Bat, Henry, I do not understand still longer?"

Hocanse | must leave you in twenty minutes.””

Leave me ?’’ i

* Yos'

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Why must we wait

Napeleon has left Elba, and, is even now in Paris Our troops leave the city in half an heur.”’

* Honry! am 1 awake? No, ne, Ilenry, yeu are not in earnest. Ah !’’ she sai 1, shuddering, as she caught sight af the necklace, ** Usaid it was ominous! L— 1 ~~ Lonry, you cannot leave me. Tf pnig ht, teo ' tlre vety night before our

wedding ?”’

* Vaninka, do not tremble and ® bso! Ve uinka!"’ he ericd, straining her to his breast, ** 1 must go; see, the clock points to the time I set te leave wou, Vanitika! She has farted, Rotter so?” And, kissing ber pale sace again and again, he laid her on the sofa, Ana went in search of her parents, A few words told thtm ali, au’ bearing their fervent blessing, he d-parted

Weeks paseed, and Vaninke heard nothing from her lover.

She grew pale art thin, her movements were languid, and her |

former light step grew slow and heavy. She nolonger sung at her wotk, bot would let her hands fall listlessly into her lap,

ind“.oare deep sighs, while sometimes the great tears rolled ‘umhkbeded down her caeeks.

At length there came the news of the battle of Waterloo. Napaleon had been defeated, and all Kurope was ringing with the tidings. Vaninka’s suspense now amounted to perfect agony. ‘* Heury !’ she would cry. ‘Is he killed? Oh, whea will he core ?”’

‘ne morning, when she was seated with her mother, sewing, she was told that a Prussian officer waited to see her,

FummonSs. and advenced to meet her.

“+ Mademoiselle Brentano ?”’ he inquired, bowing.

“The same. Will you be seated, sir!”’

« Lam Frederick Laeton. | served in the battle of Waterloa, in the same regiment with Henry Werder, and he requested me to deliver this to you.”’ package in her hands.

** Why does he not come himscif? fe is not dead? Oh, sav he is not dead ‘”’ she said, in a voice of such imploring agony that the young soldier felt the tears rise in his eyes.

“+ Lady,’’ he said, in a sad tone, ** Jlenry fellat Waterloo !”’

She did not seream nor faint, but sank into the chair near her with only a moan of agony. He mistook her silent, tear- less agony for calmness, and began to relate the particulars of his comrade’s death, and delivered his dying message to his betrothed, Yaninka heard every word, but she neither spoke nor stirred, but sat with her eves fixed an the little package he had given her. He left her, and her mother fuund her, half an | hour after, still in the same position.

‘* Vaninka,”’ she said, ** who was your visitor ?”’

There was no answer.

** Vaninka !"’ shesaid, again. ‘ Are youill?’’ and she laid her hand gently upon her arm.

** Dead, Ob, mother, dead !"’ she said, now raising her eyes.

‘* Who is dead, darling?’ asked her mother, frightened at her strange tone.

Vaninka a opened the package, drew out the ring and

hair it contained, and murmuring, ** Henry! Oh, mother, he is dead !"’ she fell sobbing into her mother’s arms.

We change the seene now to Waterloo, in the latter part of | the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington. The moment we choose was the ore in which the Imperial Guard of the Emperor threw themselves with desperate valour between the advancing Prussian forces and the English army, to prevent their joining their strength. Henry Werder, at the head of his regiment, felt his heart throb with intense excite- ment as the two immense columns, the flower of the French army, advanced upon the English troops. They came on in silence, until within range of the batterics prepared to receive them; then a terrific discharge, seeming to rend heaven and earth, scattered death among their ranks. Still these veterans advanced ; the honor of their nation was in peril: they could alice, but net turn before the enemy. Anothor discharge, and the Prussian troops, whe had been rapidly nearing the scene of action, then dashed amoagst them. ‘The Guarde [Imperiale of Napoleon was utterly annihilated. Oneexultant shout was raised by the allied armies as this fearful crisis was decided in their favour.

