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TILE PRINCE OF WALES IN VIE
HOLY LAND.

The Prince of Wales and his suite left Jerusalem
on Thursday, April 19, at 3 a.m., encamping at
Bethel, and proceeding the following day by Shiloh
to Nablous, arriving on the eve of the Samaritan
Parsover. After visiting Jaeob's Well in the morn-
ing, the whole party ascended Mount Gerizim in
the evening, and there witnessed this ancient cere-
mony, the only direct vestige of the Jewish Pass-
over. The whole Samaritan community were asson_
bled on a terrace just short of the summit. About
an hour before sunset the prayers began, and six
sheep, tended by young men in white garments,
appeared among the crowd. As the sun sank behind
the western ridge the young men burst into a wild
chant, drew their long bright knives, and brandished
them in the air. In a moment the sheep were thrown
on their backs and the knives drawn across their
throats. In the stream of blood which poured from
them the young men dipped their fingers, and
marked the forehead and noses of all the children,
Next came the skinning and roasting—the first in a
trough, the second in a hole prepared for the pur-
pose. The Prince and most of his suite returned
to the tents, one or two remaining through the
night on the mountain top to witness the " feast,"
which was eaten in haste in the early morning by
the Samaritans, girded and shod and with staves
in their hands.

THE BA.RQUB STELLA.

(OFFICIAL REPORT.)

Sunday, April 13, the royal party remained at.
Nablous, and Divine service-was performed in the
tents by Professor Stanley, who preached on the
Epistle for the day. From Nablous they descended
from the hills of Samaria to the plains of Esdraelon
and Megiddo, and encamped on the 15th at the foot
of Mount Carmel, crossing the plains to Acre on the
following day. Here the Prince was received by the
Governor of Acre, the seashore being lined with
troops. Proceeding over the hills of Galilee, they
reached Nazareth by Good Friday, Professor Stan-
ley performing Divine service and preaching.
On Saturday, April 19, half way between Mount
Tabor and Tiberias, his Royal Highness was enter-
tained by a famous Bedouin chief, Agyle Aga, who
had protected the Christians during the massacres
of 1860. The repast was served in the Arab style,
and the chief was much gratified by the Prince's
visit. At sunset on Easter eve the first view of the
Sea of Galilee broke upon the party. The tents were
pitched by the old walls of Tiberias, on the very
edge of the lake; and here, on Easter day, Professor
Stanley, after the usual service and a sermon on St.
Sohn xxi., administered the Holy Communion to all
the party. On Menday,jApril 21, they explored the
shores of the lake northwards, and then mounted to
Safed, where they passed the night. On the follow-
ing day they reached Kadesh Naphtali, whence
they came down into the valley of the Lake of Me-
rom, and halted at midday on the hill of Dan, at the
first source of the Jordan. The rest of the week was
spent in crossing the plain of Abel Bethmaachach
to the great crusading castle of Belport, and ex-
ploring the banks of the Litany. On Sunday, April
27, Divine service was as usual performed, at Ras-
heya, by Professor Stanley. On Monday they
reached Damascus, all the authorities coming out to
meet the Prince, who spent the following day in
visiting the antiquities of the town and its bazaars.
The Prince also received a visit from Abd-01-Kader.
Between Damascus and Beyrout the Royal party
halted at Baalbec, spending Sunday, May 4, among
the ruins, in a portion of which Professor Stanley
held the service, and preached.

LANE.

E SPAPER

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1_ by the llRtlioo4 of Marshland Von ,
and Marshland Sluice, and they ar_ .: eaglets t.
the extensive drainage of these districts.
An in-
spection the other day disclosed the fact that the
fernier of these, owing to the extensive quan-
tity of water pouring through the drains,
was being undermined exactly in the Kane
way as was the middle level sluice for
some little time . prior to the ill-fated 4th of
May. The discovery was no sooner made than werk•
men were employed to avert this calamity, and piles
are being driven,.and other means resorted to, to
preserve these barriers. If they were unfortunately
to be deStroyed, the tidal waters would have two
other places for ingress, and the deluge would
extend to undefined limits. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that the energetic measures adopteil by the
Marsh Land Conirni,sioners and their engineer, Mr.
A. Sanders, C.E., will prevent such a dire result.

BELFAST, MAY 23.
lkulgylaLsso:RN„
Lords, Having, with the assistance of Capt.
Do
investigated the circumstances pre.
ceding and attending the stranding of the barque
Stella, of Greenock, at Craig-Brien Rock, on the
coast of Down, near this port, on the 10th inst., I
herewith enclose the minutes of evidence in the
case, and I beg leave to submit tlhoredfsehlilpowwingbrief
observations thereupon for your
conside-
ration. As the case does not involve any imputa-
tion or corrupt motive- or of wilful default on the
part of the officers of the ship, I do not think it
necessary to recapitulate the evidence or to trouble
your lordships with any beyond a few passing re-
marks on the subject, and especially as in my opi-
nion the stranding of the vessel was the result of
mere want of judgment in the master in not having
made sufficient allowance for the effect of an ebb
tide, which, from his chart and sailing directions,
he should have made himself acquainted with, and
also from his not having seen the importance of
a more careful look-out kept for the shore lights.
A good deal of the evidence refers to the state of the
compasses, and I think the master should have seen
that two of these instruments were on deck ; but,
considering the nature of the channel, the state of
the weather, and of the flood and ebb tides during
his course, I do not attribute the casualty in ques-
tion to the state of the compasses on board, though,
according to the result of their examination, they
must have been exceedingly defective. Whatever
fault the master may be charged with, that of
wil-
ful neglect or indifference to his trust cannot
fairly be alleged against him, inasmuch as he but
rarely left the deck from his having left Greenock be-
tween 7 and 8 o'clock on the morning of the 10th
inst., and the stranding of the ship at a quarter
before 11 on the night of that day. Considering
the small size of the Stella, of which I herewith
enclose her description on form 219, Captain
Douglass and I have been particularly struck by the
apparent respectability and intelligence of both her
master and mate, and the former has produced to
us testimonials of his good character and profes-
sional knowledge of which any seaman might well
be proud. He has been 11 years at sea, and has a
master's certificate of competency, which is in the
Stella, at Greenock, and is numbered 19,879, and
which was granted to him in September, 1861. I
cannot recommend that he should be held altogether
blameless in this matter, but I humbly submit that
a slight reprimand and a caution to be more care-
'ill in future would meet all the requirements of the

