TL NUMBER .591 FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, NOVEMBEr 2, 1872. PRICE ONE PENNY. _ Jal » irtf luctm. Polhormon & Trewoon Farms, PARISH OF MULLION. an advantage. MR. CORFIELD has been directed to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, with- out reserve, on MONDAY next, 4th7November, the whole of the valuable 7 Live and Do- id Fanu Stock thereon, the property of MF. Kempthorne, declining farming, comprising— 6 prime dairy Cows, in call/ 1 handsome Heifer, in calf. 6 growthy Steers, in high condition, three years old. / 4 Heifers, 7 . 3 Steers, > m 6 Yearli^ A / 28 ripe, fat, ana bree/ ing Ewes. 29 LamW^ AomJsany stock. 4 excel^ nt klbou^ tlorses, of great strength. 1 hands oaf bay Eolt, rising three. 1 usefol dark bay Pony, a good stopper, quiet to ride/ nd drive. 4 handsome wood Sows. 12 fat Pigs. / 6 store ditf/. 8 other dMo. A quantit/ of Poultry. About 600 lbs. of Wool. 3 stacks of prime Hay, about 60 tons. Implements enumerate, threshing, winnowing , / and bruising machines, an excellent corn / waggon, two butts and wheels, one / light cart, . sets of ploughs, harrows, / rollers and frames, fore and shaft har- f ness, whips and traces, plough chains, barrows, ladders, tools in great variety. Also a valuable reaping machine, by Bren- ton ; a four- wheel phaeton, in good condition, with lamps, & c., harness for ditto ; also saddle and bridle, and numerous other effects. The Auctioneer begs to call the attention of his numerous agricultural friends to this im- portant sale, the stock being first- class and in high condition. Sale at One, prompt. Further particulars obtained at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Falmouth. Dated Nov. 1,1872. ' EXCELLENT MODEBN AND GENTEEL Household Furniture for Sale r Messrs. OLVER & SONS • L Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Monday next, Nov. 4th, commencing at 12 o'clock, the whole of the Genteel Household Furuitnre Of Mr. WILLIAM JAMES, R. N., who is leaving the countv, removed to 2, Dunstanville Villas, Falmouth, for convenience of Sale, comprising in J DRAWING ROOM. — Tapestry Carpet, Hearth Rug, Fender and Fire Irons, a handsome giltf Chimney Glass, beautiful Chimney Ornaments, suite of walnut Furniture in/ rep, set of 6 Chairs uphols- tered in reb damask, Cabriole Uouch, lady's and/ gentleman's Easy Chairs, > val Loo Table, Whatnot, Work and Fancy Tames, brass Window Cornice, Ottomans DINING ROCpi.— Tapestry Carpet, Hearth Rug, Fender and Fire Irons, sliding \ Dining''/ Table, mahogany ChefFonier, ksy Cljfciir in American cloth, mahogany raoh iii ditto, 6 mahogany Chairs, brass Wmdoy Cornice, Bookshelves, child's rrgien Chair, Foot Ottomans, Coal Vase, ailt Chimney Glass, butler's Tray and Smnd, Timepiece. BEDROOM/ No. 1. Kidderminster Carpet, ~ ilf- tester Bedstead, Smee's Spring iss, Feather Bed, caned Cnairs, rany Bedsteps, mahogany Chest of [ ers, marble- top Washstand and fc Table, Chamber Set, large Swing ing Glass, Fender & Fire Irons, & c. BEDROOljl, No. 2. Felt Carpet, iron French Bed pair Palliasses, Feather Bed, Toilet Tab B, marble- slab Was list and, Chamber Set, Towel Horse, Chest of Drawers, can d Chairs, iron Chair- Bedstead and Cus lion. BfiDROO M, No. 3. Carpet, iron French Bed, pai Palliasses, hair Mattrass, half- round Wt shstand, Chamber Set, Toilet Table, Lo< king Glass, Fender and Fire Irons, cai ed Chairs. LOBBY LND STAIRCASE. Passage Can- vas , Umbrella Stand, American Clock, Do ) r Mats, Stair Carpet, Stair Rods. KITCHEN. Table, Dressers, Chairs, set of Di ih Covers, iron and copper Kettles, Sa icepans, Boilers. Coal Scuttle, zinc PJ ils, Candlesticks, Tea and Coffee Pots, F< nders, Fish Kettles, & c., & c. GLASS LND EARTHENWARE. The usual riety in Dinner, Dessert, Breakfast, Tfca, and Coffee Sets. PLATED GOODS. A good assortment. Their hole on view on Saturday preceding the daj of Sale. The Auctioneers invito attention to the above as offering a good assortment of modern Goods in excellent order, and solicit an early attend- ance, ihat the whole ma}' be disposed of in one day. ' For further particulars apply at the Offices of the AUCTIONEERS, Green Bank, Falmoutl Dated Nov. 1,1872. fmntw 1 atitsi FALMOUTH WORKINS MEN'S CLUB. Established 1866 for the Improvement and Recreation of Working Men EOOMS-^ BLLg' COURT. The Committee have much pleasure in announcing that they have arranged for an AI& te: Under Distinguished. Patronage, • A V4*' l/ THE ttiriaejisse a ON MONDAY/ NOVEMBER 11. Several Ladies & Geutleineii have kindly consented to assist. By kj4d permission of Capt. TINKLAR, R. N.. The BOYS An/ BAND OF H. M. S. " GANGES " wiU take part. As the Clab is not self- supporting, the Committeo invito the attendance of the Friends of tho Working Men. Tickets to bo had at Messrs. LAKE & Co.' s. Particulars in small Bills. W. H. THEGONING, Secretary. W. H. LEAN, President. WM. BOWE, Treasurer. E. C. CARNE, Vice- President. WORTH ... H Y GOODS FOB SALE NEXT WEEK AT M. LAVIN'S, Draper, Penryn. Having bought some LARGE AND CI GOODS at the very lowest turn of the the opportunity of securing a V] AP LOTS OF DRAPERY , i'ket, will give his Customers X CHEAP PARCEL. THIS DAY, and on M0\ DM and TUESDAY next. Several Thousand Yards of WINSETS, ( iambi. to 15d. per yard. Several Hundred Yards of CHECK WINSEFS, at 5Jd. per yard. Soveral HunSred Yards of CORDED REPJ, at 7ii., 8Jd., and lOJd. per yard. Sevoral Thousand Yards of FLANNELS ( rfhite and colored), at 8Jd., lld„ 13| d., 16Jd- Soveral Hundred yards of FIGURED RE JS, at 8! d„ worth Is. An important Parcel of FRENCH MERINOES, all fine colors, at 141d. and 20d . Soveral Hundred yards of beautifully Mured SATIN CLOTHS, at 16Jd., all wool, worth 2s. 3d. Ono Hundred COLOEED SKIBTS, a little soiled, at half prices. A Lot of WOOL SHAWLS, first- clos/ stylcs and qualities. Sevoral Hundreds of WOQL VLOUDJ6, wool JACKETS and wool Hosiery of various kinds, wonderfully\ Several Thousand Yards of \ aR& El and BLANKETINGS from 10} d. to Is. lid. A Large Lot of Stout Governaint j/ LANKETS at 4s. lid. and os. lid. Soveral Hundred Yards of Stout SHEETINGS, S yards wide, lOJd. per yard. Several Thousand Yards of WhitJCALICOES at 2} d„ 3d., 3! d., and iii. Several Thousand Yards of Good/ White SHIBTINGS at Hi., and yard wide at 5d. Several Thousand Yards of Grey/ CALICOES at - JJd., 3| d. and i$ i. Soveral Hundred Yards of Felt IAEPETINGS at 11 Jd. per yard ; Hemp Carpetings, 4Jd. and 6 » d. ' Several Hundreds of Prime BtJwii Cotton SHEETS, at Is. lid. the Sheet, nearly two yards by 2i yards ionh. Several Hundreds of UMBEKLLAS, Alpacca, Zanella, and Silk, from 2s. Ud. to 9s. 9d. Several Parcels of BLACK StLKS— BAEGAINS— will bo sold at Is lid 2s 6d 3s. lid., 4s. lid., 5sJlld., 6s. lid. ' " One Hundred MUFFS, at - A lid., 3s. lid., - Is. lid., to 8s. Ud. One Thousand Pairs Good J. id GLOVES, at 13Jd tho pair. Two Hundred Men's WooljShirts, at 2s lid and 4s 3d. Several Hundred of Girls'^ traw HATS, from 4Jd to Is. Several Hundred of Stout Good Cricketing FLANNELS, white and colored, good for Shirts, at 2s 4Jd, worth 3a 9d. Soveral Hundreds of Men's Cloth HATS, at 8£ d, and imitation Seal- skin Caps, at 8id. A lot of damaged PASSAGE CANVASSES, stout, at 4Jd and 6d. per yard. A lot of wide Unbleached TO WELINGS, at 3d per yard. Two hundred Bret- rate white COUNTERPANES and QUILTS, will be clcared out wonderfully cheap A lot of grey Goose FEATHERS, good at 8jd and 9Jd per lb. There is also a lot of Goods not enumerated, which will be sold at the same time. SALES FOE EEADY MONEY. 21 PER CENT. DISCOUNT. Two active Intelligent Youths wanted as Apprentices. BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. JAMES GIBBS AND COMPANY, SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE AMMONIA- FIXED GUANO, THE CHEAPEST AND BEST MANURE IN USE. Consumcra are warned that none is genuine unless the lags bear tho Trade Mark, and are secured with a Leaden Seal. Also Manufacturer* ot " PATENT AMUONLATED PHOSPHATE," especially adapted for Wheat, Barloy and Hope ; and ot BONE, BLOOD, and SPECIAL MANURES of lirst- rate quality. PARTICULARS OF JAMES GIBBS AND COMPANY, WORKS: VICTORIA DOCKiv OFFICES : 10, MARK LANE, LONDON, E. C , or their authorised Agents . WEST OF ENGLAND MANURE COMPANY, TENRYN. psitifss ImHrogCTmeBti LONDON HOUSE BOWM BEGS TO. ANNOUNCE THAT 1 FOR THE WINT. iR & ZVSOX REPl/ ETE WITH ALL THE Millinery Bonnets, Hats, Flowers, Fancy Featlie/ i, Pelt and Straw Huts, Far aad Clotii Jackots Polonaises, Cardinals, Satin and other Fanor Skirts, the new Shades in Fronch Merinos, Striped and Plain Velveteen Silks, aAd other Dress Fabrics, Trimmings, & c. With the increasing demand for Costumes, a large and choice seleption has been mado in Waterproof Tweeds, Poplinettes, Wool and Silk Reps, Serges, Satin Laines, Diagonal Cloths, & c. Baby Linen and Ladies' Under Clothing. A Large Stock of Woollens and Manchester Goods, at last season's prices. AN EARLY INSPECTION WILL OBLIGE. FALMOUTH. MARKET STRE] Madam, Having just\ returned from the Markets my SHOAV RQOMS- ififi^ OW OPEN And your Favors will be esteemed by Youri respectfully, I a. JPJ& NLiK HI OK. P. S— H. P. has mado largo Purchases of WINTER GOODS, in Plain and Fancy Drapery, at Prices about the same as last year. NOVELTIES IN SHAWLS, MANTLES, AND MILLINERY. LAMPS. GAS FITTINGS. STOVES. SLADE OLYER, Furnishing and General Ironmonger, Cutler, Gas Fitter, Plumber and Manufacturer, Strand, Falmouth, Has received a new assortment of Lamps, Gas Fittings, & c., Ac., direct from tho manufacturers, and offers to the public the largest stock and greatest varietv of Ranges, Grates. Stoves, Fonders, Fire Irons, Trays, Tea Urns, Beds, Mats, Brashes, Maps, Umbrella Stands, Warranted Pocket and Table Cutlery. Agent for " Woir's" 55s. Sewing Machine, Best Electro Silver Sppons. Porks, Tea and Coffee Services, Cruets, Cake Baskets, Biscuit Boxes, Dessert Knives, & c. Washing and Mangling Machines, Coal Scoops, Coal Sifters, Fire Balls, Fire Baskets, Fire Lighters, a large assortment of Coal Vases very Cheap, Colza and other Oils, Cazeline ParalBn, & c. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Colours, and general Stores. Pumps, Closets, and aiyrinds of Repairs executed. The BRITANNIA Lock Stitch AEE FITTED WITH New and Important Improvements, ah d ARE THOROUGHLY GOOD IN PRINCIPLE AND WORKMANSHIP. urPRIClSS VERY 31 0 D ER A TE. S* AGENT NATHANIEL POX, IRONMONGER, FALMOUTH. GLENFIELD 8TAEOH ,' S the only kind used in ' Her Majesty s laundry If there are anv ladies who have not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH they are respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, They will say, like the Queen's Laundress, It is the finest Starch they ever used. When you ask for Glenfield Starch see that you get it, As inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profits. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. To Persons removing and others who m^ V have Househoitl Furnitnre And Furnishing GSpods of any description for disposal in town oj/ country, a fair second- hand Price paid immediately in Cash for the same, by applying it S. MARKS'S, Auction and Furniture Sale Rooms, 21, High Street, / Falmouth. Sales and Valuations conducted in town or country on reasonable terms. All accounts settled same day as Sale. W. H. FELLOW, Baker, Confectioner, ami Tea Dealer, NO. » , ARWENAOK STREET. Piekhs, Sauces, Marmlaiss, Jams, & c, WORCESTER SAUCE SIXPENCE PER BOTTLE. Are you troablel with a Ciag'a ? THEN lose no time in applying for X SOLOMONS Pectoral Cough Mixture. Which is one of the best preparations sold for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Shortness of Breath, & c., and for tbe releif of Asthma and Bronchitis. It is adapted for persons of all ages, and sold in Bottles, at 7id., Is. ljd., and 2s. f> d. each, The rniddle- size Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinary Cou^ h, or to givo- abundant satisfaction in more extronje on* e*. Prepared only by W. If. SOL O 31 O N„ Dispensing Chemist, V), Market - troct^ Falmouth. FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE OUAT. FALMOUTH. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 1872, I LORD LYTTLETON OH THE LABOUR QUESTION. At a dinner of the members of the Worcestershire Agricultural Society, helft at Worcester on Saturday, the question of the future of the agricultural labourer and the tenant farmer was fully discussed. Lord Lyttleton presided, and in responding to the toast of " The Houses of Lords and Commons," expressed an opinion that there ought to be actual personal relations between the House of Lords and the agricultural in- terest. As he had 8& id on a former occasion, the House of Lords would not and could not be totally ALARMING FIRE IN PARIS. democratic. If they altered it they might, but if they did they would alter the whole position of society. As it was, its connexion with the land ought to be its prominent character, and nothing could be BO incongruous as the position of a few, a very few in the House who had no landed estate, no stake in the country. He did not say it was wrong, but it was incongruous. Sir J. S. Pakington having acknowledged the toast for the House of Commons, opened a discus- sion of some length on the present position of agricul- ture, and especially in reference to the question of labour and the future relations between landlord and tenant. He maintained that the interest of the owner of the soil, of the occupier, and of the labourer was identical. ( Hear, hear.) The best thing they could do, therefore, was to promote as far as in them lay feelings of good will and confidence between each of these classes. In what he had to say on the subject of the labourquestion he might, perhaps, startle some of his hearers, but he assured them that whatever he didsay was j with a good intention, and he anxiously desired not to I say a word that would grate against the feelings of any man. He should not waste words in saying harsh things against the agitators who had lately been going forth | amoDg the labourer?, and endeavouring— he_ was sorry 1 to say, in some places with success— to excite feelings ; of discontent andylissatisfaction in their minds. He I would tn^ f . Cnjp into the motives of those person?. He believed that their motives might be of a mixed character, and he suspected that among their motives were to be found some which were not consistent with the interest of the1 country; orconsonantwith theopinion of the gentlemen whom he was addressing. Butletthem face the truth. Whatever might be the motives of these persons,, and whatever their [ line of action, they conld not shut their eyes to this— that they had aroused in the country a very widespread and sound and true feeling that the condition of the agricultural labourer was not satisfactory. ( Hear.) And the question was, what was to be the condition and what the conduct of ihe agricultural labourer hereafter? Who was he to look up to as his real friend ? Was he to look np to thpse agitators or to those with whom he had long lived apd had beep long connected, and whose first wish ought to be, ' and he ( Stf John) believed was, to do justice" to him and to make him happy. ( Hear, hear.) His earnest wish was that the agricultural interest generally should look at the agricultural labourer question in this view, and that they should do what they could to promote the interest of the agricultural labourer, considering that what Dromoted his interest oromoted also their On Friday morning, about two o'clock, the sentry on duty at the Central Post Office discovered a jet of flame issuing from the chimney of the house, No. 8, Rue do la Jussienne, a short narrow street leading from the Rue Montmartre to the bureau restant of the Poat Office. At first little attention was paid, the peo- ple of the house endeavouring to extinguish the flames with a few pails of water. The plan adopted in Paris in such circumstances is to oblige the passere- by to faire la chaint— » . « ., to form aline of communication between the fire engine and the water receptacle, and to pass buckets of water from hand to hand while the water- carts which are ordinarily stationed in the street in the neighbourhood of o objectionable , . by lost, in the event of any real danger, and so dis- creditable to a city like Paris, seems to have been resorted to. Rut the flame gaining ground and being accompanied by a dense smoke, the alarm became general, and about three o'clock the fire- engines from the_ Post Office, the Bank, and the Central Market arrived. A little later, a powerful English fire ehgine. the steam had been previously got up it might have been brought into operation immediately, but it waa found necessary to inform the water company, an d at four o'clock only wis there a supplyof water obtained. Mean- time the fire Had gained alarming proportions. From the house where it had broken out it had reached a paper- staining manufactory adjoining, where large quantities of oils, acids, and other inflammatory materials were stotpd. Both buildings were enveloped in flames. A detachment of troops arrived at this juncture to aid the firemen. About five o'clock the manufactory fell in with a fearful crash, and showers of burning fragments of paper fell upon the Post Office. Two steam- engines were now playing on the flames, which were ultimately, subdued without any loss of life, but the IOES of pfpperty i% c< » n^ derable. The fire continued smouldering all Imday, cart loads of charred paper were being removed, and the engines continued to play on the smoking nuaft. The Prefet of Police and the Governor- General of Paris were present on the sce'ne of the accident, where they remained until all further dangey waa over. WILD CATTLE IN GREAT BRITAIN. own, and so attached the labourer to the soil ahd helped to save him'from those who would poison his mind with the view to the attainment of dangerous objccts. ( Hear, hear.) There was an association in existence of which they would probably soon hter more, which started with the title of " The Association for Improving the Condition of the Agricultural Labourer," the objects being to improve his position, to increase the civilization, and to make him more re- spectable and happy. Whether or not the recommen- dation which might proceed from that association would command their approbation was doubtful; but he would earnestly . advistr all who might be called upon to consider the views and proposals of t{ he association not hastily to accept or to _ reject them. They were placed in a difficult crisis, and it became them all to meet that crisis; and before they condemned any proposal with that object, to weigh it welL The first requirement on the part of that association was that every labourer shodld be lodged In a decent house, with land enough for the sustenance of himself and his family in allotments or garden ground ; and another requirement was that iiie cottage of the labourer should . be held directly from the landlord. (" Hear," and " No, no.") To those who said " No " he would remark that there should be tyo important exceptions to the rule that those" who had the management of the farm and the w^ ggofiers should hold their cottages from the occupier." He would also protect the occupier from , the caprice of the labourer. He also advocated the rule that tjie; labourer should be allowed to keep a cow, and either rent it of the fanner, or, if he had saved the neces- sary capita], have one of his own with sufficient laiid to keep it upon. B^ e could point to cases in which this plan had operated successfully. He also advo- cated the substitution of " piece work ° for day laborfr, and he quoted a case in which a labourer who by day | labour had earned only 10s. a week hdd ' got 14s. by piece work without loss to the farmer who, had the Ml | advantage of all the work that was done. Next, he supported the idea of co operative farms and an e*- . tension of the system of co- operative stores into every I village of the kingdom. As to the relations to Se ' maintained between the owner and the occupier of tHe ! soil he had expressed his views on that point before. He j considered that those who entered upon a farm arid cultivated it with spirit, and devoted their capital I to its due cultivation, had a moral right to security for the capital invested. ( Hear, hear.) In his opinion . the best way to Beonre that was by the system of granting leases. Then came the question of compensation , for unexhausted improvements, and hp considered Ahat such compensation was only simple justice^ Hojtlid not think it could be fairly withheld; , arid withow drawing a distinction between the system of leases 6xr the one hand, and the system of tenant- right on Vne other, he thought that every prudent land- lord would offer a lease to a good tenant, and with leases there should be compensation for unexhausted improvements. In the lease there should be covenants to protect the landlord in the concluding years of the term, ^ ind there should be equal justice to the tenant for unexhausted improvements. On the termination : of a tenancy, too, the notice to quit should be a notiCe of twelve months instead of six. ( Hear, hear.) Jacob Wilson, agent ol the Earl o. Ject, Mr. Wilson saya :— . , , ,- ;; o " There are four herds of wild cattle in, Un United Kingdom— namely, those of the Right Hon. the Earl of Tankerville, at Chillingham: those belonging to his grace the Duke of Hamilton; those belonging to Lord Ferrers, at Chartley; and those in Mr. Leigh's park at Lyme, in Cheshire. Yet, I may'Tentufre to say the Chillingham herd is the only pure breed, as the investigations of Darwin and Ru( emeyer, the eminent 8 wise naturalist, seem to prove. Some years ago the skeletons of a bull and cow were sent to M. Rutemeyer from each of the herds I have mentioned. After careful examination his opinion was that while there was evidence of attempted improvement, and corisequent degeneracy in three of the herds, there was no such evidence as regard the Chillingham herd; and therefore he came to the conclusion that the Chillingham cattle were the purest in existence, This conclusion is easily accounted for by the simple fact that the wild cattle at Chillingham have been left to the operation of natural, and not artificial laws. Hence their present vigorous condition. I beg to add as perhaps a fact worthy of mention, that the bull which his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shot last week was the finest specimen of his tribe which has been seen in the Chillingham Park' fot at least a generation. And, as the qualifications of his Royal Highness as a marksman are well knpwn, I may mention that there have been only two' occasions, within the period named, of a bull having been killed at the first shot, though not at so long a range as seventy yards, at which distance the Prince of Wales shot the king of the herd." CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS. . CRIME IN THE ARMY. Major Du Cane, R. E,, Inspector- General of Mili- tary Prisons, reports that the number of soldiers under I punishment in the military prisons of the United Kingdom at the end of the year 1871 was one in 55 of ! the average Strength. The number was but one in 41 at the end of 1868. and one in 52 in 1869. but was one in 66 at the tJnd of 1870. There were 4,293 sentences to imprisonment in 1871,643 for absence without leave, 306 for breaking out of barracks, 1,587 for desertion, 412 for drunkenness, 211 for disgraoeful conduct, 918 for insubordination, 316 for other offences. The average strength of the Army at home was 100.877. Of the number of offenders sentenced to imprisonment 44 per cent had not seen more than two years' service!; in neither of the three next preceding years did the j ratio reach so much as 28 per cent. 1 The Inspector- General remarks that, if the Army Is in future to be composed principally of short sei men, an increased number of offences may be expet I and if the same cause leads to the non- commissionL_ j officers being as a class younger and less judicious and ! experienced than heretofore, the number of punislj- i ments for insubordination may probably increase. The j number ( the percentage of the force) of cases of insu- bordination increased somowhat in 1871, but the returns for the first five months of 1872 show a decrease. The desertions in 1871 were 25 per 1,000 of the average effective strength. In the large number of recruits in 1871— viz., 22,326 — there must be many who turn out worthless characters; and even among the better class of young Boldiers many do not adapt themselves to the require- ments of military discipline until they have received stern lessons in punishments incurred. There is also, among a limited number of men, says the Inspectot- Geheral, an utter dissatisfaction with the service, and a determination to do everything to escape from it. Thfey cannot bear the constraint of discipline, and cannot settle down to a military life. Men of. this sort will never make gdbd soldiers. The report shows that the discharge of bad characters from the Army continues; in the threo years ending with March, 1872, 4,010 incorrigible and ill- conducted men were discharged. The practioe of expelling suoh men will do much to raise the tone of the Army, and its estimation among the respectable classes. It muHt be borne in mini in observing the returns of " crime" in the Army, that most of the military offences are not of the Class generally regarded as of a disgraceful nature. The returns show th » t 83 per cent, of the Boidiers punished with imprisonment is 1871 were able ta read. An old maid suggested that when men break their hearts it is all the same as when a lobster breaks one of his claw3— another sprouts in its place. Miss Kate Stanton is going to lecture in Boston on " The Lovers of Great Men," and nineteen out- of every twenty Bostonians fear she intends to divulge the hearfc- secrets of their private lives. There are people in Chicago who have a queer notion of rejoicing. They propose to " celebrate ' the "" "' " l occurred on the 9th of The Hartford Courant tantalises its readers with this atrocity:—" Have you heard of the man who cot shot J ™ " Got shot? No; how did he get shot?" " He bought i In the New York Herald there are the following I pretty headings to an article about the presidency :—" Carpet- bagglsm Flaggellated— Scallawaslsm Larruped— How the Black Leagues hatched the Ku- KIux— An Evangel of Hate." Once, during the war, Bamum was at " Washington, I exhibiting General Tom Thurijb and Admiral Nutt. Mr. Lincoln said : " You have some pretty small Generals, but I think I can beat you." " The bland and baby- faced old buffer," is what an American paper calls Greeley. Another paper compares him I to " a soap bubble," and a third likens him to " a drop of dirty water." A physician of New York being about to marry his fourth wife, some one asked his daughter who was going te perform the ceremony? " I don't know, but I presume 16 will be Dr. Spring. He generally marries father." | A contemplated marriage in high life is reported by the American papers as follows:—" Princess Satsuma is soon to be wedded to a Mr. Phound. He is the flrst>£ ngllshman yet Phound who has cared to contract k Japanese marriage." I The Boston Post is responsible for the following on the marriage of Thomas Hawk to Miss 8. J. Dove :— " It Isn't often that you see So queer a kind of love: Oh 1 what a savage he most bo To Tommy Hawk a Dova !" One of the Mesdames Brigham Young has been pay- ing a visit to Chicago, and they say that the competitive at- tention shown her by divorce lawyers who were anxious to get the business of the family was something overwhelming. Josh Billings says—" There are menny people who not only beleave that this world revolves on Its axis, but they beleave that they are the axis." His critic remarks— " Josh, your ax- is what you is. If you axis a man of sense he will tell you he judges all by their ax." S At New York, recently, a gentleman was reclining on a lounge, when his little daughter playfully threw a peach stone at him. It lodged in his ear, whence it required a surgical operation to extract it. The moral is obvious. A I fellow with ears like that should fold them over tho top of j. hls head. A great poet sends a pair of slippers, with the follow- ing beautiful first- class lines. Wh » t he would do at a pair ' of " continuation" garments can scarcely be conceived | ' " A pair of glittering sUppere from the East, I Prom Nilus" bank where once the swarthy belle Whose blacky beauty made the Roman laurel bow And do her os/ ron< ii homage, dwelt— I bring to thoe. Not all uncertain, like the doubtful prlnoe Who followed ashey Cinderella from the ball. Whose tootsey foot may fit the bauble. Well I know. The graceful Instep that will arch above. And decorate each decorated toe. For their sweet sake then, if not for mine accept Think that thou seest th' unworthy donor there," THE SCHOOLMASTER TESTED.— A gentleman from Swampvillo was telling how many different occupations he bad attempted. Among others he had tiled school teaching, " now long did you teach?" nsked a bystander. " Wal, I didn't teach long, that is, I only went to teach." " Did you hire out ?" " Wal, I didn't htro out; I only went to hire out" Why did you give up ?" " Wal, I give It up for some reason or nuther. You see I travelled luto a deestrict and inquired for the trustees. Somebody said Mr. Snickles was the man I wanted to see. So I found Mr. Snickles— named my objlc. lnterduclng myself, and asked what he thought about lcttln" me try my luck with the big boys and unruly gals In tho deeatrlct. He wanted to know if I raallv co r sidered myself capablo; and I told him I wouldn't mind his | asking me a few questions in ' rlthmetlo and jography, or showing my handwriting. He said no, never miud, he could tell a good teacher by his gait. ' Let mo see you walk off a little ways,' tays he, ' and I can tell jU's well's I heard you examined,' says he. He sot In the door as he spoke, and I thought he looked a little skittish; but I was consld'rable frustrated, and didn't mind much; so I turned about and walked On as smart as I know d how. Ho said he'd tell me when to atop, so I kep' on till I thought I'd gone far enough ; then I s'pected a'thlnc was to pay, and I looked round. Wal, the door was shet, and Qulcklea was gone |" THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH AND HIS TENANTS. The following letter appeared in The Times of Tues- day :— Sir,— A letter from my agtot, whichwas circulated amongmy tenantry some months ago, on the occasion of the agricultural labourers' strike, which occurred in this neighbourhood, provoked at the time among somoof your contemporaries a good deal of hostile criticism. I did not then feel called upon to notice these comments, though they proceeded greatly from misapprehension, and It Is certainly remarkable that they found no ccho among those who might be supposed to be chiefly affected by the tyrannical action with which I was then charged. The speech, however, of Her Majesty's Attorney- General at Exeter, in which he publicly reiterates these accusations of harsh and tyrannical treatment of my poorer tenants, renders It absolutely neccssaiy for me to publicly repel them. Sir John Coleridge Is reported to have said:— " Now, In this state of things, what is the answer of the Duke of Marlborough* ' Make every labourer upon my vast estates '— estates given him and maintained to him by the State ( hear hear)—' an absolute tenant- at- wfll to the farmer who employs him.' (' Shame/} No argument, no • discussion — the farmer's terms or the hill side for your bed, and the vaults of Hoavea for your roof; that Is plain speaking at any rate. ( Hear.)" To attribute to iIM any such sentiments as these is a slander both unmerited and untrue; but there Is not a word In my agent's letter, if the Attorney- General had taken the trouble of reading It, In which any intention Is Intimated of making the labourer " a* absolute Unanl- at- ta'il of the farmer uho rtmplwhi** It never has been my practice, and certainly never will be, i to < livest myself of tho cecessary and salutary control over ; the cottages on my estates ( estates which, by the way, have 11 liefer been granted by the State, but are as much my own » private Inheritance « J that of any other landowner In the kingdom). I may add, however, a few words In explanation of the clrcumstamws attending the Issue of the circular which has been commented upon. The time was the time of harvest; men who " tor years had lived peacefully on farms were throwing up their employment, airfl others were Joining the TJnlon, which attempted to dictate terms to which employers would not consent. Now, If land fc be cultivated the cultivators must finfl dwellings. In agricultural districts tbare are often nut more cottages tb& n the reqirements of a farm demand; under these circumstances It becomes the duty of the common landlord ol both tenant and labourer, a duty to be exercised • with moderatioc and impartiality, of fairly considering how iar the cottages on his property can be- made available for the - occupation of those who are employed In the cultivation of ! the land. • Such were the terms of my agent's letter, and such are the grounds on which the Attorney- General thinks proper to • charge me with tyranny and Injustice. .- Forbid It that I or any one should ever question the right - - of any class « t men to take what- steps they choose ior the - amelioration of their condition: but this recent movement has not been without its victims. Men who have been attracted by promises of employment, or of support by the ; Union, wb « have lelt their work and their homes, have now returned to find theirplaces filled up, the Union failing them, wiser but poorer men. It cannot badenled, St the same time, that there has been a rise of wageagenially, and fresh arrangements hfcve been • the consequence between farmers and their men. Wherever, among my tenantry, the occupation of a piece of land enters Into these arrangements I have relaxed the rule in my farm agreements which precludes sub- letting, and in these, and in no other instances, does the labourer hold under the farmer and not under me. " EVery matter— such a matter' as this— haB two sides to it, and T do not doubt that there is another side than that of labourers ; I do not. doubt that the condition of the labourer • Is consistent with much fairness, goodness, and kindhearted- ness on the part of the farmers and landowners as classes. In trying to do Justice to one class, never let us be tempted to do injustice to another." These are the Attorney- General's own words: and had he acted on his own advice he certainly would have avoided the i Injustice of attributing cruelty to the farmers, and the In- consistency of charging one whom he is pleased to style a " Tory Date " with mean and despotic conduct.— I am, Sir, • your obedient servant, • MAELBOEOUOH. Blenheim Palaoe, Oct. 26. THE LANCASHIRE COAL FIELDS. On Saturday afternoon a meeting of the landed pro- prietors of West Lancashire waa held at the " Bull"" Hotel, in Preston, for the purpose of hearing the opinion of Mr. E. Young, of Sheffield, a geologist, as to the probability of coal being found over a large tract of ground running from Lancaster to Liverpool, and embracing an area of about 500 square miles. Colonel Wjflsoji Patten, MP., was called t£ the chair. Mr. Young said he did not agree with many geo- logists that the penman rocks overlie the millstone grit or the mountain limestone, seeing that coal was formed about the same period, ana over an im- mense and unbroken area. As West Lancashire was surrounded on all sides by vast coalfields, he con- tended that the district had not been subjected to any up heaval, but the lower measures of the Wigan coal field have tilted upwards. After tracing the out- crop of the millstone grit from Liverpool to Lancaster, he said it waa his belief that the coal measures at Wigan had been cut off from those of the western part of the county by a heavy " fault," which waa found running in a certa'n direction, leaving the permian rocks and the carboniferous series undisturbed. From the geolo- gical formation of West Lancashire he had no doubt what- ever but what the whole of the best seam peculiar to the Wigan coalfield would be found running through a very great part of the West Lancashire district. Mr. Vivian remarked that Professor Phillips Bald that at Rampside the red sandstone would be found about 600ft. from the surface, and the coal at 1,200ft. They were now sinking for coal at Barrow. The Chairman then suggested that Mr. Younsr should favour them with his viewB as to where the coal cropped out, where he should advise the trial borings to be made, and as to what would be the cost. He ehould also propose that a committee be appointed for receiving the communication of Mr. Young, and be empowered to call another meeting of the landed proprietors. Mr. Beaumont said the cost of boring three holes, each 100 yards deep, would be about £ 600, and in about three weeks 100 yards could be completed. A committee, consisting of Colonel Wilson Patten, • M. P., Sir Gerald Fitzgerald, Colonel Cross, Mr. T. L. Birley, Mr. EUiston, Mr. J. W. Faire, and Mr. E. Garlick, was then appointed, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. PENNY SCHOOLS.