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COMPENSATION CASE.—At the Guildhall, West- minster, on Tuesday, the case Glovei v. the Metro- politan District Railway was he&rd before Mr. Scott Turner and a jury. The claim was for 9,600< for pre- mises in Eccleston-strcet and Belgrave-mews, where 11 the plaintiff carried on the businesses of dairyman and omnibus proprietor. After a long hearing, a verdict by consent was given for 2,7001.

T I INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF I LORD HERBERT. On Saturday, at noon, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in the presence of a brilliant and tolerably numerous gathering of statesmen, politicians, and raili- tary men, unveiled Mr. Foley's statue of the late Lord Herbert of Lea, which has been erected by public sub- scription in the enclosed space in front of the War-office, Pall Mall. The spectators of the ceremony were not confined to the privileged individuals who were admitted within the rails. The appearance of a body of police upon the ground, and the preparations which were made inside the courtyard, gave notice to the public that some- thing was about to be done; and the result was, that when the commander-in-chief arrived, shortly before twelve o'clock, a crowd of about a couple of hundred people or more had assembled in Pall Mall. His royal highness was received at the entrance to the court by Mr. Gladstone, Sir J. Pakington, Mr. Cardwell, and other members of the executive committee. Among the noblemen and gentlemen who were present were- The Bishop of Oxford, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord John Manners, M.P., Earl Granville, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Earl Grosvenor, M.P. the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P. Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P.; Lord Halifax, Lord Harris, Major-Geneial Lord F. Paulet, General Eyre, the Chaplain-General of the Forces, the Right Hon. Lowry Corry, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty; General Sir J. Burgoyne, General Sir George Bowles, K.C.B.; Lieutenant-General Knollvs, Sir Roderick Murchison, K.C.B.; Captain Douglas Galton, R.E., C.B.; the Right Hon. T. E. Headlam, M.P.; Mr. Arthur Peel, M.P.; Lord Houghton, Col. North, M.P. General Lefroy Mr. G. Tomline, M.P. Mr. M. H. Marsh, M.P.; Sir Charles Wyke, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Mr. J. H. Foley, R.A. (the sculptor of the statue); Mr. F. H. Wyatt, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hayward, Mr. StandishHaly (hon sec.), &c. The balcony of the War-office, which was decorated with union jacks, was occupied by a small party of ladies, among whom were Mrs. and the Misses Glad- stone and Mrs. Cardwell. With them were the Hon. Percy Herbert, Colonel Herbert, and other gentlemen, Within a few minutes of the arrival of the Duke of Cambridge the brief proceedings were commenced. The noblemen and gentlemen most interested in the cere- monial ranged themselves in a group in front of the entrance of the War-office, and Mr. Gladstone, taking up his position slightly in advance, addressed the Com- mander-in-Chief in the following terms :— I have, your Royal Highness, on behalf of the execu- tive committee who were appointed to. provide a statue in memory of the late Lord Herbert of Lea, to acquaint you with the manner in which we have fulfilled our commission. Your Royal Highness was pleased, with that courtesy and interest in public matters which dis- tinguish you, and likewise, may I be permitted to say, with that special regard which we all know you bore to the late Lord Herbert, to take upon yourself a most pro- minent duty in the commencement of this great under- taking, by presiding at the meeting held at Willis's Rooms, for the purpose of establishing a subscrip- tion for the erection of a statue to the deceased statesman. When the committee was appointed we proceeded to consider the questions which it was our duty to take into our view-the choice of an artist, the choice of a site, and the determination of a design; and we have now to submit to you the result of onr labours in these several particulars. As respects the choice of an artist I am quite sure we shall enjoy the honour of your approval m having selected for the execution of this work a man whose name has long been famous in this and other lands — I mean Mr. Foley, (Cheers.) As respects the site, we think oureelves- particularly happy in having been enabled, by the kind- ness of the authorities, to make arrangements for placing the statue of Lord Herbert in immediate con- tiguity to the scene of the most interesting among all his labours, in which he spent the last and failing energies of his life. (Hear, hear.) As respects the design of the statue, that will speak to 'you for itself to-day, when you proceed to uncover it; and we are sanguine enough to anticipate that you will not be disappointed at the result of the undertaking to which your Royal Highness has so kindly given your countenance and your aid. (Cheers.) It only remains for me now, sir, to, say that we trust that this statue will long be regarded with deep interest in London as a memorial, not of regard and friendship only, but of warm affection on