The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PRESTON.

On Friday a shocking accident occtirred to a wom'tn
named Jane Waddington, on the London and IsTr•rth,
Western it tilwiy, bear the Preston station, The unsorztr-
nate woman was crossing the line with a child in her
arms, when the Fisetviood goods train came up, and the
buffers of the engine striking her she was precipitated on
the line, the wheels_passing over her chest and mutilating
her in a most frightful manner. Hx. breasts wire cut off
and her ,pine Was ground to frag newts ; her arms and feet
were also cut oT and the flesh in tariour parts of the body
torn away. Sh-, of course,: di-;d Ely one of
those miranulous_ dispensation] of Providence the child
escaped nnhtirri The mother, in her LP, insinctively
threw the child froth her arms. It aliglvdd between the
rails, and the whole train ?Asset' over it in safety.

The only &ass of men in the world who are not in the
habit of disparaging their neighbours Are the assessors of
t:ixes ; for it is vrell known they never " underrate" an:,
body in the sligllte9t degree,
THE BAY Istarrns.—A Belize correspDndent of th 3
New York Herold states that Mr. Stevenson, the newly
elected British sup arintendent, landed from her Msjesty's
ship Arab on the 30th of March, and was sworn in the
next day with ninth ceremony. On the following day tke
Arab took him down to Raman, where he was sworn in,
in the name. of Queen Victoria, as " Her Majesty's
Lieutenant-Governor of the Bray Islands." This ceremony
caused much excitement.
A FACETIOUS OIiCIIESTRA.-•at the dionerof the unty
Agrieoltural Society, on Tuesday, upon t'ae toast of " The
Clergy" beimg given, mach amusement was caused by the
band of the Ii rya' Ayrshire Rills, which was in ale:“7-
, 411u3, strising lip the air of " Ayrshire Lateen," b )th of
the clergymeo, by wh-rm he honour was acknowledged,
being bachelty s Nor was the laug:ater and applause le-s
hearty ellen the functions orchestra, on " The Merebns
for the County and B trghs" being to isted, struck up the
ulemn aril impressive "Oli Hundredth." The cor•.
tretemrs arose from a change in the toast list.—Ayrshire
Express.
A STUMM AND TERILIDIA AFYAIII,—A MANIAC IN A
fAGS. -A strange affair, resulting in the possible death of
three persons, took place ab nit tW3 miles from Eidyville
lowa, on the 10,1 inst. As one of the Western stage
Company cosohes reached that point, a passenger, by the
name of Jos. Patterson, jun., from Jollidt, 11l , in whose
previous appearance nothing singular had been observed,
exclaimed, " Why did you kill my cousin ?" With a
pistol and dirk knife he then commenced a most terrible
onslaught upon the passengers, mortally wounding
Dr. Timm-ms, of Knoxville, Marion , County, Ohio,
and severely injuring a Mr. Hylawder, of Jasper County,
lowa. He was an entire stranger to alt the parties injured.
and insanity can only be assigned for the commission of
the act.
LE rrza FROM CUFFEY, THE CH A ETIST• —The People's
Paper pub ished a letter from Mr. Coffey, dated
,Hobart
Town, Febru iry I. He says ; " I dare say my chartist
fiends think it strange I have never written to them, but
that I will not do while in bondage. Mr. Frost can tell
yln why. My best resprus to him when you see him.
Yes, still in bond,we, so many months alter we see
ace( unts of Smith O'Brien, Frost, and others be'ng safe

at home. Perhaps our old friend, Mr. Dencombe wilt
put a question in the ► house' to Mr. Labouchere upon
hat subject. Tell my chartist brethren, who do not fain
by lb. Nil. to snuggle on ; for he e, in the very dust-
hole of the empire, as it is some im s c died, we have a
ten patted fre,cnise, the ballot, no property qaehfic
amt eqn '1 elect Tat districts. Huzz t! My friend can
tell you how admirably it works."
