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ARI SSfA INSCRIPTIONS IN TUB 0lU BRITISH MUSEUM. The netoni ot Uto Natural llistory OolkscUotu frwa the rsutsnt establishment in Bloomsbury to Bottlli Keasingtoa hu pl, conildoraW tt cf pc at tho dUpoul of the keepers of tVYarious dtpttiacatt of the Museum, whseo overcrowded rikcdsni could not bo, its torn atleallr hibitod. fit bencfita of the newly acquired space were soon apparent In all ictions, but in none rnoro so than la the departmenYof Oriental Antiquities, in which the work rcorctmttUon and rearrangement has mWnp tanw rilKrJ under Dr. Birch and tU siitants. The ettn mcly successful nature of the tjrJMation cartried out by Mr.

Horrcuxd Riuia on behalf of tho Trustee ol tho British Hcnin Assyria and Ikbyloai rwultod in tb iciition of font thousands of inscriptions and cueenta to the coUectiop which it waf jrapos to exhibit properly until tho new room wero 4riiUbK We havo already described tho arrango jztz.it of the 2 ow A mj nan Room, aud the room 2(rcted to tho exhibition of Semitic Inscriptions, bet the encrgice of die department haro now found ce outlet in the publication of a work which will of the greatost value to AMvriolo.ists. Twenty remap) Sir Henry lUwUnson edited for tho Trustofeof the Brituh Museum a volume of in seriptiocs in the cuneiform character. At that timo the nambor of Oriontalists to whom euch a work vis welcome was very small, and indeed could bo coccted en the finger. Year by year, however, students have joined tho ranks, end tho learned editor is, indeod.to be congratulated on tho fact that thcro are now over 1UU students who, in Etflicd, Europet and America, will find in the tiracre pares of his work fresh food for the mind. The discoveries made by Mr.

Hassan at A boo Bubbe, the ancient Sippera, and at Babylon have Uj nodncurs ol aomo surprises, such as are ilnyt conirriog in archaeology. It was generally itrrowj that tho Aiiyrian invaders who sacked piVyloQ, especially Sennacherib, bad destroyed the btranes there after copying the tablots and placing i .1. ML i f. Uxb ia uo iv) uunrj iiinova. i'ir.

meals to us the important fact that not only wm tho libraries not destroyed, but that the cuneiform literature had a vitality of much greater dura tion than was hitherto supposed, in tno cew rolumo of 44 Selected Babylonian and Assyrian In wmcn Mr Henry luwnnson anu.jur. Finches have issued, wo have proofs of tho revival el learning in Cbaldea after the fall of Assyria and It (MntiBtunivi dtinne ih I'pniau and Greek, and even Uoinari rule. Among' tho inscriptions pub lished aro some grammatical and Iexlsocraphtcal tablets from the temple school attached to tho Shrina of. the Ood of Lcarninr. Kebo of Borsippa.

which are, dated in the reigns of Cyrus and Artaxerxes, and a cylinder of Antiochus Theos carries us to "SO b.c, while some tablets found by Mr. Rafsam bear. dates proving them to have been written as lata as 20 B.C. The syllabaries found "by Mr. Rastsm and published in the voluma are of the prtuu importance, as they show that tho study of the sacred texts, legends, poems, of Chafdea was carried out with groat activity during tho period of the Persian Kings, and that the cumbrous cuneiform mode of writing was not replaced at that period, as some suppose, by tho Aramean.

Thoso tabled also show that distinct schools existed in tho various that during tho ti mc of ho Jewish captivity literature was in no way behind its former petition in the golden ago of (Assyria. With such tacts as tHeeo bofcre us, we can hardly suppose. that ceo tact with such a civilization and learning was without its effect upon the highly rcceptivo minds of the Hebrew people. The most important historical document hew is the three column terracotta cylinder of Kabonidus. In this document we have a most valuable series of historical events recorded.

The restoration of thotemple cf the Sun god in B.c 3750, by Xaram sin, the son of Sargon the destruction of tho temple of the Moon god in Htrran, by the Sabmanda (Scythians and Medes) in B.c.625, or a. lit tie later its restoration by Nabonidus, in B.C. 550, and the capture by Cyrus of Echatana in tho same year. The occurrence of th Lsa dates, verified as they are by other inrcriptions, irnlicates that tho scribes who compiled these royal records consulted a regular chronological canon of kins when inserting the dates. Among other inscriptions relating to Babylonian history, wo may mention the fine text from a terminus or boundary stone which contains the charter of freedom granted to the city of Bit Karzivabkn in return for tho aid rendered by its rnler.

Ritti Merodach. to the Baby iuuiilu zing, ieojcnaaner2ar i. b.c. mo olume also contains the valuable tablet from the temple of the Sun god at Aboo Hubba, already de Txiiuuj. ui xm J.

mts, wmcn contains sucn important information as to the eerrices, sacrifices, and festivals of Babylonian sun worship. A curious text and one interesting to students of folklore is a Babylonian Calendar. In this inscription we find a reperstition similar to that of thotJhinese. Eaci dsr Was fated for POod or fivil (nT inm crcn In lifn In eating or drinking, going out or in, offering to the gods, trying a law suit, or performing divina xusn in th arta of domestic life, such as taking a wue, tee birth of a son or daughter, this clay daybook of fate had to be consulted, and the resnlt decided according as the tablet indicated. This Ublet is dated apparently the reign of abonidus, but earlier fragmenla have oeen obtained fromNjne Tia, snowing that it was the custom to east eacijear the calendar of lucky and unlucky days.

We have also some selected specimens of the letter, petition, and despatch tablets, as well as joaxe of the Egibi cpmmerciarand law Ubleta. The rormeroi these are Taluaole.as showing the high state which diplomacy and bureaucracy had beencarried daring the xeigns cf Sennacherib and Assurbanipal. Jn wnclusion, we may say that this new volomu affords arery perfect example of the varied character of Assyrian literature, and its publication re Teai crecut upon one who may justlv claim uie lamer oi Assyriology. SCOTLAND. EDINBUltUll.

Oct. 13. Saturday was the last day both of tho Inter national forestry Exhibition and of tho Loan Exhibition of National Portraits, The two groat attractions which Edinburgh offered this year to summer visitors have thus disappeared with the visiters, and it mav bo added with the summer, for tho chill winds' of bctobcr have already brought us dustings of snow, which indicato an early it not a levera winter. Tho Forestrr Exhibition hu been in many rc spocts aueoasafdl. It has attracted and gratified larro numbers of ncoplo.

It Is estimated that tho bunding has been yisitod by upwards of half a million of perrons since It was opened to tho puhh'd on juiy i. mcro is rcasou to copo atso tnav it nas proved a financial success, though this point has not yet been: placed beyond question. It would bo more satisfactory if it could bo said that the measure of success actually achieved bad been duo to tho attractirencM of foristrv and to nublio interest ihcroin. That however, has scarcely been the case; Tha crowds that have latterly flocked to the Ex hibitiou have been drawn not so much by the wonders oi tho forest of India and Japan as by illuminations, brass bands, balloon ascents, and an eloctriu railwav Tho Exhibition, like many others of its kind, could bo made to pay only by being turned into a public resort or a vanity iair. It may bo hoped, at the same iimo, tost un x.ini bition has not wholly Jailed la respect ot its scientific and its nractical objects.

