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LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. [We d«3m it right to state.that.we do not identify our- selves -with our Correspondent'a opinions.] THKKK is to be no pre-Christmas meeting of Par- liament. The prorogation has been further extended, and it will not meet for the despatch of diver* and important affairs" till Thursday, the 6th of January. This must be good news even to those members who were urging the necessity of an earlier re-assembling on account of the alarming state of Ireland. After Parliament has been prorogued in August, it goes against the grain of members, unless they are raw to the work, to sit again at Westminster until the open- ing months of the ensuing year. As the Cabinet Councils, owing to the urgency of public business, have been pretdy numerous of late, it is evident enough that if the rumoured dis- sensions among Ministers had really existed, anex- plosionwould have taken place before now. Bukthere is not the slightest indication of anything of the kind, though the Austrian press, or some por- tions of it, went the length of predicting the apeedy break-up of the Gladstone Ministry. The mere fact of Parliament being further prorogued from the 2nd of December to the 6th of January makes it clear that Minhters are agreed as to the inexpediency of going beyond the legal powers they possess in trying to control the existing lawless excitement in Ireland. Probably they have an idea that the approaching trial of Mr. Parnell and his co-agitators of the Land League may have a salutary effect. In con- nection with this trial there is some danger that Government may be placed in a difficulty by the refusal of jurymen to sit, from a fear that, if they did so, they would be subjected to the same excommunicating process which was directed against Captain Boycott and his family. In such circumstances it might be found necessary to remove the trial to London. The European concert, brought about by the action of the British Government, is at last justified by the surrender of Dulcigno.1 'Itefrvisch Pasha has shown himself to be a much more energetic General than his predecessor, Riza Pasha, who played a double 'game, the effect of which was to render a conflict inevitable before the Albanians gave up the town to be handed over to the Montenegrins. Success, though long de- layed, has thus far rewarded the European con- cert. But now comes the most important point of all. Is the concert to continue until Greece is aided in obtaining possession of Thessaly and Epirus in the same way as Montenegro has been in getting hold of Duleigno ? Is the pressure of the international fleet to be withdrawn ? Is Turkey to be allowed to keep Greece out of the territory assigned to her by the Berlin Treaty ? Time will show. But there are indica- tions that if Greece is deserted by the Powers she will fecht for her ain haund,' like Hal o' the VV Wynd. By spring she will have a powerful and well-equipped army ready for the field. There was great significance in the recent remark of the King of the Hellenes to the Austrian Minister at Athens that his choice lay between fighting the Turks and internal convulsions. The publication of Lord Beaconsfield's new novel and of Mr. Tennyson's new volume of ballads, lyrics, and poems made last week a notable one in the literary annals of 1880. As ten years have elapsed since Lothair was issued, and as Mr. Disraeli, after acting for several years as Prime Minister, had in the interval become Earl of Beaconsfield, it might be said that the an- nouncement of Endymion" created some- thing like a fever of excited expectation in political, literary, and Society circles. There were rumours of a fabulous sum being offered by one of the leading metropolitan newspapers for the privilege of obtaining early possession of proof sheets., But the Standard was the only journal that succeeded, somehow or other, in anticipating the day of publication by giving an outline of the story or plot running through the three volumes. This outline could hardly be regarded aa advan- tageous to the work, because the plot is the weak- est part,or, more correctly, the only weak part of Endymion." The story is subordinate, and indeed is intended to be so, to the portraits of political char- acters and the abounding colloquies, which give the author opportunities of exhibiting those refined literary characteristics of artistic phrase-making in which he excels. Having regard to Lord Beaconsfield's position in the political world as the chief of the Conservative party, it is not very easy for critics, who have any political opinions at all, to sit down to review his literary productions with perfectly unprejudiced minds. They are almost sure to be biassed strongly in his favour, or quite as strongly the otter way. Political feeling almost invariably has an effect of the kind, and this is just, what has happened. While writers in the Conservative Society papers have extolled Endymion to the skies, some Liberal journalists have gone to the Opposite extreme and indulged largely in fault- fihding, without giving the novel the credit for the originality and literary excellence to which it is certainly entitled. If political partisanship were cast aside, the just estimate of the worth of the work would lie between these two extremes. Whatever opinion may be formed of the plot, or of the good taste of giving a fictitious setting to living public men, or distinguished characters npt long dead, it can hardly be denied that the volumes abound in racy writing, in subtle portrait painting, in sly humour, in lively descriptions of the manners and foibles of Upper Ten" society, and that all this is done with the light and graceful. touch of the accomplished literary artist. In "Endymion" he may have made no new departure, exhibiting a higher faculty, such as the author of "RieDzi" and "The Last Days of Pompeii did when he wrote "The Caxtons," but he has at least sustained the literary reputation which he had previously won by his earlier novels. It was not to be expected (the readers of poetry being much fewer than the readers of fiction) that Mr. Tennyson's new work would make so much noise lat its advent as Lord Beaconsfield's. But the Poet Laureate can afford to wait. Already there are iadieations that one of the new poems, called "The Northern Cobbler," written in the same strain as The Northern Farmer," is destined to become as popular at all teetotal gatherings as "Maud" was in drawing-rooms when it first appeared, and as the Charge of the Light Brigade still is at entertainments in which Mcitations bear a part. D. G.
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ICMr s CoJøoUXD ESSIZTCB or Lnrsra>, a demulcent W>EO torant. for Coughs ColdL Sold ererywhere. 9)d., Is. lid. LAND OBDNANCE AND NAVY ABMAMKNT.— The Timet understands that the War Office and Admiralty authoritiea have in consideration the ap- pointment of an Ordnance Committee to report on the changes in contemplation in the Land Ordnance Service and in the armament of the navy. The com- mittee will consist of artillery, naval, and engineer officers, together with one or two eminent civilian mechanical engineers, and it will conduct such experi- menta as from time to time will be found to be neces- sary. It is stated that the officers of the Government manufacturing establishments will not be appointed on the committee. HAVE IT iN YOUR HOUSE—LAMPLOUGH'S PYBKIC SALICTE—and use no other. The only safe anti- dote in Fevers, Eruptive Affections, Sea or Bilious Sickness, Small-pox, and Headache; having peculiar and exclusive merits. Use no substitute. See per- petual injunction against imitators; also the unani- mous f judgment before the Lords Justices Bramwell Brett, and Cotton, 22nd Jan., 1878, in Lamplough's favour. 113. Holborn-1dIl .London. LOBD HKNBY LENNOX, M.P., has replied to an inquiry made by the National Sunday League, that he intends to proceed next session with his motion for the opening of the New Natural History Museum at South Kensington on Sunday afternoons. FBOM: TBlIlsT OF DBCBMBBB and until further notice, the public will be admitted to the National Gallery after twelve o'clock on students' days (Thurs- days and Fridays) by payment of an entrance fee of sixpence. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC -KAILBOAD.—Messrs. Drexel, Morgan, and Co., Window, Lanier. and Co., and August, Belmont, and Co., have concluded a con- tract with the Northern Pacific Railroad Company for the issue of$40,000,000 of Six per Cent. Gold Bonds for forty years. Part will be bought firm and part on ontiona, giving the company time to finish the line. The bonda will be issued as fast as the road is accepted by the Government, and will be secured by a mortgage on the railroad company's land grant, now estimated at 45,000,000 acres, as well as by a mortgage upon the line of road. The leading bankers of New lork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, London, and Paris are k associated in the operation. 'i
THE EASTERN CRISIS.
