The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRES,S, TUESDAY 1 G, AIUGUFF 1867.

LORD L ITTELTON 411-1,1 THE INWLEASE UF THE
EPISCOPATE.

Lord Lyttelton writes on this subject to the
Gersrdsan :—" Sir,—l beg to be allowed, through your
columns, to call the attention of churchmen to the posi-
tion in which the question of an increased episcopate has
been lett, on the failure, in its last stage, of the bill of the
recent session on the subject. It is possible that, at an
earlier period of the session, some compromise might have
been patched up between the two houses on the question,
the bill, eo to say, might have " scrambled through." But,
to the best of my judgment, after considering what was
said and done in parliament, it could only have done so—
it could only do so hereafter—in some such form as this.
The House of Lords might be induced to allow the ex-
press prohibition of recourse being had to the funds of the
Ecclesiastical Commission. The House of Commons might
be induced to allow the present principle of rotation, by
which the bishops' seats in parliament is regulated, to be
extended so as to include the three new sees, if founded-
These were the two chief points of difference between the
two houses. On the first there is not much to be said.
The House of Commons would never give way upon it.
The prohibition would of course make the foundation of
new sees more difficult ; but it is a mere question of
money. But on the second, I conceive that it has been
shown by the recent debates, much more clearly than we
knew it before, that neither house is at all likely to con-
sent to the extension of the rotation system, beyond the
three proposed new sees. It is needless to consider the
grounds of this objection ; it is impossible, in my opinion,
to deny that they are of considerable weight. I must say
the same of the objections, which I believe will never
be overcome in the House of Lords, to " two orders"
of bishops—that is of independent bishops ; for
example, a bishop of Devonshire with a large income and
a seat in parliament, a Bishop of Cornwall equal in
general position and in the importance of his duties, but
with a smaller income and permanently excluded from
parliament. I adhere, indeed, to what I said in parlia-
ment, that even with these inconveniences, for the sake of
the main principle of the bill I would have accepted the
amendments of the Lower House. But to renew the
attempt is a different matter. Not only do I think suc-
cess so doubtful that it is hardly worth while to aim at it,
but I cannot honestly say that I think the success—
which 1 conceive, from the reasons I have given,
would be all the success we could attain in this direc-
tion—would be worth having. At the most, we should
obtain the subdivision of three dioceses—several others
having nearly if not quite equal claims to the same
relief--on conditions absolutely involving the non-
extension of the principle a single step further.
My conclusion is, that we should abandon the endeavour
to create any new independent sees ; and turn our atten-
tion to the principle, under whatever name, of suffragan,
coadjutor, or assistant bishops. This principle received
great attention in the House of Lords ; and though the
attempt to apply it through a bill of which the main
object was diverse failed, as might have been expected, I
believe the great majority of the house would willingly see
it revived under more hopeful conditions. I am inclined
to think the same of the House of Commons. If done at
all, it is obvious that it would be done on an elastic prin-
ciple, and one which would avoid the evil of the other issue
which I have spoken of, the necessary stopping short, by a
long way, of anything like complete attainment of the ob-
ject Each existing diocese would be a centre of episcopal
action ; and according to its needs would be allowed, the
means being provided, the subordinate machinery of
assistant-bishops. I am not, however, at present going
into details ; but I gently desire that during the recess
the mind of churchmen should be given to the practical
consideration of this question. One remark only will I
here add. The objection on the score of innovation (if it
be so) I disregard. It seems probable that the church of
England must be prepared to allow innovations here and
there in her system, if she would approximate more nearly
to the performance of the work she has to do.—Your
obedient servant, " Lyrrahrott.
" Bagley, Stourbridge, August 17, 1867."

ARTISANS' VISITS TO THE PARIS

EXHIBITION.

THE POLICE COUBTb.

MANSION-HOUSE..

