imeofe, and MB& tka* if was pr i*vnw. M r . Barker said he

/ I T T H E O F PRIZES STAL PALACK. pnoer.tms.ths prizes won at the lata

to the successful compefTOjre-took _ Palace on Monday. His Royal

mander-in-Chief ofrraBttsd. A ersa-I aasetatota wars present, the vast djoiatog galleries being M e d trlQt af the proceeding*

i OB these intereeting oecuioJH caJU I eapleins to the audrenca the nature he circumstances under which, i t ha*, at by the permission of h i ] Royal 1 now proceed to read the list o f nr&»>

hness would then present the p»t**»v

w the proceedings say a law word*, c l r ed np Captain Field, Honourable r, and presented' him with the county, local Rifl* Association bronaa medal:

E . Boss, Cambridge TTnfrertlty. a n t jfh a similar bronze medal, woa bw dtlon between the Universities, and at anted him a beaatilol silver mounted,

wired by the Australian CotontaMsV admiration for his skill i n rina-

flowed a long series of extra prizes,, .copes, Arid-grasses, waUhas, eona,

engravings, centre-pieces, and last,, a, miniature billiard-taMe, t a k e n h j 1 pu i s of (ha country, amongst WOOBV •A Boas and" two of hto sons cam* «yk Jl bring loudly cheered, more espeeinBy

k whose gallant feat of arms i l l dhr , ot the river Gogra by his aktU S I *

any dilated on. Sergeant Martin B . hetorias. C sprain Beaton, and L i e u t * [ also had to make several appearances* ds of their (kUL _ „

•an of the Ashbarton Challenga SMeia [eleven of the public schools, was one Ot

ic incidents of the proceedings, Ttm i c m s on the platform, and aasistecl to

at bttlky piece of plate. I n present-ma ef the BIcho shield, to be w a n a . •lisa eight, Lord Elcho said that tha TV so saV, was to be Engtana's agate.

I te wait (or the third time of aattnfc mtmm C H . Lindsay haariadt fa*. . to the Dake far presentation,and to dated his corps and himself on the UgB • perse had attained amongst the yofnn-

SreaV Britain. He explamecj tot «ea to swell the funds of the association; heir success handed an ebony box, OOtV-e severe*^ resulting from the sntraBOS . competitors for selection to repnsaent i campetinon for the honour of hafdtah

I year. I n presenting the Prince op ito Corpora Bamball, a due comnff-

l to that gentleman's good: shooting, saaaadthwaathfactioa which n*t f l coMr , metropolitan velanteers fait, that to d- this year gone into the provinces, ana,

lertnant Roberts, who recetred a oeTfsct, I of the London Rifle Brigade plajsin^

t w i n * her* eemee." The gaUant sutv fehs oaal l i t t le blue case containing; ay I with a sangfroid that dootfjess stand* lead is hie nfle practice, and oeaeettd** Else of brethren m anna and tt» wrmta

atora, Tbta brought the cawTrroary Of

* » Rosa, the Captain of the Scctdflr1

_ forward, amid cheers, to prnpnaaC •so the Duke of Csmbttdge. L ° * * 2 » 2 V

th* EegUsh Eight, ably seconded tnar tab conclusion of hia speech, prop«»r£

Ma Royal IRghness, which w i j h s a r t B y lis Royal Highness, to a gr«cefsi ipeSJCOV • In which he complimented the j o n m h

• end the various winners of prizes in: pair*" Erocesdiogs then terminated, and

Jsrrteera and spectators proceeded to to •hen prizes were offered for competrWW DJT laiferm, in raring, jumping, throwing anar [ i n puttiog the stone, for which lynw; trrosvanor, and Sir J . Pstxton, sated sT

\TING A LADY OF TIILS. , und-street Police-court, James our, upholsterer. 4w. Upper Mars* ' nrged before M r . Tardley w i th 1 Ct CurahenbuioVstreet, anal oatttha;

[ ot Lusty Algernon ChJchtwtr*.—1 I was ratting on Thursday isftsiisMI

pieet, on herseuaok, and hast nry hr [ieliow (the pe-iaonar) vOBheeka* ra»,

1, thought nothing o f i t , but" d h * aethmg against my tog. SndrtoaryJ

hand, and wi th is he cut thiUutjB toaes. He made no remark at ^ t ( to prisoner): Hawe y o * aar utrixr—Prtooaer: No> nothing a t B o n , riding master, Btated: LastJ j r iding with me in- Oumbertend-ssWWl

Irble Arc*, by m y ride. I w s ^ OB o f the lady, and B a w the' •prmossar

op to her. She almost immemMeft [me that ha had out her ridine rlabtt

off. and I oailed out to * •sa ran into, a puliesssaaYs arms.—Mr. [ y o n see the knife in hto hand ft—Witness: l e f t hand aide of the lady, so t h a t i f h» [could not have seen, i t .—Ladv Chiches-

uer) aestoowterfgeel what he had done, knife. D certainly was frigWfensrjtV!

A i n plain dotmes in CbmbealasnT1

d oriea of " Polioe." The p r r son«7 iC _ a , and I put my arms round hint. T Ckson what prisoner had done. &B tt>™ •atar said he had had t o o mach to.i | ( t o prisoner): What have- you to Le:-—Prisoner: I don/t reeoOec* aaytt IThad a drop too much to dr jh l t—1

o n think vour drunkenness is an exojn^,... r o , sir; but let me te l l yon ttart t « S » | to pay for a new habit.—Mr. YardjMTi. W any reason why I should allow yOU-.TO Tpaltry ewrase '—Prisoner: W e l l , atf, VBr. ay: Yon seem s), and I should _ [•to go npon the payment i _ [damage. I shall sentence yon to OBft k labour. Prisoner, who was surprise^ W [was then removed. „

ovwry-ef n o f > » i of «be

- J i n a r y B e o o v e r y o f StaisnSm •the beginning of the year, M»i T . Pb*waJi( I n t i u r N'ewpozt, the laagesb ooaj aro^naiW Ipality, died, leaving property t o a. I'M* [ t h a t on the \6tW May a ooinjtor<>c«ri*ej»« Ts?no» was breken mto, a n d h is 'wi l l , w » « *

i jiroved, and' a rnswasaiga aeatlemewt o r ' riad off. The thtovaa-alao carried 1 *\?1

•ouiu u n d f r i s J n n g i < , a. box of oigmrw, aatl [bu t left btoa plate a n d other a r t i o i e e v i W<1. The npk*ery excitod great inf—1

[ o f 4ldt>waa offered for the reoot , and jeiOO more on t h e . o o n T i o t o o n i , . trace whatever oould be found «C ^

n r « k Mince, wnen an andnjrmou»leWerwa* ane of t ie parties conceened, ps^mrriBSJ to of the Gear family wauld proceed a t ' • (of the night- t o a certain gate, the^viJg |a restored The appointment was a<j»<;tfjr