Tho hundreds or the thousands who have paid for their amusement trimr hvf erbled the tens who soucht for instrue tion tn obtain; it in a measure and in forms that 'Hi rr would hare been otherwuo inerecan Da no doubt that those who are really interested in forestry have had a splendid opportunity of beoom ing acquainioa wim us iuuiku, nm uivuioua, via iu whole condition in this and other countries. The series of lectures delivered in the exhibition havo leen of great use in this connexion. Important nractical results aro expected to accrue from tho experience that has boon gained. It will be sur prising as well as disappointing if groat improve ments aro not at onco introauced tnto the practico of forestry as an art in this country, where confessedlyconfessedly the pursuit has hitherto baen very much nealectod. There is also good prospect that tho chief permanent object which the promoters of the Exhibition had in View tho establishment of a School of Forestry in Edinburgh will bo successfully accomplished.

A meeting of those who aro fpocially interested in this subject was held last wtek, at which arrangements wero made for at once launching this important project. rrom what has oeen sau it will be soeo that there has been no lack of enterprise in the efforts of the Executive Committee to mako the Exhibition a commercial success, Theso 'efforts, however, have Doen consiaeraoiy cnaangareu, and in aomo re spects have been frustrated, by a good deal of bungling and a serious lack of tact and discretion in the officials who havo been intrusted with thedelicato duty of carrying out tho arrangements in detail. In more than one department business capacity has been conspicuous by its absence. The Exhibition has suffered from persistence in routine, and from an infatuated adherenco to old world methods of doing things. The most serious complaints have come from exhibitors, some of whom maintain hat their interests were violated in an outrageous and high banded fashion, the publication of the awards brought matters to a crisis which threatened the most serious consequences, and it was found nooessary to revise the decisions of the jurors, and to issue a corrected list.

This was unfortunate, because it was an admission of blundering which tended to discredit tho whole management oi the Exhibition, and to justify othor complaints. But all is well that ends well, and the executive had Jthe honesty to admit their error and to mako what amends were in their power. Tho National Portrait Exhibition hai led to no such disagreeable encounters. It has been an unequivocal success. It has not attracted the hundreds of thousands that have besieged the wooden walls at Donaldson's Hospital but neither has it suffered from, tho heartburnings that have vexed the souls of the managers of the larger and moro popular display, Nevertheless, it has been exceedingly well patronized, and it has L'iven infinite delight to all those who have visited it.

It has reueu on its intrinsic merits alone, and it is very gratifying to bo able to say that it has been not only an artistic triumph; but also a financial success. It. is safe to say that no more admirable or more valuable collection of pictures has ever been exhibited in Scotland. As I ventured to point out in a former letter, it had a twofold interest on the one band a historical, on the other hand an artistic interest. It brought into view at onco: the masterpieces of Scottish art in portrait painting, and the counterfeit presentments ot Scotsmen who have made a name for themselves in tho history ot the country.

And, like the teres try, this exhibition is likely even mora ie i iiiceiy tnan mine oiner case to lead to a per ma mi nent result. to tne munihcence and toe patriotism cf a private benefactor, whose name is still a mystery, the prospect of the speedy formation of National Portrait Gallery in Edin burgh is now assured. This loan Exhibition has served the very useful purpose of re vealing the remarkable wealth of tho private collections of Scottish noblemen and gentlemen in historical portraits. It is well understood that many of the most valuable pictures iu the recent fl '1 1 1 wm do at once transicrrea, at least tern porarily, to the provisional home of tho National Portrait Gallery and it may be hoped that, once they ore deposited there, they will not bo with drawn, but 'will be allowed to form a nucleus of what will become a possession for all time worthy 1 i i oi uie ocoiuan peupie. TgB TIMES, TPESPAY, QprOBEtt 14, IRELAND.

TEE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. to each other, BE A 80S TICKET WHIST. TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. seta to be ade distinction between pseiice ef cuablojf in rawy carriajres sad that act prevails cn snbarlaa lltes, where i seuosHlcket toWen, ktown rfxigt for a (julet robber tn going heme. wwaauj "isiie to UiUm the mystery of poirtt, or to Jtntgine what additional utj eaa gits to a rerj fascicaUng game.

Bat I rettitg cli. snJ rry eje, would tnter a orotest srainst ccurj pspers dj rwjwiy Jaiap ligtt, so that ecarjsrto Teutgmensufgerted by your carrespen TT sens TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. Sir, Can you afford me space in your valuable columns to aak through its influential irvadlnm when the vexatious deUji that travellers by the District and Metropolitan Kailwavt are dolly subjected to in consequence of the open ing oi the ew titcnJon ara to cease I I am informsd that it arbes from the fact of the two rival companies endeavouring to run more of their own trains over the new line than a proper regard for the esirt lag terrua will admit ol. is It rigol that basinets men, to wuom time is monev. ana punctuality a cardinal virtu ahould have thtir arrangement thrown oat of gear by the striving oi tha companies to accomplish the unattainable i am, air, jour clement servant, A.H.ULWSON.

Si.tin v.rvu njarj cni tor i. 'r wonw.taae a nand, and the reply, (It is UertainJv. Mi. a Til. '''f f'j iib.

accepted ceone. I am, Bir, your obedient servant. Quelle tbiste viEUJiEssE. rcinx astlcms Board. Hie usual lEOS Uoard was hMd Pf nr.v cnnn.

JriWTv: Calnrorth, presiding: The clerk; Mr. the fever anosmaUpox asvlunw. tW lu. of. had been ad SMth iT'Tl fc' "7m lte east, weit, north, and Wiethe preceding Ther.bid bel 18 detbs aad VI badbeendls i alr tnwBt, an fncreaae cf one mTrtT ago.

pr the whole number, IflQUXSTS, esterday Mr. A. Braxton Hicks. deputr corbcer for AVentminster. held an inanlrv at George's Hospital regarding the death of Dennis i'arrow.

agouti, imui uuci uaner i yi etimintier count Uourt, woo wa found drained in the Thame near Chelsea hnrfirn on ito ui fju oi mursuaj, iao via msi. ilo tiouy or the aeceaaed waa identified by llcUrt lirackenbnry. a painter, of 7, iWcreton terrace, Pimlico, as that of his latfier tn isw, lo reiae4 at 123, Tachbrock strfret. A letter addreised by the deceased to hi wife, which hA placed underneath Lis pillow in hi bedroom before lea vine LA 1 1 1 u.mc vu iuh, prouacea. aaa ran as follow My darling wife, This the Lut yon will hear of your hwbana.