the part of those who have contributed to its erection. It will be also a record1 of virtues, of graces, and of talents which are rarely indeed combined ia the same individual, and of which it may be said that when they do meet it becomes, not a pleasure and a satisfaction only, but a duty to mankind to commemorate them in the most permanent form that any materials at our command will grant. (Cheers-).. Finally,- this statue will remain as a record of those remarkable efforts-and exertions for the benefit of the army which have no doubt heightened the interest felt- by your royal highness in the name and reputation af Lord Herbert, and of which we trust that thus even more than from general knowledge a visible record will. stand in the eyes of men, and) though dumb, will say to those who come after him, Go and do likewisc. (Cheers). The v-cil with which the figure was enveloped was then removed, and the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Mr. Gladstone, Sir J,. Pakington, Mr. Foley, the sculptor, and several other gentlemen, walked round the memorial, passing out into Pall Mall, in order to obtain a better view of the statue. The memorial consists of. a; bronze statue 9 feet- in height, on a carved granite pedestal. Let into the granite on three of its sides- are tablets or bas reliefs, also in bronze, illustrative of subjects to which Lord Herbert chiefly devoted his attention whilst filling the office of Secretary of State for War. On the fac-a of the pedestal, beneath the words Sidney Herbert, in gold cat deeply into the granite, are the armorial bear- ings of the family in bronze, and on the sides are the '.itt.es of the-nobla lord's birth and, death, viz., "Born 16th Sept., 1810," on the east side, and on the west, "Died August;.2, 1861." On the southern side is a bronze tablet, inscribed" Erected, by public subscription, 1867." The tablet in front of the statue facing Pall Mall re- presents an incident in the Herbert Hospital," Wool- wich, Miss Nightingale instructing nurses in their duties ot tending wounded and sick soldiers. On the east side is a bas relief representing the volunteer movement, in whieh a battalion of Yoltinteers are seen marching, whilst that on the wes& side exhibits the process .of casting and testing the arst Armstrong gun ats Wool- wich, which events occurred during the administration of Lord Herbert of the post of War Minister. The statue itself represents Lord Herbert, robed a3. a peer, standing with his head; bent downward in a position ex- pressive of deep thought. As soon as the little party of critical admirers re- turned to the old position before the portico, the Duke of Cambridge, addressing Mr. Gladstone and; the noble- men and gentlemen around him, said:— Having now performed the duty of unveiling the statue of my late lamented friend, Lord Herbert, it be- comes my duty to assure you that, in my opinion, the executive committee have been most fortunate in the success which has attended their labours-. The object of this day's proceedings has attracted; around me a large number of gentlemen of all shades of politics and of every class of society; and this. is sufficient to satisfy us that the decision which was arrived at to erect this statue was-one deserving of universal assent. With regard to the effect produced by the memorial which we now behold, I must say it appears to me well worthy of the object for which that memorial has been raised. The tablets reproduce to my mind in a remarkable- degree the character of the deceased statesman. We see- him there in the first place in association with Miss Night- ingale in the hospital arrangements, for which our lamented friend stood conspicuous. We see the iatro- duction of the volunteer force, with which his name-was so much associated, and we also see the martial character which he filled in relation to the construction of a new war material which is now generally adopted). I do think that the happy conception of these three, leading features in the eminent life of that illustrious statesman are creditable to the artist, and must be gratifying to the friends of the lamented Lord Herbert. In closing these few observations, I can only express the gratifica- tion which I feel, and in which I am sure every one around me must share, at the success of the object which we had in view." (Cheers.) At the conclusion of these observations, Mr, Foley was introduced to his royal highness, who shook him cordially by the hand, and addressed to him a few words of approval and congratulation. Sir J. Pakington, in proposing a vote of thanks to his royal highness, said that it had been his good fortune to be acquainted with the late Lord Herbert and though he did not always agree with him in politics, he ever entertained a sincere and deep admiration for his high character, great abilities, and that devotion to the public service, which, alas brought him to an early grave. (Cheers.) He asked them to tender their hearty thanks to the Commander-in-Chief for his presence, and for the address which he had delivered. The Duke of Cambridge, having briefly acknow- ledged the compliment which had been paid to him, the formal proceedings were brought to a conclusion, and in a short time the spectators dispersed.