THE EASTERN CRISIS. THE MONTENEGRINS IN POSSESSION OF ^dcigSJO.- x A Cettinge correspondent, ttbder date of -the 28th ult., says: The fir4 body afi Montenegrins entered Dttlpigno bn Friday. 4000 flowed yesterday. The Turks every#here kept at 500 paces distance. t The delegates of the fleet, with the Montenegrins, com- manded by Bozo Petrovic, were met by a deputation of citizens. There was a service in the Roman Catholic chapel. The Montenegrin flag was hoisted on the fortress of Dulcigno yesterday at noon, under a safate of 21 guns. We learn from Dulcigno, says a Vienna correspon- dent, that after the surrender to the Montenegrins the Turkish troops withdrew towards Scutari. The Aus- trian Cabinet seems to object to the fleet being used to enforce Montenegrin authority, and desires that it should be recalled, but will not take the initiative in the matter. It expects England to take the first step. Further delay may, it is considered, be dangerous to the ships. A few days ago a violent sirocco caused the vessels to foul each other, and fears were entertained that some might suffer damage from the shocks. With reference to the same event, a Constantinople correspondent, under the same date, aays: Dulcigno was occupied by the Montenegrins on Friday evening at sunset. Considerable apprehension bad been felt lest this occupation should not speedily take place, and the Porte had fixed a limit of a few hours, otherwise it gave notice that it would not be responsible. The Albanians on Thursday requested the Porte to grant a further delay of a month, but the Sultan, anxious to keep the Imperial promise, refused. There appears to have been some resistance to the occupation by Derviacb Pasha, and the report runs here that about thirty Albanians were killed and wounded. No resistance, however, was offered to theoccupation by the Montenegrins, Dervisch Pasha having made a satisfactory arrangement for the preservation of order. The Prince of Montenegro has telegraphed his acknowledgment to his MajdSty for the manner in which the cession has been accomplished, and expresses the hope that it will lead to an amicable understanding. SURRENDER OF DULCIGNO TO THE MONTENEGRINS. A Vienna telegram, under date of the 26th Nov., says: Official news has j ust arrived that Dulejgno was surrendered to-day to the Montenegrins by Dervisch Pasha in person. The following intelligence is from Scutari: "The 'struggle between the Turkish troops and the 41b nians continues outside Dulcigno. Yes- terday an engagement is said to have, taken place near Schan, where the Turkish troops had to retreat from two positions, and suffered great losses. Two battalions from Scutari went to their rescne. Osman Pasha is reported to be dangerously wounded. The Nizams of Albanian origin are said to have deserted the Turkish flag. Volunteers from all direc- tions are reinforcing the Albanians. The bridge over the Bojana is broken down." Other advices state that the fighting between the Turkish troops and the Al- banians lasted four hours. The Albanians lost, it is Paid, twenty dead and forty wounded. Many of the inhabitants of Dnlcigno were made prisoners. The bazaars are closed. Yesterday morning Bo £ o Petro- vich left Antivari with all his troops. The military authorities at Scutari have prdhibited meetings of the league under pain of death. The inhabitants have protested, and held an armed national assembly. The vessels of the international fleet will, it is said, dis- perse immediately. OCCUPATION OF DULOIGNO BY DERVISCH PACHA. A Constantinople despatch, dated the 24th Nov., says: Dervisch Pacha has entered Dulcigno, after a alight engagement with the Albanians. The Montenegrins; will sign the convention, with the Turkish authorities, and, on the departure of Dervisch Pacha, will occupy the place under the protection of the international fleet. Dervisch Pacha will be appointed to an im- Eortant poet at Constantinople. The Montenegrins ave not replied to the invitation of the Turkish authorities to resume the negotiations for the conclu- sion of a convention relating to the cession of Dulcigno. The Montenegrin Government are said to be now ex- pressing a preference for Tusi. A Vienna telegram, under date November 25th, says: Advices from Budua state that Dervisch Pasha succeeded in his second attempt to enter Dulcigno after a violent struggle with the Albanians. Their opposition is said to have been so determined that the Turkish artillery had to be used. The losses are reported to be great on both sides. The Albanians having re treated,, order has been restored in Dulcigno, and Dervisch Pasha has announced an amnesty. The Montenegrin troops will, it is expected, approach the city whan it is to be surrendered. From Budua it is reported that Dervisch Pasha crossed the Bojana to oceupy Dulcigno, with 7000 men. He stated in the camp at Belaj that be hoped to deliver the town into Montenegrin hards in a few days, and that he intended to adopt energetic measures against the illegalities of the Albanian League. Cannons have been placed before the Konak here to face any rebellious attempts. It is reported that Dervigph Pasha sustained heavy losses outside Dul- cigno. Shots were heard along the Bojana River all night. A PROCLAMATION TO THE INHABITANTS. A Constantinople correspondent, under date of 25th Nov., says: Dervisch Pasha has issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of Dulcigno, stating that the Porte will make grants of land to any who may wish to leave the town with the Ottoman troops, but threatens on the other hand to deal summarily with all persons who may offer resistance to the surrender of the town to the Montenegrins. Dervisch Pasha has occupied all the important positions in the neighbourhood of Dulcigno. At a meeting of the Ambassadors held here to day, M. Qnou, the Russian representative, proposed that the Powers should guarantee to Montenegro the district of Dulcigno.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
LIFE ASSURANCE. The Gresham Life Assurance Society, a6 the report shows, has completed its 32nd financial year in a satis- factory manner. The immediate annuities granted during the year, terminating on the 30th of Jnne, were for £ 12,370 4s. lOd. There were 6205 proposals made to the soeiety for assuring the sum of £ 2.349,446. Of these proposals 4717 were accepted for the assurance of .£1,760,326, and policies were issued for that amount. The claims made, under Life Assurance policies, were for an amount of £216,897 10s., of which sum .£8000 was re- assured, while the claims under policies for endowment that had matured amounted to X106,655 2s. 5d. For the surrender of policies the sum of .£36,696 6s. 8d. was paid. The balance remain- ing to the society, after providing for these amounts, and paying all necessary expenses, was X176,830 13s. 7d. on the receipts of the year, thus augmenting the fund available for existing policies. With regard to invest- ment, the amount of funds available for that purpose during the year has been placed so as to yield an average, rate of interest of 4i per cent. It is also stated that the dividends and interest received during the year, compared with the amount of funds at the end of the year, show an average rate of interest of X4 4s. Id. per cent. These figures serve to show the stable foundation on which the Gresham Assurance Society rests.
