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_= SPIRIT OF THE WEEKLY PRESS. POSITION OF THE MBKTtAT. PARTY. The Liberal party, the Saturday Heview observes, h be ginning to hold up its head. As yet it does not hold its head very high, and the head that is held up nods and trembles, but it is something that it should be no longer bent towards the glouud in shame aud confusion. How- ever much the party may be regaining its spirits and con- fidence, it eaoinot, however, escape from the essential difficulty which besets it, whiph always has beset it, and always wiTl beset it. This difficulty is that of internal differences. Hitherto the Ministry has been too strong to find it neces- sary to yield to its supporters. It has looked to the nation, an finding it Liberal, has determined to be liberal too. Mr. Read has left the Ministry, but he is not at all likely to vote with Lord Hartington. The clergy may wish that j Mr. Disraeli was sounder than he is supposed to be on the Burials Bill, but they will not all at Once shake hands with the advocates ef disestablishment. Brewers and publicans, may find some limitations placed on the deleft of hesr, wweh they could wish remove^, but they will, ke?p. very clear of persons who talk of subjecting licences to the control of elective boards. It may be guetW that it is not in this way that any stcons; opposition to the Ministry will be formed. What is likely to change the feeling of the country is the conviction to which some occasion may give rille that the interests of the nation must prevail over the interests of a class. In this sense Lord Hartington is quite right. It is true speaking bioadly, that the Liberals think more of the nation than of ola sees, and that the Conservatives think more of classes than of the nation. No question ha.s hitherto arisen sinoe the accession of the present Ministry in which the Liberals have had an opportunity of making the difference appear very strongly." But it is e^sy to »*!«= that such a "question might arise and if tiie nation could be persuaded that the issue was between itself and a class, the tide of opinion might rapidly turn. MEETING Of THE REFORM UNION. We are afraid, says the Spectator, that the study of the delegates' speeches at the meeting of the Reform Union at Manchester will not greatly cheer the Liberal leader, or dispose him to contemplate his new official position as a bed of roses. Not but what, carefully considered, there are some features in the Reform Union Conference from which, if he is hopefully constituted, Lord Hartington may derive consolation. At the same time, of course, the chief part of the political suggestions at Manchester were of th* nature of pulp. Hence the true test ef fidelity is no longer regarded by your epvere reformer as county suffrage, but rather ns your severe reformer as county suffrage, but rather as disestahjishpjent." And this marks precisely the anxious feature for opT Liberal chiefs, in these demon- strations. Tfbere is, we believe, a marked tendency to affect indifference to those reforms which, by the adher- ence of the one or two cautious and moderate statesmen amongst the men of popular grain, ate becoiiung practic- able in a. sense which does not apply to the other articles of tUe Radical programme, and to concentrate enthnsiasn? on those reforms which no one of the men who carry measures tue Radical programme, and to concentrate enihiisiasip on those reforms which no one of the men who carry measures has as yet adopted. What Reform Unions awd such assem- blies ought to consider for the future is, that they represent not the popular mind of England, but lather a section of the propagandist mind of England, which is by no means popular. And if they wish, every hearty Liberal does, t > get real abuses, Whether popular or unpopular, removed, they will do well for the future to concentrate their- efforts popular. And if they wish, as every hearty Liberal does, t) get real abuses, Whether popular or unpopular, removed, they will do well for the future to concentrate their efforts not on the points which beat elicit Radical e.ntl1\1S\I;I.SJI1, but on those wind. Yea«t offend the Conservative prepossessions of the British householder. It » »»* «^ely because wa personally share in these prepossessions as regards the Established Church, but because we were convinced not only by the solid county vote in 1868, but by the even more remarkable borough vote of 1874, that the British householder is not as yet at all disposed to destroy the National Church, that we recommenditjie enthusiasts of the Reform Union to put a bridle on their tongues, and try to co-operate with more moderate reformers in bring- ing about the extension of household suffrage to the .agri: cultural labourers. If they act otherwise, they Will be very apt to flay a losing game. LOBlJ HAJtTINGTON'S MODERATION. f,ord Hartiy&gton's speech at Sheffield "cWnfirms," the Examn«r considers, the favourable impression produced by his review of the Government at the close of last session, and his recent speech at Bristol- However much ardent reformersmayDe dissatisfied with his lukewarm modera- tion, all must admit that he is displaying great ability ss leader of the Opposition, and his success must he all the more gratifying to him that, both among friends and among foes, it was more or less unlooked for. If he had been speaking on the eye of a general election, or with a- Parliamentary majority at his back, objection might fairly have been taken to his exceeding i^definiteftess in regard to the future platform of the Liberal party; but although he hesitates as yet to commit hipiaelf to any platform, he has expressed a very dear and distinct policy, which is probably the best that could be adopted under the circumstances. At any rate, whether it is the best or not, it is the only policy at present possible. It is probably better as a matter of policy that Lord Hartington should reserve the expression of his views of what should be clang till he is in a position to know that his utterance fa sign and a symbol of what the Liberal party as ? wheia desires. is no necessary disorganisation involved in such a state of indecision, re- fljation, apd preparation, itpnly all thft nomyjal adhere»M of the party are willing tp believe that the institutions of the canntry are still open to improvement, and are williug to go to work for their improvement when they are con- vinced that the proper time has arrived. Those of us who are already convinced may chafe under their inaction, but inaction for tbe present is a necessity, and while we, are assured that their minds are no t closed against persuasion, ought to he re*dy to accept cheerfully the dyty of assured that their minds are mokelose4 Yoips ought to he re*dy to accept cheerfully the dyty of making thpir convictions thorovyh. On this pejnt Lord HartingUn spoke at Sheffield with perfect good sense. