The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

LINES TO 3, A. J'om, Esq., tlewenl Hall, Vale of Clwyd, foraerlf of Bodfeirig, Aberffraw. Fair Vale of Clwyd, It was not fair In thee to spoil thy peaceful neighbour; Atiotbier obvious proof that ne'er In Beauty's bosom dwelleth candour; What greater wrong couldst thou have done Than rob me of my dearest son f The firmness of his father's mind, And the sweet meekness of his mother, In fair proportion have combined To form his mind's superior temper; In him are all their virtues shown, His nobler have I never known. Aberffraw has been long renowned, The names of her illustrious princes. And heroes brave, so sweetly sound As to enchant Gwyllt Walla's rausei But old Aberffraw cannot be Without him, half so dear to me. His highly honoured parents still Adorn Bodfeirig with their presence; His sisters fair bright n it, and nil It with sweet music in his absence; But fair Bodfeirig cannot be. Without him, half so fair to me. Aberffraw's poor in him have lost Their greatest friend and beuefaetor Their little children's welfare cost Him anxious care, expense, and labour. Long must they wait, but wait in vain, I fear, to see his like again. LleweniHall, with all thy fame, And Vale of Clwyd, with all thy beauty, I charge you to preserve his name In high repute, and make him happy; For your renown he will augment, And be vour brightest ornament. MONA. WALLUR MATBFT. I

CLODDFA MESSRS. MATTHEW & SOX, RHIW- BKYFDJB, FESTINIOG. Hhiwbryfdir yn wir a m-iiaoth-i luoedd I.awer gael bywolHcth Yn Rhiwbryfair dir y daeth Ar gerryg wir ragoriaeth. Mur eirloes amryw oriel—ywmynwea Y miniog Iwnt uehel; A tliirioii y (lynion (lel Fynn deios i fyw'n dawel. Matthews a wnaoth cr moethau-yn hyddysg, Beiriiint naddu llechau; Rho'ir tnlpiog, gnwpiog gnapiau Oil o fewn hwn, i'w llyfnhau. Gwychol nerth yn prydterthu-y cerryg Cywraiii, iy'ii itgorti; 1 waith, un ftfih liwn ni fu, ]Uae'n newyddol am naddu. Eirian ddarnau addurnir-o wycliion Lechau yn Jlhhvbryfdir; Yno, cyson y ceisir Urddfwd tai harddaf y tir. Mawrlon dai mir lawn ddant-a lloriau Llwyrion a balmantant; A'r mcini, iling cynni cant, Ar feddau n hir a fyddant. Oruchwyliwr a chnlon-yw'r teilwng Robert Williams ffyddlon; Ef, o'i hwylus ofalon, Y w gwledd fawr y gloddfa lion. Am oes ynom y sonir—am Williams Uwch moeiydd Rhiwbryfdir; H wylus wythen lus weithir, A cwenau teg yn y tir. ROBERT VARRY, (Kobyn Ddu Eryri.) I

THE TALE OF DANISH IlERorsM.—X!y J. E. H. Skinner, special correspondent of the 1) tily News during the late war. Loudou Bickers & Son. This is a "just," and we trno, history of the war in Schleswig-Holsteit;, in which little) )awpar]; had to contend against Austria and jVnssia—literally a dwarf against a giant; but at the conclusion of which one of the great powers exulted iu as loud and vaunting tones as if it had been a victory g dned against almost; overwhelming odds. The events are, comparatively, so recent that we need not enter into the causes or the re- sults of the conflict; they are familiar to our readers, as are the principal occurrences of the war. uiit we no- tice this work purposely to iecomiiKiid it to those who wish to have a history of the war upon their book shelves, and who desire to pt\orve a record of the heroism of little Denmark, when she stood forsakcu and alone; and as a specimen of the author's stylo we give an extract from his dtsoriplioa of the bombardment of Sondorborg April 2nd began." ho siy-s, "like o^her days of the Biege, with a cannonade i'.g:iiiut Dyobol Hill from lJroagerlawl, and against the works, in their front, from Uybbol Hill. XCu hear.) theaccustomed booming and ruuUeriag of artillery, which grew louder every hour." On that day the hound of flying became incessant as the afternoon drew 0:1. I had been walking earlier in the day, and dined \vi:ha portly ^entl -iaan, who aNo stayed at 'he baker's" [where Mr. Skuner lodged.] "Our 12o'cl oek dinuer w is over. My com- panion having uttered a courteous velbekomuro!' had gone forth to hw bu-un'-ss, and [ Ki lled myself .at my usual table by tlio winduw to wriie. Thero ivii the Baadhuus, no longer tenanted by prisoners (they had been removed to and tho u:>m>v btivet with its train of b.iggage wagons, uvuurs carl, and led horse", blocking e;ieh other at Xru'juesii; interva: i. Some soldiers trudged p.'st car.yinr; a wounded mm. It was strange to see ono brought that way, as they al ways came up another ro id from the bridges. Then the waggons ceased to appear. A horse or two trotted by with ears erect; and eyes sf.nvmg in ter#>r. The foot passengers p.viiiert greatly agitated. What could it be? Ah,listen! Nearer and nearer those dull heavy crashes that rattle everything oil the sideboard. My landlord's daughter rushes inLo the room weeping. SSo shoot they from "roager!* is her startling announce- ment, as a crash close at band makes tho trembling household groan with anxiety. A nolso outside drew US to the window. An explosion jll"t opposite bad scattered every'body right and Directly after a pair of horses tore by at full spml, their waggon jnmp- ing behind them. I said that we were being shaked in earnest, and hurried out to Either news. It was a dreadful scene Women shrieking, cmnon roaring (for they had redoubled their vigour ;iei-o,i the Sound), and above all the frequent boom of fuming projectiles." < l':lO snn wont down amid strange effects, like one of tlio wiMesh of 'i'nruer's pictnr.'s. Heaped-up masses of va|>oiir t-*«l into t-ve.ypo.-)b]e shape came sweeping down before a strong wind; the constant flashes of artillery darted vividly forth iiom under this quickly-shifting curtain; and as night/drew on the flames of burning houses added their dismal glare to complete the horrors of the hour. Prussian cannon thundering against the hill, were answered by the Danish batteries. Huts and barracks, near each re- double, blazed fiercely, and shells aimed nt the floating bridge fell hissing into Aksund." But we must clo, cur extract and draw a veil over the terrible scene, once more recommending this Tale" of true heroism" to the attention of our readers. OOTQIO AITOUITECTIMC 1-' S:\VTN-.—By George Edmund Street, F.S.A. London: John Murray. Spain is a country where fewer uzreifcut are offercl to travellers than most olher countries extend to them and yet it is one where many attractions are presented to them, both by nature and art. Of one class of the latter-the splendid remain* of the aueient Gothic e-li- fioes-Mr. Street gives in this volame a vivid account; and he inspires his readers with a desire to go and view them likewise. A « many thousands cannot have that qualification we recommend the volume to all lovers of art, especially to the admirers of that celebrated order of architecture—the Gothic—of whbh we have so few good specimens in England. The cathedrals and churches at liurgos, Salm-i-in-n, Tmli-U, Fa.T.