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EPITOME OF NEWS. -11:> THE KHEDIVE has gone to Constantinople. AT THE VESPERS IN ROME on the eve of St. Peter's, 600 bishops were present. M. PREVOST PARA.DOL, the newly appointed French Minister at Washington, has left Havre for the United States. THE LATEST EXPLOIT of the Kurds has been to stop the Van mail, and rob all the travellers, several of whom, it is reported, were wounded. THE UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA has decided to admit women to all the advantages of its medical aehool. VICE-ADMIRAL THE HON J. R. DRUMMOND has accepted the command of the Channel Squadron, and will shortly hoist his flag. MTSS WALTER has won the first, and Mrs. Heneage the second prize at the All England Cro- quet Club Match. THIRTEEN RAILROADS now concentrate in St. Louis, and the city bids fair to become one of the most flourishing centres in the United States. THE REPORT OF Mr. D'Arcy Irvine's death is premature; his medical attendant, however, states that he does not expect him to survive many days. THE FIRST STEAMERS with the new teas left Woosung for England on the 8th of June. Their names are the Erl King and the Diomed. PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF FREEMASONS for East Lancashire, Mr. S. Blaire, has died. He sat n the House of Commons from 1848 to 1852. THE REV. SIR HENRY JOHN INGILBY, who had been ill for some time, died at his Yorkshire residence, Ripley Castle, the other day. He was born in 1790. DR. ALEXANDER SIMPSON, of Glasgow, has been elected to the Chair of Midwifery in Edinburgh, vacant by the death of his uncle, Sir James Simpson. A MASS MEETING of working men was held at New York a few nights ago, to protest against the in- troduction of coolie labour. THE MORTALITY IN PARIS for the week ending July 2nd was 1,200, including 210 deaths from smalf- pox. AT OLDHAM during the past week 29 sum- monses have been heard against parties refusing to comply with the Vaccination Act. A PORTER, a shunter, and an engine-driver at Newcastle, were the other day all sent to gaol for a month for tapping casks of beer in transit. THE PRESIDENT has nominated Mr. Charles Gorham, of Michigan, United States Minister at the Hague, aad the Senate has confirmed the appoint- ment of Mr. Ackerman as Attorney-General. NEWS HAS BEEN RECEIVED that the Indians are perpetrating terrible outrages in Arigela. A band was overtaken by the United States cavalry, when fifty Indians were killed. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES visited Reading on Friday, and laid the foundation stone of a new grammar school in that town. Their Royal Highnesses were received with great enthusiasm. FOURTEEN LOTS OF LAND near Turnham-green, having frontages to the London-road, and near to the railway station, have been sold for .82,436, being at the rate of < £ 5,340 per acre. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS a passenger on the Metropolitan Railway has recovered JE150 compensation for injuries received while travelling on the line on the 16th July last year. LAST WEEK two English ladies, Miss Stratton and Miss Lewis Lloyd, made the ascent of Monte Viao, following the track taken some years since by Count San Robert and M. Qaintino Sella. PRINCE HASSAN OF EGYPT has left Oxford on his return to Egypt. His establishment is not broken up, consequently it is thought his Highness will return after the vacation. ORDERS HAVE BEEN despatched to the Governor of Portuguese Guinea to receive from the British authorities official possession of the Island of Bolama. THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF SHERRY exported from Cadiz for the half-year ending the 30th June amounted to 36,765 butts, against 39,538 for the corresponding six months of 1869. THE SOUTHAMPTON TOWN COUNCIL .intend to hang in the Town-hall the letter of Napoleon in reply to their congratulations on his escape from the plot against his life. AMONG THE LIST of bankrupts published in the Gazette is the name of Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne, Bart. This gentleman is known as the claimant to the Tichborne estates and title. SEIZURE OF A RAILWAY.—The Birkenhead and Hoylake Railway thas been seized by the sheriffs' officers acting uuder the instructions of Mr. Vyner, the owEer of th-) land traversed by the railroad. AT A CONIFERENCE of associated Baptist Churches, at Bacup, a resolution was passed that the amendments in the Education Bill now proposed are not satisfactory to Nonconformists, and it was re- aolved to petition against the bill. THE REPORT tnat a son of Count Bismarck had committed suicide on board the Danube has been contradicted by the French paper which first published it, the Paris Journal. The deceased, it now states, was the son of Count Beust. THE NEWS of the death of Lord Clarendon a said to have deeply affected the Emperor of the French. He has sent through the Marquis de Lavalette a most sympathising expression of condo- lence with the bereaved family. THE LATEST ACCOUNTS from Liverpool represent he Hindoo