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No. 22,287.

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T" DESTINY OF NATIONS,
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DUBLIN.—" Bella Donna, or The Cross before the
Name," is concluded. The story ends very satisfac-
torily, inasmuch as Jenny is beaten at last. That
wily little deceiver is very aptly sketched, and it
would be well if all such unworthy plotters against
the peace and fair fame of others were thus caught
in their toils. The little imp Jacky also'cleserves notice,
and his zeal in hunting up and spying out Jenny was
worthy of a better cause. Jenny is said to be still fit for
work ; therefore on another occasion we may be entertained
with some more accounts of her little innocent ways and
insinuating manceuvres. " Wylder's Hand" becomes
more and more mysterious in every number. It is impos-
sible to fathom its secrets, or follow in the wake of its
stealthy plotters and dark schemers. Stanley Lake is now
in the ascendant, and comports himself in a very strange
style. Rachel is in some very heavy trouble about some-
thing, and Stanley refuses to assist her. On the whole,
this complicated tale will furnish a fund of entertainment
to the lovers of the mysterious and the romantic. It is not
exactly of the sensation class, but rather appertains to the
school before it, and which demanded a higher tone of com-
position than its more showy but less solid substitute.
" Irish Harvest Homes and their Minstrelsy Fifty Years
Since" is an entertaining sketch. It brings before us a
picture of old days that is always desirable to notice.
Some previous papers in this periodical described the dances
of Ireland, and this very suitably follows. "A Fire-side
Gossip about Ghosts and Fairies" presents the reader with
some very readable legends of these strange visitants. It
is said that these little anecdotes have been told with a good
faith that deserves more attention than the rappings and
other phenomena of the professional necromancers of the
west-end drawing rooms. " Tamar Land" is a pleasant
little sketch. " The Financial Position of Federal America"
contains much that deseriiethintice, and might with advan-
tage be studied by the nation to which it refers.
BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.—The editor's new story
of the fortunes of John Law, the bubble financier
of the last century, proceeds rapidly. The prologue
is terminated in this number, and well it may be,
for the catastrophe which concludes it is of a wholesale
nature. Beau Wilson, driven to frenzy by the taunts of the
idlers at the coffeehouse, poisons his wife and attempts to
kill Law in a duel. In this effort he fails, and is mortally
wounded—living just long enough to be convinced of his
wife's innocence. The usual article on French Almanacks
for 1864 is given, and an old acquaintance, Dudley Costello,
proceeds with his story of " Mr. Grimshaw's Little Love
Affair." " Two Upsets in Wales" is the title of an amusing
sketch,showing how all is well that ends well ; and the fifth
part of " Six Weeks at Hunsdon Manor" will delight the
lovers of the startling and terrible. Monkshood contributes
a disquisition on the Oliver of "As You Like It," and the
extraordinary vicissitudes of the life of Madame de Bran-
denbourg form the subject of an interesting sketch.
COLBURN'S NEW MONTIILY.—A new story is
begun in this part, and the first instalment is of
considerable length. We doubt, however, whether
it will replace Mrs. Wood's interesting though melancholy
tale. Sir Nathaniel discourses on the character of the Em-
peror Julian, surnamed the Apostate, from his attempt to
resuscitate the old forms of pagan worship. The principal
characteristics of this writer's essays is the variety of quo-
tations and references which he contrives to collect from
authors, ancient and modern, English and foreign. Cyrus
Redding gives us some reflections on the strife between
Poland and Russia. The story of " Strathmore" is con-
tinued in the author's accustomed style, which is too high-
flown and highly-coloured to suit most English tastes.
There are several other papers, among them an amusing
sketch of "A Boarding-school down South."
COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.—There is a memoir
of General Wolfe in this periodical which eminently
deserves attention, and will be sure to repay perusal.
He is described as a " brave soldier, who had the
peculiar good fortune to die on the field of battle
in the moment of victory, with the universal love of
all who knew him." There is a carious incident mentioned
in this memoir that is sad to reflect upon. "Lieutenant
Macculloch, the officer according to whose suggestion he
first conceived the idea of turning the French flank by scal-
ing the heights of Abraham, died a pauper in Marylebone
Workhouse in 1793, Creclat Tuckeus." "Gambia Colony"
and the " Civil War" is concluded. •' Curiosities of Naval
Literature" contain many subjects of interest. " Memoirs
of Admiral Washington" does full justice to his zeal and
abilities. "The Recollections of Campaigning in Spain,"
No. 2, are as interesting as their predecessor. We have
another instalment of " Greenwich Characters," the Pro-
posed Congress, and the Political Crisis in Europe. A
paper on the French Ironclads, in the Editor's Portfolio,
shows that cur neighbours' ships have not been more suc-
cessful in a gale than our own. The General Naval and
Military Register and Obituary, with the Stations of the
British Army, and General Naval and Military Intelli-
gence, complete this number.
THE VICTORIA.—The most interesting feature in
the Victoria Magazine is the continuation of Mr.
Adolphus Trollope's story of " Lindisfarn Chase."
The heroine, Kate Lindisfarn, is placed in a most
awkward and painful position, awing to the promise
of secrecy which she has given to her newly-disco-
vered cousin. She remembers that the fact of his exist-
ence renders her no longer one of the heiresses of Lindis-
fern, and that, consequently, she appears to Captain Elting-
ham under false pretences. She therefore feels bound to
reject the proposal which, she feels sure, awaits her, and
she is left sitting on theLindisfarn stone in a very unenviable
state of mind. Her sister, less honest and straightforward,
is tempted by no such scruples, but is evidently anxious to
get her love affair satisfactorily settled before the fact of this
unwelcome cousin's existence becomes generally known.
The cbaracters of the two sisters are. skilfully drawn, and
well contrasted with each other, and the different results of
a highly-finished Parisian education, and a simple country
training, are displayed to full effect, " Shall we Conquer
China," is a question propounded and answered by Mr.
Meredith Townsend. He considers that, with our work in
India so incomplete, and with the Chinese quite able to
take care of themselves after their own fashion, we should
do wrongly as well as rashly in spending our energies in
China. "Every pound of force expended in China is half
a pound subtracted from India; every merchant who pre-
fers the broader field,takes a source of wealth from the nar-
rower one ; the able man who goes to rule Kwang-tung,
might have made Chittagong a garden; the very judges
who would make Shanghai secure for commercial men, are
sighed for with bitter longing in Benares and Nagpore.
The Government of India needs more railways, more roads,
many canals, buildings without end, officers without num-
ber." askslndia,
shouldwhethergive all these things to China,
we, who are responsible for the
e
destinies
while leaving our own subjects in want. " A Journal kept
in Egypt," by Nassau Senior, is pleasantly continued ; and
a more adventurous writer penetrates into the recesses of
the Waldensian Valley, and records a visit to La Grande
of
Chartreuse.

