TWO ENGLISH TOURISTS FOUND DEAD IN SCOTLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 185, 8 March 1848, Page 3

TWO ENGLISH TOURISTS FOUND DEAD IN SCOTLAND.

On Tuesday the Lord Mayor stated that he hud received a communication from the sheriff subttitute of Invernets-shire, dated Fortwilham, enclosing an account of the finding, on the 2nduut., ot the bodies of two English gentlemen, Mr. Stericker, 49, Frenchurch* street, and Mr. Henry Whitburn, brewer, Esher, The letter went on to say — " I refer to the encloted i paper, containing the evidence of one of the first persons who found the bodies, and which contains all the information I have as yet collected. The report of the medical men ii also enclosed, agreeing that death occurred from natural causes. I have not at yet ordered a dissection, and will abstain from' doing so, unleis circumstances of a suspicious nature may emerge, but which I do not expect. The necessary attention to the bodies will be bestowed, and I shall suspend all direction! as to interment until the pleasure of the relations becomes known. I proceed this evening, with the procurator-fiscal, to the »pot where the bodies were tound, to prosecute further inquiries. The evidence alluded to is that of W. S. Milner, ensign in the 69th Regiment of Foot, who bad been residing with his brother at Kinlochbeg, 15 miles from Fortwilliam, and it gives the following account : — ' About eight o'clock this morning, one of the servants told me that a drover had seen a dead man by the road-sid about two miles from Kinlochbeg. I went to the spot and found two men lying close to one another, about three yards from the road on the low tide, quite dead. There was not the slightest sign of struggling or violence, and their appearance gave me the impression that having sat down to rest they became benumbed with the cold and expired. Both were dressed as travellers, each with a small knapsack on his back. There was a small whiskey pocket-flask lying near them empty. Last night was very stormy, wind and rain in gieat Abundance, probably the moit ! stormy night we have had this year.'" The statement then^ives a particular account of the property found upon the, two deceased persons. The medical certificate expressed the opiniou that death was caused by exhaustion and cold from the deceaied having falleu asleep on the mountain on that boisterous night. Tue Lord Mayor upon receipt of tht communication sent his chaplain to the friends of Mr. Stericker, and one of the Marshals to Esher, to disclose the intelligence. It appears that the two gentlemen were strangers to each other, and had journeyed together accidentally. Each had left on an excur fc ioa through Scotland, and they had been seen on the preceding night at no great distance from the spot on which their corpses were found. Mr. Stericker had written home on the 31st August. The Durham Chronicle, in a notice of the late educational controversy in Stockton, says : " During the caily part of the discussion, the meeting was highly edified by a speech from a man in fuitian (a very appropriate garb), who condemned education as an evil, and said that he at one time had an offer of a good education, which offer he, however, on principle, refused. He then stated to the meeting that he confidently believed that but for his refusal of education he would have been hanged long since for forgery, or some other crime appertaining to education. New Code of Night Signals.— An experiment of a striking and interesting kind, in which the practicability ot a converse being held by signal between a vessel in distress and the shore, was exhibited on the Chain Pier, here, on Friday evening. The programme, which was printed, was strictly adhered to, with the exception that (owing to the roughness of the weather,) the cliff was selected to represent the vesiel instead of putting to sea, and the Chain Pier was made to represent the shore. "1. A vessel at sea in a distressed state will fire guns to apprise thase on fchore that there is danger, and to be on the look out. It will show a light. 