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4 THE TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 1876. THB FRIST ROOM OF TUB BRITISH MUSEUM. Any on whoentor the Print room of th British Museum for the rt time, expecting to see an exhibition of all the most beantifnl engravings and eliawinga, win be surprised to find himself in a well lighted apartment with nothing but polished cabinets round the walls, a long glass table case in the middle carefully corered tip with a green curtain, and sen ral large leather topped tables with convenient and comfortable scats. He is informed liy the very obliging attendant, who lays before lum a volume of the Catalogue, that whatever he wirhe to will be shown, to him. But at the same time it is explained that, in accordance with the rules, the surface of ny print or drawing must not be touched, and if the specimen he mounted it mnit not be touched at all while if any comparison is to be made between the Museum prints 'and others, it is only permitted in presence of the Keeper, Sir.

IUid, or an assistant deputed by him. All this is of th utmost impance to bo enforced upon visitors, and if it were not so done at the time of inspecting the prints, the handbook before us provide lor it by furnishing the full regulations, together with much interesting information upon techniml matters which will be found useful and instructive. Mr. Fagan, however, docs not pre tend to supplant the catalogue with his handbook, which he modestly explains is offered simply as a brief compilation which, while indicating to some extent what is to be found in the Department of Prints and Drawings, will facilitate researches," and point out the more important examples of engravings and drawings a tuch for upwards of a century hare boon accumulating in the British A catalogue must, after all, be the main and indispensable resource lor ttudenta, as every one must hare found in making references to that which has long been in use in the Print room, and which haa, nnder the direction of the present Keeper, been systematically arranged. This catalogue, which is the accumulated result of many years' labour, being a com jdet and exhaustive work of reference, not only for the contents of the Print room, but for all the collections of Europe, is, we fear, never likely to bo printed and published for the benefit of those who mike a study of the subject.

It has been supplemented by several very valuable special catalogues presented to the Museum, such as that of all the sales of engravings and drawings which have occurred from 1718 to 1660, arranged by the late Mr. William Smith, F.8.A., whose gift it was a catalogue of the collection of prints, etchings, and drawings in the illustrated series of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, with one of the in Edwards' Anecdotes of Painters, by Mr. J. H. Anderson, and that of the portraits in the illustrated copy of Madame de Sevigne" letters bequeathed by Mr.

Ellis Ellis. The immense treasure of the Print room, however, can only be discovered, by the aid of, thosa well acquainted with special department, who, like Mr. Fagan, give themselves the trouble to work for the. Instruction of learners. There is the singularly interesting collection of political and personal satirical prints and drawings, of which Mr.

F. G. Stephens has already furnished an exhaustive description in two large volumes, with a third about to appear, and the more important collection of those Hlustraure of English history, which amply merit attention! Mr. Fagan takes trp the more generally interesting side of art, and after giving a very compact and well considered sketch of the history of engraving as it arose and was practised br the various masters of the Italian, German," and otnerchools, proceeds to point out three or four of the chief examples of each school, describing them and adding such critical remarks and information as will render valuable assistance; to the reader of the hand boot A short biography of each master which precedes the notice of his works gives interest to the book and generally eoud hardly have been dispensed with, but in some instances this might well have been curtailed fox the sake of anording space for reference to more of the rarer examples, especially ai the lives' of the great masters can be read in Yasari, and many other works of that kind. As the anther inntee suggestions, we should certainly advise the enlarging of his very useful reference and remarks in any future edi tion, particularly as regards the examples of the jL.

u. li.v i i lection is fajown to be richer than any other in Europe. Mr. Fagan appends a list of no loss than 16 names of these engravers, with their dates and references to them in fiertach, and mentions beside that there are two volumes of most interesting anonymous prints of this school and of an early date; all of which it is very useful to know. We learn, also, that there are two volumes of engravings belonging" to ibi Anonymous School of Mare Antonio1 the subjects of which are given with, references to Bartaeh.

This kind of information will be found more acceptable than matters of biography, which must be familiar to most visitors to the Print room. Mr. Fagan trunks the question of the discovery of the art of taking impressions would still remain open, even if it could be finally settled who it was that executed tho first print bearing a date. He reminds as that the engravings of the geographical chart for the edition of Ptolemy published at Borne in 1478, were the work of two Germans Conrad Sweynheym and Arnold Bucldnek and that there are German prints from metal plate, of dates from 14G1 to H67. The early German print mentioned in Weigcl's Supplement to Bartsch's Peintr Graveur, thought to bo much earlier thaatbesedates.

and on this account the Nuremberg Museum gave tne large sum of 400 for it. The commonly received opinion that the invention belongs to the Italians has long been founded upon Tasari'a account of the accidental dmoovery by Maso Fini the. gold smith of Florence, in 1460, wMe working at hi plates engraved for nieRo ornamentation. Bat Mr. Fagan suggests that Impressions might readily hare been taken front the Church brasses employed as monuments soon after the Norman Conquest, and he refer us to the important collection of impressions from these in the Museum bequeathed by the late Mr.

Douce, which are done with printer's ink upon paper. Still, he'thinks it will always be impossible to spoilt with absolute certainty either as to the date or the country in which impressions were first taken from engraved surfaces. The use of impressed marks for signature is, of course, a old a the oldest of the Egyptians, and probably the Chinese derived their practice from this source, and, as some think. the nse of engraved blocks for playing cards, of which many are to be seen in the Museum, led to the introduction of block printing for book designs and illustration into Europe. A rare example of this is the print of St.

Christopher bearing the Infant Saviour. This, which has the printed date 1423, was discovered in the Carthusian Monastery of Buxhetm. near Meiringen. It is one of the groat treasures of Earl Spencer famous Althorp Library, and is considered to be the earliest dated block impression known. Mrv Fagan quotes also from the learned paper on the subject of early printed books contributed to the Archaeological Institute by Mr.

Winter Jones, the Principal Librarian of the British Museum in 1871. the account of a discovery at Mslines in the lid of aa old co Sin of a print bearing, the daU 1418, which was at once secured for the Royal library of Brussels, but the genuineness of the date of which has been doubted by several competent judges," and the print is not now shown. TLsss are among the numerous interesting point discussed in tho handbook, and aa to the process of nirllo work and the impressions from such plates, the author gives a very dear description, which will be most acceptable to those who are unacquainted with the. subject. The Museum is fortunate in possessing the finest collection of nUIli impression in existence, end beside these it also contains nearly all too cast in sculpture mad by the, old Italian melto worker for the purpose of testing their work on the piste.

