The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

NEWSPAPF/t I. R. NE Wr r7" --- . r •:- r, ,: . • - 1T t . .. < -.. ..4. , c, a , , ~ ,e 7 ~..- , , ..;?.. ~. : /4.. , _ - --,, ___,,,,, RECEIVF ' , , i , F t r c v .1.. / ./ ..„ „ ../.'.: j e 11 , IrIP ‘. l 1 1 rt 4 gi :, /2' 4, ..=-- .r . '' r '. '-''' I . ILI i • Ar. ,xy, . ...,:. ..] 1 7 :;14 .."-• / . 1 4 usaudx • I I LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 34), 1867. No. 6,46N] [STAMPED, Id. ADDITIOIAL] [TWOPENCE .1 Elt POOL, NEW YORK, and PH. ILA- ju DELHI IA SVEAM.SIIIP COMPANIL.—INMAS LINE— Gen, los the I kited stares Mail& the commis, s lull powered Steamers - will be despatched as ender nom LIVERPOOL to NEW TOM: 11 Y OP 111 BUN, Saturday, May 4. CI I Y OF FA tsTON, Wseay, May a. 1,1%A. seturdm May 11. Cll 11Y OF EALTI'Mogg, wegneigar. May 15 . And sires 7 N edneeday and Saturday. Cabin passage by the marl stoarnars mamma inn Wednesday, It, ii. and 41 guiney according to the scoommodation. forward pumps includes • tull supply of cooked rations. Pmerogers for Canada and the Lotted States booked hon miry &leant/unwise terms.—For further particular app ly to WILLIAM INMAN, It Water-stmt. Uvorpoo/ ; and to VIVID gad MACEY. 61. Ktng William-street London. QTFAM to NEW YORK.—inTrrKD STATES 10 MAIL LINK —The magnificent steamers of the New York sod Barre StCl4,ll Ship Company will Mare Havre and Falmouth with paaerugera and mulls once a fortnight, as under. These etesi;ers ere - wee nailed for their paanager the excellence of their cuisine. Pros Havre. lrows lahsoath. Gaitling Star Aviv 10.4tasippl latton Wodskoday May --- 1 Ifgi -- ;;;(1;;. May2 =— .. Wednesday, May 15 ,Thureday, May 16 . . Wednesday, May 29 'fliarsday, May 30 .. Wednesday June 6 I Thursday, June 6 Through faros from Loudon, gto 15a. Ilraaalas. sad Ala snood daaa —For further particulars apply to JA)1101 A. NOTION, Barra: morn& KANE, NW Os., Park ; G. C. mad Z. W. 101 mod Co.. Falmouth; or B. STA/IX sad Co.. 1411, Clwapalaa. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE AMURANCESOCIISTY. BOST'S MARTINO, 1867. The Report prusunted at a Sleettna held on the 3rd January k.t, fur the drclandion of the Plghth Roane, showe,l. 1. AITO IRE PROGRANd OF TEA SOCIETY. That during the tplinnuennial period which terminated on the .30th June, ler% NSW AleritaNCEi for a total mm of £I. : 518,181, and yielding . 00,41f7 it annual premiums, had been effected, of which slims the former escoedcd by ;31,811, and the latter by 1:2,31t2, the corresp,,nding items of soy previous period : that The INC , det had increased from £186,400 to f,215,327 per an num and that The AX4 .-" ClcrNet FUND after payment of M. 303 on account of Bonus us the last Division, hall risen Irma £1,4t11,191 to 51.619,539. 0. As TO TUB FINANCIAL PONITION OF THE SOCIETY. That the Assets on the 30th June 1809, were A 1,1119,689 14 8 And the W 3l,llltke on the same date 1,143,708 19 Leaving a mirplus of 275,830 15 I OM that, after setting &aide £50,000 as a special mum land, The AYAILLBLIt PROFIT was g 225,830 15s. (EL, of which sum Etl.shoo was recommended for division 3. Al TO THE EMU LTS Or THE DIVISION. . _ .... That the portion of this sum of 022.5,000—dz., five-sixths, or 12187.500—whleb fell to the Assured, would yield a RI% ZUSII.NAKT A 01 , ITION t., the Puliiiesof 3.272.682, averaging 45 per cent., or varying, with the different ages, from 32 to 85 per cent , on the premiums paid Mace the last division : and Shot the ('sea RoNry, which as the exact equivalent of such Reversionary Bonus, would average Y. per cent of the like premiums. The Report explaineil at length the nature of the investments and the bases of the calculations, the regalia of which, u above shown, are einineutly favourable. The next Dlrlah,n of Profits will take place In January, 1372, and persons who effect New Policies before the end of June next will be entitled at that Dlvhdon to one year's additional share of ?roan; over later Assurers. Prospectuses, Forms of Proper', the Report above nrittioned, and a detailed account of the proceedings of the Bonus meeting, CAD be obtained from any of the Society's Agents BEORta: CUTCLI FPI, Actuary and secretary, 13, Bt. James'sruare, London, S.W. FREE TRADE WHARF.—The Commissioners of ( itstonis and the Lords of the Tressury.—Preparing for publication. the Cinseepondencie on the 'abject of Privileges, Low &Twit.' and hew withheld. 111POLTIELS of GOODS who are subjected to excessive charges on goods lauded on captain's entry will pleue apply to R. CLAY and Co., US, Upper name street, City. MO GENTLEMEN, MERCHANTS, and A. TRADERS . — Mr. MARCH, 13, Biodngballetreet, t= r ti: the Bankruptcy Court, effects arrangements between and their Creditors without publicity. immediate protection obtained for Person and Property. Terms very moderate. Con. saltation free. Highest references. CARPETS -800 pieces, at extraordinary low vimi.—lnapect them. AlsOmee our reduced Turkey Carpet last free per post. Illustratiltrice lists of furniture, Imaisteads, bedding, upholstery, . L 30,000 worth to select from. AU goods warranted and de vered free throughout the kingdom. WY. WAI\E, 133 to 130, Newington-butta—Factorias, Fran ekwtreet. /THRESHER and GLENNE, OUTFITTERS. 41 )aly establishment in Lembo, neat door to Somerset ham Strand. N. B. Lists of neommery outit tar every purpose Med ap intmeat to Indlis . Mos, sad the Womble win be tar es applicatton. BOYS' ATTIRE. BOYS' and HYlat and Co. BOYS' at 66 and 67, OXFO] BOYS' NEW STYLE OVERCOATS. BOYS' NEW STYLE REEFERS. BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS. BOYS' OSBORNE SIJITS. 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No. 1. oentivases Clothing for Immediate wear. No. t Bespoke or Order Department. No. 3. goys' and Youths' Distinct Department. No. t. Hata, Caps, Hosiery, sad Outfit Department. HYAM and Co.'s ONLY ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67. OX PORDSTREET. BIRMINGHAM —2l, 22. and 411, xxwaTassr. LEELM-42, BILIGOATE and DEWSBURY—VIESTGATE rLADIES.—ROWLANDB' KALYDOR, an Oriestal Botanical Preparation for Improving and Beautb tong the complexion and skin. The radiant bloom It imparts to the cheek, and the softness and delicacy which It Induces of the hands and arms, its capability of soothing Irritation and re wiring all redness, ton, pimples. spots, freckles, discoloration'. 'Mather cutaneous Maitations. render it Indispensable to every toilet. It obviates all the effects of climate on the skin, whether with reference to cold and Inclemency, or intense solar beat. Prim Y. bd and Si. Od. per bottle.—Sold at 20, Ilatton-garden, and chemists and perfumers. Ask for " Rowlands Kalydor,' and beware of spurious and pernicious articles under the name al' KsJytlor." DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, • waver (alibis remedy, prepared without any mercurial werellent, will be found Invaluable to all who suffer from bilious aid Urer complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dint Wu of the eyes, in For tabitual costiveness, as a bunny 'Perini medicine, and se a purifier of the blood, they ars truly ..L ne thrlit : mild in their operation and grateful to the stotnach, meats appetite, promote diorama, and strengthen the w holeemote, ayetem—Sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8 Ling William -street, Charingmoes, and by most druggists, boxes, la IA and three time, the quantity In ass, ad. be sure to ow fir Dr. ncotes Hiltons and Uver Ellie The gamine are in a Weal h s green package, with " William lambert" engraved on the Mas VOPAHINE-MEGE (JOZEAU). M. Cullerier, the ...Teary of the committee aappppddnted by the Academy 61 !.iedleine of Paris to Institute ta touching the 10. PlL;oe.llege, expremed himself at the meeting of the 27th of ..