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,VOLUME X.--NO. 68
IBLARRIED.
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VAN 13117—BEDORTILL—At Oberlin, Ohio, June
11th, I.US, by Pev. Prest. 0. G. Finney, J. Lewis Van
`Tine, of Philadelptda, to Abble A., daughter of Hiram
.T.Bedortba, Esq., of Oberlin. ND Cards.
DIED.
BBADY.—In Tomales, Marin. county, California,
Way kftb, Francis Brady, formerly of this city. •
FOSTER.—At St. Augustine, Florida, on the 16th
Inst., Thomas S. Foster, formerly of the firm of Bar
:, <croft, Beaver & Co., of this city.
BBNNABD.--Suddenly, on Sunday, 24th Instant. the
May. Joseph H Kennard, D. D., in the 89th year of his
age. Pastor of Tenth Baptist Church, of this city.
The ftmeral services will take 'place in tile Meeting
House of the' Tenth Baptist Church, Eighth street,
above Green, on Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, pre
' - , cisely, where the friends of the family are invited.
The clergy of the city and vicinity are invited to
:assemble at the house in order to accompany the re
krusins of our Brother, with the family, to the church.
'Carriages will be - provided for the clergy. Interment
at South Laurel Rlll. as
LINOS.—On the 25th inst , John Lire*, in the 82d
year of his age.
His relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
-attend the funeral, from the residence of his son 'a
law, teen. Beck, 1903 Parrish street, on Thursday after.
:moon. at 4 o'cidck. ••
SCI3IVELY.—On Sunday, June 24, 1866, Anna T.,
infant daughter of William H., and the late Anna T.
chlvely, aged 7 weeks and 6 days.- as
WAYNa.—Ost Monday morning, 25th big., Hen
rietta. wife Of Edward C. Wayne.
Funeral services at the Church of the Nativity. on
• Theraday, the 26th inst., at 4 o'clock, precisely. - "
• OBITUARY.
BROWER —Margaret _Eagles Bruner.—Ere the
'first flowers have withered o'er her grave, let one more
tribute be rendered to the rare womanly virtues of the
dead It would have - been sweeter to have more
'quickly paid the sad homage to her worth, but, alas!
seas are as inexorable as the Conqueror who possesses
the beloved clay of. the lamenteq mother, with, sister
Elad friend. In all these characters she was so lovely.
sacrificing, true and tender, of such a swt re v erentimple
- nature, so trustful and reliant, so . nll of faith,
that the grace of a true Christian enveloped her with
-Inexpressible charms. Retirin er manners, and
only seeking happiness in the quie t paths of life, she
:Invested Rome with all that should render it beloved,
"sacred and sweet to the memory of husband and chit
siren. With a rich fancy and keen wit, her letters were
treasures; and in them the full sweetness and
-strength of her womanly nature stood revealed,
- while a keen appreciation and relish for Aar ran.
- , -dered her surroundings harmonious and refined, and
splayed more than aught else the beauty of her soul.
-.She passed into the shadows as into a dreamless sleep.
'The change was quick and painless; but though the
warm heart ceased to beat. and the dear voice was
stilled, the sweet record of her life h with "Rim, who
..11oeth alt Mims well," and her gentle spirit shalt still
be guardian, monitor and friend, H . S. L.
xasnarmx, GERMANY, May 31st, 1866. •
E mma LANDELL, Fourth and Arch streets, have
Buff Linens, for Ladies' suits.
' Pongees, light shades, for do.
Crape Eugenia% for do.
Pearl-colored Mohair, for do.
Light Lenos, new goods.
FaaM JUNE 2erit TO AUGUST 25rd INCLU
ve, our store will be closed at SP. M., and on
Saturday at BP. M. BE tBON t SON,
je2b4t,* Mourning Store, No. 918 Chestnut et.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
IWSOLDIERS' ORPHANS—There will be
eleven hundred Children of the deceased soldiers
ofrenneylvania fromitheir schools in distant counties,
tin this city on the 4th of July, upon the occasion of re
-storing to the State the Flags, in the defence of which
their brave fathers fell. They are from nine to sixteen
~sears of age. Of these six hundred and fluty are boys,
*who will be entertained at the ROLDIE KS' HOME,
-corner of Tenth and Filbert streets. The four hundred
andMy girls being Yet nnprovided for, the hospitali
ties of families in the vicinity of the Soldiers' Home
*re asked for In their behalf, from the afternoon of
the ad till the morning of the sth of July. A. number
of the Lady Managers of the Home have kindly con.