The covered ease in the Print room to which we have alluded is the treasury of these, which mmber no leas, than 19 specimens, including the celebrated and unique ax ample from the Pax," by Maso Finiguerra, which was purchased at the Stowe sale el the Daks of Buckingham's collection' in 1833. Besides this there is a silver Pax, by the same great artist, formerly in the Church of St, Maria Novella, at Florence, which formerly, belonged to Bir M. M. fykes, and was purchased for 315, a price which now, since attention has been given to thee works of art, by no moans represent it great value. In the case with the which should add will be uncovered at the request of any one admitted to the Print room, will be found some very rare and most interesting early en pavings by Botticelli, and a profile fsmale Head of (treat beauty, by Leonardo da Vinci, whichMr.Faganj guide tells us is supposed to have been engraved in a silver plate.

It is remarkable for depth of to no and broad and massive treatment in the light and shade, which would seem to have boon obtained by the us of some corrosive action such as that employed by modern etchers with aquafortis, Mr. Fagan describe three other print which are ascribed to Leonardo a bust of a young woman described by Passavant as th Monna Lisa;" three heads of horse, also ascribed to Verocchio, his master and that called Poison et contre Poison," which is, however, a work of doubtful authenticity. It would be manifestly impossible for us to traverse the inexhaustible field of interest offered by th Print room of the Museum or even to dis cuss halt tho subject opened up in Mr. Fagan's handbook, which affords a very convenient and useful hptrfu of the immense collection. The extensive list of books upon the subject which Is given, with the Index to the masters, will be found the best supplement for those who desire to obtain a full and complete knowledge of engravings and i drawings in the absence of such a cataloav rui tonrU as, however desirable, could only be produced at the public expense.

TUB AMERICAN LABOUR MARKET. Bsnsbook to th Pepartsseat ef Print and Draw. top to lb brltie McuV wits tetrad aoUoat sen notices of the warlews seheel atslbn. Oorm. Datch, see, Jrfaeeieh, Speabh.

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Bir. 1 bf Iiverpool on th 28th of Jon oo board th Moravian, bound fer Qaebe, to vUit th Oeateaabl Kr hibittea at Philadelphb by wsy of Canada, I remained ia Canada torn tint to learn Mouthing of her political and social, condition, sad then sUrtad for Philadelphia by th Erie and Lehigh Valley railroad. Daring th night patted through Buffalo, Emtna, and othr towns, of Nerthara New York on th Erie Ua, and at daylight wnt ob to th Lehigh Vail road at Waverly, which run Philadelphia through ea of th wQdtt and most pletureequ nglon of Penntylvsab. Toward evening passed through very nice towa, wber thcr are exteadvo iron and steel works, aad through kilty Forge, for tlm th head iaarters of 0arl Wash laftoa In 1776, and' la a (hart tlra mehd PhDadd phia. The Stat of Penntylvanla contain M.S17 kjwi mil en foarth of it ste 1 oovend with moanuins andhau, bo th valley, and level land rextrraely rich and farUl.

In mineral wealth it Is th richMt et th middl State. It eoataiaa nearly all th anthracite coal ia th world, aad iaexhaosttbl field ef bitaaUaoas coal la th oath wart. Iron i foend la aVuadaa, and ther ar rich mines' of eeppor and siaa and qoarri ef good slat aad th cti wU of rtra PnnylvanU th richest aad mort valaaoU la th ia 1870 thy prodacod 0,659,000 Urrl of ptrlaB. Th Lhih VUy rallrMd ran Uueaf th koart of the aathnoito rsgioo. Th htda of eoal there are ef aarawai thlka at Pottsvill aad other places thty roa ep to 50ft, aad at th Santalt Mine ManehChaak, ther It a bed of eoal 60ft.

la thick 170001 too ef anthractt we asistd this year, a aialast 19472,003 lat rear, a deer of too sad of. bitomliMas coal there wr eat to marktt thl rear 3,313,523 ton, a aralnst 5.621,030 tons lut yar, a datrata of 272,497 tons. Th total tonasx for th coal rear I 20,709,024 to. Lt year It wu 22,793,022 too, a lcreaa 2,086,998 toas. Thi Stat waUiatsneoUd with railroad and eaaali or lasamal trafie, aad the PaaMjlvaaiaa Coatral Bailread eonneot It with every Stat th Uaioa.

Th preprkter' of thi read ar said Va the greatest railroad erporatioa th world. They owa or control 6,613 mile of road, and they hav a capital amonntlai to Philadelphia Is a great railroad centra, and ha th moat xUalv aad varied manqfactarlng indttstri ofaayeityia th Union. XMr ar ever ienaing saaaalMtare, th pre datUe. ef which to 17 ws ostlmated aad the grand total of all, maouftctarM at $550,000,000. Therere ever 8,000 siaall and larg.

which employ $500,000,009 capital aad aboot hands. Three foarth ar ma, th rmalndr ar woma ad yoaUu ondw 16, yean, of ag. Stveral of th factcrie are very extendr aad supplied with the best aUcsuaery. Joha aad Jam IolMon, work. boh, who kft' Torkahlr come 30 ywars ago with very lender mean, ar now th owner of toar large tain near th fall of Schoylkia, where they maaaf actor earpt and employ capital of $3,000,000 and 100 handtj 10,000 yard of eapt ar every wk, which, qoaltr aad oaish, they (tat cannot be xelld by aayarn la England, Mpt th Hum.

CrouUy, at Halifax, Atth tioM of my visit they war nuking very fin cloth for whtsr wear and blaakU for th troop and. frlMdly Indians la th Black EUlai If th Indians gt th blaakaU shown to m. thy aa har bo can to emplala otthoqaaUty. The arpM trade ef thl dry I the largeil la the United Btatoa, I 1878 carpet good vaload at $18,000,000 wr prodned. Ther ar alo larg print work sad facto ria for Jth prodaetioo of cotton good.

The tnanuf actor of boa work ta all It branch xta dvly earrled Titer are Mvaral flae enrl Benag ihop aad foandrt. Th Baldiris Locomotlr 'Work, ia Broad ctntt, la th heart of th idty, com a large ana, Thy bow amploy about 1,000 hand sad torn 'oat four looomotlv; weekly, but whee tojfall work they mak 10 or 12 a week 4,023 har been eonttmeted at tho works 'dne 1831, when Mr. Baldwin mad th first American looomotlv for the Philadelphia aad 0rmaatowa Ballway. New that boa aad kboor ate cheap sbipbuildlsg is becoming brisk on th banks of the Ddawan, and th inenoiaetar of hardwar eu tlary, chandellert, aad biraee tod copper various orm for cost and finish will favourably compere with the aim da of good mad ia Shaft eld aad Henry Diatla, a aativ ef hi eon ax the proprietor! of th Kcyiton Saw Maaufaetery, which eoven eight acre. Mr.

