The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-02 00:00:00

THE MASONIC INSTITUTION.
To die Edilor.

Tin ITALIAN BAND. —Ws are glad to learn that the
Dalian Bond has been engaged by the Weymouth Band
Committee from the PM of Julie next. SehocripUous
will he received by the Mayor; Mr. H. T. George, the I Dear Sir,—l am sure it will be • satisfaction to the
Bretirten of the Province to know that the little girl
bon socretary ; or Mr. H. Wheeler, of the Weymouth Camilla 0 lose, whom they got into the Royal Masonic
and Coonty Library.
Institution t,,girls, has been sufvessful in a competitive
Ten POST OIVICIL —Mr. Limber; from the General =nation, anti carried off • prise for geometry, and in
Post Offico, wal take temporary charge of the Weymouth ethx:Science and Art D.partm-ot for drawir
Past Offico from Monday next. Mr Lambert will he I am, Your obedient servant
remembered a 5 having taken charge at Fort are Well It N. HOWSID.
between Mr. Harvey's going away and Mr. Royal bracer
log Postmaster. Mr slimointnittem are by no memos
open to so much political Influence as they used toles, and THE PROPOSED TRAeFIC, THE PILE-PIER AND
though rummer has been buoy with the supposed appoint- THE TRAMWAY,
nest of a Weymouth tradesman's son to the post, it Is Ti the Editor.
fully believed that if any local man is perturentir Dear Sir,- While not wishing to commit the rekgrasis
anpointed, it will be Mr. Parsons, our courteous chief to an advocacy of the following idea, I venture to submit
clerk It in my private capocity as an inhabitant and ratepayer.
SHIPI4IIO NEWS —Arrivals: Mary, Jasper, Montrose. All admit the proved traffic with France will, with
E.:datum ; Emerald, How, fibiekis, coal; Cygnus (s), proper safeguards, be most profitable to the harbour
Irlish._," Jersey and Guernsey, general i Larch, Cr. Sea, fund, and may be made very profitable to the Pile-pier,
RA : Martha Braila, element., D mar, Writ*: Tarter, if the companies are shown they have such accommods-
Bpsrland, sea, fish; Ripple, Bowdon, see. flab: Lib-rty, , tar IN will console them for We payment of the Pile-
Scott, yea fish; Welcome, Goddard, sea, Sob; T and C, pier dues also. A main part of their wants is doubtless
Hutton, Fowler, Goole, coal; Jam, Wbitimm, sr, fish: to make the railways and steamers termini IS Claire all
Cerra Fisher, Jerry and Guernsey, general,. Mist. poritde, so that merchandise may be dtecharged from
Within.. London. cement.- —ffeffitses : Orecior lemeat, trucks to steamer and from steamer to true= The
Teignotnutb. ballast: John Martin, Summers, Portland, question is—at what point shall the railway and steamer
sit : 'tiara's. Loftin. halting; Larch. Coe, fibbing, touch I If at the Custom House, a loss delpsaing of
Ceram rasher, Guernsey, general; Samuel and Mary; the Harbour must be undertaken, and. aye Mr Dyer,
Woods, sea. ballast ; Cygnus. Wirer, Guernsey and he must he interfered with, and he does not enneirt. If
Jersey, general, the steamers be kept at the Pile-pier, the netedmadiee
FORTHCOMING Correia?. --Our readers will doubtless Ulu" he beim& to them theri and the taasasellY MO be
extended on Pier itself. ow, if the (least Wedges be well pleased to bear that a concert has been and the steamer come., nsaid enter Into a deed of
arranged to take place, by the St. John's Amateur armament that trucko should only be allowed at any pert
east of the present earbour staging for two separate terms
Choral Class, at the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday the as cinch as possible lON than two hours each,
23rd of April, in aid of the Royal Eye Infirmary, before the departure of the steamer for loading 4,1112, „
wider the able conductorship of Mr. Avant The
agree to allow the companies (on payment
aft.aterohinet.wr arrival for unloading her, would not the thud*,
under