EMBEZZLEMENT OF £2;oo?.—At the Manchester Police
Court, on Monday, Thomas Fox Lings, the late cashier to
Messrs. Kershaw, Leese, and Sidebottom, Portland-street,
was charged with embezzling large sums of money,- the
property of his employers, Mr. liampson, solicitor, ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bent defended the
prisoner. It appears that the prisoner, to make his cash
balance, altered an entry of £3O 9s. in his books into
£2 030 ; and, on the circumetauce being brought to
light and Mr. Sidebottom questioning him respecting it, he
confessed that he lied been misappropriating the money of
his employers and had adopted that expedient for the pur-
pose of concealment. As no time had been afforded f.ir
investigating the items of misepiropriaion which that
forged entry represents, the case was adjourned.
AMEVICAN CROP PR ).PACTS IN THB WEiT—The pros-
pects, at present, for even en average crop of these great
staple products of tin west, upon which all our protperity
depends—wheat, corn, and oats—are anything but
cheering. They are, rathee decidedly gloomy. Through-
out Missouri the wheat has been seriously injured by the
long continued and severe frosts, while the backwardness
of the spring proverve that tems,itetion which warm,
genial weather m'ght hive produced. In the latitudes
further south, where farming eine-zinced several weeks
ago, the young corn has been cut do va, an 1 the cot'on
datneeed by the frosts and freezes of thi last week. Our
latest exchanges from Mis-ouri and the neighbouring
states speaks despondingly of the prospic-s, and concur in
the op'nion that, finless a change for tae better sh dl take
place speedily, the coming crop will be a sorryone.—est.
Louis Intelligencer.
MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.—John Crowler, Esq., late of
Wednesbury, and recently deceased, has by his will given
the following charitable legacies, free of legacy duty,
viz. : —To the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
£1,000: to the S-Iciety for Piopsgating the Gospel in ,
Foreign Parts, £1,000; to the General Hospital, Birming-
ham,
£2,000; to the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham,
£1,000; to the South Staff)rdshire General Infirmary,
Wolverhampton, £1,000; to the General Infirmary, Stour-
bridge, £1,000; to the General Infirmary, Stafford,
£1,000; to the North Staff irdshire General Infirmary,
£l,OOO ; to the General Infirmary, Shrewsbury, £1 010;
to the General Eye Infirmary, Birmingham, £1,000; to
the Institution ter Deaf and Dumb Children, Eigbaston,
Birmingham, £5OO ; to be invested for the benefit of the
poor of the parish of Cleverly, Sal-p, £1,000; to be invested
for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Alverley, Salop,
£1,000; to be invested for the benefit of the Foreign of
Wallsall, £2.000. —Birmingham Journal.
Craoss AND NOVEL FRAUD.—At the London City Police
Committee, on Saturday, Samuel Poole, marine store
dealer, of 52, Fleet lane, was summoned by Mr. Knott, one
of the City inspectors of weights and measures, for
having an unjust beam and scale. William Turner, Mr,
Knows assistant, sa:d they were passing the defendant's
shop, when they observed a small bag in the scale. They
went in, and Mr. Knott said, " Inspector of Weights and
Measures," when defendant's wife put her hands under
the counter, and removed something. He went round the
counter, and found a 7 lb. weight placed on a shelf, put
there for the purpose. He also found a string swing, with
a copper wire hook at the end of it, to edict' the weight
had been attached. On tracing the string he found it
went through the counter, and fastened into the weight
scale, by, which they were enabled to take a draft of 7 lbs.
from everybody who sold goods to them. Aldermen Cope-
land and Lawrence considered this one of
_the worst cases
they had ever had before them, and fined the defendant in
a penalty of £5 and costs.
RELIGIOUS TRACT Sociere.—The fifty-eighth annual
meeting of the snpporte:s of this society took place at
Exeter Hall on Friday evening, the Right Hon. J. Napier,
M.P., in the chair. According to the report, which con-
tained a variety of interesting particulars connected with
the Christian press in all ports of the world, it appeared
that 37 tracts have been printed daring the year, besides
numerous volumes and other publications of a useful
character, adapted for readers of all ages and ranks of life.