reformer, Mr. Chunder Sen, as much im- proved in health. The distinguished gentleman is aid up owing to over mental exertion. He has to abstain from study for a time. THE Journal Officiel announces that on ac- count of the death of M. Jerome Bonaparte Paterson, recently deceased in America, the Empeior will go nto mourning for a week, commencing from Sunday ast. MGR. DBPANLOTJP, Bishop of Orleans, has just authorised the clergy of his diocese to make a collec- tion in their churches for the sufferers by the fire at Pera. The prelate himself heads the list with a sub- scription for 1,000 francs. THE CHESTNUT TREES IN FRANCE are this year covered with an extraordinary quantity of blossom. If the fruit ripens favourably the yield will be most abundant, and may go far towards supplying the deficiency in the corn harvest. MR. THOMAS JOHNSON, a draper of Warwick, was recently found in a dying state in his bed-room. Deceased, who was in good circumstances, had cut his throat with a carving knife. He died shortly after having been discovered. A COSTLY BIBLE.—A copy of Maclin's edition of the Bible, profusely illustrated with about eleven thousand engravings and drawings, comprising specimens in every school and style, has been sold for £ 165. MR. LLOYD WILLIAMS, a Welsh magistrate, has been fined 58. and costs, by the Liverpool magis- trates, for being drunk and disorderly in the streets. Prisoner's defence was that he had lost considerable property, which had greatly excited him. A LITTLE GIRL, aged nine years, daughter of a groom named Hague, drowned herself the other morning in the Manchester and Ashton Canal, near Manchester. She had stayed out late at night, and having lost the key of the front door, was afraid that her father would beat her. I THE Lancet recommends the Government to employ some eminent French or Constantinople doctors to co-operate with the English medical men in the case of the men in petticoats. The Lancet considers the testimony of the foreign doctors would be invaluable. MRS. BARRY, the relict of the late Rev. — Barry, has just died at Edinburgh. She was the sister of Midshipman Stewart, of the Bounty, whom Byron made famous as the Young Orcadian," in "T if-and." He was killed 80 years ago in the wreck of the Pandora. IT IS STATED that General Prim has sent a deputation to Prussia to offer the Crown of Spain to a Prince of Hohenzollern, who has accepted the candidacy. It is added that the prince would be pro- claimed king without any preliminary sanction of the Cortes. A TERRIFIC HAIL AND THUNDERSTORM passed over Leeds the other day. The houses in the lower parts of the town were flooded, and the streets pre- sented the appearance of a river. The storm con- tinued for nearly an hour, the lightning being vivid and frequent, but no considerable damage is reported. A DISTURBANCE TOOK PLACE a few days back in the market-place of Roanne respecting the price of butter, the countrywomen demanding If. 50c. per pound, and the purchasers refusing to give more than If. 25c. High words led to a scuffle, which neces- sitated the intervention of the police. AN INQUEST HAS BEEN HELD at Richmond on the body of James Day, aged 17, who was run over and killed by an omnibus in the Richmond-road, Twickenham. Deceased was at the time riding a bicycle. A verdict oflaccidental death was re- turned. THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS have been deluged with rain. At Clipthorpe a Mr. Crisp had twenty- three ewes and eight lambs killed by lightning, and in the trail of the storm the soil and crops were com- pletely washed away. Sunday was cloudy and cool, and all indication of a general rain wanting. IT IS PROPOSED TO OFFER M. de Lesseps, the originator of the Suez Canal, a testimonial. The idea was first promulgated in Ceylon, and the Bom- bay Gazette, in approving of the proposition, hopes that every mercantile body in the East will subscribe to it. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER is attempting to solve the problem of how to reach the great mass of the working classes. His lordship thinks that the first thing wanted is a body of visiting clergy. To support the new proposed new agency he considers it would be necessary to raise < £ 5,000 a year. AT A RECENT MEETING of the British and Colonial Emigration Fund a report was presented, stating that the whole of the money received from the public, amounting to .