The Express. — London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

c, rt% lllli LWSP \PER (*. s s a-Tfa7x-a (Stamped id. Additional) [TWOPENCE. No. 5.503.) R SHANG ra HAI Direct (Mowing tbe Eiceiskr.), adimint .tavezr brit ds ! q t ra II 1 3 54. " 1 1:11elb sad . la Os MOM= to or. 1 ) 1 111 411140111:: " . Zit LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1867. DR. LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNAL OF HIS MISSIONARY TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA. NAVAL AND MILITARY. 2ed Regiment (Lied Infantry) of West Tea Idikities—. George WinMager, rat., to be li eutenant. 6th W est Yorkilina —Ed ward Retrace, gent., to be - Rlmmd,vire Xs , ?waved. Herb:Nasty has been to wtelf4 the nattonof the commission held by Raub ems Manny in the 6th Regiment of West York Militia. NAVAL PRIM& MONEY. Notice la hereby give. to the officere, 401191111, and marinea, and to an persons interested therein, that the Cheek brig iri V ieirer prise to her Majesty's ship Niger, _and the -wer Ls Milan, belonging to his Insperial Majety thn of the French, which was ad vertised in the Lambs estate of the 3rd instant, for pay ment to corameess on Thursday, the 19th of November, 1867, was captured on the 16th May, 1855, and not on the 15th May, 1835, as printed therein. MR. CALDWELL% FIRST BAL MASQUE win wine Or we THITISDA T. Xow. ow kw am gromi wok ow on prowkww r e m 41•1111•111•01 Tionsk k; lank mil Clarailor, wok. lb liwiwo kook silagthow,ll4 M to wilkdow4 tor taw sill Mow boo ok kin* ow ask owl wink Jimio we kr MON ammoloir nolkow drawls 40117 mike trout $I IL aikidos. /I.—Dawdowk A few copies of the above remarkable work have Ism howl by Yr. Murray, in advance of the genera/ publi cation an Tend= nest. The scene and objects of Dr. Livinintaade searches are known fa outline to all oar renders; but this sweetly* supplies elaborate detail@ alike el his esperlesee and of the elsirolerly intemetieg regions bats which he peeetrated. We cult a few =trade EMU THOWION sad Co.'s LONDON LINE et PACKS? Slim AMMILWA. Leak Oilealk Om of Oind nom Wee han bs alpiear inigum Amemidkol is mi., romillop Nal prawn mai Amiable ~own : Deollos:ire imbibe = i Ox 4 .. =l. Munn 1,11.•11/111 ADELAIDE GALLERY, Adelaide-Omit, Wog Nomt—Lionsull Posor .s t m o As' a PrOmeal—OßAND NO —TM NW*, MM. Amens Nod nrk e rL:rh: feN ITo . W INNIS INIAMON I 443ii i rT= NMI Soodmildt . LIMIN4IB, at Ma. OsroosiOlow. las. Om Bell—Aillroß. 2..,..tesesaima , V=lA an food la NI Os onto i ts la ha—Ap.O. by YON. Is Z. 111 . lOU. Ana No7i0•1 min4/1111. ki UDIE43 SELECT LIBRARY. Y V i 0,1011.-1”. LITIIMITOINS !MAYSIa and til• `"""" M SOUTH AIWA Is am me/ lor MINIM M al TM haver Om a* at al Yko Ma mooM arralta . .INTEF.A• =T. maim MSi of as to* se Ncb• rogsmW=lM as, Pin 01.1114•6014, tea REOIKENTS TO EMBARK AT PLYMOUTH. • PLYMOUTH, Nov. 6. The 96th Regiment will re-embark in the Austria for India to- - meow. The Wow wee put on board to day. The vessel, which hal had her deforts made good, yin the Sound. The 69th Regiment has received orders to embark for India in three detachments., the first nut week, and the hot rt. El i41 " 7 1 11 =1::ta S. Am% ha.. Was v a ra awl ftrlbie iirtiosia so* bo JMILIIS TROY- L ONDON LINZ d AUSTRALASIAN NMIn boils al" Bela kr gawk, Issimmeliair eigietaliin tor Nom on the 2nd of Dec. The &nth Devon Militia will be embodied es Tuesday neat, and proceed le Waterbed. 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IL w : No. It at •P. owns. roma ow IT gm: or D. nintor. litoroot YoornoL lial""'"...4.l4 SW: TEAM to NEW YORK Direct, and the drool art Venni twat. ato Coma Wet LI YWOOL V Iva& ?LILA 0111.114diA OVIIIIIIVNIP COMMIT dimirtht apoimmati CVOs WO ins mow Moir Viso Min .4 /VOL ait TOVI hfirm• .. .... 7...1.."t • Zit Gals . —• • Weirmilj,Jr. Gals NW" U. it eei st oteer.wisoedlag lbseamonvilo• IT= rat i reitad Om* save ipegaza ti. V . L . Vl k tlljirlaLL U. L ONDON sad NAIR= LIXZ et MAKERS a Dim oes trSrall iii b m:i y I. inft• try red.+, is Ilwar i r I:42llrri s Ma r . 7 • K Mr 6 M EACIAL NOTICE—MEXICAN and SOUTH 111111CA9 CONIPA I%—rat Roar Wars of glom I. tab lata latittataall maw tad to amyl& SPECIAL NESTING C....a add ea THURSDAY ant, the nth lastaat. at Lemke at Ur ogle& meant,. IL Aspileml. Sulk New LtaT. STD" CILLILIII. SemSIM THE LONDON, MANCHESTER, aae O 1011111131 W•lttliOrili IPIPANT %. tiortioldm al • Omni Statiog. Write NM Clittbor lOU Utpoidators. tor dr mono ..,: witrunin do &wpm —sad AM...eft Lbe pooptrio, haw aolitd mos Wain tto SAUL Iltf•f••••• LLIIIO PORTIOS of Ur OTOCK Is M of .Jot elelib. Mom UMMINNO. (Ulm Work V ...... ww Clito.N r iMobrame ...... l"* N= :Moll to • nrs M i =".l dr omit Otomitrr n iti el tho oito•.•1111., =„Mit•po. mil poollri• et dr Warm totoklrt Gloom of MOM .... ElZlLin i l i be dlopozi e : Ittmlo r = ii i lz a 2 l togg bad gioloroolop new& P rrolitatotroot. Loot 0. Now. 4 um COMFORT in the RAIN.—BERDOR'S IMITILATINO W&TICIP1001 WINTER CIOATS. 4ft Sta. ai void say ageml at Ma. wkibrai vabmilm two sr Tbir rateadve ask I. their bum wawa& IMBIXII. N. Sow lisailileset. N. NM* olis. moIYARM WATERPROOF APRONS. COODING'S MUTING APRONS we ler sr Orb swir w= 6 : „ .160r arrow ow srl T Ausits am MUSING 00A re TrartrllMED OLOI LS C01D11407 WAD wer m. wr pier rd Gorr FOS SNIPS = 31 . vertu v• I • is 0 Yr. sorra r =i t ielP ai rr i ntl ‘ I ' V . : IrpW. S. 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FIARRItTS SPECTACLES, the shingled and N.. a willtmee% mama ter yourifis 11201 1 IN= '7". him. molly Mead um MIMI OS pe 5 11. e le n , 14.—Iirararpogl MINN jr mobil: swift. ail m% Illi "I sMl wallas 44= 0, 4 SYM lie •*,. lke. weir pee sesbnied... OUND and WHITE TEETH are sot only mod*. i• =zet u rz le _sip% ti b al NM WM. the wr~i mai lea. IL la per boa aid Om, NM F r romo' by_ Avg Litton il2aa rti.a. M. oRt =M I d P. V ".....E......... 5 .. ......... ... loodlis of _......• As lboolion= rVd= ll.l6.6l :Lf. f• •=fll 0ffi ..... *t . a ... t t0r. le d. of dr of dm woke of do • • dir pea , lioilsi oddly for dos dr gill: WlLliddf. lbj lko=dide oval. old dorottioldlo. e i l ff iltioorrnord rod:r=or. Mr 1. it re ib oozid i al s zo or m0i .66 714 di 0i0ad100 ....... jk oroo, prise 130. es Nos moo lo ao kr go, olido door W.; orl 'le r "1". •= 16 1 1 1:1=a b l e = IVoi 'e ar . ; llk : 41. 1 1 6 = Wi1b....4 a UDIR'II SELECT LIBRARY. O. IL MODIS:I7 plows to swam lir am Mrs on ow to fr , ( J%W. 400,0 . 11110 ATM Isi t. t . V ai rrole. iso r t i =olt vita dr aggi ti el o:l/1 dr Wu* bovisol. mod oat MO roord to dr et wady MO WNW thomod rimer la re asps of dr NINO sod MEW rms. 11114 awl Osiratord LL me 'B II.. IBRARY, sciaza 2l, 712wer•-road, "1"11 Nan= to INVENTOI4B.