2. A similar light will beexhibited from the shore, indicating that the distres* is observed and that assistance will be sent. 3. A third light preceded by a gun, will be again exhibited from the vessel, signifying that though their state is perilous, yet an effort will be made to hold out till assistance arrive." The light made ute of on this occasion was the Robinson Marine Signal Light, to the power and intensity of which, the highest Naval, and Engineering characters in this country, have borne testimony. In a national point of view this simple code of signals is of gi eat interest. The extent of our maritime traffic is well known, and our coast is exceedingly dangerous. It is true we have contrivances of a pyrotechnic kind, for creating alarm in cases of distress, but they are of most use when the weather is calm. When the winds are up and the storm rages, threatening destruction to despairing humanity, and when every light is either extiuguished or blown into the water, the advantages of such an immense light, inextinguishable in its nature, and by its serenity and power, notwithstanding the fury of the storm, enabling the mariner to perceive with accuracy his position on a reef, or with respect to a lee shore must be incalculable. But luch a Code of Signals concerns not Britain alone— it belongs to the maritime world. All civilized nations should understand it, and so understand each other. By its adoption, in winter in particular, the inhabitant* of a co&tt would. b« spared, {he. frequent iuUIQIiVH Of ha.yjng

the mutilated remains of our fellow creatuies presented to their view at eTery tide — whether their shores be those of our neighbors on the Continent, the coast of Newfoundland, or the banks of the Ganges. The visitors on the pier were warm in their expressions of gratification at the result. — Brighton Gazette. The Rosse Telescope.— The capacity of this instrument is wonderful. Such is its power, that, if a star of the first magnitude were removed to such a distance that iti light would be three millions of years in reaching us, this telescope would, nevertheless, show it to the human eye. Is it to be wondered at then, that with such an instrument grand discoveries should J be made ? It has been pointed to the heavens ; and although in the beginning only of its career, it has already accomplished mighty things. There are nebulous spots, heavens which have baffled all the instruments hitherto constructed ; but ihis telescope resolves their true character completely. Among the wonderful objects which have been subject to its scrutiny, it the nebula in the constellation Orion. I have had opportunity to examine it. It is one of the most curious objects in the whole heavens. It is not round, and it throws off furious lights. From the time of Herschel it has been subjected to the examination of the most powerful instruments ; but it grew more and more mysterious and diverse in Hi character. When Lord Rosse'i great telescope was directed to its examination, it for a long time resisted its power. He found it required patient examination — night after night, and month alter mmth. At length a pure atmosphere gave him tae resolution of its constitution; and the stars of which it is compoied, burst upon the sight of man for the first time. — Mechanics' Magazine. Le Verrier tub Astronomer.— A correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, writing from Cambridge, describes the outwaid man of an eminent foreigner — " Presently arrived another gentleman whose advent occasioned some interest. On the arm of the powerfullooking old Bishop of Norwich, appeared a frebh.colored young man, dressed somewhat a la Francaise, to wit, narrow coat collar, full skirts, and trow«ers slightly plaited at the waist. You would not take this jollylooking young gentleman to be a profound mathematician and astronomer : on the contrary, ho appears just one of the lions you would expect to find playing a match at billiards in a gilded cafe on the Boulevards. Irreverent supposition!— donor to science : there goes M. Le Verrier, the discoverer of the new planet— the owner, if priority of claim gives ownership, to all the lands, titles, and domains of Neptune." Alone among the Chinese Priests for the First Time. — Alter inspecting the Tea Farms and the mode of manufacturing it, Mr. Thorn, Mr. Morrison, a sod of the late Dr. Morrison, and Mr. Sinclair, returned to Ningpo, leaving me to prosecute my research in natural history in this part of the country. I was generally absent from the temple the whole day, returning at dark with the collections ot plants and birds which I had been lucky enough to meet with in my peregrinations. The friends of the Priests came