Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

A SAD RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The Midland Hallway Station at Matlock Bath, the well-known inland watering place, was the scene of a dreadful railway accident on Good Friday. It would appear that on that day 15 or 16 special trains, convey- ing upwards of fourteen or fifteen thousand excursion- ists, arrived by the Midland Railway at Matlock Bath, from London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Derby, and other large towns, the latter among the number con- tributing no fewer than four specials for upwards of 3,500 or 4,000 excursionists. All arrived in perfect safety, but in the despatch of these specials from Matlock at nine o'clock a dreadful accident occurred. The plat- form of the station had been packed to overflowing long before each batch of special aarriages was brought up, and the passengers struggled to secure good places. Between eight and nine o'clock the last of the four special trains ran into the station at the rate of four or five miles per hour. A cry of "Any more for Derby" was no sooner raised than a general rush was made to the approaching train, which consisted of some thirty empty carriages, and the result was that twenty passengers were pre- cipitated head foremost upon the train. Fortunately the platfopm at the Matlock Station is rather high, and the space between it and the footboard of thecarriages very little. However, several persons fell through under the train, and many carriages passed over some of their limbs. The injured were immediately picked up and attended to; some were conveyed to Derby, others to the infirmary, and others were sent home.

NEW WORDS FOR AN OLD SONG. Oh, the Roast Beef of New England And ob, the New EoglUh Roast Beef '.—Punch.

THE PROTOCOL. (From Monday's Standard.) The Protocol was signed on Saturday at the Foreign Office, by the representatives of England, Russia, ..F,rance, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Lord Derby came to London for the purpose, and met, at three o'clock, Count Miinster, Musnrus Pacha, Count Beust, Count Schouvaloff, the Marquia d'Hareourfc, and General Count Menabrea. Their Excellencies met in the email Conference room, and were engaged together for nearly an hour. Lord Derby then returned to Fair hill, where he is spending the Easter recess. Later in the afternoon Count Beust, Count Miinster, Count Schonvaloff, and General Count Menabrea mat at the French Embassy, Albert-gate, and had a conference with the Marquis d'Harcourt. The French Ambassador left London for Paris the same evening by the mail train. The conditions under which the signature of Eng- land has been affixed to the Protocol have already been explained to our readers but it may be useful to repeat, in the clearest words, that if peace and dis- armament on the part of Turkey and Russia do not result from the Protocol, it will ipso facto become void. But Russia has professed herself ready to enter into diplomatic negociations with Turkey on the question of disarmament, if peace is concluded with Monte- negro, and if the Porte also will undertake to disarm, and will give evidence of a serious intention to carry out the internal reforms that were demanded from her at the Conference. The St. Petersburg Skiya Vaidomosti says The Proto- col Is the beginning of trie denouement Russia cannot dis- arm unlelllllhe 11 convinced that she will not have to arm again. War may not be immediate, but it it inevitable." The Golos says "The signing of the Protocol does not decide peace or war. However desirable peace may be, there are situations in which war is necessary." rhe Journal St. Petersbourg says" The tone of the debates at Constantinople leaves little hope of a peaceful Issue," Monday night's Nord, of Brussels, adverting to the signa- ture of we Protocol by the representatives of the Powery, Says that this diplomatic act has the undoubted advantfge ol defining in the clearest manner to the Turkish Government what the reforms are which mnst be effected in order that Europe may be led to believe tn the P-Tie's detire to improve the condition of the Christians in the East. What, says the fiord, is required above all, Is a thorough transformation of local Institutions, and It Is this transformation which Is de- taanded by the Protocol, in conformity with the decisions arrived at by the Envoys at the Comerence. The Times, In a leader on the signing of the Protocol, remarks Now that the Protocol has been signed, we may fairly credit our own Governmer,t with a considerable diplo- matic success. At first the Cabinet of St. Petersburg laid down conditions which, whether reasonable or not, were Inconsistent with the resolution of this country to take ho step which might lead to war. In no circum- stances would England pledge hendl to consider what active measures should be adopted for the pacifica- tion of Turkey, lest the should thus seem to autho- tiae.the assumption that Russia had any right to Invade the O;toman Empire Gradually the Protocol tvas attenuated until It came to m'ban that, in some Unspecified circumstances, the Powers should consult with each other as to the best way of applying some unspecified Ineana for the attainment of some not very accurately speci- Bed and, Even when the Protocol was thus brought within the limits of diplomatic safety our own Government hesi- tated to sanction tt, unlets Ruut", should promtie to de- mobilize her troops At last both the Powers have hit on a compromise which, whUe enabling each to retain all that was Valuable in its demands, gives a certain measure of victory to "theEnglish Cabinet. It stgned the Protocol on Saturday Without watting until Turkey and Montenegro have lusde peace, or until Russia "nd Turkey have disarmed. liut it has stipulated, on the other hand, that the Protocol *hall be of no t fleet it those objects should not be attained. Thus our Government has abandoned a point of form to *tastla, but has retained the substance of Its conditions. Rt&sia, on the other hand, is ready to declare that she will consent to demobilize her lorsea, and to receive an envoy from the Porte for the purpose of considering the question Of disarmament of both sides, If Turkey should make peace With Montenegro, If she should show herself disposed to disband her lorces, and if she should also manifest an earnest 1Vlah to set about the work of reform."

