THE EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN BEALL.

Evening Post, Issue 100, 5 June 1865, Page 2

THE EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN BEALL.

The questions asked in the House of Commons by Mr Peacocke and Lord Robert Cecil were founded on the supposition that Captain Beall, who has just been hanged as a Confederate spy, had been surrendered by the Canadian authorities under the extradition Treaty. The fact is that Boall waa apprehended iv the State of New York, and the Canadian Government had nothing to do with the arrest. It is not to be expected that a member of Parliament can inform himself of the details of occurrences taking p aco on the other side of the Atlantic and in a foreign country ; but this was no ordinary mistake. Prisoners are not lightly surrendered iv Canada under the Extradition Treaty. The Act is preceded by long and animated discussions in the courts, which are attended day after day by enthusiastic crowds, and the reports of which fill the newspapers. Hitherto only one person— Bjurley— has been so surrendered on account of acts arising out of this war, and his examination extended over several months. The surrender of Bennet Young and his compauions has also been claimed, and their examination has lasted even longer, and caused the most intense excitement. Beall's name frequently occurred in the course ot the examination which led to the surrender of Burley, the two men having been fellow-conspira-tors in the seizure of the steamer on Lake Erie ; but he was never in British custody. It is the more suprising that Uord Robert Cecil and Mr. feacoclce should have made this mistake, as these gentlemen are generally supposed to have paid more attention to American affairs than most members of Parliament.—Express

From the New s papef Press Directory for 1865 we extract the following on the present position of the newspaper press in England : — " There are now published in the United Kingdom 1271 newspapers, distributed as follow : - England 944 ; Wales, 41 j Scotland 140; Ireland, 132 j British Isles, 14. Of these there ure 48 daily newpupern published in England, one in Wales, 11 in Scotland, 12 in Ireland, and one in the British Isles." On retereuce to the edition of this useful directory for 1856, we find the following interesting facts, namely, that in that year there were published in the United Kingdom 799 journals. Of these 37 papers .were issued dai'y, namely, 15 in London, 10 in the provinces, 7 in Scotland, and 5 in Ireland, liut in 1865 there are now established and circulated 1271 papers, of which no fewer than 73 are issued daily. The magazines now in course of publication, including the quarterly reviews, number 554. Of these 208 are of a decidedly religious character, and by which the Church of England, Wesleyanst Methodists, Baptists, lndeuendeuts, and other Christian communities, are duly represented. Touching a work on felo de se, now in course of preparation in Paris, a corres. pondent remarks :—": — " Some idea of the extraordinary facilities for study to be found in these great capitals may be formed when I state that at the Ministry of Justice there are 300,000 full and accurate reports of cases of suicide, every one of which contains all letters or scraps of writing left by the selfmurderer which relate to his crime." A Cannt Scotchwoman.— The Greenock Advertiser states that a woman accosted some navvies who were about to embark at that port for Egypt, and asked where they were going, and was told that they were bound for the " Sooz Canal " " An' whaur may that he ? " said the questioning dame. "In Aegypt," auswered Pat, who most likely had not the vaguest idea where that country was placed on the globe. The old laly pondered for a while, and then sagely remarked— " Weel,] wan Moses took the Israelites oo't o' Egypt, but I'se warran it'll tak twenty Moseses to take, oo't the Eerish if they ance get their fit in." 1864 and 1865.— The Charivari publishes a woodcut iv which 1864 is represented giving instructions to 1865, both represented under the guise of young women. In Iront of them is to be seen a tremendously fat Prussian soldier walking about with great self-com-placency." "If that customer," sf),y s 1864, " should call for anything, be sure not toT serve him, for ever since I have been here hl^, has done nothing but help himself." Goor> Advice. — If the body \s tired, rest jrJtif the- brain, is tired, -feleep ; if ths bowels .are

loose, lie down in a warm bed, and remain Mmt, and eat nothing until you are well. If SsWcfißn of the bowels does not occur at the Uital hour, eat not an atom until they do act atlenst for thirty six hours j meantime drink largely of cold water or hot tea, exercise in the open air to the extent of a gentle perspiration, and keep this up until things are righted. This one suggestion, if practised, would save myriads of lives every year both in the city and country. The best medicines In the world are warmth, abstinence, and repose.— Journal of Health. It was lately stated, at a Bible Association anniversary, that a calculation had been made respecting the proportionate value of the services of gentlemen and ladies as collectors for charitable and religious purposes, and it was found that one lady was worth thirteen gentlemen and a half. It is a remarkable fact that however well young ladies may be versed in grammar, very few are enabled to decline matrimony. The Neatest Thing in Crinoline.— A lady's foot. The officers and crew of Her Majesty's ship Medusa have made a good haul in saving the ship Uajpoot, on her voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. An Admiralty warrant, claim* ing £40,000 salvage in favour of the Medusa, has been served on the ship. A gentleman said a few days ago to a friend, "Let's go to-night to see the girls «t the opera." His more gallant friend replied) would it not be better to say, ' Let's go and see beauty in tiers?'" The following advertisement is from a Wilmington paper:— •• I want it distinctly understood that no goods will be delivered by me withont the money. It is useless to ask credit, for I'll be if I give it.- J. M'CorMICK." Alderman Mechi, the thriving trader and prominent model farmer of Tiptree Hall, has had (o suffer a good deal of mortification in his character of bank director. Unlike Col. Waiiph and other speculators in rotten banks, he has lost nearly twenty thousand pounds in his once pet establishment, the defunct " Unity Bank," and has damaged his reputation as a man of business. As a model farmer he is certainly clever, and in addition to other exirnordinury crops, he got a sheriff's appointment, and very nearly a membership of Parliament off his land. Imuthand fict;on.— The Archbishop of Canterbury Buid one day to Garrick, "Pray inform me how it is that you gentlemen of the stage ca* affect your auditory with things imaginary as if they were real, while we of the Chirch speaks of things real which many of our congregation receive as things imaginary." " Why," replied Garrick, "the reason is plain. We actors speak of things imaginary as if ihey were real ; while too many in the pulpit speak of things real as if they were imaginiry." His grace bowed to the reproof of tlte actor.