Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

MULTUM IN PAR VO. I The Rev. Dr. Trower, formerly Bishop of GlasgoWand Galloway, has been appointed to the bishopric of Gib- raltar. The Prince and Princess Napoleon arrived at Alexan- dria on Monday evening, and were shortly after viaited by the Viceroy. Writing from Caprera on the 14th of this month to M. Negretti, General Garibaldi says, "My health is going on very satisfactorily." Captain Sinclair had the honour cf an introduction to the Princess of Wales, on Monday, and presented a car- pet worked by the Duchess of Gordon aQ;1 some members of her family. The Duchess of Beaufort and the Mayoress of Bristo had an interview with the Princess of Wales, on Monday, and presented a diamond and sapphire Holbein to her Royal Highness from the ladies of Bristol. A portion of the crown diamonds of Portugal are about to be fold to realise the value of about .£60,000. Several foreign dealers have appeared as bidders, but it is pro- bable that the sale will be made in London. Two workmen were seriously injured at Standisb Col- liery on Saturday, by the unexpected explosion of blast- ing powder. The hands of one poor fellow were blown I ôif; the other has, it is feared, lost his eyesight. The Colenso literature grows more and more volumi- nous. The Bishop himself has a new volume of his work on the Pentateuch nearly ready. It will treat of the Book of Deuteronomy, and will appear next month. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and Prince Arthur, attended by Major Teesdale and Captain Westerweller, visited tho Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, on Monday morning. The Roman Journal says that the Pope met with an enthusiastic reception at Villetri, whither he has gone on a visit. Deputations from the places in the neighbour- hood were introduced to pay their respects to his Holi- ness. Some of the Paris journals assort that the British Go- vernment has suggested to the European Powers the necessity of the proclamation of an armistice between Russia and Poland. It is said that the project has been warmly but privately pressed. Five boys were playing in a building in the course of erection at Halifax, on Sunday evening last, when a rope on which they were swinging pulled a part of the build- ¡ ing upon them, killing one of them named Charles Robinson, and seriously injuring the others. In the Federal army there aro 74 major-generals, I whose pay is 5,000 dols. each per annum. A major- general is allowed three aidcs-dc-camp, whose pay is 1,500 dols. each per annum. Every brigadier-genera! has: two aides-de-camp; their pay is 1,500 each.—Ne-n York Trill', lie. The Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Countess of Maeclesfied, Baroness von Schenck, Baroness m Grancy, Major Teesdale, and Captain Westerweller, honoured the Philharmonic Concert with their presence on Monday evening-. The Melbourne Herald, of March 25 says that the ses- sion of the Victorian Legislature this year has been one of the most laborious experienced, yet the lea-t fruitful of practical results. The news from the goldfields is good. A stem determination is expressed by the Australian colonies to resist the revival of transportation to those shores. His Royal Highness the Prince has just intimated to the committeo of the Reformatory and Refuge Union, through General Knollys his willingness to accept the office of patron for the union, as representing the refor- matory movement throughout the country. His Royal Highness has at the same time forwarded a donation of £20 to the funds of the Society. THE PROPOSED FEDERAL LOAN.—The Army and Nav# Gazette, says the Federals have not been successful in raisiug a loan in England, although they have sent two respectable gentlemen, Mr. Aspinall, of New York, and Mr. Forbes, of Boston, to negociate it. The mission of Mr. Ewarts, an astute New York lawyer, is intended to afford Mr. Adams good legal advice in his many diffi- culties. The decimal system has just been adopted by thePeru- vian government, as it was previously by the Chilian. The government at Lima has expressed a desire to have some coin struck off according to the French system, and the necessary machinery has been ordered in Paris for that purpose. The Peruvian government has likewise given orders in Paris for a large quantity of school books and various mathematical instruments. The deputy-chairman of the Darlington board of guardians, who is also an overseer of the poor, was fined 5s, and costs by the Darlington bench of magistrates, on Monday, for neglecting to attend an audit of the union accounts. He was also fined by the bench for neglecting to refund 7s. 6d., which had been disallowed by the auditor. In default of payment, the penalty in each case was a month's imprisonment. The informations were laid by the auditor of the union. A curious blunder occurs in tho notes appended to the Registrar General's last quarterly return of the births, marriages, and deaths, in Scotland. The registrar for the parish of Abroath, writes :—" "irths far above the average, chiefly from brouchial and pulmonary affections said to be owing chiefly to the open and changeable character of the weather." Of course it is an excess of defltM not births, which the registrar means to note anc explain. The opinion of Liverpool has been given in favour o: closing public houses on the Sabbath. At a great meet- ing held in St. George's Hall, on Monday night, Mr. Horsfall, M.P., in the chair, a petition to Parliament ic support of the bill of Mr. Somes was unanimously adopted, no opposition whatever being offered throughout the proceedings. It appears also that out of 67,000 house. lolders iu Liverpool, upwards of 44,000 have recorded their desire that public houses should be closed on tun- days. BALIOnAL, May 17.