The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald

POLITICAL GOSSIP. LAST week, Earl de Grey and Ripon visited Hull, where honours were showered upon him. He was made High Steward of Hull, an office held in old times by distinguished men, he was elected a member of the Trinity-house, and received an address from the Free- masons. He also assisted at the unveiling of a statue of the Queen in the People's-park, and at night he was invited to a banquet. The People's-park was formally opened, and the town kept holiday. THE Elector of Hesse Cassel showed his respect for Parliamentary usages on Saturday. He should have closed the Diet, but he went to the theatre instead. The members waited five hours for him, and then the ministers sent their resignation to the theatre. At ten o'clock it pleased his Mightiness to take leave of the Diet. THE France takes exception to the statement, that the French Government has recently "withdrawn" an authorisation to build war ship; for the Con- federates in French docks; and affirms that, having reference to the French declaration of neutrality, "which it has always faithfully observed," it is quite impossible that any such authorisation can ever have been aiven. The Army and Navy Gazette sa.ya:— ihere are great difficulties about the Crawley court martial. Many of the soldiers don't recollect, it's so long ago.' The nonmi ricordo is a very embarrassing answer, and Mr. Denison can, we fear, make little out of the case so far as these witnesses are concerned. It is not likely he will be ready before the end of this month. We regret to hear of the gross misconduct of some of the last batch of witnesses, who arrived at Aldershott in a most unseemly condition, and were only restored to order by a large guard from camp." THE "Fenian" brotherhood, about which there has been so much antiquarian as well as strategic specula- tions, occupies several columns of the Constitntionnel. The historian, Henry Martin, tells us, says the Paris correspondent of the Globe, that when Prince Jerome Napoleon was on the lakes of Canada, in company with his aide-de-camp, Captain Ragon, some years back, -a strange-looking personage persisted in board- ing whatever packet they patronised, when on Lake Huron he ventured to beckon aside the Prince's-com- panion, and abruptly claimed him as a countryman. Mr. O'Ragan, could I have a word with ye ?" My good sir, I am from Burgundy, as were my fathers before me." Oh, divil a difference you're a Celt anyhow, and I've a secret for you to tell his honour the prince;" whereupon lie began to unfold the same rigmarole found in the Times. The French historian actually takes up the matter seriously, which, as affect- ing the prospects of Canada, it may possibly warrant; but as for transmarine invasion, the days of Wolfe Tone and Napper Tandy are fairly gone. KING GEORGE has given away his first Order," namely, to the French Admiral who accompanied him. THE Times of India and some other papers of cha- racter maintain that English opinion has been alto- gether misled, and that Colonel Crawley will come out of the coming court-martial. MA JO R- GE N E RAT, BURKE CUPPAGE has beep ap- pointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Jersey, in the room of Sir Robert Percy Douglas, resigned. ^V v are assured that the eldest son of the late Sir Frederic Slade has succeeded to the baronetcy. Capt. Sir Alfred Slade is of the 100th Regiment. THE MINISTRY.—Lord Palmerston remains at his seat Broadlands, Hants. Lord Granville is staying on a visit to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at Sandringham-hall, Norfolk. The Lord Chancellor and Mr. C. P. Villiers have been residing in town.- Observer. M. VICTOR, HUGO has received from the btates 01 the Colombian Republic a copy of their new Consti- tution, accompanied by a letter. A similar copy, also with a letter, has been forwarded to M. Louis Blanc by the representative of that republic in England. SURPRISE has been expressed that the Russians did not, as they had undertaken to do, send some war vessels to escort the King of Greece to his own country. It is understood that they sent vessels off Toulon to wait for him, but with orders not to enter the port. They were not willing in the present state of affairs to have any communication with the French.. AN English officer of very high connections, who has been a resident in Holland more than thirty years, on account, it is said, of a duel in England, in which he killed his adversary, will be tried next month for the wilful murder of a Dutch officer, his neighbour. The prisoner is about seventy years of age. His son is High Sheriff in an important Irish county. MR. ONSLOW, M.P., met his constituents at Guild- ford a few evenings since, and delivered to them an interesting sp3ech. In the course of it he approved generally of the policy of the Government. with re- spect to" America, he gave his adhesion wholly to the North. He declared his intention to continue to sup- port the ballot, and denounced the fortification scheme as an extravagant expenditure of public money. A vote of confidence in Mr. Onslow was passed at the close of his address. