The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-05 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.

The remains of his late Royal Ilizhness lay in state at
Kensington Palace on Wednesday. The number of person!
who passed through the rooms is estimated at upwards a
25,000. The London papers of yesterday contain the follow•
ing,amongst other arrangements for the funeral

The various members Of the royal family, and others at-
tending the ceremony as mourners, would assemble at Ken-
sington Palace shortly after seven o'clock.
The Lord Chamberlain, the Garter King at Arms, and the
other officials, would also be in attendance at an early hour.
At eight o'clock the remains of his late Royal Highness
would be removed from Kensington Palace to the cemetery
in the following order :
A detachment of Cavalry, and a Military Band.

Thirteen Mourning Coaches, each drawn by six horses
containing the Pages, Medical Attendants, Chaplains,
Equerries, &c. of his Royal Highness.

The State Carriage of his late Royal Highness, drawn by six
horses, the Servants in deep mourning, in which would be
the Coronet of his late Royal Highness, borne by one of
the Equerries of hie late Royal Highness, and accompanied
by Gentlemen Ushers to the Queen.
Escort THE HEARSE, Escort
of Drawn by eight horses, adorned with of
Cavalry. Escocheons of his late Royal Cavalry.
Highness's Arms.

Escort to the A Mourning Coach, with Escort to the
Chief Mourner. six horses, in which would Chief Mourner.
Cavalry. be the Chief Mourner, Cavalry.
attended by his two Supporters.
The carriage of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.
The carriage of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
The carriage of H.RH. the the Duke of Cambridge.
The carriage of H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester.
. The carriage of H.R.H. the Princess Sophia.
The carriage of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent.
The carriage of H.R.H. the Princess Sophia Matilda of

Gloucester.
A mourning coach, drawn by six horses, in which would be
the executors named in the will of his late Royal Highness.
Private carriages, in which would be the immediate personal
friends of his late Royal Highness, invited to attend
the solemnity.
A detachment of cavalry.

A rious PRINCE.—The Duke of Sussex was a man or
great piety. Few men more diligent and ardent students of
the Sacred Volume than his grace, a considerable portion of
every day being set apart for its perusal. His attainments
in bibilical criticism were very considerable. The Rev. Dr.
Raffles, at the opening of the New Independent College, at
Withington, last Wednesday, stated, that thirty years ago,
he waited upon his royal highness at Kensington Palace.
" Did you ever meet with Bishop Clayton on the Hebrew
text, Mr. Kaffles ?" asked his grace. "I am acquainted with
Bishop Clayton on Hebrew Chronology," said the Dr.
" Aye, aye," rejoined the Duke of Sussex; "but that is not
what I mean. The book I mention is a thin quarto, so rare
that I borrowed it of a friend, and so valuable that I (forgot
to return it, we thought Dr. 'taffies was about to represent
his royal highness as saying ; but no, and let book collectors
take a leaf out of his grace's book) copied it with my own
hand."—Lancaster Guardian.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE

(From the Mark Lane Express.)