But where, in the mement of victory, was Henry? Stretch- ed upon the field, his head supported by his fellow officer, Frederick Lieton, amd the life-blood flowing from a wound in his breast.

‘* Frederick !*’ he murmured, in a dying voice, ‘‘ you wil see Vaninka ?”’

“If Llive!’’ answered his comrade, with deep emotion.

‘* You will give her this ring, and cut some of my hair off

for her. Tell her my dying thoughts were allof her. Heaven} bless you, my comrade. Farewell ?’’ and his head fell heavily back.

+ ead"? said Frederick, ‘* and I must leave him here !

Frederick was mistaken. Tlenry was not dead ; he bad only fainted. Some hours afterwards he was lying on a hospital bed in a raving delirium. For weeks his life hung upon a thread ; then a young, strong constitution ——- and he began tomend. “His physician positively forbade his returning to Prussia, and warning him that his lungs were much affected, he recommended a wintor in Italy. Writing a long letter to Vaninka te explain his longabsence, Henry made his prepara- tions, and, after an illness of over three months, started in the early part of October for Naples. He remained there, gaining health and strength, until the next June, and then started for home. During his residence in Italy he had written again and again to both Vaninka and Frederick, and wondered why he had received no letter in answer. Ilis epistles never reached

them. - * * . o . °

We now return to Vaninka. Contrary to the fears of her friends. she had scemed ‘te bear her loss with ealmness. She had been so long in a state of agonizing suspense, that my cer- tainty, even this direful one, was a relief. Still her step did not regain ts elasticity, and her grief, if not loud, was deep. Jier frionds mistook despair for calmness. She grew paler and thinner, and now frequently kept her room for days together.

Her lover had been gone some eight months when her hand was again sought in marriage. George Weimar was a gentle, ynild old man, of about seventy years of age, wealthy, and of large influence in bis native town. Iie was an old friend of Vaninka’s father, and had long thought of seeking Vaninka fer his bride. When, however#he had seen the place he so coveted about to be so worthily filled, he had kept silence on the subject of his desires, and cultivated the acquaintance of his lady-love’s betrothed. Now, deesived as others were by Vaninka’s quiet demeanor, he advanced his suit. Her parents, knowing that he would spare no pains or expense to make her happy, urged their child te accept his offer, and she consented to see him.

‘« Mr. Weimar,”’ she said, ‘‘ I wish to tell you how grateful

1 feel for your kind and flattering offer, and to place my situ- ation fully before vou. God alone knows how entirely my heart is oceupied by my dead Jove. Since ] heard of my irrepara- ble loss, I have felt that 1 should ere long join him; still 1 en- deavoured faithfully te perform the duties left to me. 1 do not think I shall live long, but if I can by any means add to the happiness of another, God has granted me the will to do so. If you will accept my hand, knowing that my heart is in Henry's grave, it is yours, and I will endeavour to fulfil my duties as a wife, trusting to your love and indulgence to forgive me if I fail in making you happy while I am with you.”

The good old man was too happy to have his offer accepted on any ierms, and he thanked her warmly. A day was soon

set for the wedding, and all things were making ready.

Mr. Wiemar hoped, by travelling and other diversions of

_ mind, te raise bis bride’s spirite and prolong her feeble ~— * . 7 - * * ° Again it was the night before Vaninka’s wedding, and again she was seated, lost in thought, in the same chair that we first saw her in. Now, also, the reverie was a very painful one, and low.choking sobs took the place of her former happy smiles. She was sitting, thinking painfully on the past, when a shadow fell on the ground before her, a raising her epes, she saw a stranger standing looking on her. Ile stood with his back to the light; she could not see his face, bat something made her heart stand still as she arose to greet hin.

his embrace. He caught her passionately to his breast, and field her there as if he feared another separation. 7

‘¢So,’’ said a pleasant voice at the door, “ there is achange ef bridegrooms,”’ and Mr. Weimar emtered the room.