from all quarters of the adjacent country to see the foreigner, and as in the case of a wild animal, my feeding time seemed to b* the most interesting moment to them. My dinner was placed on a round table in the centre of the room, aud although rather curiously concocted, being half Chinese and half English, the exercise and fresh air of the mountains gave me a keen appetite. The difficulties of the chopsticks were soon got over, and I was able to manage them nearly as well as the Chinese themselves. The Priests and their friends filled the chairs, which are always placed down the sides of a Chinese hall, each man with hit pipe in his mouth, and his cup of tea by his side. With all deference to my host and bis friends, I was obliged to request the smoking to be stopped, as it was disagreeable to me while at dinner— in other respects I believe I was polite enough. I shall never forget how inexpreisibly lonely I felt the first night after the departuie of my friends. The Chinese ona by one dropped off to their homes or to bed, and at last my host himself gave several most unequivocal yawns, which reminded me that it was time to retire for the night. My bed-room was up stairs, and to get to it, I had to pass through a small temple such a* I have already noticed, dedicated to Tein how, or the " Queen of Heaven," and crowded with other idols. Incense was burning on the altar in front of the idols — a solitary lamp shed a dim light over the objects in the room, and a kind of solemn itilness seemed to pervade the whole place. In the room below, and also in an adjoining house, I could hear the Priests engaged in their devotional exercises, in that singing tone which is peculiar to them. Then the sounds of the gong fell upon my ears, and at intervals, a single solemn tone of the large bronze bell in the belfry — all which showed that the Priests were engaged in public as well as private devotion* Amidst icenes of this kind in a strange country, far from friends and home, impressions are apt to oe made upon the mind which remain vivid through life — and I feel convinced I shall never forget the strange mixture of feelings which filled my mind during the first night ef my stay with (he Priests in the Temple of Teiu-tung. I have visited the place often since, passed through the same little temple, slept in the game bed, and heard the same solemn sounds throughout the silent watches of the night, and yet the first impressions remain in my mind distinct and single.— Three Years in the Northern Provinces of China. Going to Law.— Judge Burnet being applied to by an old farmer for his advice in a lawbuit, he heard his case with great patience, and then asked him whether he had ever put into a lottery ? •' No, sir," said the farmer, " I hope I have too much prudence »o run any such risks." " Ihen take my advice, my good friend, and suffer any inconvenience rather than go to law, as the chance*n cc* are more against you there than in any lotteiy." The Thames Tunnel Outdone.— lt is proposed to tunnel the St. Lawrence, opposite the island of Montreal, in order to connect the lailroad running to the Atlantic. The proposed Tunnel under tbe St: Lawrence, at its narrowest part, near St. Helen's Island, will be about one- third of a mile from shore to shore, and about one-third the length of the principal tunnels in England. The depth of the water in the river is foity-three feet. Notable Discovert. — That authority on all matters touching crowned heads and illustrious and noble personages throughout Europe — the Almanack de Gotha, for 1847» in a summary of the British Army for the present year, describes, among other corps, the •• Garde de la Riviere d'Or." Who ever heard at the Horse Guards, or any other centre of information on military matters, of the ' Guard of the River of Gold' as forming part of the British Army ? " After much pondering," as Lord Brougham would say, what this possibly could mean, we remembered that in French C and G are letters not quite so distinct, in sound at least, as they are in English, and the sage compiler of this portion of the Almanack had consequently miltaken our Colrf-stream Guards, for " GoW-stream," which, in his magniloquence, he had converted into la Riviere d'Or.— Globe. Earth auAKE. — On the 7th of August last, a dread, ful earthquake occurred in Egypt, and Alexandria WHS a bs&p 9t raim» Cairo had. suffered dreadfully.

