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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 18G1.

OUR o p e n in g ADDRESS.On making a first bow in tho presence of

personages of high distinction, we generally feel a little embarrassed, and endeavour, never­theless, to make the best of it by bowing as politely' as possible. The courtesy of etiquette is a law unto itself, and has ever a power in social life. Woe to those who would seek to gain the blessings of good society without a duo regard for the laws that govern and sustain it.

With a full consciousness of this fact we present T h e Spiritual T im es and W eek ly N ew s to the public with an embarrassed low , but yet with a confident satisfaction.

It is a source of gratification to know that we enter on open ground, and can scarcely be accused of possessing envious motives, since thero is no competitor in the field.

The Spiritual question in England has assumed an important shape during the past seven years, and although it has been almost invariably pooh-poohed! by the Scientific and Materialistic Solons, and leaders of the Press and the Pulpit, it has gradually grown into a power.

There has been a party silently forming favourable to Spiritualism, iiut yet not, except in two instances, have any Spiritual weeklies or monthlies found existence. The “ Spiritual Telegraph,” a small journal published in Yorkshire, and carried on under peculiar and stubborn difficulties, was supplemented and succeeded by “ The Spiritual Magazine,” which is now issued monthly, and which contains a mass of well-digested matt?r. “ The Spiritual Times ” is the only weekly organ now devoted to Spiritualism in England. It is confidently hoped that its inauguration may he welcomed, and its stability ensured.

When it is considered that the Press gene­rally ignores the spiritual facts, and that a seance is voted by the majority of learned ignoramuses as evidence of insanity,—that charlatanism or the Devil has to bear the difficulties of the whole spiritual subject,—it must be admitted that Spiritualists, at least, are interested in maintaining a waelily organ, whicn shall tie aTalthFfil fecortflo^TOc Spiri­tualism of the times, and which shall open the way to a fair and full discussion of the merits and demerits of the subject.

We shall give, as far as our space will admit, opportunity for persons of opposing views to put them forth, holding ourselves irresponsible for tho special opinions of our contributors.

Believing that Spiritualism is a groat and invaluable truth, we shall, from time to time, offer testimony in its favour ; but we likewise feel it our duty, when practicable, to treat on other progressive topics. Thus we may aid, in some small degree, to clear the way for, universal truth.

Our pathway is difficult, lmt it is, neverthe­less, defined. We have no policy-view s which will impede the free expression of our thoughts, therefore we shall simply speak out on all questions that may come .uppermost. Our readers may, therefore, expect occasional re­marks that may not he considered quite orthodox, but which, if true, shall be spoken by us, no matter who shall cry “ halt,” or whose pet dogmatisms may suffer.

We prefer speaking the truth to a few in preference to publishing a lie to many. Our years of life-experience have not passed without teaching us that it is easier to walk over smooth than over rough ground ; but still it is harder for the soul, when the feet choose the smooth ground, under the influence of idleness.

The pathway of duty lies before us,—it is hilly and full of hard ruts ; a smoother path will lead us from the truth ; we must needs press on, the more, tho more difficult the way.

If our readers will only cheer us on with their kind influence and encouragement, we shall find a consolation and a satisfaction in the pursuit of our purpose.

We propose introducing well-authenticated eases of Hauntings, Apparitions, Ac., and shall bo thankful for information which will enable us to give the most recent and best attested cases.

With a view to make our paper serve the double purpose of reflecting the general poli­tical anil social events, and the progressive spirit of Spiritualism and other advancing topics, it is presented in its present form. By and bye, should our efforts he appreciated and approved, we may be pleased to take advantage of suggestions from friends, and mako the spiritual element even more prominent.

Our purpose is now somewhat made clear— we prefer allowing our future to spealc for us, instead of subjecting ourselves to a list of promises which may, like pie-crust, soon be broken.

ORIGIN OF MODERN SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS.

1\ e eloem it not inappropriate lo present our readers w ith R obert D ale O w en 's graphio account o f the cireunislunees under w hich the phenom ena were first developedT iiK lIi-D E sviL L r Dwelling-House—D isturbances

in W estern New Y ork, 1818.T here stands, not far from the tow n o f N ewark, in

the coun ty o f W a y n e and State o f N ew Y ork , a w ooden d w ellin g— one o f a cluster o f sm all houses like itself, scarcely m eriting tho title o f a village, hut, know n unber the name o f H y d e sv illo ; being so called after D r. H y d e , an o ld settler, whose son is the p ro . prietor o f the house in question. I t is a story and a h a lf high, fron ting sou th ; the low er floor consisting, in 18-18, o f tw o m oderate-sized room s, open ing into each o th e r ; cast o f these a bed-room , open ing into the sitting-room , and a buttery open ing into the same r o o m ; together with a stairway (between the bed ­room and bu ttery), leading from the sitting-room up to tho half-atory above, and from the buttery down to the cellar.

T h is hum ble dw elling had been selected as a tem ­porary residence, during the erection o f another house in tho cou n try , b y M r. J oh n D . F ox

T h e F ox fam ily w ere reputable farm ers, m em bers o f the M ethodist C hurch , in good standing, and m uch respected b y their neighbours as liouest, upright people. M r. F o x ’ s ancestors w ere G erm ans, the name being orig in a lly Voss; bu t both he and M rs. F o x w ere native born . In M rs. F o x 's fam ily , F ren ch b y orig in aud R utan by name, several Individuals had eviheed the pow er o f sycoud sight— h er m aternal grandm other, whose maiden nam e was M argaret A ckerm an, and w ho resided at L o n g Island, am ong the num ber. She had, frequently, perceptions o f funerals before they occurred, and was w ont to fo llow these phantom processions to the grave as i f they were m aterial.

M rs. F o x ’ s sister also, M "s. E liza beth H igg ins, had sim ilar pow er. O n one occasion, in the year 1823, the tw o sisters, then residing in N ow Y ork , proposed to go to Sodus b y canal. B u t E lizabeth said one m orn ing, “ W o shall not mako this trip b y water.'“ W h y so ? ” her sister asked. “ B ecause I dream ed last n ight that w e travelled b y land, and thoro was a strange lady w ith us. In m y dream , too, I thought w e cam e to M ott’ s tavern, in the B eech w oods, and that they co u ld not adm it us, because M rs. M ott lay d y in g in tho house. 1 k io w it w ill all com e true.' “ V ery un likely , indeed ,’ ’ rep lied h er s ister ; “ for last year w hen we passed fliore, M r. M ott ’ s w ife lay dead in the house.” “ Y o t w ill see. H o m ust hare m arried a g a in ; and he will loso his second w ife .” E very particular cam e to nass as M rs. H igg in s had predicted. M rs. Johnson a stranger, w hom at the tim e o f tho dream they la d not seen, did go w ith thorn, they m ade the jou rney on land, and w ere re ­fused adm ittance into M stt’ s tavern, for the very cause assigned in M rs. H iggins’ s droam .

M r. and M rs. F ox had ux ch ildren , o f w hom the tw o youngest w ere staving w ith them , when, on the l l t l i o f D ecem ber, 1 8 t7 , they rem oved into the house I have described. T h e ch ild ren w ere both g ir ls : M argaret, then twelve nears o ld , and Kate, nine.

Soon after they had takes u p their residence in the d w elling referred to, they began to think it was a very noisy h o u se ; bu t this was attributed to rats and m ice, /h ir in g the next ironth , how ever (January, 1818), tho noise began tc assume tho character o f slight knockings heard at n igh t in tho h ed -room ; som etim es appearing to so m d in the collar beneath. A t first M rs. F ox sought to persuade h erself this m ight ho bu t tho ham m ering o f a shoemaker, in a house hard by , sitting up lito at work. B u t fu rther observation show ed that the sounds w hencesoever proceeding, originated in t ie h o u se ; fo r not on ly did the knockings gradually become m oro d istinct, and n ot on ly w ere they heard first in one part o f the house, then in another, but tho fam ily finally re ­m arked that these raps, iron w hen not very loud , o ften caused a m otion , trem ulous rather than a sud- den ja r , o f the bedsteads vnd chairs— som etim es o f'b e lO - . a .n .-fl-n - -r e - ! stress' j .n t i p.V.Ai it.the touch when a hand wa« laid on (he chairs, w hich was som etim es sensibly felt at n ight in the slightly oscillating m otion o f tho bed, which was occasionally perceived as a sort o f vibration even when standing on the floor.

A fter a tim e, also, the ncises varied in their char- aeter, sound ing occasionally like d istinct footfalls in the different room s. -

N or w here the disturbances, • after a m onth or two had passed, con fined to sounds. O nce som ething heavy, ns a dog, seem ed to lie at the feet o f tho chit- dren ; but it was gone before tho m other cou ld com e to their aid. A nother time (this was late in M arch ) K ate felt as i f a co ld hand was on tier face. O cca­sionally, too, the bed-clothes w ere p u lled du rin g the night. F inally , eliaivs w en m oved from their places. So, on one occasion, was tin dining-table.

T h e disturbances, w hich had been lim ited to occa­sional knockings throughout F ebruary and the early part o f M arch , gradually ii creased, tow ards the close o f the latter m onth, in lou ln ess and frequency , so seriously as to break the rest o f the fam ily. ‘ M r. F ox and his w ife got up night after night, lit a can. die, and thorough ly searched every nook and corner o f the house, bu t w ithout any result. T h ey d iscovered nothing. W h en the raps cam e on a door, M r. F ox w ou ld stand, ready to open the m om ent they were repeated. B u t this expedient, too, p roved un avail­ing. T h ou gh he opened tho d oor on the instant, thero was no one to he seen. N or d id he or Mrs. F ox ever obtain 1 he slightest clu e to the cause o f theso disturbances.

T he on ly circum stance vhieh seem ed to suggest the possib ility o f trickery or o f m istake was, that these various unexpla ined occurrences never hap. pencil in daylight.

A n d thus, notw ithstanding the strangeness o f the thing, when m orn ing cam e they began to think it must have been but ttie fancy o f tho night. N ot he. ing given to superstition , they clung, throughout several weeks o f annoyance, to tho idea that some natural explanation o f these seem ing accidents w ou ld at last appear. N or d id they abandon this hope till the night o f F rid ay , the 31,‘t o f M arch , 1818.

T ho day had been co ld and storm y, w itli snow on the ground. Ill the course o f the afternoon, n son, David, cam e to visit them fiom his farm , about throe »riles distant. H is niotliei then first recounted to him ttie particulars o f tho annoyances they had on- (h ired ; for till now they h a l been little disposed to com m unicate these to any o ie . H e heard tier w ith a smile. “ W e ll, m other,” lie said, “ I advise you not to soy a w ord to tho neighbours about it. W h en you find it out, it ivill be ore o f the sim plest things in the w or ld .” A n d in that be lie f he retu rn ed home.

Yt earied out by a sueeeision o f sleepless liightaand o f fruitless attem pts to penetrate the m ystcrv, t he F ox fam ily retired on that F rid ay evening very early to rest, liop ing for a respite from the disturli-hop ing for a respiteances that harassed them. B ut they w ero doom ed to disappointm ent.

(To be continued in our next.)

O B IT U A R Y '.

On Sunday morning, the 2-ltli of January, 180-1, passed away from til« earth-life, M r. W illiam Stockton Cox, o f Jerm yn-strcct, London. Ttie de­ceased was a devoted and tried friend o f Spiritualism, l i e hud been lo r m any years an exem plary follow er o f Robert Owen, and always proved him self an unflinch­ing friend to those w ho were in need o f assistance and sym pathy in the cause o f unpopular truth . Spiritualism bus sustained a loss in M r. Cox its adherents m ay find It difficult to fu lly estimate.

M A N IF E S T A T IO N S O F S P IT IT P O W E R .

M r. Spear, a rem arkable m edium from A m erica, has taken room s at 14, O ow er-plaee, Euston-sqim re, L ondon . U nder favorable conditions he undertakes to prescribe for disease o f b od y and inharm ony o f m ind . H e reads character, un der spirit-im pressiqn, w ith m arvellous clearness and quickness. W e lately paid him a visii, and were not a little astounded at the delineation ho gave o f ourselves. H e is a tail, quiet m au, w ith a profusion o f white beard, and has all the characteristics o f a m an o f seriousness and high in- tegrity. It is with m uch pleasure we recom m end him to our friends, and state that alt com m unications addressed to M r. Spear, to arrange for visits to him , o r to desire him to make appointm ents nut, w il) J o . prom ptly attended to , v'. c

Mr, J. B. Conklin, the American Medium, gives stances at his room s, 25, Ceeil-strect, Strand. W e lately paid him a visit, and feel m uch pleasure in com m ending him to our readers. H e is an intelligent, straight-forward man, and, under fair conditions, is a medium o f an extraordinary character.

Mr?. Welton, the well-known Medical Clair­voyants.’,H till continues to exam ine cases, and give du»gno«c^ o f disoase.— 13, G rafton-street, F itzroy- aqua

W liLIAM HOWITT’S DEFENCE OF

\ SPIRITUALISM.W illiam H ow itt has w ritten a lon g and vigorous

letter to tlio Glasgow Daily Herat i, dated F eby . 1st, 186-1, iu jreply to a certain J . B ., w ho, after visiting M rs. M arshall, in tho aame paper in form ed the p u b ­lic t lia jjm hod “ fou n d it all o u t ! ” W e regret our want o f space, o r w e w ou ld glad ly give ou r readers M r. I I o v it t ’ B letter in extenso, w h ich , throughout, is both argum entative and fu ll o f so lid facts. T ho w riter sets about his task w ith V u lca n instincts, and his blows strike hom e, like' a N asm yth ham m er, w ith crashing effect. W e present tho latter p ortion o f tho h it er ;—

“ I have stud ied this subject, and practically ex- am ined it these seven years, and X know m uch cleverer m en w h o have done this m uch ionger, and tliat, w here thoro was no paid m edium suffered to enter. I do not ow e m y know ledge to a single visit to M rs. M arshall, m ade w ith a lie in m y m onth, bu t to what I have seen am ongst tho ablo, the learned, anil the good . I have seen p len ty o f those grasshopper observers, who, at a single spring and jerk , find on t ev eryth in g ; and a good m any like Professor T a y lor, w ho fo r so m any years has been m aking Iris fu n at the Colosseum and in R egent- Btreet out o f Spiritualism , suddenly , like h im , have it broke out ten thousand strong in their ow n families, and, as he has now done, confess their fo lly . M y conv iction o f the m atter, then, is this. F o r the last tw o cenluries there lias been a tendency am ong philosophers, a n d for the last cen tu ry a m ost deter, m ined tendency to ignore, reason away, and tram ple dow n the best h a lf o f the universe, the universe o f sp irit. N o doubt these gentlem en had their reasons for their cond uct. I t was m uch m ore agreeable to them to have no apparition o f a spirit-throno and fu ture ju d gm en t haunting them . T h e H ob bs and T indals, H um es, V olta ire«,.and V oln eys succeeded to a m arvel. T h e y not on ly destroyed faith in sp irit and sp irit action in tho m onsters o f th e 'F r e n c h R evolution , bu t in the churches. T h oy have not on ly b y tho a id o f K ants, H egels, Paulases, and Strausses, m aterialised nearly the w liolo m ind o f G er- m any, France, and Spain, bu t they hare gradually in- footed b y the oreepin gvirus the universities A churches o f G reat,B rita in . T h ey have redu ced C hristianityill *1'-, ,, „ c " ? v'e' -* — CW.*to ns g rea t '» likeness to the Clirist ianity o f the N ew Testam ent as a dead broom stick is to a grand and bow ing p ine tree. T ry the professed Christianity o f to-day by any p rin cip le o f tho G ospel— b y its faith, b y its love, by its hum ility , and self-renunciation . “ T h ou slialt love thy neigh bour as thyself.” L ook now through E u rop e fo r this p ro o f o f Christianity o f ttie nearly n ineteen centuries o f possession, and y ou see it from one en d to the oth er arm ed to the teeth— every m an against his neighbour. “ T h ou shall not k i l l ; ” and the m ost prom inent feature o f tho age is the enthusiasm o f its m echanic genius at work to invent new m achines fo r y o u r neigh bour’s destruction— m achines on ly fit to bo nam ed in the halls o f Pandem onium . “ H e that w ill be greatest am ongst you , let h im be the servant o f a l l ; ” aud the whitewashed Paganism o f to-day, ca lling itself Christianity, arrays itse lf in all sorts o f fr ip pery titles, in every species o f feudal disguises and n ick ­names, and loves greeting in the m arket places ; and that m en should w orsh ip one another, not for their love to one another, but for their m onopolies o f the good things o f G o d ’s w orld . W e seo congregations walking to ch u rch and chapels in goodliest silks and fine clothes, and during the rest ol' tho week bent on p ilin g up wealth b y any m eans, as i f this were the lasting and the other the m ere passing w orld . A nd all the tim e, around theso strange Christians, C hrist's ow n aristocracy— tho poor— are neither p ro ­p erly fed, n or housed, n or clothed, as i f H e had never said “ Inasm uch as y e did it not to these, y e d id it not to m e.” U nder this frightful assum ption o f the name w ithout the substance o f C hristianity lies the practical atheism o f materialism. A n d it m ust be confessed that it is a very m ortify in g th ing to the learned and philosophical o f tho age, that when they thought that they had com pletely put dow n spiritual fait li, and branded it w ith the bugbear nam e o f superstition, it should start up again like the unac- countable poodle in the study o f Faust, and swell itse lf into an elephant. W h e n they thought that thoy had cu t o f f this p lanet from all the ro lling worlds around i t ; from the sp irit-life that breathes and burns th rou gh all space, and sent tho earth on its c ircu it throu gh tho skies, a m ere sp inning c lo d o f d irt, in to w h ich they cou ld d ig and carve, and m echanise at pleasure, tables should begin to move, chairs to dance, and ghosts to rap around them . H ow rid icu lou s ! they exclaim . E xactly bo. I t is m ost rid icu lous that the finest theories and proudest assum ptions o f ttie m aterialists should not be able to stand against a few antic9 o f their ow n fu rn itu re !

“ Can any good th ing com e out o f N azareth ? ’ ’B ut let all m en look to it. Tho good d id o o m e o u to f Naza- retli, and w ill com e out o f the N azareth ofSp iritua lism again. It is not m erely table-m oving and rappin g that are afloat am ongst us, but the whole system o f theology is un dergoing a revolu tion . I t is not only tliat spirits and tho visits o f spirits are again acknow ­ledged , but the w hole process by w h ich spirits m ust be purified and advanced from cavnalism onw ards, through tho in id sp irit-region , tow ards the central heaven o f G od , is being taught by them . M en learn, by d irect revelation , that tho souls o f the so-called dead nro, and are around them , bu t thoy feci in that their ow n im m ortality and responsibility . T hey learn that by no death-bed hocus-pocus enn a sinner be converted to a saint, bu t that his m oral cond ition w ill fix h im by an attraction stronger than that o f gravity in to h is exact place in the invisible w orld, from w h ich noth in g bu t the b lood o f C lirist, and ttie thorough purgation o f his spiritual pow er, can enable him even to breathe the purer utm osph ercof the higher h eavens; tliat a w hole life o f crim e or sensuality hero w ill requ ire a w hole life o f penitence and purgation there. T h o life o f tho inner w orld is thus brough t hom e ou t o f tho vagueness o f m odern theology in to a real, stern, ever present fa c t ; awful to the disputable, bu t cheering and inspiriting to the love o f G od . T hat, sir, is Spiritualism , w h ich m ay begin just at the point to w h ich m aterialism has led us— in m atter, but w ill en d — i f fo llow ed fa ith fully , in that vital C hristianity w h ich lias been so long abandoned for a Fagan siiam.

“ i t is not m y intention to enter in to any controversy w itli those to w hom the first fa int glim pse o f those tilings is just com in g in Scotland. T o experienced Spiritualists their reasonings are the m ere talk o f children , B u t I beg the “ B . 's ” and “ C . 's ” to ponder cm these remarks a little, aud to be assured that they have yet far to travel ere they have 1 found it nil o u t ,’

[W e h op e shortly to present our readers w ith Mr. H ow itt’ » poetical reply to the Rev. M r, Nannie, o f Skreeu. f o .S .T .y

(ftarasgonim tif.To the Editor of the Spiritual Times.

Sir ,— T he possib ility o f in tercourse w ith the W o r ld o f Spirits in tho present age is not now a question o f doubt o r speculation, it is p roved to be a fact, established b y the liv in g testim ony and ex . porionee o f m illions o f intelligent hum an b e in gs ; neithor is the evidence obtained on ly from one class, nation, sect, o r creed , but from all. I w ou ld there- fore ask, i f such an overw helm ing am ount o f testi­m ony am ongst us is not sufficient to p rove a fact, what is the use o f testim ony P and what becom es o f the B ib le and the Christian re ligion ?

T h o m ost extraordinary fact, to m y m ind , is, that persons calling them selves Christians can deny the tru th o f the above statement, seeing tliat the Christian re ligion especially is based upon a sp iritua l fou nda­tion , and that spiritual m anifestations ru n like a thread throughout its pages.

W h e n Spirit» in the present day give us um nis- takeable evidence o f their presence by test com m un i­cations (w h ich ' are o f constant occu rren ce ), w hat ough t to bo done w itli them ? S hou ld w e deny them , and p rove ourselvos liars P H ow ever m uch others m ay d o it, there is on e w h o w ill not, and w ho believes that those w ho do it are too low in the scale o f hum anity to m erit the love o f tru th fu l m inds in the bod y , or o f thoso in the spirit.

M any self-styled Christians profess to believe all that tho B ib le contains, at least., all tliat the G ospels narrate (w h ich Gospels rest on the w ritten testim ony o f scarcely a dozen m en, nearly n ineteen centuries ago), y et reject ttie evidence o f thousands o f liv ing witnesses in the present day, w ho confirm tliat testi. niony, and affirm that S p irit m anifestations still c o n ­tinue. Is this consistent? and does it not prove tliat the so-called Christian C hurch resem bles the state o f the Jew ish Church in ttie Saviour’s tim e, w hich adhered to the letter and not the sp irit, nnd su b­scribed to dogm as and articles o f be lie f once a week, and that frequently, w ithout understanding them. S uch is not vital C hristianity, hut the dead form ula o f creed and doctrine.

T h e declaration lies gone forth , “ Seek and ye shall find, knock am i it »hall bo opened unto y o n .” R e ject not this privilege, but let all w ho w ou ld be free seek fo r themselves, and the light, o f tru th w ill enable them to escape from the d om in ion o f thoso “ w ho teach for d octrine the com m andm ents o f m en .”

L on d on , M arch 1st, 18(51. H . B .—o—

T W O S P I R I T U A L V IS IT S .To the Editor of the Spiritual Times,

Silt,— H aving been requested to fu rn ish you w ith the particulars o f a recent visit m ade b y a spirit, to a friend in the Üi sh, I d o so fo r y o u r first, num ber.

I m ay m ention that but a few weeks since I had the m isfortune to loso a dear and aged relative, wIki h erself d id not believe in sp irit manifestat ions. S ’ d ied qu ietly m d ca lu jly , early i u ,— j . ’ 1 l J a ’resido m uch further to tho west. O n th e e v cn tn g w her death an o ld fr ien d o f m y relative, residing close to m y house, was retiring to rest, and on turning tow ards the bail saw clearly, for som e tim e, ttie form o f m y relative ly in g on the tied. Stic becam e alarm ed, and approached it. Y 'ou w ill k ind ly un der­stand that she also was a sceptic, and qu ite disposed to doubt the possibility o f sucli appearances. She roused her husband— also a great sceptic— and bade him rise, ns she dared not d isturb the figure w hich she distinctly saw ly ing , w ith a pecu liar shawl roun d the head and shoulders.

I shou ld m ention that this was som e hours after the la d y ’s actual departure ; slie d ied at 7 45 p .m ., and this appearance took p laco about 10 30 on the same night.

A fter gazing ou it both husband and w ife saw it fa ll away, and therefore tho w ife con clu d ed tliat tier o ld friend was dead. O n m aking inqu iry o f another relative o f m ine, in whose arms m y aged relative died, sho p articu larly m entioned the grey Paisley shawl, o f w h ich she cou ld not liavo know n anything. T h is shaw l was round tho shoulders o f tho deceased lady , us seen, and the w liolo o f the apparition took

The follow ing letter was forwarded to the Susses Express, but was not inserted

7’o the Editor of the Sussex Express,Sir,— I have no desire to intrude the spirit-com ­

m unications I am occasionally favored w ith upon the notice o f the public, hut there arc tim es when that which is intended for the sanctity o f one ’s ow u bosom m ay, in the interests o f truth, be w ith advantage d is­closed to ttie world.

YVith tlii« feeling I ask you, after the correspondence that has taken place in your colum ns ou the subject o f Spiritualism , to g ive insertion to the follow ing com m unications I have received from ' tho spirit o f a clergym an, w ho passed from earth last summ er, and who, a short tim e before, in consequence o f-so m e conversation 1 had w ith him, gave m e th e Rev. M r. Nang'le’ s pam phlet, w ith these w ords : “ There, that will show you w here it com es from .”

The com m unications are as fo l lo w :— “ While ou the earth I tried to please mg SaviourI have wan my crown : therefore I trust you will follow your Lord and Saviour, and if you do, you will win a crown of glory as I have."

The ooimiihnioiition was then sign ed ; and then, after a pause, these rem arkable w ords cam e o u t :— “ God sent me to deliver this message.”

1 then put a question w ith a view to ascertain the nature o f 1 lie liberty that was accorded spirits to visit earth ; the reply w a s :— “ I o n must not know the mysteries.”

A nother baud o f spirits said, “ Gooniu faith aud you will conquer.” W ith such encouraging assurances to ‘‘ Publish aud plead the cause of Spiritualism,” l hope to stand by the tru th until it has “ com e out.”

1 remain, A c.,

R O B E R T C O O PE R .Eastbourne.

NEW SPIRITUAL SOCIETY.

p lace w hen the lady w ho saw it was wide-awake.T h e tw o ladies w ero w ith a fire and candle in her cham ber ; both advanced in years, and entertuined a sincere attachment fo r eaeli other, though age and infirm ity line! kept them asunder for a great p eriod o f tim e. T here was every reason to suppose that m y relative’s attachment led her to show h erself thus to the o ld friend o f so lon g a tim e, and tho fact o f her scepticism m ay hare led to the appearance. 1 m ay m ention also, that on the night o f her death, I m y. se lf felt ft singular over-sliadow ing o f the m ind, o f strange solem nity, though there was no reason to fear any im m ediate catastrophe. I was qu ite alone, and had been spending tho evening in reading nnd writing, ns is m y wont. T he next m orn ing a m essage ennio from the kind friend to know i f I had liad any news, but m y w ell-known nnd avow ed opinions preven ted any m ention o f this to m e, and I d id not hear o f it for days afterwards, w hen it. cam e out. „

Ttie other ease I w ish to name was to ld m e by tho son o f tho person to w hom it occu rred , in the room in the dull street nam ed B u ry St. Jam es’ s, w here the event happened, at five o ’ c lock in tho m orn ing. T he o ld lady w h o saw it. kept a quiet boarding-house be­fore tho days o f latch-keys. O n tho second floor resided an Irish m em ber o f Parliam ent ; on the first floor an o ld colonel, and the rest o f tho house was inhabited by the lady and her tw o grow n-u p children , son, and daughter. T h e tim e was June, and the sun was shining down into tho room through a broad w indow , under w hich was a sofa, [w ith tho head tow ards the door. M rs. T . was ly in g there, nwaiting the M .P .’ s return, and anxious to sleep. T tie clock o f St. Jam es’ s C hurch had ju st struck 5 n.m., when she heard a n o ise ; the slow ly open ing d oor o f tho room oreaked, and ns she looked roun d slie saw a man in his shirt com e in, w ith a red nightcap nnd pecu liar b o r d e r ; his face was averted, and he w ent out inline, d iately , leaving the door open, w hich had previously been closed. M rs. T . thought one o f the lodgers had m issed liis way, and the Irish M .P . arriving inline, d iately afterwards she w ent to bed. B u t the red nightcap puzzled her1—w h o had red nightcaps in tho h ou se? She woko her daughter, w h o said the colonel liad no such thing, she knew. T he M .P . was o u t ; what cou ld it lie?

