NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2129, 3 March 1870, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A long list of vessels (sixty-two) which have entered the Suez Canal and anchored at Ismailia, has been published. Their tonnage is not given, so that no judgment can be formed from the mere list as to the depth of water available ; but the large screw steamer Brazilian, belonging to the Merchants’ Trading Company of Liverpool, which left Liverpool some weeks since for the purpose of passing through the Canal, has only arrived at Suez after several days’ delay. On her arrival out it was found that it would be impossible for the vessel to pass through until a portion of her cargo, about half of it, had been discharged at Port Said. It then task her live days to get as far as Ismailia. Other vessels have been more fortunate; and M. de Lesseps telegraphs, under date “Ismailia, December 29,” that the steamer Stirling, from Glasgow, left for Bombay immediately after her arrival at Port Said, and passed through the Canal in twelve hours. Other English steamers were following, and on the Tyne, steamers are being built for the Indian trade, via the Canal, “ specially constructed for the purpose.” Vast numbers of Catholics from all parts of the world are flocking to Rome—more especially from France and America—nor arc the gentler sex wanting in representatives. Pius IX., despite the unalterable placidity of his temper, is sometimes nearly provoked to anger by it. At the audience which followed upon the opening of the Council, an American lady came forward, bearing on her arm a load of chaplets and rosaries, on which she implored the blessing of his Holiness. But the blessing pronounced, the woman still remained kneeling. “ What more do you desire ?” inquired the Head of the Catholic Faith with his wonted patience. “Holy Father, your photo, I beg.” (Take notice if you please, that the solicitress was a Protestant.) Here it is what more would you have?” “Your signature, Holy Father, at the foot of the picture.” Pio Nouo, after a moment’s hesitation, signed his mame. But the lady did not rise. “ Have you any other favour to ask ?” “Oh, Holy Father, do give me the pen which you have just made use of.” This time the Yicar of Jesus Christ lost his patience. * ‘ Come, madam, ” he said, “take the penholder with you . . ami the inkstand into the bargain.” The fair American wrapped up the whole in an old newspaper, opened her reticule, put the parcel into it, and left the room curtseying low. An American paper defends the humanity shown by the civil authority to culprits condemned to death. It frequently happens that the Judge or Sheriff chooses the day most convenient to the victim. “ Will Thursday suit you ? ” —“ No, it is the 13th, I fear it may bring me ill-luck.” “Well, then, the following day?”—“ Your Honor forgets that it’s Friday.” “ That’s so ; but on Saturday I have business, and Sunday won’t do, so we must put it off till Monday.” —“ Very well, Monday will suit me perfectly.” Even after this the culprit, who took part in the foregoing conversation, made some difficulties. He had but one more request to make. He was a musician. Might he be allowed to spend his last hours in singing a few quartets with some friends ?

His request was granted, and when the Sheriff came he observed, “ Music generally accompanies a dance —this time it has preceded it.” A dancing mistress lias been awarded L 1,550 as compensation for compulsory removal. Mr Hawkins, in stating the case for the plaintiff, said she numbered among her pupils duchesses, countesses, viscountesses, both English and Irish, and even archbishops patronised her establishment. The following affectionate advertisement appeared in the Times on December Id : “Geo. E , Paddington. Your own Tooty will meet you in the saloon of the new Greenwich Theatre on December 16, or else at the old bootmaker’s at Chapel street. You must be a silly old dear to think Tooty had forgotten her pretty linnet, hid, George, never. Jrfally is in Wales.” A medical student, with a very proper esprit de'corps, meeting two riotous youths the other night who were not medical students, followed them to see whether they perpetrated, any knocker-wrenching, bellpulling, or other freaks usually attributed to his confraternity, and seeing them smash the glass pane of a pillar-post, gave them into custody. The culprits were brought rip on December 3rd, at Mai - ylebone, when it appeared that they were “artists,” and they stated that they had left their respective “studios ” at eleven o’cldck perfectly sober’, but went into a public house, when one of them, being of a “ delicate constitution,” became ‘ ‘ incapable. ” Mr Mansfield expressed surprise that young men having the appearance of gentlemen should go to publichouses W-he never did when he was a young man. One of the “artists” assured his worship that “ times had changed since then; we now live in a more advanced age.” The magistrate appears to have been amused by this piece of intelligence, and let them go free on payment of 5s for being drunk, without noticing the wilful damage.