^ona, Valladolid and most other cir.es and towns ia Spain, as well as of the castles iu various parts of the country, are admirably described; md the exammatiou of the Bomanesqvie porch of ttw church of Still Vicente at Avila causes the author t. mo the sigot of such work as this is alwavs somewhat disaeariening. For here, in the 12tli century, we find men executing work which both in design :md execution is so lmmea- sureably in advance of anytliiog we ever see done now, that it seems almost in v.iin to ho; o for a revival of the old spirit in our own days; vain it might be in any age to hope forb?ter woA; but more vaiom this day if to hoplforc?teit amd'impudent o4?Wertion which the ff e y characterise so much Modern (M-c?Hed) Gothic is to be tolerated." He has Reason for The remark. The mo- dern English architecture is net to be despised; but our imitation* of the (hate are frequently lamentable abor- tions. In his remrfrfa'bn the fine church at Liguenza, Mr. Street indulg* tinother philippic against our modem architects The truth is that the somewhat excessive Bolklity of ttie work—or heavy and ponderous in substance as is the grandest Romanesque—is sin- gularly noble when combined, as it is here, with rery considerable height both in the columns and walls, and with fine pointed arches, early-traceried windows, and good sculpture. Unfortunately that massive grandeur is only a matter of envy to a wretched architect of the 19th oentrary, whose main triumph, if he would prosper, must be to use as few bricks aud as small fragments of stone as he can to the intent, that his work should cer- tainly be cheap, and in forgetfulness, if possible, that it will also be bad." Perhaps the architects are not more in fault than the spirit of the present age, to contend for having things done cheap rather than to insist upon their being done well. Both architects and their pa- trons will do well to read and study this work of Mr. Street. It might produce a desirable change in both. THE LIFE, TIMES, AND SCIENTIFIC LABOURS OF THE SECOND MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. TO WHICH K ADDED A REPRINT OF HIS "CENTURY OF INVENTIONS." By Henry Dinks. Published by Bernard Quartich. This is an interesting work, both to the student of history and the lover of science. The second Marquis of Worcester was a soldier as well as a scholar. He cultivated the art of war as well as science; and he was, like his father, one of the most loyal subjects of Charles 1. The first Marquis of Worcester gallantly defended Raglan castle against the Roundheads—that being the last place over which the royal standard floated after Charles gave himself up to the Scotch; and the eecond expended a large fortune in the service of his royal master; and, when Earl of Glamoigan, he went to Ire- land and concluded a treaty with the Committee of the Irish rebels, who sat at Kilkenny, which Charles after- wards disavowed. It is by his pursuit of science, how- ever, that the second Marquis of Worcester is best known to the present ago. Many who read of Lord Herbert or the Earl of Glamorgan of the time of Charles, wou!d fail to recognise in the nobleman who bore those titles the author of the Century of Inventions," and who was the first (lisdoverer of steam power. He sought to discover some power strong enough to control all others; and—" He tried weights and springs, screws and levers, and finally he filled a piece ot a cannon three-quarters full of water, which, after making a fire under it, 'burst and made a great crack.' The aim and object of all his laborious experiments was now obtained, and from the day when he thus burst the cannon steam power was realised, its application pursued, various kinds of machines constructed; and the strangeness novelty, and power of the new engine were such that he declared, as in an ecstasy of delight,—' I call this a semi-omnipotent engine, and do intend that a model thereof be buried with me." The noble marquis will from this volume acquire a fame which has not hereto- fore attached to him and whilst his loyalty and his scientific acquirements are done full justice to, several documents now published for the first time shew that the King he served so faithfully was not justified in disavowing the agreement into which he entered with the Irish Roman Catholics. Mr. Dinks dedicates his work to the Duke of Beaufort, the descendant of the Marquis; and we have no doubt that it will be ge- nerally read. Books and Periollicals for Review to be sent to W. C. Stafford, Eoq., No. 21, Neville Terrace, Hornsey Road, London.

BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTICES IN REFERENCE TO ANGLESEY. [ELEVENTH NOTICE.] A.D. 1197.—Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, having reigned three years, his uncle, Dówill ap Owen, raised a great army of English and Welsh, with the view of wresting the Principality from his nephew. On receiving informa- tion of David's intention, Llewelyn loft Anglesey with a powerful force, met him, and gave him battle, routed him, took him prisoner, and delivered him in safe cus- tody. A.D. 1202—Aberffraw and Anglesey had great re- joicings. Llewelyn took to himself a wife, Joan, daughter of King John. A.J >. 1203.—Llewelyn despatched messengers from Aberffraw to liberate his uncle David, who, instead of living peaceably, and enjoying the liberty that was grant- ed him, fled to England, raised an army, with a view of dethroning his nephew Llewelyn met him, and over- came him, David returned to E nil and, and died of grief. A.D. 1210.—Llewelyn hearing that the King of Eng- land, with a mighty army, comprehending the whole English nation, and the Lords and Princes of South Wales, had reached Chester, intending to enter North Wales, with the determination to execute the severest vengeance upon the inhabitants, and not to let one living soul remain alive throughout the whole country. Prince Llewelyn was no sooner informed of these mighty pre- parations against him, than he issued forth his orders to the inhabitants of the Island of Anglesey, and to the Counties of Denbigh and Flint to remove for a time all their cattle and effects to Snowdon Hills, where they were sure to remain secure from their enemies. While snugly aud securely encamped amid these impregnable natural fortresses they could sing :— The Banner of the chieftain, Far, far below us waves, The war-horse of the shearman Cannot reach these lofty caves; The dark cloud wraps the threshold, Of Freedom's last abode For the strength of the hills we bless Thee, Our God,—our father's God." A.D. 1221.—While Prince Llewelyn was enjoying the comforts ot his ]\dace at AberfFraw, hi-i soil Gryjtydh, Absolom-like, rebelled against his father. The Prince was resolved to curb the inLolency of his son, and march- ed forth with a great army. Tbe refractory son, undis- mayed, made all possible preparations to oppose his father, and drew up his forces to give him battle, but when both armies were ready for a bloody engagement, the dilFcences betwixt thcui, were fortunately settled, and Grylfydh was prevailed upon to make submission to his fa her. The Prince reliii'iied to AbeWIVaw, and after a lew week's renose, was compelled totaaVi) his Palace, and march to South Wales, with a view of punishing young IJiiTi, who had ra :t oChisallegianee to tbe Prince, and put himself under the protection of William .Marshall, Earl of Pembroke [Lvtpilv maoters were adjusted- A.D. 1237.—This was a year of great trial to Prince Llewelyn. The Princess of Wales, the daughter ol King -tohn, departed this life at Aberffraw, and was buried, according to her own desire, upon the sea shore, at a place called Llanfaes, where the Prince ill memory of her, founded a religious house for the order of Mendi- cant Friars. A.D. 1240.—Llewelyn the Great died April the 11th, 1210, (025 years since this time) having reigned six and fifty years, aud was buried with oomp at Conway Abbey. Llewelyn was a Prince of great courage; prudent in contriving, and bold iu excel i iN, adventure. During his reign, s jine of the sLerue^t engagements be- tween the two Kingdoms were fought. He was a groat support to the Welsh, and no less a plague to tile Eng- lish. He was designated The Great," not from the extent of his conquests, but from the brilliant ability which achieved them against the enormous odds of the Norman power. One of his savings deserve to be re- corded. Henry Id. was manhest in his charities. Llewelyn on one occasion at Montgomery, being shewn a roll of the whole military forces of England, and threat- ened with excommunication by the l)o;w, if he persisted in continuing hostilities, calmly replied, I fear my brother's charities, (lie was brother-in-law to Ti eury III.) more than I do all the armies of Eugland, or the fulmi- nations of the Pope and Clergy."

