I did wrong, the urgent and peculiar circumstances of the case may be pleaded as my excuse. I do not regret what I have done. When I consider that the lives of some of our countrymen were at stake, and bear in mind the grief and anxiety of their afflicted relatives, I should never have forgiven myself if the blame and the responsibility had been in ever so slight or indirect a manner attributable to my want of courage to undertake the responsibility of the course I have pursued." The Earl of Carnarvon (cousin to Mr. Herbert) spoke with deep emotion regarding the responsibility of the Greek Government for the cruel crime committed. "I myself, looking into the facts so far as they are stated in the papers, cannot but feel that these lives have been sacrificed either to criminal mismanagement or to some low party intrigue. But, on the other hand, though they did not in their acts show mercy to us, I wish to deal justly by them. I cannot suspend my judgment, but I wish to suspend the expression of the judgment until the whole case in all its bearings is laid before Parliament."

28.-Died, aged 71, M. Marie, a prominent French statesman and President of the Republican Assembly of 1848.

29.-Attempt made to shoot Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P., in his own house, by a young man, named White, employed as his secretary.

30.-Arrests at Paris, in connexion with a plot said to exist for shooting the Emperor. A deserter named Beaury, seized in the Rue des Moulins, declared: "On January 10, having heard of Victor Noir's death, and thinking there would be a disturbance, I did not return to barracks at night. I took part in the funeral of Victor Noir, and then, fearing to compromise myself, I passed into Belgium. I afterwards went to London with Fayolle, who had also deserted. We there found Flourens, and I entered into close relations with him. I spoke to him of my project of attempting the Emperor's life, and he encouraged me in my resolution. I returned to Paris, where I corresponded with Flourens. I received three letters from him. I destroyed the first two; the third is that which was found upon me, and signed 'Gustave.' I have had communications at Paris with Ballot, a friend of Flourens, who had charged him to supply me with money. On one occasion I received 400f.; on a second occasion, just before I was arrested, 100f. was my intention to dress myself as a soldier, that I might the more easily approach the Emperor, and then use my revolver."

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May 2.-Dr. Ball's motion in Committee on the Land Bill, exempting landlords from liability for damages if they gave a lease for twenty-one years, instead of thirty-one as proposed by Government, rejected on a division by 290 to 209 votes.

In consequence of the strong opposition by Roman Catholics, Mr. Newdegate's motion

for a Convent Committee is discharged by 27c to 160 votes, and another submitted by Mr. Gladstone carried, to inquire simply into the state of the law relating to monastic institutions and the terms on which they held their property. Mr. Newdegate afterwards complained that in the course of the debate he had been subjected to opposition of an unusual character, and even threatened with personal violence.

2.-Mr. Disraeli surprises his friends and critics by the publication of a new novel-" Lothair."

The proprietor of the Liverpool Porcupine sentenced in the Court of Queen's Bench to imprisonment as a first-class misdemeanant in Kirkdale gaol for one month, for a libel on Mr. Fernie, shipowner, accused of wilfully causing the sinking of one of his vessels for the sake of the insurance.

In the American House of Representatives a motion for the immediate settlement of the Alabama and other kindred claims was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3.-Mr. Hughes's motion for an address to the Crown praying for the omission from the new statutes for Shrewsbury, Winchester, Harrow, Charterhouse, and Rugby, of the words which make membership of the Church of England a qualification for the governing bodies, superseded by a resolution moved by Mr. Gladstone leaving it to the discretion of Government to ascertain whether any of these five schools would come under the exceptions of the Endowed Schools Act in favour of denominational schools.

- A motion in the House of Commons for a select committee to inquire into the operation of the commercial treaty with France negatived by 138 votes to 50.

- The Lords Committee of Privileges decide that Cunningham Borthwick had established his claim to the dignity of Lord Borthwick, in the peerage of Scotland.

