The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

!Ecclesiastical Intelligence.

A COHILIAPONDZIrf of the Pall Mall Gazette mentions
that a novel use has lately been found for photographs.
Curates in want of a curacy send their caries-de-mile to
aO incumbent wanting a curate.

Wm are informed that Mr. Lyme (Father Ignatius)
has applied to the Bishop of London for admisaion to
priests' orders, and that the Bishop of London has
positively refused to grant the application.

Tog Council for Colonial Bishoprics bu, it Is said,
decided not to appeal from the late decision of the
Rolls in reference to Bishop Colease's salary, but that
the trustees will be content to make the payment under
legal compulsion.
TO. triennial charge of the Bishop of Oxford has been
delivered by his lordship to a large ptheriog of the
clergy, and occupied throe hours in delivery. The first
rortion of the chirp chiefly dealt with the internal
affairs of the Bishop's own diocese, and the remainder
was devoted to questions of general import to the church,
amongst others to. of coarse, the ankjeet of Ritualism.
His lordship condemned the extreme Ritualist+, and
recommended that in all cues where the clergy wished
to make any changes upon the service they should first
of all communicate with their bishop.

OPINION 01 COONSIL ON Itzroatiam.—The'opinions
of the nine counsel who were requested to examine into
the laws regulating the Ritual of the English Church
have now been published. The gentlemen whose
opinions were asked are her Majesty's Advocate (Sir it.
Phillimore, q.c„), Sir Fitzroy Kelly, ci.o. (new Lord
Chief Baron), Sir W. Bevil!, P.c. (no* Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas), Mr. W. M. Junes,
Dr. Deane, Q 0., Mr. J. D. Coleridge, la c., 11.1%, Mr.
C. G. Prideaux, Mr. J. Hannan, and Mr. J. Cutler,
Proles:or of Law, King's College, London. All the I
counsel agree with regard to the first point—that the
use of the vestments (the cope, tumid°, and alb.) are
IswfuL Sir Fitzroy Kelly gives his opinion on that
point alone, having done as previously; but having
since then been made Chief Baron, he says that he can
no longer with propriety give his opinion on the remain-
ing points. The second point is the use of the lighted
'oodles during the celebration of the Holy Communion.
This is declared legal by six out of the remaining eight
counsel, the dissentients being Sir WM. Sevin and Mr.
Coleridge. Upon the third point, the burning of income,
all the counsel are agreed that such a practice is either
positively unlawful, or at least unauthorised. Upon
the fourth point, the "mixed chalice," i. e., the mixing
of water with the eacramental wine, Sir R. Phillimore,
Mr. Hannan, Sir William Bovill, and Mr. Coleridge say
that it Is unlawful; Mr. James cannot satisfy himself
that it is lawful; Dr. Deane has some doubts, but
"strongly inclines to the opinion that it is not third ;"
Mr. Cutler believes it to be "perfectly lard • ' Mr.
Prideaux that it is not illegal, Upon the fifth point,
the use of unleavened bread, Sir R. Phillimore and Mr.
Hannan says that "there is nothing to forbid the
practice, " and with them Mr. Prideaux agrees; Dr.
Deane considers that wafer bread Is "shot out" by the
rubric,; Mr. James thinks anything which can really be
called wheaten bread can be used, but not a wafer; and
Sir William &vitt and Mr. Coleridge are "not able to
express any decided opinion, but see not disposed to
think that it would be held by a omit to be not s. f.!."
The sixth point, the singing of hymns during the Com-
munion Service, is held to be unlawful by the two last.
named counsel, filr R. Phillimore, Mr. Hymen, and
Mr. Cutler thinks that' the singing of hymns, introite,
or anthems during the Communion Service is not
authorised, but that they may be used at the beginning
and the end." Dr. Deane thinks that, strictly speaking,
no hymn can he sung anywhere except after the third
collect for morning and evening prayer, but that it has
become so usual to introduce introit. at the beginning
of the Communion Service, and hymns before the
sermon, that no court would punish a clergyman for
doing no; but he is clearly of opinion that no hymn or
anthem can he sung legally after the Offertory sentences
while a priest is ordering the breed and wine, or after
the prayer of consecration. A hymn at the end of the
service would not be illegal. Mr. James cannot Ind
that the introduction of hymns during any part of the
Communion Service is authorised, and but for the
common practice he would think it illegal ; bat if nage
has sanctioned and instates the introduction Into the
two first parts of the *arsine, he cannot see why it
should not in the third part.

