The Express. — London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

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EXPRESS will not be PUBLISHED, , DAY the LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 24. CHRISTMAS. Cnaterues, the " festive season," oomee not to us all with a merry countenance. To some even of the rich and the fortunate, who have homes over their heads and plenty to eat and drink, and all that wealth can give of human happiness, it comes with a saddened and lonely aspect, points to the vacant chair, listens in vain for the silenced voice that was ono a song of gladness in the household, and for the unreturning footstep of the absent, looks in vain for the smile that was a sunshine, and beckons us with a yearn ieg glum e to the " continuing city" of the de parted. To some this " festive season " comes only to remind them with the sharpness of a pang of the lost, the gone, the irreparable, the irre coverable, of everlasting separations, of final partings, of sundered family ties, of homes now tenanted by strangers, of all the poignancy and bitterne,e of that isolation which is nothing but a lift long exile. To others who have families and friends around them at this " festive season" Christmas, in spite of its many merry meetings and its proverbial jollity, ueeda, it must be confessed, all the force of its beautiful religious associations to redeem it from all the weary shams and conventional hypocrisies, and vulgar nuisances that make the latter end of December intolerable to Christians who have passed their teens, or at any rate their " twenties," and to whom the dismal hilarity of street carols performed by pious cadgers, and of Waite that make night hideous, the prodigious display of still animal life at the butchers, the awful joints and monstrous sacramental puddings —worth a fortune to the doctors- of the family dinner table, the pleasant reunions of patronising rich and snarling poor relations, who scarcely see each other all the rest of the year, the spas modic gushes of sentiment an sour and ae adulter ated as the champagne ; all these annual domestic rite* and ceremonies are as unreal as the con ventional Christmas of the illustrated journals, with its frost and snow, and castles and manor houses of the olden time, and yule logs and all the rest of the properties and ttpj ointments, in the face of a muggy mid a muddy, a guzzling and a gormandising, an overworked and grasping and joyless nine teenth century, English Christmas, with its " boxes " and its bills, its stupid comfort, its dull frolic, its surrounding misery, its noise, and its nonsense. There aro but two things that make this " fee " tive sewn " endurable to thoughtful middle aged people in there latter ages.—Religion and Charity. Indeed we might of cburchos or of loofa, logist's point of •iew, it gives Christmas its name, the dignity and all posses/lea ; for Charity moms for that religion, ligion itsolf in action. " discover at this season of that careless audio:rim a sacted human obligation, but an exquisite pampered self-indulgence, " ft clings" or its nerves, vanity, in subscribing freely to the relief of 1 oor, and keeping distress at a decent distance frtm its windows. But is it not better to abstain from analysing too closely the motives of good ut tits I' There is, after all, enough of sincere and practical beneficence going on around and among us to atone for all the insinoerities and unrealities of this " festive season." Witness, for example, the opening of the " Boys' Country Home Farm " and Industrial School" at Bisloy, on Tuesday lent. Can there possibly be a nobler or a truer solemnisation of Christmas work than this result of the labours of a committee which for years past has been engaged in rescuing the street boys of this horribly wealthy and horribly miserable London from destitution and crime, and train ing thtm up with all the affectionate austerity of loving and anxious parents for a career of hones' industry and self-support? Home for the homeless, food for the starving, clothes for the naked, fatherly and motherly love for the orphans, a refuge for the outcast, hope for the hopeless; surely this was one of those great thoughts which, as the French moralist said, " come from the heart." Pleasant is it at this " festive season" to see a theatre full of bright young smiles, pleasant to think of the happy boss of the holiday-keeping children in a thousand comfortable homes. Are not the young and the happy the Spring amidst the Winter of a world of sorrows ? For our own part we know no more aiming sight at Christmas time than those smart and ruddy lads on leave from the training ships who, but for the labours of such men as Mr. WnxiAire, the secretary of the Boys' Home Insti tution, might have been destitute and outcast, and desperate apprentices of crime in the slums and dens of this monstrous capital. Whon wo see a boy with " H.M.B. St. Vincent" on his cap, wo salute in him a true social Evangelist, a proselyte, and a preacher of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Every street-boy redeemed from a future of misery or of crime by such admirable institutions as tho one at Bisley not only contributes, by his mere presence and example, to the national strength and welfare, but makes the gospel of love and goodness something like a living truth to indivi duals of forlorn and suffering fellow creatures who own no country but the workhoaer, the gaols, and the pauper's grave. All honour, we say, to those who " keep Christmat" in the spirit of the founders of this Boys' Country Home. The jollity which appeals to us from the blaz ing fn nts of the butchers shops, with their mighty array of slaughtered prize bullocks, is soniewhst sadly tempered by the thought of the honest mil lions who, from one year's end to another, never know, except by some lucky accident, what it is to taste a wholesome and a nourishing meal. The spez.