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HOUSES. —Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, I,nuorban, and Country RESIDENCES to LET or SELL. Far4iculars forwarded for three stamps, upon stating exact requirement s and rental. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent street, ar.d South Kensington, facing the Museum. SOUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK , Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's-gate, Cornwall, and Princes Gardens, Elva 8 ton-place, Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe Squares, Bolt ns. dr,c. Messrs TOPLIS and ROBERTS have R141:4- 144:WES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regen t- s treet, and Sodth Kensington, facing the Museum. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADE LPHI.- Sole Proprie.or and Manager, Mr. R. Webster. THIS EVENING. THROUGH FIRE W ANDATER. Messrs J L. Toole, R. Phillips, Millington, Mh ey ; Mrs. A. Melon ;Miss Woolgar), and Miss H. :irnms. At! er which. at 9, SOLON SHINGLE. Solon, Kr. John E. o%ei.s; supported by lilt sits. R. s h.l.ips. Stephenson, Ashley, Eburne ; . 11. Lewis. &c. To conc:ude with A PAS D FASCINATION. MisS Furtado, her 3d appeal ance ; and Mr. J. L. Tool!. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled 1114:ART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Alter which, AR ilAll NA I OGUE : Messrs. Dion 13oul omit, J. Brougham, H. Vandebhoff. 1). Fisher, D. Murray; Mrs. Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commcnce at 7. --- ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING. at 7, THE BE rTER HALF. Mr. Farselte ; Miss Johnstone. _ After which, WINDSOR CASTLE. Messrs. Stoyle Thorne. James, Fento : ; Mesdames Swanborough, Rayn him, Simpson, Ho t, Hughes, Weston, ttad the Misses Uunniss. To be followed by SAM'S ARRIVAL. Mr. Belford; Miss Thorne. 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The meeting of Prussian Deputies has given rise to numerous altercations which threaten to assume a serious aspect in their subsequent effects, and to inaugurate a change in the mutual relations of various parties in the State. In fact, in some re- ! spects the neighbourhood of Cologne has presented the appearance of a country in revolt or assailed by the enemy. The troops occupied both bridges of the Rhine, and cut off all intercourse between Ventz and Cologne. The steamer that had been engaged by the banquet committee was occupied by pioneers, and therefore the guests were obliged to depart by railway. The sentiments of the community were, however, very plainly evidenced by the reception which the travellers met with en route to their desti nation. At all the stations at which they stopped they were loudly cheered. At Oberlahnstein an enthusias tic reception was given to the visitors, but here again the destroying angel appeared and the festivities were cut short. In the course of the evening the troops arrived and cleared the hotel, making several arrests as it afterwards appeared. The return of the travellers was hailed by the same enthusi astic demonstrations as their departure had been, and, notwithstanding all the interpositions of the authorities, very significant expressions of opinion took place. Herr GRABOW, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, was much applauded. He was prevented from joining the assembly, but his name was mentioned repeatedly. It is a great mis take for the Prussian rulers to persist in putting down all / these popular demonstrations in such an arbitrary fashion ; they will regret their conduct when too late. It has often occurred before this that when a nation is roused and excited by a hard and harsh proceeding on the part of autho rities that old injuries are recalled, and old wrongs spring to remembrance, producing most disastrous effects. The King of PRUSSIA, however, and his Ministers seem to consider themselves alone, and beyond the ordinary rules of existence that affect commonplace people. They rule by Divine right, and consider themselves inspired after some fashion or another. The working men of Prussia are also bestirring themselves, as it would appear, at this momentous juncture of affairs. An appeal has been made to them by Herr BERNHARD BECKER, who has signified that he has re assumed the post of President of the General Association of Working Men in Germany. In this address a very decided tone is adopted, and some statements are made, which, though fine, are not likely to be very palatable in certain guar- It assumes that it is the duty of independent men to support the party of progress, and goes on to declare that the interference of the Police Pre sident in Cologne was illegal, and, if continued, trust involve all in its consequences. Finally, it is urged that the present is the time to " show energy," and to uphold the indispensable right of " mass meetings;" that thus free institutions will be secured, and the working-classes shown their fitness for the same. All this shows the feeling that is at work throughout the country, and how much wiser it would be for the authorities to defer to public opinion, instead of provoking opposition by need less acts o f irritation and giving r i se to all kinds of inimical sentiments. The arbitrary manner in which the Committee of Management w as used has given great offence, and the recollection of it will long live in the minds of those who were con cerned in the affair, nearly or remotely. The affair :has altogether been a most unfortunate one, but there is sufficient proof afforded by the incidents that have since occurred that the matter cannot be so easily hushed up as some may imagine, and that there is no idea in the minds of any concerned of submitting tamely to the dictates of the law or to the terrorism of the military authorities. It would seem as if the Governmant had resolved to show their sense of the injuries inflicted on them by the Liberal Deputies during the sitting of the Chambers, and by the most arrogant assumption to put down all attempts at, a meeting where thoughts and opinions could be expressed freely. The peculiar stringency of their actions cannot otherwise be accounted for, since it is a new state of things in Prussia that an assembly of this •ature should be broken up so precipitately... While domestic matters are thugUnsatisfaotory, it is worth noticing that the " old story" of the Duchies is as rife as ever with themes of dissension tern. and controversy. Austria has not turned out to be quite so complaisant as some imagined that she would prove, and just when the dearly-cherished scheme seemed to promise fruition checks and pro mises are interposed, and the prize is kept dangling before the eager eyes of Herr BISMARCK, but he does not seem much nearer to it than was TANTALUS to his desires. The new subject of dispute is this : the Prussian Minister has declared that the new members of the Schleswig-Holstein estates must take the customary oaths of allegiance to Austria and Prussia, but to this objections are raised by the Vienna Cabinet. Count MENSDORFF asserts that the Emperor and the King " are not the Sovereigns of the Duchies, although they are for the moment the co-possessers of them." This is certainly a very correct definition of the state of things, although it, of course, gives great umbrage to certain interested parties. It is, on the whole, ♦ery fortunate that the Austrian Government should have thus