biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-08

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CHATHAM, FM 7.
The general court-martial for the trial of Cor-
poral Thomas Buick, Royal Marine Artillery, on • chugs
of attempting to administer a Nolen oath, and for
seditious language, reassembled at the Royal Marine
barracks this morel ender the presidency of Colonel C.
L Barnard, Royal Artillery. The 1361011er was
again assisted in hie defence by Mr. Aoworth, senator,
and Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Mawbey, Royal Marine
1 Artillery. The whole of to-day was occupied in the
examination of the witnesses for the defence to rebut the
evidence given for the prosecution, the prisoner alleging
in his defence that the words stated to have been spoken
by him had no real meaning, but were uttered in drunken
bombast. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the court again
adjourned.
PORTSMOUTH, Fen. 7.
The Wolverene, 21, screw corvette, Captain
Thomas Cochran, arrived at Spithsad this afternoon from
North America and the West Indies, and sainted the flag
of Admiral Sir Thomas B. Paisley, Bart She is expected
to sail to-morrow for Sheerness to pay off.
The Royalist, 7, screw sloop, Commander Loftus F.
Jones, is expected to sail on Monday or Tuesday next for
North America and the West Indies.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 7.—Apponrnioners.—Surgeon
Richard Redact, additioual, to the McEvoy, for temporary
service at Ham!bowline Hospital. Assirtant-Sargeos
Joie larolmet, to lbw Combridge. Amiatant Paymaster
Horatio W. P. Hooystra, additional, to the Asia. Engi-
neers Richard H. Dominus, and George Roe, to the
Rattlesnake ; Robert Goodwin and William Fraser, to the
Narcissus; and Acting Ssootictolson Aadatant-Engineers
John T. H. Denny, and John Pitt, to tee Rotleonake.
London, England, 1868-02-08

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fss.y.

Bittiop at Nisi Prius in Middleeez.—{Before Lord Chief
Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.)
acri.ast) T. CLARK.

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This was an action to recover damages for injuries sus-
taped by being knocked down by a cab in Fetter-lane.
Mr. Serjeant Parry, Mr. Seijeant Tindal Atkinson, and
Mr. Weston appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Huddle-
ston, Q.C., Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Grantham for the
defendant.
The plaintiff was a carpenter end occasional foreman,
in the employ of Messrs. Hill and Keddell, builders and
contractors, and about a quarter to 5 o'clock on the after-
noon of the let November last, he was walking from Fleet-
street along Fetter-lane, and when opposite Rolle-build-
ings the accident happened. Theacoount given for the plain-
tiff was that he was walking along the pavement, near or on
the kerb, when a hansom cab belonging to the defendant
was being driven in the same direction. The cab wee
going past a waggon when the cab-wheel struck the plain-
tiff near the left shoulder-joint and knocked him down.
He walked to SR Bartholomew's Hospital, where it was
found that the neck of the bone of the shoulder-joint was
broken. The doctor wee of opinion that the arm would
never be as good se it was before, and that it would be
three or four months before the plaintiff would get any-
thing like full use of it. In addition to the ordinary com-
pensation for the injury, the plaintiff claimed special
damage, upon the ground that his wife had had to give up
her business of a dressmaker in order to attend upon him.
Another circumstance in the case was that the plaintiff
stated that at one of his interviews with the defendant,
the latter admitted that the cabman was in fault.
For the defendant this admission was denied, and the wit-
nesses stated that the accident happened in this way. The
plaintiff stepped into the road to pan a lady, the cabmen
shouted to him, and seemed to startle him. The plaintiff,
in hie fright, tried to step on to the pavement, appeared to
strike his foot against the kerb, and fell on to ate pave-
ment. No part of the cab ever touched him, and so one
at the time complained that the driver was in fault. The
defendant stated that at their first interview the plaintiff
said that he knew it was a pure accident.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1001.

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London, England, 1868-08-06

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
In the mining market to-day there is a demand
for Great Retallack, Great Laxey, North Treskerby,
and West Chiverton shares. Annexed are the prices :
—Great Laxey, 16/ to 171; Prinoe of Wales, 355. to
375. 6d.; Chiverton Moor, 61 to 1; Greatßetallask,
31 to 1; Clifford, 11 to / ; North Treskerby, 10s. to
12s. 6d. ; Wheal Grenville, 255. to 275. 6d.; South
Caradon, 235 to 250; West Chiverton, 60 to 62 ;
New Lovell, 18s. 9d. to 21s. 3d. ; East Lovell, 7
to 71; and Trumpet Comas, 12 to 13.
With respect to foreign and colonial mining
shares, St. John del Rey are 10s. lower, at 191 to
201. Don Pedro, 21 to prem. ; Anglo-Brazi-
lian, par to 1 pram ; Peetarena, /to dia. ;
Chontales, 2 to 1; United Mexican, If to 1; Port
Phillip, 1 9-16 to 11-16 ; Anglo-Italian, par to
pram. ; Sao Vicente, Ito 1 prem. ; Froutino and
Bolivia, Ito ; and Yudanamutana, 51 to 1.

INDIA CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY)
Mane.-MALTA, Anon'? o.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Poonah leaves at 1 a.m. to-morrow
for Southampton, where she may be expected early on the
16th inst.

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHOLA MAILB.—MALTA ,
Atntriff 6.—The Bangalore, from Southampton, 25th July,
arrived on the tad instant at 4 p.m., and left at noon on
the 3rd for Alexandria.

QUEENSTOWN, Atrorin B.—The National Steam-
ship Company's steamer Denmark arrived here from
Liverpool at 12.40 p.m. to-day, and having embarked
passengers, she proceeded for New York. AU well.
FIRE AT SUTTON-PARK, NEAR BIRMINGIIAM.-
The fire in the gorse and underwood at Sutton-park,
which commenced at noon on Monday, was still raging
yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, The Are has pene-
trated to the turf, and in some places to the extent of 10
or 12 inches. There was a heavy thunder-shower about
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, which seemed to damp the
fire in some places. A large number of men have been
set to work to make a trench, land thus prevent the further
extension of the fire.

