeared. That he had been murdered_ wag_ abundantly, evident i. fui. .. be- sides marks oF strangulation'on liis neck, there were deep wounds on his forehead. It was . equally ^ Jtjar that the assassins had made off with the large amount of booty which had been dbporited1 itithe murdered nian'saafe. ' 1 "'• 1 ' "' " - The three , wgn who. hffte. been, tried for this crime, . and conyicted on the,, clearpst epidpqge, belonged to the Tunisian colony in Mars « iiles,. and were well known to M Grego. Two of them, Toledano and Sitbon, were his personal friends; the third was a porter own story, jealousy and anger. , Onp dpy last winter Sitbon, in a discussion^ struck an Algerian named Maman before several t persons, - and Grego having I remarked' that his friead - was in the wrong, Sit- , bon became furious, and cried out " If you say anything against me, I • will breafa your neck." The quarrel cobtintied' f6r'fccfm£" tlm&'; when it was • complteated byffodtbeKoaktfMnCT?.' There was a semp- stress in the employment of MeeaTS. Samama, for whom Grego had cherished a^ flffjetion. W^ aried yith his importunities, she one' evenmg left the plate in the company. o£ Sitbon,, whose aim fibe toofeo'. This provoked Grego into making a rude remark about the character . of tte'llorMft,' whieh saying'- Was earffed to I Sitbon by Toledaho. Sitbon was greatly enraged , thereby ; and Toledano, who had alfo a quarrel with I Grego onaccountofalawBuit, thereupon hinted to Sitbon. I that both of tbem mighthave theirjieveiigbl iWithflitbon revenge was the ruling motive; and in his passion he said, n If, yon like w<? will lead Grezo intq some public ! placd, we will pick a quarrel witlp liijn," and Jf - jrill stnke him." According to'Sit hop's own account, I Toledano replied that- Budh a proceeding was foolish, j as it would only leadt'J ttTlegal'proaetution. " For myself," he said, " I mean'sonjething- different. I wish to get money. We must get him to drink ; we- ; will conduct . him to the Pf^ p.^ nd m^ aihim dis- I appear for ever. If you are a man we will rent a j garden in the Prado; with a blow of a skull- | cift-. ker 11 will kill him'/, • we wall take his keys, ; and then throw him - into the. sex" Two or three days afterWaVdS, ToledMio i^ ain broached the subject';' ' knd said He'fa'kd' KetdKd the services of the man Missim. '.'. What weuld yon dcr to gain " 10,000 franca?" said TpJedano th^. third villain in the tracredy. " I Would kill a man," wa? the ready answer. Whoever actually, propotedthe i crime, and whatever motive waa the strongest in any one or tnfc" a^ ent3, itfe certaiii that ' from this moment the three men were resolved upon the deed. Toledano and Sitbon made friends again with Grego. The mm man aeenis to have been of an unsuspecting nature ; he not only responded td their professions of, friendship, but asked them to- go to hid apartirfebts'tb 600,000 francs in Tunisian . piastres whichhe had ther^. During the next few weeks the twd accomplices' were making prepaiationp fer, the marker of the ' pian who v^ ineeV ' inp tfeem everyday in bnimary Edcial intercoiirse. -; The- details1 of the orime are " too horrible to bear re- petition, \ VVaedd Only | » y ttat the « 4ap! ratqr5^ l4 rented certain chambers, and that one . nv^ ht tb, ey m- vited Grego togoand meet" some'woifaeii there. He went The place wag dimlylighted by two candles. While he was stlltcbafctiiig,- undPondering why tho women did nob arrive^ the murderers threw' themeelveB on him, strangled him,' and smashed in his forehead, at the same, moment Then, having washed a^; the blood from their clothei, . to w^ t ma ments, and secured the money an^ Vj^ uabl^, Uuvt wor& in the saTe. After that came the question of the dis- posal of the body ; and here the port< nv . who < had been relied on as tho fliief agent, withdrew, and left the hideous task to his employers. They had ji fee chest made, aijd tried , to put the f » dy in it; but . teVfeh then they found theyliad' fo'purohaae a saw to but off the legs, so that tho corpse could be compressed into the chest They managed to get the box dowmtothe sea- side, and by a xnancEUvre gotitintoa boat, of which they Bdsun& d possession Takibgit opt toted,' tl'^ yflntff it overboard, but were tjaralysed with h'otTOrtb flndthMtft did not sink. There was UQ help for it They wereforced to return to the quay ; and thereafterJ^ ft for their; . OTO homes. The verv next morning, Sitbon^ tillin bedJieMd some one cry, " The assassin ationin the Rue Montgnvtid!' Terror seized him, for he knew the chest must have been found He hastily dressed, and fled from Mar- seilles by the first train, eventually reaching England. Toledano, with the greatebt . composure, went to the funeral of Gregt.. . tnftjBcion pointed to him and to the porter H& tffii Both were airested within forth- eioht honra, „, and the, name of - the third assassin discovered* The English authorities handed oVer the fugitive; and the three men were'committfcd for trial for one pf the riost malicious and Cold- blooded murders'perpetrated in our day. The result of- the trial was foreseen, as there vfss scarcely an attempt made to contradict the overwhelming evidence brought forward. Sitbon and Toledano have been sentenced to death, and Missim to penal servitude for life. The THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT SEDAN. The GtnUbis pnbliah. ea ft letter addreesed. by thb Emperor ^ apoleon. to tho ( generals who commanded Other judgment but that of tho nation^ repUatty Nor is it for me to pass an opinion on the wpwt of MJi- mission on the capitulationof Sedan, I HuUonlf reinJBettiB principal witnesses of that catastrophe of thacxltjc^ posit on in which wo found onrselves. Tho anny oomnitoaed by the SSFSS^ I » tnnd « d ornmd U,. 11* 1 rf lalU.. 1 • » " had been displayed, I then axerdsed my sovereign risht, and cave orders to unfurl a flsg ef truce. I claim the entire rtspSnsIWHW- W that act. The immolation of 60,000 men could not tow, saved Kranoo, and the subUme devotion of her chieis'uidsoidlerm would have been uselessly sacrUlced. \ Vo obeyed a cruel bnt inexorable necessity, ily heart was broken, but my ceneclence was tranquil. "^ APOI^ OH. •• Camdon- piace, 12 May, 1872." DECLINED WITH THANKS!— On dit that the Dead- bf- Cheater baa been offered the proceeds of a perfflnpwoeatPooke'sBoyal Cinms, Chefter, W M of the restoration of the cathedral, but has declined the Bamo with thanks I He , aa( d that he could not con- scientiously accept tiie 6ame when he bad refu « ed to counten^' Q flikomir for- the puxpcee of augmenting U) f t^ HL MORE EXECUTIONS AT VERSAILLES. B& SS'^ SSSX Executions at VeraaUles - jUowln « ! graphio account- of the as^ n ft ycjtf •• noo five Dominican priests, ff their dependents, whose only- crime, tbemselrns admitted, was the fact of their V- j. Bglvriestsat nil, were butchered under circumstances great, and it should in justice be said, almost excep- tionable barbarity, in the Avenue d'ltalie, near tho famous factory of Gobelins tapestry, in the south- east of Paris. Exactly one year after tho commission of their crime Serizier andBouin, two of the chief insticators, if not two of the chief actors in the bloody scene, which Is generally known as the massacre of the Dominicans of Arceuil, paid the supreme penalty of their crime. Along with them was executed a man named Boudin, who committed a cruel murder at the e& me period last : year, having caused to be shot— it, indeed, he did not actually himself shoot— an unfortunate chemist named Koch, in the Rue Richelieu, who had refused to take part in the building of a barricade during the death- Btruggle of the Commune. These were the three men \ rho were brought out to die at Satory, this beautiful ' May morning, when all around spoke of fresh life, and ( cheerfulness, and hope. Hardly was it light this morning before the streets of ' Versailles gave but too evident signs' that something • unusual was about to take place. There were numerous little knots of sergents- de- ville to be seen as early as • four in the morning in all the streets leading from the Prison de Noaillea, where condemned prisoners are confined— in the cellars it Is rumoured, let us hope un- truthfully— to the plateau of Satory, before the artillery butts of whicfi it is the custom to put those • condemned by the oourts- martial to death. _ loere was something inoxpressiblv melancholy in the • long wide streets of Versailles, which already re- - echoed to the measured tread of the detachments ot " troops on their way to the eoene of execution. So • beautiful was the morning, BO brilliant the sunshine, eo lustrous in their freeh foliage the woods which border the road leading from the gates of Versailles to tho fatal plateau, that it seemed hard to believe that some ® i thousand men were assembling under arms in order to see three fellow- men shot dead. When one reached the butts there coold alas 3 be no longer any • doubt about the matter, for there, . white and ghastly • under the rays of the level sun, were the three TKipta Against which the criminals were to die. Up_ to five thm morning no other preparations were visible for the tragedy that was to come except the gradual assembling ef troops who defiled on to the ground frim all points and in every variety of uiiilorm. The crowd of spectators was a very small one, not a couple of hundred in all I should say, and was composed for the most pars of soldiers off duty from the camp hard by. There were very fewdvilians in the crowd, although it is sad to have to say that more than one woman had not shrank from bein* present, and they were not in all cases women of the lowest classes. A better behaved and, on the whole, more reverent crowd I have neier seen. In England, in the bad old times, when we still had public executions, the conversation in the crowd was of so filthy a nature that no decent man or woman could listen to it The crowd this morning — consisting, as I have said, for the most part, of soldiers— was, so far as I heard, and the ex- perience of friends with me agrees with mme, singu- larly quiet and free from aoy of that blackguardism which appears to be innate in an English crowd. Of sympathy with the three men who were so soon to die I heard little or none, and indeed such cculd hardly lave been looked for. In more thanone group the soldiers were discussing whether it would not be terribly h » xd to face the death which awaited Seririer, Bouin, and Boudin. Moat seemed to agree that even a linger- ing death on the battle- field would be better than thus being led out like a bullock to the slaughter. "' I have been through the Crimean and Italian cam- paigns," said a grey- haired old veteran, " and that shows I did not run away much"— he touched the • dearly- loved cross of the Legion of Honour as he spoke —" but I own that I think my courage would fail me if I were to be put with my back against one of yon- der posts with the firing party in front of me." " There is only one way," replied his companion, an artillery- man, it is to say to yourself, ' It is all up with r^ e,' and act accordingly." Tramp, tramp. Here comes the first firing party, a dozen men of a Chasseur 6. Pied regiment They pile arms some hundred yards in front of the three fatal posts, and then break off. Then comes another firing party, also composed of Chasseurs; and then a third- liners these. Scarcely have these latter piled arms, • when a staff officer rides on to the ground with an cscort of gendarmes ; and much hustling of spectators and manifestation of good temper on the part of the gendarmes and ill- breeding on the part of the officer is the consequence. " We were better treated last time," says a woman in the crowd, • evidently an habitu< 5 ; at which remark the bv- standers laugh, as do many of the sergents- de- ville. Just mb it strikes six a rattle of drams is heard all over the plain, announcing the arrival of the con- demned criminals. Suddenly, in the midst of a squabble between the crowd and the gendarmes as to the proper limits for the former to maintain, the funereal cortege comes upon the scene— so suddenly, indeed, that Although the drams had warned everyone, nearly all seemed surprised. Driven at a smart trot, three ambulance waggons drew up in front of the firing point, whilst the escort of mounted gendarmes which has accompanied the waggons from the prison at Versailles ranges itself on one side. Then the doors of all three of the ambulance waggons spring • open, and from each of them comes a man who is about to die. By far the most excited of the doomed men is Bouin, who served as Serizier's lieutenant in the massacre of the Dominicans. Directly Bouin stepped down from the ambulance waggon, he faced towards the crowd, and, putting himself in an attitude, shouted, in a clear, ringing voice, " Vive la Commune !" Two gendarmes instantly seized him by either arm and led him to the post against which he was to die. As pne saw this man, evidently so full of life and energy, led- off to death, it seemed impossible to realise than in a few brief moments he would be a mass of speechless clay. Meanwhile Serizier and Boudin were conducted to their respective stations, and the three firing parties drew up ten paces in front of the victims. Then tlu- ee soldiers, taken at random from the crowd only a few minutes before, approached to bind each sufferer's eyes. But only Boudin allowed the bandage to remain. With an impatient gesture, both Serizier and Bouin tore away the handkerchiefs which prevented them looking death in the face. Ail this while Bouin was gesticulating wildly with his arms, and talking in an abrupt, broken manner. He was the farthest from us, and it was im- possible to catch much of what he said, although I dis- tinctly heard the words," Je meura innocent— en soldat," and " Frappez juste,"" all three men smoking hard at their cigarettes all tho while. Then, whilst the sentence waa being read the priest rushed hurriedly forward, and gave each dying man the kiss of peace. He seemed to embrace Bouin with much more feeling than fiis - two companions. Just before the officer in command gave the signal to fire I turned my glass for a moment on the man of the firing party. In the outwacd ex- pression of pain aad sufteiing tho faces of that party far surpassed those of the three doomed men The • officer raises hie sword— the rifles come to a level —'' Vive la Commune 1" cry tfae three men at the stake as with one voice, Bouin tearing open his waistcoat The sword falls and a dropping volley follows, wfcich looks as if the men had taken deliberate aim. The three bodies f i^ ll, but not heavily, and Seririer seems foe a moment as if he would not fall at alL But no one c£ the three men is dead, and a scene of horror follows. A tall surgeon . comes forward and signals to the sergeant of Boudin's firing party to bring a spare Chassepot which lies ready loaded on the grass. The man catches up the rifle, l* nd ie aiming it at Boudin's ear, as is eustomary in such cases. But this does not suit the aurgeon'B views, and he coolly points the barrel as he thinks it ought . to ; be fired; ti> e report follows, and at length the stretched man is out oS his suffering. The same soene is repeated with both serizier and Bouin. It was, I should say. fully four minvites from the moment the condemned men left the wagjona before the brains of Bouin, the last to be put out . of his misery, were blown out, and the smart young surgeon arranged the lifeless corpses in what he thought faSe right position. Then tho whole of the troops on tho ground, with drums beating and trumpets ringing out metrily in the fresh morning air, went by at a quick march. What followed is so horrible that one almost he-^ tates to describe it No • ooner had the laat reginxeot marched past the < h* ee corpses, than a covered cart was driven to rthe scene of execution atfd from it were taken three of the plainest possible deal <*>- ffiM. The crowd rosh » d forward in order to have ft at the bodn?. * » niiJst a fatigue party of « aldieiJ* were engaged in placing them in the coffins- if one cai^ *> 04) 1 the rough j poxea which did duty for such. The L"< Jatt^ ^ jus I were shovelled up and placed at the feet of the corpses. Whilst this disgusting process was going on, an offlecr deliberately pointed to the head and brains of Bquln, and remarked Voild avec quo » il a fait son dheouis ( That is what he made hia speech with). IsTo ono seemed much affected by tho horrid ecene of nrranginr the mangled bodies in their Wretched coffins. Bef'jrg the work was done a cannon shot is heard, an^ tli0 plain is covered with artillerymen turning ' ou£ for morning practice. Did the men die pluckily? Bo- idih ct'. tamly did; he stood firm and erect, not apparently Ujuiing against his post, smoking his cfearc'. co, which remained in his mouth after he had falleii. Serizier. showed decided signs of fear ; he cowered against tjji post, and seemed almost as if he would ha ve fall en before tho bullets had struck him. Boo In was Breaking when shot, and had his hand stretched out to\ v ards the firing party. At the instant the muzsJ'js of the. rifles came down to a level he heaved his breas'„ with a convulsive movement, cry- ing " Vive la Commune." And now ona word may bo said about this method of destroying lrfe, called shooting. The French papers which give an account of the execution, all declare that th& ceitp < tc grace was merely a matter of form, all tho • nn having been killed by the volley. This is simply i'jcorrect Several English friends who were present can testify to the contrary, and an officer standing next me said; wien the men fell, " Ah, they havo made a mess of it" As they generally do seem to " make a mess of it" o ® e really wonders whether it vjould net be better to give the coup de gracc first, and thus ensure instant death instead of slow torture. THE MURDERS IN AUSTRALIA. A full statement of the particulars relating to the muifler of Mr.- W. F. Walker on the Paramatta, rh- q-, Australia, has just been received by his fiien^ A at Leamington. The body was discovered in the water, near the shore of the river, at Five Dock, a few miles from Bedlam Ferry, about four ' o'clock in the afternocfc tff the 19th of March last hv a posse ot policcmen unflCT1 Sergeant Dawson, who had gone up the river from Sydney for the purpose of dragging. The body was found in about 4ft of water, the head being down, apparently in the mud, and the feet upwards. On lay- ing hold of the feet and attempting' to raise the body, they found a large square 6tone, 1501b. weight, tied to the neck with a piece of strong cord. Tho bcBy " ivas taken down to Sydney and landed at the Circular Quay, where it was carefully examined by Dr. Hamil- ton. On clearing away the dirt from the head, he discovered seven holes, apparently caused by a blow with some sharp- pointed weapon, like a pick. The character and locality of the wounds justify the theory of the police that the deceased was attacked from behind, and rendered totally insensible by ths first blow. The inquest on the body was opened before the City Coroner, at the " Observer Tavern," on the day follow- ing its discovery, and was continued for several days. It was proved that the deceased had only been in Sydney about three weeks, during which time he had been lodging at Mrs. Stevenson's Registry- office, Bridge- street On the 4th of March he answered the following advertisement, whiqh appeared that day in the Sydnty Morning Herald . — " Clerk wanted ; active. Intelligent, for country ctpre- liberal salary to competent person. T. Y. C., Herald On searching his boxes after the body had been- re- covered, the police came upon a draught copy of the application. In it he begged to bring himself under the notice of the advertiser, stating he had been many years employed in a store, both in Eng- land and the colony, and hoped he might be allowed an interview and en Virmt to timonixdn before the vacancy ^ v as filled. On the 13th of March be received an answer from a person signing himself " Arthur J. Norton," stating that he bad been appointed at a salary of 30a. a week and to hve in the house, and notifying thitt a Mr. Jamea would conolude the arrangements with him at the " Royal'' Hotel, and explain why Mr. Norton couldnot see nim. Deceased went to the " Royal" Hotel, and there saw a boy named Walter, who Eaid Mr. James could not be seen, as he was indisposed, bnt he gave him a letter from James, representing Mr. Norton's place as situate in the Bathurst district This letter Mr. Walker showed to a Air. Evans, a watchmaker in George- street who told him to take It to the police, for he believed it was not an honest transaction. If, however, he was resolved to go, he had bettor leave all his valuables behind him. Another friend, named Charles EdwCils, who had lived with him at Mrs. Stevenson's Registry- offioe, gave him similar advice, and said he though it very strange the advertiser should want him to go down the Paramatta river to a situation purporting to be in the Bathuret district The deceased appears tohave had a presentiment of evil, for on the way to Paramatta- wharf, on the after- noon of the 13th, he said to Mrs. Stevenson's son, who accompanied him and helped to carry his box, that if he did not return on the following Thursday they must conclude something had happened. He also pulled out his watch, and showing it to the lad, observed, " You can swear that I had my watch and chain on mf." When they met the prisoners Nichols and Lester at the wharf, he asked the lad if he thought it was all right It was « hown that the b9at was hired by Lester about 3 o'clock In the afternoon of the 13th inst, from Mr. George Buckley, of Buckley's Wharf, Kent- street, ostensibly forthe purpose of fishing. He did Dot return it until 7 e'clock next morning, when Nichols the ether prisoner, was with him. Upon the mainnail and ropes there were splashes of blood. The prisoner Nichols was taken into custody by Detective Elliott at the Auction Mart- of Messts. Lister and Grisdale, Pitt- Btreet, whither he had gone to receive the proceeds of some articles belonging to the mordered men, Bridges and Walker. He said he had had the thingB from a man who lived up in the Surrey Hills, but could not give his name. Charged with the murder of Walker, he said, " It is a complete mystery to me, Elliott. It will be solved" in time." A large mark, believed to be a blood stain, was upon his trousers. Lester was apprehended by DetoctiVe Camphin at the shop of Mr. Moss, jeweller, Hoy- market, attempting to eell the watch presented to Mr. Walker by the church at Amphitheatre. He said Nichols had given him the watch, but declined to Bay anything to the charge. 1 Before leaving his home in the afternoon of the 13 . u* Mr. Walker made a remarkable entry in his private diary, commencing with these words, " ThingB to bo done as soon as possible after - this nhominable con- spiracy is settled." He then directs £ 30 to be sent to his mother at Bristol, a present of clothing and articles of jewellry to a Mr. Owen in the Isle of Wight, and the remainder of his m oney to be invested in the naine of an uncle at Bristol. Lester was found wearing some of his clothes. Tw « witnesses were called who had answered ad- vertisements in the Herald, and had seen Nichols, who asked them many suspicious questions, such as jvhat luggage they had, how long they had been in tlio colony, were they in debt, and did they require pecuniary advances? Both wero poor teen, and next day they got letters from Ni-. hols stating that their services would not be required, as the old clerk wqa remaining The pieoes of rope used to fasten [ the stones to Bridges and Walker were both of the Bnme texture. They were also tied in the same fashion. The handwriting in the manuscript copy of the advertise- ment at the Herald office wo& proved to; be Nichols's The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder^' against both prisoners. There is great indignation against the prw nors in the colony, and on removing tlem from the jury- room the police had great difficulty in preserving them froifa the violence of a crowd of ncariy 2.000 people. Ropes wero called for, to hang them on tho Bpot. Both havo been repeatedly . convicted. Nidhnls, who is a find- looking fellow, has oonducted himself with stolid id- difference, bHt Lester, who is a dtgunutivo young man • f ID, has manifested great nen'outmesB. EXCITING SCENE AT BELFAST.— A scene of the Most painful excitement waa enacted in Belfast on Thursday night in lost week, about elawp o clock. A lady with her child in her arms got upon the narrow parapet of the Egllnton Hotel, and surprised the people in the street as she walked fearlessly to and fro stream- ing for her husband, a eecf captain, whom rfie had come to Belfast to meet. Uofc finding him, and dreadinghO was lost, she had gone into h"^ iterics. As her position was 60 feet high, and a falso « tep would have been instant destruction to herself and infant, it required cautious work to get near her, u^ W1 could not be effected from the roof, and no ladders safficiently long were at hand. Beds and mattresses we » " « * trown upon the street lest she should " foil. At lust, b." ® eanB of 3 fire- escapo, she was reached and seized firmly,' although Bhe struggled desperately to pu^ li the fireinarf WW. The husband ondni. ito arrived to witness the Pf the appaliipg scene. AGRICULTURAL LABOUR QUESTION IN NOTTS. A largely attended special meeting of the Notta Cliftrober of Agriculture waa held in the Town- hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, for the purpose of discuss- ing the question of agricultural labour. Tho chair was occupied by theDuke of St Albans, President of the Chamber j and amongBt Jibose present were Viscount Galwey, M. P„ the Honr. G. Monoktqn, JVf.]?., Mr. Hildyard, M. P., Mr. MuSers, , .. The Chairman said it was difficult to suppose, when other trades had adopted the principle of combination, that the agricultural class would fad fop any length of time to form unions, but the agricultural world seemed, from the accounts in the newspapers, to consider itself launched into an unexpected crisis. For thp future, howevpr, agricultural unions, and possibly strikes for increased wages, must form part of the considerations of the farmer. He thought no ono would attempt to Btnmp oat these unions by acts of tyranny against their members. If the public- house was to be the centre, most evil results would, in his opinion, follow the formation of agricultural unions; but if, on the other hand the labourers were but gaining a sense of greater responsibility, there would bo no reason to regret these combinations,. . The question must bo met by the good sense of the employers, and by moderation on the port of the men. They must not wince from looking into the condition of thbir labourers, and the labourer should consider whether he has been iustly paid for the work he gives the farmer before he lends an ear to the agitators. Having mentioned the fact that the labourer in England w^ paid better than in afly other country in Europe, his . Grace observe^ , that his decided opinion was that eveiything between the labourer and employer should be paid in coin. The ajptators said that the increase of wages must come o$ t of the rents ; but th^ t meant a depredation" of landed property in the country. The real question was whether the loss would fall - upon the producer4 - ot the consnme* Li Ms opinion, the conatomar wqhljl Mr. Storer movod, " That In considering tho present staie of tho labour ques- tion, ^ Ua meeting recommend that, any difference that mat arise sfcoMd bo settled betweon em' ployerand employed wittl- rout tile Interference of a third party ; that it deprecates con- blnfitlon eri either side to fli thejrlco of labour, whereas It should be left to regalute Itself " by the law of supply and de- mand : and that It strongly cjliapprovea of the Interference ot paid agttators, who create disaffection between different classes for their own interested motives." Ho contended that the condition of the labourer woB not nearly so l^ ad as had been represented by interested agitators. This opinion was endorsed by Mr. Neville, who seconded the resolution. Mr. Walters thought the condition of the labourers ought to be improved, and complained of the great w* nt of pr6pefbottse adoomnpddation for them. Hp considered they had behaved wonderfully well during the agitation. Mr. Gilbert argued that since 1835 the rate of agri- cultural wages had risen 50 percent Other membeiB of the Chamber having spoken, the motion was put and unanimously carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. THE LABOUR, QUESTION IN WARWICK- . SHIRK . | The projected Conference between the Warwickshire Chamber of Agriculture and the Labourers' Unioh took place on Saturday last, a, t the Shire- hall, Wo£ wick. The representatives of thtf Chamber were the Chairman, Mr. John Ford, of Pontland Lawd, Leamington ; Mr. G. F. Muntz, of Umberslade- hjJl; and Mr. J. Burberry, Kenilworth Chase; and the Union by Mr. J. Arch, the leader of the move- ment: Mr. E. Haynos, of Ratley; and Mr. Arnold, of Hampton in Arden, The Conference was conducted in private, but each ride had private notes taken, if required, for future reference. The Union submitted, as the requirements of the labourers, the resolutions adopted at the Regent Hotel, some sij: Weeks ago, at the meeting presided over by the Hoq. Auberon Herbert The Chamber of Agriculture re- presentatives admitted the right of the labourers to form a IJniam but pointed out what they considered unfair in the labourers'proposals, which were discussed in a friendly and amicable manner for nearly threte hours. No resolution, was adopted; but it is hoped the Conference will produce good results. MR, FOL# AMBE ON THE WAGES I I f QUESTION. Mr Foljambe, MP. for East Retford, in presiding at an Odd FellowB' anniversary dinner in that t, own, alluded at Eome length to the present agitation If the labour- market among the agncturao labourers and the builders. He^ said he rejoiced exceedingly that ip Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire formers were meeting the wishes of their labourers for higher wages, and he hoped the shameful and disgraceful rate of wages in,. the $ outh would soon be xaiscd to that in the Nortn of England. This increment would either have to be made up by- farmers laying land in graas- which had previously been.- under cultivation, and thus reducing the production of food ; by the em- ployment of more rpachinerv and a reduction of manual labour ; by Riving tip their farms, • which, 1n the case of small holdings, were stopping- stones for an industriouB man whb'tfted tJrisd.-' or by the landlords lowering the rent, which would fall very hard on that large class of landowners who owned only 500 or 600 acres. With regard to the builders, he reminded the meeting that there was only • o much money to be invested ip buildings, and if more wages were to be paid, fewer buildings would have to ba erected, and, consequently, less labour would bo employed. From these consider- ations he warned them against trying to obtiin a false or fictitious rise in wages, while at the same time he would earacstly advocate a liberal dealing by employers with their workpeople. MAXI& I FOE THE DERBY DAY. There's many a slip. Twlx tho race and the Up.— Punch. , a irli- T . A ROMANTIC WINDFALL. At the pleasant village of Penkridge, near Stafford ( Bays the Birmingham Morning ITews), a retired baker — Rogers by name— bas for some few y^ ars past lived on a'email competency. Mr. \ R<# 6rs is a'Widower, but without family, and during his years of wedded life he was the kindest of husbands. Soon after theaeath of his wife, Mr. Rogers by some means made the acquaint- ance of a. maiden ladyjvosfie- ffled of fabulous wealth, but of miserly disposition, residing in Cumberland. Four years ago this lady, taking advantage of leap year, in- timated to Mr. Rogers, in terms not to be mistaken, hdr willingness to bestow upon him her hand, heart, antl heritage. Mr. Rogers politely, but firmly, declined tho proposal, and heard nothing more of his amorcqs admirer until about six months ago, when a letter, written by her hand, summoned him to the side of what she feared, jand what mibae^ uentivf proved to be, her death- bed. Even to this appeal Mr. Rogers was obdurate, contenting himself by writing a stiff formal note of condolence. A week or^ two afterwards the old lady died, bequeathing to Mr. Rogers a fortune variously estimated at £ 4,000 to £ 6,000 per annuni. Tho lady was not connected by relationship with Mr. Rogers, and the latter had, if anything, an aver- sion to CJJ. Her affection seems, however, tq have been aincere, for, although B1IO had nephdwti ana nieces who diligently courted hor favour, Mr. Rogers comes in for tie bulk of her property, anjl tho will is witnessed by a lawyer and two medical gen- tlemen of eminence, a precaution taken, no doubt ' est interested persons should contest the validity of tine document by raising the plea of insanity. Mr. Rogers is a gentleman of unassuming and almost retiring manaers; and it is said that he is considerably pe » - Iilexcd, and even troubled, bytlio news of his good ortune. A large estate in Cumberland,- a mansion in Belgravia, picture galleries, horses, broughams, and b suite of servants, must be a great change, all the greater because of its suddenness, to one who has hitherto lived an obscure life of happy contentment in a little cottage on the banks of tho Peuk At an evening party lately, a gentleman came up and spoke to the Chancellor of tho Exchequer. In the crowded room, Ma Lowo, who Is, It Is salil, near- sighted, mlsteek him for Mr Hundclla the member for SheQleld: who. though a Liberal, has been bothering the Chailsellor not a little of lata. Mr. Lowe replied In a very cold, curt, manner, on whioh the gentleman rejoined, ' I don't think you rccognlso mo, Mr. Lowe.' ' Oh I do; I'vo soen you often enough of late.' ' When pray f' quoth tho astonished gentleman. • Why only yestorday.' ' Tliat's Impossible. I wasu't In England yesterday. I'm the Kin5 of tho Belgians I' It takes a good deal In discompose Mr Low"', but ho looked lloplrttireof despair."