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S^ifs of gag. (BII an Occasional London Correspondent.) (The remarks under this head are to be regarded as the Expression of independent opinion, from the pen of a gentlc- Oiaa in whom we have the greatest confidence, hut for which We nevertheless do not hold ourselves responsible.] The principal Topic of the Day this week is the unhappy fate of the Emperor Maximilian, who at the early age of thirty-five has fallen at Queretaro by the guns of a firing party told off as his executioners. Tioyal executions are happily matters of rarity, and society does not easily recover from the shock occa- sioned by the intelligence of such a melancholy event. Twice before have the annals of this century been stained by the wilful spilling of royal blood, when the puke d'Enghien and Joachim Murat were sacrificed, but neither of these monarehs could boast blood so kingly as that of the Hapsburgs, nor was the mourning \°r etiem so deep or so wide spread. The papers of the 'u&y still continue therefore to refer to the subject and Publish every scrap of intelligence which serves to throw any light upon the last moments of the ill-fated Maximilian. According to the political and social tendencies of the respective prints their opinions of his Executioners vary. Some denounce the Juarists in Hngry term? as bloodthirsty regicides, while others look upon them merely as the instruments of causing those who use the sword to perish by the sword. Lottie declare that the Mexican chiefs are justifiable, tind in support of their views quote the slaughter of every king since the cive whom Joshua hanged while Others, referring to the past lives and brutal conduct ?f the Juarists, brand them as savages whose delight is ln blood, and who, not satisfied with death, would ^'reak their vengeance on the body of their late Peror. All, however, unite in regretting the death ol Maximilian as a man, not merely because it has plunged the courts of Europe into mourning, but be- cause the heroism which he has displayed, and the Sorrows against which he has had to contend, have Von for him the admiration of the common people of fcvery country but that of his adoption. Many eagerly ask can his 'death not be avenged and the wild chiefs who have slain him graced with hempen collars ? Un- fortunately such a conclusion to the matter is not likely, but a revenge from the stern hand of the Great Avenger is Ho less sure. It is certain that if they are let alone the members of the court-martial which condemned the Emperor will cut each other's throats. For the last fifty years throat-cutting has been a time-honoured custom of the country. The population is made up of a very few of the old Spanish dons, a considerable tlumber of Indians and negroes, and an immense variety of half castes—the result of intermarriages ^ihong these people. Such. people are like mongrel chrs, and while displaying a certain amount of courage, Or rather of blood-thirstiness, lack the nobler qualities 9* their race. Years ago their Emperor, Iturbide, fell beneath their hands, and after his death faction after action ruled in the land, those out of office indulging l.n shooting those in office whenever and wherever the Opportunity presented itself. Assassination and pillage were every-day occurrences, and gashed corpses smoking farmsteads told not unfrequently of the propensity of some so-called patriot. Out of this SjiaoB Maximilian, backed by the bayonets of the French, sought to bring order. The vain attempt has cost France more soldiers quietly shot from ambushes than Napoleon would care to tell, the Empress of Mexico her reason, and the Emperor his life. Mexico as returned to her normal condition, and the end is *tear. Juarez is no savage, as many suppose, but an *hdian who has raised himself from the humblest Nation to the legal bench, and the presidency of the Jjoimtry. His judgment is good, but his passions are fierce. His chiefs will ill bear restraint, and each ^fivies his supreme power. Certain disagreements will *rise among them. The disaffected will rob the mails ahd waylay travellers, and end by either having their £ ^n throats cut, or cutting the throats of their rivals. the game will go on, until the Americans, spying Jj&eir opportunity, pour in through Texas—and add Mexico as another state to their union. A consumma- tion devoutly to be wished." Last week was intended to have been a gala week throughout Europe, but the official intimation of the Mexican catastrophe greatly dimmed the display. It 111 rarelv that the happy people, who have money in their pockets and time at their disposal, have so many great events occurring in the space of eight days, all10ng which they may pick and choose.. At Rome, centenary of St. Peter and the canonization of a batch of saints. At Paris, the great triumph of 8.u unparalleled exhibition, a real live Sultan to gaze II.t, and fetes to enjoy, and at London, a royal review fthd an Egyptian Viceroy. The Roman festival took Place with all pomp. Far above 100,000 visitors Crowded the Eternal City, priests of every country and grade crowded its street. St. Peter's was illumi- nated from cross to basement (doubtless at the cost of ^Veral lives as usual), rich hangings fluttered within, Ce&sors swung, and loaded the air with heavy incense, one poor man, in a fit of religious enthusiasm, tabbed himself to death, and amid the acclamations of a multitude, a number of individuals were added to alreadylengthy roll of those whose names are greeted ^ith Ora pro nobis The first part of the French *^tes also took place, but the ffites in honour of the ^ultan and our own review were at once_ counter- manded when the Mexican news was officially con- hrmed. The postponement of the Review at the eleventh hour -was a sad blow to the Londoners who had made VP their minds to enjoy themselves. The great ma- jority of those who intended being present were yarned in time, and did not venture towards the park, "ht numbers of the non-newspaper-reading classes Started, armed with bag and flask, only to be met by troops returning to their country quarters, or by posters witimating that the great event was postponed. It is Understood that it will take place a fortnight from the original date, and will be graced by the presence of the Sultan. It is, therefore, to be hoped that it will be a greater display than was at first intended, and that Qiany more regiments will take part in it. Meanwhile the balconies in the park remain covere wi Pauling, and guarded by policemen, and form objects of interested contemplation to innumerable gamins. It was understood that the Princess of Wales would grace the review with her presence, and many had ill- tended being present merely to see her once more. Of bourse they had to swallow their disappointment as best they could. On Saturday, while I chanced to be between Rotton-row and the fashionable carriage drives by Knightsbridge Barracks, I observed a com- motion among the carnage folks, and stepping up to the rail was just in time to get a good look of the Prince and Princess of ales as they drove along. Their ap- Pearance was so unexpected that there was no time for any great display of loyalty, but on every face there Was an evident satisfaction at seeing her Royal High- Hess look so well, and, indeed, at seeing her again at alL The riders in the Row having an inkling of what was going on, dashed to the lower end, and had a good ^ie\v of the carriage as it passed by the northern banlc of the Serpentine, and from the excited manner in which both they and the carriage folks waited, it was evident that they would be greeted by a hearty cheer OQ their return. They did not come back, however, and our loyal intentions were frustrated. The Viceroy of Egypt, after disappointing us the "eginning of last week, arrived on Saturday. It seems now to be a matter of contention among us to who shall show him the greater honour. •J'1-1 ■Dudley has put his mansion at his disposal, -he -Uu <e Sutherland, the municipality, and the ^m,f Service Club are to fSte him, and he will share tne general festivities of the season with his noimpa faster. Certainly the Viceroy seems bent on enjoying himself and making the most of his time, for although he only arrived at Charing Cross on Saturday evening, a few hours later he visited the Italian Opera House, so began his experiences of English society. It I8 Understood that the Sultan will come about the 12th 1nstant. He will find plenty to entertain him. The Say after .his arrival he -will visit the Queen at Windsor, then he will have a municipal banquet, a State banquet and ball, a naval review, a military review, the Wimbledon gathering, and the grand rifle oa 11 in the Agricultural Hall. Surely that is enough to occupy any man's time for a fortnight! For the reception of the illustrious visitors who are to grace our capital during the next fortnight, we seem to be pulling our public buildings to pieces. Ten rooms of Buckingham Palace have been decorated in the manner which our upholsterers deem Oriental, the Guildhall has apparently b<?en turned inside out, and the Agricultural Hall would not be recognised by its Christmas visitors. The last-mentioned building is decorated with peculiar grace, and seems admirably suited for the grand ball in honour of the Belgians, which is to take place within its walk. The Belgians are expected in this city on the 12th instant. The Wimbledon shooting has, however, already begun, and 18 being carried on as enthusiastically as in former Years. The camp has been considerably extended to toeet the requirements of the volunteers, and looks extremely gay with its white tents and many coloured flags gleaming in the sunshine. The theatre and the club have again appeared, and excite as much interest as of yore wL' the post-office and the telegraph- office are m tuL •vork. It is intended that there shall be a grand demonstration in the camp on Saturday ^vhen the Belgians arrive. Every Belgian will receive a medal commemorative of his visit, and the Prince of Wales will address them from the grand stand. Alto- gether, the arrangements seem calculated to give the gether, the arrangements seem calculated to give the greatest satisfaction, a™ it seema certain that the Wimbledon gathering of 6/ will be a great success. It is satisfactory to observe that a move in the right direction has at length been m^ w>th regard to our soldiers. An order bas been issued from the War Office granting twopence a day of P' y. °ur red coated defenders. Certainly this „n]rK~r not come before it was needed. The life ox tnay, on the whole, be not a very liard-wrough, but at the same time the men are apt to be calle on to submit to great fatigue in time of peace and to be shot at in time of war. Surely fifteen pence halfpenny is not an extravagant remuneration for such hazards and the guardsmen are quite worth the two shillings and a farthing which they receive, as a. permanent London spectacle. But when we reflect that our army, besides being ornamental, has proved on many a hard fought field all that is brave and useful, we more thai ever rejoice that one of its standing abuses is removed, There are many more still to be swept away, but th< times i re moving onward and public feeling in tlu tnatter is daily growing stronger, so that ere long WI tnay hope to see soldiering as honourable as any othei trade, and the ranks of the British army recruited, 1101 from the dregs of society, but from those who ar< Untainted by debauchery or crime. NewsacainreachesusconcerningDr.Livingstone, an< this time of a hopeful character. Dr. Seward, who lenj ago came to the reluctant conclusion that the illustroui traveller had perished by th? hands of the treacheruu Mazite, now writes to the Bombay Government, pressing a hope that lie is s 7eV He bases hi hope upon a communication which he has receive! from the Governor of Kcelwa through the Sultan, ii which it is stated that Livingstone had passed on i"- the jjateriw beyond the point at which he wa* have been slain. The evidence of the slave traders is thus confirmed. Of coure no certain information will be received until the return of the Livingstone Search Expedition, but meantime it is pleasant to cling to the belief that ths report of Livingstone's death had its origin in the lying brain of Moosa, and that he is now pursuing the researches which have made his name so famous. For some time back there have been rumours that a great epidemic was ravaging the Mauritius, but no creditable information as to its natureor extent reached this country until a day or two ago. It proves to be more'appalling than the most lachrymose could have conceived. The old enemy, fever, has ravaged the beautiful islands from beginning to end. Almost everybody was taken ill, and quinine, the great febrifuge, was selling at 28l. per ounce. Those who could afford it willingly paid away their gold for the medicine, and those who had no money had to die. Scarcely one in a hundred of the population escaped seizure, and in some families nine or ten were ill at once, unable to aid each other. Carts moved through the streets, carrying off the dead, and hurrying them into pits, as in the time of the great Plague of London but many died unattended, and their putrid bodies poisoned the air. At length a ship having on board a thousand pounds weight of quinine arrived, and was hailed as the messenger of hfe. The drug was distri- buted and the plague was stayed. For many the relief came too late families had been swept away, and there was not a house in which there was not one dead. Indeed it- was as a Mauritian says, "as if the curse of God was on the place."