A "TICHBORNE" DEMONSTRATION IN HTDE PARK3; The sympathisers with "an innocent man in Prison," meaning the convict at Dartmoor, were in- cited to demonstrate on Easter Monday their demand |or his release in the name of the people of Eng« nd, the place of demonstration appointed being ttyde Park. A procession was promised, and tho People of- London were appealed to to assemble in their thousands to heas addresses from Dr. Kenealy Mr.; ^Vhalley, whose efforts would bq assisted by Magna Chartists and the "Tichaorne Release S^sociations." .The demonstration commenced in j*vistock • square, where Dr. Kenealy resides, ^ero assembled some banner-bearers and vehicles various classes, an open carriage or two, **ansom cabs, and dog carts — all very much ^owded. The band enlivened the neighbourhood JJith selectioas of the music generally known as popular airs" while the patient procession waited *°r its leader, who, when he caooe forth enrobed in a &*wl of dazzling tartan, red being the chief colour, received with warm cheers. The member for Stoke- •jP°n-Trttnt being seated in a carriage, the procession on to Trafalgar-square, the people composing line "opening out'" to a coneiderable length r11 the way. The line was p marshalled by men on Ofseback who wore the Tichborne" colours, and white, in a sash, some in military style *°*oaa the breast, and others, by way of variety, o"\n(l the neck like a comforter," Que wore an jfder on his breast, consisting of a medal surmounted letters embroidered on silk, the letters being referring, it was explained, to the words ioolfl and Fanatics" used in the celebrated trial. Trafalgar-square other processions from the east *bd south were met, and, all joining, they marched westward. The banners made a great show, but most °> them had done duty many a time and oft, a new being a representation on canvas of the full-length figure of a man who is described underneath as the Modern Cromwell"; and the artist has been most in portraying some unknown Magna j-'hartist who is hereafter to be a public man. Other held up to execration Judges and juries, "lie others extolled those who had made them- prominent on one side in what is known as the ■lichborne agitation." As a procession the numbers nothiag as compared with the organisations of rorklng men on subjects of interest to working men; in the Park were assembled many thousands Persons of very different classes from thsse who had in line with banner and band. The people" been begged to wear round their hats printed ^ands with the words "Release Tichborne," and rPOngh these and Tichborne colours were hawked bout, not one person in a thousand wore either. The P'oceesion moved along the drive on the north side of Serpentine, and when the head of it had reached «arly to the boathouse of the Royal Humane Society halt was called. Dr. Kenealy then rose in the ~riage in which he had been carried, and began to those immediately about him, for he was not apparently disposed to walk to the "Reformers' r'ee." He declared that the Judges, against whom spoke with vehemence, made np their minds to be y this case unjust, that the juries had truckled to the ndges, and >hat a) I the jathorities had basely combined o ruin and degrade an innocent man. The speaker then referred to Sir Roger Tichborne," and gave hat he stated was an account of the prisoner's suf- rings, whoqa he described aB being treated in a brutal Planner in prison, the evident intention of his gaolers a iZF Tichborne." The speaker then held up m introduced as young Roger Tioh- <■ -J16! and the lad was immediately hailed as the v oung Sir Roger." The member for Stoke concluded Baoying a resolution, but, as he turned his back that part of the crowd he had been addressing, 0 Words of hit resolution could not be heard. Hands held up for it, and it was declared to be ^r'^ed. An oration was then commenced by occupant of another carriage, who called of?, the people to protest against the system *»h Public paying for prosecutions, especially the.? n°thii>g was allowed from the public purse for *he w 'Bnoe« He proposed the adoption of a petition to {j. *touse of Commons for the immediate release of Charles Doughty Tichborne." One of the ^•unH mar8^a^a descended from his horse, and, Grin. *11* the carriage, seconded the motion amid of kt°* "Give it 'em, Cabby," be proceeded to speak bofc.]! love for Tichborne," and of his being a Tich- Irom the erown of his head to the sole of his 1 resolution was also carried, and the chief concluded, the prooession moved on, into their seats other orators who along ot been addressing seleofc audiences, composed P|e who had been indisposed to venture among ^owd occupying front plaoee. The car- other vehicles then proceeded down the tK the banners were carried across the Ghreec, 2 werp folded up. Tbe crowds of people then quiet enjoyment of the beautiful park.—-

2*1<<*o«ii*t*8nt eclipse of the moon, the Turks at Ooo- reported to have fired guns, according te In order to frighten the dragon devoar- tot># releasing its prey. A letter from SrVtoatie,, j*8 In the Journal d* ffeftte* reoords another iSv "VPmi °fental beliefs. It states that the opealng of ,<nõt all aDten, was postponed from the ISth to the be^a^Wesented, to give the Depntles time to arrive, Sf ^l&iBai -^trologer of theVecaglto'reported agunst reeemmended tlot only the dsv, but e*the ceremony. L,;l'j' l,t" aa v ■

GOOD FRIDAY CUSTOMS IN LONDON. On the morning of Good Friday, after the service at the old Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smith- field, some of the provisions of a curious will were observed. The rector, the Rev. John Abbis, now 88 years of age (and who was appointed to the living in 1819), laid twenty-one sixpences on the spot in tne churchyard where the testatrix is supposed to be lying. These were for as many aged widows, the only condition being that they should want the money, andwere not too stiff in thflir. limbs to pick it up. While be. queathing the means for a continued recognition of ber will in this particular referred to, the donor also provided for payment of a small fee for the sermon. (It may be mentioned that the will is lost.) The church of Allhallows, Lombard-street, was the tcene of other quaint observances. At the close of the service, the will of one Peter Symonds, bearing date 1587, bad effect given to it. According to this instrument, sixty of the younger scholars who attended from Christ's Hospital were presented with a new penny and a packet of raisins. Those of the children of the Langbourn Ward Schools who are of the choir received hot cross" buns, as well as small sums in new coins. Upon several of the poor of the parish were bestowed Is. each and a loaf. The gifts were disbursed at the vestry door by the churchwardens, who would have done so over the tomb of the bene- factor in Liverpool. street had it not been effaced by railway operations. At the London Docks the time-honoured custom of flogging Judas Iscariot in effigy was celebrated with the usual vigour by the Portuguese and Spanish sailors whose vessels are now lying in the docks. There have been a good many traitors both before and after the time of the false Apostle, but none have ever been so widely execrated as Judas Iscariot, whose name has become the synonym for the basest treachery. The ceremony which the Portuguese sailors delight to in- dulge in on Good Friday partakes somewhat of the character of a rude Passion play," and commences very early in the morning. At daybreak a block of wood, rudely carved in imitation of the arch betrayer and clothed in an ordinary sailor's suit with a red worsted cap on ita head, was hauled by a rope round the neck into the fore rigging of the vesseL The crews of the various vessels on their return from service in the Roman Catholic chapel assembled together the figure was lowered on to the deck from the rigging, and, amidst shouts, and with great jeering and derision, cast into the water, and ducked three times. Judas was then hoisted on board, and after being kicked round the deck, was lashed to the capstan. The crew then furnished themselves with knotted ropes, and, being by this time in a state of frantic excitement, proceeded to flog the image. At first they worked in a body, but after a little while the men, being told off in pairs, kept up the flogging until every rag of clothing on the wooden figure was cut to tatters. During the whole ef these proceedings the ehip's bell kept up an incessant clangour which, with the shouts and curses of the men, and a sort of rude chant by the non-actors, caused a fearful noise. The captain of the ship and his friends looked on admiringly and encouraged the- men in their work by serving out goes of grog to recruit their exhausted energies. At one o'clock the dummy Judas was unlashed and conveyed with much ceremony to the galley, where it was burnt amidst the cheer tof all present. There was a large number of sailors pre- sent from the neighbouring ships and a few landsmen, and the proceedings were interrupted by a slight incident. A stranger who had obtained a front seat on the bulwarks of the vessel contrived in his excite- ment to lose his balance, and fell into the dock. He was immediately fished out, and apparently was not much the worse for his involuntary ducking.