— tVtm Journal. SATURDAY, JUNE 1,1875 THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. CUTTINGS FflQM AMjiKICAN PAPERS. A genuine lion is sauntering about San . Tore in California, and the citizen* are keeping remarkably good hours. At Cheyenne the belle of the evening was Mi.- s " W. She dressed faultlessly in a Ilmey- wooUev of the pa'eat shade o* cafe au loit, cut en train, and trimmed with Chicago relics. Th4 Louisville Courier- Journal informs a enrres- pon lcnt that Kilisoa was hot the 0110 who fought at ' ifafa'sar. The Master of Ceremonies at a recent St. Louis fuileral announced :—" Tho corpse's cousins will now come forward." Why is it always said, " Poor but respectable people t" and why are rich ones never designated " rich but respectable" ( JUtof Isit an anomaly to say sof It has been calculatcd that tho combined mouths of tho twenty- five thousand singers at the Boston Jubilee will form a cavity of over seven hundred and thirty- six square feet ! Few ladies consider that thev carry some forty or • fifty miles of hair on their head ; tlfc fair- hatred mny even hnve to dress seventy miles of threads of gold every morn- ing. The following marriage notice is from * ho Cedar, Rapid! Timet—" Married, in their bnsay on tho street . Fairfax, on the 22nd nl » , by Squire 1' idppt, L. V. Uoskl I and Miss Catherine Gibson." Pbiladelphiarestauratorshave invented tho " Candle.* It consists of a small box containing fried oysters, a sand- : wich, & c , and Bonedict buys it to propitiate Bcatrico when i he goes home late. A Milwaukee lovijr, dying lately, left his sweetheart, ; a poor maiden a fortune of 20,00) dollars. There are few , such lovers to be found, says a contemporary. Doubtless it is the remark of a lady on the stuff, who would not bo satisfied with one lover, but wants " a few" at 20,000 dollars each. A w< rll- dres8ed and lady- like individual, who was 1 detected In stealing a pair of silk hose in a Boiton sUre, burat Into tears when approaehed by one of tho propria org, and offered him 20 dollars. Magnanimously, after qulotly contunug her, he charged he^ only tbo regular, prica of the hose, and handed back the change. Too late he discovered that the 20 dollar bill was counterfeit. A layman in Providence who occasionally exhorted 6t evening meetings, thus cxplalhed his belief In the ex- istence of a Deity :—" Brethren, I. am Ja3t as confident that there is a Supremo Being as I am that there is flour in Alex- andria, and that I know to a certainty, as I yesterday re- delved from there a lot of three huiidred barrels of fresh Superfine, which I will sell as low as any person Into wq.* The Teutonic tailor of a Pennsylvania village having married a second wife indecently soon after the funeral of tho first, the young men of the place signified their dis- approval by a tinhorn serenade dUriDg the projress of tho Wedding feast. Tho vulgar fraction of a man expostulated hi the following styleI say, pojrs, you ought to be ashamed of yourself to bo making all dls noise von der vas a funeral here so soon 1" An American paper says:— The credit system has been carried to a pretty fino point In some of the niral dis- tricts, if wo may judge from the following dialogue, said to have recently occurred between a customer and tho pro- C': tor .—" Hoaw" s trade, square?" " Wall, cash trade's der dull naow, major. Betsy Nipper has bort an egg's worth of tea, and got trusted for It ' till her speckled pullet THE LAST INVENTION.— A paper says the late Mr. Dickens is to be " monumcnted"* A MAN TRAP.— A Cleveland modiste is doing a large business lu ladies' dresses made up with an Alexis polonaise, the waist of which contains a steel trap concealed by a tiia'qued panler. When a young gehtlemah cslis and acci- dentally er otherwise places his arm around the wearer's waist, he hears a " click" and finds his ( inn caught.. A big brother and lamp eriter, and tho yictlm sorrowfully starts fW the Jeweller's to examine dome wedding- rings. WHERE ARB THE MISSIONARIES ?— A New York paper, after making tljls inquiry, ijell remarks—" B^ ter let the heathen slide for the present and attend to the home trade in social demoralisation and general' wickedness. Scarcely one crime or one horror is • announced ere it is * telescoped' into another, and so it goes on from one day to another, without end to the chapter. DIRECTIONS FOB FAINTING.— Never faint when you are alono. Always select some good opportunity. The more persons there are about yon, the more successful will be your fit, Never faint more than onto in the same evening, as there may be a falling- off In the sympathy on the second experiment. A woman should not only faint well, but bo ilbove suspicion. Be very careful, therefore, never to risk a faint unless you have some object In view. A SENSATIONAL DRAMA IN FOUR ACKB.— Aok fust. J- Enter a lap doorg, carrying a boarding ikool miss in his arms, about 16 hands high— it makes the dorg puff— tho dorg lays down the boarding skool miss, and orders, mint iuleps fpr 2, with the usual suckshun. Tho dorg begins to loll, tho boarding skool miss tells him " tew dri up "( in French), and tho dorg sez " he darned if he will" ( in dorg). [ Great sensashun among the awjence, with cries, " Put him out."] Finally a compromize iz affected, the boarding skool miss kisses the dorg, with tears la his eyes. Conklusion— Lap dorg dUkovera " a wicked flea at work on his tale— pursues him— round and round tfya go— dorg a lettle ahead— some- body holl » rs out " mad dorg!"— boarding skool miss faints standing— the curtaip drops. The three other acs was sup- pressed by the tensor. ill! cVdn Against Christianity Yokohama have bctn abolished by an imperial decree. lie recant dinner of the Fishmonger's Company cost £ 10 a head. An I i? MeCfi77er of note solemnly said one evening: " Parjiit', you may havo children, or, ft you ha.' o not, your daughters may have." It is with regret we have to announce the death of lord Balling and Bulwer ( elder brother of Lord Lytton) bet'- er known as Sir Henry Buiwer, the distinguished diplo- matist. Great inundations hare taken place ill Austria. A telegram, from Frsguo states that, In consequenco of the i ninfsll, several vJHigcshsfohcen entirely1 swept away, jrith much loss of life aDd destruction of property. In London a jirry has awarded £ 10 compensation to . h little boy who was Mtceu by a dog. ovidence as to the dog's jnlMnosi of characterand tbo littlo boy's teasing propensities notwithstanding. The operative hons= » - painters and decorators of Lon- | don have organized acrromlttee oud delegate meeting, for • the purpose of co- operating with tbe carpenters and masons, | with" a view of securing tko nino hoiss system. The United States Senate has unanimously passed bill appropriating 50,000 C? O1B. to meat the expenses of tho I obsei vntions upon tho trawit of Venns in 1S74, on the part ; of thu National Observatory ia Washington. The Mohammedan Nawsbof Rampoor has presented ! to tko BareiUy Mission a large building for the purpose o la medical school for women. Several woman are now going through a scientific aoursoof instruction. On Sunday last oO. brtO persons assembled at Chan- till}- to - see tho French Derby contested. Thirteen hones started, and tho raoe was won by M. Aumonfs Bovigny, the i Duko of Hamilton's Lltlie Agnes second, and Mr. Delamere's Condor third. Last Sunday ( being Trinity Sunday), according to annual custom, the Judges went hi state to St. Paul's Cathedral, for tho purpose of undergoing the ceromony of " churching." The diligence performing the service between Demo- colona and the Swiss frontier fell over a precipice in the neighbourhood of Isello a few days ago. The conductor and horses were klUei on the spot, and several of the passengers wounded. The 2Gth anniversary of the birthday of the Princess :< 2tt » istlau was celebrated on Saturday the 2Sth, at Frogmore House, and Windsor. At tho latter place flags were displayed, and the bells of St Geerge'sand the parish church were rung, whUo salutej were fired from the Long Walk and Virginia Madness and despair, caused by an intimate friend haybig committed suicide, Induced a young girl residing in Xondon to throw herself from Waterloo Bridge, last Tuesday. She was brought before the magistrate at Bow- street, and restored to her friends, on promising never to repeat the at- tempt on her life. Tbe building committee of a church called upon a Wealthy n. ember of tho congregation, soliciting asubscriptlon toward a new house of worship. The sum ho subscribed dis- appointed them, and they told him so, at tho same time in- timating that Mr. J had given double the amount " So ho should," said the wily gentleman; " he goes to church twice as much as I do. In the House of Commons, the other evening, Sir G. Jenkinson wished to ask the right hon. gentleman the Prime Minister whether a tologram that appeared in The Titiee of that day, to the effect that it was the intention of Government to grant au amnesty to tho remaining Fenian convicts, on tho occasion of the approaching visit of the Duko of Edinburgh ( to Dublin) was correct. To which Mr. Gladstone replied— So. (" Hoar, hear," and laughter.) Dr. Buchanan's report on certain sizing processes uso'd in the cotton manufacture at Tormorden, and on their influence upon health, has been published. It shows that though China clay ha3 not a rapidly fatal effect, still It en- genders consumption and lung disease, which are ultimately latfiL Tho report took place on the demand of 1,650 weavers whp were omployed at Tormorden. An important question has been sent up from the Bankruptcy Court, London, for the decision of the Lords Jus- tices, namely, whether a creditor, by consenting to accept a composition, bars himself thereby from his full claim, sup- posing instalments of such composition to be unpaid. In tho case of a debtor the creditors had consonted to take five » hillin: 3 in the pound in two payments. Tho first had been • pajd, but not tho second; and an action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas for the full amount. The decision wi| l form a most valuable precedent In cases of liquidation. At a recent sale at the Hotel Drouot of the cele- brated collection of curiosities belonging to tho late M. AllCzre some of tho articles fetched the following prices :— A small dressing- case, time of Louis XV., 2,150f.; a shuttle, • Louis XVL, in cut steel, 3 OOOf. ; a spoon and knife which hall belonged to Louis XIII., 3,700f. ; a small medallion, C.^ QOf.; a desert knlfo, fork, and snoon, which had been tho property of Cardinal Mazarin, 10.300f.; an octagonal watch, in rock crystal, l0,750f. : two thin pieces of gold, enamelled on both sides ( an Exquisite piece of work of the 15th century), bought by tho Dukfe d'Aumale, 20,000f. ; a small cup in rock crista), with an octagonal saucer, 2l, 100f. ; two small pastllle- holders in gold, elaborntely - chxsed, taken from tho Summer I Paioefcof the Emneror of China, 25,200f. PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS. , THE GREAT FIRE IN JAPAN. A rather amusing incident oc urred at the fancy drpss ball in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday night. Amongst tho company was Mr. Sakcr, lessee of the Alexandra Theatre, who had contrived to present a sort of embodiment of two single gentlemen rolled Into one, for wbile his left Side was that of an ordinary everyrday Englishman, hisright side was that of a British officer in full military uniform. Mr. Saker, while watching the Prince dancing, attracted the notiee of the latter. When first seen by the Prince he pre- setted the civilian side of his character, but immediately afterwards turned round and appeared as an officer. The Prince appeared exceedingly amused at the extraordinary appearance presented by Mr. Saker, and pointed him out with evident glee to his partner. It may bo interesting to the expectants of a large surplus from the funds of the Disestablished Irish Church to learn that an arbitration has been held by Dr. Ball, M. P., ex.- Judge Long'Md, and Lieutenant- Colonel Ellis, to hear an appeal from a decision of the Church Temporalities Com- mission era in reference to the claims of commutation by tho Kiv. Dr. Dixon, rector of Clogherny, in the county of Tyrone, and that tho result of their Inquiry, after hearing evidence on oath, was to add 25 per cent, to the award of £ 16,310. Tile Poor Law valuation of the lands was £ 954 5s., and the Commissioners had allowed only 15 per cent., but it was proved that the lands were greatly underlet, and the tenants were willing to pay a higher refit. A similar appeal was made, with a similar result, by the Dean of Clonfert. The Board of Trade have decided to make a general amalgamation of offices at the East- end connected with the bdsiness of the port of London. They have takon a large suite of rooms on Tower- hill belonging to, and formerly occupied by tho St. Katharine Dock Company, and therein will be housed the local Marine Board, with its staff of nautical examiners, surveyors, and inspectors, and also the slipping offices, at present located in Hammet- street. and tn the Well- street Sailors'Home. Courts of inquiry Into tho causes of wrecks and c& Mialtles at sea will also in future be htld here, instead of at tho police courts. These changes will take eifect about the middle of next month, and it is anti- cipated that the arrangements made will greatly facilitate commercial business In London. Whifb there is only one pawnbroker's shop in Geneva which carries on business openly, there are. It is said, at the luwest calculation fifty other establishments conducting ttjeir affairs with secrocy, and charging 60 per cent, as their lowest rate of interest for loans. The official report from wtiieh this Is gleaned regrets tho demoralising effects pro- duced by tho unregulated prosecution of this branch of in- dustry. and suggests the establishment of a " Mont do Pifit6" op the French system, with a fow modifications specially aflapted to the town. There Is a great likelihood of the pro- position being carried out, as the General Hospital bos offend an advance of l£ 0,000r. to make a commencement, on con- dition that tho State guarantees an Interest of 4 per cent, on tbe capital and hands over two- thirds of the profits to the charity i Last Sunday ( says the New York Times of the 14th) tlje Mercantile Library Beading- room was opened to sub- scribers. This is tho first time that it has been opened on Sunday, and the proposal to epen it on that day was defeated only a year ayo. It is strango with what suddenness tho aflvocates of opening the publio Libraries on Sunday have achieved their victory. For years a small party has advocated this mootnro, but tbe general sentiment of the religions com- muuity was decidedly opposed to tt. A month or so ago they called a public meeting, and engaged Mr. Beecher to make a speech. Immediately the thing was accomplished. The Cooper Union BeaJing- rooro and the Mercantile Library were at ones thrown open on Sunday, and It Is understood that the other libraries will soon follow their example. This sadden change of oplnioa is not easy to understand. Surely Mr. Beecher alono aid not, by a single speech, brush away t$ e life long prejudices of a whole community. In the House of Commons, May 23, Mr. Candllsh, on be- half of Mr. Seelfc gave notice that he would bring forward his mot16n respe< Jtlng the Admiralty on that cisy month. Mr. O'Conor, for the O'Conor Don. stated that on the 25th Jane, ho would coll attention to the- state of the Queen's Colleges In Ireland. , , . Mr Goschon, replying to Mr. Holmes, said t)> at It was In- tended to connect the dockyard at Chatham with the railway • ystem of the country, but no final result of the negotiations which had taken place had been arrived at. Lord Enfield, in reply to Mr. Mundelli, said that her Ma- jesty's Government bad been. and still were, in active cor- respondence with the French QovernmentoB tho subject of the deportation of political prisoners from Franco to this country. There would bo no unnecessary delay In presenting the papers to Parliament. Mr Disraeli repeated his inquhy whether tho Government Intended to submit tbo Supplementary Tre* T £> | ho consi- deration of Parliament previous to its ratification. In ex- planation of his motives for making a suggestion. whioU seemed to question an ancient and eahitary prerojativo of the Crown, Mr. Disraeli pointed ont that this wis an ex- ceptional cue: flnt,- bo cause, the Treaty had not been iwgo-- tioted by the Queen's ordinary diplomatic reprcsentitlves, but by a High Commission, of which the principal members were taken from both Houses ; and secondly, because a new mode of conducting negotiations had sprung up by tho means of " undcrstindincs" instesd of precise diplomatic documents. This practice ought to be checked. aa4, be ra « j no other way than by their bringing the matter under the control of Parliament. Mr. Gladstone admitted that the question needod no apology, though be demurred to Mr. Disraeli's reasons for puttli g it. maintaining that the Government had always de- clined to place their arguments on the basis of an und^ r- • tan. lli. fr. It was inteuded to follow tbe course taken, with the Trvaty last year, and if a Supplemental Artttle wire • greed to it would be laid, bef jre Parliament as soon at it was received hero signed, without waiting for the exchango of ratifications. Mr. Bouverie asked the rrinb Minister ttbethcrour Com sslssionen at Washington had communicated to tbt^ Qorern mcnt that they had oomo to ah understanding with the SPUTTERINGS FROM " JUDY'S" PEN. ! A FISH very much out of • frater— A pike oh the Epsom nad.'-' . y " " IT is funny man should book horses when they most want them to come forward. Some people will lay on the field this year; but more, probably, Will lie on the downs. > THERE are so many strong- minded women nowadays, that one may even bo found to own to a size beyond six- and- a- quarter. . . j To Ladles on ' Change— Invest in marriage lliles, If you Few artists can draw a pretty mouth (. it's harder, though, to draw teeth. A FTEE all, the ladles must be called the unfair sex In argument. A TALLOW- CANDLE la like a. contented man when he wants- nuffin. A BANKRUPT hairdresser writes to siy he never found his perfumes to " go," though they were scent. " FULL of Promise"— God- papa. When is a pork- piolike apubllo school?— When Its E( a) ton. . Query.— Db more arrows come from bows than beans from( H) atrowf A SCOTCH gentleman says, " There are fow people like Burns." Judy would think not Indeed, or scalds either! Why should " The Guards" be poetical!— Because there are so many Long- fellows among them. Why Is a Candle- maker necessarily a bad man ?— Because he is continually making light of cereous ttuugs. THE Book of Numb4f&— the " Directory." LETTERS of Credit.— IO U. A MAN of Rank— A private. THE men that have the most ups and downs In life— Hcd- darrlera. MEN of Colour— Painters. CAN an auctioneer be expected to wear an amiable ex- pression of countenance when his looks are always for- bld- ding - A GENlLEMAN who was harassed by a torrible bug- hear during the late easterly wind, has since the change of weather, found it to be nothing but a ^ a- blte.- Morali Don't make mountains of molehills. i How a friend of Judy's became an old soldier. He wont out in a shower and became a wet'un; then went out aguin ip the pouring rain, and came back a wetter'un. — Judy. Great naval preparations * re being made in America. Tbo Duke of Nassau fa said to be tbo richest man in A contemporary states that a Sunday, aohpol hog been opened In Peel, In which tho instrwtiongiTeu is In th » Manx language. Why net try English waj. of change. Gold coin to the value of fe. is to bo coined at the Vict orla mint. Coinage of this description would be a great public convenience. A Scotch divine, recently praying. soH, " O Lord give unto us neither poverty nor richcs," and pausing solemnly a moment, he added, " especially poverty." Mdlle. Christine Nilsson ia said to have made 250,000 dollars during her last tour in the United States, a inm equi- valent to about £ 50,000 sterling. The fair Scaudloaviaa sang in no less than 12 concerts, and appeared 141 time* upon the stage in epetatlc performances. A Russian printer has invented ft type- 83ttin( j: machine which, the St. Petersburg papers assert, far sur- prises all similar machines that havo hitherto been pro- duicd. It sets in an hour thirty thousand letters: It ccst » ' five thousand rubles, and one thousand letters set thereby cost » nly five cents. A correspondent wrftes >—" Some time ago I noticed^, as an llluttratlcn of tho ' bow not to do It' hawta of Frenchr, tradesmen, that » tenth- rate restrrarant, bi Paris, wishing to. attraot Snglish csstom h » d employed a professional trans- lator to do into Ingllsh its sign, ' Au Rosblf,' and that th » translatfsn, beautSnUy printed on aa expensive transparency, was ' At tho Boas 6wr. " Seven months ngo Chicago vras ahuoet obliterated i from the fete » f tho earth by one of the most terrible con-, flaurttion of modern times. One who saw it then would harUly recognise it DSW. Tho rapidity with which it has been rebuilt fa marvolleua ; the unsightly ruins m"> do by the fire are almost ontlrely replaced by fine blocks of buildings, moro substantial and WeautlfuJ than those which oiwai occupied their sites,, and the valae of property Is rapidly rising In all parts of the dty.— Nevw York World. A terrible and altogether novel railway accident i » reported from Odessa. It appears that Lu the neighbourhood' of Bender the line passes over a mine, dug by the engineer* f of the fortress as an additional defence of tho place. In tho night of tbo 17th Inst.,. as a goods train was passing over tho spot, tho ground gave way, and the vans wc- ro precipitated many feet below. Seventeen carriages were completely- smashed, and the Hne blocked up. As nsual In Kuasla, where the railways are more murderous than elsewhere, th ® number of deaths is not given. IThat is well described as a " curious " trophy ha » i lust been added to the American Smithsonian Museum. 16 I is tho head of an Indiah captive, condensed by some nn- i. known process to a siie not more than three inches in dia- v meter, the original proportions of tho features being pre- • served. It looks like the head of some pigmy. Thesok trophies are esteemed highly by tho natives and are difficult1 to obtain. This one was a present to the institute by Bay- mondde Felger, of Ecuador. Of the 5,000 French guns taken in the war, twenty- two huge specimens have been set apart for a monster bell to bo cast for tho Cathedral of Cologne. The bell is to weight 600 cwt., and will be 70 feet high, with a diameter of 13 feet at its base. With the exception of the Ivan Veliki at Mos- cow ( which, by tho way, is agong rather than a 1 » U, having no clappor, and being struok with a hammer), it will be thai largest on tho Continent, and it will, it U said, exceed even. Big Ben. The casting Is to be proceeded with shortly, In th ® ' mmediate vicinity of the Cathedral spire. Sir H. C. Rawlinson presided at the annual meeting of the Boyal Geographical Society, and made touching allu- sion to the death of Sir Boderlck Murchlaon during tho pastt year. A letter was also read from the officer in command off the Livingstone Search Expedition, which is detained at. Lawsltar by the rains. The native reports are stated to bo* contradictory, and to be often conoocted by the merchants- at Zanzibar for their own purposes. The Japanese are always startling us by the adap- tation of some new Western notion. The latest is an Exhibition to be opened in Kioto on the 17th of this month. Kioto Is the Imperial city, and closed to foreigners, except* an occasional privileged visitor. But for BO days during th ® . Exhibition foreigners will be permitted to visit it freely. Th ® only stipulation is that they shall obtain passports through, their own Consuls, and shall not go beyond the boundaries of the city. Every precaution will' bo taken for their safety and convenience. It is clearly best for art collectors, who are weak in, their appreciation of art, to buy modern works, and take re- ceipt In proof of the possession of a picture by the master, for the story runs that a milllonr. lre asked a distinguished • art critic to dinner a short time since, and after dinner- showed him one of his old masters, estimated at a fabulous price, say £ 10,000. The critic put up his glass, looked Into the corners of the picture for a peculiar mar* of the artist upon all works of his, tapped it, and then quietly told his. host that it was not worth tenpence; and there must ba scores of these tenpenny pictures of the old masters. The Chinese carte de visite is a <^ n° sity. itJJOMUW of a huge sheet of bright scarlet paper, with tho owner . nam » inscribed in large letters- the b. gger the more iq* For extra grand occasions this card is folded " n times tho name to written In the right hand lower humilatlng prefix like, " your very stupid brothor; your unworthy friend who bows his head and pays his respects^ ^ io. the words " your stupid'taking the place. of « ' yom » respectfully." It is etiquette to return these crds to risitoi^ Itbeing presumable that the expense is too great for general distribution. ___________ THE MARKETS. MABK- LA^ fE.— MONDAY. The grain trade at Mark- lane to- day has been very qnlo owing to the warm weather. English wheat hat been in very short supply, but tho quality hat been better. There has been a thin attendance of millers, and a decided disinclina- tion has boen evinced to operate with any approach to free- dom : forced sales could only be concludcd ou lower terms. With foreign wheat the market has been moderately supplied. The trade has been quiet, and prices have had a drooping ten- dency. Themarkethasbeen moderately supplied with barley. Sales have progressed slowly, and quotations have favoured buyers. Malt has sold quietly, on former Urnis. For oats, the supply ef which has been moderate, the demand ha » been heavy, and prices have fallen 6.1 per qr. Maize has been In less request, and has been rather easier in value. Beans havo changed hands quietly, at late rates. Peas have been disposed of on former terms. Tho flour market ha* been quiet, at about late rates. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET — MONDAY. The warm weather has exercised a depressHg effect upon the cattle trade, but no actual reduction has taken place 1~ EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH Saifcs F0EEIGW. The Oomto de Paris is expected in London. Political cirfclcs talk of an English third party being formed. i The Nora Scotia Giantess has had a baby. It is dead. Its longitude waa 23 Inches, weight 18 lb. Smelling- bottles, to be Worn at tho belt, have been introduced. The first meeting of the Coaching Club took place ifi Hyde- park last Saturday. Thero were 21 drags, and tho 84 horses aro described as having been in splendid condition. " There is a rumour that Princess Christian and Princess Alice expect an addition to their families."— Couri Journal. Sbakspeare is to have a monument in New York. Americans reason thus:—" Shakspeare was borne when the flag of Old England and the flag of America was one flag ; therefore Shakspeare to an American." N. » less than 102 designs have been submitted to the Committee appointed to select the best plan for tho con- struction of tho Gorman Houses of Parliament, at Berlin. Fifteen came from Euiland. seven from Austria, four from Belgium and Holland, three from France, two from Italy, und ono from America, the rest being German. A medical man, residing in London, in setting up his proofs in a dlvorco suit against his wife, ascertained tint she had been previously married, and that when she went throughthe ceremony of marriage with him her flrst husband, n snilpr, was alive. Hfe th « reforo prayed lor a decree o! nullity'of marriage, when Lord Penzance pronounced the marriage void. Some slight shocks of earthquake have been experi- enced at Beyroot and I- ataKla. They were very trifling : but the minds of the people are so excited by the recent serious convulsions higher up the Syrian coast at Antloch and Suedfah, and, in a lesser degree, at Aleppo, that lurce numbers left tholr houses precipitately, and camped out iu the fields outside the walls. Tho latest news ia that no further return of the shocks had been felt, and that tho mnie- siricken Inhabitant* were gradually returning to theh hemes. i Lord Northbroolc left Bombay for Calcutta on the 3pth April, and reached tho latter place on tho 3rd Instant, immediately on arriving he took the oaths. During his stay iif Bombay he presided at the unveiling of the statue of the Queen presented to thocity by the i. ulcowarot Baroda. At this his first public appearanco in India his lordship seems to hnvo made a very favourable impression. Tho Bombay Qasctte says that ho performed his task with so much genuine Siod feeling and" hearty interest in, and admiration of, Bom- iy, that ho won from his audience n moro cordial greeting than it over before heard given there to a Governor or Governor- General. The gift of the statue was Intended to commemorate the assumption by the Queen of the direct government of India. It appears that the great storm at Madras, of which we have received full particulars by the Overland Mall, was tlio most fearful that has betn known there for forty years. A large number of vessels were in the roads ; but only three of them escaped. Kino European ships and seventeen native craft were driven ashore and btcamo complete wrecks. The pier, moreover, was broken in two, as In i- ta. On land, also, a good deal of damage . was dono— trees being blown down, homes unroofed, and some lives lost. The city l'self, says the Madrai Mail, has not presented such a scene of desola- tion sluco tbe gTeat cyclone In 13C5. The river and the Islands were flooded, and some of the principal thoroughfares were almost impassable, ow'ing to the number of trees and branches of trees blown dov. n. The Madraj Athenceum con- siders that the calamity must impress every one with th « Necessity of securing the safety of vessels In the roads by Um construction of a harbour or breakwater. The House of Commons reanembled on May 27, after the WhiUuntiite holidays. On the motion of Mr. Stnk, the Alteration of Diocesan Boundaries Bill was read a flrst time. £ fr. G. Onslow presented a petition from inhabitants of the J » le of Wight, which he moved should be read by the clerk ® > the table. The document was accordingly read by tho clerk, and it was to the effect that the petitioners were Informed that Thomas Castro, otherwise Arthur Or ton, other- wtoe Sir B. C. D. Tichbome, Bart., was to be proieeuted for forgery and perjury by the Crown, and that they, therefore, prayed the Hon o to take due precaution that no a- lva> ta; a shall be afforded to the Crown prosecution which to not in like manner afforded to the defendant. Mr. Bouverie wished to ask tho right hon. baronet, the member for Devonshire, a question of which he had given him notice. It appeared that the right hon baronet the week before last made a speech at Exeter In which he was re- ported to hare used tbe following expressions with regard the Commission at Washington :— " Why I say our position personally has been one of great delicacy and embarrassment to this— two questions have been raised, one the personal question as to what \ yas the umler- staiidfag tetWeen' the Commissioner* at all events, and per- : hapi between the two Governments, at the time the treaty was concluded; the other as to the general merits of the Sestion. which has been ratted witbregardtn whatareoalled nseqnental Damages, or the Indirect Claims Now with regard to the personal question I will only say this— that we, i the Commissioners, Were distinctly responsible for haying I represented to the Government that- We understood a promtse | to be given tbat these claims were not to be put forward, and were not to be submitted to arbitration." i He wished to ask whether that was an authentic statement, : and, if so. what was the understanding respecting this affair ) which the right hon. gentleman mentioned In that speech, , what were, tho circumstances under which it was come to, and with whom was It come to ? SlrS: Northdoto siddthe right bon. gentleman had given him notice of this question, and the hon. baronet the member for North Wilts had also given him notice o ; a similar ono. With regard to the quotation from bis speech which theright hon. gentleman had read, ho could only 6ay that It was quito correctly reported. He thought it right to, say , wbat he did for this reason— he had just teen an Announcement that thi despatch of Mr. Fish, of the 10th April, was published in America, and would shortly be pub- lished in this country, and it appeared to him that from that dispatch, any person reading it must Infer that the claim for consequential damages had been formally pre- sented to the Commissioners at Washington, and that they made no objection to it. He, as ono of tbe Commis- sioners, thought it was not right to allow such an Impres- sion to go abroad, and he took tho flrst opportunity of con tradicting it ( Cheers.) He made uso of the expressions which he did without any previous concert with any one, in order to state on his own authority that that was not, at all levfiotf. tbe view which the Commissioner* took of the matter. With' regard to tho other tpiestlon, t( thought tho right'hen. gentleman and the House wouli see that he was in a very delicate position ( chcers). Ho was one of tho Commissioners, and, although he felt himself en- titled to speak as he did at Exeter, he did not think be should be JustiQod in going into a full account of what they did at Wwhtngton without ah invitation frJra the Govern- ment and c mmunlcatlon with his brother Commissioners, especially with Lord Blpon, who was now absent from town in attendance upon her Majesty ( hear, hear.) Mr. Bouverie asked whether the understanding referred to in hU speech was immediately communicated to her Majesty's Government by the Commissioners. ( Crips of " No, no.