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A very interesting sale took place at Christie and Manson's on Saturday. Many of the MSS of Sir Walter Scott's poems and works were exposed for sale and brought high prices. The Lady of the Lake brought the largest sum, being knocked down for 264 guineas. The sale realized 1,255 guineas. The MSS are in excellent preservation, being bound in Russian leather with the edges uncut. Almost all the literary notabilities of the city were present at the sale.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In the House of Lords, on July 5, a discussion was raised by the Bishop of Cork with regard to the hardships alleged to be entailed on small parishes by making the employment of certificated teachers an indispensable condition of obtain- ing the Government grant. The Duke of Marlborough admitted that it was most desirable this class of schools should receive the aid of the state, and promised to do his best for devising some means by which subsidiary assistance might be extended to the poorest localities, if it were only by way of encouragement to exert themselves, with the view of coming up to the required standard. The Consecration and Ordination Fees Bill was read a third time and passed as was also the Land Tax Commis- sioners' Names Bill. The War Department Stores Protection Bill, and the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland) BillAwere read a second time. The Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Bill was opposed on the third reading, and upon a division rejected by 23 to 17, after which their Lordships adjourned. The House of Commons, at the morning sitting, again went into committee on the Reform Bill, and resumed the con- sideration of Mr. Lowe's proposal to introduce a clause for cumulative voting, by providing that in any contested elec- tion for a county or borough represented by more than two members, and having more than one seat vacant, every voter should be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of vacant seats, and might give all such votes to one can- didate, or distribute them among the candidates as he might think fit. Mr. Adderley, speaking on behalf of the Government, opposed the clause, which, he said, introduced a principle that was totally unknown to the constitution. The principle of the constitution was that the whole people should be re- presented by the whole, and when a member was elected lie represented the minority as well as the majority. :Mr. Fawcett pronounced the proposal a logical one. for with three members in a constituency the majority would be represented by two and the minority by one. But it would not be logical to apply the principle to boroughs with two members only, for in that case the mino- rity and the majority would be placed on an equal footing. Mr. Newdegate would vote for the clause which was ren- dered necessary by the probable and not far distant extinc- tion of the smaller constituencies. Mr. Bright denounced the clause as one of the most violent attacks upon the principles of representation that had ever been witnessed in that House. At no time had he been in favour of new-fangled proposals. On the contrary, he had always asked the House to march along the ancient lines of the constitution, and thus far both the House and the Government had done so. But now came the memberfor Calne with this puerile, insignificant, and utterly worthless proposi- tion for arresting the tide of democracy as he called it, and preventing the ruin upon which he declared the House was rushing. In his opinion the House had better do their duty m reference to the matter before them, and leave these great changes to be made by those who came after them, in case they were necessary, and the measure the llouse was en- gaged in passing turned out to be a failure. Lord Cranborne argued that the clause was requisite as a means of counteracting the overwhelming preponderance which the bill would give to a particular class by the new franchise which it created. He contended that as they were engrafting a new principle of a democratic character upon the constitution they ought to engraft upon it also a pro- tective principle, even though it were new. Mr Mill spoke at considerable length in favour of the clause as a portion of the scheme of representation known a3MrMHenleyehad no faith in the proposal as a counterpoise to what some hon. gentlemen regarued with apprehension, thelnfluence which the new constitutes would exercise in the representation.. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in announcinghis <detei- mination to vote against the clause, said that not-niuo coiua afford a greater contrast than the largeness of the principle it contained and the smallness of its application. Why, theu, run the risk of so great a change with such small re suits ? If the principle were of the great advantage which its supporters claimed for it, surely it ought to be applied more extensively and if it were good for constituencies re- turning three members, it would be equally good for those returning two. Apply the principle to boroughs with ] three representatives and the result must. be that in the great bulk of the constituencies which returned two members only political opinions would be com- pletely neutralised. This being so, the government would thenceforward be in the hands of the constituencies who were represented by only one member; in fact, the United Kingdom would be governed by the gentlemen who came from Scotland. "With regard to the dangers which were anticipated from the democratic tendency of the bill, he frankly avowed that he had no fear on the subject, and he entreated the committee not to allow such a bugbear to be made the foundation of a new legislation that would have the effect of changing the whole character of the con- stitution. Sir G. Grey would vote for the second reading of the clause, for the purpose of afterwards amending it in accordance with the views expressed by Mr. Morrison. Mr. Lowe having replied upon the whole debate, the com- mittee divided, when there appeared for the clause, 173; and against it, 314. The clause was, therefore, rejected by the overwhelming majority of 141. On the motion of the Chancellor oi the Exchequer, the Chairman then reported progress. „ The Lunacy (Scotland) Bill was passed through committee, and some other business of a routine nature gone through, and then the sitting was suspended.. n, At the evening sitting there was the usual Friday night s miscellaneous discussion on going into Supply. Sir C. O'Loghlcn dilated at cOJJsiGerable length' on the grievances and anomalies of the Irish Peerage, concluding with a motion for an address to the Queen, praying her not to exercise her prerogative to create Irish Peers, which he withdrew, after some observations from Mr. Pollard- Urquhart. Mr. Pirn, Colonel French, and Lord Xaas. Sir F. Goldsmid made a statement in reference to the recent persecution of the Jews in Roumania,—to which Lord Stanley replied that the inlluence of England and France was being exercised to put an end to these perse- cutions, and that Prince Charles personally strongly disap- proved them. Mr. Syrian callcd attention to the Report of the Committee of 1806 on the Army Medical Service, and moved a resolu- tion condemning the alterations in the Royal warrant of the 1st of October, 1858, and expressing the opinion that the efficiency of the Medical Service would be promoted by car- rying out the recommendations of the Committee in their integrity. Sir J. Pakington discussed the recommendations of the Committee, contending that they had been substantially carried out and after some observations from Sir K- A li- st rutli er the resolution was withdrawn. Mr. Peter Taylor brought under the notice of the House wnat lie described a gross miscarriage of justice, in the re- cent conviction of two men by the Salisbury bench of magis- trates on a poaching charge, the circumstances of which have been fully detailed in the newspapers. Mr. Marsh and Sir M. T. Beach bore testimony to the high character of the committing magistrates and Mr. Hardy, after severely rebuking Mr. Taylor for the un- fairness of some of his statements, and the spirit in which he had lianateil the matter, explained the course taken by the Home-office, and vindicated the impartiality and bona fides of the magistrates. Mr. Mill protested against the warmth of Mr. Hardy's language. Along and acrimonious conversation on the various fea- tures of the case followed, and ultimately a division took place on a motion to produce the correspondence between the Home-office and the magistrates, which Mr. Hardy op- nosed and it was rejected by t0 to 31. The'sitting was brought abruptly to an end, at a quarter to two o'clock, by a motion to adjourn, which was at once agreed to without demur. In the House of Lords, on July 8, the Consecration of Churchyards (No. 2) Bill passed through committee. The Earl of Shaftesbury called attention to It letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, which had appeared in the Guardian newspaper, stating that convocation will be con- sulted on the matters submitted to the ritual commission before they were submitted to parliauient. He asked the archbishop on what authority lie mac e •that statement; and also, if convocation disapproved oi the lepoi t of the com- mission, which decision was toPre«»'; ",er? to have sucli p„„er it f to Sffi'oX convocation was and whether have lepresenta- of the province of Canterbuiy, 01 wa Armagh tives from the provinces of Y^r'oere=s the ritual commis- Lord Taunton asked what progress sioners had made on the question of clerical e f The Archbishop of Canterbury replied that c 'quny «f the commissioners had hitherto been confined to the matter of vestments, and with regard to the question of the Earl of Shaftesbury, he said it was a historical fact that the Book M Common Prayer became law by the joint action of parha- ment and of convocation, anù he apprehended that no altera- tion would be maùe 111lt without consulting both bodies. The Bishop of London remarked that the machinery pos- sessed by convocation for legislation was of the humblest character. A proposition to alter the 29th canon had now been before the convocations of Canterbury and York for six years with less chance of an agreement being come to than when the question was llrst introduced. The Archbishop of Canterbury observed that he wrote the letter referred to without any authority from the Govern- ment for the statements contained in it. Lord Cranworth said it was perfectly true that the Prayer- book, before receiving the sanction of Parliament, was settled by convocation; but no efficacy could be given to any alterations in it except by the Queen, Lords, and Commons. A v?,- of Carlisle thought the ansvver given by the tSZhA-5 p of Canterbury would be regarded by the country 11 were really true that convocation was to missX blforiT J,116 matters submitted to the royal com- • he am,rftwiia^en^ made any enactment concerning they would be simply playing into the hands of their enemies, who only asked for two years to enable them to revolutionise the church He urged the necessity of prompt legislation unon the subiect Th°- £ ar ftSffilrto "^Prass an opinion as to the propriety *e actions which had been placed in the hands of the commissioners to convocation, but he menfto'legislate upon them without c^nS^convoca- 3 The E^ri oVshaftesUuy gave notice that ho should post I pone the second reading of the Clerical V estments Bill f0°rsta b W Sov'eral bills were advanced a stage, and their Lordships In the House of Commons, Mr. L tw^he c^^ tary of State for War whethe:r it 7Tnimsiov ^.ta^e J regiments who marched from AlJei shot to IIounslo|.utlrely part in the intended review were lelt in the ca without rations until the morning. ;ad as would 8 Sir J. Pakington tho facts were notched Houuslow 3 appear in the questir-" troops wliic'.ming did not re- between eight aj&" t/lTf ° cIoc?c iu thfi the afternoon. No g ceive their l'ftad been t rJ.