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London, England, 1870-12-03

THE CROWN OF GERMANY.

A correspondent of the Telegraph, in a despatch dated
Berlin, December 2, says :—ln authoritative quarters it, is
stated here that the King will be compelled to tte,cpt
the Crown of Germany. Saxony, Bavaria, and
Wurtemburg are, in their representatives to pro-
ceed to Versailles. Apartments are being prepared
for them in the Chateau. The title assumed by the
King will, it is probable, not be " Emperor of
Germany," but " Kaisser von Preussen and
Schirmherr von Deutschland." Thus all suscepti-
bilities may be saved, and the extinction of Prussia
as Prussia averted. The King is much exasperated
about the late affair at Chatillon, in which Alvens-
leben—formerly of the Gardes du Corps, and lately
colonel of a reserve regiment of Uhlans—was brutally
murdered, his throat being cut by the Garibaldians. He
said about the affair—" I did not pity them because they
have been surprised, and Prussian soldiers ought not to
be surprised ; but the whole thing occurred through
treachery, and will cost the French dear."
London, England, 1870-12-03

THE LORD ADVOCATE ON THE GAME Laws.

The Lord Advocate has teen defending the Game
Laws in his, address to the Scottish Law Amend-
ment Society. Many persons, he said, believed it would
be advantageous to the community that all game
should be extirpated, and the whole land of the
country left free to all who chose to go upon it for the
work of extirpation. The Lord Advocate concluded
that most of his hearers were of opinion that private
estates were not to be exposed to invasion by
strangers who had no right upon them, and
he proceeded to explain the purposes of the
Poaching Acts, which were the only game laws of
any importance in the country. These acts were
simply trespass acts, to restrain trespassers of the
class called poachers, for whose restraint the criminal
law was thought too severe and the common law of
trespass deemed inefficient. With respect to bargains
between landlords and tenants, there was, he thought,
no reason between the two extremes of either leaving
the parties interested in them to make what terms
they pleased, or prescribing by reference to some
standard, or otherwise, what the bargain as a whole
should be, and particularly what should be the standard
of rent. The most material part of the bargain
about a farm is the amount of the rent to be paid
for it; and unless the Legislature was prepare 1 tc
interfere with such bargains in that respect, any

other kind of interference would be altogether
nugatory.

THE PATENT LAWS.

•
The Inventors' Institute have inaugurated the
opening of their winter session by the discussion et.
the Patent Laws. Mr. Latham held that
the. efforts being' made to improve our arts
and manufactures by technical education would
be useless while the laws practically dis-
couraged and repressed invention. The chief
evils of the existing laws were the exorbitant coat
patents, the imperfect security granted to inventors,
and the litigation entailed by its maintenance, which
was of an extensive, vexatious, and cumbersome
character. Mr. Latham thought these evils might
be removed by the reduction of the cost of securing'
inventions, and the extension of time for payment;
andby a preliminary investigation into the novelty el
a claim to invention, after which an indefeasible title
should be granted, with suitable delay and public
notice. Mr. Latham further held that the 101
relating. to invention should be assimilated as much
as possible to the copyright laws, as the rights 01
authors and inventors were analogors.
London, England, 1870-10-31

,irIIE ALHAMBRA.—The MID-AIR LEAP by
_LITTLE 808, and the astounding AERIAL DOUBLE
""xERSAULT, TO-NIGHT.
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Sten

THE EUROPEAN WAR.
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ought to have. And yet it most vitally concerns us
to know, Our naval supremacy, our national
existence, may depend upon it. Unfortunately we
are not likely to learn unless a wholly independent
and competent body is appointed to make the
investigation Mr. CHILDERS is a pronounced
adherent of the turret system, is bent upon proving,
in spite of the recent lamentable disaster,
that it is the right system, and, therefore, he
is not a trustworthy judge. We do not say that he
is wrong, but we do say that he is not in a position
which will secure him against error. If, as he thinks,
the turret system is the one that we ought to adopt,
he can have no valid objection against a searching
inquiry, such as can be made only by a Ito, al Com-
mission.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
London, England, 1870-10-31

THE FRENCII PEASANTRY.