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. When, the Saturday Review points out, the Khediv, took measures to retrieve his defeat in Abyssinia, he reckoned without his liost He did not quite understand what be had done when he sold his CFuial shares. A tele- gram announces that the English Government has inter- fered, and hadinvited him not to pursue any further hi, schemes of ambition or revenge. England has signififtd that it does not suit her that Egypt should go to war just now, and the Khedive has, it is said, obeyed. It is a verv con- siderable thing that the Khedive has been asked to do in order to meet our wishes. Not to repair a military defeat is the one thing that every Government shrinks from aa the unmistakable sign of ifs power having departed from it. If any foreign Government had politely invited us not to send any more troops to the Malay Peninsula, but to be content with exhibiting a regiment on board a steamer coasting along the Malay shoies, just to shew what fine soldiers we have we should have been taught hy indignation tp understand what we have now OOLtd Of the Ziedive. The step thus taken by the English Government is a very strong step, and can- not fail to have very important consequence/ For why should we interfere to prevent a war between Egypt and Abyssinia, under the circumstances in which Egypt found itself? Iris said that the Abyssinians ave Christians, and the Egyptians are Mahometans; but it is a most extraordi- nary thing to say that no Mahometan nation is to be allowed to attack any Christian nation irt any part of the world. We did no trouble ourselves about the Christianity of the Abyssinians when we. went to Vi±r with thpro. The Khedives whole policy must now, it seems, be directed hy the Power that manages hi, money. He is ne longer independent. It eom to this thai the Khedive is tft have no policy of his owp. Our policy is to be his policy, and we are to jndgQ, what he can afford. The vassalage thus established must every day grow more real, and become, lfturg rp, A DANGEROUS rolicy. Rightly or wrongly, the Economic vein%rlfn, the idea hqs ryu through the world that ,Eiigl*.uil niiaiviis lpr the present to watch ever Egypt, and, if necessary, to takp Egypt All the speculative tinance of Europe is therefore excited; thpre cannot he a better specul^^iwii than to lent} to Egypt, witli Engiand—in fact, though not in name—behind to pay tlsemorjey the present rate of interest is high, and the ultimate security the hest there is in the world. And at this instant the argument is being used. The latest telegram from Egypt states that, at the demand of the English Government, the Egyptian ships have been re- called from Zanzibar, and the expedition to Abyssinia will be confined to the exaction of satisfaction, or even to a military demonstration. after which the Egyptian army will return." Upon the reception of whiph Esjptian stocks rose at once. Uttthing can shew more clearly the extent of the political tutelage in which it is believed that we now hold the Khedive, and the financial advantage which he derives from it. We much fear that Mr. Cave's mission may be used in the same way. We fear that something like what has happened in the ense of Turkey may happen again. Lord Palmers ton and Lord Clarendon eulogised Turkey and the eredit of Turkey in strong words, which had much influence, and which enabled her to borrow the millions on which she is now making default. There is a great temptation to do much the same now with Egypt. A few words from our states- men would enable her t<> borrow on easy terms, to rednct her interest, and to postpone at least the insolvency with which sheis threatened now. The essence of the matter is, that in consequence of the policy of the Government, and in the absence cf any explanation of it, we are believed in every money-iH&rket in Europe to be drifting upon a policy which entails on us liability without control, and responsibility wiiliout power, and which must, therefore,, be very dangerous. TH]; DUKB OF RICHMOND AS A FARMER. Referring to the speech of the Dnke of Richmond ^t the Sussex ap3 Chichester Cattle Club, the Sptcluioy con- cludes :—The Duke of Richmond, though not quite the statesman some of liis friends think him, is a sensible poli- tician enough, and lie never would have made a speech of tbip hind, even at a Cattle Club, and still less had it reported in such detail, it he had not been aware that the &qce$fii gp. Mr. Ritad *•# a serjous blow, that the farmers wexe very angry, and that the Government must really give them a lit+!e more help in getting profits on their trade. That is the whole meaning of the speech. The Duke admits that foot- wxi mouth disease is a mere aihncft;—that is, a mere de- iliKtiou from the farmers' profits incidental to the chance* yf. but haauuaittkd uiUifau J fag h«g2 £ Usifi« J (-- knowing men, he knows thai, however ifftTe qnalineâ tbèj may be, their appqiittinent -will look like real care about the matter. Hp suspects that the agitation about pleuro- Eneumonia is unreal for if it had been real, and the erds of the United Kingdom in Be danger, he would have acted at once, as he did in regard to rinderpest, r4nd have found local anuierities in Ireland, or subati tutes for local authorities, f'ost enough; but it is necessarynot to alienate supporters, And so the Act is to be extended to Ireland. We do not object, for we have not the veterinary knowledge, but merely recount the incident as evidence of the steady and consistent and aUogether-sqperior-to- the steady and consistent and aUogether-sqperior-to- pr Liberal way in which the departments are at present managed, While the tenaiit-farmers' friend is a Minister, pleuro-pneumonic cows, if they' are also Irish, need no killing. When he retires, however, they must be killed— sacrifice* not to science, but to arojised agricultural sus- picion of the honesty of the Tory assertion that their party is the friend of the land. It fen, o,nIy to be seen wliitt tha Tory, members for borugh will say to it all. They do not keep pigs, and their constituents love cheaf murk.

ALLEGED MURDER BY A GIRL. At Somerton, Rosa Ann Rue, a girl aged 17, has been charged with the wilful murder of a little boy named John Henry Barnard, one year and vine months old, son of Mr. John Barnard, farmer, of Huish-Episcop;, Langpprt, and with setting fire to a rick of barley, the property of Mr. Barnard. The prisoner was in Mr. Barnard's service, aud on the 3rd of September the little boy was seen »t tvre o'clock quite well. ^.n hour after- wards the hody of the chi{d was found ip a stream of water 93 yards away. To get tp the neater the child must have crossed the farm barton, which was covered several inches with mud/and nr^ed down an orchard 60 yards. An inquest w held on the body at the time, and a verdict of "Accidentally drowned^ returned." On the 4 th ipst. a barley-mow and hay-rick belonging to Mr. Barnard wpre burnt, and they were sup- posed to have been fired hy an incendiary. 'Jhe girl was questioned, but she denied it. On the evening of the 6th of December she told Mrs. Barnard that she set some straw en fire, and that the flames cemmuni- oated with the hay and 4arigy. Mrs. I^arnard then charged her with knowing tqoraotiiiag about death of her little bny, whereupon the girl said thai soBftet}\ing came into her head aud toli^ her to do it," She took up the child, carried it through the orchard, and threw it into the titch. In reply to a question she said 8l'e did not see the child struggling in the water, QS she ran back to the bouse. Mrs.Barnard then charged her with knowing something about the death of a little gbilcl about four years old, at Pitney, near Langport, and she con- fessed that she threw it into a well. To Mr. Barnard, a maa named Sweet, and Acting-Sergeant Strickland she re- peated this statement. After she was taken into custody she withdrew the confession and stated that it was extracted from her by Mrs. Barnard by means of threats. Mrs. Barnard said she knew she was guilty that if she did not admit it she would knock off her head, and the devil was outside ready to take it away. She was afraid, and ad- mitted the charge. Mrs. Barnard denied this, and said tfeftt no threat was used she was very calm and self-possessed; aud in this she was supported by Mr. Barnard. The prisoner assented that Mr. Barnard's son Frederick, nine years old, set the barley on fire. The prisoner cannot read, but questioned the witnesses with considerable tact, shewing that she is possessed of unusual intelligence. She did not seem, however, to feel the position in which she is placed. She was committed for trial on both charges.

