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uniavvfcl LAW. Sin,-Yoiir correspondent "Lex" assures a 41 Layman" that when the latter has read his .Blackstone a little more thoroughly, he will arrive ?t the elementary principle that so lon? as a law once rightly made remains on the statute book, it i the law of the iand,"and he proceeds forth- with to draw from that principle the reference that'' the Acts of Uniformity are exactly in their -condition, and until they arc repealed, legislation on Rpirihml matters must t"ke the course thet em provided, or it will be unlawful. Privy Council and Lord Penza?ce both violate t)? principle, and can be defended only on the assumption that brute force IS to be the ultima ratio of legality. Legis/lltiulI then, as I understand" Lex," is to be treated as unlawful, if it omits to talx the course provided by existing Acts upon the sime subject unless sucti ets are previously repealed. This reminds one of the famous boast of the pru- dent schoolmaster, who "on no account allowed any of his boys to venture into the water until after they had learnt to swim." How, I should like to ask, is any act to be lawfully altered, much less repealed, if it be a sound principle that le-islation which omits to take the course pro- vided by previous le-islation is unlawful, unless the restricting Act be first repealed ? The conclu- sion is absurd, and contradictory on the face of it. Has your correspondent forgotten the familiar cases of enactments which have been repealed by implication, without so much as even a bare mention of them ) or does he assert that all Acts of Parliament dealing in this way with ancient laws are unlawful? I am not aware, speaking from memory, that Blackstone has anything upon this subject; but if your correspondent will turn to Hallam's Constitutional Historv, and to the works of Dwarris aud Reeve, and study the great problems of constitutional law that presented themselves for solution towards the close of the eventful reigns of Charles I. and James II., res- pectively, and will also glance at the debates in Parliament upon the Catholic Emancipation Act, and the recent Irish Church Disestablishment Act, I will undertake to assure him that he cannot fail to extract from the actual events and history of our legislation arguments completely destrnc tivoof his theory of the unlawfulness of a law enacted by a supreme legislation by reason only of its bein, in conflict with some supposed ■unchangeable or unchanged law. Ho will also discover that all claims tc fetter by means of the past the future free action of a supreme legisla- ture rviv as unconstitutional as they are idle and visionary, and that there is no more firmly settled principle of constitutional law than that all ■•enactments or ordinances having for their object the prescribing a limit to future legislation are .ab futilo aiid void, in relation to such a legislature, as being inconsistent with its exis- tence and functions: and, indeed, lam inclined to believe that whenever such claims have been advanced by any party in the State they have been gtnerally resorted to in order to cloak and conceal efforts to grasp some unconstitutional power derived from the title of Divine ltiglit or -some other equally vague, obscure and misleading phrase. Had it not been for the earlier portion of your correspondent's letter, 1 should have thouoht that the coupling together of the names of John Hampden and Arthur Tooth had been intended *s a piece of urim irony. John Hampden resisted and set, at detiauce the whole power of Charles I. and his Court. Why ? Because Charles, in viola- tion of the Jaw of the land and of the constitution, claimed and enforced the prerogative, derived from the Divine Right of Kings, to levy taxes not onlv without the consent of, but in direct "oppositiou to the will of Parliament. Arthur Tooth sets up a claim derived from Apostolic succession, and the Divine Right of the Church, to perform certain acts and ceremonies within a certain editice in direct contravention, and in open and avowed defiance of the law of the land, as duly adjudged by the tribunals constituted by Acts of the Legislature regularly passed by, and •with the assent of the Crown and the three Estates of the Realm, the Lords Spiritual, and Temporal, and the Commons, in Parliament assembled. It seems to me that the analogy between Charles I. and Arthur Tooth in their attempts to evade their constitutional obligation to obey the law of the land is tolerably complete. And lor John Hampden, should he not rather be conplell with that long-sufl'ering British public -that has only too patiently and far too long a time borne the preposterous claims of a certain class to be entitled at (jile and tilk, same time to share and enjoy the advantages and privileges, and to evade tlte legitimate control of the laws of the •land.—I am. vour obedient servant, WATKIN WILLIAMS. Plas Draw, Ullthin, April 2nd, 1877.

CHURCH AND STATE. SIR—In my last letter, 1 showed by quotations from Bbck"tl>ne that the jurisdiction of ecclesias- tical courts was subordinate to that of the courts of common law, aud that an appeal always lay from such courts to the King in Council. I also • quoted -1licatilay to prove how extensive and miuute a supervision was actually exercised over the Church by the State three centuries ago and I arued that if the Church continued Catholic, and flourished even under this interference of the lay power, much more may it do so now, when the State authority is so modified as to be exer- cised through agents, and by methods and proce- dures, suggested, and approved of, by her own Archbishops anil Bishops. "Lex" appears to have nothing to say in answer to this, but he refers in a vague way to the Act,,i of Uniformity" as his justification for advocating aud praising resistance to the law. He declares that until these Acts are repealed, the decisions of Lord Penzance, and those of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council "cannot possibly be binding upon the conscience." He eten hints that those who rebel and resist may be more loyal than those who obey. His argument appears to be, that the Church of England is a power co-ordinate with the State, and that unless an Act be passed by the legislatures of both powers, i.e., by Convocation and by Parliament, it is not binding. In fact, that an Act aflecting the Church, passed by Parliameut alone, is illegal." Let 113 take a glance at these" Acts of Uniformity. In the, preamble of the Act of Pu "ititilt which enforced Edward Sixth's tirst Prayer liook, it is recorded that the King appointed "the Archbishop of Canterbury, and certain of the :u"st learned and discreet Bishops and other learned mou of this Realm," to draw it np. Convocation is not mentioned in connec- tion with the business, nor is there any record that the book was ever submitted to, or approved, by it. As to the second Prayer Book of Edward Sixth, Convocation was uever allowed to pass its judgment upon it." And if we tirti to the Act passed in the reign of King Charles J I. as constituting the present Charter of tho Church of England, we fiud in the preamble that tho King empowered" several bishops and other divines to review the book of Common Prayer"—then further on, we read, that he "authorised and required" the Convoca- tions to review, add to, and alter the book and this having been done, and the amended book having been produced, "which His Majesty having duly considered, hath fully approved, and allowed the same, and recommended to this pre- sent Parliament," then "Bo it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, &c., by advice and consent of-Convocation I No, but as usual, by advice and consent of Parliament: Convocation being utterly ignored except as a court of skilled experts. Then as to repeal of certain provisions. The Chancellor of the diocese of Ely drow up a list, showing that no less than nineteen sections of this Act have been repealed or modified by subse- quent Acts of Parliament. Can Lex" inform us if this Act of Charles was ever confirmed by Convocation, and were the subsequent repeals confirmed, or even noticed by Cinvocition I And if Convocation has never taken action herein, are both the "Act of Uniformity," and the subsequent repeals of parts of it alike illegal V I confess it fills me with astonishment to see clergymen, of all men, countenancing and advoca- ting resistance to the law of the land: as teachers of morality they ought to know better than others how easily the example is caught up, aud how swiftly the plague of lawlessness spreads. Free- doin depends upon the sanctiti/ attached to the law once destroy that idea, and the alternative is the reign of force. We obey the laws because they are, or are supposed to be, just: if we consider them unjust, it is our duty to make people see that they are unjust,and thus get them altered; but not to defy them, and resort to force. He who disobeys a law, and obliges its officers to arrest him, does in fact appeal to force, although he may call himself its victim. He has taken the tirst step towards civil war. April 4th, 1877. A LAYMAN.