THE Manors AND RIITILLDLY. The Morning
Herold observes that than the Bishops of London mid
Oxford few are better entitled to be beard when they
express any matured opinions upon current ecolseastical
questions. At the same time, it Will be generally
allowed that the time bee now come for the bishops and
chief pastors of the Church to arrive at some conclusion
relative to the Ritualistic movement. It cannot be
denied that, as both bishops, but especially the Bishop
of London, laid down, there are two schools of Ritualists
so-called. One of these no one would think of charging
with disloyalty to the Church of England. It is the
school of the Bishop of Exeter, Dr. Wordsworth, and
the Bishop of Oxford himself. The aim of such in
simply to extend what has always been the system of
worship in our cathedrals. It is with another type of
ritualism that the bishops of the church and the people
of England will have • searching oontroversy—with per-
sons of the east described by Coleridge, who love their
Church better than Christianity, their own opinions
better than their Church, and themselves best of all.
Erna the Bishop of Oxford felt eonstrained to allow
that such persons were to be found among the clergy—
persons In whom the canker of disloyalty to the Church
of England lurked, and who aimed intentionally at
assimilating their praetiose to those of Rome. Those
are they described by the Bishop of London more
minutely as adopting certain peculiarities of ornament-I
dress, attitude, and manner, "not merely from an
Aesthetic love of • worship appealing to the senses, but
to symbolise (alas doctrine In the nature of the Holy
Eusharist—a doctrine, it may be, very dear to them,
but not the doctrine of the Chun& of which they are
ministers." What, then, is the remedy to be applied
in such a case? It Is not by threats of penalties, by
appeals to forte, by indiscriminate condemnation, or
by the invocation of law, that the Matilde are like*
be oonvineed or restrained. Happily there remains
another remedy more appropriate, and we trust not less
effectual, and which waa pointed out alike by the Bishops
of Oxford and London. As the latter urged, some, at
least, who are ha:l764cm to • semi-Boorish ceremonial,
profess an almost inordinate respect for the bishop's
officio in the abstract. Can they not persuade them-
ielves to pay some little attention to the practicel
exercise of episcopal functions? This suggestion was
still more forcibly expressed by the Bishop of Oxfonl.
"His counsel was that in every instance the parties in-
clined to make alterations should lay their caae before
their bishop, and act absolutely cm his directions." There
can be no doubt that the bishop would set in such cases
with mole judgment, caution, tact, and • higher sense
of responsibility than the inferior clergy. If such an
appeal should result in various rites and ceremonies, who
amid oomplain, when such has always been the normal
state of ritualism under Romish and Protestant systems
alike This we know, thatthecleygyar,r.,byes
oath of canonical obedience to their superiors, and that
at his ordination every priest promises to follow and
submit himself to the "godly admonitions and godly
lodgments" of the Wed ministers of the Church—The
rums says that as the Bishop of London has clearly in-
&sated, what is objected to is not that the Ritualists
have introduced • more ornate iserecnoitial,brat lb=
have introduced • Roman oeremonlal and
doetrines. That they have done this they not Only
avow, but boast. This la what, like the Bishop of
Oxford, Englishmen "will not endure," and no cos-
sideratlon of motives might to be allowed to prevent the
enemies of the most dd WWISIVIISS el repremion. It
besomes, therefore, peraliarly midsfeel Dry be observe the
almost ananimons language of ths Bishops ae this paid.
So long as It is clear that they do sot waver la this als•
'coition the public will be content to leave them a eon-
'adorable degree of diseretion. We will join in the hope
expressed by the Bishop of Oxford that the Ritnaliate
ay eves yet be abscised in their rash ostler by the
zetioegteseoe ot the astieellies ot the
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Omani Nctas.

THE next Reform League demonstration In London is
to be held after the opening of Parliament, and not
b:fore, as was at first resolved.

A SWEDISH SLOOP OP WAR w2nt ashore on Tueseay
night near Dungeness, and twelve of the crew w .0 were
leaving it in a boat were drowned. The remainder,
121 in number, were saved by the cos guard.

