The Aberdare Times

MESNE PROFITS." The cause of "Talbot r. Lord Shrewsbury" has been before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Malins, and was a suit instituted to adminster the estate of Henry John, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, in which a claim was carried in by the executors of John, 16th ear], and the executors of Bertram, 17th earl, to prove against the estate ot Earl Henry John, for mesne profits" (profits derived from land while possession of it is wrongfully withheld) of certain leaseholds in the county of Oxford, known as the Broadstone leaseholds, held of Brasenose College Oxford. It appeared that Earl Henry John established his title to the earldom of Shrewsbury m 1858, and m 1860 he also established his title to the Shrewsbury estates, inalienably annexed to the title under an Act of 6 George I. He was thereupon, among other estates, let into possession of the Broadstoneleaseholds, which were down to the end of 1862 considered by all parties to form part of the Shrewsbury estates. Doubts, however, arose on this point, and ultimately an action of ejectment was brought by the present claimants against Earl Henry John and his under lessees, and a special case was stated but before it could be brought to a hearing Earl Henry John died in June 1868. The present earl then entered into posses- sion and the claimants immediately brought an action of ejectment against him. The special case stated in the first action was adopted in the second, but be- fore the second action was heard an agreement for a compromise was entered into, under which theexecu tors of Earl Bertram and the present Lord Shrews- bury admitted the right of the executors of Earl John to the Broadstone leaseholds, and it was agreed that judgment should be entered up for them in the action of ejectment, and in effect that the claimants should assign all their estate and interest in the leaseholds to Lord Shrewsbury for certain purchase-moneys, three- fourths whereof were to be paid to the claimant and a quarter retained by his Lordship. The estate of the late earl was insolvent. The Vice-Chancellor said that if there had been a judgment in the action against the late earl it would have shown that he was wrongfully in possession. There had, however, been no such judgment, as the late earl had died before the hearing. The action against the present earl had resulted in a compromise, but he could not take that compromise as showing that the late earl was wrongfully in possession. The claimants having, therefore, failed in proving wrongful possession on the part of the late earl, and the creditors who, owing to the insolvent character of the estates, were the persons to contest the claim, having done nothing to bind themselves, the claim must be dismissed.

A ROMANTIC WINDFALL. At the pleasant village of Penkridge, near Stafford (says the Birmingham Morning a retired baker Rogers by name—has for some few years past lived on a small competency. Mr. Rogers is a widower, but without family, and during Lis years of wedded life he Was the kindest of husbands. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. Rogers by some means made the acquaint- ance of a maiden lady possessed of fabulous wealth but of miserly di-position, residing m Cumberland. Four years ago this lady, taking advantage of leap year, in- timated to Mr. hefh"a^ tt^'and ESSSR FCSJS SA* proposal, and heard nothing mor letter admirer until about six months ao.' 0f written bv her hand, summoned him to the sicie o What she /eared, and what subsequently Jo her death-bed. Even to this appeal Mr era" obdurate, contenting himself by wntlllg a stIff formal note of condolence. Aweek or two afterwards the old lady died, bequeathing to Mr. a fo1 tu" variously estimated at £4,000 to £ 6,000 per .^num. The lady was not connected by relationship with Mr. Rogers, and the latter had, if anything, an aver- sion to her. Her affection seems, however, to ha been .incere, for, although she had nephews and nieevs who diligently courted her favour, 1\'lr.. Rogers comes in for the bulk of her property, and the will is witnessed by a lawyer and two medical gen- tlemen of eminence, a precaution taken, no doubt, lest interested persons should contest the validity of the document by raising the plea of insanity. Mr. Kogera is a gentleman of unassuming and almost retiring manners and it is said that he is considerably plexed, and even troubled, by the news of his good fortune. A large estate in Cumberland, a mansion in Belgravla, picture galleries, horses, broughams, and a suite of servants, must be a great change, all the greater because of its suddenness, to one who has hitherto lived an obscure lif of happy contentment in A little cottage on the banks of the J?enk^

THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT. On Friday in last week, a.t the invitation of a com- mittee of about 40 persons, of whom Mr. Cross (ac- countant and auctioneer, formerly attorney's clerk) was chairman, the Claimant" visited Bristol, The pro- ceedings are thus reported in 1 he Times .'— Owing to a statement circulated during the morning to the effect that he would arrive by the express at 20 minutes past 2 u'clock in the afternoon, about three or four thousand persons assembled, hut there was a delay of two hours, dur- ing which the crowd was reduced to about 700. The Claimant arrived at half-past 4 o'clock with Mr. Gmldford Jnslow, M.P.. and Mr. Anidjah, his agent for Westbury, having tra- veiled from Alresfofll. He was much hustled on alighting on the platf.mn, and having been pushed into a brougham by the excited crowd, who pressed upon him for the purpose. of shaking him by the hand, an effort was made to start the pair of horses. So persistently did the crowd cling to the Vehicle that the door of the brougham was broken off its hinges, and left in the hands of the crowd. There was more excitement, laughter, and expres- sions of feeling, resulting from gratified curiosity. than en- thusiasm or sympathy. Efforts had been made to keep the arrival a secret, and the Claimant was taken quickly to his h tel at Clifton. In the evening there was a public meeting held at the Bioadmead Rooms. The room was about three parts full, but a large crowd assembled outside the doors in the hope of getting a sight of the Claimant. Mr. Cross pre- sided, and was supported by Mr. Collins, of the Wine Vaults, Christmas-street: Mr Levi, clothes dealer; Mr. Guil ford Onslow, M.P., Mr. Charles Shackell, and the com- mittee men. The Claimant was received with cheers, at first faint, but afterwards more warm, and followed by laughter, "Hurrah for Sir Roger," and cries of Ah, ah The Chairman briefly introduced the business of the meet- ing by remarking that all they sought to obtain by that meet- ng was justice and fair play foi the Claimant. Mr. Ewen?, a commercial traveller, moved the first resolu tion "That this meeting is of opinion that the recent Tichborne trial was not conducted in that spirit of fair play which Englishmen have a right to expect, and that the lan- guage of the Attorney-General was entirely unworthy of the British Bar." (Cheers.) Mr. Shackell, outfitter, seconded the motion, and it was un- animously adopted. Mr. Taylor, corn factor, proposed the second resolution, which was as follows That this meeting considers the engaging of six counsel in the present prosecution is an at- tempt to crush a defenceless man, and hereby protests against the enormous waste of public money." (Applause). Mr. Frank Collins, tobacconist, seconded the motion, which also was carried unanimously. Mr. G. Onslow, M.P., then came forward to address the meeting, and was loudly cheered. Before entering into the details of the great case, he said he must avail himself of the earliest opportunity of thanking them most kindly for the flattering reception which they had given, not only to Sir Roger Tichborne, but to himself. It had been truly said that that meeting was important, because it was the first great place where they had enlisted public sympathy on be- half of Sir Roger Tichborne (cheers), and he trusted that the cheers which they heard that evening might, throughout the pilgrimage which they were about to take, he, as it were, an augury of future prosperity and success in the undertaking he had adopted, and which he believed to be a right one. (Cheers.) Having referred to his friendship with the late :Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. W. H. Gore-Langton, former repre- sentatives of the city in Parliament, Mr, Onslow said he had in his pocket a letter from Mr. Langton saying how deeply he regretted his inability to be present that evening. (Cheers.) They were well aware that the great case which had occupied the attention of the world for more than a year was suddenly and most unexpectedly brought to a standstill by the jury saying that they had heard sufficient, and bv doing that they forced Sir Roger, much against his will, to accept a non-suit. Now tha jury by their conduct ignored the evidence of 86 honourable, respectable, and dis- interested witnesses, not one of whom, the Claimaut in- cluded, ever broke down, and accepted the evidence of 17 witnesses who, with the exception of the Messrs. Seymour, were all Jesuits (cheers), and every one of them more or less interested in the case—almost as much as the Claimant him- self (Cheers.) Who were those 17 witnesses? l'hey were com- posed of ladies and gentlemen who, with the exception he believed, of Mr. Alfred Seymour and Mrs. Radcliffe, never took the opportunity of examining Sir Roger Tichborne to ascertain by word of mouth whether he was Sir Roger or not. Therefore their evidence only amounted to this,—they did not recognise the man whom they had known in former days. The jury accepted their evidence, which was negative evi- dence, and rejected the affirmative evidence of seventy- five gentlemen, who were honourable men. Mr. Onslow went on to remark that his friend Sir Roger Tichborne appealed to the British public for fair play. (Cheers.) It was a most serious and important moment for him, for he was about to be tried for perjury and forgery (cries of "Oh, never, "He shan't"), and the result of that trial would either send him into penal servitude or into the possession of his title and estates. Now, it had been said that he (the speaker), in arguing the case for Sir Roeer Tichborne, was attempting to set class against class (" No !), but allow him to say that they were, with very lew exceptions, deserted by the upper classes of this country. The upper classes did not like one coming forward to claim his title and estates from the hands of those in possession of it. (Hear, hear.) Their mind was blinded in tbat case; but they had appealed to the British public, and they knew how nobly the British public had re- sponded to that appeal. The working classes were the classes who with their sixpences and even their pence, had come forward to give thtir support to tlje fund for the defence (cheers); and it was an honour to die working classes that they had done so. That gentleman (pointing to the Claimant) did not belong to their class, and yet they supported him they would not see any man, high or low, crushed or trampled upon. (Cheers.) The British public were in his favour, and he had never known the British public wrong (Cheers.) Mr. Onslow went on to remark that the Tichborne Case was unknown to the public. (Laughter.) It never was pleaded. It never was replied to. The Attorney-General spoke for days and weeks, but never w,s replied to, and they knew nothing of the Tichborne Cas" (Renewed laughter.) Serjeant BaUantine never replied He had not au opportunity given him. (Shame.) He could not say that Serjeant Ballantme would have quailed, but he, like Englishmen, did not fight so well as he would have done under different circumstances. (Cheers and laughter.) It was their misfortune to have starved the trial. They had to starve the counsel, but the little money they had was used to the best pu-pose. Sir Roger Tichborne would have been at that moment in Newgate, and his beautiful children and wife in the workhouse, if it had not been for his perseverance. Sir Roger Tichb me tad been five years in this country, and if he was an impostor it was a disgrace to the laws of England that they had not found it out before this. (Cheers.) He did not hesitate to say-and he said it with a eertain amount ot grief, for he was the last man in the world to use abusive language towards anybody—he said, after deep considera- tion, and after having made the case his study for years, that the speech of the Attorney-General was a gross mis- representation of facts, was a foul assumption and au abuse of language. (Cheers.) It was unworthy of a lawyer and unworthy of a gentleman. (Cheers.) He could take that speech in his hand, and detain them nearly as long as the Attorney-General in proving what he had said. (Laughter.) The Attorney-General's bad blood was np his bad feelings were aroused at being baffled and beaten by that gentleman (pointing to the Claim- ant). (Cheers.) Hence his ill-temper, hence his rancorous abuse. He said he never had met a cleverer man, and ad- mitted himself he never could break him down. (Cheers ) Let them picture to themselves Arthur Orton, the butcher of Wapping, standing 28 days of the most severe cross ex- amination that ever happened to a British subject and not breaking down. It was against common sense to say that an impostor could have stood what the Claimant stood. (Hear hear.) He (the speaker) said he had charges to make against the Attorney-Genual. (" Hear hear, and a voice, "Give it to him!") When Serjeant Ballantme and Mr. Giffard stated that they had acted without fees, and Lord Chief Justice Bovill said it did them infinite credit, up lumped the Attorney General and said it would also apply to their tide when the Attorney General knew that that very day he touched a crisp £50 note when the At- torney General knew that he had drawn £6,000 out of the estate; when the Attorney-General was paid at the rate of 3s. 4d. a minnte. (near, hear). He made an assertion that did not apply to him. He allowed that to go forth to the country, it was distributed throughout the whole of England and believed by many to be the case at the present moment. It was not until the evening it had gone forth that he made an apolog> and said he did not know what was meant. Mr. Onslow went on to express his confidence in the statement of Dr. Lipacombe, and complained that the Attorney-General abused the dead He abused Lady Tich- borne, the mother of Sir Roger Tichborne. ("Shame and hisses.) He called her a poor imbecile woman, willing to jump at anything. He had the honour of knowing Lady Tich- borne many years intimately. She was an honourable and an honest woman. She was a lady who, if she had one fault it was that she was suspicious of everybody and everything she was the very last lady who would take up a per- son s le thought was an impostor. (Hear, hear.) He next read Lady Tichborne's own words, in which she distinctly and positively swore that the Claimant was her first-born son. The speaker went on to say that he was present at the funeral of Lady Tichborne, and there he stood in a position where he alone would command a view of Sir Roger Tich- borne as he sat at the head of the coffin containing the re mains of his mother. If he lived for a thousand years, he could never forget his face at that moment, he was broken down with grief, and in tears, which rolled down his face. The movements of his face spoke of the grief of his mind. He never was so struck with the effects of grief, and he was the only one who saw it. But those were not the tears of the Attorney-General with £6,OtO in his pocket (cries of "Ah!" and "Hear"); but the tears of Sir Roger were felt in his heart. Coming to an incident of a different character, he created much laughter by stating that Miss Loder, said to be the lover of Arthur Orton, fainted in the arms of a detective at the sight of Sir Roger walking with him through Tichborne-park. Though he had the highest respect for his friend, Sir Roger, he did not think his was exactly the sort of figure that a young lady would faint away at (laughter)—this was Miss Loder, of Wapping, and he would leave them to judge what sort of a witness this was that they were going to put into the box to swear that the claimant was Arthur Orton (laughter); but he did not believe that the British public would be made fools of like that. (Cheers.) Having next animadverted on the attempts during the trial to crush the Claimant by the introduction of forged letters, Mr. Onslow pictured the Claimant suffering inno- cently in Newgate, where he had assured him that the thought he mostly suffered from was that Tichborne should ever be in such a sorrowful place as that. (Cheers.) Asking what the Court was composed of that judged Sir Roger, the speaker said, in the first instance it was all but a packed court, as people were only admitted by tickets, and it was crammed by the aristocracy of the country. None of the working classes could get in unless they secured a ticket, which it was impossible to get. The jury were men of education, taken from the aristocracy, either of wealth or rank, to try a case which touched rhe ariftociacy. and when beaten, and tired, and exhausted, they retreated from their duty. (Applause ) He maintained the jury did not do their duty, and if lie had been on the jury he should have said that having undertaken the duty, if he sat there all his lifetime until he had heard the reply, he should not give a verdict. (Apnlause.) There was all aristocratic Court, an aristocratic jury, and a would-be aristocratic Judge. (Laugh- ter and cheers.) Concluding a speech of great len- th by giving an outline of the Claimant's career, ami specially dwelling upon his defective education, he remarked that he came out of the bush degraded in mind, and when he first met him he was very little better than a savage. (Laughter ) But the old principles imbued in him in early life soon came to him and the speaker would now Say that a more gentle- manlike or nicer-mannered man, or a man more amiable in society, especially the society of ladies-,a laugh)- he never had the good f irtulle to meet. He meant to do what he had promised Lady Tichborne, Sir Roger s mother-that was that he would never abandon her son, and he intended to stand by him to the end. (Cheers.) And even if they hanged him he would follow him to the grave. Loud cheers.) The Claimant, on rising to address the meeting, met with an enthusiastic reception. The meeting rose to their feet cheering and waving their hats. When silence was restoieu the Claimant said,—Mr. Chairman, ladies, and gentlemen, I am a very bad speaker, and therefore I don't intend to say very much to-night In fact. my friend, Mr. Guildford On- slow, has almost exhausted every subject that I could speak on. He knows the case almost as well as I do myself, and therefore the principal thing I have to do is to thank you lor your kindness in coming forward to assist me (hear, hear), and for the very kind manner in which you have iuvited me anf *0Iithe *uPPort you have given me. Without it I should certainly not have a fairtrHl (Hear, hear.) There was one subject on which I should like to speak, and that is about Mr. Alfred Seymour, my uncle. He stated in the court that when I was examined at the Law Institution he knew I was an impostor because he knew that his nephew was tattooed on the arm and that I had no tattoo. (Laughter.) I ask you, gentlemen, is Mr. Alfred Seymour a gentleman fit to represent this country? i mean is ho fit to be a member of Parliament? (Hear.) If the man knew an impostor was living with his sister why didn't he go and kicK him out of the house? I ask any of you, if you knew a vagabond and forger—for that is what they call me-was imposing upon any of your sisters, would you not immediately kick him out ? (Cheers) Would you not do it all the more if you thought or believed that your sister was not in her right senses ? (Cheers.) If I am an impostor, has he acted right in allow- ing me to borrow thousands and thousands of pounds to carry on my cause? ("No.") He allowed metoswindte the public when he had it in his power to unmask me and hold nit- up to the public as an impostor at once. (Hear.) I don't hesitate t" tell you that the tattoo business is neither more nor less than a conspiracy from beginning to end, and princi lly got un to prevent tem putting one man into the t witness-box. If they had not done so they were bound to put In Mr. Gosford, and I ask you, as Englishmen, to [mist upon Mr. Gosford being put into the witness-box, and then you will know where the conspiracy commenced. (A. voice- "How about the sealed packet?") Mr. Gosford came down to Gravesend shortly after my arrival in Eng- land. I was away from my hotel at the time, and my wife was subjected to great annoyance during my absence. When I returned to the hotel I was met by Mr. Gos- ford and two other gentlemen, and more disgraceful conduct I never saw before in my life; so much so. that I passed upstairs without speaking. I went to my room, but I didn't lock myself in as was stated, but merely to dress for a few minutes before I went into the sitting-room In those five minutes in my room I sat down and wrote a letter to Mr. Gosford, which he denies having received, principally because he didn't wish the letter read. (Oh, oh !) There *re papers come to light which were very kindly sent by ::IIr. Robertson Gladstone d 111 ing the trial, and which my at- torneys have read. When those papers are reall, and when lIlr. Gosford is put into the box mid is examined from other I papers, you will thell know if I am Roger Tichborne or not. (Lonll cheers ) You will then know w¡¡ether I spoke the truth about ti e scaled packets. (Cheers.) You will know whether the sealed packet was destroyed in IS 16 amI 1849, because he swore it was destroyed in both years. (" Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) Mr. Gosford is a very valuable wit- ness, inasmuch as he was one of my dearest and best friends. lie was my most confidential friend, almost my confidential adviser in my young days. When I left England I left him all my letters, and almost everything I had to leave in England, atld, therefore, if anyone knows me thoroughly it is Mr. Gosford. Why, then, not put him into the box? ("Hear. hear." and cheers.) They can either prove or disprove the case by his evidence, and why don't they do it ? (Hear, hear.) Again, I thank you for your kindness to me, and for the kind support you have rendered, and without which I certainly should have been crushed, and never had a fair trial. I should have remained in Newgate without even a hearing before a magistrate for 10 or 12 months to suit the Attorney- General's convenience that he might boast what he C01ild have dene at the head of the law. (Loud and sustained applause.) The meeting terminated with cheers for Sir Roger Tich- borne.