° 4l °lmr. Ism , as f o ll o ws : —" The ten patients treated with the , ohehine were cured In four, seven, and eight days, without sasses, yolk, sickness. or any repugnance." The Academy re solved to semi a letterof thanks to the reiginator of the Copahlne. memes Llos .1. Poland, Leiters. Clark. Clay. and Callaway have sue- M' ` fully 'vacated these esperiments In London, at St. Bartholo n°,..aes. ( MO, and the Royal rree Hospitals. See The fain et of March So. I eta . • Sold at 4s. tkl. a bottle by all respectable eloinists. Central De t, M. Haymarket. London, at hi. j ' 'US 1 . ' 4 the only French Pharmatien with the diploma of s ..os Paris School of Pharmacy. I ITRE BOTTLE WINE COMPANY, Old Swan Whart London-brkige. Bnpreted in Litre and Half litre Bottles. containing 26 per cent sore than ordinary bottles. Vin manilas ea Od. 12a. Od. Beaujolais Port sod Sherry Nonaillon and Picardie 1k dd. i Ltsa, or 20s 6d. J I Litres /tench Brandy Pas Od. ea Od. Price Lists of other Wines on applkation. N.B. All the above sold In bond it required, and Dock War man Issued on mingle dozen coact DepOta will be opened In even town in Great Britain. Apply so above. liINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, UNA This celebrated old IRISH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN PRIZE MEDAL—It le pun, tad, mellow, ddicious, and very wholesome. Sold in bottles, 9a each, at the retail honer In tondo.. by the speaks In the principal towns In England oe wholesale at S, Great Windmill-street, London, W. Observe the red seal, pink label, and cork branded nlLinshan's LL Whisky. !TEA is CHEAPER THAN EVER.-1.. 6d., 28., 2a. 6d. per ponod are the prices at which PHILLIPS and Co., tea merchants, S. King Vilm-etreet., City, London. KC. an Milling good sad tine SLACK TKA. A price current poet ties 40e. worth carriage tree to any railway station or market town In the United Kingdom. All goods carries, tree to all parts of London. Uteerve.—PHILLIPS and Co. have no agenta. Sugars are supplied as marked prices. Now ready, MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE for MAY, pike One 81/111104. /milers. 1. Elementary Principles in Att. A 'Acting. 3. Minote of lilluitem. By Henry Kingsley, Author of Ravens hoe, - ••The Hillyars and the ftrtons," itc. Chap. X Lll.—The Conferenoe on the Ramparts la interrupted by an Old Friend. Chap. XLIEL—" The Cub's - Prospect' are discussed. Chap. XLIY.—Not much to his /igan. tap. Chap. KLY.—While he himself draws towards the great Rendezvous 3. Social Disintegration. 4. Nell Gwyn. By William Jones. 5. A French Religious Memoir. 6. A Dull Life. 7. Life and Writings of Joseph Marshal: Translated. Vols. 1., 11 , 111. By C. It M. it Old Sir Douglas. By the lion. Mrs. Norton. Chap. XLV.— The Doubts that sting. Chap. XLVI. —Lady Charlotte pigplexoxl. Chap. XLVlL—LoveTrouble. Chap. XLVIII. —Alice makes some Discoveries. Chap. XLIX.—A Scene with Kenneth. Chap. L.—Ally Imparts her idell•Mila 9. Hope and Memory. By C. E. P. 10. Some Notes upon the Characters In Shakespeare's Play of Macbeth. By Fanny Eembla 11. A Cheap Tour near Home 12. Gossip about the Paris Exhibition. Macmillan and Co., London. This day is published, price 10s. ed., in decoy Svo, cloth, QUESTIONS for a REFORMED PARLIAMENT. 1. Ireland. By Prank Harrison Hut 2. Workmen and Trade Unions. By Godfrey Lushington. 3. The Poor. By Meredith Townsend. 4. The Land Laws. By W. L. Newntan. b. Popular Education By Marie, Stuart Parker. 6. Law Reform. By John Boyd Kinnear. 7. The Army. By George Hooper. S. Porelan Policy. By Yrederic Harrison. 9. Bribery. By Rev. James L Iliorold Rogers 10. The Progress of the Working Clews. By J. M. Ludlow and Lloyd Jones. Recently published, uniform with the above, MAYS on KifitHiSt By Various Writers. Deny Bvo, cloth, price 10a ed. 'tomtits' and Co., London, PARi . LISI.9 gYSTIAI Or DKNTISTEY. Jost publldleccpriesild7, ov-Poodireeioitreiazeps, /TOTAL ABOLITION of PAIN in DENTISTRY. 1_ By Mews OABRIEL, the old established DENTISTS, 64, LUDGATE-RILL, CITY ' P London. ft% HARLYY-STRICET, W., 134. DUKE-STREET. LIVERPOOL " Latest andWeal;sitin;in,;;;;;iitln Wniiisargery ißrama. HAYMARKET. A drama that was very successful in America under the title of Rosedale, adapted by Mr. John Lester Wallack from the Blackwood novel of " Lady Lee's Widowhood," was reproduced at the Haymarket Theatre last night with the new name of A Wild Goose, the " editor" being Mr. Dion Boucicault. Though cast in the " legitimate" form of five acts, we presume to satisfy the " legitimate" longings and old-fashioned prejudices of a Haymarket audience, it is far from being " legitimate" in design and colour. A friendly critic might call it ro mantic, an unfriendly critic might all it trashy, and the public will dacha's!' call it interesting. Mr. Boucicault is a far better judge of the taste of the public than most of his critics, and those who, like ourselves, thought the Long Strike a far superior drama to Flying Scud, have seen the first buried, after a short existence, and the second enjoying a life that promises to equal that of the Colleen Bays. If this long life of the great sporting drama of the age is somewhat dependent upon the excitement created by a pasteboard jockey and horse who slide down a canvas race-course at an angle of forty-five degrees, so much the mere credit is due to the dramatist who can con jure with such materials. Other modern dramatist■ have had a Robson and other geniuses to conjure with, and have failed, whilst Mr. Boucicault succeeds by merely working upon the imagination of his audience. The drama is occasionally enlivened with knives and revolvers, but the line is drawn at broad-sword cora. bat ; and Mr. Oscar Byrne has provided it with a good lively gipsy dance, similar to the one be is now ex hibiting with success at the Canterbury Music-hall. The scenery is effective, if rather patchy, and the music, by Mr. Wallerstein, is spirited. As a melodrama it must be received and judged, and as a melodrama it was decidedly successful. NATIONAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.