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named Skinner , was deputed by tho union to wait on Mr . Kitch , and he did so , handing to that individual a paper on which was written the following : — "I am requested by tho committoo of carpontors and joiners to give tho mon in your employ notice to come out on strike against James Jordan unless ho become a member of the above society , not being any way disrespectful to you or him , but being compelled by tho union laws / ' For serving

this notico Skinner was brought boforo tho magistrates and charged with threatening Mr . Kitch and Jordan . Ho was convicted , and tho conviction was appealed against in the Bail Court . The judges , after hearing tho arguments , hold that tho notico was a throat , and affirmed tho conviction . —¦—Mr . Rigby AYason , having failed to induce tho Aldermen at Guildhall to grant him a

summons against tho Times for libel for reporting spoochos in tho House oi Lords reflecting upon him , wont on tho 14 th inst . to tho magistrate at Bow-street , and mado application for a summons against tho Homing Post for a similar offence . Ho had no hotter success , however . Tho magistrates heard his applicatiou , and declined to grant it . Tho young man AVatkin , who is charged with

stabbing Matilda Griggs at Buckhurst-hill , was brought up again for further examination at AA altham Abbey . Matilda Griggs was well enough to bo present and give somo ovidonco ; but under cross-examination sho nearly fainted , and had to bo removed from tho court . Sho is described by tho reporter as being pretty . Nothing now in respect to the crime charged against AVatkin was

elicited . Ho was committed for trial . An inquest was hold at Hoxton on tho bodies of Henry Thomas Fletcher and Mary Fletcher . Tho man , on tho 11 th inst ., wont to tho houso whore his wifo was living , and , having shot hor , killed himself . Tho jury found that ho had wilfully murdered tho woman , and committed suicide , adding that when ho did so ho was of unsound mind . At tho Thames Police-court a seaman , named John

Piper , was charged with threatening to shoot a young lady named Woodroffo . For years past tho prisoner had persecuted tho young lady in a most shameful and offensive manner , often standing all day in front of tho house in which sho resided , and following hor w-hon she mado hor appearance in tho street . Ho professed tho most extravagant affection for her , and postered hor with proposals of marriage . Piper was required to find

substantial bail for bis future good conduct , and was remanded in order to ascertain whether ho was of unsound mind Another case arising out of the tailors' strike came before Mr . Tyrwhitt , at the Marl borough-street Police-court , on the 15 th inst . Thomas Geary was charged with conspiring to intimidate Alexander A erbrun from working as a journeyman tailor . The

evidence for the prosecution was that A erbrun worked for Messrs . AVolmershausen , and had refused to join the men on strike . On the afternoon of the 2 nd of May , Geary went with others to Verbrun ' s lodgings and saw his wife . Geary asked where Verbrun was , and was told that he was at work . Not helieving this , Geary demanded that a cupboard should be

opened , that he might see whether A erbrun was there . He was not , whereupon the prisoner and the other mon declared tbat he was no man , and tbat they would strike against him when tbe present strike was over . Tbey also threatened to knock him down if they met him . For the defence it was alleged that Geary and his friends simply went to expostulate with

Verbrun , and witnesses were called who denied that any threats had been used . Thc magistrate committed Geary for trial . The Festival of the Sous of the Clergy was held on the 15 th inst . in St . Paul ' s Cathedral . This is one of the most ancient of our charitable institutions , it having survived the vicissitudes of two hundred and thirteen years . The society affords assistance to thirteen hundred impoverished relatives of deceased clergymen . Tha proceedings at St . Paul ' s were of an

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interesting character . In the evening there was a dinner in aic 5 of the charity . Sir Roderick Murchison still clings to the belief in the possibility of Dr . Livingstone ' s safety , aud mentions the fact that a merchant of Zanzibar had reported that he had seen a white man at the lake on whose shores the great traveller is supposed to have been killed . If the Zanzibar

merchant speaks the truth , Sir Roderick thinks that white man could have been no other than Dr . Livingstone . FOIIEIGM INTELLIGENCE . —Tho statement mado by tho Italian Chancellor of tho Exchequer , Signor Forrara , is so far satisfactory that it indicates somo considerable ] reductions of expenditure There is , however , a resort to some fresh taxes , and a

readjustment of tho old onos ; while tho realisation of tho ecclesiastical property is jointly undertaken by Messrs . Rothschilds , tho Credit Foneior of Paris , and tho National Bank of Italy . Tho London . Conference has , it seems , concluded its labours . At its sitting on tho 11 th inst . tho treaty respecting Luxemburg was signed . According to a telegram from tho Hague , tho treaty is to ha

ratified within four weeks . Immediately thereafter tho Prussians ivill evacuate tho fortress , taking with thorn , of course , their stores and war material . Luxemburg , however , will still remain in tho Zollvemin . Tho Moniieur , confirming this news , says that tho forms of tho treaty will ho communicated at once to the Senate and the Legislative Body . It is to bo presumed ,

therefore , that Lord Stanley will havo no difficulty in making known to tho Houso of Commons all that has been done . Accordingto tho France , tho communications between Franco and Prussia , in reference to armaments , havo been of a friendly character . The discussions , wo are told , havo been so conducted that no trace of mutual suspicion could exist on tho subject . This is very satisfactory if it bo quite correct . A French paper asserted the other day that Russia only consented to tho admission of Italy to tho London Conference on tho undorstandins that it was not to

bo drawn into a precedent . Tho Opinione takes tho trouble to contradict this statement , and assures us that so far from Russia having raised any such question , she expressed hor pleasure that Italy should thus take hor position among tho Great Powers . No ono , in this country at least , woidd boliovo that Russia made any such objection as that alleged by the French paper . There aro indications that France really moans to discontinue her

armaments . At any rate tho Emperor has ordered that certain classes o £ soldiers who had been called out shall ho allowed to return to thoir homos . Paris is going to bo full of royalty . Tho King and Queen of the Belgians havo gono there , and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia are on thoir way . Signor Ferrari has made a somewhat fuller statement to the

Italian Chambers in reference to the scheme of the Government Cor dealing with the ecclesiastical property . Nothing of importance , however , is made beyond what has alread y been stated . How the ecclesiastical authorities will receive the proposal remains to be seen . Their comments , however , will not much affect tbe result . If tbe measure should be acceptable to the majority of tbe Italian Parliament in will be adopted , the ecclesiastics to tbe contrary notwithstanding .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

* y - '' ¦ -h communications to bo addressed to 10 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , AV . C . BETTEinvAiiD . —Your question is truly a singular one , and tho greatest singularity in it is that anyone should bo found to raise tho objection you have stated , after the noble offer of somo brethren to present the lodgo with what must bo a great decoration . AA o havo hoard of "walls having oars" but this is

, tho first time it has boon our lot to hoar of a misgiving that a portrait—aud that of our Sovereign—is a dangerous ono to be introduced into a lodgo room . Of course , those who object to tho harmless canvas will hardly tolerate tho association of hor Majesty's name with that of the Craft for the future .