Mr. Henry Craig, a gentleman residing at Richmond,
was summoned, under one of the bye-laws of the South
Eastern Railway Company, for having unlawfully, with •
key or other instrument, unlocked one of the carriages of
the company at the Cannon-street Station.
Mr. Brown, from the office of the solicitors to the South
Eastern Railway Company, attended to support.
Sir R. Carden, who was the presiding magistrate in the
absence of the Lord Mayor, upon hearing the summons
read said it was a novel offence, and he had never beard
of it before.
Mr. Brown said that be believed the South Eastern Rail-
way Company was the only one that had framed • bye-law
to meet such a case. They were, however, authorised to
do so under their act of parliament, and it was essentially
necessary, at a station like that of Cannon-street, that it
should be enforced, as, on account of the number of trains
and the different directions in which they travelled, unless
passengers, inquired of the railway officials which carriage
they were to get into, they might be put to very great in-
convenience, and taken to a totally different destination to
that to which they desired to get to.
From the evidence of a ticket-collector, it appeared that
the defendant was seen to open one of the carriage doors
with a key which he took from his pocket, and when he
was spoken to upon the subject, he admitted that be bad
unlocked the carriage door, and said that he should do it
again if be found the door locked.
The defendant, in answer to the complaint, said that
he did not deny having opened the carnage door, but it
was a common practice for passengers to do so on almost
every line of railway, and he was not aware that he was
committing any offence. He considered that the ana-
-1 Pany had acted very vindictively in summoning him under
such circumstances.
Sir R. Carden observed that he was aware from his own
experience that it was a customary thing for passenger to
unlock the carriage doors, in fact he bad • key and did
it himself. He had never heard of a bye-law being made
by any company to punish such an act, and as the South
Eastern appeared to be the only companyithat had done so,
be certainly thought it ought to be brought prominently
to the not of the public, in order that passengers tra-
velling by the railway might be aware that they were
committing an offence in unlocking& carriage door.
The defendant said he had not the slightest idea that
such a bye-law was in existence, but he had since disco-
vered that this bye-law was printed on a board with •
number of others, but it was placed in an obscure part of
the station, and he believed that the general passenger,
were entirely ignorant of the fact that such • bye-law was
in existence.

The solicitor to the company said that the bye-laws were
placed in • conspicuous position both inside and outside
the station. The company felt compelled to institute pro-
ceedings to put a stop to the practice, as it was not only
calculated to cause great incouvenience but also danger to
the public if it were persisted in.
Sir R. Carden said that no doubt this bye-law was
framed in the interest* of the public, and it was much
better that the passengers should tell the railway officials
where they wished to go and be placed in the proper car-
riage than that they should let themselves into what
might be the wrong carriage, which would take them to a
very different place to the one they desired to go to. The
public ought, however, undoubtedly, to be made fully
aware of the existence of such a bye-law, and in the pre-
sent case be thought that it would be quite sufficient if he
inflicted a fine of Is, and the wets of the summons.

BOW-STREET.

The parties interested in the recent proceedings
sgsinst the directors of the Universal Tourist Com-
pany, for omitting to keep at the cakes, in Henrietta-
street, a registry of the names, /ta of the directors' at-
tended to beer the final judgment of the magistrate, Mr.
Flowers.
. _ _

Mr. Ribton, instructed by Mr. 'Umber, appeared for the
prosecution ; and Mr. Bridgman, instructed by Mr. Par-
ker, solicitor to the company, for the directory.
After • good deal of discussion, an arrangement was
arrived at that all proceedings should terminate upon a
payment to Mr. 'Umber of 301. for his costa out of pocket
in conducting the prosecution.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN.
(From tbri Ifork-idne ExpraL)

