Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills

aSiitljs, -Marrialics. anb Deatfts. .V'oo' MAKRIAGE. DAvis-POTTEP.Sept. 11, 1879, at Trevethin Church, by the Rev J. C. Llewellin, Vicar, Charles Davis, Grocer, George St., Pontypool, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the late Mr W. Potter. DEATHS. Sept. 2, at Pontypool, aged 57 years, Phoebe, widow of Mr Richard Davies, labourer. Sept. 2, at Talywain, aged 69 years, Mr John Simmonds, blacksmith. Sept. 4, at Clapham Terrace, Blaenavon, aged 80 years, Sarah, wife of Mr William Goodwin, carpenter. Sept. 5, at Pontymoil, aged 46 years, Mr Joshua Edwards, bailer. Sept. 6, at Abersychan, aged 34 years, Mr Ed- ward Brown, railway labourer. Sept. 6, at Talywain, Aged 23 years, Elizabeth, p wife of Mr Samuel Wellington, railway labourer. Sept. 11, at Trosnant Street, Pontypool, aged 36 years, Mana., wife of Mr,Charles Minor, furniture

-r 1\1' 1 CORRESPONDENCE. ( ) The Proprietor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his Correspondents. The columns of this paper arp at all times open tc the ex- pression of opinions on subjects of a public character. Correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only, and to avoid personalities; and must enclose with the letter their ow-i names and postal addresses, not necessarily for publication (unless intended by them), but for the satis- faction of the Editor.

"THE WORLD WOULD BE THE BETTER FOR IT." To the Editor of the Free Press. An Englishwoman" presents her compliments to the Editor of the FREE PRESS, and sends the journal that contains the song. She received that number and others from a relative in Australia, and thinks it is not easy to get another copy of the music. Mr Jenkins is welcome to see the number, if the Editor will kindly forward it. The air is good and musical. As soon as the journal was received it was sent to Mr Harry Davis for the song to be learned and sung by him as a "motto song." The song has now achieved notoriety. Per- haps when Mr Davis sings at any entertainment in this locality he will favour the audience with The world would be the better for it." Pontnewynydd, Saturday morning.

THE FOUR SHILLING RATE. To the Editor of the Free Press. Dear Sir,—The Collector has delivered the little bills for the above, and politely requests as an instalment from me over L10. I shall pay it with better grace when I know how it has been spent. I bear every- where ugly rumours to the effect that the Board has been done;" that the local claims for professional, aye, and non-professional services, are something fabu- lous, and that our own townsmen have, without excep- tion (knowing the calf to be bled was a public one), put the knife in up to the hilt. I think, Mr Editor, this little Corner Bill should be particularised; let us see what every hero has thought his services worth in these unselfish times, and let the same be published in the FREE PRESS. Our Local Board can hardly refuse so reasonable a request; and I hope, if necessary, other and larger ratepayers will support my demand. Yours respectfully, A YICTIJT. Pontypool, September 8th, 1879.

THE depression of trade throughout the district of Monmouthshire and South Wales is being felt with great severity, and Boards of Guardians here will have to deal sharply with the able-bodied who regard the Workhouse as their shelter and home during the winter season; tnd a judicious application of the Workhouse-test will do much to weed out the idlers. We do lot suggest the adoption of severe, but rather prtventative mea- sures,which go a long way to effect a cure. From present prospects of dull trade and a bad harvest, we may certainly reckon upon all our Work- houses being. crowded to excess next winter.

