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suburbs , to be covered with a coating of ice , more oi * less thick , according as they are situate in sheltered or exposed places . If the weather continues as it is at the mom mt of
writing , there is every probability that those who have been practising or learning to skate will have an opportunity of displaying their skill on a surface more slippery , and at the same time more brittle , and therefore more
dangerous , than greased asphalte . If the frost continues we shall , no doubt , in the course of a few days , see the Skating Club tent erected on the old spot , by the side of the ornamental water in Kensington Gardens , and its most skilful members disporting themselves at will , cutting figures of
eight , doing the outside edge , and gracefully performing sets of quadrilles . No doubt , too , there will be a good deal of rough horseplay , and the strong blackguard element , in London , will have- an excellent opportunity for molesting inoffensive persons , especially unprotected women , an
opportunity which , we affirm without fear of contradiction , is never missed . No doubt , too , the services of the Royal Humane Society will be in frequent requisition . The average number of silly people , who treat all warnings with supreme contempt , and will venture on ice which is
hardly thick enough to bear a dog , will , doubtless , be immersed . Let us hope the only discomfort they may experience will be a somewhat colder bath than they are accustomed to . This is all conjecture , however . The Clerk of the Weather is a very capricious person , and before these
lines appear , the snow , perhaps , will have become slush , and the thin surface of ice have disappeared . Among the dangers to which our railway travellers are occasionally liable , one of an extremely novel character has been lately brought under public notice . An action
was recently brought in the Liverpool Court of Passage by a certain Mr . Montgomery , a warehouseman , against the London and North Western Railway Company , for injuries sustained by his wife , under peculiar circumstances . The plaintiff and his wife , with her brother and a friend ,
were about journeying from the Lime-street Station , when , having some time to wait , they walked about the platform . Mr . Montgomery , seeing some young foxes caged on one of the trucks , drew his wife ' s attention to them , and she came at once to inspect them , taking her
stand just behind her husband . She had not been there very long when her husband was startled by hearing her scream , and on turning round found her in the close embraces of a young Polar bear , who was in a barrel on another truck opposite to the foxes . When she was
released , Mrs . Montgomery had to be assisted to the house of a medical man , who administered a restorative , and though she fancied at the time she was not much hurt , she had since suffered severe pains in the lower part of her back , and had been unable to sleep regularly , or attend , as usual ,
to her domestic duties . After heating the evidence of several witnesses , including the unfortunate lady herself , the assessor summed up the case , and the jury returned a verdict—damages £ 60—against the Company . Mr . Montgomery may not be a very jealous man , but we hardly
think his wife would voluntarily allow herself to be hugged and squeezed in his presence , at all events , not by a young Polar bear , whose embraces , even at the early age of eight months , must be anything but agreeable . No doubt , after
this experience , the London and North Western Railway Company will condescend to give warning to the public when they have a barrel or two of fine Polar bears lying about on their platforms .
At the outset of our career , we urged on our brethren the propriety of providing an endowment fund for the Lifeboat presented by the Craft , a few years since , to the Royal National Life-boat Institution . The cost of maintaining this boat is about £ 70 per annum , and it was suggested that a
sum sufficient to yield that amount of income should be raised and presented to the Institution . Tho scheme , however , has not met with that encouragement which , in our opinion , it deserves . But why should the brethren allow themselves to be outdone by any other body in the United
Kingdom in the work of doing good ? Let us see what has been clone by the Civil Servants of the Crown on behalf of this noble Institution . It was stated , at the Committee Meeting , held on Tuesday , at the General Post Office , of the Civil Service Life-boat Pund , that the names of the Earls of
Carnarvon and Bradford , the Chancellor of tho Exchequer , and tho Right Hon . G . Sclater-Booth , had been added to tlie list of Vice-Patrons , that the fund was now supported by almost every department under the Crown , and that the list of subscribers , had reached a total of 2 , 607 , being an
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increase of 446 over the number of 1874 , and of 1186 over that of 1873 . A second Life-boat had also been presented during the past year , at a cost of £ 480 , and both the boats are kept up by tho Civil Service Life-boat Fund . The report concluded with an earnest appeal for further support .