°; 81r9- North cote.-: I think I can answer the right hon. gen- tieman If he will give notice of the question. Mr.' Disraeli, aftir expresdag nurprine,, that tho Govern- ment had no't ma' 4? a voluntary statement, put some ques- tions as to the present position of the negotiations. Be- calllhg the circumstances under which the Prime Minister had appealed to the UOiise beforo the recess to re/ rain from dlscbssmg tho question, he pointed out that tho sacrifice the House then made at the earnest entreaty of the Government, and wbloh he at Iho , time entirely, approved, was ren- dered useless by the publication of the Supplemental Article a few days afterwards in tbe United States. Inviting Mr. Gladstone to give some explanation- of the circumstances under which this hi- d occurred, be asked him whether It was true that tto fler-- nto had acceptcd the Supplemental Article with modifications, whether tho Government was in, possession of thoso piodlflc^ fioqs, and also whether Parliament would have an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the Supplemental Article before the Queen was ai vised to ratify it. Reminding tho Houso further that the time' for presenting our arguments to the Arbitrators would^ xplro on the 16th ofi June, he asked, Mr. Gladstone to state, phat precautions he had taken to pre- vent the Arbltrotion failing If wo did not present our argU' merits in time ; of, on the other hand, to preserve us from being committed to the Indirect Claims . If we. did present them. .( ' J' Mr. Gladstone said that with reference to the appeal made by the Government to thy House of Oommons before the holi- days, it was fouBded upon considerations of general prudence, and in making it the motive Was, in his mind, that tho pub- lication of it would be injurious in America. Ho was not surprised, however, that they should have felt morti- fication at the matter having been so shortly afterwards divulged by the Government of the United States, but the grounds on which the English Government made the appeal was that tbe Article was ol a confidential nature, and he cOuld not consider that they- were to blame for its having been made public. The Article bad been agreed- lo by the Senate with certain amendments in Its terms, and tho Cabinet had met and dlscussod a this day, but they had not yet disposed of the qufeitions raised The modifications proposed by the Senate had not been made public in America; they were regarded as confidential, and could not with prudence ibo published In thi? country. He thought It would be permoture to take Into consideration the pro- ceedings at GeneVa before they had concludcd tho business which they already had In hand with respect to the supplomon- tiry engagement. Tho' Government, htwever; were fully aware or the element of time in this matttr. Hewould not enter Into the question of the arbitrators being able to deal with tho Question of time, because the decessar/ power could be given to ' them by tbe agreements of both Governments, and until they were sure that they could not deal with the qnestion without an enlargement of time, it would ba premature to discuss the matter. Her Majesty's Govern- ment would, howeveT, lose no time In making their reply to the Commissioners of the United States ( Jovpf& ment. Mr Horsman wished to know whether the modifications in the Article would be submitted to Parliament before any decision was come to upon them. The right hon. gentleman hid not said anything on that point Mr. Gladstone sa'd the modifications proposed were with reference to on article which, If agTeed to, would form a treaty between itbe two countries, and therefore he would prefer to answer the question when it wos put upon the gaper by the right hon. gentleman, tbe member for Bucking- In reply to Sir G. Jenklnson, Mr. Gladstone contradicted the reDort that the Fenian prisoners are to bo amnestied ; and MV. Otway and Mr. Mundella gave notlco of questions with regard to tho transportation to this country of destitute French Communists.. The House spent the rest of tho evening In Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, and the following yotes were agreed to: - £ 171,821 Coastguard and Navil Eeserve. £ 978,4) 83 Dockyards at Home and Abroad. • £&>, ltl Victualling Yards at Home and Abroad. £ C9,028 Medical Establishments. £ 18,723 Marina Divisions. £ 678.311 Military Pensions and Allowances. £ 3( 10,185 Civil Pensions. £ 168,700 Conveyance of Troops. Tho vote for the dockyards at home and abroad was dis- cussed at some length, and an ameudmontby Mr. Bylands to reduce It by £ 100,000 ( which was not pressed to a division),, afforded an opportunity to the members of present and former Boards to fight over again tho old battles as to re- ductions in the dockyards, the respective merits of their shipbuilding programmes, and other controverted points. The other votes led to nothing more important than the usual desultory criticism. TCt'e other Orders of the day wero disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter to S o'clock. Americin Commissioners, and that a promise was given no. to bring the Indirect Claims into arbitration. Mr. Gladstone repeated that the Government had not rwted their contention on understandings but on precise ™ e clearly set forth ST the correspon- dence laid before Parliament. Consequently to go back at ° n what might have been the precise terms ol any understanding would be premature and impolitic. £? uJorie that this did not auswer his qucs- munl^ w^ lf' " hether 1110 nn leratandiug had been com- municated to the Government, not what were its terms. On the customary motion for adjourning over the " Derby Day being made by Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Hughes carried ont nis threat of last year by opposing it He justified himself » recent refoeil of the House to allow its Committees not to sit until two o'clock on Ascension Day, and asked why a deference denied to j festival of the Church should oe paid to the British Turf. On this institution Mr. Hughes nestowed somo strong abuse, denouncing it as the parent of a system of gambling the most corrupt and- corrupting that ever cursed a country. Mr. Locke pointed out that all the Committees had ad- journed over the day, and there was, therefore, no analogy between this case and the Ascension Day vote. . ® ercsf° rd and Mr. Beresford Hopo also deprecated a aeparturo from the ordinary custom, and Mr. Gladstone thought th^ i, howtver much the House mignt reprobate the ruinously vicious abuses which occasion « i8^ Cf?, a?°, Wo' mnnly- -^ historical national sport, JkvU, d j" 1^ 11? t^ e of them in this wnv. Besides thoholyday was valued by many who did not care for the ! inoMltU011 nMtlon 101 adjournment was carried by f.^ r,,?. tim! dn' 0 drew attention iu the early period fixed for M^ ® avres, which bo contended was most. ln- WHLvenlent and Injurious both to the farmers and the " K" moved a resolution declaring that the selection of the period of the harvest will Interfere with tho " gnoilturp and inflict grave pecuniary hard- ships on both cultivators and labourer! motion, expressed a decided opinion that thc{ harvestthU year would not be over bythe 31st toe MIUtiL complained also of the Inadequate payment of OPPOSE? tho motion, maintained that if01,^ pace had chosen tho period most convenient and molt likely to bo attended with fine weather, but eventually, Mr. card well agreed to reoonsider carefully what would be at, T 10 aDnou^"'< i his flual deci- sion when he bought in'the nedes^ sary bill.' Mr. Dlmsdale, hovtever, was still for pressing his motion to a division, bufc eyehtually ho withdrew it. in deforence to an appeal from Jir., Disraeli, who thought suoh a couroe would be discour- teous after Mr. Cardwell'u promise. After some other business had been disposed oi, tho Houso wsq counted out at 10 minutes to 8 o'clock. A parliamentary return obtained by Mr. Loeko shows tbat the total number of licensed brewers in England from the 1st of October, 1869, to the 30th of September, 1871, was 2,515,103 of the number being in London; in Scotland, 77' antl in Ireland, 79. The total number of persons licenced aa victuallers in England was 70,294, of whom 6 223 were in London : in Scotland, 12,! 179; and in Ireland. 16.37L The'total number of persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the pre- miies in England was 42,590, of whom 3,592 were in London ; and not to be drunk on the premises, 3,162, 171 of these being in London. It appears from the same return that the number of bushels of malt made in the United Kingdom in the year 1871 was 50,724,036, and the amount of dutv charged, £ 6,378,102 6s. UM. Thp number of ban- els of beer exported from the United Kingdom from the 1st of October, 1S70, to the lst of October, 1871, was 467,503, and the declared v » > ijue £ 1,811,076. Another return, obtained by Mr. Nicholson, shows that the number of gallons of proof spirits distilled in the United Kingdom in the year 1871 was 30,855.033, of Which 7,739,720 were distilled in England, 13,813,062 in Scotland, and 9,302,253 in Ireland. The number of gallons of proof British spirits consumed in England was 12,874.372 ; in Sootland, 5,671,477; and in Ire- lapd, 5.617,435— total ' iu the United Kingdom, 24^ 163,644. The net amount of duty retained thereon was £ 12,081,822. Various other statistics or. the sub- ject are given in the return. • , " tho Japan Evening Mail in reporting tho groat fire which awJu^ red at tho. capital, oi^ tho 3d of April, remarks that— sqijare miles . of a crowded « ity are laid waste ;. 30,000 persona are rendered homeless; 10,000 bouses have been burnt, and from, 250 to 350 persons haw been tilled The fire, from all that can bp learnt, broke out at 3.15 p. m. on Wednesday in an aiazu yashiki within the Becohd moat of the Castle. A gale was rating at the time, and the aparks and burning shingles spread far ind wide. Suddenly the fire jumped, as it were, , the two moats, the intervening roada, and 3 whole blpck of houses, and then struck a Jap an eso house, - and with almoot the speed , of lightening rushed onward, towards the Tokaido. LlJeanwhile the fire also worked in the other direc- tion against tho wind and burned up tbe block of befase? which, had before escaped. , The space between the Castle Mid the Tokaido is now nothing but a heap of ruins, with here and thfere a mud godown standing uninjured like the ghost of the houses which before surrounded it. Not one stone remains standing on another, not ene house has escaped the general destruc- tion ; from the Nihon Basbi downward in a line with Tikidji, and from the Castle to the sea is one bare field of desolation and ruin. Crossing the Tokaido the houses have been burnt in every direction, and tho people, rendered houseless, have camped out. Dejected and sorrowful they sit in groups round a mat or blanket on which iB spread a little food; their misery is indeed terrible to witness, and yet with the thousands who are houseless it is jmpossiblo for any but government to administer relief. The scene witnessed by those who wererri Y^ o during the- fire was horrible iqdeed. An oye- wjtpe- 3 tellffusthat at 3.15, when the fite broke out, no one. thought anything of it; but as it leaped from block to block, filing at several places at once, the danger wasfelt. tobe imminent. The troops id the Yedo Hotel were sent in to a £ Iace of eafety, and sdveral foreigners living in the French Hotel removed their baggage to a foreign settlement. Anothel1 gentle- nian, who wa3 near the Castle , at the outbreak of the fire, saw at least fifty persons carried by on stretchers, nearly all dead; while a third witness, who wa. 3 in Tskidji, saw great numbers1 dead by sdffocation or fire. Mothers threw their children aWay from them— into the water to be drowned or oil to the ground to be burnt— and rushed on to save themselves. Two- sworded men drunk with excitement cut and hewed, in all directions, and the men who were seten disabled by sword ciiti were too numerous to ctffint. ' In contradistinction to this, daughters wore to be seen cairying their fathers and mothers away, children just old enough to understand what was going on helped to save their parents froci destructions, and what was more touching than all was to see in the dis- tance people fall under their burdens to be overtaken by the flames, beforo they conld rise. About 10,000 houses were burnt, placing 50,000 people in the open at the lowest oolculatiou. The loss of property must exceed a couple of millions of dollars." HEROIC CONDUCT OF A CAPTAIN'S WIFE. ' A remarkable instance of a woman's devotion and hbroism has transpired by the arrival at New York on the 14th instant of the brig Abbit Clifford, of Stockton. Tne brig left Pernambuco on the 27th of March, for New York, with a cargo Of sugar. On the second day opt Gustavo Johnson, a seaman, was taken siok with yellow fever, and died on the lst of April Allen Slnith, another seaman, died of the samo disease oh the 9th, and the steward, J. J. Fay, also > iied of foyer. Captain Clifford, the officers, nnd the niajority of the crew were also prostrated bv the fover, and notwithstanding all tbe devotion an'd attention of Mrs. ClifTord, the wife of the captain, the chief officer sucsumbed and died. After his death Mrs. CllfTordtooksolecommandof the vessel, navigateij it and brought her rick husband and remainder of tho eryw safe to New York, when the brig was placed in quarantine. Above Cap ® Hatteras the Ablic Clifford encountered a terrific northreaet galfcof five days' dura- tion, which split the sails into ribbons and carried several spars away, but Mrs-. Clifford appears to have been fully equal to tho emergenoy. It appears that she has been at sea several y tors with her husband, and has mode most of the calculations. during that time. Had it not been for her attention to duty and her mathematical knowledge there is scarcely a doubt that the Abbit Cliffifrd would have been recorded in the list of missing vessels. Scene in a London omnibuB. Omnibus stops. A rtilllns young lady enters ; every scat full. An old geutleman ries at the • pposite end " Oh, don't rise," said tho lovely ph- l, •• I can Juit as well stand." *' I don't care whether yoa sit or stand." the dreadful old gentleman replied, " mi going to Bet out." THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATuRdAy, JUnE 1, 1872. ftwijte gHirmtmraeirts. PHOTOGRAPHY. The First Week of the Oxford and Cambridge PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION I I as been, a/ great success, But the Manager very much regrets his inability, from over- crowding, to Photograph tho whole of his Visitors, and hisliefctessity tar disappoint so many scores of them of their Photograph* These, however, and The Public will liud tue terms of the Association are MOST LIBERAL. Clergy or Ministers of all denominations and Public Gentlemen will always be Photographed FRee OF CHARGE. APPOINTMENTS IN THE MORNINGS ARE PARTICULARLY DESIRED. Dated 9, Berkeley Place, Falmouth, May 7, 1872. The Home Secretary has issued his report on the conduct of tho magistrates during the Dilke riots at Bolton. He exculpatcs them from general charges of taking no steps to quiet the riots, but condemns them for unreasonable delay in not interfering after violence had commenced. THE ALABAMA QUESTION. FIRST CLASS POrTrAiTs, ABE TAKEN ONLY AT Trull's Photographic Establishment, Church St., Falmouth. SgT SEE THE 15s. CABINET, not to be surpassed in England for Price; Style j and Finish. Every Description of PHOTOGrAPHIC WORK, from Carte de Visit © to Life Size The Daily News Now York correspondent says the Express announces that it may be stated, offi- cially, that the British Government objects to the phrasaology of the Supplemental Article to the Washington Treaty, which has been adopted by the United States Senate ; and that the whole question is again open. The Telegraph's New York correspondent says the objections of the English Government to tho ameudments introduced into the Supplemental Article were considered, in the Cabinet, yesterday. Mr Fish was instructed to reply, that as the action of the Senate had been fully approved by' the President and his ministers, no modification of the Supplemental Article, from its amended form, could be accepted. The treaty would now have to stand or fall by the acceptance or rejection of the amend- ments of tho Senate. The Times states that it has recoived, from a well informed correspondent in Now York, but not from wn correspondent, the following important des- patch :— New York, Wednesday.— The treaty can only bo considered dead. The Government will reply to the objections advanced by the English Cabinet to the Supplementary Treaty, stating that no further modifications can be made. The Senate and President will consent to no more alterations. 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IrON ORE for Cardiff may be \ alM4 Fowey Harbour, at all tides, in deep Frieght 3s. per ton. Apply to JAMES HAYES, Polruan, Fowey, or to J. P. Bennetts, Wodehouse Place, Falmouth. Dated 22nd May, 1872. New metal pocket Vesta Box, with patent sprint Cover.— Bryant and May have recently introducet a very useful little Pocket Vesta Box( with a most In- genious and simple spring cover ; it is a novelty in uvery way, and will soon come into very general use— being of metal instead of card, ana retailed, filled with vestas, at one penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist or Chandler will supply it. FrAgrAnT FLOUILINK.— For the TEETH and BREATH. A. few drop* of tills liquid on a wet tooth brush pro- luces a delightful foam, which cleanses the Teeth from all impuritits, ( strengthens and hardons the gums, > i events tartar, upd ( irienU the progress of decay. It fives to the Teeth u peculiar app lptmutiful whitonoss, and imparts a delightful fragrance . to tjifc Ij$ reath. It removes all unpleasant odqur arising from dppayed teeth, a disordered stomach,' or tobacco smoke. The Fragrant Florilinu is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old and young. It is tho greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold in large bottles and elegant ewes at 2s. 6d., by. all Chemists and Perfumers. H. C. Gallop, Proprietor, 493, Oxford Street, London. SATURDAY, JUNK 1, LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS- THE DILKE RIOTS. BOABD OF GuArDIANS.— The Board of Guar- dians held their usual fortnightly meeting on Thursday. The pauper who was in the receiving ward, suffering from small- pox, having recovered and been discharged, the guardians met in the board- room. There were present Mr. M. H. Williams ( chairman), the Rev. W. Rogers ( vice- chairman), and Messrs. Enys, Richards, Rickards, Blarney, Doble, Rowe, Daniell, Sanders, Scott, Geach, Turner, Chard, Mitchell, and Bath. The number of applicants for relief was much fewer than usual. Several single women having been admitted to the house during the past fortnight, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. Blarney, that all single women admitted to the house pregnant be brought before the Board at the next meeting after their admission. Tho authorities of tho Ashley Down Orphan Asylum having desired an undertaking on the part of the Board to receive Catherine Williams, if from any circumstances whatever she shotdd be dismissed from that asylum, it was resolved that the clcrk sign such undertaking. McCall and Co. having furnished price lists of Australian meat, it was resolved that three tins of beef and three tins of mutton, of 61bs. each iu weight, be ordered, at 5Jd. per lb. The furnishing of the new infectious wards was considered, and the hospital committee was requested to inspect the small- pox hospital at Swanpool, and to report at the next meeting the condition of the furniture therein. The number of tho inmates of the workhouse was 169, against 165 in the corresponding week of last year. FALMOUTH. EABLE'S rerEAT CHAPeL.— The Rev. S. Pollard will preach here to- morrow afternoon at 3 ; on Tuesday evening next, commencing at 7, tho usual monthly united prayer meeting will be held, to be conducted by Mr. W. L Downing. YACHT ABRIVALS.— Tho schooner Gleam, from Corfu ; Island Home, yawl ; Surf, « ohooner ; and Swift, yawl; cruising. NBW LeTTEr BOX.— A wall letter box has been erected at Arwenack, for the accommodation of that growing neighbourhood. This gives Falmouth no less than seven receiving places for letters. THE LIZABD TeLeGrAPH.— We are informed that the postal telegraph at the Lizard in connexion with the Falmouth office, will be opened to the general puhlic on Wednesday next. INQUeST ON THE DEATH OP AN INFANT.— An inquest was held on Tuesday last at Prince- street, before Mr. Carlyon, deputy coroner, touching tho death of Grace Ann Lawrence, aged 7 months, daughter of John Lawrence, police constable, who was found dead in bod on the previous morning. The jury returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes.' A Dis BASED CrEW.— The Russian ship Ilmatia, Captain Feilcke, which arrived in the harbour on Saturday with a cargo of guano, lost four of her crew, who had died on the voyage from scurvy, and 12 more were suffering from the same disease. Some difficulty was experienced in consequence of the death and illness of so many men ; but in the Channel she received four men from two other vessels, and with their assistance and that of the first and second officers, the vessel arrived safely in S> rt. The twelve men were lodged at the Sailors' ome. GOOD CONDUCT OF THE MILITIA.— At a meeting of the Borough Justices, held at the Guild- hall on the 27th ultimo, tho following resolutions were unanimously passed—" That the Justices desire to express their great satisfaction at the very peaceable and orderly conduct of the Royal Corn- wall & Devon Miners' Artillery during their recent Eeriod of training at Falmouth, no complaint of any ind having been made to tho Justices against any ' connected with tho corps." " That a copy of the' foregoing resolution be sent to Sir Coli Rashleigh, Bart., the commanding officer." FALmOuTH PArISH AND CHUrCH.— A cor- respondent, who signs himself " A patient but expectant Parishioner," writes as follows :—" Your issue of March 30th contained the following, evidently on authority :—' The Rev. J. Baley, rector of Falmouth, has been appointed Archdeacon of Calcutta. The rectory of Falmouth will become vacant about Midsummer ; tho living is under the patronage of tho executors of the late rector, tho Rev. W. J. Coope.' Since then all sorts of rumours have been alloat as to the fate of this unhappy parish, and I bog to ask, through your favour, if those who have an interest in its welfare ought not to know something & f £ lje blessings in store for them. Some months ago we understood that a gentleman had been induced to come frou; Middle- sex to be our rector, being urged to rent a house for A term, and assured there was no obstacle whatever to his early appointment. It is certain there is such a gentleman here, one eagerly desired by an adjoin- ing parish as its pastor, and one whom, I bebeve, Falmouth would gladly accept ; but the rumour now is, that though he must have been put to heavy expense and loss, he iB not to » usc$ sd Mr. Baly, but we are to enjoy the reverential and luminous toachr ing and exemplary oversight of our curate till we can have another of tho Coopes, of whom wo have already had one too many." MILITIA INSPECTIQN.— The Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners' Artillery Militia has just been i^ ipected at Pendennis Castle, by Colonel Vesey, Itoyai 4j" tillory, Inspector of Auxiliary Artillery Forces for the \ yestorn District. Tho regiment paraded at 11 a. m., u- ij received the inspecting officer in open order with a general f » lute. Colonel Vesey made a minuto inspection of the r » pk? i pfter which the regiment marched past in coluipn and quarter column, and was put through several evolutions by the commanding officer, Sir Colman Rashleigh, Bart. The manual and firing exercises were then executed under Mai or Sir Charles Sawle, Bart. Tho captains wero called upon for battalion drill, and the subalterns for company drill. Colonel Vesey, after inspecting the kits ana books, saw the wholo regiment at heavy gun drill, and mounting and dismounting of guns. Tho inspection occupied five hours, and at tho conclusion, Colonel Vesey, in addressing tho mon, said ho was very much pleased with all lie had seen. The appearance of the regi- ment on parado was most creditable, their arms and occoutremontfe very olean, the marching past and battalion drill good, tho company drill very good, and the gun ariU and shiftiugs most creditable ; every lyovemuiiX hud l « en oorrootly executed, and tho men' well 1m6W thoir'du'ties. He h^ d known the regiment for nineteen yean, a « d wa? ghl< J to find it under the same colonel, adding that he could make a most favourable roport. PENRYN. GIN DrINKING rESuLTS.— Henry Bucking- ham, marine store dealer, of this borough, was, on Tuesday last, sent to prison for a month by the magistrates for brutally assaulting his wife. He had been brought up five months since for a similar offence, and bound over to keep the peace. On this occasion they had gone to Truro Whitsun Fair together, and on their return they quarrelled, when he beat her most unmercifully with a bottle they had been drinking gin from. She was covered with blood, and the prisoner forced her under a water tap to wash it oft. Buckingham has been before the Bench six times previously on similar charges. HONOUBABLE DISTINCTION.— Mr. Jas. Blarney, son of Mr. Joel Blarney, gained not long since the distinction of passing in the 1st division in the matriculation examination at London University ; he has just passed the University examination in chemistry, and is declared to have taken the high and honourable position of 7th in honours in that science, amongst 200 competitors. Mr Blarney studied for five years of nis school course at the Falmouth Grammar School, of which the Rev. J. H. Bennett, M. A, is head master, and brings great credit to that school, and to his native town of Penryn. DEATH OF MB. ENYS, OF ENyS. — We regret that we have to record the decease of Mr. John Samuel Enys, of Enys, in the 76th year of his age. The deceased gentleman was of very ancient family, which, under the name of De Enys, resided at Enys in tho time of Edward the Third. The late Mr. Enys was a magistrate for tho county of Cornwall, and served the office of High Sheriff in 1824. In politics he was a staunch Liberal, and in private and social life a most excellent and worthy gentle- man. • His character, in each particular of public and private life, has, throughout his long career, been marked by great singleness of purpose, coupled with uniform benevolence and integrity. And as, in earlier years, the friend and correspondent of Wol- laston, Davy, Buckland, De la Beche, Murchison, & c., the theories of these and other like eminent men formed the studies of his later years. Though much of his physical strength, latterly, gave way, yet his intellect remained clear and discriminating to the end ; and over all these things the faith and practice of a true and humble Christian man were ever accepted by him as supreme. COUNTY NEWS. A Moneyed •, Pauper.— An inmate of the Helston Workhouse, named Elizabeth Bosanka, died on Wed- nesday. On the day before her death it was discovered that she had a belt around her body which contained gold and silver amounting to nearly £ 14. The deceased was formerly a domestic servant, and was about 33 years of age. Testimonial to a Cornishman.— A testimonial inscribed on vellum, with a purse of £ 20, has been pre- sented by the Harveian Society to Mr. John Brendon Curgenven, M. R. C. S., for nine years thohon. secretary of the society, expressing the society's sense of the important services he has thus rendered, not only in conducting the ordinary business of the society, but promoting the society's efforts to procure legislation the subject of baby- farming and contagious disease. Paddling your own Canoe.— A son of Neptune _ his canoe, is visiting the Cornish coast. He is appa- rently going the round of the British Isles. His beauti- ful and highly polished little shell is 12 or 14 ft. long and weigliB 75 Jbs. He rigged hi3 mast and canvass ( or cotton ), got on board, pulling on the close cover to himself, so that nothing appeared above deck but the daring exploitist from the waist upwards. The water was very calm aud smooth. A few days since he was visiting the Manacles in his frail boat. Poisoned by Eating Mackerel.— During the week several cases of poisoning by eating mackerel have occurred in tho Redruth district. The symptoms have been swelling of the face, head, and limbs, numb- ness of the extremities, difficulty of breathing, and general disturbance of the constitution. None of the eases have terminated fatally, but ejre. it suffering and inconvenience have been occasioned in all of them. It has been ymark^ by many persons that a bitterness of taste has been observed in njany of the fish this season. The Arrest of the Circulation of Pernicious Literature.— Wo are happy to know that whorcver due prominency is given to the sale of pure literature it gains an ascendancy over the vile trash that many of our booksellers cover their counters with. One _ of the most tijiing periodicals, that we know of, with which to combat the' deadly array of questionable literature that is being thrust forw& pd, is the Family Friend, a penny monthly full of excellent engravings, interesting reading, and melody- full musio. We can- not too strongly recommend it. Attempted Suicide by a Small- pox Patient.— At Truro, on Thursday, a woman named Tucker, wife of' a cabinet- maker, suffering delirium on the third day after violent eruption of small- pox, inflicted two gashes on her abdomen. and also out her throat, but not fatally, though she bled profusely. Surgical aid was promptly sought, and Mr. Truran took the necessary measures for the preservation of her life ; it is hoped that these may prove effectual, so f< ir at least, as life was immediately endangered by the wounds. It is probable, however, that the weakness and prostration induced may be prejudicial in regard to'her disease of body. Burglary at Helston.— The houso of Mrs. Dorothy Strongman, Lower Road, Holston, was entered by a back window, on Wednesday night. The thieves proceeded to the shop, ransacked the till, and took what monoy it contained ( fortunately not much), also some of the best tea, roll of tobacco, loaf sugar, roll bacon, cocoa, thread. & c., & c. A writing desk in the kitchen and ohest of drawers in a bedroom were searched, and their contents scattered on the floors. Mr. . Robert Bishop, who slept in the house, saw a light about twelve o'clock and heard footsteps, and fancied it was someone belonging to the house. He afterwards fancied someone was in the shop taking down a canister, but had no idea that a robbery was toihg conjnjitttid. A small chisel was left by the burglars, which'may scrv6 as a cluO to'their det^ ttyo- Fatal Mine Accidents. — An elderly man named Hart, of South Turnpike, Redruth, wni caught in the machinery while working in Wheal ^ • - set on Fridiv, and killed before he could be extricate L Deceased, who was a quiet steady man, leaves a widow and ten children.— At Penhalls Mine, St. Agnes, on Monday, a scale of ground fell away underground^ by which a miner named James Langdon, sustained a severe fracture of the leg. He was taken to the surface and at once removed to the Royal Cornwall Infirmary. It was there thought necessary to amputate the limb, and this was done, but without saving the poor fellow's life, as he died about two hours after admission. He leaves a widow and seven children. Good Templarism at Penzance. — Friday was a grand field- day with the Good Templars of Penzance. The Queen's birthday is the anniversary of their first start in this town. " Mount's Bay," the first lodge opened in the town, numbers now about 300 members, and a large number of them completely filled the Com Exchange for a social cup, and welcomed to the well- spread tables representatives of the other Lodges in the district; altogether 500 sat down at tea. After tea they proceeded in procession to St. John's Hall, where a public meeting was held. The chair was occupied by Bro. J. Pascoe, D. G. W. C. T., of Cam- borne; and stirring and eloquent addresses were delivered by Bros, the Revs. J. Harding, W. B. Lark, W. Trevail, T. T. Lambert, R. N. BarriU, - Wool- cock ( Camborne), and J. O. Keen. After a very enthusiastic meeting, vqtes of thanks to the chairman and the ladies were presented, the latter seconded by Mr. N. B. Downing, by invitation from the chair, and whose appearance on the platform, on being called on, was hailed with hearty applause. Early Potatoes.