PEXMAENMAWR ROADS. SIR,—Feeling inclined for a trip into the country, I determined to start for Penmaenmawi, and there spend the Easter holidays. Taking my wife and family, we arrived safely after rather a tedious journey, and suiting myself and family with lodgings, which I succeeded in doing t most reasonable charges and excellent accommodation, I at once determined to have a stroll, and seethe beauties of the place, which are many, but judge my horror when I found the main thoroughfare leading past the hotel (which by the bye is a fine building, and I am told much patronised during the summer), had recently been covered with six inches of coarse metalling, and which my poor feet felt most most acutely. Upon my return home, after a most peasant and charming stroll, j 1 asked my landlady who were tho local authori- ties, as I thought they must have been asleep not to repair the roads at the beginning of winter, and not now, when the visitors were arriving, She informed. me that there was a local board and heavy rates, and that the roads ought to bo good. However, after a good nights rest, I took a walk to the sea shore, and there I found I must either wade through mud some inches thick, or sutler my poor feet to be again tortured by going over rough stones before I could reach the promenade aud sands, Hoping you will kindly insert this, trusting it may cause the propei authorities to prevent a recurrence of this.—I am, sir, yours. &c., A LOVER OF NORTH WALES. Liverpool, April 4th, 1877.

FATAL FIRE IN LIVERPOOL. DREADFUL DEATH OF AV AUFD MAN AND HIS WIFE. Bond-street, a tlior ughfare off Vauxh"ll-roar\, WaS, on TlIe"¡y night the scrne of a most distressing oc- etirreuce. In No 7 house, 30 court, there liveil A The- mas Lowe, :i millwright, 67 veard of age, antI his wife, who was 57 years of age. The hou<e consists of a cellar, a kitchen or living room immediately above it, and a bedroom over the kitchen. The bedroom is reached by a staircase from the kitchen. About ten o'clock a neighbour noticed that the kitchn was on fire. An alarm was raised, and several persons, including police officers, ran into the room and commenced to extinguish the flames The room was fuil of dense smoke, and when this had cleared away a shocking sight presented itself. Reclining on a chair near the window was the de id body of Th .ma8 Lowe; whilst a few feet away, at the bottom of the staircase, was the dead body of his wife. The man, who was lying on his back, seemed tb have died from suffocation, though there were. burns upon hi*bo:iy, particularly about the legs. The renvuns of the woman presented a dreadful spectacle, being cliirre(I ilmo-t beyond recognition. The legs had baen burnt off, and small portions of them were found in the cellar, having fallen through a hole in the kitchen floor mule by the fire. The bodies were taken up and removed to the deadhouse, Prince's Dock. Meanwhile, a detachment of the fire police from Hatton* garden h-d arrived under Mr Superintenùent Copland and Deputy-Superintendent Nisbefc, and they quickly finished the work of extinguishing the fire, which did not extend beyond the kitchen. How or when the fire broke out is not known., From the appearance of the remaius of the deceased persons, however, it is pretty clear that it had been burning some time before it was discovered. The bed in the bedro -m had been opened as if preparatory to some one get'ing into it. From this circumstance, and the fact that the body of the woman was lying at the foot of the stairs, it is supposed that she had retired before the fire broke out, but perceiving the smoke had gone down again to the kitchen and fallen, probably from suffocation, at the foot of the staircase. The charred state of her body suggests that her clothes then became ignited, either from some light which she carried in her hand, or from the fire in the room, The position of the body of the man would seem to show that. he had never left the kit- chen, having probably stayed behind in the chair in which he was found, after his wife went upstairs, and been suffocated as he sat there. But little is at pre' sent known of the proce(lings of the uiif.?rtu?tW couple during the evening. lhe man had been at work dur- ing the day he usually returned houae between seven and eight o'clock, but, it has not been ascertained at what time he reached hume on Tuesday evening. His wife had been seen about during the afternoon and the early 1,art of tV* evening, and it is said that at five o'clock she was in a state of intoxication. They occupied the whole of the honBe: Mr Divisional Supt. Hancox was present during the ifre.