During the above proceedings a Mrs. Fitzpatrick, an old servant in the Tichborne family, now living at Clifton, who stated that she recognised in the claimant the Sir Roger Tichborne whom she had known in his youth, forced her way to the platform and shook hands with the Claimant. In the course of Saturday the committee visited the Claimant at St. Vincent's Rocks Hotel, Clifton, and were introduced to a groom and two women who formerly lived in the service of the Tichborne family, and who believe the Claimant to be Sir Roger.

It has been estimated that the two meetings held at Bristol on behalf of the Tichborne Claimant will result in a profit of J3100, which will be paid over to the fund.

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BEDFORD. (From The Times.) Under ordinary circumstances the death of the head of the historic bouse of Russell would be a matter of general interest, and indeed almost of public concern; but the Duke of Bedford who has just passed away from among us was, unlike, it may almost be said, all his predecessors, no politician. It is true that he was for several years a member of the Lower House of the Legislature, but even there he was in no way distin- guished and since his elevation to the Peerage by his father's death, some ten years ago, he has lived almost wholly in retirement, and, mainly owing to infirm health, has taken no part in public life. William Russell, Duke of Bedford, Marquis of Tavi- stock, in Devonshire, Earl of Bedford, Lord Russell of Thornhaugli, and Lord Howland of Streatham, in the county of Surrey, in the Peerage of Eng- land, was the only son of Francis, late and seventh Duke, K.G., &c., by Lady Anna Maria Stanhope, eldest daughter of Charles, third Earl of Har- rington. He was born in Grosvenor-square on the 1st of July, 1809, an i was educated at Eton, where he had among his schoolfellows Mr Gladstone, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir Francis H. Doyle, and Lords Bandon, Selkirk, Abingdon, Romney, Morley, Craven, Dillon, Frankfort, &c. He entered Parliament at the General Election of 1832, as one of the members for Tavistock, a borough in which, as Dod informs us in his Electoral Facts, the interest of the Ducal house of Russell was paramount. He was re-chosen after each dissolution down to that of 1841, when he retired, and he never afterwards sought a seat in the House of Commons. His father's death, in the year 1861, elevated him to the House of Peers. It is almost needless to add that, so far as he took any part in politics, he supported those Liberal principles which, as history tells us, have been hereditary in the Russell family. He was a magistrate for Bedford- shire, but we believe he never held any other public office or appointment. For the origin of the Russells, Sir Bernard Burke and the Heralds refer us to John Russell, who was Constable of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, in A.D. 1221, and a gentleman of landed property in that county, and who, these autbontles assert, could prove his descent from the ancient and noble house of the Du Rozells of Normandy. Be this, however, as it may, it is certain that his grandson, Sir William Russell, of Kingston Russell, in Dorsetshire, sat in the reign of Edward II. as number for the county of South- ampton. His lineal descendant, in the fifth or sixth gene- ration, Sir John Russell, was speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of Henry VI. but his grand- son, John Russell, of Kingston Russell and Berwicks, near Bridport, in Dorsetshire, who bore the reputation of being one of the most accomplished gentlemen of his day, was the real founder of the fortunes of the family. His story, as told by Sir Bernard Burke, forms an interesting chapter in the" Vicissitudes of Families." It runs as foil ws :— Mr. Russell obtained a favourable introduction to Court throngh one (If those unexpected incidents which may be attributed solely to trood fortune. In the 21st of Henry VII. (1500), the Archduke Philip of Austria, only son of the Emperor Maximilian I., and husband of Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel, K ing an d Queen of Castile and Aragon, having encountered a violent hurricane in his passage from Flankers to Spain, was driven into Weymouth, where he landed, and was hospitably received by Sir Thomas Trenchard, knight, a gentleman of rank in the neighbourhood. Sir Thomas immediately apprized the Court of the ciicumst nee and in the interim, while waiting for instructions what comse to adopt, invited his first cousin, Mr. Russell, then recently returned from his travels, to wait upon the Prince. His Imperial Highness, fascinated by Mr. Russell's companion- able qualities, desired that he should accompany him to Windsor, whither the King had invited his Highness to repair; on the journey we "re informed that the Archduke became still more pleased with his attendant's 'learned discourse and generous deportmeut: and recommended him strongly to the King. Mr. Russell was, in con- sequence, taken immediately into Royal favour, and ap- pointed one of the gentlemen of the Privy Cham her. Becoming subsequently a favourite of Henry VIII., and a companion of that Monarch ll1 his French wars, Mr. Russell was appointed to several high and confidential offices, and finally elevated to the peerage on the 9th of March, 1538 9, in the dienity of Lord Russell, Baron Russell, of Cheneys, county Buckingham. In the next year, 154 when the great monasteries were dissolved, his Lordship obtained a grant to himself and his wife and their heirs, of the site of the Abbey of Tavistock, and of extensive possessions belonging thereto. After the accession of Edward VI., Lord Russell had a grant of the Monastery of Woburn, in Bedfordshire, and was created Earl of Bedford, January 9, 1550." In Mary's time, notwithstanding these grants of monastic spoils the favour of the Court continued his Lordship ob- tained a new patent for the office of Lord Privy Seal, and eventually was appointed Ambassador from Her Majesty to Spain in order to conduct her consort, Philip, to the shores of England His son Francis, the second Earl, was a member of the Privy Council, and in other ways also a person of eminence and influence under Elizabeth. The fifth Earl who was raised to the Marquisate of Tavistock and the' Dukedom of Bedford in 1696, was the father of the celebrated patriot, William, Lord Russell, whose execution for high treason in 1683 has rendered Lin- coln's-iiin-fields, as its scene, historical ground. The son of William Lord Russell, Wriothesly Russell, succeeded as second Duke, and added much to the family wealth by his marriage with the heiress of the Ilowlands of Streatham. He was the father of John, fourth Duke, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the reign of George II., and subse- quently Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of France, in which character he signed at Fontainebleau, on the part of England, the preliminaries of peace between France and Spain His grandson, John, sixth Duke, was the grandfather of the nobleman whose decease is now recorded. As the late Duke has died unmarried, the ducal honours and estates and the representation of the house of Russell devolve upon his Grace's cousin, Mr. Hastings Russell, the eldest son of the late Major-General Lord George William Russell, sometime Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Berlin. The new Duke, who was born in 1819, and was for- merly Captain in the Grenadier Guards, has sat as member for Bedfordshire in the Liberal interest since the year 1847. He is a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for that county, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers. He married, in 1844, Lady Elizabeth West, eldest daughter of George John, late Lord De la Warr, by whom she has, with other issue, a son, George William Francis Sackville, a Commoner of lialliol College, now Mar- quis of Tavistock and heir to the family honours, who was born in 1852.