—The Queen, acc-mpanied by the i Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, and Prince Leopold, attended by the Duchess of Athole, Lady Augusta Bruce, General the I Hon Ch-rlcs and Mrs. and Miss Grey, Major Cowell. Mr. Ruland, Mr. Buff, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, arrived at Balmoral yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Newcastle arrived at the Castle, as the minister in attendance upon Hel Majesty. Mdlle. Titiens had a narrow escape on the stage of Her Majesty's Theatre ou Saturday evening. At the close of one of her brilliant scenes several bouquets were thrown upon the stage. The lady having collected them advanced to the footlights, and presented one to Signor ) Arditi, the conductor of the orchestra. While in the act of handing the flowers to the maestro her muslin sleeve ignited from one of the lamps. With remarkable presence of mind Mddle. Titiens seized the light material in her hand, and. instantly quenched the name. The accident was observed by the audience, whose delight at the artiste's escape and prompt resumption of the duties of the scene gave rise to a burst of applause. Emigation from Ireland to America still continues on an extensive scale. Among the recent departures it that of one Pat Ledkin and his family,—the leaders of the "Three-year-old faction in Limerick. Speaking of this strange family, the Limerick Reporter says :— Ledkin, a brave, powerful, athletic man, had four sons who equalled himself, and who in respect imitated the father. In fight they were fiercest—in every melee they came off the victors. They laughed at danger, and thought nothing of cut heads. They were the centre around which the rest of a party collected but mainly through the' exertions of the Redemptorist Fathers, at Emly, they have sought for a field of industry in a foreign land. THE ROMAN PRINCE AND THE FRENCH SOLDIERS.— Prince Doria has been very much affronted by a party of Papal Zouaves and French soldiers, who endeavoured to to break into his ground at the Villa Pamfili Doria, to remove a banner which the Prince is in habit of hoisting while residing (as is the case just now) at his beatiful villa. The flag, which bears the Doria arms. has no political meaning whatever, but the Zouaves probably mistook it for an Italian tricolour, for they and the French soldiers made great efforts to break open the iron gates in order to take down the offending ensign. The porter refused them admittance, and the Zouaves then went for reinforcements, and returned with a Papal officer and gendarmes, who being allowed to enter, verified the state of the case, apologised, and withdrew. The Prmce has complained to the French General. DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE.—A prosecution at the instance of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue took place at the Horsham Petty Sessions on Saturday. Mr. Alfred Allen, a maltster, carrying on business in Horsham was summoned for having, on the 28th of March, illegally compressed together 115 bushels of malt, and also with having a quantity of malt so compressed in his possession on the 17th of April. Evidence fully substantiating the first charge was given by Mr. Meikle, the supervisor of tho district, and in support of the second it was proved that a quantity of malt, nearly 7 per cent over the usual uage, was upon the defendant's premises—the act of Parliament providing that when malt is found over 5 per cent. increase it shall be taken as conclusive evidence that it has been unlawfully compressed. Mr. Allen was convicted of both charges, and for the double offence the bench imposed a penalty of J.200. MEETING OF CONVOCATION. On Tuesday morning both Houses of Convocation assembled at Westminster for the transaction of business. In the Upper House the Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and there were Dresent the Bishops of London, Winchester, St. David s, Oxford St. Asaph, Lincoln, Salisbury. Bangor, LlandaS d CWchester. It was ordered that an address should t presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales on ?Ir marriage. Many petitions were presented in rc- Srence to BSlop Co!enso-s book, and praym-the House R?ke synodical action in the matter. A long discus- Bi• on ?-m?co in reference to foreign chaplaincies, and IIl0n 100 p, b' 1 f th' :thhee\aQd?VisaaDbu? ?j S appointing a bishop for their snperm- t e; I ^er ouse there was a large at- ten encC),- n mbers a report was brought up from a tj te theconteuts of Bishop commIt e ppo t> d. h h i I Col 'bo k The report entere Wlt mue u ness Colenso s book, lno p book, which it condemned as ?el?oT?dan.?? report» adopted mischievous and clangerous. le r nd conveyed to the Upper Hou? t photographs of the principal Polish lusurgentBh&V0 All immense in Paris just now. Henry Bedford, who victimised numerous tradesmen In London by representing himself as nephew of the Duke of Beaufort, has been sentenced to six years' penal servi- tude. It is estimated that there are thirty tons of American silver accumulated in Toronto, Hamilton, and London, in Canada. The following placard is hung up in the Canadian merchant's stores—viz., American silver taken at five per cent discount.—Canadian Paper. Viscount and Viscountess Palmorston had a dinner party on Saturday, at Cambridge House, Piccadilly. There were present the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, the Countess Cowley, the Countess (Dowaper) of Tankerville. tho Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, Hon. H Cowper, Hon. Klith Jocelyn, Mr. F. Oliphant, Mr. Caleutt, fr. H. R. Grenfell, &c., &c. Later in the evening her ladyship had a select circle. EXTENSIVE FIRES.