A Wind Exupess has been established on the Mexican Praiiies, by which freight is carried to Santa Fe, for lix dollars the hundred pounds. The vehicle is a wind-wagon, rigged with sails like a skip. The inventor is a Mr. Thomas, who, after various experiments, has convinced the most incredulous of the practicability of thus sailing on dry land, and he hat established depots, and advertises for freight! and passengers, The wheels of his wind-wagon are twelve feet in diameter, and one foot broad, and there are four on a side. It is steered by a Pilot whose wheel pulls upon the end of a tongue fattened to a forward axle. In his experiments Mr. Thomas made eight miles an hour ; with only one sail and a light breeze — he found he could go up a moderate ascent without difficulty, and on an open prairie, with room to beat and tack, lie calculates on averaging twenty miles an hour. Large Sum fob the Copyright op the Posthumous Works of the late Dr. Chalmers. — The late Dr. Chalmers has left a large number of unpublished manuscripts, among which is a Commentary on the Scripturei, as far as the Book of Jeremiah. The commentary! we understand, differs in its plan from the commentaries of Poole, Henry, Scott, and Clarke. Among the manuscripts fully written out, and in a fit state for publication, are also the series of lectures, which he, ai professor of divinity in the University oi Edinburgh addressed to the students. There had likewise been found among tbe correspondence which Dr. Chalmers carried on with nearly all the distinguished men of tbe present century, a number of deeply interesting nature, sufficient to make, with a memoir of himielf, four large octavo volumes. The whole of the reverend gentleman's manuscripts) huva been bought by Mr. T. Constable, brother-in law to Mr. Cowan, the new member for Edinburgh, the son of Mr. Constable, the friend of Sir Walter Scott, and publisher ot all his works. Mr. Constable has given £10,000 for Dr. Chalmers* manuscripts. The largest amount ever given, under similar circumstances, wai i?45U9, which Mr. Murray gave to the ions of Mr. Wilberforce for his " Life and Correspondence." Eligibility op a jj E >y as an M.P. — In consequence of doubts which have been raised with regard to the difficulty in the way of Baron de Rothschild taking his sfeat in the Bouse of Commons, some parties laid a case before tvlr. C. Eagan, the Chancery Barrister, and the view taken by the learned Counsel is highly favoiable to the honorable Member's return. It is to the following effect—First, I am of opinion that Baron de Rothschild, having been duly elected one of the members of Parliament for the City of London ■ is not, by reason of his being a member of the Jewish, persuasion, debarred from taking his teat in tha House of Commons. Secondly— l am of opinion that Baron de Rothschild may lawfully be permitted to take the oath of abjuration according to the usual manner of Jews, viz., on the Old Testament. Thirdly — I am. of opinion that the oath of abjuration may lawfully be administered to Baron deßothichild, omitting the latter words contained in stat. 6 Geo. 111, cap. 53, " upon the true faith of a Christian !" The learned Counsel supports his opinion by a most erudite argument, and cites various ancient charters and legal decisions to show (notwithstanding that some writers infer to the contrary,) that for upwards of 7UO years the manners, customs, and religious principle! of the Jews have been admitted and respected in religious matters — that whenever a member of the Jewiih persuasion has had occaiion to make an affirmation, lie has been allowed to do so on his book i.e., the Old Testament—that this right existed so early as the reign of King John (a.d. 1200.) and that there does not appear to be any ordinance, statute, or legal decision to the contrary. — Watchman. The Will ov the Late John Walter, Esq.,' of Bearwood Hall, Berks, and Printing House Square, London, was executed by him on the 9th of February, 1847, and he died on the 28th July. He has devised to his son, John Walter, Esq., M.P. for Nottingham, the entire freehold premises and warehouses belonging to the establishment of the Times in Printing-house Square, and leaves himall his interest in the busineis. The freehold and copy-hold estates which he possessed in tbe counties of Berks and Wilts, together with the right of Presentation to St. Catharine's Church, Bearwood, he leaves to the Truiteei under the terms of the settlement on the marriage of his said son, The residue of his real and personal estate to his wife, Mrs. Mary Walter, for her own absolute use , and has appointed her sole execuirix. The personality wad valued for probate duty at £90,000. The Proud Duchesses.