THE LATE MRS. NASSAU SENIOR. (From The Times.) A wider circle than commonly sorrows for the death of a friend has to lament the premature passing away of one who, beyond her claims on private regret, by public service of an unusual kind seems to deserve brief commemoration in our columns. Jane Elizabeth, sister of Thomas Hughes, Q C., and daughter-in law of the late Nassau William Senior, with singular attractiveness and a gift of song which, employed in in public, would have placed her in the foremost rank of vocalists, united an untiring benevolence, and a large charity of thought and act which, besides making her the soul of all good works in which she privately engeged, led her at length to public employment-the first woman, as far as we know, who ever tilled a salaried office in a most important central depart- ment of the Government. To say nothing of Miss Nightingale, there have been and are many women rendering valuable service in practical philan- thropic work, as the late Mrs. Chisholm, the great promoter and organizer of female emigration to Australia, whose death we were grieved to record a few days ago Miss Rye, who is still labour- ing in her vocation of providing homes In Canada for destitute children; Miss Octavia Hill, who has done and is doing such admirable work in improving poor and neglected quarters of the metropolis; and many others, not to mention the female members of School Boards in London and elsewhere. But these are either unpaid or unofficial labourers or toilers in local as distinguished from central fields of action. Mrs. Senior was the first woman who ever obtained a high salaried official appointment among men, and on the name terms, in one of the most difficult departments of the State, the Local Government Board. She bad long before this been active in her private sphere as a visitor of workhouses and an active promoter of the education and improvement of the poor, and several of her com- munications on the boarding out of pauper orphans have appeared in these columns. From the time that Mr. Stansfeld assumed the Presidency of the Local Go. vernment Board he had felt the want in the service of the Department of feminine knowledge and insight in relation to the female departments of our workhouses and pauper schools. In the course of conversation on this desideratum with Miss Octavia Hill, the name of Mrs. Senior was first brought before him by that lady as that of one eminently qualified by her abilities, cha- racter, and private work, for this difficult and delicate employment. He was then personally a stranger to Mrs, Senior. After seeing her and talking the matter over with her, he, in January, 1873, gave her an appointment as Assistant-Inspector, at first, by her own wish. temporary, to inquire and report to the Board a woman's view as to the effect on girls of the education in pauper schools. Mrs. Senior made her report in January, 1874, after continuous inquiry during the year. The recollection of the warm con- troversy excited by that report will still be in the minds of many of our readers. It aroused, as was to have been expected, vehement dissent among those connected with these schools, and one experienced and much-respected Inspector in particular who bad been prominent in forming and fostering them. This is not the place or the occasion to recur to that dispute. Whatever warmth may have been imported into the controversy, Mrs. Senior's official superiors were satisfied, to use the words of Mr. Lambert, that Mrs. Senior had discharged her duties in a most con. scientious, able, and exemplary manner, though her position was one of extreme difficulty." He adds his conviction that by her labours, short as they were, she effected many and lasting improvements in the management and treatment of girls in pauper schools. But the best proof of the high opinion formed by the President of the Board of the way in which Mrs. Senior had discharged her temporary duty is to be found" in the warrant of the 18th of February, 1874, appointing her Inspector of Work. houses and of Workhouse (or separate) and Dis- trict Paupers Schools, with the duty of inquiring into their female departments and the treatment of infants. She was directed to inquire more especially into the condition, management, and employment of adult female inmates, the discharge of their duties by the female staff of officers and nurses, the present con- dition, health, and cleanliness, training and instruction of female children and the care of infants. She was authorized to exercise a supervision over the provisions for hiring girls out to service aad visiting them in their places; to report defects and BUggest improvements to the Board, with the needful powers of entry, inspec- tion, and inquiry. The letter enclosing the warrant expressed the Board s general approval of the report Mrs. Senior had already laid before them, and con- gratulated her on the prospect of now opportunities of usefulness opened out to her by the adoption of plans for the better clarification and organization of schools in the metropolis. Mrs. Senior entered at once upon her duties under this comprehensive warrant, but in November, 1874, she was un- happily struck down by the iunera which has now carried her to the grave. She then reluctantly "signed the appointment of inspector, which she had received at the beginning of the year. Her letter of resignation enclosed a memorandum of a scheme for a work which she had hoped the Board would sanction, and which she hoped might be useful to anyone who might Bucoeed her. ■This was a plan fo* the appoint- ment of oentral and local committees of ladies to watch over ytiune servant girls under 18 years of age; to provide places where such giris net having friends ooold pass their Sundays out safely and pleasantly, and proper lodgings for them in the intervals of one situation and another; for help in sickness, penny banks, JK., with an outfine of the duties of the central and local committees. Her mind was engaged on these subjects while she could work at ail, awl through her long and Ungaring illness they were never absent from her thoughts. No sucoesaor bag been appointed to Idrs, Senior, 604 it would not be easy tp fiifd one; but it is to be hoped that the in; tention dI Mr. Stansfeld is only ip abeyance, and that Borne other woman may yet be fodad to be inbusted 11M totW VTBIEH UM Seeks WM feroed to drop from her failing hand. Of the loss by Mrs. Senior's death to her family, add a larger and more notable circle of friends than falls to the lot of most, even of the most accomplished and attractive women, it is impossible here to speak. It is by virtue of her pecu- liar public work that this brief tribute to her beloved memory can claim a place in these columns.

[From Punch ] IN MEMORIAM. JANE ELIZABETH SENIOR. Died, agsd forty-eight, at 98, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, on Saturday, March 24; burled at Woking Cemetery, Monday, March 26. Mrs. Senior, ilstar ot Thomas Qughei, Q C., and daughter- In-law of the late Nassau W. Senior, was appointed by the Right Honourable James Stansfeld, President of the Local Government Board, Jirst, in February, 1873. temporary Assis- tant Inspector, and In January, 1874, permanent Inspector of the Department, to inqnire, and report, especially, on the female departments of Worthouses and Workhouse Schools, and the care and education of female pauper girls and the nursing of lnfaotg. She was forced by the Illness of which the died to resign this employment in November, 1874. Mrs. Senior was the first woman ever employed In such a capacity. Not for the bright face we shall see no more, Not for the dweet voice we no more shall hear, Not for the heart with kindness brimming o'er, Large charity, and sympathy sincere. These are not things that ask a public pen To blazon its memorial o'er her name; But, that in public work she wrought with men, And faced their frowns, and over-lived their blame. Yet never swerved a hair's breadth from the line Of woman's softness, gentleness, and grace; But brought from these an Influence to refine Rough tasks and squalid, and there leave its trace. Honour to him who in a sneering age Braved quip and carp and cavil, and proclaimed A woman's fitness pauper needs to gauge,- In purpose strong, In purity uuBhamed. For paupers, too, have sex the workhouse walls Hold mothers, maidens, and girl-babes, on whom A woman's eye with woman's insight falls, Sees its own ways for sunlight to their gloom. And so this noble and brave lady turned From glad life, luxury, and thronging friends That hung on her sweet voice, and only yearned To guide her holy work to useful ends. But Death to Life begrudged her, striking down The task unfinished from her Willi Eg hands, Leaving to women yet to come the crown Of her left llfe's-work, that for others stands. Then lay and leave her In her quiet grave, Where the sun shines undimmed, the rain falls clear, And birches bend, and deodaras wave Evergreens arms of welcome o'er her bier.