With}

her heart trembling between fear and hope, she obeyed the | As she slowly entered the room, a stranger rose, |

And as he finished he placed a small

He only said one word, ** Vaninka!’’ and, exclaiming +‘ Henry!’ she sprang to

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| <a stood a moment confused, but, taking her hand, he paced it in Henry's, saying—*' Take her, Henry ; she is too young, coed and handsome for an old man like myself, 1 was an ol fool to think of it. Take her, and my warmest blessing attend

your union.”’ And with a kind, beaming smile, the old man

} left them together.

| ‘his time Vaninka’s wedding was not peanentss and as

| Vaninka and Ileury stood before the altar, Mr. \ ‘eimar wateh-

ing the happy, blushing face of the bride, owned that he could

snot have ealled up, with all his devotion, such an expression of perfeet love and joy.

Correspondence.

To rue Eprror or Tur Examiner.

Drak Sim—Believing your paper to be the most extensively i circulated of our Island papers, among the pioneer farmers iwho clear off the original forests, | transmit you, for their edifieation, the following mode of making a farm in the woods Hess laborious and more expeditious than whut Is generally | pursued in this Ishand. ; | Ina neighbouring Provinee, where the writer resided many | years, all underwood, not exceeding four inches diameter, 8 ieut close to the ground. This affords sufficient space for a ‘team and harrow to pass between the larger stumps, and for the mower or eradler to swing his seythe in harvest. After the piles are burnt, instead of hoeing in the seed, it is harrowed in with oxen or horses, which will cover as much seed ina day as a dozen hoes, at a great saving of time and labor, besides causing the grain to grow more uniform in i space, and, of course, insize. Toobtain good hay, grass seed }issown with the first or second crop.

> . i crop, and is secured by much less labor. Continue to clear

‘ahead, and seed down with pure Timothy, till enough is the other at the suit of Patrick Bearney, an exceedingly honest

‘cleared for a farm, and you shall have far less labor in stum p- | ing the first cleared patch than by attempting to stump waieee | the roots are half decayed. The Canadian farmers never raise | a stumping frolic, in hardwood, though their stumps are three | ‘times the size of ours, because they let them remain so long | ‘that they can take them out without any assistance, except, oceasionally hitching the team to the firmest ones.

It may be objected that stumps are too thick here to allow a team and harrow to pass between them, and that no harrow teeth could stand the twitches of the larger surface roots ; but the writer has frequently seen grain harrowed in, with a triangular harrow and teeth of an inch and three-cighhts diameter, whose stumps were studded as thick as in hardwood here.

The exhaustion of firewood on the farms may be obviated by chopping the windfalls in the reserved woods into fuel, and burning in stoves instead of chimneys.

Large rails, from ten to fifteen inches diameter, are pre- ferable to the small ones, so commonly used here, as they are both more substantial and durable.

Should the publication of these remarks lead to further inquiries respecting what is herein treated of, I shall most) cheerfully and promptly respond to the utmost extent of my ability.

Ry inserting this communication in your widely circulated periodical, you may probably benefit some of your agricultural readers, and oblige a grateful

SON OF THE FOREST. Bay Fortune Road, June 6, 1856.

THB BEAMIURR,

CHARLOTTETOWN, JUNE 23, 1856.

THE ADDRESSES TO THE QUEEN — MR. COOPER'S OPPOSITION.

In our present No. we complete the publication of the proceedings of the House of Assembly down to the close of the Session. It may be observed that several debates which occurred during the last few days of the Session are omitted. Indeed, if reported, it would be useless now to publish them, as few readers would take the trouble to peruse them.

The addresses to the Queen, on the subject of the Proprie- tors’ Memorials and the land question, to which we made reference last week, as having received the opposition of Mr. Cooper, may be seen on our first page amongst the Legislative

proceedings, and we invite the reader's attention to them. Lhey are temperate and dignified in their tone—they set forth nothing but facts capable of the clearest proof, and give ex- pression to such sentiments as no British subject need be ashamed to utter.