The philanthropic fervour of the English knows
no abatement, and each succeeding development of
the war situation, instead of cooling, intensifies its
enthusiasm. When both invader and defender suffer
nearly in an equal degree it is impossible
for any one benevolently disposed, and free
from national bias, to cherish a predeliction in
favour of one or the other of the contending
Powers on the Continent. The public will
sympathise with the suggestion which is now made
that the contemplated. art exhibition should not be
wholly for the benefit of Germany, but that the proceeds
should be shared by Germans and French alike. rile

heavy requisi:,;ons of the Germans and the fearful
devastations in the agricultural districts of France
have rendered the condition of the peasantry most
deplorable, and a fund for their benefit is being
liberally subscribed to.
London, England, 1870-10-31

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THE CAPITULATION OF METZ.

Food difficulties began to suddenly engage the attention
of the French commanders inside Metz for many days
before the actual surrender took place. A great army
was not likely to surrender without undergoing some
hardships. Up to the last fortnight of the defence each
man was allowed half a pound of bread a day, but within
that period the quantity was halved, and there was difficulty
in procuring even that morsel. To each peloton of hoops
a live horse was allotted per day, but the horses were as
badly off as the men. Forage was•extremely scarce, every
patch of grass around the fortress being eaten up. Hence
the brutes who formed the animal foodof thegarrison were
little better than skin and bone. Some that wandered
outside the French lines were in a deplorable state—
fit only for dissecting. Latterly an epidemic,
the result of starvation had set in amongst
them. Yet these animals were the staple
food of the troops. The Guards still continued to receive
a few " extras," and this circumstance so excited the
jealousy of the line-men that between the two branches of
the service there existed a bitter hostility. In fact the
Guards were used by reason of their superior disci-
pline and contentment, to keep order amongst the rest.
It was little to be wondered at that under the
circumstances the number of sick should greatly increase,
amounting in some cases to as many as one-fourth of a
battalion. Bazaine attempted to work off his
army in detail by sending considerable parties
as deserters. But the Germans frustrated this design.
They accepted parties of two or three, but more numerous
bodies were sent back. Asc rtie was expected on the last
few days, but it did not take place, and in fact became
physically impossible. It rained incessantly before the sur-
render, and the whole country became a perfect quag-
mire.
London, England, 1870-10-31

M. TRIERS AND HIS MISSION.

A despatch, dated Friday, from the German
headquarters at Versailles, states that M. Thiers
had been for three days in possession of a safe con-
duct to that place, with permission to travel thence
to Paris ; but that he insists upon going by way of
Orleans.

TUE REPORTED FIGHTING IN PARIS.
By letters which have arrived in Brussels and left
Pads in a balloon on the morning of the 27th, it
is denied that any fighting took place in the city on
the 26th. Perfect union prevails among all classes
of the population.

THE ARMY OF THE SOUTH.
ROUEN, October 29.

It is reported here that, according to advices
received from Lyons, the Army of the South,
detailed to march to the defence of Paris, will
111111Ther 200,000 men, of which 70,000 are regulars.

PRUSSIAN REPULSE.
AMIENS, Oct. 29.

About 1,200 Germans arrived yesterday at Formerie
T°iee), to break up the railway between Amiens and
lien, but they were repulsed after a severe engage-
ment with the Garde Mobile. The French had six
,led and thirty wounded. The Prussians lost
enty killed, fifty wounded, and one gun. The
‘'terrnans in the retreat set fire to the village with
Petroleum.

THE DEFENCE OF VERDUN.
LILLE, Friday Night.

Not a soldier remains at St. Quentin. The Prus-
-14418 have installed a municipal commission of
Paroled prisoners. The enemy announced that they
Would shortly return to 'besiege various places in
the north, commencing with Cambrai.
The Echo du Nord says the Prussians are making
"1 c-
. .Isors a centre of operations, and that their obje
"Ive point of attack is Rouen.
-A, deputation of the women of Verdun have pre-
sented an address to the Commandant declaring,
notwithstanding their sufferings and that the town
be in ruins, they desire resistance may be maintained
long as there is a defender or a stone left upright
London, England, 1870-10-31

M. GAMBETTA'S CIRCULAR.

M. Gambetta has issued a circular to the Prefects,
Which he says that a rumour of the capitulation
c't Metz has been circulated, and it is right they
should know the opinion of the Government on the
subject. Such an event can only be the result of
erime, the authors of which should be put beyond
the pale of the law. "In these days of infamous
eapitulations," says M. Gambetta in conclusion,
" there is one thing that must not capitulate, and
that is the French Republic."
London, England, 1870-10-31

GERMAN DESIRE FOR PEACE.

