The Aberdare Times

persons concerned, that some contradiction would have been given on the subject. t waited for it, but It was not given. Mr. Cooper Wyld There Is another interpretation. The Lord Chief Justin I did not address you, or ask you for an explanation. I take It, for granted that you knew nothing anouf. fhe pilot and sailer?. Mr. Cooper Wyld I only know what is In my brIef. The Lord Chlel Justice; I don't suppose you would know- iURly have put .forward what was fictitious. Mr, C oner Wyld Certainly not. The Lord Chief Justice Ol coursa you would not. Mr. Hawkins then proceeded with his acdres*. The Lord Chief Justice, addressing Mr. Cooper Wyld, said I was rather h<uty just now in interrupting you. If you have any observation to make, pray make lc by all means. You say It is capable of some other construction. 11 that be so, what Is it f Mr. Cooper Wyld: It might have been a pure invention in the mind of that man Luie. The Lord Chief Justice: That I quite admit, and any authoritative declaration to that eflecb would have been perfectly satisfactory to my mtw.1. All I meant was that I was disappointed and distressed that neither on the part of Mr. K^neaiy nor anybody else was positive denial given to the statement. Mr. Cooper Wild; Your lordship is not more distressed than I am that no denial was given. Mr. Hawkins suggested that Luie was kept back to the last moment in the hope that, his story being Incapable of con- firmation, no evidence could be obtained to contradict it, and having adverted to the jubilant way in which his evidence was received on the part of the defence, said that Lule himself made the most solemn asseverations of Its truth. The Lord Chief Justice: He said, "As I am a eintulman be'ore God, I speak the truth." Mr. Hawkins, saying that Mr. Kenealy spoke cf Luie fS having been marvellously sent by Providence to rescue a man from the perils by which he was surrounded, observed that it was marvellously providential that the vanity of the ether tide had led to his photographs being exhibited in the chop windows, as It had brought forward evidence to stamp him as 4 deliberate perjurer. He then attributed to the Im- prudent boldness and hasty challenge of Mr. Kenealy, the course adopted by the Crown In calling witnesses to prove that Lute was the convict whom they suspected him to be. The L )rd Chief Justice I don't know whether it was im- prudence or Ill-temper, but he is responsible for that btiog disclosed. The learned counsel continued With regard to the wreck of the Bella, he reminded the jtuy that the defendant said the csptaln and mate and some sailorsgot into the long-bo&t, and he and eight or nine sailors into a second boat and that they kept together rowing for thirty-six hours, when they separated and did not aguln meet. According to Captain Hopkias, of the schooner Kent, he fell In with a long- boat marked Bella, with the keel upwards, a chest of drawers and a water cask floating together, and on ar- riving at Rio a few days afterwards he reported the cir- cumstance and expressed the cptnion that the vessel had come in collision with another, and that she had gone down with all on board. It was quite clear, therefore, that the defendant's statement must be false, as It was im- possible that the chest of rtraviers and water-cask, which it was proved belonged to the Bella, could have been found close to the long-boat if the latter had been rowed away from the wreck for thirty-six hours. The tact mentioned bv Captain Hopkins, who was unable to take the long-boat on board in consequerca of its sizs, afforded cogeut ard irresistible testimony that not a soul on board the Belfit, Wi»8 Mr. Justlse Lush And the British admiral at Rio despatched a schooner to the spot where the aitlc'es were found and she retumed without any trace of the Bella or mMr Hawkins said he marvelled under these circumstances at the unparalleled audacity of Captain Brown In swearing that when he first heard in Rio of the loss of the Bella, it occurred to him that Roger Tichborne had been picked up by tb3 New Bedford Osprey, and further, tia". the general r port after the Kent arrived was that the ship had been lost but no one with her; and that one boat's crew had bsen picked up and taken to Bihla and another picked up and landed at Melbourne. The Lora Chief Justice: How could It possibly have been known at that time that the men had bsen picked up at sea and taken to those places ? Tne captain of the Kent had not seen any vessel that had picked them up, and according to Captain Brown's version, the long-boat muat have gone b&ckwsrclst Mr. Hawkins said It was not only marvellous that C*pta'n Brown should have sworn to what was a pure fiction, but that the defendant should have permitted such evidence to have been offered. After making some further observations on Cap- ta'n Brown's evidence, the learned counsel proceeded to ridi- cule the hypothesis of Mr. Kenealy that a young man like Roger Tichborne, with £ 2:,000 a year, had remained in Aus- tralia without communicating with his friends from feelings ( f remorse and with the object of enjoying health—glorious health—under the broad canopy of heaven In the bush. The Lord Chief Justice s<iid he gave another reason—that he had been inspired by tho narrative s of the adventurous spirits in the Osprey to join in their life In Australia. Mr. Hawkins: What was dE25,000 a year in this country, with health—glorious health—M keeping a butcher's shop In Wagga-Waega? (Laughter.) Common experience shows that with £25,000 a year a man may pick up soy desirable spot In the world, get health wheresoever heilth h to be ob- tained, and even tet up au amateur slaughter-house, (Laughter.) The Lorn Chief Justice It Is right to say that these sub- lime theories were not started by the defendant, and that he is therefore not responsible for them. (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Lush: Nor Is be responsible lor the withered leaf. (Laughter.) The learned counsel then proceeded to compare the per- sonal appearance of Roger Tichborne, as proved by evidence, with that of the defendant, and said that the witnesses on both sides who knew Roger Tichborne negatived his having a defective thumb.* The defendant has one, and Mr. Holt and Mr. Haden say It is to be produced artificially. Miss Braine was not questioned about it. Sir William Fergusaon doubted if it could have been done, but Mr. Uolt said he actually produced it on his own thumb. They all agreed that it was not a defect that exLtad at birth. If Roger Tich- borne had it plenty of witnesses could have been called who knew him wellto prove it. I can only attribute Its suggestion to the fact of an accident in taking the photograph at San- tiago, and it was not until 1871 that the defendant first put It forward. Themarks of venesection on Roge: s srms and feet do not exist in the defendant The defendant has not the slightest trace of an issue or a seton in his arm, but mark* have been manufactured of a seton without the indurated skin. I pass over altogether the testimony of Dr. Wilson upon a subject on which ho was examined, and to discuss which the court wsn cleared. There is not a trace that such a thing existed in Roger Tichborne. The evidence was that Roger had no brown mark on his side. and Lady Tichborne had no knowledge of it. Captain Brown is the only person who says that Roger had a brown mark. Mr. Barraud Holt says that the defendant has one 5in. long, Sir William Fergusson that it is 2!ln. or Sin. by 2in, aud tho defendant describes it as 3in. by 2in. One or two wltriensea who bathed with Arthur Orton noticed it on him. 15 has been completely established by trustworthy witnesses, and also by the con- duct of the defence, that Roger Tichborne was tattooed. The defendant bad no such mark, and that Is conclusive of the case. Lord Bellew, who has been vilely attacked, has been overwhelmingly corroborated. It Is grossly untrue that the tattoo marks were an afterthought, because Dr. Lips- combe, the family doctor, who was called on the first trial for the defendant, was questioned as to their existence by the Attorney-General. Lord BEllew is absolutely uncon- nected with the Tichborne family in every way, and has no interest In the result. The Lord Chier Justice He was charged with having been trMr.d Hawkins: Y> s, and I say that it was a wicked scandalous, and disgraceful insinuation. — The learned counsel then proceeded to make some further ebaer- vatlons in which he strongly condemned the course pursued In tho cross-examination of Lord Bellew. The Court adjourned at the usual hour.