N ow in Jerm yn-strcct, hard by , lived her uncle and tw o aunts. T he uncle w as a jo l ly o ld soul, w ho loved his bottle, nnd was apoplectic. G ood liv ing brought him his death warrant, and at seven in the m orning a furious ringing nl M rs. T . ’ a bell announced the end o f the old gentleman, very suddenly . She went, to Jerniyn-treet. “ W hen d id lie d i e ? ” was a natural inquiry. “ A s the clock struck five,” was the r e p ly ; “ w e thought it useless to d isturb you , ns we knew tliat y ou w ou ld have had hut little vest.” “ F ive o 'c lo c k — h u m ! h u m ! and pray had he a red nightcap with a queer border l ” “ H ow cou ld you know i t ; it was always a profound secret, as w e disliked it so n in c l i ! ” “ Can I seo h im ? ” “ Y e s .” A nd ou tlie head o f the deceased there still rem ained, bv some accident, the red nightcap o f the apparition. I m en­tion these tw o things together from tho features o f resem blance they present in the details o f the shawl and nightcap.

T o philosophers I leave tho explanation. I only vouch for ttie tru th o f both stories, w hich , hitherto unpublished, lire heartily at you r disposition.

I am, tru ly vours,K .‘ R . H . M A C K E N Z IE .

L ondon , F ebruary 29th, 18(51.

W e are glad to bo able to record that a society fo r the protection and p rom otion o f this im portant su b . je c t is now being form ed.

A prelim inary m eeting was held at the office o f M r. Joh n Jones, o f Basinghnil-strcet, on T hu rsd ay even­ing, the 25th o f F ebruary , tliat gentlem an having generously allow ed the use o f his office as a m eeting place for three m onths.

M r. Jones was unanim ously requested to preside, and tie tlgm stated ttie ob jects fo r w h ich the m eeting had been convened , u rg in g tho imminent, necessity existing fo r som e centre o f inter-com m unication .

A fter a fu ll d iscussion on the part o f those present, and statements having been m ade by several gentle ­m en as to the nature o f the organisation proposod , the fo llow in g resolutions w ore passed ;— ■R esolved— T hat an organization for the protection o f

the interests o f Spiritualism b e form ed. R esolved— T hat the plan o f the association, as given

tjirou gb the hand o f M r. Spc^y, ha adopted as the bqai« e f t W w * a » lM t io S . jiew -Îhrintkt-'' ’’

R eso lved — T hat * eom m iK «*?4>o- h o w appointed, to devise a fitting nam e for the association, and fo r other purposes ; and that such com m ittee, w ith pow er to add to their num ber, consist o f Messrs. Jones, B ic lfie ld , Tiffin, P ow ell, W allis , Spear, anil M ackenzie.

R eso lved — That copies o f theso resolutions be fo r . w arded to The Spiritual Magazine and The Spiritual Times,

V arious propositions w ore m ade and discussed, but the consideration o f these subjects was postponed . T ho com m ittee then agreed to meet on F rid ay the ■1th o f M arch , the p roceed ings at w hich m eeting w ill du ly be m ade know n to our readers interested in the m ovem ent. A n unanim ous vote o f thanks to M r. Jones, for his kindness in granting the use o f Ids ofllee, and for tho efficient m anner iu w h ich he had presided over the m eeting, con clu d ed the business o f tho evening.

D u r in g t h e past m o n t h Mr. R . Cooper lias been delivering L ectures on Spiritualism, iu East­bourne, Hailsham, Ilurstnim iceaux, Hustings, and Lewes.— M r. ltarkas lias been lecturing on the sumo subject at Glasgow.

It may be, that in the last times the upper and the low er, ttie spiritual nnd the physical, m ay m ore ultim ately m eet. * * * * It is h igh ly probable that as the w ind ing up o f (lie great dram a in w hich w o play a part draws nearer, tho future o r tho heavenly rest »Hall com e down iu clearer m anifesta­tion to this w or ld .— Dr. Camming.

The Mission of Spiritualism is to awaken tho dorm ant faculties o f m e n ; to arouse their s lu m ­bering con sc ien ces ; lo quicken their souls into v igorous action and revive decaying piety ; to elevate their thoughts above the fleeting shows o f tim e amt sense, to (tie enduring, though to most o f us invisib le realities o f spiritual l i f e ; leading them to feel that w e all are, in very deed, ch ildren o f G od , brothers o f Christ, heirs o f im m orta lity ; nnd to tench them their relations and duties to m an their b rother— to (to il their Father.

A W e l s h G i i o s t .- Last w e e k , a lad, aged 14, liv ing at D ow lais, went, into the back yard in the evening and returned almoBt instantly in great fright, excla im ing that he liad seen his ow n ghost. W hen sufficiently rccovere ib to give an account, he said that on open ing the back door lie saw him self, w hite and deathlike, standing in front, and he at once ran hack. I l is friends endeavoured to jok e him out o f the be. lief, bu t ho was not to be shaken, nnd, singular to add, so states a trustw orthy inform ant, lie sickened, and, though a healthy lad u p to the day o f his frigh t, grew worse and d ied .— Cambria Daily Leader.

“ S p i r i t u a l i s m : it s F a c t s a n d P h a s e s . ” — M r. l ’ ow cll gives an evidently honest, straight­forward relation o f his experiences, showing how lie became convinced, and sustaining his conclusions bv scriptural and other avgum ent; and relating many original facts o f tho supernatural kind. There is also, in ids book, the fao simile o f the handw riting o f a relative o f M r. Cooper’ s w ho lifts hcen in the spirit- world m ore than thirty yea rs ; and facsimile o f her autograph when iu the body, so tlm t the reader can perceive at a glance the identity o f the handwriting in both, though an interval o f th irty-four years separates the tw o. The fac simile o f the m edium ’s (M r. Cooper’» daughter) usual handwriting is also given, mill is entirely diflereut from the others. The w ork is published very cheap ( 2s.), and we tiope it. may have a wide circulation .— The Spiritual Magazine.

A G h o s t a t Eoton, n e a r W hjtuy.—Timinhabitants o f this p lace are at tho present timp in a state o f considerable excitem ent in consequence o f one house being n ightly visited by one o f those alarm ing intruders designated ghosts. F rom Hie facts we ha\ e been enabled to collect, it seems that a shopkeeper in the village recently died, and a new ly m arried coup le succeeded him iu business. M atters went com fortably on until the w ife heard m ysterious noises in the house, w hich , o f course alarm ed her, hut this has increased to such mi extent tliat she has left the house. T ho very furn iture nnd crockery in the house are said to have d isturbed the repose o f the inmates, aud the eircumstanees have given rise to the most in credib le gossip in the village, one rum our he. ing that the ghost returned respecting its m oney. T o this superstitious nnd ridicu lous statement such credence was given, tliat we hear the floor o f tho house lias been excavated in order to satisfy curiosity whether there was any cash concealed in ttie ground, — Whitby Gazelle,

T O W 1 T T A L 1C .Ill' OUR JjONXlON COBItESl'OKUBHT.

»*— #>- -0«r raiders w’U nM'.nlM'l that, wo do not IuM oht* tclccs responsible for one able Correspondent's opinions,

T his interest usually taken at this particular period of tho year by tha Loadun world in domestic matters still continues to palo before that endless topic of conversation, the Schleswig- Holstein affair. The conduct of tho Germans meets with no sympathisers, although supported ut tedious length in the eolumus of tho Times by Mr. Max Muller, the foreign profesror at Oxford. Wo cannot understand the logic of such treatment—as, when a man is down to hit him until he gets up again. The Gorman Con­federation threatened Denmark with Federal exe­cution if that State continued perverse and declined to comply with tho behests of the Diet. Denmark, in this instance, being clearly in the wrong, sought and obtained advice from England. She instantly complied with it, but tho ire of the Germans having very slowly arrived at a culmi­nating point, could not bo so easily appeased; and, in addition to submission on the part of the Danes, some other guarantees, by which their futuro docility was to bo insured, were demanded; and *o brief a space of time was granted to the King and his Minister 'to give those, that they were powerless to act, unless tLey assumed the responsibility so fashionable in Berlin — to forget that there was such an insti­tution as a Constitutional Monarchy. The re­sult we all know: high words were followed by hard blows, and the Danes and Sehleswig- Holstomers will long remember the dreadful winter of 18C3-4, with its bloody accompaniments. The Conference which is to take place in Loudon, and to which the leading Powers have given their adhesion, and from the result of which wo are told that a peaceful solution of existing difficulties is to bo arrived at, brings no immediate satisfaction to tha friends of the Danes, as, pending its sitting, thero is to be no armistice, but the war is to be carried on with vigour, on tho part of two of tho greatest military countries in the world against a puny nation with its standing army of something like 40,000 men. Jutland has been invaded, and the allies have signified their intention to hold their ground merely because Denmark-after having witnessed two of its provinces invaded, its executive officers driven from their posts, its national colours torn down and replaced by tlioso #f a foroign character, and, finally, its subjects attacked and butchered—was simple enough to suppose that this was war; and consequently gave instructions to its naval commaudera to seize all the property they could find afloat belonging to Their aggressors. Austria and Prussia, if all be triWf that one hears, are now ardently anxious to find mmm by which they can beat a decent retreat from the very awkward predicament in which they have placed themselves. To add to their troubles, the Emperor of the French betrays no excitement, but, as a mure matter of precaution, is intent upon seeing that his choicest troops now .massed on the eastern frontier of his empire are maintained in tho highest state of efficiency. Arras and accoutrements of all kinds are »otorimwiy being collected on tho coasts of Italy. Prudent mershants decline to charter ships be- loriging to any German State. Credits are limited,

^ ' fr not altogatbor "rrouad, on An ’part of trade» «ad Capitalists in England and France to their customers of tho obstinate ‘ 'Fadetlaud." Trade languishes., unless, indeed, one excepts that part of ft wore immediately connected with tha malfriol of aw , and hero, indeed, a very brisk traffic exist«. Of this I have tha best opportunities of judgjng; the largo manufacturers of steel tubes in Lancashire and Yorkshire are full of orders— certainty not from our own Government, as we Me still undecided about tho character of the gun winch wo are to introduce into our naval and military services: therefore the orders have a foreign origin. I am also told that scarcely a day passes without inquiries being made as to tho cost o f spherical and elongated, steel shot and shell, Jsfcitiuap do these emanate from our AVer Department, ns tho formidable missiles referred to have »ot as yet been adopted by us, although Russia and other countries have long since «at us an example in this respect. The old proverb about “ an ill wind,” &c., is now being verified, much to our benefit. The American carrying trade has been ruthlessly destroyed by the existence of tho Alabama arid her sister cruisers, and now that of all the States composing the German Bund is to be also tabooed, so that British shipowners will find ample employment for their property. And, notwithstanding tho feoliug exhibited on the part of American merchants settled in China to encourage tho chartering of any other vessels than those which carry the English ensign, tho effect can only bo ono of a paesiog character, and the holders of shipping are likely, for some time to come, to bo a prosperous race.

Tho Prince and Princess of Wales have tin prospect, of a busy season before them. Already the leodes by the Princo have commenced, ami the Queen lias authorised the Princess to boll drawing-rooms in her name. The Londoners will be disappointed if the next few months do not prove attractive, not only to them, but to all strangers who may be induced to visit tho metro­polis. Mentioning tho name of the Prince re­minds mo of an anecdote just now related of him. While lately residing at St. Leonards, his Royal Highness, as is well known, went out with the East Sussex hounds. On taking a hedge, his horse stumbled and threw his rider, who, fortunately, after throwing a sum mcmult, alighted on his feet. He remounted immediately, rode after tha hounds, and successfully took a five- bftiTed gate in the most gallant style, much to the delight of all his brother Nimrod».

The runners of the blockade of the Southern ports on the coasts of tho Confederate States are still pursuing their avocations with great briskness, notwithstanding that they have, within tho last twelve mouths, lost nearly one hundred vessels. The banks of the

Tho navy estimates promise to ho rather troublesomo this year to Ministers; they have been prepared with an amount of economy rather more shadowy'than real. In fact, Lord Clarence Paget has suggested to the Committee of Supply that wo should sacrifice the £300,000, or the greater portion uf this sum, for Urn purpose of adding lo the pay of naval officers, and for other equally laudable objects. The House of Commons has agreed to pass a hill by which it is unde impera­tive to test shipu’ anchors aud cables, If this had been done years ago, how many valuable lives would have been saved I E.

T H E S P I R I T U A L T I M E S — S A T U R D A Y , M A R C H _5 , 1 8 6 4 .

O U T L I N E S O F T H E W E E K—♦ —

N o im p orta n t new s h a s reach ed us fro m A m erica except th a t b o th N o rth an d S ou th are p rep arin g fo r a n oth er g ra n d stru g g le . I n the F ed era l S tates th e b o u n ty fo r vo lun teers is excessively h igh , w h ilst th e co n scr ip tio n stares in th o fa ce th ose w h o w ill n o t a ccep t it . T h e C on federates, on tho o th er hand, are m a k in g every e ffort t o increase th e ir s tren gth , and so m u ch are th e y in w a n t o f recru its th at, co n tra ry t o a ll p re ju d ices , th e y are a b ou t t o arm th e ir n eg roes a n d ca ll them in to th e ir rank s . T hp lu ll th a t has been experien ced d u r in g th e p ast fow w eeks in a ctu a l w ar is fe lt t o b e on ly th e ca lm w h ich p reced es th o storm , an d te rr ib le w a r an d b lood sh ed is y o t to b e appreh ended . A p p ea l is b e in g m ad e in L o n d o n in a id o f th o w ou n d ed and s ick co ld iers b e lo n g in g t o b o th arm ies, an d M r. C yru s F ie ld , w h o is n ow in E n g la n d , is e x ertin g h im s e lf t o th o u tm ost to ra ise fu n d s fo r th is b en evo len t o b je ct .

I n E u rop e , how ever, th e w ar w h ioh th reatens to e n th ra ll oven th e m ost p eace fu l n a tion s is o ccu p y in g m ore a tte n tio n a t tho p resen t m o ­m en t th a n a n y th in g w lrcU occu rs in A m erica . T h e qu estion o f th e p rop osed C on feren ce o f E u rop ea n P ow ers on th o D a n o-G erm a n qu estion con tin u es a lm ost to m o n o p o lise p u b lic so lic itu d e . I t is b y n o m eans ce rta in th a t th o e fforts o f th o E n g lish G ov ern m en t t o b r in g su ch a C on feren ce a b o u t w ill b o su ccessfu l. L o rd P a lm erston , has in d eed sta ted , in th o H ou se o f C om m ons, th a t P ru ssia a n d A u str ia w ou ld accep t th o in v it a t io n ; th a t R u ss ia w ou ld , h e b e lieved , tak e p a r t in such C o n fe re n ce ; o f S w ed en h o w as u n certa in , bu t sp ok e con fid en tly o f th o su p p ort o f F ra n c e ; and the Im p er ia l M in is try jo in in g E n g la n d in such a p ro ject, is, to say th e lea st o f It, an in d ica tion o f th e ir p e a ce fu l in c lin a tion s . A fe e lin g , how ever, preva ils th a t D en m ark w ill npt a ccep t th o in v ita ­tion : th e d e term in ed sp irit o f th o D anas is said ev ery d ay t o g ro w bold er, a n d th e p eop le m ore en thu siastic . B o th H ouses o f th e D an ish R ig sd o d have u n a n im ou s ly ad op ted an address t o th e ir K in g , a ssu r in g h im o f t lio ir reso lu tion t o “ p re ­serve tlie ir n a tio n a lity , and th e ir r ig h t t o g overn th em selves.” T h e y d em a n d th e re ten tion o f th e ir u n ion w ith S ch lesw ig , an d express a w ish fo r tho en erg etic p ro se cu tio n o f th o w ar. T h e K in g ga ve a v erba l rep ly , w h ich w as an ech o o f the address, H o w ill d o ev ery th in g , h e says, to secure ben eficia l ponco, b u t on n o con d ition s w ill ho ad m it tiro “ a b o lit io n o f th o ex ist in g p o litica l con n ection b etw een D en m ark and Schlesw ig,He desires, ho says, “ to bo a free King over a fr< people,” and ha trusts that his epitaph may be,“ A truer heart uo’er boat for Denmark.” We may here observe, for tiro benoflt of tlioso renders who are not well versed in Danish laws, that tho Rigsdad is tho assembly of Danish representatives Alono ■-tbo Rlgsraad* on the bno* isSionertfi. assembly, composed of both DanKST'and ifohleswigers; and it was to the lattor general assembly that tiro King wished to submit tho con' cessions proposed by tho Gonnans.

T ire g ro a t con sp ira cy ca se in P a ris has b e e n brou gh t t o a te rm in a tio n b y th e oon v iotion o f the fou r Ita lia n prison ers a ccu sod o f h a v in g d e s ig n s a ga in st th o l i fo o f N a p oleon . T h e y ap p oar to havo b o o n fo u n d c lea r ly g u ilty , and tw o o f thorn w ore son ton cod t o b e tra n sp o r te d fo r lifo , a n d tho o th ers t o tw e n ty yoars ’ im prison m en t. T lio tr ia l d u r in g its p rog ress excited very litt le in torost even in P a r is ; a n d a fte r sen ten ce w as passed , lit t le m ore w ou ld h a ve boon th ou gh t about th e m atter, had i t n o t been fo r th e m ixin g u p M a zziu i’s nam e in tlio p lo t, arid b y th at m eans b r in g in g a g ra ve im p u ta tio n a g a in st a ruom bor o f tha B ritish P arliam en t. T h o P roeu reu r-I in p or ia l said, in th e cou rse o f h is speech fo r th o p rosecu tion , th at w hen G reco , on o o f th o p rin c ip a l a ctors in th o p lot, w an ted m onny, ho w as to w r ite t o M r. F low er, 35 , T h u rloe -squ a re , L o n d o n ; a n d on look ' in g in th o “ L on d on D ire cto ry ,” ho re co g n is e d , w ith g ro a t p a in , as l iv in g a t th at res id en ce th o nnm o o f a m em ber o f th o B r itish P a r lia m en t w ho had, in 1857, b e e n a p p o in ted b y M azzin i to bo th e b a n k er o f t lio T e b a ld i o r O rsin i con sp iracy a g a in st th e E m p e ro r ’ s lifo . W h o the learned counsel m ea n t was ev id e n t a t first s igh t, because, i f any on o w ill tak e u p l h o " L o n d o n D ire cto ry ,” lie w ill seo th a t 35, T h u rloe -sq u a re is th e address o f M r. T .H . S ta n sfo ld , w h o is M .P . fo r H a lifax , and on o o f tlio L ord s o f th o A d m ira lty . T h o h on ourab le m em ber, in answ er t o a qu estion fro m M r. C ox , th o m em ber fo r F in sb u ry , has s in ce oxpreasod, in tlio H o u se o f C om m ons, b o th a ston ish m en t and in d ig n a t io n a t th e ch arge m ad e a g a in s t h im b y tlio P roeurenr, and con sid ered i t beBt to tre a t tho im p u ta tion w ith c o n te m p t ; at th o sam e t im e ho expressed m o st firm ly h is co n v ic t io n th a t M azrin i h a d n o th in g w h a te v e r to d o w ith th o p lots .

T ire o n ly b il l b e fo re P arliam en t w h ioh is cau sin g m u ch sen sation o u t o f d oors is M r. G la d s to n e s soliom o fo r a b o lis h in g th o d u ty on m a lt used fo r fe e d in g p u rposes a lon o. T h is , how ever, has n o t q u ite satisfied th o a g r icu ltu r is ts ; con seq u en tly a d ep u ta tion , co n s is t in g o f fo r ty M em b ers o f P arliam en t, rep re se n tin g la rg o a g r icu l­tu ra l in terests , w a ited u p on th o C han ce llor o f th e E x ch eq u er a t h is official residen ce , an d p e tit io n e d fo r th o t o ta l au d im m ed ia te a b o li­t io n o f th o m a lt - ta x a ltoge th er. I ’ lio great, q u estion t o d ecid e , M r, G ludstono to ld them , w as, W h a t w ill m o st ben efit th o p eop le g e n e ra lly ? — fo r in ta x in g th o resou rces o f th e cou n try w o w ore b ou n d , Ito con ten d ed , t o c o n ­s id er th o w ish os an d necessities o f tim w h ole co m m u n ity , an d th ere fore h o gave th e d epu ta tion lit t le h op o th a t ha cou ld exten d h is b il l to tho to ta l a b o lit io n o f th e m alt-ta x , w hich n ow produces 115,000,000 a year . M r, G ladstone h a d su gg ested th a t th o m ix tu re o f lin seed in tho m a lt w ou ld u n ­fit i t fo r b re w in g p urposes, an d m ako it n on e tlio w orse for fe e d in g . M r. B ass, tlio ce lebra ted

P A R L I A M E N T A R Y J O T T I N G S .

_ T h o v is ito r to th o H o u se o f C om m ons w ill som e t im e s h e p u zzled w ith th o fo rm u la o f P a r lia m en ­ta ry p roceed in g s ; b u t a v e ry g o o d g u id e t o th ose w h o a rc n o t w ell u p in these th in g s is to tak o th o orders o f th o d a y fro m o u t o f o n o o f tha m o rn in g papers, a n d h e w ill there seo th o n o tice s as th e y a re ap p oin ted to com e on a n d th o p erson s w ho arc to p ro - p ose tho m o tio n s ; an d a lth ou gh t h c lo w ifi n o t b o in -' trod u eod in t lio ord er set d ow n in th o new spaper, th e su b ject w h ich is b ro u g h t forw ard w ill soon d isclose l o Uio v is ito r w h a t m o tio n is b e fo re tho H ou se, a n d w h o th o m em ber m ay b e w h o first addresses the S p eak or to in trod u ce it . A n d hero w o sh ou ld ob se rv e th a t one sp ecia l ru le o f tha H ouse is tluri, n o p rin ted p ap er is a llow ed w ith in th oh a llow ed H a ll o f St. S teph en ’ s, e x ce p tin g th o fo rm s p rin ted b y official a u th ority . 'The m em bers oven are n o t p e r ­m itte d to in trod u ce a new spaper u p on a n y o c ca ­s ion ; a n d sh ou ld i t b o necessary fo r any represen ­ta tiv e t o q u ote a passage, i f ho has f t n o t by heart, h o m u st liavo i t tra n scribed b e fore he can read th e p aragra ph . W o o b o to t lio u n fortu n a te v is ito r in th e S tran gers ’ G allery , i f he u a res to b r in g o u t a new spaper t o pass aw ay th o dreary tiiu o w h ils t som e fo rm a lity fs g o in g forw ard th a t h o cares n o th in g ab out ; o r even i f h o should ch an ce t o b r in g o u t a pock et-book an d m a k e a p cn c illo d noto , th at p riv ile g e bein g a lono p orm itted t o tho re p o r te rs ; b u t eyc-ri tb o la tter are n o t a llow ed to re fresh th e ir m em ories w ith th o p rin te d new s o f tho day, b u t aro supplied w ith th o offioial papers p u b lish ed b y th o P arliam en tary p rin ter . T h e v is itor , h ow ever, sh ou ld cu to u t o f bin new spaper th ep rogram ra e to w lfieh w pbave referred, an d tak o a s ly g lan ce a t i t w h en th o w atch fu l oyes o f th e official gen tlem en aro d irected n n jfh o r w ay. B e in g p r iv ileg ed persons ourselves, an d th oreforo enabled t o soo m ore than a v is ito r w o n ^ jfw o w ill com m oneo ou r aeoount o f a d ay a t t ie J n fo n so or C om m on s b y g o in g to p ra yers w ith tha chap lain an d th e Speaker.

Prayora and Ceremonies.^A t a qu arter b e fo re fo u r o ’ c lo ck th o doors o f th o

C om m on s H a ll aro th row n qpen, an d the Speaker is e scorted to a ch a ir a t th e tab le , w h e ro th o ch a ir ­m a n o f com m ittee s its, w h en o n d u ty , next t o the S erjean t-a t-A rm s w ith h is h ea vy m a w . T h en appears th o ch ap la in in fu l l c a n o n ica ls^ jfio tokos hia p la ce at th o o th er ond o f th o tah lo , and roads som e sh ort p ra yers fr o m th o O hqroh o f E n g la n d P ra yor-b ook . T h e fe w m om bors w ho h a ve a r ­r iv e d a t th is e a r ly p eriod stan d up , and, w ith on e k n ee u p on tlio seat, m ainta in a re sp e ctfu l a tten tion . T h o cerem on y does n o t la s t m opo th a n fiyo m in u tes , a n d the ch ap la in retires, w a lk in g ba ck w a rd s t o th o door, o u t o f resp ect t o th e g rea tes t gen tlem a n in E n g la n d ; and as fo u r o ’c lo ck arrives, s tra g g lin g m om bors en ter, each on o s ig n in g his n am o in a book k e p t on th o o lork s ’ ta b le fo r th a t p urpoce . A litt lo q u ie t c ld t-eh a t goes forw ard , tha m om bors h a n g in g ab ou t as i f u n certa in w h eth er th ey have any bu sin ess th ere o r n o t

Opening of tho Business of tho Day.T h o Speaker ca n n ot tak o h is soat in h is off! o '

ch a ir u n til fo r ty m em bers have assem bled , w ith ou t w h ich th ere w ou ld 1m n o H o u s e ; thus lie" reta in s tha sca t a t fk o ta b le w h fok ho o ccu p ied d u r in g prayers. W h ils t in th is tem p ora ry soat, th e m em bers flock around thoir Speaker,_ an d appear t o en jo y hia socie ty . W h en h o fancies _ thero aro su fficient m om bors, tho S peaker w ill m eth od ica lly co u n t one, tw o, three, &c., p o in t in g t o each w ith h is hand as he d oes so. ro r lia p s lio w ill an nounce th a t thero aro on ly th ir ty od d , w hen som e m em b er anxious fo r bu siness w ifi d escry on o o r tw o represen ta tives in th o g a lle ry , w ho’ h a vo Eoarctily (foterm food w heth er th ey w ill tak o th o ir p laco th a t e v en in g or n o t ; sh ou ld these m ako up a su fficient num hor, tho S peaker tak es h is ch o ir , and th o bu siness o f tho d ay com m ences, w h ich is in trod u ced in th o order n a m e d : first, p r iv a te b ills , then p etition s, o f w hich w o shall speak h ereafter. T h o S peak er n ex t roads a lou d tlio n o tices o f m otion . W h e n ho lias read , say, the first on Ids list , th e p ro p o se r rises an d b e ­g in s h is speech . I f n o on o m oves , t lio S peaker asks, “ I s th e hon ou rab le m em b er fo r .s u ch and Oiirji p ripu-eyirearJw.V” . j | f M g m en-»t in n ed in th o H ou se . A fte r th o cleiiatc“ on tho variou s m otion s are ovor— w hich m ay last, as th ey d id tho o th er n ig h t, t i ll tw e lve o ’ c lo ck — tho S peaker reads tlio n o tices fo r fu tu ro m otion s, a n d a fte r th em , th o n otices o f b ills . O no o f t lio ru les o f th o H ou se is th a t u n til forty m om bors aro assem bled n o on o ca n loavo tb o H a ll, an d th is som etim es in trod u ces som e lud icrou s scenes. I t w as on ly in tlio la s t session th a t tho C hancellor o f th e E x ch eq u er o ffended a ga in st th is rulo. H o ha d boon w a lk in g m o o d ily ab out (as is iris w on t) u n til bu siness sh ou ld oom m onoo, w hen ho fe lt a su dd en desire t o v is it th o lib rary an d ho passed o u t o f th o d oor b e fo re tho S erjeant- a t-A rm s ’ a tte n tio n w as d ra w n to it . S uch an offonco, how ever, cou ld n o t b o passed ovor, and L ord C harles R ussell an d C ap ta in G ossett each w on t in search o f th e d e linqu ent. T h e y soon p ou n ced u p on h im , and rem in ded h im o f tlio grave offence lip had c o m m itte d ; and, in t lio m ost official m anner, to o k h im in to cu stod y an d h a ck t o the H ou se . T h o ch a rg e w as com m u n ica ted to th o Speaker, and th is learn ed gen tlem a n w as k in d enough to fo rg iv e th o o ffender w ith ou t oven a reprim and.

