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amounts of public money paid for the etec,
ton Of monuments in in the Cathedral "i
81. PaHl, and in Westminster Abbey; stat
ing the names, dates, and amounts of each.
Also an account of the public money paid
for the erection and repairs Of any part OF
the Cathedral OF ST. Paul and Westminster
Abbey
There are now two foreign monarchs
serving in the army Of her Majesty the
Queen: namely, the King Of Hanover and
the King of the Belgians, both Of whom
are Field Marshals. There are only Two
other Field Marshais. the Dukes of Wei
lrgion and C,mbr'dgn.
AFFECTING SCENE. An aged man nam
cd B,nvonlo,r. appeared before the 9Th
chamber. charged with The "crime" of men
deity. While answering to the usual
question Of the President a young man. &C.
companed by his wife. advanced towards
the bar and turning hs eyes towards Bon.
vouloir,wept aloud. The name Of this lnd
vidual. as it afterwards appeared, is Bou-
vet, whip maker, his address No 8, Rue
S. Anas'ase; and we feel pleasure 10 re-
cordlng them IN connection with an ac,
which enobles human nature. Pr, sideni
"Whv do you weepi" Bonvet. Sir, |
know hat poor old man; know him as
one knows father, for he was o ia her TO
me II was he who took care of nv ,rian
cy: it was he who brought me up; and
10 see him thus reduced in his old age |!
My wife and are come 10 beg of YOU.
gentlemen. To have the goodness To give
him 10 our care. We will treat h m kindly
Mr. President we will do tor bun in his
help|cssness what he did for me IN mine !!
The young wife Of Bouvel (shedd,ur ,ears1
ooh! yes. Mr. President. we will take care
Of poor Mr. Bonvonl"ir,who was so good to
my husband when h. was but lDtlIp de-,l
tute chlld do sir let us have him. pray
gentlemen. don't refuse Us !" Daring
these affecting supplIcaiIons It is imp ,ssiole
10 describe the joy. the admiration. The IN
effab'e expression of delight that beamed
on the face of that aged man. who found
triumph where he had only dared to
hope for pity. The audience. the Judges
themselves, evnced d ep emotion. and one
w '''' '"''V'' HIut' w us IuUDf, SnPU tears
Mole rreslden, Matthias, in tronounc,np
B'nvoulolr's acqn'llal. thus addressed him
"You see INV good old man. that benpv
olent action never goes unrewardrd Ynn
generously protected Bouve, IN his child
hood. andto dav he and his young w,e
come Doblv forward 50 shelter ynur utav
hairs. The trbnna fe's happy IN surren.
derng you 10 their affection and their
gratitude, Galignani's Par.l Messcn.
SHIPwRECK AND Loss OF LlFE.--We
learn the following particulars relative to
the loss Of The Big North Carolina on
Lake Michigan, from the Cleveland Her.
aid. The vessel left Chicago ON Sunday
the 80 h nit. having several passengers on
board. tho number not known. Several
NOR" are known TO have got on board Of
her at Michigan CITY On the arrival O,
the Bunker Hal al Mack,naw. they learned
that their was vessel capsiz"d upon Lake
Michigan. about forty miles distant. The
Bunker Hl'l immediately returned. and
fAKd the North Carolina capsized, her
sails under water. and her sDars much bro.
ken. IT," vessel was so deep in the water
that all efforts 10 get into the CABIN were
On the return Of the Bunker
Hill. two boats were despatched from
M acklnaw tn The wreck. Every soul On
board must have persisted. as the wreck
was about 90 miles from The shore. There
was quite number of passengers on board
the North Carolina, according to our in.
formant.
Z. S. We have since learned that the
Bunker Hill towed the wreck few miles.
Fifteen lives are supposed 10 be LOST
Buffalo Journal.