CMOLIRA IN DARTMOOR PRIAON.—A consist named
Georg, Yothergill, in Dartmoor Pri.on• ijel ol "h°ll'"
on Monday night. An inquest was held by the eorontr
on Tuesday morning, and the funeral took place in the
warm of the afternoon.
A SLIGHT lIIATAK —The COITSMOOdeIIi Of A Ply-
mouth journal complains that in his prevotis letter,
when published, "Tom Beast, the Christian minister,
wan, by a typographical error,"
substituted for "Von
Nutt, the Austrian minister."

ANOTHER FATAL AOCIDINT AT LSID6.—Os Wed-
needay morning part of the foundation of Mortimer's
saw milho and bonbin works, the walls of which bad
been undermined by the floods, gave way, and one of
the men employed mu drowned, and Ida body washed
swat.

WRECK or THO SOOTLARD.— From New York, Nov.
6, we learn that the National Steam Navigation Com•
pany's steamer Soothed, which went ashore off Sandy
Hook, has broken In two, and will prove a total lom.
Wreakers have been contracted with for the salvage at
the mite of 25 per cent.

Ma. DlSlLAlMl.—Aeoording to tbe London common-
dent of the Dublin Evenisg Express "Mr. Disraeli is
suffering from • carbuncle, which accounts for his
absence from the Cabinet Connedl last week, the circum-
stance on which alone the rumour which his recently
prevailed is believed to have been founded.*

IT is proposed to lay down • submarine telegraph
cable between the Tyne and Dirimerk. In aaticipatioa
of the cable being laid, the Governments of Denmark,
Sweden, and Norway are petting up all the requisite
land wires. Th. new cable, widoh will come from a
Tyneside manufaetory, will be laid in a few weeks.

Tuz Ganz Fainzaz.—There are now about 1000
men employed upon the Great Pastern, lying in the
Mersey. She is to be thoroughly overhauled, and to
receive two new boilers. On the 20th of Marsh next
she will leave to commence plying between New York
and Brest, tinder the command of Captain Sir James
Andereon.

THE Board of Trade inquiry into tin recent Ivrea of
the Ceres steamer of Citruses. Point, on the octet of
Ireland, resulting in the loss of the ship and thirty.
eight lives, has been concluded. The Court held the
captain "guilty of a default" in not making sudlsient
uso of the leads, and his certificate is suspended for
two years.

FLOGGING GAnorrne.—Several members of the
protting fraternity underwent the discipline of the
eat-o..nine•taila on Thursday at Newest', in the presence
of the sheriffs, the under sheriffs, the governor, and
other officials. Mr. Caron, the surgeon. was also in
attendanoe. The punishment was indicted by Calcraft
most effectually, and it is to be hoped that it will be
attended with salutary resulta.

A nOST alarming achaidenoe of the ground, occasioned
by coal excavations beneath, took place on Tuesday
evening at Newton, near fitourbriAge. Fortunately,
the earth first opened in the backyard of a publiohouse,
and before the fissure had widened into • gulf • consi-
derable amount of property wan saved. Some buildings
in the yard, and the back-kitchen, were, however swal-
lowed up, The colliery, which extends through •
portion of this district, belongs to Lord Dudley.

NTSI.IIIIOOB AFIAIL—An East-end coroner's jury
were 2coupled In investigating • mysterious affair on
Friday. It appears some men were digging beneath the
cellar floor of a house in Radcliff Highway, they disco-
vered the skeleton of • young woman embedded in lime.
A doctor examined the skeleton twice, and declared it
to be that of • young woman apparently aged from 20
to 25 years. All inquiries failed to dissever who the
young woman could 13aire been, but that she must have
been the victim of foul play was very generally surmised.
An open verdict was therefore returned.

GOLD in large quantities continues to flow into the
Bank, which at the present time enjoys an unusually
strong position. No less • sum than £102,000 has been
received Into it. cellars linos the date of the last return,
and as the withdrawals have been oomparatively light
Thursday's statement is again highly favourable. No
change has been made in the rate of disoount, which is
still at 4 per sent., with 218,000,000 of bullion, and
nearly Ell 000,(X8) of notes in coin and reserve. lii
expected that if these proportions are further enlarged,
and it is almost certain they will be before long, there
will be a downward movement, possibly until the rate
ho as low as ln 1862, when it was 2i and 3 per cent.

