The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-22 00:00:00

MORE PALACE MYSTERIES

We should much like to know whether the " medical ad-
viser" is still permitted to attend the Palace ? Is he to be
dismissed from one wing to find shelter in the other ? The
Marquis is bound to find out all this. _ _

We cannot avoid making a parting remark. We think
Lady Flora Hastings would have done better had she refused
to remain in the Palace, where she must necessarily be thrown
into the society of her traducers. We know, indeed, her
high born and hereditary loyalty, which would endure much
—we are aware of her faithful attachment to the Duchess of
Kent, which would, for her sake, sacrifice much ; but we
think too much has been exacted from her ladyship, if she is
required to consort with those who would have ruined her.

One word to' the Marquis of Hastings. He has not ye
avenged his sister's wounded honour 1

SHORT CATECHISM ON THE CORN LAWS,

ADDRESSED TO THE WORKING CLASSES

Ques. 1. Who are the principal agitators for the abolition
of the corn laws?
Ans. The owners of factories, manufacturers, and mer-
chants,
Ques. 2. What reason do they assign for their anxiety on
this subject ?
Ans. They say that unless the price of corn be reduced in
this country, they cannot long compete with foreign manu-
facturers in foreign markets.
Ques. 3. But huw will a reduction in the price of corn en-
with.rawkaanorPfeaPB-1, uperu-
lives.

Ques. 4. Are wages lower on the continent than in this
country ?
Ans. Yes, In France the operative cotton-spinner gets
ss. Bd. a-week ;in Switzerland 4s. 5d., in Austria 45., in
Saxony 3s. 6d., at Bonne, in Prussia, 2s. 6d. ; while in Man-
chester and Glasgow they get from 20s. to 355.
Ques. 5. Do the anti-corn law agitators tell the people
honestly that the wages of operatives must be reduced by the
success of thefr present efforts ?
Ans. No. Some of them declare that wages are not regu-
lated by the price of corn—but by the demand for labour ;
and as they expect a greater degree of mercantile prosperity
after the abolition of the corn laws, they say the demand for
labour will increase, and so also the wages.
Ques. 6. But how is this increased, mercantile prosperity
to be created ? is it not by the reduction, in the first instance,
of the working man's wages ?
Ans. Certainly ; on their own showing, they can only sell
more goods by producing them at a cheaper rate, and that
can only be done by reducing wages.
Ques. 7. You said that some of the agitators speak in this
way :—are there others who speak differently ?
Ans. Yes; the more honest among them admit that the
money wages of the operatives will be reduced, but maintain
that the material wages will be as high as formerly.
Ques. 8. What do they mean by material wages ?
Ans. The Times explains it to mean—the same quantity of
corn or bread.
Ques. 9. So that their theory is—that the wages of the
operatives will fall from 20s to lOs a-week in money ; but
that they will not be the worse off—for lOs will then pur-
chase as much corn or bread as 20s does now ?
Ans. Exactly.
Ques. 10. You are a working man, and know what are the
items of a working man's expenditure. Now consider how
much of your wages is required for bread, and how much for
other commodities?
Ans. I cannot say precisely.
Ques. 11. No. But there are other things that you are
accustomed to use, and which you deem essential to your
comfort ?
Ans. Yes. There is my house rent that must be paid ;
tea and sugar, at least occasionally, for my wife—education
foamy children—medicine when any of us are sick, and doc-
tors fees—soap, candles, clothes, and other indispensables.
Ques. 12. Well then—suppose your wages reduced by one-
half from their present amount ; and suppose that you would
get corn one-half cheaper than at present, in consequence of
the abolition of the corn laws, would you be better or worse
off on the whole?
Ans. Worse, certainly far worse. For if I had lOs instead
of 20s of wages, I might get as much corn as I need for ss,
but then I'would only have the other 5s instead of lOs for
house-rent, clothes, candles, and every other necessary.
Ques. 13. Would the abolition of the corn laws reduce
the price of these articles ?
Ans. No : excepting, perhaps, the clothes if the manufac-
turers can succeed in getting the workmen's wages reduced.
Ques. 14. But it is quite certain that after the abolition of
the corn laws the price of corn will fall ? Suppose that their
is no import duty imposed by the British government, is it
not possible that the Emperor of Russia, or the -King of
Prussia may impose an export duty of 8s or lOs a quarter,
by way of adding to their revenue ?
Ans. Possible ! it is most highly probable : and then the
whole benefits will go into the pockets of foreigners, and may
help to foster their manufactures.
Ques. 15. What course then should the working men
pursue ?