THE excitement caused in the Rhondda Valley by the imprisonment of some of the leaders of the, Salvation Army" movement and the demonstra- tions accorded to them on tleir release are ex- tremely suggestive. On one side we see the law of the land, personified by the magistrate, police superintendent, and police sergeant, and on the other, two young ladies ani a few young men. The work in which the last are engaged —that of saving so"uls-is,.when conducted by re- gularly ordained and appointed ministers, usually held to be the most impotant in which man can possibly be concerned; md for the purpose of more systematically caivying it on they have banded themselves acong what is called the Salvation Army,' under a General, and having various officers 0:' military rank. The col- lision between the law and the lady-captain, Miss Louisa Lock, was that on a Sunday afternoon, she, and a few other leaders in the Salvation Army, were holding what nay be termed a prayer meeting in the public tloroughfare of the place in which they live. Tie spot was, apparently, a large open space capabb of holding a great num- ber of persons, and her, a crowd had assembled. By what may be gathered from the evidence of Police-sergeant Noot, several persons had made complaint to the police respecting the obstructions caused in the highways by the meetings of these people; and, accordingly that officer, after ob- serving that a woman failed to effect a passage through the crowd, made his way into its centre, where Miss Lock was at the time engaged in prayer, and tapping her upon the shoulder, told her they must move on." This they appear to have reluctantly done, after having been on the spot a quarter-of-an-hour, according to the Ser- geant. Summonses were afterwards taken out against Miss Louisa Lock, Miss Mary Lock, and the other leaders, the cases coming on before the n Stipendiary Magistrates after the lapse of some few days, during which the summoned parties continued to hold meetings. The evidence proved the obstruction, and the Stipendiary when giving his decision commented on the conduct of defen- dants in holding meetings while the case was still pending. The defendants were fined 5s each, with the alternative of three days imprisonment with hard labour. Miss Louisa Lock at once stated her determination to go to prison rather than pay the fine, and in this she was joined by all the others of the party. It will be observed that there was no question whatever as to their ability to pay the fine, but only as to their will. The magistrate remonstrated with Miss Louisa Lock for making a martyr of herself, and the party were given time to consider what they would do. Eventually the fine was paid for Miss Mary Lock, who was enjoined by her elder sister to carry on the work in their absence, and on Sa- turday the remainder of the party were sent to Cardiff Gaol. After their three days experience of prison labour and prison fare, they were in due course released, and returned home by train. Now comes the strangest part of the story. For the latter portion of their journey, the whole line was the scene of a monster demonstration, which can only have been called forth by an enthusiasm at once ecstatic and universal, and the passing of that train through these Welsh valleys became a triumphal progress. At the station which ter- minated the journey of this jubilant party of hymn-singing prisoners, an immense crowd had assembled, to be afterwards augmented at dif- ferent points by waiting hundreds," as they marched in procession along the road to a field in which they were addressed by Miss Lock and some others just released. No complaints were made against any one, but they expressed joy at their return home, and a determination to suffer the same experience again if it should be neces- sary. When not listening to the short speeches, the whole multitude appears to have been engaged in singing hymns of praise, interspersed with shouts of "Hallelujah" for the great victory which had just been gained; Captain Louisa Lock and her fellow officers had triumphed; they had once been martyrs, and they now were conquerors. There is great depth of meaning in all this. We see that a martyr makes many converts-that this movement is exerting a far greater influence than the generality of people suppose-that this influence, call it excitement or vrhat we may, is exercised in a cause to which only an infidel or a sot could object, the cause being that of religion and sobriety-that although this movement is aggressive, the war being carried Z5 into the enemy's country, the public street and neighbourhood of the public house, there is no force used beyond that of words, and the lan- guage, although undoubtedly forcible, cannot be called offensive in any way—that the movement is not confined to one locality, but embraces the whole country, in which there are 150 stations- and that the movement cannot be ignored or trampled upon, for such treatment will not crush but impart to it greater vitality. There can be no manner of doubt that some effort is required in the direction taken by these enthusiastic warriors of the Church militant, for but little religion is manifested among us, although so much of it is preached from the innumerable pulpits in our highly-favoured country. No objection can rea- sonably be urged against the purpose of the movement, and if the manner in which it is car- ried out be more zealous than is pleasing to some, it behoves us not to criticise too severely somewhat unrefined but altogether earnest efforts to rouse comatose consciences or besotted brains.