—OFFICE kr 7 1 1icrlerailVo lg doi l ia l t"etor= L.. " 1 .7:...1r2.1'1=1: •"'' 'WA *" .l 7l"r' Cloolrater. !MOWN (Dredris), Prostro dr CAM- P DLID4II 01)UCTI sod 7111. tar Pro^ lir l e si rh=lllWirtt= LONDON CARPET WAREHOUSE. ltio4.eazazzi. k it LLENIS ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE at IMCVIMOE Dope** lost.. I , llEst IDS ENDES op WAS nom opoloso, oM IN ober smite ler r.rm., wo LEATHER POSTEASTEAT saIk fora OmerWM. ALIAS, PATIOS DESPATOU PDX. MIA AM VANE thoolos ODA ALLEN'S PATENT SALTZMAN DLO, .11h moue mob& Timprololloo on Ow bop of the ISM rot l000•lot ALLAN. lifoolloesofers of Porlablo lloroodoooma &Ann fooll NUN, Doilluoro tom alrefti• 0111111kraik II Mg a MEOWS DRESSING CASES and TRA ="I-I.=-....,_ _''''. , I `..•ita" . • a" 4 . :rat =Wilag Sr;iimili Me pad wwww new WM ark leek taxa awl ow% Ike lima madx le Iligbad et poplar =add ilegorks. will% Iwil cars. dumenta tam NW. We. Inetgami•Lmil ilk.• O. le Ilupot.orea esUall II pea late Illain mmtlir si =WM. es IVO. breli d ribm sMairri6l7•l l al=lol.l•l.o4 h. ma •N. inwel , mg se inuaile mike". imam ma i r iftera.amet► ha. for MIMI W. 111 Cllll arabllamais Iwo ton. se Yes bawd. LURED OM MHZ DAILY fol v i A 4B, EIPRILBB, and all the • LONDON . o X NW lei .".= / Ok h 7rsolVk e'"" Pa. PricalL. 2" Pronic v V MITII.II TS 111111TZD tha LBW •Plia. • W 14"151.." Mont: :TA...." • axamimp• pad Swims% . Luallfol42llllL L O VW DAILY RIM postai ea Ur matiog el plieolloa at fa ppe "Mr. pueblo* adlnrea. Thl eas.fadoesp same is.. lA ORMITON. A Dramatic Poem, pith Miami lam.. Piro. ig N..r C. 111 ma. Authors( " The Mir urfid. Coulat elm reams." J, ii.att. Anew. two ,01. SM W lIIDDING • wr i Ow klapritaw a( We. Leadon : Jabs W thrfty mil fko. W Bina& ' l iVial i Tri g ranffn u.l oN aii4"* ; ban' g A I • •1 . P•t• f... •• ~ .I. l• •••Looz aL arr igitri.b ao6ll o : k nt il t .. in_litlataZi7lll&lllra t.. RlA.RT. : Imims. amm o ••11 THE MAIN D2lll/46 1 1 SCIIME. Ate meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday, Mr. J. TM WAITIA In the chair, the Chairman AAA tote board the roma of his interview with Sir Ben jamin Hall, a report of which anointed In yesterday's pager. Mr CLIIIPMAi b t . :II . OCied to th e 17T0p0.2(1011 of maim two memben el the with the engineer to meet the referees. The members would be only t yphere at such • mentiag. He propand Mania that the engineer of the board, with .arch proleTioaal aid se ha may tegturs, &hyoid meet the referekengiums. Colonel Kean EDT seconded the motion. Mr. Swoon moved m en amendment that tho report of the chairman be printed and taken Into conederation oa Wednesday next. Mr. Wage seconded the motes.. Mr. WRIGHT exwgeeted se • rider to the amendment the wade-" And that the eliort-ime writer's noes of the con ference between the First Commiseleeer and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Wert be pleated . and circu lated amongst the members se mei, r ccomeasant." Mr. H. L. TATLOS c_± the casinct of Sir B. Hall. MrlYirramoint weld the bred re mew et a dead-lock, for they were without tame), and be believed the public would sever epee to pg it r antaeded 00611 at See Beech. Brie they of eye they ought to have an inter view with the Clirreaur of the Exchequer, to ascertain hew ir be weld eM them by a public grant, or some other some far miles the mosey. Aber eirserraticess from Mr. Leslie, Mr. Howie, and Aids, Cable, Mr. Careen AM. withdrew his mot io and the amend ment wee spud to, Monday week Wag enbeitutod for Yridap. Kr. Virramosa then rave notice of the following move Thet before taking any further steps in the points of the main drainage the finance con =malfri lastructed to obtain an interview with the Chan maim of the Exchequer. for the purpose of aecertaintag to whet talent government ere prepared to assist the board Is mews to its financial poetics." SHE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL soasrrs MEETING AT CHESTSI. The country meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society for the ensuing yen has been find to he held at Chester, and, Crow the amine/manta in progress, there an geed grenade for believing that it will be one of the largest and r tot frporteat which have ever takes plan. A very in lkential keel ennottme was appointed some months ago ; ink kairing shently °Maimed mast literal promises of cup ped, Mie eommittee has Wan a list of special pri or., arreterl te the aggregate to about 1,6 001 ., and fum ing, in Rid, • simml leeks of prima, of neatly equal value to those rimed 1 7 the museil of the society. Foremost amount lien well p i ss., r might have been expected, we And = am lerree prarleaso offend Inc chime, and todairy- The assomminntr. quid mime Mr stock are also most liberal in amount First en the list are these for cattle best adapted for dairy panne'—no Menem being sena to any particular Men, Thomism ere for bulb of different ems, for pairs of cows end heifers in calf min milk, and for yearling Mikes ; the total fot Ave dames being 1701. Th. general regulations relating to the asocial poises have Dot yet been determfoed WO, and principle me not in s position to state on elms be awar. No one eriU, owever, be if In our great dairy county a strong opinion is swami ea dr reerity for requiring that milk ing properties Mend be mere distinctly taken into wenn than they bam Whet% hem in competition. of this nature, elan large premiums imenbred for animals in whirl, these emi enknekle proprties are exhibited, and are sag liell awed elm ha th eir produce. suretear 301. to 51, are offered for agricultural dniroueb-bed horses, mountain ponies, benne of rattle prizes amounting in the whets is 1761. en approprivied end ten calm prima of 161. nil re eat dews for the winners of the soc iety 's prraa fee belle at established breeds other than shorthorns, en Devoe*, the local committee remarking that dry bare rots then additions to the society's prises in erase is White competition from the west highlands and aborbsts. Thu sum of 2301. is appropriated in prima for deem the breeds eligible - for - these prism= the Welsh mountain, the Shropshire, and Cheviot. It fa explained that the prizes for horses, cattle, and sh are open to competition from any part of the United K'; but with regard to the prizes for cheese the Weiss an te be limited, ea explained in our extracts above, to any part of the Nola Wales district of the Royal Agricultural sa Beaty_ wide& comprises the comities of Chester, eltionl, art the vine of North Wells, "or y ort ceendoe u ltair the county of Cheeter.".ll tdland Cows- Noe B w Tit NEw " Swiss:Tit BIUGADZ."