will be one of great attraction, inasmuch of Pilwpier dues) this accommodation for the limited
as the aid is promised in addition to that of some time f Then, in order to facilitate the removal of trucks,
If the railway companies would raisin= &deed of apse.
of our most favourite amateurs, of firstclaes performers meat that the small locomotive engine should only
from the Roysl Academy of music (both vocal and proceed at the pace of, and in all respects be accompanied
. by the regulations applied to, tract', tri engineer turnpike
instrumental) and the prompamme will be one of varied roads, then might not the double line of tramway at the
and mord attractions, bock of Pultenar and Devonshire buildings, be prolonged
towards the Pile-pier, converging into a loop line, or
MATI RUST AT Sits —Ol Tuesday afternoon Mr Broom, passing place, and continued to We single line to the
Inn., of Portland, drove to the Custom House Benjamin latue.oer, so es to allow the tracks when empty to be im-
Dray. a sailor .4 Coicheoter, who, being on board the luediately shunted hack on a different line from that on
steamer Lod, Trier', D J meo muter, from Barcelona which they Ca 4 e up, end cony yed away from the New
from Mt Idloshorougb, on the Nth 'not, hurt his right Quay End i The tramway extension and loop line to be
hand and left arm with a winch. Davey was bolding the made, of course, at the earns, of the Great Wester triorh while topooils were being set, when his bands Railway, who should acknowledge the Council as ground
slipped, and he WU caught in the winch, losing part of landlords by the present of very small but not
his right thumb, and crushing part of his lett arm He fled,, noinfnal ground rent for the extension,
woe seen at the Custom House by Dr. Thud. medical taa remain, of a loop and rigor= beyond
officer to the Board of Trade, who found his arm bound Devonshire buildings is, of course, a proposal too serious
up swab splints. and, ao the cam wished to be discharged go he d...kw without agreement of all concerned: but,
from the ship, recommended his being taken to the with ute tocogeotlye engine, and sufficient pguing
Weymouth Hospital. He was &wording', removed there, wage, I belies' that mutual concerto= might
accompanied by Kr. T. Watkins, broker, of the firm or Fe. (imam, tilde, the space required would not
Mews. Roberta and Co. los the =Dor hoe money, he will be wider than we could spare, and if the rail.
pay the hospital a fee shillings • week for his mainten- vs magma to he firmly bound so that they cannot
ante.
fliartbar aspens, ft Seems to me they might clear the QUA,' PILO MI Don —The following is the ffiod section of of truth, at writ when not required to load ...woe&
1 the Act to tric.h so much reference bae been awls in F.,....., and light bunter, will be conveyed by special
I the Corporotion s ishaam :—.. Altar the Pier shall have -hue so 'llse steamer, and let me limo that our dilignies
her completed and ePeu for Public use, all etearehe•te should take the shortest and 1004 agreeable Ivey for marrying oastiensers for hire or reward to or from Um peme....—gaggely. down the frouttand not Harsh anE
harbour of Weymouth and Holcombe Hers 'hall embark back--- streets,kis propceed to allow timer pawnors
and disembark their passonitere at the said Pier. sad not to break their journey and remain a few days t
elsewhere within the herb= (weather permitting), and weymnegh, perhaps even lour enough to take a run to the
If the master of any ateamb at shall embark or disembark Channel Islands and beck, for not all pleasure-seekers will
1 any passenger. el...bens (weather permitting) than upon need to burry at mos to France. A gentleman who has
lor from the said Pier, such tearer shall, for every such ',tribal= very much to the planar, of Weymouth will,
offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding lea ; illope, succeed in getting the directors to allow this break
provided always that the harbour, for the purports of this /a the loureey, pleasurable to paseengats and valuable to
Act, shall he "aped to eemraeitee at the lairth'esitere us, and in return our Council will show material proolsof
extremity el the south or miter pier n"W In the wells of their determioation to give every accommodanon, know-
umotruction on one side, and the north-eastern extremity leg the, such a train as that between Wales, the West
of the pier by this Act authe.ehied to he constructedma of England, and Fromm, iht to pay. Of course th
completed on the other era. The =leder of tolls tries were.oetia and Portland Steamer Company, whose. a penny toll upon every such parteare rubsirod or thie,eca sos prior to rose even of the railway on our
landed at the pier, sad a teeny on each light parcel, Quay, must be consalted ea to whether it wW salt them to Tait AUSTILSII•I4 TOO 111053 LSD Sakti eel
.= gad a place further east en the Pile-pier,orwhether, they
this (Pburodey) sad to-morrow evenings at the geoid ppt pp with the partial occupation of the Pier twice
The interesting nature of their exhibition may be judged a day. I teke it also Gun the Railway Companies must
from recent opinions of the Prue :—IIt James'. Hall, egeemuieee provide merle tares yard aeceuthugthuou. Led
Plymouth. —Last evening two of the earliest aDealug•all nreaeldr a loop line or paring pros serer their station. of humanity that have come before • Plymouth audience reer IT we glowed • tram wog to pew New itraidit-.2
for some years past sada tbalrfirst erre of apeesetheeag obould ou.oe the Harbour quay, 1.... ...mat=
the St Jere= HAIL nor Moir in the Profaner' game hampriag the origisel feeding vessel) teed* a the
IMMO of the Australian Tom Thumb and Mies Amy Dot. pod.
and. so wore received a fair &dendrite of rafter who Tom vary tstami,
....4 be well pleased with tie entertain-
meat. Tom Thumb is about 13 terse in Might. whilst
Miss Amp who is about 14 years of
tares dab. the edniag Tor Magendesiv= PORTLAND. sad lardeldp ineteedle in Marisa hia
Tan Legacy and bacterium Duties are to be paid at the
until tbdr glees are by the manner in wlddieutivikkag
Poet-office, from and after the Ist of April next. damn Amapa rata the dwarfs are Geleashi
Arrolirrnier —Arrant Pr raarerßoAr; W. Wright
ware vensiterdel sinettres and itinerante= are intesed-
lady geed. Re Isere ef the bast ventriloquiste who bore to the Weiner, Vic. a T. °°.clatsv led lo Om
Flora. receiving ship for the Cape of Olm.
muted prim* leg mem time r. and his Indlaistre pi 111 turd& the return match se played
was highly appreelated. Professor ober, the emititneets aoaat,,._LL w • ,„. I _
tii,,,imbt. 'mew dmid,t,..i.i.ai trick, I. aa
The boss.
armour Collegiate School and Portland.
easy lad ear mer. Yr. Asiedowals roarer.
...n0...A-- tato ladled da Pelee while One cal, was
perforation's wee well received Des tarred of the o'•enAjmn''''' bl th.nannesch°°Laart yary wee ema ag tha ya,..dy ....
audience wee. berever, cremetrated on Mies Dot, mho,
__,_ ,__ arriouu
au w.i...4, „our. p..w.viils.
when standiab_.* the side of • child of ire year of age. tt.t. '..
„,_ had to wait tea minutes or a quarter of an hoar for
resembles • cum' ail 4 'LI dolt. —e. .Irester* if_n_irmil 11—^* yak : Ant the desperado gave 10 amiel trouble.
SOUPIER POOPS Dart AT TIM warutangt —was oaday - -Townew ,01 Tug zurz....The
magi.mat haal a
moral= very eggig..Privon• (Vnre..tiLlMi.,..,44 to I,±Lnillt, parade on Timed . whim these who would
at the B,..,.°T6CkLailanlag,,, eiteth' ygd„.-- neeeeeed---;,,.."--•: volunteer for earvice ia thearLsr were asked to stead eat
Private •iooa Bass —— -",' Needy ball al tit tattosat at am whobered ......
...abils Wein 14.4.eseawkativirs=renseee
oroga
I