BULLETINS OF THE HOSPITALS.—The lady whose countenance fell on the receipt of a note, stating that her husband would not be home from his warehouse till late, has undergone an operation, and is pronounced out of danger.—Tlie eminent lawyer who inadvertently allowed his eye to rest for a moment on a point in the evidence, ivill, it is hoped, regain the use of tlie organ.—A small but interesting child was brought to the t few tbr since, its nose being so long having been ]>ut out of oil the birth of a brother. The little suETerer is progressing favourably.—The literary gentleman who was brought in suffering acutely from an idea which had accidently entered his heat),has been trepanned, and is in a fair way to recover. A MODERN L VOV'S MAID'S DUTY. Abig:til" writes to the Pall Mali Gaz-tlc—There is yet another important part of a finished lady's maid's duty, which is commonly thought to be a novelty, but it is, in fact, only a revival. She must be a competent artist in pas- tel ptÏltting, on (iiot froiii) the life and a proficient in tho use of cosmetics, p '.ints, and dyes so general i, Llie use of rouge for the cheeks, kolil and antimony for the evelids, oastel for the eyebrows, belladonna to drop into tiie eye to increase the size of the pupil, bistre to stain the bIL16 for veining the temples, bloom of Nin- on atld blanc :le perle for the general shin, and various acid dyes to discharge the natural colour of the hair m>.l turn it of the fashionable palma veechiored.lish yellow. Host of these baautifiers need a ski^ lf^ ul hand to apply, and are by no means safe when employed. Yet so frequent is the use of them by ladies, youag as well as old, that a finished maid is expectell to know how to put them on ami how to get them oft again, which last is alwayi nut su'easy.

The Bishop of ftford, who has been Buffering for some I moothe from ijfimlar disease to that which so frequently rendered Mr. CJbden unable to take 8n aotive part in the duties of public life, has, on the advice of his physicians, gae to Algeria. Insanity ia France is said to be on the increase, in consequeno of the consumption of tobacco. M. Jolly said before the Academy of Sciences—"The immoderate use of tobacco, and more especially of the pipe, produces a weakness in the brain and in the spinal marrow, which causes madness." A fire broke out a few days back in the village of Lappien, Aisne, France, and destroyed 28 cottages. The catastrophe was owing to the imprudence of a man who, observing a magpie which had, during a fortnight, perched every day on the roof of his house, and, looking upon it lIB an evil omen at the moment when his wife was about to become a mother, fired at the bird. The wadding lodged in the thatch and occasioned the con- flagration. A correspondent of tho Scientiifc American says that common brass clocks may be cleaned by immersing the works in boiling water. Rough as this treatment may appear," he says, it works well and I have for many years past boiled my clocks whenever they stopped from accumulation of dust or a thickening of oil upon the pivots. They should be boiled in pure or rain water, and dried on a warm stove or near the fire." The name of the artillerymen injured at the review on Monday is Joseph Lambert, of Poplar, gunner in the Tower Hamlet's Artillery. He wasflatiug with the meu of the First Middlesex Ari illery, when in trying to clear the wheel of au ordinary carriage which was passing close to the cannon he fell, and one of the wheels of the gun passed over his thigh, not breaking but bruising it very badly. PAINFUL SCENE IN A CHURCH.^—On Sunday otter- noon, while the Rev. John Burton, incumbent of St, Margaret's Episcopal Chapel, Meigle, was engaged in reading the service, a female, elegantly attired in a blue silk dress and fashionable bonnet, entered the church in all excited stale, and, proceeding rapidly towards the reading desk where the reverend gentle- man was officiating, she threw ainiall covu over his head, and stizing the prayer-book shut it violently, EX. claiming iu a loud voice as she did so that. she would not allow him to read that book. Mr. Burton im- mediately descended, and, disengaging his head from the cord, attempted to pass her, when a slight struggle ell- sued, and she again endeavoured to get. hold of the prayer-book. The congregation, paralysed by the sud- denness and extraordinary nature of this sacrilegious iu- terruv'/ ioii of the tolomn services in which they were engaged, made no attempt ai, first to interfere, but at lenglii some of the gentlemen present left their pews, a.;d succieded, not without difficulty, in ejecting from the church the unhappy origin,itor of this painful scene. Mi. Burton then proceeded with the service, which was frc'iucni'.iy interrupted by renewed attempts on the part of tho intruder to re-cuter the chapel. When the service was concluded, the reverc-nd gentleman gave out tlie evening hymn, and inUiiiaied that, in consequeuco of what had occurred, ho trusted to the sympathy of his hearers for dispensing oil that occasion with his usual s.rmou. After singing t,he hymn, the benydicliou was pronounced, and the congregation dispersed, to find out- side the unhappy woman walking to and fro, still in n ;,1 :Üe of great excitement. Sue proved to be a dress- maker, living in i,ilo neighbourhood, whose mind for a considerable time past hyi been in a very unsound state. 0.1 more than one occasion before, by tluoateuing let- t- ra and otherwise, she has annoyed Miv llnvton, and one of tho poor young woman's hallucinations is to fancy herself the pro?riCfrix of several of Uw G.?ta?e.? in this "district, more than one of our rc-.i?cut gentry !'?v- ii.? received a formal notice from her L' ?uit their j(".1 ju?H).?. 0? Sunday afternoon she wAi removed i;k '?o custody of a policeman to Perth, where the menial inal idy under which .she labours will doubtless receive every attention.—UuiuJcl Advii'tiser. ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.—Dwellers in Paris know that tho unpoetical market women, or dmcs ile ia laile of the capital, maintain the poeiieal custom of offering a bouquet to any rich young lady who is about to become a bride, and generally choose either the day on which ihe contract w signed or tho nuptial day for this floral offering. it is true th.it the (tames expect a considera- ble gratification in return for their good wishes and flowers, but the custom h, nevertheless, one of the few relies of aucienv, times still religiously maintained. A few days since a superb bouquet was accordingly con- veyed to the residence of a rich aud beautiful young lady who, as the women had heard, was thouf to be married but on arriving at the residence of tho bride's father, in the Pile do Faubourg St. tlooord, they en- countered a funeral car, the white draperies of which indicated that n virgin was ,tl -).)Ilt to be conveyed to her list homo. To the utter astonishment and dismay of the deputation, they found on inquiry that the funeral ws that of the young lady whom they had c,),iio i,o cougratnlale on her approaching marriage. They im- mediately knelt, piously iaid the bouquet on tho coffin, and retired. The origin of this cu,tom is said to be found in an event which occurred ad long back ns the commencement of the twelfth cent a.