- A SCHOOL BOARD EXPERIMENT. Hie Liverpool School Board held a meeting on Monday, and amongst the proceedings was a re- commendation from the general purposes committee for the construction of a temporary school, in which the fees for children should be one penny each, to pro- vide accommodation for 500 or 600 children. The chairman of the Board ( Mr. C. Buahell), in moving the confirmation of the recommendation said this opened the great question for school boards in large { owp*, viz., how to provide, by the best means, eftucation for' children of the lowest and most de- graded class, without pauperising the recipients or unduly taxing the ratepayers. He then pro- ceeded to defend the action of the Board against charges of delay; showing that they had amassed a quantity of valuable information, and had suc- ceeded to a considerable extent in increasing the attendance of children at schools. It had, however, become impossible to send the degraded class of children to existing schools inconsequence of the diminution of the attendance of the better class of poor children. He stated that by the prevalence of work of various kinds the Board had been enabled to decrease the payment of feee by two- thirds, and that it had also been found that children for whom fees were paid were invariably the worst in attendance at school. The proposition of the committee, moreover, upheld the salutary prin- ciple that the parent was bound to contribute to the provision of education for his children, while affording opportunities of education to the lowest class. He re- gretted that the provisions of the Sootch Act were not extended to England, for bjr that measure Poor- law guardians had the power to withhold relief from persons who refused to send their children to school. Mr. Stilt seconded the motion. Several members expressed their opinion that by es- tablishing the proposed school, the Board would adopt a system of competition with the existing elementary schools, and that the principle of denominational edu- cation would be completely subverted. They alto urged that the penny schools would be abused by per- sona who could afford to send their children to the existing schools, and that the decrease of the cost would afford temptations to poor people to send their children to schools where a different religion would be In force. Several of the members supported the reso- lution, and the discussion waa adjourned for a week. In consequence of the illness of his wife, who is said io be dying, Mr. Horace Greeley decline! all Invitations to « * aJt at puolio meetings. AN ITALIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE. The civil marriage law has bsen _ so recently intro- duced into Rome that, on the occasion of so important a wedding as that between Donna Anna Mana Tor- , Ionia and Don Giulio Borghese, I cannot do better than commence my letter by quoting a portion of therproc^ s verbal—( writes a correspondent of The Times, under date Rome, Oct. 24):— " In the year 1872 and tho 23rd of October, In tho Palace of tho Conservator!, on the Campedogllo, and in a room open to the public, before me, Pletro Venturl, advocate, Cavallere of the Crown of Italy, and Pro- Syndic of Borne, have appeared Don Glnllo, of the Princes Borghese, ugod 26 yean, bachelor, bom and domiciled in Borne, son ot his Excellency the Princo Don Marc Antonio and of her Excel- lency the Princess Donna Teresa de la Rochefoucauld: resi- dent in Bome, Ac. ; and Donna Anna Mnria, Princess Torlonia, aged 17, spinster, born and domiciled in Rome, daughter of his Excellency the Prince Don Alewandro and ot her Excellency the Princess Donna Teresa Colonna Doris, also resklent tp Rome ; which persons having declared be- fore me tha£ It Is their Intention to proceed to the celebration of their mfljTiage, of which the proctx verbal} dated tho 6th of October of'ttae current year^ No. 1,^ 60, hasheen published In this Commune during the dsys Iron the Cth to the 18th of the salil month, as shown by the certificate, and to which no opposition bra been notified!, I pronounce, in tho na^ ne of the law, that Don Giulio, of th « Princess IV rgheso, and Donna Anna Maria, Princess Torionta, are united te matri- mony." Such STO the words ot the registration of the civil marriage performed yesterday . between the eldest— alas, one may almost eay " the only— daughter and heiress df Prince Torlsnia and the third son of Prince Borghese by his second wife. Donna Teresa de la Rochefoucauld. It will bo remembered that Prinoe IBorghese's first wife was Lady Gwendoline Talbot, daughter of the late Earl of Shrewsbury and sister of Lady Mary Talbot, who married Prince Dora Pamphili Tho register further states that Don Giulio Borghese un- dertakes, with the consent of his father and of Prince Tor- Ionia, to assume the surname and atms of the house of Torionia, without in any way adding or uniting to it any other name whatsoever; that during the lifetime of the Prince Don Allessandro Torlonia he shall assume the title of Duke of Ceri, and after the deith of the Prince that of Pripce Torlonia. The bride takes her husbAd an immediate marriage portion of 5.3/ o, 000 franca., and the succession to one of the most colossal heritages in Europe, nine- tenths of which is in landed property of rapidly rising value. Had this marriage been made two years or so ago it would have been celebrated with great festivities, in which all Rome would cordially have joined, for, political opinions apart, both these princely bouses are well beloved by the people for . the munificence of their charities and the public spirit they have always shown. Devotedi adherent?, however, to the Pope, everything has been done in the moBt private manner. For the civil marriage yesterday the party drove up to the Capitol in three plain closed carriages, with, one might almost say, less than the usual show of State. At the Palace of the Conservatori such pre- parations had been- made as, while upholding the dignity of the Municipality, were due to the rank and position of the Borghese and Torlonia Jfamilies. The servants of the Municipality were iii fuU livery. The Pro- Syndio attended ic person to perform tho service, and, together with other_ members of the Council present, wore full evening costume, the dress in which the bridegroom and the gentlemen who accompanied him also appeared. A carpet was laid down on the entrance halls through iwhich the bridal party had to pass, and before the Syndic's table two gilt arm- chairs were placed. for the bride and bride- groom, two on his right hand for the Princel Borghese and Torlonia and three on his left for the witnesses. Prince Barberini, Don Paolo Borghese, Duke of' Sul- inona, and the Marquis Gerini, of Florence. The bride, who is a little under the average height, is a brunette with an abundance of rich black hair. She has no claims to that remarkable beauty and lo. e- liness combined for which her mother waa so much distinguished, but has a most interesting face, replete with vivacity and expression. She responded to the Syndic's questions with a clear, bright round ' f Si," which could be heard in every corner of the room, throwing np her head slightly at the same time. The marriage contract, by which the enoimouB. wealth of Prince Tprlonia will descend to the children of the Duke and Duchess of Ceri, was signed at the Torlonia Palace yesterday evening, jn the presence of the relatives ol both families and a number of distin- guished guests, the witnesses on behalf of Don G^ iulio Being Prince Aldobrandini and Duke Salviati, I and for Donna Anna. Maria Prince Colonna and Prince Orsinl • The religious ceremony was celebrated this moiling at seven o'clock, by Padre Bonelli, the parish priest of S. S. Apostolic, in the private chapel of the Torlonia Palace. Among those who took part in the ceremony were the Prince and Princess of Sulmona, Duke and Duchess of Sora, Marquis and Marchioness Geriii, of Florence, Duke and Daohees Toroni'Chigi, Dvike" and Duchess Salviati, Prince and Princess Aldobrandini, Prince and Princess Orsini, Prince and Prince* s di Sarsina, Prince and Princess di Koccagorga, Marquis and Marchioness Sacchetti, Count Marescotti, Prince Colonna, Prince and Princess Lancelotti, Prince and Princess Barberini, and the Duke and Duchess Cesajrini. The Princess Donna leresa waa present both at the signing of the contract and at the cerepiony of her daughter's marriage in the chapel this' morning. A few dayB ago she expressed the hope that she might be well enough to attend, and greatly to the happiness of her family and friends was able to do so. Soon after eight o'clock the newly- married couple left the Torlonia Palace for the railway station, whence they started by the nine a. nj. train for the Torre San Mauro, near Rimini. Prince Borghese and Prince Torlonia accompanied them to the station, and as the train left Prince Torionia fairly gave way and burst into tears. Many munificent acts of charity have been per- formed on the occasion, among others, 50,000f., the united offering of the Princes Borghgso and Tortynia, have been sent to the Cardinal Vicaip for distribution among the poor of the Roman parishes. Among the many valuable wedding presents fa a beautiful ebony casket sent to the bride by his Holi- ness Pius IX. It is richly inlaid with silver and has a « mall statuette of silver on the lid. It contained a beautiful picture of the Virgin painted on rock crystal, a fan of great value, richly carved, and a missal ex- quisitely bound, together with which also was a ser- vice of linen damask for six persons. Cardinal An- tonelli's present was in the form of a richly- wrought cross of gold. The Daily Telegraph, in a leader, thus comments on the above marriage :— . . On Wednesday last the heiress bf the Torlonlas was married at Bome to the Duke of Cesl, son of Princo Borghese. There are probably few weddings amongst the high and pulisant families whose names are recorded amidst the " Families PrindCrea non Souveralnea," In the " Almanach de Gotha," which would Interest a larger number of the great Cobles of many lands. If the issue of wedding cards were an Italian custom, the list of the personages entitled to ^ formal inti- mation of these nuptials would ba a muster- roll ot the nobility of Europe. Of all tho Soman aristocracy, the oldest and the wealthiest of the Continent, the Borgheee are, by common consent, first and foremost. Tho ColoDnas and the Doriaa may contend for tho second placo, but tho head of the House of Borghese Is the acknowledged chief of the Boman nobles. The father of the bridegroom was married In tho first Instance to a Talbot, iu the second to a Rochefoucould: and thus two of the his- toric names of France and Encland aro associated wltn the annals of the Borchese. Tho marriaKes of his children and kinsfolk unito the Duke to tho Gerlnis In Florenco, the Apponyls In Vienna, the ' Arenbergs In Brussels, the FlU- Jamescs in Paris. Indeed, if wo Were to search through the pedigree of tho Borghese, there1 are, we suspect, but few of the princely houses of Europe Kvith whom a kinship conld not be traced. Of the wealth ol this great Boman house tho signs and tokens are before tho eyes of all who havo visited the Eternal City. Who is there who has not heard of the art- treasures of the Burghese Gallery? Who, amidst Rome- bound tourists, lins not strolled through the park- like garden of tho Villa Borghese, hard by the " Porta del Fopolo " ? Who has not. visited the vast Ostla estates of the Borghese by tho mouth of the Tiber, whero the Prince tank a fortune in tho endeavour to reclaim and colonise the Cuoipagna 1 There is a savour of feudal and medlieval grandeur about the very names of the witnesses to tho raarriago who aro c- numerattd In the B iman accounts of the coremony. Tho Salmpnas, the Aldobranlinl, tho Orslnls, the Boccagorgns, tho Barberinls, the Colonuaa, / the Soros, the Chigls, the Ccsarinls, and a score of othn UlwitrUgimi, whose names are written In tho Libro dOro ol tbo Bowan aristocracy ahd In the historic records of Italy, were present on this august occasion, when tho Duke of Coal— Prince Julio of tho Borgheso, to uso tho Italian title— was to espouse tho heiress ot the great banking firm of tho Torlonlas. In the aristocracy of Italian finance, the Torlonlafl aro at least the equals of the Borgheso. Four generations have come and gone aluce tho Torlonlas have taken rank amidst the nobility of the Papal Court. But until recently there were old men In Bome who said they could romembcr the founder of the house, the great grandfather of the young lady who Is now the Ducheis of Cecl, when ho lived In the Ghetto. Be that as It may, it Is certain ( hat throughout tho present century the Torltnloa have been the bankers, fin& ncU'^ advisers, and capitalists of toe Holy See. Whatever mav have been their origin, they threw in their fortunes tho land In which they had settled, and became dev0ut Catholics, loyal sons of tho Church, and staunch a^ ronta of the Papacy. A strange romauco attached to them; their fabulouB wealth, their princely hospitality, their bold audaolty of speculation, In- vested them with « Bort ot traditional repute. It used IO oe saia mat the Torlonlas were the originals of Mr. Disraeli's Sldonla. Certain It Is that apart from their wealth, their fortunes had an odd hold on popu- lar imagination. In the early days of their greatness thoy purchased the Bracclano estates from their bank- rupt owner— a purchase which, according to tho Boman law, conferred upon them the title of Dukes of that Ok. But by a clause In ths title- deeds the deposed magnate was empowered to recover [ his ancestral estates and titles If he couhi repay the purchase- money within a certain number of years; and on the very eve of the expiration of that period tho ex- Doke married a Muscovite Prin- cess and reclaimed the property, so that the Tor* lonlas ceased to be tho Dukes of Bracciano. Still, the loss affected them but little. They wero created Princes by the Holy See : and of the two kinsmen who now represent the name, one is Duke of Poll and Guadagnolo, tho other Is : Princo of ClviteUa- CesI, Duke of Cesl. At one time In their annate It Ifefened likely that the name would die out for Want © f an heir; and the Princcss Torlonia walked on foot the | whole way from Bome to Loretto, In the hope that a devout prigrtmage to the" Skrita Casa might be rewarded by the birth of a son. The prayer, so rumour said, was | granted, but the chBd was born an idiot. However, the fatality which at ono time waa popularly thought to attach 1 to tho Torlonlas has been surmounted, and the Duko Julio, : the head of the house, Is the father of six sons. The head of j the younger branch of the Torlonlaa— who, if we are not mistaken. Is now tho chief of the great banking firm— has no sons, and It Is his eldest daughter, Donna Anna Maria, a j Colonna- Dorla on her mother's side, who has Just been 1 married to a younger son of the Princo Borehese. By the marriage contract the Prince is to assume the title of Duke of Cesl during his father- in- law's lifetime, and after his death is to become Prince Torlonia. So, as Prince Alexander Torlonia is over seventy, at no very distant period the great buycof the family fortune Will descend to a cadet of the Borghese. And we may fairly assume that, sooner or later, no matter what provisions may be made to guard agalnBt the contingency, tho name of Torlonia will be re- ex- changed by the possessors of the fortune for that of Borghese. In Italy the value attached to titles is comparatively sm ill, yet even there itis something to bo called " of the Borghese. 1, In Bomo itself the union between these two great houses is recolWrcl with general satisfaction. The Borghese, alone almost amongst the Boman nobility, were prompt to recognise the truth that noblesse oblige, and, Instead ol frittering their lives away In Idle self- Indulgonce, they have en- deavoured to uso thdr wealth and Influence for, the good of their feBoW- countrymen. In all works of charity, in the few . reforms which were possible under the Im-' perlal Government of the Papacy, the Borghese have always taken a loading part. So, too, though tho Torionlos have held aloof from movements whloh necessarily, under rthe old rule, had aometldng of a political character, they contributed lavishly to the various ChaHtable enterprises of which the City of the Popes had almost too many. Alms- giving may be detrimental to the recipients ot Indiscriminate charity; but bedesmen understand little ot political economy; and we suspect the largessts of the Torlonlas were more popular with the Boman populace than the Industrial undertaking* by which the Borghese sought to eletate tho condition of their countrymen. However, though the masses in Bome probably regarded the attempts of the Borghese family to drain the Campaana and render it habitable for hutpan life, as one of tho eccentricities which the Prince derived from his English connection, they offed him gratitude tor his avowed sympathy with the cause, of Italian unity. Throughout the long, dreary years of the Frfench occupation and the support of the Papal, Power by French bayonets, the Borghese were always considered the leaders of the Boman moderate Llberali— the party which held that the union of Borne with Italy could not ba accomplished by cordial co- operation with the Government of Victor Emmanuel. The Liberalism of a great Prince and Immense landowner Is not likely to be of a revolutionary kind ; and the Borghese never went Into actuaL opposition to the Holy See. Still, they were coldly looked upon at tho Vatican, and were probably only preserved from the open displeasure of the Papacy by their Immense wealth, rank, and station. Since the annexation they havo attached tnemtclve3 to the Court of Italy, and the mere fact of Don Julio of Borghese having been married to Donna Anna of Torlonia by tho Syndic of Bome is a recognition of the new order of things under which civil marriage Is obUgatory. Thus the Borgheso- Torlonlamarriage has a tacit political significance ; and the detection of the Jorlonias from the came of the Holy See involved Ifrthls matrimonial alliance with the Borghese will probably weigh more with poor Pius IX than many a sign of tho times of far groater Intrinsic importance. THE DOUBLE SUICIDE IN LONDON. ^ On Monday, the Coroner resumed at St. James's Workhouse, Poland- street, the inquiry respecting the death of the two unknown persons who were found dead at " No. 18, Golden square. Mr, Superintendant Dunlop stated that every effort had been made to find the cabman who conveyed the luggage of. tho deceased to Golden- square, but without success. Dr. Slight said he had made an analysis of the con- terntfl of the stomachs < Jf both the deceased. He found a great quantity of strychnine in both stomachs. It was a very large quantity indeed. He had not tho least doubt as to the cause of death.- The man was about 60 yeara of age. He thought the man^ and woman had belonged to n highly respectable class. The Coroner, in summing up, said it would have been satisfactory if the bodies bad been identified and the previous history of the deceased known. Consider- ing the activity which the police and his officers had displayed, and the publicity given to the case, he was of opinion that the deceased parties had arrived from the Continent, and were without friends in London, therefore it would be better to treat them as un- known, The name Duncan did not seem to him to be* a German one. He assumed the jury were satisfied that death had been caused by strychnine ; it would be for the jury to decide whether the man and woman had taken it in a sound or unsound state of mind. If in an unsound state of mind they could excuse the felony. If they had any doubt on the subject it would be better to return aa open verdict. He next alluded to the paper written in pencil, " Our last will, & c.,*' and concluding with one of the moat pathetic passages in the Bible, " Yea, though wo walk in the valley of the shadow of death Thy rod and Thy staff shall com- fort us." The paper written at Bow by the man, as follows, " A. Duhcan and lady," did not appear to be in the same handwriting as the paper headed " The last wilL" A juror suggested that this paper had been written by the woman. , After Bome deliberation the jury returned the fol- lowing verdict:-" That the deceased man unknown, apparently aged about 00, and the deceased woman, apparently aged about 50, came by their deaths from strychnine, but how or under what circumstances it came into their stomachs there wap not sufficient evi- dence to Bhow." A DISASTROUS VOYAGE. A second and serious mishap, followed by the loss of three lives, has occurred to the splendid Government emigrant steamship Atralo, bound for Melbourne, with 500 paB3engers. The vessel first sailed from Plymouth in Sept., but lost the blades of her propeller off the Lizard, and had to return to port under canvass. Having been docked and repaired, the Atrato set out again on the 1st of October. All went well until the sixth day ( Sunday), when off Madeira ; the weather was fine, and the, Atralo was steaming at half speed, wjth some sail set, when, shortly before two o'clock in the afternoon, an appalling crash, and a tremendous shaking from stem to stern, threw all on board ship into a consterna- tion. The scene for the next few minutes was beyond description. From the women, of whom, there were no feifrfer than 206 single On board, arose- a general shriek, many became hysterical, while others clung to each other in terror. Amongst thorn waa hardly a face that was not blanched an! awe stricken. The sensa- tion seems to have been compared only to an earth- quake, and the vessel quivered and groaned as if her timbers were being torn asunder. What had occurred that the vessel should be shaken in this appalling manner while under easy atem and sail, and on a line afternoon, no one could for tho moment con- ceive. The chief engineer waa on the bridge with the captain, and lie at once rushed to the engine- room, when the truth was discovered that the propeller Bbaft had broken, and tho engines, which were 400 horse power, freed from the Btrain of the screw wore working at the top of their speed. Added to this the loose shaft acted upon by the propeller threatened to seri- ously injure the vessel's bottom. Aftcrgreat difficulty arrangements were made to return to Plymouth under sail, und. on the night of the 20th. 03 two seamen wero endeavouring to secure the jib which had broken loose, a heavy sea washed them overboard as well as the third officer. The conduct of Captain Husband, the com- mander of tbo Atrato, was BO praiseworthy that on the arrival of the vessel at Plymouth, on Saturday, a testi- monial signed by a large number of saloon passengers was presented to him. A public breakfast was held in London on Tuesday morning, at tho " London Tavern," at which an address and achequo for £ 8,100 was presented to Dr. Halloy, on the oc- casion Qj hla retiring from the office ot principal of New Collrge. HIE FALMOUTH & PEN& YN TIMES, France, are seml- cfflciallj- denied from Paris. According to a Geneva paper. Dr. Merle d'AubigntS has left two volumes on the Reformation, almost complete, bringing the history down to the death ol Luther. The War- offioe authorities have directed that aU tho rifles in use by volunteers that were not sent to Birming- ham last year shall bo sent not later than next week. The Hospital for Skin Diseases, in Great Marl- borough street, London, has received a third donation of £ 1,000 from Y. S. T. The pay of the French soldier is in future to be 7$ Instead of 6 sous por day, and his allowance ol food has been augmented by nearly a pound. Nearly all the hotels in Paris that bore German names have been replaced by patriotic sign- boards, where the neutral celebrities of France are duly honoured. The Dublin dairy- keepers, harassed by repeated convictions for adulteration, have resolved to increase the price of milk, from the 1st of November, to fivepence a quart The line of the South- Western Railway running through the Richmond Station was so flooded OH Saturday morning that the trains had to proceed slowly through it, the engine and carriages dashing the water over the platform. Mr. John Reid. author of the favourite song, The Good Rhine 1Tine, died recently in Edinburgh at the age of 73. He was a working slater, and died in very straitened circumstances. A lifeboat service, whereby the crew of the Zaire, a French ketoh, were saved, is reported. The vessel, which was at anchor off Dymchurch, parted from her anchor Boon after tho crew were taken off, and became a total wreck. Her Majeaty the Queen has sent her customary donation of three sovereigns to the wife of a labourer in Woolwich Arsenal, and to the wife of a workman living at Tnnbridge Wells— both of whom have bore triplets. The Museum of Bale, in Switzerland, has just re- celved a valuable acquisition in tho shape of tho skeleton of a gorilla. It was recently purchased by voluntary contribu- tions for the sum of 4,000 francs. Acting Inspector Ryan, of the Kingstown police, has committed suicide by cutting his throat. Death was Instan- taneous. No cause is assigned for the act, but the deceased had been for some time in a atateof despondency. In a long letter to The Times Mr. Isaac Butt, M. P., recommends a distribution of the town representation of Ireland. Mr. Disraeli's Reform Act of 1868 is taken aa the basis of his conclusions. It is stated that a pamphlet issued by the American Treasury, in reference to the position of the Public Debt, that a reduction of the total by s hundred millions of dollars In each of the past three years hsa been effected. According to a Roman paper, the Pope cently asked by Cardinal Cullen to take some ste^ of the Galway priests, refused to do so, and apoke with regret of the disobedience of the Irish clergy. The Council of tie Working Men's International Peace Association, it Is stated, Intend to hold meetings In various provincial towns, In furtherance of their views, and to hold a conference- la Manchester In November. Advicea from Australia inform us- that the diamond of 12} carats, found at Oberon, has been pronounced of the first water; £ 630 refused lor it. Number of smaller gems found In the same district. According to a Treasury pamphlet jost issued in reference to thej? nblic Debt of the United Spates a reduction of 100 million dollMH has been annually effected for the last three years. Gibralter is still1 regarded by Spaniards as a " rock l d offence, ' and the other day a petition waa presented to I Congress praying Government to renew negotiations with this country with a view to Its cession to Spain. Two Roman Catholic Bishops— the Right Rev. Dh IW. Weathers, coadjutor Bishop of Westminister, and the , Right Rev. Dr. Herbert Vaughan, Bishop of Salfard— were 1 consecrated at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Salford, on Menday. ——- 1 " One of the philanthropists of the day on a Quixotic errand complains of the sameness of the fife the poor prl- I sonera must lead. Yes, poor feSows. Why not introduce part- singing, and billiards, and a woekly reception with light 1 refreshments, beginning with rum."— Court Journal Endeavours are being, mad © by the working men who have decided to give a testimonial to Mr. Odger to enlist the sympathy and aid of all the various trade and political associations in the country;: and with this view a circular has been addressed to each society, asking that delegates may be sent to a gaderal meeting to be held verv Bhortly. . j ' Prussia, thanks to intelligent and thrifty adminis- tration, is revelling in all the pleasures of a most prosperous Budget year:. Not only has she a large surplns, but it has not been obtained by any extraneous aids, such as the enor- mous Indemnity drawn from prostrate France ; It is of strictly homo origin, and has arisen Independently of all drawbacks occasioned by the confusion and coat ol the Probably the wealthiest actor now upon the American stage Is Applo Sass Owens. He is worth somewhere between one and two million dollars. He made a fair portion of it out of his apple " sass," but the main part of his fortune accumulated from the Increase In the value of the property which he owns. A novel proclamation was made m- Goupar- AnguB the other night. The town's bellman, followed by an Im- mense crowd, made a proclamation of an Intended marriage, a bond fid* one, between two persons, one of whom, at least! the Scotsman says, is well known to the place. Anyone who had any objections to the match was asked to oome forward and state them. The Dundee Courier sayB : M On Sunday the Queen and Princess Beatrice, accompanied by the Ladles in Wait- ing, attended Divine service in the parish church at Crathle. The autumn celebration of the communion took place, and the service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, minister of the parish, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Bowman, of Braemar. Her Majesty retired after the first table had been served." Lord Westbury, the arbitrator in the liquidation of the European Insurance Company, has decided that share- holders who under the deed of settlement had a portion of the dividends credited to them, as an addition to the amount paid by them on uncalled capital, are entitled to have that amount deducted from the amount of uncalled capital lor which they aro liable. " The Floods in Italy are assuming proportions of which our own experience of English inundations would give a very imperfect idea. The tidings of disaster reach us from every quarter of the Peninsula from the Geneose Riviera, where between the Apennines and the sea border there seems to be hardly a span of level land ; from the extreme point of Calabria, where the bare ribs of Aspromonte plunge almost perpendicularly into the deep. Still, it Is from the level plains that we hear reports of the greatest ravages, and more especially from those flats of Piedmont, Lombardy, and the ^ Emilia which are apt to assume the appearance of a dismal swamp the moment they cease to be a fertile para- dise."— Leader In The Times. We regret to announce the sudden death of Mr. Frederick Dundas, MP. for Orkney and Zetland, late on Saturday night at his resldenco in Hanover- squire, London. It arose from heart disease. The late hon. member, who was cousin of the Earl of Zetland, was in his 7lst year. He was the son of the late Hon. Charles Lawrence Dundas, by - -- , „„>, T, nlfo rtf R€ A gale occurred on Sunday in the Italian pro vino* ol Syracuse. Severil houses were blown down, and thlitj- two persons burled In the ruins. As showing the mildness of the season at Hastings, a correspondent has forwarded to the Daiiv Set at a specimen of apple blossom gathered from a tree In his garden near the railway station. The Corporation of Dublin, at a special meeting on Saturday, roolved to promote a bill to enable them to purchase tho works, plant, Ac , olthe Alliance Gas Company, or to erect works for the manufacture of gas tor tho use 3 the citizens. The working of the Licensing Act has been re- Grted on favourably by the Chief Constable of Hinalng. m, In which town, during U> o past two months, there has been a dMraase of crimes counseled with druuk « ane » to tho extent ot 20 per cent. According to the Treasury returns, the Exchequer receipts from April 1st to tho 25th instant amounted to 673,027. as compared with£ 3G, 231, S06 in the correspond- ing period of last year. The expenditure has been £ « 2,5ll, 73i . On Saturday last the balance In the Bank of England was A ppeals are being made, it Is said, to the sympa- thlseii with the Orieanists to effect, for about the fiftieth time, a fusion with their elder brethren, the Legitimists; and . the Orleans Princes thomwlves are summoned by Divine Right orga. nl to declare themselves, and cfcooso either nonri Clnj or the Republic. On Friday night, In last week, Knowsley Hall, tho residence ot Lord Derby, was entered, and a large quantity of diamonds, Jewellery. the property of the Hon. Miss Constance Grosvener, was stolen. Fifty pounds have been offered for the apprehension of tho thieves. The estimated Value of the stolen property Is £ 3,000. A monumental tomb to Baudin, the depnty who waa killed on a barricade by the troops at the time ot the coup d'etat in 1861, has Just been erected in Paris, and the corpse transferred to it. The Republicans proptye to celebrate the next anniversary of Baudin'* death by a grand commemor- Last Saturday a funeral took place at the Green- wich Cemetery, attended by a largo number of the Ancient Order of Foresters, who had walked In procession a distance of four miles, attired In the regalia of the order, to pay their last respect to the memory of a brother named Ben- nett, of Greenwich, who dropped down doad while attending the wedding of his son. At the Pelton Fell Colliery, iDarham, on Saturday night, a young man named Hall was precipitated down the shaft, which is above 200 yards deep, and five man had a narrow escspe. It appears that through some mismanage- ment the cage in which the men were seated was drawn up to the pulleys, when it was tilted violently on to the side, throwing Hall ou| and killing him instantly. Hie other men held on and were saved. Charging the Grand Jury at the opening of tho* Central Criminal Court, on Monday, the Deputy- Recorder described the calendar— on which there weto 72 prisoners— as not long, considering the Interval since the last session, and pointed out that drunkenness on the part oftoitJ or both of the parties concerned In the crimes of vtotence had had a part In causing tho offence. Archbishop Manning took the leading part in • gorgeous and Imposing ceremonial at the Soman Cathollo Cathedral, Salford, on Monday, when hs consecrated Dr. Vanghan as Bishop ot Salfoid, and Dr. Weathers as CO- adjutor- Bishop of Westminster. All tho English Roman Catholic Prelates were present, with a single exception ; ana the attendance of clerical and iBy spectators numbered more than2,000. , S , Another letter from M. Michel Chevalier to tho secretary of the Slanchester Chamber of Commerce relative to the new French Treaty Is published, In which he aays " The Chief of the French Government has buti pno object, viz., the abolition of the principle of low duties on Imports; and he pursues this object, not as a man guided by reason, but as one possessed by a dominant purpose; and in t( iisi manner the Interests of France are ascriBced." On Saturday, the North German echooner Lutt& yrffl arrived at Shields from Brake, and Captain Greenhoff reports a painful incident during the pajsage, namely, that at mid- night of Tfynnday, white at sea, Mr. Henry Rfla, belonging to Liverpool, who was'. a passenger on beard; accidentally fell from the vessel into the sea. The ship immediately put about, and every endeavour was made to save him, but he sank and was drowned. At the tln^ a the casualty occurred- deceased was aids ting. the crew to do some work. » A widower, in comfortable circumstances, desire ® > to meet with a well- educated Christian lady, 30 to 49, to act a very kind mother's part towards two very young; affectionato children ; she should be good loofcing, rather tall, fair, with little colour, very amiable, thoroughly and economically domesticated, good needlewoman, musical, and a total abstainer. Money no objection.— Forward all details, with real name and address, references, and Carte ( which wilrv be honourably returned or exchanged.)— No one treated with' unless they closely resemble the tone of this advertisement, and whose character will stand the strictestinvestigation."-.* Advertisement In Manchester Examiner. A letter is published from Mr. J. S. Mill to the Secretary of the Nottingham branch ol the International Working Men's Association. In wUiah he states th » $ ibq flhfls muoh to approve in the principles of the Association as set forth In the programme, and little if anything from which he positively dissents; but he strongly objects to the derffc nation of the docrlnes as " the prlndplw of tho political and social revolution " * h « m h « W hn u « a no wwl thllifl pa) 1 ml ' tho revolution," nor any " principles of the rovalungn." THE MARKETS. MABJp- LAMX— MCfTDAT. i grain trade at Mark- lano to- day has beeq In a most alons position. There has been an almost utter ab » ot business, with a decidedly draopingtendencr. The supply of English wheat has been only moderate, but It ha* proved to be more than sufficient for requirements. la the absense of millers next to nothing has been dot— * prices- were altogether nominal) but had sales been tc to 2s. per qr. must have been accepted. The lore I g trade has been In a precisely similar position, tbo being at a standstill, at a nominal reduction of Is. Thfere has- been a moderato supply of bailey oi Factors have been willing to take Is. to 2s. per qr. less money, but buyers have held alooL 1' or malt there has been no In- quiry, at about late rates. There, has been a large show of oats. Sales have progressed heavily, at la. per qr. doeltoe. Maize has been disposed of at 6d. to Is. per quarter red no tlon. Beans and peas Eave besn 1£ to 2s per quarter lower," with no business doing. The floor market has been depressed. Country marks and American barrels have ilscUnedls.. MARK- LANB— WEDNESnAt The grata trade at Mark- lane to- day has been very quiet} There has been only a moderate supply of English whsat on sale, and the quality has been very bad. Ol foreign there has been a moderate show. Next to nothing has been done. Monday's decline falling to attract buyers. There has bee ® a moderate show of barley. All qualities have- been dealt in cautiously, at about late rates. Malt has sold on lormee terms. For maize thero has been WU little demand at pre- vious prices. •, ^ METROPOLITAN CATTLB MARK* E.