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Tlll9 DAY -:/101"11;4(7 - 4E2E;s::—TAFtei;o;17, 4b. 4014 Tv-multi:ON —Diorniztg, 4h. am-- ..Altenhooa, Naricrs of Manly, MARRIAOIS, and DEATHS, are received until 12 o'clock foe laairtion lame evening. Price, 3e. bd. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 27. LORD CAIRNS. THE ingenious gentlemen who are assisting Mr. Disarm.' is patching up his Administration, who advise hint, morning and evening, either to keep Lord STANLEY in the Commons or to send hint up to the Lords, what to do with the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, bow to dispose of Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTI, and to what account ho can best turn Mr. WARD Horn, are engaged in a very harmless amusement. There is a great deal of pleasure to be derived from making imaginary fortunes with other people's money ; and no less gratification poems to be found by some persons in constructing possible Cabinet& with another man's followers. In the meantime, though on-lookers proverbially see most deeply into the game, Mr. DISRAELI pro bably knows as well as any of his advisers how to play his hand in the great political rubber in which be has already made so many points. Without speculating to-day on what will be known to morrow, we may take account hero of the one fact which is already certain, and of the one con sequence from it which is inevitable. Lord CHELMSFORD will quit the Woolsack ; and Lord CAIKNI4 will take his seat upon it. The career of the LORD CII•NCRLLOR elect is a succession of parliamentary and forensic triumphs. His twofold success at the bar and in the legis lature has been as complete as that of his greatest predecessors, as rapid as Tuna- Low's and &Dotes, more rapid than BROUGHAM'S and LTNI/11131UST't. Among the great poli tical lawyers of the nineteenth century, there is no name besides those which we have mentioned which will bear comparison with his. THURLUW touched the highest prize of professional ambition at an earlier age by one year than Lord Camas ; all the rest reached it later in life. If we recollect the " many years of dreary opposition," tq Vie Lori XamPYttTht'll touching phrase, which delayed Lord CAIRNS'S advancement, the swiftness of his triumph will appear the more astonishing. THURLOW and Expos lived and won their way during an almost uninterrupted nSginie of that Toryism which they both professed. Lord CAIRNS'S progress has been made during the abort periods of Conservative power which have broken the long rule of more or less Liberal Governments. His success is a striking proof not only of his own force of mind and character, but of the intellectual poverty of the Conservative party. It is as a politician, as a debater, and as an adviser of the Crown, and not as a lawyer, that his services are in something more than request, in peremptory demand, on the part of the Conservative chief. The Queves Govern ment cannot be carriodon in the Lords withouthint. The acquiescence of a party, whose rank and tile are persons of quality, in the leadership of a couple of plebeian e with genius, show; the groat advance Which has been made of late years even by the upholders of exclusive privilege in the principles of social equality. Brains are the great levellers in this world. They abolish factitious distinctions almost as completely as death does. Though not nominally, Lord CAIRNS will be, in the ab sence of Lord &AWLS; really the Conservative chief in the Peers ; and, with Lord &matey by his side, would divide the honours of leadership with the Foreign Secretary. The change is vast. Three-quarters of a century ago, the Duke of RICHMOND of that day wrote an angry letter to Mr. Pin, protesting against the elevation of WILLIAM Gamy/nut to the leadership of the House of Lords, on the ground that it would place the first place in both Houses in the hands of two younger sons. This arrange ment, his G&W& went on to remark, would be a slight on the peerage, which it could not be ex pected to brook, and which accordingly he took it upon himself to resent on its behalf. Mr. Pirr, however, held his way. Now the first place in both Houses are oocupied by men who are not evenyounger sons. Mr. Dissent and Lord CAIRN. are the children of their own works. Taking into ac count the differences of society and manners, Mr. DISRARLI'S Premiership and Lord CAIRNS'S posi tion in the House of Peers are as striking vindication. of equality as ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S Presidency of the United States. Lord CAIRNS has shown the ablest qualities of a politician, and consummate skill as a debater, but he has yet to prove his possession of the greatest gifts of a statesman or the earnestness of a patriot. He has honourably won his way to personal distinction. Politics and the bar have been the two side-pieces of the ladder up which he has climbed. If we were to judge of his future by his past career, to conjecture his counsel' as an adviser of tie Crown from his speeches in Par liament, we should augur ill from his entrance into the Cabinet at a time when the Government of Ireland is the critical (lunation of the hour. During the whole of his Parliamentary life Lord CAIKN has held a brisk for the aacendency faction in that country. He has been the repro aentative of the Orangemen and ultra-Tories of Belfast. Even now, as Chancellor of the Univer sity of Dublin, he is the natural champion and patron of the educational monopolists of that learned corporation. But many examples have shown that great lawyers, when they have gained all that their profession has to offer, are sometimes willing to devote to patriotism their maturer years and their freer actions. We trust th►t Lord Ciners will emu late the growing liberality and wisdom of Lord Lumaniurr's later_course, rather than the ever-narrowing bigotry and deepening intolerance which have made the name of Lord ELoos a by word. He has now to choose his path anew. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. The estimates of the east-of the effective and non-effective services of the army, for the finan cial year 1868-69, issued this morning, show net increase of 203,2001. on the estimates of the year just past. The total sum asked for is 15,455,4001., and the aggregate forte of all ranks, the coat of which is to be defrayed out of the army funds, will be 136,650 officers and men, or only 596 less than the force employed last year. The charge for the general staff and regimental pay is 5,749,2001., the total charge for the regular forces being 8,691,500/. ; for the reserve forces the total charge is 1,524,5001. ; for stores, 1,491,4001. ; works and buildings, 968,4001. ; making a total for the effective services of 13,331,0001. The total charge for the non-effective service is 2,124,4001. Ths increase on the estimates of last year are chiefly to be found in the charges for barrack establishments increased by 60,3001. ; hospital establishments, 106 2001 ' • militia and inspection of reserve forces, • 81,9501. ; and works, buildings, and repairs at lhome and abroad, 125,0001. The principal items of decrease are to be found under the heads of general staff and regimental pay, decreased by 90,250/. ; clothing establishments, 73,000/. ; and stores, 64,1001. The increase is to be found in the charge for thceffective services of the army, there being a net decrease of 2,3001. under the heading of non effective services. The increase shown in the vote for barrack establishments is explained by the occupation of an unusual number of stations I by troops, which has caused a great demand for additional stores, the reserve of which has been kept as low as possible to avoid accumulation. The increase in the charges for hospital establishments is more apparent than real, being chiefly due to the transfer of the charge for the pay of the regimental medical officers from one vote to another ; and this explanation also accounts for the apparent decrease in the vote for general staff and regimental pay. The excess in the charge for militia, &c., arises from the Secretary of State having directed the regiments belonging to this branch of the service to resume recruiting up to their full quota under the Militiaßeserve Act of last session. Of the additional men a first instalment of 115,000 is provided to be raised in 1868.69; and hence it becomes necessary to provide more largely for pay and clothing. The increased charge under the head of " works and buildings " is occasioned by the transfer of the charge for buildings from other votes, by the sum which has been taken for the fortifications at Bermuda, and by the charge for the erection of Lock hospitals under the Contagious Diseases Act. The increase upon the vote under this heading also ex plains to some extent the apparent decrease in the charge for the military store departments. The decrease in the vote for clothing establish ments is chiefly duo to there being larger quan tities of clothing, &c., in store, available for issue, and the repayments to the vote (including the coat of clothing to the militia) being in excess of the vote of last year. According to a supplementary estimate, which has also been issued this morning, the force re quired for service in the colonies (and provided for in the joy estimates) is 50,025 of all ranks ; and this MN Rio ))0 Slaintttifled at a total coat of 3,383,0231. The largest item of expendi ture is set down for Canada, and it amounts to 741,1551. Malta figures for 6,510 men, to be sup ported at a out of 364,499/. ; Gibraltar for 4,980, at a cost of 306,2601. ; and Nova Scotia for 3,6751. , at a coat of 267,2161. The aggregate amount which it is expected will be repaid into the Exche quer by the colonies, in aid of this military expen diture, is only 365,7001. ; and of this sum Ceylon is set down for 160,0001. ; the Straits Settlements, for 59,3001. ; Australia, for 52,9001. ; and the Mau ritius, for 46,0001. Canada, Nova Scotia, and the West Indies are amongst the colonies or depen dencies which are set down as returning nothing to the Exchequer. Hays the muses given Mr. DISRAELI the Premiership, and are learning, genius, and wit to hold the candle to his success I The Times of this morning holds that because literature was the Con servative leader's Stet love, therefore his elevation ahould command exceptional sympathy from literary men. In other words, the merits of " Couingsby " and " Vivian Grey " are to tincture our judgment of the acts of the Government ; and the admiration given to literary ability is to govern our estimate of the measures brought before the country. We challenge such assumptions. The muses have had no more hand in making Mr. Dositalm Prime Minister than the Hebrew prophets; and his literary reputation will have no more effect upon his hold of power than his stature or his phy sical weight. The new PREMIER, like other Premiers, will stand or fall on his merits ; and it is idle to assume that he will meet with excep tional treatment either from literature or the world. Mr. DISRAELI'S talent and dexterity are abundantly appreciated, and none of us withhold our admiration for the dauntless pluck which has placed him at the head of the proud and exclusive party who bow to him as their chief. But when it is asked, " How will the literary gentlemen take the elevation of their brother 1" when the unsocial character of literary labour and the non-gregarious habits of public writers are weighed in the balance against the success of the Government, we are compelled to ask to what useful or intel ligible result such reasoning points I Are literary men expected to support bad measures because they are proposed by a brother of the pen ; and are political consistency and steadfastness of purpose to be sacrificed