The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

A UGUST 28 ' 85 15.] __ 28 lb° d _1 XL INTBLLIGBNCE. _ 0 11 SocitTY.—A meeting of this society i lleslay last, at the Clarendon•rooins, but, illfacient members present, it was adjourned •tzp delivered a farewell oration, previous to A merica, in the Teutonie-hall, Lime street, sabject being---" England on the Royal Road room was tolerably well filled. itliAzt—On Thursday, two females, loyal Infirmary, in a car, a man named ° e mne with a letter of recommendation rwn, 13, V ernon -street. While waiting wis suddenly expired. 3 TO CLERGYMENThe candidates for the have purchased an ele ga nt p i erce d sugar a,nd a gilt theomometer under shade, to rl enrY Carp en t er, M.A., and the Rev. of St. Michael's Church, Upper Pitt-street, affectionate esteem. They are on view in the ,G. Jacob, Church -street. -4'.."?1r.-011 Wednesday m orn i ng , R o b er t ; 4t lrt, was age, who was working at M r . P a l mer ' s tan .s seized with a fit, and fell into a tm. abo ut two f eet of tan liquor above the - -,, i i ! a et lia t telY taken out, and conveyed to the f 233 M eadows -street, where he expired . roni the effects of the immersion. 1 44, 1. 1 t„._ 8 -- On Wednesday, 128 men belonging ' Art'r e artillery militia, who had volunteered lI 3 Y, left this town for Woolwich by rail- L ieeii r `',,MPaniedt from the New N or th F or t by 3,, including the band. Sir Dun can e r eginigloliel . , and the Rev. J. R. Con e or, h th em ly ,sia; delivered suitable addresses t t peca I.lorAnl'il:m A To il°n* the Bl " e'f the late Lord Raglan's funeral,. ALLEN OF THE MORNINF, servi ee atgthSetaere,momfaLnideeerfpotohle, authorities d erit h ie i s s lan ding ' l . ettered the body. Feeling how valuable rerniand oohnertehiattizeoneseatseionp,rei present Captain -al, consisting of a splendid silver claret ce presentation took place on Saturday, at * 141°. 1 - . 8 c'ffiCes, by the mayor of Bristol. tta-prtv.zeroot.—An fort bein made bY `VlLfigisteleihtalit i P a l a S e t e a n o h f street,ope worship, and to r a e n - I,: the public of Liverpool in furtherance i: t . r rn (said to he somwhat advanced in The"s'afille seems of the eircumstance eas to e thseiiptio!pei:son to have a written par legal Z e 1 ( 11 e sums h not e exceeding nee. 5 s. , In order to ! impostor, the ce a se is a p pended:" RAF tiIoPE-SI'IIBET, LIVERPOOL—The above 4 ., 1832, at the cost of £1,974. Through 'of of the congregation £1,354 has been 620 - The deacons of the church, I `Ponsible parties, and now under the de- ive for the first time decided upon a public "v-telrilsmen for their kind assistance to re their house of prayer disencumbered." !n4 the deacons and bears the signatures l,diintrteow.n, each' dated May 18th, 1855. Th lr e Asi gn_ Lt ,' . "." - -The weekly meeting was held fitted a ,:aier of the Workhouse . repo .ne r e te l d rh t i h e a h t , itted,"' Paupers in the house ~ al 14 discharged, leaving this week, 62 0 2 f, ' di g week last year 591. The Master nd a . • t hat th ere were this week 55 patients week there were 51. A convet beta he relievin officers (Barnett) stating_nr itthis su..mmonedgbefore the magistrates th e Iv !le. After the case case, m uch wasthe u a b g e i e s n tr p at r es ove f 4, theillegsstrate had dismiss l e t d xititghardians present. did that the latter may hav complained ultimately erans should be requested to a t e te a nd fn before ll un . tent cases. An apprentice lid - to work on , t eca l use he comPe--e - rill * g as advised to re .: k complaint, d i n,. was an understan t:, tile Ino ' n till three il i i n in the afternoon. rnte irUaohtles trial, " 414tbli Sundays. li* - Was, a wes Wallis m po . 44 ,71 44, —At tl l i s c t e e - r eo e u f r t t h o e n s TuipesdayNor, said that he sea wages . The complainant .. , 1 la 4lll lnon e d by John M'Cord . for having l, ,an with the defendant in New 1011, ' -- *es. per month ; but on the arrival of "-aPtain refused to pay o him more than Which he d eclined. —M r . Mansfi e ld : W as 'll n the voyage —anything read over to : No sir, nothin g was said to me, but the ship's articles Captain Wallis said that Ted as an able seal:ruin, but was said to He could not reef, and scarcely kn one the ship. As soon as this was dis el :rd, le cabin, an entry made in t helog, c a 3 n v d the mate being present.--In answe r to Mr. dainant said he had been at sea twelve field : And you engaged yourself as an able nff.ered to be paid at the rate of £2 10s• think as much as you are worth ; the cap ;L& how, but I shall allow you no costs. **--A.contemporary says :—" It is not : i tl i lhat shells have been cast in thousands, at m"' °l ndrY, and shipped for 'Woolwich, eu — i, ,At Fawcett's foundry, mortars of _. and the shells and the mortars are bra dl m . frora other places. The mortars '',* - ..1 e Pressure before they leave the e * - 3. 4 0. 4 , t Fawcett's has made an 4.oinit°the Pro s dn a ction of a shell, and the e lut e! are delighted with the improve ) resijerY thin, and lined inside in a *ivy, ql i i , the influence of molten iron. With i i , a ,3 to be filled, -and, while in a fluid state, ~,fu contai n 50 lbs. of iron in a state of *. shell falls ,destruction extends around ; no man can lie within fifty yards of it. 3 hell will take twenty-five minutes, and Acu in ship or trenches, preparing the ancient times forts werlevedelfreilldepdrebreepot tuhre the besiegers; now, ~he besieged." RellaNT SHIPPING. —On the day of the seiollipponiianlglighthouses, and other eceived the royal assent to facilitate the i l e a r n e c b e a n o t f Act of 1854. The act part of the Merchant ShippinAct, which hoZ 4 , r t x a _ tort time back. Her Majesty may, by order ,t ii 4 h;rq s ng the registry of ships, q e tp m ee n!s for colonial lighthouses. There are several I masters, and sea- N. t iaas e 3 B 'e., as amendments to the recited act. „ If ,, n . atilt d,erleasipeescttbinagt destitute Lascars of an importan 1t,,,, ', al ? to t ake , lt shall be the duty of the East tiq ',,, II per% ben of and send home, or otherwise Otsii i ,, 4 dtr % xi s being Lasears, or other natives of the 1 t i v t eli v " , e i ii t, Nivernment of the company, who are Nc!‘", , %t,t ti :l ali t i ~,e Uni ted Kingdom, and if any such per kitet ther,"-lathtained by any guardians, kai, tl4!*4l,art°l to the seer o f the Court of Direct'4l) tr qt 1,1 ,__ i etila. _ tart' al v , all „pe t 1 :1 41 ., 411 ra of the several cases. " rs And guar the . fitiji N'pe h ',,iso ii , Y shall repay to the oversee a. ,. man. Ti ce itt op il ttiNl'Nt of the revenues of the s o ul main kit re e said ~,nlite ILlelided by them in relieving l'A' AT it illr " 4 S se i rAo t ns after the time at w g hic r h such t i l lieg , k . ^344 otherwise give A n N ." D tt,Nal 8 PA g • Iv. °l' le trENITURE O r i, Of f 8..... b 4. season ' CA VENDISH- . n i ;,`4. r liNi, -,:,ve, - .OItSFALL +3 . eient in the Woils ous o E r , ;4,qttr, Arl e glr e ...-J season there is an . 1'2411 I,'NI Zetit tje., which ranks above it . s ..cosnalteemef .lo4 ft., "„ ° l•li s n l ,.'s season is the forthcoming 1i,,, tgM - I ,,**ne e ,„ - .3 art belonging for tlOte ti Lo.taa"ard i"lll,ent ironfounder, and •meT member take to William b Joseph ' h 'leti stith Pro w ' 'n the common council, which is to tit:Gl 4 \ ll l 0rth,e,i41)13404,4..4 following days, Mr. Branch being tr A i r r veich - .'int duty of offering the property by a 1,,,, Of S,ctSr ati 41 to be sold without 'Ol . f - ' . that the health of e lah..equir„regret to learn reserve. The_ , i t ag d -ve 1,8 silli , 1 •Iv ~ c‘s, et ,,,,_ ..ge to ish the Il t lay e Sh e 7aut A p.s• obliging him the war to mer e c l l i i n m q a u tp of the A i h `g fh eat a l ft - "lat admission to view is a h lLi ' f i' 1) 1' 441 add ,tings and furnshings of . Ca t v t e a n i n d a is h h l e be no 41 4 ti 11 4 t n .',! rep e ;,,"„e only and there can be great ''' ts ***Pert .0n Mr. Horsfall and *4ll ,e pr opm,,, l arge numbers occurs. The ''' , ? l ter 411 that °f 041131 the ° Pert y `itunity such as rarely leeted b y Mr. I, il ltr ett Ilt ..,,as been personally e . I ,ll l' A il ,k t 3 033; is nearly new , and in the le r fir' to cost • much of it was expre h ss e l s y t 4. Y Jen It itt'cp. h'14 4 11., p e tal rneecii;.; A.I7D ROSTREVOR ' `)4t %lid •g the is company was held on W the 1 , ,,, i dir ect° in chair. It appeared from RAIT.ava.Y 4 T . It : ~ q la ßt, au ra 1 line kr. t o iv ' , a_ s lease expired on the IV t t) ./1 of the linee dnireetoraCa: decided upon resuty . i: tieTAZ another lea's e! ter Party having made r asi _ co, _thesocloernaparbnityrator in Steqnt utually e ' hie. J ohn Godwin, of Belfast,a,. lL a t Darg an a nd 1 44 it cry At. ba°l9 10 s., and the •- ' 1 he stations , Portion o ' f alu t 1,0 ii,..,rgan sinc e h e all ra t il Oils_ t - '" l e bY Air l) b°° tithe lease, at £1,583 . A ed the rol- N i lxll. -'"le ti. • argan ex work on the line 'l.—Atp ) , Ilig ~.., Lie CORSideratiOli of Mr. Godwiu, Mr. u nt t ,: - '1,220 13,, o _, ' 4 1' 1 14: la " r cent - ,.°u• on account of it. In March 1, er,1 4 ,e 4 corapii.,_; Preifrence scrip shares of £2 each Ji1r0t.,,, , ,k, am 4 ce with authority granted at the last . 11Lt570h,..,ril st.avit;2Lllnese 2,.312 had been taken up by the ith . l iin ) ,;N ct tu b e ,so ovnich are now in the hands of ' ‘,tii4 hjtral, lssued. The directors had not been IletV'tt ik N 'iti 1), bereeßts for carrying the Ulster Canal %le t 'Ween ' 4 e to ;1 , ,, the .lNeWry and Warrenpoint, but not-_ , a o ,l l rit;'*o„, ho!colpts from the goods traffic showed oo e "`td I,N,N. er„l e of the previous year. There was e`tl.,ii` e e :,% L'111,;,, ‘ account of £307 4s. 6d. The report re t 49. prisei'lei"ed, and after thanks to the chairman, l', ATegtd. /11)':Sli 4 10 tlf . ''l'l )., , ri, itt e, ~ 1 4 , 1 , .A t ie weekly meeting was held on prig ,",,141 ii Ifaeesrs. Turner (chairman), *lti 4 4. 1 10 -4 1t, 44 0tk„,n,n, Bold, Rankin, Smith, Holm . e, Robinson, "*ar,°,,Z7l-„leew'r,k3 A recommendation of the . BIM 11.' and ' 1, 1 " 'kle 4as confirmed, that the shipbuilding ,r,ll, 0 (tlare a the Brunswick Graving Docks„ ei c i o n ir e, kt i * 4, 4 tli:' ) be 4. 