The Upper House of Convocation adopt the following resolutions on the subject of revising the present version of the text of Holy Scripture :-(1) That it is desirable that a revision of the Authorized Version of the IIoly Scriptures be undertaken. (2) That the revi sion be so conducted as to comprise both marginal readings and such emendations as it may be found necessary to insert in the text of the Authorized Version. (3) That in the above resolutions we do not contemplate any new translation of the Bible, or any alteration of the language, except where in the judgment of the most competent scholars such change is necessary. (4) That in such necessary changes the style of the language employed in the existing version be closely followed. (5) That it is desirable that Convocation should nominate a body of its own members to undertake the work of revision, who shall be at liberty to invite the co-operation of any persons eminent

for scholarship, to whatever nation or religious body they may belong. Resolutions similar in substance were afterwards concurred in by the Lower House.

3.-The General Congregation of the Roman Council, after voting the amendments, proceeded to the general vote on the "Schema de Parvo Catechismo." One-tenth of the bishops replied by a non placet. These votes were given by German and Hungarian bishops who wish to preserve the Catechism in its present

state.

News from Sydney to March 20, and Auckland to April 4, arrives to-day, for the first time, by the new Pacific route.

Died, aged 57, Richard Tattersall, senior partner and great grandson of the founder of the racing mart at "The Corner," now of Knightsbridge.

This being the anniversary of the Polish Constitution of 1791, Prince Czartoryski delivered an address to the Polish Historical Society in Paris. Though still suffering from Russian oppression, Poland, he said, had become convinced of the futility of appealing to foreign sympathy against her enemies, and had determined to link her destinies with those of her "natural ally," Austria. She hoped, in some distant future, to form part of a Confederation which would extend from the Baltic to the Black Sea, and embrace Austria, Hungary, Servia, and Roumania; but meanwhile all her efforts would be directed to strengthening and consolidating the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

4.-After several divisions the Lower House of Convocation resolve to concur with the Bishops in praying that the Queen would give her sanction to the new Table of Lessons.

Mr. Jacob Bright's bill for giving the parliamentary franchise to women read a second time, by a majority of 124 to 91 votes. The measure was afterwards opposed by Government, and thrown out on the 12th.

5.-Demetrio Pappa, formerly manager of the Oriental Commercial Bank, sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to penal servitude for five years, for embezzling and stealing a cheque belonging to the bank. Exclusive of a debt of 6,000l., his defalcations were thought to amount to 10,000l.

Commenced at Bow-street Police-court the examination into charges made against Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park, of per. sonating women and frequenting places of public resort in female apparel for improper purposes. In the early stages of the examination it did not appear that the prisoners had been guilty of any more heinous offence than indiscretion, but as the case proceeded, Mr. Poland (instructed by the Solicitor to the Treasury) submitted evidence tending to show that the readiness and completeness with which the prisoners could personate female characters in private theatricals had gradually exceeded the bounds of pro

priety and given occasion for scandal against them of the gravest description. In the letters produced, reference was made to the fact that Boulton was "living in drag." This was explained to be a slang phrase for dressing in women's clothes. After many hearings the case was sent for trial to the Central Criminal Court There the grand jury found true bills on three indictments for felony against Arthur Pelham Clinton (commonly called Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton), Frederick William Park, and Ernest Boulton; true bills for misdemeanour against the same three persons, and also against Louis Charles Hurt, William Sommerville, Martin Luther Cumming, John Safford Fisk, and C. H. Thomas; and also true bills for misdemeanour against Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, Martin Luther Cumming, Ernest Boulton, Frederick William Park, and C. H. Thomas. The last-named misdemeanour was the conspiring to disguise themselves as women, and frequenting public places so disguised for an unlawful purpose. The Crown afterwards withdrew the charge of felony, and on July 6 the Lord Chief Justice sitting at Guildhall granted a writ of certiorari removing the trial of the indictments to the Court of Queen's Bench. It was also arranged that bail should be accepted for the prisoners.

6.-Collision off the Yorkshire coast this evening, between the Jesmond, in ballast for the Tyne, and the Earl of Elgin, laden with coal for Bordeaux. The latter sank almost immediately with eight of her crew; twelve, including the captain, were saved by life-buoys and boats from the Jesmond.

Prince Louis of Arenberg, military taché at the Austrian Legation, St. Petersburg, assassinated in his bedroom by thieves who hat obtained an entry into the house.

