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CON-VERSION and UNIFICATION of the
INTERNAL DEBTS of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the CONVER-
SION of the INTERNAL DEBTS of the OTTOMAN
EMPIRE, in accordance with the laws of 17th (29th), 18th
(30th), and 19th (31st) March, 1865, will be OPENED on
TUESDAY, the 3d (15th). August, 1865, in the cities and
by the establishments hereinafter mentioned :
Constantinople—By the Provisional Agency of the General
Credit and Finance Company of London, at the building

of the late Exhibition, Place-do l'Hippodrome.
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Brussels—By Messrs. J. Matthieu and Sons.
The law of the 17th (29th) of March, 1865, creates the
Grand Livre-de la Dette Gen&ale do l'Empire Ottoman,
and that of the 18th (30th) March ordains the inscription of
a sum of 40,000,000 Medjides d'or, composed of 29,000,000
intended for the unification of the internal debts of the
empire ; of 4,000,000 issued by public subscription ; and of
7,000,000 intended for public works, and only to be issued
as follows :-2,000,000 at the soonest one year after the
subscription of the 4,000,000; 3,000,000 at the expiration
of two years ; and 2,000,000 at the expiration of three years.
According to the law of the 17th (29th) of March, no
further inscription can be made in the Grand Livre except
in virtue of a special law legally published, and after suffi-
cient provision has been made for the interest and sinking
fund of the new inscription.
The general debt inscribed in the Grand Livre is
guaranteed by the reserve fund, by the general revenues of
the empire actually unencumbered, and by the revenues
already charged as they become available by the amortisa-
tion of the existing foreign debts, of which they constitute
the special guarantee.
The debt inscribed on the Grand Livre is to be amortised
in 37 years by means of redemption (rachat), and the
numbers of the bonds redeemed will be published by the
special council charged with the superintendence and con-
trol of all the operations of the sinking and reserve funds.
The bonds bear an annual interest of 5 per cent., pay-
able in gold on the Ist (13th) January and the Ist (13th)
of July of each year at Constantinople, London, Paris
Amsterdam' and Frankfort-on-the-Maine, at the fixed rate
of 110 gold Medjidi6s, = £lOO sterling, = 2,500 francs.
By the provisions of the law of the 19th (31st) March,
1865, the conversion of the principal classes of internal
debts, viz., of the Eshami-Djedid6s of the four issues, of
Takhati-Mumtaz6s, and of the 10-year Serghis will be
effected on the following conditions :
Against 100 gold Medjidies of Eshami-Dj6did6 (con-
solides) of the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th issues, there will be
delivered 121 gold 316djidies of the general debt, equal to
£llO sterling, or to 2,750 francs.
Against 100 gold M6djidids of Tahvilati-Mumtaz6, there
will be delivered 143 gold M6djidies, equal to £l3O ster-
ling, or to 3,250 francs.
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,
Against 11,000 piastres of 10 years Serghis (on galas),
there will be delivered 110 gold Medjidids, equal to £lOO
sterling, or to 2,500 francs.
The Bonds of the General Debt form three classes, viz :
Bonds of 110 Gold M6djidids—Ploo sterling=2,soo francs
55 „ = £5O „ =1,250 „
11 „
Each bond will be separately inscribed in the Grand
Livre, and will be signed by the Minister of Finance by
the Governor of the General Debt, and by a Controller de-
legated by the Grand Council.
The first Coupon of Interest on the Bonds of the General
Debt tieing due the Ist (13th) July, 1865, the bearers of the
old Bonds will receive from the Commissioner-delegate at
the time of verification of their bonds special coupons re-
presenting the interest due to them in virtue of the law of
19th (31st) March, 1865.
These Coupons will be payable at the Imperial Ottoman
Bank at Constantinople, London, and Paris, on presenta-
tion, except the special Coupons relating to the arrears of
interest on the Ten-years' Serghis, and due the Ist (13th)
January, and Ist (13th) July, 1866, which will be paid on
their respective due dates in accordance with Art. 7.
In virtue of Articles 11 and 12 of the law of the 19th
(31st) March, 1865, all securities of the internal debts, to
whatever class they may belong, not presented for conver-
sion within the period of three months from the opening of
the conversion—that is to say, between the 3d (15th)
August, and the 2d (14th) November following, will not
bo convertible, except with a reduction of 10 per cent., and
only during the period of one month and a half from the
2d (14th) November, 1865. On the expiration of this
second period the operations of the conversion will be de-
clared closed.
In order to facilitate the operation of the conversion,
and to avoid the necessity of issuing Provisional Certifi-
cates, and sending the original bonds for verification to
Constantinople, the Imperial Ottoman Government has
taoppaottinentedd'a L bet
sidoensdtolnie
and Parisoinmisb-iondeurris-ndgeltehgeatew,
whole
eifipocaritoords
appointed for the conversion, to verify the bonds pre-
sented for conversion.
Securities presented elsewhere than at Constantinople,
London, and Paris will be transmitted for verification to
London, except those presented at Alexandria, which will
be sent to Constantinople.
Definitive Bonds of the General Debt of the Ottoman
empire, with coupons for 37 years, now in course of manu-
facture, will be delivered as soon as ready in exchange for
the securities presented for conversion.
In the meantime the securities presented will receive, at
the time of verification, an official stamp and the signature
of the Commissioner-delegate attesting their verification,
to be exchanged by the bearers for the definitive bonds of
the general debt.

