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THIS EVENING, Her Majesty's Serva nts will perform a New and Original Farce, entitled RULE BRITANNIA ; after which will be performed the Drury Lane Grand Comic Christmas Annual, entitled TIIE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, HAR LEQUIN AND OLD MOTHER SHIPTON, with Characteristic Scenery by William Beverly. Doors open at half-past Six, com mence at Seven, and terminate at Eleven o'clock every Evening. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. MORNING PERFORMANCE N Oof F the Grand Pantomime, entitled the PRA GO WANTLEY, every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre :—First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-office open loom Ten till Five daily.— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. A.NDREW HALLIDAY'S Great Drama, AMY ROBSART will be revived on MONDAY, February 27. box-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE - ROYAL , DRUE,Y-LANE. MISS VICTORIA VOLES will resume her successful impersonation of AMY ROBSART on MON DAY, February 27.—80 x-office open from 10 till 5 daily.— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE T._ The 74th. Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY.—THIS EVENING (MONDAY), at Seven, O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE ?OOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright ; Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne . After which, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new Fairy Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everil, Clark, Braid , Roge r s , liesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King • Phanor's Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Ac M tK 111. The Avenue of Palms. Followed by 'UNCLE 'S WILL. r. endal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with the Farce of FAMILY JARS. Mr. SOTHERN will re-appear on the Ist of May. Box Office open daily from 10 till 5. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Pro prietor, Mr. Benjamin Webster; Managers, Mr. B. Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton.—THlS EVENIN(I, at 7, THAT RASCAL JACK : Mr. John Rouse. At 7.30 (Bth time), DEADMAN'S POINT ; or, THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE CARN RUTH Miss Furtado, Mrs. A. , Rouse Mellon Leigh Murray, Miss M. Cooper, and Mrs. Billington ;J. ,C. H. Stephen son, and (Bth appearance here) Messrs. E. F. Edgar, IVollaire, A. C. Lilly, and A. Raynor. At 9.30, OUR FEMALE AMERI CAN COIISIN. Miss Julia Daly, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Mr. Ashley, Mr, C. H. Stephenson, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Benjamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chatterton.-,-THIS EVENING, at 7, THE HAPPY MAN. Mr. Shiel Barry. At 7.30, KING 0' SCOTS. Founded on Sir Walter Scott's Novel of "The Fortunes of Nigel," written and adapted by Andrew Halliday. King James and Old Trapbois the Miser, Mr. Phelps. Messrs.W. Rignold, Herbert Crellin, Barrett, J.John stone, Marshall, J. Murray, H. Russell, Wallace, Clifford, West land, J. Clayton, &c.; Mesdames R. Leclercq, A. Merton, R. Power, F. Addison, &c. New and magnificent scenery, by F. Lloyd and assistants. • To conclude with FIB'S A LUNATIC. bfr. J. Clayton. Box - office ope n from Tea till Five. ---_ VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND. Lessees —Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING (145th Night) • Mr. David Jam es. Afteriwhich, TWO ROSES (218th night), by. James Albert'. Conclude with (76th night) ELIZA and T. Thorne, Sup ported by Messrs. H . J. Montague, David James, dm.; Mesdames A m y Fawsitt, A. Newton, and Nelly Power, &c.. - .._._L_---- --- _ ROYAL S TRAND THEATRE S o le Lessee and Ma na g eress, Mrs. Swanborough. Ting EVENING, at 7, WHO SPEAKS FIRST? Mr. Joyce ; Misses Hughes, Lee. After which, UP IN THE WORLD ; Messrs. Terry, Paulton , Cr ouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Sheridan, Anstiss, Goodall. To conclude with C(EUR-DE -L Mesdames A IO My N, Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, an d Turner ; Sheridan, E. Button , Sa ntle y , Lee, Goodall, etc. _____--------- ) OYAL COURT THEATRE, Sloane-square, I S.W. Lessee and Manager, M. LITTON. THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock. The ,17th Night of W. S. Gilbert's original comedy entitled RANDALF'S THUMB. Sup ported by Messrs. Hermann Vezin, W. Belford, Edward Righ ton, H. Mellon, R. Astley, and Frank Matthews ; Mesdames M. Brennan, Kate Bishop, Stephens, and Eleanor Bufton. Pre ceded by, at 7.30, TURN HIM OUT ; and to conclude with an original comedietta, by F. A. Marshall, entitled Q. E. D. Supported by Messrs. W Belford, E. Righton, Misses M. Bren nan, Kate Bishop, and Kate Manor. Box office open from 11 to 6. No fees for booking, programmes, or cloak rooms. Trains by Metropolitan Railway to the very doors of the Theatre. —Acting Manager, Mr. John Huy. ROYALTY T EIEATRE.-TO-NIGHT, February 13.—The 29th time of an original Comedietta, by R. Reece,wAM in Two Acts, entitled DORA'S DEVICE. At 7.30, lOND CUT DIAMOND ; at 8.15, Doue's SENSATIONWHITTINOTON CAT. conclu ng ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. -- EXTRAORDI NARY and COMBINED ENTERTAINMENT. PRO FESSOR PEPPER on THE WAR. Special Edition. Musical and Pictorial Illustrations.—Mr. GEORGE GROSSH, Jun., in the Fairy Tale, TIIE YELLOW DWARF, every MlT Evening ; GRECIAN STATUARY, by MADAME BOUSFIELD ; and a thousand and one other Entertainments all for ONE SHILLING, daily, 12 to 5 and 7 to 10. AD AM. E TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker .ljl street. —On view, Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazame, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c., &c. — Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Rooms, 6d. extra. -------- MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street —On view, portrait Models of the King and Crown prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission, is. ~, Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra.— open ixoni 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. rim SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1871. The number of telegraph stations, exclusive of those on railways, is now 2,012, whilst it was formerly but 1,007. The yearly total of messages before the transfer was about six mil lions; the year of government by the Post-office chews a total of 10,083,900. The number of per sons employed in telegraphing has increased from 3,982 to 8,029, the instruments used from 1,009 to 4,153. Much attention is now being given to the merits of the work done by the different instruments employ ed. The old Morse instrument, the llughes printing in strument, and the Wheatstone automatic are now worked in the same room in Telegraph-street, and their respective performances carefully noted. The 'Wheatstone sent the QUEEN'S Speech from London to , York at the rate of 130 words a minute, a pace actually faster than that at which it was read by the LORD CHANCELLOR. It is to be hoped that arrangements will be made for extending the use of this instrument. Its general application would more than duplicate the telegraphing power of the country. A. visit to the instrument rooms at Telegraph street affiards a remarkable spectacle of concentrated energy. The place, which is far too small or the wo rk to be done, is crowded in every par f t, and during the middle of the day the utmost activity is shewn by all hands in getting through the work. Considerable advantage has resulted from the employment in the saute rooms of the male and female instrumentalists. he oo T d two l of classe con s were formerly separated, but a gd ea venience and increased activity is found to arise from their working together. Advantage, too, has followed from the repeal of a regulation which disqualified women who married from continuing their employment as telegraphists. Many gladly avail themselves of the privi lege now granted them. Some work short hours, coming in from 11 until 4, so as to give their services just at the busy time of the day. The cheerfulness, order, and regularity observable throughout the establishment are most gratify -0o gratify ing. The numb er of women nowemployed , the time of the transfer it was 479. Under the new regulations er e it r is e wtiol be f be hoped that augmented,hat the proportion a o theref female can be no doubt that the employment is well adapted to their capacities. In a pecuniary sense the re ceipts under the new arrangements prove fully equal to the estimates formed respecting them. It is probable that with a judicious outlay of capital in the erection of new lines where they are required the telegraphic revenue may be made still more satis factory and remunerative. obtained. THE first consideration of the French elector, on casting his vote into the urn at the present terrible crisis, would be the question of peace or war. He might feel considerable interest in the defeat of the Itepubliems or the frustration of Orleanist projects, but his chief anxiety would be to dispose of the Germans, and he would therefore vote according as he felt desirous of peace, or hopeful that further fighting would reverse the issue of the war. There can be little doubt as to the answer which the ma- jority have given in France to this fundamenta , question. The elections, so far as the results are known, are remarkable for the rejection of the ex treme politicians, Imperialists and Reds, the success of the Moderate Republicans who have pronounced for peace, and of the Orleanists who, though they have pronounced for neither side, are yet supposed to favour an accommodation with the enemy. The national verdict is in this respect remarkably clear. Whether the Republi cans, or the Orleanists, or the Imperialists will ulti mately win is a matter of great doubt ; what is cer tain is that the nation, with every freedom of choice, has expressed its wish that a peace may be signed. It does not follow that a peace will be signed. The recommendation of the people is only a general one, and it may be modified by special cir cumstances. If the German terms are too hard, the National Assembly may as one man prefer the struggle of despair. They will never dare to saddle their country with a burden like any of those which have been developed in the fervid brains of Berlin cor respondents. If there be a considerable minority, too, against accepting the particular arrangement Count BISMARCK may submit, the hope of peace may speedily grow dim. In such a case, even a majority would hesitate to assume the responsibility of con cluding a disastrous peace against which a considerable number of their colleagues protested. A. few speeches from GARIBALDI, GAMBETTA, and others may not improbably rouse the passions of the Assembly to a degree that will render the influence of reason quite a subordinate matter. In short, many causes may operate against the fulfilment of the desire which the electors are so clearly expressing. But the wish has gone forth, and so the chances are on the side of peace. TOPICS OF THE DAY, BoURBAKI'S CAMPAIGN. The Prussian reports of the campaign lately I undertaken in the East by General Bourbaki show clearly enough that his expedition was in - itself by no means the hopeless affair some critics, atter the result, have re presented it to be. The German General had not above one-third of the force at Bourbaki's command The Germans were, to be