Though Germany has had it all her own way in the
military events of this campaign, she has her own
reasons, and very good ones, for desiring peace. The
Spectator learns from good evidence that the Ger-
mans are losing quite 1,000 men a day by disease,
shells, and surprises, and are drawing on their re-
serves at a rate which profoundly disturbs Germany
where every Landwehr soldier subtracted
from civil life leaves a perceptible blank. "They
cannot altogether denude Germany of troops without
danger, and they are beginning to suffer under the
difficulty, or rather under the expense, in men or
money, of procuring supplies for a 'term to which
they as yet see no limit. They know the force inside
Paris is formidable, they know that one reverse would
make all the difference to the French temper, and
and although they despise the ' paper armies' of the
Loire, of the North, and of Lyons, they have a
lingering dread of a people's war such as
they themselves waged in 1813." Germany,
too, is getting impatient for an end of this strife.
Above all, the leaders are impressed with a fear
of anarchy and look forward with anxiety to the
prospect of having to occupy Alsace and Lorraine as
conquered States without any Government to treat
with. The negotiations of Bismarck with Bazaine
and the Empress in order to set up a marionette
Government reveal this anxiety. Altogether oven
the capitulation of Metz is not likely to turn the
Germans' attention from the reverse of the medal—
the frightful cost of the war and the utter uselessness
of continuing it any further.
London, England, 1870-10-31

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THE GERMAN VENGEANCE AT ABLIS.

A private letter to a German local paper from a cavalry
soldier gives a full account of the details of the affair at
Ablis on the Bth of October, and of the vengeance
exacted, which was of the severest order. It seems
that the squadron of Schleswig-Holstein Hussars, ninety-
six strong,' which , had occupied the little town, turned,
in to rest without any special measures for security
there being an outpost of Bavarian troops just beyond
the place in the direction of the supposed enemy. About
3 a.m. this post was driven off by a night attack ; and the
Francs-tireurs poured into the town on three sides at
once and commenced their attack on the Hussars. The
signal was given to boot and saddle, but many were shot
down in the attempt to get to their horses, and the
half of the squadron who escaped did so chiefly
by fleeing individually and gaining the covert of
some adjacent woods. Some of the fugitives made their
way after daybreak to Rambouillet, twelve miles off,
where lay their brigade with a party of Bavarian rifles,
and the whole moved forward at once to avenge a disgrace
which they conceived could only have befallen them with
the full assistance of the inhabitants of the
place. On arriving at Ablis and reoccupying it
without resistance, it was• found that the bodies of the
slain had been all removed. From this it was at once

taken for granted that they had been carried off to claim
a reward which the German soldiers fully believe to have
been offered by the French Government for every one of
their comrades slain by Francs-tireurs. Much more
probably, as we conclude, they were removed by the
frightened inhabitants in order to get rid of the traces of
an affair so dangerous to them. Be this as it may, the
scene of vengeance which followed was as terrible as
anything in modern war. " Women, children, and grey-
beards were spared," says the eye-witness, one of the
avengers
.himself ; " but the men of the place " (which
contained 740 inhabitants before the war) " were all shot
or cut down without mercy." Then " the word was given
to plunder and destroy," and, after the soldiers had taken
all they could, houses, barns, stacks, and all that would
take fire were set into one grand conflagration, which
lasted till night. "My pen can hardly describe the
transaction," concludes'the narrator.
London, England, 1870-10-31

LETTER FROM THE COMMANDANT.