—A portion of ths "freepw Brigade " Snead yertaday morning art their for their &dart stations real oulrapalls. Tkay on &resod in a blue east, sad wrr pine MR air &solar to carry their food sad asp sin wear a We IS limb onto with the wads" PaMb LIVINGSTORINI !SCAT'S FROM TON LION. tfessting end loan. half round, I sow the lion jeer be the aot et spening_upon me. I was upon a little height be aught y shosigre se he sprang, and we both mane to the pond below together. Growling horribly close to my oar le sleek me as • Vanier dog does a rat. This shock pro dam* • dew similar to that which seems to be felt by • mew she the first shake of the nt. It caused a met of ileusininees, in which then was no sense oLiel2 tar of twat, though quite conscious that enstrogesibg. It was like what patient. partially under the idneortiof Welchem describe who we ell the op bet feel net the knife. This singular condition was not the reel of es, metal process. The shake simihilated vowed as sere of horror in looking round at the least • pesallir Mae is probably produced in all animals killed bythe menheen; and, if so, is a merciful provision by our Imernises Creator for less ening the pain of death. Turning wand Is sieve myself at the watOt, ea he had one paw is the look of my lead, I maw his eyes directed kwri Msbahreywbe wese s 4 ogy s dust him at diereses et isw Weed Nem cit es s less sr, eitessi en he Weds ; Mt me, lad, lishalem lie lb thigh Amebae nay, whose lib I l a = ▪ se la hot ben lesset by • buffalo, attempted to spot lie Isle whir hews biting Merbehre. Re left Ilibakere and esagbit this men by the shoulder, but at this moment the bullets be Mt waived Mk effect, and he fell down dead. The whole wee the work et • few minutes, and most have been hie piney= of dyhtgrage. la order to take out the charm from him, the BF.ia on the following day made • bugs nears over the carcass, which was declared to be that of the largest lion they had ever seem. Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of ray arm. A wound from this animal's tooth rennables a gun-shot wound; it le generally followed by a great deal of sloughing and discharge, and pains are felt periodically ever dterweeds. I had on a tartan jacket on the coorion, and I believe that it wiped off all the vine from the teeth that peened the flesh, for my two companions in this any hove both suffered nom the peculiar pains, while I have escaped with only the inconvenience of a false joint in the limb. The man whose shoulder err wounded showed me his wound actually bunt forth afresh on the erne math of the following year. This curious point de serves the attention of impure..." " • paw. WIT. "In our second year no rain fall. In the third the rue I extraordinary drought followed. Indeed, not ten inches d water fell during these two years and the Kalamai ma dry ; so many fi sh were killed that the hyenas from the whois country round collected to the heat, and were unable to finish the putrid mamma A large old alligator, which bed ppnnww been known to commit any depredations, was found high I and dry in the toad among the victims. The fourth yew was equally unpropitions, the fall of rain being insufileirt to being the grain to maturity. Nothing could be move try ing. We dug down in the bed of the river deeper and deeper as the water receded, striring to get a little to keep the fruit taus alive for better time, but in vain. Needles lying out of doors for months did not rust ,• and a mixture ef sulphitic acid and water, used in • galvimies battery, ported with all its water to the air, imbed of tree Wag mate from it, is it would have dons in England. The Matra of Indigenous trees were all drooping, soft, and shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimoem wire closed at midday, the same se they are at *ht. In the midst of this dreary drought, it we won der ful to see those tiny creatures the ants ruaninfr about with their sectrioened vivacity. I pet the bulb of • thermometer there inches ender the sod in the sun at midday, and found the sorcery to Mead at 132 deg. to 134 deg. , and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the muter, they ran about a few seccads sad aspired. But thie broiling heat only augmented the activity of the long-legged black ants, they never tire ; their cares of motion seem endowed with the come power es is ascribed by plueielogiets to the muscles of the human heart, by which that part of the frame never becomes fatigued, end which may be imported to all our bodily organs In that higher which we fondly hope to rise. Where do =ante to get their moisture? Our hones was built on a hard ferruginous conglomerate, in ceder to be out of the way of the Whit° ant, but they came in despite the precautin; end not only were they in thie sultry weather ebb individu ally to mtraten mil to the consistency of mortar for the for mation of galleries, which in their way of working ie done by night (so that they are screened from the obeenwtion of birds by day is paring and repelling towards say vegetable matter they may wish to devour), but, when their inner chambers ware laid open, thaw were also eurprisingly humid ; yet there was no dew, and, the hoar being elated on a rock, they could bans no eubterranean pas,age to the bed of the , rine ' which tea shoat SOO yards below tho hill. Can it be , that they lave the power of combining the oxygen and , hydrogen at their vegetable food by vital force so as to form , water? " AIIOUTIENTS OT THE RAIN ITN TOR. " Rain Defier. I use my medicine, and you employ yours; we are both doctors, end doctor; are not deceivers. You give a patient medicine. Sometimes God la pleased to heal him by maw ef your ,medicine: sometimes not—he dies. When he le sand, you take the credit of what God doss. Ido the asme. fleenstbnes God grant. us rain, wins those not. Whim ha does, we take tho credit of the charm. When a patient dins, you don't give op trust In your medi. clue, neither do I wham rain fails. If yon wish me to leave off my medicines, why cantinue your own ?—lfedieel Doctor [Livingstone). I give medicine to living within my reach, and m les the effects no cure follows; you pretend to them the clouds, h arses ter above us that your medicine. never reach them. The clouds lawny lie in one direction, and your smoke goes In another. God alone can command the clo .as. Only try and wait patiently —God w 111 give as rain without )our toedichtes.