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might sit in the House of t,
the bar. Both these privileges
whilst on the other hand
judges of bankruptcy end'
about to have certain wit
forted upon them. Their
creased, but their salaries
Having done their work to the satisfaction of the
public, morework is thrown upon them; but the ad-
ditional work does not always bring additional pay.
Surely the tender-hearted LORD CILENCILLOE ought
not to suffer such injustioe. The man who cannot
endure that a publio defaulter, or a registrar who
has been guiltyof some trifling irregularities, should
be dismissed, but who actively exerts himself to
procure both the highest rate of pension,
will warmly allow these county court judges to
be treated like judicial beasts of burden condemned
to bear every load. Yet what has he done t In the
Bill which is now before the House of Commons
there is a clause that they shall be paid by fees.
He adopts a mode of remuneration which has long
been abolished as inconvenient, and which is con-
nected with the most scandalous chapter in the I
history of our law. That the county oourt judges'
should be properly paid no one pretends to doubt;'
and if the LORD CHANCELLOR had proper respect for
the profession over which he presides,
he would
never haveventured to submit the proposition which
he has submitted to Parliament by his Bill.
The Cnascsizoit, indeed, pretends that the House
of Commons will not sanction any increase of
salary to the county court judges out of the
Consolidated Fund. It is not surprising that the
House of Commons should scan with jealousy any
proposal to increase the amount charged for
judicial services. Bat the manner in which
the subject was discussed in the House of Com-1
mons on Thursday night must have convinoed the I
Csarccauka that the House of Commons quite
understand their duty to meritorious public
echoers. As for the CgaticaLwa, why should he
care for such honourable and deserving
men ma the county court judges! Thesei
gentlemen have performed their duty—
they have appropriated no public money—they
have done nothing to merit dismissal—the addi-
tion to their salaries is not likely to induce them
to resign. It will bring no patronage to the
CHANCELLOR. Why should the Caatrou.Lou urge
their claims? No doubt the advantages to be gained
by the county court judges administering small
estates slur exerciming equitable jurisdiction in
minor cases will be readily appreciated by the
public. The LORD CHANCELLOR will be able Is
point with something like triumph to • great re-
form in the law accomplished by means of this
Bill. His reputation as • law reformer will be
enlarged. But let him not permit himself to believe
that the public will fail to contrast the apathetic
manner in which he has urged the claims sad
even the rights of the county court judges with
the manner in which he dealt with the claims, ac
rather sheltered the irregularities, of others.

lEbt Court.

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BALMORAL. MAY 24.

This nay her Majesty completed her 46th year.
The Querns and IPrinates Louise drove out in the moratag.
In the arta:soca her Majesty, accompanied by Primer
Helms, Priam' Bestabek tad Priam Arthur, drove round
by the Ly an at Mai* sad BirkhalL

The Prism and Princess of Wales, and Prises Albert
Victor, returned to Marlborough-bows from the White.
lodp, yesterday.
The Duke de Brabant km arrived on a visit to the Priam
and Prioress of Wales, at Marlborough-house
The Prince and Princess of Wales, aceompenlid by the
Duke de Brabant, west to the Haymarket Theatre is the
attended by the Countess of Morten, Liesitesant.
Ocilostel Koppel, and Mr. Brewer.
A deputatios from the Association for the Suppression of
the Dog Show museum U ir3poloas neighbourhoods bad
an interview with the Bight Hoe. Sr George Grey, at the
Houiwoffee, yesterday, to present a memorial from inhabi-
tants of Isliagton and elsewhere praying for a legal the*
mint in the owe of dog shows held in crowded
Despatches were received, yesterday, at the Colonial-
oases. from the Governor el Heligoland. Despatches were
sect to the Governors of Malta, the Mauritian, Ceylon,
Hoeg-Kong, Labium, the Australian Colonies, the ape of
Good Hope, Natal, and Gibraltar.

