have expressed yourselves towards me on the occasion of my taking up my freedom, and on your enrolling my name as a citizen with those illustrious personages and relatives who stand recorded in your annals. It cannot be otherwise than a source of pride, and of a still deeper feeling-that of affection-when I look on these walls and see the portraits of those whose son and grandson hopes to form one of your distinguished body; and to be thought worthy of occupying the place of that lamented parent whose loss the whole country has united in deploring would be in itself an object of my highest ambition. Gentlemen, let me also tender to you my warmest acknowledgments for the manner in which you have offered your congratulations to me on my approaching marriage, and to the young Princess who hopes so soon to adopt the proud title of an Englishwoman, and to prove herself a comfort to the Queen in her affliction." Cheers followed the • conclusion of this address. The interesting ceremony then terminated.

The Prince was subsequently entertained at an elegant déjeûner. In the evening there was a magnificent banquet given in the hall, at which most of the civic members were present, and at which also the Earl of Shaftesbury and Sir Rowland Hill took up their freedom.

17. INSTALLATION OF THE CHANCELLOR OF DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.-The Earl of Rosse was installed Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin, by the Right Hon. Judge Keating, pro-ViceChancellor, in the presence of the provost, fellows, members of the University, and a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen which filled every part of the examination-hall.

The ceremony of installation was performed for the second time in the history of the University, the first and last Chancellor who was thus publicly inducted to his office being the Duke of Bedford, who was Lord-Lieutenant about a hundred years ago. This, moreover, is the first time that the office of Chancellor has been given to one who is both an Irishman and an alumnus of the University. These circumstances, added to the fact of the high position which Lord Rosse occupies amongst scientific men, sufficiently account for the eagerness exhibited by the public to witness the ceremony. As the space contained in the examination-hall is, however, somewhat limited, it was necessary that the arrangements should be very well planned and effectively carried out.

At about two o'clock the procession entered the hall, Lord Rosse and his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant walking together. While the Senate were taking their seats the organ played.

The Vice-Chancellor conferred the degree of LL.D. upon the Earl of Rosse, who took his seat, and was installed with due

ceremony.

The Provost then said: "My Lord, I confess that I feel myself much affected when I now stand in your presence, and that of the

august body, the Senate, which has elected you. I hold it to be a happy omen of the further progress of our University that we have elected to the highest position amongst us an individual whose fame has reached every part of the civilized world-who has brought all the required endowments of science to assist the boldest mechanical knowledge, and has thereby sought to gratify the natural cravings of man for philosophical knowledge. My lord, we cannot assert for ourselves the honour of discovering the extent of your lordship's claims. All the most distinguished societies in Europe have courted the honour of your membership. The Royal Society have acquired fresh distinction by naming you as their President, and I now feel proud of the privilege which has been given me of conveying to your lordship the opinion entertained of your talents and acquirements by the members of this University.'

The Chancellor replied in a brief and eloquent address, in which he expressed his hope that, from his knowledge of the University in which he had once pursued his studies, he should be found able to discharge efficiently the duties of the high office which devolved upon him. He paid a touching tribute to the memory of the late Chancellor, Primate Beresford, who, he said, possessed every gift of mind, person, and fortune which could qualify him for the position. He did not hope to equal the late Primate, but he did trust that it would be in his power to do some service for the University which had given him so high a distinction.

The Installation Ode, by Dr. Waller, the music composed by Dr. Stewart, was given with fine effect.

The Chancellor then conferred the degrees. Amongst those who received the honorary degree of LL.D. were Mr. Benjamin Lee Guinness; the Lord Mayor; Mr. Whitworth, the inventor of the cannon which bears his name; and Mr. Edward Cooper, the eminent astronomer, of Markree Castle, in the county of Sligo.

The Installation March, composed by Dr. Stewart, having been. performed, the comitia dissolved.

