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A SECOND MUNCHAUSEN ?—M. du Chaillu
should add a photographic lens (suggests a weekly con-
temporary) and some prepared paper to his travelling
apparatus. People did not believe him readily about the
gorillas, and now they will be very sceptical about
the Obongo. He says he met in the equatorial re-
gion of West Africa a race of little people called Obongos,
aed usually about a foot shorter than average English-
men. He only measured one man, the rest running away,
and he was small, but ho measured a number of women,
the tallest of whom was 5 ft., while others ranged from
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Africa of course, but still, as these people seem smaller
than the Lapps, and M. du Chaillu may one day meet a
tribe with tails, the lens would be very useful.

3fr. Maline, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins appeared for the
plaintiff iu this suit, and asked foran order to expunge, from
the answer of the defendant a certain passage, that they
alleged was scandalous and not pertinent to the issue be-
tween the parties. The suit was instituted by the plaintiff,
in whom the right to a sum of £5,000, secured by a mort-
gage executed by Lord Brougham iu 1851, was now vested
for a decree for foreclosure of the equity of redemption, or a
sale of the mortgaged estate and payment of the principal
and interest. The principal money had been paid into court,
and the only question remaining to be settled in the suit
was the amount of interest to be paid on the debt. Lord
Brougham had, in pursuance of an award of the Lord Chan-
cellor, offered to pay interest on the debt from June 24,
1864 ; but the plaintiff claimed six years' arrears. The
defendant had set up the statute of limitations to that
claim, and had by his answer stated among other things,
to the effect that "he was ultimately compelled to turn
the plaintiff out of his house in Grafton-street, under cir-
cumstances which fully appeared in"—the House of Lords'
Report on the resignation by Mr. Edmunds of
his offices of clerks of the patents, clerk to the commis-
sioners of patents, and reading clerk and clerk of out-door
committees in the House of Lords. Ho also made that blue
book a part of his answer in this suit. In consequence of
that, it was insisted that as the report contained much that
was considered prejudicial—as casting cruel imputations
on the :moral conduct of Mr. Edmunds—it amounted to
scandalous statements in the defendant's answer ; and
ought to be expunged therefrom. It was also urged that
it would, if not struck out, throw upon the plaintiff the
necessity of amending his bill in the suit, to meet a case
wholly immaterial in the question between the parties.
Mr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. E. K. Karslake appeared for
Lord Brougham, and Mr. Ilawlinson for other parties.
The Vice-Chancellor asked Mr. Malius whether he
would now consent to take a decree for an account, and
let the prosecution of the suit go in chambers.
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graph was expunged from the answer.

The Vico-Chancellor, after hearing some further argu-
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to stand over till the first cause day of the sittings after
this term, intimating that ho thought the wise course for
both parties to adopt would be to make concessions on each
side, and so preclude further litigation in the matter.

A DOG FIGHT PREVENTED.-For some time past
a number of so-called " sporting men" have been
looking forward with interest to a dog fight for.£2s a side.
The animals are of tho bull breed, and belong respectively
to men in Newcastle and Windy Nook. They had been
under training for a considerable time. It was arranged
that the match should take place on the Black Fell, near
Eighton Banks, a few miles from Gateshead, on Saturday,
and shortly after daybreak a large number of persons,
mostly ritmen, arrived on the scene, where also were the
poor dogs and their brutal owners: In the parlance of the
bystanders the animals looked remarkably well, and a
brave and ferocious encounter being expected, money freely
changed hands. The usual preliminaries having been
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othee er;ci ande mnt a few
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alarm was given and the concourse dispersed, each run-
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speed. The policemen succeeded in obtaining possession
of one of the unfortunate dogs, as well as taking into cus
tedy the owners of both of them.

THE PREMIER'S SUBLIME SUPERCILIOUSNESS.—
Lord Russell, says the Spectator, received a depu-
tation from the Reform League and the working mon of
the metropolis on the subject of the Reform Bill on Tues-
day. Several working men spoke at length. He dis-
missed them with characteristic curtness--" I shall not be
able, having an important engagement, to listen to you
any longer." After a haughty compliment to the working
men's speeches, " I have always been of opinion that great
injustice has been done to the working men by attempting
not only to depreciate their talents but their habits of life,"
of course he added, "It is impossible for me to agree with
the sentiments that have been expressed." It would be
his duty, ho said, to introduce a measure that would "im-
prove the representation, and that would be likely to obtain
the assent of Parliament,"—which has a sound rather
ominous of a ricketty and sickly constitution for the mea-
sure itself. But this at least is stronger and important :
" We will stand by the'measure, which we think is calcu-
lated for that purpose, and which we expect to carry, and
wo shall not remain except we can." That is manly, but
why does Lord John always feel so keenly that he is a
superior order of being to the people for whom he fights?
They are "at least vertebrated animals," and he spoke to the
working men the other day as the late Mr. Justice Mauls
.once accused the late Sir Crosswell Cresswell of speaking
to the Bench—" like God Almighty to a black beetle."

