The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

Journalism in Australia.

A very cleverly conducted sixpenny weekly
newspaper has recently made its first appearance
at our antipodes. It is called magnificently in one
word, but that one word en almost sexquipedaliin
one—" The Australasian," It is a paper of gigantic
dimensions. It is crammed full of information.
I' is admirably well arranged—thoroughly readable
—often very exhilaratingly vivacious. Among other
things it contains within it, as the first of its literary
criticisms, the most searching and comprehensive
review we have anywhere met with upon Mr.
Banting's woild.famous pamphlet, and in like
manner, of coarse, upon the whole ingenious system
now known " the wide world o'er" as the system of
Bantingism. As affording our Australasian con-
temporary an opportunity of giving his compatriots
here in England about the best possible
taste of his quality that could very well be!
selected from the fist number published on the
first day of last October, we transfer to our columns
the preliminary leading article of The Australasian,
in which article the editor of The Australasian
thus introduces himself and hia journal to public
consideration :

A journal now-a•.days proposing to add itself to the
existing crowd of Victorian newspapers is in nrach the
same position as the latest new-comer at a ball. If ho can
slip into the throng and mix in the press unobserved he will
find himself serenely installed as a freeman of the room, and
can look round with the composure of a first arrival ; if not,
he must be content to be considerably stared at, and be
elaborately on his good behaviour. After advertising our
arrival so long, we can hardly hope to escape the stare, and
must perforce make our propitiatory bow. Just so in the,
days of Elizabeth and Shakapere, when people if they
thought much read little, and a fresh book was a month's
wonder, each new-born babe of print was ushered into the
world with an address to" the courteous reader," soliciting
his good graces and deprecating his censure, We like the
fashion, stiff as it may seem, and think an Australian
public fully as worthy to be saluted as "courteous readers,"
and considerably more likely to deserve the term than our
ancestors in the ruffs, doublets, and trunk-hose, The
world, whatever some crusty folks may say, has been
growing better every year, and the newspapers improving
with it. If the journalist in this goodly race has largely
aided to help society on its way, society in its turn has
much more largely helped the journalist. In nothing has
the marked advance in English life during the last twenty
years been more decided than in the character of the news-.
paper press. A writer in the year 1864 pre-supposes in his
readers a degree of intelligence and knowledge which
would have been anomalous in the days of the Reform
Bill, and the fact of their possessing in fact this higher
grade keeps him, on his part, from sinking below the high
level of the popular standard. In the days when Whig
and Tory formed the two opposite camps in which the
active thought of the nation was limited to serve, the
serious discussion of the great social and political questions
was reserved to the quarterly leaders of opinion; the
monthlies, at most, touched here and there upon
some salient topic of the hour, while the columns
of the dailies, from the Thunderer downwards,
were mainly filled with rabid personal onslaughts,
in which the combatants contended in the language and
with the rancour of Flashes and Bombastes. We have
changed all this, and thank Heaven for the change. The
present metropolitan journals of the plebeian class are purer
if not cleverer, than were those of the middle and many of
the higher grades a quarter of a century ago. The column
of the numberless daily organs habitually contain speciali-
ties of the great quarterlies, The coarse abuse and violent
suggestions which once fatally evinced the degradod tastes
of the populace, and the bitter class hostility of the poor to
the rich, have almost entirely passed away. Though
neither wise nor interesting, the writing contained in such
periodicals as the Family _Herald and London Journal is
harmless as arrowroot. The fib's of the writers
are at least of the very whitest of white lies.
The numberles Jennies, Julias, and llarias who are con-