displayed their firmness and judgment so decidedly, for it would be a great :pity if the Prussians had it all their own way. The Austrians propose that the. oaths of fealty be taken into the hands of the com missaries of the two Powers, and this appears to be a very good solution of the difficulty. However it is not likely that the Prussian Government will submit quietly to this arrangement, for it is well-known that Herr VON BISMARCK has planned and plotted for a long time to gain this point. It is really astonishing when we come to think of it how long and unsatisfactory kas been the controversy between the two great German Powers respecting the fate of the Duchies. As yet it does not appear probable that a meeting will take place between the EMPEROR and the KING, and this does not augur much for the good under standing that exists in that quarter. It has been suggested, indeed, that Herr VON BISMARCK is the chief obstacle in the way ; and, doubtless, if this shawdow was not so constant an attendant on the KING more might be effected, but the certain inter ference of such a dogmatic individual is most un satisfactory to contemplate. At a time when those well qualified to judge supposed that a decision of some sort or another would have been arrived at we find that, to all intents and purposes, the dis putants are as far off as ever from any practical settlement. The glowing suns of July, while holding out encouraging hopes for the harvest, remind us that the summer season, however beautiful, brings its dangers to the public health, as well as the frost and snow. The great prevalence of cholera in the East urges us still more to consider the necessity of caution, and the Lords of the Council have just issued a circular letter to the local authorities of the outports and other places, impressing upon them the necessity of care, and giving full directions as to the particular points on which caution is needed. Most of the dangers specified are already known and recognised as dangerous, while the remedies or defences required are likewise familiar to most in telligent persons. The progress of sanitary know ledge in the present day has been so great and so rapid that almost every one of common education knows the importance of fresh air, the value of cleanliness, the danger of defective drainage ; and yet we can scarcely go down a crowded street, we cannot certainly enter a dozen of the poorer class of houses, without receiving forcible testimony that every one of these rules are habitually, neglected. The Council, while laying down the rules for the purification of infected places, and the best means for counteracting the dan gers of unwholesome neighbourhoods, are careful to remind the public that no artificial means can supply the place of cleanliness, ventilation, and drainage. "The great natural disinfectant is pure air, abundantly and uninterruptedly supplied." As in many other instances, nature herself supplies the safeguard with the danger, but man obstinately re fuses to avail himself of it. Even in the households of respectable families how often do we find every door and window closed, every breath of the sweet fresh air carefully excluded, and the united ambi tion of all the members of the family to be to pre serve as close and unwholesome an atmosphere as possible. The fear of draughts with the nervous, the fear of dust with the fidgetty, habit with some, prejudice with others, and ignorance with all, com bine to exclude one of the most important consti tuents of health from a large proportion of English homes. If this is the case among the respectable classes, it is ten times more so among the really poor and ignorant, who generally live under such dis advantageous circumstances of overcrowding in unhealthy, narrow streets and alleys, that double precaution is necessary. A striking fact was mentioned by one of our London coroners some time since. He said that the children of the very poorest classes were frequently more healthy than those above them when not absolutely in want, because the greater part of their lives was spent in the open air; whereas the more respectable and well-to-do kept their children out of the streets. The air out of doors, even in the poorest lanes, is far more healthy than the confined atmosphere of a house, and this is a sanitary agent and disinfectant always at our service, although, unhappily, it is one of the very last that people can be prevailed upon to employ. The Memoranda of the Council treats of the best plans to follow to secure the removal of nuisances, and the prevention of infection from the sick. Under the first head, the general precautions which should be taken by the local authorities are re hearsed ; and under the second, those particular precautions which should be adopted by those in immediate attendance upon the sick. Them rules should be studied by every one whose occupations are likely to bring them in contact with those suffering from infectious disorders ; anti, indeed, they should be generally known, since every one is liable to cases of contagious disorders occur ring in their own households. Cleanliness and ven tilation are again the great requisites in sickness as in health, but the use of disinfectants, such as chloride of lime, chloride of zinc, or perchloride of iron, is also very desirable, and the immediate setting of infected linen in water containing some disinfectant, such as Condy's fluid, and the disin fecting of bedding or clothing which cannot be washed, are precautions which may serve to check the spreading of contagious disease in the most crowded locality. Houses which are believed to be infected should be washed in the interior with quick lime, the wood-work, after being cleansed with soap and water, being washed with chloride of lime. An infected room may be disinfected by burning an ounce of flour of sulphur in a pipkin, with the doors and windows carefully closed, no person of course remaining in the room during the process. If these rules were generally heeded we should not so often hear of those melancholy cases in which fever or smallpox carries off one member of a family after another. A great deal can be done by the local authorities of crowded or un healthy districts, by organising a system of house to house inspection, when a rigid inquiry I should be made into the condition of the drains, the rubbish heaps, ditches , &c., in the vicinity. In 1 _ many cases it is dangerous to disturb an accumula tion of refuse or of decaying animal and vegetable matter, and it will then be necessary to apply disin fectants. The most effectual for this appears to be a layer of freshly-burnt vegetable charcoal of lime. If neither of these is available, clean dry earth makes a good disinfectant, and the same caution is necessary where unpaved earth near dwelling houses has been sodden with 'offensive matter or decaying vegetables. The inspection of com mon lodging-houses, and of all houses sub let in small holdings, should also be insisted upon ; and in districts where smallpox or fever are known to be common visitants all these rules should be strictly enforced, for where they are cholera will find a ready entrance. The Council has also issued a circular respecting the prevention of the spread of infectious disorders among cattle, a precaution which it is just now very necessary to enforce, as a good deal of disease exists among cattle in the neighbourhood of the metropo lis. All such regulations may appear to be weari some and officious,and the degree of care and watchfulness recommended to the public generally may be deemed superfluous, but it must be remembered that the condition of the public health last week was not unsatisfactory, and the deaths from diarrhoea have risen to 280 in the week, besides 18 from cholera. We have learned from previous experience that while no disease that visits us is more formidable in one sense, yet there is none so amenable to control if the old adage is faithfully followed, " Prevention is , better than cure." In spite of our elaborate sanitary arrange ments, and the efforts that have been made to diffuse a knowledge of the laws of health, the general negligence and lethargy are so great that it needs the threat of a pestilence to secure those precautions which should be constantly observed. THE GENERAL LECTION. KING'S COUNTY—DECLARATION OF POLL. • King ... •5.