— When the Duchess (o£ Buckingham) found herself dying, she sent for Anstis the herald and settled all the pomp of her funeral ceremony. She was afraid of dying before the preparations were ready, " Why," she asked " won't they lend the canopy for me to see? Let them send it even though the tassels are not finished." And then she exacted, as Horace Walpole affirms, a vow from her ladies, that if she should become insensible, they would not sit down in her room until she was dead. Funeral honours appear, indeed, to have been her. fancy ; for when her only ion died, she Bent messenger! to her friends, telling them that if they wuhed to see him lie in state, she would admit them by the backstairs. Such was the delicacy of her maternal sorrow. But there was one match in pride and insolence for Katherine Duchesi of Buckingham ; this was Sarah Duchess of Marlborough. Upon the death of a young Duke of Buckingham, his mother endeavoured to borrow the tribunal car that had carried the remains of Marlborough to the grave. " No," replied the widowed duchess of Marlborough ; " the car that has carried the Duke of Marlborough 'fl body stall never be profaned by any other. " I have sent to the undertaker," was the Duchess of Buckingham's rejoinder, '• and he was engaged to make a better for £"20."— « Memoirs of Visiountess Sandon, one of the Court Ladies e-f Queen Caroline, wife of George the Second. Streets of Jek.usalbm.-~ I went this day to see some of the principal streets in the centre of the city. They are five or six in number and front about 150 to 200 yards each in length. There are no private houses among them, all being shops and places of business. The shops are generally about six feet in front, and the floors are raised three feet from the level of the street, to which there are no stepi. There are no windows, either with or without glass, but the door fills up the entire front ; half of it lets down, and extending a little way into the street, serves for laying goods upon. The shopman — for there is but one in each ihop— sits cross-legged on the floor, and never riles to serve his customers, who stands in the street without : nor need he, for all hU goods lie upon the shelves within their reach. The streets are not more than from six to eight feet wide, so that when the shops are open, it is rather difficult for people to pass each other in the business part of the town, The itreeti are neither flagged nor paved, but there are laid gome large flat stones for the people to walk or step upon in wet weather ; which are worn too smooth, and sloping, by the number of naked feet which tread upon them, that no one can walk safely and look at shops at the same time ; for between slippery stonei and deep holes, one has to look well to his movements, lest he should, come to\m,-~-JjQwthairis Vint to /er■uwlem,

John OGroat's Housb.— John O'Groat's house, a memorable place in the paiish of Canuif-bay, in t'.is county, perhaps owes its f.\me Ipss to the circumstance of itß local sitimtion, at the noitbem extremity of the island, than to an event which inculcates a useful lesson of morality. In the reign of James IV. of Scotland, three brothers Malcolm, Gavin, and John O'Groat, (supposed to have been originally from Holland,) arrived in Caithness with a letter from that Prince, recommending them to the countenance and protection of his loving subjects in Caithness. These brotheis bought some laud near Durtcmsby Head, and in a short time, by the increase of their families, eight different propi ietors of the name of Groat, possessed these lands in equal divisions. These eie;ht families lived peaceably and comfortably lor a number of years, establishing an anrual meeting to celebrate tl'e anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors on the coast. In ihe course of the festivity on one of these occasions, a question arose respect ng the right of taking the door, the head of the table, and such points of precedency, each contending for the seniority and chieftainship, which increaied to such a degree us would probably have proved fatal in its comequences, had not John O'Groat, who appears to have acquired great knowledge of mankind, interfered. He expatiated on the comfoit they had hitherto enjoyed, owing to the harmony which existed among them — he assured them that as soon as they appeared to quarrel amongst themselves, their neighbors, who had till tl en treated them with respect, would fall upon and expel them from the country — he therefore conjured them by the ties of blood and mutual safety, to return quietly to their several homes, and pledged himselt that he would satisfy them on nil points of precedency, and prevent the pos» sibibty of such disputes in future at their anniversary meetings. They all acquiesced and departed in peace. In due time, John O'Groat, to fu'iilhis engagement, built aroom distinct from nil other houes, in an octagonal figure, with eight dooi s, and placed a table of oak of the same shape in the middle. The next meeting took place — he desired each of them to enter by his own door and to bit at ihe head of the table, he himself occupying the last. By this ingenious contrivance Ihe harmony and good humour of the company were restored. The building was then named Jokn-O'Groat's house, and though nothing remains but the foundation of the building, the place still retains the name, and deserves to be remembered for the good intention and sound judgment which gave it oiigin.