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BITS FROM BOOKS. PETER'S ALLEGIX TETMACT. AND what, perhaps, is more to the point tkl/l T.U, wltftk soys St. Peter himsdf ? It "trr.N'd only be natural to expect from him an explicit statement 1\1:1 to the distinctive powers his Lord bad conferred on Jjim. The Christian mi.de.ty and humility which so specially characterised his old age might have deterred liim f; I,M speaking of what savoured of egotism or vain glory. But not, certainly, if, as the PAPAL writers allege, the intt rests of the Chiiroli were, by Divine authority, surrendered to his keeping. It would have beea a false delicacy ard reticence, suiely, unworthy of his brave, outspuken manliness, to have preserved theso prerogatives as a secret. What, however, does ho SAY of the Rock" en which the Church is to be built? Is that Bock himself or another? "Unto you, therefore, which believe He is pi CCIOU" Unto whom coming, as unto a living stone, dis.'dlewed indeed of men, but chosen of Cod pnd precious, ye also, as lively stones; are built up a spirit- ual lieuse, an holy priesthood to offer up spiiuinl •eciifices, AR«(p';>b!e to God" (1 I'etevii.5). The in- scription at the opening of his first epistle is not "Peter the apostle, the vicegerent of Cod," but "Peter, an apos- tIe of Jesus Christ." There is no instance on record of his ever having exeiciied any such supposed power. On the contrary, there are instances, if we may here for A moment anticipate, when he went forth a delegate, in obtdienee to the injunction of his biethien, as when he was sent, at their command, IIJOI,g with John to minister io the infant Church of the Samaritans. — Footsteps of St. Peter. Dr. Macduff. ONE OF THE COLONEL'S YABNS. Whih I WHS staying with this queer old fellow, a mess- age came fr .m a neighbour of his, who lived a few miles off, tliat s,me ihingshnd been stolen the night before, and that, ALTHOUGH it was as clear as disylight that it must have been done with the connivance of s< niebody in the lieuse, yet there WM not an atr.m of proof against the servants, all of whom stoutly protested the;1' innocence and he would be greatly oblige.) to Mr. T— — to come over and look into the matter. Well, no sooner sn.id than done. T and I rode over there to breakfast, and after breakfast nil the servants were mustered in a row, and there sat old T in a great cane chair, looking through thfm(cfad I think I S?E him now)with an EYE JUST like a gimh t. Then he male t.iem a tip-top speech in their own lingo, telling them that Brahma had appealed to him in a dream, and t dd liim who the thief was and that, to malce his guilt plain to them all, he was going to give a straw to each of them, and the culprit, do what he might, was sure to get the longest. -The darkeys lo.,ked awfully frightened, and drew their straws just as though they were easting lots to be hanged. When they had all dOli", T——took the straws back one by one anl as the fifth man delivered his, T caught iiim by the shoulder, and shouted,'You re the thief!' Down went the fellow in the dust, and with the most dis- mal fhrieks for mercy, CONFESSED be was the thief, and was marched off there and then. When he was gone, I asked T —how on earth he managed it. 'Easily enough,'says I 'X 8^raws were ill the fame length originally, and ?lie feilow, to make sine of not g- tting the longest, B;.d b'ttcn a piece off his—and hy that 1 KNEW him!' "—Cassell's Fa>,lily Magazine. THE rERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE ArOSTLE PAI L. Some years since the pastor of a New England VILLAGE hurch adopted a plan to interest the memhfi-t of HI* 1 k in the study of the Bible. It was this. At the \Vtdii» TE^Y evening meeting be would give out some topic to be <lii- cussed in the ensuing week, thus ciring a week for them to study up. One week the subject was St. Paul. Afttr the preliminary devotional exercihes", the plultor called tipon hia deacons to »pe;>k to the question." One immediately rose and began to denciibe the personal appearance of tlie great Apostle to the Gentiles. He said St. Panl was a tall, rather spare man, with black hair and eyes, dark complex- ion, bilious temperament, AC. His picture of Paid was a faithful portrait of himself. He SAT down, and another pillar of thechuich rose and said—" I think the brother preceding me has road the Scriptures to little purpose if his description of St. Paul is a sample of his Biblieal know- ledge. St, Pawl was, as I understand it, a short, thick- set man, with tnndy hair, grey eyes, florid complexion, u-:d a nervous-sanguine temperament," giving, like hit prede- cessor, an accurate picture of himself. He was followed by another, who had a keen sense of the ludicrous, and who was withal avi inveterate stammerer. HE spoke about 81 follows :—"My bre-bre-brethren, I have ne-ve-never fo-fouud much ab-about the pe-pepenonal ap-pe-p«-pear- anee of St. P-p-paul. But one thing is clearly established, and tha that is, St. R-p-paul had an imp-pe-pedi»neni in his speech." The effect can be imagined. A tidal Wit ve" of audible smiles swept over the cengregation, tlie good clergyman taking his full quota. He immediately arose and dismissed the assembly.—Harper's Magazine. FOliTTJXE WILLIAMS. I am afraid this lei tune "Williams will be consideied a very wei.K-minded young woman. She was not a bit of a coquette, she had not, the slightest wish to flirt with any man. Nor was she a proud beauty, DESIT-"U^ to subjugate the other eex and drag them triumphantly at her chiuiot- w heell. She did not see the credit, or the use, or the plea- sure, of any such piocitding. She was a sell contained, pelf dependent woman. 1 hoiougbly a woman not indif- ferent at all to womanhood h bes! blessing still, SKO could have lived without any thing which i-t tad plraxed God to deiiy her. She WAS nut A creatu.e likely to die fur love, or do wrong for love, which &<;):€ PEOPLE think the only tHt of love's strength, ii ste-id of being its utmost woaknef* but that she was cup.ble of love, fo: fill her coTn[«-8ure and quietness, CAPABLE of it, and LEADY for it, in its intau- est, most passionate, AND n-cst U.dmine fo<ni. the C'od who made her khtw, if no one else did. Her time would come indeed, loa.; woine aheady. She bad too 1"lIt:h ?elf- respect to let hilli GU^SS it, tut, I am afraid she was very fond of—or, if th. t, is a foolish phrase, deeply attached to —liobert KUV. He hafLbeen so good to her, at once *tro»ig and tender, chivalrous, HLJ ectful, and kind and 'HE had no father, no brotiiti, lie oilier 1;«\11 at all to judge him hy, except the accidental men whom she liad met in society, creatures Oil two LETS who wore coats and tro'.1" who had bt.en civil to her, as she to tlieni, Lut who kd never interested her in the &nnd!c:>t-d<give, perhaps because she km.W so little cf tlam. But no, it would have been iu> t tIt) same had siie kiiowu i lie m a thousand years, bile WAS HOG ôl man's woman," th-t i.«, one of I1lOso woman who fed inhre8ted in Ilnything ill iheshfipe ofa man, 1i1J:] niaku men interested ill th'-h' ¡wc<,nli.¡¡glJi. for the root of much fDHsCoulille affection i. pure vanity.—The Laurel Blish. Author of John ¡laUfa; Go¡tlCIi<C,lU. MAJESTY OF CHRIST'S PRESENCE. Independently of all tradition, WE may believe with reverent conviction that there cculd have been nothing mean or ICVU:H:f-- tJ d THERE must, AS St. Jereme says, have been "something starry"—in the form which enshrined an Eteriial Divinity and AN Infinite H< liiiess. All true brauty il bat "the eaciament ol gc<,diicu," 8.11d a con- science so stainless, a spirit so full of ha-meny, a life so purely noble, could not but EXP'TJS itself in the bearing, could not but be refected in the fuce, of the Son of Man. We do not indeed find any allusion to this charm ofaspeci;, aa we do in the description of the yonug High-priest A) is. tobulus, whom Herod murdered but neithc-r, on the other ha.nd, do we find in the language of His cutmies a single word or allusion which mi¡,:ht have been founded "n an noworthy appearance. He ol whom John bore witness as the Chrills-Ho whom the multitude would gladly have teized that lIe might be their king—He whom the city saluted with triumphal thouts as the Sen of DAVI^ H., 10 whom women ministered with such deep devotion, ami whose aspect, even in the troubled IMAGES of a dl eMU, Lad inspired a Roman lady with interest and awe—HE whese mere word cause! Philip and Ma tthew and many others to leave all and follow Him—He whose OOF glancc broke into an agony of renentAlice the heart of I'eter—ef>re whose presence those possessed with devil* were «lteina te<y agitated ints frenzy and ealiued into repose, and at whose question, in the very crisis of His weakness and B DRAYA Hi* most savage enemies shrank and fell proatratet" tie moment of their moat infuriated wrath—such One FS this could not have been without the personal MAJESTY et a Prophet and a Priest. All the facts of His life spenk C.RN" vincingly of that strength, and endurance, anl DIG'^YI AND electric influence, which none could have TXY-ICISSD without a large share of human, no less than OF spiritual, gifts. "Certainly," says St. Jerome, a flame of h!8 :ltld starry brightness FLASHED from His eye, and the the Godhead shone in His face.'—Dr. Farrars L'jc O, Christ. THE GREAT STonU OF 1780. The most; terrible storm which has, perhaps, ever curred is that which has been called the Great TSTOI'U'. IT occurred, or rather ite worst eilects were EXPERIENCED, on October 10, 1780. Generated probably iii URID-AT^UUIO, not far from the equator, it vvus first felt in BARBADOS, where trees and bouses were blown down. Cnpbin Maury, in his Physical Geogiaphy of the Sell," gives A rather exaggerated account of the effects produced by this storm in Barbados, apparently from Dloffiory- some of the DECAYS berig like, but not quite the same as those actually re- corded. Ho says, "The bark was blown from the trees, and the fruits of the earth destroyed; the very bottom and depths of the SEA were uprooted-forti and castles were washed away, and their great gun. carried in the air HKE chaff." The bark of trees was removed, but it is believed rather through the effects of electric action than 'E power of wind. Cannon also were driven along Y16 but- teries, and flung over into the fOIlIie, but not carried into the air like chaff." At Maitinique the storm overtook a French transport fleet, and entirely destroyed it. There were forty vessels, conveying 4,000 soldiers, and the Governor ment in three words—,F The vessels disappeared. poisons perished at Martinique, and 1,000 at St. whore not a house was left standing. St. Doini"#0; Vincent, St. Eustace, and Porte Rico were next visited and devastated, while srareely a single vessel U?-AR part of the cyclone's tract was afloat on October 11. At Port Royal the cathedral, seven churches, and 1,400 nouses were blown down, and 1,600 sick a.nd wouaded pellOlll were buried beneath the ruins of the hospital. At THE Bermudaa fifty British ships were driven aahore, two line- of-battle ships went down at eea, and 22.000 persons perished. Perhaps the most remarkable effects ot the storm in this portion of its eourse were thosu EXPERIENCED in the Leeward hIes. The hurricane drove a twelve-poundev cannon a distance of 400 feet. Those who lived mule Government Building took refuge in the central PART:» where circular walls, nearly a yard thick, seemed to promise of safety. But at half-past eleven the wind baa broken down parts of these walls, and lifted off the roof. Terrified, thoy sought refuge in the cellarage, but before long the water had risen there to the height of MV.'E than a yard, and thoy were driven into the battery, where "LE7 placed themselves behind the heavier cannon*, which were driven from tbeir place by the forco of T^IO wind. When day broke the country looked all if it HAD BEEN blasied by fire not a leilf, scaroo. even a branch, REMAINED fcpou the trees.—Cornhill Mayaziae.