£9,000, was exhausted. A strong appeal to the public for additional funds is to be made, in order to send out the emigrants whose names are now on the society's books. THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED of the Rev. William Blow, one of the oldest clergymen in Yorkshire. He was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1817. He was ordained in 1818, and in the following year [was pre- sented to the family living of Goodmanham, near Market Weighton, which he held until his death. A LETTER from the Hague gives an account of the funeral of Armand Barbes. The ceremony was attended by a large number of the Dutch friends of the deceased, and by several of his fellow-country- men. M. Louis Blanc made a speech at the grave, and the proceedings ended with cries of Vive la RépHblique and Vive la France!. A WOMAN named Margaret Miller,, wife. of a labourer, has been charged at the Stockton Police- court with attempting to drown her child. The child is between two and three years old, and the prisoner, whilst under the influence of drink, went to a pond and attempted to throw the child in, but was pre- vented. The case was remanded. AT TWO O'CLOCK on Tuesday morning a serious accident occurred on the Great Western Railway. A fast goods train from Manchester ran into another goods train that was being shunted, smashing seven wagons. The guard of the goods train was slightly injured. The line was blocked up for several hours with the debris of the smashed wagons. CAPTAIN SilAW has reported that afire, had taken place in a store 20 feet by 10, in the forcing ground of Kensington Palaee. The flames extended to three carts, to about 20 feet of wooden fencing, the roof of another shed, and to the back off the con- servatory. After a deal of trouble the flames were extinguished. THE SUBSCRIPTION to complete the restoration of Worcester Cathedral has advanced so rapidly that already J512,600 of the required .815,000 has been raised. Among the subscribers in the past week are the Bishop of Worcester < £ 500, the Earl of Coventry -P -M < £ 300, Lady Emily Foley .£200, and Lord Sandys £200. MR. STACPOOLE will shortly ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the desire generally expressed in Ireland that there should be a Royal residence in that country, her Majesty's Government will propose to Parliament this Session a grant to purchase a suitable residence there for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. VARIOUS DESPATCHES from Mr. Erskine to the Earl of Clarendon, concerning the Greek massacre, and extracts from the Greek newspapers, have been received at the Foreign Office. There is an account of the execution, on June 20th, of five of the con- demned members of Takos' band, two of whom had to be lifted on to the scaffold by the executioners. THE Semaine lielvghuse states that the Bishop of Vannes has forwarded the following telegram to the episcopal residence: — "Suspend forwarding letters. The session is adjourned. I leave for the waters on the advice of the Pope." This incident would tend to confirm the rumours current as to an interruption in the sittings of the Council. MR. LUZMORE, a builder, has recovered S450 from the Midland Railway Company, as compensation for injuries sustained by him in June last, when he was a second-class passenger in a train belonging to the defendants, which, in consequence of some over- sight with regard to the points, ran into a siding at Moorgate-street Station, and came in collision with the bLLIS at the end. MK. L OWE has lately ventured again upon y zn one of his wild jokes. He wanted to put out Mr. Mantz, who was talking about coining in the interest of Brummagem, and called out "Question! Mr. Muntz, it so happened at that moment, was reading the terms of the resolution, and soliloquising a la Hamlet, replied, amidst the laughter of the House of Commons, Yes, that is the question." A COMMITTEE of the House of Commons has sanctioned another extension of the Metropolitan tramway system. The projected line will start from a point near the Bank, and will pass through Moor- gate street, the City road, Islington, and the Holloway-road, to the Highgate-archway, with inter- secting branches from the leading thoroughfares of the district. M. D'ANDRIMONT, ex-Burgomaster of Liege, who so liberally extended his hospitality to the British Volunteers during their visit to Belgium last year, has arrived in London. He intends to pay a brief visit to the manufacturing districts in the North of England, and will return to London to be present at the annual meeting of the volunteers at Wimbledon. THE RECENT REPORTS received from the principal moors in Scotland are of the most cheering description. Young grouse are generally plentiful, and remarkably healthy, no symptoms of iha I "grouae disease having so far shown itself. The season has been, up to this time, all that could be desired, both as regards the hatching and subsequent growth of the young broods. A FIRE RECENTLY BROKE OUT on the premises known as the Pimlico Oil and Italian Warehouse. In consequence of the combustible nature of the stock the flames spread so rapidly that at one time it was feared the neighbouring houses would become ignited but this fresh calamity was averted by the exertions of the firemen, who gained a mastery of the flames, although not before the premises were gutted. AN EXPERIENCED ENGINEER, sent out by M. Lesseps, has arrived in Buenos Ayres to survey the port and report on the practicability of making a harbour. Senor Sarmiento, in his message, referring to this matter, admitted the urgent necessity of pro- viding for the increased national commerce, and expressed a hope that within two months the new harbour works will be