Here , then , is a body of men , less numerous , perhaps as a whole less wealthy than our fraternity , which has presented , and maintains free of cost to the Institution , two firstclass Life Boats . Are we not justified in saying to the Craft , individually and collectively , " Go ye and do
likewise . " Is the rescue of human life from the perils of the waters a matter less worthy of support than the exploration of the site of Solomon ' s Temple ? True , in the latter case , we may increase our store of knowledge , but in the former case we assist in rescuing many of our fellow-creafcurea from an untimely and terrible fate .
The result of Cook ' s great Billiard Tournament is that Kilkenny beat Hunt , who drew a bye , two games out of three , and received the £ 50 , Hunt , of course , taking second prize . The extra prize awarded to the best average during the handicap was awarded to Shooter . The first of
the three games between Hunt and Kilkenny was very close , and was won by the former , amid the greatest excitement , by a single point . The first result of this tournament was a match , 1 , 000 up , for £ 50 , between Kilkenny and Alfred Bennett , which the former , after some excellent
play on both sides , won by 50 points , the time occupied being three hours and three-quarters . On Wednesday another match was played , 1 , 000 up , level , for £ 100 , between Collins and Hunt , and in this Hunt came off victor by 141 points , his principal break being 200 , iuclacling 65
spot hazards . The table was a championship one , the samo as was fitted up by Messrs . Boroughs and Watts for the tournament . ^ Another championship match of rare occurrence was commenced on Wednesday , between A . Pairs , better known as Punch , who has been marker at
Prince ' s Club for over 15 years , and Joseph Gray , marker at Rugby , for theracquet championship of England . and a stake of £ 500 . The match is to be a home and home one , that is , a rubber of seven games to be played in each court , and
if the number of games won should then be equal , the scorer of the greatest number of aces to be the winner . The match at Prince ' s was won by Pairs , by four games to one , and a score of 66 aces to Gray's 44 . The second match will be played at Rugby , on Wednesday next .
The veteran Statesman , Earl Russell , has just experienced a severe domestic affliction , by the death of his eldest son , Viscount Amberley , in the 34 th year of his age . Prom May 1866 to December 1868 , the noble lord was one of the representatives in Parliament for Nottingham , but
being beaten at the General Election in the latter year , when he stood for the County of Devon , Viscount Amberley had remained ever since in strict retirement from public life , devoting himself almost wholly to literary pursuits .
In June 1874 , Lady Amberley died of bronchitis , and was followed in a few days by her only daughter . Lord Amberley fell a victim to the same complaint , on Sunday morning , after a comoaratively brief illness .
A sad death occurred on Monday at Exeter . Miss Jessie Rawe , stepdaughter of Mr . George Kendal , a magistrate , was found on the stairs in a state of stupor , and her maid , after repeated attempts , found it impossible to arouse her . Medical assistance was at once summoned , when it
appeared Miss Rawe was quite dead . At the inquest which followed , evidence was given that the young lady was in the habit of taking frequent doses of " solution of chloral , " in order to allay pains in the stomach , to which she was subject . On this occasion she had taken , in two hours , no
less than 125 grains , 40 grains being a large dose , and when 50 had been taken , medical men had been engaged over four hours in recovering the patient . A verdict of accidental death , in accordance with the evidence , was returned .
A recent Gazette contains the announcement of the promotion and appointment by Her Majesty of several peers , as stated in a recent issue of ours . Another grand achievement in African exploration has been successfully accomplished by Lieut . Cameron , R . N .,
of the Livingstone East Coast expedition . The gallant officer , according to advices received by Sir Henry Rawlinson , President of the Royal Geographical Society , has
traversed Africa from East to West , the actual distance travelled on foot by him , being 2 , 953 miles , 1 , 200 miles being through country p-eviously unexplored . Lieut . Cameron , it seems , ia hopeful that the opening up of the interior
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Our Weekly Budget.
