The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23 00:00:00

Alisccllancous Ifatclligente,

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLLIUAL.

"HOME RuLE."—Petticoat Govennnent.—
P,,,,ch.

DR. LivINGSTONE.—The Times of hulk re-
ports that news has been received from Zanzibar that
Dr. Livin,itone had again been heard of to the west
of Lake Tanganyika, whence he had sent to UAL re-
questing Lis supplies to be forwarded. A young
American was hurrying oil by forced marches to Ujiji,
in the hope of carrying relief to the traveller.

ART IN AMERICA.—W. W. Story, the sculptor,
lately told a correspondent why he worked in Rome,
and not in America. The strongest of all his reasons
was that in America one always has the feeling
burry. "The busy life at home," he says, " drlves
Ime ts, rapidly. You always feel the crack of the
e, hip behind you. The very air, as yet, is laden with
too much bustle and excitement for the true disciple of
art. Your nerves are always overstrained, and you
wear out before your ideas are realised."
ANYTUINO BUT PLEASANT.--All the fun is
gone Imt of Ireland. Why not drop home rule, and
return to the :,olden happy h,ours ~f which the following
anecdote we 17ave just come across reminds us :

''l ii the is-called' good old times.' a gelltiettiall, having
set foot for the first time in Ireland, repaired to an hotel
for son., thing to eat, and was accommodated with a roast
fowl, lie was proceeding to eat it, when his plate diVitieil
Witil a sharp era, k, and the wing to which he hail just helped
himself, new np to the ceiling. Soon afterwards an excited
waiter rushed into the rowii, crying, ' lie's safe ! he's safe!'
' Who's safer enquired the bewildered traveller. ' 'Mister
011usgrave, sir isald the waiter in explanation ; the captain
tired in the air !

It thus became apparent to the gentleman that a duel
had been fought in the room beneath, and without
stopping to finish his repast he ordered his luggage to
be packed, and left Ireland immediately.
JUSTICE TO THE GIRLS.-411 a memorial to the
Education Department presented by a deputation con-
sisting of some 50 school-teachers and about a dozen
members of Parliament, which waited on Mr. Forster
in March last, the following clause occurs—

" our memorialists respectfully beg to iraw attention to
a hardship suffered by girls schools. In these schools three
aftenioene in the week are usually occupied in needlework,
but the girls are expected to pass an examination in the
standards id the aanie difficulty as boys, whose whole time
Is devoted to intellectual work."

STRANGE FORGETFULNESR.—A paragraph ap-
peared lately in a prominent journal, awl is going
through the pr ew of the country (says the .1V s' York
Tim's) without correction or wiery, in which it is said
that "The gallantry of Sir Philip Silos, when he
threw his costly cloak on the muddy ground upon
which the Queen might step over dry shod, is quoted
as the highest example of chivalric devotion to the
sex." The writer forgot to say that Sir Philip Sidney
did this as Queen Elizabeth was On her way to the
funeral of Sir Walter Raleigh, who was killed by a
needle-gun on the field ,f Zutphen, and who drew out
the ball saying--" It gives me no ;mine my Peters ;
you need it more than I do." This WWI about the time
that Alexander the Great discovered America, and,
overouna with emotion, exclaimed to Peter the Hermit
—"Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian,"
which so touched the Earl of Chesterfield that he
uttered his famous compliment—" Praise from Sir
Morton Peto is praise indeed!"

MR. J. S. MILL—The London correspon-
dent st the Dundee Aiirolider writes :

" The labours of the land Tenure Association have been
seriously interfered with by the illness of Mr. Stuart Mill,
who, I am sorry to say, is not regaining his usual health is
rapidly as his friends could desire. Ile has, I believe, given
up his house here. Except during brief intervals, ever since
the death of his wife, Avignon, where she is buried, has been
his favourite place of abode and there, in all probability
the remainder of his tune will for the most part be spent.
Ills almence from London will be a sad loss to the Associa-
tion of Land Reformers. His intellectual fame and well-
known moderation were their chief mainstay and his vast
kuowlvdge of political economy and of land systems at home
and abroad was a guarantee that the schemes put forward by
the association would be such as would hear the fair test of
hostile criticism. In his early years Mr. Mill was long
threatened with consumptimi, and I linderAtand that it Is a
return of the Old disease which has caused his retiremmit
from the councils of the Land Tenure Reform Club.

