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TO U L T U M IN P A R V O i^rdfv6^ r°Se sk°w of the season took place on YI' at tlie Crystal Palace, some 18,000 visitors S present. %°Pei7er t^an two hundred persons were brough ^ith dru^JlVGr^00' magistrates on Monday charged V^oHM'"00 meu> women, and children left the ocks for Canada, per the Ganges and On Saturday. ^tioa Derby has consented to lay the foun- °t the Bootle Borough Hospital, in the 111 August. ^r- Maclise's collection of sketches, un- ^tuj^tures, and cartoons, sold on Friday and Y- ieali fi'Iealised £ 3,000. thig^0? of Winchester, on Saturday, distri- ravelletv ?2es to the children of the Commercial The Q cbool at Pinner. g eQt lias determined on laying down telegraphic submarine cable between A England.—Observer. student at Christ Church has been tutor to a younger brother of Prince Dr will proceed to Egypt immediately. 18 ab0ut J^e*. derk of the Rolls Court in Dublin, 0 issue his works in a collected form, \T', e title of Revelations of Peter Brown." VitK3 the Polytechnic will be amply grati- ;tt.a life-like portrait of Mr. Charles Dickens, b lQti'oduced into one of the entertainments, of unlicensed beersellers were convicted evety to VerP°o1 Police Court on Friday, and in e except one a penalty of J £ 5 was imposed. of Messrs. M'Knight's woollen factory, ?\as on fire on Saturday morning, and to between £ 2,000 and £ 3,000. Fully THE D Steam Printing Company have in ^;al History of East Anglia," by Leigh 111 a new wor^ by the author of Harmony ii 6 international pigeon shooting match, on C*Ma-ay' Captain Hope Johnstone took the first, tije Stewart the second, and Mr. W. Dnncombe ^ird prize. Vj 51 Monday at noon the Rev. Charles Page Eden, Of °t Aberford, was inducted to the Prebendary ti "iccall, founded in YorV Cathedral, in place of e late Canon Blackburn. Saturday, a flagstaff was inaugurated" on j^e field of Bannockburn. The Oddfellows were the j,fi ^gurators, and they made up a brave procession, when the work was done made speeches. t0^Pta.in Oldfield, who was some time since deputed asurvey for a telegraph line between British ^W>kak an<^ Siam, has reported the freedom from tj^g^tacles of the route from Tavoy eastward to (i ALS Alr. Sheriff Paterson was driving to Windsor SjQa ^turday, the handsome state carriage was tvf coming into collision with a lamp post, the jSker^ and his lady had to escape through window. Cf T iv said th + **a9 been succes3^ul iQ America. It is siHgle g 25,000 copies have been sold, of which a f°t 5 o^-the American News Company—account t>«ar'nfr>CoPies- A travesty of the novel is to ap- Boston. Bl>xali J- Thoms has nearly completed a s Utne on Longevity," in which he will ex- the more remarkable cases, and hints for testing instances of alleged f^^ne^^ed that Mr. George O. Trevelyan has feasor Post as Junior Lord of the Admiralty, tv, his ^signed being a divergence of opinion Uoatj0Q plagues in regard to the Elementary 'Jlj^ **1, ? dona^ai>chioness Queensberry has sent £ o as 0tHe p.n n towards the movement on behalf of Irish GOd ysfDinent. She says, I feel grateful to to jj; ^Us commencing a work which I shall look llm to finish." i ,J°hn Bull heara that Lord Cairns has withdrawn *US opposition to the Sequestration Bill, the Bishop Winchester having consented to an appeal to the ■Privy Council on the part of a beneficed clerk de- tlared bankrupt. Dr. Octavius Winslow, who has been known as popular Nonconformist preacher for more than a garter of a century at Leamington, Bath, and more gently at Brighton, has been ordained a deacon 'jthe Bishop of Chichester. great stream of sight-seers still crowds in °ut of the long corridor that leads from Picca- the picture galleries of the Royal Academy. 'f\lq't\lI.n 35,000 copies of the catalogue have been Oho; 'Ild reckoning two visitors for each copy, this that the number of visitors amounts to 70,000, 0n Tuesday morning, a policeman found the bloQj a gentleman's house at Surbiton open, and <lisco 011 step- On rousing the servant, it was lHi8s-Vered that the master, named Helmer, was was subsequently found dead in the ea> with his throat cut. Deceased was insane. The first annual meeting of the Anti-Vaccination was *n Manchester on Tuesday. Re- ^ll i ?8 were adopted pledging the meeting to use eSitmate means to obtain a repeal of the Act. B speakers said they had been repeatedly pro- ted for refusing to have the children vaccinated. Lord Strathnaim has left Dublin for England, and Jfel finally resigned the command of the forces in w .p,n<i. His Lordship will, however, pay a short to Ireland again the first week in July, and on hrf he will receive from Trinity College the horary degree of LL.D. Y^he Queen has consented to visit the International orktnen's Exhibition, at the Agricultural Hall. As exhibition, however, does not open till the 15th t July, and Her Majesty takes her departure on Qe 12th, it is probable that the royal visit will have he paid before the show is finally opened to the £ ^blic. On Friday, the Right Rev. Dr. Crowther, Bishop 9* Sien-a Leone, accompanied by his son, the Rev. Mr. Crowther, left Liverpool in the Royal mail 8teamer, Biafra for his diocese. Amongst the other passengers were King Peppel, of Bonny, and his Mother, Prince Charles, and suite, consisting of Glae negro. The Commander in Chief of the army in India ^aa ordered that Thursday in each week is in future and6 upon as a holiday for all regim ents under his command. There will be no court •and no £ eneral» district, or regimental n >Ce -tnartlals on that day, unless it is absolutely ssary. NML?<PCIN.G DEATH.—James Stewart, agent for the Alia "tish Railway Company at the Bridge of <iit U'Was tound dead in a frightfully mangled con- c l0a °Q Saturday night in Dunblane Tunnel. De- ^ased had been attending a fete at Dunblane, and as walking home through the tunnel, when he was e "taken by a train. in Pum^er of comic papers in Ireland is rapidly ci easing. A penny comic weekly is about to be parted in Dublin, entitled The Knight Errant. The rtoon and frontispiece, which represents a second VUixote, are both to be tinted. A fourth journal of wfi dj The Shillelagh, has been announced, but not appear for some time. FF THE LIYEEPOOL CORPORATION FINED. — The Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough W Liverpool" were, upon the information of the 'Y est Derby local Board of Health, fined, in the bounty Magistrates' Court, on Monday, 20s and c°sts for permitting an unnecessary quantity of eiGoke to issue from the chimney of the water- works at Green-lane. THE MEDICAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL.