The Aberdare Times

yoitMit Coras jpnirtirt. (We deem it right to state that we do not at at. time? tdentüy ourselves with our opinions.] Political affairs have lost some of their interest, even for those who usually pay great attention to them, owing to the wearisome length of the debates on the two great measures of the Session, and the strongest feeling that the public generally have, in relation to parliamentary proceedings is, perhaps, the hope that these two measures will ere long be passed. But if they are, they will certainly ba very different to what they were when they were introduced. To carry both these bills is a herculean task, but at present the Government seems equal to it. The Earl of Clarendon has been followed to the grave by the regrets of the whole country. Men of all par- ties respected him, and the whole nation admired his high-souled honour and his devotion to the interests of his country. In ean scarcely be said in relation to the departed, "As when some well-graced actor quits the scene, The eyes of all are idly bent on him Who enters next;" for some curiosity is expressed as to the changes which his death will cause in the ministry. Lord Clarendon is certainly a great loss to the Govern- ment, but his successor (Lord Granville) like him, commands the respect of all parties. Among the more notable persons who expressed their con- dolence with the late noble lord's family was the Emperor Napoleon, and bis Majesty has now taken a step which all must approve of, for he is the main- spring in such matters. The Paris Figaro is to be prosecuted for stating that the Eirl lent 100,000 francs to the Emperor when Prince Bonaparte, and that the interest of the loan consisted in the conclusion of the Anglo-French treaty." This is probably enough what it is called, an apocryphal anecdotebut in any case, it is not fair to make such statements relative to one who is no more. Gratifying reports relative to the health of both Mr. Bright and Mr. Childers are given. The cause of ill- ness in both cases was apparently much the same— over-work and the excitement and fatigue occasioned by being at the head of great public departments. Few men have worked harder than Mr. Bright till illness laid him aside. His libours during the free- trade campaign alone were almost the labours of an ordinary lifetime, and years after these labours had ceased their effects continued in more senses than one— beneficial for the people, but injurious for himself. May he be long spared to us yet. Both the Ravenue returns and the Board of Trade returns point to the same agreeable conclusion—that the oountry is progressing in prosperity. I confess that I do not thoroughly understand either. They seem tolerably plain at the first glance, bat when you come to take into consideration the collection of taxes in ad- vance, the reduction of the sugar duties, and the com- plications of the Board of Trade tables, the conclusion at which you arrive—without you have a good deal more nous than I have—must be rather misty. But etill in such matters it is consoling to be able to fall back on such authorities as The Times and the financial journals, and these bigwigs" take a favourable view of our position. That is a comfort amid the miseries of life. The Prince and Princess of Wales dtserve all praise for their assiduous devotion to any good cause which they are asked to patronise, eo far as time and oppor- tunity will allow. Daring the present season the Prince (we must not overlook the delicate health of the Princess) has assisted at numerous charitable anniversaries, inaugural ceremonies, &c. A recent, though not the last kindly office of the kind was presiding at the opening of some hand. some schools in the east of London, for the children of seamen of he port." And really splendid buildings they are, cosiiDg no less than £5,öOv. It is to be re- gretted that a debt of more than £2,000 remains to be paid. We owe so much to our seamen that the British public will surely come forward to pay this off; but then it may also be said that British seamen owe so much to the benevolent people that have already subscribed, that Jack, whether afloat or ashore, might reasonably be expected to do something for those who do so much for his children. If any "Jack" should see this he might take the hint. Not to be too hard ppon him, it may be added that he often shows with what a little wudom he disburses his money. What shall be given to the Sultan Morhammod of Borneo ? A sword worth 700 guineas, it seems. Who gives it to him, and why, I know not; but neither the donor nor the Sultan can beheld responsible for my ignorance. There is probably some good reason for the presentation. It is certainly a very valuable affair in oie respect. Fancy a scabbard of gold, richly chased, enamelled, and jewelled with carbuncles and emeralds imagine a hilt of gold and jewels, and the most costly workmanship lavished on the whole affair; and then ¡¡uk yourself what will he do with it?' The Sultan panaojt want this sword for ordinary use, perhaps it will only be ussd on peculiarly honoured enemies. One cannot talk seriously on such a subject, and as we are pot asked to subscribe towards this 700-guinea sword, we can but hope that it will amuse him and not hurt anybody els". The other day an account of a new sensation in gymnastics was given. The Fraulein Laura, who was performing at Dundee" had just ascended the high wire, to give her performance on that elevated situa- tion, when the heavy supports at one end gave way." The woman ran to the end of the rope, and— was not dashed to death; but there was a piercing shriek, a rush to the spot, and immense excite- ment, and soon afterwards she was led on the stage not much hurt" and on her behalf it was announced that she would perform on the following day. Closely following on this sensational account a report of the performances of some Indian brothers at Cremorne is given. In mid air, on the high vibrating rope," these men go through antics that at any moment may result in their falling, bruised and bleeding, at the feet of the spectators the horrid sensation of danger being heightened by the rope being "slack and vibra- ting considerably." It Í3 sad to think that the de- praved taste of sight-seers is fostered by Buch painful exhibitions as these. The people who thus risk their Jives ape perhaps less to be blamed than those who pro- vide such exhibitions and those who patronise them. 3Sre long we shall probably have some awful acci- dent," and then the Home Secretary will call the at- tention of the magistracy to the subject. Most of us have our opinions on the matter, and my own is that no license should in future be granted except on con- dition that no such dangerous performances shall take place. That superstition is not extinct is every now and then shown in unpleasant fashion. A woman is under remand here for obtaining clothes, &c., from servant- girls under the pretence of ruling the planets in con- junction with some man who calls himself the "planet master and now I read of a case where a farm labourer rushed upon a young woman, seized her by the throat, and was getting out his knife, to "draw Mary's blood,' wjbgn he was stopped in his mad course. The young we- man had "overlooked" him or "bewitched"him! She overlooks^ it do run in the family; hermother do do it." This exquisite grammar just shows that the want of education it likely enough to be the cause of his super- stition. As to silly servant-girls, here and elsewhere, there is little doubt that many and many a case of robbery under the pretence of fortune-telling occurs n'hich is never brought to light. One would think that even Fenian?, who are not fnpth?se<* to be peculiarly susceptible to the influence of reasoJ1' must be placated with regard to the alleged severe trea^611' of Fenian convicts in prison, now that evidence haJ" teen given with regard to the illness and death of one ol their number in Portland prison. If William Roupell, ex-jil P. for Lambeth, is to be be. lieved, this Fenian convict r..A far better treatment than falls to the lot of many a poor man outside a prison. The convict" had oranges, jellies, eggs, wine, brandy, and other kinds of nourishment. He asked to be allowed to have lean chops, boiled chicken, boiled mutton, and sherry wine, and his requests were granted." Surely this must do something to prevent Fenians declaiming against the alleged harsh treat- ment of prisoners of their persuasion. And Roupell, poor ffllow Whatever he may have done or been, one cannot help pitying hia;. I hope he finds consolation And comfort while ad ninistering medicines to, and tending tie sick and rending the Bible to them and I jam certainly not singu'ar in hoping also that the time Ø1410y soon come when the authorities may consider that be could fairly be allowed a ticket-of-bave. A verdict of manslaughter in one of the baby-farming cases, and a verdict that two of the other babiesdied from insufficiency of food—a distinction certainly, but not much difference—will of course lead to L gal proceedings. The public mind is now fairly arouse 1 on this subject, but it is not easy to determine what should be done for the future. The system of adopting infants cannot be stopped-and indeed it is not perhaps advisable that it should be wholly stopped; but in any case these baby-farms, if they are permitted, should be placed under supervision, so that mglectorworse may he brought home to those who are guilty of it. The London season is beginning to be on the wane, and rank and fashion will ere long quit town for country, for the sea-side, and the continent. But mean- while balls and parties continue. It is rather a strange arrangement that the London season should be in the nmmer time, when the country must be so much more /enjoyable. The crowded parties of the aristocracy can (Scarcely be very agreeable in hot weather, but then Fashion is inexorable. Garden parties must be much pleasaateraSaira if.if one could only rely on the weather. There are indications that this kind of a1. trUÇf) entertainment is likely to become fashionable.

