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HAVERFORDWEST MARKET. Saturday, November 9, 1367. Beef So fa » aa to 7d Mutton, 5d to 7(1; Lamb, 5d to 7d: Veal 6d t0 7d 5 Butter, Is 2d to Is id Ef*gs, 12 for Is ^eese'^°2 t0 4s 0cl Per c°uple; Ducks, 3s Gd to 4s Od ditto; 1,0 nf! „ to 48 6d> Turkeys, 0s Od to 0s Od each; Cheesy 3U lb; Potatoes, 161bs. for Is Od.

a U N TIN GAP POI N T MEN T S. THE PEMBROKE SHI HE FOX IIOUJSTDS. ^nesdayNov. 13—Scolton 10.30 THE SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. riday, November 15-The Kennels 10.30 ■TI, THE TIVYSIDE HOUNDS. ttfsday.ISToverriber 14—Llysnewydd 10.SC JJ.. H A VERFO ItDW EST HAKIIIERS. ay, N0Ver]Qber 15_gt_ Ishmael's 10.30

MARRIAGES, & DEATHS, Usic j °f Ei«hs, Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent to take uscrrpt, properly authenticated. We cannot under- ai'e fr Searc^ °"ler papers for these annQuncemcnts, which tn r equently found o bs incorrectly printed, or turr out ^oe^untvue. O BIRTHS. MrV8 -u-' ^ew in this town, the wife On tk" o* staff trumpeter R.P.A.M, of a son. 6 i instant, at Royal Crescent, Notting Hill, 0u°n, the wife of J. D. Roberta, Esq, of a son. ««.<*• 2*h ult, at Green Bush, Llandewi Velfrey, in ^i'fpn the wife tho Rev John Edwards, minister '}Uon Chape), of a son. |Jie "^th ult, at tlie Baptist Chapel, Narberth, by fettibrm-°tin Wi"'atIjS. Mr John Thomas, gaffer on the '• J'i:v and Tenbv Railway, to Miss Bridget Morgan, e t, iN ti & ?avid T6 ^nd in.st, at Llawhaden Church, by the Rev. ^rs j?e8» v'Rar, Mr James Llewellyn, St. Kenox, to On th e' James-street, Narbenh, at the Baptist Chapel, Narberth, Mr ^ell 0IEas» Crendd, Llanaissilio, to Miss Phoebe x.0n .?"> Maesderwen, Llandissilio. farw;!6 2r,d inst, (by license) at the Baptist Chapel, ^is p J°hn Thomas, Dolemain, Manochlogddu, On'tj, °D.nty, to Miss Ann Owens, of the same place. !^the | ath'nst, at Steynton Church, in thi3 county, fc c Canon Thomas, Mr Waller Scott Brown, k ,'Koyal Charlotte,' to Miss Mary Elizabeth rvVtL v15 of Milforf3- 1'llJ mst, at Rudbaxton Church, in this county, *1 ^Oeks ky the Rev William Adley, Mr John "iftTj'!?1 Crundale, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr ftVies, District Surveyor. ^&telv j. r\- DEATHS. Red 68 1ity Road, in this town, Mr Henry Evans, I h tfe rs* 6Ais Jatnptb inst' at ^renderga8t Hill, in this town, Mr Wi 'he fin' -ta'ior' aKed 07 years; much regretted. rV' ^auo.)!:1 inst-> at Prendergast, in this town, Eliza- k: J 'helsf r°^ Stephen Daviee, aged 41. streer BSt' 6uddenly, of paralysis, at his residence, et0r en'broke Dock, Mr Joshua Harries, late Police in H.M's Dockyard. Deeply la- L'OtisQIrst, at No. 20, Severn-road, Canton, Cardiff, o5iiliarn Isabel!a, youngest daughter of the late the 4th • oJ Haverfordwest. «\ UnhUst' at Upper Prospect-place, Pembroke the 6 .tDavies White, aged 79 years. JosenKinstant' at Dew Stl'eet> in ^is town, Fre- Months 800 aSe<i years and l"stant' at tbe South Walea Railway 1. \Yilliams, manager of the above COLLISION BBTWEBN Two MEN-OF-WAK.—One of the

most extraordinary collisions that have taken place in the harbour for a long time occurred on Monday night. During the last week, besides the flagship Mersey, two war ships have been lying at Queenstown-viz., the frigate Liffey and ram Research. Between eleven and one o'clock in the night the Mersey got loose from her moorings, and, there being a strong ebb tide at the time, she- was drifted down until she struck the Liffey. Not- withstanding the unceasing efforts of the men, aided by appliances of every description, they did not succeed in disentangling the vessels before morning. The injury to the Mersey was comparatively trifling, and, consider- ing the nature of the occurrence and the time it happened the Liffey escaped remarkably well.—Liverpool Courier.' RIOTING AT OXFORD.