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TRAMPLED BY A BIILL.—A etiocking ocourenee
marred the
_pecreedings in connection with the annual
of the IS
show Agricultural Sociaty. Shortly before
the judging oominseiond a man named Thos. Withill,
a herdsman in the employ of Mr. Joshua Craven, was in
charge of a bull called Red Admiral, two yesn and ten
months old. Suddenly the admiral turned upon
knocked him down, and trampled upon his chest and body,
breaking, as it afterwards was found, three of his ribs,
and, it ai feared, inflicting other internal injuries,
London, England, 1868-08-06

M.C.C. v. COUNTY OF KENT—(I2 a side),

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So soon after the conclusion of the North and South
match as possible, namely, at 4.46, a new wicket having
been selected, and Marylebone having won the toss,
Messrs. Nicholson and E. IL Grace commenced the bat-
ting for the "old club." _

n.e.c.—First Innings.
Mr. E. 3f. (irace, b Lipseosub • l3
Mr. W. Nicholson, run out, thrown Payne 2l
Mr. E. Y. Tritton, c Payne, b Lippecunb 0
Mr. H. B. Kingseote, b Willaher 1
Mr. C. F. Buller, not out 3O
Mr. R. A. Mitchell, b Bennett 0
Mr. J. M'Conniek, e Payne, b Bennett. 6
Mr. J. Fredericks, b Mil4er dß
Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald, not out
D12,1•b0,w7 34

Total.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. THE NOTTINGHAM

CLUB:

This interesting match was concluded at the Trent-
bridge Ground, Nottingham, yesterday (Wednesday).
The Commercials in their second innings scored 372, leaving
the Australians 388 to get to win. After they had obtained
67, however, with the loss of four wickets, the match was
drawn to allow of a programme of Australian and Eng-
lish sports being gone through.
London, England, 1868-08-06

WAR.

The name of M. Odysee-Barot, whose life was
so strangely preserved in the recent duel with M.
Jeaker, the banker, makes its reappearance in the
columns of La Liberte of to-day, under an article
appositely entitled "La Quern)." Its tenor may
be judged of by the following extract :
The now famous sitting of the Italian parliament on
July 21 has become the principal concern of the whole of
Europe—of governments as well as journals. In Italy, in
Germany, in France, and in England, the press is dis-
closing, criticising, attacking, or defending the conduct
of General La Marmon% ; every one perceives that the
strange revelations of the Commander-in-Chief at Cus-
tozza are pregnant with consequences; and that the note
of 11. Von Usedom, revealed so enigmatically, and after
so long a lave of time, is, perhaps, about to take the
place of the match too soon extinguished of Luxembourg.
• The article of M. Barot is preceded by one from
M. E. de Girardin, which advocates the programme
of the " Geographical Unity of France." This, of
course, means war also.
London, England, 1868-08-06

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

COWES, WICDNISDAT EVENI2IO.
The collapse of the race yesterday for her Majesty's Cup,
as announced by telegram, has caused here conmdemble
disappointment, especially as it began under favourable
circumstances, and up to a certain point was exceedingly
well contested.

The race appointed for to-day was for the Royal Yacht
Squadron's prizes of 100/. for cutters belonging to any
Royal Yacht Club of not less than 30 tons, in two prizes of
75/. and 25/. • the R.Y.S. scale and a time race. The
course is called the Queen's. The yachts to start
from stations of the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle.
If ordered to the eastward to go round the Warren, pass
to the southward of the Brambles (between the Shoal and
Cowes), then round • flag-boat moored to the westward
of Lepe Buoy, back to the Castle. passing between the flag-
boat and Castle flag-staff, keeping outside all the buoys
on the shoals (Peel included), except the Middle and Stur-
bridge, leaving the Warren and flag-boat of Lepe on the
port hand. If ordered to the westward the course will be
merely reversed, still leaving the flag-boat of and
the Warren on the port hand. Twice round bout 48
miles). The course was declared to be to the eastward, and
to cast to starboard to avoid fouling.
The following yachts were entered :—Phryne, 56 tons,
Mr. T. Groves; Niobe, 40, Mr. W. Gordon ; Condor, 129,
Captain Ewing •, Fiona, 78, Mr. E. Boutcher ; Oimare,
165, Mr. C. J. Tennent ; Sphinx, 42, Mr. J. S. Earle;
Arrow, 94, Mr. T. Chamberlayne ; Menai, 79, Mr. R,
Stretfleld ; -index, 45, Mr. A. Duncan; Ilione, 44, Mr.
J. Anderson • Seabird, 122, Count de Moromus ; Rosebud,
51, Sir B. Chichester, Bart. ; and Christabel, 112, Earl
Annesley. The Seabird and Rosebud did not appear at
the starting place. From the above list it will be seen
that it contains the fastest racing vessels in the kingdom.
The Oimara finished the race at 8.50 ; Menai. at 8.58 ;
Dione third ; Christabel fourth, about • quarter of an
hour behind Oimara. Condor got ashore off the Club-
house when going westward for the mark-boat of Lope.

SUNSTROXE of Ctinsclt. —At an inquest hold on
Monday, before the Manchester coroner, on the body of a
middle-aged woman, named Mary Brounbridge, the
medical evidence showed that the deceased died from
apoplexy, the fit being brought on by the heat of the
weather. She was taken ill in Bt. George's Church on
Sunday morning, and was found by the apparitor lying
ineennlle in the pew after the congregation had left the
church.