COMPOUND RATING. An imporlant conference, convened by special notice, took place on Saturday at the Marylcbone Court House, relative to the difficulty of collecting parochial rates created by the passing of Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment to the Reform Bill. Dr. Bachhoffner, of St. Marylebone, occupied the chair, and the following members of Parliament and re- presentatives of vestries and district boards ware pre- sciit:-Alr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., lvI". Thomas Hughes, MP., Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., Mr. W. Ayrton, M.P., Delegates of Marylebone; Messrs. Poland, Buck- enham. J. B'rd. Kynaston, Bouluois, Lomax, Surridge Lambeth: Mr. Warren St. Saviour's Mr. Fieid; Bow; Mr. Brooks (vestry clerk); Newington, Surrey Mr. Bayless and Mr. Chester (vestry clerk); St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster; the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby iind Messrs. Godson and Griffiths; Mile-end Old Town Mr. E. Johnson (churchwarden), Mr. Willanott (over- seer), and Mr. Southwell (vestry clerk); St. Andrew, Holborn Messrs. Liddell and Burr; George the Mar- tvr Mr. Hopwood (vestry clerk); Camberwell: Messrs. Lyon, Furney, Doxsey, and Marsden (vestry clerk); St. Gcorgc's-in-the-East: Mr. J. Herbert (churchwarden); Poplar Mr. North (churchwarden), and Messrs. Shap- land, Dadd, and Ceely (vestry clerk); Clerkenwell; Messrs. Partridge, Eustace. Saywell, and Paget (vestry clerk); Islington: Messrs. Price and Bolton Woolwich Local Board of Health The Rev. J. Suffield, Mr. Jack- son, and Mr. Reed (vestry clerk); Greenwich Messrs. James and Wheatley; Whitechapel: Mr. Gladding and Mr. Mitchell (vestry clerk); St. John's, Hackney; Mr. Ellis (vestry clerk); Bethnal Green; Mr. Voss (vestry clerk). The Chairman, in introducing the business to the con- ference, said they (the Vestry of St. Marylebone) were not in any way actuated by the political view of the question, but simply advocated the interests of the parish and the ratepayers. At present there were 77,000 houses in London that were compounded for, and the rates of which were easily collected, but by the new arrangement a vast number of small householders would be thrown upon the rate-book, and the difficulty of collecting would be greatly increased. They had already to excuse a large number of ratepayers on ac- count of poverty, but the number would be much larger in future, and the loss would fall upon those just above the class they had to excuse. A representative from the parish of Newington said the machinery connected with the compound householder did not suit the political side of the question, and there- fore the Government had abolished it. Mr. Ayrton, M.P., thought they must get a little clearer idea of the subject than they had at present to enable them to deal with it properly. There were two things mixed up together, which had no real connection with each other, namely, compounding rates and col- lecting taxes. The House of Commons bad come to' the conclusion that the compounding of rates was not based upon any principle of justice or right, and had taken the opportunity by the Reform Bill to abolish it j altogether. As far as his knowledge went compounding was open to very great abuse, especially in the metro- polis, and many people paid less than they ought through the compounding, and much less than they would by direct and ordinary taxation. He could not pos- sibly see why landlords should pay less than tenants. If any difference were made he thought the landlord, through his greater presumed ability, oughto pay more. The question for them to consider was how they were to collect the rates. He believed that the Government were conscious of the difficulty that existed, but had not the courage to come before the House of Commons to correct it, but if it were properly brought under their consideration, he thought they might be induced to bring in a measure this session to facilitate the collect- ing and payment of rates. He considered, however, that the conference had to consider an aggravated evil in the shape of the collection of rates upon different bases. He believed the Government would take the matter up because from Government coiiveisations he had had, he had ascertained the real intention- of the Government to be to pass the Reform Bill as-carried, with the proviso that composition should continue till next June twelvemonths, and between the 12th Feb- ruary next and June to pass a measure to get the paro- chial authorities out of the difficulty, but from political reasons it was found impossible to continue the com- pound rating beyond the 27th September next, and the vestries had been placed in this difficulty, that the present system of rating would cease in September next, and there would be an uncomfortable gap betweenem and the following June. That being the case, he would merely ask them whether it would, not be best to.ask Parliament to, remain in session two months longer. Whatever view they (the conference) had as to,the question of the owner or occupier paying the rates, he would advise taem to drop it, and confine themselves strictly to the collecting and enforcing of rates upon re- sponsible persons, for Governmeut had quite made up their minds oii, the question of personal rating. (Iiaar, hear.) Mr. Jackson, of the Woolwich Board of Works; sug- gcstcd that owners of houses which wore let in less tcite- inents than quarterly should be charged to the rates. Iti would be a moral responsibility for oollectors to obtain the rates from weekly tenants. He