—The annual public meeting of the members and friends of this society was held last evening in Exster Hall,Mr. B. Scott, F.R.S., the Chamberlain of the City of London, occupying the chair. An abstract of the report of the committee of management was read by Mr. R. Rae, the secretary, which, after detailing the efforts made in the past year to carry out the object of the league, contained the announce ment that there were many indications that the temper ance reformation is taking a deep hold of the more en lightened portion of the public. The respectful silence of the higher sections of the newspaper and periodical press was a testimony that should not be undervalued. The altered tone of the medical journals ; the frequency and freedom with which • few of the more enlightened members of the profession proclaim their want of faith in the virtues popularly ascribed to intoxicating liquors, were tokens of improvement that should be accepted with thankfulness. In the various sections of the Christian church the omens of progress were both numerous and cheering. Dr. Hook, dean of Chichester, had delivered an effective speech in favour of total abstinence at the church congress held in York, and Dean Stanley had cor dially agreed to permit the delivery of • temperance sermon by an abstaining clergyman at one of the special Sunday evening services in June or July in Westminster Abbey. In nonconformist bodies similar marks of improved feeling were manifest, the presidential chain of the congregational and baptist unions being this year filled by total abstainers. The gross income of the year had amounted to 3,252 t. 3s. dld., and the expenditure to 3,0361. 3s. 3d. ; and although the subscription list was unfavourably affected by the monetary criais, yet the generous kindness of friends had more than made up the deficiency, and the amount received in subscriptions and donations had been greater than in any other year in the history of the league. The chairman supplemented the report with an address, in which he con tended that the league partook somewhat of a religious character, and stood upon higher ground , than the United Kingdom Alliance. There were only! two obstacles in the way of its complete success, and these consisted of the prejudices entertained by the clergy and the medical faculty. The first thought the principle of the league interfered with Christian liberty. This idea was gradually giving way, es GOO clergymen of the church of England, '2,200 ministers of other denominations, and half the students in the various training cell es for the ministry had become members of the society. With regard to the other prejudice, 2,000 medical men had signed • declaration that alcohol was not a necessary ingredient in ' the food of man ; and the Lancet bad begun to adopt the same view. The report having been passed, and the com mittee re-appointed, addresses were delivered by depute. tions from various parts of the country, some of whom ' were clergymen and medical practitioners; and after voting thanks to Mr. Scott for presiding, the meeting, which was very crowded, broke up shortly after 10 o'clock. THE IRON SAND or New ZEALAND.—The com pany formed last year for the utilisation of the iron sand of New Zealand has delayed its operations pending nego tiations with the provincial government, in connection with the official report of Dr. Nosd, professor of metallur gical chemistry, St. George's Hospital, on the success of the process of smelting patented by the company. The report of Dr. Need being highly satisfactory, operations are to be at once commenced, se announced by the further wriest issued. Mr. Jordan, late agent - g eneral 177retenaland, has been appointed managing director, intending almost immediately to proceed to New Zealand, the manager of the works to follow with the plant. METROPOLITAN FEES HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE SQUAW., Carr.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending April 27 was—Medical,sur gical, 665 ; total, 1,529 of which 719 were new oasts. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (arum's TELIGIUMB.) THE LUIaMBURG QUESTION. BERLIN, APRIL 29. Evrxm. The semi-official North German Gazette and New Prussian (Cross) Gazette, of this evening, confirm the intelligence that Prussia has accepted the in vitation to a conference. The Cross Gazette adds : " The question to be discussed will be that of a European guarantee for the neutrality of Luxem burg. In case the great powers should agree upon this point, the present arrangement of the military defence of Luxemburg would be given up. The exact basis of the deliberations of the conference have not yet been settled." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, APRIL 29, Evnrucc. A council of ministers, under the presidency of the King, met to-day at noon. The Crown Prince ' and the members of the military and civil cabinets were present at this meeting, which lasted several hours. A court dinner was subsequently given in honour of the birthday of the Emperor of Russia. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Herr von Forkenbeck opened the session with thrombi cheers for the King. The formation of the com mittee was then proceeded with. The election of the President of the Chamber will take place to morrow. RUSSIA_ ST. PETERSBURG, Arsn. 29. Should all apprehension of war be removed the Emperor and Empress will proceed either in June or July to Kissingen, and perhaps afterwards visit Paris. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. FLORENCE, Aram 29, EVENING. To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, in reply to an interpellation from Signor Niceli, Signor Rattaszi declared the reports of the disembarkation of brigands in Sicily to be entirely devoid of foun dation. OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. SPEECH OF KING WILLIAM. BERLIN. APRIL 29. The opening of the Prussian Diet for an extraor dinary session took place to-day in the White Hall. About 250 members were present. In the diplo matic box were the representatives of England, Russia, the Haase TOWILS, Hesse Darmatadt,_and Saxony. The court box was unoccupied. King William was accompanied by the Crown Prince, Prince Frederick Charles, Prince Albrecht, Prince Alexander, and Prince George of Prussia, Prince Augustus of Wurtemberg, and Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His Majesty, who was re ceived with cheers on entering the hall, delivered the following speech from the throne : Illustrious, noble, and honourable gentlemen of both houses of the Diet, a constitution of the North German Confederation, by which the united and vigorous develop ment of the nation appears secured, has issued from the deliberations of the parliament, to which the Prussian people sent its representatives in conformity with the law approved by you. I have summoned you around my throne to submit this constitution to your decision. The task of n►tienal unity, which the government commenced with your co-operation, is now to be concluded by your assent Upon this basis the protection of federal territory, the can of common rights, and of the prosperity of the people, will henceforth be guaranteed by the collective populations of northern Germany and their governments in firm community. By the introduction of the federal constitution the privileges of the repre sentations of individual states will be subject to unavoidable restrictions in all those departments, which will be in future subordinate to the general development. But the people itself will not h►ve to forfeit any of the rights it has hitherto possessed. It will merely transfer their maintenance to its representatives in the more ex tended