The first address represents to Her Majesty the fallacious grounds upon which the Land Proprietors opposed the Rent Roll and Tenant’s Compensation Bills—alludes to the misre- presentations which their memorials contained —the gross aspersions directed against almost the entire population of the Colony ; and concludes by praying that the Queen may interpose her royal authority to rescue this portion of her dominions from the unconstitutional and despotic domination of non-resident Jand proprietors and their agents ; and further, that as the principles of self-government have been conceded to us as well as to the other Colonies, we may be permitted (to enjoy the full exercise of them, like our fellow subjects elsewhere. It was this address which Mr. Cooper most strongly opposed, because, we presume, it interferes with pro- It will be address fully recognises the right of petition. Mr. Cooper says it denies that right to the landlords. His statement, which is as false as anything can well be, is given in a letter addressed

prietory pretensions and claims. seen that the

by him to Haszard’s Gazette, and published in that paper of

the 17th May. It is as follows :—

‘*« And in that address to the Queen, it is allowed that any subject may petition the Sovereign to disallow an Act which would he an injury to them. But the address does not allow the Landlords to petition. And the reasons assigned why the — must not interfere with our colonial Acts, is not vecause they have a bad title, the only feasible reason they could offer, but because some reside in England and the rest are unpopular in the Island.

*¢ And after sucha jumble of inconsistencies, the address sums up with a prayer to her Majesty, which, if it were granted, any tyrannical Government might deprive us of all our rights. Perhaps that is the main object of the address. The prayer is that the colonial Acts should become Law without the toyal assent, or in other words, that we shall submit to be governed by the colonial authorities, without any protection from the Sovereign.”’

of business will engage its attention. Amongst the suits pend- " y P | . . . .

fo have a place for) ing are two cases of alleged libel against the editor of this 'next crop, it is much better to clear a new patch than to sue-) cessively crop the same, as good hay will pay as well as any |

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so completely so, that Mr. Cooper must be deemed unworthy of an

hereafter write.

of Township lands, and prays that the Imperial Go-

purchase interest of such

yernment may guarante> the payment of the as the Colonial authorities may require to

sum of money Mr. Cooper opposed this address as

borrow for the purpose. wellas the other, because he hates nothing se much as to see

the people of this Island, who are now under the proprictory yoke, becoming happy and prosperous in the possession of free farms. So long as they are tenants and discontented with their lot, he thinks they will he inclined to give ear to his puerile nonsense about escheat. Deception and insincerity have become so habitual to the man, we doubt very much if he is in earnest in bis clamours for escheat. Indeed, if there were no obstacles in the way of that measure, we should not be the Jeast surprised tosee this venerable apostle of Ilumbug ‘turn around and oppose it most heartily.

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SHOWING THE WHITE FEATHER.

Tux Trinity Term of the Supreme Court for this County will commence to-morrow, when, as we understand, a large amount

paper—one at the instance of that superlatively modest, cautious, careful and inoffensive person Duncan Maclean; and ex-commissioner of highways. Both bring their actions to re- cover damages for statements published in Tue Examiner be- tween six and twelve months ago— Maclean estimates the damages to his character at the very moderate sum of one thousand pounds, which he has promised to give to charitable societies when he recovers it; whilst Bearney only asks five hundred pounds, which we presume he will nof give to the charitable societies, but apply it to his own use, when the jury awards it, as an indemnification for all the heavy losses he sus- tained while holding the commission of the roads. The decla- rations in both these cases haye been filed and pleas put in ; but with respect to Paddy Bearney’s case, we have just learned that that is shelved for the present—and no doubt for ever. There is said to be some impediment in the way of bringing it on—some silly story is trumped up about the absence of Mr. ‘Trenaman, the magistrate who took Girmley’s affidavit in another case of alleged libel against Bearney, but which has nothing to do with the merits of our case, as we admit the pub- lication of the alleged libellous matter, and shall prove, to the fullest extent, every allegation made against Bearney. We have evidence that must infallibly crush and overwhelm him if he dares to go into a Court of law for a vindication of his character against charges of fraud and peculation while acting in the capacity of Road Commissioner. It is a duty we owe to public justice that the evidence of his criminality shall see the light in one shape or another. If he continues to show the white feather, and to shirk, under a miserably false pretext, the public examination which he has challenged, and by which he sought to put us to expense and inconyenience, he may rest assured that there will be some means of exhibiting to the publie gaze the fall measure of his folly and his fraud. He is partial to notoriety, and he shall haye enough of it of the most unenyiable kind.