1. ' 18 of land (held by Messrs. R ' h em 4. ,s_ r 4 aln e 'tt!l!ferred to Messrs. Thomas er Vernon leseees, t 4 N tt c; sql4 t ios es paid by the m eh,„ 11 3 3 t he 'W ork f Mr. W. e 3'ard.—The Sub-committee I'N theme °E ike o ; re ported the resignation ° Dock of the ktt tit ,e 4 14 Cha n of treasurer to the Birkenhead would ,', ,, t, .4. 4hi lean stated that Mr. Sloman letter was li ci L e al ki r ?te au re %l !lon e by Mr. Laird. — docks t , 1. 4 e el m eeei Dte o Q tive to the parties to A whom future 4. 1 , i l ipli e ,,,e,-- Th n account of the Birkenhead 'I dead (lock: had b e aid it was clear tha, as lit,. °4 -° nl ti ., r 4 „'. "ad been handed over on he t t Bth ' ,`, kt t hOtte e '',,,vM a;,;(1 paid must be on account of slr,''tli,kieo,c c0n;,,,., 4 lie dia.vrn, • . were submitted for the "ith'lea ios ~,-tree sh----'` -4 sing and falling of - 'tp„•it t , oy ~,_ Pie r aita luring the , „ cu l ts having ,t,t,iNtj,e re o ,!an s of . 4 ,_ e Island, the 1... - ~...mas-Bti` 8 ti ` ie.. 4 for I.onienae.`,",',e gauges. —The Harbo... - --k i rl, !, 5 ii , o l , t to !e s. I)!,iliat a berth at the Coburg bb,. I. N t ikh i 4 si.erip inadeualngton and Wilson's Australian I . 1 br 1,.4, la the `''g. i( i ti, .4s , ~,a 14....... atter a trial of the new arrange 'llt ' lt iaijO., askik letter was read from Messrs. .acconunodation for the steam [Nut; eti,„nate,.ie;ir ellington Dock, for the purpose l. it i %Aoli . a;T t cl th at u ` 941(1 troops for the East.-- The k qN 4 l l ltt ee e d for s h i l ' was for the purposes t t t c , i el l ; Pr l'inanea-n be granted. Confirmed.— tli t k,2, clerk ih-tel'ecn,nurtended that the salary bile' p er ...e so tor's office, be increased lc b • -u m e M- Confirrned.—Thia was the ZOI I v- zoc.4 a a business l tti, o I she had 01° t ; kty e ,2 l ' lIA R would not tvao :: • --, , : e were f°l ' Z i-npropertYto 1 , o.d a „ not so an the Coro ~, y t , G oii. , Yd uder" ag , ii : : - , 1 : e Partt ir Al 'Azzt ring the l'e%i , 'lirsd, l e for A _ illy had re , , (1 1 , ery . J , th e '' s :: !caring nalll e ,, s ,> , :iti q 1 Th e I ` . ' c , and debt's' 'i't t ,,, TR E / ;he world. ~,,, ld Davisthe R_ en would be ' 'dlr. dt_ ~,1 11, , if,, ,- , , e E „,,...-u e G eorg e -,... 1 ernor of the ,i i , jtqc , b, 1) .1 4 t h e prisoceritte 411*,,.!.1(:)xs . dance lig, t to -,;,o;Ztlon hi that teig'' IT 'to the cover to 4r4 k, F£ Rep, --Nr 3 . Y, r okid,,_ ll or t OOt, of of Thonia s ''' D E :Of qelr a r e 'flolPtti(ll4 111 r. j . G John AsP i i, hf 6 0 31 , 4 4 T A , that icble'L, ,p,o chile of I , lest darigi'';', ' l, to ri ' t r eY•eo a i i He slept net: • d • ei, t ie witiing m her ra °tl '; pi,, ut I , ' (tt h is irm r re p lenty o ' o s Iticloar o , ti s son, t of rein' ~,l i i?. the j c l Al' o ° T ek, ~,h a s be ,f . pd 11 ,1 , 1 , 40 th, i lal i:''rNr child reP c io , , Y. -. l ,,,,, ai ztea s r father 1 1 5,,,, f i,vo,,,, ) ',''Y N I , t 'l't.il child Wosi; eou z e, of to a ( and 111°t,litArDia.;14'1 the C T Fti father P, Of hile theof the "let Sting drew' _.,,',4,0; ,ft tB ,q ra N ether 01-iy,t44,,..,„:c4,..i1iwa., then for 2 4 1,4 42 Un t l ii Ci.• ; rif i n rtvi t ril 4 l 4 , 41 1 e e cie sa Went fo , /,, , , t i r lN to , cl his'o()f th, )oiicomor).„,,,,ttt,,,e th e ' , to a il!' s, le case•°lolo.lr b y s ervi e In 1 duty j' a lt: 4 wi t the 4s r( _door sli l 4 / 1 d 1 4 a te' s jP 3l lc sa!ti , 0 cif ) t ?, ea, t e v e t . illio cluld" 0/4 I k lot a he lead in t y !'i IteDat%o" C( went tofl ? e theuer,a °f th e i.. 1 but eollPoLi the br"...debt r em 1 ;ide. 11 ,, e 4 ,lii 4 ci.' 4l gio a ,, enl ai nd Icn ce° lifi .) se l ct, s o ' e t 1 refused _!;040 ~ 4 rtlem to ~,e 1)1 tance, OI I, t °iley. . 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This is considered an augury of an abundant harvest. Fon the last twelve months not a single expedition has taken place, nor a single gun been fired in Algeria. This is the first time since 1830 that such has been the case. THE contract for 500 tons of copper coin has been com pleted by Mr. Ralph Heaton, of Bath-street, Birmingham, who commemorated the event by inviting his workpeople to dine with him. ON a post-office official, arrested the other day in the duchy of Brunswick, the enormous quantity of 1,400 stolen letters were found. He had only been attached to the post-office for one year. GREAT excitement was caused the other day amongst the bathers of Ramsgate by two great elephants belonging to Cooke's troupe. coming down on the sands to bathe amidst the crowd. A Lint IN Ayn recently received I. box, which, when opened, was found to contain a young tortoise, from the banks of the Bosphorus, where he had been enjoying himself but three weeks before. The box was padded, and though no rations were enclosed, the tortoise arrived alive and well, after having been eighteen days confined. THE NORTH YORK RIFLES deposited in the parish church of Richmond, Yorkshire, on Friday, their pair of colours, which had been presented to the regiment by the late Prin cess Amelia, daughter of George 111., and embroidered with her own hands. The regiment having been constituted a rifle corps, does not carry colours. THE Stationery Court at the Crystal Palace has been turned into a Crimean Court. The chief contents at present are fifty large views of the country now the seat of war, painted in body colour by an artist named Bossoli, who lived some time in the country, and was employed by Prince Wo ronzoff. The original sketches by Simpson, the lithographer, are also hung up in the court, and the centre is occupied by the raised plan of Sebastopol. GENERAL WASHINGTON must have had an uncommonly strong and healthy gang of negroes, for another of them has just turned up at Urbana, Ohio, frosty with the snows of 108 winters. The slave of the father of his country, this venerable antique would be invaluable to exhibit at Union-safety meet ings, but unfortunately he has his " freedom papers" in his pocket, in the handwriting of the general. Strange to relate, this ebony fossil has had six wives, which fart renders his longevity not only a startling but actually a bewildering thing. —Boston Atlas. LORD JOHN RUSSELL has purchased Hill House, Rod borough, near Stroud, until lately the seat of Sir John Dean Paul, Bart., and intends making it his country residence. "By some," says the Gloucester Journal, "political motives are attributed to the noble lord in fixing his residence at Stroud. It will be remembered that he sat in parliament for the borough from 1835 till 1841." ADULTERATING BITTER BEER.—On Tuesday John Glover, landlord of the Londonderry Arms, North Shields, was brought before the Tynemouth magistrates by the officers of the Inland Revenue, charged with having a noxious drug in his brewery ; also with adulterating some 'beer found in his house with the same drug. He was fined £2OO. The Excise have taken pos session of his premises. A LETTER FROM CONSTANTINOPLE, of the 6th instant, says that the proposition to construct a suspension bridge from the heights of Pera to Scutari—that is to say, from Europe to Asia—which was made to the Porte some time since by an English engineer (Mr. Kennard, of London,) has been approved. The funds for the undertaking will be subscribed by an Eng lish company. The cost is estimated at between £600,000 and £700,000. PROPOSED BABY Suow IN ENGLAND.—Are English mothers to follow the example of their Transatlantic sisters, and exhibit their offspring as a farmer would his cattle ? Read the following extract of an advertisement which has appeared in the Lincolnshire Times :—" The Boston Royal Harmonian Society respectfully inform their friends and the public, that they are making extensive arrangements for a grand Baby Ex hibition, to be held at the Vauxhall Pleasure-gardens, Boston, open to all England." HALF-HOLIDAY MOVEMENT.—On Wednesday, the promo ters of the half-holiday movement had a meeting at Guildhall, London, Sir James Duke in the chair. Mr. J. G. Hubbard, late Governor of the Bank, moved the first resolution in favour of a half-holiday; and afterwards it was unanimously carried to present a memorial to the proper authorities, praying the closing the Courts of Law and all public offices at two o'clock on Saturdays. In proposing the latter resolution, Mr. J. R. Taylor said that two hundred and thirty-six firms of London had petitioned the judges in favour of the half-holiday, but one of them would not consent to it, and the others would not act without him. STEALING NEWEPAPERS.—Henry Pascoe, a driver in the employment of Messrs. Smith and Son, news-agents, with William Russell, an accomplice, were found guilty at the Cen tral Criminal Court, on Monday, of robbing his employers of one hundred and eighty sheets of The Times, Pascoe stopping in Earl-street, Blackfriars, while Russell took a quantity out of the back of his cart. During the trial it was shown that Messrs. Smith, who take 26,000 copies of The Times each day, are the only persons who are served with the paper up to seven o'clock in the morning. The prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced—Pascoe to twelve months, and Russell to six months' imprisonment. CURIOUS ACCIDENT.— A curious accident occurred the other day to Chevalier d'Akeglio, at the baths of Pesio. It seems that M. d'Azeglio, to amuse the visitors at the baths, - caused the lights of the room in which they were assembled to be suddenly extinguished, and at the same moment a boy, mounted on stilts, covered with a long sheet, and carrying in his hand a vessel containing spirits of wine, in a flame, stalked solemnly in. The ladies fled in dismay, and in the confusion thus caused the pretended ghost was brushed against, and he nearly fell. In staggering the vase was jerked from his hand, and all its burning contents were cast in the face of M. d'Azeglio, injuring him sadly. ANCIENT PLAGIARISM.