thought Governinant might be indueed to class weekly and monthly tetnvits under the same heading as lodgers- In his parish nearly one-third of the rates were compounded for. Mr. Thomas Hughes, M P., thought the suggestion just made opeiiito the fatal objection that all the weekly and monthly tei-taiits would be absolutely deprived of thsir vote. (No, no,) Mr. Jackson! proposed that the tenants for short periods should'be put upon the same-footing as X-ao, householders.. Mr. Hughes admitted that if the Government wrysld do that the difficulty would be got ridi of, but they would not, as it would be giving up the principle of their bill— that of personal rating. He certainly, thought the Bill had been imposed needlessly upon tbana, but that was not the question.. The question was, what was to be de-lie under the circumstances ? It appeared from statements in that room, that from one-third So one-fifth of the- rates of the metropolis came from compounding householders-; therefore, the question was one of con- siderable importance. He had very little to add to what Mr. Ayrton- had said, but lie though the vestries would only be throwing away time by endeavouring to induce the House of Commons to reconsider what they had: done. The only question of any use for them to son- sidcr was by what means the ditHbulty could be met.. It appeared to him that by some very simple machinery the same inducement now afforded., to the landlord might be transferred to the officers of the parish who collected the rates; If an equivalent allowance were made to the tax-collector he would be glad to-compound the same as. the landlord. He saw great difficulty in the excessive urgency of the question, and would therefore be glad to co-opemte with other metropolitan members or- with! vestries-in order to set the matter right during the pre- sent session of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He could only express his surprise tha the different local autho- rities diid not take the matter up earlier, and he was quite in ignorance until lately that there was such a keen feeling as there appealed to be. Mr. Greenwell, vestry clerk of Marylebone, ill1 answer to the last observations of the honourable member, said the parishes were not touched in a parochial point of view till Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment was introduced. Previous to then the question was a political one. alto- I, gether, and there was no proposition by which the rates of the parish would be lost. Subsequently to the intro- duction of the amendment, the vestries had not met, and therefore there hadi been no full representation on the subject. It was. represented to Lord Derby, when the deputation waited upon him, that so far as Maryle- bone was concerned, the matter was not altogether one of composition. There were houses for which the owner paid the rates, but the majority of houses were not compounded for. Compounding with Marylebone was that if the landlord would pay for a house whether occupied the whole year or not, he would be charged at a reduced rate, but only about 70 or 80 houses were compounded far. Therefore it was mot, as the House of Commons had treated it, simply a question of com- pounding. In reference to the remarks of Mr. Ayrton upon the different leases upon which the ratings were made, he would observe that the great aggravation to the parish would be that they would not only lose the poor-rates, but the sewers rates, and all other rates under the Local Act. In conclusion, he stated that persons rated to the poor-rates were liable to all other rates, and therefore the compounding referred to all the rates. Mr. Gladding, of Whitechapel, was of opinion they had been placed in the present position by the obsti- nacy of the Government. Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., bad no doubt but that from the migratory nature of the population of London the parochial authorities would find great diffi- culty in collecting the rates. He did not think it would be at advisable to hold out the inducement to collectors they had given to landlords; he was afraid such a course would lead to all sorts of dishonesty. Mr. Doxey, of Camberwell, in speaking against the Government measure, argued that the compound ques- tion and the rights of the metropolis were not under- stood by the House of Commons. Mr. H. Lewis, M.P., in answer to the insinuation ot the last speaker that the question and the rights of the metropolis were not understood by the House of Commons, said the metropolitan members had watched very anxiously everything connected with the rights of the metropolis. Of all the suggestions made he thought that made by Mr. Ayrton, of appointing a committee, the best. Mr. Godson, of St. Margaret's and St. John's, West- minster, Mr. Bolton, of Islington, and several other gentlemen expressed an opinion that no rates would be lost in their parishes by the abolition of the compound rating, and it was objected to previous proposals that it I would be unfair to make a landlord responsible for the rates of a tenant who might run away without paying his rent. It was suggested that rates should be collected J at short periods of a fortnight. Mr. Duffield moved the appointment of a committe to consider the matter and report to a future meeting. Mr. Johnson, of Mile-end, seconded the motion. Mr. Thos. Chambers, M.P., believed that great incon- venience would be caused to parishes by the Reform Bill as passed. After considerable discussion the resolution was adopted, and a committee, consisting principally of vestry clerks, appointed.