FAVOURITE GAME AT ALDEREHOTT.—Piqua.
—Pnitch.

LIFE IN THE CAMP.—The Daily Art irs' re-
porter writes :

thmtle or simple, your Briton accepts the roughhews of
his position, and grills over his uncouthness in the niceties
of camp cookery. This morning I saw the soil of a duke,
Wit), his shirt-sleeves turned up, hying wlmt lie insight to
cook a rusher of bacon on a coke fire on the tailboard if a
forge cart, while a brother ,Meer, a iii, a face of preter-
natural gravity-- for lie was interested it, the fry—worked
the bellows lustily. tan you help laughing at tide picture?
A fire and a fryinwpan—an officer's servant skewerg from the
frying-pan with a fork something remotely resembling a beef-
steak. Solemnly bearing this trophy of cookery before
he marches through the horse lines till he reaches his
master's tent. Ills nueder, very I cry, is on the look-out
with a great slice d bread jut Ms band. Straightway the
steak is on the bread, and the ofileer goes to work at the
double stratum with a clasp-knife, as you see a Lerkshire
waggoner eating broad and bacon."

CONUNDRUM FOR THE COVRT.—Said Jones to
Brown, of the Stock Exchange, "What lumbers of
the l loyal Family is Lamed in the halff-a-bit " Brown
gave it up. Jones told - " The Erince and
Princess of flem(e)."--Punch.

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY LAW.—A novel
point under the Act (33 and 34 Victoria, cap. 93) to
Amend the Law relating to the Property of -Married
Women Caine before Mr. Justice Brett, at Chambers,
on Friday, and illustrated the ...king 14 the law. A
female was sued for a debt contracted before her
marriageand judgment was obtained, and an execution
being levied the husband claimed the furniture by vir-
tue of his marriage, a part being his own before
marriage. The holder of a bill of sale given after the
marriage claimed the furniture. The Sheriff of Middle-
sex, for whom Mr. Maynard appeared, took out an
interpleader sumnems, and the several parties am
peared. Mr. Justice Brett thought it WWI a novel
case. In his opinion the husband could not appear,
and the only question was whether the judgment
creditor would take an issue against the holder of the
bill of sale. It was pointed out that by the new Act
the earnings of married women were pn.teeted as well
as deposits in savings-banks, fir., and also as to personal
property after her marriage as next-of-kin, &c., to the
amount of 1:200 ; but nothing was said about furniture.
lila lordship gave the creditor tune to consider whether
he would try an Issue to be raised under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, and the matter was ad-
journed.

M. IIIIERB AND Ills EXF.CUTIONZP.- —A singu-
lar story is related of Madame de Lavalette, dateter
qt M. Rouher. This lady wax, a few days ag.!..jit
Where she liougTit a photograph of M. Thistrs,
declaring she ciatililenaw him in pieves as a dog wmld
a hone. She changill her mind, however, awl going .
to a shooting range, platxxl the pheto on the target,
mil fired twelve shot at it, hitting it three timoit She
then held it op to the crowd who lee! asseiahled, sad
exclaimed, "Now 1 as, satisfied ; I have finished say
work of destruction." n, crowd were indignant, and
biome cried out, "It is M. Itouher who ought to be
...enroll like that." Madame de Lavalette had to make
her esciipc to her hotel, followed by the jeers awl un-
complimentary reb:ark.s of a number of the spectators
of her singular conduct.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.—A correzpondant of
the PO/ Moll Gazette at Bt. reteraVurg, in a rt.t.nt
letter, sgis . .