- tacle of Mr. WILLIAMS'S rescued boys, or of the famished children sitting once a week round a well-spread table supplied by unknown almoners, makes Christmas a " festive season" indeed " who dope from home have astir/Dien for " fsthen," and adds that Dissent itself is not free hem this " remarkable scandal." If this fresh contribution to social wham were verified it would certainly be " remarkable;" but we fear the exigencies of journalism do not permit social discoverers to exercise mush ears in framing their inductions. OUR 0014111111PORARIRS. (THIB DAY.) TKI IPIIO,OIIOIID 11V11110111UI The first inapregnioas rewired by the Timm, on leaguing of the proposed onabwease of He Great Powers to settle the dispute between Turkey and Grimm, was that suck • orafereace woeld probably wade a good deal of time, and that it was perhaps, not without regard to that oldest that it had bees deigned. g however. it I. thought that a conferinco sea throw any new light on the subjeot, or give the powers a better opportunity of framing a pica of commosa attics. the !lore sees no ohjeetios to it. provided it be held as soca as poodle* make no delay in its de bates and regmantiass o and. above all, maim itself strictly to the sublett before it—the quarrel between Terkel and Chrooe—end avoid :enabling over all the visiting which go to make op the Bailers giateltios. The Star engem a lope that the British goverment will not inept even the principle of a megrim until the whole mope and limits of the proposal sr* tally beam them. SPAIN. lIIADRID, D. 13. The /Impartial state* that at some places in the north of Spain the Carlo' ta, in the reoent election, wilt up to vote in large bodies, oonveying banners with the inscriptiob " Viva Carlos 1 Viva 43,1 prom 1 Viva Religion 1" The hapareial wages tulatts the Carbide upon resorting to this *insti tutional mode of representing their principles, but deplores only that the prompted by priests. AUSTRIA. should be ANNA. Dino. 24 . It is stated that Baron Prokesch-Osten, the Austrian Internunoio at the Porte, has been pqr witted to resign his post. NEW YONZ, Dia. EL Awarding to Mimi. Neill Brothers' report, the receipts at all porta for the past four days have been 60,000 balm, egainst 43,000 same time last week. Exports to Great BAUM, 14,000 bales, against 17,000 same time lad week. Exports to Frame, 9,000 bales, against 6,000 same time last week. Exports to other foreign pods, 6,000 bales, against 6,000 semis time lest week. Total export for four days to all European porta, 29,000 bales, against 27,000 same time last week. laddling Upland, 10, laid down in limped pre steamer. NEW ORLEANS, Duo It Middling Upland, 10k, laid down ky smiling vessel. OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Dzo. U. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon, kola liouthealptea 12th cast, arrived at 11.30a.sit. yesterday, aid left at 6 p.m. IS= day for Akasadria. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HWY) MAILS. MALTA, Dom 24. The Pers, from Alexandria, arrived at Malts at 10.30 p.m. yesterday, and lame at 9 a.m. this morning for Southampton, where she may be looked for about the 2nl Iroximo. Were the Meta( as. defamatory , Rome, \ pelt. Whitt adsoaymoat - .altbeL mltal Ydod she iiiihndsi zhar a ; di eels time tam sue od who was tart lag bar Maesty* ffa dish % moving in eardety wasmilawhilichtowwritinghoifthiswilaililirrldlLteaG:7B6.7thethowotimamisititillitotiziftwillidiliehto th2o.lll"lterellialirni.thal2 Alluding to the citsesatanee of Xt. being ea* night at the theatre, when she was sitting with a genie man, who was the ady_one between Mem, she her gratitude the that MINI is the morning at a rrat that whim the gentlemes who sat between them got out of his place Mr. Hewett did not get into it, because if he had then would have been a sane that would have disgraced her before all the audience. She continued the orwrimptedemes down to the end of Mash, and at that time she had, ea far as he weld trace from her letters, assumed ea a feet that if she laid the plea she would have the msortunity of nesdang a week in Bath with Mr. Hewett She detailed in her corns pendenos how the whole of the matter was to be ma naged. She west on to 'invite him to go to Tiverton, where his brother-in-law resided ; that she would go on to Bridal, where her mother and sister were staying ; that she should COMMosiosts to kiss when it would be - connenent for him to pun through Bridal; that she would thou make hr Mends believe she was going on to Landow to keep soother appointment, and