DR. DI JONOH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIWBd
—Bo* tal. dispensary, and private nmedo. all tarnish imam&
rabic came in which Dr. de Jench's Mies been adzelynetcsati with
the barmiest rotate ist o=dten Wan Dlaseees et the Chest.
re. re= .7..=
me. strengthma
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moss marked and an tke lomat nog
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London, England, 1868-08-06

GRAND FIELD DAY AT CHATHAM•

Yeeterdey a eenes of operations designed to
illustrate the possible incidents a/ a siege were
performed by the Royal Engineers and the other
troops el the garrison at Chatham, under the di-
rection of General Freeman Murray, who corn-
. Rascals the district. The scheme was an exceed-
ingly elaborate one; and was probably drawn up
with great technical skill. Of this. and of the
instructional value of the day's work it would not
Ise safe to risk a non-professional criticism ; but
regarded as a spectacle, it may without hesi-
tatiea be pronounced somewhat ill-cantrived.
If there is anything. in the new theory of man-
stroke, and iced drinks could have been had for
love or money, the casualties of the siege of Chat-
ham would have made a respectable stem in the
chapter of military disaster. It was stated that a
great deal of the delay from which the 25,000 or
30,000 spectators suffered arose from the fact that
Lord Napier of Magdala was taken to inspect the
works before each attack ; but more was probably
due to the comparative fewness of the troops,
which rendered it necessary to march and counter-
march from one side of the fortress to the other
ae each became the object of the foe's attention.
It would have been far better in such sultry
weather to adopt a less ambitions programme, and
to fix the hour a little later. It may be interesting
to add that the flying bridge which during the
rehearsal was the (scene of eo lamentable an sod-
dent, was yesterday cleverly thrown across a ditch
by a party of 30 Sappers, under the command of
H.R.11. Prince Arthur.
London, England, 1868-08-06

A LETTER FROM GARIBALDI.

The Alnico del Popolo, of Bologna, publishes the
following letter from General Garibaldi:
• Caprera, July 29.
My dear Friends, —I hoped everything from the generous
people of August 8, to whom I am bound by love and
gratitude, and I have been deeply impressed by the kind
reception you have given to Menotti and his wife. This
degrading existence, to which a handful of wretches
who misgovern it have consigned our poor coun-
try, afflicts me as it does you. If, last year,
the Italians understood me, I should have been able with
you to rescue her from her misery and degradation. But
unfortunately by the side of the mighty heroes of our time
whose blood has been shed in a hundred battle fields—
without seeking for any other reward than that of fight-
ing for Italy—there is always a mass of rabble and doctri-
naires, who, traitors, under the pretext of principle and
punsm,abandoned their companions in the hour of danger.
Our people,without abandoning the labour whichpreserves
the body,should think of firming their mind, for what kind
of liberty is to be expected from a nation which every
day falls down at the feet of priests—the pedestals of
every tyranny—and the soldiers of the most atrocious of
Italy' s tyrants I shall believe that our people mean freedom
when I see the shop of St. Peter's turned into an asylum
for the indigent, when I see the flask of St. Januarius
broken on the tonsured pate of the ludicrous sorcerer.
Come what will, I shall die unhappy if, on the day when
you fight for Italy's liberty—which I hope will be soon—
I cannot follow you at least in an ambulance.—Yours
devotedly, my Bolognese friends, G. GARIBALDI.
London, England, 1868-08-06

THE NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

Six thousand persona came down from London
to Southend on Monday last, and two or three
thousand on each of the succeeding days, and not
six out of the whole number thought of driving
over to Shoeburyness to enjoy what ought to be
an inspiring and gratifying sight to all classes of
English men and English women. In that re-
tired corner of the eastern coast between seven
and eight hundred men lay encamped—men who,
actuated by no motives but the most honourable
one of being able, should the necessity arrive,
to assist in the national defence, bad
come from the most distant parts of the
kingdom, and were daily astonishing the skilled
artillerists of the royal army by the skill and
facility with which they handled the great guns,
and the precision of aim with which they fired
them. There are now encamped in the water-
works meadow at Shoeburyness volunteer artillery
corps from the far north of England, and from
the centre of Scotland. There are there the miners
of Durham, the sailors and shipwrights of North-
umberland, and the factory operatives of the great
manufacturing towns of Scotland. These men
have come to Shoeburyness at their own expense,
sacrificing their wages whilst they are away from
home, and maintaining themselves out of their
private means during the week's practice.
purely it would be a sight worth travelling
over to Shoeburyneas for to see these men
working in the battery under a broiling sun from
the morning to the evening, firing these cannon
with a rapidity and precision of aim which is the
astonishment of the expert, and making scores
which could hardly be exceeded in a crack royal

The firing yesterday was especially good; one
corps, the Brighton, making 40 in one score.
To-day, we must repeat, the strife will be for
the Queen's Prize, and the weapons will be the
Armstrong guns which were last year given to the
Volunteer corps, but will this time be worked by
all now present at filhoeburyness.
London, England, 1868-08-06

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

James Macdonald, of 90, Cheapside, City, appeared
before the Lord Mayor to answer a charge of assapurrec
pre-
ferred by William Wilkins.
The circumstances of this case were of a somewhat
peculiar nature. It appears that for some time a number
of men have been engaged by the Commercial Clothing
Company in distributing bills of a highly sensational cha-
racter in reference to what is called " The Great Compul-
sory Sale at No. 90, Cheapeide." The sale is charactensed
in the handbills as an "unparalleled event," which
"creates so wonderful a sensation as seriously to impede
the traffic in Cheapaide, indeed to such an extent sa to
cause the magistrates and the police to interfere." Several
of the men employed in the distribution of the bills have
been brought before the Lord Mayor charged with contra-
vening the Metropolitan Streets Traffic Act, and on Mon-
day last four persons named Jones, Dickson, Webb, and
Wilkins were fined for a similar offence—Jones, 10•, or
seven days' imprisonment; and the others 65., or four
days' imprisonmeat. One of these, Wilkins, was the com-
plainant in the present case, which was brought by way
of summons.