—On Saturday night a serious disturbance took place in the streets of Oxford, ema- nating, it is stated, from the junior members of the Uni- versity. In the morning of Saturday it was hinted, that there would be a bread riot at night, and that tbe under- graduates were determined to resist it. Up to a quarter past ten the streets were in their usual quietude, but just after that time a performance that had taken place at the Town Hall concluded, and a town and gown row ensued immediately, and after a great deal of fighting and skirmishing the undergraduates were compelled by the proctors and other officials, though most unwillingly, to return to their respective colleges. Directly this was done the roughs at once proceeded to the bread establish- ments of Alderman Grub, situate in Queen-street and I Corn Market-street, and commenced breaking his win- dows but the police, headed by the new mayor (Alder- man Carr) and other city and university authorities, suc- ceeded in arresting nearly a score, who were taken to the University Police Station, all of whom, with the ex- ception of one, were liberated on their own or other bail. Several co lege windows were likewise broken. The mayor, who was most determined to quell the riots, had a narrow escape; while addressing the mob some mis- creant threw at stone at him, but fortunately, instead of hitting his head, passed it and went through a window close by. It was nearly three o'clock before the streets were cleared. Several undergraduates who resisted the proctors will, it is said, be rusticated. The magistrates were yesterday (Sunday) afternoon swearing in special constables, so as, if possible, to stop a renewal of Satur- day night's disturbances. A NOVEL EXPERIMENT WITH MANGOLD.—Major Paget, M.P., in addressing the farmers who had met at the I dinner of the Evercreech Farmer's Club, said, without intending to set himself up to teach the tenant-farmers their business, he would relate to them a circumstance which had been communicated to him by a friend in Hertfordshire. The facts were these. Some experi- ments had recently been tried in Hertfordshire with reference to the feeding of stock on mangold wurtzel dried in a maltkiln. The result had'been to show that such mangold wurtzel was as valuable a food as the best oil-cake. A field was divided into two, and an equal number of sheep, of equal size, age, and weight, were placed in the two divisions. One half was fed upon the mangold wurtzel prepared as he had des- cribed, and the other half upon oil-cake. After 4 month's feeding the sheep were weighted, and it was found that each of the sheop fed upon mangold wurtzel weighed 51bs. heavier than the sheep fed upon oil-cake. The way in which the mangold was prepared was simple it was dried in a maltkiln, and eight tons of mangold were exhausted by heat, until a residuum was left of a single ton. This was the first experiment of the sort that had been tried, and if there was anything in it, it would im- mensely increase the value of their mangold crops. He would take mangold to be 15s a ton, and say there was a good average crop of 30 to 32 tons to the acre. The value of that at 15s would be £ 24. If those 32 tons were dried into four tons, and those four tons reckoned at the value of oil-cake (and the experiment had shown that it was superior to oil-cake), it would represent £ 42. He saw no reason why the experiment should not be repeated with equal success. Of course it would not do to rush at anything that was new be only gave them the result of the experiment, which was a syste- matic, regular, bona fide experiment, and might be found of the greatest service and advantage to those engaged in agriculture. GUNSHOT FRACTURES AND AMPl:TATION. -Several of the men who were wounded in the New Zealand cam- paign seem to have brought home arms and legs which (according to the standard rules of military surgery) they ought to have left behind them. Out of six cases of gunshot fracture of the femur at various parts treated in the New Zealand war, five recovered without am- putation, four of them with very useful legs one man, wounded through both legs, died. The surgeons were moved to disregard the peremptory injunctions of mili- tary text-books, to give the SLIfferers I such chance of recovery as may be obtained by amputation,' by the excellent condition of the men, and the facilities fur treating them in well organized field hospitals without the necessity of premature removal. They were re- warded for their intelligent baldness by a success un- precedented in military surgery, but which, under cir- cumstances similar to those in the New Zealand cam- paign, may be usefully borne in mind. Of ten cases, also, of gunshot fracture of the humerus, eight united solidly and well, and in one case