The position of the grain trade in this country has for some
time been, and still continues, such as to offer very little en-
couragement to importers of wheat ; and though nearly all
that has been received from abroad since last harvest has
gone into bond, the stocks of both wheat and flour under
lock are far less now than they were at the corresponding pe-
riod last year. Of the former article we had, on the sth of
April, 1813, 670,915 qrs., and of the latter 428,631 cwts. in
bond at the different ports of the United Kingdom, whilst at
present there are certainly not more than about 250,000 qrs.
of wheat, and about 105,000 cwts. of flour under lock in
Great Britain. On the other hand, we believe that of free
wheat there is still a larger amount in the country than was
the case at the commencement of May last ; the total quan-
tity being then generally estimated at 500,000 qrs., whilst the
present stock probably consists of about 700,000 qrs. in
warehouse at the different maritime ports, of which about
300,000 qrs. are lying in London. There is. however, under
existing circumstances little chance of supplies of import-
ance arriving during the spring and summer from abroad,
whereas arrivals were pouring in from every quarter at this
time last year ; the probability is, therefore, that by the end
of June the stock of foreign wheat (taking free and, bonded
together) will be materially short of what it was at the same
period in 1812. This will create no uneasiness so long as the
prospects for the crop on the ground continue favourable;
but any inauspicious change might give a very different cha-
racter to the trade, especially as it is generally believed that
farmers hold less than the usual quantity of wheat.
Hitherto the weather has maintained the same favourable
character for which it has been remarkable during the past
six months ; and, though a considerable remission of tempe-
rature has taken place since our last, by which vegetation
has been more or less checked, the growing crops of every
description of grain wear an exceedingly healthy appearance.
The copious showers which have lately fallen have been of
great service to all spring-sown corn, grass seeds, &c. ; and
we do not hear of a single complaint from any part of the
country.
The late rather considerable fall in the value of wheat at
Mark Lane has had a depressing effect on the price of the
article at all the leading provincial markets ; and, though the
supplies brought forward by the farmers have been moderate
sellers have been compelled to accede to an abatement. It
must be remarked, however, that where a reduction of Is. to
2s. per quarter has been submitted to, btiy,:ss have purchased
rather freely, nor was the anxiety to sell so great towards
the close as in the beginning of the week.
The prevailing opinion appears at present to be, in all
parts of the country, that prices have for the present touched
the lowest point ; and unless increased supplies should be
brought forward by the growers during May, a slight im-
provement may, we think, even take place.
Our advices from Scotland inform us, that, though the
weather had been changeable, field labour had been brought
to a close, and that most of the seed had been committed to
the ground under favourable circumstances.
From our Irish letters it appears, that a considerable
quantity of rain had fallen in different parts of the island,
though not so much as to threaten injury : on the contrary,
if followed by dry, warm weatker, the plentiful supply of
moisture which the grain crops have received, not only there,
but in all parts of the kingdom during the past week, must
prove of immense advantage—the end of April being perhaps
the bet time of the whole year for insuring benefit from co-
pious irrigation. The markets have been indifferently sup-
plied in most parts of Ireland, notwithstanding which prices
of both wheat and oats had tended downwards.

TER COURT.—Should her Majesty's health and strength
continue to improve as rapidly as may be fondly anticipated,
after the recent interesting event, the Queen and her illustri-
ous consort, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the newly born
Princess, will leave Buckingham Palace for Claremont about
the 20th instant. The stay of the Court at Claremont will
be prolonged until within a few months of the period of the
Ascot races, which will commence on Tuesday, the 13th (1'
next month. Her Majesty is expected to proceed to Wind-
sor (and to remain at the Castle until the departure of tLe
Court to Ireland) about the 10th proximo. No period has
yet been fixed for her Majesty's visit to Dublin; but it 'a
not expected that the sovereign will leave England until the
latter end of July, or the commencement of August. Indeed,
it is not anticipated that the gorgeous fittings in the interior
of the Royal Victoria and Albert yacht will be completed
much before that period.
Roce SALT.—Rock salt is more abundant in Cheshire than
in any other part of Great Britain, where the deposits lie
along the line of the valley of the river Weaver, in striZ
patches, about Northwich. The salt was accidentally (Is..
covered in the year 1670, in sinking a coal-pit at Marbi ry,
about a mile from Northwich ; about 60,000 tons are at nu-
ally taken from the pits in the vicinity of the town. There
are two beds of rock salt, lying beneath 40 yards of coloured
marls, in which no traces of organic remains occur ; the upper
bed is 25 yards thick, and is separated from the lower one by
10i yards of coloured marls, similar to the general cover ; and
the lower bed of salt is above 25 yards thick, but has nowhere
been perforated. Whether any other beds lie below these
two is at present unknown. They lie horizontal, or nearly
so, and both are below the level of the sea; they extend into
an irregularly oval area, in length a mile and a half, in breadth
about 1,300 yards, ranging from north-east to south-west.—
Chester Courant.