MORTALITY IN THE PEERAGE. Referring to the mortality In the peerage, the Daily New writes It is somewhat remarkable that while, in the Parlia- ment which has just been diseolved, only 55 membars should have been removed by death from the House of Commons—an assembly numbering more than 650— the House of Lords, a bod? containing 200 fewer mem- bers, has witnessed the loss of 108 peers. The mor- tality in the peerage has, therefore, been actually double that in the Commons, and proportionally more than double. In tbe first year of the existence of the Parliament—1869—the number of peers whose deaths were recorded was 32. These included men of all ages, from the venerable Bishop of Exeter, who was 91, to the Earl St. Maur, the only surviving son of the Duke of Somerset, who was taken away when only o5. Besides the Bishop of Exeter, the prelates who died in that year were the Bishops of Carlisle, Manchestc-r, and Salisbury. The Earl of Radnor, a Liberal before the dawn of the present century, was removed at the great age of 90. Lord Gough, the well-known Indian warrior, was but one year youuger. Lords Broughton and Taunton, known to the politicians of a former generation as Sir John Cam Hobhouse and Mr. Labouchere respectively, died within a few weeks of each other, and their titles became extinc-. |"e deaths of the Earl of Derby, three times Prime Mini-ter, and of the Maquis of Westminster, wera announced rvlotojt together, and this took from the House of Commcn3 the two teller.? against the second raariincr of Mr. Gladstone's Franchise Bill, on the 27in of April, 1866, viz., Lord Stanley and Earl Grosveror. Th*t year also witnessed the deaths of the Jim or Glasgow, well-known as a patron of the lurf; Lord Stanley of Alderley, PostmaBter-General in the Cabinet of Lord Palme riton and the fifth and sixth Larls of Kingston, one aged 69, and the other 54. Lord Hawke also died. and his brother and successor to the title followed him betora the expiration of the Parliament, and in ie- d wMrQ a very few months. In 1870 the House of Lords lost twenty of its mem- bsra. Amongst these were the Marquis of Cholmon- deley and Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Joint Hered tary Great Chamberlains the Bishop of Chichester the .Earl of Clarendon, the Foreign Secretaiy; the Earl of Roden, whose name will occur to many in con- nection with Lord Clarendon's tenure of the Lord- Lieutenancy of Ireland in 1843 Viscount Midleton, a fomm- Dean of Exeter; Lord Auckland, who had resigned the bishopric of Bath and Wells the Marquis of Hertford the Earl of Aberdeen, who was drowned at sea, at the age of 28, while serving- as an ordinary sailor, under the name of George Osborne and the Earl of Onslow, the father" of the House, at the ad- vanced age of 93. The year 1871 saw the deaths of twelve peers only. Ttiese included two well-known Irish noblemen—the Marquis of Westmeath and Lord Plunket; another Earl of Kingston; Lord Chureton, for many years a member of the House of Commons as Sir John Yarde- Bulier; and the Earl of Ellenborougb, Presidt nt of the Board of Control in the Tory Cabinet of 1858. Loid Hastings died at the age of 49, and a few months after- wards h's brother aud successor to the title was also removed. In 1872 the deaths of 19 members of the House of Lords were announced. There were amongst these the Dukes of Bedford and Leeds; the Marquises of Camden and Londonderry; the Earls of Clancarty, Carysfort, Kellie, Lonsdale, and Moray and Lord Dalling and Bulwer, better known as Sir Henry Bulwer. He had been called to the peerage only in the previous year, and at his death the title became extinct. Of the numerous peers who died in 1873 the names of two eminent men will at once occur to the memory —Bishop Wilberforeo and Lord Westbury. The death-roll also included Lord Lytton; Viscount ()Hsineton for 15 years Speaker of the House of Com- mons, an<i whose title is extinct; the Earl of Zetland, Lord Maioribankh. who enjoyed his peerage only a few days Lord Wolverton, Lord Athlumney, better known as Sir Widiam Somerville; LordLyveden; and This year, so far, three peers have died Lord De Eos, whose title dates from the tame ;year as the crea- tion of the barony of Hastiugs-1264, Lord Blay ney, and Lord Stuart de Decies. But for the dissolution the puccesBion of the Hon. Henry Villiers S-uart to the title of the latter w uld have ereated a vacancy in the representation of Waturfod county.

GREAT MEN'S WEAKNESSES. — Celebrities have a Weakness for favourite dishes; thus, Thiers is as fond of coffe as Voltaire Rossini had a partiality for m-.iccjiw&nl when prepared by his own hands, as he oftu did to surprise his guests Schiller loved bams, and Napoleon 1. roast chicken Napoleon III. de- Sighted in a mutton stew, aud Lefcsiug waj" as happy as a king over a dish of lentils Charles XII. doted on bread and butter, and Tasso, on preset ved fruits and jam. Marshal MacMahon'a gastronomic leaning is for tbe birds of Venus," less poetically known as pigeons,

THE PROSECUTION OF JEAN LITlE. I On Saturday morning Jean Lu!e underwent another exami- nation before Sir Thomas Henry, the chief magistrate, at the Botv-3treet Police-court, on the charges of perjury and bigamy. The court was, as usual, crowded but, owing to toe rain, there were fewer persons congregated outvie the building. Mr. Poland conouctec1 the case lor the Crown (Instructed !>s Mr. Pollard); Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough street, de- kiiJed the prisoner—The Inquiry had been adjourned at the rfiquest of the prisoner's solicitor, who desired an oppor- tunity of cross-examining Mr. Hendilcks, the former solicitor of the claimant; but although that gentleman was again la attendance, no questions were put to him by Mr. Lewis who at once proceeded to address the Court on behalf ol the'prisoner. tbe following is the report of the proceed- ings as given in The Times:- Mr. Lewis stated that his client laboured under serious disadvantages owing to the public prejudice which had been excited against bien, and the comments which had been made in the public Press. Sir T. Henry remarked that his judgment would not be affected by such circumstances, and he had no con- cern with the prejudices of others. Mr. Lewis was quite aware of that, but it must be borne in mind that tie Judges had not committed the prisoner for trial, as they had the power to do, but had directed his examination before a magistrate, by which an amouut of prejudice had been created which would not have existed if the other course had been PlSir T.' Henry thought quite the contrary. Mr Lewis argued that if the Judges had committed the prisoner hB would have been at once admitted to bail and would, therefore, have had ample opportunity of getting up evidence, and preparing for his defence. Sir T Henry: You are finding fault, then, with the conduct of the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Lewis assented.. Sir T Henry Do you think you are justified in arraigning the conduct of the Supreme Court here ? Mr Lewis would show that three distinct courses had been taken against Luie. He was first charged with contempt of court. Sir T Henry There is no proof of that before me. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner was charged with having committed perjury in a trial which was still pending—in itself a great hardship. If that trial were concluded, as it would be in a week or two probably, and a verdict were given for the Claimant, the latter I might have been called as a witness on the prisoner's be|fc T. Henry said the witness referred to might be called now. Mr. Lewis said not without considerable disadvan- tage for the witness in that case would have to admit that he was himself on his trial upon a similar charge. There were other witnesses in the Tichborne case who corroborated the prisoner's evidence on many material points, and upon whom, as, indeed, upon Luio himself, the jury had not yet expressed any opinion. There was no reason why this investigation should not have been deferred till after the trial of the Claimant bad been brought to a close. Thore were only two possible excuses for the adoption of such a course of proceed- ing. Firstly, the apprehension that the accused might escape, a contingency which could not have happened in the case of Luie, who had been sent to a convict prison to undergo the remainder of his sentence; and, secondly, the possibility of something happening to pre- vent the attendance of the witnesses destined to sup- port the charge. Sir T. Henry That is a sufficient reason. Mr. Lewis contended that as the principal witnesses against Luie were prison warders and o her officials, there wa3 no reason to have forced on this investigation at present. But the matter did not rest there. A charge of bigamy was also preferred by the Crown, which might well have been left to the aggrieved wives to in- stitute in the usual manner. It was unfair to enter into the life of Mrs. Arrend. Mr. Poland said it was necessary for the purpose of Mr.^Lewis next referred to the evidence of the detec- tive Inspector Clarke, as the moat important element in the case and said that a great wrong had been done in the employment of an officer so notoriously mixed up with the trial of the Claimant to conduct the pre- sent inquiry againet Luie.. He had spoken to alleged confessions made by the prisoner to him (olarke) while being conveyed from place to place in a can-confes- nions never made in the presence of a warder or any third Derson but always when he was alone with Clarke! a circumstance in itself to be regarded with suspicion. The prisoner denied that he had ever made any such statements or confessions to the officer and there was no one to corroborate the evidence of the inspector.. what do yoTl my to the prisoner's own voluntary confession when be wa* first brought before me, "that he had been instigated by others?" The stattments of Clarke were corroborated to that ,self. extent by the prisoner him Mr Lewis said that Luie had no adviser, and having asked Clarke what he should do Clarke to make a statement of all the facts say that he had been put up to it, and throw himself upon the mercy of the Court. That this must be so was proved by the letter of Luie to Mr. Bimell, in which he denied that be had been tampered with, and adhered solemnly to the facts to which he had aworn respecting the Claimant.. Mr. Poland You had better read the postscript to that letter If I am rendered aesistance, Sir Roger and all will be saved." Mr. Lewis admitted that perjury had been no doubt committed by his client, in regard to his personal his- tory, but this was from a natural desire to screen his past character, and was a very different thing from committing wilful and corrupt perjury, with a view to mislead a jury in a trial of such magnitude, and in- volving such important issues as that of the Tichborne pMp. He was doubtless ashamed that it should be known that