The Times has the following leader on the deaths of Lord Dalling and the Duke of Bedford:- Within a few hours of one another two men have passed away, each of whom wag, though for very different reasons, a man of mark ill our social system. One was born great; the other achieved for himself a certain greatness. The Duke ot Bedford bore an historic name, 8uclweded to enormous wealth, was one of the traditional chiefs of the Whig party, but never held any office, never achieved or even aimed at any political distinction; and during the latter years of his lift) lived in complete retire- meut, so that beyond rhe chcle of his own kindred and his few acquaintances the name of the Duke of Bedford was never heard. Lord Dalling and Bulwer, on the other hand, has been always before the public. lie was an officer of the Life Guards, a successful author, a Radical M.P. for Marylebone, and as a Dl lomist he represented Great Britain in almost every important capital. lIe had served at Vienna the Hague, Paris, Brussels, Florence, Madrid, Wash- ington, and C instan inople, and everywhere he was remark- able. The world in which he movetl was never allowt:d to forget him for an hour; it might criticize him if it pleased, but he tt .ok good care that it should talk about him. He was a public man from the beginning, and remained one u til his dying day. Having retired from the diplomatic service at an age when most men are glad to seek repose, nothing would content Sir Henry Bnlwer but to enter Par- liament again, and he sat for Tamworth until Mr. Gladstone recommended him for a peerage little more than a year ago. Yet even if a man were more distinguished as soldier or statesman than the newly-created Lord Dalling, his death would not in this country excite nearly so much interest and curiosity as that of the recluse Duke who lias passed aw-'y with him. As Burke told the DuUc of Richmond of his dav, the great houses are hke secular oaks. To the minds of thou- sands a Duke of Bedford represents something more solidly and enduringly important than eloquen-e or wit. oradminis- trative skill, or zeal, or patriotism. The Ducal House is a permanent power in the State, which increases or lessens according to the ability or disposition of the actual bearer of the honours, but which must ever exist fixed and immovable, while the shootii g stars of genius make only a momentary track of li^ht and pas, away. This inbred quality of the national character may not be a very lofty one, hut it exists and he who would deny or ignore it would form a false notion of English society. The character of the Duke who is about to be laid in nis grave, and the disposition and opinions of the gentleman who is to succeeed him will be matter of personal interest to a great number of Englishmen, and of curiosity to multitudes who never have been and never will be brought into connexion with either. A Duke of Bedford, indeed, calls forth not only the deference which is given to hlgn rank and incalculable wealth, but also something of historic senti- ment. There is, perhaps, no family in the Peerage with which political leadership and social pre eminence are more largely associated. It is not quite easy at first sight to under- stand the cause of this. The Russells, though they hold a peerage, old as English peerages go, are not a very ancient family. The first Lord was a favourite of Henry VIII., and received grants of the lands which had belonged to the dissolved Abbeys. Woburn Abbey, Tavistock Abbey, and the valuable London property of the Duke bear witness to the worldly wisdom and good fortune of the founder of the family. Those conversant with Church affairs may tell the number of parishes from which the Sukes of Bedford draw the great tithes as representatives of the dis- solved Monasteries. There is nothing ill the rise of the family norm the origin of its vast possessions which would be likely to recommend it to popular veneration, but the sentiment i oo e Ke"eratloi.s, and dates from the Revolution of An,f'»'Pthe "great Revolution Houses "the Russells held almost a primacy, and filled the highest offices in the i Government or at Court during the bupr^macy of their party. The real cause of the position acquired by the Russells is that they early came to be looked upon as the popular House of the British State. They have been the steadiest of Whigs, and the British nation, which is essen- tially Whig—that is, at once aristocratic and liberal—has honoured them accordingly. Their Liberalism, so far as it has gone, has been constant and unswerving, proof against the frowns of a Court and the vexations of opposed Govern- ments. It is as. if the character of William, Lord Russell, had been placed before the eyes of his descendants as the model to which they must all confoim. To such a fame as this and to the highest rank in the State we must add stupendous wealth. We do not pretend to speculate on the comparative incomes of the various noble personages whose names will occur as the richest in the land, but there can be no doubt that the Duke of Bedford is to be counted among the very first. Covent Garden Market and the streets about it, with the site of the theatre, own him as landlord. The region of Bloomsbury and far to the northward is Bedford property. In Bedfordshire, Cambr;dge3hire, an 1 Devonshire the family possessions arc enormous. This wealth has been increased by the care of successive administrators. The grandfather and father of the DuKe whn has just died were, in their time, exceDentmeuofhusiness The latter of the two, especially, is said to have attended to everything gnat and small whwh related to his vast possessions. The late Duke was born and educated to all that could make life magnificent and, it might be presumed, happy, But all seemed to be lost upon him. As Marquis of Tavistock, he did not seek distinction either political or social, and when, at the age of 52, he succeeded to the titles and the immense possessions of his father he lived a life of complete retire- ment. For the great mass o his countrymen, in whose sight his ancestors have always played their part, William, Duke of Bedford, has been as obscure as the poorest labourer on his estates. The other Peer whom death has now taken was in almost every respect the opposite of this character. If Lord Dalling wanted a good diplomatic quality, it was tranquility. But his zeal and activity stood him in good stead whenever there was work to be done. Under the inspiration of Lord Palmerston, he remonstrated against the tyranny of Narvaez in Spain until that high-handed soldier sent him out of the country. Yet when despatched to Washington, where there were negotiations to be conducted, he did his work well, accord- ing to the testimony of both Governments, and became highly popular with the Americans. As Ambassador at Constanti- nople he was not considered successful; but it must be said in his favour that he had the disadvantage of succeeding the most powerful of Envoys, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and also th at during the time he was accredited to the Porte the influence of England was overshadowed by that of Imperial France. His writings are sufficient to show that he was a man of shrewd and acute mind, well versed in affairs of policy, and with all the ability to be a useful public servant to whatever land and whatever duties he might be called.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT SEDAN. The Ganlois publishes a letter addressed by the Emperor Napoleon to the Generals who commanded at Sedan, of which the following is a translation :— "I am responsible to the country, and I can accept no other judgment but that of the nation regularly consulted. Nor is it for me to pabs an opinion on the report of the Com- mission on the capitulation of Sedan I shall only remind the principal witnesses of that catastrophe of the critical position in which we found ourselves. The army commanded by the Duke of Magenta nobly did its duty, and fought heroically against an enemy of twice its numbers. When driven back to the walls of the town and into the town itself, 14,000 dead and wcunded covered the field of battle, and I saw that any longer to contest the position was an act of desperation. The honour of the army having been saved by the bravery which had been displayed, T then exercised my sovereign right, and gave orders to unfurl a flag of truce. I claim the entire responsibility of that act. The immolation of (50,000 men could not have saved France, and the sublime devotion of her chiefs and soldiers would have been uselessly sacrificed. We obeyed a cruel out inexorable necessity. My heart was broken, but my conscience was tranquil. "NAPOLEON. Camctlin-place, 12 May, 1872."

RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS. In a letter to The Times" Viator Infelix "makes the fol- lowing observations on Railway Refreshment Rooms :— In the month of April last a conference was held be- tween a deputation from the Temperance League and some leading railway directors, the object of the former being to induce the latter to restrict as much as possible the sale of spirituous liquors within the rail- way stations, so as to make them really what they were intended to be, and not places of drinking for drinking sake. Much interesting information was elicited, and some valuable suggestions were made on the occasion, and it appeared that most of the companies had made re- gulations successfully enforced restricting their servants while on duty in the use of alcholic liquors. Among other modes of lessening the tendency to drink intoxi- cating beverages it was suggested that care should be taken to provide really good refreshments, especially tea, coffee, milk, cream, sugar, and bread and butter —a most excellent suggestion another was that, as promptness in serving is a desideratum for railway tra- vellers, it would be an advantage if the young ladies who attend to the different counters would be pre- vailed upon to defer chatting with their favourite male customers until the train had started, or some other more convenient season. It is, however, the first of these two suggestions to which I desire to call public attention—namely, the state of our railway refresh- ment rooms, both as regards material and service. They are, with some rare exceptions which might be counted on a man's fingers, thoroughly bad, inex- cusably bad, considering that the custom varies but little that all is for ready money, and that there is no competition. At least, railway directors have no right, in the interest of their clients, to cripple the means of the purveyor by extorting over large sums for the exercise of the privilege. How far those articles of prime consumption which have been mentioned are from what one would wish them to be, and from what they might and ought to be, we all know but too well, for we all travel, and are often compelled to make the experiment. A cup of railway-station tea. has become a byword, and the thought of railway sandwich is enough to make i-ne's flesh creep; so that frequently, in spite of one's teeth, one is often compelled to fall back upon that bane of the British Constitu- tion—the bun, plum or otherwise. There are at some stations rooms wherlii more 80lid food can be ob- tained, in the shape of cold meat and hot joints and vegetables, more 01 less palatable. But the state of the table-cloths upon which they are is most uninviting; aud the v.i!ti.rs, if clean themselves, which is not always the ca.;e, are in no instance furnished with any- thing in the shape of a napkin, except what has all the appearance of a dishclout that has constantly per- formed the operation of wiping out dirty dishes. No German or French waiters out of England would con- sent to serve upon such terms. If it be objected that should all be made so nice and agreeable to the eye, as well as to the palate, the passenger must pay more, my answer is that the present discreditable state of affairs is principally owing to want of proper system and supervision that the prices charged appear to be adequate but that if it should be necessary to add Id. here and there for the additional washing of the linen, it would be cheerfully paid, for I never heard of any complaint being made against a reason- able charge where the viands were good and served with cleanliness and civility.

PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS. A parliamentary return obtained by Mr. Locke shows that the total number of licensed brewers in England from the 1st of October, 1869, to the 30th of September, 1871, was 2,515, 103 of 'the number being in London in Scotland, 77 and in Ireland, 79. The total number of persons licensed as victuallers in England was 70,294, of whom 6,223 were in London in Scotland, 12,279; and in Ireland, 16,371. The total number of persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the pre- mises in England was 42,590, of whom 3,592 were in London and not to be drunk on the premises, 3,162, 171 of these being in London. It appears fiom the same return that the number of bushels of malt made in the United Kingdom in the year 1871 was 50.724,086, and the amount of duty charged, JE6,878,102 6s. Hid. The number of barrels of beer exported from the United Kingdom from the 1st of October, 1870, to the 1st of October, 1871 was 467 503, and the declared value £1,811,076. Another return, obtained by Mr. Nicholson, shows that the number of gallons of proof spirits distilled in the United Kingdom in the year 1871 was 30,855.035, of which 7,739,720 were distilled in England, 13,813,062 in Scotland, and 9,302.253 in Ireland. The number of gallons of proof British spirits consumed in England was 12,874,372; in Scotland, 5,671,477; and in Ire- land. 5,617,435—total in the United Kingdom, 24,163,644. The net amount of duty retained thereon was £12,081,822. Various other statistics on the sub- ject are given in the return.