The complainant stated that the defendant was manager
of the Commercial Clothing Company's establishment, at
90, Cheapside. On Friday he was engaged by Jones, in
pence of the defendant, to distribute bile, and the
latter told him to go in the first instance to Fenchurch-
street, to meet the people coming from the trains. On
Monday be was taken into custody, and fined 6a. by the
Lord Mayor. The money was paid for him by his brother-
in-law. After being released he went to 90, Cheapside,
and seeing the defendant, said to him, " Are you aware
that four of us have been taken before the Lord Mayor
for distributing the bills f" Defendant said, "Devil take
the Lord Mayor; couldn't you keep out of the lion's
mouth F" (Laughter.) Complainant replied, "you told
us to go into Fenchurch-street for an hour, and then over
the water, where you could snap your fingers at the
police." The complainant then asked payment for Mon-
day's work, and to be recouped the amount of the fine,
upon which the defendant remarked, "We can't bother
with that ; we are not so green as you take us to be."
The complainant raid, "If you won't give me anything,
give me • shilling or two to get some dinner
for tie other men," aid showed him • note written by
London, England, 1868-11-24

THE POMMY COURT&

BOW-SiREET.
F.dseesrif Brickley, a powerfully-built man, who doterlb.d
himself to a labourer, Wll-. charged with riohmtly amaolt.
lag William Bradford, and rot/bang him of his stick azia
hat lalue 10.. _ _ _

1 ce-oon able William Tooley, E R 20. deposed that
at half-pelt 12 o'clock on Sunday morning. when on duty,
be met the complainant without a hat, end cowered with
blood. He made a charge of robbery wettin.a a perms
whim be described. Complainant gave his name and
addreee, and went away. Witness received information,
eta In company with Police-constable WI E. went to I,
1 !etcher's-coat, Church-street, St. iiiles'o.: They saw the
pt ironer there, with the ?tick in one hand ant It eaing
semething behind him with the other. He aete4
what they wanted. end they replied nut they
were in search el a man name 1 lin:kite. He
said, "That is not ins. My ram, it favors:."
threatened to threw them both out of the hou-e it
they did not immediately hare. The condables
kit, witness hiding in a diaries, opposite the
prisoner's boom, and 1 olice-constable lei waiting
Church-lane. Witness saw the prisoner. leave toe
house with the stink end bat. which he p w:el in a
water-eleset in a yard behind 1. Fietcherli-e art, and went
t:ptt„irs span. Witness took paean= of thoprop..rty,
mud weed to the pelice-statem, and wonted the weet-
twee ei a ,ergeant. lttt tett/Illillg they in tth to
its Cleat-Mane, and told bins they .-hoila take hail iut
custody for milnerful yoreeesion of a stick and hat. H 3
" You may think:nuit yen have got ni.. rie,e.. lett
you ain't.— 'Yesterday aftetuciest witty es Ito
prosecutor to the station, and he ident:lira th • 1, 1
walkirgetick as his property. The yrieater w.. 1,71... 1
with aye other men, and the prosecutor un.:e.:
ph ked l.itn ant f,omthe req.
William Bradford, 12, Kea c4i.eacet.erea
stand-ma t r. stated that on Siterday nt.tht he went .11.17 t
a dark yawn. go near Meox's Brewery. taming ea of Nee
Osfordetreef. On coming from that Owe. he Vrio kit i
down by a blew in the la. e, given, he imaitled. by the
fist, and robbed of the articles m °alert, whirl' he abed
as his property. His nose was Welter very mtel. and
his 4' yes were mariner ably 'blackened. Had been driulduX
a little, but knew perfectly well what he wan doing. and
also what took place. The'hat and stick were worth We.
The primmer, who has been previou-ly eon: ictod, was
remanded by Mr. Flowers for a week.
London, England, 1868-11-24

CONSKRVATI9M INCOMOIBLIC

The Hindi says that the triumphs of the liboral4 have
been the merest hole-and-corner affairs m the =tall
boroughs, polling their tens and their hundreds for the
thotirands who have voted in the coin:almond great towns
in the north. It is the question of numbers to which the
radicals are so fond of appealing. Putting Scotland and
Ireland out of the question, and excepting the metropolis. in
which the conservatives are only just now introducing the
thin and of the wedge, the majority a the voters in
England appear to be on the conservative side. What
does this mean, what can it mean, but that the verdiet of
the people of England is against the liberal party and
against the policy of Mr. Gladstone, the thief who is
hurrying the liberal party to Its ruin
London, England, 1868-11-24

(3 ERMA!4 Y.

BERLIN, No►. 33.

The Chamber of Dopnties adopted 1111 the first
stage. without discussion, the revised treaty of
Oct. 17, 1868, entered into between Prussia,
Baden, Bavaria, Franc*, Reese. and the Nether-
lands for the regulation of the Rhin. navigation.

MUNICH, Nov. 23.
Fri Herr von Giece, the Bavarian Mini,tvr at
the court of Brussels, has, in accordance with his
own request, been permitted to retire.

DENMARK.
COPMIACIMY, Nov. 21
The Minister of Finance laid before the Diet to-
day a bill for an additional credit of a quarter of a
million of rix dollars. The Minister of War
announced that all the infantry of the line and the
reserve, and all the cavalry remiments were now
provided with Remington rifles.

NEW PORTAL TREATY BETWEEN GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTH GERMANY.
BERLIN, Nov. 7i, Evssixo.
It is stated that the negotiations respecting the
bases of anew postal treaty between England and
North Germany have led to the drawing up of a
protocol, which has been signed, and which stipu-
lates that the rate of postage between the two
countries shall be 21 silbergrosehena (3d.). It has
also been agreed to introduce the system of post-
office orders. The negotiations for the formal
conclusion of a postal treaty will shortly be
opened.
London, England, 1868-11-24

TUr TRIM =W7111711.

