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sive preparations which already inflicts upon both
countries many of the burdens and evils of war.
M. llupin ma 3 say that we are menacing France,
but he well knows that the desperate madness and
wickedness of attacking her was never for a mo-
ment thought of in this country. It is in the power
of the Emperor of the French alone to put an end
to a state of things which is becoming day by day
more serious, and which makes it a less danger to
peace to speak out plainly than to carry on the
fiction of an alliance, one party to which appears
to be arming for the attack, and the other for the
defence. It is in the power of the Emperor to allay
all this trouble and suspicion, and if he does not do
!o we may not unreasonably draw the most gloomy
inferences from his silence.

A TOUCHING EPISODE; OF TILE

FRANKLINEXPEDITION:

(From the Toronto Daily Colonist.)

The important news brought by the last English
steamer in relation
companions, the fate ofterecalls an
ir JohninFranklin
and his brave
incident connected with that memorable expedition,
and which we will narrate :
In the West of England arc two towns whose
corporate limits are less than a mile apart, and
which have been for many years united into one
Parliamentary borough. One of them, Pcnrhyn,
has an existence of many centuries, being recorded
as a thriving market town A.]) 1258. The other,
Falmouth, had no existence previous to the 17th
century, although now an important seaport, and
exceeding its older neighbour is population an 1
inlet
or Both towns are situate on the same
or arm of the sea, Penrhyn being at its extreme
head. As might be expected, there has existed a
strong jealousy between the towns, which was not
decreased by their ill-assorted union into one Par-
liamentary borough whilst still retaining their
separate corporate existence. Pcnrhyn considers
its younger neighbour as an upstart, whilst Fal-
mouth retorts by sneering at the older borough as
old-fashimied and fossilised. Desperate fights and
bitter personal quarrels have been thus occasioned,
being even a worse state of things than that for-
merly existing between Cleveland and Ohio city,
whose position was somewhat similar to that of the
towns in question.
About 15 years ago a young sailor, named Johns,
a native of Penrhyn, belonged to a coasting vessel
(finitsilaioaisi.ntnlheisindonggiabblietween that port and London. He was the
fsaarote.icimiteeip:eFtoefc,l suitor of Miss Cook, a young girl in about
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whose attentions to Miss Cook were at first
prompted by a spirit of malice to his adversary.
Ho took her to places of amusement, rode or walked
with her on Sundays, and endeavoured to make his
attentions to her as public as possible.
Rumours of this had reached Johns on some of
his trips home, but as lie never saw them together
he always passed the tales by with as little atten-
tion as possible. Once, however, his vessel arrived
in port on Sunday evening, and the lover hastily
donned his best suit and rushed off to see his lady-
love. She was not at home, having gone to church.
Impatiently he hurried off to the church, and near
its gate met his apparently faithless sweetheart
walking arm•in-arm with his detested Falmouth
adversary. Without waiting to meet them, he
turned and went on board his ship.
It was the time when the brave Franklin was
forming his expedition for the exploration of the
North-West Passage, and great inducements in the
way of bounty money and comparatively large pay
were held out to the hardy and adventurous
mariners. The two towns furnished several vo-
lunteers. Penrhyn sent out four hardy fellows.
One of these was young Johns. Stung by the
seeming faithlessness of his beloved, he had joined
the daring party that were to seek fame, and per-
haps death, amid the unknown terrors of the North
Pole.

Soon after this rash step had been taken, Johns
learned that Miss Cook was still faithful to him
alone. The meeting between them must have been
both sweet and bitter—sweet in the knowledge of
each other's constancy—bitter in the certainty that
they must part, for it was now too late to retract.
Even if it were possible t(*) withdraw from this ser-
vice under Government, manly honour forbade a
cowardly desertion of the townsmen who had volun-
teered with him ; nor would he care to face the
jeers of the people of the rival town. Besides, there
was a strong hope of a speedy return, and the girl
was somewhat proud, after all, of his bravery and
the honour which this daring step would attach
to kis name.

On a bright May morning they were married in
the old church of St. Gluvias, and a merry peal rang
from the square grey tower in honour of the nuptials,
for Johns was a favorite with very many of the
townspeople, and the bride was, as we have said,
somewhat of a belle in the place. The honeymoon
was of but a few days' daration, for the volunteers
were soon ordered to join their ships.
On the 23d May, 1845, the Erebus and Terror
sailed from the river Thames with 135 souls on
board. On the 26th July in that year the whaling
ship Prince of Wales spoke them at The entrance of
Lancaster Sound. That was the last time the mem-
bers of the expedition were ever seen by civilised
men.