only was amputation had recourse to; here th3 amputation was primary. Guided by the experience of the above cases, says In- spector-General Mouat, V.C., C.B., it would be fair to expect, when 80 per cent. of gunshot fractures of the humerus recover without difficulty, that amputation of the arms in such cases might be delayed far secondary operation, if, after all, found to be necessary, It may be objected to this that the description of firearms used by the insurgent Mao.ries against our men threw bullets less destructive than the bullets of rifled muskets now in ordinary use for military purposes. It is, however, a doubtful point whether such is or is not the case; doubt- ful how far preconceived theory of the superior pene- trating power of a conical bullet over that of a round one has influenced public belief in the matter.—British Medical Journal. A ROMANCE IN HUMBLE LIFE.-During the last day or two a circumstance of a singular and romantic character has been brought to light by Mr Superinten- dent Fisher, of the Barnsley police force, the particulars being as follows: Seven years ago a. girl named Gamester, residing with her parents at Barnsley (the father, as at present, .being a linen weaver), suddenly left home, taking with her a younger brother, the age of the latter being little more than eight years of age, while his sister was only eleven. After they had gone every endeavour was made to trace their whereabouts, but without success, and shortly afterwards the mother, who took her loss to heart, died. Nothing was heard of the wanderers for upwards of four years, when the girl, fast approaching womanhood, much to the surprise of her father made her appearance in Barnsley. On being questioned as to where she had been and what had be- come of her brother, she stated that on leaving home she went in the direction of Lancashire, aud on arriving at Oldham, without money- or the means of support, she accepted the offer of an Italian organ-player to hand him over her brother for three shillings. They then parted, and had never met each other since. She then got a situation as a servant in Oldham, where she re- mained until she returned home. Nothing, however, was heard of the boy until a few days ego, when his father received a letter from some pet-sons near Dolgelly, acting on behalf of a youth namad Geurge Gamester, who was desirous of knowing whether a family Qf thst name was living at Barnsley. Mr Superintendent Fisher, I having heard of the circumstances, at once communicated with Captain Clough, the chief constable of Merioneth- shire, who stated that he had caused inquiries to be made, I and found that the boy alluded to was working for a farmer at Towyn, where he was much respected as a good j and honest servant. On being questioned, the boy ad- mitted having been at Oldham, and having travelled about for three years with a a organ man. but getting tired of that life, he managed to leave his Italian keeper and obtain work as a farm servant. The chief constable, in addition to the above particulars, also sent a photo- graph of the lad, and, notwithstanding the lapse of time, the features were to some extent recognisable. The youth, who was about to emigrate to Australia, finding that his father and sister were alive, is about to visit home, after such singular vicissitudes during a seven | yeara' absence,

FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN THE RHONDDA VALLEY. BLAENLLECHA, SATURDAY. An explosion took place at the Ferndale Colliery on Friday afternoon about two o'clock, by which death and destruction have been scattered through one of the most beautiful valleys of that mountaincas dis- trict; and hundreds of beads and hearts have been made to feel a sadness beyond our power to describe. The place at which this dreadful catastrophe has occurred is situated in a valley lying between two ranges of bills which stretch out from Porth to the vicinitv of Aberdare. The Rhondda branch of the glaff Vale Railway divides at the Perth station, and a single pair of rails runs up the '■Rhondda Fach,' or. little Rhonààa, as far as the Ferndale colliery, which is about four miles from the Porth junction. As near as one could' judge, the precise spot would be indicated hy placing the pen on the map, opposite Mountain Ash, or Cap Coch, which