SUICIDI BY Poisoerno.— A mad illustration of what
dishonesty and drunkenness may bring • man to was
brought under the notice of the City of London coroner
on Friday. A person named William George Williams
was admitted to one of the hospital. last Tuesday, suffer.
log from the effects of arsenical poisoning, and in three
hours after his admission he died. A coroner's inquest
was held on the body. and it was shown that the unfor-
tunete man oonfessed before him death to having spent
F. 500 which did not belong to him, whilst his wife was
suffering from destitution ; that he was • commercial
traveller for a Arm at Newport, Monmouthshire, end
that whilst under the effects of drink he took the poison
which deprived him of life. A verdict of /do rk se was
returned. and the body was buried without ceremony
during the night.
A FizaLl JAME Sagegllll3. A young woman named
Macy Ann Webber, convicted of stealing an umbrella,
and sentenced to seven days imprisonment in Chelms-
ford borough gaol, made her escape • short time after
her conviction. The [almoner, by means of • chain and
the bars of the chapel window, got from the airing-yard
to the top of the wall, and from thence by means of •
plank, to some adjacent buildings where painters had
been at work. She was noticed descending the ladder
from these buildings to the ground, but it was supposed
that she was the wife of one of the workmen, and had
been bringing him his dinner. She did not, however,
enjoy her liberty long, for the police missing her went
In pursuit, and reeaptured her before aim had got onto!
the town.

AGITATION •VONGST THS AGRICULTURAL LABOUR'S&
—The Morning Mar says that the voles of the Reformers
must be heard in the agricultural villages is well as in
the great towns. The men who have so long been treated
as only a little removed from slavery most be roused to
an insertion of their nuushood,and invited to combat those
exclusive privileges which have resulted in their deep
and all but hopeless degradation. Agitation in the
towns may do much, vast demonstrations in the leading
cities are absolutely necessary, but it will require the
united exertions of the nation to win the victory for the
nation. The few who control the novrmiment for the
benefit of the few will not permit without a mighty
pressure the government of the people by the people
and for the people.

Rffroax.--Some Idea of the extent and weight of the
machinery of the Reform League may be gathered from
a list of its executive ofSeers and various branches just
issued by the cannel From this statement it appears
the League has, besides its chief ofsoe in London, 238
branches, 67 of which Ire in the metropolitan district,
eight in Scotland, and the remainder In litngland and
Wales. The President is Mr. Edmond Beales, and
and there are 87 vice-presidents, amongst whom are
Neveml members of Parliament. The general council is
composed of 59 members, and there are louse balf-doseu
lecturers and agents. The League proclaims for It.
purpoos the obtainment of "residential and registered
manhood suffrage and the ballot."

Ryser housekeeper fully recognise. the truth of Dr.
Adam Smith's favourite axiom, that " Reel cheapness
and wholesomeness are the only lasting recommends.
dons." Who has not also experienced bow very transient
is the "recommendation,' produced by the Chinese
practice of using powdered mineral colour to make
Inviting to the sight the devouring old brown leaves of
the tea plant. As "real cheapness and wholesomeness'
are the first considerations, Hornimen k Co., London,
have for the past quarter of a century disallowed the
use of mineral colour on all their Import.; their green
is a dull olive, - not bluish, —and is with the black
ereeedingly strong and delicious. These pure team are
now eight pence per pound chesper, and can be obtained
from 2,280 authorised Agents,—chemists, confectioners,
and bookrellsre,—all of whom supply it regularly at the
reduced prices. As spurious imitations are offered,
observo that each packet is signed, florninsto & Co.,
London, "Original Importers it the Fure tea."

Meagan. MACNILIAN AND Co., In announcing the
"Statesman's Year Book" for 1867, draw an Interesting
tabular eomperison between the state of Europe in 1817
and In 1867. The half century has eztinguished three
kingdoms, one grand-ducky, eight duchies, four prlnci.
pahties, one electorate, and four republics. Three new
kingdoms have arisen, and one kingdom has been trans-
formed into an empire. They are now 41 states In
Europe, against 59 which existed In 1817. Not less
remarkable is the territorial extension of the superior
States of the world. Russia has annexed 567,364 square
miles; The Unite 1 States, J,968,(9; France, 4,620;
Prussia, 29,781 ; Sardinia, expanding into Italy, has
increased by 83,041. Our Indian Empire has been aug-
mented by 451,616 square miler. The principal Sties
that have lost territory are Turkey, Mexico, Austllll,
Denmark, and the Netherlands. Such are the changes
of ball a century: how will Europe and the world look
half a century hence?