Tim wives of the explorers monthly drew half the
pay of their husbands. The other half accumulated
in the hunds of the Government until the return of
the husbands, or the official notification of their
deaths. Mrs. Johns drew her pay and lived at home
with her parents, eagerly looking for accounts of
the progress of the expedition. In time she became
the mother of a boy, and in her new duties she
passed the time less heavily.
Months rolled on to years, but still no tidings
came of the fated vessels. Expedition after expedi•
tion went in search of the missing men, but always
returned with the same story of privation, danger,
and want of success. With painful eagerness the
anxious watcher now grasped the weekly London
newspapers in search of news of the lost ones, and
earnestly besought the opinions of skilled naviga-
tors as to the chances of their safety. Hope at last
seemingly died out in all hearts but hers. She clung
to the last straw. _ _ _

Those who climbed the steep of Pendennis Castle
eight or nine years since, may have seen on Sunday
afternoons a comely woman, clad in plain but neat
dress, seated on an embrasure of a battery, gazing
out on the waters of the English Channel, waiting
and watching for the vessels that never came. Her
little boy skipped about, picking the daisies and
buttercups that spangled the grassy slopes.
At length hope died out of all hearts, even her's.
But still she lived on her quiet life. The visits to
the heights were no longer made, but friends saw
that the absent one lived in her thoughts. Then
came the tidings brought by Dr. Rae, convinc-
ing every one that the sad drama of life had actually
been played out on those everlasting ice-fields. (3o-
vernment, which had continued the pay to the be-
reaved wives, was now compelled to officially
announce the unfortunate explorers as dead. The
half-pay which had accumulated in its coffers, was
now paid over to the representatives of the deceased,
and futurepay was stopped. To Mrs. Johns the sum
paid over amounted to about a hundred pounds
sterling.
Now at last the widow's weeds were put on, and
the fatherless lad was dressed in mourning. When
we last heard of them—about a year since—they
were still living in their native town, pursuing the
old course of life. The widow eked out her little
fund by sewing, and remained still constant to her
first love.
Whether the husband, who had seen but a few
days of wedded life, and who had never seen or
beard of his son, was one of the 24 who had died
previous to April 25, 1848, or had participated in
that terrible march to death in search of the Great
Fish River, we cannot now say. The reception of
the full details of the news brought by the Fox may
throw some light on that matter. Of this much we
arc confident, that Joins did his duty to the last,
and died as a brave man should die. There are
those here who knew him well, and pay this last
tribute to the memory of an old friend.

THE DIARY.

FIRE ON BOARD A SIIIP.—On Thursday morn-
ing, between one and two o'clock, an alarming fire took
place on board the steamship Ramona, Capt. Dixon, lying
off East-lane, Bermondsey. The owner of the ship was Mr.
Robinson, of Mark-lane, and the cargo consisted of tallow
and cordage from St. Petersburg. The fire originated in one
of the bunkers.filled with coals. Owing to the beat of the
boilers a laege quantity of coal became ignited, and for
some time the destruction of the entire ship became appa-
rently inevitable. The powerful steam floating engine hav-
ing been taken alongside the vessel, the fire was extin-
guished; but notwithstanding the damage done was consi-
derable. It could not be learned whether the owner was
insured or not.