The total number of new publications amount to 290. The
i‘sues from the depository have bees 33,988,316,—an
increase upon the previous issue of nearly two millions
and a half. The report directed attention to the progress
of tract distribution in 'France, Spain, Sweden, Norway,
Dsnmark, Ra9BlB, Belgium, Oermany. Switzerland, Italy,
Turkey, Paleetine, the East Indieso Burnell, China, and
other countries. The benevolent income amounted to
£7,517, while the grants were £9,6B4—an excess of
£2,177. The sales of the year presented an increase of
£3,284. The total receipts were £91,466. The report
con-laded with an appeal for increased support, on the
grounds of the great work in which the society is
engaged, and the openings presented for the diffusion
of Christian truth. Among the speakers were the Dean of
Carlisle, the Rev. Canon Champneys, and the Rev. W.
Landells.
Tile Simms OF PARIS.—The surface of Paris, within
the octroi wall, is the same at present as it was fifty ye4rs
ago, its circumference, being 24,100 metres (12k miles) ;
but Abe aggregate surface of the streets has considerably
increased, being at prasent 3,000,000 square metres, of
which 997,000 are metalled, and the rest paved. In 1807,
all the streets had a getter in the middle ; there were no
foot-pavements, and the only protection from horses and
carriages afforded to the foot-passenger was a series of
curb-stones placed close to the houses. The carriage_
ways of the interior boulevards and Champs-Elysees
were flanked with ditches, while the exterior boulevards
were absolutely impassable from mud during ten months
of the year. From 1807 to the present time there has
been constructed an aggregate length of 134,088 metres of
sewer?, or three times more than there were at the
former period. The clearing of sewers, the sweeping and
watering of the streets, cost 500,000 f. in 1806 ; in 1856
these items absorbed 2,047,000 f. Under the consulate
and the empire 60 new streets were opened ; under the
Restoration and Louis Philippe, 102 ; and not more than
about_a dozen since 1850 ; but it mast not be forgetien

that they are nearly all of colossal length. In 1806 the
number of houses in Paris was 26,500 ; at present there
are upwards of 35,000, and their numer is rapidly in-
creasing. •

THE LADY AND HER SILK DRES.

At the city of London Guildhall, on Monday, Me.
Spence, of the firm of Spence and Buchanan, warehouse-
men, of 77 and 78, St. Paul's churchyard, attended before
Alderman Hale, upon a summons, to answer the complaint
of Mrs. Hart, of 11, Tavistoek.square, for obtaining money
Under false pretences. Mrs. Elizabeth Hart said : On
Thursday afternoon last, between three and four
o'clock, I believe, I was passing through St. Paul's
churchyard, when my -attention was drawn to some
silk dresses in Mr. Spence's shop, =lrked up at two
guineas. I went in and desired to look at them,
and on being conducted to a room on the first floor, and
several dresses being shown to me, the asssistant told me
theys we-e not ell silk, the body of the dress being cotton,
an-d
I declined takieg one of cotton, because they were not
sufficiently g )od. I requestid the young man to show
me- something of a higher duality, and he accordingly
brought two or three at the price of £3 Ss 6d each, one of
which I purchased and brought away with me. Alder-
titian Hale : Was it packed up in your presence? Mrs.
Hart : Yes, sir. I do not think it left the counter, and
lam certain the dress I bough', was placed is the parcel
I brought away with me I had no tune to open the
parcel that night, bat in the morning I examined it, and
Lund that the silk given for the body and skirt of a
totally different colour and texture to the rest of the
dress. Alderman Hale : Then the dress is composed of
two different q ialities of silk—you having only eeen one
texture ? Mrs. Hart : That is so. Alderman Hale :
Then you did not look at the rest of the dress? M,s.
Hart : I had no occasion to look at the silk under the
flounces, became I believed I was in a respectable shop.
and did not expect any imposition. I thought the silk
was, of cou-se, all of one quality. Me Martin (the chief
clerk) : Was any observation or representation made in
reference to the quality of the silk ? Mee Hart : None
whatever with regard to the dress I bought, but
there was of those I rejected, for the assistant told
me that the body was of a cotton texture. I decidedly
thought the whole of the silk in the &reset bought was of
the same quality as the flounces. Alderman Hale : Do
not ladies expect that part of the dress which is hidden by
the flounces to be ofan inferior quality. Mcs. Hart : It is
the general impression among ladies that a silk dress
should be only of one quality. I did not see Mr. Spence
during
.the purchase of the silk, but I took it back to him
on the following day, and asked him to let me have sufficient
at the same quality as the flounces to make the dress or to
take it back and return me the money, but Mr. Spence
declined to do either. Alderman Hale : That is the case,
Mr. Spence, what have you to say in reply to this complaint?