°'cl?fof care in some quarter, I\kij 1fQWQ Ilo re""çeQ from one shilling to sixpence. (This announcement was re- ceived with loud cheers.) The right hon. gentleman added that of the many propositions that had been made for cheap postal communication the vast majority had originated with the English Government, and that negociations were now in progress on the subject with Peru, Chili, and other South American states. During the last twelve months, too, he re- minded the House, the postal rate had been sensibly reduced with Sweden, Denmark, and Holland and the Government were in hopes to be able to carry the reduction still further in a short time. The House having gone into committee on the Reform Bill, Mr. Crawford moved a new clause, permitting voters for the City of London to reside within 25 miles of the nearest City boundary, and, after some discussion, the clause was added to the bill. On the motion of Mr. Russell Gurney, a new clause was ordered to form part of the bill disenfranchising persons reported guilty of bribery at Totnes from voting for the county of Devon; a similar clause relating to Great Yar- mouth and the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk; a sinjjlar clause with regard to Lancaster and the county o: Lancaster and a similar clause respecting Reigate and thc county 0 Surrey. Lord E. Cecil moved a clause disqualifying persons from voting who had been convicted of felony, larceny, perjury, or subornation of perjury. The committee allowed it to be read a second time, though the Chancellor of the Exchequer hinted his dislike for it; but, on the question that it be added to the bill, the Oppo- sition assumed a more decidecl tone, and Mr. Gladstone observed that the committee were perpetrating a grave error in introducing a new principle of criminal law into the Re- form Bill, a sentiment which was received with an approving cheer. The Solicitor General having expressed his concurrence in this view of the question, the clause was eventually with- drawn, its mover intimating that he should re-open the sub- ject on the report Faint and equally abortive attempts were made by Mr. H. Beaumont to carry a clause giving a second member to Hud- dersfleld; Mr. J. B. Smith, a clause restricting the opening of any inn or public-house on a polling-day; Mr. Dillwyn clause granting a second member to Swansea; and Mr. Monk, a clause creating Clifton (Bristol) a new borough with one member. Mr. Gladstone moved a clause to the. effect that South Lancashire should be separated into two divisions, each to have three members, instead of two each as proposed by the bill. The clause was opposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and was negatived without a division. The next two clauses were negatived after a very short dis- cussion on each. One, which was moved by Mr. D. Griffith, was to enable a freeholder, copyholder, or leaseholder within a borough to be registered for the borough instead of for the county and the other, by Lord Henley, to keep open the poll in counties till five o'clock instead of four. Colonel Gilpin moved that the four boroughs next above 10,000 inhabitants now returning two members each shall return only one member, and that Luton, Keighley, Barns- ley, and St. Helen's—four of the towns originally proposed to have representation conferred on them—shall each return one member. A lengthened discussion ensued, in the course of which the claims of Tiverton, Warwick, amt Tamworth, three of the four boroughs which would be affected by the proposi- tion, were defended by their respective representatives, Mr. Denman, Mr. Walrond, Mr. J. Peel, and Mr. A. Peel (who proposed to find the four members by disfranchising the four smallest boroughs). Lord F. Cavendish and Mr. H. Beau- mont supported the claims of Barnsley, Mr. Whitbread and Colonel Stuart those of Luton, and Mr. A. Egerton those of St. Helen's. Sir G. Grey supported the proposition of Mr. A. Peel. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said government had adopted the course which they thought most expedient, and in which they had been guided by the decisions the com- mittee had aiready arrived at; and he appealed to the com- mittee not at the end of the session to unsettle what had been done, a course which he intimated might endanger the bill in the other house. Mr. Gladstone thought the committee would have great difficulty in tracing the connection between the modest pro- posal of Colonel Gilpin, and the flaming description given of it by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the momentous consequences to ensue from it. He contended that the com- mittee was not precluded by previous decisions from adopt- ing this clause. On a division the clause was rejected by 224 to 195. Further progress with the bill was then postponed. Some other business was disposed of, and the House ad- journed. In the House of Lords, on July 9, Lord Stratford de Red- cliffe inquired whether any official confirmation of the execution of the Emperor Maximilian had been received, and if in the affirmative, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any notice of that event, or to condole with her Majesty in her bereavement. The Earl of Derby replied that on coming down to their lordships' House he received a telegram which left Paris at half-past one, in which Mr. Fane transmitted the purport of a telegram from Mexico, dated the 27th June, in which it stated that the Emperor Maximilian was shot on the 19th June, in spite of every effort made to save him, the Juarist party having refused to give up the Em- peror's body. The noble earl observed that he shared the feelings of all their lordships at this most unnecessary, most cruel, and most barbarous murder, which must have excited horror in every civilized nation. It was purely gratuitous, and so far from producing any beneficial effect, it could only prolong the strife, and add to the miseries which are likely to reign in that country for a long time to come. The noble earl added that at the present time he must decline to state what course her Majesty's Government would pursue in regard to this murder. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe intimated that unless her Majesty's Government took some action to signalize their abhorrence of this murder, he should bring forward a sub- stantial motion on the subject. In reply to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the Earl of Derby said he was not prepared at the present moment to state what were the intentions of the Government in regard to the British captives in Abyssinia. In the House of Commons, the House having gone into committee on the Reform Bill, Air. Locke adverted to the clause which had been brought in by the Attorney-General respecting the demanding of rates. That clause was objected to, and one of the strongest reasons why it was rejected was because it put those on the register of voters from whom the rates had not been demanded. During the discussion which took place on the subject, he (Mr. Locke) agreed, in conjunction with Mr. Den- man, to draw up another clause, but :Mr. Denman had not carried out his part of the compact. Never- theless he (Mr. Locke) had given notice of the clause which now stood in his name, and he hoped it would give general satisfaction. Up to the word "rate book" no objection had been taken to the clause, but Mr. Hiboert, he observed, had given notice to leave out after book," and insert and no such rate shall be recoverable from any such occupier unless notice shall have been duly given to him as aforesaid." The noble lord, the member for Mayo, had suggested that the overseer should be liable to a penalty in the event of his omitting to send the required notice to the voter. Carrying out that proposal, he had put III the clause a provision that any overseer wilfully neglecting to send tile notice should forleit for every offence a penalty of 401. He thought the clause, on the whole, was quite sufii- cient to carry out the object in view. After some discussion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested that the clause should be read a second time, and the committee could then see what amendments were proposed. The clause was accordingly read a second time, and Mr. Hardy gave notice of certain amendments, which Mr Glad- stone suggested should be adopted on the understanding that further tIme should be allowed for theIr consideration. After some conversation Mr. Hardy's amendments were agreed to, and that of Mr. Hibbert's withdrawn. The clause as amended was then ordered to stand part of the bill. Mr. Schreiber, who had given notice of a motion that a second member be given to Cheltenham, expressed his belief that he would only be wasting the time of the House if he were to proceed with this proposal after the division of the previous night. He would therefore withdraw the motion. Mr. Hibbert withdrew his amendment to give a member to Over Darwen, in the county of Lancaster, instead of Luton, in Bedfordshire. r
PARTICULARS OF MAXIMILIAN'S…
PARTICULARS OF MAXIMILIAN'S EXECUTION. The Figaro (a Paris paper) professes to derive from the Esperanza, a Queretaro paper, of June 20, a de- tailed account of Maximilian's execution. The writer, after minutely describing the capture of the Emperor, says he was tried by court martial, that the sentence was sent to Juarez, who confirmed it, and returned it to Corona. He then proceeds :— As soon as General Corona was put in possession of the necessary document, the three prisoners were informed of it. They manifested no surprise, because it had been im- possible to conceal from them any longer the fate of the others. Maximilian simply requested that they might be left together until the last moment, which was graciously accorded. They were transferred to the building, formerly a convent, which served as an hospital for the French troops, because the hall on the ground floor was commodious and spacious, and had a pleasant prospect out upon the garden of the interior court. An altar was raised at the further end and the sentinels were instructed to fire upon any one attempting to enter or come out without a written permission from Captain Gon- zales. The only person allowed to enter was the Abbe Fischer, secretary and religious adviser of the Emperor. Some time after the Bishop of Queretaro arrived, offering his sacred ministration, which was accepted after a brief consultation between the prisoners. The night was passed in quiet con- versation, and the condemned men confessed. Miramon was suffering greatly from the wound in his eye, which he constantly bathed with cold water. Mejia fell into a deep sleep. Maximilian asked for papers and pens, which, in the middle of the night, were found with some difficulty. He wrote two letters, one in German, addressed to his mother, thr Archduchess