to a theoretic love of the literary art ? Deriving "professional pleasure from the "extraordinary advancement of a fellow," as the Times puts it, is one thing ; and taking patriotism and statesmanship for granted is another, and it is foolish to confuse two totally opposite ideas. Tits proposal to unite the two great opera com panies under one management is said to have met with a check. Mr. GYZ asks 270,000/. for his scenery and properties ; Mr. MarLasow demands 15,0001. for acceding to the scheme ; and thu pro- moters of the company consider 200,000/. enough for the former, and limit their proposed capital to that sum. Supposing this difficulty to be tided over Mr. MAPLZSON is to be nominally sole manager, but is to be governed by a board of direc tors who in some unexplained way are to reduce the salaries of operatic singers, and make the great artists more amenable to reason than has 'RESS, THURSDAY, EV: hitherto been the case. irlty vocal talent is not to enannand se good a marks* as formerly is not made clear, or how a limited liability company is to suc ceed in compassing what inch men aiLarozra, and LIIKLEY, and Gra have, as is implied, been unable to achieve. The truth is, that as long as the wealthy capitals of the world are competing for musical talent, so long will the first artists command +heir price, and practically dictate their terms. Paris, Vienna, Lisbon, St. Petersburg, each welcomed some members of our two opera troupes at the do* of last season, and the Russian capital is pay ing 'Mario 2001. a night at this time. There may be advantages in establishing an operatic monopoly, and in concentrating our great musical perform ances under one roof instead of two. It is not clear, however, how the public are to be better served, or that a single manager, even when "advised" by a board of directors, would cater more successfully or more profitably than has been done in the past. THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. It was thought that Mr. Disraeli would carry with him to Osborne this morning the proposed composition of the Cabinet, but up to 1 o'clock this afternoon the right honourable gentleman had not left town. So far as is confi dently known, the changes are very much as de scribed in yes terday's &prem. Lord Cairns, as we stated, has joined the cabinet as Lord Chan cellor, Sir W. P. Wood being offered the post of Lord Justice, and Mr. Baggallay theVice-Chancel lorship. Mr. Ward Hunt is widely believed to have been summoned to the high office of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. It is contra dicted, however, that Lord Stanley will be called to the Upper ouse and Mr. Walpole, it is be lieved, will be released from his honorary post in the cabinet. The rumour is current that Lord Cranborne has been offered a post either at the India-office or the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, though few believe an appointment involving such an early oblivion of the past to be possible. One rumour is that his lordship has been offered a seat in the House of Lords, and the leadership of the Government in that house, but that ho will, at the present d ate, consent to serve under Mr. Disraeli is highly improbable. The rambling gossip which attributes reluctance on the part of the Dukes of Richmond and Marlborough to act under the new premier, and the mention of the names of Lord Cowley, Lord Grosvenor, and Lord Elcho, cannot be traced to any authentic source. The most serious of the unfavourable reports is that which credits Mr. Gathorne Hardy with a disinclination to retain the Home-office under the new regime, the chief reason for his discon tent being his objection to the Irish policy which Lord Stanley and Mr. Disraeli are prepared to advocate. It is not supposed that the Ministry will be formed in time to meet the House of Commons to-morrow, and a further adjournment, as we stated yesterday, till Tuesday or Thursday in next week, will be moved. the Court. OSBORNE, FEL 26. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise, and attended by the Dechess of Atholo. Prince Leopold walked out, attended by Mr. Duckworth. Princess Beatrice went out, attended by Miss Bauer. The Queen went out this morning, sooompanied by Princess Louise. Prince Leopold walked out, attended by Mr. Duckworth. Prince's Beatrice went out, attended by Mies Norelle. Colonel and Mrs. Ponsonby, and Colonel Cavendish left Osborne. Colonel C. H. Lindaay arrived u groom-in-waiting. The Princess of Wales drove ont, attended by the Countess of Morton. Count Vitzthum left Frog pore on Tuesday. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Bahamas and Gibraltar. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Malta, the Itauritins, Ceylon, Hong. Kong, Labium, the Straits, Settlements, the Australian Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and to the Governor-General of Canada. A meeting of the Judicature Commission was held on Tuesday hat. Present--Lord Cairns, Sir William Erie, Sir J. P. Wilde, Sir W. P. Wood, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Smith, the Attorney- General, Sir Roundell Palmer, M.P., Mr. W. IL James, Mr. Rothery, Mr. Ayrton, M.P., Mr. F. D. Lowndes, Mr. Holism., and Mr. Bradshaw, the Secretary. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have arrived in Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury entertained at dinner on Tuesday, at their resident., in Arlington-street, Piccadilly—Hie Ruelimey Count Lam dio, Count Vitztbum, Count Strzeleeki, the Earl of Hard wick., Viscount and Viaconnteas Enfield, Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Russell, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Hallyburton Campbell, Mr. A. Beresford, Mr. Y. Eliot, &c. The Earl and Countess Cowley are entertaining the Dachau of Cleveland and a soled company ►t Drayeott ll !war inlippetilnitu. . _ The Earl of Zetlan d does not intend to oome to town for the season until after the Easter races. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, the Presi dent of the Based of Trade, will receive a deputation of spinners and manufacturers representing some twenty towns in the cotton districts on the subject of the iatro duction of a bill into parliament respecting the collection of cotton statistics, as soon as he has received the re plica to inquiries he has addressed to the various carry ing oempanies and others upon the subject. Last night a crowded meeting wee held at St. James's-hall for the purpose of hearing Ur. Newman Hall re-deliver a lecture so the subject of the relations between this country and America, which he addressed on his recent visit to the United State, to the principal members of Congress at Washington. Notwithstanding that a considerable sum was charged for admission, the great hall was crowded in every part. The proceeds of the lecture were winnowed to be in aid of a fend now , being collected for the erection of a peoples' lecture-hall and school-room in Southwark. Mr. John Bright, M.P., who, on entering the room, was loudly cheered, took the chair at eight o'clock. Among the company present on the platform were Mr. B. Baines, /LP., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Lawson, M.P., Viscount Amberiey, Mr. W. R. Forster, M.P„ Mr. Baxter, MP, Mr. P. A. Taylor, H.P. Mr. Staufeld, M.P., cad Mr. Gilpin, M.P. Deplorable accounts continue to reach Paris of the sufferings of the native inhabitants of Algeria, who are dying by thousands from famine. Owing to two years of unexampled drought, and an invasion of locusts un paralleled since the settlement of the French colony, the harveirthse almost everywhere totally failed, and sufficient forego tan by no means be procured for the maintenanee of the mettle. DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAND VIZIER'S PALACI By Fizz.—The Lerma Herald give the subjoi ned dandle of the burning of the Grand Vizier's palace :— " We regret to announce the burning down of the fine kaiak of As ti Pasha. The dams' appear to have already attained eon. siderable volume within the building before the alarm Wall given, as the entire wing in which the snidest originated was soon after ablaze, beyond pewee of salvation. Several ministers and high for tionsries were speedily on the spot, with a whole ampy tolerate*, • but the feeble engines of the latter, t worked with unusual energy, were powerless to ehetic ou ti spread of the fire to the met of the maaalon, *deb. in little we then an harm after the Ant outbreak, Wll4l Mpg. wZd in flames. Thessiddenness with wide these last e bed the what heading permithid the salvage o only a harass sial documents, at first reported destroyed. y All elm in the building, including tbe pries , a raker ble halselicm of antkpribm mai the whet t he eel* fernitur• fella prey to the no lives were lest, and the bursed ial l i = attrinved Mellor in the Iron& of Mead P. Oa lamb' at the Minder, the Sultan inissedinney mpressed his intention to indemnify the absent minister, sad the fbe , attar re ceived Ail isy—the ass of elb Mead Visism-end ea- I flounced to him that 1.250010116 WINN be grenlid hem. I his Majesty'. privy-purse to Wild sad furnish a new stone mansion for his father." "°O - 1 SIGN N ails DAY.) (ssunia's ritacaatts.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, FEB. 27. A semi-official denial has been given to the state ment that Baron Von Werther, the Prussian Minis ter at Vienna, had received special instructions to request explanations of the Austrian Cabinet in reference to the late events at Hietzing, and to ask formally for redress. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Frs. 27. In to day's sitting of the Lower House of the Reicharath, the President of the Ministry intro duced a bill relative to the abolition of the Council of State. The Minister of Justice also presented a bill on the disciplinary treatment of the judges, and their obligation to take the oath of allegiance to the empire. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 26. The English barque Accola, Captain Pearson, from Shields, was run down on Sunday night by the Egyptian steamer Dahlies in the Sea of Mar mon. The captain and a portion of the crew were saved, but the remainder perished. RAW. B.W. &w. W.&W. W.S.W. W.B.W. &W. &W. &W. W.21.W. aw. &W. &W. W&W. A.W. N.& OUR PARIS LETTER. LORD RADSTOCK IN PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONURNT.) PARIS, RAN WEDNF.SDAY. This day, at 2 o'clock, I heard Lord Radatock preach a sermon in Lady Harriet Cowper's magni ficent drawing-room, in the Avenue Friedland. The congregation consisted of from 70 to 80 people, of whom nine out of ten were ladies in elegant morning toilettes. Some there were notori ous in Anglo-Parisian society for the splen dour of their jewellery, but they were care ful not to parade their diamonds on this occa sion. I was not specially invited to be present, but was taken by an estimable lady—an old fre quenter of Lady Harriet's religions matinees and soiree,. Lord Radstock does not, so far as I know, seek any other publicity than such as may conduce to bring as many sheep as possible to his fold ; nevertheless, as he is just now one of the sights of Paris, I, as a Paris cor respondent, feel called upon to mention that I have seen him. The impression made upon me by a single discourse is that he has a real vocation for the work to which he has recently addicted himself. Had he been plain Mr. Smith instead of the repre sentative of a moat respectable peerage which was founded in 1800 by his grandfather the Hon. Ad miral Waldegrave, himself a scion of a noble house of older date, I have no doubt he would have made his way as a popular preacher in any town in England. He is a hand some man, in the prime of life (35), with a head (prematurely bald) of somewhat