By the Rev. JOHN CUMMING, D.D.
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MEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FEMALE
CONVICT. By the Author of "Fern de Life in Prison."
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Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Author of "Grandmother's Money," &c.
Hurst and BlaoKett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-
street.

The new Admiralty night signals, introduced about two
years ago by Mr. W. H. Ward, were last night tested at the
flagstaff in Woolwich dockyard, in the presence of the com-
modore superintendent, Sir F. Nelson, C. 8., and other offi-
cers, in pursuance of instructions transmitted by Lord C.
Paget, Secretary to the Navy. The signals since their intro;
duction have been in general use throughout the Mediter-
ranean and Channel squadron. Mr. Ward has now sug-
gested a slight improvement in the hoisting apparatus, in
order to accelerate the issuing of signals and the facility of
replying. The improvement consists of one hoist to each
signal, which appears to save considerable time in the ope-
ration. A number of messages were last night transmitted
through the fog, and the signals were witnessed on the river
by Sir F. Nicolson, who went down in his gig for that pur-
pose, his position being made known by one of the signal
lamps placed in the gig, and with which the signals were
answered. One person took charge of the signal station and
assisted the inventor in operating, which was done with the
same facility as with the flags by day. By the improved ar-
rangement the work lines are dispensed with, and the sys-
tem is pronounced materially benefited and simplified. The
lamps used last night were the small models employed by
the Channel fleet in August, 1860.
Her Majtres steins sffifeTrinsport-Suppiy,-Staff com-
mander Bawden, R.N., arrived at Woolwich yesterday with
returned stores from Malta and Gibraltar,