—R. D. lia-bals-rea-kaps-a-a ! Well. I always thought whits men were wise till this awning, Who ever thought of making trial of starvation! Is death pleasant, then P—Jf. D. Could you make it rain on one epot and not on smother ? R. D. I wouldn't think of trying. I like to see the whole country green, and all the people glad ; the women clapping their hands and giving me their ernements for thankful-nem, and kali/mem for joy.—N. D. I think you deceive both them and youreelf.—R. D. Weil, than, there is a pair of us (meaning both are rogues)." "VIZ TANTA or LSAT "These am vseybataiiKl,Meerrailing closely many parts of the River Clyde above Ole.gow. The formation is soft eekereous tufa, mobs forms the bottom of all this Wein. Phu beaks am perpendicular on the side to which the water =and an d grassy on the other. The slopes are ke tho designed by the Repays to entrap the animas ea were to drink. These are about seven or eight feet deep, three or four feet wide at the mouth, and decrews till they are only about a foot wide at the boUam. The month is an oblong square (the only square thing made by the Bechuansa, for everything sleets round), and the law es eetr. at the surface is about' equal to the depth. The isereseing width toward. the bottom is in tended to make the animal wedge himself mere firmly in by his weight and struggles. The pitfalls am nasally in pairs, with a wall a foot thick left uncut between the ends of each. 8o that if the beset, when it feels its forelegs descending, should try to gave itself freon going in al toge ther by striding the bind-legs, ho would spring forward and leap into the sawed with a form which ensures the fall of hie whole body into the trap. They are coveted with great rue; all the excavated earth is removed to a distance ' so as not to excite suspicion in the minds of the animals. Reeds and grew are bud saws the top ; above this the sand Is thrown, and watered so as to appear exactly like the rest of the spot. Sane of war party plumped into these pi falls more than once, even when in search of them, in order to open them to prevent the lose of our cattle. If en on sees a hole, be carefully avoids it. And old elephants have been known to recede the herd and wiek off the cover. Inge of the pitfall" on each side an the way down to the water. We have known instances in which the old among these sagacious animals have actually lifted the young out of the trap. The trees which adorn the hanks we magnificent. Two enormous baobab' (sfdateemis digiteta), or mimes, grow near Its confluence with the lake where we took the observations for the latitude (20 deg. 20 min. 8.) We were unable to sectertein the longitude of the lake, as our watches were welt.. ; It may be between 22 deg. and 23 deg. E. The largest of the two lacibehe wee 76 feet In girth. The palmyra appears here and there among trees net met with in the south. The moknchong or mo shoma bean an edible fruit of Indifferent quality, but the tree keel( would he a fine specimen of arboreal beauty in any part of the world. The trunk is often converted into canoes. The moteourl, which been a pink plum containing a plewant add inice, resembles en orange-tree In its dark evergreen foliage, and a cypress in its form. It we now winter-time, and we saw nothing of the Flora. The plants and bushes were dry; but wild indigo abounded, as Mcleod It does over lugs tracts of Africa. It Is called 74 ohetillo, or the ' changer,' by the boys, who dye their ornaments of straw with the pies. There are two Weds of cotton in the country, end the Mealtona, who convert it into cloth, dye It blew with this pleat. We found the elephants in peodigions numbers on the south era bank. They come to drink by night, and aft.- havhig Asked their thirst—in doing whkh they throw leer qualities of water over themselves, and Sr. heard, while eMlng the refreshment, screaming with delight—they. .n , their homer of pitfalls by setting off in a straight mai to the desert, and never diverge till they are eight or tag sulks off. They are smaller twee than in the countries farther math. At the Limpopo, tor Inatance, they are Ninepin of twelve feet high; hen, lady eleven; further north we shell lei then sine feet only. The koodoo, or •141•14 NEAL lee, then these we had been eeetutomed le SW WO taw svidim of tin loalreba, oe stnigial. keened Thiamin:a (R. Onedlo, which is a variety of the white (B. these); sad we found that, from the born being =downwards, It did not obstruct the line of vision, his specie* is able to be much more wary than its Methane." "LIFE AMONGST THE BSCHt'ANAS. " The Bechuanea are universally much attached to chil dren. A little child toddling near • party of men while they are eating is Me to get • handful of the food. This love of children may arise, in a great measure, from the patriarchal gleam under which they dwell. Every little stranger forms an increased proprty to the whole community, and is duly Trlrto the - ehid—boys being re mo welcome than girls. p:r d ente take the nem of the child, and often address their children as Ma (mother), or Re (father). Our eldest boy being named Robert, Mrs. Livinetone was, after hie birth, always addressed as Ma-Robert, Maid of M. her Chriatian more. I have examined several caw In which a grandmother has taken upon herself to suckle a grandchild. Manna of Kurtzman had no children after the birth of her daughter Shia, and had no milk after Sine was weaned, an event which usually is deferred till the child I. two or three warm old. Sine mewled when she was seventeen or eighteen, and had twine ; Menne, after at least fifteen years interval ones she last suckled • child, took pos. seesion of one of them, applied it to her breast and milk flowed, ao that she was able to auras the child entirely. Manna was at this time at least forty years of age. I have trimmed several other cease analogous to this. A pmd mother of forty, or even lees, for they bloom withers( at sit early age, when left at home with • young child, sfeeles It to her own &evened breast, end milk soon follows. la seem aM as that of Ma-becoming, the chief wile of whoa about thiety-flve yam of age, the me liklte= entirely dependent on the grand.nothar's M. se Ile mother suckled it too. I had witnessed the gesillnelien ag milk so frequently by abeam* application of the lips alas child, that I was not therefore surprised when told Yr ills Portuguese to Easton Africa of • native doctor TM, by applying a poultice of the pounded larva of hassle le Ike breast of a woman, sided by the attempt& of the MK Mid bring back the milk." " DK. LIVINGSTON'S MEDICAL SKILL. " A woman cams a disarm of 100 miles for relief in a complaint which seemed to have baffled the native doctors ; a complete care was the result. Some twelve months after she returned