DUtia eommeneed buabeei a a practical meehanl ia 180, and fetched the Ant eoal he need la a wheelbarrow. Th works to full swlag aply about 1,100 mam aad th meat perfect machlaery for th purpe to the world, to that very little of th work i dose by band: Flv toas ef saw are turaad out dally; together with Urn oaa title ef file, kairee, aad earpeaten' aad mo alien' tool of exodleat quality aad finUh. Th firm maaafaator their ewa sttet, a to lasun it quality. Their god are shipped all over th world, and they har lately opened a shop la London. At present th firm employ only S00 ma, for they than In the general depreeeUa.

Whea acme et your Shaffidd peopU th other day atkad Ministers te protect their trad from the enerachmats ef the Tank, the aaaufactursn here aad the Pre were quit elated, for they eonddrd it good eri deoce that Ameriean wen urpaadag EngUaaaa ia mechanical skill aad' saUrpri, I feer ther eetae degre of truth ia th aaeertloa, for good machlaery 1 freely need la all numniactorie her, aad Americans an ooostaatly devialagmeana to abridge or lighten labour, a matter net so taoah attended te la Englaad a it Import aao deeerree. The greet dramatltt said, Peer makes mischief greater than it la," and, I preeume, laflataosd by aom weak ddoilon, th political sooaomist of SbctBdd would fda ravlv th policy of ProtecUon that had been long th ban of Great Britain td jrhich bruinlagthb fin country. But I have no fear that the Aatrlcaa, or th peopl of any ethtr aatioa, caa wrest from Great Britala her manufacturing eupr emaey, for ike has th moet hardworking and enduriag population oa the earth, and math of the mstorUl for her industries are withla her bonUn sad doe to hand, aad any of her aumerou sea porte cam be eeeily reached aad at Utile Wet ImU1 eta ted cjocaatonaUy to th Mwtpaper that sem of your msaufaetums purpoee te 'transfer a portion of their bad nee to thii eoaatry. Te them I would give th ad tie that PuncX gave to persons shout to marry "Doat" Then ar bankrupt enough her, for thi eoaatry paasing fhreugh th gnatest eoomeraUl aad lad a trial depceedon lthaitver erperienced, and? fear It win be btdftd by the deadlock In th Preddeatial election. The State of Penatji vaniaia 1870 had a popnlatioa of 3,521,791 at the present time 1 scarcely a meh a th popnlatioa of lioadoa, yet I believe there are more pereoa able aad willing te work eat ef employmrat to this Stat than then are to aU England.

On Saturday night last one half of th miners to the asthradte coal radoa, employing from 30,000 to aLOOO.mea, wen (hat down aatil Spiiag, sad to a short time nsay more wU dosed. I pity the poor worksMa with a loag hard winter Defer them. Ia th beet of time then are twice a many minor at th trade rsquin; caniequently vary lew. If any, were able te prepare for the wiater. The ire trad ma to a worn eoaditlon thaa the eoal bad.

Ia th Ishtga Valley aad chr centre Urge works have bean stopped for a long time, hut a revival ef th bad reported from the Pittsburgh district, Dnaceoaai of the OonteaaUl Exhibition th trade et PhUaddphU has beea mock better than to aaeH ether dties to the Dnioo t. stiU there kre humben out inf. 'work aad In During the. month of November th pelk evrseied 067ocwjej, sad uriag thM period 10,013 'poor were provided 1 with ledgtogs to the) tasloa houaee. These' to artaymeBt tad' It dUSoalt lllr os rdnd wssnduMben inb work Xri ecihr oay a week.

A Dewibory ma tofom he gt from 8c, to lCc a yard for wearing carpet. Th pries better at home, and ha not worked fiv square swaths the bet year. A stadroUor at Diana's saw factory wee pbyed st Sheffield te eom out her at 87 a day; he new working two day a weak at $3 a day. Th men who by the wanna, and Weetera Railroad Company at their ear work to Scran Inn har had three reduction of 10 per cent each daa hut March, which would bring down the wagee of good mechanic te $1 20s. a day.

Than an a early 2,000 men oa ttrlke silting th last reduction, At the New Jersey Iron sad 8 ted Works, at Trenton, th wage at labourer were re dosed oa December 1 to 90s. a dsy, aad all th other hand to th sam proportion, Th ware of artiain to thb city rua from $1 60a to $2 COc, labourer from 90a, te $1 25c per day. A workmaa' board to a nrptotabl hone will oot from $4 50. te $3 per week. House nit and eoab ar a UtU dearer than to London, provbioa ar about the sam price, with meat a little cheaper.

I resaemVer sem yean aiac MrJLbraham New Ycrlgive video before the Trade' Uaioa Comabdoa la London, we aiked by ta chairman, 8b Willlaa Erie, if cosddmd wage to America would ever eerae dowa to the lord of wage to Eaglead. Mr. Hewitt replied that thayaouU not, for when men did not ears a fab wag' la, th forge or factory they would fall back ea th eultlvitloa ef th hod. It often difficult to reconcile theory and practice, aad I fear Mr. Hewitt's (Utemeoi before the Cemmiadeeen boot ratal aed by th rtat of the Uboar market her at priest.

I know a number ef men out of work who would gladly eettle oo land If they had the mean to gat to It aad te commence It colUTitien. Then an 60 famllb gdag from her la a short time eetUe In Teue, but they wiU kar 1 one Doetey to eommeace with. Polltlelaai aad 'pelrdod oonombb are extrting all thdr lngrnulty to aceooat for the great (predion of every iaduitry to thb country, each after hb ewa faahioa. But It said that than an person men bliad thaa thcee that will aot see, for if thee derer gentlemen would only open tbdr eyes they would wmw v. mm.

uwuwuc a ivmum Mia fmuMH vi cuunee ui country, a tt am ler loag yean paralysed the lad ui trie of Great Britain aad Ireland, oatll the renin of. Richard Cobdea aad the eloquence ef John Bright oetneUed it from the bad. It on th altar of a ipurious political eeoaomy that th prorperity and happlae of thb great Indubious and law abldiig people are lecrifoed. Iler politkiaai burdened the people that mad lacalrubbl escrifiee preserve thdr I country latest with the Immediate payment et a war debt that wla statesmen would bav or tutor generatloB te abt to liquidating, aad with nod a haitet beeeme great maaof acturiog nation they built ap dties, towas, aad factories which thy bobtend op with Protection, while tsxlag th tlOer of th soli mttll th aeceeearie of llf to thi broad aad fertile coustry are a dear a la th old coon trie of Europe, with their teondng popubtba. 'Aad thee fester! have beta multiplied until th goods of aU kiads produced ar fir to exoess of the demand, aad as a oaequac productloa had to be curtailed.

