The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-10
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Noulo appear that during the last two months
~ ieast monster seal mas been committing
learlul depredatlons among the fish. From the
observations of the fishermen, the animal seems
TO haunt the locality day and night, watching
his opportunity for securing victim, and the
number of tish that iall prey to his Unsuitable
nav must be considerable. After retiring for
some distance, and with head above water re-
oonnoitring the operations of the boats and
parties on shore, as ii watching the convenient
mo eut, he sinks under water and evidently
Ia ~ in the direction Of the nets where he
3 o,bpl with the tisn as they enter or are en-
d -avCrn 10 make their escape. The nets have
been equentY damaged, and on several occa-
SOns fish taken bearing the unmistakable i'm
press OF their enemy's delicate taste; in one case
a dne grllse was CAUGHT having the head aud a
portion OF the shoulders bitten clean away.
Every endeavor has been made TO shoot the
plundcrer, and numerous guns and rhes have
been brought TO bear against him, but without
success. Some OF the fishermen declare that he
is u veteran at the business, and has visited the
hshings for the last few years IN succession.
whether this be the case OF nor he seems
adroi'ly trained TO the work, and wary enough
TO eLdc all chance of capture. The loss to the
fshings must be considerable IaDerpesS Ad-
o,rtiser.
The Centenary Of a London Theatre The Oldest
theatrical edihCe in London is Sadler's Wells.
q her play houses have been burned or pulled
down. and have risen anew from the ashes or
the DUST, but tbe odd-looklng building in st.
John street road which to the outside observer
j. quite rs much like chapel or mausoleum
theatre, is the identical Sadler's Wells which
was associated with GrimaldI from his very in
fancy, and to which the ancient Inhabitants OF
Clerkeuwell and Islihgton we're in the habit of
walking across the fields. As far as the eye is
concerned il has even Outlasted the river on
the banks of which it was built. When it first
arose the stream was one in which goodly
fish were caught, and when these hads passed
away, the quest of tittlebats was long prevalent
among the urchins of the Delghborhood. At last
the portion of the New River near the theatre
was completely covered over, and many a
drama
Wells by the long walk extending from the gate
way 10 the doors is not aware that stream flows
beneath bis feet that once supplied water for
aquatic dramas which OF old filled the northern
suburb with wonder and delight This year is
the One-hundredth OF the old thentre's existence.
An accident Emusic house." which apparently
answered the purpose OF modern emusic hail."
was pulled down in 1865, and within very short
time the present house was built in its place.
Preparations are being made for centenary per-
tormanCes, whi:h will shortly take place.
The Influx OF American Tourists into Europe
The number OF American tourists visiting Eng
land this year is Gnprecedentedy great, the
weather classes, both in the Northern aud
Southern States, beng only TOO glad to have
little mental rest and pleasure alter the wor-
RES and miseres of the civil war. Though
Paris is the spot where Americans feel most at
home, the majority visit the "old country"
and crowds Of our cousins" are now TO be
found at our principal watering places, and IN
cities and towns of worldwide celebrity, espe-
cially where the English language is spoken.
gratifying to our shopkeepers for, owing to the
prohibitive tariff now in force in the United
States, thousands of articles of both necessity
and luxury can be purchased here far cheaper
than i'll the States, even If the purchaser had to
pay The duty, which, thanks to Mr. Morrill, and
his friends, the custom officials levy at New
York and other American seaports. TaiOrs,
hatters, hosiers etc are thus greatly benefited
by this yankee exodus" and share with hotel
keepers and railway companies the dollars
which are so lavishly disbursed by Americans
hnn IN II hnn and Nph inh in
tight times are more than ordinarily welcome.
The Scotch at Home Edinbureh numbers 1880
one-roomed houses, of which 1926 contain each
six inmates and under, whilst no one of the
naming 705 contain less than that number of
occupants. In Glasgow the state of things is
still worse; for there the number of one .roomed
houses is 22l2, OF which number 1858 shelter
seven human creatures, whilst each OF the other
959 dwellings has more than seven inmates.
There are in all Scotland no fewer than 1894
houses-if they can be called houses-wIthout
windows! and 226, 1913 houses of only one apart
ment; proving that nearly one million of the
people OF Scotland, or nearly one-third of the
entire population, are living in houses-places
improperly SO called-in which neither the
and which are thus totally unfit for human
habitaton. What wonder that working men
like to spend as much of their leisure as possible
in public houses, and as little OF 1T as possible
in their homes.-ReU. DT. Begg
Tyburn Gate.--It may not be generally known
among your readers that the centre portion of
this gate, with the clock, Is still standing on
the premises of Mr.. Baker, farmer at Crickle-
wood, who bought it at the time it was taken
down. 1t consists OF high wooden arch,
with two doors; under this arcn, in It's original
position, was a weigh bridge, over which all
wagons with goods from the midland and
western counties passed, and tolls charged
according to weight; the height of the load
was restricted to the height of the arch. These
wagons were drawn by eight, ten, or more
horses, and carried goods and passengers: un'
derneath swung "dogbasket," which was
often occupied by children, or even men, when
there was no room III the wagon. The arch
and doors, with the old clock over, have been
erected at the entrance to a wooden Cow.shed,
and can be seen from the high road through
CriCklewood.-NoteS and Queries.
Anecdote of Scott-In the Museum at Abbotts-
ford there is a small Roman pGterd, or goblet, in
showing which Sir Walter Scott told the follow
ing story:--'T purchased this (sad he) at a
noblemans roup near by, at the enormous sum
of twenty-five guineas. | would have got 1t to1
twenty pence if an antiquary, who knew It's
value, had not been there and opposed me.
However was almost consoled by the bitter
price it cost by the amusement | derived from
an old woman, who had evidently come from a
distance TO purchase some triting culinary
articles, and who had no taste for the antique
Every successive guinea which we bid fol-
the pdterd this good old lady's mouth grew
wider and wider with unsophisticated astonish-
ment, until at last heard her mutter to herself
in a tone which shall never forget-'Five-and
twenty guineas II the participant gangs al
that. what will the kali pat gang forp"
Narrow Escape.-A short time since DR..
Wilks left Scarborough, England, for Filey but
did not return home as expected in the evening
and, no tidngs of what had become of hin
reaching Scarborough, no small amount OF anx
ietV was felt for his safety. News came late