— New Potatoes continue to be sent away from West Cornwall in increasing numbers, and several tons leave almost daily. The price has been as high as £ 3 3s. a bushel, but will drop every week. This decline will not be so rapid, howover, M in corresponding periods of former years, since the May frosts and winds have nipped and retarded the crop throughout the land. The effect on some early potatoes of the unfavourable weather of two months ago is now too plainly seen— fine land, with seed put in at great expense, is yielding a gallon of inferior potatoes to the lace, instead of from naif a bushel to a busheL Even now the later plantings are not safe ; for on two successive days last week there was a smart frost, and, one morning, there was ice as thick as a shilling un water situate on high ground Here and there, but not very generally, the disease puts in an unwelcome appearance. A Dangerous Fall and a Long Hap.—" There's a sweet little cherub who sits up aloft, and keeps watch o'er the fate of poor Jack," sings the sailor, and certainly there's some power that specially guards the man who's a wee bit fou. Whether it's the shade of Silenus, the god who loved a drop, or the tipsy man's own helplessness, we cannot say; but Mr. George Berryman, of Mousehole, did that, lateon Thursday night or very early on Friday morninj^ vhich would have killed nine men out of ten. Rambling homeward from Penzance; after transacting some important busi- ness, over which he took more than his head could bear, he fell over a low hedge just past Newlyn, and down four or five feet into Mr. Thomas Maddern's potatoe ground. Crossing the ground, he approached the edge of the cliff, turned from Scylla, slcirted the brow of the precipice, and, at another spot and in a different direction, fell into Charybdis; in other words, tumbled sheer down to the rocks below— a depth of 45 or 50 feet. Luckily, his Charybdis was dry at the time, and remained so ; for he lay there twelve hours, quite insensible, and with a fearful gash on his head. Soon after noon on Friday, some boys found him, and raised an alarm. He was at once conveyed home in a very precarious state. '' A Visit to Epps's 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 for 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. Breaifast - Epps's Cocoa.— Grateful and comforting. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- tion and by a careful application of the fine proper- ties of well- selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which mav save us many heavy doctors'bills." Civil i kreice 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. < k Chocolate. — ' We will now give an account of the process adopted by Messrs. James Epps and Co., manufacturers of dietetic articles, at their works in the Euston Road, London. "- See Article in Part 19 of Catsell'j Household Guide, I IF THESE AKE ANY LADIES who have not yat used the GLENFIELD STARCH, theyare respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follo> v out the directions printed on every package, ana if this is dope, they will say like the Queen's Laundress, It is the finest Starch they ever used. When you ask for GLENPIEUJ STARCH, see that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. $ irtjjs> damages, an& icat^ s. BIRTHS At Broad Street, Penryn, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. John Furneaux, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. At Pike's Hill ChapeL Falmouth, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. G. E. Polkinghorne, Mr. Wesley Edward Bunster, of Penryn. ship carper^ F, ft Miss Hannorah Fenton, of Falmouth. At Norfolk, Virginia, U. S. America, April 29, Mr Isaac Coombe, of Richmond, formerly of Penryn, to Miss E. A. Medlin, also of Penryn. At St. Gluvias Church, on Sunday last, Mr. Thos. Lobb, mariner, of St Austell, to Miss Emily Whitford, of tho Refreshment Room, Penryn Station. deaTHS. At Treliever Road, Penryn, on Thursday last, of consumption, Mr. Caleb Brewer, aged 23 years. At Enys, on Wednesday last, John Samuel Enys, Esq., a' magistrate for Cornwall, in the 76th year of his age. At Trereiffe Cot, Redruth, ou Saturday last, Nanny, wife of Mr. John Penberthy, aged 65 years ( for over 20 years matron of the " Redruth Unjon Work; house). At Newlyn East, on Thursday last, Mr Chambre Corker Vigurs, surgeon, aged 81 years. PHOTOGRAPHY. ( Advertisement.) SlB,— In your las^ Week's issue I find Mr. Siddons still insists on his claim for honors to whioh I am posi- tive he has no ridhfcAand must confess I do not understand him ojyhra Inter. , I again now stfife that this gentleman never did take the negatiyesAioAnid he ever print the enlargements. As to the port^ ithe Win my. window last week he must know' as Well aaAnyself it was not the olass of irtcturc for which the rfdy medal WW awarded. I may add that after thia ph^ in statement tjf fact J shall cease this correspondence. / Yours very faithfully, : / * J- F. TRULL. Falmouth, May4l, 1872. TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENRYN QUAYS. Idf JC . THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATUSDAY, JUNE. 1.1972 ( BmuiL FALMOUTH HARBOUR. Petroleum Act, 1871. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of provisions of the Petroleum Act, 1871, the Falmouth Harbour Commission- ers have framed and adopted th « following Bye Laws, and intend to apply to the Board of Trade for confirmation thereof after the expira- tion of one calendar month hern the date of this notice. And further notim is hereby given that objections to the proposea Bye Laws may bo lodged with me, the undersigned, at my Offices, in Church Street, Falmouth, at any time before the expiration Iof one calendar month from the date hereof. W. 1. GENN Clerk to ( he Commissioners Falmouth, 1th May, 1873. FALMOUTH ft A R B 0 U R. THE PETROLEUM ACT. 1871. BYE LM. WS. 1. The Owner or Master of every Ship carry- ing a cargo, anjj part of which consists' of Petroleum,/ to which the above Act applies, snail, on entering the Harbour, immediately give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Har- bour- Master, And shall place or moor his ship in suoh place as the Harbour- Master shalu direct, and whilst an> m « ucn Petroleum shall remain on board, shall not / erapve his Ship without the writt^^ ermission of the Harbour- Master, exdept for the purpose of proceeding to sea. 2. Petroleum shall / be discharged or loaded / qnly b^ twean sunrise and sunset. 3. ^< CKe hdhl^ Df evarv ship carrying Petroleum Shan be fraefy and properly ventilated from the fame of her entering the Harbour antil the Petroleum shall have beenkll discharged or the ship shall have/ left the Harbour. 4. No Ship shall » e allowed to have a fire or light on Board during the time of dis- charging/ and no smoking shall be allowed on the ship or any lighter into which Pttroleum shall be discharged. 6. Petroleum shall not be discharged into any lighter' fexcept such as may be author- ised fon that purpose by the Harbour- Master/ and no un- authorised craft shall b< allowed to he alongside any ship dKcharging Petroleum or having Petrolium on board. 6. Every shiry or lighter having Petroleum on boarqf shall keep conspicuously exhibi- ted, from sunrise to sunset, a red flag, and no such ship or lighter shall at any sime be left without a sufficient on tyoard. 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, shall each incur a penalty not exceeding £ 50 for each day during which such contravention continues; and the j ' arbour- Master may cause such ship r cargo to be removed at the owner's xpense to the place appointed for i kooring the same. If notice > f the arrival of any ship with Petro- eum on board is not given to the larbour- Master, as required by the foregoing Bye Laws, the owner and master of such ship shall each incur a penalty of not exceeding £ 500. NAMES AND EXPRESSIONS. The Names and Expressions used in the foregoing Bye Laws 3hall have the same mean- ings as are assigned to the same Names and Expressions in the Act. Sraeral. N. WESTCOTT, Cargo Clerk and General Mercantile Accountant, 1, WATEBLOO ED., FALMOUTH. GRACE TRETHOWAN, DECEASED. PURSUANT to the statute 22nd and 23rd Vic., cap. 35, NOTICE IS/ HEREBY GIVEN, that all persons having aify claims or demand^ a'^ ainst the Estate of CrRA. CE TRE- THOWAN, late of Falmouth^ n the County of Cornwall, spinstai^ Jeceased/ f whose Will was proved on the | 3th ftlay oc Jlay inst„ by Mr. William Wdltoijof KMgrew Road, Falmouth, Tea- dealer, the sole Executor therein named), are hereby recjuired^ o 6end particulars of their claims or demandy^ ous the undersigned at our offices, at Falmodth, aforesaid, or to the said Executor on or before the 1st day of July next. An4 pera< ms indebted to the said Estate are hereby requested forthwith to pay the amounts pf their Respective debts to us the undersigned or to the said Executor. Dated this 16th day of May, 1879, TILLY 4 CO., of Falmouth, Solioitors for the said Exeoutor. Tho House for Tea. T& E Gunpowder Tea Warehouse. REGISTERED Ship's Average, Victualling and Wages' Accounts calculated, and Surveys Neatly Copied. Vessels' Half- yearly Returns to Shipping Master made out. Tradesmen's Books kept by the Year. Deeds Engrossed and Made Up, in the newest London style at the shortest notice. rPHOOSANDS are at this moment rejoicing over 1 the beautiful heads of Hair restored to them by using NEWMANE'S HAIR GROWING POMADE, which was never known to fail in pro- lucing hair. Price Is. and 2s. 6d. pREY HAIR RESTORED to its original color; » T Greyness prevented and the growth of the Hair promoted by using NEWMANE'S HALR LOTION. This is at once the CHHAPEST and BEST HAIR RESTORER out, as it has stood the test and is pronounced superior to the higher- priced London {> reparations, FREE from DANGEROUS POI- SONS, and certain in its action. Try one Shilling Bottle and be convinced of its efficacy. Bottles Is and 2s. 6d. each. QCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by 1 NEWMANE'S HAIR WASH. The Best and Cheapest Hair Cleaner extant. In Bottles at 6d. and Is. ~ Sold in Falmouth by W. F. Newman, chemist, Market Street. READ HERE, AND SEE THE GREAT BENEFITS DERIVED FROM A Is. 1JD. ARTICLE. Allcock's Porous Plasters have relieved sufferers when in the greatest pain and all other remedies had ailed. Physicians and surgeons of all schools recommend them. A doctor said the other day :—" I do not know whether Allcock's Plasters contain all tho virtues you ascribe to them, but this I do know: no plaster or local application has ever ( riven my patients sach great comfort." We publish a few cases of cures, showing heir wonderful virtues. Further evidence of their valne to suffering humanity ill be demonstrated to any one calling at the principal genoy. " GRONCH ITIS. Henry D. Brandreth, Esq., Liverpool. 105, llampton. street, Birmingham, Nov. 27, 1871 • Dear Sir,— I have for some months past been n tho nabit of using Allcock's Porous Plasters ( procured from the establishment of Messrs. Snape and Son, 13, Great Hampton- street, of this town ) when suffering from bronchitis and severe pains ia the side, and have on every occasion found immediate relief, whereas I had previously consulted two medical men without deriving the least benefit. I can with confidence recommend them to any one suffering from the same complaint.— Yours respectfully, GEORGE STYLE8. J NFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. Black Green or Mixed the Finest Spring Crop. J. R. READ, Tea Dealer & Grocer, High Street* Falmouth. " Henry D. Brandreth, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. " Dear Sir,— We beg to enclose another testi- monial as to the effieacy of Allcock's Porous PlasterB. James Radcliffe, Stamford- stroet, Mosely, says he had been oonfined to his bed five weeks suffering from inflammation of the lungs. He coughed continually, with great expectoration and difficulty of breathing, which bronght him so low that he was unable to rise in bed without support. He applied one of your plasters, and found relief in fifteen minutes, after which ho says the cough stopped and the expectoration ceased. He is now quite reoovered. The above is exactly his own statement to me.— Yours respectfully, " JOHN B1CKLE. " Pro W. BOSTOOK, " 24, 8tamford: street, Ashton under- Lyne " November 24,1871." gCIATICA. Hey wood, Ootober 9.1871. Henry D. Brandreth, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. Dear Sir,— Please to send me another six dozen of Allcock's Plasters and two dozen Brand- reth's Pill's, Is. ljd. The Plasters seem to produce wonderful results. There is scarcely a day passes but some one is telling me of the cares they are making. Rheumatism in various parts of the body disappears as if by magic. Only on Sunday last Mr. Jacob Ileywood, Albert- terrace, Starkey- street, Heywood, informed me that he had been troubled with sciatica for three years; ao bad was it the last twelve months of that time that he was unable to follow his em- ployment. He had tried manv doctors, been to Matlock, and spent £ 2 on a largely- advertised electric- chain belt, but all to no purpose. Some one at last persuaded him to try your Plasters. Ue aid he had no faith in them, but he would try them, for ha was stuck fast; they oould not make his pain much worse, and it would only be a little more money sent after the rest. So he bought two ; one he placed on is thigh, and the other on his back, and a week after he was ready for his work. It is now six months ago, and he has had no return of his pains.— Yours truly, W. BECKETT- RHEUMATISM OF THE WRIST. MONEY READY TO BE ADVANCED BY THE General Mutual Permanent Land, Building and Investment Society, Cm OFFICE :— U, BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, W. C. BORWICK'S BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER Gold Medal, Havre, 1868 ; Gold Medal, Paris Bocfaty at Arte, 1869 ; toe 1 TRUSTEES:— ROBERT NICHOLAS FOWLeR, Esq., M. P., Cornhill, E. C. JOHN FREEMAN, Esq., J. P., Woodlane House, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS S. OWDEN, Bishopsgate, E. C. ADVANCES promptly made upon security of Freehold or Leasehold Property, repayable by IE onthly or quarterly instalmentf for fifteen years or less, by which means property may bo - « quired by payments slightly exceedidg the rental value. Survey Fee and registration, 3s. 6d. on applications ot £ 500 and under. NVESTMENT DEPARTMENT.— Deposits received bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per per annum, withdrawable on short notice. SHARES, value £ 10, £ 25 and £ 50, bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per cent., and 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 CORFIELD, the County Surveyor, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. CHARLES PHILLIPS, the Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BINYON, 44, Bedford Row, London. ^ ECTIONFROM^ 11 BRYANTgcMAYS ARE NOT POISONOUS. CONTAIN NO PHOSPHORUS, LIGHT ONLYONTHE BOX Sold by GROCERS, CHEM/ STSJRONMONQERS> CHANDLERS. STATIONERS & C. EVERYWHERE* WHITECHAPEL ROAD, LONDOBT, I. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE. r CTT nwRSvS? 18 admi"^ the Profeeaionto bethe moat wonderful and vaJimble remedy over discovered. nnTOOAnVATP U ** beet remedy known bl ConSha. Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma. nWT nSnTWATT^ e£ fectuaUy d^ and arrests those too often total diseases- Diptheria, Fever. Group, Agua. OCTT XSl^ TWAT^ & CtaUk8a 0harm * Diarrh ® a. ^ the only specific in Cholera and Dysentery. nTTT nSXTWTVTT? eff6Ct0aUy " hort atUwks of " P^ W. Hysteria, Palpitation and Spasms. U± 1 liUKUL) Y JM £ la the only palliative In Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout, Cancer, Toothache, Meningitis, Ao. " T^ rt Monnt Oharles, Donegal, 11th December 1868. u_ I « rd Francis Conjmghan^ who this time last year bought some of Dr. J. Colfis Browne's Chlorodyne from the a 111081 wonderfnl medicine, will be glad to have half- a- dozen bottles sent at once to " Earl Russell communicated to the College of Physicians that he received a dispatch Consul at Manilla, to the effect that Cholera has been raging fearfully, and that the ONLY remedy of any service was OHLORODYNE."- 8eo Tanat, 1st De « smber lest • CAUTION.— BBWABE of PIRACY and IMITATIONb. Oiunoir.— Vioe- Chancellor Sir W. PASS WOOD stated that Dr. J. COLLIS BBOWWB was, un. loubtedly, the Inventor of OHLORODYNE : that the story of the Defendant, FBSBKAW, was deliberately untrue, whioh, he regretted to say, had been sworn to.— See Tiaut, 13th July 186A Sold in Bottles at la ljjd, 2a 9d, 4e ftd and lis each. None is genuine without the words " Dr. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S OHLORODYNE " on tho Government Stamp. Overwhelming Medical Testimony accompanies each bottle. Bou MuOTAcmma <— J. T. DAVENPORT, 88 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. THE BEST INVESTMENT OF THE DAY THE CHEAPEST PACKAGE OF TEA IN ENGLAND. FOB A SMALL OUTLAY, qnired, is a Lemonade, Ginger Beer and Soda Water Machine, as the publio taste ia ao S. BARNETT, Engineer, 23 FORSTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N. ACHINESE CADDY, containing 16 lbs. of really good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in England, on receipt of 40s, by PHILLIPS & CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM ST. CMR. GOOD TEA CHEAPER THAW EVER. STRONG to Fine Black Tea, Is - id, Is 6d, 2s and 2s 6d per lb.; 403 worth sent carriage free to any rav.., av station or market town in England or Wales, on receipt of 40s by PHILLIPS & CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM ST. E. C, Primo Coffeo Is 2d, Is 4d, Is 6d. A Price List Free. PHILLIPS & CO. have no agents, and no connection with any House in Worcester, Swansea or Witney. Henry D. Brandreth, Esq., 57. Great Char- lotte- atroet, Liverpool, 36. Crown- street Liverpool, Nov. 21st, 1871. Dear Sir,— Three months since I could not use my right hand, owing to rheumatism in it and in my wrist, and over ton weeks I was in great pain— unable to find any relief. After trying mauy remedies, I was at last persuaded to try Allcook's Porous Plasters. 1 bound one round my wrist; in tkreo days I had great relief, and in a week's time was perfectly oured Your plasters are a blessing to the amioted. I have positive information of thoir boing of great benefit in bron- chitis and asthma. It will give me pleasure to answer any communication concerning them.— Yours truly, THOMAS DAVIES. ALLCOCK*' S POROUS PLASTERS are sold by all Druggists, at Is ljd each, with full directions for use, or in any size to suit- The yard Plaster is specially recommended lor families and physicians. One yard equals 18 plasters. Price 14s per yard, 7s Od per half yard, or 4s per quarter. PRINCIPAL AoK- tcr roa GREAT BRITIAN ( Wholesale and Retail): 57, GREAT OHASLOTTd ST., LIVERPOOL . B.— A Piaster aent to any part of the country for 15 stamps. JUDSON' 8 DYES.— 18 Colors, 6d. eaoh- J^ IBBONB, WOOL, SILK, FBATHEBi, CHEAP, QUICK and GOOD PRINTING at the Of& eM of this Paper. TABLE CTITLEEY OF THE FINEST QUALITY. CATALOGUES POST FREE. ADDRESS OAEEJULLYll 76, 77 & 78 OXFORD STREET, AJTD MANSION HOUSE BUILDINGS, CITTT, x. Qi> rx) 03sr- WORKS: SHEFFIELD & LONDON, Agents required where not already appointed, who will be treated on the most liberal terms. BAKING BORWIOKS BAKING POWDER makes delicious Bread without Yeast. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER makes Puddings, Pastry, and Pi » « nvt » « Mh IMB Batter and Eggs. POWDER BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER sold everywhere, in Id. and 3d. Packet*, aad fld., Is., 2s. 6d. and 5s. Patent Boxes only, amd n* loou by might. Be sure to ask for and » ea that you BORWICK'S GOLD MEDAL BAKING POWT> ML REECH - LOADERS. SECOND Kin EECH - LOADERS. FROM £ 10 111 EOH- LOADERS. BOUGHT FOR ( UA CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST, S STAMPS. WHISTLER, 11 STRAND. LONDO*. VALUABLE DIBCOVEBV FOB THE HAITI 11— A verr mcely perfumed hair dressing, called " The Mexican Renewer," now being sold by most Chemist* " i1at 3s 6d per bottle, is fast supersctfihi aU 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 smell of most " Restorers." II makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as pro- moting the growth on bald spots, whore the halt glands are not decayed. Certificate from Dr. Vera, maun on every bottle, with full particulars. Ask for " THE MEXICAN HAIR BENEWEB," prepared bv H. C. GALLOP, 493 Oxford Street, London. Mas. WINSLOW'S SOOTHINg STOOP FOB CHILDREN 1 Should'alwayB be used wl en Children ire cutting teeth; it relieves the little sufferere at once" it pro- du* aa natural quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes '' aa bright aa a button." It is perfectly harmless, and very pleaaant to taste. It soothes the cl ild, It softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery ana diarrhcea, whether arising from teething mr other causes. Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup la sold by thousands of Medicine dealers in all parts of atha world at Is ltd per bottle, an d Millions of Mothers caa tcatifyto its virtue- Manufactory, 488 Oxford Strict, BBOWN'S BBONCHIAL TaocHES. 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 " losenge." It is the most convenient, pleasant, safe and sure remedy for olearinf and strengthening the voice known in the world. Tka Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says: " I have often reoom- mended them to friends who were publlo speakers, and in many cases they have provedi extremely service- able." The genuine have the words " Brown's Bronchial Troches " on the Government Stamp around each box. Sold by all medioina vendors.— London Depot, 493 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. IP YOU VALUE YOUR HEALTH USH BRAGG'S PURE CARBON OR VEGETABLE CHARCOAL SOLD in Bottles, 2s, 4e and 6s each, by all Chemists^ and by J. L. BRAGG, Sole Manufacturer, 14 WLSMOBS SLSSLT, GAVBHDISB SQUAIS, LOSDOV, W. ECONOMY IN CRAPE MOURNING. ONE FOLD of KAY A RICHARDSON'S NEW PATENT ALBERT GRAPH IS AS THICK as TWO FOLDS of the o' HE BLOOD CLARKE'S " World Famed Blood Mixture T70R CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD I from ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising from voolfc- tttl^ IndlacreUon or any othar cause, ba too ucMf Cores Old Sores Cures TJloerated Sores In the Neok Cures Ulcerated Sore Legs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on FSM Cures Scurvy Sores Cures Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Disease* Cures Glandular Swellings Clears the Blood from all Impure Matter, from whatever cause arising. Aa tUa mixture ia pleaaant to the taata, and wan- anted trm ( rem marcory— which all pill* and most medicinaa sold ft* tta ikgil dlaaaaaa contain— the Proprietor toUcHa s^ Aran « o give tt a trial to test lta vmtaa. Thousands of Testimonials from all parts. Sold In Botttae fa Sd each, and In Cases, containing • BottJes. lis Mek, sufficient to effect a permanent cor* in oaaaa, by all Chemists and Patent MOOJOBM • U lo any address on rocalpt of S » or US stamps, by * Chemist, High Street, LIHOOL* T- ZSALE AOEKT8 : — • NO ALL THE WHOLESALE HOUSES. GLENFIELD STARcH is the only bind used in ' Her Majesty's laundry If there are any ladies who have not yet used the GLEN FIELD STARCH they^ are respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow out th « 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 yon 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 imitation ® .. The Falmouth and Penryn Weekly Tims* is Printed.: and Published by FREDERICK HOBArT Earle, raiding at No. 9, Wodehoust Place, in the Parish O/ Falmouth , at AM General Printing OffUnon- Jht Quay, in the said Parish on 8ATVRDAYXJ! JNK\ 1, THE FABMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY, JUKE 1, 1872 ( Topics of tbe day. ( By an Occasional London Correspondent.) [ Tjic remarks tinder tlt& Head an!' to ho regarded, as tho ex- pression of fnflepefidfentopinion, from niofccn of a'gontleman in whow wtiave tho greitest confident}, rbHt for which we np^ rtheless^ io not hold ofirsolverresponsih]^.];; . Wo wo expoc'tjeg Jh<} return of tho Prince and Princess of Wales, who will bo most heartily welcomed. Fofjflji or seven months they hav « been . withdrawn from English society, chiefly by an Ulness which will long be remembered, which only endeared them all thp wyre f( 0 the Jie^ r^ of tVe natipn.. Og , arpiv^ ng in England the Prince and Princess will, it is understood, pag3 a few days, at Yarmouth, which willjba Londwi will, no'doubtitbe: favoured with their presence during a month or so of the season; much to the de- light of thq town, and prqfit of its tradesmen, who are apt to loot at Buch matters from a decidedly commercial point of view. There is good reason'to hope that when Parliament re- assembles ' Ministers will bo' able to declare the distinct acceptable in America Cf tlip proposal they announced at the commencement of the holidays.'' These were the words of " tho leading journal," and its remarks were borne out " by" " subsequent news. A telegram from Philadelphia to the same journal, alluding to the supplemental article to tho treaty, saya, " Ratification is deemed to be secure." But Ot more importance tljan these anticipations were Mr, . Gladstone's statements on the opening of Parlia- ment. - i - The Premier tells us that the American Senate has accepted the supplementary article, with " certain verbal amendments." This is highly satisfactorywews, and as far as I understand this complicated subject, all the arrangements after this ratification will be matter « f detail. Now, supposing we get rid of this difficulty, and supposing, moreover, that the Ballot becomes the law of the land, then— look out for a general election! I feel persuaded that this is what we are drifting to, sad there is no general desire to avoid it. On the con- trary, hon. members and constituents alike appear to 1M anticipating it and to be making preparations far it. The individual mntterings against the Income- tax have at last been concentrated into a conference, and the agitation against this tax is now fairly before the country. Having cogitated over the proceedings of the Anti- Income- tax Conference at Birmingham, I come to the conclusion that the gentlemen composing this conference " protest too much." There cannot " Wo much doubt that the Income'tax falls with unfair heaviness on some people and with undue lightness on others. It falls very heavily on the great middle cla- s— the professional men, the traders, and the upper section of the employed— whose incomes are precarious, dependent on their own exertions, and which arealwayB supposed to be lessened byprovision for a rainy day; and certainly sncb incomes ought not to be tared in anything like the proportion of those incomes which are derived without labour and anxiety, and which moreover are not liable to be cut off by the ill- ness of the employed, the death of an employer, the bankruptcy of a customer, or by a thonsand- and- one other causes. Undoubtedly we want reform in the incidence and assessment of the Income- tax, but to agitate for its total abolition is, I think, asking for too much. This will be at once evident when we call ta mind that if the Income- tax be abolished, we must hare others in its . place, and taxes on coal, corn, ship- ping, and machinery, have actually been proposed. If the Income- tax were retained, but considerably modified; if we had a better system of securing pay- ment from those who ought to pay it; if the system of appeal were simplified, and if there were more regu- larity in its collection, the public on the whole would sat have touch cause to grumble. We must be taSed rather heavily, and we can bear it pretty well, pro- vided only we are taxed fairly— which we certainly are not under the present income- tax arrangements. There can be very little difference of opinion on the question whether it is desirable to establish " Working Men's Clubs. An answer would probably be given in the affirmative by most persons to whom this query might be propounded ; but then comes the sub- idiary questions, what sort of clubs should they be— what ehould be the rules— should games of skill be allowed— ehould intoxicating liquors be prohibited? Now on these thorny questions I am not about to enter; but I wish to adduce some testimony I have received from a clergyman who has tried what Bany would consider rather a bold experiment, Some time ago a Working Man's Club was started in the pariih of St Alban's, Holbo'm, mainly by the efforts of the Rev. A. H. Stanton. The promoters decided that cards, chess, and draughts, and more- over that excisable liquors should be allowed. The rev. gentleman now writes, " Imaginary evils of gambling and drunkenness that were antici- pated in oonsequence of the experiment have not aa yet in the slighted degree been realised." I remember that when this experiment was tried soma strong remarks were made, especially as to cards being allowed ; but the promoters took facts as they found them, and thought that, for obvious reasons, they were doing the best for the working man to adopt the course that was taken. The result so far is certainly note- worthy. There is at present a hitch in the arrangements with regard to the purchase of Christ's Hospital, and it ia doubtful whether that establishment will be swept away by modern improvements— or alterations ; but the Charterhouse School will soon be no more. The young Carthusians have abandoned it; they will as- semble for the first time at Godalming on the 18 th of June— Waterloo day— and ere long, I - suppose tho Charterhouse, which has existed for five centuries, will be numbered with the things of the jiast. Thuj one by one " the things that do renown this city " pass away, and their memorials are only to be found in our ancient records. - . . . • The International Exhibition gains in interest every day. We now see clearly that it was opened before it was ready; and the visitor at the present time finds it to bo a very different affair to what it was when first opened to the public on May- day. There are now 1 several Courts or Annexes which did not then exist The Indian Court, the French Annexe, and the depart- ments devoted to Queensland and to Belgium, are supplementary attractions which help to make tho entire exhibition deeply interesting. The Indian and Queensland departments are especially interesting, and the visitor may here spend hotrra in examining the characteristic products of our Indian Empire and of our flourishing Australian colony. Taking tho International Exhibition as a whole, this second annual display is certainly an improvement on tho first, and the series of annual exhibitions may now . be re- garded as an established institution which the public will increasingly appreciate. A very pleasant feature of the London season, now atito height, is thereapf> earance of the drags of the ' Four in- Hand Club and the Coaching Club, and of the ' four- horse caches that make the overland journey be- tween London and certain other places that need not be named. Tbe French have a proverb, On revient I toujouri d set premidrcs amours, and the English verify it Wo pr Jfer the railway for speed and convenience, but we lovrj the four- horse coach, and if it were not for our fickle weather, depend upon it the four- horse toamB would once again come into " vogue as a regular institu- tion. As to the drags, " tooled" along— that is the correct plirase, I believe— by aristocratic whips, and occupied by fine charming ladies inside and by thorough gentlemen— not fast and flashy swelk, but real gentlemen— theso faultless vehicles are tho ad- miration of all beholders. I know no prettier sight than a turn- out of twenty- one of these drags, as might have been witnessed last Saturday in Hyde Park, horsed and appointed to perfection, and driven with an ease of command and a delicacy of manipula- tion which must excite the envy of somo and the admi- ration of all. As to tho four- horso coaches which are nominally put on tho road as commercial speculations ( though it is pretty well known that pleasure rather than profit is tho object of their proprietors), it is worthy of remark that they pay during tho season. Whether tho enterprise will pay all the year round is another question. I have not seen so largo a crowd of fashionable visitors at tho " Crystal Palaco Saturdays" as on the last occasion. The i remising— but not altogether per* forming— character of the weather partly accounted for this, and then there were threo great attractions— a bril- liant concert, a splendid rose- show, and a billiard match between Mr. Cook, tho champion, and Mr. Bennett The concert was a charming one ; Mdlle. Carlotta Patti delighted UB with her lovely bird- like notes ( her sptcialiti) and her delicately accomplished roulades, and Mr. Sailtloy sang with'thiit manly Vigour and that finished skill for which ho is noted. As to the Rose Show, but one thing was wanted, brilliant sun- shine. The throng in the room where the billiard match was played was remarkable for two things— for the number of ladies and for the mixture of the clerical element And it was curious to note how learnedly some of the ladies spoke of the mysteries of winning and losing hasards, of the spot stroke, and of double baulk. Depend upon it some of these fair dames knew how toget a cannon off tho " cush," oven if they had not acquired the art of opening the game by " screw- ing off the spot." And perhaps som9 of these ladies had learned the game so th at, they might ieep George or Charles at home instead of going to his club to idle a way an hour or two at " the board of green cloth. ® MAERIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT. In the Court of Common Pleas, the cauie of " DIggesr. Godderer" has been heard, and was a somowhat Interesting case, being tho first action which has raised a peculiar point under the Worried Women's Property Act, 1S70 ( 33 and S4 Victoria, cap. 93). It appeared that the plaintiff, an aftre- s, bad been living apart from her husband, and had'rt- alfzed suffi- cient money to purchase some furniture, which was seized under an execution against her husband. She now claimed this furniture as her own under the 1st section of the4dx> ve statute, which provides: " That tho wages and eirnlogj of any married woman ac- quired or gained by her after the picsing of the Act In any employment, occupation, or trado in which she la engaged, or which she carries on separately from her husband, ana also any money or property so acquired by her through the exercise of any literary, artistic, or scientific skill, and all In- vestments of such wages, & c.. thall be deemed and taken to be property held and settled to her separate nie Indepen- dent of any husband to whom tho may be married, and her receipts alone shall be a gond discharge for such wages, earnings, money, and property." Some portion of the property of the plaintiff arose from gifts made to her by gontlemen who, it was said, admired her artistic skill, and it was contended that Section 1 did not apply to motley accruing thus, the word " gifts " not occurring in the statute ; and it was argued_ that the plaintiff's property could be lawfully taken in execution as tho property of her husband. The learned Judge directed a verdict to be entered for the plaintiff, and gave the defendant leave to move the Court on the points of law raised. It being term time, execution was directed to issue in four days. AN INTERESTING POINT OF LAW. In the Court of Probate and Divorce, the cause of " Greaves Greaves" has been heard, Mr. Serjeant Simon and Sir. Searle appearing fur the petitioner; Dr. Dcane, Q C , and Mr. Ilajford for the respondent The question in this case was whether a marriage celebrated by a clergyman in a church without bans or licence was -.