THE EXECUTION OF THE GREEK BRIGANDS. The last (the 18th) number of the official correspondence on the Athenian massacres contains the following report addressed to Mr. Erskine by Mr. Watson, Secretary of Her Majesty's Legation, upon the execution on the morning of the 20th of Jane of five of the brigands belonging to the Arvaniti band, who were condemned to death on the 22nd of May MR. WATSON TO MR. ERSKINE. "Athens, June 20, 1870. Sir,—I attended the execution of five of the con- demned brigands of Takos' band, which was carried out between half-past six and seven o'clock this morn- ing in the space called the Polygon, at the upper end of the Champ de Mars. From daybreak people were walking thither, and when I arrived there with Count della Minerva, at five o'clock, the hill immediately above was crowded to the top. A hollow square was formed around the guillotine, and was lined by three companies of infantry, one of artillerymen, and a troop of cavalry, the whole under the Commandant de Place. The Procureur du Roi, the Italian Minister and myself, some officers of the Royal Oak and Jaseur, tbe King's chaplain, and soma of the jury who had found the prisoners guilty, were admitted within the square. "The crowd was quiet and perfectly orderly till half-past six, when a general shout from those on the hill announced the coming of the prisoners. They came each separately in a carriage, each with two sol- diers, preceded by the two executioners in another carriage, and escorted by a troop of cavalry. As soon as the executioners had seen that the guillotine was in order, the first carriage came into the square and the brigand Costa was made to alight, when his sentence was read over to him and he was handed over to be put to death. As his legs were being bound he reqaes'ed that he might not be put to pain; and as he was being tied to the guillotine he turned to the crowd on the right and begged them to forgive him as he hoped to be forgiven of God. As he was tilted forwards he was answered by a yell of execration, and in two seconds more the knife had fallen and his head had rolled into the basket. "Nex*; came Alexis, the brigand accused of having murdered Mr. Herbert. I watched his demeanour narrowly, and though he did not now exhibit the scorn- fulness which made him so remarkable at the trial, he showed t") the last that he possessed the utmost courage. Like Costa, he turned to the bystanders and asked them to forgive him, as they hoped for salvation. They were awed by the sight they had seen, and not a voice replied to Alexis yet his bright eye never once quailed, not even at the sight of his companion's headless trunk. The next two brigands executed —with one of whom came their confessor—had been taken before the ex- cursion to Marathon. The first of these uttered a piteous cry of horror at the sight below as his head was being fitted to the block he said nothing to the crowd. The second had to be lifted out of the carriage by the executioners, and as his miserable emaciated form was stretched at full length he uttered a cry for forgiveness. The last of these who suffered was Photi; he, too, had to be lifted out of the carriage, and held by tbe two men while his sentence was being read over. He seemed to be suffering great pain, and repeatedly begged of the executioners to be careful to avoid hurl- ing his leg. He was at length adjusted, and turned with his face to the ground, and had scarcely uttered a moan when the string was pulled, and the fatal knife fell for the fifth and last time. I have, &c., R. G. WATSON."

THE EXILE OF THE ORLEANS PRINCES. On Saturday liet the galleries of the Corps Legislatif were crowded to suffocation to hear the debate on the petition for the removal of the interdiction against the residence in France of the Princes of the Orleans family. The report drawn up by M. Dreolle eaid that several petitions on the subject had been presented, but that the direct and personal expression of some members of the Orleans family to return to France alone called for serious attention. While admitting that the conduct of these Princes had been ex- ceedingly discreet, he was unable to see, under the circumstances, any adhesion in their present applica- tion to the events of the last twenty years. Their presence in France might be a cause of disorder and agitation. A family which had occupied the throne of France could not easily descend to the rank of simple citizens. Every Government bad maintained the proscription of former reigning families. It was an imperative necessity, which could no more be denied to-day than in 1816, 1830, or 1848. It was a melan. choly necessity, he admitted) but strong and deeply- rooted as the Empire was, it would not be wise to take a step which might necessitate the restriction of newly-born liberties. He therefore, on the part of the Committee, moved to pass to the order of the day. Count de Keratry, M. Estancelin, and M. Esquiros mide speeches in support of the petition. M. IVi artel Cil'ed upon the Government for an explanation, saying he would not refuse his vote if the Minister would de- clare his positive opinion that public safety demanded the maintenance 01 the law< f banhhmenc, the abroga- tion of which was now asked for. Thereupon M. Emile Ollivier mounted the tribune. He said he would speak respectfully of the authors of the petition, but at tbe same time with great firmness. It was a delicate question, and one to be decided by principle, and not by considerations of personal friend- ship and esteem, such as had been put forward by M. Estancelin. The law, the repeal of which was asked, was not a law of proscription, but one of necessity and social justice. No government had been able to escape from this social necessity, and it would be an unworthy course now to seek to evade the necessity by any dilatory promises. He adopted the words of a report of the Duke de Bros lie in 1832, when the law of expulsion against the elder branch of the House of Bourbon was proposed. The Duke da Brogliesaid that the presence of tb08'J Friuces might be accuse of disorder in France, whether they wished it or 110\ He would not say that their exclusion must be perpetual; but it must last as long as there was a pretender to the Crown. There was no word in the petition to show that the PritiCts renounced these titles, acd desired to come to FWllce as simple ei izens. Even if they wished to do so1-hey could not, for people about theca would treat them as pre'e-ders. The p! £ hiscitnm had given a ninndato to t;.e Emperor; not merely on account of bis name he was commissioned to preserve order and peace. Nt-ither he (M. Ollivier). nor the Government bad any hatred in their hearts against the Orleanist Princes but he mmt echothefcelings of the peasants, who, by their plebiscitum, had said" Peace, peace, peace." M. Jules Favre supported the petition and against one argument of M. Oliivier be cited the words of the present Emperor who demanded to return to France as f1. "simple cir'z 'n." The Marquis de PÜ é warmly supported the petition. He said he had been a friend of the Emperor when in exile. The Emperor feared nothing but he had a Ministry which was afraid of everything. He was the last of the Pirn's, ar d would never hp. the Dan to support a bw of o,tracisrn. General Lebretoa ah o supposed the petition, anl said he did not believe the return of the Piiaces could me iace order. M. Picard said he and several of his fiiends would abstain from votit g. He saw in the petition an evidently dynastic character. M. Grevy adhered to M. PiC.1l".J'S He was DO1, goicg to he a dupe or an 8CO'1!p::ce;n the recall of tbe monarchy of 183.), M. E. Ar:i,-o sp ike i i the same cense. M. Gu-tave Fuu'd, the ooly member of the Com- mittee w\u 11<td recommended that the petition should be taken into consid< ration, was absent inconsequence of the deadi of his mother. In a division the anticipated result wa3 achieved by the rejection of the petition by 174 votes to 31. There is now an end of the matter for Home time. The split ia the Left on the subject shows that no agitation ia favour of the Orleanist claim is likely to take place. M. Jules Favre has a mere platonic affection, not for them, but for what he considers their rights as clt'z-n?. MM, Picard and Grevy, with Republican logic, s'ernly refuse to support a dynasty of pretenders, however much they dislike the dynasty now reignic-g. The Times observes that the best proof of the at- tachment of the Orleans Princes to their country is that the family should have addressed the Imperialist Chamber for leave to return, though they well know that by living in France as the subjects of Nipoleon II r. they must concede much and would probably lose more. The debate brought out clearly this necessary incident of the case. Ii wiil be readily felt that a Pretender, a Sovereign claiming to reign dejure, can- not live under the jurisdiction of one whom he and his party regard as a usurper. It is in vain for him to de- clare that for the present he refrains from prosecuting his claim, and desires to live as a private citizen. He is not a private citizen, and tomake himself so is simply to abdicate. Apply this principle to the Orleans Prince?, and see what guarantees they give that the peace of the State should rem:iÍll undisturbed. There remains, how- ever, anotheranda moreimportant pointto be considered —how far their presence in Fiance would atftct its tranquillity independently of their own will. They might, say the Imperialists, not conspire, and yet be the cause of conspiracy. No one who knows France will doubt that this would be the case. Other factions besides the present Orleanists would use the names of the Princes for the purpose of annoying the Imperial Govercment. A Government knows best what foes it has to dread, and The Times considers the enforce- ment of the present law against the Princes a sincere though unwilling compliment to their merits.

MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF DERBY. The marriage of the Earl of Darby with Maria Marchioness of Salisbury was solemnised on Tuesday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, in London. The ceremony was strictly private, but a distinguished company were present, including the Marquis of Salisbrr?, Lord Eustace Cecil, Lady Mildred Hope, Lady Blanche Balfour, Lord Arthur and Lord Lionel Cecil, eons, and Lady Mary and Lady Margaret Cecil, daughters, of the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury. The Earl of Derby ariived at the private entrance to the Chapel Royal at eleven o'clock, and a quarter of an hour afoer his bride came, accompanied by Earl Delawarr, who gave her away. The service was per- formed by the Lord High Almoner (the Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor), and the Rev. Francis Garden, M.A,, the Sub-Dean. It was by the special desira of the bride that the ceremony was strictly private. The body of the chapel was almost entirely tilled by the friends and relatives of the bride and bridegroom. There was a considerable crowd to witness the de- parture of the bridal party, and some cheering was raised as tte carriage drove off. Lord Derby and his bride proceeded to Holwood, near Bromley, in Kent, where they will spend a fortnight. .The Earl of Derby is the fifteenth Earl, and was born on the 21st of July, 1826. He was educated at Rugby, from which school he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, where in 1848 he took a first-class in classics, being ter,th on the list, Dr. Scott, Head Master of Westminster School, being first. The noble Earl's career since he entered public life is well known. The Counters of Derby (Lady Mary Catherine Sickville-West) i3 the daughter of the fifth Earl of Delawarr, and was born on the 23rd of July, 1824, and was marned on the 29th April, 1847, to the second Marquis of Salisbuiy (his second wife), the father of the present peer. She has three sons, Sackville Arthur, born 1848 Arthur, born 1851 Lionel, born 1853 and two daughters, Mary Arabella, born 1850, and Margaret Elizabeth, born 1854. The eldest of the late Marquis's daughters by his first wife is Lady Mildred Arabella Charlotte Henrietta, who was married on the 7th of July, 1842, to Mr. A. J. Beres- ford Hope, M.P., and the second, Lady Blanche Mary Harriet, who was married on the 15th of Å.U¡;{U8t, 1843, to Mr. James Maitland Balfour.

