The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-14 00:00:00

The Late Professor Boole, FA S.

One of those men known to a limited circle, bet
within that circle the object of an affectionate rer:
sheet approaching to veneration, died Etiddall ee
Friday lust. The Professorship of Mathealej`it
which Dr Boole held in Queen's College, Gera
would Lot of itself make the holder celebrated, ,36
the works which he published from time lo t`./3301
dealt with such abstruse questions of matheraatlue
and metaphysical inquiry that they could be aPPrct
ciated only by a few. Those who were capable st
understanding their value held them in the `b
understanding
estimation, and will look upon the premature de 4
of their author as a grave loss to the word
thought. The yet smaller number who were ad`
milted to the privilege of Professor Boole's friel/
ship will grieve that they have been separated Wei
one, intercourse with whom was a source of instruct
tion and delight, whcse far-reaching powers
thought were exercised on the subtlest problereeso
philosophy with a precision and energy rarely sb°bio
in any inquiry, who united to the extent et re,
mathematical learning a width of culture which Poe
served him from the dangers of isolated studio, Add
who threw over all the charm of an unconsei°o
simplicity before which pretension was abashed.
re
The earlier years of Professor Boole's life weds
spent in the neighbourhood of Lincoln, and it sceie
during his residence at Lincoln that he first been
a
known by his contributions to the " Cambridgee.lleo
Dublin Mathematical Journal." The great abilills
shown in those papers led to the high expeetatjo elire
of his future career, and these expectations:lle- 13e
further heightened by the publication of ; 0
MathematicalAnalysisof Logic. Those interested
the progress of these studies were,thereforeesineererje
gratified when they heard, little more than 10Yete
since, that Mr Boole, although not a member of aPof
University, had been chosen to be the Professerw
Mathematics at Cork. The post was one which o,e
Boole was eminently fitted to adorn, and, at the la
time, it gave him better opportunities of pure°. De
his favourite studies. Soon after his appoints the
received the honorary degree of LL.D. frau
hied
University of Dublin ; and in 1854 he pablisgi,
the first fruits of his Professoriate in " AD We- 00
gation of the Laws of Thought, on which .01
founded the Mathematical Theories of Logi° ;le
Probabilities." The subject of this volume was al
tinned in a memoir in the Transactions of the P°,l fee.
Society of Edinburgh," On the Combination of
rde
timonies and of Judgment," and soon afterWa.etp
when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal'S°clor f
ho resumed the subject cn a paper " On the lbbefee
of Probabilitieg," read before the society °11,1,0
19th of June, 1862, and since published in the
...rate
losophical Transactions. In the meanwhile he " Doi
his work on "Differential Equations," villiebicle
become a class-book in the University of Carabr",„a
He was engaged in the preparation of a °cod
edition of this work at the time of his deatil' (pa
he spent part of his last summer vacation in 1'°1304
reuseeking the treasures of the Royal Soci4 oere
the British Museum, that his book might be 118'`
fact as possible. 1,300;
An untimely death has put a stop to his 'I eve
They were undertaken in pure love of ecieneefie
with no thought of winning honour and reo°oo
vo°
but their value was recognised throughout Oleo the
dom, and by the foremost mathematiciaace°lotriii
Continent. But Professor Boole, though a delta
student of exact science, recognised the 1413 with
scientific method. Nowhere aro these litailt3 the
greater clearness defined than in his work °1 nee
" Laws of Thought," which has been foul f°4
deemed an undue extension of mathematic:ea-01°
ceases. He, himself, delighted equally ;.0130
matics, in poetry, and in metaphysics, and tbcczaier'
of his knowledge was in each of the widest oder°,
His acquaintance with the literature of the °lgoe'
world was singularly extensive. He wasatrigia
lover of Dante, and it may net be cleaned ~ tore
to mention that he esteemed the" Paradis°
.0 Dal;
than the "Inferno '—and if the width of 1110/0
tore was great, no one can read " The 1101,0111
Thought" without being struck by the pr°coprit,„
religious spirit in which he worked at his fa to°Pl
studies. Bat the quality which, perhoPaileciece
marked him out from his fellows was an inteevarcb„lo
modesty such as he once described as " inejt`bat P(I
froin a pure devotion to truth." It %as 5°0000e,,,
was unduly shy or retiring, but that 11°, ate',
absolutely insensible to his claims upon tilopeeeat;
tion of others. Death has checked the de" • gift
of his DB
of his character here, but the memory wee A
and graces will be jealously preserved by.doe 00;
has left behind, and most of all by a wad
children now sorrowing. The immediate ca"
death was an effusion upon the lunge.
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Ai, De 0 to
" BLoUNT TEMPEST." By the Rev. ' es ea,re
3 vole,—`c The author of this novel is well lin°l—ed
.of
the popular men of the present day. Posse3asct ore.,to
oratorical abilities, his pulpit discourses attl
_or fa0,,,,,t
congregations, and his readings and lectures j 3010,1..
be listened to with satisfaction by his auditoro+.. r
now appears in the character of a
well Tempest' is a novel that cannot fail to be sius ,
has all the requisites for making it so. lees
'J• o
and carefully worked out. The principal e'-`
eocorre3
bably be recognised by some as havings. thou
circle of a viell known family in L,anca..u,_. r os
course, they have not been literally aclhenctiv. belay
tells his tale admirably. story is on tia
01013"
reader's attention throughout."--ob6erver,Thil, see • r
JUSTICES' JUSTICE.—At the Sp an
anuloo,
last week, before the Rev Edward Moorca,atbel AvlabsoPloal
Howl.rd, Mr Thomas Par,ker,l_
oteidring
stotic;
noveltsetcosofto..ttej:
charged Francis 11,Jvell, aged :cern wag
of wheat ears from his field while t
.11(111010 for°
Revell is a roan of rcFpectable appottiraoee,w.,_o6
to
_Ol.
ward to say that they believed him to bco,74frep lt•
Couvicttd,lo days' imprisonnient,—ini
32 yeais. Respectable boiesorl-70,
in the locality