that they should speed • week together in Bath. The month of Mardi was wonted by her for that Journey, bar heshand being that alive, and she ha postal oommeniention with lam. She bad two dough ten, sad she was going on to Belk in that way. The plan was so far carried is that she wen en to Bristol, and Mr. Ifewethiptoosedei ea to Thorn& Mr. Hewett, how. ever, bed MR ever of her Idiom incautiously open to his sisteut ie feeed them, met be their brother instan nut ti, theithsysemuk Lindsey, , as they t maesedvel y asseyeil—dret to dad cone en. end tire the began to tremble led seine discovery had taken pleas; mil lastly, after having mites letter after letter upon it, in came beam She rehearsed on the Sod April, and on the illy attar she met W Mien Hewett, with whom she had peedonely boa en terms of the desset s ead it add hee ds be =lbat that they would he th e gold ey did. The _found there wee some: thing 'num and she hoes • gentleman that ea the flaterday maim there was to be a party at Slim Hisweltea at whisk of mune, she expected M be =t, eat, ft fact, the gentleman suggested that he meth bee asthe Saturday. jibe defendant (crying) hers told Mr. Beer that he was not stating the truth.] Well, she spoke to that gentleman about the party, end said she was not invited, sad for some reason the rather expected she would not !reunited. The meet ing was held on the Saturday ev en _ing, but she was not there. On the following Tumday every person who was at that party, or who had been expected to be there, received one of those horrible letters. What lie contended was that they showed the depravity of the woman, the motive, and the revengeful feeling. She had said in her Wen she believed that Miss Ella Hewett, the youngest dentine, had more influence over her brother than anyone of the family, and that if he were going wrong she could always bring him right. The prosecution &sleeted this that the moment she found her plans initiated she turned on the person whom die thought had cut the tie asunder. Mr. Hewett ponesed ti.at he would not renew the inti macy, but be again &lowed himself to be entangled by the defendant, and fell into her bads. Her huab.ind was still alive at that time, but she received the vials and continued the correspondence with Mr. Hewett down to W time the news came to England that her husband was dead. That tie no knger restraining her, she fell even sore ds eply than before ; and circumst ances occurred between her and Mr. Hewitt which induced her to charge Mr. Hewitt that she was with child by him, end that he most many her in order that her shame should not a Acting then unon • spirit of hououe, he eunosed,M ppear, _r. Hewett mud he Wield marry he:. He, however, immediately afterwards retracted that promise, and her own letters would show that she had made a charge knowing it to be entirely false, and that she threw him off on the plea that she wasgoing to be married to another man, and asked to have back her letters. A correspondence followed about these unfortunate let ters ; and eventually suspecting that they would not be returned, and expressing the greatest possible irritation and exasperation against him and all his family, within two days the second batch of letters came out. Evidence was then given in corroboration of Mr. Beer's statement. It was proved that the defendant had been on the most intimate terms with the Hewetts. Miss Ella Hewett had received letters from Mrs. Lindsay. In one of them defeeditnt denied o having written those din Hui letters, and did not know who did so. She cried for help. as she was not guilty of what she was &ceased. and hoped she (Ella) would lute: cede with her brother." When asked if she hail had • child, Miss Hewett sternly replied, °lt is en abominable falsehood." She then told the court that the defendant went to Bristol on the 21st March, and she raid them a visit before she left. Her brother Thomas had left the same morning for Tiverton. The letter produced masked Ruth March was in defendant's handwnting. It was addressed K.K.. to be left at the Plymouth post office until called for." The contents were : My dear Torn, I need eat tell you I in sorry to hear vou are ill. I know I am. lam go to Bristol on Saturday afternoon by three o'clock train. If anything should prevent your leaving for Cove to-morrow, pan my window at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning My address will be Mrs. Kemp 's, Terminus House, Bristo Station, Bristol ; and yourlettevs would be quite safe. " Her brother returned en the 26th March. Her eldest sister, Mary, wrote to Mrs. Bow to bring him back, as she had discovered some letters from Mrs. Lindsay, inducing him to elope with her. In consequence of what passed between her eldest deter and brother those letters were destroyed. Another letter produced was in defendant's handwriting. MI letter wet dated Wednesday evening. Ter mien Hen", and contained such pemages as " Oh, Toro. I hope I dial die before you do, if your heed be not pa lmed on my arm when you am taken. I begin to fancy the love you have taught me bores you st tunes. It is too much for on. You, dear Tom, make love like a looteinian ; I like a Spanish woman. With two such opposite natures, shall we ever be happy together