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BEDSTEADS,
Including the most original designs, at prices varying
from 14s. upwards.
Feather Beds ; Hair, Cotten, and Silk Flock Mat-
tresses ; Straw Palliasses, Sce., all of warranted
quality, to snit the above.

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IRONMONGERS,
46---LORD-STREET. 46.

A Mtisiem, RELIC.—The Bonner-Zeitung contains the
following :—" Professor Nicolovius has just transmitted
a very -minable musical relic to the library of our uni-
versity. It is a sheet of paper filled with notes in Bee-
thoven's handwriting, containing fragments of the prin-
cipal aria, in soprano, in the first act of "Fidelio," with
a variety of other sketches of composition. This is a
valuable addition to our beautiful collection of auto-
graphs."
JOINERS' INCREASE OF WAGES AT TORK.—About ten
days ago, a meeting of the operative joiners of York
was held for the purpose of considering the advisability
of endeavouring to obtain an advance of wages and a
diminution of the hours of labour. It was then decided
that, in consequence of the enhanced price of food, and
for the purpose of bringing the scale of wages in York
upon a nearer equality with other towns, an advance of
2s per week and a diminution of one hour and a half in
the time of labour should be demanded from the master
joiners. This demand has been submitted to by the
employers, and on Saturday evening last the operatives
received a reply, in which the masters agreed to concede
the demands made upon them, both as to the advance of
wages and diminution of time.
TIIE LICENSING SYSTEM OF SCOTLAND.—The royal
commission of inquiry on this subject, which visited and
took evidence in different parts of Scotland, on the work-
ing of the Forbes Mackenzie Act and prior statutes regu-
lating the sale and consumption of liquors in Scotland,
have published their report. Their testimony is favour-
able to the existing system, as having been productive of
beneficial effects, and being in accordence with the wishes
of the public generally. They however recommend certain
changes—as fixing a minimum rental for licensed houses,
according to the size and population of the towns and
districts ; reconstituting: the appeal courts, so as to pre-
vent those who had refused a license to an applicant
again voting in the appeal court ; that the certificates
for inn and hotel-keepers should be altered, so as to
enable them to sell in their licensed premises provisions
to be sold for consumption beyond the premises ; that
persons falsely representing themselves as travellers,
so as to induce hotel-keepers to sell to them excise-
able liquors on Sunday, shall be held guilty of an
offence, and liable to fine; that magistrates or justices
shall have a discretion in allowing hotels or public.
houses to be opened at an earlier hour than eight a.,
and to allow hotels or taverns of a certain class to keep
"
open till twelve p.m., on paying one-half more duty,
and also to extend the usual hour on occasion
of
any
public entertainment ; that railway refreshment-rooms
may be kept open for passengers only at all hours of
day or night at which trains are passing or about to
pass ; that persons taken into custody in a state of in-
toxication for protection by the police may be fined in a
sum not exceeding 55., or in default of payment impri-
soned for a term not exceeding
twenty-four hours ; that
all prosecutions under the Acts shall be conducted by
the Procurator-Fiscal of the county or burgh, and that
.
the provisions of the Irish Act fur the suppression of
shebeens should be extended to Scotland. The Com-
missioners add that they think the extension to Scot-
land of a bill on the principle of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's Bill to regulate the licensing of refresh-
ment-houses would be highly expedient.

A DAY IN ITALY.

