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strong testimonials, by Lord Hardinge, Lord Raglan, and Omar Pasha, have been forwarded by the Horse Guards to Lieutenant-General Butler, Cs the most appropriate condolence upon the death of his lamented son, Captain J. A. Butler who died in defending Silistria. Lord Hardinge, ad- dreesing. General Ihitler, says- .. During the whole of that memorable siege, your son displayed very rare qualities; combining with the skill and intelligence of an accomplished offi- cer the intrepidity of the most daring soldier; at one moment gaining the confidence of the garrison (over which he had valour; the authority of a very

young volunteer) by the example of his personal at another, pro-

leuging the defence of the place by the prudence and firmness of his counsel; and on all occasions infusing into those around him that spirit of heroic re- instance which led to its triumphant defence. I deeply deplore your afflic- tion in losing such a son; but your sorrow is felt by the country, the Army, and the Sovereign. The Queen had recognized his merit by placing him in the Guards, and conferring upon him Army rank ; trusting that he might pursue a career of which all were so proud, at that time not being aware of the dangerous state of his health." As some consolation to the father, Lord Hardinge reminds him of the fair promise of another son, now employed in Turkey- " Captain H. T. Butler, of the Fifty-fifth Regiment, selected for employ- ment on the Quartermaster-General's staff when the Army first embarked for Turkey, solely on account of the ability he had shown in his studies at the Royal Military College. I trust that the well-earned fame of one son and the rising merit of the other will, under Providence, be a source of con- solation to you at this moment of extreme affliction."

Lord Raglan, besides his own tribute, encloses to the Duke of New- castle the following extract of a letter from Omar Pasha ; dated Schumla, July 1—

" Parmi les braves qui ont prix part it la defense glorieuse de Silistrie se trouvaient deux officiers Anglais, dont je ne dole pas oublier lea ferns. Le jeuae Capitaine Butler, arrive pendant l'hiver avec M. Nasmyth au quartier- general de Chumla, etait a Silistrie au moment ou les Busses commencaient fattaque contra la place. Tons lea deux pouvaient se retirer, mai; in voix de l'honneur parlant haut chez en; ils prefererent de rester, dans l'idee d'etre utile dans la lutte qui se preparait. Leur exemple, leur conseil, ont puis- simment contribue a la conservation des forts attaques ; . . . malheureuse- ment, M. Butler, blesse dune belle an front, a trouve 1a une mort glorieuse; mais as memoir° ne perira pas dans l'armee Ottoman."

The following "Circular Memorandum" from the Horse Guards, dated July 21, grants, with some curious restrictions, the privilege of wearing a moustache.

"A large part of the Army being employed in Turkey, where it has been found beneficial to keep the upper lip unshaven and allow the moustache to grow, the General Commander-in-chief is pleased to authorize that practice lathe Army generally, subject to the following regulations, which are to be strictly obeyed on Home and Colonial service. "A clear space of two inches must be left between the corner of the mouth and the whisker, when whiskers are grown. The chin, the under-lip, and at least two inches of the upper part of the throat, must be clean shaven, so that no hair can beseen above the stock in that place.

"The wearing of the moustache is to be optional with all ranks. "The troops serving in the East will be allowed such further latitude in respect to shaving their beards and whiskers as the General Officer com- manding that army may deem it expedient to sanction during the con- tinuance of that service.

"By command, GEORGE CATHCART, A.G."

The Gazette of Tuesday announces that "the Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir George Grey, K.C.B., now Governor of the islands of New Zealand, to be Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over the settle- ment of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies, and to be her Ma- jesty's High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories adjacent or contiguous to the Eastern District of the said settlement."

Lieutenant-Colonel Freeman Murray :is gazetted as Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over the Bermudas or Somers Islands.

The Queen has appointed John Hill Burton, Esq., Advocate, to be Se- cretary to the General Board of Directors of Prisons in Scotland, in the room of Lndovick' Colqnhoun, Esq., deceased.

The Colonelcy of the Third Buffs is vacant by the death of General Sir Henry King ; who expired on Monday, at his house in Sussex Terrace, Hyde Park Gardens. Sir Henry was seventy-seven years of age, and had been a soldier for sixty years—serving in the West Indies, in Egypt, Welchem, and the Peninsula. In Egypt he lost a leg, but this did not prevent him from taking part subsequently in the war.

The public will hear with regret that Mrs. Southey, the widow of the late Poet Laureate, has departed : she died on the 20th instant at Buck- land, near Lymington. Mrs. Southey was well known before her mar- riage, in 1839, as Caroline Bowles, the poetess.