EABL GRANVILLE AT HANLEY.
EABL GRANVILLE AT HANLEY. At & Liberal gathering at Hanley Barl Granville, referring to what he characterised as the new and novel attempts not only to infringe upon proprietary rights in Ireland, but endeavours to interfere with the liberties of certain classes, said this was a state of things which it was impossible should continue. On the meeting of Parliament he thoughf the public would have a right to expect from the Government that they should not merely bring forward some rough-and- ready measure suitably coping with the peculiar emer- gency, but they should be prepared with remedies which, while dealing with present disorder, might yet upon sound principles provide for the future happi- ness of Ireland. Earl Granville then dealt with th* foreign policy of the Government, submitting that the naval demonstration had not been the failure repre- sented. According to the Sultan's own admission, it bad accomplished an object in three or four months which had absolutely stood still for two years previously.
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THE BASUTO WAR.
THE BASUTO WAR. ;■ A SKIRMISH. The following telegram has been received at the ColoDlalOdlee Governor of Natal to Secretary pf State. CAPS Tdjrir, November 28. n Captain Barker and fourteen ttativea, Kokstadt levies, killed in skirmish with Beumtos. Operations much impeded by rain. Action of Pondos still uncertain." THE SPREAD OF THE NATIVE REVOLT. The mail news, via Plymouth, dated Cape Town, Nov. 10th, contains the following: The native revolt is spreading, the colonists now having arrayed against them tbe Pondomise and Tambookies, m addition to the Basutos. The mass of the people in the Matatiele district, in Griqualand East, have joined the rebellion. The Government is placing large reinforcements in the fleld, and within three weeks' time a force of some 9000 colonists of European descent will be under arms, besides 2000 irregular troops, and native levies, making a total of 11,000 men. The Premier intends calling out more volunteers, burghers, and levies should the necessity arise. The burghers have readily responded to the call to arms, the exceptional oases being mostly in towns and villages in the western province. Yesterday 65 men of the Cape Town Volun- teer Artillery, with four guns, left for the front, accompanied by 100 men of the Volunteer Engineer oorps of thisoity. They took their departure amid con- siderable enthusiasm, crowds of people thronging the quay as the volunteers embarked. There has been no material change in the situation in Basutoland since the departure of the last mail steamer. There was, however, a fight between 200 rebel Tambookies and a small force under Captain Stanford on the 4th Nov., in which five of the rebels were killed. The town of Dordrecht, in the Cape Oolcmy, has been put in a state of defence, and every men able to carry a gun has been enrolled. Nearly the whole of the emigrant Tembus lave joined the rebellion, and two chiefs have already committed themselves to overt acts against the Government. A portion of the Tembus, however, remain loyal. In the tarious engagements that have taken place in Basutoland the rebels are supposed to have suffered considerably, but accounts of their actual loss vary so mueb y to be comparatively valueless. The loss on the Cbronial side has been rather heavy. Tbe latest intelligence from General Clarke is to the effect that it is very difficult to get any particulars as to the move- ments of the enemy, but it was believed that Lerothodi was making preparations for an attack on the Colonial foroos. General Clarke has returned to Aliwal North on his way to the Transkei. BASUTOS DISLODGED FROM A STRONG POSITION. A Cape Town telegram, under date of Nov. 24tb, says: The Colonial forces have dislodged the Basutos from the mountains near Leribe into which they had withdrawn. The losses of the Colonials were three men killed and one wounded those of the enemy are believed to have been heavy. The Mafeteng column, while out patrolling, observed a large body of Basutos. No engagement, however, ensued. RELIEF OF THE RESIDENCY AT LERIBE. A Cape Town telegram, dated the 22nd, ult., says The Residency at Leribe, which was attacked by the Basutos under Jonathan Molappo, has been relieved by Colonel Wavell, who captured large numbers ef cattle. SOME DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING. The Cape Town correspondent of the Timet has the following, under date Nov. 19th: Brigadier-General Clarke is on the eastern frontier organising additional forces, and marching to the front. Oolonef Oarrington meanwhile commands the relief column in Basutoland, Colonel Brabant the camp at Mafeteng, and Colonel Bayly the force at Maseru. Major Bell reports that the rebels attacked Leribe on the 9th, and swept off aome police and loyal natives' cattle. Captain Stanton, occupying the police barracks, drove the enemy,out with a loss of seventeen killed and thirty horses captured; Our casualties were M'Mullen and Jolly and one of the Basuto police wounded. Dr, Taylor's and Mr. Jervis's houses were looted. The rebels afterwards attacked and took the mountain which Chief Jonathan tried to hold, his people, except about eighty, deserting him. He lost cattle and other pro- perty < -,Colonel- Oarrington; with 1400 men' and three gups, patrolling from Mafeteng on the 13fcb, engaged the rebel force near Colo. The enemy, 5000 strong, made three furious 'charges simultaneouslv on the right, left flank, and front of column. The Yeomanry, the Cape Mounted Rifles, and their supports, with the assistance of shells and fire from the reserve, turned the rebel charge. The rebels retired, galloping to the rocky ledges of Colo, where they kept up a musketry fire; but nothing would again draw them out. Some charged to within twenty five yards of the guns, twelve bodies being found within that distance. They suffered heavily, leaving ,the horses and saddles of the killed. A large commando was observed going home. Casualties: Yeomanry-D. R.Oockin and Arthur Colling, killed; Gideon Vankyl and R, Cox, missing; Solomon, Yeo- manry, and Reetmuller, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles, wounded. There has been fighting with rebel Tambookies near the Fingo border. Commandant Van Linsingen, O.M.G., his son, and three of Handrey's Horse were killed, as also was W. Blakeway, of the Fingo Militia. Commandant Van Linsingen was conspicuous for his bravery. In the last war he had another son killed. The rebel chief Stockwe, it is reported, has died of his wounds. Gangelizwe and the Tambookies have deter- mined to assist the Government against the rebels. A force fromUmtata has engaged the Pondomise, killing fifty men. 5 Umhlonhlo is bard pressed on the Pondo side. The particulars of Hope s massacre reveal shocking treachery on the part of Umhlonhlo. Messrs. Usher and Martin, traders, and Thomson, a bricklayer, have also been murdered by the Pondomise. The Rev. Mr. Davis asked permission to bury the bodies, but Umhlonhlo refused, saying that the birds of the air must eat their corpses.