. THE CUV.IIVJ
THE CUV.IIVJ (From Tunck.) NEW TITLE.—Fcr Cvnjircnc« Protocols, read last edition of Cecil's Remains. CHURCH IN HIGH STYLE.—Ritualistic Hostess: Are you goin<» to church with us this evening.Maior r— The Major Thanks, no! I was at the morning perfor- mance A TRUE PATRIOT.—Young Lady Teacher (in Welsh Sunday-school): "Now, Jenkin Thomas, what grew in the middle of the Garden of EdenV"—Jenkin J.homas (promptly); "Leeks, miss!" A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—A correspondent sends al an anagram reveahug in a. new peer what the world has long been in the dark about The Earl of Beacons- field—The real Face of Old Ben." A QUESTION OF SEX.—" Equcs" wants to know whether the horse chi istei ed Munaycment'" in our last cartoon should not have been a filly, AND named Jlu- Management. WHAT NEXT?—RuBsian Bear: "You've read my Circular!' You know my intentions are strictly honour- able What are yon going to do?"—British Lion « Blest if I know Ask the Government, and if they can t tell you, try the Opposition DENS BIDENTIUM. Sheep's teeth are usedhy dentists (so 'tis stated) To fill the cells that grinders have vacated The Hatcham sheep uplift a piteo"« IE*„R. The Tooth they've lost now *1658 Ah! Toothless sheep, v- AH 1 shccDless To1"' _g £ (From Judy.) FUNNY COIN.—Odd pence. HERE'S EXCITEMENT. (Ouhide Eimmel's.)—Si#| Girl (to Smaller Boy) 'Arry, dear. len' us that I Uncle John giveyer;an' I U buy yer a bootiful (From Fun.) A DISTINCTION WELL EARNED.—One of the gporfN papers speaks of an old gentleman as the Nestor of & turf. As the gentleman in question is a frequent oontrf butor to the sporting literature of his country, and il J tremendous authority on pedigree and strains of bl we shall propose that in future he be called the Mtfw Nestor. ASHETONTSUED.—" Cecilia Ashe writes vigoronrf/f deny the statement made in a musical pamphlet by v. Routli, that" Dtbdin was the slave of drink." The hot is the great song-writer's granddaughter, and bite slanderer bard. It isn't often that an attack on a man causes the ashes to cry out, though such a result W* often been threatened. (From FoHc') An artist must learn to dra-w before he can paint; artiste learns to paint first. Perhaps that's why she finds it so diJSeult to drav»V' To judge by the frequent cases of caatigaiion we read in the ;»olice-reports, on the part of the School officials, these worthies eviderl.y would make the road" knowledge a beaten path for the scholars. I A company of saxe-horn players, consisting of a fatb*J and his four sons, lately visited Glasgow, and advertis*" tLcir wonderful performance. Unci wonderfon' J* may weel say. a na1 ive was overheard to remark to' cum panion, "hut I dirma believe it mysel. IIowonailA Turn, could five men play sax hums ? The excavations on the site of the ancient Mycensetf* being pursued with unabated activity. Amcng the l*te** discoveries are reported a pillar letter-box.a phot0graphe:: show-frame, a patent latch-key, a ijili of the entertainmef at an Argolian music ball (still retaining the parfuraei? correct card of the Isthmian games, and the sign-board** a co-operative store. THE LATEST AP.TUVAL.. When jVIidh-it first his rule began Folks said he was the comirg nun And facts have proved that their belief Was true, for Midhat'e come to grief (From Funny Foils.) WHAT'S IN A NAME?—Why, a great deal vrhen j* comes to this, that Roman Catholic priests are apked, •» they were nt Waterford election, to vote for a Le/utiaun, PERSONAL ITEJI.—The most friendly relations exij between Dr. Richardson and his City-of-Health arch it 80* In point of fact, by the evidence of his own sIgnature, latter is quite T'uicke with the Doctor. SPIRITS IN BOND(S).—'• The Customs." says the cløM have decided upon new arrangements for bottlillt spirits." The object of this arrangement, it appears, is f guarantee th" genuineness of th* '• soirii* traded Now that Dr. Slade is at liberiv. why not commence wif Allie" ?
4. VARIETIES—G11 AYE AND GAY.
4. VARIETIES—G11 AYE AND GAY. Bo'i'e Dismissal.—A c u ihy paper says that the otbët day an Irishman was call.; i uj> in a casj of assault aJ>* battery. and when iuked by the magistrate what he said. remarked," I said tohiin wid the too of my boot,' home What do you mean by hutnbiigging,' madam ?" askect a homely Jftwya of an old lady whom he was cross-examiO' ing. I don't.know as I can exactly say. sir; but if al were to say to you that you're a handsome man, that he it." Shocking, Selina. shocking said Jobus to bis wifft with a nn Iancholy nir, "it's all over the town."—" What' all over the town* exclaimed Selina in consternation. I\Iu I i" was the reply. Selina emptied her teacup i1 his bosom. A gentleman received an urjnaid letter, commencing "Sir, your letter of yesterday bears upon its face tW stamp of falsehood." His answer was brief and to the pul' pose—"Sir, T only wish your letter of yesterday bore upo* Ih fuce a stamp of any kind." At what rate that girl's tongue is gning !"sai"I a lad/f looking complacently at her daughter, who was discussiof some subject ofanparent interest with r handsome yoatll clergyman. Yes," replied a satirical neighbour "W* tojiBue is going at the cu-rate." Grattan said of Hussey Burgh, who had be"n a Liberal, but on getting his ailk gown became a Tory, tb'* al! men knew silk to be a non-eooduciiog body and ita** since the honourable member had been enveloped in silk" *park of patriotism had reached his heart. "That's a favourite stream for trout, friend,"observed? p'scatorbil acquaintance to a genuine sprig of the EmeraJl Isle, who wis whipping away with great vigour at a wW* krown subscription pool." Fait.li, and it must be tbaøaøafl eurefnnngh," replied Pat, "for not one of 'cm will »& out of it." An editor thus advertises his nr'ssi'i? l.at:—"The genUr man who inadvertently took our Lew beaver, pnd left fi rior ar; iole in its stead, wiil d<> us infinite kindness by f l turning ouis, and he shall receive our warmest thanks two apoloyios—an apology for the double, we have gi-vel liim, an i tho 'apology for a hat'h° has K-ft us." Rothschild said one day be always knew, when peopll wore talking ab ut his f How Hebrews, whc.lur the latW* were nch or peor. Upon being asl.ed how he cflme tII know that, he replied.Why, y ut see, when p'oole talking about worthy ni»n..f n-y erred, they call bin* Israelite, but if i,e is no„r t°.s.-y e.dl him a Jew. A pork butciier. be it respectfully observed, is so far advance of th" im<«mncb as he bo'h kills and curetJr Now, it. is rare imuvo that all cior can achieve nmretWt one of these delicate oncrntions successfully at a time;* performed completely to the patient's satisfaction. Pat, ariivnig at an inn in !he int ri>r of Michigan 1*' at right, went to bed, and was called tin in two Jr th* hours to renew his j;»uioey west by next coach. Wb* will you cba-go, said he for the bit of lodging?"—i dollar,' was the it-ply,—" he rejoined, an' it lucky I had to ilseso airlv fi-r. if I'd slept til: morning.* not have had tlie money to ['ay my bill."—Amcvit^ Papa. Abernethy once said to a rich but dir'y patient who j suited him ahout "n eiuption, Let vour yon three or four pads of water, and |«ut it illtoa wash-tB9 takeoff your clothes, get i;.to It, :1:1 ltlb yourself wg w:ih soapiuid & rough towe', and vou'ii recover." advice seems very much iike teliiug me to wash my*eli» said the path nt. V.Ml," said Abernethy," it may" open to such a constiuctioii." AsBIr. Diike sat at dinner ill a miners' restaurant ™ Nevada, his opposite neighbour, fimiing lie was fum Bnf tand, toM him be was "the independent editor of the 1fe-ø' da Union Gazette." He then went Oil to ask, "Aad. i-f might you have left litte atooral puts^ots ? How -J1 Tennyson and Thomas T. C..iljle?" When Mr. Dilke i** he believed those eminent writers were Well, his quaintance observed," Guess tliem t'uarn.en kensling ink^ thej Len." Tlie Pan Francisco style of adrerti-ing is rather tioi ab Here is a late sp eim-n ftom i-ne of the journal**1 that city:—"Away from the land of her birth and of her youth, she met the releiuless conqueror, and her lovely head to bis stioke. Other bands smoothed JI'j long brown tresses; other fingers closed tLe blue eyes, folded the gentle bands upon the peaceful, sinless 1 ure pork sausages—six pounds for one dollar at Willi*' auft Coo" S, under exchange." Ill tlie town of Lo!i;;f<inl during the obi coaching there wer. two opposition hotel*, at one of which the spring assizes a party were playing cards, and «»• the party, iifi.t.r losing all his mo > y. slaktd bis breech and lost them also. He left the hotel in his long coat, stopped tor tlie night at the val hotel, and in morning claimed, a pair of loai !ier breeches and t*W"o pounds that lie said were in the pocket of his own. DuriflJ the day the ostler of the first hotel was telling the os*H of the other as a great joke about the gentleman who Jf1" his breeches at cards; thi* second ostler told bis m»l^ who imniediatfcly tool: horse, and overhaulod the quenta litcic on the Dublin >-ide of Mullingar. Chimney pet" 11a' .—W e know of nothing that **» JJ kaid in favour of the article which v.*e are forced to wMf- our heads. It is hot in summer; it is not warm it does not shade us from the sun; it docs not slieite* ? from the rain; it is ugly and expensive; you cannot we# -in a railway carriage; it is always in your way in a drawf*^ room; if you sit upon it, you crush it, yet it will not your skull in a fall from yom ho se;it will not go portmanteau; j'ou are ;u™ to forget it when suspend*? from the straps of a cani«ge roof; it is too bard to roll # too soft to stand upon; it rusts with the sea air, and with the rain; if it is good, you are sure to have it tak^J by nihtake ut a soiree; if it is bad, you are set down V swindler. t On Johnson's return Írom iht: Hebrides, a rarLicaJaoJ friend of his was saying that, now lie bad. had « Scotland, he was in hopes it would cur ? him of prejudices against that country, particularly in vespeC*? the fiuits. Why, yes, nir,"said t'ue doctor,'• 1 liavefoo^ out that gooseberries will grow there against a south but the skins are so tough tint it is death to the man swallows one of them." About the same period he was by a native of Scotland what he thought of bis county That it is a very vile country, to be sure, »ir," retarBf? sir," leturned the other, somewhat son but we tust alwa^ remesa'oer that ne"Tiiaue Scotchmen." xne ropuiar 1'reaoner and his i'it ;iatism.—A divine in the west end of London was wbat is popular preacher. This reputation, however, had not acquired by his drawing largely on his own eloquence erudition, but by the ingenuity with which he the thoughts of the great divines who had gone before His sermons were full of pe:tv larcenies. A fashion*^ audience is not deeply reid in pulpit lore. With hearers ho passed far a model of knowledge and Nevertheless he was one? deteote 1. A ^rave I,ld came one Sunday, seated himself close to the pulpit, listened wbh profound attention. The preacher scarcely fin'sbed bis third sente; c b»f«re the s-trftB^j muttered, loud enough to b i lita: 1 !;y all those ar^Jj him," That's Sherlock.' The preacher ftowced, but on. He was glibly proceeds.g when the tormenting'' f tc-riuptev broke out with, '• 'i'list's 1'ii 'v 0." bit his lip and paused, but again thought it battel' pursue the thread of his discourse. A third exekm^v of, That's IjMir,' was. however, too mu h, and c° pletely exhausted his patience. Leaning over the pitlP*^ lie cried, Fellow, if you <lo noi, h id your tongue J' shall be turned out." Without altering a muscle 0 Lg countcrianc.,) the imperturbable old gentleman lifted £ his head, ami looking the prer.cl.er full in the face, torted," That's his own P In Lord E'don's Ancc<li>tz T>k.'k occurs the follow' ludicrous c\se:—" I was at ih assizes for seven successive years before 1, had a brief. It that my old friend, Mr. Lee. commonly willed Jack was absent in the Ctiniinal Court when a cause was 011 in the Civil Court ;and some attorney, being by Absence deprived of his rc'r.incd counsel, was obliged^ procure av.otbcr,and he give ine a guinea, wi'h a scr*?.^ paper as abiief, to defend an old woman in an actio assault brought ngisinst her by anoiher old woman. plaintiff had been reposing in an .wn-chair, when words arising between hrr and my client, the latter bold of the legs of tlie chair, and in fact fire-* the p* tiff bead and heels over the top «»f t'.e This assault of course admi.tt.'l of '-a'<7 proof nnd a SOjrJf servant of the plaintiff's piovrd ti e ca. e. 1 then in court that a chair should be brought in.and that female client should place herself ■" 0 ■ teat the (the plain!i!T) should overset the cln.i: am! •(.* old as she had been ups6t herself. Upo" the pi stiff's atto**j| rpfu»iiig this compromise,the wWee" i-he maid ser**|>! isaid that her mistress (tlie plahitiff) was always will»«V make up the matter, but that her attorney would sl'o v her to do so and that her iyh tie -s thought ehe*^ do as her attorney bid her do, and had no will of lier 'So, then,' observed I to the jury, knowing thft* > attorney's name, WHS Iloheon,' this good lady has thing for it but Hob-ion's choice. And pray, then, g«*0#. meu7' I nddecl,' as the good woman wants no damage?. J the caufc is Hobson's, give hiiu but a penny r.t most, njjT vjniiy the jury gave. "WIkr T'r-cord •r^w, where the m«i»(;-efti'ived seventy gu'.eeis for ihisJ "TUB MEXICAN HAIR tf, r.t, which PfitM 493, Oxford street, London «id scUby ■»-- dbCjii by a "g <?Yet Ytfhm at 3s W £ wr JMHo* ■* •»