Sophia, and the other to his wife. lie con- fided them to the bishop, begging him to have them for- warded. lie added a lock of his hair, which the wife of one of the guards came and cut off for him. Ho kissed it. folded it together, and slipped it into the envelope which was already sealed. Towards four in the morning, the Emperor desired to hear mass, which was said by the bishop. Mejia was roused up, and all three cO¡1municated. After mass Maximilian appears to have remained for a long time kneeling on the hard stones—for there was no prie- Dieu—with his head bent, and his hands over his eyes. Whether he was praying or weeping is uncertain. Miramon was pale and downcast; Mejia was radiant—for we must re- member that he is an Indian, and that it is glorious for him to die along with his master—as he declared. At seven o'clock the notes of a military band wero heard, and Captain Gonzales entered the chapel with bandages to blindfold the prisoners. Miramon submitted to the opera- tion quietly. Mejia refused, and, as the captain was about to use force, the bishop whispered a few words to the gene- ral, who then acquiesced. But the Emperor, coming for- warù, declared, that as to himself, he would not be blind- folded. After a moment's hesitation, Gonzales with a friendly salutation to Maximilian, went and took his place at the head of the escorting party. The procession then moved forward, a squadron of Lancers in front, followed by the band, playing a funeral march. A battalion of infantry formed in two lines, composed the remainder of the escort. When it reached the principal gate of the hospital, Mejia said aloud, Sire, give to us, for the last time, the example of your noble courage; we follow your Majesty." The Franciscan friars now appeared, the two in front bearing the cross and holy water, the others holding tapers. Each of the three coffins intended for the doomed men was carried by a group of four Indians three black crosses to be fixed where each prisoner knelt for execution were borne ^Captain Gonzales then made a sign to Maximilian to move forward. The Emperor advanced courageously/saying to the two generals, Vamos nos a lahbertad The procession slowly ascended the street leading to the cemetery behind the church, and by the road approaching the aqueduct. It soon came out upon the height overlook- ing the plain, and, seen from below, the appearance of the cortege was most impressive. The Emperor walked first, having the Abbe Fischer on his right, and the bishop on his left. Immediately behind came Jliramon, supported on each side by Franciscans, and Mcjia between two priests belonging to the parish of Santa Cruz When the procession reached the summit of the hill, Maxi- milian looked steadily for a moment at the rising sun then, taking out his watch, he pres'-U a spring which concealed a portrait, in miniatu~> of Empress Charlotte. He kissed ft and handine cIls^ t0 the Abbe Fischer, said, "Carrv this souvenir *5Europe to my dear wife, and if she be ever «l t to >'ou> say that my eyes closed with the ru lire-sion^ 't whlf sJ'al1 CiU'7 w"h me above predion had now reached the great exterior wall of t-e i > and the bells were slowly tolling for a funeral ki ce"12aose composing the escort were present, for the ,on: been debarred from ascending the hill. Three small benches, with the wooden crosses, were Daced against the wall; and the three shooting parties, each pving «^LIlou~commissione(l officers as a reserve, for the c>"i> de Tito ?Pproa2hod within a few paces of the prisoner? muskPttIUAeror' at the noise made by the moverne't of the turnin- to nSht the so!dlei'3 were about to fire, rapidly affectionately TVM° comPanions, he embraced «hein most the seat, where h»n' surprised, very nearlv sunk upon ciseans raised him i!"w.a,"ed (luite helpless and the Fran- brace of Maximihan wh?^arms- ]SIejia returned the em- were not overheard 'ho th?erin&80me brokej> w°rds which standing. n folded his arms, and remained tion in my person; let your Majesty, in thi* supreme moment, accordparùon to all." The Emperor was unable to conceal the emotion which agitated him he allowed the bishop to embrace him; then, raising his voice, he said Tell Lopez that I forgive him his treachery; tell all Mexico that I pardon its crime." His Majesty then pressed the hand of the Abbe Fischer, who, unable to utter a word, sank at the feet of the Emperor, bathing with tears his hands, which he kissed. Many pre- sent wept bitterly. Maximilian gently extricated his hands, and advancing a step, said, with a melancholy smite, to the officer commanding the executingparty, "-A la disposition de usted.' At that moment on a sign given by the officer, the muskets were levelled against the Emperor's breast; he murmured a few words in German, and the discharge enveloped the spec- tators in smoke. Miramon fell heavily to the ground; Mejia remained erect, and waved his arms about, but a ball through the head ended his agony. The Emperor fell back upon the cross, which sustained his corpse the body was immediately raised and placed in the coffin, as were those of the two generals. All three were buried without delay in the cemetery, the bishop giving the absolution. General Corona subsequently summoned the prelate and demanded the surrender of the letters. The one addressed to the Archduchess Sophia was not opened, as she, being the mother of the Emperor, could not be supposed to receive any dangerous communication from her son. That to the Empress Charlotte was unsealed for weighty and justifiable political state reasons, and we have been allowed to take a copy of it. Its terms are.these :— "My dearly beloved Carlotta -If God one day permits your recovery, and you read these lines, youjwill learn the cruelty of the ill-fortune which has unceasingly pursued me since your departure for Europe. You took with you all my chance and my soul. Why didll not listen to your counsel ? So many events, alas so many (sudden blows, have broken all my hopes, that death is for me a happy deliverance, and not an agony. I fall gloriously, as a soldier—as a king, van- quished but not dishonoured. If your sufferings be too great—if God call you speedily to rejoin me, I will bless the Divine hand which has so heavily pressed upon us. Adieu, adieu! Your poor MAX." This letter was written in French.
THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.
THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY. During the past week, the quiet town of Alresford has been in rather an excited state, owing to the ar- rival of the claimant to the Tichborne baronetcy on Saturday, the 30th ult. During the two following days, Mr. Adams, solicitor, and a staff of clerks, were busily engaged in drawing up a number of affidavits, nearly 40 in number, in support of a motion for in- junction and the appointment of a receiver, which was argued in Vice-Chancellor Wood's Court on Thursday in last week. The bills filed in the Court of Chancery are lengthy documents, one—Sir Roger Doughty Tich- borne, Bart., plaintiff, and Sir Pyers Mostyn and seven other defendants—occupying 89 pages of fools- cap, the recital of facts and of various other indentures and deeds affecting this valuable inheritance occupy- ing nearly one-half of the bill. The other bill—Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne, Bart., plaintiff, and the Hon. Theresa Mary Josephine Doughty Tichborne, widow, defendant, and five other defend- ants—is 64 pages, and relates to the properties which have for centuries been attached to the baronetage of Tichborne. From the affidavits made we give the fol- lowing extracts :— Major Thomas Heywood, late of the Carabineers, deposed: About February, 1847, I became a lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers), and I remember Mr. R. C. Tichborne joining that regiment as cornet in 1849. In 1850 I became a captain, and Mr. Tichborne succeeded me as lieutenant upon my promotion. I have this 1st day of July, 1867, seen and had a conversation with the above-named plaintiff, and I state my belief that he is the person as the said Mr. R. C. Tichborne, my brother officer, whom I formerly knew, and I have no doubt whatever as to his identity. Mr. Jervis M. Long, of Balmore House, Hants, deposed: In August, 1866,1 was in Sydney, and hearing of the expected arrival of Sir Roger Charles Tichborne there, I inquired after him, and was referred to the Metropolitan Hotel. I went there accordingly, and was shown into a room, where I saw the plaintiff and a lady and child, who were, as I believe, his wife and child. I made myself known to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff remembered and referred to my hunting in a scarlet jacket, and On a Shetland pony, with a man at my side. He evinced go much knowledge of loca- lities and persons known to me in Hampshire that I had no hesitation in believing him, and do firmly believe him to be in reality Sir R. C. Tichborne. I saw him and his family on board ship when they left for England in September, 1866, and so convinced was I of his identity that I advanced to the plaintiff 200t. towards the expense of his voyage. I left Sydney in January, 1867, and arrived in England in April following. I been twice for several days upon a visit with the plaintiff at his house in Croydon. James Cairns, gatekeeper at the Royal Military College. Sandhurst, deposed: I was a corporal in the 6th Regiment Dragoon Guards carabineers), in the same troop with Major Heywood. I remember Mr. R. c. Tichborne joining that regiment. I was assistant foot drill, and taught Mr. Tich- borne his facings and marching. On the 29th June, 1867, and again on the 1st of July, I have had long conversations with the above named plaintiff. I recognised him to be the same gentleman whom I learnt part of his drill In conversation with the plaintiff he brought things to my recollection that happened in the regiment during the years 1849 to the end of 1852. I am perfectly satisfied that the plaintiff is the same person as Mr. R. C. Tichborne, and there were only two Catholic officers in the regiment, namely, Mr- M'Evoy and Mr. Tichborne, and these two officers took it in turn every other Sunday to march the men to chapel- Dame Henriette Felicite Tichbcrne deposed I am certain as I am of my own existence, and distinctly and positively swear, that the plaintiff is my first-born son, the issue of my marriage with the said Sir James Francis Doughty Tichborne, deceased. His features, disposition, and voice are unmis- takeable, and must, in my judgment, be recognised by im- partial persons who knew him before he left England in 1853. Since he returned we have constantly talked over many private family matters which occurred in his youth and up to the time df his leaving England, upon all of which he has a perfect recollection. The evidence I have had that the plaintiff is my first-born is most conclusive, and it is impos- sible I can be mistaken. Besides the affidavits already taken, many other gentlemen are ready to give theirs as to his identity, including several officers in the 6th Regiment Dra- goon Guards (Carabineers.) For the defence it is said there will be a witness pro- duced who well knew the present claimant in Aus- tralia previous to Sir Roger Charles Tichborne visiting that country in 1854 also that a witness will be pre- pared to give evidence to this effect—that she is the mother of the said claimant, besides a batch of evidence shortly expected from Australia.