Ans. They should meet all the oily speeches of the leading
monied agitators with the cry- of the men of Birmingham,
" Won't you reduce our wages?"

ANOTHER FRENCH OUTRAGE.

(livin the United Service Gazette.)
The impunity with which we have allowed France to insult
.he British flag in the case of the Express packet, has led to
the commission, on the part of the official servants of that
power, of another outrage scarcely less flagitious : we allude
to the seizure and detention at Marseilles, and examination
in Paris, of the bag containing the despatches brought by
Mr. Calvert, the agent of the East India Company, from
Malta.
The following account, which will be found to differ from
that published by our contemporaries, is a correct outline of
the affair. The despatches in question were conveyed from
Malta to Marseilles by her Majesty's steam-vessel Volcano,
in the custody of Mr. Calvert, the agent of the company at
the former place. After going through the customary forms
at the Marseilles Post-office, the director took possession of
Mr. Calvert's bag, and refused every application on his part
to restore it. The pretence for this outrage was the suspi-
cion that it contained the general mail from India. Acting,
or professing to act on this suspicion, the post-office autho-
rities transmitted the bag to Paris by the malle poste, where
it was OPENED, and no pretence for the outrage having been
discovered within it, it was sent on by post to London. We
believe that, after they had broken open the bag, the Paris
Post-office authorities would have restored it to Mr. Calvert,
but that he very properli refused to take charge of it after
its contents had been thus scandalously violated.
M. Conte, the French postmaster-general (after the bag
had been opened and its contents examined), expressed his
disapprobation of the conduct of his subordinates. It is,
perhaps, needless to add, that as the bag was found to con-
tain nothing but despatches, not a shadow of justification can
be offered in extenuation of the outrage.
This violation of the sanctity which has hitherto, by com-
mon consent, been permitted to surround the public des-
patches of every nation, is, we believe, without a precedent.
What ministers mean to do in the matter we are, of course,
unable to say. A strong representation will, no doubt, be
made to the French government, with what result remains
to be seen. It is not surprising that the familiars of the
French Post-office should calculate on a forbearance of which
they have recently had so memorable an example.

So confident were the friends of Mr. Buller at Northmolton,
which is now under the Ebrington influence, that he would
be sure of a great majority, the ringers were practising, almost
every day for a week to be prepared for the triumph, and
flags were made with " Buller, the Farmer's friend, and the
Poor Man's Benefactor," painted on them.—Woolmer's
Exeter Gazette.

(From the Argus.)
It is said that a noble marquis consulted a general officer
on the propriety of seeking reparation from the husband, for
an alleged defamation of his sister's character by the wife of
another marquis, and that it was determined, to apply to the
latter to know if he had any cogni.zaneb Of the rwirtg in
question, and if he had, ."
,alittio;i6l, adopted, dr
defended theni.i”--:to all,ofwhich the.nlible lord iii question
replied in the negative, leaving the bfferisive matter_ to rest
on the responsibility Of the lady.. Of course, under such Cir-
cumstances there could be no measage: We shall be, anxious
to observe what follow's; and whether the lady retains her
present position.

The dislike taken by the Queen to Sir John cpnroy is said
to have originated in a series Teri., 'trivial matters, arising
out of his situation of. comptr,oller of the household of the
Duchess of Kent: One of the Kensington r6ports on this
subject was, that Sir John had deemed it necessary to sell a
pair of favourite ponies, presented to the Princess Victoria
by George the Fourth, they having, from their great age,
become unsafe. The Princess is said to have remonstrated
against their being disposed of, but was overruled by her
illustrious mother and Sir John Conroy.
On another occasion, Sir John is said to have committed
a most serious offence by discharging a boy groom, a smart
lad, who attended upon the Princess Victoria, and who had
been recommended to her service by the late Lord Sefton,
he being the son of his lordship's coachman: This lad had,
it appears, been guilty of some trifling itregularity in his
hours of iitteridinee, aild being. reported to Sir John, he
discharged him, without hatifig Previously Communicated_
.
the circumstance to liiiiroyal mistress .1240, on missing him,
inquired the cause of his dismissal,, and finding that it was
not for any serious neglect, insisted upon
.his restoration to
his former situation. This last ,event is said to have.occurred
but a very short finna thefiirc 1114;:s'4's accession to the
throne, and the tedolleetion of it would appear to have pro-
duced that indifference which Sir John Conroy is .reported
to have since experienced. We give these on dits as we have
heard them, neither vouching for their correctness, nor alto-
gether discrediting their accuracy.