SLOW POISONS. Referring to this subject, which has recently attracted some little attention, the Spectator remarks :— The poor have, as it were, been driven back upon tea, not only as a luxury to be enjoyed occasionally or even at meal times, but as the habitual drink, the one modification of water which is not disg uRting, and yet quenches the thirst of people who necessarily feel thirst as the idle or the sedentary do not It is natural and inevitable that they should swallow it by pints a day and they do it; and if, as Dr. Aldridge says, it injures their nerves and so lowers their vitality that the next gent-ration suffers, it is a bad prospect for the country. His statement is just the one to catch the public ear ;— While on the head of stomach di-orùers-I refer to their presence in connection with uterine derangements— I will take this opportunity of remarking upon the lamentable amount of sickness consequent upon the abuse of tea by women of the working classes. Instead of using tea as an occasional beverage, they make it a principal article of diet and drink it, usually without milk or sugar, several times a day. At most meals bread and butter is the only solid accompaniment. In many cases, doubtless, poverty imposi s on them a meagre diet; but even in such the one alluded to might be advantageously replaced by other kinds of food not more expensive. Bitter and strong is the agitation at the present period against beer and other intoxicating liquors, as the root of all evils, but in my opinion there is room for agitation against tea-drinking as carried on in the way spoken Of, for I am convinced that a deterioration of heatth among the working classes and a lowered vitality in the rising generation are consequences of the abuse of the beverage in question. We do not believe a word < f it. The objection to tea is just ike the objection to tobacco, the result of noticing its action upon certain constitutions. It is nothing new to assert that tea acts injuriously upon a a few constitutions, principally those of persons with hysteric tendencies, upon pe pie of very sedentary habits who are apt to suffer from everything, and espe ially from under-baked bread, and upon women worn out with city excitements; but that is no uroof that it is injurious to the mass of the people, who take very little in actual quan- tity, being made moderate by its cost, whose nerves, are strengthened by labour, and who are constantly in the open air, They drink all their lives with total impunity, much greater impunity than they would enjoy if they drank only water. How much, as a con- temporary has already asked, do the Chinese, who are drinking tea all day, and drinking it stronger than our poor peop'e can, suffer or lose strength ? or the Russians, who are not a whit more sober than the English, or a whit better fed ? Or in what degree are upper-class women who drink perhaps two little cups a day stronger than washerwomen who drink two pints? The precise effect of tea on the system is still undecided, but the best physiologists.agree that in some way it lessens waste, and as Dr. Letlieby puts it, helps "to repair and reno- vate the exhausted brain." If a few nervous women suf- fer, as, forinstance, factory hands may suffer, they suffer, but we question if they sulier as much as they would from the want of their most innocent luxury, the one really good thing except the tlucifer. match with which I civilization has hitharto sweetened the lives of the English poor. If the teetotallers could teach them to drink tea cold they would confer a great benefit on them, for cold tea can be carried about and hot tea cannot; and possibly, should sugar ever fall to its proper price, they may teach them, sweetened cold tea being a really palatable draught; but to banish tea, or limit the quantity drunk, or even to create a suspicion of it, would be a real injury to English mankind It would literally leave them nothing to drink except most indifferent water, which they will not drink, and the alcoholic draughts from which our society already suffers so severely.

MORE EXECUTIONS AT VERSAILLES. A Paris correspondent of the Daily News, writing on Saturday night, sends the following graphic account of the Executions at Versailles :— It is now eXltctly a year since five Dominican priests, as well as seven of their dependents, whose only crime, their enemies themselves admitted, was the fact of their being priests at all, were butchered under circumstances of great, and it should in justice be said, almost excep- tionable barbarity, in the Avenue d'ltalie, near the famous factory of Gobelins tapestry, in the south-east of Paris. Exactly one year after the commission of their crime Serizier andBouin, two of the chief instigators, if not two of the chief actors in the bloody scene, which is generally known as the massacre of the Dominicans of Arceuil, paid the supreme penalty of their crime. Along with them was executed a man named Boudin, who committed a cruel murder at the same period last year, having caused to be shot—if, indeed, he did not actually himself shoot—an unfortunate chemist named Roch, in the Rue Richelieu, who had refused to take part in the building of a barricade during the death- struggle of the Commune. These were the three men who were brought out to die at Satory, this beautiful May morning, when all around spoke of fresh life, and cheerfulness, and hope. Hardly was it light this morning before the streets of Versailles gave but too evident signs that something unusual was about to take place. There were numerous little knots of sergents-de-ville to be seen as early as four in the morning in all the streets leading from the Prison de Noaillee, where condemned prisoners are confined—in the cellars it is rumoured, let us hope un- truthfully—to the plateau of Satory, before the artillery butts of which it is the custom to put those condemned by the courts-martial to death. There was something inexpressibly melancholy in the long wide streets of Versailles, which already re- echoed to the measured tread of the detachments of troops on their way to the scene of execution. So beautiful was the morning, so brilliant the sunshine, so lustrous in their fresh foliage the woods which border the road leading from the gates of Versailles to the fatal plateau, that it seemed hard to believe that some six thousand men were assembling under arms in order to see three fellow-men shot dead. When one reached the butts there could alas be no longer any doubt about the matter, for there, white and ghastly under the rays of the level sun, were the three posts against which the criminals were to die. Up to fire this morning no other preparations were visible for the tragedy that was to come except the gradual assembling of troops who defiled on to the ground from all points and in every variety of uniform. The crowd of spectators was a very small one, not a couple of hundred in all I should say, and was composed for the most pars of soldiers off duty from the camp hard by. There were very few civilians in the crowd, although it is sad to have to say that more than one woman had not shrunk from beinsr present, and they were not in all cases women of the lowest classes. A better behaved and, on the whole, more reverent crowd I have never seen. In England, in the bad old times, when we still had public executions, the conversation in the crowd was of so filthy a nature that no decent man or woman could listen to it. The crowd this morning —consisting, as I have said, for the most part of soldiers—was, so far as I heard, and the ex- perience of friends with me agrees with mine, 8ingu- larly quiet and free from any of that blackguardism which appears to be innate in an English crowd. Of sympathy with the three men who were so soon to die I heard little or none, and indeed such cculd hardly have been looked for. In more than one group the soldiers were diseussing whether it would not be terribly hard to face the death which awaited Serizier, Bouin, and Boudin. Most seemed to agree that even a linger- ing death on the battle-field would be better than thus being led out like a bullock to the slaughter. "I have been through the Crimean and Italian cam paigns," said a grey-haired old veteran, "and that shows I did not run away much "—he touched the dearly-loved cross of the Legion of Honour as he spoke —" but I owi that I think my courage would fail me if I were to be put with my back against one of yon- der posts with the firing party in front of me." There is only one way," replied his companion, an artillery- man, "it is to say to yourself, 'It is all up with me,' and act accordingly." Tramp, tramp. Here comes the first firing-party, a dozen men of a Chasseur a Pied regiment. They pile arms some hundred yards in front of the three fatal posts, and tilen break off. Then comes anotlJ.0r tiring party, also composed of Chasseurs and then a third- liners these. Scarcely have these latter piled arms, when a staff officer rides OM. to the ground with an escort of gendarmes and much hustling of spectators and manifestation of good temper on the part of the gendarmes and ill-breeding on the part of the officer is the consequence. We were better treated last time," says a woman in the crowd, evidently an habitue at which remark the by- standers laugh, as do many of the sergents-de- ville. Just as it strikes six a rattle of drums is heard all over the plain, announcing the arrival of the con- demned criminals. Suddenly, in themidst of a squabble between the crowd aud the gendarmes as to the proper limits for the former to maintain, the funereal cortege comes upon the scene—so suddenly, indeed, that although the drums had warned everyone, nearly all seemed surprised. Driven at a smart trot, three ambulance waggons drew up in front of the firing point, whilst the escort of mounted gendarmes which has accompanied the waggons from the prison at Versailles ranges itself on one side. Then the doors of all three of the ambulance waggons spring open, and from each of them comes a man who is about to die. By far the most excited of the doomed men is Bouin, who served as Serizier's lieutenant in the massacre of the Dominicans. Directly Bouin stepped down from the ambulance waggon, he faced towards the crowd, and, putting himself in an attitude, shouted, in a clear, ringing voice, Vive III. Commune Two gendarmes instantly seized him by either arm and led him to the post against which he was to die. As one saw this man, evidently so full of life and energy, led off to death, it seemed impossible to realise than in 1\ few brief moments he would be a mass of speechless clay. Meanwhile Serizier and Boudin were conducted to their respective stations, and the three firing parties drew up ten paces in front of the victims. Then three soldiers, taken at random from the crowd only a few minutes before, approached to bind each sufferer's eyes. But only Boudin allowed the bandage to remain. With an impatient gesture, both Serizier and Bouin tore away the handkerchiefs which prevented them looking death in the face. All this while Bouin was gesticulating wildly with his arms, and talking in an abrupt, broken manner. He was the farthest from us, and it was im- possible to catch muA of what he said, although I dis- tinctly heard the words, "J e meurs innocent—en soldat," and "Frappez juste," all three men smoking hard at their cigarettes all the while. Then, whilst the sentence was being read the priest rushed hurriedly forward, and gave each dying man the kiss of peace. He seemed to embrace Bouin with much more feeling than his two companions. Just before the officer in command gave the signal to fire I turned my glass for a moment on the men of the tiring party. In the outward ex- pression of pain and suffeiing the faces of that party far surpassed those of the three doomed men The officer raises his sword—the rifles come to a level —" Vive la Commune cry the three men at the stake as with one voice, Bouin tearing open his waistcoat. The sword falls and a dropping volley follows, which looks as if the men had taken deliberate aim. The three bodies fall, but not kearily, and Serizier seems for a moment as if he would not fall at all. But no one of the three men is dead, and a scene of horror follows. A tall surgeon comes forward and signals to the sergeant of Boudin's firing party te bring a spare Chassepdt which lies ready loaded on the grass. The man catches up the rifle, and is aiming it at Boudin's ear, as is customary in such cases. But this does not suit the surgeon's views, and he coolly points the barrel as he thinks it ought to be fired the report follows, and at length the wretched man is out of his suffering. The same scene is repeated with both Serizier and Bouin. It was, I should say, fully four minutes from the moment the condemned nien left the waggons before the brains of Bouin, the last to be put out of his misery, were blown out, and the smart young surgeon arranged the lifeless corpses in what he thought the right position. Then the whole of the troops on the ground, with drums beating and trumpets ringing out merrily in the fresh morning air, went by at a quick march. What followed is so horrible that one almost hesitates to describe it. No sooner had the last regiment marched past the three corpses, than a covered cart was driven to the scene of execution, and from it were taken three of the plainest possible deal coffins. The crowd rushed forward in order to have a look at the bodies, whilst a fatigue party of soldiers were engaged in placing them in the coffins—if one can so call the rough boxes which did duty for such. The scattered brains were shovelled up and placed at the feet of the corpses. Whilst this disgusting process was going on, an officer deliberately pointed to the head and brains of Bouin, and remarked Voila arec quoi il a fait son discours (That is what he made his speech with). No one seemed much affected by the horrid scene of arranging the mangled bodies in their wretched coffins. Before the work was done a cannon shot is heard, and the plain is covered with artillerymen turning out for morning practice. Did the men die pluckily ? Boudin certainly did; he stood firm and erect, not apparently leaning against his post. smoking his cigarette, which remained in his mouth after he had fallen. Serizier showed decided signs of fear he cowered against the post, and seemed almost as if he would have fallen before the bullets had struck him. Bo nn was speaking when shot, and had his hand stretched out towards the firing party. At the instant the muzzles of the rifles came down to a level he heaved his breast with a convulsive movement, cry- ing "Vive la Commune." And now one word may be said about this method of destroying life, called shooting. The French papers which give an account of the execution, all declare that the coup de (/race was merely a matter of form, all the men having been killed by the volley. This is simply incorrect. Several English friends who were present can testify to the contrary, and an officer standing next me said, when the men fell, Ah, they have made a mess of it." As they generally do seem to make a mess of it," one really wonders whether it would not be better to give the coup de grace first, and thus ensure instant death instead of slow torture.