I hoped that in this first international war your
Excellency would impress on your subordinate that
`a prisoner of war is a man and a Christian, and
when surrendered no longer an enemy, and that the
prisoners at least would be respected in their mis-
fortune, and treated as generously as we treat those
of the allies. But itis with profound regret that I have
to abandon such hopes, in view of the atrocities com-
mitted with the unfortunate Paraguayans who have
fallen into your power. Your Excellency has obliged
the prisoners of Yatay and Uruguayana to take up
arms against their country to swell your ranks, putting
aside all hope of an exchange of prisoners, and at
once cruelly immolating those who dared to refuse.
Such as escaped so sad a fate have been either sent
as slaves into Brazil or (some of white: skin) sent as
presents and rare curiosities to people in Montevideo
and Buenos Ayres.
" This contempt not only for the usages of war,
but for common humanity, this barbarous alternative
between death and slavery, stand without example
in history ; and it is to your Excellency, to the Em-
peror of Brazil, and to the Ruler of Montevideo must
be ascribed the perpetrating such enormity. The
Paraguayan Government by no act, either before or
since thg war, has provoked such barbarity. The
Argentine, Brazilian, and Montevidean citizens have
been permitted to retire with their effects from our
territory or remain, as they preferred.
"My Government expected the usrges of war, al-
though our treaty had expired, considering them of
benefit to humanity and national honour, and never
so far forgetful as to allow the tearing down of your
flag or shooting your Excellency effigy (even
though at war), much less murdering any stray I
Argentinesor Brazilians in our encampment. Public
opinion and history will severely judge such acts.
The allied Powers have not waged war according to
civilised usages, but with atrocities that will for ever
brand them with infamy.
" Such being the case, my position as General of
the armies of this Republic obliges me to check such
acts as far as possible. I therefore invite your Ex-
cellency, in the name of humanity and docorum, to
abandon this barbarous method of war, to treat your
Paraguayan captives as prisoners of war, and to
prevent further atrocities. And I notify your Ex-
cellency that, in case you do not reply, or that the
Paraguayan prisoners be kept in arms against their
country, or that you hoist a Paraguayan flag inyour
ranks, or commit any fresh enormity, I shall feel
myself excused from any further consideration, and,
however unwillingly, make all Argentines, Brazi-
lians, and Mon tevideans that may now or here-
after be in my hands, answer with their lives and
properties for a vigorous reprisal.

- " I will await your answer for 30 days; you can
send it to Paso la Patria.

" May God preserve your Excellency for many
years. " FRANcisco S. LOPEZ."

" Head-quarters, Bella Vista, Nov. 25, 1865.
" The President of the Argentine Republic and
General in chief of the allied armies,
" To his Excellency Marshal Francisco S. Lopez,
President of the Republic of Paraguay.
" I have received the note which your Excel-
lency addresses me as General-in-chief of the allied
armies from your head-quarters at Hurnayta, dated
20th inst., wherein after citing facts which you sup-
pose inconsistent with the laws of war, committed
by the allied armies NI ith the prisoners of Yatay and
Uruguayans :Your Excellency
,invites me to ob-
serve those laws, intimating your intention to use
reprisals in a contrary event.
" On duly considering said note, I must say in
reply that the facts you allege, as grave charges of
want of humanity and self-respect on the part of
the allies towards the Paraguayan prisoners fallen
into our hands, are in part wholly untrue, and the
rest distorted, probably owing to prejudiced reports
which have reached your Excellency, and I regret
that a moment's reflection did not suffice to show
you the falsehood of such statements.