8.-The result of the plebiscitum in France. including the Algerine vote, shows 7,336,434 ayes against 1,560,709 noes. The depart ments of France voted 7,016,227 ayes, 1,495, 144 noes; the home army, 249.403 ayes, 40, 181 noes; the navy, 23,759 ayes, 5,874 noes; the civil population of Algeria 10,791 ayes, 13,481 noes; the army of Algeria, 36,165 ayes, 6,029 noes.

8.-Died at Chester, aged 78, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, Joint Hereditary Great Chamberlain of England.

9.-The Marquis of Hartington introduces the Government measure for amending the law relating to the procedure at parliamentary elections. The bill provided for the adoption of the ballot in voting, and the substitution of the present nomination system by presenting a list of candidates to the returning officer some days prior to the date fixed for the election.

10.-Judgment given in the Bridgwater and Norwich bribery cases. The Lord Chief Justice sentenced Fennelly to be imprisoned as a firstclass misdemeanant for a period of twelve months, and pay a fine of 1,000l., and Dr. Kinglake to a fine of 200/. Mr. Justice Blackburn condemned Hardiment to undergo ten months' imprisonment and pay a fine of 100/.; and Hulme to a fine of 100l. without imprisonment, on account of his health.

11.-Discovery of a double murder in Chelsea. Acting under instructions received from Walter Miller, plasterer, a van proprietor named Piper attended this evening at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Huelin, 15, Paulton-square, for the purpose of removing a box said to contain a variety of goods. He was admitted by an elderly woman and conducted to the kitchen, where the box had been placed. On seeking to tighten the cord, Piper discovered blood oozing through the bottom, and, in opposition to Miller, commenced to make a minute examination. Miller then left the apartment and made an attempt to poison himself. The box was found to contain the body of a female afterwards identified as that of Mrs. Ann Boss, housekeeper to Mr. Heulin. On Miller being given into custody, a portion of his clothing was identified as having belonged to Mr. Huelin, and in his custody were several deeds relating to property possessed by that gentleman. During the repairs of the premises in Paulton-square Mr. Huelin, with his housekeeper, occupied another of his houses in Wellington-square, and here, in the course of the following day, his body was discovered buried beneath the pavement of one of the closets. As in Mrs. Boss's case, there was a cord tied round the neck, but in this instance death appeared to have been inflicted with a common spade. the murdered people were known to have called at the house in Paulton-square for the purpose of paying tradesmen employed there. Miller said to a neighbour, "Jem, he's got a nice little lump. I should like to get him down stairs and settle him and get what he's got. I'd then cut to America." Of Mrs. Boss, "Jem, she's got a tidy lot, hasn't she? I should like to get it and go to America." After the murder Miller disguised himself for the purpose of diverting suspicion, but it was ascertained in a few days that he had been going between the houses, and was the person who had represented himself as Mr. Huelin's nephew, and had engaged a charwoman and her daughter to look

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after the premises. Miller was tried for the murder, found guilty, and executed August 1.

11.-The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, formally opens the new buildings erected for the University of London in Burlington Gardens. An Address presented on the occasion made reference to the fact that it was in the year of her Majesty's accession to the throne that the University began its labours "for the encouragement of a regular and liberal course of education among all denominations of the subjects of the Crown," and offered dutiful thanks for consenting to open a building granted by Parliament and fully satisfying all the requirements of the University.

Mr. Cross's Benefices Bill, for prohibiting the sale of next presentations, read a second time.

State concert given by her Majesty at Buckingham Palace.

12.-Died, Count Stackelberg, Russian Ambassador at Paris, and a prominent diplomatist at the Court of the Emperor Nicholas.

13. After an explanation from Mr. Goschen, Dr. Brewer withdraws his motion for placing vagrants applying for food or shelter under the protection and regulation of the police.

Mr. Cowper-Temple's motion, that Mr. Barry's abrupt dismissal from the superintendence of works at the Houses of Parliament was uncalled for and of doubtful expediency, rejected by 152 to 109 votes. The Chief Commissioner (Mr. Ayrton) denied that Mr. Barry ever had a regular appointment; and in order to thwart the Royal Institute or ' combination of architects," no one would be employed in future unless he signed a paper agreeing to the terms laid down by the Board of Works.