• ••• ••• 2172 O'Brien ... ... 1246 ••• Hennessy ... ... ••• ... 1240 It appears from this that O'Brien is elected instead of llennessy. It is stated that the former return was incorrect, owing to a mistake in adding up the poll book. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1E65 THE ATLANTIC CABLE. - The following telegram has lust been received at the Company's offices in London : " TUESDAY, 11 P.M. " One hundred and fifty miles of cable laid. " 12 MIDNIGHT. " One hundred and fifty miles run. " WEDNESDA+, A. 31. " Two hundred miles cable laid. " Signals good. All going on well." THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMING II AM . —At a meeting of the council and the committee of council of the Arts and Theological departments, held on Monday last, the Earl of Lichfield, the Principal, in the chair ; the Mayor, the Venerable the Archdeacon of Coventry, the Hon. and Rev. the Rector of St. Philip's, the Dean of the Faculty, the senior physician of the Queen's Hospital, Messrs. John Suckling and Isaac Trow, and Professors Clay, Chamberlain, Johnson, and Suckling being present ; the Rev. T. E. Epin, formerly Fellow and tutor of Lincoln College, Oxon, and vicar of Hadley, was unanimously elected resident warden. It was resolved unanimously to remove the theological department from the Crescent to within the college walls, and to give increased facilities to junior resident medical students, to enable them to prepare themselves under the direction of the resident medical tutor for the arts examination now required by all the ex amining medical boards. At the same meeting the Pkn cipal submitted a financial scheme under which the college may be made self-supporting. His lordship's plan was cordially approved. Tho appointment of Professor of Medicine has been declared vacant. JEALOUSY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PRESTON. —At the Preston Police-court yesterday a labourer, named John Snape, was charged with attempting to murder a widow woman named Rachel Taberner, living at No. 14, Stanley-street, Preston. Snape is about 45 years of age, and has been in prison 22 times since November, 1843, for various offences. He has a wife and four children in Black burn, but ho has not lived with them for several years. Lat terly he has been cohabiting in Preston with the woman abovenamed, and his passion for her appears to have run to a mad and ridiculous extreme, At the inquiry yesterday at the Police-court Mrs. Taberner said that on Sunday afternoon she went into the Stanley Vaults in Stanley street, and had a glass of ale with a man named Simpson. The prisoner afterwards went into the same place, and she refused, when he asked her to go and sit beside him. When she was about having a second glass of ale the prisoner got behind her, threw his left arm round her, and then drew a table knife across her throat. He cut her, and she screamed " Murder !" The man Simpson then seized the prisoner, and she afterwards fainted and fell upon tho floor. For a few months she had " kept company" with the prisoner, but she had told him many a time to leave her. On being cross-examined by the prisoner she said that he had often abused her, and that on Saturday she gave him 2d. to get something to drink, to " cheer up his spirits." John Simpson, a millwright, deposed that he saw the prisoner draw the knife across Mrs. Taborner's throat, that he knocked the prisoner down, and that he believed if he had not done so the prisoner would have killed her. Wm. Ireland, landlord of the vaults named, said he saw the pri soner cutting across the woman's throat with a knife, and heard her shout " Murder," and that he kept the prisoner until a policeman came. Police -constable Wiggins appre hended the prisoner, who, when charged with attempting to kill Mrs. Taberner, replied "It was all through jealousy. I might as well do it and hang myself." He was in drink and excited at the time. Dr. Moor deposed that he found a cut six inches in length on the front of Mrs. Taberner's throat. William Forrest, of Back Stanley-street, said that on Sun day, about noon, the prisoner asked him for a knife to cut some tobacco with. He gave him a table knife; the pri soner afterwards sharpened it twice, and then went away with it. In his defence the prisoner said, I have never been my own self since I commenced with her (Mrs. Taberner) in May lascwhen I came up to join the militia. We talked together for a fortnight, and then we stayed together at her house. 1 have never had any pleasure since then. I took up so much with her that I had no pleasure—l could neither work nor play, nor rest night nor day. People said I was out of my reason in thinking so much about her, and she was the cause of it. Sho would go among other men. He was then committed to take his trial at Lancaster Assizes. When the prisoner left the court-room he had to pass the woman whose throat he had attempted to cut. In passing her ho held out his hand and she slightly smiled and then shook it, to the astonishment of all present. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The ship Mornington, 948 tons, Captain J. Jones, belonging to Mr. J. Owen, of Car narvon, passed up Channel yesterday with a full cargo of guano from Callao, April 11. She rounded Cape Horn May 8, crossed the Line June 16, and spoke on the 18th, in lat. 7 10 N., long. 29 W., the Danish bark Doris Broderson, 40 days from Sunderland, for Rio Janeiro; July 20, lat. 48 15 N., long. 9 0 W., the English ship Dunrobin Castle, five days from Swansea, for Valparaiso; and July 23, 130 a.m., off Berry Head, the ship St. Lawrence, from London for Calcutta. Very heavy weather was experienced when rounding the Cape, from May 3d to the 9th ; wind, f rom W.N.W. to S.S.W.; barometer on the 7th and Bth at 28.38. The British Empire was clearing out of Callao for Cork when the Mornington left. NIGHT RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—INGENIOUS IN - vErrriorL—The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company have adopted, for experiment, a simple but happy invention of a working man, named Grant, the object of which is to indicate clearly the names of railway stations at night. The plan is to hang signs of coloured glass, with the names of the stations printed on them, over the lamps at the stations. These signs have been tried at the Bootle station, and are found to answer well. _ _ CURIOUS NESTS OF MICE.