Though the past week has had a continuance of '
fine weather, Monday night gave us a storm of unusual
violence and duration, which spent much of its fury on
the City, and occasioned some loss of life and great
damage, and it is well it lasted but a night, or much of the
crops must have been lost. Harvest operations were for a
time suspended, but have since been renewed with energy,
the frequency of these storms showing the necessity of
promptitude. Where labour fails, it will be most desirable
to resort to machinery, which has now been brought to such
perfection, that prejudice must finally give way. With
wheat so high this year, there is the less excuse for neglect-
ing this ready help. Farmers being busy in the fields gene-
rally, the markets have been poorly supplied, and, had the
dependence been exclusively on old wheat, there had
been still lees exhibited. Old and new together show
only a sum total of 24,856 quarters, aotinst 53,532 quarters
last year, or less than half. The feet of exhaustion is,
therefore, pretty plain ; and bow do we fare as respects the
quality and quantity of the new! There is no doubt there
will be considerable variety ; but up to this time, our
expectations, after many a survey of the growing crops,
have been greatly disappointed. Much is extremely light,
and resembles the off-corn appropriated as chicken food.
That there should be a good yield of such corn is 'imply
impossible : but had there been, what would have been
the comparative weight and quality of the flour to each
quarter ! No doubt practical men will soon tell us ,• but it
is not in the interest of miller, to exaggerate the failure,
and so we must wait till the average quality has been
tested. France has risen in the face of the new crop,
though the quality in that country is generally prsi,
and some very heavy samples are reported. In Bel-
gium and Holland, as well as Germany, there is very
little reduction in pries., and it will yet take some time,
in the vast regions of the north, to complete their gather-
ings. Parcel, for delivery are certainly offered at lower
rates, and there is generally 'sough pressure for money to
force on the corn before Christmas ; but, if once it be
clearly ascertained that England, as well as France, Spain,
Portugal, and Algeria, are all below an average, the omor-
tunity will be made the best of, and prices again proly
improve. Right or wrong, our American cousins are
' determined no longer to be shut out of our markets, and
seem ready to clear out their old corn in the belief of a
future plenty of new.
The arrivals off the coast sine August 16 were 92
c , of which 72 cargoes were wheat, 'T maize, 6 beans,
arEeerye. Business was reported as follows :—Wheat 34
cargoes in all—viz., Ghirka, Ms. to 61s. 6d. ; Marianople,
50a. ; Polish, 58s. to 60a. ; Saloniea, 51s. lid. ; Kalafat,
545. 6d. • Sandomirka, 645. ; Banat, 518.6 d. to 525. 6d., and
free on board, 445. ; maize, 11 cargoes, at 341. to 37e. 9d. ;
rye, 4 cargoes, at 38a. beans, 2 cargoes, at
355. 941. to 36e. Id. ; oats, 12,500 qrs., at 225. to
barley, 2 cargoes, at 28s, 41. to 31s.
The sales of English wheat noted last week were
24,855 qrs. at 68s. 4c1., against 53,532 qrs. in 1866.
The London averages were, wheat, 914 qrs., at 69e. sd.
The imports into the kingdom for the week ending
August 17 were—wheat, 419,917 stria. ; flour, 41,360 cwts.
London on Monday commenced on a very small supply
of English wheat, and the foreign arrivals were only mo-
derate. The show of new samples from Essex and Kent
this morning fell very far short of expectation, and there
was very little old ; the quantity, indeed, was not
enough to fix values, and the quality of the new offered
little inducement to millers to purchase readily.
as the weather kept very fine. In the little
done there was but slight change from the pre.
vious week's prises. The foreign demand was strictly
retail, st the reduction then noted, but a further decline
would have been necessary to make way. With fair
arrivals off the coast prices were drooping. On Wednes-
day there were 190 qrs. per coast. 10,200 qrs. foreign.
Monday night's storm, though making the weather ap-
pear unsettled, not having done much harm, new wheat
was dull, notwithstanding the small quantity on show ;
but old was firm. In the foreign trade very little was
passing, and prices continued nominally the same. Friday's
returns were 410 qrs. coastwise 23,310 qrs. foreign. The
remainder of the week being deadly fine, and the few new
samples then exhibited being of inferior quality, prices
were rather lower ; but fins old was no cheaper, either as
respected English or foreign sorts, and we heard of some
orders for Havre.
The supply of country flour on Monday was a fair
average, with a moderate show of foreign stock. The
trade, is sympathy with wheat, was very dull, though
Norfolk, and other country sort*, were generally held at
the previous rates. For all descriptions of foreign the
demand was wholly retail, and prices remained without
change, as well as these of town-made sorts. Oa Wednes-
day there were 210 seeks per meet, 160 seeks 2,120 brls.
foreign. The trade remained very inthimate for country
descriptions, and there wee very little demand for foreign,
notwithstanding the rise in Franco, as this was counter-
acted by advice, of American shipments. Friday's quan-
tities per coast were 470 make, with 3,200 sacks 8,440 brie.
foreign. The whole trade was very heavy, but there was
no disposition to force sales at lower rates, either by coun-
try or foreign factors.
With only • small arrival of maize on Monday, this
grain was but in limited demand. On Friday the supply
was 5,100 qrs. All through the week pries, were steady
and haziness limited.