THE Coosa AT BALYMIAL.—During the week,
bar Majesty the Quasi and the members of the royal
family have eajoyed their miskenary walks and drives oat
by Mothballs sod other pilieis la the neighbowbood.
Os If osday aftersoon her Majesty took s drive op the north
side of the Des. The 'seamen of the wart Ire vigor.
*only presenting the fishing on the river. On Wedoesday,
being the anniversary of her Ifajeaty's birthday, the poor
on the estates of Abergeldie and Balmoral were presented
with the Queen's anal bounty of dresses, tea. sager, and
and other neefed 'Aisles. The weather matinees very

warm—almost too moat oe for outdoor recreation to be

attempt _
however, help fearing that it it are In soeord•noe with
the disparities of the premed ?reddest to Mk every point
in his own favour, sad to tinet an attempt to break
up a ooefederecy as a rebellion spinet the Boyers-
meat of a lawful mutely: liven
lf this be his
view, we vesture to propose to him our owe
example. We had a rebellion la 1848 in Ireland,
but we disdained to dip our hands in the Mined of
the rebels. We prams& Smith O'Brien, and Mitchel.
and Meagher. In their ease there wee no difilwalty in
asoarialaing the law; the orlon was perfectly well keown,
and the punishateat equally notorious. The capital
punishment of Charles L, whatever people may think of
it now, was undoubtedly a great mistake, sad probably one
of the principal OWNS of the loeg sad dreary period
during which we had to wait before the ancomplistimeut
of oar liberties was finally attaisod. Equally Impolitic
was the execution of Louis XVI. Had we seised Wash•
logton in the earlier days of the revolutionary war, we
might have 000sidered ourselves justified in .:eating him
as a deserter, for he had ones bores the Kung's oommis.
aloe. Bet long before the fad of the wet we had karat
to know him sad respect him, and had he fallen into oar
mods he would have been considered entitled to all the
courtesies dam to a pascals and noble.minded adversary.

(Prom the Daily linos.)
Hr. Davis ben now falls. into the hands of the law, and
we einomely wish ►hat he may find more oossideratioe
than he showed for his fellowoonntrymen. Now that ha
is ta►ea we eaa only repeat what we said tea days age—
that we cannot see what the government or people of the
Heim pin by his capture. His history is a severer
penalty than any that an earthly trammel can prassemest
The halter can do nothing to make the rebellica man
in-
f6lll3llS. The government of the United Metes Is wax,'
meted is don( everything to extirpate the deep eested
medal causes of the repeat war, but its truest
Meads must hope that it will lay set& all themg►t of
political moreasos, and be cosiest with the splendid
vindkatiou of the national dignity by its citizen sadism
The charge which ban been brought spinet Mr. Divide of
complicity with the conspirators spinet ID. Linooln is
another matter, and a government that might be cosiest to
let a traitor escape with a alight punishment would be
boned to visit participation in murder with the hairiest
penalties. Without knowing upon what evidence Judge-
&Doran Holt advised the lame of Pawkiest Johnson's
moolamatlos containing the charge—aad the authority of
the Yew York Itxprcas is not imdlcieet to sustain the state-
ment that it is withdrawn—we can only express a hope that
if Mr. Davies responsibility for Booth's mime is only legal
sad technical, that is to say, is he his gives moms Gent-
'Maim to the mespirstora, wider which they have pro-
ceeded to eats that were sever oostamplated at Richmond.
the government of the United Beaten will look osly to the
substance of his offset", ead refrain from pushing the law
to extremes. Let him be held in safe cusiodr, if time is
the lad danger that his liberty might costa single life, as,
for imitates, in prolonging the war in Texas ; bet whim a
emagaete pacification has take place, a broken sect a ruined
man ma do se harm to the "'public. We earnestly trust
that in this ease the government will aspire to the noble
virtue of clammy, follow moderate camels, and consider
less the demerits of its fallen and captive mew then its
own dignity arid honour.

(From the Aromas., Peet.)
Mr. Davis has unfortunately lived to use his hopes, sod
those of the nie%on which chose him for its leader.
blighted. He has bad the iodesoribable bitterness of seeing
efforts which were veritably sawbones followed by
failure ; be ha. ems the standard of civil war brandished
aloft rallialmtly long to merit but not to oommand sou-
ass ;he lam seen the life-blood of the country whit* pre-
eminently distinguished him amoapt her chimes shed like
water, but shed to Tabs But men been kis trials de net ter-
minate. From being the chief magithrste of • great republic
be has become a captive, and be who was but pees/day the
prime dispenser and administrator of justice to his people,
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now a proesribed felon. on the point of szraignment in • cri-
minal dock, with a cerovictiou banging over his head which
would seem inevitable, and which, if the authorities spirit, it
must bring In its trail& the penalty of an ignomieiousdeath. It
is satisfactory to learn by the present mail that Mr. &Amos
admits that be was not *tiled in seeming Mr. Davis
of complicity in the murder of Mr. Lheoln ; and
we may therefore mums that the Federal government will
not venture to arraign the ex-Confederate Flathead on so
odious • charge. We would also venture to hops that,
rant with with extinguishing what they termed the rebellion in
the Southern States, and with having made their chief ma-
gistrate a primmer, the government at Washington will not
sally a great victory by an sot which, on this side of the
Atlantic at least, would be regarded as cue of Pahl, re-
veep. If the American nation declare Jammu Davis
worthy of death. they will by implication admit that George
Washington would justly bare been hanged by us if he bad
fallen Into oar bands.