According to the report of the Registrar-General, there were 100 fewer deaths last week in the Metropolis than the calculated average, and 8 fewer than the average based upon the ten corresponding weeks since 1844. At the same time, diarrhoea has increased, and the cholera has "sprung suddenly into activity." The deaths from cholera amount to 26. They occurred in the West, North, Central, East, and South dis- tricts. In the West, two died at Chelsea ; in the North, two died, one in Tottenham Court, St. Pancras, the other in Hackney ; in the Central districts, two died, one in Lamb's Conduit Street, the other in Holborn ; it is in the East, especially at Limebouse, that the greatest number have died-12; in the South, including Lewisham and Wandsworth, 8 have died. Of the total, 15 were upwards of thirty years of age, the remainder ranged from three months to twenty-six years.

One death from cholera last week is noticed at Stroud. Joshua Wilkins ate of a putrid hare found dead in a ditch ; cholera supervened, and he speedily died. In returning their verdict, the Coro- ner's Jury were "unanimously of opinion that the sanitary. condition of the town must be attended to."

Cholera also broke out at Frimdom, a colliery village in South Durham, en the 8th. instant; and since that date there have been 14 cholera deaths, out of.kbout 50:eases. One case mentioned affords another illustration 2.fthe frightful rapidity with which cholera carries away its victims. On 13andaY eValing the 16th instant; one of the local preachers of the Pri- mitive Methodist sect conducted divine service, 9nd afterwards took a walk' in the fields with his wife. He went to bed stemingly in good health ...- about midnight he was attacked with cholera; 4 in loin houra he a corpse. Complaint is made of the negligence of ',the General

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form, Mr. Wood, the overseer of the colliery, wro ,1 e, rd inform., ing them of the circumstance. Down to Saturda his no answer had been received to his communication." [It appears that Mr. Wood wrote to the Home Office instead of to the Board • and that the Board did not get the latter until the 20th, at which date they replied.] Since Wednesday week, 24 deaths from cholera have occurred in Bel- fast.

It has also appeared in Edinburgh ; where two persons, father and son, died of cholera, on Friday and Saturday last week.

Three persons have died of cholera at Coalsnaughton, near Alloa.

The Queen has granted to Mrs. Moore, the widow of Colonel Moore of the Sixth Dragoons, who perished at the post of duty in the burning Europa, a pension of 2001. a year, and apartments in Hampton Court Palace. But her Majesty is not alone in her noble recognition of the brave old soldier. Colo- nel Moore was about to sell out of the service ; but when he heard that his regiment was ordered abroad, he resolved to forego that ease to which his age and long services so well entitled him. The officer next in seniority, Major White, had been in treaty for the purchase of the Lieutenant-Colo- nelcy of the regiment; but the unexpected and melancholy fate of his gal- lant commanding-officer gave him the promotion as a death-vacancy, and the value of Colonel Moore's commission was consequently lost to his family. Major White, with a generosity beyond all praise, has, we are informed, placed 20001. at the disposal of the widow and family of his late friend, an act of which the officers of the British Army may be justly proud.--Morning Post.

While the Forty-sixth Regiment were in rank in the barrack square at Windsor, prior to marching out for conveyance to Southampton, en route to- Constantinople, a motherless child, six years old, clung to its father's legs. He was peremptorily ordered to send it away, but resolutely answered, " I will not." Lieutenant Hutton, touched with the scene, took the child and placed two ten-pound notes in its hand, with the hope that some one would befriend it. This, however, proved unnecessary ; for, having afterwards made his own mother acquainted with the circumstance, she adopted the little fellow in time to give the father an assurance that the child should be well cared for.—Local Journal.

The Countess de Neuilly intends to reside at Torquay during the summer.

The Duke of Devonshire's health continues to improve. He is residing at his marine villa at Kemp Town.

Mr. Villiers, the Judge-Advocate, has left England for the South of France, for the benefit of his health.

A new feature in Canadian politics is likely to be introduced. Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albemarle, is anxious to represent a Canadian constituency. We are glad of it. There is the grossest ignorance of the wants and advantages of Canada in the British Houses of Parliament.—To- route Old Countryman.

Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister to this country, has lately suffered from severe indisposition : he is now convalescent; and on Thurs- day he left England for the Continent, having obtained leave of absence for some months.

The Bey of Tunis is reported to have sent 42,000,000 francs to the Sultan to assist him in carrying on the ;war.

Madame Ledru-Rollin, the mother of the well-known Red Republican, died recently in Paris.

M. Van der Hoop, a great Dutch capitalist,. recently deceased, left by his will his valuable picture-gallery/to the Municipality of Amsterdam, on con- dition that it would pay the duty, exceeding 50001., on the legacy. A public. , subscription was opened, and that sum has been raised.

The General Post-office has just issued a notice to the publicpeacing a change in the departure of the Indian mails. "The overland tail for India, China, &c., via Marseilles, will in future be made up and despatched from London on the evenings of the 9th and 25th of each month, instead of on the evenings of the 8th and 24th, as heretofore; except when the 9th or 25th of the month fall on a Sunday, on which occasions the mail will be despatched from London on the evening of the following day." The Post-office authorities also announce that new arrangements have been made for sending the mails to Australia ; but our readers who are interested had better consult the notice at the Post-office for the details.

