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The Governmen‘, utter wnflin to see whether nn rink individual w 11 come forward to 3y the cost of nn upodition toE Noah-om the to“! onlipuot the Inn. u decided. mum concnfiiouonn nbunoo of am individunl. to send pt. Abnoy nnd 12. Roman Lookyor, with whom will 30' WmRBlnok,‘ up noun-t. Inspired by Edison’s electric lamp is n lady‘sbrooch in which a tiny incandescent spark takes the place of and cutvies the brillianoy of s diamond of the purest water. But perhaps a still grater scientific curiosity is the speech of Sir Erasmus Wilson, who condemns the electric li t and fsvors gas, on the ground that t e* former gives too much light, and conse- quently causes too much shadow. ' It is eteted that the Irish members pro- poee I further impelement of the Govern- ment on the borne o! the dilemme by ginghlrdnndine body during the ‘ enter reeeee. and thus testing it: courage to meet Messrs. Keely, Bigger. O'Connor and perhepe others, against whom wer- rentl ere out. While Irish politics are thus disturbed, Archbieho MoOebe unite his red hut at Rome. en his countrymen are preparing topreeent him with tour home end a state «Hinge, with magnificent liveriee. so that Hie Eminence mey go ebont the diocese in princely etete. Eat] to have its origin in the fact that drewe gave information which led to the tofmmen for the murder of the ormer Bailey. A special session of the Privy Council has been held at Dublin an e. It is rumored that the Government is concerting serious measures. Punch this week has an appropriate verse on the action of the Irleh Government: You lees {in hundred people tightly under lock e an . You don't .361: a mu. tor um would follan, And Q3” thousand eoldlere must always ready Withjféqr Forster in modo and your mavuor The renewed outbreekof crime inhelend causes tribnlelion in h quarters. The startling news comes at the murder of the young men Andrews at Dublin was undoubtedly another “ execution ” by decree of_the georet_ gribnnal. I_t is app- A livel discussion ensued over the pro- posed ad 'tional yearly allowance of £10,000 to Prince Leopold and Princess Helena. Mr. Labouehere, in leading the Opposition, was seconded by the fiery Mr. Healy. who said that he did not know what a rince was like. as he had never seen one. . Glad- stone protested against the violence of the speeches. and when he asserted that the grant to Princess Louise was made without opposition, he drew down confusion on the heads of his colleagues. The senior mem~ her for Leicester. Mr. Peter Taylor, con- ‘tradicted the Prime ' Minister. stating that he had voted against the grant in the respectable company of Messrs. Chamber- lain and Fawcett. who now. as Cabinet Ministers, occupied the Government bench bedde the Prime Minister. The sting of this observation was that they were now com ed either to vote for the grant, or to w cut of the House without voting. AnotherParliamentary flutter wascaused by the overwhelming blackballing of two of ‘Mr. Chamberlain’s brothers for the Reform Club. the nominations being made by Messrs. Chamberlain and Bright. The feeling on the subject was so strong that at a meeting of members held in the House of Commons it was resolved to call a special meetin oi the club for the of abol- ishing e ection by ballot, an p aeiug future elections in the hands '0! a committee. ' 'lâ€"‘hh mnkidn no to mutton am the Speaker produced no result. The Con- lervntives seized the opportunity to sneer am, being unable to knock a crown of? the Queen’s heed, Radioslism gets even {nigh Her Majesty by keeping its own on. mama, HUI-I Ill-ID“ uuw "LIV“ mu Prime Minister bronght a. message from the Queen announcing the marriage of Prinoe _Leopold,_ with the wane! pegunisry Won instilled to it. The’ofi'endefis __ _' ed topxplgin, and ag_appe_a_l to_tho lnothsr remarkable event is the passage from England toFrance in a balloon made by the hero 0! the “ Ride to Khiva,” who, without any (use. threw into the wicker car 01 the balloon two pair of socks, a bottle of mineral water and half a” do sandwiches, and 'umped in himself, loosen the to , barely cleared a factory chimney and Ian ed in .Calvadcs. The Parliamentary incidents have con; listed of a series of tempests in teapots. The most momentous was the olnieeion of several Radical