I admit 1 have misappropriated monevs ttH, iTij "UMiunuM cpnng i teiuufjuHs a ufcuem wiu nave oeen my JetTJw' CaJnrarthy presiding: The elerk, Mr. dearest AVhea I took your hand this moraine I felt idv bean was broken. Mav tha Lord be with nn t. thi mi trouble. I have broken faith with the JnHr'.

rnn. JrMA fttftA 1Kb Ika nA 'I. i n. 1 V. I i maue an "I'lr wuugc ue aaiu mat 1 caa ueen very irregulsr is my habiU.

and that he would send me away. It i cot the Judge' fa.ilt, it is a gentleman in court but I with bun well, as he has given me a lift in the judgment snmmenie. rvooea oi my come and on I what a different life I would lead if I had my time orer again. Dear wife, do try and forgive em. I iball leave the boat at veaxnau onoge.

1 am mad, and do not know what I have said. I am Quite sober, but very excited. It i a bad end. DS5JU FaBkOW." Evidence at thm firkin 1 .1 1 mi ins ooay oi uj toe i came police caving oeen given, vut vtutAegisirar oi tne ueatminster County court, was caUednd stated that the deceased had been employed as an officer there for the past XI years, and was regardod as a faithful servant. About saves years ago ne cecaxne irregular in bap it there were frsxiuent committals on judgment summonses ob tained axr ai tut nun.

and orcer to nrevent hi imina tn prison tbs Judge, together with witness and his brother, tha hegistrar, frequently gave him money to aroid imprison meet, which, however, he spent in drink. In answer tn oueetions bv' thrf iurr witness said that he attriKnfjvl the deceased's pecuniary diSculties to the fact that he was in the habit of Borrowing money irom proieuional money lenders and standing as security lor other persons. He latt saw deceased, who was Intoxicated at the time, en Thursday the 2d at the court. The jury returned a verdict oi Eauids wane laoounng under temperary A remarkable case ef seli sUrvatlon came before the Northampton coroner yesterday. A beerhouse keener named Hard wielt weat to on the 12th suffering rrea melaocholia, and, au entreaties, refused to I.V.

aw frv4 tir, nlnnta aukntltles of aoun mitA rnar. aedita fnfbku taleht arise lathe I root, lie died on Friday from what the medical evidence uylum. 'llr ln district allocated described as seU lmposed starvation, ane jury, to avoid a sso 4ityioao verdict of fjJJtimi of sudden death. er i 1 ioc number, lt Thjf CMlS fe we eases of enteris ita retain hamA tti.t..n v.j mild0M duriur the fort 'XtodZEP. 27 HirE.

Hayorrie tWmitul.fK.1.0 P0rtof the Gessral Yrooses ti tted that tha Committei. harlni, rnn. lji pi opjtlon ao aro rvu vLll Th rim i mjCUoc hn. r7 ajn.ca wucn i lb several ntrol of tlie Board should Tof saci th radmtasA'nf ttxU ifolUon WMd are to bo set apart UU, snoTLf rtlai mUpox or other enD1" c' hospitals, impropriated fever' patients. Sir Hen tTLXt litigation which the by the pre Ihe taiShffi "yJcm Pnng the last epidemic lHC.5,a effect to the rmmenaationTof theVX 'ect on.

Hospitals, and h4 Wp. lffi? "apox ease. don to hospil KW taerved fa, each el tno irrwa tot wJ rreO0T5d'' The maawers PW. lho exnerienca ther bid thn. Ith eart, norta wt to the east, rnTT JT ta wet Into fever "oaUwx o' too ward for the cases DUBLIN, Ocr.

13. Irrepressible rumour Is again eufsged In anticipating possible changes in tha publlo vscaneies and suggesting eligible Successors to the present occupanU Of the office. It began, but It Is to bo feared In so loyal cr respectful spirit, by stating that the Lord lieutenant would not again return to Dublin Castle, lut was on his ray to Ealmoral to deliver back to the Qucea tha trust which Her Majesty hu committed to him. That report, however, was Immediately declared upon authority to be simply a wild canard, the offsprinr of a highly ImaglnatlTe or disaffected mind. The Chief Secretary's efllco is next tn rank, and Is the next subject ot political gossip.

It was at first whispered about, and now the buxx of busy rumour is becoming more distinctly audible that Mr. Trerelyin ha v.ui. laiiiMMuicatu mace in term speoially coon dent and by persons who have heard it from a reliable source," or who aw in a postiioo to know," and ingenious surmise are Indulged in ss to who is courageous enough to take up the sword of state which Mr. Tretelyan 1 said to have found too heavy wield. It is a pity perhaps to spoil the pretty speculations of the gosaippers, and to hatter the eulle in the air which Sbeyliavo luilt in their day dreams, by sUtiag that thu report has no foundation, and thi Mr.

Trevultan h. "V.t, (ntn. tlon or relinquishing bis post, arduous tbocgh It Is, and with IU tares and responsibilities aggravated by factions nieJoTelcnce. A sastatnine wsm of dnt forbid all thoughts ot resigning and placing the Government in a difficultf at a critical time; Oppusitlon to the proposal of soma h'atlonaliit members of the corporation to remove the English names from lead ng streets in Dublin and rename them baa strung up from an unexpected quarter, and of a very embarrassing ha. racter.

The true hationalists, whose descriptlre title bsa been assumed, by men of a different stamp the Fenians; object to the project for reasons of their own wolou are charscteruuo. The? look upoa the National League agiutors and their adherents as sham and spurious patriots who have not the spirit of the men of former dats. whose actions thev eulodxe in order to obtain a cheap popularity. A printed document ha been circulated in which the viems of the liiah Republican Brotherhood are expressed. It is in the form of a letter addressed to the LcnT Mayer by the executive of that organization.

It says tbevdonot think the proper time has yet arrival for removing the names of the hirelinp and the opprestors." However, thev do ut want to teem intolerant, and only demau that in carrying out this scheme the Corporation will avoid uilng the name of any man who was identified with a struggle in the field or who taught that the freedom of Ireland shonld be recovered by the aword. There 1 a wide field tochucue. fruin without appiyiiig the gloriou name of Irish revolutionary heroes to the bate purpose of making political capital for Parlia nientaxy'aspireut to enable them to assist in perpetuating the system that'thee men endeavoured to destroy. "There are orator who plevded the cause in the old Parliament houce, and if the supply runs short." they say. "surely you have among join selves tome who would be generous enough to permit their names to grace a corner as their persona olien did of yore, liut, whatever names you may nae.

we warn you no to uo the nann a of anv of the men of 1798 or 1803. of Thomas Davis, or of any of the men of ims, except uaian xiutiy or D'Arcy M'Uee. Let the propwer and seconder of tho change lock well to this warniue. as wo ill hold them and take such action with regard to them as their conduct shall deaervc for we will not permit such names as Wolfe Tone, Itobert Kmmett, John MitehsllIobo Omahsny, to be dragged throush the cutters by cowardlv. awaccerinir mountebanki.

their abettors, or tt vir dupe. They who are loudest in this master have nothing in common with the men ui on whoso memory they want to trade and the will not be allowed to appropriate any of the glory ot men whose conduct they are afraid to imitate." This manifesto will elaeo the civic patriots in an awkward dilemma. The release ot Kilmartin, the Arran Islander, who was convicted of tring at a bailiff but liberated by the Lord Lieutenant after an inquiry, has not inspired the people of the island with a greater respect for the law and the Go vernment. It Is stated that whereas daring the imprisonment of Kilmartin the island was frro from outrages, thero have been recently several outrages there, beginning with tho time of the agitation for his releaso and continuing till now. The bailuT Hereon 'who was fired stand wounded is now the object of penecution, and witnesses who gave evidence in nis lavour at tne inquiry bare been assaulted.