sure, well placed, bat by no means in a position to resist three times their number of even indifferent troops, if well directed. Werder once beaten, the German plan of campaign would lay open to the most serious dangers. It ac tually turned out, however, that this short campaign of Bourbaki was the very worst conducted of all the operations of the war—worse even than the march on Sel an. The troops were sacrificed by the most inconceivable ignorance of those who had to lead them and to provide for their wants. They were so badly fed and clothed that the Swiss authorities are said to have expressed their horror that the Germans should kill such beings. As to Bourbaki's strategy, it was not second or third rate, it was not strategy at all. He placed his men in such a position that two-thirds of them were useless. When his attempt failed, his retreat was conducted on principl es com pared with which the operations of a Kle k appear splendid manceuvring. REPUBLICANISM IN ENGLAND. The . Spectator thinks it would be a mistake to underrate the importance of the agitation against the dowry of the Princess Louise. The agitation is the first movement commenced by the new electorate on its own behalf, and it threatens to be formidable. Not a tenth part of the meetings held on the matter are mentioned in the papers and in no case has all that has been said been foully reported. In Lancashire, a county returning a majority of Tory memberS, meetings are held daily denouncing the Royal Family, an d all Roya Families, as leading idle and luxurious lives, such as all good citizens protest against. Clergymen moving among the people believe that the next : election will be materially influenced by a cry of "Down with the , Civil List," and in the great centres of industry, there is an absolute determination that Royal allowances shall not be increased. A. deputa tion of workmen waited on the members for Bir mingham last week, and declared that Royalty was a costly superfluity, which could be just as well dispensed with, and the money saved. It is remarked that almost every constitutional crisis in England has arisen on a money question, but the Spectator reminds workmen that the whole expenditure of the United Kingdom upon Royalty is less than a sixth of the money known to be stolen ery year by the American Whisky Ring through the connivance of politicians. Monarchy has many evils, but in this country and Germany costliness is not one of them. HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. A correspondent in Ireland writes that the Govern ment have apparently acted without due caution in declaring, in the Speech from the Throne, that no Irish affairs of any magnitude will be discussed in Parliament during the session. The state ment has been seized by the Home Rule party as a platform argument for the imme diate establishment of a House of Legislators in the Irish capital. The Belfast journals, hitherto standing aloof from controversy on the subject of a Hone Government, are now foremost in asserting that the scanty allusion to Irish matters in the Queen's speech will certainly promote dis satisfaction in the minds of those who have had reason to believe in the promises held forth for the immediat.s institution of all just measures likely to bring welfare to Ireland, and they contend that the dissent from home rule expressed in the Government scheme of Irish policy, without any reference to equivalent management in England, will turn against the Ministry, and lead many to es p ouse the cause I they hitherto left unnoticed. - p DIMEL'S PERFUMED VALENTINES.- _ft Love's Telegram, 6d. Cupid's Post Card , 6d. Love's Visions, ls. The Flower of Love, ls. The Child's Valentine, ls. per dozen. Utile Dulci, a Novel Valentine, containing Spa wood Ornaments, from 3s. 6d.. Detailed list on application. 96, Strand ; 128, Regent-street ; 24, Cornhill, London ; 76, King's-road, Brighton. pIRTRIDGE 4.ND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, E.C. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. Per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper .. ... • • 3 0 Superfine Cream Laid Note ; much approved Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note ; especially recommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, "Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream .... 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling .. ...... plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note ....... ... five quires for ls. 6d., or 5 6 New Vellum Wove "Club House" Note, five quires for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 65 6d, & 6s 6d Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d per 1000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, dr,c., 3s COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists to the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tions, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, post free. Established 1841. JOHN GOSNELL AND CO.'S CHE RRY TOO ni PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d. —Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING} IMPOSSIBLE. A GUN AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more con centrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also Is , 7s. Gd., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, London, E.C. THEATRES AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley. COVENT GARDEN —Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty. ADELPHI—That Rascal Jack. Deadman's Point. Our Female American Cousin. PRINCESS'S—The Happy Man. King o' Scots. He's a Lunatic. HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will. Family Jars. VAUDEVILLE -Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the Invisible Armada. OPERA COMIQUE—The Welsh Girl. Found Drowned. The Comical Countess. ST. JAMES'S—TO Oblige Benson. Naval Engagements. Vesta. An Unhappy Pair. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicament. Nell and (Bur lesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY— Dora's Device. Whittington Junior and his Sensation Cat. Diamond Cut Diamond. GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladin 11. QUEEN'S —A Day After the Wedding. 'Twixt Axe and Crown. ROYAL COURT EATRE—Turn Him Out. Randall's Thumb. Q.E TH.D. HoLßourr—i ezabel. Ticket-of-Leave Man. STRAND—Who Speaks First ? Up in the World. Coeur-de-Lion. PRINCE OF WALES'S—Ours. Locked In. ASTLEY'S —Englishmen in Paris. Little Tom Tittlemouse. SURREY—Farce. My Son Jack. NATIONAL STANDARD—Farce. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross. SADLER'S WELLS—Sinbad the Sailor. AMPHITHEARE AND CIRCUS (Holborn) —Lulu. in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL— Christy Ministrels. Every evening. ALHAMBRA— Grand Concerts. PomEcHNic—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. noon and evening. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Scenes After- 1 - 7 re vj lES , /". LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1871 THE telegraphs of the United Kingdom have now been worked by the Post-office for twelve months. The experience of this period has been attended with difficulties which cannot occur again, but the results as a whole are such as to leave no doubt that the change has been one of great benefit. The obstacles encountered were inevitable in, commencing an undertaking of this kind. Whilst in private hands the telegraphs of the country were owned by three distinct companies, working on separate systems. The union of these three organisations in one har monious whole was in itself a work of great labour. In addition, however, the machinery of all three united was inadequate to the wants of the country : the new department had to extend as well as to reorganise. New wires were laid ; fresh esta blishments set up ; and the telegraph introduced to many districts where it was previously unknown. Business men will readily appreciate the onerous character of this double labour—providing for the amalgamation of the companies, and making arrangements for a large extension of work at the same time. It was inevitable under the circum stances that some failures and interruptions should arise; but the number of these has been, comparatively speaking, not large. The complaints that have been made have proceeded in great measure from persons who, under the old system, enjoyed special facilities which could not equitably be continued under the new. It should be remembered, more over, that complaints were prohibited under the companies' rule, whatever justification there might be for them. In the eyes of the companies the publication of a grievance was a serious offence, the just punishment for which was supposed to be the withdrawal of the news supply; and as there was no other means of obtaining information, silence in respect of errors and deficiencies became matter of necessity. Under the rule of the Post-office free trade in grumb ling has been restored, and the privilege has been largely used. Some just grounds of complaint have undoubtedly arisen. But that the transfer has proved of great benefit on the whole may be clearly seen by contrast ing permanent advantages with temporary drawbacks. Me increase in the number of newspapers and news rooms receiving supplies of telegraphic news is -four fold. Under the old system 306 was the total num ber of subscribers for intelligence, whilst, at the present moment, the Post-office is supplying upwards of 1,200. The public get the advan tage in the largely - increased proportion of telegraphic information both in the London and pro vincial papers. All kinds of news are now furnished to provincial news-rooms with a promptitude that was not thought of under the old system. Such results have not been obtained without strenuous efforts on the part of the Post-office officials. For many months both before and after the transfer, and even down to the present time, official hours have been entirely disregarded. Mr. So UD AMORE and his able staff of assistants have literally worked day and night, without regard to personal comfort. They have the satisfaction of knowing that the most stupendous business undertaking of the present time is now most successfully achieved. A few figures will serve to shew the magnitude of the results STEEPLECHASING IN ENGLAND. _ We are reminded by our sporting contemporaries, that this is the first year in which steeplechasing in this country is about to receive on our racecourses, "the importance it deserves ;" and which hitherto, Ireland alone, of the British isles, has given to it. The fact that flat racing, the great mode of racing heretofore in England, is now interdicted during the earlier part of the year, has conduced to the prosperity of " cross country" enterprises. Already two £5OO stakes find a place in the fixtures, whereas until the present time the largest amount ever added to a steeplechase stake has been £3OO. Since last season, moreover, the Doc tor and the Colonel, the two famous Aintree steeple chasers have been sold for higher sums than have ever been given for " flight " horses in England, and the class of animals entered for the forthcoming Grand National Race at Liverpool is of so superior a kind we learn, on good authority, that 1,800 guineas have been refused for a mere outsider entered in it. This week will be an active one in the sporting world as, in addition to the Waterloo Coursing Meeting, for which Lord Lurgau's black dog, Master Magrath, seems the favourite, the Birmingham steeple