- - -
"The Government here is still actively occupied with the
re-organisation of the army. All Imperial ukase has just
been issued ordering all the men n forlmigh (reserves)
to be recalled to their regiment,, with the object Id ascer-
taining 110 W ninny of them have become HON effective, and
also whether the local authoritiry have niade themselves
acquainted with the reiculatioim lately issued on the sub
ject. niem are to report themselves at the head.unat,
tare of the military districts to be selected for that pur-
pose ; they will then be medically tvamined, and those
wh are found to be tit for service will have to un-
dergo a fortnight's drill, after which they wli) he sent
lienk to their homes. This drill is to be repeated at froinent
intervals until the new organisation now being elaborated
by the Minister of War, Generai !Minim is carried into
effect. It is found that it the principle of general liability to
military service were literally carried out the nurobur of men
who would have to be dralleited 111t0 the army would con-
siderably exceed the iequirements of the Mate, and that a
turtle of the ablabodied make of the Empire who are within
the prescribed limits of age would suffice to keep up the
army at its prescrilsal strength. According to the cake'.
thins Made by the Russian War Office, even this proportien
would, lithe projected military reforms were introduced,
provide Russia with an army of 2,000,001.1 nicit in ten years.
At present the total hove which would he at the disposal of
the czar in case of a war is only 4V.17,434 Men X 1011,572 guns—
which is ItioAsat num less than that of the Austrian army,
and 400,000 lees than that of the Gcrumid. This of course
dims nut include the trd pops which must he kept in the country
for frarrition duty and to keep down the discontented poliii-
lations of Poland, the Baltic Provinces, and Asiatic Russia."

MIMIC WARFARE !—An amusing incident, but
one which might have been attended with very serious
connequencen, took place at one part of the held of
battle on Saturday. An advance guard id the 3rd
Surrey Militia came into collision with a email detach-
ment of "the enemy," anointing of about twenty men
of the 33rd Regiment. The rival forces were so close
together that a hand-to-hand fight must have ensued if
the war had been in earnest, and the militiamen, hav-
ing largely the advantage of numbers, must have
inevitably annihilated their foes. Under these cir-
cumstances they came to the conclusion that even
in a mimic campaign they were at all events
entitled to the honour id taking the enemy prisoner.
The 35ril men were surrounded, and 1011111nolled to yield
with a go.I grace ; but, am ind-st all their varied alTslll-
- it appeared that the 33rd men had never
been taught to yield. Their captain, being seized by
the militiamen, struggled to get free. his own men
attempted a rescue. Rifles were discharged at close
quarter., and even blank cartridge may be disagreeable
when set off in one's face. tine unlucky militiaman
ascertained this by practical experience, and was so
burnt in the eyes that he had afterwards to be taken to
hospital. The mildest among them compromised the
matter by throwing away their deadly weapons and
taking to their fists. The more passionate began ti fix
their bayonets and look bloodthirsty. At last in the
nick of time, an umpire arrived, and of course declared
the smaller body prisoners.
A Coot. CusTomEs..—Tradesman (Creditor.
"(1a to see you, sir"-- ( I)cUer). "Aug ,
Mr. Skimpidge, you've reminded me more than once
of an account you have against me. Business in
business ! Would you prefer a cheque, which will not
lie honoured--a bill at three months which will not be
taken up—or a notice from the Bankruptcy Court that
I'm going up on the 16th? ! ! " Punch.

A SCGGEsTION.—It is to be hoped that the
lessons taught by the autumn military maincurres will
be turned to profitable account in more ways than
one. Woman, for instance, may learn much by watch-
ing the manoeuvres of Man with respect to his baggage
(remarks the Pall Mall (la:etic). He finds that he can
manage to exist even in the wilds of Hampshire for a
short period without lice pmimantrans, o,ix carpet
bags, and seven trunks; might not W(finan, therefore
if it pleased her, equally dispense with that amount of
luggage when she leaves home for her auttunn holiday
manicurres, throwing upon Man the entire expense and
restsmiloility connected with the transport of these
articles? Again, we hear of Mau baking his own
bread in Hampshire, but how seldom do we hear I d
Woman performing that service for him when he is in
attendance on her during her autumn campaign; does
she not rather delegate the duty of cooking to some un-
educated servant at a seaside lodging, and then find
fault with Mau because the commissariat arrangements
are not altogether satisfactory? If Woman paid a
little more attention to these points, she would filet
Man less frequently break loose from his picket. Man
is not naturally a restless animal, and may be picketed
with perfect security if a little consideration is bestowed
on his comfort.