he was ever a convict, or had commuted the crime of bigamy but perjury with reference to those matters was perfectly consistent with the ab- solute truth of his statements in regard to having picked up the Claimant at sea, while steward of the Osprey in 1854. He was not aware of any evidence as to the movements or whereabouts of the prisoner after 1852, when he was seen at HulL Laie sa'.d that he was sailing about in this vessel, and even the evidence given as to his marriage at Cardiff in 1855 did not disprove the assertion that he saved the Claimant from ship- wreck in 1854. Mrs. Golledge, the witness to hia mar- riasre with Sarah Colburn, had fixed the time in April, 1855; but she might be easily mistaken as to the time, and the fact deposed to by her that the girl's father wished the marriage to be deferred six months went to support his conjecture that the marriage was lattr in the year than the had represented. He would now refer to the rebutting evidence given in the Court of Queen s Bench. Sir T. Henry said this was not before him in any way, and declined to entertain the subject. Mr. Lewis wai only about to submit that there was no rebutting evidence in direct contradiction of Luie s statement respecting the Osprey. Mr. Poland said the prisoner swore that he was in Australia in 1854, and afterwards went to Ballarat, where be remained ten months. This .wa?? 2? dieted by Mr?. Grolledge, who knew him in loi>4, and was present at his marriage in April, 1855. Mr. Lewis said that his client had stated that he was on board the Osprey, formerly called the Helvetia, in July, 1854, the first week in the month, and after pickinsr up the Claimant as described went to Ba'.larat. Now Mr. Lewis was not prepared to deny that the prisoner was wrong in stating that he was ten months at the latter place, but it was a matter about which he might easily have blundered after the lapse of so many yeara, and did not affect the main Mr. Lewis then referred to the excited sta.te ot the prisoner when, sitting in a public-house and hearing the evidence of Captain Oates read out from a newspaper, he jumped up and declared it was wrong, showed great indignation, and avowed that he would come forward and state the facts. This was the con- duct of a mau desiring to speak the truth instead Qf contemplating a fraud, and went far to support bid (subsequent statement in court; and, he would ask, why was not young Mr. O'Brien, who wrote down Luie's statement from his own lips, called as a witness inbtead of Mr. Hendiiks, who had only a partial knowledge of the matter, and who had produced a document purporting to be a letter from an alleged firm in New York, "Funck, Edye, and Co., which was in no respect a legally admissible or even a reliable document, and had been offered in the absence of evidence even that such a firm was in existence? Mr. Poland said the prisoner had himself admitted that his Australian story was a sham. Sir T. Henry I am quite aware of ttat, but you see that Mr. Lewis is not entering into these matters for my consideration. His observations are not addressed to me. Mr. Lewis said he would not withdraw anything he had said about this "document," and concluded by expressing his belief in his client's integrity as to his connection with the Osprey in spite of its produc- tion. He should call evidence to support his statement, and to prove that Luie was no ordinary man. For, twice-told convict though ha^ wa3, he was the son of a wealthy shipowner, who is now dead, but who had given to Luie the education and position of a gentleman. He had conversed with the prisoner in three langut(|fes, and he beiieved the prisoner was conversant with at least three others. He had had a high mathematical training, such as few University students ever attained, and had earned distinction in geometry, conic sections, natural science, and trigonometry. Sir T. Henry Is the fact that the prisoner is an educated man likely to help your defence of him ? Mr. Lewis said he was not at liberty to mention all the circumstances of Luie's early life, or those attend- ing his first disgrace and conviction. Once fallen, he had never been able to regain hia position; but he had instructed him to maintair \he truth of his story as to the Osprey, and he trusted that the class of Englishmen from which juries were selected- Sir T. Henry: Really, Mr. Lewis, you are not ap- pealing to a jury now. This is only a preliminary 7 inquiry. Mr. Lewis said he should call 11 witnesses, and gave the name of Captain Brown as his first witness. The name was called out, but there was no response. Charles Janes deposed I am a fruiterer and green- grocer, at present not in business. I reside at 16, Cornwallis-road, Upper Holloway. I went to Aus- tralia in 1851, and subsequently to Melbourne and B >llarat. I was in the last-named place in 1853 and 1854. I know the prisoner. I met him first at Ballarat. I believe him to be the same man. Sir T. Henry asked the witness why he used the word "believe." Mr. Lewis (to witness): Have you any doubt about it Witness No I have no doubt he is the man. It was in the winter of 1854, which would be summer here. I was keeping a butcher's shop, and he came to me with two or three others to have grog. Mr. Poland as-ked when that was Witness What did you say ? I hm rather hard of blaring. I think it was ia July. I kept a butcher's end grog shop. The prisoner w;t.a other nu so, and we had several driults together. He said he had just come from Melbourne. I was in want of a cook at the time, and I then and there engaged him. He re- mained with me about seven weeks, and he left during my absence. I used to call him Doctor," but my mates called him Luie. One of the men spoke to him in a foreign language, but I always talked to him in Nuglioj4 lie opota Engluih with a foreign accent, I never saw him again until I saw him at Westminster last August. I happened to go to a publichouse opposite the Abbey to get some refreshment, and I saw the prisoner at the bar with another man. I met him several times afterwards and walked with him. I said, Your face is familiar to me; you are a sea- faring man, are you not ? I also said, I thirk you have been to Melbourne and to Victoria." He said, "Yes, I have." I sa:'d, "And to Ballarat?" He re lied, "Yes," I said, "Do you know butcher Chorley ?" He said, "Yes, and I beiieve you are the man." I said, "Yes, I am," and then asked bim if he remembered anything about the fat in the damper." He said, Yes, it was on my birthday." I asked him why he left, and he said through a fit or something of the kind. He said he hfd been in Eng- land some little time and was on the Tichborne trial. I said, Why, so am I; how curious that we should meet like this." We accordingly had two glasses of drink and went to Poet's corner. I remember at Bal- larat that the prisoner told me about picking up some one at sea, but I did not pay much attention to it, for there were so many sailors' yarns about at that time. The statement was read to the witness, who then said, I cannot say whether it was in July or August that I first met the prisoner at Westminster. Cross examined by Mr. Poland It was I who said, How curious we should meet like this." We did not chat about old times in Australia, except the damper; we said very little. He did not mention what he was going to prove about the Osprey. I did not live in the prisoner's tent at Ballarat. The pri- soner's statement to that effect is not true; his tent was near mine. I did not see much of him, for I was in and out. He did not tell me in Ballarat that he was steward of the Osprey. Mr. Poland quoted Luie's statement to the contrary, Witness Well, I won't swear that he did or did not; he said he was steward of some vessel. Sir T. Henry: Did you know of the name of the Osprey or not at Ballarat. Witness I heard the name mentioned I heard it after the prisoner had left Ballarat. I heard from my mates that the prisoner had been steward of the Osprey. I think he left Ballarat after about six weeks. I think he left in the August. I will not swear he was only there six weeks. Mr. Poland read the evidence of Luie, to the effect tbat he was there ten months :—" I left in May, *55. Janes came back to Ballarat in April. I had not seen him for eight months. He came in April, 1854. I left my tent with Janes." Witnoss That is not true. I do not know when my statement was first taken at Poet's-corner. I was first examined on the 29th of August, and the second time on September 1. My evidence was not taken down; Mr. Hendriks wrote down a few linea only. I do not know why I was not examined before August 29. Mr. Poland: Did you say one word about Luie. from beginning to end, in your evidence on that day ? (No answer). Mr. Poland f Answer the question. You had met the prisoner and talked with him, did you say one word about him or the Osprey ? Witness No. Mr. Poland Were you asked a siogle question upon the subject ? Witness I am not aware of it. I only saw Luie about six times—twice at the publichouse, twice at Poet's-corner, once at my res!dence, and once at the public meeting at Holloway. I left Australia in 1861. I went out in my own name of Janes with my wife and family, because I was not doing well in England. I was a master carmen. I have never been in trouble. Mr. Poland: Did you know at Ballarat any one named M'Carthy or Lewis, or Jarvis or Anderson. Witness Jarvis and Lewis came with the prisoner to Ballarat. I did not mention their names, and was not asked about them at Westminster. Mr. Rimell, of Golden-Equare telegraphed to me to come here to- day. I have visited him at Finchley once-about three weeks ago. I never went to any of the Claimant's meetings except the one at Holloway. Re-examined by Mr. Lewis I replied to all questions put to me at the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Lewis called "Captain Brown" again, but, as before, there was no reply. Mr. Lewis said he had about a dozen more witnesses to call; they were in different parts of the country, and he had been unable to get them together. Sir T. Henry Do you think the evidence of the witness you have called has assisted you in any way ? Mr. Lewis I am perfectly eatisded with it. Mr. Poland So am I. Mr. Lewis: I am most anxious to examine Mr. Whalley, who is at present confined in Holloway Prison. I have also at least 11 other witnesses. Mr. Whalley is most anxious to be examined. Sir T. Henry Are you in a position to furnish the names of the witnesses you wish to examine ? Mr. Lewis Certainly, Sir I can do so at once. Sir T. Henry Then I think you are entitled to a remand but you will understand that tho next ex- amination must be the final one. Mr. Lewis said he would promise that that should be so. Mr. Poland called attention to the fact that Mr. Hendriks had attended, at the request of Mr. Lewis, to be cross-examined. Mr. Lewis said he declined to cross-examine Mr. Hendriks. The prisoner was then again remanded.