- olid. The 22nd scction of 4 George IV., cap. 76, enacts that if any person shall " knowingly and wilfully intermarry without duo publication of bans or licence from a person, or persons, having authority to grant the same, first had and obtained,". the marriage of such persons shall be null and void. In this case tho marriage was celebrated on the 18th of June, 1857, at the parish church of Bradford, in York- shire by the then vicar, the Rev. Dr. Burnet It was admitted that the licence for the marriage was dated > the 19th of June, 1857, and that no licence was in existence at the time when the marriage was celebrated. It appeared thot on the 15th of June, 1857, the day bo- fore the marriage the res|> ondent, who was the hu « band, had gone to Dr. Burnet to got a licence, and had made the appointment for tho followinc day, and that J) r. Burnet told him there would not - bo time- to nave the licence sent from Ripon or Richmond, but he had no doubt a licence woulo be i-:< ued, and it would be all right. The respondent stated that the petitioner was perfectly well aware tWrt tjiert was 110 jkence before the marriage was i^ ltbrated ; but ttje peti- tioner stated that sty} did not know there was no licence, and on the contrary supposed that a ! 1 necessary- steps had been taken to render the man iage regular, ana it was not until some hours aft* r the celebration of the- mnmage that the rep » ndcnt informed her that tho licence had not arrive'!. ' I'he- fact that it was dated an the day following tho marriage was not dis covered until fome time afterwards. TI16 wife had institdfed a suit for a judicial separation, and the husband in his answer having questioned tho validity of the- mamage, that question came on forbearing be- fore the other Issues in iho cause. The only point in dis- pute was whether at the time of the marriage the petitioner, as well a* the resjjondent, was awaro that no licence had been obtained, as it WM conceded that, if sho did not know it, tho marriage was valid. The Judge Ordinary, after hearing the evidence of the petitioner and the respondent, said he had no hesi- tation in believing_ the account given by the petitioner. Ther^ was no motive for hurrying on the marriage, and if she bad known that the ltcenco had not been ob- tained, she would no donbt have postponed itto a future day.. As « ho bod not " knowingly and wilfully" married- without licenco, the ca » e was not within the 22nd section of the statute, anil the marriage was valid, and the suit for judicial separation would, theref ore^ proceed. towards effecting this reform ; for I believe that, as the worst houses are fn general the smallest, and often of insufficient annual value to carry a licence, a careful re- assessment under Section 47 will be tho means of closing hundreds of wretched tenements which ought never to have been licensed at all. Secondly, the power given to the licensing authority to disqualify the house itself for two years on proof of three recorded con victions will have exeat influence on the side of good order and Bobriety by causing the owners to take pains in the selection of tenants, and to secure tho power of ejecting the tenant on certain specified breaches of his licenco. If this guaranteo were withdrawn it would be a retro- grade step, and tenants would be selected with less care than ever; for it should not be forgotten that Eubllcliouses may bo and are closed under the existing IWB on proof of repeated offences. But if Parliament will not allow the house to be disqualified, whatever the disorders in it may have been, the owner will no longer have any interest m or influence over the management of it At present he is greatly interested for the reason I have given, and by the enactment of Section 29 he will be still more so ; and a more valuable aid to the licensing authority in securing tenants of good charac- ter cannot be found. I think, howevor, the disquali- fication of the house might be limited to one year, in lieu of two. without losing much of its effect. It is to be hoped that this all- important section will not be rejected or withdrawn. The other enactments are of secondary importance in comparison with these. If our licences are nenceforth intrusted to persons of more capital and good character, and a code of moderato regulations be enacted, all that can be done by law to prevent drunkenness will have been done. The habits of tbe people are inconsistent with the suppression *> f the liquor trade, and in view of those habits suppression would not succeed. We must fall back upon regulations and enactments, of which the true end and object should never be forgotten— namely, to make tho landlords themselves the guardians of sobriety. . PEACE WITHOUT PANIC. Como hlthor forco Invading could How, but in transport Bhipsof woodf In one of which ono shell, woll tossod. Would make all hands a holocaust. Keep but your coast dcfonces right. You'll ne'er havo foes ashore to light. But, tlnco wo can't be too secure, Mako wo assurance doubly snro. With Army more than fit to meot Tho biggest that could dodge our fleet, Or our torpedoa failed to throw Aloft; our rami hurled not below.— Punch. " MESNE PROFITS." The cause of " Talbot v. Lord Shrewsbury" has boen before Vice- Chancellor Sir R. Malms, and ^ as a Buit instituted to adminster the estate of Henry John. 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, in which a claim was carried in by the executors of John, 16th earl, and the executors of Bertram, 17th earl, to prove against the estate of Earl Henry John, for " mesne profits" ( profits derived from land while possession of it is wrongfully withheld) of certain leaseholds in the county of Oxford, known as the Broadstone leaseholds, held of Brasenose College, Oxford. It appeared that Earl Henry John established his title to the earldom of Shrewsbury in 1858, and in 1860 he also established his title to the Shrewsbury estates, inalienably annexed to the title under an Act of 6 George L He was thereupon, among other estates, let into possession of the Broadstone leaseholils, which were down to tho end of 18G2 considered by all parties to form part of tho Shrewsbury estates. Doubts, however, arose on this point, amd ultimately an action of ejectment was brought by the present claimants against Lirl Henry John and his under lessees, and a special case was stated; but before it could be brought to a hearing Earl Henry John died in June, 1868. The present earl then entered into posses- sion, and tho claimants immediately brought an action of ejectment against him. The special case stated in the first action was adopted in the second, but be- fore the second action was heard an agreement for a compromise was entered into, under which the execu- tors of Earl Bertram and tho present Lord Shrews- bury admitted the right of the executors of Earl John to the Broadstone leaseholds, and it was agreed that judgment should be entered up for them in the action of ejectment, and in effect that the claimants should assign all their estate and interest in the leaseholds to Lord Shrewsbury for certain purchase- moneys, three- fourths whereof were to be paid to the claimant and a quarter retained by his Lordship. The estate of the late earl was insolvent. The Vice- Chancellor said thatif there had been a judgmfent in the action against tho late earl it would have Bhown that he was wrongfully in possession. There had. however, been no such judgment, os the late earl had- died before the hearing. The action against the present earl had resulted in a compromise, but he could not take that compromise as showing that the late earl was wrongfully in possession. The claimants having, therefore, failed in proving wrongful possession on tne port of the late earl, and the creditors, who, owing to the insolvent character of the estates, were the persons to contest the olaim, having done nothing to bind themselves, the claim must be dismissed. THE TRUCK BILL. THE LICENSING QUESTION. / ohn Coke Fowler, Esq., Stipendiary Magistrate and Deputy Chairman of iho Glamorganshire Sessions, sends tho following letter to The Timet lor publication :— My experience in licensing, extending over nearly 20 yeari, in a very populous diitrict, induces me to ask your permission to say a few words on the subject. I tresume that the end which all classes of reformers ave in view is, not tho closing of publichouees par- it, 4jut the diminution of drunkenness. Reformation is to be sought for, not in the indiscriminate suppression of licensed houses, but in such enactments aril guarantees as will by degrees get the licences into tho hands of persons who, from one motive or another, will con- form to the condition* contained in tbem. The land- lords themselves nro the best of all ptifloe ; they are almost always at home, and if they axa conscientious triers they can easily prevent excess. The existing holders of licences differ greatly ia character and status. There are many honourable and conscientious men who will tolerate neither drunkenness nor dis- order, and who man ago so to condust theis business as to avoid complaints or fine* for 20 or 30 years. Others are negligont in their management, nnd some delibe- rately seek profit from permitted drunkenness. The latter are for tho most part itcupiers of BTnall beer- houses, furnished and w « > iked with a few pounds of capital. Their Stake and responsibility are Bmall, and the profits of permitted drunkenness are more influ- ential than. low or licence. If wo can get rid alto- gether of ahis class of lioence- holders on incalculable amount of public dronkt- nness will immediately dis- the Government Bill will go a yery great way The Masters and Servants ( Wajjes) Bill, commonly called the Truck Bill, wasashort time ago referred to a Select. Committee of tbe House of Commons. In tho committee, a clause ( 28) has been introduced that,— " ThU Aofcior the purpose of prohibition payment or con- tract for payment of wagSs In drluk, and conditions on com- pulsion oatosjicndlnR wages In drink, ontl deductions, actions, or set- off in reipect of drink ah ail apply to workmon la husbandry." On this the Rev. Edward Girdlestone, Canon of Bristol, writes to The Times:—" Jf this clause eventu- ally passes it will be illegal nny longer, art now, to pay wages to agricultural labourers in beer, cider, or other I quor. There is nothing which will more than this conduce to the improvement of tho agricultural labourer in the West of England, where his condition b at present the worat. But I am informed that tbe retention of this clause in tho bill is to be strongly opposed when the bill again comes before the House. You will, therefore, confer agreat boon upon the agricultural labourer if you will allow me to call the attention of members of Parliament to the fact that by voting for this clause they will pat an end not only to the detestable practice of forcing an adult labourer to take out one- sixth part of his wages in drink for himself alone, but to the still more degrading habit of ioroing a lad just taken from school to receive one quart of cider per day as part of his wages. Would any member of Parliament submit to bo forced to spend one- sixth of his income on sherry for his own drink- ing, or allow his boys just taken from Eton and Har- row to be forced' to receive in Bharry a largo portion of the salary earned by them in a bank or a solicitor's ar merchant's office? PROSPECTS OF THE WHEAT CROP. lowed by a lazy habit in the plant, which is the fort'- runner of lodging and mildew with all their disastrous consequences. In some cases the roots of spring wheat, or later sown winter wheat, become super- saturated with moisture and burst; in which case the plant dieB. Wo havo not at present arrived at this stage of disaster, but the farmer must " look out for squalls." ANTI TOBACCO. The annual meeting of the friends of the British Anti- Tobacco Society was held in London, on Mon- day evening, at Exeter- hall, Dr. James Ellis in the chair. The attendance was extremely small. The re- port at some length deplored the increase in the con- sumption of tobacco in this country. The sum of £ 18,000,000 was annually Bpent in tobacco, to the detriment of health and the dishonour of the creator. Statistics of heart disease, of insanity, of fparalysis, and the diminished bulk and stature of the popula- tion of both sexes proved, according to the Report, that these diseases were attributable to the use of tobacco. The committee had established several anti- tobacco Bocieties in different towns, and had the satis- faction of knowing that tho double pledge of absti- nence from tobacco and alcohol was becoming a rule with Bands of Hope, particularly in Scotland. For the first time the society was almost out of debt. The expenditure for tho last half- year amounted to £ 282 12J. 6d. The balance against the society was £ 42 9a. 8d. The chairman said the practice of smoking hung like a gigantic cloud of evil over the whole country. It was the object of the society to point out the terrible consequence to health from tho use of tobacco. He" believed smoking was the cause of ^ number of terrible and incurable diseases rapidly springing up, cancer in particular, which he had no hesitation in declaring had its origin in the use of tobacco. On the motion of Mr. Wheeler the report was carricd. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. BRIGHAM YOUNG IN THE PULPIT. A correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Salt Lake City on the 30th of April, says :— " I had hover'before heard tho prophet address his people, and was a not Inattentive listener. As a pulpit orator Brigham Young is rather a sorry model. True, he has a rude species of eloquence which accounts in part for h| s. sw& y over on llll eVate and Uncultivated people. But nowhere else save among his followers would such a harangno as I listened to from hullfn, on Sunday last, bo dlgnlfleil with tho namo of sermon, or be listened to with tho slightest degree of attention or respect Its distinctive features were an arrogant assumption of prophetic powers, coarse allusions to his enemies and persecutors, interlarded here and there with slang phrases and an occasional touch of profanity, and a total disregard of the simplest rules of English grammar. Uudorneath all this, thongh manifested less In words than in tone and manner, was plainly discernible a terrible under- current of bitter hatred, and a longing for revenue ngnlnst these who h3d been instrumental in bring- aabout tbo recent prosecutions. This impression was y heightened by his obvlons efforts at the repression of his real sentiments, and not a few Gcntllfes left tho'taber- nacle devoutly thankful that they still had the protection of tho Federal Judiciary and General Morrow's regiment Of blue- coats at Camp Douglas." Uttsullmuotts Intelligence, HOME, FOBEIGK, AND, COLONIAL. ONLY A LETTEB.— Due d'Audiffret- Pasquier, in the curious Rouher debate, made good use of the bitter cry to Varus to " give back the Legions." But as the French soldiers were BSC. ificed to the brutal greed of contractors and jobbers, the typical name should be Avarus.— Punch. Too BAD, REALLY .'— The San Francisco Bulletin, of April 2nd, tells this " The silver half- dollar nailed to tho end of a stick driven dowa b. tween tho paving stones In the street at the crossing of California and Battery streets, y- sterday, caused a number of persons to stop and attempt to lncr< aso their finances, then start on with a metaphorical flea In each ear. muttering something about April fo » L At length a small boy camq| along, kicked vigorously at the coin, comprehended the situa- tion, an'l'wilked off. He soon returned armed wlth'a pair of blacksmith's pincers, ami,-- seizin3 the head of the stick with a Arm grip, pulled it up boldly ar d walked off with it In triumph, muttering tot to voce, ' 1 guess somebody else Is fooled this time.' But what is tho world coming to! The half- ddllar wasa'badorit."' VESUVIUS IN A STATE OF EXHAUSTION^— The Punpolo of Naples of tho 23rd says:—" The crater of Vesuvius has become accessible, although the great number of vent holes render respiration difficult For explorers. Profossor Palmieri made the day before yesterday another ascent of the cone. He was enabled to observe that the interior presented a gulf nearly 200 metres in depth, at the bottom of which a deep hole is Been. Tho difficulty of penetrating into tho crater from the uusolld state of the sides alone prevented the professor from getting himself let down with ropes." GENERAL POST OFFICE.— The following haa been issued by order of the Postmaster- General :— " Letters containing Jewelry or whole bank- notes should always be registered, as should alto letters containing the second Italics of bank- noti- s, unlese, before the despatch of these second halves, an acknowledgment has arrived of the receipt of the first halves. When sending postage- stamps In letters the numbers should be kept small, by using, when necessary, a I am pa of comparatively large valuo ; and In makbig up the lottar thp stamps should be placed la paper sufficiently thick to prevent their prcaenco being discovered by the feci When this is not praeflcable the letter should be registered. When, also, a money order Is forwarded by post, and the letter accompanybig it auppllea the lnforma tion which the payee will nave to give . u the presentation of tho order, the letter ahould be restored. Tho Fost- muter- Gcneral appeals to tho publje to co- oporate with him, by a oareful attention to the foreg Ing rules, In preventing thotemptatlouato crime which ore now constantly presented to his officers, and wldeh often lead to thefts, followed. In cases ol detection, by pmscoutlon aud Imprisonment" A SCOT ON SWEET SOUNDS.— A' music what- ever is o' Scottish origin mi' derivation. It a" cam Sooth frae ayont the Tweed A* music just resolves itsePintll a mcextnreo' Tweed- Jedum an' Tweedla- Dee — the Scottish Dee.— The oie- glnal St. Cecilia was a Miss MacWhirtw. She invented the Bagpipes.— Punch. THE POPULATION OF VICTORIA.— Tables giving some additional results of thp census of Victoria, 1871, have been issued from the office of the Regbtrar- General ( says the Melbourne Arpus). One of tham ex- hibits the birthplaces of tho population, and presents some intaresting particulars of the composition of the people of Victoria. In 1801 there were in the « > lony 138,075 persons who had bceti born Within its-' Kmits, in 1871 these had Increased to 329,597 persons, the numerical increase for the 19 years being 191,522. Turning to the part of our population which is British born, we find that at the date of the last census their birthplaces we as follows:— England, 104,286 ; Wales, 0,614 p Scotland, 56,21a ; Ire- lond, 100,468. Of these nationalities the distribution of sexes is somewhat uaequJ, of tho English there being 97,796 males to 66,490 females, while the Irish stand 49,198 males to 61,270females. Compar- ing these figures with those of 1861 we obtain the curious result that whilq Jhe English colonists havo in the 101 years decreased 5,300, and the Scotch decreased 4,491, the Iiish havo increased by 13,^ A table giving the numerical particulars of the religions of the people allows that the Episcopalians number 251,328, The advance In the price of wheat has taken m? ny of the millers and dealers by surprise. Yet It is easily to be accounted for ( the Chamber of Agrirulture Journal thinks) on tho common principle of dam and and supply, the formor stimulated partly by the un- favourable weather, partly by tho shortness of the weekly supplies of native wheat, and to a Certain — tent by the absence of importations from ona of largest sources of supply* namely, the United States. From tho large and general demand for foreign wheat since harvest, there is reason to believe that the stocks are much reduced siace tho beginning ot the y- ~ althongh the importations have been in excess of year 1871. This, no doubt, has not been lost sbht of by the trade generally ; but we still Velieve that tho inclemont atato of the weather was the im- mediate cause of tho riso, supplemented by the other canseo which we have enumerated. It is feared, with much reasoo, thot the growing crops of wheat— let alone the other grain- begin to suffer from it, as shown by the pale yellow colour of tho blade. They would recover from this if fine, dry weather set ia; but a oontinuanee of wot weather would give tho plant a chill it could never wholly re- cover from, but must nin up spindling, and produce a weak ear Mad poor grain. There is no telling, in fact, the injury the crojis would sustain from a further con- tinuance of wet weather. The wheat crop will sustain almost any amount of frost without material injury before it shoots the ear ; but continuous rains are fol- the Presbyterians 81,833, the Froo Presbyterians 20,1150, tho Wesleyan Methodists 80,491, the Independ- ents, 18.174, th « Baptist's 16,311, and the Roman Catholics 167,467, There are 17,6* 6 pagans in the colony, and no less than 9,967 persons objected to state their religion from cwiBciontious Bcruples. The total population according to the complete census returns, is 73,1.528! , ... . . MORTALITY AMONGST PILGRMS.— A letter from Damascus, 5a the Journal ds- Gciifve, has tho following :— The caravan from this city left Mecca on the 25th of February with an effective of 4,000 pilgrims, and arrived on tke 10th of March at the tomb ol the prophet at Medina. During that fortnight 400 persons died of cholera. There wefe at thatmotaWit at Medina 7,000stfangfeni, among whom thfe scourgfi W. TlsriigWg with torrible severity. Before the arrival of thy Damascus caravan it appeared to havo abated^ but it immediately broko out airain with violence. The simultaneous de- parture of all the pilgrims from Mecca, which had not taken pln « in previous years, is evidontly very unad- visable from a6anitary lHiint of view. There were in that city more than 20,000 in tho middle of March, and during their stay more th » t » 180Q copes of death were ascertained, but no accounts ha\ « been obtained of the number of persons who died in tho va'. t suburbs and gaHhmsf of Medina, as well as in- the grt'a* bodies of pilgrims from Cairo and Bagdad, which en9omped out- side the walls. The caravans generally aire believed to have loat 20 per cant, of their numbers. T ™ - DIRECT CLAIMS.— Tho APPENDIX*^ the case of tho Bntish Government, just published by the . foreign Office, contains the reports of Messrs Cohsn atwd Young, appointed by the Board of Trade to examine the claims contained in the American cose. The Wrtal claims, amounting to 17,763,710 dol.*., will, the Commissioners consider, be amply met by 8,039,685 dols. Thf report of the Commissioners appointed by the Admiralty to examine the claims for expenses in- curred by tho United States navy in pursuit of the Confederate cruisers concludes that the greater part of the claim of 7, v> 80,478 dola. ia inadmissiule, and that if Great Britain wore held liable for the four Confederate cruisers, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Shenandoah, the amount could not exceed 1,509,300 dols. for tli3 Alabama only 1,427,685 dols., and the Florida only 81,615 dol 8. WHAT'S IN A NAME T— The Congregationalist for May says:—" We bear an inveterate grudgo against the word chapel as designating a Noncon- formist place of worship. It is a term unknown to primitive Christianity, and not in harmony with spiritual Christianity It has sup- planted a most exact and happy term, a word true to the central thought of intense Protestantism, to tho deepest and fullest conception of spiritual worship— viz., meeting house." DEATH OF THE OLD: LION.— Mr. Frank Buck- land regretB to report that the old lion at the Z' « o- logical Gardens died on Monday moraine, the 20th inst., and gives the following ashis dimensions :— Nose to tip of tail, measured along the back, 9ft. lin.; noce to tip of ear, 1ft 7in. ; across upper portion of mane, 2ft. 5in. ; across lower portion of mane. 2ft 2in. ; tail, 3ft. 2in. long ; round fore- arm, 1ft. 3in.— a tremendous size ; tip of foot to top of back, 2ft lOin. ; at withers, 2ft. 7in. A fine old fellow, known to be 20 years old— died of old age. His teeth yellow and much worn; looked like an old man. Mr. Buckland adds:—" I should have liked to have cast him entire, but could not do so without injuring the skin and whiskers ; bejides which, be did not look a very noble object, and I would not like to peroetnate him as a representative of the British hon. He had no claw on the end of his tail." ATTACKED BY A SHARK. — The Honolulu Gazelle, of April the 3rd, gives the following account of the narrow escape of a Sandwich Islander from being devoured by a shark :— '' We learn from Kawalbae that about two weeks' since a native, Kaholo, was attacked by a shark while on his way from the shero to the fishing ground In the bay. The old man was going out ma smt. ll canoe, which, by his weight, was depressed In the valet so that his legs were but a few Inches abovo the surface. He had just pa » sed beyond tho reef, and was paddling along unaware of any danger, whe" a large and hungry shark made a break for him. The jaws of . the ravenous fish closed upon the man's thigh and tli « - capoe, making a hideous wound In the former, come eleven Inches lang, and tearing the flesh from the bone half the circumference of the Uligh, leaving It hanging do » n in shreds as the teeth drew away, and leaving in the wood it tho latter three or four teeth, broken off. The man was yearly dragged out ol his canoe, which at the same tlrue was almost swamped by tho onset of the fish, which, disappointed of its prey, Immediately disappeared. Tho old man, though bleed- ing profusely from several wounded arteries, was able to get hli canoe back to shore, and 011 landing received from Ills neighbours whatever belp they were ablo to bestow. He Is In a fair way of recovering. The teeth which remained in the canoe were two Inches across tho line where broken, thus Indicating a shark of unusual slzo aa well as strength." : OUT OF ITS ELEMENT.— Tho Boston Journal records the following " A severe gale, on the 17th and 18th ot April, drove tbo ice from the west shore of Lake Winnebago, and a storm on the 20th drove It back. The body of Ice, thrv- feet thick, zS miles long, and 12 wide, moved withirrestetiblo force to Bird upon the shore, to the great consternation of the inhabitants. Unit pressed, crushing trees, fences, and buildings in Its coarse Trees two feet through were uprooted, and srent rocks carried ten rods from the lake. The iee is piled in many places 40 feet high, and presents a beautiful spectacle, attracting visitors from all parts of the surrounding country. DEATH OF A CORUNNA VETERAN.— We havo to record the death of a veteran who took part in thu memorable retreat at Corunna, under Sir John Moore, and who died in London last week at the age of' 90, a; the Ride Grosvenor- mewa, Pimlico. Jonns William', a Welshman, joined the 1st Regiment of Guaula ( Grenadier) in 1801, and served at CorunOa, at which time the late Lord Clyde ( Sir Colin Campbell) was a simple Eneign. and was one of the retreating parfy. He wa3 taken prisoner, and for three years contiued in an Alpine fortress, whence he managed to effect his escape, tramping through France, and getting over in a fishing smack. We next hear of him in 18111, when ho was m the Coldstream Guards, but was too late for Waterloo; and in. 1825. he received a pension of 9d. a day. Till twelve- months oao he was a hale, hearty man, and worked aA his trade as a tailor, but lattei ly he was in dire need, and wa3 assisted by a charitable society in Westminster. JOKING PREFERRED !— Talking TIE other day with an able and popular lecturer, who seidom f. i i.' eil in getting a full and attentive ajidience, wo ( Court Journal) ventured to ask him what kind of subjects and what kind of treatment he thought the public uked best. " Well," was his reply, " Ihardly know - r lut there's one secret I've found out— whot tho public hates is information. Peoplegoto thescientific lei t\ u>^ « , no doubt; they would go to we a Greek play if it vaa the fashion ; but the exuberant chuckle of laughter witn which the weakest attempt at a iske ou tho lecturer's part is welcomed by the gravest audience, U proof quite strong enough of the weariness of the natural man over the dry husks of instruction, and bis delight when anything turns up which has. an unex- pected flavour. It suggests the feeling of the Irish- man who tasted the quiuce in his apple- tart : ' How delicious an apple- tart would be which was all made of quinces ! CURED BY INADVERTENCE.— Dr. Du Hadway report.-) the singular restoration to health of a uuu afflicted with abscess. The doctor tried several- remedies without success, and at last prescribed t wo drachms iodide of potassium in six ounces distilled water; doso, a tablespoon ful three times a d* y. The patient, a foreigner, misunderstood the directions, and swallowed the whole at once. Strangely enouph, jpht » 120 grains iodide of potassium did him no harm - r ! bi » t, on tho contrary, his appetite, which had been vary poor, was restored, and in ten days the abscess wan healed. Ho needed no further medicine^ and is jeuutg pletely restored to health. Hero may be a chance < li » - covery of importance; in the dearth of remedies i'vp this dreadful malady ii is worth consideration. QUAKER MARRIAGES.— An Act of the ^ Mont Session ( 35 Vic., chap. 10) extends the provision* of the statutes relating to marriages i* EnglantiS and Ireland, so far as they relite to marriages according to the . usages of the Society of Friends. In order, thut the relief intended to he given by the 7 and" 8 Via > chap. 81, maybe made fully effective," a pro- vision in 23 and 23 of the Queen, ohap. 18, is to l> « re- pealed which enacted " that the party or parties who shali not be a member or members of tho said Si> ciety shall1 profess with or be of tho persuasion of the Society." It is now provided that from and after tho 1st of January next the proviso shall cease, but no marriage is to be valid unless a certificate be-? roduce I to the Registrar, signed by a registering ot& » r of tho S joiety of Friends, to the effect Oat tlje party in . Inly authorised to. proceed to the occimplishiiienS Of Auch' marriage according to the usages off the Society ; but no such certificate is to be required in coses - » her- tho jarty giving Such notirlj shall declare that) both the partiea to tils intended marriage are either DfcenlWfw of the Society or in profession wiJh or of the pen. ua. iwn thereof. AN AWKWARD RECOONEIION !