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MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. THEATRE ROYAL DR I; :IY-LANE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTRETON.—ThiS Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A.. is now Open for the AUTUbf N DRAMATIC *EA SON, THIS EVENING, Nov. 18. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. AMY ROBSART.—Miss VICTORIA YOKES. In consequence of this lady's great success in the above character on Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, Mr. Chatterton begs to announce that Miss Vokes will REPEAT the IMPERSONA TION on WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nov. 28. Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of A3fY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING, Nov. 18.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitle.' AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING, Nov.IB.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. P_EMBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated YOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 18.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART ; a new Historical Romantic Drama, written by Andrew Halliday: founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated novel "Kenilworth," with new and characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 18—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART ; new drama: Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Vokes, Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Yokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 18—THEATHEROYAL DRURY LANE, AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Yokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN ING, Nov. 18.—THEATRE ROYAL DRIJRY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; New Drama. The Overture and Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey, executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus. The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor neck. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward stifling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Nov. 18.— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LINE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING,Nov. 18. —THEATRE ROYAL DRUB,Y-LANE. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER • ManagerS, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7, THE GREEN BUSHES, OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Miami, Madame Celeste ; supported by Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. C. Sennet, and Mr. Charles Wilmot. And THE MILLINERS' HOLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss Eliza Johnstone. , ^1 T. JAME S'S T H EAT R E.—Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD.— This Evening at Eight, Victorien Sardou's great play, FERNANDE revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Reseued, Act 11. Loved. Act 111. Won. Act IV. Triumphant. Cha racter by Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne Murray, and Lionel Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Veztn , Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie oirough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 6.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON, by Tom Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and H. Everard, At 8, FERNANDE. At 10.30, ONLY Dby John Oxenford Esq. Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and Turner.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Bole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque, THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Pennon, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Button, Bantley, Lee, Goodall, &c. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.— Lessees— Messrs. 11. 3. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7, TWO ROSES (144th night), by James Albery. After which, at 9.30, ELIZABETH ; or, The Don, the Duck, the Drake, and the Invisible Armada. A grand, new, original, and profoundly historical Burlesque, by F. C. Bur nand, Esq. Conclude with CHISELLING. Supported by Messrs. 11. J. Montague, David James. H. Irving, George Honey, W. H. Stephens, and Thomas Thorne, &c. ; Mesdames Nelly Power, A. Newton, Hetty Tracy, R. Evelyn, T. Lavis, and Amy Fawsitt, &C. Doors open 0.140 ; commence at 7. MA D AME TUSS AU D'S EXHIBITION, BAKER STREET. On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the E m press Eugenie, and Prince Imperi a l : King William of Prussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, Is.: Children underlo years of age, 6d. Napoleon ROOMS 6(1. extra. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN , c supplied as soon as publißhed, every Evening, by S, WiLsoN, newsagent, and special agent for the North-western District, 24, Delancey-street, Camden-town, N W. SUE, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 187. himself any longer as bound by the obligations of the Treaty of the 18th (30th) March, 1850, in so far as they restrict his rights of sovereignty in the Black Sea." Further than this—" that his Imperial Majesty believes himself entitled and bound (se croit en droit et en devoir) to denounce to his Majesty the Sultan the Special and Addi tional Convention attached to the said Treaty, which fixes the number and the size of the war-ships that the two bordering Powers reserve to themselves the right of maintaining in the Black Sea." And, " that his Majesty, in all good faith.