long at • time? I wish, Tom, you were more like a Spaniard aid I more like a Sootehman. Tom, you can give me the place I am constantly sighing for by merely writing." Other letters were produced which Miss Hewett identified as being in Mrs. Lindsay's handwriting. These were for the most part sent to Mr. Hewett, and in them Mrs. Utley =reseed her suffering at not hearing from him. An waning epistle was read having reference to the night when she was at the theatre, and said it was well for both of them that Mr. Hewett, when the little man left his place, did not slip into his seat or she should certainly have put her arms around his neck or leaned her had on his shoulder. Miss E. Hewett said she had known the defendant about 13 years, and the first time she went with her to a public assembly was three years and • half ago. Had been six times with her since. Her mother, sister, brother , and herself live at Osborne House. Her brother partly main tained her. Believed the anonymous letter sent to •• Squire Row" to be in the handwriting of defendant. It was after the summons was issued that her brother told her he had burnt his own letter, received from Mrs. Lindsay. Had no knowledge that her brother intended to get married to defendant in November last. Heard that her brother bad received • writ, which he supposed was for breach of promise. Asked him if he had ever give" Mn. Lindsay • promise of marriage, and he replied no. Never observed her brother pay any atten tion to defendant. Knew that Mr. Bundle (Mr. Beer's partner) had seen Mrs. Lindsay, end told her that law =lrwould be taken against her if she did not re a, brother told her that defendant had denied to Mr. Randle having written the letters Williams North Bow, of Cove, Tiverten, stated he re ceived as anonymous Mtn: or the 22nd September, in which an action wee laid again hi sister-in-law. He deeded he was the real prosecutor in the ease, or that he elandr told anybody he was tletminiaed to carry ma the Gass M expiate. h i n rlee Warne, 4, Chsltaihmt-place, and cassia Rani lismten, were eximined gemming cer tain anonym= semisenkations which Wf received having raiment to the character of Mies - Eft Hewett ; but the boa* after a warn ari r = the point, de cided that the Lien to which mined having been burnt, me verbal IMAMS OS Is entente could be admitted valise they were fin sonambsd in some way with the daimileaL The Bendy at 6 o'clock, adjourned the further hearing until Wednesday. ECHO:S.—The publisher of the Echos* has just issued, in the form of a handsomely-bound album, the first of the series of cartoon, which have appeared in that periodical. The pictures—for they are something mere than :ketches—are elaborately worked out in illustration of the feminine follies of the day. An interest' volume is about to be published by Mersa • natter lb. Mk of " Bographic:a Sketches," by Wee Me/deem. Anew( the Kir people der sk t i a a re rs. Prodeseee M% L Min Clarions Breda, Ileatoei Jahn W Bala= Wordsworth. 4D d i r dainesyto r nriforaany , Mrs. Jounce us, and Welke lemur. Other notable people I na with are the Deism of Y AT Ta hop eeml r r it iz r Lord Vtrat, Lend Polowilen, , the ist = a = l Lady Byron. DAL —The DMA of Weitiskrisre win peace at the 10 me. service. • it ,. . • — z A tru: ,.., , ,,,, . jot 7:i11.. ai d y : 1 .4. /. 9 r - •• / ,rA It % Nim so i :- 'A ',) l 1 . I N , DECE ,, BE , ~ i oe i •. 4 6 1" . F • . G N ~ ~ e _ r " : V • 1I I* I I l T V Alltyg ly .OP LIBEL and lie mere ~ ,,11 the 2 ...5. and • • t. )fr 4,4 1 is the ~.; 4 1 . . ' . iTillt3 DAY.) - I A 4 , _. 1114 0: ~..., ..7 y u o d ooy, o f ou readoe. tame, that gives a .1 now, irreltbe @bingo* ern '• j •• • _ ..• t A e Th°• ' ' 4 ' • was sammeeed Wen the charm it still Christmas-time is one of hearty •es for the , magistaates, at the Guildhall, ter hones (via:IIIIUTIM'S AO2l/010 •--..... lawfully sad a udicaaaaly published • wortaia &dam ity is but another happiness of the long-deemoded,, richly - endowed TM= AND ORNICE. Iliad ea cos llamas lola Hawaii, A l bania II n, or rather it is that re- pair. Fapknorie. Asorear memeas amps bar with --...-- 001f8TANTINOPLII, Dec. 2 t . ffehrag a label as Ilia Lydia Hewett. Doubtless a cynic might young CLERGYMEN'S DAUGHTERS. Hobart Pooh& has informed the authorities of me ' !''''', hi °Mine te be esPn.eeel Ow sha ft s as meson a vast amount see wishes aa ewer —4,---. gyve that be has received instructions of a peace- num to Ilienlilia Lydiaßeweet,wilishesestitotada ieoriminating abuse of ration which is nothing IT is not very long 'Once an acute social critic f e l c haracter from his government - He requested NS milt admit that es• of Neirmrs busily bad W , form of m a ne d sa d discovered that " meet" of the lady respondents the commander of the French war steamer Le oug ht to C re =a. with 1161 414111411119 1 aav~, that fee a mry Meg e we, m i r i ng a re li e f to ft , in the Divorce Court were the wives of civil ongl- Forbin, and an Austrian renal, to convey the abs Lad feeed tbs fall at Mr . Newer; met die bail neers. Another journalist, not less observant, F.noeis to Athens, then to be brought before the °led " i l t i te irrh"g es a erst feat her atm., m ess Ritirdsers: 111, an a espai d satisfaction to its