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dispute , however , is not usually regarded as a conciliatory process . The mine-owners may hold together , and observe the policy they have adopted with all the greater firmness that Mr . Macdonald's sympathy with the miners is so unmistakable . Would not a proposal for a conference of

miners and mine-owners , with a view to settle their differences , have been more to the purpose than a dead set against the latter ? We cannot but regret the occurrence of these differences between masters and men , especially as they entail so much suffering . Wo should like to see them not

only prevented , but rendered impossible , but the _ interference of third parties , except for the purpose of bringing about a reconciliation is more likely to do harm than good . The report on the loss of the ill-fated Cospatrick has appeared . After a careful consideration of the evidence , the Court has come to the unanimous conclusion that

the fire originated in the fore-hold , which was separated from the fore-peak only by a wooden bulkhead , and not as suggested , in the boatswain ' s locker . It is held that some of the crew or emigrants made their way into this fore-hold , which they could easily do , as the upper boards of the bulkhead could be knocked down or removed without

difficulty , for the purpose of plundering the cargo , and that in doing so they made use of naked lights or matches , and so set fire to something inflammable . As to the question whether the Cospatrick had her proper complement of

boats , the Court decides this in the affirmative . The report concludes with sundry practical suggestions for the purpose of securing the hold against the intrusion of passengers or crew , and for the better stowage of the boats .

By the death of the well-known geologist , Sir Charles Lyell , Science has lost one of her most distinguished votaries . Sir Charles had reached a ripe age , having been born in 1797 , and having consequently entered his 78 th year . He was educated at Exeter College , Oxon , whence

he graduated in 1821 , and was formally called to the bar . Very early in life he devoted himself to geological research , his principal works being his " Principles of Geology " ( 1833 ) , which has passed through ten editions , and his " Elements of Geology " ( 1838 ) , now in its seventh edition .

He was elected president of the Geological Society in 1836-37 , and again in 1850-51 , and in 1864 he was chosen president of the British Association . He received the honour of knighthood for his eminent services in 1848 , and a baronetcy in 1864 , having had conferred upon him in the interim the honorary degree of D . C . L . of Oxford .

Last week we chronicled the successful examination

which the Prince Imperial passed before quitting the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich . On Monday evening his Imperial Highness was entertained at a banquet by the Royal Artillery in their banqueting Hall at Woolwich . There were present to greet the Prince about 150 guests ,

including Major-General D'Aguilar , Commandant of the Garrison , who presided , Brigadier-General Adye , Director of Artillery and Stores , and Sir J . L . Simmons , Governor of the Royal Military Academy . Two toasts only were proposed , those of " The Queen" and "The

Prince Imperial . " Both were responded to with the usual honours , and the latter was briefly but very appropriately acknowledged , in English , by His Imperial Highness . Our tale of Foreign News is somewhat brief . In France

the Assembly is still working at the Senate Bill , with which considerable progress has been made . Several clauses have been passed , and of these clause 2 implies the recognition by the Assembly of the Republic . This was passed by a considerable majority , whereas , on the

second reading it escaped defeat by one vote only . The health of tho Emperor of Germany appears to have greatly improved . He has received Prince von Bismarck , who made a long report to His Majesty on public affairs . From Spain there is little further to record . The

conscription for 70 , 000 men has commenced in the provinces . As to the situation in the North , matters seem to remain pretty well as they were . The Carlists confront the Alphonsists and the Alphonsists confront the Carlists . They remind us of Sheridan ' s description of Sir R . Strachan and the Earl of Chatham : —

The Earl of Chatham , with his sword drawn , Stood waiting for Sir Kichard Strachan ; Sir Kichard ,, longing to bo at ' em , Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham ,

There is , of course , this difference in the present case ; the Carlista and the Alphonsists are enemies , whilst Sir R .

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Strachan and Lord Chatham wero in joint command of the English expeditionary forces . The chief item of interest from Italy is the scheme of Garibaldi for the sanitary improvement of Rome . The Hermit of Caprera has at length found a subject worth entering upon , and

is clearly throwing himself heart and soul into the good work . Romo has long enjoyed a somewhat evil reputation for the unhealthiness of its city and environs . To cure this evil will be a triumph worthy the great reputation of the hero of Sicilian and Neapolitan

freedom . One highly gratifying piece of intelligence remains . On the East Coast of Africa , Her Majesty ' s ships of war have been more than usually successful in their attempts to put down slavery . Fort Mozambique has been first bombarded , and then taken

possession of and handed over to the Sultan of Zanzibar ; and two slavers have been captured , of which one contained 192 , the other 110 slaves . An attack by the Portuguese on a

slave baracoon , containing 1 , 000 slaves , has been repulsed with loss , but the accounts state that H . M . ' s Thetis had proceeded to the attack . No doubt we shall soon have to report that the owner of the baracoon is a " gone coon . "

We understand that P . M . Bro . F . Kent CO . intends to apply to Grand Lodge for a warrant authorising the formation of a " Municipal Lodge , " in connection with the Livery Companies and the Corporation of London . In this appli * cation he will be supported by Bros . Alderman Knight ,

Sir F . W . Truscott , Sir Benjamin S . Phillips , Mr . Sheriff Shaw , J . E , Saunders , Esq ., and W . S . Gover , Esq ., who are all leading members of the Corporation . We may add that the Lord Mayor , the Rt . Hon . David Henry Stone ,

is a member of the Grand Master ' s Lodge No . 1 , and that Mr . Ex-Sheriff Johnson , Ex-Sheriff Sir F . Perkins , and Mr . J . R . S . Vine ( private secretary to the Lord Mayor ) are also members of the Order .

Among the business to bo transacted at the next Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , on Wednesday , the 3 rd prox ., may be mentioned the election of a M . W . Grand Master , and of a Grand Treasurer . The M , W . Grand Master will move au address of condolence to tho M . W . Prov . Graud Master the Earl of Carnarvon on tho

serious affliction that has befallen him by the death of the Countess of Carnarvon . A resolution will also be moved in reference to the formation of the Grand Lodge of Quebec . Bro . R . P . Harding , Auditor of Grand Lodge Accounts , will present his report on the receipts and expenditure for the year 1874 .

It appears that , since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master to 19 new Lodges .

According to Debrett , the Earl of Limerick , who succeeds Earl Percy , M . P ., as Grand Master of the Mark Master Masons of England and Wales , was born in 1840 , and succeeded to the title in 1866 . He served for a short time in tho Rifle Brigade , from 1858 to 1862 , in which I ? - . T

year he retired . He married , in 1862 , Carol . „ ria , daughter of the late Rev . Henry Gray , Vicar of A . ondsbury , and granddaughter of the last Bishop of Bristol , There is issue of the marriage one son , W . H . Edmund de

Vere Sheaffe , Viscount Glentworth , born in 1863 . His lordship is Lieut .-Colonel Royal Limerick County Militia , a D . L . for County Limerick , and a magistrate for Counties Limerick , Clare and Cork .

Our lady friends will be glad to learn that another paper , Myro ' s Journal of Fashion , has been started in their interest . It is well printed and illustrated , and full of matter interesting to the feminine mind .

It always strikes us as extremely painful , when wc sec a hearse and mourning-coaches halting , on their return home , at one or more public-houses for refreshment . Two cases of drunkenness were brought under the notice of the

magistrate at Worship street on Ihursday . In oue it was tho driver of a funeral carria ge who had dismounted from his seat , and was found incapable of getting up again . In the other , a woman had attended her daughter ' s funeral , and