VISIT TO THE tATTLE-FIELDS OF

MAGENTA AND BUFFALORA, THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE CONTEST.
We made our way to the battle-field of Magenta.
Wishing to make the best use of our time, we first took

up a position in front of the railway station, which place
had also been the potlition of the French and Sardinians

on the day of the great battle, the closest and most pro-
minent in fire of the Austrians. The field bore evidence
of a vast deal of rough work—deep furrows made by the
wheels of cannon, which had in many places torn up
vines—other places troddcti down till left as hard as the
high road, and naked of vegetation—with leather trap-
pings, hats, knapsacks, &c., strewed about in cartloads.
From this place we saw six graves, containing the
bodies of upwards of 6,000 of those who perished in
the engagement. They are situated within ten yards of
the railway station. The gates and rails, and in fact
the whole of the station had been pierced everywhere.
with cfmnon ball and bullet holes but workmen were
fast filling them up, and making the place look more
comfortable and business-like. To this place it was
that the wottrided add slain were brought ; and the
blood which issued from the wounds- of the dead
and dying has left on the walls end boards suffi-
cient testimony to the carnage that took place.
A few private houses, about one hundred yo.rds
beyond, formed the principal stronghold of the
Austrians. On one of them, and the highest, had
been placed a large bell, which, with the masonry, was
shot down: The apartments below, which commanded
a good fire at the Oat, were marked with shots in
every part. Near the windolts, in the space of one
foot, we counted twenty or thirty shot merks, besides,
in the front, several large holes made by cannot/. The
house wag occupied by one Signor Jacobi, all
whose family, on the day of the battle, made good
their escape, except the eidest daughter, who,
either from being too late or not having nil oppor,

