The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

8R157101., JAN. 17.

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So intense was the told in this city and neighbour.
hood, that on Saturday morning, at eight o'clock. the
thermometer, at a house in the !loyal Fort, St. Michael's
Hill, in a rather sheltered situation without doors. stood
at 8,-24 degrees below the freesing-point. In another
instrument. on being taken into the open air of Tyndall's
Park, the quicksilver descended into the bulb.
The Steams. the Jane and Barbera, and the Picts'',
Wesslodiumee, are making their way out of our port.
by witting through the ice.—the two latter pawing Ba-
thurst Basin into the New Cut ; the former. to account
of her heavier burthen, throughout the Float. for exit
by Camberlagd Basle. This is done by breskiag a line
throat!' the centre of the ice, and cutting off. with
hatchets, tables of about twenty feet square on each
shle..pad thee driving them, by treading with the feet,
assiisod by ropes, under the remaislot ice attached to
the _tasks; which is dots.' with adimrabie dexterity.
Thirehaage et wind that might produce a thaw. woold
pretreat. ha velar's from sailing.
letsruirag A imet-cli 'se driver was froseu to death bodes, this
city inif A '
.tbo week before Wet.
!Peachy oven a poor fellow eras brought to our
Infirmary, frees 1112;sgoteliekl, with one of his lege torn

entirely off, by the machinery of a coal-pit. The limb
was so shattered, that he was obliged to snbmit to imtue.
diate amputation above the knee. Nothing bat his el.
traorilinary presence of mind saved him from instant
death. The chain caught his tinily in a coil ; bet be
pushed it down with all his strength, and disengage 4
h welt His expression was, that the tearing off the
" was done in the twinkling of an eye, and he
se. arcely felt it!" There is at present every reason is
ope that he will do well.

MAILS.
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3 Waterford
1 Otteraiey and Jersey
0 Oottenburgh
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Beak Stock VOi till
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3 per Cent. Can. Wel 118
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4 per (*cute. 971
per Cent. Navy 10311091103
Long Ann. 18
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Dittoßonds Os. pa.
Old Amtvities
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Lott. Tickets 2111 ?a.

TO CORRESPONDENT&
-...11W.-

We have received CASTI6ATOICA wall-written letter; baths
may observe that the subject is taken up fully by a MOM.
ing Paper. We detest such jobs as much as the writer ea
do—they are the opprobrium of our Ministers, and era
only be accounted for by the uniform practice of as n-
tuts agent and corrupt system. Upon watching late these
things, we shall generally and a sefilad, 80.
ROCCIIMONOrn at the bottom; but be is too well in-
structed to allow himself to be legally or Lenestribig
plicated in the transaction. Idle the wife of the spetbe.
cary, who was an Innis D,aaaroa, and dealt In the drag
of bribery ; so this Gentleman, no doubt, Is quite rasp-
prized of what Is going oa.

Orin titattifinan.
(Tsr "BRITISH ST.4TESMAN" se INCOard
" Tem STATIMMAN.")

LONDON:
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1898.

PRANCE.
Paris papers of Friday and Saturday have ar-
rived. The Chamber of Deputies
.assembled es
Friday. Several petitions of a private nature being
disposed of, M. Mestadier ascended the tribune to
make the report of the Commission on the petitions re-
lative to the maintenance of the Charter and the Law of
Eleations. These petitions, be said, amotating to 131,
and to which 19,057 signatures were affixed, had bees
presented by 47 departments, but that unfair means kai
been employed to obtain signatures, and that several
names bad been forged to suit party purposes. Tlie
Charter, Ise observed, recognised the right of Tel-
ties; it was inherent in human nature Otis the sir
guard of the feeble against the thong ; and maim's"
to infringe upon it ought to be attesop:ed. Bet them
tbors of the Addresses which now occupied tbeiraMie
tion had no object in view except the empleyt•set of
unconstitutional means to iotearnpt and impala the base•
new of the Legislators and of tiovornweee. The Ad-
dresses before them contained Ixltiartations and measen;
if such were taken boo condikration, the exercised
the Hoye.' Prerogative would be anticipated, their deli-
berations_ would be rendered subject to continual inter-
ruptions, under the pretext of nmintairting the allow.
He therefore concluded by proposing the Order of the
Day. He had scarcely done speaking, before
AI. Chaevelin, Dupont, and several Members, desmetied
to be heard in reply ; a motion, however, was made tor
the report to be printed : the President put it to thee*,
and it was adopted.
The Minister of Finance then ascended the tram"
to address the Chamber on the subject of the new Tarif
of the Custom Duties; considerable opposition was ma-
nifested, till the President obtained silence. M. de St.
Crieg succeeded him, and read the differeat modifert-
lions of the Tariff. The project of the law was ordered
to he printed.
M. Chauvelin demanded to be heart. lie complaiasil
of Ministers interrupting the discussion upon centimes
before the Chamber, by time iutruJuction of other
ness; aotlhe concluded by proposing that the disclaim
of the question respecting the petitions be resumed a
Monday.

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The question was put and negatived.
M. Dupont spoke in favour of the petitioner the
:lister for Foreign Affairs replied, and reenemiii
the Order of the Day.
An animated discussion eratted, in which U. de Ow
cellos, N. Barthe Labastide, N. Voyttr d'Argentioa,lid
Benjatu:n Constant, took a part ; the latter maid
the assertions which had been made respecting Iles fin'
thod of obtaining signateres, and conclatted
rations by recommending the Chantisr to preserve Is
petitions. andaseertain who had really signed *l4O
then they would find that they were cot thee/est el
few factious demagogues.
When N. Constant sat down a scene of 1111•1111 g fai
confession cussed, some demanding the diseassies to bs
closed, others that it be adjourned ; the latter wss
finally adopted, sad the Chamber adjourned till
Mortday.•
FRUCCII Fcans,Patose.--Fiveper. Vents. 71 fr. C.s
Bank Actions 1.4214 r. -
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The aflrairs of the French Cabinet are ie tM
most unexampled and perplexed state wee el'
nested. The Ministeii, luckily for" themselves, ea`
tamed the 1111041111 of keeping the pecuniary wawa.
of Goeetaisent in motion ; but all the ?fished
machinery is at a stand-still. .
OLr Cbrrespondent in Paris 'inform, es (sad In
can rely upon the accuracy of his ebasesesioss sad
the solidity of his reasoning) that a' rest deal d
the supposed sickness of the Members of the CAI"
net has been feigned. A nine-listes-dred
et Sanasl pot, doubled, round- the - neck of se 00
tensible Minister of State, will rill the ore d