A WESLEYAN MAYOR AND A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP. On Monday the Roman Catholic Bishop of Liver- pool laid the foundation stone of a new church at Greenbank, St. Helens. The new building is to ac. commodate 850 worshippers, and will cost about 210,000 In the evening a banquet was given, and the Mayor of St. Helens, who (the Liverpool Fetf says) is a member of the Wesleyan community, was present. The Bishop proposed the Mayor's health, and the Mayor, in acknowledging the compliment, said that it gave him great pleasure to be present, and he re- joiced with them in the success which had attended their efforts that day—a success which had enabled them to lay the foundation-stone of another church in the town. He rejoiced because he looked upon the various churches of the town as centres of instruction and centres of influence, which tended to the moral and spiritual welfare of the people. He was not a Iloman Catholic, but he rejoiced in every centre of influence for good, whatever might be the tenets of the Church to which those centres belonged. For the welfare of the town which he had the honour of representing, he felt pleasure in being there that evening, and it would be ungrateful of him, with the feeling, which he had for every branch of the Ohurch, if he did not wish his Catholic towns- men God-speed. There was still a vast amount of ignorance to be removed, and the churches were the centres around which the moral influence was to be thrown, and which should gather in the outcasts who had hitherto been left to themselves. He hoped that the church the foundation-stone of which they had just laid would be raised with all possible speed, and he wished it God's blessing

ROYAL VISITS TO CADIZ. A Correspondent writes to The Times from Port St. Mary "The simple, quiet, and unostentatious entry of King Alfonso may be strikingly contrasted with the coming of another King to Cadiz and its neighbouring towns in the year 1624,-1 allude to Felipd IV. on the 16th of March, 1624, this King Philip IV. arrived with his retinue at Cadfz, and Miguel de Cardenas, manager of the Royal Household, at once sent a re- quisition to Medina Sidonia, a hill town, whose environs abound in game, desiring thitt, so long as His Majesty Felipd IV. remained at Cadiz, the township of Medina Sidonia should furnish every day for the Rayal Household the following supplies:—100 chickens, 2,000 eggs of hens, 30 pairs (brace) of partridges, 80 rabbits, 30 arrobaa of charcoal, 100 fanegas of barley, and 50 beds (once for all). Nor did peaceful Port St. Mary escape; for a requisition was sent here for one amount of 1 barrel of eggs, 50 fanegas of barley, 50 arrobas of charcoal, 20 chickens, 20 kids, and every hare, rabbit. and partridge which could be found in the town. And if all this be not sent across the Bay to Cadfz to-morrow before noon,' added the stern missive,' the Mayor of Ihe town shall be sent to the prison, and pay down a fine of 200 ducats to the Royal Household.' Not a kid, not a partridge, not a rabbit could the terrified Alcalde find; however, each one of the courtly towns- folk of Puerto, who saw the difficulty, gave one-half of his larder, and the lumbering, lateen-sailed faluchos beat out, laden with &11 the comestibles of the little town, across the sounding-bar and the wind ruffled Waters of the bay, to Cadis, and His M&jesty was appeased and the Royal Household satisfied. The King's retinue ate, possibly, turkey instead of rabbit, and the horsed filled their bellies with the green spring barley. Such was a Rjysfl Tour' in 1M4."

:a It's AN IN. WIND," &a.-Sporting Sub. co I shonld like to have my leave as soon as possible, Qfilonel, for I have iust heard my father's had a bad out hunting."—Cilonel, •' Dear me! I'm sorry to hear thattl I topie he's hot hurt F'-Spertlng Sub. .lob. ft w, tfyri 1 enly I wwot to haare bis horie I' "PflnWi.

DEATH OF SIR JUNG BAHADOOR. The Amrita Bazar Patrika gives an account of Sir Jung Bahadoor's death. The 25th February being Holee Day (Govind Dwadasee) he went to bathe at Bagonuttee; he entered the river before sunrise for that purpose in the highest spirit?, and after perform- ing his ablutions, eat on the bank to perform poo j ah. Soon after he was noticed to be motionless. On his followers approaching him they found that life was extinct. An express was sent to the capital and orders arrived to postpone the funeral rites to the 1st March. The three principal Ranees, his brother and son arrived, and the Ranees expreeoed their desire to sacri- fice themselves. The broCier tried to dissuade them but he failed, and the funeral pyre was prepared with sandalwood, resin, and a large quantity of ghee. When the arrangements had been made the ladies bathed, performed poojah, and made presents to the Brahmins. The next step was they took measures for the government of the country and to maintain peace; then general directions were given to the brother-in- law. Their last act was to reiease some prisoners. They then entered the funeral pyre, quite uncon. cernedly, muttering prayers. The corpse was then laid on its back, and the tHest Ranee took its head in her lap and the two others took the feet. They were then surrounded by odorous combustibles, and the Ranees gazed upon the features ef their hus- band, as if forgetful of every other consideration. The fire was then applied by his son, and, in a few minutes, all was over.

fAME RICAN HUMOUR. A worthy Chicago descon formed his Sunday school In iine and marched them along the allien, himself tn front, singing aold the K< rt The consternation which seized all parties at the second staiiz t,— See the mighty boat advancing, Satan leaoliig on." can be bott6r Imagined than described. A woman recently entered a store in Connecticut, and sat down in front of an Iron safe to warm her feet. After sittin" "OM" twenty or thir ty minutes, she remarked that the never liked them kind of staves—they don't throw out scarcely any heat, those gas burners don't." The man who minds his own business was in Littleton the other day, but he left Immediately, he felt so lonesome. Many persons admire the lightning. It is very grand and very beautifrJ, but we were never personally struck by it. The Fenian movement has broken out again. A Philadelphia perfumer has just put upon the market a new kjnd of pomade, which is snid to be the strongest head- icenter that has yet been brought cut. A lady who drew a gentleman's dressing gown at a recent fancy fair, now wishes to draw a good-looking young man to put in It. An American paper eaylY-" Wanted, at this office, an editor who can please everybody. Also a f sremsn who can so arrange the paper as to allow every man's advertise- ment to head the column." Josh Billings in his Weakly Philosophy column says, rhackery tells us to take a small bit of paper and make a list of real gentlemen whom we know. I don't know of but one, and as I have plenty of visiting cards, there Is no need of writing the name." Cleveland young women write comments on the margins of the library novels they read. One emotional creature writes, "Thepangs of love ar grate, I have been there my sell." A woman in New York State cured her husband of staying out late at nfgbt by going to the door when he came home and whispering through the keyhole, co Is that you, Willie ?" Her husband's name is John, and he stays at home every night now and sleeps with one eye open and a revolver under his pillow. "Charles," said a young wife to her husband, as they sat at the window watching the fashionables on their way to church, when you die, and I get hold of the in- surance money, I Intend to have a fur cape and muff jost like that lady has on over there." In Omaha, a lawyer was addressing the judge, and the judge was eitlng peanuts and reading a novel. The lawyer bore It for some time, and then angrily remarked, "I suppose I am entitled to claim the attention of this court f Well, sir," retorted the judge, the court has long suspected you, and will do its duty the first chance It gets." A STATE OF UVCERTAINTY,—A widow, young, good-looking, and lively, had many admirers, but she was so impartial that when, hit about a year from her husband s death, the gave public Invitations to her wedaing, nobody could tell whether the favourite one was a certain widower, a bachelor, or one of two young men, and, to keep the secret she declared she would be married in a barn of hers in the dark. The minister, too, entered into the spirit of the affair, and, to mystify the people still more, the bride entered the barn alone at one door and the groom at another. There were at least 2C0 present the ceremony proceeded in darkness, and at its close the crowd broke for the bride, and carried her home in triumph in a chair. But here began the trouble; the widower, the bachelor, and the two young men each swore that he held the widow's plump hand, and was married to her the crowd could not de- cide, the minister didn't know, and the widow was puzzled, for all claimed to have been engagd to her, and, though the widower was her choice, he might have been Jolted aside. In- deed he acknowledged that somebody tried to choka him In the dark. The four men fought, bus that didn't settle it. The guests ducked two of them tn the brook, but still no light. Finally the widower compromised with the others by giving them 2,000 dollars each, and reigned as her lord. The affair has never been explained. One of the young men Is married in Jackson, and still declares thr.t he was married to Widow Dodsworth In the bfg barn. The other lives In Clinton qounty, and protests that he is her lawful husband. The aachelor is dead, but maintained to the end, "I married her, I ought to have her