—A meet- of the Fellows and Members, held at the Col- of Surgeons on Tuesday afternoon, unanimously j pted a petition to the House of Lords praying j?!'the restoration in the Medical Act Amendment ll| of Clause 18, by omitting which the main prin- xiif'f namely, the establishment of a ^mforta system of qualification and examination for to the medical profession—is entirely M Dr. Vaughan, Master of the Temple, preached before the Queen, on Sunday, in the private cliapel at Windsor. Mr. Spurgeon has had another windfall. During last week a lady visited the bazaar held in the Stockwell Orphanage, and presented Mr. Spurgeon with the sum of < £ 100, one-fourth of which is to be devoted to the Orphanage and three-fourths to the Pastors' College. THE BISHOP OF CHESTER AND RITUALISTIC OR- NAMENTATION.—The Bishop of Chester has refused to consecrate the new church of St. John the Bap- tist, Liverpool, which has been erected at a large cost by Miss Reade, of West Derby, on account of the decorations upon the altar, which his lordship deemed cut of place." NATIONAL UNION OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS.— At a meeting held on Saturday, at King's College, London, a national union of elementary teachers throughout England was formed. It was resolved to bold an annual conference, the first to take place in London in the first week of next September. A code of rules was adopted. A VETERAN MISSIONARY.—The Rev. Robert Mof- fatt, who has served as a missionary of the London Missionary Society since the year 1835 among the Bechuana tribes of South Africa, and has greatly promoted the cause of civilisation and Christianity among those previously much-degraded races, is now on his way to England, and is expected to arrive early in July. THE SLAVE TRADE.—On Saturday were published two additional Blue-books, containing correspon- dence relative to the slave trade throughout the world. They confirm and still further illustrate the statement already made officially that the trade is fast dying out in all directions. Even on the east coast of Africa and in the Persian Gulf, where it is most active, it is fast declining. On the west coast it mRV be said to be almost extinct. The Sporting Gazette asserts that there is not the slightest foundation for the statement that Mr. T. Hughes intends to withdraw his Turf Reform Bill. On the contrary the Hon. Member intends to struggle to get it read a second time and he will be sup- ported by most of the independent racing men in the House. Mr. Hughes contemplates the addition of a new clause to shut up the metropolitan race- courses.-The breeding stud of the late Lord Hawke will be brought to the hammer during the York August Meeting. Mr. Goldwin Smith has written another letter to the American papers, attacking Mr. Disraeli at length. Among other things he says :—Mr. Disraeli has been foiled, as such tacticians always will be foiled, in spite of their most laborious artifices, in .any country where any vestige of moral force re- mains. He is angry, and he pours out his anger on all who were in any way instrumental in his defeat. Probably it was to give vent to his feelings, as much as to raise the (C No Popery" cry on which he hopes to ride back into power, that he wrote Lothair." THE SCOTCH WILL CASE.—A will case of con- siderable interest was decided on Monday in the Court of Session, after a trial of six days. The action was brought to set aside the will of the late Mr. William Maxwell Stuart, of Lochnagar, on the ground that deceased when he made the will was of unsound mind. A sum of about £ 30,000 was in- volved in the action. Some curious evidence was given in the course of the trial in proof of insanity —one or two of the witnesses taking exception par- ticularly to Mr. Stewart's conduct on Sundays. The will will be set aside, the case having resulted in favour of the pursuers. TERRIBLE DEATH OF A CHILD ON A RAILWAY.— On Monday morning, during the process of shunting coal waggons near the Docks Station at Grimsby, the mangled body of a child was found scattered about the railway line. The mutilated remains were gathered in a sack and taken to the Hospital. Per- sonal identification was impossible, but it was found that the deceased was the son of Charles Pepper, a dock labourer, who, having been sent on an errand to a shop on the opposite side of the railway to where he lived, went over the line where there was no public crossing, and so became entangled amongst the shunting waggons. He was seven years of age. The body was literally cut to pieces. THE MONT ST. GOTHARD RAILWAY.—According to the Correspondance of Berlin there is reason to believe that the period for commencing the execu- tion of the works of the St. Gothard line is not very distant. The Federal law relating to the subven- tion to be granted in aid of the line having been promulgated on May 31, the North German Con- federation, Italy, and Switzerland signed on June 20 a convention, by the terms of which the first- named Power undertakes to join, to the extent and within the conditions imposed by the Federal law, in the treaty signed on October 15, 1869, between Italy and Switzerland for the St. Gothard Railway. An article of this convention extends to January 1, 1871, the period originally fixed for obtaining the further subventions which are required. 11 DISGUSTING ACT OF CANNIBALISM AT LIVER- POOL.-On Saturday, a German tailor, named Schmidt, was brought before Liverpool magistrates charged with unlawfully wounding a coloured sea- man named George Henry Williams. They lodged at a house in Bent street. On Friday night, whilst perfectly sober, the prisoner, without the slightest provocation, seized Williams and threw him upon a blazing fire in the kitchen. Next he hurled him upon the floor, got upon him, and bit his right ear completely off. A woman named Hand, who wit- nessed the outrage, concluded her evidence with these words :_fC When he (Schmidt) got up I seen him chawing the poor darkey's ear in his mouth, and the blood was running out of it. I've never broke my fast, and I haven't been well since. It was the awfullest think as ever I seen done."—The prisoner was sent to gaol for two months. THE (ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.