The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-17 00:00:00

4 THE APPAREL OFT. PROCLAIMS THE MAN.' BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES, BEST ORKMANSHIP, and LOWEST PRICES at E. MOSES and SOWS. Every description of Clothing ready-made or made to measure, fir all ages, all occa sions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and SO'N'S. mar...... M.N. An !immense 'assortment of WINTER CLOTHING, in all the newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5.: BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10s. Gd. to 455. For Hifi convenience of Ladies accom parying their Sons there is a separate de partment for Boys' Clothing, and it is fur nished with a splendid assortment of Suits, Overcoats, and Clothing for all occasions, including all the favourite designs aid the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are Attended to with care And punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. NOSES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. Ordr.rs from persons who nre not known to the firm should lin neromvuded by a remit %once, or a London reference. Any article not worn or injured will be cheerfullyexchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats Ind Cap.. and Boots and Shoes, is un equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. A very lame assortment of BLANKETS. from ss. 4d. the pair. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. - - E. NI OSYS and SON'S. Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. 11. 'MOSES and SON, Beady-niade and Be spoke Tailors, Ilabitnaakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac turers, and General Ou tilt( a for all Classes. 'MA following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDON. CORNER OF MINORIES ANT) ALDCATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER . OF RART•STREET. CORNER OF TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD. Country Branch: BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. THE CHEAPEST DIARY EVER PUBLISHED. POCKET DIARY FOR 1870, containing the following useful information :— : Almanaek I C or poration of London Transfer Days of Public Funds I Postal Information Weight and Measures List of Bankers Stamp Duties Army and Navy Agents Foreign Moneys Cab Far9s Ministers of State i Ready Reckoner Also • A DIARY, a, ranged on the moat Approved plan, and neatly printed on go od writing paper. Price Ono Penny, or post- 4 rea for Twopence. E. MOSES and SON, MTNORTES and A LW; ATE, NEW OXFORD-STREET. 1 LONDON, TOTTENHAM-COTT f! T- lZ 0 AD. And BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. To be obtained also at the Metropolitan Railway and other Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co. M ETR 0P 0 LITA N and GREAT WESTERN nAILIVAYS. _ _ ----- WORKMEN'S TICKETS, at a Reduced Fare cf Four pence per day, will be issued at ITSIMMOT smith, Shepherd's Bush, Ltaimer Road, Notting Hill, and Westhourne Park, to Moorgate Street, and intermediate Stations on the Me tropolitan Line, on and after the Ist December. For full particulars see special notices. GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduee comrnodi•ies valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remnuerativeCommission +o Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &e. Apply with two stamps to R. 3IARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. (01IN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a plearant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GIIA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hoc, no matter at what age. .INO. GOSNELL and CO. have at lenetfi, with the tad of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect inf; this wonr. ,rful liquid. It is now offered to the public tr. a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each. includinz brash. Bed 801 l Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Tipper Thames street London. KC, -LANE. THEATRE ROYAL. DIILTRY Sole Lessee and Mann ger. Mr. F.r. rbatterton. TITTS EVEN :Nll, nt BELLEQ OF THE RITCITEIsT, At 8, FO MOSA , new four-act Drama. by Don Bouclenult Messrs. Barrett, F. Irving, David Fisher. Brittnin.-Wright. John. Rouse; Mra Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Macdonald, and Katharine Rodgers. To conclude with the farce of BORROWED PLUMES. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Thiekstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven, FOUNDED ON FACTS. Mr Compton.' At half-past Seven, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr Buekstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mr Buekstone, jun.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwillitun, Miss C. Hill, &c. Concludine. with (by desire) HIGH LIFE . BELOW STAIRS : Mr Kendal. Mr Buckstone, Mr Howe, Miss F. Wright, and Miss F. Gwynne. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, AI)ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Mabager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr Benjamin Webster: Messrs A. Stirling, (3. Belmoro, J. G. Taylor, W. Rignold, Miss Furtado. d:c. To conclude with If)ST AT SEA: Mr G. Belmore, Mr A. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. IT. Stephenson, Miss Rose Leolercq, Miss Eliza Johnstone, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Lennox grey. Box-oMce open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance!! HUI. BORN THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN THIS EVENING. at Seven o'clock, the laughable Farce of THE RATH ROAD. At 7.15, Lovell's celebrated Play (in five acts), of LOVE'S SACRIFICE• Mr Barry Sullivan ; Messrs. George Honey, J. C Cowper, Charles ITorsman. Lin Rayne, Lunt, Dyas, Arthur, be. ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rignold, Miss Amy Fawsitt, Mrs. C. Florsman, &e. To conclude with STATE SECRETS. • Principal Scenic Julian rHicks. Acting Manager—Amonx SuLtiv/N! G 1 OBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry. Immense success of the new Comic Drama. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY : Miss Lydia Foote. Mr Henry Neville At 7.15, Mr. Byron's new and original Comic Drama, in three acts, written by himself, entitled NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, Mr. H. J. Rvron. To conclude with THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS: Mr J. Clarke and Mrs Stephens. A new Burlesque, by Mr. Henry J. Byron, in which Miss nny Josephs will appear, is in active preparation. 