—A number of empty bottles had been stowed away upon a shelf, and among them was found one which was tenanted byamouse. The little creature had considered that the bottle would afford a suitable home for her young, and had therefore conveyed into it a quantity of bedding,which she made into a nest. The bottle was filled with the nest, and the eccen tric architect had taken the precaution to leave a round hole corresponding to the neck of the bottle. In this re markable domicile the young wore placed ; and it is a fact worthy of notice that no attempt had been made to shut out the light. The rapidity with which a mouse can make a nest is somewhat surprising. One of the Cambridge journals mentioned some few years ago that in a farmer's house a loaf of newly baked bread was placed upon a shelf according to custom. Next day a hole was observed in the loaf ; and when it was cut open a mouse and her nest was discovered within, the latter having been made of . paper. On examination, the material of the habitation was found to have been obtained from a copybook, which had been torn into shreds and arranged in the form of a nest. Within this curious home were nine young mice, pink, transparent, and newly born. Thus, in the space of 38 hours at the most, the loaf must have cooled, the interior been excavated, the copybook found and cut into suitable pieces, the nest made, and the young brought into the world. Surely it is no wonder that mice are so plentiful, or that their many enemies fail to exterminate them.-- Homes without Hands. LATEST INTELLItENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. PRUSSII. BERLN, July 26. At the Council of Ministers, hell at Ratisbon, under the presidency of the King of Prussia, defini tive proposals to be made to the Atstrian Govern ment were determined upon. THE FEDERAL DIET. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MANE, JULY 26. Saxony and Bavaria have gives notice in the Federal Diet of a motion dem ondirg from Austria and Prussia information relative to the measures taken by them since April last to bring about an arrangement on the Schleswig-thlstein question, and proposing to divide the Danish war expenses between the members of the Diet, mid to incorporate Schleswig with the German Confederation. The Diet will consider this motion on Thursday. THE MAURITIUS MAILS. SUEZ, JULY 25. The Sultan, from the Mauritius, anchored here at 10 p.m. yesterday. OUTWARD MAILS. GIBRALTAR, JULY 25. The Massilia, from Southampton on the 20th instant, arrived here to-day at 4 pin., and left at 7 p.m. for Alexandria. All well. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 26. The North German Lloyds steamer America, from New York, on the 15th" instant, passed the Needles at 10.45 a.m. pa-day. FRANCE, PARIS, JULY 26. The number of bonds for the City of Paris Loan, subscribed for yesterday, exceed the number of bonds to be issued. The subscription list has been closed. PRANCE. BOURSE, July 25.—The tone of the market is much firmer. Transactions took place on yester day's closing prices. The Mexican Loan is better, and is now quoted 46i. No advance, as some ex pected, in the rate of discount of the Bank of Eng land has been announced. Consols remain unvaried at 90. A little after two o'clock a great demand took place for Stocks and Shares, in consequence of the reported success of the City of Paris Loan, which opened to-day. The whole amount of 250 millions having been already subscribed, the Old Obligations (1855-1860) continue in great demand at 420 f. The closing prices of the other securities are as follows : 4 per Cents 97 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 67 70 Do. end month 67 65 Credit Mobilier 750 Do. end month 743 75 Bank Shares 3590 Ditto Threes — Mexican Loan 46 50 Do. Bonds — Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Roman Credit Fonder 1255 Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 64 97 RAIL WAYS. Cash. Amt. ... 831 25 ... 1042 50 ... 846 25 ... 562 50 538 75 517 50 277 50 ... 412 50 ... 480 197 50 ... 325 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman - - ... 220 - THE LATE JOHN STANYAN BIGG, Author of " Night and the Soul," and other Poems—an accom plished writer, who recently died so very prema turely at the age of thirty-six, leaving a young wife and three children of tender years wholly unpro vided for, has—in the mere remembrance of him, of his fate, and of his gifts—awakened much sympathy of late in behalf of his bereaved family. A generous advocacy of the claims of that family has but just now been put forth in the columns of the Courier de l'Europ . e—we trust and we will believe not ineffectually—by the Chevelier de Chatelain, who recalls to remembrance the fact that during the late Stanyan Bigg's lifetime hisslaims for a pension as an ingenious but impoverished writer, were, as far back as 1858, supported by the then Lord Chancellor (Napier) and Attorney-General (Whiteside) of Ireland, by Sir Bulwer Lytton, Judge Crampton, George Gilfillan, and other per sons of great intellectual distinction. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE EXETER HOTEL. —Yesterday afternoon Mr. Langham held an in quest in the board-room of Charing -cross Hospital on the body of George Henry Fendall, aged 21, who lost his life by the falling of a portion of the oanamental work on the cornice of the Exeter Hotel, in the Strand. Mr. Henry Pym said that he was an architect and surveyor. On Friday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, he was in the Strand on the same side as Exeter Hall, going towards tho City, when he saw a reflection as of something coming down from the top of the building. The de ceased was on the pavement, and he was coming towards him. He was thrown down, and he heard a heavy sub stance fall. Thinking that the parapet was falling, in stead of proceeding towards the deceased he ran on one side. He noticed a number of people rush to tho man, and ho beckoned to them to get out of the way. The gutter of the roof was almost horizontal, and he noticed a man thereon with a large pineapple ornamental figure, and the man was swinging to and fro, so that he held up his arms for him to get back. He saw the ornament fall to the ground, striking in its descent the head of the deceased. Andrew O'Connell, of 15, Blandford-mews, labourer, said that on Friday last he was employed on the top of the Exeter-hall hotel repairing the roof. The ornaments had been there for some time, and were being repaired, as a portion of the bottom had been worn away. Ho was at work in the gutter. He could not work in side, and wanting to pass the Party wall he passed out side, and took hold of a man nam e d Morrissy. As he was coming back the vase gave way and fell into the street. Another part fell upon his breast, and then rolled upon his thighs. The pausing behind the vase was the cause of the figure falling. Mr. Warner was foreman clerk of the works, and when he went on the job he did not ap prehend any danger. The accident was owing entirely to his trying the second time to pass the figure. He was at the time of the accident outside the parapet. He did not know that by going round and getting through the win dow of one room, and getting out of another, the accident might have been avoided. Ile used cemeni to repair the ornaments. The base of the vase still remained in the gutter; none of the foundation had given way. The weight of the part which had fallen, he should say, was about 121bs. Mr. Willis, solicitor, of New Inn, Strand, who attended on behalf of the mother and relatives, cross-ex amined the witnesses, but nothing material was elicited Mr. Travers, the resident house surgeon of Charing-cross Hospital, proved that the injuries Pendell had received to the skull were the cause of death. Henry Ambrogi, of Drury-lane, said that the figures on the -top of the hotel were made of Portland cement. When he affixed the figures he had to pass out of one window and enter another. They were never intended for the weight of a man to swing upon them. Mr. Jonathan Warner, the foreman of the works, said he was sent to examine the figures by the request of Mr. Haxell, and he reported them to be secure. He should have considered the vases were quite secure, even if a storm or hurricane had been raging. The figures had stood in their positions for fifteen years, and he never apprehended the least danger ; in fact, there would have been none had it not been for the man pressing himself between the party wall and the figure, the distance between the two being 16 inches. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Mr. Isaacson, solicitor, informed the Court that Mr. Hazel!, without any recommendation of the jury, intended, for the safety of the public, to remove the whole of the figures. A GOOD EXAMPLE.—An interesting meeting was held at Dundee a few days ago for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Mr. W. D. Latto, editor of the Dundee People's Journal, in acknowledgment of his zealous and valuable co-operation in assisting to collect upwards of £BOO, through the medium of that newspaper, to defray the cost of two life-boats to be stationed on the Scotch coast. The testimonial presented to Mr. Latto by the National Life-boat Institution consisted of a beautiful model of the People's Journal life-boat No. 1, about to be stationed at Peterhead, N. 8., a beautiful silver tablet bear ing a suitable inscription, the thanks of the institution, illuminated on vellum, and enclosed in a gilt frame, and a fine large photograph, also in a gilt frame, and suitably in scribed, of a life-boat with its crew proceeding through a stormy sea to rescue the crew of a wrecked vessel seen in the distance. Mr. Francis Monson presided on the occa sion, and he was supported by some of the principal resi dents in Dundee. The Liberal Banquet at Cologne. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) COLOGNE, July 24. After the excitement of the day before yesterday, and a portion of succeeding night, every effort was made by the guests invited to the Liberal banquet to carry out the programme originally laid down at some less objectionable spot. While a portion of their number began the progress on the Rhine at 4 a.m. for Oberlahnstein in a couple of gaily-deco rated steam-boats, the majority left yesterday for the same destination by the trains departing at six and nine o'clock. A band accompanied the latter train, and played patriotic airs during the journey. At Bonn and several other stations the travellers were greeted with loud cheers by spectators waiting on the platforms. Upon reaching Oberlahnstein, in the Duchy of Nassau, the guests, preceded by their band, re paired through streets lined with flags to the Hotel Lahneck. Those who had arrived by the earlier train and the two steamers, among whom were some 40 deputies, had dispersed among the various refreshment-houses for lack of room. The recep tion given to their visitors by the inhabitants of Oberlahnstein was of the most enthusiastic kind ; handkerchiefs were waved from the windows as the procession passed by, and the words of hearty wel come shouted to them were cheerfully responded to by the guests. On reaching the Hotel Lahneck, Dr. Becker warned the company against expressing too much enthusiasm, as calculated to bring about interruption, and prove a sorry return for the hos pitality of the Lahnsteiners, for whom he proposed three cheers—a motion eagerly and instantly re sponded to. In the course of the afternoon toasts were pro posed to Herr Clasmn-Kapplemann, to whom also a telegraphic message of greeting was despatched. The healths of all holding similar opinions with the guests throughout Germany were drunk ; Herr Emil Rittershaus, the poet, made a terse, but feel ing speech ; and a prologue by Karl Siebel, of Barmen, was read in the author's absence. Towards six o'clock, shortly before the train left for Cologne, the troops specially summoned by the Duke from Wiesbaden made their appearance, and proceeded to clear the hotel. Several arrests are reported to have been made. The six o'clock train, mostly carrying returning guests, consisted of 24 carriages. At its departure, as well as at that of the steamers, loud cheers were interchanged between the passengers and the inhabitants of the town. During the entire return voyage the steamers were greeted with enthusiastic hurrahs, waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and firing of guns from the various villages and single houses upon the banks. At quieter moments toasts in prose and verse mingled with the strains of the band. Chief among the healths drunk was that of Herr Grabow, president of the Chamber of Deputies, prevented from being present by the serious illness of a child. Thirteen telegraphic greetings from various places were received during the day. The steamers stopped at Porz, where the greater part of the guests disembarked to go on afoot to Deutz, while the remainder took boats for Cologne, where they landed amidst the hearty cheers of the assembled crowds. In Cologne itself nothing of material importance took place from noon to evening. Unusual excite ment was, however, visibly displayed in larger assemblages in the streets, loud conversation, and expression of much dissatisfaction. The steamers intended to participate in the festal progress were occupied until late in the evening by pioneers, who were relieved every three hours. The reinforce ments at the main guard were withdrawn at noon, and no further military arrangements were noticed in the course of the day. Crowds assembled towards evening upon the banks of the Rhine, awaiting the return of the expected steamers. Large numbers of persons also collected in front of the central railway station, to meet the train froni•OberlAnstein..The guests arriving by both methods were received with tremendous cheers and shouts of applause, most of them being accompanied by numbers of _ enthusias tic admirers to their respective homes. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday a large circle of persons interested in the welfare of the mer cantile marine was thrown into gloom by the announce ment of the sudden death, from apoplexy, of Captain Ben jamin Sproule, President of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, member of the Liverpool Local Marine Board, one of the committee of the school frigate Conway, and senior partner of the firm of Sproule and Ponsonby, ship store dealers. The deceased had been with the pilotage committee on their excursion on Saturday, and on Monday he was present at a meeting of the association of which he was president, and had been oneof the principal promoters. Later in the day he returned to his home, Rose-mount, Oxton, and upon going upstairs about one o'clock in the morning, with the intention of going to bed, he fell in a fit of apoplexy, and after lingering about an hour he died. Mrs. Sproule and her daughter were from home. The event will prove a severe practical loss to the institutions with which Captain Sproule was connected. WONDERFUL, IF TRUE.