A warrant has been issued against Mr. Bradlaugh for publishing an indecent book. AN ACTOR'S PRESENCE OF IIIND. There was a grand gala night at the Grand Theatre at Vienna a year or two ago. Thp Emperor, attended by a very brilliant staff, was present. All the elite of Vienna was there. The house was crammed from floor to roof. Schiller's Robbers" was being perfnrmel—the curtain had just risen upon the third act when there was a cry of Fire I" from behind the scene*, confirmed by an ominous sallI of emoke. Einile Devricut, the well. known actor, was fortunately on the stage at the moment. He took io the sit.l1ti'HI at a glance, signalled at once for the cllrtain to be lowered, theu stepped in fsont, aud in a ringing voice th-.t commanded iustant attention spoke a foI!"W« The Emperor his been robbed of ao a'grette of diamonds. No honest person will object to beinc searched. You will pasp out one by one at ea<'h entrance, and be searched by the police stationel at the several doors. Anv person, attempting to go out of ordt-r will be arrested." So cool and com- posed was the actor that the crowd were half takeu in by his slory, Each peron slackened his pace, and on reaching the door was t/Id to hurry on at once. Just as the last row of tll., gallery was passing out, the cur- tain burst into flame*, and in half-as hour the tuildmg was a ruio. But, thanks to Devrienv's wonderful cool- ness, Dot a life was lost. VALUABLE DISCOVKBYFOE THE HAIR.—If your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use "The Mexican Hair Reuewer," for it will positively restore in evtry cast Qreyor White hai- to its original colour, without Icav. tag the di.agreeaUe smell of mot "Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful. as well as promoting the growth of the hair 011 bald spots, where the ;;lanrl! are not decayed. Ask your Chemist for" THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER," prepared by HENRY C. GAr.LPP, 493 Oxford-street, J.oIondon, and sold by Chemists arxl Perfumers Averyw1Hl'e. at 3q 6,1 per Bottle. FLORILINE !—FOR THE TEETH AND BREATH.—A W drop. of the liquid" Flodline" sprinkled ou a wet fcoth brush produces a pleasant lather, which thorough cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hard, eus the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to thl teeth a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a delightful frag- mnce to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odout arising from decayed toeth or tobacco smoke. The Fragrant Floriline," being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, aud the great- est toilet discovery of the age, Price 2s lid, of all Chemists and Perfumers. Fn pared by HIINRY C. GALLUP 493. Oxford Street, London. }<'ITiJ- -1<;pi1cptie Fits or Falling Sickness.—A certain method of cure has been discovered for this di8tre.sing complaint by a physician, who u desirous that all suf- fered may benefit from this providential discovery. It is never known to fail, and will cure the most hopeless case after all other means hnve been tried. Full par- ticulars will be sent by post to any person free of chllr¡(e. —Address: Mr Williams, 10, Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, London. THROAT IRRITATION.-—The throat and windpipe are especially liable to inflammation, causing soreuess and drynefs, tickling and irritation, inducing cough and affecting tha voice. For thee symptoms use glycerine in th* form of jujubes. Glycerine, in these agreeable con- fectious, being in proximity to the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, becomes actively healing. lid, and I.. boxes (by post for 14 stamps), and tins h, Gd, labelled James Epps Bud Co,, Homoeopathic Chemists, 4R, Threadneedle Street, and 170. Piccadilly, London. old in Bangor by H. V. Baker, Chemist, nnd J. E. Griffith, Chemi8t. 6093 READ THE FOLLOWTNG OURE 01" ASTHMA BY DR, LOOOCK'S PULMONIC WAFER*}.-—From the Itev. Win. Jenkins, Mary's Cottage, near Lhu,li\,> I have been for fifteen months afflicted with confirmed asthma attended with violent coughing, I have tried nearly all supposed remedies without any relief; but, providend eiaBy, I am happy to inform you that 1 was considerably jelieved by taking two boxes of Dr, Locock's Wafprs, —WILLI VM JENKINS."—In uthma, consumption, troncaitis coughs, olds, rheumatism, (1)&,1 (1,11 hysterical and nevvous p tin*, instant relief is given. They t.\9te 8.1,1 by tillIJrugist8 at 16 H per box.

TORPEDO EXPLOSION AT HENDON. An occurrence, which for a time gave rise to alarming reports in the immediate neighbourhood, and has caused considerable anxiety to persons residin" at some distance beyond it, took place on Easter Mvnilay night, in the pleasure grounds of the Welsh Harp Hotel, at Hendon. The facts, go far as they have transpired, are as follow it had been annonnced that" a grand fancy fair and fete champetre" was to be held in the above grounds, and a man named Tatham—who is em- ployed by the Trinity Ho.se ne, a diver-obtaincd permission from the proprietor of the Welsh Harp (Mr W. P. Warner) to experiment with a torpedo in the water-basiu I which covers an area .of 350 acres, situate at the rear of the hotel. It appears that Tatham arrived at the locality at 0.30 p.m., and before entering the grounds he left with a stall-keeper outside a black leather bag, which subsequently fell into the hands of the police, and was found to contain a large-sized torpedo, with fuze attached. For some reason yet unascertained he took no steps to make known his arrival to any of the officials, but paid the entrance free, bringing in with him a torpedo measuring about 23 inches in length and fi ve inches iu circumference. The attendance was larger than on any former occasion, upwards of 8,000 visitors having passed the turnstile, the vast majority of whom remained to witness a pyrotechnic display, to take place about nine o'clock. Immediately after this portion of the entertainments had concluded, a violent explosion was heard, the direction and cause of which were unknown. Many persons were thrown violently to the ground, the gaslights were extinguished, and nothing could be distinguished but the cries of those who were prostrated, or of others who afterwards stated they believed there was u a dreadful earthquake." The scene at the hotel was still more alarming. In addition to the absence of all light, the windows in the rear of the building were blowu in, drinking glasses and decanters were projected a considerable distance from where they had been lying, and one of the attendants was cast to the ground by the violence of the shock. For a time it was thought that an explosion had taken place at the gasworks of the Midland Railway at Hendon. Mr Warner, who states he was in the hotel at the time of the occurrence, and quite unaware that Tatham had been down, immediately accompanied Superin- tendent Eccles over the premises and grounds, and having ascertained that the damage sustained was confined to property and as there were no personal injuries, proceeded to ascertain the cause of the explosion. In a remote part of a field, about 300 yards from the hotel, and 40ft. from the water they discovered alarge chasm in the earth, measuring 80ft. in circumference, and from 5ft. to Oft. deep, and contiguous tq it a torpedo fuze nearly twoyards in length, of which theindiarubber portion remained, but quite soft from the effects of recent ignition. At once the cause was traced to Tatlittiii and his experiment he, however, had not been recognised during the evening; but subsequent inquiries by the police, and the find- ing of the bag above referred to, cleared up all doubt in the watter, and the diver acknowledged having tired the dangerous explosive, disclaiming at the same time all intention of doing more than giving a "start" to the people. He could not account for having made his experiment oil the land instead of in the water. The full extent of the damage inflicted was not known until iate on Tuesday evening. In the railway station at the Welsh Harp and at Hendon, the lights were put out, and at the former place the fastenings of the large stone slab at the back of the stove in the signal box were completely wrenched out of the woodwork, and the point bars shaken with dreadful violence; fortunately, the oflicial in charge had not left at the time, and the serious consequences that would have resulted from dis- arrangement of the points, and the extinguishing of the signal lights, were everted. Hendon Station was placed in utter darkness, the signal points on which tho lights are exhibited being so violently shaken as to endanger their safety. In the Independent Chapel of the Rev. Alr Fison, at Ilendon, a quantity of glass was broken, and in many residences within two miles of Hendon similar damage has been sustained. In the hotel alone the value of the property destroyed is esti- mated at over £100, That tho consequences were not more serious was owing to the fortunate cir- cumstance that the immense assemblage had been drawn off by the firework display to a remote portion of the grounds, and that the torpedo trial was not made public. An interesting fact in con- nection with this extraordinary proceeding is the extent to which the vibration caused by the ex- plosion was experienced. At Harrow, Enfield, Dalston, Kings-cross, and other localities as remote, houses were affected as if by the shock of an earthquake, and in some of those places the glass was broken in the windows of shops. We have received communications from Lordship- lane, Wood-green Grove-road, Holloway, and other districts in the north of London, asking us to account" for the doors and windows being violently shaken," and for the cause of the re- markable phenomenon of Monday night." In Hampstead-road many persons, we are assured, turned out of their houses, fearing that some- thing serious had occurred." The above facts may possibly allay the apprehensions of our cor- respondents. The police authorities are, it is stated, about taking steps to have the conduct of Tatham investigated.