ON DIT. BY AN ABERSYCHAN CONTRIBUTOR. IT is so very rare that real solid home truths are spoken from the pulpit, that one need not be as- tonished at the recent unmistakeably plain speak- ing of the Rector of Merthyr giving rise to no small amount of comment. The straight blows dealt out by him against the shams of society u bore the stamp of sincerity; and who that is en- dowed with an ordinary amount of common sense and observation can for a moment doubt that the "'t.l.v u. If, wva Kkpsci vcu. xb uaØ uceu bälU, in reference te the treatment of physical diseases, that Physicians, despairing of making the prac- tice of medicine a profession, have reduced it to the level of a trade and I sigh to think that with but slight alteration the saying may be ap- plied to some of the puipit professors of to-day. WHAT a great pity that our noble and gallant de- fenders should pay so little attention" to the value of the word steady," as was made evident on Saturday last when our local contingent of the volunteer army returned from the review at Usk. Whether the unsteady character of their actions was attributable to the "sun" or the" wet," or a combination of both, I will not attempt to decide, but certain it was that discipline seemed set aside, and there was difficulty in understanding what was intended by the words of command; and how the efforts to move off in order would ter- minate was quite a matter of speculation, but we must not be too hard, the day's duty had been done. ARE you, Mr Editor, in the habit of journeying to Blaenavon after dark ? If so, take the advice of a friend, and take with you a lamp that has been well trimmed, and be careful where you step. The Local Board of that town is evidently bent upon pursuing a course of rigid economy, even at the expense of endangering the safety of life and property. I had thought that we poor beings living at Abersychan were more severely affiicted with depression than those of any other place in this valley; but when I found myself in the unlighted streets of Blaenavon recently, I almost thanked heaven that we were not so far reduced in the scale of civilization as to cause persons to run against each other in the streets at night, and afford ample scope for plunder and what not on dark nights. However, we manage to pay sufficient rates to enable our representatives to throw some light on the subject; and I pity the inhabitants of the benighted town up the valley that they should be compelled to remain in the dark-I had almost said, because rates are not paid-but must leave the Blaenavon people to trouble their heads with their own affairs."

Colonel William T. Betta, formerly of the Idth (Oamerian) Regiment and of the 88th Connaughl Rangers, has died at his residence at Hornsey, attei a loner illness, as-ed sixtv-one. SOUTH WALES COAL FOR MALTA.—We (Western Mail) hear that a Government order for a large supply of coal has just been obtained by a well- known colliery compa.ny at the Bute Docks, Car- diff, and will be executed forthwith. Now that it is considered necessary to send reinforcements out to India, an extra quantity of coal will doubtless be required for storage at Malta, and this order will probably be followed by others. FATAL ACCIDENT AT RHYMNEY.—On Monday, John Jones, overman of the New Duffryn Pit, was accidentally killed whilst engaged at his duty. Deceased, while stooping over a rope in the pit, was thrown into the air by the machinery being suddenly set in motion, and on alighting he met with severe injuries, and died instantaneously. The unfortunate man was widely known through- out the district. He leaves a widow and several children. Six young scamps, of ages varying from 11 to 15, were, on Tuesday, before the Bristol magistra- tes, charged with breaking into a Board school and stealing a pair of boots and 2s. 6d. in money. The young vagabonds had attained a certain degree of expertness, in what seemed to be their adopted calling, and obtained entrance to the school by cutting the cords of the window. Two having been previously convicted, were sentenced to 14 days hard labour, a third was sent to training ship, and the others were remanded ACCORDING to Galignani, a child, ten years old, has been arrested in Paris under somewhat sin- gular circumstances. He had been observed at night loitering with a big wicker cage along the streets and making sudden dashes into doorways after some invisible object. This object was found, on a close watch, to be invariably a cat, and a policeman thereupon thought himself justified in asking the little vagabond his business. "Oh! I am hunting cats," replied the boy, but I havn't done much to-night, they are too cunning, and I have only got the one you see in the cage." Fur- ther inquiry disclosed the fact that he was thus sent out at night to capture the unlucky felines by his father, who employed the day in selling the results of his son's nocturnal prowlings to the keepers of eating-houses.