The reply which General Coffinieres, commandant of
the fortress of Metz, made to the municipal council of the
town on the 15th of the month, foretold the probable
capitulation of the town :—" Monsieur le Maire,—The
Municipal Council of Metz has honoured me with a letter
which expresses most patriotic sentiments. lam not
surprised at it, for I have never doubted the active co-
operation of the population of Metz with the troops called
upon to defend our fortress. You may depend upon it
that we are also resolved to fulfil our duty, and will do all
that is possible. But I would wish you to impress
upon the inhabitants that to arrive at the desired
end we must remain in unison, and avoid the
appearance of want of discipline. There exists, at present,
a Government in France which has taken the title of
Government for the National Defence. We must recognise
this Government in awaiting the resolutions which may
be taken by the Constitutional Parilament. You inform
me that the inhabitants were greatly distressed to learn
that our resources of supplies were very restricted. It
was, however, certain that little could remain when Metz
had been called upon to furnish during two months the
means of subsistence for a civil and military population of
more than 230,000 persons. For my part I have never made
a mystery of the situation. The reduction of the army's
rations, the restrictive measures adopted in the town, and
the conversations, I have held with you, Monsieur le
Maire, have shewn in an unmistakeable manner the
gradual exhaustion of our food supplies. It would be
idle to indulge in recriminations about the past, and the
accusations of this or that person. Let us rather look
with courage at our position, such as it is, and submit
with energy to the consequences, with the firm resolve to
make the best we can of it."
London, England, 1870-10-31

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MR. THOMAS HUGHES IN AMERICA.

Mr. Thomas Hughes, M-P., who has been for a few
weeks travelling in the United States, on the evening of
October if made an address in Boston, his subject
being " John to Jonathan," and the occasion,
the opening in that city of what is known as
" the fraternity course of lectures." The address
was devoted to a statement of English feeling
towards America, and Mr. Hughes said he could not
conceal from himself the existence in America of a
feeling towards England deeply painful to an English-
man. He proclaimed his attachment to his own land,
and thought the Americans misjudged her. The aris-
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had been a constant protest against privilege,
and the others because trade hated disturb-
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of the warm friends of the Union in England, and
described their anxiety when movements for the recogni-
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their exultation when these movements were de-
feated. The Proclamation of Neutrality, he said,
was urged by Mr. • Forster and other warm friends
of America, who pressed it, as they supposed, in
' American interest, desiring to legitimatize the cap-
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put British merchants who lost their ships at once. out of
court. England, he said, was in favour of the arbitra
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true method of settlement. She was willing to pay all
damages thus assessed without a murmur. In conclusion,
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the two countries. The address of Mr. Hughes was ex-
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the American press.
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ELECTION PROCEEDINGS,

A radical change in the procedure of elections is
often spoken of as necessary ; but it is obvious that
the roughs will be difficult to keep in check by any
alteration that may be devised. The ballot may
produce quiet voting, but how are we to secure or to
expect quiet election meetings ? An instance of the
difficulties which befal candidates in their campaigns
has just happened at Colchester. The other evening
Dr. Brewer, whilst addressing a meeting, was dis-
turbed by a party of roughs. The scene which ensued
was in every sense disgraceful. Forms were broken
and a free fight took place, the roughs being ultimately
worsted in the encounter. Mr. Baxter Langley on the
same evening, and in tho same town was igno-
miniously treated. He and his supporters were
pelted with rotten apples, peas, and bags of flour.
One of the bags (paper bags, of course) aimed with
exquisite accuracy, struck Mr. Langley in the neck
and covered him with flour. • The appearance he
presented was unquestionably fine, but not calculated
to promote the due gravity of political discussion.
The roughs succeeded in giving Mr. Langley the
quietus.
London, England, 1870-10-31

THE VOLUNTEEIL FORCE.

Sensitive volunteers who make it a point of honour
to resent severe criticism on their branch of the Ser-
vices, will find it hard to be grateful for Mr. Alger-
non Egerton's remarks on their general behaviour
and efficiency. Speaking at Bolton a few evenings
since, he declared that he hadseen English volunteers
burst from a drill yard, a rush to the nearest
tavern when the order was given that they
should break off exercise for a time, but not
leave the yard, He did not think proper dis-
cipline was exercised on such occasions, as to secure
respect for the Force. Nay, he knew for a
fact that the colonel had no power but to order two
or three men to be put for a short time under arrest
for any misconduct. It was not so with the now
famous Prussian Landwehr forces, Mr. Egerton
said. A man serving in the latter was punished for
eating apples in the street, and the colonels had
power to try soldiers any nere by drum-head
court-martial, and have them shot within half an
hour for any serious misdemeanour. Mr. Fgerton
did not say whether he would have the same regu-
lations applied to the volunteers.
London, England, 1870-10-31

DE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1870.