Orders of tho Day.T u esd ay and T h u rsd a y w o w h at aro ca lled G o ­

vernm ent. days, w h ich m ere ly m eans th a t G ov ern ­m en t business shall tak o p reced en ce over p riv a te m atters . W o w ill suppose th o v is ito r t o havo been w ith us on T uesday, w hon M r. F itzg e ra ld 's m otion w as in trod u ced , and passin g on from tlio orders o f th e d n y t o tho m otion s, w o w ill tako a g la n co at tho v ariou s speakers as th e y r ise and g iv e tho op in ion th a t a n y stranger w ou ld en terta in u p on h ea rin g th em , n otw ith sta n d in g a ll p re ju d ices o f p o litics o r p artisansh ip . B e fore w o do so, how - evor, w e w ou ld rem ark th at p erhaps thero has nevor boon m ore cross -fir in g on sim ple m otion s than w as w itnessed d u r in g th o p a st week. T h o m em bers appear t o h o v o g row n t ire d o f bcin<- id le , and havo th e fe a r o f th e ir con stitu en ts b e fore thoir eyes, th o p eriod b e in g near at, hand -when they w ill havo to m eet thorn. T im s it appears as i f every­on e w ish ed t o say som eth in g , in ord er th at tlio reporters m a y at least g iv e th e ir nam e as b e in c p resen t at t lio d eb a te , lo o k in g a fte r th o in terests o f th o p eop le th e y represent. T h o ro also seom s to h a vo g row n up an ill-n a tu red foo lin g t o ­w ards each other, an d ra th er m ore in d u lgen ce in p ersonalities is p ra ctised than form erly . O ur space w ill n o t p erm it us t o en ter fu l ly in to th e debates o f T u e s d a y ; th ere fore , p a ss in g over M r. L ock o K in g and bin ¿CIO F ra n ch ise B ill, an d M r. H ib b e r t on R u b lio E xecu tion s, eacli o f w h ich p r o ­v ok ed som e d iscu ssion , w e com o to th o d obate o f tho even in g—

m in d , b u t is ra th er d ifficult t o fo llow , as I113 sen ­ten ces a re o fte n t o o lo n g a n d to o co m p lica te d ; bu t b o d oes n o t a llo w you_ to m isun derstand h im on an y p o in t. H o en ters in to th o m in u test explana­tions, w h ioh are som etim es t e d io u s ; b u t y o u are con v in ced th a t h o to ll« y o u n o th in g b ey on d h on est fa cts in liia ow n estim ation .

r Mr. Horsfall and Lord Robert Cecil.'L l'« n ex t m em ber w ho ca u g h t th o eye o f the

Speaker, a fte r S ir R ou n d e ll P a lm er eat dow n, was M r. H orsfa ll, w h o speaks in a p la in , s t ru i-b t fo r - w ard m anner, b e co m in g a B r itish m e rcb a n t ’rcp ro - scn ta tiv e . AVhat he has to say h e te lls qu ick ly , w ith ou t an y b o a tin g a b ou t th o bu sh . I n th is in stan ce h o characterised th o co n d u ct o f th e G overn m en t tow ards M r. L a ird as an a c t o f grea t m ju s tico an d a pro fliga te w aste o f p u b lic m oney . B u t now a ta ll, rather u n g a in ly , r ises u p on th o fron t b en ch b e low tha gan gw a y , an d , w ith b itter in vective , decla im s a ga in st th o new pow er assorted b y tho G overn m en t to suspend th o r ir i it s o f in d iv idu a ls an d to d ispen se w ith law s. Som e m en have a pow er o f sa y in g cu t t in g th in g s in a p leasan t g en ia l m anner, w h ich a lm ost tak es th o s t in g ou t o f th em . L ord P a lm erston , fo r instan ce ra re ly oxojteg ill-w ill, th ou g h at t im es he h its very hard . R u t L ord R o b e r t C ecil, w h o is tho speaker w e aro a llu d in g to , lias n o t th is h a pp y Icnack, n o r ap p aren tly d ocs h e caro t o cu lt iva te it . A ll ho says w h ich is l ik e ly t o d am age o r to w ou nd , com es w ith dou b le fo rce b y reason o f h i3 em phasis an d h is m anner. T h e re is n o lu rk in g sm ile, n o g lim p se o f hum our, n o g o o d nature in h }s b low s w h ich m akes a m an When h o is k n ock ed d ow n b y thorn g e t u p and shako h im self, and say, “ W e ll, he ’ s n o t such a bad fe llow a fter a ll.” H o appears t o say, “ Y o u know y o u d eserve a il th is and a g roa t ‘d ea l m ore , i f I ha d -power to g iv e i t WQU.” H o has also a very p ecu liar a t t itu d e ; as no speaks ho takes h a lf a Step in advance, as i f he w as g o in g t o com m en ce a n n g ilis tio on o o u n te r ; then ho retreats, b u t n o t so fa r as b o had advanced , and keeps co n t in u in g this u n til, perhaps, b y tha tim o ho has arrived n’t th o p ith o f hi3 argum ent, lio is h a lf-w a y across tlio floor on Ill’ s w ay f o th o M in isteria l bonoh, as th ou gh b o w ore oon v ey in g a challengo t o som e m em ber thereon .

Mr. Forster a n d S ir H u g h . O airnsu W h ils t L o rd R o b e r t C ec il w as sp eak in g, su nd ry

m em bers beoa'm o fid g tty , an d an x iou s t o lo t o if th o steam in a speech . A m o n g st those w as a ta l l m an w ith ru g g e d fac* a n d la n k y h a ir ; h o had b een b o b b in g u p and d ow n fo r th o la st ton m in u tes, and, w h en L o rd R o b e r t sa t dow n, m a n a ged to ca tch t in S p eak er ’s eyo . W h o n he yoae, M s k ee j} 6yca an<3 con fid en t a ir q u ite p u t you op g o o d term s w ith ths gen tlem a n , an d he dashed in to h is su b ject in a m ann er w h ich m ado you dosiro t o k n o w m ore o f h im . T h is wft3 M r. W . E . F ors ter , th e cra ck sh ot o f tlio H ou se o f C om m ons, a n d t lio m ost ard ent F td cra llst there . H e to o k up

E P I T O M E N E W S ,T h o T l ia m e a T u n n e l has boon sold to the Psi t

Loatioii Eallway Company for £173,000.There is to ha a new bx-idae built nm, ii,„

c f c at lr;,ml>to" Comt- T1“> P lA w m soou beL rth

nA p e t i t i o n was last week presented to the H on e “ J?01“1 whlel1 contained tho aatonishhar munbor of mnety-three grammatical errors 1 01 oi

insnuTI8 g e n t l e m e n com plain o f bom -Genoa!'1 1 " T0” 3luU-»' “ »Prisoned by soldiers lately at

M r s . W i l k i n s , w idow o f tbo late Serjeant W ilkins h J £ T < 2 L U SUCCeaiiI“1 < « » ° » t at Woilack’s Theatre,’

A m a r r i e d l a d y at Daw lish has cloned with a n irA ifi P a.tloraan whoso soat is in Berkshire Tliov aie said to have gone to Paris, or Edinburgh or som /locality, 30 uot yet settled1 tho precise'

Tw,m?ne TreSi30C*a t i i n ?or A bolisl>m? T olls on M etro- poutan Unfixes is active m getting up a flint-class ncHtirm and generally takes a little toll from tlio Teniers \ 0 vmrd3 paymg tbo expense of tbo agitation and p e t iS iS g .. B ^ i l C h a m b e r s , M .A ., o f L iverpool hasUrn Cathoniir0n ■th8 f^S'nndrand jo i.L l that ofruo uituoiic. It is understood that Hr. Chambers intends taking orders in the Catholic Clmrch. v-,ttamL>ua “ «-»d *

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Thames and Mersey are now reverberating with | brewer, however, placod two barrels of beer in tho tha olang of tho hammer ami tho taps o( tho riveters, as ship after ship is constructed anil launched, all for the purpose of making foxxl and clothing cheap in those States which own Mr. Davis as President, and to bring out cotton to fill up a small crevico in tlio gap which the lamentable and unnatural war raying on the other side of tho Atlantic has crenicd in our own manufacturing district!. I hear of ono celebrated builder on tha Thames, Mr. C, J. Mare, who is engaged in constructing three fast-going steamers, ail intended for ono purpose—the breaking of the blockade.

co lla r o f th o H o u se ,o n e m ad e from a m ixtu re o f m a lt an d linseed , a n d th o o th er fro m p ure m a lt and Imps, and defied th o m em bers t o d e te c t w h ich w as p ure an d w h ich w as ad u ltera ted . S un dry m em bers tried th o experim ent, and i t caused som e am usem ent, for o n o n ob lo lo rd d ecla red ih o com p ou n d nauseous, w h ils t v ariou s m em bers averred that they d e tected nod ifferen ce b o tw co n th a t an d th o purer liq u id . I t is h ow ever b e liev ed th a t M r. G la d ston o w ill ca rry h is m easure iu th e form h o first presen ted i t ; and perhaps, a t a fu tu re tim e, 1m m ay bo in d u ced b y th o a g r icu ltu r is ts to fo re g o t lio tux on m alt a lto ­g e th e r ; b u t th is , o f co iirso , w ill d ep en d m u ch ' u p on the reven u e o f th e cou n try .

Tho BoiKUro oi the Steam Rams.M r. S ey m ou r F itz g e ra ld , iu m o v in g fo r co p io s o f

a ll corresp on d on co b o tw con th o G ov ern m en t an d M essrs. L a ird , m ado it an excu so for a d eterm in ed a tta ck u p on E a r l R ussell. M r. F itz g e ra ld is a b r ig h t, freah -com p lex ion cd g en tlem a n , w ho a lw ays look s as i f lio lm d ju s t s top p ed from a ya ch t, or from b re a th in g th o p ure a ir o f som e m ou n ta in fa s tn e sse s ; he has u ch eerfu l, h a p p y cou n ten an ce , and on o on ly w onders th a t h o can p oss ib ly u tter b a rd th in g s . 'Plug gen tlem a n , i t w ill b o rem em ­bered , w as U n d er-S ecreta ry fo r F o re ig n A ffa irs in tb o D erb y M in istry , a n d ho now ran ges h im s e lf in tim O p position seat, ev id e n tly read y to ta k o tho M in isteria l a g a in w h en an o p p o r tu n ity m ig h t open . H o is a v ig orou s a n d rea d y speaker, and i t is ev id en t fro m th o ch eers w h ich g re e te d h im w hen h o sa t d ow n th at ho is h o ld iu h igh resp ect b y h is p a r ty . T h oro w as a fee lin g in th o H ou se th a t t lio w ar-n ote o f th o O p p os ition had b een sou n d ed b y M r. F itzg era ld , i f o h a d n o soon er d on o sp eak in g th an som eth in g l ik o tw e n ty m e m ­bers rose ; b u t th o S peaker ia an ex ce llen t ta c tic ia n . H o ch oso to see on ly S ir R ou n d e ll P a lm er, w h o had b een app oin ted to d o b a tt le fo r tlio G overn m en t, an d a m ost a rg u m en ta tive an d p ow erfu l ch a m p ion h o a lw a ys m akes. N ext t o th o C h a n ce llor o f tho E xch eq u er, th o A ttorn ey -G en era l is ce rta in ly tho g re a te s t o ra to r on th o M in isteria l ben ch , an d his va lu e t o tho G overn m en t th ro u g h o u t th o re ce n t d iscu ssion s on in tern a tion a l law has b een in es ­tim a b le . I lia pale , th ou g h tfu l, earn est fn co lig h t» u p as liia a rg u m en ts seem to to ll, a n d ho g ra d u a lly w arm s to h is w o ik , an d m akes h i» p o in t » w ith a fo r ce o f m an n er o f w h ich y o u w ou ld h a rd ly liavo th o u g h t h im cap ab le . H o has a s t r ic t ly lo g ica l

------------ ----------- — .„ w . uptho cu d g e ls a g a in st L ird R o b e r t C ecil, an d ask ed h ow w o sh ou ld lik o it ourselves i f our com m erce was p reyed u p on b y A u e r ica n A labam as, taunt-in tb o O p p os ition w ith a w ish to u rg e th o G ov ern m ent in to a war, an d with th e ir fears to su bm it defin ite v o to o f censuri. A fte r h im fo llo w e d SI H u gh C airns, in on o i f tire a b lest specim ens o f o ra tory wa havo hoard fo r a len g th o f t im o. Sir H u g h has m u ch o f th o rri.di dash a b o u t h im , hut Hus 13 ev id en tly t o n e d d ow n an d refined b y p ro ­fessional tra in in g . I t is n o t rh etoric a lon o th at tlio ox -S olicitor-G en ei-il possesses, b u t b rillia n t rh etoric jo in e d to eo g e r t a rgu m en t a c t in g on tho reason as s tron g ly as or tho feo lin gs o f tlioso w h o listen to it . L ou d and p ro lon g ed cheers greeted h im w hen h o resum ed h is seat, an d an ev id en t im pression had been u n d o u p on th o I fo u so hy h is b n lfia n t harangue, ^

Mr. Walpole and Mr. Baring,P erh aps thoro Is n o n a n m ove resnectod b y all

p arties in th o H ou se than M r. W a lp o lo ; ho sits ben ina M r. D israe li on th e O p position eiflo. I t w ill b o rem em bered , however, th at lie. seceded from L ord D erb y ’ s M in is try ,to g e th e r w ith M r. H en ley , who now bus besid e bln, wlibn th e C onservative u ’lc rn i 1 1111 w as in troduced , an d th ey havo n ot

s in ce re jo in ed th at party. T h ere w as a s ligh t pauso a fte r fo r H u g h C airns had sa t d ow n w hen" O j i^ . t h e ^ u M r i . o y f . ) , , F o t s « . ^ x * » tha n ob lo figu re o f M r. T, a lpole , w h o oom m onood firs spoooh w ith e u lo - le . on S ir H u g h C airns. H o said th at s in ce th o day» o f S ir W illia m G ran t and a ir Jam es M ack in tosh , there had n ot boon d elivered such a m asterly expression o f in tern ation a l and con stitu tion a l law as th a t d e livered b y th o ex- aolicrtor-G on ora l. T h o rem ainder o f M r. W a lp o le ’ i speech w as a d ire c t attack u p on th o A tto rn e y ’ G en era l a n d th o G overnm ent. T h o S o lio itor- U eneral bokI a few words in d e fen ce , w hioh w ore senroedy listen ed t o ; bu t tb o G ov ern m en t had a cham p ion near th at they lit t lo expected . I n tb o m idst o f tho T ories u p poso M r. T o m H aring, w ho P‘iN i i o rtl1 a' stoi'ra o l r iio torica l sh ot and shell, w hioh fled th rou g h thoir ranks and d id in fin ite oxecution . P erh ap s n o speech d u r in g tha session hnd'RUch an effect upon th e H ou se as th is o f M r. Harm;? s. A m id st th o cheers o f M in isteria l andneutral m em bers, he foam od th o leadors o f th eO p position fo r h ou n d in g on a w ar w ith th o N orth ern S tates, and thanked E arl R ussell fo r avortip ft it . A fte r this speech ind ep en d en t m em bers w h o w ore espected to v o te w ith the O p position hu rried out, o f th o H ou se to avoid th o d iv is io n ; and th o ohi.’f M in isteria l to llor, M r. lirand , very sh ortly announced, am id g rea t choer- m g from la s p a rty , a M in isteria l m a jor ity o f tw enty-five. I t n ow being tw elve o ’ c lo ck , w o re ­tired .

Lord Palmerston,T h o n ob lo P rem ier wss absent d u r in g tho d ebate

o f T uesday . H is lordnliip bns had a severe atta ck o f gou t, H o w as thero on th o p rev iou s n igh t, a lthou gh very lam e, and con tra ry t o th o a d v ice o f h is m ed ica l a tte n d a n ts : b u t h ea rin g th a t a sm art d ebate w as g o in g on sh ou t th o D an ish papers, an d th a t M r. D israeli had charged him w ith a lw ays b e in g ab sen t when incon ven ien t qu estion s w ere t o ho asked, tlio b ravo o ld P rem ier p o o b - poolrod b is p h ysic ia n , and h ob b led dow n, w ith m uch pain and n o II,tie risk, to W estm in ster . O n W e d n e sd a y th o C abinet C ou n cil w as h e ld at C am bridge-h ouso fo r Ids con ven ien ce , b u t on T h u rsd ay ho w as a t his w ork aga in , an d p u t it o u t o f an y on e ’ s p ow ei t o say that, lie w as re lu c­ta n t t o answ er questions, fo r h o rep lied t o them h y th o lia lf-dozen . Oa F rid a y e v en in g ho w as a lso at tho H o u s e ; and ag a in on M on d ay ho w as in h is p laco , p rep a red to answ er a n y q u estion s oithev for h im se lf o r tro G o v e r n m e n t ; on w h ich occa sion he rep liod rather h it to r lv to an attack m ade h y M r. D isra e li-o n Earl R u sse ll, t o llin g th o oxw C h a n ce llor o f th e E xchequer th a t h e w a /n o v o r so g re a t in h is ow n opinion, an d n e v e r so successfu l, as w h en a tta ck in g an absent m an. W h are sorry t o hear th at h is lordsh ip ’ s g o u ty fo o t is still very trou blesom e, and he could n o t ‘w alk on M on d ay w ithout, tlio a id o f a eti-k.

In ou r n ox t a rticle r o w ill en d eavou r to show how m otion s an d am endm ents aro p u t, th o ru les o f th o H ou se on a d ivision , and th o m od e o f co u n tin g th e A yes a id th o N oes, w ith sundry observations u p on m atters as th e y o ccu r d u r in g th o week.

H y d r o p h o b i a . — Tha inhabitants o f tho small town o f ChnnlfuiUeS (SAnno-ot-Loiro) have been thrown into groat alarm by tho following circum stance» On tho 20th o f N ovem ber last, whilo tho market was lifting hold thoro, a dog^ after having seriously bitten tho hand o f a young child, dir. tho same to about a dozen Cither dogs, and then took to flight across tho field»,

gnrsued hy som e gendarmes armed w ith muskets.hiring the chase the dog attacked several other dogs,

sheep, and cows. A t fourth the animal was seized with convulsions, threw itself on the ground foam ing at tho month, and tearing at the grass with its tooth. This stoppage enabled its purBuers to com e up and dir pat oh it. T ho hand o f the child was deeply cau­terised and danger thus prevented, hut m any o f tho dogs, after being subjected to tlio muzzle for a fow days, were again lot loose. On the 20th inst., ju st threo m onths after tho ovent ubovo mentioned, ono o f tho dogs which had been bitten flow at a postm an, tore his clothes, und w cnld doubtless have inflicted som e serious injury had r o t tho men made a vigorous resistance and kept tho animal at bay w ith ins letter box. Tho dog, when beaten off, ran through tho streets and b it ovftry d og that oalme in its way until it was at last killed. T ho inhabitants aro now afraid that serious consequences racy ensue hereafter from the virus being thus comm unicated to other dogs.

A Biol u u »i'.. — It h lluioli to ho lamented that after the wonlmful cur» »11 vt<a hy slut r.crir.faUiiu; romml», that there * te. There i* oiriy*houH hüH hi su u f oho way byWhtah wo eon 33’tHi'ttf. it, tuvt that is because many do uot kaw oi i'utfe Wood cuci;':! a in i l' lis, tehtoit uro working Wûiiüors ju titc oureof the follow (Uff disoi de.s : —W Avi it» the Stimmet», Indigestion, tliliouimeM ¿c. Äs«.—fiuta by nil Mt-diidsi.’ VetHors. at Is. lid- and *.'g. »a., or frua fc*iwt for 14 or 83 stump*, from Paci* WooBtfot*, Chemist, Liaeoha,

f t W cY i >M 6ni-T .T n o “ A r m y a n d N a v y G a z e t t e ” says that tho^ ?« ltw 3 t’ ®nTiern0TI* ,p 0f tb9 E°yU Military College at Sniidluust wfil berenio vacant immediately liv the promotion of Colonel Kochfort Scott to be Major-General rroraotlon

T l i e u 'R H .t h o P r i n c e a n d P r i n c e s s o f W a l o s» nk°ly * ? i’,0J«ovo from Marlborongli-honso

^ inSt” t0 “ t t o e

£ : a K a a - , i ' s aCnsto^Ifotnionun’ of S r e m fo y,, O r e g o n p a p e r asserts, 03 a nositivo fa ctS L eretei °* Boclfy Mountain rats recently carried off!mining tenuerern* th° £°?\s’ of «««Ucs from imining tmmcl at Qregovy Povufr.■p riio X^ronoh Senator, who was formerly

, 0i 1 ? ice' t 0 ho dying. He lias receivedoxtieme nnctlfm iho Lmperor on a Prince Napoleon went to seo lii«* ca Saturday.

f o r g e r , W illiam B oupcll, ia at the pvoriont timo an ixunato of the convict prison at Portsen i le works in the yard, and is also cngag«4 in levellinsr tho fovtiiications surroundm# the town.

T l i o D u k a o f R u t l a n d , acoording to the last ra- /xS rcccivorl from Egypt, is greatly improve»! iu health. His Grace is not e*poctea home until the cm! o f April or efirly m May.„ Committee o f tho Danish SoMiars*f w ef F ‘ i}a ] vo- ?h'0rvty fonvarilotl £1,000 to Copenhagen, through tho L.iuisn ruiijistor in London, in furtherance oi tlip humane object of tho subscribers to the fund.rntifl — provisional until its

f 5°iDa.:T h vaa4—has been issued by Kin»?idlnf a i i I tli0 ? 00iS.io,u of caSQ:1 relating to hostile or sus', pectod ships oaptured by the Danish cruisers during the

TELEirBAPHlO HEW S.R U M O U R E D A R M IN G O F T H E F R E N C H 11 - ') v

C L A D F L E E T .T he Vigie da Cherbourg asserts th at the M inister o f

M arm o has so*t orders fo r filling up the orovra o f tho n-on-elad vessels before tho 15th o f March ands fo lo t im e 1“ 01 tt0S<!™ 8eIs tlie shortest pos-

i puts the one touch of iu.

cn C r ? a,9Ie y ,B a r t ., M,I>„ has prom ised,S>1ivra'f ° i N favral i 0,in Crossloy and Sons, of Halifaxhm g W i ' S Sltuti°? H * * » ? 1 ho oost- «mount! YortoUro0, f T W'Aoat, to ha stationed at llodcar,

iJ om lra L j al tb.° exPanse of L‘nooln ia, thatVliu ountoiution of tho pontage stamps boarin*? blq Dorimifis ’t o o ¿VLfS n lik M0!33 i fw ° Pre8i(lont, as the obliteration 16 aono by means of bhtek dots, whichnature that wakes it kin to tho origin;

^ . l l 0 t e l a k K dghton will bo opened on the•fraaion m,?/ “ 8™ »* celebration of the least

iS i -0 “ ®?,w, of, soul- , The first patronage the hotel will receive will be from tho Duko and Duchess of Wellington, who have secured axmrtmonts.

W a a r o g i v e n t o u n d e r . - t im d that LardDufFerra lias been appointed Lord-lieutenant of tho county

S « 8r00m-°! tl18 » “fo™3 ot ¿on d o u d o ^ re -signed, and tire apporntineut lo believed to be a popular

„ T ^ S r o a t p r e c e d e n c e q u e s t i o n between Dublinand Ldmburgh was referred by the Crown to the Lords of i i W Co« mciI, and, after being argued before a Committee

1VI a r0C(i that the representatives of tho two cities should take alternate precedence.NiTi^0tmhw v ’'y ';'a r l,y “ ?oetV>H Hra General Steam Of u f nor a w i Pr y . Jllst 5eoh held, when the dividend and a EoLur o f ’ •« rfi at tltQ P 1® ot 10 Ix‘r con t- Por annum,tllellthof M^eh! 1 p0i a ‘at0'™3 declared, payable oi!

T ls r e e b o y s wore kept in the stocks at fit Ten» >rnwaU, for threo hours Lifit xvnwB 1,__t___ mar1{0to woo£;7or h X «lies on Sunday. This modo of puniahmont had not been

adopted tho town for thirty years, and the novel aiirht conseqnoutly attracted several hundreds,of spectators.

T h e h m 3£ oa t on tho bodies o f tho three »o o r L.]. has* W ? , , l * r !ive,*,in a 'ompng-honso in the liorouvli, 1 has boon hold, and although thore was no very definite evidence to show how tho fli-o originated, yot it was clearly“ t e t e i t k e t jUry *•<“ - e r d i h in a c c o u n t

n P aip t a i l i R o b e r t s o n , lata o f the 4th DragoonOimds, and of court-piartial notoriety, line been, after thn'M v incarceration, discharged from custody by the judge cf the Insolvent Court. Tho judge said h e lm hia honourVlt tiWt slightest stain upon hia character or

T p © S e c o n d . C h a m b e r o f W u r t o m b u r g has voted au extraordinary military credit iu face of the pro- 8eiifc craorgency. The Chamber is favourable to tho

nni1 «»iJeuiully it union of tho middlo Sbrttoa, in order to “ bring tho national cause to a successful issue."T h o o t h e r d a y a navvy, named Smith, jum ped out

of a train in motion near Pyle, on the Somerset and Dorset xii IJ i? ' His.a7m caught one of the buffers, and he was dia^god a considerable distance. His head was cut and hisiteteatW hnii)rec?0kin8! Waua0T’ 11013 lyin|r in a danSor“ ™

» c o m that tho Confederate war steamer i loiida has experienced her usual good luck in getting out of iJrost, m sjjito of the-careful watch kept ovor that port by tho Federal steamer Keraago. Tho latter vessel arrived at lloalogno m tho afternoon of Friday. It was understood that sbo loft again for Hover on Saturday.