commonwealth. The consent of the freely elected deputies of the entire people will still be requisite to every law is the North German Confederation. Provision has been made by the federal constitution in all respects that those rights, whose exercise the various representations abandon in favour of the new community of states, shall be transferred in the same extent to the general parlia ment. The secure foundation of national independence, power, and prosperity shall go hand in hand with the deve lopment of German rights and constitutional insti tutions. My government entertains the assurance that both houses of the Diet, correctly appreciating the urgent national necessity of speedily settling the task before us, will readily afford their assistance to its completion. Gentlemen, the newly formed Confederation at present only includes the States of North Germany, but an intim►te national community will always unite them with the South German States. The firm relations my government concluded for offensive and defensive purposes with those states as early as last autumn will have to be transferred to the enlarged North German commonwealth by special treaties. The vivid conscious ness of the South German Governments and populations of the dangers of German dissension and the necessity of firm national union, which constantly finds more decided expression through out the whole of Germany, will assist to hasten the solution of that important task. The united strength of the nation will be entitled and be competent to guarantee to Germany the blessings of peace, and effectual protection of her rights and her interests. With this assurance my governmentwilldevoteitself toaverting any interruption to European peace by every means compatible with the honour and the interests of the fatherland. The German people, strong in unity, will be able calmly to face the vicissitudes of the future, if you, gentlemen, will aid in completing the great work of national union with that patriotism which has always been displayed in Prussia in serious tunes. There was frequent applause during the delivery of the speech. At its conclusion, Burr von Forken beck called for cheers for the King, who then quitted the hall. Count Bismarck thereupon de clared the Diet open. A sitting of both houses takes place to-day. PEACE MOVEMENT IN FRANCE.—The Temps of yesterday says :—" We have a respite ; let us profit by it in order to develop and generalise the holy league of peace ; let all those who have a horror of war when it is nos justified by the necessities of national defence openly proclaim their sentiments, let them multiply their manifestations, let them obtain adhesions, let innume rable lists circulate, and show the whole force of pacific ideas. A current of conciliatory aspirations must be created so intense and so powerful, that warlike desires and sinister reservations may be definitively submerged in it." --- THE FRENCH ARMY.—A trustworthy correspon dent informs uc that " the Chassep6t breech-loading rifle has so convinced the troops in France of the impossi bility of any troops armed with a muzzle-loader standing against breech-loaders that no power could persuade them to fight. The imperial government, to get out of this new difficulty, has within the last few hours signed and sealed a pattern for converting some of their muzzle-loading rifles. These now weigh 1011bs., and with the new breech will weigh about llilbs. The cartridge is just as faulty, but more arms mast be got to give confidence to the troops. They are working night and day at the Chaseep6t, but only 10,000 have been issued as yet. These facts should seem to guarantee peace, so far as France is concerned, at least for a while." ORYITAL PALACH. ORB SHELLER° DAT.— MONDRY, APRIL 29.—Admissions on payment, 2,890 ; ditto by season tickets, 1,716 ; total visitors, 4,606. THE FENIAN TRIALS. DUBLIN, MONDAY NIGHT. The cane for the crown in the trial of Burke and Doran for high treason closed this afternoon. Mr. Butt, Q.C., will address the jury for the prisoner to-morrow morning. Ex-Judge Hayes died yesterday morning, at his country residence near Bray. He was 64 years of age, and retired from the bench in 1864i , 0u account of i ll-health. THE RELIGION OF WARDS IN CHANCERY. An interesting case touching the religion of wards in Chancery was brought before the Lord Chancellor of Ireland on Saturday.' Messrs. Lawson and Rah= ap plied, on behalf of Mr. Longfield, who was the uncle by marriage of the minors, that an order made by the late Lord Chancellor, on the 7th of January, 1867, on the peti tion of Mrs. Anne Purcell, the mother of the minors, t be examined, and that she might not be at liberty to rolte out administration to her deceased daughter. The petition of Mr. Longfield stated that he and his wife, on the sth of May, 1859, presented a petition to the co urt in reference to the religion and religious education to be given to the two minors, stating that the children bad Men baptised protestal ts, but were being brought up in the Roman catholic religion. Their father was a protestant, and their mother was a Roman catholic ; their father had died intestate, and she was ap pointed by the court their guardian, and a sum of 500/. • year was allowed her for their maintenance, she having no mewor prororty of her own. She afterwards removed the thiliber Moen the roronthellen et the some, and tee& them abroad ; and those facts having been brought under the notice of the late Master of the Rolls, an order of at tachment for contempt of court was iseued against her, the maintenance for the minors was directed to be sus ponied until they should be brought back, and she was directed to bring up the children in the religion of their father. A reference having been directed to the Master, he by his report made in February, 1860, found that the children bad been removed by their mother and guardian, and that she had adopted that course for the purpose of enabling her to bring them up in the Roman catholic re ligion, and that they were then living either in France or somewhere else outof the jwisdiction of the court. Mrs. Pur cell was directed at once to bring back the children, but she refused to do so, and still kept them abroad. Their property, which amounted to about 2,0001. a year, was by a receiver who paid the rents into court, and re a a a rwance for maintenance having been suspended, • considerable sum of money had accumulated. It bad been lately discovered that a petition had been presented by Mrs. Purcell, announcing the death of one of the children (a girl), in Paris, and that she, Mrs. Purcell, had directed her solicitor, Mr. Basil Orpen, to take out administration to her, and he had received out of the funds in court, to the credit of the minor matter, a sum of 1201. for the purpose of defraying the necessary stemp duty and other matters connected with such administration, sad Mr. Longfield now submitted that Mrs. Purcell should not be allowed to take out ad ministration, and that no part of the minor's property should be given to her. It was • most extraordinary ease, a deliberate contempt of court had been committed by Mrs. Purcell, who had taken the children away out