THE PARISIAN LADIES. Our Frisian Correspondent has sent us- a scrap of in- telligence which, if he be speaking seriously, threatens a great revolution in the complexion of the sex. It is to be no longer a colouring of the hair, bat of the skin It appears that blonde is going out. of fashion and brunette becoming the rage. Rouge and rice-powder are beiag abandoned for a cosmetic-that imparts to the outicle a sort of olive brown tint; and every day in the Bois de Boulogne, the Champs Elysees, and the Exhibition garden of tille.Champ de- Mars are to be met hundreds of Parisian belles s,& darkly com- plected as to lead to the belief that the maidens of Mexiao, the West Indies, and Saath America are- more- numerously represented, at the World's Fancy Fair-than all the rest af the world beside. But this is. only deceptive-the effect of the new skin embrowner for zhese gipsy-looking dames, but one short week ago, might have been seen, with skins of alabaster and tresses; of gold. If the new fashion shorald take, the auri- comous fluid" will be no longer saleable, and we may- look for a more saddened colour in the park barouche- and the opera box.. As a question of political economy, France will be the gainer, and. England the lossr by this latest caprice- of "fashion. In the "gilding" pro- cess England had but little to do. Among her fair misses, gold is the rule, not the exception, and it costs 11 madernoiselle" some cash to imitate it. But-, now that it is to ba a process of bronzing," the sex on the other side of the Channel will decidedly have the advantage of cheapness since, with few exceptions, Nature has furnished them with the cosmetic ready made. Perhaps some thought of this, by way of revanche, has suggested the threatened change; and its adoption, on, the Dover side, by the white daughters of Albion would only be a fair quid pro quoy for the ex- pense to which, for the last twelve months they have been putting their darker sisters who dwell beyond Calais and, Boulogne.

ABOMTION OF SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.—The Rio Biario of April 9 states the following, as far as it has been able to, learn, as the basis of the plan for the solution of the problem of slavery :—" 1. Slavery shall cease totally in the year 1900, that is in 33 years hence. 2. The State shall indemnify those citizens who may still own slaves at that period. 3. From the date of the promul- gation of this decree all children born to slaves shall be free. 4. Those children who may be educated in the houses of their parents' masters shall serve them till they reach their 20th year, and will then be restored to freedom. 5. There will be established courts of eman- cipation in all the towns to enforce the law and see. to its proper execution. 6. A fixed amount will be set aside for the emancipation of the slaves of the nation, and the same terms will be agreed upon to effect the liberation of the slaves owned bv religious orders as may be made to purchase the freedom of those held by the Govern- ment. 7. There will be appropriated a fund for the annual purchase of a certain number of slaves, so that but few may be in bondage when the hour of general emancipation is at hand. Such are the features of the plan, and after due consideration we can promise its originators the esteem of humanity and the gratitude of the country." SEARCH:# FOR WILLS.—In the year 1866 no less than 37,643 wills were searched for, at Doctor's-commons. The fees, IN. for each will, amounted to £ 1,882 3s. POLICE oF SCOTLAND.—The number of the constabu- lary of Scotland, officers and men, for the past year, is returned as 2,804, or one to 1,069 inhabitants-one to 1,832 in the counties, one to 648 in the burghs; but as the calculation is on the population enumerated at the census of 1861, the real number of population to police is 3 or 4 per cent. larger. The constabulary report the number of vagrants, tinkers, and unlicensed hawkers at 49,374, a decrease of 9,002. It is stated that some of the class called tinkers" and muggers" have settled. in the towns and villages, but that these persons are not allowed to settle in some villages, as in Caithnessshire, and in other places are admitted very unwillingly and with suspicion, which may probably drive them back to their former wandering habits.

