The Aberdare Times

THE WORKING MEN ON THE EDUCATION BILL. A deputation of working men, representing the trade societies of the metropolis, waited upon Mr. J°' £ ter> last Saturday, to express tr.eir opinions upon the Edu- cation liill. The deputation was to have been intro- duced by Mr. Spurges, but he was at the last moment prevented from being present. The speaker found fault with the Government bill because it allowed a further extension of the denomi- national system, did not restrict education to strictly secular subjects, and did not make compulsion general. As an illustration of the danger of permittm what was called Bible teaching, Mr. Cremer stated that a schoolmaster at the East-end of London read as a I a-sage from the Bible, Fear God and honour the rriestl" It was of such liberal construction of Holy Writ as that that working men were afraid. Mr. Cr-iioer al-o said it was the opinion of many working men that the Government had been prevented from making the bill what they would have wished by some compact with the Irish pariy, who desired to retain the denominational system of education, Mr. Forster, in his reply, said this was a complete misapprehenf-ion. If, he said, I have not forfeited in yourminds all claim to credit and belief, take it from me that your supposition is an utter delusion and altogether erroneous. The fact of the matter is this that this bill, as brought forward by me originally, and especially in its present form, is less denominational than the present system in Ireland, and therefore the supposition that by carrying this bill we should be im- proving the status of the denominational party in Ire- land is an entire delusion and not founded on fact." With regard to the school boards, Mr. Forster said that the Government bad not pledged themselves to any particuly mode of election. Their desire was to get the best hoards possible, and to get them by the expression of the wish of the parent?. The members of the-, boards might be, and no doubt often woutd be, work- it g men who had gained the confidence of their neigh- bours. and there was nothing even to prevent their being women, if they had a knowledge of the question. Mr. Forster said that the conscience clause made it impossible) that there tliould be any compulsion of any kind on a parent to send his child to any religiou* teaching, denominational or otherwise, Bible reading or sectarian, whic i he dislikes. All that a parent has to do is to keep his child away, or to tell the schoolmaster that he is to be kept away. The punishment to the schoolmaster and the school if they do not obey the in- junction is the loss of all the money to be received from the Government. Working men need not fear their children receiving any religious teaching of which the parent* did not approve. Anything contrary to that w:-vs a false interpretation of the bill.

THE HABITUAL CRIMINALS ACT. The Home Office has addrts-ted a circular to magis trates recommending that in all cases where persons are charged with crime and there is reason to suspect that they are either habitual criminals or have been previously convicted, they should remand them for further inquiry, and if the fact should be ascertained, that they &honld commit for trial instead of convicting summarily. On this the Law Times remarks The propriety of this is so obvious that it is turprising any such special recommendations should be required But, in truth, the ad monition was needed Notoriously magistrates, both stipendiary and unpaid, are in PIe habit of exercising their summary jurisdiction without sufficient inquiry into the prisoner's antecedents. Ciiminals are well aware of this weakness, aud, by pleading kuilty, eagerly assist in piviug jurisdiction to the justices, knowing that committal to the sessions or assizsa would reveal their past histories, and insure for them peual servitude instead of six months' im- prisonment. It is to be regretted that an extended jurisdic- tion should have been given where the prisoner plea is guilty, for the greatest criminals are thus enabled to escsipe with comparative impunity. The fact that a prisoner pleads guilty of an offence not otherwise within the jurisdiction of the magistrate should of itself excite suspicion and incline the magistrate not to dcst with him summarily, unless satisfied that it was a first, offence. Great mischief has been done by the indiscriminate manner in which these summary convictions have been permitted, and we hope tbat the hint of the Home Office will be accepted cordially and everywhere acted upon.

ACTION FOR LIBEL.-ONE FARTHING DAMAGES. In the Court of Common Pleas, the cause of "MoyeU v. Gambier and Wife has been tried, in which the plaintiff. Miss Moyell, a lady advanced in life, sued to recover damages f >r alleged libels contained in two letters written by Lady Gambier. her aunt. The letters were addressed to Mrs. Search, Lary Gambier'a tistor. One of them contained the passage "God grant you may succeed in every effort to make that cheat Anne Moyell provide for y. u and yours. You and ourselves have her ill our powe: we know all about tne wiJI." Tiie declarat;on alleged that the meaning of this was that the plaintiff had unlawfully destroyed or cancelled a wid of her hi other Major Moyell. Tne te;oiid lefier taid, Say as you may, Tsidtev, er think as you mav, the world in general, and your own family far and near, kno-v that you have now a great command of money, you have a nugget entirely at your own disposal, and you have and do work it m-vt judiciously for your own interest and that of yur children but it is not working it rigVeou^y to leave un- paid SUCH a debt as yours to Mr. Moyeil" Tue defendants, in addition to Nut guilty," plea*, el that the plaintiff's br ther, the major, died in Franc? leaving an illegitimate sou, thit'according to law his movables s) ould be placed under sa il, and that. the plaintiff wrongfully removed from the house a quantity of valuable securities, to conceal them from the French authorities, and that the word "cheat" in the alleged libel referred to this. Sir J. Karslako and Mr. Pinder appeared for the plaintiff; and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Charles Bowen for the defendants. It was stated that Sir Edward Gambier, the de- fendant, was a retired Indian judge. The plaiBtiff lived for some years with her brother in France. He managed and invested the property which belonged to her. He made several wills, some of which were never completed, ard one or more had been cancelled. The plaintiff denied that she bad ever tampered with any will, and as to the securities, ihe had removed them because she objected to their being placed under seal, and all or most of them belonged to her. This was done without any improper object. In the spring of 1867 the plaintiff brought an action of slander against Sir Edward and Ludv Gambier, and that was put an end to by the defendants making a statutory declara- tion, negativing the imputation which it had been sup- posed was made upon tLe plaintiff. This was made on the 27th May, 1867, and in consideration of it the plaintiff discontinued the action and undertook not to take any further proceedings in reference to these in at ters. One of the letters now sued on was dated in 1866, while the other was unda/e; and the plaintiff stated they had not come to her l auds until alter the settle- ment of the previous notion. The present action was brought in August 1J- 6D • but it WM stated that it had been delayed in so'nsequ-nce of the pU-ntiffs iilnefs. The plaintiff, in htr evidence, gave a long account of the affairs of herself, her brother, and other membra of her family, in reference to the statements in the alleged libels. The Solicitor-General, in cross examination, put the folio wins: questions to her in reference to age How old is Lady Ganbier? -I am afraid she would not like that question put to lier. The Lord Chief Ju tice That h the very reason why it Is put now.—Then I will not answer it. Is she older or younger than yon ?—Much older. The Solicitor-General: How old are jou?—I do not choose to answer. I am afraid I must ask. Are you seventy ?—Make me 100, if you please; but. I am not going to answer. (A. laugh.) f "would make you twenty years younger it I could. I will tell You my age it you like.-I don't want to know. (Laughter) I ready must ask your sge.—The English law doeg not force me, I believe, to answer such a question. (Loud laughter.) Is your aunt about eightr ?-"he mav bp. In answer to a suggestion that she should writedown her age and hand it to the jury, who a!otie would see it, soe said she would rather not; and at length the question v. na not further pressed. On the part of the defendants most voluminous de- positions Were read, on which the defendants gave their explanation of the meaniog of the alleged libels, of the circumstances which took place on the death of the major, and of various other matters. His lordship left it to the jury to say what was the meaning of the statements upon which the action was founded, and whether they were libtllous. He said that it seemed to him that there was a. good deal of exaggeration on both side?. The learned counsel for the defendants used strong language in reference to the mo iVfs which had actuated the plaintiff in going to law, and for which there did not seem to be much foundation whilst, on the other baud, the plaintiff laid her damages at £10,000 though it seemed that the allt-ged libels remained unseen by anybody in the possession of Mr. Seatiefor some time, aud afterwards 0 got into the possession of the plaintiff herself. These being the circumstauces, the jury, if they should find for the plaintiff, must sny what was the amount of damages sho was entitled to. The jury found for the plaintiff upon the first count, I damages one farthing, and his lordship refused to certify for costs.

