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"5- THE SYJI1SX MONDAY; JANUARY 12, ,1885. that ths South Africtn ouettion bu reached a criti ffEWS BY THE-ENGLISH- MA1L, tended for the New Zealand Government, in order to' kill the rabbit and other peste. About 2000 pigeons are taken out in ths steamer in order to feed these vermin on the voyage. It is remartable bow little Is known in jjonaon oi ths loss of ths Beresgerie, Beyond a brief telegram whioh appeere in some of the pepers, we have no details of ths circumstances under whioh shs wss wrecked. slthough the event took place near to the entrance Of the Thamea, and resulted in a email loss of life.

Ths Browning Society hse for the lest few years beea la the habit of giving aa annual entertainment from the works of their patron poet for ths purpose of show, lng ths sdsptability ot Browning's poetry to ths stage and to music One ofttee entertainments wae given oa Friday evening lest at the Princes Hall, Piccadilly, and proved' to euoceeiful thai the experiment is. to OS repeated at an early date, Ths pieoe ohoecn tot dramatic raprsssntation was In Balcony," and, although the performers bad great difficultiee to contend with, the whole thing went off very oatiafactorlly. It la intended in a few montht' time to ptrform st ths St, George's Hell, with tbe sstistanos ot the Irving Society, A Blot on tbe 'Scutcheon." During the week eome very tiny vocalists hsvs beea performing at Picoadilly Hall. They are called the Marvellous Midges." The tsllsst of them, who is 18 yean old, ia only 80 inchee high, and the three othere, eged 14, 15, and 19, vary between 20 snd 25 inohes high. Their singing is vsry good, though, of course, week snd piping, and altogether they go through performanoee which seem to be highly interesting to the crowde who have been visiting them this week.

Mr. J. A. Fronde, having completed the publication ef the nine volumee of Carlyle'e life, now purposes to recruit nis nsaitn ty making tour round us worm. Bs will start to-morrow ia ths Australasian, accom panied by hie son, Ths eetivitiss indulged In by our northern brethren on the occasion ot St Andrew's Dsy.

generally pascoS without much comment This year, amusement has been caused by the glorificatioo of "oar noble selves indulged in by Professor Bleokis st the dinner- of the Manchester St Andrew's Society. The learned professor told hie gratified hearers that, although perhaps tbs finest and most arittocratlo type ot the. genua hamo wae ths first-rate taking him for all la all, tbs Scotchman was ths superior animal. If be had lest dignity, bs had more tores, fire, and power, aad this wss a working world. Apropoi of this lengusge soms of the papers are reminding the worthy professor mat tbe prayer ot ths Hootch rreacber, Lord, gis ue a good conceit 0 oortels," has apparently been anewered.

Tha dinner of the Scottish Corporation ot London was presided over by ths Earl of Aberdeen, The subscriptions after the dinnsr amounted to upwards of 2500. One of the incidents of the evening was ths claim established by Mr. Boseell Lowell, ths American Minister, to Sootoh descent through hie mother, whose anoeetora cams from that part of the Orkney Isles described in Sootf novel of ins x-trste." A novel feature in ballets hes been sdded to ths attractions at the Alhambra thia week, namely, a ballet oallsd "Ths Swans," in which a number of dancers dressed up ss swans go through some becutiful evolutions in a lake socne, which is sdmlttsdly ons of tbs most flnisbsd piesee of art aver pnt on the stags, Tbs student nt Osmbridgo University havs been manifseting tbsir disapprobation sf ths proceedings ot ths Salvation Army ia that town in a very marked fashion. Leal Sunday a body of undergraduates made a determined attack upon a mec ting-house in which ths follower! of General Booth were conducting their services. The door waa barricaded against them, bnt they toned it open.

When they got inside ths building, however, ths Salvationists commenoed to play upon them with a The rssult was that ths nndsrgradnatee beat a rapid retreat, wetter, and let as nope, wiser men. OUt PARIS LETTER PAKIS. Dno 8. Tht beginning ot winter ia usually marked ia Paris by a very perceptible increase ia crime, Ths cold Lttaton, whloh sharpens hunger, and ths long dark nlgbta, which enable the daring and rapacious to givs fall rein to their vicious Instiaote in greater secarity, affect men and walvas In a similar vnan Thm ARRIVAL OP fl.JU. TROOPSHIP TAMAR Ths arrival of her Maieatv's troopship Tamer, 00 Satur day, excited; 's great deal of Interest amongst shipping, people.

Boon after eh anchored in Farm Cove shs waa surrounded by boat ot all aorta snd sizes, tht occupant of whioh seemed undisguissd in their eo miration for tbe noble chip whioh had Just completed so unusually successful voyege, with eo unusually valuable a freight tbs relief lor n.M.o. nsisou, Diamond, Undine, Harrisr, Bwlnger. sad Lark. There are no fewer, than 1100 men en board, snd it speak, wall for tha discipline maintained and the eanitary precan tions observed that no sickness whatever msde Ita appear-r and no accident of serious nsture. occurred while the ehlp, with pleasant weather trout start to finish, came along steadily snd com fortably, end without having met with the slightest damage.

The Tamar came by way of Madeira, St Vincent, the Cape, and Albany. At the first-named place, th Channel Squadron, under the command of H.R.H. tht Duke of Edinburgh, and the Oerman Wast Afrloaa equadron, were found assembled, but beyond thie nothing of Importance oocurred during tne voyage, oroer to wane away the time, oonoerte, theatrical entertainments, were frequently held, and, as ths vocalist and performers, in not a few oases, were sbovs ths sverage of amateur, tbe enter- tainmente were greatly appreciated. Tbe onioere end men -are nearly all young men, and, judging by th medal rib- pone, many 01 the oinoere nave oeen on aouve service. There ie very nearly a full oomplemeut for each sblp ou th atarlon, and it le expeoted that tbe few required to make up the number will bs obtained from volunteers who deeire to remain on the station.

The following ie a oomploto list of the offloers brought by the Tamer it-'or the Nelson: Captain Lake. Comuiandet Hamilton Lieutenants Broadley, Reynolds, Bayly, Ottley, Forrest, Qedge 6tatf Commander Qulnn chaplain, Rev, J. B. Blunn; stall surgeon, Ccppinger paymaster, North; chief engineer, Boyd surgeons, binipson, Lea oaptain marine artillery, Sutherland lieutenant marina light infantry. Field; assistant paymasters, Fenwick, boullard, and Bourchier; aub-lieutenant, Hon.

K. F. Boylo; engineers, Larg, Simmons, Armstrong; assistant engineers, lloarson, Thumwosd; midshipmen, Hughes. Onslow, Ogllvfo, Corbett bandeman, Bernard, Tilly, Clark eaalatant-clerk, Pollard naval oadst. Cay.