Observing that the elections in Ireland will ineeeene the
liberal majority to the extent of at least ten or • dozen
votes, the Trigrriph refers to the victories of the liboral
candidates at Belfast, Berry, and Carrickfergus w►ich, it
sap, signify a good deal more than the mere transference
id voting power from one side of the house to the other;
they imply the beginning of • social revolution in the
north. Hitherto, landlords and great protestant noble-
men have kad it all their own way among the c••sti-
taencies of Ulster. But the elections above-named indi-
cate not only the disruption of the old " No Popery"
league in the north ; but that the protestant democracy
of Ulster has at length revived, and dues to resent the
dictation of its landlords, its gentry, and its would-be
great mu.
London, England, 1868-11-24

AMERICA.

(Per the America. riti Southampton.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, Norm.
Complete returns ...how that General Grant's majority
in Pennsylvania was over 28,000, and over 18,000 in
Kansas.

President Johnson declines to appoint a succewor to
General Hooker, who Las resigned, stain:: as his rea.cia
that Congrew proposes to reduce the number of general
officers.

A leKialative deputation ban arrived at Quebec to pond
a fari.well aildrehe to Lord Mouck.

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It is reported that .arms and storm for the Cuban in.
surgenta have been landed at Softens, end that 3,000
men are preparing to leave New Orleans to join the in-
sunection. No official information of the projected
ei-
pedition, however, has been received at Washington..
(Per the City of Paris riu Quienstown.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, Noon.
Later and Head complete returns show that General
Grunt carried Alunia by a small majority. The Union
League committee of New York have issued their report,
stating that they propose to contest the election of Mr.
Hoffmann on the ground of election frauds, and flu y urge
Cengreee to revise the naturalisation laws.
The democrats me preparing to 'sonnet the recent
municipal election in Charlestown on the groimd that the
republicans used bribery and intimidation. The legality
of the Alabama Legislature is to be tested in the courts of
law. !dentist Murray and District Attorney Courtney of
New York have been summoned before the President to
answer charges of participation in the revenue frauds.
The President bus decided for the present not to suspend
Courtney, but has instructed Judge Minato% of New
Yolk, to continue the investigation of the revenue frauds.
General Grant is in New York, eu route foe West Point..
He refuse, a public remotion.
Ex-Governor Todd, of Ohio, is, dead.
General McClellan has been tendered the Presitlem7 of
the 'University of California.
It is rumoured that nearly 7,000 Cuba filibusters have
been enrolled at New Orleans. The correspondent of the
Ate York 'Jerold state* that Puerto Prineips was in open
revolt, and General Lerenndi bad ordered five war violets
to premed there. A large number of prisoners are eon.
tined at Arecibo, in Puerto Rim ender °bargee of
treason and rebellion. It is believed that many will be
tried by courtmsartial, and shot.
The North German Lloyd's steamship America, from
New York on the 12th insi„ arrived at Southampton
yesterday, with 00 passengers for that port, Hama, and
Bremen, and 40 Plelm of mails. She linage no speak).
On the 15th, the America 'poke the English steamer
Denmark. .

The Inman Royal Mail Ammer City of Darla, from `Pew
York, SI rived at Queenstown at 3 lims. prterdny, with
15,000 dol.. in rpecie. She landed malls and prnengeri,
and procetatd fur IdTerpool immediately. MI well.

LAIII'LOUiIIe II PYRE= Bruxs.--Cnros—Fjy~,►ora,
PrupOve Affection,. Btlidanho, Rea, or Iltibutta br
mute awl the jibikka. 117. ilVikelliliiLiadriiiiMMlNlA.
London, England, 1868-08-01

vas ROYAL elms.

The Timm characterisiee the royal message as an
echo of Mr. Disraeli's speech at the Mansion-horse; in
short, the muse arrangement, the came thoughts, and here
and there the same phrases. The early paragraphs refer-
ring to Ireland are more moderate in expression, but in
the lost there is a olear indinition of the way in which the
sew electors should use their powers as to the Irish esta-
blishment. The voice is the voice of Jacob, even if the
hands be the hands of Esau. The lesson is that which Dr.
M'Neile and Yr. Disraeli conspire to teach. Civil and
religious freedom is bound up, according to these doctors,
with certain definite institutions and with some particular
settlement, but the development of civil and religious
liberty will be continuously maintained, and the empire
be made one with itself.

Her Majesty Disraotires, says the Daily News
There is • pompousnies of phraseology which
is unnatural in the mouth of the authoress
of " Our Life in the Highlands." The bald-
ness and b•rresness of the speech are made more eon-
aPicaans by Its stilted language, which now swells into
bombast, and now collapses into bathos. The people have
not to decide, as her Majesty is made to state, whether
civil and religious freedom shall remain unimpaired. The
quecton is, shall the Fast monuments and vestiges of the
civil inferiority of the majority of the Irish nation and
of the ecclesiastical ascendancy of a scanty minority be
swept away, and civil and religious freedom receive its
full development in Ireland ? The answer which the
nation will return is not doubtful.

The Etas congratulates the Premier on having deli-
cately said all that was needed on the question of the
day without disrespect to the House of Commons, to his
political opponents, or to the majority, as he will find, of
the electots.

According to the rest the Premier has turned the
Queen's Speeds into an electioneering address, and made
the Crown take a decided part in a political difference.
It is without example that the Crowe should tall upon
electors "t • =ill sin unimpaired the iwt.tutions and
settlement" which a par!iamenary matirity have re-
cently declared to be unjust, aid of which they have
decreed that its y n uat "CUISO to r xist."
The 7 elegrapA is persuaded that the el :dors will not be
duped by words. Tecy will not be b.intal by the cleverest
of Queen'. spa ches. While just and generous to the Tory
ministry they will see that their duty is to sentence it to
death, and to accomplish the great task which it has stub-
bendy refused to undertake.
The Herald adopts the theory of a political intent in the
sentence relative to the maintenance unimpaired of "that
civil and religious freedom which has been secured to all
her subjects by the institutions and settlement of the
realm." The Herald is sure the people will reepond to the
royal aspiration, and signify their will that those institu-
tions shall be "maintained unimpaired," and not sacri-
ficed for the gratification of party interests and individual
ambition.
London, England, 1868-08-01

SPORTING NOTES.