The English Stock Market has been subjected
to some slight fluctuation today. In the morning
the Funds were at an improvement of I per cent.,
out Soon afterwards a relapse occurred, and quota.
tions have gone back to last evening's values;
Consols being 891 for money, and 891 I for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced AIIDIIi.
!lee are 881 ; Exchequer Bills, ss. die.; and
.Udia 5 per Cepts., 102 f
There has been very little animation or fluctuation
IQ the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
are 711 4 ; do. Consolides, 46; 47;; Mexican, 291
1; do. New, 271 I; Greek, 221 23; Spanish Pas.
311 I; do. Certificates, 14 14 ; the Confe-
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the Danubian, j die. to par.
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The Price of Gold.

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The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mine pin., and
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By adviccs from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark
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gold is 141 percent. At these rates there is a small profit
on the importation of go'd from the United States.

Extraordinary Libel Case.

DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning.

One of the most extraordinary trials which have ever
taken place in Ireland was commenced yesterday before
Chi f.Justice Monahan and a special jury. The case is at
heating in the Court of Common Pleas, the same court in
which the story of the Yelverton marriage was first related
to a jury and the public. Many fancy that the present affair
is not without features ct resemblance to that celebrated
case; but however this may be, there is no doubt that the
interest f in the trial now pending bids fair to outrival the
interest fait at the time when the town rang with the name
of Theresa Longworth and her matrimonial wrongs. The
title of the pending case is Travers v. Wilde. It may be
premised that the plaintiff is a young lady of about 25. She
is the daughter of Dr. Travers, who holds the situation of
sub-librarian in Marsh's Library, and who has gained con-
siderable fame as a scholar of antiquarian tastes. There are
two dt fJndants, Sir 'Wm. Wilde and his wifs. Lady Wilde is
—nominally, at least—the principal defendant. It was stated
in court that her husband's name had been joined with hers
merely for the sake of complying with legal forms; but it
will be seen that Sir William W ilde occupies the most pro-
minent place in the proceedings, so far as they have gone.
Sir William Wilde was formerly Doctor Wilde, and re-
ceived the henour of knighthood very recently, partly in
acknowledgment of his high reputation as an oculist and
aurist, and partly because he had been one of the census
commissioners. Lady Wilde is an authoress in her way,
and has written several poetic pieces under the name of
" Speranza." These, then, are the parties to the action,
which is one of libel. Mary Josephine Travers, spinster,
seeks to recover £2,000 damages from William Wilde,
knight, and Jane Francesca, his wife, for a libel written by
the female defendant to the father of the plaintiff. This is
the letter which Lady Wilde sent to Dr Travers about his
daughter Mary—

Tower Bray, May 6.
Sir—You may not be aware of the disreputable conduct
of your daughter at Bray, where she consorts with all the
low newspaper boys in the place, employing them to disco.
minate offmsive piricartio in which thy manw is given, anti
also tracts, in which she makes it appear that she has had
an intrigue with Sir William Wilde. If she chooses to dis-
grace herself that is not my afflir ; but as her object in
insulting me is the hope of extorting money, for which she
has applied to Sir William Wilde, with threats of more
annoyance if not given, I think it right to inform you that
no threat or additional insult shall ever extort money for
her from our hands. The wages of disgrace she has so
basely treated for and demanded shall never be given to
9:1 I her. JANE F. WILDE.9S To Dr Travers.