JpVa* inetruoted to treat, A cas««d>oa* ,BfarT | u i t is believed he had smother man J

a i sa ieJ x.ito. and/ t h o sum bfl ingi e oonlerenoe abrupriy and wen* t -_ L t n m n t waa made for Mom toy nigb* •atwjg

•tools but BO agreement waa come toL.Jj* [s^ubaequenti|y arqanged a n d the ««!o£jJJ ailed in , ana a large force so di»perjB«*£z*» ordoa round the plana. PoKce-cnni"**

•sen p l a c e d i n a s p o t i n whioh he lay < l a male raanberof the doer f a m i l y T

i female. Unfortunately, tSe last ^ roaphing the gate, stommed over1 Jto' 1 the denouement. The officer j t

i and closed wi th the tfcief, and a< i, in whieh the unknown bwHfc 1

| a n d >«»bed off, aba police ^wsedrh^l-— I a p i s t o l at the t t o e f who waa femf^

^ documents afterwards flicMedr^uBOT .e the contact had taken place.. ? S it to be the son o f a-reejsectoble ^ " " ' • ' " V

. a n d i t U beMeved that h*ha&o«nJ W * [ o f some w o r s e scoundrel.

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T H E T E E S D A L E M E R C U R Y — W E D N E S D A Y , J U L Y 29, 1863.

T H E N E W S BUDGET.

M a i l s f o r C u b a a n d Mexico.—Notice has been riven by the Postmaster-General, Mating that on the lst August next, and thenceforward, the rates of postage apon letters addressed to Cuba and Mexico, intended to be forwarded by the French mail packets leaving S t Nazaire on the 16th of each month, w i l l 1M assimilated to those npon letters for Cuba and Mexico when sent by British packet, viz., not exceeding} oz , l a . ; above J oz., 2a,; above 1 oz., 3s.; above 1J o t , and not exceeding 2 ozs., i>.; fair each additional } oz., Is. The postage mast, in sit cases, he paid in advance;' or the letters cannot be forwarded.

T h e S h o o t i n g Season i n F r a n c e . - " There is some idea," says the I'rogris of Le Mans, " of dividing all the •oropartments ot France into three groups, and of fixing one data for the opening of the shooting season in each of those zones. The first would comprise tho departments of the South; the second, the Central de­partments; and the third, those of the North. I f we are well informed, the shooting season wil l commence ia the first one about the middle of August, in the second at the end of tho same month, and In the third from the 20th to the 12thof September."

C a p t u r e o f a Murderer.—Pennington, the I seaman who.mnrdtrtd his aweetheart in Su John's-lane, Liverpool, In May last, by cutting her throat, has been apprehended by the New York police. Detective Carlisle, of the Liverpool police force, hss gone to America for the prisoner, ana wil l most probably br ing him to England in time to he tried at the South' Lancashire assizes, m Angast When spprthended Pennington hsd disguised his former appearance as much as possible by shaving his whiskers and eyebrows off, but he is tattooed in a peculiar manner, and this fact led to his detection. A brother of the murdered g i r l has gone oat wi th Carlisle, as he knows the prisoner well. 1 •, , . { ' , »

E m i g r a t i o n . — A Parliamentary return under this hesd shows that the number emigrating from the United Kingdom during the year 1860, was 128,469, for the year 1861, the number, was 91J70; 121,214, for 1864, and 121,768' for 186S. The number thst emigrated for the years 1816 to 1863 (firstsix months) was 1.234.5CC to the North American colonies; 3,238,579 to the United States; 803,162 to the Australian colonies and New Zea­land (from 1825 To 1868); sod 105,6*9 to all other places, staking a total sum i f 5,380,886.

D r u n k e n n e s s a n d A t t e m p t e d Suicide.—John Niel, a labourer, was brought before the polite magistrate it Marylebone, charged with hsvisg, while in a state of intoxication, attempted1 to terminate his existence, between ten and aJeven on Friday night, by throwing himself into the Begem's Canal, Bloom field-road, Pad-iington. I t Was shown that the prisoner had been drink­ing nearly the whole of - the week.—Mr. Mansfield asked lim if he had snj thing to say, and he mads no reply.—

]3e was remanded.

A V i s i t to the C a n c e r Hospital.—Mtos Bor-ett Coutts, accompanied by Lady Falmouth, paid a visit o the Cancer Hospital, Brompton, lost week. Miss Bur-let t Coutts wss one of the earliest supporters ot the in­stitution ; and this benevolent lady, who takestuch deep

interest in -tho- charity, went over very carefully the (wards, and wss pleased to express her entire approba­tion of all the arrangements connected wi th the hospital; ind i t must 'indeed have been most gratifying to her to see the efficiency cf a charity at the foundation of which she presided, asd which she so materially harped o rear. The founder and some of the gentlemen of the omm ittee of management attended the ladies in their aspection. '

A c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e D u k e o f B r u n s w i c k . — The action brought by Madams de Civry for.an a l l -nestary allowance from her putative father, the Duke of IruTisVick, which has been so leng before the public, has ieen advanced another stage. On Thursday the Civil tribunal of the Seine delivered judgment on the various reliminary questions and objections raised. The Court eclared Madame da Civry entitled to prosecute the

ion against the daks, she being by her marriage a rench subject, and the circumstances (poverty) which e alleged bad forced her to fake legal proceedings

aving arisen subsequently to her seqaisition of the Jits of s French ciiizea. The Court farther decided at the Duke of Brunswick should pay the costs of the roceedings so far. This decision dears the ground for 'ie trial of the esse op its own merits, and, unless a com-omise should be effected, the duke wil l have to show lisfactory reasons for declining to grant an alimentary lowanee for the support of his illegitimate daughter and

family. , , , j i . i ' l i i ' . i

L a n d S l ip .—On the night of the 13th of Juno, wi th sound loader than the discharge of a park of artillery, large section of the rock on the north or Canada side of iagars falls nesr Mr. Davis's Table Rock Hotel, fell into e yawning abyss below, giving the falls on that side more decided horse-shoe appearance than they had fore. These frequent elides prove that those persons bo have purchased property a short distance above the atcatasact. I f ' t hey live long enough, w i l l realise idsomely from their investments, as the Falls w i l l at their own doara i n a- eentwy -or two.—Canadian