-y, when Fhillippo Augustus ruled over France. At this epoch no person was authorised to open a .shop in the good city of Paris, but business was done in the markets, which were a fief of the Crown, and from which a considerable revenue was derived. Under Phillippe Augustus an elliet, was issued in favour of the tradesmen, and in gratitude for the royal indulgence tiio dressmakers of the day pre- sented to the Queen a magnificent trousseau in baskets elegantly adorned with flowers. Philippe Augustus was touched with this mark of gratitude, and gavo tho bearers the privilege of being present at all tho marriages of the ki!lg. of Franco, after having embraced each new Queen on her irrival in Paris. This privilege was main!,tilled till 1789, and Marie Antoinetie was the last. Queen -saluted; but, since the devolution the niarkei. women lnve adopted thecustom of presenting themselves before all rich young ladies on their marriage, of salut,- in" them, Making an offering of flowers, anil receiving money in exchange for their deliette attentions. EXTRAORDINARY CIUIMSS AOIViST A SWBOEO^ AT DKUBV. Last week, at the Derby County Police Court, a ca.se which excited go'eat interest was lu ard. Mr. Alfred Olivant Francis, surgeon, Dei by (tho son of a cVrev-M'in), was summoned for indeeautly assaul.inp a married woman named Ann Popper, of Chaddevleu, near Derbv. Tho complainant's evidence was to the effect that," Mr. German, surgeon, tended her for a tumour ill the lower part of tho body, and atYorwara-, sent to her Mr. I'Vancis, who was then his partner. On the 23rd March lit), Mr. Francis visited her, got her to lie down on a broad-seated sofa, to make au examination, and tookadvani.ige of this to commit tho offence. She charged him with the offence, when iie went out of the room, washed his hands, andrao away, leaving thcholle door open. Mr. German, surgeon, proved that Mrs. Pepper told him what had occurred, and seamed very much distressed. He afterwards saw Mr. PYancis and advised him to leave the town, and the latter said he would do so.—Mr. Lcoeh, for the defendant, denied the charge, remarking that the case was full of improba- number of witnesses were called, and the Rev. W. F. Wilkin son, vicar of St. NVei-I)iii -It's ('Iitireli, Dcrhy; the nev. W. Hope, vicar of St Peter's Church; Captain Halguy, Derby Mititit; Mr. G. n. SlmtL, county magistrate; a,ltd Mr. Johnson, iroufouuder, Derby, gave the defen,hut a mnst excellent moral character.—The bench dismissed the ca.se, a result at which the spectators testified their approval. How TO DO THE ROPE TRICK.—The things that ap- pear most difficult of performance are generally the easiest when you know how to do them. The rope- trick is no exception to this rule. Although several yards of rope be knotted round you, in such a network that the coils or twists appear to be involved in an in- extricable labyrinth, yet a little practice will enable you to free yourself in a very few minutes. Now, the key to the whole mystery of detaching yourself from any arrangement of cords whatever, is to he found in the fact that the human body, by reason of the great flexi- bility of its joints and muscles, can be bent in so many different way as to slacken the tightest rope in some place or other. For instance, supposing you are tied in the way shown in the first ot the illustrations given in our last number, you have only to bend yourself back- wards, so as to bring your hands up to the final knot of the rope. You can theu untie it, and soon set your arms free. After that, if you are agile, you can jump over your hands, and untie them in front; or if you are not active enough to do that, you can untie them behind your back, with no great difficulty. Some persons can best perform this trick by bending the body forwards in the first instance. It is a harder task to detach your- self from a chair, especially if the logs are curved, or have mouldings or ornaments upon them, upon which the cords can hitch. Set any one member of your body free first—which may be done by bending the body in various directions, and thus slackening the strain of the j-ope and then you will be able to looaeu the others without difficulty. There is one way of slackening the cords which never fails. Kneel down and bend forward. Every cord is hy this means made quite loose, and yon can then slip them off without untying the knots. A little practice will show how this is done better than a page of description. When you are a proficient; you can slip the cords on again. In fact, a clever performer should always be able to tie as well as to untie himself. We have seen it done by tying the hands in front, then bringing them to the back by bending down and jump- ing through them; and then by dint of throwing the rope over the shoulders, or by a clever use of the teeth, the knots can be re-tied.- From Cassell's Illustrated Fit- mily Paper. Rome is to full that ft lew nights since & bed could not be obtained for 9100. The wife m Mr. H-Tilleard, on whose premises in Southwark the destructive fire and explosion occurred last week, died <m Friday night from the injuries which she sustained through falling from a ladder by means of which she was being rescued from the burning premises. A gentleman in Elgin picked up a bit of auriferous quartz near Woodside the other day. The glittering stone is not so large as one's hand, and must be a chip from a boulder, for there is no quartz rock near the spot where it was found, or, at least, none cropping out through limestone or sandstone, which underlie this dis- tricL-Elgin Courant. A sad accident occurred near Escrick Hall, six miles from York, the seat of Lord Wenlock, last week. His lordship's eldest son, Mr. Lawley, was shooting rabbits, and a rabbit catcher named Richard Smith was with him. By some means or other the gun Mr. Lawley was carrying exploded, and the charge entered Smith's forehead and caused his death. There is near Raigmore tollbar, Inverness, nearly 100 yards below high water mark, a well of splendid fresh water, from which the tenants of the bar get their water, and out of whioh, before the days of railways, many weary pedestrians quenched their thirst. It is regularly overflown by the tide to the depth of several feet, but as soon as the tide recedes it boils up as fresh and cold as any mountain spring.-Elgin Courier. Mr. Gladstone went one day lately to the Working Man's Exhibition vt Lambeth. The doorkeeper did not know him, and demanded five shillings for admittance. "Five shillings!" said the Finance Minister—"is not that more than your usual fee for admittance I" Oh, yes, sir; but the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to speak to-day, and the demand for seats is so great that we have raised the price to five shillings." So Mr. Gladstone paid his money, and had the satisfaction of hearing his own speech.-Court Journal. INTERESTING DISCOVERY.—A most curious discovery has recently been made in the venerable parish church of Windermere. The plaster having come away over one of the arches, a band of red and black was revealed. On the removal of more of the thick layers of white- wash, a beautiful inscription in Old English characters was found. Further search was instituted, and similar inscriptions have been discovered on all the walls be- tween the arches in the nave. It is conjectured that these inscriptions were placed in the church at the time of the Reformation. Wo subjoin a specimen :—" Is the breade and wine turned into the boddie and bloode of Christ; No; for if you turne or tako away ye signe that may be sene it is no sacrament." A YANKEE OUTDONB.