Mg. GLADSTONE IN SCOTLAND.—A large and
enthusiastic meeting was held in Glasgow on Friday
evening in last week, far the purpose of considering
the propriety of presenting an address to Mr. Gladstone
an leader of the Liberal party in the House of Corn'
mono, and (if so resolved) to make arrangement; for
inviting him to visit Glasgow in October. Several
speakers expressed themselves to the effect that the
recent proceedings of the Opposition in the House of
Commons and also in the House of Lords were tho-
roughly disgraceful, and that if Mr. Gladstone had not
been supported by the powerful Liberal party, the
influence of the London Clubs and the Tory aristocracy
would have brought the Liberal Government to a
standstill. It was contended that it is the duty of the
Scottish Liberal party, and of Glasgow in particular, to
strengthen Mr. Glat!stone's hands at the present junc-
ttuv. It was admitted that Glasgow recently gave Lord
Shaftesbury a brilliant reception, and that his Lord.
ship was worthy of it, but that reception had been un-
fortunately minconstrued. Glasgow had not abandoned
its Liberal principles, and, while it could appreciate
the services of such a philanthropic nobleman an Lord
Shaftesbury, remained firm in its support of the pre-
sent Liberal Premier. In the result it was unanimously
agreed to obtain the signature of the citizens to a re-
quisition that Mr. Gladstone would visit Glasgow at
any time most convenient to him during his proposed
stay in Scotland.

THE DUKE OF Eursßritoil As A DEER
Braun:R.—On Monday, his Royal Highness the Duke
of Edinburgh went deer stalking to the "White
Month," and killed three very tine stags—two at Falls
of filassault, and one at Craig of Plinloch. At the
latter place his Highness performed a gallant feat in
securing the stag. On the animal being wounded on
the "Craig,e" the deerhound was uncoupled, and both
deer and hound set off down the hill. On reaching the
bottom both dog and deer made for the Loch, where
for more than twenty minutes the dog carried on an
unequal fight with its wounded antagonist, the stag
by force of his antlers keeping the dog's head in the
water. On his Royal Highness perceiving that there
was no chance of the dog bringing the stag to the side,
he fired his rifle at the animal, killing it instantly, and
immediately, on handing his rifle to his yager, he
divested himself of his clothing, and gallantly took to
the Loch, swimming in to the stag and dog, and
heroically bringing his well-won prize to shore -a feat
we are convinced seldom, if ever, paralleled in the his-
tory of the "hunt." This is the second stag that has
taken to the Loch for safety this season. But on the
former occasion his Royal Highness and "helps"
waited until the waves washed the first animal ashore.
As the day was calm when the second occurrence
happened, his Royal Highness was loth to lose good
spirting time, and hence his accomplishing this dash-
ing feat, which demonstrates that he has not gone to
sea in vain. On Tuesday the Duke again went out
deer stalking over almost the same ground as on the
fanner day. He was successful in bringing down
three very good stags.