AN EXPLANATION RESPECTING "DUST AND ASHES." The following (ill The Times), from Messrs. Welsby and Co., of Liverpool, teils its own tale :— Our attention has been drawn to a letter h, your publica- tion of the 28th ult., from a gentleman who bas recently re- tnrned from EJypt, and who describes, no doubt fairly enough, the load ng of a cargo of bones at Alexandria, but adds that the bones so loading were taken from cavea aDd cemeteries in which the ancient Egyptians were buried, and that, in fact, they are human bones. As this statement, if uncontradicted, ^ill came injury to many persons connected with th ■ trade, we feel called upon, as brokers who have sold a large quantity of Egyptian bones, to state most emphatically that the bones shipped at Alexandria under the name of "Ancient Egyptian" are not human, but are the boue3 from the cattle used ia sacrifice years ago, which have been buried in mounds in the Desert ever since. They are brought down from a great distance, and not dug up in the neighbourhood of Alexandria, acd, though thousands of tons have been sold by us, we have never seen a human boue in aDY lot. Some yeari ago it was stated, as now, that a quantity ot humau were mixed with cattle bones, which called forth the intervention cf the Egyptian Government, who now supervise the collection of tbese "ancient bones," and a concession from the authorities is necessary to collect; them. Customs' dues have also to be paid in Alexandria on every ton before it can be shipped, and the present enlightened ruler of Egypt is not the man to allow such an outrage upon public feeling to be perpetrated with the sanction of his Government.

DECREE FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. In the Court of Probate and Divorce, the cause of "Waite 11. Waite and Flowers has been heard, and was a husband's petition for a dissolution of his marriage with the respon- dent on the ground of her adultery with the co-respondent, from whom damages were claimed. The respondent and co-respondent both answered, denying the adultery, and the latter put a plea on tbe recerd, alleging that the conduct of the petitioner conduced to the adultery—if any. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey were for the petitioner Dr. Spinkj, Q.C,Dr. Tristram, and Mr. F. A Inderwick, for the respondent; Mr. R. Bayford for the co-respondent. The facts of the CMC were of a somewhat romantic nature, and occupied the court for some time. In 1862 the respondent, who was then a widow, named Bouch, was at Bath, and was there introduced to the peti- tioner by amutual friend. Soonafterwards the latter was about leaving his apartments, and as Mrs, Bouch had more room in her house than ahe required, it was agreed that Mr. Waite should go and reside there. From that time they were on very friendly terms, and on the 3rd of October, 1863, they were married at St. George's Church, Hanover-pquar?. The petitioner's age wa3 about 54, and Dr. Deane in his opening said that the respondent was a little his senior, though, of course, it was sometimes difficalt to arrive at a very definite conclusion as to a lady's age. (Laughter.) Atthe time of the marriage MIs. Waite was possessed of pro- perty in Australia, worth j312,000 to £14,000, which brought in 10 to 15 per cent and in addition to this the had money invested in stock, railways, and a little in Stuceley's bank. The Australian prop erty was settled on the wife for life, and at her death one half went to a son by the former marriage, and in the other half the peti- tioner tooka hfemterest after his wife's demise, and be alsobecameentidedto the money in the bank, &c. In 1863 Mr. Waite went to Australia—as he said in his exami- tion in chief—to see his wife's property, and returned in 1861. Ho was met at Bath by his wife, who in. formed him that she had removed to Liverpool, and on the way to that place she said tbatagentlEman who was a barrister highly connected, was livingin the house. (This person \"ft.! the co-respondent, who turned OLlI; to be a cashier in a fancy goods establishment.) The peti- tioner found that Flowers acted as if he was the master of the house, and was desirous that he should leave it, and to that end he gave him notice. Flowers did not, go, and witness was endeavouring to eject him when Mrs. Waite interfered, and said that the house be- longed to the co-respondent, and that her husband was only a lodger"—(laughter)—and that if Flowers left she should. Flowers was going, when the petitioner received a violent blow under the ear from his wife, which, however, he did not return. Mr. Waite then went out to consult his solicitor, and on returning found the place nearly stripped, and he subsequently discovered that the respondent was living at Yalentia- cottage, at Bootle, near Liverpool, with her son, and that Mr. Bradshaw," who subsequently turned out to be the co-respondent had taken the house for 1 them. Mr. Waite was then subjected to a cross-examina- tion, and witnesses were called who gave evidence for the petitioner. Neither D Spinks nor Mr. Bayford called witnes3es, and the former said that after the evidence the jury would probably be satisfied of the a.dult.pry. The other learned counsel characterised Mr. Waite's going to Bath as a mere matrimonial speculation, which he had got tired of and wanted to be rid of. It; was evident that he did not care much f.)r his wife, as he accepted JE100 to absent himself from her for a year. If the jury awarded any damage?, they ought to award the smallest amount possible. Dr. Deane, having replied to the observations ad vaiced on the other side, Lord Penzance said there was no doubt of the adultery, and the question was merely one of damages. The respondent had certainly suffered an iDj ury-if not very great to his feelings, still ia a pecuniary pJiut of view—and which entitled him to damages.. The bill transaction for the S400 certainly looked suspicious," and an attempt to get the amount sued for out of tbe petitioner. The jury found for the petitioner, with £500 damages. Lord Penzance granted the decree nisi for a dissolu- tion of the marriage.

THE MIRACLE-WORKER AT HALIFAX. A correspondent at Halifax says :— This (Sunday) morning, the large room of the Mechanics' Hall, Halifax, was crowded with the sick and infirm of the district and of towns many miles distant, who were gathered together to be healed by Dr. Newton, the modern miracle-worker. The cases ncluded examples of the worst foroos of direMe, in- cluding paralysis, fits, b'indness, deafness, &a., and as these were brought before the doctor and examined the pcene was a novel and exciting one. After making the usual passes of a mesmerist, the dec or pressed various parts of the body, and in a ]oud vo!ce called upon the disease to quit the body. There were many c iaes, however, which he stated that he could not cnre or benefit, especially in cases of blindness, where the persons bad undergone surgical operations. In other instances thi» cures, it was said, wouldbe complete in the course of a few weeks, and patients were occasionally re- commended to have water, at 115 degrees of heat, poured down their backs; and, in one case, doses of slVeet oil to be followed shortly afterwards by doses of castor oil were prescribed. Several patients pro- fessed to be greatly benefitted by undergoing what is termed the operation, and loud applause greeted Dr. Newton as an old man, well known in the town as permanently lame, threw his crutch over biB shoulder and walked away. A young man, who stated that he was blind, after being passed, received his sight so as to distinguish persons around him, ard several cases of deafness occurred. One curious point in the cures was that the persons operated upon seemed to be undergoing unnatural excitement, and the perspiration dropped from their foreheads as they endeavoured to obey the orders of Dr. New- ton. The operations continued to be performed for two hours, and about 300 coses were dealt with but ai far as could be learnt the total cures would not ex- ceed a d zer. In the course of some remnrks ofiered whilst the cases were proceeding, Dr. Newton ex- plained that all he was able to accomplish was through the power of love God loved him, and because he loved others he wa.s able to heal their infirmities. If we lived more noble lives, and followed more closely the example of Christ we should be able to heal the sick and all manner of diseases. Christ, he believed, wa3 tbe noblest and best man that ever Jived, but he was no more than a man, and there were many as bright and as glorious intelligencies 908 he.

HELPING THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. Tho Lord Mayor of London, (Robert Besley), president of the British and Colonial Emigration 8;ciety, has sent the following letter for publication:— Some short time since I ventured to make an appeal for help to enable some deservicg families to emigrate. That appeal was responded to, and the British and Colonial Emigration Society have been permit'ed to aid about 5,000 souls in seeking anothtr sphere of labour. They are gone, and we haveheardof theirarrival at their destination, with the exception of the two ships that left the docks only on Saturday week. In the goodness of God «ll are safe, all c^red for, and all in a position to provide for their families. The follow- ing extracts may, perhaps, create some little interest in many, but especially in those who have realised that although some branches of industry are again flourish- ing, yet that class of labour connected with building has been, and still is, in a lamentable state of depres- sion. No. 1. Extract from a letter written in Toronto on the 10th of June by Mr. J. Donaldson, Canadian Go. vernment Emigration Agent :— uIt affords me much pleasure in being able to state that all the emigrants who have arrived up to this date had work found for them without delay, and that the demand for labour instead of diminishing absolutely increases. Farmers return home from this fg^ncy, day after day, unable to secure the hands they requ re. They are offering from 16 to 20 dollars a month for good hands, with ho-)rd and lodging. Our railway contractors are piling upwards of It dollar a day (5s. sterling), and cannot obtain anything ute toe number of men of which they str.nd iti need. 1 his ia a good rate of wages considerii'g that boaid and lsdgjiig can be had from 8s. to 10s. f-terlii g a week. We could leadily find employ- ment for 3,000 or 4,000 more earth labourers, and we shall be glad indeed if you can Revise means to sel,d us that num- ber or more. Toronto ia growing rapidly; in fact there is not a street of the city in which you will not find buiMings in course of erection. The piospect before the Dominion is a bright and happy one, aud when tbe me^ns of communica- tion, now in course of eonstiuction, are fully opened up to Manitoba and the Far West we shall ba in a position to oC. r inducements to the surplus population and capital of England that cinnot be excelled in any part of the world. We shall be enabled to offer British waste lands of exuberant richness to British people in unlimited quantities where taxation is at present unknown." No, 2. From the Toronto Globe of June 14 "About 800 emigrants have arrived here, and all have readily found employment either in the neighbourhood or up the river. There is room for 2,0C0 or 3,000 more." No. 3. Copy of a letter addressed to W. Dixon, by Messrs. Maclonald and Co,, Grand Metiss, Quebec, June 13, 1870 W. Dixon, Esq., Sir,—We are instructed by the Chair- man of the Commissioners of the Intercolonial Railway to write you and say we. squire 4"0 gond substantial labouring men. Thirty can bring ibeir families—children not to ex- ceed four in number to each family. The families wi11 be provided with comfortable shanties to board the single men. Wages during the summer months, one dollar par day during the winter months, eighty cents per day. We also re- quire 30 flrst-cliss stone-cutters ten may bring families. Wages for same duriug summer months, two dollars and fifty cents per day during winter months, one dollar and fifty cents per day. Be so kind as to give ns notice of their departure, so that we can be prepared to receive them alld maka them confortable.—Yours with respect, W. E. MACDONALD and Co." We have indeed cause to be thankful that a demand for labour is springing up, but at tbe same time to deplore that the Poor La.w returns for the metropolis for the second week of last month, still show an in- crease of 4,COO paupers over the corresponding period of last year, and that there are thousands who are not panpers seeking employment in vain, and atking to be astisled to reach a country where a good will, a good heHlt, and a good constitution will ensure competence and comfort. We have now 500 on our books looking to us for aid. Our funds are exhausted, but may we not hope the sum of £2 I CO may be entrusted to us to help tbern in their endeavours to help themselves, and then hopefully to await another year's experience of Gud's over-ruling providence ?