of the jurisdiction, and kept liem away. One of them had re tautly died, the other (a boy), now about 15 years of age, was entitled to • considerable property. No one con nected with him could find out where he was, or how be was being educated and brought up. Nothing was known bat that his mother, contrary to the order of the court, was bringing him up • Roman catholic. which was not the religion of his father, and the object of the petition she had presented to the court was that she might be enabled, by taking out administration to her deceased child, to possess herself of some peeped'', and get some means of living, and thereby maintain her self and her son until he was of sufficient age to obtain his , and in the meantime his religious opinions would propertyfin the way he was being brought up. The Lord Chancellor said the case was one of the most disagreeable kind that could coins before the court. In the case of the minors the court and its officers wars placed in a moat fiduciary position. Mr. Orpen should pa y the caste of the entire of the affidavit which he had made on the motion. It was absurd to put all the matters forward which were in it. He (the Lord Chancellor) meant to act as he enplaned his predecessor would have acted. He entirely acquitted Mr. Orpen of any intentional design to sup. real anything material from the court, but that did not meet the exigency of the case. The solicitor acting for the minors was plated in • position most peculiar to the 'rout, and it was upon that ground he meant to dispose of the case. Mr. Orpen had felled in his duty to the overt in a most material way, for it he had disclosed to the court, in the petition for li berty to take out administration on which the order now sought to berescinded was made, the real position in which Mrs. Purcell had placed herself, no such order would have been made. The order of the Master OltVeliolls was one substantially displacing the guardian. The order of the 7th of January laat should be set aside with costs, to be paid by Mr. Orpen, and the 1201. advanced to him to be lodged in court to the credit of the minor matter. He certainly would not allow the mother to re• main any longer guardian.— Tines. WHITECHAPZL RAGGED SCHOOLS.—Last night the Earl of Shafteebury presided at the thirteenth annual meeting of the Whitechapel (George.yard) Ragged-schools. Amongst those who were present were Judge Payne, Dr. Coq, the Revs. H. Allen, J. Strickland, J. Cohen, J. Dodd, do. The annual report, referring to the sickness which prevailed in the district during the past year, stated that 500 doses of medicine were administered to those of the scholars who were afflicted, and to whom also good nourishing food was given as well as the benefits arising from frequent use of the baths. The day school was attended by the v i s i z ge soorest children, most of them barefooted and , and at present 300 scholars were kept there in the most perfoct discipline. The week evening school and the Sunday school were both well attended, and the Sunday evening children's service was attended by about 400 children in winter and about 100 in summer. The shelter for outcast boys had given 2,377 lodgings to 240 homeless boys, some of whom had entered the shoebleck brigade, and others had been sent to reformatories, or given up to their parents. The attendance at the Sunday evening service varied from 150 to 350 and at the services held in lodging-houses, the Gospel eras preached every Sabbath to about 120 hearers. The. Temperance Society produced good results, about 800 pledges having been taken under its auspices during the year. The occasional lectures and the mothers' meeting had been also highly successful. The report, on the motion of the Rev. Dr. Allen, was adopted ; and after several addresses, including one of a congratulatory character by the noble chairman, the proceedings ternu- Bated. Scnoickt AID SocIETY.—A public meeting on behalf of this society was held yesterday at Willies-rooms, the Earl of Shaftesbury presiding. The society is established for the purpose of supplying surgical appli ances and mechanical supporta in cases of illness and acci dent requiring such assistance to the poor gratuitously, and in this way aiding the sanitary work of the hospitals and dispensaries, which (14 not provide it to their patients. According to a statement in the invitation card the society has relieved, since its commencement, four years ago, 1,426 of the afflicted poor with various surgical requi sites, the expensive character of which precluded the reci. pients from otherwise obtaining them. Dr. Hicks, of Guy'., in a letter regretting his inability to attend, testified to the value of its operations to the patients of that hospital. A brief ad interim report was read detail ing the facts above stated, and adding that the society further rendered assistance in the shape of surgical advice in those cases where they furnished surgical appliances, and had by these combined means suc ceeded in effecting many cures. The council, how ever, regretted that their pecuniary resources were very inadequate to meet the demands upon them. Dr. Leakester, one of the coroners for Middlesex, moved a resolution expressing gratification at the estab lishment and progress of the society, and, from his own professional experience, spoke of the value of the mecha nical applianoes the society furnished in saving life, and ameliorating bodily suffering in oases of hernia, varicose veins, curvature of spine, rickets, orthsepedie, and other anatomical and surgical defects. The motion was seconded by the Rev. W. Tideonsbe, and carried. Other resolutions in furtherance of the purposes of the society were adopted, being spoken to by the Rev. Mr. Whittington (who ex pressed his satisfaction that the society was working in perfect harmony with the Truss Society, and pointed out the superior claims of an institution which, instead of doling out charity in money, provided means by which the poor recipients were enabled to support themselves independently bt their own labour) ; Rev. Mr. )(Tree, of Bloomsbury; Mr. W. H. Watson, and others, and the usual compliment to the noble chairman concluded the pmeeedinr. THE Tgw TRAFFIC BILL AND THE POLICE -- A petition front various omnibus associations was pre sented last night against the section's in the Metropolitan Traffic Regulation Act which propose to give to a police constable the power of arresting any person without war rant for refusing to conform to regulations made by the police in certain streets within four miles of Charing cross. These sections, it is asserted, apply not merely to public carriages, but to all other traffic, and to all persons riding or driving. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 29.—APPOINT inere.--Sub• Lieutenants R. F. Ward and L. Napier, to the Minotaur. Midshipman H. W. Mackenzie, to the Minotaur. Naval Cadets 0. J. Baker, A. F. Farquharson, and A. T. Allen, to the Minotaur. Naval Cadets (nominated) C. G. Dick son, R. S. Lowry, M. B. Fawke, and • E. H. Marsh. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. THE TAILORS STRIKE. The annual dinner of this charity was held last nenure Or Tin CITT OPLIATITI T.ULOWL evening at Willis's Rooms, Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. A deneely-crowded meeting of the operative Wood in the chair. The college being aimed the centre tailors, men and women, chiefly compered of the class of the district of the Inns of Court, there were a large called out-door workers or persons who work at their own number of legal gentlemen amonpt the guests, including houses , was held yesterday afternoon at the Albion-hall, Lord Justice Cairns and Vice-Chancellor Melina, Sir T. Leaden-wall. There were hilly 200 women at the meeting. Phillips, (Ix., Mr. Bacon, Q.C., Mr. Greene, Q.C., Mr. The chair was taken by Mr. Neal, president of the City Kenya), Q.C.. and Mr. E. F. Smith, Q.C. Sir W. Per. branch of the London Protectire Association. The chair gwison, and numerous gentlemen eminent in the medical man said the meeting had been called for the purpose of profession, were also present. The hospital stands in the simertaining how far the out-workers of the City and East very heart of London, and the palish of St. Clement end of London were disposed to co-operate in support of Danes, and the neighbouring parishes with their the men now on strike at the West-end. He then detailed 400,000 inhabitants entirely rely upon King's Col- the causes which had led to the present strike, and went lege Hospital for medical relief. The institution has on to refute the statements made at the masters' meeting the advantage of being to all intents and pie- on Saturday l as t, w hi c h he deslared t o b e a th an , e o f mi.- poses free, admitting all urgent cases without the usual representations f or th e p orton o f en li s ti ng public g y m . letter of recomme ndation. The hospital was instituted in patliy on their side. It had been stated the wee were 1839, and year by year the number of patients has in- endeavouring to force a time log on the marten which creased, the out-patients four-fold. The yearly cost of would be equivalent to a rise of 25 per cent. in wages. In management is 8,0001. and as the annual subscription do the name of the men be gave to that statement • flat ren nin exceed 2,2001., the deficiency leaves ample room for the tradiction. (Hear.) That log, even if adopted in its display of public generosity. During the last year there entirety, would not give • nee of li per cent • but they were 1,914 patients received into the hospital, while the had ad d esire to enforce that log ; they only used is as the outpatients numbered 37,153. In the Nightingale Mater- means to induce the masters tomeet the men and mutually nity Ward 148 women were confined, and 732 midwifery spree upon a lag which would secure t o th e men the oases were attended to at their own homes. The receipts admen of Id. per hour greeted last year by the for the year were 6,6824, and the total expenses 9,6631. masters, and which, as matters were now managed During the year a special ward has been opened for the by the masters, was only • nominal advance. diseases of young children, thanks to the muni fi cent gift (Hear, hear.) The masters had boasted that they had of 6,0001. from Mr. Peter Pantia Ralli. The chairman of fact workmen on their books to whom they were paying N. and night's festival, who is an old and liberal supporter of the upwards per week as wages. No doubt they had, but they charity, laid its exists before his bearers in a most forcible forgot at the same time to state that though this amount speech, pointing out the advantages which the median was paid to one person, it was for the labour of the work =a as well as the general public derived from the man and his wife and family aka. (Hear.) This made He paid a Wei compliment to the trained all the differing& (Hain) Mena were wises, repeating an obeerratlen ewe -.aside •by Meg l anther always ling hi nny * 4ifi a *a %. Nightingale, that King's Colima Hospital Was the most am time , end let a joint ogromittni seeilidte homelike of all the London hospitals ; pointed out that and men draw up a from the two which should be the increased price of commodities of all kinds called for binding on both Surely there was nothing on. increased contributions, and asked fee special support reasonable in this request. (Hear.) He would repeat that from the legal profession. The subscriptions during the the strike was not one for wages. Ail that they wanted evening amounted to 3,0001. One gentleman had sent 200 was a definite time to be agreed upon for making a gar. guineas in gratitude for the benefits he bad derived from . ment, so that when the job was ished the workman • nurse trained in the hospital. Some vocal =laic was might know what he was entitled to receive for his work, given by • party of amateurs. I and not as under the =tut system, be liable tonere ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OR LONDON. le., 35., or 4s. deducted __ his - wogs; at the minim of his foreman or manager. ( C heers.) Whatever the masters might say to the contrary the men were quite willing to __.... submit the whole question to arbitration, and abide by the The anniversary meeting of the Zoological So- , decision. Mr- Stanley moved." That'll , meeting of vale i n t h e s oc i ety . s and female oat-workers pledges , itself not to take work tasty of London was held yesterday on . of t h e e i oeine .i. theWeet-end fi rms getting their work done in the s Home, i n Ha00 „.. v ...„ T h„i i .i. was taken from any of the shops on strike.' He alluded to some of by Dr. J. E. G MT, F.R.S., dents of the society. After some preliminary ho., ' establishments about Whitechapel, from which fever Mr. disease were never absent from the homes or the persons of einem, the report of the council was read by P. L. &Later, Ph.D., F.H.B. the secr etary. It stated the wretched workpeople. Mr. Barrett, es an out-door that the number of members Of the society on the 31st of werkee,.***o_,nded the resolution. He had that morning December, 1866, had been 2,439 , showing an in- b een 'mere. a east-tam of work, but he had refused it. He would never work against the interests of crease of 316 over the corresponding number on the 31st December, 1865. 405 fellows had been , his f e ll o w w o rk men. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Rosenberg, a J elected or readmitted during the year 1866, while the ew , said he bad spent some time in viaiiing the number of vacancies caused by deaths, resignations and , sweater*" in the East, work from the shops on strike. and he was happy to lay that few otherwise bad only amounted to 89. so that a net addition of them had accepted of 316 members to the ranks of the society had taken (Hear.) The resolution was carried with great cheering. place during the year. The total income of the society Mr. Adamson moved, "That this meeting declares the received during the year 1866 was stated to have been atomicity for a uniform time log, and pledges itself to previous: assist the men now on strike to obtain that log." 24,378/. 19s. M., exceeding the income of the f i zil t B6s, by the sum of 921). 