Toe Elcho Challenge Shield which was won by the Irish team at Wimbledon was given to day in custody of tho Corporation by 3Iajor Lcich. The Lord Mayor congratulated the team on their success, and referred to the difficulties which Irishmen had to contend against in competing for such a prite, the number of competitors bring limited because Irishmen wero denied the right to carry arms. CORK, OCT. 13. Mr, Healy, M.P., was to have addressed a meeting of the National League at Millstreet to day, but for obvious reasons' the meeting was proclaimed, and he did not proceed thither from Mallow this morning.

A large force of polire under two resident magistrates attended to compel obedience to the proclamation, but no' attempt was made in the town of Millstreet to bid defiance to the law. Banners were; however, dliplsyed at different places, such mottoes as So Surrender." ParneU for Ever," The Sword of Bunker Hill being conspicuously shown. The public house were closed by order of the magistrates from half past 2 o'clock, and though a number ofpeople fioeked into the town no disturbance took place. Tne promoters of the intended demonstration finding that the Govern ment nad proclaimed their meeting secretly organized a gathering at an early hour in the morning at a place called Keale bridze. about Uo miles oatsido Millstreet.

Here It is stated a Mr. J.J. renin presided, and resolutions wero passed and speeches were mads denunciatory of the Government. Efforts are being made to counteract the movement of Mr. Villicrs StuartiH organizing the labourers' agitation, and it is apprehended that before long serious conflicts will arise.

While Mr. YiUiers Stoart was yesterday haranguing a very large and successful meeting of the labourers at Dromana the Cappoquin National League were holding a demonstration a few miles away, at which the action of Mr. Stuart was denounced. A resolution proposed by a labourer was paased, repudiating the efforts of Mr. Uliers Stuart to abandon tho National League organization, and expressing confidence In Mr.

Parael! and the Irish party. The police at Skibberecn hare Issued summonses against another of the residents ot the town for displaying lighted torches in the public streets on the occasion of the visit of the Baroness Burdett Coutts. The coroner resumed to day tho adjourned inquest on the body of Albert Henry Appelbo. a young Englishman, who came to Cork from Hull for the purpose of studying for the Methodist ministry, and whose death in peculiar circumstance ha been reported in The Time. Several witnesses including.

two policemen who were staying in the house, were examined, and they stated they heard noises proceeding from the deceased's bed room, and shouts of Police and Murder," but they did not interfere, as they, believed the cries came from the street. The evidence, however, showed that the deceased musthave been labouring under some nervous feeling of fear, and while in that state attempted to escape through the window. Ho appeared to bavedreed himself the door inside, endeavoured.to descend from the window by means ot two sheet knotted together. He had thrown out the bed for the purpose, it was believed, of breaking the force of hi fall, but whilo lowering himself the sheets he fell with such violence agairutan Iron railing that hi head was fractured. The deceased was first found by a policeman on beat duty, who investigated the matter on the spot, and satisfied himself there waa no fn.it The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts no blame being attached to anyone.

THE EARL OF HALifESBURY 2ND SIR ALGERNON B0RTUW1CK. The following wnreipondoncw ha been fonranled to ui for publication Hi, rJertuilch. Ballinlelg, K.B., Oct. 4.184. th.

wf 'niek present hia coapUmento to ih! TitL and begs to say that, in perusing the Memoirsofanex.MinUter. 'lia'has noticed several kffi lha surprise one especially. In which V1" Koveeaber 6. 1852, says Sent for 00 eoniesse.1 that tne ireneh Government paid toe Afurny Md that he taw Berth wick, the editori ever day. Borthwlejc emphatically denies this asser i qfoit was not, a now, his property nor he the but the whole mana.ment th Mper wi then, as it has been ever since, under his indi luZi t1 th'ore, a position to declare tnat the amazing statement about' the catment nl l'ot is abwliitHy untrue.

Sir Algernon Borthwick, ia the belief that Lord 3lal nXV.i aecideut, teen betrayed nto error, eoanienUy antfclpates that ho wiU withdraw the allegation! evcral other passages the Jferniny fo.t is referred ii UDdcr tbo 'rten of tho Emperor Napoleon, sbir Algernon is represented ss having recounted of hlmjelf that he been toll bv the Em'perorto write I The Emperor had been a friend wBir Algernon's father, and extended that friendship to toe son, but in no possible manner had be any control prer thy olitical utterances of thedbrain? fod. In fsct, in little more than six months after the date mentioned the end of January. 1859 the. Pwt was frequently seised nd lu circulation in France forbidden on account of its midmg fault with the Imperial poliey after the peace of lllalranca. hir Algeroon Borthwick regrets to hare to write this.

but cannot allow statements so unfounded to pass uncontradicted. The Eight Hon. the Earl of Malmesbury, Q.G.B." Heron Court, Oct. 6. regret extremely If any statemtnt of mine in my Memoirs should cause you or any one annoyance, especially If unfounded.

It however, impossible foe me to retract the one' relating to my finding an almost exact account of a conver wita Count Walewki reported in the Morning w( of 0vember 4, 1832, and of my ending for him to expUInit, when he, without hesiUtion, owned that he had repeated my very words to Mr. Bortnwfck, whom he saw nearly cry day, tha Pott being in the pay of the trench Government. As I have told tha tale it is perfectly exact, and as freah In mv memorvaalfit yesterday. The conversation between the Emperor and Mr.Borth ui wmca you also ueny ue irutns cerUinly rounded on hearsay, but all that followed would be Internal evidence of.il having taken plac he article in the roil of the 27th or January, and my letters to Lord Cowley of January 27 and 23, 1850. Ou the 8th of Feburary the Duko of Hamilton brought roe a message fom the tmperor expressing his regret at having shown Mr.

Borthwick my letter to Lord Cowley of which be "hid given him an extract, without which Mr. Borthwick could hot bava known the very words I had used, which were rather remarkable. The articles. in the Pott alluded to in my book, and the general animus of that paper toward Lord Derby' Government during the years 1832 and 1858 can easily be verified, wherever it has been And here I must state the fact that I thought the Mr. Borthwick mentioned by me was your father.

