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Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE HEIR EXPECTANT. ,-1 By the Author of "Raymond's Heroine," &e. 44 OUR OCEAC HIGHWAYS" - AND ITS MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, is the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Pa tron— His Rcyal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. seines and to the nation, a conviction which will only be strengthened by every fresh attempt to stifle the voice of complaint. "In plot, details, coherence, completeness, and in the unflagging interest which carries the reader re,istlessly to the end, 'The Heir Expectant' is a triumph of nove'istic skill. A much mere copious analysis than we have attempted would fail to represent the im pression of rich and varied power which the admirable novel before us leaves ou the mind."—Saturday Review. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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Mow has beet' hi. et —The marl ) bales. 1 3g. Lry fi r s.% ~h s 625 • ' s i 'y e s S. I : firsts, et. • Vizier Liss 4, coraPla ilr w ithout th e of the Ito itaag P are t all g ht tha t so rted Oa re agg ra ' c r iol ath-rest o the ro ur diss, ish der re d serves,re unctioilt,. bled. r ed alth rest,B66. 113 r 21, .1 0 0, cially sc o l s , iself en t ,: oi ss he Cong,`"pue isiriglY c el se olis e a u re uly 25., o ...„er Ya ea ti rs ervito i nu s eeriness', „, 1,711; l'aurs-. many Y fr ° sra agori irs y 1, flatule __cure ears ; of SO e ment, 9 0y the n is ut Leh, v ritho attach ed 121 b 60oC01,Aupo for 24 e r,so curs At seto s ore °vieroil d Ice on doa ; .' ' '..'.1 ;, tho 11°11 outh 1;:e3.. d e Chur c . reet,ia Lon adson, Clemellol ~ntford, -to E v il], ESq•l 7, Esq. , of le, SurreYl rDREN No . 112, ~.10UutY Qt MR W. S. WOODIN'S "I WENTY-SECOND WEEK " AT HI fAIE," - WITH' his Famous and Original CARPET-BAG /t oo ! and SKETCH- 300 K ENTERTAINMENT in the Large Sat Sate, EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly. Every Evening (except urday) at 8; Saturday Mornings at " 3I r. Woodin has f ur ,. 110 expense in magnificently decorating and luxuriously be sec his salon for the comfort of his patrons." .Seats may ..Secured in advance. at the Isox-office, open from 10 till 5; also „._Mitchell's Royal I ibrary, Uld Bond-street • and all the principal W us ie - sellers. fis • Area, 25.; Balcony' , Is. Family Private J Ol . • One, Two, and I hree Guineas. Carriages at 10. Manager, Mr. DUDLEY. OYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN Late WESTON'S. Proprietor —Mr. J. S. Swessey. th e Easter novelties have been pronounced by the public and f ertile Press to he the most sac?essful entertainment ever produced ut „ s t ile approb.Ltion of the patrons of any music hall. ogsie.uLlazkealti,riiisly surprising performance of W •t]NRATrA, on a wire I CEIGIrru OF AN INCH THICK, suspended the whole length of marvellous. e Great Li tle Wonder, the smallest Tenor in the World, Mr ''.I‘TRY COLLARD, to be heard at this hall only. I Also Mr ARTHUR LLOYD. Mr GEORGE LEYBOURNE, Mr min.E:STRI CLARK, Mr YOUNG, Mr J. PHILLIPS, Miss LOUIE V I , E RRINGTON, Miss K kTE GARSTONE Mrs F. EL PHI L - 4IP , the COURT MINSTRELS, all combined to produce an 'iltertalument whicA must he amusing to all. Chairman—Mr A. Young ; Musical Director—Mr P. Corti. o advance in prices. ,„talcony, 6d ; is.; Orchestra Stalls, is 6d; Private Boxes, 'ua 6d. Box-office open from 10 to 5, ADAME TUSSAUDS . • EXHIBITION: 4 Baker-street. —A PORTRAIT MODEL of TRf)PAIAgN inow added.—On • View, amongst innumerable other relics, the ° ci t iginal Lunette aud Knife of the actual Guillotine used for the ,eaPitation of Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, and upwards of asset persobs of the best and worst blood in France. Also a n copy of the guillotine as in use. Admission, ls. ; ex t ra ' oo rus, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, Piccadilly . 4,, extraordinary success which has attended the production Shadow Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of electric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici rtqe • . In it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance i i . ° _ste Selections presented in the often-changed programmes, have had the gratifying effect of making the i r sent one the °a t extensively patronized season since its first opening. 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PERUVIAN FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT. LOAN OF 1862. En vertu des pleins pouvoirs quo le Supreme Gouverne meut du Perou conties, fat decide qua tousles titres de l'Emprnnt Peruvien 4-1 per Cent. do 1862,que sout encore e❑ circulation, suront remb,urses au pair, plus le coupon echu le lre Juillet prochain. Le remboursetnent aura lieu b, Londres chez Messrs J. Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street, et les porteurs du dit emprunt peuvent tom!' o^, !e montant de leurs titres, plus le coupon echu le premiere J uillet prochain, h partir du 2 Mai, sous deduction d'un escompte de 1 per cent. par an du jour du payement jusq'au lre Juillet. Les titres qui n'aurout pas ete presentee au rembourse tnent du 2 Mai au lre Juillet, 1870, cesseront do porter interet. Paris, 20th April, 1870. ( -igned) TORIBIO SAN Z, Inspecteur Fiscal et Agent Financier Special du Peron en Europe. rTRANSLATION. ] _ _ _ . . In virtue of the full powers confe - rred upon me by the Supreme Government of Peru I have determined that all the Bonds now in circulation of the Four arid a Half per Cent. Peruvian Loan of 1862 shall be Redeemed at par, together with the Coupon due lst July next. The reimbursement will take place in London at the Coun ing-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street, and the holders of, these Bonds can re ceive the amount of their Bonds, together with the Coupons due Ist July next, on and after 2d May next, less interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum from the day of payment to the Ist July. The Bends which shall not have been presented for pay ment between 2d May and the Ist July, 1870, will cease to bear interest ou the latter date. Paris, 20th April, Ib7o. • (Signed) TORTE :0 S ANZ, Fiscal Inspector and Financial Agent of the Peruvian Government in Europe. In virtue of the authorization of Mr. Toribio Sanz, Fiscal Inspector and Special Financial Agent of the Peruvian Go vernment in Eutope, we hereby give notice to the holders of the 4} per Cent. Peruvian Bonds of 1862, that said BONDS with the Coupon due Ist July next, will be PAID on and after MONDAY, the 2d May next, less discount, at the rate of one per cent. per annum, from the day of payment to the Ist July, at our Counting-house, 145, Leadenhatl-street. The Bonds and Coupons must be left two clear days for examination before payment. J HENRY SCHRODER and CO. London, 22d April, 1870. B ANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal ( barter. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Vacancy has occurred in the Direction of this Bank by the death of John Ranking, Esq., which will be filled up at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. By the terms of the Deed of Settlement it is required as follows: "That every Proprietor intending to become a Candidate, or to pro pose some other Proprietor as a Candidate for the office of Direc tor, must, within Ten days from the time when the advertisement shall have been inserted, signify by some writing under his or her hand, to be left within the said Ten thys at the office of the Cor poration, either his intention to become a Candidate, or the name and place of abode of the Candllate intended to ba proposed by him or her." Names of Candi la'es cannot, therefore, be received after the 10th instant. • CONTENTS, Our Poor Relations. Trade Unions. Earl's Dene.—Part VII. Cornelius O'Dowd. On Sanding the Sugar-1 he Message of Peace—The Two Safe Careers—Our Diplomatic Service—The Difficult Precept—Personal and Peculiar. John.—Part VII. New Books. The Education Difficulty. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Just published, price is 6.1., by post is. Bd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedin 0 of the Advertising Quacks. REVELATIONS OF' QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, aol other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted wi h this edition. By order of the Court. R. W. BRADFORD, Secretary, 124, Bishopsgate-street within, London, E.C., April 20, 187 A.D. 1720. 11 0 YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pull Mall, S.W. OCTAVIIIS WIGRAM, JAMES STEWART IPMGEON, Ee CHARLES JOHN MANNING, EI Esq Governor. eq Sub-• Governor, :8g Deputy-Governor. Robert Barclay, EN. ••7 John Garratt Cattley, Eaq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. 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Esq Henry Vigne Esq 1 homson Hankey Esq SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq ACTUARY— Saml. Brown, Esq. The Government Duty is totally abolished. Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, with statemen of the Asset. and Liabilities in the Life Branch, free on application to the Company's Agonts,or to the Secretary. ING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn. 1 he Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current expenses. Assistance is urgently needed. J. W. WALDRON, Secretary diADLESS AND FALLEN,--LONDON FKAI AL PREVENTIVE nrid R4.1'011124 TORY IN STITUTION. President —Rev. OANo DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear• neatly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, La •, Francis Nicholls Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. 'TOMBLESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS J._ are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges. 19, Broad-street, and Ealirg. 870 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 114, High Holborn, told 41. Lothbury, E.C. ; and by WILLIAM 'WILLIAMS, Secretary No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-flelAs PAIN LESS and PRACTICAL DENTISTRY, by Mr. B. L. MOSELY, the Dentist by special appointment, 312, REGENT-STREET, exactly opposite the Royal Polytechnic, and 23, MOORGATE-STREET, CITY. Established 1820. This, the most perfected system of painless dentistry, originated and invented by Mr. is. L. 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C., opposite the Star Insurance Office. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. The motion for going into committee on the bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife s sister was carried by 184 to 114. The minority consisted chiefly of Conservatives ; but 17 Liberals lent their aid to defeat the measure, including Sir John Coleridge, Admiral Erskine, Mr. Walker (Berkshire), Colonel Sykes (Aberdeen), Mr. Hurst (Horsham), and others, the Scotch members in particular sheaving themselves averse to the bill. Eight Scotch Liberals voted against it. PEACE PRESERVATION. It is important to note that only part of the Peace Preservation Act has been put into force in the dis tricts just proclaimed. All that part of the Act coming under the heading of " special " proclama tions, and including provisions as to the powers of magistrates to deal with " strangers," to treat charges summarily, to grant compensation to the personal representative of the person murdered, and the clauses relating to the press, is excepted. These re servations have given rise to some dissatisfaction, many persons complaining that such a half measure will be of no avail. Every day brings testimony to the ne - ea of vigorous action. A most atrocious out rage is just reported from Monaghan. A man named Michael McPhillips was found on Tuesday morning lying on the road dreadfully mutilated and almost murdered opposite the residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher. The road for some distance was strewn with the unfortu nate man's teeth. His upper lip was found also completely cut away, and other severe injuries had been inflicted. A telegram on Wednesday evening announced that the man was lying in a dying state. Six persons have been arrested. EARL GRANVILLE ON CONFEDERATION. Earl Granville has addressed a despatch to the Governor of Prince Edward's Island respecting the proposed incorporation of the island into the Dominion. The terms offered by Canada were rejected by her neighbour, on the ground that they did not comprise a full and immediate settlement of land tenures and indemnity to the Imperial Government for loss of territorial revenues. Lord Granville thinks the Government of Prince Edward's Island will act unwisely if they allow them Selves to be diverted from a practical consideration of their own real interests " for the sake of keeping alive a claim against the Imperial Government which it is quite certain will never be acknowledged." With this intimation the despatch closes. NEW ZEALAND. Earl Granville's contributions to the literature of diplomacy in the shape of his despatches to New Zealand are enormous. Unhappy is the Minister who has a troublesome colony on hand. He has not only to deal with the colony, but with an infinity of persons in all parts of the world who think they have an interest in the business. The other day a second blue book on New Zealand was published. It is full of Earl Granville's papers, and the correspondence is still going on, for a despatch of so late a date as March 25 is just given to the world. In it Earl Granville affirms that the Government disavow any w i s h to abandon New Zealand, or to bring about the separation between this country and the colony. The refusal to retain the troops in New Zealand did not proceed from any indiffer ence to the true welfare of the colony, but from a conviction that the employment of British troops in a country possessed of responsible government was objectionable in principle, except in the case of foreign war. The same rule has been applied to the other colonies, and there can be no reason for making New Zealand an exception. THE INSPECTION OF CONVENTS. Two important declarations by the leading Roman Catholics