(!) makes communica tion of his purpose (en informe loyalement) to the Powers who are signitaries and guarantors of the General Treaty of which this special convention forms an integral part." It is to this astounding intimation that Lord G RAN VILLE has j ust now upon the instant replied with a precision, a dignity, a promptitude, and a clearness which reflect the highest honour npon his judgment, his temper, his genius and his patriotism. The iScident can hardly fail very conspicuously to enhance his already high and considerable reputation. In his reply addressed to Sir A. BUCHANAN, the Foreign Secretary, insists at once quite plainly that the effect of any such doctrine a 3 the one propounded by Prince GORTSCHAKOFF and of any proceedings founded upon it is " to bring the entire authority and efficacy of Treaties under the discretionary control of each one of the Powers who may have signed them, the result of which would be the entire destruction of Treaties in their essence.' The conclusion which he unhesitatingly arrives at, and frankly announces, is this—that " it is impos sible for her Majesty's Government to give any sanction on their part to the course announced by Prince ORTSCHAKOFF." Die gage is thereby picked up, and—as politely as possible—tossed back to the challenger. TOPIC'S OF THE DAY. THEATRE ROYAL, fIAYMARKET.-LAST TWO NIGHTS of Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS In consequence of the production on Saturday next, November, 19, of Mr. Gilbert's new and original Fairy Comedy, THE E PALACE OF TRUTH. The greatly successful Comedietta, UNCLE'S WILL, every evening, This evening (Monday) and during the week (Saturday excepted), AN ALARMING SACRIFICE, at 7. Mr. Buckstone, jun., and Miss Fanny Wright. At a quarter to Eight THE RIVALS. "Sir Anthony Absolute," Mr. Chippendale ; " Captain Absolute," Mr. Kendal ; " Sir 'Lucius O'Trigger," Mr. Averil ; "Bob Acres," Mi. Buckstone " Fanikland," Mr. Howe ; " David," Mr. Rogers ; " Mrs. Malaprop," Mrs. Chippendale ; f' Lydia Languish," Miss Robertson ; "Julia," Miss C. Hill ; "Lucy," Mrs. E. Fitz william. After which UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Box office open daily from 10 till 5. OPERA CONIQUE.—Grand Entrance, 299, Strand. Messrs. 11. TrALIR, C. STEELE, and N. NOUTON, Lessees. Thia, the most beautiful Theatre In London, is now acknow ledged as THli fashionable house of the day. 3fdlle. DEJAZET In French .Plays Every Evening, supported by her Great French Company. Entire Change of Performance. Free List Sus pended. except Press. OPERA 'COMIQUE.—MDLLE. DEJAZET in her Great Character of RICHELIEU. Three new Plays : LE PASSANT, LES PREMIERES ARMES DE RICHELIEU, and LE CHAPEAU DUN HORLOGER. Seats may be secured three weeks in advance at all the principal libraries and at the Box-office. Commence at S. THE GREAT ClTY.—Grand Realistic Drama in Two Acts, written by Andrew Halliday, THIS EVE ING (Friday), Nov. 18.—PRINCESS'S THEATRE. PEEP 0' DAY.—Grand Irish Romantic Drama, written by Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING (Fri day), Nor. 18.—PRINCESS'S THEATRE. N - OTICE.—Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER will appear in his great impersonation of NAPOLEON THE FIRST in the Military Vaudeville of THE PRETTY GULLS OF STILBERG, on SATURDAY November 26. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. GLOBE THEATRE, Newcastle-street, Strand.— Lessee and Manageress, Miss Alleyne. TAMING OF THE SHREW ; great success of Miss Alleyne as "Katharine ; " Mr. Fairclough as "Petruchio." MARCO SPADA. Una nimous approval of Madame Colonna and Troupe in ths BRIGAND DANCE, at 8.45. The New Ballet, entitled THE THREE ROSES, or the CHOSEN ONE, will be speedily pro duced. A New and Original Comedy in active preparation. GLOBE THEATRE.—This Evening, at 7, THE SECRET ; at 7.45, MARCO SPADA ; Messrs. Walter Lacy and Fairclough. Madame Colonna and Troupe in a grand BRIGAND DANCE. TAMING OF THE SHREW Miss Alleyne and Mr. Fairclough. To conclude with BOARD AND RESIDENCE. JOl-11 , 7 GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a wile whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasfint fragrance to the breath. Price b.. ed. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames•street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair Zl._ to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. GOSNE I,L and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded In perfecting this wonder ful liquid. 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JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Fernando. Only a Halfpenny. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew. Marco Spada. The Secret. OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Panl and Virginia. OPERA COMIQUE -Le Passant, Les Premilres Armes de Richelieu, and Le Chapeau D'un Horloger. GAIETY—The Happy Village. Zampa. Trombalcalzar. SADLERS WELLS.—Lady of Lyons. Farce. STANDARD —Vicar of Wakefield. Ballet. Chapter o Accidents. AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)--Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. CRF.montrE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c. NEW SURREY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link, Nobody's Chill. QuEEN's—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's Dream. ROYALTY —WeaIth, and Stranger, Stranger than Ever. Ho',nom—Farce. The Odds. PALAIS RovAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine. Siege of Paris. ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street)—From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Is.; extra rooms, 6d. READINGS, &c., in Queen's Concert Rooms (largo hall), Hanover-square, W., on Tuesday, Nov. 22. 44 , , v . -77 a: 1 ;g " *Ay ft, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1870. LORD GRANVILLE has again afforded a signal justification of his selection as Lord CLARENDON'S successor. His capabilities as a Minister have cer tainly been put to the test more than once in a very startling manlier. Upon the very morrow of his crossing over from the Colonial Office to the Foreign Office came the telegram announcing the candidature to the Crown of Spain of Prince LEOPOLD of Hohenzollern-Zigmaringen. Hence the War, hence the torrents of blood that have flowed so freely, that are still flowing so freely in the north of France. Throughout the whole of the diplomatic correspondence which took place prior to the actual outbreak of hostilities between the Franco- German belligerents, Lord GRANVILLE acquitted himself of his most onerous responsibilities as Foreign Secretary to very general admiration. His policy was at once firm and concilia tory. So far as he possibly could, he endeavoured to "reconcile the two estranged and irritated Governments. Thanks to Russia this time, Lord GRANVILLE must again have run the risk, but for his readiness and sagacity, of being taken by surprise and, there fore, at a disadvantage. Disclaiming all intention of reopening the Eastern Question, while, in -the very act of taking the treaty of 1856, and de liberately tearing it to pieces, Prince GOIZT SCHAKOFF, speaking in the name of the Auto crat his master, authorisee, or in plain terms " orders " the diplomatic agents of Russia to declare "that his Imperial Majesty cannot consider THE SPANISH CROWN. The election of a sovereign for Spain has taken place. 191 deputies have voted for the Dec d'Aosta ; for Espartero, 8; Prince Alfonso, 2; the Republic, 63 ; the Due de Montpensier, 27; the Duchess de Montpensier, 1 ; blank papers, 19. In other words, the Duke of Aosta has 191 votes in his favour, and 120 of different shades against him. It remains to be seen whether the Duke will accept the crown with such an adverse minority, unless a better result can be obtained. IMPIIOVEMENT IN SPAIN. Whether the Duke of Aosta get the crown of Spain or not, it is highly desirable that some settled Government be given the country. The general condition of the people is improving, and there is reason to think that the settlement of the throne question would give a further impulse to this upward course. A gentleman of influence at Madrid says that with a good Government and an able Finance Minister, the revenue and expenditure would soon balance—a condition of things unknown in the Peninsula. This authority observes one very hopeful feature. Since the fall of Isabella, and more especially during the last 12 months, the Spanish people themselves have been steadily invest ing in their own stocks—the low price being favour able to so disposing. of small sums, and there now appears to be as much pride in supporting the national credit, and regularly paying the dividends, as there was formerly carelessness on the subject. THE NEW EMBBOGLIO. Prince Gortschakoff's circular, whatever events it may ulthuately bring about, has already produced an . amount of confusion which ought to be highly gratify ing in Muscovite circles. It is a remarkable proof of the vast extent and unforeseen character of the compli cations which this Russian difficulty may involve, that the news has been received with equal satisfac tion both in France and Prussia. Frenchmen are full of joy. Any fresh European difficulty must bene fit, and cannot injure France. Moreover, it is probable that Germany might be drawn into the war as Russia's ally, and thus an excellent chance for France would present itself. In Prussia the Russian circular is regarded as justifying still further the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine. It must, it is argued, be evident that Germany cannot abate her demands for material secu rities, since a new proof has been furnished of the worthlessness of treaty guarantees. No state has done more than Prussia herself to prove the worthless ness of treaty guarantees. It is certainly rather neat that the very nation which encourages and abets Russia in breaking the treaty of 1856 should regard such a breach as a proof that material, and not paper guarantees, are needed for German security. If treaty-breaking is now to be regarded as legiti mate business, the Germans should not forget that the French may violate a treaty handing over Alsace and Lorraine as well as any other. THE COMMANDER OF THE .LOIRE ARMY. General Aurelles de Paladine is little known to military fame, though he has seen much service, and is now in his 67th year. In 1853 he was engaged in the Crimean war. Leaving France as a general of brigade, he soon won his promotion to the rank of general of division, in which capacity he commanded one of the best bodies of infantry engaged at the siege of Sebastopol. After his return to France he was for several years in com mand of the military division of Marseilles. When the Italian war broke out in 1859, his good services in this locality contributed in no small degree to the regular despatch of the numerous parties and trains which were sent to Genoa and the Italian peninsula. During the period of peace which followed this campaign, General Aurelles de Paladine held a command in the east of France. He was placed on the retired list about eighteen months ago. The commander of the Loire army enjoys excellent health, is famous for energy and activity, and if not a great strategist, is at any rate an excellent organiser. 