members, including Messrs. ‘ Chamberlain and Bright, both Cabinet; As a consolation for the lost Jumbo we hove the prospect of the coming of Gets- weyo with his attendant ohiets, and also 0! Messrs. Moody end Bankey, who have been requested to spend not less then as our in $23ni, The pegtionsotg that teot i_s y more . on persons 0 pom- tion, of whom more than two-thirds are representative elergxmen. A_ ._ ueeuive sentimentality of the English people. mntgenontion. md which an 1y justi- Iaor Buoonafleld’s dictum a at the md it is to he hoped heating, the lust of §umbo, who in ntoly boxed an a. nger m the ohoioeet lituuon unit] pa 0! an music steamer. Not, however, till he in totally out at sen shall we reach the end of the moat ludicrous and puetile outpour- ingo! gush which hubeen known to the we“ 862mm"; ‘2‘? Whiqh "new jutti- The Gossip cf the Week of the Metropclle of the World. ‘ London cehlegreme to dete report the lollowing: There are strong eym tome thet the London season has y commenced. The voteriee of tuition heve been “raped into the metropolis by the‘ recent e o! cxtreordinery tine weether. The per et the west end end the streets t uenimeted en eppeerence min une, but the sudden renewel - of bitter winds end eleet reminds us that it is still March. Ledy Lindsey inn ureted the at lee-on with one of her Bun eyreunione in the Groevenor gellery. where ell the meet lemon- men and women in London ere to be tcund hohnobhing in the happy hunting ground ct the " greenery yelle: ' ‘temele aesthete. in her emailing coetume of hichduet end aplnech. The indiee who do not bole to the “ utter " not seem to favor ve colors, downright redo, blues. and y cw_e._chlefly in velvets. _ T50 week'hu bo'on memorable for seeing, :11th is 69 b9 hqp9d_hear_ing, the last of LONDON TALK. Lad Bri 78, both 'Oabinet dot! the hats when the Apr-ope: of the Bill to legalize mer- riege with n deceeeed wife‘s eieter. just in Puliement. the following from the Comichman is worthy of note. Ie ehow- ing how they do things in England : “ At Redruth or. Saturdny a can? e once more entered on the matrimonin state. The bridegroom wee Mr. Richard Hocking. of Betty Adit. laborer, the nether oi the dog’s“! condemning femele Sunday labor et ndnrrow mine eome nineteen eere ego. Beâ€"ior the third time in his ileâ€" led a bluehing bride to the hymeneel alter. The bride wee Mrs. Caroline Hem. whoâ€" mleo for the third time of her lifeâ€"wee led to ‘hetter or woree.‘ This time (which mey not beher lest) she pledged herself till deeth to teke core of her first huehend'e brother! " thet a series of careful ex‘perimenu had shown thét the popular opin on in regard to the emonnt of gases in sewer ipes wee gross! exeggersted. and thong t it ex- treme y impnrobeble that such gases to- duoed spec o diseases, altho h t ey undermine the health' and prod epose to such diseases. the Board of. Health. that sewer gases could not pass through the water in n pipe-trap, said that it was well known that a calm: inch 0! water would absorb more than that mount of my one of the angel-on: gases and give it ofi ngnin. Dr. Bulxnga, a. mem- hero! the Notionul Boyd of Hodth. said Dr. Frank Hamilton read a paper last Friday night before the New York Academy of Medicine, on " The Struggle for Life ainst Civilization and Esthetics.” Dr. amilton said: “No matter how perfect the plumbin or the system, it has been shown cone usively that the water in the tra of sewerage pipes will sometimes be syp oned gout, sometimes evaporated and, except where there is a constant flow of water, is always foul. The ventilation of soil pipes by air openings into the street an to the roof is 0! great value, but it is not invariably 1 a protection. In this city the foul gases are largely due to an imperfect street sewerage s stem. The noxious gases from these pipes conceive to be the most frequent cause of diphtheria, typhoid fever and other symotio discuss, and possibly of Asiatic cholera. So conclusively has it been shown that all known means of pro tection against these deadly gases fail, that several careful wealthy gentlemen who are new building residences have had all pipes connecting with the water and sewer sys- tems put in annexes, and more than one plumber favors this view. The only solution of the house sanitation question istolreep all such pipes out