commenced. PROF. AGASSIZ, at the conclusion of his last protracted effort in the way of study, suddenly be- came very drowsy and slept a number of days almost without any cessation, which his physicians looked upon as an unfavourable symptom. His labours during the past winter were unusually severe, and perfect quiet both of body and mind is now a necessity. THE GUARANTEE-CAPITAL required for the Universal Exhibition, to be held in Vienna for 1873, being nearly twice made up by the subscriptions of the great financial establishments, railway companies, and commercial and industrious bodies, the realisa- tion of the scheme is fully assured, although the Tcheques have declared that they will take no part in it. SIR EDWARD AND LADY GAMBIER have been sued in the Court of ComEaon Pleas, by a lady named Moyell for libel. The plaintiff, a niece ef Lady Gambier, complained of two letters written by the female defendant to her sister, in one of which Miss Moyell was spoken of as a cheat. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages one farthing, and the judge refused to certify for coats. PETER BARRETT (who has been thrice tried for the attempted murder of Captain Lambert, and eventually acquitted) and his family continue te be objects of popular sympathy and distinction. Their likenesses add to the attractions of photographers, and in the streets of Dublin they are followed and gazed at as illustrious visitors. A testimonial is to be given to Barrett. QUEER.—■" The discovery," says the Journal au Havre, has jiust been made that the plate belonging to the President's residence at the Legislative Body had been taken away and an electro imitation substi- tuted. Naturally, the author of this highly improper proceeding, which appears to have taken place before M. Schneider's accession to office, is being diligently sought for." A MOST SHOCKING ACCIDENT occurred on Saturday last in the streets of London. A carman named M'Carthy, only 32 years of age, was walking alongside his horses in the Westminster-road, when he slipped and fell, and before he could regain his feet the cart, which was heavily ladened, passed over the entire length of his back. He was picked up insensible and died on his way to the hospital. THE TENANT FARMERS OF ULSTER are begin- ning to bestir themselves in reference to the Land Bill. Representatives of the Tenant Right Associa- tion of the counties of Antrim, Down, and Armagh have met, and agreed to hold a public meeting in Ulster-hall, Belfast, to- consider the present position of the Land Bill, and the alterations made in it by the House of Lords. THE NEWS FROM AMERICA announces that a general assault is expected by the Indians on the Pacific Railroad. Yankton and Sioux Indians are taking the war-path. General Sherman is sending cavalry reinforcements 1+ the West. The Treasurer of New York has been instructed to sell 4,000,000idola. of gold, and to purchase 4,000,000 dols. of United States Bonds. WE HAVE AUTHORITY to announce that Earl Granville will succeed the late Earl of Clarendon as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; that the Earl of Kimberley will become Colonial Secretary,; that Viscount Halifax will take the post of Lord Privy Seal; and that Mr. W. E. Forster will enter the Cabinet, retaining the office of Vice-President of the Committee of Council. SECUNDUM ARTEM.—Bewitching creature Oh, Mr. Poplin, do you know I'm awful at klepto- mania? I'm sure you won't mind my hiding seven yards of this trimming in my chignon, and' enough cluny for my ball dress, and taking them away!" (Poor Poplin! What can he do P Too susceptible! he actually offers to send them home; but" trUie to her instincts, she prefers to take them.)'—Pwnch and Jndy. A SON OF THE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD, a youth about 18, who has juat returned from Oxford!, while riding the other morning with his sister in Birdcage- walk was thrown from his horse and picked up in- sensible. He was taken to Westminster Hospital, and fortunately was found to be not seriously hurt, only stunned. After remaining there two hours he was so far recovered as to walk to the carriage which conveyed him home. AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT has been published by the National lifeboat Institution,, containing a practical illustration, accompanied by working draw- ings, of a lifeboat station, as organised by the National Lifeboat Institution. So. precise is the sheet that there would be no difficulty in any part of the world where experienced workmen are located to form a lifeboat station by following its clear instruc- tions. THE TRAFFIC RECEIPTS of the railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the 1st of July,' 1870, upon a mileage of 13,754, amount to X824,374, being equal to < £ 59 18s. per mile. For the corre- sponding week of last year the receipts were £ 796,330j the number of miles open 12,936) or C61 3s. peill mile. A comparison of the two weeks shows an increase in the aggregate receipts of £28,044, and in the number of miles open of 118; THE STRIKE IN CoRX.