Mr. Spence : I have to give a flat contradiction to all
that this lady has said. When she brought back the dress
I offered to change it, but refased to return the money.
Mrs. Hart : He offered to charge it if I would take something
at a higher price. Mr. Spence : There was nothing said
about price. Alderman Hale : Do you know, Mrs. Hart,
what the value of the dress is ? Mrs. Hart: I really
cannot say. I did not go in to buy a cheap &recto as a
bargain. I gave the price that was asked for the dress.
Mr. Spence : In the report in to-day's Times it appears
that Mrs. Hart stated to Alderman Humphrey that the
dress was taken away to be packed up, ant that a different
dress of an inferior quality had been substituted ; but she
now most distinctly rates that the dress not only never left
her sight, but she is positive it is the same dress she pur-
chased. Mrs. Hart: I never said the dress had been
changed. The reporter here explained that upon Mss.
Hart making her application, Alderman Humphrey said,
" Then what you complain of is, that a dress of an inferior
quality has been given to you instead of the one you pur-
e lased ?" and Mrs. Hart replied in the affirmative . Ald.
Hale : That was evidently a misunderstanding, and no re-
flection would rest upon Mr. Spence. MaSpente : Then I hope
.that will be set right by the reporters, for it is a very serious
imputation. AU Hale: The gentlemen of the press will, I am
sure, correct any erroneous impression which has gone
forth to your prejndies ; and with regard to this case, I
am afraid I cannot give you any Resistance, Mrs. Hart.
Had you bought this dress by sample, and then found it
different or inferior. I could have interfered, but it ap-
nea-ed you had opportunities of examining, -the dress,
and hsd you done done so, you would have seen that the
hely and skirts w :re not of the same quality as the rest
of the dress. It was a Case in which you should have
exendsed ynir own judgment. Mrs. Hart: The dress was
tacked in folds, so that I could not open it out, Mr.
Spence : Mrs. Hart says this was the second case
within the week on which a similar- camel tint had been
made against us. Ido not know where she derived her
information, but the case she refers to is one in which a
person: ought a dress with flounces at the trade price of
52s 6d, and he made his complaint Ey the advice of a
brother tradesman at this court, and I changed that
dress, and have it now in court, eleiough hundreds
of them are at present selling at the same price. It
is a piece of malice actuating these narties, for the pur-
pose of injuring us. Alderman Hale: I cannot allow
you to attribute malice to any one in this matter.
Mrs. Hart : I could not possibly have any feeling of
malice against Mr. Spence, far he is a complete stranger
to me, and I never heard of there being other complaints
until I applied to Alderman Humphrey on Friday last.
Mr. Roe (the summoning officer). : That is quite true, sir,
for when this lady applied, it was thought she came
in another case, and that was how she was informed
of the other complaint. Mr Spence : With regard
to Mrs. Hart's dress, the price it was sold to her
was 54 or 63 less than she could have get it for at
any other house in London. The dress is good value
for the money paid fe. it, and I am prepared to prove it.
Alderman Hale : The only way for you to put yourself
in a proper position with the public is to show hat the
dress is worth the money ; and if you have any respectable
gentleman present whose judgment can be relied on, I
should like to have his opinion of this silk. Mr. Spence:
I have a gentleman from Messrs. Cooke, Sons, and Co., St.
Paul's Churchyard. William Mills was then sworn, and
said : I am employed entirely in the silk department in
Messrs. Cooke's establishment ; I have examined this dress,
and from my knowledge of silk I should say that it is
cheap at three guineas and a half ; it is custo-
mary to make up flounced dresses of two qualities
of silk, as the flounces are made by one manufacturer, and
the rest of the dress by another. Alderman Hale: This
enquiry will be attended with some good, as it will induce
ladies to look more carefully at what they are buying.
Mrs. Hart : It will also deter many ladies from entering
that sh'p Ish )ulol like to ask if Cooke, Sons, and Co.,
supply Mr. Spence with these dresses ? tilderman Hale :
It is not necessary; there is no case against you, Mr.