THE YATICAN AND PHYSICS. Professor Tyndall writes as follows to the Times :-A learned French friend bug favoured me with a copy of a letter recently published in France, and bearing the follow- ing title—"Letter of Manjdgnor the Bishop of Mont- pellier to the Deans and Professors of the Faculties of IMontpellier." Its date is the 8th of this month of Decem- ber, 1875. One or two extracts from it may not be without their value for people of England and of America, to whom, in our day,hak fallen the problem of education in relation to the claims-of Some. The Bishop writes to the Deans and Professors aforesaid :—" Now, gentlemen, the holy Ohnroh holtis herself to ka invested with the absolute right to teaoh mankind she holds herself te be thp, de- positary of the trtith-not a fragmentary truth, incom- plete, a mixture of certainty apd hesitation, but the total truth, complete, from a relteipus point of view. M;u#h more, she Is so sure of the ihttllihihty conferred on her by her Divine Founder, at the. magnificent dowry of their indissoluble alliance, that even in the natural order of things, scientific or philosophical, moral or political, she will not admit that a system can he adopted and sustained by Christians, if it contradict definite dogmas. She con- siders that the voluntary and obstinate denial of a single point of her doctrine involves the crime of heresy, and she holds that all formal heresy, if it be not courageously rejected prior to appearing before God, carries with it the certain loss of grace and af eternity. As defined by Pope Leo X., at thd Sixth Cou-iiail of the Lateran, Truth cannot contradict itself; consequently, every assertion contrary to a revealed verity of faith is necessarily and absolutely false.' It follows irom this, without entering into the examinaticu of this or that e,IJ- tiqji of physiology, hut solely by the ^rtitude of o>ur d^g- rnaa, we aye al^ie to pronounce judgment on any hyfpth<#> which is a« anti-Christian engiue of war rat her than a serious conquest over the secrets and mof nature." Liberty is a tilao word, tyranny a hateful one, aad both have bs«J eloquently employed of late in reference tv the dealing* of the secular arm witli the pretensions of the Vatican. But liberty has two mutually sxejupive meanings—the liberty cf Rome to teach mankind, and thp liberty of the human race. Neither reconcilement nor cem- promise is possible here, One libesty or the other roust go down. This, in <»ur day, is the conflict po imgressivfly described by Draper, hi which eyen[ thoughtful man rfujst take a part. There is no dimness in the eyes of Rome as regards her own aims s she sees ipith a clearness unap- Pfoached by others that tne school will he either her stay or her ruin. Hence the supreme effort she is now making to obtain the oorrtrel of education hence the anserti^ hy the Bishop of Meiitpellier of her ''absolute r%ht to t«$ch mankind. she hfts. moreover, already tasted the fmita of Hiis control in Sawia, where the very liWrality qf,a« en- lightened King led to the fatal paistalje of confiding the schools of the kiivgdem to the *rDoctors of Rome."

GARDEN WORK FOR THE WEEK. KITCHEN G4RD. Within the next few weeks sow a few early peas íeIJ or on a bed in a frame, in case the open-groun* nowin-ge are all eaten up, when tibese will be useful to transplant. Take dTantage of open weatlier to push on planting, and ridge up vacant ground to the frost. During frost is a good time to empty muck-fits Jed wheel out manures; and if the ground is net too hard rozen, turn ov«r t}ie plots that are already ridged to expose a Ww surface to the frost. When1 earth-work of all kinds is at a stand-still through severe weather, some good jobs may be found in repairing ^encesl clearing up litter in the rubbish-yard, collecting ^ough material for paths and drains, and burninK weeds ^nd refuse. Compost shouki he prepared in quantity, as there is now a chance of getting it well frozen and several ^imes turned Before the winter Is ever. It must he re- membered that pomposts frequently turned at this time not only get frozen, which kills the vermin, hut the rohias and thrushes explore it every time it is thrown no afresh and they, perhaps, ilwan it more effectually than frost. ■ Borders at the foot of walls, and sloping to the south under brick walls, should be made avail*Xrt« for heiugsown with horu carrot, early shert-top radish, whi'iA miistaird, golden cress. Beck's gem Weans, aud hammersmith lettuce. FRUIT GABDEN.With a fork lightly digtround old fruit trees that are in an ithpoxerishedt si^e, and lay down a dressing of old dujig ijix inches thick r,01444440, stem of each, and the e of the fruit wjll bè improved pext season. Trees that are su|Soi$ptiy luxuriant should pot have manure. Root-prunp *37 trees that grow t?o luxuriantly to bear well. CUye proteoHon to any^$indsr fruit trees, and lay bof^ds in slope dyer vihe^prders, to shelter them fropii e^ce^ively fold rdns, or from being saturated with lnejtipg 8«ow. UunaU from the walls thejounger ((hoots' of tender waJJ-trees, to pre- vent pr^matpue hrephingi let nothing lie In by the heels an hour longer than' can bq helped. Apple and pear trees i ifested with ntoss or vermin way be ipuch benefited by being painted all over yith ft fixture of Aphis Wuph or Gishurst Compound and clay, or a mixture of lijiie, ?oot snd day. When painting, take care that$he brush is applied by au upward movement if brushed dojwnwaTds, inany flower-buds and spurs will probably be destfcoyecL FLOWER GARDEN.—The planting .of evergreen shrubs cannot he flmendd at this season, although large numbers of shruhs are lifted and rephwjted m mid-wioter. It would he mpch better for the tieea to he content now with marking the places where thsyaa^ to go hystofcps, and leaving wiem untouclied till April. Every cuttrvator of flowers siloed secure now a good supply of txai from a loamv uasture, and of bog, peat, or silky yellow loam in which the cpmmon brake grows plentifully. Tlwss should be stacked up in ^igh "ridgeS like Walls, so tMt the; frost will penetrate the whole ma^s, and the grass will tot quickly. Manure, roughly spread sjnoug choice shrubs,will assist in +iT»ir roots from frost. In spring tlie manure good time to make banks and rockeries, as dmisg fi«t the wheeling can be done without harm to the walks. Tender plants in tbe open ground, woh as fuchaas, prytUrinas, cannas, azaleas, oxalis alstrcememm lilies watsenias and other rather delicate bulbs tn the peat bed must have some protection, such as coal-ashes piled in the fonh of a eone over their roots, or heaps of mess or dry leaves put over, and kept from blowing away by means of hoops of willow-rods, or tar cord secured with stout pegs. Roses should now be heavily mulched with half-rotten dung. Roses may be planted now during the dry weather tb« groOnd to be in good heart, deeply trenched, and well manured. Get in briers quickly be- fore the b,#xt are gu«&. Manettis layered dwring summer al"ypom be filvidia- ird planted out in rows for budding next season.—<2mr<itncrxs Magazine.