RAILWAY DAMAGES. The following casas have been tried during the past week in London:- REYNOLDS V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The plaintiff in this cafe was a lady in independent circum- shnces; she was (i years of age, and she claimed damsges for dreadful injuries which she had suffered whilst a passenger on the defendants' line. The plaintiff left Waleiloo for Wimbledon by the 5.35 train on the 16th November, 1868. On getting out at the latter station she fell between the platform and the tr ain, and was dragged along for some distar-ce. When found, htr head was jammed between the plat- form and the steps of the cariiage so tightly that she could not be got out until the step bad been sawed a^iiy. When got ou., it wa-3 found thrt her left eyelid had beEl. to: 11 away the temporal Rltery WNi lure, and her back andfihoulders were very severely injured. She had to be on a water bed until the June following the accidenf, and bhe had ever since the occurrence been, and still was, under the doctor's haldi. There was always pain in her back, and it was sometimes 80 severe as to keep her in bedjfor dajstogether [She was unable to walk without assn-tance, and had never fully recovered tbe use of her right arm, so that she was not yet able to dress herself. Before the accident the had enjoyed good health. The question iu the. cause was enjoyed g )od health. The question in the cause was and as she was a-ihtijjg it moved on again, and so threw her down. It was said that it was the practice for this train to take in water at that station, and that, in the event of the tender not stopping exactly oppo- site the water-spout, it had to be moved backwards or forwards until it was in the right position. Further, it was said that other accidents had happened in con- sequence of this practice. His lordsuip, however, refused to receive evidence of this statement, because it was not suggested that the facts had ever been brought to the knowledge of any superior servant of the company. The defence was that the plaintiff got out before the train stopped, and so caused the accident that she was cautioned by a passenger not to get out, and that one lady put up her hand to prevent her doing so. As to taking in water, it was said that the train very seldom stopped in a wrong position, but if it did, then it was not moved until all the passengers had got out The jury, ?f :.r r considering the matter for a short time, found a vt-rdict for the plaintiff—damages £ 500. His Lordship reserved to the defendants leave to move for a nonsuit, upon the ground that there was no evidence of negligence on their part. CALDICOTT V THE MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action tr) recover compensation for injuries which the plaintiff suffered in consequence of a railway acci- dent on the (If-fiid line near Northerns, a sratiou be- tween Sheffield and Great Grimsby, on the 13th of December, 1S69. George CaldicoU, the plaintiff, said he was a grey- hound trainer living at Acton, in this county, and on the day of the accident he started for a coursing meet- ing at Brigs. While bitting in the traiu he felt a shock, and after a period of unconciousness he found himself on the line. He was tiken on to Brigd: and put to bed next dav, being anxious b run the grey- hounds under his care, be waa taken in a covered cart to the course, though suffering great pain all the time. After his return ho tie he was confined to his bed five) or MX weeks, and had gitice suffered severely frompa n in the head, the back, and the legs, and v. as unable to walk, and has been much injured in his sight and the system generally. It was proved that the train by which the plaintiff was travelling corsisted of a great number of goods' carriages, with three passenger carriages attached at the end. One of the goods' carriages gave wa r, and the remainder of the train went over an embank- ment. ) hf defendants admitted their liability the only question, therefore, for the jury was the amount of damage which the plaintiff h s.d incurred. Medical wit- nesses were called on both sides, and the jury agreed to a verdict of £600. BETHELL V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. This was another of the almost numberless fictions which have aiistn out of the New Cross acjident._ The plaintiff was himself a licensed -\ijtualler, and if any credit could be given to his personal appearance and to the evidence of his witnesses, he had suffered most grievous spiral injuries. In the opinion of one mecieal witness ribs close to the spine had been fractured, ai d, perhaps, even a portion of the spine itself. He is now bent nearly double, and likely to get worse. Another medical gentleman apprehended paralysis, another hoped for some alleviation of the symptoms, but all agreed that the plainrifl would never recover from the curvature of the spine caused by the accident. Mr. Cole called no witnesses, and in the end the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff-Da.ma.ges, £ 1,000. FLOYD W. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON COMPANY. This was also a New Croescase, and it lasted during the rest of the day, but it was not of so serious a nature as the previous one. The defendants paid B120 into court, which sum the jury thought was suffiuiant, and found for the de- fendants. BILTON AND WIFE V. THJI SOUTH-BASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for personal injuries receivod through ttte alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. The plaintiff, Mr. Bilton, was a member of the Chancery bar. On the evening of the 29ih September last Mrs. Bilton proceed to Gravesend by the defend- ants' railway, accompanied by twochildren, to join her husband. The plaintiff's case was that the train stooped short of the platform, and that in stepping 1 out Mrs. Bilton fell forward on her face and seriously injured herself. She was enceinte at the time, and a few days after she wa.s obliged to call in a medical man and sutfered very severely. The defence was contributory negligence arising from extreme im- patience and an eagerness to alight before the train had been brought up to the platform, as subsequently was done and upon which most of the passengers alighted. One of the defendants' witnefllle3 swore positively that he told Mrs. Bilton to keep her seat, as the carriage would be drawn up to the platform. i The train consisted of 18 carriages, and the platform was not sufficiently long to take the whole of them in. It was dark at the time of the accident. Mrs. Bilton, however, aligbted before that part of the train could be drawn up to the platform. Eventually the jury returned a verdict for the de- fendants.

A CURIOUS CASE. At tho Worship-street police- court, in Lond on, Mr. Clarkson, nged 24. residing at Richmond-house, Brighton, appeared in mswer to an adjourned summons, which charged him with having deserted his wife Louisa, whereby she had beeuno chargeable to the parish of St. John, Hackney. Mr. Abbott, solicitor, was for the complainant; Mr. Montagu Williams, barrister, represented the defendant; and Mr. Shorter, cleik to the Hackney Board of Guardians, attended to watch the case. It appeared that the defendant is well connected and of independent means. The prosecutrix, who was fotmerlv a servant in his father's home, was married to him about five years ago. The marriage was uni- formly discountenanced by his parents, yet they lived very happilv together, and three children bad been born. At the end of April, while they were Jiving in Sherwood-place, Dalston, the defendant announced his indention of going to Brighton and taking the c.iildren with him. He parted fr' m his wife at the station in the most affectionate manner; but from that time until the middle of May, when he was brought before the magistrate at this court on a warrant, she saw nothing of him. Having no means of supporting herself, she wa.s compelled to apply to the Hackney Board of Guardians for assist- auce, and the relieving officer, finding that she was without the necessaries of life, made her an allowance of bread, tea. sugar, and 2s. a week. Proceedings were then taktn against the defendant, and a warrant for his apprehenfcion was put into force. The case has been adjourned from time to time in order that an arrangement might be come to; but the matter could uot be adjusted in consequence of the prosecution be- lieving that the allowance which the defendant pro- posed to settle upon his wife was inadequate more- over, the latter applied to have the care of the children, and the defendant said be did not know where they were. Eventually the defendant agreed to allow her 25". a week, but Mr. Abbott, remarking that the defennant was ex- pected to leave E agl.ud shortly, proposed an inter- lineation in the agreement, makicg his father respousi- bIe for the due fulfilment of it. The magistrate caidt that unless this proposal wasaccedf-d to he bhould com- ruit; the defendant to prison. The clause was inserted, and the defendant ordered to pay 98 5a., being the ex- penses incurred by the guardians in maintaining th" wife and taking thesa proctelii gs. Tue two younger children are to be given up to the wife.

A FRENCHMAN ON LONDON. M. Cbarles JIngo, son of Victor, who has been paying Lon- don a visit describes his inuniesfioii in the Rappel which is thus summed up by the Pall-Mall Gazette:- He found there "4,000,000 men and not a single lounger. A feverish and phlegmatic circulation in a fog. Evtryone rushing in pursuit of business, for time is money the second is worth a shilling, the minute a guinea. Evtry thing circulates pell-mell—the penny boat on the river, the waggon in the street. OG-e has a railway overhead, another under foot a railway to the right, a railway to the left. The Thames runs 1w- tween two trains, one of which parses over, the otner under the river. The penny boats have a locomotive under the chimney, and an her under their wheels. We are then told that St. Paul's looks as if it were built of cugar, Westminster of pasteboard, and the Tower of London of Dominoes. The police are dressed iu green. Now and then there is a red soldier with his hair parted behind aud a stick in his hand. High over the trees of Hyde-park riges the equestrian statue of Wellington, withhis cockedliatuQderhisarm. Su^ar all this over with 300,000 women of bad character, and you have London—a prodigious night-mare, where everything is of iron, mud, co;d, and rain, where tun- nels ure smpended and bridges are su iterranean, whose houses are tombs and shopkeepers phantoms. Mr. Charles Hugo then proceeds to tell us how he visited Louis B anc, who lives in one of the best quarters of London, and had to pay five shillings tor half-an-hour's mad gallop—that is 7f. 25c." He dined with Louis Blauc, and met Mr. Smalley, who is an amiable man, and an amiable American is worth two charming Englishmen." The conversation turned on liochefort and Flourens, and M. Louis Blanc assured his guests that the latter had always expressed the greatest repugnance for political assassination. It was remarked, however, that, Napoleon I., founder of the present dynasty, had installed the statue of Brutus in the Tuileries when first consul, and had left a sum of money in his will to Cantillon, who had fired at Wellington, Tue next day M. Louis Blanc took M. Hugo to the Tower, wher.- they saw all the Crown jewels but the Koo i-noor, that famous diamond, stolen from India, which the Queen keeps hidden in a drawer, so as to have 100,000 OUOf. in her pocket in case of a revolution. In the courtyard the spot where Anne Boleyn was beheaded was pointed ou% And they reproach us with '9S 1 sighed Louis Blanc.

"BLACKWOOD'S" REVIEW OF LOTEhAIR. a t-1 Blackwood's Magazine for .Tune a In a the review of "Lotnair," in which the r e vi eJe !• rep lies to his censors, and whilst reasserting tbe reviewer repi d m*kCS use of the opportunity to uit- iha-e a few adiiiUom1' shafts at Mr. Disraeli and his -'foolish novel The tone of this rejoinder may bo pretiy well judged of by the following passages One graud count of toe indictment against us is that, in alluding to things Jewish, we have rendered our article per-onal and offensive to Mr. D,sraeli. Now, we should have said just what we have Paid if Mr. Disraeli traced his pedigree to Harold or William the Conqueror; for it is not tiie man of Jewish descent, but the champ'.on of H-brew pre-eminence, perfection, and other nonsensical pretensions, who has been the object of our aUiuIH. ] he most conspicuous feature in some of his later novels has been the asserted supe- riority of the Jews to all other people. To talk of this in discussing his merits as an author is no more per- sonal than to mention hero-worship in connection with Carlvle, f i- certain fantastic theorifs of art in reviewing Mr. Ruikin, We have spoken of Mr. Disraeli in the character in which it is his pleasure to disport himself, and 114 wLich he is universally rejognizable by all who ever heard of him. For a quarter of a century his s air's*s have depicted him with pen and pencil under "Codiingi-by" vanishes if the Jewish element is ignored. In ¡,hat parody, a vendor of old clothes, cheap penknives, and similar wares, inhabits a palace filhd with fabulous delights, and plays a tune en "the little harp peculiar to his nation." This is the Jew that Titmarsh drew. And now the critics, who have been so long chuckling over and repeating ridicule of this sort, suddenly discover that we, from whose article nobody can derive the remotest hint of anything con- cerning Mr. Disraeli's private life, are guilty of gross personality. Do they think that, because they are thus tardily virtuou-, there shall be no more calces and ale ? Yes, by St. Anne and ginger shall still be hot in the moath, thouga they prefer to offer their readers sawdust.

JOTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS. Boston church-goers complain that if their ministers keep on using such nig words they will be compelled to carry dictionaries as well as prayer-books to "mettiug." Is the complaint quite Iccil ? An incorrigible New York loafer, being taken to titl: for his lazn.ess, replied, "I tell you, gentlemen, you are mi.-taken I have not, a lazy bone in my body but the fact is, 1 was born tired An awfuliy curious bore, learning that a young lady was going by railway to the city, asked, "What motive is taking you thither, my dear?" "r believe they call it a locomotive, sir, was the innocent reply. The intrusive stranger was extinguished. Here is a despatch said to have been sent from President Llnc-ln to General Hooker:—" If the hsad of Lee's aimy is at Martinsburg and ilict tail of it on the plank road between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the animal must be pretty slim somewhere. Couldn't you break him ?" The reply uncourteous was given to an enthusiast who was speaking of a leoent lmrriage with a military man and an advanced spinster in these iords-" None bat the brave deserve the fair." Reply—"Yes, none but the brave can live with some of them." A Western coroner's jury returned a verdict thatthe deceased came to his death from exposure. "What do you mean by that? I asked a relative of the dead man "there are two bulletholes in his skull." The coroner replied, with a wave of the hand, rust so—he died from exposure to bullets." During the time of a great religious excitement, an honest Dutch farmer on the Mnh%wk was asked his opinion all to wh ch denomination of Chiistians w?s on the risjlit way to heaven. "Yell d-n," said he, <( ven we ride our wheat to Aib »nv some say cish road ii the best, and some say dat; but iDdob'c make ir.ush difference which road we dake, lor wheu we pret dee, dty utver ask us vich v#y we come iiiid its none of their pizziness—if our wheat is good.1