Spence, and the summons is therefore dismissed. Mr
Spence: I hope the press will correct the impression so
unfavourable to us, now that the explanation has been
given. The parties then retired.

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SzlalOcre ACCIDENT.—PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.--)1 very
ions accident weurrel in Portsmouth D )okyard yester-
day morning to several of the crew of her Majesty's state
yacht victoria and A b3l.t. The yacht is in dock, Tee evincr
the annual refit and embellishments for the Q teen's
summer service. A party o, six of her crew were at work
charting her copper on a temporary stage slung alongside
the veissel, ac is usual in such cases. The supports of this
stage gave way, and all on it were precipitated to the base-
ment of the doek,/a fall of fir een or twenty feet. Three of
the peter fe'lovvs sustained seal) iejeries as necessitated their
immediate removal to the Royal Naval Hospital at Hasler.
the caller three, who were not so seriously injured, were
conveyed to their own houses.
THE LATE EARL OP ELLESMERE.--It is said that the
trustees and executors under ttte will of the late Earl of
Ellesmere have deemed it incumbent on them, in the
exercise of their duty of arranging his affairs, to call in
a very large sum of money (to the extent of £300,000)
advanced to a very near relative. The demand on
their part was totally unexrcted, but is only specially
inconvenient from the extreme tigh•tafss of the money
market at this particular time. It is understood that
the young earl has n )thing to do wir.h the matter, as
it is solely and entirely the act of the trustees. The
knowledge of this fact may, p .rhape give our readers
a key to certain discussions which have been raised
lately, but which, withopt some such knowledge, cortld
not very well be either explained or understool avert
Journal. •
A WANTON Acx.---Last week a favourite deer belonging
to Viscountess flood, of B trton Seagrave, was shot dead
in broad daylight. anti its body dragged somewhat half a
mile by three delinquents, whose design appears to have
been frustrated by the approach of some person. The
three men, finding they were observed, took to their heels.
The animal was about four yearsbld, and was presented to
her ladyship when a fawn. It was remarkably tame, and
was quite a pet, especially with her ladyship's children.
Two of the men have absconded, but a third is in custody.
COLLIER? STRIKE AGAINAT THE USE OP THE DAVY LAMP.
—T late catastrophe at the Lundhill CAliery has
awekened the colliery proprietors to the necessity of en-
forcing the use of the Davy lamp. The consequence has
been to cause discontent among the colliers, and at the
Wharneliffe Silkstone C.Piery, the men have struck, and
issued an address, in which they say, "We have been
getting our coal with the light of a naked candle, and
blasting them down with gunpowder, but our employers
think proper to prohibit b )th, without making any au-
Vance in our wages." Although it has been the custom
of the colliers to provide their own candles (about five
or six a day), the proprietors have offered to And lamps
and oil at their own expense.

MR. W. R. RUSSELL'S NARRATIVE.

No little personal curiosity was mingled in the public
interest excited by the announcement _that Mr. W. IL
Russell would orally narrate the story of the Russian War
at Willis's Rooms. Most persons were anxious to see " Our
Own Correspondent,"" to hear from his own lips the
thrilling tale—to become the audience of a man who,
though not himself a soldier, had stood face to face with
battle, and followed the allied aemies,from step to step of
their victorious career, It is to be regretted, perhaps, that
a somewhat high seats of &deli-mien limited the audience at
Wdlis's Rooms, but M s Russell will probably repeat his
lectures upon occashms which will allow all classes of the
:public to hear him. Oa Monday night, certainly, we were
not disappointed in the style or substance of his narration,
which, quiet in manner, subdued in tone, delivered with-
out effort at display, -thoroughly roused the interest of
an audience composed of the aristocracy, of men cf letters,
1 and of many an officer whose bronze complexion attested
that he had come to revive the recollections of proud and
glorious days. Mr. Russell began by stating, with em-
phasis, the grounds of the conflict with Russia,. ; he then
. pesssd on rapidly to the preparations for the war, and
his own appointment as the representative of a great
public journal With conspicuous good taste he sunk -his
own individuality as much as possible, and hastened to the
scene of active preparation. The - story was somewhat
tame in interest befere it reached the date of the encamp-
ment on Turkish soil ; here, however, it warmed : it to( k
a bright colour from the glare and glitter of the martial
panorama ; it was flash with the eegernese of hsroism, and
1 numerous anecdotes of burning hope manifested by youth-
ful soldiers, shot fire into the reminiscences of Me. lialagell-
Nothing could well be more severe than his recapitulation
of the blinders committed before the allied armies disem-
barked from Turkish soil for the expethtion to Sebastopol ;
nothing more impressive than his picturing of the horrible
celerity with which the cholera bore down, with its flash
of death, upon the three armies, varying with fantastic
cruelty its methods of approach, smiting the strong man at
his bivouac, filling the innumerable tents, in one night)
with groans and cries of aptly, anticipating the demon of
the battle-field, in reaping the red harvest of war. With-
out a superfluous pause, gr. Russell then struck into an
account or ",sore back" reconnais-
sance, dealingsome :powerful and, well-directed b owe
of the Dobrwischs,
avast the plumed incapables in high command, and
the monstrous parodists of administration at home.