-Some of Sherman's soldiers were foraging round a house owned by some pretty Se- cesh ladies. One of the men seeing the earth in the gar- den freshly turned up, asked, What is buried there ?" Nothing," was the reply. "You can't come over a Yank that way; I guess I'll find something worth look- ing after here." He fell to digging the lady appeared quite distressed, and requested that he would desist. This only fired his cupidity, and he dug the more vigor- ously, until he got down some six or eight feet. He would not even suffer any of his comrades to help him, claiming the whole as his perquisites. It chanced to be a well that had recently been closed in. At length the young girl told those on the look-out, when a good laugh was got up at his expense. He got up, put on his coat, and made tracks, using very strong language to sooth his injured feelings.—New York He- rald. ANOTHER PHASE OF THE EDMUNDS SCANDAL.—The Bethell acaudal is likely to give rise to an action for libel, if not to an administration of personal chastisement with a horsewhip. Some time since a letter signed "V index" appeared in the Standard, making some very unpleasant charges, and stating, among other things, that the Lord Chancellor's son, Mr. Richard Bethell, had been "re- moved from a public oilice." The Lord Chancellor reolied to tho cliai-goi at the time, and on Friday the correspondence assumed another phase, Mr. Richard Bethell having published a letter which shows that "Vindex" is Mr. Wilde, late Registrar of the Leeds Bank- ruptcy Court. Mr. Bethell states that lie has placed the matter in the hands of his solicitor with a view to action for libel, and he concludes that Mr. Wilde will be fortunate if he does not "some day," like Mr. Fraser of old, meet with a Grantley Berkeley, and the "prac- tical treatment" which the latter gentleman gave to Mr. Fraser. TWKNTI-FIVE THOUSAND WIDOWS.—Twenty-five thou- sand widows are receiving pensions under the laws passed recently. Twenty-five thousand widows made by the present war. By its bullets and bombshells, its cannon balls and bayonets, its wounds, its camp fevers, and privations. Twenty-five thousand women receive pension; how many thousands do not, we are not told. Man? do not know whether their soldier lies under .Southern sod, or languishes in a Southern prison, or who will watch and wait for him long after the magnolia blossoms on his grave. Twenty-five thousand widows. How many orphans ? how many childless motber.,1 how many lwtrothed maidens, whose young hopes have been nipped, and whose hearts are seared and scarred for life! What victory can compensate for so many broken hearts, even for the fact that so many helpless women have been reduced from comfort to beggary ? for again we say there are more than 25,000 widows made by this war, who have not received even a misera- ble pension.- -New York Paper. A FEW WORDS ADOUT WORKING MEN'S CLOTHES.— I very much wish that you would allow me to communi- cate, through the Builder, to the world at large, the particulars of a little trick which I have practiced for some years with great comfort. I must stato that I have as tidy and industrious a wife at home as any man could desire, and it is to her I am indebted for the idea and the carrying of it out. I never wear the same suit of clothes, or under-clothing, or bools, two days running. I am only a working ill in, in a dirty, foul em- ployment, and tho clothes of my fellow-workmeu fairly stink; they call me "The gentleman," because I appear comparatively resectable. Now, I have two clean shirts a week (my whole stock of shirts is four; not of a very grand sort, but they do forme), aud I put on one clean shirt on Sunday morning, and one clean one on Monday morning. Then the Sunday one goes on again on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and the Monday ono goes on again on Wednesday and Friday. Tho days they arc left at home, my wife looks to them, sees to any tears, &e., which my work has caused; on fine days she hangs them out in the wind, aud so on. The samo with my stockings aud outer clothes. My boots also she dries and tidies up. Before J get home at night from work, she has laid out on my chair, at my bed.-ide, all my toggery for next day and when I get up in the morning, I have no trouble whatever wiih iny clothes. I give myself a good wash, and .start a king Why, sir, cannot all working men with wives at home I mean m"u who earn a fair week's wages—do the saute thing, whether they are carpenters or masons, or smiths, or what not ? I can assure them that it does not. cost me one penny more a year fur clothcs than it does my mates; indeed, less than some. Any kithl of two sets of clothes answers, aud the good comes directly. I did not like my wife to have so much trouble with nie„t first, but she was determined to do it, and I was obliged to give way. She is a good one, sir. God bless lici, Woi'.Kixci MAN.—Builder. TI I n SIAMESE TWINS.—The New York correspondent of the Morning Herald gives the following account of these extraordinary personages:—" Singular as it may seem, there are two persons in the South who have not been materially affected by the war. For them con- scription has no terrors; politics have no excitement. And yet those seemingly happy mortals are not whollv blcssed. Gladly would they become humble privates in Lee's battered army, if so they might change their con- dition. Physically they aro united, but morally and socially they are divided. Since their withdrawal from public view, the'Siamese twins,'as they are popularly termed, have resided on their plantation near the town of Salisbury, in North Carolina. In this world's goods they are well to do, and among their 'ch:tttels' are se- veral scores of negroes. For many years they have lived iu harmony with their wives and children, their families being periodically increased, until, after a "certain lapse of time, each becama the happy possessor of five flourish- ing 1 olive branches.' Up to this time between the two there had been apparently a perfect community of thought and purpose. But an event' occurred in the family of Chang, the larger of the two brothers, through which great subsequent trouble arose. A sixth child was added to him, and this advantage' not only excited intense animosity in the mind of the wife of his brother Eng, but led to a separation between that person and Mrs. Chang, the two women occupying different houses, but remaining on the samo plantation. This jealousy had its effect upon Eng, who is the smaller and feebler of the two, and he is now said to look ten years older than his brother. The twins have as little to say to each other as possible; of course, such a thing as total silence is out of the question.1 Their fate is certainly deplorable. Regarding each other with feelings of bitter- ness, they are yet bound together by a tie, any attempt to saver which would almost inevitably result in the death of both. Through lie ligature which connects ihem passes an artery as large as the femoral artery, aud it was the opinion of the eminent Londonsurgeons who examined them some years since that any operation tending t:) free the brothers from this abnonua) con- nection would prove fatal. They are, it will be remem- bered, wed'iod to .sisters, whi 'h renders the estrange- ment still more unfortunates Chang aud Eng have all ample fortune their deposits iu various banks iu the city are very considerable. In agricultural pursuits they have prospered, despite the war. Taken all in all, matter for a very respectable story hangs about these world-famous twins." The dispute between the seamen and the owners of tne Quebec timber traders at Poole has been settled by a compromise, the seamen having consented to go to sea for 93 15s. a month. From intelligence received by the French Government, it appears that the development of the growth of cotton in Algiers has risen in two years, in the single province of Bona, from 60 to 490 hectares. The Government of the Danubian provinces, in order to prevent the propagation of unsound h^ adopted measures to prevent the import of eee^h has not been carefully examined, in order that the Go- vernment may guarantee the quality to purchasers. THE GLASGOW POISONING CASE.