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HIGH TIDE IN THE IfivEn.—The wind, which was blowing strong from the north-east, having driven a vast accumulation of water from the German Ocean into the estuary at the mouth of the Thames, at flood tide on Thursday morning it rose with great velocity up the river, overflowing several of the low-lying wharfs and landing-places, sweeping away, as the tide receded, a large quantity of light and buoyant articles, and inundating the basements and cellars of water- side premises at Lambeth, Bermondsey, and Rotherhithe. The carriage-road between the Adelphi arches and the river was overflowed, and the water reached some distance up Milford-lane and Water-street, Strand. At high water the tide was nearly level with the top of the Custom-house and Billingsgate quays, and the river wall at the Temple-gardens. ME STAR OF INDIA.—Out of the sixteen ordinary knights already nominated to the exalted Order of the Star of India only one (Harris) is an Englishman. There are four Scotcbmen, Clyde, Clerk, Outrun, and Rose; two Irishmen, Gough and Lawrence; three Mahomedans, Tayinat Ali Khan (Hyderabad), .Sekunder Begun (Bhopal), and Yoosuf All Khan (llampool); three Mahratta Aindoos, Scindiah, Ho r, the Gnicowar; three Seiks, Dunleep Singh, Rumbeer Singh, and Narendur Singh. Should the three lieutenant-governors be added to 'the list, as is supposed, they will not increase the number of Englishmen seeing, that of them one is an Irishman and two are Scotchmen.—The Lahore Chronicle.
THE LATE HEREFORD Music MEETING.—The accounts in connexion with the " Festival with the Three Choirs," held at Hereford last month, are now com- pleted, and the results show a very satisfactory state of things in a considerably diminished deficiency and increased receipts for the charity which these festivals were established to uphold. The collections in behalf of tee charity at the previous festivals amounted in the aggregate to 106413s. 4d., the largest sum, with one exception, ever realized at Hereford. This year the receipts for the charity were 10691. 12a. Id. The general account shows the following results as com- pared with the festival of 1858: Receipts.-1861, 24001.1s. 11d. ;1858, 16571 19s. Expenditure.-1861, 2748/ 19s. 11.d; 1858, 24121. 9s. Id. Deficiency.-1861, 3481. 18a; 1858, 7551 10s. ld. This deficiency (3481.) will have to be mideup by contributions from a guarantee fund subscribed by the public and by the stewards, the 10691. 12s. 7d. received at the doors of the cathedral for the charity being handed over to the fund without any deduction whatever. At the audit of the accounts Mr. J. IL Arkwright, of Hampton-court, in compliance with a wish generally expressed, consented to continue in office as chairman until the next festival, in 1864. Thanks were voted to the Right Rev. the Bishop of Ilereford and to the Very Rev. the Dean, " for the effective aid and countenance rendered by them to the music meeting, and for their hospitality" dispensed during the festival week. Thanks were also given to Mr. G. Townshend Smith, the conductor and honorary secretary, " for his indefatigable exertions in making the necessary arrangements for the musical festival and bringing it to its successful issue." Nearly thirty gentlemen have already put down their names as stewards for the next Hereford Festival. The meeting of next year will be held at Gloucester.
INTERNATIONAL Exam-nom, 1862.—It is understood that the musical arrangements for the opening of the Exhibition on the let of May next, are as follows: Four new works will be given, each by a different composer, represent- Mg the most musical nations in Europe. M. Meyerbeer will' represent Germany; M. Amber, France; Signor Verdi, Italy ; and Professor Sterndale Bennett, Eng- land. It is said that the words of the English composition will be furnished by the Poet Laureate. These works will be executed with all the means necessary to give them the greatest possible effect. STRANGE DELusrow.—At the Leeds Town Hall, on Monday, before D. W. Nell, Esq., E. Irwin, Esq., and T. Tennant, Esq., William Thomas, of Burniston, who, however, claims the nobler title of the " King of Kings," was placed before the bench on the charge of being disorderly in the public streets. On being brought into court he presented an appearance ludicrous but yet pitiable. He was completely dressed in white, having in his left hand a crown of thorns he is in the habit of wearing, and which he seemed to have no wish to relinquish; across his breast was slung a metal tankard, and depending from his waist were streamers of Mae and scarlet riband; and on the back of his jacket there was a cross formed of large brass buttons. These and other mystical emblems, which no doubt have a significance for him, gave an appearance which could hardly be looked upon without causing a smile. On. Sunday morning, at half-past ten, he was met in Call. lane, by the polka- man on duty in that neighbourhood, attired in the manner described, with a crowd of about 150 persons following him. On the policeman asking him if he intended to continue appearing in the streets in that strange costume, he replied that he did, as he had an Act of Parliament entitling him to walk the streets in that dress. He was then taken to the Town Hall, and on Monday Mr. English applied for a remand, stating that he was satisfied the old man was insane on religions points, and it was intended to place him in an asylum. He was then remanded and removed from the Court.
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