—Early on Saturday morninga des- tructive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Cole, look- ing-glass manufacturer, Rupert-street, Leicester-square, London. The fire was discovered by some of the neigh- bours, and shortly afterwards the flames burst through the roof and windows. The engines speedily arrived, but the fire was not extinguished until the workshops were burnt out, and the adjoining premises damaged by fire and water. The cause is unknown, and the sufferer un. fortunately is uninsured. THE LEVYING OF THE GRAIN DUTIES.—The corn trade of Lonrion and Liverpool having Suggested alterations in the present system of levying the duties on grain, the Council of the Liverpool Chambor of Commerce, at their meeting on Monday, agreed to the following resolution That this Chamber memorialise the Chancellor of the Exchequer for an alteration in the mode of levying the duties on grain after the following scale: 5001b. rye, maize, beans, and peas, Is. 4001b. barley and buck- wheat, la and 800 oats, Is."—Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, objecting to the taxation of food on any pretence, pro- posed to memorialise for the abolition of all duties on grain, but his motion was rejected the Council conder- tng that the abolition of the shilling duty was a mere question of time. DEATH OF MR. WESTERN WOOD, M.P.—Mr. Western Wood, member for the city of London, died on Sunday at North Cray place, Kent. The deceased was the young- est son of the late Sir Matthew Wood, who represented the City in Parliament for twenty-eight years. The brothers of Mr. Wood are the Rev. Sir J. Page Wood, the present baronet, and Sir W. Page Wood, the vice chancellor. Mr. Wood was returned for the City in 1861, his opponent being Mr. Cubitt, who was started in the Tory interest. Mr. Wood was bom in London on the 4th of January, 1804, and was, consequently, in his six- I tie'h year. He was educated at Winchester College, and in 1829 married a daughter of Mr. John Morris, a direc- I ter of the East India Company. FALL FROM A CLIFF Two HUNDRED FEET HIGH.—On Friday afternoon a detachment of the 8th Regiment of Foot arrived at the Scarborough Barracks from Sheffield, and on Saturday afternoon a serious accident happened to one of their number, under the following circumstances —The plain of the Castle yard is at the summit of a cliff upwards of 200 feet high, immediately overlooking the sea. Desirous to enjoy a stroll on the beach and amongst the rocks, and thinking to reach tho shore by a readier routo than the proper road a soldier ventured down the almost perpendicular cliff. He lost his footing, and was precipitated to the bottom, bounding from cleft to cleft in his descent. His fearful position was seen by some boatmen, who at once rowed to the place where he lay, and brought him to the harbour. He was conveyed to the hospital at the garrison, where Dr. Cross was promptly in attendance. The man was just sensible of what had occurred. His }":t thigh was found to be severely frac- tured, his head was badly cut, and his body was bruised in several places. His name was Charles Kill, a native o. Codford, in Wiltshire, and is about twenty years of age. He was reported to be progressing favourably. THE PnrnCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—The Princesa of Wales and the Princess Louis of Hesse took a drive in an open carriage on Saturday. The Princo of Wales honoured Mr. Frith with a sitting for his picture of the Royal Wedding at his studio on Saturday. Mr. Theo' dore Jensen has had the honour of a second sitting from the Princess of Wales, for the purpose of taking a life. sized portrait of Her Royal Highness. The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, honoured the performance at the Lyceum Theatre with their presence in the evening. On Sunday; morning, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse attended divine earvice in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London, from Genesis, chapter i. verse 27. Their Royal Highnesses were at- tended by the Countess of Macclesfield, Baroness von Schenck, Baroness von Grancy, Major Teesdale, and Cap ain Westerweller. The Archbishop of Armagh, the Earl of St. Germans, and Viscount Sydney also attended the service. The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse visited the White Lodge, in Richmond Park, in the afternoon. EXTRAORDINARY SutcrDE—On Saturday William Car- ter Esq., held an inquest at the Crown Tavern, Church street, London, on the body of Charles Davies, aged 691 who committed suicide under the following extraordinary circumstances :—Deceased had been for many years a gentleman's servant, and was in the receipt of asmnll in- come. his son being in excellent circumstances, Jlnd capa- ble of taking care of his father. On Thursday morning, about four o'clock a man on Lock's Wharf near Vauxhali Bridge noticed something lying on the bed of the river; and on cfoing to examine it. found it was the dead body of the deceased. To the man's astonishment he found that the deceased was firmly secured by the wrist with ? stik-pocket handkerchief to the chain of a boom, placed to prevent the barges striking against the side of the wharf. At first it was considered that the deceased had met with foul play, but it appeared after minute inspec- tion. there was no ground for such a suspicion, and the supposition is that so determined was the deceased to de- prive himself of life that he first secured himself to the boom, and allowed the water to flow over him. In addi- tion to this the poor fellow's hat was firmly fixed on his head, and pushed so low down as to nearly cover hip eyes. Deceased had frequent y remarked that he was past work and that he should be reduced to want. Ver, diet, suicide while temporarily insane. CHARGE OF INHUMANITY BY A WIFE.