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. In the Court of Common Pleas, in London, the cause of Hazlewood v. Becker has been heard. The plaintiff in thia case, Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Hazlewood, a young woman, was a widow, and she sued to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Kemp was counsel for the plaintiff, and the de- fendant appeared in person. The plaintiff was examined, and she stated that she was the widow of a farmer, who had lived at Daventry; that after his death she continued to carry on the farm for a short time, but afterwards gave it up, and went to live with her steter in London, who lodged with Mrs. Stumbol in Down- ham-road, Islington. Sha first met the defendant at a party there in April, 1865, and he paid her great attention, and within six weeks promised her marriage. He said, however, he shoild not be able to marry for two years, by which time he hoped to be in business for himself. He did go into busi- ness as a wholesale stationer, and the intimacy continued down to the end of 1868, when it was broken off, and the defendant married another lady. The defendant (who is a Russian), cross-examined the plaintiff and handed her several letters which she admitte 1 were in her handwriting. In one, dated In April, 1868, sh s appointed to come up to town from Brighton and meet him, and there was this phrase, "I thought we might go sotco- where until Monday." She indignantly denied that that meant that they should sleep together. Another said, You must try and meet me for oae night, as we may not be present together for some time." In Jane, 1867, she wrote a very sharp letter to the defendant, in which she said, Six weeks have now elapsed since I wrote to you last. I am surprised at your recent behaviour towards rue. Why did you fees: my forg\VéneS3 and promise me to deserve better for the future, and I should never have reason to complain. I have it in your own handwriting, which I still retain. I wish to be no longer the dupe of your affections, or ever to meet again. I have never placed too much confidence in your fidelity, and therefore have none to lose. It is only a proof of the truth of the words that there is no truth in the faith of man. I wish you success with aU mv heart with the one that has usurped me in your affections." Mr Justice Brett: If the defendant calls that a very sharp letter he must have been used to very soft ones (a laugh). Witness continued: It was defendant who broke off the en- gagement; it was about November, 1868. She never said thav. she was in the family way, Hhe did not on that occasion, 01' any other, ask the defendant to marry her. She did not call upon him at his place of business in London. Defendant: I am a clerk there. Witness She askei him to return her portrait: they had exchanged portraits. Mr. Kemp: Well, the defendant evidently got the best of that transaction (laughter). Re-examined: No impropriety had at any time taken placs between her and the defendant. Miss Eliza Hincks, the sister of the plaintiff, said that the defendant paid the plaintiff great attention, and talked on many occasions about marrying her. He said that when they were married witness should hitve a home with them. He went to their father's at Daventry as the plaintiff's intended husband, and stayed in the house for three or four days. He went down a second time. Her father was a machinist, and also kept an hotel there. Cross-examined. The defendant was the only visitor to her sister. Her cousin William called once, when he came uo to the cattle show. He did not stay all night in the house. Mr. Woolff never went there but once, and then the defen-1 dant took him. Mrs. Stumbol said that theplaiDtiff and her sister lodged in her house. The defendant behaved in every way as a gentle- > man engaged to the plaintiff. Witness spoke to him as to his marrying her. and he said his intentions were honour- able but he could not marry her until some future time. He said that it did not concern witness but she said that they were respectable ladies, and she should not allow his visits unless she knew his intentions. He visited regularly after that. Mr. Kemp said that there were a number of letters from the defendant to the plaintiff. The first commenced, "My dear Mrs. Hazlewood but subsequently they commenced My dear girl," My dearest Bessie," and so on. In October, 18'5, one concluded" Sleep well, dream sweetly, and then remember me. Receive a thousand and more kisafs from yours ever affectionately, Ernest." In January 1866, he said that he had brought from the continent a German pipe for Cousin William. In July, he said, Now, my good Bessie, I can tell you I love you dearly. I wish I could have your company this afternoon; it is miserable to be alone;" and in another letter, I can assure you, my dear Bessie, I feel very sorry now for having annoyed you, and I can only entreat you to pardon my faults. How I wish that I could be with you again. I would be quite different from what I have been." Oh do pray forgive me, Dear Bessie, and you will make me happy and contented." Again, I cannot express to yeu in words how great my attachment to you is." "I am very anxious to hear from you, dearest Bessie, and, therefore, do drop me a line by return and say you forgive me.-Ever yours most affectionately and most truly." The learned counsel added that he had looked throegh all the letters and he could not find the slightest trace of impropriety on the part of the plaintiff. The defendant said that he wished to ask the plaintiff whether they had not slept together at Spencer's Hotel. Mr. Justice Brett: I shall not let you ask it. The defendant then requested to be sworn, and, in spite of a warning from the learned Judge, got into the witness-box, and read a long and detailed account, in which he accused the plaintiff of the most gross in- decency and habitual impropriety with him and others and he denied positively ever having promised to marry her. Mr. Kemp made a powerful and indignant reply, in the course of which applause was often suppressed. Mr. Justice Brett, in summing up, said it would be for the jury to form their own opinion upon the ques- tion whether the defendant had promised to marry the plaintiff, and if he had so promised, then it would be impossible adequately to express one's disgust at the defence that he had set up. If, having promised to marry, they had afterwards slept together, that might be a pad blot upon the plaintiff with regard to other men, but it gave a stronger tie upon the defendant that he should marry her. If there was the promise to marry, no doubt the jury would pretty much agree with Mr. Kemp, that the defendant had behaved like a villain and a scoundrel, and had come into court to perjure himself in order to escape damages. If, how- ever, they should find for the plaintiff, he would remind them that it would be useless for them to give a larger amount of damages than they thought the defendant could pay. The jury found for the plaintiff—damages, £50; and added that being the utmost they consider can be obtained from the defendant, but they beg to express their unanimous disgust at the defence set up by the defendant, which they consider to be, from first to laat, a tissue of falsehoods."

