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Paul's School and a scholar of Balliol College to his election to a Fellowship while yet an undergraduate, and describing his laborious, successful, and unselfish tutorial and professional functions for so many years. He traced the origin of the literary pre-eminence of Balliol College in the University first to the discreet discipline and selection of tutors by Dr. Jenkyns when Master. The Dean's speech was received with rapturous applause. The Master of Balliol replied to the toast with considerable emotion. He recounted the happy intimacy which had subsisted between himself and the Dean for thirty-four years, during which time they had explored together abroad and fought literary and controversial battles at home, and worked side by side in college duties of the highest educational order. He concluded by addressing himself exclusively to his old pupils, adjuring them to exercise Christian kindness and forbearance towards all who came within their sphere.

MARCH.

2. NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.-One of the greatest (perhaps the greatest) feats of newspaper reportingand special despatch by land and sea was achieved this week by the Times. Dr. Russell, the well-known war-correspondent, and Mr. Kelly, of the Times staff, were the reporters of the entry of the Germans into Paris. Dr. Russell rode into Paris on Wednesday morning (1st March) with the Prussian troops, and he and Mr. Kelly left Paris by special train of the Northern Railway at 2.50 p.m. that day, and arrived at Calais at 9.30. Thence a special steam-packet conveyed the despatches across to Dover, and they proceeded by special train to London. The courier reached the Times office and delivered his despatches at 1.15 a.m. Thursday, and the whole of the report of those special correspondents was published in the regular first edition of the Times on Thursday morning.

7. SALE OF WHITE'S.-The sale of the freehold of White's Clubhouse, St. James's-street, at the Auction Mart, City, attracted a large attendance, and considerable competition was manifested. As an investment, it appeared that the rental was 21007. per annum for eleven years, when the lease to the club was to expire. The sum realized was 46,000l., the purchaser being Mr. H. W. Eaton, M.P. It was at first supposed that the club had secured the premises in which they have been so long located, but this did not appear to be the case, Mr. Eaton having purchased the property for investment.

10. FIRE AT HOLKER HALL.-Holker Hall, one of the seats of the Duke of Devonshire, near Ulverstone, was almost totally

destroyed by fire. The fire was first discovered early in the morning by Lord Frederick Cavendish, who was awakened by what he thought was the noise of a table falling. He hastily arose, and noticing that the table in his dressing-room was on fire, he raised an alarm. The flames spread rapidly, and the people of Ulverstone early saw indications of a fire in the direction of the hall. The fire-engine and brigade left Ulverstone by the regular train, and an engine was despatched from Barrow by special train, accompanied by a large crowd of people, anxious to render assistance in extinguishing the flames.

The library was destroyed, and all but a few of the valuable collection of paintings.

The Duke of Devonshire was himself staying at the hall. He was very anxious to save one painting of great value, and this was accomplished by cutting it out of the frame, the latter being too large to be passed through the windows.

A considerable portion of the furniture was saved.

Of the pictures, exclusive of rare prints, &c., seventy-two were destroyed. These were distributed in various parts of the wing which was burnt, in the following manner :-In the library, portraits of Sir Thomas More, Sir Isaac Newton, Hobbes, the philosopher, the first Duke of Devonshire, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, and a portrait supposed to be that of the Duchess of Manchester. In the drawingroom, besides some minor pictures, a " Windmill " by Jacob Ruysdael, a small landscape by Claude, "Calm at Sea" by Horace Vernet, two sea-views by Vandervelde, a very beautiful "Venice" by Canaletto," St. Christopher and the Saviour" by Albert Durer, two pictures by Wouvermans, three by Zuccarelli, and two by Hobbema, as well as a fine portrait of John Bunyan. In the anteroom-" A Gentleman " by Tintoretto, acknowledged to be one of the finest of this master's works; "Raising the Stones of the Sepulchre" (artist unknown), and a portrait of Lady Dorothy, daughter of the Earl of Southampton, with two or three others of less importance. In the front hall, in addition to the magnificent old fireplace, of the date of 1614, there were destroyed portraits of Admiral Penn, Mary, Queen of William III., Lady Rachel Russell, Sir William Lowther, the Lord-Keeper Coventry, and one of the Earls of Douglas. In the corridor-"Truth and Daylight," a fine picture, with portrait of the first Lord George Cavendish, and portraits of Sir James Lowther, William III., Louis XIV., the Duke of Marlborough, James II., Mrs. Knott, Mr. Preston, Mr. Baxter, and the well-known portrait of Nell Gwynne by Sir P. Lely, with a few more family pictures, principally of the portrait class, were burnt. On the grand staircase the following were destroyed:-" St. James's Palace and the Green Park in the Olden Time," “Barrow-inFurness in 1846 and in 1870," " Furness Abbey in the Olden Time," "The Artists at Study," "Caught in the Act," " John the Baptist, Bridge in Naples," "The Mistletoe," "View in Florence," a very large picture; portraits of Cardinal Pole, Mary, Queen of England,