—A few days ago as Maidman, gamekeeper to Admiral Sir 'Phipps Hornby, of Little Green, near Petersfield, was lying in wait for an alleged aerial poacher which had committed several unwarrantable depredations on young game upon the estate, and was known to the locality under the cogno men of " Old Margery," he ebserved her taking her even ing's zigzag flight. At this instant she took a sudden downward dart, and after being a short time upon the ground rose to return, when the fatal shot was fired, and " Margery" fell to the ground. Upon going to the spot the keeper found, to his great surprise, a fine weasel firmly fixed to her talons, oth dead, and a short distance off a hawk fluttering with a broken wing, which, from some unaccountable cause, got into the line of fire, and fell from the same shot. Upon being secured, the strange triad were bagged, and they are now in the hands of Mr. Barnes for preservation. The weasel in the talons of the owl, and the hawk alongside, present a rare combination of birds of prey, and with the destructive weasel are sufficiently in teresting, under the circumstances related above, to arrest the attent ion of the lovers of natural history.—Surrey Standard. ELECTION AMENITIES.—The Western Morning News publishes a letter addressed by Colonel Dawkins to the late members for Totnes, by whom he was defeated at the late election. Ho tells Mr. Pender that if he will take his oath that none of the electors who signed the re quisition to himself (Colonel Dawkins) 'have received, or will receive, any of Mr. Ponder's money, he is prepared to withdraw some statements which he made against Mr. Pender. As to Mr. Seymour's charge that Col. Dawkins is not a " fighting man," the Colonel replies—" I am pre- Wred to relieve him of his error as soon as he likes, at ormwood Scrubs or elsewhere, and thus probably relieve Totnes:at once of a representative not of her choice." EMIGRATION FIGURES. —The annexed figures show the various directions taken by the 208,900 persons who emigrated last year :—United States, 147,042 ; Central and South America, 2,963 ; Canada, 11,759 ; New Brunswick, 396 ; Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 433; New foundland, 33 ; Prince Edward Island, 8 ; Vancouver's Island, 92 ; Jamaica, 843 ; British Guiana, 220 ; Trinidad, 128 ; other West Indian settlements, 1,215 ; the East In dies, 1,267 ; China, 205 ; Japan, 4 ; the Mauritius, 23 ; Western Africa, St. Helena, Madeira, Malta, &c., 364; the Cape of Good Hope, 873 ; Natal, 527 ; Mexico, 43 ; the Falkland Islands, 5 ; the Sandwich Islands, 15 ; New South Wales, 4,689; Queensland, 7,183; Victoria, 13,909; South Australia, 2,842 ; Western Australia, 299 ; Tasma nia, 50 ; New Zealand, 11,970. It is a remarkable fact that seven out of every ten persons who (emigrate from the United Kingdom thus proceed to the United States. The emigration to the troubled territories of Brother Jonathan was on a larger scale last year than it had been since 1854. On the other hand, the emigration to British North America and the Australian colonies somewhat declined last year. ODD MARRIAGES.—In England, in the year 1863, for which the marriage returns are now completed, 11 men were married who were neither bachelors nor widowers, and nine women who were neither spinsters nor widows. Half of these 20 marriages of divorced per sons took place in London. The returns state the exact ages of nearly two-thirds of the couples married in the year, and generally there is nothing remarkable in the disclosure. More than three-fourths, both of the men and the women, were under 30. But there are some entries that certainly are rather remarkable. For instance, two men above 80 married spinsters who were not 35; and a girl of 16 was married to a man above 70. 228 girls were married who were only 16 years old, and 30 without wait ing even until they were 16. Six youths of 16 must needs take to them wives, all rather older than themselves. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; but this return shows us 177 men and 42 women who had made what is called a new start in life after they had passed that boundary. Eight of these men were bachelors until, after attaining the age of 70, they married, and three of the women spinsters; 14 of the men had seen 80. birthdays. Among the whimsies may be noted a man of 92 marrying a woman of 81 • ( t or t flip. Ortilitar HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 25. The Queen, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Emma Lascelles. The Prince and Princess of Wales. PLYMOUTH, July 25 , The Prince and Princess of Wales landed at Penzance on Monday. A loyal address was pre sented to them previously from the corporation on board the yacht. At the landing-place a battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Rifle Volunteers, over 800 strong, lined the way, and festive demonstrations were made all along the line the Royal party passed. The Prince and Princess proceeded to the Land's End, return ing in the evening. To- day they are expected to remain on board the yacht ; on Wednesday they will visit Falmouth, Penryn, and Truro, but it is not expected they will land at either place. PENZANCE, July 24. The Osborne, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on board, left Fowey yesterday morning at 3 o'clock, and arrived, after a very favourable voy age, at 8 o'clock, in Mount's Bay. The coast at this point forms an irregular amphitheatre, the two extremes of which, the Lizard and the Land's-end, are 20 miles apart. Towards its apex the Bay, which runs far inland, becomes very considerably narrowed, having at its north-western bend the town of Penzance, and at its north-eastern the vil lage of Marazion, the distance between both being about two-and-a-half miles. On all sides the land slopes gradually down to the Bay, but then, at a dis tance of some three or four miles inland, it rises to an elevation, which causes it to form a well-defined back ground. For these three or four miles it is for the most part gently undulating, and is upon the whole well wooded, presenting from the Bay a pleas ingly diversified appearance. About 400 or 500 yards outside Marazion is the singular conical rock, or rather series of rocks, known as St. Michael's Mount, from which the Bay takes its name. This rock, which is about a mile in circumference, and which for six hours out of every 12 is completely surrounded by the sea, is one of the chief attractions of the place. It was famous at a time at which, as in the case of the common law of England, " the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." But it is as pictur esque as it is famous. It stands proudly out of the sea as if defying all that the billows can do against it, and it has defied them for many a long day suc cessfully, looking little the worse, as far as one can judge, for the contest. It is partially clothed with verdure—that is to say, there are some'green slopes at its base, and the fern finds its way among the rocks, but these are only soft places in its stern nature. Solid grey stone frowning upon the waters and rugged acclivities form its characteristic features. It is crowned at the top as with a diadem by an old castle only less ancient than itself. When this castle was built no one can tell ; but this much is certain, that it was a building originally