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—There have been eight vacancies by death in the ranks of the House of Com- mons to be supplied during the recess. Mr. F. M. Calcutt, M.P. for Clare, died a few days before the prorogation, and seven members have died since that time-namelv the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, member for Coventry Mr. Potts, member for Barnstaple; Captain Willes Johnson, member for the Montgomery burg'hs; Mr. Beriah Botfield, member for Ludlow; Mr. Hope, member for Windsor; Mr. Langston, mem- ber for Oxford city and Mr. W. Cubitt, member for An lover. Three vacancies have occurred by the eleva- tion of members of the House of Commons to the pe wage-name]; Pontefiract, by the elevation of Mr. R, Monckton Milnes, who is now Baron Houghton; Tamworth, by the elevation of Viscount Raynham, who is now MarquisTownshend; and West Worcester- shire, by that of Viscount Elmley, who is now the Earl Beauchamp. Arising out of this last elevation there is a vacancy for Tewkesbury, in the room of the Hon. F. Lygon, who has succeeded his brother as member for West Worcestershire. Three vacancies have been caused by official appointments—namely, Richmond (Yorkshire), by the appointment of Sir Roundell Palmer to the Attorney Generalship; Ply- mouth, by the appointment of Mr. R. P. Collier to the Solicitor-Generalship and Reading, by the elevation of Mr. Serjeant Pigott to the dignity of a Baron of the Exchequer. Of these vacancies all have been filled but four—namely, Tewkesbury, Windsor, Oxford, and Andover.

THE ARTS, LITERATURE, &c. MR. JERRY BARRETT has had the honour of sub- mitting his large paintingef her Majesty the Queen holding a Drawing-room at St. James's Palace to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the members of the Danish Royal Family now on a visit at Marlborough-house, who expressed them- selves much pleased both with the generally noble effect produced and the correctness of the portraits introduced. It is reported the painting is to be en- graved for publication. IT wag some time AGO -resolved to erect at irlaiiiax an equestrian statue of the late Prince Consort, and this week the commission to execute the work has been given to Mr. Thorneycroft, of London, the cost to be 1,300 guineas. A MEMBER of the Essex Archoelogical Society points out that among the most interesting historic monu- ments of that part of the kingdom is the remarkable group of great Roman tumuli called the Bartlow Hills on the border of Essex and Cambridge, and says that a new railway has been staked out in such a direction as to run right through the group, destroying one entirely and the half of another. He hopes that such an act of Yandalism will not be allowed to be con- summated. When a projected railway threatened the Roman amphitheatre, near Dorchester, the remon- strances of the British Archaeological. Association had sufficient weight with the directors to induce them to spare that very interesting antiquity. The fragment of the Roman walls of Londinium, which still stands on Tower-hill, was saved by the interposition of a single antiquary of distinguished name. THE Italian journals gratefully acknowledge a relic of Nineveh, which has been presented to the Museum by Mr. Layard. It is an eagle headed figure, says a correspondent in the Athenaeum, and the history of it is curious; I think you may rely on the following details. He says It was originally presented to some mission- aries at Mosul, who thought that they could not do better than lay it at the feet of the Holy Father. Thence it passed into the Vatican Museum, and after- wards, by one of those processes which I will not attempt to explain, into the Campana Collection. Last change of all was, that it became the property of the famous collector, Barwn, when Mr. Layard, as I understand, purchased the relic, and presented it to the National Museum. Perhaps Rome will yet con- tribute more than this to the museums of the Italian kinofdom. THE admirers of the fine arts will be pleased to learn that the portrait of Prince Arthur, son of Henry YII. and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IY., has been re- cently discovered, and is now in that Prince's native city of Winchester. From pictorial history we find that Mabuse became one of the most famous portrait- ists of his time, and having assiduously cultivated his rare talents by studying in Italy, was thereby enabled to first teach the Flemish masters how to delicately treat in their compositions historical and allegorical subjects. He gained great reputation from the por- traits which he painted while in England, by command of Henry VII. He was also highly esteemed by the Emperor Charles Y., and in fineness of colouring and graceful delineation of costume be surpassed all his contemporaries, and his pictures are as highly finished as those of Gerard Douw and Mieris. This portrait of Arthur is painted upon a gold ground, and the ornate crimson robe, with the regal jewels in the cap and on the breast, and the flower (doubtless emble- matic of the white rose) held in the chastely-painted right hand, are exquisitely executed. THE Northern Ensign says that during the pastfish- iner season a travelling1 agent of the National 13ibio Society for Scotland sold 2,177 Bibles, chiefly Gaelic, in Wick and neighbourhood. MR. W. PERRY, of North Audley-street, has just carved out of a piece of an old oak beam of Shake- speare's house at Stratford-upon-Avon a bust of the noet. with considerable success. AT a meeting of the Glasgow rhotographic Associa- tion Mr. J. Ewing exhibited some ingots of silver, amounting in value to £ 120, which he said had been collected by W. M'Nab in about twelve months from old collodion, printing baths, filter papers, blotting- papers, and other refuse. NORTHAMPTONSH IRE has recently lost one of its learned worthies in the shape of the Rev. Thomas James, M.A., who died a few days since at Theddmg- worth vicarage, in that county. He was hon. canon of Peterborough, rural dean, vicar of Sibbertoft and of Theddingworth, hon. corresponding secretary of the Northamptonshire Architectural Society, &c. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxon; B.A., 1832; M.A., 1835. His literary tastes and abilities brought him a very large number of friends, by whom his death will be deeply regretted. He contributed several articles, such as Northamptonshire," Bees," Flower Gardens," Labourers' Cottages," &c., to the Quarterly Review." He also edited several other works. Mr. James was renowned for his taste and learning in archaeological matters, and many of the recent church restorations in Northamptonshire were effected under his guidance. The improvement of labourers' cottages was one of his principal aims, and most of the model dwellings in the Midland Counties owe their origin to his ceaseless activity. He also lectured on this subject, about two years since, at the South Kensington Museum. His death will be severely felt by the various archteological associations in the Midland Counties. A REMARKABLE American book, called Louis Napo- leon the Destined Monarch of the World," propounds the theory that the personal Antichrist is none other than the present Emperor of the French. The cover of the book is adorned with a most captivating picture of the seven-headed and ten-horned beast which Doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, having one foot on Europe and another on America. -Six of the beast's heads are of a wolfish type, but the seventh has hair and moustaches, and those "pale, corpse-like, imperturoaoie ieauures wnicn we au know. The contents of the volume are sufficiently mysterious and terrible to fulfil the promise of its outside. It announces that the Emperor will very soon acquire supreme ascendancy over the whole of Christendom, "and for three and a half years will ruthlessly slay nearly every one who will not acknow- ledge him to be God." The whole of this tremendous drama is to be completed by the year 1870, when its hero is to perish at the battle of Armageddon; and therefore it may be expected that the performance will very soon begin. MESSRS. CASSELI-, PETTER, and GAL-PIN announce that the publication of their immense map of London having been a great success, they are about to issue with No. 311 and two continuous numbers of Cassell's Family Paper," a double sheet of the suburbs of the metropolis the first embracing Bayswater and Hammersmith, the second Peckham and Clapham, and the third Greenwich, Blackwall, &c., charging at the same rate as for sheets of the great map of London.

SPORTS AND PASTIMES. RETIREMENT OF THE EARL OF STAMFORD FROM: THE TUBE.—A notica was affixed by Messrs. Tatter- sall in the rooms in the Houghton week, to the effect that the sale of a draft from Lord Stamford s stud, previously advertised, would not come off, but was postponed until the sale of the whole of his lordship's racino- establishment, which would take place shortly. Although this determination of Lord Stamford, says a sporting contemporary, has not been altogether un- expected, yet still the blow has come somewhat sud- denly. For this stsp there are doubtless ample reasons, into which we have m business or desire to inquire. We have only to record our sorrow at the event. We have called it a blow, and if the expression is thought too strong a one by some, we appeal to all true lovers of the national sport of England to confirm the term. The retirement of such a man as Lord Stamford (we much fear in disappointment and disgust) will do much to check the ardour of the young men of the present day, who are embarking with all the buoyant hope of youth in the pursuit he is about to abandon. We cannot speak in too strong terms of those who by word or deed have in any way contributed to bring about this result. Lord Stamford has been subjected lately to almost unceasing attacks from a portion of the press which has called forth indignant remonstrance from more than one quarter. Utterly stupid, as well as spiteful, they have ascribed conduct and motives to Lord Stamford the very absurdity of which carries their refutation. We cannot flatter these writers by asserting that they have driven the noble lord from the turf, but we can, perhaps, gratify them by the assurance that-like the small annoyances of human life, these little miseries, trivial in themselves, but which, with the concurrence of greater evils, help to brim over the cup of our vexation-they have been able to deprive the national sport of one of its most munificent patrons, and in- flicted a heavy discouragement on the cause they profess to uphold. EXTRAORDINARY RUN WITH A THREE-LEGGED Fox.