tanity, sought shelter in the cellars of the house. In
her we fettnd a very valuable guide. Taking us upstairs,
she pointed to us, what tees. pleinli evident, without any
remark, the blood of the wounued TYbieh stained the
stairs and walls. We were introduced to a dildpidated
apartment, in which 500 lost their lives ! It was,
indeed, a fearful sight to look upon from this apart-
ment, and still more thrilling to think of. We there
stood in sight of both positions—everything eainr and
beautiful, wider a cloudless sky ; and only three months
before, from the same place, we might have beheld two
large and powerful armies coutcudiug for superiority
amidst all the horrors of warfare—have heard the groans
of the dying overpowered by the loud roar of cannon—
have seen the dead weltering in their blood, and had our
eyes open to all the dreadful scenes of a battle lost and
a battle won ! Looking over the rooms, we traced the
course of one cannon ball through five stone walls,
having done no material damage, and leaving only a
smooth round hole, so rapidly had it made its :way.
The walls were all grimed with gunpowder, and some
pictures that had ornamented the rooms, were from
their torn end broken condition, at least equal to the
condition of the apartment. The other rooms bore the
same ruined appearance. We next descended to the
yard, a large open space, to which the dead were
brought down stairs immediately on being killed. The
pavement was blood-stained, although Signor Jacobi
who had returned to his home, in spite of its dilapidated
condition, was living as cleanly and comfortably as most
Italians do. Having contributed a little in acknowledg-
ment of the services of the Signor's daughter, we took leave,
and went to the church, another stronghold of the Austri-
ans. Found its walls more marked by cannon balls than
any we had seen. It was undergoing a thorough repair,
slating and filling up of breaches, &c., and no doubt
would soon be as good as ever, and may stand, perhaps,
for ages, to bear record of the strife that took place
within its sacred walls. A little further on stood au
oratory, amidst a lot of stately old trees that formed a
beautiful avenue. From the scars in the trees, and the
broken-down hedges, a good deal of fighting must
have taken place in this locality. Here we picked
up a rifle ball that bad evidently killed or wounded
some one, it being crusted with blood, and very much
bruised. We next went to the cemetery—a square
space of about an acre, and enclosed by a wall about
eight feet in height. Into all sides of this wall had
been inserted richly sculptured marble tombstones,
many of which were splendidly gilt, or otherwise orna-
mented. Wooden crosses had been erected on each
grave, with here and there a willow, a rose, &c. It
must have been a beautiful place. On the day of the
battle, and previous to it, a portion of the Austrian
army were stationed in the cemetery. They made loop-
holes, about one foot apart, in the whole extent of the
wall, and thus destroyed every tombstone in it, with
but few exceptions. One that we noticed had
proved too hard for the hammer ; and another
one or two—perhaps of some noted and worthy
person—had been spared. Every wooden cross had
been pulled up and consumed as firewood. Every device
had been resorted to, to make the place as effective
as time and circumstances would allow ; but it was
never used as such. After the French and Sardinians
had gained possession of the houses before mentioned,
the Austrians, by their hasty retreat towards Milan,
left it in the condition in which we beheld it, without
having fired a single shot, neither did a single shot
mask the walls, that we Could see. The cavalry had
encamped amongst some young trees about here ; and
their horses, for want of fodder, had eaten the bark off
them, from the bottom to upwards of eight feet. The
ashes of old watch tires still lay Upon the ground as on
the day of battle. Whilst surveying the battle field it
was suggestive and refreshing to pluck and eat grapes
from some vines growing close upon it.
Saving taken a short rest we proceeded to the Bridge
of Buffalora, through the fields by which the French
and B..relinian armies had come to Magenta. Our walk
was'through a very beautiful country. The fields
clothed with rich green—the vineyards trodden down,
broken, and neglected—and the Indian corn ripe, but
very poor, owing to the battle, were all, nevertheless,
beautiful, and rendered much more so by the winding
course of the Ticino. The route wa strewed with the
debris of battle. The Bridge of Buffalora, which should
have been blown up by the Austrians, so as to impede
the progress of their enemy, was still standing, they
having been unsuccessful in their mining operations.
Instead of destroying two of its arches, they had only
partially shattered them, leaving it still passable. Al-
, though this was so, the French and Sardinians construc-
ted one of boats a little farther up the river. We were
now on the scene of a most determined struggle. The
bridge was lost by the Austrians—taken—lost—taken
again, and at last remained in the hands of the French
and Sardinians. According to the report of the Empe-
ror of Austria, "the heaps of corpses proved the deter-
mined struggle of both parties." For some time the
trains had been prevented from running, but the bridge
was now undergoing repairs, and the trains again in
motion, although not regular, being sometimes obstruc-
ted by the workmen.
Took the opposite way on our return. It, too, was a
broken-down and destroyed lot of vineyards, cornfields,
&c. Curiosity led us to search on the way for relics to
bring home. Amongst the long grass, which had not
been previously searched, we found belts, hats, caps,
buttons, shoes, and, in fact, everything pertaining to a
soldier's equipment ; and having stored ourselves with
as much as we could carry with convenience a long
distance, we set off for the station. There, while await-
ing the arrival of the train, the station-master's wife
and son, seeing that we were English, would fain have
persuaded us to buy a small, but considered a precious
relic, to bring to England, weighing probably 12 or
131b5., being part of a shell thrown by the French into
Magenta. It was with some little difficulty we got rid
of the iron merchants, being determined not to speculate
so heavily.
Ere long we were en mete to Novara, being our second
visit to it, but this time through necessity, it being the
junction between Milan, Turin, and Alessandria.
Having a short time to stay, we procured some refresh-
ment under ,the trees of the station, which give a good
shade from the sun. Everything requisite for comfort
was provided—marble tables, chairs, and forms, with a
waiter at your elbow. In due time our oti?on clog dis"`:tate
came to an end, and we found ourselves leaving this
pleasant spot to book for Alessandria. They have a
curious custom at most of these stations of keeping the
doors of the waiting-room barred, and not allowing
anyone to go upon the platpfoargnseenas are allowed until the train
g
is arrived. Then the first-class
to get seated; next the second ; and, third and lastly,
the open horse box passengers. Of these the strongest
and best runners, and the most impudent, secure posses-
sion of the most comfortable
seats; and it is very laugh-
able to see bundles tumbling uP and down, people get-
, tine knocked down,
and others jamned and squeezed
until they call out with pain. Celerity is necessary,
however, for the dust brought by the draught of the
train, and which enters the carriages, must be worse to
bear than a turn on the treadmill.
The fortifications of Alessandria by-and-by made their
appearance, and soon after we were landed at the
station. Alessandria is situated on the right bank of
the To'
nao, and, a little above, this river is joined by
the
• . It is one of the strongest towns of Europe,
Bormi
from its citadel, its outworks, and its extensive
both s on the Tanaro, by which the adjacent country
8-liceaurebe inundated, though the Tanaro often does as
much without asking for aid. The place has been
strengthened and improved, from a warlike point of
view, until it is almost impregnable, and is undoubtedly
the bulwark of Piedmont. The citadel is larger than
many towns. The French added to the fortifications,
though much more was projected by Napoleon, and
extensive lines were begun under his orders, the work
being chiefly done by wretched conscripts, who, trying
to escape enfereed service, were condemned to labour
with the bullet chained to their legs. The city was
erected in 1164, and was called Alessandria in honour
of Pope Alexander 111., the protector of the Ouch's,
and the head of Catholic Christendom. It has several
times changed owners. After the battle of Marengo it
was surrendered to the French, by whom, iii 1804, it
was restored to the King of Sardinia.