— -Caithness Chronicle. Canine Sagacity. — The following instance of fidelity and sagacity in a dog wai some time back related by Dr. Pariset, late President c ♦ the Academy of Medicine at Paris, at a meeting of La Societe det Animaux;— •A young man at Perpignan was arrested on a charge of conspiracy, and taken by two gendarmes from that city to Paris. He had a dog, which seeing its master carried off in this manner, knew that he was unhappy, and, in his looks ihowing sadness and grief, the dog followed the carriage in which his master was conveyed, but taking care not to show himself to him. When they anived in Paiis, the carriage was driven to the prison ot the Conciergerie. There the three travelleis alighted, and the dog not being able any longer to conceal himself, assumiug an attitude of submission, of condolence, and of fear, came crouching to his master, who, surprised and affected, replied to his carenes by his own, and obtained leave from the Governor of the prison, for the poor animal to remain with him. Three months p-sssed before the trial came on, and on the day it took place, the young man was followed to the hall of justice by his dog, which lay down under a bench, where i* remained during the trial. The young man was unanimously acquitted, and was most warmly congratulated by numerous friendi who were praent. Before leaving the Court he enquired foi his dog, which was nowhere to be found. From the joy that followed the acquittal, the dog concluded that his master was out of danger, and had nothing more to fear, and it immediately let out for Perpignan, travelling night and dny, supporting itself by any nourishment which chance might offer, and by some moments of repose— repose too ihort, but yet too long for hit impatience — poor nourishment but rendered exquisite by the image of the happiness he was about to impart to ihe family of his master. After a journey of more than 100 hours, he reached the city, and arrived at his matter's house, where he barked loudly, and •craped violently at the door, and when it was epened by the surprised family, the dog rushed in, his heart palpitating, his eyes tparklmg with delight, leaping, and uttering cries of joy, the movements of his whole frame seeming to say — • Rejoice, he is safe and sound, and after a short time he will be in the midst of you.' In reality, two days afterwards, a letter arrived, acquainting the family with the happy result of the trial, and announcing the speedy return of him for whom they had so long suffered the greatest anxiety. From Paris the distance to Perpignan is 240 leagues— 72o English miles. As soon as the dog saw his master acquitted, which he knew from witnessing the joy of bis liiends, he must have reasoned in this manner — 'My master is now in safety, and I am no longer necessary to him — let me return home to those who are kept in a state of cruel suspense by the uncertainty of his fate, and show them, by my joy, that he is safe— they will then be as happy as I am J' " Origin op Printing in China. — A note was received at the Parii Academy of Sciences on the 7th June, from M. Stanislaus Julien. on the origin of Printing in China. According to him the art of printing existed, at far as engraving on wood is concerned, in China, as early as the year 593 of the Christian era ; and to prove this he^ quotes a pissage taken from the Chinese Encyclopaedia, Ke-Tchi King Youen, which •tates that on the Bth day ot the 12th month of the 13th year of the reign of Wen-Ti, it was decreed that a collection should be made of all the drawings in use and unpublished public writings, in order that they might be engraved on wood and printed. Thii, says the work in question, was the commencement of printing from wood blocks, 309 yean before the time of Fonqin-Wang, to whom the invention has been er* roneous y attributed. M. Stanislas Julien speaks next ot printing from engravings on stone in China— the engraving in this case being cut into the stone. This, he sayi, dates from the second century, but it was not until the 9th century that stone was engraved in such a way as to lake a white impression on a black ground. Piinting in characters made of baked earth also existed in China some centuries before the art of printing was known in Europe. Printing by movable type was first introduced in China between the years 1041 and 1043 by a blacksmith named Pi Ching.— Athenceum. ~ Fooli and their |Money. — Two privates of the Eoyal Marines, just paid off fiom Her Majesty's sleamvessel Pluto, at Woolwich, for a trifling wager commenced eating several 5/. Bank of England notes with " bread, cheese, and onions," but were stopped by some of their moie sensible comrades, who came up at the time, and compelled them to desist. Fortunately the numbers of the notes remained unmutilated. The Prometheus and the Phamix have just been paid off, and the seamen have been playing similar absurd tricks. Moat of tiic aailoi s have received nearly 100?. each.