-In the Pau (South of France) country a fox was run to ground for the first time on the 13th ult.; she was dug out and brought to the kennel of the mixed pack." Her left hind-leg was but a short stump, completely healed and covered with hair. En- larged on the 19th at the warmest hour of a very sultry day before a small party, as it was not expected that she could show much sport, one slow, musical French hound being firstlaid on to keep her moving, the pack was, after the lapse of ten minutes, brought up. She made at once for her native hills, where, after a long hunting run of two hours, over a trying line of country, she again got to ground in her old parish of Assat. As soon as the earthstopper and his attendant terriers came up operations for unearthing her were at once commenced, which proved. successful after a little over two hours' labour. Shaken out again on the Morlaas road, she at once set her head in the same direction, crossed the Sarbes road, ran again through Idron, swam the Ousse, climbed the steep hill at Bizanos, selecting, as if in sport, the very severest country, swam the Laroin, crossed the plain, plunged into the Gave and got to ground in a rock at Narcastet, after a severe run of two hours in a broiling sun. This rapid mountain stream, the Gave de Pau," has been faced but four times by a fox since fox- hunting was first introduced here, and always by bag- men. It is scarcely possible that this extraordinary vixen knew this earth or the opposite shore of such a stream if not, it was a lucky chance that led her to it, for a peasant informed the only two up with the hounds that she was but a few yards ahead. Over the plain the pace had been first-rate. The rest of the run, though not fast, had not been marked by a single long check. The line was a very severe one, and the fox, as I said before, had done all she could to live herself. Altogether it was a grand run, and will in all probability be the run of the season. No rain had fallen for over a fortnight, the roads are covered with dust, the ground is as hard as a rock, the heat in the sun as great as that in old England in summer, and altogether the weather is as unpropitious for hunting as can well be conceived; yet, owing principally to the "nose" of the French hounds, associated with the English and half-bred ones in this little pack, we have had in the space of one week, despite the drought and heat, two grand runs, and both with a three-legged fox. LUFFL IVLAUIILIN JN X JLL) IS W-UJXI GJ-CUJU L"ÖLUU, OOIJFO ai sporting contemporary, that we have to announce the death of the celebrated Thomas Mackinney, the well- known waterman, of Richmond, whose performances in the rowing world are as well known as household words. Mackinney was born at Ham (near Richmond) on April 30,1831. He has won Morris's coat and badge, as well as rowing Messenger, Tom Coombes, Bob Coombes, Doubledee, &c., and has been in great re- quest as an oarsman at all the great races at the Thames National Regatta. He has been characterised throughout his career by his good conduct and equal temper both in public and private. THE latest horsey jewellery novelty is the insertion of the photographed head and neck of a favourite horse in the new crystal intaglio, to be worn as a breast-pin on sporting days. As the head and neck are all that are necessary at the "post of honour to put a fortune into a pocket, the souvenir of the favourite horse is complete in a neck and head. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISPUTE.—In reference to the disputed race for the Cambridgeshire, the Calen- dar has published the following: When the jockeys returned to weigh after the race, the clerk of the scales found that the rider of Catch'em Alive did not draw the proper weight. He was first weighed without a whip, and a whip was afterwards given to him, which was stated to be the one he rode with; this barely made him the weight, and the owner of the second horse objected to the jockey being weighed with anything given to him after he got into the scales. The clerk of the scales requested the stewards to come into the weighing-room, and they decided that a jockey, not having brought his whip with him into the scale. couM not afterwards weigh with it, and it plainly appeared that the jockey did not draw his proper weight. The rider of Merrv Hart had been previously weighed and passed by the clerk of the scales, and the stewards were on the point of giving the race in his favour, when the rider of Summerside was weighed, and he also was found short of weight. On this, the stewards directed the scales to be examined, when it was found that they were not correct, and that some lead had been fastened on the bottom of the weight scale. When this was removed and the scales ad- justed, the stewards felt satisfied that the rider of Catch'em Alive would have drawn his proper weight if the scales had been adjusted before he was weighed, and the clerk of the course, on being questioned, having assured them that he had no doubt on the subject, the stewards declared that Catch'em Alive was the winner of the race." THE accident which the Duke Augustus of Coburg met with when deer-hunting the other day has proved somewhat serious, as he was confined to his bed a whole week in consequence, though now he is so far recovered that he is able to travel from Ebenthal to Vienna. The accident occurred through the Duke's horse stumbling. Just as they were running at rapid pace to be in at the death, the horse fell, and with his hind leg inflicted a deep wound in the side of his rider. One of the duke's followers, who happened to be close behind him, was also thrown in consequence of the sudden impediment in his path, but was not injured. A peasant conveyed the news of the accident to the duchess, and so great was the shock she received that she fainted away, but the moment she recovered she desired to be conveyed to the spot where her husband was. However, before reaching the place where the accident occurred, they met the Duke in a carriage that had been procured for his use; and, as the doctor of the household happened to be present at the hunt, he was on the spot in a moment to dress the wound and render all the assistance necessary.