scantly proposing, through their ever-open columns, to
correspond with some nice young man with a view to matri-
mony, probably exist only in the imagination of the editor,
nor is it likely that the niece of an earl with £3,000 a year
cannot pick up a parti in May Fair, but must apply for
him to the Penny Sh,ored:tch Examiner; but these absurdi •
ties are at any rate better than the old advicas to the people
to spend their shillings in pikes and daggers against the
police, and assurances that Rubespiorre waii the true regene-
rator of mankind. The respectable working man of to-day,
who reads Macaulay and listens at a sixpenny concert to
I Mozart, is not disposed, like his father, to believe that every
gentleman is of necessity a tyrant, and every lady of quality
no better than she should be. The same change is equally
evident in the tone of newspaper controversies everywhere.
Messrs Potts, of the Eatanswill Gazette, and Slurk, of the
Independent, were true pictures of existing realities at the
time when Dickens launched into life the immortal
" Pickwick"--they would now be the grossest caricatures.
The general improvement has not been confined to
the mother country, Resident, as fully three-fourths of at
least the Victorians have beenewithin the last 10 years, in
the island kingdoms, the colonists may, upon the whole,
congratulate themselves that, if the press here and there
partially falls short of the standard at home, it is at any rate
many hundred degrees above the American. We have very
few Australian imitations of Mr Jefferson Brick. We are, in
our worst cases, free from anything approaching to the
unlimited shamelessness of James Gordon Bennett. If our
scanty numbers and inferior field preclude among us the
acclimatisation of a Times," the New York private stabber"
is equally a stranger. If some unlucky writer, between
dyspepsia and mosquitoes, loses his temper now and then,
and speaks of public men and things more sharply than
good taste and good feeling warrant, at least there is no
system of elaborate defamation of private life; there is no
exclusive purchase of "an atrocious act of dishonesty com-
mitted by the Speaker when four years old, now communi-
cated at greas expense by hie nurse." In the provincial
journals, considering the isolated character of the up-coun-
try settlements, the tendency of all monotony to exacere
bate the temper, and the re.cessary restriction of their con-
ductors, many of them highly edudated gentlemen, to a dead
level of details, it is remarkable to fled so general an ab-
sence of bitterness, and a prevalence of opinions generally
sensible and sometimes statesmanlike. And in truth, when
the journalist by profession, if worthy of that profession,
looks to the end and working of his enterprise, he finds in
the reflection of its action upon society enough to console
him for many personal annoyances. It is not the most
exhilarating of all things to work perpetually in the shade,
and, his own individuality buried in the anonymous, see his
beat-meditated articles consigned day by day to inevitable
oblivion. Bat if the medium perishes. the effect remains.
A bad press is a national curse, bat a good one a mighty
blessing. Though a single organ of opinion may not do
much, the collective action of the majority, especially in a
country like ours, is, after sufficient time, all but irresistible.
Even when each differs from each most widely, the
very contrariety is of use, by ventilating a question.
The discussion, open to all, keep society from stagnating, as
the winds du the sea, and widen many a mind, by showing
its possessor that what he took for gospel truth is not so
certain after all. It is one great advantage of our own rather
special and peculiar path that, without eschewing the great
questions of the day, we shall be enabled by the pause be-
tween each successive issue to discuss them with somewhat
more of calmness and elaborateness than habitually falls to
the lot of a deity organ, however able and high-principled.
We shall steadily bear in mind, b6th for ourselves and
readers, humanwm est errare. It is only half-educated men
who are omniscient, and have no doubts, and for such there
will be no place among our writers. We shall put down
candidly and distinctly what we conscientiously believe true,
but be by no means either angry or surprised if our cotem-
poraries. in print or out or it, think otherwise. The quali-
ties that combine to make a successful journal are many,
but good feeling and singleness of purpose, at least as much
as talent and perseverance, are effectual allies, and if they
do not command success, may justify the hope to deserve it.

City Municipal Elections,

-Apr

At some of the wardmote meetinga which were held on
Wednesday, a poll was demanded on behalf of certain
of the candidates. In each case the polling took place
yesterday, and the following is the result :

ALDGATE.—Alderman Lusk declared the number of
votts : Metiers H. A. Isaacs, 147—R. B. Whiteside, 147
J. C. Davis, 140—B. Burnell, 107—W. H. Toulon, 105—
R. C. Bueknall, 99—E. D. Rog( rs, 98; J, Turnley, 97
J. Hudson, 89. The first eight were elected.

BREAD-STREET.—The result was made knows by Alder-
man W. Lawrence: Messrs Ilawtrey, 62—Ridley, 62
Cole, 62--Maynard, 60—M'Cutchen, 57—M'George, 57
Maughan, 55—Pill, 40—Smith, 19. The first eight were
elected.