L'

THREE MEN STABBED BY A'SAILOR AT

SANDWICH.

SANDWICH, Monday.

Considerable excitement has been occasioned in this
town and port by the perpetration of a brutal outrage,
early yesterday morning, in the public street. It
appears that a number of labouring men had been
drinking together at the Bell and Crown, situate in the
High-street, and that they left the house about mid-
night. Among them was a man named Henry
Gatehouse, and also a sailor named Goodwin East,
a strong powerful man, who was accompanied by a
low woman of the town. They were all considerably
the worse for liquor. Some wrangling. took place
between East and Gatehouse, and they ultimately
stripped and fought. They fell frequently. The noise
soon brought together a great number of persons, most
of them of the lowest class in the place. An attempt
was made to separate the combatants, when East
became very violent and quickly brandished a sharp-
pointed knife, with which he managed to inflict four
serious wounds on Gatehouse, and also stabbed two
other men, one of whom was merely standing looking
on, and had not taken any part in the affray. It is
reported that a cempanion of East's held Gatehoase
down, while the former was stabbing and cutting him
with the knife. There were two knives used in the
affair--one a deadly-looking instrument with a spring
back, and the other a common sailor's knife.
Two medical men were sent for—Dr: Enamerson and
Mr. Young. On examining Gatehouse, they found a
frightful incised wound on the left side of the neck,
three inches in length, completely severing the smaller
arteries, a deep cut across the nose, a severe wound in
the cheek, and a stab in the back. Prompt measures
were adopted (by the assistance of medical; men and Mr.
Seath) or death must have immediately ensued. •
From a belief that it was impossible.for-Gatehouse to
recover (the surgeons pronouncing him to be on the
point of death), the Mayor was called up, and the
wounded man's statement taken awn in writing. It
eras to the effect that East (who Was covered with blood,
and presented a most sickening speetades Was the man
that stabbed him. He had never seen thie;man before,
nor had he been drinking with him. Tlie „prisoner was
then removed to the lock-up, and closely watched by
the constables in charge. The other men injured were
James itarrey and Alfred Martin ; tlie former was
stabbed in the thigh, and the latter received two
punctured wounds in the left arm.
This morning East was examined before Captain
Stewart, R. and three other justice; in the Town-
hall ; but as Gaiehoust; was represented, as.still being in
a very critical state, the char of attempting to com-
mit murder Was not gone into, the inquie;peing limited
to the facts connected with the stahbing.and
of James Harvey. The following evidence•was taken
:-
James Harvey : I am a sawyer, and reside in Sand-
wich. About five minutes before twelve: on Saturday
night last I came from the George and Dragon public-
, house into High-street. I heard a roar near the Seven