lie on the other side of the saIDe range. Beautiful as the vallev con- fessedly is, and rich with precious 4 black diamonds,' as we all know it to be, yet it has been turned into a valley of moaning, lamenution and woe. By one accident, and; that, as it appearsr the wor& of a moment, some scraes of souls have betn hurried into eternity, and a gloom has been cast upon families which will never be fully and entirely removed. From the inquiries we have made upon the spot we are able to give oar readers a pretty correct idea of the sad event it is now our painful duty to record. The- Ferndale Colliery is the property of the well- known and much rsspected Srtn of David Davis and Sons, of Cardiff s-nd' Aberdare. It wag., formerly ealled the Blaenllecha Colliery," and has been worked very successfully for some yeara, yielding an alinost incredible quantity of soalj and giving employment to 3:(1): men and boys. On Friday last, about 26& of those employed left their neat and clean cottiges on the sides of the mountains to descend the shaft'for, as it turned out, the last time. Accustomed aa- they were to the dangerous occupation, they approached the pit without any fears of their safety or return; but, alas, only a very few have been spared to te;1; the tale of what happened below. The first intimation of anything being wrong was given by the enemy himself. The well-known rumbling sound was heard near the pit, and in the valley it was soon sup- plemented by the cries of heart broken widows and fatherless children. In a short time a mournful as- sembly gathered near the shaft, and waited anxiously to know the results, as far as their relations were conceited. No time was lost in sending for assistance. A telegram was sent to Cardiff, and a messenger to Pontypridd to procure all the medical assistance within reach. Unhappily but few cases could be benefited by the prompt and skilful aid so willingly proffered. Still, it is worthy of reaord, that as soon as the dreadful tidings reached the offieialsr, everything that could possibly contribute to the good of the sufferers, or expedite the recovery of the missing was done. A special train was sent up from Cardiff, in which Mr Taylor, the company's manager, and a number of other gentlemen visited the scene of the aceident. In the evening Mr D. Davis went up and Is did all in his power to recover the dead bodies. Im- mediately after the explosion, steps were taken to as- certain the extent and direction of the damage, which was, although awfully great, yet, fortunately, confined to the western workings, which enabled those of the men who were in the other parts to reach the surface without injury. Efforts were speedily made to purify the atmosphere of the pit, and remove a large quantity of debris, after which a band of lion-hearted fellows volunteered to descend the shaft in search of their friends, who, it was feared, had been burnt to death. Relays of colliers from the neighbouring pits were busy all night long in trying to rescue some from death; and as the news spread through the valley, the workmen at other pits left their work, and started in droves to the ill-fated pit. All night long there was a 1argo assembly, and every hour brought large accessions from Aberdare, Mountain Ash, and the places adjacent. As many of the men employed at the Ferndale Col- liery lived in the neighbouring towns and villages, it was to be expected that soiue hours would elapse before the full tide of sorrow would be visible at Ferndale. The time did, however, arrive and as we gazed upon the faces of the women and children who had come in search of their friends, it was impossible to resist the choking sensation of unexpressed grief. Every iace was turned to the pit, and as body after body was brought up and recognised, a mournful procession was seen wending its way to one of the white rows of cot- tages on the hill-side. Now a thrill of joy was felt at the sight of one of the survivors; now a deep sepul- chral sob was heard, as a dead body was recognised at the mouth of the pit. Sighing and mourning be- came almost universal amongst the crowd, and even the cold and misty atmosphere of a November night could not drive them to their homes. Women with babies in their arms stood hour after hour, until the last rays of hope had been lost