to her huaband, she bate a son. Her husband having previously reproached bee for being barren, she sent me a handsome present, and proclaimed all over the country that I Farma medicine for the cure of sterility. The consequence w as, e that I was teamed with applications from husbands and wives from all parte of the country. Some came upwards of 200 miles to purchase the pat boon, and it was in vain for me to explain that I had only cured the disease of the other me. The more I denied, the higher their offers rose; they would give any money for the 'child medicine and it was really heert-rending to hear the earnest entreaty, and sue the tearful eye, which spoke the in tenee desire for offspring I ant getting old, you see grey bairn here and there on my head, and I have no child; pm know how Heehaws& husbands cast their old wives away ; what can Ido h I have no child to bring water to me when I am ink,' M." " Tic-rent or A JUNGLE. "Neat =ming, by climbing the highest trees, we could s• Ins large sheet of water, bat surrounded on all sides by the awe impenetrable belt of reeds. This is the broad Fart et the river ChM*, and is called Zelda'. Two tra mmed islands seemed to be much newer to the water than the shore on which we were, so we made an attempt to get to them first. It was not the reeds alone we had to pass through ; a peculiar serrated grass, which at certain angles cut the hands like • corer, was mingled with the reed, and the climbing convolvolus, with Walks which felt es strong as whipcord, bound the mass together. We felt like pigmies in it, sad often the only way we could get on was by both of us laming against • pert end bending it down till we could stand upon it. The perspiration streamed off our bodies, and as the sun rose high, there being no ventilation among the reeds, the hest was stifling, and the water, which was up to the kneed., felt agreeably refreshing. After some hours' toil we remixed one of the letwzds. Here we met an old friend, the bramble bush. My strong moleskins were quite worn through at the knees, and the leather trousers of my companion were to ad his legs bleed ing. Tearing my handkerchief in two, I tied the pieces round my Mesa, and then encountered malt. r difficulty. We was still forty er fifty yards from the clear water, bet sow we were opposed by great masses of papyrus, which we like paha in miniature, sight or ten feet high and an inch wed &half in diameter. These were laced together by twining mavolvalus, so strongly that the weight of both of us could not make way Into the clear water. At last . we fortunately isend •e imp prepared by &hippopota mus Eager as asen as wi nailed the bland look along the vista to ollemeeraew, I mapped in and Mud It took me at once up to the neck." DR. LIVINGSTONE:A TEOPoSITIONS. "Am far as I am myself concerned, the opening of the new central country is • stetter for congratulation only in so tar as it opens up • prospect for the elemtion of the in habitants. Am I have elsewhere remarked, I view the end of the geogniphial feat as the beginning of the mieaionary enterprise. I take the latter term in its most extended signification, and include every effort made for the SlLlei/OES. boa of our ram ; the promotion of all those means by which God in His providence is working, and bringing all BB denims with man to • glorious consummation. Each man In his sphere, either knowingly or unwittingly, Is perform ing the will of our Father in heaven. Men of science, smelting after hidden truth., which when discovered will, ins the electric telegraph, bind men more closely together —soldiers battling for the right spinet tyranny—aailors ramming the victims of oppremon from the gm, of heart /ea mss -steakirs— merchants tembing the nation. lemons of mutual dependenos—and many others, as well ea mianon arks, all work in the same direction, and all efforts are overruled for one glorious end. " It is in the hops of working out this idea that I P the formation of stations on the Zarobmi beyond thirror- ' terms territory, but having communication through them with the waft. A chain of stations admitting of easy and speedy intercourse, such as might be formed along the flank of the eastern ridge, would be in a favourable pennon for tarrying out the objects in view. The London Missionary Society has resolved to have a station among the Makololo on the north bank, sad another ma the south among the Matebele. The Church, Wesleyan, Baptist, and that mast energetic body, the Free Church, mild each find desirable loathes among the Betake and adjacent tribes. The coun try aso extensive there ie no fear of clashing. Aft clams of Christians find that sectarian rancour soon dies out when they are werldng together among and for the real heathen. Only let the healthy locality be searched for, and fi xed upon, and then there will be free mope to work in the same cause in various ditections, without that is of men which the system of missions on the unhealthy coasts entails. While respectfully embattling the plan to the influential societies, I can positively state that, when fairly in the interior, then is perfect moray for life and property among • people who will at least listen and reason." Tile ROYAL SOCIETY.—The learned bodies of London are commencing their winter semion, and the coun cil of the Royal Society is deliberating, at Burlington }1.11.14 in what manner the means at its dispual may be rendered more a ysiiiiide for the purposes of 'deuce. After the cry of ppooverty that has been raised by many of the learned our readers will bear with 'sunrise that the head of them respectable thatitutione le suffering hem • plethora of riches. The Royal Society pommies • neat egg of 29,6181. three per cent consols, excludes of bands held In trust for aped= objects, derived from many year.' excels of boom= over upe=iture, and It will shortly be in receipt of shout 80.0001. arising from two legacies, besides an =crew ins revenue of rents from the society's estate at Acton. The preeident end council of the Royal Society are at this moment deliberating " whether a moreadvaniageous employ ment might not be found for this annual surplus of income over expenditure, more beneficial to ecience, and to the society itself," and we trust the result of that deliberation will be such es to utilise not only the excess of income over expenditure, beta portion of the needlessly imp amount of capital which is kept laid up in a napkin.—Lifirrary 0 sortie. ME NETHERLANDS LAND CONPANY.