WHICH IS THE-BRUTE ?
WHICH IS THE-BRUTE ? A correspondent, signing himself" Phillipus," writes the following to the London Timer— I was witness the other night to a piece of stupidity, rather than cruelty—at least, I hope so—in the Cavalry Camp at Hounslotv, which may, perhaps, be prevented in some future case if noticed in your columns, and which, at anyrate, may help to illustrate the need which exists for endeavouring to make the trooper as intelligent aa the noble animal whom he so often misuses. I saw a Dragoon pulling, might and mam, at the tether, whereby he wanted to attach a horse to the picket. The horse was stanlinff on three legs, naturally unable to advance, and his fourth leg, extended from the shoulder, was being Iiaued at full length by the tether round the fetlock. A sergeant—who, I thought, might have interfered sooner—sa^' Drop his leg and lead him," which at once met with perfect obedience on the horse's part. T I was put in mind of a story 1 heard Captain Carnegie tell at a public dinner at the time of the Crimean war. He wa3 on shore, and saw a party of soldiers endeavouring to boil a kettle. 1 hey put sticks on the ground, wedged the kettle into them, and then were surprised the fire would not light. "Hang the kettle above," said he, "shake the Wood loose, and then try." A lame horse in the morning or a ^upperless squad at nightfall are appreciable losses^ but it need not cost a farthing more to put the recruits mind, as well as his body, through a few extensive naotiong while he ia learning the details of hIS profession.
A PLElsANT^moN.
A PLElsANT^moN. A few months after the breaking out of the war in '61, a party of four ladies and four gentlemen were dining together at Delmonico s, in New York. During the dinner, in talking over the national affairs, the gentlemen, one and all, solemnly agreed to volunteer and serve during the war. the ladies were very enthusiastic, and promised to do all in their power to help the good cause. I hey then signed a document, agreeing, if they lived through the struggle, to meet at the house of one of the ladies on a certain day, hour, and year, and there relate their several experiences. The day named for the re-union wa.s the 14th of June, 1867, when they all asseirDiea together once more. Two of the gentlemen ha"- been promoted on the field for bravery; one was a £ l<mel and the other a major. The remaining two had"°th been wounded, one having lost a leg and the othei an arm. As for the ladies, one was married to the gaj^t soldier who lost his leg, he having fallen in love ,th her while she was nursing the wounded in the liospal; another was en- gaged to the colonel, and the t*!rd to tlie gentleman who lost his arm. The fourt' young lady and the major assured the rest that th'y had arranged to live single tlie remainder of their ?ves. T. he evening was delightfully passed in listenii?? to the many thrilling and a few amusing adventure each had gone through. We (New York Home pronrise to give a description of the said nyitary weddings when they occur.
A RAILWAY " COLLISION !"
A RAILWAY COLLISION In the Court of Comm" .Pleas! the cause of "Berstein c. Addison and others," ha^'been triefl, ana was an action for assault. The plaintiff is a J-w, and a dealer in fancy articles. The defendants are cntlemen. In June last year the plaintiff was a secori"c^ass passenger irona Weymouth to Yeovil, and tP defendants who had taken first- class tickets, travel hi the second-class compartment with the plaintiff -3 ^ie was r^a°in8 the Daily Tele- graph, Captain Edison, one °1 defendants, said to him, "Yoi^re a German Jew; why the h don't you go fight forlour country? Plaintiff re- plied, "Thar* you," and went to_the other end of the carriage, the defendant said, You. are not going the road. veWant to talk," and struck him. Plaintiff said he wo.Id report them, and upon that the defend- antsaid, 'd you report us we will knock your brains out." {v. entering a tunnel, one of the defendants knockers hat off, kicked him, and pushed him from one sid of the carriage to the other. At Dorchester the de^dants crossed their legs and endeavoured to prevet his leaving the carriage, but he persisted, as he h:-1 had enough of their company. In getting out one the defendants kicked him and he tumbled out of de carriage. He had not time to complain then bi* he went into another carriage, and on getting to -yjovil the defendant again abused him. When he •ointed out the defendants to the station master and asked for their names, Riley knocked^ him down' over a barrow, and then dragged him until a porter inter- fered. A gentleman jumped out of a first-class carriage and remonstrated with the defendants, and they were detained. Crocker (one of the defendants) said, "Give us in charge, I'll bail them out. Captain' Addison knocked plaintiffs hat off, and threw a shilling to a poor man to knock the d—d Jew down." —Cross-examined: Defendant did not commence talking to him in a friendly way they were smoking, and they offered him a cigar. He told them they had behaved in a blackguard manner but he did not call them d—d blackguards. He -was struck eight or ten times on the face and head. At Yeovil the defendants went to the hotel, and then came back, and said, "Come old fellow and have a glass of giog," at the same time knocking off his hat. Evidence was given in support of the plaintiff's case, and that Addison and Crocker, two of the defen- were of fwtww, Captain Addisoa was a captain in the yeomanry, Mr. Crocker was a farmer near Sherborne, and Mr. Riley was his pupiL For the defence, Captain Addison was called, They were smoking when they went into the carnage. Mr. Crocker asked the plaintiff if there was any news of the war. He replied, "What is that to you. and moved to the other end of the carriage. Some conver- sation took place, and he asked plaintiff why he did not go and fight for his country if he was a patriot. Riley touched the paper, and asked him to reply to a civil question. No one touched the plaintin he was crusty. The defendant spoke to him in German. No one attempted to prevent his getting out at Dorchester, nor kicked him. Plaintiff said, I'll not stop any longer with you blackguards." Witness did not say "You are a Jew." At Yeovil, Mr. Riley got out first, and on going to the station-master witness was informed that some one was going to give Mr. Riley into custody for an assault. Riley was a cousin of his. No assault was committed. He did not remember offering a man a shilling he offered plaintiff a glass of grog, and put his hand on his shoulder; but Elaintiff, wanting to make money, threw his hand ack, saying, There's another assault," and in doing so his hat fell off.-He did not knock his hat off.—Mr. Crocker and Mr. Riley were also called. The latter admitted that he struck the plaintiff on the platform at Yeovil because he called them "Three d-d blackguards." The plaintiff was very insulting to them in the carriage. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 30l.
THE OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
THE OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOSION. During last week active operations were carried on in clearing the No. 1 shaft, and up to Friday upwards of 50 yards were got out, leaving about 120 more to be removed before the bottom is reached, so that in about three or four weeks it is expected the more serious work relating to the recovery of the bodies will be commenced. Much, however, will depend on the state in which the workings may be found. At the cupola shaft the water which covered the puddle at the top was found to have sunk about 40 yards. This some- what singular circumstance has been found to have been caused by the water having found its way into an old shaft which gave way some twenty years ago, and was filled up with loose rubbish. As the water will find its way into the workings, it may be of benefit in the event of there being any nre remaining, which is by no means likely, everything so far leading to the contrary opinion. The temperature of the mine, which is taken every hour, shows it to be much lower than that on the surface, never exceeding sixty degrees, so that everything is so far satisfactory, and leads to the belief that the work now in progress will not be interrupted until the clearing of the colliery—a very serious work—and the recovery of the bodies are ac- complished.
THE FATE OF DR. LIVINGSTONE.
THE FATE OF DR. LIVINGSTONE. The Bombay Government (says the Times of India) has received despatches from Dr. Seward, the British Consul at Zanzibar, dated the 28th of April, in which the writer expresses hopes of Dr. Livingstone's safety. These despatches, copies of whIch have also been forwarded to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, have been placed at the disposal of the press. The news is of a month later date than had been previously received by Government, and although only of a negative character, is sufficient to revive the hope that the great traveller may still be alive. Writing under date of Zanzibar, April 28, Dr. Seward says I promised to send details of the conference held with the Fyassa traders at KeelwaKivinja, concerning the alleged murder of Dr. Livingstone by the Mafiti in the Lake districts. I have witheld details perhaps too long, in the hope that some intelligence confir- matory of the confident unbelief expressed by the traders in the explorer's death might reach Keelwa and Zanzibar by the caravan which was then soon expected to reach the coast. The Governor of Keelwa had addressed a letter to the Sultan, in which he expresses himself confident that Dr. Livingstone is not dead, and ask his High- ness whether further inquiry in the interior is neces- sary. The following is a translation :—" The following will be grateful and pleasant to our Lord the great Majid Bin Saeed concerning the inquiry .about the honoured English doctor who was said to have been murdered. That statement was not true; we have news that he is alive, and that he some time since left the country of Makhsoona intending to go to Beesa. We were told this by the principal of those traders who have come down from those regions. This man, upon whose word and good faith I can rely, learned this from the chief of Makhsoona himself. Our in- formant left Makhsoona at the end of El Rajib (8th December, 1866). You intended us to send people into the interfor to get at the truth of the matter. Are we still to act upon those instructions? This intelligence goes to show that in or about the very district in which Dr. Livingstone's grave should be found, the man who of all men—Makhsoona him- self—should be the best informed of events, did not credit Dr. Livingstone's death, but believed him on the road to M'Beesa, and this down to the beginning of December, long after the Johanna men had reached the sea coast. The news of the explorer's arrival at Compoonda flew through the Makhsoona district, and reached traders at widely divided and distant stations. News of his murder would have as surely spread, and either confirmation or disproof of the rumour would as surely have been obtained by the chief in those parts in the interval between the time of the alleged event and the first or second week in December.