singular form, but by no means deficient in intellectual development. He has light hair and whiskers, a soft blue eye, and a well-formed pleasing mouth. He is of the middle size, about five feet eight, ex tremely well built and active, and looks in perfect health. I should think he mast have been in his youth, if not like his ancestors, a sailor, at least a yachtsman. His favourite metaphors are drawn from nautical life. There is nothing in any way eccentric or pretentious in his demeanour. He does not affect a clerical costume. Without possessing eloquence of a high order, he has the art of com manding attention, and while preaching ex tempore seldom hesitates for, or changes, a word. The doctrines of absolute election and grace, and the filthiness of works, which his lordship preaches with conviction, lose nothing by being expressed in better English than is frequently heard in dissenting chapels. At the close of the service he invited any members of the congregation who might wish for special spiritual consolation to remain, and he and some fellow-workers to whom had been revealed the ways of God would be ex tremely happy to make them acquainted with pre cious promisee, of which they might take advan tage this very afternoon without any waiting or preparation whatever. Lord Racistock purposes to preach at Lady Harriet's every Wednesday in March, at 2 o'clock. He will also preach on several evenings at the American Chapel, in the Rue de Berry, and at the Wesleyan Chapel in the Rue Royale. It is stated positiyely that Prince Napoleon will speak in the senate on the Preis Bill. _ At the Bourse the high quotations achieved last week were, in spite of a little indecision, generally maintained. Rents for cash rose 20c., closing at 69fr. 60c., and the last price for account was that of yesterday, 69fr. 371 c. Mobilier rose Mr. WIATHIR REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TVUISDLT, F13.1111.2T V, 8 A.M. Mrs Lank Gramesalle ValeaUs_ Cape Ow Itoche'sll '-' 9 °' ,::" - =:: ?..=: :.~,. 111 lilies - Pads Sambrws =Om aIIPPOSiIIt eceraede de rekkee te le Mg. se sea bed The lentert r (rtelleg), f MIMIC, a (steekl, lielleele eddies en moticuot ke Iniffirillywelen ladle baud la dais. kende kink elk Ita dreelice Th * ll sll 4 6= Y.— ca. 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L panal, ovraast The Betfast News Letter repeats the ateteemot that government haws abandosed the prosecutions against a liege sareher at the pewees seat for trial for towhee of the Party Processions net. Eighteen of the protestant premekeisis as the 11111 et Jay led 18 Rama unites sad .24 'protestant, charged with riot ce L.= reseived settee to that effect. The 17 July aad the 16 Lady-day rioters will be pot on their trial. FEBRUARY 27, B NV S. THIRD EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURTS. (Before Vice-Chas:Wide Sir R. Mains.) THE POTTEJM, SHREWSBURY, AND NORTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY V. MOIL This was • motion for an injunction to restrain the de fendant from further prosecuting an action of ejectment commenced by him mend the plaintiffs, in consequence ciao nen-payment of the porches* money of land taken for the purpose of the inflame' Mr. Chas. Hall, in support of the motion, stated that the company had filed • bill for specific performance, and though they had at present no means of paying the defendant, • scheme had been prepared under the new act providing, amongst other things, for the pay ment of the purchase money of property taken by them. The plaintiffs had bad possession of this land since Christmas, 1866, but the defendant took no measures to enforce payment of the purchase money till last year, when he commenced the action of ejectment, The Vice-Chancellor said the defendant had been guilty of gre a t folly in allowing the company to take possession before the purchase-money had been paid. Mr. Bodeen, who appeared for the defendant, was taken by surprise by the announcement of the scheme. After consultation it was agreed that the decree for specific performance should be made at once, but with a declaration of the defendant's lien. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Lifting at Niai Prim in London.—(Before Lord Chief Justice &mill and a Special Jury.) ASHDOWN AND ANOTHER P. WOOD. The declaration in this use alleged that the plaintiffs, Messrs. Ashdown and Parry, were music-sellers and pub lishers ; that they published • periodical called Honorer Square; and that the defendant, who was • member of the firm of Cramer and Co., published of them in the UreAearra, of which he was the proprietor, the following BWU—" Once upon . • time—we decline to say the date when " meme " Islington was hardly so populous or so popular as it is now, a young couple, anxious to make their way in the world, embarked their whole fortunes in • pie-shop ; locality selected being immediately opposite the celebrated Angel. The establishment was carefully conducted, the appurtenances cleanly, end the pies looked good and cheap, but customer were scarce, and the owners had little to do but to make pies and eat them, and devoted their time to keeping up appearances- In thi s last endeavour they were eminently successful, and • well-to-do position was so ad mirably simulated that just as the original piemen was thinking of putting up his shutters, and effecting a moon light flit, another shop was opened next door to them in the same line. This seemed • coup ae graee, but proved only a crisis. There ensued at once an in creased and increasing business, and the rivals, who had originally been most bitter enemies, soon went on com fortably enough, in the fact of their earning a tolerable subsistence. But this was not to endure, for the placid prosperity of the two piemen actually induced another of the fraternity to open • third pie shop. The alarm of numbers 1 and 2 was fearful, but it was