chases, the first races in• England alter the winter recess, are set for decision. PALAVERING. An inspiriting galop has just found its way into the music-shops. It is entitled " The Balloon Mail Galop," and the composer naïvely infbrms the musi cal executants who look upon the frontispiece that the galop is descriptive of a journey by balloon. A. few bars, arranged in several divisions, are preceded by the announcements representing their mean ing. " Loosing the Ropes," " Preparing to start," and finally, "Throwing over Sant," are opera tions all supposed to take place, according to the composer, during the manipulation of the galop player. Appreciation of the music is of course multiplied tenfold by the thoughtful plan of indexing the music, only there is a serious difficulty observable in reconciling the brisk ness of the galop throughout, with the care ful and cautious manoeuvres of an aeronaut. During the past few days a second attempt has been made to call things by popular titles, which is even• more admirable than the galop in the air plan. The attempt was made in the Seven Dials where the Lorne Dramatic Club met for its first performance in a building designated as the " Eclectic Theatre, Soho." The entertainment was largely attended by parties who belong to that class who object to a dowry, and this fact may perhaps be adduced in excuse for the absence of Royal patronage on the opening night. tions connected with the Land Revenue, mea sures connected with irrigation, protection against famine, and the improvement of cotton. Be sides this it will deal with qaestions of commercial taxation, and statistics of trade and various other matters. The first change inaugurated by the new scheme will be a redistribution of the work of the existing departments, as each will have to transfer a portion of its work to the new bureau. It will, therefore, be possible to effect reduction in the several departments without entailing incon venience or giving rise to undue pressure. The new scheme has been under the consideration of a Com mittee of all the secretaries to the Government of India. :01101,vs A VETERAN ABOLITIONIST. Thomas Garrett, the veteran Abolitionist, has recently died in Wilmington, United States. His career was one of vicissitudes; but he was ultimately successful. He is best known for his laborious efforts in the abolition of slavery, before the nation bad directed its attention to the question. His house was known as the refuge for slaves, but few supported him in his arduous endeavours. His influence after a time, however, extended in many directions until he [ was the head of a party which included men of dif- ferent ranks and creeds, and even Democrats. His exertions in the cause of freedom brought him into serious trouble on one occasion when an adverse 1 .-- judgment was returned against him for having assis ted the escape of two children born in slavery. The heavy damages swept away his pro perty. He began business anew in his sixtieth year, and again secured a competency. When the war broke out in America, Garrett said that it was time for him to quit his retail operations, as the nation had gone into the business by the wholesale. During the time he kept a record he assisted 2,700 slaves, and he had relieved many more befora that time. His noble efforts were at last appreciated in stead of being derided, and Wilmington became an abo lition city. He lived to see the realisation of his hopes of universal freedom. On the occasion of the parade of coloured people through the city, Garrett was carried through the streets in an an open car riage, surrounded by those in whose cause he had so faithfully laboured. The negroes were devotedly attached to him, and during the doubtful days of the war his house was constantly surrounded by faithful blacks, who watched with jealous care over the safety of the benefactor of their race. A FAMILY OF LAWYERS. The late Mr. Edward Archer Wilde was a member of a family distiuguishe lin legal history. It is an instance of the steadfastness with which different generations of the same family kept to the legal profession. Mr. Thomas Wilde came up to London from Essex in the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury, and established a firm In Warwick-square. He had three sons, the eldest of whom became Chief Justice of the Cape - of Good Hope, the, second son was Lord Chancellor Truro, and the third was Mr. Edward Archer Wilde, who died at Brighton on the first of this month. He was the head of the firm of Wilde, Berger, and Moore, College-hill, City. The second member of the firm is his son, Charles Wilde. Mr. E. A. Wilde was also the father of Lord Penzance, Judge Ordinary of the Probate and Divorce Court. Among the legal members of the Wilde family are the Hon. J. Wilde, barrister-at law, and Registrar of the Court of Bankruptcy at Bristol, and Edward Archer Wilde, of the Probate Court, Doctors' Commons. THE CHARGE OF HERESY AGAINST THE REV. C. VOYSEY. The Lord Chancellor, on Saturday, read the judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in an appeal by the Rev. C. Voysey, rector of Healaugh, egainst the decision of the Court of Chancery, in the diocese of York, by which he had been condemned on the charge of promulgating doctrines, in a publication entitled " The Sling and the Stone," contrary to the laws ecclesiastical of the Church of England. The dis tinct charges set forth in this appeal, were as That the appellant had denied the ~ctrines of the Divinity of Christ and of the Incarnation. That he denied the return of Christ to judge the world, and had expressed himself in derogation of the holy Scrip tures, especially with reference to the Gospel of St. John. In the book in question, the appellant denied that