THE ADDRESSES OF MR. GLADSTONE AND MR. DISRAELI. The Times, in the following leaders, thus comments upon the addresses issued by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. D israeli [From Saturday's Times ] Mr Gladktone has recommended to Her Majesty the ir. slant dissolution of Pailiament, and his advice has been graciously accepted But upon consideration no one ought to be astonished at the news. Mr. Gladstone's address to the electors of Greenwich seeking the honour of re-election, states very frankly and very fully the reasons which have actuated him in advising the Qaeen to dissolve the exhtlng Parliament. Since the defeat of the Govern- ment in March lut it has not possessed sufficient authority to carry great legislative measures, and the experience of the Recess has not been such as to indicate any probably improvement in its position. Tiie Chief of the Opposition has refused to accept the duties of office, and the members ot the Cabinet do not feel that they h tve the sup- port every Ministry ought to enjoy. An appeal to the people Is the proper and Constitutional method of providing a remedy for the evils of such a state of things. By dissolving Parliament now Instead of waiting until Eaatar or Whit- suntide the year will be saved for purposes of legisla- tion, and the Government will ba spared a spritless existence prolonged during two or three months, and not improbably checkeredtby recurrent defeats. iaereUt, be sides, another very eminent advantage to beenjojedin choosing the present moment t3 go to the country. The acc ounts of Income and Expenditure are so far advanced that Mr. to promfsa a surplus of £ 5,000,COO, and he offers with this sum to relieve Local Taxation, to abolish the Income Tax, and to confer a similar boon on the general consumer by repealing the duties on some principal article ot popular consumption. The power of such gilded promises over the mind of the voter cannot be over. estimated. The prime Minister descends upon Greenwich amid a shower of gold, and must needs prove as Itrostible as the Father of the Gods. The benefits he proposes to confer upon the taxpayers of the country will seem to them miraculous, 68 they will feel at first some difficulty In under- standing how so much relief from taxation can be got out of even £ 6,000,GOO. Upon this head they will, however, reassure themselves by romewbsrlog that few venture to assail Mr. Gladstone's arithmetic; and even if it should prove necessary, as Mr. Gladstone hints, that some moderate asastance to the revenue, through judicious ai jastmenti of existing taxes, should accompany these great remissions, there must still be a vast balsnce of relief in their favour. The address of the Prime Minister to the electors of Green- wich, In which be explains to thtm, and through them to the nation, his reasons for advising the DiMolution, and the remission of taxation he hopes to accomplish If his Adminis- tration receives anew the confidence of the country, will be studifd witti avldfty. It is a document which reflects, as might be expected, the characteristics of its author's genius. Mr. Gladstone is still unable to forgive the defeat of the Iri-h TJctvfraity Bill and the conduct of lir. Disratii in deelinlng to accept office when it was offered to him. The Bill is described as au effort to settle the Iclsh University question upnn just an<* enlarged principle?, aud it was defested he nays ii not by a combined, yet by a concurrent tttort oi sne Leader of tbe Opposition ana of the Roman Catholic Prelacy in Ire- land." Concurrent" Is, ln FiOstall s phraso, a good word,' and never were accusation and condemnation more dexte- rously suggested than by its use in Mr.'GH,rese- The consiituenclop, however, will be Uttla movtd by this re- ference to ancient disputes, and still less, perhaps, by the re- production of the Constitutional argumlmt whictl sought to prove that whenever a Government Is defeated the Leader of the Opposition Is bOULd to take office. in an election address, and especially In f R, dress which, like the Tamworth Manifesto, maiks a new departure, the topics dwelt nP°n 1k°uld be ot new and living Interest, and should he from the future rather than from the past. ;Mr. Gla. stone would havebten, psriiap-, better advised If f °!?59 to his projects of c >mlng legislation, ? .he reductions ot taxation he so flattering^Jy s. It is in- deed, upon this that he appeals to the electors of the king- dom He touches, it is true upJD a long Ust of subjects, but his remarks upon them are comparatively vague and colour- less, and they all shrink into inalgnitJcmce compared with his financial proposals. The Rome Rultrs are very properly reminded that tne Union of the three kingdoms isi »olla and permanent, and the Prime Minister is clear that no main provision of the Education Act can be advant.Keousi). re- considered without the light of ^r"ter expedience than we have yet acquired. The laws e transfer, tho descent, and the occupation of *8 t 10 C0'u9 before the consideration ol a alt? the Licensing Laws, the Game Laws, the Rating Laws, and laws affectinff emDlovers and employed, in some of which thereU in LeT me Mlnistifs judgment, room for ex- tend Improvement but the snbjectshs appearstc.expect will com £ forwgjf.ff ^TedTstribuM gSTE venues of Oxford and Cambridge. Finance must, how- ever have irecedence of ™ere is au anticipated surplus ot £ 5,0.0,000, which ^e GoVae^tnenht ol next Anril will have to give aw^> aua the nation must dedde who shall have the prWlege of d»«P«UJHK the boon. Mr. Gladstone says ^r D]grai,wn Tax, and it is, of course, open to Mr. D)sra<aNi to ilay tihat if he were in office he could and would do tne same. The rival candidates at Exeter and elsewhere professea the sime senti- ments on this nolnt, and neither side can claim an exclusive use of the discovery that a remission of Uxatlon is always Donalar XhoTe who do not surrender their judgment to either mav continue to entertain doubts, and more than doubts as to the enduring wisdom of the present suggestion. Ou Monday last we condemned *^resolution of the Tr^idea' Unionists in Congress at Sheffield advocating the sub^^ion of a single tax 03a realtaSl^property In place off t**pa nnw levied on articles consumed by working men bud we know Dot how, when the tables are turned, We «»n annrove a proposition for the removal of a tax that lays M eoaal bu,den on the richer classes. It Is true that it is proposed to accompany the °l. ihtehI«nC £ me T« wltn gome relief to the general consumer, in the shape, as we may suppose, of the »b°U £ l.°?el? bi th«riDhilnillB ,Su8ar Duties • but this relief wou.d be felt by the rich as well as by toe poor and it is only necessary to consider what would be the futur'eTramework of our Taxation with Income Tax and Suffer Duties both abolUhed to see that 16 wonld not possess thf element which now adjusts the balance between the d nerent classes of the nation. The issue Is before the country, and Mr. Gladstone Is to b9 aonr ived for no longer delaying It. Some will, psrhaps, a?k wbv the nlunj?e was not taken at the close of last Session, ar Q we <.o no^ know th«t any better answer can be offered .tan tl at no hami has b ea catSJd by deferring It. There w is n chance that the reconstruction of the Ministry in August would have been followea by an immediate raliy in the i ouular sentiment and Mr. Gladstone has had thf: privilege of 3 info ver the finances in the interval, and of, eaching well fnto thelast quarter of the financial year ft probably be found, when the pnvato riariea o.. tbe present time are nubll&hed a g' neratlon hencs, that the Dls-.oiution was molyedthat it -T-i, mthtos pr«c pUaied >.<y an cc..u. rvtu o ttlmosi, see dental. The ooSon oYau appeal t„ ihe counlry h ivl,,y* been before the mind of the Prime Minls^r snd his colleagues, but there is no reason to believe that it was determined on when the Cabinet met as usual in November. The accustomed pains have been bestowed iu elaborating the legislative proposals for the coming Session, and every rirpnaratlon has been careluliy made for the meeting of PaXment But, as Mr. Gladstone say. ln his address, mon recent eventa bare rtwwn that the Goyemment have not recovered the confidence they orCe eu. joyed, and the result of the vacancy at Stroud could not be overlooked, esoecia'ly when it was doubtful whether a Com- mittee of the House of Commons might not decide that the Prime Minister had vacated his seat for Greenwich by accept- ing the additional office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. The result is that for the next five or six weeks the king Join will be abiorbed in the details and the agitation of a General Election. Parliament will meet on the 6th of March instead of the 5th of February, still time tnough for a Ministry re- newed with the strength if jouth to bring forweid its measures with good pro*pt ct of cur'; in;, them. [From Monda) 's 1 imcs. Mr. Disraeli has lost no time in Issuing his Address to the electors of BaclfS, and through them to t! e Kingdom at large. It is, as might have been foretold, In striking con- trast to the style and character of Mr. Gladstone's Manifesto. It Is about a quarter its length. W1 ere the one Is con- sc'entlously argumentative, the other is britk, curt, end rapid. Mr. Gladstone, in carefu'ly-bMlvncert s-;ntcnces, surveys the past course of his Administration, and ln sentences still more carefully balanced refera to a scr.re of su^jscts npen which Parliament may at tome future time, and in some form or other, at present undeter- mined, be invited to legislate by his Administration, should it continue to enjoy the confidence of the House of Commors. On the other hand, Mr. Disraeli