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Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, the Princess Sophia (supposed), Charles I. (a very fine likeness of life-size), the first Duchess of Devonshire (daughter of James, Duke of Ormonde), Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I.; Lady Rachel Russell, William, second Duke of Devonshire; his son, Lord Charles Cavendish; his daughter, afterwards Lady Betty Lowther; and the two daughters of Lady Rachel Russell, who afterwards became respectively Duchess of Devonshire and Duchess of Rutland, a few small landscapes, "The Ascension," magnificently executed in mosaic work, and a fine picture by Gainsborough, containing portraits of the Duke's father and uncle as children. Besides the pictures, a large quantity of beautiful tapestry, brought from Lismore Castle, the Duke's seat in Ireland, and some remarkably fine oak carvings removed from the Old Priory Church, Cartmel, at the time of its renovation, were destroyed, as well as a valuable collection of rare antique china, &c., which was scattered about the staircase and corridor. Among the curiosities burnt was a very remarkable old oaken bedstead, whose curious carving, of the finest workmanship had been generally admired.

Holker Hall was the family mansion of the Prestons in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; from them it passed to the Lowthers, and then to the Cavendish family.

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13. "PUNCH" AT DOVER.-The Dover Young Men's Christian Association engaged themselves in discussing whether Punch should lie upon the table of the reading-room. About forty members were present, of whom 28 voted-the numbers being for the retention of Punch 13, against 15. The motion for the presence of Punch in the reading-room was therefore declared to be negatived. The president (the Rev. W. R. Mowll) triumphantly produced a back number of Punch, containing a humorous illustration of an old lady imparting to a sympathizing friend the fact that, although she mitted Jemima the cook to go to chapel three times a day, she discharged her duties in the kitchen no better, arguing that this was a sneer at religion. The Rev. H. P. Hughes, in replying to this observation, said he had no doubt that the old lady was a staunch supporter of the State Establishment, and intended to show the demoralizing influence of chapels. Several other speakers took part in the debate, and the best of the argument lay with the advocates of Punch, although their opponents managed to command the greater number of votes.

16. "THE BISHOP OF BOND-STREET."-The death of Mr. William Bishop (gun-maker) took place at 170, New Bond-street, where he had resided for fifty years in the capacity of agent to Mr. Westley Richards, of Birmingham. The deceased, who was in his seventyfourth year, was a remarkable character in his day. It was his delight to converse with men of letters and other distinguished characters, by whom he was much respected; and until the last few weeks, when weakness produced by gout had compelled him to retire. to his room, he was at times as cheerful and as full of fun as ever.

Although members of the royal family and other persons of distinction were accustomed to attend his levées-which were usually held between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and to which none but a privileged few were admitted-he never forgot himself. Unlike Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, he always stood straight in the presence of a great man, yet it was said he never contradicted a gentleman in his life. His powers of persuasion were great, and it was quite a treat to see him when in the act of disposing of a rifle or a pair of guns. He had sufficient influence to cause a Bill for the prevention of dog-stealing to pass the Lords and Commons some fifteen years ago, and he was most desirous for the Legislature to introduce a measure to prevent partridge-shooting commencing until September 14th. To accomplish this object he had a petition prepared, and to this several important signatures were obtained; but the intimation that the then Government would probably declare game private property induced him to forego the task he had set himself. He scarcely ever interfered with politics, as he used to say that nearly all politicians were alike when they got into power. The Duke of Wellington and other notables always spoke of him as "the Bishop of Bond-street," by which title he had been known for years-in fact, his letters were invariably so addressed; and there was scarcely a cabman in London but knew "the bishop" by repute if not by sight, in proof of which may be mentioned that about twelve years since a clergyman from the country hailed a cab and told the driver to take him to the Bishop of London's residence. After a short ride the cab was stopped in front of 170, New Bondstreet, and it was not until then that the cabman discovered his mistake.