case.—l am, &c.,
WM. S. TRACY, Resident Magistrate.
To the Right Hon. the Lords of the
Privy Council for Trade.
I entirely concur in the above report.
S. F. DOUGLASS,
Inspecting Commander and Nautical Assessor.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN DRURY-

Yesterday Mr. Bedford, the coroner for West-
minster, hold an inquest at St. Martin's Vestry-
room, touching the death of Ann Gedling, aged 45,
who expired under suspicious circumstances, on
Friday last.

John Guyon, 4, Bedford-street, Liquorpond-
street, identified the body as -that of his sister-in-
law. She was married to a man named John Ged-

ling, a hawker; but she lived with another man in
Whitehart-si:reet, Drury-lane. On Friday morn-
ing he heard that she had taken poison. He
went to her room, and saw the man she lived
with, John Lemon. Witness said it is a sad affair.
He said, " Yes, it is ; Ann has taken poison." He
said it was a liquid which he had.
Samuel Lovett, 23, Stanhope-street, surgeon, said
he had made a post-mortem examination of the
body, and was satisfied that death was caused by
cyanide of potassium.
John Bampton, police-constable, said he was
called in on Friday morning to deceased's lodgings.
He saw the man, John Lemon, who said his wifo
had taken poison. He said he was a smasher, or
dealer in counterfeit coins, and she had taken some
of the liquid he used in his business. He found
blood on the woman's night-dress, and some on the
the walls of the room. Ho also found the fiat-iron
with blood upon it, which had been produced. Th o
n thati bothni
mother
ttheycomingher
;come
h tie tipsyman Lemon said they had been together the night
before. They were both drunk, and got fighting.
She scratched his face, and they closed together,
and both fell on the floor. They afterwards went to
werefighting.
Hisn
mother Fry o
bed.
John
White Hart-street, aged 12
years, dieceased, deposed to his mother
and theer manforehead.
ant Lemondhg i
sefoveGnlelni of lng'd s
against the chair and broke it, and
cut h
took a penknife out
of herpocket and cut his father's forehead. Witness
slept with them, but it was 3 o'clock before they
went to bed. His mother got out of bed and took
the bottle of liquid out of the cupboard, and drank
into
e
some of the contents. She said, " I have drank the
stuff.m o
th e His
gotis father
d then
again.
aio.
sent him for the doctor. His
Mr. Lovett, recalled, said the man had several
scratches on his forehead.
The Coroner then carefully summed up the evi-
dence.
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The Jury returned a verdict that deceased died

from the effects of the poison, but there was no
evidence to show how it came into the system.

TILE TRAGEDY IN LUDGATE-11ILL.

From inquiries made yesterday afternoon it ap-
pears that a slight improvement has taken place in
Airs. Vyse's health, and that her medical attendants
are inclined to think that the unhappy lady will
recover. The state of Mr. Vyse's health is becom.o
such as to inspire serious apprehensions, and .i.t is
stated that his condition is now almost more critical
than that of Mrs. Vyse herself. The shock of. the.
sudden and overwhelming calamity completelY BlLat,
tered his nervous system, never very 'tient
produced extreme prostration, resulting in
tonic of
and prolonged fainting fits, and other ssyhn?
a d altoge-
an alarming character. Mr.s.
VYsed that since tho
ther five children, and it is stateonths
since, there
death of one of them, about .
18dInhas been effected.
have been signs that her m. in
ition she has sinco
Generally of a cheerful intervalsdispes
give vc.'aYf roei in to her natural dispjibt
pendency, and. at the
tleapsaiemysms of viols hy -
that time become subject at t
provocation,
hdaoneusut.
at
enryi
c,
awl()
passion,
i 0 n
t ei'd f
tion. She was always no or an extrone affection
all
for her children, and amongsth the rumours that
before 5 o'clock,. the
ch di • en
the horrible tra.gedy, there is. not. One which would
account for their being the victims selected
have been eircilqautetdcwt regard. to the motives for
shortly_Annie
Howard Vyse,
aged seven years, and Alia) Vyse, aged five—were
oe if. dtahyo morning,tw o
removed from Ludgate-hill to Mr. Vyse's •
residence at Kingston-on-Thames,
bodYieesst
private
Hook Church, about ames, for interment at
a mile and a
.halt from King-
ston. The funeral procession consisted of a hearse
and pair of horses
four horses, followed_ by a mourning coach
containing gentlemen.

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