--The Athenceum tells us that, in a treatise of Dottore Alessandro Forri, recen tly published at Florence, mention is m a d e o f an o ld L. of Thomas .a Kempis's book, De Imitativne Chriiti, discovered lately at Vercelli, which, if the reports connected with it be true, will overthrow the literary honours enjoyed so long by the Rhenish ecclesi astic ; it is said to bear the date of 1349, and to name a cer tain Joannes Gersenius, a Benedictine monk of Vercelli, as the ' author of the work. The claims of Thomas it Kempis, it is well known, are founded on a MS. , hitherto the oldest , w hich bears his name and the date 1439. A MS. of 1349, therefore, if the date be really correct, and not a clerical error, as seems very possible, would be decisive as t o the title of the Italian pretender, who, it is said besides, had been named in connec tion with the book , as early as the end of the fourteenth cen tury. The matter, however, cannot be s ettled before a further strict investigation has taken place, if then. TUE NEW EXCISE DUTIES ACT.—The new act (18th and 19th of Victoria, chap. 94) has just been published to im pose increased rates of duty of Excise on spirits distilled in the united kingdom; to allow malt, sugar, and molasses to be used, duty free, in the distilling of spirits in lieu of allowances and drawbacks, and to amend the law relating to the duties of Excise. The act contains 37 sections. On and after the Ist Oct. next the duties on spirits distilled will be—in Great Britain, Bs. per gallon; and in Ireland, Os. 2d. The new duties are to be under the management of the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue. From the passing of the act (the 14th August inst.) malt may be made and used free from duty in distilling spirits. There are several provisions against frauds in respect to the making and using of malt duty free. Eve* , person other than a distiller making malt duty free is to give secu rity. Allowances are to be made to distillers on stock, or on spirits in warehouse made before the Ist of October next. The allowances are to be Bd. per gallon on spirits distilled from' malt only, and on spirits distilled from any other material than malt only an allowance of 2d. per gallon. On and after the Ist of October the allowances in respect of malt and on sugar used in distilling are to cease. The act received the Royal assent on the day of the prorogation. BARNU.I63 ELEPIIANT.—Lient.-Gov. Brown, of the New England Farmer, having made some inquiries respecting the diet of the elephant whose exploits in ploughing have been mentioned in many of the American papers, the great show man replies in a way not likely to encourage the general in troduction of that kind of labour :—" He (the elephant) eats on an average one bushel of oats and one hundred pounds per day, Sundays and all. His weight is 4,700 pounds. He will accomplish any kind of work set before him, and uses ten times better Judgmenfthan three-fourths of the `help' which I am obliged to employ on my farm. Above all things, he is not an eye -servant. Once set him to work piling wood, picking up stones, or anything else, and you can leave him without fear of his playing old soldier' in your absence. Another capital negative quality is, that he don't pick up his duds and start for home exactly at six o'clock in the afternoon, as many other farmers' 'assistants' do. He is willing to work t o sundown, and even later, if work is pressing. On the whole, he is a very honourable, industrious, intelligent, and well-behaved farmer. Nevertheless, I cannot conscientiously recommend elephants as the cheapest workers on a farm. They cannot work in cold weather, and, of course, would eat themselves up, trunk and all, in a single winter." LIBERTY OF RELIGIOUS WOBSRIP.—By the new act en titled "Au Act for securing the Liberty of Religious Wor ship," it is declared that the penalties incurred by the as sembling of more than twenty persons for religious worship in an unregistered building, under the acts 1 Will. and Mary, sess. 1, c. 18, and the 52 Geo. 111., or in the 15 and 16 Vict., c. 36, shall not apply to any congregation or assembly for re ligious worship held in any parish, or any ecclesiastical dis trict, and conducted by the incumbent; or, in case the in cumbent is not resident, by the curate of such parish or dis trict; or by any person authorised by them. The recited acts are not to apply to any congregation or assembly for religious worship meeting in a private dwelling-hsuse, or on the premises belonging thereto, nor to any congregation or as sembly for religious worship meeting occasionally in any building or buildings not usually appropriated to purposes of religious worship; and no person permitting any such con gregation to meet in any place occupied by him shall be liable to any penalty for so doing. The construction of certain parts of the 2 and 3 Will. IV., c. 115, and the 9 and 10 Vict., c. 59, as relate to places of worship of Romanists and Jews, is de fined. Such places are henceforth to be subject to the same laws as Protestant Dissenters are subject to, and the laws shall be respectively read as applicable .to the laws to which Protestant Dissenters in England are subject for the time being after the passing of this act. The act came into ope ration on receiving the royal assent on the 14th instant. LIMITED LIABILITY.—With regard to the Limited Liability Act, says The Times, the bearing of its main clauses appears to be as follows :—Any company, excepting assurance com panies, formed under the Joint Stock Companies' Act of the Bth of Victoria, chap. 110, may obtain a certificate of complete registration with limited liability. The conditions are, that the capital must be in shares not less than £lO each, that the word " limited" shall be the last word in the name of the com pany, that the number of shareholders shall not be less than twenty-five, holding at least three-fourths of the nominal capi tal, and that twenty per cent. of the capital shall be paid up. Other companies, not framed under the Joint Stock Com panies' Act, may obtain limited liability, provided three-fourths of the proprietary in number and value sanction the application, but their affairs must be previously audited at their own ex pense by some person appointed by the Board of Trade, who must certify the solvency of the concern, and that twenty per cent. of the capital has been paid up. In no case is any sub sequent increase of nominal capital to be made by a company, unless the consent of three-fourths of the proprietaryAall have , certified. The word "limited" in the title is .tobe .made Dee.- "s on all occasions, under heavy penalties. Pir:ectora conspicuy- - for the amount of every dividend they ,niay de are to he Habib -- is insolvent, except such of them as may Clare when a compan, 4, it at the time. No note of any have filed a protest again, -ment of shares, and no loan is shareholder is to be held in pk : '-rt companies coming under to be made to shareholders. Exists:.` -ions liabilities. Corn 11e act are not to be protected from- pre.. e their capital being 1,„ a ,7 1 es are 4- 0 wind up, upon three-fenrthi to have one or rendered unavnilable and each , eoW9 z'lditor 'Moved by the Board. of Trade. • THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. PRINCE ALBERT has consented to lay the foundation-stone of the New Midland Institute, at Birmingham, early in November. WE hear that by desire, and at the expense of the Queen, Her Majesty's domestics are to proceed to Paris, to see the exhibition. THE Moons.—The accounts from the moors are not very encouraging for sportsmen. The severe winter and stormy spring have been much against the birds, so that on exposed mountains they are very scarce, but in the more sheltered districts grouse are abundant, and black cock are likely to be plentiful. Two labourers left their work (haymaking) on a farm near Chelmsford, the other day, to see the review of the Essex Yeomanry, and on the complaint of their employer were sen tenced to 14 days' hard labour. Major Palmer, the com mandant, asked the Home Secretary to remit their punish ment, but Sir George Grey declined. AT the Inverness registration court, on Monday last, Sheriff Young rejected the claim of Bishop Eden ' because he claimed under the name and designation of the "Right Rev. Robert Eden, D.D., Bishop of Moray and Ross." The bishop refused to amend the claim by deleting the words " Right Rev." and the designation " Bishop of Moray and Ross." The claim was accordingly rejected.—Edinburgh Courant. WHAT'S IN A NAME ?"—A singular fatality appears to be attached to vessels of the Royal Navy bearing the name of Jasper—three having been lost in little more than half a century. The first, a hired armed ship, foundered in the North Sea in 1794, when all hands perished ; the second, a sloop of war, went to pieces under the Point of Mount Bot tew, Plymouth Sound, about 40 years since, and was lost with all hands, except one; and the Admiralty has received infor mation of the recent loss of the Jasper gunboat at the Sea of Azoff. THE PERRY TESTIMONIAL.—The fund which was collected for Lieut. Perry, of the 46th Regiment, who was tried by court-martial, at Windsor, is to be invested in Australia for his benefit. The balance amounts to £2,010. 3s. 3d. THE SLOW POISONING CASE.—The investigation at Dar lington into the charge against Mr. J. S. Wooler, of having poisoned his wife, was brought to a conclusion on Friday, when, after hearing the evidence of professor Taylor to the effect that analysis had shown the presence of arsenic in all portions of the inside, the magistrates committed the ac cused to Durham gaol for trial at the next assizes. VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM.—On Friday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, a thunderstorm of unusual violence, accom panied by heavy showers of hail and rain, passed over the metropolis. The lightning was intensely vivid and frequent, and the peals and reverberation of the thunder incessant, whilst showers of hailstones, some fully half an inch in diameter, and rain fell in sheets. The nursery grounds in r the neighbourhoods of Islington, Stoke Newington, and Stamford-hill suffered considerable damage, the roots of many young and valuable trees and shrubs having beetileft bare by the inundation. The storm was terrific in Lincolnshire, Nor folk and Suffolk, where its effects were most severely felt, and there must have been considerable destruction of property in those counties. SIR CHARLES NAPIER ON THE BOMBARDMENT OF SwEA BORG.