TOPICS OF THE WEEK. --+-- AMERICA.—The balance of military advantage has, perhaps, once more inclined slightly to the Federal side. General Bragg has not yet found it possible to cut off Rosecrans from his base, although the Federal line of communication extends for three hundred miles from Louisville to Chattanooga. It is reported that large Federal reinforcements have arrived, though it is still unknown whether Hooker, who has succeeded Burnside, has joined the main army. If the Con- federates are unable to follow up their victory during the winter, the invader will perhaps, on the whole, have had the advantage in the campaign. The per- manent occupation of Chattanooga would be equiva- lent to the conquest of Tennessee, and Rosecrans would be in a position resembling that which Napoleon would have held in 1812 if he had been able to winter in Moscow, or even in Smolensko. The inactivity of' the Confederate generals, unless it is preparatory to some decisive movement, can only be explained by the conjecture that their numbers are insufficient for offen- sive operations. General Lee's advance to the Potomao is evidently intended as a diversion in favour of the army of Tennessee; but his purpose may be baffled if General Meade contents himself by holding a defen- sive position in defence of Washington. Of Charles- ton it can only be said that the siege would have been abandoned if it had become hopeless; but, on the- other hand, the confident boasting of Federal orators furnishes no ground for anticipating the success e £ the enterprise. It is absolutely certain that the war will be continued into the ensuing year, and the most important question for both combatants relates to the. possibility of obtaining recruits. The demand fM volunteers would seem to recognise the failure of the draft, which is nevertheless proceeding in New Jersey, and even in New Orleans. In six months a great part of the Federal army will have completed its term of service, and, unless the ranks are filled up by con- scripts or recruits, it would seem impossible to prose- cute the war on its present scale. If, however, it is found that the South cannot be conquered, England can always be abused.—Saturday Review. INADEQUATE PUNISHMENT. — The Ganges, ot Dublin, was bound from a Scotch port to Quebec, but her crew refused to sail in the ship, objecting that she was not seaworthy. A survey of the vessel was con- sequently made, and upon the report that the ship was seaworthy, the crew had the alternative of com- pleting their engagements or undergoing ten days' imprisonment. They consented to proceed on the voyage, and the vessel sailed on the 12th lilt., and en- countered very bad weather. A little after midnight of the 18th, the captain, who had been many hours on deck attending to the safety of the ship, retired, leaving directions with the second mate not to aiten the course without consulting him. An hour after- wards, however, the mate wore the ship, which in coming round struck on some rocks off the coast of Antrim and was lost, the crew having refused to make any effort to save her, and concerned themselves only about their own effects. The conduct of the' captain and the mate have been the subject of a Board of Trade inquiry. The mate's defence was that he was ordered not to stand to the southward of a particulars point, and that the wind veering more to the south, it became necessary to wear the ship in conformity with his instructions. This the captain positively denied. The case, as regards the mate, thus assumed a very grave aspect. If he was in fault, it was doubly, as guilty of disobedience of orders through which a ship was lost, and lives might have been lost, and also guilty of recourse to a gross falsehood to escape th& punishment of his misconduct. In fact, the man's falsehood involved a false accusation of his captain^, who had been both remiss in his duties and wanting in veracity if the mate's statement was to be believed. The finding of the court acquitted the captain of all blame, and ascribing the disaster to the misconduct ah the second mate, punished it by the suspension of his certificate for six months. We cannot but regard this as a most inadequate punishment. We say nothing of the strong suspicion that the ship was wilfully wrecked by a crew who did not like serving in her; but putting aside all the antecedents, and considering only the directions of the captain on retiring to rest, and the conduct of the officer left in charge of the deck, the- case was one requiring a serious example for proved misconduct and untruth. But what is the effect of the sentence ? To put the man out of employment for six months! And at the end of that time will he be more trustworthy, either for obedience to orders or veracity? But we may be asked, was the man to be deprived of employment for ever ? To which we answer that an officer is cashiered for misconduct hardly more serious. But waiving that point, the leniency of the sentence for such a complication of misconduct must be admitted to be of very bad example. For a disobedience of orders favouring the object of a malcontent crew, and casting away the ship, followed by a defence involving a. false accusation of a captain true to his duties, a punishment at- least double that awarded might reasonably have been ex- pected.