" The Argentine, Brazilian, and Montevidean
Governments being forced to stand forth in defence
of their honour, dignity, and territory, which your
Excellency treacherously assailed in violation of all
civilised usages, seizing our towns and villages in
time of peace, without previous declaration of war,
and in a piratical manner, we had to hasten to
rescue the lives and properties of our fellow-citizens
in Matto Grosso, Rio Grande, and Corrientes from
barbarous death and spoliation, but always in con-
formity with the rules of international war. And
this we have fulfilled, not only for honour and
duty, but because the crimes and outrages per-
petrated by your Excellency's troops in Brazi-
lian and Argentine territory during your brief
occupation had filled us with horror, and
we could not fall into the same iniquity, neither
could we show the civilised world any other conduct
than becomes an army encharged with the noble
mission of vindicating national honour, instead of
sacking defenceless towns and properties, as your
Excellency's troops have done, from first entering
Argentine and Brazilian territory, on either side of
Uruguay, till reaching Uruguayana and Paso los
Libres, completely destroying all the towns and
farms, and carrying off a great portion of the booty
for your Excellency in Paraguay, and by your
order, as appears from the note-fbook found in Col.

" All these acts are notorious, and will stamp
with undying ignominy those who have authorised
or tolerated the same. Your Excellency will have
to answer fur them, not only to the allies who make
war against you, but to the whole world, which has
uttered a unanimous cry of execration on your head.
"At the conclusion of those combats, resulting in
the triumph of our arms, the wounded and captured
survivors were first looked after and cared for in our
own hospitals, on a par with our own wounded
Nay, they were often better treated, as objects of
greater compassion, owing to their nakedness and
misery ; and were regarded as the unhappy vic-
tims of an ill-advised ruler who hurled them to
meet death in a war both unjust and unprovoked,
the effect of au arbitrary caprice. So far from being
forced to enter our ranks, or treated with rigor, they
have met with kindness and benevolence, some of
them being set at liberty, others drafted off to
various towns, and the rest kept for army servants,
hospital work, &c. It is true many of them have
entered the ranks of the allied army, but this was
with their own free will and request, a favour which
could not be denied them, it having been already
conceded to the Paraguayan refugees in our terri-
tory who volunteered for the campaign.
" I have answered the principal charges in your
Excellency's note, and not only controverted them,
but shown upon whom must fall the immense re-
sponsibility of whatever barbarities may unhappily
have occurred in the present war. I might also
descend to the isolated cases mentioned by your
Excellency ; but some are so notoriously false, and
others so exaggerated, that it is idle to refute them,
especially as we are now at open war, when arms
must decide .the question. Your Excellency will
understand that this is not a season for recrimina-
tion, and I should be led into such if I answered the
other charges of your Excellency.
" In conclusion, I must add that I cannot under-
stand how your Excellency came to believe the story
of the Paraguayan deserter, Juan Gonzalez, if there
ever really was such a man ; and I regret for the
dignity of the post you occupy that you have seri-
ously affixed your signature to a letter stating your
fear of a dagger treacherously directed against you
by an Argentine General. I declare to your Excel-
lency that I do not believe you capable of making
such an attempt against my life, or that of any of
the allied generals, since I am accustomed to do this
justice to the chiefs against whom I have ever
fought, and I must do the same with your Excel-
lency.
"In consequence of the above, and in order to
prevent any excesses on the part of your Excellency,
as foreshadowed in your note, I beg formally to
notify your Excellency, for the protection of the
lives and properties of the Argentines, Brazilians,
and Montevideans in your hands (taken by chance
or treachery, for in fair fight you have not taken a
single prisoner), that any act on the part of your
Excellency or subordinates, in violation of civilised
usages, will be visited personally on your Excellency,
besides the other satisfaction that may be deemed
requisite. If, in spite of this., your„,Exet limey take
any measures unusual in war, you will have deli-
berately placed yourself outside the bound of inter-
national law, and justify the allies acting towards
you as your Excellency insinuates, it being plainly
your intent to aggravate the horrors of war, which
the allies are doing their best to lessen ; and in this
resolution we intend to continue, not laying down
our arms till obtaining the fullest reparation for our
injuries, which we confide for vindication to the
will of the Most High and the strength of our right
arms, not to the cowardly and ignoble vengeance
wreaked on unarmed men, defenceless women, and
innocent children.

" Such is the only reply I have to offer your Ex-
cellency, without prejudice to whatever resolution
may be adopted by the Governments of the Triple
Alliance, to whom I will to-day forward a copy of
your Excellency's note, and of this my reply.
" God preserve your Excellency.
BARTOLOME MITRE."