of the dwelling apart- ments." Dr. Doremus, in re 1y to the statement mails by President andler, of It is said that Mr. Bradleugh‘s support- ers. knowing that the Northampton election would depend on the action of the Norman- fen-mists. dressed up number of men in black clothes and white ties,‘snd paraded them as Bradlsugh's religious supporters. Several sttem to have been made during the session to iscuss “fair trade," but nothing was accomplished until Friday night, when Mr. Ritchie proposed an inqui into the effects of foreign tariffs on Britie trade and commerce. The debate who ; notable for Sir Stafford Northcote's action. Two years ago he denounced such inquiry as injurious. Yesterday he professed adherence to free trade. but supported the motion, which found 89 in its favor, a stronger vote than had certainly been expected, though it waslsrgely owing to the deft wording of the resolution. which ex- cluded the reel object of inquiry from the the Ohaneellorship o! the Exchequer. Mr. Goschen’s action clears the way for his admission to Downing street. The Liberal filarty would hail his accession with delight. ‘ ’s moderation would be a oounterpoise to the Birmingham School. He is also the best authority on the Liberal sidein foreign politics. His advice would be of great assistance to the Cabinet, and especially to Earl Granville, who belongs to the old foreign school. Mr. Gosohen is intimate ‘ with all the leading pontinental statesmen. The N. -Y. Tribune's cable says: The discussion on the county franchise was chiefly notable for the line taken by Mr.. Gosohen. He was excluded from office in the present Cabinet because ‘he declined to approve of the county franchise. Belore Tuesday’s debate it was whispered that he intended to announeehis conversion. He spoke, but only excused himself for his bad voice. Yet he voted with those who'approved the pro- posal. His action is regarded as significant. If he has accepted the convictionsothis party this is an important incident involve mg respective chan es in the Cabinet. Mr. 9] tone is expec - befoie longto give up is now on private yiew. The J one: oolleotionbe ueathed to Ken- gington Mungum, 9nd ued at £800 .000, }The Lorde' discussion eflorded ebundent ‘ evidence (especially the Duke of Argyll'e speech in lover of introducing affirmation in dflnce of ceth) that Lord Redeedele’e ri onloue Bill has been abandoned. Lord Ronda Gower has exeeufied e figured Lord Beeccnefield. It is a fine work of m 1 A new “mics! ‘onrnd. to be culled The Fool, will soon m o it: up moo. It is singnlu: that Lord «duo's Bill for theistic“ test was opposed I) such a 258?“. mom .w 19rd. 911 MW- The deluge of sixponny editions of books continues. Wuhlnfi‘on Irving'l “ Christ- mas st Braoebxi o 311 " I: now pxomiud, with mutations y Caldooott. a welcome addition to the notion. The news comes that Mr. Tennyson bu font in his right am. This may mount or the tooblenels of his Intent pntrlotio song, and tends to hugs the hog regard- ing the new pluy o! w oh Mr. wing bus the refund. the non .wlnts out thst s novelist ms protect h use it. before issuing the nove , e constructs s rough dtsmstinflion will: paste snd soisson. end was s represents- tion st some or pu lio entertsinment, which could done st 3 oost of £6. This simple rssdin o! s oompliosted menu is supported by egsl authority. and the ro- posed thestre for the use 0! smeteurso rs will word the novelists en importanity oi‘ protecting themselves from s spoilstionl ot brain-suckers. bottle 01 dumlflo ooxgright bu broken out ninovor the ptoduo on o! “ Moths.” At the G obs amine. qn gum”, Mil-“Luna. Sewer Gas and II. Bflecu. Matrimonial Spindle. â€"-It is much to H'beantitnl, and ever - thing'to seem no. I! you don't went to talked ebont. talk About yomeelf. Phoebe Coneene. the women-eufl'rege advocate. hen eppiied to Pmident Arthur to be appointed one o! the commissioner: to reorgenixe Uuh. A numeronely signed tition for her appointmene will be eent to e President“ . _ Dr. Daniel Wiieon ie enflorinn from en “tech of lenriey. but wee eomewhet bet- ter yeeier ey efkmoon. } At Pittaburg. Pawâ€"Frank Small was ‘hanged here to-da for the murder of Nicholas Jacoby n 1879. The mur- der grew out of a quarrel regarding Small’e intimacy with Jacoby’e wife. The evidence against Small was Eurely circumstantial. Small asserted in innocence. Small mounted the soafl‘old without falterin . He adjuated the rope around hie ueo with his own hands and died_without _a etrpggle. ._ - I At Clenrflefd, Pn.