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Died at Hodnet Hall, aged 81, the Countess Valsamachi, wife of Bishop Heber, and niece of Sir William Jones.

14.-Earl De Grey and Ripon installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, and a testimonial presented to Lord Zetland, the retiring Grand Master.

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The Roman Council commence the discussion of the Infallibility dogma contained in the five following canons :-(1) If any one should say that the episcopal chair of the Roman Church is not the true and real infallible chair of Blessed Peter, or that it has not been divinely chosen by God as the most solid, indefectible, and incorruptible rock of the whole Christian Church, let him be anathema. If any one should say that there exists in the world another infallible chair of the truth of the Gospel of Christ our Lord, distinct and separate from the chair of Blessed Peter, let him be anathema. (3) If any one should deny that the divine magisterium of the chair of Blessed Peter is necessary to the true way of eternal salvation for all men, whether unfaithful or faithful, whether laymen or bishops, let him be anathema. (4) If any one should say that

21.-In conformity with a report presented by Count Potocki, President of the Vienna Ministry, the Emperor issues a decree dissolving the Reichsrath and all the Diets of Western Austria except that of Bohemia.

doubt, from the position in which they were, that their inhuman murderer brutally flung them here after having smashed their heads with one of the terrible weapons afterwards discovered. The bodies of the poor children were partly

Discovery of the murder of the Marshall family, at Denham, Uxbridge. Suspicion being excited by the unusual stillness prevailing for the last day or two around their humble roadside dwelling, the door was forced open, and the shocking spectacle was revealed of the murder of an entire family. The names of the victims were Emmanuel Marshall, aged thirty-five; Charlotte, his wife, thirty-three; Mary Ann Marshall, his sister, twenty-nine (to have been married in a few days); Mary Marshall, grandmother, seventy-five; and three children-Gertrude, four; Theresa, six ; and Mary, eight. The bodies lay for the most part huddled together in the front room and back kitchen. Just inside the doors were found the bodies of Mrs. Marshall and Mary Anne Marshall, that of the younger woman inclining towards the other.

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was loosely thrown over Mrs. Marshall's nightdress, as though she had hurriedly put it on before coming downstairs. Mary Anne Marshall had nothing but her night-dress on. The heads of both were horribly disfigured, and there was a pool of blood quite close to them; near this was a large smith's hammer, with which they were supposed to have been murdered. There was also a large blood stain on the wall near the door, evidently caused by Mrs. Marshall's head coming in contact with it. little room between the front parlour and the back kitchen the bodies of the two elder children were found. They were piled on one another near the fireplace, and there was no

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The body of old Mrs. Marshall and that of the youngest child were discovered in the back kitchen, and the wounds visible on them were even worse than those which caused the death of the others. The body of Marshall himself was found in the smith's shop adjoining the house, in which he wrought, partly covered by sacks, and giving evidence, in the nature and number of the wounds, taken in connexion with the condition of the apartment, of a violent struggle having preceded death. He was partly dressed in his Sunday clothes, a circumstance tending to fix the period of attack early on the morning of the 22nd. As it was soon discovered that robbery had been committed in connexion with the murder, the police had little difficulty in tracking the assassin. On the afternoon of the 24th a tramp named John Jones, alias Owen or Jenkins, was apprehended, after some resistance on his part, at the Oxford Arms lodginghouse, Reading, and the result of various examinations established in the most minute manner his intimate connexion with the crime. He was known to have arrived at Uxbridge on the afternoon of Saturday the 21st, ill dressed, and in complete poverty; he was seen and spoken to by a police constable approaching Marshall's house early on the morning of the murder, and was encountered leaving it about 7 A. M. by a woman then looking for a key lost on the road the previous evening. Within Marshall's house Jones's ragged clothes were found stained with blood; he returned to the Reading lodging-house dressed in raiment belonging to Marshall; and, finally, he had pawned the watch and sold other articles stolen from the premises.

23.-Acting under pressure said to have been exercised by Count Bismarck, the North German Parliament, by a small majority, rescind a former vote for abolishing death punishment. Fire in a broker's shop in Waterloo-road, causing the death of six children.

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