— Mom> AT. Influenced by the depression in the decul m* at markoL and the unfavourable weather for kllllDg, thc*; attle trade to- day has besn very quiet, notwithstanding thd shortness ot supplies. Very few foreign beasts have been on sal a, and their quality being Indifferent prices have been irregular From our own grazing districts the receipts have been toler- ably good. In all breeds sales have progressed slowly, a* about last wseta prices. The best flooUhave made 6s. « < L to 6s 8d. per 81h. From Leicestershire we received about 1,200. from ilncolashlre Gt), from Norfolk S » , from othe* 1 parts of Englaud a beat 600, from. Scotland 24, and from Ireland 400 cowc, and about 400 boasts. The sheep market has been very quiet, but the shcetnoss el supplies has checked any downward movement. The demand has been heavy for all breads at about la to rates. The best Downs and half- bred* brought 6a. 6< L to 6s. 8< L per 81b. Calves havs been In moderate request on lormer terms. Pigs have been dulL Per 81b. to sink the offaL s. d. s. d. S. d. s.< L Coarse& lsf. beasts 4 0 4 2, Prime Southdowns 6 0 0 81 1 Large coarse calves S 05 1 Prime small ditto.. 6 8 6 1 Large hogs 8 8 4 8 Small porker* .... 4 86 0 T-- v- 0 0 0 Throughout the past week the hop market has ruled firm. A good Inquiry has ex » isted for the better descriptions at some- what stronger prices - and In ordinary qualities a more ani mated business ha/, been doing ojrtng to the oompsratlvelj low terms on wh'xh they may be obtained. Continental markets are rep*/.- ted firm and tolerably active:— Mid and East Rents, 76s. to 140s.; Weald ol Kent, 60s. to 100a. Bunex, Ms. loEfi; Farnham and country, fcHs. to 120* POTATOES. i jr. , Tho trade fn the best English potatoes Is too aeUve, Ifc* high prices 0 emanded checking operations. Other descrto. tions however, are purchased steadily; while foreign, the arrivals ol • which are large, seU rather freely, at fully prevloa* quotation Kent regents, 160s. to 180s.; Buex and other regents, ,\ 20s. to 160s.; rocks, 110* to liO* pec too. FISH. PleVled herrings, 2T « - to « 8* ; red ditto, 12* to Ml^ rouaoi ditto, las to lis. fresh ditto, U* to 19* psr barrel kipper ditto. to 4* ; bloaters, 1* 9d to 8s. 6d. per box smr. ked haddock, ao* to 80* per barrel; trawl haddock, 181 to 20* ; plaice, 18* to 20* ; whlttng, 1J* to 17a 6< L ps basket ; turbot, 6s. td. to 15s. ; brllf 8s. to ts. 6d. ; dorifc , 8* Od. to 6* ; ood, Q* teftL each ; soles. Is. Od. to 8* per pair; lobrter* II* to Ms.; crabs 11* U- » 2B* VOlaien uattn 0J* « , } WJHMW, ik * tfc. sn Huh* Caroline, second daughter of Aubrey, uitn uuKe oi BI. Albans, and married In 1S47 a daughter of Sir Ralph St George Gore, who died in January, 1S6S. He was Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Zetland, and ^ represented Orknev In the House of Commons from July, 1837. up to the present time, with tho slight Interval of July, 1847, to 18tt the hon. member was a Liberal In politics, and advocated vote by ballot. The importation of foreign potatoes, principally from Germany, Belgium, and Denmark, Into Liverpool 1s enormous, no less than 12,293 bags arriving last week, ac- cording to the " Customs Bill of Entry." The majority come from Antwerp and Hamburgh, and these, though sound, have a peculiar earthy taste and small not very pleasant to English palates. Those from Denmark are far superior, and It 1s to be hoped that they will be extensively used here feer seed purposes. Most of the potatoes arriving at Liverpool are sold by auction at the Commercial Sale Room, and era Friday about 1,800 bags, out ol 2,500 offered for sale, brought £ 4 to £ 6 per ton for Belgians, and £ 6per ton lor Hamburghi. the quality being officially styled " good ordinary. A farmer named Kvan ha3 died in Ballyphflips, Tlpperary, from the effects of Injuries Inflicted on him u ha was returning from Tlpperary race* A man walked up beside Mm, bid him good night, and with one blow drove in his skull. No cause Is known, nor any arresta mad*— An Inquest was held on Satuiday evening on Ryan's remains, which resulted In a verdict, that he came by his death from a wound inftlcted on him by some person unknown. His son stated that while he was watching by his father's Insensible form several persons passed by who rendered no assistance, but rather seemed afraid to go near him. The fatal blow 1J supposed to have been Inflicted with a large stoae, and the skuu over the right ear was smashed completely Into pnlp. Young Ryan states that when his father fell, alter receiving the blow, he uked him who struek him, and Ejan relied, i " Some of the good boy*" The Rev. A. J. D. D'Oreey, ol King's CoHega, London, has delivered a public lecture at Cambridge on " The Art ol Reading Aloud." The lecturer began by proving that we were bad public readers and speakers by our modo Of rendering the prayers ol the Church, by the delivery of our sermons, and by our speeches at Church Congrysaa and othsr meetings. He attributed this to the want olWhlng and training at our schools, oollegea, and univ* rsltles, owing to toe unreasonable feeling against elocution j h. ing- gesUd the establishment ol lectureships al Cambridge, and afar mow rigid « » ® hu* onby th<^ TOfc TBSW tm * y « 7 w* awHiM*, thOTgb \>* ** The subject of Bo^ Bcmhrai's last painting h • oombat between a tiger and * nj » u— A strike of stocking weavers haa taken place at Hswick. Ferdinand L. once Emperor of c* ted in 1848 in favour of his nephew Uca seriously 111 la his retreat at the Royal CartK'cI " tgne. A Manchester paper advocates the free m>' « as a cure for snake bite* The only difficulty is t^ piany would get expressly bitten In order to enjoy the rei7 » sQJ* Complainta of cruel ill- treatment, put fortfJ other dav through The Times by Oommunlst prisoners in • * BANQUET IN NEW YORK TO MB. FB0UDE. Hie American Correspondent of The Timet, writing from Philadelphia, under date the 16th ult., has sent the following, which win Interest both Celt and Saxon :— Last evening, ? t Delmonlco's, New York, a banquet Vas given by the Meaara. Scribner to Mr. James Anthony Froude, which was attended1 by a large number of our leading literary men, publishers, and journalist* The Scribners have been Mr. Fronde's American publishers, and among those present at the banquet were Ralph Waldo Emerson, George William Curtis, H. WardBeecher, W. Cullen Bryant, Professor Wolsey, the Rev. Dr. Chapin. Professor Andrew D. White, Dr. H. W. Bellows, E. L. Godkin, George W. Childs, J. W. Harper, W. H. Appfcton, George Jones, R H. Hoe, Robert Bonner, Dr. 8. J. Prime, tf O. Houghton, and R. H. Stoddart. George • Wliiiam Curtis presided, and made an address of • welcome to Mr. Froude, who replied, and addresses • were also made by Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Ward Beecher, Judge Charles P Daly, the Rev. E. H. Chapin, Professor White, the Rev. Dr. BellowB, Colonel T. Wentworth Higgin- son, and others, while a number of letters of regret were read from Professor M'Cosh, Professor Long- fellow , John G. Whittier, Jamee R. Osgood, and others. Mr. Fronde's address will be of interest in England. In response to Mr. Curtis's cordial greeting he laid :— " When, a few years since, an English squadron was en- gaged with the forts on the Peiho, one of our ships ran on a bank, and was suffering severely from the Chinese lire. An American frigate which was In the river came to her help, the commander saying briefly that'blood was thicker thin water.' That blood which was thicker than water sent Dr. Kane Into the Arctic Circle In search of Sir John Franklin, That blood which was thicker than water induced the chival- rous editor of the Neu> York Herald to despatch Mr. Stanley Jnto the heart of Africa to seek and find David Livingstone. The same feeling has created In the English nation a more , genuine delight In tho success of a private enterprise of an American citizen than If Livingstone had been discovered and brought home by the agents ol our own societies. Colonel Wentworth Higginson. whose acquaintance I had the honour of making last summer In London, told n e that what most struck him In England was, that he found himself among his own countrymen. The longer he stayed among us, tho more he felt that he was among the same people whom he had left behind him in New York and Boston. I, myself, gentlemen, when landed last week, had not a single personal acquaintance In this dty; and I flnd myself not only among my own people, but among warm and generous friends. . . . When I see myself here surrounded by the most brilliant representatives of American literature— by men whose names have been household words wherever the English language Is spoken— I am sure you are forming ex- pectations of me which I shall lnevitsbly disappoint We are all ot us so constituted by nature that we can swallow a large measure of flattery, but the digestive pow « r even here j has its limits. I know too well the measure of my own capa- bilities. You make me feel like Falstaff before the battle of | Shrewsbury—' would ' twere evenlDg. Hal, and all were well Would It were a fortnight hence, when yen have heard what I have to say to you, and your good opinion of me had re- mained unchanged. * Bat, gentlemen, it Is not only for this that I owe to you my acknowledgments; I have to thank you also for giving me an opportunity of explaining generally the purpose oi my present visit to this country. In one sense, Indeed, it needs no explanation. It has been the dream of my life to oome to America, and I am only delighted that I have found an opportunity of realizing It Oocupied, however, as I am at home In many ways, I do not know whether I should have succeeded In accomplishing my wish had I not comblned with it another purpose— a purpose which presented itseii to me at last In tfie shape of an obligation. What that pur- pose U I can best make clear by telling you how I came to form it Some 18 months ago, at a London breakfast table It was mentioned that one of the most If omlnent Fenlan leaders was making a tour In the United State., dieting upon English tyranny and the wrongs of Ireland. No doubt the text b a pregnant one, and it probably did not suffer la the commentary. Irish patriotism has many » fhim J? bring against England which can be but too well substan- tiated England cannot complain If I^ bm^.^ J8 ® ^ memory. There are, however, features in the long tragtcid story which, If they do not palliate, at least explatos and make Intelligible much that we could wish undone- fea- tures which, naturally enough, the Irish overlook, vet which should be torne In mind if an Impartial Judgment Is to be formed on the controversy. I was aware how great an in- fluence America possesses In Ireland. The judgment of America has more weight In Ireland than twenty batteries of English cannon, and that Judgment ou^ htnottobepro- nonnced after hearing only the counsel for the plaintiff. I laid hastily, ' I think I will go over and give some lectures on the other side.' I spoke without serious Intention; but the Idea having once presented itself to me gathered form apd " taity- " I am not an Irishman. I do not care to own an acre of land In Ireland, but circumstances during the last 30 years have thrown me much among the Irish people. They are a people who either attract strongly or repel itrongly. I myselfhad al- ways felt myself specially drawn towards them. When at college I used to spend my vacations wandering in the Irish mountains. 1 have lived In peasants' cabins for months to- gether. I was once laid up with severe Illness In the wilds of llavo and the poor creatures treated me with a tenderness which I shall never forget Their history attracted me Their - condition personally Interested roe. I knew Ireland before the famine, 1 knew It In the famine. I was in Ireland after- wards in 1848, in the Smith O Bilen insurrection. Since that time I have been an Irish tenant. Indeed, I may say Lam an evicted tenant 1 have been turned out ot my holding, and can sympathize with the special wrong of the country, as I was very unwilling to go. But mv landlord^ shnply wanted to live In his own house and attend to his duties. II all evictions were as innocent as mine there would be little to complain of. and when I go back I hope to flnd some other place In the same county which will suit me as well. " When I was writing my Hutory of England I was led to look closely Into the conduct of the English Government towards Ireland In earlier times. When that book was off my hands I began to examine Into the action of the cele- brated Penal Laws of the last century. I have read whatvery lew persons have read— the secret corresponden ce between the EDglish and Irish Administrations during all that period. I felt. In short, that I had something of importance tosay, and I wished to say It. I would not act In such a matter with- out advice. I consulted my Mends, and their answerswere generally unfavourable. One said I « honld bei mobbed by'the Irish. Another that he supposed I should teUI the'truth- there was nothing so unpalatable as truth ; I had better let IB Ion* Others urged more gravely that It was unbecoming and Improper to discuss questions of our own domestlo politics in a foreign country. There were some, however, and those who knew Ireland best, who said to me. Go; and my own Instinct said, ' Go.' As to the Irish I have always been on good terms with them, and I believe I always shall be. I hope to spend a large part of the rest of my life among them, and If they have anything to say to me they will have an opportunity at home. As to truth, may be unpalatable, but there Is a prejudice that a little ol It Is not unwholesome. For the more grave obje ction, if I were In Parliament. II I belonged to any political pwty, ev^ lf I were an Iriih landlord, I admit thai It would have weight « ' It might be supposed that I waa indirectly pursuing some party obj ect. But as far as I have any public character it Is Jdmply as a writer of books. I address myself equally to all Eneliab speaking people wherever they are, and there can be no possible reason why I may not address them as well with my tongue as my pen. Once for all, however, I Insist that England and America do not stand to oneanother M foreign nations- foreign In tho sense that France or Russia Is foreign to us both. Politically separate we may be but we cannot shake off our relationship. Sprung from a common stock, with a common history, common language, common laws, charged as we both are by Provi- ded with the carrying out of that grand principle ol ordered liberty, on which, as we believe, the amelioration ol mankind depends, we may be rivals, but rivals only ss to which of us shall represent these principles most wisely and most effectively. We may quarrel, and when we quarrel It will be with the peculiar bitterness which distinguishes family disputes ; but the very acrimony la itself an evidence of the closeness of the tie which binds us. For the sting rises from the supposed absence of special soodwUl which each of us conceives we have a right to look lorfrom the other. Be our political position to each other what it may— and for myself I hope and believe no angry wora need ever more bolexchanged between us- lt Is inevlt- atde that we must retain an ardent Interest In « ach other's lutare. and must remain connected by links of feeling such M cannot exist between either ol us and any other Powers. " And on this peculiar subject of Ireland, America has a special Interest and a special right to express an opinion, owing tothe peculiar relations which have sprung up between Ireland and herself. Those relations are not tho growth of yesterday. During tho present century several millions of Trlah Cathollo peasantry have found a home and a shelter here and the frShpeople left In the old country havere- sponded to your hospitality with a passionate and groundless gratitude. America is the land of promise, the land flowing with milk and honey In the Imagination ot every Irish Catholic child In the last century, » nd In the century before, when the Irish Catholics remained fixed at homo, there was a no less important Protestant emigration to this countrr. Every seasoSfor more than a hundred years they came over in sffiilTthe very pith and marrow of the colonist* who Sd b£ nYlanted In Ireland by the Puritans-^ ho « ons and SiX£ sPol tho Cromwelllan settlers, t^ ^ ^.,. ferlans, the Calvlnlst Immigrants, English, Dutch, and French! who went thither after the W conquest and woe driven out by the Intolerance ot the Eplscopdian lawu They came here like the pilgrim Fathers. In search of liberty wblclfwas denied them at hom* In the war of lndepend- ence they made England rue the madness which banished themTand In that sLne war of Independence their trie ids In Ireland, the Protestants who remained thwe, were tne staunchsst friends which America possessed. You are thus connected equally with both the parties whore presence to Ireland eonstltutes the Irish difficulty. You can wish no in to either: you are peculiarly fitted to mediate between them, while you are so circumstanced that the Judgment of America, expressed through the press, through publlo speeches. In the thousand wajs In which national sentV ment can make Itaalf felt will carry a weight which U almost tncalculable. SenUeman. It Is now 300 yean rinca m fu net over from Loaded to examlat « report thk* 4119 cans- s of Irish discontent It was a Hme when B e*.*-*> the Irish had the management of their own affairs. The result was universal mi- ery. and the conclusion was that the ca^ hopeless. ' Our fathers,' this » Titer said, ' could flnl J10 remedy; they had more wit and wisdom than we; how, thai.'- can we flnd It ?' Wise men say thatVhe herb that wlH heal the wound did never grow? Near ^ 400 years have passed away; we are stffl seeking for tha t herb, and cannot find it I know not If It grows anywhere, but I yet believe that though no growth of the old hemi- sphere, it may be discovered In the new. It is that plant of whidi I have come In search— I believe It to be American opinion. Ourselves at our wifs- end, If America will counsel England what to dowhlch she has left undone, what wrong she can yet redress of which Ireland may Justly complain, England, I am certain, will listen respectfully, cordially, gratefully. If, on the other hand, a time is ever to cocue when political agitation is to end in Ireland— when Celt and Saxon, Protes- tant and Catholic are to live aide by side In peace and quiet- ness— it will be when America tells the Irish that they have no longer a grievance which legislation can redress, and that they must depend for their future prosperity on their own Industry." THE CAUSE OF THE POTATO DISEASE. As every writer on the potato murrain has a pet theory, we may as well have ours ( remarks the Gar- dener's Magazine.) We hold to thedoctrine enunciated in the Garden Oracle fifteen years ago— that the disease is in its origin cosmical— or, in other words, is due to in- fluences exerted by the sun on the earth we inhabit. ( We will not quarrel with those who regard this as a fanciful method, but shall proceed to show that it is in , the most proper sense of the word a practical explanation. Premising that it can have no prac- tical value unless it be. founded in truth, our first business will be to attempt to prove that the sun is the primary cause of the malady. On every occasion that the disease has prevailed extensively it has been in connection with long- continued wet and cold weather, and the prevalence of spots of un- usual magnitude on the sun's disc. In the dreadful years of Irish famine the grain crops were scanty, owing to the unpropitious weather of the summer im- mediately following the prevalence of want The sum- mer of 1860 was characterised by a general failure of the potato crop, and only in a few specially- favoured districts were the cereals harvested in a condition to be useful. The summer of 1872 will be remembered for its alternations of excessive heat and excessive cold, or, in other words, for the inconstancy of the solar beams, which were sometimes poured upon us in golden floods, and were then suddenly withheld or were obscured by thunder- clouds, which everywhere burst upon the land with exceptional grandeur and destructiveness. It is idle to talk of electricity, fungi, aphis, exhaustion of the soil, and the wearing out of sorts with the broad facts before us. We may, and indeed do, find on the haulm of the potato certain vegetable and insect parasites, and it is true the soils are exhausted and sorts wear out. But in a summer characterised by long- continued sunshine as that of 1868 or that of 1870 no one has a word to say about these things, because given sunshine enough, and the potato is wonderfully productive, and the quality all that can be desired. __ Why in 1868 Buch coarse cattle- feeding sorts as the gigantic chardon were good enough for any table, if nicely served by gaslight, for it is only by daylight we can discover the true colour of the potato. Whether the fungus is a cause or an effect is really of quite second- rate importance, because if the season be favourable the fungus is unknown, or at least innocuous, and we really do go on from year to year planting, and eatincr, and enjoying potatoes, and have not a word to say about the potato disease. In the presence of the proposal that the disease comes from the sun, Dr. Carpenter's learned talk about the fungus shrivels up like a moth in a candle, and Mr. Alfred Smee's Aphis vastator flies away as if ashamed of the false importance it has acquired. The disease breaks out when the ripening tubers are suddenly checked by excessive moisture, and the lower the temperature at the- time of the outbreak the more destructive does it prove in the end. If the beginning of these things is | not in the sun, where is it ? The origin of the disease | is coamical; we consider that matter settled. A RITUALISTIC REQUIEM. On Sunday, at All Saints' Church, Lambeth, Lon- don, a requiem service for the late Rev. J. Purchas, of Brighton, was held with the extremist ritualistic rights. The panels above the high altar, and those around tho chancel, were covered with black cloth, the brass crucifix standing out conspicuously on the dark ground. The church was not overcrowded, but a large number of females were present, attired in mourning. Morn- j ing prayer was offered at eleven, the Eev. Dr. Lee, dressed in cope and Btole, ofliciating. After prayers the candles on the altar were lighted, and a pro- cession of cross- bearers, acolytes, and clergymen hav- ing come from the vestry, Dr. Lee, who was now differently robed, preached the funeral sermon, taking his text from Samuel ii., chap. 22, v. 1, " The Lord has given him rest from all his enemies." The reverend preacher remarked that, as of old, there was strife and disorder amongst believers. He whom they mourned had done his duty well in the part of the vineyard in which he was called to work. When first called to the priesthood he saw the National Church stood in need of much restoration in its external religious rites. He spoke warmly of the attacks to which Mr. Purchaa has been subjected, of the invasion of the privacy of his home, and of the unfair criticisms to which his conduct had been subjected; and he earnestly exhorted his hearers to follow in his foot- steps and pray for his souL The requiem Bervice which followed outwardly partook of the character of a mass for the dead. Much Gregorian music was chanted. There was consecration of the sacramental elements, amid the ringing of bells, the offering of incense, and the prostration ot the attendant clergy and the acolytes. At one part of the service the hymn, " Day of Wrath, Day of Mourning," was sung with much solemnity, the whole congregation bowing lowly for some ten minutes; Previous to Communion, Dr. Lee gave the absolution, making_ with his hand the sign of the cross over the congregation. Many communicated, and then the procession returned to the vestry. In the evening Dr. Lee preached again on the same subject. THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE. A select conference in connexion with the National Temperance League was held on Tuesday in the Council Chamber, Windsor, for the purpose of re- ceiving a deputation from the league, consisting of Mr. T. Bowley, president; Dr. Collenette Guernsey; and Mr. William Tweedie, a member of the Executive Council. Dr. Ellison presided. . Mr. Bowley first addressed the meeting in advocacy of temperance. . Dr. Collenette then related his experience as a pariah and hospital medical officer, stating that he had aban- doned the use of alcoholic stimulants m all kinds of diseases for many years with the best results. The Vicar of Windsor said the example of the higher classes of society produced through the various gradations an effect upon the lower classes which caused the great evils which they all deplored. He strongly urged upon medical men to inquire into the previous habits of patients suffering from debility, and if they found that one had been previously / tee- totaller. on no account whatever to prescribe intoxi- cating liquor. Ifc Mason, ex- Mayor of Windsor, speaking not as a temperance man, thought they should endeavour to teach the working classes better modes of cooking, and how to make their homee more comfortable. The chairman, referring to the advice given to the medical profession by Dr. Collenette and by the Yicax of Windsor, said that if it were satisfactorily proved that casee ai malignant scarlet fever, typhus fever, or other diseases of the kind, could be treated without akoholic stimulants the medical profession would be only too glad to giye them uu Dr. oJlenettesaid be had treated numerous caeea at malignant scarlet fever and typhue fevar without intoxicating Eq^ ors of any kind, and with, the most • ncoenful result*. A vote of ths « iks dosed the prooeedu\ ga. Is the erasing tbae was a public meeting in the Town- hall. y^ arit- Hght has been dkcs » ed ' uy the North of Jnglaud Chamber of Agriealture- a conrjnittee of whom n. £ or£ d thsi amoant of capital sppV. ed to the soU would • ontt& uelnrafflcieat till a legal dlSnywm established to • ompsdsale lor l » prov « oe « » ta. The rdnantfc Msrthly eu< x/ j » rio » case oame before the Court •< " Searloa M EJtebr^ h. Mrs. * ob « * » . the mrsav data* to be tb » wldov of the late Major Sto^ rt. Jon ol the dsoeuad 9tr Wm. nmmmood & Uuart, by a cen^ a^ l to Us 9 - lch fashion snd kept secret- Xsonof the aHee* 1 n » » ^ « sdled sine, the iil MMOTI^ A M ronllnsed to eeenre the widows XI Is tbeejfcgrVfjjmm to LEAF PHOTOGRAPHS. The £ o& on Journal of Chemutry states that there m* rto firoduced as follows :— ( , One very simple process is this : At any droygist s get fivepence worth of bichromate of potash. Put this in a two- ounce bottle of soft water. When the solu- tion becomes saturated ( that is, the water has dis- solved as much as it will) pour off some of the clear ' iquid into a shallow dish ; on this float a piece of ' binary writing paper till it is thoroughly and evenly I*,, ; « tened. Let it become nearly dry in the dark. It \ J be of a bright yellow. On this put the leaf : E31 it a Piece of soft black cloth, and several if newspaper. Put these between two pieces ^ eetf '„ thf pieces should be of the same • f a viih spring clothes- pins fasten them all toge- ^ r ^ E^ L « e to a bright sun, placing the leaf so that th ™ fSl 1 fat upon it as nearfy perpendicular as pos- Sl ^ ri few minutes it will begin to turn brown; fiS% « from half an hour to several hours to pro- Sn^ lnS^ Sprint. When it has become dark enough, duce a perfect P ™ ^ d t it ^ dear water> which dWy few minutes till the yellow part must be change « ^ Sometimes the venation of becomes perfecv V w By following these If> cicely possible to fail, and a little practice will make Pertect' SPUTTERINGS - FROM " JUDY'S" PEN. FAVOURITE Air for Crick » ' ers—" Battl, Batti." ARE pick- me- up draughts taade FROM catch ( up) catchup? WOULD a lady vocalist have ' ^ ** lse set 0 If she wore arti- ficial teeth t CAN a man bo said to pay as i ^ K° es If he sleeps on tick f WHEN they make an oystei - bed, do they use a seaweed mattress? THE Autumn Camp Palm— Son ' feet. Do busy bodies feed on medlars? ' SUPPOSING there wore another Deluge, would there be any chance for Cork ? FUNNY — if you add another syll » ble to short, you will make it shorter. THE wife of a volatile West- end ti ^ OR complains that ho - never at home. Hessys he isobllgi ^ to keep on cutting A MAN had an aehlng tooth, and hae * " taken out. He says he forgot the pain directly It was out ol his head. THE Trade that never Tarns to the Loft.- - A wheelwright's. A LADR need not be muffln- fsced, althoug. she bo toasted. one° every yeap0Ultl Uio 10 marr7 almanacks, a od hare a fresh * 5an' without his guide, - fell Into a guide nim, he would have been boy- led. me, n Iik, e 10 » ee themselves In print Ladi ' es like to seo themselves In silks and velvets. A REGULAR Loafer.— A baker. A HOST In Himself.— An Innkeeper. walonc8 dramatized, some people " hetierhe who executed the music, or he who murdered the words, were the most culpable l l08I(^ an, IdivIdes mankind into three class es:- hJ^ rU Wh0eat 10 Uve: ~ ^ O" " ho live to eatT. Vast- 8B — Judi'f. EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The importation of guano in the last nine months amounted, in the declared value, to £ 816,077. There are said to be two hundred railway directors In Parliament. The corn crop in America is 8 per cent, above the average. It is rumoured that Government will call Parlia- ususd. together a conI) le of weeks earlier next year than The death is announced of Mrs. James E. Parton, better known under her nom deplume of " Fanny Fern/' She was sister to N. P. Willis, and 61 years old. M. Charles Blanc has sent to the President of the French Dramatic Society 1,000 francs towards the funeral ex- penses of ThCophUe Gautier, with a message that the State wished to participate in the honour paid to his memory. " I wonder what causes the eyes of young men of the present day to be so weak ?" said a young town lady to a country aunt, who was reading the Pilgrim's Progress In the smallest type without barneys. " My dear," was the tart response, " the eyes of young men aro in these days placed in I the weakest part." Ihe Chateau of Millemont, where Prince Napoleon was arrested, is an historical residence, which has Its remi- niscences. It belonged to Prince de Poilgnac, and hi the verv room where the decree of expulsion was notified to tlie Prince, on a table which still exists, tho famous ordinances of July were prepared. The new Broad- street station of the Great Eastern Railway is rapidly approaching completion. It will be the largest station in London, the frontage being 2W feet. It wdl have eight platforms, and cover an area of nine acres of ground. What a vinery It would make, how useful and beautiful I What is described as " a great mass meeting " of the inhabitants of Sheffield was held In Paradise- square In that town, on Monday, to protest against the Licensing Act and the restrictions under it imposed by the borough magistrates. Resolutions were passed denouncing the Act as an unjust and arbitrary measure. The Jardin des Plantes, at Paris, has just received a young Lithuanian auroch ( losvrus), the race of which is now rapidly disappearing. This animal is the largest quad- ruped In Europe, and attains a height ot over six and a half feet. The few which still remains in tha forests of Russia are reserved for the Imperial hunting parties. A man fell between two trains of cars at the station on Long Island last week, while attempting to Jump from one to the other. With tho exception of a slight contusion, he was unharmed. When some of the railroad employes stooped to pick him up he wavedj them off, saying: I can pick up my own corpse.' Sir John Pakington, speaking at Stourbridge on Mon- day night, controverted with some warmth the recent speech of the Attorney General— In which he characterised the Con- servative policy aa one of stand- still opposition— and declared that their party was ready to promote all con- stitutional reforms. The directors and subscribers of the Manchester Sunday Charity Fund held their annual meeting on Monday, when It was reported that the special annual collections to churches, chapels, factories, & c„ to aid of the local charities,; amounted to £ 6,971, increased with interest to £ 7,007. I A remarkable revival has been in progress for more than a year on the Island of Cape Breton, to the east of Nova Soctla, among a population ot 00,000. Dally meetings ' are largely attended, and often conttouo far Into the night, and to some districts the communion roll has been Increased | five to one. Here iB a specimen of the questions addressed to sporting writers:—" Please to put it ta your Corresponded what time a Nanous. was cract ofor the sesewlck alter to o olock and wet day." For the benefit of the " unlearned,'* we translate—" Please to put It to your correspondence, what time Nonius was scratched for the Cesarewltch, after two o'clock, and what day." A month ago the magistrates of Liverpool decided that the hour for closing public- houses on Sunday evenings should be nine o'clock. The decision took effect last Sunday night Just before nine o'clock between 4,000 and 5,000 people assembled to front of St. George's Hall to protest against the decision. No speeches, however, were made, as the police Interfered, dispersed the crowd, and took eight persons into custody on a charge of riotous conduct. In the small church belonging to the Monastery of St. Augustine, at Ramsgate, on Sunday, an Imposing and significant ceremony took place. This was no less than the oonferring a mitre on an Abbot, according to the ancient rite, which resembles In most respects the consecration of a Bishop, and Indeed has nearly the same cflect. Tho event la noteworthy as being the first ot Its kind since the Re- formation. The quay room at the port of Grimsby is completely covered with bales of foreign merchandise, thousands of bags ot potatoes and grain. Indeed, there Is a regular glut of traffic. The Anglo- French steamers bring ta about 300 tons of sugar every week from Dieppe and large cargoes of potatoes. Greater facilities will have to be afforded to meet the wants of a rapidly- growing commerce. The business of the port during the past month, ta every department, was never known to be BO brisk and prosperous, and the clamour among all parties Interested Is for Increased quay and dock I room and more trucks. The Dowager Marchioness of Queensbury has written a friendly letter to Mrs. Kelly, wife of Robert Kelly, who was tried for the murder ot Talbot, and subsequently sentenced to 15 years" penal servitude for shooting one of tho policemen who arrested him. The marchioness condoles with Mrs. Kelly, encloses her a sum of money, and promises to undertake the education of her eldest son. Up to a few weeks since— when he left for America— the son of Iarkto, one o< the men executed at Manchester for ths murder of Serjeant Brett, was being educated at a leading Dublin school, at the marchioness's expense. Mr. Stanley has entered upon a series of leeturing engagements ta Scotland. On Wednesday, to lart week, he was entertained at luncheon by ^ Corporation ot Glsagow; and ta the evening he lectured on Central Africa to the « ty F'li, On the following day he was presented with the freo- dom af tha burgh of Hamilton. He was afterwards enter- tained at a public dinner by the Corporation, and ta the evening he lectured on his search for Livingstone. On Friday he as am lectured ta the City Hall, Glasgow, and on Satuiday he prooeeded to Greenock, where hs was entertained at Iancheuata ft* aft* moot, and delivered a lecture In evening, ill, KaalsjU H » o toUodre at etter pi^* THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIM^ S. SATUBDAY, NOVEMBER 2, General, Cornwall Home For Destitute Little Girls. Bazaar. THE COMMITTEE of the BAZAAR held at ROSEHILL, on the 1st of August last, hare decided on holding an unreserved Sale, at the Polytechnic Hall, on Thursday, the 7th of November next, of all tho Articles not disposed of on that occasion. Doors Open at Two o'clock. A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT will be provided in the Evening. Tea, Coffee, and other Refreshments. Admission, 6d- To Engine Fitters. FITTERS wanted, at Huxhams and Brown's Foundry, Exeter. 12mo. cloth limp. Price Is. 6d/( postage 2d.) MINING AND QUARRYING : A FIRST BOOK 0^ 1 With/ the Sciences con nected therewith, w^ r us/ in Primary Schools* and Self Instruction. By J. H. COLLINS, F. G. S., Lectube^ to theAliners' Association of Cornwall and Dqjon ;/ author of " A Handbook to the'Mineralogy at Cornwall and Devon,', Ac., & o. With numerous Illustrations and eopious Index ancy Glossary. London: LOCKWOOD & CO., 7, Stationers Hall Court, E. C. Wanted AYOUNG PERSON, of good education, to teach a family of children, from six years of age to thirteen, about five hours daily. Apply " Western Morning News " A gent, Penryn. FALMOUTH UNION. VA THE Guardian^ next meeting,! ber next, elect a PI the Falmouth Dii parishes of Falmoul Budoek. Applicati) will to received proximo. 