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The surmise that the grant of the title of Baronet to Major-General Havelock did not take effect because it was conferred after his death turns out to have been correct. The Gazette of Tuesday states that the Queen has granted "the dignity of a Baronet of the Umted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Marshman Havelock, Captain in the Army, (eldest son of the late Major-General Henry Havelock, of Lucknow, K.C.B.,) and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten with re- mainder, in default cif such issue, to the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of his father • the said Major-General Henry Havelock. The Queen has also ordained "that Hannah Shepherd Havelock, the widow of the late Major-General Henry Havelock, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, shall have, hold, and enjoy the same style, title, place, and precedence to which she would have been entitled had her saidl husband survived and been created a baronet, and for which creation her Majesty had given instruction& as notified in the London Gazette of the 27th of November last." • A committee has been appointed to -receive subscriptions towards a monument to commemorate the exploits of General Havelock. An ap- plication has been made to the Government for a site for a statue of Have- lock in Trafalgar Square.

A circular has been issued from the Recruiting Department, directing that the standard of recruits for all regiments ef infantry serving in In- dia is to be reduced to five feet three inches, until:further orders; the age remaining as at present, namely, from eighteen to thirty years.

The Reverend Morgan Cowie, MA., Rector of St. Lawrence, Jewry, is to be appointed Inspector of Training Institutions, in succession to the Reverend Frederick Temple, now Head Master of Rugby School.

The report of the Registrar-General shows an improvement in the sanitary state of London. The number of deaths last week was 1289, or 38 fewer than that of the preceding week, and 66 less than the corrected average. Seven persons upwards of ninety years of age, the eldest being ninety-six, died last week.

William Spencer Cavendish, sixth Duke of Devonshire, died suddenly, at llardwicke Hall,-early on Monday morning. It may be remembered that about five years ago he suffered from an attack of paralysis. By prompt measures he recovered his health. He was so well recently that he did not go to Brighton in the autumn as usual, but entertained. his friends at Bolton Abbey and Hardwicke Hall. His death was most unexpected. The lute Duke was born in 17'90, and succeeded to the title and estates in 1811. His mother was Lady Georgina Spencer, daughter of the first Earl Spencer, and well known in her day as an active politician and leader of fashion. The Duke was a sturdy adherent of the 'Whig party, but he did not speak in the House of Lords. In 1826 he was sent to Russia as Ambassador at the coro- nation of the Emperor Nicholas ; and he displayed a magnificence which made a marked impression at Moscow. His expenses were 50,000/. over and above the Government allowance. The Emperor gave him the orders of St. Andrew and St. Alexander Newski, and remained his intimate friend. In 1827 he was made a Knight of the Garter, Privy Councillor, and Lord Chamberlain to George IV. He also filled the same office for four years after the accession of William IV. He leaves two sisters, the Countess of Carlisle [mother of the present Earl] ind the Countess Dowager Granville. He was never married ; and his successor is the Earl of Burlington, the de- scendant of a younger son of the fourth Duke.

Among the conspicuous poisons removed by death within the last few days, was Sir William Maule, long known as Mr. Justice Maule. He died on Saturday, at his house in Hyde Park Gardens, at the age of seventysthree. lie was born at Richmond in Surrey, and educated at Cambridge. Choos- !.ng the profession of the law, he joined the .OKford circuit ; but he was long thanking his way up hill against a crowd of more influential _comp:Altera He gained his silk gown some time after 1830; entered the House of Com- mons, as Member for Carlow, in 1837; and was-appointed one of the Barons of the Exchequer in 1838; from which post he retired in 1856. A just critic in the Daily News says of him—" Mr. Justice Malik was perhaps one of the most remarkable men of his time. Living much in seclusion a court of justice was the only arena in Which to study his character. Nevertheless, it is curious that no. man had, a higher reputation for aolid and extensive learning of every sort—for wise and pungent sayings, fix sarcastic humour, toy searchhig acuteness, or for unbiassed impartiality. He could tell the beat story, quote from the most out-of-the-way authors, discuss with equal ability a question of mathematics, a question of law, or, more singular still, one of scholastic theology. If he desired to rebuke a tedious counsel, or to expose a foolish law, he did so with a keen delicacy of humour worthy of Charles Lamb. Confident in his genius for sarcasm, he ventured sometimes to rebuke even the vagaries of his brethren who sat on the bench by his aide. Confident in his acuteness of intellect and profound knowledge of law, he would sometimes play with a counsel, or Imul astray for a tune even the chief of his own Court. As was once said of him, he NM like a mini throwing