(From the Age)
We know for a certainty, that had not Lady Flora Hast-
ings been the faithful friend and attached follower of the
Duchess of Lent, there would have been no calumny circu-
lated against her; and we also know that her Royal High-
ness is the object of the incessant hatred of the Camarilla,
• whom, although they dare not openly attack her with their
undisguised intiiienr!e, haiie yet that sneaking courage which,
is bold enough to annoy her by htir insinuation against her
friend, and thus, ofier reflective insult. .
We will pass. over the part.played by One Who wigs cunningly
made: first} csttliSible Perfotimer in the Pldt. She was led
into it by the ifflinenee of the same artful wiles which have
on many former occasions deceived her confiding care.
But, we are sorry to say, that two noble ladies of the
court, not remarkable for wisdom or kindness of heart,. were
induced to fall in with the scheme. They have both played
dirty parts in this most disgraceful affair •
their unfortunate hush " .ur aoing which,
inis are now placed in a very unplea-
sant position of responsibility to the Marquis of Hastings.
• We are enabled positively to state, that Lord Hastings is
in communication, and that of the most friendly ehafat:ter,
with the noble lords alhided tO---14)16.144ibeen denied the
justlOWhith, he had 'right re, e p pct rrpm the advisers of
the,erOWil, and. ekecialltffdni 4 loW4Oriken person, Lord
MelboUrn,e, who Is unmanly enough to continue premier,
guardian adviser, and constant guest of a youthful Queen—
and that, consequently, as there is,no question at law but the
parties can be indicted for conspiracy,. the noble marquis is
raaking,preparations for bringing the whole matter before a
jury of Englishmen, ; , • , .
Indeed we regard such a step as this tp be imperatively
called for trom the Malcit is of 16stirigg: The baneful influ-
elide behind the thfone must he put an end to, or it will drag
that throne down,to the very mire. If Lori Hastings does
do this—if he seeks reparation in the public tribunals of the
country, the exposure which will be made will be of an
astounding nature, calculated to show the true character of
the Melbourne system of extending the honour of the crown,
by the illustrating conduct of the court.
We unhesitatingly say that the court can only be purified
by certain dismissals, and more especially of those persons
who have been engaged, through malignity on the part of
some, and folly oh the part
.of otiArs., n thu attempt to ruin
a defeUceteSS Or. r: There eliiStZ, but one Opinion in favour of
lady, and people are. waiting, not for the
announcement of any private arrangement of the affair, but
for the Public acts of her noble brother. ~
We tell Lord. MelboUrne that he who does not instantly
suppress a calumny, and punish, as
.far as he is able, the

authors of it, sanctions and, participates in the dishonour at-
tending upon its, circulators. If we are rightly informed, he
has contracted t4e wars,ure of. officialjustice which ought to
haye been rendered,to Lady Flora Hastings, acid has also re-
fused to reply to eliteA.t.tell of the Noble Marquis, who has
desired his Lordship to hold himself personally responsible
for the actions of those whom he patronises and protects.
The public will draw inferences.
. „ _

MURDEROUS OUTRAGE ON A Will'