—Upon the autho- rity of its Rome correspondent the M6rnoi-ial Diplo- matique states that the intention of the Pope to hold a public sitting of the Council on St. Peter's Day, in order to proclaim the dogma of infallibility, must necessarily be abandoned in consequence of the prolongation of the discussion. At the date of the latest letters there were still upwards of seven- ty names on the list of prelates desiring to speak upon the 4th article of the Schema relating to in- fallibility. It is true that a certain number of Bishops, deeming the subject to have been sufficient- ly discussed during a whole month's debate, had in- tended to renew a proposition which they put for- ward at the sitting of June 3, to close the general discussion but Pius IX., on being made aware of this intention, interposed his authority to prevent its being carried into execution, and he has directed the Cardinal Legate to allow every prelate who has given notice of a desire to speak to be freely hefird, unless the privilege should be voluntarily aban- doned by the prelates themselves. In this state of things it is impossible to predicate the precise period for the closing of the discussion upon infal- libility, or for the solemn proclamation of the dog- ma. All depends upon the Fathers of the Council themselves, who have complained much less of the great heat of Rome since the late storms have so refreshed the atmosphere. BOILER EXPLOSION AT MIDDLETON.-Two MEN KILLED.-Bet.ween eight and nine o'clock on Mon- day morning a boiler explosion occurred at Firwood Mills, Chadderton, near Middleton Junction. The mills belong to Messrs. Horrocks and Co., and steam is supplied to the engine from four boilers. The engine had been stopped for the breakfast-hour of the workpeople, and three persons were sitting in the boiler house, viz., Robert Taylor, 37 years of age, Samuel Barlow, 17, and Joseph Ward, when suddenly the flue of one of the boilers collapsed and the shed was filled with steam. There are two doors to the apartment, one at the side, and the other right in front of the boilers. Ward saved himself by rushing to the side door, and escaped with very little injury, but the other two tried to make their way out of the centre door, which, unknown to them, had been closed by the force of the explosion, and were dreadfully scalded. They were immediately removed to the Manchester Infirmary, where they died during the afternoon. When the explosion took place, the steam gauge indicated a pressure of 681b. The building has not been materially damaged, but the brick work of the boiler has been destroyed, and the shed partly unroofed, while some of the seams of the boiler itself and the furnace doors have been torn away. It is conjectured that the disaster arose from a defect in some of the seams of the boiler. The boiler has been in use for about two years, and was inspected only two months ago, when it was found to be in grood order. Dr. Mary Walker has lately been in Texas, and one of the newspapers describes her as of gentle- manly appearance." It is stated in the New York Times that despatches from Mr. Motley have been received at Washington showing that the British, French and Prussian Governments are in accord with the Government of the United States in the desire to protect the Christians in Japan. The prebend of Bishopstone in Salisbury Cathe- dral, vacant by the promotion of the Right Rev. Dr. Fraser to the bishopric of Manchester, has been filled by the collation to it of the Rev. Dr. Wilkin- son, vicar of Bishop's Lavington, Wilts, by the Bishop of Salisbury. GREAT FIRE AT BLACKBURN—^2,000 DAMAGE.— At noon on Tuesday a fire broke out in the reed shop of Mr. Astley, New Park-street, Blackburn. How it originated is unknown, but it raged with great fierceness, owing to the quantities of pitch and tar used for trade purposes. The police force and fire brigade were soon on the spot. There was great difficulty in throwing water upon the fire, owing to its great height. The roof was destroyed, and the inside gutted. The damage would be upwards of < £ 2.000. The death of Lord Arthur Clinton continues to give rise to all sorts of remarks and suwnises. It appears that when the Duke of Newcastle and his uncle, Lord Thomas Clinton, apprised of the death of their relative, arrived at Christchurch for the funeral, the body was already in the coffin, which was not opened for them. Hence the only person able to speak positively to the identity of the de- ceased with Lord Arthur Clinton is Mr. Roberts, his solicitor. Dr. Wade, who had attended Cap- tain Edward Grey," was not acquainted with the appearance of Lord Arthur. As may be supposed, these facts have given rise to various rumours.— L'International. CONVICTION OF A FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT.-At the Derby borough sessions, on Tuesday, Daniel O'Connor, formerly an elastic web manufacturer in a large way of business at Derby, was indicted be- fore the Recorder, "that he, being adjudged a bank- rupt, did on the 22d February, 1870, fraudulently I and unlawfully quit England, taking with him a sum of money to the amount of =62,800, which ought by law to have been divided amongst his creditors." It will be recollected that prisoner decamped with the above sum in his possession. His creditors followed in pursuit, and he was eventually after a sharp chase, arrested at Havre just as he was about to embark for America.—The Jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. A FAMILY LITIGATION.-The Master of the Rolls delivered judgment on Tuesday in the case of Barker v. Barker. The bill was filed on behalf of five sisters, and the chief object was to obtain a declaration that they were entitled to a charge on freehold estate and cotton mills situated in York- shire, under the provisions of the will of their father. The defendants were the brothers of the plantiff, and they contended that, according to the terms of the will, the latter had no claim to the property in question. The testator left .£2,000 to each of his daughters, which legacies were to be paid out of his estate. He appointed one of his sons and a daughter his executors, and they conveyed the property to a third party, the four sisters consenting to the con- veyance. The question for the court was whether, under the circumstances, the property as conveyed was liable to the legacies of the daughters of the testator.