For the Diamond Lieu-tenants, Shakeepear, Bremer, Barr, Wllllame, btoddart stalf-surgeon, Cross paymastsr, Mosse 1 ohicf-engineep Murdoch; euo-lleutonsnt, i'owioy; assistant-paymaster Vivian; engineer, Htuart; assistant-engineer, George; midshipmen, Otzard, Foster, Cowrer-Colee, Learmonth, ant Guinness. For the Lark: Lleutenant-oommander, Pulleo, lieutenant Gubbina; eub-lieutensnt, Siapleton; Burgeon Baker. For tho Undine: bub-lieutenant, tiillett; sur geon, Rowland, ror the Harrier: Kub-lleutcnant, Hue- grave, ror tbe Bwlnger: Assistant paymaster, rininj. Cantain Clavton. who hae been annointed to the Diamond.

arrived in Sydney on Friday by the K.M.8. Ballaarat me lamaris not ono oi toe newest oi ner majesty troopships, having been built about 20 year ago, but like moat of the iron chips that were turned out then, good workmanship wu put Into hor, and her hull wae ao highly thouirht of at Plvmonth that she waa handed over to tht shipwrights and engineere, and practically made a new vessel, just previous to ner oemg oommissionea to periona her present dutv. Tho whole of the interior fittings of tht shin were taken out, and new ttttlngeon the most modern principle wet put Into her, end every poeeible arrangementmade to provide emoient ventilation, ana to oonauce to toe aeaiia ana comfort of troope who might travel by her. The Tamar la a handsomely modelled vessel of 4660 tons gross register, with cutwater and round stern, and has accommodation for D50 troope, exclusive ot ber crew, beeidee having bunker capacity for 1000 tone of oral. This Is surflolenl for 24 days' consumption, during which the Teasel can travel a distance of 640 inilee, the daily expenditure of fuel being about 86 tone oa a 10-knnt speed.

The maximum speed of the ehip is, however, 14 knots. The Tamar ia fitted with a very extraordinary arrangement in the shape of a fir service. The fittings wer made by the Admrralty, but ths engine to drive It waa supplied by Messrs. Msudsley, Son, end Field, of Lambeth. It can eupply fourteen 3-lnoh hose at a pressure ot SOlb.

to the inch, and ia of sooh marvellous power that no fire could possibly make headway against It. The engine which driv th vrssei ar aniirsly new, end, a was all the other machinery, was supplied by Messrs. Maudsley, Son, snd Field. They are compound surf are condensing, vertical, direct, acting, and have' developed a power of 3000 horse. During the voyag they have worked splendidly, not a hitch occurring from start to finish.

The cylinders are of 64 inchee end 24 inchee reepectirely, and tbe stroke 4 feet. -Steam ia generated in aix steel boilere oh the cylindrical principle, the working pressure of whloh ia 901b. to the Inch. Th engines ere prevented from racing" In a seaway by Durham's patent governor, which ban worked exceedingly well during th voyage out. and ia said to be the best of ite kind.

The propeller le of the usual four-bled od Admiralty pattern. There are no fewer than 17 auxiliary enginea In the Tamar for fire extinguishing, latrines, bilges, crabs, derricks, 4c, beeidee a beautiful little engine for eteering the veeael, which waa mad by Forrester, of Liverpool. In addition to these steam engines there are eight ot Downton'e pumps, fitted to pump from the tllge to eupply wator in oase of fire, to wash dtoke, to pump from tsnka, to water ship, and to -supply tb latrine system. The ship Is divided into 11 watertight compartments, and each oompartment ia fitted with sections, watertight doote, and aluloe valves. Ths whol pumping arrangement le sufficient to keep th ehlp free of water if there waa a hole ia her, nine inchee In diameter, 10 feet below the water line.

On bilge pump olon will take out 620 tone ef water en hour, making 214 revolutione. The ship throughout Is a model of nea tn see and order, The least attractive feature about her ie her rig, that of a three-masted schooner. The Tamar left Porteuiouth on November 8, and had tins pleasant weather until arriving at Madeira on th 13th. After taking la a supply of coal, a work which oooupied about four boors, during which a nurabsr of th oillosrs svsiled themselves of the opportunity ot having a run ashore, the Tamar resumed ber voyage, snd wss again favoured with fin, She arrived st St Vincent on November 18, and remained there two days, th time being filled np in the oase of a number of ths officers by their engaging cricket matoh egeinet the English clerke stationed oa the island, and getting thrashing. The game, however, wae regarded as nose the leee enjoyable.

After leaving St. Vincent nothing evmtful ocourred until the ship was approaching the Line, when formidable preperationa war mad to receive King Neptune and hia myrmidon wbeo they made their appearance. A very large number of thoee on board, bad never erased the Line before, and consequently the ceremony lasted considerable time, and waa productive of a greet deal of mirth. Ons of the ofnoero took several photographs during the progress of the fun, which, se may be Imagined, wae fast and furious, aad they will form mementos of certainly ths moatexoitlng event of the voyage. The Tamar wae egain fortunate in regard to tha winds and weather, and she wae enabled to bowl along steadily at a 10-knot speed till arriving in Cape Town on November (L -The reaidente of the Cape showed themsslvee thoroughly hospitable, and enabled the visitors to spend a very pleasant week.

As a return th otBoere gave a da no to ths ettitens oa board the Tamar, th dsy before ehs left and as everything wee Including tha attendance, the affair proved highly enjoyable, and on ail hsnda waa voted a great success. At length the in-foresting break in th voyag wa brought to oloe, th -ship leaving Cape Town on ftovember 13. Her track across -the Iadlaa Ocean was laid on th parallel of 40- 8.. which I th furthest south H. M.

8. are allowed to go. and. with tbe exception ot one gal of short duration, she bad unusually fine weather snd smooth sea right along to A lbany, which wa reached on day behind time, on th 1st January. Tbe town wae found to be While here the visitors wore very hospitably recelvsd and entertained, particularly by the Government resident, Mr.

Lofty, who wee unsparing In hie efforts to msk their stay pleasant. Another oriokel match wa played here, but tbe retail wu again disastrous to the ship, owing principally to the fact that Mr. O. H. Bailey, one ot the member of th first Anstraliaa Eleven, entered the Hate againat the offloers, snd made sad hsros ot their bowling.

The Tsmarleft Albany on January 8, and, nut with no weather and light wind throughout the passage. The Tamar la to leave here agala en the 34th Instant with tn offlcsrs and rasn wboss rim on th station has expired. pas I timed to arrive et Portsmouth on March 87. WOQD.PAVIKQ. i i TO THB BDITOa OF TUB HBRALD.

'iliiklJ4? T-' ths postscript of hi letter to Saturday, rs wood pavements, statea "that nvn hs of Mi. Spain. I therefore corroborate hie statements about the wooden pavements thus A wish to supplement mr prevlont letter oa thie ruble! by ramarklng that whsal I waa la Bnglandl drove ever Sf TV mon'he In every psrlof Loa- Jf. the to ao single fnstsace did I em "f' tha road used for vshkmlar Jame sxtatth asphalt need, snd wss also being laid down for side-WSlks, but It appeared to havs bees da. ineteslsl for a roadway to be used by vshiclas, ww mqmred.