,S P APER
7i4 ii7.0e.7.9 LADY CHARGED,-.POACHING.
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At the Romsey (Hants) petty sess ns, held oil
Thursday, before the Hon. and Rev. Daring, t
Rev. J. H. Fragett, Geo. E. Eyre, 4sq., an
Linzee, Esq., a charge was preferred y Charles
Stockley, an assistant gamekeeper to "it 4Ohn-i
Barker Mill, Bart., against Edward Warwielrdun4".
Elizabeth Warwick, and John, Olden, for using a
dog for the purpose of killing game. The two first
named defendants are the son and daughter of Mr.
Warwick, a gentleman who farms his own estate at
Awbridge, near 4omsey, close to Sir J. B. Mill's
game preserves. Ile has a right of sporting on his,
own property, but on several occasions charges have
been preferred against members of his family by Sir
J. Mill's gamekeepers for violating the game laws,
without however a conviction having been obtained.
On the evening of the 11th ult. the three defen-
dants, with a younger Miss Warwick and a female
cousin, had visited the gr.indmother of the young.
Warwicks, who resides about two miles distant,
being accompanied by two sheep dogs. As the
party were walking along the turnpike road, a hare'
crossed close to the dogs, and one of which caught
it without any interference on the part of the young
people, who did not noticethe hare until it was in the
dog's mouth. The gamekeepers appeared to have
been lying in wait, for they immediately made their
appearance before the party, charged them with
poaching, and summoned the whole of them, with
the exception of the cousin, whose name was nit
known to them. The charge was heard at Rom•
sey on the 20th ult., and dismissed. Between the
11th and the 20th a bill of indictment was preferred
at the quarter sessions by Edward Warwick, jun.,
against the gamekeepers for an assault. In conse-
quence of this a fresh charge was made by the
gamekeepers against the same defendants, except-
ing the younger sister, which charge was heard on
Thursday. According to the statement of the'
gamekeepers the Warwick party separated, after
the hare was caught on the evening of the 11th,
and young Warwick stopped behind by the side of
a gate -41 ith one of the dogs. The other dog soon
afterwards started a hare, which ran towards
Warwick, who hallooed his dog on to it. Three of
the gamekeepers agreed pretty well in their evi-
dence, but on being cross-examined by Mr. Coxwell,
the defendants' solicitor, Stockley would not answer
properly the simplest question,
__and, the chairman •
said he was either an unwilling or a very crafty
witness. The second gamekeeper, who had given
very minute evidence, declared on his cross-exami-
nation that his memory was very bad. The third
gamekeeper admitted that he had formerly bean in
gaol for poaching. For the defence it was con-
tended that not reliance could be placed on such
witnesses, and the magistrates at once intimated
that the case must at once be dismissed against all
the defendants except Edward Warwick. Upon
this the younger sister came forward, and flatly
contradicted the statement that her brother had
remained behind or encouraged the dog on to the
hare. According to her statement the party were
walking together along the turnpike road, when
one of the dogs suddenly jumped up a low bank
into a field. They called it back, but finding
it did not come, her sister stepped over the bank
into the field and found the dog eating a
portion of a dead rabbit. Her sister gave the dog
a pat on the head and took it from him. At this
moment the gamekeepers again made their appear-
ance, one of them laid hold of the young lady in
the field, and the other went into the road and
seized the brother, who had never quitted the
turnpike road, and just as he was seized two other
keepers came up and assaulted him, by endeavour-
ing to drag him to the keeper's lodge. Her evi-
dence on cross exi.mination was not shaken, and
Mr. Coxwell offered to call her sister and Mr. Olden,
but the bench decided against hearing their evi-
dence, because they had been charged as defendants,
and been present during the hearing of the case.
Ultimately the chairman intimated that the bench
were divided in opinion, two of the magistrates
being for committal and two for dismissal, and
under those circumstances the case was dismissed.
Mr. Curtis, of Romsey, who with Mr. Pocock ap-
peared in support of the information, objected to
any entry being made on the minutes of the case
being dismissed, suggesting that, as the court was
divided in opinion, it ought simply to be "no con,
viction," which would enable the charge to be again
preferred.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING..--FRIDIT.
The first race, which was appointed to take place at half--
put 11, and for which nine horses were ontored, was void,
becanso only Romeo was on the Course to run for it.
Handioap Plate of 25 sovs, for two-yr-olds and up.
wards ; the winner to be sold for £4O. Three-pullers of

a mile.
Mr. Hughes's Marwell, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (D. Hughes) 1
Mr. Coward's Kate, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Wiltshire) 2
Mr. T. Brown's Vouralak, 2 yrs, 6st 31b (ear Est 41b)
(Holder) 3
The following also ran :—Why-not, The Duke, and
Malachite.
Betting—Even on Marwell, 3 to 1 agst Kate, 4 to 1 agst
Why-not.
Won by a length ; same distance between the second and
third.

The winner was bought in for 5.5 guineas.
Handicap Plate of 25 soya. Ono mile and.a-half.
Mr Blanton's Broadlands, 4 yrs, Bst 21b .... (Edwards) 1
Mr. Brown's Joskin, 3 yrs, Gat 91b (Holder) 2
Mr. Sadler's Whimsical, 3 yrs, Gat 4lb (Sadler) 3
Mr. Merrifield's colt by the Flying Dutchman, out of
Gala, 4 yrs, Sit 71b ..
Betting—Even on Broadlands, 5 to 2 agst the Gala colt,
3 to 1 agst Joskin.
Won by half a length; bad third.
Match, 100 sous, 50 ft. Three 'quarters of a mile.
Mr. Mundy's Actress, 2 yrs, 7st 61b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Locke's New Brighton, aged, lOst Glb (Hughes) 2
Betting-5 to 4on New Brighton,
Won by a length and a half.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each. Three furlongs
and a quarter.
Mr. Hunt's Buttercup, 2 yrs, sst 121 b • (Bottom) 1
Mr. Martin's Confusion, 2 yrs, Est 101 h (Bray) 2
Mr. Price's Maradan, 3 yrs, t 12Ib (H. Grimshaw) 3
Babbler and Tomboy also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on Confusion, 4to 1 each agst Maradan
and Buttercup, 7 to 1 agst Tomboy.
Won by three-quarters of a length ; a length between the
second and third.
An objection against the winner, on the ground of a cross,
was overruled.
The Welter Handicap of 5 soya each. Three-quarters of a
mile.