Tho Sporting 0 arAtte-
says that Sir Charles
Legard and General Peel have accepted the stewardship
of the Goodwood meeting nest year. The same journal
states that Admiral nous has been subpoenaed as a wit-
new in the approaching trial for slander, brought by Mr.
Bardinge against Messrs. Valentine and Wright, which
is likely to come on at Guildford on Monday next.
IN 13 learn frtm the Sportsmen that Mr. Green's Venom,
while running in front for the Goodwood Stakes, slipped
upon her aide on rounding the first turn, all the horses
thmcdiately in her wake jumping over her cud Wyatt,
the lot escaping from what, at the time, appeared to be a
most unrogient danger.
'I he Opertmy Lye says that Gomera broke down badly
while running for the 'Goodwood Stakes, and has been
struck out of all engagements. It became known
merlons to the race that the had • doubtful leg,
which was the cause of her going back in the
betting. The same authority points out as • "singular
coincidence," that last year Ostreger commenced the
Goodwood Meeting by winning the 4kaven Stakes and
subsequently carried off the Chesterfield Cup. This year
Chainwood did the same thing. A "feeler" over the
Craven Course will, no doubt, influence owners and
backers in future in their apeoulatican on the Chesterfield
Cup, as some good horses invariably run for thejiret event,
and it is, therefore, a capital criterion.
On Friday morning (July 24), the well-known steeple-
chase horse Bon Espoir, whilst taking a gallop in the big
ride at Chantilly, overpowered his lad, and coming in con-
tact with a tree as he swerved out of the path, 'gnashed
his head frightfully, and he died in the oourse of the day.
The loss to the owner, mays Belts Life, is at least 1,0001.,
as Bon Espoir was nearly the best steeple-chaser in
France.

Yearns° Tits.—One of the most successful, if not
the most successful, cruise of the season made by Irish
yachtsmen has just been accomplished in the yacht
Norma, the property of Mr. J. Barrington, in which the
Lord Lieutenant made so many trips previous to his
departure from Ireland for the London season; and
the craft has safely returned to her Irish anchorage.
The Norma, with her spirited owner and a select
party of friends, after sailing from the Irish
coast and making her cross-Channel passage,
was brought through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness ;
from thence over the North Sea to Bergen, on the coast of
Norway, from whore she was sailed to Copenhagen; then
to Rotterdam, whence she was steered along the south
coast of Great Britain; then across Channel to her
anchorage at Kingstown, where she has arrived lately.
Luring the whole cruise the weather was unprecedently
delightful, notwithstanding the unusually high tempera-
ture, there being no after storm; yet a sufficiently stiff
breeze in the northern latitudes to render the trip most
London, England, 1868-08-01

TSB ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN.

We (Times) have been requested to pnbliah the
following list of alms and men attached to the Abysei-
Man Expeditionary Force, whose names, although men-
tioned in the Lambs Gazette, have not yet appeared in our
columns:

Captain Darrab, R.E., Captain Wood, R.E., Lieutenant
Lee, R.E., Lieutenant Pennefather, R.E., Lieutenant
Baird, R.E., lieutenant Graham, 108th Regiment; ?wo=
Th K ral enig, R. ; Sergeant Webb, R.E. ; Corporal
R.E., Private Cooper, 4th Retnirlt ; Private Cox, 4th lie-
rnent ; Private Miller, 43th • ent ; Capt. Stunt, RE.,
Captain Hills, R.E., Lieut. Clan &E., Lieutenant Pro-
theroe, Madras B.C. • Lieutenant Mainwaring, R.E.,
Captain Greig, Captain. Blakeney, Army Works
R.E.,, Corps
Lieutenant Saxton, B.E. Griot= C. Goodfellow, .E.,
Lieutenant Puny, R.E., lieutenant Morris, Madras;
Sappers ; Lieutenant Penn B.E. Lieutenant Cun-
Lin R.E., Lieutenant • R.E., Lieutenant
te KE., Lieutenant Newport, Bombay Sappers
re Lieutenant Osborne, R.E., Lieutenant Mewether, .E.,
Captain Ellis, Lieutenant Seton, Captain Annesley,
Surgeon-Major Deeble (since dead), Surgeon-lli'or Mait-
land, Amistant-Surgeon Jay, Assistant-Surgeon
Veterinary-Surgeon Kettle, Veterinary-Surgeon Blake,
Veterinary-Surgeon Wilson, Lieutenant Wilson, Subedar
Bhica, 3rd Native Infantry Rumuldar H Brag,
12th Bengal Cavalry ; Major G. R. F.
Major J. Leven, Captain M. W. Willoughby, Captain
H. P. Hawkea,a Major B. F. Heysham, Major W.
Stansfeld, Major John Thacker, Captain N. R. button,
Lieutenant W F. Keays, Lieutenant G. F. Bryant,
Lieutenant W. t 3. Smith, Lieutenant L B. Smith, Lieute-
nant Luckbardt, Lieutenant 8. Rant, Major B. G. Vas-
dergucht, Major F. J. Ellis, Captain H. W. Burnam,
Captain J. Stevenson, Lieutenant W. E. Begbie, Lieute-
nant M. A. Rawlandson,_ Lieutenant J. W. Ouchterlony,
Captain R. J. Canard!, Lieutenant W. S. Hone, Captain
H. W. Newport, Lieutenant D. W. Mackinnon, Lieute-
nant John Humphrey, Lieutenant E. J. Ounthorpe,
Ensign J. C. Scott. Conductors—J. Henderson, W. Lee,
J. °restorer, J. Wood, and J. Pearson. Sub-Conduetora--
Crowe, C. Magga, and J. Griffith,. Commissariat Ser-
geants—D. Heron, J. Holborn, R. Langley, C. Benning-
ton, G. D'Arcy, C. Leslie, W. Beaumont, R. Harley, J.
Carroll, A. Little, W. Brown, C. Carroll, and C. Endear.
London, England, 1868-08-01