EPITOME. OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The carpet weavers of Leeds have asked for an ad- vance of 25 per cent on their wages. It is said the cash to the credit of Lothair by three editions is jM.OOO. A lady of title, the widow of an Irish peer, was among the recipients of out-door relief at Lambeth Work- kouse during the past week."—Court Journal. Dr. Vaughan, Master of the Temple, preached before the Queen last Sunday, in the private chapel at Windsor. Dr. Octavius Winelow, who has been known as a popular Nonconformist preacher for more than a quarter of a century at Leamington, Bath, and more recently at Brighton, has been ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Chichester. The postage of all papers coming from and through Germany will be increased in price from the 1st of Ju]y, and not decreased as the public expect, the weight being for news- papers about 11 oz. for 9 lOths of a penny. A complete statement of the losses sustained by the Fenians in their late raid on the Canadian fror.tier shows that they had eleven killed and seventeen wounded, three o them mortally. The shopkeepers of Nagpore have displayed their hostility to the inconu-t-x by closing their shops for two days, and by sending petitions daily to the Financial Com niissiomr against the tax The cattle disease havirg broken out at WiEsilbtirg, in Hungary, the authorities, in order to preventitsspreadiiJg in Lower Austria, have taken precautionary measures in con- formiiy with the hw of 29th June, 1868. A hnndre 1 casks of butter lately arrived in England, from Canterbury, New Z^alaud, were landed in good cin- dition, and have been freely purchased by the trade at about 10d. apound. This is the first occasion on which such a shipmeut has been successfully made from one of the Austra- lian colonies, and Is possibly the forerunner of a trade which may be of imparlance to the population of the mother country and of these territories. A son of the Earl of Macclesfield, a youth about eighteen, who has jusc returned irom Oxford, while ridingou Monday morning with his sifter in liirdclge-walk, Loudon, wa, thrown from his hoise and picked up insensible. lIe was taken to Westminster Hospital, and fortunately was found to be Dot feriously hurt, only stunned. After remaining there two hours he was so fir recovered as to walk to the carriage which conveyed him home. An accident of a nr.elaiicho'y nature befel a young man named Lewis on Saturday morning, at the Rhymney Works Rbymney. Deceased was employed at an engine, and while oiling the machinery, by some means his jacket caught in some poition of it, i-.ud he was dragged into the wheels aud torn to pieces before the engine could be stopped. The theme of general talk iu Liverpool on Saturday was the refusal of the Bishop of Chester to consecrate the new church of St. John the bantift (which has bem erected at a large c^st by Mrs. Iteade, of West Djrhy) on account of the decorations of the altar, which his lordship deemed out i of place." Tile atel) taken by the Bishop is viewed as a stlong practicai protest against liitualistic ornamentation I and ceremonies, and is regarded with great satisfaction by the Low Church party. It is understood that t he decorations will be modifl-d. The great ros" fhow of the season fock place last Saturday at the Crystal Palace, some IS,000 visitors being present. Tne show was in every respect a splendid one, and several hundreds of varieties of roses were shown varying in tint from pink to -carlet, and from white to almost black A lirge number of were given, and some specially for taMe"decorations for diner d la Runse, of which there were some excellent examples that attracted great attention from the ladies. A fresh discovery of diamonds has just taken place in Australia, at Kidd's Gully, Daylesford. Several have been taken to Melbourne for examination, and one of them is de- scribed by Mr. Brunke, a jeweller, as of the finest water and close upon a carat in weight, The finder, one of a party of mii.ers, states that many stones of a similar character have pis.i d tbrouohhis bauos aud been thrown away as worthless amid Ll the taaings" of the gold washings. Mr. Brunke says tha" he has within the past fiva or six mouths purchased about twenty diamonds from miners who have found themin the neighbourhood of Talbot. The Russians take extraordinary steps to instil a love for the Czar in the hearts of their Polish subjects. At all the theaties in Poland, on the termination of the ordin- ary performances, the police close the doors and permit no one to leave. The curtain arises, and a large portrait of the E in per or Alexander is discovered 'ihe autors dressed in black and the actresses clothed in white niaka a becoming obeisance to the eiffgy of his Msj-Jsty. The orchestra plays the Russian national hymn, and the entire audience takes up the chorus The police keep their eyes and ears open to d's- cover those persons who abstain from singing. At tbe ter- mination rf the chant the duors are opened, and the audience is permitted to depart. On Saturday two dead bodies were found in a lake near Men ting Bridge, a quiet, out-of-the-way place in West- moreland, and near the borders of Yorkshire. The b)dies were identified as Margaret Stephenson, twenty-nine year? and Frederick Stephenson, aged one year, wife and son Of William Stephenson, labourer, Deepdale. The child was lying dead on its mother's breast. Io is Buppofed the womau committed suicide, haviDg previously killed the child by drowning. She left a note at her home, saying, You need not expect me back, you will never see me any more." Her Majestv the Queen has communicated to the directors of i he Workmen's International Exhibition, through the Prime Minuter, that she will become the patroness of the Exhibition, and that should, her health permit, she will at some period visit it. The directors are in hopes that her Majesty herself will open the exhibition, or should she be unable to gratify her subjects in this particul tr, that she will direct some mernbir of the Royal Family to perform the ceremoey on her behalf. In Prussia, as in Eagland, the extreme Liberal party is now agitating for secular education The president of the "Free-School Society" of Berlin has just published a report on 35 prize e:san s on the question, "Is teaching of reli- gion in national schools essential to education 1" Two of the es-ays have been pronounced deserving of the prize, rail both are m favour of the exclusion of relig:ous teaching from the schools. Auother report has been published by a deputy (f the Prussian Parliament, Dr. Paur, on the petitions pre- sented last session in regard to the educational question. There were 2 750 of these petitions, proceeding partly from teachers, partly from other persons of all classes of society. At a recent seance in Paris, the medium made a groat mistake, wiiich created much laughter at his expense. Oo one side of the room was a husband; on the other the wife. The wife asked during the evening, '• II JW many children have I." Ttie reply was Four which, indeed, was the correct, number, and the medium gained credit; but when, later in the evening, the husbaud, who was not known to the medium, asked the tame question, the response was "Two," which brought down immense ridicule upon the poor medium. Apropos of the small-pox and the French habit of kissing, which is so agreeable under certain circumstances, a learned doctor writes to the papers to prove that this habit has its dangers a3 well as its pleasures. He says that the contact of lip3 is sufficieut to communicate almost any malady, and highly extols the more sanitary expression of feeling practised in England, known as une poignce de mains." He winds up by warning his read that a kiss may end often in death The Moniteur and Opinion -?,ra'aJanaiysls of the publication by a London paper of a prttende^ commence at acte d accusation m the trials for con^vi[ia that foreign Blois on the 18th of July, b sUCh documents while journals should be French Press, which is they are jealously from printing them until they moreover P^d ^law says that it have been piiblicly iiities of its contemporaries if it would share the a inquirjes and a c«reml exsininn- had not published in the PaH Mall along the Rhine, ihe poet having a new potru in view. The Philadelphia Ledger says that during the last year the Staies' expenditure for artificial limbs for wounded soldiers amounted to 416,COO dols. The aristocratic pigeon-shooting fraternity blush to find their deeds fame, it would seem, so they have, some of them, adopted a nom de gnm.Court Journal. Two Boston paptrs are accusing each other of steal- ing parts of one another's obituaries of Charles Dickens. It appears that they both copied from the same book. Now that the ladies are- having everything their own way, it is said that printed declaratijns, with Mat.k forms are to be used by young ladies who have lovers t >o modest to propose. The laaies themselves fill out the blanks, and, of course, no sensible man can refuse signing them. Alarm was created at Gibraltar by an intercepted It tter from which itwas^athered that an attempt was about to be made to blow up the powder nif-gazines. The recent brigandage has made the imiahitants nerv-ou-i, but there seems to he no doubt that this threat of vengeance was a mere brutvm fulmtn. The Cornish potato cr..p is turninrr out remarkably well this y«ar, and the end of Jure lias been reached with- out any symptoms of diseare. A 1 irg-.v quant-ty O. esriy potatoes has bieu forwarded to London Uiau for mai y years past. The Civilian san :Mr. Baxter and his chief, having disposed of the clerks in the Admiralty, have row turned their attention to the cleric?, manv of whom are, it is stated, to be forthwith disestabl.th; d The first to undergo thisplessant ordeal will be the chaplains of the divisional ships in the Coastguard and Steam Reserve." The Prince of Wales's Ball, which was to have taken place on Monday night, was postponed in consequence of the de:1th of the Earl of Clarendi n—The Queen's State Concert ¡,t B'li kiigliarn Palace, announced for Wednesday, tbe 29th instant, was also postponed until Wednesday, the 6th July. When Isabella II. and Don. Francis d'Assi.-e se- parated, it was arranged that the ex-ki-ig should recehea pension «f £ 1".O.OCO fiatics. The periodical payments liavo TI ot, however, been made, aud as D >n F.auciais being presfed by his creditors, he is about to comnence an action for the recovery of the pension. Some excitement has been caused at Washington by tho disclosures of a Congrcuiii.al Investigating Com- mittee with reference to the attempts of the Cubdn Jun^ato procure the recognition of Cuban independence It is alleged that attempts have been made to bribe members of Congress and ne»-s;nper correspon'lonls, the former to vote and the latter to write in favour of the project. A recent report ( f the Unii ei States Department of Agriculture states tl at returns from 417 counties of lhat country shJW tLat 99 bS9 sheep were killed hy dogs in the course of last year It is estimated that full returns wonid prove that the number, in fact, reached half a million, and the money loss two millions of dollars. At Jersey, on Thursday in h,t week, the It v Edward lieale, minister of All Stiais' Church. Jersey, w:;a drowned whilst bathing on St. Aubiu's Sands. The dec-ased had IK en but a few minutes in the water when he was seen to disappear, and on assistance being rendered and his body recovered he was found to be quite dead He was subject to fits, and it is presumed that he was seized with one whdst in the water. I It is announced from Paris that at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon (ch« 25th; Queen 1-abella sokmn'y abdi- cated the crown of Spain in favour of ber son the l'cmea of Asturias. All the members of hur family tre said to have been present at the ceremony, and several French fonetii n- #ries of rank also attended as witnesses for the hmperor Kapolcon. The belh f is that his Majesty wishes to led the joung prince ascend tho Spanish throne. A notice to quithss been given in these singular terms: I will not any religion in my house which weighs down the flooring." Tbe occupant is a sectarian preacher of some designation or other, who began small, and by his eloquence has endangered the safety of the build- ing through the number of adhererts who have since llocked to him. -This was almost Spurgt oil's case at one time. We (Court Journal.) have spoken of a distinsruishtrd baron who savs tremendous thinas in the way of compliments His last effort to d zzle the British lady by his compliments is the following to a very pretty married ]ady :—" You sp.kf s of your ichildren is it possible that, you have schildren ?" Yes, I have two." "You, zo jong with a s'irug of his shoulders which pots the head, "z) yoiig and zo amarbie; they is surely of your fgj." The Paris Oaulois. which possrsses a special function for discovering thii gs with reference to Eo-laud which do nit exist, states that a new -see-, has been founded in Eng- land, the members of which call themselves Milietimtrians. Their motto isBrethren, ye mvt fh>jy 11,:v" started a paper called the Mili.e iiiium, the editor or which is on terms of peeuli.tr intimacy wiili the other world. A curious case ba, been heard at the Liverpool County Court. A servant, who had gone on a month's trial, objected to the presence of two dogs in the kitchen. Her mistress declined to :t2?.icč!1 the animals any other local habi- tation. and the maid left, and sued for two months' WIJ,Ç.e,. The judge gave her verdict in full, as he held that the kitchen was not the proper place for dogs, :md a servant hud a per- fsct right to require ull unclean animals to be removed. This anecd it« is new, and very much to the point as a quotation for the lovers of business habits. Wellington wanted to select a scientific, man, and asked the opinion of a clever physician as to the abilities of the person ho had in view. The physician cleared his throat and beg-au a carefully prepared speech with, "No man more so, your grace, I can "That is quite sufficient, doctor," said the duke, taking up his hat; I kuo-v how valuable^your time is nine iust now is eouallv so. Good morning." A reporter attached to the New York Herald inter- viewed the Indian chiefs the other day in Washiiipton. his gentleman thus addressed Spotted Tail I come from the great father, who priuts a big newspaper over the street, and tells the people when the sun rises every morning what good they have done, what bad tlwy have done, and what they should do for each other before the sun goes down. I came to see you for him that he ran tell the whites the wrongs you have suffered and how you feel., "Legal piaotice pavs when one reaches 'tho upper story." David Dudley Field received 300,000 dols. fee frtm the Erie Railroad. Jeremiah S. Black got 135,000 dols. from the New Almadei Mine case. Wilham M. Evarts has a pro- fessional income of 125 000 dols., and recently charged 5,C0J dols. for one speech, which occupied eighty minutes. Mr. James Stewart, an agent for tbe North British Railway Company, at Bridge of Allan, was found dej-d on Saturday night in Dunblane tunnel, fright'ully mangled. The deceased ha 1 been attending a fgte at Dunblane, and walked homewards through the tunnel ]ale at night. A pas- senger train cmsht Urn, cut off both his legs aLd right arm, and nearly severed the body below the breast. On Saturday morning Izis, it was ciscovered that the Church of S Jamt-s, Hateham, had been enterel by some persons to whom the arrangements of the church were evi- dently known. They managed to get oil without detection with all the siik vestments of the clergy, many of which are said to be very cosdy, ai d beautifully ornamented with needlework. Singular to state, the plate, somj of which was found ljing about Witllldt, A siihscril,iion was lately opened to purchase a crovn fertile Killg of Italy, who. it appears, has no srci article in the r, yal w.trdrooe. The list WKS soon full, w) en the king s*nt for the elm f movers in the matier, aud thank- it g them in right kingly fashion, beg-ed them to employ ihe money to found an a*jluin for the blind in Florence, wnicli will be done. It might be called, if they have not a better name, Xhe King's Crown," as a souvenir of the act. A scientific writer (a Frenchman, of course) has de- scribed to 111 ro,hal Lebceuf the exact course to be followed in order to brmg down rain from the obstinate clouds with big guns-salvoes should be fire about tuuiet. Another gentle- man recommends the employment of a balloon carrying aloft a heavy charge of picrate, with a fuse timed to explode it at a A scientific writer (a Frenchman, of course) has de- scribed to M r».hal Lebceuf the exact course to be followed in order to bring down rain from the obstinate clouds with big suns—3alvoes should be fire about tuuiet. Another gentle- man recommends tbe employment of a balloon carrying aloft a heavy charge of picrate, with a fuse timed to explode it at a safe distance from the earth whilo a third savant sa)s that in the days of Louis Philippe the effect of artillery was tried to stop rain Mr. Inman, of the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company, has formd y iutirr.a'ed that he has abandoned all hope of the safety of the missing steamer City of Bokton, which he believes to have fallen in with the floating ice, and to have foundered with all hands, although tlis vessel herself was In every respect well-found and seaworthy. With a liberality characteristic of tho llianagemeut of the celehrated Inman line of Atlantic packets, a very handsome sum (iiSoO) has been set aside for distribu- tion amongst the more necessitous relatives of the ship- wrecked crew. A monument was inaugurated on Friday the 24 h on the field of San Martino to the soldiers whi fe'l there o;i June 24, 18;-9. Prince Humbert, Prince di Cariguano, the Italian Ministers and deputations from the Italian Parlia- ment, together with representatives of Austria snt France, were present at the ceremony. At th" conclusion of the pro- ceedings the party proceeded to the field of Solferiuo, where a similar ceremony took place. It is estimated that about 40 OuO persons were present. At a banquet which followed in the evening, the to?st of '„lhj Rr'es ''C,- valiantly fought on the plains of Solfermo and San Martmo' was proposed by triuce liumbert The disaffection and disju<t rmong Brigham Young's wives haye come to be expressed in toms too los u not to be heard, and in ways too plain to be misunderstood, and it will be no easy ma'ter to suppress the rebellious spirit. Tuey are tired of excuses for his present conduct, and have no faith in the fulfilment of his promises of future reward for their further submission hue. Tuey h'g,n to understand that their aegree of glory in the great kingdom of Mormonism will depend not upon their trialBand sufferings hut upon the will and favouritism of their betrayer. They all seem to think they are experiencing the sad but logical result, of a poljgamic life, and that the author of their sorrows is entitled only to curses.