An ex-Member of the Commune writes to the Daily News upon the above executions :— The date seems to have been purposely selected. It was on the 25th of May last year that Colonel Serizier and his com- panion -8"in were supposed to have participated in the exe- cution of the Dominicans at Arcueil. On the same day of this year they, in their turn, bravely encountered death on the plaint of Satory, This sanguinary reprisal, per- petrated after a "hole year of peace, will excite just indignation throughout Europe, the more particularly as the evidence against the victims was anything but conclusive. Serizier and Boin botn dtclared that they, on the contrary, "made every efF >rt to appease the furious crowd which alone is responsible." It may also be urged that Serizier had saved the lives of the Generals Chanzy and Langourian on the 19th of March, 1871, when the populace were determined to have them executed. But his courageous conduct on this occasion did not affect his judges, though Qeneral Chanzy came in person to bear witness in favour of the so-called "Communist" who had "saved his life." Far from beinR the wild and cruel revolu- tionist, which his adversaries haTe depicted, Seriaier was a good and quiet workmau engaged in the tanning trade. He had been formerly an uncummissioned officer: was married and the father of four young childl en. As a workman he was a special favourite of his emplo} ers, who made him foreman. I knew Serizier well, having met him for the first time at a public mieting held in the Avenue d' [talie, unJer the Empire in 1870, and we were subsequently in prison together. The Commissaire oe Police on that night rose to rlisoolve the meeting; but Serizier persisted in continuing the business of the evening, and was cOlJsequently con- demned to five or six months' imprisonment. He preferred, however, escaping to Belgium, where he remained till the Revolution or the 4th of September. On his return to Paris, he joined nile of the Ihtmlluns rle Guerre (1Í the National Guards, fought bravely ag"inst the Prussians, and to uk an activo part ilí the movemelit which occurred on the 22nd of January agaillSt the Government of the X atiollal Defence to protest against the capitulation. He came to the Hotel de Ville at the head of his company, belonging to the 101st Battalion, and replied with energy to the fire of the Mobiles of Brittany. Being then sent as a parlementaire to lIegotiate with the authorities, he was brutally arrested and imprisnned in spite of the flag of truce which he hore. For several months he remained incarcerated, and was about to be brought be'ore a c urt-rnartial, where he would unùoubtedly have been condemned to oeath for firing against the troops, when he was delivered ùy the Revolution of the 18th of March. During the Commune he was promoted and he became "commander" of his battalion, and participated iD the prmclpal combats against the soldiers of Versailles. He was ultimately named Colonel of the Battalions of the 13th Arrondissement, and it was in this capacity that he took au indirect part in the affair of the Dominicans, which has now cost him his life. He died with the courage of a soldier, crying, "Vive la Commune and, in shooting him, the Com- mittee of Pardons has created yet another martyr. If the senile Government of France could only realise its true posi- tion, it would understand that its victims, in dying with so much courage and heroism, area hundredfold more useful to the cause they have defende4 by their deaths than by tneir lives. This would seem suggested to the conquerors at Versailles by humanity and their interest alike; but there are none 110 deaf as those who will not hear.

Under the title of "Judicial Bloodshed in France," another correspondent writes :— It would seem that the Versailles GoverlUllent is deter- mined to mark with blood the anniversary of the defeat of the Commune. Few Englishmen have sympathised with those who would palliate tho atrocities of the Commune; but they never lost sight of the fact that the so-called party of order lost its claims to the sympathy of the civilised world by the wholesalo massacre with which it dis- graced its triumph. If the lips of Ministers are closed is there no one in either House of Parliament in whum the instincts of chivalry yet survive ? No one who does not reverence the English principle of not hittin¡;1; an opponent when he is down? Are we all sa wrapt up in ourstlves and our money bags that we have no word of protest to enter against the atrocities which are being perpetrated at Ver- sailles ? If even the men shot at Satory and elsewhere Wfire found guilty after a fair trial and in due course of law, the constant repetition of these bloody acts would fill everyone with disgust. Rut we know tOg well that many a prilloner's sentence is registered before his case is heard, aud that those who could have borne witness to his innocence are unable to appear for fear of the penalties which they would incur. It is t'me that this worse than useless bloodsheoshould cease-that English statesmen if not English officials shcluld sneak out. In the name of humanity let us demand a cessation of these executinns, and I appeal to my fello\\ -c<Juntr}men to ask boldly if our rulers are content to stand by and look on with folded arms and unconcerned face whilst day by day western civilization is dragged deeper and deeper in the mire by M. Thiers and his advisers.

EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND F0EEIGN. The CoHite de Paris is expected in London. Political circles talk of an English third party being formed. Smelling-bottles, to be worn at the belt, have been introduced. All edicts against Christianity at Yokohama have been abolished by an imperial decree. The recent dinner of the Fishmonger's Company cost £ 10 a head. An Irish lecturer of note solemnly said one evening "Parents, you may have children, or, if you have not, your daughters may have." "There is a rumour that Princess Christian and Princess Alice expect an addition t8 their families.Court J o1tnlal. Shakspeare is to have a monument in New York. Americans reason thus ;—" Shakspeare was borne when the flag of Old England and the flag of America was one flag; therefore Shakspeare is an American." It is with regret we have to announce the dsath of Lord Dalling and Dulwer (elder brother of Lord Lytton) better known as Sir Henry Bulwer, the distinguished diplo- matist. Great inundations have taken place in Austria. A telegram from Prague states that, in consequence of the I ainfall, several villages have been eutirely swept away, with much loss of life and destruction of property. In London a jury has awarded £ 10 compensation to a little boy who was bitten by a dog. evidence as to the ddg's mildness of character and the little boy's teasing propensities no t w ithstanùing. The operative house painters and decorators of Lon- don have organizsd a comrw.ittee and delegate meeting, for the pRrpose of co. operating with the carpeuters and masons, with a view of securing the nine hours system. Last Sunday (being Tánity Sunday), according to annual custom, the Judges went in state to St. Paul's Cathedral, for the purpose of undergoing the ceremony of churching." The 26th anniversary of the birthday of the PJinCtlss Ch' istian wali celebrated on Saturday the 25th, at Frogmore House and Windsor. At the latter place flags were displayed, and the bells of St. Geerge'sand the parish church were rung. while salutes were fired from the Long Walk and Virginia Water. Madness and despair, caused by an intimate friend having committed suicide, induced a young girl residing in Loudon to throw herself from Waterloo Bridge, la?t Tuesday. She was brought before the magistrate at Bow-street, al1d restored to her friends, on promising never to repeat the IIt- tempt on her life. Scene in a London omnibus. Omnibus stops. A smiling young lady enters every seat full. An old gehtleman rises at the opposite end. Oh, don't rise," said the lovely girl, "I can just as well stand." "I don't eare whether you sit or stand," the dreadful old gentleman replied, "I'm going to get out." N less than 102 designs have been submitted to the Committee appointed to select the best plan for the COD. struction of the German Houses of Parliament, at Berlin. Fifteen came from Eu land. seven from Austria, four from Belgium and Holland, three from France, two from Italy, alld one from America, the rest being German. A medical man, residing in London, in getting up his proofs in a divorce suit agaimt his wife, ascertained that she had been previously married, and that when she went through the ceremony of marriage with him her first husband, a sailor, was alive. He therefore praved lor a decree of nullity of marriage, when Lold Penzance pronounced the marrhge void. Tbe builcling committee of a church called upon a wealthy member of the congregation, soliciting a subscription toward a new house of worsWp. The sum he subscribed db- appointed them and they told him so, at the same time in- timating that Mr J had given double the amount. "So he should," said the wily gentleman; "he g068 to church twioe as much as I uo. The Russian Government have determined to add not one but two batteries to eaC;1 of their fifty brigades of artillery. The guns are to be on the Prussian pattern, which either whony or with some Lw modifications has now been adopted by nearly an Europe. Heavy marine guns are at this moment being manufactured 111 Prussia for Austria, Italy, Svain, Turkey, Egypt, China, and Japan. In the House of Commons, the other evening, Sir G. Jenkinson wished to ask the right hon. gentleman the Prime MlIIister whether a telegram that appeared in Tht Times of that clay, to the effect that it was the intention of Government to grant an amnesty to the remaining Fenian convicts, on the occasion of the approaching visit of the Duke of Edinburgh (to Dublin) was correct. To which Mr. Gladstone replied-X o. (" Rear, hear," and laughter.) Sir H. C. Rawlinson presided at the annual meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, and made touching allu- sion to the death of Sir Roderick Murchison during the paat year. A letter was also read from the officer in command of the Livingstone Search Expedition, which is detained at Lawsitar by the rains. The native reportli are stated to be contradictory, and to be often concocted by the merchants at Zanzibar for their own purvoses. 'The Japanese are always startling us by the adap- tation of some new Western notion. The latest is an Exhibition to be opened in Kioto on the 17th of this month. Kioto is the Imperial city. and c10sed to foreigners, except an occasional privileged visitor. But for 50 days during the Exhibition foreigners wíll be permitted to visit it freely. Tile on1y stipulation is that they shall obtain passports through their own Consuls, and shan not go beyond the boundaries of the city. Every precaution will be takan for their safety and convenience. It is dearly best for arb collectors, who are weak in their appreciation of art., to buy modern works, and take re- ceipt in proof of the possession of a picture by the master, for the story runs that a millionaire asked a distingllishid art critic to dinner a short time since, and after dinner showed him one of his old masters, estimated at a fabulous price, say £ 10,000. The critic put up his glass, looked into the corners of the picture for a peculiar mar* of the artist upon all works of his, tapped it, and then quietly told his host that it wag not worth tenpence and there must be scores of these tenpenny pictures ot bhe old masters. An important question has been sent up from the Bankruptcy Court, Loudon, for the decision of the Lords Jus- tices, namely, whether a creditor, by cunsenting to accept a composition, bars hlmselt thereby from his full claim, sup- posmg instalments of such composition to be unpaid. In the case of a debtor the creditors had CQnBenteù to take five shillin s in the pound in two payments. The first had been paid, but not the second and an action was brought in the Coui t of Commun Pleas for the full amount. The decision will form a most valuable precedent in cases of liquidation. At a recent sale at the Hotel Drouot of the cele- brated cnlleGtion of cnriosities belonging to the late M. Allegre some of the articles fetched the following prices :-A small dressing-case, time of L >uis XY., 2,150f.; a shuttle, Louis XVI., iu cut steel,3 OOOf. a spoon awl knife which had belonged to Louis XUI., 3,700f. a small medallion, 6,300f. a desert knife. fork, and spoon, which had beeH the property of Cardinal Mazarin, 10,300f. an octagonal watoh, iu rock crystal, 10,750:. two thill pieces of goJd, enamelled on both sides (all exquisite piece of work of the 15th century), bought hy fhe Duke d'Aumale, i0,000f. a small cup III rock crystal, with au octagonal sau er, 2 l,100f. two small pastiiie- holders in gold, elaborately I!h.1.Sed, takeu from tho Summer Palace of the Emperor of China, 2õ,200f. A rather amusing incident ocurred at the fancy dress balt in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 011 Tuesday night. Amongst the company was }Ir. Saker, lessee of the Alexandra Theatre, who had contrived to present a sort of embodiment of two single gentleme* rolled lllto one, for while his left side was that of a* ordinary ever)-day Englishman, hisright side was that of a British officer in full military uniform Ur. Saker, while watching the Prince dancing, attracted the notiee of the latter. When first seen by the Prince he pre- sented the civilian side of his character, but immediately afterwards turned round and appeared as an offieer The Prince appeared exceedingly amused at the extraordinary ft1?peara.nce presented hy ;\11'. SJ.kE:r, and. pointed him out with evident glee to his partner. It may be interesting to the expectants of a Iarg-e lurplus from the funds of the Diselltablished Irish Church to learn'that an arbitration has been held by Dr. Ball, M.P., ex-Judge Longfield, and Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, to hear an appeal Irom a decilion of the Church Temporalities Com- miSSIOners In reference to the claims of comlliutation by the Rev. Dr. Dixon, rector of Clogherny, in the county of Tyrone, and that the result of their inquiry, after hearing evidenoø on oath, was to add 25 per cent. to the award of £ 16,346. The Poor Law valuation of the lands was £ 954 fis., and the Commissioners had allowed only 15 per cent., but it was proved that the lands were goreatly underlet, and the tenants were willini to pay a higher rent A lIimilar appeal was made, with a similar result, by the Dean of Clonfert. The Board of Trade have dflCided to make a general amalgamation of offices at the East-end connected with the business of the port of London. 1hey have taken a large suite of rooms on Tower hill belonging to and formtrly 0ccupied by the St. Katharine Dock Company, and therein will be housrd 11le local Marine Board, with its staff 01 nautical exaruiuers, surveyors, and inspeotors, and also the sliippill¡;1; offices. present lojated In Hammet-street, and in the Wdl.street Sailors' Home: Courts of inquiry into the causes of wrecks and casualties at ¡¡..a will aho in future be held here. insu ad of at the police courts These changes will take t1fect about the middle of next month, and it is anti cipat..n that the airang' ments made will greatly fac.1litate cOlUlliercial bllsiness in London, Great naval preparations are being made in America The Duke of Nassau is said to be the richest mm in fiorope. A contemporary states that a Sunday school hag been opened in Peel, in which the instrllc: jaD given is in the Manx language. Why not try English by way of change ? Gold coin to the value of 5s. is to be coined at the Victoria mint. Coinage of this description would be a great public convenience. A Scotch divine, recently praying, said, "0 Lord give unto us neither poverty nor riches," and pausing solemnly a moment, he added, "especially poverty The first meeting of the Coaching Club took n!ae<- in Hyde-park last Saturday. There were 21 draas and the H horses are described as having been in splendid condition. The Mohammedan Nawab of Ram poor has presented to the Bareillv Mission a large building for the pi.ipo.-e f medical school for Several wo-i.en nrc now go' through a scientific course of instruction. On Sundav last oil,000 person- a-eniblc-d at Cuan- tilly to see the French Derby contested. Thirteen In■.re- started, and tiie race was won by M Aumont 's Revigny, the Duke of Hamilton's Little Agnes second, and Air. Delamere s Condor third. Mdlle. Christine Xilsson is said to have made 250,000 dollars during her last tour in the United -tates. a sum equi- valent to about £ 50 000 sterling. I he fair Sea di •avian sang in no less than 12 concerts, and appeared HI time.' upon the stage in operatic performances. A Russian printer has invented a type-setting machine which, the St. Petersburg papers assert, far sur- passes all similar machines that have hitherto been pro- duced. It sets in an hour thirty thousand letters it costs five thousand rubles, and one thousand letters set thereby cost only five cents. A correspondent writes Some time ago I noticed, as an illustration of the 'how not to do it' habits of French tradesmen, that a tenth-rate restaurant, in Paris, wishing to attract English custom, had employ, d a professional trans- lator to do into English its sign, 'Au Rosbif,' and that the translation, beautifully printed on an expensive transparency, was I At the Roas Beer. Dr. Buchanan's repert on certain sizing processes used in the cotton manufacture at Tormorden, ana on their influence upon health, has been published. It shows that though China clay has not a rapidly fatal effect, still it en- genders consumption and lung disease, which are ultimately fataL The report took place on the demand of 1,650 weavers who were employed at Tormordem. Seven months ago Chicago was almost obliterated from the face of the earth by one of the most terrible con- flagration of modern times. One who saw tt then would hardly recognise it now. The rapidity with which it has been rebuilt is marvellous the unsightly ruins m de by the fire are almost entirely peplaced by fine blocks of buildings. more substantial and beautiful than those which once Occupied their sites, and the value of property is rapidly rising in all parts of the clty.-Xew York World. A terrible and altogether novel railway accident is reported front Odessa. It appears that in the neighbourhood of Bender the line passes over a mine, dug by the engineers of the fortress as an additional defence of the place. In the night of the 17th inst, as a goods train was passlllg over the spot, the ground gave way, and the vans were precipitated many feet below. Seventeen carriages were completely smashed, and the line blocked up. As usual in Russia, where the railways are more murderous than elsewhere, the number of deaths is not given. The sensation of last month in New York was the suit of the Russian Princess Olga de Matila Freclon, against the Kew York Central Railroad Co., for 100,000 dollars, the value of a trunk containing a large quantity of laces, some of them heirlooms, and alleged to have been broken into and robbed while she was travelling from this city to the Niagara Falls. Canon Liddon preached one of his telling and charac- teristicsermoBB at the Bishop of Winchester's Irnnt) Sunday Ordination, which took place at St. Philip's, Battersea Between thirty and forty candidates, the majority being graduates, were admitted to the deaconate and priesthood, and the sermon was a stirring address on the necessity of decision in combating the difficulties of the clerical career in the present day. What is well described as a curious trophy has just been added to the American Smithsonian Museum. It is the head of an Indian captive, condensed by soma un- known process to a size not more than three inches in dia- meter, the original proportions of the features being pre- served. It looks like the head of some pigmy. These trophies are esteemed highly by the natives, and are difficult to obtain. This one was a present to the institute by Ray- mond de Feiger, of Ecuador. The Chinese carte de visite is a curiosity. It consists of a huge sheet of bright scarlet paper, with the owner's name iascribed in large letters-tne bigger the more exquisite. For extra grand occasions this card is folded ten times, the name is written in the right hand lower corner, with a humilating prefix like, "your very stupid brother;" "your unworthy friend who bows his head and pays his respects," & c. &c.. the words "your stupid" taking the place of "yours respectfully." It is etiquette to return these cards to visitors, it being presumable that the expense is too great for general distribution. Of the 5,000 French guns taken in the war, twenty- two huge specimen* have been set apart for a monste bell t ) be cast for the Cathedral of Cologne. The beil is to weigh 500 cwt and will be 70 feet high, with a diameter of 13 feet at its base. With the exception of the I fa > Veliki at Mos- cow which, by the way, is a gong rather than a bell, having MO clapper, and b ing struck with a hammer), it will be the largest on the Continent, and it will, it is slld, exceed even Big Ben. The casting is to be proceeded with shrtJL in thy mmediate vicinity of the Catnedral spire. "At an evening party lately, a gentleman came up and spoke to the Chancellor of the Exclõetjlhr. In the crowded room, Mr. Lowe, who is, it is saul, near-sighted mistook him for Mr Mundella, the member for Sheflield! who, though a Liberal, has been bothering the Chancellor not a little of late. Mr. Lowe replied in a very cold, curt manner, on which the gentleman rejoined, I don't think you recognise me, Mr. Lowe.' 'Oil yes, I do; I've seen you often enough of late.' When pray ?' quoth the astonished gentleman. Why only yesterday.' That's impossible. 1 wasn't in England yesterdav. I'm the King of the BeLians It takes a good deal to discompose Mr. Lowe, but he lookc 1 tile picture of despair."—Court Journal. Last Sunday (says the New York Times of the 14th) the Mercantile Library Reading-room was opened to sub- scribers. This is the first time that it has been opened j, Sunday, and the proposal to open it on that day was ddeatr d only a year ago. It is strange with what xuddenness the; advocates of opening the public libraries on Sunday have achieved their victory. For years a small party hasadvocated this measure, but the general sentiment of the religious com- muuity was decidedly opposed to it. A month or so ago they called a public meeting, and engaged Beecher to make a speech. Immediately the thing was accomplished. s N The Cooper Union Reading room and the Mercantile Library were at once thrown open on Sunday, and it is understood that the other libraries will soon foil )w their example. This sudden ehange of opinion is not easy to understand. Surely Mr. Beecher alone did not, by a single speech, brush away the life-long prejudices of a whole community. Lord Northbrook left Bombay for Calcutta on the 30th April, and reached the iatter place on the 3rd instant Immediately on arriving he took the oaths. Djring his btav in Bombay he presided at the unveiling of the statue of the Queen presented to the city by the Guicowar of Ba) oda At this his first public appearance iu India bis lordship seems to have made a very favourable impression. The Bombay Gazette says that he performed his task with so much "eiaane good feeling and hearty interest in. and admiiation (,f, Hum- bay, that he won from his audience i. more cordial greeting than it ever before heard given there to a Governor or Governor General. The gift of the statue was intended to commemorate the assumption by the Queen of the direct government of India. It appears that the great storm at Madras, of which we have received full particulars by the Overland Mail, was the most fearful that has been known there for forty years. A large number of vess-ls were in the roads but only three of them escaped. Xine European ships and seventeen native craft were driven ashore and became complete wrecks. I'ho pier, moreover, was broken in two, as in 1'68. On land, also, agoud deal of damage was done-trees being blown down", houses unroofed, and some lives lost. The city i self, says the Madras Mail, has not presented such a scene of desola- tion since the great cyclone in 1865. The river ana the islands were flooded, and some of the principal thoroughfares were almost impassable, owing to the number of trees ani' branches of tree, blown down. The Madras A thcncvum con- siders that the calamity must impress every one with the necessity of securing the safety of vessels in the roads by the. construction of a harbour or breakwater.