Greenhill House We=tl2,
18412 1871

Tata (1•1111071 REGIMINT seem to hams weeded out
their tad characters, for only one Whom is reports& to us
this week—that of Private J.eph Bosley. who made a
disturbance at the Terminus H dig se 8 sturdier. .rhere he
arosebed one ot the large windows. P.C. captured
him, and handsi him over to the military police.
Samsun:min.—What • sad blunder, —when a man has
been fire years • Good ..Toillolar. has raised himself from
degration to • respectgoas poettc,o, awl h. even tot £3lO
in his poiket, besides stock worth .C4O ,re—that a
foolish friend should give • slam of brand, to keep out
the 001 d, fel it• the evil crriying and iwint the poor
fellow down to the depths 'gni, I Ha, surely 'twee
thoughtless cruelty that made a wretched joke of the sad
fall. _

.-Foirstsas Caws= Curls—The athletic sports to
terminus the football. and open the cricket season, are
to take piece on Butter lf itylay in the Naval
Recreation Ground. near the rialosy esatioa, by kind
permission of Captain EL G. Doug/1K ft N , senior usesl
officer on the station. In addition to club competitions,
eubetantial money prise, will be offered for a steeple
chase, open to all comers. awl various events for navy,
army, sad volunteers, including • tug of won and sack
race. The programme will appear in our next issue.
"By Jisoo I IT WI DO '—After the efforts of the
poreluilers to make thenssAvee efficient in gun drill—sad
e splendid corps the tub DV. artillery are—we dent know
if they lilted to be told they most go to Souther* in cue
of • war. But so it was: On Weeine.day the adjutant's
inspection took place at the Drill Ball, end the th
were informed that in cue thew services were required,
their station would be at Soothes& Culla, and that they
will shortly go into camp for ten days, at that place, to
accustom themselves to the guns they would have to
serve. This arises from their being linked in the Hain
shire battalion. All this while have we been dreaming
there were rung In Portland, at the Breakwater Fort, and
the last Weir.

--Bart—USlia—r3girre. The 110:h regiment h ors been
served with • new pattern of bayonet, five inches longer
than the old, and rather thinner. This wee necessarr, in
consequence of the Kartini•Henry ride being shorter than,
as soldiers explaln—" the Russian on., so that if we hitd
our rifles and the old baroneta, sr• couldn't reach them."
The shape of the bayonet is alike on its three sides, so
that it will go into the *cid:Ward either way, and thus he
returned much more easily than the old bayonet, which
would only fit in one direction. There is also • spring
in the scabbard, which preventa the bayonet falling out,
even if the scabbard he turned upside down.
Tuft Locat. BOARD Filkation. —Three times as many
candidates as there are yeomen% and it will he peen by
the list that it looks very much as if another trial to
strenfth were to come 01l between the two great parties
the ' Church" and "Violence" party, while there are
others in the dela, whose effect on the contest can hardly
be wifely predicted yet. Mr. Richard Lau° noisiest,.
six candidates; Mr. Edward Combeu five, Mr. William
Stone three, Mr. B. Scriven, jun., the present chairman
of the Board three. and Kr. Charles Stine ona. Toe
following is the list of candidates and a ministers, which
we publish as • guide to the local politicians and the
voters generally :—Mr. Benjtinin Chins,ll2 won,
blacksmith, nominated bp Mr. Richard Limo, Reform
Mr. Elijah Flew, Chiswel fish merchant. by Kr. Edward
Combett Kaidenerell Henry Flew. Strath., boot.
maker: Kr. Henry Gibbs, Fortnnes-Well, anatomic, by
Mr. William Stone, Islam : Kr. Thomism (labile. Castle.
town, coal merchant. by Mr. Richard Luau: Mr. John
Karwood, Easton, hoot and shoe maker, by Kr. Charles
Stone, Keaton; Kr. George Mitchell, Queen's-row, done
merchant. by Mr. Richard Lane; Mr. Henry Otter,
Weston, quarry owner, by Kr. Benjamin &riven, junr.
fission-square Mr. Abraham Pearce, Straits, stone
inerchant. by Mr. Edward Cembins ; Mr. &beard Pewee.
Eaton, blacksmith, by Mr. Richard Lute.; Mr. Simon
Pearce, Easton. gentleman; Mr. William Read, Fortune's
Well, grocer, by Kr. Edward Combos Mr. Reborn
Sensors, Huston, carpenter, by R chard Lana; Kr John
&riven, Fortune's-well, gentleman, by Kr. Benjamin
Striven, jun., Mr, Richard B Si-riven. Referee, gentle.
