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"Father Thomas," of St. George's* Southward (Romanist) Church, in acknowledging the receipt of half a crown for a charitable . purpose, tukes the opportunity to indulge in a little abuse of Gambetta and Garibaldi, charitably remarking, "the Diable be with them and all that crew !" — "The Rock." It ia thought that there will be a grand muster this summer of all the military force in the kingdom, and that at least half a million men will be got together. The spot will be Cannock Chase.—" Court Journal." The " Levant Herald" contradicts on authority the statement recently tele graphed to London of a concentration of Turkish troops on the Danube. Not a single regiment (says the " Herald") hae yet moved. Three carriages in a train running between Colne and Manchester on Sunday morning were thrown off the line near Kosegrove owing to the accumulation of snowdrift under the footboards. No personal injury is reported The " Movimento," o' Genoa, says : — A despatch from the Minister of Marine has arrived here, ordering all the ironclads in this port to be armed and got ready for sea with all possible haste. In Meath, on Monday, a gentleman named Kecran, who was driving home from Kells, was stopped by four men, who produced a revolver and a bible, and compelled him to swear that he relinquished all thought of taking a certain farm. He was then released The magistrates have held a meeting on the subject. No arrests have been miide. Sir Roderick Murchison has greatly improved in health during the lust few days. ! At a meeting of ihe steel fork forgers i in Sheffield it wjis resolved to strike unless the full statement was paid by the masters. The "Liverpool Mercury" says: — " It is n fact not generally known that Sir Watkin married the sister of the Countess Bismarck." We are in 8 position to state that the Count Bismarck who married Lady "Wynn's sister is not Count Bismarck of Prussia, but a gentleman who resides entirely in England, and very frequently visits Wynn-stay. This confusion arises, no doubt, through the similarity of names, and is decidedly incorrect. — " Wrexham Guardian." The " Manchester Guardian" is informed that Mr Bright has received an autograph letter fron"! the Queen, expressing her Majesty's regret at receiviug his resignation as a member of the Cabinet, condoling with him on the state of his health, and exprassing her Majesty's hope that she may see the right lion, gentleman erelong as aguest at one of the Royal palaces. Father Hyacinthe, says the " Globe," has been staying with Dean Stanley, at the Deanery, Westminster. " Ilernpath" hears that the oldest railway in England, tho Stockton and Darlington — now part of tho KoithEas tern system— has never killed a passenger, except one, and he had jumped, while drunk, from a train. The downfall of Louis Napoleon recalls the cutting repartee which he is said to have received from Lady Blessington. Tho Countess bad be friended him when he was v poor adventurer in London, and went, to Paris to bo near liini alter he had become prosperous. Much to her chagrin, he paid her no attentions ; but one day, when their carriagis wcio ahn ast in a thronged street. Nupdeon said, " Countess, how long do you expect to remain in Paris ?" Sho answered, with dignified and ominous wit, " Only a short time. How long do you expect to stay here ?"
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3178, 20 April 1871, Page 3
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