MUb aad fao torb are stopped or running short time, sad workmen empeued to live ea a plUaaos or ea credit where they ea get It Put I am eosTlooed thb eouatry ennot long mata la IU prteeat state, aad that it will, to do time re gala lb woated proeperity, for th politician caanot eteal away It aabosaded aatarei reeouree aad the aeopbsre hvborlou aad todutrioaa Their good will oltt matdy correct mbgovtrnmeat, for they an'thorourhry loyal to their eouatry aad It Republlcaa form of Oorsra ment, aotwithiUndlng any appannt defect to it, la eoaolnrioa, I dedn to rtat that the only mlgraab required la America at preseat are agrbaltorsl labourers and persons who would puiehaa land and sttti oa It, They could eUy uli themedve to tb Weetera 8u tee, Weetera TlrgiaU, or Texas bat artbaas aad 'general labourersen far bettor at bom, for thn aretwb' many of thoee de her as can get employment, I em, Sk, your obedient servant, Pbibddphb.Dea.il. THOSv CONNOLLT. LOGICAL BZPOSTS, WxArzxa Cwiax, Wxssxanar, Daa 27, 6 r.x. i B1 Bar. raOaf B1 A oak jg, Ben auurr JOBAtTZBS AT sbI.

A already merted. Am afur eBbUa oa he. CaUZTl sadUphadbrtw tZJ. maetor, Captd, fc Trill taTmaaa Utr OarlbbTtoi paabd by soootleraoswspoaiof has I large acitloa of Bimlbsas awm sad the hwrytow tnhfnoadOTwaaB, The tabs faBiae, ad the wtad i iacreadag to rtelenoe. HUNTINGDON, Daa 27.

On Chrirtmae day th Ouae fiood wen hlrher thaa ever. several roade aeer Haatfagdoa were Impaeeahle, The villege etal unr great tnoowveaiewre. Husklagtioei raee oan aad th bw (ytog bads aoarly aS th way fro St, Neof te St. It an doply fiooded, bat to day the water haarcedd a UtU. Th arren weather ha attracted aumben of wOd fowl to th adghboarhoed, sad tptxtsmea' are bury, bat they have to aboot to boats.

Last evoa tag there ws very eevere snowstorm, but to day the temperature asaeh higher, sad the snow ha almost eor Urely dlieppeared. OONSETT, Dxct 27. There wa a aaowtieras of aaaoaal sovcriry to theCoaeett Metric on Taeeday alght, Abwut 3 o'clock a ttroaf breese sproag op, aad by midaight it blew perfect harrbaa. Ia aad around th towa ef Conattt th anew was fiv aad dx fa deep. The Coneett branch of th North Etera Baih wsy was blocked ap to Bumrou pbcee, aad great delay was ceased to traffic The peeeengrr train which left New eeetle at 3 48 thb moraiagraa totoa awdrtft lOf deep aboot a mile tress Coneett.

sad fiv boon ebpeed bof ore the Baa eould be eieared. Th psgr train from Durham to Coneett was also delayed shout ix boon by th (term. The Beilway between Coneett aad Tow low wa blocked op until thb ef teraoen. All mineral traffic wee suspended between Howsa GDI aad Coasett oa the Stack to sad Darliagtoa action. Tb bbow plough ha beea at work all tb line will aot cleared nil to morrow.

Then wu a similar storm here twe yean arc, whea a mbU ef Tai niir tniae were te the aruiw all al nl VTTVFirnv rr I Thome eooaty Wkklowi nrnii. rvi Onoe mere there an exteneiTe Sood ia eome ef the Mid Frederick Singleton, 19, Leado. toy eadTTi laadCooatbs. xroet to two or thro days age, sad i Vt X1Ua Ambad which aaiUJ fm UnnJ now xau neeruy jer vni noun, isunag aaaeosy aigat thi wu incoeeded by a rapid thaw, and yeeUrday rain feU 'J? 121 too gnm, JJO a Zetw, thc, LZ totartld Jd Howard. 71 Edward Batioa, DahBa, oU UvpK.

Su.1 TrJT Jame B. Palliaa. 26, Thurba, AATiSi Sweeny. Adolph TstottbiTt? Iba tley. 39.

Lirerpool, JLLnJZi Whitehorehs 0rge la 30. sjfjl Aadnwe, 32. Salop, George Thocaaa, IhmrLj Edward Eertham. 33. livorpool lJSg trbs.

A.B.J Job. Oagae, 20. KaHy. 20; WiHiaa Cooadl, oTtXtS Lunerick. finmaa Gosrg Beagb, 22.

VHAmA, Lji Heary Carr, 23, Plymouth, firemea Jtme Arndi7 Glaegow. finmaat TaoausPhyba OTedenl iZllT" John Abeam 23 Umeriek.anaa mSH' Weetgat. 30. Nwwwnetlo I Hearr Prbe. 3.

LT? llDcen, 23. Lirerpod William TvUt. Bbkoaa Thomaa MUecXL vrnI7 QlieMe et the Caen Ia etore eaart la aotud llaee ate beWja ar Bm mt eaal JnrTtllOTJJrr 'ZZZLtZ the w'uen bet fT' Uwm tmt eevetel Hm ee tee eeee. ead the weetaer re 1 aight wer riling npldly aad th raia continued to many to 187 aad owaad by the African JUU Stcvaahip eord' ta were Xfce emw Sr with tee wtad. tae ferae ef thai The rleere a are armln ewerflewed their tm.

VIi Uvsrpool. walek aWw Vy the eaber of barte aad feaiacn Ue uaatiar the adiacent iaala. Ia Warwickshire hut airht Thoowaenaf the mbnng eslgrut hiB Ik. large tracks of low tying bad were submerged. Quealad hav mad th following "nnWrnti te the TAUNTON.

DlC. 27. Admiralty Sine yesterday afternoon until thb rreaing raia ha 110, FrBchurtb etreet, Dea JJ. notoaaeodTrdltoW tSt. Th.

1' which at lJJ! Bfk beak eweew I rale rUee tale. etfalSe eala. Tae stele of Ike see a aeiad hi eapitat eUea The deaotee tae varleea itetleee. Bemarka, Th chaag which was to piugiees over our blaad bit FluxsTBlD Cosittow. Mr.

Edmund Kimber, solicitor for the pblauffi'ta th action of Cowing v. Jieobt," write to ui aa followi in reference to th paragraph onder thb heading which appeared to Tk Timet of yeeterdiy: Ai your nport In Tm Pimei ef Wedneedarof wbt occurred oa th common oa Tuesday calculated to prudww chant la tbdr actio before ths Matter ef the Boll. I truil you will allow to taplda that hb Lord ship ha alnady.dedded that Jaoob. the leeee licena of th lord. of th manor, cannot destroy th surfaos la th manner doing now.