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The accident to the machinery of the Arethusa alluded to
on Monday was not serious. One of the cold water cistern
doors to the condenser cracked from contraction of the
metal, but not so as to prevent the efficient working of the
engine. A new door will be fitted and completed this week,
and that cracked will be repaired, as a spare one. Steam
was not up when the door cracked, the engines having been
stopped some hours previously and the steam blown off.
The Malacca, 17, screw, Capt. G. H. Napier, dismantling
at Portsmouth, is reported for paying out of commission on
Tussday, the Bth inst.
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(nominal) of engines, was taken out of Portsmouth harbour
on Monday and tried at the measured mile in Stokes Bay,
preparatory to commission. She realised a speed of 7.5 knots
at full power, and of 5060 knots at half power. Her draught
of water was lift Sin forward, and 12ft aft. She is expected
to be reported for commission by the sth inst.
The commission appointed to inquire into and report upon
the steam reserve departments at the different ports, consist-
ing of Admirals Sir Houston Stewart and Hon. Geo. Grey,
with Mr. W. Hickman, Paymaster Royal Navy, as Secre-
tary, commenced their duties at Portsmouth yesterday,
Rear-Admiral G. Elliot, superintendent of the dockyard,
and Capt. H. Broadhead, commanding her Majesty's ship
Asia and the steam reserve at the port, being the two chief
witnesses examined.

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On Thursday, the 3d of December, will be published,
stitched in a cover, price fourpence,
MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS,
FORMING THE
EXTRA DOUBLE NUMBER FOR CHRISTMAS
OF " ALL THE TEAR ROUND."
Conducted by CHARLES DICKENS.
CONTENTS.
How Mrs. Lirriper carried on How the Third-Floor knew
the Business. the Potteries.
How the First-Floor went to How the best Attic was under
Crowley Castle. a Cloud.
How the Side-Room was at- How the Parlours added a
tended by a Doctor. Few Words.
How the Second-Floor kept
a Dog.
On the 4th of Jann, ry, 1864, will be commenced, to be com-
pleted in Six Numbers of "All the Year Round," a New
Story called A WHITE HAND AND A BLACK THUMB.
Volume XL will begin on the lath of February, 1864, with
a New Serial Story entitled QUITE ALONE, by GEORGE
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price 2d. ; in Monthly Parts, and in Half-yearly Volumes,
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The Queen, 74, screw liner, Capt. Charles F. Hillyar, was
inspected yesterday at Spithead by Vice-Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour, G.C,8., and afterwards steamed into Portsmouth
harbour, to dismantle and pay out of commission.
The Resistance, 16, iron ram, Capt. Chamberlain, steamed
out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday, on the conclusion of
outfit, and joined the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief
of the Channel squadron at Spithead anchorage.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Commander W. H. Broad to the Ajax,
Lieut. W. C. Karslake to the Euryalus, Lieut. W. B.
Bridges to the Rattlesnake, Lieut. A. G. R. Raill and
Lieut. G. R. Keating to the Sutlej, Lieut. A. Anderson and
Lieut. R. L. Byng, to the Nile; Lieut. the Hon. H. H.
Molyneux, Lieut. C. S. W. Willis, Lieut. T. H. Larcom, and
Lieut. L. Ching to the Marlborough, and Lieut. J. G. F.
Leacock and Lieut. G. F. Purdon to the Narcissus. Messrs.
J. S. Fawcett and F. H. Barnett were yesterday nominated
to the naval cadetships.
The following appointments have been made in the Royal
Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut., Colin M'Dougal Stewart;
to be Sub-Lieut,. Joseph Thomas Swain Green.