MR G. WILLIAMS AND PROFESSIONAL…
MR G. WILLIAMS AND PROFESSIONAL BEGGARS. At the Pontypridd petty-sessions on jWednesday J. Maoon, a wretched-looking man, was summoned by Sup. Matthews for begging about the streets. P.C. Johns said he found defendant begging. Defendant said he was obliged to beg as there wag no work any- where. The Stipendiary: What are all the rates for if men are to be allowed to go begging in this way. You look too much like a professional beggar. A professional beggar has an appearance which no other man can have. Professional begging must be stopped. Beggars use hieroglyphic" which only themselves understand, and the result w that the entrance to any town is defaced by marks which serve as a guide to all who follow. Defendant was dismissed with a caution that if found **T ging again he would be sent to prison for a long term.
LLANELLY PLOUGHING MATCH.
LLANELLY PLOUGHING MATCH. This ploughing match took place on Tuesday last, at Waungreohydd Farm. The ploughing was very fair although the weather was unfavourable. The prizes were Attributed in the evening, at the Royal Park Hotel. In the first class the 1st prize was awarded to T. Davies, (Jelly hi re; the 2nd to Da,vid Davies, Cynheidref the 3rd to Daniel Lewis, Penllewyn. In the second class the 1st 1 rize was awarded to J. Daniel, Tymawr the 2nd to DaW.1 Bonnel, Tycanol; the 3rd to John Thomas, Cilfery, » boy who obtained the prize last year in the third class the 4r.h was given to John Thomas, Waungrechydd the 5th to Wm. Williams, Citfery the winners of the 5th and Sth frizes were disqualified, as they had competed in higher daises la.t year the 7th prize was awarded to Willi." in ¡,Ham; In the third class the 1st prize was awarded to Wiiiiam Williams, Gellvfawr; the 2nd to Thomas Jones. The judges were Messrs Hugh Thomas, J. H nm; >hreys, William Thomas, Panteg, and William Howell, (.iiandafen.
CARMARTHEN TOWN COUNCIL.
CARMARTHEN TOWN COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of the Carmarthen Town Council was beld "!1 Wednesday. The Mayor (Mr T. M. Da vies) •COM pied the chair, and there were present Aldermen J. Thomas and H. Norton, and Councillors D. Edwards. D. M. Morgan, W. Howells, C. W. Jones, C. Finch, W. H. Edwards, Captain Morris, H. Norton, jun., It W. Richards. Thomas Thomas, J. Victor, D. Lewis (Merlin Brewery!, T. Davies, and Dr Hopkins. Alderman THOMAS said, in the absence of any formal report from the surveyor, he had to say that the com- mittee appointed at the last meeting had visited the reservoir, and had found the water much discoloured in consequence of some slips from the ravine caused by the heavy rains. Under the circumstances they had thought it would h" quite as well to turn off the water, and see if that in the reservoir would not clear itself. That had been done. j >Mr J. Hughes, the medical officer, said he had to re- port that the hospital was now ready to receive patients, though it had only been got ready that morning. There were, however, various articles still needed, such as another bed, bedding, cooking utensils, &c., and he should like to have the authority of the council for buying them. Alderman THOMAS said he had understood that Mr Hughes had a carte blanche as to the fittings of the hos- pital. Several members confirmed Alderman Tlio nas's re- mark. Mr Hughes said he would order the necessary articles at once. He did not think the hospital would be used, but persons might come in under the idea that the town would pay their medical attendant. Some conversation followed, in the course of which Alderman THOMAS remarked that the persons who might go into the hospital would not be paupers, and he saw no reason why they should not be removed there and attended by their own medical man. Mr Hughes said he should strongly recommend all fersons to drink the water of the Cwmoernant reservoir. t was the best in the town. Mr HOWELLS drew attention to the practice of the men employed by the contractors for the scavenging of the town sweeping the mud down the gutters and into the Sewers instead of carting It away as contracted. Alderman NORTON said the scavenging altogether was badly done, and if it were not done better the contract puist be broken. Mr W. R. rD VARDS and other members concurred, and (nanawer to Mr Finch, The Town Clerk said the .-nrveyor had again and again written to the contractors. It was difficult to find any wunmary means of compelling the men to refrain from sweeping the mud down the sewers. He could only sug- gest that action be taken in the county court for damage to the sewers. Mr W. R. EDWARDS moved that the town clerk give notice to the contractors that if the practice be not dis- continued the contract would be annulled. Mr THOMAS THOMAS seconded the motion, which was tarried. Mr D. M. MORGAN drew attention to the disgraceful itate of Morley, and it was resolved that the road be Mde.
LOCAL LAW CASES.
LOCAL LAW CASES. THE WELSH STEAM COAL COLLIERIES COMPANY V. GASKELL. In the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of Judicature, on Wednesday—before Sir R. Baggaliay a.nl Sir Baliol Brett—an appeal was heard from an order made on an interlocutory motion. It appeared that Baron Huddleston made an order requesting the liquidator of the company, which is undergoing a voluntary liquida- tion, to state in a further and better manner what docu- ments were or had been in his possession with regard to the matters in dispute between the plaintiffs and defend- ant. The liquidator in the course of his liquidation brought an action against the defendant for £300 for calls alleged to be due on certain shares of the company. In Older to frame his statement of defence and counter claim defendant required further disclosure of the documents. The Exchequer Division rescinded the order by Baron Huddle-tone, hence the present appeal by the defendant. The Court, without calling on Mr Russell, dismissed the appeal, holding that the order of the Court of Exche- quer was right. If suspicion was entertained that docu- ments had been witheld there were various means consis- tent with the existing rule by which discovery could be obtained. ACTION BY A SHIPOWNER. In the Common Pleas Division of the High Court of Justice, Mr Justice Denman, yesterday, delivered judg- ment in the case of Barwick against Burajeat, Brown, and Co. The plaintiff, the owner of a ship called the German Emperor, sued the defendants for the balance of freight alleged to be due for conveying a cargo of steam coal from Cardiff to Rouen. Messrs Bumyeat, Brown, and Co. demurred to the reply of the plaintiff to their statement of defence, and the real question was whether, M the defendants merely signed the bill of lading as agents for the merchant, and they had paid the advance freight and demurrage due at Cardiff, any further liability attached to them—whether, in fact, they were responsible for the freight, which became due at Rouen. His Lord- ship was of opinion that, as the defendants had satisfied all the stipulations in the charter party, their liability ceased at Cardiff, and judgment was therefore given in their favour on the demurrer. LEY AND ANOTHER V. COLLI3 AND ANOTHER. This was an anpeal from the decision of the county court judge of Glamorgan, held at Swansea/by way of motion, calling upon the learned judge to show cause why the plaintiffs action should not be re-heard, the learned jpdge having dismissed his action. The learned judge only Iteard the evidence of the plaintiff, and decided that the defendants did not jointly purchase some oranges, and as the joint purchase was alleged in the suit, he dismissed the plaintiff claim. Mr Routh, for the county court judge, urged that the learned judge had decided a matter of fact which could aot be reviewed. Mr Everitt (of the Chancery Bar) and Mr Brymnor Jones contended that the notes of the learned judge dis- feloeed that he had. decided a point of law in refusing to feear evidence. The court held that the learned judge was wrong, and therefore the case would go down for a new trial. In the Common Pleas Division of the High Court of Justice, sitting in Banco at Westminster/on Saturday, before Justices Grove and Lindley, the case of Parfitt ■gainst Jepson waa brought forward. This waa an action for the non-completion Qf the purchase of a brick- yard and kiln, situate at the Rh«oIa Inn, Porth, near Pontypridd and at the trial in Glamorgan, Mr Baron Cleasby entered a verdict for the defendant on a point of law. The parties lived at Pontypridd, and plaintiff was described as a bricklayer, and the defendant as a railway contractor. The question in dispute arose in the following manner:—The two material condi- tions of the sale were that the highest bidder should be the purchaser, and that the vendor (the plain- tiff) reserved to himself the right to bid once. The auc- tioneer, Mr Evans, of Cardiff, began the bidding at JS300, and a person named Gover saying £305, the auctioneer overtopped him with £310. Gover increased his bid to £315, and the auctioneer his to £320. The vendor, being present, was asked what his reserve was, and he replied £360, whereupon the defendant said he would give £1 in excess of that sum. These circumstances were contended to prove the employment of "puffers," and the defendant maintained that the purchase was void, either under the Sales of Land Act or at common law, because the bids were "fa.lae," and calculated to induce people to give » fictitious price for the property, although Mr Baron Cleasby entered a verdict for the defendant, Hi Bowen, Q.O.. now moved that judgment should be Jjronouneed for tne plaintiff, on the ground that the judge at the trial committed an error m law. The learned Counsel argued that assuming "puffers" had been employed within the meaning of the Act, the purchaser must be able to prove that the puffing was done with the knowledge and sanction of the vendor. What occurred at the sale could not in any way bind the vendor, so as to render the bargain void, inasmuch as the auctioneer ad- mitted that in bidding he acted on his own responsibility. Mr Mclntyre, Q.O., and Mr Dunn (instructed by Mr Price, of the firm of Spickett and Price, Pontypridd), submitted that the defendant was entitled to judgment, both in law and on equitable grounds. Mr Justice Lindley: The conditions of sale were clearly t'olated, and it certainly does seem unconscionable to me, an equity man, that the plaintiff should now endeavour < take advantage of his own malpractice. M r Bowen having replied at some length, Mr Justice Grove delivered judgement, remarking that it might be said that the alleged puffing did not affect the case, inasmuch as the defendant made his final bid after the vendor had stated what the reserve price was. But that did not appear to him to fol- low at all. One of the great objects of puffing at sales was to make it seem to the Outside public that competition was going on, in order thus to enhance the value of the property, and excite the rivalry of opposing bidders. If these things were sanctioned it would be countenancing a reprehensible practice which the Act of Parliament was intended to stop. Although the facts did not quite bring the case within the statute, he considered that at common law there had been an employment of "puffers," as it was no less puffing because the puffer happened to be the auc- tioneer. Mr Justice Lindley concurring, judgment was entered SOT the defendant.