-nented to receive the invitations, which will state the
number each can take.
These girls are neatly clad and well belived: and It
Is believed that they will prove pleasant guests. If a
large bumber—say eight to twelve—go to the same
lamely, a teacher or elaer pupil will accompany them.
'VERC C93I3.IITTILIG . VIZ
Mrs. Daniel 11addoaJr.:itoiFirtestreet,
Mrs. James C. Hand, 830 Pine street
Mrs. John CArrow, 1802 Spruce street,
Mrs. Henry C. 'Townsend, 8:1 Arch street.
Mrs. Caleb L. Hallowell. Twentieth , below Chestnut,
Mrs. Henry C. Blair, S. W. cor. Eighth and Walnut,
Mrs. It P. Xing, am Spruce street, and
Miss M. Hardie. 633 Market street,
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tslll attend at the Soldiers' Home on FRIDAY. the
and ISATURBA.Y , the Seth of June, irom IP A.
111. tin 6 P. M.. to receive applications; or, they may be
addressed in writing, earlier, at the Home or their re.
..spective residers:es.
THOMAS H. BURROWES,
Superintendent Soldiers' Orphans,
La Pierre House.
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I)FFICIE OF CHIEF COMMISSIONER
-I' Street, west side, below Chestnut,Pnimannt•
:Anna. June 25. lads.
NOTICE-7C DELINQUENT SEWER BENTS
.Extract of an Ordinance, approved May 3d, A. D. 1855:
fincrioN 4.—The annual rent shall be payable, in ad
-vance.at the office of the Department of Highways,
and upon all rents paid before the Ist of April in any
_leer, a deduction of five per cent. shall be made; and
If any such rent shall remain unpaid on the first day
, of July in any year, the License Clerk shall notify the
*Commissioner of Highways for the district, who shall
-cause the drain to be disconnected from the Culvert,
and ad& to be instituted for the, recovery of such rent;
and after such drain shall have been detached, it shall
not be again connected until payment be made of all
arrears. and the slime of Three Dollars for expenaes
incurred. THOMAS M. TRIOL,
- License Clerk.
ISNORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
AND GREEN LANE. The undersigned are
vering the best quality of Lehigh Coal from the
above place, to the residents Gerfaantown and
, vicinity, at the following low rates, viz:,
BROKEN AND EGG for Parnaceand Stove for
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Or NORTH . PENNSYLVANIA. TLA Tr:ROAD
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UNITED STATES TREASURY—Par - LADED
-
YeirrELts, June 2.8, 1 666. - NOTICE .— Holders of
lt donpons and upwards in number, of United
States Limn, due the Ist July, 1866, are requested to
vrt u sent nt the same at this office for examination and
oco
Checks will be ready for the amount so presented,
upon the morning of the 2d prox Imo.
N. B. BROWNE,
jerr3t,rp Assistant Treasurer United States.
THE CFREENWOOD (MAL COMPANY
, will pay to the Stockholders, on and alter July
'5 , let 6, a semi-annual Dividend of TWO PER OBiNT.
on the Capital Stook.
The Transfer Books will be closed from this date,
until July sth.
WE. M. DAVIDSON. Treasurer.
Office 140. MS,Walnat street.
PIZEGADXLPECIA, Jane 26,1866;_= : " je26tojy6/
OFFICE OF THE CITY. TREASURER.—
EMILADELPICEA. June 21, 1666.
...Wolice to Loanholders.—The City Loans Maturing
July Ist will be paid on and after July 26 1866, by
.ordar of the Commissioners of the Sinking Funds.
HENRY BIIMM,
, je22 , 6trpf City Treasurer.
,IVINSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND.-7 he
Pnblic Examination will be continnekt,tids day
( esday) In music. Awards of "Breck Premiums'
rand others honors will be made on Wednesday after
.moon, at 33i o'clock, being the closing exercises of the
Je2s.2irp. WILLIAM CHAPIN, PrinCiPsi
PREACHKEte' MEETING !—The meMbers of
the PREACHERS' MEETING of the M. R.
MICH are requested to meet at the UNION M. E.
ICHIIROH on WEDNESDAY, 27th inst., at
4:•'clock, to make arrangements to attend the funeral
•of Bev.GEORGE QUIGLEY. •
Its • . • JOSEPH 'MASON.
Brs OFFICE OF THE CITY TIMASUREII,
FEr/LADELPHIA, Jtuie 21, 1866.
otilee toLoanholders.--The Interest on City Loans
due July let win be paid on andiiiter July 2d, 1866.
HENRY BUNK
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221-6144 • City Treasurer.
Ir . W THE CORNER STONE OF TATE 0111:Tifell
OP riSCABNATION, El. E. corner Broad
an Tefferson streets, will be laid on THUBBDAY,the
28th instant The services commencing in the Chapel.
••at 5 o'clock, P.M. • je2B•Btrp3
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There are few sins of "coincidence" in this
book ; one, however, is so remarkable that
we cannot refrain from pointing it out. In
poem xxvx, page 89, in which very poem
the author already acknowledges using
Martial's celebrated simile of the bee in
amber (Ut videatur apis nectare clusa sue),
we find the following:
"I found a shell upon the leafy wold,
Its llps were soft; Its dress was blue and gold,
But ere I saw thee all ns dyes were cold."
This is nothing but the condensation of
a portion of Emerson's "Each and All,"
which tells us that the delicate shells, when
brought home,
"Had left their beauty on the shore,
with the sand and the sun and the wild uproar."
There are, however, very few of these
coincidences, and it is not likely that the
treacherous riend to every poet—Memory—
would have supplied these, had not the
writer striven bard to win some of those
"similes," which are, after all, when not
based on primeval mythologic symbolism,
nothing more than "conceits" of greater
or less beauty. For , "Lorenzo" is mani
fently an honest and "true 'poet and no
filcher." We cordially commend his songs
to the consideration of all our readers.
33.1ENES & SHEAVE'
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"Lectures on the Study of History," by
Goldwin Smith, the distinguished Regius
Professor of Modern History at Oxford.
Messrs. Harper Brothers have just pub
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volume under the above title, which will be
widely. read in this country. Professor
Goldwin. Smith has made himself so eaten.
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friendship towards the United States during
the war, that his writings are welcomed by
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
"Eros—A. Series of Connected Poems,"
by Lorenzo Somerville-, London, Truebner
it, Co., 1866.—1 t is not unusual in any, print
ing part of the world to see appeir from time
to time a small duodecinio volume ofpoems
by a writer hitherto unknown. Sometimes
the book is a stepping-stone M other
'volumes and fame; but far more frequently
it remains a monument of departed hope
and crushed literary ambition. Whether
the volume before us is to be the first of a
series, or first, and last of its name, will de
pend we opine upon the perseverance of its
author. With no striking defects he has
certain marked merits; a characteristic
which is generally indicative of the power
to progress, and which hi
,to :seldom found
in the: innumerable collections' of early
lyrics which we are so frequently called on
to welcome to the reading world. An excel
lent trait in these poems is their correctness
of versificatidn; this and the frequent
melody of words will indicate to any scholar
that "Lorenzo Somerville" has for a long
time carefully studied poetry in excellent
examples, and thereby avoided many errors
or weak points usually found in young
poets. It is well known that the curse
which afflicts most poetry at the present
day. Is mock melancholy and affected grief,
a folly carried so far as to have become a
fertile theme for ridicule. Melancholy is,
indeed,a predoMinant chmacteristio in these
lykics, but it is evidently real: We know
nothing of the author beyond the fact 'that
he was an officer in the late Confederate ser
vice, but we should judge from:lds writings
that his sorrows and sufferings have tho
roughly influenced, for the time, all his cre
ative power. This is shown in the first
verses in his volume:
I sang to thoughts of gentleness and love;
I sang to soot[ e the soneess and the sad ;
I sang to mak me weary may
glad:
I sang to teach bow hek na may slog above.