his points in connection with these subjects were
very enthusiastically received, except by a few
pompous persionagee, whose uneasy looks betrayed that
they belonged to the order which Mr. Russell was
lashing. epon the whole, however, the narrator avoide4
unpleasant topics, confining himself 'principally to an
history of the operations, illustrated by light glancing
allusions and anecdotes not to be found in his published
letters. Some of his best qualities were brought out in the
account of the first night in the Crimea, but he scarcely
did perfect justice to himself until he reached the splendid
climax of his first lecture, the battle of the Alma, First
tracing the plan of the engagement with a precision
acquired from military experiences, he next recounted the
incidents of :hat illustrious day, pleasantly interspersing
his relation with gossip on his own personal position, as a
civilian under fire, and winding up with a peroration of
vivid and natural eloquence. The audience thrilled when
this-spectator of the battle told thet how the British
regiments, gay with gold, white, and scarlet, led and ani-
mated by their officers, attracted by a Cain -like passion
towards the enemy, rushed like a bloody surge up the
broken slopes, dashed with their bayonets amid the
belching guns, poured their withering fire into the heart of
the Russian messes, marched under- a tempiAt of Wien?,
with all the order and calmness of a field day in Hyde-
park, and fieally planted the British standard on one
eminence after another, untit hill and plain ra-g with the
cheers and congratulations of victory. It was in this, and
in similar passages, that Mr. Russell's faculty for descriptive
word-painting was most signally displayed ; his sentences
were dashes of colour; his discourse ran on exulting, like a
column of cavalry ; his language gleamed and flashed with
the flame of artillery and the sharp, sudden glimmer of
rifle discharges. We are confident that every one present
was, at this point, carried ' away by interest and by
admiration ; it may be that other portions of the lecture
slightly flagged, that too much space was occasionally
occupied by explanatory detail, that Mr. Russell
did not seem , altogether master of himself ; but,
whenever he allowed his recollections to pour themselves
out, Lesh and fluent, from the fountains of the memory,
the audience entered fully into the subject, and testified its
approbation by unequivocal applause. We should not
omit to add, that Mr. Russell varies his narration by
interludes of humorous character-sketching, which he
touches with a finely-tempered brogue, peculiarly feet-
' *cinating even to Eogith ears. We tire confident that a
13 eries of lectures, so original and distinguisitA, will com-
mand popularity, not in the metropolis alone, but throughout
the provinces.—London Paper.

RUSIODUED RESIGNATION OF LORD PA NMURE. —The
.Post authorintively contradicts what it is pleased to call
" one of. those efforts of imagination that periodically
appear in the form of rumours," that Lord Panmure was
about to secede from the War Office. We have season to
know, however, that his lordship not only contemplated
taking such a step, but that the Duke of Newcastle and
Mr. Sidney H, rbert were both solicited to accept the post
of Secretary for the War Department. These gentlemen
havi ig declined the proffered honour, Lord Panmere was
for the present psevailed upon to retain office. We may
;ilea add, that the moment an eligible successor can be
ob ained, it is lordship's attention to 1., sign.