in deep black despair. During the night about fifty bodies were bought up, or so mar death that they lingered only for a short iirno, and nearly as manv were brought up unhurt. The exact number cannot he given, nor can we say pre- cisely how many yet remain in the pit. The most ap- proximate number being about 120, which, with those already brought up will make the number lost about 200 souls. Amongst those brought up is Mr Williams, the manager of the pit, whose corpse was one of the first reached by the exploring party. From the appearance of his body we imagine he must have died from suffoca- tion, caused by the choke damp which succeeded the blast. One very sad spectacle was that of an aged man and his four sons who were all killed, and now lie in their sombre house &ide by side. In another house we I saw one dead body of a youth, apparently about 17 years of age, and in the adjoining room lay a younger brother, about 14, who is so dreadfully burnt that but feeble hopes-are entertained of his recovery. But to particu- !arise is impossible, as all the cases present some peculiar feature of mournful interest. During the whole of Saturday, thousands of men con- tinued to pour into the valley from the surrounding towns and villages. Tho whole of the pits had been stopped, and nearly all the managers and civil engineers of the district were at Ferndale, rendering whatever assistance was in their power. Mr Davies, of M aesy- ffynon, Mr Morgan Joseph, Mr Adams, Mr Jenkins, Mr Bidder, of Duffryn, and a number of scientific men, were most assiduous in their exertions. They frequently descended the shaft, ana held consultations as to the best means to be adopted to recover the missing bodies. Mr Lewis Davies, one of the partners in the firm, has mani- fested the greatest possible concern, and has been most unremitting in his attentions. In addition to tho fearful sairificd of human life, there was in the pit about thirty or forty horses, ten of whioh were saved, but the others were lost. Up to 11.30 on Saturday night, no more bodies have been recovered, but efforts the most praiseworthy are being made to reach the spot where they are known to be. The real cause of the sad event is still a mystery, but there are several rumours afloat respecting it." One I theory ia that the carpenters who were employed in the theory ia that the carpenters who were employed in the pit bad used naked lights, which may be true; but of its truth we can supply no proof, as all the poor fellows have perished. Another is that some of the men had have perished. Another is that some of the men had incautiously opened their lamps, and thus brought about. the dreadful end of their own and others' lives. Certain it is that some lamps were found open, but whether they were the cause or the effect of the explosion daes*hot yet appear. This question will form the subject of a minute enquiry by Mr Coroner Overton. who empannelled a respectable jury from Pontypridd on Saturday morning. The bodies lying at the respective cottages were viewed by the gentlemen of the panel, anrt the inquiry formally adjourned. The appearance of the bodies varied accord- ing to the degree of heat to which they had been sub- jected. One looked quite scarlet, as if it had been half roasted, while another looked pale, and was besmeared with dust, giving evidence of the suddenness of the event which had overtaken him. BLAENLLECHA, SUNDAY. To-day the scene of the calamity wore an exciting aspect. Thousands of men, women, and children, have been gathered on the spot, allured thither by feelings of curiosity and painful anxiety as to the result of this dreadful visitation. One man was brought out of ,thepitatniae p.m., on Saturday, Alive, and he is re- covering, but his account is very incoherent. As yet we cannot give any accurate account of tbe extent of the calamity. It is beliered that 170 lives bave perished ""sd br Saturday mght was 51. To-day the Cardiff Town Missionary visited the nlar»p and distributed a large number 0f tracts, besides addless-' lug the assembled multitude on reiigious matters greatest decorum prevailed. Several poor fellows were buried fo-dav, but w<> »„n Say". b,,lk "«»■« ♦ — EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OP A ptfrpv MAN AND HIS WIFE. At the November sitting of the