MJ. for Evesham, which is proved by mv callinf him tie editor of the Post, and not you, who must have been very young in and with whom I was not acquainted. AltLouah you appear to think Count Walewski's statement derogatory to Mr. Borthwick I cannot view it in the same light. The relations between a respectable journal and a Minister are reciprocally almost indispensable, and msy deserve tho greatest' proofs of gratitude of each to tbe other.

What I complained of was the inconvenience to myself of tho Ambassador's repeating our conversation verbatim to the editor of a journal. "Your truly, Mxlmxsbubt. Sir A. Borthwick." the Austriatis have a bdbA nmn tt I. nv.i.

with etrefttl pUy.theywiQ effeet a draw. The moves op to date art appended The Vienna game 1. to it B3i SB 3LB 1C 2. 5, Pto K3i otii ai.rwwan. (, vasues 11 to at Z.

QK. 3 1 Kt to 9. 9, to Kt 1 to QB 5 il 3 to 5. 1L takes takes Xt! Kt fakes P. 13, to K4 to Ktt 14 lVi to 16, 5.

V't 7iv 9 so its. is, to 5.5? QfL)9' toQB4 Kt to KB aq. The tr, A17e 7V.f va. Fto K4. f.V? to Kt 5 to 3.

4. to 4 Kt o'SPwHiv01 8'Kt to Kt to OS. VtLP ft V10' PJ takes Pi 13, Ktfto Kt 5: Kt to II 4 is .4 wv a ws mm sjhs a thrlVA ft? B. 16. Kt to Kt 3 to i wA' i to It to ia.

IV, Kt to i takes Kt. 20, takes A five miles walking match between W.Franks and W. GrifEa took place at the Ullie brilge Grounds, West Brampton, yesterday. It waa not until a quarter past 5 o'clock that the men were started. The first milewas covered in 7min.

4sec and a mile and a halfiallmia. 2see. Tbe competitors hitherto had kept dose company, bat Franki now spurted, and on entering the eighth lap he had a lead of about a dozen yards. Thu distance he increased very quickly, and when four miles were covered ha was WO yards ahead. Franks completed the distance ia 39min.

2ec. did not finish. TUB NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Dercullch.

Balh'nluig, N.B., Oct. 10, 1884. My Ixrd, Notwithstanding the expression of your regret that any statement of jours should eause annoyance, I aui sorry to find that you adhere to the impression that Count Walcwski told you on the 5th of November, ISM, that the Morning Pott was in the pay of the French How such a misapprehension could barn arisen in your mind I am at a loss to conceive, for the calumny conveyed in tho statement was without any foundation. "Your lordship inJeed, so amiable as to qualify as no) derogatory a connexion, which, to my slew, would nave been dishonourable and unpatriotic. You proceed to sketch possible relations between a journal which you call repectable and Minister or Ambassador as deserving the greatest' proof of gratitude, each to the other.

"Did, then, Count Walewski say that the French Oovcrnment was grateful to the Morning Port for disclosing and preventing an arrangement by which England with the Northern Powers was to have refused to recognise the French Emperor as Napoleon III. Is it not possible mat you wno now so readily translate pay into gratitude 'then translated gratitude into pay My father's connexion, after leaving Parliament, with the Morning Pott wa very short, lasting only two years. He was sway the greater part of 1852 seriously ill in Italy, and he only returned to die on the 18th qf December at the early age of 48. I was, as you remark, very young at that time, but I nevertheless had the sole responsible management of the paper. I waa well acquainted with Count Walewski and saw him frequently.

I enjoyed his fritndihip to the day of his death, and I feel certain that a libel so false, so injurious to me and) to himself never passed his lips. In alluding to the events of 1859 you speak, In error, of my denying the truth of an important conversation I had with the Emperor Napoleon. If your lordship will refer to my letter you will see that I only denied that the Emperor hail told me to write down Lord The Emperor had no power to give such orders, nor I to accept them. Your lordship also refers to the general animus of tha Morning Pott during tha years 1852 and 1853. At the latter date tbe Morning Pott, having warmly espoused the Italian cause, was naturally at variance with a Minister who 'could write, as your lordship did, that 'Anstriahas tho same right to Loin hardy as England has to Ireland and to "In the former case the journal which I conducted i i' I't.

certainly unapproved oi tno poucy wnien wa on tne poms of raising ill feeling between England "and France about such a matter as tho numeral at a moment when Kussia, through Baron was seeking to embroil the two nations, which, under different auspices, soon after became allies. I send this correspondence for publication, as I wish to lose no time in protesting against the 'erroneous assertions set forth in the Memoirs of an ex 1 have the honoor to be, your lordship' obedient servant, BoHTHWiaf. The Bight Hon. the Earl of Malmesbury, Q.OJJ." SF0RTIN0 INTELLIGENCE. MZDICJLL AUD PhABMACKCTICjIX EmiBmnv A exhibition of drurs.

sureical appliances, and johcts of tbe sick room and the hospital was opened yester day id unmptireys naU, nigbtibridge. Of the exhibition as a whole it was hardly possible to jurW many of the exhibitors bavins: failed to eet their stand one feature which is of undoubted interest is the portable iron hospital, fitted up under tbe approval of the authorities of Uuiversity College Hospital. One of these easily erected structures of corrugated iron, lined with varnished match boardinu. and with felt Dackina between th ana iron case to preserve an eqaaoie temperature within, can be put up at a few days' notice, and to save time, as all know who havo had to cope with an euidemlr it. outbreak, is of the first importance if the spread of disease is to be prevented.

The small cottage or ftiM shown consists of two wards, ono fitted for men and the other for children, between are a matron's room on one side of tbe connecting nassasje.and store room, linm and kitchen opposite. Other necessary accommodation is also provided. One of these buildings, capable of serving for the treatment of eight patients at a time, ran, it Is said.be erected at a cost ofabout 150. Some auxKiuu umnjcuiBuu augesieil UJ Kew ton II. Nixon, the secretary of University College, have been adopted in fitting up the model buUdine exhibit! ti.

i. i i iiiiv w. iiuwuicjf, iu uuhj ucw uu auDsantiai nail opposite the Cavalry Barracks at Knightsbridge tbe exhibi tion is neio. nas promisea to nana over tne proceeds of tbe exhibition to the funds of University College Ifn.nif.i From 10 a.m to 1 n.m.. however, the exhibition fn k.

open daily without charge for admission. Mb. Bctwer. Q.O.. M.P..ON Jtjuiciai.

Cnivnu 14 I 1 c. a tuo vJuauriuKo uunugu uuuia oetuiions. neld ves. buujf iys uauiuu iu i lx ma urana ury, ex nressod his remt that 24 rrand and 36 nett have been called together, doubtless at great Inconvenience to sonso of them.for such a small amount of thrm 1 A I 1 I ueiag oojy ivg pnrooenior tnusDO ootn unimportant cases). They would also doubtless observe In the course of few days tost the same number would be summoned to the Assize Court at Chesterton for the transaction of a like amount of business, and not only would their time again be sacrificed, bpt also that of the Judge, and that at a time when tne cosiness oi tneuign uourt ol Justice was brought to a standstill through lack of Judges to try causes, fie, in his capacity as Recorder, could try a case of housebreaking if it occurred between sunrise and sunset if, however, it happened in the night it was constituted burglary, and must, be tried' at the Asslzn Court.