â€"-John Neveiing. oon- vioted of the murder of Samuel Pennington in 1880. won hnnged here this morning. He died without 5 Itmggle. On the scaffold he exhibited a knife. which he had oon- oenled on his person. and thus demons- trtitteg that he had not desired to commit an o e. [ At Angelica, N.Y.â€"Mc0erthy‘ was taken from jail tc-dey shout 11.80 end led to the gallows. He was asked whether he had eny remarks to make. Turning to the District Attorney he acid, " You are e bloodthirsty brute, you ere. You know in £01m heart I em not guilty of this crime.” he deeth wment was then read. After prayer by e. minister the rope wee cut. end the weight drcglped et 11.65. MoOu-thy'e victim was a pet meeter. 1 Five Murderers Launched Into Eternity ‘ >Yeurrday. Telegrams received. last (Friday) night say: At Middleburg, Pa.â€"Jonathan Meyer was hanged here today for complicity in the murder of John and Kretchen Knitzler in 1877. Through delay in removing the rep the fall was not snflioient to break‘ is neok. Death ensued from strangula- tion. He showed extreme firmness, declaring on the soaifcld that he did not participate in the murder, but helped to rcband burn the remises next evening. He said Erb, who ad been convicted. but whose case was now under advisement, was not resent on either occasion. Ettinger,w 0 was also convicted of the ‘same crime committed suicide. The case of W. Moore, imsllicated in the crime, is still pending in e Bu reme Court. At Rock Island, I .â€"Wm. Heilwagon was hanged today for killing ' daughter- in-law last December, crush ‘g her head with a hammer. The evidence sgainsthim was purely circumstantial. The woman was separated from her husband. Heilwa. gon asserted his innocence and charged the murder on the woman’s husband. Sash scerfs adorn the’front of dresses and garments. Fine checks. in light browns. olives, dull reds and black and in the always popular black and white, are seen in the new soft springfgoode. A round “basque, out up in blocks, is a good style for a_. stout figure. ' Featfiers on hnts ani'flowera on bonneta. That is-tho rule. The Her-mini ii a rounll hat ‘frame, shaped by bendinginboabonnet. It isoovered with dark green Spanish lace; a. shining of the same color slanting across the top. and it is trimmed with roeefhuds of diflorent shades ranging from ros'e-pink tp_ga._rnet. The tinie {a a smalf. close shiper covered with eoru lace and strings' of the same. with pearl netting over the crown, and a bunch of blue, olive and yellow flowers around the brim. ' A Neapolitan straw and pale rese Indian crape bonnet, of Marie Stuart shape. has a bunch of shaded roses at the aide halt colered By the grape and crepe ptriuge. On the right side is a. $150001: plume of pearl and irrldesoentbe Alerge droop- mg. bunch of plush pennies finishes the left Strings are of purple velvet. - Stm'ngs are of three or {our inch sstin~ {med velvet. and are tied in a. ooQuet bow at the lelt side. The ends are short, and the bow is fastened to the bonnet, the other string being pinned or hooked to it. » Amon recently importod’. bags in a. smell po 9. with crown of white 31“! crepe; The brilnjnside is finished filth! Qtientsl the crown trimming which shows on the o posits side. and s usually of ostrich umes and ti . English turbane and sailor hatsare mported in all colors for children. Medium sized round hatsforlsdies have curved brims invarious shapes. and the Tyrolean or low. square crown. Bon- nets often have a narrow band of the same straw around the crown. fastened in a small square bow knot that is not con- cealed by the trimming. The back is some times finished with a on turned up flatly against the crown, whic is faced in the same manner as the inside of the brim, with shin-ed silk. moire or _velvet. A ‘whioh curls bsokwsrd. sud hss s orown six inches high. Most of the round hsts hove lower crowns than those of lsst season. A boll crown is seen on one style of poke and in another. hsving s round crown one side of the trout. flsue up shout ten inches. The inside of this shspe is to be filled with flowers snd isoe, sud thst_ is polsnoed‘hy In ehnpe the bonnete m moetly o! e hormhoe foxm. with or without ooronet; the cottage 0! medium size. and pokes. medium end very large Ilsaâ€"one style in snot lmltetlon o! n loo-yeu-old pettern, being ten tnehee emcee the top of the brim. f In heie. the Inge link of Penman. Men- ‘llla, been end Mllen etrewewlll he the meet recherche. Neepollten. polllon or grouping Tueoen. Belglen, Leghorn end uneteble etrewe will be worn. Chi is to be used on? for mourning here. 0 etrew here on bone“ ere in ell the colon of the new eultlnge. The open “rev" are not so much need ee_ the oloeetnne onee. IPIINB UAIIIIONI. Bennett-g lion-cu and III!