—On Mondaj morning, an adjourned inquest into tho cause of the death of Mr. Wm. Henry Doggett, aged 36, a trades. man lately carrying on an extensive business as an iron. monger in Shoreditch, was resumed. The death of the i deceased is alleged to have been accelerated by the ill- treatment of his wife, to whom he had bequeathed the bulk of his property, some £8,000 or .HO,OOO.Sarab Fie! ding, Gloucester street, Hoxton, nurse, deposed that she attended the deceased from Saturday to the fol- lowing Tuesday. She saw Mrs. Doggett strike her hus- band several times in a. very brutal manner while she wat there. The deceased was on his bed at that time. After she had struck her husband brutally she used to laugh it off as though it was a joke. Mrs. Doggett wou.d not allow her to give him any medicine nor would she give him any herse f. She left because Mrs. Doggett kicked her in the breast and ordered her out, I stating that what her husband required she would give him. Mrs. Doggett was never sober while she was there, and her general conduct towards her husband was very bad and very brutal. She had seen her throw ( a chair at the deceased Mr. James Mercer, assistant ) to Mr. Wolfe, surgeon, said he was on many occasions I sent to attend the deceased man from November to Feb- ruary last. When ho first saw Mr. Doggett he was .1 suffering from drink, bordering upon delirium tremens. That was the case on all his visits, and he treated him a.cco.dingly. He had seen Mrs. Doggett box her hus- band's ears. He was suffering from dropsical legs, and as she passed him she would kick him, at which, 01 course, he cried out lustily. Mrs. Doggett was invaria- I bly drunk at those times. Ho required medicine at regular intervals, and it was quite evident to me that he had not medicine. Some medicine I had sent him, with I express directions that he should take it, I found under the grate, where Mrs. Doggett said she had thrown it. Mrs. Doggett exercised complete control over him. She < would call him from the sofa in one room to the other on the most trifling pretence, though he was scarcely able to move. On the 18th February Mrs. Doggett accused me of stealing jewellery. Several articles of jewellery Were lying about, and she accused me of taking two rings. Mr. Doggett found the rings and brought them downstairs. I then discontinued my visits.— I Mrs. Dalton, a nurse, said that when a surgeon (Mr. Roper) sent medicine, Mrs. Doggett emptied it into I the fireplace, saying she could poison him quite soon enough without that. Mr. Roper was sent for because I it was thought Mr. Doggett was dying. Mrs Doggett requested her to go for tho doctor, but she was very j tipsy at the time Charles Whitworth, of 16, North I street, Whitechapel road, said he bad boen porter to the deceased, but left six weeks ago. Ho was there thirteen I months. On one Friday night he saw Mrs. Doggett throw a carving-knife at her husband. Mr. Dog ett had made some reference to her first husband, she mentioned the name of John Doggett. She jumped and said—"Don't say anything a.bout him, he was a better man than you. I loved him, but I never loved i you; and I only married you for your money." She took up a carving-knife from the box of knives, but I when witness looked at her she dropped it, and it stuck in the floor about an inch. She then took up the box of knives, and threw that at him. Tho knives flew all about the kitchen. She then threw tho candle and candlestick at him, but he did not think any of them struck him, as he got away. She then threw a I mug of ale at him, and the ale covered his shirt. Then she got up, and taking up the chair on which she had been sitting, threw that at him, and it hit him on the legs. She then ordered him to pick the things up. He did so. and then she said, Come and kiss your poor aunt." (Laughter.) Mrs. Doggett was not sober at the I time.—The Coroner then summed up. He pointed out that though a person might be suffering from a natural j disease, which must terminate fatally, yet if that lifa j were shortened in any way from malicious motives the law held that it was homicide, which must be accounted for. If the jury took that view of the case, he feared they must return a verdict of murder. If they took a more leuknt view, their verdict might be one of manslaughter, or perhaps they might consider that from her drunken habits the woman was bereft of her reasoning powert when she so treated her husband.—The jury returned I verdtctof "Manslaughter against Mrs. Doggett." Mrs. Doggett was at once arrested, and conveyed to Newgate* The Southampton papers record the death of Mr. George Edmonwon, the principal of Queenswood College, in Hants. The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained a. select party at dinner on Saturday evening at their residence in Carlton Gardens. VENTILATION OF OUR IRON-CLAD SHIPS.—Ventilation has been applied by Mr. Turner, the master-shipwright, to the Caledonian, iron-clad, now building. A powerful force-pump is to expel the vitiated atmosphere, and sup- ply every compartment with pure air. A duel has been fought near Strasbourg between Count Schleinitz, formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, and at present Minister of the Royal Household at Berlin, and Colonel de Loen, military envoy at the court of the Tuileries. The colonel was wounded in the chcst by a ball, and it is feared that he- will not survive. The incident has Caused considerable eXCItement in Berlin. Two SHIPWRECKS.