forba
d e !s6ytt nsi ee Pl'
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
tantsOn of Club Rafternoonowlast,Oldham
Road,_a bout fiavrei
do:
t' lee,ornc koeciv:
hat. lnbei
ro_u,tufb!.
were in a state of great excitement; in donSelOe:
stippOsed irifirder qf , ynnni,Woman . bar.
The :1,0'00106i viCtim.ot infuriate je ontl'y nPviN jajul;':
but sO. dreadfull mutilated. and. severec rt:
that we suppose there but little hope of,
covery; though it is possible she may yet linger
114(
in agony. , . • . „
•
For ,the better understanding of .the eircuinst, _roe.
Which this brutal outrage has been committed, we un, 00.
the melanCholy narrative a little earliei than the do.) tb!
her nannardo,
tion. seems,: from the.inquieies we ,havo .111"
husband and wife, George and Sarah .Whitaker,
married smile years, and had for some time lived ax;n4,f,
Chapel-street, Salford, where he carried on his bns
wood turner. He is about 32 years of age, and Ins...ll').oeti
nate wife about 28. She is rather a good-lookinido
woman, her features being what are called prettY• ._lOO
a very suspicious and jealous disposition ; so far as is be thi
without any real cause. Hence the assault which in, to,
cause of taking away the life of both. It is stateqroso
such a height did 'Whitaker carry his jealous suslnn. to 0.)
rage, that he could not bear to see his wife speak;°4looo,
man ; and frequently when, in the street, some one
at her, he has exclainied angrily, " What's that fellow.
is he looking at you for ?" To such lengths didti ii,l;is4 bikl;
cions, working pn.an irritable temper, made tn.°ol,
0
toxicationfer it i§ stated to us that, he vitas .
habits—carry him, in his treatinent of hiswife;
nesday last, after he had threatened to kill her; oLitri,Pr
man thought it necessary for her own „safety.to leave f.c4l
she did so, that ilay,,taking With her theie N t. 4
ur ehililt;st_.
i eldest a boy. ofsix orsevci years °rage, and the rcl"
infant only live Weeks old.
°
This act, however necessary or prudent on the part4,eau
'wife, having a due regard for her personal safety, - lie
have had an unfortunate influence on the misguided n)_'fonl•
appears to have immediately sold off great part of th_easio
and takenniel.
ture, &c., and to have given up the house,
in dge-streett•Shude-hill. However, on Sunday In' y
he-went to the house of his wife's parents, who are cierbe•
cent, respectable persons, in their sphere—the huslirtilli
an operative dyer—named Peers, living in Oldneldl-03;_n
saw his wife's mother—his wife not being there-7-andPido!';
earnestly that if she would send to her daughter, anuths
her to return to him, he would behave better to bet6,l4.
ever had done; and he added; ," I've token il6%eit4.
brother's house, in Club RoWs. for.her arid M 6 and 01;,
dren, and rye no d.Pubt., that We 'shall be comfortable.. is
duced by his seen-ling eontritipn,,Mi-s. Peett;.kno;ivingti OA!
her daughter Was; sent fOr her and the ehildren ;Nt
came to Mrs. Peers's, while Whitaker remained they'' eet
renewed his promises of amendment to his wife ; and ahead; cottgt,
sented to accompany him to their new,home, a small
house, occupied by his brother, Robert Whitaker (wil°,,elid
a wood-turner,) in Club Row. Oldham Road. The`'
~ • • •
• ' Lev
--v tne afternoon ' and, so far as we have heard,
tinned to treat her kindly in the presence of his brothert'
About a quarter before fiVe
.d'eldek the MOit
Robert. Whitaker and his Wife left the house, 4iid•g`
Lavery's Spirit ,faults;t
drink ; and;, intinediately•
Whitaer asked his Wife to go Vi Min intd.zi,frthit,rii:deof
the groulid floor *lien the had tione.So he itieked
inside. After they had been in the room awhile ler to'
alarmed some persons in .and near the house ;'" and were ift,t,
these, a man named John'Bolton, andanothet, ivho
another room of the house, ran to the doer of the rill
finding it locked Bolton' -freed it npen.' then
unfortunate woman,nn;a bed which was onithe 1100%00
with blciettl,„and sf riving vein; k -ft) ilyqt•ll herBP;
infuriated husband, B(Iton tight;
poor creature with a short sharp axe, of the kind useu„ato!
trade. This blow was aimed at her head ; but she p. for
her right hand (already mutilated) to ward off or rege!,,ino
blow, and the axe cleft her hand in two, longitudinaiii
the nuckle joint of the fourth finger as far as the vvri' 10;
ton and others, who by this time had arrived, seeing, ,:!1,
taker armed with so formidable a weapon, dared
the room; but Bolton requested a young man to rWi peri
to the Oldhain-road leek.iip, for Mr. paggatti th,
who returnerkalnanskirnylo,,tliatel, . lit trtjb m tirof
ever, Whitaker threw tiewri the axe 614 ,ni„,,o
tured into the room and raised the unfortiinate,(o7ibefr