The barley supply on Monday was entirely of home.
growth, and quite trifling. Without enough new at mar-
ket to fix the velum of malting sorts, old foreign was
rather dearer. On Wednesday there were only 2,829 qra.
foreign. With so little of the new crop yet exhibited
prices remain unsettled, but holders were high in their
demands. In all sorts of foreign, more especially those for
, rates remained fully as dear. Friday's returns
irreiriejthout increase ; a few more samples of new Eng-
lish were sent up, but none of them gave moth promise,
though factors asked fully the former rates, and foreign
was quite as dear.
The malt trade on Monday was almost at a standstill,
with a disposition on the part of holders to accept eerier
terms. Business remained very quiet all through the week.
There was a largo foreign supply of oats on Monday, and
some little inertias* of English samples. The French
demand not being so active, and buyers holding back after
last week's advance, there was some dulness in the trade,
and the previous week's currency was barely maintained.
On Wednesday there were 9,050 qrs. foreign. Dealers,
having generally bought freely during the recent heavy
supplies, were content to make ales rather than pur-
chases, and this left the trade to casual vidton and the
country demand, which was limited. Friday's returns
were 16,230 qrs. foreign. There was then no new feature
in the trade, the fineness of the weather being against any
further advance, though foreign advice, showed the pro-
bability of further exports.
There was but a short supplof beans on Mondey,
foreign and English included. The demand was languid,
but prices were nominally the same. The week closed firm
as to prioes.
There were very few peas at market on Monday. New
English white, not being of fine colour, the value was
scarcely supported. Foreign white were rather against
buyers at the week's close.
'The supply of linseed continued moderate, with prices
much the same, the beet demand being experienced for
cakes- Seed remained quiet, with prices unaltered, and
cakes were musk the same.

The mead trade was generally calm. Cloeerseed attracted
no attention. Raeeed appearing in larger quantities
scarcely maintained it. value. Other seeds were nominally
unaltered.
_ _

In the country this week farmers were pmerally too
much occupied with harvest work to send much corn to
market. At several places the little exhibited was chiefly
of the new crop ; but in other cases the remaining stores
of old hitherto kept back were brought forward, in the
belief tbat.po further advance would be realised. Here
and there farmer,. were confident, and asked mere money ;
but millers would in no case pay it, and the tendency
generally was downwards, with rates in several instances
Is. to 2s. per quarter down.
The scarcity of spring corn kept prices at fully their
former range.
In Scotland wheat was in calm, without being offered
cheaper. Spring corn tending upwards.
At Dublin there was a fair consumptive demand for
wheat and other corn, at about the previous range of
prices.
The Paris flour market during the past week has been
steadily :Wing, the six marks leaving off at 79f. per 157
kilos' - or 50s. Bd. per 28Olbs. ; for September they were
77f. 25e. (495. 6d.) ; September and October, 76f. 25e.
(48a. 10d.); the last four months, 75f. 25e. (48e. 2d.);
four months from November, 73f. 50c. (46e. Ild.). Type
Paris, though not so astice, have also risen to 491. 26e. per
100 kilos. (50e. 3d. per 28016 e.) for the current month, for
September they were 48f. 500. (49a. 6d.), four months from
Septetaber 471. 25c. (48s. 3d.), four months from November
461. (475.). Flour for consumption bad only risen slightly,
extra qualities being quoted 81f. per 157 kilos. (525. per
2801b5.), first merits B.f. (51s. 44.), good 791. (50a. Bd.),
ordinary 77f. (49a.Rye dour sold freely at 35f. to
361. per 100 kilos. (35e. 6.1. to 36e. 6d., including sacks) per
2801 be. The quantity of new wheat had not increased, but
there was sufficient for the moderate demand, at an advance
of 50e. per sack, or 9d. per qr. on last week's rates ; white
Haynie bad been held at 451. 50e. per 120 kilos (68s. Bd.
per qr.), mixed at 44f. 50e. (675. per qr.). Hungarian wheat
was offered at 351. per 100 kilos. (6 ia. per qr.) for short de.
livery ,• for Septemberand October they could he had at 33f.
(595. 6d.); Haiti ,at three mouths from October,in Paris, at
33f. Me. (60e. 6d.),orat Havrejeost, freight, and insurance;
at Havre or Rouen, at 311. 500. (565. 9d.). Rye went off
slowly at 25f, per 115 kilos.(3Ba. 4d. per qr.); but Belgium
and Oermsny had ceased buying. The new barley was re.
ported as very fine, but prices were not established ; old to
221. 50c. (355. 6d.). Oats had further risen, fine Week heavy
beg worth 27f. per 100 kilos. (345. per qr.); Swedes to
251.500. (32c). Tiifelium was quoted 58f. to 60f. per bale.
The prospects for eloverseed were very good ; having bad a
good ant for forage, much bad been left for feed. The
country wheat trade varied, some places being about la. lid.
per qr. dearer, and some Is. to 2s. 6d. per qr. lower; but
the largest number were firm or unaltered. Old wheat of
home growth being quite exhausted at Marseilles, foreign
was more arm, as it was required for mixing. At Nantes
the wheat trade was calm.
Where the markets were well 'applied with new wheat
in Belgium prices were giving way ; but oats were still
dear, and wanted. New wheat at Courtrai was fleeted
655. 33. per qr.
Liege there was a decline on new wheat of 2s. fid.
per qr., and rye was also reduced. Old wheat to 64a. 6d. ;
new, 604 ed. ; old rye, 44e. feed ; sew, S 7 • 6i ; ea* 331.;