To this charge, which the summons and plaint repre-
sented as a libel on the character and chastityof Miss Travers,
the defendants pleaded several defences, the substance of
some of which it may be necessary to give, as they are not
only very peculiar, but go a great way towards explaining
—from the defendants' point of view, of course—the nature
of the action. After the ordinary defences that the letter
is no libel, that the words were not used in a defamatory
sense, that there was no publication as alleged, and that,
if there was, the publication was privileged, there is ano-
ther plea, which declares that the plaintiff, having taken
umbrage at some supposed slights put upon her by Lady
Wilde. set herself to insult and annoy the female defendant
in various ways. Among other means adopted towards
that end, it was alleged that Miss Travers had published
" a certain scandalous and immodest pamphlet, under the
title of Florence Boyle Price ; or, a 'Warning, by Speranza,'

thereby causing the public to believe that such publication
was the composition of Lady Wilde,who had previously been
known as an authoress under the name of Speran za' in which
she (Miss Travers), under the assumed name of Florence
Boyle Prier, would make it appear that a person therein
styled Dr. Qnilp (whom the plaintiff afterwards admitted
to have been intended for Sir W. Wilde) had made an at-
tempt upon her virtue; and that, in furtherance of her
design, she caused divers doggerel verses and additional
articles to be inserted in a newspaper called the Ihrblin
Weekly Adves User, signing some of them with the assumed
name of Speranza.' " It was also alleged that Miss Tra-
vers had sent several insulting letters to Lady Wilde, and
had endeavoured to expose Sir W, Wilde to ridicule and
contempt, by issuing placards and handbills against him
on the occasion of his lecturing in the Metropolitan Hall,
to the Young Men's Christian Association; that the pla-
cards bore the words, "Sir Wm. Wilde and Speranza;'' and
That the plaintiff employed wen to ring hand bells, so as to
direct attention to them—that she had further "caused
divers persons to sell copies of the same immodest pam-
phlets, falsely alleging it to be the intended lecture of Sir
William Wilde, thereby causing great diaturbance and
confusion at the place where the lecture was to be de-
livered;" and that she subsequently invited public atten-
tion to this circumstance in the newspapers. The defence
proceeded to allege that the pamphlet had been offered for
sale, and sent to the house at Bray, where the Wilde family
were residing, as the plaintiff would "have it to be believed
that she had had an intrigue with Sir William Wilde."
It was also averred that on several occasions, before the
writing of the alleged libel, the plaintiff had applied to the
defendants and " threatened more annoyance if her requests
were not acceded to." Lady Wilde further pleaded her
bona fide belief that the plaintiff "had disgraced herself,"
and that her object was to extort money, and that, in order
to induce her father, Dr Travers, to use his parental autho-
rity over her, she (Lady Wilde) had written the letter
without malice, and in the hope of stopping the insulting
proceedings; and her ladyship declared that she believed
the statements contained in the letter to be true. Such, in
substance, were the pleadings, as opened by Mr Quin.
Serjeant Armstrong stated the plaintiff's case at con-
siderable length. After adverting to the social position of
the parties concerned, the learned gentleman said that in
1854, the plaintiff, being threatened with deafness, was re-
commended by her physician to consult Sir William Wilde,
who enjoyed a high dharacter as an aurist. She was then
' about 19 years of age, and most interesting, both by reason
of personal beauty and mental culture." Sir William pro-
scribed for her, but would not take any fee, and an acquaint-
ance sprang up between Miss Travers and the Wilde family,
end she often visited at their house when they had com-
pany, When she had first seen Sir William Wilde hp lived
in Westland-row, but he afterwards removed to Merrione
square, a more aristocratic quarter of the city. Sir William
had made Miss Travers a present of a season-ticket for the
Exhibition in 1859, and she used to go to the theatre with
his children. The learned sergeant "did not mean to say
that at this period Sir William ever entertained any inten-
tion of assaulting the virtue of the plaintiff, but, no doubt,
an intercourse extending over seven years gradually exerted

its influence, and raised in his mind a guilty intent."
Sergeant Sullivan (for the defendants) here interposed.
His learned friend was making the action—.which was vir-
tually one against Lady Wilde, with her husband joined
for form's sake—a vehicle for an attack on Sir William
Wilde. The male defendant was "not in any way placed
in a position to answer any insinuations that might be
thrown out against him." Lady Wilde, in reply to the
allegation that she imputed unchastity to the plaintiff,
denied that ever she had done so, having merely written to
her father with the object stated in the pleadings, 'Sir