BURIAL SCANDAL AT BATH.
BURIAL SCANDAL AT BATH. Considerable dissatisfaction has been occasioned in the tillage of Wei low, near Bath, by a refusal of the Vicar, the Rev G. Horton, to give the body of a lad named Francis Packer the usual rites of Christian burial. The deceased, who was a little over 14 years of age, last week committed suicide by hanging himself in a barn. On the body being brought to the church Mr Horton refused to admit it or to read the Burial Service at the grave, simply meeting the remains and reading the Lord's Prayer.
PRESENT TO THE POPE.
PRESENT TO THE POPE. The arrival in Rome is announced of a costly present to the Pope from French Catholics, as a depository for volumes in all the languages in the world containing the Bull on the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The inoet expensive wood, precious stones, mosaics, and Sevres porcelain and pictures have been lavished on this imposing piece of furniture, which is crowned by a silver statue representing the Immaculate Conception. Thè volumes to be enshrined in it contain pictures by recently-con- j^rt^d savages of Oceawio and Australia*
HOUSE < ONDAY.
HOUSE < ONDAY. Their lordships met h. SURVEYING OF TH., OF COX. STANTL The Duke of ST. ALBANS ,-ed a ques- tion on the paper which he hop. e t'n id would be able to give a satisfactory anr »• -.ed the Government would be able to exph course which had been adopted when the Roy ^icers were sent out to Constantinople at a ne, namely, during the war between Turkey — He hoped his noble friend would tell them under ler- standing facilities were given to the English 'o perform the duties of surveying defences there. V wanted to know was, how it was that British omcers actively engaged in surveying the defences at such a tin. and how it was that the Government, whilst 1. rest of the country were impressing on the Porte that their duty was concession, allowed British scientific officers to be sent out to Con- stantinople to survey the defences. He thought a satisfactory explanation was necessary to allay the appre- hensions existing at home, especially as just before the Crimean war some British engineer officers were sent out to Constantinople for a similar purpose. He therefore begged to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it was correctly stated in the newspapers that officers of the Royal Engineers were sent out to Constantinople last autumn, in what capacity they surveyed the defences there, and in what light their mission was represented to the Turkish Government. The Earl of CADOGAX said that English officers had from time to time been employed in various parts of the East in surveying the defences, and to obtain intelligence which it was thought necessary should be obtained for the information of Her Majesty's Government. It was obvi- ously impossible for him to enter at this time into the details of the information which they had not any time to obtain. (Hear, hear.) He could further assure the noble Duke that four officers had been sent out, and that those officers had been employed exclusively in the service and for the objects of Her Majesty's Govern- medt. (Hear, hear.) The services of those officers had never been placed at the disposal of any Government whatever, nor had any expectation been held out that their services would be placed at the disposal of any Govern- ment at any future time. With regard to the part of the question which had been put to him by the noble duke, he could only say that no instructions whatever had been given to Her Majesty's ambassador at Constantinople to make any representations to the Turkish Government on that subject. (Hear, hear.) The House adjourned at 5.23. Our correspondent, telegraphing on Monday night, says Earl Russell is very ill from an attack of bronchitis, and did not, therefore, go down to the House of Lords to bring on his motion on the Eastern question to-night. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —MONDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr Seveme took his seat for South Shropshire. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr ADAM a new writ was ordered for Halifax in the room of Mr John Crossley (resigned). THE EASTERN QUESTION. Mr GLADSTONE gave notice that on Friday he should call attention to the despatch No. 150 addressed by Lord Derby to Sir H. Elliot, on the 5th of September last year, and make certain enquiries which he would endeavour to specify more clearly before that day, with reference to the treaty engagements of the country. His object was to ascertain what was the opinion of Her Majesty's Government with respect to those engagements in reference to the text of that despatch. Sir H. HAVELOCK gave notice of a question with respect to the mission of the officers of the Royal En- gineers to Constantinople, their duties, and whether they were sent with the approval of the Turkish Government. THE SALE OF LIQUORS ON SUNDAYS. Mr NORWOOD gave notice that Mr Wilson would, on the 19th instant, ask leave to bring in his Bill to pro- hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays in Eng- land and Wales. THE PRISON BILL. Mr RYLANDS gave notice that, on the second read- ing, he should move the rejection of the Prisons Bill. THE BURIALS QUESTION. In reply to Mr Talbot, 1Ir CROSS said that the Government would bring in a Bill to deal with the question of burial grounds gene- rally, and the Duke of Richmond would introduce it in the House of Lords. THE BULGARIAN OUTRAGES. Mr ASHLEY asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with reference to Lord Derby's despatch of the 21st September last, about the outrages recently committed on the Christian population of Bulgaria, in which despatch Her Majesty's Ambassador at Constanti- nople is instructed, after demanding an audience of the Sultan, to call for reparation and justice in the name of the Queen and of Her Majesty's Government," and to urge that the rebuilding of the houses and churches should be begun at once," and necessary assistance given for the restoration of the native industries, and above all to point out that lit is a matter tof absolute necessity that the 80 women should be found and restored to their families and in which despatch his Excellency is further instructed at the same audience" to mention by name Shefket Pasha, Hafiz Pasha, Tossoun Bey, Achmet Aga and the other officials," whose conduct had been denounced in Mr Baring's report, and to urge that striking examples should be made on the spot of those who have connived at, or taken part in, the atrocities," and that the persons who have been decorated or pro- moted under a false impression of their conduct should be tried and degraded where this has not been done already," what steps have been taken by the Turkish Government to comply to the demands of Her Majesty's Government ? Mr BOURKE, in reply, said that the hon. member had asked liim what steps had been taken to comply with the demands made by Her Majesty's Government in the despatch of Lord Derby, which was contained in the papers issued on the 21st of September last. As all the papers, or nearly all, were in the Blue books which were before the House, he was afraid that it would be rather difficult for him to give a satisfactory answer without quoting at length the papers in the hands of hon. mem- bers, and he did not suppose the hon. members would wish him to pursue that course. At the same time, it might be satisfactory to the House if he made a short state- ment, showing exactly what had been done since the date of the despatch to which his hon. friend had referred. In the first place he had no doubt hon. members who had read the Blue books would see that a despatch was addressed by Lord Derby to Lord Salisbury on the 24th November last at the time when he was at Constanti- nople, and there were two or three paragraphs in the dis- patch which, with the permission of the House, he would read. They would be found about the middle of the dispatch, and were as follows:—"It is with regret that Her Majesty's Government has learned from the subse- quent efforts of Mr Baring and Her Majesty's Consular officers how little has been done to give effect to those assurances of the Sultan." That alludes to the assurances of the Sultan at the time when the despatch of the 4th September was read to him by Sir H. Elliot. "Chefvet Pacha has been retained in posts of honour, and although Achmet Aga has been at last arrested, his son, who is accused of being equally culpable, has been allowed to escape, and is in concealment among the Mussulmans. The Turkish authorities have only sent a sum of £7,000 for the re-building and repair of the villages, although the Turks themselves have estimated the amount required at £30,000, and at one place Ali Bey, a notorious fanatic and a. participator in the outrages, has been appointed to ruperintend the works. Nothing whatever appears to have been done to restore the indus- tries of the Christian population. From the reports which have reached Her Majesty's Government it is doubtful how many of the 80 Women have been restored to their homes. 68 women and children are stated to have been brought back to Batak, but others still remain in the hands of their captors, or are otherwise retained, and the efforts of the Pacha of Salonica ro recover those who had been taken to that province have been impeded by the Mutessarif of Drama and other subordinates." Instead of examples having been made on the spot of the injuries, the commission under Sadoulcah Bey has been conducted at a distance from the scene of the principal outrages, and witnesses have consequently to be summoned from a considerable distance, the proceedings being thus delayed, the effect of examples lost, and the ends of justice to a gTeat extent frustrated. "The conduct of the commission has also been in many other respects most unsatisfactory. The few members of it who have shown any capacity for inves- tigation have been checked and hindered by the interrup- tions of their colleagues, and months after the massacre of hundreds of women and children and of unarmed men the commissioners were still considering whether such massacres were crimes." He read sufficient of that despatch to show what was th 3 opinion of Her Majesty's Government on the 24th of November. With regard to the progress made on the subject referred to by his hon -friend, Lord Salisbury executed the instructions he received under the despatch on the 8th December. He did not think he need read what Lord Salisbury said in his despatch, which would be found in the Blue book, but he might state generally the result of the commission sitting at Philippopolis for the trial of thoRp. persona ÍoO be implicated. The hun. gentleman then said that Achmet Aga and another individual had been condemned to death, and read a list of persons who had' been sentenced to periods of hard labour—from hard labour for life to six or three months. One had been cautioned; another dismissed; whilst Tossoun Bey, who according to Mr Baring's report, was one of the most deserving of punishment, had been acquitted. In consequence of this Mr Baring had been recalled by Mr Jocelyn from Philippopolis. With regard to Shefket Pasha, a committee had been sitting to inves- tigate his conduct on the occasion of the disturbances last year, and after that commission had finished its labours, if it appeared that he ought to be put on his trial, the authorities had promised that nothing should be done to shield him from the proper consequences of his acts. With regard to the other point alluded to, relating to the rebuilding of the houses and churches, some process had been made, and Mr Baring had reported that all the villages were now under shelter. Air Clarke, whose efforts for better- ing the condition of the Bulgarian they were all aware of, had alao been endeavouring to give what assistance he could. He (Mr Clarke) nad stated that the Turkish authorities were friendly, and that he had every reason to be grateful for the support that they had uniformly given him. With regard to the missing women, 68 out of the 80 had been restored. Relief had also been distributed by the authorities generally, and agricultural implements supplied to the villagers. He hoped the House would be satisfied with this very meagre summary of some portions of the despatches which would be found in Blue books laid on the table of the House. He did not think he could have trespassed much ;further on the attention of the House. The whole subject would be found in the Blue book. If the hon; gentleman wished for any further information regarding any particular case he should be glad to lay the papers before the House. Under any circumstances, the Government would con- tinue to present to the House, from time to time, any information that might be received on the subject. (Cheers.) MI GLADSTONE If I may be permitted to ask a question, or, rather, two questions, arising out of this matter. (Cries of "Order," and