ENGLAND AND IRELAND.—The Times, reply-
ing to Mr. John Martin, observes

Mr. Martin gays we govern Ireland ; Ire crush,
and degrade Ireland ; we work her for onr national interest
and c.mvenience, AS WV should a beaSt 44 burden, 4,r the crea-
tures we keep for (Inc hod. In the name of truth awl com-
mon sense, if Mr. Martin will permit the invocation, who are
the "we " in this case? The making of our laws, the choice
of our rulers, and the direction of our policy, have now for
seventy years been in the hands of a Parliament in which the
English have barely tlieir share of power and influence The
policy which has arismi out of the Union is emphatically
Imperial as opm ,sed ti natl nal, and it for the whole, not for
any part. It cannot he said that England has governed Scot-
land, or that the two have governed Ireland, any more than
that Ireland and Scotland have governed England. Ireland
is very much better represented in Parliament than many
important districts and populations of Enelaud—the metro.
India, for example. There is no such rsolitical or legislative
entity as England. She no more survives in the sense of Mr,
Martina tirades than Wales does, or thy kingdoms of the
Heptarchy, or tlm Dukedom od Normandy.
A MATI Tex IN FHANCE.—A Presidential
decree published in Saturday's Joe/runt official pro-
mulgates the law adopted by the National Assembly
creating several new taxes. Among the subjects m s
which duties are to be levied are wooden and other
matches. The first class, wisiden matches' are sub-
jected to a tax of 1 centime 5 milliemes per box con-
taining not more than 7,0, and of 3 centimes per hundred
upon larger boxes or packets. Wax and other sm ierii
kinds of matches are to pay at the rate of 10 centimes
per hundred or fraction of a hundrisl.. These duties
are to lie independent of the Customs' duties levied
upon such articles when inn irted. A drawback lot" be
allowed upon matches exported, and those sold in
France, whether imported or of home manufacture,
nmst be enclosed in sealed packets Ise boxes bearing the
Government stamp.

AN ESCAPED COMMUNIST.—The Cog:dilution
publishes a letter whizh it has received from M.
Theisz, lately a broiler of the Paris Commune, and at
present a refugee in London. The writer denies an
assertion several times made at the recent trials at
Versailles that he bad obtained his immunity from
pr,seeution by favour of a passport In ma the Govern-
ment. He declares that he only escaped from Paris
on the 29th of July, havizg until then remained in
concealment, and that since his animal in London he
has obtained his livelihood by his labour as a carver.
'Appointed Director of the Bkst-ottice by the Com-
mune," he says, it was "the only authority I directly
exercised, and I conscientiously performed my flaw-
thong ; and if I did give toy support to the pro-
positions of the Parisian Chamber of Commerce in
the interest of the postal service, I never took any
part in attempts at conciliation; for I was convinced
that in the struggle f the people against the men
of bad faith who made use of them there was no con-
ciliation to be effected save by triumphing. As a mem-
ber of the Commune I formed part i 4 the minority,
because the line of conduct adopted by the -majority
was oimosed to my principles of opposition to authority,
and appeared to me to compromise the revolution,
whose triumph I desired. But, whatever my opinion
may have been of the value of the men, I remained
faithful to the Commune and to the Federalist and
Sosialistic ideas which it was its mission to represent
and to realize. Although opposed to war, and espe-
cially to civil war, I took part in the struggle up to the
last day. I was close to Vermorel when he was
wounded at the barricade of the Chateau d'Eau."

