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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 658, 7 April 1870, Page 4

ENGLISH MAIL, NEWS.

The Duke of Sutherland has refused to grant any fresh licenses, or to renew old ones, for digging at Kildonan, and the place is now nearly deserted, Gold is said to have been found near the famous Falls of Foyer-. In consequence, of the expulsion of Mp Dalway, M-P-. from the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, the Orangenien of Car-; rickfergus district have thrown of their allegiance and formed a Grand L°dge of their own. Mr- Dalway has, been installed aa Gran.d Master. Lieutenant Donald Campbell, one of the claiments of the Breadalbane Peerage, die.d at Glasgow on December 30. He entered the 57 Regiment as a private, and served in the Peninsular War. He was a. profound Gaelic scholar. The deceased's claim to the Earldom, it is said, is likely still to bs prosecuted by a respectable legal firm in London, an behalf of his" brother, Mr J. Campbell, qf Fort William. . The dre;se frona which the Emperor of Russia is differing is hypochondriasis— a malady -which is hereditary in the Im-r perial family of Russia, and which is extremely difficult to combat. It has thrown a g^ im over his existence, It is. said that the Emperor, whose robust appearance and fine aspect of health are considerably altered, often refuaea food, and shuts himself up from all outer communication, 4id from all tlie social enjoyments, which he use r l formerly to seek. Ninety-four debtors were released, from Whitecrosa street prison under' the new Act to abolish imprisonment for debt, which came. into opt pition on January 1. It waa supposed that it would have been necessary to apply to a judge at chambers on the subject, but Mr Ccnstable, the keeper, acting on advice, tco.k a diiferent view of the ngw : law, and opened the prison doors after twejve o'clock on Dec,: 31st, 1809. As many as, ninety-four inmates were informed of their privilege ushered in by the New Year, when sixtythree took their departure, andthivty-rone aaked to remain a little longer, and took their leave in the course of the day, with thanks to the consideration shown to them by. the governor. Among the number who left wa3 an old man named Barnacles, who had been a prisoner under an order from, the Admiralty- Cou,rt for upwards of 2G years. : The billiard champion, W, Cook, John and Ja.eph Bennett, T, Morris, and othe^, recently held a meeting in St. James's Hall, when, a.fter much discussjon, it was decided that in future the pockets of the tables used at champion matches should be reduced to 3in. in width, the balls being still left at their present size, 2 l-IGinl. in diameter. TJm alteration will^Jn^ future make hazard greatest aefiflacy, and the practical effect upon the presen t large scores will, most probably, be most sur-. prising.— r A match for the championship between Roberts and Cook has bsen fixed for February 3 lth, when, in addition to LIOO a-side, they play for the ~GoH Ch impion Cup ; Messrs. Thurston in I Co., Bnrroughes. and Watts, and Cox and Yeoman having offered to give LSO each towards the trophy. These firms will also have to draw lots to decide who shall make the table to be played on, Roberts has stated that; win or lose, it will be his last match for the championship.— rJ. Bennett and John Roberts, sen., played a match 100Q even, the spot hazard barred, for L 25 a-si.le, on. January 20th, : at the Prince of Wales Club, Blackfriars, road. The match resulted in the defeat of Bennett. The. latter subsequently encountered Cook, the aspirant for the championship, and again suffered defeat, Cook winning by over 500 points in tlje j.OOO, On January 6, being the festival of tlie Epiphany, .there was a, full choral service, consisting of Morning .Prayer and-- the Ante-Oommuuion Office, at the Chapel Ri>yal, St. James' Palace, when a Qurious practice of medi-eval origin was duly observed, After reading of the sentence at the offertory, " Let. ,yqu.r. light. .30 shine before men,'-' &c., while the organ played, two members of Her Majesty's household, wearing the royal livery, descended from the royal pew and advanced to the altar rails, preceded by an usher, where they presented to one of the. two officiatirsr. olergvmen-rthe Rev. James Garden a 4 the Rev,. Thomas Belmore-^-a red- bag,, edgad with gold lace or.braid, which wi s received in an "offertory basLi, and the:i reverently placed on the altar. This bag. or purse was understoi d to contain a Queen's offering . of gold, frankincense, and.myrrh, in-cbmmera&on of the gifts of the Magi to the Infant, Saviour. There was not a large congregation, aHhongh the feast of the Epiphany is the only day of the year on which people can go to the Chapel Royal of St. James ft 93 of c - ians General Garibaldi has been confinedto his bed from an attack of rheumatic fever. Not the .slightest danger is apt prehended. He has be. n subject to v.o-t lent attacks of rheumatic feyer ever since he was in South America. The -first attack was. caused by his reriiaininGr in the water several hours in the fruitless attempt to save the life of a sailor, who, singular, to sajv was\ named Maurice Garibaldi; although; he .'was -no relative whatever of the General. The wo"3t attack he ever had was at Nice in 1848, when he was/'cirifinud to his. bed for many weeks. In 1849> during the siege of Rome, he suffered constantly, more or less ; it was then in his. legs, and he was sjldom able to draw his boots on. In 1861 the General had two very dangerous atfcicks, one a.t Turin afid the other a.t Caprera ; and each year since he ha/i had two, some'iimes three or four, attacks of chronic rheum itism. >■ A coal-pit at Dundyvafy near Glasgow, has been the scene of one of those disasters to which miners are s,;> frequently exposed, but fortunately iri this case^the prjom.pt means, t:-. ken for the rescue of the men were cnmp'etely successful. About three o'oloqkon January -15j there were fiye men and a b- y working in the lowest orironstoue seam, and.ai nuirbsr more in thji..highej; pr'inaiu goal. Suddenly the