7 W: J. GEIiN, vTierk. Union Office, Falnwath, 25th October, 1872. nion will, at their ' d on the 7th Novem- YACCINATOR, for which comprises the Falmouth Town and _ for the appointment my office until the 6th Try M NEW . TIN'S ON'S The PEOPLE'S Grocer, & e Lower Market St., and West St., pmsrs. The SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. EsUMied in 1831. £ 6,892,581 POSITION OF THE SOCIETY at 1st Mar., 1872. Existing Assurances, including Bonus Additions Annual Revenue— From Premiums £ 180,831 From Interest 79,534 260,365 Accumulated Fund .. 1,952,711 The Funds are invested in first- class securi- ties. The particulars of the Investments and the Balance Sheet will be found in last report. NEW BUSINESS, 1872. New Assurances effected during the year ... £ 376, 588 Annual Premiums thereon 11,576 The Scottish Equitable being'a Mutual Office, the Policy- holders receive the WHOLE profits? at the same time they are expressly FBEBD * BOM PEBSONAL LIABILITY. The. Profits are divided every Five Years, and are allocated not only on the sums original- ly aseured, but also on the previously vested Bonus Additions. Bonuses are also paid for 2he period between the date of the last division and the date of death. TOTAL VESTED ADDITIONS TO POLICIES. s £ 1,706,164. A Policy ! for ,£ 1000 effected in 1832 now amounts to . £ 1909.18 3 A Policy for £ 1000 effected in 1837 now amounts to 1741 15 2 And proportionately in subsequent years. NEXT DIVISION OF PROFITS, 1ST OF MARCH, 1873. Reports, Proposals and every information maybe obtained at the Head Office, or any of the Agencies. GEORGE TODD, Manager. WILLIAM FINLAY, Secretary Head Office— 26, St. Andrew Sq., Edinburgh. AGENTS I— Falmouth— W. Phillips, West Cornwall Bank. Camborne— X. H. Budge, merchant. JleUton— Ralph Sliohell and Son, draper. Redruth— Edwin Cock and Son, merchants, St. Kevemc— George Appleton, surgeon. Tragonf— Charles J. Bennetts, surgeon. vJeitetal British and Foreign BIBLE SOCIETY The SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF The Falmouth Branch of the County Auxiliary. On MONDAY Next, Nov. 4, a PUBLIC MEETING In connexion witlTthis Branch will be . held in the Polytecliuio Ilali, Falmouth, Chair to 9^ rtak4a at 7 p. m. At Noon of the same Aaj, a Public Meeting will be hold in Penwerris School- room, at which the Rev. W. Randall will preside. The Rev. W. J. EDMONDS, The District Secretary of the Society, is en- gaged to attend as a Deputation from the Parent Institution, to advocate, with other Ministers and Gentlemen of different denominations, tho claims of tho British and Foreign Bible £ To Builders and Others. RPHE FALMOUTH~ GVs COMPANY arc prepared to receiro'TENDERS for the Erection of a/ liiinncy Stack, On their " W^ prfte, according to Plans and Speci- fications, winch sjay bo seen at tho Company's Offices, ChurcK Street, Falmouth. Tenders endor/ ed " Tender for Chimney Stack," to be eentrto the Office not later than Monday, the lltfi November next. The Company do not bind themselves to accept tho loVest or any tender. Dated Falmouth, 31st Oct., 1871. Wanted. X\ 7ANTED, Three or Four Stout Lads, as ** APPRENTICES to tho Ship Budding business. Apply to H. S. TRETHOWAN, Ship Builder, Falmouth. Wanted. rUNIOR CLERK WANTED. Apply to GENN & NALDEB, Solicitors, Falmouth. The House for Tea. THE Gunpowder Tea Warehouse. REGISTERED TRADE MARK Black Green or Mixed the Finest Spring Crop. j. h7iiead, Tea Dealer & Grocer, Hieh. Street, Falmouth. TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENRYN QUAYS. K0BNI>' 0. ZVENINa. SATDBDAT NOV. 2 5 18 5 35 STJXDAY 3 5 51 0 10 MOXDAT 4 6 29 0 47 TDESDAT 5 7 7 7 28 WEDKESDAT 6 7 50 8 14 THDBSDAT 7 8 41 ' J 7 FBIDAY 8 ' J 38 10 15 falinoutlj & ienrp fMlij tSirnes. 8ATJBDAY, NOV. 3, 1H7S. F A LMOU TH. THE CHAPEL AT EArLE'S RETREAT. — Tho Rev. W. Calvert will preaoh here to- morrow after- noon, at 3 ; and the Rev. S. Dunn on Tuesday evening next, at 7. UNION WOEKHOUSE.— The guardians met at an adjourned meeting on Thursday last for tho election of a master and matron. Aiter a careful examination of the qualifications of the select^ candidates, their choice fell on Mr. and Mrs. Nix, at present master and matron of the Tenby Union. GrATiFYING AWAEDS.— At the late distribu- tion of prizes at Queen's College, Birmingham, the, following were awarded to H., B. and W. G. Guppy Bons of Mr. T. S. Guppy, M. l)., of this town :— To H. B. Guppy, medal and first certificate for junior anatomy, pecond honorary certificate for physiology, medal and. first certificate for botany, and the hardens' prize— books of the value of five guineas — to the moBt proficient Btudent of the first year. To W. G. Guppy, the second honorary certificate for jtlnior anatomy, and the second honorary certi- ficate for practical chemistry. ELECTION OF AN ALDErMAn.— On Friday, Mr. R. C. Richards, stationer, was elected by tho Falmouth Town Council as an alderman, in the place of Mr. Jacob Olver, resigned. Eight coun- cillors were, present, and seven voted for Mr. Richards, and one for Mr. J. W. Halligey, builder. The Committee appointed to ask Mr. Olver to withdraw hi » resignation, reported that that gon- teman declined • to do so ; hence tho present election. THE REV. SAMUEL DUNN.— This - venerable minister preached in Wesley chapel, on Sunday evening. At the close of the sermon he referred to tho great revival which tyok place in Cornwall. in 1814, in which year he joined the Wesley an society, A^ d said—" I preached from this pulpit 54 years .. ago.. > ftim ® that time 1 have trave ffed scores, perhapb h undreoH, of thousands of miles, preac^ d'tlip^^ Hs b^ sor/ ponfl, thousands of pages, been exposed to a thousand d^ ijg/ jra, experienced a thousand deliverances, and having obtained Ifojp from on high, I coutinuc to ihiB hour." There y/ as a large congregation. NOTICE. THE LATEST WINTER FASHIONS now ready for inspection at WATERLOO HOUSE, Market Stroot, Falmouth. J. PRIOR begs to announce that lie has' completed his purchases for the present season. His SHOW ROOMS arc now open with NOVEMBER FASHIONS. A vacancy lor a wcll- educatecl Youth as an Apprentice. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS.— The election of Councillors for the jjfrough took place yesterday under the ballot afct, at the Town- hall'. Little interest was manifested by the general ratepayers. Last year the number voting was ' 299 ; this year only 129 voted out of a burgess roll of nearly 900 names. About 6 o'clock the. Mayor announced the result of the polling to those assembled'in the hall as follows :— 1 Mr. J. J. Richards . 85 „ R. F. Thomas ' Vo „ T. B. Rundell ... ' 64 „ John Webber 45 ' „ A. Geach ... - it „ J. H. Thomas . . . 36 „ W. F. Carvosso 23 A.. Chard 23. The first four were declared to bo duly elected. Mr. J. J. Richards, who came out at the li^ ad . of the poll, is the only ono who canvassed. THIED D. C. R. VOLUNTEERS.— The annhal meeting of this corps was held in the. Town Hall, on Tuesday, Capt. Pender in the chair. Lieut. Pender, Ensign Blarney, and other officers were present, and a good in-.^ ter of tho corps. „ Colour- Sergeant Turner tendered his resignation as honor- ary secretary to the corps, amid the general regret of the whole of tho members. It wasunanimously resolved—" That the corps express their, regret that in consequence of his numerous business en- gagements, Colour- Sergeant Turner has been com- pelled to resign the duties of honorary secretary ; and, at the same time, ; beg to thank him for his efficient services during so many years of difficulty." — Lance- Corporal G. C. Downing was then unani- mously solicited to undertake the office of honorary secretary, just vacated by Mr. Turner, which he consented to do. Mr. - J. Olver was unanimously re- elected honorary treasurer, and a committee, consisting of the sergeants, Lance- Corporal G! C. Downing, and Privates J. B. Tilly, J. Kelway, J. Lake, and J. Reed, were appointed. BOAED OF GUAEDIANS.— At the meeting of the Guardians, on Thursdayi Mr. J. Olver, pur- suant to notice, moved, and Mr. . Mr. J. R. LRowe seconded, that Dr. W. K. Bullmorc be appointed publig vaccinator for the district of Falmouth. An application from Dr. Harris for the appointment was then read. Mr. Sanders moved, and Mr. Chard seconded, . that tho clerk advertise for appli- cations ; eleven voted for the amendment, which was therefore carried. A memorial signed by 93 persons was read, asking the Board before they agreed to Mr. Oiler's motion that an annual allowance, not exceeding two- thirds of their respec- tive salaries, be granted to Mr. and Mrs. Kenwood, master and matron of the workhouse, to take into consideration the already overburdened taxation the ratepayers had to contend with, and tho great difficult}- experienced in meeting the various calls at present inade upon them. Regarding the salary of the new master and matron as fixed at £ 75, and two- thirds of such sums added as a retiring pen- sion, making virtually a total of £ 131 per annum, they viewed with deep concern this movement, which they feared would have a dangerous tendency to establish a precedent, and were uesirious of urg- ing upon the Board that, if possible, the recogni- tion of such services should take some other form. WEBBBE STBEET CHAPEL.— Recognition ser- vices in connection with the settlement of the Rev. W. F. Goqch as pastor of the Baptist Church of this town, were held on Tuesday last. The weather was most unpropitiouB, but friends in tho town and from distant churches very kindly came to manifest their interest in the proceedings of the day. In the morning, at 11 30., the first service was liclil, on which occasion the Rev. J. Aldis, of Plymouth, preached a sermon from the words '' Grace be with all them that love our Lord, Jesus Christ, in sin- cerity," Ephesians vi. 24. The afternoon service commenced at 3 o'clock, when the Rev. W. G. Lewis, of Bayswater, London, presided, and after prayer and singing a hymn called on . one of the deacons to state the circumstanced loading to the invitation of the Church to Mr. Gooch to bo their pastor. This having been read, Mr. Gooch was requested to state his views in relation to the church and' his work, and he read a paper' which all present fait to bo a manly, affectionate expression of his faith and liia desires for the welfare of the church and con- gregation amongst whom ho is now come to labor. The Rev. J. Aldis then offered prayer for the bles- sing of God on the union, and on the future services in connexion with all their efforts for use- fulness. The Rev. W. LewiB then preached from the wordB of Nehemiah, " I have a great work ( in hand or to do ) and cannot come down." A public meeting was held in the evening, at 7, when ' addresses were given by tho Revds. J. Aldis, R. Sampson, W. G. Lewis, and PattLson, npon, the following subjects : — " Individuality in church work"; " The importance of an intimate acquaint- ance with the Holy Scriptures " ; " Power from on high"; " The responsibility'involved on hearing the GospeL" Thus closed a ( Lay which . will long be remembered with devout gratitude by all who were present, not only on account of the holy influence which pervaded every service, tyit for the very kind manifestation of brotherly love shown by the ministers of all the churches of . other denominations in Falmouth and Penryn. pEE8ENTATION OF pEIZKS.— the prestation of prizes ( won at the receut shooting at I'endomjis) to the members of the Falmouth Rifle Volunteers took place at the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening. ' The Rev. VV. Randall, incumbent of Pcpwerris, presented tho prizes, and before doifig so he made a few rffmarks to the corps. He did not think it in-' consistent of him, a minister of peace, to be present] that evening, for the great volunteer force Eng- land, which is now a national institution, is one of. the great preservatives of national peace. ( : Their motto, ho bolieved,- was defence and hot ' offq'nfcc, i and should any foreign burglar or bungler attempt; to make way on English shores thoy would look to the volunteer force to say in the words of a lady who struck a burglar while attempting to ente^ " the window of her house, " Ye shall go^ ack.'' The spirit, the energy, the pluck, the discipline of'tho volunteers throughout the kingdom would give them, he . thougnt,' a very warm , reception— ( applause). L^ nce- Corporal G., C. Downing, then read thi* following report :—" The committee have pleasure in presenting the 1.3th jinnuab report: During the year 39 typmbers hayc l£ ft, ancl 22 recruite have been attested, so that thp company af present, number* 100, which although not quite up to the strength of last year, from the fact of a lHrge number of young men having left the town is datin- fiictorv. Nearly all tho members aro efficient.. The annual inspection took place at Tehidy on the 19th' August, when Colonel Burton expressed himself well pleased with the smartness and officiijrjpy of the men. Tho total being 94. The oompwy had bpen put to considerable inconvenience in d) ein$ obliged to disp. if'so of thoit old drill shed at a sacrifice,' the site having been lot1 for biiildm4 . jmr' poses ; the shud has boon sold' to" Mr. Roberts for i'^ Q. After considerable trouble ' tho crtmmfttoo have succeeded in obtaining a suitable site fot the now drill hall in High- street, which will cost £ 395; tho contract for the'purchase of which has- been- entered into, and it is confidently anticipated that the new drill hall will be commenced in Marcli next. Meanwhile, as the building of the hall . will cost several hundred poundB, tho committee earnestly beg the exertions' and assistance of ovcry- oncinterested in the corps towards obtaining money iu Hid of the building fund, • The baud, it is to be, regrotted, is not at present at its'full strength. The bandmaster has worked with energy,' new in- struments have been procured, and old ones'repaired, and for their numbers the old efficiency has been fully preserved." The prizes were then presented! to the successful winners by Mr. Randall. The. first prize, £ 3, Was taken by Private Chanter ; second, a cup, by Qfipt. Pender ; ' third, a cup, by Sergeant' Haly ; fourth, £ 2 2B., by Privato J. B. Tilly ; fifth, £ 1 10s., by Sergeant Kelway'; sixth,: £ 1, by Sergeant Brewer ; seventh, cup, by Private Diihstan. There were numerous other prizes of- less value, the whole of which were presented. PENRY; NT. PDBCHASE OF .. FOEESHOE. ES.— The foreshores of the Barn Estate, late the property of Mr. Glasson, by whdm it was sold to ' Mr. . Joel Blarney, were bought on Friday by the Town Council. This is considered . to. be a great' acquisition to the borough property. ELECTION OF CouNOiLLOEs. r- TJi © election of Councilors for the Borough took place yesterday, by ballot. The proceedings were very qniet. The result' was announced as follows : Mr. P. Dawe ... ... 236 „ J. Mfead ... ... 192 „ W. G, rFreeman ... ir, 7 ,. S. Cox ... • 15' f ,, W. Timmins ... J07' „ E. Rapscm 103 „ J. Teaguo 81 The four first- named were consequently elected. AICASE OF CASKS.— Mr. Sampson Stephens, wine merchant of this town, has been sued at the Exeter County Court, the case having been remitted' from a superior court, by Messrs. Worthington, brewers, Burton- on- Trent, for £ 09 17a. for 184 casks not returned, and £ 37 Us. in respect of 120 casks damaged, making the total claim £ 107. 8s. In defence it was . contended by Mr. . Jenkins, Pen- ryn, that the instructions received from the plaintiff was that all casks detained for more thsyi six months were liable to be charged for hire, but that that , time had not elapsed in regard t6 a large num- ber of those in the possession of the defendant. He further contended that liis client was not bound to collect casks. As to the chum for damaged casks they had accumulated in consequence of the plain- tiffs not having sent after them. The judge ( Mr. Fortescuo ) held it was the duty, of the defendant when he found the cask3 accumulating to give notice to the plaintiffs, in order that they might be taken away. A verdict was taken for the plaintiffs for £ 93 13s., on the understanding, that that sum was to be reduced on the return of any of the plaintiffs' casks. VOLUNTEEE PBIZE SHOOTING.— The prize shooting bf thePenryn corps took place on Tuesday at the range, Antrou Moor. The two chiof prizes were won by two brothers, tho Messrs. Lavins. The challenge cup, which has to be won three years in suoccssion to become the property of the winner, passes from the hands of Sergeant Ashton," by whom it was won last year, into those of private Charles Lavin. The following . CLASS. A. Private H. Lavin, £ 2... Bandmaster Thomas, £ 1 10s . Private C. Lavin, £ l- 5s Sergeant H. Share £ l 2s. 6d. Private. T.. Head, £ 1 3 the winners.:— Points. ' - 2CH 19 19 1!) 19 17 15 V Private C. Jose, mackintosh... • Ensign Williams, 15s PriVaty J. Young, concertina Private R. Rapson, 12s. 6d. ... Privato W. James, binocular Private R. Down, 10s Private R. rTaylder, 7s. 6d 15 Colour- Sergeant T. Cock, 7s. GtL ... v 15 CLASS B. First prize, Challenge Cup, and £ 1; second prize. Points. £ 1 10s I, Sergeant Ashton # rmi* 0tft, uctr ic; itfis, 0IRTHS, At 3, Woodldne Terrace, Falmouth, on Monday": last, tho wife of the Rev. C. N. Mann, vicar of St. f I^ aey, of a' son. M ARBIAGpS., At Falmouth Churoh, on Saturday last, by the Re- v. R._ Matson, Mr. Edwin Bray, sailinaW, to J^ ss Elizabeth Aim. Ptwrce, bojth of Falmouth. At: Wesley Chapel, Fahnouth, on Sunday, last?, ^ y • the Rov. J. E. Coulson, Mr. Eibvard Henry Gray , to Miiis Jane Francis Eddy, both of Falmouth, / ' At Gerrans, recently, Capt. Thomas • Sawle. - of Gerrans, to Miss Bryant, of St. Agnes. D KATHS. At Callao,' Peru, on the 13th June, Ophelia, daugh- ter of Mr, Win. John Hill; of Gerrans, aged' 3 ^ years. ' ' /' ' . .' • . C OiU N T Y NEWS. Nno Zealand J} mi> irqj> tf*.— Arrival of the City of Aiu^ aad.—^ GSSfi. Brogden & Sons are h;> pr » v to in- form the ' frhmcki of' tlujtse: th^ t ( vent out in the above vessel that she arrived . out § J1 well on September 3rd, after o very fine passage of 95 dayrf. SMrwet'/ rvtH a iVcrnbti Jfrol- hea/ Jed JUTUjine- D- riVer. ' The ^ assengorsj, by the down north mail trkiu on 1 the Cornwall railway, , ou Tuesday afternoon, had a, marvellousjly narrow escape from an app. llling disaster. A train laden with 150 tons of china clay left Burngullow station about ,4i20 p. m.,' for ; » Sf. Austell, where. it should have been stopped and shun ted( while the mail train, them> short- ly due, passed it; tho Coch wall railway b Jing q,, ( Tingle line. 1. Owiii# ti> insufficient or delftotive: - broakrjf,> wor, the clay train conldmdt be brought up, but ove.- sh" t the St. Austell . station, and passed on at a high speed ; down the incline towards' Pur/ The passengc • on the platform w^ o. homir- strrack, for the mai' iwas known to have loft Pat 7 mjnutos previously; ; a^ d it scedled inevitable that the two trains ahould ; ran- ot engine to engine with frightful force. But the K ittion official? WQre as powerless as the J passdugta- s to - vyert' th€. impendin" disaster, and with one consent 3iey began tivrun along the line, following tlieday tir; to witness ^ he catastrophe they feared. • Mea'uwhi' xtlio rlriVor of th^ mail train, wh'ehca& ont'one mile ftii 1 St. Ahstell, HMV the truant train rapjdlV'coming tovvirds him on the same line of metals. With braver .' fend presence of mind wbioh OanUot ba Wo highly est ded, lOpteild of teekiny his byix safety by jumping 1 i, lie ' it once btyW the break whittle; stopped the'train;"' re- VeHed tlffi engine, and commenced ti> ' run baokwnrds- at fuH'spCdd to- Par, chimed by tin* minferal train. The passengcb were by this' time aware, more rtr'less clearly?' of the positibil ofy affairs1; some shri lled,' others fainted, apd the Boldest wis alarmed at tliK pqs-' sible Issue of the teh- iblo chase, fjt> r the hea^ y- mWmL train for somo timegd, ther6d impetus from the incline irrid! rapidly gained on tlite- hm'Jl.'- But. happily, wlien thy two engines had appro.^ ichec^-< vithm MTOnty ^ nnls of'each othei-, the'balance of speed wai reversed, and the- mail train was followed into Par Station'fiVh res- pectful distruico by its dangerous competitor. The passenger*, relieved of their anxiety4wlpm they4* eeauit- iully aware of., the peril they had wwuuterqd ' and bf* the means by which they had pi- oviduntially escaped, gathered Wund the driver, 1 overwholming ' him with thanks and pressing gifts oh hiR,! ilclept( Hici'. '- The • driver of the mail train engine, whoso coni'. ige anil promptitude' gaypd the train,; h Samuel ^ y^ tl ake. 1 j > Manufart lire of Gac0 ft, - CocpauK, .< fc civ6co) ain .— 1 We'wfljfiihV^ giv^. w: U-.? rrridt' ot the , l. y Jaojjtfs F^ u's and Co.,' maimftctU)- ci- dietetio articles, at their worfo in the Eustoii Road, London, '- see articluiu part l'J of Case'slloiuqiold Guide. ^ ' | " A I Isil to Li > i > s * Cocoa M, a nufaclory. — Throi^ h re. Epps, I recently had an op- portunity of seeing the many complicated and varied procures the Cacao bean passes through ere. it is sold lor public use, aud, being both interested and highly pleased with what I saw during my visit to the man- ufactory, I thought a brief accouut of the Cacao, and the way it is manufactured by Messrs. Bpps, to fit it f6r a wholesome and. nutritious beverage, might be of interest to the readers of Land and Walcr."~ See article in Land awl Water, October 14. ( t- Brca!; Jas: - JZpj> Ss 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- ies of wejlisbrected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tablos with a delicately flavoured 1 cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided —--- —> los with a dehcately flavoured beverage which may save us many hea\- y doctors'bills.' GivU Sorvicc < 3accUe. Made simply with boiling water,^ or milk. Each packetis labelled-" James Eppa and Co., HornwopatTiip Chemists, London."— Also makers of Epps's Cacaoine, a very thin beverage for e vening use. BHO\ VX'SB30NCHIALTROOHKS, for the cure of Coughs Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, or any irritation, or sorenes. s of the throat, are now imported and fold in this country at LJ. ljd per box, put up the form of a " lozenge." It is the most convenient, pleasant, safe and sure remedy forclearing andstrength emug the voice known in theworld. The Rev. Henry Ward Beechersays : " I have often recommended them to friends who were public speakers, and in many cases thoy have proved extremely serviceable." Tho genuine have the words " Brown's Bronchial Troches" on the Government Stamp around each box. Sold by all inedicinb vendors. London Depot, 493 Oxford Street. VALtABLEDlSCOVKRT FOB THE HAIR !— A very nicely perfumed hair dressing, called " The Mexican Hair Renewer," now being sold by mo3t chemists and Per- f a mere at 3s; Od per bottle, is fast superseding all " Hair Restorers"— for it wilt positively restore in every case, Grey or Wh He hair to its original colour, by a few'appli- cations, without.< fydvi'/ it, or leaving the disagreeable smell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charm- ingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth on bald spots where the hair glands are not decayed. Certifi- cate troin Dr. Versmann on . every bottle, with fall particulars. . Ask for" THE MEXICAN TLUR RB- NEWBRy' 1 prepared by H. C. GALLOP, 493, Oxford Street London. FRAGRANTFL" ORILINE.— Forthe TEETH and BRBATH. A few drops of this liquid 011 a wet tooth brush pro- duces a delightful foam, which cleanses the Teethfrom all impurities, strengthens and hardens the gums, pre- vents tartar, and arrests the progress of decay. It gives to the Teeth a peculiar and beautiful whiteness and imparfe'a delightful fragrance to the Breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising, from decayed teeth, a disordered stomach, or tobacco smoke. Tho Fragrant Floriline is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old and young. It is the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold in large bottles and elegant cases at 2: s. 6d., by all Chemists and Perfumers. H. O GALLUP, Proprietor. 493, Oxford Street, London. . IT is a recognised fact, that Bragg's Vegetable Charcoal Biscuits is one of the most invaluable remedies for indigestion, flatulency, acidity, foul breath, & c. The'following is Dr. Hassall's report on Bragg's Carbon or Charcoal Biscuits :—" I have, on more than one occasion, subjected to analysis Bragg's pm- e Vegetable Charoal, also his Charcoal Biscuits, and I have always found them to be most carefully prepared; the oharcoal and other materials used in manufacture being of the purest and best description, and for; n the most agreeable medium hitherto devised for the adqiiuistrati > ni, of that most valuable remedial substance, Vegetable Charcoal Signed, ARTHUR HILL HASSALL, M. D., Author of'Food and its Adulteratii ms,' ' Adulteration Detected,' and other works." Sold by all Chemists. - The yew Adulteration Act.— Any person now selling adulterated articles is liable to a penalty of £ 50 for the first offence, and six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for lie second. Borwick's Baking Powder is warranted pure and free from alum u ad other injurious ingredient* found in most cheap Baking Powders, therefore may be sold without fear by all dealers. JVfcte : iidalpocket \' e.< la Box, with patent spring ; Cover.— Biyant and May have recently introduced i very useful little Pocket Vesta Box, with a most in- genious and simple spring cover; it is a novelty in every way, and will so - n come into very general use— " llbing of metal instead of card, and retailed, filled . with vestas, at one pupny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, • Chemist or Chandler will supply it. Can'ion. — In calling the attention of the Trade to a recent decision in the House of Lords, in the case of " Wotherspoon v. Cnrrie," whereby an exclusive right tn the use 01" the \ vm\ l " Gleufield. in connection with Starch is indlspucal > ly established, wewould also intimate that this decision renders the sale uf the starch made by the defendant illegal, and will subject the seller of it tu a Penalty of £ 10,000. ' We beg to intimate to those who may have been induced to buy it, that to save them from total loss we will allow 20/ per cwt. for it, at the Glenfield Starch Works, Paisley, in ex- change for the genuine Article, at the current price. This will entail a loss upon ourselves, as the packets will be broken up arid sold for Waste Starch, but it will at the same tiinbe the'ineans of rendering the Article useless for further deception. Ady information that will lead to conviction will be rewarded. R j WOTHERSPOON & Co. Mils. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP FOB CHILDREN! Shmild'- always b > u « ed when Children are cutting teeth; ; le little sijfferersafc once, it produces natur- al quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the I little cherub awakes as bright as a button." It is perfectly harmless, and very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child,' it softens . the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulate the ' bowels, ; lnd is the best iknoy^ remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arfsuig from teething 1 . r other causes. Mrs. Winslow's 1 Soothiug Syrup is sold by thousands of Medicine deal- ers in all parts of tlu world at Is. l^ d per bottle and Millions of Mothers can testify to its virtue.— Manu- j factory, 4G § Qsford Street, London. THE BEAUTIFUL POISON TREE. Inserted by the Rev: J. IF. Carter, Viter Of Christ Church, Stratford, Loiidon, E. In tho West India Island?" there is a beautiful tree called the manchaneel. It bears a kind of apple which looks rich and - delicious, something like the golden pippin, It; smell apd appearrace are both very tempting. All who take it in their hands are tempted to eat it. But to eat it is instant death. Its sap and juico are so poisonious that a few drops of it, put on the skiu, will raise. blisters and give great pain. VVheu the Indians used to go to war, they dipped their airo. vs in the juice, so that'all wlio n those arrows struck wore poisoned aid_ diod. , But think now, how good God is to men. It is a fact, that you can never find one of these trees, without finding near it another tree, either the white wood, or the fig tree, tho juice of either of which, if used in time, is a certain cure for the poison of tjie m( i » ichtLheel. Now this'is just like sin and sal- vatiott by Jesus Christ. ' Tho miuohaoool is sin, which poisont. nhe soul. Tho white wood, or fig tree is salva- ion by Jo^ tts whioh destroys siu. Like this poisonous apple, ain'looks pleasant to tho eye aud all men who handle i(, And eat oLit. tire, poisoned and die. Many peopje thifak there iino harm In. this or that little ain. They say say, " Oh l it is only a small sin. It will not hurt us." Bur who would, eat only a little poison? Tho least quantity of tho juice of that poisonous tree will cause d^ ji.- The smallest sin, it" not forgiven of God, will I'ulu ybiiriotil ih btdrnity. Hin is a poisonous fruit that you must not over taste. No. it ought not to bo e. cjn looked upou with pleasure. Satan baa dipped lua. diirta in tho poisoil of sin, and points them at ^' our he- trt. A$ 1 whom they strike die the most painful anJ'bittir doitli, unlos's they go in timo to Jesus C/ irist, audHrjiac him their gra( 5ious iuid all. healing physieiuu. to ouro them. My frieada, all of yon have looked- npon thu poisonous troe of sin. You have desired it and ea'. en ir. If you aro not eared of it you will snrelydio. . " The soul that slnnoth, it ahall sorely die." There is oply one physician, who oau cure you. ITe is ahvajs at hand. It ia the Lcrd jfiaufl Christ. " Th0 biood; of Jesus Christ cleauseth utrfrum all sin." lie pours the oil of cousolation into orir woripded hearts. He soothes : the troubled con- science, iro wa-! i> s out all the prison of our sins, and makes ' is (.• uro und ui. lor heaven. Hut this same kind, iceutie, and lender Jesus will punish you and send you to hell, unless you ropout and fly to him for salvation. OijntrihuUon- i st nhps to'pay for'theso. insertions n this audnSili. v 0 her n ivapapeM ( ivbicli aro supposed u> h » v6 two mi lioi readers weekly ) will be thankfully roceivcd by the Rev. J. VV. Carter, 7, Avenue- road, Bow, London. E, .. . A t THE FALMOUTH AND PENKNY WEEKLY TIMES. SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 1WJ. General. READ HERE, AND SEE THE GREAT BENEFITS DERIVED FROM A la. HD. ARTICLE. Alloock's Poroaa Pla^ ten hare 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 the virtues yon ascribe to them, bat this I do know.- no plaster or local application has ever riven my patients such great " omfbri. Wo publish a few cases of cnrea, showing heir wonderful virtues. Further evidence of their value to suffering humanity II be demonstrated to any one calling at the principal! fsncy. B RONCHITI8. Henry D. Brandreth, Esq., Liverpool. 105, Hampton- street, Birmingham, Nor. 27,1871. Dear 8ir,— I have for some months past been n the nabit of using Allcock's Porous Plasters ( procured from the establishment of Messrs. 8nape and Son, 18, Great Hampton- street, of this town ) when suffering from bronchitis and severe pains in 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 GEORGL STYLES. [ NFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. " Henry D. Brandreth, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. " Dear Sir,— We beg to enolose another testi- monial as to the effieacy of Allcock's Porous Plasters. James Eadcliffe, 8tamford. street, 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 brought him so low that he was unable to rise in bed without support. He applied one oi your plasters, and found relief in fifteen minutes, after which he says the oongh stopped and the expectoration ceased. He is now quite reoovered. The above is exactly his own statement, o mo.— Yours respectfully, " JOHN BICKLE. " Pro W. BOSTOOK, " 24, Stnmford: street, Ashton- under- Lyne " November 24,1871." fttntraL Immense Success! 9d. Tins can now be had- TARAXACUM OB DANDELION COFFEE. Prepared upon an improve! principal, from the Tpure fresh Dandelion Root. HIS Coffee, the valuable qualities of which are now so universally appreciated, can be highly recommended, and is far preferable to all other Coffees. Being carefully manufactured by T. B. PERCY, he can offer an article far superior to any- thing of the kind yet introduced to the public, being remarkable for its strength and quality. Especially recommended to Invalids as an article of diet, and particularly to those who suffer from weak Digestion, Nervous and Dyspeptic Affections, Flatulency, Distension, and Bifliary Obstructions, in all cases of which it will be found invaluable, at the same time extremely pleasant to the taste. Public Speakers and Singers will find it to be a very pleasant beverage after their exertions ; it assists digestion, and stimulates the operations of the Stomach. MAN UTAGTUKKD B . T. B- PERCY, Chemist, ( Member of the Pharmaceutical Society \ of Great Britain. ) . TRURO. Branch Establishment NEWQUAY. • Sold only in Tins, at 9d. t et Is. Od. each, by Chemists, Grocers, Confectioners, and Italian Warehousemen. sC Heywood, Ootober 9.1871. Henry D. Brandreth, 57, Great Charlotte, street, Liverpool. Dear 8ir.— Please to send me another six doren of Allcock s Plasters and two dosen Brand- reth's Pill's, Is. ljd. The Plasters seem to produce wonderful results. There is scarcely a day passes bat some one iB telling me of the cures thoy are making. Rheumatism in various parts of the body disappears as if by magio. Only on Sunday last Mr. Jacob Heywood, Alb* terrace, otarkey- street, Heywood, informed that he had been troubled with sciatica for three years j so bad was it the last twelve months of that time that he was unable to follow his em- ployment. He had tried many doc tore, 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. Be aid be had no faith in them, but he would try them, for he was stuck fast; they oould not make his pain much worse, and it would only be a little more money Bent after the rest. So he bonght two ; one be plaoed on is thigh, and the other on his baok, 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- PERCY'S CELEBRATED PECTORAL BALSAM. IT is the best Remedy ever discovered for curing Coughs, Colds, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Spitting of Blood, Brochitis, Spasms, Influenza, Consumption, Pains in the Chest, and other Pul- monary Complaints. It has a pleasant taste, and may be taken by pereonB of all ages. IMPORTANT TO PURCHASERS. Let Purchasers ask for PERCY'S CELEBRATED PECTORAL BALSAM, and, having obtained it, they will not be disappointed in their expectations aB to its merits. Be cautious against being put off with some other Medicine which dealers may recommend, solely on the ground of having more profit thereon. Prepared only at the Medical Hall, Victoria Place, Truro, by T. B. PERCY, the Sole Proprietor and In- ventor. Sold in bottles at Is. ljti., 2s. 9d., and is. 6d. each, duty included. * » * A saving of 2a. 3d. is effected by purchasing the large Bottles, as each bottle contains six of the small one. SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE VENDORS. R1 HEUMATISM OF THE WRIST. Benry D. Brandretlx, Esq., 57, Great Char- lotte- street, Liverpool, - 36, Crown- street Liverpool, Nov. 21st, 1871. Dear Sir,— Three months since I oould not us » my right hand, owinp to rheumatism in it and in my wrist, and over ten weeks I was in great pain— unable to find any relief. After trying many remedies, I was at last persuaded to try Alloock's Porous Plasters. 1 bound one round my wrist; in three days I had great relief, and in a week's time was perfectly cured Your plasters area blessing to the afflicted. I have positive information of their being of great benefit in bron- chitis and asthma. It will give me pleasure to answer any communication concerning them.— Yours truly, THOMAS DAVIES. A LLCOCK'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 6d per half yard, or 4s per quarter. PRINCIPAL AQBNCI FOE GREAT BBITIAN ( Wholesale aud Retail ) : 67, GREAT OHA& LOTTE ST., LLVBTTPOOL . B._ A Plaster sent to any part of tho oountry for 15 First- class Bookbinding. PERSONS wishing to avail themselves to the opportunity of sending in the parcel now making up for transmission to a first- class Bookbinding Establishment, should forward oooks and numbers which they wish to hare oound, to the Printing Offioes On the Quay, as early as possible. Charges, moderate— quality of work, the best ^ styles, modern and elegant. FEED. H. EABLE. rIS IT POSSIBLE AT a tender- hearted, kind, and loving mother can look on, day after day, unconcernedly, and see her darling— the pet of the family circle— pine away through the baneful effects of the well- known pest of children— Worms! or can she witness the frequent convulsive fits occasioned by the same direful enemy, and not try the never- failing remedy for their total destruction, and extermination, and which may be taken with the greatest safety by the youngest child living ? Never 1 It is impossible ! Then try at once COLLIE'S CELEBRATED WORM POWDERS, Prepared only by T. B. PERCY, at the MEDICAL HALL, TBOKO, and Sold by all Chemists and Druggists. In Packets at 7id. and 1 « . IM. each. Free by post for 8 or 14 Stamps. AGENT— Mr. BASSETT, 1, Market Strand, Falmouth . FOR GOOD PRINTING, in the best style of workmanship, with the greatest expedi- tion, at the most moderate charges, apply at the office nf this Paper. fJLEAffLINESS.- W. G. NIXEY's Refine* \ J BLACK LKAO told ernywbere by ill Shopkeeper*. fiLEANLINESS.