PERIAL PARLIAMENT. RT House of Lords, June 27, Lord Granville, who spoke reat emotion, adverted to the loss which theSovere;gn People of this country had sustained in the eieath of &reiidon. Passing a warm enconium upon his ability, '< experienc e, the moderation of his views, and the 'y of his conversation, he gave reasons for not atk- r lordships to adjourn, remarking that the great man | just died under the weight ot affairs, in the veiy J11'!? to arrange a mitter necessary to civilization in ^ouM have been the last to desire a postponement c business a3 a mark of re-pect to his memory. <Ue of Richmond rendered a generous tribute to the Jeaire of Lord Clarendon to maintain on all occasions our of England. Speaking as a political opponent, jtheless, as one who had enjoyed Lord Clarendon's friendship for many veirs, expressed his deep 'J for the finally and colleagues of the deceased [for his i-reparable loss. said this was an event in which the voice of criticism was necessarily hushed In Lord Claren- countrynwlI had lost an experienced and sagacious "n, and the Foreign Office a chief whose he ait was in t. Etig:and, even in these days, would And it difficult lce so distineu-shed a statesman, who vrai not less £ by the chairn of his manner than the warmth of t« Cowley attempted to address their lordships, but was te by his emotions, and was compelled to resume his touse resumed the consideration in Committee of Land Bill. ,USe 4 (oompamation in respect of improvements), lJe Verbal amendments. uke of Richmond m<ved an amendment declaring the cane of otdiuary improvements twenty years' !1)t shall satisfy Mid extinguish a tpnallt's ciaim to Nation. In the case of pei manent buildings he would ?ud in the cas., of the reclamation of waste land he ive Si years' enjoyment. Fie quoted the evidence of thoiities in y)ioii[ that a 20jears' lease was a tufli- ace of tinia fol" common improvements In the case "•gs he had given ten jears more than bad been ^desirab'.e. raised a question of legal construction, which "nville promised should ba considered before the 'Uke of Richmond expressed hereupon his willing- vithcraw his amenduieut until the amended clause 4 as amended was then added to the bill. hae 5 (presumption ill respect of improvements to be r (If the tenant), Danville consented to n>>opt the fallowing additional "moved hy Lord Per.ZtLce,—"Whore from the en- Irnstaliceu of the case the Court shall e induced to topposite presumption ■*anricarde moved an amendment to the clause, de- Ilat all forimproY mentp, either by lmdlord It, should b" proved by evidence discussion and Oil a d vision, Lord Clan- fmenoment, i p-etti. g the presumption es abltshed 11111n lav.u,r oi trie tenanr, was carried ngiinst the 18'it by 122 votes agaiuss S3. "motiulI ut the Duke of ll'chmoml, a clause giving lord or tenant a peroiissive to legister iui- nts was added to the bill. 15 was opposed by Lord 'ey aud L ;rd Penzance, as haing likely to promote 0, but Lord Granville said he was powerless, and "t givo their lordships the trouble of dividing. 6 was then added to the bill. G (compensation in respect of payment to incoming agived to as amended. Clause 7 (compensation ct of crops) was also passed. u*e 8. df fluing the limitation as to disturbance in the Duke of Richmond moved as an amendment to Provision that ejjctiiient for breach of reasonable t shouid not be deemed disturbance by the act of the iiscussion. Lord Granville allowed the amendment ried rather 1h..n go to a division. ,equent amendment on the same clause was left to )rt. 18 8 and 9 were added to the bill, and their lordships id. House of Commons, the North Metropolitan Tram- was read a third time and passed and the Hales- d Bromgrove Branch Railway Bill was read a second Ù. Smith gave nor,ico that he intended in com- h the E iuca^on Bdl to move a new clause providing rthe j ear 1877 no person should he allowed to vote jlection of a member of Parliament unless he can own came and address iu the presence of the fficer. atkin Williams gave notice that on the motion for to committee > n tile Post-office Bill lie should move 11 making revision for the reduction in the rates of !stajje upon newspapers and other printed periodical ions it is desirable to adopt one uniform scale of rates >oti the wefg'ic of tho post-packet, without reference umter of papers contained in sm.'h packet, t-ubjecc the fixing of su :h maximum rate of postage for a oWSpaper as mty be considei el just and expeüielJt" L Bulwcr, who had a question on the paper refpect- Comular Jurisdiction in Egypt, said th, in )f the gieat loss W!iÏdl the country had sustained by ,h of Lord Clarendon, he should defer his question e) Cennaway ssked whether, in the case cf a district !d for ecclesiastical purposes from a parish and pos- 81Ifiic:e.,t tc'acol accommodation of its own, it is- mider'h > bill that such district should be obliged to Ho to an edurational rate that may be required to be f the paritli if which the district forms a part ? E Forster said that it was intended that such a should be obliged to contribute to the rate, and the for this he would stata in committee. louse then went into Committee on the Education he first four clauses were agreed to without com- t-d on clause 6 Walter moved an amendment making compulsory the I of a School Board in every school district. Amor.g Ivantages of the amendment he pointed out that it )rovide machinery for the transfer of existing schools ates, and also for enforcing: compulsory attendance. ivision, however, it was rejected by 303 to 112. 'time-table conscience clause," which it contained in 7, was the subject of a protracted discussion. Mr. :e wished to eXJe, t existing voluntary schools from ■ation, but was persuaded not to press »n amendment t fleet. Mr. Pease next moved to strika out the ixing the hours of religious ii struction to the begin- end of each school time, s > that they should be left ittled at the discretion of the managers or teachers; a division the amendment was rejected by 222 to 122 oposal by Dr. Brewer, that no child shall receive re- instruction until a written request has been f r warded paientsto the munayer. was supported hy Mr. Faw- r, Illingworth, and Sir II Hoare. but it was opposed Fortter as throwing unnccersiry labour on the naster, end negatived without a Division. next amendment ia OW was moved by Mr. with the view of securing that the children dis- ? from relhdnus in8tnwtinn shall be withdrawn from Allol altogether during those hours, but Mr. Forster i it as tTi interference with the discipline (f the I. On a Division Mr. Dixeu was beaten by a majority -379 to 35 fun her prosTess of the bill was then rg,io1 adjourned. Siigo and Cashel Disfranchisement Bill was read a 'Uie und pa'tod. ral other orders ware forwarded a stage, and the adjourned. la House of Lords, June 28, the liil to disfranchise nd Cishel was read a first time. order for going a<a.iu into commutes on the Trish )jtll was Citlled, and the diBcu?ti n commanced on clause ere was a very numeroui ttttetidance of peers on all iches. te House of Common', the Plymouth Stonehou^e, and pert Tra mways B 11 wa; read a third time and pa,s! d IlIdon, lid htoa, a-id South Coiit Railway BJII WAS second tim«. x i,„ Geo. Gregory gave notice that on the 19>h July he call attention to the subject of the buildings for the dirts of Law, and would move that, in the opinion of use, those buildings thould be proceeded with without A Cross announced that on anenrly day he would ntion to the enormous expense incurred for t><e re- loved for by private ni embers upon all kinds cf suu- d would move a resolution. use then went into committee on the Education liming the consideration of Clatue 7. R Moniiigu moved an amendment to the effect tnat lole of the provisiona under which State grants e made to voluntary schools should be ins-erterl in the h to the bill, in order that theie might be no feeling t-iinty in the matter, and to prevent the amount of lemg left cut rely at the discretion of the Government time being. „ Hadstone pointed out that if tho Government were Bet to woik to frame the minute regulations of the le bill would not leave the IIou,e in snili :ient time to f its becoming la v daring the present session The ms in the bill had her-n Eimply to T,how what wps id of Parliament with respect to increased grants, jive confidence to the promoters of voluntary schools, eiicimeut would not produce greater security, and he hat it w ould not be presst d. /Vi-iimi liarcourt expressed his decided opposition to ed grants to denominational schools, but, urged that istion should not be raised until next session. elwyn-Ihhotson and Mr. R A. Cross urged that a tee should be given in the bill that no future Vice- lilt thoulel have pow< r to make grants to one set of and refuse aid to another c Henley, as a school manager and representative of a ody of Nonconformists, warmly supported this, view, raed that the question should be allowed to rest for vV E Forster said that it was impossible to obtain the information as to the total amount which would ) he paid by Government grants Ihe aid would be inlv to promote the tfliciency of the various schools, » Artvernment had no intention of making any dif- ^between the twj classes of schools iu the matter of o few w.ird? from Mr. Pell, n?<"eii snJ ln> did not think, nn n ilie who'e, 1 liat 'd have received a more Rati.fac'ory assurance than ichbad been givt 11 by the Government It TLUT Lri, v f, oin the nature of tho bill, be a nio- al assurance, sunoo^e that any Government could have made -ho ieot which had been made respecting this »^reased without iu due season carrying it out, woulrt ile or,o,e tha1; Ilie pu^iis business of the country PPbe cau-ied el, by men actuated by very elIff. rent pies ni d very confra'y se: t'ments to those held by of both sides e f the Iloife, who hid botn the rec; gnized ime.nt of the country. Irrespective of the o! jeetious to tl e anendmi nt on the f round or time,he was not prc- to st/reo'ype the revised code lie could not see that 'the bi 1 the corle. could be practioaly enforced. The affair required time and opportunity before they could the ex'gencies of tiie ca'e. Under these circums.ances ped the noble lord would not ask the House to go to a rm lendment was negatived without a division. e,-i.on Harccurt moved an tmendment, giving to nts < f children educated in voluntary schools, and £ tlifiie'o a lepre'cntation in the management of i • ftiid in case such school shall be in receipt of yy itract a proportionate shore 'ii the manage- u!hn 'veii tr< the letident houi cholders. iy'r i;' osed the amendment, pointing out that if i'- ^r.i fd o;:iv discourr,gs hut put an end to n'nrv efforts of ihof* who devoted then- line and the establishm^t and conduct of denominational n disonssion in ^Mch Col. liarttelot, Mr Winter- r Avfhe-on ilerberi:, Mr. Seville ftrenville, Lord Si'* R Anstruther, and Mr- .^Iu^|ac tool £ ,Part> stone dwelt upon the fact that the very mwest hir-h the maujigtrs of a school cou.d limit their v was one-sixth of the total expenses; and were wholly liable for the school. The amend- lved the construction for each school In v of a complete electoral representative sys- t-nncht it absolutely impossible that the com- •i veo with it. It was desirable that they should ir-e of things in which the most competent a !,? <!acoriate ttiemselves together for the manoge- 'Ul w « and they might rely upon it that the le schoels ,(i makillB the schools popular were jst ',j,u The amendment was whPl'iy in- f oauS'The object teired by its proposer, aud he { support it. » »< then withdrawn, sr part of the i^ildment, 81 Goiiitni'tce nivtded.-t'- 19; m.ijoiily, 2IS j the clauso as ^cin^nt was therefore lost, ana vas orderad to stand part of ihe