—- -I — ¡ VARIORUM. There is- no truth in the report that Sir William Henthcote intends to retire from the representation of the University of Oxford at the next election.—Times. WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS rpoii IRELAND.—The Army and Navy Gazette says :—Sir John Pakington has deci- ded, after communicating with the Home-office, that the three battalions of infantry last year added to the Irish establishment, in conseiuence of Fenian distur- bances, shall at once be withdrawn. Mr. P. R. IVeleh, one of the registrars of the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy, has resigned his office, and he retires on a pension of about ZCGOO per annum, being one-third of his salary. The registrarship has been conferred by the Lord Chancellor upon Mr. J. A. Yorke, of the Home Circuit. The salary attached to t'ie office is £ 1,000 a year. A NEW AMALGAMATION SCHEME.—A circular has just been addressed to the shareholders of the Great North- ern, Great Eastern, Manchester, Sheffield, andLincoln- shire, and Lancashire, and Yorkshire, urging the ad- visability of those four lines amalgamating upon equi- table terms. It is suggested that the whole management table terms. It is suggested that the whole managaent of the above railways should be tinder the direction of one united board of directors, by v?hich unity of .action would be secured, the convenience of the public would be attained, and a very considerable saving be effected in the working expenses of each of the associated rail- way companies. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN ROTTEN-ROW, LONDON.—An alarm- ing accident occurred on Friday morning, in Rotten- row, Hyde Park. As Count Sabaoureff, a member of the Russian embassy, was riding in the Row, the horse reared and fell backwards on the rider, who lay on the ground ei-iislie I and insensible. He was raised by the police, and fortunately, Mr. Brady, M.P., who is in the medical profession, and was in the Row with his family, came up and rendered assistance. The Count was re- moved to, St. George's Hospital, where he was attended to, and so far recovered as to bear removal to his resi- dence in the evening. THE CAVSNDISHBIGAMY CAsE.-At the Lambeth-Police Court, on Saturday, the old man who gave the name of Henry Cavendish, apprehended that day week on a charge of bigamy, having intermarried as the Hon. Henry Cavendish with Miss Georgina Knapp, his wife Alethea being alive, was brought up on remand before Mr. Elliott. The police-sergeant who had charge of the case read a letter, in which it was intimated that the prisoner was probably an old offender who inFrance had been known as the Hon. Henry Cavendish, and had passed under other aliases, and who had been re- peatedly convicted of bigamy, and sent to prison or the galleys. RESULT OF THE CORK SPECIAL COMMISSION. Th6 Fenian Special Commission at Cork closed on Friday, with the following results :—Five prisoners have been sentenced to execution, one to fifteen years' penal ser- vitude, one to ten years', five to seven years', three to five years', twenty-seven pleaded guilty, and were dis- charged on bail, and nineteen have been remanded for trial at assizes. One of the latter is also charged with the murder of Sheedy, a policeman, on the night of the- rising. Four have been acquitted, including Colonel Condon and the alleged Head Centre, O'Mahony. Both of these prisoners have been detained under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. There now only remains the, Limerick Commission for the trial of Fenian prisoners. THE DERBYSHIRE POISONING CASE.-On Saturday, Elizabeth Wheeldon was brought up in custody of Supt. Ronayne, at the Magistrates' clerk's office, Alfreton, before G. C. Hall, Esq., charged with the Wilful murder of Joseph, infant sontf Joseph Tomlinson, farmer, Shirland Delves, on the 9th ult. The witnesses exam. ined were--Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson, Mr. Turner, sur- geon, Alfreton; Dr. Taylor, of Guy's Hospital, London, &c., and their evidence was simply a repetition of that taken before the Coroner, on whose warrant the prisoner was committed for trial. Mr. J. B. Smith, of Derby, who appeared for the prisoner, admitted that the infant has been poisoned, but denied that there was the slight- est evidence to connect the prisoner in any way with the administration of the poison. The Magistrate remarked that the evidence was so excessively weak that he could not but discharge the prisoner.—The prisoner was next charged with the wilful murder of Martha, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson, on the 24th ult. The evi- dence against the prisoner on this charge being still weaker than that in the first, the prisoner was dis- charged. A FAMILY POISONED WITH PORK AT SHEFFIELD.-On Saturday a serious and extensive poisoning occurred at Sheffield, from a peculiar cause. A carter, named Dawson, and his five children, a labourer, named Twiggle, and his wife and two children, with, it is said, some other persons, partook of a cheap dainty called "souse." Souse is made of pig's cheek and many por- cine bits and scraps boiled together and run into a mould. After dinner, Dawson and his eldest son went; to Fulwood for a load of hay, and in returning were taken ill, and were found in a hedge bottom, apparently dying, by some carters, and brought home. The four other children were in the same plight.. Mr. Barker, Burgeon, attended the family, and at first sight sup- posed the father to be dead._ Powerful stimulants were administered, and the patients were recovered from the collapse into which they had fallen.. They were all suffering from English cholera of the most virulent kind, and were not for some time out of danger. Mr. Turner, surgeon, attended Twiggles- and his family, and found' them suffering identically with Dawson's family. The calamity is pretty closely brought home to. the "souse," for Mrs. Dawson did not eat any of it, and she was not attacked. Although English cholera may be looked for at this season of the year, it has not save in this instance, made its appearance in Sheffield, Mr. Barker assigns the cause of the illness to the pre- seuce of rancid fat in the "souse. A similar case oc- curred in Sheffield about two years ago. THE AFFAIRS OF MR. J. O. LEVER.