T h e b i l l o f tho Governm ent in respect to ffrautinff i S i l a thT? i* h f 10 moai,im the Post-offic? Savings MGriHivr’! s'if citing alarm among the insurance companies. Meetings or tlio representatives of several offices liavo been held, and resolutions liavo been passed condemning the wfteTprfse8 *>0m" au ^Gricronce with ordinary commercial

in the m etropolis is gradually on tho decline. Last week exhibits tlio lowest return of deatha tliat has occurred since the commencement of tho year, lucre ia &tiH, however, much room for improvement, as the deatha last week nmountocl to 1,580, which was 177 more than the ordinary average mortality. The births were 2 .122. which was a little above tho average number,

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THE DANO-GERMAN D H dTOCJLTY T h e P r o p o s e d C o n fe re n ce .

.T h 3 Constilutionnel o f February 2d, in an article signed by M. Limayrac, upon tlio proposal o f a con- ference, sa y s : “ France would bo happy to hopo fo r su ccess ; it is not sho w ho will raise obstacles; but it appears doubtful i f tbo Germanic Confederation and Denm ark will accede.* Tho writer also regrofcs that an arm istice was not accepted, and says he cannot yot see tho ond o f the prosent conflict.

Tho official Dresdncr Journal publishes a telegram from Paris, announcing that the French Government has accepted tlie English proposal for a Conference.

I t is reported from W eim ar that Denm ark accepts the proposal for a Conference to be held in London.

The semi-official A ord Deutsche Alfyancine Zeituvc? o f Bcrlm sa y s :— “ T ho dispatch o f England, inviting lr u s n a to a Conference, was d ated-tho 20th o f Jan. I ho Prussian Cabinot replied, in a note dated the Olsfc nit., not rejecting in> principle tho propositions o f England, but stipulating, ag a prelim inary condition to sending a representative to the Conference, tho com plete evacuation o f Schleswig by the D anes.”

A M E R IC A .N E W YORK, F eb . 16.

A fter slight skirmishing, General Rhorman occupied Jackson, Mississippi, on the 5th.

Tho Confederates were retreating across Pearl River. General Sherman has since advanced t o Brandon* A nother portion o f Sherman’s forces has perm anently occupied Y azoo C ity fo r foraging purposes.

I t is reported that General Grant’ s arm y is in m otion from Chattanooga tow ards Tnunell-hill and Dalton.

B ishop Polk, ftommamling in M ississippi, is believed to havo received reinforcem ents from Dalton.

General Lons-.treet holds tho Tennessee railroad t o Strawberry plains.

General Peek has arrived at Newbern, and has m ado preparations for his defence.

T ho steamers Hatfield, Spnrkie, D ee, Jonny, E m ily , and Fanny havo been destroyed, and tho C ity o f Peters- burg captured o ff W ilm ington.

A brig w ith 700 slaves on board was captured on tho 0th o ff N orth Side, Cuba.

„ 1 /t , NEW YORK, F eb . 18,General Grant a forw ard m ovem ent ha3 not been

confirmed.The comm ander o f M obile has telegraphed that ho

anticipates an early attack on the city.Adm iral F arragut’s fleet has left N ew Orleans, desti­

nation unknown.I t is anticipated that the Confederates will open

tho spring cam paign by a form idable raid in to Penn­sylvania.

The iYeio York Herald asserts that President Lincoln will i^suo a proclam ation o f universal em ancipation, including tho Border States, on tho 22nd inst.

General Banks has issued an order at Now Orleans» stating that it i9 the pcopio ’s duty to assist in rcafcorimr tho civil Governm ent. Indifference-will be treated as- a crime, M on refusing to defend their country with tho baUot-hox or cartridge-box havo no claim to tho benefits o f liberty. The Now Y ork journals ocusidcr this equivalent to com pulsory voting.

Tho steamer Cumberland has been capturtd whilst entering M obile harbour, Tho steamer Denbigh has been destroyed whilst leaving Mobile.

It ia reported that tho Federal Governm ent has re­ceived inform ation that Confederate vessels havo le ft Asia fo r tho Pacific.

I t is reported that General Johnston is preparing t o attack Chattanooga,

SHOCKING LOSS OF THE BARQUE ELIZA ANN.

S e v e n o f h e r C r e w S t a r v e d t o D e a t h .Tho follow ing intelligence lias been reeoivod by Capfc.

Ilalstcd , R .N ., secretary o f L loyd ’s, froru hor M ajesty 's consul at Now Y ork , reporting iho loss b f tho Britudi barque E liza Ann, o f P lym outh, and tho shocking fate o f several o f her crow by starvation and exposure

*' British Consulate, N ew Y ork , F e b .’S, 18G4. ‘ Sir,— I liavo iho honour, to transm it hereV ith in-

tbo barque E liza Ann, o f P lym outh, detailing tho circum stances o f tho loss and abandonm ent o f that vessel at sea, and o f tho rescue o f a portion o f tho crow by the steamship Edinburgh, o f L iverpool, Thom as F leotw ood Roskell, master. This would ftpl poor to have boon a case o f peculiar hardship, and great credit is duo to tlio master o f tlio Edinburgh for h ishum ano treatment o f tho shipwrecked crew after their resctto. R ichard S. Thom pson, ch ief oilioor o f tho steamer, would appoar likewise to havo acted in a praiseworthy manner, he having commanded tho boat which took tho.snrvivors from tho wreck. Tho am ount o f subsistence m oney which would bo due, about £ 5 15s., has been offered by me to Captain Roskoll, bu> refused. Six o f tho rescued crew were so much disabled, ow ing to thoir exposure upon tho wreck, that it has boon found necessary to send them direct to the hospital at publt3 expense, and the master and tw o m ates aro being subsisted by mo until an opportunity offers to send thorn home. Seven o f tho E liza Arm’s orew perished upon tho wreck from starvation and thirst, and ono oU'boagd tho steamer after their rescue. I t has been impossible to obtain w ith oertainty the names o f these unfortunato men, as all tho vossol’s papers, log-books, A o„ had been lost j but tbo muster’s report gives them oa far as possible.— I have the honour, A c., “ E. M . A r c h i ö a u ).

“ Tho Secretary Marino Departm ent,“ Board o f Trade.”

(C opy o f inalosure, dated N ew Y ork , Jan. 6.)“ Tho E liza A nn sailed Jan. 3, 1801, with a cargo o f

timber. Experienced a sitccoRsion o f terrifio gales and sea, which «wept the decks, and tho vessel became water-logged, notw ithstanding that every effort was mado to keep her clear. It was im possible to sooure any provisions, except a barrel o f potatoes, and we were entirely without water at tho same time. AU tho effects o f tho crow and m yself, along with tho ship’s papers, were lost, and for m any days we were upon the point o f starvation, and w ithout any water except such os was caught by tho rigging in passing showers. W o all suffered fearfully, and for alm ost a week were absolutely without food. Seven o f the seamen died upon tlio v.rrook from exposure and star­vation. T heir names I am unable to state with cer­tainty, but believe them to bo as follows ¡— Jacob Hal- sin, Francis Hans, Augustus Brown, Peter Coffee, Charles P ingfoot, Francis Voturan, John Branham, m ostly Germans. U pon the 25th ult., tlio Edinburgh, Thom as Fleetw ood Roskell, master, o f Liverpool, fell in with tho wreck and took o ff the survivors (ton in all). W hilo on beard the ship, Patrick Ryan, a seamen, died from the effects o f tho exposure to which ho had^ been subjected. W e were alt treated with great kindness on board tho Edinburgh, and upon this day tho remaining nine were landed hero.”

The ship was insured at L loyd ’s.

D o s t b u n c la y , being tho Third Sunday in Lent nna also the ¿.3th day of February, tho chapter appointed for tho Second Lesson in tho morning contained tho GobdoI for tno tmy. fcmch a coincidence has not occurred on tlio Third Sunday m Lent for more than thirty yoars, though it will take place again in 1RG9 and in 1875. It cun only revert when Laster fulls on March 28, or in leap year, March 27.

A b o u t 1 5 0 o f f i c e r s , non-com m issioned officers, and recruits belonging to tho Brigade of Guards, from tho (ironadior, Coldstream,.and Scots Fusilier regiments, left the Waterloo terminus of tho London and South Western Railway, under tho command of Liout-Colonol Cure of the Grenadier Guards, about ten o’clock on Saturday morning, on route for Aldershot Camp, whore tho recruits will undergo n course of musketry instruction.*i T T a v y Q a a e t t o ” ) understandthat Mr, Whitworth will be prepared to deliver at tho Woolwich Arsenal, about tho middle of March, tho guns which ho has manufactured to compete with tlioso already deli vered by Sir William Armstrong; consequently, tho un- lortant.tirfju which is to take place between the principles of

thoso two eminent urtilhJristH will, in all probability, occur shortly after Easter.W o a r e t o ld , upon «omi-offieial authority, that

the christening of tho infant Princo is doflnitively arranged to take place on tho 10th instunt, at Iho Royal Chapel Buckingham Palace. Tho invitations to attend tho cere* many were issued on Monday afternoon to the members of tlio Cabinet and tho principal officers of Stato.

D u r i n g t h a w s e k cniliii" February 27, tho visi-tora to tlio South Konrini-ton Museum were as follows On Monday, Tuesday, auil Saturday, fi-eo days, open from ten a.m. to ton p.m., 7.447; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Iriday, students days (admission to tho public, Gd.j, open from ten a.m. till four p.m., 1,235; total, 8,083. From tha opening of the museum, 4, t!12,:i0(),

S o m e c o r r e B p o n d e n o ? botwcon the Archbishop of Canterbury axd bn* George Grey, respecting the proposal for dividing the diocese of Exctor and creating Cornwall an independent see, has just been published. Sir'G. Grey «tales that Government have declined to entertain the request on the ground tliat such a division ought only to bo made in connection with a general scheme for tho revision of tho boundaries of the dioceses throughout England.

T h o G o v e r i im u n t e m i g r a n t s h i p W arrenHastings, 506 tons, Mr. Anthony Ilodloy, master, belonging to Mr. Thomas W. Smith, London, sailed from Southamp­ton, on tho 27th ult., for Brisbane, Queensland, having on board 21 married couple«, GD single men, 6 i single women,21 boys and 17 girls between one and twelve years of age and two infants, numbering iu all 2ot souls, emial to 221 i statute adults.

T i l s Q u e a n has comm anded that a drawing-roomshall be held on Saturday, tho l-0th instant, by the Princes» of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. All presenta­tions will be considered os being made to her Majesty Tho usual regulations will bo observed. It is not expected that gentlemen will go to the drawing-room, except iu attendance upon the ladies oi their families.

A t t h e L o w e s t o f t P o l i c e - c o u r t , last week, thoRev. floury Joih-ell, of Giclchnm, iu tbo county of Suffolk, was charged with having Reunited nnd beaten George H.Cheny, on officer of her Majotly’s Indian army. The de­fendant pleaded guilty to the fliurgo, and said he was nuito conteut to feubmit to anything the magistrates might think ] prcper to inflict. Tim bench ordered him to pay a lino of J£5, 1or two mouths’ imprisonment, | ______ __

T l i o c o n t r a c t fo r tho supply o f refreshm ents at jCrystal Fa lace boa passed from the hands of Mr. Strange, S T o o b t a in a s a fe a n d la r i?« j i UIS.,5pr M o n e y ,

-----r a throe years’ tenure, The new contractors are Messrs i Pika's “ firitAiu'n Meta) Min«»* JP°^ *»nte(in Stunj»*.—Bertram and Roberts, the former of whom is well known ns s Mr* P**“«Shfir« a, **•**a manager of large establishments of tho same kind, while i H ora im an ’ s T e a is c^icc and m pmy,the latter is a professed cook, who has recently filled tho and Khok#7<n* to use. H1' 3 'Office of messman to ono of our cavalry regiment;;, | Tea a general preference. It i» soldmpaclcfii by 2,£il0 Agent»),

PAUPER DIFFICULTIES.W illiam Htmamxn, an ablo*hoilio;l yonnpf man, was

charged before M r. Cooke, at, the W orship-street Polico-station, under tho follow ing circumstances

Romo days sineo prisoner applied to tho authorities o f St. Luke’s parish for relief, and received an order for the atoneyard on the follow ing morning, whore ho then found an opportunity o f secreting himself, and tore up his clothing. F or this offonco he was brought before Mr. Cooke and remanded, some doubt existing whether ho had rendered h'-ns^lf amenable to the powers o f tho General W orkhouse A ct.

T he magistrate now paid : I am o f opinion that It is not imperative a person should have received board and lodging before he or she bocom os a pauper. Tho A ct o f Parliament specifies, “ I f received into tho work- h om o,” nnd I shall act upon tho belief I entertain until mv decision is overridden.

Mr. Messer (clerk to tho guardians): This man has boon frequently before in tho “ house,” is by trade a wire-drawer, and capablo o f oarning perhaps from 25s. to por w e e k : even at stoue-broakincf if ho was industrious ho could make Is. Gd. a day, but ho refuses, am! com m itting tho offence w itly which ho is now charged booomos a vagrant. E ight instances o f “ tearing u p ” havo occurred within tho last fow weeks. Tho expenso to the parish is vary consider­able from this misconduct alone. N ot many months since cart loads o f wearing1 apparel wero purchased to supply tho exigencj', but all quickly disappeared, and I am quite prepared to adviso that tho board o f guardians for tho future, instead o f supplying warm and om npl^o clothing to those who thus destroy their own, give them bat sufficient, and that o f tho coarsest, t o cover their nakedness.

The prisoner, who had been in tho House o f Deten­tion five days, was then ordered to bo discharged.

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A n o t h e r W o m a n B u r n t t o D e a t h — Gn Saturday, inform ation was forwarded to M r. Par no, Southwark coroner, o f the death, from fire, o f Eliza M alloy , a wom an seventy-four yeara o f ago. The deceased woman resided iu Green-street, Eriar-atreet, B lackfriars-rond, and on Thursday night Bho fell asleep while seated opposite the fire. The draught blew her dress betwoen the bars o f the grate, and she w as in a m oment enveloped in flames. Beforo assistance could bo rendered she was dreadfully burnt over tho wholo body. She was convoyed to tho hospital, whore, after lingering fo r a short tim e, she expired in great agony.

"W illa .— Tho w ill o f H enry Farncll, E sq., o f Isle- w orth , was proved in London on tho lGtli ultimo, by his brother, W illiam Thom as Parnell, and his nephow, W illiam Parnell W atson, the executors and trustees. T he personalty was sworn under £250,000. The oharitablo bequests, am ounting to ¿£22 ,000, were stated last week.— The will o f Ilen ry Railccs, Esq., o f Llwynogi'in-liall, M old , F lintshire, and o f tho oity o f Chester, was proved in London under ¿6100,000 per­sonalty, tho acting executors and trustees being his son , H enry Cecil Rallies, E sq., and H enry Ilenshaw Skinner, Esq. Pow er is reserved to M rs. Rallies, tho relict, to prove hereafter. T ho w ill bears date 18C0, and tw o codicils 1SG1-3. T ho testator has lo ft his p roperty t o his w ife nnd ohildren.— Illustrated News.

T l i o F r e n c h P r o t e s t a n t S c h o o l s .—I t appears that arrangements havo been made, under the patronago o f tho Princess o f W ales, and substantially under that o f the whole English female aristocracy, t o hold a bazaar at St. James’s-hall. on tho 18th, 19th, and 20th o f M ay next, on behalf o f tho French P ro ­testant Free Schools which liavo grown up in this m etropolis. Though these schools aro o f an origin as roeent as 1859, m ore than 1,300 pupils liavo attonded them, so numerous aro the distressed French in the streets near Leicester, Golden, and Soho-sqnares. A t prosont, however, tho voluntary contributions o f their friends do n ot snflico to moot the necessary outlay, so that there is occasion for this extraordinary offort in their behalf, and every reason to wish it a considerable success.

Plots against t h e E m p e r o r .— Tho trial o f tho Italians for conspiracy before tho Court o f Assizes o f tho Soine, is tho third o f tho eamo kind which has com e before that tribunal since tho ro-estabiisbment o f the Em pire. The first,know n as the “ P lot o f the H ippodrom e and tho Opera Com iquo,” took placo in N ovem ber, 1853. On that oecision there were twenty- seven accused present, and five absm t. There was only one foreigner im plicated— aW ullachian, named John Bratiano, w ho was defended by M. Julos Favro. This is the only trial o f tho kind in w hhh Frenchmen wore among the aconsed present. The second trial was that of the Italians— Tibaldi, Grilli, and B artolotti, in August, 1857. In this case four absent persons wore im plicated—Mazzini, L cdra-R ollm , Massaventi, and Cam panula, a literary man. Tlieso four men were condemned to deportation, as was also Tibaldi. Grelli and B artolotti were sentenced to fifteen years’ im ­prisonm ent. T ibaldi is now at Cayenne.

N ew Z o a l a n d L e g i s l a t i o n .— ^Tho New Zealand Legislature has passed an A ct authorising a loan o f £3,000,000 to bo raised, nnd it appears to bo expected that it will be guaranteed by tho Hortio Government. I t is redeemable in fifty years b y a sinking fund. The m oney is to bo devoted to various purposes— light­houses, tho suppression o f the rebellion, and a scheme fo r the introduction and organisation o f a largo body o f settlors to bo planted, it would et-m , on tho lands o f tho rebellious tribes, nnd to construct roads through tho m ost im portant districts. A b ill for the prevention o f tho influx o f crim inals has been thrown ont, on the ground that it interfered with tho liberty

.u i men who have ceased to bo criminals. I t has been determined to rom ovo tho Feat o f Governm ent from Anokland to somewhere in Cook 's Straits, as a more central and desirnhlo position.

A Sham P r i n c e s s of W a la e .— Ono day last w eek a well-dressed young wom an presented liorsolf at the tradesmen’ s entrance to W indsor Castle, and requested that a letter Bhe tendered should bo de­livered to Sir C harles Phipps. The reply o f Sir Charles was to tho effect that the beaver o f tho opistlo should b e Bhown at or ee from the waiting-room and from t-lie prooincts o f the Costlo. I t appears that tho p oor crea­ture is inaamS, boliovoa herself to bo tho Princess o f W ales, and says that Bho had been m arried to the IPrlnoo b y Cardinal W isem an. On being inform ed o f the reply o f HirCharles Phipps to her note, sho refused t o leavo, bosjn g her right to ror.-ain on tho fa ct o f her being the Brincoss o f W alos. I t was n ot until after som e tim e liad elapsed that sho could bo induced to « 0, and wus then conducted to tho Union W orkhouso, whore gldo remains until sho can bo restored to her frien d «, from whoso charge Rho appoars to liavo esoajtfod under tho impulso o f her strange delusion.

‘ »^ 'E h a n o o r y P a n e » .—The »imrnl gcgauaw praieUe" funds have been presented to Parliament. T ho cash, o r interest, account o f tho Suitors’ Fund began tho year with a balanoo in hand o f £12,331, and closed w ith tho balanoo raised to £97,928, after payment o f the salaries, pensions, and expensos charged upon tho fund. O f this balance £80.959 was paid over to the Suitors’ Fee Fund account, a fund consisting mainly o f tho fees received in tho courso o f tho y e a r ; above £70,000 was recoivod in tho shape o f stamps, and there wore other reoeipts through various officers o f the court. B ut this fund has also to boor a heavy burden o f salaries and com pensation annuities; among the latter stands £28,359 paid to oightcen sworn clerks and a messenger. Tho result is that tho year ending in N ovem ber, 18G3, closed w ith tho balanoo o f cash in hand (including tho transfer from tho Suitors’ Fnnd) raised to £99,252. B ut this is ow ing to sum3 which, though plaoed in tho account o f the past year, belong to the incom o o f tho previous yoar. Tho real inoome o f tho past year was £162,041, and tho expen­diture £1G1,687, leaving a surplus o f on ly £357.

S w i s s S y m p a t h y w i t h D e n m a r k .— A largo and influential m eeting was recently hold at Lausanne, to express sym pathy w ith tho Danes in their prosont struggle against Germany. A vory warm and olo- quont address in this sonso was voted by aeolamation. I t was also resolved that tho com m ittoo which had aalled tho m eeting should continuo its work, and organise, if necessary, a national subscription for the wives and children o f tho DaM sh soldiers Wlib m ight fa ll in battle. A suggestion mado by ono o f tho speakers, that the address above referred to should be sent fo r signature to all tho Swiss cantons, so that tho m anifestation m ight beoom o general, was very favour­ably received. T ho follow ing are the m ore prom inent pnssagos o f tho address “ Danish people ! A largo assemblage o f Swiss citizens send yon the expression o f their sym pathy and admiration. T hey know that yon defend, at the present m oment, tho right o f small nationalities— tho right o f the weak against tho strong. H onour to v o u ! H onour to your firmness and v a lou r ! T ho example that you givo to tho w orld will not bo lbst fo r tho holy cause o f liberty. W o openly pro­claim our sym pathies for tho liberal aspirations o f every nation, for the nncient Scandinavian fam ily as fo r great G erm any; but wo cannot soe, w ithout pain, these aspirations o f the Gorman pooplo turn towards tho invasion and dlsmom berm ent o f one o f its small neighbours b y the nnitod foroes o f Austria and Prussia.”

K i l l e d w h i l s t B e a i i n p a W o m a n .— A n In­quiry has boon held by M r. John Humphreys at tha Bank o f Friendship Tavern, Bancroft-placo, Mile-end, touching tho doath o f a man named John M orris, aged fifty-two. Tho deceased was a labourer, living at 18, V ictoria-row , M ile-end, and sinoo August ho has oohabited with a M rs. Ilonloy. On Saturday night ho went to a rafilo at tho Crown hoer-house, near Stopnoy Churoh; thither she followed him, and tried to got him home, but until ho was turned out at twelvo ho would not leavo. A lfred Edos said that when they le ft the Crown M rs. Hosle.v, to keep out o f deceased’s way, walked on with a fellow lodger. Deceased be­came jealous, aud wont up behind her and gave her a tremendous blow m the face, m aking hor nose bleed. The forco o f tho blow oansod deceased him self to fall. H e in a fow minutes ronowod tho assault, and the woman pnshod him back. H o was partially unsteady from drink, and ho fell on tho back o f Ins head on tho granite pavement ; he nevor m oved for half an hou r; he was at last taken liomo and laid on a bod, where he was found dead next m orning. Tho woman only acted in self-defence. D r. C. Ilannikor said that de­ceased had received tw o sovero wounds on tho head and arteries in tho brain were ruptured by the full! Dooeased was a very healthy, vigorous man. V erdict — “ That dooeased was accidentally killed by a fa ll.”

A . H o L lo S e a p q g r a o e .— I t is reported on A m or” cap authority that by direction o f tho Presidont, pri­vate Georgo Roland, o f the F ifth Rhode Island Artillery, has been released from the service. Roland, w e understand, is an assumed nainq, and the person w ho boars it is tho son o f an E nglish nobleman. l i e w ent to that country about twelvo m onths sinco on a tour o f pleasure, w ith suffioient monoy to m oot tlio expense! o f a year’s travel, bu t, falling am ong tho sharpers, was soon relieved o f his well-filled purse, end while he was awaiting a remittance from hom o tho draft rook placo in R hode Island. H oro was an op ­portunity to obtain m onoy im mediately by offering SimBClf as a, substitute, and lie accepted it. In com ­pany w ith others, he was forwarded to the 5th R ogi- m en t; but war had no oharras fo r him, and ho soon began to look about fo r the moans o f obtaining an honourable disohargo. This, however, was no easy matter. M any were the suggestions offered by his eomrodos, but they all proved abortive. A few m onths sipoo, upon promise o f receiving a com m is­sion, ho eaorifioed a large snm o f money, which was spent .n raising a com pany o f volunteers in Now York. * a waa to accept a commission, and then resign. A fter tho com pany was filled up, however, ho failed to get the appointm ent. H is case was finally made know n to the Presidont, and he has now received an honourable discharge.

T H E W A R I N A M E R I C A .

A Special Correspondr-nt'a Introduction to the Washington Court.

T h e sp ec ia l corresp on d en t o f th e Telegraph is th is w eek v e ry g ra p h ic in h is d escrip tion o f th o S ta te fo rm a litie s a t W a sh in g to n , an d o f th e va r iou s p er ­son ages w h o h o ld th e h ig h est p os ition s in th e cou n try . W e leave i t t o on r read ers to d is ­cern w h eth er g o o d taste lias b een d isp la yed b y th e w r ite r in ca st in g r id icu le u p on th ose persons w h o h a ve a t lea st trea ted h im w ith c iv il ity , an d w hose p o lit ica l a cts ra th er th a n p erson al q u a lifica ­t io n s it is g en era lly th e jo u rn a lis t ’ s p lace t o co m ­m en t on . W e g iv o , how evor, th e fo llo w in g e x tr a c t s :—

T h e W h i t e H o u s e .T h o E x e cu tiv e M ansion , com m on ly ca lled th o

W h ite H ou se , a t W a sh in g to n , is, ns y o u k n ow , n e ith er an im p o s in g ed ifico w ith ou t, n o r a sp lend id bu ild iD g w ith in . A fe w o f th e apartm en ts are o f con sid era b le size, h a n d som ely carpeted , r ich ly cu r ­ta in ed , an d d ecora ted w ith garish F re n ch w all-paper, a n d la rge m irrors in taste less fram es. A b o u t a ll th e p u b lic sa loon s— th e S ta te apartm en ts, I su ppose I m ay in clu d e , w ith o u t o ffen d in g the d ig n ity o f R e ­p u b lica n s im p lic ity — th o ro is a b a re an d u n com forta b lo look , so m e th in g b etw een th a t o f th o w a it­in g -ro o m a t a ra ilw ay term inu s, th e d ra w in g -room a t an h ote l, an d th e foyer o f an op era -hou se. Y o n ca n te ll, a t a g la n ce , th at n o b o d y lives h e r e ; th a t p eop le are o n ly p a ss in g th rou g h , an d w an der­in g up and d ow n lik e th e restless m u ltitu d es in th e H a ll o f E b lis . T h e p e rv a d in g d eso la tion is as handsom e as u p h o ls tery can m ak e it , b u t i t lack s so lem n ity , i t la ck s associa tion s o f h is tor ica l in ­terest. W e ll , y o u m u st g® to th e pa laces o f d es ­p o ts— to the h om os o f a b loa ted , a corru pt, an d an effete o lig a rch y — to find su ch so le m n ity a n d su ch associa tion s. A d'autres, fo r o th ers th e g ew ga w p arap h ern a lia o f th e O ld W o r ld . E lsew h ere seek fo r ta p estry and sta in ed g la s 3— fo r c e ilin g s b y L ebru n , a n d fu ll-le n g th s b y V an dyk e— fo r m arbles an d m alach ites— fo r Sóvres vases a n d g o ld en can d e labra . S u ch trifles w ou ld a ccord b u t i l l w ith th e stern g ran d eu r o f un ad orn ed R ep u b lica n ism . T h is — I m ean A m erica — is a free cou n try . P recise ly s o ; on ly , in th e W h ite H ou se , R ep u b lica n ism , so fa r as th e fu rn itu re is con cern ed , d oesn ’ t w ear a Btern or g ra n d or u n ad orn ed appearance. T h e d e ­cora tion s are h a lf sh a b b y an d h a lf taste lessly m ere ­tr ic iou s . C arpets o f lo u d p atterns, p ap er-h an g in gs o f sp a sm od ic ,d es ig n , cu rta in s o f v io le n t hu e , lo o k ­in g -g la sses loa d ed w ith carviD g, a u d o v e r -s im p li­c ity m ak e u p the stap le o f orn am en tation . S om e sh odd y up h olsterer has h ere e v id e n tly h a d carte blanche, an d th o resu lt is, n o t Q u aker s im p lic ity , b u t g a u d y u g lin ess.