PONTYPOOL PETTY SESSIONS. SATURDAY. (Before Colonel BYRDE, Chairman, &E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq) STONE THROWING.—A WARNING. JRichard Phillips, a lad, of Pontncwynydd, was summoned for assaulting Maria Harris ùy throwing a stone at her.—Complainant stated that she saw the boy throw the stone, and that his sister also threw a piece of iron at her. The stone struck her in the face, and caused a wound which bled freely.—The lad denied that he threw the stone, and his sister was placed in the box and swore that it was she who threw it.- The magistrates convicted and fined the defen- dant 10s, or seven days imprisonment.—The mother of the defendant here stepped forward in a hasty manner, and threw four half-crowns on the floor, at the same time making use of un- complimentary language. She was ordered back, and compelled to pick the money up. After doing so she again used hasty language, and the Chairman ordered her to be placed in the dock. —After remaining a considerable time in the company of convicted offenders, seated next to a tickct-of-leave man, she was allowed to go, and this time took a quiet departure. DOMESTIC MISERY. David Hughes, of Abersychan, was summoned by Catherine, his wife, for assaulting her.- Complainant said that on the previous Saturday defendant went home and struck her. She and her sons had maintained him for several years, as he had done no work.—Defendant said his wife aggravated him, and denied striking her. He was physically incapable of working. On promising not to interfere with his wife again, defendant was only ordered to pay the costs. THE QUALITY OF MERCY. John James, an elderly man, was charged with stealing a quantity of growing corn, the pro- perty of the Blaenavon Company,-P.c. Smith saw the prisoner walking away from the stables with a bundle under his arm, which, on exami- nation, was found to contain eleven pounds of corn and as he could give no satisfactory ac- count of his possession of it, he was taken into custody.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said it was the first time he had been in trouble, and was very sorry.—An official connected with the Company said prisoner had been in their em- ployment for six years, having only left within a recent period, and nothing was known against him. He was, no doubt, in very distressed cir- cumstances.—The Chairman said the Bench much regretted that prisoner should have been led to commit such a crime, and it was all the worse that he had formerly been employed by the Company ho robbed. Looking at his pre- vious good character, and his present destitu- tion, they would only sentence him to one day imprisonment. WHOLESALE SUMMONING. John Rosser, William Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Margaret Lewis, Ellen Lewis, and Mary Ann Lewis, wore summoned by Henry Morgan for assaulting him.—There were also cross-sum- monses, in which Morgan was charged with assault.—The evidence of Morgan was to the effect that on the previous Saturday night he was going home, and the six defendants set upon and ill-treated him, one asking him to go to afield and have seven ronuds.The magis- trates thought it was unusual that if men were in earnest they would stipulate the number of rounds they would have.—The defence was that Morgan was going home drunk, and Rosser offered to see him safely there. Morgan then challenged him to fight, and Rosser, in order to get him along, said in a joke that he would "just have seven rounds" in a field which he mentioned, and which was close to Morgan's home, thinking thereby to get him on his journey.—Witnesses were called on both sides, and even that adduced for the complainant went far to prove the truth of the defence.—Mr Phillips remarked that Rosser seemed to have acted in a friendly manner to the complainant, as he afterwards did see him safely home.- Mary Ann Lewis, who was evidently in an unfit state of health to appear in a police court, and was allowed to remain seated during the en- quiry, was then put into the witness box to give evidence in the cross-summons. She swooned, however, before being examined, and was re- moved out of court through tho magistrates' private entrance by the direction of Mr Ed- wards.—The Bench said they had already de- termined that no assault was committed upon Morgan, even by his own showing. The sum- m —t i> £ 3 pil.'1 would have to pay the costs. No doubt Mrs Lewis would, under the circumstances, with- draw her summons against Morgan.—The case oxcited a great amount of interest, and the de- cision of the magistrates gave general satis- faction. ROBBERY BY A TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN. Henry Twizzle, and David Evans, who have only recently been released from prison, were charged with stealing oue pair of trousers and one jacket, the property of Henry Williams, at the Tranch .-Alrs Williams deposed to having missed the trousers and jacket produced from a building adjoining her residence they were the property of her husband.—William Preston proved having seen the prisoners near the pre- mises on the day of the robbery.—Sergt. Young stated that the prisoners were apprehended in Newport, Twizzel wearing the stolen clothes at the time.—In answer to the usual questions, Twizzel, whose intellect does not appear to be very bright, replied, I sha'nt do it again," and Evans denied any complicity in the theft.— Twizzel, who is a returned convict, was com- mitted for trial at the Sessions at Usk, and Evans was discharged.