—In the London BankruptcyCourt the affairs of .T.O.Lever have been un- der consideration. The bankrupt who was a member- of Parliament for Galway, and an active promoter- of the Galway Line of translantic steamers, is des- cribed as a general agent, of 114, Cannon-st., City., The adjudication was made on the -31st October last, but the accounts have only been recently filed. They dis- close-liabilities to the extraordinary amount of £ 190,000' but by far the largest of these, £ 180,000, it is estimated by the bankrupt, will not rank against the estate. The figures are as follow :—To creditors unsecured, jE4 078 To creditors holding security, £ 5,500; To liabilities for calls on railway shares £ 320; estimated surplus £ 47,971. There are liabilities in respect of an award in favour of Messrs. Lascaridi and Company, £ 53,470; sundry bills irrespective of the award, £ 21,000. Under the head of liabilities on accommodation bills appear the items of £ 30^000, in respect of bills drawn by Thomas Howard, anrl£76,545 on bills of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co., accepted by the bankrupt for calls and interest. These bills are he-Id by Overerid, Gurney^ and Co., and the bankrupt disnnted his liability on them, stating that he has received no value. The assets are thm stitocl:-By good .1 eN. £ 3,482; by other debtff estimated to realise, £ 50,000; by property estimated at £ ^.0.58; by ditto held by ere litors, £ 350. The item of jEoO.OOO is founded on a much larger sum, £ 188,738, of Which JE60,000 is state-1 to be due fromlohn Chapman, the late ch:1.irn:an of the Atlantic, &c., Company, aId his co-directors; fl5,000 from Sir Morton Peto, M.P.; and about £ T00,000 from Ove-e-i,l, Gurney, and Co. Appended to-the balance sheot are copious expla- nations of the bankrupt's connection with the Steam Navigation Company. He says that, he despatched his first steamer from Gaiway to New Yorlcon the 19th of June, 1858; more capital being required, a company was established, and ships were purchased by means of bills between the bankrupt and Mr. Lascaridi, secured by mortgages on the ships. He sold his interest to the company FORI^lll^OO^nd it was arranged that £ 120,000 should be paid to Messrs. Lascaridi. Disputes arose, and the whole matter was referred to arbitration. This was the sitting for examination and discharge, but the accounts being only recently filed, an adjournment was ordered. How THIEVES ARE MADE.—An illustration of the way in which boys may be induced to become thieves was afforded by a story told on Friday before Alderman Allen, at the Guildhall Police-court, London. A youth of seventeen, named Foster, was brought up on the charge of inciting a lad named Bache to rob his em- ployers. Bache, who is described as an intelligent boy about twelve years old, said he was in the employ of Messrs. G. and S. Goode, of 51, Newgate street. He had known the prisoner since Monday last. On that day, about one o'clock in the afternoon, he saw him at the corner of Newgate street, and the prisoner spoke to him. He said he wanted witness to get him some tobacco at Is. 6d. per lb., and he replied that he could not do it. He then accused witness of stealing tobacco from Mr. Goode, which he (witness) denied. The prisoner per- sisted in saying that he had, and said that if he did not get him 41b. of tobacco he would go and tell of him; bnt he again said he would not. They walked to. ptl-rround the Post Office, and the prisoner told him he had another boy working at Mason's about a year ago, who used to get him tobacco pouches, cigar cases, and meerschaum pipes, and that he used to make about M a week from him, and that another boy at a shoe- maker's took away two pairs of boots every night, and that as soon as he found it was right he would be on to him for some more boots. On the same day he saw the prisoner again at the corner of Newgate street, and then he told him that tobacco was easy to get out, and that he could put a pound in his cap and another inhis shirt, if he squeezed it in well. He told the prisoner he would not do it. At eight o'clock he met a friend to go home with him, and the prisoner came up to them and said if witness did not get him two pounds of "stuff" by the following day he would tell his master. He did not see the prisoner again until Friday at the dinner hour, when he again threatened that if he did not get the tobacco he would tell Mr. Goode. Witness then told his masters what had occurred, and by their direction went out and told the prisoner he would meet him at seven o'clock at the Post Office. At seven o'clock Mr. Alfred Goode, the son of one of the partners, gave him half a pound of tobacco to give to the prisoner, which he gave in presence of John Frost, an officer. The constable was standing near when he gave the prisoner the tobacco, and at once took him into custody. The prisoner was remanded, FREEMASONRY IN KENT.—The annual festival of the Freemasons of Kent is to be held this year at Folkestone, under the presidency of the R. W. the Grand Mas*« £ Viscount Holmesdale, on Wednesday, the 12th J large muster of the brethren is expected.

Corporal punishment for naval cadets has been re- vived on board the training ship Britannia. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding- in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, has approved of the following reduction in the standard of height of gunners enlisted for the Royal Artillery, viz., men from 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 6 j inches." Growing lads, from 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 5 inches.