de dicated to religious purposes, and that it is pro bably coeval with the existence of Christianity in Cornwall. In those early times the monks would seem to have had an exquisite eye for the beautful, and they could not have pitched upon many spots at once so capable of gratifying their taste and so secluded as this wild rock, a residence, on which, however, it must be confessed, at the first blush, is very suggestive of the history of St. Simon Stylites. How it came to be called Mount St. Michael is not very clear. There is a tradition that the monks en tertained the notion that the Archangel Michael was wont to perch upon the spots which they had chosen for their abode, generally selecting the most steep and dangerous point on which to alight. If he selected the particular spot known as St. Michael's chair on the Cornish Mount (St. Michael's Mount was not an uncommon designation for religious abodes in those days), the choice was no doubt perfectly in accordance with the principle on which he usually acted, for it is a stone projecting from the summit of the tower by which the Mount is topped, and overhanging a not very inviting-looking mass of rock below. It was the vulgar belief that any woman who was courageous enough to sit on this stone or chair—for it assumes the form of one—would secure to herself dominion over her husband for life, upon the same principle, probably, that kissing the Blar ney stone in Ireland was supposed to result in the possession of an unlimited power of persuasive elo quence. But be that as it may, the history of St. Michael's Mount is very remarkable. As early asthe sth century St. Kryna, a holy virgin of British Royal blood, is said to have taken refuge there. Later there were many other eventful circumstances connected with it. After the conquest, Robert, Earl of Mortain, became its patron, but he attached it to the Abbey of St. Michael, situated on a similar mount on the coast of Normandy. When the alien Priories were seized upon in the time of Edward 111. it was again restored to its original independence, but it soon after passed from under the rule of the monks into secular hands, and was eventually sold at the time of the restoration to Sir J. St. Aubyn, by whose representatives it is now possessed. The summit is still occupied by the ancient monastic buildings, but they have, with a religious hand, how ever, been adapted to modern requirements. The chapel is Gothic, and from it a narrow staircase communicates with the tower, in which the whole structure, natural and artificial combined, cul minates. A spacious apartment near the chapel, now called the Chevy-chase room, constituted in former times the refectory of the monastery. At the upper end of the room are the Royal arms, with the date 1644, and at the opposite end the arms of the St. Aubyns. On the small piece of level ground from which the Mount springs on the north side there are several houses, containing about 200 in habitants, and just by them is a tiny churchyard, in which is the burial-place of the St.Aubyn family. To this side, also, there is a small artificial harbour attached, with an entrance about 100 ft. wide ; and into this harbour, while a Royal salute was being fired from the St. Aubyn Battery, the Prince and Princess, who had passed all the morning on board the Osborne, were rowed yesterday, shortly after 2 o'clock, in a boat of Mr. St. Aubyn's, pulled by six men, arrayed in scarlet coats turned up with orange, having white petticoats underneath extending below their knees, a large brass badge, with the St. Aubyn arms, on their shoulders, and black leather jockey shaped caps—the whole constituting a uniform which is quaintly picturesque, and which has long been used by the family as the livery of their boatmen. The Prince and Princess landed just inside the harbour at the same staircase—laid with crimson cloth—at which her Majesty and the late Prince Consort landed in 1846. At the top of the stair case a small brass plate, cut into the form of a shoe, and having inscribed upon it the letters " V.R.," marks the spot where the Queen on that occasion first set her foot. Accompanying the Prince and Princess yesterday were the Earl of Mount-Edg cumbe, General Knollys, Lady de Grey, and the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, who reached the Bay in the Undino shortly after the arrival of the Osborne. The Royal party were con ducted by Mr. St. Aubyn up the steep way which leads to the castle through an archway of ever greens with which the gateway was decorated. Shortly after gaining the castle, the entrance to which was tastefully ornamented with flowers and some beautiful specimens of fern, their Royal High nesses partook of luncheon, and then ascended the tower, where they stood for some time admiring the magnificent prospect around. The Princess si m pl y g l a nced at St. Michael's chair. The royal party w ere then shown over the principal rooms of the castle, in one of which there are some fine pieces of ancient armour, breastplates, and helmets, of no doubtful strength, thus pleasantly wandering about the storied chambers and romantic crags of M oun t St. Michael, stopping at different points to gaze upon the varied and most lovely scenery in which it is itself the foremost object. The Prince and Princess were soon after 6 rowed back to the Osborne in the same boat in Which they came on shore ; a guard of honour, consisting of 35 of the Penzance and Falmouth division of the Coastguard, under the command of Capt. Fellowes, R.N., and Capt. G. Sullivan, and a detachment of the Royal Artillery Volunteers, of which Mr. J. St. Aubyn is Colonel Commandant, but which were un der the immediate orders on this occasion of Lieut. F. W. Field, having been posted, as on their arrival, at the approach to the landing-place. In the evening the Prince and Princess entertained at dinner, on board the Osborne, in addition to the ladies and gentlemen of their suite, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of St. Albans, Lord and Lady Vivian, Mr. St. Aubyn, M.P., and Lady E. St. Aubyn, Lady Audrey Townshend, the High Sheriff of Cornwall and Dlrs. Williams, Capt. Fellowes, R.N., Capt. Sullivan, R.N., Mr. E. St. Aubyn, and Capt. Darcy. Happily the weather, which had been very fine since the royal party reached the bay, is this morn ing all that could be desired, so that the Prince and Princess will see, probably, Botallic, whither they purpose going to-day, under more favourable aus pices than they saw the Fowey Consols Mine on Saturday. To-night the Prince proceeds in the Osborne to Scilly, whence he is not expected to return before to-morrow night or the following morning. The Princess will meantime be the guest of Mr. St. Aubyn, at Mount St. Michael's, where she, the D uchess of Sutherland, and Lady de Grey and Ripon, will sleep to-night. The Prince will be accompanied on his trip by the Duke of Suther land, the Duke of St. Albans, and the gentlemen of his suite. Her Boyal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge's Birthday. Yesterday being the 68th anniversary of the birth of the Duchess of Cambridge, it was celebrated at Kew by a public dinner, composed of the Royal tradespeople from London, Kew, Richmond, &c. The Royal ensign floated from the tower of the old church. In the evening a numerous party dined at the Coach and Horses Inn. Nearly 40 persons sat down to dinner. The chair was filled by Mr. Costellow. After