The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
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ENGLISH pAUPBRISM.
The returns made by the English Poor Law
Board for the month of December last shows
that at the close of the year 1856 the number
Of paupers in receipt of relief in England
and Wales exceeded 100000, showing an
increase OF y per cent. as compared with the
corresponding period of 1865, but a decrease
OF 70 per cent. as compared with 1864 owing
to the improvement since that time in the
manufacturing districts. The increase of
paupersm at the close of 1866 was not very
great in any division of the kingdom except
the metropolis but there it exceeded 20, ,0OO
and amounted to nearly 20 per cent. The
number of persons receiving outdoor relief
IN the metropolis increased from II, ,3l2 at the
END OF 1868 to S9,727 at the end of 1866.
A PHoToMAGNEr1c COMPASS.
An English naval engineer, Mr.. Corridi by
name, has invented an ingenious contrivance
Tor ascertaining ships course during
voyage.
On the dial of the compass, instead of the
star which indicates the North circular
opening is made, furnished with a small lens.
The light shining upon the compass penetrates
through the lens, and traces black mark or
line on sheet of sensitive paper underneath,
which is made to move at certain speed by
means of clOckwork. The sensitized paper
turns with the ship, and as the needle re-
mains perfectly steady, every designation or
alteration Of the course is photographed on
the paper.
CHEAP BATHS.
Arrangements are now being made in seve-
raj OF the English villages for insuring a free
use of soap and water among the poor. At
Redhill, for example, hot and cold baths are
provided three days a week-fOr women and
children from one to five o'clock, and for men
from six to nine O'clock-free of all charges
save penny for soap and use of towels. a
bath may be had on special evenings for six
pence. A washhOuse has been fitted up with
coppers, tubs, patent wringing machine, ETC.,
with an ironing room attached, available three
days week at the charge OF penny an hour,
soap and soda being sold at cost price. Spe-
cial care is taken to prevent the linen from
houses III which infectious diseases exist being
received into any part of the building.
QUEEN vICToRIA's BOOK.
Queen Victoria saysa London correspondent,
has written a work, entitled "Leaves from a
Journal in the Highlands - which consists of
about forty papers, descriptive of her life at
Balmoral and the neghborhood. The work is
| illustrated by photographs and wood-cuts from
| her majesty's sketches. 1t contains, among
other interesting matter, three long accounts
| of the incognito journeys made by the Prince
| COnsort and herself to different parts of Scot
| land, and the adventures which they met with.
| In one of the papers she gives an account of
the preaching of DR.. Norman Mcleod, of elias
| gov, and after stating how astonished she was
| that any one could preach $50 eloquently and
| touchingly without notes." she adds, "And
then he prayed so kindly for me and the
! Prince in the after prayer that | was deeply
| touched; but when he invoked Gods blessing
on the children, l felt great lump come in
my throat" She had not expected to be
prayed for so kindly by Presbyterian, and
| least of all did she expect him to remember
| the children. | think there is something
touching in this simple note of the queen-wife
and mother, which shows how true woman
she is. Only forty copies of the work have
been printed for special friends and favorites,
but sooner or later it will of course be re-
| printed, and will be most interesting addi-
| ton to contemporary literature. What would
| the world not give for such work by Queen
| Mary or Queen Elizabeth The copy from
which l have quoted bore on the title-page the
| following inscription
''To dear Jeannie G., in remembrance o.
many, many happy hours-gone never tc
return again, from V. r."