BRlDGE.—Alderman Abbles stated the result of the poll :
Messrs Arnold, 59—Hartland, 56—R. Taylor, 55—C.
Whetham, 55—J. Blake, 52—Johnson, 47—H. P. Taylor,
46—Gover, 44—Cluncher, 19—May, 19. Of the above Mr
It. P. Taylor and Mr Gover were the new candidates—and
Mr May, an old representative of the ward, and Mr
Cluncher mere unsuccessful.
CHEAP—Alderman Allen announced the numbers—.
Messrs John Bennett, 126—W. Tegg, 118—S. Gibbing,
118—J. Stewart, 116—J. Orridge, 114—J. Thorp, 111—
Morey, 1/16—J. Bontom, 80--Wright, 67—Wilson, 44,
The first eight were the successful candidates, Mr Tegg
being appointed the deputy.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT—The past members were
Messrs Read, King, Cuthbert, Pickering, Morisse, Smith,
Nina, and Gower, the two new canditates being Messrs
Turner and Harvey. The following was the result of the
poll, the first eight being elected :—Messrs Gower, 241
Pickering, 233—Cuthbert, 218—Smith, 212—Nind, 209
urner, 204—Read, 183—King, 167—Morisse, 140.
TowEß—The announcement was made by Alderman T.
Q. Finnic—Messrs J. Young, 128—J, Malcolm, 121— H.
Heath, 119—J. S. Banning, 115—T. B. Humphreys, 109—
J. Nurthway. 116—B. Smith, 87—C. ilegiubutham, 85—
B. Corcoran, 83—J. Forster, 60—H. Astet 42. The first
eight were declared to have been duly elected,

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, December 22.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week, together with the corresponding
figures of the previous account :

Dec. 15.

Dec. 22.
DR. f.
Capital of the Bank 182,600,000
Profits in addition toCapital
(Art. 8 law June 9.1867) 6,912,460 91 6,893,059 36
Reserve in the Bank and

182,500,000 J.:

its branches
Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation 721,487,475 739,383,125
Bank notes to order and re-

ceipts payable at sight 5,774,783 36 5,432,012 87
Treasury sc... cur. credit0r103,359,256 06 93,0.44,132 63
Currentticcounts—Paris —136,089,007 48 140,571.991 44
Do. branch-banks 20,104 508 20,698,501
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry
interests,.
Re-discounts, of the last
six months..
Sundries

1,237,994,159 61 1,250,065,304 22
CR.
Cash in hand and branch-

banks
Commercial bills ovs-rdue 708,763 66 558,808 39
ComuiercialbillsdiscouLted

not yet due..
Do. branch-banks .... 287,085,185 285,314,504
Advances on deposits of
bullion
Do. branch-banks 4,869,184 4,900,210
Advances on French public
securities
Do, branch-banks 7,595,550 7,918,050
Advances on ra,i_lway shares
and debentures .. 26,543,800 26,C20,900
Do. branch-banks.... 16,787,150 17,072,450
Advances on Credit Fon-
der Bonds 548,500 543.300
Do. branch-banka .... 414,750 339.650
Advances to the State

(Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 00,000,000
Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes immobilisees (Law
June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the
Bank .. 1 8,348,078 8,330,078
Landed property, branches
Expenses of management 2,849,239 24 2,488,973 49
Sundries 6,083,115 83 6,250,6)3 12

1,237,984,151 61 1,250,055,304 22
Certified, the, Senator-Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) RoIIIAND.

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, with his
Royal Highness Prince Arthur and Major Elphin-
stone, and a numerous staff of officers, comprising
Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, Adjutant General; Gen. Sir
G. Pollock, G.C.B. and K.S.T.;.Gen. Sir J. Bur-
goyne, G.C.8., luspector-Gen. of Fortifications ;
Lieut—Gen. Sir H. Jones, G.C.8., Governor of the
Royal Staff College, Sandhurst; Major-Gen. Ham-
ilton, Vice-President; Major-Gen. Sir F. Abbott,
and Lieut.-Col. Elwyn, of the Council of Military
Education, arrived at Woolwich at half past 10
o'clock yesterday morning, to conduct the Christmas
examination of the gentlemen cadets at the Royal
Military Academy, and award commissions and
prizes in accordance with the recommendation of
the council of which his Royal Highness is presi-
dent. immediately on arriving at the Academy,
Prince Arthur with Major Eiphinstone visited the
drawing and class rooms, for the purpose of inspect-
ing the drawings and scientific sketches executed
by the cadets during the past half-year.
The whole of the cadets, by desire of the Duke
of Cambridge, were assembled in the dining hall,
when his Royal Highness, in a private mauner,
addressed their at some length in earnest and
impressive terms relative to irregularities which
had taken place during the past half-year. He
assured the cadets that whilst he was anxious to
promote their comfort and best interests, he would
take care to maintain that strict discipline without
which the army could not exist, and which should
especially be cherished by those who would here-
after be called upon to command men in her MA..
jesty's service.
His Royal Highness then conducted a viva voce
examination of one of the classes in German,
and subsequently proceeded to the Common, where
several batteries of Royal Artillery had assembled,
which were inspected by the Duke and staff, and
Prince Arthur, who was attired in a tartan dress,
and rode his favourite Shetland pony. After in-
specting the troops, hie Royal Highness and staff
returned to the Academy on the lawn fronting
which the whole of the gentlemen cadets had as-
sembled in review order, the band of the Royal
Artillery being present. After inspection by his
Royal Highness and staff, the several classes of
cadets went through a complete series of manual,
platoon, and battalion exercises, under the direc-
tion of Senor Cadets Nicholson, Washington, and
Curling.