man, by Kt. William Stone lie. Henry Smith, Fr.
tune trwell, gentleman. by Mr. Richard Lino ; Mr.
Edward Russell Way, Chime% baker, by Kr. Edward
Comben : and Mr. John Winter, 03rehill-terrace, gee
tlemen, by Kr. Benjamin Salves, Jun.
TUB PLOD os LIZUT. Wakents..—Tbis gallant Beat.,
who is at Portland with his regiments appears by a rep tri
of the Mate Lent Asthma to have been or eislit defrauded
by Jame. &hence. • farmer and horse dealer—Mr.
Hellen, who prosecuted, in the course of • lengthy intro-
duction said prisoner bad assigned all Ills interest in his
business, present and to come. to • Mr. Afiersey, undo,
• bill of sale. Between the 2Dth of December and tom,
day in January, 1876, be met Mr. Webster, and msAr
representations to him of the fi writhing character of hi,
horse dealing business. Tait gentleman had money, an,:
he offered it, awl Sillence persuaded him to enter int a
deed (of which Mr. Webster did not understand th•
exact terms) of partnership, by which he agreed to ghat.
the profits, and Sillence offered • bill of sale on the farm.
Lc. It was agreed that Kr. Wetteter should advanc
1.1.250 on the document he would read to the jury. I
wet drawn up on Jollier, Bth, 1876, when Billence we-
insolvent The profits were to be shared quarterly, an
the money coald only be withdr ewe by Mr. Webster thu-
-.22.000 at six months' notice and the bslce at tweir
months' notice, • sufficiently restrictive clause against Mr
Webster. The various kinds of property on the farm,
tillages, crops, were assigned to Mr. Webster under this
tecond bill of male,
_in the very same words as were used in
Mr. Aldersey'a Whatever fraud Silicate had committed.
in this noes misconduct he did not stand alone. Kr.
Webster was much to be pitied. There was • aticonii
charge in connection with Kr. Webster's came. When
prisoner disclosed the state of his again he concealed the
exittence of this precious document, and concealed the
fact that he hod entered into • fraudulent partnership
with Mr. Webster, whom be had defrauded. Tbe trnwee-
found it out, and then Mr. Webeter's misfortunes began
afresh. He was declared • partner, and paid £O. and
was thus mulcted altogether in the sum of .C. 3 SID, and tue
document was declared void.—After lengthy evidence had
been given, we come to that of Lieut. G. F. Webster, of
the 20th Regiment, who had known defendant about five
years. About December, 1875, witness proposed on good
security to lend him money. Pritoner said his busou• to
was solvent, and that his stock on Bridge Had Funs
would be ample security, and that he had no debts he
could not meet. He said nothing about the bill of talc
to Alderser, the debt to Captain Talbot. or the pressor.
upon him hy the bank. Cllitnately he lent him ALM.
alarms agreement had been drawn up by Kilby Ile read
the agreement over, but did not know it tuade him a
partner. He had not the slightest intention of anything
of that sort. He received lists of horses and three chequee
for small accounts, At the time of the bankruptcy he '
paid over • further sum of COO on account of the partner-
ship. Mr. John Lewis. chief ledger keeper at the National
Provincial Bank, in London, produced the ledger ut
containing the account of the prisoner. On the 19th ni
January, 1676
_prisoner paid in .13,050 by • cheque f run
Lieutenant Webster. All that *WI the exception oi
£2l 18a, was drawa before the end of the nexi
month. Notice of prisoner's bankruptcr was received
on the 14th December, 125. Ou the 61:11 December
they paid C 24 3s. to the trustee In the bankruptcy
More evidence was given, and Mr. Sullen, in the
course of summing up for the prosecution, said the
acts of the prisoner for the past few years had been .
tissue of fraud. After his first difficulties he got hold of
Mr. Webster and did him out of asso. How he (Kr.
Webster) stood it so cooly was • wonder to him, lie
gave his evidence without the smallest appearance of
animosity—in fact "be took it kindle—against the pn-
toner, which he (the learned counsel) felt would not
accord with his own temperament —The Judge: He bore
it like • gentleman, and I rather respect • man who does
not grieve over his troubles—Eventually the jury found
Billence guilty, but recommended him to mercy because
he bad been lit-advised and because of the high character
he had received.—Tbe Judge sentenced &Ileum to nine
months' imprisonment.