- to:- Ladies. Amonfiltho (may mm of bonnet- ul- vet will old a oonnplououn dplum. Om in mil colon. not 0! silk an cotton. tiuuo with chenille dfb. Odette or amped thin silk will b0 the Ming unbrid- for main the bonnet- md for mixing with im it mmingl. Foidl md putts will be tutonod with us many silver. gold or poul- hogdgd ping up»: by lilac]: _ __ . bfim inside is finished map can?“ u,_whipl_1 negly gov“: thex bghiglb-‘n'lso: THE GALLOWS. From records in the State archives of Hesse-Dariustadt, dating back to the thirteenth century, it appears that the public executioner's fee for boiling a criminal in oil was twenty-four florins ; for decapitating with the sword. fifteen florins and a half; for quartering. the same: for breaking on the wheel, five florins thirty kreuzers; for tearing a man to pieces, eighteen ilorins. Ten florins r head was his charge for hanging. an he burned delinquents alive at the rate of fourteen florine a iece. For applying the “ Spanish boot” h s fee was only two florine. Five florins was aid to him every time be sub- jected a re rectory witness to the torture of the rack. The same amount was his due for " branding the sign of the own with a red-hot iron |u n thebao ,fore- head or check of a th of," as well as for " cutting oi! the nose and ears of a sland- erer or lasphemer.” Flogging with rods was a cheap punishment, its remuneration being fixed at three florins thirty trousers. been so ripe for solution. Mr. Joseph Arch, the English laborere’ leader, _e aking at Coventry the other night. eai that the land had been too long need for political purposes. It was a b' neetion to deal with. and he malntain t at the landlords of England were not the pro r persons to settle 11:. 'Lord Harting- ton ad declared that the present system‘ had been tried and had proved a failure, and he aeked if those who had had the matter in hand could not settle it. then in the name of goodness let them give it up and let the people try to do it. It was not a neetion between farmers and landlords. or tween Liberals and Toriesâ€"it waaone between the people and the aristocracy, and never in the remembrance of man had it Blimmk has gone to Fflodrlohlnho. o deatrian feat has been accomplished here y two amateurs. an American well-known in sporting circles as “the man locomo- tive,” and a Frenchman named Delatcne. alias“ the man horse.” The American had bet 8300»that he would walk round the fortifications of Paris within three hours. Delatone had announced his intention of following him for the sake of sport. Both men did the distance within the specified timeâ€"the American with two minutes to 3 re, and'“‘the man horse“ in rather less an two hours and three-quarters. “ The man locomotive" was exhausted at the The Amerioen~bred horse Glen J0me. by Glenelg, won the Trafiord Park Handicap at Manchester on the 25th ult. He was ridden by Mr. Coventry at 163 pounds, and he beetCynthia, aged, at 161 pounds. and Wiaeacre, 6 years, at 154 pounds, by three lengths. The distance woe two miles. Elms, Fgence.- March 13.â€"A brilliant During the carnival at Rome the horses got away in the raoe a little too soon, and two people were killed and others injured. The Kingfand Queen witnessed the catas- trophe from opposite balconies. The death of a famous cockatoo is re- ported in Philadelphia. His name was Tommy Prescott, and he had for twenty. five years been before the public as a per- former in oirous sideshows. He was a remarkable speaker. for a bird. and earned a‘salary for his owner of 830 a week. ’ hours. but no picture was obtained. The operator knew not how to proceed or what was needed before that attempt. ‘ but he saw several defects in his method which at the next trial he was able