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AFGHANISTAN.
AFGHANISTAN. -+- ALLESKD ANABOBY IN BEBAT. The Candahar correspondent of the Standard, under date of the 27th Nov., says: The nefcrs from Herat grows worse and wone, and each KaflHah that comet down brings intelligence of a more serious character than the last. Indeed, according to accounts that arrived to-day, Herat appears to be lapsing into a state of anarchy. The Turcomans con- tinue to ravage the country unchecked, and are sweep- ing off the inhabitants of numerous villages into slavery. Owing to Avoob's efforts to organise a fresh expedition against us, the people in all the province are ground down with the recent onerous taxation, and a deep and widespread discontent prevails. The principal tribes tiire openly throwing 6ff their allegiance to Ayoob, and it is the opinion of many of the citizens of Candahar who have correspondents in Herat that Ayoob will be driven to solicit the assistance of Russia to maintain him in his position. Indeed, rumours are current that he has already sent a letter to Tash- kend to ask for help. The Ambassador who has gone to Teheran t) ask for helD is said Co have telegraphed to answer that the Shah is unable to-co-opernte with Ayoob against the Turcomans. Macgregor's expedi- tion against the Marris has turned out a failure.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD CHIEF…
FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. -t" A large crowij assembled at Hertford-street on the morning of the 26th to witness the funeral procession leave the house of the late Lord Chief Justice. The weather was excessively unpropitious, rain falling nearly the whole time. Precisely at 11.30 a plain hearse, drawn by four horses with plumes, left the house for Kensal-green, bearing all that remains of the late Sir Alecander Cockburn. Following the hearse were three mourning coaches, also drawn by four horses, in which were the principal relatives of the deceased. Heading the long procession of carriages which formed the^ oortige Were the carriages of their Royal Higbneoset tJibe Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge, and the private carriage of Lady Hamilton (daughter of deceased). Notwithstanding the rain, which. fell heavily ae the procession filed slowly out of the street, the crowd rather increased than otherwise, and seem^, deter- mined1 to do all honour in,their power £ o one who had been great whto many Of them had been in their cradles, and who by most of those who had known him outside of the ermine had not only been honoured but sincerely loved. Among those following in the procession were the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, the Lords Justices of Appeal, the judges of the Queen's Bench, and many serjeants, Queen's Counsel, barristers, and solicitors who had witnesred and admired the brilliant career of their late bead. Chief among the mourners wasOapt. Cockburn, who was accompanied by Mr. Charles Cavendish, Mr. Lewis Cavendish, and Mr. George Cockburn, one of the executors; while there also followed Mr. Fredk. Cockburn, Master of the Queen's Bench, Mr. W. Cockburn, Mr.. H. Astley. and Captain Hawkins; General Hodgson, Mr. N. Olayton, Dr. Gill (another of the executors), and Mr. G. Young; Mr. Percy Gye, Mr. Ernest Gye, Mr. Herbert Gye, Mr. H. W. Frayling, and Mr. C. Barnes. The shell, in which were the remains, was enclosed in a lead coffin, and the outer coffin, of polished oak, had, on a brass plate, the following inscription: The Right Hon. Sir Alex- ander James Edmund Cockburn, Bart., G.O.B., Lord Chief Justice of England* Born Dec. 24, 1802. Died Nov. 20, 1880."
FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIA- MENT. At the Council held by the Queen at Windsor Castle on Saturday, the Parliament was further prorogued to Thursday, the 6th of January next, to meet on that day for the despatch of business.
THE EARTHQUAKES AT AGRAM.
THE EARTHQUAKES AT AGRAM. A Vienna correspondent, under date of the 25th November, says: The Burgomaster of Agrarn has pub- lished a short statement, comprising a few figures, in reference to the censequenoes Of the earthquake. From this" communication we learn that in that city two persons were killed and twenty-three more or less severely injured by the falling houses. The number of persons who have applied for ettaritable relief is 900. Net a single, building in the city has escaped injury. Two-thirds of the edifices are severely damaged. Six churches and chapels are in too dangerous or ruinous a state to admit any longer of being used. The public structures have all suffered severely. Four hundred families are at present with- out a house to shelter them.
DEATH OF A SHEFFIELD CELEBRITY.
DEATH OF A SHEFFIELD CELEBRITY. Mr. M. Firth, who was seized with apoplexy and paralysis about three weeks ago, lingered until noon on the 28th November, when he died at Oakbrook, near Sheffield, in his 62nd year. By his death Shef- field loses one of its greatest benefactors. Mr. Mark Firth was the son of Mr. Thomas Firth, a steel melter, employed at the works of Sanderson Brothers many years ago in Sheffield. In 1843 Mr. Thomas. Firth commenced business in a small way as a steel manufacturer, and was assisted by his two sons, Mark and Thomas. The determination and taste with which Mr. Mark Firth pushed the business was re- markable, and in 1849 the firm of Thomas Firth and Sonserected the Norfolk Works, in which an enor- mous business was developed, not only in gunmaking, but in steel for various purposes. The immense wealth possessed by Mr. Mark Firth was a solid evi- dence of his marvellous success as a man of business, and that he applied his riches wisely is apparent from his numerous acts of munificence. His first gift of any magnitude was £1000, which be added to a legacy of £5000, left by his brother Taomas for the erection of a college for the training of young men for the New Connexion ministry. In 1869 he erected Mark Firth's Almshouses at Ranmoor, near his own residence, at a cost of £ 30,000. His next munificent act was the ftftf Bf "-Fiifhfa Pa»k to the td^n; he pur- chased tbe /PageIjfoll Estate for £ 29,000, and set apart tmrt^sfe acres for the benefit of the pecj^^ Sheffield. The park was opened by the PrmcaJptWales, who, with the Princess of Wales, was for 80UB i^ajs Mr. Mark Firth's guest, but the most usefuyicTicrf his life was the foundation of Firth's College, in Sheffield, opened by Prince Leopold in October, 1879. The college, which forms a prominent part o £ «p pile of ipiposing educational buildings in the centdlpt the towa.waserected and fitted by MtviSrth at a cost of .629,000. The endowment fund now amounts to £ 20,0p0, and a great educational work is being carried o& in the institution. Mr. Firth filled the offices of mayor and master cutler with honour and dignity, and gave bis support to nearly every move- ment calculated to benefit the town, and to elevate the condition of its inhabitants.