'TIE CRUISE OF THE FLYING SQUADRON. The six wooden vessels of her Majesty's navy which have just made the tour round the world in safety, left Plymouth on the 19th of June, 1869, and have therefore been 616 days away from England. Of this period the ships were 408 days on the seas, and 108 in harbours. • The cruise has been highly advan tageous, in affording experience of the management of sailors, and of war vessels on long sea voyages. The success of the experiments made in both respects may be judged of when we say that not a single life was lost through illness or accident while the vessels were away, and only one ship met with a slight disaster, that of having a foreyard carried off in a squall. It was on the 21st of September that the Admiral made signal to the fleet "accept my thanks and congratulations on having kept company round the world" and on the 29th the news of the war was communicated to the squadron by a Liverpool ship, the Melbourne. The general health of the men has been excellent. Fresh meat was issued to them 133 days, salt meat 289 days, and preserved meats 94 d ays. A. supply of cocoa in the squadron was found most useful, as the sailors thought no beverage so sustaining and comforting as cocoa during the night watches. The naval in structors of the ships changed vessels repeatedly for the examination of the cadets—a system that was found to work well. JUDGES WORK.. The computation of the number of sittings by the highest judicial functionaries in the course of the year proves that their offices are by no means sinecures. The Lord High Chancellor, who enjoys the comfort able income of £6,000 from the Court of Chancery, and £4,000 from the Lords, sat judicially in the year 1869 on 70 days in the house of Lords, and on 76 days in the Court of Chancery. He has besides other public duties. Lord Romilly, the next in legal rank, as Master of the Rolls, sat iu his court orin Chancery on 166 days, besides a few days' attendance at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Lord Justice Giffard had no easy time. He sat 130 days in Chancery, 33 days in the Judicial Committee, 2 days on appeal, and made 280 orders in Chambers. Such multifarious duties are not over paid by a salary of £6,000. The Vice Chancellors, who have £5,000 each, sat on an average more than 200 days. In the Common Law Courts the attendance is also arduous. The Lord Chief Baron sat on 226 days ; Mr. Baron Martin on 297 days, of which no less than 194 were occupied with election petitions. Even the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty sat in court and in chambers - 133 days, besides assisting on the Julicial Committee. Only one absence from illness is recorded. A WARNING TO THE PREMIER. Mr. McCarthy Downing, M.P., hitherto a warm supporter of Mr. Gladstone through every vicissi tude th:3 Prime Minister has had to encounter, has somewhat assumed the position of censor with re spect to the man he hitherto has only recognised as his leader. Speaking at the meeting held in Cork to express sympathy with the Pope and indignation against Victor Emmanuel, the hon. gentleman said he trusted that Mr. ' Gladstone was not the writer of the article in the Edinburgh Review, which had been so much dis cussed by the public recently. Should it unfortu nately be otherwise, he, Mr. M'Carthy Downing, did not scruple to say that the Premier was not entitled to the confidence of Irishmen. He trusted Catholic members would speak out boldly and plainly. He felt it was their duty to heartily dis approve of any lenient view being taken by the Government of recent events in Rome, and to prove that they regarded the purity and stability of their religion as their first consideration and care. Mr. Downing added, however, that he, for one, did not believe Mr. Gladstone had contri buted the objectionable paper to the Review. On the contrary, he thought the Ministry had expressed its opinion of the seizure of Rome with due regard to the feelings of the Roman Catholics of the kingdom. THE IRISH LAN!) ACT. One of the subjects comprehended in Lord O'Hagan's address, at the annual meeting of the Statistical Society in Ireland, is the Irish Land Act. The Lord High Chancellor, on this topic, remarks that the deed accomplished has evoked powers and established principles which must vitally influence the future of generations of Irishmen, and the character of such influence will, he says, depend in a great measure on the spirit and the purposes with which they aro now launched into action. So far its real value and the great issues to which it tends have not been adequately understood by the majority of the people. It is the duty of all good men, even if they disapprove of the change in any way, to see that the Act be not barren of the vast advantages which it may afford to the Irish agriculturist, if only he be induced to understand and utilise its beneficent provisions. His lordship cannot well conceive agraver social responsibility than that of the man who should strive to make poor people ignore or contemn, and so unfortunately lose, an opportunity of prospering in their own land such as was never vouchsafed to them before. Certainly, if anyone has reason to complain, the tenant should not be taught to do so. He gains advantages of