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TEMPLE BAR.—" John Marchmont's Legacy" is,
of course, the chief feature of this serial, The story
has nothing exciting in this instalment, but, on the
contrary, the reeord of the present stands still,
while the narrative picks up the dropped links which
bind it to the shadowy memories of the past. Mary's
pity
one after dwelling on this sad
and arouses the indignation
story is a touching picture of misery—not loud, but deep.
It brings before us one of those histories of the crimes of
the strong and the sufferings of the weak that more than
of man,
anythingelseawakens
Nothing
topic more than to behold the retribution that overtakes
Paul Marchmont. That fearful man spent a solitary day
n
at the deserted farmhouse, that day that was to be the
ca console the
crown of his triumph, as diverting Edward from his search
for his wife, beheld him dreary, desolate, and well-nigh dis-
tracted. It must take many a triumph in the struggles of
sin, many an excited moment of success, to make up for one
hundreth part of the tortures undergone by the wily de •
ceivers when they are caught at last in their own snare. Self
is the last company the guilty can desire, and there is no
greater punishment for a man like Paul Marchmont than to
leave him to his own reflections. " Ihe Trials of the Tred-
golds" is continued at some length, and becomes more
momentous in its incidents. It is a lugubrious tale, and
nothing enlivens it. Young Gifford's marriage only gives
rise to fearful scenes, and his father threatens to give him
up to the laws ho has outraged. Noel is taken to the
lunatic asylum to see his mother, but death has provided
for her a rest that the sleep in such abodes can never
know. In the next portion of this tale there will
very likely be some stirring scenes, as William Moyle is
doing his best to arouse the youth's indignation against the
destroyer of his mother. This is a very eventful tale, and
the several exciting scenes are drawn with great force,
while the characters are powerfully described in their seve-
ral styles of villany and treachery. " The Streets of the
World" is the commencement of a series of papers by George
Augustus &Ala, which have been entrusted to the care of
Edmund Yates, who has succeeded his friend in the editor-
ship of this periodical. The papers present us with the
same life-like touches and brilliant sketches which have
before this made the writings of Mr. Sala so remarkable.
The place here under notice is Marseilles. " Renan's Vie
de Jesus" is a summary of that wore. It may be observed
that it is not considered in these pages with quite sufficient
decision. It is incumbent uponthose who put forward such
statements as those of M. Renan, to accompany them with
some expression of dissent. It is said that "criticism is not
our task," but every publication that takes note of a work
has a right to prowluice judgment upon its merits, and

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still more a duty to perform to society in eulogising or de-
nouncing its evil tendencies. As this work strikes at the
root of the doctrines of Christianity, it is the more incum-
bent on every one in a responsible situation to raise their
protest against it. " Horse Virgiliana3" is a disquisition on
pastoral poetry that will suit the classic reader. "De
ISlotius" concerns the exclusive state of society in Germany.
Public opinion has declared against it, it is said, and
" public opinion, working doggedly its own way, must and
will win its hard fought fight. " Country Newspapers"
is
an amusing article that contains humorous sketches of pro-
vincial celebrities. the article concludes by express-
ing the opinion that in a short time all the
newspapers in the country will migrate to London.
This is considered a drawback, for it is said "London litera-
ture is capital in its way, but we shall miss the amazing
eorridesktlhveilelixatmraeorfdipnarruyssmiaeato-
stupidities, and no less amazing eccentricities of the abso-
lescent country newspapers." " Playing at Soldiers" is a
obtain tall men to serve in his army. This absurd notion
led him to the commission of many crimes, and was the
cause of suicides and murder. The several accounts of the
svaerreyscuardiooputsedartticyle,
peculiar modes adopted are very entertaining in their way.
Kinghi which
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There is a smart sketch by Edmund Yates, called "Lady
Greatheart's Store," which will serve to enliven a dull hour,
and we meet with some short pieces in verse which are of
average merit, and form an agreeable variety to the nume-
rous collection of prose articles which abound in this
periodical.
GOOD WORDS.—Good Words is, as usual, full of
interesting matter, and shows more variety in its
contents than many more ambitious contemporaries.
'An unpublished paper by Edward Irving, a story by An-
thony Trolloppe, a poem by Gerald Massey, essays by Dr.
Caird and Dr. Guthrie, and sontributions by the editor, are
among its principal papers. The illustrations are numerous
and effective, and its general style so goad that we are not
surprised at the large circulation it has ohtained,
NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL contains its usual
quota of information, which renders this little serial
so useful to all connected with, or interested in any way
with, the progress of invention as applied to the arts.

ers.