The same rule applied to the crimes of obtaining money by false pretences acd I rery. He had power to deal with the former, while for th lattara Judge tant tit 1nn fim TimIa. "7k compiniea dv ail tas parapnernaiia ol Justice, to try it, though his absence caused a deadlock in metropolitan Several remedies bad been surrested.bui he thoueht that if the sessionary courts were invested with mora dis cretionary Dower, a treat deal. of annovanca and alill sreater inoonveaianoe would he obviated BETTINQ Hi LONDON, MoirnAT. Arehiduo fairly passed Bandiway ia the race for first favouritim in tbe Cambridgeshire betting this afternoon, 15 to 2 being taken about M.

Lefevre's colt at the finish while 8 to 1 was offered against the second in the St. Laser. Florence at one time made an advance in the quotations, 00 to 100 being accepted, but she subsequently fell back a point, 9 to 1 being her closing price. Odds of 10 to 1 were offered against Prism, but Chislehurst was in great force, as after opening at 20 to 1, 100 to 6 was taken about him at the finish, Bendigo and Pitarro formed the 20 to 1 division, and a couple of points more found ready acceptance in regard to Stockholm. Those who figured at 25 to 1 were Macheath, St.

Medard, The Prince, and Sailor Prince, all of whom found ready and substantial support. Mr. Adrian's colt being, perhaps, most Inquired after. After 25 to 1 had been taken about Quicklime, Lord Brad ford's horse retired to 23 to 1, at which longer odds he, in conjunction with Clalrvaux, found plenty of backers. After being at 66 to 1 en Saturday Legacy could not now find anyone willing to lay more than 40 to 1.

The Don had plenty of friends at his old price, 50 to 1, and, as a fancy bet, 80 to 20 was booked about Sandiway and Archiduc coupled. At Tattersall's, Arehiduo was backed at 750 to 100, 8 to 1 being offered against Florence. About Chislehurst offers of 6C0 to SO found ready acceptance, although the odds were always on offer, while odds of 20 to 1 each were booked about Pizarro and Stockholm. Mae heath and Corunna were each quoted at 25 to 28 to 1 was accepted about Quicklime. Latest quotations CasinRinoxsiriBg.

25to la4tUcbih(ko. Corunna It) IStolassSArcliMuelL) 1 1 BsDdiway (L and 1 Florence (t, alter to 1UUI 13 1 Pitaai 100 Chlalabursl Is. Zt 1 nadUo rt xi i Pliarro It. a Tfta rriDC IL Madardlt a)' 25 1 ss rs i 1 5 I Sailor PrtoMtt a o. TATTEESALL'S.

73a to 100 acst Aroblduo It) 1 llorene (o. I so 1 I Qolektlm (a. after Otalrvaai (k a a) Lane 111 50 I TbUomtl 66 I Ohoortlll 89 Archidaa and 8aod war, aoBpUd (tl JSO 0 CorBasa iL 1 t) ICC Otalalrbnrst (L 11 1 BloolholiB (Uaej 10 la 1 acts Ptxarra IL aj SS I stachaalh It) SS 1 Ooranaa (L) 7i 1 Quloltim It JJ I GUIrrsax (oj CHESS. Play in the international chess match between Paris and Vienna has been resumed after the summer holidays; If may be remembered that tha Austrishs fed off with the English opening, and that far some both sides followed the lines 1 of a well known match game between Zukcrtort and Blackburne. Bince then, however, some new'and interesting features have introdueed, and the game has become a model of beautiful development, the position's being almost equally strong.

The other game, in which Paris had the first more, began with the dreaded Spanish opening. For some time both side followed the lines of a match game between SteiniU and Blackburne. but It was generally supposed that he VIenna'players had some plan In reserve for getting out of the net which the second player was on that occasion entangled. This has proved to be the ease, and the result has been watched with much suricsitr, be tidal BTsssnt that Tho Duke of Cambridge made an inspection of the troops at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon, and afterwsrdt presented' medals for service ia the Soudan. His Boyal Highness, who was accompanied by CoL Stephens, aide de camp Iieut.

Oen. Sir Arthur Herbert, Quartermastcr Oeneral Col. Hay, Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Artillery: Cot. Sir J. Stokes, Deputy Adjutant General; and Col.

Sir Andrew Clarke, RJL, Inspector General of iortiflcauons, arrived at Portsmouth at 1 o'clock, under alntes from the Duke of Wellington and the girrisoa. He was met at the station by Admiral Hornby, Gen. Sir Ueorgo Willis, commanding the district, Col. Grossman, BE CoL Sir Owen Lanyon, Assistant Quartermaster General, CoLTwynam, Assistant Adjutant General, and other members of the staff, and a detachment of the 4th Dragoon Guards. The Duke proceeded direct from the station on horseback to the new Clarence Barracks a fine pile of1 buildings, one block of which completed, which he inspected.

After lunching with Gen. Ayillis, his Boyal Highness was present at a grand parado of the whole of the troops in the neighbourhood updn Southaea common. There (were present a detachment of the ith Dragoon Guards and the Depot, 3d Brigade. Koyal Artillery Col A. E.

Tupper, Royal Artillery 1st Brigade.Royal ArtiUery and Koyal JIanno Artillery (two battalions) CoL Sir Francis FestJeg 2d Brigade, Boyal Engineer, lit Norfolk Regiment, 1st Gloucester Begimeot, and Royal Marine Light Infantry Got. Meade, Royal Marine Light Infantry 3d Brigade, 2d North Lancashire Regiment, 2d Royal Irish rusuiers, 2d Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Col. Moore, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The field state was not good in eonscquenco of the number oi absentees and other eaosea. At half past 2 the troops were drawn up In brigades In Una of quarter column, the bands being massed the rear of the centre of the brigades, and theeavalry and artillery beingyormed np at full Intervals oa the tight of toe infantry.

The Duke cf Cambridge arrived on the ground at 3 o'clock and was received with a nnera! salute, the massed bead playing the National Anthem, the troops re Mating arm, and the colours being lowered. His Royal Highness then proceeded down the line and made a minute inspection, after which betook up a position at the sal tins; base and the troops marched oast in vsrious formations. Three sides of a hollow square were afterwards formed, and his Royal Highness proceeded to present the officers, non commissioned officers and men of the 2d Royal Irish Fusiliers with medals for their services at El Teb and Tamai. The number of those entitled to the honour was 230, of whom 2S5 were entitled to receive both medals clasps. Owing, however, to several of the men being on leave, In hospital, or having left the service, tbe number of actual recipients amounted to only 207, among whom were the following officers Lieutenant Colonel Robinson, Brevet Major Gordon, Major and Psymaster Plomer.Csptains Reeres.Munn.Eogers, Smith, Lieutenants Macdonald, Moore, Hill, ravidson, Hext, Nurse, Brinckman, Angell, WOILuns, Surgeon Foster, Quartermaster J.