a substantial kind, whilst in some material respects the landlord will labour under disadvantages. The latter's compensation, however, will come, the Lord High Chancellor thinks, from the improved circumstances of a settled state, in which his social and proprietary interests will be in a greatly improved condition but if complaint should be heard from anyone, it might be expected more reasonably from him. IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA. The Incumbent of St. Paul's, Clerkenwell, has just returned from a visit he has paid to Canada in order to ascertain the position of the emigrants who were assisted out by the mother country during the past two years. The rev. gentleman says the great majority of the immigrants are doing well— some very well. A few have failed to improve their condition, but the incumbent attributesthis circumstance to their own folly. Canada, he says, never has experienced 'a more prosperous time than that which she now enjoys. Food and the necessaries of life are cheap and house rent rea sonable. The cost of living is less than in England, and families are able to have a meat meal twice or thrice a day. Having travelled 6,000 miles, the incumbent of St. Paul's is satisfied that emigration has proved a blessing to thousands, and its results amply compensate for the money expended. Eng land and Canada are alike benefitted by emigration. CONVICT RETURNS. In 1869 the daily average number of convicts in English prisons was 8,370, being an increase of 592 men and 81 women on the previous year. The most profitable employments for the male convicts are quarrying, brickmaking, &o. The women are chiefly employed in washing. A new manufacture has been introduced in Fulham and Woking, which consists of the formation of mosaic blocks for pavements com posed of refuse marble. This affords suitable work for women. A pavement of the Sheepshanks Gallery of the South Kensington Museum has been made by the convict women, and they are also engaged in making a pavement for a church at Reigate. The police force of London have been supplied with boots by convict labour, and the saving of public expenditure thus effected amounts to £4,930 a year. It was found on calcul ation last March, that the charge for each convict averaged £32, but was reduced to £l2 by deducting the value of the labour performed. At the end of 1869 there were at large 26,893 male convicts, and 4,161 females. The new female prison at Woking has been constructed entirely by convict labour. The directors of convict prisons have undertaken the charge of 540 military prisoners. FRENCH FASHIONS IN ENGLAND. A social tragedy, very frequent in Franco, has j ust occurred at Redhill, and it is to be hoped it will not lead to many imitations among half-crazy young people who think suicide romantic. A young man and woman, named Robert Walker and Helen Mason, have destroyed themselves by taking sufficient prussic acid to kill twenty people. Acting with all due pre cision and forethought, they left a joint note, bearing their signatures, in which they ex plained that "being tired and weary of life," they had "reasoned the matter over between themselves," and agreed to share the same fate. Having determined on this rational proceeding, the man went to a chemist's shop for two pennyworth of prussic acid to clean gold lace. He was refused under the new Aft of Parliament, which requires a witness. An instance of the extraordinary folly and heed lessness of some persons and of the difficulty of providing practical guarantees by Act of Parliament, was given in the evidence. A man named Crouch was looking in at the window of the chemist, when Walker, whom he had never seen before, came out and asked him to officiate as a witness. He did so, and signed the book. As it happened the shopman knew Crouch, he gave the poison without suspicion, the terms of the Act being complied with. The jury censured Crouch for signing his name without know ing what it was for, and the coroner refused his expenses. The incident, however, should put shopmeu on their guard, and suggests the pro priety of asking such witnesses a few questions. The couple who were "weary of life," strange to say, were sober and peaceable, did not want for money, and bore good characters, having not long left a house in which both had situations. The young woman was only 19, and neither of them appear to have possessed 711C213 sana in corpore sano. COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN BELGIUM. M. Fancies plan for establishing compulsory edu cation in Belgium has been published. It is resolved that all children shall receive primary instruction in a public or private school, or at home, from the age of seven to thirteen, and that the parents or guardians shall be responsible for the execution of the scheme. The communal administrations are to furnish the list of children who are of a suitable ago for instruction. An examining committee is to test the capacity of the children who leave the primary schools in order to ascertain if they have received a proper elementary elucation. Those parents or guardians who neglect to conform to the law will be fined, or in extreme cases be imprisoned. Those who have been condemned three times on the charge of contravening the law will forfeit all claim to public assistance. Should the child be frequently absent from school during the course of the primary instruction, he will be compelled to remain a cor responding period after the age of 13 years. All artisans or heads of