-His Lordship regretted that he could not give the plaintiffs any relief. Their bill must be dismissed. ACCIDENT ON THE BELFAST RAILWAY.—A very serious though not fatal, accident occurred on Mon- day morning on the Belfast, Holywood, and Bangor Railway. The express train, which left Bangor at nine o'clock, stopped at Merino Station to take up passengers and collect tickets. When the guards were engaged in collecting the tickets, three lurries, laden with sleepers, without an engine, came down an incline from Craigavad Station, and ran with great force into the express train. The carriage at the end, which was a first-class one, suffered con- siderably, and several gentlemen who were in it were much bruised and cut. Among the sufferers was Mr. Orme, one of the resident magistrates, who was going to Belfast to attend his magisterial duties. His left eye has been greatly injured. Mr. Cinna- mond, solicitor, also suffered considerably. Mr. 1 M' Neill, Corn Market, received several cuts about I the face. Several ladies were injured, one sustain- ing a very severe bruise on the left temple. The accident was caused by the man who had charge of the lurries at Craigavad not giving sufficient time to the express train to pass before leaving Craigavad Station. BABY FARMING AT CAMDEN TOWN .—Another baby- farming case came before Dr. Lankester at Cam- den Town on Monday. A domestic servant named Eliza Peacock, about three months ago, placed her illegitimate child, three weeks old, with a Mrs. Elliott, who lived at No. 14, Bayham-place, Camden Town, and paid her 4s. a week. Last week she heard it was dead. At the inquest Mrs. Elliot said that the child was delicate, and she fediton "Ridge's" food and milk, but it was always sick after taking the food. It was poorly all Tuesday night last week, and between six and seven o'clock on Wed- nesday morning it was found dead. Edith Harlow said she knew Mrs. Elliot, who had the care of five children. She considered she treated them all kindly. The deceased was always ailing, and had been taken to the Hospital for children in Great Ormond-street. Mr. E. Griffith, surgeon, of Oakley Square, said this child was brought to him about six or eight weeks back, and was then very emaciated and weak, arising from want of proper nourishment. He was sent for on Wednesday morning and found it dead. There was no mark of violence, but the body was emaciated, and the mesenteric glands impaired. The cause of death was atrophy from debility, arising from want of its natural food. The jury found that the deceased died of wasting of the body from lack of power to digest its food, accele- rated by the want of breast milk." DR. NEWTON AGAIN.—On Monday, Dr. Newton, of miracle notoriety, appeared before the public under slightly different circumstances to those of his last appearance in London. Dr. Burns, a Baptist minister, lent his chapel in New Church- street, for—as it was announced—the purposes of healing to Dr. Newton and there, at ten o'clock in the morning, both the doctors appeared together. Great surprise was felt at the announcement that Dr. Burns, as an Evangelical minister, had identified himself with the pretended healing movement. Dr. Newton on Monday considerably modified his pre- tensions, and only claimed to work by magnetism. Upon his first appearance in London he said noth- ing whatever about magnetism, the only explana- tion he gave being that he did not heal by his own power, but by the power of God and the Holy Angels, whom he invoked in every case stating at the same time that Christ had informed him in one of the daily interviews he had with him, that he should work mightier deeds than ever he himself had whilst on earth. Dr. Burns commenced the programme with an extempore prayer, in which he said We give Thee thanks on behalf of Thy honoured servant, that Thou hast given him the power to be useful, and to benefit the afflicted. Strengthen the sufferers here to-day help them to look up to Thee and to have faith in Thy power, in humble dependence on Thee." Dr. Newton then stepped forward, and with the brief statement, I always do these things in mental prayer," proceeded to manipulate the assembled patients. The class of persons operated upon and the results were of a similar kind as on the occasion of the previous notices. Tijjvards the close of the proceedings Dr. Burns made a speech, in which he said that Dr. Newton did not profess to work miracles but to heal by magnetism. He did not profess to heal every- body. Christ did not cure everybody. He believed the power possessed by Dr. Newton had always been in humanity, and the healing power in the Church of Christ. He was not good enough himself to exercise it. If they were more like the Saviour they would have more power to heal. He had not men- tioned the fact before, but he had been suffering from sciatica, of which he had relieved himself by various expedients, but Dr. Newton had rendered them unnecessary by taking the sciatica away. It might only be imagination on his part, but it was very pleasant, and answered all the purposes of reality. Dr. Newton having expressed his thanks to Dr. Burns for the use of his chapel, the assem- blage broke up. The guarantee capital required tor the universal Exhibition to be held in Vienna in 1873 being near- ly twice made up by the subscriptions of the great financial establishments, railway companies, and commercial and industrial bodies, the realisation of the scheme is fully assured, although the Tcheques have declared that they will take no part 'n it.. David Brown, of the Peerless Saw Mills, London, (vas summoned at Worship-street, on Saturday, for ha vino- appropriated £ 5 worth of tickets which he undertook to sell for the benefit of Mr. Cripps, of 'he Standard Theatre, provided he let him go upon -he stage on a velocipede. Mr. Cripps did so, and lefendant toppled over the second night. Owing :o a technicality, the summons was dismissed. It is stated that the company for cutting the Corinth Canal has finally been established, with a capital of 50,000,000 drachmas £ 1,700,000). The promoters are assisted by a powerful French and Austrian combination, but the London Greeks have declined to participate. M. Piat has arrived to begin the preparatory work, and he will ask for the con- cession of a railway from Corinth to join the Turkish lines. THE ALBERT INSURANCE COMPANY.