Christ had made any atonement by His death, or had been a mediating sacrifice whereby a reconciliation was brought about for us with the Father. He contended that this was not the case, and that it was the most revolting of all beliefs that Christ suffered in such a way for us. Their lordships had no hesitation in saying that this was a teaching contrary to the doctrines of the articles and formularies of the Church of England, and that there were not even any authorities by which the appellant's views could be supported. With regard to the statement in the same publication that man was not born in sin, and was not in danger of eternal punishment, their lordships were clearly of opinion that this was also contrary to the articles and formularies aforesaid. Their lordships then referred to the observations in the " Sling and the Stone," with regard to the return of Christ to judge the world, to the effect that if God returned to us in human form after thousands of years it was a proof that he had been absent from his family of mankind for that time, and to believe this was to believe that he was neither the father of man nor his friend. In looking at these observations their lordships had not forgotten the latitude that was allowed to clergy, but they considered that these words could not be held consistent with the opinions contained in the laws ecclesiastical. No society of worshippers could be held together without some fundamental prin ciples, and that it was considered that Christ was God was proved in the fact that he was prayed to as such in the daily morning and evening ser vices of the Church. To hold a contrary opinion was to reject those principles upon which the appellant was admitted into the ministry. They were therefore of opinion that the whole of the charges had been proved, and that sentence of deprivation should be pronounced. Also that the appellant should be condemned in costs. Their Lordships, however, thought it desirable, even at this last moment, that an opportunity should be given to , him for retractation, and, notwithstanding the appellant had stated his opinion that the prin6 i . , :Js he had enunciated were not contrary to the doctrines of the Church of England, their Lordships were still unwilling to proceed to the last step of their duty until they had given him an option of making a retractation. If he had been present they should have called upon him to do so at once, but as he was absent they would call upon him within a week to make an unreserved retractation of the errors complained of on pain of their decision being en- Forced. SEIZURE OF CARTRIDGES. On Friday afternoon Mr. Inspector Woolley made an important seizure of cartridges on the premises of Edgar Brookes and Son, Lichfield-street, Birmingham. On Saturday the full penalty of £2O for manufacturing cartridges, though unlicensed for the purpose, was in flicted on the Messrs. Brookes. APPALLING CALAMITY. WRECK OF A FRENCH TRANSPORT SHIP. LOSS OF 1,220 LVES . _ A telegram from Dover to the Liverpool Courier says : A Cherbourg correspondent telegraphs here to-day (Fri day) that a thick fog enveloped the coast on Wednesday, and much rain fell. The French Government transport Lecerf, got on the rocks at Cape Hogue, three leagues from Cherbourg, and was totally lost. One thousand and eighty soldiers on board perished, and only ten of the crew of 150 were saved. They say they cannot remember how they got on shore, but they faintly remember clinging to some broken spars. LOSS OF A STEAMER AND FIFTY LIVES. Information has been received in Bombay of the loss of the General Outram, a small coasting steamer, in a gale on the 14th or 15th of January. The vessel, which was bound from Cochin to Bombay, foundered about half-past three a.m., after twenty minutes' warning, and about fifty of the persons on board are believed to have been drowned. Major Carr (sup posed to be Major M. W. Carr, of the Madras Staff Corps), Mr. G. S. Clay, of Messrs. Lawrence and Co., Bombay, M. T. D. Stewart, engineer, Bombay, and the captain's wife, Mrs. Teasdale, are among the missing. The only survivors mentioned are the captain, the engineer, thirty of the crew, and two native passengers. They were picked up in a pitible con dition by the steamer Phlox, bound from Bombay to Goa , and taken to the latter port. The axle of a goods train on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway broke on Friday morning, and several waggons were thrown across the line, which was Colll' pletely blocked for several hours. The mail from London p isi l n a cc c e e ol t ow w na o esl mil ra pi e south apa s :eRd o o yc f a C olm a r A rr a l i :I nt e. nd a to Scotland was detained five hours . The accident took e n T t y ofw hArtilleryfew for the Pembroke Dock garrison, and also for the Western Di trict, has been instructed to proceed to Bordeaux, and report himself to Lord Lyons for duty with the head' quarters of the French army. THE DEBBY MEMORIAL.—A meeting of the sub committee of the Derby Memorial was held on Friday, 5t the Carlton Club. Present the Earl of Abergavenny, the Lord Colville, Viscount Barrington, M.P., Mr. Sergean t Spinks, the hon. sec. (Lord Henry Lennox, M.P.), and Mr. Frederick Gray; Sir John Pakington, Bart., MY' in the chair. It was stated by Sir John Pakington that site was likely to be given by the Chief Commissioner 01 Works in every way suitable for the statue, being in io'f: mediate contingency to the Houses of Parliament. lie was requested by the committee to again place himself communication with Mr. Ayrton, with the view of specting the site mentioned, and it is believed that O t7 difficulties will be thrown in the way by that gentleman' MR. GEORGE TICKNOR.