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. fFrom the Gardener's Magazine.) [An excellent Weekly journal, containing much valuable information for amateur and professional gardenersj KITCHEN GARDEN. Clear the ground of the eerly crops as soon as they cease to he) profitable, and turn it up inreadin-ss for the winterstuff. We at aln m g9 the necessity of having the groundÏn readi- ness fer plaiains directly there is an appearance of a shr-wer. When left urnil.the rains come, the soil id not uL for working upon for f0;e lime, and the henetH thy plants would have received fiono the moisture is lost. Sow tbe last lot of French Bean3 and &ty>rlrt RunntH. Where it is intended to save the eeed of eitbel' of these vegetables, a row of erch sort should be setupart especially for that purpose and those intended for sutH-lyfng the kitchen have evefy bean removed imme- diateJy they are large enough for gathering. The commrn way of Jewing a few at tbe bottom of the bine for seed is altogether wrong, as they impoverish th9 plants and prevent them bearing to freely as they otherwise would. The ad- vantage of having the Peas in trencher, as advised by us in former Calendars, can be seen now, as the roots can be sup- plied more readily and effectually with water; by simply stopping up each end of the trench, it cinsoon be filled, and the roots have the benefit of every drop of water. Wioere there is the convenience of supplying this vegetable with the house sewage in a diluted form, the increased vigour and productiveness will toon convince the cultivator that the pea has a considerable liking for stimulating drink". Sow soon a few rows of the eaily varieties, such as Sanpsters' No. 1, and Advancer for the latest crop. Keep the ground well stirred between growing erops of all kinds, and thin, ut turnips and other subjects tnat need that attention. Theily is ttoublesome just now, hut a dusting overhead when the foliage is wet with dew will check its ravage*. Keep Vege- table Marrows, Ridge Cucumbers, and saUding plants well supplied with water. FRUIT GARDEN. Both green and black fly, as well as red-spider are making headway and committing terrible havoc on wall-trees that have not had much attention. To keep these trees healthy, the fo'iage must have frequent washings with a powerful garden-engine. An ordinaiy syringe is compara- tively useless for more than three or four trees. Colonies of black-fly miy he destroyed by dipping the points of the shoots on which they have established themselves in Btrons tobacco-water, or a solution of Giehurst Compound, or Fooler's Insecticide. Dusting the Joiiage after ic has been wetted with the engine with tobacco powder will also help to keep these pests in subjection. Trees on walls that are in a very bad state may be tmoked with the aid of a few poles and a piece of tarpaulin large enough to cover them and reach from the top to the bottom of the wall. There is a certain amount of trouble, bnt not so much as one may reasonably suppose neither ia there so much waste, as the space is so small that it quickly gets filled, and the smoke doubles up the fly before it has time to fet away. The smoking should be followed up with a good washing to dis- lodge those only stupified, and the suit at the fuot of the trees ought to be raked over, to smother all that are on tile ground, but not quite killed with the smoke. FLOWER GARDEN Regulate the growth of bedding-plants, and give those planted out late a few good soakiitps of water, or the season will be past before they get established. Dahlias will require attention, particularly it intended for exhibition. Keep the branches tiel in, to prevent their getting broken about with the wind, and disbud freely where tine blooms are 1 equire'¡. Water these and Hollyhocks with manure-w.i er, if it can ba had; if not, mulch the roots thickly with short litter from the stable, and use rain-water. Unless the time and water can be spared for regular soakings, it will be as well to leave the watering alono beyond one or two thorough soakingp, to help them to get established. Propagate Pinks, C&rnatione, and Picotees, by means of cutting*, pipings, or layers the first is the bast method. Rose-itockj 2n ordinary soils are in capital order for bedding just now, but in very dry soils a few liberal applications of water will help to set the tap in vigorous motion. FORCING. Pines —Succession plants intended for fruiting early next year must be shifted into the fruiting pats at once, to enable tieoi to make a strong growth aud get the pots well hied with roots early in tho autumn. When potted late, the growth is not sufficiently matured before the short days, and the plants, instead of throwing up," make a second growth when started in January. Tirs is also a good time for a general repotting and revision of the several compart- i ments. Shade slightly for an hour or so during the ho:test « part of the day, especially after a day or so of dull weather. One thickness of hexagon net or very thin tiffany will he i quite sufficient, as a thick shade will do more harm than J good. Keep plants tbat aro well rooted propgrly supplied | with water, and the atmosphere of all the houses well j charged with humidity. Water fruiters that are swelling I their fruit with weak guano-w^ter. 8 Vines —Keep the houses iu which fruit is hanging cool and dry with free ventilation. To keep out flies and wasps, tack very coarso canvas or perforated z'nc overall the openings. The jaterals on vines from which the crop has beeu gathered should be allowed to havo free growth for the present, and the borders to be kept-suiffciently moist to enaule the buds to swell up pro:>E:rly. Crops swelling to have J frequent supplies of manure-water, and the borders mnst b) moist enough when the grapes bogin t3 c,lonr to reuder auy further supplies unnecessary until they are ripe. Figs— Give copious supplies of water to the trees jnst swel ing up their second cops; if the trees show signs of ex- haustion and are not growing freely, use liquid minute at about every third watering. Pot trees should have the old manure with which they were mulched in the spring removed and replaced with fresh. Use the syringe freely, otherwise the red-spider will soon infest the foliage and ruin future crops. Melons ripening must be elevated above the foliage, so that they are fully exposed to the sun, and the atmosphere of the pit kept dry. Where the foliage of plants from which the crop is gathered is freeh and healthy, the vines may be thinned out and cut back, and the frames kept close and moist until the young thoots begin to push. Good liuit is j occiuonally obtained in this way, but it is very seldom iniieed that we see a second crop tqual to the first; so that the best way undoubtedly is tj pull the old plants up, and after emptjing and thoroughly cleaning the pit to plant young ones, which should be grown on ready for turntngout. Keepthafotiageof growing plants healthy by the vigorous use of the cringe, and stop all useless latt-rals, go that they do not cboke up the foliage of the main growth. The laterals on which the fruit is growing do not require stopping Cucumbers—Plant soon for a late autumn supply, for thosa which have been in full bearing for the last three months will soon begin to show signs of exhaustion, andi-: is certainly better to have young plants full of health and vigour to cut from thau to depend upon old worn-out stuff that is past, its best. Others in full bearing to have frequent supplies of manure-water, and to be regularly stopped and trained. The water used for syringing or watering should be exposed to the atmosphere for sovue time before using, and should have the chill taken off Cold hard water is the cause of hunaieds cf plants dying off prematurely every year. PLANT. HOUSES. Conservatory,—Unless this house is filled with stove plants it must have abundant ventilation mgh, and day, and the plants have sufficient water at the roots to keep them grow- ing freely. Frequent supplies of manure-water will be of great service to Fuchsias, Achimenes, and Phlox Drummondi; it will keep them in vigorous growth, and consequently pro- lonr. the flowering season. A few cans of water thrown on the fl >or late in the evenhlg will help to maintain a cool heathy atmosphere. Where stove plants are largely em- ployed in the decoration of this structure it will require to be shut up at night, but the temperature must not be uncom- fortably high through the day. Vreenhouie —Every specimen plant that requires repotting should have a'teotion at one-, for it is getting late for that work now. All hard-wooded stuff that will bear exposure to the open air mu-t be turned out" as It will soon be t'me f0r bringing them in again The most cartful attentiou must be paid to watering them at this eenson. in very dry wea'her a spriokle overhead in the evenii-g wl1l help to keep the foliage fresh and clean Young growing soft-wooded stuff for autumn flowering to bo kept ruthi-r warm and close, and syringed once a day at le iat. Greenhouse ferns must have a shady corner with plenty of water. Stove.—Ix irss that bloomed ea'ly should be cut back, and started with bottom-heat to pet th3 growth matured whilst there is plenty of light. Plants intended for winter flowering must have every encouragement, aud not be allowed to suffer for want pf pot room until they are in their tinwering pots. G ve air oa all favourable occasions hilt shut up ea* ly, to econom'se as much sun-heat as possible and render fire- heat unnecessary. ORCHID-HOUSE. Many of the inhabitants of this house will have finished their growth, and now require a rather lighter position than hitherto to mature it. Plants in vigorous growth to have the necessary encouragement in the way of heat and moisture. Odcntoglossums and others requiring c )01 treat. ment must not be leept too hot at thh sea<;on. The maximum temperature should not exceed 70 degs. for the cool orchids. FRAMES. Pot off young seedling Primulas and Cinerarias, and keep close aud shaded for a few days afterwards. Seed for late bloom should be sown soon. Keep old plants of the latter well supplied with water, so that tile < flSets may receive DO check; the strongest from the earliest batch can be taken off and potted soon. Propagate herbaceous calceolarias as fast as the cuttings are large enough, and sow seed in a cold frame. Solar urns for winter decoration and chrysanthemums must not suffer from drought; well pyringd the first to keep down red-spider and green-fly. It either or both of these pests get ahead, they willsoon ruin the plants and render all previous attention so much labour thrown away.

MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK. Mr. Charles Rogers, L.L.D., of Lewisham, writes to the papers :— In 1864, in the course of a tour, I arrived at the town of Barnard Castle, in the county of Duiham, late on a winter evening, and put up at the principal hotel, ala'g^, old- fashioned structure, fronting the principal street. At break- fast the followirg morning I char.csd to notice on the ooposito side of the street a large clock face, with the name Humphrey surronnuirg it, most conspicuously exhibited in front of a watch and clockmaker's shop. How odd," I ex- claimed to a gentleman seated beside me, here is Master Humphrey's clock!" "Of course," said the gentleman, "and don't youknow that DLCkens resided here for somi weeks when he was collecting materials for his Nicholas Nickleby, and that he chose his tiileforhis next wornby observing toat big clock face from this window?" After breakfast I s'epped across to the watchmaker, and a-ked him whether I had been correctly informed respecting Mr. Dickens and the clock. Tae worthy liorologist entered into particulars. My clock," said he, "suggested to Mr. Dickens the title of his book of that name. I have a letter from him stating this, and a copy of the work, inscribed with his own hand. For some 5 ears we corresponded. I got acquainted with him just by his coming across from the hotel as you have done this morning, and his asking me to inform him about the state of the neighbouring boarding schools." Mr. Humphrev then entered in to many particulars respecting the condition of these schools. Incidentally, he said, he had directed Mr. Dickens and his f lend Plrz to the school which the two travellers afterwards rendered infamous by their pen and pencil; but it wis, ho said, by no meuns the worst of those institutions. The schoolmaster had been very successful in obtaining puvjll, and had become very tyrannical, and even insolent, to strangers. He received Mr. Dickens and his companion wi;h extreme hautmr, and did not so much as withdraw his eyes from the operation of pen-rraking during their inter- view. But." Phfz" sketched him on his nail, and reproduced him so exactly, that soon after the afpaarauce of the novel the school fell off, and wan ultimately deserted. Since that period the "Do-the-Boys'" description of school had alto- gether ceasedin the district. Mr. Humphrey explained how Mr. Dickens's attention hs.d been called to the Bubjt-ct. He much lauded Mr. Dickens, and in that quiet, genial manner characteristic of an intelligent Englishman. I eincarely hope he still lives to read these lines.