THE WHITE NILE SLAVE TRADE.
THE WHITE NILE SLAVE TRADE. The Viceroy of Egypt has received a deputation in Paris from the French Committee of Emancipation and the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, who presented an address calling his attention to the White Nile slave trade. His Ex- cellency Nubar Pasha, Minister for Foreign Affairs, intro- duced the deputation, and translated his Highness's reply, which was to the following effect The Viceroy felt gratified to receive the deputation, and much pleased this step had been taken, for he was most anxious to put down the slave trade. He had adopted the strongest measures for that purpose, but although he could act against his own people, he was defeated when he sought to do so against Europeans, who were the chief delinquents. They carried on a trade in ivory, but this was mere pretext, their real article of merchandise being slaves, who were conveyed down the river in boats. If these boats had sailed under Egyptian colours they were liable to be over- hauled and if slaves were found on board, boat and cargo were confiscated and the traders punished. Within the last six months he had caused to be shot a commandant and a colonel who had disobeyed his orders and favoured the slave-traders. But the slave- trading boats generally hoist European colours of some sort, because their owners are Europeans; and if any question respecting the cargo arises, the answer is that the men are part of the crew, the women their wives or concubines, and the young persons their children. The Egyptian authorities could not do any- thing under these circumstances, as they were debarred from the right of search. Within the last thirty years European influence had transformed Egypt, and if he were free to act against European slave-traders, the slave trade should soon disappear. The European Powers should give him the necessary authority to ex- ercise the right of search as regards boats sailing under European colours. The extinction of slavery was another and a distinct question. Slavery had existed in the country for 1,283 years, and was mixed up with its religion. It was a horrible in- stitution, and he desired to see it extinguished, but it was not to be done in a day. He considered that the civilization and progress of Egypt depended upon its abolition, and were the slave trade stopped slavery would disappear in fifteen or twenty years, or very few traces of it would remain, because it would not be recruited from without. Of the actual slave population many would die in that time, a certain number would be manumitted, and others adopted into families. He held the opinion—contrary to the views of the memorialists—that the slave trade was the root of slavery in his country, and must be extin- guished before slavery could cease. The abolition of the British Consulate at Khartoum had certainly en- abled him to act more efficiently against the slave- traders, but the only really effective mode of dealing with the traffic was to arm him with power to prevent Europeans from prosecuting it. The deputation then withdrew.
A MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.
A MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. An act of suicide of a most determined and mysterious character was committed on Thursday in last week at York. In the afternoon of that day an exceedingly good-looking young woman, apparently between twenty and thirty years of age, and presenting a lady-like appearance, went into the White Swan Hotel, Pavement, in the above city, and asked for a glass of sherry, which was supplied to her. In a few minutes it was perceived that something had evidently been put into the wine, when the lady said that she was delicate and in the habit of taking medicine, and that the sherry con- tained quinine. This observation lulled suspicion, and the female drank the contents of the glass, it is asserted, in the presence of two or three other persons. After a while considerable alarm was created in the house by the young lady falling upon the floor of the room, it was believed, in a fit. Mr. Marshall, surgeon, was con- sequently sent for, and on smelling her breath he at once came to the conclusion that she was suffering from the effects of essential oil of almonds. A bottle was found in her pocket containing the same kind of poison. She was quite unconscious, and although every remedy was used to restore her, it was perfectly unavailing, and she re- mained in a state of insensibility until her death, which took place about three hours after she had taken the deadly draught. From a letter which was found on her person, it was believed that her name was Emily Hawkes. It also trans- pired that at two o'clock that morning she had come from London, and in the first instance had gone to Scawin's Hotel adjoining the railway station. Beyond this nothing was known respecting her. The description of the girl is as follows Age 25 or 26, fair complexion, dark hair, of middle stature, slender in build, attired in a plaid silk dress, brown sealskin jacket, and a purple velvet hat with white feather. She wore gold ear-rings, a gold Geneva watch, and had upon one of her fingers a gold ring set with pearls and emeralds. In her dress she had also a gold brooch containing light hair. In her pocket, and in a small leather bag which she had left at Scawin's Hotel, were also found a variety of articles, and some it is thought may lead to her identification. There is clear evidence that she has been residing at No. 3, Alma-terrace, Scarbro'. Amongst other things was a second-class railway ticket, dated the 3rd June, from the King's-cross Station to York, and a letter, bearing date the same day, making an assignation with Captain Carpenter, of 28, Ashbo-place, Victoria-street, London. The latter is in a very well-educated handwriting, is dated Wednesday, informs him that she is longing to see him, and that she is to be found in the ladies' waiting-room of the King's-cross Station. The note is signed Emily Hawkes," and to lead to her ready identification, she adds that she will be wearing a hat with a white feather in it (the same head dress as she wore when she committed her rash act). Besides this note, which at the first glance would appear not to have been delivered, was another note heading bearing Major Carpenter's printed address and monogram, but the writing which the sheet has evidently contained, is torn away, as also is deceased's name on the envelope in which the note in question is supposed to have been enclosed. From this fact it may be presumed that the note fixing the assignation may, as it is found upon her, have been returned. IAll en- velope bearing Major Carpenter's address is amongst the rest, and bears evidence of never having been fastened. An official order from the Horse Guards, dated June 22, was also upon her, informing Ensign Bell, 3 \Y. I. Regiment, 3, Alma-terrace, Scarboro', that his passage from Southampton to Jamaica had been arranged, and instructing him that the steamer would leave on the 2nd of July. An envelope was also found directed to the same address, only bearing the name of Major BelL" A daguerreotype portrait of a military-looking gentleman was found, as well as a slip of paper bearing a memorandum as to Lloyd's Weekly News. paper and Fun, and the words Vignettes— Up. Camp, Jamaica." All thelte ftwts point to the kaying Scarbrg' foe Southampton, and having there seen some person I away, a return to London, an assignation at the wait- ing room of the Great Northern Hotel. There pos- sibly a disappointment, and her return to York on her way^back to Scarbro', which her suicide prevented her
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Av inmuwfawwm opaaad on. li\-id.1' >:1IUU -&¡ud!' until Monday, when some letters were read showing that the deceased was the daughter of Mr. Hawkes, of Dorset-street, Southampton, and was named Emily Agnes Hawkes. A letter from her father, who is seventy-five years of age, showed that he and his wife were in great distress of mind about the fate of their daughter, and that he .(Mr. Hawkes) could not under- take a journey to York under the circumstances, coupled with infirm health and advanced age. He therefore requested the Chief Constable of York, to whom the letter was addressed, to supply him with the account of the expenses of the interment, and he would take the earliest opportunity of remitting the sum due. A letter from the Chief Constable of Scarborough showed that the young lady was in Scar- borough in the latter part of March last, when she stated her name was Julia Thompson, and that her mother and sister re-sided at Brighton. She also spoke of being badly treated by some person, but she did not mention the name. She never stayed at No. 3, Alma-terrace, Scarborough, nor was she known there, except by hearsay. The letter went on to state that Ensign Bell was at Manchester at the end of March, and imme- diately after his return to Scarborough the deceased was first seen in that town, and slept at the Bell Hotel there with him, representing herself to be his wife. She removed from Scarborough to Filey, and stayed there with a person named Richardson. Evidence was adduced to show that the deceased and Ensign Bell were at York for three weeks in April last, and lived together as man and wife. The deceased had been for some time in a very uneasy and restless state, and often hysterical. Occasionally she was very depressed in mind. It was clear that the deceased had committed suicide by taking a large quantity of the essential oil of almonds. Verdict—Temporary insanity.
THE RELIGION OF MINORS.
THE RELIGION OF MINORS. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland gave his decision on Saturday in the case of the Purcells, minors, which was before nim a short time ago. The mother of the minors, who is a Roman Catholic, removed her two children, at great pecuniary loss to herself, outside the jurisdiction of the court, and took them to France, where she had them educated in the Roman Catholic religion. This step was taken by Mrs. Purcell for the purpose of evading an order of the late Master of the Rolls, directing-the children to be brought up in the Protestant religion, pursuant to the dying wish of their father, who had been a Protestant. After the removal of the minors from the jurisdiction an attach- ment issued against Mrs. Purcell. One of the minors (a girl) died in France, and the mother then returned with her son and submitted to the authority of the court. She made a lengthened affidavit, in which she set forth that her son had been brought up in the Roman Catholic religion, and had imbibed the principles of that faith. The Lord Chancellor now stated that he would make an order for an attachment against her —the attachment not to issue—and that she should within a fortnight give a security and find two sureties in 10,000?. not to take the minor out of the jurisdiction, and to obey all orders of the court with reference to residence and everything else concerning the minor. When she had entered into this security he would make such an order as was suitable for a boy of the minor's expectations, with a view to his future welfare.