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SMITH'S •, Camden Stores," 73, Park-street, Camden- TIIE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington,"Wellington-street, 3 rand. ROYAL IN COMPANY. THE DIRECTOBS have now the pleasure of submitting the following statement, showing he financial position of the Company:— The CAPITAL availr,ble for the purpose of meeting any unusual calamity happening to the assured is Two Mrtuoxs STxnLING. The amount actually paid up is £288,495. This, with the accumulated funds in hand, exceeds £1,800,000. For the satisfaction of the public the whole of the se curities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent auditors, and the following is an rxtract from their report to the last annual meeting: " The whole of your books have been audited ; every document, every account, every voucher, your bank-book, and every security- all have been most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful security in the whole." A detailed List of the Investments of the Company, as already published, may be obtained on applicatiou. An independent valuation of the Life Liabilities, as at 31st December, 1868, has also been obtained from Cllr. Famuel Brown, the result being— LIFE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. f Number- hated Fund' Net Value) Accumu _ Surplus. Assurances General Life As surances, less re-Assurances 13,844 £765,021 £942,643 £177,622 Children's En dowments 207 21,260 23,287 2,027 Annuities (Im mediate and Deferred) 421 137,514 156,345 18,801 - - Total 14,472 1023,825 £1,122, 9 75 £198,450 The valuation has been made at 3 per cent. interest, and the net premiums only have been taken, so that the loadings for future profits and expenses are entirely held in reserve and not brought into the valuation. The results show a considerable Furplus in the Life branch, amounting in the whole to £198,450. JOHN A. 11•LAREN. Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. T EATRE -ROTA L DRURY- LAN E. dole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tura EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett. II Irving, David Fisher, Brittain, Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Mac donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude vrith BORROWED PLUMES THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. TIM EVENING, at 7 o'clock, FOUNDED ON FACTS; Mr Comp %on. A fter which, I , EW MEN• AND OLD ACE KS: Mr Buckstone. Concluding with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Mr Buckstonc, Mr Kendall, Miss F. Wright, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, At 7, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stirling, Mr G. Be!more, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr ltignold Mi.s Furtado, &e. Follovied by LOST AT S : G. velmore, Mr A . Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. :...tephenson, Miss R. Leclereq. and Mrs L. Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. - TUTS EPSNIRb, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD F AIk2Y. At 7. 2 5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGIiS: Mr J. Clarke and Mrs Stephens. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tvrts EVENING, at 7, THE BATH ROAD. At 7.45, LOVE'S SACRIFICA: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, &c. And STATE SECRETS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs.Swanborough. Tins Evzsum. at 7.30. AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TOODLES. A nd INO. Concluding with THY CHOPS OF TUE CHANNEL. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-Falk. OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Adiaission, le.; on licadaye, 6d. Children under twelve. 6d ROYAL ALITA3IBR A. PALACE. THREE BALLET. Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office open fromll to 4. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1819. Whenever and however the coup-de-grace shall be given to the French Ministry, its downfal will not take its staunchest supporters by surprise. The Ministerial crisis, as we should call it in England, has been prolonged for a period which would be impossi ble under a constitutional Government. I❑ fact the administration has typified the poet's idea of the ex istence of mankind in general— " Whose birth is nothing but its death begun, As tapers wasto the instant they take fire." It may be said that the Cabinet, of which M. de FORCADE is now the most prominent member, was only intended to fill a transitory place, to bridge over the inevitable gap between M. ROIMER and a really Liberal administration. In any case it was very speedily perceptible to the quick witted Parisians that they had been favoured with a happy combination of King Log and Kiug Stork, that in spite of the presence of really enlightened and capable men, the Administration was neither strong enough to breast the stream of popAar excitement, nor wise enough to guide it, nor prudent enough to go with it. Making conces sions which surprised the " Reds" one day, the next they counteracted the whole effect by some hesitating display of mistrust. Giving their unqualified sup port to an amnesty whose clemency extorted warm applause from the enemies of the Empire, they leave uncontradicted the confident assertion that secret orders have been despatched to the ports for the arrest of particular individuals. Tolerating the wildest excesses of the press for many weeks, they suddenly prosecute an offender for a compara tively slight offence. M. DE FORCADE'S excuse for this arbitrary display of power, when ques tioned in the Chambers, was that the Minis try were willing to let the public learn political experience by seeing to what extent unrestrained liberty would carry political scribes. They were unwilling to draw the line too tightly after the amnesty, but they would not permit such excesses to continue. " Nous n'avons pas voulu"— words that were quickly shown by an Opposition member to demonstrate that the days of personal power were not yet over. "Le Rai le vent," may he the phrase for a Constitutional Sovereign giving sanction to the expressed wishes of her Ministers and the people, but the words " Nous n'avons pas voulu," gives ominous indication of the spirit which presides over the FORCADE Administration. What will be the end of the crisis it is not easy to foresee. M. E3IILE OLLIVIER'S varying fortunes threatened a day or two since to take a turn which should leave him for the present in the cold shade of opposition, but the latest rumour makes him Minister of Foreign affairs in a Cabinet in which Count DARU is Minister of the Interior. In this new administra tion, M. M. LOUVET, SEGRIS, and BUFFET, the Mar quis de TABHOULT, General LEBCEUF, and Ad miral de GENOUILLY find places. It is not a little singular that M. DARU should be chosen as Minister, when he has never set foot in the Tuileries since the coup d'etat. He it was who impeached LOUTS NAPOLEON for high treason, and was imme diately arrested. Time has wrought greater changes than that of reconciling Count DArx to the Empire, but nevertheless the fact is singular. No change is to be made until the verification of the elections is terminated, so that France has yet a few days of uncertainty as to whose hands her political destiny is to be confided. Another and another still succeeds may well be said with regard to the inquests at St. Pancras Workhouse Infirmary. one might have imagined that *sufficient details had been given as to the want of comfort and the existence of wretchedne,s that prevailed, in that dreary locality, and that the subject would pass may out of notice. It is not so; it seems, on the contrary, to be for ever before us, and with mingled amazement and horror the public are con strained to dwell over and over again upon the sad story of mismanagement and misery. Yesterday, in combination with several other workhouse in quest, Dr. LANKESTER held an inquiry on the body of JOIIN RAY, sho had died in the new town. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, iS69. ward of St. Pancras Infirmary. It appeared that the deceased had been in the infirmary about two months The resident medical officer, Dr. ELLIS, stated that he was suffering from asthma and bronchitis, and a post-mortem examination showed that the brain was congested. Dr. Ews said that he bad no doubt he would have lived longer had not the ward been over crowded and the atmosphere vitiated during the earlier portion of his existence there. The oroner said that the place had been much improved of late, but Dr. EDMUNDS denied that there was any evidence as to the improvement. A discussion took place, dur ing which Dr. EDMUNDS cross-questioned Dr. EsLis as to the changes that had taken place. It appeared that since the inquiries were made, the ward contained 23 patients instead of 39, and that the ventilators had been repaired and made to act, whereas before they would not act at all, as they had been painted up. Mrs. RAY, deceased's widow, had prcvioasly said there was nothing to complain of, but she admitted on being recalled that when she sat up two nights she had found the wards close and opened the ventilators, but closed them on account of the draught. Dr. EDMUNDS said that a nurse was present to be examined, but the Coroner doubted the propriety, when nurses were discharged on account of their evidence being taken at the inquests. A verdict of death from natural causes was ul timately recorded, and certainly the case of JOHN RAY was by no means the same as some of his predecessors in the Infir mary. It is bad enough notwithstanding, and a year ago it might have been looked upon with horror ; but, unfortunately, the matter has now become so common that it scarcely arrests attention. Last week there was a report of the inquest on a child who had died in the Infirmary, and some most unfortunate circumstances were revealed with respect to the state of the nursery wards. It is not too much, in the interests of humanity and for the credit of our metropolis, to ask how long this state of things is to continue ? Why do not the Poor-law Board stop the discussions, and turn a deaf' ear to the recriminations that are going on, and take some decisive step for themselves ? Let the Infirmary be shut up altogether, and let the inmates be removed to another place; the change must be for the better wherever it is. Arrangements could be made with some of the Hospitals, or a building could be hired for the purpose. Those patients who are not dangerously ill might be sent home and attended to according to their require ments. There was some talk of removing the pauper sick to the new Infirmary at Highgate, but that would most likely be a work of time, and there is none to lose in this matter. Surely no stronger argument can be used than to say that scarcely a week passes without some life succumbing to the perni cious influences that prevail in the existing Infirmary. Very likely some improvements have been made since the fatal period of the beginning of November ; but the evils that have been permitted to accumulate cannot be eradicated easily or quickly. The building is unfit for the purpose to which it is applied, and it is impossible to adapt it to another use while it is tenanted by crowds of sick and suffering. It often happens that the most difficult measures to begin with prove the easiest of fulfilment in the long run, and so it may be in this case. Be it hard or easy, it is evident that some decisive step must be taken, and that the Poor Law authorities are the ones to act. It is of no use whatever to expect that the Guardians will act in a determined manner and in a comprehensive spirit. But we have not to do with them when the interests of the public are at stake. Local arrangements are very well in their way, and may serve as means to an end, but the end should not be lost sight of in discussing the success or , failure of the means. It is no exaggeration to say that the management of the St. Pancras 'Workhouse Infirmary has been a decided failure from beginning to end ; that some of its inmates, varying in grada ion from infancy to age, have found their sufferings increased by the state of the atmosphei-e, and, finally, have gone to their last resting-place, their deaths accelerated by the evils they encountered in a place which was sup posed to be a refuge, and which professed to afford them relief and succour. It is in every respect most unfit and unbecoming that such a state of things should continue, and if the Government would deserve well of the country it should bestir itself to find a remedy. If expenses are incurred iu carrying out the neoessary changes they will be cheerfully met, anc■ Parliament will more than indemnify them for the obligations they may incur. This is the season for benevolence to flourish and almsgiving to hold it court ; but justice must rank before charity, and it would be idle to spend sums in anticipation of want while real misery exists that no authority seems able or willing to relieve. It by no means follows that other workhouses are right because that of St. Pancras is wrong, but let us begin with the work that lies nearest to us. Unless some casuist can prove the advantages that are derived from maintaining an institution that injures the health and decreases the chances of the sick surviving, let it be closed, and the year 1869 see the last of the inquests that are becoming a national disgrace. Can anything be more idle than to persist in a course of action which entails so many evils in its train ? and can anything be more injudicious than to waste time in discussions which leave things as they find them, and only irritate and excite those who carry them on ? The Guardians will best consult their own reputation and the inte rests of the poor by putting a period to the existence of a place which has brought them nothing but dis grace; and, if they refuse to do so, it will rest for those above them to set them a better example, and inform them how to serve the interests of the com munity in a higher spirit and with a happier result. The death is recorded of Mr, Anthony Hamond, of West Acre, a prominent Norfolk landowner. Mr. Hamond, at the time of his death, was 64 years of age. In 1847, in in 1852, and in 1857 he offered himself as a candidate to the constituency of West Norforlk, but on each occasion he failed to secure a seat in Parliament. In December, 1854, Mr. Hamond, who was a Liberal in politics, contested Nor wich against Sir S. Bignold, but ho was equally unsuccessful then. Mr. Hamond was well known in the world of agri- culture. Mr. ilibbert, M.P., has been distributing the prizes to the successful students at the Patricroft Mechanics' In stitute, and took the opportunity of making a speech on education, acknowledging the comparative failure of such institutes, eulogising the formation of evening and science classes, urging a further extension of the Government grants to the provinces, and recommending tae establish ment of museums in different manufacturing districts. Mr. H. Richard, M.P., addressed his constituents at Merthyr on Monday night, first in English and then in Welsh. He said (speaking of education) that ho did not admit the truth of the allegation that the denominational system had entirely failed. Still he admitted that it was not adequate to the work to be done, and he had come reluctantly to the conclusion that a secular system was the only one possible. lie would not, however, exclude Bible