the dinner, an excellent repast, had been done justice to, The chairman proposed " The Health of the Queen" and " Prince and Princess of Wales," which were received with honours. The Chairman then rose and proposed the toast of the evening, that of " Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and God bless her." The toast was enthusiastically responded to. Mr. Owen (the Duchess's house steward) said that he was grateful for the kind manner in which the health of his royal mistress had been welcomed. He could only say that many of the residents of Kew were well aware of her kindness and anxious desire in every case to support any charitable pro ject which came before her notice. He concluded by saying he was proud to belong to the household of the Royal family, who " did good by stealth and blushed to find it fame." He begged to say that in consequence of what he had said he hoped Cam bridge Cottage would not be troubled with unde serving applications for charity. The duchess and her daughter were so well known to the inhabitants of Kew that it would be impertinent on his part,to speak a word in their favour beyond what had been said. Afterwards the Chairman proposed " The Health of the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Mary." The toasts were cordially responded to. The company then resolved themselves into a hilarious company, and they broke up shortly after eleven o'clock, highly pleased with the arrange ments of the host and proprietor of the Coach and Horses, Kew-green. His Highness the Prince and her Royal Highness Princess of ToUr and Taxis have left Claridgo's Hotel for Brussels, 'on their return to Vienna. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are ex pected to arrive at Stafford-house, St. James's, to-morrow, or on Friday next, from an excursion in their yacht to the west of England with the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor will leave town in a few days for Eaton Hall, Chester. The Marchioness of Bath and infant daughter are both progressing favourably. The Marquis Carnovitro and Monsieur Gardilli have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. The Earl and Countess Delawarr have left town for Eastbourne, in order to meet Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman. Count F. de Lagrange and Viscount Paul Daru have left the Clarendon Hotel for Brighton. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY AT MELBOURNE.—The anniversary of her Majesty's birthday has always been celebrated with special enthusiasm by the colony which bears her honoured name ; and, as year after year pauses, the loyalty and affection of her antipodean sub jects become intensified with the lapse of time. The fes tival of yesterday has never been exceeded by any former celebration of the event, as a spontaneous exhibition of popular feeling, and perhaps on no other occasion did the people of Victoria loss require the stimulus of an official intimation to enjoy it as a genuine holiday. From morning till night the city presented quite a gala appearance—not only the public offices, but nearly every private establish ment being closed, except those which are indispensable to festivity; flags and banners waved gaily in almost every street throughout the day, and in the evening several of our spirited fellow citizens testified their loyalty by illu minating their premises. Most of the vessels in the bay, and at the various piers and wharves, were also decked in holiday attire ; and not a few excursionists, more daring than discreet, ventured down the bay in steamers, in utter defiaie of sea sickness or fog. Considering the late period of the season, the day was so cheerful and exhilarating as to remind us of those delicious days in the old land pro verbially designated as "the Queen's weather ;" and those who hesitated to take part in more demonstrative kinds of recreation gratified themselves to the top of their bent with boating parties up to the Yam, or pic-nic expeditions to the picturesque scenery of Studley-park, Brighton, and St. Kilda. Some idea of the extent to which the people of Melbourne shook off the dust of the city may be inferred from the fact that at the Melbourne and Hudson's Bay rail; way station no less than 5,387 tickets were issued for Sand ridge, St. Kilda, and Emerald-hill, exclusive of more than 2,000 volunteers, who travelled free. The railway autho- , rities are entitled to some credit for the unexceptionable, arrangements made for this large amount of extra traffic. The first noticeable event of the day was the review of th. volunteer force at Emerald-hill. The total number of vo lunteers present was 2,497, representing all the corps in the colony ; and .it is no exaggeration to say that our citizen' soldiers presented an appearance which not only reflected credit upon themselves, but imparted an agreeable sense of security to those who regarded the occasion as something more than a mere military pageant. Melbourne has seldom presented a more animated appearance than after night-fall, the gay dresses of the volunteers contrasting pleasantly with the crowds of ordinary citizens lounging through the streets; and a stranger, suddenly arriving, might fancy that our peaceful city had been taken possession of by some of those invading hordes with which we have been threa tened, the perpetual din of exploding crackers by Young Australia helping to keep alive the illusion. Her Majesty may well be gratified upon learning how her 46th birth day was celebrated in Australia Felix.—Melbourne Age, May 27. AN " ANIMATED DANGER SIGNAL."—A it c o unty Magistrate," in a letter to the Times, describes the righ t way of making necessary repairs on railways. He was tra velling yesterday on the fast London and North-Western train to London at a fair pace, " when, though broad day' light, a fog signal exploded ; the train slackened, and soon came up to a gang of workmen, one of whom, himself ae animated danger signal— a being clothed in red, a perfect Zamiel—jumped on to the engine, and conducted us over the line under repair, and then left us to pursue our way in peac e and safety. Why should not platelayers on other railival e use red clothing and fog signals." DISTRESSING BOAT ACCIDENT AT CASTLE EDEN' —Two BROTHERS DROWNED.—A most melancholy boat accident took place on Sunday morning, at the mouth of Castle Eden Dene, whereby two brothers, sons of Or' Ford, hind to Mr. It. Burden, of Castle Edon, occupying farm at Black-hill, near to where the casualty happen e f were drowned. They were aged respectively 14 and years, and had, about 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, V rie out to sea from the shore abutting their farm for a cru ise ' After pulling about for a shost time they attempted to 51_ 3 ; proach the shore, when they apparently were a little fatigued. The boat got broadside to the waves, which were ii breaking heavily near the shore, owing to the rocks whic .. o were in the vicinity. Some parties on the shor e we' watching the young men, when the boat suddenly caPsize d and then the scene was most melancholy and heartrendur Those that were watching the struggles of the poor fello. felt their situations more keenly owing and to their inabilit)tat_ render any assistance. The young men struggled for s? ir e time for life, but neither appeared able to swim , gradually rose and struggled for intervals when they 0 5 appeared. One of the bodies has been recovered. I