counter cheers.) I apprehend that it is very common for the convenience of the House to do what I propose to do—(cries of order") —and which hon. gentlemen do not appear to be aware of. It is quite agreeable to me to wait till the end of the questions, when my name is down on the paper for that purpose. I quite agree with the hon. gentleman opposite that it is impossible to give in a summary or tabular form the result of these proceedings, but there is one chapter with regard to the matter for which it appears to me a return must be prepared by Her Majesty's Government. First, would the hon. gentle nan allowfme to ask him whether it is true that Shefket Pasha has been arrested, and on what date; and, secondly, whether Shefket Pasha is, as it has been stated in the papers, a relative of Midhat Pasha. I think it would be possible for the Government, if they are disposed so to do, to prepare a return of this kind from papers in their possession; and I wish to ask if they will be good enough to do it. I shall be happy to give tho terms in which I think the return might be t yia„ a reteE&mfaS aiifc can. baiamisihed irOM the papers of the Government in the possession of the Government, of the dates, numbers, and particulars of judicial sentences-first pronounced, secondly executed— since the rising in Bulgaria down Co the present time. First of persons charged with complicity in the rising, secondly of persons charged with the perpetration of out- rages or complicity in the outrages, or other misconduct subsequent thereto. (Cheers, and cries of "Give notice.") Of course I cannot press for an answet on the subject now, but I thought that it might be convenient to the House if I stated the terms now. (Cheers.) Mr BOURKE said that he could not promise the returns without consulting the Foreign Secretary. THE ALLEGED SURRENDER OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE. In reply to Sir Geo. Campbell, Mr BOURKE said that no report had been received from the Consul at Jeddah with respect to the surrender f a runaway slave, who had come on board Her Majesty's ship Fawn, but he read a despatch from the captain, who stated that the slave had come on board, and complained of his treatment. He was given up on the demand of the Consul, as the ship was in territorial waters, and not on the high seas. Sir GEO. CAMPBELL gave notice that he should call attention to the matter at the earliest opportunity. SIR HENRY ELLIOT. In reply to Sir George Campbell, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Sir H. Elliot was still in Her Majesty's service, and he had not been removed from Constantinople as a mark of displeasure of the Government at his conduct, but in consequence of the instructions sent out by Lord Derby in the event of the Porte persisting in its refusal to comply with the demands of the Conference. Sir H. Elliot was directed to come to England to advise with the Government on the situation of affairs, leaving the Embassy in charge of a Secretary. He believed that Sir H. Elliot had received certain deputations, but nothing had reached the Foreign Office that required any notice to be taken of them. THE PAPERS ON THE EASTERN QUESTION. Mr W. E. FORSTER wished to ask a question relat- ing to the Blue books on the Eastern question which refj1.Üred a brief explanation. In the second of the Blue books there was a dispatch of January the 2nd from Lord Derby to Lord Lyons in which was stated, I told the French Ambassador so long ago as last year that I had warned Musurus Pasha that the Porte must not expect material assistance from England in the event of a war with Russia." He wished to know whether in case that warning was conveyed in a despatch there would be any objection to produce it. It had been stated publicly by Lord Derby that some such despatches had been written, and he did not doubt that the Government would think it right to explain why it was not included in the despatches given last year, as it was a despatch of a very important nature, and of a nature that must somewhat have surprised every unofficial member of the House Mr BOURKE said the despatch referred to would, of course, naturally have been found in the Blue book pre- sented last year, unless the Secretary of State had thought it inexpedient to produce it at that time. Cir- cumstances had changed, and the Government would be ready now to produce it. Hon. members would see when they read the despatch that there were good reasons for not publishing it last year. HOUSE OCCUPIERS DISQUALIFICATION REMOVAL BILL. The second reading of the House Occupiers' Disqualifi- dation Removal Bill was moved by Sir H. D. WOLFF, but the objection was taken by Sir C. Dilke that the Bill had not been distributed, and the debate was, after a short conversation, adjourned till to-morrow. THE IRISH SUNDAY CLOSING BILL. Mr SMYTH moved the second reading of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bill, the object of which is to close public-houses entirely on Sundays in Ireland. He mentioned that petitions with 89,000 signa- tures had already been presented in favour of the measure, and if popular opinion was a ground for legis- lation, no stronger case had ever been made for the action ofgParliament. Mr SULLIVAN opposed the Bill as an infringement upon the liberty of the people, because it would destroy the property of 16,000 or 18,000 of his fellow countrymen without giving them any compensation, and because he believed it would only have the effect of transferring the sale of intoxicating drinks to shebeen houses. He moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr MURPHY supported the amendment. Major O'GORMAN ridiculed a. proposal to soberise the people of Ireland, not by restraining drinking on any day of the week at home or abroad, but by forbidding them from entering on Sunday, houses licensed by Her Majesty's Government for the sale of intoxicating liquors. Sir M. H. BEACH had stated last year, and repeated now, that in deference to what appeared to be the general opinion in Ireland, and to the large majority by which the principle had been already sanctioned, he {was willing that the experiment should be tried, but with some limi- tation in regard to large towns, where there would be danger either of evasion of the law or of riotous proceedings. He confessed that this proposal last year to exclude towns of above 10,000 inhabitants, but to restrict to two hours the time for opening public houses in those towns on Sundays, was not very favourably received, and he therefore now suggested that the Bill should go to a Select Committee, who should take evidence as to the probable effect of Sunday closing in Dublin, Belfast, Limerick, Cork, and Waterford. Mr COLLINS considered that the scope of the inquiry ought not to be limited to the five towns named. Mr C. E. LEWIS thought the question ripe for deci- sion and that no good would come from the proposed reference to a Select Committee. Sir G. BOWYER trusted that the Government would persist in the limitation of the inquiry, so that a measure desired by a preponderating majority of the people of Ireland might have a reasonable prospect of passing this Session. Mr SULLIVAN warmly supported the Bill, assuring the G, vera;uent that they need have no apprehension of distui banc from efforts to promote temperance in Ireland. Mr GOULDING declared that the closing of public- houses on Sundays would be received as a great boon in Ireland. Mr SMYTH accepted the offer of the Government. The opponents of the measure, however, insisted upon a division, which resulted in a rejection of the amendment by 194 to 23. Majority 171. The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. THE VALUATION OF PROPERTY. Mr SCLATER-BOOTH asked leave to introduce a Bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the valuation of property for the purpose of rates and taxes. The amendments were not proposed with the object of varying the existing principles of valuation, but only of rendering them more effective and uniform, and to this end it was proposed to give some better control over the lists prepared by the overseers, and to provide a uniform scale of deduction. It was also proposed that there should be a re-valuation every five years, and that the Bill would establish a right to appeal to the Hight Court of Justioe direct from the assessment committee. Mr WHITBREAD, while approving of the union as the unit of local government, regretted that the Bill did not provide some means of connecting the different areas by means of county boards, or in some other way. Sir W. Barttelot, Mr C. S. Read, Mr Rathbone, and Mr Samuda offered some criticisms. Mr STANSFELD promised his assistance to the Go- vernment in passing the Bill, though he did not consider it went far enough. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. THE LETTERS PATENT FOR INVENTIONS BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL submitted a Bill for consolidating with amendments the Acts relating to letters patent for inventions, explaining that its provi- sions were mainly those of last year's measure. It was proposed to give an inventor provisional protection for a year, or longer if necessary, to enable him to carry on experiments, but before the expiration of that time he would be required to file a complete specification, which should be open to examination by examiners appointed by the Bill. The law officers would then have to determine whether letters patent should be granted, and if the appli- cant or the opponent was dissatisfied with their decision he could appeal to the Lord Chancellor. It was also proposed that in case the invention was not put in practice within four weeks of the date of the provisional specification, the Lord Chancellor should have the power of declaring the patent void. No patent communication from abroad was in future to be permitted, but every facility would be given to foreign inventors to take out patents in this country. The protection by letters patents would be ex- tended to 21 years, and the expense of obtaining the pro- tection would be lessened by one-half, but while the charge for renewals up to the seventh year would remain as now, there would be an addition for the renewal for 21 years. Mr DILLWYN feared the Bill would in a few years make the patent law nugatory. Mr MUNDELLA, while glad to hear of some of the provisions, viewed with apprehension those which tended to discourage patentees. Sir GEORGE BOWYER was of opinion that protec- tion of inventions ought to bel made as cheap as possible, and that the costly antiquity known as Royal Letters Patent ought to be got rid of. Mr SAMUELSON approved of the Bill. MrANDERSON, observing that to stimulate inventive genius it was necessary to make patents cheap, and to five the inventor sufficient time to reap the reward of his iscovery, gave it as his view that the Bill succeeded in the latter, but failed in the former, requirement. The motion was then agreed to. ROADS AND BRIDGES IN SCOTLAND. The LORD-ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law in regard to the management of roads and bridges in Scotland. The object was to throw the maintenance of the highways upon the rates, and place them under county management. A short discussion followed, in which Sir E. COLE- BROOKE, Mr J. BARCLAY, Colonel ALEXANDER, and Mr RAMSAY took part, after which leave was given. SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR IRELAND. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND ob- tained leave to bring in a Bill for the constitution of a Supreme Court of Judicature, and for other purposes relating to the better administration of justice in Ireland. The measure differed only in some unim- portant provisions from that of last Session, MISCELLANEOUS. Amongst the other Bills introduced were the follow- 1D|5ythe SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND, a Bill relating to the county officers, courts of quarter- sessions, and civil bill courts in Ireland. By Mr J. CO WEN, a Bill to amend the law relating to county court jurisdiction. By Sir E. COLEBROOKE, a Bill relating to roads and bridges in Scotland. By Mr MUNDELLA, a Bill to facilitate the estab- lishment of free libraries, museums, and science and art institutions. By Captain PIM, a Bill for providing county training schools and training ships. By Sir T. CHAMBERS, a Bill to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister. By Sir A. GORDON, a Bill for the protection of growing crops in Scotland from injury by rabbits and hares. By Sir C. O'LOGHLEN, a Bill for the holding of winter assizes in Ireland. By Mr ASHLEY, a Bill to further amend the law of evidence in criminal cases. By the ATTORNEY GENERAL, a Bill as to judicial procedure in certain cases of rating. By Mr JAMES BARCLAY, a Bill to provide security to agricultural tenants for certain improvements. A Select Committee on the lunacy laws was appointed at the instance of Mr DiHwyn. Xh £ House adjourned at 12.55 a.m.
. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at 5 o'clock. THE ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. The Marquis of HERTFORD brought up the following message from Her Majesty "I thank you sincerely for your loyal and dutiful address. I rely with confidence on your earnest consideration of the measures which will be submitted to you, and I shall ever be ready to co-operate with you in your endeavours to promote the happiness and prosperity of my subjects," THE EXTRADITION QUESTION. [ JSarl GRAISYtt^fi wished to asi; Wither the raagi l who was surrendered to the United States 'after refusal under the Extradition Treaty was given up without con- ditions. However that may be, he rejoiced sincerely that a question had been settled which was a public under the Extradition Treaty was given up without con- ditions. However that may be, he rejoiced sincerely that a. question had been settled which was a public scandal. The Earl of DERBY was gla th ■ question had been put, because although the papers were ready for presentation it might be convenient that he should explain the position in which the business stood. As the case stood last year there was, it would be remembered, a man of the name of Lawrence, whose surrender was demanded by the American Government on certain charges, and he was given up and put upon his trial. While he was upon his trial a representation was made, that in the event of con- viction failing on the extradition charge, steps would be taken to try him for a second offence, which had not been included in the demand for his surrender. That raised the question of the construction to be put upon the treaty, and as the Government of the United States did not deny the intention to put the man upon his trial for a second offence, and claimed the full right to do so, the British Government had no option, taking the view they did of the treaty, but to refuse extradition till the matter was settled. Lawrence, meanwhile, was tried for the extradition offence, and there was no question of the second trial. In August last, the American Government made the communication which, if it had come earlier, would have saved a great deal of controversy and trouble, namely, that so far as they were concerned, no steps had been taken, or were intended to be taken, to put Lawrence on trial for a second offence. The British Government continued to maintain the construction of which they put upon the treaty, but the point at issue being one that had not occurred in practice, it was felt that there was no further reason for suspending the operation of the treaty, extradiction was renewed without conditions, because conditions were no longer required, and the arrangements continued as before tLis question was raised, pending,the negotiations for a new treaty which were now going on. THE EASTERN QUESTION. Earl GRANVILLE wanted to know why, in the papers on the Eastern question, there was no record of the conversations of the Marquis of Salisbury with Prince Bismarck, Marshall M'Mahon, and the Due Decazes. If it was important that the public should know the feeling of Italy and Austria, it was surely no less impor- tant that they should be informed with respect to the feeling of Berlin and Paris, and he assumed that the omission was on the ground of the convenience of the public service. The Earl of DERBY said the noble earl from his great diplomatic experience, had anticipated the answer. The publication of conversations, sometimes of a confidential character, with foreign statesmen, must necessarily rest in the discretion of the Secretary of State and of the Government, and it was not that there was anything in the conversations with the Ministers of Italy and Austria which need pre- vent their publication. The conversations with the French Government and Prince Bismarck, were, however, of a more confidential character, and he had no hesitation in saying that their publication would have produced an unpleasant feeling abroad, and might have been regarded as a breach of confidence. THE COMMITTEE ON INTEMPERANCE. The Select Committee on intemperance was nominated on the motion of the Archbishop of CANTDRBUBY, and their lordships rose at 5.40 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. THE SLAVE TRADE. Mr E. ASHLEY gave notice that on an early day he will call attention to the relations between Abyssinia and Egypt regarding the increase of tht slave trade. THE DISMISSAL OF MIDHAT PASHA. In answer to Mr Mills, Mr BOURKE said no details as to Midhat Pasha's dis- missal had yet reached the Foreign Office, but an intima- tion had been received through the Turkish Embassy, and also by telegram, that the change of Ministry did not involve a change of policy, and that the reforms proposed by Midhat Pasha would be carried out. THE ROYAL ENGINEERS AT COX. STANTINOPLE. In reply to Sir H. Havelock, Mr HARDY said there was no objection to furnish the names of the officers of the Royal Engineers who had been sent to Constantinople and other parts of Turkey since last autumn, and the dates of their despatch and arrival; but when the hon. gentleman asked for a detail of the duties on which they were sent he must decline to give it, as they had been sent out for the information of the Government, and not of the public at large. (Hear, hear.) They had proceeded under the authority of the Field Marshal, Commanding-in-chief, and of himself, and their services had not been solicited by the Turkish Government. THE PREMIER'S GUILDHALL SPEECH. Mr SAMUELSON asked whether the telegraphic des- patch in which Lord A. Loftus had stated that the Emperor of Russia had pledged his honour that he had no views of conquest or of the occupation of Constantinople, and the reply of Lord Derby that Her Majesty's Govern- ment had received the Emperor's assurances with the greatest satisfaction, and that Lord Loftus was to speak In that sense both to the Emperor and Prince Gortscha- koff, had been communicated to the Prime Minister before the 19th November. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER: Of course they had. (Ministerial cheers.) THE SLAVE TRADE. In answer to Mr Anderson, Mr BOURKE stated that the Government had been in communication with the Government of Egypt on the subject of the suppression of the slave trade, and a con- vention had been prepared and would be forwarded to Egypt in a few days. The Government had been in com- munication with Turkey on the subject, but owing to the critical state of affairs during the past 18 months the ne- gotiations had been suspended. TREASURY GRANTS FOR PROSECUTIONS. Mr GORST gave notice that on an early day he would call attention to the loss sustained by the ratepayers in count.es and boroughs by the practice of the Treasury paying part only of the cost of criminal prosecutions, and move a resolution thereon. ARMY ORGANIZATION. Sir II. HAVELOCK gave notice that on that day four weeks he would draw attention to the deficiencies in military organization brought to light by the late so-called mobilisation of two army corps, and move a resolution. THE TRIAL OF ELECTION PETITIONS. Mr Serjeant SIMON gave notice that on an early day he would ask whether the Government intend this Session to introduce a Bill giving effect to the recom- mendations of the Committee of 1875, respecting the tribunal for the trial of election petitions, and an amend- ment of the law relating to corrupt practices at Parlia- mentary elections. NEW MEMBER, Mr Delahunty, who was escorted to the table by Capt. Nolan and Mr Downing, amid loud cheers, took the oath and his seat for the county of Waterford THE CASE OF THE OGMORE. In reply to Mr Plimsoll, Sir C. ADDERLEY stated that it was true that cer- tain seamen of the Ogmore had been committed to gaol for refusing to go to sea in that vessel, and that, on a survey ordered by the Secretary of the Board of Trade, she had been found unseaworthy and detained, and the seamen had been liberated. The Board of Trade had no power to compensate the men for their detention, but there was ample power under the recent Act for obtaining compensation from the owner. THE FINANCES OF INDIA. Mr FAWCETT moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the state and administration of the finances of India. He stated that his object was precisely the same as Mr Gladstone had in view when he moved for a similar committee six years ago. That committee sat for two sessions, but so vast and complicated was the subject that the inquiry was very incomplete, and the Committee unanimously recommended its re-appointment, which the events of the past three years, the depreciation of silver, the unsatisfactory state of the finances of India, and the exhaustion of its resources, now rendered imperatively necessary. Sir GEORGE CAMPBELL, in seconding the motion, strongly urged the Government to grant the inquiry. Mr SMOLLETT moved as an amendment :—"That this House, viewing with alarm the financial deficits in the finance of India during the last 10 years, and the con- stant additions to the debt, is of opinion that no new public works should be undertaken requiring fresh loans, and that, in order to place the finances of India on a satisfactory basis, the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure ought to be discontinued." Mr MELLOR seconded the amendment. After some remarks from Mr C. B. DSNISON and Mr ANDERSON, Mr S. M. CAVE, whilst agreeing with a great deal that had fallen from Mr Fawcett, did not think that the experience of the former committee was very satisfactory. The inquiry ranged over a vast variety of topics, and was it likely to lead to any practical result ? He believed that the frequent discussions in that House would be much better than a protracted investigation before a com- mittee. Sir GEORGE BALFOUR supported the motion, contending that unless the whole system of taxation in India was remodelled the most disastrous consequences might be expected in a few years. Mr D. ONSLOW opposed the motion. 1 It would waste much valuable time, and lead to no result. After some observations from Mr DUNBAR and Mr rosairn, Lord GEORGE HAMILTON Baid that the Govern- ment opposed the inquiry on the ground that it would be most expensive and futile. He severely protested against the improper and unbecoming manner in which Mr Smol- lett had attacked the officials of the Government in India He showed at some length that the revenues of India. were satisfactorily progressing, and that there was no real ground for the gloomy anticipations indulged in by several hon members, especially as regarded the returns from the public works, wnich were annually increasing. The Secretary of State and the new Viceroy were fully alive to the necessity of checking the expenditure, and he believed that the appointment of a committee would interfere with their efforts, and impair their respon- sibility. Mr GOSCHEN warmly complimented Lord George Hamilton on the ability and knowledge displayed in his speech, but he could not agree that the appointment of a committee would supersede the authority of the Secretary of State. The circumstances of the case, in his opinion, instead of rendering the committee undesirable, made it almost imperatively necessary, in the [present critical state of the finance of India, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Government would not have objected to the course if they had believed it would be of the slightest utility. The previous Committee was appointed at the instance of the Government of the day. Its inquiry was most minute. It travelled over a great range of subjects, and the same Government, feeling that it had done all it could, did not propose its renewal. 3Lhe House divided—J) or the motion 123 Against 173 Majority for the Government 50 lne motion lor a (select uomnuttee was lost, ana we amendment negatived without a division. THE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. "1 vord H. SOMERSET, the Comptroller of the House- hold brought down Her Majesty's gracious reply to the address. LATE SITTING. Mr MOWBRAY moved that no business, except money Bills, be proceeded with alter half-past 12 o'clock, when notice of opposition had been placed on the paper. This proposal was supported by the Government, but the Irish members strenuously protested against it. On a division the resolution was carried by 185 to 23. —— NEW BILLS. Captain PIM obtained leave to bring in a Bill to organise the mercantile marine Hospital service and the medical examination of seamen. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to allow English barristers to practice in Ireland, and to allow English judges to go on circuit in Ireland, and vice versa. Also a Bill to provide for the more .effectual representation of the peerage of Ireland. The Beer Licence (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The House Occupiers' DisqualificatIOn. Removal Bill waa, after some opposition, read a second time. The House adjourned at 2.15 a.m.