— Examiner. THE MHOW COURT -ATARTIAL.-The Marquis cf Hartington, who is the Parliamentary representative of the Yv ar-offico in the House of Commons, stated on the 5th June, in the course of the debate on the Death of Sergeant-Major Lilley," that "if Colonel Crawley was covered, as in the opinion of the Govern- ment; he was, by the command of his superior officer, it was quite evident that he did not render himself liable to be tried, and that it would be perfectly use- less to attempt to try him by court-martial; for that his act was sanctioned by the command of his superior officer." Lord Hartington, however, admitted that it was obvious that some one had been very much to blame." Now, if Colonel Crawley were "coveted" by the command of his superior officer, General FaricU. then Farrell, who verbally ordered the close," in addition to the illegal arrest of the sergeant-majors, which terminated in the madness and death of two of them, is also "covered" by the command of his superior officer, General Mansfield, who not merely confirmed the "close" arrest, but on the cx-p-wrte statement of Colonel Crawley ordered Lilley to be dis- missed, as totally unqualified to occupy his position as sergeant-major." But General Mansfield, like his subordinates, Crawley and Farrell, is again in his torn "covered" by the sanction of his superior officer, Sir Hugh Rose, the Commander-in-Chief in India; and finally, Sir Hugh Rose, having unsuccessfully at- tempted to blast Lilley's character after his death, is, as a climax, "covered" by the highest military au- thorities. At home it is true that Lord Hartington states, "that it was necessary to inquire how the re- sponsibility for what had occurred was distributed among the officers concerned," but that under the circumstances it was the duty of his Royal Highness to deal" (with eminent generals as distinguished from paymasters and sergeant-majors) "not only with care and caution, but also with the greatest moderation and leniency." Then, sir, I ask why no such public inquiry has yet taken place ? and why is Colonel Crawley alone to be tried, and that nob on the main facts" oi the case for which it is alleged that he is effectually "covered" by command of his superior officers-to be in their turn covered by his impunity ? Upon what charges, then, is Colonel Crawley to be tried ? H8 only is to be tried, and upon certain "collateral cir- cumstances" referred to by the noble marquis—namely, as to who—Colonel Crawley or Lieutenant hitzsimon, for they flatly contradict each other—" ordered tho arrest to be made; and by whom the arrest of Sergeant-Major Lilley and his wife was made so offen- sive," for such is the term applied to the death and torture of only a sergeant-major. The Government, however, admits the claim of Lillev's aged father and mother to pecuniary compensation '(blood money) for his cruel and premature death. I quote the very words of the noble Under Secretary. He says :—"As it appeared that the confinement, and especially the elose confinement of Sergeant-Major Lilley and his comrades, was clearly illegal—as it also appeared that the death of Sergeant-Major Lilley was probably caused by his confinement, and as a claim had been made by his surviving relatives, who were persons in poor circumstances, having been entirely supported by him, it seemed to the Government to be right that; some reparation should be made to them for the loss they had sustained (ironical cheers). The Government had, therefore, determined with the sanction of that House to make such a grant to the relatives of Sergeant- Major Lilley as would be about equal in amount to the pension to which the deceased, would have been entitled had he received his discharge at the time his death (;hear,' and a laugh)." I cannot better resume the purport of my letter than in the closing words of a writer who has already ably handled this subject:—" Here is an unpunished crime of blood- guiltiness, and the men who have perpetrated this act must be put upon their justification before some un- suspected tribunal, or law and justice are naught in- India."— Qorrespondent of the Star.