Domenic OF THE DOG.—A military gentleman in Fere
moy has a dog of the brown water-doe species, which he
has trained to the following trick :—While at dinner the
dog wilt stand beside him, silently soliciting his share of
the luxuries of the table. His master says, "Go and sit
down ; the dog moves off a little, and plants himself on
his haunches. The master then cuts a piece of meat, and
places it on the very top of his nose, bidding him " keep
quiet there." Hungry as he may be, and eager to deaour
the fragrant morsel on the top of his nose, he never stirs
till he receives the next order—no matter how long the
interval. Having tried his patience for two, three or five
mi lutes, his master next says, " Ready—present—fire ;"
and the moment the word " fire" is uttered. the dog pitches
the meat upwards off his nose, and catches it before it
comes to the ground.
Ma. DALLA,' AT THE. OPENING OF Tan ART TREASURES
ERIIIBITION.—From every corner opera glasses were
pointed towards the dais in the transept where the
American and Belgian Ambassadors had already taken
their seats. Mr. Dallas, a tall venerable grey headed man,
of determined, American features, was dressed in an old
blue topcoat with velvet neck. The B .Igian Ambassador,
M. Van de Weyer, was decorated with numerous orders,
and gaily walked about, chatting in the most fluent
English. An amusing scene happened at this time, one,
which expecting, we kept a sharp look to see ip full. The
Ambassador from Hayti, Baron Damier, is a black of the
first water, with as greasy a skin and as plump and
merry a face as well-to-do blacks usually have. He had
been promenading during the morning, and we anxiously
otherwaitedwhen
seeto t h howey mheet a
and Ad
report l,r .
says Dallas i wouldhe
Haytiantrea
t nobleeach
delights to bother the Citizen Dallas by proving on all
public .occasions that he is a "man and a brother." Ae
length they met. Dallas (standing), and Yan de Weyer
(sitting) were on the dais conversingvia the presence of
the vast assembly. The black 'ambassador came up the
steps, and his Belgian excellence, with the politeness of
a Frenchman, rose and shook him by the hand: The
Haytian glanced at Citizen Dallas, as if he expected a
similar greeting; but a wave of the hand, directing him
to pass by, was all that the representative of that republic
which declares that all men are equal could give to his
black brother. The sight caused many smiles and curt
remarks unfavourable to our American cousins.—War—
rington Guardian. •
SCIENCL: ON THE WING—Four scientific exploratory
expeditions are about to leave Europe, with the purpose of
suppling some of the missing links in the chain of that
physical science which embraces " the world and all that
therein is." An Aus;rian frigate, the Novora, is about to
sail from Trieste, on a voyage round the world ; having oa
board four medical men, and a Fcientifie commission, in-
eluding a special physiologist. The Novara will touch at
every point of importance, and remain three entire months
at Nicobar Island.. This little kingdom of-Batavia has
also been warming np its scientific fervour, and is about
to despatch Dr. Moritz Wagner, the great traveller
and naturalist, on an expedition to South America.
From England, also, two expeditions are about /to
set sail, with the object of extending our knowledge of the
world, and one is preparing to seek for any trac,s of the
ill-fated Arctic voyagers. The vessel has been bought and
fitted up at the expense of Lady Franklin. L might
appropriately be named the " Forlorn Hope ;" and all
must wish tnat it may achieve the success that has attended
the struggles of many a gallant band who have bravely
fought and won under a similar title. The two exploratory
expeditions comprise one which has for its object the pro.
secution of researches in the interior of Africa. It is en..
trusted to the charge of Dr. W. B. Bawtree, Surgeon R.N.,
who has bean liberally supplied with all things essential
to aid his undertaking. In consideration of the dangers
of the expedition, the saleries are to be doubled, in ad.
dition to the half-pay. The Admiralty has also under.
taken the supply of chronometers, instruments, and books.
The other expedition will shortly proceed to its starting
point on Lake Superior, and thence
America
the
Westernexpora-
tion of that vast tract of British on h
silo of the continent, which has hitherto been so little
investigated. This expedition wrll be accompanied by Dr.
Hector, whose high qualities as a geologist, naturalist, and
surgeon, have led to his selection. It is stated that
government has promised to ask for a parliamentary grant
in aid of this important exploration.—Lancet.