A DISPUTE BETWIXT TWO LEGAL…
A DISPUTE BETWIXT TWO LEGAL GENTLEMEN. In the Court of Common Pleas, in London, the cause of Williams v. Lee has been tried, and was an action brought by Mr. Williams, formerly a barrister on the North Wales circuit, but now a County Court Judge on the same circuit, to recover rent in arrear and also damages for dilapidations and waste alleged to have been committed by the defendant, an attorney, who had taken Mr. Williams's house, at Pinner. With reference to the claim for rent, the amount was paid into court. It seemed that Mr. Williams had, while prac- tising at the bar, bought some land and built a house at Pinner. When he was appointed County Court Judge in Wales, of course he had to leave his residence, and in 1863 he let it, with the grounds, to the defendant for three years. Mr. Williams now complained that the house had at the end of the term been left in a dilapidated state, the garden and orchard partly dug up, neg- lected, and the fences broken, and that the paddock had been badly cultivated, mown twice a year, and not sufficiently manured. For the dilapidations inside the house the plaintiff claimed ten guineas; he paid upwards of 51. for setting things to rights in the gar- den and orchard, and the paddock ought to have been manured at the rate of 51. an acre, there being three and a half acres. The defence was that the house was built of old materials, picked up all over the country, was in fact known as "the House that Jack built," and having been badly constructed the weather had got m and so caused the dilapidations complained of. As to the cultivation of the land, the defendant kept pigs and horses, whose manure and 60 loads of other manure had been put on the land and improved it greatly. According to the defence there never was such a wretched hole as this house. It was damp, it was out of repair, the boiler leaked, the oven would not bake, the grates could not hold fuel, the doors were without locks, and when it was required that a bedroom door should be closed it was necessary to put a fender or some article of furniture against it. Mr. Lee had some three or four under tenants during his term, none of whom would stay in the house, and as to the mow- ing the land twice a year it was said that Mr. Lee knew nothing about it, and that ll. for the repairs and 21. 10s. for the hay (which sums were paid into court) was sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's demand. In summing up to the jury the learned Judge re- marked that both Mr. Williams and Mr. Lee being members of the same profession, though of different branches of it, must be taken to be business men, and should be bound by their agreement. Mr. Lee was bound to keep the house in repair, such as was suited to the style of house, which Mr. Williams said was not a first class house, but simply a cottage built for his family, of no great size, added to at different times, and suiting him very well. Both Mr. Lee and his wife had seen it before they took it, and knew in what state it was. As to the land, common sense alone would tell anyone that if you take two crops of hay In a year out of land you must supply nutriment to it in the form of extra manure. His Lordship then com- mented on the evidence adduced by the plaintiff and the defendant, pointing out the discrepancies care- fully, and the jury found a verdict for the defendant.
THE LATE KING OF THE BELGIANS.
THE LATE KING OF THE BELGIANS. Shortly after the death of the late King of the Belgians, her Majesty the Queen gave instructions for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the illustrious deceased monarch in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The position assigned to the intended memorial was the recess beneath the painted window representing the Adoration of the Magi," on the north side, and at the west end of the nave of the cathedral. The site, in fact, adjoins that occupied by the cenotaph erected to the memory of the Princess Charlotte, and a more suitable position in the whole of the cathedral could scarcely have been found. The designing and modelling of the tomb was intrusted to Miss Durant. It is of a whitish description of marble, the total length being upwards of seven feet, and the height a little over eight feet. The effigy of the de- ceased monarch is sculptured in a recumbent position upon the top of the tomb. The King is represented as attired in a military uniform, and wearing his decorations. His head reposes on the Belgian lion. Beneath the figure, and on the front of the monument, are two white marble panels, with inscriptions in old English letters, eoloured red. The first of these is as follows :— Leopold, Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, elected first King of the Belgians. Married, first, the Princess Charlotte of Wales; 2ndly, the Princess Louise d'Orleans, by whose side he lies buried at Laken, in Belgium. Born December 16, 1790; died December 16, 1865, after a prosperous reign of 34 years. The other inscription states that- This monument was erected by Queen Victoria in memory of the uncle who held a father's place in her affections. The various portions of the monument have been forwarded to Windsor, the work of erecting the monu- ment having been intrusted to the Messrs. Toole, cathedral masons, of Westminster. When finished, the monument will not be uncovered till her Majesty has first seen it. It will probably be completed before the visit of the Belgians to Windsor.
A CURIOUS CASE.
A CURIOUS CASE. A girl about eighteen years of age, giving the name of Kate Brereton, but refusing her address, was brought before the magistrate at the Greenwich police-court in London, on Mon- day, on the charge of getting admission into a boys' school by wearing men's clothes. Mr. Mitzell, of 6, Emerson-terrace, Forest-hill, Sydenham, is the proprietor of a boarding school, and on Tuesday last a well-dressed man called at his house with the prisoner, whom he represented as an orphan and his nephew, recently arrived from America, and whose education had been neglected. An agreement was entered into by which the prisoner was admitted a pupil and boarder, and she arrived at the house on the evening of the same day and remained until Sunday. Suspicion was aroused respecting her, and on being challenged she confessed that she was a girl, but de- clined to give any account of herself, or to say where her friends were to be found, and she was given into custody. In answer to the charge she now denied that she had any felonious intention in being admitted to and re- maining in the house, the proceeding being nothing but an act of folly upon her part. She asked that two letters which had been addressed to her through the post and received that morning might be given up to her, as she wished to read them. The magistrate said, as the prisoner declined to give any account of herself, or to name any one* who would become bail for her appearance, he should have to keep her in custody until the necessary inquiries were made concerning her. The letters might be given up to her to read in the presence of a police inspector, and then be detained until the next inquiry. The prisoner was remanded, and it was afterwards stated that one of the letters contained a post-office order for 20s., and that the prisoner was expected to arrive by an afternoon train that day from London to Portsmouth to meet the writer. -+--
DESTRUCTION OF A SHIP B FIRE'
DESTRUCTION OF A SHIP B FIRE' The barque Meteor, of Sunderland, .rom New York for London, with a cargo of palm oil, was burnt oil her passage on the 14th ult. The first and second mates, the carpenter, and four of the crew, were burnt in her. The captain and the remainder of the crew landed at Falmouth on Monday. Details of the calamity are given in the following report:— Report of Uliatthew Mason, of the late barque Meteor, of Sunderland, 363 tons, thirteen hands all told, from ISew York for London, cargo petroleum. Weighed anchor at ten a.m. June 12, at 12.30 p.m. off Sandy Hook, ship steering E.S.E. All went on well until the morning of the 14th, when in lat. 39, 21 S., long. 69, 9 W., at nine a.m., the watch were thrown into cooluuou ty (he decks blowing up ¡¡.nd fltuuea running up the mast; boats all destroyed. and sails set on fire, and in a few minutes all three masts t over the side in fiames. At this time five men were bel" wo of whom got on deck, the others perished in the Hames. The re- mainder of the crew, ten in number, then took to pioces oi I the decks and whatever could be got hold of. I ordered the crew before the masts fell to wait for them, but twodiduiq^_ do BO; the chief J MM Dill! Ulowkept toflfjWBmf!^ Wrecks and drifted away. The masts fell three minutes after tho explosion. The remainder of the crew and myself took to the masts, but found to our sorrow that we could not get a way from the burning ship owing to the bobstays holding us fast. The heat was intense, and we had to immerse our bodies in water, and often our heads. Our sufferings no one can depict all being crippled with burns and bruises. One man with broken legs, who we had to lash to the spars another one leg broken; one so much burnt that he had but little skin on hia body, from his waist to the top of his head and blind; another had the skin burnt off his legs and back. Our position was dreadful. The ship coming head to wind she was burning all aft. Taking the chance of the stay giving way forward, and the masts drifting alongside of the ship, we were expecting her to sink every minute, and taking the masts with her, which was the only thing we had to stand upon, rather sit on. No vessel coming in sight, we gave up our- selves for lost. About eleven a.m., the man with two broken legs died. The spars drifted a little a-head at one p.m., v. liic!. slightly protected us. The flames were then 100 feet high. A few minutes subsequently a vessel came in sight to leeward, but she beat up, the captain making the best of his way to our help. We were so distressed that it was som. time before he could discover if any of us were alive, and owing to the glare of the fire and intensity of the smoke. At a distance of four miles he put off his boats. During the time of the boats' coming to us one of the burnt men died. The Ore had now reached the copper. About six p.m. the boats reached us and we were got in truly exhausted We found the vessel to be the Prussian barque Lucy and Paul, Captain Schiel, from New York to Cork or Falmouth, for orders. We found that the captain had picked up one of the crew at three p.m., on a loose spar. We found that the chief officer had been drowned, who was with this man. We cannot speak too highly for the kindness and attention paid to us on board the Lucy and Paul; the captain attending us with medicine, bandages, and other necessaries. Arrived at Falmouth July 8. The following were savedMatthew Mason, master; J. G. Lambton, Charles Brien, leg broken; James Malcolm, John Boyd, Peter Johnson. Received at the Sailors' Home, Falmouth, on Monday evening. The following were lost:—H. F. Donalson, mate, drowned; Adolphus Scher, died; John Cruze, died; Robert Baker, burnt; the second mate (name unknown), burnt; and an able seaman (name unknown) died.