17. EARTHQUAKES IN LANCASHIRE.-A slight shock of earthquake was felt in the north of England. In and near Manchester the shock was felt soon after eleven o'clock. Testimony to the fact was given by many people, but most of them described it as producing only a slight, though perceptible tremor.

At Singleton Brook, near Manchester, the first shock was felt at precisely six minutes to eleven. A resident said that the windows of his house were violently shaken, as though a heavy vehicle were passing along the road. Several inmates of the house remarked the effect as peculiar, but it did not then suggest the idea of an earthquake, and had nothing further occurred the impression produced would have been forgotten. About five minutes past eleven, however, the noise was again heard, accompanied as before, by a tremulous motion. This time the effect was much more marked and continuous. All the inmates of the house (nine in number) were in bed, and each felt the shock. At first the impression produced was merely that of trembling, which lasted, for, perhaps, two seconds. This was succeeded by a slight pause of about half a second, and then the beds were distinctly felt to roll from side to side, exactly like the heaving of a ship at anchor, and with the same sharp and sudden check to the motion. The time

occupied by the second shock was about four seconds. Immediately before the first shock a heaviness in the atmosphere had been noticed, as if there were a sudden change in the temperature. A similar effect was produced, according to concurrent testimony, in the neighbourhood of Bowden.

A decided shock was experienced at Leeds, and from accounts received from York, Wakefield, Doncaster, and other places, it was pretty generally felt over the southern part of Yorkshire. The accounts obtained from a variety of sources in Leeds show that it was felt in nearly every part of the borough. The statements varied slightly as to the exact time of the occurrence, but it must have taken place from eleven to a quarter-past. There were two motions, the first being very slight-so slight that no notice would probably have been taken, but for a more decided one which followed, and the result of which was that windows were violently shaken in their frames, and in some houses articles of crockery displaced.

Some persons at Leeds spoke of it as a rumbling underground noise; others as a rapid shaking of the earth, followed by a sound like a dull crack; others as a sharp swaying, oscillating motion, as if a heavy-laden waggon were passing; and one "as if a huge animal were shaking itself." In the North the impression was that a colliery explosion had occurred. Many persons were aroused from their slumber, and imagined they had been favoured with a visit from thieves. Several cases were mentioned in which the inmates searched their houses, being under the impression that the extraordinary noise was caused by burglars.

On the night of the 22nd, again, from half-past ten till a quarterpast eleven o'clock, a strange rumbling noise, accompanied by a slightly oscillating motion, was heard in several parts of North and West Lancashire. The sensation experienced was akin to that felt on the previous night, but it was not so intense nor so generally recognized, though it was much more varied in effect. At Preston some persons heard deep, heavy sounds, and felt a slow wave-like motion of the earth. The sounds and the motion were repeated many times for three-quarters of an hour, and were quite distinct enough to excite and alarm several persons. There were also observed pale flashes of lightning, which were succeeded by dull, slow reverberations, as if proceeding from distant thunder-claps. The wind changed about twenty times, shifting rapidly in all directions during the period named, and occasionally drops of rain fell. The northern sky was clear and starry, while the firmament in the opposite direction was dull and cloudy. In the Fylde of Lancashire, a heavy booming sound, accompanied by partial oscillation of the earth, was noticed. One who observed it said, "The sound seemed to come from a number of guns at a distance-as if they were being fired rapidly; and we thought it was produced by some shooting party until we bethought ourselves of the houreleven o'clock at night-which dissipated that notion." There was a tremulousness of the earth observed, but neither the course it took

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