Wat kins, and Sergeont Majox Toohey. The proceedings lasted nearly two hours, sad were witnessed by a large concourse of spectators. The Western division of the Channel Squadron will leave Plymouth on Friday to join the Eastern division. The troopship Himalaya arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from India. Ehe brought home the families of the 1st East Surrey Begiment.whieh she left at Alexandria, the families of the 1st Yorkshire Regiment, which hu moved from Malta to Egypt, and a few detachments from the Mediterranean porta.

Her; Majesty's ship 0 guns. Commander O. Hulton, arrived in Sheerness Harbour yesterday from Bombay to be put out of commission. The Dryad hoisted tho pennant at Dovonport on December 18, 1879, and wa re commissioned at Zanzibar at the end of hut year for three years' service on the East Indies 8tation. Owing, however, to the defective condition of her hull, it was considered advisable to send her home to England before the completion of her commission.

A Router telegram, dated Lamaca, October 13, says Her Majerty's ironclad Alexandra, with Admiral Lord John Hay on board, has left for Port Said, and Her Majesty's ironclad Invincible for Alexandria!" The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday The Rev. John S. Enight, to the Pembroke; George Boyd, chief engineer, to tha Nelson William P. Davis, chief engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Collingwood; William H. Gay, engineer! additional, to the Asia; James Armstrong, George Simmons, and James C.

Lary, engineers, to the Nelson James Brown, engineer, to the Britomart; Thomas Scott (d), engineer, to the Indus, for service in the Tay George W. Hudson and Lewis E. Thumwood; assistant engineers, to the Nelson Alfred W. Claxton, assistant clerk, to the Agineourt Frederick Belling and Alfred Greenwood, assistant clerks, to the Dreadnought; Joseph L. Ferris, assistant clerk, to the Minotaur and Charles F.

Pollock, assistant clerk, to the Nelson. The undermentioned men have been awarded the medal for long service and good conduct Frederick E. Gardner, plumber, of the Asia Charles L. French, chief gunner's mate.of tha Defence Frederick John Evea, gunner's mate, of the Cambridge Stephen Barkell, leading stoker, of the Indus William Glover, armourer.of the Belleisle Joseph William Born, first class domestic, cf the Shannon John Thomss Sherey, quartermaster, of tbe Minotaur William H. Heard, second class coxswain, of the Neptune Charles Tree, boatman, and John Pink, commissioned boatman, of the Coastguard.

NORWICH, Mosoat, The 21st Norwich Festival, which cornmeuces to morrow evening, tils fair to be remembered In the history of these triennial gatherings as well as In thai of English musie generally. The programme Is Interesting and varied. tbe artists engaged are highly efficient, and tbe lustre of the occasion will be increased by the presence of several distinguished compbscrs'and by the pomp and eircqnntanco of a Royal visit; Among bur provincial music centres Norwich his hitherto held a kind of medium position. It festival is certainly superior in aim and in means of execu tion to the meetings of the three cathedral choirs it Is as midonbtedfi inferior to the great triennial fathering as Leeds and Birmingham. Leeds is unmatched by any city in England or abroad for the sonorous beauty of its voices I Birmingham can boast of a chords of all but enual excel lence, and It, moreover, has witnessed, the birth of two of the most successful oratorios of modern times Mendels sohn's Elijah and Gounod'a RrAmriim.

The Norwich Festival also is connected with many distinguished and few historic musical names, notably with that of fcpolf Several English works of great merit also owe their existence to It. At the last meeting In 1831, for example, Mr. Cowen's beautifai cantata St. Vrrula was produced, as was also Mr. John Francis Barnett's "Harvest Symphony," each under its composer own direction.

But the Norwich committee have not hitherto attempted to stand godfathers to a work that could in any sense be said to mark what the Germans call an epoch." Such an attempt has, however, been made on the present occasion, thanks to the initiative of Signer Randrgger, tho energetic musical director. Sfr, Mackenzie's oratorio Tk Bote of Slaron (words compiled irom scripture by Sir. J. Bennett), the work we are referring to, is looked forward to with much interest a tha first effort in oratorio of a composer who has shown mora than ordinary gift in dramatic and orchestral music, and with whose progress and development the prospects of. English art in the immediate future are intimately connected.

Whether his new departure will prove to be in the right direction, whether it wiH redound to "the eredis or discredit of tbe composer (who will also act as conductor) and of English music the concert of Thursday morning must decide. Mr. Villi era Stanford, another artist who has made hi distinct mark among the rising generation, will also conduct a new choral work of his composition. It is an Elegise ode to words by Walt Whitman, and is to be produced on Wednesday evening. Mr.

Cowen, Mr. Barnby, and Sir Julius Benedict will appear on the platform at Thursday, evening's concert, the first to conduct a new madrigal written for the occasion, tha second his Scandinavian symphony, the third the finale of the "Legend of St. Cecilia," which was originally written for Norwich, and ranks am cog the veteran com poser's most successful and most popular efforts. Another rery interesting feature of the same concert will be a vocal scene," Apollo's Invocation," written for Mr. Mass by M.

J. Massenet, one of the most' distinmislied. and perhaps the most promising, composers cf contemporary France. Mr. Winghim and Dr.

Horace Hill, the local chorus master, must be added to the list of Kggln ecm posers who are to appear their capacity of conductors at the present festival, which, as will be seen, cannot be charged with neglect of native talent in all its musical branches. A new feature of somewhat doabtfql value, consisting of a selection of humorous and charsctcrixtie orchestral musie "to wind tip the eoncluding concert, should also be mentioned. The opening performance to morrow evening wQl be occupied with ljah, tha morning of Friday' with Handel's JTuriaX. Gounod's Jfeiemp tioti is set down for Wednesday morning, and the Prince of Wales, in his capacity of President of the Festival, has promised to distinguish the performance of the French composer's masterpiece by his presence. A second Boyal visit on Friday is also talked of.

The name of Miss Emma Nevada, the leading soprano, appears fcr the first time in the programme of an English festival. This young lady, like so many prominent singers of our time, is American by birth, and hu gained her reputation in Italy and France, one of her latest and most brilliant having been the impersonation of the heroine in the revival of Ffb'cien David's charming La Pale du JSritil at tho Opera Cemique, Paris. For the present occasion she has" undertaken a perfectly Herculean task. She will create the part of the Rose of Sharon In Mr. Mackenzie's oratorio she will sing the soprano music In the second part of Elijah, la the first part of the MeuM1, and in tha Bedtmption.

8he will also be employed at each of the three evening concerts. As to her chances of success. as well to the general excellence of the choral performance, a tolerably safe guess might be made from the re hrarsals which have been going on all to day and still be continued to morrow morning. But from such prognostications, based upon what is not a public effort in the proper sense of the term, I must refrain on principle. In the meantime, is impossible to sympathy and encouragement to a brave and gifted young artist, placed in a position of more than ordinary The names of the other soloists.