17• Bsl., and being the' He repudiated the; assertion of the masters that the sum ever received by the society in any one year, strike was one for wages, or that it bad been got up except in the two Exhibition years. The balsam brough by any committee. It was the unbiassed action of the men forward from the year 1865 was 1,4291. 11.. 6 d ., w hi c h at large. The strike would at once cease if th e masters added to the income received during the year, pre a total would consent to magi 'vile mm ii ii i f rame a log, all of 25,808/. 10s. 11d. available for the expenditure of the disputed„,.,, r" , Fein. .! *9 he settled by arbitration. (Cheers.) year 1866. The scienti fi c meetings of the moiety, which Mr . .asett seconded the resolution. He thought it bad had, in accordance with the arrangements mentioned in , te'ete on the part of the masters to abuse the men who had the last annual report, been held since the comment.... been chosen to act as the committee for the trade. They meat of the session at Burlington-house, had been wen et . were men who well knew the evil of strikes, and only con tended, e scientific suss, cgs o f th e soc i ety tended, and • large number of valuable oommunire:riase t . seated to such a course being taken when all other means every branch of had been brought he'» d, them. had failed- lot the matters, Instead of abusly3 the leaders 1 The " proceeding I o f th e men, meet them in harmony and discus:, their dif. for the put Tax TM' statue t 2 be complete, the third ferences with a view to an amimMe settlement. (Hew. 'masters refusing, they were prepared to fight the questiod' part, completing the v o lume, being upon the table ready I hear.) The men were prepared for such a course, brat w hi c h had out in the way they were doing. (Hear, hear.) The reso for issue. Besides the proceedings, in order to illustrate hake was carried unanimously. The names and addresses with due effect several important mcwoirs recently formed the subject of commuaications to the of the out-workers present were then taken, in order that society's scientific meetings, it bad been found necessary 1 to issue no fewer than four parts of the society's Tromso-the committee might visit them at stated periods to see i lion, since the last anniversary. Several other communi. that they were keeping faith by not executing work for cations of great interest from Professor Owen, Professor the shops on strike. The meeting concluded with a vote form time log. Huxley, Mr. Busk, and Mr. Flower were stated to have , of thanks to the chairman, and three cheers for the mil been received, and would occupy the succeeding part of the society's Transactions. The collection of water-coloured 1 The men are making active preparations for a struggle drawings by Wolf, illustrating the rarer animals ealai- lof some weeks' duration. A meeting of the executive com bited from time to time in the society's menagerie, have ' mittee was held last night, when it was resolved to issue , been definitely removed from the society's library in an appeal for pecuniary assistance to the trades through. Hanover-square to the gallery above the old museum, out the United Kingdom, and delegates were appointed to which bad been fitted up to receive them. The gallery , visit the large manufacturing towns. The trades councils was stated to be open to ell visitors to the society's gar- of Manchester, She ffi eld, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, dens after 12 o'clock without extra charge, except on Mon- Preston,n. Wolverhampton,lre, here been specially slim - days, and appeared to form a very attractive exhibition. ' mend for various evenings this week to receive the dole- The expenditure upon repairs of the numerous buildings gates from London, and the large trades in these towns will also hold special meetings for the same purpose. It in the gardens during the year 1866, and upon keeping the , fences, and walks in order, had amounted to 1,342/. • was also decided that an aggregate meeting of the home 10s. Besides this, the sum of 2,728/. 17e. 3d. had' workers of the West-end should be held during the present been spent upon permanent additions and improvements , week to secure their 00-oPeratiOn- Mr. Lawrence, the . ,delegate sent off last week by the committee to follow the to the garden establishment, amongst which were enume masters' deputation to the north, returned yesterday, and rated • new vultures' and eagles' aviary, and various other reports that the deputation did not meet with the success buildings and minor imp ro vements . The total number of Tear ito take any part in the spate; arid at Mmchester, where visitors to the society's gardens in the year 1866 was stated they expected. The masters at Leeds and Sheffielddeclined to have been 127,349, being 2,173 more than in the 1865. The number of animals belonging to the three first . the deputation reported the masters had agreed to lock out classes of vertebrate living in the society's menagerie a t their men, they also failed. the close of 1865 was Rated to have been 1,966. I In our report of the meeting of master tailors on Satur. The number at the corresponding period of 1866 was day. Conduit-street was given as the address of Messrs. plan Smalpage ; it should have been Maddox-street. 2,013, showing that an increase of 57 had taken during the year 1866. Amongst the most noticeable addi- I _ tions to the collection of animals in the society's mena gerie during the year 1866 were enumerated—a young male sea bear or eared seal (storm Hookers), from Cape Horn South America • a male gayal boa frontons), shipped at Calcutta for the society by the Baba Rajendra Mullick in the autumn of 1865 ; a female Formosan deer (eerrus tairaner.), and other animals. The total sum expended on additions to the society's menagerie in the year 1866 had amounted to 1,782/. 12s. 7d. The report then gave a list of animals exhibited for the first time during the year 1866, in which were enumerated 13 mammals, 48 bird', and 5 reptiles ; also a list of animal, which bed bred in the gardens of the society between the let of January, 1866, and the Ist of January, 1867, and which comprehended 21 mammals, Zi birds, and one reptile. Amongst the donors were men tioned her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, and many other distinguished person ages in all parts of the world. In concluding their report, the cou nci l renewed to the Fellows the congratulations expressed at the close of several preceding reports upon the very favourable state and prospects - of the society's affairs. The income of the society was stated to be increasing year by year, and by its excess over the ordinary expenditure, the council were enabled to make yearly additions of a permanent nature to the garden establishment. The natural result of this was an increase in the number of persons desirous of becoming fellows of the society and of sharing in the privileges attached to membership. A large augmentation of the roll of members had been effected during the last few years, and there seemed to be every prospect of a further increase of the same nature. The report having been received and adopted, the ballot for the council and officers of the society for the ensuing year was taken. The meet ing closed with the usual vote of thanks to the council for their report, and to the chairman for his services in taking the chair. THE ENCHNI-DEITSET STRIKE. Lortn's DAY OBSERVANCE SuerErv.