- W. 0. NIXEY's Refined V BLACK LEAD for polishing store*. Ac., equal to burnished stmt, without wasU or duk w. 0. NIXETi Refined BLACK LEAD. deriving — SPURIOUS IMITATIONS qf tie abore article. A « K rOK W. O. mill's BLACK LEAD. AND IU THAT TOO • ATI IT. HMtlm London, W- The Blood! The Blood!! The Blood!! CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE, FOR CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD from ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising from youthful indiscretion or any other cause can- not be too highly recommended. It Cures Old Sores Cares Ulcerated Sores in the N ck Cures Ulcerated Sore Legs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on Face Cures Scurvey Sores Cures Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures Glandular Swellings Clears the Blood from all Impure Matter from whatever cause arising. As this Mixture is pleasant to the taste, and war- ranted free from mercury— which all pills and most medicines sold for the above diseases contain— the Proprietor solicits sufferers to give it a trial to test its value. Thousands of Testimonials from all Parts. Sold in Bottles 2s. each, and in Cases containing 6 Bottles, 10a. each, sufficient to effect a permanent cure in long- standing cases, by all Chemists and Patent Medicino Vendors ; or sent to any address on receipt of 21 stamps or 120 stamps, by F. J. CLARKE, Chemist, High Bridge LINCOLN. Wholesale A'/ ents: — BARCLAY 4 SONS, LONDON, AND ALL THE WHOLESALE HOUSE S. NOTICE. Cheap and (* ood Printing at the Offices of this Paper. favoured J. T. Davenport with the following :— Manilla, dated September 17, 1864 :- The Right Hon. Earl Russell has graciously favoured J. T. Da •• Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Webb, B. B. M.' s Consul « t u « The remedy most efficacious in its cflfccUs ( m Epidemic Cholera) has been found to be thlorodyno, and u • with a quantity given to me by Dr. Burke I have saved several lives." " CAUTIO N. C HLORODYNE. Vice- chancellor Sir W. P. Wood stated that Dr. Collis BTOWDO waa undoubtedly the inventor of Chlorodvne: that the BtorT of the defendant. Freeman, » a » deliberately untrae winch, he n^ retted to lay, had been . worn te. Eminent Hospital Phyaioan. of London stated that fir. 1. Collia Browne ws. the d^ v. ror otCUorodjnei that ttieypreacribe it largely: Old mean no other than Dr. Browne'..- Sce « Times," Jul, 13, 1861. The public are therefore cautioned against using any other tlrnn DB. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLOKODTUE. Thia Invaluable Bemedy produces quiot refreahine sleep, relieves pain calms the sysiem, restores the dennccd functions, and stimulates healthy action of the accretions of the body, without creatiw any of Ihnso unpleasant reaultsattcndine the use of opium. Old and young may take it it all hour, aid times, when requisite. Thousands of peraona testifv to its marvellous g. Welfects and wonderful cures, whil. medical men Ota1 ita virtues mast extensively, usin'g it in great quantities in the following diseases :- CONSUMPTION. ASTHMA. BRONCHITIS, WHOOPING COUGH, NEURALGIA, CIARRHCEA, RHEUMATISM. SPASMS. 4c. Important Testimonials from numerous Medical Blen accompany each Bottle. Okutioa.— Always ask for " Dr. J. Collis Browne'sChlorddvne," and seethat hisname ison tho Govemmert Stamp. Sold in Bottles Is Hd. 2a9d'an\ 4s 6d, by aU Chemists. Sol. Manufacturer J. T. DAVENPORT, 33, Great Rus « U Suvct, Blaomsbory Squar*, Londuo. ffimral Imrauncmfnte. JOHN BURTON, Auctioneer, Valuer, AND Commission Agent, 45, MARKET STEEET, FALMOUTH. Try MAR1 NEW S. EL IpN'S s SPLE& ffttyQUALITY 2s. per Pound. The PEOI^ OGroccr, & e., Lower vfarket St., and West St., ' PJTTEYS. Genteel Honses to be Let or Sold in Obelisk Koad. TO BE LET OCR SOLD, with immediate possession, two elegantly- designed and INGS ( newly- built), in iding the finest views in comprises 2 Parlors, A, W. C., and a small Cellar; with a Garden in-: front and convenient Courtlage at the back. Apply to Mr. JAMES MITCHELL, Builder, Falmouth. commodious DWK Obelisk Road, coi Falmouth. Each Hoi 2 Kitchens, 5 Be< FIFTH SEASON. Artists' Own Art Union, jfnder the Sanction of Her Majesty's most Son. Privy Council. ONE SHILLING PEE SHARE. 1ST PBIZB—" Waiting for the Master," ( Sher- wood Forest), by G. Armfield, £ 80. 2SD Do.—" The Sunbeam," by Elate Gray, £ 50. To be Drawn December 17th, 1872- 3, Adelaide Place, London Bridge. R. C. WILLIAMS, Secretary. AGENTS WANTED. SAFE & PROFITABLE INVESTMENT. THE General Mutual Permanent Land, Building aud Investment Society, CHIRP OFFICE :— 44, BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, W. C. TBUSTF. E8 ROBERT NICHOLAS FOWLER, Esq., M. P., Cornhill, E. C. JOHN FREEMAN, Esq., J. P., Woodlanc House, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS S. OWDETF, Bishopsgate, E. C. 7\ per cent, for 1871 ( including Bonus, 2J per cent.) paid to holders of completed Shares of twelve months' standing, and placed to the credit of Subscription Shares. 6 per cent, per annum paid on Deposit Loans of £ 100 and upwards, for sums deposited for not less than twelve months. 5 per cent, per annum paid on ordinary Deposits, withdrawable on short notice. Interest paid by Dividend Warrants half- yearly. Profits divided annually, and paid by Bonus Warrants. SHARES, value £ 10, £ 25 and £ 50, bearing interest at tho rate of £ 5 per cent., and participa- ting in profits declared, may be realized by single payments or monthly subscriptions extending over a term of years. ENDOWMENTS for Children not forfeitable in event of death. Females and Married Women can join the Society as Depositors or Members, and their Investments are specially rrrnf. pf>)- f> rl unrlpr f. lifi " Mnrrip. fl Wnmon's Prnnorhv Af. f.. 1870.'' 3 County Surveyor, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. CHARLES PHILLIPS, the Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BIN YON, 44, Bedford Row, London. ADVANCES promptly made upon security of Freehold or Leasehold Property, repayable by monthly or quarterly instalments for fifteen yeprs or less, by which means proporty may ba acquired by payments slightly exceeding the rental value. NO BALLOT or Sale of Appropriations. The Monthly Repayments includo all Law Charges of Mortgage, Interest, and Expenses. No deductions at time of making the Advance or heavy Fines on Redemption. Survey Fee and registration, £ 1 3s. 6d. on applications of £ 600 and under. Of BH8T QUALITY. BERINGER & SONS, GOLDSMITHS, SILVERSMITHS, JEWELLERS, OPTICIANS, • OUI AND EXOLUdVB AQEM79, FALMOUTH. The exact prices oharged as at Mappin and Webb's Show Booms az London and Sheffield Factories. DINNER AND TEA 3ERVIOE8. SPOONS AND FORKS. TABLE OUTLERY Q » THB FINEST QUALITY. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES POST FREE On application at the above addreu, OB TO 76, 77 * 78 OXFORD STREET, ALSO AT MANSION HOUSE BUILDINC8, LONDON. SHEFFIELD FAOTOFIY - THE ROYAL OITTLERY WORKS. LOUDON FAOTOBT - W1N8LEY STREET ELEOTRO WOBU General Assurance Company. LIFE— FIRE— LOANS. ESTABLISHED 1887. CAPITAL, £ 1,000,000. Chirf Office— 62, KING WILLIAM STREET LONDON. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY. New Policies New issued. Assuring. Premium. AssaU. 1868 ... 813 ... £ 251,925 ... £ 7,290 ...£ 347,636 1869 ... 778 ... 296,995 ... 10,165 ... 363,001 1870 ... 789 ... 319,896 ... 11,494 ... 385063 871 ... 898 ... 333,579 ... 10,123 ... 423,99* BONUS YEAR. HPHE current Bonus period closos on the 31 IT December next. Persons assuring prior t » that date on participating tables will share ia the division of pronts. GEORGE SCOTT FREEMAN, Secretary. Branch Office— Arwenack Street, Falmouth, JOHN ROBERTS, JUN., District Manager for Cornwall. THOUSANDS are at thia moment rejoicing over the beautiful heads of Hair restored to them by using NEWMANE'S HAIR GROWING POMADE, which was never known to fail in pro- lucing hair. Price Is. and 2a. 6d. & REY HAIR RESTORED to ita original color \ Greyneaa prevented and the growth of the Hair promoted by using NEWMANE'S HAIR LOTION. This is at once tho CHBATBST and BBS* HAIR RESTORER out, as it has stood the teat and ifl pronounced superior to tho highcr- priced London preparations, FREE from DANGEROUS POI. S05 » S, and certain in ita action. Try one Shilling Bottle and be convinced of its efficacy. Bottlea la and 2a. 6d. each. SCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by NEWMANE'S HAIR WASH. The Beat and Cheapest Hair Cleaner extant. In Bottlea at 6d. and Is. Sold in Falmouth by W. F. Newman, chemist Market Street. HOW TO FASCINATE and pain th « respect, admiration, and undying lova and affection you wish. Messrs. Henry, lat « of Liberty Street, New York, purchased thia secret for one hundred dollars. I will send it to any address for six stamps. J. HENRY, Wells Road, Sydenham, London. REECH- LOADERS. REECH- LOADERS. SECOND HAND. FROM £ 10 10a. B B BEEEOH- LOADEBS. BOUGHT FOB CASH. CATALOGUE AND PBICK LIST 3 STAMPS. E. WHISTLER, 11, STRAND, LONDON. 1 BORWICK'S § 0RWICK'S BAKING POWDER MM t ifefelMt BAKING BORWICK'S BAKING, POWDE* makes delicious Bread without , Y « MV BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER makes Pudding., I'M try, and Pip- CNUTA WILK BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER • old STerjWMre, In ld- Mrf 2i P » ckeU, mi « <!., la., 2A& L Md 5. Pat. nl Bora only, md Ml Icouby vxight. B. rare to Mk for udte* that Ton BORWICK'S OOLD MEDAL BAKING POWDKJL THE CHEAPEST PACKAGE OF TEA IN ENGLAND. ACTUNKSB CADDY, couUuninjj IG llis. of really K* O4 Black Tea, * ent carriage freo to any railway station or narket town in England, on rocoipt of- 403, by PHILLIPS & CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM 8T. CITY. " » . o. a puira LIST laaa. Really Good and Truly Cheap Tea. STRONG to Fine Black Tea, Is 4d, Is 6d, 3s and 2a M Mr lb.; 40s worth sent carriage free to any railway statloa or market town in England or Wales, on recoipt of 40B by PHILLIPS & CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM ST. E. O. Prime Coffee Is 2d, Is 4d, Is Od. A Price List Free. PHILLIPS & CO. have no agenta, and no connection wflh any House in Worcester, Swansea or Witney. IT7OONOMY IN CRAPE MOURNING. I JJ ONE FOLD of KAT * RICHARDSON'S I NEW PATENT ALBERT ORAPE I IS AB THICK as TWO FOLDS of lbs old make. I OTANDARD BANK, BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, LmiTEB, u 10 Clemcnu- lane, Loinbard- st., Lundori, issues Drafts oa the Diamond- fields and 16 principal towns In Sonth Afrioa. This Bank transacts every description of Banking bmiaees. TWELVE CARTES de VISITE, 2s 8di 1 SbUU Oaru •& l* n* d U> 10 lnchaa. lai Cattot. te. M Matomi MAGNET IN E. " VTEW CURATIVE APPLIANCES. A BOOK of ILLUft- J_> TEATIONS. post free, on sppUcaUoo to DA It LOW and CO. 03 NOBTH WOOLWICH BOAD, LONDOH. Or of any CLemisI and Druggist In the Kingdom. pONYCARRIAGES& VictoriaBrou£ hom « . E » err description of P » njr Cirrta* w. 2 luyl 4 » he » ls Wif- jonettei, Villam Carts. Lan- inus, BronAsTni; m- w tW„.. fro*. The IUjlstored Vicwria and Park Broughams form Br- « rhsm. Victoria and Drirlng pQivtoft- drawlnir.. J. HIDDLSCOMBB. • J Great Qaeea BtraeCw. O. and 11S Boston Bead. London. T OSS of HAIR, Ac.— All dofccta of tho hair, cmraal J- J baldness orjrrer hair, can happily be remedied by Mr. Terry's treatment. The Ptlo Powd « r, l< a the remoral of superfluous hulr. 4a. The DEPILATORY LOTION for permanently ERADICATING iba BOOTS Sis, carriage paid.— 0. TKBBY, S04 Bcseat Street. Lcndc*. JUDSON'S DYES— 18 Colors, 6d. oaohT " DIBBONB, WOOL, SILK, KEATHKBB, XV Ooaplotely Dyed in 10 mln ' without soiling the haocu C UlEA}'. QOIC'K and GOOD PilLNTiNG at Hi* Orficea of tb-' a Papei. Thr Falmouth and Pfmyii Ifedtty Timr* U Print'd and J'( ll'lij/ » ' l L- KKOKKIF'K IIOBAUI EAKW, r. -; /; J at : v-. !', WtUehmv* I'lar, , f„ thr Pnri'k of jalwoi'tli, at />>• '••<!(< ral Priuliwj Officii* o » $ kc ( Jfljy, in t!: c iri'l Parish, on SATURDAY, . VOl'. 2: > 72 THE FALMOUTH & PENS- tl'N WEEKLY TlMJSfcL SATURDAY, HOT. Cxrpks jof Ik gag. _ ; tfByan Occasional London Correspondent.) rfho remarks under this head are to bo regarded as tho ex- tressionof independent opinion, from the pen of a gentleman i whom vra iuvo the greatest confidence, but for ^ liich wo nevertheless d6 not hold ourselves responsible.] I doubt whether tho British publio care much about the decision of the Emperor of Germany with regard to the interpretation of the San Juan treaty of 1866. That decision is against us, and we lose and the United States gain a small portion of disputed territory. Many \ fho have paid attention to the subject dispute the justice of the decision ; many others consider the verdict thoroughly just; but the majority of British subjects care very little about it, and at all events willingly submit . to the independent decision of an arbitrator to whom the matter was referred. The Americans generally appear to " accept the result as a crumb of comfort in indication of American rights, and as a tribute to the peaceful settlement of interna- national troubles;" and if we cannot regard it as a crumb of comfort in the first respect, we can in the other. The reaction in the Iron and Coal trades Is important and significant Colliery proprietors, taking a firm stand against the continued demands of the men, threaten a lock- out, and the men give way, and soon after this we have from various quarters the welcome news of a fall in the price of coals— not to a great extent, it is true, but still there iB a downward tendency. And with regard to the iron trade we hear of short time, foreign orders falling off, home trade depressed, hard- Ware manufacturers holding back in the hope of prices tailing, and some mills and forges standing still for want of orders. All this is symptomatic. Pricesjhave been forced up to an unexampled point, and masters and men have alike been going ahead too rapidly. Th e era of moderation seems setting in, and the public at large will get the benefit of it. If prices in the coal andiron trade fall, prices elsewhere will have a tendency to fall also. - Now and again we hear items of news relative £> the progress of the International Exhibition at Vienna next year, and there is every reason to expect that this exhibition will be more like the famous Universal Exhibition in Paris of 1867 than any other exhibition has been. - Great preparations are already being made for the great show in the Austrian capital; and the purveyors of public amusement are on the gui vive In expectation of an enormous influx of visitors. Vienna is little known [ to the British public, but the city and Us suburbs are very interesting, and will well repay the trouble and expense of a visit. Having the Vienna Exhibition to contend against, the third of the series of International Exhibitions in London i3 likely to be lp< » < attractive than it would otherwise be, and indeed it is beginning to be felt that an exhibition every year is rather too much of a good thing. The first of the series left a surplus of £ 20,000, but it is to be feared that the second has been far less successful. The original design of the Crystal Palace has never been wholly carried out, and for a very good reason. It is not here only that it has been found that scientific and artistic education is not sufficiently appreciated by the general public to pay, and therefore more popular, but Btill wholly unobjectionable means have been resorted to, the success of which the daily crowds at the Palace, in all weathers, attest. But the direc- tors are to be congratulated on now determining to : T.< ieveJope, as an important adjunet,. theii^ p^ ppli " Science, and Literature, by founding': class *' gentlemen, mechanics, & c. Arrangements are made for establishing a foundry, a smithy, and fitting and pattern- makers' shops, and I need scarcely say that Regulations will be adopted to prevent any unmelodious blacksmith mingling his noise with the sweet strains that emanate from the Handel orchestra or the concert toom. This new movement on the part of the Crystal Palace Directors deserves public support, as it is now • generally confessed that one of our weakest national points is ourdefective technical education— a point which foreign workmentake full advantage of. Another effort with the same object is highly to be commended. The council of the Architectural Museum, West- minster, have decided to open that institution free to . Workmen on from Saturday afternoons next month. Still another pleasing fact in connection with the increased attention pud to the technical education of working men may be mentioned. The members and friends of the London Association of Foremen Engineers and Draughtsmen are about to meet to hear a paper read by a well- known civil engineer, " on the promotion of practical science and technical education by museums of inventions established and maintained by the sur- plus of the inventors' fee fund." It is especially gratifying to find the attention of working men directed to these subjects in the present agitated state of the labour market. Jstowed upon it some two centuries ago—" Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dulL" Apropos of the Thames, " the ^ continuation of the embankment to Chelsea is making rapid progress, as well as the gigantic works for the northern low- level main sewer, and two " gangs" of men ( I don't liko that - frord gang, as ap- : plied to free labour) of 500 each, are at work night and day in effecting these immense operations. With a boulevard from Blackfriars to Chelsea, and the river- way well lighted, thia magnificent work will be some- thing for Londoners to be proud of. The second trial in the great Tichborne case will be ; full of interest, and its progress will be watched and its result looked fdr with eagerness. On either Bide some of the most eminent counsel have been engaged — or at least decided upon, if not in all cases actually retained— and vigorous preparations are being made both for the attack and the defence. After years of writing and talking about improved Channel communication, and after negotiation between the English and French Governments, as well as en- gineering researches on the respective coasts, the desired reform is at last to be undertaken by a limited- liability company, which it is to be hoped will effect what Governments have failed to do. We are pro- mised vessels reducing to a minimum the pitching and rolling motion, fine airy saloons on deck and spacious cabins, and facilities for landing luggage without removing it from the vans, while the vessels will be of such light draught that existing harbours on both sides of the Channel will be available. If such promises can be fulfilled— though they seem to be almost too good to be true— they will prove a great boon to the travellers to and from the Continent, and there seems nothing to prevent the system being applied to sea- going vessels. THE H0BSE EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA. swallowing, a mild embrooatiob should be applied, and the fever allayed by mild1 febrifuge medicine. We are confident that where'ordinary care and proper means of treatment are used, the percentage of fatal will bfi very small.' The CATTLE PLAGUfe in ENGLAND. Two freeh cases of Cattle Plague were reported to the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council on Satur- day as having occurred at Belthorp, nearYapham, where the outbreak of the 18th Oct. occurred. The cattle in contact with those attacked, consisting of eleven cows and eight calves, were all slaughtered and buried, THE CUBE FOR HYDROPHOBIA, It is Baid that more than 83,000 copies of the house- hold edition of " David Copperfield " have been sold during the last three weeks. The fact speaks well for tie public taste. The late Mr. Charles Dickens con- sidered his best work, and most thoughtful readers perhaps will agree with him. The great novelist was not remarkable for good plots, but that of this novel iB generally regarded as superior te that of any other of his productions. But independently of any such con- siderations, the enormous sale of Dickens's works is an encouraging feature of our age. When we consider what an immense amount of sensational, immoral, and namby- pamby literature is sold, the increasing popularity of the works of the " modern Fielding" ( without Fielding's faults), is matter of general con- gratulation. i*, A large meeting has been held here to consider the propriety of opening the Bethnal- green Museum on Sunday afternoons, and the result was the pasBing of an amendment .. that such [ opening was neither neces- sary nor desirable. With the arguments pro and con your readers are doubtless familiar, and I shall not dwell upon them, but the passing of such an amend- ment in a crowded meeting of inhabitants of the dis- trict is certainly noteworthy. The question is one of general interest, inasmuch1'^ the Government has already stated that if this museum were to be opened Banction must be given for the opening of numerous otherB, and this would undoubtedly make a consider- able difference in the observance of our good old English Sunday. That the majority of working classee want museums opened on Sunday I do not be- lieve. The agitation is got up by a comparative few. After spending two for three millions In the main drainage of London and its suburbs, it has continued to be a matter of publie surprise that towns on the banks of the river should still be allowed to drain their sewage Into the mighty Btream; but reform Is to be alowly effected. The Thames Conservators have noti- fied to the Twickenham Local Board that legal pro- ceedings will be taken if that Board continues to dis- regard a notice on the part of the Conservators to divert the flow of sewage from the river. This looks healthy, and it is to be hoped that not only will the pleasant village of Twickenham take warning aad obey the? behests of fthe Thames Conservators — which indeed is about to be done— but that other towns and villages on the banks of the tirer will do likewise, so that the Thames may once attttdtferre the pralaa which Sir John Dunham be* The following letters are taken from the columns of the Daily Telegraph :— Some of your readers may like to know that one member of themeaical prO/ ftslon did not disdain the Birllng cure tot hydrophobia. About twenty- five years ago It was a Sli$ ral topic of conversation in the neighbourhood that the teDr! JPenRst, many years in'practice at Town Mailing, about two miles distant from Birllng, wishing. It was said, it should be more' widely known, offered £ 300 fer the recipe, let by a refusal. I knew Dr. Perfect, not only as a ' o not til feel veiy. much Interested and indebted to yon for your * lfe CSBX ast^ vrhether Maraachettfs plan waB luUyT" trled— Viz., the brown decoction and wash, as well as burning the roots under* the tongue, Still, allowing that It was tried fairly, there is emeiTemedy you did not name which has been tried with success by one or two physicians or surgeons— the vapour bath., This was discovered in France some years back in the following manner : A physician having been bitten by a dog, and becoming mad, was unable to bear the pain, and resolved on committing suicide. He decided that the wpour bath was the - easiest mode, lit the fire, wai lolled po sleep, and awoke cured. He tried the vapour bath after- wards, with the addition of violent muscular exercise, and [ not t sufficiently ejrpiain— so, at least,' I - letters to me— that I cannot myself Ipo to any one. It is a secret in tho possession of a family in the parish, whose representative Is Mr. Bishop, builder, Birllng, Maidstone. The medicine ( or a- selection pf cases treuted on a printed paper) will be for warded by him to any one applying1 fpr it/ Mr. Grantley Berkeley and others who utterly disbelieve Urfs remedy, so far as I am concerned, shall have the oppor- tunity ol disproving facts which militate against their theories ; and In the belief that the subject Is one of great public Interest, t propose" to give " them a few ol these to, lgest and dlseect in any way they like. I will confine myself for the present to one. It will be them to disprove— first, that tho dog was mad ; secondly, it tha bitten evinced symptoms of hydrophobia; rdly, that his recovery was due to the Birling cure, the 30th July. 1860, Richard White, of Tltsey, in tha county ot Surrey, living in a cottage close to the grounds ol G. Leveson Gower, Esq. ( late 1LP. for Relgate), was bitten in the arm and thigh by a dog. The same dog bit at the same time a cow, which died mad. White's wounds were cauterised at oace by a Westerham surgeon. On Saturday, however, tho 25th of August, White experienced strong pains In the arm, with strange sensations, such as choking, and an inclination to bite thing's near him— e. g., the cow- crib when milking. Under the conviction that hydrophobia was coming on rnpldly, the BJrllng medicine was then sent lor. He took a dose on the 27th August, and at onoe felt re- lieved, and is alive now after an Interval of six years. I bellev* I have correctiy stated the facts. Mr. Gower could put me right In any error whioh I may have inadver- tently made, but to thebejl'of my recollection the account Is true. I cannot see tho flaw in' tho proof of this case and othors, but of course I am open to conviction, and only wlah that truth may prevail.— I am. Ac., Oct. 20. E. V. Duan, VIoar of Birling. A correspondent also eon da the following extract from the Westminister Journal of Oct. 15, 1798:— The hydrophobia some time since appeared amongst tho hounds of Colonel Roll as ton, near Ro seres,; one of them bit an ass, which almost immediately became mad, and after biting a very fine mare dashed Itrclf agalnsft a wall, by whioh It was destroyed. The lnlectlon oommunicated to the mare was not leas rapid In it* progress; the aalmal became nnl- veaaDy ooavmaed. bit everything, and alter running furiously about spix ® g into a river cov. ered with sedge, where several pers. - ns. ignorant ol the cause ran to assist her, but from whence she got out without biting any ol the people, and, with a madness scarcely con- ceivable, plunged Ii ito a pit, where sho wav dashed to Elecea. Soon as the infection became visible amongst the ound3 Colonel Rolles ton had them tied np separately, where those diseased refuse d food, and at first appeared wholly occupied In catching i lies. In a few days the disorder car- ried off 22 ol the dogs, when it waB intimated that ribworth, or rib- grass, would pre vent and cure the disease. A table- spoon- full of tho Juice waa lfnmcdiately administered to each dog, and repeated mo< tnings and eveniDgs, besides a good deal chopped In their f- Jod ; and though some of them ap- peared to have been inf< » cted, six weeks have elapsed without the loss ol a single dog, all ol whom appear to be perfectly reestablished. ^ THE BONA- FIDE TRAVELLER Q1 JESTI0N. At the Middlesex Sessb > ns, Mr. Baxter appealed against a conviction, dated the 6th ol September, by Mr. Bushby, the magistrate sitting at Won lhlp street Police- court, forkeepinf the " White Lion," Hackn ey Wick, open during prohibitec hours. The evidence of In spector Gibbons and Police- constable Turner show, sa that, on Sunday morning, the 25th of August, the house of the appellant was watched, and from nine c "' clock to twenty minutes past twelve at noon 540 peo, pie were seen to enter. The landlord was summoned and fined £ 10, the conviction being ordered to be endor, sed on the licence. A num- ber of people found in th e houne were held liable in smaller penalties. It wa J admitted that the house was well conducted. The appellant, Mr. Baxt er, was then called and de- posed: On the Sunday ii i question only one of the doors in the house was opei' U I had two persons out- side and one inside. I knew ' that the police were out- side to count the persons wt o entered. I told my ser- vant not to admit or allow a royone be admitted un- less he came a long distance ) " rom th. 9 house. I asked everyone if he had come a t nifficien t distance to con- stitute him to be a travelle. r, before he was served. When they entered I request ed evisiry one to put out his pipe or cigar. Some had me at anc'l bread, others had bread and cheese, or biscuits, and n o one wa3 allowed to remain longer than was neci Jssarj- to take these re freshments. No > one was ser\ red a second time. All were strangers to me. I did not ask f or their addresses, but I put the question to all as to * whether they were travellers. Mrs. Beswin said she went to Uhe ' ' White Lion" on the 25th of August to get brandy for her mother, who was ilL She took a note signed by her father, and gave it to a person who was outside 1 be door, and he brought back word that on no accoi int could she be served. After other evidence had been gi vent the magistrates retired to consider their decision, ; ind on their return the Judge said, without going into the question as to whether the onus of proof rested upo. a the police to show whether or not the persons weie tr. avellers, taking into consideration the whole of tho fa ots in this case, the Court was of opinion that the convi ction should be quashed. The conviction was quashed according! ly. THE AUSTRALIAN TELE GRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20. The horse disease is very Bevere in New York and Boston, causing a partial interruption in the traffic. Thirty thousand horses in New York are sick. There are few horses to be eeen in the streets. The European steamers sailing to- day are unable to complete their cargoes, because trucks are unobtainable. There have been few fatal cases as yet. THE HORSE EPIDEMIC IN CANADA. ( From the Toronto Globe.) Three- fourths of the horses in this section of country have been attacked to a greater or less extent, and, as a natural consequence, considerable excitement and alarm have been created. The disease appears to be a catarrhal fever of an epizootic nature, the result of some atmospheric influence, as is shown by its sudden appearance over a large extent of country, attacking all kinds of horses, old and young, in good condition or in poor. The premonitory symptoms are dulness, a 8taring coat, a watery discharge from the nose, speedily followed by a severe hacking cough ; the pulse is quick- ened and the mouth hot, the nasal membranes are in- jected, and the ears and leg3 are unnaturally cold; the discharge from the nose increases and becomes of a greenish- yellow colour, and breathing is increased, and in some cases becomes laboured and severe. When an affected animal is exposed to vitiating influences of any kind, as impure air, sudden chills, or overwork, the lungs and their coverings become affected, thereby producing alarming and more dangerous symptoms. Although this disease must necessarily prove a great loss and annoyance to the community generally, we do notthink it is likely to be of a fatal character where ordinary care and rational treatment are adopted. We have had an opportunity of seeing hundreds of cases since the outbreak, without any fatal results. In several instances the attack has been severe, but gene- rally increased by over- work or some other debilitating influence. As the disease will run a certain course, affected nnimalR should be carefully used, and allowed plenty of pure air, with a liberal diet of nourishing and easily- digested food. The Btables should be well aired daily ana thoroughly ventilated, and it is also advisable . T—. .. . —.- -> — - -— r—— o— ,— to use disinfectants, as chloride of lime or carbolic acid;- * ls° . the Wlre ^ th ® banqueting room, and thus When the throat is very sort, causing a difficulty in •(?, e Chairman could send congratulatory messages to - - -- • r.- v-. • all tH& govempr8 in Australia, and: then if the English Telegraph Conftanies co- operated, messages arrived back from Australia could be sent on twlhe President of the United States, and'S^ ott to Sad Praikisco— in fact, by the aid Of the English Companies mT could be sent to all parts of the globe from Ai It would be only necessaiy to clear the lines. After a good deal of discussion, in which the speakers warmly advocated the proposition,' it was rtsolved, " That thiB great national event be- celebrated by a banquet on a day to be fixed hereafter." 1 A committee was appointed, and the meeting closed. On Tuesday afternoon a large and inf luential meet- ing was held at the Colonial Institute, Sti and, London, under the presidency of Mr. A. IQnnai rd, MP., to arrange for a dinner in celebration of tl le opening of telegraphic communication with Austrail a. Amongst those present were Mr. M'C. Torrens, M. P., Mr. Dutton ( South Australian Agent- Gener » 1). Mr. A. YovaL Mr. Roche, Mr. E. Wilson. Mr. J. Rea, Mr. D. Tallerman, Mr. E. O. Booth, ikr. Le billiare, Dr. Eddy, & c. The Chairman, having briefly Btated the objects of the meeting, remarked tiiat the o pening of the tele- graphic line to Australia would bind UB closer to one of our most important colonies. The event should be undoubtedly celebrated in a national manner, and he had no doubt the Colonial Minister would be glad to take part in the proceedings. Mr. Wilson warmlj supported the idea of a national! celebration of the event. Mr. Dutton thought two thingB were desirable— IsI, to make the demonstration a general Australian one ; 2nd, to ask the co- operation of the British and Austra- lian Telegraph Company, which had laid down the cable at great cost. If the dinn er took place at the Cannon- street Hotel, the company might be induced A TRAFALGAR VETEIV'AN.— The Rev. H. P. Jeston, incumbent of ChorleOury. Tring, writes:— " I have In my parish, living a hundred yards ol my door, an old marine, David NetrVon. ^ bo fought in the littlerophon, or as he always calls hn '• the ' Biilyrufflan.' I am frequently amused with his tale abo ">* the battle. Asking him one day how soon they knew of J^ laon's death. ' Ah Sir, was the reply, ' we were lying close U> the Victory, and about four or tlve o'clock, I think. In the . evening, we taw the Admiral s flag half mast high, and we knffx'' only too well what had happened; besides, soon after the c^ v'on we had a batch of Frcnch prisoners sent on board of us; v'nd as they passed alone the deck they mocked and JcsredTWl pointing with their thumbs over their shoulder to the Ad. mL'al's flag, exclaimed, " Ah, where Is your Nelsont Whe/ e .' a your Nelson?" I am In hope that, should this little narrative meet the eye of any of the * surviving officers.' es. necilally those of his own ship, some of them may be indoced to send me a trifle for my old hero. He is a thoroughly u- ood, devout, old man, aged 85, almost stone- blind, wttuon.* 1 a pension, and supported In part by parish allowance." THE RAILWAY WHISTLE. — United States papers complain of the annoyance resulting from the ' locomotive screeching" at stations and highway crossings. The Cleveland Herald notices the adoption of steam whistles on a lower note, and observes that this is a Btep in the right direction, but only a step. The Boston Advertiser states that the Boston and Wor- cester Company have so far curtailed the use of the whistle as to make it almost cease to be an annoyance, and maintains that its eventual disuse would diminish the number of accidents by increasing the vigilance of all. At some highway crossings a flag by day and a light at night have been substituted for the whistle, except in times of fog or storm? or at sharp curves. That journal predicts that an increasing number of families will elect to have their homes on such railway • lines as use the whistle least. THOUGHT IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.— The anni- of the battle of Trafalgar occurred on the 21st October. In connection therewith may be men- tioned a criticism which may perhaps have occurred toa foreigner contemplating Nelson's monument in Trafalgar- eqaare. Nothing can be more natural than 7Ir Landseer's Lions— but look at their lower jaws. The Lions are, all chap- fallep.— Punch, PROBARLE EXECUTION OF FOUR SIAMESE PBINCESSES.— The Indian Statesman says " There are rumours that three or four princesses of 8lam and two servants have been accused of stealing gold chains, diamonds, and precious stones. The gold chains, diamonds, and other precioils stdnes that were . attached to the King's sword had been taken away, and imitation ohalna and stones had replaced them. These depredations, It U rumoured, were, made during the late reign, but have only recently been te^^ n iSo^ 6 accMed of the theft have received 90 lashes each. The servants are to be exe- cnted and tho princesses disposed of as the law pro- f « Pfraons of their rank, if found really guilty of the theft. Others say the ladles of rank whoare Im- plicated sre being tried, and it Is not yet known what their punishment will be. If there Is any basis for the rumours, and the princesses should be impli- j . v , round BUllty, their sentence will doubtless be death. The execution of the princes and princesses would be at some prominent temple. They would he bound and fastened in a bag, a block of chanwood of triangular shape would be placed on the ground, and the fastened body turned face downwards so as to bring the neck below the chin on the triangular block. At a given signal, tha first exe- cutioner, after raising his ohanwood cudgel, would strike the fatal blow on the baok of the neck, and three other exe- cutioners, similarly armed would continue their blow* upon the body until it entirely ceased to quiver. The bag containing the boay would then be weighted and thrown into the river. This, it is stated. Is the way in which his "~ i'si2" i8lUleM Kr° ma Luang ^ Konnaset waa executed MORGANATIC MARRIAGES.