T l i e B l u e F a r l o u r .I t w as in th e B lu e P arlour, I th in k , th a t M r.

S um ner to ld m e w o sh ou ld find M r. L in co ln . W e w a lk ed in to th e B lu e P a r lou r as w e h a d w alked in to th e W h ite H ou se , q u ite u n m olested and u n an n ou n ced . T w o m ou n ted p atro ls , w ith draw n sw ords, w ere on d u ty a t th e en tran ce t o th e ca rria ge -d r iv e b e fo re th o h o u s e ; b u t th e y w ere th ere m ore ly t o p rev en t a b lo ck a m o n g th o carriages, an d ha d n o th in g t o d o w ith p o m p or S ta te . T h e ir a ttire w as as ra g g ed , t lio ir b o o ts as m u d dy , their h orses as u n groom ed , a n d th e ir ha ir as u n k em p t as usual. T h ere is a p o rte r w h o stands in th e v estib u le o f th e W h ite H ou se an d cra ck s n u ts in a fa m ilia r m ann er. H o is an o ld Ir ish m an , a n d has seen m an y gen era tion s o f p res i­d en ts . H is office, I fa n cy , m u st b o on o o f th e few w h ich are n o t e lected , o r h e w o u ld h a vo been ou sted o r in tr ig u e d o u t o f office som e years ago . H o ask ed us n o qu estion s as w e p assed on , and it w as q u ite a m a tter o f ch o ice as t o whet her I shou ld leave m y h a t an d ov ercoa t on a ta b le in th e h a ll o r n o t . I t w as su ggested , ind eed , th a t I sh ou ld ta k e th ose articles o f apparel w ith m e, “ a ll k ind s o f p eop le ” b e in g ab ou t. “ A ll k in d s o f p eop le ” w ere ra m b lin g fro m ro o m to room , ju s t as I had seen th em ra m b lin g fro m co rr id o r t o co rr id or o f th o C a p ito l th o d ay w h en C ongress w as opened . T h e sov ere ign p eop le w as here, an d ha d n o t tak en th e trou b le t o have its b o o ts cleaned . W h y sh ou ld it ? T h o eager, anxious, sa llow fa ce s , n o w close ly sbo-vom- now h ea v ily , bnardod . th a t pass b e fo re yon in such in term in a b le su ccession th a t th e ir rem em ­bran ce h a u n ts y ou , an d m akes y o u r n ig h ts sleep ­less, w ere here, as in every o th er p u b lic p lace in A m erica . F a ce s fu ll o f m ea n in g , fu ll o f p u rp o s e ; e n e rg e tic fa ces , d eterm in ed fa ces, sh rew d faces, cu n n in g fa ces, b u t n o t p leasan t fa ces t o lo o k upon . S o p a llid , so cadaverou s aro th ey , th at y o u a lm ost fa n cy y o u are w itn e ss in g th e resu rrection o f those th a t la y in th o V a lle y o f D ry H ones. I t is certa in th a t th o m ales a m o n g o u r cu r iou s cou sin s are fe a r fu lly u n h ea lth y in ap pearance. W h y d o n ’ t th o y p a in t ?

T h e L a d i e s o f W a s h i n g t o n .T h e lad ies a t th o W h ite H ou se— an d th ere wrere

a g o o d m a n y fa ir ones stro llin g h ith er an d th ith er — fo rm e d a b r illia n t e x ce p t io n t o th e p rev a ilin g s lattern liness o f a ttire . S h ow y m o rn in g to ile ttes , F re n ch b on n ets , a n d erm in e p e lerin es an d m uffs w ere p len tifu l. T h e W a sh in g to n lad ies, I have a lready ven tu red t o observe , b a v o l it t le to d o save to eat, t o dan ce , t o dross, and to flirt. W h e n th e y are t ire d o f th e h o te l corr id ors and th e h ote l d ra w in g -room s, th o y d ress them selves w ith in an in ch o f th e ir lives a n d g o o u t . N o t fo r a w alk . W a lk in g fo r lad ies is a lm ost im p oss ib le in th o m etrop o lis o f m u d an d d u st. N o t t o shop. T h e p rin cip a l a rticles so ld in W a s h in g to n are cigars , w h isky, new spapers, knapsacks, and seven -leagued b o o ts fo r a rm y use. T h o lad ies pop in to a passin g sta ge an d are oon veyed t o th e C ap ito l. T h ere , i f th e y are la d ies o f n o fa sh ion , th e y s it in th e g a ller ies , o r roam a b o u t th o p a ssa g e s ; b u t there , i f they aro lad ies o f an y fa sh ion , th e y sen d in their cards t o a n y sen ator o r represen ta tive w ith w hom th e y h a pp en t o b o acqu ain ted , a n d m nko a m o rn ­in g o f i t . W h e n th o sen ator o r th e represen ta tive rece ives a la d y ’ s card , ho sallies o u t m oro o r less b lith e fn lly . A t on ce he k n ow s w h a t i t m eans. H o k n ow s th a t ho is in for it . F o r th e five hu n d redth t im e he has to e x h ib it th o lion s o f th e C ap ito l to tho lad ies, t o tak e th em o n to th o floor o f th o IIou so , to tak e th em to th e lad ies ’ lu n ch -room , to ta lk non sense t o th em , an d , i f n eed b e , t o flirt w ith them . I am a fra id th a t in E n g la n d there are a g o o d m a n y sa v a ge an d su lk y M .l ’ .’ s w h o w ou ld resent these v is its , an d o b je ct t o b o " b ored b y a p ack o f w om en .” A n E n g lish m a n con sid ers i t t o bo an a c t o f h ig h con d escen sion on h is p a r t i f ho even p e rm its h is w ife t o ca ll fe r h im a t h is c lu b , H ero th o case is d ifferent. A m erica is th o p arad ise o f id le w om en.I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n c o l n , a n d a S h a k o o f h i s

H a n d .T h o B lu e P a r lou r— i f b lu e , a n d n p arlou r i t w as

— w as som ew hat, h u t n o t in con v en ien tly , crow ded . L ad ies a n d g en tlem en w ero filin g in , sm ooth ly and silon tly . I s to o d on t ip toe t o see i f 1 cou ld ca tch a g lim p se o f th e la d y t o w h om I w as t o he p resented ; h u t in lie u th e re s f I b eca m e su dden ly aw are o f a gen tlem a n , w h o h a d n o n eed , so ta ll w as he, to stan d on t ip to e in o rd er t o lo o k dow n u p on m o a n d on th e e n tiro assem blage. A u d y e t th at assem blage, in its m a le p o rt io n , cou ld n u m b er som e v e ry ta ll m en . M r. S um ner ed ged m o b etw een a co u p le o f g rou p s , took m e in to a co rn e r w licro th o T a lle s t M an o f A ll w as, sa id a fow p o lito w ords, a u d th e n ex t m om en t m y hand w as in th o ca st-iron g r ip o f A brah am L in co ln .

I sh a ll n ev er reca ll th a t m em orab le in terv iew , a n d th a t m ore m em orab lo h a n d -sh ak in g , w ith ou t th o tears co m in g in to m y eyes. O n th is particu la r S aturd ay I fe lt in clin ed to c ry lik e a ch ild . W h a t b rou g h t th o aqueous h u m ou r in to theeo ca llous o r b s ? I t w asn ’ t aw e, i t w asn ’ t reveren ce , i t w asn ’ t sym p a th y fo r th e op pressed A fr ica n , i t w asn ’ t w h isk y , i t w asn ’ t even th e fa c t th at I w as an orph an an d a w an derer on th e fa ce o f th e earth . T h e tears cam o in to m y eyes Bimply fo r th o reason th a t th e P res id en t 's h a n d ­sh ak in g w as so h a rd a n d so earnost as to havo red u ced m y ow n hand n ea rly t o th o consisten ce o f p u lp . W o ta lk som etim es o f a le g -o f-m u tto n fist, o f an ad am an tin o h a n d . A brah am L in co ln has b o th . N a p o leon th o elder, i t w as said , h a d a hand o f iron w ith a ve lv e t g l o v o ; on ly som etim es ho fo r g o t t o p u t h is g loves on . U n elo A b e h a3 assuredly th e iro n luind, th o ca st-stee l hand, b u t n o on o cou ld say h o w as g love less . H o w ore on th is o cca sion a p a ir o f w h ite k ids, w h ich th e ta llest o f B arn u m ’ s fou r g ian ts m ig h t havo envied . A s t o h is g r ip — ta lk to m e o f p a ck in g co tto n bales, or screw in g ocean steam ers o ff th e stock s b y h yd rau lic p re s s u re ; am use m e w ith ta les o f th e b ig bea r o f A rkansas’ h a rd est h u g s j fe e d m o w ith stories o f

A R e m a r k a b l e T r i o .— xm ong tho notes appen­ded to the Registrar-G enera’s quarterly return, wo find the follow ing from D u n la r :— T he m ortality has been principally am ongst tin agod. Throe persons attained the respective ages o f eighty-nine, ninety- four, and ninety-seven. Tho first had boen a marino, and fou ght under N elson at dio N ile and T rafalgar. H o died from gangrene o f the feet, and suffered com ­paratively little from debility o r ago. T ho second was a joiner, and had boon a i apprentice to Andrew Meikle, tho inventor, and assisted at tho erection o f the first thrashing-m ill in Scotland. Tho third had boen a domoatio servant, and was able to go about till w ithin a fow m onths o f her leath. H er father and

grandfather attained nearly tho samo ago as herself.ho had conversed w ith tho letter, w ho witnessed tho

entry o f W illiam and M ary inter London in 1GS9, while tho form er was present at t in t o f the P retender into Edinburgh in 1745. She renumbered the building o f tho N orth-bridge, and the erection o f the first house in the Now T ow n o f Edinburgh— was in servioo w ith a fam ily there, where B orns, then in the zenith o f his fame, was a frequent guei*4-

Va constii-ders crushing: r.u the tons.? of gAr in a single convolution tell m3 about Professor narrison, tho strong man who crushes pewter pots between his fingers, and (.be Eussian Count Orloff, who crumples up silver salvers juBt as Mr. Cobden said he would crumple up Russia—like a sheet of paper. Narrate to me all these facts and all these fables, hut they are nought in comparison; they are zephyr breaths, fairy1 footsteps, butterfly persi­flage, when named in company with Abraham Lincoln’s grip. Ho doesn’t smile when he takes your hand; he does not wring it like a bell, nor wave it like a flag. He merely takes it, and quietly and silently squeezes it into dough. Great results aro said to follow the “ putting down his foot” by the President on any public matter. If he were to “ put down” his hand on me, I thought, utter and irretrievable collapse must at once follow.The President's Personal Appearance and

Character.The general cast of Mr. Lincoln’s features must

be familiar to you through the photographic por­traits in the London shop-windows. His actual appearance is even nearer, approached by the ad­mirable cartoon sketches by Mr. John Tenniel in Punch. With a curiously intuitive fidelity of ap­preciation, Mr. Tenniel has seized upon that lengthy face, those bushy locks, that shovel beard, that ungainly form, those long, muscular, attenuated limbs, those bony and wide-spread ex­tremities. Mr. Lincoln is so tall that, looking up in his face, you might, did not respect forbid yon, ask “ how cold the weather was up there.” He is so tall, that a friend who had an interview with him in his private office made use of the expression that when he rose there did not seem the slightest likelihood of his getting np over coming to an end. He seemed to he drawing himself out like a telescope. There ar& two particulars, how­ever, in which you must needs have seen Mr. Lincoln to gain an accurate idea of his appear­ance. He is exceedingly dark—not so dark as Mr. Hannibal Hamlin, the Vice-President, who is of so very subdued a corrfplexion, that some spiteful Southerners have declared him to he a mulatto, or, at least, to have a “ dash of tho tar- f brush,” or negro element, in his blood—hut swarthily sallow. II a le teint basan/S, and the darkness seems due to half a hundred causes—to long exposure to rough weather; to residence in a hot climate; to natural biliousness; to anxiety, if not distress, of mind. Again, this dnrk face, strongly marked, livid and crowsfooted, and fringed with coarse and tangled hair, is so un­couth and so rugose that it narrowly escapes being either terrible or grotesque. A touch of the chisel ono way or tin other, and you would havo either a Quasimodo or a Richard III. But the possible grotesque is obviated, the imminent terrible is smoothed awiy, by a peculiar soft, almost feminine, expression of melancholy, which, to me at least, seemed to pervade tho counten­ance of this remarkable man. The melancholy look struck mo most forcibly when I remembered that I was in tho presence of the great joker of jokes—the Saneho Panza made governor of this Transatlantic Barataria; nit thoro the look was— tho regard of a thoughtful, weary, saddened, over­worked man; of ono who was desperately striving to do his best, but who woke up every morning to find the wheat that he hid sown growing up as tares; of one who was cortinually regretting that he did not know more, that he could not know more—that he had begun his work too late, and must lay down his sceptre too early.

Mr. Lincoln does not stind straight on his feet, bnt sways about with an add sidelong motion, as though he were continually pumping something from the ground—say Truth from the bottom of her well—or hauling up some invisible anchor. It gave me tho notion of a mariner who had found his sea-legs, and could tte a line well, hut who had to admit that there wts a rough sea running. First he pulled at onegigantic glove, and then at the other; first inclined his prissant head to ono sido, and then to the other; bin ho never drew himself up to his full height. Poiuaps ho thought of the ceiling, and was reluctant :o bring it clswn on tho heads of us Philistines. My interview with him was of vory brief duratioA und wns mainly mode up ol euiuinunplaees. Or bourse, lie said that he wns very glad to see mo, that he hoped I liked my stay, that I had come at a critical period, end that the country presented a very different aspect to that which it once had. Mr. Sumner informed him that I purposed "illustrating” in public what I had seen in America. "Ah,” said the Presi­dent, “ indeed! with the pencil or the pen? There is a good deal to illustrate just now.” I hinted that the pen was my vocation. Neither moro nor less took place. I saw that Mr. Lincoln bad no wish to tell mo any stories, or to talk politic»,- and after another tremendous squeeze of the hand from him, I retired from his prescnco.

A Sketch o f Mfre. L incoln.My presentations wero not, however, at an end.

I was taken to tho centre of tho apartment, whore, standing in a ciiclo of ladies, was ono, short, plump, and well-favoured, and attired in a velvet dress of royal purple, profusely trimmed with pearls and lace. This was Mrs. Lincoln. I had the honour to shako her hand ; but it was a littlo band, and my crushed digi’n were spared another painful ordeal. I think I can give almost a short­hand writer’s report of my conversation with Mrs. Lincoln. After tho first salutations sho said;—

“ Do you keep your health, sir ? ”I replied that I was happy and thankful to say

that I enjoyed tolerable huiltli.“ How long have you beea in this country, sir ? ”

sho asked.I said that I had bee* seven weeks on the

American continent." How long do you concndo to remain, sir ? ”

sho went on.I replied that I hoped to remain about seven

months longer.The President’s wife was then good enough to

ask “ hew I liked the country.” 1 replied diplo­matically, that it was very largo and very wonder­ful. Now ensued a deep, aid, to mo, embarrassing silence. I didn't know wiat was to come next, and I don’t think Mrs. Liicoln did. At last she spoke again, and once more in tho interregatory form:—

“ And you keep your heath, sir ? ”I answered this kind imuiry as best I might,

when, fortuitously, it occwred to mo that some years ago in Russia, having to go into much better society than I am in the habit of frequent­ing at home, I had sougit tho assistance of a dancing-mistress, and, at tlo outlay of about fifty roubles, learnt a series of lows, or “ reverences,” for grand occasions. I give Mrs. Lincoln tho very lowest of these revere’cos. It is a wonderful how, and, if you don't tun bio bend over heels before you arrive at tho clinax, a very impressivo one. To effect it properl; your nose must vory nearly touch tho lowermoi hem of tho garment of tho lady to whom you no rendering homage.I went down and down, till, 1 dare say, Mrs. Lincoln wondered whether tho Britisher would ever come up again; but when I rose to the surface, triumphant, and wtli a determination of blood to my head, I could see that she was not displeased. I hope sho nm; preserve a favourable remembrance of my how, if not of mo.

I moved slowly’ away, bit could hear tho Pro- sidentess asking tho next gmtloman who was pre­sented to her whether hi “ kept his health.”“ Do you keep your health? ’ evidently serves Mrs, Lincoln in the stead that ‘ Fsl-il possible f” used to servo Prince Georgo of lenmark.

i T R IAL O F T i l I T A L I A N C O N S P IR A T O R ! | I N PARIS.

Tho tri'.l c f tho four Itc.l'an ccm pira t ers camo cn at Paris on Thursday m orning. Adrci~~ion was cnly to be obtained by tickets. The F irst Presidont c f the Imperial Court, who takes judicial rank next after tho President o f the Im perial Court, was tlio presiding judge. Tho prisoners had all a m arked Italian typo, and their dark com plexions contrasted strikingly w ith those o f tho gendarmes, between tw o o f whom each prisoner sat in tho dock . T hey had all b lack li.ar, noarly o f. tho samo shade. G reco has abundance o f

a slight rost o f

„ ------- „ ------------ , - ------- , ------.3 noso,enpacious forehead, and largo flashing eyes. Trahucco, (ho oldest o f tho party (ho is upwards o f forty), is a coarser-loqking man than tho o th e rs ; but ho has a deeidod vis comica, and in tho courso o f tho day laughed a good deal, and oansod m uch laughter in othors. Im peratori is a slim young man, w ith no par­ticular expression o f countenance, but seems intelli­gent. Soiaglioni, tho youngest o f tho hand, looked forlorn, and loss at his easo than tho others. Thnv wero respoctably dressed, and wore all calm and self- possessed. In the b od y o f tho court, between tho bench nnd tho witnesses’ bar, and ju st halfway between tlio prisoners and tho ju ry , was tho table on which were displayed tho pieces de conviction, i. e,, tho bombs, gunpowder, percussion caps, gun canos, revol­vers, poniards, &c., w hich wero seized at tho prisoners’ lodgings, together w ith tho small [flack leather hags in which tho arms wm-o concealed. Tho murderous wea­pons were examined wit h groat curiosity hy all who wero near enough to approach them. Tho proceedings com ­menced b y reading tho indictm ent. In all essential particulars thov adm itted everything charged in tho indictm ent. Greco, in fow w’orda, or b y affirmative nods, responded to tho questions o f tlio judge, and Without any affectation o f remorse, or attem pt at ex­tenuation, confessed that ho cam o to Paris w ith tho intention o f taking the E m peror's life nnder tho cir- e n m ^ n o e s described by tho prosecution. "When asked whejSst ho had not form ed his plan in coneort with Mazzmi, ho said, “ N aturally so.” H e explained that ho called upon Prince M urat's socrotary for (ho pur­pose o f putting tho police o ff tho seont.. and that ho had a good excuse for doing so, bocanse his father had rendered services to K in g Murat.. I t was a mistako in the m dictinont to say that M azzini gave him m oney whon ho first cam e to Paris last spring, hooanso ho then paid his expenses from his patrim ony, hut ho ad­mitted that M azzini gave him 1.300f. at Lugano, whon he was com ing to Paris the second timo, with his three S0ua^ ? ^ iocs’ Bn< r io t M azzini afterwards sent him ¿¿,000r. and l,000f. to Paris in hank notes, n o asserted that four o f tho bom bs wero sent to him direotiv from London, and that tho six othors wore given him in Lugano b y a friend o f M azzini, whose namo ho would not montion. H o only brought eight to Franco, and he left tw o at Lugano with a friend, whoso namo ho also refused to m ention. Tho first revolvers sent to him wero too b ig to he carried in the pocket conve­niently, and he therefore had them changed. W hen askod w hy lio obargod tho bom bs on the dav o f his arrest, ho answered, som ewhat dramatically, “ because the honr approanhod.” T rabncco’ s examination began b y his being asked whether ho understood what. Greco had said, and whether he adm itted the truth o f it. l ie replied, “ Yes, it is all true.” On hoing asked w hy ho joined tho plot, he made a speech with great anima­tion, the substance o f w hich was that being unable to get his living in Ita ly b y his profession ns a player on the born, and being in great distress and utterly W’iili- out monoy, he m et with Greco, w ho relieved him, and proposed to him to join in tho plot. T hat ho (Tra- buuco) was a patriot w ho had fonght fo r his dear General Garibaldi, nnd that his hoad being heated by

all that the jonraals said o f tho brigandage in tho Neapolitan States, which was fostered by Rom o nnder tho protection o f a Frenoh army, ho was m oved hy p ity fo r tlio w idowo and orphans mado hy brigandage. H o was opposed to war, and professed to be a par­ticularly humane man (much lau gh ter); lint he, being in distress, end bis hoad being heated by tho journals, as lie said before, lie did, when Greco showed him a bom b and said, “ This is ju stice ,” rejoin, “ T lm t's true,” and ho consented to com o to Paris and jo in flin p lot. T m hneco in tho eonrso o f his little speech, w jiich, though ram bling nnd full o f repetitions, was n ot devoid o f a certain rudo olnqnonen, raid that. Italy, in conseqnenco o f tlio oeenpntinn o f R om e and Venice, wns a “ dead b o d y .” “ w ithout bend or fron tier ’ .” T lio Em peror o f tlio French, although lie wns the father o f a fam ily, for ho was tho father o f a whole nation, had shut his eves to tho miseries o f Ttn.lv, oansod b v tho occupation o f R om o. W oll, he (Tra- buccol, when he raw his poor country given over to brigands, had also shut his eyes—be was in despair. H oro ho exclaimed, “ I havo a boll in my breast for

... - p „ - . i . l a, , ’ 1 a” ’ the.notion to tlio- word ho lm bnftono.l first b is coat, then his waistcoat, and then his shirt, nnd laying quite bare a very bairv chest, pointed to a weinnd be bad received wliilo fighting w ith Onrihaldi, The judge asked him what, wero tho innrnols which had heated his bead, ns b o said ? Trabueeo instfiuf.lv replied, “ All tlio Italian ionrnnls. E verybody in Italy know s about Asprnm onto nnd tho brigandage knot nn by Rom e.” Tho imlge naked liim wliother ho bail pot been eontone.ed in London to a ycnr’ sim nrisonm rut for theft. H o repliod. with great, indignntion, that, be was n ot condemned for theft, but only for pawning a tViond’s . watch, H q was a liorn-plaver in T.nr.l RanelnpVs rifle volunteers, nnd ono dav, being pressed for monoy, lie hnd pawned a friend’ s watoli, not thinking any linrm, bn t bis sentence was thre.o months, and not, a year, and tlio watoh was restored. The indgo observed that, at anv rete. the Englirh tribunal bad considered bis conduct tantam ount to a robbery. In conclusion, Trnbunco endeavoured to establish tlmt. after lie camo to Paris, ho repented o f tho project. In a very com ic manner b o snid to tho ju d g e : “ I don ’t, liko to ask those three gontlnmeu (meaning tho oilier prisoners) m yself what T snid to them (at a lim e and placo which bo- nam cdl, bnt I wish von would ask them .” The indgo told him to state h im self what lie did say.—Trahucco s W ell. I said that wn were watched, nnd that it would ho hotter to givo up the Rchemo and go away.— Greco, on hoing appealed to hy the court, denied that Trnhncoo lia.d sa’ d anything o f tbo k in d : nl! he had said was, that they were sue- peeted, flint it was necessary to ho verv prudent, and desirable to chnngo their hotel.— Tmpct-atnvi, In his examination, admitted his participation 'in tho plot.; bnt said ho entered into it originally with besitaiion, repented nffonVards, and would never have le ft Lugano bnt for tho pressure^ exercised upon him hy Greco, w lio told liim that his life would b e in danger if bo romninod, and. in f»ot, putting out tw o fingors, Feld, “ Y our on ly chance lies between dying here or (here.” Tmpemtnri further protested thnt when in Franco, although he had brought tw o bom bs in liis carpct-ba?. lie nerer meant to execute the plot, and always hoped eitbor to ^dissnado Grooo from bis purpose, or to escape from liim . On being told by the indgo t.bat although ho bad at first told this story, ho liad afterwards denied it, ho paid tha t, ho now persisted in Ids original statement, and that tho reason w hy lio had contradicted him self was that ho had been brought to think bo bad an interest in conoealing tho t.rnt.b, hecauso tho Judge o f Instruction had told him that his story o f haring boon forced hv intim idation to leavo Lugano fo r Paris was n o t credible. Grooo denied t.ho trnth o f all Im porotori’ s exensos, and m aintained thnt lin_ per levered in tho p lot np to tho last moment. Reiaglioni said nothing o f im portance. Tlio examina­tion o f tho prisoners being over, witnesses were eallod. Several police officers, hotel-keepers, waiters, and servants, proved tho facts stated in tho indictment relative to tho conduct o f the prisoners in Paris, their constant examination o f t.ho places where tlio E m peror was likely to ho found, and iho cir­cum stances o f their arrest. N either tho prisoners nor their counsel attem pted to contest any o f thoHO circum stances. One o f the hotel-keepers said that Greco always appeared to him as tho master o f tho others, and ho had considered ImperntoTi to lie his in­terpreter, and the o ilier tw o his servants. A lady who managed tho H otel do Naples, N o. 17, R ue St. H onors, deposed that ono day Soiaglioni was drunk and violent, and threatened to go away, and that G reco nphraided him severely, and seemed very anxious lest ho should really leave. Ranoiot, a. hairdresser, o f tho R no Orange R atclD ro, deposed to Trabueeo having eomo to his shop to ho phavod, and staying thoro for tbren liners. Tho ob ject o f this ovidenco was to prove the allegation o f tho indictment, that tho prisoners lingered about tbo approaches to t.ho opera. On this nonnsion R anciot, who had seen Trabueeo now and then tw o years ago, asked him to eat a b it with him, nnd tho .indgo reproached R aneiot rather severely for linvmg, in his examination before the com m issary o f police, suppressed tho fa ct o f bis intim acy with Trabueeo. A n Englishman named Thom as H ow ard, who keeps a ooffee-bonsn in tb o H aym orkot, wns then called as a witness, and eamo forward nenompanied bv an inter­preter, bnt lm hnd scarcely uttered tho words “ I know T rabneco,” when the Proeurenr-Genoral rose, anil Raid that ho had received inform ation from London which bad docidnd liim to renounce liis testim ony. T bo Procnrenr-Geneval said that H oward was called to prove a verv seditions expression, alleged to liavo been uttered by T rabueeo in bis e a fi, but. thnt for tho reason already given his evidence would li - dispensed w ith. Dovippjo, t.ho armourer, was then called to give evidence ns to film nature o f tb o bom bs and other weapons seized. H o paid that the bom bs wero most terrible tilings. T hey wore made o f zinn, nnd so con ­structed ns to explode with certainty. TTo had tried them with pom isFien caps (w ithout loading thoml as m any ns twenty times, and whether upon boarding, pnvement, asxflmlte, or m acadam, they never once failed to explode, tw o or three caps at a minimum always going off. H e hnd tried tw o o f the bom bs fu lly (¡barged with powder. This was a rather dangerons experiment. T o try it ho had gono into a lono place

in tho ^country. ar.-1 -.brown tho vm stH through an aperture, drcpp;”.r them down into a vaulted tunnel. In this tunnel ho had pieced sem e wino casks with thick iron hoops round them. Tho tw o bom l)3 had ■mocked one o f tbo casks all to pleevs, and bored groat holes in others. Largo pieces o f stouo in tho arohus o f tho tunnel wero chipped out by tho fragm ents o f tho bom bs. One c f tha bom bs exploded in to forty-one, nnd thoothor into forty-six fragm ents. Several o f the fragm ents were produced. H o had never Been any m oro terrible explosive force. E vory ono o f those fragm ents was deadly. Being askod b y tho ju d ge if ho could tell where tho bomb3 woro made, ho said he could n o t ; but that ono man w ith somo zino and a stove could make them hi any com m on room. Those form id- abls weapons aro only as b ig as a cricket ball. T he re­volver, Devisma said, was a poor woapon, which would neither carry true nor far; and hedid not think the cano- gun could boused at a ll; but tho poniards wero Recon­structed as to givo vory bad wounds, by causing internal hemorrhago. He thought tho poniards woro o f German m anufacture, but could not bo sure. R evoil, a pro- fossor o f chemistry, doposed that ho had examined tho points o f tho poniards, which had ovidontly been steeped in a gummy substance which was probably a volatile p o iso n ; but that ho was unablo to find any poison now , aud had tried tho oxido3 on several animals w ithout producing any poisonous effects. Greco^ said the poniards woro given to him in tho state in which tlioy woro found, and denksd having poisoned tlio points liiinsolf. Tho Procurcnr-General, however, said that a pot o f gum was found am ong Greeo’ s things, and askod him whether ho had not form erly been a chem ist's assistant, bnt this G reco denied. Hn was asked wliother ho did not once ask a chem ist in Italy what was tho host poison in which to stoop a weapon, and whether ho was not told hydroeyanio acid ; bnt this he also denied. D o la Rue, aged sixty-four, an expert in handwriting, having been heard, Grooo and Trabneco wero sen-' teaeed to he transported for life, and Im peratori and Soiaglioni to twenty veoi-s’ imprisonment.

IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT.-9*> ••

In the House of Lords, on Monday, tlie Marquis of West­meath, referring to the conspiracy to assassinate the Em­peror of the French, asked if her Majesty’ s Government were convinced that Mazzini, or any other foreigner in this country was privy to the plot, aud whether they had not the power, under the Alien Act, to deal with such persons.

Earl Bussell stated that ho was not in a position to say that Mazzini or any other person in this country was a party to this detestable crime. Having no knowledge of the ex­istence of any conspiracy in this country, and having no power under the Alien Act such as had been inferred, he could only say that he was not prepared to take any steps in the matter.

Earl Granville produced tho report of the joint committee on metropolitan railways, and said that all the recommenda­tions, with one exoeption, wero unanimous.

The Earl of Ellenborough gave notice for Friday next of a question to her Majesty's Government os to whether any steps had been taken towards affording, if necessary, mate­rial assistance to Denmark.

The Insane Prisoners’ Act Amendment Bill, which has passed the lower House, was discussed, and read a second time.

The House then adjourned.In the House of Commons, in answer to Mr. Dalglish, Mr.

Layard said with reference to tho circumstances of a steamer plated with 4| inch armour having been launched from the yard of tho builders of tho Pampero, and said to bo the pro­perty of tho Danish Government, that shortly beforo hostili­ties broke out the Danish minister informed Lord Russell that this vessel was building in the yard in question, and of­fered to stop her construction, but eventually it was arranged that if the Danish minister would give his word that tlio ves­sel would not leave this country she should be allowed to bo finished so far aa to get her oif tho stocks, but she was now detained until hostilities should cease.

In answer to Mr. Goddard,»Sir G. Grey said that he bclioved it waa tho intention of

tho Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring on his financial statement shortly after Easter. It was subsequently stated by tho Chancellor of the Exchequer that the day would be the 7tli of April.

In answer to Mr. Cox,Mr. Stansfeld said in reference to a statement made by the

Public Prosecutor in Paris on tho trial of tha Italian con­spirators, that Greet) was to apply for money to an address which was the same as liis, that he could not express his astonishment and indignation that such an accusation should be made against him in a matter which could only be viewed with execration by him. He boro his testimony from au intimate personal knowledge of eightoen years to tlio character of Mazzini, and he pledged himself personally that it was impossible for that gentloman to be implicated in a plot of tho kind iu question.

Mr. Cox said ho did not expect that Mr. Stanefeld would enter into any defonoe of Mazzini; but ail be askod was an explanation of tho fact of the addross of the lion, gentleman being given as ono at which Groco could apply and to a person named Flower.

Mr. Staiusfold said ho had not and never had nny know­ledge of anything connected with the matter in quostion. Ho had no knowledge of any Mr. Flower.

Mr. Disraeli took the opportunity of asking some questions' with regard to the Tfehvtions of this country with the ec#iU uei/iHt bowctvr* jrtrv.Kierstoau hrr TrmjnYty** CKrvswi- meut had succoeded in obtaining tlio consent of several of the great Powers to k conference on the Danish question. Ho was of opinion that conferences under circumstances like the present, whon hostilities were going on, wero seldom other than failures, iniluemcedasthey must be by unexpected events. If tho conferences went on time would be consumed, nnd with tho spring Europe would naturally turn to France to settle the quotation, wliich all tho efforts of England hud failed to adjust; and the result would probably bo in what would bo called a rectification of the map of the continent. Whatever might occur, it would be owing to tho blundering policy of the Government, and but for which there would now be no quostion of tlio integrity and independence of Denmark.

Lord Palmerston Mid that the right how. «■«mMcmnn wns never so happy os When attacking an absent man. Having in the List few duys devoted himself to the study of the Danish papers, and finding nothing in thorn on which to found an attack on Lord Russell, ho bad been obliged to fall back on tho transactions of nine years ago for that purpose —transactions in which his noble friend liad ably and faith­fully performed the duty ho took on himself, that of en­deavouring to obtain peace. Tho purpose of her Majesty’s Government from first to last had boon to conciliate'differ­ences, to modify exacerbation, and to bring about a peace­able settlement of tho matters in question.

Mr. S. Fitzgerald complained that not a word of tho Infor­mation asked with respect to tho proposed conference had boon afforded, and urged that the House had aright to know in what position the negotiations with regard to tlio oonfbr- enco now stood, what Powers had agreed to join iu it, and on what specific bases it was to be conducted.

The .House then went into committee of supply on tbo n«yy estimates, resuming at tbo consideration of tho first voto.c / in i ° . 71,950 men, of Ail,871,617 for their wages,

for victualling them, after discursivo and critical debate, were passed.

On the voto of ¿168,000 for the Admiralty-office,Mr. Lindsay moved tbo reduction of tho vote by £5,200,

the salaries of the five junior lords of the Admiralty—his object being to do away with the board.

On a division, tho amendment was negatived by 109 to 10, and tho vote agroed t o ; as was £300,718 for Coast Guard, Naval Coast Volunteers, and Naval Reserve.

On tho veto of 171,270 for the scientific branch,Mr. A. Smith moved the reduction of tho voto by ¿12,300,

the charge for a school of naval architecture.On n division tlio amendment was negatived by 100 to 15,

and the vote agreed to ; as were £192,974 for establishment# at home, and A37,(fi>8 for establishments abroad, after which the House resumed.j Tlio other businow was disposed of, and the House ad­journed.

Iu the House of Lords, on Tuosday, theMarqnin of Clanri- carde moved for copies of any reports received by her Majesty's Government respecting recruiting in Ireland for the Foderol American army, and asked whether any remon­strance ogaiust such proceedings had boon made to the Federal Government. lie urged that it was notorious that agents had been enlisting recruits in Ireland, and tliis was a gross violation of international law and a distinct breach of neutrality. Ho reminded tho Houso that, as late us 1823, this was an offence wliicli was punishable by death.

Earl Russell said that any attempt to enlist recruits in Irelaucl by the Fedo.'ol agents was a broach of neutrality, and was au offenco against tho municipal law of this country. Whenever such an oiVenoo could bo proved tho offenders de­served punishment, and stringent remonstrances should he made to tho Federal Government ou tbo subject. He hsul cm moro than one occasion complained thnt a system of recruit­ing wa* going on in Ireland ou behalf of the Federal States, but Mr. Adams indignantly denied that there was any truth iu tho statement, and on that denial ho ( Lord Russell) was obliged to pause until evidence could bo obtained of the fact of the recruiting.

The Earl of Dononghmore observed that tho conduct of the Govonnont iu tho matter contrasted most unfavour­ably with the course they had taken in tho affair of the steam rains.

Tho Earl of Derby asked if the Government had received Information from tho authorities at Dublin and Cork that persons were in the habit of drilling and learning military exercise in those towns; and whether any steps had been taken to put a stop to Bucb proceedings.

Earl Granville eoid that the authorities in Dublin had di­rected tho police to watch the proceedings of the Fenian Drotherhood. There was, howevor, reason to believe that it was au absurd and innocuous organisation.

The Houso then adjourned.In tho House of Commons, on Tuosday, Mr. Marsh moved,

“ That the Civil Sorvioe ana Miscellaneous Estimates have loon for many years rapidly increased, and ought to be reduced.” Ho ehowod the relative amounts between 1835 and the present time, arguing that the public now paid eight millions more than in the former period in taxation, and there was no equivalent to bo found for it in the civil service estimates. These estimates had increased threefold in the last thirty yours, without any noeoaaity correspond­ing to that which luid increased those for the army and navy. Ho complained of tho confused and diacuraivo manuor in which tho estimates wore prepared, items being separated and placed under different heads. He pointed out a number of unnecessary expenses foisted on tho civil service estimates, which by proper management might be suppressed. He objected to the payment from tliis source ot many things which ought to be supported by local contributions. He enumerated many items, such as science and art aud education, in which there liad been a considerable increase, and argued with some iugenuity that that increase need not necoaaarily have taken place, and that there had boen no corresponding advantage derived by the community.

Mr. Teel said that the increase in the civil service* esti­mates Y/oM moro apparent than retd; the expense of the civil service proper liad not augmented, and the increase was caused by the policy which Parliament had pursued iu reference to education, criminal reformation, and criminal judicature, aud the relief which had been, afforded to local toxatiou with the view of reducing the burdens on

i laud. Tho increase also owed much of its amount to the transfer of chargee to the civil service estimates from

ether departments cf e-pcnditnra. A coneileralb mim- Lsr cf offices which were fermsriy paid by fees were now paid Ijr salaries, which appeared in, and by eo much swelled, the civil oervice estimates, tut the foes were paid into tha Exchequer, and in many cases exceeded the amount which appeared in tho votes. All these items were to be taken into account in considering the difference between the real and the apparent increase in the estimates; and when it was re­membered that many new offices and departments had beau created, reason had been shown for the augmentation which had been stated.

After some observations from Mr. Torrens, Mr. Newde- gate, and Mr. W. Ewart, in favour of the principle of the motion, it was withdrawn.

Lord C. Pagret obtained leave to bring in bills to amend the law relating to naval prize, to provide for the agency and distribution of naval prize, and to repeal certain naval prize Acts.

The Court of Justitiary (Scotland) Bill was read a second time.

The Malt for Cattle Bill was road a third time and passed.The Houso then adjourned.

The IIouso of Commons met on Weduosday shortly after twelve o’clock.

On the motion of Mr. Laird, that the House resolve itself into committoo on tlie Chain Cables and Anchors Bill,

Mr. Gibson moved that it should bo referred to a select committee, aa there were many technical points and private interests to be considered.

Mr. Crawford seconded this proposition, which, having been spoken to by Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Laird, Mr, Bentinck, and Sir J. Elphinstone, was agreed to.

The first reading was given to the Naval Agency and Dis­tribution, the Naval Prize Acts Repeal, and the Naval Prize Bills, and the House adjourned beforo ono o’clock.

A FORTUNE-TELLER AND HER SON.A t tlio Clorkonwcll Police ■ court, a b oy about

thirteen years o f ago, w lio gave the namo o f H enry Smith, w as chargod w ith assaulting a child o f tho namo o f M artin, and stealing from his person a shilling.

T ho evidence o f tho ohild was to tho effect that ho was sent by his m othor on an errand. H e was met by tho prisoner, w ho asked him w hat ho had g ot about him, and whon ho to ld him tho prisoner knocked him down, nnd, taking the shilling from him , ran away. Somo boys who saw tho oocurrenoo afterwards gave him into custody, and ho has been under remand for a fortnight in consoquenco o f tho m other, who, it was stated was a fortune-teller nnd a “ wise wom an,” re ­fusing to attend before a magistrate. W hon tho constable wont to her and to ld t o r that her son wns iu custody, sho said it was a good job , and said hu was hotter in prison than out, fo r he would not thon cost her anything to keep. Several parties in court stated that _ tho prisoner was neglected, and that the m othor did not care in tho least what becam e o f her s o n ; on which tho magistrate told the constable to have a summons, and m ake her appear before him .

On Saturday she attended, and when she saw her son she held up her fist to him, and called him a very wicked, naughty boy, and said ho ought to know better than to vex his p oor m other, w h o was always very kind to him.

In answer to M r. D ’Eynoourt, the m other said that she was not a fortune-tollor, although t h e “ w iok ed ” persons in tho court said she was. She dealined t o Bay how sho g ot her living, but adm itted that som e “ lady friends ” sometimes camo to Bee hor. H or son could noithor read nor write, and she did n ot send him to school. Tho boy had g ot a father, but she did not know whore he was. She had been separated from liim for m any years, and did not caro whether she over saw him again. I t was w rong to say that sho neglected her child, for sho could not make him stop at home. Sho had boon oharged w ith drankonnesa at this court and at W orsh ip-street, but declined to say how m any times.

T ho prisoner denied tho charge.M r. D ’Eyncourt said tho conduct o f tho prisoner’ s

mother was disgraceful, and by not Bonding her son to school Bho was bringing him up to bo a thief. There was not m uch at present to detain him, and he would bo discharged, bat ho had hotter be careful and not com e there again.

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M o n e y M a r k e t .CITY, Maucu 2.—Tbo stock markets to-day have boen

rather flat, owing to unfavourable rumours relative to foreign politics. Tlie funds, after slightly receding, havo* returned to yesterday’s closing quotation. Several of ib<* principal speculative foreign stocks are rather worse. Con* boIs are now quoted 91 to i for money, and 911 to 5 for tho account (March 8). The official business report is a a follows:—ThroeporCent. Cqnaols, for money, 911, 91; ditto, for account, 91J; Three per Conte. Reduced, 801, £, exdiv.; New Three per Cents., 89J, j, j, U India Five pc.* Cent. Stock, 101$, 1; ditto, for account, 101$; Five T er Cent. ” on faced ” rupee paper, 101; uiilo Rond«, di Ly'i h«'rail wcymnvket is steady with a fair amount of MisinesH.London nnd North Western stock is lunv «'matsAJ.U8JKjS— div.j Great €1$ to (?»? Mbiinft(YT*T3'?S to ?2?Tokdiv.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, luP> to UO], ex div.; Cale­donian, 120-1 to 121); South Eastern, 90} to 91}, ex dlv.j Great Eastern, *1-7) to 4L ex div,; Great Northern, 12U to 127, ex div.; London and South Western, 99) to 100i ; oud Metropolitan, 108 to 109,

T h e C o r n T r a d e .MARK-LANE, Feb. 29.—Tlio currency ruled steady for

English Wheat to-day, supply being-moderate, but purchases wore mado with caution: white at 12s to 48s., and red at 39s to liL per quarter, a clearance not l>emj made. Supply of foreign much in excess of demand, still no general fail tu prices, which raugo at 38s to 513. American a alow ante a -k)» to 46».—The Flour trade ruled quiet, but at steady rates : town-made selling at 35a to 10a; seconds ami country, 29» to 35a per sank; aud American, 21a to 25» per barrel.—'Full terms for Barley, with a fair demand.—Fncoa for Malt a?« 60s to G7s for pale, and brown, 50» to 56s.—Ratos for Oats steady, with a fair amount of business.—Peas and beaus a slow sale at about former terras.

LIVERPOOL, March 1.—Market tolerably well attended. Wheat rfceady. Corn, small business, without change in value. Flour, kIow Bale, and rather lower. Indian cornSuiet; mixed, 28s 9d. Egyptian beans steady; Hnidi, SO*,

ats ami oatmeal dull and unaltered.

COTTON, Liverpool, Makcii 2.—Tho market continues quiet but steady, and sales aro estimated at 5,000 bales, with­out cl range in prioe.

TALLOW, March 2.—Tlio market is steady; town tallow is quoted 40s Gd; Petersburg Y.C. on tbo spot, 40s ikl to ICU 9d; March. 40a Gd: April to Juno. 41s; Oct to Dec ., 41a.

HOPS, Bonotron Market, March 2.—Messrs. Pattondeu and Smith report a good demand for direct consumption at fully late quotations.

HAY, fc)MiTHFiEi.T> M arket, March 1.—'Messrs, llarvoy and Easton report trade vory slow; supply Bhort, Prime meadow hay, 75s to ROs; suporior ditto, tUs to 87» 6d j in­ferior ditto, GOs to 703; clover, old, 90s to U0s; straw, 24« to 30s.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, Covent Gauds*.— Vegetables and fruit in season continuo to be pretty well kept up. Retarded hothouse grapes are, however, as a matter of courso scarce, hut some good new ones may now be hod. Somo good stun plus of Blenheim orange, Nonpareil and Ainoricau New Town pippin apples may still be obtained; likewise a few dessert poors. Oranges plentiful, the best aro realising from 6s to 10s per 100. Cornish broccoli is still also largely supplied. Continents! arrivals are heavy: among them are French Jottucos, endive, carrots, and radishes. Flowers chiefly oonsist of tulips, hyacinths, orchids, heaths, pelargoniums, primroses, mignonette, and rosea. Pine apples, per lb, Ga to 10a; Grapes, per lb, 15a to 20s; Apples, per \ sieve, 2s 6d to 4a Oil j Pears, per } sieve,6s to 12s; Melons, each, 2s to 4s; Lemons, j?er 100, 4a to 8a; Oranges, 2s Gd to 8»; Nuts, small, per bush., 11a to 18s; ICeut cobs, 140s per 100 lb ; Almond», do., 18s; Wal­nuts, do., 14s to 20s; CheetnutH, per bush., 10s to IGs; Cab­bages, per doz., Is to 2s; Cauliflowers, each, 3d to Gd; As-i-aragu3, p. bundle, 10s to 18s; Seakale, per pun., 2s to 2s Gd; Hiubarb, per bundle, 0d to la 0d; Potatoes, York Regont%

{»or ton, 60s to 80s; Sbavrs, do., 50a to 60s; Turnip*, peF >uuch, 4-d to Gd ; Carrots, do., 6d to 8d j French Beana per 100

39 to da Gd; Cucuml>ers, each, 2s to 5s; Boot, per doz., Is fid; Blralots, per lb., lOd; Celery, per bundle. Is Gd to 2a; Gallic, per lb., 6d; Lettuces, each, ld to 4 d ; Endive, per score, la to 2a; Horseradish, per bunch. Is to is ; Mivthrooms, per pott. lsto Is Od; Parsley, por 12 bunchos, Ss to 4s; Hen.'», per bunch, 5d.

Cattle Market*METROPOLITAN MARKET, F e b . 29.—Tlie supply of

beasts has considerably increased, and the weather is very unsettled; buyers are consequently vory cautious. Prices are lower, and a clearance cannot bo effected. Tlio number of sheep is not quite eo largo as on Monday last, but tlie demand is considerably smaller. Trade is very siovr, and on the averago prices are lower. There are a fow more calves, but there is vory little nlteratiou in tlio trade. From Ger­many and Holland tbero aro 980 benst«, 2,310 sheep, l.V» calves, aud 90 pigs. Scotland, 320 beasts j Ireland, 195; and 2, G10 from Norfolk and Suffolk.Per stone of 81ba. a. d. Beat Scots, Hfda. 4 8 Best Sbort-horua 4 6 2nd. quid, beasts 3 0Calvos..................3 6Pigs.....................3 GBest DnsA t-bdsB. 5

». d.5 04 83 105 24 85 10

Per stono of 81bs. ». d.Best Long-wools 5

Do. do. shorn 0 Ewes A 2d. quid. 4

Do, do. shorn 0 Lam bs.............. 0

a. d. 5 4 0 0 4 60 0 0 0

Beasts at market, 4.430; Shoep and Lambs, 17,840; G&tveSj 193; Pigs, 410.

T h o V i c a r o f W a k e f i e l d .— H aving «»w pia tod tliuir superb edition o f “ B anyan 's P ilgrim 's Progress,” Messrs. Cassell, Potter, and Galpin, not content with bringing on t “ R obinson C rusoe” in a sim ilar style, liavo now com m enced tb o issue, in weekly penny numbors and in m onthly parts, o f tho W ork s o f Oliver Goldsm ith, beginning with tho inim itable “ V icar o f W akoflold ." T ho first number, iust out, gives assuranoo that tho odltion will be not on ly tho finest over leaned at tho prioe, but superior to anv within the roach even o f tho m oderately opulent. T h o engravings whioh adorn overy other pago are really beautiful, and will im part a new charm to the delightful story. T he paper and typo, m oreover, are also first-rate, ana leave nothing to bo desired. “ P oor G oldy ," with all hi* im agination and love o f fine olothos, nevor surety ever dreamed o f appearing in such a dress as the printers and artists w ith their boundless m odern resources havo provided for him at tho coat o f an establishment, whoso etorsa o f ingenuity and o f money Boom to be alike endless, and are always expended for the public good ,— C L nri ¿cm World*

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T H E S P I R I T U A L T I M E S — S A T U R D A Y M A R C H 5 , 1 8 6 4 .P O L I T I C A L G O S S I P .

A n agent from tlio N orthern States o f Am erica is said _ to be in tlio neighbourhood o f Birmingham, offering inducements to m iners and mechanics to emi­grate to the States.

T h e Pays in polite enough to describe the English Governm ent as tlio “ Pontius P ila te ’ ’ o f polities, having no other part to p lay than to wash its hands, no m atter what happens.

Mr. G■ N. Taylor, o f the Madras Civil Service, has been appointed provisional m ember o f tlio G overnor- Gonerars Council in India. H o w ill be the first Madras civilian who has over had a seat in the Governor. General’s Council.

W e rogrot to hoar that M r. W om yss, the mombor fo r F ifeshiro, is in sucli a stato o f health that it is doubtfu l wbothor he w ill be able to return to his Par­liam entary duties.

The M anchester Chamber o f Commerce have adoptod a memorial to .herd Palmerston in favour o f a m ore efficient action b y the Board o f Trade or th e Foreign-office in com m ercial questions.

It is said " 1 ” "Com m ittee’ s

S P O R T S A N D P A S T I M E S .— ♦—

T h e W a te r lo o o f 1 8 3 4 .- A L o y a l L a y .(From the 1’iVU.)

The sun shone bright o ’er A ltcar p la in s; E arl Softon cam e that day

L I T E R A T U R E A N D T H E A R T S .

The Musical .Society op London.—The first trial o f now orchestral com positions took place in the H anover-squarc-room s last week. F rom some error, tho hour at which it was announced to begin was, on

that M r. D yce felt the Parliam entary censure o f him for his delay in executing

the frescoes o f the Housa o f Comm ons very severely, and, being highly sensitive ns w ell as am bitious, he dwelt on ih is im putation upon hLs spirit and ability.

T h e division list o f the rams debate, as it is given in the Parliamentary Fapora, shows that M r. R obert Bateson H arvey appears both in the m ajority and in the m inority, as though ho were “ tw o gentlemen in on e ,’ ’, according to “ M rs. M nlaprop."

The H igh Sheriff o f H ertfordsh ire lias appointed Tuesday, the 8th o f M arch, for tho nom ination c f the candidates to represent that place in Parliament. T ho on ly candidate at present is M r. H. Cuwper.

The election for tho com ity o f D orset took place at the Town-hall, Dorchester, cn Saturday m orning. M r. John Floyer, o f Staii'ord-liouse, who was tho on ly candidate, was proposed by M r. J. Farquhar- son, and soconded by General Sir John Michael. The proposition was carried w ith acclam ation, and Mr. T loyer was deolarod to lie duly elected.

I t is argued that the Governm ent has broken fa ith b y expending a quarter o f a m illion uf m oney in tho purohase o f timber, after giving a prom ise that no more wooden ships should bo built until tbo R oyal Oak and P rince Consort should bo tested by a eruiso. Tho tim ber was for tho inner easing o f iron vossels.

The R ight M<pi, B . Disraeli gave his first Parlia­mentary dinner this session on Saturday evening at Grosvonor-gato. Thera wore present the Earl o f Lucan, tho Earl o f Vcrnlam, V iscount H am ilton, the E arl o f B octive, laird Colville, tho H on . Frederick Lygon , tiie H on. Perev W yndliara, Sir litook Bridges, Sir John W alsh, Sir Henry Stracey, Sir W illiam Miles, M r. Orm sby Gore, M r. Thom as Baring, Sir. Stirling, M r. Arehdall, M r. Seym our Fitzgerald, and Sir. Daw - Bon.

S in H k n h y IIu l w e u still Ungers in Paris. Slany readings o f his stay are given, says the Court Journal — personal affairs, health, tlio Church question, Dann- bias Principalities, sounding tlio French Governm ent about Denmark, and even tlio embassy at Paris.- The choice is large, and tho speculative in on dits can select tho m ost probable cause o f the baronet being a détenu in tho gay capital.

ANOTHER PltETENDEll TO THE DUCHIES.— The Cologne Gazette montions tho rum our o f a project w hich is at tlio present moment gaining consistency in Germany, but which would meet with m any diffi­culties in its realisation. “ Count do B ism arck,’ ’ it says, “ appears to bo in accord with Austria to exchido tho Prineo o f Augustenburg from tho sovereignty o f Behleswig-Holstein, mid those States would bo given to the Grand Duka o f Oldenburg, who in return would cede the Grand D u eby .of Oldenburg to Prussia.”

M il. Ba im .ie Cochrane, M .P., figures in a R om ish paper as * M r. Coekrane, M .P ., and D eputy to tho Chamber o f Comm ons o f London.” T he Rom an writer lias evidently not boen aware o f the exact y,al? o c f the initials M .P ., which ho takes to mean that M r. Cochrane is in tho Church, fo r he distinctly mentions “ II Signor Cookrano, M inistro P rotes­tante.”

O n the m otion o f Lord Hothatn, an address to the Crown was agreed ori in tho H ouso o f Commons on the 19th ult., for a cop y o f any latter or memoran­dum other than Paper '106 (hHij.T;, already printed,

To hail his brethren o f tho leash, with a ll thoir proud ■ h Y 1" 1',' ° l tJl° programmo’ 1 « s u e d in the room, it was eight o clock precisely. Thisuncertainty as to the real tim e caused vory m any o f the audience to arrive during tho perform ance o f the sym phony, which suffered greatly in consequence. The solos, overtures, tho concerto on the flute, all seemed

array.R ight well the noble earl d id rein his gallant four-in-

hand,W hile tho welkin rang w ith plaudits to the lord o f all

the land.There stood tho laird o f Thorlieshope (prince o f all

coursors he),W ith Innocence and Owersby to strive for victory.And thero was Iv io Campbell, w ith the strain o f Beacon

bold ,W hoso prowess on these famous plains will o ft be

proudly told I

And Randell came from W orcestershire, D on Felix _ boro his name,

i_ -rC -.’ ""— wv..w».v%# WH v**o IIUUU. nil BUUUluUto pleaso. Perhaps, tho cleverest w ork or the whole ovening’s perform ance was M r. H arold Thom as's over­ture. It displayed a creditable attem pt at originality, and in tho instrumentation he has been very successful.