yeyed her into the kitchen, whither Whitaker follo'o sch
When Daggatt entered the•kitchen he .found. George O,A
ker standing in the middle of that place; his clothe% 00,
his shirt stained with ~blond,..and,,,in aria chair riest,4o'o
Sarah Whitaker was seated, bleeding,profnsely, IndlaroPt4„,
with blood from her, head and both, hands. An ~
where the outrage, wass Omnlittet-C the bed on •14'n'O-difiv,
poor womaA lying Yellen attacked was also cover' de°
blood, and five of her fingers, three from one hand an.bey
from the other, all of which had been severed from 0;
hands by blows of the axe, were lying on the
e°' U'
Daggatt entering the kitchen, the poor woman, win) ,‘
er 011,
ued to retain possession of her faculties, said to him' a let'
he said last Wednesday he would kill me ; he has kill'i
he has done it." Daggatt immediately seized Whit!, gs.i:i
the throat, on which the prisoner said " Oh, Mr. l'a°••
don't be afraid, I shall none run away." Daggatt r4tit,
that he was not afraid, and that he would take care tforeo
did not run away. Being St. Patrick's day, and nunnZrok
Irishmen being then in the streets in that heighbuilro'S
one of whom had attempted to trip hp the young nbtiaol;
had been despatched to the lock-up for assistance,
ove
thought it prudent to lose nti time in conveying his net'
to a place of safety. He therefore handcuffed him tit
and hurried him off to the lock-un, at the same tinle
patching one of his (Daggett's) sons to Mr: Mittel if
surgeon, and another lad to Mr. Blease, surgeon! h°
siding at a -short distance in Oldhany•road. Thel on!'
promptly in attendance ; .and Daggatt, when he 113500'
back to the house, found one of these gentlemen
inn the poor • woman's head whiell was sere
fractured, and the other inspecting the mutilated n:
Daggatt asked the surgeons if he had not better eon" e_44
to the Infirmary and, they having assented, he preen'e,
coach immediately, and, together with his son Jnal°o6o
youth of 16, went w!th her in the coach to the Innr,„ tie
On the way thither, she seemed to endure great boiliowel!
ment, and she said to James Daggatt, " Oh, yOnng 0
~
give me something to put me out of my misery, I sued
much. Ah ! he said he'd kill me, last Wednesday, 3° 01°
has done it." She reached the Infirmary between s's )1r•
seven o'clock ; and her injuries were then examined h)•;:,e,i!
Smith, the house surgeon, who found that she had recel,',
114Liii./AULL, o satin, oee:
right ear; and the axe, besides cutting through the scalp 4
_Os
the skull, had broken the latter into splinters and fragra;o
several of which were removed. From her left hand A* ty of the fingers (the fore finger, ,
the middle finger, an
fourth) had been severed, near the nuckles. Her righilaoi
wanted two fingers, the fourth and the little finger •
and
only had these been chopped off, close to the knuckle, h,31,1
another blow—that which Bolton witnessed—the liana 0
been cleft in two, from the insertion of the fourth fing,!,f'o'
far as the wrist. The excessive haemorrhage, before sn'
rived at the Infirmary, had probably preserved her frorn.sne
sensibility ; and, during Sunday night, she remained in rm.
session both of her faculties and speech.—On MiTifter
morning, Daggatt called at the Infirmary, to inquire
her;it
and Mr. Smith then expressed an opinion, t"'-ze
would be desirable to take her account of the matter, 01,0'0!
might not remain much longer sensible. AccordinglY,'o-iii
ten o'clock on Monday morning, Daniel Maude, Esq•• •
stipendiary magistrate, attended by Mr. Oswald Milne, • 01
as his clerk, and by Mr. J. S. Thomas, deputy-constable ,
Manchester, proceeded to the Infirmary, and took the l e
sitions of the poor woman, who repeatedly declared that
was killed and should not recover.
Oil •
We understand that, during the whole of Monday old Monday night, she retained possession of her speech .S
senses ; and yesterday morning, on making further inqu,se,
at the Infirmary, we were informed that she was not W 0 ad
but much in the same state as on the preceding evening; 5,11
that there was no appearance of that fatal symptom in sutbe
cases, erysipelas. Indeed, it was intimated that, if by
„A,
efforts used, inflammation of the brain could be asert'-„,
there was just a possibility that she might recover. sfof
afterwards, we understand, she fell into a dozing kin' slumber, which was likely to be of service to her.
The account she gives of the circumstances attending -
assault is in substance the following :—After they had been ;1
short time in the room, the door of which was locked,Lcl while she was lying on the bed upon the floor
her husui
suddenly produced an axe, which till then had been C-na' cealed, she knew not whether about his person or bene"d,