of Great Britain appear in the Times. The first of these sets forth a solemn protest against the contemplated State inquiry int o conventua l and mo nastic institutions. These institutions, say the declarants, are the private homes of British subjects, voluntarily associated, Their superiors have no autho rity from the law, and their rules no force but that which they derive from voluntary obedience. The de clarants deny the existence of any authenticated case of illegal restraint, and affirm that the law of the land is sufficient for the protection of the inmates. They resent inquiry as a personal insult to their own kindred, many of whom are dwelling in religious h ouses, and protest againstthe dishonourable suspicion involved in raising the question of inspection. The object of its promoters, they believe, is not to protect, but to punish and destroy. The declarants also inveigh bitterly against the revival of obsolete statutes to their pre ludice, and appeal to those g r ea t p r i nc ipl es of regions iberty, with the assertion of which, they say, the proposed inquiry is incompatible. They deny that the Romar. Catholic laity need or desire any inquiry to preserve their property from being encroached upon by the religious orders, and wind up with a solemn declaration that the proposed measure must, and will, be regarded as .a declaration of war against the Roma n C a th o li cs o f th e U n it e d King dom, and a renewal of the old days of persecution and penal laws. The second declaration is a solemn protest by the Roman Catholic ladies of Great Britain against the inspection of convents, on the ground that it would be an insult to every female member of the Church, a cruelty to the nuns themselves, and a gross violation of their rights as Englishwomen. Both declarations are numerously and influentially awned The Rev. D. J. Vaughan, of Leicester, has just published a series of addresses to the working classes. In a note to one on " the Church and the State " he points out that the principle of perfect religious equality among all Christian bodies in their relation to the State is now a recognised tenet, to which all legislation must conform. We may, says Dr. Vaughan, like it or dislike it, but it is a growing tendency, a formative idea, a law which must and will mould the legislation of the future. The weak point in the Education Bill, he adds, is that it , does not recognize this principle, and take . its shape in conformity with 'it. The reverend gentleman contends that the wis dom of the statesman in a time of change consists in discovering at the earliest possible moment the position which l prove to be the one of stable equilibrium, and shaping his legislation accordingly. Re argues that Church people who wish to maintain the establishment would do well to remember that the only chance of doing so lies in the full concession of that principle, both theoretically and practically. Mr. Vaughan is a relative to Dr. Vaughan, of the Temple. CHURCH UNION IN SCOTLAND. A large meeting. of Free Church ministers and other office bearers, opposed to the contemplated union with other churches, has been held at Edin burgh. Professor Smeaton presided; and outspoken resolutions were adopted binding the meeting to the principles of the Free Church, as contended for during the ten years' conflict, and deprecating any attempt to compromise those principles, either for the purpose of securing union, or to bring about union without unity. The meeting pledged itself to endeavour by all means to give effect to these views, and to secure the Free Church alike against defection and disruption. PROFESSOR BLACKIE ON MORAL PHILOSOPHY. Professor Blackie has given the first of four lectures at the Edinburgh Royal Institution, on moral philosophy. The most noticeable part of the lecture was the contrast drawn by the Professor between Socrates and Calvin. The two fundamental princi ples of Socrates' ethics, he said, were reason and sympathy, which found their illustrations in special virtues, such as generosity, truthful ness, charity, toleration. Contrasting him with Calvin, he said Socrates was the very reverse of the exacting and vigorous reformer. He was a faithful preacher, but always sympathetic, patient, and tolerant. He did not commence his sermons with cursing and condemnation, and a process of moral terrorism; a subtle logic, and a play • ful tone were the only weapons he used. Socrates took no fees for his preaching ; his mission was to make men better. That was quite different from the modern utilitarian practice, which Carlyle hit off, when he said "I wonder how much the publishers gave Isaiah for his writings." MR. DISRAELI'S LAST WORE. "Lothair " is dedicated to the