establishments and manufactories are forbidden to employ children under 13 years of age during the hours set apart for instruction. A system of half-time will be adopted in those places where it is necessary for children of that age to be employed. THE POPE. According to the Provincial Correspondence, Pius IX. is only prevented from " going on the rampage" by his own friends. Ile is kept a prisoner, not, as has been said, by the Italians, but by his advisers, the Jesuits. "If Pio Nono could do as he chose it is believed that he would long since have left the Vatican, and descended into the populous streets of Rome, where ho would have been enthusiastically received by his liberated subjects. But Antonelli, whose brother continues to make money by usury as the director of the Roman bank, and his fanatical and hypocritical followers and diplomatists, do not allow his Holiness to move." This is strong language of our contemporary ; but if the Pope has any notion of making a raid in the streets of Rome it is quite as well that he should be held back. His advisers may reasonably doubt the prudence or policy of such a proceeding. They may also doubt its prospect of success. FORAGE CROPS ON THE CONTINENT. The extreme scarcity and dearness of forage crops on the Continent, owing partly to the long-continued drought and partly to the war, have excited grave apprehensions among the agriculturists. A Lyons paper publishes an account of the manner in which the agriculturists of Hungary preserved two-thirds of their beasts from dying of famine in the terrible winter of 180, one-third having actually perished from that cause. The immense plains of Hungary had that year been desolated by a. pitiless drought, and the scanty crop of hay was speedily consumed. The piles of husks of grain, usually thrown aside with the rubbish, had remained standing owing to the lack of rain. These were mixed with chopped straw and given to the famished beasts, who eat them, but soon their gums and lips became ulcerated. Lotions were applied, and the food was moistened before giving it; but it lacked sufficient nutriment, and the beasts con tinued to die off. An experiment was then made of fermenting the husks and the chopped straw in vats, mixing with them some handsful of grains and some salt. The mixture was put in the vat, and watered with bran water; the vat was closely shut, and the fermentation went on in a temperature of 15 to 20 degrees. Twenty-four days after this the artifi cial forage was offered to the beasts. At first they all refused it, but presently one cow tasted it, then ate it eagerly, and all the others followed her example. The experiment had succeeded. A certain quantity of salt is considered to be favour able to milch cows, and to fatten them, but too much deteriorates the milk. So as to check the appetite of the beasts in the middle of the day, chopped straw which had been laid between trusses of hay, and taken its flavour, was given them. The beasts were, with little difficulty, preserved till spring, when green food soon restored their condition, The French writer reminds his countrymen that it they have not husks they have plenty of straw with which to make the experiment. "MA. eiffil urva' vr HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Nov. 15. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold, and attended by the Duchess of Rox burghe, drove to the Glassalt Shiel. Professor Lister, Surgeon in Ordinary to the Queen, came from Edinburgh to see her Royal Highness Princess Louise, whom he found progressing very favourably, and there is every reason to believe that her Majesty will be able to leave Balmoral in the course of the ensuing week. The Hon. Mrs. Ferguson of Pitfonr had the honour of dining with the Queen. Professor Lister left the Castle. The strike in the building trade in Edinburgh and Leith still continues, and from the aspect of affairs at present, as between employers and men, it seems likely to last for some time. There are upwards of 400 men on strike in Edinburgh, and 100 in Leith—the cause being that the master masons have reduced the standard rate of pay from sid. to 6d. per hour. The Finance Committee who conducted the Royal Agricultural meeting at Oxford this year, report a deficiency of £444 15s. Bd., which sum will fall upon the promoters of the gathering at Oxford, unless the citizens, who so largely benefitted by it, come forward with subscriptions. His Royal Highness Prince Christian, accom panied by Count Gleichen, arrived at Six-mile-Bottom on Monday, on a visit to General Hall. On Tuesday morn ing General Hall's guests, consisting of Prince' Christian, Count Gleichen, Lord Ashburton, Lord Malden, Lord Mountcharles, and Colonel De Ros, shot through the Col ville woods, and made a good bag of game, consisting of 200 pheasants, 101 hares, 124 rabbits, 5 partridges, and 21 ducks. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—AIthough no great fall of snow has yet taken place in the immediate neighbourhood of Fort William, the weather is extremely cold. The mail coach from Kingussie Was about an hour behind time on Saturday, owing to the heavy fall in Badenoch. On the road near the village of Newton-More, the snow, being driven by the wind, had accumulated in a wreath to the depth of three or four feet, and about three quarters of a mile in length. The villagers turned out en masse, and with surprisinc , rapidity made a passage for the mail, which was allowed ' to proceed on its journey after about an hour's detention. There was an additional fall of six inches on Monday. LETTERS FOR PARIS BY CARRIER PIGEONS.