Kfrms of application for conversion may be obtained at
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and also at the offices of the solicitors, Messrs. Baxter,
Rose, Norton, and Co., No. 6, Victoria-street, Westminster.
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ALTERATION OF CANON XXIX.—The official
correspondence relating to the alteration of the 29th
canon has been published as a Parliamentary paper. It
shows that the Crown gave leave to Convocation to alter
the canon, it being understood that the object was to re-
peal so much of it as prevented parents from being god-
fathers or godmothers to their own children. But when the
new canon was forwarded to the Secretary of State it
was observed that a further alteration besides this was
made. The canon had provided that no person shall be
godfather or godmother at baptism or confirmation "ex-
cept such person hath received the communion ;" Convo-
cation substituted the words—" except such person shall
be capable of receiving the Communion." To this change
the Secretary of State objected that it might lead to spon-
sors being rejected for not having been confirmed or for
some other alleged incapacity, although qualified under the
existing canon, inasmuch as they have in feet received the
Communion. Convocation has now restored the original
words, and submitted the new canon in that state for her
Majesty's approval.
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The CHAIRMAN briefly referred to the changes
which had taken place in Parliament, and the con-
sequent changes in that council. They were very
glad to welcome once more on their council Messrs.
Horsfall, Turner, and Egerton. Mr. Graves would
no doubt also be of great service to the Chamber.
They had also an addition to their council, of which
he was sure they were truly proud—Mr. Gladstone
was now a member of that council. (Cheers.) He
trusted that while Mr. Gladstone represented South
Lancashire in Parliament he would represent Ox-
ford and Liverpool, and the connecting link be-
tween learning and the arts and commerce, through
which alone a nation could be truly great. The
chairman proceeded to refer briefly to some of the
leading matters mentioned a- the report.
Mr. T. B. HORSFALL, M.P., moved the adoption
of the report. He thanked the chairman for his
able report on the commercial state of Algeria.
With reference to local Courts of Admiralty, he
believed her Majesty's Government had given a
pledge to introduce a bill upon the subject in the
ensuing session. (Hear, hear.) On the question
of the consolidation of the Customs and Inland Re-
venue Department, he replied to the assertion that
the evidence on the subject had broken down and
opinion changed. He never heard clearer evidence
on any question. Such a course would give greatly
increased facilities to commerce, and would, in ad-
dition, save half a million yearly to the country;
and if any changed opinion it was her Majesty's
Government. He was opposed to partial legisla-
tion, and thought that not for Liverpool only, but
for the whole country, the consolidation should be
carried out. He was pleased to see in the Albion that
morning that an amalgamation of the Stamp and In-
land Revenue Offices in Liverpool was in progress,
and that it would save from £1,500 £2,000 a year.
That was a suggestion from the same committee
which had received evidence on the previously-men-
tioned consolidation question but he could not
see why, if good for Liverpool, such an amalga-
mation was not also good for the whole country.
In conclusion he paid a high compliment to his late
colleague, Mr. Ewart, and trusted that the same
cordiality of action would continue between himself
and his new colleague, Mr. Graves.
Mr. CgAs. TURNER seconded the motion, and re-
ferred at length to several subjects mentioned in the
report.
The motion having been carried,