EARL RUSSELL ON BIBLE TEACHING. The annual examination of the boys and girls of tbe Warehounemen's and CUrks' Schools atCateiham took place on Saturday, Earl Russell presiding and giving away the prize". When the distribution was over, Earl Russell ad- dressed the children, and congratulated them on the great proficiency they had shown, observed that the question of education was now before Parliament an«! the country, and the minds of all were naturally turned to it as one of the most important that Parliament could decide. He wished to say then that he was happy to fiud tha.I;, according to the amended decision of the Government, with regard to those schools for which a rate is imposed for the purposes of education, the Beble would be used in them. He thought there had been an unfortunate misapprehension with regard to teaching children the Bihle, There had been disputes which arose many centuries ago with re- spect to the exact meaning of certain dogmas in the BiMe and it was said by those who gave im. mense weight to the distinctions among- Christians, that it was no use teaching th.3 Bible unless you gave some declarative formularies that would ba impressed on the minds of children. Dr. Newman held that the New Testament was addressed to the heart and the imagination rather than to the understanding. He (Earl Russell) thought that that observation was per- fectly true, and, being true, it showed that to cbildreB, who are more susceptible to impressions on the heart and imagination than to the close and intricate pro- cesses of reasoning, they might do great good by ad- dressing to them those sublime lessons which Jesus Christ and His disciples gave to mankind. The whole doctrine of the New Testament might be said to be comprised in the words, Love God, and love your neighbour as yourself." That was the doctrine which Christ taught His followers, and which the youngest child might well learn, and which required no profound reasoning, no great effort of the imagination, butwentdirecttotheheart. All Chris,t:ansmightiiubibe these sacred lessons, and afterwards when they went to their separate cbu chea and cjapcls, to 1. arn the doctrines on which Christians differ one from another'?, there wouldbe that univeisal bond of love to unite all creeds and communions, tie had no doubt that the present bill passing the rlonse of Commons, nor any doubt of its pasting the House of Lords and he hopsd the not very distant effect would be to have education thoroughly spread through the country. He trusted that in adopting schools which may suit all, there would still be left that liberty which school- masters ought to enjoy. They ought to be left free to their own discretion m regard to the way in which they would avoid hurting the feelings of parents of children upon points which are disputed among Chiistians.

Professor Lightfoot preached before the Queen in the private chapel at Windsor, on Sunday morning.

PERILOUS EXHIBITIONS. Mr. Wm. Ballantine, of the Temple, London, has sent the following letter for publication Some years ago I was counsel for an acrobat. I tock the opportunity of asking him some questions about his vocation. He was a nice-looking young fellow, calling hLnself (though English) by a foreign name. He was then out or employment, his brother (professional) having just broken his hick. H" was well a ware of the danger he daily incurred. liis wife had implored him to abandon the pursuit. He told me that he WiV, most care.ul in hia diet, taking no stimulents, and rarely eaticg aniajal food. His hope was out of large gains to be able, before he bad broken his ne< k, to retire upon his eiunirgs. He was looking ont for another brother. Poor fe!l. w he wa? soon after carried from tho glare of a music-hall to die an agonising death in the neigh- bouring hospital. I am led to trouble you with this sad story by an account I saw in your a! d other pipers of the narrow escape of a poor creature called Fraulein Laura, WhOS8 husband nppear3 to gain a livelihood by exposing her and his chiid to imminent nightly peril. The proprietor of the music-hall in which the disgustiug and scandalom exhibition is carried on explained that this "man" is responsible for the safety of the machi- nery. Animals are pro^ecfed by the !aw is there no protection flr woman and children w-eu thev are thus exposed ? Are we to continue to punish pjople whoririehorses with cruelty, I and allow a inmic-hall proprietor to commit manslaughter with impunity ? Surely it is not too late, even in the present session, to p iss a ihort Act nuking it penal to permit exhi- bitions dangerous to life or limb. If these lines direct useful attention to the subject, I shall feel I have conferred a benefit upon decency and humanity.

