New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-26


ner OF fish and lamb, and he had drank some bur-
gundy with his dinner but as the remainder OF the
burgundy was placed in the cellaret in the dining
room side board and the eaables of the dinner were
consumed by the servants next day. there could
hardly be any pretense for saying that these con-
tanned the poison. The first jury returned an open
verdict, but the matter becoming public, this was
not deemed satisfactory and pressure was put upon
the Government to take the matter up, which they
did, and accordingly we have had the second
inquest which concluded yesterday AT TINS III
quiry the Government was represented by the Al
torney- General, Mrs. Bravo by the ex-Attorney-
General, sir Henry James and the various DINER
parties by lawyers of almost equal emnence. The
only features in the inquiry, however, were the
utter incapacity of the Coroner to conduct 1t and
the persistence with which the jury lent their aid TO
the introduction Of eXtraneous matter. scahdal
of q very painful nature uniolded and, indeed,
the whole elements of the tend to remind u.s. as
all the papers do in speaking OF it to-day, OK the
truth of Thackerays doctrine that q skeleton lurks
in every ones cupboard. Mrs. Bravo, under the IN
fuence of characterization, was made to unfold
all the unsavory details of a liason which she had
formed with Dr. Gully her first husbands medical
attendant, but which was broken oil before her
marriage with young Bravo. A large part OF the
directed to an investigation of this affair, when
seems to have had no possible connection with the
poisoning.
Some Observation-Disclosures at place called keigh-
lev, in Yorkshire would appear to find their doc
trines decidedly TO their disadvantage, as they are
now III durance vile in York Castle by order OF Sir
Alexander Cockburn and his colleagues. The vaccl-
nation laws RENTED To the poor law guardians
for enforcement, and Keghey. it seems is place
of peculiarly characterization temper for the
present Board Of Guardians has been elected on an
emphatcally anti-vaccination platform. The first
thing they did on election was to pass resolution
declaring it TO be their intention not to put the law
IN operation, whcreupon they were forthwith called
to order by the Local Government Board in London,
but To no purpose. The Court of Queens Bench
granted mandamus calling upon them to carry out
and enforce the law. but even tins they have lett
unhccicd and they now find themselves i'll prison
for their pains OF course, there is good deal OF
local excitement, and the guardians are regarded as
martyrs by their friends.
We are about to have two new bishops, one to oc-
cupy the chair of St. Adams at the grand old Eiert-
fordshire Abbey and the other TO he Bishop of
Cornwall. These new prc.ates are not to he mere
Episcopal functiOnares hut viii be like their other
right reverend brethren, in their turn, Spiritual
out of n generous sacrifice of their emciuments by
three of the existing bishops. Two of them gave up
their palaces" and part of their salary, while a
benevolent lady has been found To partially endow
the See of Cornwall. and the Bishop of Exeter has
consented 10 give up EG00 year OF his income Tor
the same purpose. The proposal for the See OF 81
Adams which il to be made up by a arrangement
of the Doceses of Rochester, London, and Winches-
ter has hung fire for some time IN consequence OF
the indispcsiton of the investing public 10 pay the
price demanded for the Bishop Of Wnche-ters
house in ST. JamCs-squarc the proceeds Of which are
70 form part Of the endowment fund. What the
public has Fused for so lon The Government has
al length consented 10 10. They have r'.olyed 10
give siIOOO .or a frcchol, house IN u. James
square i'm order 10 provide ,rc accommodation for
the War ONCE TO those y ID knoy the facts, this
looks very mu,i hike wha- could mother circles be
called "a lob" Not even a conservative Govern
ment with rcactoniTy tendencies Adrc bring for
ward proposal 70 cudow new hishorUc
out of public funds but 1t seems they
think they can Indirectly ia something
of the same kind by paying price which
no one else viii pay for hous" when Il 10 form
mar, of the endowment While dealing with &C.
clc4insiiaa matters am reminded Of paragraph IN
a Bristol paper announcing that n lady Of fortune
las lust presented tho Row Fllvc Cook, the clergy
man Who shor. tine since fought 80 CALAMITY for
the personality % the devil. with hum OF t2uoO.
Tbi. cif f.akcs witt other .uh.r tioEs q sum Of
about so, 600 which has been ~ to Dr. ooh'
independently Of which lid trIen paid tie heavy
costs of the legal Iroc'oIlngN. lriy never was
the championship ui tnt devil. certainly by
clcrgyinali--sO we'll rewarded.