I remarked that ZZTJ roie were not sabsHtuted for the original meterlel used when arced was repaired, granite blocks were need Jn those localities where tbe traifie was Jj havy. been told thai there ha. bee. abW oTnVtkw ot wood-paved roadway hatd down ia London and ita sabwrbaT Jsnusry 10. 'v.

HOBKIHS. of nndrails atrss's Cocoa. OaAvsmx us Ooaroatm-" Rv fcsLi'trmrW DrcMttteM of wa.1 T.s?TTraLPPnoaef tbm fin TUB LATH MH. li. A.

A. UORXUBAD. It is with rsgrst tbst ws announce ths death ot Mr, Robert Archibald Alisoa Horehead, who expired oa Friday morning latt at bie reeidtnos ia Phillip-street North. The deceased had been ailing mors or lees severely for eome time; bnt be oontinusd to attend to his ordinary duties until about two months ago, whan hs beoame to muoh weaker that he wae unable to carry on businett regularly, and he at length sank, at ths rips sgs of 72 years. Mr.

Morehead waa bora ia Edinburgh, and his ooansotions in ths old oountry include several dittinguithed personages. His father wss Dean of Edinburgh, and subsequently Rector ot Easlngton, in Yorkshire. Hie godfather, whose name he bore, wae tbs fether of Mejor-Uenoral Sir Arohibald Alison, K.C.B. Hs waa related, in two positions, to Lord Jeffrey, the distinguished oritio, being a cousin by blood aad a nephew by marriage. Hs was also tbs uncle of ths Bight Hon.

James Lowther, at ons time Chief Secretary for Ireland, and at another period Under-Secretary of Stats for ths Colonies. His only surviving son Is a wsll-known figurs in Qussnslsnd politics, nsmtly, ths Hon. B. D. Morehead, M.L.A., who held the portfolio ot Poetmaeter-General In ths M'llwraita "New Guinea" administration.

The late Mr. Morehetd began life with ths Intention ot entering ths War Department of Her Majesty's service, and oommenosd a coutss ot sduoatlon at ths Naval and Military Aoademy at Edinburgh, but on his health giving way, he turned hie attention towards a commercial career, snd entered ths Edinburgh Academy, where hs wsnt through ths necessary train- His practical experience of oommerolal lire waa first obtained in the office of ths wsll-known Glasgow firm of Kirkman, Finlay, and and hs arrived in New South Weles. in 1841, as the first manager of the Scottish-Australian Investment Company. Hs continued to hold the management up to within a few days of his desth. It been arranged that on tbs Slat December leet bs should retire from ths aotivs management of tha oompany, npon a pention allotted him by the ehsreholders, oom-msnoing from tbe 1st January thia year.

He was the founder, about 25 yoars ago, of the Scottish Australia Mining Company, which owna ths Lambton Colliery, Snd he was manager of this company also from ths very beginning. The merit ot the deceaaed gen tleman had been recognised by this oompany by a similar arrangement to that of the other association; but unfortunately he did not live long enough to enjoy the well-earned consideration of his shareholders. Apart from butinsss matters he always took very deep interest in all things oonneoted with the education of the people on existing lines, being a strong advocate of secular education and of ths present system. Hs was a member of the old National Board of Education, and be held a position in tbs Oounoil of Education after the Aot of 1866 waa passsd. Ha wss trustss of tbs Sydney Grammar School from ths commencement He leavee a eon aad two daughters, The funeral took sites on Saturday afternoon at the Bandwiok cemetery, and wae attended by many of the representative men of ths community, inoluding ths sons of old colonists snd soms early arrivals who had beea aesosiates ot ths dsoeaeed gentlemen.

HOSTILITIES IN CE1NA. 1 From tht Hongkong Daily Prut Etcmier 16.) The rebels surrounded the Korean King, but the Chinos snd Japaneee troope fought and liberated his Majesty. The rebele have not dispersed, but still hold several positions. The Viceroy Li Huog-cbang hae ordered the cruisers Yang Wei and Chan Woo It Chao-yungT to rejoin ths Northern Squadron to be reedy should action become neoessary. 4 private telegram received in town yesterday, states that the foreign oommunlty in Peoul, the oapital of Korea, srs saf.

It Is thought likely that Russia will interfere. We have reason to bslieve that it is really intended to dea patch voseela from Weoeung to raise the blocked of Formosa, and If possible retake Kelung. it is, however, improbable that anything like a large fleet each as haa been epoken nt in the Shanghai papers, will elart on the expedition. We shall indeed be surprised if, et any rate for the crosent. more thsn the Chao Yung snd the Yang Wei make the attempt That these two, however, will start, and that very shortly, leas certain as snything can be.

we believe that "Admiral" Sebolin haa announced bis intention to prove that fast cruisers can beat big ironclads. and that be may not be hampered in hie attempt Laa atlmilaled that ho may put ia h-ono anv Chineee naval rtfllcera on board who show any eigne of frustrating his plane. Tbe two cruisers were built by Arm-strong, and are quite new. They are fitted With twin-ecrews, eteam 16 knots steadily, and are ermed with 2o-ton oreaon-ioaaing gune at now ana stern, oesiaeo lour Armstrong breech-loading 40-ooundere. Tbrre are three Ger man offloers on board each boat, a German doctor on tbe Chao Yung (the flagship), Scotch end American engineers, and one or two gunoere who have been picked up in Shanghai, and go into action on a 1000 taela a month.

Tbe hope of th Chineee le that thee craft, with their speed, the long range of their gune, the swif tness with whioh they can be manoeuvred, and the amallneae of ths mark they oiferbeeidee their light draught will be able at anv rate to hold their own againat the strongest of th Frenoh ships, and may possibly sink one or more of them. The crew are picked men, drill and fir well; and there Is no doubt about ths power of the guns. It le therefore just poeeible that the Chinese may bring off their eoetir. Phould they do eo one good thing will oome of It The Frenoh will awakened to a oence of the task berore them, and will aend out a force aufiloiant to end tha war oromptlv. Any thing that le likely to lead to thie reeult is sure of hearty approval from the foreign oommunlty in China.

The German instructors for the Chinese army and navy will, in all, number 120, and not aa previously mentioned. Some of th naval engiaeere and gunner are already in ships of the doughty Admiral Ting'e fleet, and It la eald that he will go where glory walte him, to Formosa, to destroy the French fleet and make a thorough end ef the French Invasion. As the Germane good men though they are, no doubt don't know Chines from Coptic, and labour under the further disadvantage ef being expeoted to take into actloa Chinese sailors wbo have for soms yean been trained to English words of command and know no other, I am afraid that Admiral Ting will let some of the, French ships slip away, and that he will be able only' to sink apart of Admiral Courbet fleet rJtiil, faith ia a great gift and if the Chines Admiral he enough of it he may inrliot dreadful disaster on the Ganle. 1 aa lee confident Of the hemtan of the Ysngfae fleet, as the men end officer of the Woosung squadron In the time of the dispute with Japan acquired a reputation for wiae cauuoaanasa. No etepe have yet been taken by her htajsety's Govern' xcentwiui regard to the neutrality of Hongkong and Singapore.