William had nothing to do with the matters which the
jury had to try. In reply to Sergeant Armstrong's obser.
vation that all the statements of the plaintiff would be
proved in evidence, Sergeant Sullivan said that at the
proper time the defendant would show that the charges
were untrue.
Sergeant Armstrong, in reply said that the libellous letter
was justified on the ground that the plaintiff had "made
scandalous charges against Sir William Wilde, which were
not founded on truth." He (Sergeant Armstrong) had a
right'to go into the whole case, and to show that the plain-
tiff's pamphlet "charged, not an intrigue, but an intent of
a very different kind "—and as regards the demand for
money, he wished to let them see that Sir 'William Wilde
was the person forcing the money on her, instead of her ap •
plying to him.
Sergeant Sullivan—l do not mean to say that you are not
to show that the defences are untrue, but what I say is, that
the plaintiff comes hero charging Lady Wilde with libelling
her by a charge of unchastisy, and she now comes with this
case that she is unchaste.
Sergeant Armstrong—lf she was violated by Wilde in his
private study, and refuses to receive any more of his licen-
tious embraces, is she to be branded as a prostitute ?
Chief Justice Monahan—l cannot stop the case for the
plaintiff.
Sergeant Sullivan—Very well, my lord. After the last
observations of Sergeant Armstrong, he may go on.
Some further conversation having ensued,
Sergeant Armstrong went on wish his statement. He
read a number of letters to show the progress of the ac-
quaintanceship between Sir William Wilde and the plaintiff.
So long ago as 1859 Sir William used to criticise kiss Tra-
vers's dress, saying he did not like a bonnet, or something
of that kind; and he was accustomed to give her small
sums of money, which the plaintiff took as loans to supply
her with dress befitting her position. There were a vast
number of letters written from Sir William Wilde to the
lady. One of them referred to a burn which she had in
her neck, and another to the paring of a corn, and others
were written in a half-fatherly, half-quizzing style. The
male defendant is over fifty years of age. However, as
Sergeant Armstrong stated, Miss Travers.had her suspicions
aroused in the winter of 1861. In the October of that year,
so the learned gentleman proceeded to say, "there was
a distribution of premiums for the Queen's University,
in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, and Miss Travers
was there with Dr Wilde; he asked her to go and escorted
her home. Well, the next day he met her iu Westland-tow,
and he said to her, in a very marked way, ' Did you observe
anything yesterday?' She said, I did not,' Did you no-
tice my carriage, as we were coming along the street, com-
ing after us ?" I did not.' I will not repeat the identical
words he used. Sho will give them herself; but the sub.
stance was that they hal been watched by Mrs Wilde in
that carriage, and in fact that Mrs Wilde was, in her own
mind, distrustful of what was going on. From the lips of
Dr Wilde himself Miss Travers first heard of such a cir-
cumstance. She unquestionably was a little alarmed, and
it 'struck her that she should be more circumspect; but he
made as light of it when he saw the effect it had on her as
possible, and he gave her a book. He said to her, Look in
that book and you will understand what I mean.' She took
the book, and found it contained a letter asking her to see
him at the hospital he was professionally attending, but she
did not go. She saw him shortly afterwards, when he asked
her did she want money, but she said not; she wanted to
have his 'reference to Lady Wilde' cleared up. She gave
him to understand that unless this were done all acquaint-
ance between them must cease. He wrote to her—" Don'