With regard to the other individual, we have no doubt that the jury will give him a proper estimate of the thing he calls his character, and teach him that this is not the country nor the age in which a professional slanderer like him may bring actions with impunity, to harass and injure an opposition journalist.

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MAIL FROM ENGLAND.

Tur English Mail arrived here on Friday forenoon, with dates to the 7th instant ; but there is little or no news of any importance in the papers received. Several extracts from those of the latest date will be found in our present No.

News by tho last Mail from England.

THE RUGELEY MURDER.

The most remarkable criminal trial of modern times has terminated in a full and unhesitating conviction of the accused, and William Palmer stands condemned to die by the hand of the hangman. No rational man, who has attended to the astonishing chain of evidence developed in the course of this extraordinary ‘* inquest of blood,’’ can entertain a doubt that the finding of the jury is right, and the sentence of the Court just. William Palmer is to die a felon’s death for the wilful, deliberate, cold-blooded and cruel murder of his intimate associate and friend. The heniousness of crime could hardly be carried further; yet there is but too much reason to fear that this great culprit’s guilt was not limited to this single instance of treachcrously breaking into the ** house

y credence whatever, with respect to anything he may oe

The second address to the Queen has reference to a further |

to consider their verdict, and after a consultation of some. thing more than an hour returned into Court, and gave that

rdict which consignus the guilty prisoner to a murderer's doom.

The life and career of this wretched culprit form a terrible \Jesson, and marks with fearful distinctness the rapidity of the | progress from depravity to crime, It seldom happens, as q public writer has well observed, that the downward career of ‘an individual is so plainly bronght before the world as q warning to these who are on the threshold of wrong. From gambling to insolvency, from insolvency to forgery, from forgery to murder of the foulest kind, bis life has been drama.

May his fate also ever remain in the memory of those w endeavour to persuade themselves that even the smallest deviation from the path of rectitude and honour can be taken with impunity, and without the hazard of the most unforeseen and most terrible consequences.

Tue Execution or Patmen.—The execution of Palmer will take place at Stafford on the morning of Ssturday, the 14h of June, at eight o’clock, The scaffuld will be erected on the flat roof of the building forming the entrance to the prison, When Palmer airrved at Stafford on Tuesday night, » cop- siderable crowd had assembled to see him ; but he was quickly transferred by Mr. Weatherhead and his assistants to @ Carriage which was in waiting, and in ten minutes he wos inside the cell allotted to him. Since then his behaviour has been much the same as before his trial. constantly in his cell, and when he does enter inta conversation with them, the parport of his remarks bes chiefly reference to a probability of his sentence being remitted. Le is as collected and unmoved as ever, and evinces cheerfulness and serenity, Up to Friday none of his friends had applied for permission to see him.

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New Law Cuances.—It is ramoured in Westminister Holl that Sir John Jervis, the Lord Cuief Justice of the Common Pleas, wil! be raised tu the peerage, and that he will be succeded and replaced by Sir Frederick Thesiger. Mr. Baron Plait retires, and Mr. W. H. Watson, M. I’., it is stated, will be appointed to fill his postion. ‘T'wo new serjeants will be called to the bar—Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry.

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Mr. Layard is ugain spoken of as likely to join the Ministrr, taking Lord Wodehouse’s office. Lis accession would remove a troublesuine opponent.