D e a t h o f M r . Caicnttt , •M.r^. l b r Clar%.—We are to announce the death of Mr . Calcntt, whioh took ace on Thursday morning, at his residence, Upper tymour-etreet West, after a painful and protracted ness of more than a rear's duration. He represented s native eoun'y of Clare in Parliament, wi th only an terval of a few months, since 1857- I n 1859, Colonel hite, M. P. for Kidderminster, was elected in opposition Mr. Calcutt, but soon after unseated on the ground of ibery. Mr. Ca! en11 was s 'consistent liberal, and never isaed" sn opportunity of giving support to all measures culated to advants the liberal interest. He wss a

ronrite in the House, and highly esteemed by sll who lew h im. He was in the forty-fourth year of his age, :i only a few months ago was received into the Catholic arch bv the Bisbbp of qouthwark. Shocking; Case o f C r u e l t y . — A fellow named iddlecombe, a stoker on board H . M . -screw frigate asgow, at Portsmouth, was on Saturday sentenced to tee months' imprisonment tor skinning'alive a small rrier dog, belonging to another man serving on board «same ship. The only excuse the brutal fellow offered a that he wanted the skin of the dog to makes tobacco inch! The presiding magistrate, Major Travers, very tly told the fellow, in passing sentence, that he was a feet disgrace toiler Majesty's service, and that heaths

ijor) only regretted the law did not permit him to Tsa a severer punishment. >• T h e H e m e ! EbampBtead B a n k . — A t the Court I Bankruptcy an adjourned dividend meeting was held, pier the bankruptcy of Will iam Smith, who, in pa:t-pshipwith Edward team ley Whittingstall, had carried '- the Hemel Hempstead and Watford Bank. The [judication was made upon the petition of Mr. Charles likineon, a coal merchant, of Watford, who was also pointed assignee. Mr. Whittingstall has died, and i t pears that his affairs have been tbrown into Chancery, number of frieocly societies have proved upon the ate, and there is about £14,000 in the hands of Mr.

nan, the official assignee, which he is anxious not to de until tbs result of the divisions between the dif-st sections of the creditors is known. The dividend eg has been adjourned from time to lime. The •de-.d meeting was sojourned generally unti l the re-ult of the Chancery suit to known.

C r i c k e t i n Pa r i s .—Wa ,ara" informed that a olub been founded in Pari! by the lovers of this fine game, that a piece of ground has been graciously granted

practice by the Prefect of the Seioe, in the Boisde ' jr.e. near the gate of Madrid. The practice takes e on Monday and Friday evenings, from six to eight

- r>iles are almost the same ss those of the Msryle-e Club. Cricketers, either English or French, who re to become members, can apply to Mr. R. Hszeltoc, tsry st cretsry, 17, Rue de la Madeleine. A match

"een the clubs of Paris and Boulogns-sur-Mer is an of for the beginning of next month.

Polney H a t c h L u n a t i c A s y l u m Pete.—The •»1 summer fete given to the lunatics of this asylum ( place last week. The fineness of the wssther and aberslity with which vidtots'. tickets were distri-d by the committer, secured a larger attendance of 'gers than upon former occasions. The fete corn­ed abont half-past fonr, and continued up t i l l half-seven. The patients, headed by Ike band of the N ion of Metropolitan Police and the committee of

'ipg justices, with their ladies, marched from the leipal entrance Of the asylum to the ground selected -eld to the weet of the asylum. Hers tents had been "led for supplying refreshments to the patients, and ifectioaer was in attendance for the accommodation

i public The varioua sports were entered1 into with zest, snd the dsncing to the music bf Mr . Glsd-band wss well kept up, and joined in by patients,

rs, and visitors. About 800 patients took psrt in imnsements, and arrangements were made in-doors

Js entertainment cf 80# to 1,000 others, whom i t 9 not have been prndeot to have permitted to join '" oat-door am gasmen U

C r i n o l i n e s a N u i s a n c e . — M r . Lewis Barton, of Upper King-street, Holborn, was summoned to appear at Bow-street by the Inspector of Nuisances, for exposing several large crinolines for sale, in front of his shop, con­t r a r y to the Metropolitan Paving Act, 57th of George I I I . , a 65. I t was proved by Braddick, the inspector, that the crinolines were suspended eight feet above ths footway, snd projected three feet from the hsusa. The defendant had received the usual notice, bat had dis­regarded it. Mr. Lewis, for the defendant, contended t ha t the crinolines, no t being upon the pavement, but far above i t , caused no annoyance to the public, within the meaning of the A c t Mr. Lewis urged thst i n the days w h e n this Act was passed the 'streets were narrow, and ths sedan-ehair was the popular mode of conveyance; bat that to ths wide thoroughfares of the present dsy it, was w h o l l y inapplicable snd unnecessary. Mr. Corrie: No doubt, tbs Act has been infringed, but I am only asked to inflict the nominal penalty of Is. I f ths crino­l ines are not removed, Densities of 40s. snd £5 msv follow.

A S a d A c c i d e n t a t S c a r b o r o u g h . — A melan­choly accident, which terminated fatally, occured to Mr. Thomas Brandon Fleming, solicitor, Champion-park, Camberwell, Surrey, on Saturday evening last. The deceased gentleman was visiting at Scarborough wi th his wife snd family. On Saturday evening he went out with his youngest son to witness the practice of a party of rifle volunteers on the North Sands, being much interested i n the volunteer movement While hurrying down the cliff leading to ths sands a shot was fired, and being apparently anxious to know the effect of the shot, deceased suddenly mads a halt upon the edge Of a bi t Of table land, which at ths same instant gave way under his feet. He wss thus precipitated several yards down ths cliff, snd was taken np insensible. He never regained consciousness, and expired at about half-past one the following morning. A t the inquest a verdict of " Acci­dental death" was returned. Deceased wss sixty-three years of age.

A c c i d e n t t o S i r C r e s s w e U Cres swe lL—On Friday afternoon about six o'clock, as Lord Aveland's carriage was driving through St. JamesVpark, just before i t cams to Stafford-house, the axletree broke, snd ths wheel coming off, the horses took fright, ssd, over­powering the coachman, came in collision with Sir Cress-well CressweU, and knocked him off his horse while on his wsy horns from the Court of Divorce. The learned judge was immediately assisted by the bystanders, and i t was found that he had sustained a very serious injury to the knee. He was at once placed in a cab and conveyed home. The carriage of Lord Avelsnd became almost a wreck, and both coachman and footman were much shaken by the accident, but no danger was apprehended.

M . B o r l e t , of Savoy, has just been tried for desert­ing his wife. Hs pleaded not guilty, sad raised a ques­tion which, i f i t had been established, would have ruined the domestic economy of many families. The accused was stons deaf, and justice had to be administered through a tube. " Were yon married to the woman Borlet ?" " W e l l , yes." " And that's she?" "Yes, but she's aot my wife." " O n what grounds do you say that; yoar certificate is es regit.'" " May be, but she's no Wife of mine." "Your reason?" " W e l l , yon see, since we were married we have been annexed." The judge, however, fortunately for the peace of many fami­lies, declined to establish the point that the annexation of Nice and Savoy cancelled all the previous marriages.