roof at the dpor : lieads of the lowest seam, and a mass of stones and rubbish from the shaft, for a distance of fully fourteen fathoms up, fell down with acrash, bury in tthe six pers/ms below smashing the c:igc then at the bottom, and cut tiff all means of communication with the lower shaft for the time being. With all speed a long and narrow slanting ho!e was made through the. rubish, and the men were carefully drawn, up by about one o'clock next morning. One of the workmen, named J^mes M'Kinnon, was severely injured by the falling rubbish, having sustained a severo fraoture of the ribs and other internal injuries, The Tory Opposition is disorganised j and broken. They have failed during the j recsss to add anything to their numbers ; and Lord Derby's death deprives them of the only standard liearer around whom J on a pinch their disunited seitions would have rallied. Mp Disraeli has kept imperturbably silent, obviously desiring to allow past differences to subside into forgetfulness. He is known to. have made great efforts privately to bring about a reconciliation with Lord Salisbury ; but in vain, ; That haughty and intractable spirit is vowed never to so,rve under him j and at his age and with his. splendid fortune he can afford to bide his time. Failing this a,n attempt was made before Christmas, to find some acceptable peer of great position under whom Lord Salisbury and the present Lord Derby, as well as Mr Disra,eli and Mr Hardy would agree to serve.. Consultations were, held at Blenheim, whose ducal owner was supposed to be not unwilling to take the post of nominal chief of the party. T!;e, Duke of Abojcorn (whose daughter has now married his Grace of Marlborongh's eldest son) was also spoken of, and the Duke of Richmond.' But for the time being the affair came to nothing ; and Iprd Cairns, whose petirement from the leadership of the Lords had been formally announced, has been persuaded by Mr Disraeli to accept it again, He has uc- . cordingly issued cards for the usual dinner to the peers of his party for the 7th February ; and we shall thus have in a second session (he curious spectacle of the nobles of the three kingdoms being led by an Irish lawyer, without aristocratic connec? tion of any sort, and not possessing in fee an acre of inherited land, Well may Mr Disraeli laugh in his sleeve at the insolence of the class which has striven to hold him down because he was a friendless man of the poor, He is, after all, the only man of our time who, in measures as well as in men, has humbled the aristocracy to the dust, and made them do his bidding.