—The disagreement between the Cork tailors and the masters has become quiet a serious affair. The London organisation has decided that Mr. George Draitt, the general secretary of the London Association, should at once proceed to Cork to act as a mediator between the two parties, possessing, as he does, thefull confidence of tha opera- tive tailors and of a layge number of the employers throughout the United Kingdom. A SHOCKING accident has occurred at Cam- bridge Station to a pointsman named William Webster, in the employ of the Great Eastern Rail- way. The handle of the points he was managing broke, and precipitated him in front of a passing train. The engine caught him and threw him aside, injuring him so severely that he died before reaching the hospital. He had been long in the service of the i company. WE UNDERSTAND that Mr. Hughes intends to postpone the second reading of his Horse Racing Bill until after the next meeting of the Jockey Club shall have shown how far that body intend to move in the direction of the proposed legislation. It is possible that the Jockey Club may take such action as would render much of the measure unnecessary, and then the bill would probably take the form of a Betting Bill only. MR. Gow, second mate of the City of Man- chester, his wife, son, and daughter, and a. Mrs. Nielson, of Falkirk, left Dunoon the other afternoon at five o'clock in a boat with a sail. When about a mile from the siiovo a sudden squall upjne& t11.e bo&t Two rowing boats put out from the shore, and rescued the whole party, who were clinging to the bottom of the boat. Mrs. Gow died when brought to land. THE Railway News states that the traffic receipts of the railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the 17th of June, 1870, upon a. mileage of 13,754, amount to £907,140, being equal to .£6ä 18s. per mile. For the corresponding week of last year the receipts were zC787,149, the number of miles open 12,936, or £ 60 17s. per mile. A com- parison of the two weeks shows an increase in the aggregate receipts of .£119,991, and in the number of miles open of 818. THE WHOLESALE DEALERS in tea are likely to receive considerable benefit from changes which are in prograss in the Customs department. Hitherto it has been deemed necessary that two documents, named warrant" and bill," should be lodged by the merchant with the authorities in the Long Room for every payment on account of duty. It has now been resolved to abolish the "bills," and substitute for them a brief abstract, which will accompany each batch of entries. THE LONDON FENIANS seem to be short of money. Bills have been issued by Mr. J. P. M'Don- nell and the Hyde Park Amnesty Committee, of which he was the hon. secretary, calling on the Irish Nationalists of London to meet on Sunday evening next to defray the expenses of the amnesty demon- stration which was made in Hyde Park on the 24th of last October. The bill charges the collectors with embezzlement, and thus the .£14 or .£16 has not been paid. A LIMERICK CORRESPONDENT speaks in the most hopeful terms of the prospects of the approach- ing harvest. The great feature of the year is that no crop is likely to prove deficient. The cereals are all in excellent condition; turnips also promise well, and have so far escaped the ravages of the fly; potatoes are likely to prove a most abundant crop, and of ex- cellent quality; and he estimates that Ireland will be able to spare from 30 to 40 per cent. of her hay orop. EDWARD LAWRENCE LEVY, formerly a solicitor, of London, who absconded some three or four years ago, after committing forgery to a considerable amount, has been arrested ia Liverpool by London detectives, who have been in search of him since his disappearance on the Continent and elsewhere. He had obtained a situation in an auctioneer's office, but had left, and was living in considerable style, under the assumed name of Licgdon. He was taken to London. M. LAFITTE has given a gorgeous banquet in honour of the carrying off by his mare of the Grand Prix de Paris. His stables at La Morlaye were con- verted into a dining hall, the panels of the horse boxes being taken up for the occasion to form the walls. Round this improvised mile (% manger were hung flags, bearing the names of the many victors of the Frindolin stud. At the table on the dias there sat on the right hand of the host the parson of the parish, and on his left was the mayor. AT THE RECENT Cambridge Quarter Sessions Daniel Hurry, drover, was charged with stealing twenty-three cattle, value £ 200; from the field of Mrs. Bull, farmer, Sandbeach. On the 29th May the prisoner had orders to fetch twenty cattle for Mr. Preston but instead of doing so he got over a score of others from- a field and drove them all towards St. Ives, to sell next day. He was found guilty and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. It is sus- pected he had accomplices. IN DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZES to,the children in the Warehousemen and Clerks' Schools, the other day, Lord Russell expressed his