—CARDIFF, TUESCAT.—The French schooner Marie Rosa, bound from Cardiff to Ahcante with coals, left the docks this morning and anchored in the Roads. During a violent galo from the north- east, which has raged all day, she dragged her anchors and was driven ashore on Pernarth Head. The steam- tug Spirit of the Tynhe went to her assistance, and after an ineffectual attempt to get her off was also etranded. Both have become wrecks. The screw were saved by the Coastguard with rocket lines. ALLEGED SCUTTLING OF A SHIP AT SEA.—Captain Gray- ston, late master of the Earl of Derby, and James Ander- son, formerly a carpenter on board the same vessel, who has been remanded under bail, surrendered at the Liver- pool Police court on Tuesday, when further evidence was given with the view of showing the complicity of the prisoners in the alleged scuttling of the Earl of Derby on the north coast of Ireland in December last. No new facts of interest, however, were elicited. Mr. Cobb, solicitor, who appeared for the prisoners, declined at this stage of the proceedings to make any address on their behalf and they were committed for trial, but were ad- mitted to bail. IMPORTANT TO LOAN SOCIETIES.—On Monday, a point of great importance to loan societies was decided by Mr. Serjeant Wheeler, Judge of the Liverpool County Court. A number of actions had been brought by the Adelphi Loan Company to recover the balance of money lent to various parties, chiefly belonging to the working classes. In several instances the. defendants complained that a great deal of money had been exacted from them as fines for non-payment of instalments as they became due.—> His Honour expressed his disapproval of this course, which he pronounced an illegal one; and, in every in- ance where it was proved that tho fines had been so paid, he gave the defendants credit for the amount, and ordered it to be deducted from the claim against them. LAUNCH OF A RUSSIAN IRON-CLAD FLOATING BATTERY. —On Monday afternoon a large number of distinguished visitors assembled at the premises of the Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall, to witness the launch of the splended iron-cased screw floating bat- tery Pcrvenetz, of 2811 tons, and 30 guns, built by the firm named, for the service of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia. The Pervenetz was laid down at his yard in April, 1862, and is now in a forward state, hav- ing already been fitted with no less than 66 of her mas- sive iron plates. Immediately aften launching, the Pervenetz was towed into the Victoria Docks to be fitted with her screw machinery and engines of 300-horse power. nominal, manufactured by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field, on their patented principle, with three cylinders, superheating and surface condensing, with the latest im- provements. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT WOOLWICH. —On Monday, Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, resumed an inquiry at tho Britannia Tavern, Henry- street, Woolwich, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. George Richard Roberts, a master baker, residing at King-street, in that town, who committed suicide on Thursday last, shortly after an accusation had been made against him by his servant, a girl named Paxton, to the effect that at the instigation of the de- ceased she had attempted to poison his wife. Mr. Farn- field, solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings on be- half of the relatives of the deceased; and the room was densely crowded. Mrs. Eliza Roberts, widow of the de- ceased, who appeared deeply affected, stated that on Thursday last Police-Inspector Linwell came to her resi- dence saw witness and the deceased, whom he informed as to the accusation made by the girl Paxton. The de- ceased promised to attend the police-court on that after- noon, and remarked to the inspector that the girl was a wretch who would swear any person's life away; and witness also expressed her entire disbelief in the girl's statement, and agreed to accompany the deceased to the police-court. After the inspector left, the decased went up stairs, brushed his clothes—apparently with the in- tention of .proceeding to the court—but he afterwards went into the garden, and witness was subsequently in- formed of the suicide. The deceased had been much depressed in spirits since the death of his two children in August last. The witness gave further evidence from which it appeared that she entirely discredited the state- ment made against the deceased by the girl Paxton.— Mr. Roberts, father of deceased, and nine other wit- nesses, gave evidence to prove that since the death of his children deceased had appeared very strange in his man- ner, and was much depressed in spirits.—After some remarks from the coroner, the jury returned a verdict of Temporary insanity." MR. EXPLANATION.