and barley, 40s. per qr. ; flow, 4+4. 61. per 2SOlba., in
buyers' sacks.
The new wbeat at Maeetricht was generally of good
quality, though short in the yield. Prices had given way
considerably—new to 58e., rye Ns., barley 375., and oats
Ms. per qr.
. . . . .

Atrlaterdam the show of wheat was mostly new, vary-
ing in quality ; the white sold at the previous currency in
consequenceof the small quantity offering, but red sorts
were Is. to la.•fld. per qr. lower. Rye was also cheaper.
Barley unaltered, but oats rather dearer from scarcity.
The influence of fine weather at Hamburg, though not
enough to reduce the value of prime quality wheat, be-
muse of its scarcity. has produced a decline of fully 2a.
per qr. on the lower sorts, so that new marks have been
offering at 63e. per qr., free on board ; but this was beyond
the prices which would pay in England.
With the finest weather, much of September would be
required to complete the gatherings in North Germany.
AS Danzig tine quality wheat had run so abort that they
were dependent on the new crop to make suitable ship-
ments. There was great dulness in inferior sorts, with
some reduction on the rates.

Wheat at Stettin ranged from Mts. to 625., for autumn
shipment 545. per qr. ; rye on the spot, 40s. dd., for
autumn 3.55.

At Frankfort there was some advance in wheat, native
on the spot being quoted 525. to 54., for October delivery
495. 6d., November the same ; rye on the spot 38s. 6d.,
October 37a., November 36a. ; oats on the spot Zia,
October 22a per qr.
Prices of wheat were firm at Cologne—say 61s. on the
spot, 51.. for November ; rye on the spot 39e., for Novem-
ber 365. per qr. Shipment' continued at Taganrog and in
the Danube.
Prices at Odessa were rather easier.
At Pesth (Hungary) there had been an active trade in
wheat by railway for Germany and France, with a fair quan-
tity sent to Trieste. A large 'house in Paris Paving ordered
the resale of about 20,000 qrs., there had been a decline of
2a. per qr.; Banat was quoted 365. to MIL 6d.; rye, 16s. to
17a.; and cots 13e. Prices at Temeavar for wheat ware
31s. 6d. to 355.; rye, Zia 6d.; and barley, 12.. per qr.
Prospects as regards agriculture were improving at
Francisco, many gold-seekers turning their attention to it
as more permanently profitable. Millions of rich acres
were yet unoccupied, productive enough to raise the
country to a first position for exports. There was still a
large surplus of barley and oats on hand.
Old wheat =dilate had risen at New York, while new
were regularly &alining, and exports were recommimcdng
to Europe. Extra State flour, 9doL 75e. (31.. 601.) per
barL ; Californian, 14dol. 75c. (475. 4d.); prime new amber
wheat, 2 doL 374 c. per bushel (61.. per qr.) Maize rather
cheaper. Exports from the lit to the 6th of August :
Flour, 9,911 barrels; wheat, 24,909 bushels ; corn, 131,241
bushels.