Lorp Panmure AND Tur Farr or Lucan.—A_ corres- pondence of rather a serious nature has, we hear, taken place between Lord Panmure and Lord Lucan, regarding some of the proceedings before the Chelsea Commission Lord Lucan stated bc fore the board that the C:imenn Conun!ssioners’ report had been * manufactured’? between the Comanssioners ond

snouths of the Sulina branch of the Danube.

the Secretary of State for War. Lord Panmure, it is said, has called upon Lord Lucan to retract the offeasive expression, while Lord Lucan in rep'y justifies and refuses to qualify nm. In consequence of this reply, Lord Penmure, it is sic, has replied to the effect that the matter wiust Come before the uawary authorities, for the consideration of what steps are necessiry to vindicate the authority of his office. In short, unless the well authentica'ed rnmours are quite in error, the affoir is one which must be fought out to the uttermost, and which will seriously try the skill and integrity of the Llorse Guards,

Crime in Livexpoor.—There were no fewer than 231 prisoners in charge of the Liverpool! police, and brouglt before the magistrates on Mouday morning, for offences committed between that time and the previous Seturday. ‘This number ie unprecedented even in Liverpool, and is considerably ever one prisoner to every 2,000 of the population,

Procress oF keFoRrM IN Tunker.—The Presse d Orient states that the Porte has named four Cnoristisas and a Jew members of the Imperial! Council.

LATEST FROM PARIS.—BAVTIZSM OF TUE IMPERIAL PRINC#.

The baptism of the Imperial Prince is fixed for the I4th of June.

M.de Morny will shortly leave for St. Petersberg. Me has

freighted a steamer to convey to Russia the personnel of hos embassy. M. de Morny takes with lim eight carriages and 20 horses, for himself and his suite, which is to consiet of 50 persons. of June. The trial of the news agent, Lejolivet, ona eharge of com- plicity in purloimag public docuuents, and of bribing and co: - rupting a servant of the State, comes on before the Court of Assizes of Paris in the carly part of next menth. Among the Russian ports and cities, where France is bere - after to maintain consuls or agents, 1 —Kertch, Tanganrog, Cherson, Nicolai, Simpherepoi, and Bo ksh--Serar ‘The Cer- sulate formerly established at Odesea is to be a Courulat- General.

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LATEST NEWS FROM ‘THE EAST.

By the steamer Danube, whieh let Constantineple on the 19th, we Jearn that a serious confiiet has occurred at Plalippolt,. in Roumeha, between the Christian and Mussulman pooulations. The Austrian Luternuncio hes set emt an wns xploration of the Gen. MacMahon will assume the command inthe Crimea on the departure of Marshal Pelissier. A despatch from Odessa of the }4h staies that a quarantine of fomr days is Deposed on all vessels comimg to that port. The proce of wheat was firm ; that of coals had fallen. Great anger bas been excited in Athens by the articks in the English journals on the affairs of Grecee and haly. Five brigands were executed on May 21.

Srare or Turney asp Gareeer.—Our latest accounts represent the Turkish and Greek frontier provinces a8 reduced toa wretched state. The brigands are completely masters, plundering Mahometans and Christians alike. It is considered that unless the Allied troops are sent to root

of life,’’ but was infamously extended to others in which the victim stood to him in a closer and more sacred relation- ship than that of mere friendship. Into that field of sus- picion, however, we are forbidden to enter ; it is enough that the proof of guilt has been brought home to him in one, instance, and that the claims of public justice are thereby | vindicated,

All the circumstances attendant upon this remarkable crime have served to invest it with a more than ordinary amount of | publie interest. Never in late times has a case of murder | roused such universal interest, never have such pains been taken to insure perfect fairness in the inquiry, never have the proceedings extended to such a length. tt is now six months since John Parsons Cooke expired in agonies at the inn at Rugeley, and from that time to this the publie interest has! suffered no abatement. The terrible details of this case, and | of the tayo others in which suspicion was raised against the “esepersed have been discussed in every household of the three

ingdoms. Popular feeling was so excited in the neighbour- hood of the deed, that the prisoner's advisers asked, and the Crown acquiesced in, a change in the place of trial. A new Act of Parliament was passed to enable the Queen’s Bench to