Lord STANLEY addressed the meeting. He said
he had accepted with great pleasure the invitation to
take part in this meeting. Living so near them,
and being connected by so many ties with this town,
he could not do other than take a warm interest in
their commercial affairs. He wished it to be under-
stood, however, that he came to learn rather than
to teach. The first subject to which he desired to
advert was one of a somewhat personal character.
He referred to the late Admiral Fitzroy. They all
knew what he had done. He had died as literally a
victim to the public service as if he had fallen in
action. His zeal ledhim to work beyond his strength,
and they all knew the unhappy result. It was diffi-
cult to- say what might be the-.precis o value of that
new science—for he might call it so—of which Ad-
miral Fitzroy was the author. The saving of money,
he would say nothing of life, which he had caused
to the mercantile community might be estimated not
by thousands, but by hundreds of thousands. lle
was not a man of fortune, and of what he had he
had spent a large portion in a public service in which
he took a special interest. Something more, there-
fore, than a resolution of condolement was due, and it
would be an honourable and a graceful act from
this community, representing as it did so large a
portion of the trade of the country, if in addi-
tion to the grant which, as he had been told was
likely to be made by Government for the benefit
of Admiral Fitzroy's family, some substantial mark
of gratitude were offered by the people of this town.
(Cheers.) Upon the question of the railway rates
of charges question he stood in the same relation as
Mr. Horsfall, in being a member of the commission
of inquiry appointed by Government to investigate
the whole subject. Evidence was pouring in upon
them from all quarters, and the question had reached
such importance and magnitude that he trusted
they would not impute it to neglect on their part
if some considerable time elapsed before the com-
mission arrived at its final report. It was better
that they should delay a little longer than some
persons seemed to think necessary rather than to
make public imperfectly formed conclusions. On
the question of the duties on marine insurance, he
did not advise the Chamber to be too sanguine as
to what might have been uttered by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer. He did not recollect that he had
held out any expectation, or, indeed, thrown out
any hint of intending to deal with it. At the same
time he (Lord Stanley) thought it was a tax which
very well deserved to be inquired into with a view
to its possible reduction. At present, however, he
thought they ought to know a little more upon the
subject in Parliament than they at present did ; and
if the Chamber thought the subject worth taking
up he knew of no set of men who would .be better
qualified to give information to the House and to
the public. 'Then something was said about the
recent negociations to improve the fiscal policy of
Austria. Now, he perfectly agreed with them that
the effort to induce the Government of Austria to ad-
mit our manufactures more freely, if successful,would
be a gain to us, and ultimately, no doubt, a gain to
them. There was one thing, however, upon which
a little caution was necessary. There was such a
thing as losing a bargain by being too eager to
make it ; and if they were continually pressing
upon foreign Governments to follow our example in
this matter,
we might strengthen rather than de-
stroy the prejudice apt to spring up—namely, an
idea that we were encouraging them to do some-
thing by which we should gain at their expense. Ho
would rather put the matter plainly before them,
and leave the matter to time and experience. There
was another question connected with the subject—
whether the multiplication ef treaties of commerce
was in itself a desirable thing. The construction apt
to be put upon a treaty of commerce was, that it
was an undertaking by which some Government in
reducing its own duties was making a sacrifice for
the benefit of the foreigner, the foreigner under-
taking to make a similar sacrifice on his part. That
was not the point of view in which we wished the
matter to be considered. We wished them to un-
derstand that in reducing our tariff we had benefited
by it ; and if they did the same they would benefit
by it also. We did not want them to act for our
advantage, but simply for their Own. The general
principle of making these reductions of tariff ques-
' tions of treaty and bargains between nations was
an unsound principle, and he confessed he should
regret to see an indefinite multiplication of such ar-
rangements. There was another topic upon which
he would like to say a word or two, because it was
one with which he had had a good deal to do. It
was the law of patents. (Bear, hear.) He was
the Chairman of the Commission which sat
upon the patent law question during nearly
two years, and he might remind them
that that commission was appointed solely
for the purpose of taking into consideration
the working of the patent law. He might say for his
own part that he went into the inquiry regarding the
patent law, as it exists in England, as being one

ing.