New PATENTS IN APAIL, 1843.—(From Newton and
Son's List.)—To James Fletcher, of Salford, foreman at the
works of Messrs. W. Collier and Co. engineers, for certain
improvements in machinery or apparatus for spinning cotton
and other fibrous substances. Sealed 30th March.—James
Boydell, jun., of Oak Farm Iron Works, near Dudley, iron
master, for improvements in the manufacture of bars of iron
with other metals. Sealed 7th April.—Robert Hawthorne
and William Hawthorne, of the town of Newcastle-on-Tyne,
civil engineers, for certain improvements in locomotive en-
gines, parts of which are applicable to other steam-engines.
Sealed ith April.—Moses Poole, of Lincoln's Inn, gentleman,
for improvements in the manufacture of ornamented lace or
net—being a communication. Sealed 14th April.—Uriah
Clarke, of Leicester, dyer, for improvements in the manu-
facture of narrow elastic and non-elastic fabrics of fibrous
material. Sealed 11th April.—Charles Tayleur and James
Frederick Dupre, of the Vulcan Foundry, near Warrington,
engineers, and Henry Dubs, of the same place, for certain
improvements in boilers. Sealed 19th April.—James Byrom,
of Liverpool, engineer, f,,r an improved system of connexion
for working the cranks of what are commonly called " direct
action steam-engines." Sealed 19th April.—John George
Bodmer, of Manchester, engineer, for certain improvements
in locomotive steam-engines and carriages to be used upon
railways, in marine engines and vessels, and in the apparatus
for propelling the same ; and also in stationary engines, and
in apparatus to be connected therewith, for pumping water,
raising bodies, and for blowing or exhausting air. Sealed
20th April.—James Johnston, of Willow Park, Greenock,
Esq., for improvements in the construction of steam boilers
and machinery for propelling vessels. Sealed 20th April.—
James Moon, of Nlilmau-street, Bedford Row, surveyor, for
improvements in the manufacture of bricks, to be used in
the construction of chimneys and flues. Sealed 25th April.

LAUGHABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—As there is no airing-
ground for the prisoners attached to the tolbooth of Tamil,
the " gaol birds" are taken up every fine day to the bartizan
by one of the turnkeys, to inhale, for a short time, the pass-
ing breeze. John Carrons, a boy who has been confined
since the Inverness Circuit of September, 1842, for issuing
base coin, on being taken up as usual, about twelve o'clock,
on 'Wednesday last, to enjoy his accustomed snuff of the
fresh air, was left alone on the top, accompanied by the only
other inhabitant of the gaol at present, a lad from the parish
of Nigg convicted of assault. Immediately contiguous to
the gaol are the remains of the old court house, which was
consumed by fire some years ago ; and Carrons, after divest-
ing himself of his shoes, clambered along the side of one of
the small steeples of the gaol, supporting himself by laying
bold of the iron bars which are fixed in two small apertures
in the side of it, until he came directly above the front wall
of the court-house, which is still quite complete, when
he let himself down from the height of three or four
feet. This was very daring, seeing that the scery of the
feat was at the elevation of three stories. He next sprawled,
on hands and knees, along the top of the wall to the roof
of Mrs. Dickson's hotel, which joins the court house, and,
seeing one of the garret windows open,
he clamberedup
the slates, and jumped in upon the floor. When he was on
the top of the wall, he was noticed by Mr. John Macleod,
the
merchant, whose shop is directly opposite,
and he imme-
diately sent for one of the gaolers, who was quickly on the
spot, and nothing could exceed his amazement when he saw
his protege sitting on the top of the hotel, with a piece of
lead, which he found on the roof, under his arm, imitating a
piper with his bagpipes. " Come down, Jack, like a good
boy," said the man of keys.. "No," said Jack ; but if
you will go and fetch my carpet shoes, I will go and take a
walk, for I think I have been long enough with you now!'
The cold, however, soon forced him, as we have said, to take
refuge in the garret, when he wasimmediately seized, and
brought back to his cell. The crowd which had assembled
gave him three cheers for his audacity. He says it was for a
piece of fun he did it; nor do we believe he had any serious
intention of endeavouring to make his escape, as he was seen
all along by several people in the street.—Rore.rdiire
titer.