suburbs , to be covered with a coating of ice , more oi * less thick , according as they are situate in sheltered or exposed places . If the weather continues as it is at the mom mt of
writing , there is every probability that those who have been practising or learning to skate will have an opportunity of displaying their skill on a surface more slippery , and at the same time more brittle , and therefore more
dangerous , than greased asphalte . If the frost continues we shall , no doubt , in the course of a few days , see the Skating Club tent erected on the old spot , by the side of the ornamental water in Kensington Gardens , and its most skilful members disporting themselves at will , cutting figures of
eight , doing the outside edge , and gracefully performing sets of quadrilles . No doubt , too , there will be a good deal of rough horseplay , and the strong blackguard element , in London , will have- an excellent opportunity for molesting inoffensive persons , especially unprotected women , an
opportunity which , we affirm without fear of contradiction , is never missed . No doubt , too , the services of the Royal Humane Society will be in frequent requisition . The average number of silly people , who treat all warnings with supreme contempt , and will venture on ice which is
hardly thick enough to bear a dog , will , doubtless , be immersed . Let us hope the only discomfort they may experience will be a somewhat colder bath than they are accustomed to . This is all conjecture , however . The Clerk of the Weather is a very capricious person , and before these
lines appear , the snow , perhaps , will have become slush , and the thin surface of ice have disappeared . Among the dangers to which our railway travellers are occasionally liable , one of an extremely novel character has been lately brought under public notice . An action
was recently brought in the Liverpool Court of Passage by a certain Mr . Montgomery , a warehouseman , against the London and North Western Railway Company , for injuries sustained by his wife , under peculiar circumstances . The plaintiff and his wife , with her brother and a friend ,
were about journeying from the Lime-street Station , when , having some time to wait , they walked about the platform . Mr . Montgomery , seeing some young foxes caged on one of the trucks , drew his wife ' s attention to them , and she came at once to inspect them , taking her
stand just behind her husband . She had not been there very long when her husband was startled by hearing her scream , and on turning round found her in the close embraces of a young Polar bear , who was in a barrel on another truck opposite to the foxes . When she was
released , Mrs . Montgomery had to be assisted to the house of a medical man , who administered a restorative , and though she fancied at the time she was not much hurt , she had since suffered severe pains in the lower part of her back , and had been unable to sleep regularly , or attend , as usual ,
to her domestic duties . After heating the evidence of several witnesses , including the unfortunate lady herself , the assessor summed up the case , and the jury returned a verdict—damages £ 60—against the Company . Mr . Montgomery may not be a very jealous man , but we hardly
think his wife would voluntarily allow herself to be hugged and squeezed in his presence , at all events , not by a young Polar bear , whose embraces , even at the early age of eight months , must be anything but agreeable . No doubt , after
this experience , the London and North Western Railway Company will condescend to give warning to the public when they have a barrel or two of fine Polar bears lying about on their platforms .
At the outset of our career , we urged on our brethren the propriety of providing an endowment fund for the Lifeboat presented by the Craft , a few years since , to the Royal National Life-boat Institution . The cost of maintaining this boat is about £ 70 per annum , and it was suggested that a
sum sufficient to yield that amount of income should be raised and presented to the Institution . Tho scheme , however , has not met with that encouragement which , in our opinion , it deserves . But why should the brethren allow themselves to be outdone by any other body in the United
Kingdom in the work of doing good ? Let us see what has been clone by the Civil Servants of the Crown on behalf of this noble Institution . It was stated , at the Committee Meeting , held on Tuesday , at the General Post Office , of the Civil Service Life-boat Pund , that the names of the Earls of
Carnarvon and Bradford , the Chancellor of tho Exchequer , and tho Right Hon . G . Sclater-Booth , had been added to tlie list of Vice-Patrons , that the fund was now supported by almost every department under the Crown , and that the list of subscribers , had reached a total of 2 , 607 , being an
Our Weekly Budget.
increase of 446 over the number of 1874 , and of 1186 over that of 1873 . A second Life-boat had also been presented during the past year , at a cost of £ 480 , and both the boats are kept up by tho Civil Service Life-boat Fund . The report concluded with an earnest appeal for further support .