satisfaction that the Bible is not to tee excluded from the rate-supported schools for which the Government Education Bill provides. The noble earl, who spoke at some length on the lessons of love to be learnt from; a study of the sacred volume,, had no doubt that the provision to which he had alluded would be adopted* by the House of Lords. A NEW KIND OF CLOCK has been patented. The peculiarity of ic is that instead of having the usual clock face it shows the hour and! minutes on a surface of about three inches, in the same manner as they are represented in the ordinary time tables in use. Twenty minutes past twelve would be represented in figures, thus-12 20, so that the precise time is shown at a glanee, without any addition or subtrac- tion for the figures shown by the "long hand in the ordinary clock. AMONG THOSE upon whom the dignity of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour has recently been conferred was- a celebrated French landscape painter, M. Courbett, who, however, has written to the Ministre des Beaux Arts to decline the proffered honour, which his Republican principles forbade him to accept, and in his letter he says that after his death he wishes to be spoken of as one who belonged to no school, to no Church, to no institution, to no academy, and above all, to no regime that is not the regime of, liberty." ONE OF A GANG of four incorrigibles," a person named Duckham, who has- suffered from the oat" for highway robbery, was,indieted at the Mid- dlesex Sessions the other day for striking a constable a violent blow on the temple, knocking him down While on the ground he was kicked on the spine, his staff was wrenched away and used to beat him on the head, and in addition to this the prisoner and a man named; O'Neill jumped on him. Mr. Serjeant Cox passed a sentence of two yeaus' imprisonment with hard, labour. THE PARISHIONERS' CHURCHWARDEN at St. Chad's, Rcohdale, being asked* by the archdeacon in the usual course, "Do you. see order kept," has replied, "As well as I can. Much disorder has arisen in consequence of the vicar's warden interfer- ing with the congregation, on their leaving church after service is concluded-. This he has done in order to make way for a procession of clergy and choir, and it has caused great dissatisfaction." In consequence ef this there have been twenty-three complaints before the justices. WEEN THE NEWS of Lord Clarendon's death reached Paris the Figmr.o. related, for the benefit of its subscribers, an anecdote anent the lending of 100; 000 francs by the deceased nobleman to the Emperor Napoleon, the interest of which consisted in the conclusion of the Anglo-French Commercial Treaty. A telegram from Paris now informs us that the Government proposes prosecuting our I' volatile contemporary for its indiscretion in publishing what is termed an apocryphal anecdote." The Figaro will probably repent its witticism. THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on the petition of the Orleans Princes was presented to the Legis- lative Body on Saturday. It states that the return of the prinses to Franoe would not be a source of danger to the empire, but might be a canse of trouble and agitation. The conclusions of the eommittee were adopted by the Government, and M. Ollivier spoke at some length against removing the ban of exile against the prinoes. M. Jules Favre spoke in favour of the petition, and after a, long debate the Chamber adopted the rejection of the petition by 174 votes against 31. A SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT has occurred at a little beer-shop near the Water-mill, Barking. A young fisherman belonging to the Royal Naval Reserve had just returned from gun practice at Wool- wich or Plumstead, when he entered the above house for some refreshment, and the landlord produced a revolver which he said that he kept loaded on account of being robbednob long ago. The young man, whose name was Miller, eager to show his knowledge of firearms, took hold of the weapon, which instantly went off, killing a poor felJaw who stood opposite to him named ^Q^tev,. UNWELCOME STRANGERS.-The travellers by the coach which traverses the country between Philippeville, St. Charles, and Jemmapes in Algeria, were surprised and alarmed by suddenly coming upon a group of lions consisting of two lions and two lionesses. The beasts were only two yards from the roadside, and looked upon ;the travellers with supreme disdain. The occupants of the coach overlooked this want of courtesy, and did not recover their equanimity till they had placed a considerable distance between themselves and the lions. IN A NEW CHARACTER.