An instance of gross mismanagement somewhere occurred this week at Sheerness. A mail to be despatched to the Baltic by the Queen's ship Vulture arrived from London—six hours after the ship had departed : it is said that the Post-office authorities were not informed of the time the ship would leave port.

The following new vessels have been ordered to be built at Pemoroke : they will soon be laid down. Revenge, 90 guns, screw steam-ship, 600 horse- power ; Alert, 16 guns, screw steam-sloop, 100 horse-Power ; 'Pelican, 16 guns, screw steam-sloop, 100 horse-power ; Cordelia, 8 guns, screw steam- sloop, 60 horse-power. Four line-of-battle ships, four first-class heavy frigates, and four sloops, are now building, or ordered to be built, at this es- tablishment. Of these, two line-of-battle ships, one frigate, and the four sloops, are to be fitted with the screw-propeller. The Industry screw steam store-ship seems to be a most dangerous vessel. She recently steamed from Woolwich to Plymouth : her furnaces are so badly placed, that off Margate she took fire; holes were cut in the deck, water poured in, and the fire got under. But "whenever extra power was neces- sary, the fire recommenced." The engine-room is always fearfully hot. After being surveyed at Plymouth Sound, the Industry was taken to the, dockyard; where she was inspected—the engine-room was again on fire !

The recent fine weather caused a great fall in the corn-market on Monday —wheat could not be sold at Mark Lane but at a reduction of from 68. to St. on the prices of the previous Monday.

The Portuguese Government, in consequence of excitement among the people at Oporto, has prohibited the exportation and authorized the importa- tion of Indian corn till the 25th September.

There are very favourable accounts of the progress of the harvest in France : the produce is expected to be one-fourth above the average.

The change in the weather in the district of the Upper Douro produces an expectation that as much wine may be obtained this year as last. Round Oporto the vintage seems almost totally destroyed. Fruits generally and potatoes promise to be abundant-

It is feared that the present year will be a very unfavourable one for the hop-growers : the plants have suffered dreadfully from vermin, and at one

time it was supposed there would be hardly any crop; Lut the ncent change in the weather will probably act beneficially on the bines.

The electric cable has been laid down between La Spezzia and Coraica, and between Corsica and Sardinia.

The United States Senate have passed a bill for the construction of an under-ground line of telegraph to the. Pacific..

A year or two back the shares of the New York Crystal Palace were valued at 160 ;loner's; recently they had fallen to 5; and now the building itself is to be sold to pay the debts connected with it. • There has been a slight recovery from the panic in the New York money- market caused by the discovery of Schuyler's defalcations; but several large failures are reported, including that of the Boston firm of Willis and Co., exchange-brokers, with liabilities for 300,0001.

The Reverend F. Hands, of Salisbury, formerly a missionary in the West Indies, suggests the application of the fibre of the plantain and banana to the manufacture of paper. He has seen good paper made from the plan- tain fibre.

The heat of the weather on Tuesday was excessive. At noon, the ther- mometer of the Royal Humane Society's Receiving-house in Hyde Park stood at 105' Fahrenheit in the sun, and at 86' in the shade.

In the first half of this year there were more than a hundred steam-boat disasters in the United States, involving a loss of some 2,000,000 dollars, and the sacrifice of more than 300 lives.

A farm-servant in the neighbourhood of Greenock was saved from suffoca- tion on Friday last, in a highly original and ingenious manner. A bone having stuck in her throat during dinner, and none of the family being able to get it extricated, her master called in the assistance of a neighbouring farmer who was passing by. The farmer fastened a string round a piece of meat, and the girl with a great effort having managed to swallow it, he ra- pidly jerked it out again, and the bone along with it.—Greenoek Advertiser.

A companion for the hippopotamus in the Regent's Park Gardens arrived from Egypt last week. It is a female—a mere infant, but weighing above a ton. The Ripon brought it to Southampton ; it was landed iu its bath, placed on a railway-truck, and.brought to London. It is accompanied by an Arab keeper. It has but four teeth. At feeding-time its mouth is opened by the keeper's hand which is thrust in, covered with milk and corn-meal, and licked or lapped iszy the animal's monstrous lips and tongue. The male hippopotamus in the oological Gardens has a large number of teeth, and can now eat corn.

The Spaniard, Izquierdo, who was condemned to death for murdering a boy in Hertfordshire, has persisted in remaining mute since the trial. The endeavours of a Roman Catholic priest to induce him to speak were quite unavailing. A woman has been committed at Villa Vico in Portugal for murdering nine infants; she made a trade of destroying illegitimate children.