devotes himself to criticising the present position and last act of his rival; he is brief in his references to the past and briefer in his guesses at the future. The defeat of the Irish University Bill by a "concurrent" effort of himself and the Irish Cachetic prelates he passes by in silence, and he appa- rently disdains to reply once more to the argument that he ought to have taken office last March. All this lsnituraL It is equally consistent with his character that the epigram- matic sentences he discharges against the Prime Minister should surgest literary brilliancy rather than a tt ate man's exposition of a policy, and that while justly accusing Mr. Gladstone of having said nothing definite as to the course he would pursue on the questions of the day, he lays himself yet more open to the same charge. But what will probably first strike a reader of the Address Is the readiness of its author to engage at a day's notice In the encounter to whish he is invited. He not only takes up the glove at once, but he to on hili ground In a moment, foil in hand, salute given, and prepared to thrust and parry without further ceremony. We do not know that much stress should be laid upon this evidence of spirit,—the leader of the Opposition has often shown in an extraordinary degree courageous tood temper under misiertunes and mistakes that might have produced the deepest depression,—but a man's follower ara always encouraged when they see their chief br'srht. kesn. and self-DOESessed at the beeiaclng of a contest. It Is unnecessary to linger over Mr. Disraeli's sugges- tions that the Dissolution may have been caused by a growing sense that Mr. Gladstone could not retain his teat for Greenwich or by a desire to postpone the day of reckoning for the Ashantee War. Tcey might, perhaps, raise a l»ugh in a speech, but a more severe taste would have excluded them from a State paper. It is, at the same time, true that some further justification of the Dissolution is required. Parliament has never before been summoned for the despatch of business and then dissolved before the day appointed for its meet- iag. Few things are worse than a long-foreseen Dissolution. The intermediate time is speat in nursing," if not in cor- rupting, comtltuencie1. Oa the other hand, a Dissolution without a note of warning is attended by evili of its own. The borough elections will be held next week. The sitting members are hy no msans all at hand, and it Is not known, with respect to a large number cf them, whether they will present themselves for re-election, now candidates will be placed In a tt 11 worse position. Every man who thinks of ap- pearing before a constituency will be called upon to act at once under circumstances he coull not have anticipated, and upon a Manifesto which as to some of the most important questions of politics Is extremely obscure. W hile candidates will be thus embarrassed, electors of different Parties wi l feel thernf elves under the necessity of selecting their candi- dates at once. It is evident th&t much will depend upon whoJs first In the field, and this will introduce into the de- cision of the boroughs a very large element of chance. The balance of power in the next Parliament will depend upon the vetal of the boroughs, and it is net satisfactory to think that this will be In an appreciable degree a matter A ■ accident. The candidates mi st be selected in a hurry, and though It may be seen within twenty-four hours that tbe wrong men have been chosen, there will be no help for it. Mr. Gladstone's defence is that when the Goveri ment had become a.)Io to anticipate and wrve, the work awaiting it, and to consider whet her it coul reasonably undertake such work without a fresh access of strt ngth," it B*iw that Its authority was inefficient and re- course must be bad to the constituencies for a fresh demon- stration of support; but it is much to be regretted that this review and decision were not made a month ago, instead of last weak. Seven days' not-ice is not the only alternative to seven moi tbs. We do not share Mr. Dltraeli's disquietude lest the period before Easter should be wasted,—whenever the Dissolution came some time would be was'-td,—tut we are concerned at the prospect of the scramble for seats upon which the character of the new Parliament will depend. Theplung?, however, has been made, and it was so natural In any Ministry to defer a confession of its necessity to the last moment 'hat we can scarcely censure, though we may regret, the delay. In deallrg with the m-jure, &r. D,sraell complains that the Prime Minuter indicates nothing definite, beyond the intention to appropriate the coming surplus in the relief of Local Taxation and the abolition of the Income Tax but in this be is ur j cist, for he has forgotten the d'stinc; intimations that an attempt must bo mido to reform the government of the Meti opolis, and that the distribution of the revenues of the Universities must bo reconsidered. As to the surplus, Mr. Disraeli observes that how- ever the Ministry might be composed it would have to apply it In reduction of taxation, and that the Conservatives hive always struggled for the reduction of Local Taxation and the repeal of the Income Tax. Doubts may be entertained as to the historical accuracy of the statement that the Conscrva- tivel have always opposed the Income Tax, and of the wisdom of this policy if it should appear that they have continuously hold it, but it is certain that Mr. Disraeli is in error in saying that any Ministry must apply the surplus of DextApril iu reduction of taxation. Any Ministry can do this and any M nistry may select the Income Tax as the tax to be abolished but there have been Ministers of great financial reputation who have urged upon the country the duty of applying the surplus cf prosperity in reduction of debt, and have induced Parliament to sanction this policy by the creation of Terminable Annuities and of other machinery for the purpose. It Is possible that a sensible portion of the five millions expected to accrue next April would have been so applied had not the disturbing influence of a General Election driven all other considerations out of the field. It is now evident that, whoever is Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Budget is produced, the Income Tax will btl abolished and the only point open for curiosity is the nature of those" judicious adjustments ef existing taxes" from which Mr. Gladstone hints it, may be necessary to derive some "moderate assistance" for the revenue. This may mean doubling the Succession Duties or doubling the House Duty, for it ia no doubt true that "adjustment'' must mean lllMj*EDiBraell lays great stress upon tte Ashantee War, and he blames the Ministry more than once for not having consulted Parliament upon It. The preroga- tive of the Crown to declare war to, however, beyond all auestlon, and there has been as yet DO evidence of expenditure requiring fresh Votes of Supply. Should a Supplementary Vote be asked for when Parliament meets in respect of expenditure already Incurred, there will be ground for criticism, but we may be fairly a-ked to wait until this is done. It is strange to reflect how this Ashantee War may influence the elections. The news of the capture of Coomassie would be worth many seata to the Government, while any- thing so untoward as a disaster would be ruinous-the gatn a, d the loss being cquallv undeserved. But Mr. Disraelis subtlest thrust remains to be noticed. In discussing the as- slmilatiou of the Borough and County Franchise he says that, though he thinks the question had better not have been moot! d —the distinction between the two franchises being coeval with the House of Commons,—the Conservative Patty would not shrink from considering it, it necessary but one inevitable result of the step, if taken, would be the dis- i franchlBement of all boroughs with less than 40,000 inhabl- tants This is a hint that can scarcely fall to tell, and It is strange that it has not been more generally perceived. Forty thousand Is about the quota if the population of the king- dom be divided by the number of members of the House of Commons, and with uniformity ot suffrage the last defence of ..smill constituencies would be gone. Mr. Horsman, we know, tailed to see that the establish- ment cf Household Suffrage in Counties involved the extinction of Liskeard as a Parliamentary borough, and if he overlooked this conscience, many more must have done the same. Mr. Gladstone himself, in his Manifesto, referred to theisubject as if it were possible ttat the enfran- chisement of cottagers could be accomplished without any accompanying redistribution of seats-a view which saved him from many dlfficulfciei, but is clearly untenable. It Is undoubtedly true that anything like the diafracchisement at a stroke of all boroughs under 40,000 inhabitants is impos- sible, but the repugnance to a proposal which must lead to tlils conclusion will not be appreciably diminished because the end may be effected not at oue bite, but at two. I