MURDER IN SALFORD.

Another case of wife murder has occurred in Salford,
Francis M'Evoy, a builder, and occupying a good position,
having murdered his wife on Saturday morning. The de-
ceased woman had been suffering from gastric fever for
someT weeks, and during the last few days APlilvoy, a
man of steady habits, had been drinkiug heavily. On
Saturday morning a quarrel took place between them,
and the husband struck the wife a violent blow—whether
with an instrument or not has not yet been ascertained—
which rendered her insensible, and she died shortly after-
wards. Up to a late hour last night M'Evoy had not been
arrested.

A GENTLEMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING;
A thunderstorm passed over the neighbourhood of New
port Pagnel, Bucks, on Wednesday, and lamentable cir-
cumstance occurred in connection with it. About two
o'clock in the afternoon Captain Henry Miller . Powell,
of the 57th Regiment, went out shooting
with his brother, Captain Frederick Powell (sons
of William Powell, Esq., of Westbury House). They
had not been out -very long before they started
on their return home, and when they were crossing a
field belonging to Mr. Fairey, at the back of the Abby,
they were overtaken by the storm. Captain Henry was
struck down by the lightning and instantly killed. Cap-
tain Frederick almost miraculously escaped, his coat only
I eine,c, singed ; a dog, however, which was walking at the
-ide of the latter gentlemen was killed.

MURDER OF AN EMINENT GEOGRAPHER.

Sir Roderick Murchison writes to a contemporary as
follows :—"‘ It is my painful duty to announce that the
distinguished traveller, Mr. George Hayward, to whom
the 'Founders' Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical
Society was awarded at the last anniversary of that body,
was assassinated, and his property plundered, about the
beginning of l%st August by the followers of the chief Meer
Wate Khan of Yassim. The details of this lamentable
catastrophe will be laid before the Royal Geographical
Society at its first meeting, on the 15th of November,
when I will endeavour to do all justice to the memory of
so enterprising and accomplished an explorer of wild
eastern mountains, and whose brilliant and hitherto suc-
cessful career was unhappily terminated when he was on
the point of reaching the lofty Pamir Steppe, which he
had engaged to visit and describe."
London, England, 1870-10-31

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THE EXPLOSION ON THE lIERCULES.

The causes of the explosion which a day or two
since endangered one of the first of her Majesty's
vessels of war, and which necessitated the sending of
six men to liaslar Hospital, suffering from severe
burns, are stated by an authoritative source to have
been, wholly preventible. The accidental features of
the disaster end when the cask of inflammable liquid
had fallen upon the deck of the store-zoom. After this
the men were directed to sweep away the composition,
and it was while doing so that the liquid came in con-
tact with lamps, which were not safety-lamps, as for-
merly supplied' to war vessels for use in the spirit-
room, but ordinary ones. It is simply marvellous
that we have not had to chronicle the loss of another
of our ironclads and a host of seamen. The United
Service Gazette insinuates that probably the supply
of safety-lamps in our dockyards has been used up,
and that economy prevented a replenishment.
London, England, 1870-10-31

MARRIAGES.

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THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR FORCES.