PRICE.—
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The New Governor-General of India.

The Right Hon. Sir ;ohn Laird Altair Lawrence,
Bart., K. 5.1., G.C.8., who has been appointed
Governor-General of India, was born in India in
1811, so that he is of nearly ,the same age as his
distinguished predecessor. He is a younger son of
the late Colonel A. W. Lawrence, by Letitia Cathe-
rine, daughter of the Rev. George Knox, of Lifford,
in Ireland. He was educated at Londonderry
Sehool, and afterwards entered Haileybary. In'
1829 he went to India as a " writer ;" in 1831 he
became assistant to the chief commissioner and re-
sident at Delhi. Towards the close of 1833 he was
appointed officiating magistrate and collector of
Delhi. He held the same office at Paniput.. In
July, 1836, was joint magistrate and deputy collec-
tor of Goorgaon and Southern Delhi ; and in the
following November the office of officiating magi•
strate of the southern division only, In 1838 he
was in the sole charge of the Goorgaon district, and
crotneduchted the settlement of the duties at Zillah
February, 1840, till December,
18427ahe toFrora
okawell-earned leave of absence, and
came to England.

7,1

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annexed des a , .it r ,
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Manderstrom, has sent the i
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atives at t iiir'i ' Air-'''' Azzi
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.1•-• ~, 4,,, Swedish di diplomatic represea
the Great Powers :
,
" The telegraph yesterday brf. nght us the ktel-a. s
‘ •
ligenco that the Prince of AuguA enburg, since his
father had renounced his declared r. :ght, had issued
a proclamation, in which he declars s that he has
assumed the government of the Dechi
s of Schles-
wig and Holstein. We were informed a„ the same
SaOnV
-,
time that the prince of the ducal line ol xd-
had recognised this pretender in the quality • name
and that the Grand 'Jake of Oldenburg be.a. P'o
tested against the succession in the Duchies.
" All these manifestations are so many encro '1,4
ments on the London Convention of May 8, 18,V1
which was drawn up with the object of securing
the law of succession in the kingdom of Danmark,.
and to preserve the integrity and independence of
this kingdom as necessary for the maintenance of
the political balance of pori-Pr in Europe. The in-
tegrity of the Danish monarchy is seriously threa-
tened by the attempt to tear from her the Duchy
of Schleswig, which forms one of the finest orna-
ments of this crown. The independence of this
monarchy suffers
under a not less dangerous en-
croacbment by the claims of the German princes
nor to the Germaninno
to decide on the fate of the Duchy of Schleswig,
which at any time neithe
empire
Any question of Federal
dnged to the Roman
" There is no longer
ruvinces belonging to this
'
execution in one of the p
body of States, but of measures for the detachmentd
of the Duchies of Schleswig an Holstein from the
apanaged German
this question will come
Danishihce Crown
dnoihnhtfanvootutrhaotf an
pr •
tself the power of
which certainly
bafo
mightre thhee
mGi
selremd at no
aFt
terdiehruatle llt
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dealing single-handed with the fate
of a non-
German country.
o's Govern*
Rin
" Under these circumstances the r,
meat, as a signatary of the London Contention,
holds itself authorised to inform the Govern .n
Governments
which signed that treaty what are its intentions
I
this matter. It cannot for a moment entertain the
idea that one of these Governments intends to re.
•
nounce the obligations so solemnly undertaken ; but
it considers that it would b 3 by no means fruitless
that the Powers-signatary should come to an under-
standing: rosp3cting the course to be pursued, and
the measures to be taken, to prevent the despoiling
of a prince whose right has been recognised by
them, and to set aside the dangers which threaten
the balance of power in the European body
" I request you to read this despatch to the Mi-
nister for Foreign Affairs politic.
and to leave a copy, and
also at the same time to say that the King's Go-
vernment hopes to receive in reply an expression of
views entertained on this important subject.
Receive, fit,, ,6 ,MANDERSTRO3I."