The matter la at the present lime subject of oorrs- SBondsnee belwaeu th Uritlah and French tlnmrnm-nf The Utter Government ere naturally desirous of having the neutrality postponed until circumstances fore it to be declared, end la the meantime they are desirous of keeping np what ia now termed paciflo blockade" en the coast of Formosa. By "paclflon le meant a blockade that is enforced though wer hs not been declsred. Perhepe ber Msjesty's Government would recognise thie If no British chip Were seised, but the Frenoh could not be exonerated If thoy seised sn hngllsh vessel, even though attempting to ease the blockade that is, nulil war is declared between the iirtioe. No inetrnottono ee to neutrality bay yet been orwarded either to Hongkong or Singapore. The authorities near the Great Wall hare ordered a conscription of one man out of thro In their jurisdiction for military service.

Tha probable number ot thee eoantipte will be about 80,000. Tbe number of volunteers that havs eo far been enrolled, oom mining from Prkiu down to Tleoteln, ie not far from 100,000 men. 1 he majority of theee are ermed with old brown Biswas, sad are commanded by old army retired Il te intended lopeuUon H. B. LI (Jhung.reng for soms Gersaen etBoors to crgamteaad drill thees volunteers.

1 JUS At SIJU. 1 TO TUB EDITOR OF THB HKBALD. V. Sir, A oalenlation hs lately been msde tbst a pair ot rabbits would fa 14 years. If they Increased withooioheck of any aort, cover the habitable globe ss thick ss they could stand together on it Surely it Is wnh white then to do oar beet to Hook each a dsvaslatlna past.

As ons of th Northern squstters. I will willingly pay my re share towarda the expense of erecting a doable rabbit-proof fenoS round tbs rabbit-Infested districts, or right acroa tha country to the swrlh ef thsm. whichever hi deemed most desirable. st Two ftnoes two to flv talleasparf, with pit-fall traps svsry 10 chains, would most likely is effectual; The present regulation of paying for ths destruction of rabbits by result, without sioh suT. te sSvsJ thou all over the colony, and into Queensland also.

A. W. BUCK.HILU a mm i 1 1 .1 BruoetMst, trass. "Tbossn tmsaksd by Mr. gno, or enyoae taurssud In tha meuufaeturo of halt felt or rather thTinZSZ bm'alZZuJ Tai rT Heasurs le saying tbst 1 bsve personally used this remedy, and know aot alone to be ex? oeuent.

bat reallv tao.lti.hu if J.m. Jl iuw ovioeeassiB VX-1. 9orimri.m. Mkiltr of thtTtowiu w.uuaM, cnMciajiv mnw rlthta srs niolseta i 'a Klsmles easb bottle and sa tee that Uls esptt taareaM) of oriuie. When the bill wae plaoed on the ordcrt of the day there wae a decrease of crime.

This Is not all. Repressive measures have been epparently relszed, and the number of aoquittale I jonee nave removea irons thoee who live upon the margin of society that salutary fear which ie the begttmlnc oi wisdom. Moreover, mercy has been accorded to men under aeutenoe of death in whoee eaese the publio vainly sought to find even the pretext for indulgence. All these oiroumetanoee have prcduoed a elate of enure the prolongation of which only those who make re- roivere can iook lorwaro to wunoui anxieiv," Ths political narty repreeented in thie article at ths chief obstructors of the Beoidivlete Bill srs ths ultra liadicala, It stands to reason that men like Henri RooheforL who have tasted tha sweets of lifs ia New Caledonia, find little to admire in M. Waldeck- Bouetsau scheme, The disciutlon on the second reading ef ths Beoidi-vlets Bill in tbs Beasts haa been delayed mainly to afford ths commission time to pursue farther inquiries with regard to ths working of tbs measure.

At a meeting ot ths commission this week, under ths preeldsncy ot M. Albert Gmry, M. Felix Faure, Under-Secretary of Stat for the Marine and the Colonies, submitted soms statistics whioh hs had prepared, tending to throw light npon the comparative healthiness ot ths various French colonise by mesne of eanitary return relating to the European troops that havs been stationed in It thees statistics mean anything, the sanitary sonditions of New Caledonia and Guiana compare favourably with those of Senegel, Coohin-Cblna, Guadeloupe, Martinique, snd Eeunion. At the next meeting ot the commission da Verinao will submit his supplementary report Tbs subject will then be ripe for its final dieouesioa ia the Senate. The Paritiana are etill greatly excited by the tragls ooourrenoe In the Palais ds Juttioe last week, details ot whioh I have already eent yon.

Ths mors ths subject is sifted ths mors snsrgetieally publio sympathy declares itself on ths side of Una Ungues. pity whatever le felt for the men Mprin, who etill lingers in great agony st ths Hotel Dien. Ws hsvs elnoe learned by telegram of the death of Moria and the trial and acquittal ot Madame Hugnss. It is a striking testimony to the perfection ot enrgloal scienoe that his lifs ha bean prolonged so far, considering ths horrible nsture of his injuries. All the news klosquee srs covered with prints representing Mm, Hngues la a long far oloak in the act of firing her revolver at her enemy.

One of thees illustratione a eoloured ons shows Moria lying ia a bath of blood and his body terminating in a serpent's tail. Underneath are tbs words Mme. Hnguee kills her calumniator." That her terrible vsngsanos wss fully premeditated Mme. Hugnee freely admits. On ths morning of ths crime ehs msde np a parcel ef linen ia anticipation ot sleeping at St Latere.

Although It is a bad sign ot the times that her sanguinary dsed has aot only been condoned, bat' lauded by ths public, It must bs admitted that her victim by vile calumny and odious pereeoution carried provocation to ita utmost limit Not only did hs persist in bringing his charges of immorality against her, although they bed been proaounoed bsssless in two separata oonrte, but his maltcs went tha length of deluging her with anonymous post sards containing ths foulest imputations. tragedy baa had ths good offset of starting a publio agitation against ths disreputable sgenoiee whioh flourish in Paris by espionage, blackmail, and the manufacture of t. Sines ths pae-cage of the divorce law ths "agent ds reneelgnomonks" hae been mors than ever in reqneet by wives who pay spies to watch their husbands, and husbands who pay epics to wstch their wives. Great pressure bas beea put upon the Government to bring ia a messurs to suppress ths business carried on by thees traffickers in scandal, and ths Government has promised to take ths matter up. It ie not however, easy to see bow legislation can oppose sa effectual barrier to thess practices.