reading from the national schools. • The Freeman's Journal reports a recent tenant right meting held in the Market-house of Castlefin, near Strabane. The flooring gave way while the meeting was in progress, and the people, with a terrible crush and crash, were precipitated to the underneath portion of the building. The consequent confusion and excitement were intense, but though several sustained serious injury no life was lost. It will be remembered that the Marchioness of Queensberry has recently contributed ten pounds to a fund to return Mr. John Martin for the count` of Longford, and a similar sum for the family of a Fenian prisoner. From the tone of her letter to Mr. Sullivan it would natu rally be inferred that she was both Irish and a sworn Fenian, but the Guardian believes that herladyship is neither ono nor the other. The transfer of the telegraphs to the Postmaster• General (says the Birminyhmiz Po) will not take place nni i the nth of January next. THE NONCONFORMIST " MISSION." The President of the Wesleyan Conference, Dr. Jobson, has addressed a letter to the ministers and members of the Wesleyan Society, in which he urges them to hold special religious services during the first and second weeks of the new year, in which prayers " for the coming of the Holy Ghost with rower" shall form a pro minent feature. We understand also that the Baptist minis ters of the metropolis met last week at Mr. Spurgeon's Taber nacle to consider the propriety of organising a series of services somewhat out of the usual routine, in the commence ment of the year. The Congregational churches in the north- West of London intend to respond to the Rev. Mr. Har rison's call, and to endeavour to carry out his suggestions, but as yet we have heard of no similar movement among our churches elsewhere. It would be useless for us to heap up incitements to exertion.—English Independent. THE ENTHRONEWNT OF THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. The Bishop of Winchester's enthronisation was a grand ceremonial, and called out a large crowd to witness it. The Bishop is the forty-ninth in his see from the Norman Conque,t. The procedings commenced at 11.30 with a procession from the south transept, consisting of the cathedral clergy, the collegiate authorities, the rural deans, the proctors, the two archdeacons, and also the Dean, who, although he is upwards of 90 years of age, was able to welcome his Diocesan. As soon as the procession reached the choir, and all were seated, morning prayer to the end of the first lesson was celebrated, when the Cathedral authorities went to and returned from the Chapter-room with the Bishop, when a procession, headed:by the musical portion of the Cathedral, passed out of the choir and down the nave, the singers rendering ably the hymn, "The Church's one Founda tion." When the west door was reached, the procession moved up the avenue of lime trees to the music of the Old Hundredth Psalm, which continued until the door of the mother church, St. Lawrence, was reached. Here the Rector (Rev. C. Wickam) received, and handed over the keys to, the Bishop, after hearing the mandate of the Archbishop of Canterbury read. The bell was tolled by the Bishop a few times, in accordance with an old custom, and the Corporation having here joined the cortege it returned to the west door of the Cathedral, where the accustomed oath was taken by the Bishop to govern faithfully, and observe the Cathedral statutes. To the anthem, "Oh how amiable," the procession passed to the choir, where the Bishop entered the sacrarium, offered a secret prayer, and presented an alms. He was then con ducted to the entrance of the throne, where he took the oath of allegiance and supremacy, and was then placed upon the throne, the Archdeacon of Canter bury (the privilege of inducting Bishops of Win chester being peculiar to that office) using a for mula of induction, and imploring the blessing of God on the bishops "going out and coming in." A prayer was then offered for the new prelate, Te Dem was sung, morning prayer concluded, and after the Hallelujah Chorus the episcopal benediction was given, and the ceremony, which was witnessed, either in the Cathedral or on the route of the procession by thousands, terminated. The Mayor (Mr. R. Underwood) subsequently entertained the Bishop and about 100 clergymen and laymen, at luncheon, at the George Hotel. The attendance of clergy at the en thronisation was very large. The Bishop will hold his first ordination of forty-one candidates on Sunday next. THE SPANISH JEWELS. A Paris correspondent sends a contemporary the substance of the defence put forth on the part of Queen Isabella to the charges raised against her by Senor Figuerola, relative to the Crown jewels. All that has been said on the subject in the Cortes is declared to be completely false. On the Queen coming to the throne, she found no jewels belonging to the Crown, nor did her tutor and intendant, Messrs. Arguelles and Martin de los Heros, ever know that any existed. All the jewels which the Queen possesses at present were either bought with her own money, or have come into her possession from private sources, or as the gift of her mother Queen Christina. The jewels presented to the latter by King Ferdinand were, in fact, equally divided between Queen Isabella and the Duchess of Montpensier. The ex- Queen's friends declare that the story about the jewels has been trumped up from political motives. THE DUKE OF ST. ALBAA" S ON VOLUN- TEERS. _.. s ..___ The Duke of St. Alban's, at the annual distribution of prizes to the members of the Robin Hood Rifle Corps, on Wednesday evening, in the Mechanics' Hall, Nottingham, said in addressing the regiment, of which his Grace is colonel :—" The silence of the Government on the question of an increased grant to the Volunteers does not, I am afraid, give consent, but as the officers commanding corps have been invited to meet the Secretary of State for War at the War Office, we shall have the opportunity given us of making out our case before him. The ques tion the country has to decide is what the country is really worth. I hope whatever is done will settle the question. I think that coming to the Treasury doors as beggars year after year is a most undignified position for the Volun teers of this country. Such a position is likely to under mine our popularity. I hope such a grant will be made as will take us out of want, but at all events we may be told what our position is, or that we have got already what the country thinks wo are worth." THE HON. AUBERON HERBERT ON FELLOWSHIPS. Last session the Earl of Carnarvon was the prime mover against Mr. Colcridgo's University Tests Bill, and his lord ship got the House of Lords to throw it out. Now his brother, the Hon. Auberon Herbert, writes, giving up his Fellowship, for one reason, because he would no longer sub scribe to the Articles of the Church of England. In a letter dated Decembar 11, 1869, to the Rev. the President of St. John's College, Mr. Herbert says : " I write to inform you that I have decided to resign my fellowship. I take this step for two reasons : first, because I do not believe in the Articles of the Church of England; secondly, because I am entirely opposed to the system of fellowships. I ought perhaps to add that thosefellowships which were gained, as