OPENING OF THE NEW WING OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL. The Duke of Cambridge was present on Saturday at the opening of a new wing of the London Female Lock Hospital, in the Harrow-road. The visit of His Royal Highness created considerable interest in the locality, and on his arrival he was warmly cheered by the crowds as- sembled in the neighbourhood of the building. Among the gentlemen present to receive His Royal Highness were- General F. S. Burgoyne, Captain W rottesley, General Sir Hope Grant, K.C.B.; Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. Tite, M,P., Mr. Bevan, Captain Douglas Galton, Mr. Veasy, Dr. Leonard, Inspector of Hospitals Dr. Stuart Rev. Canon Boyd, Mr. Forrest, Hon. Captain Legge, Dr. Sieveking, Rev. Harry Brookes, Rev. E. Speck, W Tring Hare, Mr. F. Bevan, Mr. E. Woodes, General Sherer, Mr. J. P. Gannon, Mr. Bingham Shilltoe, Captain C. Littlehales, Mr. H. F. Litcbsworth, Messrs. A. B. Myers, J. R. Lane, G. G. Gascoigne, W. Byron, Dr. Ban, the resident medical officer, and-others. The hospital to which this addition has now been, made was established more than a century since for the treat- ment of a special class of disease. Its doors are open to natives of every country, and helplessness and misery alone constitute a claim uponi the benefit of the charity. The philanthropic exertions of the Hon. A. Kinnaird, and a few friends associated with him, have resulted in the completion of a new wing at the hospital in the Harrow-road, by which the total accommodation afforded to female patients will be equal to 180 beds. The new wing has been erected from the designs of Mr. Porter.. The Duke of Cambridge was received on his arrival by the' Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., and by him was conducted over the new and old portions of the building. When the company were in the upper story of the new wing, Mr. Kinnaird explained to his Royal Highness the nature and extent of the arrangements made for the reception of patients. He stated that the total number of beds in the old building was 76, and the new wing 76, making a total of 152. The patients now in hospital were— Ordinary: 18. Government: From Woolwich, 19, Chat- ham,6, Aldershot (seventeen extrabeds) 33': total Govern- ment patients in hospital, 58 all patients in, 76 ex- pected from Chatham, 22. Total Government beds taken were 80 —viz., in hospital, 58 expected from Chatham, 22 and there were now in the asylum 10, making a; total of 90. The Government inspector's report, dated May 13, 1867, was-as follows :— "Visited and inspected the Government Lock wards, and find them, as usual, clean, and in excellent order." The Government contributions to the hospital is made at] the rate of Y,20 per bed. On being conducted to the Council room his Royal Highness made the following entry in the visitors' book Having opened the new wing of the Lock Hospital this day, I have great plea- sure in expressing my entin) satisfaction at the arrange- ments made for the patients. I also went over the old portion of the hospital, an d the asylum attached to it, and was much gratified by the order, regularity, and cleanliness with which this valuable institution is con- ducted by those who have charge of it.-G- June 1, 1867." On leaving the building his Royal Highness was again heartily cheered by the assembled ci'-ywd.

A NAVAL HERO OF THE OLDEN TIME. Mr.. Fronde has given us the following dascription of the end of the glorious old ship Revenge, com- manded by Sir Richard Greenville, of Bideford" All the powder in the Revenge was now spent; all her pikes were broken, forty out of. her one hundred men killed, and a great number of the rest wounded. Sir Richard,, though badly hurt early in the battle,, never forsook the deck till an hour before midnight, and was then shot through the body while his wounds were being drsssed, and again in the head. His surgeon was killed while attending on him; "he masts were lying ovei the side, the rigging cut or broken, the upper works all shot in pieces, and the ship herself, unable to; move, was settling slowly in the sea, the vast fleet of Spaniards lying romad her in a ring like dogs round- a: dying lion, andiwai-y of approaching, him -in his last, agony. Sir Richard, seeing that it was past hope, having, fought for fifteen;hours, and having by estimation, eight hun- dred shot-of great artillery through him, commanded tho master gunner, fwhom he knew to be a most resolute man, to split and sink the ship, that thereby nothing might remain of glory or victory to the Spaniards, see- ing in so-many hours they were not able ton take her, having had above fifteen hours' time, above tanthousand men, and fifty-three men-of-war to perform,it withal, and pursuaded the company,, or as many as he could induce, to yield themselves unto God, and to,the mercy of none olse; but as they bad, like valiant, resolute men, repulsed so many enemies, they should not now shorten the honour of their nation, by prolonging their own liveafor a few hours or a few days."