Duc d'Aumale. This compliment will doubtles be highly gratifying to most respectable Frenchmen, who have reason to admire the banished member of the House of Orleans, if they cannot give him their allegiance. The Duc d'Aumale is one of the few members of royal families who have commanded respect in misfortune. His cha racter is of the highest, and his abilities great. It may be doubtful whether the dedication will be alto gether acceptable to another distinguished personage who, like the Duc d'Aumale, is " a man of letters ;" but the compliment is thoroughly appropriate. COMMITTAL I , ' A JL,YMAN. A short time since one of the j ury men in a case tried at the Norwich county court made some observations to the judge, who thought them offensive, and committed him for contempt of court. A. petition has been signed by five of the jurors praying for an inquiry into the matter on various grounds. The petitioners allege that it was not until after the judge had charged them with prejudice, and applied to them the epithet of " ignoramuses," that the foreman,. acting as the mouthpiece of his fellow jurymen, simply observed that the former had no right to reflect on them as he had done, and was immediately ordered into custody for five days. They further allege that the explanation given by the judge is inaccurate, and unworthy of his high position. They submit that a sad blow will be given to the rights anti privileges of jurymen, if such acts as those com plained of aro passed over, and that without some guarantee that this conduct will not be repeated, the freedom and independence of trial by jury will be seriously endangered. REPRESSION OF ➢IENDICITY. The Bishop of London presided over a meet ing of the Society for Organising Charitable Relief and Suppressing Mendicity. His lordship said it was a very-difficult thing even in a small community to know how to relieve want without incurring the risk of encouraging improvidence. With various shades of imposture to deal with, from the pretended blind or lame street beggar up to the well-dressed rogue, who invades drawing-rooms with a plausible story, it could only be done through the agency of united action. " It too often happened that the presence of this imposture exercised a baneful influence upon the honest poor, driving them into similar evil courses, while the really deserving went unrelieved from their absolute reluctance to make their wants known. His lordship expressed great satisfaction at the progress the society *as making, believing it the means of checking the evil complained of. MEDICINE A REMEDY FOR PAUPERISM. The President of the Poor Law Medical Oftcers Association argues that the greater part of pauper ism takes its rise from the sickness of the poor. Sanitary provisions and medical arrangements are much the same in England and Wales, and Scotland, and both kingdoms agree remarkably, not only in the proportion of deaths to population, but in the proportion of zymotic disease where con trasted with gross mortality; whereas Ireland, where far more is spent on medical relief', is rewarded by having the smallest death Fate—and moreover, by having infinitely less poor-rate expenditure. Everyone must agree that it is a good pla n t o r en d er medical relief as efficient as possible, and that in this direction there is a wide field for improvement. It is greatly to be hoped that the system of "Poor-Law Dispensaries," now initiated, may be extended not only to all parts of London, but also to other suitable localities. LORD KINNAIRD AND THE HAWKERS The hawking fraternity, from the method of their avocation, do not, it need hardly be said, stand in the highest public estimation. It must, however, be a black class in deed that is without a champion. Lord Kin naird's wholesale strictures on the hawking system have brought into the field of discussion two correspondents in its favour, who have at least a right to be heard on the subject. "A hawker of twenty years' standing" terms his lord ship's reasoning superficial, and observes that the class of trade under consideration is, it is proved by long experience, en incalculable benefit to all classes of domestic servants and country housekeepers living possibly seven or ten miles from shops. He contends that because there are a few " black sheep and rascals in a society,the whole class should not be designated as unprincipled gen t ry, ' a public nuisance , ' and so forth." The second letter bears somewhat the aspect of a testimonial. The writer says he personally knows several respec table hawkers who are bringing up their families and educating them for the "battle of life." It is ' this com bative principle probably that hi s l or d s hi p thinks the housekeeping