H e a r t l e s s Robbery .—Ei iaa Webb, twenty-four years of age, dressed in mourning, and describing her­self a tailoress i n Church-street, Bethnal-green,. was charged, before Mr. Leigh, at the Worship-street Police-court, with stealing from the person of Caroline Fallon a pair of gold ear-rings, a coral necklace, snd « black silk frees. The evidence showsd thst oa the previous evening (Wednesday) prisoner met the child while re­turning from school to the home of her parents, re­spectable tradespeople in Mile-end, and having decoyed her into ths water-closet of a low dwelling, stripped her of the articles mentioned. Strangely enough, an elder daughter of Mr . Fallon shortly afterwards accidentally mot her sister thus denuded « f the property, and the pri­soner following her. The child was crying, and in ­stantly accused the woman of taking the things, on hearing which she returned them, sod threw away another coral necklace, which a boy picked up. Tbe neckiace was subsequently ascertained to belong to soother l i t t le g i r l , named Emms Tranklin, also the daughter of a tradesman in the same neighbourhood, and from the evidence adduced in tbe case.it was shown thst Ska prisoner accosted her while leaving a grocer's shop with some purchases, toak them from her, snd after­wards nnsnappsd her necklace. I n answer to ths charge prisoner said: I am desirous that the case should be settled here, although I know nothing of ths matter.— Mr. Lsighj You wi l l be imprisoned for three months in each case, the terms to be consecutive.

D e a t h o f a M e r i t o r i o u s O f f i c e r . - W e have to announce ths desth of Lieutenant-Colonel M'Grigor, who was drowned at Aden on the 26th o f June. This officer belonged to. the Bombay Native Infantry, and served in one of Its regiments throughout the campaign of Scinde under S i r Charles Napier, on which occasion he was favourably noticed by his great commander. IBs othsr services were also meritorious. During the Indian mutiny his condaet was such thst ths Secretary of-State for War attributed the suppression of snout-break in ths Bombay Presidency to the prompt and vigorous measures of Major M'Grigor. A plot had been formed by the men* of one -of the regiments at Bombay—first to murder the officers, sad afterwards, in-concert with othsr Sepoys, to pillage and massacre all the Christian residents in Bombay. Major M'Grigor however, possesssd the sonadenos of the soldiers, one of whom divulged the particulars of ths plot, and named the hour—viz., midnight—which wss fixed for ts execution. Accordingly hs galloped "off for reinforce­ments, snmmoned the regiment for parado a quarter of sn boar before midnight, and obliged -the intended mutineers to ley down their arms. The lata Colonel M'Grigor was not more remarkable for courage and presence of mind than for generosity and kindness of heart. His life was unselfish snd bis desth premature. He was son of the lste Colonel MK2rigor, who commended her Majesty's 70th Regiment, snd nephew of the late Sir James M'Grigor, who waa for thirty-eight years Director-General of the Army Medical Department.

A s s a u l t b y a S o n o n h i s M o t h e r . — A t the Clerkenwell Police-court, Owen McCarthy, sgsd 22, a lazy fellow, well known to the police, was charged With violently assaulting his mother, Honors M'Carthy, at 9, WalterVcourt, Higb'Street, Islington.—The prisoner, who has on several occasions been charged at this court, on Friday afternoon, whilst under the influence of liquor, went home and abused hto mother and sister, without any provocation. The sister asked him not to strike bis mother, on whioh he began to ill-use her, and severely assaulted her. Ths mother interfered to pre­vent further violence, on which the prisoner struck her several times, and struck her in the mouth wi th such force that he eat hsr l ip , and caused her te loss a large quantity of Mood. He was proceeding to other acts of violence, when he was given into custody, and i t was with great difficulty that he oould be got to the police-station. On the way to the police-court the prisoner said that hs was only very sorry that he had not served, his mother mneb worse, for she wss an old cat, and he wonld make her pay dearly for giving him into custody, and, as for his sister, when he estate out he would smash her head in, for he did not mind doing a " d r a g " (three months' imprisonment) for1 her.—The mother, after giving her evidence, said that, she did not wish to hart a single hair o f her son's head, and all she wanted was, not that he should be sent to prison, but that he should be bound over to keen the peace towards her daughter and net self, and that'he should leave her house and gat his own livelihood.—The police stated that the prisoner was a lazy, dissolute fellow, and thst all hs did for a l iving waa to hang about at the corner of Pentonville, where the omnibuses stop, pretending to carry parcels.— I n defence, the prisoner said he wss very sorry for whst he had done. He did not deny the assault, but he did i t when he was trying to strike his sister.—Mr. Barker said the case was made out, and he should order the defendant to pay a fine of 10s., or in default to be imprisoned wish hard labour in the House of Correction for fourteen days.—Prisoner: A l l right; I can dance thst l i t t le lot away.

E m b e z z l e m e n t b y a n I l l - p a i d C l e r k . — A t the Manchester City Police-court, Thomas Alcock, a plainlv-dressed man, about thirty-five years of age, was charged wi th embezzling moneys, the property of his employer, M r . W . Bridge, gray cloth manufacturer and commission agent, York-street. The prisoner was appre­hended in Birmingham, on Thursday, by Sergeant Spiney, of the detective police, and when taken into custody he acknowledged his guilt, and said that he was forced to take the money to maintain his family, because his wsges were so small. The prisoner's duties, at the prosecutor's establishment were to. collect accounts,, and give a proper rendering of them to tbe cashier twice a week. He had been engaged as collecting clerk about sixteen months. Up to last November his wsges were £1 per week, but since then hs had worked half time, at a salary of ten shillings psr week, collecting for ths firm from 4*00 to 41,000 per week. Sometimes, for the ten

shillings, he worked four dsys oat of ths s ix . He has a wife and five children. On the 24th of Apr i l the prisoner received the sum of £54 7s. from Mr. K. D . Rusden, South-street; on ths 12th of Jane, £75 19s. from Messrs. Alexander and Co.; and on tha 9th of Jans, £25 6s. 64. from Mr. Jonss Clegg, Watling-street. Tbs first two accounts wsrs receipted by the prisoner in his smployer's name, but nsvsr accounted for to the cashier; but he paid in £15 of the last-named sum, and kept the re­mainder. The defalcations altogether amounted to over £300. Mr. Ambler, solicitor, asked for a summary con­viction, and pleaded the am al In ess of the prisoner's wsges as an excuse. Mr . Ellison: Whatever mitigatory circumstances you may plead, this must be a cass for the jury . No doubt this sum paid as wsges wss clearly insufficient to secure the services of an honest man.— Tbe prisoner wss committed for trial , but bail was accepted—two sureties of £B5 each, and his own recog­nisances of £50.