which experience had sanctioned and to which he
saw no valid objection. But as evidence was given
and turned over in his mind the impression forced
itself upon him, as he knew it did upon others—
first, that upon the whole, under the actual adminis-
tration of the law, patents for inventions did more
harm than they did good, and next that no mere
administrative improvement would be an effectual
remedy. He quite agreed that if a valuable inven-
tion was made, and if that invention was due solely
to one man, it was quite fair that he should have his
reward, and in that case it might be a very reason-
able thing that he should take his remuneration in
the form of a moderate tax on every one using his
invention. This was theory, but when they came to
put it into practice in the present day, difficulties
arose which it was impossible to overlook. In the
first place, they had the great multiplication of
patents for small and trifling inventions, and the
great difficulty of appointing any officer or officers
to say what inventions were worth patenting and
what were not. Many of these small patents were
taken out simply upon speculation—upon the calcu-
lation that some day somebody might require to use
them, and then they could come down and levy a
tax upon him. It had become a system, too, for
great employers to buy up the patents in their re-
spective branches of business, and thus create an
exclusive monopoly. Then there was the objection
that of all judicial investigations those into patent
cases were the most complicated atd costly, thus
giving an unfair advantage to men of capital against
men of small means. Another objection was that
several men might hit upon the same invention at
or near the same time ; but the man who reached
the Patent-office first reaped all the advantage. He
thought these were fair prima facie reasons why an
inquiry should take place before a committee of the
House of Commons into the policy of granting
patents at all. (Cheers.) The question was not
without difficulties. The. principle of protecting in-
ventions was recognised everywhere. Large num-
bers of persons were closely interested, and it did
not appear to him that the question was yet ripe for
any such decisive measure as the abolition of the law
of patents. The first step was to commit it to .a
committee of the house, or a commercial commission
of practical and scientific men who should report
upon the whole matter. This recommendation given
in the report he cordially endorsed. His lordship
concluded amid applause.

Other gentlemen afterwards addressed the meet-

Murder of Lieutenant Clutterbuck.---Con-
vietion of the Murderer.

At the Tullamore (King's County) Assizes, on Saturday,
the trial of Laurence King, for the murder of Lieutenant
Clutterbuck, at Parsonstown, on the Bth of July last, was
resumed by the Lord Chief Justice from the previous day.
The entire court-house was densely crowded. Several
ladies occupied seats in the gallery, and a large number of
officers of the deceased gentleman's regiment were present.
Martin Blake was examined, and deposed that about six
o'clock on the above day he saw the prisoner pass down
John Burke's callow to the side of the river Brusna, ac-
companied by a gentleman, who appeared to be dressed in
a suit of darkish grey tweed, with a low hat, and whom
witness did not know. They got into a boat together,
and proceeded up the river. Afterwards saw the gentle-
man get out on the opposite side of the river. Heard two
shots fired, and then saw the gentleman load both barrels.
About three-quarters of an hour afterwards witness heard
a shot fired iu the direction of Mr. Mullin's callow, but did
not see who fired it. Did not see the parties afterwards.
Saw no others on the river that day.

Bridget Burke—About seven o'clock on the evening of
the day in question I went into our field to look after some
geese. The field adjoins Brien's. When there I saw, a
little above Brien's drain, two persons walking towards a
boat in the river. One of them was King ; I did not know
the ofhor. They both went into the beat_ King had a
gun in his hand The gentleman had just stepped into
the boat when I heard a shot fired. It was from
the gnu in King's hand. The back of the other
person was turned towards him at the time. After the shot
was fired the gentleman seemed to sink into the boat. At
that time both were looking towards the bank. On looking
again I did not see the stranger at all. King was in tho
boat at the time. Saw the shot come from whore ho was.
After the shot was fired had a full view of the boat for five
minutes. It did not stir. I then went home. It did not
occur to me that any accident had happened. Saw no
other boat on the river.
Cross-oxamined.—Cannot say how far it was to the boat
from where I was standing. They were nearly together.
King was in front, and got into the boat first, and almost
immediately afterwards the shot was fired. Cannot say
what way King held the gun. Heard on Sunday evening
that the officer was missing, but did not suspect anything
about King then. Was not at the inquest. Never told
any one what I had seen that evening until I came to the
Tullamore assizes to give evidence.