§ir William Harcourk, M.P., will address his consti- t.Utl" in th"-CDm Blxoh&nge^ Oxford, on Thursday, December

"————— SHOCKING CRUGELT?" TO A CHim '-1 A woman yarned Mary Ann Benjnett, aged between 20 and 30, has been hronght np-at tihe Borough Police- court, Rotherham, on charge- qf disorderly conduct in the workhouse, and with cruelty to a child in the same place. The circumstances 4f the case are of a ver* shocking character. There is a, child in the home^agefe 2i years, named James Brendan, who was admitted in September, 1873, having bees deserted hy both his parents. The wozaan Benpett has for man; yastn been aq innjate of the workhouse, and has been oomndtted to prison more than a dozen times for disorderly canduet and on other charges. Recently it has been part of her duty to attend, superintended by another woqoa, to the children's ward. For some time the child Breonan has heen unwell, and was iu the children's hospital. For some trifling matter, Bennett became angry with the infant, and taking him up frpm bed, heat him well witli her h&nds. Then $lie viont to an adjoining kitchea and got a Bucket full of hoiling water. Taking it into the children's ward, she seised the ppqr child, and dipped it more than once into the scalding water, at the same time usin|; mest dis- gusting language, snd saying she would teaoh it a lesson. The screams of th^ child aroused the of the ward bg jul woman, who at O«OB interfered, On examining ^he httle one, she found the lofpr jpart of his l^s had been literally boiled, and the'skin *a? hanging itt rshreds from the liiuhs. Information was immaliajCely given to Mr. fi. Tnrner, the master of the house, al>d medical assist- ance was called In directly. Dr. Hardwicke, the mplical officer of the wirkbousi."and Dr. W. Hard- wicke, the assistant^ both attended the child, who hi new uomj; well under their care. Tha woman ma oiv^n into cuiitodv on tne onarges named. £ &a was aynaeaa* asei

CHARGE AGAINST DIREGTORS. At the Guildhall, London, on Saturday, Kfr. Thorn a* Beesley, manager of the London Saw Mills and Shert Length Timber Coxspany, was charged with Senspiraey with the folloeriag defendants, who appeased óR sum- monses en a similar charge :—Colonel Olushon Air. R. W. Crowe, Oivil and United Service ehtb; Major- general Louis, Charles-stireet, St. James,«>square ;My. Obed Bdoln Barker, Hendon, UiddlMCx; Hen; S. Tumour, ShilliEglee-park, Sussex Captain Sleeman, Lawn Villa, Hornsey and W. T. A. H. Russell, secretary. Mr. Short appeared for General Louis, Colonel OKahoa, and Captain Sleeman Mr. Edward Lee for Messm. Oreweand Barker; Mr. Wildey Wright for Mr. RnsaeH and Mr. Nolaii for the Hon. H; Turnout; Mr. Valancy Lewis ap- peared for Beesley.—The court was crowded, and through- out the inquiry various portiens of the evidence against the defendants were receiTed with hisses.—Mr. Yalaney Lewis said, from information he had received, he con- sidered it would hqmiiqh better if <M^oura«^St ^eje consented to. He thought that if the result of a partial inveatiffttioi were allowed to go forth to the ppt, in- justice would be done to the prisoners. Sir Andrew Lusk: 0*h, you never mind; justice must he done in the interests of the puhlio. (Applause.) Mr. G. F. Lewis said bf appeared to prosecut# the de- fendants for conspiracy by the means of a^ joiat-stock com- pany to defraud a number of persons, he ngnbiii to say to the extent of upwards ef £ 1,000, It baa been said on the last occasion that the defendants were highly respect- able, but he might say that the persons for whom he appeared were equally respectable, and were as honest, if not more so than those against whom they complained. Colonel O'Mahon, the chairman ef the company, was de- scribed as a deputy-lieutenant and a justice of the peace, and as residing at Siratheden House, Hyde-park, but he did not live there at alL The Hon. H. Tumour was described as residing at Shillin glee-park, hat he kept a lodging-house somewhere in tile neighbourhood of Kensington. Nexus. Louie and Crewe were retired officers of her Majesty's army, aid lite. Barker was a draper of Hendon. All these gentlemen were charged with conspiring together, and with Beesley, and Russell, the secretary, to defraud tha pab- iic. There was nothiag in the articles of association to shew that the directors had a right to take deposits car interest, and thie had been done In 1M preseot ease. The company appointed as their banker* tha Itetrapolitan Bank in Cornhill, and en July 13 aa account with 45 and it apv«Mred that Jreq) thet m th«y n^rer ha4 a cxpept tm obl^ned nun poor working men. "At One time they Bad a mianee of Bl at the bank, at other times not a shilli-e and all those f*ct* wer^ wall kBOvm to the different deffsdaqts. Thfre Wire no /icie shares of ffce compa»y taken »p exceediBg ijlOO, yet thair capital was said te he £ ^5,00w ia 5,000 shares of a each, From two it was evident thqy all ki^ew that tb«T WO»e trading without any money. Prohahly the reason which induced them to lend their names te such an undertshiw that thpy won paid ms for each attepdaaee aa dir^stora. Mr. Lewie wlm read from the minutes te ^ie«r ihat OB the 19|n this yw the cash account fm^fd an incoma cjf ^out Mil and an expendfttt* ^167, thw leavl^ wi» which to carry on this gr^t ioUt-*teck c*mwji»y. (LSiiriifeer,} At other times it woala M shewn that mstead of utv^ any balance the company were i^ debt to Bfce«ley,the mimager, and at one time! they had May a balance of k 6d.