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the ordinary manlier. The Mayor requested that in-
formation reelecting apartments to be let might be
banyan:lmi to him ; but none was received. The mili-
tary governor then sent the quartermaster round foal
house to house, when it appeared that there mere plenty
of vacant n emus, but that the proprietors would rather
leave them vacant than allow thou to be occupied by
ruerly used as a cannon-foundry.
Germans. For the present the officer, are, for the
most part, lodged in a large building which was ter-
eilssi
THE MORAL it? RENFORTH'S DEATIL—The
Banriiiii:tietsehsr death:e. "l
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sire stomp ad
tragic by the rumours of poisoning set abroad. They proved
to be intirely without foundation. They are none the wore
likely to lie femme,, by the credulous and ignorant public.
On the other band, the disciples of Sir. Wilkie CollMs will
tind in this sad instance a conclusive proof .d the mortal
dangers of athleticism. The fact is, that such sense as this
provesinothing of the Sort. Reaforth was a until whose con.
stitUtlon was undermined by tropical disorders. Be was an
epileptic. Ile Was a very excitable mail, and rowed under
the consciousness pf the impending collapse which his con-
stitutional condition i::reatened and his medical man pro-
phesied. He never ought Is have nosed in a match at all:
but his pluck overbore his knoiyledge of what was due to his
weakness. Epileptics of douhtfus btrength ought not to
engage in severe and exciting physicist :oldest& That is the
precise moral of this sad affair; but It is one of so little
novelty that it needed not to lie pointed by nay such tale.
OUTRAGE UPON A BRITISH Scumer.—The
Lahore papers brought by the Indian mail give pvo.
mineut notice to the fact of an Englishman, Mr. Charles
Davis, and his wife being illegally kept prisoners by the
Rajah of Jheend, a small native State in the Punjaub.
Mr. Davis joined the service of the Rajah about five
years ago as bandmaster, and has been very successful
in raising bawls among the natives, who, fild.er his in-
struction, became sufficiently skilful as to lie competent
to play before Lord Mayo awl the Anieer .4 Affghanis.
tan at the Umballa Durham and Wore the Duke of
Edinburgh at Lahore. The landmaster had, howener,
inceused the Rajah, Who postat*SeS power of life and
.leatla over his 'ten subjects, by giving frank whirc be
an British soldiernot to enter the sera ice of .11wend with-
out certain guarantees. The letter fell into the hands
of the potentate, who, annoyed at the expression that
the "natives were deceitful," ordered Mr. Davis, with
his wife awl family, int., close confinement. placed
four sentries over them, took into...don of all his pre
petty, deprived him of writing matelials, detained all
his fetters, and stopped his correspoldence. Mr. Ihn id
has has) no trial ; and he and his family have been kept
close prisoners for the last four months. It is belies ...I
that the remonstrance of the Indian Government will
not be lost upon the ruler of Jheend.
A NICE PLACE IN Hutt WEATHER.—FOuntains
Abbey. -Punch.
PRINCE BISMARcx IN BAVARIA.—A serenade
was given to Prince Bismarck on the evening of the
Bth instant, at Reichenhall. 'lle whole Imputation 44
the town, as well as the sununer visitors, assembled
bef..re the hotel and cheered eully as soon as the music
had cease I. The linitrial Chancellor then advanced
and expressed his acknowbslginents for the many
marks; of sympathy lie hail received in Bavaria, whone
inhabitants had shown a devotion to the national cense
equal to that .4 their august ruler. Ile concluded by
promising a cheer for the King .4 Bavaria, to which
the crowd eagerly responded. A distinguished I;mean
of St. Petersburg then spoke. He said that Germany
had re....vered her power and grandeur by her unity,
and that none had naore reason to be ;patriot for these
benefits than the I:enlist's who reside abroad. lie then
called uimn all present to pin with into in anpplawlieg
the great statesman who 100 l done no much to achieve
this grand result. Loud cheers followed, awl the
" Wacht am Rhein' " Watt played by the band, and
enthusiastically sung by the crowd. 'lie Prince
returned thanks and said, with evident emotion, that
it was the enthusiasm felt b.f. the national idea which
had made Germany united and powerful, and that the
glory should be attributed to the heroic deeds of the
German army, in which tine Bavarian soldiers had taken
s.• great a part. 'Ft...se who had fallen for their country
and those who had returned from the terrible conflict
had earned the perpetual gratithde of the nation.
A TRIPLE MURDER.—A barbarous murder of
three persons—young women, sister; -has been one-
witted in the commune of the Lure, in the arrondisse-