to remedy. The second evenin he went out the moon was obscured by c ouds, and he lingered in the cemetery for four hours in vain. On the evening of March 8rd the young German made his third scientific pilgrimage to Lake View. . The night was clear and very beautiful. He set up hie camera a few minutes before 8 o'clock and exposed‘ hie sensitive plate for seven hours to the moonlight. Duringthat time he paced up and down the silent cemetery with no com- panion but the equally silent soldier on guard. Atsc’clock a. 111. he closedhis camera and went home with his picture under his arm, develc d his negative agd secuied. an uleixcel orig) prints The 0 ap is 0 ar. esyievery ghittgfrthe treegeblack. The vault is well taken, but the fact that the picture was taken by moonlight is made evident because the shadows fall in two directions. During the early part of the night the shadows fell to the west and toward the morning to the east. The effect ispeculiar. He says this is a timeof the year unfavor- able for moonlight photography, but thinks that inthe summer beautiful landscape views can be taken. He says that if any one doubts that the picture was taken by ‘moonlight he can call the guard to testify. in the tropical countries where the moon shines so brightly scenes will now be taken in the night that cannot possibly be secured during the day. These pictures will have a peculiar charm, because of the contrast of light and shadow, which is exceedingly beautiful. ~ Mr. Richerd Jshr. 5 young Ger-rim chemist end hotogrepher, has accom- llehed s. great est smcng photographers-â€" e has succeeded in tekin the first picture by moonlight. A few p otogrephers end scientists. including the late Proteseor Draper. have taken photogrephs of the moon, but never a moonlight lsndsoepe. There are so-cslled “ moonlight views.” but the are tsken at sunrise and printed duh. he Philsdelphie Photo rapher o! Februnry. 1882. says moonl ght pho- he never have been to on. and e euthor gives it so his opinion thet the {out is impossible. Mr. Jehr is n netive of Berlin 5nd s pu ll of the eminent Ger- rdnst: prfiesgr t tor tV el. -Wh§n fie e rmin s m otcgrnp y moonli ht' he selecte splub eat 0; sud nations interestâ€"the vault in View Cemetery which contan Garfield's body. Mr. Jahr,‘one moonlight night about two weeks 0. took his cemereto Lake View endm esn sttempt to photograph the vnult. He ssynumoonlight phc rephin possible onl with the new gelstlneo romlde pleteo. whi nre very uneitive end will teke e picture fliteen times quicker than with the older process. The first night the plete was. exposed three and a. halt Ilohud Jah- Taku the Mn: Hoodlum Photographâ€"Tho VIII: In which Gur- lofl Bul- the lance: ol the Exped- PHOTOG'A I’IIING AT NIGHT. .9... 9?an [horplovolund Loader.) ' Miscellaneous. Lady Frances Dalton: lone. Ottun to.“ {or Niag an Falls. where she will gun a any or two, and than roooodto 9.111.: (mm which port the nil by next Siinrday' I Item". “ Good Words” in in the hands of the reviewers. and Prinoeue Loulee'e sketches end the Merquie of Lome’e poem ore both esteemed good works. and are much oom- mended. On Saturday evening the St. Germain Street Baptist Church. St. John, N. 3., extended a unanimous call to Rev. Henry Crone. late of the Po] rin Be tint 011 New York. 8 p nroh, Itie expected that Lieut. -.Ool Lezierwm retire from the commend of the 16th Bet- talion, and that he will he succeeded by Major L. H. Henderson. ‘ Dr. Ryie and Dr. O'Reill are the Pro. teetant and Roman Cetho ic Bishops of Liverpool. and letter: addressed to " The Bieho of Liverpool" ore ccnetantly et- ting nto wrong hands. Recently r. O'Reilly received one containing a. lug: nnbeori tion for a. religious pnr no in whi Dr. By e was interested, and r. 3er got a. misgivo congratulating him on “ the zen! he won diapleying in converting England to Catholicism I" Dr. Ryle in a red-hot Pro- testant. . held woounteble for the destruction of the boot by a storm. He therefore aeoilzied them, and complimented them on the bravery they had shown. doubt a gut misfortune that the urnuer 1135110“ in b910, but _the_ lulu can! not be 3 Five lads, who, during a. storm in No- vember. had gone out from Greenook in e smell beet to the rescue of two boys who were in greet peril, were at Greenook sued for the price of the host they had used. They had been driven over to the Helene. burgh shore, and had dawn the best up in safety. but it was destroyed during e subse- uent storm. Sher-id Smith said xt wee no oubt e greet‘misfortune that the pureuer Among the inventories recorded in the Aberdeen Sheriff Court during January ‘and February were the following : George Reid. nurseryman, seedsman and agrigul- tural implement maker. Aberdeen. per- sonal estate. £22,661 12s. 4d.; Robert Bruce, engineer. P. 0. Company’s service. personal estate in Scotland. England and abroad, £11,809 169. 