STATE OF TRADE. It is stated that Messrs Crawshay and Sons have determined to re-open their St. Annals mine, in the Forest of Dean, which has been closed for some months. It is estimated thirty thousand persons are at present out of employment at Glasgow. The engineering, or generally speaking, the iron trades only, are doing well. The building trades are in the worst condition of all. It will be necessary to make special provision this winter to render assistance, as was done last winter. On Tuesday afternoon, a riot occurred in Glasgow. About 300 men, mostly of the un- employed class, forced their way into shops in the northern part of the city, and helped them- selves to tho contents. They also rilfed a bread van on the street. Several of the ringleaders have been apprehended. A meeting of the Glamorganshire and Car- marthenshire Tin-plate Association was held on Monday at the Cameron Arms Hotel, Swansea, when 18 works were represented. After a dis- cussion of a couple of hours, the decision was arrived at that work should be resumed at the old scale of wages. The cotton operatives in Ashton-under-Lyne and neighbourhood have resolved to strike against a reduction of 5 per cent. A meeting- the largest ever known—of self-actor mule spinners was held Tuesday night to receive re- ports of deputations who waited upon employ- ers. Reports were all to the effect that the masters refused to withdraw the notices, and the meeting, deeming the action of the em- ployers very unsatisfactory, unanimously deci- ded to strike. By a subsequent resolution it was agreed that no assistance from the funds of the Union should be asked for two weeks. The strike was to commence at some of the mills yesterday (Thursday), and at others on the following day. The firm of Ilorrocksos, Miller, and Co., the largest cotton spinners and manufacturers in the North of England, have given notice that on and after Jthe 17th inst. the wages of their spinners will be reduced 10 per cent., their weavers 5, and their card-room hands 5. Their initiative will probably be followed by a general reduction. A meeting of weavers was held on Tuesday night at Dewsbnry to consider a strike that has occurred at the works of Messrs Joseph New- some and Son, woollen manufacturers, Batley Carr, 155 weavers having stopped work in con- sequence of a reduction in their wages. Some time ago a standard list was drawn up and pub- lished, and by it the above firm paid. Recently it has come to their knowledge that some manu- facturers in the neighbourhood have been pay- ing less per string for reversibles, Devons, and plain pilots; and on Monday they put a Dotico up stating that in future they would pay by the reduced list. It is against this the weavers, 150 in number, have struck. They contend that prices are too low already, and at the meeting on Tuesday night it was strongly urged that the action of the firm should be resisted. Mr A. Macdonald, M.P., presiding over a meeting of bakers in Glasgow oil Tuesday night, counselled the men to organise, without which it was impossible to better their condi- tion. Resolutions, pledging the meeting to union, were adopted. The whole of the guards, drivers, aud plate- layers on the Cambrian Railway have had notice of a reduction in their wages. Thirty- two workmen are under notice at the Cambrian Railway Works, Oswestry, and the others are to be put on four and a half day's time. This is necessitated by reduced traffic, owing to tho bad state of trade. Tho Monk Bretton Colliery Company, South Yorkshire, on Wednesday morning gave the whole of their workmen notice that their ser- vices would not be required in a fortnight from that day. It is not known whether the inten- tion of the Cetnpany is to lay idlo their exten- sive workings, or demand a reduction, but it is thought the latter will be the case. It is reported that, at the iron market at Mid- dlesborough on Tuesday, there was a continu- ance of the improvement that has been noticed for the past two or three weeks. One of the merchants was fortunate enough to book an order for 6,000 tons of pig iron for shipment to America. The important works at Briton Ferry, called the Vernon Tin Works, wore re-started on Tues- day. The puddlers, who about twelve months ago were reduced 9d per ton, have received 9el advance, in addition to the rate for which they worked during the last month. They are con- sequently placed on the same level as all other puddlers in the tin works of Wales. The colliers at the Ubberley Pits, Bucknall, near Hauley, who have been on strike for a fortnight, owing to the masters endeavouring to enforce a reduction of wages and to intro- duce labour from another colliery which is standing at lower wages, held a meeting on Monday on the pit bank, and a large section re- solved to resume work at the masters' terms. The minority declined to be ruled by the majo- rity, who are acting independently. The reports which come from the manufac- turing centres are not of a nature to lead to the conclusion that universal vitality has been in- fused into the dull and depressed markets. In some quarters more than the customary au- tumnal demand has been experienced for com- modities which unfortunately bear only a minimum of profit, such as pig iron and yarns, but for the articles wherein skilled labour is most employed little or no revival can be found. Brisker trade would mean the necessity of larger sums of money floating from hand to hand, but there are no evidences of this. The note circulation would increase, the sums pass- ing through the Bankers' Clearing House would augment, and the amount lying dormant in, bankers' hands be diminished. As respects some of these certain signs of active business, it is only necessary to say that facts demonstrate cloarly, even compared with the dulness of the corresponding period of last year, that matters are no better than they were then. Last week the sums passed through the Clearing House were 14 per cent. less, and the amount of pri- vate deposits held by the Bank of England 50 per cent. more than in the same week in 1878, the accumulation in the vaults of the Bank of England being now within one million of the highest total ever reached. There is nothing herein which shows that manufacturers are more busily engaged, or that justification exists fortherose-coloured pictures occasionally drawn of the wonderful impetus lately given to some industries. The foreign trade statistics for the last month show distinctly in what degree the various branches of commerce have improved, and it is found from them that larger exports have been coupled with lower prices. With low prices it is absolutely impossible that increased profits can be made by merchants and manu- facturers, because the increased demand is not in the same ratio as the reduction in values. At the same time, less money is wanted in conducting business, and bankers and others are the recipients of capital for which no remunerative employment can be found. It must be remembered that the month of September, coming as it does at the end of a disastrous summer, is hardly the time when any distinct improvement can make ittic-if felt, though spurts in some quarters may possibly be productive of individual benefit. The contin- gency of any sudden collapse financially-cannot •) n ,U + S r y of most of the experts that the rottenness has been purged out of the banking and mercantile world. It cannot, however, be forgotten that at about this time last year the prospects were strongly in favour of a continuance of very cheap money for a long time. The failure of the Glasgow Bank and of mushroom ilrms had the effect of increasing the rate for accommodation from about 3 per cent. to 8 per cent. in a few weeks. Setting aside this contingency, there is nothing in other data to raise the idea of any practical change taking place in the money market during the next month or two.