-- The Director-General of the French Post Office has in formed this department that a special despatch by means of carrier pigeons of correspondence addressed to Paris has been established at Tours, and that such despatch may be made use of for brief letters or notes originating in the United Kingdom, and forwarded by post to Tours. Per sons desirous of availing themselves of this mode of transmission must observe the following conditions : Every letter must be posted open, that is, without- any cover or envelope, and without any seal, and it must be registered. No letter must consist of more than 20 words, including the address and signature of the sender; but the name of the addresser, the place of his abode, and the name of the sender—although composed of more than one word—will each be counted as one word only. No figures must be used ; the number of the house and, the addresses must be given in words. Combined words joined together by hyphens or apostrophes will be counted according to the number of words making up the combined word. The letters must be written entirely in French, in clear, intelli gible language. They must relate solely to private affairs, and no political allusion or reference to the war will be permitted. The charge for these letters is sd. for every word, and this charge must be prepaid, in addition to the posta g e of Od. for a single registered letter addressed to France. The Director-General of the French Post Office, in notifying this arrangement, has stated that his office cannot guarantee the safe delivery of this correspon-, deuce, and will not be in any way responsible for it. — General Post-office, Nov. 10. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BARRISTEIL At Bow-street, before Sir Thomas Henry, Mr.. Arthur Henry Woodham Lamb, described as a Barrister at Law , having chambers at 25, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, wad brought up on a charge which alleged that he had wrong fully taken away a number of books, the property of the Treasurer and Masters of the Inner Temple Bench. Mr. Archibald S. Smith, who appeared for the prosecu tors, said the defendant was charged with feloniously stealing; a considerable number of books from the Lincoln's Inn Library, and he (Mr. Smith) was speaking the sense of the Bench at large when he stated that it was with a deep feeling of sorrow that they felt bound to prosecute one of their own profession, but as the gentleman at the bar had had every opportunity of explaining the circumstance s • and inasmuch as in the opinion of the Bench he had failed to rebut the suspicions against him, they had instructe d him to proceed with the charge. The learned counsel then stated the case as detailed in the followine , evidence. Mr. John Nicholson, sub-librarian at Lincoln's - inn , said he had the custody of the books with the principal. On the 20th of July he missed some books. In conse• quence of this he went round to various booksellers, amongst them Mr. Edward Turner, of Mansion House square. He produced Fisher's Digest, five volumes, and "Shelford on Railways." Those books were the same as witness had lost. He could swear to them, although a new leaf had been put and new linings. He could clearly trace the arM 5 of the inn under the new lining. There was also the " tick " made by the principal when the books were first put into the library. He could identify "Shelford on Rail" ways" In the same manner. The cost price of " Fisher's Digest " when new was 12 guineas, and Shelford 3 guineas- He next went to Mr. George Smith, of Chancery-lamer and made inquiries. Mr. Smith said he had been o fferec , l , a copy of Gamble and Barlows `• Irish Equity Index , and almost immediately pointed out the defendant, Nvh° . ' was passing at the time, as the person who had offered the books. Witness followed him to his chambers and and demanded to see the latter volumes, when he deli vered up both the books now produced. The defendant was not a member of the Inn, but having chambers in the Inn, out of courtesy he was allowed to visit the library. When witness asked the defendant where he had them, he said he had purchased them from a solicitor whose name he did not know. --- Mr. Edward James Turner, bookseller, of Mansion House square, said he saw the defendant on two occasions just before the 4th of August. He came to witness's shop to know if he would purchase "Fisher's Digest "and " Shelford on Railways." He said he had taken then from a solicitor who owed him some money. On the defendant calling next day witness told him he would give him 10s. Did not ask him his name at that time, as he considered he had no right to do so until the bargain was concluded. When he came again with the books witness asked his name and address, and he said Kinglake. He gave a receipt for the amount in the name of Richard Kinglake, 25, Old-square. The defendant afterwards called and witness identified him as the person from whom he had bought the books. William Byerly, bookbinder, in the service of Arr. Holland, Stanhope-street, Strand, said a gentleman called on him about three or four months back with some books, and asked him if he could put in some new linings in a volume which he brought. Witness thought the gentle man at the bar was the person. He said he wanted to wipe out the name of the former owner. Witness said he could, and the defendant left the book, which was done as required. He afterwards brought