—A letter appeared in the London papers of Friday, from Sir Charles Napier, upon this subject, in which the Admiral states that had his plan been followed up to the letter, Sweaborg would have been destroyed last summer. This plan is thus described by himself in a report to the Admiralty, dated June 12th, 1854 :—" The only successful manner of attacking Sweaborg, that I can see, after the most minute consideration, assisted by Admiral Chads, who is a practical man, and knows more about gunnery than any man in the service, is by fitting out a great many gun-boats, carry ing one gun with a long range, and placing them west of Sweaborg and south of Helsingfors. Every 'shell from them would tell somewhere, and perhaps not five per cent. from the enemy would take effect. Back them by the fleet to relieve the men, and in the course of the summer Sweaborg would be reduced to ashes, and Helsingfors also, if it was thought proper." THE INcoME-TAx.—A parliamentary return shows that the total number of persons charged to the income-tax for the year ending the sth of April, 1854, under Schedule D, amounted to 265,796.' Of these 20,544 had incomes under £lOO, and paid £28,732; 121,983 had incomes under £l5O, and paid £282,859 ; 44,109 had incomes under £2OO, and paid £201,254 ; 33,399 had incomes under £3OO, and paid £215,894; 15,534 had incomes under £4OO, and paid £144,064 ; 7,369 had in comes under £5OO, and paid £89,920 ; 5,644 had incomes under £6OO, and paid £84,535 ; 3,175 had incomes under £7OO, and paid £56,983; 2,067 had incomes under £BOO, and paid £44,178; 1,794 had incomes under £9OO, and paid £42,632; 805 had incomes under £l,OOO, and paid £21,800; 5,350 had incomes under £2,000, and paid £201,409 ; 1,568 had incomes under £3,000, and paid £104,854 ; 827 had incomes under £4,000, and paid £78,805 ; 418 had incomes under £5,000, and paid £52,456 ; 736 had incomes under £lO,OOO, and paid £142,809 ; 435 had incomes under £50,000, and paid £221,720; while 39 persons were so fortunate as to possess incomes of £50,000 and upwards, and these contributed £93,234. GENERAL SCREW STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday, under the presi dency of Mr. Raikes Currie, M. P. It appeared from the re port that the earnings for the six months, from January to July, amounted to £357,399, the expenditure to £233,943, leaving net profits, £123,456. Of this sum, £22,312 was placed to the credit of the reserved fund for the half-year, and the balance, which would pay a dividend of £2 per share ( in addi tion to a return of £2 per share out of the money received on account of insurances), the directors proposed should be dealt with by the shareholders themselves. The report continued— " The directors will not oppose a dividend, and there is little doubt that as the shareholders have been so many years with out one, and as the charters of the ships, comprising 19,000 tons, have been renewed with the government for six months further in advance (to April, 1856) and the income of this year thus secured, they will gladly avail themselves of the prosper ous position of the company, and divide £1 or £1 10s. more per share." After a long discussion the report was ordered to be received, and a dividend at- the rate of five per cent. per annum out of the profits of the last half-year was declared. It was announced that the returned £2 per share would be pay able on and after the 10th September. ENGLISH KINGS WHO HAVE GONE TO FRANCE.—Since the middle ages nine kings of England have come to France, without reckoning William the Conqueror, who left it to fight Harold the Dane, and never returned. Some of them came as enemies, others as fugitives, and very few as allies. John Lackland appeared for a short time in 1203, to the misfortune of the young Duke Arthur of Brittany; Henry 111. lost in France the battle of Taillebourg in 1242; Henry VI. was crowned in France in 1431, in contempt of the rights of Charles VII. of France and of the Salic law; Henry VIII. competed in magnificence with Francis I. at the Camp of the Cloth of Gold, in 1520, and that interview only led to an alli ance which was exceedingly precarious, because not disinter ested. For one monarch of the race of Hngues Capet, whom the events of a disastrous war sent to die in London, fate willed it that four kings of England should find a last asylum on the Gallic soil; Henry 11. (Plantagenet), excommunicated for the murder of Thomas A'Beckett, Archbishop of Canter bury, and driven . out by his subjects, died of grief in the town of Chinon, in 1189; his son, the heroic Richard Coeur de Lion, was killed by an arrow before the town of Challis, in Limousin, in April, 1199 ; Henry V. of Lancaster died at the Chateau Of Vincennes in 1422 ; and James Stuart 11. termi nated in 1701, at the Chateau of St. Germain-en-Laye, a life uli of misfortunes.— Galignani's Messenger. before two o'clock they took their departure amidst enthusi astic cheers, and proceeded for luncheon to the Elysee. There, at half-past two o'clock was a reception of the corps diplo matique. At three Her Majesty, accompanied by her Impe rial host, visited La Sainte Chapelle, and was received on her way there and back in the most cordial manner by immense numbers of the population. Among other streets, the cortege passed through the Rue de Rivoli, the principal hotels in which, including Meurice's, were handsomely decorated. At half-past five the Imperial and Royal party returned to St. Cloud to dinner; and in the evening attended a performance at the Theatre Francais. - TUESDAY. _ _ Their Majesties left the palace at half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded, followed by their respective suites, in open car riages to Versailles. The drive is one of extraordinary beauty. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood turned out to pay their homage, and the Ville d'Avray was decorated in a simple but most effective manner with flowers and evergreens. The survey of the state apartments occupied some time, and was conducted in privacy ; but any one who has visited Ver sailles may picture to himself the extreme interest attached to such an occurrence as that of the emperor conducting the roy alty of England through a long series of halls and galleries, on the walls of which are delineated in almost unbroken series all the great events of French history down almost to the present time. After a, survey of the interior, the emperor took his guests into the grounds, and there for some time they were driven round the fountains which have hitherto rendered Versailles one of the wonders of the world. The grand fountains were r e Lt l advantage.carriages, a splendid sight te see the impe shown, and, viewed under such auspices , appeared to the great wthaesirreeallscyort of Cent-Gardes, circling round basin after basin, moving along shady avenues of interlacing trees, through the umbrageous shelter of which the powerful sunlight scarcely penetrated, or emerging again into the full blaze of noon, which shot rays of fire from each cuirass and helmet. While the Emperor took his guests through the apartments and grounds, military bands stationed at different points filled the air with music. There were also large num bers of people present, so that the spectacle altogether was exceedingly gay and splendid. After examining every object of interest in the immediate neighbourhood of the palace, the illustrious party proceeded to the Trianon, and explored that also. There they were joined by the Empress, whose delicate state of health did not permit her to take any very prominent part in the festivities. She and the Emperor, accompanied by their royal guests, now withdrew to the chalet behind the Trianon, where in retirement they had coffee served to them on the grass. The pretty chalet, with its adjoining sheet of water and mill-wheel, appeared to take the Queen completely by surprise, and her gratification and that of the Prince were still greater when the splendid band of the Guides made the air of this sweet spot resound with the choicest music. The cortege returned to St. Cloud about four o'clock, and having dined there, en famille, at half-past six, the royal party went at nine, in state, to the Opera. The Boulevards, and other streets along which they passed, were brilliantly illuminated, and it is impossible to do justice to the fairy-like appearance of that part of Paris, lit up by thousands of variegated lamps. Not a seat in the theatre had for days been obtainable. The Emperor's box was erected in the grand tier, directly opposite the stage, and on each side of it stood, like a statue, a soldier of the Cent-Garde, en grande tenue—superb-looking fellows, as superbly dressed and equipped. Two others stood sentry on the stage at each wing. When the Emperor and Empress; with their guests, entered, they were received with enthusiastic plaudits, which had hardly subsided when the orchestra began to play the National Anthem, and at its close the cheering was renewed. Her Majesty gracefully acknow ledged those tokens of respect. She was tastefully, but simply dressed, and wore the riband of the Garter, and on her bead a tiara of diamonds. She sat on the right hand of the Empress, having the Emperor on her right, and looked remarkably well. On the right hand of the Emperor was the Prince Napoleon, and on the left of the Empress Prince Albert, who had the Princess 3lathilde on his left. The Emperor wore the riband of the Garter also, and appeared in the uniform of a General of Division. Prince Albert dis played the insignia of the Legion of Honour over his Field Marshal's uniform. The,Empress wore a magnificent tiara of diamond, and her delicate but beautiful features were the theme of general admiration. The Royal and Imperial per sonages seated in front, with the Maids of Honour standing behind them, formed together a group which was at once historical and dramatic. " God save the Queen" was sung, with the English words, before Her Majesty retired, and the house again renewed its plaudits as at the commencement, insisting upon an encore. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE. HER Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, arrived in Paris (as we stated last week), on Saturday, the 18th instant, and the following day, Sunday, was spent in retirement. On Monday morning at half-past ten, the Emperor and his Royal guests left St. Cloud to visit the Palais des Beaux Arts. There the imperial commission, headed by their president, Prince Napoleon, the foreign commissioners, and the jurors of the Exhibition, bad assembled to receive them, and amongst the assembly were several Englishmen. A beautifully executed bust of Her Majesty stood on a pedestal in the centre of the reception-room, and the walls were covered with chef d'oeuvres of art. The Emperor, with the Queen leaning on his arm, entered the Palace shortly after eleven o'clock. He was fol lowed by Prince Albert, who had with him the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales, and after them came the suites of both sovereigns. The reception over, the cortege, led by Prince Napoleon, advanced into the principal saloon for the display of German children,gp c e t e u t e r d es hlasei.biridyo felt h at e e re cie t i be works of chief interest were pointed out by Dr. Waagen. The attention of their Majesties was much distracted t differenter s a themselvesn points,cmrioe more eb o ua f tt ih V bee i rrtey, Prince/ awßeines rand nsdo t e earnestlyßh i royalch bent on seeing all they could, that several times they were left behind, and but for the energy shown by M. Arles Dufour and other officials, might have been lost altogether in the crowd. After inspecting the Belgian collection of paintings, the Emperor led his guests into the principal saloon of French painting, and to the French Sculpture Court. Here a display of artistic excellence was presented to them, comprising many works of rare merit. From the Sculpture Court the Imperial and royal visitors passed into the saloon devoted to M. Horace Vernet's chef d'oeuvres. Passing along the north front of the palace the progress of the cortege was arrested for some minutes while their Ma jesties listened to the performance of a large choir of work men, singers trained on a system bearing some resemblance to that of Hullah in England, and who went through a chorus in which " God save the Queen"' was introduced, led by their conductor, M. Chivet, with extraordinary precision and musical effect. At the north-east corner of the building a pause took place to examine the restoration of the Minerva executed by Phydias in precious metals, jewels, and ivory, which was placed in the Parthenon at Athens. Their Ma jesties now entered the saloon of M. Ingress. From this point the Queen was conducted by her Imperial host through the Gallery of British Artists. Ascending the staircase at the north-east corner of the palace, the cortege made the circuit of the upper galleries, in which are displayed the w atercolour drawings, the miniature paintings, the engravings on wood and steel, and the architectural designs contributed by different countries. Here England takes a very high position, from the excellence of the works exhibited by her artists in several of these departments. After completing the circuit of the galleries, their Majesties returned to the central saloon. Here they took a survey of the great works with which the genius of French art has embellished the walls. The Last Days of the Reign of Terror, and the grand picture of the Imperial Guard re-entering Paris after Waterloo (by Muller), M. Cousins' painting illustrating the manners of the Lower Empire, Troyon's cattle picture, and Rosa Bonheur's " Hayfield," were examined, and so delighted were our Royal Family *ith the masterpieces here displayed, that they made the circuit of the saloon several times. Shortly group, and whose obeisances to her Majesty and the Emperor were most profound. One or two other quadrilles were danced by the company, while the Royal visitors appeared to admire the noble proportions of the salle, tie splendour of its chandeliers, and the beauty of its ceiling and decorations. The Emperor then led the Queen through the crowded rooms, fol lowed by the other members of the Royal party and their suite, the company making way as they passed, and receiving their Majesties with the most respectful salutations, but without cries or exclamations. The whole suite of rooms of the Hotel de Ville were opened to the company, and lights, mirrors, fountains, statues, and the choicest flowers, disposed with exquisite taste, made .ti o scene one of the most dazzling beauty and brilliancy that can possibly be conceived. About S,OOO persons were present. Every osY,zial person appeared in the full uniform of his mili tary, naval, civil rank, and wore the stars or insignia of his orders. The laaies' toilettes were of singular beauty and richness, and as there were diplomatists, a ttaches, and military Ai men from every country in'Europe in costume, the splen cleur of the scene was complete. Her Majesty wore a white WEDNESDAY. At eleven o'clock the Emperor took Her Majesty and the members of the Royal family to visit the Palais de l'lndustrie. They were received at the entrance by Prince Napoleon, the Imperial commissioners, the foreign commissioners, and the jurors. Nearly three hours were occupied in their progress through the Exhibition, and the amount of space traversed, and the magnificent products of industry examined, must have conveyed to the minds of the illustrious strangers a vivid and powerful impression as. to the merits of this extraordinary diOTay. Her Majesty evinced an earnest desire to see everything that was worth seeing, and it was evident that time alone prevented her from making that minute inspection of the wonders of the French Exnibition which marked her numerous visits to the display in Hyde Park. The Prince showed even t m h o: e e age cu i ri m o e s s i s t yo,faanndennithshuedsiasat.bouHteftooromk o w b i t h et hi t m o otbhjern ectw i it c h e of Wales and the Princess Royal, while the Queen leant on the arm of the Emperor, and Prince Napoleon acted as cicerone. On entering the interior they first visited the series of courts devoted to French bronzes, and which cora , prise contributions from all the most celebrated manufac turers. Thence, returning, they proceeded to the eastern end of the nave, and crossing to the south side, passed in front of the Prnssian, Austrian, Belgian, and other foreign depart ments, the more showy and elaborate productions of which divided their attention with the trophies along the cen'tre. Arrived at the English space they entered the court of Messrs. Elkington, and were for some time occupied in admiring the splendid examples of electro-plating in different metals with which this court is furnished ; thence their progress was directed to the collection of pottery, to Minton's unrivalled display, and to those of Daniel Rose, Wedgewood, Copeland, and other exhibitors. Having com pleted their survey at this point, the Emperor and his guests again betook themselves to the nave, doubling its western ex tremity, and examining with delighted curiosity the exquisite productions which here embellish it. Arrived at the point whence they had started, they now crossed over to the south side, and entered the series of outer courts which surround the Pavillon de Panorama, and which are filled with an im mense and splendid display of French manufactures. Here the show of furniture and of musical instruments appeared chiefly to attract their attention, but they also seemed much interested by the buffet for the supply of refreshments, and a series of beautiful designs was not passed unnoticed. When the examination of the outer courts had been completed, the Emperor and his guests passed into the magnificent-Pavillon de Panorama, with its unrivalled collection from the great national establishments of Sevres, Gobelin, and Beauvais, its carpets, hangings, and tapestry from the looms of Aubosson —its gold and silver work, the masterpieces of the most skilful Parisian workmen; and, above all, the Crown jewels of France, placed in the very centre of the pavilion, and having the a im s their peri cul al tm d" tg point. nin surmounted Here had submitted to their inspection the new and inter estin g Hbyer3thfaej e s r t e y g a e ilndt the diamond, Prince metal, aluminium, both in bars and made into spoons, forks, tankards, and other articles of domestic use. The lightness, elasticity, and ductility of this substance are very remarkable, and confident hopes are entertained that it may be produced at a rate and applied to uses upon which to found results important to industry. The Queen examined for a long time, and with the liveliest curiosity, the Imperial crown and the immense number of splendid jewels by which it is sur rounded. The former is of exquisite design and workman ship—a diadem in the true sense of the word, and surmounted at the apex by the Regent Diamond, which, though somewhat smaller, seems to be a far more brilliant stone than its rival, the Koh-i-noor. Her Majesty and the Prince spent a consi derable time also in examining the manufactures of Sevres, which, in splendour, far surpass all past efforts of that esta blishment, and leave France in undoubted possession of the supremacy in the practice of the ceramic art. When the sur vey of the pavilion had been completed, her Majesty rested for some time, and partook of refreshments brought from the buffet. The illustrious party now proceeded to the Annexe, the greater portion of which they traversed, examining atten tively the splendid display of machinery and raw produce with which it is filled. Their especial notice was directed to several objects in this course of their progress by the Prince Napo leon, but otherwise it was impossible to linger much over the many valuable and important features of this portion of the Exhibition. On leaving the Pace the Emperor and his guests proceeded to the Tuileries, where they had luncheon. At half past four o'clock they returned to St. Cloud, where at eight a grand banquet was given. The festivities of the day termi nated by a theatrical , performance by the artistes of the Gym 'lase, the play being 'Le Fits de Famille."