—A special meeting =a held yesterday afternoon of the Netherlands Land Company, Yr. T. Maxon in the chair, for the purpose of conaidning the financial position of the undertaking, and to give the directors new powers to raise money. Since the meeting In July last, a call has been made upon the ordinary shares, which Inaa been very inadequately responded to, end none of the 12,164 preference sham proposed to be trued have been token up. In their negotiations with the Dutch government the board, however, have been more succerefid, and have obtained en extension of one year—to the let of January, 1860—In the time fixed for the completion of the canal works. A protracted discussion took place principally upon the heavy expellee the company had incurred in reclaiming the Krabbeadyke polder, and the en gineer explained that this cross out of their under taking the works themselves, and from the subsequent mis management of the superintendent. It was stated that • tender had been made to enclose • polder of 1,000 scree for 13,6001., or 131.10 e. per vie (on the Krabbendyka then= amounted to about 401.) and that in future all works will be executed by contract. It arse resolved, finally, to isms 10,000 obligations of 101. each, with 7 per cent. interest; that in the sale of land the obligations may be tendered in stead of cash' and that thaws last may be =Weed only in the event of the edelitional endoeures twin made equal la quantity to the land so dispored of. biesms.CurroN AND M'ILLYERIOAN . SAITAIREL A meeting of the orwlitore of this firm was bald cm Thus, at whiob it washed that the liabilities amount to 21,, while the smuts somewhat emoted 5h 0001.enh ad, This, lowevek is esolvebe ot their modem Bitei . : eg width elm remate some st filicultles. rtA ems Omens& to the 16th Lend, to enable the fln: l ,S tr the misters of hisetle, to make tome definite yeepealien, Menem Clefts sod MiCsmeleme coodotted very Wend., helitftm eat gratis, operettas@ et Btrkmhri, ad their teed &Ipso Todd be • grad loss ts tttaB ]dame (non Lair mouton eimirren) WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Nov. 6. had Regiment of Life Otarde—Lientesent H. Dalton Wittit Lyon to be captain, without purchase, vice Fountains Rogge Allen, &email. Cornet end Sub-Lieutenant John Graham Smith ham been permitted to retire from the service by the male of his commiesion. let Dragoon Onarde—Constantine fd.Dengall Ideermen, gent., to be cornet without purchase. 6th Deal Guarde—Captain Robert Bickerstaff to be major, purchase, vice Lad George Augustus Besuclerk, who . Lieutenant Francis Nathaniel Astley to 09 co= c l . 7=, vice Bickeestaff. 7th Clavering Redman, gent., to Moore* without purchase. let Dregoess—Cornet Edward France Weaver, from the7th Demean Guards, to be cornet, vim Tucker, appointed to the 17th Light Dragoons. 3rd Light Dragoons—Captain Honourable A. T. Mouton, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be captain, vice Rayne, removed to the Bth Wht 4th Light Dregoone—Cap=min Aylett from the lath Light - Dr to to be captain vice Honour able A. T. Moreton ranonal to the 3rd Light Dragoons. Bth Light Drogoone 2 Captain T. L. Mayne, from the 3rd Light goons, to be captein vice BranU, removed to the 4th Light ma. Mary Train— taunt John Wel* from half-pay of the late Lend T to be lientemnt, vice 111 1 Loughlie, appoin=o ri the C nt Light Dnamss- Royal Artillery Asisbust-sargeea Gyarge Davidson Milne, M.D., from the Staff to be aeletent-surgeon, vice Allinson, promoted on the staff. Scots Fusilier Otiarde—Ensign and Lieutenant Buena V. Stephenson to be instructor of musketry, vim Liailenent and Captain Hon. Roger Moetyn , who has resigned that appointment; the appointment of Acting- Quartermeeter William Smith to be quartermaster. vice Jones, resigned, to be dated 6th September, 1856, and not 16th October, 1851. l as previously stated. 4th Wiginent of Foot—Ensign C. R. Dumont, from 33d Foot, to be ensign, vice Kuper, deceased. 6th Foot—The promotion of Major Walter Crawford Ken nedy to be lieutenant-oolocial, without purchase, to bear date 29th August, 1867, instead of 4th Sept. 1 8 57, but each antedate is not to carry lock pay. 7th Foot—Captain William Vimah Meakolyne, from ball pay 20th Foot, to be auto* vice Brevet-Major Bibbed, whoa brevet teak hag been converted into substantive rank, under the royal warrant 6th October, _lB Foot,- tenant William Medway Keats hom the 84th to be captaie, without purchase; Ensign Joseph Smith, from the Military Train, to be ensign and adjutant. Bth Foot—t3ergeent-MMor Edward Emerson, from tie 96th Foot, to be ensign, without purchase, and adjutant ; the transfer of Ensign Thomas Stanley Mitchell, from the 89th foot, as notified in the Gault* of the 23rd October, 1867, has been cancelled. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur F. Biagi am Wright to be ad jutant; Quartermaster Jams Parrott Arromisnith, from half-pay of the late 3rd Rifts Regiment, British Dallas li' to be quartermaster. 24th Vo n' Foote-Lieutenant Robert Halahan to he captain, with out purchase, vice Greenmail, deceased ; Emogn John Johnstone to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice J o hn 29th Foot—Aseistant-Surgeon William Langford Foram, from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon, vice M'Oregor, pro moted on the staff. ISM foot—Christopher Ratan Darren, gent., to be ensign, by purchase, vice Cozen, promoted. 37th Foot Sergeant-Minor William Hodgkineen, to be ensign, without purchase, vice GRAMM, promoted ; Alas tant-Surgeon William Samuel Chapman, from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Fleming, promoted on the ant ' The promotion of the undermentioned officers in suocession to Lieutenants Bateman and Birkett, killed in action on ' ' the 30th July, 1857, to bear date 31st July, 1857, instead of 301 h July 1867, as previously stated :—Ensign J. D. Groeme ; Ensign G. G. Framer. 40th Foot—Lieutenant William Olteon to be instructor - musketry. 41at Foot—Captain Arthur Robert Fowler, from helf-pay unattached, to be captain, vice Brevet-Major Hugh Row lands, whose brevet rank has been converted into sub stantive rank, under the royal warrant 6th October, 1864. 47th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Bowles George Blokes to be captain, by perchers, vice Philips, who retires. 60th Foot—George Feed Lamest, Esq., late paymantre of the led Rifle Regiment, British Italian Legion, to Lem mata. ; Asietant-Surgeon William Silver Oliver, M.D from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon, vies Biddle, who haa reigned. 