French Extravagance. — A Miniiter rushing into suicide because he cannot endure the exposure of] his having received a bribe, is, indeed, sure to make a sound which fhall arrest the attention of all Europe. The Paris journals speak of the poor gentleman as having lived beyond his means, in accordance with the present French fashion of the time ; which is to furnish splendidly, to dine " succulently," to drees curious'y, to ride as the Arabs do ; to hate coaches and fine clothes, and trinkets, and opera-boxes at the service of every lady who is neither wife, d ughter, mother, or iister. It is not long since I was looking over a *ollection of statistical notes on household expenditure in France, calculated to astonish all moderate and old-fashioned souls, who think they have furnihhed, when their rooms are clpiired, tabled, carpeted, and curtained ; — with a sofa for the invalid, and a solemn easy throne in the chimney corner set apart for "grandfather " So much for look ing-glaS"-es I — so much for clocks ! (your frivolous people it may be observed, have always an inordinate fanoy'for clocks)— so much for candelabra— so much for marble table s— so much for portieres -. curtains to hang befoiednors of which no properly built house stands in need— so much for "objects of taste !" I forget the average paid for ornaments on the mantle shelf !— hut it seems enormous, some might say wicked, to such of us at were brought up on a stuffed gold pheasant, two screw shalli, and a pair of coral screens warpsd with heat and yellow with time. One has but to listen to haif-a-dozen French novels to learn how much our neighbours ihink of »uch things. There's hardly one in which the author doei not show that he understands more about a Curiosity Shop, than Mr. Dickens' old man of card-playing memory. And— to jump with French audacity to a conclusion about French matters — since this liv'n?«utrageously mine be maintained, if not paid for— Miniiters mnst consent to the shame of being bribed, and the tale to be wnund up, as we have seen, like a chapter of" Monte- Christo"— with a loud and shamelul report. In the same ri tide the author makes tome comments npon the illiberal spirit in which the condemned aie apt to be judged of. Asking for a few more Millions.— The late Sir Francii Burdett used to tell a story of the Irish sweeper of a Picadilly crossing— a sort of humorist among scavengers. Well, Paddy, what's to be done for the poor people now? Ah! God bleis your honor, theie's nothing for it, sir Francis, but to divide— the rich must | divide with the poor, bhare and share alike your honor. But, my friend, in a year or two things would be as bad as ever. Some would remain idle and become poor again, while others would work and get rich. What should be done then ? Och, sir Francis ! we shou'd only divide again ! And ju3t so with Paddy's compatriots. Give them a grant of a hundred millions, they will take it, spend it, and ask for more.— Daily News. Too Classical by Half. — Mr. Bowden, member of Congress from Alabama, addressing some of bis constituents the other day, near Montgomery; speaking of Mr Polk, termed him the " last of the Romans." " Well," said a countryman standing by, '• I am 10 tarnation glad to hear that the breed it 10 well nigh run out 1" The effect was awful. Paris Printers. — The Printers of Paris have been for some years past, in the habit of dining together about the commencement of autumn. This year, on applying to the Piefect of Police for the customary permission, a refusal was given. The men, finding a public dinner thus rendered impossible, appointed a Committee to seek out private premises suited to receive their usual number of guests, namely, five or six hundred persons. M. Gerbes, a master printer, placed at the order of the Committee an enclosed piece of ground in the Commune of Vaugirard, and there they erected a large marque?, under which tables were laid out for the dinner. The men, on Sunday, were on the point of sitting down to table, when two Commissaries of Police entered, and in the name of the authorities, ordered the men to dispene. Some of the Journals in narrating the circumstances stated that a large armed foice was in attendance on the occasion, and that great violence had been used towards the Printers. The Moniteur Parisien denies the truth of this statement and says — 'It is not exact ai the<e journals announce, that order was troubled foi a single instant. The men diperaed at once when called on to do 10, and the armed force never interfered. The soldiers who were in attendance had been ordered to attend only to enforce, if necessary, the injunctions of the authorities. " — Watchman.