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

The third session of the niueteenth parlia I
and virtually the parliament itself, was 1
to an cud yesterday by Royal Cor airmen. ,
Mr. Alderman Lawrence was told by fa' a, Michael1
Hicks Beach that the government fp—d s
measure providing for the &memo etjof suTile
parishes en the melrorlis on a *of and equal
basis. Mr. Darby ariditL was r Amiens to know
whether in the event of any unfo melee muzzier
the pension of Lord Napier of abe
continued to Lady Napier. the Perna could
not promise that the iv „object should be re-
opened. Then Mr. R
,widen eotaiogued the
woes of Mr. G. F nowand
wasa
ys
.
pri-
soner
for debt in the ,
re-
power l
to byan.lfortrder,K.ovtseiththeauturttrhe
oexiecuju:iticove. The
dnoe
Fame hon. men& se next proceeded to move for
leave to bring i•
tegainJill
andto airreeniaLth.e
wofasUnion
between Great Ho pro-
ceeding
to ar 'tie for a separate nationality for -
Ire-
land, whe' • she doorkeeper shouted, " Black
Rod !" Jr door was slammed in that func-
tionary's, Yuen. and the member for Athlone
droned into his seat, having had the lust word in
the Lowe of Comments elected under the Iran-
allies granted by the set of 1832. Then
three mysterious taps were heard, and as the silent
11.P.s within listened, the sounds seemed to fall
upon the ear as the (Lath 'knell of the parliament.
The attendance of Mr. *tinker and the house was
cvnimanded in the Home of Peers, and thither
the right hon. gentleman proceeded, attended by
the. Premier, Lord Stanley, Mr. Hardy, Lord
Jelin Manners, and a few other members, the
whole scene otorming a strange contrast to that
impetuous rush to tie; bar which tharacterietsl
the opening of the first session of the dying par-
liament. The royal assent having, been given by com-
mission toe number of bills, the Queen's inife
proroguing parliament with a view to its sp
dissolution vies read in a clear and impressive
voice by the Lord Chancellor. Then the Speaker
hewed to the Lords Commissioners, and retired.
The mace was carried away by the Serieant-at-
Arms, and Mr. Denison returned to the House of
Commune unanwiunced end unattended. He
shook bands with the members present, and at
nearly .three o'elnek the session was at an end, the
menibers as they passed out between the glass
doors ruminating on the hopes, the fears, and the
anxieties which would be milled into existence
before the Speaker again dons his robes and sees
the mace before him.
London, England, 1868-08-01

INSTILITIES DI THBIUVER PLATE.

This morning some further correspondence was
,hlished respecting the hostilities in the River Plate.
of the latest and most important documents of the
:.os is the following from Lord Stanley to Mr. Stuart :

" Poreign-oflice, July 7, 1868.
With regard to the war in Paraguay, her Majesty's
romment have at present no inducement to interfere,
I. ast as far as British interests generally are concerned ;
:0.1 there seems little likelihood that any tender of inter-
on their part, with a view to the restoration of
v.sv, would be sincerely accepted by both, even if it
s. a. by either, of the belligerents. The more special
:..nit which her Majesty's government have at
; indent moment in the contest, turns upon the
;•,..limeuts
_placed by President Lopes on the
',use, of British subjects force [from r] Paraguay.
1,.“ will keep your attention constantly directed to this
.tter, and omit no opportunity for the employment of
good offrces to effect their extrication from their em-
, ousting position, though of course you would not, with-
special instruction, apply to the British admiral to
• t that object by force."
s despatch from Mr. Gould to Lord Stanley, dated
,ssi Area, May 12, the former gentleman refers to the
asour recently circulated to the effect that President
I • pea had, as a last resource, armed and organised large
1 dies of women. Mr. Gould says, "Up to the present
:ue it only rests, air far as I have been able to ascertain,

..1 some vague statements in the Paraguayan official
:per the Semareario. For some time back the
wen in Paraguay have received a species of military
Thisation with the object of superintending and direct-
their efforts to meet the wants of the meu, who are all
• 1., held.••
London, England, 1868-08-01

"RECIT D'UNE Sffi.7ll."

A ROOK with the title " A Sister's Story" has
recently been translated from the French. The
subject of it is the history of a family of Roman
Catholics. Few of our critical journals have paid
much heed to it, notwithstanding its great popu-
larity in France. A few months after publication
there, 17 editions were called for. Its merits
were formally and emphatically recognised and
rewarded by the French Academy. Among the
English journals which thought it worthy of
special notice the Saturday Review has been
conspicuous, for not only was the work reviewed in
its columns, but was lauded as one of rare and
almost unique excellence. This month, both
Blackwood and Fraser contain articles upon it, and
these arc worthy of special note. They illustrate in a
striking way the amazing divergence which may
exist between the estimates of the same work by
different critics. In Blackwood everything that
is complimentary is said about a " Sister's Story."
The book is pronounced interesting " because the
" incidents and characters are alike distinguished
" by grace of manner and a romantic charm ;
" because there is something special in their gifts
"of nature, mind, and fortune." The critic in
Fraser, on the other hand, remarks that "with
" common sense scarcely anyone in the book has
" even a speaking acquaintance ; one fools, indeed,
" that is almost as inapplicable and unreasonable
" as in a fairy tale; men and women alike, all live
" iA a miraculous atmosphere—relics, pilgrimages,
" offers of vicarious suffering are the resources

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df~eo•

two articl4

volumes

to trust--whother the eulogy of Blackwood
or tho condemnation of Fraser; For our own
part we agree with the able exposure made by
the latter of the miserable creed which is pro-
fessed with a view to save souls at the expense of
all that is enjoyable in existence. A better example
it would be hard to find of the supremacy usurped
over sensitive natures by a dominating priesteraft
than is to be met with in " A Sister's Story." The
perusal of it will load unbiassed minds to the
conclusion that the " sentimental religion "
professed by the personages is one half a delusion
and one half a snare.