-The Chancellor of the Exchequer, we are told by the papers, smiled sweetly" when the "Undergraduates hissed him, last week, at Oxford. We suppose that he has recently gone through a course of manners and deportment under the able instruction of Mr. Ayrton. One paper even says that he "bowed gracefully!" We take it that he "bobbed low ["-Punch and Judy. WE ARE INFORMED that the traffic in the Tower Subway under the Thames has been for some days carried on with perfect punctuality, and the work will now be opened to the public. The cause of the delay has been the substitution of a safety apparatus for the lifts, which has been tested and approved by the Go- vernment engineer, and by the adaptation of an end- less rope to the propelling engines instead of two drums, which latter system it was found after re- peated trials could not be worked with certainty and punctuality. RATHER A COME-DOWN.- Dr. ISTewfcon, the miracle worker, is deteriorating. The other day a- man took a little blind boy to be cured by him— without success, of course. The father having made some rather strong remarks, a scuffle ensued, in which the poor child is reported to have had his eyes blackened instead of lightened. This is coming down. It is something clever to care the really sick, but a very little reflection will show that a black eye may be produced by considerably less than a mirror-ale.- Judy. A SUGGESTIVE FACT has been communicated to us by a brewer in the country, who was anxious to ascertain the cause of the constantly increasing value of malt sweepings, which were said to be largely used for feeding pigs. After experimenting upon his own, which daily became poorer under the trial, more minute inqui-y was made, and then was discovered the real use of the sweepings, namely, to mix with chicory; which again in its turn would be sold as coffee. Can adulteration be carried to a lower deptlif ? ROYAL VISIT TO LONDON.—The Queen, accom- panied by Prince Christian and the Princess Louise, and attended by Lord- Bridport and Colonel Pon- sonby, left Windsor at 9.35 on Satarday morning for London. Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great Western Railway, under the charge of Messrs. Grierson, Tyrell, and Spagnoletti. The Royal train arrived at Paddington at ten o'clock. Her Majesty visited the Albert Memorial and South Kensington, and the Duchess of Cambridge, and returned to Windsor the same afternoon. Sir Daniel Gooch travelled with the Royal train. THE-ECHOES AT KILLARNEY.—Captious Lady Tourist. Boatman, why do you play that air out iof tune Boatman Musha, me lady, how can I help it ? Shure, that's the way the fairies play it on the mountains Jist listen to thim "—Pwnch. THE MANSION of Mr. Joseph Hall,.at Clooney, near Quin, one of the most magnificent residences in the county of j Clare, was totally destroyed by fire the other night, with its contents. These was a large dinner pasty assembled in the house, and the kitchen flue having burst, the fire broke out, and spread with rapidity through all parts of the house. The con- stabulary collected from the surrounding! stations, attracted by the flames, which were observable miles distant. The fire brigade from BEnia was present. The building was insured for three thousand pounds. A HUMORED MILES.—A man named Robert John Owen has been brought up on a warrant before the Uxbridge magistrates, charged with over-driving, ill treating, and torturing a horse, by driving from Birmingham to Uxbridge in one day, the distance being more than 100 miles. It appears that the prisoner had started from Birmingham at 4 a.m., arriving at Uxbridge the same day at 7-46 p.m., on June 11th. Evidence was given in proof of the sub- sequent- distress and death of the horse. The prisoner was remanded on bail, himself in .£20 and two sureties of X10 each. DEATH OF GEOHGE TARRANT.—The members of the crioketing world, though long, prepared for, will not less regret the above announcement. Tarrant died last week at his residence on the New- market-roatd, Cambridge and it is a singular conci- dence that his death took place on the anniversary of his final match with All England against twenty-two of Sunderland, played July 1, 2, and 3. Emmett bowled him for 21, and after the game he proceeded to Hull for the purpose of officiating as umpire, but before the match finished he was obliged to return to Cambridge, where after a year's affliction, his death happened as stated. HEALTH OF MR. BRIGHT.-The favourable re- port circulated in reference to Mr. Bright's health, is more than confirmed by latest in- formation. Within the last few days a marked im- provement has, in all respects, taken place in the right hon. gentleman's condition. Though his pro- gress towards complete recovery will necessarily be slow,. he is unquestionably in a fair way to the restoration of his powers. Mr Bright is still at Llandudno. He has derived much benefit from sea- bathing; and is able to takeemreise on horseback. THE DEATH of Mr. George Finch, of Burley- on-the-Hill, Oakham, took place last week. The late Mr.. Finch was a son of George, eighth Earl of Winchilsea, K.G., who bequeathed to him his ex- tensive estates in Rutlandshire. Mr. Finch for many years represented Stamford in the House of Commons from 1832. Mr. Finch married in 1832 Lady Louisa Somerset, fifth daughter of the sixth Duke of Beaufort, by Lady Charlotte Granville, sister of the first Duke of Sutherland], and leaves issue, with other children, G. H. Finch, Esq., M.P. for Rutlandshire.