Philharmonic Concerts.—T bo 52nd season o f this adm irably managed institution began on February 29th with a concert o f m ore than ordinary interest. The 29th o f February being tho anniversary o f Rossini’s birth, tho name o f the gifted Italian com poser appeared in the program me more frequently than on any other oocnsion in tho records o f tho society. Tw o o f his

W hoso manly brow on m any fields has worn the wreath - dramatic overtures were included, and all the vocal ‘ 5 ' pieeeswero selected from his operas.

The on ly now song which we know to have been introduced during ihe past week is, “ I enter thy Gar­den o f R oses.” Tho words are by Lord Byron, and are prettily set to m usic b y M . K urtz. In instru­mental music, tho “ M arguerite G alop,” the “ Bolero W altz ,” and a m ilitary quadrille, by Georgo Gretton, are am ongst tho m ost attractive o f tho week.

It 1ms been decided that the Outrara statuo shall be erootod in London. The people o f D erby hope to becom e the possessors o f it.

M k . Perky, the artist who was comm issioned by tho Quoen to carve a bust o f Shakespeare from tho .Herne Oak, lias been ordered by tlio Prince o f W ales to execute a similar bust, a little smaller, ter his R oyal Highness.

The learned archoiologists have been discussing tho fact that learned nayvios who have a taste for antiquities, and a more praotieal turn in using them,

- r —.....— —••in-Chief m odified his opinionon tho remarks o f Sir H ugh Rose, &o. This is the paper w hioh tho Commander-in-Chiof declumd to pro- duno at the court-m artial on Colonel Crawley, and whioh led to so m uch discussion and remark.

S in F . K e l l y h bill, which waits for a sooond read­ing, proposes tho establishment o f a Court o f Criminal Appeal. Under tho A ct o f 184-8, questions o f law arising on the trial o f a prisoner m ay already bo re-

■ , r consideration o f five or m ore o f thothis bill proposes a large extension o f their

jurisdiction. I f any person convicted o f treason or felony oan obtain the aortifleato o f a ham ate» that there is reasonable ground to appeal, a m otion m ay lie made upon affidavit or otherwise for a now tria l, or leave to entor an acquittal. The m otion m ay be mado either before one o f tho superior Courts, or before this “ Court o f Criminal Appeal,” but it is this lost Court that is to hear tho rulo argued if it bo granted, and to dispose o f tho case, A now trial m ay be ordered, or tho trial o f a particular ijnostion o f fact, as, fo r instance, insanity. I f a pnsouor on being convicted declares his intention to appeal, tho ju d go may citlior postpone pi-oaouBoing oariience, o»p rouaaueo sentence conditionally, and, if ho thinku fit, release the prisoner on recognisance with or w ithout sureties, or ha m ay prononnea sentence to bo executed as i f no appeal w ore to be made. T he bill allows any porson to apply to tho Court on behalf o f the convict “ a t any time a fter his conviction ,” upon tho ground o f his insanity either at tho tim o when lie was tried or at any tim o afterwards.

o f fame.Lord B inning, young and graceful, too, displayed bravo

Bon aid’s pnw ov;Lord G rey do W ilton challenged ah with D avid !

Glendower.Grogson mid L ister both appeared with Roaring Meg

and Chine;From E rin ’ s T:do L ord Lnrgan came with Ron o f

Sweeny B ov.John B iackstoolc came from Cum berland,but Bedford

could not stay,Nov Jefferson’s Imperatnce on the decisivo day.John Gibson’s Golf struck bold ly out to win him onvied

fame,But Retribution gained tlio race, and quenched tho

sporting flame.A i i ! w hy did Owersby stum ble? ho threw tho chance

a w a y ;N o better d og contended for tho honours o f tho day.Course after course was over—tho people held thoir

breath :Tlio beauteous Innocence was matched with Coquet

dale's King Death!A thrill o f expootation was nvor all tho field I W h o m ay contend with such a fo o ? T ho m aid was

forcod to yield.Bravo Baron Nicholson came on ; but his relentless

fooW ith B order fire consumed his chance, and laid liis

honours low.Then forth stood Master Sweeny to strive fo rL n rga n ’s

lo r d ;Tlio Pale K in g ’ s fire flamed in tho van, and E rin ’s

pride was floored.Impcratrire essayed in vain to win l.ho victor ’ s b a y ; King Benth9 strodo on— tlio race ho won ; no power

could his gninsav.But hero com es gallant Rche; nil ! Eapor, Blip them

w e l l !Tho final rnco m ust now bo run ; King Death is hard

' to quid!.Swift, as the wind, w ith equal pace they fly aoross tlio

p la in :T hey roach a d ra in ; a loap—a k ill— King Death

maintains his reign !A h I who can stand before K in a D eath ? The groat

aiiko and smallM ust yield to him in every ra ce : tlio Palo K ing

conquers all.Tho C up was bornn to Coquotdale, tho P u r se old

Campbell s c o r e d :Tlio Plate, by fav’ring chance, was won by Rni’a-

hont’s gallant lord.L ong live the patron o f tho leash, proud C roxteth ’s

noble host IW ith “ three timos tliroo” wo’ il honour him whone'er

Ilia name we toast.' * Tlio winner of the Waterloo Cup.

A V alu able H orse .—T ho Paris Aorrnspnndont o f tho Daily Telegraph gives the fo llow in g :— T ho E m ­peror lmvs moat o f hi« horses in England— m any o f them in M anchester. Lately Baron F loury was in tho latter oity, purchasing for the Imperial atnd. A n animal waa brought out fit for a king. “ F ine breezy stopper, Count,” says M r. Dealer. “ L ook well in Bois. ’ “ A n Im perial horao all over, I ahonld say.” Connt m ounts, ridoa, lilcea, ami then asks tho price." Haven hundred to yon. Count.” is the Htorlling reply. "S e v e n hundred !” exclaims M . Floury, with tho fear o f M . F onld before his e y e s ; “ it is a w fu l !” “ W o think noth ing o f that figure h ere ," savs the dealer. “ N ow hero com es M r. Pods— Pods end P otter— one o f our sporting men. M orning. M r. Pods. Just throw vonr log over that ’oss—one o f your sort.” “ Monsionr Tide (says Ooanti Floury, -nliou L.> lolls the cl..ry), .1M throw his log over him. ‘ H ow .much ?’ snvs ho.

F A R M I N G A N D G A R D E N I N G .------«------

Seven hundred.’ aaya tho dealer. fiend him hom o,’ replies P ods, and I lost tho hom e fo r his M ajesty .”

have been fabricating antiquities to a great ¡-»tent o f late, and havo always a good slo ck on h a n d -o f tho choicest quality, fo r sale to tlio inuooont professors and amateurs.

T he woiilthy natives o f B om bay have subscribed a fund o f one lac and 75,000 rupees, for tho purpose o f establishing a F ellow ship in connection with the U niversity o f Bom bay, to bo called tho “ Canning Fellow ship,” in order to perpetuato the memory o f tho late L ord Canning.

I n support o f the Shakespeare tercentenary festival, that hold by Spain in honour o f L ope do Vega i3 re­ferred to. This fortilo dramatist wroto his f ir * play at tho ago o f eleven, and his lost at tho ago o f seventy- three, and during this poriod w roto m ore than 1,500 dramas. T w enty-four hours was his allotted time for turning out a com edy— a powor o f producing “ copy ” which ought to have made a fortune for the author.

The arrangements for tho M ulready Exliibition at tho .Scuta K ensington Musoum nro sufficiently ad­vanced to oiiablo it to bo opened to the public on Saturday the 12lh o f M areh. T ho private viow wilt tako place on tho 11 Ui. Groat liberality has boon shown by tho proprietors o f M r. M ulready's works, headed by her M ajesty and H .B .II. tho Duke o f Cambridge, in consenting to lend them fo r exliibition, and a large collootion o f liis finished pictures, sketches, studies, and drawings, arranged as far as possiblo in chrono­logical order, will be displayed on tho wull3 o f a p or­tion o f tho M usoum Gallories.

The City o f Antw erp will bavo its fostival in tho courso o f the year, for it is going to celebrate tho tw o hundred years' anniversary o f tho foundation o f its Academ y o f F ino A rts. David Teniers, the Antw erp painter, was the founder o f this institution in 160i. It is planned that a musoum, containing works o f liv ing artists, is to be oonneeted w ith the Academ y, and opened on tho occasion o f this festival.

Shakespeare Tercentenary.— Tho first m onthly part o f Messrs. Cassell, Potter, and G ilp in ’s national work, the “ Illustrated Shakespeare,” has now mado its appearance. A contem porary, speaking o f this work, says, " I n tlio first number o f ‘ Cassell’s Illustrated Shakespeare ’ wo have tho prom iso o f a cheap and beautiful odition o f the poet. T he typ e is good, the paper creamy, tlio p ictorial em bellishm ent lavish. Tho oditors are M r. and M rs. Cowdon Clarke ; tho artist is M r. H . C. Selous. A ll this looks well for tho prosperity o f an edition upon whioh the publishers aro evidently expending all their resources.”

Mr . John Forster’s long-prom ised “ Biography o f Sir John E llio t” will be published in a fow days, in tw o volumos.

In m omory o f tho late Lord Canning, a “ Canning Fellowship ” is to lie founded in the University o f Bom bay by some wealthy natives o f that city .

Energetic stops are being taken towards tho establishment o f a Frao Piiblio L ibrary at Edinburgh, on tlio model, as its advocates state, o f that at Livor* pool, Uf U.L AfuuchuaUH. It« 1« uiupuavnl LQ pniCLuaci the old General Post-office, in W aterloo-place, fo r this purpose.

T h e P o ta to D ise a se .M r. A lderm an M eobi has published the fo llow ­

ing letter addressed to him self in tho Agricultural Gazette;—

“ ‘ Old Tim es,’ Peaseod-street, W indsor, January 19,1864.

“ Sir,— K now ing yon to bo one who farm s upon chem ical principles, I thought I would write to you and explain m y ideas upon the potato disease, with a remedy fo r tho.sam e; i f you think it w orth your while to try it, you aro welcome to the inform ation. A l­though now a publican, I at one tim o was a chem ist in a print works, w ith M r. C. Swaisland, Crayforil, K ent, and afterwards manager at Ravonsbury Print W orks, M itcham , Surrey. You -.re, o f course, aware that the p otato contains about 25 per cent, o f starch, the rest water and a few chemical salts. N ow starch and sugar are com posed o f tho same compounds— viz., oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon, but sugar centains more oxygen than starch. W e know on apple growiiq upon a tree, as it becomes ripe, is sweeter than a green one, because it absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, and converts the starch into sugar; so w ith tho

Eotato, w o never have diseased potatoes until wo ave had a thunder-storm, w ith rain, &e. During a

thunder-storm a peculiar gas term ed ozono is form ed, containing m ore oxygen than tho atm osphere; being ponderous it descends, and having a peculiar chem ical affinity for tho potato, it runs dow n tho haulm, and seizing upon tho starch in the young potato, converts tho starch into saccharino m atter by the addition o f oxygon ; the rain and heat oonvorts the earth into a kind o f o v e n ; tho potato begins to ferm ent, and the saccharine m atter works alm ost tlio samo as when yeast is added to beer or wine— you, doubtless, have noticod that diseased potatoes when cooked aro very much sw eoterthan good ones, which is o f course owing to tho sugar in them. To prevent tho diseaso, m yself and a friend (M r. Marshall, 6, Brower-strcot, Goldcn- squaro, London) tried some experim ents; we planted 1 2 rows, six wore plante ,1 in tho usual way, and six as follow s :— M ake a small holo in ouch potato, and firmly push a m arrowfat pea into the in c is ion ; drop into the earth carefully, so that the pea may bo upwards if possib le ; we lot tlio 1 2 rows bo in for a month longer than other people were leaving theirs in tho ground, and when wo dug them up, those rows planted with tho pea wore all good, with tho exception o f ono root where the pea had fa lliu out and took root in the earth ; tho other rows vere vory noariy all diseased, and scarcely a good ouo am ongst them. N ow, in tho first placo, in planting tliis way tho farm er gets two cropH at once, and tho pea, from deriving so much nutrition from the seed potato as it rots ill the ground, produces a m uch fiuor crop o f peas, I account for its curing the disoaso, simply that tho poa contains more saccharine m atter than the potato, and when after thundor the ozone oute-s into com bination with tlio starch, that tho pea robs tho sugar from tlio b u lb ; and thereby fattens itself upon it. I f you think it w orth notice, perhaps yen will give it a trial, and if it should prove corroct, I should only bo too g la l for you to make it public.— II. Clement.”

F lo w e r G a rd e n a n d P la n t H o u s o 3.During tho prosont olnngoablo weather groat atten­

tion will be required in the way o f maintaining proper temperatures, and tho requisite amount o f m oisture in stoves and other plant liousos. Spare no labour to koop up a gay appearanre in conservatory and other showhonaos. Cut and train clim bers, and lot overy- tlring bo kept scrupulousy noat and clean.

I f not already done, lcok over bods o f crocusos and other bulbs to see that they aYo not thrown out o f tlio ground by frost. A lso a sp ect half-hardy plants that havo boon closely covercl up, in order to seo whether or not they are secure irom injury, or suffering from confinement. A s tryingweathor m ay yet bo oxpoctod, every precaution should bo taken to ward o ff its ill effects.

Auriculas.—On the first m ost favourable oppor­tunity let those liavo as m uch air as possible ; thoy dislike close confinement

Carnations and Pitotees.— D raw tlio lights o ff those in the day timo Wien there is no frost, but lot them be put on again at light.

Pelargoniums.— The-a will now bo grow ing pretty free ly ; therefore, whomver tho weather is fine, let them have as much air ai possible, consistent with tho proper temperature. F tuoy varieties m ay be kept a little warmer than ordim ry kinds.

R oses.— Another ba toi o f thoso m ay now bo placed in heat to succeed those com ing into bloom . Koep down fly by frequent fumigations, and the rose-m aggot by hand-picking.

T ulips.— Place in hoa* potsful o f bulbs to succeed thoso now in bloom , aim see that tho latter aro not allowed to droop from w w t c f water.

C h in e s e S h e e p .— M. Engono Simon has returned te_ I an s from China, after having accom plished a mission entrusted to him by the Em peror. H e has brought w ith him a flock o f Chinese sheep, called ongti, consisting o f two rams and tw enty-tw o ewes remarkable fo r their fpeundity. This flock is a present mado b y the French residents o f Shanghai to the Zoo ­logical Society in tho Bois de Boulogne. F ifty per cent, o f these ewes produce lambs twice a year, and threo at a birth ; tw enty per cent, produco tw o at a time tw ice a year. These sheep aro o f tho m iddle size, and resemble tlio Southdown. Their wool, though long, is very inferior to that o f the M erinos. I t is pro­posed to send French sheep to Suez to be exchanged with masters o f shins com ing from China for Chinese sheep.

Lord Byron and t h e C lo w n .— W hen Lord Byron frequented the greon-room o f Drury-laue Theatre, ho occasionally met Paulo, the clown, whom ho guessed, from his namo, to lie an Italian. Paulo was English^ not only to tho backbone, but to tho very roots o f his tongue. Paulo was merely his nom de théAtre, or, as wo read the other day in a theatrical journal, his nom d’étage. H is lordship, thinking to please the interest­ing foreigner by tho dulcet sounds o f the language o f his native land, addressed Him in the purest accents o f Tuscany. Paulo was amazed ; and, wishing to reply to his noble interrogator, answered, “ Yes, sir—I mean, m y lord— very lik ely ; ju st so.” IIis lordship, porcoivm g his mistake, wished him “ Good night ! ” and walked away. “ Old un,” said Paulo to hie panta­loon, pointing to tho retreating figure with tlio well- known black cloak, gracefully disposed to conceal the unfortunato foot, “ seo h im ? ” “ Y es.” “ Lord B yron— poet.” “ I know .” Paulo placed his mouth close to tlio pantaloon’ s ear, and whispered, “ M ad— as a h a tte r !”

M a k i n g a N e w F a c e .— Charles Bergen, a private m ono o f tlio New York regiments which left this city for the scat o f war in 1861, was tukon siek.soon after reaching the fiold, when tlio surgeon o f tlio command to which ho was attached (an incom petent man) dosed him with calom el until ho was com pletely salivated, and could scarcely m ove hand or foot, W hat seemed to bo a cancerous form ation mado its appearance in his throat, and ho was finally discharged from tho army on tho ground o f physical debility. H o camo homo to die, and in Deeembor, 1862, was adm itted to tho New Y ork H ospital, where his case excited much interest. H is upper jaw , lip, and ono eye had been eaten away, and the cartilaginous portion o f his nose terribly mutilated by tlio corrosive nature o f the d ru - administered to him. Dr. Buck, one o f the oldest surgeons attached to this excellent institution, at oneo htoppod tho doses o f calomel, and set about making liis patient a new face. Incisions were mado in one chook and a piece o f flesh drawn over, from which a lip was form ed. A piece o f tlio frontal scalp was drawn down and a now nose form ed. Thoso pieces were carefully joined, and at tho expiration o f a few m onths tho doetor had the pleasure o f finding the parts firmly united. A n artificial ja w was then form ed from one source and a glass eyo from another, and properly inserted. Bergen continued to im prove rapidly, and w ith his now countenance can hardly bo recognised by his friends. A t present ho is ongaged as one o f the corps o f nurses attached to tho institu­tion. Shortly a fter his odmiasion, Superintendent Roberts, o f the hospital, had a plaster cast made o f B ergen 's faco, which, when compared with liis prosont features, cannot fail to excite wonder at tlio remarkable change offected.— Ncv: York Tribune.

T O P I C 3 O F T H E W E E K .

T H E S E IZ U R E O F TIIE TUSCALOOSA.Tlio comm ander o f thia Con fedora to cruiser, lately

s ji-sod by tbo authorities at tho dapo o f G ood H ope, forwarded tho following- proteat to Sir Philip

VVodohouao, governor o f that co lon y : “ Con*leuorate States’ Ship Tuamdoosa, Sim on’ s Bay, Capo o f G ood H ope, Dee. 28,1803. S ir,— A s officer in com ­mand o f tho Confederates fiitxtoZ Ship Tuscaloosa, tender to tho Confederate Spates’ steam er Alabama, X havo to record m y protest against the extraordinary measures which have been adopted towards me and the vessel under my com m and by tho British authorities o f tho colony. In A ugust last tho Tuscaloosa, arrived in Simon’ s ’B a y ; «he was n ot only recognised in the character which »ho lawfully ohiimod, and still claims to bo, viz,, a commissioned ship o f war belonging to a belligerent Power, but wa-i allowed to remain in tho harbour for tlio poriod o f five days, taking in supplies and effecting repairs w ith tho fu ll knowledge and «auction o f tlio authorities. N o intim ation \vnu given that she waa regarded m erely in tlio light o f au ordinary prize, or that sho was considered to bo vio­lating tho law» o f neutrality, nor, whon sho notoriously loft for a cruise on active service, was any intimation whatever conveyed that on her return to the port o f a friendly Power, where she had boon received as a man- or-war, she would bo regarded ns a ‘ prize,’ as a violator ot the (¿uceu * proclam ation o f neutrality, and couse- fjuontly liable to seizure, M isled by tho conduct o f her Mftiosty «Governm ent, I returned to Sim on’s B ay on tho .iUU Inst., in vory urgent need o f repairs and supplies, i o m y surprise, £ find tho Tuscaloosa ia now no longer considered ft» a man-of-war, and she has, by your orders, m I learn,boon soizod fo r tho purpose o f being handed over to the person who claims her on tho behalf o f hor late owner/*. The character o f tho vessel, viz., that o f n lawful comm issioned ship o f war o f tho Confederate States o f Am erica, has not boen altered hiuce her first arrival in S im on’s B a y ; and she having been ouou fu lly reaognUod by tho B ritish authorities m command ¡u this colony, ana no notice or warning o f change o f opinion or o f friendly fooling having been coimimui- cated by public notification or otherwise, X waa 2 ^ 7 ^ expect to be again perm itted to enter

retmnod to Simon.«illay for nwre iiocossatios .and ill n honour and good faith m return I should, on ojunuo <A opinion or oi polioy on the port of the British autho- i-itios, havo boon uoairad to leavo that i.ort, »vain ■ but, by tho course of procoodingH taken, I havo boon —supposing tho viow now adoptod by your Ex- eelitinay’s Government to be aorroct—firstly, luislod, and thou entrapped. My position and tlio uharootor of my ship will most certainly bo vindicated by my Go- vornincut. I am powerless to resist the affront offered Vt tho Confederate Stutos oi America by your Uxcol- leney's conduct and proeoodinpi. I demand however Uni roioaso of my ship, and if this demand bo not promptly complied with, I hereby formally protest iqiainst hor sohiuro, especially under tlio very peculiar circumstanoos of the ease.—I havo, Ac., J. Lowe f'omtnaiuHtig C.S.9. TuBoaloosa,” ''

It wiii bn ne«n that Lord Palmerston nssorted in tiie House o f Comm ons that the Government had ordered the release of this vessel.

CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN EGYPT.Commercial Prospects of the Country.

A com w pondent o f a eontem porary, writing from E gypt, says

“ T he main canal o f irrigation from Siout toG hizeb, which is to convert Upper E gypt into a cotton -prow-

viporpusly attacked throughout its length, eaon d istrict w orking npdh its ow n section ; next year the fu ll doptli will bo excavated, anil the lateral branches dng. The quantity o f co tton which will be grown it is thought will equal that now pro­duced by Lower E gypt.n " i,0*8. the m illot crops in Central E gyptthrough the last inundation, b y com pelling tlio fellahs to substitute wheat in placo o f their usual diet, has produced a scarcity in Cairo, and in Alexandria prices or gram and beans have risen enorm ously. Tlio V iceroy, to guard against a higher rino and consequent distress to the poor, has ordorod all liis ow n stock to Uairo, where it is being retailed gradually in small lots day b y day, and in this manner ho hones to he abio to feed tho oity until next harvest. H ero, it is thought, wo may have to im port from abroad. Pro­visions o f every kind aro becom ing progressively Hearer, and Governm ent is im porting sheep from Odessa b y steamers, and dispatching them by rail to Cairo, where thoy aro slaughtered and sold at cost price to the inhabitants. E very facility is afforded to importers to encourage them to bring in sheep, and, whore practicable, tlio Governm ent steamers have orders to carry th o u gratuitously. I t is a strange tiling to see this land o f abundanoo forcod to scok abroad for its daily food.

“ Enorm ous ordors for lighters and steam -tugs have boen given by Governm ent to moot tho wants o f trade, and tiie Governm ent engineer, L insnt B oy, is busily engaged w ith plans for the now Custom -house and docks. B oth the im port and export trade havo in- creased so immensely ns to require a tota l change in tho system wluoh has hitherto been found, if not con- veniont, at all ovents sufficient to allow o f the proper discharging and loading o f ship?. j jut a now day has com e, and the Vm oroy says ho hopes to soo the timo when the comm eroo o f Alexandria will demand o f him his palace o f Ras-et-Tin, to build there doolcs and warehouses. Tho bar to many great ideas and im ­provem ents now under consideration is the want o f m oney. T ho largo debts loft by Said Pasha, and tiie loss o f tho cattle , whioh are being replaced at an enormous cost, sadly hamper his Hkdiness in liis good intentions., " array, *8 being em ployed in i.ianv works whioh have till now boen effected by forcod labour. Encam p­ments o f soldiers m ay now bo soon a long tlio lino o f

FASHIONS FOR MARCH.Tho dresses fo r paying visits arc extremely ologant

just now, satin and velvet being in greater favour than any other material— wo presume ow ing to tiie fa ct that no other can well bo trim m ed w ith fur. W ith velvet, ormino bo il ho polerines are worn, how ever. O f courso, for young ladies such a rioh toilette is out o f tho quos- tion ; for them taffotas is more suitable.

M oiro dresses are not very muoU seen. Chenillo friiigo is still very fashionablo. I t is put on round tlio Bkirt, leaving rather m ore than tw o inohes at tlio bottom ; und tho body is trim m ed w ith tho same, put on in vesto fashion— for tlio vesto, real o r imitated, retains its long-held sway. Tlio fringe is also placed round tlio top and bottom o f tlio alcoves.

1 ' or tlio more drossy toilettes; as well as for others alcevos aro still mado quite small.

M antles, rotondes, or paletots, aro mado o f tho same material as tlio dross, or in block velvet.. W e cannot but recom m end tlio latter as a more becom ing stylo ; indeed, such extreme m onotony as is produced when tiie toilette is all o f tho same colour fails in elegance.

In-door vestes aro mado sometimes o f white cache- miro, trimmed with plaid fringe, which produces a vory pretty effect. W ith vestes, waistcoats aro made o f tiie same material, or clieinisottes o f foulard are worn. Tho latter is the m ost ologant ; it more suitably replaces tlio muslin or lace chem isette worn in summer, out w h ich 'is too thin fo r tlio present season; and, indood, white' Indian foulard has a great advantage in ocing becom ing to nil com plexions— there is such a brilliancy about it. F or more simple, and yot, perhaps, not loss pretty, choinisottos, wo recom m end corn-flower blue, Solferino, or sky-blue foulard.. W o may oxpoct a change, not only in materials, but in the shapes o f tlio spring bonnets. A t present there is little or no change— satin or v d v o t for ordinary wear, erano or tulle, mixed with velvet, for visiting dross. Tho newest bonnots aro narrowor than ever at the ebooks ; ;it is called tho diadom shape, and, in fact, when carried to tlio oxtrem o, form s Iittlo more than a diadem head-dress in front. Our leading modistes, howevor, will not adopt anything so outré ana unbecoming'. _ The new violet, or, I slionld say, Ophelia, as that is its present name, will lie m uch worn this spring ; it is a return to tlio o ld violet, much redder than that o f tho last tw o years.

Am ongst tlio newest bonnots was ono made o f crapo opneha, trimmed with feathers’ to match, and a white aW,r<=Ho. A nother had a small bird placed on a bouillon o i tulle. And a third, o f the same coloured crapo, was entirely covered with a light b lack tulle, and trimmed with plisses o f violet silk.

