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known that ho had landed there , than the Mayor and town authorities did their best to offer him a hearty welcome . It will be in the recollection of our readers that this gallant young officer was in the first -instance placed in command of the Livingstone Relief Expedition . When , however , the

news of that noble African explorer ' s death reached Zanzibar , Cameron resolved to penetrate into the interior , and at the outset was able to recover some of Livingstone ' s notes which had been accidentally left behind at Ujiji . Cameron then continued his journey , and at length

discovered that the Lualaba of Livingstone was an outlet of Lake Tanganiyaka , and was none other than the great river Congo , which empties itself into the Atlantic Ocean . Cameron then followed the course of the Congo as closely as he could , and ultimately reached the Portuguese

settlements on the West Coast , having traversed the whole distance between there and the coast over against Zanzibar on foot . Lieutenant Cameron left at an early date for bis home at Shorehara , where he met with an

enthusiastic welcome . We shall very soon learn more of this achievement , for the Royal Geographical Society is making the needful preparations for giving a fitting reception to this gallant officer .

Saturday , at the Alexandra Palace , was marked by the revival of Handel ' s oratorio of Susanna . The revival was a great success , though not as great , perhaps , as was that of Esther . Mr . H . Weist Hill was the conductor , and very ably he fulfilled his task . The principal singers were Miss

Anna Williams , Miss Julia Elton , Mr . Shakespeare , and Signor Foli . The chorus were evidently well-trained , and performed their part admirably . The band , also , played well , while Mr . Archer presided at the organ with his accustomed ability . The other attractions during the week

have been of the usual character , and have been well attended . The Easter festivities will be on a grand scale , if Ave may judge from the very formidable list of arrangements announced in the printed bills . On Monday , there will be a trotting match , and on Good Fridav there will be

a grand sacred musical festival , when Mr . Sims Reeves is engaged to sing . Six military bands , including those of the Coldstreams , Grenadiers , and 2 nd Life Guards , will take part in tho festival . On Easter Monday will be produced a grand spectacular extravaganza , entitled Turco tho Terrible .

Barnet , a small town on tho confines of Middlesex and Hertford , is not unknown to the student of English History . Four hundred and five years ago come next Friday , was fought , on Gladsmuir Heath , the Battle of Baruet , when the forces of the last of the Barons , Richard Earl of

Warwick , the celebrated king maker , fighting for Lancastrian Henry VI ., were defeated by the Yorkist , Edward IV ., and Warwick himself , with his brother Montagu , slain . Barnet , too , is notorious for its horse fair , held in the early days of September . It is not , perhaps , a very imposing

place ; it has a church and a grammar school , a very comfortable hotel , yclept the Red Lion , where our worthy Bro . Fisher does all he can to please the visitors who frequent his hostelry , and a Police Station . It has also a famous mineral spring . In one sense it may be compared to

eternity , for what with Chipping Barnet , High Barnet , Fryern Barnet , New Barnet , East Barnet , West Barnet , and , for aught we know , a variety of other Barnets , ifc seems to have neither beginning nor end . Still it is a pretty and a comfortable place , and sorry are we to learn that on

Wednesday , the peace of its inhabitants was sorely disturbed by the invasion of one Ahmed Kenealy , son of the notorious Dr . Kenealy . He , it seems , came with the avowed object of establ aching a local Magna Charta Association , and a resolution to form one was ;' - 'tnally agreed to . But the

meeting was not distinguished by temperance , in speech or conduct , though ifc was held in a Temperance Hall . Wc arc not by any means surprised that a part of the audience howled down Mv . Ahmed Kenonly when he attacked the Royal Titles lull , and talked abusively of the Prince of

Wales s visit to India . Wo hold that every man should be able to speak freely ; but it was hard on respectable Barnet that a Kenealy should enter its precincts for the sole purpose , as far as we can make out , of exciting the passions of ifs lowest and least regulable inhabitants . Wo do not

think ' wc should have been seriously grieved had it been Mr . Kenealy himself instead of an unfortunate boy who made his exit from the hall through the window . Mr . Kenealy and his riotous followers would have sung very small indeed had any of the grim old Barons of the true Magna Charta days been present . They would soon have