SPORTING INTELLIGF,NCI

NEWMARKET

£5O, for four-year (

six-years and Bgeo,
Mr. Pettit's St.
Mr. Rogers' Pros

Duke of Graft°

SWEEPST

71b., and fillies, Bst. ,fib. T.Y.O
for £2OO, &c., 5 subs.
General Yates's Canto❑
Duke of Portland's Sister to 17i
Duke of Graftou's 114 sop
Lord Exeter's The Buck
Mr. Maule's Iluntingdon

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sous. each, 30 ft., fo
fillies, Bst. 71b. T.Y.C. 7 subs.
Duke of Rutland's Cowslip, by Bizarre..
Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, by Fanny Dav
Mr. Batson's f. by Plenipotentiary, Ac

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The GREAT FOUR-YEAR-OLD
Colts, Est 101bs ; fil
scribers.)
Mr. Osbaldeston's

The Devil amo

of 200

Lord George Bentinck's Firebran
MATCH : 500 sovs, h it. T.Y.O
Lord Exeter's Celia, Set .
Duke of Bedford's Oakley,
MATCH : 100 sovs. lI ft. D.M
Duke of Bedford's Currycomb, 9st
Lord Kelburne's He has a name, 7st
The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 gs, for r
5 yrs, 9st Slb ; 6 yrs, and aged, lOst. R
Mr. Stephenson named Ma Mie, 4 yrs
Mr. Combe's Rosalind, 4 yrs
Mr. Pettitt's Sweetmeat, 4
THE 2,000 GUINEAS
yr. olds. Colts, S
subscribers.)
Mr. Bowes's b. c. Cotherstone, by Toucl
Duke of Richmond's b. c. Cornopean, by
Lord Orford's b. c. by St. Patrick,—Wild
SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sovs. each, 100_ft. for

Sst ilb

TAKES

8 at. 71b. ; and fillies, Sst. 2113. B.C.
Lord Exeter's b. c. Reversion. by Tc

Lord G. Bentinck's Tedworth
SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sons. each, 100 ft., for
Sst. 71b. ; and fillies, Sst. 210. B.C. (5 su
Lord George Bentick's Firebrand walked ove

WEDNESDAY

£5O for four-year-olds, 7st. Sib. ; fivt
aged, 9st. 31b. 13.0.
Mr. Rogers's Prosody, 4 yrs
Mr. Stephenson's Ghuznee, 4 yrs... ...
HANDICAP Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each.
T. Y. C.

[nson) 1
9

Bst. 111 b. ; six and

Bartholemew) I
(Mann) 2

h. ft. for 3-yr-old

Lord Exeter's c by Velocipede, out of Galata, 7st. (Mann) 1
Mr. Ford's Poison, 7st 41b.
HANDICAP Sweepstakes of 50 sots. each, h. ft. TX
Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, 6 yrs. 9st.
Mr. Boyce's Coranna, 4 yrs. 7st. 31b
Duke of Beaufort's Rapture, 1 yrs. 6st. (H. au
MATCH-200 h. ft. T.I.C.—Mr. Osk— eon's a
gale, 3 vrs., 6st. 91b. (Howlett), beat 'le Du& f B
Eliza (Robinson), Sst. 71b., by a neck 11 to S c 1.

the J),,1

MATCH-25; First half of Ab. M. ; 8
of Bedford's Mongrel, 4 yrs. (Robins:
town's Fidhawn, 5 yrs. (F. Butler), by
4 on Mongrel.
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and upwards. A.F. subs o

Nat) 1

ilb. each.—Duke
, beat Lord Mil-
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1-iree-year olds
In paid 5 sovs.