The election for the University of Dublin is fixed
for to day. There will be no opposition to the return of
the Attorney-General.
The Rev. N. L Shuldhani, " conduct" of Eton,
having been appointed to the living of Scoresby, in Lin-
colnshire, the past and present Etonians have presented
him with a beautifully-chased silver claret jug, with the
good wishes of all in the college." The inhabitants of
Eton have likewise given him an elegant silver epergne,
accompanied by en address. The Rev. N. L. Shuldham
held the appointment of an assistant master at Eton Col-
lege, and was daily tutor at Windsor Castle to Princes
Leopold and Arthur.
On Sunday, at the dedication festival of the
Church of St. Bartholomew, Moor-lane, the curate in
charge preached the sermon, which lasted only six.
minutes. In the evening the service commenced at seven
o'clock and finished at a quarter to ten. This was pertly
amounted for by the length of some of the hymns, and the
introduction of antiphons, be. One of the hymns con-
sisted of 25 verses. As if to make up for the brief dis-
course of the morning the sermon, which was preached by
Mr. Lyne, lasted as hoar and a half.
The English Independent states that the new mem-
ber for Stroud is grandson of the Rev. William Winter-
bothem, baptist minister, of Stroud, who wee once sen-
tenced to four years' imprisonment in Neweste for two
sermons which the tory government of the day considered
seditious.

MIGRATION MOM THE EAST END.—The incum-
bent of St. Matthbui, Poplar, writes that 168 persons were
sent out to Quebec on Thursday last from the above neigh-
bourhood. They were families utterly destitute, and who
had to be supplied with every requisite for the voyage.
At present 836 persons in all have been sent out, and 40 or
Waters have been forwarded to various parte of England,
when they have obtained employment. The applicants
or emigration are very numerous, and an appeal is made
for funds to despatch saiotherparty before the season closes.
THE STAFFORDSHIRE IRON DISTRICT IN THE
NEXT PARLIAMENT.—We learn with much satisfaction that
a requisition is now in course of signature in Wednesbmy,
West Bromwich, and the immediate locality likely to be
included by the boundary OCllll4lllliOllOllll within the new
parliamentary borough of Wedoesbury, under the Reform
Act of 1867, inviting Mr. Walter Williams, junior, the re-
presentative of the old and highly-respected firm of Philip
Williams and Co. of Wednesbury Oak, and honorary
secretary to the South Staffordshire Irmanasters' Anode- ,
Lion, to offer himself as a candidate for the representation
of the new borough. The requisition has already been
numerously signed. and it is hoped that Mr. Williams will
accept the proffered honour.—Ryland's Iron Trade Cir-
cular.

TEE CATTLE PLAGUE REGULATIONS IN LIVER-
TooL.—Several cattle dealers have recently been summoned
before the local magistrates for baying neglected to
slaughter oxen which had been brought by sea into Liver-
pool from places without the pale of the United Kingdom
within the time specified by We act, but a nominal
penalty only was imposed, as it was shown that, in cense-
quencee of the hot weather, if the cattle had been &laugh.
tered within the six days prescribed the defendants would
, have sustained serious loss.

A JURY HOOTED.—After the recent trial of
Smith for murder at the Liverpool A 11614111, as the jury left
the box a feeling of dissatisfaction with their verdict was
expressed by an immense number of persons present, who
hissed and hooted at them, notwithstanding the protesta-
tions of the ushers, whose repeated calls for silence were of
no avail.