M a n c h e s t e r G u a r d i a n s . — A t the weekly meetnig of this board, Mr. C. H . Rickards preside!. The relief returns for the week ending the 11th inst., were ss follow:—Out-door: settled cases, 1,016; cost, £158 7s. 8 4 ; English, non-settled, 4,047; cost, £683 13s. 61. ; Irish, 3,110; cost, £464 11a l i d . ; total, 8,173 cases, 18,651 persons; cost, £1,106 I8a Id . Decrease on the previous week, 910 cases, snd £88 7s. lOd. cost; increase on the corresponding week last year, 2,339 English cases, £405 Is. 4d. cost; and 865 Irish cases, £120 8s. 4 J. cost. In-door: New workhouse, 846; Bridge-street ditto, 1,430; Swiuton Schools, 538 (including 64 belonging to other townships); total, 2,814. Decrease on the previous week, seven, and, as compared wi th the corresponding week lsst year, 263. Fever patients included in ths above, nine; decrease on ths previous week, one; increase on the cor­responding week last year, two. There were no proceed­ings of public interest at the meeting, except that Mr. Sever called attention to the importance of a statement msde by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Tuesday evening, viz., thst he had official information, from the North American colonies, thst emigrants from this country hsd not the least chance there, unless they were agicultnral labourers or female domestic servants, to was the more .desirable that-this statement should be widely known, because benevolent gentlemen were pro­moting! the emigration of unamployed operatives—the very class whose success was the most doubtful in those colonies.

C o m i n g o f A g e of E a r l Brownlow.—Ths coming of age of this young nobleman has just been celebrated at Ashridge, in Hertfordshire, the family seat in that county, in good old English fashion, and amidst hearty and general rejoicings. On Wednesday, the principal day of thafestivity, the members of tbe family presented his lordship wi th a handsome and costly loving-cup of silver gilt . On the rim at the bottom of the cap is the following quotation from the 133rd Psalm: — " Behold how good and jovful a thing i t is, brethren, to dwell together in unity.'" After this presentation a prettily-conceived masque was performed, in which the four seasons were impersonated, and the per­formers in which walked in procession through the grounds to the mansion. About six o'clock the whole of the visitors at the hall, ths tenants, snd many other persons who hsd been invited from far and near, sat down to dinner in the large marquee. The guests were 612 in number, and included the Countess Brownlow, Frances Countess of Albemarle, Earl Cowper, the Earl of Powto, tho Bishop of Oxford, and many members of the family. Earl Brownlow led to her seat Mrs. Minter, the wife of the principal tenant of his lordship's Lincolnshire property. Lady Maiisn Alford waa conducted to her seat by Earl Cowper. A t the head and foot of each table at which the tenants sat a member of the family presided, and took care t t a t each guest was well cared for. Immediately after dinner the company enjoyed a promenade in tm—gardens, and witnessed the performances of some acrobats and con­jurers. I M r . Arthur Ssetchley also gave a representa­tion sf his entertainment, and then there waa a brilliant display iof fireworks, whioh was witnessed by thousands of people from the adjacent villages. A ball, at which the visitors danced t i l l early morn on Saturday, brought the proceedings to a happy close.

P a r i s a Seaport.—The design of making Paris a seaport has been repeatedly entertained for more than two centuries past. I t was first proposed in ths time of Louis X I V . , and Colbert had surveys made to ascertain whether the Seine could be made navigable for ses-going vessels. The engineers of that time, with Vaaban at their head, decided that i t was impossible to obtain a sufficient depth of water i n the Seine, bat that a direct communication with tho sea might be established by means of a canal from Dieppe. The state of ths public finances, however, did not then admit of undertaking so expensive an enterprise. This scheme wss sgain revived by ths Marquis de Creey i n 1779, and in the following year tbe Government authorised tbe project, but nothing was done for want of funds. When Napoleon became Emperor, the project of making Paris a seaport was submitted to him, and he re­marked that i f the canalisation of tbe Seine could be realised, " Paris, Rouen, and Havre would become one city, with tbe river for its principal street;" Political events, however, prevented the execution of the design, and nothing more was heard of i t t i l l the reign e f Charles X . , when a company was formed wi th a capital of 200,000,000?. for making Paris a seaport by tbe canali­sation of the river. The course of events, however, sgaia hindered the -realisation of the scheme. I t is now proposed to make a canal from Dieppe, passing along ike valley of Bethune, by St. Aubin, Dampierre, and Neufcbatel, thence to the valley of (he Tberain, passing south of Beauveis through the marshes of Bruneval to the -Otoe, snd by He Adam, St. Denis, and fit. Ouen, to the fortifications near Neuiliy, where i t is proposed to form a port for merchant vessels, from which a canal is to be made to the Tesnes, in order to diminish land-carriage as far as possible.

P r o s a e u t i o n o f a n - " O l d M a i d " f o r K e e p i n g Cats.—A few days ago Miss Isabella Kidd, a maiden lady at least sixty years of age, residing i n Mill-street, Perth, wss charged at thelPolice-court there wi th causing a nuisance, by keeping a number of cats in her house. On being asked to plead to ths charge, she said she did keep cats, but they were no nuisance, and i t saved the rest of the neighbours from keeping any, as they killed all the mice. On a number of the neighbours, as well as ths police, being examined, i t appeared that she was in the habit of keeping a very large number of eats. One of ths witnesses spoke to hsr ing counted eight, another counted seven, and a third counted no fewer than eleven on the floor ef the house at one time. The whole of them spoke to tbe stench which pervaded the building; and although spoken to about, i t by both landlord and tenants, ths lady persisted in keeping her pets. The magistrate skid he would not inflict a fine, bat, would order that, with the exception of one kitten, all mast be Sent away within forty-eight hours, or, i f kept after that time, the police would carry out hto order. The lady left the court apparently not very well pleased at the pro­spect of having to break up her establishment. A t the dose of the evidence the accused exelaimed, " Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, snd I w i l l repay." She also gave ths pedigree of several of hsr cats, amidst the laughter of a crowded court. I t may be mentioned that when the police entered Miss Eidd's sanctum for the pur­pose of summoning her to appear at the court, they found the bed occupied by five cats, while several others wore running abont the house.