freely to the re li ef of t h e no w announces that most of the young pen? proper au th or iti es f or but at that tinie,lssieg . th e w . its et an whowae MR. JAMES DISRAELI. A FAMILIAR figure will be henceforth missed from Somerset House and the Strand. The wen n pointed little brougham of Mr. JisEs Dtsaizta —built apparently to hold one—was well known in Lancaster-place and at one of the pr- rate entrances to Somerset House close by the steps leading to the Thames Embank ment. Its owner, whose sudden death is just recorded, was a genial, pleasant gentleman, whose appearance and conversation wore emi nently suggestive of the comfortable and pros perous man of the world. Well known at the clubs, and in the parka and lounging-places of busy, pleasure-taking London, Mr. Jamas Dts- RAVI had none of the phlegmatic abstracted ex pression which some observers see in the counte nance of his distinguished brother. Swarthy as a Spaniard, and with the dark eye of an Asiatic, the late Commissioner of Inland Revenue was amen- tially a London man, and a London man of the type to be seen in the moneyed haunts of commercial life. Personally, Mr. JANES DIBRAZLI was a rather self-con scious, shrewd, but kindly man. He was never in parliament, and his recent post pre vented him until the passing of Mr. MoNor's bill, last session, from making any open expression of the keen and active interest hE felt in politics. His interest in, and affection for, his brother, was intense, and for the last two or three years to mow the government official intimately, was to hear anecdotes of varying interest but uniform Undtney on the ex-Premier's success, greatness, and tact. Mr. Disemi's seat at the Board of Inland Revenue was granted him ten years ago, and though his duties have not brought him prominently before the public he has loft behind him a reputation for kindliness and consideration which make him very sincerely mourned in the departments over which he assisted to preside. But it is in the wider circles of town-life that Mr. Janus InsaAxm will be missed most, and the great assemblages of out-of-door metropolitan life have lost one of their most regular and most easily-recognised attendants. EARL PERCY'S MARRIAGE. TEE union of a PiecT with a CAMPBELL is to some minds an event of almost historical import ance. The son of a Tory Duke has married the daughter of a Whig Duke and minister, and this is always suggestive of that union of interest be tween the two great parties in the state which no amount of political animosity of party conflict ever really disturbs. But it is in the oontrast be tween past and present which such a marriage conjures up that its leading interest will bo found. The PERCIEB were groat long before Chevy Chase was sung ; the CAMPBBLLB hold un bridled sway over their half-savage hordes of clansmen almost up to the time of CALvrit and JOHN Exox. But Presbyterianism is the word which expresses the real work of the ARGYLL& With the Reformation and the action which Scot land took upon it this groat family came well to the front. By speech and sermon, by sacrifice of position and influence, they upheld the principles still maintained by their distinguished descendant at 'he India-office, and the last tow months have shown that the spirit of religious freedom is as strongly developed in their race now as then. Earl PERCY'S relationship to the late Mr. DRUMMOND, of eccentric memory, whose church, and " angels " still flourish is Gordon- • 11211111•11 IAMOIr. The Deily Awe draws attention to an appliestion of the photographic art which it Is disposed to believe *a pses the artists themselves to the samba of lard Campbell's Act, wide am they are. A leis asses against public deconsy, but cos which oar contimpoear, never theless condemns, is the publication of portraits of notorious women. ♦ few months ego. it mys, the faro of a pensive and good-looking girl was noticed constantly amongst tlr•trieal oarta, and underneath it wee • name fanciful and romantic enough for the stage, though not in the possession of any known actrees. It was the portrait of West-end courtesan, and its We was organised sad promoted by a woman who lends and sells clothes to paoutitutes, and by the keeper of a casino. A capital bu►iness seems to have been made out of this *art*. The subject of it was paraded nightly at one of our dancing housks, when she held what was ironically called a court," to which hundreds of people went out of curiosity to see her. The baily News mentions this be mum it is the commencement of a Parisian fashion against wLich our contemporary protests in the strongest terms. m Innyr Tbe !bet congratulates the Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor upon the appointments which they hare made to the first high judicial offices which have tallest to their gift. POMMY AND NOILIXIDLIEL Apropos of Mr. ' , Joulke's letter to Dr. Kaaninz the Ads r r,..r observes that the two old anti-Arians° powers, 1 every acd klohamedism, are both on •• their last legs." But they are like old trees, strongly rooted in the ground, and the work of clearing them away will be one requiring Line. and involving such trouble. Nor is England exempt, Lim the difficulties which Popery places in the way of all grxel