-It is said that the police in Glasgow have been successful in discovenng a correspondence between Dr. Pritchard and ^^8'^ resident in that city, who is reported to have £ 14,000 m her own right. On Friday, the boiler of a locomotive engine belong- ing to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway exploded at Stirling Station. A luggage clerk named Sampson was very seriously injured, and Simeaton, the driver, was also much hurt. The great bulk of the joiners and house-carpenters of Newcastle and Gateshead are now on strike for a half- holiday on Saturday. Twelve of the masters have ac- ceded to the demand of the men, but 46 of the other employers refused to do so, and the men, according to previous notice, consequently struck work on Saturday. During the past week the district around Aldershot has been the scene of frequent beath,fires, which have swept over large tracts of land, and in some instances involved a great destruction of property before they could be extinguished. The fires are supposed to have been of incendiary origin. The worst form of scarlet fever having made its ap- pearance in the Tuileries and the fear of infection spreading amongst the inmates, it has been proposed to remove the Imperial Family of France to the Ely6e. The director of the works, however, has refused to re- ceive the imperial party in consequence of the damp and unaired state of that palace. A Staffordshire paper announces that last week Mr. Bates, Tamworth, was walking in a meadow adjoinirg the river Tame, when he noticed a small stone bot-la closely corked lying in the grass. Upon removing the cork he found the bottle contained a piece of piper, on which the following words had been written with a pen- cil:—"Worcestershire, Broomsgrove, December 8.— This is to certify that Frantz Muller was innocent of the murder of Mr. Briggs. Against such time as this meets with anyone to read it the real murderer will be past bringing in guilty." The seventh detailed annual report of the Registrar- General for Scotland draws attention to the state of elementary education in that country as exhibited in the proportion of men and women able to sign their names in the marriage register, which the report says continues satisfactory, seeing that 89.39 per cent. of the men. and 78.67 per cent. of the women, who married in Scotland in 1861, were able to sign their names. Year ,tfterye-r it appears that as many women are able to sign their names ia the marriage register in Scotland as men in England. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SURGEON.—An accident of a fatal nature occurred to Mr. William Bryckwood rom- kin, surgeon, of Wytham, on Wednesday last, at Billeri- cay. Mr. To'iikin was driving a horse in a phseton the horso had never been in a four-wheeler, and on des- cending the hill from the towil it became restive and commenced kicking, when Mr. Tomkin, in attempting to escape from the carriage, was thrown out and suffered a compound fraci-ure of the right leg ? he also received other injuries. Mr. Tnmkin was carried to the Red Lio.i, where the leg was speedily set by Messrs. Day and Carter, who were promptly in atteudence. At first it was hoped the patient was going on favourably, but we deeply regret to otato that gangrene set Îll early oil Sunday morning, which resulted in death.-B8cx Herald. BASK ROBBERY IN BEIILIN-The Voss-Zeitung re- lates that some astonishment was caused to the popula- tion of Berlin a few days back by the bank remaining closed part of the morning. At midday the doors were opened, when the public learned that the cause of the delay in commencing business was the discovery that a very large number of 50 thalers (187f. 50c.) notes of the year 1816 had disappeared, having been either lost or abstracted. The directors, in the meantime, offered a reward of 1000 thalers for the recovery of the property. A former servant at the bank was afterwards arrested with the greater part of the missing notes in his posses- sion. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF A BOY.—A little boy named Poole, 10 years of age, had a singularly narrow escape from accidcntal death at ilury St. Edmunds, a few days ago. With two other ciiillrt n, a boy and a girl, he was drawing water from a well, when he slipped aud fell iu, a depth of some GO feet, there being seven or eight, feet of water iu the bottom of the well. It ap- pears that ou rising to the surface he clung to the rope, and his companions commenced drawing him up. When he had been drawn up a short way he let go his hold and pgain fell. Nnlhiug daunted, the children a second time endeavoured to draw their playmate up, and were oepoily successful, wheu it was found he had sustained no further injury than a slight bruise on the head and a thorough drenching. STRANGE DHCOVERT OF A MURDERER.—The follow- ing sensational paragraph is running the round of the German press "A cattle dealer of Prussi in Silesia was murdered aud robbed some twelve years since, and no trace of the murderer could be found. A year later the murdered man's daughter married a master butcher with whom s he has lived ever since. A few days back, while ore-paring to move to another h-mse, the woman found among her husband's effects a small purse em- broidered with silver which she herself had m ule for her fa!her, aud which had disappeared ,-ifier the murder. A horrible suspicion took possession of her mind, aud hav- ing taxed her husband with the crime, he made a full confession, and has consequently beeu arrested and com- mitted for trial."—Globe. A TOAD'S TOILET.—Audubon relates that he once saw a toad undress himself. He commenced by pressing his elbows hard against his sides and rubbing downward. After a few smart rubs his skin began to burst open along his back. He kept on rubbing until he had work- ed all his skin into folds on the sides and hips then grasping one hind log with both hands, ho h mled oif one leg of his pants the same as anybody would, then stripped off the other hind leg in the same way. He then took his cast off cuticlo forward between his fore ■ legs in his mouth and swallowed it; then by railing and lowering his head, swallowing as his head caino do n, he stripped off the skin underneath until it came to his fore-legs, and then grasping one of these with the oppo- site hand, by considerable pulling lie stripped the oilier, and by a d-'igle motion of the head, and while swallow- ing, he drew it from the neck aud swallowed the whole. An Irishman, who was in the habit of getting tipsy, and neglecting his work, was frequently remonstrated with, but to little purpose, until one day, as Pat came in the worse for the crathur," and became rather noUv, his employer eille(I him into his office. After a while Pat came out, when a number of his fellow-workmen I went to him to hear what the governor had sai 1 this time. He is a fine man," said Pat, a very gintel man."—" Well, what did lie say to you Oeh, an sure he t ilke(I kiii(Ily to iile,-jiist like a father. Au' sure he is a kind-hearted Christian, and wouldn't thar-, rum the feelings of the mauest mail in the wurr-.dd."— Well, what did he say to you ?"—" An' stii-e lie is ,t fine man." sail Pilt, an' he spaked to me jist like a kind father, au' tould me if I iver came in dhrunk agin he wud kick me out of the shop!" .JILTED.