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taught him and them the difference between the true and the counterfeit Magna Charta . Tho annual general meeting of the members of the Royal General Theatrical Fund was held on Wednesday , at the Lyceum Theatre , Mr . Swinboume , in the absence of Mr

Bnckstone , occupying the chair . The Balance Sheet showed a total capital of £ 12 , 946 2 s 6 d ; namely , invested in New Three Per Cents £ 12 , 039 7 s 3 d , Freehold Ground Rents £ 240 , Cash at Bankers £ 304 8 s lid , Lacy Bequest Fund £ 301 19 s , in Treasurer ' s hands £ 60 7 s 4 d . The Treasurer

and retiring directors ( with the exception of Mr . Rayner , who withdrew ) were re-elected , and Mr . Edgar was elected Secretary . Mr . Gaston Murray announced that Mr . Alfred

de Rothschild would preside at the next annual festival , which would be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on the 7 th June next . A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings .

Many times lately have we expressed ourselves dissatisfied with the perverse and highly capricious conduct of the Clerk of the Weather , who neither vouchsafed to us a gleam of sunshine for months together , nor allowed us to know if we were to experience heat or cold for two

consecutive days . Therefore it is we feel bound to offer him our hearty thanks for having accorded us pretty nearly a whole week of bright spring weather , and if it remain as fine as it is now much longer , we may havo to thank him for bright flowers , fresh vegetables , and luscious fruit .

A dreadful accident occurred at Aberdeen on Wednesday afternoon , by which it is believed over thirty persons perished by drowning . There is , it seems , a ferry service over the Dee , plying between the principal thoroughfares of the city . Though there is a suspension bridge a short way

out of Aberdeen , the people prefer coming by this ferry . Wednesday being a general holiday , the boats were largely patronised , and it became more and more difficult as the day advanced to prevent them being overcrowded . At

length so many had entered for ono of tho journeys that the boatmen in charge refused to proceed till some of the passengers had alighted , but before any could disembark some persons in the middle seized the machinery and set the boat in motion . When in mid stream the boat met the

full force of the current and was swamped , and all the passengers , to the number of about sixtj , were thro vn into the water . Only about twenty-nine we :-e rescued , aid of these

one has since died from exbausticn . The aicident has caused terrible excitement , and active dredging ai id trawling operations are being carried on with a view to the recovery of the bodies .

Another trial of the 81-ton gun took place the same afternoon at Woolwich , in the piesence of the Prince Imperial of France , Lord Cardwell , the Earl of Cadogan , under Secretary for War , and a x umber of officials and visitors , among the former beinr General Sir Lintom

Simmons , Inspector-General of Fortifications , and General Adye , the present Governor of the : Woolwich Academy . The cartridges were of 250 lbs ., and 260 lbs of powder , and the projectiles weighed nearly 1 , 5 C 0 lbs . The details of

the trial were registered in the usual manner , and then the company repaired to the gun factories for the purpose of witnessing a number of interesting operations . The Prince afterwards rode back to Chiselhurst , attended by Count Clary .

There is a split in the Orfcon camp . On Monday evening an excited meeting was held at the Jerusa em Tavern , Clerkenwell-green , Mr . Whalley , M . P ., being the hero of

the hour . The object of the meeting was to consider whether Dr . Kenealy was sincere in his advocacy of the cause of the Claimant , and Mr . Whalley strongly denounced tho Doctor ' s conduct cf the Claiuant's case .

Among the speakers who followed , one was loud in his denunciations of the Magna Charta jusiness . The conduct of the Kcnealyifcs who were present was ncturally

uproarious , and the interruptions were both frequent and abusive . We must congratulate ourselves on this good fortune . There is , at last , ifc seems , a prospect that the Orton case may pass away into oblivion , and the sooner the better ,

say we . There is little in the way of foreign newi to record . It has been officially announced tlut the state of siege in Paris has been raised . A demonstration was made at the

funeral of General Cromer , a Republican . Tho new opera , " Jeanne d'Arc , " has been given M ; the new opera house , and we are informed that everything is considered admirable hut the music . There is also ; o be another Paris Universal International Exhibition , to be lopened on tho 1 st