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COASULIXE.—fhe Best Cement for BrokenArticlea, 6d., la., Ia. Postage 2d. Kay Broø., Stockport, Sold everywhere. WBKCKS.—There were 56 British and foreign wrecks reported during the past week, making a total for the present year, of 1472, or a decrease of 11 as compared with the corresponding period of last year The approximate value of property lost was £ 3,250,000 including British £ 2,500,000. Nineteen vessels were lost off the British coasts, and five were abandoned at sea. DIBS.—Judoon'w are the oldest and most re- liable. Anyone can use them. Anything can be dyed with them in a few minutes. Sixpence per bottle. Sold everywhere. No fear of spoiling anything with Judson's Dyes. MB. SWAN'S BLBCTBIC LAMP has met with a favourable reception amongst London electricians, and the opinion expressed by Professor Tyndall will probably induce many experimenters to try it. Mean- time Edison is reported to be steadily preparing for a conclusive trial on a large scale of his incandescent lamps—wbich are identical in principle with Mr. Swan's—and is putting down wires, &c., for lighting about seven miles and a half of streets in Menlo-park. THE ART OP COWQOTSST IS LOST WITHOUT THE ART OF BATING.—A gentleman writes: When I feel out of sorts I take a dose of Biro's FRUIT SALT one hour before dinner; the effect is all I could wiab." How to eajoy geocl food, that would otherwise cause biliousness, headache, or disordered stomach, use BNes FRurf SALT.—AH chemists. Price 2s. 9d. an 4s. 6d. ALFONSO'S BIBTHDAY.—Sunday, the 2$th ult., being the 23rd birthday oi King Alfonso, there was a brilliant-full-dress reception at the Palace in Ma4jid, which was largely attended by military and1 civil personages of note, including politicians of all parties and members of the foreign diplomatic body. At night there was a State dinner to Ministers of the Crown and the high officers of State. ELECTIONS.—Two new members have been returned to the House of Commons by unopposed elections—viz., Mr. J. B. Balfour, the Solicitor-General for Scotland, for Clackmannan and Kinross, and Mr. Crum, for Renfrewshire. SLIGHT SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE IN SCOT- LAND AND IRELAND.—On Sunday evening, the 28th ult., slight shocks of earthquake were felt at two distinct places in Scotland—one being Callander, in Perthshire, and the other Inverary, in Argyllshire. The two dis- tricts affected is about forty miles apart, in a line due east and west. In the north of Ireland, during Sunday evening and also the earlier hours of Monday morning, several decided shocks of earthquake were experienced, especially in Londonderry and its vicinity. The disturbance was more particularly felt at Inish- owen, and it seemed to travel across the bed of the river Foyle to the county Derry side, where the effects were felt strongly.
THE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW.…
THE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW. I The thirty-second annual exhibition of fat cattle, sheep, pigs, roots, corn, implements, poultry, sad 6'geons, at Birmingham, opened on the 27th Nov. at ingley Hall, when the judging took place. The total sum offered in prizes is the same as last year— £ 2700, divided thus: £1045 for cattle, £ 313 for sheep..6118 for pigs, X168 for corn, roofe, and potatoes; X781 for poultry, and X275 for pigeons. These amounts include the 100 gs. for the Elkington Ohal- lenge Cup, which has stood in the list for eight years, but has never yet been won, no competitor having so far fulfilled the requisite conditions of winning it three years successively. There are also champion prizes of £ 50 and X30 for game birds, which must be won by the same exhibitor three years out of seven. The Prize Fund for the year is aided to the extent of X475 and by private donations. Last year's show was financially a failure, resulting in a loss of £102, as against a profit in 1878 of £723. This has. probably led to the reduction in the prizes offered ,for the best animals in the several cattle classes, and either from this cause, or from others connected with the prevalent agricultural depression, the number of cattle exhibits showed a decrease, being only 108 against 152, the falling off being principally in the Hereford and shorthorn classes. Mr. F. Platt, of Newark, takes first and second prizes in the class for oxen, and also the E50 special prize for the best Hereford. In the steer classes the prize takers are Mr. Wortley, of Ayhhaiu, and Mr. Taylor, of Ledbury. Of shorthorns there are but 26 against 49 last year. Mr. Cridlaw, of Great Malvern, scores a first prize in the oxen class, taking also the Special prize of X50 for the I premier shorthorn in the show. The Hon. W. Stewart and Mr. Merson, of Craigwillie, take the, first prize for shorthorn steers. Mr. Brassey, of Hey- throp Hall, carries off first, and second prizes in 'the shorthorn cow class. Mr. R.Stratton takes first prfte for shorthorn heifers. The first prize, with .tnc,spetfal? £ 30 for the best Devon iii the show, goes to MrTWor'trey. In the class for Devon steers Mr. Welter is to the fore, and the Prince of Wales obtained commendation. Mr. Smith, of Whimpole, takes first prize in the cow and heifer class. The long- horns are represented, by about an average number of entries, Mr. Hall, of Derby, taking premier honours in the oxen and steer class, and also the special prize for the best longhorn in the show;. while the Dak*' of. Buckingham takes the same rank in the cow < £$id heifer class. The Scotch cattle are thjs. distill (tubbing feature of this year's show. or Aberdeenshire, took the special prize of £ 30 for the best Scot in the show. The cross-breeds were also well represented, the special prize of .£30 falling to Mr. Dunn, of Hull, who took first honours in the class for fat oxen in the cross-bred classes. Mr. Dunn also won with this animal the.Elkington Challenge Cup, awarded to the best animal in the cattle class. The Pre- sident's Prise of £ 20 fortbebestanimal bred and fed by the exhibitor, is taken by Mr. Reid with his pure bred polled ox, which is the premier of that class. The show of sheep is also s'nalier than last year, the only two breeds at all fully represented being Southdowns and Shropshires. In the former Lord Walsingham carried off all honcurs in the ciass for wethers, and Mr. Chap- man, of Frocester Court, takes first prize in the ewe class, the Prince of Wales being highly commended for an exhibit in the same class. Among the Sbrop- shires the place of honour falls to Mr. Nock, of Shif- nal, who takes with a pen of wethers of exceptionally high quality the first prize of £20 and a special prize of..650 for the best pen of wether sheep in the show. Mrs. Herrick, of Beaumanor-park, has it all her own way with the Leicesters. Mr. A. Brassey takes first place in the Uxfordshire classes, Mr. A. Morrison in <Wiltshires, and other breeds, such as Linoolns, Cotswolds, and cross-breds, are not represented. There is a capital show of pigs, .better both as regards number and quality than that. of last year. The strongest classes are those for fat pigs and Berkshires. The roots in the galleries constitute the best exhibition ever seen in Bingley Hall, and the potato exhibits show how immensely the cultivation of this article of food has been improved of late. The poultry and pigeon classes, which are always well filled here, are beyond the customary average, and there is a good collection of agricultural and other implements, em- bracing many improvements on old forms and several valuable novelties.
SNUFF-BOXES AND SNUFF-TAKERS.