part of the community have a little too much of. THE CIRCULAR AGAINST THE LETTER CARRIERS. The Daily Telegraph expresses regret that the Post master-General commits himself to a defenceof the cir cular issued against the letter-carriers, Good Friday meeting; and characterises Lord Hartington's argu ments as rather amounting to a somewhat unfa'vourable specimen of reasoning in a vicious circle. It says that Lord Hartington might rest assured of two things. The public of this country is not desirous of seeing the free statement of grievances suppressed anywhere, the sufferers being driven to underhand means of gaining their object. There is, it observes, a general conviction that the letter-carriers might be better treated with much advantage both to them. A very singular and painful case of juvenile crime has just been investigated by the magistrates at Rich mond. Three boys, the sons of a surveyor named Herring, have been convicted of stealing jewellery, the property of their next door neighbour, valued at more than £5O. No reason is given for the. ex traordinary proceeding, but the boys arranged their plans with due deliberation, the older one, a lad of 10, saying he would dispose of the things at a jeweller's in Richmond, tellins the shop man that his father and mother were dead, and had left him the jewels. Their scheme was facilitated by the house on the other side of the one to be robbed being empty, and accordingly one of them watched in the road while the others got in through a trapdoor in the roof and secured the booty. The theft was soon discovered, as was the thief's mode of ingress and egress; but so little did suspicion attach to the guilty parties that Mrs. Herring, the mother of the boys, was told by her neighbour what had happened. The poor mother's feelings could not have been very enviable, when the same afternoon . she found some of the missing property in her own house. The boy who was first apprehended, Sidney Herring, aged 13, confessed his crime, but said he h a d done e it alone. However, his brothers incriminated themselves, though the eldest pleaded not guilty, and was conse quently committedfo'r trial. The other two were sen tenced to a mouth's imprisonment each and five years at a reformatoiy.' The father, who was told he must con tribute to their support, said his children had had a good schooling. Such a precocious development of criminal ingenuity is as strange as sad. AN INGENIOUS FRAUD. A. curious case, which shews the easy„credulity of " interested friends," comes to us from Fifeshire. A labourer at Markinch set afloat a rumour that ho had lately fallen heir to £9,000 through the death of a brother who had emigrated. The un assuming manner of the legatee deceived many, and plenty of " friends" gathered round him at the news of the windfall. Fie was courted and caressed, money was offered him abundantly, tradesmen were eager for his custom, and credit was easily had. At length, when the time for taking possession of his fortune arrived, his remarkable want of alacrity in going to see the lawyer who was alleged to be managing his affairs, excited suspicion, and finding people not so ready with their advances as heretofore, he suddenly decamped from the district, leaving his "friends " to mourn his loss. SALMON FISHERIES. The ninth annual report of the Inspectors of Sal mon Fisheries contains a large amount of interesting matter, which will prove a valuable adjunct to the evidence now being adduced before the Select Com mittee appointed to consider the same subject. The two inspectors are Mr. Frank Buckland and Mr. S. Walpole. Mr. Buckland is, of course, the chief reporter. He says, in his preface, that taking the reports as a whole the salmon fisheries of England are decidedly on the increase. The result of legislation in 1801 is now beginning to shew itself. He does not assert that legislation is perfect, but con sidering, in a natural history point of view, that the short space of eight years only has been accorded to the protection of sahnonidaa, the multiplication of these fishes has been very striking. The reports of both Mr. Buckland and Mr. Walpole speak of the causes which affect the salmon fisheries injuriously, and suggest the means by which these evils may be avoided. UNHEALTHY IMITATION. A. recent analyst of the French judicial statistics remarks with regret that during the past eighteen years there has been an increasing disposition in juries to be less severe towards offences against the person than towards offences against pro perty, and at the same time to look with peculiar leniency upon cases of commercial fraud. This leniency to fraud is apparently only another phase of the "sincerest flattery" which impels