Here , then , is a body of men , less numerous , perhaps as a whole less wealthy than our fraternity , which has presented , and maintains free of cost to the Institution , two firstclass Life Boats . Are we not justified in saying to the Craft , individually and collectively , " Go ye and do
likewise . " Is the rescue of human life from the perils of the waters a matter less worthy of support than the exploration of the site of Solomon ' s Temple ? True , in the latter case , we may increase our store of knowledge , but in the former case we assist in rescuing many of our fellow-creafcurea from an untimely and terrible fate .
The result of Cook ' s great Billiard Tournament is that Kilkenny beat Hunt , who drew a bye , two games out of three , and received the £ 50 , Hunt , of course , taking second prize . The extra prize awarded to the best average during the handicap was awarded to Shooter . The first of
the three games between Hunt and Kilkenny was very close , and was won by the former , amid the greatest excitement , by a single point . The first result of this tournament was a match , 1 , 000 up , for £ 50 , between Kilkenny and Alfred Bennett , which the former , after some excellent
play on both sides , won by 50 points , the time occupied being three hours and three-quarters . On Wednesday another match was played , 1 , 000 up , level , for £ 100 , between Collins and Hunt , and in this Hunt came off victor by 141 points , his principal break being 200 , iuclacling 65
spot hazards . The table was a championship one , the samo as was fitted up by Messrs . Boroughs and Watts for the tournament . ^ Another championship match of rare occurrence was commenced on Wednesday , between A . Pairs , better known as Punch , who has been marker at
Prince ' s Club for over 15 years , and Joseph Gray , marker at Rugby , for theracquet championship of England . and a stake of £ 500 . The match is to be a home and home one , that is , a rubber of seven games to be played in each court , and
if the number of games won should then be equal , the scorer of the greatest number of aces to be the winner . The match at Prince ' s was won by Pairs , by four games to one , and a score of 66 aces to Gray's 44 . The second match will be played at Rugby , on Wednesday next .
The veteran Statesman , Earl Russell , has just experienced a severe domestic affliction , by the death of his eldest son , Viscount Amberley , in the 34 th year of his age . Prom May 1866 to December 1868 , the noble lord was one of the representatives in Parliament for Nottingham , but
being beaten at the General Election in the latter year , when he stood for the County of Devon , Viscount Amberley had remained ever since in strict retirement from public life , devoting himself almost wholly to literary pursuits .
In June 1874 , Lady Amberley died of bronchitis , and was followed in a few days by her only daughter . Lord Amberley fell a victim to the same complaint , on Sunday morning , after a comoaratively brief illness .
A sad death occurred on Monday at Exeter . Miss Jessie Rawe , stepdaughter of Mr . George Kendal , a magistrate , was found on the stairs in a state of stupor , and her maid , after repeated attempts , found it impossible to arouse her . Medical assistance was at once summoned , when it
appeared Miss Rawe was quite dead . At the inquest which followed , evidence was given that the young lady was in the habit of taking frequent doses of " solution of chloral , " in order to allay pains in the stomach , to which she was subject . On this occasion she had taken , in two hours , no
less than 125 grains , 40 grains being a large dose , and when 50 had been taken , medical men had been engaged over four hours in recovering the patient . A verdict of accidental death , in accordance with the evidence , was returned .
A recent Gazette contains the announcement of the promotion and appointment by Her Majesty of several peers , as stated in a recent issue of ours . Another grand achievement in African exploration has been successfully accomplished by Lieut . Cameron , R . N .,
of the Livingstone East Coast expedition . The gallant officer , according to advices received by Sir Henry Rawlinson , President of the Royal Geographical Society , has
traversed Africa from East to West , the actual distance travelled on foot by him , being 2 , 953 miles , 1 , 200 miles being through country p-eviously unexplored . Lieut . Cameron , it seems , ia hopeful that the opening up of the interior