SNUFF-BOXES AND SNUFF-TAKERS. (From the "StOlnào.rd.") The part which powdered tobacco played in the nostrils of our ancestor* may be inferred from the fact that the Goding Collection of Snuff-boxes, so long on exhibition in South Kensington, has, it is said, just been sold for £ 40,000. This strange museum was unique of its kind. In it was displayed every recep- tacle which poverty or wealth had devised for con- taining the pungent powder. Here might be seen the plugged bit of a bear's tibia, which the Greenlander finds sufficient to hold the cryolite-seasoned snuff with which he warms his frost-bitten nose, and the scarcely more gorgeous "mull" of the Highland drover, up to the huge jewelled ram's horn which ornaments'the table at a Scottish patriotic festival, or the golden box sparkling with diamonds, and bedecked with miniatures, which had, in company with a clouded cane, completed the fine gentleman of the Georgian era. Snuff was, indeed, in days gone by, an essentially social herb. It saved much unnecessary meteorological talk, and was a means of introduction or a peace-making which was rarely disregarded. Talleyrand considered it to be the diplomatist's best friend. It enabled him, while the preliminary pinch was being exchanged, to gain time for answering an awkward question. Hence an eighteenth century envoy who did not snuff would have been as uncomfortably situated as a Viennese attache who„does not dance, a Berlin equerry who does not atookef, or a St. Andeew's professor who cannot play golf.- Snuff-taking was in those days so essential to a "micc&rbni," tbat among tho many means which the French refugees devised to earn their livelihood during the emigration was that of the ex-courtier. who for ten guineas gave lessons on the complete art of making a bow, carrying a cane, and taking snuff. These accomplishments were believed to be found only in perfection at Versailles, and hence monsieur le nftoquis fared in his new profession quite as well as his brother nobles who taught dancing, fencing, or the -proper method of compound- ing a salad. Socially, the Snuff-box ranked as high as morally it ranked low; for half the pocket-picking of the age was stimulated by the costly bit of plate, and the pawnbrokers about St. James's wore doubt less well acquainted with some of the boxes which Mr. Goding subsequently acquired. That snuff- taking is, however, still practised, the many mills for grinding up the leaf, and an Admiralty Order just issued, are the most striking proofs. The Customs having complained that the seamen of the Royal Navy smuggled ashore the stems of their leaf tobacco to sell to the 'snuff makers, in future Jack's tobacco is to be issued without stems. This will, of course, effectually prevent the practice complained of, though it is questionable whether the gain to the revenue will be recouped by the cost of performing this tedious operation.
A WIFE'S DEBTS.
A WIFE'S DEBTS. The decision of the House of Lords in the case of Debenham and Freebody v. Mellon" will carry com- fort to the marital mind. The facts were simple. A gentleman named Mellon had separated from his wife and made her an allowance suitaoie to Her position. In course of time Mrs. Mellon became indebted, without her husband's authority, to the plaintiffs for clothes to the extent of £45. It was not alleged that the articles supplied were of a kind unsuitable to one in Mrs. Mellon's rank of life, but her husband declined to pay the bill, on the ground that he had not given his wife authority to pledge his credit; that, on the contrary, be had expressly forbidden her to do so. The case first came before Mr. Justice Bowen, who directed the jury to find a verdict for the husband, on the ground that Mrs. Mellon bad no authority to pledge her husband's credit. The Court of Appeal affirmed this ruling, and tbe House of Lords has done the same. Their lordships have ruled that where a husband makes his wife a sufficient allowance, and expressly forbids her to run up accounts in his name, he cannot be held liable for any goods she may obtain by draw- ing upon his credit. Unless the tradesman can show that special authority has been conferred on the wife he cannot recover from the husband. s
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THE PRICB OF HOUSB COAL.- The house coal proprietors of Wales met at Newport and advanced the price 6d. per ton. This, with the pre- vious 6d. rise, makes prices Is. per ton higher than at the commencement of the month. The demand is unusually brisk, and a further advance is looked for. ward to before the end of the year. IHK Western Mail says it is currently re- ported that the Marquis of Bute has been considering the expediency of taking into his own hands the control of his property, and especially of Cardiff Docks, and thus dispensing with the intervention ef trustees. It is also said that Mr. Boyle, who has for so many years acted as managing trustee and director- general, is about to retire. Mr. William T. Lewis, mineral agent at Aberdare, is spoken of as likely to take a prominent part in the future management of the Bute Docks. THE SBAHAM COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—As the result of a conference held at Newcastle-on-Tyne between consulting engineers, miners' representatives, and Government inspectors, it has been decided that any attempt to reopen the workings of the Maudlin seam at Seabam Harbour Colliery, the scene of the late disastrous explosion, would be attended with im- mediate risk to the explorers, and possibly with the most disastrous consequences to the oolliery generally.
lTHE ACTON MURDER.I
l THE ACTON MURDER. PAVEY SENTENCED TO DEATH. At the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, George Pavey, 29, painter, was indicted for the wilful murder of Ada Shepheard. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Poland and Mr. Montagu Williams prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury; Mr. Keith Frith and Mr. Walter Burn appeared for the defence. Mr. Poland, in opening the case, said the prisoner was charged in this indiotmentwith the wilful murder of Ada Shepheard, a little girl, who at the time of her death was 11 years of age. The facts of the case were of an exceedingly painful character, because it would appear from the evidence that the little girl was violated before her death. The gravity of the inquiry could not be exaggerated. Mr. Poland then detailed the circumstances of the harrowing case as previously reported. Witnesses having been examined in support of the prosecution, Mr. Justice Hawkins summed up the case to the jury and reviewed the defence The jury, after an absence from court of a few minutes, found the prisoner guilty. Being asked whether he had anything to say why sen- tence should not be passed upon him, the prisoner made no reply. Mr. Justice Hawkins, having assumed the black cap, said George Pavey,-It is impossible to conceive a more atrocious or a more cruel crime than that of which you have just been convicted by the jury. who have listened most patiently and carefully to all that has been said in your behalf. God knows what could have po-seesed you to commit that atrocious cruelty in violating the person of that poor little helpless child and afterwards to murder her, as unquestionably you did, upon the evidence before me, in the most cruel and brutal manner. It is difficult to find any words to express the horror and barbarity of the act you com- mitted. For the crime of wilful murder of which you have been convicted the law knows but one Wentence- the sentence of death. You must, young as you are, prepare to die, for your crime is of so barbarous a nature, that I dare not hold out.. to you a hope that any mitigation of ycur sentence can be expected. His lordships who was much affected, then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the customary manner. The prisoner heard the sentence with perfect oom- posure, and, walked with a firm step from ihe doek.
THE FINSBURY PARK TRAGEDY.