Ia fact, ey th term of hb Hoaae bound to work by andergrouad epera tlona Mr ellenU. Mr. Oowlaz sad othert. who tank so part to th proceedings of Tueeday, wU, I beliere, be ante prov ineir him i ui noarmgor 'tne eaue, sad then entitled te a perpemd InjoantioB, To Matter of th Bolb refined to diimle thdr motion with costs oa the ground that it th hearing they might thie, lath meanomt "my client eouldering whether they should appeal th question to whether as agdntt a wrongdoer lny an bound to prev thdr title to ibir pmparty for over 130 years." Thi SauJArox EnDMa The Xoncrf says it is te be deplored that the oath weat of th roetropolb taonld hare beoarae the aeat of a vehement agitatiea reeoeeting th formation smallpox harpitd thire during the pre aost ptdmb of the dbeae. The difficulty ii chiefly of Importaaos to proviag that ther eomethiag radically wrong either to the xrcis ef th Inaction ef the Metropolitan Asylum Board or la lb eenrtitatieo, or to both, II bo bow thing for th Arylam Board to be bohiadbsad to tt provbioa for pidmica It wa behindhand to th rdapdng fver of 1808, agda la th smallpox of 1870 71.

aot know ta what xtnt a Poor law authority maybe authorized to mak borpitel pre vbioa to advaac of a exigtaey, Th iirt tng epidemic, sltboogh only at IU begiaaing, hat abeady xbaueted the available accommodation of th Board, and the Board ha sgala entered apoa th (truggb of attemptiag to wertaks It, Bet on we caa dearly cadar itaad thi aeeaiar uareadiaee. ef the Board to deal with an opldesoi at th period wba efforta for lb restraint would be most effectual, mast dlabaoarlvs of th aotWra. which btcoming fixtd to th atetrepolis, to spits of official tplsUon to th contrary, that th Asylums Board hai ay fanrtloa whatever of arreatiig epidrmiea. IUuattloa, far as dekaot eoocerned, it to provide for th paaper tick, aad for thdr run tire treatment, to kotpttab or therwiee, a let forth to the At eoutitat lag th Board, To the exbot that thii preriiion leadi to th bobtloa of th infection pauper dek It become a sanitary nvearun of th Ant importeaoe, although primarily doagaed with a view to Poor Law admlnutntlr oonomy aad efficiency. But th Asylums Board, by dbeo cilting It hoe tall for tot action dbeasea from th work houM, aad making them to very respect firtt daai luti tatioc of thdr kind, ha purged them so largely et th taint ef pauperism that th Uatlaetloa ha eom te be for practical purpoee rather verbal than real Thus It has com to pa that th hotpltab of th Ary lum Board an now looked Bsoa ai th sanitary hoepitali for th jnetropolii, and the Aiylum Board for allpraetical parposea, a great lanitary horpital authority.

Th Asylum Board, Indeed, appelated to do on kind et thing, has by tk fore of evenb. been compelled to do eo othtr and very difftnat kind of thing, for which by it ontltatioa aad power it unfitted. Itii to IU abidinc endll that ha ba abl tode. much as.it hss don lath ssvml epidemic earned under th anomalous dnamitaaea to which It ass been placed I hat aot the leee ia It a dbcredlt te th autro polb that lb sanitary capital workja.thb respect (hoald done In eo trnralar a msaner, and that eeeh recurring epidemic ihoukl find the sanitary authorities prepared deal effectually with it, by bo la ban. To thpresat moment, during the exiitiag epidemic, th Local GoTtrnment Beard, the Central Sanitary and Poor Law authority, ha dealt with it eobtr as a eoeetiou of Poor Law edmtabtratioa.

It ha withla th bat fw days eaW opoa unaruiaa to suppimat tne ssort ai the Atylomi Board with local preriiion of bed for smallpox but no stop appear to hav been taken to advise with th unitary authorities of th metropolis, apoa whom rat the direct reapondbilitr of providing hoapital aecem modstloa for tb bobtioa nf th sick far aaaiUry purpoee. Tb Local Government Board appear to have eatbdy tongen it auitary function! to thb epidemic, xaept as te vaodastioa, subordlastlng thim ta ft Poor Law faae tioaa, JOut it be that tb Beard ha forgotten that it th oeatral saaitary authority for th xoetropolb as wall a for the net ef th kingdom I Wiirrxa Flowxss. The following plant wer Cowering la th open garden oa the top ef th Wtrberry hDl, Torquay, oatb2it Leururbuui viburnum ttaua; winter jasmin jasminum nadlaorum coronilla gbuea Chrirtma rote hdbboru niger smaller perl winkle tine minor garrya aUiptica purple veronica veronica pecioaa pennnial candytuft iberb mp(rvbn; ernt me not mtoeotii alpe itrii eacaJonla, rpecb; mlgaoutt Campanula, rpeclel berberb Darwiail btrberb aquifolia Bnmpeoa stock mstthloU iacaaa doobls white, dubU purpl, tlagk redlagl purple varieties aecalonia mbraathat arabi alptna ant son corona ria, twe varietl hearteeaae viol tricolor, Vir. ptttorporum tobira eotoooaitor mbrophyriu i veronica pedoea, tklck leared variety Tirglaba stock Mabolmia marl time rosemary rosmsruus vulgaris pirn Japonlca; ross, Olob ds Dijon marigold caleadob offldadis red vderlaa otntraothu ruber phlox Drommondil arbutus unedo gentiana acaullt searltt cranium, three varbtiei; team roorinOTtn gwrsaium ssngoiasam rue rut gravto oa borage borage offictnalli, a variety with varMgatod rerun leui lar feverfew eynthnua psrthcalum golden feather pynthrum pcrthmlum tunum polyaathui primula cUUor, var. chryiaathemam Imlieum, four varictlos chrysanthemum lndicum, var.

"aanum, two varbu; (lngl forte alax Eoropara; double furze ulx Europaeoi dupbXi anchuaa tomper vlraus i red earnatloo. Lryceatria formoaa agrtma osB rce evening prlmroee another roasa alba primro primula verb, red Variety genial caaarieorb agentnjn Msxiesaaaj alytrum moctajium. Th phvnU to th fint diriiioa had aa abundance of Uoasoms, to fin condition. In th stooed dlvbion, all tb rening ha due continued steadily, aad th barometer time heavy, accompanied by a etrong sootb wert which veeael aailed hence for Melbeorao on iSTsoJ Ml. nnlii.

ftDliir til Mrti mt ndn Vnmn. wind, sad then a saQdn to the air which enatreet Auruit last, aad after befnc iDokaB with Th decreae baa bees earned by the adruc from the At strengdy with tho dry freely aUiMphen of Chrbtma "iinnel, hai eo I nceUea heard of. rf Uatb towards our weetera ooaiU of a large aad deep d. Dy Sunday. Tnvdbn by the mato of the Gnat" ihrac.

wUh a crWefhLut lad tnfltii 8U preedoa, th centre of which spparently now travelling Wsitora Bsilway win be surprised to th large xpa uird cbe peeeesger. WBiUtiag of 35 ouoTllhoti' dowry Berth ward, harlag heoa ooad at p.m. to dey of water which meet their gaie betweea Bridgewatar aad all told, and aa very heavy weather bee been reported over to watt et inland, wau ii new oa a ume ta lyunioa ana eiienai iron tne miier ior a iy ney.neT.Tet) DOIV. 2.lowt texapsratur rtebtexed' la the garaen thb tuna was 31 dag. Fahreehd on th 80th of November the lowest tor December thus far was 36 deg.