—Mr. Dion Bouci- oault has published a letter, in which he enters into a Statement of his relations with Mr. and Mrs. Jordan. He asserts that Mrs. Jordan's theatrical engagement with him was made at her husband's desire, and that when he wished her to resign her engagement on account of some suspicions her husband had expressed, the latter refused ( to allow her to do so, and continued himself to seek his (Sir. Bocicault's) society. On hearing that Mr. Jordan bad separated from her, Mr. Boucicault, after consulting j with his wife, wrote to say that he could not allow Mrs. Jor- dan to be redu -ed to want, and should retain her in the theatre or give her the means of returning to her i parents in America. He continued, he says, to escort her to her door nightly, after the performances, as publicly as he could, which he sa) S was his first imprudence. On the night of the affray he was tak- < ing her some books which she had asked him to lend | her I had scarcely entered the hall," he continues. when I heard a knock at the door. Presuming it was one of the lodgers in the house, and fearing my presence even in the hall might cause some remark, 1 withdrew to let them pass. Mr. Jordan entered. He showed neither anger nor excitement, and exhibited no violence whatever had he done so I should have followed him into his wife's room, towards which he went his remark was, 'I only desire to see Mr. Boucicault that he may be identitied,' or words to that effect. I was unaware of the circumstances that followed, and that Colonel Gibbon or any one else had been mixed up in the affair until after Mr. Jordan had been re- moved. I am quite aware how injudicious and imprudent I my conduct was under the circumstances, and in my de- sire to shield the lady's reputation and avoid if possible a public scandal on my account, I contrived to make matters much worse than they need have appeared. Mrs. Boucicault had been ill for some weeks previously, but on her recovery I told her c'ndidlywhat had occurred, and hy her conduct towards Mrs. Jordan subsequently she desired to exhibit her disbelief in the scandal which then became only too notorious. Shortly after this, Mrs. Jordan returned to America, and I afforded her the means to do so. These are the facts for which I have been so severely reprehended. Mr. Jordan brought an action against Colonel Gibbon, in order that a scandalous story might go forth to the public, as it has done, without in- vestigation or defence. This trial was not, nor was it intended to be against the nominal defendant; it was against me, and so contrived that I might suffer all the odium, without even the opportunity of reply. If Mr. Jordan were injured at all, it was by me, and I alone was the proper defendant against whom an action might have been brought. I deny the charges brought against me, And I defy Mr. Jordan to prove them." BRUTAL MURDER NEAR GLASGOW.—A murder, brutal and unprovoked, was committed in the main street of MaryhiU. near Glasgow, on Sunday morning. The victim in this case is quite a young man, certainly not more thac twenty-five years of age, by name Robert Brookmier, a hammersmith. It appears to have sprung from a quarrel between Broomier and one of a knot of men who had in- sulted him. Shortly after having an altercation with them he was proceeding, alone, along one of the streets, when he was set upon and knocked down by three or four men. When on the ground a man was seen to rush at him, and though two women who were present attempted to restrain him their efforts were futile. The fellow closed with Brookmier, but immediately exclaimed, He has a knife let me at him and I will send him to his long home." Brookmier was in the act of getting up when he was again prostrated by his assailants. The same per- son who had all along taken so prominent a part in the disgraceful proceedings again encountered Brookmier and it may be assumed wrested the knife from him for immediately the poor lad cried out, My God, I'm done for." He then rose to his feet, and started' off down Main-street, in the direction of his home, which is about 350 yards from where the assault took place. He ran quickly, and was within 50 yards of the door of his mother S dwelling when he dropped down, suffered a few minutes' pain and died. The police learned that a young man about the same age as deceased, named Patrick I Wood had been taking an active part in the quarrel, and measures were at once taken to apprehend him. After some search for him he was taken into custody. An in- spection of his clothes was taken, and distinct and very evident traces of blood were found on various portions of his dress—especially on his jacket and trousers. The police, of course, are still engaged endeavouring to ob. tain proof as to the others mixed up in the melancholy affair.—Glasgow Daily Mail.—In Tuesday's Glasgoic Mommy Herald we find the following particulars Yes- terday, Sheriff Strathern, and Mr. Gemmel, Procurator. Fiscal, were afterwards engaged for a considerable time examining witnesses and taking the prisoners' declara- tions. In the forenoon, Dr. G. H. B. M'Leod, of Glas- gow, and Dr. Robert M'Kennell Duncan, of Maryhill, made a post mortem examination of the body. The only wound discovered was on the inside of the left tlugh, about half an inch in length, which had severed the femoral artery. The wound was of considerable depth. Tho prisoners committed on the charge of murder are, Patrick Woods, moulder, Main-street, Maryhill; James Owens, miner, Whitelaw-street, Maryhill; and John ode miner, Garscadden. Owens was apprehended in the course of the day and after a diligent search Mr. Anderson, the superintendent of the Maryhill police suc- ceeded in apprehending Hoyle at Garscadden Collieries .at which place he had only recently commenced work.'