Ths Government will have a knotty problem in ferret-lng the Triooohes snd Oacolsts oat of their burrows. Ths belief now-1 prevails that ths English efforts at mediation betweea Francs and China havs collapsed, and that ths French Cabinet bu reluctantly ooms to tbs eonclueion that half-measures with China are of no avail, and that ths present diffloultita can only bs solved by ths invasion ot China by aa army of 40,000 or 60,000 men, The Cabinet however, oontinuee to observe a very rotioent attitude oa ths subject It has expressed no opinion on ths reoommsndatioa of the Credits Commission, which wa to ths eifeotthat Franos ehould occupy ths three The oomplets statistics of tbs recent oholeraio spldsmio in Paris bring a very enrioos sot to light, that ths mortality among unmarried man from this oauas ws about three times greater than tnat amoag married men. Moreover, ths total number of males who died was considerably greater than tha total number of femalee. The French Academy met yesterday to elect three members la urn places at the late J. a.

irumaa, Mignet aad D'Hauseonvills. M. Migaef a uuteuil was Pes lowed npon ji. viator Durny, that et M. Duma npoa M.

Bertrand. and that ot M. Count D'Hautsonville upon M. Ludovlo Hslsvy. Of the nsw scademioiana, ths aamss ot two, Dnroy and alary.

srs wsll knows to all readers ef modern French literature, M. Durny is one of tbs most oonsoisntious hie- torisas and graceful writers of our time. His Roman snd Greek hietcriee aad hie Histoirs Fopulaire ds la Fraaoe" bow rank ss eltesiotl works, and are to be found la all good libraries, Although hs Is now 78 years of bs has oof laid dowa ths pen, M. Halevy is beet known by his plsys, snd aa ths snthor, in conjunction with M. Matlhao, of ths libretti of some ot ths most popular oomio operas sad operetta that havs been produced daring ths leet 20 years.

Among thee mey be mentioned "La Grand Duoheeee," "La Balis Helsns," Triooohe and Oaoolet' Ths suoosssfal drams, Froa Frou," was alto ths work ot ths suns ootlaborsteurs. It is to his works of fiction, however, that M. Hslsvy owss his place smong ths 40 Immortals who meet under tbs dome of the Pslsls Materia, His beet romances era Crlquetts," Monsieur st Madams Cardinal," and L'Abbs Csnetsntia." M. Bertrand'e contributions to litsrstnrs hsvs been oa solantiflc subjeote, At ths Oaantsj, Potion Coonr, on Saturday, ths bench la the Charge Court wee coonpied by Buchanan, 8.M. Several per sons were puniehod for drunkenness or other minor offence.

JamuBirry, dealer, aad CeiaWm kichardton. besides being punished for being drank, srare aeon noea or toreemootas. for neing obscene saoguege, Btttf Almndtr wae oharged with larceny. About 11 o'clock the prevkmt night Constable Green saw her searching ths pockets of James Gardener-a etoward, who wae Ivlogdronk In Campbell-atroetv Waas ansa sinnaeW I hsr she threw away a knlfs snd Is. id.

In money. Uardeaer Kiwiiiuvu hh nut ae us property, out oia not snow eny-thing of tha mossy. Prisoner wae sentenced to three months' imprisonment At lbs Balm-aim Polios Cotnr, on Friday, before Mr. W.i Johnson, D.tt.M., Clarm Moclh, for using Indecent language in Braine-etreet, Balmaln, waa fined or eavva davs, WilUmm Dwyrr, a youth, for melioi-ously Injuring the roof of the dwelling-house of one Joan Graham, ahipbuildef, ot Balmaln, waa discharged la son-eideratloa of hie paring amount ef damage done, and costs, 1 6s. lOd.

WtiUtm Jttw. WUlim Ward, Tumu Wtri, ttmry Jtottrttm, and Jokn Oaulty, also ohara.ed with maliciously injuring ths roof of John Ore-hsni'e dwsllIng-h'MlSe. bv throa-lne alonaa oat aaaeM discharged in consideration of each defendant paying the amount ot deaaage done, ltfe, with oe. 44- easts. At the Nawroww Polios Count oa Saturday.

Mr. J. Buchanan, pteeided. Mmrg Cmmmt, fat being drunk in Klng-etreet Kewtowa, wae fined or 34 Bonn, ktmh Jo end MUm Afeen, for a like ofleaoe, were eacb fined 6-i or 34 'hours, series O. Tranki, tor being drunk and dieot-derly In Durtcn-streel, Concord, wae finea vr hvwi win using Bnmw ia Burwood-road, we further fined 2oe or eeven Vmut wa heuM over to keep the peeee towards tor three ssonths, self la In defeult th aovfsi oaye.

aw towsrds John Tana iths, self la 30 1 la defeult thmt month. Arthur NtUcnt for betne- found bv nla-ht on tha imia. Of W. M. Chapmen, Illawarra-road, for an unlawful purpose, on the 17th Instant, we sentenced to 21 oaje Imprisonment Faanoe health resund, vjltbeat BsCMas or expense, by Burr's dsllstotH bsalth-rastorlse ItevaWata Arable rood end Toast Biscuits, whteb reesw the noet Slsotdsved sliiiaaia and bowels, the Neod, th eetvee, luaga, Uvar.

bma. velsa, aad kreatb.aaerelF'epela,:indigeeUoa, aebHty, keanbvra, scm-stlpetlo, asasse, aad voaaluat. area la presaeaer kamunrboM, dlarrlKaa, drsaatery, aervo-is debUllv, ell fevers, smallpox, -srwadsssr, slesplaesassst soasa, aslbnaa, eonsaiaptloa. Thlvt-sevea Jean' lavarlable eaeera with adulu aad bifaats, 100.000 suae. Thsy esve tfly tlaise Ibear east et smSIsUi.

la Has. la td, es Itsev-D Btrry aad Oo- Umtf. It. ttsaaZL: "J'Sf TiJm. "7 KlWest, Bofraaag set and Oe.

la Melkoaree rsllea, Orlawaes. BeeM B. FTOaeer I-oaipiitt, aad Oe ead all 01 smeve aed eaeaalete. Hsadeeaae bam, Ms, Matae-ust IHmr mr tne eoionisa. utto Da atslboanu Bex Uf.0.i.OWAirt.

AOTIVB Mt TIM aannot mu mmt um Ma tha, a.k datory human animal, likt the predatory brute, pnvinces of Chins bordering npon Tonquln ami i- i. tbe settlement of the question in dispute. The freebooters will never elssr out ot Montiios's ter ritory until they are confronted by Sir Oherlee Warrtn and hie enned lores, sod ae the latter haa now arrived st Caps Town ws may sseumeit will not be long before thie takee place. The sketch whloh I gave lut week of the sew Egyptian scheme of the Government may be accepted as sntnenttc. it Has been communioated to tne rowers, and we are now awaiting their reply thereon.