-At the Manchester Cathedral, on Monday, a large number of marriages took place. To witness tho arrival oftho" happy pairs there was a c .osiderable c-oiicours. Socio excitement was occasioned by the rumour that an unfaithful youth had jilted a young- lady, and that up to the last he had led her to believe that he intended making her his bride, wllile he was paying his attentions elsewhere, and that the deceived lady intended making a demonstration. Early hi the morning nine couples came out of the building, and the crowd, led by the deceived fair one, gi,e, e(i them with marks of a not very platable character. The crowd, however, ma.de some mistake as to the couple, and the faithless swain and his bride managed to elude the vigil- ance of the furious damsel. However, late iu the af.er- s he discovered the couple at Knott. Mill fair, and ihan she commenced a foriou* onslaught, knocking off the man's hat, tearing his clouUes, and pulling his liair, while the trei.ibli;>g btide was also seriousl y mauled, her wedding clothes being literally (urn to rags. THE CniLD-BUnNiMG CASE AT YORK.—We stated last week that nv-i women, mother and daughter, the former named Eleanor Tcasdale and the latter Margaret Tcasdale, had been apprehended at York ou the charge of concealing- i.hebirih of burning the body. On Monday the two women were brought Le- fore the n,e.gi :t/, aies, when tlie evidence produced show- ed that beyond do.ibt the younger prisoner had been delivered a, fully developed child, the mother oLd her upon childbirth. The police also found some calcine bones it..dor the fire grate in the prisoner's house, i.d ni an adjoining soil-pla.ee they discovered the eh.arrul remains of bo.ns, a of skull, and brdns. The i'octal- (Mr. T. F. Marshall) who had examined these remains would not swear thai, Incy belonged to a biit'iau being, although he was of opinion that they did. Under these cire.mi-.tances tho bc'.ch discharged fr no custody the elder prisoner, and committed fir: younger oue for trial at the assizes, simply ou the charge of COli- cealment of birth. Saunders's News Letter mentions a rumour that Fe. nian delegates have arrived in Dublin from New York. An international atrricultural exhibition, to be held at Cologne in the months of May and June, will be in augurated by the Crown Prince of Prussia on the 16th. of May next. The Davenport Brothers have retired from the rough handling of the public, and now only give their 8danoeg in private circles. We (Observer) understand that Mr. Thwaites, chair. man of the Metropolitan Board of Works, will receive the honour of knighthood on the occasion of the opening of the great system of intercepting sewers on both banka of the Thames. Wm. Henry West Betty, known in dramatic history as. the Infant Roscius, now lies dangerously ill. It must be quite half a century since he last appeared on the. stage. A shocking accident happened near the Seven Sisters- road, Holloway, on Saturday evening. Two men were. at work in a sewer, which is being made there, when suddenly a part of it feli in. One of the men was btt. ried alive, and all efforts to extricate him failed. On Saturday, Mr. Vandervelde, photographer, Kent- road, London, was knocked down a short distance from his own residence by a dog (to whom some mischievous boys had tied a tin kettle) running between his legs. His skull was fractured by the force of the fall, and a portion driven into the brain, causing almost instant death. The efforts made to save the life of the convict Lynch who now lies in the Cork County Gaol under sentence of death, have failed. Mr. Joyce, the Governor of the gaol, received a letter on Friday morning from General Larcom informing him that the law must take its course, and desiring him to informlynch of this decision. I A PERSON or VERY REGULAR HABITS."—Soma 25 years ago, or perhaps a little more, an aged and high- ly respected physician departed this life in one of the counties of Massachusetts. This worthy gentleman had reached at the time of his disease the extraordinary age. of 105 years. The period of his death was one of great excitement in regard to the temperance question, and it was felt that most important lessons for the benefit of the cause could be derived from an investigation of the ordin. ary habits of a gentleman of education and scientific attain. ments. Accordingly a committee was deputed on the part of the temperance societies to wait upon the old gentleman's grandson, to obtain from him all the parti. culars concerning his aged relative. Doubtless," said the chief interlocutor, your grandfather," enjoying such a remarkable span of existence, was a strict obser- ouch a remar k a b le ver of the rules of temperance, and we need not express our confidence that he indulged in no excess in the use of hurtful kinds of drink." Oh, no, sir,' said the per. son inquired of, You may be quite sure of that. My grandfathar was a person of very regular habits." But we should like to know, if you please," pursued 'the questioner, something in particular regarding his mode of life; how, for instance, he began, and passed, and ended the day" Well, sir, when he first rose in the morning he took about half a glass of pure Jamaica rum; my grandfather was a person of very regular habits; this was his uniform custom." This, I suppose," said the inquirer, was to give a sort of fillip to his system after the lethargy of lengthened repose, made requisite as an exceptional case by his very advanced period of life. Please tell us what his practice was during the rest of the day." My grandfather, gentlemen, was a person of very regular habits, and took nothing else of this sort until eleven o'clock, and then only a glass of Jamaica rum." Indeed; did he drink anything with his meals I" Not exactly with his meals; about half an hour before dinner he drank a mixture to which he was partial, consisting half and half of cider and rum. But after drinking that it was his custom to go out for a short walk and return to dinner. When dinner was about half through he would then drink, say, a glass of rum or whisky, as the case might be, and another when dinner was over. Dinner was always punctually on the table atone o'clock; he took no more until four o'clock, an,1 after that a small quantity in his tea. His practice was not to drink anything else until near bedtime, which was alway, ninc 0 clock, when he had a glass or tno of whisky or rum unless, indeed, some neighbour or friend came in to join him. He was very hospitable always, and, as I have remarked, extremely regular in his habits." The Committee looked at one another and hesitated about pursuing the inquiry any further. It occurred to them, however, that it would be well to save themselves, if possible, in regard to the use of tobacco. Did Dr. ever smoke ?" asked the chairman, That," said their host, was one of his most regular habits. He was not often without a pipe in his mouth, when not engaged professionally. He did not smoke in his bed." Surely, then, he used tobacco in no other way ?" sug- gested the interrogator. My grandfather every Satur- day afternoon, gentlemen, purchased a certain quantity of pigtail tobacco, say from 21 to 23 inches in length; this he cut up into seven different portions, one of which per day, and no more, he used for chewing in the course of the seven days of the week. My grandfather's habits, as I have observed," Oh, confound your grandfather and his habits," broke in the questioner, out of all pat- ience. I beg your pardon, sir, but it is not necessary to pursue this subject any further. -Boatuit Courier.