S y s t e m a t i c P l u n d e r b y a S h o p m a n — T w o well-dressed men, Henry Walker and Samuel Walker, were finally examined at Wandsworth Police-court, on a charge of stealing and receiving.—Mr. G. P. Barber, a linendraper, at VauxhsU-cross, stated that tha prisoner Henry had been in his service ss shopman for three months, and suspecting that he was robbing him he arranged with a constable to watch his premises. After the shop wss closed on ths night of toe 9 th inst. the prisoner went out and returned after eleven o'clock. Witness then ssw Samuel in custody, and he was brought into his house with a ahirt, two collars, and one pair of stockings, which he identified as his property. Witness saw tbe constable find in Henry's bed-room a number of articles which he believed had been stolen from his stock. I n consequence of some letters which were found npon the prisoner he went, on the 14th inst., to Barford, near Warwick, and saw a female named Eeyte, who delivered to him abont seven yards of black silk,. made up into a mantle Witness had missed that kind of silk from his stock.— Richard Walkor, a labourer, l iv ing in Battersea, was examined, and he stated that the prisoners were his brothers.. He had received several articles, consisting of stockings, handkerchiefs, & c , from Henry, on three occasions, while be was i n Mr. Barber's service. He received them, as he thought, as a return for keeping him while he was oat of a situation. He identified the letters as being in the handwriting of Samuel and their sister (Mrs. Keyte).—The letters were read, and from their contents i t appeared that Mrs. Key te had been i n tbe habit of sending to her brother money to send ksr some things. Ths letter from Samuel was addressed " Dr . Henry," and asking him to send him ont a shirt.— Ths evidence of the constable, Coleman, went to prove that he saw the prisoners meet outside M r . Barber's

shop, and Henry gave his brother two parcels. I t was also proved that when Henry entered Mr. Barber's ser­vice he had only, one shirt, and that he only purchased of his master a neckei chief and a pair of gloves.—Mr. Ingham committed the prisoners for trial.

A V e t e r a n o f the Ni le .—At ths Liverpool Police-court a very infirm old men, who ststed that hs was 91 ysars of age, and gave hto name as Duncan Wallace, a native of Annan, Scotland, was brought before Mr. Raffles on a charge of being drank and disorderly. The defendant, who tottered in tbe dock, state! thai he had been 74 years in her Majesty's naval service, and was one of the crew of the Vanguard, commanded by Lord Nelson, at the battle of the Nile, in 1798, when he was wounded, and was also (having sailed wi th him) present st bis death. M r . Raffles asked him what brought him to Liverpool, and bis reply was, that sloes he had been discharged from the navy he had got a l iving at White-

ven, and wishing to visit the place of his nativity he had to pass through Liverpool. During the time he bad been there he had lived on charity, but on the previous day he had met with some sailors, who had given him some m m , and bad become overpowered, and not being able to find his way home, he was locked op. I n answer to the magistrates he said he had a wish to return to Whitehaven, and said that he did not think a voyage by ses wonld do him any harm, having been 74 years on the ocean. Mr. Raffies then told a detective officer to see Wallace safely embarked and kindly treated, and, in addition to paying his faro; gavs the old tar a sovereign from his own pocket. '

A B e r l i n c o r r e s p o n d e n t w r i t e s , under data July 13th:—"The great Dantzic firm of Behrend Brothers has failed— an event causing considerable com­motion at the Berlin and Stettin Exchange. The liabili­ties seem to amount to rather more than £200,000; assets not yet ascertained. The immediate csnss of the failure is found in ths firm baviag bought and paid for about £50,000 worth of corn in Poland, which remains undelivered, owing to the disturbed stats of ths country."

A l o c a l c o n t e m p o r a r y says that on the nigh on which Prices Alfred arrived at Koesock (Invernesst be went in his " Dudh D u m " (small boat) for the purpose of shooting sea-fowl. Unluckily the vessel upset, and his Royal Highness was immersed i n the water. Being a good swimmer, he made for tha Racoon, and reached i t in safety. Tbe gallant tar appeared quite hearty after his bath.

TRANSPORTATION AND PENAL SERVITUDE,

The commissioners appointed to inquire into the " whole question " of our system of secondary punish­ments and prison discipline, have made their report, which has just been published and presented to Parlia­ment.

I n conclusion, all the recommendations of the com­missioners are thus recapitulated:—

" 1. That sentences of penal servitude should not i n future be passed for shorter terms than seven years.

" 2 . That the principle already recognised by t i e law, of subjecting re-convicted criminals to Beverer punishment, should t e more fully acted on.

" 3 . That convicts sentenced to penal servitude should be subjected, i n the first place, to nine months' separate imprisonment, and then to labour on public works for the remainder of the term for which they are sentenced, but w i th the power of earning, by in­dustry and good conduct, an abridgment of this part of their punishment.

" 4. That all male convicts, who are not disqualified for removal to a colony, should be sent to Western Australia during the latter part of their punishment.

" 5. That those who may be unfit to go there, but may earn an abridgment of their punishment, and who may consequently be discharged at home under license, should be placed tinder strict supervision t i l l the ex­piration of the terms for which they were sentenced, and that the necessary powers should be given by tow for rendering this supervision effectual."

E X T R A C T S F R O M " P U N C H "

SERIOUS CHARGE AOAINST A WRITING MASTER.

John George Marker, described as a w r i t i n g -master, of 485., New Oxford-street, and apparent ly between 50 and 60 years of age, appeared a t Bow-street Polic --court to a summons charg ing him. w i t h hav ing kissed and indecently 'assaulted Jane Shergold, one Of hie pupils , on Sunday evening, J u l y 5.

The case was prosecuted by the Society for the Protect ion o f Y o u n g Women, the president of which , Viscount Raynhani, waa present d u r i n g a por t ion of t h e i nq r iuy .

M r . Hope, solicitor, attended for the defendant. The complainant, a respectable-looking g i r l ,

aged about 20, said she waa a servant i n the f ami ly of D r . E l l i s , of Fitzroy-stroet, Fiteroy-square, and hav ing seen the advertisements of t i e defendant, offering to teach w r i t i n g i n a few lessons), she was induced to ca l l a t his house i n New Oxford-street, to ascertain his terms. She paid 10s. 6 d , b u t h a d no lesson then. She wae to ld to cal l again and pay 2s. (id. for stationery, and at thus second meet ing she had a lesson. The defendant' undertook t o make her a good w r i t e r fo r another l i s . , " " ^ i " r 24s. altogether. She pa id the money and received three or four lessons. The rooms were opened on Sunday evenings for the convenience of persons who wereiengaged on other days, and she went as usual to receive a lesson on the 5 th of July . I t was then the offence complained of was commit ted. She t o l d her mistress what had taken place, and her master advised her t o go to the magistrate.

The defendant denied the charge. A young man, a p u p i l , who was present d u r i n g

pa r t of the evening i n question, and a middle-aged woman who received lessens i n the next room, proved t h a t they heard no disturbance.

M r . H a l l commit ted the defendant for t r i a l a t the Sessions. As the charge was one of misde­meanour he w o u l d admi t h i m to boi l—bimpelf i n JE150, a n d t w o sureties i n JE^5 each.

The defendant's landlady and attorney were eventually accepted as b a i l .

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cfmtlmn an!j Cr/oittrrj p a r b t i , M o n e y M a r k e t . . «| C I T T , J t i . T 27.—Demand for Money has become mora aotua

at owing to a plentiful supply prime abort-dated Bins In many instances are done at 8} per cent. The markets for Public Securities have generally a tranquil appearance, sad quotations range weak. I n a short period t bare w i l l be considerable arrivals of Geld, and an increase i n exports.