in my own case, under the old con ditions of restricted competition seem to be specially in defensible. I will only say in this letter that I consider that the use which we make at present of very extensive funds is unwise and unjust, as it limits the number of those to whom we can offer the advantages of a university education. In a few days I shall take another opportunity of stating what I believe Oxford, with her great resources, might be and might do for the whole people. I cannot separate myself from a society to which I have belonged for a good many years without expressing my sense of the personal kindness which I have always received both from you and all other members of that society, however often or however widely we may have differed in matters of opinion." SIR STAFFORD NORT.UCOTE ON THE SUEZ CANAL. An extract is published from a private letter written by Sir Stafford Northcote, who was present at the opening of the Suez Canal, having made the journey in Sir Geo'ge Stucley's yacht, Deerhound. The following is the most noticeable passage :—" Here is the Canal, per fectly available after all is over; and there cannot be a doubt that when the narrow places at Serapium and the ugly corner below Kautara have been widened and straightened, and when the Canal has been dredged to the uniform depth which is contemplated, vessels of 25 feet draught will bs able to use it with ease and comfort. The problem h :refore has been solved, and M. de Lesseps has achieved a great success. As to the commercial results of the undertaking it is too early to prophecy. The expenditure hitherto incurred is stated at 15 or 16 millons, of which about eight have been found by the Viceroy. What further outlay may be necessary depends upon the scale on which it is ultimately decided to com plete the work. Some put the sum at 5 or <6 millions, others at one or two. It is equally uncertain what the annual cost of Maintenance and repairs will be, and there are no satisfactory data for calculating the probable receipts from the traffic which is to support the cost. I suspend my judgment on the point, but incline to think that the traffic will be considerable, and that the Canal will be at least self-supporting. Much will de pend upon the construction of vessels specially adapted for the passage. Large vessels, of light draught for their size, and worked with twin screws, are contemplated, and some are, I believe, now being built. These may be able to make the passage through from England to India without rendering any tranship ment necessary ; and should this be done, they will prove formidable competitors to the large ocean-going vessels which are now in favour, and will bring about a revolution in ship building. It is obviously necessary that our builders should turn their attention to this class of vessels, otherwise the ports within the Mediterranean will have a great advantage over those to the westward of Gibraltar. If ships from Marseilles can ply to Bombay without breaking bulk, we must find ships which can do the same from Liverpool. The canal charges are at present high, and may perhaps render transhipment and railway carriage across the Isthmus the more profitable operation ; but, if the cost of maintenance prove to be no greater than many believe, the Canal charges will be reduced, and the lower tariff will attract more trade. The question is, however, one which time alone can decide. Politically speaking, the work cannot fail to be of importance. It makes Egypt more than ever the high road of the commerce of the world, and gives other nations a greater interest in her prosperity, good government, and freedom from foreign war or domestic trouble. It gives a great stimulus to the development of the country itself, and to its development in an European sense. France is setting her mark upon the desert. Such a town as Ismailia is a remarkable phe nomenon in itself. The place is clearly destined to increase and to become important ; and the establishment of an important town in a neglected district is like the intro duction of an irrigating canal into a desert." We learn from Nature, the new scientific journal, that the Council of the British Association for the Advancement of Science have determined to ask the per mission of the Lord President of the Council to appear before him as a deputation, to urge upon the Government the need of a royal commission to inquire into the present state of science in England. THE GUNSMITH RAID.—The Fenian raiders who attacked the gunsmiths' shops in Dublin on Tuesday morning, are still at large, and are likely to remain so. There is not a doubt, however, that the raids occurred exactly as already related. Mr. Parkinson, the owner of one of the establishments, writes to contradict the state ment in the Freeman that the ball found in the shop, and alleged to have been fired by one of the raiders, had evidently never been fired at all. Mr. Parkinson says that the Freeman is confounding a complete bullet given by Mr. Parkinson as a specimen to one of the police with the bullet actually fired. The latter bears unmistakeable evi dence of its having been used. THE STONE AGE IN EGYPT.—A letter has been addressed by Messrs. Hamy and Lenormant to the Aca d6mie des Sciences to prove that Egypt has had its age of stone as well as Europe. The letter is dated from Luxor, and they say to the secretary of the Academy, "We beg you to communicate to the members a discovery we have just made in the course of a journey to Upper Egypt, un dertaken under the auspices of the Khedive, which will not be devoid of interest to that learned body. The existence of an age of stone in Egypt has often been the subject of controversy. The facts we are about to relate will, we think, give some information that will exercise an influence on the opinions entertained hitherto on the question. On the elevated plateau which divides the celebrated valley of Biban-el-Molouk from the escarpments which overlook the Pharaonic edifices of Deir-el- Bahira, we have ascertained the presence of an enormous quantity of wrought flints, living on the surface of the ground, to the extent of upwards of a hundred square yards. These wrought flints, which are of the well known type designated arrow-heads, lance-beads, lanceo lated axes, knives, scrapers, &c., evidently constitute the re mains of an ancient manufactory, according to all probability pre-historic and exactly resembling those known in France under the denomination of `Factory of the Neolithic Period' Messrs. Ballard, Quatrefages, Wurtz, Jamin, Broca, and Berthelet, with whom we had the good fortune to be travelling, were witnesses of the discovery, and authorise us to declare that they verify the origin of the specimens collected by us and their similitude to those found in Europe. The best of them we propose to deposit in the Museumof St. Germain, where they can bginspected ---- HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR. CASTLE, Dec. 16. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove out this morning. LATEST MULL MENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Dee. 16. The Cunard s eamship Siberi i arrived out to- day at 2 a.m. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1214 ; _the highest quotation dur ing the day was 122 i .; the lowest, 1211. Sterling Exchange on London lOBl. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 6t " 1885 ll2l. it " 1867 ll5l. 10-40 it Illinois 133. Erie • 2si. Cotton—Mid. upland Petroleum—Standard White 3lc. Flour, extra state, $5.10c. to $5.70c. Corn, old mixed, $1.12c. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. In to-day's sitting of the Senate Mr. Carpenter delivered a long and impressive speech in favour of recognising tLe Cuban insurgents as belligerents. Mr.,Sumner spoke in opposition. OrrawA, Deo. 16. The Canadian Parliament will adjourn on the 23d inst. until the 11th of January next. INDIA AND CIIINA MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Dec. 16. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bangalore, from Southampton, 11th, arrived here at seven, and left at ten this morning for Alex- andria. Experienced unsettled weather. All well. SUEZ, Dec. 16. The Mooltan, from Calcutta, 231 Nov., arrived at four p.m. to-day. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Moeris, with the India, China, Reunion, and Mauritius mails arrived here at 6 p.m. to-day. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Massilia arrived here at 11 p.m. yesterday. The mails leave for London at 10.45 this morning. SOUTHAMPTON, Dee. 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nyanza, with the above mails, has arrived here with 100 passengers and £4,500 in bullion. Her cargo includes £lBO,OOO sterling. She experienced a heavy south-westerly gale in the Channel ; on the 7th she spoke the ship Anna Henderson of Liverpool. GIBRALTAR, Dec. 12. The steamer Crimean, from Liverpool, which had broken down, was towed into this port on the 7th. The brigantine Water Lilly, of London. came in collision with a French barque off Tarifa. The former put in here dismasted, with the cargo shifted, and other damage. Exchange on London, 491; Paris, 5.24 ; Mar seilles, 5.24 ; Madrid, discount. PO RTSMOUTII, Dec. 17. The Indian troopship Serapis, Captain Soady, arrived this morning from Alexandria with troops. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. IG.—Three; o'clock—The mark, i closed as follows : t per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of mouth— 72 95 Credit Mobilier Transatlantic 245 Credit Fonder 1670 Paris Gas 1635 - - RAUMA: Bank Sharon 2542.50 Italian qves 55 05 Austrian Fives - Ottoman Loan 322 Do. Debt 44 90 Spanish Threes Home Debt 22 75 Deferred MEM 'e, Cash: 958} Orleans Western Northern .., 1135 Strasburg • • sB7}sl iiyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 592} Sardinian .. 62,-, Austrian BO5 Lombard WO: North of Spain Saragossa Roman 4s} MR. PEABODY'S REMAINS. PORTSMOUTH, Friday Morning. The heavy south-west gale and rain of yesterday moderated, with the cessation of rain, between sunset and midnight, with the wind gradually veer ing into the northward by the west, and a partial clearing of the atmosphere. The wind is now from W.N.W., strong. Her Majesty's ships Monarch and Donegal, with the United Statcs corvette Plymouth, are still de tained at Spithead. The report of the St. John del Rey Mining Com pany to be presented on the 22d inst. describes the general result of operations during the past half year, which have not materially differed from those of the preceding six months. The reserved fund is £41,812, after payment of £9,000 for new shaft expenses. One of the most attractive and elegant displays of Christmas novelties is undoubtedly that thrown open to the inspection of the public by gr. Alfred Duclos, of Ox ford-street, whose great establishment is now positively overflowing with articles of taste and beauty. The entrance to the grand saloon is a perfect wonder in the way of deco ration. and on entering the noble apartment it seems as if one had positively set his foot on fairy land. Here we have gigantic Christmas t r e e s, a ll b ea ng fruit of the sweetest description, interspersed with w ich are bonbons of the greatest beauty, magic bottles filled with fondants: and cabinets so skillfully contrived that they appear either empty or full at pleasure. The display of dolls artificial fruit, tazzas, glove boxes, and other elegancies it is impossible adequately to describe, so we cannot do better than recommend a visit to the splendid establishment, which we can truly call petite Paris, as everything of taste found in the gay capital of France can be had at the liaison Duclos—a matter that will bo duly appreciated by the thousands who aro now considering the pleasing sub ject of Christmas presents. A DELICACY FOR THE HEALTHY—A NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR THE INvAiin.—Preparations of farinaceous food have formed an important article of commerce for some time past, but the latest kind introduced is likely to exceed all others in value. The name of it, " British Corn Flour prepared from Rice," sounds somewhat anoma lous ; we are apt to regard corn as simply including maize, wheat, barley, and oats; but the manufacturers in applying the name to their rice food have used the word in its more universal and, we might say, original sense, Its designating all the seeds employed for making bread or cake, thus the title " Corn Flour prepared from Rice" is not only per missible but admirably selected. Tho new preparation has a special value, rice being not only more easy of diges tion than any other article of food (Dr. Beaumont show ing that it takes but one hour to digest, whilst even sago takes one hour and a half), but it possesses the advan tage over all other grains of containing a larger proportion of fat-forming materials, so that it must be allowed the very highest place amongst farinaceous foods. Rice is also less heating, and it yields an amount of nutriment of which arrowroot and sago are devoid, they being in themselves utterly incapable cf supporting animal life. Like wheat, then, rice is nutritious, and, like arrowroot, easy of digestion. Hence ' British Corn Flour prepared from Rico supplies a want that has often been felt in the sick room and by persons suffering from weak stomachs —namely, a food that digests easily, yet containing nitro geneous matters capable of nourishing every part of the body. When it is said that the manufacturers of the new preparation are the eminent firm of J. and J. Colma n (the well-known manufacturers of mustard), and that they have laboured many years to bring their corn flour to per fection, it hardly needs the high testimony that has been given by Drs. Lankester, Hassall, Cameron, and Muspratt to vouch for its purity and genuineness. As a diet for invalids, convalescents, and infants it is simply invalu able, while as a pleasant addition to the dinner tables of the healthy, in the form of blanc mange. custards, and puddings, J. and J. Colman's British Corn Flour prepared from Rice is that'rare blessing —an unadulterated luxury. ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOKS. The Poems of Thomas Hood. Illustrated by GUS- tave Dore. Moxon. Gustave Dore has here, indeed, met with a fitting subject for his vivid pencil. In their combination of the apparently incongruous elements of Mirth and Melancholy, in their predilection for the grotesque and the tragical, there is in this instance a more than ordinary sympathy between Artist and Poet. Both, with Blondin-like dexterity, delight to tread—and with perfect security—upon that tottering " step " that fluctuates between the Ridi culous and the Sublime ! We are not surprised to hear that the artist himself considers this book one among his best achievements. We could wish that Thomas Hood could have seen his fanciful imaginings thus endowed with life and individuality by the potent hand of this brother artist; and yet we doubt f even the hand of Gustave Dore could realise the visions of Thomas Hood. The frontispiece to tbis volume is from "The Bridge of Sighs " " Take her up tenderly." The face and figure of the suicide are full of beauty and grace, as she appears reclining in sleep rather than in death. The picture is quite deficient ill tragic elements—a strange omission in a picture by Dore. The face of one of the boatmen, how' ever, as he sadly contemplates the corpse, is admirable. We can read his painful thoughts in his speaking countenance. Another picture, illustrating the same poem— " Anywhere, anywhere, Out of the world !" is full of terrible interest. The reckless womanis standing on the outside of the parapet of the bridge, pausing ere she commits the irrevocable act. Her face is agonised with painful emotion, but it is the horror of past suffering, not the fear of f u t ur e dal); ger, thatoverpowers her. " The Lady's•Dteatn , " The' Haunted House," " The Dream of -Eugene Aram," " The Ode to Melancholy," 64 Queen rthb," " Ruth," and "The Song of the Shirt," ar e the other subjects chosen for illustration in this volume. In " The Dream of Eugen Aram," Gastave Dore is himself indeed. The horror-struck face of the murderer, the ghastly wildness that half reani mates the murdered body "A mighty wind had swept the leaves, And still the corse Was bare," the grinning demons that crowd around, pointing with devilish triumph to the fatal spot, and mock ing and scoffing at the guilty-stricken man, are inl tnitable specimens of Dore's dread-inspiring pencil. " The Song of the Shirt," on the other hand, does not come up to our expectations. Some of the little sketches scattered among the letterpress are wonderfully felicitous. In the " Song of the Shirt," for example, there is a " trade mark" of a skeleton in a shirt, which is a perfect embodiment (if we on say so of a skeleton) of the whole sp i r i t o f Hood a masterly poem. Miss Kilmansegg and her Precious Leg. A Golden Legend. By Thomas Hood, with 60 Illustra tions by Thomas Seecombe, R.A. Moxon. Nothing could possibly be more dissimilar tha n this volume, and the one we have just examined ; yet they are both the works of Thomas Hood. The story of Miss Kilmansegge and her precious leg is a masterpiece of wit and wisdom. Every line is a pun, every sentence is a hit ; the ball Is kept up with unwearied energy from first to last, and the delighted reader only recovers from one surprise to be electrified by another and another, until having - followed Miss Kilmansegge from her golden cradle to her golden death, we forget the golden moral of her melancholy end in the amusement which her history has afforded us. It is this inimitable poem that Captain Seecombe hue adorned with 60 most wonderful illustrations, moa t wonderfully engraved by Joubert. The whole work in its every detail is a curiosity and a master piece. The text is not printed upon paper, but 1g engraved, in beautiful " copper-plate" writing upon card-board ! The binding is, like everything else about it, quite unique. The name of Miss Kilmansegge is scattered over the cover in a shower of golden guineas, and the credentials of author, artist, and publisher take the form of a glistening bank note for ten thousau4 pounds I " Gold, gold—nothing but gold"—tbe bo.ik. is assuredly one worthy of being placed upon, ,the library table of Miss Kilmansegg e herself 1 Five, different pictures describe variou s glimpses of that marvellous ride, second only to " Turpin'a ride to York, On rue, that notable clipper," In which the unfortunate Miss Kilmansegge is car' ried off by "A regular thorough-bred Irish horse, Who ran away, as a matter of course, With a girl worth her weight in guineas !" The sketches of the horse in full mad career, and the rider desperate and terrified, yet lua il/- taining her hold, while all around is riot and 0 2 ' fusion, are admirably well done. The most acat o " ing picture in all these illustrations, is, perhaP Bl the one suggested by the Christening font, of the infant heiress. "The font was a bowl of American gold, Won by Raleigh in days of old, In spite of Spanish bravado." The picture is literally crowded by some hundred° of minute figures, and describes Raleigh and h i gallant companions, sword in hand, in the act ° boarding a Spanish vessel, at the cannon's mout h ' Englishmen, Spaniards, soldiers, sailors, 0 135t .7 rigging, cannon, boats, oars, and swords are mi n g le in almost inextricable confusion. The whole 0 0° is animated with life-like vigour and reality. Alto' gether this book is, as we have already said, a c uri°' sity and a masterpiece. CHRISTMAS BOOKS One of Mrs. S. C. Hall's most charming storie°' most charmingly illustrated, now lies before " Midsummer Eve," a fairy tale of loving g i °l3 , 4 being loved (John Camden Hotten.) Fou nd upon the fairy legends of Ireland, the tale is fanci ful and allegorical in its accessories as the iiitrodue tion of the Christmas Pantomime. Eva, the heroin e of the story, born on Midsummer Eve, is the right" ful property of the fairies, andcontendinginfluea ceei strive for supremacy in directing her oareer. Sap pily the spirit of Love obtains the mastery, a ° though sorely tried by grief and many anxieties PAT happy in loving and in being beloved, passes throug h them unscathed by temptation and undirehle by sorrow. The little story, which is writtea . Mrs. Hall's easy, graceful style, originally apPeg re . o in , the Art Journal some twenty years ago, a nd 1 embellished by a profusion of dainty illustrations, for which the names of the artists, Maclise, St gll ,, field, Creswick, Noel Paton, Ward, Elmore, F rost Kenny Meadows, and many others of equal e xe t iv , lence and celebrity,•are sufficient guarantee. do not know if we should class the " Wonders ° Italian Art," by Louis Viardot (Sampson, 1.1 ° lit ' Son, and Marston), with Christmas books, i t is 3. suredly a gift book fit for any season. The ragPa cribe rity of the world's masterpieces are here des in glowing but yet, to those who have seen 000 inadequate terms. More than thirty splendid ? il a grav inge, among others the Madonna de San Sig. ; and the Madonna della Sodia, and ot iler- c i from the works of Raphael, Michael Angelo, a j‘ other great masters, add to the value of this d er , which is a translation from the French, Lea M e i f e veilles de la Peinture. The English public ha ' reason to be grateful to the translator and publiebe: for having thus plac e d thi s ver y va luable an de cii lightful work within th e i r reac h.—" Cbaracteri sti of Women," moral, poetical, and historical". 14_ Mrs. Jameson (G eorge R ou tl e d g e), appears 0 8 7 new edition and in very attractive guise, and qd quires no comment at our hands. The beauty l, discrimination with which Mrs. Jameson h as .if y t lineated the characters of Shakspere's heroines ":f long been publicly recognized in the world letters, and a new edition of her choice b ° o would be the most delightful Chris offering for the young maidens of 1' ° , 138 land, who may find in these creations of v oci poet types of all that is most loveable g . a 1/ excellent in womau.