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 2.15. THE THRESHING MACHINES BILL. Mr CHAPLIN moved the second reading of the i Threshing Machines Bill, the object of which is to require that they shall be guarded so as to prevent the men feed- ing them being entangled in the machinery. Captain HAYTER suggested that a penalty should be imposed on the employment of incompetent men. Serjeant SHERLOCK hoped the Bill would be extend- ed to Ireland. Sir H. SELWIN IBBETSON felt that some Bill of the kind was required, and thought that it might go still further, for in consequence of the numerous accidents some protection for the workmen was urgently required. After some further discussion the Bill was read a second time. THE IRISH CHURCH ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr PARNELL moved the second reading of the Irish Church Act Amendment Bill. He explained that his object was to authorise the Irish Church Commissioners to sell the fee, simple lands, etc., vested in them, to their immediate holders or tenants, at prices calculated at no less than 20, or more than 25 times the annual valuation, with a power to spread the payment over a period of 52 years, at the rate of £-1 9s per cent. Precisely the same facilities were already granted to the redemption of the tithe rent charge. Mr MACARTNEY moved the rejection of the Bill on the ground that it would give an undue preference to the tenants who had not already purchased, and interfere with the arrangements of the Irish Church Com- missioners. The Bill was supported by Mr FAT, Mr O'SHAUHNESST, Mr AncHDALE, and Mr S. MOORE, and opposed by Mr WHALLEY and Mr .MN,HOLLAND. Sir M. H. BEACH regretted that the Bill had been pressed on before the report of the Irish Church Tempor- alities Commissioners had been presented. He criticised the machinery of the Bill, which he hoped would not receive the sanction of the House, but at the same time he was sensible of the importance of inducing the tenants of Church lands to become proprietors, and would take the subject into consideration with the view of affording facilities for that object. Mr BUTT suggested that as the Government opposed this Bill they should adopt the same course as they had done with respect to the Sunday Closing Bill, and refer the subject to a select Committee. The House divided—For the second reading, 110; against, 150. The Bill was therefore reiected. SUNDAY CLOSING IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Mr C. WILSON moved for leave to bring in his Bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday in England and Wales. Mr ASSHETON complained that the Bill did not go further. He would even exclude the bona fide traveller from obtaining refreshment. Sir C. DILKE said that such a measure would cause' riots all over the country. Sir H. SELWIN-IBBETSON would not oppose the Bill at this stage, but believed that the House was opposed to its principle. Mr LOCKE, Mr HCGFSSEN, and Mr B. HOPE opposed the Bill, whilst Mr R. SMYTH supported it. Mr CROSS said that it might facilitate the business of the House if Bills were rejected on the first reading, but considering the character of this Bill it ought to be fully discussed at a later stage, although he was not himself in its favour. NEW BILLS. Mr MUNDELLA brought in a Bill to amend the Free Libraries and Museums Act. Sir T. CHAMBERS, a Bill to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Dr CAMERON, a Bill to amend the Publicans' Certi- ficates (Scotland) Act. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. WILTON.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. WILTON. On Saturday afternoon the Hon. Sidney Herbert issued a second address, denying the assertion of some of his op- ponents that he is a red-hot Tory, and stating that he is perfectly independent and unshackled by any pledges. The address of Mr Norris, the Liberal candidate, has been issued. His views, he states, are those of a thorough and consistent Liberal. Regarding the relation of this country with Eastern Europe, his sympathies are with the oppressed subjects of the Porte. He will be prepared to consider a well-prepared measure granting the franchise to householders in counties, and would desire the abolition of clerical fellowships in universities. He is strongly in favour of the establishment of local authorities, elected by the ratepayers, for the revision of local taxation. The Education Act of last session he considers a retrograde measure, and regrets Her Majesty's Speech contains no reference to the Burial Bill. Thursday, the 15th February, is fixed for the nomina- tion, and the poll will take place on Monday, the 19th instant. On Saturday Mr Norris addressed a public meeting. He condemned the Government in reference to the Bulgarian atrocities and, turning from national to domestic ques- tions, contended that our churchyards were national property, and that Dissenters, as well as Churchmen, have a right to be buried therein. He was in favour of disestablishment and disendowment of the English Church. Although not prepared to carry such a measfire speedily, it must, however come. Dissenters as well as Churchmen shouldbe allowed to become masters of the endowed schools. In this respect the conduct of the Government had been altogether reactionary. Boards of guardians were un- fitted and unqualified to deal with the question of educa- tion. He declared himself in favour of unsectarian education. Boards should be elected to deal with local taxation. Prison labour should be utilized, but articles manufactured by prisoners should not compete with honest labour. Policemen should not be game- keepers, for if gentlemen preserve game they ought to preserve it for themselves; and county-court judges should be appointed to act as chairmen of criminal business at quarter-sessions. At the close of Mr Noma's address a vote of confidence in him was passed. On Tu slav afternoon a meeting of the Halifax Conser- vative Association was held. On the motixiof Sirlly. Edwards, Bart., Mr Gamble, Q.C., was requested tc contest the borough in the Conservative interest. The learned gentleman briefly stated his views, and it is ex- pected will issue his address very shortly. Mr Hutchinson, a local newspaper proprietor, ha- been adopted a-o the Liberal candidate.
- ST. JAMES'S, IIATCHAM.
ST. JAMES'S, IIATCHAM. BREAKING OPEN THE CHURCH. A certain amount of sensation was created in the neigh- bourhood of Hatcham on Saturday night by a report that the church was being broken open, which, upon inquiry, proved to be correct. It will be remembered that the Rev Richard Chambers, who was some three weeks since appointed temporarily to the curacy, and whose name was appended to the notices affixed to the church on two Sun- days, somewhat suddenly resigned, the result being that in consequence of having no one in charge, the placard closing the church last Sunday bore the signature of the Bishop of Rochester himself. Up to Friday matters remained in precisely the same s-tate, but on that day the Bishop licensed the Rev Benjamin Dale, late curate of Much Hadham, Herts, to the vacant' curacy. The rev gentleman lost no time in taking steps to obtain possession of his church, and on the same after- noon he caused notices to be served, demanding the keys of the sacred edifice, first on the Rev Arthur Tooth, in Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and afterwards upon the church- wardens, Messrs Croom and Plimpton—in the former case a decided refusal being the result, the reply of the latter being to the effect that they were not in possession of them. At about midnight an attempt was made by the authorities to pick the lock of the church, which wa* however, unsuccessful, and it therefore remained, undis- turbed until Saturday afternoon. In the morning the church was placed in the charge of the police, and they held the sole guardianship until about a quarter to five o'clock, when Mr W. G. Swanson, the deputy apirantor to the Bishop of Rochester, accompanied hy the foreman to Messrs Chubb and Son, the locksmiths, and two assis- tants, escorted by Inspector Relfe, of the P division, and a small body of constables, appeared on the scene. So quickly had all the arrangements been made that at the commencement of the operations there were not half-a- dozen spectators but this number rapidly swelled as rumour of what was taking place gained ground, and though there was at no time a crowd, a goodly company had assembled by the time the entrance to the church was effected, a quarter of an hour later. Having arrived at tho church, tne locksmiths immediately proceeded to work upon the door of the vestry, which they considered most likely to be easily forced, but the task proved no light one, the bolts being shot home into sockets cut in the sohu stone work that formed the framework of the door, and it was not until six iron wedges had been inserted in different places that the business was effected, the masonry behind the bolts giving way bodily. Even then tho difficulty was not entirely surmounted, as there still remained a chain upon the door, which it was found impracticable to remove; but a small boy taken from the crowd. was utilised, by being forced between the door and the jamb into the interior of the vestry, when he speedily slipped the chain, and the church was again opened. The deputy ap- paritor, together with the locksmith and Inspector Kelfe, then entered the building, and proceeded to force off the other locks, a matter of very little difficulty, all entrance, however, being refused to any but those having official business in the church, an order having been telegraphed hy Colonpl TTpndersou to the insoector in charge to the effect that he was to remain m charge 01 tne ouulu!i and allow no person to enter until to-morrow s service. At about half-past six the Rev Mr Dale, accomPamed by Mr Day, the apparitor to the bishop, arrived, an at once went inside the church, taking formal charge of the building, and confirming the inspector's instructions with reference to keeping out all intruders. It must not be supposed that this was all allowed to take place without any protest on the part of the supporters of Mr Tooth. Mr Plimpton, one of the church- wardens, demanded from the deputy-apparitor and the inspector of police their authority for taking such proceedings. Inspector Relfe replied that he had received his instructions by telegram from bcotland- yard, but refused to show them, stating that he was quite prepared to take the responsibility of his actions, but would be happy to inform Mr Plimpton what the contents of the messages were that he would, moreover, give him the names and addresses of the persons who were breaking into-the church. Mr Plimpton then asked, as church- warden, if he might be allowed to enter the church but this was also courteously,tbut firmly,refused by the inspec- tor. The churchwarden then retired, but shortly after sent for Inspector Relfe, and demanded the names and addresses of those engaged in the operation of forcing the door, stating that action would be taken against them for so doing. He also took down the name of the inspector, with a view to proceeding against him for, as a peace officer, allowing any person to break open the church. After the Rev Mr Dale had left the church a guard of police was posted at the doors, with instructions to remain on duty until the morning. On previous occasions the police force have been allowed the use of the schoolroom adjoining the church as a shelter for their reserves, but on Sunday permission to do this was refused by Mr Plimpton, and the result is that they have obtained the consent of the railway company to occupy the old station on the north road, which is, however, somewhat more inconveniently situated. HATCHAM, SUNDAY. This morning and afternoon services were conducted at St James's Church, by the Rev B. Dale,of Much-Addam, Herts, the new curate in charge, assisted by the Rev Dr Craig. The altar had been stripped of every moveable decoration. The whole service was read, not sung, as there were neither singers nor organist present. Before the sermon Mr Dale walked to the front of the chancel and, in a loud voice, read the usual declaration made by every curate when he takes charge of a church, and requested the churchwardens to come to him in the vestry to append their signatures thereto at the close of the service. He announced that there would be morning prayer on Wednesday and Friday, and the celebration of the sacrament next Sunday. A person in the congregation said "Thank God." The sermon was preached by Dr Craig. At^the close of the service the churchwardens knocked at the vestry door, and on entering, were asked by Mr Dale to sign this declaration, but declined to do so. Mr Dale then asked if there were two paiishionera in the vestry, and being answered in the affirmative, got them to sign the declara- tion. In the afternoon Mr Dale himself preached.