be angry. lam sick, I assure you. I will leave the money

for you, 105, at Shr.ridan's" (this was a shop where
parcels were left iu the ordinary course), at about 11 o'clock,
You will make me curse you if you don't take it." After-
wards he explained that in speaking as he had done he had
been only joking, and asked her to come and dine with Lady
Wilde and the family, and she did go. Matters went on till
February, 1862, when one day, as he was examining her ear
in his study, "she was amazed and confounded when, most
suddenly, he clasped her in his arms, and refused to re-
lease her till she had promised to call him William." " I
will not let you go," says he, " till you promise to call me
William." He said he would detain her till she said,
"Please, William, let me go;" but t. he refused, and got
away Lam the house. Ho then wrote letters to her,
which she returned to h!m unopened. The drift of them,
when it was ascertained, was that she should " not be
making mountains out of mole-hills." and that the clasping
of her in his arms meant no harm, and that it was unjust
for her to harbour any suspicion against him; and he also
talked about being miserable, fretting about Miss Travers,
and more to that effect. She felt it necessary to see Sir
William Wilde about a letter which had been opened, as
she thought, before it reached her, and he also invited her
to the house to see one of his children. Subsequently Sir
William Wilde " supplied her with some money to go to
Australia, and a ticket was taken at Dublin ;" but when
she:went to Liverpool to embark there was some difficulty
about her berth, and she returned.
Omitting a great deal of counsel's statement—omitting
all about the little letters that Sir William wrote to her, tho
dresses he bought for her, and Lady Wilde's " petulant
remark," on one occasion, when she asked Miss Travers,
"where do you want to take my husband to now
must hasten to the most startling part of Sergeant Arm-
strong's speech—" On Thursday, Oct. 11, 1862, Miss Tra-
vers, in obedience to an invitation she received from him,
waited on him in his study. She was there about half-past
one o'clock. He made no allusion to any previous waver.
cation in reference to the publication in the letter or any-
thing else, but he at all events expressed great concern about
the mark of a burn which she had across her throat. He
removed her bonnet for the purpose apparently of looking
at her throat, She was in the habit of concealing that
slight defect by wearing a necklet of black velvet, and he
put his hand into it, with his knuckles next her
throat, fastening his knuckles in the velvet band.. He
pressed against her very tightly, so forcibly that she said,
You are suffocating,me." I will,' said he, 'suffocate you,
.I cannot help it.' Gentlemen, I will leave it to herself to
tell you what followed. But I will tell you what he said
after st hat followed. I felt it my duty to be most particular
in ascertaining what she was prepared to swear as to that
interview and the assault upon her. The next thing, gen-
tlemen, after the horrible ponsternation and agitation into
which she was thrown—the next thing, when she recovered
consciousness, was this; she found him throwing cold
water on her face. He was opposite to her, with a tumbler
of water in his hand. He cried to her ' Oh, don't close your
eyes ; look up once more. He always had a little wine in his
study. He held wine to her lips. She was in that state her
mouth was tightly compressed in the agitation of the occasion.
He could not get her moutk opened, He then sponged her
face with water, and what did he say I wish the devil or
the angel Gabriel would make her open her mouth. (Laugh-
ter.) Ho said, Rise, I beseech you, for my preservation
and your own.' H's shook ker. He begged her not to stare
so wildly at him. ' speak one word,' ho cried, 'speak one
word, for God's sake. I know,' said he, 'lam a ruffian—
but it was not premeditated.' Gentlemen, on hearing
those extraordinary and frightful expressions, she at-
tempted to rise from where she was. He offered het
wine again, but her teeth were still clenched, and he said,
I will pour the wine on you if you won't take it. lam
horribly frightened,' he said, and you must make me a
promise. Have sense, or the first person you meet you
will tell, and it will be ruin. lam in your power and you
are in mine. Do, for once in your life, do what I tell you
—keep secret, and all will be well. I know all you could say
—but, oh 1 spare me. I aft in your power. • Stab me if you
like, I know you hate no. I sometimes wish to God I
could hate. I swore I would new touch your hand twain.
I struggled against fate, whilst you thought you were run-
ning away from me. I struggled against the fate that was
hurrying me on when you thought you were escaping.
Don't prove yourself a mad woman now, but attend to what
I tell you, I must be obeyed. Have faith and confidence
in me, and you may remedy the past Australian freak and
the talk it has given rise to. It led to a great deal of talk.
You would be surprised to hoar all that was said about it. It
you destroy me, you injure yourself forever. If you knew
all the mischief you would do to yourself, you would be glad
to follow my advice now, Promise to be quiet fur a few
days. Keep up appearances for my salvation and your
own. I fear I cannot trust you out of my sight for fear
you will do yourself and me irreparable mischief."

Tho remainder of the learned counsel's statement referred
to the young lady's despair, the efforts of Sir William to
keep her quiet, and his pressing upon her money, So.,
which she on every occasion returned. The letters of Sir
William Wilde, after the affair in the study, were occasion-
ally of a very melancholy character, and at other times
rhapsodical in their protestations of friendship.

The lehrned counsel had not concluded when the Court
adjourned last evening,

DUBLIN, Tuesday Night.
This morning Sergeant Armstrong concluded his address
for the plaintiff.

Miss Travers was then called and examined. She de-
posed to the outrage upon her by defendant in his study,
as described by counsel in the opening speech. She was
still under examination when the Court rose.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr Baron Pigott.)
THE MURDER IN CLERKENWELL.

Alfred Thomas Jackson, aged 21, a working jeweller, was
placed of the bar charged with the wilful murder of Francis
Plowden Roberts, an apprentice to Mx French, wholesale'
jeweller, Newcastle-place, Clerkenwell. The prisoner was
also indicted on the Coroner's inquisition. - The prisoner
appeared deeply affected.

At the close of the case for the prosecution.
Mr Sleigh then proceeded to address the jury for the
prisoner. He contended that it was a case of mistaken
identity. Further, that if the prisoneewas, in their opinion,
the person who inflicted the wounds, a quarrel had taken
place between the two young men, and that the blows were
inflicted in hot blood, the crime was then reduced to
manslaughter. .

