The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-18

fraud he had prscticed upon her was OF a most
ssandalous nature. 1t was evident that he never
intended that rhe marriage should have been pno-,
lished, but it WAS 50 published by the sister of
Miss Allen in the Times. and in this way became
known 10 the friends of Lady Earllcy. The pal
try defence set up was that the first marriage was
an informal and Illegal one, but the Recorder con-
demned the attempt To set up such an excuse IN
very strong terms. The jury returned a verdict
of guilty, without leaving the box, and the haro-
net Was Immediately sentenced to Is months inn
p~risonment with hard labor. the Recorder telling
him that, had tire wife of the second marriage APP
reared against him u have given her estlmony
he would have got FIVE years penal servitude. Mr.
Clifford and j. L. Benjamin were the cOunSels tor
the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by
Mr.. Williams.
Raphael ScnmeS. ex-pirate. i ~lecturing at Nash
willie, on his exploits in plUuder;ng and burning
the unarmed merchant ships of the North. during
the rebellion The New Bedford Mercury suggests
that he be invited TO deliver his three lectures IN
that city. where there Is u very deep interest in the
subject on which he speaks. and where he wouid
be sure of - warm a reception A. he ever gave 10
tie crew OF = whale>lIp-
Gen. Banks proposes that Congress shall enact
that eight hours shall be q DAYS work in all yards
and shops under Government control. IL i left 10
be inferred that the Government intends 10 pay the
same wages for eight hours as for tea In other
words. ii proposes to give lis employees ons.Tfth OF
the time for which it pays. Why would 1t not be
better TO give them outright one-ifth more money:
The effect on the Treasury would be precisely the
same. and the advantage TO the wOrkmen would be
very much greater. Ii Is not less work. but more
money. that laboring men stand in special need Of
just now. We will have all sorts Of schemes and
projects for the benefit Of the people. anu the Sc
curing OF votes. during this session. The P~esi-
Dental election comes of next Fall
ME- TRAINS FIRST LECTURE IN CoRK-Mr. Train
lectured tn an enormous audience in Cork on the
aTth of Jan. He commenced by stating that be- had
sent invitations u the detective police of the city TO
attend. He went on TO praise ireland. referring. of
course. with disapprOval. TO Mr. Roebnckis recent
speech at Sheffield and a a proof of Irish great
ness. b. recited 4 list Of distinguished Irishmen.
After this he called for grOans for Mr.. Roebucks
ISLANDERS" aud the appeal was very heartily resPou-
dcd 10. Mr.. Train then spoke Of himself. He said
that be was born in Boston. which he characterized
a. one of the meanest places in America He was
sorry for that piece Of ill-fortune. and begged 10
apologize for it. His ancestors. however. were
very distinguished people. and one of them had been
second cook in the -hGyioHsr. All the Americans
who had Come here, he said Mr.. Everett. Bancroft
and Mr.. Adams-were - bottled up" on getting 10
London by Lord Russell and Gladstone. Assuming
that be should get me slOG.Oo0 he claims as DANA
ges from the British Government. he said he would
give II all tor an hour to SPEAK for ireland IN the
British Parliament. He concluded amid immense
cheering. and was afterwards borne in triumph on
the shoulders of some OF his admirers On the fol-
lowing evening Mr.. Train lectured on Female Suf-
frage-
The SrEz CANAL-This canal. connecting the
III AtA 1AL AEI < Stl-F - " ANtN oAA
and the largest ship canal TO be found elsewhere is
said TO be between Rotterdam and the Hague,
which in one place Is 80 feet in breadth. The
SueZ Canal i to be of almost exactly the same
dimensions throughout its entire length. from Suez
in the Red Sea to Port Said in the Mediterranean.
In some places the water at its surface Will be as
much as 26S feet in breadth, which will be in order
10 allow a more horizontal slope TO be given to the
banks under water. where the nature of the ground
renders this advisable. Throughout the entire dis
lance the width at the bottom will be. in round
rrrnkarz 4 4 f..r Tn. 1apfb Il m ha 81 fl Dna
of tie Peninsular and Oriental steamers, or Mes
sageries Imperiales. is understood 10 draw, when
heavily laden. % feet so there would be water
TO enable Der to perform the voyage from
sea TO sea. But. Of course. IL could easily be man
aged. that ships should not be freighted 10 the very
utmost while in the Canal. \ little care in the dis
position vi ballast. stores, and Goals would suffice
10 insure this. lron-clad steam irlgaies. with their
guns and stores on board, could pass through the
Canal as easily as the Messageries Imperiales.
\ communication between the two seas Is now
for floating barges but a great amount
OF labor is still required to exeavate the canal TO
the depth OF twenty five feet. necessary for carrying
large ships.
SAFETY OF Dr. LIvINGSroNE-Reid cf.the Liv-
Search Expedition. reached England on
the 18th of January. The members of the expedi-
are satisfied that DIR. Livingstone was not muir
Is the Johanna men reported. He did not
the route expected from the Ruvuma River. at
IL : south. along the north coast of Lake
NyaSsa. in from 80 : to 81 east: but from the
went south. round the south end of Lake
\yassa. going rs far as IA IS south. Thence he
To the northwest, and was left pursuing
route. either with the view OF exploring the
vest coast of Lake Nyassa. and thus asceTtaiuug
far il extends north. aud then to proceed on
10 Lake Tanganika, or he had gone direct for Tan
,anika. and thence down the Nile home. Matik.,
MaTenga and MaSsUra- mentioned by the Johanna
nen. were found on the southern route instead of
he northern. The expedition followed DIR. Living
stone up 20 within a few miles of where 1t was re-
ported ie was murdered. and there found that the
lOetor and his boys were ferried over \ ularshy
by Marenga; but the Johanna men under
Noosa made "a dejOur round the lake. aud returned
IeXt day to Marcnga. saying they had deserted
Twin sstone aud should return to the coast. because
Ie was Trading them into a country where they
sOuid be murdered by the Mavite. 1heexpeiiiiOn
,lsO bad interviews with tine native porters who had
;arried Livingstone's luggage five days journey
urther Ia Pasombe-
Sir Roderick MuTchison published the following
etter in the Times Of January 2O;h:
No. Is Belgrave square. January l9. 1868.
with unSpeakablc delight | have just receiv-
ii the following telegram from Young. the com !
nander of the boat expedition sent out 10 ascertain
imply whether. rs the Johanna men reported, be
ad been killed near the head of the Lake Nyassa,
II had. a | have always commended. gone on into
he Interior:
"PLYNoUuH-Ihav have returned from Lake Nyassa.
Dr. Livingstone had gone on in safety. The johann
n men deserted him. | will be zap the first train"
There i now, therefore. no longer the shadow of
loubt that the white man seen on the west side
{ the Lake Tanganika was Livingstone. Your
'bejieni servant. EODERICX l.. MUECaIsoN.