T h e C o r n T r a d e . M A R K - L A N E , J O L T 27— More briskness in the English Wheat

trade, supply light, and a slight advance. White sellingat 42a to and red ai 40s to 48s for old. The samples of new sbowu were of excellent quality, and in prime condition.—A good demand for foreign, supply falls off, and quotations arm at 44s to Sla. Tor American a more ready sale at 46a to S2a —Flew purchased to a large extent -. town-made, 45a to 47a; ditto household, 40s to 41s; country-made, 31s to 39s per sack; and American 21s to 26s per barrel.—Barley met a good Mmtni : old grinding and distilling realising id to 31s per quarter, wi th a firm market. —Malt in steady request: pale at S2a to 6ss; and brown at 6Ss toSSa. Oats were readily purchased, and ^slight advance realised, English and Irish selling at 18s6d to 2bJ; Scotch, 22s to 27s; and foreign, 20s to 26t per quarter.—Beans and Peas ful l up and in fair request—Of Linseed many parcels sold 1 Odessa brings tOs to COs, and East India, 60s to 7 is per quarter.

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" The H a n from Sh ropsh i r e . " Dedicated by Mr. Punch to all friends rowul the

Wrekin and on both sides the Severn. Shout, jo l ly Shropshire, and l ight on the Wrekin

A bonfire that Eke a volcano shall rise, A n d when people ask what you mean by that beacon,

Say " Roberts of ShroTrehire has won the Queen's Prize."

Br ing out your music, bring drum, 'trumpet, cymbal down,

Crash for an hour by old Shrewsbury's clock, Sing how he stood on the green bank at Wimbledon,

Rifle to shoulder as firm as a rock. Cheer him, Church Stretton, and bawl for him, Broseley,

Dance about, Drayton, and clap your hands, Clnn, W e l l for the County the Serjeant Bhot closely,

Had he once swerved, gallant Graham had. won. Shout for him, Shiffnall, and boast; Bishop's Castle;

Old-fashioned Oswestry, merry and wise, Scale Castle-hill, and wiwi voice universal

Cry " Roberts of Shropshire has won the Queen's Prize." "

Darling Sabrina, who came up when Comtis Had fixed the young lady so t ight in her chair,

Borrow a smile from t h y relative Morons, A n d come to the Quarry and show thyself there.

B i d thy swift waters break into a gallop, Thy salmoa leap joyfully up at the flies, ' . /

For prouder than ever henceforth is proud Salop New Roberts of Shropshire has won the Queen's

Prize. V e r y X d k e a " . "

I n M r . Glaisher's account of his twelfth balloon asoent, the following extraordinary passage occurs:—

" A t 5 h 27m., when at the height of about 3,000 feet, the Times newspaper, folded four times, fell over the car. I t s descent was watched. After a time i t looked like a gul l . "

The three thousand feet must have been " the height of absurdity," at which level the Times generally keeps. As for its being folded four times, we know how easily the paper doubles. Why, then, did Mr. G Lusher devote a paragraph to the circumstance ? That the Times looked like a gull has been observed over and over again on termfirma, and one need not go up i n a balloon to discover why. Cut-of-Door Gamester a n d Summer S p o r t i n g

Register . Pedcstrianism.—A large assemblage is expected to

witness a novel walking match against time. A n amateur has backed himself to walk into a pigeon pie in less than two misrutea.

Archery.—The shooting match for children under eight years of age is to commence in>a'few days. The targets w i l l be provided wi th bull's-eyes from the earest sweet-shops. • , to si

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COTTON, LIVERPOOL. J O L T 25.—Market 'opens very firm. Sales about eight thousand bales

T A L L O W , J U L Y 25.—The market i a steady. Town tallow is quoted 41s Sd, net c u b ; Petersburg Y,C. oa the spot, 43* 0« ; October to Deeemcjer. 46s Jd to 46s 6d; December, 47s.

E A T , SniTnriSLD M A R K E T , J I L T SS.—Messrs. l iarvey aad Baston report a large supply at lower prices.

HOPS, BOROUGH* MARKET, J V L T 22.—Messrs. Fattcndea aad. Smith rep.->rt no alteration In the market since Monday last. •

F R U I T AMD VEGETABLES. Covsnrr-OAstDia.—8nr-p les of both fruit anal vegcteMas a n st i l l well kept up, Vcaches and nectarines., are more plentii'ul and of grape* and pine­apples, the supply is sufficient for the demand. Strawberries are ' abundant and good in quality. Cbssiits -ef foreign growth are fetching from 5s to Cs Cd per basket weighing about Sejba each. Greengages and other plums are now included in foreign imports . Of melons both English and fofeign, a geodwppl j , and oranges are plentiful New potatoes realise from 8s W l i s per cwt Cat flowers chieflj consist of orchids, stocks, paiar. . goniuma. calceolarias, • sal see, violet*, mi-monette. and rosea. Pineapples, per lb, 8s to es; grapes, per lb, 2s to 5s ; straw­berries, per lb, 6d to l a ; pears, per doz, 2s to 2s£d; apples, per dor, Sd to Is Sd; figs, per i n , 6s to fit; peaches, per .<£>*, 16s to 2flj; nectarine*, do, 6s to I0»; melons. 2s to 4s; oturats, per pnn. 6d to 9d; gocseberriea, ditoo, M i t M lemons, p#r 100, 12* te 16*; orange* per box, 30* to 40a, per 100,6* to 10*; nuts, small, per boahel, 14s to I t * ; slsaetidi, do, l i s ; walnuts, do, 10* 10.16a; Kant cobs, per 1001**. ISfla. cabbages, per doz. 6d tp Is i green peas, per qrt, 1* hyi»;td; oanlV. flowers, each, 3d to Sd; potatoes, York Regents, per ton, tts) SS »9s, flukes, do, 100s to 120V; rocks, do, 60s to SOs, oopa, do, 7as te 85s; turnips, per bunch, 6d;to Sd; carrots, do, Sd to Sdt spinach, per sieve, Is«d to 2t ; encumbers, each. Is t o l s 6 d ; beet, per doz, Is 6d; tomatoes, each. 4d to «di celery, per btntoSe, > Is 6d to 2s; French beans, per 100, 2s; aspsrsaus, per 100, I s • ' to 6s; shallots (Sew), per bunch, 6d; sbabarb, par bansUa. M to4d; garlic, per bunch, 6d; lettuce*, each. I d to 2d; en diva, per score. Is to 2*; horseradish, par ban, l»6d to 4s; masareoin*, per pott. 1* to 8s U ; parsley, per 12 bunch**, Sa to Ss; hart*, p*r buaoh, 3d. ' «

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L E A D E N HALL.—Hides.—Prices: 561bi to (Alba, 2Jd t e*d ; 641b* to 721bs, 3d to 31d; 721b* to 801b*, 8d te 4 1 ; SSlbs, 3Jd to 4d; SSUw to »«lbe, 4d to 4 fd ; 10* to Us Sd; Calf skins, light, la M to 4s; fall, 7s.