—ln the course of the afternoon, Prince Albert paid a visit to Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, staying at Itleurice's Hotel. ) TIIURSDAY. A lengthened visit was paid by Prince Albert to the Palais d'lndustrie, which lasted from half-past 10 o'clock till half past 1. The Prince was accompanied through the Exhibition by Prince Napoleon and many of the commissioners and jurors. His inspection appeared to be guided by no particular plan, and to be for the purpose of making purchases on his own behalf and that of Her Majesty, as well as to gratify his curiosity. After lunch at the Tuilleries, the royal party went through the picture galleries of the Louvre in strict privacy, and public curiosity, deprived of the opportunity of gratifying its prompt ings there, concentrated itself with extraordinary eagerness upon the evening festivities at the Hotel de Ville. All Paris was not only anxious, but maddened to go, and not only all Paris, but everybody of importance from the provinces or from foreign countries now sojourning in the capital. The ball at the Hotel de Ville was certainly one of the most magnificent entertainments ever given by the inhabitants of a capital to a Sovereign in friendly alliance with its ruler. The exterior was profusely and most tastefully decorated with flags, and illuminated by a row of gas jets running along the entire facade. Immense pyramids of coloured lamps were also placed around the entrance. The company began to assemble at the doors before 8 o'clock. At half-past 9 the Imperial and Royal cortge arrived. The Emperor, giving his arm to the Queen, led her into the court of Louis Quatorze, which had been en closed by a temporary roof, and converted into a vast vestibule. An immense_ chandelier hung from the roof, the windows looking into the court-yard were draped with red curtains and illuminated by numerous small chandeliers, and beneath a grand double staircase ran a cascade of clear water, which gave a delightful freshness to the air. The floor of the court was richly carpeted, and a profusion of rare exotics was placed upon the staircase. The marble pillars of the court were newly polished, and the capitals picked out with white and gold. Her Majesty, leaning upon the Emperor's arm, as cended the grand staircase, followed by Prince Albert, who conducted the Princess Mathilde. Prince Napoleon and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria were also of the Royal party. The Royal visitors passed into the hall of the Caryatides, where .fauteui/s were placed, and where the Ministers of State and their families passed before their .Majesties. From this beau tiful hall the illustrious party proceeded into the grand salle etc dance, which presented a scene of dazzling magnificence. Here chairs of State were placed under a crimson velvet canopy, surmounted by an imperial crown, the walls of the salle being covered with white satin, embroidered with gold. Her Majesty opened the ball with the Emperor, Prince Albert giving his hand to the Princess Mathilde, and the re maining dancers in the quadrille being Prince Napoleon, Lady Cowley, Prince Adalbert, and Mademoiselle Hausmann, granddaughter of the Prefect of.the Seine, After the quad ' rille some Arab chiefs were presented, wtzege picturesque bournous, cool white robes, black beards, and piercing dark eyes, excited a lively degree of interest a!norT the Royal FRIDAY. The Emperor and Prince Albert paid a visit to the Ecole de Tir at Vincennes, and witnessed the practice not only with the Minie but in artillery also. On their return, soon after mid-day, to the Tuileries, the Emperor and Prince found the Queen already arrived there from St. Cloud, and aft er l unc h eon t h ey a ll procee d e d to visit the Exhibition. They arrived at the grand entrance to the Palais d'lndustrie at half-past two o'clock, and, as on Wed nesday, though with even more pomp and ceremony, were received on alighting by Prince Napoleon, the officers of the Imperial Commission, &c. The illustrious party were first conducted to the sheds between the main building and the Annexe appropriated to carriages and French agricultural machinery, which was rapidly surveyed. There a separation took place, the Emperor, the Queen, and the Princess Royal returning to the Palace, while Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales remained behind to complete their examination of this department, and also to visit the interesting collection in the Annexe. The review in the Champ de Mars, at half-past five o'clock, differed only from that of ordinary occasions in the presence of such unwonted and illustrious spectators. That considera tion gave, of course, an extraordinary interest to the display ; for it cannot be regarded as otherwise than extraordinary that the Queen and Royal Family of England should, with the entire approbation of the English people, see 50,000 French men march past them in arms on the Champ de Mars, and shouting " Vive l'Empereur I" to the nephew and heir of the great Napoleon. The advance of the Imperial and Royal cortege from the Pout Jena to the Ecole Militaire, with the troops drawn up, the cavalry on the left and the infantry on the right, so as to form a sort of grand military avenue for them, was a wonderfully fine sight, as it always must be; but when the cortege approached, and the Queen and Empress were seen seated with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal opposite, and the Emperor and Prince Albert on horseback at either side of the carriage, one need not be surprised that the mind of the spectator should seek and find in the scene thus presented to him a peculiar and extraordinary interest. The troops rent the air with their acclamations as the Emperor took his guests along their front, battalion after battalion, and squad ron upon squadron, to inspect them. During the defiling also, which commenced as soon as the inspection terminated, and was witnessed by the Queen and Empress from the prin cipal balcony of the Ecole Militaire, the shouts of each regi ment were equally enthusiastic. The weather, which looked very threatening during the progress of the review, continued fair until it had terminated. But then the rain descended in torrents, and it was in the midst of a thunderstorm that the Emperor took his guests to the Hospital of the Invalides, there to visit the tomb of the First Napoleon. After dining en famine at the Tuileries, the Imperial and Royal party went to the Opera Comique, where they appeared with less state, but were received with quite as much enthusiasm as on Tues day at the Grand Opera. So terminated the programme of Friday's proceedings. - °HiaNstrinMgEs,' to t'he Inert:: R or t i . F. T. Attree, B A., to the Incumbency of Middleton-b ! silk robe covered with lace and embroidered with the flowers ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIG.EYCE. Rev.7. r lP.. of the geranium, a diadem of diamonds, and a splendid dia- Be PREFERMENTS II,B.A late A C N ur D ate AP o P f mond necklace. She also wore the blue riband of the Order of the Garter, which the Emperor also wore over his uniform. tThheeHttyealldvisitors, b il y a W Hon. and Rev. W. J. Brodrick, to be a Canon of Wells Cathe ing to admire as she descended the tasteful preparations made bency of St. John's Church, Hampstead, Middlesex. to do her honour, and expressing to the Prefect the warm t v h in e g gr m a a n d d e a t tai he r c eaa irc e u , it H o e f r th :s e w ro e o st m y s, at l a e y ft . admiration and delight which she had derived from her visit. drat. The Empress was unable to be present. After the Royal Rev. C. H. W. Capron, 8.A., to the Curacy of Aynhoe, North-- party had left, dancing was resumed in various apartments, amptonshire. and continued until daybreak. Ices and other refreshments Rev. D. Coleridge M.A. Prebendary of St. Paul's, and Prin cipal of St. a r k's M bolle e' Chelsea, to the Vicarage of Northolt: were most liberally provided, and the extreme heat made the Rev. J. M. xM.A , g of t Lincoln College, Oxford, to the Afas demand for them very great, but nothing was wanting to tership of the College ichool, Taunton. render the file worthy alike of the powerful Sovereigns in Rev. J. B. Deane, M.A. Second Master of Merchant Tailors' whose honour it was given and of the 'great city which thus School, .to the Rectory o f S t . M art i n Ontwich, in the City of , London splendidly entertained them. Rev. H. J. Dodsworth, 8.A., to the Curacy of Heapham, near Gainsborough. Rev. H. A. Douglas, 11. A., Vicar of Abbotsley, Huntingdon shire, to the Senio r Ch aplaincy of Cape Town,Cape of Good Hope. Rev. H. L. Dodds, M.A., to the Vicarage of Great Glenn, near Leicester. Rev. J. J. Ellis, 8.A., to the Second Mastership of the Endowed Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells. Rev. W. S. Finch, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. Peter's Church, De Beauvoir-town, Islington, London. Rev. J. Fry, 8.A.. to the Vicarage of Lingfield, near Godstone, Surrey. Rev. H. Hansel!, 8.A., to the Curacy of Halton Ryegate, near Spilsby. Rev. J. F. Harward, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Little Maple.