THE FINSBURY PARK TRAGEDY. SENTENCE OF DEATH. At the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, William Herbert, a respectably dressed man, 44 years of age, described as having no occupa- tion, was indicted for the wilful murder of Jane Mes- senger, in Finsbury-park, on the 23rd of October last. The coroner's inquisition charged him with the same offence. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Poland and Mr. Montagu Williams were counsel for the prosecution, at the instance of the Treasury; Mr. O. F. Gill appeared for the defence. Mr. Justice Hawkins, in summing up the case to the jury, observed that everything that could have been said on the prisoner's behalf had been ablv said by his counsel. By the law of this country, if any person took the life of another he was guilty of the crime of murder, unless there were circumstances in the case which would reduce it to manslaughter. But if t^at which would othetwise be the crime of murder or manslaughter was shown to have been committed by a person of diseased mind, by which he had been reduced to such a condition that he did not know the nature and character of the act be did, or if he did know them, but was unaware that the act was wrong, he would in that case only be excused from a conviction of murder upon the ground of insanity. By the law, also, every person was supposed to be of sound mind until the contrary was proved, and the onut of proof of insanity was cast upon the person accused. It was a very sad case, but the facts appeared to be 'of remarkable clearness, and there was not a possibility of a doubt that the prisoner committed the act. The counsel for the defence had not disputed it, but had appealed to the jury to say that, though the unfortunate woman came to her death by the prisoner's hand, he was to be excused from the consequences of his act because his mind was reduced to such a state that he was not aware of the nature and character of what he. did. If the prisoner was not insane, there were no circumstanoes of provocation in the case which would reduce the crime to that of manslaughter. His lordship then proceeded to analyse the tvidenoe given in the case. commenting upon the salient points, and left it to the jury to say whether or not tbe prisoner had been proved guilty of the charge made against him. The jury, after a short deliberation and without leaving their.box, found the prisoner guilty of wilful murder. The prisoner, being asked if he had anything to say, replied in the negative. Mr. Justice Hawkins, having assumed the black cap, and addressing the prisoner, said that, upon the most conclusive evidence, the jury had found him guilty of the crime of wilful murder—a crime committed, as far as he could see, without a single extenuating cir- cumstance. There was a great deal too much reason to suppose that the suggestion made on the part of the prosecution was true-that the prisoner was endeavouring to persuade the deceased to leave her home and live with him. What could have possessed him to take her life in the cruel way in which he did, and to fire at her three shots after she had met him confiding in his pretended affection for her, he did not know and he could not conceive. God alone knew what could have possessed him at that moment to do as he did. The prisoner had committed that dreadful act without justification or palliation, and the jury had therefore very properly convicted him of the crime of wilful murder. For that crime it was his duty to sen- tence him to die, and his lordship then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form. The prisoner left the dock without displaying the least emotion.
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KAY'S Tic PILLØ, fer Neuralgia, Faoeache, Ac., 9ld., Is. lid. Postage 1eL Sold by all ohemists. Kay Bros.. Stookport. INTBIGUING IN Cypiaus. -Aocording to a tele- gram from La Valette, Malta, received by the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung, the agents of Prince Charles of Lusignan are again at work in Cyprus. In the pro- clamations they are distributing to the population it is said that the Pretender will bring them autonomy and the protectorate of one of the large Powers. SIB THBODOBE MABTIN has been elected Lord Rector of St. Andrew's University by 113 votes as against 68 given to Mr. B. A. Freeman. CHARGE OF MtrBDEB.—An inquest was held at the City-road workhouse, London, on the body of a female infant, which was found in the cellar of the George IV. Goswell-road, St. Luke's. When first discovered the child was alive, but it was suffering from injuries which caused death in a few hours. A verdict of" Wilful murder was returned against Sarah Jane Swan, the mother, who was servant in the house. W HERB do you get this splendid Tea from ?" I bothered my grocer till he got me BREWEBTON'S TEA, in packets. It's the best Tea by far that I ever tasted. I shall drink nothing in future but BBBWERTON'S TEA." THE QUEBN HAS BEEN PLEASED to appoint Lord Coleridge to be Lord Chief Justice of England. .ine noble and learned lord was born on Dec. 3, 1821, and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1847. He was Solicitor-General from 1868 to 1871, and then Attorney-General until he was raised to the Bench in 1873. A SAD SHOOTING CASE.—A little boy named William Sinclair was shot at Belfast by a man named James Andrews, who, it seems, whilst under the in- fluence of drink, went to the house of the lad's father and remained there some time. Afterwards he said he would shoot the boy's mother, and, pulling out a revolver, fired in her direction. The bullet entered the mouth of the boy, breaking the jawbone and lodg- ing in his neck. Andrews was -shortly afterwards arrested. Thepoir little fellow lies in a very pre- carious condition. MUBDRB OF A BBITISH NAVAL OWICEB.—-In- telligence has been received at Melbourne that Lieut. Bower, the commander, and six of the crew of her Majesty's schooner Sandfly, have been murdered by the natives of the Solomon Islands. IT IS STATED THAT THE REV. DR. BATESON, Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been appointed a member of the Cambridge University Commission, to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Lord Chief Justice Cockburn. PRINCE BISMARCK AND GBRHAN INDTTSTBY.— Replying to the telegram of a numerous assembly of German ironmasters at Dusseldorf, congratulating his Highness on his beineficent intentions to German industry as manifested by his late assumption of the Prussian portfolios of Trade and Commerce, Prince Bismarck says he will continue to act in the interests of national labour, for the protection and promotion of which it really was that he undertook the offices.