When his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales lately
visited Edinburgh as the patron of the Scottish Masons;
and to lay the foundation stone of the new infirmarY,
the military in garrison, as usual, turned out to do him
honour. To old soldiers it must have been distress-
ing to see the paucity of the numbers of these
smart and well-dressed • corps. The 13th Hussars, not-
withstanding that the greater part of the regiment iS
stationed at Edinburgh, could muster, we are informed.
but 75 horses, the 90th and 32nd between them 200 men ;
100 to line the streets, and 100 as a guard of honour.
Voila tout / It would seem as if the country had become
bankrupt that we exhibit now mere skeletons of regi-
ments, cadres without solid substance, unworthy of A
first-class nation, and with the sound of great guns, and
a bloody war going on almost within sight and hearing e:
our -south coast. Surely such a state of things is not
creditable to us or safe, and all to let two millions
appear to the credit of the nation in the Chan:
cellor's next budget. Until we are actually 0t
.
war ourselves unwieldy battalions are not required ; but
we might have at least 700 men per regiment of infantry,
500 sabres in cavalry corps, and 500 guns instead of 181
as at present. Plenty of horses could always be fowl;
at short notice ; but let us have the men and the metal
ready now. As long as the Emperor. Louis
Napoleon was in power we seemed to be tolerably safe
from foreign invasion. We may wish him back
again before long, for who can tell what may resub'
to us after this fearful German and Gallic struggle
is ended ? Then, in Napier phraseology, we may have
6` to sharpen our cutlasses " if we want to make " the (10"
our own." Our fleet is,, no doubt, excellent, but wh'n
could it do if our native soil were invaded at three points
by powerful armies, whilst our rivers and harbours are
utterly defenceless and our great commercial marine
destroyed by steam squadrons ?—Army and Navy Gazette*
London, England, 1870-10-31

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY.
The Speaker took the chair at two o'clock.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. GLYN a new writ was ordered to
.ssue for the election of a member for Newark.

NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (CONSOLIDATION
OF STOCK) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
WIMBLEDON COMMON.

Sir CHARLES DILKE asked the Secretary to the Trea-
sury whether it was the intention of the Commissioners
of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues to sell to Lord
Spencer the rights which the Crown enjoyed over the
commons within the manor of Wimbledon, in respect of
an enfranchised copyhold farm of 40 acres, which rights
were at present the chief obstacle to the proposed conver-
sion of 140 acres of Wimbledon Common into a sewage

Mr. STANSFIELD said that no such application had been
made to the Government.
FOREIGN LOANS.

Mr. SINCLAIR AYTOUN asked the Secretary to the
Treasury why the return of "Foreign and Colonial
Guaranteed Loans," ordered on the 30th July last, had
not yet been placed upon the table.
Mr. STANSFIELD said the delay had been occasioned by
correspondence having to take place with persons abroad,
but the papers could be very shortly placed upon the
table.
London, England, 1870-03-25

A SINGULAR POISONING CASE.

An extraordinary affair is related as having occurred at
Dronfield, Derbyshire. It is said that on Monday night
a man, selling cloth at Dronfield, went into the house of
a Mrs. Etches and offered a " remnant " for fourteen
shillings. Mrs. Etches declined to buy, but while he re•
mainea in the house had occasion to go into the cellar.
While she was so absent it is supposed the fellow put
something into the teapot. No other person was in or
near the house. After he had gone the family sat down
to tea, and noticed that the liquid was dark and disagree-
able in colour, emitting a sulphurous smell. The contents
were sent at once to Dr. Rooth, who declared his opinion
to be that it contained some poisonous matter. The police
were put on the alert, and have since captured the man.
He says he comes from Derby.

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Belmore, H. Crellin ; Misses XL Leclercq, Barnett, &c.
London, England, 1870-03-25

THE LOSS OP THE NORMANDY.

The depositions have been received by the Board
of Trade of the officers and crew of the Mary, and of
the survivors of the Normandy, which went
down in the late collision in the Channel.
They furnish us with a clear and full account
of the occurrence, and, with one exception, the whole
of the sad accident was unaccompanied by any act
other than manly and judicious. The fact of the
second mate of the Mary having lost an opportunity
to save many of those who perished is a circumstance
that must ever be regretted. The officer himself
expresses his deep regret that he did not proceed
to the Normandy without first wasting time in
returning to his own ship for orders. It may well b•
imagined that on occasions of this sort a confusion of
ideas must be very natural. A large sum has already
been subscribed in Southampton for the relief of the
widows and orphans of the crew of the Normandy.
London, England, 1870-03-25

IRELAND.