THE MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. The followlug extracts are from a very 11nteresting de- scription of the gorgeous preparat.ons for the wedding, b> the Special Correspondent of Ihe writing fromSt. Petersburg tho 23rd inst. Alter describing the pageant housed in the vast Palace, the writer continues The next act of the drama takes us to a gallery over- looking the Greek Chapel. The Duke of Edinburgh and his Bride are standing on a crimson square before a email lectern, on which are laid the Gospels in a jewelled cover. The deep voice of Monsignor Bashanott is chanting the service, and every few moments a response of exquisite harmony falls upon the ear. The doors of that gorgeous Chapel are set wide open, and within them in the more sacred space beyond stand tha three idetropolites of Novgorod, Moscow^ and Kief. The gray hair of Monsignor Bashanott s as- sistaut priest fills over robes wholly of gold. The Emperor and Empress stand by the Imperial chairs to tho right. The Prince of Wales, in hb General's uniform of scarlet, is at the edge of the crimson carpet to the loft. After much chanting and low-voiced reading, the golden marriage crowns are brought. Prince Arthur and a younger brother of the Bride advance, take the crowns from the priests, and hold them at arm's length over the heads of Bridegroom and Bride. The Crown Prince of Prussia, in a dark blue uniform, crossed by a red riband, stands near the Prince of Wales. From the attitude in which the marriage crowns have to be held, Prince Arthur and the young Grand Duke have frequently to change their hands. At last Prince Arthur tire3 altogether, for indeed the posi- tion is very tiring, and he is relieved by the Grand Duke Alexis. The Metropolite and high ecclesiastics in the inner epaco, where there is a table with candles, sacred pictures and preciously bound books, often bow and cross themselves. One chant, exquisitely soft and tender, was worth the whole journey to St. Petersburg to hear. Right and left and to the rear of the principal group are the Grand Dukes and the foreign Princes, and the floor of the rest of the Chapel is filled with princely and noble men and women-the former on the left, the latter on the right. Now Bride and Bridegroom, holding lighted candles in each hand, walk thrice round the aliar and the lectern on which lie the jewelled books the Duke holding the hem of the upper part of the priest's golden robe. His Royal Highness bears himself with perfect composure and dignity, The marriage crowns are now received on golden plate and taken into the inner chapel, whither the Kride a^ Bridegroom follow, walking thrice round the altar. But before this the Sacrament has been administered ty Monsignor Bashanoff, who passed the lips of the Bridegroom to those of the, Bride tor* times. A triumphal chant, a splendid volume of human voices, ends the service, so far as we can see it, for now we who have to write must hurry in advance to the Alexander Hall, a Whitehall, with purple velvet curteint to the windows, and pictures of Alexander I. HR battiep. The curtains are drawn, and xt is lbhted aujour with 10,000 wax lights. Dean Stanley and hb chaplains wait within the rads before the altar, which is covered with crimson velvet like the Com- munion Table of an English church. A uniformed throng presses back on each side, and leaves a wide way clear for the procession which now escorts the Czar, leading budaugnter to the steps before the brass rails. With a stately bow His Maiesty resigns her to the Duko of Edinburgh, who takes his place beside the Princess upon the velvet step, supported as before by Prince Arthur, the young Grand Duke and four Chamberlains in gold and white. The chant of the Russian choir burst forth in a torrent of gnlendid sound, and then the Dean, in the voice we of London know so well, begins to read the service. The reads from tbe Prayer-book he holds in his ungloved hand^. Tha Grand Duchess wears a small diamond crown surmounted by a cros3, and carries a Prayer-book bound in white and a bouquet of white and purple flowers. Her Imperial Highness bears herself as becomes a bride and a Romanoff. Her voice is clear, and we of her adopted country notice how perfect is her English, as ahe repeats the formula, I, Marie, take thee, Alfred Ernest, to be my wedded husband." At the words, 4 Who giveth this woman to be the wife of this man. the Dean looked towards the left side of the Hall, where stood the Czir, the CZirma by His Majeety's right hand. On the Czar's left hand stood our Prin- cess of Wales, and next to her Royal Highness the Cesarevna, each wearing a broad red riband across the jewelled hodv of the dress, Durina the prayers the Dake a' d Grand Duchess knelt side by side, their h^nds open tho br-ws rail. The responses were repeated by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, M.A., the Kngifch chaplain, aud by his carats, the Rev. Mr. Kmgsfoicl, M. A. Prince Arthur was in R fle uni- form, and wore the riband and collar of St. Vlaof.mir. Iu the midst of the service then came the Anthem, saT-cbvtheboy= of the Imperial Chapel grouped to the rLzht of ths »Har, in their gold and purple dresses. The Duke of Edinburgh took the ring from Prince Arthur and placed it upon the finger of his Bride. When the Da an had read the special prayer, and pro- nounced the bleesing, during which the kneeling and Bridegroom bent their heads, the choir gave the concluding anthem, a triumphal strain of surpris- ing volume. When the voice3 had Ceased the advanced, the Bride and Bridegroom bent the* bmdbi for the last time, and listened to the blessing pro- nounced over them. The semicircle of Princes, Grand Dukes, and Grand Duchesses that surrounded the august pair was well seen from the corner near the altar appropriated to the English colony, ihe cessea blazed with diamonds. Well seen also was_ personal likeness of the different members ol the im- perial family. The Prince of Wales stood to the left of the altar, hi3 Royal Highness and the Empress of Russia ending on either side the semicircle of Royalty. During the service the Emperor maintained the stately air cf reserved composure which always charac- terizes him. The Empress looked towards her only daughter with wistful eyes, and it is said that the part- ing is to Her Majesty a sorrow hardly to be borne. At the proper claose in the service the Cz M- gave his daughter away with a grave and dignified bow. And when it was over the Emperor and Empress approached the altar, their son and daughter tarnedtowarda them, and first the Czar kissed the Grand Duchess on the cheek. When His Majesty had shaken hands with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Czarina and the Duchess of g Edinburgh turned to each other and the mother pressed a Ion?, long kiss on the cheek of her daughter. When her Majesty had kissed the Duke of Edinburgh, and the two had pressed each other's hands affection- ately, the Czar gvre his arm to the Czarina, and led the procession along the open way through the glitter- ing throng of courtiers and ladies out of the hall. The Greek ecclesiastics had entered the hall soon after the beginning of the service, and stood in a picturesqtis group near and rather behind the left side of the altar Perhaps I have said enough about diamonds and stars and uniform, but I have not said half enough about the beauty of the singing at both services. It was entirely vocal, and the unison of voices was always in perfect time, hard as it is to Bing cor- rectly without accompaniment. The service in the chapel hsd, of course, much the finest effect, but part of this was no doubt owing to the view ob- tained of it from above. The Bridegroom, who I find wore his Russian naval uniform, the Bride beside him, the Princes supporting the marriage crowns above the heads of the pair, the bowing and moving priests, the dimmer light of the inner church beyond the door, where also were ecclesiastics, the Imperial, Royal, and courtly throng which filled the whole florr of the building, all made a coup d'œü very impressive and magnificent. But the music of the matchless bass and soprano voices was the soul of the spectacle and if one can hardly transfer to paper the material splendours of that Imperial panorama, how shall one convey an idea of the sweet ebbing and flowing of ther waves of sound which broke upon the ear, and wound their magical way into the innermost recesses of the soul, No less difficult were it to make your readers see, as I saw her, the Imperial Bride, standing before the altar at the side of the manly English gentleman ard prince whom she had chosen before all the world. Sweat and clear and low was the voice in which Marie Alexandrovna, standing there ani repeating the formula in the face of the great congregation, took for her wedded husband the Prince at her side in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in h'ealth, till death shall them part. Graceful, too, it was of the Emperor and Empress when the English service was over to turn and bow to the members of the English colony stand- ing in the place reserved for them on the ltfs of the altar space. The bouquet held by the bride at the English Fervice was from the Qaeen, and was put into the Grand Duchess's hands a ftw moments before the entry into the Alexander Hall. It contained sprigs of myrtle from a tree at Osborne, from which were plucked sprigs for the Princess Royal's bouquet ten years ago. The prayer books held by the Duke and the Grand Duchess were presented also by the Qaeen. There did not appear to be anywhere the slightest hitch in the whole course of the great cere- monial. There was little hurrying and no bustling. Every one, from the Grand Dukes downwards, seemed to fall naturally into their places and to do what was required of them without hesitation or mistake. As for the Duke of Edinburgh, as one watched him going through all the intricate ceremonial of the Russian service now touching the Cross with his lips, now receiving the Sacrament two or three times in succes- sion, now leading his bride through the mazes of a figure of-eight procession round the inner and outer altar, it was difficult to believe that his Royal High- ness had not been married in Russia many times. The ceremony must have been rehearsed some how, and no doubt the Grand Duchets had given the Prince many delightful lessons.