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each.)
Mr. Baxter's Magna Charta, 3 yrs.
Mr. Bevan's Glendower, 3 yrs. Gst. 71b. (S. Dart

DERBY BETTING
3to 1 agst Cotherstone. 122t0 1
6 1 British Yeoman 33 1

Gaper.
Lord Orfor

(taken.) I
12 1 Sir G. Heath- 40 1
cote's lot (t.) 50 —1

16 1 Amorino (t.)

mercy cc
Bramble.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETINC

MATCH.-600, 400 forfeit, Beacon Course. Lord 1\
stone's The Caster agst Lord G. Beuti❑ck's Bramble
710. each.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCI

t occurred on the M

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accn
cliester an Birmingham line of railway,
Friday night last. The sufferer is a la'oouring
Luke Shore, residing at Stockport, and the accident he its
met with, which is likely to cost him his life, occurred sole]
from his own intemperance and folly.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
ai
last, between five and six o'clock, a distressing accident oc-
curred on the branch railway at Blackwood, a
of f a
ew
l miles frorn
ve
Newport, occasioned by the blowing up ocomoti
engine used on the line, by which, we regret to say, two per-
sons were kid and two others seriously inured. The loss
of property,lle engine included, is estimated at least at .;t:1000.

....

cnzie held

A Lips NARROWLY SAVED.—t__.
his (the King's Commissariat) fort unt
entirely expended, and then cut his way throt
but in so doing was wounded in thre
this officer owed his life to beating
people to abandon their property _
woman put down her child to save her pot
expostulation being of little effect, and time
Mackenzie drew his sword to strike her with the flat of it, h 3
which means he had it in his hand when he was attacl--' '
mediately after wards.—Lady Sale's Journal

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precio

which
THE TITLE AND OFFICE OF ALDEILMAN.—i Ins wore
alderman is consonant to senator, being both derived from
old age and gravity. The first alderman we read of in El,-
land, was in the time of King Edgar, about read
whose name name was Ailwine, and was deice.—
royal, as apperrs by his epitaph in that goodly. mu..,,_
the Isle of Ely, whereof he was founder himself, which,
and the
epitaph runs thus;—"Here resteth the learned Ailwine
(cousin to noble King Edgar) alderman of all England,
some interpret chief-justice, and miraculous founder of thi,
holy abbey." Hence it may be inferred that the appe))..—
of alderman is not only venerable but ancient and hoc,
able. And, from this learned Ailwine, it seems the fi,
mayor of London descended, who was Henry Fitz-Alwin
next mayor to him was
aim? 1191, who continued roany years in the office, and lie 4
Rog,er after whom the
buried in St. Mary Bothaw, near London stones;
office grew annual.—lfoicel,s Londinovolis.