Joseph Egan—l am ton years of ago. On the evening
in question I was riding a jonnet down towards the callow
on Burke's farm, and had left Riverstown about a quarter
to 7 o'clock. After passing Sarah Connor's house I heard
two shots. I went on, and when past Burke's dwelling-
house I met King coming as if from the river. He hadtwo
guns on his shoulder, and a bundle in his hand. Never saw
a double-barrelled gun before that day. The two guns
were together, by the side of each other. King passed
within four or five yards from me. We did not speak.
Wont down to the callow, and then returned to the stable
in Burke's yard. Saw there the two guns and the bundle.
Wont into Burke's house for a few minutes, but did not
see King again that evening.
Martin Burke said—l live at Tinnykelly. Remember
Saturday evening, July 8. I was in the potato'field at the
back of my father's house, about seven o'clock. Laurence
King came into the field. His father had some potatoes
there. Ho was in the habit of coining to our house. He
told me " There was but one officer in the barrack, and
lam after shooting him." He showed me a shot-pouch
and a soda-water bottle with some whisky in it, about a
noggin. He took them out of his pocket. Ho offered me
some of the whisky. He also told me he had met Pat
Brion, and that he had told him he had drowned one of the
blue boys. My brother Thomas was within hearing at this
time. We then all followed King into a pasture field, when
King showed us a double-barrelled gun and a bundle of
clothes. Tkey were by the side of the ditch in the grass.
The bundle consisted of a coat, waistcoat, trousers, and a
pair of boots—the latter had spring sides. He then tied
them up in the coat and went on towards the river with
the gun in his hand. My brother went after him. I did
not see him afterwards. King had the appearance of drink
at the time. He was drunk, but able to walk.
Cross-examined by Mr. Montgomery—He was able to
speak quite distinctly. My brother was four or five yards
from me when King came up. The clothes were of a dark
tweed. Did not think there was anything peculiar in what
ho told me. I got frightened. First told Mr. Curran, the
magistrate, on the Tuesday week following. Myself and
my brother had been talking of it previously. Had seen
my sister Bridget that day at dinner, about six or seven
after
King before I saw King. I saw her in the house
King had left. First heard the officer was missing on the
Sunday evening. Did not then believe King had murdered
him. Could not tell what I thought. When the body was
found remarked nothing particular about the clothes.
King's trousers seemed wet. First heard of the reward
after the body was found. Heard the coroner's jury had
found a verdict against King.
To a Juror—He was staggering at the time I saw him.
gr
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me. Knows the prisoner. Ho came into the field about
seven o'clock. He said "God bless the work." He then
told us ho was after drowning a blue boy. I asked him
who he meant. He replied it was an officer of the barracks.
I told him to take care of what he was saying, that he was
drunk. lie replied, " What is done is done now." I then
said, "If you have done so you will be hung as round as a
juggler's ball." He replied, "Many thousands of them
dropped in Sebastopol." We said, "You are not to do
the like in cold blood." He appeared under the influence
of whisky. We then followed him into a pasture field,
where ho showed us a double-barrelled gun, a coat, and a
pair of boots. They were by the side of the ditch. He
then went away. I watched him going across the river
into the King's County. He went by our old house. lie
went across in the cot, and then went into Mr. Hacket's
first with the gun and the bundle in his hand. He then
went in the direction of the town, and I lost sight of him.
Joseph Burke—l am brother to the two last witnesses.
Remember Saturday, the Bth of July. Was in the field
with my brothers on that evening. King came into the
field, I think a little after seven. Did not hear what ho
said to my brothers. I then went up towards Brien's to
cut grass. I saw King leave the field. My brothers fol-
lowed him They went down along the ditch. I know
Johnny O'Brien. Met him when cutting the grass. He
had a greyish setter dog with him. We let the dog off,
and ho ran towards the river.