Posts-alley. Gatehouse and East were quarrelling, and
they commenced fighting. Both of 'them fen down, and
I stepped up to take East off, and tried to persuade him
to go home. East was bleeding very much at the time,
and as I was getting all over blood -I ldt him go.
lie ran up the street, and then returned, and was
going to hit Gatehouse, when I interfered, and he
struck me instead. We then had a tussel, and both

fell down, I uppermost. Whilst down I- feltsomething
hurt me in my leg; but I did not kribw-What it was.
It commenced bleeding shortly after,. 444 T. called ont
that I was stabbed. There was a crowd: round, bat no
one interfered with me but East. It-was-not very dark
at the time. East then went and fought With Gate-
house, and stabbed him with a knife ; all which he
returned to where I was standing,. with a. knife l his
hand, and tried to job it into me, at the. same tildes sty:
ing he would stab me. I jumped into him, and knoeted
him down, and the knife was taken from him.
Mr. Joseph Young, a surgeon, described the nattlie of
the injury sustained by Harvey. It was a deep gaping
wound, from an inch and a-half to two inches in length,
and had evidently been inflicted by'sonie-sharp instru-
ment.
Corroborative evidence was then given, and the pri-
soner was remanded for a week on both -charges.
Gatehouse lies in a very low critical. condition, and
will not be able to give evidence under the.:rnost favour-
able circumstances for three or four weeks, he is so
frightfully cut about.

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The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecliletilligg Strelitz
is shortly expected in this country.
.IV.e7regret to say
that kis Royal Highness is now quite blind. His sight
has been failing some years, but we believe it is near
quite gone. This may very reasonably account for the
time chosen by the duke for his visit, when the bustle
of the season is over, and all Court ceremonials are at
an end. His Royal Highness will be accompanied by
his son, Prince Adolphus, a former
,playmate of the
young princes of our Royal Family. The visit of the
Hereditary Grand Duke, will, therefore,• •be.coasidered
as quite en firmille, and the greater part of his time will
be spent at Kew.

A FATHER AND SON LOST AT SEA .---A boat
accident is supposed to have occurred in the Bay of
Ramsey, Isle of Man. Shortly after diviner, Mr.
Edward Gell, 'accompanied by his son, an only child,
about seven years old, proceeded to sea on a fishing-
excursion in his own open boat. The boat was seen off
Maughold Head, and has not since been heard of, my
that it is conjectured she was either 'iwamped while at
anchor or, capsized in a squall. There was a heavy sea
on at the time, and it was very squally. - Mr. Gel"
possessed independent means, and was formerly the
partner of the late Mr. •Skillicein, of Liverpool, the
firm carrying on an extensive business in that town as
painters and glaziers. He resided for several years past
in Ramsey. He was subject to epileptic fits.
CLERICAL ABDUCTIOI4I.—On the .sth of July a case
which has excited considerable interest in Belgium will
come before the Correctional Tribunal in Ghent. A
Jesuit, named Schoofs, one Bogaerts, a cure, and Rosalie
de Duve, a milliner, all of Antwerp, aro charged
with carrying off a young lady named Ko'hrich, of that
town, from the house of her brother, under whose ears
she was, conveying her to Paris under an assumed name.
and then bringing her back to Belgium, and taking her
from convent to convent to keep her out of the way of
her relatives. The act of abduction took place so long
ago as May, 1859. "The trial," says an Antwerp paper.
"is expected to throw considerable- light on the strata-
gems of certain religious congregations, and the un-
worthy means they have recourse to in order to reach-
their ends."