THE MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES. The Special Correspondent of the Daily News has tele- graphed the following additional particulars of the Marriage Festivities:— „ ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday Night. The State dinner yesterday was a very grand affair. The fuests numbered about five hundred, and the pro- gramme was strictly adhered to. Very little interval was allowed between the banquet and the State ball in St. George's hall. The Empress was not well enough to appear at the latter, bus all the other mem- bers of the Imperial family were present. In many respects this was the most magnificent scene of the day. The ladies met in one hall for the first time. Before, they had been distributed in divisions, here and there, but now they appeared in a vast mass of beauty. The Russian costume was the order of the day, and red, the Russian wedding colour, prevailed. Every lady wore the coif peculiar to Russia, with very gauzy streamers brought over the head and hanging gracefully down the back. There was not room for the trains, and the fair wearers were rendered the more picturesque by being com- palled to throw them over their arms, whence they drooped as if part of the singular long slashed Russian sleeves. The officers and gentlemen in uni- form kept on one side, afcd this gay parterre of fair northern flowers on the other. The foreign Ministers were there, and the members of the Diplomatic Corps and their wives. Numerous English faces appeared, but Lady Augustus Loltus, the wife of our Ambas- sador, w is unable through illness to attend. All per- sons of distinction of the two classes having a right to be present were invited. Dean Stanley wore his doctor's gown, and was conspicuous wherever he mo veil. The Russian Court Ball would be worthy of that name if there were dancing. The Polonaise is really a grand parade, which was executed to the music of Life to the Emperor," about which there is a certain fascinating wildness. Prince Galitzin, Marshal of the Palace, opened a passage in the brilliant throng, and before their Majesties entered an official passed through the bnildiner with a brazier full of burning aromatic perfume. Count Adelberg, chief of the Imperial Household and a very popular Minister in St. Peters- burg, acted as a kind of Master of the Ceremonies. The Royal party having passed through the cleared passage to the air of God Save the Queen, the stately grand tour commenced. It was a measured walk, the route each time and the partners being different. The object seemed to be that every Prince of the Royal party should lead the Bride once round the room, or a portion of it. The Czar first entered with the Crown Princess, whose splendid train of green velvet was borne after her like the trains of other Princesses by specially appointed pages. The Crown Prince hd in the Princess of Wales. The Bride and Biidegroom came hand in hand. After the first tour the Cur took the Bride. There WIH a general shifting of partners, and another preambulation took place. When the Royal personages retired, the ball was viitually over. The Cz ckrewitch and Czarevna, according to due form went to the Bride's apartments, and formally received the Bride and Bridegroom, who were escorted thither by the Emperor and Emprew. In all the churches of St. Petersburg Te Deums were sung and the musical bells rang incessantly. The city both last night and to-night was splendidly illuminated. Particu- larly good preparations were made last evening for the departure of the Duke and Duchess. The long street leading to the station was gay with flags, illuminations, and coloured fires, and loud cheers greeted the married pair when at half-past eleven they drove to the Warsaw Station to take a special train for the Tsarakoe Selo Palace. The station was beautifully decorated and illuminated, and at all the stations on the line Bengal fires and bonfires were part of the illuminations. A capital effect was pro- duced at the Warsaw Station by a clever use of the electric light. There were similar preparations at Tsarskoe, where a torchlight procession accompanied the bridal pair to the Palace. During the illuminations one of the watch-towers caught fire, but the fire was immediately extinguished.

The following telegrams (sent through Ksuter's agency) have also been published by several of the daily papers ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 21 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived at Tsarskoe Selo at 12,30 a.m. to-day. The platform of the station was brilliantly illuminated with Bengal lights. Their Royal Highnesses, upon alighting, were received with enthusiastic hurrahs by the assembled crowds. The Governor of the town, Aide-de-camp General Gogel, and Lieutenant-General Stepanoff were at the station to receive the august couple. A deputa- tion from the mercantile community of Tsarskoe Selo presenttd to the Duke and Duchess salt and bread upon a rich silver dieh. All the houses along the route from the station to the Alexander Palace were illumi- nated and decorated with flags, and their Royal High- nesses were very enthusiastically cheered on their way to the palace, where they were received by Aide-de- camp General Gogel. Their Royal Highnesses were aoc mpapied by Mdlle. Milutin, Lady oiborne, Equerry Os-rotf, Chief Chamberlain Groot, and Ylce- AdmiralPOPOFF- ST. PETERSBURG, J*n. 2i, Midnight. Tbe Prince cf Wales, Prince Arthur, and the distinguished English viators, went out snooung to-day with th» Emperor. Grand Duchess The Duke of Edinburgh an^ afteraoon jQ a Marie took a drive atone vIsited the Grand Palace sledge in Tsarskoe Se .ed Lady Osborne and ??jntheTvrirSHn At a qurirter to ten this evenli.g the Emoerofarrived at Tsarskoe Selo from hunting, and with the newly-married pair. His Majesty Sned to St, Petersburg at a quartet to eleven, ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25. The Emperor has issued the following manifesto :— "Be it known to all our faithful subjects that, relying upon the blessing of the Almieht-y, and with the assent of our beloved Consort the Empress Maria Alexandrovna, we have consented to the marriage of our beloved daughter, the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, with Prince Alfred Er»«-st Albert, of Great Britain, Duke of Edinburgh, and that this union was solemnly accomplished on the 11th of January of this year, according to the orthodox rite. In making known this event, so gratifying to our parental hearts, and in recommending the future lot of our beloved daughter Tand her consort to the all-powerful protection of the Lord of Lords, firmly trusting to His mercy, we are strongly convinced that all our faithful subjects will join their prayers to God with ours for a happy union and prosperous future for the newly married couple. "Given at St. Petersburg on the 11th of January, Anno Domini 1874, and the nineteenth year of our reign. ALEXANDER."

REPORTED DEATH OF DR. LIVING- STONE. Tho Chairman of the Eastern Telegraph Company, received the following message on Monday morning from the Conr?»ny'a agent at Adfn T Livingstone died of dysentery v.1ille travelling from Lake Bemhe to Unyanyembe body embalmed and preserved in salt by his N aesick boys 7h9 are conveying it to Zanzibar, en route for England."

At the meeting of the RoySeveral on Monday evening Sir Bartle Frere sa^rA.. members of the society, who had every Pf~ with authority, had come to the unanimous „ that something more than a doubt was thro.. tuoi the accuracy of the report published of the dea. Dr. Livingstone. Later in the evening, after Lie*, tenant Baker had read his paper on the expedition of his uncle, Sir Samuel Baker, Dr. Kirk, who has just arrived in England from Zirzibar, said that when het left that place on September 18, thereweie rumours current similar to those which had been published that day. He believed the rumour to be one and the same with that which he had heard before leav- ing Zanzibar, though it had now been brought by a steamer which left after his departure. The rumour amounted to this—that an Arab trader had received a message from one of bia slaves that Livingstone had been carried into Unyanyembe. The negro said he did not see Livingstone, and the addition to the story now made was what might be expected by those who knew how rumours grf-W in Africa. Captain Prideaux, our political agent at Z inzibar, would be sure at once to forward any trustworthy statement, and Lieutenant Cameron, of the search expedition, who must have re- ceived the information, if trae, would undoubtedly have come down to Z»r.zibar, which he could do miestt than a month, if there was any news of such importance as this.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S CIVIL LIST. Last Saturday the Bureaux of the National Assembly appointed a Committee to report on tho bill reflating the liquidation of the Emperor Napo- leon's Civil List. The Committee co™posed ol fifteen members, eight of whom are « convention concluded by the Govern Rouher on behalf of the Empress Eugenie, ana demand that the treaty should be de^e^°rld^n the matter referred to the tribunals. The other Bev^n members are favourable to the conveiv tain modifications, several agreeing that a sum of money should be paid to the Empress, but deairmg that the objects of art contained in the museuno at Pierrefonds and Fontainebleau should remain the pro." perty of the State. M. Lé)D Say and other members demand that a sum equal to the Civil List for Sep. tember, 1870, received by the Emperor before the revolution of the 4th of September, should be deducted from the amount to be handed over to the Empress. M. de Larcy, the Minister of Public Works, stated that he did not intend to execute the convention until it had been ratified by the National Assembly.