I sang to slumbering patriots and the name
Of /tither/and, which since has paned away ;
I sang to tune December into stay;
I sang to win a laurel leaf from fame.
We believe that the truly better class of
late rebels;in fact, contemplate their politi
cal experience in silence and sorrow, which
may sometimes burst forth in song. It is
only the lower and viler natures which con
tinue to revile the "Yankees," and endeavor
now to win, by trickery and craft, what
they failed;to get by open violence.
_ .
Similes do not occur readily to our poet.
Several are borrowed with honorable ac
knowledgement; others are desidedlyelab
orated or strained, although many more in
his book are truly beautiful. It is indeed
only a fancy of young readers that poetry
must necessarily involve the use of these or
naments. The Nibelungen Lied is a grand
and glorious poem, "stirring the heart as
the sound of a trumpet," and yet there is
but one simile in the whole of it. How
beautifully "Lorenzo" can sing is shown in
these verses
There is no d'al in the clime
Of youth, because it has no shade
Upon its smooth and even grade
And whence the need of marking time?
There was no time when Adam walk'd
Alone in earth's first Paradise;
But now how more than swift It
For sin throughout the world hath stalked.
The weight of wisely vars may teach
Toe aim of being and Its hope;
But when it sinks ocblnd the cope
It torus to childhood's ways and speech
And he who hopes to Cross the wave'
Of i eath, at cl find the glorious rest
That rls,a in the spirit's West/ ~4 z ,
Must wear his childhood to the grave."
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1866.
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Oxford University; originally delivered be
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OUR WILOLE COUNTRY.
THE PRISONERS IN
MARS MEETING IN NEW YORK.
Speeches by Colonel Steiger, "Presi
dent" Roberts, &c..
SCENES_ AND INCIDENTS
Morrrnmard, C. W., June 25. —The Fenian
prisoners who were committed on Saturday
were permitted to-day to undergo a volun
tary examination, for the purpose of allow
ing them to make a statement in rebuttal or
extenuation of the charges preferred against
them. •Mr. Ermatinger,Clerkof the Crown,
went to Phlllipaburgh to-day, for the pur
pose of presiding at the Court of Inquiry.
In a day or tWo,the public( will be fnrnished
with all details and the time whenthe trials
will take place. The Annie McKenzie
mutineers were formally brought up to-day
and were remanded without further exam
ination.
[rromlo-day's New York Herald.] •
The cause of Ireland and freedom and
more immediately the existing neutrality
laws and the recent action of the adminis
tration in foiling the patriotic aims of the
Irish people, attracted a vast concourse of
Irish and American citizens last night at
Union square, under the call of S. J. Hola
han, District Centre, for the purpose of
hearing the expression of public sentiment
on tb ere questions by able speakers. Long
before the appointed hour Broadway was
thronged with an eager multitude who
gathered around each of the three stages
which had been erected for the speakers.
The Committee on Invitations were sta
tioned in the Maison
in front of which was the principal
stand, which as the day closed was
made luminous with Chinese lamps, pro- -
fuse in their patriotic colors and inscrip
tions. On either side of this stage were the
silken folds of Irish flags bearing the em
blematic sunburst and the - harp of Erin.
while between them were t the fine, broad,
ample folds of the American ensign. A
fine braas band on the main stage lent the
charm of its choicest execution to the occa
sion, and in front a large reflector flung its
dazzling rays of light along the swaying
throngs, even to the farthest verge, where
a surging stream of people were moving in
and consolidating around the stands. At
about eight o'clock the reflector was turned
toward the Maison Dorda, When the com
mittee,"accompanied by several speakers,
were recognized in the bright light and
cheered enthusiastically as they moved
down to the speakers' stands. Every avail
able spot was crowded, the steps of - the op
posite bonzes, the streets and sidewalks, as
well aathe railings of the park,-swarming
with myrlads of eager spectators. 13eyond
the life and enthusiasm of the crowd
strangely glowered the venerable and im
posing turret and spire of Puritan Church,
where Cheever has so often called for the
son of Ahab, that it suggested the generous
denial of the request in the present repre
sentation of the sons of Maguinness.