A number of witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner
a most excellent character.

The jury had not returned their verdict when we went
to prose.

CRYSTAL PALACE,—ONE SHILLING DAY.--Yes•
terday the admissions on payment were 654; ditto by
seabext tickets, 818—total, 1,382,

Funeral of M, Mocquard,

Subjoined are the orations pronounced over the,
grave of M. Mocquard by Marshal Valliant and M.
de la Guerroniere at the funeral on Monday last.
The former spoke as follows :
" The Minister of the Emperor's Household cannot re-
main silent before this tomb, which has just received one of
the oldest, one of the most constant and most useful ser-
vants of the Emperor and the empire. In view of the great
events which have already illustrated a great reign, grati-
tude and admiration each day bring forth new and sincere
instances of devotedness. The devotion of M. Mocquard
had taken precedence of all these. Its origin is to be traced
to the first days of youth, and, far from being exhausted
by its duration, strengthened, on the contrary, by time
it will remain as an example ( f unalterable attachment
and historical fidelity. Is not, in fact, the name of
M, Mocquard the most complete personification of
fidelity to us all ? Fidelity was his creed, hie reli-
gion, the worship ( f his whole lire. He practised it
with ardour, with energy, without any personal preoccupa-
pation, and without any other ambition than that ( f adding
to the glory of his sovereign and the greatness( f his coun-
try. Like another, better than another, he could aspire, no
doubt,•to fulfil high public duties in the Government; but
faithful to his confidential post, he exalted himself by keep-
ing it. Other voices less affected than my own will, here or
elsewhere, render homage to sound merit, to profound learn-

ing, to a charming mind, to a character at once amiable and
serious. At this time, at this place, I only wished to re.
member the qualities of a noble heart in bringing to him
who is no more the last farewell of the well-beloved sove-

reign from whom on his bed of death he but now received
the last embrace. Adieu, Alocquard I We weep for thee
in envying thee. The sweetest consolation has been given
to your family; the most precious tribute has been paid to
your memory—the Emperor has said to your children, ' He
was my friend.'"
This oration, pronounced in a voice choked with
sobs, produced a great impression on all around
the tomb. M. de la Gaerroniere, senator, then

spoke as fol;ows
" Gentlemen, I have received the painful mission of
bringing to this tomb the expression of my colleagues' re-
grets. In order to impart to them an accent more worthy
of the sympathies of the Senate and of the eminent man
who is their object, I have only to associate them with the

noble grief which descends on this coffin from the throne
as a continuation of the friendship which, After having
honoured the life of M. Mocquard, piously attaches itself to
his memory. The Emperor now weeps as a friend the faith-
ful servant whom he has so long treated as a confidant of
his thoughts ; and I have the right to say that these tears
of a sovereign are still more precious than his favours. In
the intimacy of supreme power there is a privilege more
rare than that of gaining the confidence of him whom one
serves—it is that of partaking of his heart, aid of leaving
a great blank after having merited a high fortune. M.
Mocquard has but barely passed through the ranks of the
Senate. We had scarcely time to see him there when the
nature of the duties which he fulfilled, and which made

It is the most perfect guide to the turf that has ever
emanated from the press. The present issue is a great im-
provement on former editions, having been compressed into
nearly half the size, although containing more useful infor-
mation to sporting men than formerly. Besides the win-
ners of every race for the year 1864, the present volume
Contains all the closed nominations for 1865-6 ; Grand
National Steeple Chase Rules; rules concerning horse
raciag ; New Laws of Betting; Lengths of Courses ; Win-
ning Jockeys in 1861, and an alphabetical List of Jockeys
and Trainers in England, Ireland, and France. The price
is only 2s 6J, and we hope that the Messrs. Wright will
be amply rewarded for their exertions in supplyingthe pub-
lic with a want long felt on the turf, No sporting man
ought to be without a copy.

AQUATICS.

GREAT ROWING MATCH FOR £2OO.

A scullers' race for £2OO to)k place yesterday between
David Coombes, son of the celebrated Robert Coombes, the
ex-champion of the Thames, and Frank Kilsby, from Put-
ney to Mort:ake.