needless, for the great pie interest had become a power, and the triad of purveyors secured a clientelle which promised large and speedy fortunes. Not only the Islingtonians, but the neigh bowing denizens of Pentonville, Canonbury, and Ball's rind, whether sarcephagous, ichthyophagone, or luirpo phagous, seemed determined to enjoy their favourite food meat when presented in the form of pies. The AneW found • compensation for the loss of former visitors to the Hornsey Bel Pie-house, and looked complacently epos the three illuminati who b ad only just stopped short of discovering the philosopher's stone. The mystic num ber had been attained, further rivalry was hopeless, and the three piemen had nothing to do but to amass fortunes, and, being satiated with riches, to let their shops to successors who should run the same. How many alliances have been formed from these three houses with wealthy country families or with the poorer clam of our aristocratic nobility we cannot linger to die eribe, but, ea all our readers know, the three pie shops, print inter pores, still flourish and long may they flourish as purveyors of cheap and savoury food for the million. We have been led into an antiquarian and topogra phical dissertation by the occurrence of a parallel event at our own door. The type of the Islington pie shops appears about to be complimented by an anti-type in the musical world. As our readers know a musical pie shop was opened some two months ago by Messrs. Ash down and Parry in Hanover-square. OH the actual semen of the event we are hardly in a position to speak, but those who are know that they have put • good face upon the matter, and though appearances are somewhat deceitful, their apparent and somewhat ob trusive solvency has produced a similar venture in Bond street Bat there is an essential difference in the pabulum provided. Is Hanover-aquare the high art path was the staple ; in Bond-street we descend to the pie for the million, a viand which the previous generation bad the alternative of possessing either by a " toss" or buy. The second shop opened by Hopwood and Crew offers • piquant quadrille, and • pretty Christy ditty, and an ad captanduso waltz, and, lastly, a comic mug by Harry Clifton, equally destitute of grammar, musical or verbal, and of common sense. We have little faith in detur dignori in the matter of music for the million, and we think that the lower aim is more likely to hit the mark. The ware* of the Islington varehounes were doubtless equally good, but the musical piemen have adopted a scale rapidly descending. Where then should we l i oll i t n for the third of the series? There doubtless is • third waiting for his share of the spoil in the newly-dneo vered diggings, yet hesitating e'er he takes a leap in the dark. Can we do anything to urge on his indecision? Much have we been misrepresented and maligned for our good, counsel and advice on previous occasions, yet we will risk an earnest and sincere recommendation. Let the third pie shop be opened in Holles.street for the isle of that one pie only, manufac tured by Claribel. We may then hope to see that, as at Islington, the three establishments may flourish, having the additional romairqendation of being the musical repre sentativnid"htt art, low wit, sad as was." The pl•diteffs alleged that the meaning of the libel was that they had embarked the whole of their capital in the Hanover. square and that it had been unsuccessful ; that they were insolvent, and were keeping up false appearances of solvency, and that they had intended to cheat their cre ditors, and to abscond from their place of business with their j....pc.ty by night, whereby the plaintiffs were injured in their tade. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. T. Salter appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mfr. Serjeant Ballantine end /dr. Pike for the defendant. Mr. Coleridge, in opening the case ' read the libel to the jury, and added that as soon as the publication had taken plan communications passed between the reference to a retractation and apolog vsrtiee in they could not agree as to the terms y, in which this statement should be framed, and no spongy of any kind was inserted in the Orchestra until • fortnight after the publication of the libel, and not and stair the action had been commenced. In conclusion he added that his clients were then perfectly willing to neann sonept a trz si er w apology, accompanied by a verdict foe al Mr. lierjeant Mallantine said that he hoped to convince the jury that the article complained of was no libel at all. Hie dint had from the first been ready to offer an apology, sad to state in the strongest terms that it was tended to cast any imputation upon the character of the slaintiffs. He was ready at that moment to make • " drawn battle" of it, but he could consent to no other balm Mean evidenee was given as to the negotiations in refer ee., to an olorp, sad the plainti ff Mr. Ashdown said that the libel was likely to do his firm considerable injury. Ica aroseaxasninatioa he said that there had never hem any matriondly feeling between them and Mr. Wood, and they bad been sarong the principol supporters of the Orehmks. Mr. Serjeant &floating, called no witnesses, but contea '4Dd that tie article really was no libel, and that the dellendant bed always been willing to spee in tar abash eft to have been accepted for any expressions of villa the plaintiffs might think they bad • right to tar Alin Lerd Chief Junto, Bovill, in ramming up, said that M aimed to him that there had really been very little Mar- Inee between the parties as to the terns ed the re y. The defendant was willing to pint in paper :—" We retract it, sad express our sneers regret that the matter ever was Inserted, and to state that no imputation was intended," but declined to say that it was " unjustifiable and without foundation. " The innklasectually inser ted, after det a iling the negotiation as le aselimadol •we have only to state thane impu tation wan on Messrs. Ashdown and Parry, when inn, indeed, dead, too higis to be affected by w ildsi of tbst Mad. If or in the article appears he seam' • senetsry imperially we are most anxious to capons ear repel les ,say sampan that a dubious or isserernal phew say have been the canoe." His lord ship them Willa through the snood libel, and left it to the jar, to say whether is their opinion the article was a fair cemmeut or was libellous. After the jury bed been locked up for three quarters of aa boar, it woe speed that the ftang of the majority should be t accepted as the verdict. Upon nom intoing wart they stated that the whole of them were *greed that the article was a libel and the tale! of them thooght that the damages should be ens declined to certify for costs. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Bofors Ha Jadp Ordinary.) rumen AID maxi V. Lows AND Lows, 10011 unwaviousos. Dr. drab, Q.C., Mr. Searia, sad Mr. I/tansy for the rs, tiff the monitors • Dr. Deena, C ., Mr. Ositridge. . sad Mr. laderidok for Ward sad Mr.. Lowe • Wuddhabse, Q.C., and Mr. Bblrs Will for the intervener, the Day. Edward Weft. This was s peculiar and sonicrwhol painful ease. The testator, Mr. Maurice Pater Moon, was a solititor is " partn d h e e rs id hip al. with st th ey e er p y lti co nti . ifea ib le e , t Sleafor` - j oolnshire. He was in • r espectable way of b • . could fall to • man of his profession. He was • pt noe l considerable erudition, fond of archeological p urse and of literary tastes. Ile married a M p ft. — ' coat in 11339, and had by h er three children one of whom, however, died in his infancy, and m ot h,: when quite young, leaving only Louisa Acumen Moo re Tieing. She was born in 18" when her mot h er died -: child. Her aunt, Miss Sophia Peacock, one of ie C c plaintiffs, was greatly trusted by the testater, s a d 1. 4 always been much consulted by him respecting his chat Towards the end of his life he retired from Mura ta . 54 went abroad but in uence of an attack 4 cramp, which' he ex • on Mount Vent *u s . he thought it best to return home. On " way he heard that his father, the Rev, his Moore, of Spaldiag, had died; and on the llth of lise.A 1866, had an interview with his brother, the Rev. &IQ Moore (the intervener), with whom he had some die forme. On the 11th of April he had a kind of paral ytic seizure, which left upon him a singular itfeciim called by medical men "aphasia ." On behalf of the plaintiffs it was contended that rho lea tater was in the perfect possessien of hi. 1141:11411, bat that he had entirely lost his recollection and, indeed, the ability to rec ,llect a great portion of the lam. gunge. The result was that he could not express his he. I sires unless he was reminded of the word lie wanted son de , ' either by being told of it, or by seein g it written doss. I He had, therefore, a number of cards prepared with s u b words as " bread," "butter," " meat, " " wise," sums of money, and the like printed on t h var -- 4 - 'so that when he wanted to ask for anytioura' he might consult those cards. When he bad found tide I word he wanted he could ask for it ; and so he mansged ; get on pretty well. On the 9th of July he had a set ae I applied, which relieved him cotudderably ; and in the foi llowing month he had • violent bleeding from the ew e , which did him so much good that he was enabled to ies , pent* with the seton. On the 14th Sept. he had another ; attack, from which he also recovered ; but on the of November he had a third, which terminated hi, lif e at ,• the age of 57. The instrumentin di s p u t e h a d b etueeecuted lon the 18th of August, 1866. He bad several tines asked his partner, Mr. Peake, to make • will for hint, led Mr, peake,not believing in his testament ar y capac i ty, had pit him off,anil on the 16th of August th e t es t a t or went to another solicitor, Mr. Holdritob, of Stamford, wh o drew up testa. , mentar y paper for him. Before it was signed, however, the testator conversed with his partner once more about it, and so completely altered Mr. Peakes opinion on the subject that he consented to sanction the execution , mid . the paper was accordingly signed by Mr. Moore. M the ' presence of two of the clerks of the firm. The testator's property consisted of about 13,000/, over which he had a power of appointment under hie marriage settlement ; and about 30,000/. which was absolutely his. lie hel nude several previous wills, but they were all ch aracter i eci by one peculiarity—they gave not tag to his daughter ex . cept the settled estate. From • very early period he had been profoundly discontented at her coa lduct; and in • draft will of . 18:s8, when she ITS. about ea y ears of age, he said, "I grieve to record tl.at I h.., seen no reason to alter the dispositi o n of my property as by my w il l. Russell • conduct towards me coat nics to be cold and heartless. She has scarcely originated one kind word to me since she left school, nearly I a year and • half since ; and I must look on her as not deserving to inherit from me. It would be painful to ; think that she would have the power of triemphieg over me when I was gone ; and this she would do if ski, lad the I chance." Such being the testator's feeling, be h a d at tint I given the residue of his property, after paynieut of some small legacies, to his sister-in-law; but ie be appointed his father his residuary legatee. Th. , feet was that he had long desired to marry Miss Pucci:, and had at last become incensed at her steadfast rcfuail ' enter into relations with him, to which it would I v en. possible to give • lawful character. About this time his daughter contracted an intimacy with a Mr. Corrance, I to which the testator vehemently objected; but finding his remonstranoes vain, he at last, on the :a