—The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday in St. James's hall, after a breakfast at which numerous friends of the society sat down ; Mr. R. C. L. Bevan occupied the chair. The Rev. J. Gritton (secretary) read the annual report, which stated that the various efforts which had been made to restrain the directors of the Crystal Palace from pro ceeding in their downward course of Sabbath desecration bad not been fruitless. Nothing would satisfy the Christian conviction of the oountry but the entire closing of the Palace on the Lord's Day. The committee heartily wished that the law which the Sunday League had disre garded might be sufficient to bring their proceedings to • close. The Parcels Delivery Company had liberated between three and four hundred men from Sunday labour. Good ground was afforded for the hope that the Sunday excursion work of the South Eastern Railway would soon be considerably diminished, or perhaps even terminated. The six-day cabs movement had gone hopefully forward during the past year. The report spoke hmcfully of the Sunday cloning of public-houses movement. The whole income of the society for the year, including a Wanes, had been 1,417 f. The report was adopted. HONE AND COLONIAL SCHOOLS EloclggY.—The anniversary meeting of this society was held yesterday at the schools, Gray's.mn-roe.d, the Earl of Chichester in the chair. The report of the committee stated that they felt , grateful for all they had been permitted to accomplish re-, garding the education of the labouring classes, in spite of the difficulties which the revised code had thrown in their ! way, difficulties which they could not but hope were in a fair way of attracting public attention, and thus obtaining an effectual remedy. They also rejoiced in the success which had attended their feeble efforts to aid the educa tion of the middle classes. Much, however, remained to be done, and much that had been accomplished might have been done better, yet they thankfully acknowledged, I upon a review of the past year, that God had been with them of a troth, and they desired to stir up themselves and their friends to greater works. The total income of the' society during the past year was 5,4934, and the expendi tare 5,44 W., as regarded the training schools. 138 teachers had been trained during the year under the government minutes. The results of the examinations in all the , schools were highly satisfactory. The report was lineal monaly adopted. The past week has made very little difference in the relative positions of the North Eastern Company and their late staff of workmen, excepting that the company are getting their working arrangements with the new hands consolidated. All the mineral and good, trains are now stated to be in full work, and the embargo laid on re. ceiving certain heavy goods for certain stations has within the last few days been removed. Two passenger one up and one down, from York and Newcastle respee- I lively. are still kept off. The railway company have ap , peered throughout to carry matters with rather a high hand, and, it is generally thought in the district, have made a mistake by refusing to receive back many of the oldhands who have applied. Although the strike haste all appearance terminated in a decision adverse to the men, the latter state that this is really not so as regards the ultimate result of the contest. A large meeting of engine , drivers, to the number of above a thousand, it is stated, from various lines in the north of England, was held at Derby on Sunday afternoon, where the question of united ac tion in support of the North-Eastern men was discussed. Ac cording to the reports which have been sent out from this meeting to the different local associations, the decision that the men should be called out on other lines seemed to be almost unanimously supported, but the ques tion turned upon whether the idea originally entertained should be acted upon, of confining the contemplated strike to six lines, including the great Northern, Midland. Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and London and North Western, and two others, or whether all the lines throughout the country should be included. It was decided that the larger scheme should be recommended for consideration and decision by the delegates of the Engine-drivers' and Firemen's Association, which bolds its meeting in London j to-day. It is the unanimous opinion of the North ' Eastern drivers that the union will adopt one of the two ' coulees mentioned, either of calling out on the six or the whole of the lines. This it is thought will put such a pressure on the North-Eastern directors as to compel them to receive back their old bands. Whether this desperate expedient as a last resource will be adopted will probably be known in a day or two. RETURN OF A LOST HVSBAND.—A singular and romantic incident has occurred at Sunderland, on the return of a man who for four years had been given up, I and in the meantime his wife had again married. It ap pm.rs that upwards of four years ago • steanian sinned Fife sailed in a Sunderland ship named the Sardis, for Australia. Fife left behind him • wife, to whom he had been married three years, and a child. On the vessel's arrival in Australia she was sold, and after that all trace was lost of Fife by his wife in Sunderland. After three years' silence, during which die mourned her husband an dead, Mn. Fife was induced to listen to another suitor, and at the Whitsuntide of I$G6 she married a sailor, with whom she has lived happily since, little dream ing that her first husband was alive, and would return to claim her. But so it was. Fife, on his arrival in Australia, had gone to the diaings, where he remained, and, for some reason best known to him self, be bad never communicated with his wife and child. From the diggings he returned to one of the seaport., and had the command of • vessel which sailed from Australia to other ports. In this trade be continued for nearly three years, until he began to think of returning to Eng land, and landed at Bristol last week. Still keeping his arrival secret, he proceeded to Sunderland. intending to surprise his wife, and before visiting her he made 801111 V inquiries of the police to ascertain if she WAS still living. At one o'clock on Sunday morning last lie knocked at the door of his fatherdn-law, a bill-poster, named Scott, where his wife was staying, and the surprise of his sudden appearance and unexpected return may easily be con owed. His wife at first doubted the reality of the return, but soon was convinced that he was in the dear, and a scene of rejoicing followed. The long separated couple have again become united, but the difficulty will be to meet the claims of the second husband. Fortunately he is from home, having sailed only a few days previously on a voyage b New York. no ok. in re land. ean. ht 01 iutle ,the feet f the dfoe tell ril 4. P suiel atm, OT t, Im a imer mean t ice OE THE Ugi' hyS• ugh. ,•nrel linen 404. tnum dvcr. 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