the French to copy the manners and customs of the English. They have borrowed our habits of racing and betting, our bull dogs and our " krock," and now It seems they are adopting our tendency to set the interests of property above those of life and honour. When will they be g i n t o b orrow our par li amentary institutions, or our public and personal liberties? LORD BYRON'S BIRTHDAY. Apropos of the recent dinner in New York, to celebrate the " anniversary of Lord Byron's birth," a strange error seems to have crept into the proceed ings. The dinner took place last Monday, the 25th of April. Lord Byron was born on the 22nd January, 1788;and consequently our American cousins, not withstanding their fame as calculators, were more than three months " out " in celebrating the anni versary of Lord Byron's birthday. THE SUEZ CANAL. In a paper read before the Society of Arts, Mr. D. A. Lange, the princip a l E ng li s h representative of the Suez Canal Company, gives an interesting narrative of the enterprise. He mentions that the chief obstacle encountered was the difficulty of forming a channel through Lake Man zalah.. • When its mud was stirred, the sulphuric exhalations were almost insupportable; and yet, strange to say, they were not injurious to health. Trantara, in Mr. Lange's opinion, is destined to recover its ancient importance as the point of transit from Egypt to Syria. With regard to the future, Mr. Lange is san guine of the canal becoming the ordinary highway between East and West. Other speakers urged that in the interest of trade the neutrality of the canal should be guaranteed by the Great Powers, who ought also to contribute the five or six millions neces sary for deepening and widening purposes. ODIOUS COMPARISONS. The Journal des Debats reads Englishmen an instructive lesson on the recent catastrophe . in Greece. It is not disposed to hold the Greek Government responsible for what happened, for it was hardly to be expected that the administration would treat assassins on a footing of equality. Bri gandage in Greece is a legacy left by former hateful governments to their successors, and there are divers other legacies of the hind for which existing peoples and their rulers would hardly like to be responsible. The terrorism which formerly pre vailed in the neighbourhood of Naples, the rampant brigandage on the mountains of Toledo, and the tumbling of landlords in Ireland are all relics of previous hateful governments. But present govern ments should at least try to get rid of their relics, and the Greek rulers have done nothing of the kind. Moreover, the foolish procedures of the various ministers in first treating with the brigands, and then sending troops after them, have nothing to do with legacies. AMERICAN FENIANISM. In moving . the sus p ens i on of the Habeas Corpus Act, Sir J. A. M ac d ona l d informed the Canadian Legislature that the Government would not pia before the H ouse t h e exact information re ceived, as that might be dangerous tQ the persons who had given it, but the' news . came from so m an y sources , o ffi c i a l an d unofficial, that the Ministry had not the shadow of a doubt it was the intention of the Fenians to make an attack without delay. Sir John Macdonald further said that the Fenian organisation was more active now than it had been for a long time, and he believed its attempts against Canada would continue for years. Pr e pa ra ti ons for inva sion are said to have been going on all. last autumn and winter, and the Brotherhood wowould.. appear to have abandoned its old policy of causing-± excitement by means of tho press, and to hay adopted the course of carrying out its arrangementl i in silence. The proposed m easure passed b oth ' Houses, and received the assent of the Governor- General during one afternoon. Mr. Anderson, M.P. for Glasgow, has been seriously ill, and his medical advisers prohibit his giving any attention to Parliamentary or other matters at present. The death is announced of J. J. Geary, who was reputed head centre of the Fenian Brotherhood in Cork in 1865. A reward of £2OO was offered for his capture at the close of that year, but he escaped to America, where he resided ever since. Geary died in New York from the effects of an accident, and it is said that his wife and five children have been left in a very destitute cir cumstaiWA • - - Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., STERN NECESSITY. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen, a Waif," &c. "A capital story. It is intensely interesting, and deserves to attract a wide circle of readers. The heroine is unmistakeably original and fascinating."—Daily Telegraph. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.