-In Vice- Chancellor James' Court, on Saturday, a case in which the Albert Life Assurance Company was con- cerned was set down for hearing, but it was stated bv counsel that there was every reason to believe that this case, as well as others, would be settled, there being a feeling on the part of all the litigants I to discontinue further law proceedings, in order to prevent the utter ruin of the shareholders. Under these circumstances the case in question was ordered to stand over. THE ORLEANS FAMILY.—The Paris Tempsstrongly supports the request of the members of the Orleans family to be allowed to return to France. It says that their letter, a translation of which has ap- peared in our columns, is the letter of Frenchmen who claim their rights, and the sentiment it ex- presses gives to the law which exiles them the character of an iniquity without excuse or pretext, They have never suffered any condemnation, it adds, have never been even suspected of taking part in any agitation, and so far from having offended the national will, it was by a conspicuous act of deference and submission that they entered upon their career of exile. The Temps thinks that the Government ought to have anticipated their request, but that under any circumstances the request should at once be granted. THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUN- DAYS.—On Saturday evening a demonstration of working men, forming an organisation with the above title, took place in Trafalgar square, in sup- port of Mr. Ryland's Bill for closing public houses on Sunday. The proceedings were orderly and well conducted.—Mr. Peter Corrigan, a working man, proposed for the adoption of the meeting the fol- lowing brief petition to the House of Commons:— That your petitioners believe that the sale of in- toxicating liquors on Sunday is a special source of intemperance, immorality, and crime. Your peti- tioners, therefore, pray your honourable House to pass the bill stopping such sale during the whole of that day."—Mr. Clatterbuck, another working man, seconded the resolution, which was put to the as- sembly, and carried apparently unanimously. On the contrary being put, however, some half dozen hands were held up out of assembled thousands. A resolution, "presenting the best thanks of the meeting to Mr. Rylands, the member for Warring- ton, for his willingness to bring in a measure to close public houses on the Sunday, and expressing their hope that his efforts might be successful," was carried with the same unanimity. A FAMILY ACTION FOR LIBEL. — In the Court of Common Pleas, Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a special jury concluded, on Saturday, the hearing of a case in which Miss Moyell, a lady advanced in life (who created much amusement by the persis- tency- with which she refused to answer a question put by the Solicitor-General as to her age), sued to recover damages for alleged libels, contained in two letters written by Lady Gambier, her aunt. The letters were addressed to Mrs. Searle, Lady Gam- bier's sister. One of them contained the passage, God grant that you may succeed in every effort to make that cheat, Anne Moyell, provide for you and yours. You and ourselves have her in our power, we know all about the will." The declara- tion alleged that the meaning of this was that the plaintiff had unlawfully destroyed or cancelled a will of her brother, Major Moyell. The second letter said," Say as you may, Bidsey, or think as you may, the world, in general, and your own family far and near know that you have now a great com- mand of money; you have a nugget entirely at your own disposal, and you have and do work it most judiciously for your interest and that of your child- ren, but it is not working it righteously to leave un- paid such a debt as yours to Mrs. Moyell." The defendants, .in addition to "Not Guilty," pleaded that the plaintiff's brother, the major, died in France leaving an illegitimate son; that according to law the moveables should be placed under seal, and that the plaintiff wrongly removed from the house a quantity of valuable securities to conceal them from the French authorities, and that the word cheat" in the alleged libel referred to this. Damages were laid at £10,000, and, after a very lengthy hearing, the learned Judge, in summino- up, said it seemed to him that there was a o-ood deal of exaggeration on both sides. The plaintiff laid her damages at = £ 10,000, though it seemed that the alleged libels remained unseen by anybody, in the possession of a Mr. Searle for some time and afterwards got into the possession of the plaintifi hereelf. These being the circumstances, the jury, it they should find for the plaintiff, must say what amount of damages she was entitled to. The jury found for the plaintiff upon the first count—dam- ages, one farthing-and his lordship refused to cer- tify for costs. A PAPAL MIRACLE.—We are indebted to the Gar- tenlaube for the following account of a Papal mi- racle Shortly after Easter an event occurred in Rome which had but few witnesses, and has since been cautiously and timidly whispered through the streets. As it, however, throws an interesting light on the state of things in the Eternal City, and on the views of the Pope regarding his own person and office, it deserves it be known in Germany. The scene is at Monte Mario, in the neighbourhood of Villa Melini. Leaning heavily on the arm of an attendant, the Pope climbed the steep ascent, the impersonation of corporeal weakness and decrepi- tude. Every road and path about Rome is con- stantly besieged by beggars. The blind, the halt, and the sufferers from the terrible malaria solicit everywhere the charity of the passer-by. Among a troop of mendicants, there was one lame of both feet, who seemed to have a particular claim to the compassion of the benevolent. As his Holiness drew near, the withered countenance of the beggar bright- ened up; he raised his hands, and every feature seemed to say, Master, have pity on me Pope Pius went up to him, and when we recollect his very decided penchant for miracles, and his firm conviction that he himself is a wonderful instrument of Divine Providence, we can easily comprehend the sequel. Profoundly agitated, he raised his hand, and said to the infirm mendi- cant, Arise, take up thy bed and walk It is hardly possible to form an idea of the effect produced on the poor sufferer by these words issuing from the mouth of infallibility. He stood