Shortly before the meeting was called to
order Col.
Roberts appeared upon the main
stage and was greeted with loud and pro
longed applause, the band blending the
cheers of the multitude with apatriotte Irish
air. Shortly before nine o'clock, in the ab
sence of Mayor Hoffman, Colonel Steiger,
of Philadelphia, was nominated and ap
pointed to preside over the meeting. He was
welcomed with loud cheers and applause,
and advancing to the front of the stage de
livered a brief but pointed address, in which
he stated that he had not come to excite the'
passions of Irishmen, but to counsel and
urge them to be united and determined, and
instead of indulging in the luxuries - of life,
in its, strawberries . and cream, to make
bullets and powder, and to keep them dry.
[Laughter and applause.] The day was
not tar distant when the time for the.
struggle would come, when, in the Provi
dence of God, he trusted that he would be
with them. [Applause.] He had no am
bition to gratify except to help every
oppressed nation. He sympathized with
them as be sympathized with the Mexicans,
with Poland, Hungary and Italy in their
efforts to break from the thraldom of tyr
anny. By exertions similar to that which
freed America were Irishmen to gain their
independence, and he was surprised that
they did not manifest more interest in so
noble a purpose. If they had courage and
trusted in God, their national flag would
soon wave as proudly as the Stars and
Stripes. [Applause.] As far as Canada was
concerned, he was a Canadian as much as
he was a,Tenian. [A voice—" Three cheers
for Canada."] He was for the Canadian
democrats in the true sense of the word,and
the time for the Fenian to strike was when
they would rise to annex .her to the United
States. There was no•better example than
that of Texas. Many Americans were there
and it occurred to them they ought to be
independent, and they struck the blow,and
Texas was now as brilliant a star in oar
galaxy as the Keystone or the Empire State.
[Applause.]
Ar, this point the Liberty Circle, F. 8.,
marched towards the stands, with a
beautiful miniature man-of-war, and were
accompanied by lively music. They were
enthusiastically cheered.
Col. Steiger continued his remarks for a
short time longer, and then closed them by
introducing
Mr. Roberts, who next addressed the as
semblage. He contended that the state
ments made from time.to time should not
be listened to. He had often turned away
the shafts directed against Mr. Stephens;.
but, believing him- to be a patriot, he for
one was not averse to the means taken by
him to carry out the object that had brought
him to this country. The party, however,
to whom he belonged were of the
stripe; and, as the people had shown some
beliefin that, it would remain , the creed of a
portion of the people until such time as
General Sweeny and Col. Roberts proved
that they were in earnest; .
Several other speakers addressed the as
setnblage, and the proceedings were kept
up to a late hour.
DEATH OF PIkOFESSORANIIISSKY.—Renben
D. Mu ay , M. D., and LL. D., died at the
reside.hce of a son-in-law in Roston on
Thu, at the advanced apof eighty-six
yes,A. The deceased, a native of New
.14,f .ipshire, was one of the most learned,
'lntific, and practical surgeons of New
gland. His connection with Dartmouth
` , ;)llege in the various medical professor
ips of that institution, commenced in 1814
" d lasted until 1838, when he removed to
inoinnati, and was professor in the Miami
nd other medical institutes of that region
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THE FENIAN&
CIANA D A.
ISINGTMAD RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Frightful Collision in a Tunnel—Three
Trains on Fire.
[Welwyn correspondence- of the London Timm]
The Great Northern has hitherto been re
garded as being one :of the best-managed
railway systems in the kingdom, but at the
present moment that system is almost en
tirely blockaded by a disaster the magnitude
as well as the character of which is entirely
without precedent in the history of railway
accidents in this country, and can only find
its parallel in calamities which may some
time have been heard of on the other side
of the Atlantic.