STRIKE OF SHIPWRIGHTS.—The shipwrights in the Gla-gow shipbuilding yards came out on strike on Wednesday fur an advance of penny perholir. The empbyers have positively refused the advance on the ground that their contracts were taken at the present rate of pay, and that the state of trade dos not admit of the advance. ADULTERATED BEER AND GIM.—At the Coleshill petty sessions six publicans and innkeepers residing at the villages of Meriden and Fii!onll;!ey, in Warwickshire, were each fined Is and costs, 13, 6ii, for selling;tdul- ternted liquors. It was proved that in five cases gin adulterated with water was sold. In another case a pint of ate was sold which on analysis was fouud to contain 60-69 grains of salt per pallon. Several of the <!ef*odaat3 stated that they sold the liquor in the same condition as it was when purchased. THE Dahomey biockade is becoming as interminable as the Eistern question. Most recent advices brought to t'w Mersey statu that down to the 7th ul, Whydah was still blockaded by her Majesty's ships. The French admiral had protested against the commencement of hostilities, in view of the safety of the French prisoners. The number of the latter has, it appears, been reduced by the escape of one of the captives to Quittah. It was thought that the King would make reprisals upon the prisoners remaining in his hands, and in this event it is possible that the blockade will be brought to a close, but not in a manner conducive to the comfort of Daho- mey. THE HAIR.—For 40 years Mrs S. A. Allen's World Hair Restorer has received the commendation and favour of the public. It Las acquired the highest place that can be obtained for any moderate enterprise, and contributed to the adornment of tens of thousands of persons, who have the proof of its serviceable character. It will positively renew and restore the original and natural colour of grey, white, and faded Hair. It will strengthen and invigorate the Hair, Btop its falling, and induce a healthy and luxuriant growth. No other pre. paratiou can produce the same beneficial result. Solil by all Chemists and Perfumers, in large bottles, 08 Dep6t 114, and 116, Southampton Row, London. CODGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, DIFFICULTY OF BRKATHINO, are speedily cured by Keating's Cough 1..o"ng.8 (recognised and recommended by the medical fnculty). No other remedy is half so eifective. One lozenge alone gives relief. They contain no op:um, morphia, nor any violent drug, and may he taken by the most delicate, One or two at bedtime ensures rest when troubled by the throat. The proprietor receiws, constantly, the most gratifying letters from those who. have obtained great benefit from their use. Keating's C""2h VIl!enge., prepated by Thomas Keating, St. Paul's Churchyard, are sold by all chemists, in boxes,

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Railway men are organising meetiugs throughout the country to memorialise the Government to give effect to the recommendations of the royal commission on railway accidents. The Labour News says th6 home labour market shows as yet no obvious sigt.s of revival in the leading industries. In Cornwall, great distress prevails among tho miners. At Birmingham and other great centres the tendency of wages is downward. SHARP THE ENORAVER.—William Sharp, one of the greatest masters in the English school of engraving, will not soon be forgotten among the so-called prophets of the present century. He had great faith in his friend Richard Brothers, and he belived that through the instrumentality of this personage the Jew. were again to be gathered together, .and were to re-occupy Jeru. salem. Sharp actually engraved two plates of the prophet brothers—having calculated that one wnull) net print the great number of impressions that would be wanted when the important event should arrive- 'and he added to each the following inscription: Fully believing this to be the mm appointed by God, I en- grave his likeness." The writing engraver, Smith, put the comma after the word" appointen," and omitted it in the subsequent part of the sentence. The mistake was not discovere1 until several were printed off; the unrectified impressions are in great request. Of this portrait, Horne Touke well observed, that coupled with its extraordinary inscription, it exhibited one of the moat emineot proofs of human genius and human weak- ness ever contained on the same piece of pap-r." When John Martin exhibited his picture at Beish uszar'a Feast, Sharp called upon him at his house, introduced him. self, praised his picture, aud asked permission to engrave it. "That I was flattered by a reques- of the kind from so greit an artist," sava Martin, you will readily imagine and so I expressed myself." Sharp felt pleased, My belief," said Sharp, is that yours is a divine work-an emanation immediately from the Almighty and my belief further is, that while I ata engagerl on so divine a work I shall never die." When Martiu tol I this story, he added, with a smile, his eye twinkling with mischief, Poor Sharp a wild enthusiast, but- a masterly engraver." BREAKFAST.—Epps's Cocoa.—Grateful and Comfort ing.—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful!\pplication of the fine properties of well selected cocoa. 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ENGLAND'S POSITION ABROAD. Mr Ward Hunt presided on Wednesday night at the dinner of the Peterborough Workiug-men'a Conservative Club and Constitutional Association, and replied to the t^ast of success to the club. He said if Government failed to carry through erasures they had only them- selves to blame. Tne sensational measures of their op- ponents were worthless compared with leas assuming measures of the present Government. It was something to have settled the vexed question between employers aud empluyed; to have passed a measure fur puliing down dwellings unfit for people to live in to have suc- cessfully dealt with fii^ndly societies. But what he wanted to draw special atteutiou to was the different position which this country now held in the couuciU of Europe to what is occupied when the present Govern- ment took office. Only a lew months ago the thrne northern Powers came to an agreement as to what they would propose to Turkey, and the. sent, their proposals to London. But they reckoned without their boat, for the proposals were positively refused- The consequence of this bad bvea that for the last few months England had takeu the learl in the negotiations. The recognised leaders of the Opposition had behaved like true English- men and patriots, but the action of some Liberals had aggravated the difficulties. He hoped, however, an enduring peace would be establi-hed, though it would be Msh to speak coufiiently. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, speaking at Gloucester on Wednesday night at a banquet given 10 him ou his elevation to the rauk of a Cabinet M inister, made some remarks on the Eastern question. He declared that the policy of intervention euge.t",1 by Bome Liberals would be frauglit with daggers of which iti4 authors little dreamed If the Turkish Government were to he destroyed, what was to be put in its place, I Armed intervention might lead to a war, not merely of races « r of religions, but of extermination, compared to which the dreadful crimes "f Bulimia would sink iut,) the slnde, Her Maje-ty's U"vernlllent h ,d veutured t I guide the pol cy of England and the policy of Europe in the llieetion of peace. He thought when thep<ot >col could be ful'y explained it would meet with the emphatic approval of the country. It was difficult in many ways to overrate the importance of the signature of the protocol. It w.ii a renewe I proof of the union of the six great Powe-s in dealing with a question which wonll be most dangerous if Idt to one of them, and itwasa p'ed^e f-r the maintenance of peace, In that peace they had the hope of not only the acceptance but the performance by the Government of Turkey of those reforms which her Majesty's Government deemed so nece^ary for the welfare of the Christian popnlati »n. No Government could inaugurate domestic refoi ms with the yreat thundercloud of war ha-»g ng on its frontier. That thundercloud they hoped to "ee dissipated under the provisions of the protoc >1. In these negotiations England had assumed a position creditable to h»'r in the eyes of Europe. England was no lorger the n ition to which a Berliu memctfandum was sent, concocte I and signed previously by the three great military powers, and to which England's concurrence was demanded without even the ,ceremony of previous consult »t'ou. Engtand was now in these matters the leader of the nationa of Eur>pe. (Cheer*.) Sir Michael thought the Government that was thlii directing the affairs ot this great country was deserving of confidence. The pro- sent moment was hopeful, bub none could tell whit difficnltics and .1aners might yet be in aore, Still, what-ver they had to meet, he felt sure Englishmen would give fdrplay to the Government, and trust to th, ir watchfulness over the honour and interests of the cÏ>untry. (Loud cheers.)

  day or two RECOLLECTIONS OF LORD BROUGHAM.—A day or two after my arrival in London, I met him at dioner at the house of a correspondent of his, through whom he engaged me to help in poor law reform. By his desire no one else was asked. The first thing that struck me was his being Dot only nervous, but thia-skiuned to excess. Our hostess' lap dog brought out the nervous- ness immediately by jumping up at his knee. He pre- tended to play with Gyp, but was obviously annoyed that Gyp would not be called away. He was not ac- customed to lap dogs, it was clear. Before we went to dinner, I could not but see how thin-skinned lie was. The Examiner newspaper lay on the table and it chanced to contain, that week, an impertinent article, warning me against being flattered out of my own aims by my host, who was Brougham's J cat's-paw. The situation was sufficiently awkward, it must be owned. Brougham did not read the article now, because he had seen it at home but I saw by glauces and pointings that the gentlemen were talking it over, while my hostess and I were consulting about her embroidery and Brougham looked, not only very black upou it, but evidently annoyed ond stung. He looked black in another sense, I remem ber-Dot a morsel of bis dress being anything but black, from the ridge of his stock to the toes of bis polished shoes. Not an inch of white was there to relieve the combined gloom of his dress and complexion. He was curiously afraid of my trumpet, and managed generally to make rae hear without. He tdked excessively fast; and ate fast and prodigiously, stretching out his long arm for auy dish he bad a mind to and getting hold of the largest spoons which would despatch the most work in the shortest time. He watched me intently aud inces-antly when I was con. versing with anybody else. For my part, I liked to watch him when he was conversing with gentlemen, and his mind and its manifestations really came out. This was never the case, as farjas my observation went, when he talked with ladies. I believe I have never met with more than three men, in the whole course of my experience, who talked with women in a perfectly natural manner; that is, precisely as they talked with meD; but the difference in Brougham's case was so great as to be disagreeable. He know many cultivated aud intellectual women; but this seemed to be of no effect. I i not able to assume with them his ordinary manner toward silly womtn, he was awkward and at a lo-s, This was by no mens aree1ble, though the ein of his b,d manners must be laid at the door of the vain women who discarded their ladyhood for his sake, went miles to see him, were early on platforms where he was to be, and admitted him to very broad flirtations. He had pretty nearly settled his own business, in regard to conversation with ladies, before two more years were over. His swciring became so incessant, and the occasional indecency of his talk so insufferable, that I have ween even coquettes and adorers torn pale, and the lady of the house tell her husband that she could uot undergo another dinner party with Lord Brougham for a gaest. I, for my part, determined to decline quietly henceforth auy small p»rty where be was expected; and this simply because there was no pleasure in a visit where everybody was on thorns as to what any one guest might say aud do next. My own impression that day was that he was erther drunk or insane. Drunk: he was not; for he had been publicly engaged in business till the last moment. 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i MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. DEATU OF MR, CAWLET, M.P.—Mr. C. E. Cawlcy, the fenior member for Salfi<rd,{died on Mondnj tnnrninti, at his residence, H,ath House, Vine street, Higher Brou^hton, Mauchester. Mr. C iwl'-y had long been ailing, but not to a sufficient extent either to cause serious alarm or to prevent his regular attendance on his parliamentary duties. The deceased gentleman was a Liberal-Conservative, and had sat for Salford Bince December, 1868. STRIKE OF COLLIERS.