The cadets then marched to the school of arms
attached to the spacious gymnasium of the institu-
tion, where arrangemente had been made for dis-
tributing prizes for exemplary conduct and profi-
ciency in study during the past half-year, Major-
General Hamilton, Vice-President of the Council of
Military Education, read a report from the council
to the effect that 41 gentlemen cadets of the
first and second divisions of the first class
had been found qualified to receive commissions,
and of these it was recommended that 14 be ap-
pointed to the Royal Engineers, and the remainder
to the Royal Artillery. The examiners had re•
ported favourably as to the state of the junior
classes, with some exceptions, which chiefly re-
lated to the languages. Colonel Yorke, R.E., then
'read a report from Major-Gen. Sandhatn, comman-
dant of the Academy, as to the efficiency of the
cadets, and the zeal and attention of their instruc-
tors,

The number of marks gained by each of the
cadets in the several branches of study was then
read over, and the successful candidates for com-
missions were called to the front, when the Duke
or Cambridge distribu,ed the following prizes:—
Mr Curling, for exemplary conduct, a regulation
sword. Mr W. Nicholson, for exemplary conduc,,,
the Peilock gold medal; for first artillery, a double
telescope ; for first topography, an aneroid baro-
meter ; for chemistry, a microscope ; and for first
fortifications, books. Mr Brown, for second artil.
!stye an aneroid barometer; and for geology, a mi-
croscope. Mr Leadoct for second fortifications, a
prismatic compass. Mr Beresford, for second topo-
graphy, a pocket sextant. Mr Pultord, for natura►
philosophy and practical mechanics, a microscope.
Mr Walker, for first French and second German,
valuable books. Mr Moore for second French, Mr
Arnott for first Garman, and Mr Jacob for Hindus-
tani, valuable books. Mr Purcell, for first mathe-
matic,,, a case of mathematical instruments. Mr C.
Watson, for second mathematics, third fortifies
lions and practical geometry, pocket compasses and
sextant. Prizes were also awarded to Mr Freeth
for landscape drawing ; Mr Jekyll for Practical
geometry ; and Mr Leech for landscape drawing.
His Royal Highness then proceeded to address
the cadets. He reminded them that the two corps
of Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, in which
they would shortly receive commissions, were emi-
nently scientific, and they would do well to re-
member that on leaving those wails it was essentially
necessary to continue their education, and endeavour
to keep pace with this scientific age by acquiring
not only a theoretical but a practical knowledge of
those extraordinary inventions and improvements
which are constantly taking place. He was happy
to find that during the past halt-year so much ad-
vancement had been made by the several classes,
and that such a favourable report had been presented
by the lieutenant-governor. He need scarcely re-
mind them that something more then knowledge of
their profession was required from officers in her
Majesty's service. It was necessary that they should
be of high character, cultivating a high tone of
feeling and a high standard of truth. He hoped
the advice ho had given them on several occasions
would not be lost upon them, and that they would
endeavour in after life to emulate the conduct of
those gallant officers who had rendered the service
of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers dis-
tinguished.

The Duke and his staff subsequently Witnessed b
series of gymnastic exercises by the, cadets, aria,
after vishing the riding establishment and other
departments, returned to London n,, ti,tre
amidst a Royal salute from the theen.hin battery.

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Dec. 22.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked and
drove yesterday afternoon.
Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess
Beatrice also went out in the grounds.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

SANDUINGHAN, DEC. 22.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
appear to be greatly enjoying their stay at their Norfolk
seat, and, with the infant Prince. Albert Victor, are in ex-
cellent health.

The anniversary of the death of the Prince Omsort Was
observed at Sandringham as at Windsor, their rlyal high-
nesses spending Wednesday and Thursday in strsct retire-

ment.

On Friday their royal highnesses were out with the
West Norfolk at Snettishaw.