THE MARKETS. MARK.LANE.—MONDAY. There has been less flrmneis in the grain-trade at Mark-lane to-day. The supply of English wheat has been only moderate. Nevertheless the demand ruled heavy, and forced sales have only been concluded at a decline of Is. per quarter. A fair show of foreign wheat has been on the ttandt. Salei have progressed slowly, and prices have had a drooping tendency. With barley the market has been moderately supplied. The trade has been qaleter, at about late rates. Malt has sold on former terms. The show of oats has been moderate. The Inquiry has been less active, and ptlcel are without change. Maize has changed hands quietly, at last week's prlees. Beans have been In moderate request, on former terms Peas have been dealt In quietly, at late quotations. The flour market has been dull, and prices have been barely SO firm. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY. The total Imports of foreign stock into London latt week consisted of 7,072 head. In the corresponding week last year we received 6,453: in 1872, 8,619; in 1S71, 8,883; In 1&70 7 195 and in 1869, 3,477 head. Nothing of importance has transpired in the cattle trade to day. The supplies of stock have not been excessive, but they have been sufficient for the demand. As regards beasts only a moderate supply has bben received from our own grazing districts. There has been no feature in the market, sales progressing steadily, at about late quotations. The best Scot, and crosses have cbaneed hands, at 6'. to 63. 2d. per 81b. From Norfolk and snffolk we have received about 1,000, from other parts ot England about 75"from Scotland 190, and from Ireland 200 wT The foreign liieof the market has not nean heavily Sppllel There" have been about 460 Dutch, 175 Spanish, and 60 Gothenburg. The tradehas beendoU.and prfceiihave ruled firm. The show ot sheep has been moderate. Tbe trade has been qtilet Prime small Downs have been ln fair request, and have made 7a. per 81o., DU« the best h<?avy siieep have bsen dull of sale, and have not made more than 6>. 83. per 81b. For calves, a mode- rate Inquiry has prevailed, at late quota-ten'. IJgs have been inactive, on former terms. Coarse and In- ferior beaste, 4s. 4d. to 65. second quality ditto, 61. to 6s. Cd.; prime large oxen, 6s. 10d. te 6s. prime Scots, &c., 6! to 61. 2 i. coarse and inferior sheep, 6s. to fa. 4d. second quality ditto, 5s 8d. to 6s. prime coarse woolled, 6s 6d to 6<. 81; prime Southdowns, 6«. 8d. to 7a. 1. arttf coarse cVivea, 6s. 6d. to 511. lOd.; prime small ditto, 6i. 4d. to 6s. 8d large hogs, 3s. 81. to 4s., small porkers, 4s. 6d. to1 4s 10J Total Supplies.—Beasts, 3,300; sheep and lambs, 17 850; calves, 180; pigs, 160. Foreign: Beasts, 860; sheep and lambs. 7.820; calves, 145 pigs, 10. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—MONDAY. An increased supply of meatwatomale here to-day, and the weather relrg more favourable a better trade was ex. nerletcei at about late ratesInferior beef, al. 4d. to 41. middling ditto, 4». 2d. to 4,. 8d,; prime large ditto, 6s. to 6s 4d. prime small ditto, 5s. 2,i. to 6s. 6d. veal, 4s. 8d. to ós. 6d. inferior mutton, 3s. 8d. to 4i. 4d. middling ditto, 4«. 84- to 6s.; prime ditt.o, 5J. to 6s. 4d.; large pork, 3s. d to'4s. 43.; and small pork, 4a 8d. to 6s. 6d. POTATOES. Rather less extensive supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets, but there Is still a moderate snow of foreign produce. There Is a rtealy demand for most descrlptioM, and prices ruled firm as follows :-Regents, 110s to 1261. rncks, 70s. to 80s. Victoriall). 110.. to 120. and flukes, 120i. to 140s. per ton. Foreign PotatoeL-Last week's tm. ports consisted of 955 tons and 991 sacksi from Dimklrk. 7 720 bags frtm Antwerp 427 from Boulogne 1,100 Harlineen 92 from Havre 2 from Rotterdam and 78 barrels from New York. Ktd< eys are quoted at 4s. ) Jd. to 4s^4Jd. ditto round, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per bag; French seedlings, iOi. to 90s. per ton. HOPS. A want of animation Is still apparent In the demand for al classes of hcps, but a subtequsnt improvement is con. fidently expected by holders, the majority of whom positively re!ule oflers of lets money. The quantity of the last season's produce remaining is very small, though larger comparatively than at this period last year, when ex- tensive transactions had occurred on speculation and for ex- port. Continental markets are reported very qiuet. Last week's imports into London consisted of 421 bales from Antwerp, 60 from Terneuzen, 76 from Bremen, and 28 from Hamburg. making together 574 bales. East Kent goldings, C5 12s. to £ 3 9*. Mid Kent, L5 2i. to eg; Weald of Kent, .£5 to j67 Sunsex, £ 5 to £6 61.; Worcesters, £5 15s. to Z7; Farn- ham, A6 10s. to 48; country, Z,3 to £ 7; yearlings, U to t.5 5j. Bavarian, f,6 69. to £ 3 8s. Belgian, £ 310s. to fA loo. Alsace, £ 6 10c. to £7 101. French, 46 to ie6 15s. SEED. LONDON, Monday, Jan. 26.-Flne English red Cloverseed comes out slowly, and dark purple samples brought very high rates, whilst commoner sorts, being more abundant, couli be bought at moderate prices. Foreign qualities were quite as dear lor the best French and American samp Choice white qualities realised fully as much njoney. w Trefoil was held higher, but demand not >^t activ^wniw Mustardseed remains veiy dull, although „ whilst tively low prices. Of these ^ereT{?e^t £ ^j £ rather more scarcely any good brown offers T^e latM previous inquired after for swing. Canaryseed bi^ug^ flrau values steadl y. Large Duteh Hemps demAnd, the sales New spring Tares met a somewhat better » running on large French qualities. PROVISION. J _The arrivals last week from LONDON, Mondayan<i 3,795 bales bacon, and Ireland were 324 ftf^^ ^ckaces butter, and 370 bales 96 from foreign PortBJ7'4, ,?,ter market there Is little change to boxes bac. n. In the iUpplies of foreign clear oft as notice during tho wees, wlthout change in value they come. manufacturers not willing to go on it closed^! p^e*ntdrat £ owing to the high prices ol Pigs In Ireland. PRICES* „ cw* • s. s. Cheese, per cwt.: s. s. 00 to 00 Cheshire 60 to 74 Maaiond*" 140 160 Dble. Glouc., new 64 77 jSwy I24 Cheddar 70 90 Fnc Fresh,per doz. 19 00 American 60 74 Bacon, per cwt.: Hams York 112 00 Wiltshire, dried 72 CO Cumberland 112 00 Irish,gxecn,Lo.\) ji CO Irish 93 104 TALLOW. LONDON, Monday, Jan. 26.-P.Y.C. is dull, ,0s.to 40s. 3d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow Is selUng at 391. 64. per cwt. net cash. Rough tat Is worth Is. lid. per 81W. Town Tallow, per cwt.. 42 0 Rough Stuff, per cwl.. 16 Rough Fst, per 8lbs. 1 11 g t Melted Staff, per cwt. 80 6 GoodDresrt Yellow Russian, new 403. Od per cw*. Ditto Ditto old 60s. 04. >, Autrallan Mutton Tallow. 42s. 03. Ditto Beet Ditto, 88s. Od. »»

A grand parade of about 30,000 troops of all arms was held at St. Petersburg on Monday before the Winter Palace in honour of the Prince of Wales, the Prince Imperial of Germany, and the Crown Prince of Denmark. Followed by a numerous staff, the Em. peror and the Princes rode along the lines, the troops cheering and the bands playing the different national hymns with fine effect. The Btaff then took up « position, and the troops marched past in front of tbe' Alexander Column. After the march past lunch watf served in the Winter Palace for the Emperor, the Royal- guests, and their suites. The Grand Dachess Marie of Leuchtenberg gave a concert on Sunday even- ing, at which all the Princes except the Duke of Edinburgh were present. The programme, in deference to English custom, was entirely composed of Bacred music. The merchants of St. Petersburg are to pre- sent the Duchess of Edinburgh with a beautiful and costly piece of plate. The English colony will give a lifeboat to the Russian Lifeboat Society in honour of the marriage, and will present a silver model of the boat to her Imperial Highness. The subscriptions in relief of the Samara faminehave ^f-chedm St.Peter8- burg a total of £ 15,000. The Duchess of Edinburgh the day before her marriage received a deputation from the Orenburg Uhlan Regiment, of which her Imperial Highness is honorary coloneL The deputation pre- sented to her Imperial Highness a history of her regi- ment, compiled by Lieutenant Krestoveki, as a wedding gift.