The race was one of much importance in a sporting point
of view; the amount of speculation it had given rise to at
Tattersall's and elsewhere, and the fact that the backers of
the men were well-known gentlemen upon the turf, com-
bined with other circumstances to invest this match with
an amount of interest not ordinarily falling to the lot of
smilers' races upon the Thames, which was amply demon-
strated by the amount of money depending upon the issue
and the vast assemblage of the spectators.
The prestige attached to the name of Robert Coombes has
been, up to this time, well maintained by his son, who:wto
the triumphant actor in the scene of yesterday, considering
his youth, as he, like his opponent, has not numbered more
than 22 summers. Besides other races, he won, while an
apprentice, the Thames National coat and badge, and the
City of London similar prize, to which was added, when
just out of the indentures, Doggett's coat and badge last
August. _

Kilsby, independent of other races, has successfully con
tended twice against May, and three times against Spencer,
rnd against Wise and Biffen. He also rowed in the Doggett's
coat and badge race last August, and it was from that event
that the present match emanated ; for although Coombea,
we have before stated, was the winner by 10 lengths, it was
considered that he had been advantaged in the early part of
the contest by fortuitous circumstances, and that Kilsby,
who rowed ascend to him, would, under a more favourable
state of things, very likely have carried -off Out much-
civied award of victory. _ _ _

Both men were put into training two months before the
race—liilsby at Mr Salter'e, the Feathers, Wandsworth,
and Coombes with Harry Kelly, the ex-champion, at the
Belle, Putney ; and both made as much progress as their
most ardent admirers could wish until Friday last, when
Kilsby unfortunately caught a cold, which settled in his
throat, and although every attention was paid to him, still
he came to the poet with a bad ulcerated sore throat, al-
though in every other respect he was in splendid condition.
This considerably altered the state of the odds, which,
raving before been slightly on Coombes, now became 7 to
4 and 2to lon him. Kilsby came to the scratch at lOst,
and Coombes at Sat 101 b, being in the most perfect form.
So much interest had been imported into the race, that six
steamboats, besides several tugs, were densely crowded, as
were also the towing path and sporting houses along the
river bank. _ _

Citizen P conveyed the officials—Mr Charles Newnham
actitts as referee, George Hammerton umpire for Coombes,
and Mr Salter for Kilsby. Harry Kelly showed in the head
of Coombea' cutter, and George Drewitt in that of Kilsby.
At 10 minutes past two they went to their stations, Kilsby
winning the toss, and in .a few moments they were off to a
level start. Kilsby had the IN; fl a moment afterwards, row-
ing a long steady stroke ; but Coo:121)es, although somewhat
flurried, had caught him at the Star IL:d Garter; and even
thus early Kilsby showed signs of distressf,while Coombes,
on the contrary, was pulling away with the u; most game
and confidence. Just beyond this Coombes led by halt a
length, and then Kilsby putting on a spurt, came up neatly
level, and they rowed an interesting race nearly mid-stream,
as a tug persistently drove them out. When clear of this,
Coombes again led by half a length, end continued to draw
in front till the Bishop's Creek (half a mile), where Coombes
came more into the direct course, end in doing so nearly
fouled. Kilsby put on a spurt at the same moment, and
Coombes wise'y rowed out , while Kilsby, also pulling his
left, fouled Coombes' stern, and both claimed the foul.
Kilsby stopping a second, Coombes drew clear, and then in
the easiest possible manner began to leave his opponent be-
hind, and at the Crab Tree led by three lengths. Between
there and the bridge Kilsby pulled very pluckily, and re-
covered a little, but under Hammersmqh-bridge there were
four lengths between them, and Coombes was going still
further ahead without the least effort. Through Corney
Reach he exhibited in his fine spurts all the old form of his
father. At Barnes-bridge there were eight or ten lengths
between them, and Coombes reached the Ship at Mortlake
winner by 200 yards. Time, 25 min. 15 see.

MORMON TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.—A eons
respondent of the St. Louis _Republican, writing
from Great Salt Lake City, gives the following description
of the projected Mormon temple and tabernacle :—" That
which strikes every observer of the temple is the remarkable
solidity of the stone work. It appears to be laid there to
remain a thousand years. furnishing en unyielding support
to the building that is to rest upon it. I saw an outside view
of the upper portion. The style of architecture is somewhat
novel. The Lout view shows three towers, the centre more
elevated than those at the side. The rear end presents a
view of three towers also, the side walls being strengthened
with power;ul abutments covered with pinnacles. The walls
are lofty, and the entire air of the building, as represented
in the view I saw, is imposing. There is no excess of orna-
ment. All is substantial, dignified, and impressive. The
building is not for the use of the congregations of the
people, but for the priestly ordinances of the church. The
people in their assemblages will meet in another building
in the rear—the tabernacle. This is projected on a large
scale, and on a very peculiar design. It is to be an oval
building. I was told that the interior would cotrespond
to the shape of an egg, At present 52 massive abutments
of solid masonry, 10ft by 4ft, show the exterior line of the
structure. From the top of these sham-lento the oval roof
will spring. The floor will be oval downwards, seated
with rising seats as an amphitheatre. There will be no
close-built walls. As the building is intended for vast
congregations, ventilation and light ate looked to, and
the building will be pettily all windows and doors.
It covers a space of 225 ft deep by 1751 t wide, and is calcu-
lated to hold 10,000 people. Here the teachers and elders
will enlighten the people, and their united souls will go up.
The cost of these buildings must be immense ; but all is
contributed by the members of the Mormon church in
labour and money, Their system of tithing is adequate to
the work. When I asked, What is the estimated cost of
the temple and tabernacle ?' I was informed with a smile,
We do not ealculate.things in that way. When it is de-
cided to do anything among us, it is done without a calcu-
lation of cost, each doing his part.' I am informed that
President Young himself is the superintendent and actual
architect cf the buildings. Every stone in them he has
inspected and measured 7ith tape-line. and assigned lo its