government. Were the Roinish priests oat of the nay, the work of settling and pacifying Ireland would riot present one-tenth part of its present perplexities TIM TLIIRICKOW •77J11. The fact that John Chinaman has knocked under " is, the reksreph say, attributable to the putout !house of the British fleet The result is very satisfactory, too doubt, and it shows that the English fleet is a terror to the poor Chinese. But the affair does not prove that the miaionaries behaved discreetly. The Gospel mast, of course, be preached to all nations ; but, when the tom mead to that effect was wee given, not a word was uttered about Armstrong guns ; end, to my the least of it, there is something ugly in the open alliance between gunpowder and Evangelical Christianity. OP THZ AZZT AND WATT. The .ilffeki regards it as • serious matter that, at • time like the present, the control of our defensive forces should be vested in statesmen whose notions of economy incline them to • ruinous parsimony, and who, it would are neither repentant for the past nor willing to he guided by experience in the future. the Court. OSBORN* Dna IL The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Prince Leopold, and attended by Lady aildm. Prince Arthur, attended by Colonel ][nude, accom panied the Queen on horseback. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, accompanied by Princes@ Beatrice and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. walked in the grounds. Load Colville had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yesterday. The Queen, accompanied by the Crown Princes of Prussia, drove out this morning. Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Mary Lucelies, welted in the grounds. Princess 13eattice, attended by )Mlle. Norellq walkel in the grounds. Prins; Leopold also went out, attended by Mr. Duck worth. A deputation of ratepaytas of the parish of Kensington, consisting of the Rev. J. P. Gull, M.A., Lord W. P. Lennox, the Hon. E. C. Colson, Major-General Boileau, Mr. C. W. Dilke, M.P., Sir H. A. Hoare, M.P., and others, had an interview with the Right Hon. G. J. Goechen, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, on Tuesday. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh* have loft the Clarendon Hotel for Floors Castle. The Marquis of Bowmons ham arrived at the Clarendon Hotel The Earl and Countess of Sefton have loft the Clarendon Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Warwick left town yeetarday for Warwick Castle. The Earl of Clarendon has none to pass the Christmas at The Grove, seer Watford, Heels, surrounded by his kindly. _ The Bari of Shaftesbury and Lady Edith Ashley tears town to-day to join the Oallatill and family at Elt. 0i1..'. House. The Earl of Cork hem loft town for Manton House, Boreereet. The Countess of Winehilasa and Lady Constant* nue-Hatton, Mr. R. Fothergill, M.P., aed Mrs. Pother- OR have left the St. George's Hotel. A marriage is arranged (says the Nal) between the Mon. lirauchanip Mowbray Bt. John, second son of Lord Bt. John, with Miss Helen Thornton, eselnd dough. ter of Kr. and Mrs. Harry Thornton, of Harlingtonbury, Beds, and niece of Captain Christi% The marriage is to take place early in February. The =refill* of Sir William Smith Marriott, Dart., of The Down House, Dorestabire, sad His Silsa Cavendish, daughter of the Hon. Richard CM'immtlah, of Thornton-hail, Ducks, took place at Thornton-ball, on Tuesday, the 22nd inst., in the presence°, a large number of relatives and friss& The eareesmy was performed by the Rev. Hugh Smith Warded, melded by the Rev. IL H. Hoopn, motor of neralea: . .. . Captain /Viers, M.P., is lying ill at his seat, riders& How, of psizio Wm OUR PARIS LETTER. (roost era owe coasaerotraser.) PALLS, WZMIRSDAT EVINISO. The judicial degnouement of the great " battle of Cliehy " came uff at the Correctional Tribunal to day. Of all the people arrested on December 3 as parties to the " gigantic conspiracy " which aimed an array in arms of 60,000 regular troops, betides legions of police wearing swords, six only were thought by the judge of instruction suspects in a sulEeitnt degree to be committed for trial for very trifling misdemeanours. Of these six, the court has acquitted two Tho blackest of the other criminals was a lad named Chan lire, a journeyman cobbler, aged 18. He struck a policeman a blow on the head, and his defence was that his blood boiled when he saw the said policeman needlessly arresting a citizen on the threshold of his own house. Chauvi:•re, whose name deserves to be recorded in history as the opposition ringleader on December 3, receives the appalling sentence of one month's imprison ment. M. Durier, his counsel, provoked shouts of laughter by stating that his client was tho son of a chorus singer at the opera, that the policeman whom be bad struck in his youthful enthusiasm was one Kennig, and that that was the name of a character in William Tell, who went in strong against tyranny. Three of the other prisoners were condemned in trivial fines. The case of one, a M. Kellerman, certainly not more serious than the rest, stands over at the request of his counsel for a week. All manner of pretexts have been tried to ex cuse the postponement of the legislative