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JAMES SPENCE & CO. were the first wholesale and retail firm that placed the Guaranteed Fast Pile Velveteens before the public, and, owing to the wonderful success and general approbation given to the Guaranteed Past Pile Velveteens, there are now a number of imitations which all claim to be fast pile. J. S. & Co. beg to state tbat they will goarantee ana become responsible for the Fastness of the Hie of their well- caown Velveteens. Should any complaint be made to them, they will make full compensation to their customers: The prices of their Velveteens, which they guarantee Fast Pile, are as follows: No. 1. Black and all Colours, 2s. 6d. and 2s. 9d. per raid. No. 2. Black and all Colours, 8s. lid. per yard. Various other qualities, from Ss. 6d. to 6s. lid. per yard. Patterns post-free. rgs 76, 77, 78, and 79, St. Paiil'i Churchyard. 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Patterns are sent post free from .s THE MANCHESTER JLAIROTACTTTRMCJ OOJCPALTY.I Silver Street. Manchester.. v 1 Established 1866. A [104 BEST FOREIGN CIGARS, BENSOrf, 6i.st.catU.iB church-yd., London. 11a. to 22s. 100. Samples and list, 8 stamps. ABERDEEN GRANITE MOtfUMENfa, from L73L rlage paid. Inscriptions accurate and beautiful. Plans and Prices from John W. Legge, Sculptor, Aberdeen. h [99 OT. PETER'S HOSPITAL far STONEl AC., 5i, BSam Street, London. Apply to R. G. HAI^OXB, Seqy. u (1<|| £ TRENT'S WATCHES, CLOCKS, and JJ CHRONOMETERS. Illustrated Catalogue sent free. Apply to 61, Strand, or 34, Royal Exchange, London. [121 TP.. ALIiTiN, Furrier, 239. REG-EN* STRBEt op applieatiS? SeS^^5^fl3,^il!^rJ?S?in|st Car- 1,000 LADIES'ULSTERS from 8s. lid. to 25e. The LMigtry, Graimere, San down, A others. Engravings 9c Self-Measure Forms free.—BA^BR&GRISP. 108, Regent St.,London. fJIMROD'S CUIUS for ASTHMA. CATARRH, COLDS. GROUP, &c. The Discoverer of Himrod's cure, for 12 years a greatsufferer from Asthma, has at last succeeded in combiningthia most successful remedy. Canister, 4s., by post, 4s. 3d., of all Chem- ists. Sole Agents, P. NEWBEBY & SONS, 1, King Edward St.,London. fpOWLE'S CHLOEODYNE for COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, CONSUMPTION, SPASMS, &< £ One dose gives speedy relief, is. l^d., 2s.9d.,and4s.6d. Of Chemists. TOWLE'8 CHLORODYNE LOZENGES and JUJUBES, od. and Is, box; or post free for 7 or 14 stamps. [iii TOWLE, Chemist, Back Piccadilly, Manchester. "EXCELSIOE" SPliING MATTRESS. JU Hseil Joy Royalty, the Nobility. Gentry, and dleal Procession, and acknowledged by all to W UNEQUALLED for COMFORT and CLEANLINESS. OLRCULABG, &C., FROM CHORLTOIN & DUGDALE, MAKCHESTKFFE in Best Six Cord Sewing Cottoni, SOFT, ELASTIC, AND J> UJIA BhJE. ,<I JERMEN & ROBY, MANCHESTER. ? HffUiHTSR.'S SAFES, the Best and Cheapwt V SAFEGUARD againat FIRE and THIEVES. pi* WATCHES, Gold Rings, Silver Jewellery, Electro-Plate, and Cutlery. Wholesale Illustrated Catalogue free.—JAMES SIMMO>S, 29, Dudley Street, .Birmingham. [122 BIIJjIABD & BAGAXSLUi TABLES. A LARGE STOCK of NEW and SECOND HAND TABLES always on hand. WRITE rOR PRICE LISTS. G. EDWARDS, 182, Kingslan. Road, London. 50 Christmas and New Year Cardsfor 13., post free. Scraps for Is.; ICingsburv's "Wonderful ^h,tnM°Zen-^leapest HouseTn the WofldfS KivrsX™v £ wh I- e?d for descriptive book, post free F Iv. Ki>G8BUBY s, South Kensmgtoq Bazaar, London, &.W. [12? "THE WONDERFUL BORAX DRY SOAP." Sold in lIb. Packets, Id. each, everywhere. WHY SO? See Eight Graphic Sketches and Borax Uses, free of all Agents, or direct, on receipt of Post Card, from the PATENT BORAX COMPANY, [124 Birmingham. EDUCATION (England or Abroad).—PARENTS may BISSO^'M^^Auth^of^'our Schools^and'collegM as^Svthe cartimilara 'sent*fr?e^ify^>o«tY°iU"if Ladies- Prospectuses and full particulars gent tree py poet.—3, Berners Street, London, W. [125 Si A 'O^JORTING Remedy for Indigestion ° and ready Household Z>/» 71 o wS/I f°r the Prevention of aU Diseases. 7X0., JCt/ltuS* 1/1^,2/9, and 11/ per Box, of all Chemists. Post free for p.stamps, by R. H.LOWE,Wolverhampton. A SINGLE WATCH POST FREE by Registered Post at TRADE PBICB. SILVER, from 16s.; GOLD, from 27s. 6d. All Warranted Send Post Cant for List. 00 Bngraœ'1tgs. (126 Watch Manufacturer, rne, Somerset. GOUT.g&^iSS? fZ i5rSnteti26 SWEETING'S ESTABLISHED over 40 YEARS. and acknowledged to be rp00TH-ACHE T™ 8^E3T Quickest X QTTRE for IJIOOTH-ACHE, fJlIC, ELIXIR. NEURALGIA, &C. Sold by all Chemists, in Bottles, is. l$ £ d. and 2s. 9d. ri2T [jANDYSIDES'l ^tteverfaHe Co Cure 'j ^NUFF. JANDYSIDES'l F J5NUFF. Neuralgia in 2 MinutetJ W ECTRic) fJANOYSIDES'j EL^™S,lriTplFB Toothache in 2 Minutes.' ELECTRIC NERVINE. Never falls to Cure H ANDYSIDES'I ELES',L^NEj SNUFF. A Cold in 2 Minutes. I W TcsttmoniaJa, some of 16 and 20 years' standing Order of your Chemists. In Bottles, is. ljd. and 3s. ad.; post free, ,8. gd. and ga. Manufactured only by W. HAIfDYSIDES, 38, Grainger Street West. Newcaatle-on-Tyne. QJQ • » Q-BO. BOB & CO., DISTILLERS, DUBLIN. ESTABLISHED 1757. Choice Old Dublin Whiskey, In Cases, containing two gallons each, fcr. Xv. bottled in bond for security, and fully # # # branded. The Trade supplied. Consumers through all Wine Merchants. [34 Of? MONTHLY easily made by the sale of PACKET TEA, French Coffee, and One and All" Shilling Cocoa. Write to OLIVBR. OLIVER A Co.. 231. Southgate Road. London. N. 17 flAPE of GOOD HOPE. NAT A Ti. and "ETAfiT1 STEAMERS. The UNION 6. S. Co-'s MAIL PACKETS sail from SOUTHAMPTON every alternate Thursday* and Steamers in the Intermediate 8errice every alternate Friday .leaving: 1 jymouth the next day. Apply at the Company's Offices, ftrientat Southampton ? or IX. Leadenhall Street* London. [J8 COMPALNVYS APPKAI, DIB- mssED.—Tbe Court of Appeal had before them the case of "Winspear v. the Accident Insurance Com- pany," in which the defendants appealed from a judg- ment by the Jato Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Huddleston, The plaintiffs husband, who had a policy for .£1000, was crossing a shallow stream when he fell into it and was drowned. The company refused to pay on the ground that death was not occasioned by personal injury caused by accidental, external, and visible means, but their lordships gave judgment for the plaintiff, and from this decision the company now appealed. They contended that the insured was drowned because he could not raise his head above water from exhaustion, caused by a fit, and that therefore the company was exempted from liability under their provisoes. The Court of Appeal new affirmed the decision of the Court below, and the appeal was dismissed.