EPITOME OF NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. A Renter's telegram from Berlin states that Prince Bismarck Is about to take his long contemplated prolonged leave of absence. A rumour which prevailed in Paris on Sunday evening that a portion of the Mont Cents Tunnel had fallen in Is now declared to be without foundation. Active preparations are going on for the immediate commencement 01 the long-projected work of draining the Znyder Zse. Midhat Pacha has, according to a Renter's tele- gram, arrived at Nice. A reduction in the wages of the miners of the Tam. worth district has been effected without a strike. The notices expired on Saturday, and the amount of reduction asked was 71 per cent. on contract prices and 5 per cent. on day work. Twenty-five young sturgeons and 20 Arctic crabs (Lithodes Årcice), from Germany, have been added to the Brighton Aquarium. They are from 121n. to 18in. In length, aid are in a healthy condition. They were placed In fresh- water tank No. 15, to te acclimatized before 'joining the monster sturgeons in No. 6 tank. The Hull Corporation have paid B493 2s. 6d. as com- pensation for animals killed under their orders in connection with the cattle plague, and they have received ZSOO on the sale of carcases of healthy animals slaughtered. There have been six outbreaks of the plague 68 animals have been killed, and two have died under the disease. Upon authority usually trustworthy, it Is said that the Czar it much gratified with the results of General Ignatltfl's mission, and intends to raise him So the rank of a Prince. The employes of the firm of Messrs. Copestake, Moore, Crampton, and Co., have subscribed a sum of money to nernetuate the memory ot Mr. George Moore by a memo- rial! It having been decided that the memorial should take the form of a lifeboat to be named the George Moore, £ 500 h„ heen handed to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, who have consented to place a lifeboat on the coast for this sum. A large concourse of people assembled on Easter Monday at Dover to witness the sham fight and review whfch took place on the ground behind the Castle. The signal gun having been fired from Fort Burgoyne, the attack. ing force steadily advanced to within one hundred yards of this position, when the fire of the enemy proving too severe, the order to retire was sounded, and the attacking force retreated, ItHI firing, until the battalions had regained their original position. The march past was witnessed by an immense number of spectators. A Times' telegram from Philadelphia, under date April 3, says"The brig Roanoke, from Philadelphia for Yenezula, has been wreckeo, aU on board, except one seaman, perishing. Eleven persons were lost. The survivor, after floating nine days on the wreck, was retcued by a passing vessel and brought to Boston. 44, OOOdols. in gold was lost with the brig, The survivor says that three pas- sengers on board drowned themselves to avoid the terrors of thirstl One seaman became crazy with his sufferings and jumped overboard. While the rescuing vessel was endea- vouring to throw a rope on board, the captain and another seaman were washed overboard." Mr. Waterhouse, the accountant to the North of England Board of Arbitration and Conciliation, has Issued his return, which is obtained for the purpose of regulating wages in the manufactured Iron trade of the district. As compared with the quarter ending In November last, the average net price per ton of Iron In the last quartw endrng February Is higher. In November the price was £ < los. ttd. per ton, and In February £ 6 18s. 3d. The return generally, however, bears out all that has been stated regarding the general depression In the rail trade. Mr. Moody continues to draw. About 4,roo persons attend his Tabernacle in Boston on weekday noons; in the eventng the congregations are much more numerous, having reached so high a number as 16,000. He has written to friends in Califo*i'a that he cannot visit San Vranclsoo until the spring ol neat year. lJV1»eem* « question as to how far these gatherings do any permanent good. One of the most affecting scenes described in Dr. W. II. Russell's new. book, descriptive of tfce Prince of Wales's tour in Indlafls the laying of the memorial stone to the Royal Sepoys who fell In the defence of the Residency of fcucknow. One veteran, led in by his sons, nearly blind from a wound, exclaimed, Let me see him. The Prtnc4i6 understanding what he meant, tolfl his officers to permit him to approach. The veteran, with his hand to his turban at the talute, came Ilnlte close, peered into the Prince s face, drew a deep sigh, and laid" I thank heaven I have lIved to see this day and the Prinee's faee But when he felt the Prince had taken hie hand he burst taste tears, and was lea tebfctog Jiwajt. The Arctic medal has been struck, and will shortly be distributed to all who took part In the late exhibition. It bean the Alert on one side and the Queen's head on the other. Sweeping reforms are to be introduced into the telegraph service. The question of sixpenny telegrams will be taken up at an early date, alse a proposal to reduce the tariff between England and Germany. At Birkenhead, the other night, a young man named Clarke. an assistant to a draper, whilst engaged In a dance at a party suddenly fell into the arms of his partner, and died almost Immediately. The following cable message was received on Satur- day at the London office from the New York Berald:- "Storm crossing Atlantic; will stride Norsh British coasts probably about Tuesday; south-west to north-west gales and raiu." Mr. William Willis. a well-known farmer of Lam. bourne, Berks, has died from severe Ir jcries caused by the accidental discharge of his gun, on Wednesday in last week, while getting through a hedge on hit own iarm. The horses in some of the Brussels tramway c&itisges have now.been replaced by mul(s, Findt)ie experiment is said to be successful. Mules, in addition to being more hardy than horses, are less expensive to keep, and are stated to be able to undergo more fatigue than horses. The grasshopper pest has become BO serious in several of the American States, that Grasshopper Uluos have been established with the object of taking organised action against this destructive Insect. Madame Salvini, wife of the distinguished actor recently sent to Wagner a basket of flowers, consisting of a bed of white biotsoms, on which were laid, five lines cf score made by five blades of grass, with the trebie ksy picked out in violets. The two opening bars of the Rtlne Daughter's Song were marked on the lines by pink blossoms. A correspondent writing from Winnipeg (Manitoba) states that Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, bait crossed over into Canadian territory near Wood Vailey, wtth a large number of followers and 1,0C0 horses, which had been captured from the Americans. A detachment ol the North- west Mounted Police had been sent to Intarvlew him. The betrothal of the Princess Charlotte, eldest daughter of the Crown Princess of Germany, and Prince Bernhardt, of Saxe-Melnlngen, took place on Sue day after- noon at the Royal Palace at Berlin. The Special Oorre- opondent of the Daily Telegraph remarks thai it may ba a matter of satisfaction to the people of England to know that the union will be entirely one of mutual inclination. The Chief Coinstible of Cheshire repcrta that two animals had been attacked with foot-and-SBOUth disease, 13 had recovered, and eight remained under treatment. The disease had broken out on one fresh farm. to comparison with the preceding week this shows a decrease of ten attacked and eleven remaining under treatment. No case of pleuro-pneumonla had been reported. "Professor Blackte has been desciEtbif; upon the delights of Intoxication. Speaking at the rrmnal fenlval of tke Govan Highlanders the other night our Mnrcurlai pro- fessor railed against what be called 'the vulgar snd beastly pleasure of getting drunk.' He said the saddest spectacle to him was to see young men whom Grd meant to walk erect, look up to the skies and feel their own dignity, staggering not so well as the calf that IU horn yearerdy. Humph whatever the professor says be says w"u. Note. from the North" in Pictorial World. Two of the crew of the ship Nova Scotia, which sprang a leak and sank at sea, arrived ei the Liverpool Sailors' Home on Monday. The crew had tfce greatest diffi- culty In getting into the boats after It was determined to abandon the vested and they were able to save only what they stood itL They were picked up after beating kboiit In the heavy weather several hours by the briqayitine Randolph Payson, which landed them at Barbadoee, whence tney were sent te St. Thomas and then to England, A sad boat accident occurred at Chester on Good Friday. During the day the river Dee was crowded with rowing boats, one which contained three Liverpool excur- siontate-a young women and two young men. William Dodd and Vincent Hngbes. There was a strong tide run- ning, and the boat, from some unfortunate want of foresight, was suddenly carried over the Causeway and capslsed. Bugler Olley, of the 106th Regiment, gallctativ jumped lute the river and saved the woman, but the f.IiO men were drowned. Natural flowers for dress trimmings ftrs now the rage In Paris, and the latest fashion Is a thick wreath of real rose buds, violets, lilac hyacinths, or iamettas, to be worn across the front of the dress like a Marshal's sash—a taste- ful but very expensive imovation.