ment of Porealquier. The murdered persons lived in a
fannhowe with their father, and the murderers, in the
accomplishment of their object--plunder— and to secure
themselves, not content with taking the lives of their
victims, cut their heads campletely off mid playa them
between their legs, laid the bodies side by side, and
covered the whole with a sheet. The father of the
unfortunate victims had his throat cut, but not fatally,
by the murderers, who carried off 5,0001. Fifteen
Piedmontese labourers at work in the neighbourhood
have been arrested.
PAVING A MAN IN HIS OWN COlN.—Offering
a Postman's Stamp.—Patech.
THE LATE WALTER MONTOOSIERY.—The Ent
mentions some incidents connected with the late Mr.
Walter Montgomery's marriage in, show that it was
one of pure affection on both sides. Miss Bigelow
baying met Mr. .Montgomery when performing in
Boston (on his return from Australia), became devotedly
attached to hfin, but her parents refused to sanction
their union, having a more wealthy alliance for their
daughter in prospect. When Mr. Montgomery came
to England, however, the lady soon followed him, with
au intention of proceeding to Italy to cultivate her
voice, and, meeting with her lover, their engagement
Was renewed, and she became his wife, an, has bees
already stated, only two days before los committed
suicide. It was Mrs. Montgomery who made two ap-
pearances at the Gaiety Theatre as Poutiac in the
" Lady of Lyons." It was her intention to have re-
peated this character to her husband's G./desk Mdoone
at Rochdale on Monday last, and arrangements were
made for them to sail for America on the 7th. The de-
ceased had made a will, but, owing to his marriage,
the document beamom null and vobt The widow will
administer, and. when all the property left is realised,
she will receive. half the amount and the deceased's
two brothers the other half.
THE SCoTell NATIoNAL BEVERAGE. The
Se. AA seem not only bituanufactureaconsiderabiequan.
thy of spirits annually, but also to refresh themselves
liberally with the produce of their Own ilaillArY ()sati-
• rically remarks the Pall Mall (jazette). Prom a return
just welled showing the consumption of home-made
spirits in Scotland for the half -year endieg the 30th of
June last, it appears that the spirits ton which duty
was pail in that country far the first half-year of 11.71
amounted to 3,591,4) 1 gallons • imported from Eng-
land and duty paid 2,52 f gailons ; imported from
Ireland and duty paid 25,21.3 gallons. The spirits seat
to Ewsland for the sane) period amounted to 894,126
gallons, as compared with 821,050 gallons for the ow-
nmpowling periesl f 1o70; spirits sent to IreLuid,
9,246 gallons, as compared with 7,460 galltrial for vir-
responding half-year of l 70; warehoused on draw-
back for eximrtation, 137,041 gallons, and methylated
82,224 gallons, leaving a total of 2,496,11)1 gallons con-
sumed in Scotland for the half.year, ..r fully dote-
quarters of a gallon per head of the p.pulation in-
cludino men, women', and children. Under these cir-
session respecting their " winter bills," for it is quite
b"eci7natinsco"exictitedis sasurithwie;itgavethl
et bhant that water can hardly be ealhal their national
beverage.
PREVIOUS CuNVlcrloNn.—Theiaw of evidence
that
ithed,,rtviztclti
on previous convictions has been altered by the new
Act on the Prevention of Crime, which will take effect
on the 2nd of N. ovember. A previous conviction may
be proved in any legal procceding whateveragainst al
person by producing a record er extract of etch con.
victb.n and by giving lava of the identity of the pew.n
against whom the CA onvietion is nought tobe provedwith
the lterston appearing in the record or extract to, ate
convicted. A record or extract of a oouviction
halh in
the case of an iii.lietable offence consist if a certificate
containing the substance and effect only (matting the
formal part of the indictment and conviction), and Laur;
porting to be signed by the clerk of tile court or Mil
officer having the custody of the records of the court lip
which such conviction was made, or purporting to be
signed by the 41 ;(y, rill in tile CZ: ef 3 sillinnall
conviction shall consist of a copy of such con-
viction, signed as in the other ease. A record or
extract of any Cotrixictiottl Made in pursuance .4 thus
...,
section shall be admissible in evidence without proof
of the signature tor official character of the perann ap-
',raring ti have signed it. A previous conviction ill
any one part of the United Kingtionl inay be proved
against a person ills any other paut, and a conviction
before the Act to be admissible as if occuring after the
Act. A fee of 58. may be charged for a record
conviction given under this section. The mule rf
proving a former conviction now authorised moon addi-
tion and not in exclusion of the existing law.