That three heavily-laden train of mer
chandise should dash into each.other in the
middle of a tunnel almost simultaneously.
little more than twenty miles from London.
that such trains should have become
ignited by the fire from the furnaces of
their overthroWn and shattered engines,and
that the tunnel, which is more than half a
mile in length, should be converted into
one huge furnace, and its air-shafts into a
species of burning enter, is a calamity so
astounding as to be almost incredible were
it not that it is undeniably true.
The scene of this extraordinary occur
rence is the Welwyn Tunnel, about five
miles ,beyond Hatfield, and between the
Welwyn Junction and Stevenage, and the
narrative of the circumstances collected on
the spot is this: Shortly before eleven o'clock
a Irani of goods, "empties" started on Sat
urday night from the Ring's cross goods''
station for Hitchin. On reaching the centre
of the Welwyn Tunnel, either from the
bursting of a tube, or some other cause, the
engine broke down, and the train was
brought to a stand. In this emergency it
would have been the duty of Ray, the
guard, who was in the break in the rear of
the train, to have gone back out of the tun
nel, and given the stopping signal. This
precaution, from a cause not explained, and
which, in all probability, never will :be ex
plained, as Ray, with his coiapanion, was
subsequently found in the br eak van dead,
it is quite clear they did not take. This oc
curred about 12.30 A. M. on this (Sunday)
morning, and had scarcely taken place
when the down Midland goods train, the
driver of the engine of which had received
no signal of danger on the London side, ran
into the tunnel and dashed into the rear of
the already broken down train of emp
ties. The violence of the shock was
such as to throw the Midland engine and
the heavy train of goods which it was
drawing, and which, - among other I
merchandise, was known to contain seve
ral wagons -laden with casks of oil and
other materials of a combustible character,
over on to the up line, piling them one upon
the other in heaps reaching to the crown of
the arch, and completely blockingthe tun
nel. Whether from consternation or from
neglect, no signal of the mishap was given
to the signalman at the northern ens to
; wards Stevenage, and in an incredibly short
space - of time the Scotch meat train came
up, bringing up the dead meat from the
north for the supply of the Monday's New
gate market, with other goods. Tnis,which
was a Great Northern train, entered the
tunnel, and dashed into the ruins of the al
ready capsized Midland goods. In a few
moments it was discovered that the engine
of the Great Northern train had turned
over, and that the goods and wagons
of the Midland train had become ignited
from the burning coal and cinders of
the engine -furnace scattered about. Sin
gular to relate, both drivers and fire
men of all the engines had escaped
either unhurt or with but slight injuries,
and having signaled to the nearest stations
both up and down, what had happened, the
first step taken was to look after the guard
of the Northern train of empties, Ray, who
was found in the midst of the ruins of his
break, frightfully crushed and quite dead,
and with him another man, a fireman in the
employ of the Metropolitan Railway,whom
it appears he was conveying surreptitiously
down the line to his home, who, although
not quite dead, was in a dying condition,
and was not expected to survive many
hours. The guard of the Northern up
train, Lacey, was also found lying on
the line near his break, most severely in
jured about the head. He was in the first
instance removed to Welwyn, but sub
sequently- was taken to town and placed
under the care of Mr. J, Templeton Kirk
wood, of the Euston road, surgeon to the.
Great Northern and Midland Companies.
Lacey; although suffering from a severe
scalp wound and other head injuries, it is
`hoped may recover, Information of the
occurrence was at once telegraphed to Mr.