TVriiisi Jebr aerthward of that country. Ia eoniequenee a rather hrbk dutaaoe of quite 13 mile. Tho fine weather of Sua reecmry hai commenced la th south wait, who to th 1 day sad Christmas aad tie effect of OMt, aorth, aad south tho banmeter itul falls, Ia Norway water to th Bivor Parres, aad eoaeequently i wiUaleothsfriradiof all oa board, if veuVSTk. PlJ Wnph thTonirr, of ndaetog the Goverameal veetde to the Soatkar. th mercury falling very quickly, eo that gradient an the depth of that th eub merged dbtricts bat bet th Crawls (when the unfortunate peopblef ite beooming dlgbter over th North Sea, sad th wind oa our aight sad to day's rain muit bav it much a it ws early 8 tnthmorewere found) or other rocka iath track ef aorth osM coeit sad ever Scotland has fallen light, hut at bit week, whoa then we, for a dbtano of fear mibo, Sfoaad fth ttLiI crtTT or seathera aad eouth weitern statbas th outh weterly 16ia.

of water over th me tali of tho Yeovil branch of th th favour of your immedbt ktodutaoOoa aeriiaft wtod etroog. aad tocreasos to a hard gal at th SeiHy Gnat Wei tern Ballway. Then ii a brg xtat ef pw are. Sir, your obeoient (ervairt fSigaed), TiytoretsaL labada, whil during the part 24 boon southerly gale ton bad fiooded, ia som place doe op to th mala 11a andBoocrts. P.S, The life auey puked ii atf rVwry he bar bi filt oo nearly all coaita.

Th rise to tempera above Dorstoe, which for eo far has aotbeea fiooded thb UJeog the Urat liij.jaiW. bat we eaaaet tunwa, vy eceaid.rahl. at the KnglUh tlU At Korto. ilUwarr through which tie Mineh Sr to thihboi morning, sad th lacreaas continue genenlly, aad breach of th am railway rua a good deal of bad has afaaikr booy wer earned ea the pee and eot ef ITZ. epsebTly to the eonth oatt Ia Loadoa tb thormoaoter beaa sabmarged.

A day or two ago a maa named George slight easily hav become detMhed. larecgh any mwn aav soea unrt to a maa erereoeru. at taldaitbt reeiitend 32 while It now S3 egret, howing a rb ef 23 degne to 18 hours. Very heavy raia hat fallen st all our western aad soothtra ta tioni, sndln many part of the eouatry It still eoatiauea. whUbwhr the dry everowt The sea rough generally, aad there every eppearsaea of a rough aight th warning sigaab ar kept op all rwoad our eoarta.

Mxtsoxoiooicax. Duoiluc roa thx Wxxx Exbid WXDWXXDJLT, DXC 27. iq 1.. jsijp I kin. Hbgrn' i in Lee, of Laacport, wae drowned la Sedrmoor.

near Stok NEWUASTIJJ ON TTNE. Dm 27. ft rbd theWelTwrna, Tb. weather hai bUny Ind.ment thob 1 tUCto trbbot Northumberland sad Durham as apoa th fmt lllM1' PORTSMOUTH. Dxc oait Thn ussts hav.

been hdd apoa th hedb New hai been rocdved that an Ita.1t bark ladnwkh 'TTZ grato, booad from Qoeortown for tlMnkU' wTdrrn. aabontai. arsing the 81 oa the body ef George Stewart, sgod 33, a eoach V41 J37.vTjr. ZTT 1 h.i v.j I Chrbtma Day, aad who had perbhed to th eeow sad osU la a plaatatioa oa the wild moor bad watch lb betweea th towas, Aa toquaet wa hdd at Whlttinghaa on the body of Robert Tcvng, a rural poetmaa, who had to walk If mile aero aa opoa eouatry every day except Bundaya. He was ooad dead outdd th village, baring pexbkcd, ae ordiag te medical evideao, from upoeun to oold aod wet.

An toqoett wa hdd yeatarday st Et Htadagtoa, Dorham, on tb body ol tlenry ilouneey, pitman, who was found lying dead oa Sunday morning opoa a heap of ctone neatly carried opoa Warden Hard Caetia, waere aa aae wiy hwubn ham crew ana SIBMBI aeetels te re te pile. aHIXLDS, Dsa r. The weather la the Kerth Sea hai bee sxtrem! Ui, aad crippled ihlp eontinue to breught bt tb Tyaa. Th American bark Solomon, Captaia Pwxwot, from Meultea, vvl ydmouth. for Eid wiU aetber.be arrived to the.

Tywe, Wall betrcca Start Paat tad Portbad the veeed wa to sollbioa with a uaknewn, reoelTiag eoodderabU damage har smrbmtd lath road Utweoa Eaet Heiagtoii sad NwbotU. from 1rtor. Th ersw. etgJtt aomoor, ef tb vrna brt the effect of odd aad driak, WillUm Potts, a sarvaat Marl. Memel.

Captaia VaK at the with Mr. Steoheeeoa Bbkdaw. la th weet of Northern bet Home, North SkleUa, The hark bft St. Dtva, whs bad, was seat to Coll Crag oaVueiat by hb master. Oa attempting to ercea bora at BidsdaJ he wa swept sway by tho iwollew wmten tad drowaed.

Tho weataer better La thb dbtrbt to day. EDtNBTJBGH, Did 27. Early thb BMratof there wae pntty sever saowitorm to Edlaburgh sad th dbtrbt, Durtog tb day, however, raia tell heavily, aad the no aooa melted. Th Peebles line wa blocked all day by maa i of. anew shout five or six feet to depth near Poma thorn.

A large itaix of men war sgagd to dear tog tb lia, which thry (aeeoeded ta doing to time te allow oa train to go dther way at aight betweea Edtoborgh aadiPotblea, Th saowitorm hai beea ale seven to tho Stow dbtrbt, tho hOl road havtog been ImseeeiMe Urn veal dee for soea daya. Ia th Crieff dbtrbt there has been a heavy fall of snow, rendering oommunlcatloa to some parts very dlffloult. Several veeeeli which liad suffered during the gato arrived at Gran too yeeterdiy the mailer ef which give rial 11 ef the fearful etorm they encountered, aad atate their belief that vral vseb they had met with had foundered. DUNDEE, Die. 27.