—Mr. Lewis then proceeded to esdl witnesssa. Mr. Richard Civigh. osti- fa k register office, produced-the mateorapdum and USefss ef asooott- tion of the oompwiy, reoMatAd on the^sd /uly, 18T4. Tie capital was £ 21^000, divided inte S,Q0» shares ef i* eaefc. fienry Far^ham, hutcher, said that on qombf ttp froea Norfolk in Angad last, he saw an advertieesnent HS the Standard for a saleeasan, and to take cam of stock. He went to 70, OoruhiH, the fftees of the company, when he was referred to the prisaner Beesley, and oi» feshif »»k«d what b? "44 ftl butcher, and used to stock," He w*s t«3d that the stock was wood—(a laugh)—and that he asm have the business in a day or two. Beesley Wd him that bo W" "qwo £ 100 as security far his hayysty, asa d^al ef JOWtj would pass through his hands. He was einnged aa sa|vu»an.and deposited JK0 as ?n 2m gflptjpjjfr laft. He remarked that he wus a poor man frara the cf^otry. and should not like to be rebbed. Beesley then Add, Do ypu suppose that in a r*neetshle ¥^a#f like this bwComhill tbu-e are aq^ such neople a^ 'thoeaf Be wAhrto 1344 Qid-street.' trtiere lie paid more that) £ 90 eajtenses: Altogether he lost £ f<. At Oid-stfeet lre was put hate a shop where there was very lifetie we9d. Net getting his wages in due ttme, he went to Beesiey, who,- sit& it was oply due to him monthly. Witness said he wet to vs. csive it weekly. Beesley said, "Let me see the agreement." Witness said, No; you had to pawn your ootfthebther day for a shilling." Soon after this the defsBdaatts cawe, and Captain Crowe said if he would go oat- Fios for a quarter of on horti, they would 4" what they could do for him. When the time was up he eíit back into the room and found they bad all pie bat two. (laughter and hisees.) ihtssit said to Major-General Leuis, if Are yen going to pay no?'i and he said he had no money. Witness ssid, Then ril piy you." and hit him en the nose. (Lewi laugh- tar.) The blood flowed, and tee defendant tsfftd two policemen-.—Mr. Martin, the eletk, asked if h* via* taken to the Mansion House.—Witness said the Major refused to ^give him {ptq custody, as he said he did net wish his name te he made pnldie. vfl^ile he was thare, except 2s. 6d. fvhi^ he *9?l|ha4 from Beesley.. This was ^1 h« ft air Andrew Lush: What are you. going .te d« nqw ?—W»t nsW «*id hs wariu tjie ,rhon»," and did r»t k#ew «ih%^ db. He asked Beesley te give him a testieseni^ .V f«\ a ,¡ place m IsUngtan, and ha said b* wg$ild give l|ipi fir*^ o^s one if he would net prawecute. o^s one if he would net prawecute. At this stage it was decided to ^jonrn th^ case.—Mr. Lee applied iyt bail on of Captain ^rowe and Mr. Barker. It the case.—Mr. Lee applied iyt bail on th^ case.—Mr. Lee applied iyt bail on of Captain ^rowe and Mr. Barker. It apd absurd that hfmeurafela mw !S»„ wus defendMts .should be (>ubjected te inch a eh%(gf)fTSir Audww Lusjc We are all honourable usee*—all$<Hp»]U»bie t«an. (lAughtifr.V-r-Similar apflveati^QI -frera^ Wfde in rt.ren.e, to the other defendant, r Andrew d if they wfsxe inen hevdug surh high positions, he muHt have suhs^ntiai' 'He vroiild accept two sureties for each in £ ^0, and tJ^eippelviM ib ^600. As to Beesley, he v«^d omMnr hu ^0 oa &e Dje^oae^sion. ihq Qjwe WM remai^ed.accofdingly.

CTHafi vrlSATSS^. LONDON, Saturday.—Tbe fail 01 tbe barometer wntcr had commenced m the west yesterday morning becama b;'»k during the day, and travelled north-eastward, while* recovery set in on our sooth-stestem coasts. Thia observations shew that* mther daep denMsskm the north-weetward of Scr^a,SeWS«^ Sther stJp^StoK^felyto fflfS very irreguWiy, Vut in most plaoes tt ^y and especialjv in tl,f wind lose to a fresh gale from iu. h 1 Valentia and Ardrossan yesterda^^d p felt at Stomoway. Light nort^yl^JWf Ipland, and Mutbnrly wiads 1* »^englh from a %ht eastern stations toa fre^h or strongbrww'inl&eflSW^d4{ at Skudesnaes. Sta.m has fallen in the west and north- west, but m the south- a«d over Kcanee tha wsather has been and ia very fine. Th* (u j, el^'tt'ly at the westscn and uorvhern station. »»d raUa stOl iaUs at fitemoway and Ardroasan. T|,e ^^t|« ax- abd^easu Haod sratte in mt, «14gMfcn tfca^outh sod east,.