— Accounts were re- cently given of the marriage of Emmanuel, Duke of Doggio Cujano, son of the King of Italy by his mor- ganatio marriage with the Countess Mirafiori. On the other hand, the death is announced of Prince Albert of Prussia, brother of; the, Emperor ' William, and who AD.— Mrs. A^ alaprop, wjfrose ; ical terms is Evidently som. e- llttsallimmts | ntfl% eira, HOME, FOREIGN, AND C0LJNIAL. PAUPERISM AND CHARITY.— Lack de Rbths- child, of Aston Clinton, Bucks, has writen a letter to the Aylesbury Board of Guardians, apprfejg them that she declines for the future to extend ha. parity to those persona in receipt of ' relief from the Tnlain. It appears that for a considerable time past Lady de Rothschild has been in the habit of 8npplemt, ting the relief given to poor persons by the Guardians b- weekly contributions from her own purse, and the GWdinnn have decided to reduce the allqwance of eveiy < auper who is the recipient of Lady de RothBchilcrs jiuevo- lence. Lady de Rothschild says she conjsjdei her efforts defeated by the proceedings ou the part C the Guardians, but the latter contend that under the- nn- eolidated orders of the Poor Law BqarjL they caiofc give relief where persons are in receipt of charity. „• A GIANT ROSE TREE.— A famous- rose 4r<* Sows on the Ooragalla estate, Hdrif& nhe district, jylon. It is 80 feet in circumference, 15 feet high, and is bearing at present at leilst two thousand roses. Ceylon, though not rich in her nativaiflora, iB a kind of stepmother to ' nearly all plants introduced there, as witnessed in the magnificent spread of her numerous coffee plantations, and the thoUsind'of varied subjects introduced into the Peradenla Botanical Gardens. The rose tree in question was planted byMr. Wright ( the gentleman who sent to England the collection of speci- mens of wooers of the Ceylon timber trees- now be seen at KewJ, in the bungalow garden of ate Ooi coffee estates and is a; gloire de Dijon allov Bpread < m vatftrel, with slight trimmings to keep it in bounds. It is? mly one of ' the many fine examples of Rose growth to be found in'the Kandian Province, the central mountain zone of Ceylon, wheru fche little fairy Rose ( RosaLawrenciana) is used as a garden edging, as box js u « ed in England. THE Noititf IAJNDON RAILWAY SERVANTS.— A memorial been forwarded from the employ6a ol the North Condon Railway Company to the directors, in which, while stating tjieyvare deton » ine{ kfaitbfully to fulfil their djit'ea, and pointing to the freedom of the line from'accidents as an evidence of their . _ a similar alliance with the Countess de Hohenau. Thdee two facts call attention to the left- handed marriages which take place in Germany between members of noble families and women of an inferior condition, and which do not confer on the children issuing from them a right to the rank and title of the father. Thefollowing personages are among those who formed such unions :— Frederick William III., father of the present Emperor of Germany, with the Princess of Liegnitz, nie Countess Harrach, who still lives, respeoted by all tbe royal family of Prussia; Leo- pold L, late King of tbe Belgians, with the Baroness Mayer; King Ferdinand of Portugal, widower of Maria II. and regent during the minority of his son, with Madlle. . Hensler, " created Marquese Edla; the ex- Elector of Hesse, with Gertrude Princess of Hanau and Countess of Schnumburg; the Archduke Henry of Austra, with Madlle. Hofman, a singer, made Countess of Waldeck; Duke Louis of Bavaria, with Henriette de Wallersee; and Prince Adalbert of Prussia, with Theresa de Baminyn^ e Esoler^ TBADE IMITATION.—'" The New Tea Sptrit Robur " has been BO much advertised that one wonders the title of that exhiliaratipg liquor has not been parodied by some rival speculator. As tea is to oak- leaves, so is coffee to acorns, and by this time an imi- tative genius might - have hit upon the idea of adver- tising ^ The New Coffee Spirit, Quersua.— Punc^, A SOENE AT A HORSE- RAOE ?— A correspon- dent, in alluding to a late horse- race, says—" The im- precations, jamentationSi actual screams, of dismayed rage and pain grate harshly on the ear amidst the loud cheering that greets the victory of Playfair a3 the horses are sweeping past the judge's chair. A man dashes his hat upon the greund, and, with an emphasis that is oonaic in spite of his uncontrollable grief, ad- dresses it as if it were the horse that has deceived Tiimt and heaps accusations, curses, wild and futile threats, upon its- battered crown. Is he the only one mad- dened by- disappointment and los3? Assuredly not; and on tne Spartan principle of deterrant example, it might have been well if all the youth of England in whom the passion of gambling has taken any root could have hoard and seen the many grotesque forms of repining among those Helots." A GOOD ' PRECEDENT. — An American papor states lhat George Coolbroth, who was a private in the Fifth- Maine Volunteers in the late war, writes the Pension Age it at Portland as follows s-" I have been. extent; and they remind the directors that,' the rate of pay for all classes of servants in the. traffic depart- ment is the same as it was ten yeara ago, although 20s. at that time was equivalent to 30a. at the present time. The main point in the memorial is a request that the pay of the men may be increased at the rate of 3s. per week, by paying them for Sunday duty. HURRIED LEGISLATION.— The Act to amemd the Law Relating to the Appointment of Revising Barristers affords an Instance of the legislative careless- ness common enough at all times, but of most frequent ' i closing days of the Session of Parlia- le Solicitors Journal). The Bill upon founded was Introduced only a few days occurrence in the ment ( remarks " which it before fusion at tne lass revision, no no pumwu uui iii auuio remarks upon it. Amendments were however, intro- duced, ooe of which deferred the operation of the Act until the 1st of Jannary next. This is fortunate, be- cause the last clause of the Aot ( being " an amend- ment'") refers to " An Act of the sixth and leventh yearn" of Victoria, by mistake for " An Act of the twenty- sixth and twenty- saventh" years, and has thus rendered the whole Act o » ele » and unintelligible in its present form. This most, « f OOOTM, be remedied cariy n next Session, in thfr immediate return of our Saviour to earth. I have felt condemned far aome time for taking this money, it being the prict of' blood; therefore you will plsaso ' rase my name frar_ your pension list."" THE SOHOOLSASTER ABROAD IN SPAIN.— A g^ tleman, formefy holding an important official p Mtion in Edinburgh, and who has lately returned fron a tour in Spa'm relates the following anecdote :— Travelling in a railftiy carriage, in company with a Spailsh gentleman « \ o appeared absorbed in the con- tents of a small volurft he was reading, tb e latter raised Ilis ey » s from the pag., and, turning to his travelling oompaijon, Baid, in toies of tbe deepest commiseration — Whit an unhappy ountry is England J » " What makos you say that?" asked the othfr. " The con- tents of this book," replid the Spaniard. " Will you, permit me to look at it ?' courteously asUed the Eng- lishman. " With pleasure," said, his sympathetic fellow- voyager, at the saDe time ' hanjing him the book. The Englishman e amined * the " title- page, and found it to be T/ ie Battle of lor/ ring, translated into, ex- cellent Spanish I KILLED BS A COFFIN.— A_ RI inquest has been held in London at the " Uhimsitjr Coliege Hospital on the body of Henry Taylor, a- sod 66. The wldence of an undertaker's foreman,, and Others,. Bhowai that ' the deceased, with others, was engaged at a funeral at Kensal- green Cemetery. Tho Church servte having been finished, the coffin aiyl mourners proceeded in coaches towards the place o'f burial. The dsy being damp, the foreman directed the coaches with tbe mourners to proceed to th e grave by tho footwiy, and the hearse across the gray 3 towards a grave- digger who waa motioning the nearf at way.' The coffin was moved from the hearse and Tjeing carried down a patl only th^ ee feet by six wid e, by six bearers, when crders were given to turn* er, that the coffin, which was what is known in the tra^ je as a 41b. leaden one, should go head first. While ' fihe men were changing, it Is rap- poeed that deoeaae d caught hii foot against a side Btone and stumbled ;. tl i6 other bearers, to save themselves, let the coffin gCL and it fell with great force on to de- ceased, fractals'jig his jawa and ribs. The- greatest confusion waa created among the jnoumere who \ rit- neeeed tq » t . ocident, and the widow of the person about to belied nearly went into hysterics. Further aeaiatanoe h ATing been procured the burial aervice w « proceeded with, while deceased wi* conveyed to a surgery, r ^ d ultimately to the above- mentioned ho#- WRONG IN THE HEAD.- acquaintaace with furgical terms is Evidently some- C ' Pe^ in sajing that she once knew a man who was successfully Japanned.— Punch THE NEW ACT ON BABY FARMIKO.- OD FRL- day ( lrf of No- xsberj the new Act on Baby Farming will come into force m the United Kingdom. Not more than one infant under oneyear old is to be nursed for hire unless the name of the person as well as the house is registered by the local authority of the ' place. A register is to be kept, and the local authority may refuse to register, or may remove the place from the register for neglect in providing proper care, food, and attention to infants. For an offence under the Act, the punishment is not to exceed six months, with or without hard lab6ur, or a fine of £ 5, with the liability to have the name removed from the register, lie local authorities are to pay from the rate3 the expenses under the Act, and any fines payable are to go to the local rate. The Act i3 not to extend to relatives or guardians of infante, nor to public institutions. In- qu'esta are to be held on infants dying in registered houses unless the coroner is satisfied with tho medical certificate. THE ALBERT ARBITRATION.— The Arbitrator has directed notices to the policyholders and to the holders of annuity and endowment contracts to be advertised that all claims against any of the companies m liquidation not sent in before the 30th of November next will be barred. All claims received since the first dividend list was closed and admitted will be Included in a supplemental list, which will be made up to the 30th of November, and notices of the payment of tha first dividend will be sent to each claimant in the sup- plemental list as soon as possible after that date. Two MODES OF LOOEIING AT A THING.— ( From the " Editor's Drawer," in " Harper's Nem Monthly Magazine.")— Ol Scotland's gTeat preacher, the late Rev. Dr. Macleod, the following ii told:— In visiting his Dalkeith parishioners to say farewell he called on qne of those shair ' * nuigcj j, r jid Ultimately W) me aDOIo mtiuuuuou uw pltal, wb ere he expired on the 24th Instant. The jury recomm' mded that utrapa should be placed round ooffina, • BbIoh would tend to prevent « uch acddei Vwd^ Accidental deatl^ leaving his friends at Dalkeith, but stated that he con- sidered his invitation to Glasgow in the light of " a call from the Lord." " Ay, ay," was the sharp response; " but if the Lord hadna called you to a better steepend. it might hae been lang gin ye had heard himl" A DEEP SUBJECT.— Careful naturalists, who have devoted much time and attention to ichthyolo- gical studies, tell us that, after long and patient investigation, they have arrived at the conclusion that if fishes have a language, it is most probaoly Finnish. - Punch. WOMEN GETTING MEN'S RIGHTS (?)— An Eye- witness" describes as follows the loading of tho iron ore at Bilbao :— It is a curious sight to see the women loading the ships with their bulky cargoes, carrying it In baskets on their heads, singing gaily the while, and tripping up and down the steep planka with their short petticoats, brown, bare legs, and straight supple backs. What the men do beyond lounge under the archways of the market- places, or eflti smoking on the stone benches on the quays, I have not been able to discover. The able- bodied population or thiB part ot Spain la decidedly the women, who in actual muscular strength seem to excel the men" MINES DRAINAGE SCHEME.— The mineownera and ironmasters of South Staffordshire and East Staf- fordshire have been furnished with copies of a draft scheme to provide for the systematic drainage of the mines of these districts. Its three primary objects are to prevent the percolation of surface water into mines, to clear mines at present under water, and to create a permanent outlet for water. The jurisdiction proposed is a commission, to include the chairman of the iron trade and the chairman and vice- chairman of the coal trade, with the chairman and deputy- chairman of the courts of quarter sesfdons in the two_ districts. It is to have power to form " drainage district," and to appoint arbitrators in respect of costs and compensation. All awards given by the arbitrators will be subject to appeal to the coinmissioners, who will also have authority to levy rates. When the scheme has been approved by those concerned, a bill will be drafted from it for submission to Parliament. MATRIMONIAL CHANCES !— A French circular of a matrimonial agent runs as follows:—" I appre- _ r arranges., marriage, that is, a marriage according to one* s right- ful expectations. Permit me to call your attention to a few specimens from our list of bond fide candidates, for whom I have the honour to act as intermediary, L A French Prince, well known in the world for ma simple and irreproachable manners, agreeable phy- ""- gnomy, 43 years of age, and a fortune of from >, 000 francs to- a million. 2. A magistrate, 35 years, and 150,000 francs. 3. Several doctors, 25 to 35 years, and from 30,000 to 60,000 franca. 4 Several mer- chants, 25 to 45 years, and 20,000 to 30,000 francs. 5. Several gentlemen of private fortunes, 40 to 50 years, and 30,000 to 100,000 francs." CAT SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.— The annual cat show was opened at the Crystal Palace, last Saturday, and it was regarded as the most complete collection of home and foreign animals of the species that has yet been brought before the publio in thiq country. The range of specimens of this class of tha feline tribe is wide, there being importations from Siam, Java, Smyrna, Algeria, Archangel, & c. There is also a speciality, in the shape of a- tiger- cat fram Santos, in South America, which, while in repose at any rate, does not look very fierce. Amongst the prizes gained was one for an Angora cat, and two others for the bat tabby and white he- cats belonging to- working mm. Some curiosities are notable, namely, a singular coloured cat from the Azores, a characteristic example ffom Java, which has one eye blue and the other green, and there iB one remarkable animal, whioh does not lap milk, but puts it into her mouth with her paw. DRESS IN JAPAN.— The item ofiihe most im- portance in a Japanese lady's toilet is her obi, or girdle,' which is usually of lady's bright colours, and arranged behind with great care so as to form the camel's hump so peculiar among our ulfaa- fashionaBle belles. The Grecian bend is an old institution in Japan. To see one of her dark- skinned ladies, with her extensive head- dress, a hump upon her back, and extremely narrow skirt, high, wooden- heeled pattens, her body thrown forward, and a* she minceaher steps you would imagine she wa3 caricaturing the brainless votaries of fashion in other lands ; but she is only dressing as her people have dressed and walking as they have walked for centuries. The obi serves another purpose in Japan. When a woman becomes a widow she makes no change in It unless she wishes to- announce her purpose never to- marry again, in which case she tifes her obi in front; How effectual this iB to ward off proposals who can know ? but as it is always and everywhere the privilege of a woman to change her mind, it is said the obi occa- sionally in such a case works its way around to its irmal position behind. A FIGHT WITH OAMANCHES.— The following despatch is published by theiJKcm York Tribune ofthe Cmoiao, III., Oct. 15.— To- the Adjutant- general of tho Army.— CoL Mackenzie's command had a fight with the Camanehei on the North Folk ol tho Red Elver, billing 23 lies wero found, and canluring the camp d children. In additlon* to tho killing ot Lieut Crosby, CoL Stanley reports that Lieut. Lewis D. Adair ol the 22nd Infantry, was mortally wounded by an Indian on the 4th inst. and died on tha 6th. lteut Adair mortally wounded the Indian who shot Mm, and tho Indian was subsequently killed. Colonel Stanlsy'a servant was also killed by Indians who chased and same near catching General Rosser. This all occurred near Heart River Cross- ing. forty- four miles from Rice. Lljutenant Adair's body will be brought in. Stanley's command Will be at Rice en the 19th or 19th.— P. a SUEMDAX, Lleutenant- QeneraL BRUTAL MURDER IN FRANCE.— A brutal mur- der has just beonsCommitted at B& yonrie' bh'tfne person of a gentleman oftroperty, named Rausch, a- foreigner by birth, but who had settled thcW, after making his fortune as a jeweller at the Havarmah. ije resided with a female servant at the Allces- Marmea on the road to La- Barre, but was accustomed to pass his eveningB at a cafe in the town, usually leaving at about half- past ten. He did not return home on the night of the 20th, and on the following morning his bddy waa found in a garden which is separated from the road by a palisade. The head was almost severed from the trunk, and a knife- wound in the head had been in- flicted with such force that the point of the blade had broken in the akulL The coat and waiscoat had been taken off, and were found lying by the side of the corpse with the pockets emptied, and those of the trousers turned inside out. His watch, money, and keys had been taken, but the murderers had left a pencil- case, a gold toothpick, and an eye- glasB, also a diamond ring which they had apparently attempted in vain to draw from the finger. The crime had erf* i denUy bees tomnltted by more than eue ponoo 1 THE BURNING OF THE " AMERICA'' AT YOKOHAMA. The Japan ifatlgivcs fall particulars of this catastrophe :— Never since the year 1861, when the steamer Golden Gate was burnt off Manzaailla and over 300 lives lost, has the Pacific Mail Steamship Company suffered so severe a loss as that caused by the burning of the Amo- ica on Saturday night. The loss of life by the latter catastrophe is, it is true, a mere bagatelle com- 1 pared with the drowning or burning- of over 300 per-! sons; but the America was the finest wooden ship in the world. She was built in 1869, - at a cost of about 1,60^ 000 dais., with a registered tonnage of 4,551 tops. The alarm of fire waa given at eleven at night, and every man was at hia post in a moment, ready to do the orders of Captain Doane, who, as good fortune would have it, waa, with nearly every officer of the ship, on board, although asleep. Captain Doane waa the first in the raloon with- the hose, and despite the smoke, so dense that nothing could be seen of the seat of the fire,' he worked against the advancing de- struction with all the energy of desperation. At this time it began to be evident that the fire jvas one which could not be extinguished in a few minutes, and when Captain Doane waa driven back, unable to stand the emoke, the thought waa rather to- save life than to do ought else. But still all fought on; inch by inch, foot by foot they retired, as the smoke forced them backhand then, with aacdden and furious roarj buret forth the flames, filling the saloon, and, in fact, practically deciding the fate- of the gallant ship. To - flood the magazine waa Captain Doanefs nest desire, ( but in the effort - to do so he was driven over the bow by the flames, and narrowly escaped drowning. The officers, seeing that all- that could be dene to • save the ship would piove ineffectual, turned their thoughts to saving the- passengera, and the Chinamen, a few of them with the baggage, were soon pent down the gangway into the boats which had been lowered. But so great was the crush, and - co many Chinamen crowded on to the ladder, that it gave way, and about 60 of them were precipitated into the water. Many were picked « p; but as all those who were still on the ship had to jump overboard, and as many could not swim, there were doubtless some lost. Up • to Sunday evening, however, only five or six bodies had been found, and it may be that this covers the riumber of those who lost their lives. The passengers saftv the. officers themselves jumped overboard, and, as far oa we could learn, all were saved without . difficulty; some doubts, iiowever, being expressed with regard to two men, Stevens, the third mate, and Barker, the engi- neers' store keeper. It waa some time after tbiBi that Captain Doane left the ship. By this time the flames had enveloped the vessel from end to end, and crowds of persons put off in boats to Witness the . sad scene and, if possible, to save the lives of any unfor- tunate beings struggling in the water. To do anything to save the ahip was impossible. She was inevitably doomed to burn to the water's edgd, un-, less it should be found possible to scuttle her. This was, indeed, attempted; several launches put off from the men- of- war, with howitzers, but the effect of the shot on the sides of the ship, three feet thick at the water line, was like that of a pistol bullet against a stone wall. The shot fell back into the water, scarcely doing more than denting the sides of the great stop. The fire gradually crept down, the ship rose from the water as she burned, till as daylight - same she was one body of tiame. Then the fire reached the powder maga- zine ; but its contents being flooded burnt f^ adually and harmlessly. And so all day she burnt, till the * lvancing rain and wind some whs* quenched the everlasting blaze. Then it was decided to let her drift over to Kanagawn, and, loosened from her moorings, she was towed off, but unfortunately, on her way fouled three ships, each of which was somewhat damaged. And now she lies at Kanagawa, with only her funnel to mark her resting place, a sad remembrance of what fire may ma few hours do to one of the finest works of man. What la lost in her we cannot estimate. The treasure may or may not be saved ; and this aW amounts * r400£ 00 dollarL The officers of the ship lost all they had, while the saloon passer*, only two- of! board, lost everything exoept the clothes they wore. VVhat f rei^ lit was on board few, if any can tell; but it is certain that its value was very considerable. • The origin of the fire is entirely unknown. It broke out in the after hold, but its cause is a inytrtery to alL ance, careful thought by ton Blent impulse, solid judgment and sound reason by the party cry of each passing moment, religious faith by intemperance, vice; and folly. But this is only the eatfitst stage of the inevitable progress. Side by side with the changes by which number is made supremely absolute we see in every direction an immense development of military science and the arts of war. The nations compliment each other, and distrust each other. Their armies are recruited and equipped on a acaleunknown to former days. The navies of Greece, and Home, and Carthage would' perish before one of our modern ironclads, and their phalanx or legion be swept away by the rifles of a single battalion or a few troops of onr horse artillery. The reign of mere numbers of voters ashamed of their Own acts and votes, that shun the daylight, can never last long in1 the times of severe conflict, and amid the strife < ff nations. Soon or late it . must give place to. the sterner empire of the sword. A bare majority,' apart fiom human and Divine law, has no right over the minority. Its-^ Vim rests on the, silent assumption that the units are equaljiand that * greater number implies the greater power. But when, as in time of civil Conflidt, it is clear that one strong determined willis stronger than a thousand Irresolute, ignorant • men. bne regiment - of armed soldiery than tenp. or hundreds of thousands without discip% e,, appis, or mutnal'trust, the spectral shadow. of power must soon give way to the stern reality of a mflitary. despptisln. When all the old landmarkshave been swept away, the empire of mere numbers may succeed fpr ; a moment, but must soon be followed by the'emplre of the sword. The one great remedy to be found is a genuine revival,, a growing and earnest cultivation and practical enforce- ment of moral science, - Bpt tEe high importance of a renewed and enlarged-' s tody., and exposition of moral: truth results not only from the present state of natural philosophy and the political signs ,<? f the tunes, but from the recent changes and futur^ prospec^ s pit dangers < jf our Universities themselves, " Theafe aijcitnt and venerable institutions, mossgroWn with a^ e, are now passing ,. through tfye. great crisis of their owp. i „ history. The changesnowat work are such as some of their Bona regard with hope and satisfaction, bnt'many, also, , with deep apprehension and fear. All the outward but- tressesof Christain faith, all'token s of coi'porateatid em- bodiedGhristianity, are pther melting'atvsybr' violently removed, in obedience to the negative and m6derjn creed. The change hiu? grown out of the internal strifes and resulting feebleness of the. Christian Church;; and St, occurs at the very season when a mighty tide- wave of sceptical thought and religious indifference has invaded the main c^ ntrps of intellectual activity, and spjreads and penetrates in alj ranks of society down tb the masses of thfljpeople. That maintenance of Christian faith and morals in our Colleges Rnd Universities which always rested mainly must hendefor^ h rest almost wholly upon individual effort., The Bacred names We Inherit from our Founders, worn down by trivial u § e, v have lost their meaning. To strangers who come among us they mpst sound almost like painful mockeries. They are like shadows of a departing glory, gleams that linger . upon _ the mountain tops when the sun, is going down. It mustnowdepwid more than ever upon the faith and zeal and moral tone of our Tutors and Professors whether the University of Bacon, Milton, and Newton, whether these College? rich with memo- rials of plpty and learning, shall be even beyond fotmfer" yeara a nomeand centre of Christian faith and sound theology, pure ethical teaching, high and noble thought bathed in the daylight of the_ Gospel of Christ, or whether dark shadows of growing doubt and disbelief from the confused mixture of all schools and creeds ' shall settle down upon them. They would then become lik'e'fnoBu dismal places of Edom where birds of night were to build and hatch Mid gatherunder their shadow, and find for themselves a place of rest." 1 / The Professor concluded a very eloquent lecture' witjh these words:—" Shoald Oxford and Cambridge renounce or forget their high calling, and suffer the lamp of Divine truth to drop from their hands, thie .' prospect, not for themselves alone, but for the nafldih' of which they have been the prideand ornament, must be mournful in the extreme. . They have been, and ought, still to be, the intellectual eyes of a great Christian empire, lighthouses shewing the light"' of, heavenly truth far and wide pver^ eufewsive genera- tions of Mankind. : We shall fhrti have to apply to them, in deep' Eorrtn^, the lamentation ascribed to a loving heart, wMh arash multitude, in their fancied zeal for liberty, had inflicted loss of eyesight on j their best and noblest friend— " ' O. palm, grand eyas, ftitlngnlahed In a storm, " ' Blo^ n out like lights o'er melancholy seiu, " ' Though shrieked for by the shipwrecked.' This great University, not only the constant home tff physical science, and the nursery both of martyrs and1, divines, but which can claim for. its own treasure' Newton's immortal Scholium and Bacon's' earn& t1 prayer that ' human knowledge may never" cloud Divine mysteries,' ha$ better prospects in store. Great names may have passed away from us, but our sdil is still fertile in thought and intelligence, in scholarship and scientific training." r T'heUarl « f Harrowby, in moving the adoption of. the report, said the resolutions of the committee were only a carrying out of the conclusion which the Chajnb sr panic to about three years ago. and the y had - retaine 3 a continuity of opinion upon the subject which • was creditable to them, and was some assurance ' that tb.- ey had co'ifae to a right decision. He im agined that there were two great divisions of opinion in re- gard to the best means of giving better eecuritv to the tenant- farmer than at present existed ; some being in favour of leases, while others thought that an agree- ment for a lease, but with a- Bhorter power of deter- mination and with provisions for compensationt, to the' tenant were preferable. He thought the Chamber generally agreed that the latter plan waa tlie best, and it' sfeemed to him - that there waa thra great defect ' ii' the system of leases for yenra, that there was a temptation " to a great breach of continuity, as towards the end of a certain time the tenant's in- terest in $ ie, Jfarm waa materially affnoted. Ho felt that he was likely to go out at a certain, time, when the farm Would probably be re- valued and the improve- ments he had made re- valued against. him? and, alto- gether, his hold upon the property to which he was attached personally was very much diminished. many parts Of the country, especially in Scotland, it was the result of the system of leases for years, and at the determination of tie leases tihe farms were put up by auction tp the highest bidder, which seemed to him to be the most uncomfortable possible relation between landlord and tenant. Therefor e, the committee had rather put aside the Question of leases. for a deter- minate period of years, and looked for security for the Capital ( jf'the tenant- farmer to provisions which would insure that full j list ice should be done him at his part- ing; and he himself thought that the tenant- farmer should not only h'avei full justice, but that the turn of the scale should always be in hia favour, ( Ap- plause.) J The farmer threw his heart and soul into the farm, and he. aught to feel that it was hia own estate as far as was compatible with his not being the owner. He ought to fefel that it was a property upon which he might bestow all his capital and all his affections, with a full security that he Would receive no damage. ( Hear, heat.), There was very little that wafi new. in the pro- visions of the proposed form of agreement, although there were soige that were not generally adopted ; suca, for instance, as the- case^ Sf ttfelva months' notice being given in| tea<\ of six, except in the cases where exe- cutors were cpnberned, His own experience taught, him that in such" cases it was nearly two years before the farm< gotf into permanent hands, ftnd it. was not desirable to lengthen that period, Qiiqttyer'principle •' of; the agreement was that there shpuld be no restrictions a3 to cropping during the cdntihtiatace of the tenancy, but only as to the state' or ttfe'! farm ' when- the tenant left. He thought they w'ere all . agreed i upon this, that t) iera. should be, great" ® ? 1 elbow- room given to farmers, and that the; leading strings wMch formerly r^ her . fettered . than guided . them wfere no longer, necessary. Then they came to year many severe and even fatal cases occurred in the town of Nottingham among the poor, who had been deprived of the use of fresh vegetables during the past • muter. The cause was attributed to the potato dis- ease, which, it may be remembered, prevailed at this time! In the » same year scurvy appeared in Glasgow, also in Paris, ea well as in other cities - aud towns in the " United Kingdom, tmd on the Continent. It reap- peared in Ireland coincident with the potato famine. It, therefore, behoves us " to think twice" before dis- carding the potato from our workhouse dietaries. Some years since, during months' of continued observation of the prisoners confined in the Penitentiary at Mill- bank, Sir Thomas Watson had remarked, without being ' able to ac6otint for it, that among the small number o^ soldiers committed for comparatively short periods, for offences against military discipline, scurvy was not Uncommon, whereas it was noticed in one in- stance only among the much more numerous class of Conv icts, whos'o term of imprisonment was considerably ' longer. ' Div William Baly was afterwards appointed physician to the Penitentiary, and the same curious fact,' we are' told by Sir Thomas, soon caught his, attention. By the examination and comparison of varipu c dietaries— those, namely, which have been adopted at different periods in the Peniten iap' itself, thbBe which, at the eame period, were r' « « 3cribed respect r/ ely for the military offenders and for the ordinar j convicts, and those in use in sundry other gaols i t which scurvy occurred with different degrees' \ of frequency— Dr. Baly has shown, Sir Thomas Watson state3, most satisfactorily, that the liability to that malady has a strict relation to the amount o f Succulent vegetables . consumed by the pri- soners, and especially of potatoes. " Wherever this disease ha s prevailed, there the diet of the prisoners, though oft'en abundant in other respects, has contained no potatoe s, or only a very small quantity. In several prisons tht i occurrence of scurvy has wholly ceased on the additio n of a few pounds of potatoes being made to the we ekly dietary. There are many prisons in which the diet, from its unvaried character and the absence of animal food as well as green vegetables, ia apparently most, inadequate to the maintenance of health, anol where, nevertheless, from its containing abnndance . of potatoes, scurvy is not produced." Apart from the an ti- scorbutic properties of potatoes, it should be known tfc at they contain a very considerable amount of nutritive material; that they are, in short, food as well as medicine. I Would, i n conclusion, suggest to masters of work- house^ and others, that instead of expunging the potato— the most valuable of all succulent vegetables— from the die tary sc^ le, a emaUer quantity be given and the deficiem; nK made up by onions, greens, carrots, turnips, tomivtpe3, watercress, sorrel, dandelion, oranges and lemons, Or, A sxnad. 1 quantity of lime- juice, all of which may be reckoned among the valuable antiscor- butic vegetables. But why not follow the excellent advice gi ven Ijy Dr. Hooker in Tn$ Times a few weeks since?" l^ ar better to adopt hia suggestion than to ex- periment with peas- pudding, haricdt beans, and boiled rice, the utter worthles3ne3s" of- whith in preventing , scurry hai i so repeatedly been proved. It cannot be tqo f^ piWy impressed that the neglect of'preventing disease ' frei \ uently . costs for more than the means theu^ selves. ' ' '. WORKIN G MEN AND THE BALLOT. The following memorial has been forwarded'by the Labour Repi resentation League to . Jlt. Porster, M. P. :— " That your m> imoralists view with profound dli satisfaction and recMt the fi ulure of the Ballot Act In its orient form the assumed surplus or ino crop, auu estimate assumes that all the tonnage to arrive during the balance of the season will be chartered for Uie grain trade, and makes no account of the demands for carrying lumber, cpal, dyewoods, and other product*. The bulk of the grain so far has been shipped to Eng- land, only a small proportion of wheat and flour having been sent to Australia. And from what is now known of the condition of the home and foreign markets, these proportions are not likely to be changed. The choice quality of the California wheat will secure it a ready sale in the English markets, and give it n preference. With respect to the scarcity of tonnage, it is scarcely to be expected that the deficiency can be immediately sup- plied, owing in the firet place to general scarcity of ocefsu tonnage, and in the next place to a want of freighti to San Francisco, as it would not pay to Bend vessels in ballast to that port merely for outwtod cargoa ol grain. So the prospects are that the all important transportation question will loom up on the Bacifio coast and attract increasing attention. With one- half the entire wheat crop of California locked up for want of internal and external transportation, and with the increasing requirements for the movement of the other natural products of the State, it will be seen that, so far as the people of that State are concerned, they have a very deep interest in the solution of this question. WHERE WILL IT END? Tne 8UCOS83 of our f'rst- born ironclad Warrior was so great that e very naval Po^ r, from. the Russian to the Turk, . thereupon set to work to cC2? truct an iron fleet ( remarks Tht Timts in an article on " Guns and Armour"). This led to the exciting contest the world has witnessed during the past ten year*, in which- the powere of offence, represented by artillery, and of de- fence by armour, have advanced almost pari jhusu, sometimes one, sometimes the other being slightly in Advance, until at length we have arrived at a period when the naval architect appears to be driven tp his wit's end. . Every nation has followed this policy, and we. have thus been led to estimate and supply the requirements 6f tl'ie British- Navy by carefully watching the progress of other nations in designing and constructing sh^ ps of war, jind taking care that our own Fleet shall be fore than ekqual both in the number, pow? r, and class 0* its" ships to that actually at the disposal of any other nation. The question has accordingly assumed' the forni of a gigantic, game of, international beggar- my- neighbour, in whiohoit appears our last best card, the Devastaturh,^ has been trumped by the Peter tile GruU. REWARD FOR SAVING LIFE. t His ExcdlfncvMajor- Gpnepijl P. M. N. Guy.' C. B., Lieutenant- Govenior of Jersey; Baron Cnasy, French Vice- consul,/ and others interested iff shipping attended at the Custom- hoin'e at St. Helier on Friday morning to witness the presentation to Captain Edward Kent of a valuable telescope awarded by the , Fr'en « h Government for the gallant conduct displayed by him. in reactyng. the captain and crew of the Jrench logger Jfannie., together with the wife and ' child of Captain CarborcL who were also in the vessel. On the morning of the Jls't of January last Captyin Kent, commanding the sloop Teaser, while on his paesi'ge to La Eochelle, descried the Fai^ ti with a flag of distress flying Off the Roches Douvres, near UiJhant, a heavy , aea. running and the wind blowing a' gale from S. S. W. The Teaser bore down to " her,' and Captain Kent, finr* » - ing her in a sinking state, agreed to stand by'her anl. take off the crew. The <^ ptain's wife and chfld were first received by the Jkhrinie'i boat, wMch' wa/ then taken in tow by the Teaser and brouuht under the - very difficultrmatter. , He himself was no sportSnianbr strict game preserver, , but he did not see how they 1 Were to. get nd of the . eyfls ^ ttendjng tH6' Over- preser va- fion Pf game exCept by inteifering with the liberty " of contract, br telling the, tenant that he njight let his game to anyrfine but his landlord. He thought it wordd be a very harsh thing to say that the Landlord, the real owner,, was the only person who was not to have the enjoyment of sport. He did not see any juat mode of dealing with the question, except good sense and arbitration— although he admitte^ that ih tjiia case arbitration was npt sp easily applicable as in others, . ^ here lit. waa resprt^ to. at the end of a . tenancy, for though arbitration during the contMiahce 6f a tenancy might'settle the particular point, at issue, it would not « ettte the state of feeling between landlord and tenant. He feared that in many cape § if the. landlord were dis- satisfied ..