Hitherto Mr. Lawrence was chiefly known as an
administrator of customs. In 1846 he obtained his
first reputation of a high class as a judge, magi-
strate, and collector over an
important district of
Henry Southern Bengal, Sir Hardinge heard of
him, and took a fancy to him, and henceforth his
career was a grand success. In 1847 he was ap-
pointed commissioner of the Trans-Sutlej provinces
which had been added to our Indian empire after
the Sikh campaign. He reduced to shape the poli-
tical, agricultural, and fiscal systems of these pro-
vinces with such masterly power as at once to stamp
him as a man of mark in administrative ability.
After the assassination of the British envoy at
Mooltan, and the subsequent hostilities which even-
tuated in the capture of Mooltan, the union of Shere
Singh and Chucker Singh, the thorough defeat of
the Sikhs by Lord Gough at Ferozepore and Goo.
jerat, and the annexation of the Punjaub to the In-
dian empire of Great Britain by Lord Dalhousie,l
Mr. Lawrence was chosen, in company with his dis-
tinguished brother, Colonel Sir Henry Montgomery
Lawrence, the Resident at Lahore, and Mr. Marsh,
to form the board for administrating the affairs of
the Punjaub—a territory of 50,400 miles, 314 miles
in length, and 293 in breadth. How Mr. Lawrence,
by his wise rule, by his justice, by his mercy, in-
troduced an admirable system of government into
the Punjaub—how he disbanded the Sikhs, and
persuaded many of them to enlist into the British
service—how he raised an irregular force of ten re-
giments for the protection of the Western frontier
—is known to all the world. The Punjaub was an
example of the success of British systems of go-
vernment and civil institutions. In 1856 he was
made a civil K.C.B. " for his services in the Pun-
jaub, and as agent to the Governor-General for the
North-Western provinces of Hindostan." During
the Indian mutiny we saw the result of his great
administrative genius—his firmness tempered by
clemency. The Punjaub remained signally faithful
to us. In 1857 Sir John was created a G.C.8.; the
following year he was created a baronet, and was
sworn of the Privy Council. On his return to Eng-
land, so great was his popularity, that he received
the freedom of the cities of London and Glasgow,
and was honoured by a vote of thanks from Parlia-
ment. He was created a Knight of the Star of
ndia in 1861 with Lord Clyde and Lord Harris.
Sir John Lawrence married, in 1841, Harriette

ar d
The Schleswig-Holstein question came on for
BERLIN, Dec: 1.
debHaeterrto;odnayßiinsnitharekCrheaamd
be o
efcplai
eratpuuo.n, contain-
es.
ing the following passages :.___
" However greatly the signature of the London.
Treaty may be considered to deserve regret, pru-
dence and the dictates of honour forbid our per-
mitting any doubt to be entertained of our fidelity
to its stipulations. We require, however, its equal
observance by Denmark. The Treaty of London
and the arrangements of 1831 and 1852 must stand
or fall together. Abnegation of their stipulations
would remove Schleswig from the position she oc-
cupies in virtue of the treaty.
"The Government must reserve to itself the right
to determine whether, and at what perioi, we may
be placed in a position, by the universally undoubted
non-fulfilment of her obligations by Dennwrk, to
free ourselves from the London Treaty. Iv. can
neither leave the decision to the Federal Diet., nor
enter into more explicit explanations upon the sub-

Katherine, daughter of the Rev. Richard Hamilton,
and by her has had issue three sons—John Hamil-
ton (born in 1846), Henry Arnold (born in 1848),
and Charles Napier (born in 1854)—and five dangh-

ject here.
"We have come to an understanding with Atts-
tria, which secures for the present our identioal
attitude with regard to the Treaty of London and
its consequences.
" We consider that in the duchy of Lauenburg
King Christian is entitled to the buccet.sion, inde-
pendently of the treaty, but that his title to Hol-
stein rests upon the London Treaty and the arrange-
ments of 1851 and 1852, which we believe to ba

intimately connected.
"As long as the Tzeaty of London remains in
force, the reasons for carrying iato operation the
Federal execution, determined by the resolutions of
the Ist of October, continue to exist. Austria and
Prussia have proposed to the Diet that this me uenrc
should forthwith be carried out, and will make the
necessary military arrangements for the purpose.
Bills will be laid before the Chamber to provide
such funds es may be required."