session. Everybody knows that the budget is to be hurried through with the least possible discussion, and that serious interpellations, whether regarding home or foreign affairs, will be stifled. All the autumn it was hinted that the Corps Legis latif would be convoked early in Decem ber. Then the government readily adopted the suggestion that a session just before Christmas would be of no use for the despatch of business. It was given out afterwards that the chamber would meet very early in the new year. Subsequently, as if a new discovery had been made, a special summons convened the Councils General for January 11 to discuss local business and (pay attention to this) anything which the prefect may bring before them. It is said that the Corps Legiblatif cannot possibly meet before January 23. The heat parliamentary control possible is what is desired. This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Emperor received M. Olozaga, Minister Plenipotentiary from the provisional government of Spain, to present his credentials. This fact puts an end to ru mours that France would not recognise the change in Spain until a new regular government was installed. The fact of the Empress having called Isabella her " dear friend," two days ago, does not prevent the policy of reoognising her down fall. The Evesseeinal, prosecuted for a libel by Prin cess Isabelle de Beauveau,was yesterday acquitted. The law does not allow a report of the ease. _ _ _ _ _ The first ball at the Tuileries is fixed for Zen. 8; and Easter coming very early in 1889, it is almost certain that there will be only two other court balls to take place, probably on Jan. 20 and Feb. 3. The Empress's " Mondays" will go en during and after Lent as usual. The betting houses on the Boulevards called " sport ponies " have all been shut up. It is yet a problem whether authority, which has tolerated their proceeding% for • long while, now means to prosecute them as gambling establishment's, which they undoubtedly are, or for cheating. Tho oloctoral oollego of Osiori (Sardinia) Lao ttirmcd Oanbahli. _ _ _ The Szazadu We announces that Klspks has do termintd to support the actual principles of organisation as sainting between Hungary and Austria. The adhesion of the general naturally implies that of his party. M. Tbeophila Gautier, jun., sub-prefect of Ambit (Pupde-Dtete), has been named chef de bureau of the Paris press at the abdatry of the kW:dor, in the of M. dyne Lang* appointed chef de &Alton in the mum department. The legitimist journal, the Union, has opined a sahmeiptioa fors sannumat le the MM. Idemper. LONDON AMUSEM (THIB EVENING.) MAXIM. Karim...le- 0 A RIO la the Dark." " Pieta." law " MAW par Wills."—T Velock. AINSISI&••-• DU rot WIPE amod row 1111611 to "Mona Orloa..e—O Oslo& Omino.—"llieedearM Osoltor." "1110 TAM Wilk& "The Task-- Dm" *The eeeeseer, sere Pfee.'•—• eclat v puiladan ass advt. lesamarm The Widow iseee." "The Reid Odd." "•OesdeelOseateu."—T Weleek. 'woes we WeLer•—"Taw Chie." "Who tipeehe Li delimit. Rosawry.—" A Lades Cup.' " The Rime sad TM" " The Cioehisahoee Hat."— i.io o'clock_ moss.—" Goad toe Netadm." "Osal'e Sunow." thurnr.—" The Two Haslopiaa" "Oa Ihe Cie Diebie." Two hams. low. Amami mina, &Laois. Aide. &we. dc.-4. 10 WakielL kavrrus-sAu., hoc/mum—Mr. Rama( Norton• vicaL--Bthstock. Canine ltlemrsa&s, rs see WTI. Or. Junes Het.s..—e cede keret PULTIIICZIM lIADLIM Tommie's. Metric Organ, & COLLISION OFF 7118 BAST C! CANTOR, NE4Z GREAT YARYOUT The Cantor large lifeboat of tho Nat boat Institution was launched early yeeter while the wind was blowing strong from tho imply to large signal light seen in the %get &nob; Sand (wipe theßev. O. W. St ew e welching about for some time she did not venal in distresses had been anticipated, en. , turned to shore. About half-past 8 the • mall ship's boat was sop is the Weld northward ; the lifeboat went out to he r , near Win and rescued the crew of f gladly availed ves of the aid of the would have been isap_oesible for them to Lia in their own boat. Had they not been tti, mast have drifted out farther and farther peril. They reported that they were the schooner 'ganger, of Ender, which wa, Torquay to Shields in ballast. During t steamer had come into collision grim 1 which had sunk in about fifteen minuted. the schooner's crew got on board the @teazle others took to their small boat. While getting mainsail of the sinking ship fell over the b boat and mud have carried her down had not sailors cleared her by cutting the roping or the master of the steamer took the men at far 14 when they made for the Oxide Light Ship, and remained there until the morning. light ship hoping to reach • fishing smear going the wind inc • and the tide being too than they faded in ear object and wer e Jut d to sea when they were fortunately overtaken boat. The steamer is believed to be nay I bound from Leith to Rotterdam, with a cargo NOBTR BSIME RAIL WA? CO, Yesterday a special meeting of till waa held in Edinburgh, for the purpose of t. bill to confer powers upon the company for t silent of certain railways and works, the pnr! for station purposes, and waltz respect to frrence dividends, and other mattr.trs; the chair. The Cnaniaus, in moving the approve stated that it was proposed to take power, 3,013,9'_0!. of the uuieued capital of the • further to take power to Lsta. 3.0 atU bLe...11 times, at well rates, and ou such the shaitLo.dars might flow timu to time a stock would be used in the redetupt.ou of t: debenture docks, power to 141,0 wbi h wa amounting to tar ae hie ba. itodita.O. • Itnexmont seconded the moticm. _ Mr. Goo, accouotaut. 