The Poole Telegram. — 1881-12-16 (Poole, Dorset, England)

FANCY PRICES FOR BOOKS. —The gale of the Duke of 141.triborough's library has produced some extraordinary prices. On Thursday a tine vellum printed copy Bouchet, "L'Amoureux trausy oasts gook," printed by Anthoiue Verard, of Paris, in 1503, conaining 00 3.9 leavee, W put up at EA and fell, amid a round of applause, at £640.  THE Allan steamer ilibernia, after a stormy piano of 17 days from Queenstown, arrived t §t, John's, Newfoundland, OD ThoradaY night She 40 bet three b a skylight, and a doukey-engine, and part of herbelwarlis had been carried away. The third 4fficer, during the ',usage, was swept overboard and perished. THE North Britieli Railway Company hays at het entered into contracts for the .onsttuction of the Tay Bridge. They appear, however, to have contemplated building the nesibridge without removing the COCIAing of the old one, and this the Board of Trade hits decided they mint not do. So the plans of the cenrapany are ones more thrown into confusion, and it was stated their behalf at a consultation with the Duration Vial-hour Trustees that if the resolution of the Beard of Trade be Insisted on the_Pridge may have to-be abandoned or punt poned. SIR STArMOBI) NOATHCOTERIM the gustitihe,Queeti on Thursday, Leaving Windsor castla y morning for his cauntry twat, "'The Pynes." near b.:aster. A NEW coff.Pe Palace, which in 60110 f its details diger from the ordinary rim of such inebitutious, has been opened at Brompton.road. The bar deparMitent is to he open to Ito public, but Om mamba feattire of the **Badman's." ma club fur boys and yonths, Which-cow prises a club room, with lending Wary anef g&MUII, class room, and a gymnasium. of the  I  Fitt ltrititrketit Reckaio cohtaihe a portrait Prinueas Helene of Waldeck, the 6.44w6e0 f Prilooe Leopold, Duke of Albany. The young lady viola teem to be dark, with large, deep set bldiok 41, yits, editor. referring to the portrait, says:"The Priemess• *lie is very pretty, and has a most, oltarming manner, had a highly refilled education, is very vunaisal, aud eery amiable. These good qualities have securiedfor her the affections of all those around her, as they will will tbe hearts ot all hare." PRESIDENT GARFIELD ON THE INBANWT PLEA,—IE 1871 a murder trial took place in Cleveland, the cafes.* being insanity. Judge R. F. Payne charged etrongly against the plea of insanity. A few days aftervords be received the following letter from the late President "Dear Judge,—Allow me to cougrutulato you ou your splendid charge to the 'jury at the close oCtbe Gelentibe case. ro whole country owe you a dekt of gratitodo for brushing away the wicled absurdity which his lately been palmed off on the country as law on the subject insanity. If this thing had gone on much fertile-, ell that a man would need to secure himself from the cli'sroe of murder would be to rave a little and tear his hair tittle, and then kill labs wan. I hope you will print your excellent charge in a pamphlet form and amid it to all the Judges in the land. Very truly yours, James A. ihrfield. " ANOTHER woman has been tried in Franca for vitriol throwing, and with the usual result—acquittal. The female in question—Marie Coye, aged 34, a laundress by trade—was arraigned before the Court of Assives at Ail. in Provence, charged with the homicide Z Allem" Blanc, a soldier in the 25th Regiment of 72tagoorie. 10 garrison at T&