London, Nov. 29.
Gentlemen,—ln terms of your instructions, I have now
the honour to submit the results of the valuation of the
assets and liabilities of the Company, as at the 30th of Sep-
tember, 1864. At that date I find, after deducting lapsed
and discontinued assurances, there remained in existence on
the books 2,596 policies, assuring, with bonuses already de-
clared, £748,349 18s 4d, and yielding an annual revenue of
£24,114 14s Id. In making the valuation the greatest care
has been exercised, and every item has been compared and
carefully checked. As in all former valuations the Carlisle
rate of mortality has been adopted, and 3 per cent. has been,
assumed as the rate at which the company's funds will
prove. The final results of the several calculations, combined
withthe cash assets and liabilities, are as follows :—Assets :
Present value of future premiums, £363,950 Ils 2d—invest-
merits on securities, £86,466 17s Bd—lnterest due on ditto
to 30th September, 1864, £l,443—cash deposited with
bankers, £'2,ooo—cash on current account with ditto, and
stamps on hand, £1,734, 13s 11—X455,596 2s 9d. Liabilities :
Present value of sums assured, £352,799 is 3d—reserve for
liability on investments by depositors, re-assurances,
rent, and immediate annuities, £33,306 2s sd—
shareholders' capital, £19,647 Ils—interest and dividends
due 30th Sept., 1864, £1,285 7s—claims ascertained, but
not due, £2,630 7s 11d. Total, £109,668 9s 7d ; balance,
being assets over liabilities, £45,926 13s 2d. I consider the
valuation a very satisfactory one, and I respectfully sug-
gest that with the above figures it would be well to com-
pare and review the results obtained from the last quinquene
nial valuation made in 1861. It4will be seen from that
valuation that a surplus was obtained sufficient for the
declaration of a bonus to the shareholders of £2015s Id per
cent. on the sums paid on their shares, ever and above 5
per cent. per annum, free of income-tax; and a cash bonus
to the participating policy-holders of 2.5 per cent. on tha
aggregate amount of premiums paid by them in the pre..
views five years, which was equal to the reversionary
bonus ranging from 21 to 84 per cent. according to age.
The following statistical information may be considered
interesting :—Notwithstanding the company has completed
its 18th year, I find the average duration of each policy is
4i years; The average agekf persons assured under whole
life policies with profits is 39.073 years, and without profits,
42.817. The rate of interest received on investments dur-
ing the year averages lOs 5d per cent. ; and this fact
should be kept in view, when it is considered that only 3 per
cent. has been adopted in the valuation. Had the valuation
been made on the assumption that the funds of the company
would improve at the rate of 4, or even 31 per cent., the
assets over liabilities would-have been considerably
increased. Although the claims are heavier than in formes
years, I do not consider them excessive ; it so happens that
they have fallen on several policies of large amount. It
must, however, be satisfactory to the directors that they
have been enabled to capitalise upwards of 32 per cent. on
the year's transactions. After satisfying all claims, a
balance of cash assets remained on the books of the com-
pany, at the 30th September, 1864, equal to 44182 per cent.
of the entire premiums received on existing policies. In
conclusion, I have to express to you my congratulations on
the sound and prosperous state of the company.—l am,
gentlemen, ;your ,obedient servant, D. ItVGILLITRAT,

Actuary.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, congratulated the meeting on the success of
the society during the year about to close. The
report entered so minutely into details that nothing
was left him to allude tu. However, there was one
important fact not mentioned in the report, and
that was that during the year they had added
nearly £B,OOO to the capital.
Mr GALSWORTIIY said he had great pleasure in
seconding the motion.
The resolution was then put to the meeting and,
carried unanimously.
The retiring directors were reelected, and the
proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of
thanks to the chairman and the other.ofacers of the
company.