OUR MISCELLANY. A Child's Innocence. You must not play with that little girl, my dear," said Mrs. Fitz-Huggins. But ma, I like her, she is a good little girl, and I'm sure she dresses as neat as I do, and has lots of toys." I cannot help that, my dear," responded mamma "her father, you know, is a shoemaker." "But I don't play with her father, I play with her; she ain't I a shoemaker." A Judge with his Wife's Cap.-Apropos of the recently-told anecdote about Lord Clyde and the decorations, there is about as good a story of one of the English Judges, who, when upon circuit, carried with him a large hat-box, into which he supposed his wig, as usual, was carefully stowed away. When opened in the robing-room, he, however, found to his great consternation, and to the no small amusement of those present, that what he was about to mount upon his head was not the usual judicial wig, but one of his wife's most exquisitely done-up caps, with a superabundance of lace and ribbons—the mistake having been caused by one of the servants putting it there as the only box in the house which would hold it without crushing it. The Falcon.-I remember one evening in June seating myself on a projecting pinnacle overlooking the sea, where I had partly in view the roosting-p laces of these airy seagulls. The sun had gone down behind some loose clouds touching the sea, leaving the sky steeped in purple; the cliffs partook of its hues, and even the birds themselves were coloured for a moment. Looking around I descried a peregrine falcon on its eyrie, the noble bird being close enough for me to see the sparkle of his full black eye. Eagle-like, he sat with his neck drawn upon his shoulders, moving his { head with a careless turn to the side. In the next i instant he threw a defiant look at the purple spot on bhe horizon, steadfastly gazing upon it a few seconds, then the glance was withdrawn, and with a shrug he went to sleep.—Intellectual Observer. The unfortunate treaties of Vienna have run the gauntlet of contumely kicks and buffeting from all quarters, but the last indignity was reserved for inflic- tion by the Charivari. That reckless print, accurate exponent of Parisian petulance, depictures a prize specimen of chiffonnier, or metropolitan rag-gatherer, the most grotesque of tatterdemalion scarecrows, poking with his prong in a dusthole and turning up a scroll bearing that label of 1815. Pshaw! catch me pitching up such dirt into my hamper!" The ne plus ultra of scoffery and scorn. A Choice. An English gentleman writes from Mexico as follows :—" The following incident occurred this week at the station of the Painbuza Railroad. A Mexican girl—pretty and well dressed—was preparing to alight from the carriage, when a French officer and a Mexican officer in a spic and span new uniform, offered their hands to assist her in alighting. The lady said, Entre un invasor y un traidor prefiero el primero' (Between an invader and a traitor I prefer the invader), and gave her hand to the Frenchman. The Mexican started as if he had been shot, his hat fell off, and he stood for some seconds perfectly stupefied," Lines by a Country Squire — What, in my stable, field, and shed, Are looked to, tended, cleaned, and fed;, And, in their last declining days, Are turned out in the park to graze ? My horses. What with the nicest cake and hay Are fattened, feasting every day Or in my meadows green and sweet Are watched with care the while they eat ? My cattle. What are they that my bounty feeds With dainty relishes of swedes That tended are from eve to morn, What time their little ones are born ? My sheep. What do I greet with friendly words, What shares my sport among the birds, And after, stretched before the fire, Has food and warmth to his desire ? My dogs. Who labours for me all his days, And earns small bounty and no praise; Whom do I care for, feed and house Worse than my horse, dog, sheep, or cows ? My workman! —Fun. The Queen and her Tra.deapeople.-I have frequently heard it said, in a tone of censure, that our court is a very parsimonious one-too economical a great deal; but if it be economical, it is just and punctual in the extreme. It is certainly a fact that, so far as her milliners and dressmakers are concerned, her Majesty likes to know the price of articles before commanding them—a practice which her subjects would do well to follow; and all her tradespeople know full well that their accounts must be punctually ren- dered every three months, when they are as punctually discharged—another example well worthy of imitation, and one which, if the ladies of our aristocracy would but follow, they would find themselves saving at least fifty per cent. on their former milliners' bills. They would, too, at once rob the employers of one great and general excuse for overworking their assistants, an excuse which they consider all-powerful, viz., that their capital is so locked up by the long credit they are obliged to give their customers, that they have to do with as few paid assistants as possible. Of course, we all know that mere learners could not be trusted with the more delicate parts, in either branch of the business.-The Englishwoman's Journal. Curious Tradition.