15 JANUARY 1859, Page 16

The admirers of Sir Sohn Pakington in Worcestershire, are about

to give him a substantial testimonial—" a superb and costly shield, of the diameter of about forty inches, on which will be represented, symbolically, the duel features connected with the respected baronet's career, from his boyhood to the attainment of his present proud position." When complete this will be one of the most amazing pieces of plate in the country. The puzzling thing to the imagination is how it can be done!