—The death is announcetl of Mr. George Ticknor. The New York Times is of opine that he was probably the most thorough literary scho ll ': America has ever produced. He was born in Boston on vP ot Ist of August, 1791, and was therefore nearly 80 yearO, n age at the time of his death. Although he was admitteci3O the bar in 1813, he never int ended to devote himself to tP,„ practice of law. Dissatisfied with the degree of leanolviive afforded by the schools of this country at that periocl,oo determined in 1815 to go abr oad and seek a wider o,llt in the famous Universities of Euro p e, and in an accliirtio ante with their institutions , t heir leading men, o" ,rt daily life of their great capitals. As a preliminar l P it y of this experienc he spent two years at the Unive°ooo of Gottingen, e, in Germany, and during the threeiloe, following visited London, Edinburgh, Paris, ve x e d Madrid, and other cen tres of learning, and tralietera ex t ens ively in all the countries of Southern and •Slre°his. Europe. Wherever he went h e made a study of the 03e tory, l ang uage, and literature of the peop le, and hecolic acquainted with their foremost men of letters and of affairs. Among those with whom he became inalli elv i j or d acquainted were Rogers. Wordsworth, Southei,olol- Byron, Sir Walter Scott, Roscoe , Mackintosh, 1-I°,r land, Goethe, Schlegel , M adame de Stiiel, 003 0 a ad others of note in the world of l e t ters. His Cult social position gave him a ready welcome in the l oxi dl3 l circles, and his intelligence, affability, and inol l3r , ser ee f and fascinating qualities made him a favourite I,l° he became personally known. vcSr l 1330- THE EXPEDITION FOR MENDING TA E 'or nd , AT L ANTIC CABLES. —Intelligence was received i ll i t ) o ; th° • t pool on Friday front St. Joh n ' s, Newfour, vat 111 effect that the steamer Robert Lowe had ago.' n f Prove that port for the purpose of getting a supPlY ° , - 7 5 ca ble °.1 3 , and coal. The letter says :—" She had the 1°" t to of tl; deck at one time, but owing to the heavY s r a yes sel, weather and the violent pitching of 0 ' th ird °., parte d. tempt to trrryhraeeuddaryasiseagtoheshberudkeepuarutaebdierfs:r.;:icvi.o,sofhei7ol placed under the command of Captain Ber nd -l- ao Admiralty survey. He is an able officer, 5 ._ sn eco s . l A that skill and patience can suggest for f' issue. Now that the French cab.leurelassin'griy, too in such faltering accents, it becomes re' — the Anglo-American line. Should th would fo dumb, what a blank in the affairs c °fisanther Will hie portant that communication should be re-liestaabhiliest:caul All the information I have been able tog nfirln s t he who have been out in the Robert Loweut sixty' co I have previously expressed —that about ledge from Heart's Content the cables c d. rosg Either a deto ooe which they get chafed and injure c able hea s l 1 ) 11 0 01 avoid this ledge must be made, ? __.„, head of roc i t to retain its place, in virtue of its gr a vi t y , down." A CONVICT'S DISCOVERY. Accounts have lately been received in this country from Midnapore, in Bengal, reporting that coal of first-class quality had been found in abundance at that place. The story of this discovery, as now told, is sufficiently remarkable, though anything but gratifying to merchants and meneralogists. An Australian convict named Henderson, who was serving out his sentence in the Presidency Gaol, was' sent to Midnapore to assist in sinking a well for the Central Prison. Soon after his arrival, he reported that he had come upon excellent coal, and produced lumps as specimens which were pronounced in Cal cutta as "fully equal to the best English steam," a fact which the sequel proved to be very natural! The Geological Department at first doubted that coal could be found there, but afterwards became con vinced, for borings were made round the prison, and specimens of coal were brought up. Great and general was the excitement, and every exertion was made to improve the discovery. The convict, now out of his time, became Mr. Henderson, with a salary of 150 rs. per month for assisting in the ,work, and the news, as we all know, was duly sent to England. Un fortunately the mail just arrived tells us that Mr. Henderson has disappeared with a fair share of booty, and, what is worse, has carried the coal mines with him ! No more specimens are forthcoming, and the native well diggers have confessed that the lumps of coal went down the well shaft before they ever came up, and that occasional handfuls of coal-dust were shoved into the borer on favourable opportunities. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that the Midnapore coal should have been "fully equal to the best English steam." THE SURVIVORS OF THE ST. A.BBS, Many years since an English vessel, the St. Abbs, was wrecked on the African coast, but little or no direct information could be obtained as to the fate of the crew. The belief has always lingered among their friends and relatives that some of them at least were still living among the natives of the Somali country, and stories have been current of European letters being traced on hides sent down to the coast, and of other signals which indicated that the captive Englishmen wished to comniunicate with their fellows. During the last year or two we have heard little of the story, but it has suddenly revived. A. party of Frenchmen started lately from Zan zibar to explore the Somali country, owing to the representations of a Mr. Papino, who said there was a populous city called Juba on the banks of the Juba river, that gold was to be found in large quantities, and coal as good as Newcastle. The explorers found neither city, gold, nor coal, and returned denouncing Mr. Papino as an impostor. They gained, however, some unexpected intelligence, for they ascertained that