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AGRICULTURE, THE WEATHER,…
AGRICULTURE, THE WEATHER, AND THE MARKETS. IfROM MONDAY NIGHT'S "MAKK LANE EXPRESS."] i Alter the lonjj period of forced inactivity, owing to the wet season, ploughing has become pretty general. Autumn-sown wheat, especially on high lauds, looks for- ward and healthy. The warm moisture with which the atmosphere has been saturated has been favourable to the development of vermin, to kill which a sharp spell of frost is much wanted. Thrashing has become more prac- ticable, and the increased offering of borne-grown grain at the .county markets, affords sufficient proof of renewed activity on the part of farmers. Still, the condition of English wheat has been, generally speaking, very unsatis- factory, and wheat sales have taken place at a decline of Is to 2s per quarter on the week. The leading features of the trade continue to be seen in the listlessness and in- activity of buyers. Where there has been pressure to sell, a concession of Is per quarter has been necessary, but a.3 a rule, millers have only bought to satisfy their imme- diate requirements. According to able authorities, from 13,000,000 to 14,000,000 quarters of foreign wheat, will be required to supplement last year's deficient harvest.
THE THRIFT OF THE WORKING…
THE THRIFT OF THE WORKING CLASSES. On Saturday afternoon, in the theatre of the King's College, Strand. Professor Leone Levi delivered a lecture on "Savings Banks and Friendly Societies." He said that in 1817, on the first formation of the banks, the amount due on deposits was ,£331,000, in 1S31 it was 1:15,000,000, and in 18C1 it was .S42,000,000. In 18G0 Mr Gladstone laid before the House of Commons the plan which became the basis of the present Post Office Savings Bank system, and now they already had iu hand 1:25,000,000, the" trustee," savings banks still having as large an amount as ever. Comparing the saving-bank system of England and other countries, England stood at the head. England had ;£2 Gs 8d per head, Scotland £110., 7d, Ireland lis, Ftance !}g lOa, Holland about 5, Austria e1 Ills, Germany £117R 4d, Switzerland £4 Is, Italy 16s Cd but while Great Britain had 9,42G depositors for every 100,000 in- habitants, Switzerland had 20,000 per 100,000, and France had only 5,000 per 100,000. He closed an interesting lec- ture by drawing attention to the benefit of the principle of life insurance, which he said he should much wish to see extended among the labouring classes. In the course of the subsequent discussion, Mr George T. Bart- ley, one of the managers of the National Penny Banks— said that the old saving-) banks and the Post-office banks did not pick up all the crumbs which were to bo picked up, and the national penny banks endeavoured, by making it available at all convenient hours and places, to do so. They at present liad te of these banks, which were open every night, and in their first year they had taken little short of £ 30,000,_ In addition to the ten banks being open every evening, they had school branches, which were doing an excellent work. They had also established workshop branches, which, however, had not been so suc- cessful. '1 he meeting closed with votes of thanks.
RAINFALL, AND ITS RELATION…
RAINFALL, AND ITS RELATION TO CIVILISED LIFE. At the fortnightly meeting of the Institution of Sur- veyors Mr G. J. Symons read a paper on the above sub- ject. Having given sketches of the mode of measuring rainfall, and the rules to be observed in doing so, the lecturer went on to say that, taking the country gener- ally, July and October might be regarded as the wettest months—July owing to the large amounts often falling during thunderstorms, and October from frequent steady rains; while the least fall happens in April and May. After touching on some heavy rainfalls that had occurred at various places the paper proceeded to deal with the water supply of towns, which claimed consideration respecting the practical application of rainfall statistics. Every inch of rain gave 22,023 gallons of water per acre, or 14 J, million gallons per square mile, and this fact formed the basis of all calculations respecting water supply. Of the entire quantity of rain falling in any given locality some was evaporated, some flowed off tlie surface, and some percolated to feed the subterranean springs, though the proportion varied with districts and in different years. The rough rule which had been frequently acted upon with reference to large schemes of water supply was that out of a fall of 40 inches G.6 inches were deducted for floods and unstorable water and 12 inches for evapora- tion and percolation, leaving the available rainfall 21.4 inches. After giving estimates of the amount of rain that can be gathered on the roofs of mansions for use, the lecturer went on to deal with the rainfall and crops. While recognising that agricultural drainage had added millions to the productive power of the country, he thought that in many districts it had been carried to too great an extent, especially in the undulating districts of the midland counties, where drainage had hurried the rain into the rivers, temporary floods were followed by half-empty streams, and a few weeks' dry weather left but a few pools of stagnant unwholesome water. The relation of rainfall and drainage to the effect of manure had not been sufficiently considered, as on a heavily manured and thoroughly drained field a heavy rainfall washed the manure into the streams, and instead of ferti- lising the crops contaminated the water supply. These two aspects of the great question of agricultural drainage afforded strong confirmatory evidence in favour of the argument that when man tried to alter natural conditions he must look far ahead or he might find he had incurred one evil through clumsily trying to cure another. A dis- cussion ensued, and the sitting closed with a vote of thanks to the author of the payer.
C VRDIXAlTMANNING~ON SCIENCE.
C VRDIXAlTMANNING~ON SCIENCE. Ccardinal Manning presided on Saturday night at the lecture—one of a course—given by Professor Corfielu on the laws of health. The subject of the lecture was the composition of the atmospheric air, winch was shown by experiment, the learned professor explaining, the qualitie- of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbonic acid. At the clo -e of the lecture, which was listened to with greac interest by a crowded audience :— Cardinal MANNING, in proposing a vote of thanks to professor Cerfield, said We are, no doubt, often inclined to think that our health depends chiefly upon our food and no doubt it must depend in a great measure upon our food, because whatever we take is as imilated, and if it be of a deleterious character, it must have a depressing effect upon the organism which lives upon it; but we don't remember or attach sufficient importance to this, that we take our food but two or three times in the day, "hila the air which we breathe is inhaled I don't know how many times in a minute. The health of our people depends on the application of scientific truths, and I think what has been said with respect to generating the disease we call consumirtion by breathing air which has been breathed before ought to touch the hearts of tliose who know the conditions of the houses and rooms in which there are congregated multi- tudes of hands, not so much in our great factories, where Government has been able to exercise a vigilant oversight, but in the rooms and houses of London, where young women are induced, or rather compelled, by the ne- cessities of gaining an honest livelihood, to "huddle together hour after hour, day by day, and where the air they breathe is, from deficient ventilation, inspired over and over again, and they are thus perpetually, in the midst of their industry, imbibing the germs of fatal disease. Those who have much to do with our people know this, that multitudes are cut off early in life with no apparent reason. When in them are developed the first signs and seeds of consumption, they are supposed to have inherited it from their forefathers, when they are, in f ct, the victims of such a pestilential atmosphere as the professor has been so well and clearly describing. Indeed, it seems to me mo it marvellous, considering the refined and delicate structure of the lungs—of which it is almost impossible to convey any idea in words—acted upon as they are every moment by inspiration, and considering the quality of the air which is breathed by those most meritorious and humble workers, the unknown and des- pised of the daughters of our people, that they are not cut off still more b rapidly. Tliis brings home to us tlie great importance, first of all, of all science in its most minute and domestic application. I may mention an example of what I mean in this way. Until some thirty or forty years ago, I think, the application of chemistry in agriculture was hardly thought of. Then Professor Liebig, by his industrious analyses, and appli- cation of his analyses to the affinities between certain chemical compounds defined earth, or the pro- ducts of the earth. That was the application of chemistry to agriculture what has been the result of that application every one knows. The maximum pro- ductiveness of the soil has yet to be ascertained but we are told that in the time of King John the fertility of England, as compared with the fertility of to-day, was as twelve compared to sixty. We do not even now know what may be the fertility of the soil beneath our feet under the influence of extended scientific knowledge and improved processes. But even now what plough- man, what tiller, what sower knows any more of Professor Liebig and his chemical analysis than he does of the fixed stars? All the applications of the most refined science pass through their hands un- consciously, and the desired result is produced. Iherefore such lectures as wo have heard to-night seem to me to have a very important and direct practical application. I daresay many who have heard it like myself will go home unable to reproduce in our own minds that subtle and unbroken analysis by which the professor, from nis first experiment down to his last conclusion, has earned our minds with him. Nevertheless, we shall carry with us this one conviction, and that is, that there is no truth in science, however high or however subtle, which has not, Oj 1. -J- n-i- r'r0' lOVe and will of our Heavenly Father, an application to our daily life. I am sure I interpret your feelings and wishes in returning our hearty thanks to Professor Corfield. (Cheers.)
FROM TUESDAYInIGHT'S "GAgfcrSTE."
FROM TUESDAYInIGHT'S "GAgfcrSTE." John Benham, jun., Cadogan Iron Works, Chelsea Middlesex, ironfounder. T Wm. A. Pooley, of Bush-lane, Cannon-sticet, .London, brewer's agent. Q Ja,cob Tear, of Stanley-hotel, Carshalton, Surrey, hotel- John^Maxstcd, of Harmen-street, Milton-next- Gravesend, Kent, mineral water manufacturer. Joseph Roper, of Pemberton and Orrell, -Lanca&nire, cotton spinner, eolliery proprietor, ana iarmer. Agnes Miller, of Fallowfield, Manchester, schoolmistress. John Hacking, of the Farmer's Amis beerhouse, Higher Walton, near Preston, Lancashire* beeihouse keeper and brewer. } h W^ter'l'j;"eWatte, of Harwich, Essex, ship chandler, blacksmith, and coal merchant. i. William G. Anderson, of Bracks Farm, near Bishop Auckland, Durham, farmer and cattle dealer. John Asher, of Market Lavington, Wilts innkeeper. Henry Samuel, of Newport, Mon., boot manufacturer and general dealer. ftl r James Smith, of Caerwent, Monmouthshire, grocer, draper, and shopkeeper.. George Patlley, of Swansea, Glamorganshire physician. William Champ, of Newcastlc-uiider-Lyne, Staffordshire, butcher. -TrTS ANNULMENTS I George Pocliin," of Coslcy, Leicesters.nre, wheexvvrignt; date of adjudication,November l«>tti, 1876. William Rodger Urwin, of Horton, near South Shields, grocer and flour dealer; date of adjudication, March 1st, 1869. IjOCAli liquidation?. G. Beaulands, Commercial-i-oad, Newport, Mou., toioc<r and baker, J. Powell, Llangeview, Mon-5 innkeeper. E. M. Morrisons, Mount Stuart-square, Cardiff, slup chandler and provision dealer, trading as Morrisons and Co. D. Harris, Taibacli, Glamorganshire, copperman. J. E. Ballineer Brunswick-street, Swansea, and lower- lane and We'stbury-street, Swansea, maltster, brewer, R &Mu^onh Hafod-street and Greenfield-street, Swanser, smith and grocer.. R. Gabe, Lord Raglan Inn, Merthyr Tydvil, innkeeper W. Marr Malabar Hotel, Llanelly, Cajmarthenshire, licensed victualler.. licensed victualler.. J. W. Dairies, the Three Horse Shoes, Carmarthen, licens d victualler und ropemaker. ¡ A. Morgan, Railway Tavern,Whitland, C'armarthcnsL're, innkeeper and carpenter. W. Phillips. Ffynoafawr Farm, near Talybont, Bre: en- ahife, farmer. ¡.
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Mr Justice MellisSi is Buffering from gout. It is feared ho will not be. able to renume his duties for some time.