—" The Throne of Da li bb ' e " The Pillar of Fire," and " The Prince of ' ea House of David." (George Rontledge.) frhbir.ob books, by the Rev. J. N. Ingraham, LL.D., ".ry illustrate different epochs of Holy Woit in a ve al , interesting and felicitous manner. They a:, e lice bellished with numerous engravings. i$ Th e Ir/ THE BARKING SEWAGE DIFFICULTY. Mr. Rawlinson's report on the Barking sewage difficulty is published. The following are some of his conclusions:— " That the memorialists are not in a position to establish deterioration of health to emanations from the metro politan main sewerage outfall works, as the town of Barking is without local governing powers, is unsewered, contains many cesspools, a sewage tainted subsoil, and has a defective water supply. The river Thames is polluted by the metropolitan sewage, and receives such road and street detritus as the aforesaid sewage contains. The main channel of the Thames has not been reduced in depth of water by such detritus. Fish have been destroyed in Barking Creek, most probably by chemical refuse. An accumulation of mud has taken place, both on the shore of the Thames and at the mouth of Barking Creek, but fram what special cause has not been proven. The Metropolitan Board of Works, in their annual report, recognise their obligation to purify the Thames, and to effect this purpose have negotiated with second parties for the utilisation of the northern sewage by irrigation. The Metropolitan Board have objected to the admission of sewage into the Thames from towns situate above London, and therefore inferentially justify the objections to river pollution below London. Deodorization and disinfection of the metro- politan sewage by chemicals would be very costly to the ratepayers, and in the results imperfect. River pollution by town sewaz,e, in the case of the Thames, may be pre ventel." THE E.A'GINEERS' REPORT. ON THE HOLBORN VIADUCT. At a meeting of the Court of Common Council, held at the Guildhall on Thursday, a report was brought up from the engineers appointed to inquire into the state of the Hol born Viaduct. In the first place, they believed that the structure was perfectly safe for public traffic. With regard to the second inquiry, addressed to them, namely, what was the cause of the defects in the columns, they had come to the conclusion that there were no defects in the foundations of the work. (Hear, hear.) The defects in the top and bottom stones were to be attributed to the mode adopted, of setting the blocks of granite on small pieces of lead packing, and the unequal diffusion of weight thereby occasioned, combined with the fact that the base and capstones are only 12 and U inches thick respectively, and the whole effect is further aggra vated by the tendency which the contraction of the iron superstructure in cold weather would have to throw an. unequal pressure on the edges of the stone, through the medium of the lead packing. With regard to the wedges, there was well grounded reason for believing that no motion had occurred. Under the circumstances they do not recommend that anything should be done at present, except to fill up the cracks and interstices with a suitable composition, and to wait until the whole work should have been exposed to the action of the extreme cold of the coming winter and to the maximum heat of next sum mer. It was possible that, in the event of a severe lowering of the temperature, some slight ex tension of the cracks might be observed, but nothing that could endanger the safety of the structure. After twelve months experience, steps might be taken to remedy the most apparent defects and restore the work to its pristine beauty. This report was signed by Mr. George Bidder, Mr. T. E. Harrison, and Mr. Edwin Clark. It was ordered to be printed. AMERICAN " INTERVIEWING."—A portion of the daily newspapers of New York are bringing the profession of journalism into contempt, so far as they can, by a kind of toadyism or flurikeyism, which they call "interviewing" The Sun interviews Corbin, Fisk, Gould, Grinnell, But terfield, 111Tarland, Mrs. M`Farland, and whoever else has any story to tell, or: axe to grind, or is unwil ling to kick its reporter down stairs. We are bound to say, however, that the Sun " interviews" with judgment, and in the main, seeks news and not gabble. But the Herald, World, and News, as if "interviewing" had be come a sine qua non in journalism, use it as a means of gathering up the " opinions " of any and everybody rela tive to matters in general. The Herald " interviews" Gar field about resumption ; the News interviews Peter B. Sweeney about the fifteenth amendment ; and the World, more enterprising still, sends its reporters at random into the down-town offices of merchants and bankers, and asks them what they think about the state of the country. By all these means, very precious samples of fiapdoodle are served by these journals which ought to be able to teach the men they are thus interviewing upon all the points on which they seek information. Journals which do not respect their own position are not likely to find it respected by the people.—Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1. ANOTHER SEARCH FOR LEICHHARDT. — This time the expedition which went out to endeavour to solve the mystery of his death was sent by the Government of Western Australia, acting on the earnest solicitations of Dr. Mueller, whose sanguine and affectionate mind will not allow him to give up his countryman as altogether lost. The circumstances which led to the formation of the expedition may be briefly told. A few months since some blacks in Western Australia told a story of the death in the wilds of two white men and their guide, an aboriginal. Believing these might be remnants of Leiehhardt's party, Mr. John Forrest was sent out by the Government of West Australia to see if he could find any traces of them. Again has the enterprise been unsuccessful, and, as before, no foundation whatever could be found for the story. Indeed, the adventurous little band had a narrow escape from destruc tion themselves, the natives they met being savage and unapproachable. In their journey they camped on the shores of a dry salt lake, which extended beyond the line of vision, and is situated in 23 deg. 58 min. 50 sec. S., and 119 deg. 39 min. E. Thus the fate of Leichhardt still remains a mystery, and we have now real cause to fear that it will never, in ow 4ay, be solved.—Melbourne Age. of the Hi Holy Cit: Jewish in the histo: Philip Sc Marston.: mas boo lected by Saviour, i St. Berna and Jami fred Teal interest, common beautiful] " are the poetry." character the Rev. Honour ston). 'I exciting a child flames frontispie glimpse a Book of aneedotel in all agl Henry T with sixl den 101 l are more than are mans of I trici ties i These " 1 their ex They are their fells too) who aity of te: from thei those set faced lad bert and t an enorm would asl Madame in height equally eccentric are Day Carew, garot Fa Dick," an and the remarkal he smell cimens adorned gether at from this for Wint 800, Low and so be spots in t are not o side. 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