a moment as if electrified, and then with sparkling eyes sprang up, and advanced two or three paces. The counten- ance of the Pope beamed with rapture, but in a few seconds the seemingly healed beggar fell beavily to the ground. Like a soldier pressing forward with desperate energy to the attack of an inexpugnable lortress, the Pontiff cried a second time-—' Arise and walk but when the patient sprang up again only to fall down anew, the hands of the Pope trem- bled, his voice became hoarse, and he repeated the command the third time stammering. Yet another convulsive effort, and the eyes of the half-savage and filthy Lazarus revealed horribly all the suffer- ings and his disappointment. The face of Pope Pius became deadly pale, and he was borne, half- ftinting, to his carriage. In another moment the vehicle was rolling away at a furious pace, while the unfortunate mendicant lay writhing on the street and groaning Madonna, Madonna This anecdote is highly characteristic of Pius IX. His self-assumed omnipotence and his mania for per- sonal infallibility are in him not policy but earnest conviction, though his undoubting faith in himself has, no doubt, been dexterously made subservient to the favourite policy of others." THE TRIAL OF BARRETT.—In the Irish Court ot Queen's Bench, on Saturday, the case of Peter Bar- rett, charged with shooting Captain Lambert, of Athenry, county Galway, in July last, was brought to a termination. Mr. Justice Fitzgerald was oc- cupied two hours and a half in charging the July, who, after a retirement extending over two hours, found a verdict of not guilty. The spectators at the t rial, a telegram tells us, showed the greatest enthusiasm" at the result, and outside the Court cheers were given, and there was a scene of im- mense excitement. This was the prisoner's third trial on the present charge. On each of the two previous occasions the Jury failed to come to an agreement. RAILWAY ACCIDENT—ACTION FOR DAMAGES.—in the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday an elderly lady named Reynolds brought an action against the London and South Western Railway Company, for damages sustained at the Wimbledon Station on the evening of the 18th of November, 1868. She was in the act of stepping out of the train when, accord- ing to her statement, the engine moved slightly forward, and she fell between the train and the platform. The step of the carriage had to be sawn away in order to free her, and she was found to have sustained such frightful injuries as to have prevented her from bringing an action until the present time. After consulting for about a quarter of an hour the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff-£500 damages. BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR DARLINGTON.—At an early hour on Friday morning a boiler explosion oc- curred at the Springfield Ironworks, near Darling- ton, by which a number of men narrowly escaped with their lives. There were above 100 men work- ing within a short distance at the time of the ex- plosion, and seven or eight were engaged at pud- dling furnaces close around the boiler. The boiler was an upright one, embedded in brickwork, and whilst the works were in full operation, a loud re- port, which shook the place, followed by bricks being hurled through the roof and in all directions over the works, was heard, at the same time boiling water was thrown about. Five or six men received injuries, principally by scalding and from the flying bricks, though, happily, in only two cases are they to be regarded as at all serious. Richard Whalley was scalded by the water and the steam in the back, and received an injury in the hip from a fly- ing brick. Edward York was driven back against a waggon, and scalded and bruised. Both, how- ever, are expected to recover. GOLDWIN SMITH AND DISRAELI.—In a conversa- tion last week with a representative of the Chicago Times, Professor Goldwin Smith spoke of the re- ference to himself in Disraeli's novel of Lothair as follows Had he been content to throw off his sarcasms and invectives at me, he might have gone on without end, and I should never have taken notice of them. But he called me a social parasite, and I could not allow that to pass. I have been so long connected with the working classes of England, advocating their political claims, that I could not afford to allow them to think that all the time I was professing to labour in their behalf, I was at the same time playing a game behind the scenes as a parasite of the aristocracy. Mr. Disraeli knew it would damage my influence among the people of England if such an opinion of me should be com- monly entertained, and he knows there is no foun- dation whatever for such an opinion. My position in relation to the English aristocracy has been one rather of ostracism than of parasitism. But I am the only Oxford professor who has come over to America of late years, and the only one who was likely to come into contact with Lord Bute in the manner described and the reference to myself was therefore unavoidable. I have never concealed my opinion that Mr. Disraeli is politically insincere, and i I have censured openly his conduct to Sir Robert Peel, and also his conduct in regard to Mr. Glad- stone's Reform Bill of 1866. Mr. Disraeli pretended to think that bill was too great a concession to the democracy, and tried to divide the Liberal party upon it; he coquetted with the Adullamites and ob- tained their support to throw out the bill. But the very next day he introduced and carried through a much more sweeping measure. He knows that I have been working against him all these years, and he does not forgive me." HER MAJESTY'S GARDEN PARTY.