Patrick Oirien—l live at Tinnykelly. I know the place

The jury then retired; and, after about half an hour's
deliberation, returned into court with a verdict of guilty.
Mr. Warburton, the foreman, stated that a majority of
the jury wished the verdict to be accomponied with a re-
commendation to mercy.
Mr. Montgomery said he had been requested to state
ihe recommendation was based on the fact that the pri-
soner in committing the act was strongly under the in-
fluence of drink.

The Chief Justice—l see no grounds for such a recom-
mendation, and shall not act upon it, as the murder was
committed under circumstances of gross treachery.
The Chief Justice then addressed the prisoner in a most
feeling and pathetic manner, during which he seemed
deeply affected, and, in conclusion, sentenced him to be
hanged on Wednesday, the 6th day of September next.
After the sentence the prisoner, for the first time, lost
his presence of mind, and, bursting into tears, exclaimed
to an old man in the court, "Dan M'Namara, remember
me to my poor father." He was then removed, and the
Court adjourned.
An Adroit Juvenile Pickpocket.

For some time back frequent complaints have
been made to the station-master at the Dundee
station of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway, by
lady passengers, who stated that they had either
been robbed of or had lost their purses. The com-
plaints were so numerous that it was presumed that
some adroit pickpocket was a constant traveller on
the line. What made things worse was that while
the ladies were positive that they had their purses
in their possession before leaving Dundee, they were
without them as soon as they got as far as the ferry.
Every effort was made to detect the thief, for it
was no longer supposed that the parties had lost
their purses. The police were apprised of what was
going on, and the railway officials cautioned to inti-
mate when they saw any person who might be sus.,
petted. Notwithstanding these precautions things
continued as before, and occasionally intimations of
losses were made. On Tuesday forenoon a young
lady stepped into a second-class carriage at Broughty
Ferry, and after sitting fora short time she had oc-
casion to put her hand in her pocket, when she dis-
covered that her purse had been taken away. She
leaped out on the platform immediately, told Mr.
Brown, the station-master, that she had been robbed
of her purse, which contained upwards of a pound,
besides the portrait of a friend, and insisted that
she had it when she entered the compartment a few
minutes before. A young girl who was in the car-
riage, and who, although decently attired, had a
somewhat suspicious look about her, was evilly
asked by Mr. Brown to leave the train and come
into his room, as from what occurred he felt it to
be his duty to detain her at least for a train. When
asked if she had taken the purse she point blank
said she had not. A policeman was at hand at the
time, he was called in, the circumstances were com-
municated to him, and he requested her to deliver
up the purse to him if she had it. She now re-
lented, and, taking it from her pocket, handed it to
the officer. She was, taken into custody, and Mr.
Brown being aware of the facts as we have related
them above, thought it extremely likely that she
was the person who could give an account of the
missing purses. Superintendent Munro and In-
spector Adams, of the county constabulary, were
' informed of what had taken place. They proceeded
to the ferry, and conveyed the girl to Dundee.
She gave her name as Ann Rodger, and stated that
she was the daughter of William Rodger, weaver,
Rosebank-street. The girl, who was evidently about
12 or 13 years of age, having been lodged in the
police-office, the officers deemed it expedient to make
inquiry after her father and mother. After a.tedi_ °us
search they were instructed to go to a publichouse
almost certain to be found.
in the Hilltown, where it was statedththeenyffiweeerre
Thither a
ann
Inspector went, and
Adamsd s co discovered
a eareedr Rodgerch
searched
one containing a gold ring,
found on him two purses,
and the other a few shillings. Both parties were
hean and
an his
onwtifhee dspriontid,gd.
taken into custody, and the officers having obtained
bthsenkkzroefet, the room
proceeded it. In a lockfast
which
to they occupied in Rose-
than seven purses were found, one
y pretty one. One of the purses
abcnheidensgtthaen°l3 leasti ulrianrgefounardl upon the father have been iden-
tified, the purse by a lady residing in Broughty
Ferry, and the ring by a lady residing in Dundee
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lady,
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ahpsu ro
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girltreh as s
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who states that she got it taken from her pocket on
Monday last.h
stolen bf
from
ma
Dundeee
rAn the o
appre-
hended. A few days ago a little girl, while passing
along the road near the Broughty Ferry Station,
discovered, much to her discomfiture, that some
one had picked her pocket of her purse, in which
there was a sum of money. Having remembered
that a girl had knocked up against her a short time
before, she looked about to see if she could get any
trace of her. Fortunately she espied her, and run-
ning up to her demanded back the purse of which
she alleged she had been robbed. The girl com-
plained against stoutly denied the charge, but see-
ing that the bystanders were beginning to take
notice of the child who was so loudly asking for
what had been taken from her, she threw the purse
on the ground and then snatched it up again, and
said she had foundit. She handed the empty purse
to the poor little girl, and it turns out from what
'has since transpired that this too was a performance
of the samegirl Rodger. Such a wholesale system of
pocket picking seldom occurs, and it is very fortu-
nate that the guilty parties have been caught at last.tdte
The father and daughter have both been committed
to prison—the girl on a charge of theft, and the
father of theft, or reset of theft. The mother has
been liberated in the meantime.--Dundee Advertiser.