Ae ususi Franos ie the only recalcitrant, and the other Powers are professing to guide their conduct by that Of the Ilepublic At present M. Ferry has givsn ao eiga upon the matter but it ia rumoured that bis consent will be purchased st ths pries ot eome little saeiatsnoe from thie country in bis Chinese difficulty, whloh is still lingering on. President Arthur's msesage to Con grass has attracted somewhat more attention here than ie wont to be bestowed npon Presidential addressee, The reason of this is to bs found in ths satisfactory nature of the commercial eepecte of the message. It tends to show that the outgoing party at' Washington is disposed to rsoogalso greater freedom ia matters of oommsreiai iateroonne, end we know that the Democrats hold still more svoureble opinions In thie respect. Ia view of the opening of the Panama Canal It will be well for your solonise to remember that one ot the first effects of that undertaking will be not merely the eelzure of points ot vantsge smeng the Sooth Paoiflo Islands for the benefit of ths Kuropsan Powers, but ths opening np of the Western 8tates of Amerloa, where freedom of trade is nntvereelly advocated, and a consequent impetus wnlca win thereby be given to a free-trade policy oa the pari of the United Btatee Government The bearing of the point of law in ths Mignonette esse osme off yesterday before' ths Lord Ohisf Justics and a Court of four other After hearing the argumente on both sides the Court pro-nonnosd the priaonsrs, Thomas Dudley and Edwin Stephens, guilty of the wilful murder of the lad Parker.

The Court, however, did not give its reasons for this finding, but will do to on Tuesday next. Metnwblle the prisoners havs been removed for ouatody to Holloway Gaol, where, aa the Lord Chief Justice thoughtfully said, they will be most comfortable. It ie most likely that on Tuesday sentence of dseth will be pronoun oed npon them in the aeuel meaner, bat that they will either receive a free pardoa, or a jonaiderable mitigation ot their punishment Tbe severe eeatenoe of 16 years' penal servitude each passed upon Thomas, the railway porter, and Nash, the solicitor's olsrk, for forging ths will of ths lata Mr, Wkallsy, is highly approved of, It will bs remembered that Thomas, at whose house Mr. Whalley lodged, wrote a letter in pencil, at the diotatioa of the latter, to bie natural eon, Prlestman, snd induced Mr. Whalley to sign it In ink, Ths pencil marke were then rubbed out, and Nash wrote in the oleen epeoe thus obtained, a will by whloh nearly all Mr, Whalley'a property was bequeathed to Thomas.

Ths proposal of tha Frenoh Chamber ot Deputies to make very considerable increase In the Import dntiee on foreign corn and flour will very likely bring the Government of that oountry into conflict with the oon turners, who are already very etraitened in means, and whoas hardships ae the winter proceeds will increase. M. Leon Sey has begun a very powerful free-trade movsmsnt, and tha freetraders la Franos hsvs greatly increased sines ths Cobdea' treaty. A quarto volume of steel pistes, published by A. West, Dawee Point, Sydney, in 1818-14, haa Just been puroheeed by Sir Seal Samuel, who will despatch It on an early date, with Mr.

Tangye's folio of Shakapeare, to the Sydney Government The book ie lsrgs quarto, snd oontains some very fine views, beautifully cut on copper, of Sydney, Perramatts, sed Botany Bay. The esgravinas are remarkably well done, and are in a good-state of prssei ratios. These illustrations will ebow the state of ths country before it beosms largely eettled, and Illustrate the progress wnion tne metropolttao city hat made ia the last heir-century. The engravinge are chiefly the work of W. Preston, and the drawing! art by J.

Eyre and J. It. Brown, both of whioh names may bs familiar to old colonists. Mr. Toull le making arrangements for ths despatch of 200,000 salmon ova to Taamania.

The shipment will leave England la January, and the ova will be supplied by Mr. T. Brady, Chief Commissioner of Salmon Fisheries In Ireland. A email shipment will aleo bs -sent "by one "of tha Nsw Zealand Company's eteamshlpe. In this esse the loo will be renewed daily, but with ths larger ehipments of ova ooming oat ia Jasutiy many tone ot lot will be need, ths ova being placed oa the top sad oa ths bottom only, and ths ios not oemg renewea en route.

The reply given by Lord Derby to Lord Carnarvon ia the Upper Chamber this week reepeot to ths Enabling fallowed by ths official answer on ths same subjsot in tbe Commons, he proved somewhat confuting to thoee who considered It not improbable that ths Government were likely to abandon the introduction pf thie measure. Mr. Gladatone'e answer to Mr. T. P.

O'Coaaec last wsek prodaoed the impression that ths Government were anxious to let the Enabling Bill entirely alone nntil New Zealand and New South Walee had folly ooaeented to adopt the policy ot the other ooloniee. It would teem, however, from the offioial replies of this week that set only will the bill be Utroduoed next ear, bat that the unanimity of the colonise ie not required, It it exneedtagly difficult to naderetead ths policy of Lord Derby, bat oa thie question he has beea even mors than usually The pressure which wae pat apoa him by the Agent-General for Victoria. sad ths inflaeaos possibly of ths Spectator article, mey have caused the noble lord to ones more change hie mind. The prsvsiling opinion upon the lstest Ministerial declaration amounts to this, that the Government havs decided to carry eut the general recommendations of ths Sydney Conference in respect of thie measure, bnt that inasmuch as ths two great ooloniee ot New South Walee and New Zealand are not yet agreed with the other five ooloniee, it hat beea thought well to cause soma little delay in order not to show an nndus deeire to sot barahly or precipitately. Up to thie very day I believe the Agents-General havs sot had any intimation of ths satnrs of ths alterations to whioh Lord Derby alluded.

It is assumed, kowsvsr, that thsee refer to ouoh matters as ths proposed jurisdiction In the raoino xaianae, ana ens or two otnsr points to whioh I nea previously auaaea in tnis oorreepondenoe. A report hse been ourrent hers that Sir W. Jorvote will most likely succeed -Lord Lottos ss Governor of Nsw Booth Waist. This atattmtnt has found no car-renoy la offioial drolee, but elm ply ariees oat ot ths feat that if the Government look to soother colony for suoosssor to yon- present Governor it ia probable that tney wouia aireet insir attention to Btr William Jorvoie, Ik ia well known thet Lord Boeebery is now consulted about Australian subjects almost ss much ae Mr. Ohildere, sad It is ao secret that his influeaoe Is likely to bs felt la the selsotloa ot a new Governor for your colony.

Ths fmsn meal trade bas developed curious feature. During the recent high price of mutton seme ot the Smithfield butchers mads arrangements for par-oheeing large number of old eheep ia Kent, and even oa ths Continent These wire tubjected to a low temperature, and thne made to reesmble Australian mutton, and under thia gain bsve beea fetohing what for them Wat a remarkably handsome figure. Ths trade bes been much amused by thia Ths sale of the frosen meet is etill a little alow, and the market has a tsndsney to beoome overstocked. The lest ehipments havs realised from id. to 6tL, sal, oa ths Whole, were la good condition.