LOCkL BOARD MEETING.
THURADAT: Present—Masora Rieherel Lello. Pearce.
Thomas Gibbs, W. Attwooll, G. IL Andrews, Charles
Whit., Thomas Combos°, Jonathan C. Lane, C. Mitchell.
and Joseph Hodder.
TINDIRS FOS HOUR MRS AND SCAVENGING.
The following were opened :—Scavenging -Kr. Robert
Hodder, Is. ed. per day ; Mr. William Coroben, Is. per
day: Mr. John Charles Ward, Is per day. 'Horse hire—
Kr. Robert Hodder. 6.. per day ; Mr. John Charles Ward,
Ye. per day ;Mr. Robert Rod, As AL
Mr. Ward's tender for borne hire and Mr. W. Combsn's
for horse, cart, and driver, for the scavenging, at Is. per
day were accepted.

STONE FOIL TEI ROADS.
The tenders for stone (cap and Pmt) for the On-hill
district were opened :—Mr. Robert Rod, lit district *I.
ar yard ; 2nd district, lift.; Kr. John Word, 14 district,
per y ard ; td district, Si per yard; Kr. Robert
Hodder, lit district. k par yard ;lad district, ls. 3.1. per
Yard.
Mr. Ward's tenders were accepted.
Several man were diacharged from the Board's employ.
FUNDS.

Th. collector's statement sh.wed that since last report
£Boll4s. 151. had been paid to the treasurer.
Tbe medical °dicer's report and that of the Water
Committee relative to Weston supply were read and
thought satisfactory. The latter was with the intention
of utilising the present tank.
The Board rose before sews% n'elwik.

WHAT "THE MALTA 84.:ANUAL- WAS ABOUT.
ALOUD THE BETH
. . . .

The gossip about the Main-S-c.rn7allias led some persons
who did not understand the matter to supine, it wan in
some way connected with the Runes feeling. of H.R.
and L Highness. We therefore give a statement which
appeared in the liesepatire Mere* which will enable
wareeeking friends toss. it is in no way connected with
the Eastern Question. My Stevenson, brother of the
Gut. who was in Ow al I airosrites :-
On the 26th of December. Mr. Monson haring insulted
• lady at • bell, sin appealed to her husband, Lieutenant
Scott Stevenson, 42nd Royal Highlanders, for protection.
Lieutenant Steveruon forbade Mr. Monson to speak to his
wife, or come to his house, where he had been a frequent
visitor. The Equerry, in spite of this. called there next
morning, during the abuses of the Aker. Yrs. Scow
Stevenson told her husband of this viol, and at the same
time handed him some letters the Equerry bad dared to
address to her. In consequence of this Lout Stevenson
challenged Mr. Munson; this challenge wag refund
Lieut. Stevenson Sent another challenge to Mr. Monson
through an officer on board the Sultan, with the alterna-
tive that if Mr. Monson still refused to light he must
regring his appointment and leave the Island. Mr.
Monate chose this alternative, and be siped • paper on
his oath and his honour that he had failed in accomplish.
log his designs and would resign his appointment, leave
Kay and never return there without • written
permission from Lieut. Stevenson. Mrs. Monson and
Ms Royal Highness the Duke of E linburgh also signed
this solemn agreement. Lieut. Stevenson then returned
Mr. Monson his letters, and the Equerry and his wife
left Malta. During the preliminaries the Duke of
Edinburgh had written some letters to Lieut. Stevenson.
One of thee. letters contained • challenge from ilbs Royal
Highness to bent Stevenson, beginning **Dear Steven-
son, and ending Yours very truly, Alfred." This
letter was dated 3 a.m., December 30th. Lieutenant
Stevenson accepted the Duke's challenge, only glen.
lining His Royal Highness to first state the cause
of their quarrel, as he knew of none. Next
day, however. the Duke lent an officer to request his
letters to be returned, nits regretted whet he had written
and writhed to trill/drug from the affair, and Lieutenant
Euvonson promised to return His Royal Highous g
letters. After the agreement had been signed and the
Munson. had left Malta Lieutenant Stevenson voluntarily
and honourably returned the Duke these letters. A few
hours after they had been delivered a letter came to say
"Mr. Monson was to be recalled, and the Duke had tolok
the Governor all that had paseed." Lieutenant Stevenson
at once wrote remonstration with kb s Royal Highness,
saying he should colander himself "outraged" by the
return of thg Equerry, after he had given up all proofs of
the Equerry g guilt and delivered up hie Royal Highneee's
Idiom To this no reply was sent. so Lieut. Stevenson
horsewhipped Mr. Monne in the manner that lute already
bisb nrand_ The Egurry then impugned the character
of Lieutenant Stevenson "u • genten" to his Corn. = Officer. go a Curt of Inquiry was at once
and, in spite of the greatest and highest
Munn need to decide the Conn. It has agreed altogether
In exonerating most completely Unt. Stevenson frogs all
of ungentlemilke minuet brought against him
gbgare. m
Mongon. Me Duchess of Edinburgh condescended
tuall twice personally, end, accompanied by Mn. Moab"
on My" Hall, wife of one of the °Wows sitting 011 the
Court The Duke algo telegraphed seural times his
opinions to the Club at Malra and urinating them to
consider ids failings if his Equerry was turned out of it.
His Royal Highness's telegrams to the Governor of llslta
during the sitting of the Court have also been the subject
of suich comment.