• with the result," it might leave in his mind a feeUng that'he would like to have another tenant. • Compensation foj , unexhausted improremehts and , tha, value of , . artificial food arid manures pur. chased during the last year of the tenancy were all very properly to be. " left to arbitration. It seemed to him th^ torie of the most valuable. novel ties , in the agreement was the encouragement given to a tenant to leave fhe^ land fcjean by paying him rather oyer than under the'amount he had expended in clean- ing it, foj: one, pound expended J5n preventing land getting fpul. was worth two spent in cleaning it after- wards. , In concision the' noble Earl said the general principle of the agreement was that all differences ber tween lapdlord ana tenant should be settled, not by an app£ aj, tfl law. but by arbitration, except when Pther- wise expressly stipulated between the parties. If persons choqe to contract' themselves out of the pro- posed law. j. et ' them do so, for they would do it with their eyes open ; but what they wished to see carried was an Act of Parliament providing that where ghe parties made no'sn'ecifiii agreement to the contrary, all disputes b'etween'landlord and tenant should be settled by arbitration. ( Hear,' heir.) With: these dbse'rya^ tions^ e moved that the Chamber sanction the report of the committee, in order that it might be sent lip to the Central Chamber for general criticism. ( Applause.) l^' TJ'a Smith seconded the motion. He said the committee ihrdr£ wing upIhe report had acted . under the belief - tfiat the landlord and the tenant were not conflicting parties, but twP fine horses bred in the same , stably, who infght be train- d to step well together., As a Conservative, 1 fife quoted from the Earl of Derby and ot& er eminent leadeiB of his party expressions showing, that the general principles ui> on which the memoran- dum'' of agreement was based were such as ythey had sh^ dbflred fdrth in discmsing this question. Colonel Dyott, M P., though taking exception to one or twp paragraphs in the report and memorandum of agreement, pofdiafly and entirely approve i . the gent= Ku principle_ tbat' arbitration should be- Treported to at the termination of a tenancy. As to the vexed question of game, he paw his1 way very clearly through it, and he had always thonght ' that there was no particular relation between Ifmdlord and tenant which capawe of an erisy aolntion. If game did L^ amage to a tenant's crops, let him go to theflandlord, at^ d; tayj r,| " mu3t have compensation^ 4ha game xnu » t he destroyed.'' ( A tenant farmer : " If a tenant did tSw; he" would g'Poii' gef notice toloave." Ciie3 rotu He- « , Hp himself never had ja^' difiiculty with the £ ame ( Question. At the same time ha entirely disapprove. d a landlord letting the shooting to strangers, to secure to elt ctora. the independent aud untrammelled eierclpe of their 1 Iranchlae by Becret voniig. as was proved at the recent electlo ns( one Parliamentary aud the othermuni- clpal) at Preston and Wakefield, when persons acting on be- half of the so- call ed ' Constltiitionul' party surrounded the polling- booths, ao- UcitlBg and obtaining information aS tp how the votes ha> i been given, thus effecting by systema^ tlsed effort a sul ( version of tha Jaw by its evasion. Your memorialists, fra akly accepting the Ballot Act of last session, not as a joullity or shuui, but as a measure of en- lightened stateam. eaishlp,,. roaUy intended to secure freedom of eloction by sdcrecy of voting, and to pravent unscrnpu- Icos persons from exercising coerclye power over the action . of poor and detenu'ent men. pray yoa to use your influence with your colleagnes in the Cabinet to authorise your, intro- duction in the next iieshlon of Parliament of a bill declara- tory of the Legislature's intention in posjlng the Ballot Act. For preventing the aforesaid and other improper and dis- honourable practices at future elections, your memorialists humbly suggest that such bill shall provide :— 1. Jhat any violation or evasion of the secrecy of Voting, or the intention of the Afet, either by the col- lectloti of cards' after polling, prying Into the balloting chamber, or otherwise, shall be punishable as a mis- demeanour. 2. That any> Interference with or molestation of an elector by a canvasser or other person within a pre- scribed distance from the polling booth during the hours of polling, shall also be punishable as a misde- meanour. 3. " That if Parliament deems it impracticable to abolish paid agents altogether, It shall, nevertheless, restrict as much da possible the action of such persons at i. T/ io pryhihit- lon of the employment of paid canvassers, and alsO'Of all house- to- house canvasslBg ; as the ln- ordiiiafe power these afford to candidates for ascertsin- .'' ing nrid'come- piently interfering with tho opinions of eleotors is destructive to th<). freedom of choice. Every • one who, i » - werthy to possess tfye franchise ought aurely to bo left » cj make up his own mind, and exercise . toi uijjl-' ased choice as to the rival cindidnt^ R Your memorialists earnestly hope, therefore, that yon will see fit to gjve ' practical effect to the foregoing - Buggeetlons, and, as in duty bound, will over pray." Mr. Forster had sent the following reply :— " ' " Eilncatlori Department, Whitehall, Oot, 21,1872.— Sir,— Sir. Fo^ r'desires mai'to ac'inowlodge, the receipt of the memorial from tho L ibour B'lprcsei. tatlan Leagi^ i which Was iorwurde-! to. him at Ualmoral. He wishes me to » ' ay that he allb Qwelulb'.' collider the memorial, together with any o$ Hei ltilera or representatloo he may receive respecting the " O'kin^ of the ballot,— I remdn; jffi? yohr obedient servant, ( slgiiein, IT T."' Bryant.— To P. M. Latham, E » q., President" of iht Labour KepreionUtlon League." FTIIIL: GEOWINO UT* 1 MICMOAK. — A cor: e- g> ondcnt of the American HorturuHuriit pay3, " To- day X have gone through the sixty acres of peach iorchard. belonging to Mr. Dyclnnan. This orchard is a splendid, cine- j- ICO tree* to the acre, and the esti- mated crppjhis'year is 10,000 baskets! I have also X^ ited the fniit/ arm of Mr. Bidwe- U on the Lake shore. Hi id little fariri of 12 acres is only four years from the e'-^ mp; yot the produce of grap- s list year wa, 7,000 lba., and tliis year it will probably exceed 15,000 lbs. He also expects to pi< ik nearly 500baskets of peaches, having. 600 trees just coming into bearing. Hia vineyard of 5,000 grapes embraces all the choicest varieties. Of; pears he has 000 trees, seme of them loaded with fryit. Plenty of berries of all kinds. On a farib of SO,' teres, owned by Mr. Bailtv, are about 20 acreB devoted ' to apple orchards. In'one of ther) orchard2W trees, of 12 year,?' stamiing, Uiere were I B^ thCTrd i yedr ' over • Jv8( fo buahels, an average of nearly 10 buahela to the tree!" lee of the sinlring YOTifl, ^'.'"" cons7de" rabl( ji " diffi- culty, the whole of the " crew were taken off and safely placed cna> d3r^ thC' Teaser, where they were supplied with food and dry clothing, and the next day landed at Morlaix. The lannie had 6ft. of water in tho cabin at the time of the rescue, and the captain's wife wag compelled to take refuge on the companion ladder, partly immersed in water. Tho JTannic had three days previously, when off Brest, ladep with palt, struck on a ro' 6k and commenced at once to take in walen She " was on the pWnt of foundering wljen the Teaser came to the rescue. These facts having become known to ' the'French Govertlment it was resolved to recognize the valuable sertfert ren- dered - by Captain Kent, and bis Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor, who miide the presentation, passed a high, eulogium on his courage and buirianity. Baron Cussy, in the name of the French GrtVfariment, also complimented hifa and th inked him highly for the services he had: rendered his distressed' fellow- countrymen. ', • - mi RESTORING EVICTED TENANTRY. The ceremony of " restoring" the evicted tenantry of Captain Nolan was performed on Tuesdays in the Roman Catholic Chapel- of Cummer, near. Tuam. Captain Nolan and the arbitrators. Sir John Gray. Father Lavelle, and Mr. A. M Sullivan, w^ e present, and about two hundred people assem- bled in ^ the church. A proposed open- air de- monstration had to be abandoned on account of the inclement weather. , , The , ten tenants effected by the award were present, except one, who waa represented by a relative. The award had decreed the restoration of the tenantry to their original hold- ings, but as these had been leaeed to another this be- came impossible, and surrendered by the Fran- ciscan monks./ w the jpurooSe was now Substituted. Three of the tenants elated to accept a money compen- sation, and accordingly received checks, tw6 of £ 60 each, and one of £ 45, the last mentioned being taken charge of by Father Lavelle,- who stated that he had recently lent the person 6htitled tb receive ft £ 10. Sir John Gray ^ plained the nature of the leases, which ho described as the very tnc& K of leases, amf Wafford- J^ aolution of the land Question. The leases are fqr 10,000 yeara, thi holdlbls.' being eight acres each, at rents varying fromlBr to per acre, liable to in- crease or reduction by arbitratidn, on application to the landlord or tenant, and on the basis of the current pricM , of the crops. S^ thes were then delivered, banking the arbitrators. Mr. Sullivan and Father Lavelle also spoke, the latter in Irish. The principal members of the party then left for " New Porta- carron " op cars, to instal the tenants in their hold- ings. The procession was accompanied by the Toam braes band. A FISHER OF MEN.— A well known angler was fishing at a tronting stream, when he was accosted by tho minister, who asked him as to his bucce^ s. The angler, after replying, said to tbe minister—^ Dae ye no try the rod youtsej'r', " Qh, no," replied the minister, with pious awe and eyes upturned 71 am a fisher of men," " Oh, indeed," replied Sandy, " but I doot ye're nae great hand q't, for I lookTf into yon* creel yesterday, and it was unco eiapty." CALIFORNIAN WHEAT CROP. The 2ito0 York BxUUtin ciTea tho following enoouregh* account of tho surplus wheat crop In California The surplus wheat product of California will be even larger than was anticipated. Later accounts indicate that the wheat crop just harvested, after supplying the home wants of the people, will yield a surplus of no less than 12,000,000 centals, or 600,000 tons, available for exportation. This is more than double the export* of the former most prosperous year, when Oregon flour constituted _ no inconsiderable proportion of the exports of California. If we add the surplus pro- ducts of the Oregon harvest, which has been excepbon- ably good this year, and the bulk of which usually seeks a market vid San Francisco, it will be seen that tho grain yield of the Pacific States is beyond all pre- cedent, and is of greater monetary value than the entire mining products of which the world takes so much note. It is also to be remembered that this year*' crops on the Pacific are unsurpassed both in quality and quantity, and in this respect differ from the crops in the Eastern States, which are generally poorer in quality than in quantity. This fact places CaHfarnkn in the advantageous position of having a vast quan- tity of the kinds of grain that are most needed in the foreign markets. At present, however, California is em- barrassed by this excess of wealth, and, strange to say, has not the means of turning it to a proper account. It lackB, in the firet place, the means for moving the crrain CTOD from the interior to the seaboard, and then there is a serious deficiency of shipping at Saa Francisco for tho transportation of the CTain to foreign markets. Taking into calculation the gram already exported and all the vessels in the foreign and coasting trade available, and the number that " will arrive in San Francisco during the next four months, it is estimated that the total tonnage capabilities will bo only available for moving ajToreeate of 6,500,000 centals, or only about half TP6 ° . ' . ' _ C iV.. A .. A » (.;> and he thought that this practice was a practical grievanoe which ought to be put down. ( Heer, hear.) As to rabbits, the tenant ought to have leave to destroy them all the year round in any way he chose, for they were animals which r. ever grew to be worth a shilling Until they had dor. e at' least two shillings' worth of harm. ( Hear, hew.) After some discussion, the report of the committee was unanimously adopted, subject to certain verbal alterations. The memorandum of agreement was then disclosed at great length, but the question turned upon points of detail of no interest to the general public. The only clause in which any important alteration was made was one relating to game, which was altered HO as to give the tenant the power to take hares from the lst of November till the 1st of March. HINTS ABOUT SCURVY. Mr. W. Domett Stone, M. D., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon*, 19, Oxford terrace, Hyde- park, London, nag sent the following letter to The - Times for publication. There is a notice in the British Medical Journal of Saturday last to tho effect that the master of the Marylebone Workhouse has obtained the sanction of the Guardians to vary the diet for the purpose of in- tfoducing certain articles, such as peas- pudding, haricot beans, and boiled rice, in lieu of potatoes, which at the present time are exceptionally dear. Against this ex- periment I hope you will allow me to enter a strong prdtest, Which I do under the firm conviction that anv such change would be a great mistake, and one which, if carried out, would inevitably be fraught with dire conse- • ouonces. It must be in the memory, of many of your readers that some 20 or 30 yearsia* o, When potatoes, greens, and other vegetables were very scarce in North - Wales, scurvy prevailed to an alarming extent. The poor people, when questioned respecting their mode of living, mostly told the same tale— via., that they had not tasted vegetables for twelve or eighteen months, and had lived' chiefly on bread and butter and tea, a little meat, but no kind of vegetable. In the same TENANT- RIGHT IN EN GLAND. An important meeting of the ' Staff or dshire Chamber of Agriculture was held on Si . turday at the " 6 wan " Hotel, Stafford, for the purpor « of reco iving the report of the committee appointed t o conside r the subject of land tenure. Mr. Neville, P resident c f tho Chamber, occupied the chair, and amor jg those pi resent were tho Earl of Harrowby, KG.,. Colonel Dyott, MP., Colonel Levett, Mr. B. H.. Masfen, His. C. B. Keel- e Secretary read the r eport of the » committee as follows:— Your committee, having fully consider < « a the question of land tenure, ha » arrived at the conclurior i that in order to iBiure the bestpo& aiblo cul Uvatlon of tb e aoil it Is necessary to Afford greater security t<, the tensnt- f* xraer than at present exists for the capital Inves ted in Its cut tlvatlon. Your com- mittee la, theretore, of op mlon that iti i deali- able to provide by law, as regards agrfcu) tural tenanci « to finally determine the amount du0 « ither to landlord ford eprecUiiion of property by default of tenant, or to tenant for unexhausted Improve- ments, and that, oxoept. when otherw lse expressly stipulated bV contract between die parties, » J1 fiiflereows between. lMidiord and, tenant'. oi i the explratk on of a tenancy shall be referred to' arbitratio n, either by pubUc arbitrators or in manner recommend ed in tho following agreement :— Your committee str rngly reoomnw mds tha amexed memo- randum of agreomer it for general adoption In the district, for the toIlowUg r. aaons :— Belie- ring that tfco one object, compensation to tl < o tenant, is ei itirely consistent with tho other, protection totte- landlor d,- th* committee has en- dear oared to put ' ; he principle wve enunciate i into a de- finite md pr » c tier J shape by dra* ring rrp a form rf agreement which would lea re tenants as unrestricted U practicable, m aba It their inte rest to farm wePl to tho end of thtt; r tenan cles, and so eataQ no. loss upon the " landlord or the aixt tenant. There Is very lit tie that Is new in the provisions' of this pro- • posed form of agreement, although some of tht m are not getierefiy « dop1; ed-^ lz., aatotbe termination of ti nanCy- K months' notice, to bo given dastead Of the usual \ T « , except when execute re. of tenants ue concerned. No rvstrictlons es to crqppin g during tho continuance of tho tenincjy, but only as to tho - state Of tho farm when leaving. Ke- servatlosi Of feathered game only. Compensation t » > tenants tor the Unexhausted value of purchased- food and nn inures used diXlng the last years. pl tenancy, and " for In g land clean. Tho obiaat of the committee has been to sec are to tenanU a raturn for their expenditure, llborty to cojttvate their l-'- nd said dispose of their crops In the way that * rill pay ! thorniest, under such conditions aa will, prevent doiieclora- tlon'iM their farms and tho removal of the objection to g& me- prtsei- ving. Betloving that tho adoption of such n n agroo- manC would promote the interests of landlords and tenants, 1 as - well » a Uiat kindly feeling which should' alwujs « xl# i between ({ hem, the committee- venture^ to submit It totfce considers ilon of the members of tha Staffordshire CJtaprtar i olericulture. ™ ' ' i ' i An elaborate memorandum of agreement wa3 appended Tha London correspondent of the' Scotsman says the at- ana- out. Bepubllcans have foV some time - pait been anxious to'effect a national orpanbat'oo among themncIres. They claim tb have something like eighty dirfereat Repub- lican clubs in tho metropolis, and in the principal towns and cities ol the kingdom, but there is no comspondenfle- malnUined between these tflabs, an3 nothing like'unity of1 action or purpose among them. MORAL PHILOSOPHY at CAMBRIDGE. The Profeaaor of Moral Philosophy ( the Bev. T. R. Eirks) delivered his inaugural lecture in the Arts School, Cambridge, on the 21st inst. The subject of tbe lecture was " The Present Importance of Moral Science," in the course of which the Professor consi- dered the three following aspects of the study:— Firet, from the present state of physical science ; secondly, from the political features of the age ; and the prospects tf the University between the great and growing con- flict between religious neutrality and the Christian faith. The following extract upon the pobtical features of the age was received with deep interest Mr. Birks said:—" The political features of the day in which we live supply another proof to thoughtful minds of the vast importance of a renewed and deepened school of moral teaching both in our old " Cnivenitiea and all the minor centres of thought and education throughout the land. Our British Constitution originally placed the seat of national power in the Sovereign succeeding by fixed laws — reigning by the grace of God, brought under oath and covenant, and guided by the advice and judg- ment of two distinct Houses, one representing the past historical life of the nation and the other tbe wishes, desires, and hopes of the living genera- tion. This Constitution has slowly paffled away; It has suffered a ' sea change' into a different'and even an opposite ideaL First, the power has been gradually fr-^ Rferred from the Crown to its Ministers and . ad- visers, whose advice it is now reckoned a crime in a • nominal Sovereign ever to disobey. " Next, the House which represents the permanent and historical bfe of the nation has been ainkingmore andmore to the lower level of a fly wheel on the engine of State, to equalise its action, and regulate and temper, but never to oppose, the supposed wifl of the representatives of the people. The doctrine of representation iteeif has pa « 4ed; or is now passing, through a farther change. Not m onr schools alono, but in our theories- of politics, tbe lawB of morality, ancient covenants and oaths, and the lessons of religious faith are ready to be thrust aside, the addition table to be enthroned in their stead. We are told by able writers that we are already a Republic in everything but the name. The - supreme power by the modem theory is vested neither in * he Crown nor Peers, but simply - and absolutely- in tho. House of Commons, or rather fc a bare majority or its members to be chosen, if . possible, by bare majorities^ also, in eqtull electoral districts; by manhood suffrage, . without distinction of sex, and presently even, perhaps,; of age. The family, tha : guild, . the neighbourhood,, tie county, the distinctions of. wealth, experience, birth, education, the trusts and covenants inherited from former ages— all are to disappear. In . thfJ Brititfi Constitution, aa thus finally reformed and re- vised, the genius'of arithmetic unvexed by disturbing force of religion and morality is tft, '^ eign supreme. Millir. na of votes silently given in the durk, by voters carefully armed with the political; richt of endless evasion aud undetected concealment and falsehood,. are to replace the Christian religion, and the Protesttat succession, and the Coronation Oath, and ar4, Wtor » n the new baais- cn which our , national hope's and pros- perity are to - depend. This grand movement m the I political world is one which many hail with youthful exultation and pride as a triumphant progress of reason, but it may well awaken in the patriot and moralist | very grave and anxious thoughts as to the future history of our land, for it leads us direct and with the slraightest line to a dopble consummation. The first ie the supremacy of mere numbers, in which not only is wealth outvoted by poverty, but knoWledgeby1 ignor- LECTURES TO YOONG MEN AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. These lectures were resumed on Tuesday evening— the commencement of the winter series; and about 1,000 persons, consisting Bolely of men— females not being admissible— were am^ mblwl under the dome. The usual short arrvice commenced at the very con- venient hour of eight, thus enabling many connected with City offices and warehouses to attend who, had the time been earlier, would hare been precluded from doing so. The lecture waa the first of a course of three by Canon Gregory, on " Tho Bonds of Society— Past and Present." The Canon observed that he intended that evening to compare our social condition with that of a neighbouring nation. Since the revolution of 1683, which he considered last, winter, there had been mjjiy and great changes in this country. The peT3onal" in- fluence and responsibility of the Crown were very different from what they were then ; the relative posi- tions of the two Houses of Parliament were reversed, and the Church of England occupied an altered position. For the most part the transitions were gradual, bat each bad an important office to filL The question arose, what effect would these changes have on the permanent state of society ? Amid the conflicting claims of rich and poor, and other causes of disturbance, on what did society depend for its stability? On submission to the law. Mere stationary power, however, wa3 insufficient of itself to ward off change, or the histories of France and Spain would present very different spectacles. Few people were - so mad as to wish society to bo always beginning afresh, aud great changes would, therefore, seldom be made except to re drees great grievances; but the French Revolution showed that some better securities were required to bind Bociety together. Aa force alone could not be re- lied upon, he would turn in the next lecture to thoje ties which bound society together. Some- thing more was required than the promptings of self- interest; moral influences were necessary, and his third lecture would be devoted to that point. He then proceeded to consider the present external instru- ments of social security, beginning with the standing army. The military system of England, from the feudal period down to the present, was rapidly sketched. Tha rulers of this country had, it was observed, always depended on the patriotism of the people rather than on military power, and all'had been made to feel that . the nation was most secure when all classes were best satisfied. In France the " King ruled of his mere will, • and the changes required'by society - were never made. The peasant waa made to repair the roads without payt and such things necessarily kindled a feeling of hatred which no power could restrain. Unlike thoee of Eng- land, the nobles did not1 form an integral part of society, but were a class apart, caring only for the smiles £ 2d favour of the Crown; and at last it was found that external force waa not sufficient to hind society together. The' lecturer then referred to our Police systetn in connection with crime, and traced its history from the Saxon ages to the present day. 33 very year, be observed, saw an extension of the police force, even relatively to the increase of population, as if crime ev£ r required more police to keep it in check, and the number of poliee was proportionately greater in towns than in the country. In 1870- 71 more than half a million persons were proceeded against for various cfferrcos, and three- fourths were convicted. Happily they could congratulate themselves that they did not rely solely on military foroe. The reign of law was supreme, and no difficulty was experienced in enforc- ing its de: rees; but this arose from othsr cauststhan external force, and into these'he proposed to inquire la his next lecture. The lecture and service occupied only about an hour and a quarter. Lord Granville, in distributing SS^ Ftfi to successful candidate! In the Lda of Th » het_ centre of the Oxford eliminations, eulogised the < iffortii of his^ wn J tow it out in thus extending Us 3naUaiid1 toluene* H « Hb » lloTtd the competitions, as a rule, had a wholesome enc. » ou both pupils and parents. Father Hyacinthe has written a letter to M. L^ uia Veufllot, In which ho . ajs that, notwithstanding the violent and unjust attacks npon him in M. Yeuillot's paper on « o-. count of his marriage, ho shall go on oeUbr* « flgmass Jos* a » the married Wshopi and priests did In • MW. " 1 the Eastern priests do to this diy. ialheiT Hjaantnc ae- clarts that he believes in tho sincerity of iI.- Wtillot. and considers him a bigot, not a hypocrite. He forgives him, and will pray that his eyes may be opened to see the liy tuy ho has done to the Church. THE FALMOUTH & FENRYN WEEKLY TTME& SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 1872 IN ALGIERS. ( From the Lciturt Hour.) Jackals are very common, and their Bharp cry can often bo heard at a little distance from the town, answered by the furious barking of all the dogs within bearing. There is very little shooting to be had in the near neighbourhood of Algiere; a few snipe, woodcocks, and partridges can be got, bat that is about all with- out going into the interior of the vountry. Birds seem scarce altogether, and though ours is supposed to be a " winter with the swallows?' they do not really appear much sooner than in England. The cuckoo's voice may be heard in the spring, and plenty of nightingales flinging day and night. One great amusement here is the " shopping," for there are things to suit every taste ; Kabyle and Moorish pottery, different sorts of gauze, and soft materials for making cloaks or dresses, tables and ornaments of bamboo, brass trays, and Kabyle arms and jewellery, are a few of the most tempting things. It takes some time to become accustomed to the Eastern mode of bargaining fer everything one buys, but any one who can do it well can generally get things at about half the price that is first asked. The special handiwork of the place is embroidery of different sorts, which the Arabs do extremely well in gold and silver on leather or on velvet; and another very common employment is wood- painting, which is generally done in the most brilliant colours, brightened still more with gilding. The tables and brackets of this work are very pretty. One particular sort of em- broidery is best done at a school of Arab girls, kept by a Madame Luce, who came to Algiers in 1832, and, stiuck with compassion for the gross ignorance of the Arab women, conceived the bold and original idea of starting a school in which she might teach the poor little girls some employment, ana at the same time give them an idea of cleanliness and comfort. For several years she studied the Arabic language collected funds for her scheme, and made herself a friend in Arab families; and in 1845 she received permission from government to open the school at her own risks ; and though discouraged on every hand, she fonght through all difficulties, and now the school is a reoogpised institution, and the number of girls has increased from three or four to two hundred and fifty. The parents stipulate that no re- ligious instruction shall be given, but Madame L « ioe would train them to live at least the moral life enjoined by their own creed. The school is in the old Arab town. After climbing up the rough steps of a dark, steep little street, you find yourself in a Moorish boose, with old carved oak doors, the long narrow rooms ( some of them about nine feet by thirty- nine) built round a courtyard, large marble pillars supporting baloonies into which all the rooms open. And it is a moat picturesoue sight. to see all the little girls, varying from tour to about eighteen years of age, sitting on the floor, or on low stools, doing their fine, delicate em- broidery on frames before them, dressed in light gauzy materials of the brightest colours, a round red cap on their head, and their hair and hands, or so metimes only the nails, dyed red with henna. In going about the town, what strikes one most is the endless variety in the costumes of the inhabitants — Jews, Arabs, Kabylee, Mozabites, Negresses, 4c., all dressing differently, and in bright, beautiful colours. Tbe Arab women with the haiJt and white veil cover- ing all but their dark eyes, look like ghosts gliding in Sfid cut of the crowd; but when at home they too dress in a gorgeous way. The jewels they wear are quaint, and of a very rough beauty; for if the stones are real, they do not mind their being full of flaws, and irregular in shape and colour ; their j> earla are rough, and the Arab women grease them, that their colour may be yellow ; the diamonds are set in lead, which gives them a dull, heavy look. We went once to an Arab wedding, and as both the families were rich, the dresses and jewels worn by the ladies were most splendid. The bride herself— a poor little thing of fourteen— looked anything but happy, seated on a cushion on the floor, while her mother and a profes- sional hairdresser painted, powdered, and gilded her face, plaited her hair, and then dressed her up in costly dothes, with all the family jewels heaped upon her. All the time her toilet was going on, three frightful nagreases played and sang wild Arab music close to the fade's ear, and others, down- stairs, uttered the curious orr of joy fc- hich is £ sort of trill on one high note. Little garlands of white jessamine blossoms were given to every one, and when all was ready she was led to her husband, who was awaiting her in another room. He was a very ugly man, more than twice her ace, and when the poor little bride saw him, she burst into tears in. a most pitiful way. We wished very much that an artist could have been with us, for there were so many beautiful Arab ladies sitting round on divans and cushions ; but as no man except a near re- lation may see a woman unveiled, our wish was a vain On our way down- stairs after the wedding, we saw the servants of the household seated in a ring on the floor, eating from one large dish of comeoustou, which is the principal food of the Arabs ; it is made of the sesnoule of Algerian hard wheat, and if only mixed with good butter it is very nice to eat. But what the Arabs generally give us is made with bad butter, and it is almost impossible to swallow it, however much we may wish to please the kind giver, who stands ciose by, urging us to eat more, and almost forcing it into one's month in his hospitality. Matters were not mended by a friend of mine, who dexterously conveyed the rancid morsels into a handkerchief on her lap; for as in a hasty search for coppers the contents of the handkerchief were scattered over the upturned faces of an expectant crowd, it must somewhat have diminished the satisfaction which her apparent good an » etite had afforded her host COQUETTES. ( From the Graphic.) There are few people who do not desire to be held in the very best estimation by their neighbours. We rtiall not, then, be accounted libellous in asserting that admiration is very sweet to women. Even the artless village maid, when she hears for the first time the clumsy compliments of some rustic youth, blushes with grateful pleasure, the blood literally dances in her veins, and from that time a new world lies open before her. She feels that a practical recognition of her might has been given, a genuine tribute paid to her beauty and her powers of fascination; and however simple and innocent she may be, it is something ex- tremely remarkable if she does not cultivate those powers which provide her with that which gives her so much pleasure. In the very nature of things this must be so. Life would be an intolerable burden mless we felt that our existence was in some way necessary to some one else's— that we possessed power for good or for evil [ over other people. In compli- menting a woman, a man is recognising this power in the only way that he can, and she is made aware that if she is a unit in the vast universe, she is not at any rate a cipher. It is very well known that there are village maidens who tantalize poor youths in a most cruel manner, playing with them as a cat does with a mouse, and ultimately casting them adrift. And it is also equally notorious that their more experienced sisters, who have been cradled in the lap of society from the very day of their birth, act in quite as wicked a manner. While a girl is young, and all her powers of fascina- tion are unimpaired, the game of coquetting is a very en- joyable and engrossing one. It tickles her vanity to be surrounded by a group of gentlemen, all of them anxious to obtain a smile or. a word from her, to the ignoring of the others. It is very entertaining to her to see the half- disguised mortification and jealousy of the majority if. for the time being, she favours one more than she does the rest. She feels naturally elated at the thought that she can bring those to her feet who make such a stir in the outside world. That is an ac- knowledgment of her influence which no one can ignore; and if it is a matter of considerable difficulty to bring a man to her feet, when at last success