The Mafeglntort of lHaJrffhc TtifH1 laDdeil togkur of The Optntone of Rone, in an «rt#ole very fiavfrarable to Hhigland, says Th« Duke ef CbmlMldge hM -r^ed a cry Tbus most we wmsider the new phase on which England has eBteted, wtee wa cannot doubt that deeds will fo)lowrvoids at neao. To ns hfr, 4etiort appears salutary aiid be^igofnt. both politically and morally. Never more Ihan iA this did the right of force .^card mote «^^t*V*,TitiirtlM>Tii>p» ml 1 irt I f to¡ a J t .1- .hisiiii-

A TBDE WAfSTWRICHTS. The tondmned tuln, Henry Wainwright, was visited finally on Friday by his wife, in company with Mr. and Mrs. William Waiipfright and sister. The interview, at which the governor of the gaol, Mr. Sidney Smith, was present during tl;a wbole,"a-T the rev. ordinary a pari of the time, waa extremely. affecting, and in its courts the prifoper eagagld with his relatives &ad with the Ordinary in prayer. The brother William, bit wife, and the sister of the unhappy convict, retired after < prolonged and most distressing conference, leasing Mrs. Henry Wainwright to take her adieu singly. During th'« time she remained in the cell the governor was, according to the rules of the prison, in the same apartment. Thomas Wainwright left Newgate oh Friday, and was taken with other convicts to Pentonville Prison. His last words on going aw^y were a denial of apy act or part fo the inurder, but a virtual confession of hi* Complicity i& the crime* after its commission. In short, his statement implied an admission ef the precise and accurate degree of justice dealt out te him as an accom- plice after tbe iact. This is thoroughly in accordance, it is understood, with what he has written sines his confinement as a felon sentenced to penal servitude. I The much more volumiuou. vt&t^nient of Henry Wam imght, oere^iag many sheets of foolscap paper, has bom- forwaide4» teg«$her wlt}i that of TU«g>M, to t^e Heme Omee, where ifc vaa carefully read aud oassidered last Wednesday afternoon at a meeting of the Home Secre- J10 Chief- Justice, the Attorney-General, Mr. Poland, Mr. Beasley, and the Treasury Solicitor. The result has ijiot at present been made known but for that very fo, it can "hardly be apubted. Whatever.. Usury Wainwright may do on the morning of bis execution, he has net yet confessed lis guilt. No petition or representation of any kind, in arrest of his senteuoe, had been presented os Saturday, nor ar* there any public sig^s of a step which has dfubtlpss be^n regarded as toe surely unavailing. But among the private friends of the condemned prisoner there has beeq, it is said, some idea of entrusting a movement ef the kind to the direction of Mr. Pelham, Henry WaiQ. wright's solicitor On the -trial. The whole of the written statements, both qf Henry Thomas WaiuwrighL at the Home Office. In oannwtioia. with the unutterably repulsive trial of Efenry Wainwright, inappropriately termed by the eminent presiding judge a great case," there is certainly something remarkable in the coincidence of name1 between that of the hideous murderer awaiting hip d°°m and that nf Captain Wainwright, who. during the American Oivil Wtr, commanded the blockade-runner Efarriet Lape. Bqt there is another Waiaewri^ht— mark that it is spelt with an v "—whose abhorrent name hits recently been. redràgged into publicity. This WM !L the notorious James Weathercock of the London Magazine, the associate of Charles Lamb, Haslitt, Barry CernwaU, and other famous wits and scholars. Here is a fact, culled from a book called, The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli. Esq., M.A.. R.A., edited by the 4- John Knowles, F.R.S." Fuseli died in 1825, and was buried very suuyptuously in St. Paul's Cathedral. Among the occupants 01 the eight mourning coaches that followed the hearse are the names of Sir Thomas Lawrence, B.R.A., 'air William Beeehy, R.A., A. B. CStalona, B..A. Wm. Mulready, R. A., Lord Janus Stewart, M.P., Samuel Rogers, William Ifoung Ottley, B. R. Haydon, and T. G. Wainewright. The poisoner must have had some sort of standing in society to have found himself on such an occasion in such distinguished company. With respect to the Tisitpaid to WainewrigMin Newgate by Macready apd Dickens, Lord Lytton—then Sir Edward Bulwoc-was one of the companv. Afr. Dickens opce parrg,* t he whole NvQrY 01 janus W eatbercock W ainewnght. There was an episode iu it which has not as yet beta made puhlio, an indictment for murder against -Wainewright; but the law offioers of the Crown who were prosecuting, foreseeing some technical difficulties in bringing the capital crime home te him, gave the prisoner to understand that if he would plead guilty to. a transportable felony, the more serious hla felony, charge against him would .be-withdrawn. With mseh alacrity Me did plead guilty; and it-wtas as a convict under sentence of transportation for life that be was found in the calls of Newgsite. by Diokens, Maeready, and Bui war. Commiserating his miserable condition, some interest was made for him' in powerful quarters, and the then Home Secretary shewed himself hot indisposed to extend some indulgence.. to the culprit during his passage oat tp Botany. Bay; hut just before the ressel started wiere Was found among Wainewright's belongings a roll of parekme^t on which the menstyr had canfoHy engrossed the names several ladies whose lives be W assured, and whom he had potloned for the sake of the in- surance money. Oppesite each victim's name was gh»d a lock ob her ha jr. It may easily be Imagined that tha Bo»« S*cretary Vfery ^eedily changed his mind With regard to Mr. T. G, Wainpwrightj and that the scoundrel sterted for the antipodes,, arrayed in a suit ef tbe hearieirt fett^a that could be forged. He managed, however, to got a con- ditional pardon some time after his arrival at Sydney.Hare, turning to the most harmless of his old vocations, be eprirad a precarious livelihood as a painter of portraits ;hut he fell into havitif 6f intemperance, died miserably, and filled a JXeu*.