j !§i& £ £ Sl;u«c.us Juki (Ignite -HOKE, fOilEIGH, AND COIOJ.uAL, A CI-'HTENAIUAU CHARGED "WITH DRUKKEKNKCS. —At the Belfast P"l:ce-court, Mary Jane Ire-land, a feeble old woman, 103 years of age, was charged with hav- ing been drunk. Mr. Coates ("0 the prisoner) You are char/od with being drunk last night; what have you to say ? Pri;oner God help a feeble old creature like me. Mr. Coates What age are you? Prisoner AI), sir, 103 years. Mr. Coates Whero are you from ? Prisoner From the city of Dublin but I have been 46 yeats in Belfast. Mr. Johnson You are dis- charged. Piisoner Ah, God bless jou. A RE.LTGIGUS3 CENSUS.— Jn the Housa of Com- mons, on Monday nL;ht, in answer to Sir F. Ileygata, Mr. Bruce said that, up to the present time, thue had always been what WAS calied a religious census in Ireland. Scotland offered great opposition to one ill 1861, and it was net taken but-, as it appeared from the rec-nt communications with the representatives of religioui bodies that the same objections did notnoiv exist, the religious census would be taken in 1871. In England, he regretted to say, the same opposition whidl had been dIered on former occasions was again exhihited, and ,.& such a matter could not b j carried out successfully without willing co-operation, it was not proposed to take a religious cmsus in England. (Murrnara of disapproval frorn the Opposition benche-). CAPTURE OF Niff YORK FORGRHS AT GLAb- GOW.—On Saturday evening two brotheis, named Lei z were arretted on board the steamer Ottawa, on its arrival in the Clyde. The prisoners were tobacco manufacturers in New York, where they had fraudu- lently obtained possession of goods to the amount of j335,000, after which they effected a sale and d's- appeared. Of course they were at that time beyond the range of suspicion, and it was tot until they had got clear away that the forgery was detected. The forgery was committed by a letter of guarantee, addressed to E. Springarn and Co., tobacco merchants, New York. It was suspected that they had taken a passage on b)ard the Ottawa, and the Glasgow authorities having been communicated with the vessel was boarded on its arrival in the Clyde. The brothers were found con- cealing themselves. One of them had J323,000 in notes and specie upon him. Ejch had in his possession a revolver, capped and loaded, which, however, they did not attempt to use. After the necessary extradition papers have been prepared, the prisoners, who, it is stated, are young, good-looking, and well educated, will be taken back to America. VERT" EXPLICIT !—For some time past says (the Morning Advertistr) rumours have been abroad, pven with circumstantiality, respecting private adhesions to the Church of Rome, on the part of prominent public men, :but tspecially in relation to one person filling a large place in the public eye. It; is added tbat the partyin question will go openly over to Eomauistn as soon as he has disposed ofsome importmtpubiic business which he has on hand. We give the rumours as they have reached us, not vcuciiing for their truth but from personalknowledgo we do vouch for the fact, that some of those who rank highest in the Roman Catholic communion i.fErm in the mos-t emphatic and explicit t»-rifis, thatruoiour in this instance is synonymous with truth, CUKIOIS "CAT CALLS."—At the Belfast Police Court, Teresa Brown was charged by a constable with having mlde u-e of party expressions at Ballytnacar- rett. The policeman said that when he arrested the prisoner she was shouting for Orange Bill. On the way to the pobca effite she shouted for Orange Billy and Papist Kite. Mr. M'Caut-Und (:o piisonej) What have you to say for yourself ?— Prisoner I have twocatf, and they will answer t) no other names. Mr. M'Causland You may cali them whatever name you please ill jour own hou e, but you cannot be al. lowed to make use of such expressions in the street. The defendant was fined 40s. and costs, or ia default fourteen days in gaol. THS LATS Ma. FATIADAT.—Perhaps some of your readers may feel interested in a very early note written by Faraday when he was nineteen, iu the sixth year of his apprenticeship as a bookhicd-r (writes Mr. H. Bence Joms to Tin Times). It was sent to his master, Mr. G. Rieb.ai, with the notes cf some lectures bound by bimsslf. Sir,—When first I evinced a predilection for the sciences, but more particularlr for throne cienomiijatcd electricity lr u kindly interested yourself in the progress I mtde in the knowledge of facts relating to the different theories in ex- istence, readily permitting me to examine those books in your possession that were any way related to the tut>jecta then occupying icy attention; to you, therefore, is to be attributed the rise and the existence of that smsll portion of knowledge relating to the sciences which I posses*, and accordrngly to youaro duo my acknowledgments. Uou'ed to the arts of flatteiy, lean only express my oblis;atioLS, aud in a:plain, but sincere way; permit me, theiefore, Sir, to return thanks iu this manner for the many favours I have received at your hands and by your mearm, and believe me, your grateful and obedient servanr, M. FARADAY." THE CROPS.—(From the Chamber of Agricul- ture Journal):— The rain, so long desired and urgently required upon the farm, has at length fallen, and that abuneantty. TaG im- provement in the growing corn crops is astonishing. The grass pastures have wonderfully revived, and it has 11cm almost; the salvation of every root crop. The many gaps in the latter are now hopefully filling up, and we now have every prospect of a fine root crop. The cabbie tribe, too, tire looking wall and most promising; even the meadows have commenced a second growth, so Dhat a fair SlJpIJlyof ffnJtn»e^PeCtetd", V haa reJJ'ced the heart of efery farmer the congratulations are universal. THE SPANISH KI.NG-Desigjja.t.e^—Piinco Fre- deiic of llohenzùllern, who has accepted the otl-r of the Spanish throne from General Prim, i* the eldest son of the reigning Prince of Hohenzollern, who ia 1849 surrendered his sovereign rights to Prussia, His father lives at Dusseldorf, and is considered as a mem- ber of the Prasaiin Royal family. The Prince is thirty-five years of age, and was married in 1861 to Marie, the sister of the present King of Portugal, by whom he ha3 three sons. Hi.s younger brother iil Prince Charles of Houmania. In religion he Î3 a Roman Catholic. The French papers are highly indignant at the news, and see in what has heen done the hand of Count Bismarck. The Constitixt 'ond drys that if the election is confirmed not only will it be the cause of civil war in Spain, but the peace of thd world wiil be disturbed. A USE FOR OLD CLOTHES.—A New York paper states that the magniiicent white satin cope worn by Father Morrill as celebrant at St A1 ban's Church in that city is made from the wedding dies* of one of the ladies of the parish, who has also given costly jewels to the church. The cope is heavily embroidered, and the morse is of solid gold and richly jewelled. A SEASONABLE WELCOME.—On the 8th iast., Freemasons frrm all parts of the United States at- tended the laying of t.he corner stone of a. Masonic Temple in New York. Nearly 10,000 persons, by actual count, were in the procession. The heat being intense, the citizens along the route hung out buckets of ice- water from their houses. The cup of cold water saved many from dropping out of the procession from sheer exhaustion. THE WATER SUPPLY OF JERUSALEM.—A letter from Jerusalem says :— The Abb6 Richard, so well known for his cleverness in dis- covering water-apringi, h.rs just made alengthened stay here, and on the invitation of the Gjverrior, Kiamll Pacha, has made tome hydro geological surveys in th6 town alld environs The resuit Is moat satisfactory according to the learned abté, there ara two meanM of supplying tuc Holy City with good dri; king water insufficient quanl,ity .-1, by wells t.) be bored in the rocks, in the town and clofe by outside 2, by aqueducts hriI1g the desired liquid, first tu the sealed wea (tne Jons srgnatus of the Canticle of Cantic'.es), tben to the reservoir as Arroub, and fiually to Jerusalem. By either of those methods the scarcity of water felt every year would be dfiOuitiveiy overcome. The Abl e Richard was in favour < f the second plan, in consequence of the better quality of the water and the larger quantity to be thus obtained. MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.— (From the Manchester Examiner) .-— "Widower, in business, is wifh'ul to correspond with a domesticated person with a vie w to marriage.— A.idr»ss &0. "A gentleman, of good family and considerable prospec.s, wishes to correspond with a lady of some means with a view to matrimopy.-Addres3, Jfido, Post-office, Leith." "Advertieer well educated and dOill!'Jstlca'e i, has £ 50 ready "lol'ey an(^ some prospects, desires to marry an inte)- anr/b.—Atldress/'&c °* 8°ad character' ljaw'ten 30 of'S°°d position, residing on hir own estate, is ar,x ous to correspond with an amiable, well-educated lad' abou„40, wi.h viewto matrimony.—Address, in strict con- fidence, enclosing carte," & »• I—Accounts from Wisconsin s„ate that the Oneida Indians hive organ'z-d a brass TL purchased twenty-five wind iusirumtnts." Ihey have, no doubt, also retired into the depths < f the primeval forest to practise and it is to be hoped they will enjoy themselves. Music, we kno.v, hath charms to soothe the savage breast, and twenty-five trombones, blown by twenty-five noble favages, none of whom know a note of music, must be oie of the most soothing things that could possibly be listened to. —J udy. RAPID PASSAGES.—Two extraordinary passages across the Atlantic have just been made by the Cu iard Royal Mail steamer Scoti'X. She left; Lvver p jol at 1.12 p.m. on the 4 h of June, and. favoured with easterly winds, made 242 milts on the och, 255 on the 6th, 319 on the 7tb, 329 on the 8th, 338 on tha 9th, 346 on the 10th, 347 on the 11th, 361 on tbe 12th, and 367 on the 13th, making the run to New York from Liverpool in nine days nine hours hve minutes. She left New York again on the 22nd of June, and, notwithstanding rather variable wmrJR, made the following remarkable 'un ;-On the 23rd 320 miles, on tbe 24th 316, on the 25th 322, on t lie 26fcti 329, on the 27th 360, on the 28th 350, on the 29th 347, on the 30th 346, and on the 1st of July M0, atnving at Liverpool at noon. She thus made the quickest return voyage she has yet accom- plished, the mean time to this port being eight days 19 hours. CRUSADS IN FAVOUR OF VACCINATION. — In various parts of Lancashire a crusade is being carried on agaiiittC i he objecur* CO V £ .CWU)»-.K)LI. duriug the past week 29 summonses have 1 een hear" against parties refusing to comply with the V..ccinatioB Acr-, orders hsvmg been received from the meoical de* partmi-nt of the Privy Council for enforcing its pr0" virions, and it having been alleged that in co; s qutnee cf the public r.egiigence smallpox had become very prevaltnt in that union. Ic seveu cf the c-ace1, where the parents obj c ed to have their children v.iccina^ed, the lull penalty of 20s. and co?ts was imposed; in the remaining casts the fines were 10.. Six persona were also summoned for not forwarding c -rnficates of fhC* cespfnl vac-jination to the regislr ars. It wast exp^ined that formerly the duty of sending in these ctr ifisateS lay witu the ngistrar. but under the present, Ac; of Parliament it was thrown uoon the par; rit. In these cases nominal fines wtr* inflicted. At K ichdale, too, similir proceedings have been taken. THE WEATHER IN AMKRIOA.