two Europeans were living in the Galla country at the back of Tola," that they were well treated by the natives, and allowed to hunt, but were prevented from leaving the country. There were formerly three of these men, but one has seem ingly died or disappeared. It is supposed they are part of the long-lost survivors of the St. Abbs. AGIIICULTURE IN INDIA. Since Lord Mayo became Viceroy there has been a good deal of discussion about the formation of a Department of Ageicultnre and Commerce in India. Mr. Rivett Comae, Cotton Commissioner in the Cen tral Provinces, was named as the probable heal of the department. The Secretary of State has approved of the propositions of the Indian Government respecting the plan, and a comprehensive scheme will shortly be sent to England for sanction. The " Eng lishman " observes that this new Department will not entail additional expense. The Department of i Agriculture and Commerce will determine all ques- \---, -- ;;,v44 • , &urt 7 -' - 1 , •, { 7 % 4.,„...,, , -- , r- - 61,tialat ......,,_, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 12. The Queen, accomianied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by Lady Churchill, walked and drove in the Home Park yesterday afternoon. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Mrs. Gladstone, Miss and Miss Mary Gladstone, arrived at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK. The first and most interesting of the orders of the day on Monday is the committee on the Royal Message we c oncerning the Princess Louise's dowry. Then follo the Committee of Supply, and a host of questions, many of which are of considerable importance, especially that of Mr. Auberon Herbert, as to the at titude of the Gov ernment with respect to the terms of peace. The notices of motions include Mr. Bruce's Mines Regulation Bill, the Lord Advo cate's Education (Scotland) Bill, Mr. Forster's pro posal for a committee on the operation of the Vaccination Act, Mr. Chichester Fortescue's Merchant Shipping Bill, Sir Wilfrid Lawson's Permissive Prohibitory Liquor Bill, Mr. Jacob Bright's Bill for the Removal of the Electoral Disabilities of Women, Mr. M`Logan's Game Laws (Scotland) Amendment Bill, and Torrens' motion for poor-law returns. On Tuesday 14th, we have Mr. Donald Dalrymple's Bill providing for the management of Habitual Drunkards, Mr. Bruce's Bill to amend the law relating to Trades' Unions, the Attorney- General's Ecclesiastical Titles Act Repeal, Mr. Grave's motion for naval returns of the men and boys in the Navy, - and Lard G. Hamilton's address for copy of correspondence respecting Mr. Worth's imprisonment by the Germans. On Wednesday comes the deceased Wife's Sister Bill. On Thursday, 16th, the order of the day is the University Tests Bill, second reading. Friday brings the second reading of the Sunday Trading Bill; and on going into committee of supply Mr. Fawcett will move for a select committee on Indian administration. Mr. Bogle has undertaken a mission to England in connection with the projected New Zealand loan, the amount of which will, it is said, be £4,000,000 sterling. THE CASE OF MR. WORTH.—The clamour raised against the Government in reference to the case of Mr. Worth is altogether unfounded. We say this without reserve and with confidence, because it is a question of law and not of politics. These are the facts :—Mr. F. G. Worth, a British subject, and in possession of a British passport, was in Paris. On October 22 he asked for leave to pass out of Paris, and was refused by the Prussian officials. He sub sequently left Paris in a balloon, and was captured by the Prussians. He was sent to Cologne, and after months of detention was, on January 17, brought before a court-mar tial, and, we presume, acquitted of the charges preferred against him. Meantime the English Government made constant applications on his behalf, and on January 30 Lord Granville was informed by Mr. Odo Russell that "Mr. Worth will shortly be set at liberty." A Mr. Little wood, who has been acting for Mr. Worth, asks Lord Granville to inform him " why Mr. Worth has been in prison nearly four months, upon what charges he has been tried, and why he is now detained iu -Prussian Now, we do not defe nd the conduct of the Government ; but we may remark that, in time of war, it is not unusual to violate the cherished custom of bringing an accused person to an immediate trial. But, however wrong the Prussian Governmentmay be, the English Government is not blame worthy. Mr. Worth chose to remain in a country at war. He chose to remain in a city about to be besieged, though he had full notice to depart. More than that, he acknowledged the right of the Prussians to keep him in the city by asking for permission to pass through their lines. That permission being refused he de fied the authority he had acknowledged, and endeavoured to make his escape by balloon. The British Government had no right whatever to demand his surrender. A British subject does not carry the laws of his country about with him. He is under the laws of the country in which he resides. If he is in a besieged city, and still more if he deliberately remains in a city that is about to be besieged, he is under the laws of war, and has no right to complain if he is arrested when endeavouring to escape. The British Government cannot protect British subjects against the consequences of their own acts. Mr. Worth may have been I hardly used by the Prussian Government, but for that the F British Government is in degree responsible.—Law - Journal. THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGHT O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This Edition will always contain the LATES r NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events.