Aberystwith Countv- Court, the Rev. James James, vicar of L'anddwi-Aherarth and Cileenin, Aberayron, was sued by Thomas Griffiths' a grocer at Aberystwith,. for £ 2. value of goods supplied fo the defendant's wife. According to the evidence for plaintiff, the following were tho circumstance? of the case:—In 1S53> the defendant, who derived an income of £ fl'&0 from his living, married the daughter of a Bir- mingham brewer. The rev. gen'.leman bad just passed the Bankruptcy Court, ftnd Mrs James's fortune, some X5,500 was secured for hpruee, and her husband settled upon her a leasehold' house and garden, which were, howevsr, encumbered. When they returned from their honeymoon, Mrs James was- surprised to find that there was no furnished h&use to receive her, and she called up, about £1.000 to mshe thing's comfortabte So many law processes came in, fast soon afterwards all was sold up, and Mr James and Mrs James removed to lodgings at Aberayrco. In a ccaple of months Mr James left her. but he eventually returned, and in IS^j, persuaded her to, go to Birmingham for money. The rest of Mrs James's extraordinary story had better he given in her own words: Prior to sending her to Birmingham she said, his treatment of her was most cruel and brutal. His I' lan^uaue was most otweene—language she did not understand. He called tea 'v-ite aduliress,' 'a spawn of a viper.' &c. One day &e reached a dogrwbip down to beat witness, and thi-vatezed her, but did not use per- sonal violence. He was very good tempered when ha was sober. Defendant too!! witness to the coach, and pqzt her in, wacin he desired her to go for money. Ha toid her not to retarn without the money. She went to Birmingham ta endeavour get the money, but failed. Having failed to get it she did not return, but wrote to her husband frequently, btH never received one reply. She invited he? husband to come and see her. The brewery failed, Mtd the wreck of her fortune was £106. That was the oaly means she-bad of living now. Sup- ported herself 117 pledging her clothes and jewellery, and then lived by supplying dressmakers with patterns. That was hard work, which only lasted a short time in the year. Last. Marcel twelve moaths walked from Shrews- bury to Aberayron. Was alithe winter in the workhousa at Birmingham. Went to her iiusband, ia Aberayron, when he sent for a policeman, who refused to touch witness. Got a lodging next to the poorhouse, and entered the house next day. Remained there for a year and five months. Several ladies sent witness food to the house. The defendant paid 2s 3d a week towards the maintenance of the witness, and sent her a sovereign. last February to goto Liverpool,, where a place as nurse had been obtained for her, but the money was not sufficient to carry hcrto Liverpool. Left the workhouse in July or August, a»d came to Aberystwith, where she had' been obliged to obtain everything on credit In Mrs James's cross-examiaation a copy of the Welshman was put in, announcing her marriage, at Birmingham, to a. Mr Ferguson. Witness admitted her handwriting. She wanted to get him to Hirminghami She tried another ruse. She put his death in the Birmingham Daily Post. Her sisters wanted her to come down and mourn for him, as they thought he was dead. She also drew a draft of deed of dissolution of partnership. This was also a ruse. The following document, read by Mr Davies, was recived with loud laughter:*— Articles of Dissolution of Partnership between the Rpv (?) James James, Vicar in Holy (?) Orders, and Maria James, his wife.' Forasmuch as it once seemed meet and right unto 03 -to wit, the Rev James James, vicar—catholic and apostolio-flnd Maria, James, to eater recklessly, pro- fanely, and^acriiegiously into the I h ly state of matri- mony, so now, seeing the egregious folly and gross sin thereof, and furtheunsre wishing to set a pious and holy example to the faithful acound us, we, the Rev James James, vicar-catbolic and apostolic—and Maria James. agree'to disagree, thereby rendering such form or cere- mony null and void-flf no effect. In consideration whereof we 'twain' desire to become two. To further which desirable end, substantially and legally, the sub- joined articles are resolved upon by us:; 'To wit: That the Rev James Jaroes, vicar—catholic and apostolic—may, and shall, take