(Irons the Morning Jfferokl.)
To exprese any pity or anxiety for Mr. Davis himself
would be to Insult him. Whatever fate his enemies may
prepare for him, be will meet it, doubtless, with the
memo which bas sustained him during the trying, but
glorious years of his prosbleocy. He has done his duty.
He has defended the cause of freedom and of right with
almost superhuman energy ; and, having seen the noblest
of his countrymen lay down their live, for that cause.
sierifios themselves in the hope and the inlet that their
country would be euneeseful in her fight, now that the
straggle is seeningly over. and the South has nob into
despair he most the Taber desire to seal his testimony with
Ids blood. To such a sea there must be ennetking in-
spiriting and coasolisg In the prespeet of each a death.
His blood, he will feel sawed, will not flow in vain.
Broken as may now be the strength, crushed as may now be
the spirit of the South, the spirit is not dead ; the strength ,
will be reeovered, and the Gruel martyrdom of its great
chief, kindling it to revenge, will keep alive the love of
liberty, until the hour cones in which to renew the fight,
which for a race of freemen nun only finally ead with
; .inters'
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OCIMIAL MUM TO lIICILITAST RAM=.
Mama, Os., May 12, D. a.m.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, 80321441, et War.
Ti following dapalob, sonoauotng dm captors of J.H.
Davis, has just boss banded to ms by °Masai Misty, min.

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stsodiug Sccood Division :
Headquarters 4th Michigan Cady, Cumberland-
v3le, Gt., May 11, 1885.
To Capt T. W. Scott, A.G., Sewed Division.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that at daylight
yeetesday, at Irwineville, 'upriser! and captured Jeff.
Davis and fsm;ly, together with wife, MUM
sod brother ; his postmaster-gems', Reagan ; his pri-
vets secretary, °elate/ Harrison ; Colonel Johsson, sid-
dooms on Deriss staff, Ooloriels Morris sod Lubbick, sod
Lieutensnt Hathaway ; slew several impatient names sad a
Oslo of Ave waggons and three ambulances, =Mad a most
perfect morose. Had not s most painful mistake occurred,
by which, the Fourth Michigan sad First Wisconsin come
in conflict, we should hive done bettor. This mistake cost
us two killed sod Lleittensat Bootle wounded through the
arm, in the Fourth Michigan, sad four ism wounded In
the First Wising°. This occurred just at daylight utter
we had captured the camp. By the sawn, of the First
Wimoossio, they were mistaken for the Gamy. I returned
to this paint lent night, sad shall more right on to Mateo,
without waiting ceders from you so directed, feel's' that
the whole object of the expedition is accooipliebed. It will
take me at least three days to reach Macon. as we ere 75
miles oat, sod our stock much exhausted. I hope to reach
Hawkineville toidglsk—l haws the honour, &
B. D. Psrmonsis,
Lienteasst-Colooel Fourth Mehl.; cavalry.
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The Pint Wisconsin beings to Lagnages brigade, of
Woo=6 division, end had been sent dm east by General
Crudes la Dublie. Colonel Misty bad distribeted his
essmand all along the south beak of the Ocniulges and
Altamaha. This amounts for the collides between parts
d the first and second dividoa, and shows the seal of the
genunand in the piusuit. 1 have directed inorgand
Lees as the part of the command, in the hope of catching
the ether assamius. Our dispositions of men ire good, aid
so far need the rebel Wets have been able to get through.
Breokinxidge's eon was captured the night before la= 11
miles south of has. Will nod farther details as soon as
received, J. H. WELDON, Brevet Major 0110.161.
onrwaer. Newton's mono DISPATCH.
Naomi, Os., Kay 13 9.30 A.*.
Bon. B. If. Stanton, Secretes, of War.
Lintenent-Colonel Hardee, ostorsandleg the First Wis.
esssis, bas jest arrived from Irwiennic He struck the
trail of Davis. A Dublin, Laminae onnty, on the events=
el the 7th, slit followed him closely night and day through
the pin wilding= A , Milian week sad Green swamp,
via Ostesberteadvills, to birlegville. At Cumberlaisdixlle
Oohed Harden root Colonel Pritchard, with 150 picked men
sad heroes, of the Fourth kliehipa. Hardee followed the
trail directly mouth, while Pritchard, being fresh
harem, pushed down Oboe Oceeelgee Alward' Hope-
well, and thews by Hone ern& Irwinsville,
arriving there at midnight of the 9th. Jeff. Davis
had not arrived. From a citizen Pritchard learned that
his party were eneemped two miles ont of the town. lis
=sae disposition of hie men and garronded the camp be-
fore day. Harden had camped at 9 p.m. within two miles,
as be afterwards Inroad from Davis. The trail being too
todietinot to follow, he pushed on at 3 a.m.. sod he 1 gone
DA little men than a mile whirs his adnnos was fired
upon by am of the Fourth Multiple. A fight enucd,
both parties exhibiting the greatest determination. Fifteen
Wastes elapsed before the mistake wee discovered. The
firing in this skirmish was the Ent warning that Davis re-
ceived. The captors report that he lustily put on on of his
wife's drones and started for the woods, closely followed
by ear roes, who at first thought him a woman, but, see-
lug his bone while be was running, they suspected his en
at gain The sass was a aluxt one, lied e rebel President
was son brought to bay. Hs brandished a bowie knife and
showed signs of battle, but yielded promptly to the per-
suasion of Colt's revolver', without oompelling the men to
tire. He expressed great indignation at the energy with
which he was punted, saying that be bad believed our
government men magnanimous than to hunt down women
and children. Mrs. Davis remarked to Colonel Harden,
after the exatemeet was over, that the men had better not
provoke the President or "he might hurt seam of 'em."
Resgen behaved himself with dignity sad resignation. The
'party evidestly were making far the coed.
J. H. Wissor, Brevet Maise•Gesseal.
Mr. Davis, at the latest date, was on the way
north under strong guard. The dollars in gold
which General Halleck announced Mr. Davis to
have with him, had, at last accounts, been found
to be only 150,000.

COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.
The New York Herald of the 17th says the
complicity of Davis in the murder d Mr. Lincoln
is proved :
The testimony of Welshman shows that Sunatt returned
from Richmond, April 3; that be bad a considerable sum
of gold in his postemioe—doubtleas the "secret 11417i00
gold of the Oonfederscy—and that be had at Richmond
had puma intercourse with Benjamin and Davis. And
this plotting to murder the President, fresh from the

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
Letters from the Danubian provinces mythst tbs.
patriarch of Constantinople having decided in synod
that the laws voted by the Routnain Chambers
concerning civil marriage, the secularisation of the
property of the clergy. and the institution of a na-
tional ohuroh, are oontrary to true doctrine, and
involve the penalty of excommunication—a bishop
was sent from Bucharest to notify this sentence
to Prince Conn ; but that after a aeries of incident'
showing little respect for his minion on the part of
that prince, the bishop was taken into custody
and sent back to the frontier with an escort of
gendarmes.

(sistrea's surisamml
FRANCE.
LETTER. OF THE EMPEROR TO PRINCE
NAPOLEON.
PARA BAT
The Emperor has addressed the following letter
to Prince Napoleon :—" 1 cannot refrain from
mentioning to yon the painful impression pro-
duoed upon me by reading your speech at Ajaocio.
By leaving you during my absence near the Em-
press and my son as Vice-Praddent of the Council
of State, I wished to give yon a proof of ftiend-
ship and confidence, hoping that your pre-
sence, conduct, and discourse would testify to
the union reigning among our family. But the
political progrAmme which you plant ander the
tegis of the Emperor can only be useful to the
enemies of my government as furnishing ground for
judgments that we cannot admit. You express
sentiments of hatred and rancour which are no
longer of our day. To be able to apply to tbe pre-
sent time the idea Emperor, it is nip
oessary to have pavedthrough the severe
trials and the responsibility of power.
Can we, moreover, pigmies as we are, really esti-
mate, at its true value, the great historical figure of
Napoleon ? Standing before a colossal statue we are
powerless to take in the whole at a glance, we ?levee
see but the side which strikes our view. But that
which is clear to all the world is, that to prevent
anarchy, that formidable enemy of true liberty, the
Elnperor had to establish, Snit in his family, and
then in his government, that severe discipline, ad-
mitting but one will, and one action. I cannot,
henceforth, deviate from the same rule of conduct."

SPAIN.
MADRLD, HST 26 Symms.
In the Congress to-day, s proposal for electoral
reform was brought forward, with the object et
termisating the present withdrawal of the Pro-
gressista from political action.
The government opposed the proposition, which
was subsequently rejected by 160 against 106 rotas.

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