ars ago,
e blood
tstry iii

Sin W. MAcs.annuTEN.—The general impre..
that the envoy is trying to deceivent e himself into
han a
ass diffic,
4
that the country is in a quiesc state. He as
Play, without sufficient moral courage to stein the
part to
current singly. About two months since Sir William wrote
to Lord Auckland, explaining to him the present state of
Affghanistan, and requesting, that live additionalregiments
should be sent to this country, two of them to be European.
To these statements a written war succeeded between the
envoy and the supreme government of Bengal. Letter after
a man unlikely to
letter came calling for retrenchment. Sir William had been
appointed from home Governor of Bombay, and was parti_
push any violent measures; he hoped
cularly chosen for the office from his being a moderator and
affairs might take a turn for the better, and was evidentl
troops,
sent off
anxious to leave Cabal and assume his new appointment. Irt
an evil hour he acceded to the entreaties of Sir A. Burnes
(who appears to have been blinded on the subject,) and wrote'
to Lord Auckland to nullify his former request for additional
Ps, and to say that part of those now in the country
might be withdrawn. The Ist brigade under Sale was aecordingly ordered to be in readiness to move down ; and it.
was gene, sly urderstoo I that all would be withdrawn as soon
as the Schah had raised ripen' ore regiments of his own. The
letter of recal, as we may term Sir William's, was
only two days before the breaking out of the Y
affair.—Lady Sale'sr
Jour~eal. Journal.
air or costume if he
THE MOUSTACHE.
--A
gentlemani-uleobnseevrevre d b y I
ever wear a
stosptohrets spurs and ridie,
It:.‘elinotlaelmonaen
are ordLred to
is not a military man, ,
ahveoni desvers professionalpotts s I,,ltrsigiadri tya andtid i swagger a
wggheirp
except
he
unip:tn,
thhoersaenboabc,k,,,ic,oonatir,,a,aryy
Hussars, or
tdhoen
never mounts higher than a threepenny stride on a
moustache, unless he belongs to one of the regiments
display that ornamental exlmberance. Foreigners,'. militar
or non-military, are recognised as weanng hair on the 1
lip with propriety, as it is the custom of their co u'r
household
Cavalry,d o e s
a
untry •
no gentleman here thinks of such a thing, a,•
would think of sporting the uniform of the 10th H
There is an affectation among the vulgar clever ,3 ussa
the moustache. which they clip and cut i (a Vanelyf•ewear
is useful, as affording a ready means of distingui 1;i,,14. 'I, r
a man of talent mid an ass: the former, trusting -.4
'''
goes clean shaved, and looks like an Englishman; to hit
whose strength lies altogether in his hair, exhausts thL
er Macassar in endeavouring to make him the 1
ourang-outang as possible. Another thing ,Inself as like
by all who would successfully ape the gentleust 1
smoke cigars in the street in midday. No b
you have than this of a fellow recklessofatt.
decency
viour ; a
not
smokes, if lie smokes a
offends not the olfactories of the passers-by.at all, w
aware, approaahes more nearly the most Nothin
insult than to compel ladies and gentle offensive per.
you, the ejected fragrance of your penn gentlemen to inhale, a
half-penny mild Havannah.—Mackwooyd. üba, or your thre
NEW TORN CHIFFONIERS.—We find in Mr. Grist
report the following graphic notice of
a Ir.
which bas grown up of late years in disgustin-
our city •
years there have been introduced
' tl '
whose persons, like len. occu •
among v
degraded imaginable, and who‘patien, r
them a brief particularization. '
l'eleP"u
rag-pickers of London, and other European Thee are ~.
may be seen already in considerable ch.
furnished with their apparatus -
10ng,,-handled iron hook, with of labour, consisting 01
and overturn the heaps of rahb.which they rake the kennt
bones, bits of paper, &c., an, d
aisbh and
filth,fi in search of rag
bag slung across the shoulder, viaisiliiceht ne arm, or a oar;
receives their gather.
ings, reeking with mud and dti ' i.From early dawn, these
degraded hunters after the ' apparently most worthless of all
matters pursue their avocation until ' night comples them to
desist;
and for food, they may not unfrequently be seen
picking up the garbage thrown into the gutters from the
adjacent houses, which they either deposit in a separate re.
ceptacle, to be re-cooked at home, or eat upon the spot.
They are of all ages and both sexes, though I am happy to
express my belief that not an American can be found among
them. Let any one inspect closely the person(
of a "chiffonier." as he or she perseveringly
hear of street manure, or drags the gutter bef,
in se irch of " spoils ;" let the living personiticatm.
cleanliness be thoroughly impressed upon his reeollec,.
and then, if he will not visit it, let his imagination carry him
to the home, of the family, and see them drop in successively
with the proceeds of their daily labour, and deposit them in.
a corner, or under the tea-table in the room, which is at 0
same time parlour, chamber, and kitchen. and find 0
every part of the premises ; will he wonder that
the
heaps of abomination, poisoning
seous gases, these wretched, unwashed exotics, from trans-
' Atlantic cities, outcasts from society, and red upon the
coarsest food, should be subject to diseases of the most
aggravated and malignant character, and that contagion
should there assume its direst form? The dwellings of these
people must constitute the very het-beds of pestilence, shouLl 1
it again wine forth among us ; and with the knowledgeof(
their existence, shall we be able to truly say, it " walked
darkness?" The remedy for this new sore upon the facei in
this city, the exterminator of this new evil, is apparent • of
clean streets; with them the " occupation" of the ch. • it is
is " gone." But though the occupation of the chiffonier
vanish with clean streets—which we may possibl ier may
fore the rnillennium--what is to become of 0 y have be-
le
creatures themselves? The vast increase in th wretched
youth destitute of employment in this city 1 e numbers of
philanthropic action up the part of the a °"(11Y calls fer
York Herald. ' utho .-
i ities.--Neti

f,oormut

:s military

when he is

;-whid, but

more than he

—never to

I appearance
overhauls a

of u

tmosphere with