-On Friday afternoon Her Majesty gave a grand garden party at Windsor Castle, for which, as already stated, great preparations had been made. The weather was, however, unpropitious for an out-door gather- ing of this kind. The morning opened with an over- cast sky, and about ten o'clock the first few drops fell. From that time there was a succession of light showers, which damped the fla,gs and colours displayed from the houses of the Windsor people. About three o'clock detachments of the metropolitan police were stationed at the terminus of the Great Western Railway Company to aid the police of that line, under Mr. Inspector Durdle, and also along part of the High-street and up the Castle-hill, the borough police being under the charge of Chief Superintendent Hayes. The Yeomen of the Guard, in full costume, with their halberds, assembled under the command of Colonel Need (in the ab- sence of the Duke of St. Albans), and marched to the Castle, whither also proceeded the bands of the 2nd Life Guards and the 2nd Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards. Immense crowds of sightseers gathered in the streets near the station and upon the Castle-hill. Forty carriages, twenty-four of which belonged to the Queen's establishment, the rest being hired for the occasion from the hotels of Windsor, with the Royal footmen and pages in scarlet, were provided to convey Her Majesty's guests as they arrived at the station, the platform of which was kept free for this special traffic. The first train arrived at Windsor at 3.55 p.m. in a shower of rain. It brought 224 guests, and 17 ser- vants. G eneral Seymour, equerry to Her Majesty, was in attendance, while the town of Windsor was represented by Mr. J. Devereux, the mayor, whc wore his gold chain of office, and Messrs. Harris, Bedborougb, and Holderness, of the Town Coun- cil. The platform was soon thronged with a most brilliant company. The gentlemen mostly were in ordinary walking attire but some appeared in the Windsor uniform, and Japanese and Turkish costumes were also seen. The arrangements at the station were carried out by Mr. A. Higgins, divisional superintendent, aided by Mr. H. Siin- i mons. As the Queen's carriages drove up they were filled with guests, who at at once proceeded to the Castle quadrangle, where they alighted be- neath the covered way on each side of the State en- trance. Th^ir Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince and Princess of Teck, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Count Gleichen, &c., left Paddington at 3-35 p.m. in a special train, under the charge of Mr. J. Grierson, general manager; Captain Bulke- ney, one of the directors, riding with it. The royal party occupied the Queen's state saloon, and upon quitting the special at once drove to the castle. The two other trains from London, which brought the remainder of the 800 guests, arrived at Winsdor at 4.20 and 4.28 p.m. Owing to the unsettled state of the weather the whole of the State apartments were thrown open, with the exception of the Pre- sence Chamber, to the company. The floral de- coration here and in the marquees were of the most beautiful kind, and were supplied by Mr. Rose, of the royal nurseries, Frogmore, Mr. Turner, Royal j Marines, Slough, andMr. Whomes, of Windsor. The sideboards in St. George's Hall were filled with i valuable Castle plate, conspicuous amongst which were the priceless tiger's head and peacock captured from Tippoo Saib. About half-past fivp o'clock the rain ceased, and the weather cleared sufficiently to allow of Her Majesty's guests assembling be- neath the splendid range of tents upon the lawn in front of the east terrace of the Castle, where re- refreshments were served. As the evening advanced the company were enabled to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the royal grounds and the lovely walks around the Castle. The weather remained fine till the departure of the guests from the Castle, which commenced shortly after 7 o'clock. Their Royal Hio-hnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince and Princess of Teck, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, &c., left the Castle at twenty minutes past 7 o'clock, and drove in open carriages back through the crowded streets to the Great Western Railway Station, and, with a nume- rous party of guests, left Windsor in the first spe- cial train at 7.25 p.m., arriving at Paddington at 8 p.m. The arrangements for the departure of the guests were of the most excellent description.- Morning Post. Mr. E. Macrory, barrister, has just given Ms award in the case of Gidlow v. the Lancashire and York- shire Railway Company, referred to him at the Liverpool assizes of last year. The arbitrator has found under every head of complaint in favour of Mr. Gidlow, and has awarded him damages to the extent of £ 5,45415s 5d and costs. e- ACTION FOR RECKLESS RIDING.—An arbitration case, arising out of a mishap at the last Cottenham Steeplechases, was heard on Saturday. The case for the plaintiff—Mr. Richard Ambrose, an exten- sive farmer, residing at Bottisham-was that the defendant, Mr. Henry Thomas Pate, a chemist, carrying on business at Ely, recklessly rode him down, and inflicted upon him serious and permanent bodily injury, by reason of which his business had suffered considerably. The case for the defendant was, that his horse bolted, and that the plaintiff contributed to the accident by imprudently stand- ing in a dangerous place. The arbitrators, however, found for the plaintiff, and assessed damages at 100 guineas, each party to pay his own costs. THE FATAL MARCH.-On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at Mr, Herrick's, Clarence Arms, Kingston-on-Thames, by Mr. W. Carter, on a lad named Chitty, who was drowned whilst bathing in the Thames, off Kingston, when a verdict of Acci- dental death" was returned. At the conclusion of the inquiry one of the jurors, addressing the Cor- oner, said, before the jury separated, he should like to be informed if the Coroner had received informa- tion of the sudden death of a soldier belonging to the 9th Regiment, and whether the Coroner would hold an inquest on the body; if so, the jury could go and view the body and hold the inquiry at once. The Coroner, in reply, said he had heard of the fatal occurrence, but he had also been given to un- derstand that the deceased was attended for three hours before death by the surgeon, who had given a certificate of death from natural causes, and he (the Coroner) was not aware of the cruelty having caused the death of the soldier. Another juryman differed from the Coroner, saying the general feel- ing was very strong in the matter, and that noth- ing short of a Coroner's inquiry, he believed, would satisfy the public. The Coroner hereupon said that if an application in writing had been sent by some of the parochial authorities of Kingston he should be compelled to hold an inquest, otherwise his sit- uation would would be stake if he refused; but he could not hold an inquest on a verbal application of an inhabitant, although he should be happy to carry out the wishes of the inhabitants, provided a proper application in writing was made. The de- ceased soldier was buried in Kingston Cemetery on Saturday evening. THE UNITED STATES TREASURY ROBBED OF 20,000 DOLLARS.