To day the weather has us ergons another change, being tneh. There eearcdy say froet and the ab mild, little or ao mow has fallea, bat railway biotas stiU oa ttooe oa outlying eectiea of th Gnat North ef Scotland and Highland liaes. Oa the Dundee aad Nswtyle line ao traffic commenced till th afternoon, tad th block oa th Dua'de aad Forfar Ha continued tin th vtaiag. Extraordinary drifts, 10 aad 12 feet high, had to be cot through ea au the Unas, train being eoeapUtely embedded. It expected, ihouli the weather remain mild, that cry when traffic will be returned to morrow.

Bemarka. As rdn deeoesded heavily subsequent te ear last report leaving th Obetrvatory, th total given on the 20th at 01500 inch mast be tocreaaed to 0760 Inch, maktog the weekly amount 1 300 Inch Instead ef 1160 Inch. Ia th present week hav txperUnoed otmddorabl aad rapid chaag in th weather. Oa th 21st sad 22d it wa vary fine, with a brisk south weoterly brts aad a low hut rising haromter. Sharp frost occurred during th sight, th air tern per tn falling 3 aad 3 degrees below th freexiag polnt, wall th mlnlmnm on th grata went 10 sod 18 degree lower.

Tb next morning a complete ehang aet in, the iky bdag orereait sad by aooa the dlreetioa of th wind had backed roudjto the out. Later on la the day rata eommeneed to fall eonttoalsg until about 6 whoa a severe saowitorm to (the saow flake being of aa oaasaally large sbV laiUsg throughout the greater partef th night Th total amount ef melted saow aad raia ngUtend la th gear betweea 10 a. oa the 23d aad 10 a.m.ath 24lh ltoO toe. Saow ahewn ia the dbgnm by a Oa Sunday a thaw occurred, but the temperatun remained low, the air being xtnmdyraw aad uploaaant Thii ttete thinp laited ever Monday and Tueeday, the preerun locnadag op tUl aooa oa the latter day, when it gave way, the wtod ptting rouad to the tooth, raia began to fill, sad the tent per tun root. Throughout th whole Tin PHiLeDixru is.

rjcHiBiTiox, Colonel Sand ford, BJL, Execotiv Csmmbduoer, ha lnd th Loadoa office, together with tho head qaarter of tho 8taff, briagtog with him tb nport oa award for the Britbh Motloa. Each report give dl rpeciSc reaaon for the sward. Th report will be attributed npidly th cat (intended to preeerre them from injury ta trenail) cas be prepared. The certificate or diploma ar axnected ia loaAon. Wit too.

or. January, ana ib rneai; completing tb sward tb eoal. bound for MemiL Poor days sfterwsrdssgdtt It oa tinned for tea day, dririag th veaed aortkwari While rasing tor th firth of forth the bwtw drive aehor aar to Baabareogh Th snw saved by mean af the rockal apparato. Th stefteg Sootbad towod tote th Tya the Dutch iihiag bat Marl Loaaigoa aad Bertha Klrak. from the Xertt Sea.

Th Berth Eivak ha beea dbabbd by the lcee other rtdier The Britbh tchooats' Teaaier, Capcaia Stem, kas stared to the Tya from Tredrkkitadl with deal. Th aweier repert that on Thursday, the ZlM, whib la UtXerth Set. wuebllged to threw part of th desk arg mrbaerl to raltov th veaeel oa Friday, th 22d, tk temaisder ef th deck cargo alee had to be sacrificed. II bet til gal heat, fear brg mter catks, aad oa water task, aad two boat aad part of th bulwark wore tb b. Other damage wa alio deoe, Th eerew rleewir Dwin.

fnta Loadoa for Bdderaa, has pot bio the Tyaa Tat eptala report that eaceonUred a gab tram th Jf.a.. oa IB uu laat, ii eoaaauea ior are ayi ue boate, biaaacb, aad eahto skylight wen tev attesedt hoot was washed away, and the decks wen thaa. Tt Dutch sthooaer Martha, Captaia Dthaaa, from Ctuwuiste with props bound to HarlUgea, hai arrived thsTy; aa eroerieaeod a gab aad heavy see, aad obliged to throw part ot deck serge erobsard. Tk tail wer split aed other damag dee. The Dubb tcheeatr Hwdahs been towed tote Shields hareour derdkt by tahtog aatsek, whbh sis picked ap th crew.

WlilXBT. tfx. 27. A torrifi gab prevail oa th North tart aai. IV beaeh I stnwa with foam, aad then an laeeeeail ahowe saow.

Early thb ateralag. daring tb height of lb a fine Freach bark raak upco the reek a Btti uth tooUot Rods Hood Bay, and about errea er eijalmil from the port ef Whitby. The mbaop was sbsrvif by the bod Coattguard, aad th Nsvsl Beeerve wen bw diaUly oath alerl nlifboiUtlMsUttoabthBy a very old one. aad It wu deemed ImprsetbaUste bonch her. Th Nsvsl Beeerre men, hwvr.

setrd with rreat eremetltad sad bnvtry. Mr. Evae tooortoteadtat or tn ng. lb of yeeterday then wa a rapid rb to tho thermometer carve, sad the mTlwi aurtamperatun far thb weak was recorded but night detree. beinr 20drrei hbber dav.

Th barometer eentlBuail I the velocity of the wind in thaa that of th It downward conn, whi meaed to ruch a derree that at the eooctadoa of our pen is was uowisg a Ban gal Iron the eouth wnt. Th total fall of rain aad mdtsd saow for th week equali 1 939 tocha. The highort teaperatsr to tho sua was 72'3oath22d. Th minimum la th air wi 27 4, and oo th gnu 16 8, both occurring on th morning of th 23d. JLOODS.

Ther was a heavy fall ot saow aad abet oa Tootday, followed by a rspU thaw. Bala hi fallen to day, tad th fiood Uoomlng serioas. Th Thamt hwviag over fiewed ll bank ha lusroerred large tract of paetaraaad arabie bad betweea Oxford aad Beading, ead at the ae tioaof UThasass4Kaaott to thb towa the water has wsshod over th tost road aad oatbdy topped tho eommuaieatioa by thb route between Reading aad aoaaiaav AgodeeJbf waterbabooutto the neighbourhood of Twyford aad'Hsalry. SOTXIHAMPTON, Dxa 27. Th weather hai been very bad hen for som day, bat, beyond th Interruption ceased by high wtod sad heavy rains, ao damag has beea da.