r LITERARY SELECTIONS t ——— tt ——— Troth is an apostle, before whom every cowardly Feli trembles. Advice, like snow, the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. PRIDE.—Of all human actions, pride the most seldom obtains its end; for while it aims at honour and reputa- tion, it reaps contempt and derision. STEADINESS OF CHARACTER.—To succeed, a man MUTT be steady. A mechanic or artisan who is invariably making holidays, festivals, and anniversaries, is sure to be unsuccessful. With such lifo becomes a scramble they earn less than others, they lose credit and character; the spending distances the winner in the race, and the winner loses all heart, sinks down lower and lower, sub- sisting on accidental jobs and precarious meals. The "fast" tradesman follows the same course, and sinks into a similar condition. He leads a gay life, has a country house, and a dashing vehicle the money he started with soon vanishes, paper takes the place of bullion, and ex- travagance finally launches him in a bankruptcy court. A CLERGYMAN STARVING ON THE AUSTRALIAN MOUN- TAINS.—The rain still continued, from Saturday evening there had been little intermission the chills upon my frame this night had been distressing, my body shook and quivered. I could feel that my eyes were sinking in my head. I covered up my body partly by cringing into a hollow log, and was compelled to cramp my frame much to enter it, even so high as my shoulders. I dozed to sleep, but instantly a friend was present, handing me a nice plate of animal food and tea. I think I reoog- nised the features as those of my eldest brother. I awoke, and dozed again. I was now in a warm comfort- able apartment, friends were sitting around enjoying social converse. I awok e again. The gnawings of my stomach and the cold chills returned at intervals, and I edged my body from side to side restlessly in my strange dormitory. Distressed however as was my body, my soul was feeding on Christ, and resting in Him. I was weak, yet was I strong. I sang songs of praise with a cheerful heart, though a sinking frame. My voice was becoming husky and sepulchral, but I knew that Christ would accept thankfulness for melody. I felt very mighty in my weakness, and I found every suffering controlled. It received its" thus far shall thou eo, and no further." The waves of trouble came up to the sands the Lord had appointed them, and beyond those bounds they passed not.—YaneUi kisie's Lost but Not for Ever. SIR E. B. LYTTON ON MODERN JTOVELS.— One gentle- man wishing to treat us with a sermon, puts it into a novel; another gentleman whose taste is for political dis- quisition, puts it into a novel; High Church and Low Church, and no church at all, Tories and Radicals, and speculators on Utopia, fancy that they condescend to adapt truth to the ordinary understanding, when they thrust into a novel that with which a novel has no more to do than it has with astronomy. Certainly it is in the power of any one to write a book in three volumes, divide it into chapters, and call it a novel; but those processes no more make the work a novel than they make it a history of China. We thus see many clever books by very clever authors, which, regarded as novels, are detestable. They are written without the slightest study of the art of nar- rative, and without the slightest natural gift to divine it. Thoso critics who, in modern times, have the most thoughtfully analysed the laws of sethestic beauty, concur in maintaining that the real truthfulness of all works of imagination-sculpture, painting, written fiction-is so purely in the imagination that the artist never seeks to represent the positive truth, but the idealisei imnge of a truth. As Hegel weol observes, that which exists in nature is a something purely individual and particular. Art, on the contrary, is essentially destined to manifest the general." A fiction, therefore, which is designed to inculcate an object wholly alien to the imagination, sins against the first laws of art and if a writer of fiction nar- now his scope to particulars so positive as polemical con- troversy in matters ecclesiastical, political, or moral, his work may or may not be an able treatise, but it must be a very poor novel.—Sir E.B. Lytton, in Blachcood's Maga- zine. FASHION IN FAN-LAND.—After the daily siesta, which lasted till three p.m. Mr. Tippet begged me to put in an appearance, at a solemn dance, in which the King's eldest daughter joined, was being performed in honour of the white visitor. A chair was placed for me in the verandah, and I proceeded to the exterior study of Fan womanhood. Whilst the men are thin and elances, their partners are short and stunt. Her stature tall, I hate a dumpy woman," is a point of which most of us agree with His Lordship. This peculiar breadth of face and person probably result from hard work and good fare. I could not bring myself to admire Gondebiza, the princess, although she was in the height of Fan-fashion. What is grotesque in one appears ugly in the other sex. The King's daughter was married, fat, and thirty; her charms were on the wane and the system of circles composing her personnel had a tremulous and a gravitating tendency. She danced with all her might, and her countenance preserved a great seriousness. Her dress consisted of leaves covering the hair-horns, a pigtail lashed with brass wire, various necklaces, of lar e red and white, and pink and blue beads; a leaf confined to the upper arm by a string, and heavy brass and copper wristlets and anklets the parure of the great in these lands. The rest of the toilet was a dwarf swallow tail, and an apron of greasy and reddened tree bark, kept in position by five lines of cowries acting as cestus. The body was also modestly invested in a thin pattern of tatoo and a gauze- work of grease and canewood. The other performers were, of course, less brilliantly equipped. All, however, had rings on their fingers and toes, the arms, legs, and ankles. A common