Accounts from the provinces chew that the Irish
farmers as well as the gentry, still continue to be
nearly panic-stricken in many districts. They
seem to look at the Peace Preservation Bill
as men would look at any refuge from an
unendurable state of things. A story told at the
special sessions of Coleraine by a local proprietor,
Mr. Anderson, lets some light into the question
of the state of Ireland. Five years ago
Mr. Anderson evicted a tenant for non-payment of
rent. Two years after ho returned, vowing he would
have the land. He did not have it, however, and
Mr. Anderson placed a man in the house to take
care of it. This poor man was in constant terror of
his life, and had to leave the property. But
vengeance followed him, and his house was
attacked by fifteen armed ruffians, who beat him and
his wife, forced an oath upon him, and smashed his
furniture. Of course, little evidence was forthcoming,
and only two of the men were punished. Those un-
fortunate persons who did give evidence were in such
peril that they had to be placed under Goverment
protection, and the " caretaker" and his wife were
obliged to go to Australia. At the present time no
one dares to take the still vacant property.
London, England, 1870-03-25

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

Morning. Evening
FRIDAY ...... .......... 0 min past 8 .... .. 40 min past 8
SATURDAY 25 min past 9 10 min past 10
SUNDAY 52 min past 10 35 min past 11
MONDAY 0 min past 12 12 min past 12
TUESDAY 40 min past 12 8 ruin past 1

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
THE QUEEN,

The Oetvesfry Advertiser understands that there is
great probability of her Majesty spending a portion
of the ensuing season in Merionethshire. Inquirics
zre being made by a gentlemen connected with the
Queen's household with a view to the engagement of a
suitable residence for royalty in the neighbourhoc d
of Dolgelly and Barmouth. No doubt the loyal Wels.i
would be delighted to have their turn of soya;
favour. The :region round about Cader Idris may
not be so grand as that at the foot of the Grampians,
but the scenery is very fine nevertheless. The visit,
says the Advertiser, will be a private one.
London, England, 1870-03-25

THE EDUCATION BILL.

Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR asked the Vice-President of the
Council whether it was arranged that on the motion
for going into committee on the Elementary Education
Bill an opportunity would be given for the discussion
of the. educational principles of the Bill.
Mr. FrIISTER said the motion for going into committee
would be taken at such a reasonable hour as to admit of a
full discussion taking place if required.
London, England, 1870-03-25

Closing Business
Paid. Name. Quotations. done.
St Bristol and Exeter lOO 77 79
St Caledonian 100 771 78 771 1
St Cambrian * 100 15 20
20 Cornwall 111 21 31
St Dublin and Belfast Junction 100 . . . .
St Dun, Prtb, and Aber. June-100 70 72
20 East London all 4 6
20 Do
20 Do
St Glaegow and S.Westorn 100 111 113
St Great Eastern lOO 371 38 371 1
St Do East Anglian, No. 2 100 61 7/
St Great North of Scotland 100 13 16
St Great Northern 100 114 115
St Do A 100 119 1191
St Do B. lOO 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100
St Great Western—Original lOO 67 68 671 1
St Do South Wales 100 68 70 72
St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45
St Do do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1254 1254 1251 6
St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 431
St Lond, Chatham' and Dover 100 141 154
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11
St London and North Western 100 1231 1231 1231 4
St Loudon and South Western 100 881 891 881
St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh 100 51 511 511
St Do New, issued at £5O die 3O .
St Metropolitan lOO 791 80 774 8
St Do Preferred... lOO
St Do Deferred 100 . .
10 Do Redeemable
St Metropolitan District 100 37 38
St Midland lOO 1241 125 1244 34
St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 91
St North British. lOO 31 35
St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261 1271 1311 2 1
St Do Leeds 100 841 851 874 1
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingts 100 169 171
St North London 100 116 118
10 Do New, 1868 6l 14 11
St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 60
St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105
St Rhymney lOO 52 54
St Shropshire Union 100 62 63
St South Devon 100 46 48
St South Eastern 100 744 754 744
St Do Preferred .lOO 1094 1101
St Do Deferred... lOO 41 414
St Staines, Wok'ham, Wok'g. all 124 131
St Taff Vale
10 Do 0 6 3 6
St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100
10 Waterloo and Whitehall
London, England, 1870-03-25

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

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London, England, 1870-03-25

RER MAJESTY.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Minh 24.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
neves Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, visited
the South Kensington Museum and also the Horti-
cultural Gardens this morning.
Her Majesty, attended by the Duchess of Rox-
burghe, drove out this afternoon.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went
out.