Seymour Clarke, the general manager of
the line, who resides tit Hatfield, and also
to the authorities on the northern side; at
Knebworth large bodies of men were em
ployed to get out what wagons they could,
but the suffocating character of the smoke
and the heat of the fire from the ignited
ruins of the carriages and merchandise pre
vented their efforts being, very effective,
with the exception of the Scotch.
train. Further telegrams having bben for
warded to London, about 2 o'clock this
morning Mr. Superintendent Williams,
with a gang of some two hundred men,
reached the scene of the disaster. By this
time,, however, it was known that there
were 36 carriages or trucks, 13 of wjaich
belonged to the down Midland, all in •a
blaze. The repeated explosions rendered
any attempt, even if the heat and smoke
had not prevented it, to enter the tunnel
abortive. From the air shaft smoke and at
intervals flame, although some fifty or
sixty feet in height • from the roadway to
the summit of the shaft,. together with
sounds resembling the roaring of a mighty
cataract or river, indicated the character of
the conflagration that was ru n ning under
neath, The authorities having taken coun
sel, in the absence of water and inability to
approach the seat of conflagration it was
deemed advisable to let it expend itself, and
be prepared with aid to enter the tunnel
and clear the line of the ruins so soon as it
should have done so. The fire continued to
rage throughout the whole of the day,
and it was not until six P. M. that it had
become sufficiently reduced to enable any
one to enter the tunnel. At this time
a body of men •arrived, under
command of Mr. Superintendent Wil
liams, • with the Hatfield engine, lent
to the company by the Marquis of Salis
bury; and a supply of water having been
obtained, the engine was set to work, but
the ruins were still burning. Hundreds of
navvies have arrived,and it ishoped during
the night tog et the line clear ? In the mean
time the - whole of the traffic has been car
ried on along the Hertford branch via Roys
ton and Hitchin, and the Cambridge branch
of the Great Eastern Railway. It is a for
tunate circumstance that the. Great North
ern Railway traffic on Sundays is trivial as
compared with that on week days, other- ,
wise it is doubtful if the Great Eastern could
have taken it as well as the Midland, which
is also stopped.
MEMIBM
E FETHERSTON. Pubßilow
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A NEW Oseron.—ln an article on the diF
plays of eloquence called fortis by the debablie
in the House of Commons on the . .Reforra-
bill, a London paper thus. speaks of _Mr.; r.
Robert Lowe, whom it designates."tha haze
of the Reform debate :" • • '
"His success is, at once dazzling and •
precedented. There have been instances of
men entering the House, and at one botind
becoming a power. So, it was with 80
with PeeL So with Mr. Gladstone. -. l omt
the caseof Mr. Lowe is altogether different.
He has been in the House tor years. _Helms
even been in office. Yet no one dreamed
that he was one of the most powerful.
ters of the House, and one of the finest or
ators of the age. He was known toibe a
clever man, a classical scholar, and- p ready
speaker,. but until the late Reform- delZate_
no one rightly estimated the true force. 01
his intellect or the inimitable vig1 , t4...h41-
eloquence. Though long on the Atter 7 . w" - -
magnificent gifts were latent, tua, d - .4 1 „
form debate has brought them to 'a('
knowledge. Of the three speeches he deli
ered on Reform, the last was the best. -
more finished and beautiful oration -caulk
not well be composed." ,
MEETING OF ITALIANS LONDON.--A.
meeting of the Italians in London has been
held, to give every Italian in that city, who, -
owing to the distance, is not able tole pre- '
sent on the field of battle, an opportunity
of aiding, by subscriptions in money, the
war of Italian independence. Great enthu
siasm was' manifested on the occasion, and
a very liberal subscription entered into.
Among the subscribers was one Signor
Chiaves, who subscribed £lOO to be thus
distributed: £2O to the first soldier who took
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a standard from the enemy; £4O to the fam
ilies of the two first soldiers of the coral:Lune
of Villa Nova, near Asti, who might fall on
the field of battle; and £4O to the first 10
wounded soldiers of the same commune
who might stand most in need of aid, be
sides the cost of an outfit to any
,soldierwho
distinguished himself by some heroic deed. , •
in fight.