- stead, near Halsted, Essex. Rev. H. Heming, 8.D., Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, to the Rectory of East Farndon, near Wellingborough. Rev. B. Hodgens, late curate of Deane, to be Chaplain to the Forces in the East, to serve at the Piraeus. Rev. J. Mussendine-Holt, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Keelby, near Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Rev. S. H. Hooper, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Drax, near Snaith. Rev. T. Palmer Hutton, M.A., to the Vicarage of Sompting, near Blighton. Rev. W. J. James, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Clive, near Shrews bury. Rev. W. P. Jones, 8.A.. to the Rectory of Llyswen, near Crick bowel!. Rev. I. Lloyd, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Southgate, Middle sex. Rev. C. H. Marriott, to the Vicarage of Rendham, Suffolk. Rev. M. Mitchell, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Kirk Newton, near Belford. Rev. V. Musgrave, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Mattersey, near Bawtrey, Nottinghamshire. Rev. G. W. Piggott, 8.A., to the Rectory of Great Upton, near Shrewsbury. Rev. C. J. S. Russell, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. John's, Walthamstow. Essex. Rev. R. Rutland, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary's, Bryanston square, London. Rev. C. Sangster, 13. A., to the Vicarage of Darton, near Barna , ley. Rev. A. Swain, 31. A., of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to the Incumbency of St. Mary's, Devonport. Rev. W. T. M. Sylvester, 8.A., to the Rectory of Castleford, near Pontefract. Rev. J. Todd, M.A., to the Vicarage of ArcUeigh, near Col chester. Rev. A. Turner, M.A., to the Rectory of Burnham Deepdale near Fakenham. Rev. S. G. Wood, M.A., to the Rectory of West Beal, near Spilsby. SATURDAY. A quiet visit to St. Germains, with its fine scenery of forest, river, and chateau, began the day, and fitly prepared his royal guests for that wondrous spectacle, which the emperor had prepared in their honour at Versailles. Talk, indeed, of en chanted palaces and fairy halls and illuminated gardens, and all the decorative adjuncts with which the fancy teems when its love of the wonderful is highly excited. But what idea can they give you, or any true description, or anything short of having been present yourself, as to what Versailles was that night ? You must go back to the feelings which you had when still a child—to the time when the imagination and the senses were so quick that nothing seemed impossible to you— when it was not too difficult to put "a girdle round the earth" or to perform any one of " delicate Ariel's" proffered feats. Some ten miles from Paris, to the westward, stands the Palace of Versailles, a building of great extent surrounded by a terraced garden in the Italian style, with fountains and sta tues spreading coolness and beauty outside, and long ranges of saloons and halls within, the walls of which are either hung with historical paintings or decorated with marble and gild ing and mirrors and tapestry. A lovely autumn night has set in, and the moon is shining pensively in a sky which is not altogether free from clouds, and yet not overcast. As you approach this home of the Sovereigns of France wherein in times gone by so many wonderful persons have lived and so many strange and great scenes taken place, you find the long avenues lighted up, and the architec tural outlines of the building itself indicated by lines of gas illumination. There is a block up of carriages at the entrance to the courtyard, all filled with men in Court dresses, and women so beautiful, so covered with jewels that they flash out upon you through the dark, and whose light robes, carefully held up to prevent crushing, make them look like so many Venuses emerging from the foam of the sea. Presently a sergent de ville and your own dexterity get you through, and you are soon passing through anterooms filled with stately porters and footmen who stand up as you pass by and don't laugh, but look very grave indeed at the horrible absurdities of the uniform which you have borrowed from some costumier for the occasion. A staircase brings you to the floor on which the State apartments in splendid success set forth upon their emblazoned walls the historical glories of France. But before you enter these you must give up the precious green ticket which you have persecuted everybody for several days to obtain, and only got at last as a favour never to lie repaid, except by prostrating yourself before the donor for the rest of your days. You forget all that, in what you now have to see. The retinue of servants disappears, and the Cent Gardes in full costume, varied occa sionally by a Sapeur Pompier, occupy a series of cham bers through which you pass in grand procession. Standing ' in pairs at the entrance to each salle they look upon you with magnificent coldness as you pass. But at length you leave the bulk of them behind, and join the rest of the company, who you find are all in uniform, moving about in a flood of light poured down upon them from thousands of waxlights. Imagine the effect. The windows are open, the night comes in refreshingly, and you turn to look out upon the terrace, when, behold you find its verge of ballustrade illuminated with coloured lamps which have converted it into an arcade of variegated splendour, in which three sets of arches with ter minal crowns over them form the most conspicuous objects. The fountain basins in the foreground have undergone the same process of decoration, and their surfaces tremble under the murmuring flash of gas jets like so many lakes of molten silver or gold. Arab chiefs move about with the slow, solemn gait which they appear to have borrowed from their own camels, admiring the wonderful spectacle within the palace and outside. Suddenly, towards the south, a gun is heard ; the bands in the great mirrored ballroom play " God Save the Queen," and a movement among, the crowd shows that the fireworks have commenced. On the further verge of a fine sheet of water, with the shadows of the Park behind to bring out its effects, and the thunder of the cannon countenancing authoritatively the streams of soaring rockets, the pyrotechnic display takes place. We know nothing about the management of such things in Eng land, nor does Cremorne or Vauxhall give any—the faintest— conception of the refined spendour with which they are conducted on this occasion. A double bouquet, the first springing from a transparency of Windsor Castle, and the last, still more magnificent, from ships of war, brings the fireworks to a close, and causes the ball to open with every body in a frenzy of admiration. Then the Emperor, wearing the riband of the Gaiter, takes the Queen into the circle prepared for her, and Prince Albert leads as his partner the Princess Mathilde, and Prince Napoleon the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria join in the stately quadrille, which is danced while grave Ministers of State, like Lord Clarendon and Count Walewski, and Lord Cowley, and soldiers like Canrobert, and Valliant, and the Arab chiefs, already alluded to, some in white bourilous ' some in red, look solemnly on at a spectacle such as few of those who witnessed it can ever hope to see repeated. Waltzes and quadrilles followed each other three or four times. Among the Imperial and Royal guests the Empress looks gaily on, a perfect Queen of the Reves, though not sharing in them before general dancing commenced. It was midnight when the Emperor took Her Majesty and the rest of the Court to a banquet, which was magnificently served in the Theatre of the Palace. The ball at Versailles may be considered in some respects as the drop-scene of this Royal visit, for Sunday was a dies non, and yesterday Her Majesty left on her return to England. CITURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. -e- A public meeting of the friends of this Society was held last night, at the Hope-hall, Hope-street, to hear a deputation from the Parent Society. The Rev. W. M. Falloon was in the chair, and amongst those on the platform were the Rev. H. Verschoyle, Rev. Boardman, Rev. B. S. Clarke, Rev. S, Minton, Rev. G. W. Warr, Rev. D. Barry, Rev. Daniel Foley, Rev. J. J. Butler, Rev. F. Parry, Rev. T. C. Cowan, Rev. Thos. Rooke, Rev. Ireland, &c. The CIIAIRMAN, in commencing the business, said they hal the good wishes, though circumstances had occurred to cause the absence of the Rev. Rector Campbell, Mr. Horsfall, M.P., and the Rev. Dr. M`Neile. He proceeded to comment upon the important work which the society had undertaken to per form, referring especially to a pamphlet by Mr. Chas. Buxton, on .the subject. Their chief ground of complaint was, he said, that they had been denied a portion of the national grant for their schools in Ireland, although the government had allowed the schools of Romanists and Dissenters in Eng land to participate in the grant. The subject, however, had been before a committee of the House of Lords, and next session would be brol;ght by Mr. Walpole before the House of Com mons. It was an interesting fact, that of the children edu cated in the schools belonging to the society, about 66,000 belonged to the Church, and nearly 19,000 were children of Romanist parents. The Rev. Tnos. ROOKE addressed the meeting, and stated that the clergy of Ireland were determined, at any hazard, to maintain scriptural education in their schools. The Rev. HAMILTON VEESCIIOTLE, chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, spoke next, and said the national school system in Ireland was most unfair to Protestants, while it favoured Romanists ; for a Romanist could refuse the admission of the scriptures to a school, though the majority of the children were Protestant; but a Protestant could not admit the scriptures into a school it' there were one child whose Romanist parents objected. He proceeded to show that the objections to scriptural education which were at one' time entertained, had been in a great measure over come ; for experience had proved that while the rule designed by the State to promote union had signally failed, the Church schools,promoted by the society,hadbeen as signally successful. They were as yet compelled. to rely on their kind friends for support, but he trusted that very 60011 they would gain their object by receiving substantial aid from government. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the arrangements of the meeting having been left to him, he had decided on departing from the ordinary course. They would, therefore, have no report presented to them —no resolutions moved. - The meeting was subseoently addressed by the Rev. Daniel Foley, of Trinity College, Dublin, and. by the Rev. B. S. Clarke, Incumbent of Christ Church, Southport; after which a col lection was made in aid of the funds of the society, and, thanks having been voted to the chairman th t'separated., glee mg CLERICAL OBITUARY. Aug. 16. at Stanwick, Northamptonshire, the Rev. Edw. Irish late of Dartford, Kent, aged 70. Aug. 16, at Torquay, the Rev. William Hind, M.A., aged 50. Aug. 18, at Hadley-green, Middlesex, the Rev. David Fenton Jarman, of Bedford Episcopal Chapel, Bloomsbury, aged 35. Aug. 20, at his residence, Duke-street, Chester, the Rev. J. Williams, aged 73. Aug. 21, at Bondleigh, Devon, in his 60th year, the Rev. Joseph Stroud, M.A., rector of that parish, and late incumbent of Wi!- liton, Somerset. Aug. 19, at sea, on board th e Clyde, transpo r t, returning invalided from the Crimea, the Rev. Robert Freeman, M.A., aged 38, one of the officiating Chaplains to the Army in the East, late Incumbent, of Ashley , Warwickshire. Aug. 13, suddenly, of cholera, at Riva, on the Lago di Garda, the Ven. George Hodson, M.A., Archdeacon of Stafford and Canon Residentiary of Lichfield Cathedral, and Vicar of St. Mary's, in that city. Aug. 19, the Rev. Baldwin Wake, M.A., Vicar of Ketton, near Stamford. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. PREFERMENT.—The Rev. Chas. Augustus Perring has been licenced to the perpetual curacy of Saint James's Church, Whitehaven, in the county of Cumberland, upon the nomina tion of the Right Honourable the Earl of Lonsdale, the patron. CONSECRATION.—The new cemetery at Kendal, provided by the burial board for the townships of Kendal, Kirkland, and Nethergraveship, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Chester, on Thursday last, being the first cemetery consecrated in the diocese of Chester under the provisions of the Burials Acts of the 15th and 16th, and 16th and 17th years of her present Majesty. The portion appropriated for the interment of members of the Church of England, and consecrated as above, contains upwards of five acres. The cemetery is con veniently and beautifully situated close to the town of Kendal, on the slope of a hill, commanding extensive views on all sides, and, from the undulating nature of the ground, will itself form a very picturesque object when the shrubs and trees with which it is planted have grown up. A remarkably neat and appropriate chapel, for the performance of the burial service, capable of accommodating upwards of 100 persons, has been erected on the ground, and, like the laying out of the ground itself, reflects great credit on the good taste of the designer, of whose plans economy was a necessary ingredient. Tun Rev. Thomas William Jones, Welsh minister of St. Paul's Church, and chaplain of the Northern Hospital, Liver pool, has been presented to the incumbency of Llanavan.y- Trawscoed, Cardiganshire. CHURCH REFORM.—The Lord Bishop of Salisbury is at present engaged in the primary visitation of his diocese. In his charge to the clergy his lordship states that henceforth he shall expect a higher standard of attainments from the can didates who offer themselves to him for ordination than has hitherto been' deemed sufficient by other bishops ; and that for the future, with a view of keeping his diocese free from such clergymen as are undesirable, he shall require every minister who comes to officiate therein to hold his licence to do so. He recommends that clergymen be appointed who shall travel from place to place for the purpose of open-air preaching, and he wishes to see the revival of the periodical meetings of the clergy. lie deprecates the introduction of any change in the established order of the services, so long as the subject remains unsettled by proper authority. The consecration of Trinity Church, Trefuant, in the parish of Henllan, by the Bishop of St. Asaph, took place on Thurs day. " This beautiful church," says a correspondent, "is the pious offering of two sisters, (Mrs. Townshend Mainwaring, of Galttfaenan, and Mrs. 3lainwaring, of Oteley Park) to the glory of God and to the memory of their beloved parents, the late Colonel and Mrs. Salisbury. It is built on a commanding site, in one of the richest parts of the celebrated vale of Choyd, looking towards the fine range of the Mod Famma chain of hills. The design is worthy of the European fame of the architect, G. G. Scott, Esq., of London, and infinitely sur passes every similar structure erected within the principality for many centuries. The transcendent beauty of the day well accorded with the blessed and joyful occasion, and the hearts of all present warmly responded to the words of the Psalmist, " I was glad when they said unto me we will go into the house of the Lord." The church was thronged with all the leading familiesin the neighbourhood, and many distant friends and relations. The usual ceremonies for the consecration of the churchyard having been gone through, and the sentence of consecration read and signed, the Morning Service was pro ceeded with in English. The prayers were read by the Rev. David Lewis, incumbent of the new church. The first lesson by the Rev. E. Smart, vicar of Henllan, and the second by the Rev. E. Duncombe, rector of Barthomley, Cheshire, The Communion Service was read by the Lord Bishop, assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Asaph, and the Venerable Archdeacon Wickham. A sermon was preached by the Rev. T. L. Claughton, vicar of Kidderminster, from Luke vii. 4,5, and part of 6. This was succeeded by the offertory, the pro ceeds of which are to be devoted to the erection of another church in " the hill country," at the upper portion of the parish of Henllan. The collection amounted to £144, includ ing a cheque for £5O from P. W. Yorke, Esq., of Dyffryn Aled. The Holy Communion was afterwards administered to a very large proportion of the congregation. An entertainment was prepared at Galttfaenan, where between one and two hundred of the clergy and laity partook of the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Townshend Mainwaring. At half-past six o'clock there was a Welsh service, when the church was crowded to over flowing. The prayers were again read by the Rev. D. Lewis ; the first lesson by the Rev. M. Davies, rector of Llanrwst, and chaplain to the Bishop, and the second lesson by the Rev. Watkin Williams, curate of Tremeirchion. A sermon was preached from Exodus xxv. 8, by the Rev. Hugh Jones, vicar of Holywell, and honorary canon of St. Asaph. The singing at both services was led by the Rev. C. W. Heaton, Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, who presided at the harmonium, and to whom much praise is due for his unwearied exertions in train ing the choir." COURT AND FASHION. Ma. Knatown WODEHOUSE, late 3f.P. for East Norfolk died on Wednesday, at his residence, Thorpe, near Norwich He represented Norfolk from the year 1817, until last June when lie retired in favour of Mr. H. Stracey. RETIREMENT or THE SPEAKER.-It has long been re. ported that the Right Hon. J. Shaw Lefevre, Speaker of the House of Commons, was likely to receive the honourable re ward for his long and indefatigable services, by being pro moted to the peerage. During the last few weeks these ru mours have assumed a more tangible shape. It is now stated that he will be offered a peerage, under the title of Baron Hackfield, taken from his estate in Hampshire. - VISIT OF THE COURT TO BALMORAL—The officials of the Great Northern Railway have received instructions to hold in readiness their train of state carriages for the conveyance of the Queen and the Royal family from King's-cross station, London, to Scotland, this week. The Duchess of Kent pro ceeded to the north by the same route about ten days since. Her Royal Highness travelled by the Great Northern day express, occupying a saloon carriage, and being accompanied by her usual retinue of attendants. THE Paris papers describe the dress of the Queen and Em press at the opera. Both Her Majesty and th e E mpress were dressed in white, and each wore a diadem of diamonds, but of a somewhat different description, that of the Empress being taller and closer, and entirely of diamonds and emeralds. Both their Majesties wore superb necklaces of diamonds and emeralds, with other ornaments to match. Queen Victoria displayed the riband of the garter, and the Empress Eugenie the cordon of the order of Isabella the Catholic ; and both held magnificent bouquets. VISCOUNT HEREFORD, the premier Viscount of the English peerage, expired on Saturday week, at his residence in Wilton crescent, London. The deceased, Robert Fleming Devereux,Vis count Hereford in the peerage of England, and a baronet, was eldest son of Henry,l4th Viscount, by Frances Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Sir George Cornewall. He was born the 3rd of May, 1809, and married, in 1841, the daughter of the late Mr. George Ravenscroft, by whom he had a youthful family. The deceased succeeded to the ancient viscountcy on the death of his father, the 31st of May, 1843. His eldest sou Robert, born in 1843, succeeds to the family honours. THE PRINCE of WALES, according to all accounts from P r a a r i l . g d highly enjoys his .trip.. He rushes up the . eari t o i e e s staircases of the various show palaces, scormog en l. _ole a r de ed guidon°s of the maids of honour, and on Mondo.v c ev. , i n g I id the Etn a tour of the city incognito, a la rfar9ui f i ai t h i fu , peror himself performing the part f 1 vizier. While the whole of the Royal and Imperial party were supposed to crowd who waited surprised by the b in e the enjoying tne R t hive! li to dinnersee e them the return Is ri see, the ssre containing a very young gentle as no less a person than the- of his grave companion, a ni P a p n e , am wh n o e Lo o f k a e d small at phaetonw everything, how and asked numerous questions: Efrfp - erOi himself, the escort consisting solely of th e confidential coachman who drove t he vehicle.