crowns her efforts her triumph is very sweet indeed. There is the pleasure of spurning him, and boasting to her friends that she had made one more conquest. Besides, th « labour itself is an agreeable break in the dull monotony of her life. In order to display her many points to the best advantage, she has an opportunity of exercising those intellectual powers which might other- wise lie dormant She is troubled by few twinges of con- science on account of the misery and heart- burning she causes, for she regards the whole tribe of men as her law- ful prey, who are to be treated just as her own sweet will . directs. If the stupid creatures choose to become gloomy misanthrope* because they are played false by a ooquette, that is their look- out, and no concern of hers. Besides, she has an undefined impression that men a hearts can only be wounded temporarily ; they are such big, burly, coarse creatures that it is not likely they should possess such acute sensibilities as frail women. One or two rebuff* will do them a ffrwt of good by knocking . some of the superfluous conceit out of them. And so at the outset of her career the coquette plunges into the amusement of flirting with infinite zest, and does as miu" b damage in a short timo as possible. But as Bhe gr ows older her triumphs become fewer and her disappointments many. Her powers of attraction grow lesJ; unconsciously she acquires an overbearing demeanour, the natural result of her many victories. She gets the notion into her head that men are bound to admire and pay their homage to her; that as a superior creature, Bhe has a right to demand their openly expressed admiration. And so she does not take the trouble to make herself very agreeable to them. She assumes a half- defiant attitude, and snubs and ridicules them unmercifully. Strange as it may ( and does) appear to the coquette, they do not like this sort of thing, and are not at- tracted thereby. The consequence is that they rather avoid than court her society. She becomes, too, as fitful and changeable as an April day; one moment she will be gushingly sentimental and con- fidential, and the next cold and distant and bitingly sarcasticaL Then, again, her reputation gets im- paired ; for at last the truth leaks out that she is a coquette. People decline to place themselves within reach of her baleful influence, for they shrink back from the probability of being trifled with. Her voice IB to them as that of the syren, and her eyes as the light of the will- o'- the- wisp, luring poor mortals on to a miserable fate. And so, if she is not altogether avoided, her society is courted only by those who mean just as little and are as heartless as she is, who are proof against all her assaults, and who have no objec- tion to carry a flirtation to its most extreme limits, and end the matter there. They will press her with mean- ingless compliments, and praise her in deftly- turned sentences ; but the compliments have no charm for her, because ( he knows they are meaningless, and are very different is those which were addressed to her in earlier times by clumsier but more sincere admirers. And the delights of a true friendship are denied her ; she iB deserted upon the first opportunity ; for in deal- ing with her men have few qualms of conscience. She is only getting paid back in her own coin. The end of the matter is that she, too, frequently becomes really crossed in love : the man upon whom she has Bet her heart ignores her as a heartless coquette, nor can all her devices bring him to her side. Then is she miser- able, and feels what a mistake she has made. But her humiliation is not complete. As years roll on, admirers grow scarcer and scarcer until there are none left She becomes soured in disposition, and ultimately developes into a waspish old maid or contracts a loveless mar- riage. UNITED STATES' HOG CROP. From actual and estimated returns of the hog crop in the various Western States, an increase in the supply may be expected this year, and probably for many years to come ( writes the Ne% p York Bulletin). In Iowa the number, according to an advance sheet of the State Auditor's abstract of assessment for this year, is 1,244,169 head, against 1,008,671 head for 1871; and their total valuation was 2 521,249 dols. or 8 dols. 02c. per head, whilstlast year their valuation was 2,583,681 dols., or2dols. 56c. per head. This comparative low average indicates that the mature hogs have been nearly all sold off, and the stock now chiefly consists of young animals. But this difference will be soon made up by the bountiful corn crop, which is freely fed out to them. The crop in Missouri is also in a similar condition, the stock consisting mostly of young hogs, which, however, will be fully matured by the com- mencement of the packing season. From Olio, Illinois, Michigan, and, in fact, in nearly all the Western and South- Western States, we have accounts of a marked increase this year, and the approaching season pro- mises to be one of unusual activity. This increase in the hog crop is a natkral result of the abundant corn harvest this year and last. The corn product of last year was very large; so | large, in fact, that the new harvest which is even still more productive than the last, finds a considerable pro- portion of last year's surplus in stock, owing to the want of ^ adequate. facilities for transporting it to a market. The West has heretofore relied on the Southern States to take a considerable quantity of their corn surplus ; but this outlet has been cut off for the last two yean from the very excellent reason that the South now not only produces enough corn to meet the demands of home consumption, but has a surplus for exportation. Hie foreign de- mand is limited partly by the liigh cost and scarcity of transportation, and partly by the fact that there is still considerable prejudice in Europe against the consumption of American corn. But the com- parative Jdeflciency in the wheat crop, nevertheless, afforded an outlet for corn which probably would not have occurred under a more bountiful yield of wheat, and the corn exports this year were on a more extensive scale than usual. As an evidence of the large yield of corn it may be noted . that the total visible supply, including stocks in this city and the Lake ports, and in transit on the 28th of September, amounted to 13,690,784 bushels, against 7.054,000 bushels at the cor- responding period last year. The exports of corn from the 1st of January to the 1st of October, 1872, were 20,622 245 bushels, an increase of 11,000,000 bushels over the corresponding period last year. At present prices, and with the large supplies on hand, farmers cannot find a more profitable invest- ment for their corn than to convert it into pork. In that form it is nearly always sure of a market, and in a more available and less bulky form. The foreign demand for pork is almost certain to be stimu- lated by the growing necessities of European consumers. In England there is a slow but certain decline in the home growth of cattle and live stoclc, which has already advanced the price of meat to an unusually figure. As this increase is more likely to in- _ S J: - - u _ J - i - li . i _ « . : i_ crease than diminish, a demand will almost necessarily spring up for all kinds of American produce, which is likely to grow to very large proportions at no distant COATS. ( From Maanillan't Magazine.) In the last century, when the coats had large flap- ping skirts, it became the custom ( as may be seen m Hogarth's pictures) to button back the two corners of the coat, and also to button forward the inner corners, so as to separate the tails for convenience in riding. This custom left its traces in the uniform of our soldiers down to the introduction of the modern tunic, and such traces may still be seen in some uniforms, for example, those of a Lord Lieutenant and of the French jensdarmerie. In the uniforms of which I speak, coats have swallow- tails, and these are broadly edged with a light- coloured border, tapering upwards and get- ting broader downwards; at the bottom of the tail, below where the borders join ( at which joining there is usually a button), there is a small triangle of the same colour as the coat, with its apex at this button. This curious ap- pearance is explained thus :— the two corners, one of which is buttoned forward and the other backwards, could not be buttoned actually to the edg « f of the coat, but had to be fastened a little inland as it were; and thus part of the coat was visible at the bottom of the tail: the light- coloured border, although sewn to- the coat, evidently now represents the lining, which was shown by the comers being turned back. It was not until the reign of George III. that coats were cut back at the waist, as are our present evening coats, but since, before that fashion was introduced, the coats had become swallow- tailed in the manner explained, it seems likely that this form of coat was suggested by the previous fashion. And, indeed, stages of develop- ment of a somewhat intermediate character may be ob- served in old engravings. In the uniform of the last century the ooats were double- breasted, but were generally wom open, with the flaps thrown back and buttoned to rows of buttons on the coats. These flaps, of course, showed the lining of coat, and were of the same colour as the tails ; the button- holes were usually embroidered, and thus the whole of the front of the coat became richly laced. To- wards the end of the century the coats were made tight, and were fastened together in front by hooks, but tne vestiges of the flaps remained in a double line of buttons, and in the front of the coat being of a different colour from that of the rest, and being richly laced. A uniform of this nature is still retained m some foreign armies. This seems also to explain the use of the term " facings " as applied to the collar and cuffs of a uniform, since, as we shall see hereafter, they would be of the same colour as thesa flaps. It may also explain the habit of braiding the front of a coat, as is done in our Hussar and other regiments. In a " History of Male Fashions," published In the London Chronicle in 1762, we find that " surtouts have now four laps on each side, which are sailed 1 dog's ears;' when these pieces are unbuttoned, they flap backwards and forwards, like so many supernumerary patch** just tacked oa at one end, and tho seems to have been pla ying at backswords till h is coat was cut to pieces. Very spruce smarts have no buttons nor holes u) on the breast of these their BUT- touts, save what art upo n the ears, and their garments only wrap over tieir bodies like a morning- gown." These dog's ears miy now be seen in a very meaning- less state on the Ireasts of the patrol- jacketB of our officers, and this is confi rmed by the fact that their jackets are not buttoned, Irat fastened by hooks. In early times, when coats vrere of silk or velvet, and enormously expensive, it was no doubt customary to turn up tne CUFFL, BO as not to soil the coat, and thus the custom of ha^ nng the cuffs turned back came in. During the latter part of the seventeenth and during the eighteenth century, the cuffs were very widuly turned back, and the sleeves consequently very short, and this led to dandies wearing large laco cuffs to their shirts. The pictures of Hogarth and of others show that the coat cuffs were buttoned back to a row of buttons running round the wrist- These buttons still exist in the sleeves of a Queen's Counsel, although the cuffs are sewed back ivnd the butfon- holes only exist in the form of pieces of hraid. This habit explains why our soldiers now have their cuffs of different colours from that of their coats; the colour of the linings was probably determined for each regiment by the colonel for the time being, since he formerly supplied the clothing; and we know that the colour of the facings was by no means fixed until recently. The shape of the cuff has been recently altered in itheline regiments, so that all the original meaning is gone. NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA. My residence, not far from Longwiwd, often gave me an opportunity, unobserved, of seeing any of the French party who appeared out of oloora. In this way I have several times caught a glimpse of the ex- Emperor in his grey surtout or morning gown, occu- pied in directing garden operations or rather the con- struction of some curious mounds of eivrth and sod walls, but what was his purpose it would not be easy to say. Shortly before Napoleon's death, ivnd contrary to all his prolonged habits of seclusion, he sud- denly made a carriage excursion into the country. He was returning almost at a snail's p » ce— he was very ill— and the road being very narrow— placed me necessarily in closest proximity to his person. » nly st 1 " A " ~ Being the c r stranger at that momentl o standing there, Napoleon, involuntarily perhaps, looked towards me, and thus afforded me a near and full- 1 1- face view. The face „ , unquestionably at this time was eminently sad, if not sullen and unhappy. Poor man 1 he looked a picture of suffering, and short was the time before I again'stobd yet nearer— by his lifeless body. Ever memorable to me has been that spectacle. The features of Napoleon were then fixed in death— refined, perhaps, from the effects the delicate and slight figure, altogether presented an appearance very far removed from the stem and Iron frame and visage usually supposed to represent him during his lifetime. No one could contemplate those mortal remains without a feeling of indefinable melan- choly. There, now on a small camp bedstead, lay the lifeless body of Napoleon, dressed completely in the very same military dress in which he fought and won the memorable victory of Austerlitz. For a moment he might have seemed even sleeping— so little death- * *' * * ass— while the face looked like appeared that calm repose— w really youthful, as when in early life he had commanded the army in Italy. Indeed, such was the remark made at the time in my hearing, as a few followers of his last fallen fortunes stood grouped around. If sad, how touching also was the solemn scene. " Gate gently on that silent clay, Napoleon's once, ' tis death's to- day; Corruption says to Fame, ' ' tis mine. And duat ahall ahortlr dust cmhrlne.' Oh mad ambition! see thy child. The ipoller spoiled, by thee beguiled; He ran Ay race, he won chv prize, On earth was everything— bat wise." I afterwards wandered into an adjoining room, and there were many things strange and precious, more or less, to be seen belonging to the eventful past; but stranger still to others probably would some of these costly relics have appeared in their present place. That priceless cloak of curious furs, the gift of the Emperor Alexander at Tilsit, could it have been imagined it should ever lie there ? That magnificent Dresden China set, the gift of the city of Paris, each separate piece with vast cost and skill portraying some achievement " of glorious memory — those golden remnants and relics of imperial plate— was it ever sup- posed they should one day be seen in that obscure room, upon^ that insignificant table— Sic transit gloria mundi.• " " ** * ** ' MM " ' Hour. of St. Helena," in the Leiture FISH AS A DIET. ( From Land and Water.) The prodigality with which nature supplies the wants of man is exemplified in no instance mors boun- tifully than in the case of fish. The sea is an inex- haustible source, from which food is ever gushing in boundless profusion and of excellent quality ; it is a fount from which we may draw supplies of nourish- ment, apparently of indefinite extent, with but little trouble and expense. The waters all along our coasts, north, south, east, and weat teem with myriads of fish in countless shoals and of innumerable varieties, which only require catching and utilising as food. Cheap fish should in our sea- girt island be obtainable throughout the length and breadth of the land. Inter- sected with railways lying like a network upon the surface of the country, not a town, and hardly a village, in the United Kingdom but should daily re- ceive its supply of fresh fish recently drawn from the depths of neighbouring seas, and rapidly transported to wherever any number of the community living together have caused a town or village to spring up. But from the want of uniformity of action, or rather of concert, on the part of the fisherman, the fish- salesman, and the fishmonger, there are bnt few inland towns which receive good supplies of fresh fish, and these generally obtain them from London. There are but few instances where the supply is sent straight to its ultimate destination by the producers ; hence we have waste and needless expense. An im- mense quantity of fish is sent to London from both the east and west coasts to be again dispatched to the mid- land counties, and frequently to towns within a soore miles or so of the coast off which it was caught. So that arriving at last its condition is not as fresh as it might be. But what Is to be done ? This is one reason why fish is, comparatively speaking, a dear food. Bnt even with all these disadvantages there are certain kinds of fish, which may be purchased, one or the other, almost always in all large towns throughout the country, as mackerel, herrings, hake, ' cod, ling, skate, and many others. How is it that, with the present fearfully high prices of provisions, the demand for fish has not increased? But somehow or other there is not a great demand for cheap fish In our inland towns. " be expected at least not among those classes who would eagerly to welcome any kind of food more economical than their accustomed diet. Poor persons look upon fish as they do upon oranges or cabbages, as being very nice edible substances, but hardly cheap food. " There is no goodness in it," they Bay. They believe, for in- stance, that a working man could not do any amount of hard work on a fish diet. In short, they do not be- lieve in the strengthening properties of fish. This is the usual way of explaining the strange apathy which exists amongst the poorer classes as regards fish. Fish, undoubtedly, is not so nutritious as meat, but then the poorer members of the community can seldom afford to indulge in meat The class of food the^ live — D properties of a high order), we will take an example to show that it must be a nutritious food ; for look at " the physique of the fishermen of our coasts, men who Hve almost exclusively on a fish diet, and thenf say if fish is not food which is calculated to pro- due?, a* dWequat « ly nourish, physical development of the highest and healthiest order. May we not. there- fore, look for some other reason to account for the little use which is made of fish as food by the poorer classes 7 Is it not rather to be attributed to the lack of knowledge in thepoor of Inland town? of thebestmethod of cooking it 1 The English woman has a great idea that as lonr as the pot can be kept boiling the house- hold is well provided for. It is not to be expected that the wife of a labourer or artisan should be endowed with the talent of a Soyer, or possess the genius of e. Car Ame, or the skill of a Ud6; but it is surely surprising that it shouldnever occur to such persons that boiling is only one of the many simple processes of cooking which were known ftgw back before the deluge, aod etill are prac- tued even by the red savages of North America, and Pj. Africa. Very many fish are very good boiled ; but it is a curious fact that but few of the cheaper kinds of fish are good when dressed in that way; some of them are absolutely uneatable— all their goodness has evaporated. But boiling or frying is not an exMnsive method of cooking fish, and hike cutlets are a duh fit for a prince It can't be expected that the hardworiced wife of the working man should dress his fish sauti en v> n d la Ridielitu, or that she should serve up for her lord fish en matelotU d la maUre 1 he/ K° f 4116 , thTind « "> ways wnicn are written m the annals of La arande but It is to be expected that she rtS/ SSt what she is going to cook before Bhe decides upon how she is going to cook it Now, It is simply a question of pot; everything goes to pot, in more senses than one. The homogeneous capacity of this utensil is of an all- r " IOOW. " absorbing nature, as it is slowed to shallow classes, J „ niuul prevails regarding its nutritive properties. But with the winter close at hand, butchers^ meat tabooed to many on account of price. Australian tinned meats despised and disregarded with a strange and unaccountable stupidity, and potatoes too dear to be regarded by the poor in any other light than as a luxury, surely something might be done to alleviate the condition of the working classes, and improve the nature of their diet, by disseminating a correct idea of the vrlue offish as food. "" ' * The supply is unlimite bed in a Dutch oven it IB easily cooked. Toasted broiled, or baked, fried whole or in slices, aim kinds of fish are palatable as well as nourishing, all kinds of fish boiled are not always good, an quently lose their flavour. When broiled, however, fish always retains its flavour, and is excellent When fish is to be procured, some one or more varieties of cheap fish are generally to be obtained, and those who feel thepressure of the times in those stations of life above the poorer classes, will find the introduction of fish daily at their tables promotive of an appreciable economy, reducing the butcher's bill, and produci ' ' variety of diet The saving in the bntc more than counterbalance diet The saving in tie butcher's ie cost of the fish. POLISH CUSTOMS. ( From Ckambtrs's Journal) A Polish funeral strikes an English eye _ very disorderly affair. In England all is done cently and in order;" the soffin with its flowing pall, themoiOTiers walking " with solemn step and slow" behind, the corpse. Here, on the contrary, the bare coffin is placed on an open hearse, on each side of which walk the undertaker's men, dressed in a long blade coat bordered with white cord ( the sign of mourn- ing), and hats of an indescribable shape; neither round nor square, neither straight nor crooked, unique of their kmd. The funeral procession- I speak of a Catholic funeral— is opened by a boy bearing a large crucifix; he is followed by the priest or priests; then such male friends as choose to bear tapers ; then the hearse, followed by the female mourners and a miscel- laneous crowd, pushing and jostling, praying or quarrelling, according to their disposition, all rushing aad striving to be nearest the body. Arrived at the grave ( the corpse is rarely taken to a church), the office for the dead is said or sung, and then the nearest relative present IthrowB the first handful of mould on the ooffin, saying, " May the earth rest lightly on thee." It will easily be imagined, that when performed solemnly and reverently, this action is pro- foundly touching. That the first earth that falls on the coffin of a parent should be placed there by the trembling hand of the son, and with that earth should fall the tear of filial grief, is a custom so full of real feeling^ that we could wish it adopted by ourselves. But, alas 1 no sooner has this first handful been thrown in, than the crowd push forward, each scratching up a handful of earth and throwing it pell- mell into the grave. The scene is too disgusting to describe. The last time I assisted at a funeral, I saw men, women, and children, beggars by the score, all pushing and screaming around the open grave. The grave- digger, tired of waiting until these had done jostling and fighting, at last jumped into the grave, and stamped down with his feet the superincumbent earth. This curious mixture of reverence and disorder is not oonfined to funeral solemnities. To spit on the church floor, or to dispense with a pocket- handkerchief during mass, is a usual habit not only with the poos peasants, but with persons that ought to know better. Yet ' spite of this, nothing strikt forcibly than " the exterior c w „- J eye r the exterior devotion of the Poles." It is an everyday occurrence, and especially during Lent, to see women lying flat on their faces in the middle of the church with their arms stretched out so as to form a CTOBS, during the whole service, a long sermon in- cluded. Of course people are obliged to step over them to reach their places. The exceeding indelicacy of such a proceeding requires no comment; Trat to those who inquire why the Polish peasantry of thin nine- teenth century are still as Ignorant, as superstitious, as credulous as those of the sixteenth, it affords a clue to the answer. The peasants are not allowed to have any self- respect; they still consider themselves as beings infei nor to their masters, not permitted to aspire to a tion. All their relations with their employers tend to foster this sad state of things. Their cottages are holes such as no English farmer would permit a labourer to Inhabit Their bed is straw, sometimes stuffed into a piece of sacking, but more often spread on the bare earth. The tables and stools are of the most rudest description; and as to household comfort, it is unknown. It will hardly be credited, but it is a fact, that many of the peasants prefer this state of piggery ( pardon the word, reader; it is the only right one), because it is an exact contrast to the condition of the German easant Once let a Pole imagine that anything sensible or practicable is German, and he will refuse to use it As a case in point 1 may state that the German children have light and yet capacious knapsacks strapped to their shoulders in which they carry their books, copy- books, Ac., to school. I once ventured to suggest to a Polish lady the utility and comfort of this knapsack. The child holds himself straight his hands are free, in case of rain, to carry his umbrella, and his books are spared many a tumble into the mud or snow. Never shall I forget tne air of disdain with which she said, " My son is not a German/" A few minutes Afterwards, " my son" passed through the room with his books and slate tucked under his arm. Before he reached the halldoor, two very distinct crackB told the fate of the slate, and back came the boy for a piece of string to tie the whole together. It is patriotio not to use a knapsack. DANCING. Lancing is perhaps the oldest amusement in the world, and too natural not to outlive all opposition, yet while we often hear it disparaged, we scarcely ever hear it defended for its extreme reasonableness. A small book entitled " Dancing in a Eight Spirit, " is the only attempt of the kind I have met with, but the author has greatly limited himself by considering the question in one direction only. Whilst very rightly and sensibly reminding us how dancing was a religious pastime among the JewB, and how it is now- here forbidden, but rather commended, in the Bible he leaves untouched any consideration apart from the Bible, and muoh may be said in favour of dancing from an artistio point of view. As beauty of colour to the eye, as sweet sounds to the ear, so is the luxury of quick, easy motion to the healthy frame. All young things delight to skip and dance. When it hears quick, lively music the child must dance ; it is an irresistible, spontaneous instinot, as much as to use its young voice and shout and laugh and sing out its merriment It is the first praise of the child to its Creator; By enjoying the life He gives it the child unwittingly, unconsciously, praises Him in its bright swift motion, as hereafter it will do consciously in a maturer form by the life it will lead to His glory. So in the childhood of mankind, men danced before God In the full joy of their hearts; It was a kind of praise to God from these children of the earth's earlier days, and as much the right and natural mode for them to express praise, as it is now the right and natural mode for children to enjoy themselves. Whatever gives us highest enjoyment Is msot appropilately connected with religion ; and as physical enjoyment comes before mental, dancing formed a part of religious ceremonial before more recondite rituals or more abetract ideas iperseded it. When that time came dancing slipped _ it of the religions sphere. And not only that, but in process of time a gr^ n theology, " which would banish all cheerfulness from life, did its beet to condemn dancing, together with many other innocent and natural amusements, as sin. But such gloomy viewo of things are too unnatural to retain the world in their bondage, so dancing is still an enjoyment to thousands j wad Then nature's pre- eminent right of guidance in i more and more recognised, dancing will a^ ain a- sume ; ts place amongst the arts which add beauty and jovto our hves, and, though no longer amongst 4the rites of rebgion, wi. U, far from being considered ft rtful to the religiouo sentiment be seen to be a furthefcnee thereof in the same ma nner as are painting, music, Ind all other branches of the joyous and beautiful— Victoria Magazine, THE REGISTBAR- GENEBAL'S REPORT. The thirty- third annual report of the Registrar- General for England, recently issued, is of more than usual interest. The report relates to the year 1870. but advantage has been taken of the publication of the Census returns of 1871 to revise the estimates of population which had to be made year by year since the Census of 1861, and show more acurately the birth- rate and death- rate, county by county, in each of the intervening ten years, besides stating for each sub- district the difference between the increase or decrease shown by the registrar of births and deaths, and that which is shown by the Census of 1871, thus presenting statistics of the migration of the ten years. The Census returns thus used are still the unrevised, but they are not likely to be erroneous to any considerable extent The births, the marriages, and the deaths in every sub- district in each of the ten years are shown: given of all the changes in the area of districts or sub- districts. The preparation of these tables has delayed the publication of the report some- what beyondthe usual date. Some healthy district life tables, prepared under . Dr. DarrB superintendence, are given; and there are also standard tables showing the effect of favourable sanitary conditions on the life time and pecuniary cir- cumstances of mankind. By the healthy life table the P^ i^^ o?? 111^ for Ufe insurance at the age of 20 ? °^- S' 384fori: i0$ but the English life table it in £ 1,020. By the healthy- district tables the mean duration of lif e is half a century ; by the English lifo table, embracing the whole population, it is only 41 Jears, and in some of the unhealthiest cities the mean fe- time is only 25 years. At the close of the year 1870 the Registrar- General had registered the births, i England for a third o' ' h? « dto record 45,34o,*> i oi mow events. Upwards of 15,000 searches were made in his indices in the vear 1870. The vital statistics of that year show, in Eng. land and Wales, a marriage- rate of 1618 ( persons married) per 1,000 living • this is somewhat below the average of the ten previous years, but there was an increased rata in some parts of the kingdom, chiefly the ooal- mining and iron producing districts. The birth- rate was 35' 3 per 1,000, being nearly identical with the average; the death- rate, 22 " 9 per 1,000, was above the average, being enhanced by a severe winter, a fatal epidemic of scarlet fever, and by the prevalence of diarrhoea, which was much promoted by the dry Beason, causing the imperfect supply and storage of water to be felt all over the country. The rainfall shown at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was only 18' 5 in. in 1870, or 5' 5in. below the average. The mean tempera, ture of the year was 38 7 deg., or 07 below the average. So far as the registers show, 5* 6 per oent of the births were illegitimate. This may be rather less thaa the actual proportion, owing to a natural desire to avoid publicity ; but it is worthy of remark that the propor- tion of illegitimate births, as shown by the registers, has steadily decreased in the last 20 years from 6* 8 to' 5" 6 per cent. A new table is given, showing for each of the ten years— 1861- 70— the number of marriages of divorced men and women in England. The total is 306. There were 141 divorced men married to spinsters, and 25 divorced men married to widows; there were 101 bachelors and 33 widowers married to divorced women; and there were six marriages between divorced men and divorced women. In 1870 there was no marriage of this last class, but there were 34 marriages in which one or other of t" i had the the parties , number of decrees ( absolute) for divorce in that year was 154. As nearly as can be ascertained ( the returns for Ireland requiring correction by'estimate), the marriage- rate for the United Kingdom in 1870 was 16 " 0 ( persons married) per 1,000 of population ; the birth- rate 35" 2 per 1,000; the death- rate 22 V per 1,000, The returns for France, doubtless materially affected f the war with Germany, show a marriage- rate of only ;- 4 per 1,000 in 1870; a birth- rate of 261 j a death- rate of no less than 28- 8 per 1,000. The returns for the Austrian Empire, exclusive of Hungary, show a marriage- rate of 19 4 per 1,000, a birth rate of 40- 6, and a death- rate of 29- 2 per 1000, all three ratios far above our own. The returns for Spain show a narriage- rate of only 12" 5 per 1,000, owing probably to priestly opposition to the system of civil registration established in the Sar under review, and to an unusually high rate in e previous year with a view to escape from the opera- tion of the new law; the birth- rate was 35.4 per 1,000, and the death- rate was as high as 301 per 1,000. ALL THROUGH A LOAF OF BREAD! A serious disturbance respecting a loaf of bread, seems ( according to the Levant Herald), to have oc- curred at Valid< 5 Khan, in Stamboul, on the 8th inst A Turkish soldier who was purchasing a piece oi bread from a Persian baker thought himself overcharged ten paras in the price, words ensued, which led to blows, and several of the baker's friends coming up the soldier was getting the worst of it, when some forty other soldiers appeared upon the scene and hurried off the Persian baker and his backer to the nearest police hou « louk. Their way, however, lay by Validd Khan, which is well known as the rendezvous of every tattered Shyite in Constantinople. Here the Persians assembled in great force, and having rescued the captive baker, kept the soldiers at bay. A report that the Persians had risen in arms reaching the neighbouring barracks, a detachment of 150 men was told off t^ quell the dis- turbance. The soldiers, for some reason unexplained, were ordered to charge the mob, and ' in the meMe which ensued one Persian was killed, and sixteen severely wounded. The Persians now fled for refuge into the upper covered gallery which runs all round inside the Khan, and from this vantage- point kept up the discharge of a continuous volley of mangals, earthem water jars, large stones, and every variety of missile upon the soldiers below, by which a captain and two or three men were in- " ured. The troops, however, were not long in dis- —— their assailants from their temporary strong- hold, and the latter, after being dispersed right and left surrendered without further resistance— thirty- six Persians in all being conveyed as prisoners to the Grand Zaptieh. It was not, however, until far into the night that the commotion was entirely quelled. PAUPERISM ill ENGLAND and WALES. The expenditure for in- maintenance and outdoor relief of paupers ( other than lunatic paupers in asylums and vagrants) in England and Wales in the half- year ending at Lady- day, 1872, amounted to £ 2,504,852, being less by £ 121,968, or 4 6 per cent, than in the corresponding period of the preceding twelve months. The saving would have been larger but for the increased price of bread, potatoes, and meat The average contract prioes of mutton and beef supplied to the guardianB of the poor at Lambeth were 7s. 7d. per stone for 141b. in the half- year ending Lady- day, 1870 ; 7B. ll^ d. in the half- year ending at Lady- day, 1871; and 9s. 9Jd. in the half- year ending at Lady- day, 1872. At Birmingham the contract prices were 7s. 8fd., 8s. 0$ d., and 7s. lOJd. in the three periods respectively. At Bury St Edmund's, 8s. 2d., 8s. 9d., and 9s. 5d. The contract prloe of flour per sack of 2801b. in the three periods was 35s., 34s., and 40s. at Lambeth; 32s., 30s. 7< L, and 40s. 5d. at Birmingham; and 35tu, 37s. 6d., and 42a. 6d. at Bury St Edmund's. The con- tract prlcB of potatoes was 72a. 6d., 77B. 6i, ar* l 90s. at Lambeth; 86s. 8d, 81a. 6d., and 95s. 8d. aft Birmingham ; and 70b., 76s. 3d., and 78s. 5d. at Basy St Edmund's. Tea and sugar were a httle cheaper in 1872 than in 187a The decrease in the half- year's a^ ienditure, which, as just stated, amounted on an average of the returns for the 11 divisions of England to 4' 6 per cent, was but 0^ 2 per cent in the northern divison, and only 0.4 per cent, in the south- was tern, but reached 9* 2 per cent In the metropolis, and 12 per cent In the north- western division. Tha expenditure in the half- year ending at Lady- day, 1872, comprised £ 766,177 for in- maintenance. and M, 739,675 for outdoor relief. About five- sixths of the outdoor relief is given in money, and one- sixth in kind. Out of the 647 unions of England and Wales, 123 administered all their relief to out- door paupers in money in the half- year ondkrg at Lady- day,