Ts BREAST-PLATE REvrvEn.—A letter
from Italy to an English paper says that
breast-plates are being revived as in the
glorious times of the Knights of the Rana-
Table and the Plantagenets. M. Muratori,
the director of the Geneo Penitentiary, has
succeeded in devising a breast-plate for sol
diers, which scarcely weighs three Ebglish
pounds. After repeated experiments. prac
tised on it with heavy cavalry pistols at five
paces, and lances, bayonets and swords, it
has been discoVered to be utterly inipenetra- -
ble both to bullets and thrusts. The most:
striking
. peculiarity of this breast-plate;
which can in no way impede the movements.
of a• soldier; is that not the Slightest atom of,
metallic, matter enters into its composition
The Minister for War and several supers - or
officers' being present during the eager'
ments, were highly satisfied with"its practi
calusefalness.
•14Sn. H. G. BonasT,_ the well-known pu
Usher, announces his intention of "retirie
from business, as far as practicable. within'
the next 12 months." 'Mr. Bohn says - ilia — lA
after an arduous career of nearly half a
century, and now approaching his grand
climacteric, he feels it desirable, to retire
from the .mimediate pressure of busineee
detail,"
Ix the House of Commons on the Bth inst.,
Mr. J. S. Mill presented a petition !roux
1,550 ladies of the upper and middle classes
praying for the extension of the suffrage to
female resident householders. Mr. Mill
gave notice that on the following Tuesday
be would bring the subject before the
House.
Timm How. Cassius M. CLAY, U.S. Minis
ter at St, Petersburg, has recently taken ,
out patents in Russia for Broadwelre
breech-loading gun, and at Carlsruhe in
Baden, a company been formed for t the
manufacture of the arm.
CAPTAIN ikfAURY, it is said, is mainly in
debted for the "testimonial" which he has
just received in the shape of a purse of 3,000
guineas, to his friend, the Rev. Mr. Trem
lett, a warm pympatiaißerwith the Southern
rebellion.
DR. NELATON, the physician who ex-,
tracted the ball from Garibaldi's foot, -has'
declared that he has great doubts of Gari
baldi's fitness for going through a catzt-•
paign, or, indeed, undergoing any great
fatigue.
ALE-TANDER Dumas, the celebrated no
velist, is said to have left Paris to join Geri- -(
baldi, at whose side he is to fulfil the du
ties of historiographer in the approaching
campaign.
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IN the House of Lords on the same day
the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Alfred)'wan '
introduced by the Prince of Wales, andl
took the oaths and his seat. . j t
CYRUS W. FIELD has made 33 voyageol
across the ocean on the Atlantic Telegrapli
business. T
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THE HON. MESI _HERBS& _ ELVEwr-ON ~
is giving a series of readings in Manchester ‘.
Liverpool, Huddersfield, and other towns:`
es
Vic Top. Bunn has lost $75,000 by the Lone-
don panic.
Facts and Fancies.
Strange mingling of races. Two people
went to church the other day at Kew; Eng
land. One was Mary Cambridge, English
woman and spinster. The other was Alex
ander Teck, Austrian and bachelor. They
came away As-Tecks. Kew-rious wasn't it?
A Worcester boy found $4,800 in the
street. The owner rewarded him to the ex
tent of $l. Next time he sees money in the
street he'll let it alone. Probably.
The ex-rebel Judah P. Benjamin has been
admitted to the London bar. Judah is a
pushing fellow. He will find his way to
the dock next.
George Peabody declines all invitations to
entertainments in his honor. He' cant be
lionized—that is, in America. George's
preferences are for the British Lion.
At a meeting of negroes in Alabama they
bound themselves not to work for less than
$2 per day during harvest, on penalty of re
ceiving fifty lashes. That looks like striking
ior lower wages. - •
• If a young lady chased - an unhappY bat
round her room on a hot summer night.
would it be the correct thing to say that she
was making a slaughter-house of her apart
ment or only that she was getting up,
war? D'ye see? Abattoirs. -
Madame Iturbide has left London for .
'United States.' She is in very deli _a
health. "Sick ltur—cte." . •
A Quanrr letter from Dr. Ginillotin has
been discovered. It readslhus : "Mot/cher:.
The punishment which I have invented is
so gentle—se gentle that really it is only the
Idea of death which could make it disa
graeable. Indeed if one were not thinking .
of death, one would only experience the , ‘r.
sensation of a slight and pleasant cool
on the neck s et voila tout:"
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