1 Ths firm of John Elder and Co. who own two steamer oa ths Paoiflo eervioe new running between 'Frisoo snd Sydney, havs sxprsssed their willingneee to take thsee vessels off thet line led replace thsm by the Arliona and the Alaska, two of tht fastest I team ere In ths world, By this srraatement thsy undertake to pot Auckland within 35 days, snd Sydney within 98 dsyi of London, but for this oervios they ask a subvtntlon ot 90,000 a year. Negotiations havs beet pasting between them and the Government concerned In' Australia, but I understand a reply hte beea reserved which does aol stem favourable. Possibly ths Sydaey Government may consider that ths daytdf Inall subventions are doomed. "I understand that aetotiatioai are still going cn between tht Engllth snd French Governments with regard to the Ielaad of Bapa and soma other pointe in ths Psrifiaj Mr; ibs Acadstniclen, hat Just finished 1 handsome portrait 'ot Mr.

Simon Frsser. It is a alesdld likeness, and as Mr. Mlltala aonelders It oss ths beat works ever painted he intends to show It in ths Royal Asedsmy before sending il to Australia, 1 'Ateaag ths lingular shipments to Australia aoas ate poseioiy mors, remartable Usa ths aospatoa withia ths peat tew daytst 156 etsats aad Wtaeole, Thsm us la r.J lc'i'ji: ilaT. LLl via-Suez; ihe Dgiisa mail' per B.M.8. Cateo tu delivered in Sydney on Saturday, at 3.30 p.m.

tWff have received oar English and foreign Correspondence to December 6, and give below the' 'letters of our London and Pari cones- jiondanta. OUR LONDON LETTER. 1 1 LONDON, Dm. C. 0a th whole, the Kedistributlon BUI, whloh pssd lb) eeoond leading lut night, contemporaneously with a at passsga through Committee ot the Franchise Bill the' Lords, hu bean vsry favoursbly Motived, and ssvs for Me notable exception, ia regarded aa an socept-abls, eomprshsnsivs, and ststesmsnliks measure, reflecting gnat credit upon ita joint author.

Ia ita main features it li. very simple. It ctoatai twslvs tiw Ht, and calls six. others oat of abeyance, raising the irambn of member of the House of Commons to 670. The limit ot repreeentation ia fixed at 15,000.

By thia clause, eome hundred odd borougha and districts will loae their direct representation, end be merged into the eonntlea to whioh they belong. For borough! with a population of between 16,000 and limit et representation will be one member two members for borougha with a population Varying from 50,000 to 165,000. The effeot ot these anaotmente will be to liberate some 160 eeate, whioh Will be distributed amongst boroughs end counties With a population ot 165,000. Ths oountiee and large boroughs all over the United Kingdom of Great Britain tad Ireland will all be traeted ezaatly oa the same footing. The set result of the whole thing will be that, numerically, speaking, Ireland and Wsles will hsvs their representation untouched, England will gain six teats, and tieotlaad 12.

i The great objtotion which is felt to the measure ot which the possible outline ie gives abovs is that' those eoantiss aed boreughe whioh return more then two members will be mapped out Into single lumber divisions, so that instead of a large ooaaty or borough returning ite complement of membere ae a whole, each one of them being the member for the Monty or borough ot eeand to. it will retara one member 'or each of ite divisions. By this means not only will "he homogeneity of the pollt'ioal feeling of any large torough or oounty be destroyed, because thet county borough will aa longer be a county or borough for jolitioel purposes, bat merely an aggregation of independent units, bat the present Inequality la the value the vote will be maintained. For inatsnoe, a voter living, sey, in Leicester, will return two members; but a voter living in Birmingham. Liverpool, Men-Chester, or London will only return namely, one member fur the division or district ia whioh he happens to reside.

Almost without exception the large counties and boroughs are at one in orying oat against thia single-member system. They complain that it will not only destroy the unity of their political life, bat will tend to lower the tone of Parliament by introducing into it men of aa inferior type. Thia latter apprehension ie shared by the Liberal party a whole to a very wide extent. The former ef these objections, however, epplies only to the oountiee and towns, and the latter only to London. It ia the destruction of their political unity, and not a deterioration inU that f-toae' ot their representatives, that the oountiee and towns hare to fear.

It may be taken for granted that the county fsmffles1 Sid ths aristocracy gsntraUy will keep the Mprestntstios of ths oountiee pretty anon in their wa bands I end, ia ths eaee of the large boroughs, lAwawr small ths electoral unit may be, the fast ot a member having to leave his basinets, sad live for half ths year in Leaden, will prevent any but wealthy men standing for Parliament But in London, which ie to return 59 membere for divisions little more than double the sits sf the' ordinary parochial ward, where a maa on get to the House from any part ot the metropolis In' a twopenny tram, and where the performance of Parliamentary dutlss would entail no extra, expense, the increased facility ioc getting into the House ie ante to-rssurt in the retara of an Inferior sites of members, With this solitary exoeptioo nearly everybody approves ot the bill, Tree, there' is eome talk ot ooalitioa amongst ths doomed members to resist the measure, bat it ie very doubtful whether they will be able to effeot their purpose. Some grumbling aleo ass taken place at ths number ot new membere gives to Scotland read, whe the bill comes up for Its commit-tee etsg sals next, wa mat expect a little smart skirmishing over that sad other minor metiers, butthere is st -present ho sign ot anything like an, affective The bill, however, bee deprived ths Oevemneat of ions of its member. Ita. Leonard Csurtaey, the Secretary to ths Treasury, resigned his offlss early this week the fact that ths theoryof proportional representation found ao plaos.Ja the Government -sohsae, and last night ths hoa. gentlsvnaa.

cart oa at asms length hie reasons for taking that step. It it seid that, had the late Postmaetor-Goaeral been alive, be, too, would heve adopted like coarse, insamuoh ss he, aa well ee Mr. Courtney, was aa ardent admirer of the principle. The loee ot the kon. member for Liakeerd is, however, a blow whloh will act embarrass the Government to any extent, and the gentleman will be much more in hie element ee an independent member than he has been ae a Minister of the-Orowa.

The only other feature ot interact in Parliament this week hee been the statement made ia bath Houses upon the Navy, ssd4hs snnooaosmeat that the Government purpose epending a million a year for the next live Jests ia improving and strengthening this arm of defence. To thie end it is proposed to bnild four new Irasolsde, two torpedo reme of the Polyphemus type, 10 torpedo 80 ftrst-olass torpedo- beets, ad 'frre'belled ember TJpon guns, in 6f hloh our navy apoeare to be very much behind the time, it is proposed to spend seme million snd a half of money, sod also aa additional sum of nssrly a million for the defence of the osaling stations abroad. Special attention is likewise to be paid to ths protection, of our great commercial ports, such ss Liverpool and the Ilka. This onorgetJo actloa oa the part ot ths Government fiat hid, the effeot, of somewhat quieting ths foeliag alarm whioh the Fail Moil OoeeMe had been hedulously fostering in oar' minds. But ths public generally Would have been -pleated to have teen a largw expenditure oa guns, torpedo boats, snd (the defence of oar coiling stations.

