ENGLISH NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 921, 24 July 1869, Page 16

ENGLISH NEWS.

Mr. Chablks Dickens has been forbidden by his medical adviser to continue his readings for several months to come. Mr. James Marshall, author of a work on "Sabbath Desecration," is " doing" sixty days in the Jedburgh Gaol for stealing: hens. Thb only gift to the Pope from a crowned head was sent by ii non- Catholic sovereign— the King of Prussia. It is a porcelain vase from the royal manufactory at Berlin. Tub Court Journal says that a marriage has been arranged between Lord Lyttelton and Mrs. Mildmay, widow of the late Mr. Mildmay, member for Herefordshire The Duke of Hamilton will still continue his connection with the French tmf, though he has retired from that of England. His stud at Chantilly is to be maintained on its pretont footing. The Qukes will, it is said, visit Switzerland again this year, and make also a trip to Mcily and Greece. Her Majesty will avoid Florence and Rome, and go by steamer from Genoa to Palermo. Tub Roman correspondent of the Tablet says that King Victor Kmauucl is fast procressintr towards imbecility of miod, and las health is in such a state that he cannot lie down for fear of an attack of apoplexy. At the meeting of the Royal Humane Society, on May 18, the bronze medallion of the wcinty wa« given to Ernest 0. B. 1- arlong, for saving Thomas Dodd. who fell into the water while ia a state of somnambulism, at Auckland, Now Zealand. Madame Pattt has undergone n «Ught operation at Paris, The patieut refused chloroform, and showed womlwful cnwwc during the operation, which was performed by M, Nelaton, JJot the .lightest danger it anticifailed. At the Court of Queen's Bench the judges gave it as their unnniyout opinion -hat the court which had tried her wa. prpperty constitute.!, and gave judgment for the Crown w that and other points. Two great public works In London are appronchinffcomplotion The "«»«»« }™gr Viaduct is in a stole of pmgvws which permlta the city coloration to arrange tor Itj opening in the month of July. Die now bridgo at Blackf riaw ia to bo opened in June or July pext, ■ A Grand Fkwhml <>* ancient, free, and accepted Mason* of England was n«M,°ntU« cveaW of April 28, at Prejjiiaaon. Hall, wider iho presidency of the Right lion, tne Earl of Zetland, K.T., ***"**.*£ *i° twenty-sixth timo installed as Grand Master. All the brethren attended in IWI maioitfo |«9*tWfc

! '> Tub Marquis of 'Bute has 1 been 'invested at Jerusalem- withithe- spurs and sword of the celebrated Godfrey de Bouillon, making him a knight of the Holy Sepulchre. The ceremony waß performed in the ' Latin Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. The emigration of miners from Cornwall threatens to affect the future working of the mines in the county. The emigrants have consisted of miners in employment, but who have been much dissatisfied with their rate of wages. Another inducement for them to emigrate is the reported prosperity of mining in Australia and America. Mb. Gladstone was driving out recently with his wife and family, when his carriage narrowly escaped a collision, which might have been fatal, and Mrs. Gladstone, describing her feelings at the moment, is represented as reporting them thus: — "I didn't think of William ; I didn't think of myself ;, I didn't even think of the children ; I only thought what will become of the Irish Church Bill?" • The project for establishing a large aquarium at Brighton is taking shape. The old company which proposed to start with a capital of £10,001) has been broken up, and a new company, which proposes to raise £40,000 as a beginning has been formed. A bill to carry out the work is now before the House of Commons. It is hoped that the Government will grant a large slice of foreshore, and that the corporation of Brighton will aid the undertaking by a gift of £7000. By the bill before Parliament, the company take powers to borrow £10,000 in addition to their capital. The Cairo correspondent of the " Levant Times" makes the extraordinary statement that the recent plot to assassinate the Viceroy of Egypt, by placing a bomb and a powder train in his box at the theatre, was concocted by the manager of the theatre himself. He it was who first discovered the bomb and powder train, and gave information to the authorities, his real object being not to take His Highness's life, but to obtain credit for saving it. This gentleman, with two accomplices, is now stated to be in prison awaiting the result of an investigation into the matter by a commission which has been appointed, consisting of the English, Austrian, French, and Italian Consuls.

A prisoner named Clarke in the Queenstown Bridewell has effected his escapein rather a clever manner. About half-past six o'clock the turnkey, Duffy, went to the prisoner's cell with -washing materials, leaving the key in the door while he went to the extreme end of the cell to lay the articles down. While Duffy was thus stooping, with his back to the prisoner, the latter slipped out, shut the door quickly after him, and turned the key, making a prisoner of the bridewell-keeper. Clarke then made his escape through the street door, having the key in his possession He had a clever start of a quarter of an hour, because Duffy was confined in the Cell for that time before he could succeed iv bursting open the door with the assistance of his wife, who was on the outside.

There was a grand ceremonial on May 14, on the removal of the remains of Daniel O'Connell to the new tomb prepared for them in Glasnevin Cemetery, near Dublin The following is a description of the work on it : — In the head of the doorway leading from the crypt into the basement chamber of the round tower is placed a tympanum of stone, on which is carved Our Blessed Lord crucified, the Blessed Virgin and St. John at the foot of the Cross ; underneath the tympanum is placed a grill of wrought iron work, tastefully designed, consisting of panels of shamrocks, painted and gilt. There are also suspended from the walls of the crypt four bannerets painted. On the first the Irish harp, the Held being powdered with shamrocks. An inscription written on a label as follows :—" The liberator of his country" On the second the Irish wolf dog Inscription:— "The friend of civil and religious liberty all over the world " On the third the shamrock and Irish crown. Inscription :— "Tho apostle of moral force." <»n the fourth a monogram of O'Connell. Inscription :—" The emancipator of his Catholic fellow-subjects. On the wall over the entrance of the crypt is the following inscription :— " My body to Ireland \ my heart to Rome $ my soul jto heaven."

The commencement of the second month of the Sutherlandshire diggings was inaugurated at Hdensdalc on tho Ist May, by the issue of forty-flve licenses, a number of intending diggers holding back until the promised exten. slon of ground for digging operations would bo conceded. This was done on Wednesday last to tho extent of two miles along the couwe of the Suisgill burn ? and in several cases claims Ihitc been marked out on tho tributaries of tins stream at points where gold had been fou&d in the course of previous prospecting. Thb am bns also been extended on the Kildonan, hn'l cUtms have been taken higher up than formerly, but SwsgUt »PJ?wm to find more favour than Klldonan^thJ. month, and an increase of diggers has taken nUnU n that locality. 'License, have b«en inked for dally afoco then, and tho number issued for this month iip Mil tQ-day ww°unts to 17«, which .till leaves a margin before 300 (tho total for laat month) ia reached, though a higher number than nt same date hut month. Digger, did not settle down to their work last week, many of thorn having been prospecting with a vlow to flx upon a good claim. As to thoir success, It Is tho sumo old story : «ome have been doing wetLand many have scarcely mado wage* of it This however, seems clear, that those who work with a will in a systematic manner on an average claim make capital wages, oron at tho reduced price of gold, which \$ nof <8 IM. an