THE • EXPLOSION OF FIRBWORIES AT BELLE V 1.13
GARDENS.—Arrontrat DrArk.—The particulars of this
distressing accident have already appeared in .the Daily.
Tunas. James Doyle,.who was previously stated to have-
been seriously burned, died at the Royal Infirmary, early
-
on `Monday morning, being the third- death -from the
explosion. The inquest was held .131111diiaa7, at the
Infirmary, before Mr. E. Rexford, city. oor*. 111. r.
Bruce, the superintendent .4... the firework manufac-
tory, was unable to aceoun.t for the vcid4ad, unless it
arose frem 'the men allowing the nipple %Iwo on
which they were working not to be kept quite clean.
Neither-of the men at work in the "Charging .) foom,
where the explosion occurred, .was smoking. Mr. John
Jennison, junr., stated that fireworks hed,h4en made at
the gardens from 1852, and that no similar accident had
previously happened. The only precaution he could
suggest was that each man should work in a shop to
himself, and that the quantity of combustible material
in each place should be as small as possible. The Jury
returned a verdict that the deaths had been accidental,
and, at the same time, urged the erection off separate
buildings in which to carry on the various.processes ofthe manufacture in future.

HOL vLocrieg , I.IP.NT ANT) RITCIIMAI3III.
severe pains in the joints or muscles, after due fomenta-
In all
tion with warm water, the soothing action of this Ointment is
remarkable; it seems at once to lessen inflammation,
ease pain, reduce the swelling, restore the free eirenlation, and
expel the diseaee. In these complaints, indeed, Holloway's
ointment and Pills are an infallible' specific. The 'Ointment
should be rubbed as near the part in pain as the patient can
bear; it is absorbed and directly conveyed to the diseased
textures, where, acting on nerves, vessels, and guiders, it will
arrest disease and again establish healthy action. The aperient
qualities of the Pills have the happiest effect in assisting the
Ointment. •
NEW INVENTION.--TILE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN.---A greater
annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with—the
difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve-
ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by Rndhall
and Co., is the beet we have ever seen. By a simple but effec-
tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fOuntain, hyaneens of
a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel
can be taken out at any time, so the pen can he kept perfectly
clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature,
in this pen is, that one dip in the ink will last for tire minutes'
quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and
in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it wily
be found to till a want felt by every one up to this time. We
have tried this splendid pen, handed to us byWan E. T. Hall,
South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
sure all who use it will give 4 full verdict in its favour.
The, following extraordinary cures, without medicine, of in-
digesTion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious,
and liver complaints, cough, asthma. consumption, and debility,
effected by Du Barry's delicious Health-restoring Ravalenta.
Arahica Food, are not the least remarkable. Case No. 54,816,
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imitations offered under a variety of false pretences.
imitations are prohibited by the High Court of Chancery tinder
a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevin and his
agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabiea
Food, and that Du Barrys are connected with such patent are
utterly false. No muster is genuine without the ream Barry
Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, on the seal and
wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article
must expect to b distrusted in all others. Paeked-in tins at
is. 2d. ; 1 lb. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; ,51b. lle ; 121 b. 225. ; 21 Ib.
40s. The 12 lb. and 24 lb. canisters are sent 'carriage
free on receipt of Post-offiee Order by Barry Du Barry
and Co., 77, Regent-street, Landon ; Fortnum Mason
and Co., and through all grocers and chemists. Agents
in this district :---Nixon& 'rhew,
J.
Kirkns; Forsyth ;F. G.-,yon,„, g ',Castle-street ;T. Low ; ,
Paradise-street ; R. Sumner
& Co; H. S. Alpass ; E. Pearson & Son; J. Oliver; W. Cross;
Sharp, Higgins, & Co ; Clay & Abraham, 37, Bold-street; Evans,
Son & Co., wholesale agents ; John Ileynon ; Thompson &
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Brornlow, 1, London-road; Isaac Woodville, tea dealer;
Raimes & Co., wholesale druggists ; F. Stavelee, druggist,
Price-street; T. D. Walker, Ranelagh-street ; J. H. Rowell,
72, Dale-street; ningston, druggist, Bold-street; . Henry
Middleton; Gilbert Brothers; J. Critics; Grace & Kelk
G. Barber, 21, Great George-street, Birkenhead; T. Fore,
druggist; B. J. Candler; J. Dutton; J. E. 14.rgraves;
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