67th Foot—Lieutenant George Tumour Hoist Aitchison to be adjutant, vice Graham, promoted in the 9th Foot. 68th Foot—Captain Herbert Vaughan, from half-pay 68th Foot, to be captain, vice Brevet-Major Hoe. Daniel G. Pinch, whose brevet rank has been converted into sub daily° rank, under the royal warrant of 6th October, 1854; Assistant-Surgeon Augustin Oliver Applin, from the staff, to be aseistast-surgeon. The Chriiisn name' of Ensign Craig, appointed from the Military Train, on the 23rd October, 1857, are "Robert Guthrie," and not " Jame'," as previously stated. 69th Foot—Enna Thomas Hyde Crawley Boevey, from the 23rd Foot, to be ensign, vice Eustace, superseded, being *beret without leave ; Assistant-Surgeon John Hendon= Whittaker, from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon. 75th Foot—Ensign Augustria L'Estrenge, from the 17th Foot, to be ensign, vice Row, promoted. 78th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Walt Beveridge, M.D., from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Will promoted on the staff. Slat Foot—Aristaat•rargeon William James Mullen, from the staff, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Auchinleck, pro moted on the staff. 82nd Foot—The undermentioned officers have bees permitted to resign their commissions Ensign Charts Tholes. B. ; Ensign Gordon Cowper. 83rd Foot—Ansitant Surgeon Thomas Rawlins Mould, from the staff, to be eaeletant-eurgeon, vice Touch, pro moted on the staff. 84th Foot—. to be - germ James Crake, from the staff, via La prods, promoted cm the staff. 126th Foot—Aesistent•florgeon Charles Henry Broome, from the staff, to be mutate:a-servals, via KWee, promoted on the staff. , 87th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon David Chambers M'Fall, from the staff, to be aesistant-surgeon, vice Jona, promoted on the staff. 89th Foot—Emigre Thomas Stanley Mitchell has been re moved from the army, bee Majesty having no further occa sion for his services. 92nd Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ritchie Wallace to be captain, by purchase, vice Lyon, who retiree ; Caulfield French, gent., to be ensign, by purchase, in lIICOOI6OII to Lieu tenant Wallace, promoted. 94th Foot—Entagn Caulfield French, from the 92nd Foot, to be ensign, vies Shirreff, appointed to the Bth Foot. let West India Regiment—Captain John De LanceL fr i g ca half•pay unattached, to be ptain, paying the d . vice i'orster, appointed to the 18th Foot ; Lituttemat Henry Fran tic Lake to be captain, by purchase, eke De Unary, who reline. 2nd West India Regiment—William Henry Atte, gent., to be ensign, without purchase, vice M•Coy, promoted; Edward M 'Mahon Forbes, gent., to be ensign, without purchase, vice Cradock, promoted. UNATTACHED. The undermentioned officers to have their brevet rank con verted into enbatentive rank, under the royal warrant of the 6th October, 1864 :—Brevet-Major Hon. Daniel Greenlet Finch, 08th Foot; Brevet-Major Hugh Rowlands, 41st Foot ; Lieutenant Frederick Boehmer, Item the 91st Foot, to be captain without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. The name of Mr. Hodgson, appointed a staff assistant-sur geon, in the Casette of the 16th October, It Decimus Filing de Hodgson, and not Decieutte Hodgson only, as previously stated. To be Acting Assietant-Surgeons : James Gideon Cressy, gent.: Charles O'Callaghan, gent BREVET._ . . Captain John De Lanny , let West lndia Regiment, to be major in the ;army; Brevet-Major John De Lowey, let West India Regiment, to be ilautemant-colonel in the arm Erratum y. in Gazette of October 23.—Roya1 Marines—For Quartermaster Thome Coops to have the honorary nick of captain, &c., de., read Quartermaster Thomas Cooper to lutes the honorary rank of captain, de., etc. THE MILITIA. Commissions signed by the Lords Lieutenant of their respec tive counties Dent Abighabire Yeomanry Cavalry—The Hon. William Ed ward Fitzmaurice (late Brevet-Major in the let Life Guards) to be captain, vice Hughes, promoted. th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Henry Edgerton King, gent, late lieutenant 32nd Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Hooper, resigned. 4th or Royal RlR:torn. Regiment of Middlesex Militia— ArchibaM Cochrane Forster, Eeq., late of the 64th Foot, to be captain, vim Hoare, resigned ; George Peirce, Eaq., M.D. Glasgow, to be aesistant-surgeon, vim Sawyer, re signed. let Somerset Regiment of Militia—Charles Kemeys Kemp- Tynte the younger, Req., late captain Grenadier Guards, to be colonel, elm Vere Fouled, commonly Viscount Hin ton, dem Shropshire Re.ginsent of Militia—Thomu Kynneteley Gardner, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Gibbon, rmi ; Joseph Venable. Loves, gent., to be lieutenant, vioedx, flotilla Regiment of Royal Pereishhe Rifle Militia—Benjamin Hal lowell Boum Alston Stuart, Req., to be captain, vice Mac ililtTiriiiintp, &c., Militia: lillgeiland Borderers' Light Tubstry—Edwin Grrn,.. g rit., late lieutenant 6th Foot, to M lieutenant, vine Roxburgh Militia —William Robert t rboenbin. gent., to be =vim Strachaa, appointed to the 44th Foot ; Few, Roche, gent., to be ensign, vice Orr Ws. CHATHAM, S.V. I. The following reinforcements eve ordered to be in neadhseas to embark at Gravesend for Cakanta, via : 23rd Royal Welsh Pmethers, 20 wen 96th Regiment, 11 semi 63rd Regiment, 19 men ; 61s t Regiment, 18 men; 84 = l / 1 0124 12 men; 90th Light Johnny, 718 men *I IA PORTSMOUTH, Nov. lk His Royal Highness the Commanderin-Chief, after the termination of the presentation of the new colourato the 68th Regiment,left yesterday afternoon for Landon. In the evening the oilcan of the regiment gave • splendid dinner to a distinguished party, including the Cessna:Wer th-Chief, Admiral Sir George Seymour the Lientenent- Governor, Major-General the Her. J. Y. , Scarlett ; Admiral Superintendent Martin, Major-General Lord W. Yenisei, the commanding offices of troops in garrison, the flag and staff officers of the port and garrison, Sic. 