Drawn bonnets aro verv much w orn, and arc mado °,f oral!e or tulle and silk. A very pretty

railway, working m U X S e e ' ï f " t t a ï ï I o f ° “ Pa “ d *>«*

T l i o B a l l n m l t h e ‘T r a in ,— A few days ago a hull which was standing at M ilnathort railway station becam e excited and broke from his keepers, running along tho F ife and Kinross Railway towards Ladybank at a fearful rate. Instant chase was given, but the infuriated animal rushed on fo r about tw o miloa, till, on nearing M awcarso station, it observed a train com ing up. This apparently increased the bull’ s fury, tut he at once bent down his head and prepared to do battle with the approaching engine. H is boldnasH. how ever, u a s KhorUivod, for in a few moments tho train came down upon him, and, as m ay ho supposed, ho was killed on tho spot. N o injury resulted to the trail; or the passengers.

at the embankments and permanent way. Thai: ration« o f meat and bread are regularly brought to ttiem, and they appear to bo quite contented and com ­fortable. I t is the Batno at the island E l Gazirab, where tho Viceroy is embellishing liis gardens and park, and, I beliovo, connecting it with Ghizeh b y an em ban km en t.for tho railway from Cairo to Upper E gypt. This is, o f course, a groat relief to tho fellahs, who are w orking hard to prepare thoir land for the next notton c r o p ; only twenty day« now remain, by which tim o all the seed must he in tho ground. Every kind o f animal is pressed into tlio ¡service— camels and “ “ ¡ ‘keys, horses and oxen, sometimes oven men, aro yoked to the ploughs. U nfortunately, hut fow steam-

arrived ; hundreds are on the way, but they wilt bo too u t0 fm thu soaaon „......... ....-fr - - • -

toTho0v S a r a g ^ f^ ‘ t e r Field, M . A . , has boen collated I X ,, 3^morehn,m with ChaUoek, in tho

death o f the R ev 1 ' i f ¡; void by thedeath o f tho Rev. rl H . G a le ; and the R ev. JohnF alcon, B .A ., has been licensed to the curacy o f Lotiliam, in tho same com ity and diocese.

A " V e t e r a n E l e c t o r a t t h e F o l k — Am ongst tiie voters w ho polled at tho recent Brighton election was General Ely Arthur C lifton, o f Barton, near N otting- 1,a,m; Though ninoty-tivo years o f age, the gallantof tlm Pm11«« ed t-5 tluj po11 ft,lil gave Tota in favouro f tho Conservative candidate.fo ltw ta g fs from aBM0 W £l H a i r W a n t e d ¡ - T h e

, s S an en a Manchester paper “ A gentle­man, aged 40, foreigner, in tolerably good mrcum- stances, wishes to meet with a young Engli-U lady not oyer tw onty-fonr good figure, lidy-iike manners, brown hair, domeatie habits, amiable disposition, and to liavo sufficient money or moome to supply her own demands. M oney is less tho object, i f the other qualities suit. N one, unless highly respectable, need a newer.— Address confidential letters to E . II., Post- office, A lexander-pbioe, Brampton,— Advertiser cannot answer letters to initials only, as tho Post-oftioo doos n ot deliver (poste-restanto) such letters, except by consent o f tho postm aster.”

with blaok velvet and rosebuds.roquets o f velvet aro very fash ionable; they nro

w orn even in tho ball-room . Ono made o f bhio velvet, tr mmod w ith a hand o f swan’s-down, was exceedingly becom ing. B J

V elvet head-dresses aro also w orn with tw o long harbcn o f tulle falling over tiie shoulders. A lm ost all♦bf«hW dw i 1808|?f i h« Em PW »« winter have had tins long veal attached to them . Ono o f pink andH i n ; r„lt l d,itr,10,Kl. Ornaments on tlio black v e lv e t ; at the hack a, bow o f narrow pink velvet, fastening to

*‘air * kaihes o f tulle, «potted with silver.—Le Follet.

M r . E a m iio l M o r le y , a wealthy N onconform ist proposes to give one-third o f the cost o f tw elve“ hs. Renting places o f worship, eaeh to accom m odate 5W persons, and to ho at the expense o f erecting six iron

t a p « h e w a?

T h o D y i n g E l k . - I have road o f a man who had killed several elks in his time. Ono day, when out hunting, lie cam e upon a couple, and took aim at the

r i h ° ^ Sfcr,i 0k th0 ^ i m i d i n a mortal w , , . i u - i “ } ,WJ iraineduitely fall to the ground, meanvvinio, it kejit getting weaker and weaker from loss or Ldood, 'Which gushed fortli from tho wound, but still kojit its oyes steadily fixed on tho man, look ­ing at him in a m ost reproachful manner. M oved w ith com passion, lio stepped forw ard to jiut au end to tho p oor beast’s sufferings w ith liis “ tollo-kuiv," when ju st as ho waa going to give the coup de grace, the animal oast such a look at him that he was ohligod to turn aside till it was dead. M oanwhile, tho second elk, as is ofton tho case, had returned to look after its com panion. H ero was a ch a n ce ! T w o elks iu ono day is not sueh a despicable bag to ono gun. B ut tho ordeal through which his nerves had recently passed had com pletely upset him, so that lie could not find in liis heart to shoot it. Then and there ha mado a solemn vow that as long as lie livod lie would never raise gun any more against an oik, fo r it seemod to him as if ho had for all the world boen guilty o f mnr- dor.— Sport in Nomay.

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H a r d y F r u it a i d K it c h e n G a rd en . T)l(rtrinir nnd trenching.' say «till bo carried on with

activity. AU wtieoliug Will, as a m atter o f courso, havo boon done during the late hard weather.

APPLE8.— Pruning and thinning o f those must now be completed.

Pears.—Tho observation ju st made w ith reference to apples, also applios to these.

Peas.— I f not already ¡Joiio, make a sowing, as soon as the ground is in a fit stato to receive the seed, o f some early variety, and of the Auvergne to succeed it, follow ing up w ith ¡some o f tlio kinds m entioned last week.

Spinach.— This has suffered, wo hear, in some places, from tlio late frosts, A sowing to supply early plants should therefore now be m ade.—Uar- dsn Chronicle.

O U R M I S C E L L A N Y ......♦—

Question for Etymologists.—D o tho “ root3 o f W('r(G ” produco “ flowers o f spooch? ”

why are book-keepers l i k e c h i c k e n s ? Bo- causo thoy liavo to scratch for a living.

T h e H e a d v e r s u s t h o F i n g e r .— An Irishman, who was at tho celebrated battle o f Bull Run, was somewhat startled when tho head o f liis companion on the left was taken o ff by a cannon ball.' In u fow minutes, however, a spent hall broko off tho linger o f liis comrade on tho other side. Thu latter throw down his gun and howled w ith pain, when tho Irish­man rushed up to him, exclaiming, “ Y ou old woman, stop cryin ’ 1 Y ou aro m ating more noise about it than tlio man who ju st lost hi? head.”

V i c t o r E m m a n u e l a n d h i s F r i o n i l t h o P o p e .— R eplying to a clerical deputation tho other day, V ictor Emmanuel is reported to have said— " I am aware a report is circulated o f m y being on ill terms [ ? excom m unicate!] w ith tho H oly Father, from whom I noverthelosi again received, during tlio past year, further proofs >f affection on tlio occasion o f m y daughter's marring). H is H oliness lias invited me to R om o. I will add ,hat I am in correspondence w ith him, and that I hav< good hopes that tho timo is not far distant when all differences will disappear.” Tho Court Journal asks, “B y what (process, and who o f the tw o w ill bo bottor satisfied ? ”

T n e B e a t P a y m a s t e r .— A n ominout minister in W ales, hearing o f a neighbour who followed his calling on tho L ord ’s day, wont uni asko.l him why lie broke tho Sabbath. Tlio man replied that ho was driven to it, by finding it liard lVirk to maintain liis family,“ W ill you attend pulilio vorship ,” said the minister, “ i f I pay von a weok-diy’s wages f ’ ’ “ Yes, m ost gladly,” replied tho poor nan. H e attended constantly, and reeoivod his pay. Af:or som o time, tlio minister forgot to send tho mono.', and recollecting it, called upon the man and said, “ i am in your debt.” “ No, air,” lie replied, “ you are n o t ." “ llo w so i-" asked tho m inister; “ I have not paid you o f lute,” “ True,” said tho m a n ; “ but I can now trust in God, for I liavo found that ho can bless tin work o f six days for tlio support o f m y fam ily just the snmo as soveu.” Evor afterward he kept tho Sibbath, and found that iu doing so, there was not oriy no loss, hut groat reward.

T h a c k e r a y ’ s B a lla c . o f “ L i t t l e B i l l e e . ” — There wore threo sailort in Bristol city,W h o took a boat and wm t to sea.B ut first w ith hoof and laptam’ u biscuit,A nd pioklod pork they haded she.There was guzzling Joe l and gorging Jim m y,And the yonngost ho wts little Billee.N ow very soon, they wire so greedy,T’ lioy didn’t loavo not oio split pea.Says guzzling Jaok to gorging Jimmy,“ I am extrem ely hunparee. ’Says gorging Jim to guszling Jaeky,“ W e have no provision ', so wo must eat wo.”Says guzzling Jack to g*rging Jimmy,“ Oh, gorging Jim , whal a foo l you bo !“ There’s little B ill is y " " i g and tender,W e ’re old and tough, so lot’ s eat lie.”“ Oh, B ill, wo’ro going t) kill and oat yon,So undo d ie collar o f yo ir chom io.”W hon B ill received this inf umation l i e used liis poekot-haiUkcrclue.“ O b, lot mo say m y cattehiam,A s m y poor mammy taught to m e.”“ M ake hasto, make h a s « ,” says guzzling Jaoky, W hile Jim pulled out hii snickersnee.So B ill went np tho mair-top-gnllant mast W hore down ho fell on Hs bended knoe.H o scarce had com e to Tie T w elfth Commandment, W hen up be jum ps, “ T iero ’a land, I see.“ There’ s Jerusalem and Madagascar,A nd N orth and South Amerikec.“ There’s tho B ritish flo,:t a riding at anchor.W ith Adm iral Nelson, F C .B .”So when they cam e to t ie Admiral’s vessel H o hanged fat Jack and flogged Jimmeo.But as for Iittlo B ill, ho made him T he captain o f a seventy-three.

The Recent Executions.—The evil o f tho scene which occurred at Nowgato last week, if evil there was, as we Bhould not deny, was in its incidents, not its essential nature. Suppose these men had all been strung to tbo yard-arm o f a m an-of-war by sentence o f a naval court-m artial, as, under other circum stances, thoy m ight havo been, would any feeling havo been excited excopt satisfaction that justioe had been rapidly dono ? I t is tlio perform ance o f such tragodies before a crow d, tlio summoning o f a vast m ob to Nowgato, tho call to tho filth o f a groat city , or say o f a nation— for there are tw ico as m any Londoners as Danes— to riot for a night, which aiiko disturbs the sacrodness o f the law and perverts judgm ent upon its action. That summons is w holly unnecessary. The difficulties which surround private executions aro indood great, but they cannot bo irrem ovable, for they liavo in many countrios boen rem oved. Englishmen will never, whilo thoy retain com m on sense, ontrust to a Governm ent the pow er o f execution, even under a judge s sontenco, without witnesses save its own servants; but there is no neod for that blunder, «u pposo the murderer wore hung in an inclosuro set apart fo r that purpose, say tho courtyard in Newgate, or, bettor still, a hall ailded specially to Nowiyato, the office perform ed, a« it ought to bo, with tlio solem nity o f an act o f feliglon, and only in presence o f a clergy­man, a surgeon, and a body o f witnesses specially adm itted to testify to identity, to tho fa ct o f death, and to tlio absence o f all cruelty, surely tho public certainty would be as £roat as at present. T he suggestion that the ju ry tdiould bo present is a bad ono, for w o should never get a conviction in a capital coso ; but a ju ry m ight bo ompanolled for tho purpose oasily enough. Our only fear is that places uj>on it would be too oagerly sought, that foroign ministers, as in this case, would waive their nationality, and guardsmen pres.« to tho ju ry instead o f to the M ag­pie and Slum)). I f the officers and such a ju ry signed tbo report, tlio publio would bo satisfied, whilo on criminals would descend a n ew terror, that o f dying a violent death in soliLudo, m ibiipportcd by tho feeling that a crow d will applaud thoir “ oourago.” T ho pub­lic effect produced by sight o f tho punishment would bo lo s t? It is lo it now, except on tho locality in which tho execution actually takes place, and which is ruined b y tho selection. Tho tolling o f tho great bell would bo aa publio a notice that crim e was boing expiated as all tho present arrangements, and, from the absence o f tho brutal incidents which accom pany English crowds, would bo far more awe-inspiring. W o should then bo rid o f tho ono real m ischief winch accompanies this m ode o f punishment, tho periodical rc-awakoning am ong tho worst class o f City populations o f that hunger for excitement, that evil curdle o f tho b l o o d - evil becauso there is ploasurc iu it— which tho sight o f death inflicted whilo tho spectator is in safety invari­ably produces, which is the argument against the arena, against exhibitions iu which tho perform er risks hia life, and consequently against executions dono before a m ob. L ot tho murderor pass from am ong men in silence, and amidst such witnesses onlv as shall secure that none hut tho m urdorcr is so dismissed from earth. — Spectator,

The Paris Plot.— Tho announcement so confi­dently mado whon tho nows o f this conspiracy first reached this country, that it hud been concocted by the French police to servo political ends, is shown to havo boon false. Tiioro can be little reasonable doubt that a p lot was form ed to assassinate tho Em peror N apoleon, and eomo o f the parties im plicated havo ju st been tried bofore tho Fronch tribunals for tho part thoy played in thoso infamous proceedings. Tho bill o f indictm ent drawn up by tho Proourotir Im perial contained a clear and detailed statement o f the charges brought against the accused, and thoy have been oon- victod upon tho evidence adduced. Though Mazauni him self lias denied any participation in tho uifair, yot in liis com m unication on tho subject, pub- lished' in .January, he adm itted that ho was acquainted with Greco, whom ho described as “ an enthusiastic patriot, w ho has taken an active part in the expeditions o f 18(10 and 1801 in tho south o f Italy, and, as such, was in relation with m e.” T he bill o f indictm ent doolaros that documents found in tho pos­session o f G reco are conclusive as to tho com plicity o f M azzini, N or doos tlio caso against him depend solely oil tho authenticity o f these documents. Som e o f the accusod assort that M azzini was tho ch ief instigator o f tho plot. O f courso, their accusations, like the docu­ments, m ay provo to be altogether unworthy o f credit, and, should this be satisfactorily established, tlio case against Mazzini will fall to tho ground. Still, his own confession that lio is personally acquainted w ith Greco, and his avowal that he regarded him as au enthu­siastic patriot, although it is evident from his ante­cedents that liis career had not been altogether froo from crime, look suspicious. W o hope that tho m at­ter has been cleared up in the courso o f the trial, be­cause this is not tho first tim o that M azzini has beon charged w ith having incited others to em bark in dosporato schemes o f vengeance. W hether these charges are well or ill founded wo cannot pretend to determine. I t is, howovor, m ost desirable that their real character should bo ascertained. M azzini’s un­supported denial o f com plicity is not o f itself o f much vafuo^ Tho bill o f indictm ent read by tho Procureur Im perial says on this pioint:— “ A s for M azzini, the protest which, according to custom , ho made in tho foreign press, both in the prosont conspiracy and in that o f 1857, cannot prevail against the precise ana corroborative declarations, the inform ation, and particularly the written proofs collected during the prelim inary proceedings.” This is plain and explicit enough, and, when the evidence com es be­fore us— for at the m oment wo are writing w o have on ly received the telegraphic report o f tho result as far as tho men captured at Paris are concerned—1we shall probably be enahlod to judgo whether ono or m oro o f these accusations can bo brought home to M azzini. Though Lord Palmerston*s attom pt to alter the law o f England, in the Conspiracy B ill o f 1858, excited public indignation, aud caused tho immediate expulsion from power o f liis Administration, all classes o f the com m unity entertain such a horror o f conspira­tors that they would not grant an asylum to any person clearly convicted o f having plotted against tho life o f tho ruler o f a neighbouring State. I f Mazzini lias dono so, the m ildest punishment wo could inflict upon him w ould bo his instant expulsion from our sh ores; i f he is innocent, in justice to him wo hope that his innocence has been established,— The Press,

A SALMON'S JOURNEY FROM WOR­CESTER TO LONDON.

M r. Frank Bnckland has written a m ost humorous letter, which is inserted in the Field newspaper, describing his journey w ith a live aalmon from W or­cester to the R egent’s-park Zoological-gardens. H e sa y s :—

1 arrived at the Ferry-house, near Worcester, where Dir. Ames had conducted me with my male trout, in order to cany out my long-desired experiment of mating a hybrid between a trout and a salmon, I asked the owner of the salmon-nets if he had a live salmon by him. By the groatest good luck he had two in the well of his boat. The idea Hashed across me that if I could only got one of these fellows to London, we might learn very much not only as to tho practical conveyance of fish for long distances, but also.as to what would happen to a salmon if confined in a pond. iVlr. Allies, with that enthusiasm which characterises him, immediately jumped at the idea. “ You can but trv it.” said he, “ and I will lend you my flsh-carrier.” “ What’s the price of the salmon,” said I. “ 3a. 6d. a pound,” wo# the reply, “ and they are selling at Worcester for 4s.” As that would bring up the cost of one of the live fish to about oOs., not including the expense of “ portage,” I was almost afraid hrlsk the expense, but Mr. Allies suggested that if the fish did die, one of the London fishmongers would take Mm os an article of food, as I could warrant him fresh, and that he waa not like the poor porpoise at whose deceased person everybody turned up their nose. “ I will try it,” said I : “ and if I foil I shall know better next time.” So we ijullcd np the boat, in the well of which the salmon were confined, on to tho land, aud chose one immediately, and "J*- ~ — «wriod him on shore and weighed him, while I stood in tho cart by the water-carrier, ready to receive my charge. The fish was put iu a not, and the net suspended on lo the wcighing-scalea The fool of a salmon would not keep steady; he flopped his tail first to the right and then to the left, aud his scales flew off him like & shower of snowflakes, and he disturbed tho balance of tho machine so much that it was impossible to tell liis weight. At last he was a bit quiot, and the just weight settled. “ In with him into tho carrier! Look sharp! ” said I. We tumbled him direct in, but he waa so exhausted that lie almost immediately turned on hia hick, and I thought he would have died then and there. Seeing this, I refused to take a semi-dead and faint fish like tliis, and said, “ I i.titst have the other salmon, even if I pay for a pound more than his real weight.” After a time we camo to terms, and rushing down to the well-boat, I got hold of tho tail of tho other salmon, lo w he did kick, to 1)0 sure! I never put him near the weighing-scales, but into the carrier iu a moment. “ Away with you, driver, as fast as you can go, for Worcester! ’ * We had not gone very far, when the motion of the carriage caused the water to slop over. So we sounded a halt, got the lid of an old hamper, twisted up a lot of briar brambles (which an old hedger-and- ditclier cut for us), bound it round the hamper-lid into the form of a garland, and started again. On my road to tlio Worcester station Captain Coventry luckily met me, and asked if be could be of any service to me. * ‘ Do you knew tho station-master? because, if you do, please introduce me, and say who I am and what I want.” He jumped up into the cart with us. and introduced me to Mr. Beauchamp, the most oblig- iugrtiid polite station-master at Worcester, to whom I nm most indebted for his great kindness and civility; for when the traiu oameuplieimtmyself and the salmon into the guard'svan; the whistlesmmded, and away we went. Astbepace increased, the water in the huge heavy fish-carrier first began to dance about, then to get a good strong ripple upon it, and at last splash-splash, bang-bang, it went in huge waves right over the sides of tho tank, and through our briar garland, flooding the whole van, and making as nice a moss as ever I wished to seo. The guard piled up all the luggage—and there were luckily only a box or two—while I set to work to blow tho salmon vigorously. The raider must understand that, if you cannot give a delicate-Hved fish like the salmon a con- etsmt flow of water, ho will vory soon die, and this because bis gills are so constructed os very soon to exhaust all the oxygen from a given quantity of water. In order, therefore, to supply this oxygen, Mr. Allies has fitted at the bottom of liis fish carrier two pipes, with holes perforated at the sides, and at the end of one of them on attachment for a pair of bellows. In order, therefore, that tho water should be per­petually oxygenated, it was necessary to keep this air-pump going continually. The splashing of the train spilt so much water out of the tank that the salmon's back became visible, and, by his kicking and plunging his head out of the water, ho showed he wanted more air ? so I pumped furiously at him, the guard, an excellent fellow, taking a spell at tho pnxnp when I was tired ; and so we went on till wo arrived nt Clialbury-station. Hero wo stopped a couple minutes, oncl tho engine-driver, who was filling the boiler of bis engine, kindly turned the hose round, and I had just time to fill three buckets with water and put them in to the salmon; he answered to it immo- diatoly, going deep down into tho water, and recovering from his fainting fit. Thinking how I might prevent further sploshing, I rolled up two newspapers, pocket-hand­kerchiefs, a pair of trousers, &c., and jammed them between the briar garland and the edge of the tank; and this answered capitallvtill we got to Oxford, I and the guard blowing at him all the time. The water became, howevor, full of bits of the newspaper, and the poor salmon was evi­dently very uncomfortable, if I may judgo. rom his klckinge and plunges for fresh nir. ,

At Oxford I and tbo salmon lmd to change trains, and twenty minutes to wait. I enlisted two porters to drag the salmon in his tub to tbo nearest tap—the other side of some iron railings, of course—and I gave a fly-driver a fee to keep handing me over buckets of fresh water, which I poured right clown upon tho fish from a height; again his faintness went away, and he sneaked down to the bottom of his prison, nml I still had hopes of bringing him to London.A crowd collected, of course, and the remark« were amuring:—“ Wliat the douce has bo got \ there ? ” “ Gold fish,” said one; “ A sea snake,” says n.oiothor;“ A young whale,” cries a third j “ It’s Dr. BucklaTuf^ man has got a Uvo curoslty for his master," said a fourth, ifr^y i-ughtwrllcullmo “ the man,” for my wadiug-booU wuiouiL' ‘

taolcors-mi would lielji a bit, excopt a modical Kimtleman (III-. C ), who happened to bo in the train, and who aav^S. his assistance. Up comes tho train, and not a minute to spare. The ffuard demurs at putting “ my lumrairo " into Ins van. I was m aponios Up conies the station mnstor

Anywhere, says ho (and many thanks to him), <■ 0nlJ make haste; the man must go with hia maita-’s tuh " He then opened a mysterious cupboard close behind tiie onirino and six porters and myself lifted in tho salmon, I pot inalso nnd tho porter closed the doors. It was as dark as pitch, bo I instantly truck a vesuvian, and perceived that I waa liter- e.llv m a close-dint iron,Jitx. mill not a breath of airtnho had. "Good heavens!” I thoup-ht, " i f I stavin here T Shull certainly ho suffocated, and the train offif stom once between Oxford and Iteadinir.” So I kicked aid hSffewS till they opened the door and let me out; and I had W a moment to hop into a wort of uarrow cage, where there »V i nothing but a great wheel, and only just room to move and from which I could shako hands with tho engine-driver*

Away wo wont, like lightning, and. after a sharp* spin through the air, we arrived at Heading. “ A shilling a- bucket for water! ” I cxehumod, as we ran into tho station One of tho porters luckily heard mo, and tho moment the train stopped I got to the salmon—and not a moment too soon, for tho water had nearly all splashed out of the car­rier, and he was noariy high aud dry. While the porter poured in the water, I kept pumping the fish • but, fearing suffocation in the iron cupbonrd, I again retreated. After a tremeudmndy anxious time of suspense, at last we ran into Baddington. I immediately rushed to the salmon. “ By Jove, ho iit dead! the experiment, has failed! ” said I to my frioml Bartlett, of the Zoological, who had come to meet me. “ But there Is just a chance. Get some porters: I know where tho water-tap is, just behind tho cabs thero.” So the men half-carried half-pullod tho tank up to tho water-tap i and one of the men seeing how bad the salmon was, most kindly turned on tbo /rtt-fapand let in a deluge of water right on to tho fish, lotting it run for twenty minutes. T-Lh saved the salmon’s lifoj ho soon turned on his back agtun. and swam round and round as though ho was bock ogam in the boiling- water at tho Worcester woir.

\\ hen he seemed all right ogam we managed to get himup into the enrt, which jolted so fearfully with the weight, that I was obliged to stop twice at two cab-stands, and fill up from the waterman’s bucket. We drove straight at a gallop to tho Zoological-gardens, and, lighted by a lantern, went at once to the sturgeon's pond, Lifting the tank over tho railing of the pond, I got into the water, and slid tho salmon gently into his future home; he made two or threo jumps right out of the water, and was then quite quiet. “ Thank goodness,” said I, “ you will not want anymore

i blowing with the bellows to-night. So good luck to you. and miiul vou don't quarrel with the sturgeon f ” The next morning T wont to see my friend, nnd was most pleased to find that he had passed a comfortable night. There is a big stone in the middle of tho sturgeon's pond, underneath which tho royal fish is accustomed nightly to repose. Tlio salmon had taken possession of these comfortable quarters, rmd turned tho sturgeon out, for being also the king of fish he disputed his right to the throne. For three or four days nothing was seen of the salmon : ho sulked under his throne, and would not show himself to his numerous visitors.

The sturgeon meanwhile was positively furious ; ho swam round and round Ids pond with tho indignant air of amnoh-in- jurod and insulted fish. “ Confound that Frank Bucklund I Tli« other tiny he put a great oily porpoise into my pond ; and he ooxues, iu tho dead of tne night, when all good ilsli ought to bo aliod nnd asleep, aud turns an upstart thing like it salmon positively into,my led! What next, I wonderl By Jove, I'll write to the Times again, if I am perpetually to l«e luiubi game of in this manner. Confound your novelties t I nm tlio fish that everybody ought to come and see.”

The last nows, however, is that tho salmon and the stur­geon have made peace together, and that yesterday morning Mr. Bartlett saw the two royal fish swimming quietly, lin-in-iin, for a morning’« airing, round and round tho pond.

And now comes a most interesting fact, which we havo already discovered. Mr. Bartlett thought ho would try the fii h with all sorts of food likely to bo palatable. Tennant, tho keeper, therefore took a number of lively roach and dice, and threw them in to ihe salmon. The salmon camo out instantly from under hia stone, find in a moment made an arrow-hko rush and a dash at the little fish, and snapped up four or five in an instant. As is the case with all caged animals—whether man, beast, or fish—prisoners arc very shy during tho first few days of captivity, and will not feed When once, however, thoy find their appetite, they will get on well. Our pet salmon has begun to feed (though I am sorry to see a little white fluff growing al>out his scaloo), and we have great hopes of his ultimately living nnd doing well.

I must here again return my sincere thanks to Mr. Allies, without whose valuable assistance I should have been unable to cany out my experiment« ; nnd also to Mr. George, and several members of the Worcester Fisheries Preservation Society, who showed, me the greatest kindness and attention.FlUNK BlTCKL.lND.

P a s t a n d P r e s e n t .— Thoaa w ho study polite literature o f now and olden tim es m ay com pare the hanging now and o f olden tiroes b y this faot. 1 » “ B osw oll’s L ife o f Joh n son ” the iittlo m oralist r0‘ gretted tho recent rem oval o f executions from Tyhara- gato to tho Old Bailey, and that on tho 23rd 1784 (eighty years since, loss four mouths), B - 11saw fifteen men hanged in that same , , abatch o f tw enty-four persons sentenoed to death. “ T hey cam e upon the scaffold » Bttlo before soveu o ’ c lo ck ; the platform dropped a oaL a ^aan\e.r ,boC01'? eight, and at the same m om ent they were all launched into eternity.’ ’

Printed for the Proprietor. M r-Robert Cooper, of East- bourne, Sussex, and Published by F, Pitman, Pater, uiwi.cr-row, London, E. C.-^S.ititrday March 5, J8oi,