20. OPENING OF THE PNEUMATIC DESPATCH MAIL SERVICE.A company was registered in 1859 for the establishment in the metropolis of lines of pneumatic tube for the more speedy and convenient circulation of despatches and parcels, and an Act of Parliament received the Royal assent in the same year, empowering the company to open streets and lay down tubes for the purpose. The directors, having satisfied themselves and the shareholders of the complete mechanical success of the company's system of transmission, by experiments upon a short line of tube at Battersea, and of its economy and peculiar applicability to the purposes in view, determined on laying down a permanent tube of thirty inches' gauge between the Euston station and the Northwestern District Post-office, Eversholt-street. This tube, with the stations, machinery, and appliances, has been completed, and

found to work most efficiently. The length of tube open is not considerable, reaching a distance of only a third of a mile. The transmission of the first batch of mail-bags through it took place this day. Several of the principal officials from the Postoffice were present during a part of the operations. The whole of the works were in the most admirable order, and, on the arrival of the first mail-train at 9.45 a.m., the mail-bags, thirtyfive in number, were placed in the cars by 9.47. The long chamber was then exhausted, and the train containing the first mails ever despatched by the agency of the atmosphere were blown through the tube to the station at Eversholt-street, reaching their destination at 9.48. The success of the experiment was so decided, that the company resolved to commence the Holborn extension at once, and to proceed as rapidly as possible with the main work and all its ramifications.

THE WINCHBURGH RAILWAY COLLISION.-At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, Mr. Latham, general manager, and Mr. Thomson, traffic superintendent of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, were charged with culpable homicide and culpable neglect of duty. To the defects of a special order, dated the 12th of September, issued by the accused, was attributed the catastrophe of the 13th of October, 1862. It was, however, shown, in crossexamination, that the order was in the usual form, had hitherto worked well, and been deemed sufficient; that the line under relay was in the engineer's department, as also the selection of the subordinates, by whose blunder the accident was directly caused. After eight hours' trial, the Lord-Advocate intimated he could not press for a conviction. The Court concurred, and a verdict of "Not Guilty" was returned.

24. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE HUNTING FIELD.-The East Sussex foxhounds met at Crowhurst, a village a few miles distant from Hastings, and there was a good muster on the occasion. Among the company was Captain Tewke, a gentleman belonging to Nottinghamshire, who had been staying a short time at the Victoria Hotel, St. Leonard's-on-Sea. While following the hounds over a piece of rather marsh land, just below Pebsham, this gentleman's horse fell and rolled over him, causing almost instantaneous death. A horse that was ridden by another gentleman of the party also met with an accident, by which its back was broken. An inquest was held on the body of the unfortunate captain the same evening, by Mr. Kell, the coroner for the district, and a verdict of "Accidental Death" returned.

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.-The ceremony of the enthronization of the Most Rev. Dr. Thomson, Archbishop of York, took place in the cathedral church of his diocese, in presence of a large number of influential persons, clerical and lay, connected with the county. On the arrival of the Archbishop, a procession was formed, consisting of the Hon. and Very Rev.

Augustus Duncombe, D.D., Dean of York; the Rev. Dr. C. J. Vaughan, Chancellor of the Cathedral; the Hon. and Rev. Stephen Willoughby Lawley, M.A., Sub-Dean of the Cathedral; the Ven. Stephen Creyke, M.A., Archdeacon of York; the Ven. Archdeacon Churton, M.A., Archdeacon of Cleveland; the Ven. Charles M. Long, M.A., Archdeacon of the East Riding; the Rev. Canon Vernon-Harcourt, the Rev. Canon C. V. V. Johnstone, the Rev. Canon the Hon. John Baillie, M.A.; Granville Harcourt Vernon, Chancellor of the diocese; the Rev. Prebendary Sale, the Rev. Prebendary Robinson, the Rev. Prebendary Hay; Mr. Egerton Harcourt, the Registrar; Mr. C. A. Thiselton, the Chapter Clerk; Mr. Hudson, the Deputy Registrar; the vicarschoral, songmen, and a large number of the clergy from various parts of the province. On arriving at the western door, the choir commenced chanting the 121st and 122nd Psalms, meanwhile all the clergy and officials passing to their respective seats. The Archbishop having had administered to him the oaths taken on such occasions, the Litany service was sung; and immediately afterwards the Bishop was conducted to his throne, where the ceremony of installation was performed. After a prayer had been offered up by the Dean, the Hallelujah Chorus was sung, and the blessing pronounced by the Archbishop. The proceedings then terminated.