% :t•g..-
LESS, S4I7U ! I X; Lgv. .. \ !,. . AIJGIT ,
-- •-,<›- ,40 ~. Vt.' ' '
for Moil( the sickOthey .. • • ted.liwre, soil mnchnOcs notakliployerl, or who ma
ii and isoaratitianar Tb' r ' i gisrine. ,emplord tg or beinetrof
the Government (
fiction • might be- %need • ~ • • t t4O, fit Ates, enalbst tanks or parte of arta Mew
articles. Whoevet has not I" th° .:
of. the army hmet be sad
other. in hereby
il" te repealed.
se
* must be puzzled which critique civilian labourer., workmen, and mach
London, England, 1868-08-01

.I.I4.III'EST BEPOR TN.

; • etdiunnsor the Garden:iv' Chronickutto-day
II .4 harvest reports. The result, according to those
n ,:uieritions, is that there never probably was a better
wheat on all good wheat soils than that of 1888;
• :..d the average of the whole crop will probably
cidier than it has done for many seasons. The
•;--.4su barley and oats on good deep soils
2-od. but the instances of this kind are
that they are altogether lost in the general
•• of failure. Peas mid winter beans
' ..:irlcr to harvest are pretty well. Peas indeed
' onsidered a better crop than usual; but spring
I..,nei are a failure everywhere. Among root crops
I wur,ek, where sown early on well cultivated
still standing the drought, and may yet pro-
• ' .1..1‘. hut swedes and turnips were never before
..011114ete failure ; and adding this to the very light
her tehhh everywhere has been cut, the prospects
a ;bier toed for live stock are very poor indeed. Of the
• cop, which is at length generally suffering from
it.• d.oulLt we Lye various reports, generally, however,
-;'"*.mu m the,, that though still sound and free from
ue,.5,*. the tubers taro smell. The following is the tabular
ut tan evsiomaia.e of the several reports:—

1 i.
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am ri
177 19
145 9$
us 1/
201 5
198 52
204 12

ari
I"? 4

• .•1.11,,,10NE XI) SOITH -WEST LiNC V-
111f0.1111,1 that Mr. Gladstone has resolved
'.nth-Wc.t Lancashire at the nest election,
"" willl address the electors on Wednes-
..i" st. llelcw. A colleague for the right hon.
nua will. it is expected, be announced on Monday.
Guardien.
liic Vale of Blackmoor, in the west of
414
' ""'• the farmers have been feeding their cattle on
lut rcrel weeka 'just, there lieing no gran% "wing to
th.,,.:44t.

SECOND EDITION.

LAW II TFLIAGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT 010 BANKRUPTCY.
(Baton• Mr Cow Inimioner Winslow.)
IN ILE .1. W. V. tirrubunws.

The bankrupt was a general merchant of Pudding-lane
and Liocer Thanic.-at I MI, tratta.g a. Iteck.ngham and
Co., and residing at Kennington. Ihibta 1,0341. No
: •sots,

'nisi wit. an application fur releas, out of custody.
Mr. Star ford opposetl on behalf of the detaining creditor
Nell the ground that no henedA could aimrue from the
I,:diknipt's relic w. The bankrupt had been largely mi-
l:Aged in bill tr,to li..n. which led to his arrest.
Mr. Pittman having been heard iu support of the appli-
ertion, his Honour declined to grant the release.
London, England, 1868-08-01

FRIGHTENED CROWDS.

THE terrible calamity at Manchester suggests
some grave questions respecting our London
low many of them would allow a
frightened crowd to escapo without a positive
sacrifice of life P In how many of thorn aro the
means of egress sufficient for their purpose ?
There is something painfully suggestive in
the details of the Manchester accident. The
lads standing on the seats, in their eagerness to
see the whole of the stage, their holding by the
gas pendants to save themselves from falling, the
escape of gas, the mad cry of " Hire," the wild
rush to the doors, the screams and struggles of
the affrighted women and men, the fall of the
staircase, and the indiscriminate mass of dead and
dying figures, conjure up a scene which might be
repeated in London any night in the year. It is
useless to tell people that the safest plan
is to sit still, bo the alarm what it may,
and that to swell tho flying crowd is to
multiply the chances of disaster and death.
Directly the occasion arises common sense and
sanity are thrown to the winds; an abject terror
seizes upon those present, and to fight for the
door with a savage disregard for aught but per-
sonal escape is the instinct before which all other
considerations give way. This being so, what
provision have the architects of our London
music halls made for the casualty to which all
places of public amusement are liable ? Long
narrow passages, in which three people could not
walk abreast ; entrances from the street with no
width to speak of, but opening out into spacious
balls in which thousands can be accommodated ;
tortuous paths, with high walls on either side,
and pitfalls in the shape of bar-doors and
staircases at every few yards ; such are
the characteristics of many of the London music-
halls. With one striking and praiseworthy
exception they seem without adequate means
for discharging an audience in a hurry. As
a general rule it may be said that every esta-
blishment of this character which is without a
frontage is perilously unsafe. Yet how many of
them have what may be called a front door ? A
side passage to a public-horse, an ordinary shop-
window converted into an entrance, a swing-door
in a back street, are the common modes of admis-
sion. These things are overlooked until a catas-
trophe comes, but it is only too probable that the
first night an alarm of fire is raised in one of its
great music-halls, London will be horror-struck
with just such a catastrophe as Manchester is
mourning now.