Ba*W hiwinp with the a prudent CoJirt oifl, al Knocked at e and break the j e.va wi n j,oes the ,ill Mrs. Baglev '^rf^lev No, sir." agley live here ?" lhe w wg,v Wei', does she does but have it M'l!r,owr ,J" llves here." g'ey live here?" '= Ve-, Judge con- lie don't: but nev r mmd, it ain c for n „ fI j Is the Jud^e in?" "No, n<it at ld G- cted as much, because, you know—t aw n mm for I'm agoin' to make a little comrnun > kon' maybe, it will jar you some. There's been an mum I've got the Judge curled up here in the "d When you see hina, you'll acknowledge yoursel nqueat i« about th9 only thing that could be » com UUL."

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. ("From the Gardener's Magazine.) [An excellent weekly journal, containing much valuable information for amateur and professional gardeners, j KITCHEN GARDEN. Make the last sowing of Broad Beans, Walcheren Brocolli, Early YOlk and Colt wort Cabbage, and Kidney Beans of the latter sow both dwarfs and runners. Plant out Broccoli and Winter Greens, such as Scotch Kale and Brussels Sprouts, as opportunities occur. Examine each ptant care- fully, and remove every trt-cv of club with the thumb-nail. If the plants are badly infested, rejoct and burn them. Clubbing attains more formidable dimensions on some soils than others, but the best remedies for stamping it out are mauure, dsep trenching, and a proper rotation of crops. Plants intended to be planted in quarters that are as yet occupied with potatoes, &c should be pricked out in nursery beds to stre igthen. Sow now for the autumn Hair's Dwarf Mam- moth and Veitch's Perfection Peas. Look closely after the celery-fly, and dust the foliage of the celery with soot directly it attacks it. Remove altogether those leaves which are badly attacked, and burn them. Weeds are growing with tremendous vigour everywhere, and the bee must be keot going for if these are allowed to seed r.ow, the ground will be smothered after a few showers in the autumn. It is Dot so easy to destroy them at that season as now, for the showers are not so frequent, and, aided by the heavy dews, the weeds take root again immediately if they are not raked off. FRUIT GARDEN. Late Strawberries of all kinds must have liberal supplies of water this dry weather, to swe'l the frnit to its full size. Where a fe*- fine fruit are r, quired for competitive or other fpecial purposes, thin the trusses, and support the froit- stalks with small stiek3, so that the fruit may be fully ex- posed to tie lit;ht, to enable the points of the fruits to attain full colour. Remove every runner that is not wanted for laj ering directly it is emiited from the parent plant. The whole of the beds can be looked over in a purprisingly short space of time the runners can be removed with the finger and thumb at this siage It unquestionably injures th., per- manent plants to let them become crowded and confused with a host of runners, for it is impossible to h.tve a healthy development of foliage, and consequently small badly. rinened crowns are the result. Apart from the consideration of the effect of this neglect upon next year's crop, it should not be forgotten that it takes much more time and labour to clear the beds in the autumn when the runners have a firm hold of the soil. Still continue to wage warfare against all insects which prey upon the foliage of any of the fruit-trees, as previously d irected. „ FLOWER GARDEN. The American beds must be looked over, now that the bloom of most of the principal subjects is remove the seed-pods The growth of ^ess KalrntM, and Rhododendrons receives a consioerable check hnte plants are allowed to perfect their seed Hoses wh.ch have bloomed freely require to he pruned back, and have a niulch of good manure, and plenty of water in dry weather to assist the autumn bloom. Chrysanthemums planted out in the borders for taking up to fl iwer in pots must receive the same attention with resoect to stopping and training as others grown in pots. Many sorts of naroy shrubs may now be pro- pagated by cuttings and lajers; the latter is preferable where firm shoots can be obtained. In pegging plants of a trailing habit, keep the growing shocto well to the north, as the sun will draw them sufficiently toivard3 the sauth sille o the bed. FORCING. Pines.-Suckers to potted as the ripe fruit is cut, unless they are very small, when they caube earthed up with rough pieces cfturf, and be frequen tly stringed. With ordinary good management, the suckers will generally he large enough by the time the fruit is ripe. Six-inch is the m' st useful size of pet, and the soil must be ran,med in firm enough to euable the opeiator ti lilt up pot and all by taking hold of the tucker. Melons and Cw.umbe.rs — Keep up a steady bottom-heat to maiotain a healthy growth, and syringe freely all plants of the former that are lvt ripening off their fruit, or those on which the fruit is smaller than small hsns' egg'. The latter must have plenty of moisture both at the roots and overhead at all times. Ventilation is the best preventive of scorched foliage, and shading ought not to be used excepting m the case of plants newly planted out. All the early crops of Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, and Piums will now be cleared off, and the houses must have the ventilators open night and day, and the foliage syringed frequently. The borders of these houses should be kept ra'her drier now, but water must not be withheld in fact, the trees must not suffar in any way. It is bad enough to imagine that fruit-tr-es require to he kept dry through the winter without subjecting them to the injurious effects ot drought in the summer, although this season's work is finished, so far as regards the crop. PLANT-IIOUSES. Conservatory -Unlrss there are many stove plants In It, this stiucture shouldieceive abundant ventilation both night and day. Plants in bloom will require shading, but the blinds should be drawn upas soon as the sun ceases to act upon the house, and in dull weather, so that the growth of the various plants may not be drawn or rendered weak and sickly through insufficient light. The Pelargoniums as they go out of flower should be removed to the open air, and placed in a shudy position for a week or ten day?, and then exposed to the full sun to ripen. When the plants are taken from the shady conservatory into the open air and placed in the full sun, the foliage gets burnt up before the wood is half ripe. Greenhouse.—Cinerarias, Primulas, and ITerbaceous Calceo- laries must now occupy the cultivator's attention. Pot off seedlings into six'i. s as they become large enough for handling Pot off suckers of Cinerarias and cuttings of Calceolar'ies as fast as they are nicely rooted. Sow another batch of all the above for late blooming. A cool moist posi- tion is the best to get the young plants up, and also for them after they are up. Use for all these a liarht lich compost in a sweet and friable condition. Liliunis, Vallotas, Bseaianthus, and a few other autumn-flowering plants that have now filled their pots with roots and exhausted the greater part of the nourishment in the soil, will receive material assistance ] from frequent supplies of manure-water. Give the Zonal Pelargoniums plenty of air and water, and keep close to the class Train out the young growths in a natural manner, to cive the plants a finished appearance but avoid the un- natural watch-glass style to ba met with at exhibitions, for though tolling when presented under canvas, they soon weary by their formal outlines when so grown for private use. $(0ve Admit more air, or shift into an inteimediate house all the occupants of this structure that are intended to figure in the summer display in the conservatory, when the pelargoniums are cleared out, which will be necessary shortly. With a little hardening most of the stove-plants can be shitted into the conservatory for a time without the pelargoniums are cleared out, which will be necessary shortly. With a little hardening most of the stove-plants can be shitted into the conservatory for a time without injury. FRAMES. Tli.5 easiest way to manage ScJlanulll capsicastrum and Weatherill's Hybrid Solanums Is, directly the plants are well established in sixties to turn them out into the open border for the summer. The b irder should be composed of such stuff as will enable them to make a vigorous healthy growth, and come up with a good ball in the autumn. A tew waterings will be necessary to help them to become estab- lished eiuickly, and in the autumn, after sufficient berries are set it will be well to nip the points of the growing shoots off' This will give the plants a more compact habit, and at the same time, by exposing the berries more freely to the light itive them better opportunities to get well coloured enr'vin the S'iiaon. By treating these plants in this way, very little will be heard about red-spider and other pests which prey upon plant-life.