Mr. Johnston's Sobersides, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (liewison) 1
Mr. Barber's King William, 4 yrs, list 71b (C. Green) 2
Mr. Blanton's Fusee, 3 yrs, list 41b (Kendall)) 3
Betting—Even on Sobersides, at first 3 to 1 agst him, 3
to 1 agst Fusee, at first even on him.
Won by 20 lengths.
A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. Half a mile.
Mr. Locke's Fractious, 6 yrs (£3O), Bst 41b.... (Hughes) 1
Mr. Blanton's Fusee, 3 yrs (no), Bst (James) 2
Mr. Cliff's The Creeper, 2 yrs (£3O), Est 131 b (Sadler) 3
Buttercup and Opera Dancer also ran.
Betting-2 to lon Fractious, 4to 1 agst Fusee.
Won by alength; half a length between the second and
third.

The winner was bought in for 55 guineas.
Tho Nursery Handicap of 6 sovs each, 3 ft, with 20 added.
Five furlongs.
Mr. Payne's Queen of the May, 7st 101 b ....(Custance) 1
Mr. Martin's Confusion, Sat (Perry) 2
Major Bringhurst's Hand-over-Hand, 6st (Reeves) 3
Actress and Plumper also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Queen of the May, sto 2 agst Hand-
over-Hand, 4 to 1 agst Confusion, and 5 to 1 agst Actress.
Won by a length; half a length between the second and
third.
A Hurdle Raco of 5 soya each, 3ft with 20 added. Twice
round ; over seven flights of hurdles.
Mr. Barber's Physician, by G ameboy, 4 yrs, 9st (C. Green) 1
Mr. Barratt's Too Late to Mend, late Duffer, formerly
called Toddesley, aged, lOst (\V. White) 2
Lord Coventry's Wanderer, 4 yrs, lOst 11b.... (Kendall) 3
Mr. Longloy's Magenta, late Harry Bluff, 4 yrs, llst 111 b
(T. Donaldson) 0
Betting—Even on Physician, 7 to 4 agst Wandmer, 7 to
2 agst Too Late to Mend.
Won by six lengths. Magenta did not pass the post.
Birmingham Steeplechases will take place on Tuesday,
March 27.

BETTING AT MA.NCIIESTERAtFamAY.

Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
12 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
12 to 1 agst The Wizard (taken)
14 to 1 agst Thornumby (taken)
33 to 1 agst The Drone (taken)
40 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Palo Face (taken)

TIIE COBDEN AND BRIGIIT SOIRER IN LIVER-
rooL.—We understand that upwards of 1,000 tickets for
this gathering, which is to take place at the Philharuu nie
Hall on the Ist of December, have been already applied for,
and that those who desire to be present should secure places
at once. Ladies are to to be admitted on the same terms as
gentlemen, 7s. Gd. each.
HEAD-MASTERSHIP OF HARROW SCHOOL.—The
Governors of Harrow School have elected the Rev. Henry
Montagu Butler, Fellow and Assistant-Tutor of Trinity
College, Cambridge, to the head-mastership, vacant by the
resignation of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Mr. Butler, the
third son of the late Dr. Butler, who was for 20 years head-
master of the same school and afterwards Dean of Peter-
borough, was distinguished in his career at Cambridge,
where he was elected a scholar of Trinity College in 1853,
and obtained the following university honours—viz.. the
Ist Bell's University Scholarship in 1852, the Battle Uni-
versity Scholarship in 1853, the Browne Medals for Greek
odes is 1853 and 1851, the Porson Prize for Greek iambics
and the Camden Medal for Latin hexameters in 1854, and
Vie Ist Member's Prize awarded to undergraduates for a
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elected a Fellow of Trinity College on the first occasion on
which the rules permitted him to be a candidate.