THE MARKETS. MARK. LANE.—MONDAY, The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day has been very quiet owing to the warm weather. English wheat has b en ih very short supply, but the quality has b^en better. There lias been a thin attendance of millers, and a decided disinclina- tion has been evinced to operate with any approach to free- dom; forced sales could only be concluded on lower terms With foreign wheat the market has been moderately supplied The trade has been quiet, and prices have had a drooping ten- dency. The market has been moderately supplied with bar'cv Sales have progressed slowly, and quotations have favoured buyers. Malt has sold quietly, on former terms. For oats the supply of which has been moderate, the aemand has been heavy, and prices have fallen 6d. per qr. Maize has been in less request, and has been rather easier in val-i Beans have changed hands quietly, at late rates Peas have been disposed of on former terms. The flour been quiet, at about late rates. market nas METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET —MONDAY. The warm weather has exeroised a depressing effect upon the cattle trade, but no actual reduction has taken place in prices. The supply of beasts has been moderate and although a slight falling off is noticed in the quality of the Norfolk stock, the general condition is still good. In all brtcdi sales have progressed slowly, but prices have been supported. The best Scots aud crosses have sold at 5s. 6d. to 5s 8d r w 81b. Foreign breeds have changed hands quietly, at late '-t' From Norfelk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 1,350 Scots and crosses from other parts of £ >- „ian(i various breeds and from Scotland, 234 Scots and rrn«o= There has been a fair show of shetp in the p^ lls ail(1 a of animation in the inquiry, but prices h".ye been nra'ter.-d The best Downs and half-breds have b" en sold at 55. Iud. to 6s. per 81b. Lambs have been disposed of at late rates In calves there has been a moderate iUtlU ry, on former terms. Pigs have been disposed of, at late currencies At Dentf r l there were about 230 beasL? nnd about 70o sheep The t-ad • was quiet, and prices had a drooping tendency. Per 81". to sink the off at. B. d. s. d. d Inf. coTsebeasts.. 2 10 3 6 Prime Southdown <i l o Second quality 3 10 4 6 Large coarse calves 4 4 t o Prime large oxen.. 4 10 5 4 PmnCsniall CaU6S^ ° Prime Scots, <tc.5 6 5 8 Large hoirs '•; ? V Inf. coarse sheep 3 10 4 6 Neat sm^ll 2 Seoond quality, 4 8 5 0 Lambs P e oil Pr.coara«} woolied.. 5 45 s METROPOLITAN ME AT MARKET.—MONDAY. There has been a moderate supply of meat on offer. The trade has been quiet, at our quotations :— Per SIIJ. by the carcase. ah Mr'1" 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton.. 4 0 4 'g -llddling ditto ..4 0 4 4 Middli*g ditto ..4 S 6 ° 1 rime large ditto 4 6 4 8 I'rime ditto 5 (j 510 Prime small ditto 4 10 5 0 Large pork 3 s 4 4 Veal 4 8 5 4 j Small pork 4 y 5 4 HOPS. The hop gardens are reported to be very backward for the time of year, the bine having suffered from the heavy rUn which has fallen, and from the cold nights. Tnis laaikef in consequence, exhibits increased firmess, and for most classes of hops there is an improved inquiry. A steady demand con- tinues for most hops, at prices tending upwards Mil »>ni East Kent, £ 10 10s to £ 17 Weald of Kent, 10s to llO lOs Sussex, i.7 Is. to kM 9s. iarnham and countrv, £ 11 ]i- to £ 16. \earl111gs Mid and East Kent, £ 3 to £ 6 10s Wea'd °fK?i' f.tf, 1&i 7 Su88e*' to' £ 5 5s. Farnham and country, £ 6 to £ 7, olds, £ 1 5s. t* £ 2. WOOL. There has been no feature of importance in the wool market The business doing has been far from extensive transactions have been on a limited scale and quotations are unaltered. However, stocks are light, and a check is thus offered to any important reduction. Current prices of English wool >— Fleeces: Southdown hoggetts, is 10d.. Is. lid.; half-bred ditto, Is. Wld. to 2s.; Kent fleeces Is. lid. to 2a. Southdown ewes and wethers, Is iod tc Is. lid. Leicester, Is. lOd. to is. lOJd. Sorts-Clothing. Is. 2d. to Is. 8d.; combing, Is. 6d.to 2s. lid, FISH. Pickled herrings, 36s. to S3s. red ditto. 12s. to 25s. roused ditto, 18s to 27s. 6d^ per barrel; kipper ditto, 2s. to 4s. 4d • floaters, 2s. to 38. 10d per box smoked haddock, 2<s t,, 35m. pickled cod 27s 64. to 38s. per barrel whiting, 161 to Us. plaioe. 15s. to 25s. per basket turbot, 8i to 13.. 6d hi ill. is. to bi. dorce. 3s. to 6s. eaeh mackerel, 2i to y, 3d lobsters, 0s to 28,; Ss. to Ks. per dozen uauvo oysters, .£10 10s. per uushel. POTATOE?. Moderate supplies of potatoes have been on sale but the quality li.is been inferior. Trade h <s been slow ;it ./ur quotations :—Regents, 150-. t > 170s. fl ikes, 180s. to 20 »- roc.is, lSits to 140s French, 90s. to IOJS. and Victorias 1:0s. to 20.is. p»r ton.