decoration was a bunch of seven or eight ringlets, not unlike the queue de rat, still affected by the old-fashioned Englishwomen, but prolonged to the bosom by stringings of alternate white and red beads others limited this ornament to two tails depending from the temples, at the parts where horns should grow. Amongst them all I saw but one well-formed bosom. Many had faces sufficiently piquant. The figure, how- sver, though full, wanted firmness. The men wore red feathers, but carried no arms. Each had his Ndese garters and armlets, like the Arab's hibas" of plated fibre, tightened by little cross-bars. The form of dance was circular procession round the princess, who agitated herself in the centre; it reminded me much of Mr. Catlin. To the sound of o-o-o.oh, all clapped hands, stamped, and shuffled forwards, moving the body from the hips downwards whilst she alone was stationary, and smile- less as a French demoiselle, in her favourite enjoyment. At times when the king condescended to show his agility," the uproar became deafening. The orchestra consisted of two men sitting opposite to each other one performed upon a caisson, a log of hollowed wood, with an upper slit; and the other used the national hanjas, the prototype of the harmonium. It is made of seven or eight hard sticks, pinned with bamboo splints to trans- verse stems of plantain, reposing upon the ground. Like the former instrument it is thumped upon by things like ten-pegs. The grand caisso or largo drum, four feet tall, skin-covered and fancifully carved, stood at some distance. Highly gratified by the honour, but some- what overpowered by the presence, and already feeling that awful scourge the sand-fly, I retired, after an hour's review, leaving the dance to endure till midnight.— Anthropological Revieic. SERVIAN YEOMEN.—And, now that we are on the topic of Servian yeomen allow me to recommend them to the acquaintance of such of your friends as would like to see the realisation of liberty and equality, with- out the subversion of society—a loss of reverence for family ties. The Servians of the principality started on their autonomy as a nation of peasants; prince, minis- ters, soldiers, employers—all are the growth of one generation. Some of the elder statesmen now in office themselves began life in the white tunic; and for the rest, their fathers were keepers of flocks and tillers of the soil —their brethern and kinsfolk are 80 still. But the people which, in the nineteenth century, glories in cal ing itself i nation of peasants, would in the Middle Ages, have cal led itself a nation of nobles. Every Servian has the rights which, in the Middle Ages, distinguished a noble. He may own land, bear arms, give his voice in the national as. embly and, should the prince break the laws, he is author. ised to oppose him. Nor has this last-mentioned righ t been suffered to remain a dead letter. Since —little more than thirty years ago—the principality entered on its auto- mony, its people have thrice discarded their elected rulers once for tyrany, and twice because they could not hold their own against foreign interference. And yet, as I said before, the Servians are not revolution- ist in no case has a c hange in the person of the ruler en- tailed inversion of the social system. Far from it; sub- ordination, and an almost patriarchal respect for the family, form elements as innate in their popular organi- sation as the right of solf-government and municpal free- dom. Every district, every village, every household is a little state, self-governed, under magistrates elected or hereditary; the administrators are surrounded with rev- erence, and clothed with real authority. In the division of labour the head Of the family assigns to each member his task. When taxes are raised the elders of the village an. portion to every family Its share. Tlll popular organisation is as old as the Servian nationality, nay as the Slavonic race The yeomen of Servia furnish the country with a militia of a hundred thousand men, each of which is bound to provide himself with two pistols, a haingair, and a rifle which are hence called house-weapons. Half of the militia has lately been called out, and at the time of our vbit exercised three times a week. It was impossible not to be struck with their enthusiasm and martial spirit No out, S™'there 18 a shady side to this picture. In bervia there 18 no ?aUper class-you never see a beggar, very rarely a man m rags there is no dangerous class ? every man wears arms without offence to the peace oi society. Yet, there is no denying that the warrior-yeoe mn has more taste for soldiering than for husbandry. His wants are few and, where these are not concerned, he IS molen, mpatient, wasteful. In many districts the fertile soil is rather scratched than cultivated the grand old forest trees are cut down for fences, or even wantonly slashed and burned. Measures for the improve- ment of agriculture and the protection of forests were enacted by the last national Assembly; but, in the mean- persons with a national penchant for" coercion" call ••ut on the mischief of a state which leaves the peasant his ?u master. Others, however, who knew the countrv ^hen Turkish Spahis were lords of the manor ?oir .And since cleared and drained, to roads and cra,„Ji yearlY multIplj'mg. Such are content to rely on efi yearly multiply!^m the people new wants, nd on n^ wants for stimulatmg to new labour; while ? proof h'lt has already been done for the nationa ?ha'r?acS'? b hCflom, thev adduce the  a?r??  ffi' Y of that corruption which undSiw SS 7- .0 claIs  Turkish  Al ?.?.?cials which uncm?:.???????????? 4Al.fJ.ga- .10