—Yesterday the Government was cleverly robbed of 20,000 dols. The following are the facts as obtained from General Spinner, U.S. Treasurer --At nearly three o'clock it was reported to him by Mr. Root, Chief of the Issue Division of the Treasurer's Office, that two bundles of 10 dol. notes, new issue of greenbacks, had been stolen from out of his room. Each bundle contained 1000 notes amounting to 10,000 dollars. There are emplnved in this room nearly 100 clerks and counters. Yes- terday morning three bundles of money, with a num- ber of others, were delivered by MrM'Cartee, Chief of the Printing Division, to Mr. Root, who receipted for them for the U.S. Treasury. These bundles axe usually all assorted and counted, and then placed in the Treasury vaults ready for issue. About two o'clock two ladies, accompanied by a gentleman, visited the room as permitted to visitors. On of the ladies was well known to Mr. Root, and the others being her friends he showed them the room. Two young men followed this party into the room, and as a matter of course Mr. Root thought that they were of the same party. One of them looked round a little and walked past the table where the bundles of uncounted money were lying, when the other shoved his face into that of a coloured woman who was watching this money, and asked her for a Miss Clark. The coloured woman answered that there was no Miss Clark there, and indignantly asked the young man not to shove his face so close to hers, as the ladies and gentlemen in the room would notice it. It was evident at this time that the two bundles of money were taken by the ac- complice, who, holding his hat under his arm, placed the bundles under his coat, a black sack, and then made good his escape, because there was no suspicion that money was taken for nearly an hour after he had left. The ladies and gentlemen in the room were all closely examined, and nothing found upon any of them in any way. They all remained in the room until after eleven o'clock last night, and until the closest searching and counting was gone through with. Mr. M'Cartee had a thorough re- count made in the Printing Bureau, and every room where these bundles passed through showed the j check and receipt, so that there was no doubt that the bundles were delivered, and, in fact, the receipt for them was remembered in Mr. Root's room. Therefore, General Spinner has come to the conclu- sion that the Treasury has been robbed, and the detectives have been set to work to ferret out the matter if possible.—New York Tribune, June 13. THE MUTINY OF CONVICTS.—A mutiny hasoccur- red amongst military convicts on board the steamer Hamburg. It appears the vessel left London, having on board besides a general cargo and a com- plement of passengers the valuable but objection- able freight of 16 military convicts, under an escort consisting of Lieutenant Adams and ten soldiers, of the 24th Foot, and destined ultimately for Wake- field. A few hours after the steamer left London, several of the convicts began to manifest a rebel- lious spirit, and it was not long before the disposi- tion to resist became general, much to the discom- fort and consternation of the passengers. As no abatement of the spirit of revolt appeared probable, it was deemed judicious to have the men more under control, and with that view they were all placed in the vessel's hold. This did not at all produce the result desired, and instead of pacification it pro- duced irritation, as the subsequent conduct of the men demonstrated. A case of wine so placed that its contents were obvious at once excited their cu- pidity, and the sight of the luscious temptation, backed by a rampant spirit of mischief, prompted the attack, which was immediately made. The box was quickly relieved of its load, and for once the Government prisoners drank wine free of expense, and perhaps of interference. It is not to be wondered at that men doomed, many to long terms of imprisonment, should improve with avidity the opportunity of enjoying a treat, and the only cause for surprise is that it was permitted. Af- ter whetting their thirst, the liquor began in return to exercise its influence, manifested by the throw- ing at each other of the empty bottles, which it is needless to say where all broken. This state of things was continued for some time, and eventually culminated in open mutiny. The case which had contained the wine was seized and broken into con- venient cudgels, and a regular melee ensued. Find- ing nothing upon which they could exhibit their powers, they exchanged a few friendly blows among themselves. This species of disturbance rose to such a pitch that it was thought advisable, if not abso- lutely necessary, for the escort to interfere, and they accordingly descended into the hold with fixed bayonets. The threatening aspect which affairs had assumed, especially as their existence was some- what jeopardised, exerted a magical influence over the scene, and the rioters generally were held in abeyance. Several of the leaders of the disturbance, who still persisted in their conduct, were removed to the deck, and to ensure their quiet during the rest of the voyage, bound to the floor by ropes. Their less boisterous companions were simply handcuffed, and a guard placed over them, and the effect of these repressive measures was that the general» passengers were much relieved of their anxiety, and the mutineers subdued for the rest of the voyage. The case of wine was not the only part of the carg-o which suffered at their hands, several other portions also sustained some damage. On arriving at Hull the men were landed at the Corporation pier, and marched under escort to the police station in Par- liament street, followed by a large crowd of persons. Their general appearance was most miserable. Many had no caps, others no coats, and the majoritv were ragged, sunburnt, and dirty. They are all sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, from ten years downwards, several having come from Australia and were on their way to Wakefield gaol. After an hour's accommodation at the police station they were despatched by train to Wakefield — six members of the Hull police force accompanving the escort to make the safe delivery of the prisoners a matter of certainty.