'Leval au ear n eteNA tLat the whetwig diaapia,,wt d Fropcsal to tam the debeattou stock, eau 1.0 al to rues m all a further slurs ta, Mr. 1). Ca.wrimu peconded tLe amenidai. Dr. Do:cot-noon moved another atueuctmel that the c awes regarding the ra.sid4 d. leted hum the bill, whom was aecosolod u. lila+l ow. After some divcanion Mr. WOOO withdrel meat in favour of Dr. Donaldson's. A rote was then taken, when tLe chairman' carried by a large majority. We learn by telegraph that Earl sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at Di yesterday, before the Lords Justices. lie 11 land by the night mail. The Court of Cr have refused an application on the part of 11•Clintock to change the venue of the trial t. beds election petition to Dublin. The grouni cation wss an allegation that, owing to witnesses for the petitioner would be prevent peering at the trial in Drogheda. The tai fixed for the 13th January. Bo D rxTT lsTit , li T ir c T ll w ats.nus .'s I ls; lE s n . ILLIESTI —MINOR Aues ALllll.—According to ancient wage these 1 , . were distributed at the Almonry-o ffi ce. in Se . on Friday and Saturday last, and on Monday t in the current week to aged, disabied. and pcor whe had been recommended by clergym various parishes in and round London to the' Almoner and to the Sub-Almoner, and who for participation in these bounties. Them 1,000 persona relieved. The selection was Lord Bishop of Oxford, and by the Rev. L The payment was conducted by Mr. Joseph Hrnt tary and Yeoman of the Royal Almonry. SCDDNN DRAM OF Ma. JAMES gentleman died suddenly yesterday morning. she o'clock. He had suffered for some months past quent attacks of heart disease, but latterly ho so much better as to attend at Somerset-house, held the Lost of Commissioner of the Board • Revenue, and he transacted business as late aftet noon. About three .clock in the Mum , Somerset-house, and he appeared then in but soon after two yesterday morning he suit attack of heart disease. which lasted w.th g until his death. The deceased gentleman w. to the Ward of Inland Revenue in Us'el ; ens that he was for some years treasurer of the of laucolusline and Derbyshire. Mr. Dis:: brother of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli s ev-Pei and of Mr. Ralph Disrvh. one of th.• Ch anc ery. The deceased gentleman was a A N Let - I.3.tuosiatA.—The Pabie sell to he Heys that a baronetcy has been Hazier, Brady. in recognition of hi, long se: Chancellor in several liberal administi snow. TUE Lola) CIIANCRLLOLI'd LEvi' Ilatherley ('aye the lb ruld) will not re se: , sergeants. and Queen's counsel on the tits! Trim. This is an untuidal step fora new 1.0 to take. Thu tint day of the cum inutied:i Mg the appointment of a Lord Chauceho: selected by him for holding a knee and opcnn: . eery and Common Law Courts in state. Oa ~. • elusion the beat opportinity is Oradea to tr., r • brethren to cougratulatu butt ou his oo:dies :..e sack. TUE LORD CIIANCELLOICS Ft a:r t'.-: l'arnowaos.— Lord Hatherley has F of Morton. near Deli% stry, to the Rev. Mr. 11 ‘. , s. of the Dean et Chichester. Several rumours .1, p r esentation have been Hosting in the dr:cc: the pot week. and the names of two or One men were were mentioned in connectiou with the ay. meat • but, from what we hear , t here was n.,110.:4• in the Lord Chancellor's mind as to the gentleman •• wheat his choice should fall. Peso Hook wo lordship on the morning when the inforturhea • vacancy wu received. and the off er of the hems_ o r ,:. dean's eon was at once mode and isvere d • . 1n pointment is worth nearly 700 i. a yee. &zither,. a home. Sir Baldwin Leighton. Srrt.. Lite for S. • Shr*Pavirl the large larsh n mucr of the do— Uatererry drertiser. AN latest POLICY JOE Till IIOVERNMEN: and fr eperfal meeting of the Limerick. Own% • • • Farmers' Club barn been poundin held at Limeriek. te-• .; • wore adopted prog a popular Irish po.'•••) new government. The club demands a lsinl lot i• ing @emit to the tenant, the application of the of the esfaWilhed church to the reauctiou ot tce of the poorsrate and d Jury oewS end * grand jury Ana/ ramsiteg. Tux DIAZ OF NORFOLK'S MAJORITY. . mute are being made for the celebration et the majority of hie (Mace the Duke of Norfo:s• of imminent will take place in the Cutlers' the Leighbouring and Wad gentry, the lupus:4 • .• ties, the volunteer forcer. the tenants of others, to the number of about MOO. wi l l The bamitieta will tote place early in Januar y.. .%•:, expected that the duke will himsel f be Wont three, which will be held in one week. .• •, Tux ROYAL Bournr.—Mr. Disraeli. j r 11 : , *., tuf to offico,..ordered a donation liotu Barbee of I , lo n aagl t s:a4 b. is coataladortotior of the .114114'' merits and samara's sad valuable contribution. , lar R. caporal orapookAad odiatillo agriculture dlr. tatber, - Ils. 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