MYSTIIIIOOII DIIICOVZIT OF A FirmAx LOO.—On
Wednesday morning • man named Charles Noon, while
pairing St. George's-square, London. noticed • bundle
inside the Innings, and on elimination found a human
leg, which bad been cut across the thigh, wrapped in
an old piece of carpet and • table weer. Noon imme-
diately gave information to the police, and it was taken
to the Mount-street Workhouse. lir. Williams, me-
dical officer, examined the limb, and pronounced it to be
that of • female, and evidently amputated by some
person unskilled in the medical profession, arid with •
blunt instrument. The leg, which was in an advanced
state of decomposition, had all the appearance of being
diseased, and had three holes in it. The prevalent
is opinion that the limb had been taken !roman hospital
for the purposes of dissection, and then thrown away
for the purpose of creating a sensation. Some of the
Authorities are of opinion that the unfortunate owner
of the limb has been the victim of foul play.

'Tn. Roman Pealtdd."—A good Illustration
occurred a few days dam of the strength of "t be ruling
passion" 0•110 in death. An old man in his last illness
was admitted Into one of the metropolitan hospitals. I
He was • itlsout relations, friends, or apparent means of
salmlstenes ; but when undressed and put into bed a
hog of money was found suspended by a string round
his wok. To this he clang with tenacity, refusing to
part with it to any one, and wearies it about him by
day and night. As his end approached the treasure
became a matter of anxiety to those tending him; foe
the sum was evidently large, and It was feared that it
might offer tempatiou to sonic patient In ease the
moment his death should be unobserved. At length
the boar arrived, cud when death had apparently
*Limed him, a nurse gently unfasteaed the eking and
removed the bag. At the lame moment the old man
opened his eyes and felt Instinctively for his treasure,
which wag no lona in lie pia.% IL. uttered the word

" Gam !" and died. Tbs mow, which arm found to
amount to £174, was hooded one to tbs hospital
anthoritisa —Tag Laud.

TEM lITIITIRIona LIMIT AT WEITlll73l.—Tbli
treirt:t.,,inori:trthr,erelroced"kikliovinosanhasit ligymeibvissat: WlabrohWiexidbuhassmirostaibthefrf' dluriniThringmip.
wreck of another vesseL The ship Margaret and Jane
took this light for the Tynemouth Light, and was ten.
liequently shipwrecked upon WhiSburn Ste•L The
mast.r of the vessel bad called his officers and me•
together, end they were all of opinion that the light
was the revolviug light guiding vessels into the TIDe
There was. steamship alongside of his ship at the
and the master was also of the same opinion. Steeling
by the light the ship was lost, and the steamer had •
very narrow esCaPe. Another vessel ma mime at the
same place, and it la supposed from the same mistake,
on Saturday night. The matter was earefolly inverti.
gated last year, and the aticial decision was that the
light, wherever it waa. was not deliberately shown for
wrecking purposes. The recurrence of dieuters through
it this winter remains, however. a grave fast, and
for every exertion on the part ...f the authorities to Inver
tigate the matter to the bottom.
COUNTER/KIT SOirgiglans. —lt appears neemeary to
warn the public of the appearance of menterfeit
sovereigns and a halfeeversign of a partici:dm demerits
tlon which were lately stopped when presented at •
bank in Manchester. The counterfeits Lo question are
not rough casts taken from the real polo, but have been
struck in a press from false die.; and, what is more
remarkable, they all eoatain gold, although, of course,
in a lees proportion than the standard. The fahriesticm
of such consterfeits requires arrangements for engraving
and stamping, land also the see of a certain amount of
capital, quite beyond the means of the ordinary forger.
They consist of • sovereign of George IV., dated 1821
(a George and the Dragon), emstaining gold to the value
of about 14... a sovereign of the premed raga, dated
1662, worth 17a 6d.; and a half.sovereign of 1849,
worth about is. The half-eovereign is under weight,
but the sovereigns are not. To detect the forgery,
will require a ekes Inspection of the pelt*, on thari
of most people, end • comparison to be made uh •
genuine oohs. It will then be perceived that the
engraving is coarse and light, to give the appearance of
wear, and the letters of the ineeriptlona not sharply
out, nor arranged with the regularity of the genuine
coin.