—A reduction of 81 per cent. is demanded in the wanes of the colliers emp'oyed at the Shireoaka Colliery, Nottirghamshiie, and the ruen, to the number of about G(JO, came out on Tuesday. Iu February last the colliers employed at this colliery, and those working in the south of Yorkshire district, con- s,?nted to a reduction of 61 per cent., 60 that sbuuld the tpr,)p,).i be ..f? ,??d they will hue lost 15 per cent, in a ccuple of months. SERiors OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—A serious omnibus accident happened at Bi,mi"gham on Monday af'er- noon, injur, to several of the pas.engero, The bu??, belonging t" Abraham Whit.hou-e, CaluphilJ, was pBsing d"wn Bradfurd-stivet, well filn-d with laS"- gers, when, by the breaking of the pole, one of the horses was thrown down, The other three hot,- t. tached to the 'bus dashed ou at a fuiions rate down the hill, and seven persons, in jumping from the UUL- ve/ance, were badly injured. ATTEMPTED WIFE JJCHDER.— At Rotherhaw on Mon day, Henry Fair was charged with attempting to murder his wife, Prisoner was married six weeks ago. He quarielltd with his w-fe, and she weut to live at her iither's house. Prisontr went to the wife's father's house and put a quantity of powder in the grate twar the door, and attaching a fuse, ignited it. Au alarm caused the inmates to rush out, and one man cut the fuse just úefore it reached th« powder. Piisoner ex- pressed regret that he had not blowu them up. He was cumniittei for trial. ASSAULTING A NOBLEMAN'S SON'.—Four men have been apprehended in Nottingham for having been engaged in an extraardiutry affray. It seims that on Sunday the Hev, H, Deymour, vicar of Holmpierrpont accompanied by the Hon. Evelyn Pierrpont, son of the Earl Manners, and another young nobleman were walking from church, and s-eing a lot of men stripped and running races remonstrated with them. The frllows pounced upon the vicar and so violently assaulted him that his companions came to his defence. The result was a general melee, in which all three were violently iw-ati'ted. Thecas is to be heard on Thursday. MEMOBI .L TO LADY AUGUSTA STANLKT.—The Queen has caused a monument.1 cross to be erected at Flog- more in memory of the late Lady Augusta Stanley. It is of fine blue-polished Cairngall granite, enriched on the front and sides with entwined ornaments, after the style of the early Christian crosses that may be seen in the west of Scotland. It Btmds upon an unhewn block of granite in front of the mausoleum of th,, Duchess of Kent, its total height being about 7 fret. The following is inscribed in gold letters on the stem of the cross :— "To the daar memory of Lady Augusta Stanley, fifth daughter of Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, this crofts is erected by Queen Vict ria, in grat"ful and aflVctiomta remembrance of her faithful labours for 30 years in the service of the Queen, the Duchess of Kent, and the R >yat Family. Bora April 3rd, 1822. Died March 1st, 1876." EARNINGS OF THE PRESENT CHIEF JOCKEY. The present chief jockey, we believe, is not more than eighteen years of age, and yet nu.inl1( the racing season of 1876 he rode not lass than 657 times, and won 207 races-II fdat never before accomplished by any horse. nHU OB the turf, Hift five ani thre guinea fees for riding would atiMunt to more than two thousand four hundred pounds. A gentleman \jho is well versed in the £ s d of racing has calculated that the chief jockey of 1876 received as much in fee;, retainers, and presents as the Lord High Chancellor of England counting fees at X2400 the Rosebsry" present £1000 retaimrj, say S1200; and allowing for presents, t the rate f lo ;Oaha of I:i'f ers:n;u,al:ot t'8740, This is not an exaggerated statement. In all probability tbe chief jockey would net another thousand pounds over his Cesarewitch victory, in addition to the present of that aim which he recsived from his em, ployer.—" Temple Bar." A MORMON MASSACRE.—The Mormon Bishop Lee, who was executed last week in Utah, made lIdetailed confession of his crime, which occupies an entire page of the New York Herald of the 22nd March. The facts were thus disclosed :-A band of 130 emigrants were passing westward through UUb, and Brigha n Young and his council gave orders that they were at all cos s to be prevented from approaching. A party of Mormon soldiers under Lee were appointed to drive them back, and by flattering devices the emijr:.nts were enticed to Mountain Meadows, where their encampment was attacked by Indians, who were, however, driven away. Lee the. appeared and undertook to make peace, He induced the emigrants to disarm and the women to divide from theAcn, and his men then attacked and slaughtered the whole except 17 children, and annexed their eff, cts, Lee solemnly affirmed this was done under direct instructions from Young, who approved the deed when reported and showered favours upon Lee. Befo'e the massacre they had a prayer meeting, and Brigham Youne said their act was sanctioned by a divine revelation. Young subsequently destroyed Lee's journal. SKRIOPS MILITARY RIOT.—At Southsea, on Monday evening, there was a serious military riot. As is usual on Easter Monday, the common was crowded with soldiers and sailors engaged in various holiday sports. During a game at kiss-in-the-ring, a soldier belonging to the 1st battalion of the 60th Rifles happened to kiss a girl with whom a marine artillerymm was keeping company. A figllt followei in which other riOemen and artillerymen took part. The artillerymen at first largely out numbered the riflemen, but a number of the latter soon cime up from the Clarence Barracks, where they are quartered, and the tight then became general. Waist belts were freely usel, and sorne serious wounds were inflicted upon the heads and faces of the belligerents. The efforts of the police to quell the disturbance being strong pickets of the lifles and the 218t Fusilifrs were brought on the ground, several of the rioters were arrested, and peace was restored. An artilleryman received a bayonet wouud in the head while endeavouring to rescue a "inp inion from the custody of the pickets. MURDER IS A CELL.—Thomas Stevenson was appre" hended on Friday evening week, at Edinburgh, for dis" orderly conduct, and was put in a cell reserved for such characters, in which there were two other prisoners for a sin} 'yr offence. Two hours later a man named 1\1' Donala .was removed to the cell. After their suppers had been handed in, M'Donald, who was in a maudlin condition, declared that he had not got his, and became quarrelsome. Turning to Stevenson he said, You are th man who called ti the police 'Stop thief,' after which he seized hold of him A fierce tussle took place and ended by M'Danald rising to his feet and jumping repeatedly upon his victim. At this point the other two prisoners became awakened to the as- cessity of interference, and they shouted for the turn- key, who found deeased quite inanimate, aud a sur goon afterwards pronounced life extinct. The prisoner was brought before the sheriff on Saturday and com- mitted for trial on a chrge of murder. STRANOF. SEQUEL TO A MARRIAOE.