A CUNARD VESSEL ASHORE.-Flrf, .PASSENGERS DROWNED. At Totberrow Point, near the Lizard, on Saturday evening, the Cunard steamer Brest went ashore on a dangerous reef of rocks, during a dense fog which had arisen. She was bound from Havre to Liverpool having left Brest on Saturday morning. When it was found that the steamer was ashore two cannona were fired, and several boats put out from Cadgwith; but owing to the fog and the proximity of rocks it was a considerable time before she was discovered, and then it was found that she was in such a position that no assistance could be rendered from shore. al- though the cries of the passengers could be distinctly heard. The lifeboat by this time had arrived, and she succeeded in getting alongside, and taking off all on board save five, transferring them into other boats, by which they were taken ashore. Five however of 150 passengers are missing, three men, a woman, and a. boy. Italian emigrants, who were on their way to Liverpool to be transhipped for New York. The frantic shrieks of the numerous Italians on board were heartrending, and the difficulty of making them understand what they were required to do made the work of debarkation very difficult. The villagers showed generous hospitality, and made great exertions to collect the poor people with their little property. Ihey were removed in vehicles to Falmouth. Nobodies have yet been recovered. The Brest remains fast on the rocks. Her cargo is being transferred to hulks, but the weather being boisterous there is every proba- bility of the steamer becoming a total wreck.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is to be examined as a witness in the libel case against the Investigator newspaper. 9 The Examiner hears that the expense of the Russian expedition against the Turcomans already amounts to ten million roubles. Elijah Mason, until recently collector of poor rates for the North Ward, Great Yarmouth, is under re- mand on a charge af embezzling £ 365. 15s. 9d. from the rates. Elizabeth Hodges, a young married woman, has been killed by jumping from the window of a housa on fire in Soho, London. Messrs. Crawshay and Sons, Forest of Dean hava re-started Stannal's iron mine, which was closed three months ago, owing to the depression in the iron trade. Wisconsin has a wealthy farmer who is known as "The Cranberry Prince." A smart shock of earthquake has been felt round Szegedin, in Hungary, Mr. Lorin, of Chatres, has won the first prize of 4,000f. for designs for Joan of Arc windows in Orleans Cathedral. The magistrates of Canterbury have declined tc allow the members of the police force to serve School Board summonses. There has been an outbreak of typhoid fever among swine in Hull. Four pigs have died and twelve hav< had to be slaughtered. The death is announced, in her 73rd year, of Mrs Cumming, wife of the Rev. Dr. Cumming, whict took place at her residence in Woburn Square. The Cologne Gazette describes the Sedan anniver- sary in that town as a decided falling off from las1 year, and as no longer assuming the character of I public festival. The personal estate of the late Mr. Alexander Whitelaw, some time member of Parliament for Glasgow, has been "recorded" in the Court books of the Commissariat of Lanarkshire at £ 692,300. Telegrams received at Philadelphia state that General Grant has sailed from Yokohama for San Francisco, in the steamer City of Tokio, and is ex- pected to arrive at San Francisco on September 21. A sad accident has occurred on the I"1.ke at Elles- mere. A. H. Woolward, son of the late Vicar of Belton, Grantham, was yachting the other morning with some friends, when he fell overboard and was drowned. We are glad to hear that Professor Huxley's long- expected "Introductory Primer" of the Sciences is at last in the press, and will be published by Messrs. Macmillan and Co., in the course of th6 autumn.