kr. Gotrims, NP.. reads a long and able speeds on
Wednesday night on the subject of popular education,
ate distribution of priors gained by the pupas of the
Halifax Mechanics' Institution at the recent Society of
Arta examination. He admitted that Mesitaillee
Institutions bad not made that progress which might
have been expected. At the same time be emsaideeed
that the question'of their partial faller, was
to a wrong view, The question ought reallytint
much to be legarsted Si to whether they promoted most
heavy scientific situation or light reading, but whether
they elevated the teeter of the people, and whether tia•
prople appreciated the advantages which they afforded.
lie also +poke at length on the =Mat of State
education. He thought that the arguments In favour
of a oompulsory masa of education aught to be more
closely considered. He approved of something more
being done for the education of the children
of the poor in the direction of the Factory Acts.
In addition to a compulsory system of educatioe, to
insure the children of the poor the elements of educe.
Hon, the efforts of the voluntarists need not be
superseded.

STRANG, CASZ.—To OONINISSIOS OS a 00OWW010141011
by the pollee authorities of Clondalkin, Dr. Harty,
county coroner, proceeded on Monday to bold an Inquest
on the body of Mr. Oliver Irwin, a gentleman 72 years
of age, holding the commission of the plass for the
rowdy of Romeo:mon, and residing with his cider,
Mrs. A. S. Lyster, of Moyle-park, Clouds Ms. It bad
been alleged that the deceased gentleman came to his
death in consequence of ill treatment and total insuffi-
ciency of food. The inquisition was held in the
drawing-room of Moyle-park House. The body was
WI out in an ante-room, and was viewed by the jury
previotto to the inquiry. It presented a most melan-
choly appearance, being so attenuated that it was
little more than a mere skeleton. The evidence
showed that be bad been treated with cruel neglest—
obliged to sit with the servants in Use kitchen, and to
drink stuff called tee -bleb they bad left; and that he
was left to such a Althy state that be was almost
devoured by vermin. The servants alleged that they
repeatedly appealed to his sister, Mrs. Lyster, an old
woman tottering on the brink of the grave, and that
dm always answered that he had got enough. The uld
woman was examined, and denied these statements;
but the jury found that the said Oliver Irwin died from
want of proper nourishment and medical attendance.

DIATH Or • VEOTTARIAN 11101/ ABSTWOMINZIL
&maid Parry, aged 32 years, a mercer and draper,
lived latterly at Metropolitan Chambers, Mile-mid, New-
town. He was very penurious in his habit., though
there was no necessity for bbi being so. He had shares
in companies, and ready money. lie was a vegetarian,
and had been so for some years, according to what he
said. He lived principally on • basin of gruel and an
apple cut up. On Thursday week he seemed very ill,
and be was asked to send for • doctor. He said that he
never had anything to do with doctors. When he was
ill he went without food for • day or two until he got
well again. On Friday the superintendent became
Manned and sent for Dr. Champing', the parish doctor.
Dr. A. M. Champneys said be found him quite
exhausted from debility from want of food. Witness
gave medicines to provoke hunger. On Sunday be was
only partially conscious, and it was with difilculty he
could be got to take a little gruel. On Monday he was
totally insensible, and he was removed to the workhouse
where he died in a few hours. The peat lamina
examination showed that themes. of death we. effusion
of serene on the brain, melting from the exhaustion of
the frame from want of proper nourishment. If the
deceased bad taken food he would be alive now. He
could Eliot have taken proper nourishment, either
vegetable or animal, for some time past. The jury
returned a verdict that deceased died from effusion of
serum on the brain, accelerated by too abstemious
habits.

DRLTH OF MI. EDIEUND FRT.—We deeply regret to
announce the Bidden death of this estimable gentleman,
who was so well known for Lis philanthropic labour for
the last quarter of a century. Mr. Fry last Friday
night attended a meeting of the Athenaeum Debating
Society, which assembles periodically at the Guildhall
Tarty; Gresham-street, London. The 'abject under die-
t:union was " Non•lntervention," with regard to which
Mr. Fry held the view. of the Pearce Society. He was
speaking coolly and calmly; and in his usual and effective
manner, when a strange twitching of his fingers wee no-
ticed. Fle was obliged to stop for a moment, but vain
went on. In a urinate or two afterwards he was unable to
proceed, and then he reseed to speak. Seeing that be
was ill, his friends led him into another room, and two
' medical men, Dr. Saunders and Dr. Bennett, were cent
for, but he was past all hope of recovery, and he died
In about two hours and a half, from what proved to be
an epileptic attack. Mr. Fry has been well known for
many year. as a coadjutor of Mr. Elam Burritt in all
that gentleman's labours to promote the MUDD of peace
and international good-will. More recently he has been
associated with the Peace Society, and there are fee
towns In the kingdom in which his voles has not been
heard in support of this or some other Christian or
benevolent movement. Mr. Fry belonged to the family
of which Mrs. Fry was so distinguished a member. In
private life be was greatly endeared by his amiable and
generous character, and Lis memory will long be held
in affectionate remembrance by the thousands who have
been Instructed by him on the platform and through
the press, and by the wide circle who had the oppor-
tunity of appreciating his great personal worth. Mr.
Fry was about sixty years of age when his life waa thus
cut short in the midst of it, usefulness.