unto himself another wife, or any number of wives as may seem piously right unto him, always providing that he can honestly, (with- out the unrighteous coveting of other, worldiv effects, maintain them. In legalisation of which act or acts I (Maria James) herein promise not to sue the Rev James James, vicar-catholic and apostolic— in any court or courts either for 'bigamy,' 'crim. con,' or any other 'anti-Christian offence,' but, on the contrary, that I, (Maria James) do and shall observe a strict neutrality. Also be it known unto all men that I (Maria James) do and shall claim a like indulgence and Iorbearance-to wit that I (Maria James) be free to unite myself with another, always providing such an one be found both able and willing honestly to maintain me (out of tha poorhouse) as his legal wife; and that I (Maria James), shall, for such an act or deed be exempted from all or ally legal proceeding, in any court or courts. As witness my hand this sevonth day of December,'one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. MAUIE JAMES, 1 JAMKS JAMES, Vicar—Catholic and Apostolic. 'Witnesses—Pio. NONO, • DR SAOHEVEREL.' During the time witness was in Birmingham sha. lodged in the house of John Thompson, who entered Mr James in the Birmingham County Court for her maintenance, and was nonsuited. The defendant denied that ho had any of his wife's money, and stated that when she went to Birmingham he expected her to return immediately, but she remained away eleven years. His advocate eontended that defendant was not liable. because his wife improperly left him. The case, which occupied a considerable time, and excited great interest, ended in a verdiot for plaintiff—payment forthwith. a. THE CONVICT MAGUIRE.-The officer.formerly in com.. mand of the detachment of Royal Marines, in which the prisoner, Robert Magaire, served, sends os a copy of a certificate of character which he has forwarded to the Governor of the New Bailey Prison, Salfcrd, Manchester. It is in the following terms:—'I hereby certify that Private Thomas Mnguire, lioyal Marine Light Infantry, was in the detachment under my command on board Her Majesty's ship Princes" Royal from February. 1864, to August, 1867, and during that time conducted himself on the whole creditably, except on the occasion of the fire which occurred at Yokohama, when an inegularityledtotha deprivation of his good-conduct badge, and to his being reduced to the second-class for conduct. He continued subsequently to conduct himself very well, and OIl the ship being paid off his character was restored by Capt. Jonas. R,N, in command of the ship, at my recom- mendation, which led to his certificate, on discharge, being marked 'Very good.' I consider that Maguire is a man of no great mental calibre, and one likely to be led for good M svil by those surrounding him without any conception on his part that he was thereby conspiring to. commit an illegal act.1 MENOWI GAIITB.YLDI—the hero of the bour-has had as romantic a birth as could be desired. He was born on the IGthof September, 1840, at a m.serab.e shanty situated on the Pampas of La Piau, when his father, and his mother too, battled for the Republic of Bio Grande, Garibaldi bad gi>ne during the morning to a neighboui- ing town to purchase cfothes for tbe mother and the er pertSd little stranger; On his return he heard tha new born's voice, and kissing his young wife he took the babv in his arms. What shall we call him? said tha mother Meno'.ti,' replied the father; 'better tha name of a martyr to liberty than a saint's.' Menottl was born with a scar on his head, caused by his mother, while pregnant, having been thrown from her horse, after fighting her way, revolver in hand, when sur- rounded by enemies. Surprised almost a few days after her accouobrneut by an attack from the enemy, she wrapped Menotti in his father's cloak, and, but half dressed herself, jumped into the saddle, strapping the child across it, and galloped to the forest, pursued by the enemy, to meet her husband and his companions in arms. Since then Menotti has shared the reward his father holds out to his followers-hunger, thirst, want, and marching night and day. He is always calm and smiling; he is of the middle height, large shoulders, fuli of courage aad boldness—a stoical soul ia an iron body,