-In the mauntams of Au- vergne a hunter fired, one night, at a she-wolf—failed to kill her, but shot off her paw. She ned, limping. The hunter went to a neighbouring chateau to demand hospitality from its proprietor. He, welcoming him, asked whether he had enjoyed good sport. As a reply to the question, the hunter thought of producing from his game-bag the she-wolf's paw; but what was his astonishment when, instead of a paw, he drew forth a woman's hand, with on one finger a ring, which the gentleman instantly recognised as belonging to his wife. He ran to her apartment, and found her wounded and endeavouring to hide her fore-arm. That arm had no hand; the missing limb was fitted to it, and exactly corresponded, when she confessed that it was indeed she herself who, in the form of a she- wolf, had attacked the hunter, and fled, leaving a paw on the field of battle. The husband was cruel enough to deliver her up to justice, and she was burnt— The Sorceress, by Michelet. A Valuable Recruit.—The enrolling officer of Salisbury district, Maryland, was very active and thorough in the performance of his duty. One day he went to the house of a countryman, and finding none of the male members of the family at home, made inquiry of an old woman about the number and age of the males of the family. After naming several, the old lady stopped. Is there no one else ? asked the officer. No," replied the woman, none except Billy Bray." Billy Bray ? where is he ? He was at the barn a moment ago," said the old lady. Out went the officer, but could not find the man. Coming back, the worthy officer questioned the old lady as to the age of Billy, and went away, after enrolling his name among those to be drafted. The time of the drafting came; among those on whom the lot fell was Billy Bray. No one knew him. Where did he live ? The officer who enrolled him was called on to produce him; and, lo and behold, Billy Bray was a Jackass I and stands now on the list of drafted men as forming one of the quota of Maryland.—Harper's Magazine. The Cedars of Lebanon.-The cedars grow on a rocky knoll lying in the embrace of a great semi- circular basin in the mountain side. They stand alone, as best befits them, without any other tree near. About four hundred of them remain, but only a few cf these heard the sound of Herman and his axe-bearing host. If these few had been more accessible, I believe the modern Hermans would soon have demolished them. They all stand within a very small circuit, and the seven oldest are called "the Apostles." These seven alone are believed to be real ancients, i.e., to date from a time before "the kings of Israel, mighty, wise, and strong." They stand in the centre of the ,r whole group, surrounded and guarded by their de- scendants and kinsfolk. The natives almost worship these trees, and ascribe to them a sentient existence. They hold an annual festival beneath their branches, which, being now near at hand, we have been strongly persuaded by the chief of a neighbouring village to stay and witness. All the world and his wife comes up to it; and the feast, though nominally a religious one, is said to lead to a good deal of irregularity. So it is now, as of old, when the Prophet accused the people of asking counsel of stocks," they sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks, and poplars, and elms, be- cause the shadow thereof is good." It is, however, a glorious place for solemn worship—truly a temple not made with hands—in the bosom of the great hills and beneath the shade of trees pregnant with solemn asso- ciations of the past.-Goocl Words. Earthquake in 1692.-The following is an ex- tract from Mr. A. Hull's collection of manuscripts :— "September ye 8th, 1692, just about two o'clock, afternoon, there was a general earthquake through London, Westminster, Southwark, and all other places round London, and further off, as Deale, Dover, Can- terbury, Colchester, and Yarmouth, &c. It lasted about halfe one minute, shook all houses, and caused a giddiness in people's heads, in many untill night. As people sate on chaires, &c., it shook them so as made them think they should fall. It shook the Exchang that the people above came running down, fearing it would fall; and so it did London-bridge that they feared it would fall. Several women in London swooned at the shaking and fright of it. Abundance of people run out of their houses into the streets, and some hasted out of ye town in all speed. Yet, through God's spareing mercy, I heard of no harm done by it. At the same time it was in Ffianders. King William being then at dinner in an old house; near his camp, was so shook that he and those with him hasted out of the house. It was alsoe at Amster- dam, and letters from there say it continued longer than it did here, and made the bells jangle in the steeples. It was very much all over Holland. It was so great at Midleburgh that the ground in the streets moved like ye waves in the sea, that the people layd hold upon what was near them to keep themselves from falling, and many houses received damasre by it. It was also at Paris, and at Ffrankford, in Germany, which is near 300 miles beyond the seas.—FuJman's Wcc/cly News.