—At the Durham County Suasions, last week, William Scarlet, a wioer, was charged with IIssaultin Christiana Reay, a widow, at Browney Colliery, on the 24th of March. On the moruiug of the above date Scarlet and Reay were married .t Branwpeth Church. After the ceremooy, an adjournment took place to Re I/S house, where st dozen of whisky and a number uf gallons of beer had been provided. Matters went on smoothly until tea time, when one of the invited guests, in the course of a little joking, hinted that Scarlet bad another wife in the neighbourhood. At this his new s pouse asked him point blank whether it was true. The defendant knocked her do'vn, and whilst on the floor he kicked her in the ribs, and inflicted eevere injuries. The neighbours thronged round the house, and Soarlet .jumped out of a window and made his escape. He was subsequently apprehended oo a warrant. The prisoni-r aid his first wife was dead, and he admitted that his second was living at Carville, a place several miles off. He also said that he married cornphioant for a "spree," The I'eucli sent him to prison for one month, and in default, of paying the costs he was ordered to be kept in giol for fourteen days longer. On his release Lie will be apprehended for bigamy. A SHORT time ago som" London sharpers cauht an undoubted Tartar. A well-known detective officer, in the garb of a countryman, was standing opposite Euston Stati in. reports a contemporary, when ooe of a gang (,f tbieve-1 who infest the railway termini, accMted him, and asked him to take a drink at a neighbouring bir. The couple were joined by more of the thief's col- t"agues, professedly strangers to each other, and, as the bland young inin showed every disposition to be easilv plucked, they treated him to a good lunch, plenty of liquor, and the best cittna the tavern could afford. By- and-by rolls of bank-not'S and handfuls of coin were produced, and each exhibited unbound confidence in his neighbour. The childlike ftranifi'r dep'ored his poverty. He bad no notes or g"ld with him, but had plenty at the public bonae whore he was lodging. Would his friends go there? There hospitality should be reo turned tenfold, for the landlord was an old friend, and they might enjoy themselves on his premises the whole night long if they d»sired. The sharpers were delí!o\hte t —but where was the hotel, and for whom sbould they ask 1 Ob, here's my card'said the supposed country. man, producing bis warrant ticket-" Oetec'ive, ftc 4c., Scotland-yard." The scene that followed is simply indescribable. There was & general stampede, and the detective was left in quiet possession of the cigar and whiskey to which his wouid-be plunderers had so kindly treated him. Since Mr Gladstone delivered bis address on pulpit op,tory, a number of Norcouformist ministers have "fiered him tbe use (f their pulpits sith the view of ei abiing him to give a practical sample of what he coa. sictis the lest style of pulpit speaking. THE PKOPOSID VISIT or THE QUEEN TO MAKCHESTKB. For some time patt, 6trong bopeø hav. uui eDter. tained that the Queru wculd peleovally 0; en the new Mai;cLesttr Town Hall, which has 1, »t » cott t,f ntaiiy a millou of money, and gieat disappoint- ment has bien caused by tbe receipt d the following letter, addrei-eid to the mayor by the Premier:— Huyh-nd-n Manor, March 31, Sir,-1 have lidbefore the Queen the moluti(>n of your town council convey- ing the etirnest desiie e f the coipcaticD ud cit zens of Manchester that her Maj.sty miolit hcuour the city by (peiiingtiie municipal palace 1 otv 111 11" gr«-t» of com- p i-tioB. The Queen was graclL".8 5 d to itfer to the satisfaction which her Mrjeaty denwd ftom a prrvi liS vitif to I IF lit3 bill 1 ViM c inaiLded to expitss her Majesty's rekret that, h. wevei oesirous of coin pit ii g v ith Lt v.i. 1. s f the to-po.atu.il, 11 is (), 01 I he p.vte, of Ih' Mi-ji.t} I" l pirsmc on this iuttre,.ÜIJ" iccasion —1 twvt" the hoi tllor h' 1t.IIUUt:J, BIT, )Our f.ithf,,1 servMit, BAc(O,n¡:LD," LITERARY CURIOSITIES.—Co-ooi seors of rare b-Im and autoKiaphs will have an .o portunity of securing some treasures in the c< ur.-e 1 f next week. The col- hctioti i f the late Dr, Cato Daniel. Bon of the author and Shaks| erian collector, Mr O. Daniel, is to he pat up for sale at Sotheby and Wilkinson 's room" together with an amateur's library, and a glance at the catalogue shows that tliis will be no ordiuaiy sale. 11:e amateur. collection includes a copy of "an Act to piuhibit all coir,mere- and traffique between hngland and Scot- land," dat,d 1650, and a letter from Charhs II to his Parliament of Scotland, 16S0. Among the Mios there i. aO edition of Hogarth's works, containing fine im- p.e«sioa "f 109 platesiroin the original coppeis. Thers are numerous "first edition. A greater curiosity than tilese i. the second ilDpresion of S c medies, histories, and tragedies, with a portrait by Dro..ho!1t, and Ben Jonson's verses, tbe date being 1632, Then there are a fev. works ill black letter. Two of the aukgrph letters are worth attention. One is from the poet Campbell to the Rev, Nlr Dyce, the other from S. T. Coleridge to Mr Cottle, the bookseller, signed twice. AN ENGLISH GOVERNESS ACCUSED OF MURDER IN FRANCE.—A correspondent, writing from the depart. msnt of the Aude,.say9 :-A triil of some inteiest for English readers is to take place at the approaching assizes for this department, held at Carc.ss(mr,e, Last year, Mdme, de Lescure, the widow of a very wealthy merchant at Toulouse, engaged an English governeaa named Lydia Margaret Traymar for her only daughter, who was about six years old. This child, which had hitherto enjoyed the he,t of health, was Beized with sickness sou after the arrival of the governess, and died in a few days, the doctors who attended her failing to discover the cause of her illness. Soon after tbe death of her daughter, Mdme. de Lescure missed some very valuable diamonds, and as DO one had had the keys of the cabinet in which they were kept except t h. gover- ness, suspicion at once fell upon her. Mdme. de Lee- cure c inirauoicated with the police, who arretted the governess, and found upon her, not only tbe d:au)CDd% but a quantity of arstnic. This led to tbe suspicion that the little girl had s,en the governess steal he dia- monds, and bad been poisoned by ber in order to pre- yept discovery the K>dy w»f, Owref?:mi sent to Montp^llier for ¡:x,o.