Now, in the above short extract there are at least four of the most unquestionable falsehoods that were ever penned. First—* that the address does not allow the landlords to peti- tion.’’ Let any one read the address, and he must be con- vinced of the falsehood of this assertion. Second—that one of the reasons alleged why the proprietors should not interfere with the legislation of the Colony is, because ‘‘ some of them reside in England, and the rest are unpopular in the Island.’ This is equally false and silly. Third—that the prayer of the address is such as +‘ might deprive us of all our rights.’ Now the prayer of ibe petition is simply this: that the Island may be relieved from the despotism of the proprietors ; and that it may enjoy as large a measure of liberty as the neighbouring Colonies. Would that tend to +‘ deprive us of all aur rights ?”’ Fourth —that Colonial Acts should become law without the Royal assent, and that the Colony should be governed without any pratection from the Sovereign. Now, we repeat that

Vente: | thenp four assertions are false and childish in the extreme —|

send the matter before a metropolitan court. The postpone- ment of the trial gave the tarfatindy every facility in progering a plausible defence, even to the selection of scientifie men to detail the events of their practice and to prosecute speeiai experiments. ‘The Crown, of its own free will, furnished the | ence with all the evidence which it was intended to bring forward. Finally, six months after the commission of the crime, the Chief Justice of England, and two other judges celebrated for their experience and acuteness, took their seats on the bench. A jury not taken from among the farmers of a small country district, but selected ‘by chance from the trading class of a population numbering 3,000,000 of souls, remoyed as far as possible every suspicion of unfairness. Then came a trial of extraordinary length and Jabour. The opening speech of the Attorney General Tasted more than four Scam : his reply was nearly as long. The prisoner’s counsel defended him in a speech of eight hours. The case for the prosecution lasted six days; that for the defence three. ‘The summing-up of the Chief Justice commenced at the sitting of the Court on Monday, and was not concluded until the afternoon of the following day. The men of highest standing in the medical ee gave their evidence for the Crown or for the prisoner.

inally, the jury, after listening with unwearied patience to

the arguments and testimony of nearly fourteen days, retixed

them out before their departure, the Allied ocenpation will have been worse than useless.

ATTEMPTED INSURRECTION AT T'os.osa.—The intelligence from Spain talks ofan attempt at insurrection at Tolose, in. which several officers of the militia were iinplicated.

The Villslane band of the factions have stopped a dilligence- and carried off a thousand ounces of gold.

INDIA. EARTHQUAKE IN THE PUNJAUB— VIOLENT STORM IN THE ARABIAN SFA.

Bompay, Apri! 28.-—On the Gth and 7th instent a succession of shocks of earthquake was experienced over nearly the whole of the Punjaub, and so onto Simla ; the mischief oc- casioned by them does not seein to nave been at all consider- able. The northern portion of the Punjaub is one of our great centres of eartiquake commotion, and, though there is no appearance of an active volcano having during the human period manifested itself within a thousand miles of the Indus, seldum a year posses that Peshawur is not shaken, Casual storms begin wow to make their appearance in anticipation of the south-west monscon, Heavy rain fell on the 4th all over Lower Bengal, and about the same date there were sharp thunderstorms at Madras and Ceylon. On the 13th, Mth, and 15th there were thunderstorms and rain at Poonal, and so southward by the Ghauts and Malabar coast to Cannanore. the 18th a violent storm was experienced in the Arabian Sea, and serious apprehensions are entertained for the fate of the Queen steamer, which has since then been mssing. Another outburst has occurred among the Molaphs in Malabar. ‘These tribes are of Arab extraction, and amount in number to about 70,000, ‘Shey inherited the name bestowed by the natives on the Nestorian Christians, who preceded them, that of mama pillay—mother and chitd—the picture or image of the Virgiv and infant Saviour being conspicuous in all the Nestoran churches, The outbreaks which occur among them every two or three years are confined to a dozen or two of fanatics, who, without any apparent object but the slaughter of the infidel in view, run a muck and invariably expiate their crimes with their lives. On the present occasion, a datachment of Queen's troops has been sent from Bombay to Cancut, to suppress the commotion, and we shall, as a matter of course, hear by return of the insurgents rushing on their fate and perishing to a men, two or three of our soldiers probably falling by their knives- With this trifling exception, the most profound peace prevails through-every part of India.

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