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Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 273, 12 October 1867, Page 3

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The Princess Dagmaiy wife of the Gzarewitch, and sister of the Princess of Wales, has had a miscarriage. A telegram from Galle of July. 17, states that the Tai Wan from Poo-Chow Foo for London, with tea, was totally lost on June 20. The death is announced of Mrs | Phelps, the wife of Mr Samuel Whelps j the eminent nctor. She had been for ! some time past in decliuiug health. All the ladies of Frankfort wore mourning on the I.6th inst, that day being the anniversary of the entrance of the Prussians into the city. • "L'Escaut" announces that a lieutenant of the Garde Civique, one of our guests, has secured during his stay here an English- heiress "and a thousand a year. The Benedict* met his Beatrice by chance in the Kensington Gardens. ' The Natianal Committee of. Eome and die Centre of Insurrection, between both which bodies dissensions had arken, have voluntarily dissolved, and have united in anew organisation called the Roman. National Junta. The quaint old wooden-fronted house near the palace of the Bishops of Hereford, where "Nell/Gwynne" was born and lived, has been entirely away. Every visitor to Hereford used to call to see it, bub it has proved obnoxious to an ecclesiastical dignitary, and has been, in consequence, entirely demolished. A new anesthetic has come into fashion of late, it is qnadrichloiide of carbon, which possesses an agreeable smell of quinces, and can produce insensibility in lest* than a minute. This insensibility may be maintained with or without loss .of consciousness; its, effects cease speedily when desired, and are not followed by vomiting, it has also been successfully used for obstinate headache. Considerable inteiest has been excited in Bengal by the death of the Hon. Sumlonath Pundit, the only native yet found worthy of a seat on the bench of an Indian High Court. The deceased judge was of Cashmere origin ; his family never intermarried with Bengalees, and he kept aloof from all Bengalee usages. He began life on L 24 a j'ear as a clerk, and then went to the native bar. It is stated that the expenses of the reception of the Sultan at Guildhall will not cost the Corporation less than L 20,000. The value -of the gold plate in the. room in which the Sultan and his suite dined could not have been much under L 1,000,000. The various gold services were lent for the occasion by the Lord Mayor and the leading ! companies. — " Globe." Miss Burdett Coutta has obtained a private Act authorising her to build a market-place in Bethnal Green, for the convenience of the poor. The buildings are making much progress, and in a short time Bethnal Green alone among London districts will have a market where the poor can sell to the poor under shelter. The regular practice is to make them sell sitting in the gutter. We have reason to believe that the visit of the Sultan to France and England will have an important effect in producing an amelioration of the position of the Christians in his dominions, as well as the introduction of improvements in the general administration of. the empire. ;- A series of important salutary reforms are likely to. be commenced as soon as the Sultan returns to Constantinople. — " Globe." The San Jose " Patriot " says :— ." Gn the top of the highest peak of the mountains bordering the east of San Jose Valley lie the petrified bones of a whale. This sovereign of the sea, in countless ages long past, when the grand ■mountains" of, California were just emerging from the deep, was probably stranded oirthe still submerged summit, or broke his neck, or produced a concussion of the brain by butting his head against the wall of rocks while sporting in the briny flood, or in mad career after smaller fish, or some coy whales seeking to avoid his amorous pursuit." The little Princess Beatrice lias always been noted for her thoroughly English proclivities, and not a °few sparkling "mots" of hers have been whispered about from time to time. Not long ago she is reported to have expressed a decided antipathy to the recurrence of Germah alliances, and proposed a healthy change in the way of a Japanese match! But a still better story of her is now going about. The other day our Princess Royal of Prussia : w rote to her little sister, and asked, what she would like for a birthday present. The answer was pithy and to the point:— "Send me Bismarck's head on a charger !"— " Echoes from the Clubs." Recently an inquest was held at the Carlton Arms, Clifton Fields, Old Kent Road, respecting the death of Mary Ann Smith, aged thirteen years, the daughter of a commercial clerk. Deceased had been bitten in one of. the fingers by a dog in the middle of May last, whilst engaged by, a lady residing in the neighborhood to clean the steps. The finger healed up, and she continued well up till Thursday last, when she complained of pains in her head and. arms, and according to fche medical evidence exhibited the usual symptoms of hydrophobia. Verdict— Death from hydrophobia from the bite of a dog. In Galicia, in consequence of heavy rains, the San, Wiar, Dunajer, and other rivers, swelled by mountain tor rents coming from the Carpathians, have overflowed their banks and inundated the surrounding country. The damage done is said to be fearful. In

the circle of Przemysl alone £5 villages are reported to be entirely, and 22 villages. partially, under water. In the district of Lancut' it is worse. Bridges have been destroyed on- the railroad, and at present communications between I Cracow and Lemberg?;is entirely interrupted. The San at Przemysl had risen 22 feet. At the date of last despatches the waters had fallen a ittle, hut the rains still -continued..' Tho " Etondard" announces that the i French Government has decided to | revert, in great part, to the old style of j uniform for the infantry. The short tunic will be replaced by one having ampler skirts reaching to the knees, with pockets behind. The trousers will be without folds or braiding, and be supplied with pockets. The headdress will" be a CHsqtiette with a large peak. The reason for the change is the alleged superior healthiness, . comfort, and elegance of the old uniform. On Friday (July 20) considerable excitement was occasioned in Derby by the death of an elderly lady, widow of the late Mr Footitt, solicitor, of that town, which had ;taken place under circumstances which lead to the. couviction that a cruel and cold-blooded ; murder has been perpetrated. The unfortunate deceased, who resided in a terrace of houses opposite lli9 railway station, was left in the house alone on Thursday afternoon, being then in her usual health arid spirits, but between 4 and 5 o'clock the same afternoon a female friend, who had been invited to 1 take tea with her, arrived at the house and kuocked at £ho front door, but no one answering she proceeded to the back- door, which she found open. She entered the house, when, to. her horror, she found Mrs Footitt lying upon the sofa in a state of unconsciousness, a large clot of blood beiug on the top of her head, and more blood on the sofa. Assistance was at once procured, but she remained unconscious dui'ing the night, and died about nine o'clock on Friday morning, never having been able to recognise any of her children or friends. It is the opinion of the surgeon that she had been suddenly struck upon the. head by some heavy instrument similar to a hammer, and had at once fallen upon the sofa. The present conjecture is that some vagabond had noticed her lonely position, and espied some ai'ticles of silver which stood on a sideboard, and sought by force to obtain them, but had met with resistance from the deceased, when he dealt her the blow which resulted in her death. If such, however, is the fact, he must have been disturbed, and decamped without tlie booty, as nothing was missed.— " Manchester Examiner."