-Court Journal,. Mr. Gladstone, in replying to a resolution passed by the Greenwich Liberal Association, expressing approval of the course which he has pursued In reference to the Turkish Question, states that he Iban ule every effort- in his power to give effect to the conviction which exists aU over the country. A fatal accident occurred at Kew Railway Station on Good Friday evening. Two gentlemeu-Hr. George Edward Onffroy, of Tudor-villas, Norbtton, and Mr. Long- man, of Guiiinernbury-were erosiing the line when a train came along, and Mr. Ouffroy was knocked down and literally cut to pieces. The remains were conveyed to the mortuary at Mortlake. A knowledge'of Latin, a capacity for grammatical analysis, an acquaintance with ancient &ad modern geo- graphy, especially that of the Holy Land & minute study of history and divinity, an aptitude for composition, and needlework of all kinds, are only among a few of the accom- plishments which are now expected from French school girls. The Home Secretary has reprieved the young man James Young, who was sentenced to dpath at the recent Liverpool Assises for mortally wounding a man named William Grimes. The jary bad recommended the prisoner to mercy In consideration of his youth (bo is but 21), the bad character of the deceased, and the probability of pro- vocation having been given. The Clyde shipbuilding trade was brisk last month, and there are now twenty-five more vessels in course of con. struction than at the close of 1876. Comparatively few con- tracts were closed, however, during the month, several having been lost In conllequenceof the builders being unable, owing to the threatened strike of carpenter*, to guarantee when the vessels would be completed. The quantity of American meat that arrived at Liverpool during last week showed a great decrease when compared with the previous week's arrival. Two consign- ments only reached the Mersey last week, the total of which was 3,000 qnarters ol beef and 750 dead sheep. The decrease of the quantity of meat landed last week, when compared with the previous one, is considerable, in beet to the extent of 3,742 quarters and about 600 sheep. Details of the lose of five of the crew of the ship Aminta, have reached Liverpool. It appears that while the vessel was on a voyage from Calcutta to New York, on the 10th of October last, the wind suddenly rose, with a heavy sea. The weather b4EgAMO more boisterous every hour, the sea Increasing. The ship was struck by several seas, wash- Ing the decka of almost every moveable thing. Thill ccm- tinned for some time, and after It had somewhat abated the captain mustered all the crew, when it was found that five of the men were missing, having been washed overboard. No attempt could possibly have been made to save the men, If they had been seen afterwards, as the a and wind were terrific. The past month proved peculiarly fatal to cen tenarlans, the deaths of five apparently well-authenticated caies having been recorded. These were Mrs. Hart, 100; Mrl. M'Fetrldge, lOOt; Mr. John Thorn, 101 him Smith (not lady Smith who cued In February about the same age), 1031; and Mrs. Reed, 1051 It would thus appear that, as compared with the males, the ladles bave four chances to one of attaining the honours of centenarlanism. The English climate, however, can hardly be so thick as it is painted, or It would never produce such splendid examples of longevity." -Atayfair. On Easter Sunday the Pope rose at 5.30 a,m. Baring the morning he conferred with several prelates, and received the bringers of Paschal lambs from which Arch- bishops' Pallia are made. At midday he gave audience to more than 1 009 strargers ot all nations, chttfly French and Spanish, with a few English. To the more distinguished of these assembled In one of the halls he made a short discourse In French, and was then carried In his portantinm up one side and down the other of the Loggia of Raphael and that adjoin- ing, blessing with his hand in passing the people drawn up there three deep on each aide. The collectors of Income Tax have nflfid great energy during the last week, and have lost managed to bring enough into the Exchequer to enable Sir Stafford Worthccte to say that his total receipts Are an much as he estimated. Four days ago this result seemed most unlikely. A slight deficiency, 9100,000 or thereabouts, appeared Imminent; but the exertion's of the intermediate days have been repaid, and the total Income of the year turns out to be £ 78 665 036, against an estimated income ef £ 78,412.000 Sir Stafford l'torthcote has thus received tl8,636 more than he cal- culated UPOIL "-From a leader in Monday's Times. At a meeting of the Staffordshire Chamber of Agriculture on Saturday, a long discussion enmed OD the subfect of American meat, and a resolution was passed to the tfleet that, In view of the success wblch has attended the introduction ot dead meat from America Into this country, the Government should be called upon to aa°p» more stringent regulations for preventing tliespre.. contagious diseases by strictly prohibiting tbe d ior ol Mve cattle from abroad, except such as are ^tended Mr store stock, which should hi subjected jw nort of quarantine and inspection before nubllshed by landing; also that^ rellahle idPe^ m ~t to- Government as to tbe Quantity of propor- Government as to tbe Quantity of propor- to the &mOUD of Me&t oonitLMD(L Th. With^eri^r«t seTon the 21.t ol February, in 1st. 22 N„ fnnc 40 W the crew then taking to tbe boats. The aaptala, Iteward and boatswain, with four seamen, got Into one boat- the mate, carpenter, and etcht seamen are said to have eot Into the ether. The boats parted oempany on February 34, and on the 20th the Trowbridge picked up the mate's boat In lat. 20 N., long. 40 W. Tbe captain's boat has not been heard of since the 24th of February. The ship was abandoned In the middle of the Northern Asiantle, with no land nearer than tke West Indies. She was on a voyage with a cargo of guano valued at nearly L16.00Q, from Prfbellon de Pica. A telegram has also been -received at Lloyd's from Barbsdoes, by cable, reporting tfoat part of the crew of tbe Flvrtn** Oultm have been picked up artu landed there. The Ertbvt, armour-plated floating battery, bas been docked at Portsmouth, for the purpose of being surveyed to ssoertaln her oendition. She Is a monster of very un- couth build, olosely resembling the taoaclads that were hastily improvised by the Confederates during the blockade of the James River by the Federal fleet. Her armour rises obliquely Inwards from below the water yme. Her bottom Is completely Oat, and her draught of water proportionately light. She was bnfll dutog The Bissiaa War for Ibø purpose of navigating the shoals of CronstadlL tmt was not used. Having been for about thirteen years moored up Portsmouth Harbour in proximity to a number of foraptten hulks, it was deemed necessary to ascertain the state of her ball tent she should suddenly sick. On being doefced ber bottom was found to be thickly coatad with aa aeenmUlaHoa of oysters, mussels, barnaelM, and weedh ol various kinds, but when these had all been if the bottom plating was found to be in an excellent state 0( preservatiMs. The fklu has beea bored In varlons ptaeea, oat wtthont dlsepverte$aey defects or thin plates sawed by lur longdltentienat mpeflbflB sasdei obaumatanees ce#e«L«teC te pmUue wU Aeea* Ike wti not* be HotnM* A new Stock Exchange for Glasgow, erected at a cost of £ 52,009, was opened en Tuesday. The cuckoo was heard on Monday in the beautiful grounds of Cranbourne Court, Windsor Forest. Sunday (April 1) being Prince Bismarck's birthdAY; telegrams and addresses of congratulations from all parts of the German Kmptre, as well as from abroad, reached the imperial Chancellor. Great distress prevails amongst the whitirg-fisbern of Dieppe, whose industry has this year yielded nothtng. The local benevolent societies are exerting tkemrelves to ameliorate the suffering, but their razaks aro quite "14 adequate to the demand. Lord Beaconsfield was present on Monday at the Bucks Qaart, r Sesstono, held under the preaioetcy ( f Lord Cottesloe, and took part la a discussion upon cattle plagu8 regulations, with regard to which a memorial was pretemt4 by the Backs Agricultural Association. The revenue returns for the financial year that ended on Saturday night show that the Exchequer receipts In the pad twelvemonth amounted to £ 78, £ €c,C39, being a net increase of £ 1,433,343 as compared with the previous year. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will mt ke his clal statement on the 12th Inst. A lady recently asked her servant bow the mnetard pot had become cracked. The reply, made with 1.:1 gravity, was, that she did not know, but supposed that Vi must tare been that the mustard was so strong that it caused tbe frac- ture. Mr. Ruskin has, at the request of a few Sheffield workmen, authorised the investment of £ 1,2(# 13 an estate cf thirteen seres of land near Sheffield, whereca. be isjs. workmen may spend what spare hours they have at thelc disposal. People are speaking of Singing Quadrilles' as a novelty. They ere nothing of the kind. A d- sen years a:) they might frequently be found at children's dtceeo, and la the day. of my youth In Normandy they were vmty poptla. --The World. In the Sheriff Court; Glasgow; recently, a father has lued the owner of a cock fl}r damages in recpect of ifce death of his cbiid, who had received such Ir jorii s from the cock as caused his death. Judgment wea given for ite de- fendant, as the cock was not proved to have btez )t, Tlclocs disposition. Following the old custom, on Tuesday the Iiondon '1 Blue coat boys went to the Mansion House to receive thefic jE Aster gltts. Six hundred and thlrty-bix boys were dt presented with two buns and a coin new from the Mint. To thirteen Grecians one guinea each was given, to seven pro- bationers half-a guinea each, to forty-one monitors ha-f- crown each, and a shilling each to the relllatdng 675 bluea. Acting upon the recommendation of the executive committee of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Serv&ata, the Railway men in different parts of t-rie kingdom &18 arranging for public meeUncs to be held to adopt ri»sclatfor s and memorials calling upon" Government to £ tve legal eff-:c6 to the recommendations of the Royal Commi alon on H, ill- way Accidents. M. Edmond Lockroy, the brilliant journalist and Deputy for Paris, was on Tuesday married to Ma dime Charles IELugo. vidow of the great poet's men. The ceremony was of a purely civil character, and was attended by a large number of prominent Republicans. IneicdiDg Victor Hu^o, Louis Blanc, and Gambetta The bride ore a long dress, a train of grey silk with velvet corsage, and a buimet with redi ribbons and a white feather. The Special Correspondent of the Baity News at St.: Ptstertburg telegraphs that, according to ttio Rftt informa- tion received there, opinion Is divided in Turkey with reglrd to the Protocol. One party to for granting nothing, and declaring war against Russia so as to put an end to tbe pre- sent disastrous state cf suspense. The other piKy Is la favour of accepting the Protocol, and cf makirg pefce with Montenegro. Our Correspondent points out that tn eltÍ Ing the difficulty of Russia and turkey comlrg to an agree- ment, It should be remembered that if the former were to disarm without obtaining guarantees frr the safety of the Christians their position would be worse than before. An influential meeting was held in Glasgow ca Tuesday, Principal Calrd presiding, at whtoh It was resolved to form an association for promoting the higher education of women, and procuring the ce-operatlon or tne U>,ivertl" v. The objects of the association are to ettab'feh a scheme ct examination for women similar to these rxt. tiog elsewhere, to make arrangements for carrying on classes, and to pre- vide funds. A committee was appointed to take the neces- sary steps. On Tuesday, Lord Clarence Paget, K.C.B., laid the foundation-stone of the Southport Glactarlhim, which Is ta be the largest tee rink In the kingdom. His lordship said he was proud to be present, as tbls waa a lace of amuse- ment whlsh would start a series throughout the kingdom, which be believed would benefit not only the weil-to-dor but also tha working classes. He bad been f n the Southpcrt Bath, and besides the first-class baths be found there was a threepenny plunge, and be hoped that not only would glaclariums be open for rich people, bat that on certain Cays there would be a threepenny skate. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lome visited Lichfield Cathedral on Tuesday, going there on their way to the raUway station from a visit to the Hon. Mrs. Meynell Ingram, at Hearcross. The Princess was met at the west door of the cathedral by Dr. Btckerstetb, Dean of Lichfield, and by Oanon Lonsdale. The Dean pointed out the various objects of interest to the Princess, who was pleased to express her great admiration of this beautiful cathedral. As the distinguished visitors walked up the nave the organist played God save the Queen" with great effect, and when they left the cathedral the bells sounded a Joyous peaL In the coarse of a Aecassion which was raised at the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions on a wof fc-n by Sir E. A. Lscbmere, 3L P., on the subject of holdlrg Wlnt. r ALtalzea in Worcester, Lord Justice Amphlett twho is a nu ghtrate for Worcestershire) was on the bench, aid expressed a decided opinion In favour of paving common jurors for iois of time in discharging their duties at Assises. He considered it a great hardship that while special jarore, who coril,-i better afford the expense and Ion of attendance at Assizes, were paid, those who could low bear the loss were not paid. In a correspondence printed in the London daily papers, Mr. Gladstone calls the attention of Mr. Athbury, MP., to a statement that the former had been induced to write a pamphlet on the Kastern Qaestlon for the purpose of putting money Into his pocket. M*. Ashbury, therefore, unreservedly withdrew the expression, « nveyed his regret, and tendered an apology. Thlf was at on accepted by Mr. Gladstone, who added: The statement that pumphletd of mine on the Eastern Question had pr< dnced to me ,eio,ooo, though, I am certatn. made in sfnoeritr, was en* tlrely fabulous, and was not sustained by any kind of pre- sumption. I have been an author for forty years, but I am sure that my gains, by what I oonsider an honourable as U Is also a hard labour, have not, during the entire period, come near that sum." On Friday in last week William Steven?, known as the Buckinghamshire giant, a man who weighed 35 stone, and who was about 6 feet 8 inches high, dfcd at the age ot 49, at the "Five Arrows," Waddesdcn, near Aylesbury. Deceased was formerly a farmer, and went to reside with the landlord of tbe "jive Arrows" about fcur jesrs ago, at which time he only weighed the moderate amount of 18 stone, From that time, however, he devoted uls life to eating and drinking, swallowing tverythfcg that wts put before him, and enly varying this amusement by getting into the scales to please the farmers and hunting gentry cf the neighbourhood when they felt any curiosity as to his progress in the fattening line. A photograph »*s taken Of him two days before his death. A serious military disturbance occurred r.t Scuthsea on Monday evening. As is usual on Raster Monday, the common was crowded with soldiers and sailors E'ngE.ged tn various holyday sports. At one cornea a great numoer were playing at kiss in the ring, and during the game a soldier belonging to the 60th Rifles happened to kiss a girl with whom a marine artilleryman waskeeptnfi company. A light ensued. A second rifleman Interfered for the protection ot his colleague, whereupon U- other "tgleryman took pvfc in the affray. The marine artillerymen at tha; larg y r at- numbered the riflemen, but a number of the latter coon came to tbe rescue from the Clarence Barracks, where they are quartered. The fight then became general, and weatt belts being freely used some serious wcviles were ir lllcted upon the heads and faces of the belligerents. The efforts of the police being unavailing, strong ple)ret. of the Rifles and the 21st lUsiliers were brought on to the ground, by whom several captures were made, and peace was restored. An artilleryman received a bayonet wound in tbe head While endeavouring to rescue a companion irons the custody eC the pickets.i