4d.; James Hunter. chemist, Aberdeen. rsonal estate in Soot- land and England. 5,744}. 9s. 7d. A meeting of those favorable to the erec- tion or a. statue of Sir Welter Scott was held recently. It was stated that a. replica. of the statue executed by Sir John Steel], for New York could be obtained for about £1,000. The idea. was favorably enter- tained, and a committee was appointed to further the object. James Anderson, late grain merchant, who reached the age ”of 100 years on February 24th last, died at his reexdenoe at Stonehaven on March 4th. Deo'eaeed had enjoyed wonderfully good health, and on- his birthday was able to be out and to receive the oongratulatione of a large num- ber of friends. At Greenoek a. young man named James Anderson wss sent to the bank by his employer to cash a. £27 cheque. Instead o returning with the money he went h'om , put on his best olothes,and tellinghis sister he was going to Johnstone a message for h_is master, went OR and has not been seen Loxd Balearres received the other day an anonymous letter, threatening that it he should attempt to extort information from the men therein custody. his father's body would be thrown into a bath of oqufortis and destroyed. The only death recorded‘ in Menmuir parish. Kincardine. during the pest quarter wu that of a. female aged 95 years. A Richmond (Va.) despatch says: A oonflagration. second only to that which destroyed the business grtion of the city on iteevaouationb the nfederate army. occurred here on unday. the result being. besides the great destruction 0! property, the loss of one life and several minor casualties. a number of poor people de. prived of their homes and household goods, and the travellin public inconvenienced by the loss of the ichmond in Petersburg Railway bridge. connecting the Northern and Southern railway systems crossing James River. A emall blaze was dis- ocvered about noon 'near the southern end of the bridge. but by the time the depart- ment reached the scene the flames aided by a e from the southwest bad en- velo the structure and in less than half an our the whole bridge fell a mass of mine into the river. When the flames reached the Richmond end they seizedu n the four store brick tobacco factory of r. 'l'. M. Ru the ord s Oomwhich was quickly deetro . The fire continued to spread with rightful rapidity and soon laid in ashes the large brick tobacco factories of R. A. Patterson ‘45 Co. and T. 0. Williams 00.; three tobacco stem- meriee of O. B. dc F. D. Barksdale, stemmery of ' Abcrn dz Edwards. Vulcan Iron Works, operated by Bruce ck Archer; twenty tenement houses occupied by poor peo lo; 300 feet of trestle work connecting e Tredegar Iron Works with the Richmond dz Petersburg Railroad ; ten new freight care. the Broperty of the Tredegar Com any; T. . Smith's grist- mill andanum r of other minor build- ings. The quantity of coal and lumber at the Manchester end of the bridge, and the V' 'nia Mining 6: Mann- facturing Kao e Works were also burned. The loss is now estimated at from $500,000 to $600,000, about one.half of which is insured. The heaviest losers are Williams a 00.. $100,000; Patterson d: 00.. 360.000; Rutherford 00., 825.000; Rich- mond Peterebnrg Railroad, 816,000 ', Barksdalee. 820.000; Vulcan Iron Works, 825.000; Virginia Mining 00., 830,000. Several of the largest buildings were occu- ied as factories and etemmeries. owned by games Thomas. who loses 860,000; no insurance. The Mayor telegraphed to Washington for assistance, but the fire was get under control and the order counter- ma'nded. Largefiiinders were blown long distances. in some cases setting fire to roofs, and necessitating a constant watch on the house-tops. LATEST SCOTTISH NEWS. GREAT FIRE ll “CHIN". at we ud Heavy ”cur-cu.- of Property.