another, and then asked whether witness could send for some more, giving his name as Mr. Lamb, 25, Old-square, Lincoln's-inn. A man named Cattermole went to that place, and brought " Fisher's Digest" and " Shelford on Railways," and wit ness put on the fly-leaves and linings. Mr. William Odell, head librarian of Lincoln's Inn, identified the pencil tick on the covers of the book pro duced, as those made by him when they were catalogued. Detective Kirley proved apprehending the defendant. On readin g thew arrant to him the accused aske d to be allowed to see his wife. He then went to the room where she was, and said, " Here's an officer come to apprehend me for stealing books at the Lincoln's Inn library." The lady said, " Why, you never go there." He said yes, he had been there twice. Also that he had heard of those books, and had written to Mr. Walpole that day. Witness found on him a letter addressed to the Hon. Spencer Walpole. The defendant here said that that letter was written last evening and would have been sent. A previous letter written to Mr. Walpole, Treasurer of the Library, was put in in which the defendant stated that he had written into thebcountry for the name of the solicitor who sold him the books. This was the case for the prosecution. _ . Mr. J. F, Wrightman, barrister-at-law, said he DT' geared to watch the case on the part of the defendant. He asked for a remand, and that Mr. Lamb might be admitted to bail. The accused was accordingly remanded. A STRANGE DIVORCE CASE. In the Divorce Court, before Lord Penzance, the cause of " Farrell v. Farren, Freeborn, and Wheland " was tried. It was a husband's petition for a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery.—nr- Spinks, Q.C., in opening the case for the petitioner, said it was one of a most extraordinary nature. The petitioner was a clerk in a large mercantile house, and in 1864, as he was passing down Oxford-street , some one threw a vesuvian on the pavement, and in con sequence the dress of the respondent, who was passing at the time, became ignited, and the petitioner till then a perfect stranger—came up and put out the flame. From that time an intimacy sprang up, and the petitioner was introduced to the respondent's family. He found that they were very respectable, and had seen better days. The respondent's education had been somewhat neglected, in consequence of attending on a sick mother. The petitioner was not then in a position to marry, and proposed that the respon dent's father should pay something towards his daughter's support. This was agreed to ; apartments were taken, and a governess engaged to instruct the respondent. In April, 1867, the petitioner married the respondent ; but it was agreed that he should not cohabit with his wife, and that she should still continue to reside in apartments and receive further instruction. In 1869 the petitioner re-married the respondent, and cohabited with her. He found out that she stayed out very late at night; and when he remonstrated with her, she stated that her father was dangerously ill, and it would be cruel to prevent her going to see him. The petitioner said that he would fetch her home ; but the respondent reminded him that he had quarrelled with her father in consequence of the latter not having fulfilled his agreement in promising to pay something towards the support of his daughter. The petitioner subsequently quarrelled with the servant and the latter droppe d hints that led to his making inquiries. He then found that during the time he was paying for her instruction the respondent went out at night and slept at other lodgings in the name of Mrs. Wheland, and in the morning she told the people at the house that she was a governess. She used to go out in the morning with a roll of music ,in her hand, and return at n ight. During the time the respondent was receiving instruction from the governess the petitioner allowed his wife nearly £6 per week. The petitioner was called, and spoke to the main facts as spoken to in the opening. He stated that when he found out the improper intimacy with Wheland, he accused his wife of being unfaithful. She replied that she did not consider the first marriage binding, and had committed adultery, but not since her husband had cohabited with her. Witness added that at that time he dearly loved the respondent, and on her mall* . ing him that she had been faithful since the second mar riage, he consented to forgive her and take her back to his house. It was in consequence of what Wheland said that he heard of an intimacy with Freeborn, The evidence of the persons where the respondent lodged fully proved that part of the case where she was alleged to have slept at one apartment as "Mrs. Wheland," and passed the day at the other as " Miss Webb."—gr Frederick Mann, who married the respondent's sister, said that when he first knew his wife she was living with the respondent, who passed as " Mrs. Wheland." Mr. Free born used to come and visit her. Neither the co-respondent or Mrs. Wheland replied to the citation, and Freeborn alleged that he was not aware that the respondent was married woman ; but evidence that he did was given, which satisfied his lordship, and a decree nisi was pro nounced with costs against the co-respondents. It is officially announced that Earl Granville will remain in London during the present diplomatic crisis; but it is not stated when Mr. Gladstone and the other Ministers will return. NOTICE. —KINAHAN'S LL. 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