FROM AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER "RELIEF-SHIP The American barque " Achilles," under the command of Captain Gallagher, arrived in the Mersey from Philadelphia, with upwards of 5000 barrels of flour for the relief of the distressed operatives in Lancashire. The port pilotage and dock dues in this, as in the case of the "George Griswold," were remitted; and the New Steam-Tug Company towed up the ship free of charge. As soon as it became known that the "Achilles was in the river, immense numbers of people visited the Prince's Landing Stage and the piers to have a look at the third of the American relief-ships. The "Achilles" was easily distinguished by the English ensign at the fore, her house-flag at the main, and the national emblem of the United States at the mizen. At high water, the "Achilles" was taken in tow by the "Phoenix," and docked in the Waterloo Dock, where she at once commenced to discharge her cargo. There were at one time three vessels in Liverpool that had brought relief from the United States to the suffering poor in Lancashireviz., the "Hope," "George Griswold," and "Achilles."

The Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. R. C. Gardner) entertained the captains of the relief-ships at a grand banquet in the Town Hall. Amongst the gentlemen present were Sir William Brown, Bart., High Sheriff of Lancashire; the Mayor of Manchester, and Captain Inglefield, R.N., C.B. The speeches were chiefly expressive of the gratitude felt by Lancashire for the noble donations of the people of the Northern States, and hopes were expressed for a

speedy termination of the war, and the further enlargement of the bonds of amity and goodwill between the New and Old Worlds. INAUGURATION OF THE WEDGWOOD STATUE AT STOKE-ONTRENT.-About two years ago, a meeting was held at the Railway Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent, for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of Josiah Wedgwood, the father of the Potteries. Two schemes were submitted, one for a statue, and the other for a memorial building. The latter was advocated by the inhabitants of Burslem, the building to be erected in that town; the former had the support of the inhabitants of Hanley, and was to be placed in such a situation that strangers passing through the district might have an opportunity of inspecting it. The district was divided in opinion; and a committee was formed for carrying out each project, subscription-lists were opened, and the country appealed to. The committee for the statue accepted the liberal offer of the directors of the North Staffordshire Railway Company to place it in Winton-square, adjoining the station at Stoke-on-Trent, and commissioned G. Davies, Esq., sculptor, to execute the statute, which he performed in a manner worthy of his own reputation. The unveiling of the statue took place in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators from all parts of the Potteries, Newcastle, and the towns in North Staffordshire.

25. THE LEVÉE.-His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales held a Levée on behalf of Her Majesty, in St. James's Palace. The Prince left Buckingham Palace at half-past one o'clock, and in his progress through the Park was received with marked enthusiasm by an immense crowd of spectators. The Court was numerously attended. The whole of the Diplomatic Corps (with the exception of the Belgian Minister, prevented by indisposition), with the Secretaries and Attachés of their respective Legations, were present. One thousand gentlemen had the honour of being presented to His Royal Highness, the presentations, by Her Majesty's pleasure, being considered as equivalent to presentations to the Queen. The Levée was also attended by about 1700 of the nobility and gentry. The Prince of Wales was attended by a brilliant Court, comprising the Ministers of the Crown, the great Officers of State, and the principal Officers of the Household of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness. The Royal Body Guard of Her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State saloons, under the command of the Lieutenant. Captain Philips, the sub-officer, was on duty with the corps. The Yeomanry of the Guard were commanded by Captain Parker Rickford, the Exon in Waiting. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (attended by the Hon. James Macdonald), His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse (attended by Baron Westerweller), His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, His Highness Dhuleep Singh, and Count Gleichen, were present. Ambassadors and great Officers of State, having the privilege of the