'The dinner took place in the mom room at the regiment's quarters, Anglemy Bar ' reeks ; the room being very tastdully decorated. A superb service of plate was supplied by Messrs. E. and E. Emanuel, pldanitha to the Queen, of Portsmouth and Portaea. The officers are arranging to give to the whole regiment a day's trip to the Crystal Palace on Thursday next, providing them with a rod dottier there, whilst the officers themselves will have luncheon. Two special trains will of course be re tualror.n.to convey the regiment, which numbers mots than The Urgent, 12, anew troop ship, Commander MiDozald, went out of harbour yesterday and anchored at Spithesd, where she took to powder and shell. To-day she sailed for Plymouth and Ireland, where she takes in drafts for the Mediterranean. The Vulcan Bacrew troop ship, Commander Secoonste, sidled to-day for Plymouth to undergo repairs. There ia NO roach work at this port that hands cannot be spared. The Sharpshooter, 8, screw vessel, received new boilers to-day. The, screw gun boat, Lieutenant Murray, and the Frew gun boat, Lieutenant Davies, left Spit hied yesterday afternoon for the West Indies, calling at PRINCE ALFRED'S VISIT TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS. — His Royal Hiatuses Prints Alfred visited the Illustrious training ship en Monday. The young Prince, who, it is euppoeed, will join the ship in March next u a cadet, atten tively examined the drawings, workbooks, Etc., of the naval deaden* and appeared much interested us what will, it is presumed, be hie future studies. The Rev. W. R. Jolley, who is the chaplain—not " chaplain and naval instructor " of the Illustrioua, has charge of His Royal Highness as hie naval instructor.— United Service Gazette. RECRUITING DURING OCTOBER.—We RTC gratified So find that recruiting for the army la proceeding in a satis factory manner. No lee than 8,040 men have been attested daring the month of October and joiaed their respective corps. This is exclusive of those enlisted for the household brigades of cavalry and infantry.— Vetted Soviet Gaulle. IRISH MILITIA MOVEMENTS.—The Secretary-at- War has issued orders, directing that the following Irish militia regiments shall forthwith embark for England, viz.— The Antrim Rides, Cork Roles, North Down Ritter, Limerick Artillery, and Dublin (City) Militia. The latter corps writ proceed to Mdershott, and the others will take garrison duty for the purpose of relieving regiments of the line ordered on Indian service. ARRIVAL OF MILITARY INVALIDS FROM INDIA.— T'he Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, Captain Cook, arrived at Southampton yesterday. She took out lan month Id Alexandria some companies of Royal En und for Bombay and Calcutta, cal Egypt. On her tnaamees bound passage the Sultan left Alexandria - October 21 ; Malta, 26 ; and - Gibraltar, the 31st. She brought home been Alexandria a cargo of silk, end from Malta Lieutenant Day, 28th Regiment, in command, and Dr. Price, assistant -stag in charge of 6 sergeants, 106 MI, 7 women, and 10 Vd a t c'n' min, (military invalids), Mr. Torbett, R.N., 6 naval invalids, and 3 deck passengers—in all 141 passengers. Major CollingwOod, of the 2lat Regiment, formerly of the Transport Corps, and Captain 'Wrack, of the 14th Regiment, have been ordered from Malta to Akre andria, to join and aerial Colonel Pocklington in the convey ance of troops through Egypt. TINIVBASITY INTELLIGENCE. (ram ova DURHAM, Nov. 6. The election of fellows of the University took place to-day, in the Beasts-house, at one o'clock. This after noon the following lid was posted up .—" Fellows sleeted this day ,• Charles Best Robinson, 8.A., Calamity College; Charles John Robinson, 8.A., University College; Imes Langton Clarke, 8.A., University College; Thomas Thorn ton, 8.A., BishopHibtaeld's HalL—Cammits Trion?, Warder." THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. A special' meeting of the Oxford Town Council took place eretarday (Friday) morning, the Mayon (John Towle, Req.) in the chair, for the purpose of considenng a communication from the Vice-Chancellor respecting the Mayor's oath to the University. There was a full attendance of members, and the proceedings occupied the attention of the council for about three hours. The following letter from the Vice-Chancellor was read "New College, Oct. 31, 1937. " Sir,—ln reference to the ancient cost's. for the Mayor and bailiffs of the city, on their accemion to office to take their oath to observe the privileges of the University, I have to inform you that the subject has during the present year beentederred by the University to high legal authority, and that they have been advised that they cannot surrender anl of their ancient legal envileges, which have been by the statute of 13th Elizabeth, cap. 29, without the like authority of parliament, and convocation has confirmed the recom mendation of the delegates of privileges that under present tin-umlaute' it cannot sanction the disuse of the privilege. It is, therefore, my duty as Vice-Chancellor to intimate this to the authorities of the city which I thus do through you. The Univereity, however, d esire to retain the substance rather than the mere form .: I have, therefore, also to in form you that, instead of the authorities of the city attending se heretofore either at bk. Mary'. Church, or, as has been done for some years past, at the Vice-Chancellor's lodgings, the University is prepered to revert to the more ancient and at the same time the more elm* mode, viz. of complying with the custom which is presaibedin the choker to the Uni vemity of the 32nd year of King dewy 111. For the in formation of the city authorities I fond an extract from the charter, and also, that there rosy be no mistake about it, the accustomed foam of oaths. The oaths, as you will see by the charter, may be taken in loco use eommuni—that is, we presume, in the common place of assembly ed the city ; and I shall expect to receive, as mentioned ia the charter, an inti mation of the time appointed for the taking of the oath, that, if it is thought fit, I nosy make the nearer, arrangement for attending either in person or by deputies. I have only further to add, that I feel it my duty to request that thee may be considered as a formal notice on the pert of the Uni versity, that they desire to have the ancient custim observed by the city anthorities.—l have the honour to be, sir, your faithful and obedient servant, 'DAVID WILLIAMS, Vice-Chancellor. " O. P. Heater, Esq., Town Clerk." Cain moved the following resolution :—" That, in answer to the communication from the Vice-Chancellor, ling that the oath may be taken by the Mayor and b7erit 3f the city, en intimation be sent to the effect that the cou ncil . having discussed the subject last year, and decided that the custom ought to be discontinued, they amen reason why the observance should be renewed." The resolution was seconded by Mr. GEIELV. Mr. Untie moved that the whole subject be referred to the estates committee. Mr. Alderman amens seconded the amendment. After a long discussion, the opinion of the counoll, with only one or two exceptions, was strongly in favour of a continued refusal to take the oath. On the amendment being put only four hands were held up no its favour, and it wee therefor* negatived by an overwhelming me jerky. The original notion Tan then put, sued anion itihn. anomaly. U