¡!!)atioll, I am iufo nxei that the analysts have discovered a laiee quantity of ars-mie, and that the governess will be tried upon the capital charge. SIXTEEN CUILDREN BDRSKD TO DEATH.A terrible oceurred a few days ago in the Norwegian village of EUingeo, near the town of Aalesund. It ap- pears that the schoolmaster bad called the children of the village together with the obj-ct of <=xamiu;Dg them, using for this purpose the second fl, or of a large unfinished loghous1, tfl which access was gained through a window by means of a ladder, the staircase not being finished. Twenty childrea had assembled, and the examination was nearly concluded, "hell suddenly the schoolmaster <J:.servedl heavy volumes of smoke pene- trating into the room, directly followed by flames, enveloping the room in a moment in fire. Hushing to the wind, the master observed to his terror that the ladder bad disappeared, thus cutting off the only -as of escape. Seizing a c mple of the children he threw them out of the window: but blinded, suffocating, and scorched, he was unable to get hold offcny m, re, and jumped himself through the window, breaking one leg in the fail. All the men in the village were out fishing and the women away; thus no assistance was possible, and the poor children were left to their teirible fate. Only four of the whole number escaped, all wore. j less burned and bruised, while sixteen perished, the floor suddenly giving way. The origin of the fire is unknown. The horror, dismay, anct misery of the parents when, on their return, tbey found tbe charred I emain. of their children may be more easily understood than described. A Government inquiry will be instit. uted. SHIPPING DISASTERS.—A Philadelphia telegram reports the wreck of the brig Roanoke," from Philadelphia for Venezuela, all on board except one seaman | e>isiiing. Eleven persons were lost. The survivor, after floating nine days on the wreck, was rescued by a pasing vessel and brought to Boston. Forty-four thousaud dollare in gold was lost with the brig. The survivor says that three passengers on board drowsed thamselveg to avoid the terrora at thirst. One seaman becime crazy with his .uffetiup, and jumped overboard. While the rescuiug vessel was endeavouring to throw a rope on board, the captain and another seaman w- re washed overboard.—Intelligence was received in Liverpool e. Wednesday of the. total destruction by fire of tbe large American cotton-laden steamer Governor Garland" on the Mississippi, together with the los of several lives. The news of the diSastei comes by way of Memphis, Tennessee, and is to the effect that the steamer '■ Gov- ernor Garland, whilat on the p»g«ge from Pain Bluffto Memphis with a c-irgo of cotton, &c., and a number of passengers, took fire on the morning of Ih. 18th ult., and, notwithstanding that every effort was made to suppress it, it rapidly g.,in,-d upon the vessel. When off Red Fork, about 40 miles from the mouth of the Arkansis River, an attempt was made to run the steamer ashore, biit before this could be ?cc the flames had penetrated to the engice-room, diiviog t" o engineers and firemen from their posts. About fcve o'cluck in the evening the vessel was completely epveioped in flames, and thoie on board, with the exception of three deck and four saloon passengers, who unfortunately got hemmed in by the flames and perished, succeeded in making their escape from tbe burning Ve8sej, The steamer and cargo, amongst which were about 700 bales of cotton destined for Liverpool, via New 0, leans, were totally octroyed. Th..as a compara'ively new vessel, having only been built last year, and was considered one of the finest steamers on the Mississippi.—The barque" Alibi," from Peterhead to Greenland, in ballast, went ashore at Freswick, Caith. ness, on Wednesday morning in a for,, and will pobably become a total wreck. Tbe crew, numbering eleven, were all saved. MESSRS J. BERGER SPENCE & Co's WEEKLY CHEMICAL, MINERAL, AND MKTAL RKPORT.—March 31st, 1877,- Chemicals— White caustic s)d3, of both 60 per cent. and 70 per cent., sustain a moderate inquiry. Althaugh the latter is being largely bookod for shipment, we fear the month's statistics will be disappointing. Bleaching powder, if anything, is in more extensive request, some favourably Isrge transactions having been concluded, principally for immediate c ,mp'el iou, The pricee ruling are still altogether in favour of consumers. Soda ash remains as per out last. Sulphate of copper continues to sell freely for f rward delivery, the expected recovery of tbe metal from its depression urging Cf nsumers te cover their probable requirements. Acetate of Jime- except of the fiuest descriptions-does not meet with much attention. Arsenic has become in somewhat better favour, still large parcels are difficult to dispose üf, N trate of Soda displays an upward tendency, and with the small quantities afloat, and the speculative buying, rep' rted in Peru, a advanc? may be anticipated. Sulphate of ammonia is freely purchased at current, rates. Minerals.—The better tone reported in the Lancashire coil trade last week is still observable, and operates on business to some extent. Colliery pro- prietors, however, do not seem over saDguino concerning its permanency, nor are they disposed to take any steps for the increase of the preseut output, on an assumption of its continuance. Brimstone is still freely inquired after, both f ,r prompt and early shipment, but buyers are not disposed to submit to any increase of price Iron ore may be reported in tolerable demand. Spanish and Atgenan continue to arrive in fair quantities. There are several parcels of t he former, of first-rate quality, however, which are not easy of placement. Mingavese, of known brands, is in somewhat better demand Phosphate of lime steadily increases in request. The finer descriptions of China clay are in rather better favour, both for home and foreign account. Metals,—The reports to hand conc rning the pig iron trade are un- animoua as to the complete quietmss which rules in the northern districts. Every conc»i> able hope possible or impossible is made ciiiital of to tide over the present. One of the most favourat-le ii an early settlement of the Extern question and assured peace. We cannot think this is entitled to the givell it respecting its influence on the condition of trade and commerce. We would point to Americi, where the iron trade anffara as much as at home, aith u<h it is there sulficieotly removed from any direct supposition of such influence. The steel rail, unlike, the iron nil departments, havo not grett grounds for complaint, all things considered; but the most favourably circumstinced branch of tb. iron trade is the shipbuilding, which is reported fairly active. Lsad is disposed to firmness, the recent decrease of production will tend t. strengthen this disposition. Small ruiiness is reported in cpper, and prices are still marked by weakness. Tin has pursued a downward course .11 the week. Spelter continues inanimate.