— Th& Pall MatV , GazelXty in a late " Occasional'! Npta," threw out th* j suggestion that Marguerite - iSblauc might possibly bo ' a man in female attire. la reference to thi » i'leJw » curious circumstance ia said to have occurred several years ago in an English country house. For a j1"^"' extending over Bome months various bsaall articlw of vatao, in th* shape of jewellery, & a. ba- 1 from Una to time unaccountably disappeared, bus^ cion attached to- no one, and m spite of every procoution theso my-- terious depredations continued. Things at i- ngth became so serious that ft was resolved to send for a London detective, whe, after inspecting the yremieea and putting some questions, requested that the aerya ta of the house might b » assembled in the dmbg room'. This having been doae, he inquired if all werepremmt* and was told that ovory one was in the rcom except the lady's- maid, who was in attendance oaone of tho young ladies, t n iavabd. Well," he said 1 should like to see the' lady's- maid " why w.- ts hCc « ) r( Eng! y roth* moned. No sooier, however, hod aljo entered the room than the detective, with a droll twinkling of his eye, exclaimed. " Ah! Jim, is that you? I've been look- ing for you this long whilo." Theu palling out a pair of handcuffs, ho sriapp'edtlftm dh the supposed damsel's wrist, she being a male returned conyiot wh, o, in tho capacity of Abigail, had lived foe a' ytar with tho astouished and luckless family* SATURDAY, JTTSE 1, 1872, THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. WTEBWATIONAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Mr. Edward Preacott, agent In Europe lor the *' Wc\ l£ Ptxre Jubilee and International Musical Festival," to be helJ in Boston, Unit** States, writes with relercnce to this project:— " It is not conceived in any local or personal regard! bit inaugurated in the great interest ol international peace and esteem and goodwill among all nations. It has a peculiar significance just at this time, and can- not fail, should England elect to be represented, in creating among the people of the two great nations a still more reciprocal feeling of fraternal regard. It ia proposed to give to England the inau- gural day, at which time, should they Jje for- tunate to socuro the proper representation in the way of one of her National Bands, there will be given England's popular national airs _ entire. America desires this to be brought about in this semi- official way, and the effect in promoting its ultimate design cannot be but salutary and wholesome. We are to have organisations and solo artists from all nations, and each nation will have a separate day devoted to its peculiar compositions, and it is the earnest desire of our people that Her Majesty's great people should have representation. The spirit with which it is got up is broad and national in its inception, and may we not hope that England will be pleased to send her repre- sentatives in the same good- will and desire in pro- moting and strengthening our present peaceful rela- tions r* THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT. BEEF FROM BOTANY BAY. SIXPENCE preserved Australian meat per pound I IXgood. In preference one would always buy it; But done to rags, as ' tis too often found, What ivit moro than vegetable diet!— Punch. INTERESTING TO TESTATORS. In the Vice- Chancellors' Courts, tho cause of " Harris v. Du Pasquler" hat been heard, and was a lultfor the adminis- tration cf the will of tho late Mr. Thomas Hyland, of 28, Charles- street, St. James's- square, o centleman who has for years been a large contributor to charities, under the signa- ture of " Nemo, The will, aiter making a provision for the testator's widow, and bequeathing legacies to the executors, directs the payment of the following legacies, free of duty—" To the Cancer Hospital, £ 100; to the Brompton Hospitali for Disease of the Chest, £ 100; to the Right Hon. tlieLordjMayor of Dublin, for the time being, £ 100, for such objects as he shall deem most deserving ; to tlje Blind Asylum, New Eent- road, London, £ 100; to Mrp, Gladstone, of 11, Carlton house- terrace, to be applied as she thinks proper in charity, £ 200, to be considered as coming to her from her correspondent' Nemoand the residue I bequeath to my trustees for such objects as they consider deserving, whether in increase of the before- mentioned one or otherwise." A preliminary question arose as to a bequest to one of the executors of £ 300, " being the amount he now stands indebted to me." The executor had repaid the amount to the testator during his lifetime, and The Vice- chancellor held that the executor took the The further question was then argued as to the vali- dity ef the bequests to the Lord Mayojt of Dublin, arid of the residue to the trustees. Mr. Karslake, Q. C., and Sir. J. Tremlett, for the testator's widow, argued the case against the beqiiestf, contending . that there was nothing to point out what objects were or were not deserving, that it was clear the legatees were not themselves inclined to pat the gifts into their own pockets, and that the bequests were void for uncertainty. Mr. Hemming ( for the Attorney- General) said that if the legacy to the Lord Mayor of Dublin had stood « alone it would probably have been Void, but that on the construction of the whole will these gifts to de- serving objects were stamped with a charitable charac- ter, land therefore good, and that if so, the residuary gift must also be a good charitable gift. Mr. Greene, Q. C., and Mr. Graham Hastings appeared for the trustees. After Mr. Karglake had been heard in reply, The Vice- Chancellor said he considered it would be too strong an implication to hold that the gifts in question were gifts to charitable objects, especially as the gift to Sirs. Gladstone was differently worded from the rift to the Lord Mayor. The gift to the Lord Mayor of Dublin would therefore fail, as would also the gift of the residue, and the residue would be distributed among the next- of- kin according to the statute.. BAD PRECEDENTS. The history of the trials of different Marshals of France who have been called on to answer for their acts since the office was first instituted by Francis L is hardly of a nature to console Marshal Bazaine ( re- marks the Pall Mall Gazette). Only five Marshals of France have been tried for their lives by regular tri- bunals, and all five were foUhd guilty and executed. Marshall do Retz, who was the first holder of the hightest military dignity in France, was brought to trial for high treason, or rather for repeated acts of re- bellion against the authority of his liege lord John VI.', Duke of Brittany. Found guilty not only of the crime with which he was originally charged,' but of others still more heinous, the Marshal de Eetz was hanged and his body burnt in 1440. The next offender was Marshal Biron, the friend and companion at arms of Henry IV. In s^ ite of all the favours heaped on him by his Royal master, Marshal Biron was found guilty of conspiracy with the King of Spain against the first of the Bourbons. Henry IV. would have pardoned him if he would have confessed his crimes; but pp his refusal to admit his trail t the King allowed sentence to be carried out, and Marshal Biron was decapitated on the Place de Grbve in 1602. Marshal de Marcillac, who was executed in 1632 for conspiracy and rebellion against Cardinal Richelieu, was the third Marshal of France who perished on the scaffold. Marshal de Montmorency, who was executed the same year on a similar charge, was another of the victims of the Cardinal. The last of the Marshals of France who have • undergone a capital sentence was the best known and most celebrated of them all. Marshal Ney, shot on the 7th of December, 1815, for fidelity to his old and treachery to his new a aster. But Marshal Bazaine is the first Marshal of Franco arraigned on a charge of bad conduct in face of tho enemy. On Fridav in last week, at the invitation of a com* mittee of about 40 penons, of whom Mr. Cross ( ac- countant and auctioneer, formerly attorney's clerk) was chairman, the " Claimant" visited Bristol, The pro- ceedings are thus reported in The Timet:— Owing to a statement circulated during the morning to the effect that ho would arrive by tho express at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, about three or four thousand persona assembled, but there was a delay of two hours, dur- ing which the crowd was reduced to about 700. The Claimant arrived at half paat 4 o'clock with Mr. Guildford Onalow, M. P., and ilr. Anldjah, his agent for Westbury, having tra- velled from Alreaford. He was much hustled on alighting OQ the platform, and having been pushed Into a brougham by tho excited crowd, who pressed upon him for the purpose of shaking him by the hand, an effort was made to start the' pair of horaee. So peniitently did tho crowd cling to the vehicle that the door of the brougham was broken off lta hinge*, and left In the hands of the crowd. There waa more excitement, laughter, and expres- sions of feeling, resulting from gratified curiosity, than en- thusiasm or sympathy. Efforts had been made to keep the arrival a secret, and the Claimant waa taken qnickly to his h jtel at Clifton. In the evening there was a public meeting held at the Broad mead Booms. The room was about three partafull, bat a large crowd assembled outside the doors In the hope of getting a sight of the Claimant. Mr. Cross pre- sided, and waa supported by Mr. Oollins, of the Wine Vaults, Christmas- street: Mr. Levi, clothea dealer; Mr. Guildford Onslow, M. P., Mr. Charles Shackell, and the com- mittee men. The Claimant was received with cheers, at first faint, but afterwards more warm, and followed by laughter, " Hurrah for Sir Roger," and cries of " Ah, ah » " The Chairman briefly Introduced the business of the meet- ing by remarking that all they sought to obtain by that mect- ng was Justice and fair play lot the Claimant. Mr. Ewens, a commercial traveller, moved the first resolu- tion :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the recent Tichborne trial was not conducted in t^ at spirit of fair play Which Englishmen have a right to expect, and that the lfui- gnagoofthe Attorney- General waa entirety unworthy, of the British Bar." ( Cheers,) Mr. Shackell, outfitter, seconded the motion, and it wus un- animously adopted. a Mr. Taylor, corn factor, proposed the sccond resolution, which was as follows:—" That this meeting considers the engaging of six counsel In the present prosecution Is an at- tempt to crash a defenceless man,, and hereby protests against the enormous waste ot public mane*.-" -( Applausa).... Mr. Frank Collins, tobacconist, seconded the motion, which also was carried unanimously. Mr. G. Onslow, M. P., then cama forward to address the ideating, and was loudly cheered. Before entering into the details of the great case, he said he must avail himself of tho earliest opportunity of thanking them most kindly for the flattering reception which they had given, not only to Sir Eoger Tlefiborne. but to himself. It had been trujy said that that meeting waa Important, bccfiuso. lt . wai the flrBt great pi ice where they had enlisted public sympathy on " be- half ofiSlrJtoger Tichborne ( cheers), and he trusted that the cheers which they heard that evening might, throughout the pilgrimage which they were about to take, be, as It were, an augury of future prosperity and success In the undertaking be hiul adopted, and which he believed to be a right one. ( Cheers.) Having referred to his friendship with the late Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. W. H Gore- LanRton, former repre- sentatives of the city In Parliament, Sir. Onslow said he had In his popket- a letter from Mr. Lang ton saying how deeply he regretted his Inability to be present that evening. ( Cheers.) They wero well aware that the great case which had occupied tho attention bf the < nt> rld for more than a year was suddenly and moat unexpectedly brought to a standstill by the ] ury saying that they had heard sufflclont, and by doing, that they forced Sir, Eoger. much- against his will, to accept a non suit. Now that jury by their conduct Ignored tho evidence of 66 honourable, respectable, and dis- interested witnesses, not one of whom, the Claimant In- cluded, ever broke down, and accepted the evidence of 17 witnesses whe^ with the exception of the Messrs. Seymour, were all Jeshits ( cheers), and every one of them more or less interested in the case— almost as much as the Claimant him- self. { Cheers.) Who were those 17 witnesses! They were com- posed of ladles and gentlemen who, with the exception he believed, of Mr. Alfred Seymoui1 and Mrs. Eadclltfe, neVer took the opportunity of examining Sir Eoger Tichborne to ascertain by word of mouth whether he was Sir Eoger or not. Therefore their evidence only amounted to this,— they did not recognise the man whom they had known In former days. The Jury accepted their evidence, which was negative evi- donce, and rejected the affirmative evidence of seventy- five gentlemen, who were honourable men. Mr. Onslow went on to remark that his friend Sir Eoger Tichborno appealed to the British public for fair play. ( Cheers.) It was a most serious and Important moment for him, for he was about to be tried for perjury and forgery ( cries of " Oh, never, " He shan't"), and tho result of that trial would either send him Into penal servitude or Into the popsesafon of his title and estates. Now, it had been said that ha ( the speaker), in arguing the case for Sir Eager Tichborne,. was attempting to set class against class (" No I '), but- allow him to say that they were, with very few exceptions, deserted by the upper classes of . this country. The upper classe? did not like one coming forward to claim his title and estates from the hands of those in possession of it. ( Hear, hear.) Their mind was blinded in that case; but they had appealed to the British publio, and they knew how nobly the British public had re- sponded to that appeal. The working classes were the classes who, with their sixpences and ev? n their pence, had come forward to give their support ( o the fund for thd defenco ( cheers): and it was an honour' to the working classes that they had dohe so. That gentleman ( pointing to the Claimant) did not belong to their class, and yet thoy supported him; they would not see any man, high er low, crushed or trampled upon. ( Cheers.) Tho British public wore in his favour, and he had never known the British public wrong. ( Cheers.) Mr. Onslow went on to remark that the Tichborne Cose was unknown to tho public. ( Laughter) It never was pleaded. It never was replied to. The Attorney- Generaftpoke for days and weeks, but never was replied, to, and they knew nothing of the Tichborne Case. ( Eenewed laughter.) 8erjeant B& llantlrio never ' replied He had not an opportunity given lilm. ( Shame.) He could not) say that S<? rjeant Ballontlne would have quailed, but he, like Englishmen, did'not fight so well as he would have done under different circumstanccs. ( Cheers and • laughter.) It was their misfortune to have starved the trial. They had to starve the counsel, but the little money they " had was used to the best purpose. Sir Eoger Tichborne- would have been at that moment in Newgate, and his beautiful children and wife In the workhouse. If it had not been for his perseverance. 8ir Eoger Tichb irne bad been five years In this country, and if he was an impostor It was a disgrace to thfelaws of Encland that they had not found It out beforethls. ( Cheers.> He did not hesitate to say— and he said It with a' certain amount ot grief, for he was the last man In the world to use- abusive language towards anybody— he Bald, after deep considera- tion, and after having made tho case his study for years, that this speech * f the Attorney- General was a gross mis- representation of facts. Was a foul assnmptlou and an abase of language. ( Cheers.) It was unworthy ' of a lawyer aad unworthy of a gentleman. ( Cheera.) He coald take that speech in his hand, and detain them nearly as long as the Attorney- General In proving what he had said. ( Laughter.) The Attorney- General's bad bloed was up; his bad feellags were aroused at being ballied and beaten by that gentleman ( pointing tothe Claim- ant). ( Cheers.) Hence his ill- temper, hence his rancorous abuse. He said he never had met a cleverer man, and ad- mitted himself he never could break him down. ( Cheers.) Let them picture to themselves Arthur Orton, the butcher of Wapping, standing 23 days Of the moat severe cross- ex- amination that ever happened to a British subject and not breaking doWn. It was against common sense to say that an impostor conld have stood what the Claimant stood. ( Hear, hear.) He ( the speaker) said he had charges to maku against the Attorney- General. (" Hear, hear," and a voice, " Give it to him!") When Serjeant Bailantine and Mr. Glffard stated that they had acted without fees, and Lord ! Chief Justlco Bovill sold It did them Infinite credit, up Jumped the Attorney- General and said it would also apply to their side when the Attorney- General knew that that very day he touched a crisp £ 60 note ; when the At- ; torney- General knew that he had drawn £ 0,000 out of the estate; when the Attorney- General was paid at the rate of 3s., id. a mipote. ( Hear, hear). He made an assertion that did hot apply to him: He Allowed that to go forth to the country. It wa » distributed throughout tbd whole of England and believed by many to be the case at " the present moment. It was iiet until tho evening it had gone forth that he mads an apology and sold he did not know what was meant.. Mr. Onslow went on to express his confidence ta tho statement of Dr. Lipscombe. and complained that the Attorney- Geaetal abased the dead. He abused Lady Tich- borne, the " mother ot 8tr Eoger Tichborne. (" Shame Tend hisses.) Ho called her a pOor Imbecile woman, willing to lump atanythlng. He had the honour of knowing Lady Tich- borne many years intimately. She was an honourable and an honest woman. 8he was a lady who, If she had one fault it was that the was suspicious of everybody and everything : she wae the very last lady who would take up a per- son alia thought waa an. impostor. ( Hear, hear,! He next read iAdylichborne'a own, words. In which she distinctly and positively swore that the Claimant was her first- born son. The speaker wcrit on to say that he was present At tho funeral ef Lady Tichborne, and there ho stood in a position where h « alone would command a view of Sir Eoger Tlch- borne ho sat at the head of the coffin containing the re- mains of his mother. If he lived for a thousand years he could never forget his face at that moment, be was- broken down with grief, and In tears, which Irolled down his faoe. The movements. of his face spoko ot the grlof of his Blind. He never was so struck with tho effects of, griof, aijd he was the only one who saw It. But those were not the tears of tho Attorney- General with £< j, 0C0 In his pocket ( cries of " Ah !*• and " Hear"); 1 but the tears of Sir Rog » r were felt in his heart. Coming to an Incident of a different character, he created much laughter by stating that Miss Loder, said to be the lover ot Arthur Orton, fainted In the arms of « detective at the sight of Bir Ewer walking with him thttiugh Tfchbome- paric. Though he had' tho highest respect for his friend, ijlr Eoger, he did not think his was exactly the sort of figure that a young lady would faint * way at ( laughter)— this was Miss Loder, of Wapping, and he would leave them to Judge what sort of a iritoe& s this waa that they were going to put' into the box - to twoar that tho claimant was Arthur Orton ( laughter); bat he did njt believe that the British public woutf he made tools of like that. ( Cheers.) Having next animadverted on the attempts- during the trial to Clrlmiiit by the introduction of forged letters, JJr. ouuow pictured ( lie Claimant suffering ter. o- half ol DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BEDFORD. ( From The Times.) Under ordinary circumstances the death of the head of the historic bouse of Russell " would be a matter of general interest, and indeed almost of public concern; but the Duke of Bedford who his just passed awav from among us was, unlike, it may almost be said, all his predecessors, no politician. It is true that he was for several years a member of th6 Lower flouse of the Legislature, but even there he was in no way distin- guished ; and since his elevation to the Pee rage by his father's death, some ten years ago, he has lived almost wholly in retirement, and, mainly owing to infirm health, has taken no part in public life. William RusselL Duke of Bedford, Marquis of Tavi- stock, in Devonshire, Earl of Bedford, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, and Lord Howland of Streatbam, in tho county of Surrey, in the Peerage of Eng- land, was the only son of Francis, late and Seventh Duke, K. G., & c., by Lady Anna Maria Stanhope, eldest daughter of Charles, third Earl of Har- rington. lie waa born in Grosvenor- siTuare on the lst of July, 1809, and was educated at Eton, where he had among his sohoolfellows Mr Gladstone, the Duke of Buc Jeuch, Sir Francis H. Doyle, and Lords Bandon, Selkirk, Abingdon, Romney, Morlev, Craven, Dillon, Frankfort, Sc. He entered Parliament at thp General Election of 1832, as one of the members for Tavistock, a borough in which, as Dod informs us in his Electoral Facts, the interest the Ducal house of Russell was paramount, was re- chosen after . each dissolution down to that of 1841, when he retired, and he never afterwards sought a seat in the House of Commons. His father's death, in the year 1861, elevated him to the House of Peers. It. ia almost needless to add that, so far as he took any part in politics, he supported those Liberal principles wliich, as history tells ud, havi been hereditary in the Russell family. ' He was a mflgistratre for Bedford- shire, but we believe he never held any other public offioe or appointment. For the origin of the . Russells, Sir Bernard Burke and the Heralds refer us to John Russell, who was Constable of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, in AD. 1221) and a gentleman of landed property1 in; that county, and who, these authorities ' afesert, cotdd prove Kis descent from the ancient and noble hoiise - of'the Du Rozells of Normandy. Be thjs,- however, as it may, iiis^ SsfflPwM- areWS Edward' II. asr member f3r the county of South- ampton. His lineal descendant, in the fifth or sixth gene- ration, Sir John Russell, was speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of Hpnry VL ; but his grand- son, John Russell, of Kingston Russell and Berwicks, near Bridport, in Dorsetshire, who bore the reputation of being one of the most accomplished gentlemen of his day, was the real founder of' the forttfnea of the family. His story, aa told by Sir Bernard Burke, forms an interesting chapter in the " Vicissitudea of Families." It'runs as follows :— " Mr. Russell obtained a Iavourable Introductldli to Court through one of those unexpected incidents which may be attributed solely to eood fortune. In the 2ls » of Henry VIL ( 1500), the Archduke Philip of Austria, only son of the Emperor Maximilian L, ana husband ot Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand andliabel, KlngandQueen of Cai tile and Aragon, having encountered a violent hurricane In his passaco from Flanders to Spain, was driven Into Weymouth, where he landed, and was hospitably received by Sir Thomas Tren chard, knight, a gentleman of rank in tho neighbourhood. Sir Thomas immediately apprized the Court of the circumstance and in the interim, while waiting for instructions w hat course to adopt, invited his first cousin, Mr. Eusse) l, then recently returned from his travels, to wait upon the Prince. His Imperial Highness, fascinated by Mr. Russell's companion- able qualities, desired that he should accompany him to Windsor, whither the Ring had Invited Ida Highneas„ to repair; on the Journey we are informed that the Archduke became stfll more pleased with his attendant's ' learned discourse and generous deportment,' and recommended him strongly to the King. Mr. Eussell was, tn con- sequence, taken Immediately Into Royal favour, and ap- pointed ono of the gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. Becoming subsequently a favourite of Henry VIIL, and a companion of thatMonarch in his French wars, Mr. Russell was appointed to several high and confidential offices, and filially elevated to the peerngo on tho 0th of March, 1538- 9, In the dignity ef Lord Eassell, Baron Ru « sell, of Cheneys, county Buckingham. In the next year, 164'), when the greot monasteries were dissolved, bis Lordship obtained a grant to himself, and his wife and their heirs, ot the site otthe Abbey of Tavistock, and of extensive possessions belonging thereto. After the accession of Edward VL, Lord Bussell had a grant of tho Monastery of Woburn, In Bedfordshire, and was created Earl of Bedford, January 9,1650." In Mary's time, notwithstanding these grants of monastic spoils, the favour of the Court continued ; his Lordahip ob- tained a new pitent for the office of Lord Privy Seal, and eventually was appointed Ambassador from Her Majesty to 8paln, In order to conduct her consort, Philip, to the shores of England. His son Francis, the second Earl, was a member of the Privy Council, and In other ways also a person of eminence and influence under Elizabeth. Tho fifth Earl, who was raised to the Marqulsate of Tavistock and the Dukedom of Bedford in 1696, was the father of the celebrated patriot, William, Lord Eussell, whose executi « n for high treason in 168) has rendered Lln- coln's- lnn- flelds, as its sceno, historical ground. The son of William Lord Eussell, Wriotheslv Euasell, succeeded as second Duke, and added much to the family wealth by his marriage with tho heiress of the Howlands of Streatham. He was the father of John, fourth Duke, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland In the reign of George II., and subse- quently Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of France, fn which character he signed at Fontalncbleau, on the part of England, the preliminaries of peace between France and Spain. His grandson, John, sixth Duke, was the grandfather of the nobleman whose decease is now recorded. As the late Duke has died unmarried, the duoal honours and estates and the representation of the house of Eussell devolve upon Ills Grace's cousin, Mr. Hastings Russell, the eldest son ci tho lato Major- General Lord George William RUE sell, sometime Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court ot Borlln. The new Dnkc, who was born in 1819, and was for- merly Captain J In the Grenadier Guards, has sat as member for Bedfordshire in the Liberal interest since the year 1847. He is a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant tor that county, ^ dLIeutenont- Colonel of the Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers.. Ho married, In 1844, Lady Elizabeth West, eldest daughter ol George John, late Lord De la Warr, by whom aho has, with other issue, a son, George William Francis Sackvillo, a Commoner if Balliol College, now Mar- quis of Tavistock and heir to the family honours, who was born In 1S52. • , VJ The Time! has tho following leader on thedeaths of Lord Dalling and the Duke of Bedford:— . l\ Within a few hours of one another two men have passed away, eaohof whom was, though for very differeiti. reMons, a man of mark in our social system. Ono was bom- great; the othor achieved for himself a certain greatness. The Duke of Bedford bore an historic Dame, succeeded to enormous wealth, was ono of the traditional chiefs of th « It has been estimated that the two meetings, held fit Bristol on behalf of the Tichborne Clftixj/ ant, WW result in a . profit- qf £ 1QQ, which . ffiU bt^ pwd. pvpr the fund. <• .; A POINT IN LAW. PROVIDING FOR POSSIBILITIES! The German War department has orderod inquiries to te made with a view to ascertaining the best mode to utilising the German railways in time of war, not only for the conveyance of troops, but also for sending' back from tho army its sick and wounded, for provid-( ing it with food and ammunition, and for carrying rOUtj tactical and strategical operations. The system intrp- J dnced with similar objects by the French Government of National Defence towards the end of the campaign- of 1871 is to serve as an illustration of the course which would have to - te adopted in Germany in the event of an invasion. Such large masses of railway material wero on that occasion concentrated at certain specially important strategical points that it was possible not orily to send wholo divisions, and even corps d'armtJe, simultaneously in a given direc- tion, but long trains full of provisions, forage, and am- munition wero kept ready, in resorve, BO as to follow the army with sufficient supplies for a week's mainten- ance. It is believed that the great increase in railway communication which is now taking place in Germany will enable her in the next war to derive as much ad- vantage from her railways as Franco flid . last year, especially as Steps kre being taken for forttfying the railways at the most unprotected points, such as bridges over rivers, & c., ana for enabling tho troops to take up the rails and lay them down again when necessary with great rapidity. The Russian Government have determined to add not one but two battoriea to each of their fifty brigades of artlllerr. The guns are to be on the Prussian pattern, which either wholly or wrtb some few modifications has now t> een adopted by nearly oQ Europe. Heavy marine guns aro aX this moment being manofactured ill Prussia for Austria, Italy, Spain. TuxkoyTfegypt, China, and Japan. The full Court of Queen's Beach on; Tuesday gave jBdgment In tho action of Knott v. the Nawab Nazim of Bengjl, which was brought to recover damages for the alleged breach ot on agreement cntocsd int » nine rears ago, in which the . defendant covenanted with the plaintiff that fha Government of England should reverse certain orders of the late IxJnl QuvnJnR as. regarded the hereditary righs of th « j Nawab. ahd that Vfter such reversal had been obtained, th « ? plaJntlfl ahould receivs 200,000 rupees, - with a commission of 12f per cent , on the. recovery of several specified claim* due te the Nawab. The < Jourt, without calling upon the conn" l ' or the Indian GoYemiueat, fcVd judgment for tho defea 4ant. In the Court of Qaeen'a Bench, the cause of " Cherry p. Thompson" ha3 been heard, and was a breach of promise of marriage case, in which the gentleman was the plaintiff. It raised, however, a question of tar more general Importance, as to the rights of parties to sue in the courts pf this, country for causes of action arising partly abroad.- -• • ' The parties in this case^ jyhtf iffe'both British sub- iectB,„ tnet at Hombrntf,> nd became engage< L The plaintiff, who is an officer in oar army, returned to thfe country, and some time afterwards, the lady for. some reason, repented of her engagement and— while still remaining in Germany— she wrote to the plaintiff a letter received by him in this country, intimating that she thought the engagement had tetter- be- broken off. Upon this the gentleman brought this action against the ficklo fair one, and, her counsel objected that the action would not lie in the courts of this country, she being still abroad, and the course of action having arisen, if not entirely, at all events, principally abroad. And in support of this view they relied on a decision of two Judees of this Court in a caso in which it was held, some time ago, that under the enactment in the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852, which allows parties abroad to be sued in this country if the cause of action arose here, but the party cannot be sued unless it entirely arose here. On the other side, oa the part of the plaintiff, it was asserted that tho cause of action had entirely arisen here, for that a cause of action on a contract arose when there waa a broach, and therefore at the place where it wa3 broken; thafrft was broken hereby the delivery of the letter to the plaintiff in thiB countiy, and that, at all events, it was only necessary that part of the cause of n tion should arise in this country to bring the caae within the Act. In support of this view a more recent deci- sion in the Common Pleas, in which an elaborate judgment to that effect had been delivered, was relied on, while both aides relied oq decisions! jn$ ie Court of Exchequer, where the Judges appear to have been divided uj « n the point, and to have ruled at one time ono Way a&& at aiifither time the coijtrtiry tray. Amid these contradictory decisions, the'Court had taken time to consider their judjjyrient. Mr. Justice Blackburn now declared the judgment of the Court hi. favour of the lady, the defendant adhering to the view< this C/ ourt had tak^ n In tho former case— that the whole cause of action must have arisen in this country in order to allow of a party living abroad being sued in JJie courts of this country. The learned Judge, in the course of tho judgment, which was long and elaborate, entered fully into the c and arrived at the conclusion that the Judges alto- gether, taking the numbers who had shared in the dif- ferent decisions, had been equally divided upon the point » Jf, he said, the question was one of law, which could be* carried to a Court of Error, the Court would have followed the . last decision, that of the Common Pleas. But as it was a point of practice on which there could be no review of their decision, they thought it right to act on their ojyn opinion, and that was adverse to tho, view of the Court of Common Pleas. They thought that " cause of action " in the Common Law • Procedure Act meant the whole caiwe of action, and as here the contract^ was abroad, and the letter containing the refusal was written and posted abroad and only re- ceived in this country, they thought that the action could not be m- intsiaul in the courts of this country K^- umjl tit:- J" Ii* joideat abiuad. A GROAN ON A BORE, . , O THE Alabama bore; When are we to have it o'er,' Never hear sbout It more. How long, O how long before f How much tedious prose In store Have tho Journals still to pour On that threadbare theme, galore J Hang the Alabama bore!