It is well known that the Teas imported from China for consumption in this country are artificially coloured, to impart a fictitious appearance of value. This is so gene- rally known that Companies have been formed for the sale of uncoloured Teas—a process not dfficult to accom- plish, by means of steam tube and drying pan, thus ren- dering a uniformity of colour and nature never yet arrived at. This is to be avoidell by purchasing Himalaya Tea, which is strong and invigorating, being free from the poisonous colour put on China Tea. Sold only in packets at 3s. 4d., 4s., and 4s. 4d. per lb. A list of local agents are in our advertising columns. INTERESTING TO LADIES.—At this season of the year, the important process of bleaching and dressing Laces and Linens for Spring and Summer wear commences, we would particularly call the attention of our fair read- ers to the Glenfield Starch, an artiele of primary im- portance in the getting up of these articles. The Glen- tield Starch b specially manufactured for family use, and such is its excellence that it is now exclusively used in the Royal Laundry, and Her Maje ty's Laundress pronounces it to be the finest Starch she ever used. Her Majesty's Lace Dresser says it is the best she has tried, and it was awarded two Prize Medals for its supe- riority. The manufacturers have much pleasure in sta- ting that they have been appointed Starch Purveyors to H. 11. H. the Princess of Wales. The Gleniield Starch i.i sold iu packets only, by all Grocers, Chandlers &c., &c. DR. LOCOCK'S Pi'LMostcWArrr.s.—Rc.ul the following from Mr. R. lliehardsou, Surgeon and Chemist, 0, Cut- pin- i Row, Dublin Amongst the many most surpris- ing statements of the good results of Dr. Loeock's Pul- monic wafers which I have heard, one person stated that for Seventeen Years Dr. Locock's Wafers have kept her ,-dive, and she would not feel safe to go to bed without taking them. I need hardly say that I recommend the Wafers, and invariably observe a beneficial result." DR. LOCOCK'S PIJLMOSIO WAFKRS give instant relief and a ra- pid cure of asthma, con iiunption, coughs, and all disor- ders of the breudi and lungs. All throat affections are immediately relieved by allowing one to dissolve in the mouth. To singers and public sneakers they are invalu- able for clearing and strengtheninthe voice. They have a pleasant taste. Price 1;. lid., L's. 9d., 4s. Gil., and lis. per bore. JSold by all mcdicine vendors. CAUTION'.— livery box of the iiiedit itic has the words "DR. LOCOCK'S WAFERS in while letters on a red ground in the Government Stamp, without which ALL A;.2 COUNTEE- l'urs. BREAKFAST DEVEr,.trr.-Homoeap;ltllic Practitioners, and tho Medical Profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. Alien the doctrine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach the nut was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Upps, of London, homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 18;1 to turn his attention to this subject, and at length succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate ma- chinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, aud so refined by the perfect trituration it receives in the process it passes through, as to he most acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use, lipps's cocoa is distiuguished as an invigorating, grateful break fast beverage, with a delicious aroma. Dr. Hassall, in his work 11 Fooil and its Adulterations," says Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritious principles; every ingredient necessary to the growth and .sustenance of the body." Again, As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tea. Directions -Two teaspoonfuD of the powder in a break- fast cill), illlcd up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined J-tt., Vfb., and l-th, labelled packets, and sold at Is. Gd. per lb., by grocers, confectioners, and chemists. FSERISISO TEST OF THE TLCULIAB EXCELLENCE OF DB. DB JOXQU'S LIUIIT-ISROWX COD Liviit OIL.—The most incontrovertible and practical proof of the high estima- tion ill which this pure and genuine Oil is held hy the members of the medical profession, is the entiic conti. deuce and great stiece.-s with which they use it themselves, proscribe it in their own families, and recommend it to their colleagues. The following are extracts from ill. numerable medical opinions. Kiclup-d Edgcuicba, Esq, Senior Surgeon to the J loyal Dispensary, ol)sei,CS have used Dr. ue Jongli's Oil in my own family with marked success, and believe it to be in its effects superior o any other prepaiaiion." Powlniid Dalton, Esq,) Di_ strict Medical Officer at Bury Ht. Edmunds, writes to 111*, de Jong'n's lic Oil 1 have had from )'ou was for my own use, and it has ceitainly been the only me.iDs of saving my life Oil two occa duns; and even now when I feel out of condition,' I tako it—and like it— unmixed with anything, as being the nicst agreeable way." I)r. de Jongli's Light-l!rowu Cod Liver Oil 's sold only in capsuled imperial half-pints, 2s. (id., pints, 4s. 9d.; quarts, Ks-; hy his sole consignees, Ansar, Harford, and Co., 77, Strand, Loudon; and by respectable chemists.