Royal Institute ~of British Architects.

At the meeting of the members of this institute,
on Monday evening--Mr. Christian, one of the
vice-presidents, in the chair—a paper was read by
Mr. Penrose on the proposed adoption of the French.
system of weights and measures. Mr. Penrose ob-
session, he
ob-
served that in the last session of Parliament a yeti-
ot ifo c
Britishw as
A presentedrehi t
Architects,
fromts ,
in thefav
favour
council
tohfe thebil
lltnhfsoetrittu.lit the
of metrical measures, and as thebebfiolrlewotuh
muunsiftoarl!
be introduced again in the ensuing
thought it desirable that the members of
insti-
tute should reconsider the question
agree it would be
recommendation of
committed themselves to the
g saide thatth e ya
othfagtrpelaatna.dvilatieta
sures should be introduced, t 3 ": system of mea-
many anomalies at present " away with the
existing
parts of the country, arirt in different
-..., am
If, by the interference of Parliament,
different trades.
arr
naity could be obtained lament, such unifor-
mity
present mode of calculations. He was strongly
in favour, also, of adopting a decimal system, which
might be so devised
confu-
sion on its first introduction a
id not to produce much
became familiarised
and, when the public
with it, would afford great
facility in all
calculations. With regard, however,
to the metrical
on several account system, he thought it objectionable
39,37 _ s- The metre, which is equt.l to
English inches, he considered too large a
standard 3
tor general purposes, and its adoption in
this country would involve the use of a greater
number
of figures in dealing with the quantities
usually required, and would thus complicate instead
of facilitating computations. The standard of the
metre was adopted in France on the assumption that
it represented a fixed measure of a given part of a
meridian of the earth's surface, from which t.kere
could be no deviation ; but the assumed figure of
the earth on which that standard was based is 11ONV
considered to be erroneous; therefore, the reason
for its adoption no longer exists. In the plan
of decimal measures proposed by Mr. 13,,n...
rose, the present eighth part of an inch would,
form the standard. Ten such parts would co.a.
stitute a foot, which measure, to avoid confusion, ha
called a " span." Three spans would make one yard
measure, which would then closely approximate to
the metre. He explained at some length the opera,..
tion of such a mode of measurement, to prove that
it would very much simplify all calculations, and
would be less of a change from the present habits
than the introduction of the metrical system.
Fur•
ther consideration of the subject was h
a subsequemeeting. A Paper was postponedt to
Mr. tenWh on the restoration of en read by
New-Land
in the Forest of Dean. Teh he church and Church,
123 G, since which time it had Was built in.
u
enlargements and alterations, andndergone many
example of the old country churches
it forms a fine
It was in a state of greatTlaPidution when Mr.
turches of England.
Whitn undortook to restore I
occonnt of the work done
it, and he gave a minute
edifice, which was "'(' in various parts of the
tions, and plans. I.illustrated with drawings, see-
experienced in con,le mentioned the difficulty he
em-
ployed persisting, ' ( qut.nce of the workmen em-
stroying the old work
to instructions, in dc-
One of the instances
by, polishing and finishing,.
polishing up of of this vandalism was the
of 'which the two recumbent effigies to the hands
had also mason had supplied fingers, and ha
honorary secretaries—who supplied
a wanting nese. One of the
before and seirreta.ries—who had seen the church
to the e
itrestoration—bnriewahicphle
it testi-
monyhad
been effected. After satisfactory rearlisnerssiiton,
the meeting
adjourned to the lfth a.shortd eu
lust,

JEW