SALE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT'S…
SALE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT'S ORIGINAL MSS. On Saturday afternoon, by direction of the trustees of the late Mr. Robert Cadell, of Edinburgh, Messrs. Christie and Manson sold at their rooms, in King- street, London, the original manuscripts of Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poems, and several of his novels and prose works. Amongst them was a portion of Ivanhoe," which is believed to be the only remnant of that romance which Sir Walter Scott wrote with his own hand, as the late Mr. John Ballantyne acted as his amanuensis for a considerable part of it, owing to the author having recently recovered from a seveiv illness. The manuscript of the "Lay of the Last Minstrel" was not preserved. All these interest- ing literary relics are in a perfect state of preservation, and uniformly bound in russia with uncut edges. A vast number of literary men were present. The fol- lowing were the prices realised :— "Marmion," 191 guineas; "The Lady of the Lake," 201 guineas; The Vision of Don Roderick," 37 guineas; "Roke- by" (in detached pieces partly, bearing the postmark of various districts), 130 guineas; "Lord of the Isles," 101 guineas; "Introductory History of Ballad Poetry," 6: guineas*, "Auchindrane," 27 guineas; Anne of Geierstein,' 121 guineas; "Waverley," "Ivanhoe," "The Bridal of Tr, maine," and other papers, with autograph, 130 guineas; "Tales of a Grandfather" (portion of the original manu- script, with autograph), 145 guineas; "Castle Dangerous." 32 guineas; "Count Robert de Paris" (a portion only) 2-j guineas. The sale thereof realised 1,255 guineas. Mr. Hope Scott, Q. C. J was amongst the principal bidders.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE…
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF KONIGGRATZ The anniversary of the battle of Koniggratz (July 3) was celebrated in Berlin and all over the country, in great and in small circles, by adorning the principal streets with Prussian banners and flags. The public were in a state of great enthusiasm. The King more particularly distinguished the day by ordering thr consecration of the banners for the newly-erected regiments to take place. The solemn act was accord- ingly performed at ten o'clock in the morning iu the broad avenue which leads from the Lustgarten to the newly-placed cannons. In that avenue an altar had been erected. The troops, appearing in their gahi. uniforms, formed a square, in the midst of which the standards and banners were placed. i His Majesty the King and his brilliant suite too., their stand between the altar and the banners, all<! after a prayer the clergyman pronounced a blessing o: i the banners to be inaugurated, while they were taken hold of and lowered by the commanders. The troop; having marched past the King, the banners and standards were, with military honours, carried to the castle. A very numerous public went from Potsdam and Berlin to be spectators of that significant festival, an 1 gave frequent tokens of their enthusiasm for the army and its Royal leader, who, on this day twelvemonth; gained undying laurels both for himself and for Prussia.
CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN SIMPSON.
CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN SIMPSON. On Saturday Captain James Simpson, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Megara, now at Spithead, was charged with cruelly assaulting a boy named Charles Wallis, the son of a labouring man, residing in Devonport. The first count charged him with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm; the second was for false in) prisonment on the ship the third that he occasioned actual bodily harm and the fourth a common assault. Mr. Besley prosecuted on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children and, according to his statement, the boy, who was aged fourteen, was taken on board on the 10th of April as a helper, and the ship got under weigh before he was aware of it, or had finished his work. When he reported himself lw was placed under arrest, and was afterwards severely beaten by the ship's corporal, another man holding one of his wrists. The beating was so severe that, ac- cording to the boy's statement, he could not sit or walk without pain. Evidence having been given as to thy facts, Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis T. Jones and Captain Beckford, R.N., gave the prisoner a very high chara* £ ter for humanity, and the jury found the prisoner guilty on all the counts, except that of falsely im- prisoning the boy, which was withdrawn by direction of the Recorder. The Recorder said, although he did not agree with the finding, he must give effect to tin: verdict, and sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of 10W.
DAILY LIFE OF THE QUEEN.
DAILY LIFE OF THE QUEEN. We learn the following particulars from the London correspondent of the Boston (U.S.) Journal:—■ Her Majesty lives in great retirement. She is seldom SCt:1 about Windsor. She has a private station at which slie arrives in the train. She has private grounds in which sh^ drives. Servants complain bitterly of the quiet and inactivity of everything royal The horses are unused, and thu stablemen yawn in indolence. Little company is received. The state plate has never been used since the death of Prince Albert. Her private apartments are under the charge of a Highlander, named Brown. He is the Queen's domestic, prime minister, and has more influence over her than Derby.. He attends her Majesty to and from London, ami give orders with imperial grace. He holds his position to the intense disgust of the English members of the royal house- hold. On State occasions he goes bare-legged, and th-j servants who do his will, coming from the Queen's priratu apartments, wear the same significant Highland costume. The Queen does not attend the royal chapels, either ia London or Windsor, as she dislikes to be gazed at. She lius private chapels at Windsor and Buckingham, where slm worships. When public duties call her to St. George's Chape!. she enters her closet, which is merely a bay window juttin into the chapel covered with curtains, and adorned simply with purple, from which she can see all and be seen bv none She has her own special servants, through whom all order, are issued. Even the crowd of men who wear the rOY:1! livery and sleep under the same roof, do not see the Queeu from one year's end to another. Her drives are all private. The Home Park has a drive of six miles. The royal forest a t Windsor extends over 100 miles in extent; so the Queen need not suffer for want of exercise. The elegant State horses champ and snort in the stables, while the Queen, in a low-backed wagon, a low-wheel carriage, and her stubby pony takes a drive.
THE MARKETS,
THE MARKETS, MARK LANE, MONDAY. Ihe arrivals of English wheat fresh up to ollr market ij- day were very limited, but in fair average condition. AI. though the show of samples was trifling the demand wa> heavy in the extreme, and prices, when compared with thus J of Monday last, remained nominally unaltered. The show < L foreign wheat was tolerably good. The best parcels wero held at full quotations; but inferior kinds were lower io sell. Floating cargoes of grain commanded very little attention No English barley was brought forward, and the show ot foreign was only moderate. Sales progressed slowly, at pre- vious rates. Malt was quite as dear as last week, with a fair eo t- sumptive demand. Good sound oats were steady in price but i.i- ferior foreign were rather cheaper. The supply was rather ex tensive. Beans, the supply of which was limited, moved olï slowly at previous quotations. In peas ne1:t to nothing w;. doing, at last week's currency. The flour trade was ve> y quiei. In prices no change took place. The demand for seeds Wa., heavy, whilst cakes commanded very little attention. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. —MONDAY. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing di tricts were on the increase, and, for the most part, in exe. i lent condition. The supply from Scotland was limited. Ti demand for even the finest breeds was heavy, at a decline >>. the quotations compared with Monday last of quite 2d. p r 81b. Some very good beasts were received from Lincolnshire. From Norfolk, Suffolk. Essex, and Cambridgeshire the supply amounted to about 800 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; froii Lincolnshire and other parts of England, 1,250 vario;) breeds and from Scotland, 110 Scots and crosses. Xotwit. standing that the supply of sheep was only moderate for the time of year, all breeds moved off heavily, and the quota- tions gave way 2d. per 81b. The best old Downs and h.! 1!. breds sold at 5s. to 6s. 2d. per 81b. Lambs were in fair averat- supply, and steady request, at full prices, viz., from 5s. b to 6s. 8d. per 81b. The demand for calves was inactive, yo the quotations were supported. The top figure was 5s. uti per 81b. Prime small pigs realised previous rates but arfa hogs were very dull. The supply was tolerably good. HOPS. The reports from the plantations are again unfavourabU the vermin in several plantations having increased cocsidc ably. The trade, in consequence, has become firmer, a; slightly enhanced rates have been obtained. The impe. into London last week consisted of 26 bales from Rotterda; 88 Antwerp, 1 Boulogne, and 30 bales from Ostend. M. and East Kent, 71 10s. to 9l. 9s. Weald of Kent, 71. 5s. 81. 5s. Sussex, 7L 5s. to 81. Os. Yearlings, M. to G.. Joi olds, 21. 10s. to il. 4s. WOOL. In colonial wool by private contract very little business h been passing at late rates. For English wool the market quiet. Last week's import amounted to 5/2SG bales fr 'm Ni. Zealand, 4,825 from Sydney, 1,867 from Adelaide, fd¡Ù 4, bales from Melbourne. Fleeces Southdown hoggets, is. 4 to Is. 5d.; half-bred ditto. Is. 5kl. to Is. 6d. Kent fleece Is. 5d. to Is. 5Jd. South Down ewes and wethers, Is. 3d. 1 Is. 4d. Leicesters ditto, Is. 4d. to IE. 5d. Sorts—Ciothhi Is. 2d. to Is. 6td. combing, Is. 2d. to Is. SM. POTATOES. For most kinds of new potatoes there is a steady demnn and prices rule firm. The q¡: tations vary from loos, to 2,1 per ton. For old produce the inquiry is limited at from to 180s per ton. The imports into Londolllast week were a liberal scale, consisting of S,45C baskets and 954 barrels! Dunkirk; 10,175 baskets from Rotterdam; 470packages 154 bags from Boulogne 122 tons from Jersey 59 bas. from Ostend and 1,590 boxes from Lisbon. TALLOW. Our market is steady, and prices are well supported. P Y. on the spot is selling at 44s. (lù. to 44s. 9d. per cwt. Tvn tallow 11 4W. 8d. per owt., net cash, (.