THE "GRAND ACT" OF QUEEN ISABELLA, Th..Miction of rSS&i'bX. Mlett. fc.r the "J™ c0,er«d with »hite rose coloured silk dress proius8jy w* mnn(i c;r(;ile lace a splendidparurc of pearls, and a and 'with that command of countenance which seldom fails to reward long practice in the per for man functions put on an extremely merry I°°k. F took her seat in a throne-room, Don Alfonso, x Asturias, her eldest son (who is about tne 0 of the Prince Imperial of France) stood on Ee right band simply dressed in a short black jacke and knickerbockers; next to him was the -In- fant Don Sebastian, the youngest and ori'y surviving son of Charles IV. on the left of the Queen were Queen Christina, her children, and the Count d'Acquila. Don Framisco d'Assise (Isabellas husband) WAS, it seems, invited, but did not come. The young Duke of Seville, son of D,)n Henry de Bourbon, lately killed in a duel by the Duke de Montpensier, I who is now in Paris, was also invited, but excused him- self from attendit g. He is in the service of the present Provisional Govemment of Spain, and will not in any way countenance the pretentions of Isabella to disposa of the Crown. Among the witnesses of what in the Hotel B.Milewski was called the grand act," were Generals Lersundi Gassel and Sin Roman the Dukes of Medina Cpel'- de Sesto, da Rianziires, d'Arco, de Rivas, Mid de Rip^lda the Marquises de Bedmar, de Casa Irujo, arid Penn Floiidas j Counts Maroa. de Goyf-ncche. d'l^spelela, d'Alba^ete, de Rabin, de Guel y Rente, de Coello, Sec. When every one of the company had t.nk<-n the place assigned by the master of the re, moults, Queen Isabella made a short speech ariuounchii* tier intention to abdi- alifebto to ti cate read a manifesto to the Spanish I people, IU which EHO TR3,C £ ;d the history of her reign. S tie had been called upon to reigu, she said, when in her cradle, and had grown up amid the turmoil of civil discord. Whether as a child, a girl, or a woman, she ha.d alway3 had to contend with politipal parties and factions, and tJ their incessant attempts to obtain power for themselves she attributed her failure to do all the good whichshe could have wished. She wished, however to avoid all recrimination, she pardoned all Vipr pnprniep and confided her son to the noble character of .he Danish people. She then read her abdication in (nearly) these terms I Isabella II., &c., declare that of my own free will and mere motion, and with out any foreign pressure, I cede and assign to my ron Alfonso all my political rights, reserving only the civil rights of a mother and a guardian." All the personages present signed their names as witnesses to the document. Then the company, with Do vager Queen Christina at the bead kissed the Prince of Asturias' hand by way of doing homage, and ac knowledging his sovereignty. When the ceremony was over the youthful King of Spain in partibus by the will of his depisjd mother, who had doubtless been considerably bored by the solemn mummery, ran up to the Duke de Sesto, and said, You haven't seen my new velocipede come into the garden and look at it.

THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. NEWARK, Monday. Thirteen of the wounded pissengeis still remain at Newark, but, under the c'\re of Air. Job and the other medi- cal gentlennm, who have b:eu unremitting in their attention to the sufferers, they are progressing favourably. Mr. Henry Friend, of Leeds, who is ljing at the Ram tiote) aua who on Saturday was reported to be in a most critical state, has had a favourable turn, and it is now thought that he will recover. Gerard Toff, the Dutchman, slso at the "Kam," is likewise slowly recovering. Mr. 1. trreaves, of Stockton-lane, York, who was very severely in- jured, still lies at the Ansel Inn, but he is now much better while the other injured person at the Angel," Mr. P,tti, of Leeds, will be able to ve- 'turn home in the course of a day or two. Mr. Booin, of Ua ifax, who was taken to the Clinton Arms, has also much improved, and will doubtless he able to return home duiuig the week, as will also Mr. William Hellon, of Chapaltown- road, Leeds, whose wife was killed by the collision, and who has been staying at 23, Wilson-street. Seven of the injured persons still remain ac the hospital, and although progressing favourably, it is thought they will not be able to bear removal for some time. Referring to the paragraph whch had appeared in the papers respecting" plundering of the dead," the Coroner re- marked, at the conclusion of the inquiry on Saturday, that he could say ii-ou his own information, and from the matter as brought b. f <re the jury, that the paragraph was a most shameful and scandalous libel upon the inh ibitMits of Newaik, and especially upon the police, who, he be- lieved, had acted with thorough consistency and kind- ness throughout, and had t ikeu care of all the property found upon the persons. It was produced, as the jury would recollect, and identified by the friends of the deceased. As regarded the purse which was stated here to have been found on Mrs Robinson, they would remember it was said to be in the lianris of Dr. Irving, who was now in the room. That gentleman was in attendance on the poor creature with other medical men. IIe found that purse under the body of the holly, the husband having stated that she always kept it in her bLs, m When taking the body up he found it lying under her, and soon after gave it over to som) other person whose description was mentioned. The purse was traced, and found to have got into the custody of Mr. Eaitertleld, the Newark stationmaster. The purse was produced by Mr. Eisterfteie., and was identified as the one which the. doctor picked up under the lady, containing some few shillings. No insurance thket or p sseuger ticket was found in it, and the purse, he beueved, was handed over to the person who he thought was entitled to it. So far as that went, it was a most shame- ful libel, and a scandal upon the persons who were now pre- sent. The superintendent of the police had wished him (the Cornoner) to bring the matter before the public, that it might be mentioned while the reporters were pieseut. A repolt from Chief-Constable Liddell was read as to the disposal of the property found, which showed that nearly a van load had been sent to the railway station, everything having been identified.

SEWAGE CROPS. The local authorities of Blackburn, in Yorkshire and Reading, in Berkshire, are endeavouring in each instance to obtain parliamentary powers for utilising their sewage by irrigation, The two bills have passed through the Commons, but are now being stoutly con- tested in the Lords, it being objected that lan^j irrigated by sewage emits unwholesome effluvia, and that a less objectionable method is available by ineaus of the A B C process, or by an improved form of nitra- tion. A vast array of scientific evidence has been adduced, and very conflicting views have been ex- pressed. On Monday a practical proof was afforded to the Private Bill Committee in the Reading case, of the agricultural value of sewage irrigation. On Mr. W. Hope being called as a witness in support of the bill, that gentleman produced a number of samples of crops reared by the application o own sewage. From the Lodge Farm, at Barking, fertilised by the sewage of the metropolis. came a tint) specimen of wheat, the stalks about five feet highland with ell's of great length, the whule characterised by a heabhy and vigorous green colour. The wheat in question was stated to be the last in a series of four consecutive crops of the same cereal. A quantity of very fine strawberries also made their appearance, and, notwith- standing the circumstances of their growth, seemed to be universally acceptable, even ^including the leSrned counsel opposed to the bill. From the Lodge Farm there likewise came a large and fruitful currant-bush, which gave to the committee-room » singularly rural aspect. This bush was said to be a fair sample of hundreds growing at the same spot. In addition were specimens of fruit-i and flower* from Breton's Farm, fertilised with the sewage of Romford. The fragrance of a splendid bouquet of roses seemed to be much appreciated by Lord Lifford and bis colleagues and interest was excited by the display of lettuces, carrots, spinach, peas, and Italian rye-grass. Such ocular evidence of the value of sewage irrigation may be supposed to have had its effect on the mind of the committee, and may, possibly, help their lordships in foiminsr their decision. From the evidence of Pro- fessor Frankland it appeared that a second report from the Rivers Pollution Commissioners will appsar in the course of a few days, and this report will give a more decided preference to sewage irrigation than the one preceding it. The opponents of sewage irrigation are making tbe most of Dr. Cobbold's views as to the transmission of parasites into the human system by thi use of liquid sewage as a fertiliser for the land. One scientific wit- ness professed to be so afraid of sewage contamination that he utterly forbade the use of water cresses in his household. In some cases landowners and others ob- jected to sewage irrigation in their neighbourhood through fear of malaria. Mr. Rawlinson, the govern- ment engineer, in giving evidence on this point, argued that the objection to a sewage farm was very much in the nature of a "sentimental grievance," and would give way before the test of sober experience.

THE INDIAN REFORMER ON THE LIQUOR AND OPIUM TRAFFIC. Baboo Keahub Chunder Sen, at a meeting in Man- chester on Saturday, on behalf of the United Kingdom Alliance, said that every educated Hindoo felt that the greate3t curse of India since the introduction of the English nation was intemperance. People in England did not look upon this question in the same view in which they did; but standing at a great distance, and judging from their own conditions, they did not think that any hurtful impression would be made Uoon the hears of the nation by the use of brandy Mid other stimulants. They therefore allowed their present revenue system, with all the encouragements it gave to the curses of the opium traffic and the liquor traffic, to continue in India. They did so for the sake of the revenue return, forgetting that the longer they allowed the system to go on the greater the revenue return would become and this obstacle to doing justice to India would grow greater. In England the traflic was a question of money, a question of political economy in India it was a question of li?e and death, and of the ruin of a nation. Christianity should not be in doubt upon such a qiieslion. Christianity, if it was worth anything, should put down a traffic which slew human bodies and ruined human eouls. He ha.d no faith in t'oat Christianity, he candidly confessed, which could allow a Government believing in that religion to en- courage the great sin of intemperance. He oil not know how Christian missionaries could, year after year, see thousands dying under the curse of intemperance, and yet continue to stand aside with folded arms and simply preach d< ctrines and dogma?. Tneir duty, above that of all others, it was to protest against this I iniquitous traffic. If they did not agree with the Brahmo-Somaj in anything else, they ought at least to co-operate with them in this.