stones into a canal, and bidding his Newfoundland go in to feteh them. It was no use attempting to cajole such a judge. His intellect inspired too much respect. Except, perhaps, Sydney Smith and Lord Melbourne, there was no one about whom so many good stories were cerrent.

"As a magistrate, his merits were his impartiality, his knowledge of law, and his strong sense. There were occasions, undoubtedly, when dig- nity and decorum might have been better provided for ; but Mr. Justice Maule' s capacity as a lawyer was unquestioned. His capacity to keep his mind clear of prejudice and to sae the facts as they really stood was un- equalled. In his time there have been cases enough in which his political opinions and his private views must have been involved : nevertheless it will be found that he has sometimes supported views diametrically opposed to both. • In the O'Connell case he gave judgment against O'Connell : in the Braintree case he gave judgment for the legality of the church-rate. Indeed, it was impossible to see that man in court, huddled together on his seat, with his pallid_ face, ample forehead, aquiline nose, piercing eyes, and singularly heavy mouth, whilst his emaciated fingers held- the pen, and his tongue expressed in broken sentences his view of the argument as it pro- ceeded, without feeling satisfied that he cared not a jot for the plaintiff or the-defendant as individuals—that he was thoroughly purged of all preju- dice. His duty Was to see how the facts stood, to settle the data of the pro- blem to lay down the proposition of law to be applied, and to apply it ac- cordingly. To that duty., accordingly, he religiously applied himself. Mr. Justice Haute was a strictly impartial magistrate Of late years the Judicial Committee of the Privy. Council has numbered amongst its mem- bers the most eminent lawyers in the empire. The loss of Sir William Maule Will be felt even among them."

A once eminent actress, Mrs. Nisbett, has closed her career on the stage of the world. She died on Saturday, at St. Leonards, in the forty-sixth year of her age. Louisa Cranstoun Maenamara was the daughter Of a Lieu- tenant in the 526 Regiment. Family misfortunes led to her appear- ance on the stage at the early age of thirteen years. Her first efforts were i made in the provinces. On her appearance n London, in her eighteenth year, Captain Nisbett of the Life Guards became enamoured, and married her while he was still a minor. His speedy and sudden death threw his widow back upon the stage. Ten years afterwards she married Sir William Booth- by, of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire. He too soon died; and Lady Boothby, still calling herself Mrs. Nisbett, returned to the stage for the second time. But she did not remain long, and she passed the remainder of her days in the house of her mother and brother.

Joachim Haspinger, the renowned clerical leader of the Tyrolese in 1809, has just died at the Imperial castle of Mirabel, near Salzburg, at the ripe age of eighty-three. The French invaders nicknamed him "Capuchin Redbeard.'

Ferukh Khan the Persian Ambassador, left London for Paris on Sunday morning, en route for Persia.

" adorable " King of Naples has visited his capital from his retreat at elPeta—not to succour the quarter of a million people left homeless by this earthquake, but to attend a religious fate. A Minister,- one of his mouthpieces, has repelled a contribution for the sufferers from English re- sidents, by refusing permission for an English agent to dispense the aid on -the spot ; the English wishing to succour the distressed, not enrich officials.

One nf.the brothers Pereire is ill at Frankfort on the Main : a false re- port--of his death caused a sort of panic on the Vienna Bourse, Credit Bank 'shares suddenly falling.

The Board of Customs have just Wiled a circular, directing their officers at -tic several ports of the United Kingdom to indorse upon the certificates of registry of British ships, when presented for clearance or report, and also on the certificates of all new ships at the time of registry, the four letters by which the signal flags appropriated to their official numbers are dis- tinguished in the Commercial Code of Signals. Every vessel has an especial sigaal which, hoisted when passing ships of war or signal-station& will be reported to Lloyd's. It behoves owners who wish to be informed of the progress of their vessels, even, when they do not adopt the whole code, to provide these four flags, and so avail themselves of this useful regulation.