BESMONDSEY.—Sheep skins, polled, —* to —* —4; Downs, — I —a to —S; Lambs, 3a to I t 3d; Shearlings, 1) >d>

C a t t l e M a r k e t M E T R O P O L I T A N M A R K E T , J o x r 27.—The carreney for

Beasts to-day ranged at 3s 6d to Ss: Sheep. 8* 1 M to te 2d ; Lambs, 5s to 6a; Calves, Sa 84 to 4* Sd; and for Pigs, St 44 to 4s 6d per atone, w i t h a fair trade.

L o n d o n P r o d u c e M a r k e t . M I N C I N G - L A N E , J o x r 27 —Sugar: Tranaacaoo* were te

some extent to-day, and the currency ranged firm, although a very targe unsold stock: Havannab, of brown quality, brought 31s to 34a; yellow, 34* Sd to 38s ; Floretu, SS* to 42a; Manilla, clayed. 30 j ii to 31a; and Native Madras, 28* to 32s —Refined Sugar dealt In wi th more readiness, and quotation,, 44s to M l for common to tne stored good*—There I * briskness in the Coffee market, and some advance: common te floe Native ' Ceylou selling at 68s to 73s; fine ord. to mkld. Planutloe, 77s to 8 6 9 r a n d good midd. to superior, 87* to 10SS; fine East India and Mocha In small supply, and much wanted.— l a Tea an es Urged business at fall prices, sad for flat* Congou there is a slight advance, for Assam rates have an upward ten­dency and many purchasers.—There is an active l i i ann i l tor Provisions, fine Friezland Butter brings 36* to 100s, and Ir ish Bscen 44s to 65*.—The currency for lew to nn* Jot* It £20 to £ M : and for dean' Russian Hemp. £89 10* to £4110*.—OH* dealt in wi th more readiness: quotations for T l«*s*d oa the spot 45*; foreign refined Rape 46s to 46* 6d ; brown, 44*; One Palm, 36s; Sperm, £80 ; Cod, £63; and pale Seal, £47. —

BfowE S T R A N G E !—On the l s t inst. the Royal Naval Club held a dinner to celebrate the sixty-ninth anniversary of Lord Howe's victory. A gentleman who had taken part as a middy i n that glorious action was present—by name, Captain Justinian Barrel. We congratulate a Barrel that has seen active service,,and can boast anch a long; range. We have no wish to make a butt of our Barrel, but we cannot help hoping that the good stock to which i t belongs may ever re­main available for the country's service. We should like to see al l such Barrels loaded—with honours—but never discharged." " j S

A GOOD B A R G A I N . — A t a sale the other day several houses, w i th first-rate kitchen fixtures, were pot up to auction. A bidder present offered a shilling for twelve cjjppers. He was actually accommodated.

B i D D u e . — B T Otr» Y O U N G M A N F R O M • wan . C O U N T R Y . — W h a t well-known provincial newspaper ought to advocate the practice of Flogging at Public Schools p—The HipMrw1tcn~X6urnaL".

E X T R A O R D I N A R Y - A C T - Q » I N C E N D I A R I S M . — A gentleman, well known i n scientific circles, was appre­hended the other day for having 'attempted to throw a l i g h t upon some Roman remains lately discovered in the city. No reason is given for the demomaca l act. .

S A T I N G B T O U R S A < M I N T H E BTRBBTB.—(He has been si t t ing for his carte-de-visite this hot weather.)— Rightly are photographic operating-rooms called s^eio-dios!

N E W W O R K I N T H E Passes.—"The Tmppings o f State," by a Diplomatist. ! ,

A L A R M I N G AcCTDia^r—Captain Banger, o f ' t h e 360tfa Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, shot off his t ie a f Wimbledon last week. Fortunately the bullet did not even graze him.

T H E L A S T J O B I N C O N N E C T I O N W I T H T H E E X H J B I -TION.—The job of palling i t down.—[We hope i t may b e . - E D . l

" Co? COTjBaTi!"—We suppose that a " shower of go ld" must be composed o f raining sovereigns.

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l e a r n t h a t R o b e r t B r a n d e r , Esq . , of the British Linen Company's Bank, Elgin, has just iiiiiestilssl the city of Elgin with ths munificent gift of £1,000, to bs invested, and ths yearly interest ol i t applied to tho maintenance of a missionary in the town.

F e t e a t W o l l a t o n - h a l l . — T h e picturesque man­sion at Wollatoe. near Nottingham, the seat of the Eight Hon. Lord Middleton, has been the scene of one of these old English holidays which always rejoice tbe heirt and bind together in kind feeling and good fellowship a l l classes of society for the mutual welfare of tha commu­nity. The .tenantry attended to the number of about 100, and (he childrou of ths schools at Wollaton, Trowel, and Costal were assembled under the Superintendence of the Hon. and Rev. C. J. Willonghby. 1 Al ter tbe enjoy­ment of a plentiful and substantial repast, ths cotspaoy adjourned to the park, Where a variety of amuaerasou were provided for them, under the management of Mr. Nelson Lea.

T h e o t h e r m o r n i n g the wife of a labourer named Charles Looney was delivered of three children (two boys and a gi r l ) , all l iving and hsalthy, at 19, FJward-strsst, Dackheed; Bermondsey. As ths family are In very poor circtttaetances, i t is to be hoped that this alarm tog in­crease o l mouths wi l l be followed bvan increase of bread.

T b e r e w i l l b e s i x eoho l a r eh lpe •scant i n Bagby School in October next, each wortn fifty .guineas a year. Two of these scholarships are open, to beys under fourteen, and are tenable for five years; two open to boys under fifteen, and tenable lor four years: two open for boys under sixteen, and tenable for three year*. Candidates wi l l bt required to show suoh a knowledge divinity, history, snd mathematics as may fairly be expected at their age, and wil l than bs selected by their proficiency in classical scholarship

Fea r fu l losa o f l i f e I n Eng-land takes cum aimplr throat* th* people Oeing ignorant of th* fact that there is a mcdicxfte ia axiatance that will cor* them. Therefor* tt ft oar bound en duty to inform them that Paoa WOODCOCK* Wore Plat* Sre the but aad safest medicine for wind In the stomach, ndig*stion, debility, nervousness, biliousaees, A c Of a l l nnfllntes vendors, at I t . l id . , or free for fourteen stamps from Pars WooSoorX, Chemist, Lincoln. '