Di•301.10•L ACT.--Shortly before eight o'clock on the
evening of Saturday week, • box, • addressed "Mr.
Ellis, Bearcroft Farm, Little Abington, Casaba," was
found on the doonnep of • metallic about a hundred
yards from Boarereft, which Mr. Ellis had ceased to
occupy for soma months, and it was therefore con-
jectured that the consignee was ignorant et the change
of residence, and the box was taken possession of by
the finder. Mr. Ellis retired from bit farm on account
of lacewing age and inability to attend to business, he
being now very infirm, eighty.teree years of age, and
pcessanng the additional and inflicting disqualifications
of blindness and deafness. The delivery of the box wail
deferred until Sunday morning. Neither Mr. Ellis nor
Me wife had risen, and • niece look the box upstairs.
A suggestion was thrown out that it contained "some-
thing to frighten them;" it was consequently taken
Into an adjoining cottage, occupied by Mr. Sooteher, •
sister of Mrs. Ellis, who attempted to open it, and after
untying the cord which held it together, inserted •
knife under the lid for the purpose of dislodging some
sealing-wax that appeared to hold it down, but no
sooner was this effected and the lid raised • little, than
an explosion from • pistol took place. Mrs. Sootoher
was standing aside and rather to there.,, es that • heavy
charge of slugs, with which the weapon would appear
to has., been loaded, instead of Injuring her, lodged ie
• cupboard door, after blowing to atoms a glass bottle
that bad been placed in front of the muzale. The beak
of the box was forced out by the recoil and fell on the
floor. Mrs. &etcher raised an alarm, and the neigh-
bours assembled, when the deadly apparatus wee col-
lected together. The box, • small deal see, is about •
foot square, with a defaced label indicating that at some
time or other it has passed through the establiahment of
Messrs. Longman. and Co., publishers. The pistol ap.
pears to he • castoff from • horse soldier; the stook is
tudely cut about, and all marks removed therefrom;
the barrel and the butt have been diminished in length,
and fitted to the bos, the trigger-guard removed, also
the half-cock spring, the effect of the latter being to in-
crease considerably the force required to fire it so as to
render it more likely to accomplish what was so doubt
Intended to be • deadly purpose. The interioe„pl the
box displays oonsiderable skill in the arrangemffit. A
common cotton reel was fixed at the rear of the trigger,
and over which • piece of string attached to it was
weed ; the string was then carried forward' and
passed over • roller similar to those used for window.
blinds, and then through the lid of the box, to which it
was pegged with brass wire, no that the slightest lifting
of the tel and tightening of the string caused explosion.
The cord with which the box was bound was about two
yards long and of strong substance; it IVY tied well
together to avoid shaking, and in the box was a Wee of
paper, on which wee pasted a undone* in print, "1 mu
not afraid of the inquisition of Mood r Lower down,
and also in type—
Whatever be the destiny
That hate may threaten o'er me,
I will puree* my enemy
Till deed 'mites before me.
Revenge was ne'er denied to man
When injury provokes It-
Then here, with all the truth Bean,
My heart, my heart invoke. It."
This, taken with the appera that &accompanies it,
points to a malignant feeling towards Mr. or Mrs. Falls.
An inquiry has been instituted by the pollee, &edam:dm
Silts, who has been known to entertain some bad feel.
lag, and to have made use of threats towards his father
and step-mother, hae bees arrested. He has Wet taker
Wore • magistrate and formally reseeded, sad will
moderFo an examinatioa at Linton on Wednesday nest.
Any information as to the quotations gives above Is
solicited by the pollee authorities, and any fees. with
regard thereto should be forwarded to Mr. Deputy Mies
(lonstabie Eitretton, Cambridge.