-
OPINION OF 1111 COUNT Or 11/1417111T.
"111111 001IFF OF Inquiry, at ter a most patient sod
eoluribs bigotry, eAeoging over several dam has cm-
=tbagived Lieueseact Stevenson from all charge of
usheemaing a igehtlemaa, sad considers that ILL
Womb eattoly failed ,o make
_good his socusatoo.
Ms %blot ins Istlietcy fatly °oncost and ham
le=ott =to am if &Whim, mare=
lieS *Mt bot oily semi the gallant Nita W
bid air Ike Win paha

MM.& INDEMNDBNOIA.
Another Strong and valuable addition has hem made to
she mot by the purchase from the Brazilian Govern-
..nt or the ironclnd ship ludepsinienota. The career of
the Inaopendencia has, front the time of her first attempted
enriching, been a somewhat unfortunate one. It Is only
to to hived that new she he. round her place is the
British Navy better luck will attend her. The Indepen-
dencia is one .4 the creations of Mr Reed. who may con
-
annulate himself on still having some hand in tue
construction of the British Fleet. She is a ship of great
Rise and power, and is said to steam one knot per hour
faster than the Deva..t Aloe or the Thundorer, In additnin
to which she hes the capability of cruidne under sail,
a full-rigged ship. The armour on her waterless belt
amidships's twelve inches thick, while her turret armour
eerie- from eleven to thirteen inches. rtse Iniependencia
differs from the Captain helms anmewhe &honer, con-
siderably brooder, and having. freeboard five feet higher.
The Indeeondencia is also shorter and broader than the
Monarch. and has a greeter tonnage of displacement,
though the difference Is not very considerable, the
Independencia verging on a Gnome's, Vv.*, while he
Monarch slightly exceeds eight thousand three hundred.
Toe new ship has too revolving turrets, each coats-fling
two thirty-eight ton guns, whereas the turrets of the
Monarch are provided with only twenty-fire ton guns,
The Devastation ha& four thirty-Se ton rens. the
Taundeior two of thirty-fire tons and t roof thirty-eight
tone, and it Is not until wee tine to the Dreadnought, n .w
just receiving leo armament, that wo end • turret ship
in the dritisb N ivy carrying four guns of equal weight
wite those of the Indslisendencia. The heit armour .4 the
Devastation Dreadnought, and Thunderer is fourteen
tuches thiek: and is therefore sensibly etr.inger than that
of the Independents'. The two former Tombola are very
slightly larger than the Brazilian ship. but the Dread-
nought has nearly two thousand tons In re dingo:omen,.
It seems a little curious that the guns on board the
Inilependencia were made by Joao" Whitworth, while
they are mounted on carriages and elides made
by the firm of which Sir William Armstrong is chief.
Toe working of the monster guns of the present day
requires something move than the unaided strength of
human bands, and hence has arisen • damned for the
applicati .n of steam power, in some shape or other, for
the 'working of heavy ordnance. A ghat rao which could
only be fired once in Ave minutes might be beaten by
smaller and more nimble menineut Hence the hydraulic
gun gear is introduced into our turret ships, and it is
exemplified in the Independencia, where the guns are
mounted and worked on the Armstrong plan. It is a
tribute to the eiSciency of this machinery ain't has he.
adopted by the Italians for their one hundred son ri
and has just been introduced into the French Nave. It
ha. been tried successfully in our great sea torten'. Spit'
head, and is employed to work the too tbirtv-eight ion
guns in UM fore turret of the Thunderer. Mr. It adere
machinery will also be applied to the guns of the Dread-
nought, and the four eighty ton nuns of the
The applicatioo of tide device to the guns of the Indepere
dencia Is therefore • very fortunate circumstance, though
It is not likely that our Government will feel sufficient
confidence in the Whitworth gun. to retain them as the
nrinament of that ship. In addition to the four turret
guns, there ere two smaller Whitworth guns under the
forecastle, and initrailleasse are mounted on the poop and
forecastle in order to • clear the deck of boarders. Some
n den ramifies tuns are provided for any attack
frolut:ttntit In respect to her engine., the Independencia
takes very high rank, • horse-power of vine thousand
having been obtained at her recent trial over the measured
mile at the Koplin This Is said to be an einraordinery
result, sad altogether there can be no doubt that this
vessel is a very substantial gain to the strength of our
fleet.