The Mining Journal states that "the Governments of the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales have at last conceded to their sister colony of South Australia her just demand for an equitable participation in the postal benefits of the overland route, by agreeing that the .homeward steamer shall call at Nepean Bay for the Adelaide mail-bags. Heretofore the local postal differences have deprived our merchants of the due receipt of intelligence from South Australia by the regular Australian mail ; but - henceforth these bags will come forward concurrently with those from -Mel- bourne and Sydney.'

A vessel has arrived at New York from the island of Elide, in the Pacific, where guano has been discovered. An analysis has been published which, if correct, shows that the guano is a valuable one ; but purchasers are now chary of buying " guano " if not from the Chincha islands, as they have frequently Vftn defrauded.

The Catholic clergy are not to have it all their own way in Austria. The Emperor has just ordered payment from the State funds for a piece of land to form a cemetery for Protestants in Vienna ; and has told a deputation who waited on him to return thanks, to apply to him in person in future on such matters.

As the Austrian stamp-laws have only seriously effected an Ultramontane journal—the Volksfreund—other means will have to be taken to repress liberal opinions : persecution has already beguni with "warnings" and confiscations for very mild articles.

The winter at Turin is of extraordinary severity this year, accompanied with much snow : the mortality has been greatly increased by the cold, es- pecially among the aged and the poor.

Great discontent .prevails in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, arising from physical suffering—losses by bad crops, grinding taxation, and trading mishaps.

The production of tobacco in Hungary has increased greatly during the last year or two, as is to be seen by the following official report. In 1854 there were 61,351 licensed tobacco-growers in Hungary and the Veivodina; in 1855 there were 615,836, and in 1856 no fewer than 69,863. The tobacco grown on 57,608 acres of land weighed above 25,000 tons, and Government paid the peasants above 4,000,000106ns (400,0000 for it. Mr.Ward, of Sheffield, has introduced a method of manufacturing the blades of table-knives by machinery—an important improvement, as American machine-made cutlery is competing with our hand-made.

The largest steel casting ever made has been produced at Messrs. Short- ridge and Co.'s works at Sheffield. It is.for.an immense hydraulic press re- quired at Woolwich Arsenal. The contents of ninety-three pots, each con- taining fifty-three pounds of molten steel, were poured into the mould in eight minutes.

Amoug the passengers from Hongkong by the Pere was a Dutch Captain Hoogenstraaten, who had the misfortune to lose his ship, the Helena, about 140 miles North of Hongkong, while bound for Shanghai. When the ship struck, the country-people came down and took possession of everything, even going so far as to strip the captain, his mate, and crew. They asked, "Are you English ? " He said, "Why, English very good." They said, "No, Eng- lish very bad." "Oh, then, we are Dutch," replied the captain ; upon which assurance they allowed him, his mate, and crew of twelve men, to pro- ceed in the lightest possible marching order. However, after walking some distance they came to a village, an were met by two ladies ; who, seeing their "peculiarly perplexing predicament," took them to their house and furnished them with sundry old gowns and other light garments. The cap- tain retains his as a memento of his escape, and a curious development of Chinese modesty.

Among the news by the West Indian mail are some tidings of the" free African emigration" of France. "A fresh batch of immigrants had ar- rived at Martinique by the ship Clara from the coast of Africa. The mor- tality on board this vessel was much higher than in any of the Coolie ships previously received. Out of 325, no less than thirty-five died during the passage, which lasted twenty-nine days, and a number of those landed had to be sent to the hospital, where many of them have died. The Clara is described as a small vessel, of not more than about 300 tons measurement. These were the first immigrants introduced by Regis and Co., of Marseilles, under their new contract with the Government. It was mentioned that symptoms of discontent had been manifested by the African immigrants in the quarter of Lamentin, and an attempt at flight to the neighbouring island! of St. Lucia had been discovered on the Chateau Lezard estate. The labourer of several estates were in the plot."