I, ITE3\tS QE GENERAL NEWS. > p It is stated that Miss Bradden will shortly go to the United States on a reaolng ^our. The Dhohesg of -Edinburgh will open the Beyal Winter Garden, at-Westminster, on Saturday, January 8. The lancet states that typhoid fever is prevalent among the resident staff at St. Thomas's Hospital, London. Lord Ronald Gower has just completed a bust 04 Marie Antoinette as she is proceeding to the place of execution. t} Two more magazines are announced—Mr. Voyeey's. which Wilt bq called the Langhamt and the UtUver^i Review. An appeal is made for the relief of the widow and chil- dren o^ tiie-last remaining sen of Theodore Hook, who died in podt circumstance*. The Tepotof the directors ef the Alexandra Palace 1. Company shews that the net profit on the six months1 working was r The Gazette .-contains the appointment of Lord Henry Thynna) as-Treasurer of her Ma jesty's Household, in tj|« room of Earl Percy, resigned. I The !!dh is announced of Chaplain and Naval Insfcmq- _er thprev. Samuel Kenah, of the Narcjssu^ One of thfe ahips Mcorting tlie Prince of W^es. On the H-igb Pe^k Railw ay two mineral trains came into eelliaiop. One stores was killed on th^'spjit; the other Stoker find b drivers were seriously injured. Aoonding t(? the Dailp Newt, the Duke of Ediaburrfi willti^b tiiecom-rnand of an ironclad, and servehis time In Meaitcrranesn squadron, early in the spiring, .9 It is rumoured that next session a large increase will be aakedtor. the navy estimates, which increase is chiefly for fhe purpose of building new ironclads and nnarmoowd freasels. The nt; qazd. ia J f -1 B-W §a3eti* is iefomud fmrn-jewra1 r^rs. that theKhedive proposes paying a visit, m com" ?LrodoL cs<: ,QX1» to the Waste^ ^pitala, ,pa:Perí are full of complaints of the shehhji treetMeat rectisad by the English special ooFrespendstita at the hands of Indian officials. Dr. ^Msell, it-is said, is the only exception.5 The Earl Stanhope, who is at Chevening, his seat near gevenoaks. is confined to the house by fatHeposjtien. P^e Earl and Countess Be^yohsmp and Vlegef^^ and Viscountess Mahon arn staying with his )ffr4*l!lw* ft It bas been decided that each war vessel now fitting-out ft the United Spates navy yards shall be provided with welve spar torpedoes, besides others of the towing pattern, invented by Cay tain Harvey, of th«> Roy si Tiavy.. The Liverpool Post publishes a list of the crew-and ptUJ- sengers of the Culzeau Gastie, which is believed to uve bmn lost en the voyage from Iirerpool to Melbourne. The pumber of persons on board was 67, and not MO as first feperied. Sir StatToril cote will, on tlie 21 at inswept, formally open the J. for bole, in cotMsectipn with the endowed jfcWols at Starqford. S|r. Wf^rd M.P., aqji.^i* C. IX Hay,'M,P., are also expected te taka p«rt in the pi&oeedings. At inquest has been he at Nottingham on the body of a waft who h»d been killed by teyin* to swallow a pteoe of meat as big as.an egg, which the medical attendant said ppot have caused the death of anybody. A verdict of ^cetdeatally ohoked was returned. The dnw and Nov* Qatettfi Ia the naval and train- tag cadet ship Britannia is never entirely free from siek- pesg. Jf*me*euB oaeee <of chieken-pex have been tent to the hospital, and it is intended to break up the term }- t the hoys, infected }S they are ap.. tee JJciTs Life states that at Sand<mn Parle, while riding Br*ach Of Pfouuse in th« SeHing Steephsphase.Lord JkUrcus Bercafor^ mct with a had falj, c»u»ujg a severe ooncua«i^a oOba braw. Atetegraw fwm Epeom states that although m* on favourably, his lordship is but slowly pro- jwesinar. The P-t Oftioe Ita. issued a notice that the 9 of the Post tftey would he good enough te post their letters, fcr despatch from Loodog ^^Bastaaasllye aud New Year's W&V Ml the diff .0. law wiftMe its course teinenvw (Tuesday) in th* of w eesdescmed man, wm- smo"oy, "Jb rioied, at the reeecit Leedf Gaol Delivery, ef tke mviier of Blieabeth Firth, at Sbeffie4d. Sntedhy has been visited by his brother, John Smedley, s»d facts daughter, Emma GUbaw. Since the receipt of the reply of the Home Secre- tary refufattg te grant a reprieve, Sinsdiey has seemingly Jre»i(jaad|pUwolf to his fate, occupying his time in reading the BibteJ and pacing even attention, to-the- offioes ef tha Î' !1J¡¡'h" t Ct M

VARIETIES—GRAVE AND GAY. Virtue is not left to stand alone, he who practices it will have neighbours. Why is-itexpensive to keep pigeons?—Because you must have a housemaid thou- made) specially for' them. Oh t Th Students in Natural History.—Is there any percep- tible improvement in a caterpillar when it turns over a m« Jni! Down in the I)oop.-Amnin the City has got so deep ia debt that net one of his creditors has been able to see him for months. It is aid that the reason why the Irish make better sailors than the Walsh is, because they prefer a shamrock to a leak. A good book is the precious life-bleed of a maater-apirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyand life.-Mikon. There are ties which should never be severed, as the ill- used wife said when she found her brute of a hifqhfod hajigiqg in the hay-left. A cockney youth, intending to offer marriage to a young lady, wrote to ask her to units with himself in the forras- tion of qA Art Union. JJobby, what is steam !"—" Boiling water."—" Th*^1* rigfct—compare it."—" Positive, boil; comparative, boiler! superlative, burst." I say, Bill, Jim's oaged for stealing a horse !"—" Same him right 1 Why didn't he buy one and pay for it, like any outer gentleman." A mqn at Newcastle, who served four days on a jury, says he it so fall of law that it is hard work for him to keep from ctm eomebody. Self-lore is at once the most delicate and most tenacious of eur sentiments a mere nothing will wound it, but no- thing on earth will kill it. Happiness is not outside, but inside. A good heart and a ffajtr 0%pKcN»ce bring hanpiness, which no riches and no Circumstances alone ever da. CSreomstapcee Alter Cases.—If a man slaps your face, yon kw4 him down, while you never think of reae smack on the lips from & won an. A man is ene thousand nine hundred and fifty times aa large as the common honey-bee and yet it is useless to try te argue the matter with the bee. 14 Ana I not a little plie r, inquired a lady, who was short ai|d corjmlent, ef a arpsty old bachelor. You look mery like a me tub 1" was the blunt reply. Ifewada papers say that propositions of marriage out there are written on postal cards, and the answer comes hy- return mail—" Come on with your preacher Landseer, the great canine painter," requested Sydney. Smith 10 sit to him a portrait. Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thidg 1" asked the punster. A schoolboy being set to write a composition on the ON, after a long Struggle produced the following—" An ox daM not teste as good as an oyster, but it can drawa bagger load and run twice as fast." "A plaoe for everything and everything in its place,"af the old woman said when she stowed the broom, bellowsa balls of yarn, two babies, currycomb, three cats,and a grid- iron into in old oven. A profesaer lecturing upon heat observed that one of ite moat coQtpipoona properties was the power cif* expeadiiii all bodies. A humorous student arose from his seat, and asked, 'Is that the reason why the days in warm Weatiier are longer than those in cold ? A gentieman by the name of Slaughter, being subpoenaed as a witness in a case pending in court, and being about te marry a Miss Lamb, writes to the court that he cannot attend as a witness to this court, as he expects to Slaugh- ter a Lqva4 next Sunday." Several people who have answered an advertisement pm mitfng "a correct likeness of yourself, and your fortanf told," for half-a-crown, have received a threepenny mirror, and been' informed that they caa tell their own fortunes bj eonnting their money. At a horticultural fete a reporter expressed his admira- tion of the freshly-blown totes.* Great was his borNt" the next morning to find that the printer had made it read freehly-Mown neses." The man people do the more they can do he that d" nothing renders hhnself iacahaple of doing anything whilst we arsexecutingune work we are preparing ourselves to un- dertake awther.-Hmditt Now, my child," said a schoolmistress, I hope yon will he good, so then I shall not have to whip yon again." If you must whip sluy one," said the youngster yoea hft^ar 'whip one of your osrn size." hn4 worth are the only eternal grounds of divtjnv tiM. To these the Almighty has fixed His ever laatingp*- tanc of nebsKty; and these it is which make the bright in? mortal names to which all may aspire. Happinuss Ever Distant.-Youth beholds happiness gleaming in the prospect. Age looks back on the happiness of you*; *Ad,iwtpod of hopes, seeks its enjoyment in the reeollection of hopes. Thus happiness ever rMides in ill, intaginatinn.—Coleridge. opis Wfs onee engaged to paint the portrait of a lady, who, whenever she thought the painter was touching the mouth, screwed it up in a most ridiculous manner^ Opis, who was a blunt man, said very quietly, U Ih- wa ^oa wish tbe month left out, I will omit it with Ott *q world calls avarice is oftentimes no more than oompalaory eoraomy and even a wilful pepurioosness it better M .«■, ^a»tefu! extravagawee. A just man, hexng re^ proacbedwithparm«ooy. said that he would rather enrich MS enemies after his death than borrow his friends in hit lifetime. 1 £ traveller was lately boasting of the luxury of arriving %hf>d day S jevntey, to partake of the eajori me»t <rf a Wl-qut ham and the left leg of a goose. Bsaz, $*> Kvaoman, what is the pecuKar luxury of thj lS« Sir," said the traveller, to conceive itf Imrary^ ^oe^raTOt conceive that it is the only leg that hap. r Although Dr. Johnson had—or professed to have—a pn. f.uadW»te«,pt fqr actors, he succeeded ia comporting hunsetttowurda Mra. Siddons with great politeness IM wB TO oaJLled to see him at Bolt-court, and hia otald not immediately furnish her with a chair, thf JPocsor said, "You see. madam, that wherevcryou go thert are M seata to he got." At a concert in a small town not far from London, a few eveuings ag^ a youth was observed to give vent to his BStanoable feflings by clippie g.his hands at the end ef one of 44 man who RLt near him, and who was ta*. ing notes of the proceedings, said, Huih I I think yo. would' dap if a donkey was te bray."—" Yes," immediately answered the youth, gat up and try." The oomplainanf siloat. A gastlssnsa was constantly in the habit of calling his servauts, before their faoes, necessary evils." He quao reUed with one of them, who left him in a rage, saidf was sick of steviee, qnd vowed that he would sever enter it agsin. A few days after, his old master meeting him in a livery, said, Pooh you are gone into service again, after all V—" Ai, sir, I have found that masters axe*no< Rfnjry Srikiijte, the f Scotoh barrister, a I plaading before a funny Scotch ja^ga, wi% whom be iu on the most intimate terms, and happening to have a fqmale cKent the name of Tickle, he c ■sensed his speech in the fcdlowiog strain :—««Tickle, ny clieet. my lord." The court was driven into hysterics «C laughter by the judge uplyips, "Tickle h?r yoarMlt Henry. I"u went into a hasrabop and called for a pint of ale. He drank a little, and thinking it tasked rather queer, asked tbe laudlora if anything was tne mailer with Lin ™V. a»*awor was that it was first-rate beer. This satisfied the eustomer, and he swallowed the remainder. Woeu he got te the bottom, seeing something in the JP, asked what it was.—I declare," said Bonir ac*' „ take out the soap wheu'I shaved this morning." A bishop, some little while past, get into cenveTsathnfc with & little Irish h^y who Was cleaning his winder Finding he a Roman Catholic, tbe following coiloqny took place :—" You believe, then, that I shall l»e lost T* said *he btshep. No, sir," said the boy. You beKevv that those who die out of your Church are lost, do yoo Dot Yes, air. "I Well, in were to die now I shoal&, die out of yoor Church."—Yes," said the boy, but yon might be saved use of your inconsaveabU ignorapc^, .■ty wonla, acthe W)i iglwxd shepherd bitterly proved? like random arrows, often Lit a mark they never were sh*' at; but even solemn slew ones, when shot at a venture, sometimes And the joints of the harness." At HuU a messenger baring requested a London clergymap to itit- nounce If Drs ——was among his audience he was urgent* ly wanted," tjie clergyman atided from sympathy, as>< £ may God have mere; on the poor patient!" The doctor, ija a rage, demanded and reoeived a h-bip apology. Give us Temper. -Never marty a woman without a tem- per. That is strange advice, we know; but it will be found good adviqa. Temper is a good thing in a woman for with t which aooompaniM temper, always oomes activity, energy, industry; a proper personal pride, and the self-zo. spect which insures honour and & sound reputation. A we- man without tamper-may be a very amiable creature. Sift may be claiming company for a time but she must be de- plorably insipid for along intimacy. Withouf tamper sh« B»s!rn* alow. dull, timid aud irresolute. A 0" arose Between two Scotcbmon, napien Campbell an upon tbe antiquity of their families. The fetter W<mid not allo w that tbe Campbells had any right to rank *ith the M'Leans in antiquity, who, be insisted, were in exiatenoe as a clan sioce the beginning of the wojld. Campbell had a little raose Biblical knowledge than his antogonut, and asked hhn if the dan of tbe MXMSS 4 flood ^ood 1 what flood r asked M'Lean. ™ ^llow* ^ftt drowned all tbe world bat family and his flock," did Oampb^U— Pooh! you and your flood ..id",WLean my clan via uore the flood. — I have not read ii* mj saj4 Campbel^ of thev name of M'Lean goi»i into Noaa i aik. Noth's ark reported M'Leau in co> tempt: whe ever heard of a M'Lean that hadn't a beabi! ,-r