THE MARKETS: METROPOLITAN CArrLE MARSKT.-MOSTAT. There was not much done in live sto«f, this meruitg, mlTketrreaenttag the usual holiday appearance The ^t^fthe s^Ue* being particularly sbert, owtrg to the Hotentlon of animals at deptfocd, rendered asks a little Arnf and for well-bred Beasts rather mere morty wax liked 6s. IM. per 81bs. being Its general ft p price for the best Scots, from Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex and Cambridge- shire, about 1,200 beasts were received frr ns Fcotlaid, 145; from Denmark, 260; from Ppaln, 119; and from America 119 head-As regards aheep a moderate lrqmry was experienced In the early hours, but it e led (,fl towards the close, and ultimately there was some d; faculty In supporting previous quotations. 6r. 6d. was the highest price for Downs without wooL-The Calf market was quiet, and with- out feature.—At Deptford to-day there were 130 Dated beasts and ,400 German sheep. FISH. Seles, It. 9d. to 31. 33. per pair; turbot, 8s. eeL to 12s. 64. each; mackerel, 2L td. to 4L per dczen; whiting, 12s. to Ilia. per basket; bloaters, 6s. ed. to 8s. 6d. per hundred; kippers, 4s. to Oi. per box smoked haddock. 26a. t" 35s. per barrel: salmon, 2». 6d. to 3s. per lb brlil, Is. 9d. to 4s. each lobsters, 16a. to 40s. per doaen crabs, (Or to 75a pec kit; plaice, 16s. to 18s. per pad eels, lOd. to la td. per lb.; native oysters, A12 12L per bushel. HAY. WHXHMBAPII, Saturday, March 31—There was » fate supply oi Hay and Straw at market to-day. Trade was middling and prices remain unaltered aa followsPrlnse olorer ICOs to J58s.; Inferior 85a te 96s. Prime meadow hay[ &6sT to lS&s.; mfe rlor, 70s. to 86s. and Straw, 40s. to 64». 1* 1oad. TALLOW. s. a. d_ Town Tallow, per ewl 40 6 Rough Stuff, per ewt l« 8 Rough Tat, per 81b. 1 8J Greaves „ « Melted Stuff, per ewt. 82 0 Good Dregs „ • • ysuow Rxmtan, now. 43s, Od. pes ewt. Australian Mutton Tallow 41B. Od. Ditto Beet dltte S9L 6d. GAME AJTD POTJLTRT. Capons, 7s. 64. to 1*. M.; ^uekiSa £ ?tS 4s. #d. to 0a ehiekens, K 8d. to », duck, gs, 6a tm £ ^wlTos^S: to 12S. «d.; quail. Is. M. £ SI'm .^»UE,lan ditto, 6d. to is. 6d. plover 91 goMs* ^fid dir*. to St. 6d. pintail, a». «d.; wtdgaoc^ ? ^trr' la Cd. (all from Holland): prairie gsiio. L L i' M l*armigin, td. te ?*" J? hlack came, Is to fa 6d. eapeeallsie, Ca 7X te t £ fcL leverets, fc. «d. to Ot. hares, 3s. to 4s. 6d. raMI* I. «d. to *s. 6d.; wild rabbits, Is. to la fed pigeons, fly te ia. Id.; wood-pigeons, M. to la. A tew plover e«» Jjj" > or folk and Suffolk, bat tho ftrst same tseas SaiaWrV flhwrw-tawtetdastai ftrom Amerita.