With gtrd to oar weakness in ths former respect fc vers disagreeable sensation was produced by a stale-Mafia- the Pall Mall Gaulle a week or so ago that at the time of ths tension between the English snd jrrenoh ships in Madagascar wetore list yeer, when (Oepttia Johnstone ot ths Drysd cleared hie decks for action, out of ths Bins gass with whioh the Dryad wss armed only one otmld be fired. Captsln Johnstone had keoelved, strict ordsis from ths Admiralty not Is firs say this other eight leet they ehould buret. It seems Jhtt.erseoh-loadlng guns are ths rule la ths French aery, snd ths sxosptloa ia the British therefore, it is ptporstivs that we should at least rival our neigh-. sours in the matter. i i I The Congo Conference Is proceeding mnch mors llatiefsetorlly, then wa had Originally any reason to expect In the first piece, oar position oa the Niger ia Kitoucbea, end ws have good, reason to believe that Oonfereace will oontent itself with aooepting jBsglandV guarantee to allow freedom' of trade and avlgstlos apoa ths river, subject to each sales ss ehe shall lay dowa for the regulation of navurntioa.

AM- Mdsd ths earns ere act si variance with fms-trade brinoiplee. Freedom of trade Is aleo definitely coteb- ienea mroagkent tea goago basin, though only for a rlod ef tUt keua. and thaM mm tn ItHU left 'for ths Ooaforsnss to do. The laternationsl Lmoaa Aseoeuuoa ass ovary reessa to be tatitfled 'ith the reeuhe ef the meeUoc at Berlia.for Fraoo. Bermany, and Bngland have etch oontented to reocg-aies its nolltioal statue, so thai it will now take lia laoe at oas ot ths Africa Powers, lie settlement ot the Beohaanslsad difficulty, whloh said last week hsd beea patobeA so betweea Mr.

CJpninrton. the Caoe Premier, and tha TVantvut Coreremee hte act sons to Ths Uoms Vaasrittss never attoesed maeh importance to It. asd the i reports whioh wo had within ths met day or two ejsassiwlaf ths avowed Vpnisgtoa Tiavs as, atjy that the wheis wu a ahtm, but r- iK 4oia Jeeves iwO eu eaawsa a vena sa aaeia aa VV sas 11 tUSUa eVUiU mar. Prepared, however, ss Parisians are by past sxperiancs to aots this phenomenon year after year, they have been fairly horrified and elsrmed by ths series of frightful crimes whioh hsvs taken plaoe in Paris and Ite eoburbe during tbs lut fortnight During ths present week three strooious murdsra bars been com mitted hers, the victims being people ia humble Ufa, Ths prospect of obtaining afewfranothaebeeneuffioitnt Inducement to the dssperst eriminala who Infest Paris to murder in broad daylight, in crowded localities, sad spparently with the moat profound for ths whols meohlnery ot ths law. In ons instance, a poor woman, a widow, had left ber to fetch a bottle ot Hsr movements had been watched, sad when ehs returned ths found that gang ot ruffians bad iaatalled themselves in her room.

They eut ber throat robbed her of ths little mosey shs hsd, snd then sat down at ths table, ate tbs food that shs. had prepared for herself, snd drank ths wins shs bsd juat brought home. Thsv then left tbe plsos, in such a manner aa to excite no suepiolon. Boms of the gang havs sines been captured, sad havs given detailed statements ot all tha oocurrtd. In the ether esses the sissssins srs still st largs, and there is bat little hops of their being run to sarth.

Magistrate, politicises, and all who take aa aotivs interest ia tha social phenomena of Franos, srs now unanimous in declaring that orims ot every aescripiion increasing in uue oountry at rats tbst renders some great effort oa the pert of ths Uovsrnmeat to keep back tbe rising waters of depravity imperatively neoessary, Ths oooviotion tbst something mast bs dons to sombat ths evil, together with ths knowledge that the sxisting repressive machinery is quits, issdoqosts this purpose, esutee tbe Government to seek' solution ot ths problem in a wholesale traasoortation of tha criminal classes, aad sspeoielry that olaae which has been termed "Le grains de I'aeeasainat," ths youtniui criminals pasting on to murder by ths step-plng-etonee of vagabondage snd theft The Iteoidlvlita Bill ia therefore regsrded ss a desperate expedient re- eortea to oy uuvsrument met net lost alt Hops of stemming mo uooa oa onminamy in any other way. It was to be sxpeotsd thet ths sdvocstss et this measure would ssixa. npoat the acute alarm and nnsaelnsee oaused by the horrible details ot violent crime with which ths French newspapers hsvs lately bees filled bv reiterating the advantages held out by M. Wsldeok-Roaseeaa'e meesnm. Thees segacions taotloa will be sucossef ul aa far as lb general puouo is sosoeruso.

Tbe ordinary houssholdsr, tbe tradeemea, sad a orriori, the uneducated but industrious pert of ths population, initinotivaly rally round a Scheme that promise to rid them sf ths suisanos and danger created by tbe presence of humsa vsmplret not for given number of months snd years, bnt for once sod all. The majority of mankind only gauge the wisdom snd soundness ot logis. lativs measures by ths immediete advantages whloh tbsy appear to oiler, Ultimate moral snd financial oonsequenoes, as also all questions of international courtesy; art beyond tbs rssgs of thslr vision. Thus pubio opinion ia Franos has from ths first bssa very favourable to the Recidivists Bill. It wss this con-tideration mors thsn any other that, secured for ths measure its first reading in ths Senate, To llluttrats the persistency with which, the Government, by ita organs in the press, oontinuee its sdvoceoy of the Recidivists Bill.

I will translate a few pseeeges from aa article in the Jisjmoliaus JraneafaS It Is unnseewery to sarphaeies hats ths dtngera which eoclery and tbe Republic encounter by tho existence Pert of that inioienoe ansy.sf reoidlvisies thatui retire soHtieal party endeavours to rescue from relegation and covere with its own body for reasons thai we need aot snntttniee. To the admirable epeech, eo caoving, -l-piial snd rmssssl le. delivered on thie queeilon by the Mlnleierol the Interior, no argumente heve beea opposed, beyond advocates' quibbles, end tbe professions! crtmlnele aoatiaue to dispute the pavement of Parle with men. Bvery wsek they commit several ssnrdrrs, eat kentlaseatal poll-Helena are not leee psretstent on this socoaat hi cUitamg ii.i.h iw MMwiwinnrnn, inette-eidivle lllll kaa by he noetuetJone exoretsed a cartons foenoe on the orlmlnsl retime. When ths janmale which mouthpleoee of the rntraaeigeania and the Left itl'J the parset, aiost fntraar, mm 'tr, by drying the nwntrs, Mve blMoTor 1 T.T.'TuT'Tl.

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