—The Philadelphia Ledger remarks Tneiei-i someth'ng in the weather cf the pressnt season worthy of the closest study of our meteorologists Fo? consecutive vt-yi—viz from May 20 to June 10—the w;cd was north-esst, east, or south-esst—soma'hing, as the sulor9 say, wilh 'east-' in it"—and durin,; U19 wl ola of tha' period there were raits or rh zz'es or heavy clondr. the 10th the wind has been s utherly" ail the time, the ai. moist and oppressive. For 2'. consccutive days tte prevailing vriiiag have been from ttie seacoast, witl oat in- I terruption, mid the westerly aud tou'.h-westerly hrefZ;8 { comm: n to th.; summer Beas^n, seem to have abandoned the city. Diliirga considerable) fart of this time eoutimio'JS dense fogs were reported tff tho c la;.t, del;1) i;g ,ill- ward-bound ttsarcers acd o.her vessels. In thb vici- nity the rtdn* have not only been frequent but soma of them very heavy, over nairow belt cf country. O.se "f t'aem, last Monday week, in the upper part of the city, seemed to come rlown an flOm 1\ ca.taract,; bud en Saturday th ''0 was a similar rain among tha hits on Ihe We5t I. rarch üf h3 Susqu?,' auns, whirh caused a destructive flood in in a few boms. At the same time there is a drought to th3 north, fires iu tbe main and Canadian forests, and a drongh* ia some p irts of Europe. There have beeu m.Hny uumualiy heavy hailstorm-, frequent seri-.us cam-dies by lightning, and a number of hurricanes. How much of all this disturb- ance of the meleorology usual to thia teasoa h (:u, to the "dense fog off the coast?" 1a tha fog an effect of some cause further off? Here is an interesting series of pheno- mena to te connected into a chain by some capable philo- sopher. THE VOLUNTARY SrsTiM.—The Tvderpenderd (an American paps:) has revived an old joke in sayin; that a Connecticut pastor once declined an audition of 10.) dols. to his salary for t Hi reason, among others, that the har.Test pert of hi-3 lafco-if heretofore had beeu the collection of hh Bstitry, and ia would kiiihim to try to collect 100 dols. more. DONE AWAY WITH AT LA?T !— An institution has j ust been done away with in Paris which we cannot allow to perish without; a few words, ctitairly. i,t of regret, but of couimemora ion; we allude to the Bureau de Presse, through which, r.nSi! a few mr.ntbs ago, a!1 foreign new.-papers had to pa?s be/ore tbey were allowed to ba delivered or s,1.1 in Paris. This depart- ment of the Mini try of the Interior con°iatrd of a chief, one M. Girardeau by nams, and a staff of ch rk?, whose duty it wai to read all the foie'g-i i.ewspapers saut to Paris, ar. d to translate into Fitnch anything wlioh they thought likely to conupt the i\eiicii political mind, iu order that the head of the depart- ment mLht pe;z.\ if he deemed it n-e Kul, oil copies of the offending journal. There weiv several E:i> lisb- men in the offic., oue cf whom «a-i for years tbe P.irifl correspondent of a moridng paper now defunct. This gentlemen receivtd the s'sm ot 15801" <r £ C0 a y,.ar, for h'S valuable services. All seized pap- is wer e the perquisites of the Bureau de Presse ana it mi s' hi'Ve derived quite a nice little income from the sale as waste paper of b.tck numbers of j ,urna's so se:zed. Tùi1; "3HA.NHtN" AND TUII UriJcS"lPbA.KL. (From SJond .y's Times) S!.r,—I noticed in The Times of to-day that Thomas Rich- j in?, who rec:n lydieJ atUireiicester,istupposed tohave been the hist of that brave crew who fought on hoard He Sfomncn in her engagement, with tic American frigate Ch iaprakc on I the 1st of Jui;<», 1813." I have very great sntUt.ction i i in" forming you that o',e other at least of the heroes whotcok | part in th--t ever-memorable actio: is s i 1 liviof A<'nrral SirPiovo W. P. W" ii." K. C. B, v,11 as Second Li'<ute;>*nt of the Shannon (a'ter the disablement of CUptain B-»ke by wouuds, aud tte elT.-ctiug ceath of First Lieutenant Watt in the moment of victory), tooij the cs>in:naud of ih.v- vessel, and brought her and her prizs s.-ifely into the harbour of Halifax amid the applauding shouts of thousands.—I nm» your obedient sorv-snt-, MELVILLE L. LEE, Hector of B.id- port. Rectory, Bridport, July l. THE QDISINK PLAI T IN AMEKICM.—The cilti- vation of tbe cinchona, or quinine t hint, in Jamaic* has proved thoroughly successful. It was u. tro.Juwd in 1866, and a', the c'.cse of the following yell" the number of youog plants had so iner, ael tban it was found desirable to convert Gr0 acres of virgin forest, on the blue Mountains into a cinchona plantation. JVty acres were cleared, aud fort" of these at-once tilled with cinchonas, which, in spite of uufavouiable cir- cnmstancea, have lately multiplied. The plantation is situated alx.ut 5 000 feet above the sea level, is wtll watered, and posrerses a suitable soil, capable ev n of resisting the pernicious ii.fl u-noe of a season like lli^t of l«st yea-, which was one of the dii et on trc; rl. Sir James G-rant, in his rep >rt just publhlnd, regrets tbat the demand for young cinchona for propagation has hitherto been far behind the supply but when the success of the experiment ha3 btcom-j more widely known, he hopes that mountain proprietors will find it to their in'erest t > cultivate largely a ulaat which his commercial as well as sanitary value to recom- i mend it. i MK. DICKENS A UHIFITIIAN.—Mr. Philp, ati Englishman resident at Washington, at whoio nouee Mr. I)i okens was a guest wlen in America, writs s to ft journal of that ci'y that Mr. Dic kens, during a coc. v<rs-itioa relative to tie put; i'; oratory of the United Statts, of wbioh he hid the highest opinion, lemurktd that he had always heen a Ut itMian, and that for many years he was a member of that soe'ety. Iu early lfe be constantly at'ended Finsbury Chapel, when W. J. Fox, who afterwards we"t into Parliament, watJ p-istor." lleferring to an account given him 1 y Mr. Dickers of the railway disaster at which he was pre- sent, Mr. Philp says "On tbat terrible night Dickens laid out with his own hands the dea l bodies of thiiteen men and women. Tbe chronometer watch pres<-n'ed to bim by the woikmei ■ f Coventry, which was in his pocket at the time, Ins never kept time c nrectly since, doubtless caused by the. shock when the coll;sior. took place." Is is mentioned that Dr. Elder, oi Pnil.idel- phia, csked the novelet, What is your object ia writing ?" and he replied, To show tnat all meu may be saved." UNITED STATES SHIPPING.—A. United StaUs1 pa.per, the Nation, writes :— In 1S55 our mercantile marine exceeded England's a mil- lion tons, or neaily one-fourth, and we sold dipper ships to other nations. At that time shipbuilding culminated in this country, and except a revival t'1 1S59 and I860, has on the whole, beea declining In imp irtancj ever sinco. Hut the decline of tonnage from 1861 to 1S65 wa, but from 5,500,000 t ns to 5.11 0 Oro, or ssvtu par cent, while in tlietwojears of peace it fdl to less than 4,000,0(0 tons, a decline 0; 23 percent, so that it was not the war, northc-.AJa&enna that destroyed it. In fact, we built but half as much new tonnage in!SC9,thetMt peace year—as in 1S61, tho last w.ir ye«r. Ihe fact'is, that the rapid growth of tonnage np to 1^65 was in wooden ship?, and was fairly divided bs.Aeen foreign and coa.tin!, trade; that sines that t:me iron screw steamers have ht en t;k:ng the place of thips in o:ean trade, Lut the wooden ships have still done our coasting business', and the building of them has been active when this business demanded them but the ocean trade bdoncS t,) the litw screw steamers, and the tariff on iron prevents us from building them, whil; the navigation laws forbid the importation of thera. ETence shipbuilding can never agwn bo so important an industry as it bas tuen until the duty oil iron is repealed; nor can American shipowners co-npete with foreigners on the ocean while tho present tariff and navigation laws are maintained. RATHISR A CiJMK-DOvv?f.—Dr. Newton, the miracle worker, is deterioia'iiig. The other day a man took a litt'e blind boy to be cured by tiw-withuut success, of course. The fa'her having made Foroe rather strong remarks, a pcuffle ensued, in wt ich the poor child i8 repyit-d to have ha I his eyea blackened, instead of lightened. Thi-i is coming down. It ia something clever to cure the reaby rick, but a very little reflection will ¡;llo.-v that a hi1.ck pye mny be pro- duced by considerably less thttn a. mirror-cle.—Judy. THE OF LoPrz.—The Biazilian Geaeral Ca,mara has written a letter to an Argentine paper respecting the death of Lopez. Ho says :— I was among tho first who, cn coming to the bank of the Aquidibaniipu, saw Lopez fahen and almost lifeless on t. e other side. -Near Lopez were two officers who ditd sword n hand defending him to the last, and some one other who succeeded in escaping perhaps to surrender later.' The former I ascertained attei wards WHO Mnj-trs Estiogarriba and Vsrgas, who were shot by the liflemen who came afttr me to the bark, and whu fired on seeing me wading scross, alone and on foot, to be received, not as a liberator, but as an implacable and roncorem enemy, I owe it to my 'honour as a "soldier, to my name al.<1 my country, f owe it to iJ-.tory and to my conscinice, to declaie tiuthfully that Mar-hnit Lopez died fairly, and in full possesion of hisses Ee". When I stooped to take the drawn sword from bia hand 1.6 made a movement Um-nndma, avid re..1jerl in a fiimand then ordered a soldier of the iriuth Battalion to disarm him, and him he expired, without receiving a further wound. SIKOTTLAU RECOVERY OF A WATCTL- On the se:} md eLy (f the Queenstown Hegatta, an dficer of the Cork ^arii^on h"d his gold watch stolen ou tbe Promnnde, among the fashionable assemblage of which ic is Gu-pocted more than one member of the swtll mob t X"I C!S. d tbeii- vocation. T' e officer Re ceiving the futdity of endeavouring to lock in such an assembly for his lost property, gave tbe matter up as a bad job. In th9 evening, a brother offber returning by train from the regatta foutd himself in a compartment with two str,uuèn" Olie oÍ whom drew :1. wa'ch Írem his pocket as if to asceitiin the hour. Tbe officer at once recognised the wa' c i as the s ime whose less his friend had been bemoaning' a short time before, and with great boldness a id dccisioa seized the stranger's hand, and wrenched the watch out of it, the glass being broken, and the Albert tmaid snapped in the ttru^gle. The fellow and his associate pretended gi eat indigna- tion at the proceeding, and threatened to tiva the gentleman into custody, and at the next stdÎnn-the j llllCtiou- Loti, left t.he carriage, us tbey said t J find a policeman, but did not return. On his arrival at quarters the owner of the watch was gratified with the restoration of his property which had been luckily re- covered. R:t ten ING HIMSELF.—The San Francisco Aha states that on the afternoon of the 20¡ h of June a British ship lying iu the harbour was seized by order of a Judge of the United States Dist rict Court for wages due to a eatlor, and a deputy-marshal was put on board fhe^sbip, which was lying at anchor in the harbour. The explain, who was atssnt at the time, returned on board late at night, and early iu the morning be weighed anchor and set tail. The deputy* marshal sta'.t s that he was violently assaulted sud held down to prevent his making si^n i!s fir help, and was taken oat nearly to the Farti'loties and then placed*in a bo it and sent back. A revenue .utter, it is said, went in pursuit o? the ship. AN U->UOOBRTD O^^TII.NATTIAW,—"Vigil" writes in The Times :— In your obituary in a recent paper Jacob Willism Luning is stated to have died on the 23rd of June, 1870, aied 103 years one month and four days. It happens that this life wasins'ired in the Equitable Assurance Sjcie'y, and the IIge stated in l'he Times corresponds with the age—namely, 32— given when the insurance was effected in the year 1799 The late Sir G. Cornewall Lewis doubted whether any instance of a male having attained the age of 100 years could be satis- factorily shown but, aa it is clearly against the interest of a person effecting an insurance to nuke himself out older than he really lB, the most sceptical on the subject should accept this case of Mr. Luning's as almost conclusive evidence of the fact. I may further mention a fact of insurance of general interest-namely, that this policy will receive nearly six and a half times the ameunt orlginaJly insured, the largest addi- tion ever paid by the Equitable, and I doubt not, also, the largest that was ever paid in the history of life insurance,