the bed, and struck her with it on the right side of the ht,,re
just over the ear, exclaiming at the same time " you Thomas." She explained this allusion by'statins re on Saturlay afternoon, as her husband and herself wend
walking together, a man named Thomas, who knew hen; tat
who had not seen her before for some ti came up totTo
and said " Oh, Sarah, how are you ? I've not seen you
good while," and he held out his hand to shake hands wita,
her;
but she knowing the jealous temper of her liusloin,.
drew her hand back. On seeing the blow about to fall -fie
her head, she instinctively raised her left hand, and the ate
(which has a large blade, with very sharp edge, and a sh°,,,t
handle) coming down upon her hand, cut off three finge,Ll
besides inflicting the fractured wound in the skull. Her 'jai
band again raised the axe, and she then put up her rie-ci
hand to stop or ward off the blow ; but again the axe severe
two of the fingers from the hand. She screamed, and'
loudly as her strength would permit, shouted ,‘ murder;
but a third time her husband raised the fell weapon ;
she lifted her right hand to protect her head, and again
the axe strike her hand cleaving it to the wrist as alreanl
described; the door having by this time been forced opell'
and Bolton witnessing this last blow. We understand that the unfortunate woman was in every
respect prudent in conduct, and respectable in character. She
is stated to have been, for a short time past, a pious member
the congregation assembling in Oldham-street Wesleyan In,sne
thodist chapel, and to have been a member of the Wesley
in,
methodist society for some years. On Monday, herotai
t'e
was allowed to see her, and she requested her to fetch t''
minister of Oldham-street chapel, as she wished to see hi'°e
Speaking to her mother of her husband, she said, " Oh, 11P9P,
you'll punish him as much as you can; for lie has done ni
he's done it." She also said; " Mother, if I die, take n°
keep my children ; for I'm not long for this world."
The prisoner, so far as we have heard, has not manifested
any outer signs of compunction for his cruel "act. Wheplri
brought by Daggatt into the lock-up, and while that offinni
was writing his personal description in a book, he said, " I)°0
be so d—d afraid, Daggatt ; 1 shall none
run away. I have
not done it, and nobody saw me do it." He is a slender n'a°t,
about 32 years of age, five feet six inches and a half in heigni,
As is required in such cases, Daggatt searched him, and to,°b
from him the contents of his pockets, including ls:•.4d,
was all the money he had about him. On the same nigh •'
when Daggatt went into his cell to see if all was safe, the
soner said to him, " Send for something to drink out of tbl,
16d.-you have got of me." Daggett said he had better thin"'
of something else than drink, and then left him. When ar;
prehended, he was quite sober. During Sunday night, la
repeatedly asked Daggatt if his wife was dead. Daggatt to s
him she was not, and Whitaker's reply was, " Well, it,'
bad job ; but I have not done it."
On Monday morning he was conveyed to the New Bailey
lock-up, in the prisoner's van. He was not brought UP cli,
a
that day ; but Mr. Maude intimated that he should
rem, 1,
B'3
him to Friday next, by which time in all
probability it will
known whether his unfortunate wife has
any chance of reco-
very.

On Monday, the two eldest children of the prisoner, both
boys under seven years of age, went to the lock-u p, and as'e
Daggatt to give them the Is. 4d. which he had
taken froni
their father. He told them to tell their aunt to cnll fort'
and he would give it to her. Accordingly on Monday even"
ing, Robert Whitaker's wife called at the lock-up, and 1)3",
gatt gave her the money. She did not appear to attribute
blame to any one but the prisoner; her expression beinF;
" It's a bad job ; she was a very prudent woman ; but he
so jealous."

At a late hour last night, on inquiry at the Infirmary,
learned that little if any difference had manifested itself
du-
ring the day, in the state of the unfortunate patient. In the
course of the day her father and mother visited her ; but 5h
is not allowed to talk much, and last night she was quiet
composed. There was no appearance of inflammation of the
brain ; nor is it expected that it will he necessary to amputatq
any portions of the mutilated hands, bey ond thosearts which
-
it was requisite to remove when the poor womanwas brought
into the institution.

Mr. Ewart is prevented from attending in the House of
Commons by the sudden and dangerous illness of a near re-
lation.----Morning Chronicle of Monday.
We learn from good authority, that the apple and pear._
trees give good promise of plentiful blossom throughout too
country.—Hergford Times.