The young girls of Augsburg, Munich, and Nuremberg, who are obliged to go out when it is dusk, carry knives with which to defend themselves against the " tress-robbers "; but those who are further advanced in years are armed with a more efficacious weapon—a paper-full of pepper or snuff.

A bull-fight has been held in Lisbon for the benefit of the sufferers by the fever : it was patronized by two Englishmen, bat not by the British Embassy, this method of collecting alms being considered objectionable.

The New York Herald states that the best proof of reviving prosperity is the "expansion of crinoline," of which there was to be a tremendous dis- play at the Metropolitan Hotel at what is elegantly called the winter "hops "—in respectable English, balls.

Mr. Lettsom, our Charge d'Affaires in Mexico, has had a narrow escape from a band of robbers. He was riding home from the city to Tacubaya on the night of the 16th December, when he and his servant were attacked by a gang of robbers, who fired pistols. Mr. Lettsom's face was blackened by the powder of a pistol. The thieves carried off the horses of Mr. Lettsom and his servant, and Mr. Lettsom's watch. It is believed that this was an ordinary robbery, not an outrage specially directed against the English official.

The last advices say that the somsicin of Mr. Sullivan in Peru has been discovered—he is a Frenchman.

An Englishman has been murdered in Turkey, Mr. John Tenniswood, an English engineer employed on a mine which is being worked near Is- midt, came to Constantinople a few days before Christmas to receive a sum of money, and it is supposed that the object of his visit to the capital had become known. He returned to Ismidt late in the evening of the 27th De- cember' and immediately set out on horseback for the mine, followed by a servant. When between Guebeze and the mine a report of fire-arms was heard, and the servant saw his master fall from his horse. The man was seized with alarm, and galloped off to the mine for assistance. On some persons returning with him to the !mot, they found Mr. Tenniswood lying dead on the ground. He had removed five wounds; the left arm was frac- tured above the elbow; two balls had entered the right side, and one of them had lodged in the spine, after cutting the arteries. Another struck the up- per part of the right hand, and the last broke the fourth finger of the left hand. As soon as the event was made known at Constantinople, the Minis- ter of Police sent off three skilful officers to Ismidt. An inquiry having been instituted, it was ascertained that two servants of the deceased had disappeared, and it i therefore supposed that these men committed the mur- der, In order to rob their master of the money which they expected he had about him.

The trial of a married woman named Marguerin, for swindling, at Lisieux in the Rare, shows what gross superstition and ignorance are to be found in Frame. This woman, who lived in the town, professed to be a sorceress, and to have the power of curing maladies by incantations. The wife of a man named Boutrin having fallen ill, he called the woman in, and she demanded for her services 100 franca, which were at once paid. The woman, pro- clueing a pack of cards, arranged them in a peculiar manner; then she called for a pound of nails, and placed them in the cover of a saucepan on the fire until they were red hot ; then, with a variety of strange gestures, and mut- tering incomprehensible words, she cast water on the nails; and then, lastly, removing the sick woman from the bed, she made her plunge a fork into the bubbles created by the water. This done, she declared that the patient would be cured next day, as the fork had stabbed the spirits that bewitched her. But the next day the patient, to her own astonishment and that of her husband, was considerably worse. On this the pretended sorceress tried a new plan, which she represented to be infallible. She took a wreath of ivy, and attached to each leaf a piece of paper, on which was written "Our Lady of Deliverance," "Our Lady of Grace," or the name of some saint. Over each leaf she said an Ave and a Pater, and then plunged the wreath into water, and made sundry incantations over it. After a while she withdrew it, and seeing that some of the leaves had become dark, declared that it was the saints whose mimes they bore who afflicted the woman, and that she must go on a pilgrimage to their chapels. That operation, however, though it cost some money, did not cure the woman. Several other persons were cheated out of different sums by the same or similar means, and one of them out of as much as 300 francs. Sometimes her dupes, on seeing that her incanta- tions failed, talked of calling in a doctor • but she declared solemnly that if they did so the sick person would instantly die. The consequence of this was that her dupes were sometimes in serious danger, and one of them actu- ally died in her hands. The Tribunal sentenced the impostor to thirteen months' imprisonment and 50 francs fine.