Te day'a heavy ptotroai sooth to tooth wort has beea blowing for aevenl hour, aoomapiabdawaemt Tb tevere weather to th Chaand has retarded th aevataU of th coast adMro Chaaad tteamer, but no dliaiter reported, Dm 27. Th tooth con wassalahofstadsitaoaeeaapaate doakyard to day aaaouacmg th expected srrival of (term tTMthSTjottrwwrt. Pit kifrrt th tohililisas iTiit th Admiral fxwaf th MeteonbfJcal Offlos, th storm rtxaod'oadbtiomthSdll Thrwughoutth whol a hbjt wkal has Vlan feam south west. will fallow bter on. Our Philadelphia CorreipobcV at write oader data Deeamber a ClnJi If B.

th British Commbeioner to th PhUaddphU Exhibition, tailed for England thii week with a number of hb taff, Th buetoee of th Britbh boctioa at Phibddphb almost cloud. Mr. J. 1L Conddl remain log In chirge until th final wind up. Colonel Ssadtord's departon wa much rrgretud ia thia dly, when ha mad many rbads, and wu given a arawaU banquet by th Honorary Britiih Commbdonon sad the chief people of the city.

The Got era or of PtnorylvaBis, th Mayor ot Philaddpam, aad all th leadiag rteesi! officiali war prnt, ad th dprtisg Coznrniationor wa pnieated with a magnificent rate by hi Phibddphb trbads, sad with aa addrs and degaat tottiatewbi by tb Commbiioaors from th Erituh Coioobe. Th Britbh Soctioa of tb Exhibition aad thb I caa write a aa American conecioas ef 'rrpreeontisg tb tcotbeent of my countrymen ha beea too of the aaoat coaapicaoa eacceteee of the Centennial. It wa the moat exteuure of 11 th fonim llitnlave. attrmfta.1 un.t.t wa. througboot coadoeUd ia a manner that eviaeed ti.

1 Sra bdeormg te tb Ntb 1 heartict good ef th mother counUy for th. United .7. tSnO ed1rJ Win wry eeU ohm, in vommutioa nai a very tnJr rabjtct to deal with, but treated it with maaterly ekil sad I hav beard tt time sod sgda repeated that England's georrous coed act at Pbibddpihto during, tb CUnaial ha aad almoit at much influence ia cementing tb friendiLip of th two countries a the aettbraent of the Alabama cea trovariy. Ai a political meaeun caboiated favourably to improM America, nothing could hai exceeded taaiuSaeac of Englaad' demnour ia Philadelphia during 1ST 6. I wadanuad that th Britbh Sectioo barebo senatwssriai saoceee.

it xpeaw being coaaidenbly within th som voted, and to thb respect contraetisg with both Pari and Vbaa. Th money vain of the iavettmeat mad ia Philadelphia, however, i but a bagatelb to, th remit it nai orougci aoott in cuitiraling good fetliagtnd cment lngthadiffenatbraachn of tbe Anglo Saxon race. Tb following a copy ot tb addrea presented to Calar Sandf ord by th Britbh Coloabl Ormmbdoaen i' Inter aatioaal inhibition, Phibddphia, 1876, Britbh Cdonial Section. Dear Sir, How that the. Iateraatlonal Exhibi tion ha doeed, and before our satocbtioa a Commbtiosen comes to ia sad.

dedn te trcrcee tb eratifteatioa hav always dsrrrod from the uniform courted sad ralo ahb aid of yourself and of th Tirieoi member! ef your staff, aad beg you sad them te accept oar. siacer thanks. Caderth drrumetexee which caaaed oar at tcadanc ia Philadelphia it wa eepocUIly becomiag that a spirit of cordial co opentloa aboold exbt between th UmtaSJngwa sad ber Cabrde. Th happy degree to whbh aa aabrekoa ronoard be wrwrailad could ma bnl be greatly influenced by tb ditpokitiea eviaeed by tho Chief Executive, aad it ae a' record of tb extent to wniea you penoeemy tire roatnbwted tbat we bog year eccepteac of th compaaytog memorial and, you Joor Ufa aad hipptate. we remain.

dr Sir, yuun tdthfuay. BxDMosn Babbt. Commbuoaer for Victoria i cVurotl. DaVxaronr. Commbsinner for South Australia oajaaa xxavTua, uimmiMoaer ior nw eeiaaa ArorsTC Morem, Ccmmleeicmer for New Sooth Wale ami r.

wxxar, ittrnmawtotior for Tasmaaia Aars MXiT. CommbetoBor for Qntteilnd SL. W. Caxixux, Bpreeatativ Commbeioaer fer New South Wale O. Coumlxrtt.

Secretory to BeytT Ctanmbdoa for Victoria. To B. Sesvdfatd. B.A Excoatrr Cwaab aiooer for Gnat Britala aad Ireland, ThCataabI Uoauntodatun from the Dominion of Canada hav writ tea faasssfsr mM VI. ma aeted with SttSSlir vcead bed bundled her boat sad fear of th enw get to bor.

but ab ws almost Immediately espaistd by th besvy Me.and0M0fih.r0or fallows je tV ss dro d. On. of th. Brigsd. named W.Ucw.

from Aa twerp for LWerpool, to beJbet. a00" 7 erewiad been leaded tb veeed caught fin, aad ia a very aTc to. "Sp1 lan Tsj. eoatburf ton brbol of thiday, lighttog up ths dark sad ssgry ten wnh lurid gbn or taibs sreoad, NEWCASTLE, COUNT DOWN. Dm tL Th.

sthooaor Margusrlte, of New quay. Swansea to Nwry, w. wneteo uf il. drumByfclalgbt during a very eoothWadfa.hay. a id by tt Wos g'.

Lit eboal both beat aad en on th occtdo. JJJtSKT, 27. A todd. Chang i. th.

wtod bet abtj aM doas tea to th Eaglbh Chaead. perbr od ve uaexp m4 packU wcrloe te the Channel bbsdi intend th. gab. neither Utter, a hen tc dy. Th.

beva, owing te tb tobadty of th. frenTsoathsmptea, whieh atud fore ef tho instead of iw aot arrive nit theafteraooa at obw tnt awiunw. fa aooeeaueace of th Monai Xhen 1 no siga tweea the labada. gab to Bight. I fee en1n eaaaaaj aa Celeoel flemlfiad abiihhee boss.

Xowaried to the Gsvstboj Geaocal of I SnaewweWe. CWsnbl Qgoa," Woomn IUxoxtx. adidddtTsaral ecbsH aM ateioa Coaetderatio for the puH 'VftlJai tbolory. epecislly that breach of the traY.PpKllitf to the eh rvti of Mdbsl viiit aad spfrSaoe of blrde. recognised fact that bird, art JZltii mations aaJ movement! from Swfw.eiX.

A kra aad dee. et errer. 1 etrre, time hav Bote mj th aptiearaae et osnans ui uga. rlrrVtote btbr. thdr need thdr meweeaeato wttt rrsy" thai awV Sed sn aotet need thdr meweeaeato with "epee Ceaerany tospPf tbey hav bos preceded by aJJ?" herda.

Oa nfereaee te aheok.wtjerda I Had that oa tb Uth sad Wtb I tLdsv II i talis tetStk. aArd tnose. Mjnl'T frtos.