TIIE FIVE 'MISSING GENTLEMEN.—A rumour
was generally circulated through Dublin on Saturday that
the five young gentlemen who were supposed to have been
drowned on Monday night last had been picked up at sea
in an exhausted state, and had been conveyed to hospital.
We regret to say that there is not the slightest foundation
for the rumour, and it is now generally supposed that the
five young gentlemen have met a watery grave.—Freeman's
Journal.

The Liverpool, screw frigate, 35, Captain R.
Lambert, had a trial of her machinery made over the
measured mile in Stokes Bay, on Friday last, under
the supervision of the officials of Portsmouth Steam
Reserve and Factory. The ship's draught of water
on weighing her anchor from Spithead was 21ft.
sin. forward, and 22ft. aft. Her engines are of
600-horse power nominal, and drive a two-bladed
Grifliths's crew of 18ft. diameter, 26ft. 6in. pitch,
3ft. Gin. in length, and an immersion of the upper
edge of 2ft. 4in. Six runs with full boiler power
were made over the mile, the speed of the ship being
in each instance 10.975, 9.399, 11.321, 8.801,
11.840, and 9,000 knots. The mean speed of the
ship in the six runs was 10.261 knots. Two runs
at hall-boiler power gave 8.238 and 7.185 knots, the
mean speed at half-power being 7.711 knots. The
indicated horse power was under 2.000, or consider-
ably less than four times the nominal power. The
machinery worked exceedingly well, but the dia-
grams on the indicator cards showed an insufficient
supply of steam.
The building of the Danae, 4, screw-sloop
(wooden) of 1,081 tons and 300-horse power of en-
gines, has been commenced on the blocks of
No. 2 building shipway at Portsmouth dock-
yard. The Danae has been designed by Mr. E.
J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and
is one of several vessels designed by that gentleman
and described by Lord Clarence Paget in the House
of Commons when introducing the last naval esti-
mates, as " improved Alabamas." She will be
187 ft. in length, and 3Gft. in extreme breadth, and
will have a seagoing draught of water of IGft. Gin.
aft, and 13ft. 9in. forward.
The Urgent, screw steamship, Capt. S. H. Hen-

derson, was undocked yesterday at Portsmouth,
after receiving a new Maudslay-Griffiths screw, for
further troop service.
The hired sailing transport Edwin Fox arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday from the Thames, and was

towed into the harbour, where she was berthed
alongside the dockyard. To-day she will embark
the remainder of the 26th (Cameronians) Regiment
for conveyance to Bombay.
Col. Hamilton, 87th Regiment, has entered upon
his duties of the office of town-major of Portsmouth,
temporary, vice Capt. J. Breton, on sick leave until
the 31st October.

Yesterday morning a competitive exaknination of
candidates for commissions in the army was opened
at Chelsea Hospital, and at the same time an exa-
mination of candidates for 40 appointments as assis-
tant surgeons in her Majesty's Indian medical ser-
vice. The examinations will extend over several
days.