THE QUEEN'S GARDEN PARTY. (From the Court Journal.) That which was to have been a garden party could not be one when the rain came down so determinedly. The front of pleasure had, therefore, to be changed rapidly to meet and defeat the unpropitioua elements, and secure the pleasure intended for those who were invited. The splendid apartments of Windsor Ciutle are well kuown to mott of our readers and it will be granted that an assemblage so gay aud gallant as that which came to Windsor could not well be more worthily placed under roof. And when the front of pleasure had to be changed, and the conteit had to be turned into one of art against nature, an interior of a pa.lace against a palace garden and grounds, surely Windsor Castle, its stately saloons, tilled with the choicest and richest of art and treasure, stood an excel- lent chanco of victory. We doubt not that many present on Friday were aa well, perhaps better pleased, thoroughly to range and enjoy this glorituj palatial residence than they w( uld have been to gaunter through the gardens, which, after all, may possibly not I vastly distance great gardens such as we have them elsewhere io the kingdom, not to much as Windsor Castle in its interior, distances the interiors of all othei great residences of this country. The rooms opened to the general company were the St. G-dorge's Banqueting-hall, the Queen's Audience- room, the State Drawing-room, the State Ante-room, and the Waterloo chamber, with many smaHerrooma besides thfse, the Prince and Princess of Wales occu- pied the apartments in the Lancaster Tower, which had been splendidly fitted up for the accommodation of their royal highnesses, and those who have the honour of more than ordinary recognition by the Prince and Princess could add these to the range of the galoonf, to which they were certainly bsMie welcome in a right royal fashion. Nothing could be in greater tone, or evince nwre, kindly thought. The banqueting-hall treasures, for instance, were brought out to feast the eyes of the curious and the connoisseur, and there need be iio exaggeration of language to speak of these riches. The whole service of Windsor is said to he of the value of two mil'i0113 sterling, and tbisdoes not include two of the wonders of barbaric splendour shown on this day with thereat of the royal treasures, and said to ba priceless -namely, the celebrated je welled tiger's head and the npicotk which was captured from Tippoo Saib. The works of CtlUui —the^cups, the shi-lds, dishes, plates, candelabra, &c. made a gorgeous display, and would have made tbe soul ot LUicher si-h, a<j it nobly did when he first saw London and its treasures, had he caught ti'difc of these, while 1h^ paintings on the walls and*ceilings were a study al-e to^ who have a h -1ft for su' h pleasures. <v .fe only enumerating what was to eati-fy instead of ten^and flowers though the interior of the Castle hid been made resplendent h the oboio. exotic «Ml WW" if 'fiS tb; royal mum U», 62(1 in Uia»y "ed »Im«' i v ,3 K-*r 1 nnce ception wluoa ,'nd Princess Ohris- a.nd F™ce,Sf of Wales ihe Pr.nc to tian of Schleswig- Holstein, ^u-.ea i pleasantly, till, at an interval of sun :■ proceeded to the royal pavilion, close 4 to'the terrace-walk, and the general company jen, to be Orangery and to the splendid tents eiec y a a ton and the military engineers, which were J"? J fuUv decorated, Aurally and with silks and materia* ot variegated colours. The Su tau's ten-, was t «. e biautiful, end tasteful y arranged wivb growing r*( e*. Here refreshments were served, and the grounds could be occasionally visited and inspected, though unfor- tunately not presenting their gayest aspect. The day's proceedings ware enlivened by tbe bands of the 2nd Life Guards and of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and the members of the London Glee and Madrigal Club also sang frtquently from the following programme Madrigal, "Now isthemonth of Maying" Morley. Glee (male voices) W. HorslEY, M.B. Madrigal, 0, who will o'er the downs" R. L. Pearsall. Madrigal, Come, let us join the roun- delay." Beale. Glee, Here in cool grot Lord Morr>ina;ton. Glee, "Sleep, gentle lady" Sir II, R B.shop. Part Sorg, "0 hills, 0 vales" Mer.eelssohn. Madrigal, Down in a flowery vale" C Festa. Glee, Sweet is evening's tranquil time W. IInTslpy, M.B. Madrigal, Who sball win my lady fair?" R. L. Pearsall. Hunting Glee, "Foresters, sound the cheeifal horn" SirH.R Bishop. Madrig il, "o by rivers Ford and Saviile. Sunshine now was all that was wanted, bul". it is to be hoped that the pelt sacrificing natures of imcy caused them to bless the rain, and see it wi;h prefer- ence for the good that it would shed so broadly and bounteously over the land. A noticeable feature was the travelling fljwer-show, a perambulating dis' play which included frequently specimens, rich and rare, but not to be approached by the gratified or viewed with more than a passing glance. We allude to the splendid bouquets carried by the ladies. The exception we did not witness of a lady being without a contribution to this promenade of flowers, and of course gentlemen were all button-holed with a choice cutting. The costumes of the ladies were in many cases truly magnificent, and the whole assemblage was most beau- tifully clad. There may have baen, perhaps must of necessity have been, a compromise, and the l'gbt and gayest costumes, meant only to live under the rays of sun such as had shone for weeks past, and might have been calculated upon in the preparation of costume for this day's event, had to be given up for heavier and warmer dresses. The costumes, it may be noticed, were mostly worn short after the prevailing fashion. Her Majesty was attired iti a short black silk dress, with trimmings of crape. The Princess of Wales wort a short lwht blue costume, with ruches to match. The Princess Beatrice wore a white muslin dress over pink, and the Princess Mary of Teok a costume of violet silk lace with trimmings of black lace. The gentlemen were many ( f them in uniform, some in evening dress, others wore the frock simple, a few having decorations. The walking costume was th" ru'e, though the nonchalant cutaway coat for country life wa" thought to be en rè;¡le by some. Was it quite correct? Perhaps many could not obtain information as to what was the fitting dress on such an exceptional occasion, for we can hardly fancy that they did not care to seek for instruction. Surely the correct and common-sense rule would be in all cases to be en rap- port with the costumes of the ladies and if these are to be brilliant enough for ball-room wear, though rnemt for out-of-door display, there can be no hesita- tion on the part of the gentlemen who are to escort or be of the company in understanding that thev should be seen in the best style that they can get themselves up in. The company bejan to leave at seven o'clock, greatly pleased with the day, having enjoyed much all that had been done so well to change the propo-ed garden party to a drawing-room reception. The management of railway matters was perfect, and the facility with which the visitors were sped to and from the castle shewed still further the anxious care that had been exercised for the comfort of the visitors. Among the company were a great miny Orientals in their handsome costumes, and some Japanese, for the first time, we presume, at such a scene as this. Oriental splendour, if not cast ia t ;e shade by wba, was witnessed on this day, was certainly surpassed, when to splendour were added all that Western civilisation, its taste, its beauty and refinement, has to offer.

THE MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—MONDAY. Very few samples oF English wheat came to hand to-day. Influenced by the improvement in the aspect of agricultural affairs caused by the late rains, and by the probability that the yield will exceed previous anticipations, the trade has been dull. Millers have operated with extreme caution, and to fffect sales 2s. per qr. less money had to be accepted. With foreicn wbtcat the market has been moderately supplied. The business doir.g has been unimportant, and needy sellers had to accept 2s. per qr. lees money. The supply of barley has been moderate. The demand has been active, but tjricc3 have ruled firm. Malt has been quiet at late rates. There has been a fair supply of oats in the market. The transactions have not been 011 an extensive scale, but prices have been without change. Beans have been quiet, at previous quotations. Iu peas the inquiry has been on a moderate scale, at the rates current last week. Flour has been dull. Country and foreign descriptions have given way 2s. in value. Linseed has been quiet, and rape- seed has beeu only in moderate request. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY. A better feeling has pervaded the cattle trade to-day. The supplies of stock have been less extensive, and the quality generally has not been prime. Lncolnshire farmers are commencing to fend up their stock, hut owing to the severe drought and scarcity of fodder, tif condition of the animals falls short of the average of the season. A moderate supply of beasts has been on eale. The demand has been more ani- mated, and enhanced rates have been obtained. For the best Scots and crosses 5s. and 53. 2d., and occasionatly 5s. 4d. has been paid. From Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge- shire we received about 950 Scots and crosses from other parts of England, including Lincolnshire, about 600 various breeds and from Scotland, 3 Scots and crosses. The show of sheep has been small. The trade has been firm, at 2d. per 81b more money. The best Downs and half-breds have lold at 5s 4d. to 5s. Fd per 8',0. Lambs have been firm at 6s. 6d. to 7s. per 81b. Calves hive been purchased quietly, and the demand for pigs has been inactive. POTATOES These markets have been scantily supplied with potatoes. The trade has been steady at our quotations. English Regents, Z,3 lOs, to .1:.7: Scotch, jeG to £7; Brocks, £610s. to £6 ISs. per ton; Mid Kent, lis. to 13s. per cwt. HOPS. Business in the hop marke* b^e,n on a very moderate scale, but prices are maintained. The condition of affairs in (he plantation contmues satisfactory. Tne hine ii we'l forward, and presents a. mos. vigorous appearance. Mid and East Kents, £ 7 to £ 12 12, Weald of Kents, £ 6 to £ S- Sussex, £ 5 12s. »«> bavarians, £ 6 6s. to £ 9; French, £ 6 10s. to 46 10i.; American, Jil 6s. to 46 Year- lings £ 1 to 1 p6T WOOL. The attendance of home buyers at the public sales of colo- nial wool has cominutd good, but foreign houses have been poorly representee.. liidsiags have been animated, and prices have beeu \\e»l raiiu'aiued. English wool has been steady at previous quotations. The following are the cunviit pnce3 of English wool:—Fleeces: Southdown hogge-s, is. to In. 0 £ d. h-ilf-breel ditto, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d.; Kent ileeccs, Is. 2 to Is 31 Southdown ewes and wethers, I*- to la. Old Leicester ditto, Is. Id. to Is. l^d. Sorts: Clothing, is. to 1&. 4jd. combing, lid. to Is. 3$<i. FISH. Herrings, pickled, 30s. to 36s. per barrel; trawl haddocks, 10s. to 14,. per box pickled cod, 38s. per barrel; grilse. Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. trout., Is. 2d. to Is. 6d. per pound; smoked haddocks, 30s. to 40s. per barrel; lobsters, is. to Is. 8d. crabs, is. to Is. 6d. each; native oysters, 410 commons, 15s. to 40s. per bushel TALLOW.