Salmon net-fishing in the Tay and its tributaries
is closed for the present season. With the rains of the
past few days the Tay and Earn may be expected to rise
above their present low level ; and as there arc very large
numbers of fish in these rivers, anglers anticipate
good sport till the close of rod fishing on the 10th October.
At the close of the net fishing the prices of salmon have
been seldom so high as they now are. The prices are :
salmon, Is. 4d. per lb. ; grilse, Is. 2d. ; trout, Is.
Tas SALMON FISHZILIIOL —The report of the
fishery Commissioners lately published is by far the
most promising as regards the future supply of
salmon that has yet appeared. The following riven
are stated to exhibit a great and remarkable im-
provement in the number of salmon captured in them
Severn, Taw, Ur*, Swale, Ouse, Torridge, Usk, Tyne,
Dee, Wharfe, Nidd, Tees. Bee, Otter, Ribble, }[udder,
Lure, Avon (Devon), Kent, Eden, Eainont, Lowther,
Wye, sad Coquet. The incveaee of salmon in same of th se
rivers is very remarkable. Thu., the Ribble and Hodder,
which yielded in 1859 only 900 salmon, yielded above 9,000
last year ; and the Exe, which formerly yielded oaf y about
400 salmon, now yields 4,000. Other rivers in the United
Kingdom, such as the Wear, Camel, Dart, Tamar, Dovey,
Trent,Winow, hiawddack,Towy, Laugher, and Taf, exhibit
a gradual improvement ; while some rivers are stated as
showing no signs of improvement. Happily, however,
these are very limited in number. The commissioners
strongly recommend the appointment of • government
engineer to advise on questions relative to the pollution of
rivers. It is remarkable how small a quantity of refuse
from some mills out into the river will destroy the fish
for many miles below the mills. We are familiar
with a small stream in Hampshire, where the supply
of trout, formerly very abundant, has now almost en-
tirely fallen off, in consequence of the refuse from
a very small pa .mill being out late the river,
and yet in face of this fact an attempt to obtain an in-
junction to restrain the proprietors of the mill from re-
peating the evil has failed—Vice-Chancellor Haling giving
it as his opinion, that as the mill refuse cannot be conve-
niently disposed of by any other way than casting it
into the river, thispractice may be continued. The report
also recommends that the entrance to mill-sluices should
be protected by gratings when the fish are descending to
the sea, end especially recommends that they should be
protected by efficient water-bailiffs during the spawning
ses-eon.— Arhourum.

A meeting of the flax-spinners and power-loom
weavers of Belfast and neighbourhood has been held in
the Chamber of Commerce. The result of the meeting
was the unanimous adoption of a resolution to the effect
that short time (40 hours a week) should commence on
Monday, 9th September.
The gold mines of Nova Scotia, which as yet are
but partially developed, are chiefly remarkable for the
fine quality of gold they produce. It is a noticeable fact
that the average quality of Nova Scotia gold is finer than
that of either California or Australia averaging about
twenty-two carats. Operations in gold mining in Nova
Scotia commenced about five years ago, and the value of
the annual yield in 1866 was about 600,000 dollars. The
work of developing the mines is going on moderately and
at the same time successfully. A number of really fine
specimens of quartz, with the genuine glittering native
gold profusely intermingled, have just been exhibited,
those from the Uniacke mines being particularly rich and
valuable.—New York Herold,

SOUTH KENBlNGTONifoestm.—Viaitors
the week ending August 24 :—On Monday, Tuesday, cad
Saturday, free, from 1U &M. to 10 p.m., 9,520; on Protium-
day, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till
6 p.m., 1,419 ; National Portrait Exhibition, by payment,
3,970; total, 14,909. Average of corresponding week in
former years, 14,072. Total from the opening of the
Museum, 6,919,062.

DISPENSARY FOR BEIN DISEASES, 66, GREAT
MARLBOROUGH-STRICT, RECENT-ISTRIZT, W.—Two bun.
dead and twenty-three patients were relieved at this
dispensary during the week ending August 24.
METROPOLITAN FUR DIVONERIBI.
SMARR, CITT.—The aggregatenineties. of panetits relieved
during the week wading Anne+ 24 was---bledical. 953; stir.
gird, 741 ; total, 1,04 ; .1 whisk 775 were Raw sassy.