The prince and party were out shooting on the Frankfort
part of the estate on Saturday, and, although the sn'tw fell
heavily all day, the sport was excellent.
On Sunday the prince and princess, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen, Lieut-General Knollys, Captain
Grey, Mr Fisher, and Mr Holzuktnn, attended Sandriir
ham Chinch. The sermon was preached by the Rev'.•
Tarver, chaplain to his royal highness.
A private meet of the West Norfolk foxhounds took plt
at Sandringham on Tuesday, and was attended by the Prince
of Wales and a select field of the leading supporters of this
popular hunt. It was a matter of regret to all, and to none
more than his royal highness, that though the Wolferton,
Brick Kiln, Jocelyn, and other woods were drawn, no run
could be obtained, and the prince mst with his first blank'
this season. His royal highness is particularly desirous
thatfoxes should be preserved on his estate.

On Wednesday the Prince of Wales, attended by Capt.
Grey, drove to Marharo, on a visit to the esteemed master
of the West Norfolk Hunt, Mr H. VlRebels, vho had in-
vited a number of the leading inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood to meet his royal highness for a day's shooting in the
excellent covers of Narbrough Contract. The prince re-
mained the guest of Mr Villobois at Marhapa House, and
was to be joined to-day by the Princess of Wales, the visit
terminating to-morrow.

Their royal highnesses• will spend Christmas at Sand-
ringham, and it is under.tood that the poorer classes on
the royal estate will be enabled to enjoy their Christmas-
day in a thoroughly English style, through the prince's
liberality.

The Duchess of Norfolk arrived at Arandel Castle,
Sussex, on Wednesday, from Paris. The young Duke of
Norfolk is making a tour in France.

The Marquis of Cony ngham left town yesterday
to pass the Christmas with. Lord and Lady Churchill at
Wynchwood Park, Oxon, after which the noble marquis
goes to his seat in Ireland.

The Earl of Derby, by, accounts received in town
yesterday, is regaining strength after his recent severe ill-
ness.

The E arl and Countess of Warwick will shortly
leave their residence at the Stable-yard, St. James's, for the
Isle of Wight.
The Earl of Eldon will leave Hatfield House,
Herta, to-day, for his seat in Dorsetshire.

The Earl of Coventry hes returned to Thomas
Hotel, herkeley-square.
Viscount and Vracountess Palmerston are enter-
taining a select party at Broadlands, Hants•

Lord Lyons is expected to arrive in England on
Sunday or Monday next, from America. His lordship had
arranged to leave New York by the next Cunard steamer
tor Liverpool.

Lord and Lady Eustace Ceoil, Lord Stanley, EP.,
the Earl of Eldon, and Mr Seymour Fitzgerald, M.P., are
amongst the visitors to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Salisbury, at Hatfield House, Herts.

The Earl and Countess De Grey have left Studley
Royal, Yorkshire, for Nooton Park, their Beat in Lincoln-
shire,

The marriage, announced some months back in
our columns, of the E4rl of Coventry and Lady Blanche
Craven, daughter of the Earl and Countess Craven, will be
solemnised towards the close of the ensuing month. The
ceremony is to take place in town.

" ROYAL ACADEMY OF MuslC.—The competition
for the King's Szholarships took place at the insti-
tution on Monday, the 19th inst., and for that of the West.
mortal:id Scholarship and Putter Exhibition on Wednesday
last. The following professors composed the board of
examiners :—For the King's Scholarships—Messrs Charles
Lucas (chairman), W. Dorrell, H, C. Lunn, M. Sainton,
and Signor Guglielmo, For the Westmorland Scholarship
and Potter Exhibition—Messrs Charles Lucas (cnairmah),
W. Dorrell, Cusins, F. R. cos, and Signor Sohira. The
candidates elected were :—For the King's Scholarships--
Miss Margaret Watts and Mr Francis Ralph; for the
Westmorland Scholarship—Miss A. Smyth; and for tha
Potter Exhibition—Miss A. Kinkel. The following can-
didates were highly commended :—For the King's Scholar.
ships—Misses Ida Henry, M. Buds, M. Bauermeister, C•
E. Kingdon, F. M. Kingdon, and Messrs. W. A. S. King"
don, and G. A. Davis ; for the Westmorland SoholarshiP
—Miss E. Pitt and Miss Kellner; and for the Potter
Exhibition—. Miss E. Pitt and Miss J. Williams.