eh of 1860, wrote to her imploring her to deal op WI with him, and offering, if she would only ceaee to intrigue against him, to allow her to be married to Mr. corrnace, ' if not with the sanction of his presence with at lea.t such countenance from the family, and would save her honour and dignity. She accordingly became Mrs. CorrdllCC hot the marriage turned out very unhappy, and at the mew-A lof the teotutor Miss Peacock went to live first at Jersey and then at Weymouth, so as to be near her niece. There um ' a separation, and on the 20th May,1866, Mr. Comm e pro. I cured • decree nisi against his wife for adultery with Culerel Lowe. This was made absolute in the following Novender, • I and Colonel Lowe had since married her. On the _'ml of • August, 1863, the testator had made a codicil pro Ming l that if his father pre-deceased him the residuary legatee a should be his brother, the Rev. E. Moore ; but after the a quarrel ho had torn the seal of the instrument, I and as was alleged had so cancelled it. Afterwan:s he • bad made the will as described, and had thereby himself • restored Miss Peacock to her old position as residuary i legatee. Mr. Edward Moore and the Lewes both oi.lsood this will ; and in the event of its being decided 410..4. there would be another trial as between them, the Loves • contending for an intestacy, and Mr. Edward Mere b ur e g! i nj a t ced bat t h h is e b co ro d t ic h i e t r was not of teatatory capacity vies • The case is likely to Lot for several days. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before the Bight Hon. Sir Robert Phil Emote.) IMPORTANT RITUAL CANE. This morning the suit of the Rev. F. H. Ricking., Vicar of Atherstone, in the diocese of Worcester, against Mr. Edward Cordingly, the churchwarden, was brought before tho Dean of Arehea. The charge against the defewl..ot was that of illegally removing articles wed in the service of the church and the ...ce came on for hearing on an objection to the admit. &ion of the responsive plea filed by the defendant. The learned judge suggested that the plea should be admitted, and the facts agreed to without involving the wet of taking evidence, and then the legal points of the case could be argued at an early date. ' This course was assented to by the learned connxl on both sides. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ifolroyd.) IN RE GEORGE. LUNGLEY. The bankrupt was a shipbuilder, 1;:i muter of the emigration depot at Southampton. The accounts upon which he has passed his examination disclose debts and liabilities, 19,08:6i. against good debts, 200 f.; doubtful debts, 11,7801. (estimated to realise 500/.) ; and property in the hands of creditors, 10,1671. This was the sitting foe discharge. Mr. Bagley, for the ass ign ees, offered no opposition; Mr. Reed supported the bankrupt. Mr. Sargood opposed for creditor', who complained that the bankrupt bad transferred his property shortly before the date of adjudication in May last, to three or four gentlemen who were his sureties to the Hampshire think. hag Company, but it did not appear at the time the security was given that the bankrupt's aunties had made any payment on his account to the bank. It appeared that the transfer of the property was made in purenAnoi of an arrangement entered into in the July previous, ti which date the bankrupt was indebted to the 6nk in the sum of 4,1301. The learned counsel contended that the bankrupt had no right to continue in business after July. 1866 and that debts contracted by him after that Pried bad been contracted without reasonable means or circle Eon of making payment. Mr. Sorrell also opposed for a creditor. His Honour, without calling upon Mr. Reed, intimated that having regard to decisions of the Court of Appeal in similar oases, he could not, upon thefacts es brought tel him, come to a conclusion advents to the bankrupt. There was no evidence of improper means being used by the bankrupt in the contraction of debts, and at the time he gave the security over his property in favour of the hint tt was upon the understanding that the bank would stford hits assistance. As no CPAS had been established etrein' t tits bankrupt upon which the court could act, the meet of discharge would be granted. 803coMr.g.Reedwas duera was to te o b n a l am y righ o t to fro st:te his th b a ro t th a d er, e of oar. loi which be relied to pay his creditors. The order of discharge was accordingly granted. ten Honour also directing that the expenses of the opponuee should come out of the estate. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) Wore Harm Bramwell.) THE DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT CLERXIGIWELL. Jawses:' Needell, 34, described as a law clerk, was placed at the bar to plead to an indictment charging him with shooting (at :Thomas Chatterton, with intent to murder him. Mr. Ribton prosecuted ; and the prisoner Wai defended by Ur. Besley. It will be recollected that on the sth of February the prisoner appeared to have gone up to the prostcutor and discharged one of the barrels of a revolver at him. He inflicted a very severe wound in the neck, and for some time the prosecutor's life was considered in danger, and be is still suffering severely from the wound indicted the prisoner. The parties appeared to have bee n p erfect strangers, and the conduct of the prisoner indicated that be was not of sound mind. Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgale, was next examined and be expressed Ids opinion thud the prisoner was un doubtedly insane. He was labouring under various delu sion', one of which was that he was ~tan* 1611 ° Nd by a number of ponce who desired to do him some fury. He had also, it appeared, nixie one occasion given • gentleman who was • perfect stringer to him into cos WWI w.B. W. W.N.W. w.aw. WAIT. SAW. W.N.W. N.N.W. 'EMIL lar7 W.N.W. W.N.W. WSW. W.N.W. i s -: 1 I 4 W.N.W. W &W.