Miss Anna Williams, Madame fPatey, Miss Damian, and Messrs. Edward Lloyd, Mas ThnrndiVe, and Sahtley, are familiar to every Fnglish lover of The band also Is of excellent quality, comprising as it does such artists as Messrs. Carrodus (leader), Betjeman, Watson, Blagrove, Pezxe, Reynolds, Svendsen, Dubrucq Lsrirns, Hutchins, Mann, Harper, "Webster, Lockwood, and others. With the exception of the works already referred to, the musie wiH be conducted by Signer Ran dagger. OBITUARY', OCCASIONAL LICENCES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, A case like that given by your correspondent was decided a few years ago by the Court of Queen's Bench. The magistrates of the division of Temple Cloud, in Somersetshire, sitting In petty session, refused to grant an occasional licence. The applicant went to the magistrate of the county, but net of that petty sessional division, obtained tbs licence from him, and sold, beer and spirits under it. The police stopped the sale and brought the maa before the magistrates.

They held teat a licence not granted in accordance with the Act (that is to say, by a justice not acting in the division) was not a licence, and convicted the man for selling without a licence. He appealed to the Court of Queen's Bench, and the Judges decided In his favour. Ism, fcc, E.B. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. 81r, The ease brought forward by' your 'correspondent la flu Timet of the 8th iest.

has been before the Courts. In 'Stevens v.Empson" (L.R.,1 Exeh. Dlv. p. 100)SteTens was charged with selling liquors by retail, not having licence duly authorizing him to do so.

On the hearing be fore the yustices It wast proved was Stevens sold liquors in a tent at an Oddfellows' Jilt. He held an occasional licence for the purpose from the Excise, but the consent upon which the licence 'was Issued 'was signed by a justice of the peace who did not usually act for 'the petty sessional division la which i the Jlu pk place (though the form of consent Issued ly the Excise expressly states that it Is granted by a justice of the peace usually acting at tbe petty sessions for petty sessional di vision in which the place cf sale Is The justices convicted Stevens. who thereupon appealed, the question being whether the sale of liquors under, an occasional licence obtained a above was legal or not. Tho Court held that though an Irregularity had been committed, as there wis no proof of fraud, tha licence protected the appellant. In the county where I act.

in order tn nmmt thu iV. rohuitT ocenrrinr there justices that, exeeptluader circumstances which render It Impossible to do so. any application, for a consent for an occasional licence must be made at petty seuions. sja, iar, ycnii oieuientlj, October ID. BeSU QuiiTZa SxssioVs.

Tha Berlrihira eounty.raAgistratea yesUrday elected Mr. C. Cherry. JJenfora beue, Huneerford. as their ehalrmsn.

in the room Ol Mr. iv. Benvon. resicnacL Mr. W.

G. Ununt wa nomi Emma, Viseountess Do Vesei, died en Friday, at Mont, ham Court, Worthing, after a short illness. The deceased was the youngest 'daughter of George Augustus, eleventh Earl of his marriage with Catherine, only daughter of Woronzow, a Russian noble man, and waa born in August, 1819. She marrieiLrin Sep tember, 1839, Thom as, third Viscount Dei Vesci, who "was a representative peer for Ireland, and who "died in 1875, having had issue' two sons and three daughters. Of the former, tbe elder Is the present Viscount Ee Vesei.

Her ladyship's eldest daughter is Marchioness of "Bath, and the youngest, who Is deceased, was the wife of Lord Richard Grosrenor. The deceased lady was hail sister of the 12ta Earl of Pembroke, and slater of the late Lord Herbert of Lee, of Catherine Countess of Dunmore, of Mary Maxb ehloness of Ailesbury, and of the late Countess of Clan william and the late Marchioness of Lansdowne. Professor Karl Voelker, formerly well known as one of the earliest advocates of the Pestalozxi method of education in this country, died on the 2d of October a Eappel, in Switzerland, at the age of 89. He fought st tha battle of Leipzig, and was a student at Jena at the time of the assassination of Kotzebue.who had sent by Russia after the fall of Napoleon to Frankfort' to intrigue with the German Princes, and was looked on with great suspicion and animosity by the ardent spirits of the Buxschcxr achat t. Sand, who committed the crime, waa a fellow student with Voelker, and the two had been intimate companion Voelker was therefore proscribed, and obliged to seek safety In sight.

He was protected for a time by tha King of Yi uxtemberg, who allowed him to finish his studies at He then sought an asylum in Switzerland, and became a teacher at the cantonal school; in Coin, where his talents were much valued. He married a Swiss lady and intended to settle permanently in Switzerland. He was. however, compelled to leave Coire, in consequence of pressure put oa the cantonal authorities of the Orisons by the Austrisns, who held tho lands of which "they had been robbed by Napoleon and made the expulsion of refugees a condition of the restoration of those lands to their former owners. Voelker then cama to England, and was one of the first, if not the first.

Professor in this' country of the German system of gymnastics. Altera short' residence here he established a school at St. Domingo hoose.near Liverpool, which soon became famous, and attracted the patronage of many of the leading men in Liverpool and Manchester. Among several well known men who were his pupils are Mr. James Stansf eld, Mr.

Mitchell Henry, Mr. William Rathbone, HJV Mr. C. Teonant, Sir Perclval Heywood, Sir T. Fair balm; Mr.

Thomas Ashton. of Manchester, and many other influential and eminent too numerous to After a prosperous career in Liverpool, political animosities on the Continent having ebsided, he applied for and obtained natural! ration ia Switzerland, and returning to that country he was elected a member of the Crosse Rath of his Canton, and took a loading part oa the side of the Liberal In tbe political! life 'of Switzerland until his increasing age rendered imperative. His faculties were, however, unimpaired to the last, and ha continued in correspond' with some of bis farmer pupils, by whom his loss will be felt as that of an eld friend. It a understood he has left aa autobiography. Excoustkm "wmr PoxcHEas.

A. desporata fight with poachers occurred near Nottingham yesterday morning. Jie keepers oa. Lord Middletoo' land came upon ten poaeherawho were setting traps. The poachers were armed with fail, with which they struck the keepers.

They' also flung stones at the i keepers, all of, whom were one of them dangerously. The poachers, having disabled tha keepers, espetL Early on Sunday morning the game keepers on tha estate of Mrs. Acker, of Moreton hall, near jOongletoa, having, with them' IS assistants, encountered a cart of 24 pcaehers" bojdlv 1 eonhiet ensapd, tha poachers "dending themselves with ktoaas. Scnl of tho keepers vers Wry injured, one of them having his Wt leg broken, by a stone. The pcaehers ware roughly handled ia retarn.

Xwo of them wereewred kpers, and are now ia custody; all tte rest Mttins? a war. One handnA knA m.r,ijmr JzZTiS i bww tswsjew mju uiei igu Of StCJiai aj juai jBi siida..