The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette of yestero
day says :—" Our readers have not forgotten the
circumstantial contradiction given by some of our Liverpool
contemporaries to the statement which appeared in these
columns respecting the departure of the steamer Sea King
from London to sail under the Confederate flag. The Sea
King, on entering the Confederate service, beoarie the
Shenandoah, and we are enabled to report something more
respecting her movements. The Shenandoah appears to
have employed her time to some purpose. Advices received
this day from Bahia report the arrival there of a Daniell
vessel with the crews of no less than five Federal vessels,
all of which had been captured and destroyed by the
Shenandoah, under the command of Captain Wardel•
The names of these vessels are the Elena, of Maine.--the
E. Godfrey, of Boston—the Kate Prince, the Charter
Oak, and the Susan. We take it that this report eats'
Wishes the fact that the Sea King is not only a Confederate
cruiser, but that she is likely to rival, if not surpass, tile
Alabama in harassing the commerce of the Northero
States.

LIFE-BOAT SERVICES. FILEY, NEAR YOEO9
DEC. 21.—At four o'clock this morning (report
Mr R. White) four of the fishing cobles of this place went
out. At seven a.m. it came on a strong gale from the
E.S.E.ovith a heavy surf, and as there was great danger
of the cobles reaching the shore safely, the Hollon life-
boat, belonging to the National Institution, was at once
launched, and accompanied the cobles until they all got
safely to the shore. On such occasions the presence of the
lifeboat gives the fishermen fresh courage, and they 6°•
cordingly work their craft with renewed energy. 'Thus the
lifeboat often contributes, as in this instance, to the saving
of the lives of a large number of persons. as well as JIG
preservation of property of a considerable amount to thee•
poor men. The cost of the lifeboat was given to the inoti-
tate by the ex-Lord Mayor of York (Ms Hollon) and gill
Honor,.

DESTITUTION IN THE METROPOLIS.—Doring the
last few days, since the cold has set in with o°4
intense severity, the varicus refuges for supplying Pral;
sions and lodgings to the destitute have been crowded.
house in Playhouse-yard, which was opened on Saturds/
last, has been visited by several hundreds—men, worrielt:
and children—there being separate rooms for the men.
the Asylum, Providence-row, there have been 500 oPPi
cations of a night, a large number of which were coullol'e„,-
to be refused. It has been the same with the new refuge 7,-.
Newport-market, and the premises in Field-lane have “1%-
been besieged nightly by crowds of poor. These so
addition to the receptacles attached to the workhouses in
th
various parishes, where, under the late Act of Parliarae"
the police are required to take all the casual poor they In!!
with on their usual beats, which will make the destitUte
amount to some thousands.
DEATH IN THE PULPIT.-.—A sad sense of bereave-
went has been induced in Pembrokeshire, in copse
:
quence of the death, under sudden and indeed very ore
markable circumstances, of the Rev. Hugh Hughee' rfca
generally known as Tegai. The reverend divine ne''
very eminent position among the dissenting
Wales, and ho was not more distinguished for his piety 5 ce,
simplicity of life than for the nervous power and eleclu,aled.,
with which his pulpit discourses were commonly cluto
On the Sunday he preached a discourse having eigilisc3oo
reference to the uncertainty of life, for which ho ehelesed,
his text the remarkable declaration of Scripture, "
are the dead that die in the Lord." He was explaiwni,_ol
the passage, and applying it with fervour and power,e fro.
he was observed suddenly to stagger and fall. Those Vois,
ministers'
ova
sent rushed around him and raised him 111), when hoorpg
found that he had been seized with paialysis, of which
time previously he had had an attack, altho'gh entirely'
Ito
was
car,
character sufficiently severe to compel hitu
cease from his pastoral and pulpit labours. I e nolo
him but I'l°
afterwards. Every attention was paid to
8.--k;i7
and on
fiat to his residence in a state of stupor, and never .
malady was beyond the reach of human
admirers tllB
Friday it became known among his many
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Liverpool Mercury.
he had breathed his last during
FRENCH HISTOR.••
A CONTRIBUTION TO , a sec
ond
just been purchasend
thee
the previous rlis
„chives of
curious manuscript bus
placed amont the
that city. The volutare, rovieoe 01
nand book shop at Lyons
the
amount of the receipts and expenses of thethrePe
years at, 01!
Lyonnais and of the ei,y of Lyons foN
onswauridtten en parchmen g' .
with the history of that part of the country.
end of the 16th century, with numerous details connect°