— Punch. INDIAN PANICS. Mr. Syed Abdoollah sends the following translation ot a letter he has received from a r. ative of India " Benaree, April 8,1572.— The recent assassinations have thrown the etittre population of India into a state of fearful consternation. What curse impends over the country God only knows, but all kinds of vague and preposterous rumoura are in circulation. The Maho- medans are everywhere throughput India regarded with suspicion by the English residents, and although there is no tangible pniof of anykind. it is confidently1, believed that they are on the eve Of a fresh insurrec- tion. An incident which I witnessed with my own eyes will show the state of feeling to which I allude. " The 10th day of Mohurrum was fixed for the 20th ult. Ah absura rumour had become current among the English population that the Mu3shlmans would, assassinate them on that day; while among the Mus- sulmans a no less absurd notion prevailed that ii they attempted to assemble in large numbers at the usual burying of taziahs. they would te arrested and sum- marily sent beyond the seaa Those who believed in these reports went secretly armed with daggers and thick bambcw) cudgels furnished with iron pikes, deter- ' mined to sell their lives as dearly as possible. Many of them took an affecting farewell of their females, and left home, amid tremendous crying and weeping. The Christian inhabitants, for their part, left town, and sought shelter in the European lines, many ladies changed their usual residence, and formed !> arties in a larae kothi ( or palace), while others eft the station altogether. I accompanied the crowds of people bearing taziahs of every shape and colour, some most gorgeously and expensively got up. The mournful chanting of the Marsiyah ( or dirge), the beating of breasts, the noise of drums, fifes, and torn toms, the shouting of ' Dami charyar,' the simulated weeping of the excited multitude— all these combined to make a perfect pandemonium eJthe scene. The crowd appeared to be going simultaneously mad, and I should have sought an early Opportunity for escape had it been possible ; aB it was, C was borne along by the resistless streamof people. When we reached theMaidnn Fatman Karballah, the crowd was immense. , and for mile3 around there was hardly a foot of ground unoccu- pied. Abont^ l^ o'clock an Enplish gentleman was seen advancing on horseback^ when at the sound of some drum, or cracker, his horse suddenly took fright, and threw him to the ground. The animal becoming more frightened than before, now dashed off at headlong speed, knocking down and trampling under foot every thing and person which came in its way. The English- man soon recovered himself and regained his feet and with his face bleeding and his garments covered with drat set off in pursuit of his horse, closely followed by his groom, both shooting at the top of their voices ' Pakro, pakro, khabar dar gane na pa we' ( Catch him, catch him, take care, don't let himgo.) This shout, taken up by some thousands of voices, and the confusion caused by the runaway horee, seemed to confirm the reports which had been vaguely whispered earlier in the aay, apd the conviction gained ground th^ t the day of retribution had arrived and the massacre com- menced. - A fearful panic seized upon the crowd and a sudden stampede resulted, some ran as fast as their legs could carry them, some climbed up into the trees, and others even sought refuge in the prickly pear bushes. In leSa than five minutes the immense crowd had en- tirely., disappeared,. and the Englishman and his horse were left in sole, possession, of the deserted Maidan. I am gm Jq E^ y there was no loss of life on the 41 Surely the English Government ought to interfere to put a stop to the disgraceful scenes yearly enacted at these Mohurrum Ifctivals, and . ought to take pre- CAutjpnftrvjflsasures aarJnpt tho recurrence of such a panic As that which I Lave related, and which cannot fail to l) e productive of bacj fueling between the Mv homedan nnd Christian communities in India." DESTRUCTION OF A SEALING FLEET A New York telegram aqnonncea that four 6teamere and nearly forty sailing vessels engaged in' the seal fishingtradeonthe coast of Labrador and Newfound- land have teen wrecked among the ice, and that All hands have perished. Commenting on this unusual calamity, the Daily Neta remarks!— - A terrible disaster which has just occurred'in the Isorthern Seas ence more reminds us of the toils and risks by which tHe luxuries ef civilisation wre Won from reluctant Nature; The sealskins with whioh our ladies so becominp) y lyotect themselves in winter were made to protect the seals in their native hibitatamopg t heite. Thev have to te sought afnong the icefl. x* abd icebergs, on the coasWttf NeWfiJuhdltod and Labrador.' It Lv 6bvious thdt when a hurricane springs up in such teas thedanger 1b immense. In the present case a wfaplu fleet has been caught ih the stormj and four steamers ind fort/ k& ilin'g tenets have be « / n destroyed, and all rands lost. If tho telegram from New York gives the figures correctly, the loss of life'must be immensu: The families of these poor sailors must number thousands, and the disaster thus comes back to multitudes of homes which will now have to te wanned and bright- ened by national charity. alluding to the small- pox epidemic in Lon^ oc, tho Registrar Ut- neral, In his usual return, states that the fatal cases which In the two previous weeks had Iwon 89 and 64. VCTO a? aln 51 last week, of nhlcli 19 occurred lt » the » I « cl* l small- pox hospitals, ajrulnst IS ami 23 In the twopro- ci- edltur weeks. Or. t of th . « e lusiituiiuua. C death* wtre re lon* u lJ till;, uUen » -" In Pop! » r, 6 In flow. 4 In Wwt V> rr, ana A ID Chclica ^ uu tul tuU- di^ UicU. ccntly in Newgate, where he had assured him that the thought he mostly suffered from was that Xlchborne should ever be in such a sorrowful place as that. ( Cheers.) Asking what the Court was composed of that Judged Sir Roger, tho speaker said. In the first Instance It waa all but a packed court, as people were only admitted by tickets, and it waa crammed by tho aristocracy of tho country. None of the working classes could get In they secured a ticket, which It was Impossible to get. X'he Jury were men of education, taken from the arlstotracy, either of wealth or rauk, to try a case which touched tho arlstoaaoy, and when beaten, and tired, and exhausted, they retreated from their duty. ( Applause.) He maintained the Jury did not do their duty, and If ho had been on tho lory he should have said that having undertaken the dutv. If he eat there all his lifetime until he had heard tho reply, he should not give a verdict. ( Applause.) There was an aristocratic Court, an aristocratic Jury, and a would- be aristocratic Judge. ( Laugh- ter and cheers.) Concluding a speech of great length by giving an outline of the Claimant's aareer, and specially dwelling upon his defective education, be remarked thot he came out of tho bush degraded in mind, and when he first met him ho was very little better than a savage. ( Laughter.) But the old principles Imbued In him In early life soon camo to him, and the speaker would now aay that a more gentle- manlike or nlcer- mannercd man, or a man more amiable In society, especially the society of ladies—( a laugh)— ho never had the good fortune to meet He meanf. to do what he had promised Lady Tichborno, Hlr Roger's mother— that was, that he would never abandon ber son, and he Intended to stand by him to the end. ( Cheers.) And even U they hanged him he would follow him to the grave. Loud cheers.) The Claimant, on rising to address the meeting, met with an enthusiastic reception. The meeting rose to their feet cheering and waving their hats. When illence was restored tho Claimant said,— Sir. Chairman, ladles, and gentlemen,— I am a very bad speaker, and therefore I don't intend to aay very much to- night In fact, my friend, Mr. Guildford On- alow, has almost exhausted every subject that I could speak on. He knows the case almost as well as I do mytelf, and therefore the principal thlngT have to do lato thank you for your kindness in coming forward to assist me ( hear, hear), aitd for the very kind manner ID which you have Invited mo dbwn here, and for the supportyou have given me. Without it I should certainly not haven fair trial. ( Hear, hear.) Thero was one subject on which I should . like to speak, and that Is about Mr. Alfred Seymour, my uncle. He stated in tho court that when I was examined at the Law Institution he knew I was an impostor because he knew that his- nephew was tattooed on the arm, and that I had no tattoo, ( biughter.) I ask yon, gentlemen, Is Mr. AKred Seymour a gentleman fit to represent this country ? I mean la ho At to be a member of Parliamentf ( Hear.) If the man knew an Impostor was living with his sister why didn't he go and kick him ou t of the house T I ask any of you, if you knew a vagabond and forger— for that Is what they call me— was Imposing upon any of your sisters, would you not immediately kick him out? ( Cheers.) Would you not do it all the more If yon thought or believed that your sister was not la her right senses'? ( Cheers.) If I am an Impostor, has he acted right In allow- ing me to borrow thousands and thousands of pounds to carry on my cause ? (" No.") He allowed ffle to swindle the public when he had it In his power to unmask me and hold me up to the public as an Impostor ot once. ( Hear.) I don't hesitate to tell you that tho tattoo business is neither moro nor less than a conspiracy from beginning to end, and principally got np to prevent them putting ono man Into the witness- box. H they had not done so they were bound to put in Mr. Gosford, and I oak you, as Englishmen, to Insist upon Mr. Gosford being put Into the witness- box, and then'jou will know where the conspiracy commenced. ( A voice— " How about the sealed packet?") Mr. Gosford came down to Gravesend shortly after my arrival in Eng- land. I was away from my hotel at the time, and my Wife was subjected to great annoyance during my absence. When 1 returned to the hotel I was met by Mr. Gos- ford and two other gentlemen, and more disgraceful conduct I nover saw before In my life; so much so. that I passed upstairs without speaking. I went to my room, but 1 didn't lock myself In as was stated, but merely to dress for a few minutes before I went into the sitting- room. In those Ave minutes In my room I sat down and wrote a letter to Mr. Gosford, which ho denies having received, principally because he didn't wish the letter read. ( Oh, oh !) There » re papers come to light which were very kindly sent by Mr. Robertson Gladstone during the trial, and which my at- torneys have read. When those papers are read, and when Mr. Gosford Is putlntethe box and Is examined from other papers, you will then know UI am Roger Tichborne or not. [ Loud cheers.) You wUl then know whether 1 spoke the truth about the sealed packets. ( Cheers.) You wUl know whether the sealed packet was destroyed in 1816 and 1819, because he swore It was destroyed in both years. (" Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) Mr. Gosford Is a very valuable wit- ness, inasmuch as he was one of my dearest and best friends. Ho was my most confidential friend, almost my confidential adviser in my young days. When I left England I left him all my letters, and almost everything I had to leave in England, and. therefore, U any one knows me thoroughly It Is Mr. Gosford. Why, then, not put him into the box ? (" Hear, hear," and cheers,) They can either prove or disprove tho case by his evidence, and why don't they dolt? ( Hear, hear.) Again, I thank you for your kindness to me, and for the kind tupport you have rendered, and without which I certainly should have been crushed, and never had a fair trial. I should have remained In Newgate without even a hearing before a magistrate for 10 or 12 months to suit the Attorney- General's convenience that he might boast what he could have done at the head of the law. ( Loud and sustained ipplause. The meeting terminated with cheer* for Sir Roger Tlch- bome. During the above proceedings a Mrs. Fitzpatrick, an old servant in the Tichborne family, now living at Clifton, who stated that she recognised in the claimant the Sir Roger- Tichborne whom she had known in his youth, forced her way to the platform, and shook hands with the Claimant. In the course of Saturday the committee visited the Claimant at St Vincent^. JjU> c] fs Hotel, Clifton, and were introdyiaed to a groom and two women who formenly lived in thq seijyfce , o/ u^ he Tichbocne family, and who believe the* Claimant tftite Sur- Kogerd.- - . * - • Whig party, but never held any office, never achieved or even aimed at any political distinction; and during the latter years of his life lived in complete retire- ment, so that beyond the circle of his own kindred and his few acquaintances the name of the Duke of Bedford was nover heard. Lord Dalling and Bulwer, on the other hand, has been always before the public. He was an officer of the Life Guards, a succcssful author, a Radical ALP. for Marylebone, and as a Diplomlst he represented Great Britain In almost every important capital. He had served at Vienna, the nague, Paris, Brussels, Florence, Madrid, WAsh- Ijigton, and Constantinople, and everywhere ho was remaVk- able. The world in which ho moved was never allowed to forget him for an hour; it might criticize him if it pleased, but he took good care that it should talk about him,.; He was a public man from the begluning, and remained one until his dying day. Having retired from tho diplomatic service at an age when most men nro glad to sock repose, nothing would content 81rHenry Bulwer but to enter Par- liament again, and ho satforTamwerth untU Mr. Gladstone recommended him for a peerage little more than^ a vear ago. Yet even If a man were moro distinguished as soidlor or statesman than tho newly- created Lord Dalling, his death would not Ui this country excite nearly so much Intetest and curiosity as that of tho recluse Duke who has passid away with him. As Burke told the Duke of Richmond of his doy, the great houses aro like secular oaks. To the minds of thou- sands a Duke of Bedford represents something more solidly and endurlngly Important than eloquence, or wit. oradmlnis- tratlveakill, or real, or patriotism. The Dueal House Is a . permanent power In the State, which Increases or lessons according to the ability or disposition of the actual bearer of the honours, but which must ever uxist fixed and immovable, while the shootkg stars of genius make only a momentary track of llcht and pass away. This inbredcjuallty of the national character may not be a very lofty one, but it exists : and he who would deny or Ignore it wouldt orm a false notion of English society. Tho character of the Dnke who is about to be laid In nis grave, and tho disposition and opinions of tho gentleman who la to sncceeed him/, will be matter of personal interest to a great number of Englishmen, and of curiosity to multitudes who rwver have been and never will bo brought into connexion with either. A Duko of Bedford, Indeed, calls lurth not only the deference which Is given to high rank and incalculable wealth, but also something of historic senti- ment. There is, perhaps, no family In tho Peerugo with which political leadership and social preeminence are moro largely associated. 11 Is cot quite easy at first sight to under- stand the cause of thu. The Russells, though thoy hold a Pee ™ ^. ojd as English peerages go, are not a very ancient family. The first Lord was a favourlto of Henry Y1IL and received grants of the lands rwhich had ixlongej to the dissolved Abbeys. Woburn Abbey, Tavistock Abbey, nnd the valuable London property of the Duko bear witness to tho worldly wisdom and good fortune of tho founder of the family. Those conversant with Church affair* may tell taa number of parishes from which the Dukes of BeJfm.! Ir. iTr t'l. i gr; at tlthosas representative* of tho dis- solved Monaji « ri£ j. ' C.; re is nothing in the rise of tho family nor in tha origin of its vast possessions which would be likely to reoommend It to popular veneration, but the sentiment has lasted for generations, and date* from the Revolution of 16SS. Among tho " great Revolution Housea " tho Eisselli held almost a primacy, and filled the highest offlcea In the Government or at Court during tho supremacy of their party. The real cause of tho position aeoulred by the Russells Is that thev early came to he Idoked upon as the popular H otfie of the British State. They have been the steadiest ef Whigs, and the British cation, which 1' es » oo- tlally Whig— that fs, at' once aristocratic and liberal— his' honoured them accordingly. Their Liberalism, so far as It has cone, has been constant and unswerving, proof against the frown* ota Court and the vexations of opposed Govern ments. It Is Is If'the character of William, Lord Russell, had been placed before the eyes of his descendants as the model te which they must all confoim. To inch a lame as this and to tbe highest rank In the State we must odd stupendous wealth. We do not pretend to speculate on the comparative Incomes of the various noble personages whose names will occur as the richest' in the land, but thero can be no doubt that the.. Duke ol Bedford la to be counted irmW tllb' ' vtry- first. Covent Garden Market and the stTMU about^ it, ^ Ufc tho « iU vl the thtatre, own him as landlord. The region of Bloomsbury and far to the northward is Bedford property. In Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire; and Devonshire tho family possession* aro cnontcnu. Tbi* wealth ha! beau lncreised by the care of successive administrators. The grandfather and father of the Dure who has Just died were, in their time^ exoellent men of business. The latter pf the twor espedaBy. Is laid to haVo attended to everything AiVat anil En, all which related . to his vast possesions. Tho late Duke waa born and eincited to aU that conld make life magnificent and. It might be presumed, happy, Bufca^ seemed to be lost upon him. As Marquis of TavistOck,. he. did not seek distinction either political or social, and when, at the age of 52, ho snccc^ dtd to the titles and tho Irnzpenpe possessions of his father he lived a lifo of complete'retlre- mcnt. For the great mass o fhls countrymen. In whoae sfght his ancestors have always played their part, William, Duke of Bedford, has been asobscure as tho poorest labourer on his estates. The other Peer whom death has now taken was In almost every respect the opposite of this character, if Uxi Dalling wanted a good diplomatic quaHty. lt was thufiriufflty* But his seal and activity stood him in good stead whenever there waa work to be done. Dnd? r the Inspiration of lord Palmerston, he rembnstiated against the tyranny of Narvkdlr in Spain until that high- banded soldier sent him out of the country. Yet when despatched to Washington, where there . were negotiations to be conducted, he did his work well, accord- ing tothe teatimsny of both Governments, and became highly popular with the Americans. As Ambassador at' Constantl-' • nople he was not considered successful;' but It must be said in his favour that he had the disadvantage of succeeding the most powerful ot Envoys, Lord Stratford de fUdCliffe, and also that dnrlngthe time he was accredited tothe Porte the Influence of England was overshadowed by that of Imperial , France. His writings are sufficient to shtfw that he was'a' man of shrewd an* acute mind, weU versed in affairs of policy, and with all the ability to be o useful public servant t> whatever land ahd whatever duties he might be called. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. aiTURDiT, JUKE ,1871, SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS EXPLAINED. ( from " Spectral rUutiont/' in " The Practi'ioner.") An old widow woman, living in a retired village, same one day to the pftrton of the pariah in a state of mat despondency. She said she had had a " signal warning," and she was sure she would soon be in her grave, forshe was contiuuKlly haunted by " aiskeleton." The paraon having in vain tried to convince her that she was under a delusion, set about a systematic ex- amination of her eyea. He first made her shut her lsft eye, and then asked her if she still saw , the - skeleton." " Yea, thfeM it was still.'' Hethenniade her dose her right eyb and bpen her left, when to her astonishment the apparition had vanished. After soreral repetitions of this experiment the old woman became convinced that the dreaded skeleton was due to Mme defect in ber right eye. She returned home much oonsoled, and all the better for her " signal warning " tad its Jefesoni She no longed dreaded the " bogy,"' for whenever she wanted to get rid of it she had nothing to do blxt to wink at it • A very rin? illar story is related by Sir W. Scott; but with a more tragical determination. A gentleipan* a lawyer of good standing in his profession, and possessed • f high intelligence and good sense, was observed by his friends to be suffering from a profound despondency, the cause of which he refused to explain. Being at fatgth prevailed upon to ctjnfide toh » phypqbyn the secret of his depression, hp, declared himself haunted by persecuting visions, so painful and , PO abhorrtut, that, to UBe his own words, " his reason was totally inadequate to combat the effects of his morbid imagi- nation, and he w4b sensible that he wis dying, a wasted victim to an imaginary disease." The visions, it- ap- peared, had first begun to haunt him some two or three ysais before, when he found himself embarrassed from time to time by the presence of a large cat, which within the course of a few months was succeeded by a gentleman usher in full court dress, with bag and sword, tamboured waistcoat, and chaptau tr « . After some time this visitant was followed by one far more horrible to the Sight and distressing to the inugmrftion— a grisly skeleton, the image of death itself. '' Alone or in company," said the poor invalid, " the presence nf this last" phantom never quits me. I in vain tell myself a hundred times over that it is no reality, bat merely an image summoned up by the mor- bid acuten& s of my own excited imagination and de- ranged organs of sight: science, philosophy, even re- ligion, has no cure for 6uch a disorder, and I feel too sorely that I shall die the victim to so melancholy a disease, although I have no belief whatever in the reality of the phanfom which it places before m" " In what part of the chamber," inquired the physician, " do yon now conceive the apparition to ductionsof anbthet kind— a woman's performances are in one sense more, in another less, complete than those of a man. They are more complete, in the sense that they are more highly finished ; but they are less so, in respect that they do not mako a whole. Women can- not, like men, go to the bottom of a subject; they do not trace the river up to its source, and they fail very often in seeing what is the main point of the question which they are discussing. Now, manifestly, this dis- position of mind must lead women to excel men in one class of letters, and to fall below them in another. Social, friendly, or polite letters are a woman's forte. It may be said, indeed, that this is partly owing to their writing so many more letters of this kind than men do. That may be, for certainly " practice makes perfect." But why do. they write so many letters of this sort? Probably because their talent lies in that direction T people generally like doing what they do well Those small touches, and that delicate playful- ness, which are the life and soul of a letter, are what a woman generally excels in. Men seldom think of small details, and, if they did think of them, they would probably consider them hardly worth mentioning ; or, if they inserted them at all, they would probably put them in the form of dry announcements, such as are seen in the newspaper*, in- stead of working them up into a little picture, which may serve to bring the family circle and all its doings before the eyes of some absent member of that group. But in writing letters of business or, universally, letters which have a definite object, men are generally superior to women, for the reasons which I have already men- tioned ; they see the point of a subject more readily, and know how to skim off the cream ; hence they are, in some respects, more likely to succeed when they write to ask a favour; for though women are in many respects, better beggars than men, yet, when it comes to writing a begging letter, they are apt to injure their cause by being too long- winded ; while, on the other hand, that persuasive power which they possess in so high a degree, and which is espe cially effective in dealing with men, cannot come L* to fall play. It must, however, be confessed that there is one point in which women are more skilful than men when they write to ask a favour. _ They do not immediately launch into the request which is the main object of their letter, but approach it by decrees, in a delicate and_ polite maimer, with a sufficient prelude. And it is very important to take this pre- caution on such occasions, for a request roughly and abruptly made is very likely to be refused. " Immediately at the foot of my bed," answered the is valid. '' When the curtains are left a little open, the skeleton appears to fill the vacant space." " Yon say you are sensible of the delusion," said his friend ; " have you firmness to oonvince yourself of the truth of this ? Can you take courage enough to rise aad place yourself in the spot so seeming to be occu- pied, and convince yourself of the illusion / " The patient heaved a sigh and shook his head. 41 Well," continued the physician, " we will try the experiment otherwise." Accordingly he arose from his chair by the bedside, and placing himself between the two half- drawn curtains at the foot of the bed in- dicated as the position of the phantom, inquired whether the apparition were still visible, " Hot entirely so," replied the patient, " because your person is betwixt him and me, bat I observe hu * t* tt peering above your shoulder!" The doctor, despite his philosophy, made an in- voluntary start on receiving this circumstantial infor- mation of the proximity of the spectre to his own person. He resorted to other remedies, but without success. The sufferer sank deeper every day into de- jection, and not long afterwards he died in the same distress of mind in which he had lingered on through the dosing veara of his melancholy life. In both these stories the apparition was definite and constant in form, so far at least as the description of the patients themselves is to be relied upon ; and it Moms at first sight difficult to understand how an ac- cidental opacity within the- eye could give rise to a clearly defined object such as a " cat," or a " skeleton," or a gentleman usher," But on further consideration the difficulty will appear less formidable. In the first plaoe, it may be taken for granted that in each instance ths sight was more or less impaired, and that all ex- ternal objects were seen with a dim and hazy. outline; everything, in fact, was seen through a mist or fog. Bat it is well known that objects are ninth altered m shape and appearance when seen through a nu- ty at- mosphere or in the dusk of the evening; and it is almost always under such circumstances that gho » lt hare been seen. A REVIEW AND ITS LESSONS. The Timet has the following leader on the subjest of vac- cination and the deaths from small- pox during 1671, sad we reoommeod a careful and thoughtful consideration of the • object, which U one of no trifling Importance either to the present or following generation :— The year 1871 has taken a remarkable place in the mn. lii of medical science. It witnessed the severest out- break of epidemic small- pox that has visited this kingdom since the popular acceptance of Jenner's great discovery at the dpse of the eighteenth century. For seventy years the comparative immunity we had enjoyed from tfe ravages of this disease had begoton a dangerous indifference. Vaccination had deposed the . pestilence refcbeJ^ Vo! Upmost appa^ g i^ mts, its powt* to inflict disfigurement and deformity, and had evep mitigated the malignancy of its periodical attack*. Before small- pox was encountered by any specific treatment, the average number of epidemic out- breaks is estimated at more than seventy in a century. When Lady Mary Wortley Montagu succeeded ih overcoming the general and not unnatural prejudice against inoculation, this process, though immensely increasing the chances of preservation from disfigure- ment and death, appeared to multiply the epidemic invasions, for during the sixty- three years in which inoculation was generally used, no less than fifty- three outbreaks of small- pox occurred. But when, at the commencement of the present century, the practice of vacillation began to be largely adopted, there ensued a marked decrease as well in the number sf epidemics as in their intensity. 8incp 1800 there have been, we believe, fifteen small- pox epi- demics, hardly any of which, however, have been so virulent as the outbreak that attained its maxi- mum of intensity and diffusion last year. The late epidemic— if, indeed, it be permissible to speak in the past tense of a malady which still lingers in the metropolis, and is raging with extreme viru- lence in some of the provincial centres of popu- lation— showed a tendency to revert to the old and mors destructive type of the disease, It is, however, rather as a menace than as a fact that this invasion of small- pox is formidable. It warns us. that we had ne- glected those pr uved and trustworthy precautions which, applied with discretion, had token the sting out of the disease. For the moment the tids of apidemic poison has ebbed ; an interval will, doubtless, elapse- though sat. in all probability, so long an interval as we midit have oountod upon had not the real for vaccination de- Wined— before the returning wave flows upon us ; We have time enough, but not a whit too much, to take our measures with energy and prudence for encountering the enemy. outbreak there had been previods vaccination. This is a natural consequence of the admitted suscepti- bility— varying, however, very widely, according to the degree of protection "— of vaccinated persons to a subsequent variolous attack. Thus of the cases on which Dr. Grieve reports only 1,248, or about one- fifth, were absolutely without indications of having been vaccinated at some time or other; while 4,973 had been inoculated with the vaccine matter more or less successfully. Hence it might appear that vaccination is at least an imperfect protection ; but the compara- tive malignancy of the disease in vaccinated ana un- vaccinated cases exhibits a different side of the ques- tion. Of the latter class more than 51 per cent, died, of the former only 11 per cent Nor must it be supposed that these figures represent the real proportion of exceptions to the protective power of Jenner's treatment. In the first place, the virulence of the late epidemic manifested itself in a peculiarly dangerous and enfeebling tendency to hemorrhage and other incidents of malignancy. But the cases recorded as " vaccinated" include a very large proi> ortion of those " insufficiently protected by Vaccination." Thus it is well known that the operation performed in infancy has exhausted the largest part of its protec- tive efficacy before the patient reaches adolescence. Again, the employment of inert or deteriorated lymph may lead either to entire failure of the opera- tion or to a defective development of the cowpox. As a rule, it may be taken for granted that the greater the number of well- defined Vaccination marks the more effective the protection. But generally, unless where re- vaccination has been wisely resorted to, we find that the vaocinated are content with two marks, while three are taken as the minimum of effec- tive protection. The percentage of mortality in cases showing one mark, according to Dr. Grieve, was 17 " 39; showing two, 12 17 ; showing three, 10' 58 : showing four, 8- 38; and showing five or more, 643. But it must be observed that the multiplication of marks does not indicate re- vacclnation. Dr. Grieve, out of all the cases of small- pox occurring under his inspection- amounting to 6,221— could only discover three in which proof of the patients' re- vaccination was_ obtainable. It appears, moreover, that when vaccination has been delayed to the last moment, and has to fight its way against small- pox in the same constitution at the same time, it succeeds in most instances in mitigating at least the severity and in altering the type of the graver disorder. It is scarcely necessary to point to the practical lessons to be drawn from these recorded facts. We have been warned in the most unmistakable way that our fancied immunity from the scourge of smallpox, with all its ancient horrors, holds good only so long as we continue to carry out a " preventive policy. What the obscpre influences may be which from time to time entenom the lurking pesti- lence we know not; but that such influences are active, vigilant, and relentless we know to our cost. There is not a weak place in oar armour1 at which epidemic disease, if we give it the chance, will not aim a deadly shaft. To escape unscathed, we must ever he testing link and plate and rivet, ever watchful to intercept the poisoned arrows of the enemy. But Society is, like a town, at the mercy of any traitors or idlers in the ranks whom we allow to dally with sloth or treason, and to give the foe the chance for which he is waiting. The community cannot afford to indulge, in so vital a point as this, the eccentricities of private judgment, for the dissentient action of a single man may endanger the health and lives of whole masses of men. We lave abundant evidence that Vaccination properly employed protects us against the ravages of one of the moot deadly and hideous of diseases; that its general diffusion diminishes tha frequency and the force of epidemics: that its repetition at stated periods is an almost certain pro- tection against a fatal result, and that its disuse leads us back, gradually, but surely, to all the perils and abominations which our ancestors were compelled to associate with this fatal scourge. It is plain that oar existing law is an inefficient guarantee for the general practice of vaccination, while there is no legal encourage- ment at all to re vaccination. We cannot conceive any subjefct with which Parliament, lately awakened, ft seems, to a solicitude for the public health, could more properly busy itself. snarl at tlioee who love hihi best ? If he is delicate on the chest, and therefore liable to catch colds, is that any reason why he should make others keep him company in a close room — keeping them there to be grumbled at and told they are monuments of flinty- heartedness, thoughtlessness, and uselessness ? For our own parts, we must frankly confess we can recognise no such reasons; and when we see an individual of the kind indicated, we always feel an almost irresistible desire to give him a thorough shaking- up, and put him to some honest downright work. In nine cases out of ten it would be found that the pulling invalid was a rank impostor. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. ( From the Illustrated London Hew.) The Scotch will of the Right Hon. Walter Con- ingby Erskine, Earl Kellie, was sealed in the London Court under £ 21,000 personalty; and the Irish probate of Baron Lucius O'Brien Inchiquin, Lord Lieutenant and Custoe Kotulorum of Clare, formerly M. P. for that county, has been taken under £ 14,400. The will of General the Hon. Thomas Ashburnham. C. B., Colonel of the 82nd Foot, son of the third Earl of Ashburnham, was proved on the 8th inst under £ 20,000 personalty, by his nephew, Mr. Percy Mitford, barrister- at- law, and Mr. John- Vickerman Long- borne, the executors, to each of whom he leaves a legacy of £ 500. The will is dated February 6 last. He bequeaths to his nephew Mr. A Bertie Mitford, of the Foreign Office, £ 5.000; and to his said nephew Percy Mitford all his la w books. He has left legacies to his ser- vants. He directs his executors to convert his estates, real and personal, into money, and that the income aridngfrom the residue, after satisfying all bequests, shall be paid to his sister, Lady Elinor Wodehouse, for her life, and afterwards to her children, except to his nephew Perty Wodehouse, who, he states, is suffi- ciently provided for. The will of the late Dr. Barnes, of Banker's Hill, Carlisle, has juBt been proved in the registry there under £ 90,000 personalty. He leaves to each of three daughters £ 20,000, an estate at Newby to each, an annuity to each of £ 200 arising from the Tring property in Herts and Bucks, and divides between them the estate at Breckonlands and the house and cottage pro- perty in Carlisle. He leaves to his only son, John, his mansion, Bunker's HilL and the estate contiguous. TT^ lf the proceeds of the Tring Park estate is entailed upon his son ( this mansion, since the testator's death, has beep purchased by Baron Rothschild for £ 230,000; it was originally built by Sir Christopher Wren for Charles IL). The testator has devised his estate at Brunstux, Herts, to his daughter, Mrs. Dunne. He leaves'the residue of his property among his son aad ^^ The^ wiS* 1 oTMr.^ dward^ oss Dimniock, of Pros- pect- house, Brenchley, Kent, who died on the 20th of March last, was proved, on the 11th inst, under £ 80,000 personalty, by Mr. George Moren and Mr. Mungo M'George, power being reserved to Mr. David Cronin, the other executor. He bequeaths to his brother's widow, Elizabeth Dimmock. an annuity of £ 50, and an immediate legacy of £ 50 to each of his sons and daughters, £ 100 Immediate to his brother John Dimmock a legacy of £ 2,000 and an annuity of £ 200, together with his Mansion Swingle S wangle, Brenchley. He leaves to his eldest daughter the in- terest from £ 2,000 foj her life, and the principle to her children, and divides the residue of his property equally among all his other children. LOCOMOTIVES ON ROADS. In noticing a letter to The Timet, pointing out the neces- sity of larger uae of traction engine* on ordinary roads, and advocating the repeal of some of the regulations which at present stand to the way of ttig development of this traffic, Mr. John F. White, Aberdeen^ rites As I have used a road steamer regularly for more than three years, my experience may throw some light on the subject. My road steamer, made by Mr. Thomson, of Edin- burgh, and provided with bis patent india- rubber tires, travels regularly between this city and my flour mills on the Don, three miles from town. It has to pass through narrow streets and along one of the main roads for two miles, and then has to travel over a mile of narrow winding country road where the gradient ii in some places lin 10. Till a year ago the gradient was about 1 in 8 for nearly 200 yards, with a very awkward turn in the middle of this part of the road. The gross weight pulled by th'e road steamer ( ex- cluding the weight of the steamer! is about 15 tons, which might easily be 20 tons, but for the severe gradients I have referred to. The number of journeys, of three miles each, is from four to six per day, according to circumstances, and, even with six journeys, the day's work is over by 2 o'clock p. m- Punctuality in the hours of starting has been attended to as much as possible, and very great care has been exercised to prevent accident or just cause of complaint from the public. I am glad to be able to say that there' has not been one accident' during these three years, nor have I heard of any serious complaint. Horses have gradually got accustomed to the sight of the steamer, and when there ia the lightest difficulty the steamer is immediately stopped and the horse iB led past. The red flag, which is jntefaded to warn the public ' pf the approach of. tne train, is a greaj jnlstake, as the steamer Ts observed, except in very winding roads, long before the red flag is visible. Beside this, the red flag, flying in the face of a frightened horse, terrifies it more than the trac- tion engine, and prevents the laa from using both his haftds when he might be doing more good than by waVtn'g his flag. There is always some man in charge of the waggons who gives his assistance when wanted for troublesome horses. We have observed that the horses that give most trouble are old horses, just those that make rows at railway stations when brought from the country. Young horses, again, that have been accustomed to trains and steamers, give no trouble after one or two meetings. As to speed, the rate in towns must be regulated by the amount of traffic and the number of stoppages to accommodate the public ; but on long stretches of turnpike road where there are few vehicles there seems no reason why a speed of seven or eight miles an hqur should not be allowed. For heavy traffio a great speed U not necessary or economical; but more discretion might be allowed safely, as every owner of a traction engine find it his interest to keep on good terms with the public. I may add that my road steamer has made 2,692 journeys of three miles each, having thus travelled Over 8,000 miles, and carried about 40,000 tons gross weight. It has also on ftte days for the amusement of my yqrlonen, with their wives, families, and friends, taken about 150 men, women, and children to the country, seated on five railway lorries well coupled together, travelling at a rate, I fear, considerably in excess of the speed allowed by the statute. have pluck and they have intelligence, th ® y can endure and they can understand why they should endure. Here is a big horse who has put his thigh brrs? out of the socket The dislocation has been reduc^* tnd he will be well again if the bone be not fractarelPae well as dislocated. Then there I3 no hope for him, and the sooner he gl- es to tbe knacker's the better. Close by is a fine big brute with an ngly gash down the off quarter, produced by a kick- He has been some time in hand, but a cure is being effected at last, and though it may be some weeks yet before he i* fit for work, his restoration will be onite worth the trouble it will have cost Again, a big rmim » l is blis- tered severely on both legs for lameness and will never be worth much for heavy work again. But the great majority of the cases under treatment are cases of in- flammation of the mucus membrane, and some ef these are very obstinate. Cooling food, not too great in quantity, warm boxes, and the Turkish bath are the constituent parts of the treatment, which seldom fans in the long run. Why should not horse hospitals be more common than they are ? They are becoming a necessary part of every large establishment, and we believe there are one or two such hospitals in London as speculations of distinguished veterinary authorities, while one gives the students of the Camden Town Veterinary CoDege an excellent opportunity of studying diseases of horses in a practical way. But why do not huge farmers and traders, employing many horses throughout the country, set on foot such schemes on a co- operative system ? Pickford3 find _ it to pay; surely fifty or a hundred farmers in a given county would find it to pay also. A sick horse can never have so much chance' of re- covery in his own stable as in a hospital. There is not a county in England which should oe without such an establishment, simply as a measure of economy. And, We may add. that any gentlemen who might entertain the idea we have briefly suggested could not take for a model a more perfectly- arranged hospital than that of Messra. Pickfords, at Woodside, Finchley. SUFFERING MORTALS. ( Tram the Liberal Review.) There are some people who are alwayB ill, or, what amounts to the same thing, imagine they are. They may be met swathed in woollen stuffs and encased In heavy great- coats and mufflers, for theyare continually haunted by the fear of catching cold. They are exceed- ingly careful not to sit in a draught or to lie upon damp grass. They are afraid to Indulge in vigorous muscular exertion because there is a probability of their taking a chill after it If they go out for a walk they go well wrapped up, and proceed at a very moderate pace— so they call it— other people, less charitable, perhaps, dub it a snail's gallop. They are careful, too, not to stay out after the dew has commenced to fall; and, if there is an east wind, they will not venture forth at all. for an east wind is an enemy the very mention of whom frightens them almost to death. Nor have they the courage to go oat when the ponds and lakes are frozen over, and all nature is covered with fleecy snow. Nothing, they will inform you, is as penetrating as snow, and nowhere are there more colds caught than on the ice, When people are skating. Other persons may do these things, but, then, other people are foolish ; and, besides, it by no means follows tnat what other people can do with im- riity every one can venture to undertake. The result that the greater portion of their time these people may be found at home. In a roomy, soft- cushioned chair, drawn close to a blazing fire, do they recline their weary limbs, and contemplate, with a shudder, the dreadful appearance of the weather outside. Every crevice through which ventilation can enter the room is carefully stuffed up, and woe betide the unlucky in- dividual who ventures to enter, and leaves, for a single moment, the door open! He is informed in cutting tones that " one mignt as well sit in the street Indeed it would be good deal better to do so, for then, at any rate, one would be free from draughts, which are more destructive even than mere coldness." The " invalid " loves his den to be vilely close and stiflingly warm, for those are the conditions under which he believes it is healthy for him to Inhabit it Nor does he object to have it Impregnated with the smell of drugs and various medicines which it is his pleasure to take, in the hope that, if they do him no good, they will, at any rate, do him no harjn. Indeed, so fully is he impressed with the efficacy of medicine in general that, when he feels better than usual— in fact in almost perfect health— he will take an extra dose to keep him in that happy condition. It is ons of his peculiarities that, though always ailing himself, he has an idea that other people can never be ill. He loses lis patience upon learning that there is anything amiss vith any member of his household. What business AVS they to get unwell ? he unconsciously argues. For etting ill, like every other privilege now- a- days, ia con- ned to people who can afford to ao so. He mast have teople constantly dancing attendance upon him, and it s his delight to immure victims along with himself in lis stifling den. It is their privilege to be grumbled at 1 they look the right way wh « n they ought to look the eft they Irritate his very sensitive nerves, and induce JI explosion of temper which is anything but pleasant o the person upon whpm it is vented. If they let a > ook fall they are Informed, in caustic tones, that the toise " goes through his head like a shot" and it is ntimated that their carelessness indicates that they lave hearts dead to all common feeling. If they try o beat a retreat they are taxed with the basest in- gratitude, and are informed that though he whom hey are 80 cruelly Ill- using has made up his mind \ o bear all alight* • with becoming fortitude and • eslgnation, he is none the lgsa grievpd to see thoy lave fallen so low, so very low. Ye3, he is deeply prieved. Let tbeip try ty convince him that he Is in jrror, inasmuch as tqey hadno intention of leaving liim, and he remains as deeply hurt as ever. No, he irill . not argue the question with them, or receive ex- planations. He iB too weak and fragile for that, and so he waves them off with a deprecatory movement o the hands and body suggestive pf utter weariness. Perhaps he will heighten the effect by a dismal roll of the eye, a dreary moan, and lay himBelf back in his comfortable chair as if he were about to faint But that is a thing which he has no intention of doing. He knows be has oonquered his foes, and that it will be some little time before they venture a passage of arms with bim again. He very correctly feels that his mode 9f attack is irresistible, and long experience has con- firmed him in the belief that such is the case. What really healthy person can stand the querulous complaints of an apparent invalid, who believes he is an injured being, and who will neither listen to explana- tions nor receive excuses, especially when the oom- Elainta are directed against the healthy person? There i not one in a hundred who could or would make any attempt to do so. Let anybody do what they wilL however, they cannot give a man of the type indicated complete satisfaction. He will always find Bomp ground of grievance, and pretend to believe that other people are trying to injure, to slight, and ann, oy him. His medioipe Is not made up as it ought to be, por his food BO daintily prepared as he would like > t- There js too muoh sugar in his arrowroot, and his fowl is burned to a cinder and a? tougji as leather, The changes are that he Bends Doth away untastedand 1s only induced to partakeoftb em after an immense amountof persuasion has been used ; and when he doe? so, letting it be known that he IB doing so to oblige other people, not him- self. Indeed, when he Is as hungry as a hawk he will send his food away untested, on the ground that it is improperly— i. e., not prepared as he directed it should be— for the sake of annoying other people. By con- tinually brooding over his aliments, real and fancied, his mind loees that elasticity and cheerfulness which we are accustomed to find in a really healthy person. Itis quite possible that at the bottom he maybe a well meaning man, who would not do another direct inpuy for untold gold. But this does nnt prevent him de- veloping an immense amount of selfishness, and a disre- gard for the feelings of others— or a regard only to wound thorn. He becomes entirely wrapped up in himself, and can see others surrendering their enjoy- ments and peace of mind, for his sake, with the utmost serenity, not to say downright gleefa^ e-. Indeed, judging by hU behaviour, one would be justified in con- cluding that never was he better pleased with himself than when destroying others plans of enjoyment, and making them drink the cup of disappointment Now, why should such a being be exceptionally privileged? Because a man hns got something tho matter with his liver, oueht he to be allowed to act as a tyrannical despot and to snap and THE PROFESSIONS IN AMERICA The following extract is from " The Poet at the Break- last Table," in the " Atlantic Monthly " :— The lawyers are the cleverest men, the ministers are the most learned, and the doctors are the most sensi- ble. The lawyers are a picked lot '' first scholars " aad the like, but their business is as unsympathetic as Jack Ketch's. There is nothing humanising in their rela- tions with their fellow- creatures. They go for the side that retains them. They defend a man they know to be a rogue, and not very rarely throw suspicion on the man they know to be innocent Mind you, I am not finding fault with them; every side of a case has a right to the best statement it admits of; but I say it does not tend to make them sympathetic. Suppose in a case of Fever v. Patient, the doctor should aide with . either party according to whether the old miser " or his expectant heir was his employer. Sup- pose the minister should side with the Lord or the Devil, according to the salary offered and other incidental advantages, where the soul of a sinner was in/) nestion. You can see what a piece of work it would - make of their sympathies. But the lawyers are qoicker witted than either of the other professions, and abler men generally. They are good- natured, or, if they quarrel, their quarrels are above- board. I don't : 1.-- 1 1 but intelligence in their memories about a good many things. They are apt to talk law in mixed company, and they have a way of looking round when they make a point, as if they were addressing a^- ja^.^ tiurt is mighty aggravating, as I once had occasion to see^ when one of ' em, and a pretty famous on e,- put rfir on- tlre witneaB- stand at a ( firmer- party once. ' .'""**" The ministers come next in point of talent [ They are far more carious, and widely interested outside of their own calling than either of the other professions. I like to talk with ' em. They are interesting'men, full od feelings, hard workers, always foremost in _ deeds, and on tno whole the moBt efficient civilis- _ class, working downwards from knowledge to ignor- ance, that is,— now and then upwards, also— that we have. The trouble is, that BO many of ' em work in harness, and it is pretty sure to chafe somewhere. They too often assume principles which would cripple our instincts and reason, and give us a crutch of doctrine. I have talked with a great many of ' em of all sorts of belief, and I don't think they have fixed everything in their own minds, or as dog- matic in their habits of thought as one would think to hear ' em lay down the law in the pulpit They used to lead the intelligence of their parishes; now they do pretty well if they keep up with it, and they are very apt to lag behind it Then they must have a colleague. The old minister thinks he can hold to his old course, sailing right into the wind's eye of human nature, as stralgnt as that famous old skipper John Bunyan; the young Minister falls off three or four points and catches the breeze that left the old man's sails all shivering. By and by the congregation will get ahead of him, and then it must have another new skipper. Tho priut holds his own pretty well; the minuter is com- ing down every generation nearer and nearer to the oommon level of theuseful citizen— no oracle at all, but a man of more than average moral instincts, who, if he knows anything, knows how little he knows. The ministers are good talkers, only the struggle between nature and grace makes some of ' em a little awkward occasionally. The women do their best to spoil ' em, as they do the poets; you find it very plea- sant to be spoiled, no doubt; BO do they. Now and then one of ' em goes over the dam; no wonder, they're always in the rapids. By this time our three ladies had their faces all turned'towards the speaker, like the weathercocks in a north- easter, and I thought it best to switch off the talk on to another rail. How about the doctors, I said. Theirs is the least learned of the professions, in this country at least They have not half the general culture of the lawyers, nor a quarter of that of the ministers. I rather think, though, they are more agreeable to the common run of people than the men with black coats or the men with green bags. People can swear before ' em if they want to, and they can't very well before ministers. I don't care whether they want to swear or not, they don't want to be nn their good behaviour. Besides, the minister has a little smack of tho sexton about him; he comes when people are in extremit, but they don't send for him every time they make a slight moral slip— tell a lie, for instance, or smuggle a eilk dress through the custom- house ; but they call in the doctor when a child is cutting a tooth or gets a splinter in its finger. So it does'nt tiPan much to send for him, only a pleasant chat about the newa of the day: for putting the baby to rights doesn't take long. Besides everybody doesnt like to talk about the next world; people are modest in theirdesiree, and find this world as good aa they deserve ; but everylxdy loves to talk physic. Everybody loves to hear of strange cases; people are eager to tell the doctor of the wonderful cures they have heard of^ they want to know what is tbe matter with somebqdy or other who is said to be suffering from " a complica- tion of diseases," and above all to get a hard qauie, Greek or Latin, for some complaint which sounds al- together too commonplace in plain English. If- you will only call a headache a Cephalalgia, it acquires dignity at once, and a patient becomes rather proud of it So I think doctors are generally welcome in most companies. STOPPING A RAILWAY. A Jersey newspaper correspondent writes :— The Jersey Eastern Railway has met with a check. Several landowners whose property it Is proposed to appropriate refftStfto part • tfth tbelr land for the com- pensation awarded by the valuere. Among these is Mr. David de Quetteville, one of the judges of the Royal Court. The ancient privilege of " raising the Clameur de Haro " being made inappliaahle under tbe provisions Act, authorizing the constaattion of ths railway, Mr. De Quetteville and another landowner have appealed to the law in a novel manner. W. ti a view of ascertaining the names of the shareholders and Se imture^ fthe guarantee, Mr. De Quettarviil. applied at the office, of the company for permisjiui, o insoect the register ( the company being one of Em- Ud liability). This being refused, a " remonstrance wi* nreaentcd in the Royal Court on Friday against tbe prayS* that the chairman shouS be calUd SSftoaiw « r the complaint, and that meanwhile * U valuations should be discOutianed. i ffhaaourt granted the prayer of the remonstrant*. The Emperor Napoleon is not going to Wiesbtu'- n as announced in a French paper. Tho Kmpcror and like Chliclhurst mttcB, antl are surrounded there by tlicir warmest friends, being really brio red in the neighbourhood. It is to be feared, however, that as the immediate perl passes away the wise anxieties of last year may « noe more give place'to improvident apathy. The weak- ness of existing leeal provisions for the enforcement of • apoiijatlon and the imperfection of the machinery for administering them may be repaired by Parliameitt ; bvt, partly- owing to the culpable carelessness with which tbe specific has too often been applied, a spirit, of paadoqate and unscrupulous opposition to Vaccina tion has been excited. Consequently, while the raaewed popular enthusiasm for Vaccination is likely t* decline, the counter- agitation will be, no doubt, as strong, as obstructive, and ae mischievous as ever. " We believe, therefore, that public attention cannot be called too forcibly to such a pregnant collation of facts as it oontained in Dr. Grieved report on the Bmall- pox • pideaaio of 1671- 1872, which was presented last Satur- day to the Metropolitan Asylums Board. One fact has more power to produce popular conviction thafa a thouand theories; and the statements of Dr, Grieve, if circulated as widely as they deserve to be, wiU cut the ground from under the feet of the Anti- Vacci- aation League. It cannot be contended that the con- efaurions ofthe report are based upon an insufficient ex- yerienoe. The cases of 6,221 patients are examined with reference to their protection by vaccination and to the comparative malignancy and fatality of the disease in the various classes of sufferers. The opponents of vaccination have insisted, with ex- mtant emphasis on the fact, that in the numeri- cal majority of cases of small- pox daring the present LETTER WRITING. ( From 0olden Hourt.) The first question to be considered in discussing such atopic, is, what are the great objects for which we write letters? Looking at the matter In this point of view, we must divide letters into two classes. First, those which are written merely for the sake of keeping up friendship or acquaintance, and in order to let our friends know how we are getting on. & c.; and those which have a definite purpose ulterior to this. As a general rule, with, of course, many exceptions, women are likely to excel In the first of these classes of letters, men in the second. The reason for this difference mnst be looked for in the particular mental conformation which respectively characterises the sexes ; for I believo the notion, which some modem writers en- tertain, that there is no difference in kind between the male and female Intellect to be erroneous. There is, at least " ne important difference, which is this. Tho In- tellect of woman generally possesses greater fineness and subtility than that of man, which enables her to finish up whatever she undertakes with greater delicacy and accuracy ; « .//., we may know a woman's drawing from that of a mun by its having a less bold outline, but more minute touches ; and the same is thecasewith pro- A HORSE HOSPITAL DESCRIBED. A writer in the London Standard has given a very interest- ing sketch of Messrs. Plekford and Co.' s Horse Hospital, at Woodalde, Finchley, near London, and after deacriblng the origin of the Firm, and their extensive business operations, he thus describes the Hospital, and as it is suggestive to many readers in rural districts, we have pleasure In giving the extract:— It might be a large farmstead for anything that can be seen from the lane or the railway ; but there is a trimness about it that characterises the premises of few farmers, save those who farm for love rather than a living. Mr. Hayward, the experienced manager of Messrs. Pickford, is good enough not only to admit but to guide us through the establishment A flock of green geese, some plump turkeyB, and hens innumerable, hear testimony to the fact that there is plenty of fattening food about for poultry. Several nearty- looking labourers prove- that men are cared for here as well as horses. There are some fifty animals now under treatment, four or five being ready in the course of a week to- make room for new patients, sent up from Nine Elms, or the Minories, or Camden Town, or one of the half- dozen other sets of ttables in London. The horses working in the pro- vinces are treated on the spot, so here we have to deal only with the London contingent of the Pickford cavalry— a division of a thousand or so, out of an army of something more than two thousand horses. First we observe that every hores suffering from cold or infiammatioD has an enclosed box to itself, perfectly ventilated, bat perfectly free from draught, and that two of the animals show, in the dull eye and the de- pressed look, that, for all their sleekness of akin, they are not likely to do much mor^ work on London stones. One of these, a grey, lies disconsolate on his litter. He would, you cannot help thinking, be glad it was all overjfor life has lost the lustre it had when he was a colt, not so long ago; and that inflammation from which he U suffering is really very trying to _ a horse of spirit There is not much chance for him indeed, but while there is life there is hope, and he may draw his ton merrily along Cheapside yet, for all his woebegone looks. Then the other desperate case is clearly quite of another disposition. He, though he is almost beyond the chance of being saved, for he has water on the che » t, as you can see when he tarns bis head to the half- door, is jolly to the last He has dromy badly, and he quite feels that he has got to make the best of a bad job; still it is pleasant to munch rich grass, conveniently chopped, for more ready mastication and digestion, as small as chaff, and to have somebody to talk to him and en- liven his loneliness a bit Not much more than skin and bone is under that still passably sleek black hide ; a heavy look in the eye, as we have said, but a decidedly cheerful expression on the face, for all that bag of fluid which ia pendulent be- tween the shoulders. Never a good horse this; has done the firm no great service ; yet here he is, to use a metaphor we superior beings nave borrowed from the beasts " In clover." and not by any means likely to have his brains dasheq out until it is quite clear to the mind of the veterinary surgeon that it would be cruelty to animals to keep him alive longer. Near the dropsical patient is a cab horse, who has been a comely if leggy animal in his time, and who, having been injured by one of the great vans that are the terror of maiden ladies in London streets, hfis been brought here to be doctored up by the firm before he is sent to work again between the Bhafts of a " shofuL" The curved knees and the lathy sides tell of many a hard day of London work, and yet the beast is only ten years old; bnt if five of those years have been passed in a " growler" or a " shoful' who hhall wonder at the knees, which all the corn and clover won't make straight or sleek? Not many boxes from him ia a big, portly animal, the very type of a van horse, with whom persons of a gouty disposition, or with favourite corns, will warmly sympathise. This poor creature trod on his own toea, which, as everybody of a tender turn In the feet knows, iB far worse than having ypur toes trodden on. He looks very happy though, and disdains to do more than glance at intruders, Mr a fresh supply of newly- chopped grass has just been ad- ministered to him. i Here is the steim- TOgine by which the grasa and chaff are chopped, the oats bruised, and the Turkish bath heated. The Turkish bath! One not unnatur- ally begins to think that it would be well to be a horse to have luxuries like this when one had any small af- fection of the lungs, or bronchial tubes. Yes, here is a chamber, well drained, Well lighted, heatod by air pas- sages from the furnace of the boiler, and if necessary superheated by a pips from the spare steam— comfort- able enough for a Turkish bath fopahnost any men and women among us. Outside Is the frigidarium and the shampooing place, where the patients are washed after their bath with warm water and Wf-^ d ^ P4** dry and left warm. The. jjorses Jjke, heat in the hot room, and do not become restive even when a steam jet is turned on to carry th. e temperature higher than the flues can make it Eipeciftlly Is the heat grateful to horses with coldlj p? coughs ; and here as elsewhere the stricken beasts appear to feel that what is being done is for their benefit. The story of the lion that was so full of gratitude to Androclus for extracting a thorn from his foot as to spare him when they mot for a death struggle In the Amphitheatre may be a fable, bnt it expresses a fact. 1 - The worst- temirered be& st mends hjs ways In the hospital. But as a rule the Kg, heavy horeea are verj good- natured so long na they are well treated. They